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18276066 GRIMM JACOB TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY VOL 1

ury. sigmund's sword breaks, when he hacks at osinn's spear, vols, saga cap. 11, lie lends this spear to heroes to win victories with, ssem. 165. a remarkable passage in the fornm. sog. 5, 250 says: seldi honum reyrspiota (gave him the reeden spear) t hond, ok bas hann skiota honum yfir lis styrbiarnar, ok)?at skyldi hann ma^la: 05in a ysr alia! all the enemies over whom the spear he shoots shall fly, are doomed to death, and the shooter obtains the victory. so too the eyrbyggja saga p. 228 ?a skaut stein];6rr spioti at fornom si& til heilla ser yfir flock snorra; where, it is true, nothing is said of the spear launched over the enemy being the god's. saim. 5% of osinn himself: fieigsi ok 1 folk um skaut (see suppl. to the god of victory are attached two ivolves and two ravens, which, as c

gest the lady urchc, hcrkja, herche, helche renowned in our heroic legend? the distinct traces in low saxon districts of a divine dame, hcrkc or harkc by name, are significant. in jessen, a little town on the elster, not far from wittenberg, they relate of frau herke what in other places, as will be shown, holds good of freke, berhta and holda. in the mark she is called frau harkc, and is said to fly through the country between christmas and twelfth-day, dispensing eartlily goods in abundance; by epiphany the maids have to finish spinning their flax, else frau harke gives 1 itannov ;to1. anz. 1751, p. 72g. j\rore plensing to the par is the short prayer of the heatlieu litluiaiiiaiis, to their eartli-gocuies^s, when in drinking? lliey spilt some of the ale on the ground: zcmenyle ziedekle

olia was at the same time thought of as the full-moon (goth. fulli]?s, lith. pilnatis, masc, as another heavenly body, orion, was referred to frigg or freyja: in the merseburg ms. she is immediately followed by sannct with a sister bindgund, whose name again suggests the path of a constellation. the eddie sol ranks with the asynjor, but sindgund (on. sinn- 1 he bored a hole and crept through as a fly, then as a flea he stung the sleeping goddess till she shook off the ornament: an incident still retained in nursery-tales. conf. the stinging fly at the forging, sn. 131. 2 if we read fria for frua, then folia would stand nearer to her as in the norse, whether as attendant goddess or as sister. yet, considering the instability of those goddesses' names, she may keep her place by frouwa too. g

the human form for that of a bird, when the gods are departing and no longer need to conceal their wondrous being, tallies exactly with osin's taking his flight as a falcon, after he had in the shape of gestr conversed and quarrelled with hei'sreckr: visbrast i vols liki, fornald. sog. 1, 487; but it is also retained in many stories of the devil, who assumes at departure the body of a raven or a fly (exit tanquam corvus, egressus est in muscae similitudine. at other times, and this is the prettier touch of the two, the gods allow the man to whom they have appeared as his equals, suddenly as they are going, to become aware of their divine proportions: heel, calf, neck or shoulder betrays the god. when poseidon leaves the two ajaxes, one of them says, ii. 13, 71: i-xyca yap fierotriade ttob

nd freyja's feather-shift sug; rests the sandals of athene, sn. 132-7 'loki ,tti shijba, er hann rann d lopt oh log' had shoes in which he ran through air and fire. it was an easy matter, in a myth, for the investiture with winged hamr or sandals to glide insensibly into an actual assumption of a bird's form: geirrosr catches the flying loki as a veritable bird, sn. 113, and when athene starts to fly, she is a swallow (see suppl. the mighty gods would doubtless have moved whithersoever it pleased them, without wings or sandals, but simple antiquity was not content with even these: the human race used carriages and horses, and the gods cannot do without them either. on this point a sensible difference is to be found between the greek and german mythologies. all the higher divinities of the

mentor, in the same way othin appeared as the chariot-driver bruno (p. 330, or as a one-eyed old man. metamorphoses of gods into animals in teutonic mythology take place only for a definite momentary purpose, to which the character of the animal supplies the key; e.g, o'isinn takes the shape of a snake, to slip throu ,di a 22 338 condition of gods. hole lie has bored (sn. 86, and of an eagle, to fly away in haste (86, loki that of a fly, in order to sting (131, or to creep through a keyhole (356; no larger designs are ever compassed by such means. so, when athene flies away as a bird, it expresses the divinity of her nature and the suddenness of her departure. but the swan or bvill, into which zeus transformed himself, can only be explained on the supposition that leda too, and lo and eur

identity of norns and valkyrs. the claws of the moirai and keres, the wings of the thriai, point to their possession of a lird's shape. the later view [hesiod'sj brings into prominence the sinister side of the keres. 5. swan-maidens. but we have now to make out a new aspect of the valkyrs. we are told that they travel through air and water' risa lopt ok log' stem. 142^ 159; theirs is the power to fly and to swim, in other words, they can assume tlie body of a sivan, they love to 1 so at least we may understand' vindiim, vindum vef darra&ar' even if the name and the whole story first arose out of a' vef darragar' web of the dart, conf. as. deores (jaculum. we know that the sturlungasaga contains a very similar narrative- ii. 8, 70. 9, 411. 18, 535 540. 22, 210. 23, 79. 24, 82. swan-maidens

he dart, conf. as. deores (jaculum. we know that the sturlungasaga contains a very similar narrative- ii. 8, 70. 9, 411. 18, 535 540. 22, 210. 23, 79. 24, 82. swan-maidens. 427 linger on the sea-shore; and the swan was considered a bird of augury tlie volundarqvisa relates: tliree women sat on the shore, spinning jiax, and had their dlptarhamir (swan-shifts) by them, so that any moment they could fly away again as swans' meyjar jingo' and' settuz at hvilaz a scevarstroud; one of them has even tlie surname of svanhvit (swanwhite, and wears swan's feathers (svanfiasrar dro. in the hromundarsaga (fornald. sog. 2, 375-6, the same kara, who the edda says was a second birth of svava, appears as an enchantress in svxin-smft (fiolkyngiskoiia i alftarham, and hovers above the hero, singing^ by her

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGICK SPELLS

otion, recognition and financial gain edrinios, the time of arbitration native american name: harvest moon, dark butterfly moon full moon date: august/september (february/march in the southern hemisphere) ritual: reaping what has been sown, abundance, assessing life and resources with a view to shedding what cannot be used cantios, the song moon native american name: nut moon, moon when the birds fly south full moon date: september/october (march/april in the southern hemisphere) ritual: final burst of energy for tasks undone, salvaging relationships and missed opportunities a full moon ritual for energy use this ritual to bring specific lunar energies into your life. it should be carried out on the evening of the full moon or as close as you can. i choose cantios, my favourite full moon o

f the back gate into a gutter (you can clear up afterwards. as you sweep, say: dust to dust, away you must. new life bring, welcome spring* after the ritual is over, try to leave enough time in the remainder of your day to go to the top of a hill. take a kite (made from a biodegradable fabric if possible) and in your mind, tie any lingering doubts, fears and concerns to the kite's tail and let it fly away. if you don't have a kite, use a feather for each of your worries and throw them into the air. hopefully, a child will find the kite, cleansed by the winds, and it will bring joy. i know of a group of women who carried out a similar sweeping spell in the warehouse where they worked, using wood shavings for the negativity, and then swept out right through the yard into the packing bins whi

ntainer of water and look into the water and see, either in your mind's vision, or on the surface images in the light and shadows. if you wish, drop blue and green wax from the candles on to the surface of the water to create images that may suggest ways in which you can make the darker days ahead rich and fulfilling* when next you go out of doors, scatter your unused leaves into the air, saying: fly free, fly joyous, not in sorrow, to return renewed in the spring. use the remaining fruit and vegetables for a meal for family and friends. samhain, the festival of wisdom time: sunset 31 october-sunset 2 november (30 april-2 may in the southern hemisphere) focus: ancient wisdom, moving between the dimensions, the intersection between past and future and so a present that is not limited by tim

energiser. a spell for when you wish to travel* find four dandelion clocks with full, white seedheads, and carry them in a small neck or waist pouch to the top of a hill* using a compass, find the direction of your chosen destination and, facing it, say: north, south, east, west, take me where i love the best [name the place* spin round nine times deosil, saying: far from home, may i roam, far to fly, o'er sea or sky* now open your purse and blow the dandelions clocks, one for each direction, beginning with your chosen one, saying: fly far, fly free 'cross land and sea, with you i go, let it be so* finally, run or walk fast down the hill, reciting the name of your chosen destination as a mantra* when you get home, make a step, however small, towards planning your trip. a spell for moving h

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to the title page. the wording of each is the same: livre premier (second or troisi me, as the case may be) de la sacr e magie que dieu donna moyse, aaron, david, salomon et d autres saints patriarches et prophetes qui enseigne la vraye sapience divine laiss e par abraham lamech son fils traduite de l hebreu 1458. i give the translated title at the commencement of each of the three books. on the fly-leaf of the original ms. is the following note in the handwriting of the end of the eighteenth century: this volume contains 3 books, of which here is the first. the abraham and the lamech, of whom there is here made question, were jews of the fifteenth century, and it is well known that the jews of that period possessing the cabala of solomon passed for being the best sorcerers and astrologer

ch, if thou wishest to know the reason wherefore i give unto thee this book, it is that if thou considerest thy condition, which is that of being a last-born son, thou shalt know wherefore it appertaineth unto thee; and i should commit a great error should i deprive thee of that grace which god hath given unto me with so much profusion and liberality. i will then make every effort to avoid and to fly prolixity of words in this first book; having alone in view the ancientness of this venerable and indubitable science. and seeing that truth hath no need of enlightenment and of exposition, she being simple and right; be thou only obedient unto all that i shall say unto thee, contenting thyself with the simplicity thereof, be thou good and upright,4 and thou shalt acquire more wealth than i co

eof, be thou good and upright,4 and thou shalt acquire more wealth than i could know how to promise unto thee. may the only and most holy god grant unto all, the grace necessary to be able to comprehend and penetrate the high mysteries of the qabalah and of the law; but they should content themselves with that which the lord accordeth unto them; seeing that if against his divine will they wish to fly yet higher, even as did lucifer, this will but procure for them a most shameful and fatal fall. wherefore it is necessary to be extremely prudent, and to consider the intention which i have had in describing this method of operation; because in consideration of thy great youth i attempt no other thing but to excite thee unto the research of this sacred magic. but the manner of acquiring the sa

ole was but vanity, low curiosity, and a pure deception of the demon, leading to no useful end imaginable, and tending to the loss of the soul. and when i had the veritable knowledge of the sacred magic, i both forgot them, and banished them from mine heart. that impious bohemian,24 with the aid and assistance of his associate, performed astounding feats. he rendered himself invisible, he used to fly in the air, he used to enter through the keyholes into locked-up rooms, he knew our greatest secrets, and once he told me things which god alone could know. but his art cost him too dear, for the devil had made him swear in the pact that he would use all his secrets to the dishonour of god, and to the prejudice of his neighbour. ultimately his body was found dragged through the streets, and hi

ppeared to me as if i had been really and corporeally in the place, and there in reality to have seen that which had happened. however, i asked her one day to go alone to that same place, and to bring me back news of a friend whom i knew for certain was distant 200 leagues. she promised to do so in the space of an hour. she rubbed herself with the same unguent, and i was very expectant to see her fly away; but she fell to the ground and remained there about three hours as if she were dead, so that i began to think that she really was dead. at last she began to stir like a person who is waking, then she rose to an upr, ight position, and with much pleasure began to give me the account of her expedition, saying that she had been in the place where my friend was, and all that he was doing; th

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s one of the principal reasons why abraham, moses, david, elijah, john, and other holy men retired into desert places, until that they had acquired this holy science and magic; because where there are many people, many scandals do arise; and where scandal is, sin cometh; the which at length offendeth and driveth away the angel of god, and the way which leadeth unto wisdom becometh closed unto ye. fly as far as you can the conversation of men, and especially of such as in the past have been the companions of your debauches; or who have led you into sin. ye shall therefore seek retirement as far as possible; until that ye shall have received that grace of the lord which ye ask. but a domestic servant29 who is compelled to serve a master cannot well have these conveniences (for working and pe

rs. i have thought it advisable to give as far as possible some idea of the significations of these names of spirits, which are for the most part derived from the hebrew or chaldee, and also from greek and latin and coptic, etc. the chief spirits. lucifer: from latin, lux, light, and fero, to bear- a light bearer. there is a name lucifuge also employed occasionally, from lux, light, and fugio, to fly from- he who shuns the light. leviatan: from hebrew, lvithn (usually written leviathan instead of leviatan- the crooked or piercing serpent or dragon. satan: from hebrew, shtn= an adversary. belial: from hebrew, bliol= a wicked one. the eight sub-princes. astarot: from hebrew, oshthrvth= flocks, crowds or assemblies. usually written ashtaroth. also a name of the goddess astarte; esther is deri

vanquished him and the angel gabriel chased him into egypt, and there bound him in a grotto. the rabbins say that when asmodeus was working at the building of the temple, he made use of no metal tool; but instead of a certain stone which cut ordinary stone as a diamond will glass. belzebud: also written frequently beelzebub, baalzebub, beelzebuth, and beelzeboul. from hebrew, bol= lord, and zbvb= fly or flies; lord of flies. some derive the name from the syriac beel d bobo= master of calumny, or nearly the same signification as the greek word diabolos, whence are derived the modern french and english diable and devil. oriens: these four names of oriens, paimon, ariton and amaymon,are usually allotted to the evil kings of the four quarters of the world. oriens, from latin, oriens= rising or

st vengeance; although i counsel 7 of abramelin the mage 89 you even in this particular to imitate god, who pardoneth even you yourself, and there is not in the world a more meritorious action than to pardon (4) in the case of your angel dissuading you from some operation, and forbidding you to do the same, keep well from becoming obstinate therein, for you would in such a case ever repent it (5) fly all kinds of (evil) science, magic, and enchantments, because they be all diabolical inventions; also put no trust in books which teach them, though in appearance they may seem reliable to you, for these be nets which the perfidious belial stretcheth out to take you (6) in conversing with spirits good or evil, never employ words which you do not understand, because even so will you have shame

mpt aught against you personally. never keep the familiar spirits in idleness, and should you wish to give one over unto any person, see that such person be distinguished and meritorious, for the sacred magic 90 they love not to serve those of base and common condition. but should such person unto whom you give them have made some express pact (with spirits) in such case the familiar spirits will fly in haste to serve him (13) these three books of this present operation ought to be read and re-read an infinitude of times; so that in the space of six months before commencing, he who operateth should be fully instructed and informed therein; and if he be not a jew, he should further be conversant with many of the customs and ceremonies which this operation demandeth, so as to become accustom

s which a living person would do, and this during a space of seven years by means of the spirits) chapter xiv (the twelve symbols for the twelve hours of the day and of the night, to render oneself invisible unto every person) of abramelin the mage 97 chapter xv (for the spirits to bring us anything we may wish to eat or to drink, and even all (kinds of food) that we can imagine) chapter xvii (to fly in the air, and travel any whither) chapter xix (for every description of affection and love) chapter xx (to excite every description of hatred and enmity, discords, quarrels, contentions, combats, battles, loss, and damage) chapter xxiv (to discover any theft that hath occurred) chapter xxvi (to open every kind of lock without a key, and without making any noise) chapter xxix (to cause armed

er iii (to cause any spirit to appear, and take any form, such as of man, animal, bird, etc) chapter iv (for divers visions) chapters v (how we may retain the familiar spirits bond or free, in whatsoever form) chapter xiii (to cause a dead body to revive, and perform all the functions which a living person would do, and this during a space of seven years, by means of the spirits) chapter xvii (to fly in the air, and travel any whither) chapter xxvii (to cause visions to appear) chapter xxix (to cause armed men to appear) amaimon and ariton together perform: chapter xxvi (to open every kind of lock without key, and without making any noise) oriens alone performeth: chapter xxviii (to have as much gold and silver as one may wish, both to provide for one s necessities, and to live in opulence

soever kind, or after whatsoever fashion, it may be. then shall you place the symbol which is referable unto it thereon, and it will no longer be possible for it to disappear into the ground, nor for it to be carried away. furthermore, the sacred magic 104 the spirits destined unto the guard of this treasure will flee, and you can then dispose of it as you wish, and take it away. chapter xvii (to fly in the air and travel anywhere) name the place whitherunto you wish to travel, and place the symbol upon your head, under the bonnet or the hat; but take well heed lest the symbol fall from off you through negligence or want of caution. do not journey at night-time unless necessity or some pressing reason thereto compelleth you, but select the day-time, and that serene and calm. chapter xviii

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re of c f squares. cahil means gathered together. no. b j is a square of d g squares. ariton is one of the i sub-princes of the evil spirits. no. c a is a square of d g squares. orimel is evidently here used as the name of a spirit. oirin is a chaldaic word meaning angelic watchers over the kingdoms of the earth. orion may also come from this word. the sacred magick 169 the seventeenth chapter. o fly in the air and travel any whither( b) in a black cloud( c) in a white cloud( d) in the form of an eagle( f)*in the form of a crow (or raven( e) in the form of a vulture( g) in the form of a crane. c notes to chapter xvii (a) the symbols of this chapter are manifested in part by the angels, and in part also by the evil spirits (b) oriens, paimon, ariton, and amaimon execute the operations hereo

thou shalt go upon the lion and the adder. no. c consists of i squares taken from a square of b g. anan means great labour. no. d is a square of c f squares. holop means to travel. no. e is a square of b g squares. odac means to pass on from one place to another. no. f is a square of c f squares. rolor is perhaps from rol to move hurriedly. no. g is a square of c f squares. natsa means to flee or fly quickly. the sacred magick 171 the eighteenth chapter. o heal divers maladies( b) to heal leprosy( c) for chapped hands, etc( d) for old ulcers( e) for pestilential diseases( f) for inveterate paralysis( g) for malignant fevers( h) for bodily pains( i) for sea sickness( j) for vertigo (and giddiness( b a)for the miserere (a most violent and dangerous kind of colic, accompanied by dreadful vomi

ALEISTER CROWLEY EIGHT LECTURES ON YOGA

bone is its rigidity, its resistance to pressure. and so in niyama we find that we need the qualities of absolute simplicity in our regimen; we need insensibility; we need endurance; we need patience. it is simply impossible for anyone who has not practised yoga to understand what boredom means. i have known yogis, men even holier than i(*no! no) who, to escape from the intolerable tedium, would fly for refuge to a bottle party! it is a 'physiological' tedium which becomes the acutest agony. the tension becomes cramp; nothing else matters but to escape from the self-imposed constraint. but every evil brings its own remedy. another quality of saturn is melancholy; saturn represents the sorrow of the universe; it is the trance of sorrow that has determined one to undertake the task of emanc

ALEISTER CROWLEY BOOK OF LIES

us unredeemed. the eleven initial a's in the last sentence are magick pentagrams, emphasising this curse. note (15) in nature the tortoise has 6 members at angels of 60 degrees. book of lies get any book for free on: www.abika.com 61 [63] 27 kappa-epsilon-phi-alpha-lambda-eta kappa-zeta the sorcerer a sorcerer by the power of his magick had subdued all things to himself. would he travel? he could fly through space more swiftly than the stars. would he eat, drink, and take his pleasure? there was none that did not instantly obey his bidding. in the whole system of ten million times ten million spheres upon the two and twenty million planes he had his desire. and with all this he was but himself. alas! book of lies get any book for free on: www.abika.com 62 [64] commentary( kappa-zeta) this

ALEISTER CROWLEY BOOK OF THE LAW

all breed lust& power of lust in you at the eating thereof. iii,28: also ye shall be strong in war. iii,29: moreover, be they long kept, it is better; for they swell with my force. all before me. iii,30: my altar is of open brass work: burn thereon in silver or gold! iii,31: there cometh a rich man from the west who shall pour his gold upon thee. iii,32: from gold forge steel! iii,33: be ready to fly or to smite! iii,34: but your holy place shall be untouched throughout the centuries: though with fire and sword it be burnt down& shattered, yet an invisible house there standeth, and shall stand until the fall of the great equinox; when hrumachis shall arise and the double-wanded one assume my throne and place. another prophet shall arise, and bring fresh fever from the skies; another woman

ALEISTER CROWLEY MAGICK WITHOUT TEARS

mpt to run away from reality, a dispersion of energy and a corruption of moral strength. his business is, firstly, to know himself; secondly, to order and control himself; thirdly, to develop himself on sound organic lines little by little. the rest is only leather and prunella "there is, however, a sense in which the service of humanity is necessary to the completeness of the adept. he is not to fly away too far "some remarks on this course are given in the note to the next verse "the student is also advised to take note of the conditions of membership of the a'.a (equinox iii, supplement pp. 57- 59. so much for the green tree; now for the dry! 66 we come down to the average popular "teacher" the mere humbug. read this "one day quite soon an entirely different kind of electricity will be

of equal calibre, but with more low cunning. they do not really want to know the future, or to get advice; their real object is to persuade some supposed "authority" to flatter them and confirm them in their folly and stupidity. it is the same thing with a terrifying percentage of the people that come for "teaching" and "initiation" the moment they learn anything they didn't know before, off they fly in a temper! no sooner does it become apparent that the master is not a stupid middleclass prig and hypocrite- another edition of themselves, in short- they are frightened, they are horrified, they flee away on both their feet, like the man in the bible! i have seen people turn fishbelly pale in the face, and come near fainting outright, when it has dawned upon them suddenly that magick is a r

one of the most interesting and fruitful periods of my life was when 35 i was involved in research as to the meaning of sankhara "tendencies" may be, indeed is, a good enough translation, but it leaves one very much as deeply in the dark as before. you remember- i hope- that sankhara lies between vinnanam, pure consciousness, and sanna, perception. for instance, an electric fan in motion: a house-fly "tends" to see the vanes as we do when they are still, we "tend" to see a diaphanous blur. then, in delirium tremens, why do we tend to see pink rats rather than begonias or gazelles? magic without tears get any book for free on: www.abika.com 298 we tend to see the myriad flashing colours of the humming bird; the bird itself does not; it has no apparatus of colour-sense; to him all appears a

ALEISTER CROWLEY MEDITATION

les for this practice are given in liber ccvi. the best way to time the breathing, once some little skill has been acquired, with a watch to bear witness, is by the use of a mantra. the mantra acts on the thoughts very much as pranayama does upon the breath. the thought is bound down to a recurring cycle; any intruding thoughts are thrown off by the mantra, just as pieces of putty would be from a fly-wheel; and the swifter the wheel the more difficult would it be for anything to stick. this is the proper way to practise a mantra. utter it as loudly and slowly as possible ten times, then not quite so loudly and a very little faster ten times more. continue this process until there is nothing but a rapid movement of the lips; this movement should be continued with increased velocity and dimi

he scream of a weakling. if one killed a dog the first time it misbehaved itself, not many would pass the stage of puppyhood. the best vow, and that of most universal application, is the vow of holy obedience; for not only does it lead to perfect freedom, but is a training in that surrender which is the last task<crowley's views, this is the most controversial. it appears to fly in the face of thelema. there is high merit in a vow of obedience, and necessity; but the merit is to be found in the "small print" to receive a vow of obedience from another implies perfection in the teacher, a thing impossible to mortals but possible to roles. to make a vow of obedience to a mortal is foolish unless conditions of circumstance and duration are involved> it has this great valu

if it were not absurd. one may attempt to build up a will when sic before nothing existed but a chaos of whims; but once organization has taken place it is sacred. as blake says "everything that lives is holy; and hence the creation of life is the most sacred of tasks. it does not matter very much to the creator what it is that he creates; there is room in the universe for both the spider and the fly. it is from the rubbish-heap of choronzon that one selects the material for a god! this is the ultimate analysis of the mystery of redemption, and is possibly the real reason of the existence (if existence it can be called) of form, or, if you like, of the ego. it is astonishing that this typical cry "i am i- is the cry of that which above all is not i. it was that master whose will was so pow

ALEISTER CROWLEY SEPHER SEPHIROTH

unding bwz he who impels; to force xz to hide hbx lamentation yh 16 hyssop bwz) he seized, cleaved to zx) elevated, exalted, high hwbg injury, war, lust; fell hwh she )yh alas. woe yw like, equal to gwz hook, brooch, ring xx 17 capricorn: a kid, young goat ydg nuts zwg) ah. alas! yw) nerve, sinew (gn. 32:25, 32) dyg narrative, subtle discourse hdgh that [one (ref. to )wh )whh to dream, rave hzh a fly bwbz sacrificed xbz to seethe, boil dwz to brighten, make joyful hdx a circle, orbit gwx good bw+ to give, place bhy 18 my favourite, my beloved ybh) hatred hby) the antique serpent)+x living yx (notariqon of yehi aur, 232 )w)y 19 an enemy byw) was black hyd eve: to manifest, show forth hwx nation; gentile ywg 20 yod: a hand dwy a name of god yy fraternity hwx) black liquid wyd it was hyh the

5 here am i ynnh the heat of the day mwyh mwx to make strong; vehement, eager qzx we wnxn) 116 doves mynwy the munificent ones mybydn primordial h)ly( artificial (counted only with mem final in s.s) mylglg 117 fog, darkness lpw) chief, duke; guide pwl) 118 to pass, renew, change plx to ferment (mx the high priest lwdg nhk the goddess nu (spelt in full :w:n 119 lydian-stone nxwb nb) beelzebub: the fly-god bwbzl(b weeping (subst) h(md abominable lwgp 120 samekh: a prop, support kms master l(k foundation, basis ydswm season; the time of the decree d(wm strengthening nykm prophetic sayings, or decrees: ghis days shall be h (hence gabra- melin h) mylm a veil, covering, screen ksm a name of god n( imaginary, fanciful ynwymd vermin mynk mocker cl moth ss shadow; shelter lc 121 vain idols mylyl) a

hief seer or prophet (hence abra-melin) h)rb) reward, profit, prize hrg) to delay, tarry; behind (prep) rx) way xr) dispersed rzb sojourned, dwelt; whelp rwg oppressed brz ornament, splendour, honour; the supernal benignity; hadar (the hebrew version of the syriac hadad, gthe sun h, from the egyptian hadit; see 156& i.r.q. 994) rdh 210 adam primus: the first man (see 607) rhd) choice rxb pass on, fly xrb to decide, determine rzg to dwell; circle, cycle; generation rwd to conceive hrh a joining of words; incantations; to conjoin; a brother rbx a sword brx n.o.x (liber vii, 1:40; liber 333 caps. 1& 29) c( n points, pricks, dots mydwqn amulet, magic square (mq giants mylpn rushing water yr bloom, blossom; hawk (cn 211 (worthy) rxb) a lion yr) strong rwbg a flash; lightning hr)h a girdle rgx a

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yoni- khwan: great, originating, right and fair, piercing and helpful, firm as in the mare. if the true man should move, his feet will stray; for him to follow is his proper way. hoar-frost! the strong one cometh by and by. straight, square and great, advantage springs to aye. maintain, but boast not virtue's majesty. here is a sack made safe by skillful tie. behold the yellow skirt; ill fortune fly. dragons at war: gold, blood and porphyry (correct and firm the conduct, thou shalt spy good fortune from the sky) 3 the chun hexagram moon of fire- chun; firm, correct; great progress this evinces and vantage from appointing feudal princes. hard mere advance, maintain thy place correct. distress, retreat; fear not, a friend is nigh. lost in the wood, seek not a deer to espy. retreating, seek

w thy law. thy legs 'twere ill to advance them or withdraw. if loins move, the heart's liable to riot. keep still thy body's fidgets, johnny raw, and, for the love of heaven hold thy jaw! fortune attends who persevere in quiet. 53 the kien hexagram air of earth- kien: gradual progress: be thy right firm carriage suggestive of a lady's decent marriage. wild geese approach the shore- with care they fly! they reach the rocks- and pasture joyfully. dry plains they cross- it needs a vigorous wing! they reach the trees, and rest; but not too high. at last they gain the goal of traveling; see on broad heights their feathers glittering. 54 the kwei mei hexagram fire of water- kwei mei: to give first younger daughters- ill course. don't start with the carriage in front of the horse. go to it, ye cr

on and sound care prevail. birds in a cave- sure marks for archer's eye! ambition, in bad times, is lunacy. hsiao kwo: excessive trifles; but beware in great things not to trust thyself to air. winged though thou be, soar not too rashly high! let not self seeking out run loyalty! men be incaution ask their foes to assail; tact and adroitness helps one to prevail. at easiest mark, let thine arrows fly! uncurbed ambition courts calamity. 63 the ki zi hexagram moon of sun- ki zi: perfected work. perfection borders close to the frontiers of new disorders. maintain success; be history's lessons heeded! alarmed, be not distracted or unsteady; put to each enterprise the full force needed! to stop the first leak, vigilant and ready. small works wrought wisely are most surely speeded! rash violence

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eaning to the words, in a manner both reverent and passionate. sexual life was entirely forbidden to the workers, a single breach implying relegation to the phosphorus works. in every field was, however, an enormous tablet of rock, carved on one side with a representation of the three stages of life: the fields, the labour mill, the factory; and on the other side with these words "to enter atlas, fly" beneath this an elaborate series of graphic pictures showed how to acquire the art of flying. during all the generations of atlas, not one man had been known to take advantage of these instructions. the principal fear of the populace was a variation of any kind from routine. for any such the people had one word only, though this word changed its annotation in different centuries 'witchcraft '

ool of cosmology, he was exiled in the cosmic catastrophe which resulted in the formation of neptune. his task on any given planet was therefore to overturn the laws of nature on that planet, thus mastering it sufficiently to enable him to make the leap to the next planet inward. exactly how and in what sense the leap was made remains obscure, even to the heirs of atlantis* the men of atlas could fly, it is true, and that by a method so simple that men will laugh outright when it is rediscovered; but they needed air to support them; they could not confront the cold and emptiness of space. was it in some subtler body that they conveyed the palladium? or, content to die, could they project some vehicle across so great a distance? the answer to such questions probably lies in the recovery by

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shall make him free! it must be understood from the beginning that this book contains the keys of all the knowledge necessary for the operation of the magical formulae of the world during the aeon which it initiates. in this very early verse is already given a master key to mathematics and metaphysics. on applying this to current problems of thought, it will be discovered that the long-fast doors fly open at a touch. let use briefly examine the implications of this statement. it should not occasion surprise to find that the book of the law not only anticipates the conclusion of the greatest modern mathematicians like poincare, but goes beyond them. it was necessary that this should be the case, so that the book might be, beyond question, the expression of a mind possessed of superior power

magine an evangelist in taormina? it is to laugh. this is why missionaries, in all these centuries, have produced no conversions whatever, save among the lowest types of negro, who resemble the anglo-saxon in this possession of the 'fear-of-god' and 'sin' psychopathies. truth is so terrible to these detestable mockeries of humanity that the thought of self is a realization of hell. therefore they fly to drink and drugs as to an anaesthetic in the surgical operation of introspection. the craving for these things is caused by the internal misery which their use reveals to the slave-souls. if you are really free, you can take cocaine as simply as salt-water taffy. there is no better rough test of a soul than its attitude to drugs. if a man is simple, fearless, eager, he is all right; he will

s, i quote in this connection liber lxv, ii, 17-25, one of several similar passages in our holy books "also the holy one came upon me, and i beheld a white swan floating in the blue. between its wings i sate, and the aeons fled away. then the swan flew and dived and soared, yet no whither we went. a little crazy boy that rode with me spake unto the swan, and said: who art thou that dost float and fly and dive and soar in the inane? behold, these many aeons have passed; whence camest thou? whither wilt thou go? and laughing i chide him, saying: no whence! no whither! the swan being silent, he answered: then, if with no goal, why this eternal journey? and i laid my head against the head of the swan, and laughed saying: is there not joy ineffable in this aimless winging? is there not wearines

this is to be taken in a practical sense. the obvious meaning of "from the west" in an egyptian document would be "from the house of the dead. alternatively, there may be a reference to the name of the person in question. i feel convinced that some event will occur to fit the passage with unmistakeable accuracy (i write this in an xvii? in) al iii,32 "from gold forge steel" al iii,33 "be ready to fly or to smite" the old comment 33. certainly, when the time comes. the new comment it suggests itself, that the foregoing verses may have been already fulfilled in some manner which my feeble understanding of the chapter has failed hitherto to identify. al iii,34 "but your holy place shall be untouched throughout the centuries: though with fire and sword it be burnt down& shattered, yet an invis

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to avoid: yet i cannot but express the hope that my own enquiries into religion may be the reflection of the spirit of the age; and that plunged as we are in the midst of jingoism and religious revival, we may be standing on the edge of some gigantic precipice, over which we may cast all our impedimenta of lies and trickeries, political, social, moral and religious, and (ourselves) take wings and fly. the comparison between myself and the masters of english thought i have named is unintentional though perhaps unavoidable; and though the presumption is, of course, absurd, yet a straw will show which way the wind blows as well as the most beautiful and elaborate vane: and in this sense it is my pmost eage hope that i may not unjustly draw a comparison between myself and the great reformers o

dhead by its miracle. grand! but the power is mine as well! in india levitation counts 315 no tithe of the immense amounts of powers demanded by the wise from chela ere the chela rise to knowledge. fairy-tales? well, first, sit down a week and hold your breath 320 as masters teach49 until you burst, or nearly in a week, one saith, a month, perchance a year for you, hard practice, and yourself may fly yes! i have done it! you may too! 325 thus, in ascension, you and i stand as christ s peers and therefore fit to judge him stay, friend, wait a bit (you cry) your indian yogis fall back to the planet after all, 330 never attain to heaven and stand (stephen) or sit (paul)50 at the hand of the most high! and that alone that question of the great white throne, is the sole point that we debate. 33

my eastern friend60 verbatim) the virgin, going to the bath, found a young fellow in her path, and turned, prepared to scold and rate him! 745 how dare you be on me encroaching? the beautiful young gentleman, with perfect courtesy approaching, bowed deeply, and at once began: fear nothing, mary! all is well! 750 i am the angel gabriel. she bared her right breast (query why) the angel gabriel let fly* concerning conception of a virgin. the sword of song 44 degradation of symbols. essential identity of all forms of existence. practical advice. out of a silver tube a dart shooting god s spirt to her heart 61 755 this beats the orthodox dove-suitor! what explanation could be cuter than gabriel with a pea-shooter? in such a conflict i stand neuter. but oh! mistake not gold for pewter! 760 the

cientist will concur. we need not discuss the question whether or no he would find others to add. buddhism may not be complete, but, as far as it goes, it is accurate. science and buddhism 90 vii. the relative reality of certain states of consciousness whether we adopt herbert spencer s dictum that the primary testimony of consciousness is to the existence of externality, or no;1 whether or no we fly to the extreme idealistic position; there is no question that, to our normal consciousness, things as they present themselves apart from obvious illusion, if even we dare to except this are undisprovable to the immediate apprehension. whatever our reason may tell us, we act precisely as through berkeley had never lived, and the herculean kant had been strangled while yet in his cradle by the t

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ations of simple objects "e.g, a black oval within a yellow square, and so on. 3. proceed to simple moving objects, such as a pendulum swinging, a wheel revolving &c. avoid living objects. 4. proceed to combinations of moving objects "e.g, a piston rising and falling while a pendulum is swinging. the relation between the two movements should be varied in different experiments. or even a system of fly-wheels, eccentrics, and governor. 5. during these practices the mind must be absolutely confined to the object determined upon; no other thought must be allowed to intrude upon the consciousness. the moving systems must be regular and harmonious. 6. note carefully the duration of the experiments, the number and nature of the intruding thoughts, the tendency of the object itself to depart from

nimbly do the great ones of to-day wrestle with the evil-smelling breath of their mouths, twisting and contorting it into beguilements, bastardising and corrupting the essence of things, sucking as a greedy vampire the blood from your hearts, and breathing into your nostrils the rigid symbols of law and of order, begotten on the death-bed of their understanding. o children of wonder and of fancy, fly to the wild woods whilst yet there is time! back to the mysteries of the shadowy oaks, to the revolt of imagination, to the insurrection of souls, to the moonlit festivals of love: back where the werewolf lurks, and the moonrakes prowl. back, o back to the song of life, back to the great god pan! and there, wrapped in your goat-skins, drink with the shepherds of tammuz out of the skin of a suc

id has strayed from the fold. o stillness. o mystery of god. how soft is thy skin. how fragrant is thy breath! life as a strong wine flames through me. the 182 frenzy of resistance, the rapture of the struggle- ah! the ecstasy of victory. the very soul of life lies ravished, and the breath has left me. a small warm hand touches my lips- o fragrance of love! o life. is there a god? 183 the prude a fly once sat upon the axle-tree of a chariot, and said "what a dust do i raise" now a swarm of flies has come- the fourth plague of egypt is upon us, and the land is corrupted by reason of their stench. the mighty ones are dead, the giants are no more, for the sons of god come not in unto the daughters of men, and the world is desolate, and greatness and renown are gone. to-day the blue blow-flies

h grown hideous in the lewd embrace of the serpent-god, betrayer of the knowledge of good and of evil. behold her bulging belly and her shrivelled breasts, full of scale and scab "bald, rotten, abominable" her tears no longer blossom into the anemones of spring; 184 for their purity has left them, and they are become as the bilge which poureth forth from the stern of a ship full of hogs. o! eros, fly, speed! await not the awakening oil to scorch thy cheek, lest thou discover that thy darling has grown hideous and wanton, and that in the place of a fair maiden there slimeth a huge slug fed of the cabbage-stalks of decay. o theos! o pantheos! o atheos! triple god of the brotherhood of warriors. evoe! i adore thee, o thou trinity of might and majesty- thou silent unity that rulest the hearts

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is a series of accordion-pleated cliffs 154 made of sunlight soap, waters made of vermicelli, suns indicated by circles drawn with a compass surrounded by lines drawn with a very unsteady hand to represent rays- surely a ruler would have been neater- moons cut out of cardboard probably by his little sister, trees rather well done as they are accurately copied from morris& co, flaming swords like fly- switches, roses and stars and the rest, all conceived and executed with inconceivable coarseness, banality, and an absolute lack of any sense of beauty on the one hand and technical skill on the other. such drawing would be rejected by the vulgarest comic papers; the best examples do not reach the standard of ally sloper, though the feeling approximates to that journal's at its nadir. i did n

s here would be to betray all good sense. however unlikely it may appear, watson must have known the facts. for otherwise, if he can describe and name some fifteen relatives of "f. k" he ought- in the course of a lifetime- to do as much for many others. but he doesn't the argument is this. suppose my aeroplane does just manage to leave the ground for a few yards, one can explain it away. but if i fly from london to new york, i show such power that it is reasonable to insist on my flying at least a few miles to order. i challenge watson to give me the name of one relative of a stranger that i bring him. the cross-correspondences are more satisfactory. but the hypothesis of spirits is quite unnecessary. if we admit, as any pantheist would admit, that subliminal mrs verral is identical with o

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lue plumes gather themselves into a blue rose, and from beneath the petals of the rose come brightly coloured humming-birds, and dew falls from the rose-honey-coloured dew. i stand in the shower of it. and a voice proceeds from the rose: come away! our chariot is drawn by doves. of mother-of-pearl and ivory is 25 our chariot and the reins thereof are the heart-strings of men. every moment that we fly shall cover an aeon. and every place on which we rest shall be a young universe rejoicing in its strength; the meadows thereof shall be covered with flowers. there shall we rest but a night, and in the morning we shall flee away, comforted. now, to myself, i have imagined the chariot of which the voice spake, and i looked to see who was with me in the chariot. it was an angel of golden hair an

at beginneth from aries9. 68 all this while the adepts must have been chanting as it were an oratorio for seven instruments. and this oratorio hath one dominant theme of rapture. yet it applieth to every detail of the universe as well as to the whole. and herein is choronzon brought utterly to ruin, that all his work is against his will, not only in the whole, but in every part thereof, even as a fly that walketh upon a beryl-stone. and the tablet blazeth ever brighter till it filleth the whole aire. and behold! there is is one god therein, and the letters of the stars in his crown, orion, and the pleiades, and aldebaran, and alpha centauri, and cor leonis, and cor scorpionis, and spica, and the pole-star, and hercules, and regulus, and aquila, and the ram's eye. and upon a map of the star

nd this pertaineth unto the grade of a magus- and that is beyond thine (all this is communicated not by voice, or by writing; and there is no form in the stone, but only the brilliance of the table. and now i am withdrawn from all that, but the rosy cross of 49 petals is set upright upon the summit of a pyramid, and all is dark, because of the exceeding light behind) and there cometh a voice: the fly cried unto the ox "beware! strengthen thyself. set thy feet firmly upon the earth, for it is my purpose to alight between thy shoulders, 69 and i would not harm thee" so also are they who wish well unto the masters of the pyramid. and the bee said unto the flower "give me of thine honey" and the flower gave richly thereof; but the bee, though he wit it not, carried the seed of the flower into

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mission to knife them brings it about that i have thirty-nine secret chambers, and only one open one in each case. oh, yards of it! and all sorts of people come in to supper which there isn't any, and we have to do all sorts of shifts and all the wives think themselves neglected as they are bound to do, if one is insane enough to have forty and i loathed them all so! it was terrible having to fly round and comfort and explain; the difficulty increases (i should judge) as about the fifth power of the number of wives. i'm glad i'm awake! yea, and how glad when i am indeed awake from this glamour life, awake to the love my lord adonai! it is bitter chill at dawn. a consecrating cold it seems to me yet i will not confront it and rejoice in it i am already content, having ceased to strive

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d taller did i grow, striving up and upwards to reach the face of the great figure. and as i strove, i emerged from the centre of the crown of mine own head like a white bird; and so great had been my desire that i shot upwards past my skull like an arrow from a bended bow. and swerving down, i played around the head of the great image and kissed it on the lips. but through for many minutes did i fly about that immense head, the countenance thereof was ever cloudy as a mountain seen through a storm of snow; yet nevertheless could i distinguish that the head was like an assyrian clean-shaven, like a bull, a hawk, an egyptian and myself "intoxicated with rapture, i fluttered about the lips and then entered the great mouth "up! up! i rise. i am in a chamber with two square pillars and an eye

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gh a field sometimes. but not all the year round! we don't want the furrows; we want the grain. and (for god's sake) if you must be ploughmen, at least let us have the furrows straight! do you really think you have helped us much when you have shown that a horse is really the same as a cow, only different? 388 quite right; it is indeed kind of you to have pointed out that even gadarene pigs might fly, but are very unlikely birds, and that the said horse is (after all) not a dragon. very, very kind of you. thank you so much. and now will you kindly go away? the supersensual life. by jacob boehme. translated by william law. h.r.allenson, i"s. net. this admirable little treatise, now so beautifully and conveniently printed, deserves a place on every bookshelf. it contains the essential knowle

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as stripped off all the husks of thought and touched thought itself, even attaining to negation of thought; yet he is still upon the plane of thought. and- that which can be thought is not true. all his righteousness is as filthy rags; even his eternity of shivadarshana, his stored crores of mahakalpas in the arupa-brahma-lokas must pass; he must come back to his horses- and this time as a horse- fly. 84 so then he must abandon the whole series of ecstasies; all this time he has been on the wrong road. for the three characteristics are true of vin n anam as they are of rupa; change, sorrow, unsubstantiality. he has only one asset; the habit of one-pointedness- ekagrata. he may be all kinds of a black magician; but at least he has learnt to concentrate his mind. but what is he to aim at? ha

s, the odeon itself, st. sulpice- one could not be far off. yet- could i possibly have mistaken the odeon for the luxembourg "could i? a host of conjecture chased each 124 other through my brain, bewildering it, leading the will to falter, the steps to halt "beneath, keener anguish than the thrust of a poisoned rapier, stabbed me this poignant pang: my love awaits me, waits for me to save her, to fly with her "where was she "it was broad day; i cleansed myself of the marks of battle, sat down and broke my fast, my sane mind steadily forcing itself to a sober plan of action, beating manfully down the scream of its despair. all day i searched the streets. passing an antiquary, i showed him my weapons. he readily supplied their history; but- there was none of that family alive, nor had been s

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ossory. she cut me! you saw it! she cut me absolutely dead! carr. possibly she didn't see you["as "mrs. ossory "is not looking, he employs a gesture which lessens the "likelihood of this, by calling attention to her bulk" mrs. ossory. i know she saw me. my only duchess! carr. there's better duchesses in burke than ever came out of it, mrs. ossory. by the way, unless rumour lies, the jade! you can fly much higher than a paltry duchess! mrs. ossory. why, why, what do you mean? oh, dear professor, how sweet of you! or are you joking? somehow 230 one never knows whether you are serious or not! but you wouldn't make fun of my embarrassments- society is so serious, isn't it? but, oh do! do tell me what they say! carr. well, mrs. ossory- you know our mysterious friend? mrs. ossory. mr. todd? carr

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at. 4 god's angel, standing sinister, unfurls this scroll- a sable stain "who wins the spur shall ply the spur upon his proper heart and brain" he gave the sign of malison on traitor knights and perjured men; and ever by the sea rode on sir palamede the saracen. ii behold! arabia's burning shore rings to the hoofs of many a steed. lord of a legion rides to war the indomitable palamede. the paynim fly; his troops delight in murder of many a myriad men, following exultant into fight sir palamede the saracen. now when a year and day are done sir palamedes is aware of blue pavilions in the sun, and bannerets fluttering in the air. forward he spurs; his armour gleams; then on his haunches rears the steed; above the lordly silk there streams the pennon of sir palamede! aflame, a bridegroom to hi

thy question, warrior sir palamede the saracen! 11 iv now, with two score of men in life and one fair babe, sir palamede resolves one last heroic strife, attempts forlorn a desperate deed. at dead of night, a moonless night, a night of winter storm, they sail in dancing dragons to the fight with man and sea, with ghoul and gale. whom god shall spare, ride, ride (so springs the iron order. let him fly on honour's steed with honour's wings to warn the king, lest honour die! then to the fury of the blast their fury adds a dreadful sting: the fatal die is surely cast. to save the king- to save the king! hail! horror of the midnight surge! the storms of death, the lashing gust, the doubtful gleam of swords that urge hot laughter with high-leaping lust! 12 though one by one the heroes fall, thei

the misty shapes of monster brutes that lurk aloft. o! well he works: his youth returns his heart revives: despair is doffed 49 and eager hope in brilliance burns within the circle of his brows as fast he flies, the snow he spurns. ah! what a youth and strength he vows to the achievement of the quest! and now the horrid height allows his mastery: day by day from crest to crest he hastens: faster fly his feet: his body knows not rest, until with magic speed they ply like oars the snowy waves, surpass in one day's march the galaxy of europe's starry mountain mass "now" quoth he "let me find the quest" the beast sterte up. sir knight, alas! day after day they race, nor rest till seven days were fairly done. then doth the questing marvel crest the ridge: the knight is well outrun. now, adding

th, palamede! for twinned with earthquake laughs her brother the questing beast. as goddes reed sweats blood for sin, so now the heart of the good knight begins to bleed. of all the ruinous shafts that dart within his liver, this hath plied the most intolerable smart "by goddes wounds" the good knight cried "what is this quest, grown daily dafter, where nothing- nothing- may abide? westward" they fly, but rolling after echoes the beast's unsatisfied and inextinguishable laughter! 70 xxvii sir palamede goes aching on (pox of despair's dread interdict) aye to the western horizon, still meditating, sharp and strict, upon the changes of the earth, its towers and temples derelict, the ready ruin of its mirth, the flowers, the fruits, the leaves that fall, the joy of life, its growing girth- and

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uddha. 32 m. it seemed much more. pendulum 1,000 23 1/2 m. the pendulum kept in its plane,195 at end of 940 strokes pendulum wanted to swing right over several times. calvary cross. too tired to settle at all. august 1st. position 1. 10 m. not bad. 2nd. buddha. 8 m. it seems very difficult nowadays to settle down. red cross. 22 m. ten breaks. nirvana.196 13 m. not bad. i tried to put (astrally) a fly on a man's nose. it seemed to disturb him much; but he did not try to brush it off. tried the the same with chinaman, great success. tried to make a chinaman look round, instant success. tried the same with a european, but failed. 3rd. tried in vain two "practical volitions" but was too unwell to do any work. 4th. nirvana, selfish- 28 m. ness, magical power hiero- phantship, etc. 192 meditatio

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are the ten glory on the earth, amen! 16. and of the difficulties of this practice and of the results that reward it, let these things be discovered by the right ingenium of the practicus. 15 liber tzaddi vel hamvs hermeticvs svb figvra xc 17 a. a. publication in class a. imprimatur: n. fra a. a. liber tzaddi vel hamvs hermeticvs svb figvra xc 0. in the name of the lord of initiation, amen. 1. i fly and i alight as an hawk: of mother-of-emerald are my mighty-sweeping wings. 2. i swoop down upon the black earth; and it gladdens into green at my coming. 3. children of earth! rejoice! rejoice exceedingly; for your salvation is at hand. 4. the end of sorrow is come; i will ravish you away into mine unutterable joy. 5. i will kiss you, and bring you to the bridal: i will spread a feast before

is to prove you worthy" said he "that i was sent to you "well, god aid me" said the girl. she was serious and almost sobbing, her face drawn and white beneath its paint. her emotion added piquancy to her voluptuousness, pathos to her brute appeal "at this moment, of all moments? how should i find you? it was one chance in a million million" edgar lifted the knife that lay by his side. there was a fly on the tablecloth. adroit and salmon-swift, he cut it fairly in half "bad luck on the fly" he laughed "but i did it. chance only means ignorance of causes" 119 "then you believe in the brothers "as i revel in the kisses of your mouth" said the boy, crushing her face against his. a rich gladness filled her eyes, moist gladness; one might say the first gush of an artesian well amid the seas of s

suppose" there was a patience and weariness in her voice, as of one who has suffered long and is at rest, or convalescent "and who are you" she did not answer the question "now i see sky" she said "sky is god, too, i think "then do you see god "oh no! i think i am god, somehow. it is all like it was before, long ago. i was once a spider in the sand. god is a spider; the universe is flies. i am a fly, too. and now the desert is full of flies" rolles bit his lip; his face was drawn with pain. at that moment he looked an old man "black flies" she went on "horrible white maggots. and now there are corpses. the maggots play about their mouths and eyes. there are three corpses that were god when they were alive. i killed him. that was 130 when i was a camel in the sand. now there are only my bo

ALEX SANDERS THE KING OF THE WITCHES

andshewenno see if he had, in fact, left. his door was locked and. there was'.a strong smell of gasa: she. ran to turn off the gas-main tap, then into the street to fetch a policeman. it was no use: paddy was dead, his discoloured face buried in the pile ofpennies. seizing alex's haads again, mrs peters rolled her eyes and declared that in that instant she had felt the pennies leave the floor and fly into her head. now, whenever she moved, she could feel. them jangling inside. for one second alex felt hysterical laughter rising within him. as a child he had had a little money box in the form of a coloured man's head. an outstretched hand wasattached to a lever at the back, and when apen.n.y was put into it and the lever was depressed, the hand cam.eup to the open mouth and tipped the penny

ALICE A BAILEY04 A TREATISE ON COSMIC FIRE

, the magician, has now created upon the mental plane, has reached a vibratory activity which makes it certain that response will be called forth from the matter required for the providing of the next, and denser sheath. this vibration will result in an aggregation of a different type of divine life-substance around the central nucleus. the form, occultly, is made to be sent forth, to descend, to fly as a bird forth upon its mission, and a critical moment is near for the magician. one of the things the magician has to see to is that this form which he has constructed, and which he holds linked to him by a fine thread of animated substance (a correspondence on a minute scale of the sutratmic thread whereby the monad or the ego holds in connection its "form of manifestation) shall neither di

stand. our solar system is disclosed as being: a. a system of the fourth order, having its force centres upon the fourth cosmic plane, and making its objective manifestation from the fourth systemic plane, via the fourth subplane of the systemic physical plane. b. blue in colour, esoteric orange and green. c. a system which is occultly known to the adept as "in an airy sign in which the bird can fly- 645- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust d. a system formed of "three fires which form a fourth" e. a system in which the bird has "four tail feathers" and hence can occultly "mount to a higher plane and find its fifth" f. a system which has four major cycles, and minor periods of manifestation which are multiples of that figure. g. a system which in the alchemical phraseolog

rtment of the manu, as it concerns primarily the initial stages of form building. it might be said that the appearance of any life in manifestation is due to primary activity on the part of some entity, which activity is largely the expression of the first ray. this concerns the periodical manifestation of the life or lives of any round just as it concerns also the ephemeral existence of a dragon fly; it deals with the form through which what we call a race is evolving and concerns itself with the tiny life of an individual in that race. the same laws govern all, though the response to the law may be relative and in degree. this law has the generic name of the "law of cycles" and is expressed in terms of time; but the secret to the cycles may not as yet be given as it would convey to the i

ll perfection, and consummation of the whole world. the power of it is integral if it be turned into earth. thou shalt separate the earth from the fire and subtle from the gross, gently with much sagacity; it ascends from earth to heaven, and again descends to earth; and receives the strength of the superiors and the inferiors so thou hast the glory of the whole world; therefore let all obscurity fly before thee. this is the strong fortitude of all fortitudes overcoming every subtle and penetrating every solid thing. so the world was created" emerald tablet of hermes. 277 12: man must understand the nature of the wheel in which he is turned, called in sanskrit the wheel of samsara. this latter word derived from the root sru, to move, indicates a motion wheel or the great wheel of changing

ALICE A BAILEY05 THE LIGHT OF THE SOUL

of patanjali with commentary by alice a. bailey copyright 1927 by lucis trust copyright renewed 1955 by lucis trust "before the soul can see, the harmony within must be attained, and fleshly eyes be rendered blind to all illusion. before the soul can hear, the image (man) has to become as deaf to roarings as to whispers, to cries of bellowing elephants as to the silvery buzzing of the golden fire-fly. before the soul can comprehend and may remember, she must unto the silent speaker be united, just as the form to which the clay is modelled is first united with the potter's mind. for then the soul will hear, and will remember. and then to the inner ear will speak the voice of the silence. from the voice of the silence. introductory remarks the science of raja yoga, or the "kingly science of

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

he solar system, organised objectively and subjectively; its courts and holy places will then be accessible to the- 231- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyright 1998 lucis trust sons of men, who will work then without limitation, and will have free access to all parts of the building. through the magic of the word which will then have been recovered, all doors will fly open, and the consciousness of man will respond to every divine manifestation. more of this i may not here say, but the work of the craft is symbolic of the ritualistic organisation of the universe. of this the mineral kingdom (with which the work is done, and through which the geometrical plan expresses itself) is at the same time the symbol and the undertaking, the beginning and also the con

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

n grasp the fact that five or six dimensions are beautifully possible. 5. an increasingly scientific control of the elements in which we live, and of the forces of nature. today we talk in terms of air mastery just as five hundred years ago (when such a thing was deemed impossible) they talked in terms of the mastery of oceans. we are offsetting the gravitational pull of the earth so that we can "fly into the face of the sun" 6. from the instinctual 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 ma

ALICE A BAILEY12 DISCIPLESHIP IN THE NEW AGE VOLUME I

houghts of the group must be kept away from your decision, so that you can make it freely and unhampered- 220- discipleship in the new age- volume i copyright 1998 lucis trust the group must then abide by your decision. february 1937 only my love and understanding go out to you at this time, my brother, but not my words or my instruction. seek the way of selfless service and all is well "as birds fly together to summer realms, so souls unite in flight. passing through the gate they thus alight before the throne of god" thus wrote an unknown saint of the church, who travelled not alone. note: this disciple decided for a while to travel alone upon the way as far as affiliation with the tibetan's group of disciples was concerned. on the inner side, the group remains intact with all its member

editation work and thoughts suggested are to preface the group meditation which i would be glad to have you do, along with your group brothers. after due composure and a clearing of the mind in any manner which may be to you familiar and adequate then proceed as indicated. the following seed thoughts can be used by you in your meditation, if you so desire: 1st month joy like a bird on the wing, i fly towards the sun. i sing in my soul so that all i meet can hear- 334- discipleship in the new age- volume i copyright 1998 lucis trust 2nd month strength like an ox that is yoked to its fellow, i carry the load of life. yet i am not alone. with my brothers and master, i share the load. 3rd month impulse like a child that calls forth the love of those around, i too evoke the love of my brothers

d all remember that ancient phrases (such as these i ofttimes give) are really untranslatable; i but put them into english words which will make their meaning clear. i make no attempt to preserve more than the sense. phrase i. for the mind "like a golden butterfly which flies in the face of the sun, i find myself poised upon the lotus petal of the earth. i hover; i stay a little moment and then i fly into the golden pathway that leads unto the sun" phrase ii. for the emotional nature "there is no darkness and no fog. there is no night or day. there are no storms nor peace, no rest nor strife; only the steadfast will of god which works toward good" phrase iii. for the physical body "down from the mountain top i come, bringing the light of life, the life of light. into the chalice of the for

is path, on either side of it, is a flowering apple tree, the branches touching. a border of red peonies extends east and west from the apple tree, for about fifteen feet, ending, each in a red rose bush, a most fragrant rose. the path continues down the slightly sloping green lawn to the stream, which is about fifteen feet wide, and has rocks and ferns, depths and shallows. butterflies and birds fly over it, and stepping-stones cross it at this place. the stepping-stones over the stream lead to a path which wanders towards a pagoda of chinese design, large, and with open sides. a circular table of some indian wood is in the centre of the pagoda and upon it a statue of buddha faces the entrance. before the buddha is a carved wooden bowl lined with silver and containing water, on which floa

meditate upon them within the head consciousness, and during the last three months will you repeat the meditation but this time within the heart and seek to feel their significance. thus will realisation come. phrase i. like a golden butterfly, which flies towards the sun, i find myself poised upon the lotus petal of the earth. held by the breath of love i hover. i stay a little moment and then i fly into the golden pathway which leads into the sun. phrase ii. there is no darkness and no fog. there is no night nor day. there are no storms nor peace; no rest, nor strife. only the changeless love of god, which works towards good. phrase iii. down from the mountain top i come, bringing the light of love, the love of god. into the chalice of all forms i meet, i pour this love which light confe

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

es. thus there are symbolically the death through fire, the death through earth and the death through water burning, suffocation and drowning but, in this world cycle, the death through air is not either known or understood. there are not therefore four deaths, as the goal of our system during manifestation is "initiation or release into the air" so that the bird of life out of time and space can fly free. the concept which the law of correspondence brings of the final death is covered by the words liberation, relinquishment and final initiation, and means little to humanity, for it concerns the planetary logos and his life cycle. the three deaths which do overtake man, the individual and the human family as a whole, release the soul into three great planetary centres: 1. the death by drow

ALICE A BAILEY19 THE UNFINISHED AUTOBIOGRAPHY

a very good mezzo soprano voice in those days with a wide range and exceedingly well trained. i lost it in singing in smoke filled rooms. i suppose i sold more packages of cigarettes than a tobacco store. i had a grand time leading the hymns at every meeting. soldiers are flippant and it was not long before i learnt that when they shouted for the "chicken hymn" they meant "foul i to the fountain fly" etc, and that the hymn dealing with the "child she-bear" referred to the line "can a woman's tender care cease towards the child she bear" we used moody and sankey's hymn book which, from its really lovely, lilting tunes, has its points but as literature and poetry it is just too awful. i remember one night at chakrata i had announced the hymn "shall we gather at the river" which goes on to a

ALICE A BAILEY23 THE EXTERNALISATION OF THE HIERARCHY

ld be rescued from this overshadowing evil and from the false education to which they will be subjected if the totalitarian powers hold europe in their grasp. the intensive culture given to the youth of germany during the past twenty years has proved the effects of environing mental attitudes- 124- the externalisation of the hierarchy copyright 1998 lucis trust these boys who roll their tanks and fly their planes over the countries of europe and who wage war on women and children are the product of an educational system, and are therefore the victims of an evil process. the children of germany must be rescued from the future which hitler plans, as well as the children of other countries; the women of germany must be set free from fear, as must the women in other lands; the population of ge

ALICE BAILEY THE LABOURS OF HERCULES

agle, is interchangeable with scorpio. the eagle has much to do with the united states and the arrow of sagittarius, the next sign, is also dominant in the seal of the united states. aquila, the eagle, is the bird out of time- 88- the labours of hercules and space and as hercules struggles with the hydra he looks up, sees the eagle, and is reminded that he has come forth into incarnation and will fly back from whence he came. there are three constellations connected with this sign which are tremendously interesting. first, there is serpens, the serpent of illusion, the serpent we meet in genesis, which deluded eve. the second one is ophiuchus, the man who wrestles with the serpent. the ancient zodiac portrays the serpent in the hands of this man. he seizes it with both hands and treads on

the brush, in the undergrowth, doing damage, but they could not be located. as usual, hercules rushes to the land of acadia and determines to rid the land of these man-eating birds. we are told he was very clever in the way he did it. he had freed himself from illusion and athena had given him some cymbals which he clashed so loudly that the birds arose out of the marsh into the air and tried to fly away; then he mounted on his winged horse and shot them with his arrows. it is a wonderful story. marshes are a symbol of the mind plus emotion, hercules discovers that although he may be an aspirant and he may have triumphed in scorpio, he still possesses an emotional nature, and he finds that the birds of stymphalus, especially three of them, are of a man-eating kind and that he must do some

dust that rapidly grew larger. surmising that the monster geryon had come in mad pursuit, he turned to face his foe. soon geryon and hercules stood face to face. breathing fire and flame from all three heads at once, the monster came upon him. geryon hurled a spear at hercules that almost hit its mark. stepping agilely aside, hercules evaded the deadly shaft. stretching taut his bow, hercules let fly an arrow that seemed to burn the air as he released it, and struck the monster squarely in the side. with such great impetus had it been shot that all three bodies of fierce geryon were pierced. with a shrill, despairing groan, the monster swayed, then fell, nevermore to rise. toward the sacred city, then, hercules drove the sleek, red cattle. difficult was the task. again and yet again some c

ARADIA GOSPEL OF THE WITCHES

moon or horn-shaped cakes are still common. i have eaten ofthem this very day, and though they are known all over the world, i believe they owe their fashion totradition.in the conjuration of the meal there is a very curious tradition introduced to the effect that the spigeor glittering grains of wheat from which spikes shoot like sun-rays, owe their brilliant likeness to aresemblance to the fire-fly, who comes to give the light. we have, i doubt not, in this a classic tradi-tion, but i cannot verify it. hereupon the vangelocites a common nursery-rhyme, which may also befound in a nursery-tale, yet which, like others, is derived from witch-lore, by which the lucciolais putunder a glass and conjured to give by its light certain answers.the conjuration of the meal or bread, as being literall

a.bollo la paurache possa tenere lontanoqualunque persona e se le vienelidea a qualchuno di avvicinarsi,possa essere preso da paurae fuggire lontano! page 58 but this time she swore on her headto pay in full in six months.and as she had done by the priest, so she acted to the lord of the castle, and stole and sold everystick, furniture, cattle, men, and mice there was not left wherewith to feed a fly.then the priest and the lord, finding out who this was, appealed to the gods, complaining that theyhad been robbed by a goddess.and it was soon made known to them all that this was laverna.therefore she was called to judgment before all the gods.and when she was asked what she had done with the property of the priest, unto whom she hadsworn by her body to make payment at the time appointed (an

BASIL VALENTINE TWELVE KEYS

t, without any defect, or diminution. but that in which death and life, destruction and resurrection dwell, is a round sphere, with which the goddess of fortune drives her chariot, and imparts the gift of wisdom to men of god. its proper name here upon earth, and for the human understanding, is all vin vall. let him who would know what this all vin vall is, give the earth great wings, and make it fly upward through the air to the heavenly regions. then singe its wings with fierce heat, and make it fall into the red sea, and there be drowned. then dry up the water twelve keys of basil valentine 22 of 95 with fire and air till the earth reappears, and you will have all vin vall. if you cannot find it in this way, look around upon the things that are in the world. then you will find the all v

earth were deserted by this spirit, it would be dead, and no longer able to afford nourishment to anything. for its sulphur or richness would lack the quickening spirit without which there can be neither life nor growth. two contrary spirits can scarcely dwell together, nor do they easily combine. for when a thunderbolt blazes amidst a tempest of rain, the two spirits, out of which it is formed, fly from one another with a great shock and noise, and circle in the air, so that no one can know or say whither they go, unless the same has been ascertained by experience as to the mode in which these spirits manifest. know then, gentle reader, that life is the only true spirit, and that that which the ignorant herd look upon as dead may be brought back to permanent, visible, twelve keys of basi

BLACK WITCHCRAFT

those who walk this path are considered cursed and condemned by society, once you walk the path of initiation, the devil s blood is within your veins, your very shadow is the darksome dance of daemon and angel, cain and lilith. the ritual of the sabbat within the order of phosphorus is one which echoes the ancient terms and ideals which describe the rite. some seek to leave the flesh at night and fly forth in spirit to the circle, yet others find ceremonial practice more to their liking; while others practice in solitary and their imagination opens forth the gates to the infernal and celestial gathering. in ecstasies: deciphering the witches sabbat by carlo ginzburg, he describes one rite which the attributes mentioned hold resonance with not only present practice, but ancient practice as

BLAVATSKY H P ANTHROPOGENESIS

rogeny were bhuta, with neither form nor mind. therefore they are called the chhaya. 16. how are the manushya born? the manus with minds, how are they made? the fathers called to their help their own fire; which is the fire that burns in earth. the spirit of the earth called to his help the solar fire. these three produced in their joint efforts a good rupa. it could stand, walk, run, recline, or fly. yet it was still but a chhaya, a shadow with no sense. 17. the breath needed a form; the fathers gave it. the breath needed a gross body; the earth moulded it. the breath needed the spirit of life; the solar lhas breathed it into its form. the breath needed a mirror of its body "we gave it our own" said the dhyanis. the breath needed a vehicle of desires "it has it" said the drainer of waters

em. for, in the tablet "the lord of angels" destroys the men in the abyss, when "there were not left the carcases and waste" after they were slaughtered. after which they, the great gods, create men with the bodies of birds of the desert, human beings "seven kings, brothers of the same family" etc, which is a reference to the locomotive qualities of the primary ethereal bodies of men, which could fly as well as they could walk* but who "were destroyed" because they were not "perfect" i.e, they "were sexless, like the kings of edom" weeded of metaphors and allegories, what will science say to this idea of a primordial creation of species? it will object to the "angels" and "spirits" having anything to do therewith: but if it is nature and the physical law of evolution that are the creators

monster-specimens: two-headed children, animal bodies with human heads, dog-headed babies, etc, etc? and this proves that, if nature will still play such[[footnote(s* gods and planetary spirits, especially the ribhus "the three ribhus" who yet become "thrice seven in number" of their gifts* remember the "winged races" of plato; and the popol-vuh accounts of the first human race, which could walk, fly and see objects, however distant* see "mythical monsters" by charles gould[[vol. 2, page] 56 the secret doctrine. freaks now that she has settled for ages into the order of her evolutionary work, monsters, like those described by berosus, were a possibility in her opening programme; which possibility may even have existed once upon a time as a law, before she sorted out her species and began r

e manus with minds, how are they made (a) the fathers (barhishad) call to their help their own fire (the kavyavahana, electric fire, which is the fire which burns in earth. the spirit of the earth called to his help the solar fire (suchi, the spirit in the sun. these three (the pitris and the two fires) produced in their joint efforts a good rupa. it (the form) could stand, walk, run, recline and fly. yet it was still but a chhaya, a shadow with no sense (b (a) here an explanation again becomes necessary in the light, and with the help of the exoteric added to the esoteric scriptures. the "manushyas (men) and the manus are here equivalent to the chaldean "adam- this term not meaning at all the first man, as with the jews, or one solitary individual, but mankind collectively, as with the ch

vious page] times greater than that on our earth's surface, the atmospheric pressure, in descending below this visible surface, must soon reach that at which the vapour of water would be brought to its critical condition. therefore we may infer that the oceans of jupiter are neither of frozen, liquid, nor gaseous water, but are oceans or atmospheres of critical water. if any fish or birds swim or fly therein, they must be very critically organized" as the whole mass of jupiter is 300 times greater than that of the earth, and its compressing energy towards the centre proportional to this, its materials, if similar to those of the earth, and no hotter, would be considerably more dense, and the whole planet would have a higher specific gravity; but we know by the movement of its satellites th

ootnote(s* mr. gladstone's unfortunate attempt to reconcile the genetic account with science (see nineteenth century "dawn of creation" and the "proem to genesis" 1886) has brought upon him the jovian thunderbolt hurled by mr. huxley. the dead-letter account warranted no such attempt; and his fourfold order, or division of animated creation, has turned into the stone which, instead of killing the fly on the sleeping friend's brow, killed the man instead. mr. gladstone killed genesis for ever. but this does not prove that there is no esotericism in the latter. the fact that the jews and all the christians, the modern as well as the early sects, have accepted the narrative literally for two thousand years, shows only their ignorance; and shows the great ingenuity and constructive ability of

BLAVATSKY H P COSMOGENESIS

anza, when explained esoterically, is found embodied entirely in the kabalistic works. therein will be found the very history of the evolution of those countless globes which evolve after a periodical pralaya, rebuilt from old material into new forms. the previous globes disintegrate and reappear transformed and perfected for a new phase of life. in the kabala, worlds are compared to sparks which fly from under the hammer of the great architect- law, the law which rules all the smaller creators. the following comparative diagram shows the identity between the two systems, the kabalistic and the eastern. the three upper are the three higher planes of consciousness, revealed and explained in both schools only to the initiates, the lower ones represent the four lower planes- the lowest being

r earth. they embrace a metaphysical conception of some indefinite period in the eternity, when successive attempts were being made by the law of evolution at the formation of universes. the idea is plainly stated in the zohar "there were old worlds, which perished as soon as they came into existence, were formless, and were called sparks. thus, the smith, when hammering the iron, lets the sparks fly in all directions. the sparks are the primordial worlds, which could not continue because the sacred aged (sephira) had not as yet assumed its form (of androgyne, or opposite sexes) of king and queen (sephira and kadmon, and the master was not yet at his work" see zohar "idra suta" book iii, p. 292, b. the supreme consulting with the architect of the world- his logos- about creation("isis unve

ecturer in the "notes on the bhagavadgita" shows, it appears from the objective standpoint of[[vol. 1, page] 274 the secret doctrine. the one logos as mulaprakriti and not as parabrahmam; as its veil and not the one reality hidden behind, which is unconditioned and absolute (4) the universe is called, with everything in it, maya, because all is temporary therein, from the ephemeral life of a fire-fly to that of the sun. compared to the eternal immutability of the one, and the changelessness of that principle, the universe, with its evanescent ever-changing forms, must be necessarily, in the mind of a philosopher, no better than a will-o'-the-wisp. yet, the universe is real enough to the conscious beings in it, which are as unreal as it is itself (5) everything in the universe, throughout a

e same to this day? the hesiodic aeolus, boreas, etc, etc, were named kadim, tzaphon, daren, and ruach hajan by the "chosen people" of israel. what is, then, the fundamental difference? while the hellenes were taught that aeolus tied and untied the winds, the jews believed as fervently that their lord god "with smoke coming out of his nostrils and fire out of his mouth, rode upon a cherub and did fly; and was seen upon the wings of the wind (ii. sam, xxii. 9 and 11. the expressions of the two nations are either both figures of speech, or both superstitions. we think they are neither; but only arise from a keen sense of oneness with nature, and a perception of the mysterious and the intelligent behind every natural phenomenon, which the moderns no longer possess. nor was it "superstitious"

exercised; but at the outskirts of the fire-mist sphere, within which all is protyle- at the shell on which the tremendous forces involved in the birth of a chemical element exert full sway- the fierce heat would be accompanied by gravitation sufficient to keep the newly-born elements from flying off into space. as temperature increases, expansion and molecular motion increase, molecules tend to fly asunder, and their chemical affinities become deadened; but the enormous pressure of the gravitation of the mass of atomic matter, outside what i may for brevity call the birth-shell, would counteract the action of heat "beyond the birth-shell would be a space in which no chemical action could take place, owing to the temperature there being above what is called the dissociation-point for comp

BLUE EQUINOX

t woman of the stars! i, even i, have fashioned thee from a pale image of fine gold. 17. also the holy one came upon me, and i beheld a white swan floating in the blue. 18. between its wings i sate, and the ons fled away. 19. then the swan flew and dived and soared, yet no whither we went. 20. a little crazy boy that rode with me spake unto the swan, and said: 21. who art thou that dost float and fly and dive and soar in the inane? behold, these many ons have passed; whence camest thou? whither wilt thou go? 22. and laughing i chid him, saying: no whence! no whither! liber lxv 73 23. the swan being silent, he answered: then, if with no goal, why this eternal journey? 24. and i laid my head against the head of the swan, and laughed, saying: is there not joy ineffable in this aimless winging

attained, and fleshly eyes be rendered blind to all illusion. by the .harmony within. is meant that state in which neither objects of sense, nor physiological sensations, nor emotions, can disturb the concentration of thought. 10. before the soul can hear, the image (man) has to become as deaf to roarings as to whispers, to cries of bellowing elephants as to the silvery buzzing of the golden fire-fly. in the text the image is explained as .man. but it more properly refers to the consciousness of man, which consciousness is considered as being a reflection of the non- ego, or a creation of the ego, according to the school of philosophy to which the student may belong. 11. before the soul can comprehend and may remember, she must unto the silent speaker be united just as the form to which th

s. with regard to this swan .aum. compare the following verses from the .great law. liber lxv, ii:17.25. also the holy one came upon me, and i beheld a white swan floating in the blue. between its wings i sate, and the ons fled away. then the swan flew and dived and soared, yet no whither we went. a little crazy boy that rode with me spake unto the swan, and said: who art thou that dost float and fly and dive and soar in the inane? behold, these many ons have passed; whence camest thou? whither wilt thou go? and laughing i chid him, saying: no whence! no whither! the swan being silent, he answered: then, if with no goal, why this eternal journey? and i laid my head against the head of the swan, and laughed, saying: is there not joy ineffable in this aimless winging? is there not weariness

mpt to run away from reality, a dispersion of energy and a corruption of moral strength. his business is, firstly, to know himself; secondly, to order and control himself; thirdly, to develop himself on sound organic lines little by little. the rest is only leather and prunella. there is, however, a sense in which the service of humanity is necessary to the completeness of the adept. he is nor to fly away too far. some remarks on this course are given in the note to the next verse. the two paths 53 the student is also advised to rake note of the conditions of membership of the a.a. 43. know, o disciple, this is the secret path, selected by the buddhas of perfection, who sacrificed the 5elf to weaker selves. this is a statement of the conditions of performing the alchemical operation indica

two formul of making two things one. the active formula is that of the arrow piercing the rainbow, the cross erected upon the hill of golgotha, and so on. but the passive formula is that of the cup into which the wine is poured, that of the cloud which wraps itself around ixion. it is very annoying to hear that the narjol is safe. this is .dipus-complex. why not .safe in the arms of jesus? devil fly away with this .eternal rest. stuff! give me a night.s rest now and again; a dip into the tao, and then.off we go again! 74. know, conqueror of sins, once that a sowani hath cross.d the seventh path, all nature thrills with joyous awe and feels subdued. the silver star now twinkles out the news to the night-blossoms, the streamlet to the pebbles ripples out the tale; dark ocean-waves will roar

BOOK OF ENOCH

is between lebanon and senir, with their faces covered. 13.10] and i spoke in front of them all; the visions that i had seen in my sleep, and i began to speak these words to reprove the watchers of heaven. 6) the book of reproof theythe section at 14.8 is interesting; here enoch goes into more detail about how he saw this vision. it sounds to me, as though enoch was taken in a vehicle that could fly (see also section 15 at 81.5, here three of the watchers take enoch home, and drop him off outside his front door. from-14.9- 15.1, enoch describes his journey, and tthe place where he was taken. he was obviously very impressed and rather frightened. the "wall of hailstones" might be glass, and the "tongue of fire" could be artificial lighting. at 15.1, the most high speaks to enoch, and he mo

n will not be granted in respect of them or in respect of yourselves. and while you weep and supplicate you do not speak a single word from the writings which i have written. 14.8] and the vision appeared to me, as follows- behold; clouds called me in the vision, and mist called me. and the path of the stars, and flashes of lightning, hastened me and drove me. and in the vision winds caused me to fly, and hastened me, and lifted me up into the sky. 14.9] and i proceeded until i came near a wall which was made of hailstones, and a tongue of fire surrounded it, and it began to make me afraid. 14.10] and i went into the tongue of fire and came near to a large house, which was built of hailstones, and the wall of that house was like a mosaic of hailstones and its floor was snow. 14.11] its roo

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ics and whenever you like) that the sun does not exist at all! or if you wish-it will prove conclusively that the sun is millions of millions of miles further away or millions of miles nearer than you once thought! most extraordinary thinker! these facts and many others are already know to the butterfly, the lice, the insects-and perhaps yourself? whose senses are the more true-yours or the house-fly's? you will eventually adopt their vision-their thoughts and wisdom-you were such once? you are such now but have not awakened them-you will be such again in power! wondrous progress! most meritorious accomplishments! most merciless! progress should be closely examined and what you have gained by the convenience of science. a thought for perspective-you are always what you most wish-the prospe

on a simple diet. the key to prophecy. the law of evolution is retrogression of function governing progression of attainment, i.e, the more wonderful our attainments, the lower in the scale of life that governs them. our knowledge of flight is determined by that desire causing the activity of our bird etc. karmas. directly our desire reaches the stratum belonginging to those existences that can "fly" without wings- so shall we fly without machines. this sub-conscious activity is the "capacity" the "knowledge; all other we acquire is of a negative or manurial value. the virtue of learning and acquiring knowledge by the ordinary means is in its worry and disappointment, of that degree which causes exhaustion: by that the desire might accidentally reach the real abode of knowledge, i.e, the

scoveries accidental, usually brought about by exhaustion of the mind. my formula and sigils for sub-conscious activity are the means of inspiration, capacity or genius, and the means of accelerating evolution. an economy of energy and method of learning by enjoyment. a bat first grew wings and of the proper kind, by its desire being organic enough to reach the sub-consciousness. if its desire to fly had been conscious, it would have had to wait till it could have done so by the same means as ourselves, i.e, by machinery. all genius has an hypothesis (usually natural) in the form of a hobby, which serves to restrain and occupy the conscious mind, to prevent its interference with spontaneous expression. the great leonardo's mathematics, etc, served to "deceive" him as such an hypothesis (an

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individual covener as he moves around. priest "i fell into deep darkness and death i knew. yet was i of star-seed. on the tail of a comet i rent the velvet darkness of everlasting light. ablaze with glory, i was reborn, to start again the perennial cycle of guardianship that evermore drives me through death and birth alike. with the companionship of our lady i face into the wind, knowing that we fly upon wings of time, through timeless worlds, together" covener "all hail, the sun god" all "all hail, the sun god* covener "all hail the death and birth of yule" all "all hail" bell is rung seven times. priest and priestess join hands and lead coveners in a dance about the circle. bell is rung three times. then shall follow the ceremony of cakes and ale. after that the clearing of the temple i

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ph establishes the correspondence between heh, the window, and daleth, the door, as being of the same nature as that between chesed, mercy, and binah, understanding. the fourth paragraph is an elaboration of the qabalistic attribution of the sense of sight to the letter heh. in this paragraph are two examples of gematria, both in the phrase "my way soareth high. in hebrew, dawaw, d a h, means" to fly, to soar, and gawiah, g b h, means "high" or "soaring. the numeral value of each word is 10, which is also the value of the letter-name heh, h h. another example of gematria comes in a later phrase of paragraph 5, for "hidden in my bosom" is evidently based on the numeral identity between chob, ch b "hidingplace, bosom, and the letter-name heh, h h [59] t h e book of t o k e n s 6" heh conceal

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motion, recognition and financial gain edrinios,the time of arbitration native american name: harvest moon, dark butterfly moon full moon date: august/september (february/march in the southern hemisphere) ritual: reaping what has been sown, abundance, assessing life and resources with a view to shedding what cannot be used cantios, the song moon native american name: nut moon, moon when the birds fly south full moon date: september/october (march/april in the southern hemisphere) ritual: final burst of energy for tasks undone, salvaging relationships and missed seite 131 wicca01.txt opportunities a full moon ritual for energy use this ritual to bring specific lunar energies into your life. it should be carried out on the evening of the full moon or as close as you can. i choose cantios, my

f the back gate into a gutter (you can clear up afterwards. as you sweep, say: dust to dust, away you must. new life bring, welcome spring* after the ritual is over, try to leave enough time in the remainder of your day to go to the top of a hill. take a kite (made from a biodegradable fabric if possible) and in your mind, tie any lingering doubts, fears and concerns to the kite's tail and let it fly away. if you don't have a kite, use a feather for each of your worries and throw them into the air. hopefully, a child will find the kite, cleansed by the winds, and it will bring joy. i know of a group of women who carried out a similar sweeping spell in the warehouse where they worked, using wood shavings for the negativity, and then swept out right through the yard into the packing bins whi

ntainer of water and look into the water and see, either in your mind's vision, or on the surface images in the light and shadows. if you wish, drop blue and green wax from the candles on to the surface of the water to create images that may suggest ways in which you can make the darker days ahead rich and fulfilling* when next you go out of doors, scatter your unused leaves into the air, saying: fly free, fly joyous, not in sorrow, to return renewed in the spring. use the remaining fruit and vegetables for a meal for family and friends. samhain, the festival of wisdom time: sunset 31 october-sunset 2 november (30 april-2 may in the southern hemisphere) focus: ancient wisdom, moving between the dimensions, the intersection between past and future and so a present that is not limited by tim

energiser. a spell for when you wish to travel* find four dandelion clocks with full, white seedheads, and carry them in a small neck or waist pouch to the top of a hill* using a compass, find the direction of your chosen destination and, facing it, say: north, south, east, west, take me where i love the best [name the place* spin round nine times deosil, saying: far from home, may i roam, far to fly, o'er sea or sky* now open your purse and blow the dandelions clocks, one for each direction, beginning with your chosen one, saying: fly far, fly free 'cross land and sea, with you i go, let it be so* finally, run or walk fast down the hill, reciting the name of your chosen destination as a mantra* when you get home, make a step, however small, towards planning your trip. a spell for moving h

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derick douglass, who remarked of one conjure practitioner in his acquaintance "he professed to believe in a system for which i have no name"[18] the words used to describe them accentuate the uncommon qualities that were associated with conjurers. these supernatural practitioners were often thought to possess extraordinary powers.such as the ability to control the weather, to become invisible, to fly, or to shape-shift at will. many demonstrated a genius for receiving and interpreting communications from the realm of spiritual forces. most of all, unusual and discernible physical traits set the conjurers apart from other persons. a fascinating enumeration of bodily deformities particular to conjure specialists, such as distinguishing birthmarks or abnormalities such as harelips, red eyes

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versed with my creator, and considered many great mysteries (whereof the father of lights his majesty had shown me not a few) and being now ready to prepare in my heart, together with my dear paschal lamb, a small, unleavened, undefiled cake; all of a sudden arose so horrible a tempest, that i imagined no other but that through its mighty force, the hill on which my little house was founded would fly into pieces. but inasmuch as this, and the like from the devil (who had done me many a spite) was no new thing to me, i took courage, and persisted in my meditation, till somebody in an unusual manner touched me on the back; whereupon i was so hugely terrified, that i dared hardly look about me; yet i showed myself as cheerful as (in such occurrences) human frailty would permit. now the same t

golden stars; in her right hand she bore a trumpet of beaten gold, on which a name was engraved which i could well read but am as yet forbidden to reveal it. in her left hand she had a great bundle of letters of all languages, which she (as i afterwards understood) was to carry to all countries. she also had large and beautiful wings, full of eyes throughout, with which she could mount aloft, and fly swifter than any eagle. i might perhaps have been able to take further notice of her, but because she stayed so little time with me, and terror and amazement still possessed me, i had to be content. for as soon as i turned about, she turned her letters over and over, and at length drew out a small one, which with great reverence she laid down upon the table, and without giving one word, depart

n the interim, the little wanton cupid came in to us too. but we could not sport ourselves with him enough, because he presented himself on behalf of their royal majesties, and delivered us a health (from them) out of a golden cup, and had to call our virgins to the king, declaring also that he could at this time tarry no longer with them. so with a due return of our most humble thanks we let him fly off again. now because (in the interim) the mirth had begun to fall to my consort s feet- and the virgins were not sorry to see it- they quickly started up a civil dance, which i beheld with pleasure rather than taking part; for my mercurialists were so ready with their postures, as if they had long been of the trade. after a few dances our president came in again, and told us how the artists

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this holy man. from the immortal, monkey learned to study the taoist teachings, and to write and speak properly. he had to sweep the cave floor, gather firewood, fetch water, and tend the garden. after awhile, monkey learned many tricks from the immortal. now he could transform himself into seventy-two different trees, animals, and rocks. after much persuasion, the immortal also taught him how to fly, by soaring on the clouds. once he mastered these skills, monkey loved to show off in front of the other disciples. one day, the immortal caught him changing into a pine tree. angered that monkey would squander his valuable magic by showing off, the immortal promptly banished monkey from the cave. the first return home so the monkey king returned to his home on the mountain of fruit and flower

from the stone, he bowed in the four directions. q: what qualities defined monkey s personality? a: he was greedy, but joyful, curious, and extremely popular with the other animals. q: what made monkey afraid? a: he realized he would soon face yen-lo, the king of death. q: what did monkey learn from the immortal? a: he learned to study the teachings of taoism, to write and speak properly, how to fly, and how to transform himself into other natural forms, such as trees or rocks. q: how did monkey defeat the demon who had been robbing his cave? a: he pulled out a clump of his hair and transformed the pieces into hundreds of little monkeys, who helped him defeat the demon. q: what did monkey seek from the dragon king? a: he wanted new suitable clothing, shoes, and a weapon worthy of a king

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orro's contras, who were supported by the cia, were helping a colombian drug trafficker transport drugs into the united states, and the testimony of john stockwell, a former high ranking cia official, revealed that drug smuggling was an essential component of the cia operation with the contras. george morales, one of south america's biggest traffickers, testified that he was approached in 1984 to fly weapons to the contras. in return, he says, the cia helped him to smuggle thousands of kilos of cocaine into the united states via an airstrip on the ranch of john hull, a self confessed cia agent, and associate of oliver north. at the time, george bush was having a war on drugs- for public consumption only. meanwhile, the other wing of iran-contra was continuing, the arms-forhostages- deal wi

secretary of state, warren christopher, of the cfr and trilateral commission. and who was it who arrived in rwanda on an undisclosed "diplomatic mission" days before the outbreak of that horrific conflict? lord carrington and henry kissinger! maybe this is all smoke without fire. maybe the trilateral commission and the bilderberg group just happen to run peace negotiation courses. maybe pigs can fly. make up your own mind. my feeling about the former yugoslavia when i wrote the first edition of this book was that the conflict was being used overwhelmingly to embarrass the un peacekeeping forces and nato. this was designed to create a situation of "something must be done" which would lead to greater powers for the un/nato alliance and, in effect, create a world army. as usual, the more atr

cal level moves, they can't. we are looking here at a multidimensional shift across many parallel universes in this period of transformation and not just on this single planet. when this multidimensional shift happens, largely as a result of what we do on earth now in conjunction with the effect of the planets and the photon belt, the jamming frequency will be overwhelmed and the prison door will fly open. we will be free and whole again. the nightmare will be over. the jamming frequency is already diffusing and breaking up, and light is pouring into our world. as the process gathers pace, the portals or gateways to other time-space realities (dimensions) are beginning to open. the period of quarantine is also coming to a close. these gateways, in places like stonehenge, machu picchu in pe

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y metal clamps.5 this site is dated at some 11,000 years ago.6 on the nazca plain in peru there are the massive and astonishing nazca lines. these are fantastic depictions of birds, insects, and animals, created by scoring away the top surface to reveal the white rock underneath. the images are made with one continuous line and some were only seen in their entirety after 1939 when people began to fly over the region because they can only be seen in full from one thousand to 2,000 feet! rock carvings dating back more than 10,000 years were found during an expedition to the marca huasi plateau northeast of lima, peru, and these included sculptures representing people and animals, most of which are not native to peru. they included a polar bear, walrus, african lion, penguin and the stegosaur

ogical world we have today would fade, ever more rapidly, and only be preserved in stories and myths which would, more and more, be seen as wild tales and figments of the imagination. most people would deny such a world ever existed because it would be so at odds with their daily experience. we would have the same we-can't-do-it-so-it-can't-be-done mentality that laughed at the very idea we could fly to the moon. the history in that post-cataclysmic society would only begin with the records left by humanity once they had re-advanced to a certain designer history 15 level. only then would they write or symbolise accounts of their history and this would be based on stories passed verbally through the earlier generations. such a point could take hundreds, even thousands, of years after the gl

bylonian priest berossus wrote that the origin of humans in babylonian belief could be traced to the "fish god" oannes, who was known as dagon to the philistines. what they said about oannes, the sumerians said about "enki, one of the key leaders of their reptilian anunnaki. enki was symbolised as closely connected with water and it was said that he rode in a ship that could go under the water or fly in the sky. he was described as a giant who had scales like a fish or reptile. in the babylonian legend, oannes was one of the "annedoti("the repulsive ones) who had the heads and legs of men, but the body and tail of a fish.32 this is the origin of the mermaid stories, no doubt. the greek gods known as the "old men of the sea" were depicted as "mermen. it was said that if you fought with them

saucers. so much so that when the chinese discovered sanskrit documents in tibet and sent them to the university of chandrigarh for translation, they were found to contain the knowledge to build interstellar spaceships, according to the university's dr ruth reyna.2 yet the documents are thousands of years old! dr reyna revealed that these ships were known as "astras" and it was claimed they could fly to any planet. some texts talk about them flying to the moon. details of building, flying, and operating the craft are all included. the chinese, apparently, even used part of the contents in their space programme.3 these were the craft used in the endlessly recorded "wars of the gods. the same basic knowledge used to build anti-gravity technology can be employed to disconnect massive stones f

ods, the anunnaki, created a culture of great advancement and technology that was destroyed by earth catastrophes and flood. the story of the great flood is told at length in the tablets. the sumerian flood hero, urnapishtim, was replaced by the name, noah, when the much later texts of genesis were compiled from the sumerian records. if these anunnaki or "gods" were indeed so advanced and able to fly, as all these various ancient stories either symbolise or openly confirm, it would be a further explanation for why there could have been a global society during the pre-flood 70 children of the matrix golden age and how the same building methods were used across the world by apparently unconnected peoples; how the nazca lines in peru were created and fantastic structures like the pyramids cou

following the trail from which their terms and names derived. the name of the hebrew winged "angels, the seraphim, means serpent and they were described as having six wings- just like the one in the garden of eden featured in the apocalypse of abraham.9 flying angels in religious texts are symbolic of the reptilians, some of which, according to ancient and modern descriptions, have wings and can fly. this is also symbolised in the flying reptilian gargoyle figures, which the bloodlines have on their homes, cathedrals, churches, and other buildings, including the british houses of parliament. seraph in the king james version of the bible is translated as "fiery serpent" and would seem to derive from the same root as the sumerian, seru, the name of a serpent in the epic of gilgamesh (the or

images of set and the set-wolf symbolism go back at least to 3200bc, the period of the battles between the nordics and the serpent cult recorded in the edda (figure 31. the temple of set website tells us "the great pyramid of giza is one of the last early monuments connected with the idea of a setian afterlife as well as a solar one. the great pyramid had a special air shaft for the king's akh to fly to the star alpha draconis, which is the star of set in the constellation of the thigh (today's 'big dipper."25 alpha draconis is the alleged base of the "draco" reptilian "royalty. it was known to the egyptians as thurban, an arabic word meaning dragon, and the pyramid builders aligned their structures with thurban/alpha draconis, which was the pole star around 3000bc. the hyksos tribe, who i

e common attributes of the underground peoples of global folklore "they are mostly reptilian or reptilian humanoids or "fair" and nordic; they are telepathic with superior mental powers; they can shape-shift and create illusions; they want to interbreed with humans and need human blood, flesh, and reproductive materials; they have advanced technology; they have the secret of immortality; they can fly, either by themselves or with their technology; they mostly have a malevolent agenda for humans; they cannot survive for long in direct sunlight; they have been banished from the surface world or are in hiding from surface people and/or the sun; they want to keep their treasures, knowledge, and true identity a secret; they covertly manipulate events on the surface world; they have surface huma

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it all? is there nothing left to know? of course there is. weknow only a fraction of it all. and what has been the force that has brought us even toour current state of knowledge? those who have dared to think and communicate theunthinkable. without such people the human race cannot evolve; it just runs on the spot,living within a perpetual prison of the mind. what was that they said? humans will fly?ridiculous! that we can travel beyond the speed of sound? crazy! that we can createbabies in a test tube and clone the human and animal species? ludicrous! yet all andmore have been done by those who have thought the unthinkable while the massesmocked. give it a try before you forget how to do it. think beyond the bounds of whatyou are told is reality.to refuse to do so is the ultimate prison

the british opium wars against the chinese, when the blacknobility-brotherhood in london was invading china by flooding that society withaddictive drugs. the russells later fused their operation with other bloodline familieslike coolidge and delano (comm 300 family designate, both of which producedpresidents of the united states, calvin coolidge and franklin delano roosevelt. therussells used to fly the skull and bones flag on their ships carrying the drugs and the220skull and bones society continues this drug running tradition through people like georgebush, one of the major drug barons in north america. the skull and bones society isdominated by about 20-30 families overwhelmingly from the eastern seaboard. mostclaim ancestry with the british aristocracy (true) or have a genetic line go

yrd, the man who flew into theinner earth at both the north and south poles. he took with him 4,000 soldiers and afully equipped aircraft carrier. after eight weeks and high casualties, they pulled out,some researchers claim. what happened remains a mystery, but byrd would later saypublicly that it was the bitter reality that in the case of a new war, one had to expectattacks by planes that could fly from pole to pole. he added that there was an advancedcivilisation in antarctica, and together with the ss, they used advanced systems oftechnology.23so why didnt the nazis win the war? well firstly, it seems there was conflict betweenthe nazi secret societies and secondly, the flying saucer technology was still far fromperfected. but the simple answer to why the germans did not win the war is

evening he didnt call me and i finally got him on his portable phone. i saiddodi where are you? and he said he was in london. i said ok, ill call you right back atyour apartment. he said no, no, dont call me back. so i said dodi where are you? andhe admitted he was in the south of france. his father had asked him to come down andnot bring me, i know now.two days later dodi sent a private plane to fly kelly to san tropez. but while hestayed with diana, kelly was kept aboard another fayed boat. im sitting here stuckshe said. so he had me in my little boat cage and he was, i know now, seducingdiana. on july 31st, diana returned to san tropez for a second holiday with dodi, thistime alone. kelly fisher was back in los angeles preparing for her wedding to dodiwhich she said was due to take plac

before, arshad sharif, a computerprogrammer with marconi defence systems, also drove from london to bristol andhanged himself. why bristol? it is a former knights templar port and its name hasevolved from barati, the phoenician goddess. it just so happens that an elite unit ofbritish intelligence called the committee of 26 is based there and they use the runwayat the british aerospace complex to fly british and foreign agents in and out of thecountry. i was called once, from what sounded like a plane, by a guy claiming torepresent the cia. he said he was flying into the british aerospace runway to sort meout. the company (cia) are not happy, he said. oh, i thought, i am sorry, i do hopethey cheer up soon. i drove over to meet him just to check it out, but he didnt show. hewas probably a g

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. at sunrise and sunset, the axis of the gravity wheel experiment is lined up with the sun and lota orionis. this is the point of maximum antigravity effects. figure 7.4.2-3 correlation of the gravity wheel experiment with constellation orion did spacemen from orion build the great pyramid? is the energy conduit a conmmunications and stellar stargate? remember, the parr gravity experiments try to fly (gravitate) down the energy conduit. that is why the experiment loses weight. 7.5 clairvoyant and dowser examination of joe parr experiment i ran some tests to see what sensitives could see and sense around the gravity wheel experiment. joe parr ran a similar series of tests using bill cox, world famous dowser, to analyze the energy fields around the gravity wheel experiment. the results corre

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constrained by divine power. and his seal is this, which is to be worn as aforesaid, etc (69) decarabia- the sixty-ninth spirit is decarabia. he appeareth in the form of a star in a pentacle, at first; but after, at the command of the exorcist, he putteth on the image of a man. his office is to discover the virtues of birds and precious stones, and to make the similitude of all kinds of birds to fly before the exorcist, singing and drinking as natural birds do. he governeth 30 legions of spirits, being himself a great marquis. and this is his seal, which is to be worn, etc (70) seere, sear, or seir- the seventieth spirit is seere, sear, or seir. he is a mighty prince, and powerful, under amaymon, king of the east. he appeareth in the form of a beautiful man, riding upon a winged horse. hi

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rse with them; therefore (the mazdayasnians) must remain aloof from touching their living bodies, for their bodies are in all places like decayed nasa. it makes further sense that the religious masters of this faith considered the worshippers of demons to be an abomination and that they sought infernal power makes them polluted with nasa, or the druj-nasa, which is a demon who takes the form of a fly to enter the corpse and steal the spirit. this demon is said to come forth from azrezura, the cold mountain of the north which leads to hell. 20 iii. the adversary and the bride of the devil, cain the son the hebrew samael, satan and islamic shaitan and the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the devil, and satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth

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t i think they will find, after they have served ten years for leah and another ten for rachel, as i was made to do, that they are neither inaccurate nor incomplete, and a very great deal better put together than the official knowledge papers and side lectures. now concerning the nature of these mysterious mysteries; as i have already explained, i am wrapped up in oaths of secrecy like a cat in a fly paper, but i do not feel that this debars me from quoting the published works of other writers. when mrs. mcgregor mathers, in her introduction to the second edition of her husband's translation of the qabalah denudata refers, in explicit terms, to the mystery school he founded, and intimates that admission may be obtained thereto by applying to her, care of her publishers, and when she publis

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ophers have lost themselves in a maze of words; and all to no purpose so far as the unilluminated soul is concerned. the qabalists, however) use another method. they do not try to explain to the mind that which the mind is not equipped to deal with; they give it a series of symbols to meditate upon, and these enable it to build the stairway of realisation step by step and to climb where it cannot fly. the mind can no more grasp transcendent philosophy than the eye can see music. 2. the tree of life, as cannot too often be emphasised, is not so much a system as a method; those who formulated it realised the important truth that in order to obtain clarity of vision one must circumscribe the field of vision. most philosophers founded their systems upon the absolute; but [page 30] this is a sh

the end running to extremes; but provided there is sufficient vision among the illurninati of a race, the people will not perish, for the very fact of extremes being arrived at indicates the end of the swing, and the pendulum will normally reverse its motion and start coming back towards the centre of stability. it is only when vision is completely lost to a people that the pendulum is allowed to fly off its hook into self-destruction. rome did it; carthage did it; more recently russia has done it. but even when social organisation breaks down and the pendulum has gone off into space, the principle of rhythm is inherent in all manifesting existence, and re-establishes itself as soon as any sort of organisation begins to arise out of the wreckage. 21. the great weakness of christianity lies

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nesses of the hampshire barrens. in the innocence of my heart i suggested that she might come down there and help with the domestic duties. the suggestion was acted upon, and a few days after my own arrival miss l. joined us. she seemed quite normal, made herself agreeable, and was well liked. one incident, however, in the light of subsequent events, was significant. on getting out of the ancient fly in which she had driven from the station, she immediately went and patted the still more ancient horse that drew it. that beast, usually sunk in an apathy from which he was with difficulty roused when action was required of him, galvanised into life at her touch as if she had stung him. he threw up his head, backed, snorted, and nearly turned the equipage over in the ditch, to the amazement of

lxv, 1896. these unpleasant people, according to mr. skertchley, the author of the article which commander gould quotes "are ghouls, and must eat human flesh occasionally or they would die. when they feel a craving for a meal of human flesh they go away into the grass, and having carefully hidden their bodies, hold their breaths and fall into a trance. their astral bodies are then liberated. they fly away, and entering a house, make their way into the body of one of the occupants and feed on his entrails "the berberlangs may be heard coming, as they make a moaning noise, which is loud at a distance and dies away to a feeble moan as they approach. when they are near you, the sound of their wings may be heard, and the flashing lights of their eyes can be seen dancing like fire-flies in the d

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an beings who obey god. but if through the temptation of a demon a person can be induced to disobey god, that person is demon fodder. effectively, they join lucifer's army of apostate fallen angels, although at a very subordinate rank. from a fundamentalist christian point of view, all those who fail to worship christ are disobedient to god, and therefore prey for the demons who walk and swim and fly upon the earth. much the same belief concerning those of other religions is held by fundamentalist islamics and jews. in a broader inter-religious sense, anyone of any religion who strives to do good is afforded protection against the injuries of demons by god; but anyone who knowingly commits acts of evil loses that protection and becomes beelzebub's chew-toy. this is more or less the modern

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d hath come forth from thine eyes, the gods have come into being at thy word, thou makest the herbs for the use of beasts and cattle, and the staff of life for the need of man. thou givest life to the fish of the stream and to the fowl of the air, and breath unto the germ in the egg; thou givest life unto the grasshopper, and thou makest to live the wild fowl and things that creep and things that fly and everything that belongeth thereunto. thou providest food for the rats in the holes and for the birds that sit among the branches. thou one, thou only one whose arms are many. all men and all creatures adore thee, and praises come unto thee from the height of heaven, from earth's widest space, and from the deepest depths of the sea. thou one, thou only one who hast no second .whose names ar

ye, but he himself is unseen. he goeth round about heaven robed in the flame of his mouth, commanding hapi, but remaining himself unseen. may i be strong upon earth before ra, may i come happily into haven in the presence of osiris. let not your offerings be hurtful to me, o ye who preside over your altars, for i am among those who follow after neb-er-tcher according to the writings of khepera. i fly as a hawk, i cackle as a goose; i ever slay, even as the serpent goddess nehebka" plates vii.-x. http//www.sacred-texts.com/egy/ebod/ebod18.htm (11 of 14 [8/10/2001 11:27:39 am] what then is this? they who preside at the altars are the similitude of the eye of ra and the similitude of the eye of horus "o ra-tmu, lord of the great house, prince, life, strength and health of all the gods, delive

ll go in again after he hath come forth. if this chapter be not known, he shall not enter in after he hath come forth, nor shall he come forth by day. vignette: a golden hawk holding a flail, emblem of rule. text [chapter lxxvii (1) chapter of changing into a golden hawk. saith osiris ani"(2) may i, even i, arise in the seshet chamber, like unto a hawk of gold (3) coming forth from his egg. may i fly and may i hover as a hawk, with a back seven (4) cubits wide, and with wings made of emeralds of the south. may i come forth from the sektet boat (5, and may my heart be brought unto me from the mountain of the east. may i alight on the atet boat, and may those who are in (6) their companies be brought unto me, bowing down as they come. may i rise, may i gather myself together (7) as the beaut

ed crocodile and i cause destruction (3) i am the great fish in kamui. i am the lord to whom homage (4) is paid in sekhem; and osiris ani is the lord to whom homage is paid in sekhem" vignette: the god ptah in a shrine, before which is a table of offerings. text [chapter lxxxii (1) the chapter of changing into ptah. saith osiris ani, triumphant "i eat bread (2) i drink ale, i put on apparel (3) i fly like a hawk, i cackle like a goose, and i alight upon the path (4) hard by the hill of the dead on the festival of the great being. that which is abominable, that which is abominable, have i not eaten; and that which (5) is foul have i not swallowed. that which my ka doth abominate hath not entered into my body. i have lived according to the (6) knowledge of the glorious gods. i live and i get

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t the ray of thy intelligence and the heat of thy love penetrate even to us; then what is movable will become fixed; the shadow will become a body; the spirit of the air will become a soul; the dream will become a thought, and we shall no longer be borne away by the tempest, but shall hold the bridle of the winged steeds of the morning, and shall direct the course of the evening winds that we may fly into thy presence. o spirit of spirits! o eternal soul of souls! o imperishable breath of life! o creative inspiration. 2 o mouth which inspires and respires the existence of all beings in the flux and reflux of thy eternal word, which is the divine ocean of movement and of truth. amen! we exorcise water by the imposition of hands, by the breath, and by speech, while mingling in it the consecr

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n the following few minutes. did i need any further proof of his fidelity "you are right, vikka" i said in a low voice "i see where they are hiding; it won't do for us to go a step nearer them. i think it best we should dash back, for we are nigh enough for them to pick us off as it is" it was then the dusky scout did a daring thing. he brought his rifle to his shoulder, and taking quick aim, let fly at the nearest hummock. a rasping screech followed, showing that the dusky desperado crouching beneath was hit hard. at the same instant, from every other sand heap a frowsy buck leaped upright, the grains streaming from his dirty clothes like rain, while their war shrieks cut the air. from each hideous exudation issued a tongue of flame and every bullet was aimed at us. but there had been no

mained muffled, and i did not see so much as the tip of his nose. suddenly a denser cloud than usual swept over the face of the moon. that which had been illuminated was quickly hidden in gloom. the two forms dissolved and faded from sight. glancing at the orb in the sky, i saw that it would soon emerge from behind the mists. i decided that the second it did so, and my aim was clear, i should let fly at the couple in instant succession. but that obscuring cloud played the mischief with this plan. when the light began increasing and my straining vision made out the boulder beside which the apaches were standing less than a minute before, only one was in sight. geronimo had vanished as silently as he had entered the field of vision. the other was standing as before, and seemed to be looking

tried by fire 143 "when the afternoon was drawing to a close, an orderly came past the guards and called out my name. wondering what was up, i sprang to my feet and confronted him `the colonel wishes to see you' was all he said. he indicated that i was to follow him, and, still perplexed, i walked silently at his heels through the outskirts of the camp till he paused in front of a tent, drew the fly aside, saluted and announced his arrival with the prisoner in charge. the next moment i was ushered into the presence of the glum colonel, who was seated on a camp stool, smoking a corncob pipe, and his expression seemed more terrible, if possible, than before `what's your name' he demanded, taking his pipe from his mouth. i gave it `are you a mason' he asked in the same crisp manner "i answer

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stings and venomous bites when dipped in water and rubbed over the wound. agares according to johan weyer, agares is grand duke of the eastern region of hades. he is shown in the form of a benevolent lord mounted on a crocodile and carrying a hawk on his fist. the army he protects in battle is indeed fortunate, for he disperses their enemies and puts new courage into the hearts of the cowards who fly before superior numbers. he distributes place and power, titles and prelacies, teaches all languages, and has other equally remarkable powers. thirty-one legions are under his command. sources: weyer, johannes. witches, devils, and doctors in the renaissance: johann weyer, de praestigiis. edited by george mora. binghamton, n.y: medieval and renaissance texts and studies, 1991. agasha temple of

s a cosmic initiation. he founded washington saucer intelligence and began to tell anyone who would listen of his knowledge of the flying saucer inhabitants. numerous articles of his lectures appeared in newspapers and ufo periodicals. in 1958 aho became associated with otis t. carr, a man involved in selling shares in a free energy company. aho believed that carr could create a saucer that could fly to the moon, and joined him on the lecture circuit. the association proved disastrous when carr was indicted and convicted of fraud. charges were dropped against aho when it was determined that he had also been hoaxed in by carr. in 1961 aho was committed to a mental hospital, an event he later attributed to communist agents opposed to his flying saucer message. after his brief hospitalization

e often carried through the villages at the same time. hallowe en is believed by the superstitious to be a night on which the invisible world has peculiar power. further, it is thought that there is no such night in all the year for obtaining insight into the future. his satanic majesty is supposed to have great latitude allowed him on this anniversary, in common with witches, who are believed to fly on broomsticks. others less aerially disposed ride over by-road and heath, seated on the back of cats that have been transformed into coal-black steeds for the journey. the green-robed fairies are also said to hold special festive meetings at their favorite haunts. there are many folk customs relating to this eve of mystic ceremonies: the youths, who engage in the ceremony of pulling the green

at it could pierce any armor. anthony, st. a great demon of enormous stature is said to have approached anthony one day to offer his services. in response, the saint looked at him sideways and spat in his face. the demon vanished without a word and did not dare to appear on earth for a long time afterward. in response to this encounter st. anthony once said: i fear the demon no more than i fear a fly, and with the sign of the cross i can at once put him to flight. st. athanasius, who wrote the biography st. anthony, mingled his hero s adventures with the devil and certain other incidents that contrast strangely. some philosophers, astonished at the great wisdom of anthony, asked him in what book he had discovered his doctrine. the saint pointed with one hand to the earth, and the other to

trois possedees de flandre (1613) by father sebastien michaelis, a dominican friar, described antichrist: conceived through the medium of a devil, he will be as malicious as a madman, with such wickedness as was never seen on earth. an inhuman martyr rather than a human one, he will treat christians as souls are treated in hell. he will have a multitude of synagogue names, and he will be able to fly when he wishes. beelzebub will be his father, lucifer his grandfather. according to michaelis, exorcised demons revealed that antichrist was alive in 1613 but had not yet attained his growth. he was baptized on the sabbath of the sorcerers, before his mother, a jewess, called la belle-fleur. he was three years old in 1613. louis gaufridi is said to have baptized him, in a field near paris. an

hic edgar cayce (1877.1945, who frequently spoke of atlantis, primarily as he described the past lives of his clients. many were seen as people who had escaped to such places as egypt or peru following the destruction of the continent. cayce pictured atlantis as a land of high technological achievement, even by twentieth-century standards. atlanteans understood universal forces and had learned to fly, had central heating, sonar, and television. central to atlantean technologies was a firestone, a large crystal that collected energy from the stars and then gave off energy to power the technology of the land. the misuse of the crystal s power led to the destruction of atlantis. the association for research and enlightenment, an organization formed to promote and perpetuate cayce s work, gath

tomatic drawing burst forth on william wilkinson in the following way: after waiting less than five minutes it [the pencil] began to move, at first slowly, but presently with increased speed, till in less than a quarter-of-an-hour it moved with such velocity as i had never seen in a hand and arm before, or since. it literally ran away in spiral forms; and i can compare it to nothing else than the fly-wheel of an engine when it was run away. this lasted until a gentleman present touched my arm, when suddenly it fell like an infant s as it goes to sleep, and the pencil dropped out of my hand. i had, however, acquired the power. the consequences of the violent motion of the muscles of the arm were so apparent that i could not for several days lift it without pain. in most cases visions are be

cs and medicine in oxford and paris. returning to england, he devoted his attention to philosophy and also wrote latin, greek, and hebrew grammars. bacon was a pioneer of astronomy and, being acquainted with the properties of lenses, may have foreshadowed the telescope. in the mechanical sciences, bacon envisioned boats propelled without oars, cars that move without horses, and even machines that fly in the air. in the field of pure chemistry, bacon s name is associated with the making of gunpowder, for even if the discovery cannot be wholly attributed to him, at least his experiments with niter paved its way. his study of alchemy naturally led him to a belief in the philosophers stone, by which gold might be purified to a degree impossible by any other means, and also to a belief in the e

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arent proximity to the moon, old people say there will be a wedding shortly. the entrance into a house of an animal which does not generally seek to share the abode of man is regarded by the malays as ominous of misfortune. if a wild bird flies into a house it must be carefully caught and smeared with oil, and must then be released in the open air, a formula being recited in which it is bidden to fly away with all the ill-luck and misfortunes (sial jambalang) of the occupier. an iguana, a tortoise, and a snake, are perhaps the most dreaded of these unnatural visitors. they are sprinkled with ashes, if possible to counteract their evil influence. a swarm of bees settling near a house is an unlucky omen, and prognosticates misfortune. so, too, omens were taken either from the flight or cries

rs and an immediate examination of the artifacts. hoagland organized a team to study the huge files of photos released by nasa for other possible intelligently constructed artifacts and on several occasions has presented the findings to nasa and to congressional committees. those interested in the artifacts, all located in a region of mars known as cydonia, forced nasa to include it in their 1999 fly-by of mars, but the new pictures were no more conclusive than were the earlier ones. encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. mars, face on 981 through the 1990s, hoagland has developed a conspiracytheory approach to nasa and the jet propulsion laboratory, and has suggested that they are withholding vital data that would support and further explain his belief concerning the possible

emptiness, which i had previously had, became so strong that my heart seemed as though swinging loosely in an empty space, and resounding like a bell with each stroke. the air seemed to be full of singing, buzzing sounds that pressed on my ears, but through it i could hear the breathing of the sitters outside the curtains. the movements made in the air seemed to sway me backwards and forwards. a fly alighting on my hand caused a pain like that of a toothache to shoot up my arm. i felt faint, almost dying. at last the arranged-for signal was given, that all was ready. the curtains were thrown open, and a materialised form stood fully revealed beside me. the lens of the camera was uncovered, the plate exposed, the magnesium light flashed. then the curtains fell together. i remember the feel

to be the grip of an iron hand. i felt distinctly the thumb and fingers, the palm of the hand, and the ball of the thumb, and it held me fast by a power which i struggled to escape from in vain. with my other hand i felt all round where the pressure was, and satisfied myself that it was no earthly hand that was thus holding me fast, nor indeed could it be, for i was as powerless in that grip as a fly would be in the grasp of my hand. the word materialization was first used in 1873 in the united states in place of spirit forms. hands and arms were seen in the seances of the davenport brothers in the earliest days of modern spiritualism. according to epes sargent s the scientific basis of spiritualism (1881, as far back as 1850, a full spirit form would not infrequently appear. chemist james

stance in two minutes; of his levitation in the street two meters high for three minutes; of how he caused a skull to float toward an apothecary; of making an invisible hand turn the leaves of a book in the home of dr. alberto seabra in the presence of many scientists; of making glasses and bottles at a banquet play a military march without human touch; of causing the hat of antonio canterello to fly off and float ten meters along a public square; of making and quelling fire by will in the home of alves lima; of making a cue play billiards without touching it; and finally of having the picture of christ impressed on plaster in the presence of dr. caluby, director of police. a conjuring magician imitated some of mirabelli s phenomena, but this did not lessen his reputation as a wonder-worke

fight to legalize the practices of the church has continued into the 1990s, though major rulings in the 1960s largely established the place of the church and its major sacrament. serious medical and scientific interest in hallucinogenic mushrooms dates from the pioneer work phantastica: narcotic and stimulating drugs by louis lewin (london, 1931. in this important book, lewin discusses the use of fly agaric and identifies the peyote plant (which he named anhalonium lewinii) and the active substance, mescaline, obtained from it. more than two decades later new york banker r. gordon wasson and his wife valentina wasson published their classic study mushrooms, russia, and history (pantheon, 1957. this important work launched a new science of ethnomycology (i.e, the study of the role played by

ec indians of mexico (folkways records, new york, 1957) was the first documented recording of its kind. the studies of the wassons.along with the popular volume by aldous huxley, the doors of perception (1954).spread interest in psychedelic drugs and their hallucinogenic properties and stand at the fountainhead of the psychedelic revolution of the 1960s. the wassons also gave special attention to fly agaric (a. muscaria) in history. in his book soma, divine mushroom of immortality (1968, 1971) wasson speculates that it was the source of the nectar named soma in the ancient vedic literature of india. although a few modern writers on psychedelics support the wassons, this particular suggestion has not found support in the scholarly community. in 1960 timothy leary, then an instructor at harv

he lord s pillow, for he was fast asleep, and his lord awoke, and cried, who is this? he answered, it is i, orton. and whence comest thou? i come from prague, in bohemia. and how far from hence is this prague, in bohemia? why, said he, about sixty days journey. and thou hast come so quickly? faith, i go as quickly as the wind, or even swifter. and thou hast wings? faith, none. how then canst thou fly so quickly? orton replied. it does not concern thee to know. nay, said he, i shall be very glad to know what fashion and form thou art of, orton answered, it does not concern thee to know; it is sufficient that i come hither, and bring thee sure and certain news. by g, orton, encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. orton 1155 exclaimed the lord of corasse, i should love thee better

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keith and two others (both, incidentally, convinced of the literal truth of keith s messages) to the rocky mountain conference on ufo investigation, held every summer on the campus of the university of wyoming in laramie. the title is something of a misnomer; only a relative few who attend can be called investigators. the emphasis is on experience not just with ufos but with the space people who fly them. the bulk of the attendees the xiv introduction number ranges from a few dozen to as many as two hundred from year to year are in regular contact with benevolent extraterrestrials. the aliens communicate through channeling, automatic writing (in which information is dictated to an individual from allegedly unearthly beings, dreams, visions, or voices in the head, or they are perceived as

be photographed. the resulting pict u res would generate enormous controve r s y and, for many, virtually define the image of a flying saucer as a domed disc with a thre e- ball landing gear. a fifty-four-page account of adamski s early contacts was added to an already existing manuscript (on supposed space visitations throughout history) by irish occultist desmond leslie and published in 1953 as fly- ing saucers have landed. two years later, in inside the space ships, adamski expanded his claims to encompass further interactions with extraterrestrials, both on earth and aboard saucers. according to adamski, the space brothers, as he called them, had come to help the human race out of its backward, violent ways, which were leading inexorably to nuclear war. they espoused a benign occult ph

addressed questions to affa. impressed by the answers, he wrote the office of naval intelligence (oni, which on june 8 sent two officers to swan s house. they also asked questions of affa, who promised a radio transmission at 2 p.m. on june 10. when none came, oni lost interest and turned the letters over to the navy s bureau of aeronautics. john hutson, a security officer, was curious enough to fly up to eliot for two days in late july. on his return he spoke with an fbi agent, but the agency chose not to pursue the matter. in the summer of 1959 navy commander julius larsen, an oni liaison officer to the cia s photographic intelligence center in washington, dc, stumbled upon a file on the incident. larsen, a navy pilot who harbored a private fascination with spiritualism, called on swan

ary or historical hoax. birmingham wrote that on the evening of july 25, 1868, i had a wonderful dream, a vision, while standing under the verandah of the cottage he rented. looking up into the sky, he saw the lord bishop of syd n e y s head in the air looking intently upon me in a frow n i n g half laughing mood. as it passed in an easterly direction, it faded out, then re a p p e a re d b r i e fly twice more. i retraced the course the head had taken and just in the spot where i first saw the head i saw an a rk, he wrote. as he stood and studied it, he said aloud to hims e l f, well, that is a beautiful ve s s e l. 44 bird aliens at that moment he heard a voice to his right and just a little behind him. it said, t h a t s a machine to go through the air. t h e speaker was someone birming

melike cavern a mile beneath mount shasta on california s northern border. bonnie told him that she, her parents, her two sisters, and her two cousins move freely back and forth between our society and their native city. they also travel to other subterranean lemurian and atlantean cities, via a tube transit train system that travels as fast as 2,500 miles per hour. the lemurians are also able to fly into outer space in saucerlike vehicles, and they interact with visiting extraterrestrials. telos has a population of one and a half million who live a communal existence without money. she warned hamilton that by the end of the century, earth s axis will shift. the result will be massive devastation and huge loss of life. on the other side of this terrible event, human beings would come toget

2. ufos: a history 1950: au- gust december. fremont, ca: self-published. nixon, stuart, 1973. w. b. smith the man behind project magnet. ufo quarterly review 1, 1 (january/march: 2 11. smith, wilbert b, 1953. project magnet report. ottawa, ontario: department of transport, 1954. project magnet, the canadian flying saucer study. ottawa, ontario: self-published, 1958. the philosophy of the saucers. fly- ing saucer review 4, 3 (may/june: 10 11. brodie s deros in the mythology of the shaver mystery, the creation of richard sharpe shaver, deros are cannibalistic, sadistic idiots who live in caves underneath the earth. as the degenerated descendants of an advanced race of extraterrestrials that thousands of years ago colonized our planet, they have access to the elders advanced technology. they

t they wanted to assure nelson that except for their place of origin they were normal men. one of them said his name was bucky. bucky sometimes referred to in subsequent accounts as little bucky to distinguish him from the much older buck said he had been born nineteen years earlier on a colorado farm. in 1940, a venusian spaceship landed on the family property, and members of the crew offered to fly the whole family to their home planet for a visit. only bucky, then four years old, wanted to go. the venusians agreed to return one day when he was old enough to make a mature decision on the matter. they came back in 1953, and bucky accompanied them to venus, where he had resided for two years before buck nelson met him. besides bucky, nelson s visitors included bob solomon, a two-hundred-ye

ed to go. the venusians agreed to return one day when he was old enough to make a mature decision on the matter. they came back in 1953, and bucky accompanied them to venus, where he had resided for two years before buck nelson met him. besides bucky, nelson s visitors included bob solomon, a two-hundred-year-old venusian, and an old man who, his age notwithstanding, was a trainee learning how to fly a spacecraft. after an hour the visitors left, but not before telling nelson that they would fly him to other planets, nelson wrote later, if i would tell about it to the world (nelson, 1956. around midnight on april 24, bucky and his friends arrived to take nelson into space. he and his dog, teddy, went to mars. there nelson ate a delicious meal and talked with the friendly human inhabitants

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f you pretend you re poets- good! command then, poets, poetry! what we re in need of, that full well you know, we want to sip strong drink, so go and start the brew without delay! never is done tomorrow what is not done today and one should let no day slip by. with resolution seize the possible straightway by forelock and with quick, courageous trust; then holding fast you will not let it further fly and you will labour on because you must. upon our german stage, you are aware, each tries out what he wishes to display, so in your work for me today scenes, mechanism you are not to spare. use both the lights of heaven, great and small; the stars above are yours to squander; nor water, fire, nor rocky wall, nor beasts nor birds are lacking yonder. thus in our narrow house of boards preside an

my whole attention. earth s little god retains his same old stamp and ways and is as singular as on the first of days. a little better would he live, poor wight, had you not given him that gleam of heavenly light. he calls it reason, only to pollute its use by being brutaler than any brute. it seems to me, if you ll allow, your grace, he s like a grasshopper, that long-legged race that s made to fly and flying spring and in the grass to sing the same old thing. if in the grass he always were reposing! but in each filthy heap he keeps on nosing. the lord you ve nothing more to say to me? you come but to complain unendingly? is never aught right to your mind? mephistopheles no, lord! all is still downright bad, i find. man in his wretched days makes me lament him; i am myself reluctant to t

some money in a lottery! meanwhile the young apes have been playing with a great globe which they now roll forward. the male ape. that is the world! it mounts, now whirled, its fall will follow, like glass it rings. soon break such things! within it s hollow. here bright it gleams, here brighter beams. i am alive! my dear son, strive to keep away! for you must die! tis made of clay, in bits twill fly. mephistopheles what means the sieve? the male ape [takes it down. came you to thieve, i would know you directly. he runs to the female ape and makes her look through it. look through the sieve! know you the thief? dare not name him exactly? mephistopheles [going nearer to the fire. and then this pot? male ape and female ape. the half-witted sot! he knows not the pot, he knows not the kettle!

er without goal or rest that like a cataract from rock to rock roared foaming to the abyss, by greed and frenzy headlong pressed? she at one side, still with her childlike senses furled, upon the alpine meadow in the cottage small, with all her homely joys and cares, her all, within that little world; and i, the god-detested, not enough had i that all the rocks i wrested and into pieces made them fly! her did i have to undermine, her peace! thou, hell, didst have to have this sacrifice! help, devil, make it brief, this time of agony! what must be done, let it at once be so! then may her fate plunge crushing down on me, and she with me to ruin go! mephistopheles how it seethes again and how again it glows! you fool, go and console your pretty dear! when such a brain as yours no outlet knows

through the cover, long-limbed, fat-paunched, are they straining? and the roots, like serpents, winding out of rock and sand, unbinding, stretch out fetters strange to scare us, to affright us and ensnare us. living, sturdy gnarls uncanny stretch out polypus-antennae toward the wanderer. mice are teeming in a thousand colours, streaming through the moss and through the heather! and the glow-worms fly, in swarming columns, ever forming a bewildering escort hither. tell me, do we stay or whether we are going onward thither? all, all seems to be gyrating, rocks and trees that make grimaces, lights that wander, changing places, multiplying, self-inflating. mephistopheles grab my mantle s hem, hold tightly! here s a midway peak where nightly man, astounded, sees and knows how in the mountain ma

and bears the stock, the pitchfork bears, and bears the buck. who cannot lift himself today, is a lost man for aye and aye. half-witch [below. i ve tripped behind so many a day, and now the others are far away! i ve no repose at home, and yet here too there s none for me to get. chorus of witches. salve puts a heart in every hag, good as a sail is any rag; a good ship every trough is too. you ll fly not less today you flew. both choruses and when we glide the peak around, then sweep along upon the ground; bedeck both far and wide the heather with all your witchdom s swarm together. they settle down. mephistopheles they crowd and shove, they rush and clatter, they hiss and whirl, they pull and chatter, they sputter, stink and burn and flare! a real witch-element, i swear! keep close or soo

akes the song with pure and heavenly measure; many frights he lures along, and fair ones too, with pleasure. oberon. spouses who would live in peace, learn from our example! when a pair would love increase, to separate them s ample. titania. sulks the husband, carps the wife, just seize them quickly, harry her away far to the south and him to far north carry. orchestra tutti [fortissimo. snout of fly, mosquito-bill, with kin of all conditions, frog in leaves and crickets shrill, these are the musicians! solo. see, here comes the bagpipe s sack! soapbubble-like, it s blowing. hear the snecke-snicke-snack through its snub nose flowing! a spirit that is just taking form. spider s foot and paunch of toad and wings the wight doth grow him! true, a beastie twill not be but yet a little poem. a l

ed me here. how decency they re mocking! of all the witches host, dear! dear! but two are powdered! shocking! young witch. powder is like a petticoat, for grey hags hoddy-doddy; so i sit naked on my goat and show a strapping body. matron. we are too well-behaved by far, with you to snarl a lot here; yet, young and tender as you are, i hope that you will rot here. leader of the orchestra. snout of fly, mosquito-bill, don t swarm around the naked! frog in leaves and cricket shrill, do mark the time and take it! weather-vane [turning in one direction. the comp ny s all one can wish for, each one a bride, i swear it! and man by man a bachelor, most prom sing, i declare it! weather-vane [turning in the other direction. and will the ground not open out to swallow all who re dancing, then i will

FELDMAN DANIEL QABALAH THE MYSTICAL HERITAGE OF THE CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM

perience and more familiar with the process. try not to panic. at first, you will likely try to move around in your geviyah the same way that you move in your physical body. you will try to move your legs and arms as if to walk, and feel unable to do so. this is because% e2 2 e" 2' 8: h 2" moving around in your geviyah is mentally directed: that is, you will yourself to move, whereby you float or fly. this is why many people report the sensation of flying in their dreams. once you get accustomed to being awake in your geviyah, it becomes possible to travel (and see and hear at) considerable distances, move through apparently solid objects, make contact with beings who dwell in this plane, and even read the earth s akashic record. a variety of psychic abilities can awaken. this can be quite

FLY THE LIGHT

t, and his masters name was qayyifly the light psychonaut 75- text by michael ford (keteb) industrial musick needs the original formula which it came from- freedom and self- liberation. it needs something which breathes that chaotic fire and storm of creativity and aggression. psychonaut 75 is bringing back the original methodology of apocalyptic desire and the fires which spring from such ideas. fly the light is a cd recorded by psychonaut 75 as their most intense, profound a intricate album to date. being recorded as a musical ritual, fly the light was structured around certain cabalistic numerical values, phi and binaural beats and a foundation based around opening or creating gates of hell within the individual listener, thus throwing open the gates of the subconscious. the name itself

honaut 75 as their most intense, profound a intricate album to date. being recorded as a musical ritual, fly the light was structured around certain cabalistic numerical values, phi and binaural beats and a foundation based around opening or creating gates of hell within the individual listener, thus throwing open the gates of the subconscious. the name itself derives from lucifuge, or lucifugum, fly-the-light are considered fire spirits who live in the astral plane in a spirit form. lucifuge is also the name of the patron devil in the grand grimoire, being an emissary of lucifer the light bringer. in this sense, lucifuge can be a shadow which comes from the above light of lucifer, thus a connected force of rebellion and self- liberation. contained on fly the light are 14 tracks, with a ru

hich comes from the above light of lucifer, thus a connected force of rebellion and self- liberation. contained on fly the light are 14 tracks, with a running time slightly over 70 minutes. seven tracks symbolize the beast of the apocalypse, being the 7 headed dragon. the remaining seven ascend in a crooked pattern around the tree of daath, or the qlippoth. this movement is thus symbolized as the fly god, beelzebub, as a form of the adversary. fly the light begins with alone and divided, an atmosphere of post-industrial chaos and the machinery of a new religion- luciferian youth. this album does not move in the clean and shiny future as we so often visualize, but a past of when machinery and mankind were at odds with each other, when one wished to become another by the subconscious desire

round numerical significance or points of cabalistic idea, this is done by two tones being at different frequencies in each ear, causing then by the difference of the number between tones, the brainwave itself. this process can be very intense, and combined with lyric and musical approach, can be a deprogramming and luciferian tool of self-awakening. psychonaut 75 encourage individuals to look at fly the light as like a grimoire itself, a book of sonic black magick, and to view it as the serpent which speaks to you, offering a knowledge only if you have the desire to be independent and strong. fly the light is not just a ceremony, it is movement, pumping industrial, chaos and synthesizer driven songs layered with vocal disharmonies and distinct structures. psychonaut 75 has created a uniqu

75 has recorded a sound which has a free style reminiscent of early industrial music, some songs filled with flowing structure and others built around ritualistic concepts. psychonaut 75 in its current manifestation as a conceptual satanic industrial band provides an interest in the depth of ideology and theory behind the surface of the songs. founder and vocalist michael ford (keteb) structured fly the light around the vision of man and woman falling into the depths of darkness (as with the legend of satan) to discover the inner fire (black flame) of self-consciousness and divinity, to then mutate and transform into something godlike. this model is loosely attributed to the averse or black tree of life known as black eden or the qlippoth. songs such as chaos unveiled and fleshstretcher w

in is revered in hereditary and independent luciferian witchcraft covens as the first witch and satanist who had joined in a covenant with the devil in nod. in addition some initiatory grimoires present cain as being the son of samael (satan) and lilith (through possession of eve via the fruit given by the serpent. cain is thus a symbol of the self which transforms itself through dissatisfaction. fly the light is in part a symbol of the transformation through the seven heads of the dragon of the apocalypse via the angel of prostitution who rides the beast. the son of satan is also represented as a serpent. the dragon itself holds significance in that it is a relation to diabolism, in zoroastrian lore, the avestan word devak means worm which is a dragon or snake. an early form of the antich

tan is also represented as a serpent. the dragon itself holds significance in that it is a relation to diabolism, in zoroastrian lore, the avestan word devak means worm which is a dragon or snake. an early form of the antichrist, called zohak and later azhi dahaka is a dragon-king who had two black and venomous serpents on his shoulders, who emerged with the initiatory kiss of ahriman, the devil. fly the light represents a beginning of transformation and the luciferian concepts of antinomian thought. no longer should children be force fed christian lies, 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, igno

FRANCIS A YATES GIORDANO BRUNO AND THE HERMETIC TRADITION

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 thoughts, the world, himself, the all. therefore unless you

a hundred years later, is recalling this passage in agrippa. in his magia e grazia, a work chiefly devoted to religious magic, campanella makes a classification of different kinds of magic, including a kind which he calls "real artificial magic. real artificial magic produces real effects, as when architas made a flying dove of wood, and recently at nuremberg, according to boterus, an eagle and a fly have been made in the same way. daedalus made statues which moved through the action of weights or of mercury. however i do not hold that to be true which william of paris writes, namely that it is possible to make a head which speaks with a human voice, as albertus magnus is said to have done. it seems to me possible to make a certain imitation of the voice by means of reeds conducting the ai

t of pico in the oration on the dignity of man, full of awe and wonder. dee's ignorant contemporaries could not distinguish between practical cabala and conjuring, in which they were perhaps not unjustified. but they also could not understand, as dee' but he lists under "thaumaturgy" as an "art mathematicall, the brazen head made by albertus magnus, the wooden dove of architas, and the mechanical fly made at nuremberg (preface to billingsley's euclid, sig. a i verso, which shows that he was drawing upon a list of mechanical marvels similar to those given by agrippa and campanella. dee's mind passes rapidly from the pneumatics of hero of alexandria to the statues of the asclepius, or "images of mercurie" as he calls them (ibid, sig. a i recto and verso. i am inclined to think that some kind

gic. she asks where is astraea, the justice of the golden age,2 threatens evil-doers, calls on the gods to restore virtue.3 as a result of her magic, men are turned into beasts,4 and this (quite contrary to the usual interpretation of the circe story) is a good thing because wicked men are less harmful in their true animal forms.5 there are, however, beautiful and virtuous animals and birds which fly from the night of evil. the cock is a most beautiful, tuneful, noble, generous, magnanimous, solar, imperial, almost divine creature, and when it has vanquished evil cocks in conflict it shows its supremacy in song.6 the cock, of course, represents the french monarchy. there are, as f. tocco pointed out,7 curious anticipations of the spaccio della bestia trionfante in circe's reform movement (

mes divine and heroic whilst confirming and approving the pitch dark ignorance of fools and sophists. therefore during all this long while oppressed human reason, bewailing from time to time in her lucid intervals her base condition and turning herself to that divine prophetic mind whose voice murmurs always in her inner ear, cried out in words like these: mistresse, who shall for me to heau'n vp fly, to bring again from thence my wandring w i t" behold now, standing before you, the man who has pierced the air and penetrated the sky, wended his way amongst the stars and overpassed the margins of the world, who has broken down those imaginary divisions between spheres the first, the eighth, the ninth, the tenth or what you will which are described in the false mathematics of blind and popul

was very different from that of giordano bruno. in this amazing story one hardly knows which to wonder at most the persistence in history of a symbol, or the spectacle of how an individual man, campanella, himself transformed a symbol, the city of the sun, in such a manner as eventually to bring victory 1 "the cock will sing; peter will spontaneously reform himself; peter will sing; the cock will fly over the whole world, but will submit it to peter and be guided by his reins. work will become a pleasure amicably divided among many, for all will recognise one father and god. all kings and peoples will unite in a city which they will call 'heliaca, which will be built by this noble hero. a temple will be built in the midst of it, modelled on the heavens; it will be ruled by the high priest

FRATER U D PRACTICAL SIGIL MAGIC

that sigils gwill flesh h (to use spare fs own term. regarding this gincarnation, h we must never forget that the sigils themselves play nothing but a secondary part in the overall process of magic. spare even goes so far as to state that each evolutionary step has been an unconscious, literally gcorporeal h act of will thus, for example, animals only started to develop wings when their desire to fly had become gorganic h this may seem a weird proposition, but basically it is nothing but a rephrasing of the old theory that all creation is based on an act of will of the godhead or of chaos, or incarnated will. the sigil is the gflesh h of the magician fs will, so its successes are gincarnations h of the glyph itself. if we really want to explain why sigils start to work, we would have to ex

FREEMASON BLUEBOOK

owl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern. then shall the dust return to the earth as it was; and the spirit shall return unto god who gave it. the following hymn may be used instead of the lesson: musicsinai, or windham. i. let us remember in our youth, before the evil days draw nigh, our great creator, and his truth! ere memory fail and pleasure fly; or sun, or moon, or planet's light grow dark, or clouds return in gloom; ere vital spark no more incite; when strength shall bow, and years consume. ii. let us in youth remember him who formed our frame, and spirits gave, ere windows of the mind grow dim, or door of speech obstructed wave; when voice of bird fresh terrors wake, and music's daughters charm no more; or fear maine masonic text b

FULL MOON RITUALS

ds drift away, carielle becomes aware of her surroundings, particularly the hooting of an owl in the near vicinity "whooo, whoo" it calls, and in her mind, carielle hears the rest of the owl's query "who waits for you, carielle? who stands in the circle and awaits your calling? who? whoooo" carielle rises and turns her feet to the path leading to the old castle. like clouds upon the sky, her feet fly along the cold ground, and she laughs as the castle comes into view. first, she is running toward it, then as perspective shifts, the castle seems to meet and embrace her, drawing her into its ancient interior. her feet barely touch the floor, and she lets her hand run lightly along the wall in a gentle caress as she glides into the ritual room. she smiles at the gathering before her, at old f

FULLER J F C SECRET WISDOM OF THE QABALAH

years. you will see the back of your head. 12 but fortunately we are spared this experiment because a eperfectly spherical world is a mathematical invention h. 13 so also do we conclude are all other worlds fashioned out of thought-forms, whether mathematical religious or whatnot in shape. they are all shadows, all in gsubstance h illusionary. pope said in his dunciad, see mystery to mathematics fly! h. still the keystone is mystery. to the qabalist the number 137 is a number of awe, a complete book of mysteries (qabalah hlbq= 5+ 30+ 2 +100= 137. from the ayin soph to the three supernal sephiroth and thence to the seven inferior spheres it symbolizes the entire universe; but to the astronomer it is the value of gthe finestructure constant h. 14 something very different, nevertheless somet

d symbol is taken from symbol until the last vanishes and the spirit is left as the one reality. in the west this science is called ceremonial magic; in the east, yoga. both these methods of approach, though opposite, are effective; the one is like travelling round a circular road from left to right, and the other from right to left. yet the first is extraordinarily dangerous. for example, take a fly-wheel: if the object is to stop its motion, either the energy of the engine should be decreased until the wheel ceases to revolve, or its energy increased until through centrifugal force the secret wisdom of the qabalah page 82 wheel gexplodes h. though this sudden shock will stop the wheel, in all probability it will wreck the engine. plato, we believe, was right when he said that the root-ma

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

, however, no woman was permitted to enter into the monasteries, and we are assured that this ridiculous affectation of purity was extended even to the grave. during the earlier ages of christianity, in many portions of ireland there were cemeteries for men and women distinct from each other "it had been a breach of chastity for monks and nuns to be interred within the same enclosure. they should fly from temptations which they could not resist" although volumes have been written to prove that christianity was carried to britain by paul, and although the energies of scores of romish writers have been employed in attempting to prove that ireland was in heathen darkness prior to its conversion by the priests of the romish church, yet these efforts so vigorously put forward seem only to stren

GILBERT AE WAITE A MAGICIAN OF MANY PARTS

' my father started back horror-struck, for the assassin hadrisen-risenupon his hands and knees, and was crawling towards us.themask had fallen from his face, revealing features of appalling hideousness.ishriekedwithterror as i gazed upon it 'here, here is fatality' cried my father,'thedeath-blow only reveals theirfaces''itmeans us harm, father. beware, beware! surely that cannot be human. let us fly' there was a yell; the monster had leapeduponus and had clutched my father. from its own torn and bleeding side it had wrenchedthedagger, and raised it aloft. my love for my parent gave a man'sstrengthto my frame. i seized and held the descending arm, striving for possession of the weapon.28a.e.waite-magicianofmanyparts_ a moment only the contest lasted. theassassin's.arm dropped, the pallor o

GILBERT THE MAGICAL MASON

us-shadai,almighty is sh=300,d=4,1=10, total 314; and metatronis m=40, t=9, t=9, r=200, v=6 and n=50, total 314. of the evil angels there are also numerous details found in the rabbinic tracts.thetalmud says: six things are declared concerning demons. they have three points in common with men, and three with ministering angels. they eat and drink, propagate and die like men. they have wings, they fly and they know future events like the angels. codexchagija cap. ii.p,16. the names of several female demons are commonly noted; lilith said to have been adam's first wife, naamah and agereth. samael is the chief male demon; he has many of the characters of the christian satan; he is often called the angel of death, but it was alleged that he had no power over true hebrews. the proper abode of d

nal sabbath of peace.ofthe satan it is said that he may tempt man 364 days in the year,butnot on the day of atonement, which is symoblized by his name counting to 364; thus the satan is ha satan,=i1definite article, stn,i1=h=5; s=300; t=9; final n=50,=364. this is the computation called gematria. see talmud, treatise yoma, fol. xx. col. 1.thetreatise chagijah states that the devils have wings and fly, and know something of future events; they take food and drink, beget like men, and they die (see folio xvi. col. 1)thegreat solomon is said in the talmud to have been able to coerce ashmodai, a king of demons, to procure for him, the shamir, a stone of intense hardness, diamond or emery possibly, with which the stones of the temple were cut and hewn without noise of hammer .insome references

birds, and also by the inspection of the entrails of birds was very popular among the old romans; in our times some indian tribes alone appear to have any belief in it. the thugs of india especially sought for warning of success or danger from the flight of birds when starting upon an expedition. in ancient greece the observation of auguries from birds was universal; for birds from being seen to fly freely everywhere about were supposed to know the proceedings of men all around them. the augurs studied the flight of birds with much ceremon255 ial; as they sat facing the north, birds on their right hand, the east, were presages of good; of evil on the left. birds bringing good luck were owls, storks, doves and the swan; the phrase 'an owl is out''itis a lucky moment. of unlucky omen were s

GLOBAL FREEMASONRY

e great islamic scholar bediuzzaman said nursi describes in one paragraph the main outline of such a duty: atyrannical current born of naturalist and materialist philosophy will gradually become strong and spread at the end of time by means of materialist philosophy, reaching such a degree that it denies god it is clear just what foolish buffoonery it is for impotent man, who may be defeated by a fly and cannot create even a fly's wing, to claim godhead.141 in other words, the current of materialist ideas that will emerge in the` global freemasonry dki end times will go so far as to deny the existence of god. in response, it must be shown what "foolish buffoonery" this is, and the proofs of the existence of god as revealed in the qur'an must be made known. this is the way to approach the s

GNOSTIC HANDBOOK

tential's for good and evil within sexuality and the intellect. as the serpent of earth it represented that which destroys, the constant returning to the earthly cycles. in this representation it was reproductive, earth bound and destructive. while for the egyptians the heavenly serpent was that which gave man the knowledge to perceive the divine. the egyptians were well aware that serpents don t fly, but by giving the serpent wings they emphasised the unique difficulty of going beyond the earthly cycles. the shedding of skin was a useful image for the cycle of eternal re-occurrence, whereby all things repeat until final annihilation or liberation is achieved. the serpent then could be understood as representing the knowledge of good and evil, in its destructive mode it represents out atta

GNOSTIC STUDIES THE GNOSTIC HANDBOOK II GNOSTIC THEURGY

are rejuvenated and reborn through transfiguration. the fish represent the creatures that swim in the water- that is those things which exist within the ebb and flow of the unconscious. the imagery of birds and flight illustrates the way in which the mind can now reach new levels of illumination. the image of flight is found in many esoteric traditions ranging from the chariots and vehicles that fly to the higher worlds which are found within the kabbalah and the vedas to the sacred birds of the celts and druids. from the chakric perspective the fifth day is the throat centre. the logos regenerates the mind and new levels of consciousness are reached. it is the blue centre, the colour of devotion. the sixth day this marks the appearance of the reborn man. he has subjugated his instincts a

t way to start working with ritual is to explore the kabbalah and related correspondences, and start creating rituals of your own. by far the best rituals are those made by you for you. x gnostic theurgy page 169 thoughts have power! they are a form of energy which can effect ourselves and the world around us. it is difficult to consider thoughts as things; we tend to think of them as images that fly across our minds eye, rather than as real objects. in everyday life we are taught to believe that what we think has no substance- only action counts. however, if you replay a recent event on your mental screen, you can start to consider the power of thought. your memories, which are composed of thought, seems very real. you can explore the senses of the memory and, if you are not careful, fall

GOETIA LUCIFERIAN

y is accomplished and developed. one may perform rites based around the princes of the infernal realm or the sub-princes accordingly. much of this useful information may be found in the s.l. macgregor mathers translated the book of the sacred magic of abramelin the mage. 10 the four infernal princes are- lucifer east (from lux fero, light bearer. a common shadow association is lucifuge, latin for fly the light and may have close associations with mephistopheles. lucifer in this aspect is the angel of light, the adversary. lucifer is a title which is beheld by the fire djinn azazel being the first angel, fallen from the stasis of light. by this manner, lucifer is the liberator and developer of humanity with his gift of the black flame, or individualized self-perception. leviathan- west (fro

r demonic elementals, feelings and emotions. understand that this shadow is you, it is the darkness cast down from the bright and illuminated body of light which you have summoned forth. you are perfection incarnate, luciferian brillance and darkness. now you may arise from the demonium of the earth to take flight with the wings of the bat or owl. rise up into the stormy and cloudy night sky, and fly forth to the sabbat fires in the ghost roads of hecate. as you fly you approach a great shadow which is enflamed in front of you. this shape is hellish and demonic in every way. its essence is black and haunting, but as you greet this form it will take shape. the face is that of the horned devil, the almost human visage which is scaled and speaks a deep and hidden ancient language with a forke

s as this shadow, and understand you may take any form you wish. you are vampyre, incubus, set-like and immortal in essence. you become as ahriman, the infernal king who shapes the world according to his desire. you may communicate and seek various points of congress with all goetic spirits in the dreaming plane, your gate is the dream. this is the sabbat body of which you shall go forth. you may fly forth to discover a great crimson goddess before you. she is robed in red, and her head is covered with a caul bloody with the mark of birth. her hands are pale ivory, with blackened and animal like nails, sharp and cruel. she is encircled with a great red dragon, and two other heads emerge from her red robe hag like and hissing with serpent tongues. you ask her to lift her crimson veil, which

mirror, from which then the sorcerer should immolate the self in this daemonic force the isolated and immortal psyche& decarabia decarabia is the sixty-ninth spirit of solomon, who appears as a burning and flaming pentacle, then at the command of the magician takes the shape of a man. decarabia instructs the sorcerer on astral and dream shape shifting, how one may transform into a bird or bat, to fly forth and discover darker places of the earth, as well as coming before the magician and acting in the natural way in which birds do. decarabia teaches also the use of stones and elements in sorceries. he governs 30 legions of spirits and is a mighty marquis. 72* seere seere/sear/seir is the seventieth spirit who is a might and powerful prince, who is under amaymon, the king of the east. seere

GOLDEN DAWN INVOKING PENTAGRAM RITUAL OF AIR

lliance. let the ray of thine intelligence and the warmth of thy love penetrate even unto us! then that which is volatile shall be fixed, the shadow shall be a body, the spirit of air shall be a soul, the dream shall be a thought. and no longer shall we be swept away by the tempest, but we shall hold the bridles of the winged steeds of dawn. 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 com

GOLDEN DAWN PRAYERS OF THE ELEMENTALS

brilliance. let the ray of thy intelligence and the warmth of thy love penetrate even unto us! then that which is volatile shall be fixed; the shadow shall be a body; the spirit of air shall be a soul; the dream shall be a thought. and no more shall we be swept away by the tempest, but we shall hold the bridles of the winged steeds of dawn. 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 of thine eternal word, which is the divine ocean of movement and of truth! amen. the prayer of the undines or water spirits. terrible king of the sea, thou who holdest the keys of the cataracts of

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS ZAM6

is perfect, after it has been united to a spirituous earth. separate that spirituous earth from the dense or crude by means of a gentle heat, with much attention. in great measure it ascends from the earth up to heaven, and descends again, newborn, on the earth, and the superior and the inferior are increased in power. by this thou wilt partake of the honours of the whole world. and darkness will fly from thee. this is the strength of all powers. with this thou wilt be able to overcome all things, and to transmute all what is fine and what is coarse. in this manner the world was created; the arrangements to follow this road are hidden. for this reason i am called chiram telat mechasot, one in essence, but three in aspect. in this trinity is hidden the wisdom of the whole world. it is ended

GOLDEN CHAIN AND THE LONELY ROAD

rmacopoeia is as broad as the world -field itself. in practice, different practitioners develop a rapport with different plant-spirits and these become their especial advisors and dream-empowering allies. amongst the most frequently used plant-familiars are those inhabiting belladonna berries, hemp, syrian rue, black hellebore, as well as the entheogenic forms of mycotrope such as liberty cap and fly agaric, collectively known as 'crow's bread. also known is the unguentum sabbati or devil's salve. this is an ointment used by some practitioners to 'leave the flesh behind' and travel in the wild hunt. in communal rites wine and bread is commonly used as the 'sacrament o f the first murder. these are consumed as the flesh and blood of abel, the body of profanity which must be resurrected or r

GRAHAM HANCOCK FINGERPRINTS OF THE GODS

nning of the eighteenth century, with rapidly increasing sea traffic, a mood of impatience and urgency had set in. in the words of an authority on the period, the search for longitude overshadowed the life of every man afloat, and the safety of every ship and cargo. accurate measurement seemed an impossible dream and discovering the longitude had become a stock phrase in the press like pigs might fly. 3 3 simon bethon and andrew robinson, the shape of the world: the mapping and discovery of the earth, guild publishing, london, 1991, p. 117. graham hancock fingerprints of the gods 37 what was needed, above all else, was an instrument that would keep the time (at the place of departure) with perfect accuracy during long sea journeys despite the motion of the ship and despite the adverse cond

more take the form of geometrical devices in the form of trapezoids, rectangles, triangles and straight lines. viewed from above, these latter resemble to the modern eye a jumble of runways, as though some megalomaniac civil engineer had been licensed to act out his most flamboyant fantasies of airfield design. it therefore comes as no surprise, since humans are not supposed to have been able to fly until the beginning of the twentieth century, that the nazca lines have been identified by a number of observers as landing strips for alien spaceships. this is a seductive notion, but nazca is perhaps not the best place to seek evidence for it. for example, it is difficult to understand why extra-terrestrials advanced enough to have crossed hundreds of light years of interstellar space should

a ravening monster. in mesopotamian tradition, tiamat turned against the other deities and unleashed a holocaust of destruction before she was eventually destroyed by the celestial hero marduk: she opened her mouth, tiamat, to swallow him. he drove in the evil wind so that she could not close her lips. the terrible winds filled her belly. her heart was seized, she held her mouth wide open, he let fly an arrow, it pierced her belly, her inner parts he clove, he split her heart, he rendered her powerless and destroyed her life, he felled her body and stood upright on it.28 how do you follow an act like that? marduk could. contemplating his adversary s monstrous corpse, he conceived works of art ,29 and a great plan of world creation began to take shape in his mind. his first move was to spli

ange. what is being signalled here, as in all the other allegories, is the frame of a world age that same heavenly mechanism that turns for more than 2000 years with the sun rising always in the same four cardinal points and then slowly shifts those celestial coordinates to four new constellations for the next couple of thousand years. this is why the mill always breaks, why the huge props always fly off the bin in one way or another, why the iron rivets burst, why the shafttree shivers. precession of the equinoxes merits such imagery because, at widely separated intervals of time it does indeed change, or break, the stabilizing coordinates of the entire celestial sphere. openers of the way what is remarkable about all this is the way that the mill (which continues to serve as an allegory

ides reached to about knee height. as i gazed into its dark interior, it seemed to gape like the doorway to another dimension. graham hancock fingerprints of the gods 305 chapter 37 made by some god i had climbed the great pyramid the night before, but as i approached it in the full glare of midday, i experienced no sense of triumph. on the contrary, standing at its base on the north side, i felt fly-sized and puny an impermanent creature of flesh and blood confronted with the aweinspiring splendour of eternity. i had the impression that it might have been here for ever, made by some god and set down bodily in the surrounding sand, as the greek historian diodorus siculus commented in the first century bc.1 but which god had made it, if not the god-king khufu whose name generations of egypt

n is in the back of his head, bring this to me! what ferry-boat shall be brought to you? bring me: it-flies-and-alights. 9 utterance 332, supposedly spoken by the king himself, confided, i am this one who has escaped from the coiled serpent, i have ascended in a blast of fire having turned myself about. the two skies go to me.10 and in utterance 669 it was asked, wherewith can the king be made to fly-up? the reply was given: there shall be brought to you the hnw-bark [italicized word untranslatable] and the [text missing] of the hn-bird [italicized word untranslatable. you shall fly up therewith. you shall fly 5 ibid, p. 227, utt. 572. 6 ibid, p. 297, utt. 688: atum has done what he said he would do for this king; he ties the rope-ladder for him. 7 the gods of the egyptians, volume ii, p

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us and is shown with the head of a jackal. qebhsennuf endurance, physical protective force, physical renewal. he is the son of horus and is shown with the head of a hawk. 68 the following translations frota chapter clia of the book of the dead are included as a further aid in the study of tthese importantdeities: speechof isis (asi "the goddess of the throne "1 have come here to pprotectyou. will fly with you through the air and 1 will initiate you with the north wind. the breath of your flesh has returned to the god tem (le, the setting sun) but will return again to you should you hunger for flesh. you shall be like a god and your enemies shall be cast down under your feet. may you be found truthful before the goddess nuit and strong enough to receive the flesh of the gods" speech of neph

ine the blackness to descend as if you were slowly rising above an immense black cliff. slowly rise above the edge of the cliff and see yourself in a iush well-tended, colorful and fertile garden. step 4. imagine a giant-sized, perfectly formed maiden standing naked in the center of this garden. she should be as sexually attractive as your imagination can form her. l e t yourself be the size of a fly or gnat by comparison. begin at her feet and slowly, gradually, rise upward facing her bare 163 skin all the way to the top of her head. see the hairs and cells of her body. step 5. imagine yourself either expanding or the lady decreasing in size until you are both comparable. let her face you and smile enticingly. step 6. let her approach you slowly and seductively until the front of her body

and the lower aethyrs is the primary qualification of the magical grade of philosophus. its mastery is the f i rst ordeal of the vovin or magical dragon. it marks a definite stage in magical development: the primary separation between the novice and the adept. when crowley entered nia he was taken on a journey in a chariot of mother-of-pearl and ivory. his guide stated that "every moment that we fly shall cover an aeon. and every place on which we rest shall be a young universe rejoicing in its strength" this dearly shows how human concepts of time and space will shift in nia. 210 crowley's guide was female. she had golden hair and skin, blue eyes, and scented breath. she wore see-through robes of the seven major colors. she was an aspect of the goddess venus, or perhaps venus herself. sh

the pyramid. face the air shaft. hold the talisman of the watchtower of air in your left hand and your dagger in your right hand and say, bataivah (bah-tah-ee-vah-heh) great king of air, come, accept my offering. gigipa-ga exarp (gee-gee-pah-gah etz-ar-peh) air to air. here in the ten inner chambers of zen, come, accept my body. mikalzo-zrldar (mee-kah-ieh-zodohzodee-lehdar) mine is the power to fly. hold up the talisman of vovin before the air shaft and say, 311 vovin torzu-angelard (voh-vee-neh toh-ra-zodue-ah-neh-gel-ar-deh) the dragon rises up above his thoughts. i give you this body and pass through salman-lukiftias (sah-leh-mah-neh-luekee- feh-tee-ah-seh) i now pass through the house of brightness. part 6. let your mental body be given unto the king of air. assume your spiritual bod

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and the crack of his whip, the people slink aside under the trees. foremost in the train run coal-black hounds, with fiery red-hot tongues hanging out of their throats; then appears wolmar on a wliite horse, sometimes carrying his head under his left arm (conf. superst. i, 605. if he meets any men, especially old men, he gives them hounds to hold. he follows one particular route, doors and locks fly open before him, and his track is named wolmar's street, voldemars- vej (antiqvariske annaler 1, 15; here one cannot help thinking of irmingstrset and eriksgata (p. 356 361. those 1 in hunting he practises cruelties on the peasantry; he also chases a mermaid, thiele 1, 40. 52. 944 spectres. who have held his hounds he presents with seeming trifles, which afterwards turn into gold: he will give

on his hand, nodding, with blinking eyes; his beard grows round the table, it has already made the circuit twice, and when it has grown round the third time, the king will aioalce. on coming out he will hang his shield on a withered tree, which will breah into leaf, and a better time will dawn. yet some have seen him awake: a shepherd having piped a lay that pleased him well, frederick asked him 'fly the ravens round the mountain still' the shepherd said yes* then must i sleep another 100 years^ the shepherd was led into' similar questions are put by the blind giant in a swed. folktale, which i insert here from bexell's halland (gotheborg 1818) 2, p. 301: nigra sjoman ifrdn getinge blefvo pa hafvet af stormarne forde emot en okand 6 (seamen from g. driven by storms to an unknown isle, omgi

n den holen bomen, und wenn man im sinii kint verslecht (nails up) mit ainem zwickel, so bringt er ain krut (herb) und halt das fiir den zwickel, so vert (starts) der zwickel her dan. das krut haist 'herba meropis' daz spricht hdmlieckelknd, und haist in der zoberbuch' chora' und wer nit guet daz man es gemainklich erkant, wan es giint sloss gegen im uff (not good to be generally known, for locks fly open before it, damit smidet nieman, wan der gevangen lyt uf den lip' the pecker was esteemed a sacred and divine bird (p. 673; even pliny 10, 18 reports the myth' adactos cavernis eorum a pastore cuneos, admota quadam ab his herba, elabi creditur vulgo. trebius auctor est, clavum cuneumve adactum quanta libeat vi arbori, in qua nidum habeat, statim exsilire cum crepitu arboris, cum insederit

los impetum faciat' and 27, 10, 60 'tradunt noctu effodiendas, quoniam pico martlo impetum in oculos faciente, interdiu periculosum sit' that root of explosive power is supposed to be the euphorbia lathyris, which the italians call sferracavallo, because its power over metals is so great, that a horse stepping on it has to leave the shoe behind (see suppl. but, beside these plants that make doors fly open, another very ancient means of discovering and obtaining the gold or treasure buried in the earth is the wishing-rod. why should an ohg. gloss at once render 'caduceus' by toiinsciu-gerta (gramm. 2, 540. graff 4, 257, but that this term was thought to come nearest the sense of mercury's magic wand? the latin name carried nothing on the face of it about wish or wishing (notker in cap. 16

, like angres enpanez 1, 272. when the church represented leviathan as an enormous whale, whose cheek christ pierced with his hook (greg. m. 1, 110; conf. supra p. 182, that was an echo of the huge hostile luorld-serpent whom thorr fished up from the bottom of the sea (p. 689. as snake or dragon, the devil has enormous jaws and throat (mhg. kewen, ms. 2, 166, like hell itself (pp.314. 806-7. 996. fly-shape. the lxx translates baal-zebub, the name of the god of ekron, by bdax fjivia, fly-god (2 kings 1, 2. ahriman in 1 der alte slange mit sinen genozen von liimel wart her abe gestozen, sins libes wesen tcilt er eudriii (divides in three, etc. renuer 3100 seq. names taken from his figure. 999 the shape of a fy pervaded all nature. lith. mussd hirhijcs, flygod (mielke 231, birbiks usu. blowin

n phials as flies loki turns into a flij (fluga, when he wants to defraud freyja of the brisinga-men. connect with this a lombard story in paul diac. 6, 6 of the' malignus spiritus' who settles on the window as a flij, and gets a leg chopped off; and one in acta bened. sect. 1, p. 238 of a devil being cast out' in muscae similitudinem prorumpens cum sanguine de naribus egressus est inimicus' as a fly, loki finds his way into locked rooms through the keyhole, he can slip even through a needle's eye (norske folkev. no. 31, which puts me in mind of his insinuating mother (p. 246. the devil, like the giant (p. 555, has the power to make himself great or small, n. folkev. 1, 134. 192. of the elvish nature of butterflies, which as psyches (p. 829) may be spirits of good or evil, we have more to

ve the horsefooi or goosefoot (wilde pflotte fiisse, nordl. hexenpr. 35. he then compels her to abjure god (p. 818, baptizes her over again, making her choose sponsors, gives her a new name, and reveals his own. a marh is printed on her body (p. 1077, and the place has no feeling ever after; in some cases hair is plucked out from the front of the head. he comes sometimes as a mouse, goat, crow or fly, but soon changes into human shape. even after repeated dalliances the witch receives but small presents of money; what he gave as glittering coin is by daylight muck and dirt^ the main thing is, that on certain days the devil fetches her, or appoints her to go, to nightly feasts, which are held in company with other witches and devils. after anointing her feet and shoulders with a salve^ or t

esthonians distinguish between birds of bare and those of shaggy foot (m, 95. often it is neither the flight of wayside fowl, nor the chance encounter of a quadruped, but their appearing, their residing in the divelungs of men that bodes them weal or woe. the swallow (l, 9) and the stork are birds of luck (p. 672, one is glad to see storks build on one's roof (i, 215. he that first sees the stork fly in spring, is sure to go on a journey. to the lettons the titmouse foretokened good, its name is sihle, and sihleht is to foretell (p. 683. a weasel or snake on the roof boded ill (suidas sub v. xenocrates' anguis per impluvium decidit de tegulis' ter. phormio iv. 4, 29. so does a mouse nibbling at your clothes. sup. i, 184. raven, crow or magpie on a sick house is unlucky, or of double meanin

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etam. 13, 764, and gargantua. as an infant he sucks all the nurses dry, that offer him the breast; when grown up, the oghuzes have to supply him daily with 2 men and 500 sheep. bissat, the hero, burns out his eye with a red-hot knife; the blinded giant sits outside the door, and feels with his hands each goat as it passes out. an arrow aimed at his breast would not penetrate, he cried what s this fly here teazing me? the laplanders tell of a giant stalo, who was one-eyed, and went about in a garment of iron. he was feared as a man-eater, and 1 to wish a man nordan till fjails (arvidsson 2, 163) is to wish him in a disagreeable quarter (germ, in pepperland, at 2 diez: the jericho. newly discovered oghuzian cyclop compared with the homeric. halle& berlin 1815. giants. 555 received the by-nam

n chaos. fest. sub v. cohum [nearly all the above meanings appear in derivatives of the mongol, root khag, khog to crack, etc, including khoghoson empty, chaos, beside ginan, the ohg. has a chlnan hiscere (graff 4, 450, goth, keinan, as. cine (rima, chine, chink. the as. has also a separate word divolma for hiatus, chaos. extr. from suppl. 553 .creation. 559 in them hardened, like the sparks that fly out of flame, they turned into rigid ice. touched by the mild air (of the south, the ice began to thaw and trickle: by the power of him who sent the heat, the drops quickened into life, and a man grew out of them, ymir, called orgelmir by the hrimjmrses, a giant and evil of nature. ymir went to sleep, and fell into a sweat, then under his left hand grew man and wife, and one of his feet engend

n noah came out on the dry earth, and offered a clean burntoffering, and 1 ulph. renders kara/cxuoy^s by midjasveipdins, sveipan meaning no doubt the same as k\veu&gt, to flush, rinse, conf. as. swapan verrere. diluvium is in ohgr. unmezfluot or slnfluot (like sinwaki gurges, mhg. sinwage; not so good is the ohg. and mhg. smtvluot, and our siindfluth (s^-flood) is a blunder. sailors let birds fly, pliny 6, 22. three ravens fly as guides, landnamabok 1, 2. deluge, sinflut. 577 jehovah made a covenant with man, and set his bow in the cloud for a token of the covenant. after this beautiful compact picture in the 0. t, the eddie narrative looks crude and unpolished. not from heaven does the flood rain down, it swells up from the blood of the slain giant, whose carcase furnishes material fo

es had no penalties for idolatry, only the as. donias of wihtrsed cap. 13 impose them on deofolgild in general. 1 at christmas people look into their wells with candles. 2 from prinnan (ardere, as sot, another word for well, comes from siodan (fervere, ivelle (fiuctus) from wallan (fervere, sual (subfrigidus) from suelan (ardere, conf. grramrn. 2, 29. 34; sprudeln to bubble up is from spriihen to fly off as sparks do. in such words fire and water get wedded together. 3 the heliconian horse-fount (iirirokprjvr) was struck open by pegasus: novi watek. heilawac. 585 the ground, and water bubbles up. but there are two theories even more generally received: that the water of sacred brooks and rivers is in the first instance poured by gods and superior beings out of bowls or urns; and that sprin

alatus; nihtes fleogeft 4541, by night he flies, and hence is called uhtscea&a 4536 (nocturnus hostis, aggressor, and lyftsceaffa (aereus hostis, cod. exon -329, 24. also the dragon that keeps krimhild prisoner on the drachenstein comes riding through the air, or flying. but the one that young siegfried had previously killed, when sent out by the smith, lay beside a linde (lime-tree, and did not fly: this is the fdfnir of the edda, a man who had assumed the form of a snake; of him the edda uses skrifta (repere, to stride, ssem. 186. sn. 138; and he is the wyrm or draca slain by sigemund and fitela in beow. 1765. 1779. in the nib. 101, 2 and 842, 2 he is called lintrache, lintdrache, in the siegfriedslied 8, 2 lintwurm: an expression found also in mar. 148, 28. en, 2947. troj. 25199, and t

ept into the place of freyja, and marihone was formerly freyjuhoena, which we still have word for word in froue henje, and the like in frauachiieli. and of romance tongues, it is only that of france (where the community of views with germany was strongest) that has a bete a dieu, vacjie a dieu; span, and ital. have nothing like it. at all events our children s song: marienlcaferfihen, flieg ausl (fly away) dein hauschen brennt (burns) dein mutterchen flennt (weeps) dein vaterchen sitzt auf der schwelle (sits on the threshold) flieg in *n himmel aus der hollel (into heaven out of hell) must be old, for in england also they sing: ladybird, ladybird, fly away home, your house is on fire, and your children will burn [all but little bessie that sits in the smi] with us too the chil dren put the

y run home as fast as they can: if any one falls down, he dies within the year. 3 the sorbs in upper lausitz make the figure of straw and rags; she who had the last corpse must supply the shirt, and the latest bride the veil and all the rags; 4 the scare crow is stuck on a long pole, and carried away by the biggest strongest lass at the top of her speed, while the rest sing: lecz hore, lecz hore! fly high, fly high, jatabate woko, twist thyself round, pan dele, pan dele! fall down, fall down. 1 celakowsky s slowanske narodni pisne, prague 1822. p. 209. he quotes other rhymes as well. 2 j. kollar s zpiewanky 1, 4. 400. 3 hanusch slav. myth. 413. jungmann sub v. marana, who puts the polish rhyme into bohem. thus: smrt wege po plotu, sukagjc klopotu. conf. a moray, song (kulda in d elv 107-8

recognised in the myths too. the soul freed from the fetters of the body is made to re semble those airy spirit forms of chap. xvii (conf. pp. 439. 630. it hovers with the same buoyancy, appears and vanishes, often it assumes some definite shape in which it is condemned to linger for a time (see suppl. it is a graceful fancy which makes the departing soul either break into blossom as a flower, or fly up as a bird. both these notions are connected with metamorphosis into plants and animals in general, and are founded on the doctrine of metempsychosis so prevalent in early antiquity. immortality was admitted in this sense, that the soul still existed, but had to put up with a new body. its passing into a flower i can only infer. a child carries home a bud, which the angel had given him in th

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horrors. i was hardened by sights of penance and sufferings, and 1 was constantly employed in hypocrisy anddeceit-mycalling obliged me to be so. 1 saw and conversed with spirits to whom these things were hateful.bythem 1 was persuaded, and 1 believe helped, to flee from the brotherhood that would have persecuted me to death.indwellersof theworldofspirits135right to the left. now it has opened one fly leaf and then the tide.thecolour of the paper is like your oldmss-thedrawings are very beautiful.thelight which comes from the top makes the figure on the left (of the tide) all of a golden light.theother figure is altogether darker' i then requested that the characters on the tide page might be deciphered, when she remarked 'now the leaf is turningover-thetide is blank. at the back there is a

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is simply said to have made everything according to his heart when he was alone. this act of cre- deities, themes, and concepts 109 ation was renewed every morning at sunrise. the hymns list the creatures given life by aten in loving detail. the flowers live because of your rays, the seeds sprout from the soil when you shine. refreshed by your sight all flocks of animals frisk. birds in the nest fly up joyfully, beating their wings in praise of the living aten, their creator. it is emphasized that aten created all the foreign countries and their peoples, not just egypt and the egyptians. the only category of beings who are missing are the numerous gods and goddesses who would come first in more traditional accounts of creation. the worship of aten as the solar disk had been prominent from

carrion eaters and birds of prey soared above the deserts, and huge flocks of migratory birds passed overhead or wintered in the south of the country. many egyptian deities had bird forms, but flocks of birds were used as a symbol of chaos. in some egyptian creation myths, a bird was the first living being. the heavens could be imagined as a cosmic hawk. many spells claimed to bestow the power to fly to the celestial realm or between the worlds of the living and the dead. the ba, the egyptian concept that is closest to western ideas about the soul, could be shown as a human-headed bird. birds were traditionally hunted with throw sticks or nets. there was a birdcatcher god, who was the son of the marsh goddess. migrating birds were probably seen as foreign invaders, and large flocks could s

t edfu, the first bird was said to be a hawk who alighted on a mat of vegetation floating on the primeval waters. many other gods and a few goddesses had a hawk form, including anti, montu, sokar, sopdu, hathor, nephthys, and isis. horus was able to manifest himself as a sky falcon 1,000 cubits long. egyptian kings were revered as earthly manifestations of horus. when they died, they were said to fly to the horizon in the form of a falcon to unite with the sun disk. the sun disk itself was often shown with wings. texts at edfu claim that this was to commemorate horus assuming this form to blind the enemies of the sun god. horus could also appear as a griffin, a monster combining the powers of a hawk, a lion, and a snake. by the greco-roman period, the griffin was seen as a symbol of divine

vulture, or a hawk. a sequence of spells in the book of the dead allows the ba to transform itself into a falcon, a heron, a swallow, or the legendary benu bird (phoenix. the dead also aspired to join the imperishable stars of the northern sky, which were sometimes pictured as swallows. in one myth, ra devours all the other deities. he vomits them out again as fish, but they change into birds and fly up to the heavens to become stars. see also amun; anti; benu bird; eye of horus; horus; isis; primeval mound; sokar; sopdu; thoth; two ladies references and further reading: e. hornung. body and soul. in idea into image: essays on ancient egyptian thought. translated by elizabeth bredeck. princeton: 1992, 167 184. p. f. houlihan. the birds of ancient egypt. warminster, england: 1986. primary s

or transformations, and khepri was the one who transformed or created himself. khepri appears as an irridescent beetle, a beetle-headed hawk, or a beetleheaded man seated on a throne. the scarab beetle s habit of pushing a large ball of dung was transformed into the image of a giant beetle pushing the sun and other celestial bodies across the sky. young beetles hatch out of buried dung balls and fly off. their apparently miraculous emergence from the ground may have given rise to the idea of khepri as a self-generated deity. as early as the pyramid texts, khepri is given as one of the names of the sun god. he is addressed as the shining one and the one who is in the nun. khepri was linked with the creative power of the heart and identified with the infant sun god who began creation by ris

a pair of fossilized shellfish, or a door bolt. this symbol appears on the 5,000-year-old colossi of min found in his temple at coptos on the edge of the eastern desert. min was worshipped as lord of the eastern desert by the miners, quarrymen, and hunters who worked in this desolate region. min is mentioned in several of the pyramid texts. his tall plumes seem to give the dead king the power to fly up into the heavens. spells in the coffin texts helped deceased men to achieve the sexual prowess of min, the woman 164 handbook of egyptian mythology hunter, in the afterlife. coffin texts spell 335 asks who min is and answers: he is horus, the protector of his father. a tall-growing lettuce whose juice resembled semen was min s sacred plant. an episode in the contendings of horus and seth wh

ant goddess back from a remote desert. disguised as a baboon or monkey, thoth accomplished his task through humility, cunning, and perseverance. according to one account he had to ask the goddess to come home 1,077 times. thoth was given nehemtawy, a pacified version of the distant goddess, as his consort. thoth played an important role in everyone s afterlife. in the pyramid texts the dead kings fly up to the heavens on the wings of thoth. in the middle kingdom book of two ways, the mansion of thoth provides a safe haven for spirits who can use his magic to get past the demons of the underworld. some of the royal underworld books of the new kingdom name thoth as presiding over the mystical union of ra and osiris that allowed the dead to reawaken each night. in the book of the dead, thoth

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s who are in the tuat" each in his shrine, with its doors thrown wide open; they are guarded by a huge serpent called seti. these gods are in mummied form, and represent a large class of the beatified dead which exists in the realm of osiris. according to the text which refers to them afu-ra finds the shrines closed when he appears, and the gods within weeping and lamenting; at his word the doors fly open, and the occupants of the p. 128 shrines obtain air and food and adore him, but when he has passed on the doors of the shrines close again, and the gods betake themselves to lamentations until he reappears on the following night. thus another class of the dead owes its revivification, light, and food to the beneficence of afu-ra rather than to osiris. a little beyond the twelve shrines is

ods" who have been mummified, and for whom all the prescribed rites and ceremonies have been performed; the greater number of these gods are not well known, and their exact functions are not well understood. the circles on the right are: 1. hetepet-neb-s, 2. hetemet-khemiu, 3. hapsemu-s, 4. sehert-baiu-s, 5. aat-setekau, 6. the door tes-amem-mit-em-sheta-f. as afu-ra passes these gods their doors fly open and those within hear what he says, and they respond with cries which are like unto those of male cats, or the "noise of the confused murmur of the living" or the "sound of those who go down to the battle-field of nu" or the "sound of the cry of the divine hawk of horus" or the "twittering of the birds in a nest of water-fowl" the circles on the left are: 1. sesheta, 2. tuat, 3. as-neteru

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dy to believe in anything said, and our nation is proverbially known for its love of fair play. a lie has no legs to stand upon for long, and- a. the englishman is as ready to believe evil as a man of any other nation; for it is human nature, and not a national feature. as to lies, if they have no legs to stand upon, according to the proverb, they have exceedingly rapid wings; and they can and do fly farther and wider than any other kind of news, in england as elsewhere. remember lies and slander are the only kind of literature we can always get gratis, and without paying any subscription. we can make the experiment if you like. will you, who are so interested in theosophical matters, and have heard so much about us, will you put me questions on as many of these rumors and "hearses" as you

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rom the college, and other things either untrue or irrelevant. naturally, no one paid the least attention to my new wishes- not even my son, whose concern for my health was obvious. the next day i was up and around the camp, but took no part in the excavations. seeing that i could not stop the work, i decided to return home as soon as possible for the sake of my nerves, and made my son promise to fly me in the plane to perth- a thousand miles to the southwest- as soon as he had surveyed the region i wished let alone. if, i reflected, the thing i had seen was still visible, i might decide to attempt a specific warning even at the cost of ridicule. it was just conceivable that the miners who knew the local folklore might back me up. humouring me, my son made the survey that very afternoon, f

arrow-headed man with staring, unwinking eyes, and a flat-nosed wench with unbelievably thick, clumsy hands being in attendance. the service was all of the counter type, and it relieved me to find that much was evidently served from cans and packages. a bowl of vegetable soup with crackers was enough for me, and i soon headed back for my cheerless roam at the gilman; getting a evening paper and a fly-specked magazine from the evil-visaged clerk at the rickety stand beside his desk. as twilight deepened i turned on the one feeble electric bulb over the cheap, iron-framed bed, and tried as best i could to continue the reading i had begun. i felt it advisable to keep my mind wholesomely occupied, for it would not do to brood over the abnormalities of this ancient, blight-shadowed town while i

hat there are non-human creatures watching us all the time; with spies among us gathering information. it is from a wretched man who, if he was sane (as i think he was) was one of those spies, that i got a large part of my clues to the matter. he later killed himself, but i have reason to think there are others now. the things come from another planet, being able to live in interstellar space and fly through it on clumsy, powerful wings which have a way of resisting the aether but which are too poor at steering to be of much use in helping them about on earth. i will tell you about this later if you do not dismiss me at once as a madman. they come here to get metals from mines that go deep under the hills, and i think i know where they come from. they will not hurt us if we let them alone

HP LOVECRAFT AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS

and borings. eventually the old southern base ought to be restocked, but if we postponed the easterly trip we would not use it till the next summer, and, meanwhile, lake must send a plane to explore a direct route between his new mountains and mcmurdo sound. pabodie and i prepared to close our base for a short or long period, as the case might be. if we wintered in the antarctic we would probably fly straight from lake s base to the arkham without returning to this spot. some of our conical tents had already been reinforced by blocks of hard snow, and now we decided to complete the job of making a permanent village. owing to a very liberal tent supply, lake had with him all that his base would need, even after our arrival. i wirelessed that pabodie and i would be ready for the northwestwar

HP LOVECRAFT COOL AIR

hemicals of the now incessant baths which he insisted on taking unaided. i perceived that it must be connected with his ailment, and shuddered when i reflected on what that ailment might be. mrs. herrero crossed herself when she looked at him, and gave him up unreservedly to me; not even letting her son esteban continue to run errands for him. when i suggested other physicians, the sufferer would fly into as much of a rage as he seemed to dare to entertain. he evidently feared the physical effect of violent emotion, yet his will and driving force waxed rather than waned, and he refused to be confined to his bed. the lassitude of his earlier ill days gave place to a return of his fiery purpose, so that he seemed about to hurl defiance at the death-daemon even as that ancient enemy seized hi

HP LOVECRAFT THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH

arrow-headed man with staring, unwinking eyes, and a flat-nosed wench with unbelievably thick, clumsy hands being in attendance. the service was all of the counter type, and it relieved me to find that much was evidently served from cans and packages. a bowl of vegetable soup with crackers was enough for me, and i soon headed back for my cheerless roam at the gilman; getting a evening paper and a fly-specked magazine from the evil-visaged clerk at the rickety stand beside his desk. as twilight deepened i turned on the one feeble electric bulb over the cheap, iorn-framed bed, and tried as best i could to continue the reading i had begun. i felt it advisable to keep my mind wholesomely occupied, for ft would not do to brood over the abnormalities of this ancient, blight -shadowed town while

HP LOVECRAFT THE TOMB

queer boldness and recklessness came into my demeanor, till i unconsciously grew to possess the bearing of a man of the world despite my lifelong seclusion. my formerly silent tongue waxed voluble with the easy grace of a chesterfield or the godless cynicism of a rochester. i displayed a peculiar erudition utterly unlike the fantastic, monkish lore over which i had pored in youth; and covered the fly-leaves of my books with facile impromptu epigrams which brought up suggestions of gay, prior, and the sprightliest of the augustan wits and rimesters. one morning at breakfast i came close to disaster by declaiming in palpably liquorish accents an effusion of eighteenth century bacchanalian mirth, a bit of georgian playfulness never recorded in a book, which ran something like this: come hithe

HUEBNER LOUISE WITCHCRAFT FOR ALL WICCA 04

nded up with a kinky romantic flavour. of course, many herbs are still very much in use. a well-known cough medicine uses a herb that has been prized for centuries. digitalis, once a witch's love potion because of its obvious effect on the heart, is still a standard medicine for cardiac patients. then there are the real love potions, those substances that cause sexual stimulation, such as spanish fly and the other cantharides. and, of course, there are those that have the opposite effect, like saltpeter, which is extensively used in the military and in prisons to keep the men cooled off. the pharmacopoeia is loaded with products whose bases are roots and herbs that have always been known to witches. people used to believe that witches caused sterility. well, i've got news for you: they sti

could feel a concentration of energy coming from her and know she was going to break that glass. without touching it, just sitting there, and turning on this power, the glass would shatter. i don't know what that psychic force is. she could make something at a distance rattle, and i imagine she'd be very good material for some psychic investigators. she'd call bugs into the house. an insect would fly through the window when she said it would, and then she'd put her hand out, and it would come to her. she could get a praying mantis to come in just by saying she would. the insect would come in through the window, come to the table and sit on her hand. she spoke to it in yugoslavian or english or italian, or she'd sing and hum; she'd say "c'mon, c'mon, i love you" and she'd charm it in. i liv

very 'good' witch! but, if what you say is true about most people thinking all witches are stupid or sick. then i guess you would probably qualify for the role quite easily. oh. gee. i almost forgot! mandrake: i guess he is good for something. but i certainly wouldn't want my kid sister to marry him. and as for passion flower: they kill whatever is growing nearby. but are excellent for attracting fly's and things. hope i have helped you set things straight. sincerely, louise huebner p.s. peace! 8- the ways of a witch "my mother says i must not pass too near that glass. she is afraid that i will see. a little witch that looks like me (sarah morgan bryant piatt) what's it like to be a witch in the modern-day world? if someone says she is a witch, there are many ways in which to react: 1. she

s lying! 3. she thinks she is- and since there is no such person- she is crazy! 4. she knows she is not- but thinks you are crazy! a real witch doesn't care what people think about it, because what they think doesn't change what is. a witch doesn't behave obnoxiously, going around and declaring she is a witch, at a local church meeting, for example, just for the shock value, any more than witches fly about scaring people on halloween. why go about making people in your society unhappy or upset- without a reason? on the other hand, witches do not hide out in dimly lit rooms, seldom emerging. personally, i am very much accustomed to public exposure. i speak at numerous club luncheons and am the centre of attention for thousands and thousands of people when i do two-way radio broadcasts for f

s contact? what is that invisible thing that happens? if such a mental contact can be made between any two people, then there must be a whole world of unexplored communication that lies beyond the horizon of the mind, waiting to be explored. and since it is a bond between humans, not unlike love, it seems very desirable that we do explore it. 9- witchcraft and you "around the world thoughts shall fly. in a twinkling of an eye (martha "mother" shipton) now that the secrets of witchcraft have been revealed, and explained, you can see that there is magic there, and it is none the less mysterious or powerful because you can understand what makes it work. people have always feared that which they do not know, so it may be of some comfort to realize that there is at least a possible explanation

and there's got to be an unbeatable excitement attached to stalking dinosaurs. they used to laugh at people who spoke of ghosts in their houses, but today many universities have a department to investigate reports of the supernatural, extra sensory perception and other strange happenings that long have been spoken of but never satisfactorily explained. those who scoffed at the idea that man might fly were replaced by descendants who were certain man would never travel to outer space. and now, what's beyond that? witches employ a strange power that they think they have explained to themselves. they know witchcraft works, but how much untapped power there is in the human mind, and where it comes from, may be things beyond explanation in terms of mere supernormal energy forces. the mysteries

INITIATION INTO HERMETICS

nd possesses an astringent cooling radiation. proceed in the same way with the right hand by accumulating the electric fluid from the upper region via the right breast into the hand, which thereby becomes electric. one can feel the expansive hot electric energy in the whole hand, but mostly in the fingertips. provided that there is no personal use for both powers, one dissolves them, letting them fly free from the hands into the universe. by managing these exercises perfectly, one has become master of the electromagnetic fluid, viz, master of two universal powers with the help of which one can achieve practically anything. blessed will be the magician s electric and magnetic hands, which will be of potential value and may become a real blessing for mankind! magic physical training (viii) p

e body and the increase of the magnetic fluid can take place not only deliberately but unconsciously as well, for example in the cases of spiritualistic mediums and somnambulists where the electric fluid is abolished by trance and the magnetic fluid is increased in return. in consequence of the sudden loss of the electric fluid when asleep, moonstruck people may be observed to climb a wall like a fly or to move about on the roof or a house or on a wire. the magnetic overloading of moonstruck subjects can be traced to the influence of the moon; that is why somnambulism is called moon-madness. in any case, this condition is a disharmony, a disturbance of the electromagnetic fluid, and consequently a pathological state or an illness. a person afflicted in this manner can be treated only by ha

IRISH WITCHCRAFT AND DEMONOLOGY

no collusion in it. but a blow at the spectre always helped him too, for he would have a respite from his ails a considerable while, and the spectre would be gone. yea 'twas very credibly affirmed, that a dangerous p. 188 woman or two in the town received wounds by the blows thus given to their spectres. sometimes they would be very mad, and then they would climb over high fences, yea, they would fly like geese, and be carry'd with an incredible swiftness through the air, having but just their toes now and then upon the ground (sometimes not once in twenty foot, and their arms wav'd like the wings of a bird. if they were bidden to do a needless thing (as to rub a clean table) they were able to do it unmolested; but if to do any useful thing (as to rub a dirty table, they would presently, w

ISIS UNVEILED

ot of christianity. no more precepts from the mouth of the "god-tau^t philosopher" but others expounded by the iacamation of a most cruel, fiendish superstition "if thy father" wrote st. jerome "lies down across thy threshold, if thy mother uncovers to thine eyes the bosom which suckled thee, trample on thy father's lifeless body, trample on thy mother's bosom, and. with eyes unmoistened and dry, fly to the lord who calleth thee! this sentence is equaled, if not outrivaled, by this other, pronounced in a like spirit. it emanates from another father of the early church, the eloquent tertullian, who hopes to see all the "philosophers" in the gehenna fire of hell "what shall be the magnitude of that scene. how shall i laugh! how shall i rejoice! how ahatl i triumph when i see so many illustri

JENNINGS HARGRAVE ROSICRUCIANS RITES MYSTERIES

an, fonian (foni-indian) watery, female, and moonlike principle in the universal theogony. it runs through all the mythologies. the lady-bird, or lady-cow (there is no resemblance between a bird and a cow, it may be remarked en passant, except in this strangely occult, almost ridiculous, affinity, and the rustic rhyme among the children concerning it, may be here remembered: lady-bird, lady-bird, fly away home! your house is on fire your children at home! such may be heard in all parts of england when a lady-bird is seen by the children. myths are inextricably embodied like specks and straws and flies in amber amidst the sayings and rhymes of the common people in all countries; and they are there preserved for very many generations, reappearing to recognition after. the lapse sometimes of

couplet? the lady-bird is the virgin maria, isis, the mother and producer of nature; the house is the ecliptic it is figuratively on fire, or of fire, in the path of the sun; and the children at home are the months produced in the house of the sun, or the solar year, or the signs of the zodiac which were originally ten, and not twelve* each sign answering* lady-cow, lady-cow, all but a little one fly away home! under a stone: thy house is on fire, fly thee home, lady-cow, thy children are flown. ere it be gone. the lady-bird, or cow, is the virgin mary, the little one 42 the rosicrucians. to one of the letters of the primeval alphabet, which were in number ten. thus, re-read, the lines run: lady-bird, lady-bird (columba, or dove, fly away home! your house is of fire your children are ten!

, the lines run: lady-bird, lady-bird (columba, or dove, fly away home! your house is of fire your children are ten! the name of the flying insect called in england lady- bird is b te -dieu in french, which means god-creature, or god's creature. the napoleonic green is the mythic, magic green of venus. the emerald is the smaragdus or smaragd. the name of the insect barnabee, barnbee, burning fire-fly, whose house is of fire, whose children are ten, is red chafer, rother-kaefer, sonnen-kaefer, unser- frawen kohlein, in german; it is sun-chafer, our lady s little cow, isis, or io, or c ow, in english. the children tenne (tin, or tien, is fire in some languages) are the earliest "ten signs "in the zodiacal heavens each sign with its ten decans, or decumens, or lenders of hosts. they are also

gnisance the crescent of the new moon (lying on her back, and the shining star in this display: or rather the new moon, as thus" the beaus ant of the templars. 51 grandly mystic banner, denominated beaus ant( beau- s ant, revealing a whole occult theosophy to the initiate, which the leaders of the templars undoubtedly were. the difference between these two figures, fig. 8 and fig. 9, is, that the fly of the ensign marked fig. 9 is bifurcated (or cloven) in the lighted part. we subjoin the representation of the wondrous banner of the poor soldiers of the temple, as depicted abundantly on the spandrels of the arches of the temple church, london. fig. 10. fig. 11. von hammer s mystery of baphomet revealed contains much suggestive matter relative to these mysterious supposed dreadful templars

e sevenfold weekly period; and therefore, as some illnatured people might say, it is the unlucky day. certain it is, however, that although it presents the exact contradiction of being especially the woman's day, few or no marriages would be celebrated on this day, as popularly bearing the mark of ill-luck, which supposition few would like openly to defy, or, according to the familiar expression, fly in the face of. may is also forbidden for marriages, although it days. the hermetic brethren had certain rules that they observed in relation to this view of the power of precious stones to bring good or bad fortune through the planetary affinities of certain days, because they imagined that the various gems, equally as gold and silver, were produced through the chemic operation of the planets

hic. the long triangular flaps, which hang down like a jelly-bag, consist in a double slip of cloth, which, when necessary, folds round the soldier s face on each side, and forms a comfortable fig. 211. motley or scaramouch: bonnet conique, cloven and set about with bells. fig. 212. knight s head-gear, with torse. fig. 213. cap of maintenance. night-cap. in our service, one single slip is left to fly. sir walter scott to t. crofton croker, 7th july 1827 (qy. whether the above-named double fly of the hussar cap be not the dependent ears or horns of the original motley) mythic head-covers. 257 the hussars wear the original fur cap of tubal-cain, or the smiths, or artful workers in nature. the name hussar is borrowed from the oriental exclamation to (or invocation of) al husa or al-husa, or v

JESSUP MK THE CASE FOR THE UFO

their own territory in the near future. like a child seeing his first platypus, i asked myself questions. but unlike the child, i searched for my own answers. ufo's are real a serious approach to the question of unidentified flying objects demands, first of all, that we face a fundamental change in concept as regards the world of our environment. we must loosen out thinking, let our imaginations fly with the winds, and, above all, we must want to think! no human being with a closed mind need read further, for he will be asked to think as he has never thought before, to admit to possibilities which will shake the very foundations of his being. for countless generations mankind has been confronted with an endless series of events, the causes of which have been obscure, if not altogether out

moon, or just where did it come from? in sifting out these cases where intelligence seemed to be involved, we found the process to have certain resemblances to panning gold nuggets from alluvial gravel. at least if the nuggets were there, we had to do our own sifting. ed: the following has no obvious reference or necessary position. i am not adverse to saying that a force-field can make a man to fly for i have seen it done& i know the cause of this flight& am not disturbed paris exhibition, 1951, scientiest from paris universigy demonstrated this. an ap phot was sent to u.s. showing this action. u.s. navys force-field expeiriments 1943 oct. produced invisibility of crew& ship. fearsom results. so terrifying as to, fortunately, halt further research. we went through similar compelling expe

earned that her master had been captain benjamin s. briggs. nine others accompanied him, including his wife and daughter sophie. surely briggs, and old sea master, would have done nothing to endanger his family. the destroyed compass was a clue but there was no further evidence of violence. superstitious seamen pedicted: they break compasses, fearing that we may use more than one bar magnet& thus fly as they. a compass "card" looks exactly like a flying saucer from the top, looking down on a large ships binnacle compass card floating in its liquid "you'll never find the answer. an unworldly power cleared the brig's deck" the tribunal scoffed. ghost ships! in the 19th century! lack of evidence now bogged down the court's hearing of the dei gratia's salvage claims. meanwhile, as news of the

K AMBER THE BASICS OF MAGICK

dent i know of visualized a white horse which he could ride wherever he wished to go. after a time, when the horse appeared in his dreams it was his cue that he was actually dreaming/projecting. don juan tells castaneda to look at his hands while he is dreaming. and even the tarot and cabala may also be used as dream signals. another method is to tell yourself each night as you go to sleep "i can fly; then when you do, you will know you are dreaming. once you know you are dreaming you can control your dream/oobe and go anywhere you want. repetitive activities will also likely influence your the basics of magick get any book for free on: www.abika.com 34 dreams. for example, if you are on an automobile trip and spend most of the day driving, you will probably dream about driving. you can co

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on 11 against the one we love so well and that deserves not such traitorous abuse? we are testaments all and shall all proclaim satanael's awful guilt. for can our father, in his great sagacity, refute the report of all his sons that cry out for justice against such treason? let us then go to him and bring our case before time has run its course to our defeat. gabriel, you are the swiftest of us, fly on before, on gilded wings of wind swifter than a hurricane, and bring this dire report to god before he is yet further wronged by him that was our brother" thus did michael win the hearts of heaven's hosts, turning them against their vice-regent and rousing them to perverse rebellion and to their ruinous defeat. they raised their voices in a cry calling for terrible vengeance against me in th

llion against the one we love so well and that deserves not such traitorous abuse? we are testaments all and shall all proclaim satanael's awful guilt. for can our father, in his great sagacity, refute the report of all his sons that cry out for justice against such treason? let us then go to him and bring our case before time has run its course to our defeat. gabriel, you are the swiftest of us, fly on before, on gilded wings of wind swifter than a hurricane, and bring this dire report to god before he is yet further wronged by him that was our brother" thus did michael win the hearts of heaven's hosts, turning them against their vice-regent and rousing them to perverse rebellion and to their ruinous defeat. they raised their voices in a cry calling for terrible vengeance against me in th

ial, shall we watch over them, guarding and guiding them to their true destiny, instructing them in the making of their kingdom. not for dominance of earth and heaven shall the shedim contend with god but for the fate of the proud and young, those brought forth by the hand of satan. i shall set them upon the earth 132 that they might hold the sky in sight and nurture in their hearts the desire to fly like eagles amongst the stars. this now is the hope of the shedim. and now too long have i tarried but must seek out my disciples, returning in triumph to our walls that in motion i might set my design" and thus did we go, each in triumph, swift to the walls of chadel, studded with as many stars of jasper as has the sky. now did the streets to my tower, walked with aset at my side, joined by t

ght be restored and his strength returned to his arm that he might bring his children to the tree that bears the fruit of knowledge of consequences and thence to the fruit of eternal youth. thus will they come to surpass the archon race. yet all such devices will not avail unless your speed can win for us the time that is needed to bring to fruition that which we have devised. go then, baalzebub, fly north 152 and bring news of what has passed to our hosts and instruction of what must be. in your path i will haste myself and bear gladly the burden that i must, bringing to safety our noble teacher and with healing art restore his strength that he might fulfil his own destiny and triumph in the struggle he and we have chosen. go! fly! for time has already taken wing and exhorts haste in thos

dow of the storm-wracked night stole satan and his rebel angels into the garden and there, from his own flesh did forge a race to rival heaven's children, speaking then the word of creation, spoken long aeons before by the archon tribe. with great enchantments did the usurper weave his children's fate to oppose and to strive to conquer high heaven's walls. baalzebub and ishtar, who aided him, did fly the garden before my coming bearing from the place wounded satan, exhausted by the deed's travail, leaving amongst the trees the new-made race, the nephilim, guarded by savage forest beasts. yet it is the apostate's intention, i am sure, to return to the river-garden and his children guide unto the tree that bears the fruit of knowledge of consequences that they might eat of its fruit and grow

even nights i shall return to hear what reply you make to heaven's embassy, knowing, in my heart, that your choice shall be just 171 and that you shall give god that tribute that is in truth his rightful due for you are most wise indeed and shall not err in this most grave matter. contemplate, then, in this time allotted the decision that you shall reach and decide most wisely on it. yet before i fly hence and make report upon all that has passed upon the earth let me counsel and warn in one more matter and well would you do to hear such advice for i am wise, as you, yet my knowledge far exceeds that which you, in your short time, have learnt and am most desirous of your happiness and would not see harm befall you. at this garden's very heart there grows a tree that bears a fruit of shinin

es. this fruit has been set upon the earth by demons most malicious and base as a snare for the incautious. if you would live eat not of its flesh for it is most venomous and would strike dead him that would eat of it in an instant. this fruit avoid by much distance for it seems, to the eye, most sweet and tender and its perfume does seduce the very soul. approach then not the tree or pass by but fly its very presence and hold here in the garden's outer parts far from the tree. this warning then discharged i depart to fly swift to heaven and transmit that reply that you gave to me" having thus spoken, with a thunderclap, proud raphael vanished into the wind, disappearing from sight as though he had never been, fading as quickly as a dream in waking, giving yet further cause for woman and m

nd counsel once more children with a parent's voice, guiding them upon that road so long that they and those that they would beget, must walk upon the journey to the distant tomorrows promised them. thus did i warn and advise my brave son and daughter "children of satanael, brave nephilim race, most beloved of my heart, joy and delight, this garden is no more safe for you 190 and swiftly you must fly it with me that i might conceal you yet from heaven's gaze whilst this noble tribe of kings grows strong and can stand more surely against the wrath of heaven. when i first placed you within this valley's walls i intended that you should eat of its two fruits and, so doing, win the strength by which to oppose the elohim who would destroy if they could. for you are heaven's doom, executioners o

LAITMAN M KABBALAH REVEALED

below the barrier, the spiritual force created a corporeal particle, which began to evolve. this was the big bang. keep in mind that when kabbalists talk about the spiritual world and the corporeal, physical world, they are referring to altruistic or egoistic features, respectively. they never refer to worlds that take up physical space in some undiscovered universe. we can t take a spaceship and fly to the world yetzira, for example, or even discover spirituality by changing our behavior. we can only discover it by becoming altruistic x similar to the creator. when we do that, we will discover that the creator is already within us and that he has always been here, waiting for us. all degrees prior to the last, evolve without awareness of their selves. in terms of our personal awareness, t

means to compensate for what we cannot see or clearly perceive. in other words, because we cannot see god, we have to believe that he exists. in this case, we use faith to compensate for our inability to see god. this is called blind faith. but faith is used as compensation not just in religion, but in practically everything we do. how do we know, for example, that the earth is round? did we ever fly to outer space to check it out for ourselves? we believe the scientists who tell us that it s round because we think of scientists as reliable people that we can trust when they say they checked it out. we believe them; it s faith. blind faith. so wherever and whenever we cannot see for ourselves, we use faith to complete the missing pieces of the picture. but this is not solid information xit

LAITMAN M KABBALAH SCIENCE AND THE MEANING OF LIFE

eality is within and that there is nothing without, only if one lets go of the perception of me and outside of me, will these opposites become as one. 178 n at u r e s l aw s we live in a world we know only partially. there are many rules in nature, some of which we discover easily because they are evident from our own existence. the law of gravity, for instance, is evident because when we try to fly without the proper instruments we fall right back to earth. some laws apply only to earth and some also apply to space. some of these rules are perceived through our senses and our bodies, but there are other laws, such as the laws of radiation, whose action we cannot feel. we can only see the phenomena they produce. we cannot perceive, hear, or see waves, but we do recognize their effects. th

LAITMAN M THE KABBALAH EXPERIENCE

are also called mitzvot, are performed in the spiritual world using the screen, which is the aim for the creator. only actions with the screen constitute the essence of spiritual laws. when we rise to the spiritual world, we do not become just another resident, but our presence there stems from our observance of the laws of the degree that we belong to. for example, we can exist, walk, move, and fly, only because we learned to use the law of gravity correctly. the same principle applies to a person in the spiritual world. by observing the spiritual laws (called observing mitzvot, we enter it and become a resident. when all 613 mitzvot are observed, it means that we will follow all the laws and observe them to the fullest. s p i r i t ua l wo r k 157 q: what is the place of mitzvot in kabb

the spiritual world, as we imagine it to be. the body of a kabbalist is no different from that of any other person. there are no such links between the body and the soul, where the soul influences the protein, corporeal substance of the body. the creator does not change the law of creation especially for kabbalists, and all the physical, natural laws apply also to kabbalists. the kabbalist cannot fly in the air like a sorcerer, or perform other unnatural operations, and he can get sick, like any other person. the world gets it wrong because it doesn t feel what a soul really is, and so it searches for spirituality in matter, or searches for connection with the matter. a kabbalist need not do anything external, because spirituality is in a different dimension. the link with spirituality hap

LAITMAN M THE PATH OF KABBALAH

annot find in the world around us. the surrounding light operates on us and attracts us to spirituality, turning us into our own undertakers. pa r t t wo: p h a s e s o f s p i r i t ua l e v o l u t i o n 107 first, we want to use the spiritual world the same way we use this world. we believe that acquiring spiritual forces will give us the ability to predict the future, control it, perhaps even fly. but little by little, we come to realize that instead of all that, we must give all our strength and devote our every goal to the creator. we must nullify ourselves and relinquish our control over ourselves in favor of the creator s control over us. this is how we truly grow. there is a question: what is the connection between a jew by birth, and a spiritual jew? the answer is: in someone who

ion occurs in both the collective creation and in each and every specific particle. creation itself is called soul or adam, and its specific particles are called individual souls, or people. each individual soul goes through the same phases of correction that the collective soul experiences. the fifth day of creation and god said 'let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let fowl fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven' and god created the great sea-monsters, and every living creature that creepeth, wherewith the waters swarmed, after its kind, and every winged fowl after its kind; and god saw that it was good (genesis 1:20-21. when the attribute of bestowal water joins the attribute of reception earth it gives the attribute of reception many forms of reception

hin, beginning in our world and ending in the world of ein sof. that is why that spiritual degree is called the end of correction. the importance of kabbalah is that it shows how to create within us the right intent when we perform the mitzvot. kabbalah adds the spiritual aim to the mechanical act, but this by no means negates the physical performance of mitzvot. the purpose of creation is not to fly into the spiritual world, but to feel the spiritual worlds by means of our world and experience them simultaneously. we do this by adding the spiritual dimension to the mechanical operations we perform. q: what does it mean to fully keep the mitzvot? pa r t s e v e n: t h e i n n e r m e a n i n g 365 a: a complete performance of a mitzva means keeping it at its root. in other words, it is the

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

on; demons; gnosticism for further reading: davidson, gustav. a dictionary of angels including the fallen angels. new york: free press, 1967. robinson, james m. the nag hammadi library. 1977. new york: harper& row, 1981. adramelechk adramelechk, or king of fire, is mentioned in traditional demonography as eighth of the ten archdemons, as well as a great minister and chancellor of the order of the fly, an infernal order founded by beelzebub. in rabbinic literature, it is said that when he is conjured he manifests himself in the form of a mule or a peacock. adramelechk, who has also been equated with the babylonian anu and with the ammonite moloch, is mentioned in various sources, such as in the history ofmagic, where seligmann pictures him in the shape of a horse; in 2 kings, where he is re

ation that is not hostile and manipulative toward its own members. see also church of satan; temple of set for further reading: baddeley, gavin. lucifer rising: sin, devil worship and rock n roll. london: plexus, 1999. frequently asked questions. http//www.churchofsatan.org/faq.html. flight one of the powers traditionally associated with satan, including his demons and witches, was the ability to fly. demons and the devil, as fallen angels, retain their wings. but in the medieval period and even into the renaissance, witches, sorcerers and demons were also thought of as flying with an implement, such as a pitchfork, shovel or broom. the speed of flying broomsticks and forks was said to be very high. satan s minions were also attributed with the ability to transport others through the air

to be very high. satan s minions were also attributed with the ability to transport others through the air. it was further claimed that witches and sorcerers could ride demons who were transformed into such animals as goats, cows, horses, and wolves, while the devil could carry people through the air with no visible means of transport. the notion that witches and magicians possessed the power to fly was rejected during the witch-hunts, and as early as the tenth century it was 92 fraternitas rosae crucis proclaimed impossible by the canon episcopi. however, in the late fifteenth century, the malleus maleficarum, the bible of witch-hunters and judges, asserted that this view was erroneous. during the inquisition, many witches confessed to flying. this folklore has persevered across the cent

rucis proclaimed impossible by the canon episcopi. however, in the late fifteenth century, the malleus maleficarum, the bible of witch-hunters and judges, asserted that this view was erroneous. during the inquisition, many witches confessed to flying. this folklore has persevered across the centuries. magical ointments were said to be used by witches, sorcerers, and necromancers to enable them to fly. a primary ingredient of these ointments was the fat of a young child slain before baptism. the broom is popularly known as a means of travel for witches.witches were reported to be able to fly brooms up chimneys. while a broom could be turned to a witch s purpose by means of flying ointment, a broomstick placed across the threshold of a house was supposed to keep witches out. the notion of de

LIBER CCCXXXV ADONIS

ha! liber cccxxxv 12 psyche. there fs nothing there. are you a man to craze at naught? esarhaddon. immitigable ban! immitigable, pitiful, profound. ban, can, fan, ran, and pan is underground, round, bound, sound.oh have pity. who art thou whose coming thus unmans me? not till now saw i, or felt i, or heard i, the king so mumbling near; black blood fs on everything. boo! scow! be off! out! vanish! fly! begone! out! off! out! off! i fm king of babylon. oh no! thy pardon. spare me .tis as a slip o. th. lip. now flip! rip! bawdy harlot, skip [he threatens her. she trembles, but holds her ground. strip, yes, i fll strip you naked, strip your flesh in strips with my lips, gnaw your bones like a dog. off, sow! off, grumpet! strumpet! scum-pit! flails to thresh your body! clubs to mash your face i

LIBER CORDIS CINCTI SERPENTE

woman of the stars! i, even i, have fashioned thee from a pale image of fine gold. 17. also the holy one came upon me, and i beheld a white swan floating in the blue. 18. between its wings i sate, and the aons fled away. 19. then the swan flew and dived and soared, yet no whither we went. 20. a little crazy boy that rode with me spake unto the swan, and said: 21. who art thou that dost float and fly and dive and soar in the inane? behold, these many aons have passed; whence camest thou? whither wilt thou go? 22. and laughing i chid him, saying: no whence! no whither! 23. the swan being silent, he answered: then, if with no goal, why this eternal journey? 24. and i laid my head against the head of the swan, and laughed, saying: is there not joy ineffable in this aimless winging? is there n

LIBER CXCVII STORY OF SIR PALAMEDES

eat. god.s angel, standing sinister, unfurls this scroll.a sable stain .who wins the spur shall ply the spur upon his proper heart and brain. he gave the sign of malison on traitor knights and perjured men; and ever by the sea rode on sir palamede the saracen. 5 ii behold! arabia.s burning shore rings to the hoofs of many a steed. lord of a legion rides to war the indomitable palamede. the paynim fly; his troops delight in murder of many a myriad men, following exultant into fight sir palamede the saracen. now when a year and day are done sir palamedes is aware of blue pavilions in the sun, and bannerets fluttering in the air. forward he spurs; his armour gleams; then on his haunches rears the steed; above the lordly silk there streams the pennon of sir palamede! aflame, a bridegroom to hi

thy question, warrior sir palamede the saracen! 11 iv now, with two score of men in life and one fair babe, sir palamede resolves one last heroic strife, attempts forlorn a desperate deed. at dead of night, a moonless night, a night of winter storm, they sail in dancing dragons to the fight with man and sea, with ghoul and gale. whom god shall spare, ride, ride (so springs the iron order. let him fly on honour.s steed with honour.s wings to warn the king, lest honour die! then to the fury of the blast their fury adds a dreadful sting: the fatal die is surely cast. to save the king.to save the king! hail! horror of the midnight surge! the storms of death, the lashing gust, the doubtful gleam of swords that urge hot laughter with high-leaping lust! though one by one the heroes fall, their de

apes of monster brutes that lurk aloft. o! well he works: his youth returns his heart revives: despair is doffed and eager hope in brilliance burns within the circle of his brows as fast he flies, the snow he spurns. ah! what a youth and strength he vows to the achievement of the quest! and now the horrid height allows liber cxcvii 42 his mastery: day by day from crest to crest he hastens: faster fly his feet: his body knows not rest, until with magic speed they ply like oars the snowy waves, surpass in one day.s march the galaxy of europe fs starry mountain mass .now. quoth he .let me find the quest. the beast sterte up. sir knight, alas! day after day they race, nor rest till seven days were fairly done. then doth the questing marvel crest the ridge: the knight is well outrun. now, addin

deth, palamede! for twinned with earthquake laughs her brother the questing beast. as goddes reed sweats blood for sin, so now the heart of the good knight begins to bleed. of all the ruinous shafts that dart within his liver, this hath plied the most intolerable smart .by goddes wounds. the good knight cried .what is this quest, grown daily dafter, where nothing.nothing.may abide? westward. they fly, but rolling after echoes the beast fs unsatisfied and inextinguishable laughter! 63 xxvii sir palamede goes aching on (pox of despair fs dread interdict) aye to the western horizon, still meditating, sharp and strict, upon the changes of the earth, its towers and temples derelict, the ready ruin of its mirth, the flowers, the fruits, the leaves that fall, the joy of life, its growing girth. a

LIBER CXX

the lords of silence" 111- 11111- 111 (he knocketh (rising, he doeth the ceremony, precisely as in the opening unto the 2nd verse of the song called the spell. but he goeth with the sun, as allowing nature to resume her sway. at the e. of the throne of ra he standeth and crieth "it is the hour of the feast of ra-hoor-khuit (lifting up the cakes of the holy one of light, the priest shall recite "i fly like an hawk! i perch upon that abode of the aat on the festival of the mighty one of light. let us live upon that which the gods give us& the khus; let us live and get power by these cakes; let us eat them before the gods and the khus; let us get power by these cakes! let us eat thereof under the shade of the leaves of the palm tree of that, our lady and our holy one of heaven! let the offeri

LIBER DCCCLX JOHN ST

h omission to knife them brings it about that i have thirtynine secret chambers, and only one open one in each case. oh, yards of it! and all sorts of people come in to supper.which there isn ft any, and we have to do all sorts of shifts.and all the wives think themselves neglected. as they are bound to do, if one is insane enough to have forty.and i loathed them all so! it was terrible having to fly round and comfort and explain; the difficulty increases (i should judge) as about the fifth power of the number of wives. i fm glad i fm awake! yea, and how glad when i am indeed awake from this glamour life, awake to the love my lord adonai! it is bitter chill at dawn. a consecrating cold it seems to me.yet i will not confront it and rejoice in it.i am already content, having ceased to strive

LIBER E

ations of simple objects; e.g, a black oval within a yellow square, and so on. 3. proceed to simple moving objects, such as a pendulum swinging, a wheel revolving &c. avoid living objects. 4. proceed to combinations of moving objects, e.g, a piston rising and falling while a pendulum is swinging. the relation between the two movements should be varied in different experiments. or even a system of fly-wheels, eccentrics, and governor. 5. during these practices the mind must be absolutely confined to the object determined upon; no other thought must be allowed to intrude upon the consciousness. the moving systems must be regular and harmonious. 6. note carefully the duration of the experiments, the svb figvra ix 7 number and nature of the intruding thoughts, the tendency of the object itself

LIBER LIBERI VEL LAPIDIS LAZULI

said: all is burning: it is the end. 30. also thou didst set thy lips to the wound and suck out a million eggs. and thy mother sat upon them, and lo! stars and stars and ultimate things whereof stars are the atoms. 31. then i perceived thee, o my god, sitting like a white cat upon the trellis-work of the arbour; and the hum of the spinning worlds was but thy pleasure. 32. o white cat, the sparks fly from thy fur! thou dost crackle with splitting the worlds. 33. i have seen more of thee in the white cat than i saw in the vision of aons. 34. in the boat of ra did i travel, but i never found upon the visible universe any being like unto thee! 35. thou wast like a winged white horse, and i raced thee through eternity against the lord of the gods. 36. so still we race! 37. thou wast like a fla

LIBER LXVII THE SWORD OF SONG

to avoid: yet i cannot but express the hope that my own enquiries into religion may be the reflection of the spirit of the age; and that plunged as we are in the midst of jingoism and religious revival, we may be standing on the edge of some gigantic precipice, over which we may cast all our impedimenta of lies and trickeries, political, social, moral and religious, and (ourselves) take wings and fly. the comparison between myself and the masters of english thought i have named is unintentional though perhaps unavoidable; and though the presumption is, of course, absurd, yet a straw will show which way the wind blows as well as the most beautiful and elaborate vane: and in this sense it is my pmost eage hope that i may not unjustly draw a comparison between myself and the great reformers o

ist.s godhead by its miracle. grand!.but the power is mine as well! in india levitation counts no tithe of the immense amounts of powers demanded by the wise from chela ere the chela rise to knowledge. fairy-tales? well, first, sit down a week and hold your breath as masters teach49.until you burst, or nearly.in a week, one saith, a month, perchance a year for you, hard practice, and yourself may fly. yes! i have done it! you may too! thus, in ascension, you and i stand as christ.s peers and therefore fit to judge him..stay, friend, wait a bit (you cry .your indian yogis fall back to the planet after all, never attain to heaven and stand (stephen) or sit (paul)50 at the hand of the most high!.and that alone that question of the great white throne, is the sole point that we debate. i answer

(i quote my eastern friend60 verbatim) the virgin, going to the bath, found a young fellow in her path, and turned, prepared to scold and rate him .how dare you be on me encroaching. the beautiful young gentleman, with perfect courtesy approaching, bowed deeply, and at once began .fear nothing, mary! all is well! i am the angel gabriel. she bared her right breast (query why) the angel gabriel let fly* concerning conception of a virgin. 715 720 725 730 735 740 745 750 mystic mean-ing of pente-cost. super-consciousness is the gift of the holy ghost. poet not a materialist. mohammed.s ideas. verbatim report of moslem account of the annunciation. pentecost 41 out of a silver tube a dart shooting god s spirit to her heart.61 this beats the orthodox dove-suitor! what explanation could be cuter t

ientist will concur. we need not discuss the question whether or no he would find others to add. buddhism may not be complete, but, as far as it goes, it is accurate. science and buddhism 108 vii. the relative reality of certain states of consciousness whether we adopt herbert spencer.s dictum that the primary testimony of consciousness is to the existence of externality, or no;1 whether or no we fly to the extreme idealistic position; there is no question that, to our normal consciousness, things as they present themselves.apart from obvious illusion, if even we dare to except this.are undisprovable to the immediate apprehension. whatever our reason may tell us, we act precisely as through berkeley had never lived, and the herculean kant had been strangled while yet in his cradle by the t

LIBER TZADDI

covered by the right ingenium of the practicus (c) ordo templi orientis. this e-text last revised 11.06.2004. key entry, formatting &c. by frater t.s. for celephais press/ nu isis working group. notes signed ged h are believed to be by crowley acting as his own editctliber tzaddi vel hamvs hermeticvs svb figvra xc v a a publication in class a 1 0. in the name of the lord of initiation, amen. 1. i fly and i alight as an hawk: of mother-of-emerald are my mighty-sweeping wings. 2. i swoop down upon the black earth; and it gladdens into green at my coming. 3. children of earth! rejoice! rejoice exceedingly; for your salvation is at hand. 4. the end of sorrow is come; i will ravish you away into mine unutterable joy. 5. i will kiss you, and bring you to the bridal; i will spread a feast before

LIBER XCV THE WAKE WORLD

l so strangely, one could see the most mysterious shapes, like great bats with women.s via c v. dens via r v. caput domus viii v. splendor via q v. cranium liber xcv 8 faces, and blood dripping from their mouths, and creatures partly wolves and partly men, everything changing one into the other. and we saw shadows like old, old, ugly women, creeping about on sticks, and all of a sudden they would fly up into the air, shrieking the funniest kind of songs, and then suddenly one would come down flop, and you saw she was really quite young and ever so lovely, and she would have nothing on, and as you looked at her she would crumble away like a biscuit. then there was another passage which was really too secret for anything; all i shall tell you is, there was the most beautiful goddess that eve

. explicit capitulum tertium vel de collegio interno gladium, quod omnibus viis custodet portas otz chiim nomen aort nomen adni tld [la dwy. wn carta tarot v. agyptiorum i.n.r.i= y.n.r.y= f. h= i.a.o= l.v.x. y n d a= 65 l.v.x= lxv the wake world 17 part iv. now i shall tell you about the chariot race in the first passage. the chariot is all carved out of pure, clear amber, so that electric sparks fly about as the furs rub it. the whole cushions and rugs are all beautiful soft ermine fur. there is a canopy of bright blue with stars (like the sky in the dream world, and the chariot is drawn by two sphinxes, one black and one white. the charioteer is a most curious person; he is a great big crab in the most lovely glittering armour, and he can just drive! his name in the mysterious name i tol

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

[the] houses, a seeress very wise, she cast spells; she performed seid where she could, she performed seid, in a trance, she was ever the joy of an evil woman. 23. then all the powers went to the judgment seats the very holy gods, and discussed this: whether the asir should pay a fine, or all the gods should have tribute. 24. that was yet the battle of armies, the first one in the world. odin let fly and shot into the army, the shield wall of the fortress of the asir was broken, the battle-wise vanir knew how to tread the field. i am uncertain about portions of the above translation, especially the second half of stanza 23. in stanza 21 and stanza 24, the term i have translated as garmy h and garmies h is folk, and although the word indeed means garmy h in the older poetry, by the middle a

men, for a wage of one drink of the mead. baugi says that suttung alone controls the mead but that he will help. after the summer work season is over, bolverk/odin asks for his payment, and when suttung flatly refuses a single drop of the mead, bolverk/odin enlists baugi fs help. they drill into the mountain, and when baugi says the tunnel is finished, bolverk/odin blows into the hole. but chips fly back, indicating the other end is still blocked. bolverk/odin realizes that baugi wishes to deceive him. they drill again. odin then turns himself into a snake and slithers into the hole. baugi strikes at him but misses, and thereupon he vanishes from the mythology as quickly and puzzlingly as he has entered it. the major problem with baugi is his absence outside snorri, especially from havama

t some 88 norse mythology scholars think they may indeed have been fighting over the brisinga men. in stanza 9 of the haustlong of thjodolf of hvin, one of the very earliest skaldic poems, loki is called ghoop-thief of brising fs people, h an apparent reference to his theft of the necklace. the same myth also appears to be recounted in the late sorla thattr, in which loki, taking on the form of a fly, steals from freyja a golden necklace made for her by dwarfs, but the necklace is not explicitly called the brisinga men. lines 1197.1201 of the old english epic beowulf allude to a legendary narrative in which the hero hama takes away the necklace of the brosings (brosinga mene, fleeing the terror of ermaneric. this necklace is clearly an analog of the brisinga men, and many scholars have tri

ly by promising to have the dwarfs make for sif a headpiece that would grow into golden hair. after having the sons of ivaldi make the headpiece and also the ship skidbladnir and odin fs spear, gungnir, he bets the dwarf brokk that brokk fs brother eitri cannot make three equally good deities, themes, and concepts 89 objects. brokk is to work the bellows for eitri, and loki changes himself into a fly and pesters brokk. eitri makes first a boar with gold bristles, then the ring draupnir, finally mjollnir, thor fs hammer. the hammer fs handle is short because brokk fs bellows work was nearly interrupted when the fly bit him between the eyes so that blood flowed. brokk is known from no other source. see also dwarfs bur, bor (son) son of buri, father of odin, vili, and ve. bur is found in eddi

formation about its magically replicating itself, information that he also includes in skaldskaparmal when he tells of the origin of draupnir. like sif fs golden hair, frey fs ship skidbladnir, odin fs spear gungnir, frey fs golden boar, and thor fs hammer, it was made by the dwarfs. along with the boar and the hammer, draupnir is one of three treasures forged by eitri while loki in the form of a fly pestered brokk, who was working the bellows. draupnir has truly been to hel and back, for snorri says, in his account of baldr fs death, that when hermod leaves the realm of the dead after having acquired hel fs consent to release baldr if all creation will weep, he takes with him draupnir, sent by baldr to odin as a memorial. indeed, skaldskaparmal lists among baldr kennings gowner of draupni

fe, and loki avoided a beating only by promising to have the dwarfs make for sif a headpiece that would grow into golden hair. he has the sons of ivaldi make the headpiece, and also the ship skidbladnir and odin fs spear, gungnir. then he bets the dwarf brokk that brokk fs brother eitri cannot make three equally good objects. brokk is to work the bellows for eitri, and loki changes himself into a fly and pesters brokk. eitri makes first a boar with gold bristles, then the ring draupnir, and finally mjollnir, thor fs hammer. the hammer fs handle is short because brokk fs bellows work was nearly interrupted when the fly bit him between the eyes so that blood flowed. thus, if we assign sif fs hair to the realm of thor, each of the three major gods gets two objects. odin gets his spear, which

a beating only by promising to have the dwarfs make for sif a headpiece that would grow into golden hair. after having the sons of ivaldi make the headpiece, and also the ship skidbladnir and odin fs spear, gungnir, he 106 norse mythology bets the dwarf brokk that brokk fs brother eitri cannot make three equally good objects. brokk is to work the bellows for eitri, and loki changes himself into a fly and pesters brokk. eitri makes first a boar with gold bristles, then the ring draupnir, finally mjollnir, thor fs hammer. the hammer fs handle is short because brokk fs bellows work was interrupted when the fly bit him between the eyes so that blood flowed. eitri is known from no other source. see also dwarfs eldhrimnir (fire-sooty) cookpot at valholl. the key passage is stanza 18 of grimnisma

ere vocabulary items of the mythological races are cataloged, little concrete is known about them. the only important figure explicitly assigned to the elves is volund: the eddic poem volundarkvida calls him prince of the alfar (stanzas 13 and 32, and gcountryman of the alfar h (stanza 10. but he has no interaction with elves in or outside of the poem, and although he does marry a swan maiden and fly off on wings at the end of the poem, his skill as a smith would suggest association with the dwarfs, as his cognate wayland the smith confirms. nor does volund have any contact with the gods or giants of the mythology; his story as we have it belongs to heroic poetry, even though the person who arranged the poetic edda as we have it put it before alvissmal. there thor indeed plays a role, but

LOGOMACHY OF ZOS

uch; religion is quantity of feeling. real belief is not taught but recollected: belief to be real must be profound. more even, a psychic experience, not lip-avowal. i- e5: 2. x..q 9"d. m..alogue existence but, by artistry, to enjoin the aesthetic and the ethical as logical social functions. the uncommitted life turns out to be deeply wedlocked to life itself. logic refutes its own syllogisms; we fly madly from experience to religion whose only alternative is another form of mania. there is a deliberate type of madness which requires more effort than to be sane. man is a chaos of strange paradoxes, an accomplishment of lies and pretences proportionate to his knowledge. humanity sanctifies any cause. dreams are of so many diverse categories that any one means of interpretation gives equally

the foot of a mountain of littlenesses, facts, figures, knowledge, nominalism, categories, etc, which have served only to excuse and to fuel the miseries of greed. so, every believer in art, beauty, mystery and magic is my brother. they at least are great geocentricists, anthropocentricists. their reasons and conclusions do not refute their logic or syllogisms, having one truth only. they do not fly from experience and lapse into faith because of failure. they believe in the ego, always guess their ideas or await inspiration from the soul. god: either a perspective predicament or the becoming potential self( a%d@ e..1. 5. w= 5. a^9 5. 9..1. 9 !5..1( q% has little tenure (tenurial form of duration in ego (e.g) our word media of conveying meanings i.e, desires seeking substance, neither ent

LUCIFERIAN SORCERY

/her system 1 see yatuk dinoih, second edition by michael ford and nox umbra by same author. 6 based on personal and individual preference. the use of this type of sorcery is not enough in itself, it demands the will to control the results to some extent and to make intelligent decisions about what could be the future. remember, you control a majority of your future. the leaving of ones spirit to fly in the night as any ancestral form such as bat, owl, wolf or human form allows the shadow or soul (called ba in egyptian systems) to nourish from the sleepers and achieve a hidden knowledge transmitted only by the path of the unseen. it is from this that we awake, and to be understood clearly, advance us in the image of the prince of darkness whom is ultimately revealed as the lord of light. u

LURQUIN STONE EVOLUTION AND RELIGIOUS CREATION MYTHS

irre- 68 evolution and religious creation myths ducible (perhaps because the notion of irreducibility is untenable) is only known to creationist factions and is not considered here. rather, we stay with mainstream and original id propositions. if the eye is an irreducibly complex structure designed as a module that cannot withstand changes without destroying itself, it should be impossible for a fly, for example, to develop eyes using genes that are not its own. flies and other insects have compound eyes composed of many facets. by contrast, vertebrates such as reptiles, mice, and humans do not possess compound eyes. if each type of eye was designed to appear in a species for which it was specially designed, a fly should not be able to grow eyes under the control of vertebrate genes. we n

sms had no hearts, however, and probably used contractile proteins to regulate fluid movement during feeding, much like modern hydras and jellyfish do. the first heartlike organ is thought to have appeared at least 500 million years ago. it may have been a simple contractile tube without chambers or valves, as currently exists in tunicates (of which the sea squirt is an example. the insect (fruit fly) heart is slightly more complex in that it contains a single valve and is connected to a primitive aorta. the next level of complexity is found in fish, whose heart has a single atrium and a single ventricle. all other vertebrates possess hearts with two atria and a single ventricle (amphibians) or two atria and two ventricles (reptiles, birds, mammals. the questions then is: how did the heart

MAGIC AND SPELLS

s gifted with the spellfire ability can do amazing things, dependent upon their skill, talent, and the amount of magical energy they have within them at the time. in general, spellfire can be used to heal, create blasts of destructive fire, or absorb magical effects it contacts, although the exact effects vary by circumstance and user. talented wielders can release multiple blasts at once or even fly using the ability. a spellfire wielder can ready an action to absorb spells targeted at her as if she were a rod of absorption. she gets one level of spellfire energy for every spell level absorbed and can store a number of spellfire energy levels equal to her constitution score. stone undoubtedly possessed spellfire. he stood alone against an ore horde pouring south past the coldwood- and tur

stings. if the companion spells have combined casting times longer than 10 minutes, use the combined casting times instead. the teleport without error spell whisks you through the astral plane to your destination, so anything that prevents astral travel also foils elminster's evasion. the spells to be brought into effect by the evasion must be ones that affect your person (feather fall, levitate, fly, telepor, and so on) and be of a spell level no higher than one-third of your caster level (maximum 6th level. the conditions you specify to bring the spell into effect must be clear, although they can be general (see the contingency spell, page 187 of the player's handbook. the spell pulls together your mind, body, and soul if they have been separated. for example, if your soul is trapped in

he machine to perform the same task over and over, but you can't change the task. you must specify the task when you cast the spell. the machine always acts on your turn in the initiative order (it can act during the turn you cast the spell) the machine functions as a large (tall) animated object (see page 17 of the monster manual. it trundles over the ground at a speed of 40 feet. it can swim or fly at a speed of 10 feet (clumsy maneuverability. it has 22 hit points, an armor class of 14(-1 size +5 natural, and a hardness of 10. its saving throw bonuses. are fortitude +1, reflex +1, will -4. a light load for the machine is up to 230 pounds, a heavy load is 231-460 pounds, and a heavy load is 461-700 pounds. the machine can fly or swim only when lightly loaded. the machine can lift a weigh

the machine's actions or changing its programmed movement is a standard action for you. the machine always acts on your turn in the initiative order (it can act during the turn you cast the spell) except where noted below, the machine functions as a large (tall) animated object (see the monster manual) constructed from adamantine. it trundles over the ground at a speed of 60 feet. it can swim or fly at a speed of 20 feet (poor maneuverability. it has 16 hd, 88 hit points, an armor class of 20(-1 size +11 natural, and a hardness of 20. its saving throw bonuses are fortitude +5, reflex +5, and will +0. the machine has a strength score of 22. a medium load for the machine is up to 520 pounds, a medium load is 521 to 1,040 pounds, and a heavy load is 1-,041 to 1,560 pounds. the machine can fl

pray transmutation level: hrp 1, hth 1, sor/wiz 1 components: v, s casting time: 1 action' range: close (25 ft+ 5 ft./2 levels) target: six or more diminutive or fine objects, all within 1 ft, of each other, whose total weight does not exceed 25 lb. duration: instantaneous saving throw: none (see text) spell resistance: no you can point to a collection of little, unsecured items and cause them to fly off in all directions simultaneously. the spray of items makes a burst with a 10-foot radius. if the items are fairly hard or sharp (such as stones, sling bullets, coins, or the like, creatures in the burst take 1d8 points of damage. a successful reflex save negates this damage. eggs, fruit, and other soft objects can be used, but the damage then dealt is subdual damage. illusion (shadow) leve

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ra's needle and masons' marks. 77 the pythagorean theory of music and color pythagoras and the diatonic scale--therapeutic music--the music of the spheres--the use of color in symbolism--the colors of the spectrum and the musical scale--zodiacal and planetary colors. 81 fishes, insects, animals, reptiles, and birds jonah and the whale--the fish the symbol of christ--the egyptian scarab--jupiter's fly- the serpent of wisdom--the sacred crocodile. 85 fishes, insects, animals, reptiles, and birds, part ii the dove, the yonic emblem--the self-renewing phoenix--the great seal of the united states of america--bast, the cat goddess of the ptolemies--apis, the sacred bull--the monoceros, or unicorn. 89 flowers, plants, fruits, and trees the flower, a phallic symbol--the lotus blossom--the scandina

ification of the universal life force--is sometimes shown surrounded by a circle of bees. because of its importance in pollenizing flowers, the bee is the accepted symbol of the generative power. at one time the bee was the emblem of the french kings. the rulers of france wore robes embroidered with bees, and the canopies of their thrones were decorated with gigantic figures of these insects. the fly symbolizes the tormentor, because of the annoyance it causes to animals. the chaldean god baal was often called baal-zebul, or the god of the dwelling place. the word zebub, or zabab, means a fly, and baal-zebul became baalzebub, or beelzebub, a word which was loosely translated to mean jupiter's fly. the fly was looked upon as a form of the divine power, because of its ability to destroy deca

annoyance it causes to animals. the chaldean god baal was often called baal-zebul, or the god of the dwelling place. the word zebub, or zabab, means a fly, and baal-zebul became baalzebub, or beelzebub, a word which was loosely translated to mean jupiter's fly. the fly was looked upon as a form of the divine power, because of its ability to destroy decaying substances and thus promote health. the fly may have obtained its name zebub from its peculiar buzzing or humming. inman believes that baalzebub, which the jews ridiculed as my lord of flies, really means my lord who hums or murmurs. inman recalls the singing memnon on the egyptian desert, a tremendous figure with an olian harp on the top of its head. when the wind blows strongly this great statue sighs, or hums. the jews changed baalze

strongly this great statue sighs, or hums. the jews changed baalzebub into beelzebub, and made him their prince of devils by interpreting d mon as "demon" naud us, in defending virgil from accusations of sorcery, attempted a wholesale denial of the miracles supposedly performed by virgil and produced enough evidence to convict the poet on all counts. among other strange fears, virgil fashioned a fly out of brass, and after certain mysterious ceremonies, placed it over one of the gates of naples. as a result, no flies entered the city for more than eight years. reptiles the serpent was chosen as the head of the reptilian family. serpent worship in some form has permeated nearly all parts of the click to enlarge the fleur-de-lis. the bee was used as, a symbol of royalty by the immortal char

x previous next p. 89 fishes, insects, animals, reptiles and birds (part two) as appropriate emblems of various human and divine attributes birds were included in religious and philosophic symbolism that of pagans and of christians alike. cruelty was signified by the buzzard; courage by the eagle; self-sacrifice by the pelican; and pride by the peacock. the ability of birds to leave the earth and fly aloft toward the source of light has resulted in their being associated with aspiration, purity, and beauty. wings were therefore often added to various terrene creatures in an effort to suggest transcendency. because their habitat was among the branches of the sacred trees in the hearts of ancient forests, birds were also regarded as the appointed messengers of the tree spirits and nature god

repeated there) against every person that should cast his eyes upon it, if he were not sacrificer or scribe "he that sold me this book knew not what it was worth nor more than i when i bought it; i believe it had been stolen or taken from the miserable jews, or found in some part of the ancient place of their abode. within the book, in the second leaf, he comforted his nation, counselling them to fly vices, and above all idolatry, attending with sweet patience the coming of the messias, who should vanquish all the kings of the earth and should reign with his people in glory eternally. without doubt this had been some very wise and understanding man "in the third leaf, and in all the other writings that followed, to help his captive nation to pay their tributes unto the roman emperors, and

ine truths, elevates the mind to god our creator and merciful father, and if he should permit us to possess it practically must eradicate the very principle of avarice, envy, and evil inclinations, and cause our hearts to melt in gratitude toward him that has been so kind to us! therefore the philosophers say with great truth, that the l. p. either finds a good man or makes one "and darkness will fly from thee. by invigorating the organs the soul makes use of for communicating with exterior objects, the soul must acquire greater powers not only for conception but also for retention, and therefore if we wish to obtain still more knowledge, the organs and secret springs of physical life being wonderfully strengthened and invigorated, the soul must acquire new powers for conceiving and retain

the father of philosophers" the curved line of writing to which hermes points says "the measure of the drink" under the central pedestal appears "the light of my eyes is a lantern to my feet" below is added "if the beginning is unknown, the rest is unknown" above the figure rising from the flames on the right is the statement "he was resurrected after new moon" and under the eagle "thou shalt not fly further with me" click to enlarge leaf 21. the upper line reads "two things and double, but finally one is dissolved into the first and they make sperm" the four capitals. i a a t, are the initial letters of the names of the elements: ignis, aer, aqua, and terra. the writing under them reads "our fire is water; if you can give fire to fire, fire and mercury will suffice" along the arm appear t

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famous for supplying love potions and philters throughout the ages. notable cases like la voisin in louis xiv's time spring to mind. a lot of them, including la voisin, often employed revolting ingredients in their mixtures, like powdered toads or the desiccated dust of moles, usually whipped together with a good helping of some highly poisonous aphrodisiac like cantharides, the notorious spanish fly. this was, and still is, a sure telltale giveaway for the inefficient witch. the bludgeoning effect of drugs is the last resort of the ineffectual spellbinder. witchcraft is effected by magical art, not chemical means. always remember that in your workings. most of the simple though traditional love spells that clutter up the workbooks of older witches tend to be rural charms mostly unsuitable

s silent then sinks into sleep. you bring back the light to dispel the darkness only once more to cover us most safely with your shadows. you in whose hand rests everlasting chaos, even wind, rain, and storm, at whose word oceans roar; who chases away the light and stirs up the tempest and at whose whim sends forth joyous day again; ever faithful sustainer of all life, when our souls depart, they fly to your keeping thence to return yet again. rightly you are called great mother of all, for you conquer by your name alone. source of strength for all men and gods without you naught is born nor perfected; i call upon you, ruler of creation; i call upon you as divine, i call upon your holy name, hertha, be pleased to grant that which i ask, protect this house and home and all who live therein

ow of life itself. the balefire itself must be composed of nine different varieties of wood. the choice of which species you select is up to you. but they must be nine distinct genera. it is best to choose from those which burn well. good indications of these are given in the old dartmoor verse: oak logs will warm you well, that are old and dry. logs of pine will sweetly smell but the sparks will fly. birch logs will burn too fast, chestnut scarce at all; hawthorn logs are good to last- cut them in the fall. holly logs will burn like wax, you may burn them green; elm logs like smouldering flax, no flame to be seen. beech logs for winter time, yew logs as well; green elder logs it is a crime for any man to sell. pear logs and apple logs, they will scent your room; cherry logs across the dog

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o them all that they have to do and to observe; the which commands they should promise and vow to execute. let the master then repeat this prayer: prayer. when we enter herein with all humility, let god the almighty one enter into this circle, by the entrance of an eternal happiness, of a divine prosperity, of a perfect joy, of an abundant charity, and of an eternal salutation. let all the demons fly from this place, especially those who are opposed unto this work, and let the angels of peace assist and protect this circle, from which let discord and strife fly and depart. magnify and extend upon us, o lord, thy most holy name, and bless our conversation and our assembly. sanctify, o lord our god, our humble entry herein, thou the blessed and holy one of the eternal ages! amen. after this

evious state; and by the name messiach, and in the name messiach, by which god will make all animals combat together, so that they shall die in a single day; and by the name ariel, by which god shall destroy in a single day all buildings, so that there shall not be left one stone upon another; and by the name iaht, by which god will cast one stone upon another, so that all people and nations will fly from the sea-shore, and will say unto them cover us and hide us; and by the name emanuel, by which god will perform wonders, and the winged creatures and birds of the air shall contend with one another; and by the name anael, and in the name anael, by which god will cast down the mountains and fill up the valleys, so that the surface of the earth shall be level in all parts; and by the name ze

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with exorcised water; then commence to conjure the spirits until they shall come. this is the manner of making sacrifices in all arts and operations wherein it is necessary, and acting thus, the spirits will be prompt to serve thee. the key of solomon page 122 conclusion here endeth our "key" the which if thou thoroughly instillest into thy memory, thou shalt be able, if it pleaseth thee, even to fly with the wings of the wind. but if thou takest little heed hereof, and despiseth this book, never shalt thou attain unto the desired end in any magical experiment or operation whatsoever. for in this book is comprised all science of magical art, and it should be strictly kept by thee. and hereunto is the end of our "key" in the name of god the righteous, the merciful, and the eternal, who live

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constrained by divine power. and his seal is this, which is to be worn as aforesaid, etc (69) decarabia- the sixty-ninth spirit is decarabia. he appeareth in the form of a star in a pentacle, at first; but after, at the command of the exorcist, he putteth on the image of a man. his office is to discover the virtues of birds and precious stones, and to make the similitude of all kinds of birds to fly before the exorcist, singing and drinking as natural birds do. he governeth 30 legions of spirits, being himself a great marquis. and this is his seal, which is to be worn, etc (70) seere, sear, or seir- the seventieth spirit is seere, sear, or seir. he is a mighty prince, and powerful, under amaymon, king of the east. he appeareth in the form of a beautiful man, riding upon a winged horse. hi

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brilliance of the sun at midnight, the eye of blackened flame and smoke, of arimanius, 25 witchcraft or persian sorcery which involves developing a solitary of spirit or druj practice. 13 dire initiator of my night and infernal dreaming path. may the eye open within i call unto the shadows of the circle cast against the dawn- azi-dahaka, aeshma, zartosht, nasu druj, andar, savar, taprev, astwihad fly now unto me! kundak my steed of infernal flight come forth nightmare, guide me to the sabbat! spirits of amenta, do hear my summons shades of elphame fire, those who arise from the vessels of night in the serpents skin do i cloak myself as i leap into the twilight gate unto the shadow world, of spectral flight from the flesh i go forth, unbound from profane clay from the twilight guardian and

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omen and children alike. the alp is considered often to be that of a recently deceased person, or often a demon of the tomb- that which is bred from the darkest aspects of magick and the astral plane. the alp can take the form of a cat, pig, dog and other creatures such as a werewolf and demonic beasts which resemble rabid, black dogs. this spirit is also known to wear a hat and use its powers to fly the night sky. its methods of feeding include entering the mouth of the victim through a long serpent like tongue and changing to smoke, wherein it absorbs the life force of the individual. the alp is also said to drain blood from the breast of women, and of men and children through their nipples. this incubus proves difficult to get rid of as it exists almost exclusively on the astral plane

e freedom of the fields, may thy 41 41 beauty be as my gift. by the thorns which tear the waking flesh and guards our great hidden place, be my flesh in night and astral waking, i shall emerge. i seek the blood of the witches sabbat conclave, so that lilith shall kiss my ever earthly wounds. joy and pleasure, by the skull and blade i shall emerge! eko sabbatium, eko hecate, eko lilith unbound and fly! my pace was decided by my desire to join the conclave, to enter this sabbath of dream. i was guided into a great forest, and my flight was over the trees. i was drawn to a seeming crossroad deep within the forest, clear of trees and filled with shapes and hags. they had assembled to fulfill the desires of the flesh and to further inspire the witch blood within our astral veins. a great fire

pays homage. a dagger should be present, not an athame per se but a virgin dagger with which you could easily cut yourself. once the banishing rite is complete, focus on your environment and all of the beautiful and pleasant things around you, the forest, the wind, the animals and the great darkness that approaches, the night in its full and magnificent splendor- the great predators of night that fly about the shadowed skies. you are now in the bosom of the great goddess, she of many names to whom all forms of life eventually answer. face this with great understanding of who you are and remember that, other than a vehicle for the magickal current, you are nothing. all living things, great and small come and return to dust, the great womb is a spawning ground of genetic isolation and person

vocation to baphomet is a lunar/solar opening to the mysteries of the night side and the fleshing day side. 71 71 invocation of baphomet "o fire of the black one, illuminate by thy dark presence, let my strength come forth. i am stripped and defaced, to reveal the true self, and its ever changing essence which truth may not be rendered without falsehood. from sabbath flame to witching mire, as we fly through the night let baphomet be my guide, with thy torch of dark illumination. bearer of black wisdom of the spirit, god of beasts and god of flight cast unto me this night an ember from the fire of thy wisdom. to believe! to will! to obtain! io baphomet! i am the god who over the astral sabbath presides: baphomet, illuminated god of flesh and spirit. i am the god of creative and inspiring t

t billows of incense smoke fill the chamber; then with invocations and evocations, callings and banishings learn from the dead what ye will. contact via ouji boards as trivial as it may sound can be of use, as are room recorders to capture any messages from the dead. upon the closing of the great celebration, banish and retire to sleep and to dream. shed your skin as the serpent of the forest and fly upon broom or animal. take to the skies and feast of the funereal dead! they are your beginnings and the infinite possibility. yule december 22nd the winter solstice is the time that marks the death and rebirth of the sun god. it is a time of contemplation, of self-examination and natural rebirth. yule also is the birthday of mithras (13, the sun god of persia. the birth data of the christian

dom from the result. the result is always an extension of the will that derives from subconscious desire. the dead will gather in some cases and dance around the fire. elementals are often observed that have odd and wickedly interesting forms, they too will dance with the dead if you are so filled with joy and pleasure. this is the result of witches sabbatal union under the moon in which you will fly. the sabbat may be prepared by a personal feast and sexual arousal- without orgasm! incense should be burnt profusely in the chamber of sleep and no disturbances should be able to reach you if at all possible. the focus should be a sigil of the sabbath. the sabbat will generally occur on the seasonal changes, the most frequent and significant of these astral congregations is in october before

. it was her essence, extended astrally, which caused me something like the day side loss of breath. i felt cold yet strong. strength was because of lack of fear. the snow which collected in this forgotten temple only added to the sense of isolation and what desolate kind of place it was. i could hear some kind of predatory birds in the background. perhaps they were ravens or such, they seemed to fly closer and then break away into the distance. this sound went in a cycle, or so it seemed, from the time i began approaching this lair. the arched doorway, old heavy oak carved into a lavish and noble wolf head, guarded against any approach. since i felt welcomed and wanted it was by that urging i entered the doorway. i do not recall specific details on the exact layout of the rooms except the

assume the dream flesh of the werewolf, in which i shall ascend and explore the night in its beauty! so it is to be" one should now burn the sigil of desire, cast it to the night spirits and the elementals which you have created with pure desire and belief. allow the circle around your being to send forth this now subconscious desire once and for all. you must now forget it. all reminders should fly with the smoke out of the window into the night sky. so mote it be. banishing is the next step following the destruction of the sigil. a banishing rite could be made up of hysterical laughter, in which the mind is let loose on the conscious level from focus and consistent thought processes. when laughter occurs one is as close as one can be to the death posture on a conscious level. once the b

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on earth; for in ancient days, theirarrival and activities were not concealed asthey are now. there were giants in the earth in those days;and also after that, when the sons of godcame in unto the daughters of men, and theybear children to themthe mighty men whichwere of old, men of renown (genesis, chap-ter 6-8) they come from a far country, from the end ofheaven (isaiah 13:3)who are these that fly in a cloud, as the dovesto their windows (isaiah 9:8) lucifers fall by gustave dorefrom the end of heaven4atlantis, alien visitation, and genetic manipulation atlantis, alien visitation, and genetic manipulation5 chapter 2earth s first delugego and cut off tiamat s life, and let the winds convey her blood to secret places.(the enuma elish)we read from various sources that approximately 50,000

r.)radioactive tektitesglass-like substances known as tektites found in the libyan desert and containing radioactive isotopesof aluminum and beryllium may have been the remains of some missile (p. 79)book of isaiahthey come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the lord, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land (from verse 13:3-5, quoted on p. 93)who are these that fly in a cloud, and as the doves to their windows (isaiah 9:8)for behold, the lord will come with fire, and with his chariots, like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire (isaiah 1 6:15)ufos in rome 100 b.c.(from roman historian, julius obsequens)at sunset a circular object like a shield was seen to sweep across the sky from west to east (p. 131)this globego

ck 50,000 years.(p. 162)mexico before the aztecsbuildings and a pyramid at cuicuilco, south of mexico city, have been found under a lava flow of about8,000 years ago, thousands of years before the aztecs appeared in mexico.(p. 160)when the spanish invaders asked about them, the peruvians replied that they had been built by the gods,who caused the enormous rocks, weighing hundreds of tons each, to fly into position across mountainranges, deep valleys, and rivers (p. 61)platos atlantisplato writes of a change in the nature of the atlanteans:for many generations, as long as the divine nature lasted in them, they were obedient to the laws, andwell affectioned toward the gods, who were their kinsmen, they possessed true and in every way greatspirits (p. 41)blood typethe basques, the maya, and t

d the anathe coming race describes the existence of a utopian society of advanced beings who live in tunnelsand caverns beneath the surface of the earth in a land called vril-ya. these beings, known as the ana,were forced into the inner earth because of earth changes, specifically a flood, which destroyed theircivilization thousands of years before the biblical cataclysmthe ana had the ability to fly with wingsattached to their bodies (p. 13)ezekiels visionthe figures descending from a cloud with four faces, likened by the prophet to a lion, a bull, an eagleand a man (see ezekiel 23. 14-15)such sculptures were found in sargons palace in assyria. they were later purchased by john d rock-efeller (see p. 21.)the rock of behistuna giant sculpture carved so that it projected a near 3-d image fr

e of the union message during the gulf war, president george bushstated: what is at stake is more than one small country, it is a big idea- a new world order. toachieve the universal aspirations of mankind. based upon shared principles and the rule of law. the illumination of a thousand points of light. the winds of change are with us now. bagdad,iraq's capital, and the united nations-enforced no fly zone are at the 33rd degree of north latitude.27. 1993 waco, texas, just south of the 32nd degree of north latitude is the site of the masonic grandlodge of texas. on april 19, 1993, the clinton administration murdered adults and children in thebranch davidian group at mount carmel, a compound about 10 miles from the city of waco.28.1997 while still shooting titanic, director james cameron sec

uoridated town ofkingston, where 7.5% have bone defects. 1945 as a result of government propaganda on fluorides, the ten year michigan study was terminatedafter 1 year. the fluoride-free control city, muskegon, was then fluoridated to conceal any differentialbetween the two cities. 1945 british discover german plans for advanced craft and join u.s. to subvert german gravity craftprogress. germans fly kugelblitz. 1945 germans technical group moves to polar region. 1945 united states detonates nuclear device in new mexico. 1945 japan surrenders twice, followed by u.s. bombing of hiroshima/nagasaki and a third and finalsurrender. the allies mandate compulsory vaccination in japan. the first cases of autism follow pertus-sis vaccine introduction. 1945 postwar nitrate supplies designated to be

MICHAEL W FORD THE VAMPIRE GATE

black magick and vampyric sorcery the qlipphoth and their servitors part three vampyric rituals the conjuration of the abyssic dragon the ritual of fearsome rays leviathan mastery of darkness the mirror of arashk shadow of astwihad 6 introduction how this book should be used vampirism has for long been a fascination and desire sought by many. no doubt you have considered what it would be like to fly in the night, drain another of energy and live like a god or goddess. if applied, this grimoire may help you. i strongly advise that you be of sound mind and to have begun a basic study or practice as defined in book of the witch moon, luciferian witchcraft and liber hvhi magick of the adversary as these books will prepare you. the vampyre magickian is indeed one who has stepped beyond the fou

the middle ages is considered a spirit of the air, as his element is air just as his bride lilith, additionally he is the bringer of light as his direction is the east. lucifer as a vampyric spirit 9 is ahriman the prince of darkness. his wisdom is infernal and is hidden. all symbolism of vampyrism or vampirism as it is spelled is reflective of the spirit and astral plane. the name lucifuge means fly the light and reflects the nocturnal nature of many luciferian spirits. just as lucifer was the brightest of angels, upon his initiation and fall he was encircled in darkness. thus he has the highest articulation and knowledge, the deviation and perverseness of the darkest aspects. he is both beast and serpent and he may take many forms as well. lucifer is proteus and changes at will. the astr

ful belief, give the astwihad shadow the desire that you are this atavistic daemon, the spirit of darkness. once you are able to raise the astral body above your bed or where you are resting, send it forth to whom you have chosen. astwihad as vampyre touching the astral of a sleeping person will drain their energy. as astwihad enters, touch their shadow and breathe deeply in drain them enough and fly away into the night. sight in the dream will drain them, focus and call their astral body into yours. the eyes are very powerful in terms of feeding and sorcery. i will write no more of looking directly into the eyes in the nightmare, nothing more can be written here. 75 glossary ahriman [avestan/pahlavi] the prince of darkness in zoroastrian religion. ahriman is considered one brother created

mon of shadow and darkness. it was she who awoke ahriman from his great slumber, that which no other sorcerer, wizard, witch or demon could do. jeh-az is the sexual and inspiration drive which causes movement, friction and change. jeh and az represent predatory spirituality, the hunger for continued existence. khrafstra [avestan/pahlavi] beast, representing a dev (demon) on earth, scorpion, wolf, fly, bat, serpent, lizard, toad and any creation of ahriman. left hand path the antinomian (against the current, natural order) path which leads through self-deification (godhood. lhp signifies that humanity has an intellect 83 which is separate from the natural order, thus in theory and practice may move forward with seeking the mastery of the spirits (referring to the elements of the self) and c

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nly the opposite of west, so in reality a boat has only 2 angles of freedom. what s more is that other boats may not share the same space with each other. a submarine, on the other hand, exists in a 3 dimensional world. like the boat, it can move north, south, east, and west, but unlike the boat, it can also move up and down. the air above is also a 3 dimensional space. a human, not being able to fly, has access to 2 dimensions and can only walk along the surface of the earth. a large wall, a river, or tall cliffs can spell the end for a journey on-foot. but a bird has access to another dimension, up and down. it would not be impeded by a wall, or river, or cliff. having access to another dimension, these terrain obstacle present no difficulty. occultists often refer to the universe in ter

and, as stated in chapter 1, the pyramid is also a symbol of humanity s ascension into godhood. the powers of the vampire involve the conscious manipulation and liberty of the astral body. the astral bodies of humans is usually tightly bound to the material body, only in the deepest of dreams, in astral travel, and in death itself will the human experience liberation of the 2 bodies. vampires can fly the night sky while their material bodies remain lying in the bed. vampires may also reach out with their senses and steal lifeforce and even whisper into the minds of others. in popular culture the vampire is often seen drinking blood, becoming extremely excited and perhaps animalistic during the act, killing their victim, and gaining strength from the victim s blood; one of these popular con

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ks with the howling of wolves, come forth hecate. phenomena and record- became too dark to write as i worked through the ritual, two candles burned in the chamber which was sufficient light. rain poured as i recited. holding evocation dagger "zrazza, zrazza, ushanicht, zrazza, umpeshu "from the grave i return, midnight and midday, from the black earth i grow stronger. as the wings of the bat do i fly in spirit through the twilight dreams of others, with the eyes of the owl do i see, with the limbs of the wolf do i run. i summon forth the dead from their gray tombs and shadows, hekas, hekas, hekas hecate "encircle me in your shadows ashen, and those within this circle blessed under the cloak of azrael "i ensorcell the spirits of the ancestral dead, those who hasten to the circle chant of th

on the corpses of false kings and resides in the cremation grounds, i summon thee "by the mark of cain, given by baphomet, the horned initiator of the circle, i summon your presence, blackened horseman who rides upon the ghost- ways speaking with the dead "by the owl, sacred unto noctulia- hekate, known in this circle as lilitu, ghost and phantom keeper, who shall gather the manes from the grave, fly now unto this circle "by the vulture, who shall feast upon the corpse of those aspects i care not to remain as myself, i shall become like to understand the feast of the dumb supper. in dreaming we shall commune "i seek the grave and my mortal death, with the shroud i wrap my body in shall be blessed with the kiss of the serpent queen, the black eyed goddess who wakes me from this sleep- cain

nto your shoulders- whom ahriman hath kissed and wisdom emerges- serpent of three heads, eyes ofhekate, come forth. those who summon against me will only strengthen me! andar- guardian of the black flame, i summon thee! wraith of the void ofarezura to me- to me! taromat- spirit of rebellion come forth unto me! to me! to me! astwihad- vampyre and night shade, whom i rest beside in darkness- whom i fly with in dreaming flesh, encircle me! buiti ahriman s hammer and knife- those who summon against me shall taste thy blades of burning metal in dreams! kundak- flying nightmare come forth unto me! as you enter the gates, envision each demon and what they represent to you. the gates of arezura is a mirror of yourself, a new level of coming into being. you have passed the hidden place, a new initi

MORALS AND DOGMA

irtue is the prize of the severely-contested race and hard-fought battle; and it is worth all the fatigue and wounds of the conflict. man should go forth with a brave and strong heart, to battle with calamity. he is to master it, and not let it become _his_ master. he is not to forsake the post of trial and of peril; but to stand firmly in his lot, until the great word of providence shall bid him fly, or bid him sink. with resolution and courage the mason is to do the work which it is appointed for him to do, looking through the dark cloud of human calamity, to the end that rises high and bright before him. the lot of sorrow is great and sublime. none suffer forever, nor for nought, nor without purpose. it is the ordinance of god's wisdom, and of his infinite love, to procure for us infini

e by them, to live happily"_i put my trust in god" is the protest of masonry against the belief in a cruel, angry, and revengeful god, to be feared and not reverenced by his creatures. society, in its great relations, is as much the creation of heaven as is the system of the universe. if that bond of gravitation that holds all worlds and systems together, were suddenly severed, the universe would fly into wild and boundless chaos. and if we were to sever all the moral bonds that hold society together; if we could cut off from it every conviction of truth and integrity, of an authority above it, and of a conscience within it, it would immediately rush to disorder and frightful anarchy and ruin. the religion we teach is therefore as really a principle of things, and as certain and true, as g

d the universe, and was the completion and perfection of all instruction; wherein things were seen as they were, and nature and her works were made known. the ancients said that the initiates would be more happy after death than other mortals; and that, while the souls of the profane on leaving their bodies, would be plunged in the mire, and remain buried in darkness, those of the initiates would fly to the fortunate isles, the abode of the gods. plato said that the object of the mysteries was to re-establish the soul in its primitive purity, and in that state of perfection which it had lost. epictetus said "whatever is met with therein has been instituted by our masters, for the instruction of man and the correction of morals" proclus held that initiation elevated the soul, from a materia

ach division of the zodiac, belonging to each of these stars, are three signs. the four signs, taurus, leo, scorpio, and aquarius, were termed the _fixed_ signs, and are appropriately assigned to the four veils. so the cherubim, according to clemens and philo, represented the two hemispheres: their wings, the rapid course of the firmament, and of time which revolves in the zodiac "for the heavens fly" says philo, speaking of the wings of the cherubim: which were winged representations of the lion, the bull, the eagle, and the man; of two of which, the human-headed, winged bulls and lions, so many have been found at nimroud; adopted as beneficent symbols, when the sun entered taurus at the vernal equinox and leo at the summer solstice: and when, also, he entered scorpio for which, on accoun

antitheses, combining strength with weakness, wisdom with folly, universal parentage with narrow family limitation, omnipotent control over events with submission to a superior destiny--destiny, a name by means of which the theological problem was cast back into the original obscurity out of which the powers of the human mind have proved themselves as incapable of rescuing it, as the efforts of a fly caught in a spider's web to do more than increase its entanglement. the oldest notion of deity was rather indefinite than repulsive. the positive degradation was of later growth. the god of nature reflects the changeful character of the seasons, varying from dark to bright. alternately angry and serene, and lavishing abundance which she again withdraws, nature seems inexplicably capricious, an

MOTTA MARCELO THE COMMENTARIES OF AL

o slaves. shelley's couriers were 'drunk on the wind of their own speed. anyone who is doing his true will is drunk with the delight of life. wine and strange drugs do not harm people who are doing their will; they only poison people who are cancerous with original sin. truth is so terrible to these detestable mockeries of humanity that the thought of self is a realization of hell. therefore they fly to drink and drugs as to an anaesthetic in the surgical operation of introspection. the craving for these things is caused by the internal misery which their use reveals to the slave-souls. if you are really free, you can take cocaine as simply as salt-water taffy. there is no better rough test of a soul than its attitude to drugs. if a man is simple, fearless, eager, he is all right; he will

y in an oven. then season it and fry it in olive oil and eat it. 30. my altar is of open brass work: burn thereon in silver or gold! silver for men, gold for women. 31. there cometh a rich man from the west who shall pour his gold upon thee. i do not know whether this is to be taken in a practical sense. serious students should consult liber vii, iv, 58. 32. from gold forge steel! 33. be ready to fly or to smite! it suggests itself that the foregoing verses may have been already fulfilled in some manner which my feeble understanding of the chapter has failed hitherto to identify. one possible explanation of "from gold forge steel" would be "from the gold of tiphereth forge the steel of geburah" or, in other words, become an adept major. it seems, therefore, that performance of liber is a m

MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS E

nt at the honour thus conferred upon her, that she covered herself with golden flowers; swans surrounded the island, and the delian nymphs celebrated his birth with songs of joy. page 75 page 76 the unhappy leto, driven to delos by the relentless persecutions of hera, was not long permitted to enjoy her haven of refuge. being still tormented by her enemy, the young mother was once more obliged to fly; she therefore resigned the charge of her new-born babe to the goddess themis, who carefully wrapped the helpless infant in swaddling-clothes, and fed him with nectar and ambrosia; but he had no sooner partaken of the heavenly food than, to the amazement of the goddess, he burst asunder the bands which confined his infant limbs, and springing to his feet, appeared before her as a full-grown yo

and those especially who died in the bloom of youth, or at an advanced age, were believed to have been killed by their gentle arrows. but apollo did not always send an easy death. we see in the iliad how, when angry with the greeks, the "god of the silver bow" strode down from olympus, with his quiver full of death-bringing darts, and sent a raging pestilence into their camp. for nine days he let fly his fatal arrows, first on animals and then on men, till the air became darkened with the smoke from the funeral pyres. in his character as god of light, phoebus-apollo is the protecting deity of shepherds, because it is he who warms [71]the fields and meadows, and gives rich pastures to the flocks, thereby gladdening the heart of the herdsman. as the temperate heat of the sun exercises so inv

th rage, instantly destroyed her with one of his death-bringing darts. too late he repented of his rashness, for she had been tenderly beloved by him, and he would fain have recalled her to life; but, although he exerted all his healing powers, his efforts were in vain. he punished the crow for its garrulity by changing the colour of its plumage from pure white to intense black, and forbade it to fly any longer among the other birds. coronis left an infant son named asclepius, who afterwards became god of medicine. his powers were so extraordinary that he could not only cure the sick, but could even restore the dead to life. at last aides complained to zeus that the number of shades conducted to his dominions was daily decreasing, and the great ruler of olympus, fearing that mankind, thus

mighty lord of heaven, which, as we shall see hereafter, she used in favour of her renowned son, achilles, in the trojan war. when halcyone plunged into the sea in despair after the shipwreck and death of her husband king ceyx, thetis transformed both husband and wife into the birds called kingfishers (halcyones, which, with the tender affection which characterized the unfortunate couple, always fly in pairs. the idea of the ancients was that these birds brought forth their young in nests, which float on the surface of the sea in calm weather, before and after the shortest day, when thetis was said to keep the waters smooth and tranquil for their especial benefit; hence the term "halcyon-days" which signifies a period of rest and untroubled felicity [111] thaumas, phorcys, and ceto. the e

r of wealth to mankind, in the shape of those precious metals which lie concealed in the bowels of the earth. the later poets mention various entrances to erebus, which were for the most part caves and fissures. there was one in the mountain of taenarum, another in thesprotia, and a third, the most celebrated of all, in italy, near the pestiferous lake avernus, over which it is said no bird could fly, so noxious were its exhalations. in the dominions of aides there were four great rivers, three of which had to be crossed by all the shades. these three were acheron (sorrow, cocytus (lamentation, and styx (intense darkness, the sacred stream which flowed nine times round these realms. the shades were ferried over the styx by the grim, unshaven old boatman charon, who, however, only took thos

erously put to death in a warm bath. the body of their king was brought to agrigent by the cretans, where it was buried with great pomp, and over his tomb a temple to aphrodite was erected. dadalus passed the remainder of his life tranquilly in the island of sicily, where he occupied himself in the construction of various beautiful works of art. the argonauts. aeson, king of iolcus, was forced to fly from his dominions, which had been usurped by his younger brother, pelias, and with difficulty succeeded in saving the life of his young son, jason, who was at that time only ten years of age. he intrusted him to the care of the centaur chiron, by whom he was carefully trained in company with other noble youths, who, like himself, afterwards page 245 signalized themselves by their bravery and

ineus, had informed them that they would be compelled to pass between these terrible page 252 rocks, and he instructed them how to do so with safety. as they now approached the scene of danger they remembered his advice, and acted upon it. typhus, the steersman, stood at the helm, whilst euphemus held in his hand a dove ready to be let loose; for phineus had told them that if the dove ventured to fly through, they might safely follow. euphemus now despatched the bird, which passed swiftly through the islands, yet not without losing some of the feathers of her tail, so speedily did they reunite. seizing the moment when the rocks once more separated, the argonauts worked at their oars with all their might, and achieved the perilous passage in safety. after the miraculous passage of the argo

e air in a golden chariot drawn by dragons. page 262 in a fit of despair jason threw himself on his own sword, and perished on the threshold of his desolate and deserted home. pelops. pelops, the son of the cruel tantalus, was a pious and virtuous prince. after his father was banished into tartarus, a war ensued between pelops and the king of troy, in which the former was vanquished and forced to fly from his dominions in phrygia. he emigrated into greece, where, at the court of oenomaus, king of elis, he beheld hippodamia, the king's daughter, whose beauty won his heart. but an oracle having foretold to oenomaus that he would die on the day of his daughter's marriage, he threw every obstacle in the way of her suitors, and declared that he would only give her to him who succeeded in vanqui

NECRONOMICON ALAZIF

spirit is called durson and hath with him twenty-two familiar demons and appeareth like a raven. he can reveal all occult secrets and tell of past times. the sixth is vual his form is of a dark cloud and he teacheth all manner of ancient tongues. the seventh is scor, who appeareth like a white snake, he bringeth money at your command. algor is the eighth spirit, he appeareth in the likeness of a fly. he can tell of all secret things and granteth the favours of great princes and kings. the ninth is sefon. he appeareth like a man with a green face and hath the power to show where treasure is hidden. tenth is partas, he hath the form of a great vulture, and can tell ye the vertues of herbs, stones, make ye invisible and restore sight which is lost. the eleventh spirit is gamor, and when he a

PHILIP NEIL MYTHS LEGENDS EXPLAINED

wer of gold. distraught father when king cepheus asked the oracle of horned ammon (that is, the egyptian god amun, here assimilated into classical myth) how to turn aside poseidon s anger, he was told that the only way was to sacrifice andromeda to the monster. so, to save his people, he chained her to a rock for the monster to devour. monster adversary the sea monster, unaware that perseus could fly, attacked his shadow on the water, enabling perseus to swoop down and kill it using hermes sickle-shaped sword. poseidon was furious: not only had perseus rescued andromeda but he had killed medusa, one of poseidon s former lovers. when she died, his two unborn children rose up from her spilled blood the winged horse pegasus and the warrior chrysaor. although cepheus and cassiopeia pledged and

alos off the roof of athena s temple and killed him. for this, he was banished and took refuge at the court of king minos, where he had a son, icarus, by a slave girl. after theseus slew the minotaur, minos shut daedalus and icarus in the labyrinth. the only way to escape from the unroofed labyrinth was by air, so daedalus made two pairs of wings out of feathers and wax. he told icarus neither to fly too near the sun, which would melt the wax, nor too near the sea, which would wet the feathers, and then the pair took flight. but icarus, exulting in the freedom of the air, forgot his father s words and flew ever higher, until the sun melted the wax and he plummeted to his death in the ocean below. daedalus arrived safely in sicily and took refuge with king cocalus. minos pursued him to the

forest and the trees to bear witness to rama that she had been stolen away against her will. journey through the sky as sita was carried through the sky by ravana, she saw five monkeys sitting on a mountain. she cast down her jewels and her gold veil, in the hope that this would help rama to find her. five monkeys these monkeys sugriva, the exiled monkey king, and his generals saw sita and ravana fly overhead. later, they met rama, who helped sugriva vanquish his usurper brother valin, and in return, they helped rama to search for sita. hanuman finally tracked her down. scenes from the ramayana this 19th-century illustration shows scenes from the ramayana, the story of rama s life. it shows the episode in which rama hunts a magical deer, leaving sita in the care of lakshmana. however, the

PHOSPHORUS

n further. it is essential to use that which stimulates your imagination, that will urge you to move away from stasis to strive for the fiery essence of the fallen angel, that which would know heaven and hell. much of the sex magickal practice of phosphorus is solitary and is designed to create and develop the will and god itself self-deification. 5 0 void and the abyss title veneficus lucifugum -fly the light into the darkness- color white symbol witches mark forked stave within sun -study of fulmino-lucifer, how this spirit relates to self and how it becomes a focus point of the initiates life -lilith-hecate, how this spirit relates to the self both male and female -the very basics of magick the differences of high and low sorcery. developing the will as the center of work. 1. study of t

PROMETHEUS

s crown athene sprang up, clad in her armor -apollodorus 1.20 "prometheus, after forming men from water and earth, gave them fire, which he had hidden in a stalk of giant fennel to escape the notice of zeus. when zeus found out, he ordered hephaistos to rivet the body of prometheus to mount kaukasos, a skythian mountain, where he was kept fastened and bound for many years. each day an eagle would fly to him and munch on the lobes of his liver, which would then grow back at night. that was the price that prometheus paid for stealing fire, until herakles set him free later on. now prometheos had a son deukalion and was married to pyrrha, the daughter of epimetheus and pandora, the first woman created by the gods. when zeus was ready to obliterate the bronze generation of men, prometheus advi

whirr. it was near the clouds, yet it made all their canvas quiver to its wings as it beat by. for its form was not that of an ordinary bird: the long quill-feathers of each wing rose and fell like a bank of polished oars. soon after the eagle had passed, they heard prometheus shriek in agony as it pecked at his liver. the air rang with his screams till at length they saw the flesh-devouring bird fly back from the mountain by the same way as it came. argonautica 2.1238f she [medea] took a magic ointment from her box. this salve was named after prometheus. a man had only to smear it on his body, after propitiating the only-begotten maiden [hekate] with a midnight offering, to become invulnerable by sword or fire and for that day to surpass himself in strength and daring. it first appeared i

rometheus should seem to have more weight than the power of the gods, and that uncooked flesh should not be useful to men. prometheus, however, who was accustomed to scheming, planned by his own efforts to bring back the fire that had been taken from men. so, when the others were away, he approached the fire of jove, and with a small bit of this shut in a fennel-stalk he came joyfully, seeming to fly, not to run, tossing the stalk so that the air shut in with its vapours should not put out the flame in so narrow a space. up to this time, then, men who bring good news usually come with speed. in the rivalry of the games they also make it a practice for the runners to run, shaking torches after the manner of prometheus. in return for this deed, jupiter, to confer a like favour on men, gave a

RABBI AMIRAM MARKEL MARKEL THE KNOWLEDGE OF G D VOL 1

ut fire, and yet, there is no potential fire in the flint. the coal is an example of a ko ach a potential. the flint is an example of a heyulie an ability. another example of these two types of potentiality is a rubber-band. when a rubber-band is stretched taut, there is potential energy in it. one can actually calculate and measure the potential energy in it and determine exactly how far it will fly when released. the potential energy is limited. depending on how taut the rubber-band is, that is as far as it will fly and no farther. this is the ko ach the potential, in the rubber-band. now, included in the rubber-band is also a heyulie power. this heyulie is the ability of the rubber-band to spring back. this ability is immeasurable, for as many times as it is stretched taut and released

soul is limited, therefore its heyulies are limited, whereas, since g-d is infinite, the heyulies of the ohr ein sof are unlimited. for example, the heyulie of a flint is limited to bringing out fire. no matter how many times one hits the flint, it will never bring out water. likewise, the human soul possesses limited heyulies. it is limited to human abilities. a man does not have the heyulie to fly like a bird. neither does a bird have the heyuli to speak like a man. in contrast, the heyulie of the infinite light, is not limited in any way whatsoever. g-d is kol yachol (he has infinite abilities. echad-one the second level in the infinite light is called echad (one. here, an intention arises, the desire to do a kindness. this desire is "highlighted, so to speak, within the singularity. n

perspective, he may come to the conclusion that g-d is tyrannical, heaven forbid. this, in turn, may bring him to harbor feelings of resentment towards g-d, heaven forbid. fear of punishment is, therefore, not at all a level of divine service, but is rather the kind of fear of g-d associated with idolaters. true love and fear of g-d are called "trayn gadphin d'parchin l'eiylah the two wings which fly upward. just as the two wings of a bird must work in conjunction and with equal force in order to cause flight, so too, in our service of g-d, the love and fear of him must be in equal proportion to each other, in order for our service to soar upward. the two come together as one. but, how are true love and fear of g-d to be attained? we recite three times daily "hear o israel etc" and we then

hermore, he is on a straight path which will eventually lead him to revealed g-dliness. level two "a good thought" the next level of divine excitement is the first level of actual love and fear of g-d, but only as it relates to action. this is called a "good thought" which connects to the performance of the mitzvot, thus enabling them to ascend (love and fear of g-d are called the "two wings that fly upward) the difference between this level and the previous level is as follows: in the previous level, although his intent is specifically for g-dliness, nonetheless, his desire is only that he should be close to g-d, rather than far from him. this desire comes about only out of the preciousness and greatness of g-d in his mind. nonetheless, there is no actual excitement for g-dliness in his m

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perspective, he may come to the conclusion that g-d is tyrannical, heaven forbid. this, in turn, may bring him to harbor feelings of resentment towards g-d, heaven forbid. fear of punishment is, therefore, not at all a level of divine service, but is rather the kind of fear of g-d associated with idolaters. true love and fear of g-d are called "trayn gadphin d'parchin l'eiylah the two wings which fly upward. just as the two wings of a bird must work in conjunction and with equal force in order to cause flight, so too, in our service of g-d, the love and fear of him must be in equal proportion to each other, in order for our service to soar upward. the two come together as one. but, how are true love and fear of g-d to be attained? we recite three times daily "hear o israel etc" and we then

RABBI MOSHE WISNEFSKY APPLES FROM THE ORCHARD THE ARIZAL ON THE PARASHAH

ating between good and evil.and knowing how to release the kernel of good within evil in order to liberate it.is chochmah, or insight. the purer one fs insight, the clearer one will be able to recognize what is good and what is evil, and purity of insight is dependent upon the purity and force of one fs intentions. by way of analogy: when a blacksmith strikes his hammer on a piece of iron, sparks fly forth from it. if the blacksmith is an expert, he collects these sparks and returns them to their original state. apparently this refers to the slivers of iron that break off the larger piece. the skilled blacksmith knows how to grecycle h these splinters and use them. this is the essence of the sages f dispute over whether or not a blessing is to be pronounced over unripe fruit.15 he who cont

of leah.thought.from the back of the head [leah] is a complete partzuf, extending from keter of z feir anpin to its chest. the reason it is called gleah h is because [the partzuf of] the supernal ima is known as the name elokim, and is divided into two parts: gwho h [mi] and gthese h [eileh, as is mentioned in the zohar,7 in its exposition of the mystical meaning of the verse, gwho are these that fly like a cloud? h8 although in some contexts, ima is associated with the 63-name havayah, as we said, in others, it is associated with the name elokim, inasmuch as it is a tzimtzum of the brilliance of the insight of chochmah. the name elokim is spelled alef-lamed-hei-yud-mem. these letters form the two words mi (mem-yud) and eileh (alef-lamed-hei. the letters of the word eilah can be rearranged

inciple of ascent. in order to transmit properly, yesod must evince gevurah as well as chesed, since unmitigated and unrestricted giving is never effective. this element of withdrawal or restraint within yesod is embodied in the locusts. the numerical value of the hebrew word for gfowl h [oaf] is equal to that of the word gjoseph h [yosef. joseph personified the sefirah of yesod. therefore, birds fly, for they, too, manifest the principle of ascent, as the states of gevurah return and fly upward. the seven shepherds of israel (abraham, isaac, jacob, moses, aaron, joseph, and david, in this order) correspond to and personify the seven emotional sefirot from chesed to malchut. joseph personifies yesod chiefly because he (1) sustained and provided for the entire kingdom (malchut) of egypt dur

al flesh is rendered capable of being absorbed into spirituality through being eaten by the jew. the arizal now turns the discussion to the subject of the birds. now, it is the angels that issue from the yesod of z feir anpin of atzilut. these [angels] are the [spiritual] birds that derive from this level. as it is said of [the the arizal on parashat shemini 441 angel] gabriel, gand the bird will fly in heaven. h2 in contrast, physical birds derive from yesod of z feir anpin of [the three lower worlds] beirah, yetzirah, and asiyah. whereas the physical fish and locusts derive from yesod of z feir anpin of atzilut, the fowl derive only from the projection of this level onto the lower spiritual worlds. the difference between atzilut and the three subsequent worlds is that the pervading consc

the mystical meaning of the verse: gand the birds will multiply on earth, h4 implying that they are created from the earth [but since it is also stated: glet the water swarm with cbirds, h5 it means that the birds were created as well] from the water on the earth, i.e, the states of chesed within yesod of z feir anpin. therefore they have scales on their feet like fish, on the one hand, yet they fly like locusts, on the other. the fowl were thus created from both the chesed and gevurah elements and therefore possess fishlike and locust-like characteristics. since they derive not directly from the world of atzilut but rather from atzilut as it has been gprocessed, h diminished and diluted into the lower worlds, they require ritual slaughtering in order to be eaten. now, man is a mammal [i

nimals are heavier in their movements than all other creatures. this is because they derive from those two [lower] states of gevurah that were not sweetened [at first [as we said] the numerical value [of these two states of gevurah] is 52, which is also the numerical value of beheimah. for they comprise two names havayah together, the lowest of all of them, and therefore they are heavy and do not fly. domesticated animals (beheimah) derive from the first spelling-out of the 52-name, and wild animals (chayah) derive from the second spelling-out of the 52-name, as explained above. the fact that these animals are derived from the lower, least spiritual of the five states of gevurah is reflected in the fact than in their physical incarnation they are also the lowest, heaviest, most corporeal o

mmon letters (alef-shin) spell the word for gfire, h and the two different letters (yud in ish and hei in ishah) spell the divine name kah (yud-hei. as the sages of the talmud point out,15 this means that the union of husband and wife should include the divine presence, and the when it does not, they are not really a true man and woman but just two fires, two opposing passions. this is why demons fly about in the air, for they are composed of the elements of fire and air. 9 genesis 2:21. 10 ibid. 32:5, rashi ad loc. 11 ibid. 32:26. see also v. 32. 12 ibid. 35:10. 13 see rashi on 33:18, that jacob was healed of his limp before he arrived in shechem. 14 genesis 2:23. 15 sotah 17a. the arizal on parashat tazria (3) 462 as we know, demons are produced by sexuality devoid of the presence of g-d

rces of evil were created and issued, as is known. these letters can be combined to form the words satan az geitz, meaning, gthe strength and mighty power of the insolent [az] states of judgment, which descended and became satan, i.e, the forces of evil. h and it is known that the zohar states that these seven kings were like sparks that were scattered, glike a blacksmith who hits iron and sparks fly in all directions. h this is the allusion in the word geitz[ gspark h, as in the words of the talmud, ga spark [geitz] that flies out from under the hammer. h6 we have explained previously that these seven kings took their light from the body of adam kadmon, under the tuft of the beard, but not higher [than this. adam kadmon( gprimordial man h) is the first divine emanation after the initial t

REGARDIE ISRAEL THE COMPLETE GOLDEN DAWN

brilliance. let the ray of thy intelligence and the warmth of thy love penetrate even unto us! then that which is volatile shall be fixed; the shadow shall be a body; the spirit of air shall be a soul; the dream shall be a thought. and no more shall we be swept away by the tempest, but we shall hold the bridles of the winged steeds of dawn. and we shall direct the course of the evening breeze to fly before thee! 0 spirit of spirits! 0 eternal soul of souls! 0 imperishable breath of life! 0 creative sigh! 0 mouth which breathest forth and withdrawest the life of all beings, in the flux and reflux of thine eternal word, which is the divine ocean of movement and of truth! hierophant makes with sceptre the banishing circle and pentagrams in the air before the tablet. depart ye in peace unto y

terra, earth (heg. goes to south. which four names again yield 20 letters as in the previous case. and the word lux is formed from the angles of the cross, l v x. he leads phil. once round and then to heg. who awaits them in the s. heg. the seraphim in the vision of isaiah are described as having six wings-'with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly."that is, his synthesis is to be found in the hexagram and in the idea of the seven, more especially dominating the planetary region. but the kerubim of ezekiel have each 4 faces- those of the lion, the bull, the man and the eagle <173> counterchanged with each other by revolution, whence the symbolic forms of the wheels beside them, wherein was the spirit; and with two of the wings they cover

ll follow the rules given in the preceding pages for skrying, until the point where the symbol of the tattwa has become perfectly vivid to the perception and when you feel as though you were almost one with the element. you may modlfy the earlier stages of the working by so enlarging the symbol astrally that the human being can pass through it. when very vivid, and not until then, pass, spring or fly through it, and do not begin to reason till you find yourself in some place or landscape (13. and as before, only test when the landscape shall have become a tangible and somewhat complete picture. if you have made your mind a blank as much as possible, the first idea that enters your mind (that is to say vividly) after you have traversed the symbol should be a correct correspondence of the ta

vividly) after you have traversed the symbol should be a correct correspondence of the tattwa in question. having already, by the process of skrying, obtained a vision of w ,in this particular case i will use the same symbol, on which i still perceive the reflected picture, and will leap through it, and go astrally to the scene in question. i skrying and astral projection 4 71 therefore astrally fly or leap through it. my first impression is to find myself standing on a boulder slightly out at sea, which i had noted as an im ortant point in the picture. i realise that i am standing clothed in my= dinsignia and white robe, on this rock, facing the shore. turning to the right i am conscious of the gallery of cliffs, and to the left and back of me the sea, everywhere (on the planes, it would

RITUALS OF THE SOCIETAS ROSICRUCIANIS IN ANGLIA

he glass,to every virtue, every grace,to the brotherhood resoundhealth, and let it thrice go round.we restore the times of old.,the blooming glorious age of gold;as the new creation free,blest with gay euphrosyne;we with godlike science talk,and with fair astrea walk;innocence adorns the day,brighter than the smiles of may.pour the rosy wine again,wake a bisker, louder strain;rapid zephyrs, as ye fly,waft our voices to the sky;while we celebrate the nine,and the wonders of the trine,while the angels sing aboveas we below, of peace and love.the circuits by the cond. of novices and the practicus, preceded by the torch bearer whose torchgives the only light in the sacred hall, cease as they approach the west of the sacred chamber; theyhalt.cond. of n.:frater practicus, we are in the midst of

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

themas for his funeral oration and a scornful epithet for his ultimate memorial. let us pass over the petty minds and small matters of the bas-empire, and proceed to the middle ages. stay, take this book! glance at the seventh page, then seat yourself on the mantle which i am spreading, and let each of us cover our eyes with one of its corners. your head swims, does it not, and the earth seems to fly beneath your feet? hold tightly, and do not look right or left. the vertigo ceases: we are here. stand up and open your eyes, but take care before all things to make no christian sign and to pronounce no christian words. we are in a landscape of salvator rosa, a troubled wilderness which seems resting after a storm. there is no moon in the sky, but you can distinguish little stars gleaming in

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

amen. sela: fiat. so be it. the prayer of the sylphs must be recited next, after tracing their sign in the air with the quill of an eagle. prayer of the sylphs spirit of light, spirit of wisdom, whose breath gives and takes away the form of all things; thou before whom the life of every being is; a shadow which transforms and a vapour which passes away; thou who ascendest upon the clouds and dost fly upon the wings of the wind; thou who breathest forth and the limitless immensities are peopled; thou who drawest in and all which came forth from thee unto thee returneth; endless movement in the eternal stability, be thou blessed for ever! we praise thee, we bless thee in the fleeting empire of created light, of shadows, reflections and images; and we aspire without ceasing towards thine immu

riel, raphael, and anael! flow moisture, by the spirit of eloim. earth, be established by adam jotchabah. spread, firmament, by jahubehu, zebaoth. fulfil, judgment, by fire in the virtue of michael. angel of the blind eyes, obey, or pass away with this holy water! work, winged bull, or revert to the earth, unless thou wilt that i should pierce thee with this sword! chained eagle, obey my sign, or fly before this breathing! writhing serpent, crawl at my feet, or be tortured by the sacred fire and give way before the perfumes that i burn in it! water, return to water; fire, burn; air, circulate; earth, revert to earth, by virtue of the pentagram, which is the morning star, and by the name of the tetragram, which is written in the center of the cross of light! amen. the sign of the cross adop

trological calculations, puerile possibly and completely arbitrary when made without inspiration, by frigid curiosity and in the absence of a powerful will. 108 chapter xviii philtres and magnetism let us now adventure in thessaly, the country of enchantments. here was apuleius beguiled, like the companions of ulysses, and underwent a humiliating metamorphosis. here all is magical. the birds that fly, the insects humming in the grass, even the trees and flowers. here in the moon-light are brewed those potions which compel love; here spells are devised by stryges to render them young and lovely like charites. o all ye youths, beware! the art of poisoning reason, otherwise the art of philtres, seems indeed, if traditions may be trusted, to have developed its venomous efflorescence more abund

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hurch duly every first sunday of the quarter, to sene or hallow themselves, their corn and cattle, from the shots and stealth of these wandering tribes. and many of these superstitious people will not be seen again in church till the next quarter [day] begins, as if no duty were to be learned or done by them, but the only use of worship and sermons were to save them from those [fairy] arrows that fly in the dark. they [the fairies] are distributed in tribes and orders; and they have children, nurses, marriages, deaths and burials, in appearance even as we [do, unless they so do for a mock-show, or to prognosticate some such things [that will come] to be among us. http//www.dreampower.com/kirk_wbw/pg_21.htm (2 of 8 [10/9/2001 12:34:36 am] robert kirk- walker between worlds(pages 21-29) 3. t

man died without any such accident [and] sir normand was at his burial at saint clement's church in the [isle of] harris. at the same time the corpse of another gentleman was brought to be buried in the very same church. the friends on either side came to debate who should first enter the church, and in a trice from words they came to blows. one of the number who was armed with bow and arrows let fly [at] one [man] among them. every family in that isle has their the secret commonwealth 44 burial place in the church in a stone chest and the bodies are carried in open biers to the burial place. sir normand, having appeased the tumult, found one of the arrows shot into the dead man's thigh. to this [event] sir normand himself was a witness. in the account which mr. daniel morrison [a] parson

ruse skill is not to be blamed for it, for unless [they] themselves be the tempters, the colonies of the invisible plantations with which they do intercommunicate do not provoke them to villainy or maleficence, neither at their first acquaintance, nor after long familiarity. question 5. does not satan interpose in such cases by many subtle unthought-of insinuations, as [he did] to him who let the fly or familiar go out of the box, and yet found a fly of his own putting-in as serviceable as the other would have been? answer. the goodness of the life and designs of the ancient prophets and seers was one of the best proofs of their mission. nor have our seers bad lives and designs as necromancers, as those that traffic with devils usually have. our seers moreover do seldom perform any odd thi

t nourishes fishes and produces salt in abundance, and bears back and forth ships carrying our commerce, by the profits of which the poor man becomes suddenly rich. it makes fertile the neighboring soil and feeds the birds who, they say, are generated from it along with the fishes and, although unlike, are moved by the laws of nature. the sea is dominated by them more than by the fishes, and they fly lightly up from it through space and seek the lofty regions. but its moisture drives the fishes beneath the waves and keeps them there, and does not permit them to live when they get out into the dry light. these too the maker distinguished according to their species and to the different ones gave each his nature, whence through the ages they were to become admirable and healthful to the sick

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d preindustrial cultures" he is best known for his study of the hallucinogenic mushroom cult in mexico, which had been so thoroughly suppressed that many anthropologists had began to question spanish missionary reports of a "diabolical fungus" used in pagan ritual (a small army of hippies descended on mexico after this work was published, to wasson's regret) before that, he had studied use of the fly agaric mushroom by siberian shamans. on the basis of various clues, he suggested that this mushroom was the real-world source of the divine "soma" elixir mentioned in a few of the hymns of the rg veda. later, he made the controversial suggestion that the neophytes at the rites of eleusis in ancient greece were given a weak infusion prepared from ergot-infected barley; not enough to poison, but

gold! 31. there cometh a rich man from the west who shall pour his gold upon thee. while crowley did not specify anyone in particular as the object of this verse, in his later life he received crucial help from one american disciple in particular: karl germer, who became outer head (chief international executive) of the o.t.o. following crowley's death. 32. from gold forge steel. 33. be ready to fly or to smite. 34. but your holy place shall be untouched throughout the centuries: though with fire and sword it be burnt down& shattered, yet an invisible house there standeth, and shall stand until the fall of the great equinox; when hrumachis shall arise and the doublewanded one assume my throne and place. another prophet shall arise, and bring fresh fever from the skies; another woman shall

artha: slowly the thinker went on his way and asked himself: what is it that you wanted to learn from teachings and teachers, and although they taught you much, what was it they could not teach you? and he thought: it was the self, the character and nature of which i wished to learn. i wanted to rid myself of the self, to conquer it, but i could not conquer it, i could only deceive it, could only fly from it, could only hide from it. truly, nothing in the world has occupied my thoughts as much as the self, this riddle, that i live, that i am one and an separated and different from everybody else, that i am siddhartha; and about nothing in the world i know less than about myself, about siddhartha. the thinker, slowly going on his way, suddenly stood still, gripped by this thought, and anoth

g through indulgence and xeper, cannot simply emerge once and be done with it. the entire cycle repeats itself time and time again as the more sensitive and highly functioning being acts on his objective and subjective worlds and is altered in some greater or lesser way thereby. he cannot do other than remanifest, or he will be flying using an older propeller driven craft. the airplane will still fly, but it cannot keep up with the supersonics speeding far, far ahead of it. seeing the relationship of xeper and remanifestation is essential to a better understanding of both words. each of us knows xeper to be a coming into being, a coming forth by the night the soul has made and gathered about itself through its explorations into the black and unknown. that darkness in itself could be the su

then arises a compulsion towards the new object which is inherently dangerous, since it involves becoming entangled in pathological fantasizing(10. that the osirian priests were not pure is clear enough, and the mystery of this passage seems to be where exactly the mystery is. a rather lengthy quote from the book of the law seems necessary at this point: 32. from gold forge steel. 33. be ready to fly or to smite. 34. but your holy place shall be untouched throughout the centuries: though with fire and sword it be burnt down& shattered, yet an invisible house there standeth, and shall stand until the fall of the great equinox; when hrumachis shall arise and the double-wanded one assume my throne and place. another prophet shall arise, and bring fresh fever from the skies; another woman shal

iscerning ear and mind capable of receiving and assessing information for the good and security of the temple of set. communication skills are not impossible to master. they are necessities. communication is not to be found in one single avenue only. there are those, like myself, who prefer the written word for communicating and see great value therein. others find the spoken word the only way to fly. the initiate able to succeed in his endeavor to master written communication is easily able to move skillfully through oral communication. however, it should be remembered that as a hollywood mogul once said, a verbal contract is not worth the paper it is written on. just so, exclusively verbal magical transmissions lack the quality of staying put for later reference. should each second degre

nschel ii date: august 22, xxii html revision: jan 8, 1998 ce subject: vision, initiation reading list: 11d i look up, and i 'see' a wheel beginning to spin. this wheel is sectioned, divided into areas large enough to 'see, too many to count. these areas are light, then dark, then hot then cold, then dry then wet, then active then quiet, then. but the wheel spins too fast. opposites beyond number fly around, too fast for me to distinguish. around and around, faster and faster spins the wheel, drawing me with it. i grow dizzy. i become dizzy, and feel as if i'm in danger of losing control; i see nothing but the now infinite spinning wheel, feel nothing but the spin, and the dizziness. i grow concerned. i am a black magician. i remind myself that naught can harm me here. i am able to banish

, and do it again. what is moving? well, if you will stop operating from an internal picture of yourself acting, and instead look, you will realize that the room, the things around your body, those are what is moving! if you don't see this yet, do it some more until you do. when you were very young, perhaps you remember sitting in a car or bus and watching the world move by. or even now, when you fly in a jet, you can see the clouds rush past your window where you are. this idea of being located somewhere specific (and this specific location being the center of all the universe) goes hand in glove with the deidentification process. if you live in a mental perspective disassociated from your direct experience, then it is quite easy to become identified with all of the elements of that "drea

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a kind of empire in the liquid waste or air, yet this is certainly part of his punishment, that he is. without any fixed place, or space, allowed him to rest the sole of his foot upon. daniel defoe _the history of the devil_ i the angel gibreel 1 "to be born again" sang gibreel farishta tumbling from the heavens "first you have to die. hoji! hoji! to land upon the bosomy earth, first one needs to fly. tat-taa! taka-thun! how to ever smile again, if first you won't cry? how to win the darling's love, mister, without a sigh? baba, if you want to get born again" just before dawn one winter's morning, new year's day or thereabouts, two real, full-grown, living men fell from a great height, twenty-nine thousand and two feet, towards the english channel, without benefit of parachutes or wings, o

opened. a scream, that same scream that had fluttered in his guts when gibreel swam across the sky, burst from chamcha's lips; a shaft of sunlight pierced his open mouth and set it free. but they had fallen through the transformations of the clouds, chamcha and farishta, and there was a fluidity, an indistinctness, at the edges of them, and as the sunlight hit chamcha it released more than noise "fly" chamcha shrieked at gibreel "start flying, now" and added, without knowing its source, the second command "and sing" how does newness come into the world? how is it born? of what fusions, translations, conjoinings is it made? how does it survive, extreme and dangerous as it is? what compromises, what deals, what betrayals of its secret nature must it make to stave off the wrecking crew, the e

, the second command "and sing" how does newness come into the world? how is it born? of what fusions, translations, conjoinings is it made? how does it survive, extreme and dangerous as it is? what compromises, what deals, what betrayals of its secret nature must it make to stave off the wrecking crew, the exterminating angel, the guillotine? is birth always a fall? do angels have wings? can men fly? when mr. saladin chamcha fell out of the clouds over the english channel he felt his heart being gripped by a force so implacable that he understood it was impossible for him to die. afterwards, when his feet were once more firmly planted on the ground, he would begin to doubt this, to ascribe the implausibilities of his transit to the scrambling of his perceptions by the blast, and to attrib

od to iron, changing his flesh to steel, except that it also felt like a fist that enveloped him from outside, holding him in a way that was both unbearably tight and intolerably gentle; until finally it had conquered him totally and could work his mouth, his fingers, whatever it chose, and once it was sure of its dominion it spread outward from his body and grabbed gibreel farishta by the balls "fly" it commanded gibreel "sing" chamcha held on to gibreel while the other began, slowly at first and then with increasing rapidity and force, to flap his arms. harder and harder he flapped, and as he flapped a song burst out of him, and like the song of the spectre of rekha merchant it was sung in a language he did not know to a tune he had never heard. gibreel never repudiated the miracle; unli

morphic myths of greece and rome, the avatars of jupiter, the boy who became a flower, the spider-woman, circe, everything; and the theosophy of annie besant, and unified field theory, and the incident of the satanic verses in the early career of the prophet, and the politics of muhammad's harem after his return to mecca in triumph; and the surrealism of the newspapers, in which butterflies could fly into young girls' mouths, asking to be consumed, and children were born with no faces, and young boys dreamed in impossible detail of earlier incarnations, for instance in a golden fortress filled with precious stones. he filled himself up with god knows what, but he could not deny, in the small hours of his insomniac nights, that he was full of something that had never been used, that he did

ppened was like a loss of faith. yes, the father ship, an aircraft was not a flying womb but a metal phallus, and the passengers were spermatozoa waiting to be spilt. five and a half hours of time zones; turn your watch upside down in bombay and you see the time in london _my father, chamcha would think, years later, in the midst of his bitterness _i accuse him of inverting time. how far did they fly? five and a half thousand as the crow. or: from indianness to englishness, an immeasurable distance. or, not very far at all, because they rose from one great city, fell to another. the distance between cities is always small; a villager, travelling a hundred miles to town, traverses emptier, darker, more terrifying space. what changez chamchawala did when the aeroplane took off: trying not to

"you must sell up pronto and move. i know those english, all the same, riff-raff and nawabs. you can't fight their bloody traditions _my wife, pamela lovelace, frail as porcelain, graceful as gazelles, he remembered _i put down roots in the women i love. the banalities of infidelity. he put them away and talked about his work. when zeeny vakil found out how saladin chamcha made his money, she let fly a series of shrieks that made one of the medallioned arabs knock at the door to make sure everything was all right. he saw a beautiful woman sitting up in bed with what looked like buffalo milk running down her face and dripping off the point of her chin, and, apologizing to chamcha for the intrusion, he withdrew hastily _sorry, sport, hey, you're some lucky guy "you poor potato" zeeny gasped

erses and reverses, the whole thing, and we all know how my mouth got worked "first it was the devil" mahound mutters as he rushes to jahilia "but this time, the angel, no question. he wrestled me to the ground" o o o the disciples stop him in the ravines near the foot of mount cone to warn him of the fury of hind, who is wearing white mourning garments and has loosened her black hair, letting it fly about her like a storm, or trail in the dust, erasing her footsteps so that she seems like an incarnation of the spirit of vengeance itself. they have all fled the city, and hamza, too, is lying low; but the word is that abu simbel has not, as yet, acceded to his wife's pleas for the blood that washes away blood. he is still calculating the odds in the matter of mahound and the goddesses mahou

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and snakes for legs (abrasax, abraxis, and in scientific literature, angnipede, meaning snake feet. abraxas is recognised as a devil of black witchcraft, and the name appears in various evocatory formulae. it is also applied as a title sometimes given to lucifer/satan. adramelech, adramelek (hebrew king of fire. an angel of the throne, now a fallen angel, arch-demon chancellor of the order of the fly, patron of hypocrites. manifests as a peacock or a mule, or as bearded, eagle winged, lion bodied. charged with the devil s livery. corresponds to the quabballistic sphere of yod. identified with sacrifices by fire. agares (goetic, from greek agreus meaning hunter, also the name of an avatar of dionysos. a duke ruling in the east. formerly of the angelic order of virtues. appears as an old man

. patron devil of heresy. originally a canaanite deity, whose name may also mean lord of the house. as lord of the flies, his role was perhaps originally that of psychopomp to the dead souls. no less than three of the apostles identify him as incarnate evil and lord of chaos. johann weyer in pseudographica demonica makes him supreme overlord of the underworld and founder of the great order of the fly. the grand grimoire and grimorium verum have him as the prince of hell. corresponds to chokmah. behemoth (hebrew behema, meaning animal. apocalyptic beast of jewish eschatology. identified in the middle ages with satan. a designation of the hippopotamus (job 40. may also appear as an elephant, crocodile or whale, and was created with leviathan on the fifth day. the devil s cup bearer, patron d

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nimal characteristics, evidence of man's constant need to deny that he too is an animal, for to do so would serve a mighty blow to his impoverished ego. the pig was despised by the jews and the egyptians. it symbolized the gods frey, osiris, adonis, persephone, attis, and demeter, and was sacrificed to osiris and the moon. but, in time, it became degraded into a devil. the phoenicians worhipped a fly god, baal, from which comes the devil, beelzebub. both baal and beelzebub are identical to the dung beetle or scarabaeus of the egyptians which appeared to resurrect itself, much as the mythical bird, the phoenix, rose from its own ashes. the ancient jews believed, through their contact with the persians, that the two great forces in the world were ahura-mazda, the god of fire, light, life, an

SCHLAGER NEIL WORLD RELIGIONS REFERENCE LIBRARY

to become an immortal. han xianzi: he lived during the tang dynasty. han is known for his temper and for his supernatural abilities. he received immortality after falling from a peach tree. he xiangu: the only female ba xian. he xiangu spent her life as a hermit in the mountains. while she was dreaming she received instructions on how to obtain immortality. afterwards she developed the ability to fly from mountain peak to mountain peak. lan caihe: he lived as a beggar, dressed in rags and wearing only one boot. then one day lan suddenly disappeared into the clouds as an immortal. li tieguai: he walks with an iron crutch, which was given to him by xi wangmu or by laozi after one of them healed his leg. either xi or laozi then taught li how to become an immortal. lu dongbin: he received a ma

ion and categorization. aristotle was essentially an empiricist, or someone who believes knowledge should be gained through experience and experimentation. he not only used observation to learn about an object or being, but also studied what others had said about it. he was an advocate of two different types of reasoning. in deductive reasoning, he would take a general idea, such as all birds can fly and conclude that, based on this, if he saw a bird, it could fly. in inductive reasoning, he approached the argument in reverse order, going from a specific statement to a general idea. this particular bird can fly, aristotle might have said, therefore all birds can fly. logic and the sciences aristotle published six discussions on logic collected in the organon( a tool or instrument of though

united states. they believed that in the united states he could be fully immersed in the western world. in fact, some has said that he finds he can be more african in the united states than he can in africa. he explains that because of his extensive education, he has found it difficult to be accepted in africa, as many africans think he has turned his back on the customs and beliefs of a shaman s fly wisk and talismans, similar to the talisman that some carries. some believes that the talisman is a source of strength and power and that it helped ensure his success both as a student and in his professional life. roger de la harpe; gallo images/corbis. 348 world religions: biographies malidoma patrice some his tribal culture. in the united states he claims he feels relatively free to be an e

the lesser light to rule the night; and the stars. 17 and g-d set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, 18 and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness; and g-d saw that it was good. 19 and there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day. 20 and g-d said: let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let fowl fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. 21 and g-d created the great sea-monsters, and every living creature that creepeth, wherewith the waters swarmed, after its kind, and every winged fowl after its kind; and g-d saw that it was good. 22 and g-d blessed them, saying: be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. 23 and there was eve

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gels were created on the second day. it is therefore written (psalm 104:3 "he rafters his upper chambers with water [he makes the clouds his chariot, he walks on the wings of the wind" it is then written (psalm 104:4 "he makes the winds his angels, his ministers from flaming fire [rabbi haninah said: the angels were created on the fifth day, as it is written (genesis 1:20 "and flying things shall fly upon the firmament of heaven" regarding the angels it is written (isaiah 6:2 "with two wings did they fly] rabbi levatas ben tavrus said: all agree, even rabbi yochanan, that the water already existed [on the first day. but it was on the second day that "he raftered his upper chambers with water [at that time he also created] the one who "makes the clouds his chariot" and the one who "walks on

out the heavens alone, the earth is spread out before me [even though we read the verse "from me (may- iti, it can also be read] mi iti "who was with me" i am the one who planted this tree in order that all the world should delight in it. and in it, i spread all. i called it all because all depend upon it, all emanate from it, and all need it. to it they look, for it they wait, and from it, souls fly in joy. the bahir 8 alone was i when i made it. let no angel rise above it and say "i was before you" i was also alone when i spread out my earth, in which i planted and rooted this tree. i made them rejoice together, and i rejoiced in them "who was with me" to whom have i revealed this mystery? 23. rabbi rahumai said: from your words we could conclude that the needs of this world were created

eaven and the earth. as you said, god made six beautiful vessels. what are they? the heaven and the earth. are they not seven? yes, as it is written (ibid) and on the seventh day, he rested and souled. what is the meaning of souled? this teaches us that the sabbath sustains all souls. it is therefore written that it souled. 58. another explanation: this teaches us that it is from there that souls fly forth. it is thus written, and he souled. this continues for a thousand generations. it is thus written (psalm 105:8, the word that he commanded until a thousand generations. immediately after this it says [the covenant] that he cut with abraham. what is the meaning of cut? he cut a covenant between the ten fingers of his hands and the ten toes of his feet. abraham was ashamed. god then said t

of the tree. the letter shin is like the root of a tree. 119. what is this tree that you mentioned? he said: it represents the powers of the blessed holy one, one above the other. just like a tree brings forth fruit through water, so the blessed holy one increases the powers of the tree through water. what is the water of the blessed holy one? it is wisdom. it is the souls of the righteous. they fly from the fountain to the great pip, ascend and attach themselves to the tree. through what do they fly? through israel. whey they are good and righteous, the divine presence dwells among them. their deeds then rest in the bosom of the blessed holy one, and he makes them fruitful and multiplies them. 120. how do we know that the divine presence is called tzedek (righteous? it is written (deuter

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life differently than you once did, live in the here-and-now, and get your head on straight. you have also learned to calm down, adjust your attitude, and rewrite the script of your life one line at a time. in fact, when you shake it all up and put it together into a whole, you have gained a wonderful new faculty. you have learned to see, assess, and change things to suit your purpose, all on the fly. now, that's a pretty large accomplishment, considering that most people around you still don't even know the time of day and can't find their car keys. however, what you have learned so far is just the tip of the ice berg, and there is much more wisdom and knowledge waiting in the wings for your inspection and use if you are willing to invest the effort to learn more. again, whether you are r

eing and developing all of your senses into one super sense that even includes your sixth sense. the idea was to make you aware so you could open up and accept new ways to do old tricks. we wanted you to practice and overcome your old limitations by clearing your mind and adjusting your attitude moment by moment until you became a fine enough actor that you could rewrite your life's script on the fly. then, once you were strong enough to manipulate your own life up out of the mud, you could begin to help others to adjust their own. however, for the most part, adepts are busy enough just handling the situations that concern them in their everyday lives. the point is that they are able to handle them well. if an adept can make his or her own life better and improve the lives of those who ent

SIR EDWARD BULWER LYTTON ZANONI A ROSICRUCIAN TALE

apen, mankind jeer at me as i pass the streets. what hast thou done to me? thou hast taken away from me, who am the scoff of this world, the hopes of another! is there no other life? well, then, i want thy gold, that at least i may hasten to make the best of this "monster! curses light on thy ingratitude, thy "and who hears thy curses? thou knowest there is no god! mark me; i have prepared all to fly. see, i have my passport; my horses wait without; relays are ordered. i have thy gold (and the wretch, as he spoke, continued coldly to load his person with the rouleaus "and now, if i spare thy life, how shall i be sure that thou wilt not inform against mine" he advanced with a gloomy scowl and a menacing gesture as he spoke. the old man's anger changed to fear. he cowered before the savage "

shall meet again "again" muttered the stranger, and his brow darkened. he hastened to his chamber; he passed the day and the night alone, and in studies, no matter of what nature, they served to increase his gloom. what could ever connect his fate with rene dumas, or the fugitive assassin? why did the buoyant air of paris seem to him heavy with the steams of blood; why did an instinct urge him to fly from those sparkling circles, from that focus of the world's awakened hopes, warning him from return? he, whose lofty existence defied but away these dreams and omens! he leaves france behind. back, o italy, to thy majestic wrecks! on the alps his soul breathes the free air once more. free air! alas! let the world-healers exhaust their chemistry; man never shall be as free in the marketplace a

portable. have you, ye mourners, to whom these sibyl leaves, weird with many a dark enigma, shall be borne, have you not felt that when the death of some best-loved one has made the hearth desolate, have you not felt as if the gloom of the altered home was too heavy for thought to bear? you would leave it, though a palace, even for a cabin. and yet, sad to say, when you obey the impulse, when you fly from the walls, when in the strange place in which you seek your refuge nothing speaks to you of the lost, have ye not felt again a yearning for that very food to memory which was just before but bitterness and gall? is it not almost impious and profane to abandon that dear hearth to strangers? and the desertion of the home where your parents dwelt, and blessed you, upbraids your conscience as

n an actress must submit to have rivals. it is our unhappy destiny not to be sacred even to ourselves "but you do not love this destiny, glittering though it seem; your heart is not in the vocation which your gifts adorn "ah, no" said the actress, her eyes filling with tears "once i loved to be the priestess of song and music; now i feel only that it is a miserable lot to be slave to a multitude "fly, then, with me" said the artist, passionately "quit forever the calling that divides that heart i would have all my own. share my fate now and forever, my pride, my delight, my ideal! thou shalt inspire my canvas and my song; thy beauty shall be made at once holy and renowned. in the galleries of princes, crowds shall gather round the effigy of a venus or a saint, and a whisper shall break for

eatures. the girl followed him into the room she had just left, trembling and blushing deeply, and stood before him with the lamp she held shining upward on her cheek and the long hair that fell like a shower of light over the half-clad shoulders and heaving bust "viola" said zanoni, in a voice that spoke deep emotion "i am by thy side once more to save thee. not a moment is to be lost. thou must fly with me, or remain the victim of the prince di. i would have made the charge i now undertake another's; thou knowest i would, thou knowest it! but he is not worthy of thee, the cold englishman! i throw myself at thy feet; have trust in me, and fly" he grasped her hand passionately as he dropped on his knee, and looked up into her face with his bright, beseeching eyes "fly with thee" said viola

and burning sigh, he murmured "viola, i love thee! oh" he continued passionately, and, releasing his hold, he threw himself abruptly at her feet "i no more command, as woman should be wooed, i woo thee. from the first glance of those eyes, from the first sound of thy voice, thou becamest too fatally dear to me. thou speakest of fascination, it lives and it breathes in thee! i fled from naples to fly from thy presence, it pursued me. months, years passed, and thy sweet face still shone upon my heart. i returned, because i pictured thee alone and sorrowful in the world, and knew that dangers, from which i might save thee, were gathering near thee and around. beautiful soul! whose leaves i have read with reverence, it was for thy sake, thine alone, that i would have given thee to one who mig

ke to him; and then slowly, as aware, at last, that the human love had advanced on the ideal, she shrank into the terrors of a modest and virtuous nature. she did not dare, she did not dream to ask him the question she had so fearlessly made to glyndon; but she felt a sudden coldness, a sense that a barrier was yet between love and love "oh, zanoni" she murmured, with downcast eyes "ask me not to fly with thee; tempt me not to my shame. thou wouldst protect me from others. oh, protect me from thyself "poor orphan" said he, tenderly "and canst thou think that i ask from thee one sacrifice, still less the greatest that woman can give to love? as my wife i woo thee, and by every tie, and by every vow that can hallow and endear affection. alas! they have belied love to thee indeed, if thou dos

f death itself wash everlastingly, but cannot overflow. your grandsire resisted my fervent prayers, disobeyed my most absolute commands, and in the sublime rashness of a soul that panted for secrets, which he who desires orbs and sceptres never can obtain, perished, the victim of his own frenzy "he was poisoned, and mejnour fled "mejnour fled not" answered the stranger, proudly "mejnour could not fly from danger; for to him danger is a thing long left behind. it was the day before the duke took the fatal draft which he believed was to confer on the mortal the immortal boon, that, finding my power over him was gone, i abandoned him to his doom. but a truce with this: i loved your grandsire! i would save the last of his race. oppose not thyself to zanoni. yield not thy soul to thine evil pas

SIR WALLIS BUDGE EGYPTIAN MAGIC

n the dung thus deposited that the larva, when hatched, feed. it does not appear that these beetles have the ability to distinguish their own balls, as they will seize upon those belonging to another, in the case of their having lost their own; indeed, it is said that several of them occasionally assist in rolling the same ball. the males as well as the females assist in rolling the pellets. they fly during the hottest part of the day. 1 among the ancients several curious views were held about the scarab, whether of the type scarabaus sacer or the ateuchus agyptiorium, 2 and alian, porphyry, p. 38 and horapollo declared that no female scarab existed. the last named writer stated that the scarab denoted "only begotten" because it was a creature self-produced, being unconceived by a female

tus, the god ptah, a bennu bird (i.e, phoenix, a heron, a "living soul" a swallow, the serpent sata, and a crocodile; and another chapter 1 enabled him to transform himself into "whatever form he pleaseth" armed with this power he could live in the water in the form of a crocodile, in the form of a serpent he could glide over the rocks and ground, in the form of the birds mentioned above he could fly through the air, and soar up and perch himself upon the bow of the boat of ra, in the form of the lotus he had mastery over the plants of the field, and in the form of ptah he became "more powerful than the lord of time, and shall gain the mastery over millions of years" the bennu bird, it will be remembered, was said to be the "soul of ra" and by assuming this form the deceased identified him

h he became "more powerful than the lord of time, and shall gain the mastery over millions of years" the bennu bird, it will be remembered, was said to be the "soul of ra" and by assuming this form the deceased identified himself with khepera, the great god of creation, and thus acquired the attributes of the soul of the sungod. in the elysian fields he was able to assume any form and to swim and fly to any distance in any direction. it is noteworthy that no beast of the field or wild animal is mentioned as a type of his possible transformations into animals. p. 232 now the egyptians believed that as the souls of the departed could assume the form of any living thing or plant, so the "gods" who in many respects closely resembled them, could and did take upon themselves the forms of birds a

SIX ANGLED RITE OF THE ROYAL SUN OF THE GOAT LORD

s on how to perform this rite, paying attention chiefly to the "two bits of advice- the two main understandings that have to be brought to bear on the every word, thought, and action of the operant(s) who undertake this rite. i will proceed in good faith that my reader is familiar, through and through, with the "witches dance" rite, and the simple yet exacting instructions that accompany it, chie fly the element of awareness, and how it is to be used in the performance of these rites to summon the old one himself. to begin with, this rite does not require an altar, but does use a circle with a triangle in it, with one tip of the triangle pointing east. the circle is to be 9-13 feet in diameter, a fine, comfortable size. along with the circle and triangle, six sigils, shown in the two chart

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friends with one another again, and i supplied them with food. and then i told the old man after three days to bring his son again to me here "and" said i "i will attend to him" and they saluted me, and went their way. 113. and when they were gone i ordered ornias to be brought forward, and said to him "tell me how you know this" and he answered "we demons ascend into the firmament of heaven, and fly about among the stars. and we hear the sentences which go forth upon the souls of men, and forthwith we come, and whether by force of influence, or by fire, or by sword, or by some accident, we veil our act of destruction; and if a man does not die by some untimely disaster or by violence, then we demons transform ourselves in such a way as to appear to men and be worshipped in our human natur

114. i therefore, having heard this, glorified the lord god, and again i questioned the demon, saying "tell me how ye can ascend into heaven, being demons, and amidst the stars and holy angels intermingle" and he answered "just as things are fulfilled in heaven, so also on earth (are fulfilled) the types [1] of all of them. for there are principalities, authorities, world-rulers [2, and we demons fly about in the air; and we hear the voices of the heavenly beings, and survey all the powers. and as having no ground (basis) on which to alight and rest, we lose strength and fall off like leaves from trees. and men seeing us imagine that the stars are falling from heaven. but it is not really so, o king; but we fall because of our weakness, and because we have nowhere anything to lay hold of;

TECHNICIANS GUIDE TO THE LEFT HAND PATH

of ombos, wherein set was identified with the local god ash in the iind dynasty. set s original worship as a night time polar deity suffered a decline with the rise of solar worship in the ivth dynasty. the great pyramid of khufu is one of the last early monuments connected with the idea of a setian afterlife as well as a solar one. the great pyramid had a special air shaft for the king s akh to fly to the star alpha draconis, which is the star of set in the constellation of the thigh, principle of the seven faces of darkness. during the middle kingdom, set was reduced to a symbol of upper egypt and apparently seen only during the setian festival of heb-sed, or tying together. it was during this time that set was first blamed for the murder of osiris, a semitic corn god who had arrived in

THE BOOK OF PLEASURE

ics and whenever you like) that the sun does not exist at all! or if you wish-it will prove conclusively that the sun is millions of millions of miles further away or millions of miles nearer than you once thought! most extraordinary thinker! these facts and many others are already know to the butterfly, the lice, the insects-and perhaps yourself? whose senses are the more true-yours or the house-fly's? you will eventually adopt their vision-their thoughts and wisdom-you were such once? you are such now but have not awakened them-you will be such again in power! wondrous progress! most meritorious accomplishments! most merciless! progress should be closely examined and what you have gained by the convenience of science. a thought for perspective-you are always what you most wish-the prospe

on a simple diet. the key to prophecy. the law of evolution is retrogression of function governing progression of attainment, i.e, the more wonderful our attainments, the lower in the scale of life that governs them. our knowledge of flight is determined by that desire causing the activity of our bird etc. karmas. directly our desire reaches the stratum belonginging to those existences that can "fly" without wings- so shall we fly without machines. this sub-conscious activity is the "capacity" the "knowledge; all other we acquire is of a negative or manurial value. the virtue of learning and acquiring knowledge by the ordinary means is in its worry and disappointment, of that degree which causes exhaustion: by that the desire might accidentally reach the real abode of knowledge, i.e, the

scoveries accidental, usually brought about by exhaustion of the mind. my formula and sigils for sub-conscious activity are the means of inspiration, capacity or genius, and the means of accelerating evolution. an economy of energy and method of learning by enjoyment. a bat first grew wings and of the proper kind, by its desire being organic enough to reach the sub-consciousness. if its desire to fly had been conscious, it would have had to wait till it could have done so by the same means as ourselves, i.e, by machinery. all genius has an hypothesis (usually natural) in the form of a hobby, which serves to restrain and occupy the conscious mind, to prevent its interference with spontaneous expression. the great leonardo's mathematics, etc, served to "deceive" him as such an hypothesis (an

THE CRAFT GRIMOIRE OF ECLECTIC VERSION 2

f you have a maid, a nanny and someone to do your shopping, and you ve trained them to understand facial tic commands. then, and only then will you get the result that you seek. when it comes to the reality of magick, you ll get those results, faster the old fashioned way. i have yet to meet anyone who can balance and spin a pencil with their mind, walk on water (without it being frozen first) or fly through the air (without the use of an aircraft. these are the dreams of the young and the science of the hollywood special effects artist. it is said that there are those in the far east who have mastered some of these feats. they ve spent their whole life in meditation to achieve this. so if you are ready to give up, fast food, cable television, the internet, and indoor plumbing. go book a f

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clergy generally gave their reluctant approval, stressing that the church abhorred any kind of physical mistreatment of dissenters. in 906, the canon episcopi by abbot regino of prum (d. c. 915) condemned as heretical any belief in witchcraft or in the power of sorcerers to transform people into animals. the consensus of the christian clergy was that those individuals who believed that they could fly through the air or work evil magic on another person were allowing satan to deceive them. the clergy was more concerned with stamping out all allegiance to the goddess diana and any other regional deities, and they regarded as primitive superstition any suggestion that witches possessed any kind of magical powers. in 1000, deacon burchard (d. 1025, later archbishop of worms, published correcto

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g. after he called a family meeting to pool their knowledge about the invisible guest, reverend wesley learned from one of the older girl s observations that the disturbances usually began at about ten o clock in the evening and were always prefaced by a signal noise, a peculiar kind of winding sound. the noises followed a pattern that seldom varied. they would begin in the kitchen, then suddenly fly up to visit a bed, knocking first at the foot, then the head. these seemed to be the ghost s warming-up exercises. after it had followed these preliminaries, it might indulge any spectral whim which appealed to it on that particular night. why do you disturb innocent children? wesley roared in righteous indignation one night as the knockings in the nursery became especially violent. if you hav

attraction. often, while conducting tours through the old mansion, members of the society have heard eerie footsteps moving about other parts of the house when the rooms were visibly unoccupied. june reading, a former director of the whaley house, told of footsteps being heard in the master bedroom and on the stairs. windows, even when fastened down with three four-inch bolts on each side, would fly open of their own accord often in the middle of the night, triggering the burglar alarm. people often reported having heard screams echoing throughout the second story of the mansion, and once a large, heavy china closet had toppled over by itself. numerous individuals had sensed or psychically seen the image of a scaffold and a hanging man on the south side of the mansion. according to readin

green to grayish and from light brown to black, depending upon the vegetation that surrounds it. another peculiarity of the beast is the row of quill-like appendages that runs down its spine and the fleshly membrane that extends between these projections, which can flare or contract and also change color from blue to green or from red to purple. some witnesses have claimed that the chupacabra can fly, but others state that it is the beast s powerful hindlegs that merely catapult it over walls, small trees, and one-story barns or outbuildings. it is those same strong legs that enable the creature to run at extremely fast speeds to escape its pursuers. it wasn t long after the night terrors began in puerto rico before reports of chupacabra began appearing in florida, texas, mexico, and among

me witnesses say that the jersey devil that haunts the pine barrens in southeastern new jersey is a cross between a goat and a dog with cloven hoofs and the head of a collie. others swear that it has a horse s head with the body of a kangaroo. most of the people who have sighted the creature mention a long tail, and nearly all of the witnesses agree that the thing has wings. but it doesn t really fly as much as it hops and glides. whatever the jersey devil is, people have been sighting it in the rural area in south jersey since 1735, which, according to local legend, is the year that it was born. rather than some monstrous animal that was somehow spawned in the one million acres of pines that still remain some distance from the state s cities and refineries, the jersey devil has at least a

indicate a sense of mental clarity. a lucid dream usually occurs while one is in the midst of a dream and suddenly realizes that the experience that he or she is undergoing is not happening in physical reality, but in the framework of a dream scenario. often the dreamer notices some impossible occurrence in the dream, such as having a conversation with a deceased relative or having the ability to fly, which prompts this awareness. while experiencing lucid dreaming is not quite the same thing as exercising control over one s dreams, the dreamer who realizes that he or she is dreaming may greatly influence the course of the events in the dream scenario. some practitioners of lucid dreaming promise extended creativity, the ability to overcome nightmares t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o

lane. many individuals who suffer from this phobia break out into cold sweat and suffer from difficulty in breathing even while boarding the aircraft. nearly all are consumed by an overwhelming conviction that the aircraft will crash and they will die in the ensuing disaster. such a phobia can make life extremely difficult for those professionals who must travel for their work, and many refuse to fly regardless of the consequences to their livelihood. the first lady of soul, singer aretha franklin, refuses to fly, even if it means canceling a concert date. academy award-winning screenwriter billy bob thornton refuses to commit to any appearance that requires him to board an airplane. although science fiction author ray bradbury has taken his readers to outer space on numerous occasions, he

z research laboratories in basel, switzerland, first synthesized lyserg-saeure- diaethylamid (lsd. lysergic acid is found naturally in ergot, a fungus that grows on rye and other grains, and throughout history it has been used in various medications. some researchers have even attributed ingestion of ergot to hallucinations that in the middle ages may have caused people to believe that they could fly through the air like witches or transform themselves into werewolves. five years after synthesizing the drug, hofmann accidentally inhaled a minute quantity t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d mysteries of the mind 153 lysergic acid is found naturally in ergot, a fungus that grows on rye and other grains. while working with other ergot deri

ties state that people began throwing rice after newlyweds for the purpose of giving food to the evil spirits that were always present at any festive gathering of humans. it was to appease these spirits and keep them from doing injury to the bridal pair that the custom of rice-throwing was originated. another old tradition states that unless somehow bribed, the soul of the bridegroom is likely to fly away at marriage and never return. to prevent this, rice is scattered over him to induce the soul to remain. the throwing of the bridal bouquet originated with the old custom of scrambling for the bride s garter. in fourteenth-century france, it was considered good luck to win the bride s garter, and everyone rushed for it at the conclusion of the marriage ceremony. in the fifteenth century, t

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n magic squares and written on parchment. with the proper application of these magical squares, the magus can command the demons and order them to assist him in the acquisition of earthly knowledge and power. by applying such magic words as gabracadabra, h abramelin magicians claim they can gain the love of anyone they desire, discover hidden treasures, become invisible, invoke spirits to appear, fly through the air and travel great distances in a matter of minutes, and animate corpses to create zombies to serve them. abramelin magicians believe they can heal illnesses or cause diseases, bring about peace or war, create prosperity or poverty. they claim to shapeshift into different animal or human forms. t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n

to pray for his forgiveness. the term gsimony h to describe the purchasing of ecclesiastic blessings has come down through the ages. simon apparently brooded over his inability to acquire the holy spirit from the apostles, and, according to legend, he fell back on his old ways of sorcery and began to traffic once again with demons. to prove his power, simon announced to all of rome that he would fly into the sky and ascend to the heavens, just as jesus had done. remarkably, simon, supported by demons, began to fly upward. peter, however, fearful that many innocents would be attracted to this false prophet, prayed that god would end simon fs flight. frightened away by the apostle fs prayers, the demons fled the artificial wings supporting simon, and the magus crashed to the ground, breakin

ve emotions, the crowd acted as a single person and began almost automatically to dance the hypnotic witches f round. as the t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d 98 magic and sorcery before gathering in the forest for a sabbat, many witches applied gflying ointment h on their bodies. according to ancient lore, this ointment enables the witch to fly through the air, often accompanying the goddess diana through the night sky. this ointment was made from atropa belladonna, commonly known as deadly nightshade and contains certain alkaloids, which produce vivid hallucinations. unfortunately individuals accused of witchcraft were arrested by the inquisition and tortured. the priests and witch-hunters were not satisfied with accounts of merely

death, as fleau des demons et des sorciers. in the first and second volumes of this monumental work, bodin offered his proofs that spirits communicate with humankind, and he itemized the various means by which the righteous might distinguish the good spirits from their evil counterparts. those men and women who seek to enter pacts with satan in order to achieve diabolical prophecy, the ability to fly through the air, and the power to shapeshift into animal forms are dealing with evil spirits. bodin acknowledged that he was well aware of spells by which one might summon incubi or succubi for carnal pleasure. the third volume details methods by which the work of sorcerers and witches might be destroyed, and the fourth volume lists the characteristics by which witches, shapeshifters, and othe

il. boguet was also fascinated by the accounts that witches gave under torture concerning the festivals of the black sabbats and condemned them as mocking the high christian festivals. in his records, boguet noted that such sabbats most often occurred on thursday nights at the stroke of midnight and lasted until cock-crow. he also managed to wring confessions out of witches that they did, indeed, fly to such sabbats astride sticks and brooms. he also got witches to confess that the sabbats began always with the adoration of satan, who appeared sometimes in the shape of a tall, dark man and at other times in the form of a goat. the eminent jurisconsult, judge of the province of burgundy and president of the tribunal of st. claude, was dreaded by all those who might one day find themselves s

the latin meaning gbull. h taurus people like to have things their own way, but they are not quite as aggressive and as dominant as those under the aries sign. they are passionate in nature, and love means much to them. they also make splendid mothers or fathers. taureans are generally not bookish types; they prefer life itself to fiction. although taureans are inclined to be generous, they will fly into a rage if they learn that they have been deceived. gemini, the twins, may 22 to june 21, is an air sign. according to the ancient romans, the sign of gemini represents the twin sons, castor and pollux, who were born to leda, the queen of sparta, after jupiter seduced her, the king of the gods. the twins were highspirited, strong, and inseparable. geminis are among the most intelligent cit

ited for him to rise again, as he had prophesied. after four days, health officials appeared on the scene and ordered his burial. hollow earth theories continued to be promoted by enthusiasts even as explorers reached the north and south poles during the first decade of the twentieth century. the open poles theory was further undermined when aviator richard e. byrd (1888.1957) became the first to fly over the north pole (1926) and the south pole (1929) and reported nothing but unending whiteness. in 1959, a u.s. submarine journeyed beneath the polar ice cap and actually surfaced at the north pole, based on precise calculations. since then, year-round research stations have been built on several sites at both poles. no large holes have been found. hollow earth enthusiasts continue to believ

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folly to greaseoneself if one were not going far.[65] rather later in the seventeenth century the reports become more highly the god of the witcheschapter iii. the priesthood34coloured, until in 1662, isobel gowdie[66] told the court that "we take windle-straws or beanstalks and putthem between our feet and say thrice 'horse and hattock, horse and go! horse and pellatis, ho, ho' andimmediately we fly away wherever we would."one of the earliest references to the ritual riding of witches is in the decree attributed to the council ofancyra in the ninth century.[67] the decree does not mention that the witches flew through the air, but itstates definitely that they rode on animals "certain wicked women, reverting to satan, and seduced by theillusion and phantoms of demons, believe and profess

en and in what mannershe listed, after having greased it with the ointment which was found in her possession. the ambling throughthick and thin shows that the riding was on the ground, not in the air.the riding on plant-stems by fairies was described by the poet montgomerie in 1515 (see p. 39. thedescription shows that though the riders were mounted on bune-wands (i.e. hollow stalks, they did not fly inthe air; on the contrary, they merely hobbled along, jumping or hovand up and down, perhaps to imitate theaction of a horse, in the same way that alice kyteler "ambled. the witches of lorraine, in 1589, went to thesabbath[69] in family parties. hensel erich rode on a stick, his mother on a pitchfork, and his father on agreat strong ox. the inquisitor boguet, in 1608,[70] says that the witche

apes went upand down among william milne, miller at heatherstakes, his corn for the destruction of the same; and thedevil came to her, and pointed out john tailyour in the foresaid shapes, and told her that that was johntailyour. in 1692 at hartford, connecticut,[42] hugh crosia (crawshay) was accused of dealings with thedevil "he also said the devil opened the door of eben booth's house, made it fly open and the gate fly open;being asked how he could tell, he said the devil appeared to him like a boy, and told him he did make themfly open, and then the boy went out of sight. there were also a certain number of charms and spells foracquiring benefits at one's neighbour's cost, and of this james og of aberdeen was accused in 1597.[43 "isindited to have passed on rood-day through alexander c

smounted and stood with tyrrel waiting for the deer to pass. the usual story is thatthe king shot and missed, then tyrrel loosed his arrow which glanced off the stag's antlers or off the branchof a tree and pierced the king's heart. the most vivid account is from william of malmesbury, who says thatit was late in the afternoon "the sun was now declining, when the king, drawing his bow and letting fly anarrow, slightly wounded a stag; and keenly gazing followed it, still running, a long time with his eyes,holding up his hand to keep off the power of the sun's rays. walter then shot at another stag and bymischance the arrow pierced the king "on receiving the wound the king uttered not a word; but breaking offthe shaft of the weapon where it projected from his body, fell upon the wound by whi

wound by which he accelerated hisdeath. knighton's version is also dramatic; and if the words attributed to rufus are true they convey the ideathat the killing was premeditated and that rufus was aware that his end was at hand. he was shooting at astag and his bowstring broke; he called to tyrrel to shoot, but tyrrel hesitated. then rufus burst out "draw,draw your bow for the devil's sake and let fly your arrow, or it will be the worse for you (trahe, trahearcum ex parte diaboli, et extende sagittam, alias te poenitebit. the god of the witcheswilliam rufus[1]62the body, according to the ecclesiastical account, was found by a charcoal burner. it was placed on a roughcart, covered with a poor ragged cloak and conveyed for burial to winchester. william of malmesbury makesa great point of the

THE KEY TO THE MYSTERIES

is the same for all. we live in a common and universal life in the embryonic state, in ecstasy, and in sleep. in sleep, in fact, reason does not act, and logic, when it mingles in our dreams, only does so by chance, in accordance with the accidents of purely physical reminiscences. in dreams, we have the consciousness of the universal life; we mingle ourselves with water, fire, air, and earth; we fly like birds; we climb like squirrels; we crawl like serpents; we are intoxicated with astral light; we plunge into the common reservoir, as happens in a more complete manner in death; but then (and it is thus that paracelsus explains the mysteries of the other life) the wicked, that is to say, those who have allowed themselves to be dominated by the instinct of the brute to the prejudice of hum

THE LUCIFERIAN PATH THE WITCHES SABBAT MICHAEL W FORD

brilliance of the sun at midnight, the eye of blackened flame and smoke, of arimanius, 17 witchcraft or persian sorcery which involves developing a solitary of spirit or druj practice. 20 dire initiator of my night and infernal dreaming path. may the eye open within i call unto the shadows of the circle cast against the dawn- azi-dahaka, aeshma, zartosht, nasu druj, andar, savar, taprev, astwihad fly now unto me! kundak my steed of infernal flight come forth nightmare, guide me to the sabbat! spirits of amenta, do hear my summons shades of elphame fire, those who arise from the vessels of night in the serpents skin do i cloak myself as i leap into the twilight gate unto the shadow world, of spectral flight from the flesh i go forth, unbound from profane clay from the twilight guardian and

THE MAGICIAN S KABBALAH

er sephiroth" or 'book of numbers, which functions as a numerological dictionary. the main numbers used by crowley are to be found in many of his works, the most important numbers being 31, 93, 418 and 666. crowley also produced "liber mcclxiv, a dictionary based on greek words and phrases and their numerations. a few numbers from my own sepher sephiroth are given below: 10: value of yod; dah (to fly, soar; bdd (to be secluded; at (soothsayer; adh (to steam, rise skyward; grade password of chesed; 1+2+3+4; number of malkuth; number of wheel tarot card 11: chg (to make a circle (festival, feast; gch (to break through; chba (to hide oneself; crowley's number of magick "energy tending to change; number of justice tarot card 12: gdh (goddess of fortune; avh (desire, longing; vv (the letter vau

words in my sepher sephiroth yesod 256 ditto malkuth 512 ditto 2. grade passwords these words, listed in crowley's "777, were created to equal numbers which are produced by simply adding cumulatively, i.e. 1, 1+2=3, 1+2+3=6, 1+2+3+4=10 and so forth; kether 1 value of aleph chockmah 3 ab (father, source) binah 6 gg (covering of altar; ha (existence, airhole) chesed 10 bdd (to be secluded; dah (to fly, soar) geburah 15 gzh (shearing, fleece) tiphareth 21 vdai (certainty) netzach 28 hchih (the beast) hod 36 ichidh (oneness) yesod 45 lvt (covering, veil) malkuth 55 klh (bride, dvmh (stillness, realm of death) chapter sixteen; the twenty-two paths dion fortune states that "it is the sephiroth alone that represent natural forces; the paths are states of consciousness. the sephiroth are objectiv

THE MARTINIST OPERATIVE GENERAL RITUAL

source, but may the divine fire and divine light dwell forever in my soul and in the souls of my brothers. by ieshouah, our lord, amen. operator now takes the poignard (or the sword) and knocks with it, successively, all four corners of the room tracing there with distinct knocks of the blade, a greek cross. doing this he says at each corner: may any spirit who does not proclaim the glory of god fly away by this sign. by ieshouah, our lord, amen. note: the french version of this martinist operative and general ritual can be obtained from: l' initiation, organe de l'union des ordres martinistes, 6, rue jean-bouverl 92100 boulogne-billancoowthis new edition of israel regardie's tke middle adam forrest, isidora forrest, r a. gilbert, darcy kiintz, thm p, prof. sein 0 miadhachiin, and wiliiam

THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES

threw it towards the unknown animal. then something happened that was quite unexpected: i heard the beating of wings. something large and dark emerged from the fog and flew over the river. a moment later it disappeared into the dense mist my dog, badly frightened, pressed itself to my feet. after supper i told the udehe-men about this incident. they broke into a vivid story about a man who could fly in the air. hunters often saw his tracks, tracks that appeared suddenly and vanished suddenly, in such a. way that they could only be possible if the "man" alighted on the ground, then took off again into the air. in mexico there are stories of the ikals, tiny black men endowed with the power of flight who live in caves and kidnap humans. in india the giant bird known as the garuda is an impor

es of questions. did ed have any scars or birthmarks? ed said he had a scar on his back from an operation and an appendix scar. tiny asked for every detail the length, width, and exact position of those scars. he also asked for a complete list of all the schools ed had attended, and the number and type of auto vehicles the family owned. at one point he asked the couple if they would be willing to fly to any place in the united states to collect the inheritance, explaining they would have to be present when the will was read. ed and arline agreed they could make themselves available for such a trip. according to connie, tiny's face gradually grew redder and redder as he talked and after a few minutes he turned to her and asked "may i have that glass of water now" she fetched the water for h

e of those lights was passing over" james lilly, a no-nonsense riverboat captain, told us "i didn't think much of all the flying saucer talk until i started seeing them myself. you've got to believe your own eyes" at first the lillys kept their sightings to themselves. but gradually rumors began to circulate and carloads of people gathered on camp conley road every night to watch the space people fly by "we've seen all kinds of things" mrs. lilly said "blue lights, green ones, red ones, things that change color. some of them have been so low that we thought we could see diamond-shaped windows in them. and none of them make any noise at all" automobiles near the lilly home began to stall inexplicably. and the lillys' little ranch house became haunted soon after the lights started their nigh

by "we've seen all kinds of things" mrs. lilly said "blue lights, green ones, red ones, things that change color. some of them have been so low that we thought we could see diamond-shaped windows in them. and none of them make any noise at all" automobiles near the lilly home began to stall inexplicably. and the lillys' little ranch house became haunted soon after the lights started their nightly fly-overs. kitchen cabinet doors slammed in the middle of the night. once their living room door, which they locked with both a chain and snaplock at night, was standing ajar when they got up in the morning. they heard loud metallic sounds "like a pan falling" and mrs. lilly heard "a baby crying "it sounded so plain" she said "that i looked around the house even though i knew there was no baby her

ver, on overcast nights these unidentifieds would be the only "stars" in the sky, meaning they were below the clouds. while the rest of the night sky slowly rotated, these phony stars would remain in their fixed positions, sometimes for hours, before they would begin to move. then they would travel in any direction, up, down, clockwise, etc. they had a number of curious traits. when a plane would fly over they would suddenly dim or go out altogether. as soon as the plane was gone they would flare up again. it was always impossible to judge their size, altitude, or distance. sometimes i thought they were relatively close only to find they were actually miles away, traversing the river. boatmen on the river were obviously watching them also. occasionally a searchlight from a riverboat would

ercent, took place on wednesdays. i called this "the wednesday phenomenon" the events of 1967 conformed to this curious pattern, as have the sightings of later flaps. the major events of october 1973 were concentrated around wednesdays, particularly wednesday, october 17. so here was another curious contradiction. the entities professed to be ignorant of our time frame; yet the objects managed to fly to a rigid schedule that could be measured by our clocks and calendars. when i interviewed attorney robert wright in sistersville, west virginia, he told me the things have turned up every wednesday throughout the summer of 1966 "like clockwork" no one except the u.s. air force had attempted even a superficial statistical analysis of ufo sightings before, so my findings were greeted with howls

THE PATH OF KABBALAH

future pleasure that he will find in spirituality, which he cannot find in the world around him. the surrounding light operates on him and attracts him to spirituality, turning him into his own undertaker. first, one wants to use the spiritual world the same way he uses this world. he thinks that acquiring spiritual forces will give him the ability to predict the future, control it, perhaps even fly. but little by little one comes to realize that instead of all that, he must give all his strength and devote his every goal to the creator. he must nullify himself and relinquish his control over himself in favour of the control of the creator on him. this is man s real growth. there is a question: what is the connection between a jew by birth, and a spiritual jew? in someone who was born jew

tion occurs in both the collective creation and in each and every specific particle. creation itself is called soul or adam, and its specific particles are called 239 of 273 individual souls, or people. each individual soul goes through the same phases of correction that the collective soul experiences. the fifth day and god said 'let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let fowl fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven' and god created the great sea-monsters, and every living creature that creepeth, wherewith the waters swarmed, after its kind, and every winged fowl after its kind; and god saw that it was good (genesis 1, 20-21. the zohar describes every day in creation as heichalot (halls. the heichalot are emptiness, desires. they are filled up gradually to t

im, beginning in our world and ending in the world of ein sof. that is why that spiritual degree is called the end of correction. the importance of kabbalah is that it teaches how to create within him the right intent when he performs the mitzvot. kabbalah adds the spiritual aim to the mechanical act, but it by no means negate the physical performance of mitzvot. the purpose of creation is not to fly into the spiritual world, but feel the spiritual worlds by means of our world and be in all of them at the same time by adding the spiritual dimension to the mechanical operations we perform. q: what does it mean to fully keep the mitzvot? a: a complete performance of a mitzva means keeping it at its root. in other words, it is the ascent to the degree from which the mitzva, the spiritual prop

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

agic, pp. 121, 158; also vide p.192. this is the method of true science, the great white magic of the black goddess: gape wide, o hideous mouth, and suck this heart fs blood, drain it down, expunge this sweetening life of mire and muck! squeeze out my passions as a sponge, till nought is left of terrene wine but somewhat deathless and divine *gargoyles, vol. iii, p. 98. huxley continues: gthe day-fly has better grounds for calling a thunderstorm supernatural than has man, with his experience of an infinitesimal fraction of duration, to say that the most astonishing event that can be imagined is beyond the scope of natural causes. h* and that there is no such thing as the violation of the laws of nature, but merely a violation of that understanding which falsely interprets a gsomething h wh

octrine *the sword of song, science and buddhism, vol. ii, p. 246. the ego does not exist. it is morning; i walk down the hill to catch a train; as i walk i literally leave shreds of myself behind me. i am no longer the gi g of five minutes ago, fleeting i pass along life fs way. a minute gone by my footstep crushed a daisy, there is woe in the land of flowers; yet a few seconds past and i slew a fly, there is weeping in the land of insects. i speed to catch the train, i slip, and in a dazzling flash am converted into a glutinous mass of jelly and crushed bones. crumpled as some much-written palimpsest i am thrown to the basket of the dead, a useless manuscript. when was i, gi h; in the morning when i crushed the daisy, when i slew the fly, or when i was converted into pulp? which? the bud

out one by one the remaining stars of that past wonder which was rome, great pan stirred himself, and awoke. but the crystal wine of iacchus had long since soured in the thunders of those dark days, yet, with death-pale lips, he drank the blood-red wine of witchcraft. ghark! the cock crows! farewell till to-morrow, to-morrow night! a lingering farewell, and kisses upon kisses! h c glet the sparks fly upward, and the embers glow! we will back to our old gods again. h *the bride of corinth, goethe. there is an idol in my house by whom the sandal always steams. alone, i make a black carouse with her to dominate my dreams. with skulls and knives she keeps control (o mother kali) of my soul *gargoyles, vol. iii, p. 97. crowley fs interpretation of ceremonial magic, the getting back to the old g

THE ABYSS AND TABAET

ations from their source, they could be considered to act according to the attributes of their nature, spirit based daevas were unseen yet had very powerful hungers for the human spirit, vizaresh for instance had no specific physical attrtibutes but could detect spirits, sat at the mouth of hell and sought to drag souls into darkness. material based daevas such as druj nasu, came in the form of a fly and transformed the body into dark matter and the spirit into a type of spiritual predator. the names and etymology of ahriman (satan) in rabbinical, which is old jewish religious text and apocryphal writings, the names of satan (adversary) are many. just as his forms are different, so is the source of him, remember that the adversary is both of darkness and light and uses elements of both in

THE GOD SET

an from set-hen, a cult title meaning the majesty of set, but i am dubious of this particular derivation. however set was not down for the count. during the ptolemaic period set, merged with the greek titan typhon, became the figure for the goes or sorcerer to use. after hermes the most often invoked god in the magical papyri is set-typhon. this entity was used to bring spirit helpers( bird would fly down and announce that the magician was now under the protection of a god- a popular typhonic practice outside of egypt as well se morton smith's jesus the magician. set was also the god to invoke to send dreams, perform healings on the head or spinal column, and to cause enmity between enemies. there seems to be a few common threads running through the set cult: the quest for immortality, ant

THE HOLY BIBLE KING JAMES VERSION

ade] the stars also. 1:17 and god set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, 1:18 and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and god saw that [it was] good. 1:19 and the evening and the morning were the fourth day. 1:20 and god said, let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl [that] may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. 1:21 and god created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and god saw that [it was] good. 1:22 and god blessed them, saying, be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. 1:23 and th

ay on. 15:17 and samuel said, when thou [wast] little in thine own sight [wast] thou not [made] the head of the tribes of israel, and the lord anointed thee king over israel? 15:18 and the lord sent thee on a journey, and said, go and utterly destroy the sinners the amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed. 15:19 wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the lord, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the lord? 15:20 and saul said unto samuel, yea, i have obeyed the voice of the lord, and have gone the way which the lord sent me, and have brought agag the king of amalek, and have utterly destroyed the amalekites. 15:21 but the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrific

ice out of his temple, and my cry [did enter] into his ears. 22:8 then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth. 22:9 there went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it. 22:10 he bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness [was] under his feet. 22:11 and he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind. 22:12 and he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters [and] thick clouds of the skies. 22:13 through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled. 22:14 the lord thundered from heaven, and the most high uttered his voice. 22:15 and he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them. 22:16 and the channels of

s habitation. 5:4 his children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither [is there] any to deliver [them] 5:5 whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance. 5:6 although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; 5:7 yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. 5:8 i would seek unto god, and unto god would i commit my cause: 5:9 which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number: 5:10 who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields: 5:11 to set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety. 5:12 he disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot pe

answer. 20:4 knowest thou [not] this of old, since man was placed upon earth, 20:5 that the triumphing of the page 301 job wicked [is] short, and the joy of the hypocrite [but] for a moment? 20:6 though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds; 20:7 [yet] he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, where [is] he? 20:8 he shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night. 20:9 the eye also [which] saw him shall [see him] no more; neither shall his place any more behold him. 20:10 his children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods. 20:11 his bones are full [of the sin] of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust. 20:12 thou

is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword. 39:23 the quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield. 39:24 he swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that [it is] the sound of the trumpet. 39:25 he saith among the trumpets, ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting. 39:26 doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom [and] stretch her wings toward the south? 39:27 doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high? 39:28 she dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place. 39:29 from thence she seeketh the prey [and] her eyes behold afar off. 39:30 her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain [are] there [is] she. 40:1 moreover the lo

nd my cry came before him [even] into his ears. 18:7 then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth. 18:8 there went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it. 18:9 he bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness [was] under his feet. 18:10 and he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind. 18:11 he made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him [were] dark waters [and] thick clouds of the skies. 18:12 at the brightness [that was] before him his thick clouds passed, hail [stones] and coals of fire. 18:13 the lord also thundered in the heavens, and the highest gave his voice; hail [stones] and coals of fire. 18:14 yea, he

plaint, and make a noise; 55:3 because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me. 55:4 my heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me. 55:5 fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. 55:6 and i said, oh that i had wings like a dove [for then] would i fly away, and be at rest. 55:7 lo [then] would i wander far off [and] remain in the wilderness. selah. 55:8 i would hasten my escape from the windy storm [and] tempest. 55:9 destroy, o lord [and] divide their tongues: for i have seen violence and strife in the city. 55:10 day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow [are] in the midst of it. 55:11 wickedness [is]

TWO ESSAYS ON THE WORSHIP OF PRIAPUS

om 1 homer, odyss. o, ver. 414. 2 ed. gesner. 3 sat. lib. i, c. 20. of priapus 93 some symbolical statue, which the poet not understanding, supposed to be of the theban hero, who had assumed the title of the deity, and whose fabulous history he was well acquainted with. the description however applies in every particular to the allegorical personage. his attitude, ever fixed in the act of letting fly his arrow,1 with the figures of lions and bears, battles and murders, which adorn his belt, all unite in representing him as the destructive attribute personified. but how happens it then that he is so frequently represented strangling the lion, the natural emblem of this power? is this an historical fable belonging to the theban hero, or a physical allegory of the destructive power destroying

TYSON DONALD NEW MILLENNIUM MAGIC

ing chariot rolling majestically for- ward toward a certain and meaningful destiny. without warning, the hub was kicked out of the wheel by secular rationalism. a secular rationalist is one who promotes human reason as the supreme source of all good. the wheel of civiliza- tion has continued forward on momentum alone for the past several hundred years, but the spokes of the wheel are beginning to fly apart. the hub of the wheel was spirit. spirit is what gives meaning to life. it makes true things true and good things good. it is the final measure of any action. take it away, and there is no method for distinguishing right from wrong. when the cen- ter is removed from anything, it loses its identity and becomes chaotic. chaos is inherently destructive. for a while persons without the guidi

ed magical effect. it also should be emphasized that the vortices need not be tangible or visible to the naked eye. the expanding vortex is merely symbolic of the realization of the desired end. it can, if necessary, be made to manifest physically as a whirlwind, but this is an excessive display of force that does nothing to further the purpose of the magic. such displays are like the sparks that fly off from a whirling electrical gen- erator-they are so much energy wasted. t he cross is a ray interrupted in its natural course by an opposing ray of will that exactly cancels its effect. at the same time, the second ray is frustrated by the first. because these two rays overlap at right angles, their force is spread out rather than focused in a single direction. the point where the arms meet

rdly they close their eyes and slip into a kind of trance, their physical bodies traveling nowhere. from this they conclude that psychic travel is the same as daydreaming. this account given by abraham the jew in the book of the sacred magic of abramelin concerning abraham's experience with an austrian witch is typical: she rubbed herself with the same unguent, and i was very expectant to see her fly away; but she fell to the ground and remained there about three hours as if she were dead, so that i began to think that she really was dead. at last she began to stir like a person who is waking, then she rose to an upright position, and with much pleasure began to give me the account of her expedition, saying that she had been in the place where my friend was, and all that he was doing; the

king, as he or she probably will wish to do in order to keep track of his or her progress. intervention the second stage is intervention in the dream. instead of merely watching it unfold, the magus acts to frustrate the outcome of the dream if, as is so often the case, the dream is unpleasant. for example, in a falling nightmare the magus might cause wings to sprout from his or her shoulders and fly to safety. in dreams, will becomes reality. if attacked by foes, the magus will project a pentagram of fire to consume them. these acts of resistance will greatly reduce the incidence of nightmares. malefic spirits will see the magus coming, as it were, and give him or her a wide berth. contrary to popular opinion, bad dreams have no redeeming function. what possible useful end could be served

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of hopkins. if any man was haunted by evil spirits, it was surely hopkins, who was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of innocent women. goddess of the witches as is the case with legends and stories about shamans, there is often confusion between the physical and spiritual in the medieval accounts of witchcraft. many records of the witch trials declare witches to have the power to physically fly through the air, as well as 14. robbins, 192. chapter two: witches' flying ointment 21 tfle ability to vanish from sight or transform themselves into cats or other creatures. the theologians, unwilling to grant any power to the witches themselves, ascribed the power ol' flight to the devil. francesco maria guazzo wrote "further i hold it to be very true that sometimes witches are really transp

tors. after anointing her forehead and the insides of her wrists with a greenish, raw-smelling oil that was brought to her by a spirit, she spoke the words "thout, tout a tout, tout, throughout and about" and was carried away. to return to her house, she spoke the words "rentum, tormentum."19 in the novel of apuleius, the transformation is physical. pamphile actually becomes an owl, the better to fly through the air. this is nonsense, as it should be needless to point out. the flight of witches as owls certainly did occur, but it was an astral-not a physi- 18. apuleius, chap. xvi, 67. 19. murray, witch-cult in western europe, 101. chapter two: witches' flying ointment 23 cal-flight. we can be quite certain about this from a few eyewitness accounts of witches when they actually were engagin

om is depicted foremost. this is the archetypal image of the flying witch that has come down through the centuries to our modern celebrations of halloween. more than any other single visual image, it embodies the popular conception of the witch of folklore. that the witch is flying in the image is significant. flight is an absolutely essential part of the archetype. sometimes witches were said to fly to the sabbat on wands or simple rods, which they held between their legs for the purpose. this may refer to autoerotic stimulation by the witch to help achieve the altered consciousness necessary to separate the astral body from the physical body. it is possible that witches masturbated with some form of dildo to aid in soul flight. such powerful archetypes as the witch on her broom have asto

ds that witches held between their legs during flight. if these wands were used as dildos, absorption of the active components of the ointment through the mucous membranes of the sexual parts would have been rapid. the witch's ointment was also used to cause the illusion of shape-shifting, an activity closely related to soul flight since witches as well as shamans sometimes believed themselves to fly through the air in the forms of birds, or run swiftly over the ground in the forms of wolves or other beasts. n-ature of flying ointment exactly how the flying ointment worked was beyond the understanding of the times. the urlcommonly enlightened francis bacon (1561-1626) in his sylva sylvarurn, a treatise written in his last year of life, expressed his conviction that flying ointment induced

holy services by the entire congregation of the church, and remained suspended for "a long time."63 a primary accusation of those giving eyewitness testimony against women thought to be witches is that they flew through the air. as pointed out earlier, the power of flight is essential to the archetype of the witch. astral flight was mistaken for physical flight when those who observed witches to fly involuntarily shared their astral vision. the ability to see the astral world overlapping the physical world can be contagious, and can be passed through a group of onlookers. it almost seems that the strong belief of the shaman or witch in the reality of the event is able to transform the perception of others who are present, causing them to believe in the experience. it is a kind of group hy

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

hen the door is opened by the keycard, it leads into a long, windowless corridor through which this journey may be safely made. corridor there are various ways to express the transition from one astral landscape to another. a popular method is by flying through the air in the astral body until the desired location is reached. shamans often flew on the backs of great birds, but the astral body can fly on its own, either with or without wings. a bird was helpful to the shaman as a kind of animal guide. a more mundane way is by walking to the location. in the astral world, it is possible to take giant gliding steps that cover large distances with each stride. you may remember having done this in your dreams. the lower level of the astral corresponds very closely with the physical world. indee

e easy enough to get through" she was up on the chimney-piece while she said this, though she hardly knew how she had got there. and certainly the glass was beginning to melt away, just like a bright silvery mist.lgo this fictional account has several points of interest. the cat is a lunar beast, and the primary familiar of witches, as i have mentioned. witches are proverbial for their ability to fly up the chimney, using it as a portal to the astral world when they set off for the sabbat gathering. alice's mirror is set over the fireplace. her description of the change in the surface of the glass is not unlike descriptions given by scryers concerning the apparent change in the surface of the crystal just before they begin to see astral scenes in its depths. a very common feature of such d

TYSON DONALD THE MAGICAL WORKBOOK

the place where this beam touches the candle flame, and lift your arms upward with your hands turned up and your fingers extended and 204 moving exercises spread. as you make this gesture, mentally sever the connection between the star and the candle flame and see inwardly the beam withdraw itself upward like a stretched rubber band that has suddenly been released. see the counterclockwise vortex fly apart and scatter sparks of golden-white light throughout the circle. these slowly fade to nothingness. walk around the altar in a clockwise direction to stand in the west facing east with the altar directly in front of you. spread your arms wide so that your body forms the shape of a cross. draw a long, deep inhalation. hold the breath for four slow beats and visualize the light from your hea

focus your will upon the place where this beam touches the candle flame, and lift your arms upward with your hands turned up and your fingers extended and spread. as you make this gesture, mentally sever the connection between the star and the candle flame and see inwardly the beam withdraw itself upward like a stretched rubber band that has suddenly been released. see the counterclockwise vortex fly apart and scatter sparks of golden-white light throughout the circle. these slowly fade to nothingness. rotate clockwise on your body axis to face the east. adopt the posture of absorption with your right hand pressed into the hollow of your chest just above the end of your breast bone and your left arm extended to the east so that your extended left index finger points at the astral circle fl

TYSON DONALD THE POWER OF THE WORD

sidered to be four in number, blowing from the four corners of the earth, and for this reason have a close association with the four elements. in fact, the wings of the winds are a legitimate class of angels-the term occurs in the bible in connection with descriptions of god's wrathful descent from heaven to the earth to punish the wicked in response to prayers "and he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind (ps. 18:lo "who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters; who maketh the clouds his chariot; who walketh upon the wings of the wind (ps. 104:3. we have been following a single golden thread of discovery. from the symbolic interrelationship of dee's hieroglyphic monad, we gained insight 66 tetragrammaton into the fivefold name of jesus of the ch

judgment. the "mighty" angels of the fourth angle are "a torment to the wicked and a garland to the righteous" they accomplish this discrimination through "fiery darts" with which they "van the earth" a dart is the old word for arrow. van has two basic meanings. to van is to winnow the chaff from grain by tossing it up into the wind and catching it upon a large, flat shovel. to van also means to fly, since van 202 tetragrammaton is another word for wing, and in this sense was sometimes applied to angels. thus, to "van the earth" is a pun meaning both to winnow out the chaff of the unrighteous and to fly across the land upon feathered wings. arrows are feathered, and in ancient times these feathers were believed to magically impart the power of flight. to these mighty spirits of the fourth

d to be "for two times and a half" a seemingly inexplicable reference, save that it also occurs in revelation. the mother of the word of god, he who is the mounted version of the heavenly christ who rules all the nations of the world with a rod of iron, is persecuted by the red dragon, satan, forcing her to flee his vengeance "and to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent (rev. 12:14. we may gather from this that the plagues of the seven vials were of the same duration as the persecution of the mother of the word. a "time" is a year, but years in heaven are not reckoned in the same way as years upon the earth, the enochian angels info

y they are said to be five in number is unclear, unless it is a reference to the five princes that support the train of the king of each watchtower in kelley's vision. the "eagle" would seem to be a reference to the mother of heavenly christ, who to escape from the wrath of satan is given wings by god "and appendix a: the keys 217 to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent (rev. 12:14. her place must be the quarter of the east, if this key is to be our guide. the enochian is missing for that portion of the english translation that reads in casaubon "they gathered themselves together and became (casaubon, p. 193. consequently, the meani

fall only on the wicked. that is why the active power of this angel is its "feet" rather than the more common "wings" these feet must both "understand and separate" signifying that the second flame has the power to look into the very hearts of human beings. for this purpose, its ministers must go among men and women in human guise unrecognized, as members of the human race. they walk rather than fly to be closer to the peoples they must judge. by becoming human-relinquishing their wingsthey are able to understand human motives and needs. this angel is said to be great in the god of "stretch-forth-and-conquerv- in enochian, zilodarp, another name of power. zilodarp is an aspect of christ, the mounted warrior, who will conquer all the nations of the earth "in righteousness he doth judge and

UNLEASHING THE BEAST

is radical transgression and shattering of rational thought the source of a tremendous, even superhuman power. the magus who dares to break the boundaries between pure and impure, the rational and the irrational, self and nothingness, can unleash the ultimate magical energy and subdue all of reality to his own will: a sorcerer by the power of his magick had subdued all things to himself..he could fly through space more swiftly than the stars. would he eat, drink, and take his pleasure? there was none that did not obey his bidding. in the whole system of ten million times ten million spheres upon the two and twenty million planes he had his desire. cxiii however, the ultimate goal that crowley sought through his sexual magic seems went far beyond the mundane desire for material wealth or mo

VOX SABBATUM

feel or sense around you in the widdershins dance of ecstasy. keep in mind that also the rational mind and consciousness can be shattered in the infernal or luciferian sabbat, things you may have thought were mere stories will be revealed to you 16 by night. vox sabbatum the witches sabbat 15 first hand, thus shaking previous foundations of what you considered truth. some choose to shape shift to fly forth to the sabbat. such a spell is developed from isobel gowdie in 1662, a witch of scotland. the spell of going forth as a crow or owl- recite three times before sleep i shall go into a crow with sorrow sigh and mickle care and i shall go in the devil s name ay while i come home again the spell of returning to the flesh -recite three times owl, owl, devil send thee care i am in an owl s lik

WALLIS BUDGE E A LEGENDS OF THE EGYPTIAN GODS

the devil departed to the "place which he loved" and there was general rejoicing in the land. the prince of bekhten was so pleased with the egyptian god that he determined not to allow him to return to egypt. when the statue of khensu pa-ari-sekher had been in bekhten for three years and nine months, the prince in a vision saw the god, in the form of a golden hawk, come forth from his shrine, and fly up into the air and direct his course to egypt. realizing that the statue of the god was useless without its indwelling spirit, the prince of bekhten permitted the priests of khensu pa-ari-sekher to depart with it to egypt, and dismissed them with gifts of all kinds. in due course they arrived in egypt and the priests took their statue to the temple of khensu nefer-hetep, and handed over to th

WEOR SAMAEL AUN ESOTERIC COURSE OF KABBLAH

lendent light. the tenth hour of apollonius "the doors of the sky are opened and the man leaves the lethargy" this is the number 10 of the second great iniciation of the major mysteries that permits the iniciate to travel in the etheric body. this is the wisdom of john the baptist. arcanum 20 "the awakening of the dead" the eleventh hour of apollonius. the angels, the cherubims, and the seraphims fly with rumors of wings. there is rejoicing in the sky, awakening on the earth, and the sun that raises adam. this process belongs to the great iniciations of major mysteries where only the terror of the law reigns. arcanum 21 the twelveth hour of appolonius. the towers of fire unease. this is the triumphant entrance into the limitless bliss of nirvana, where either the master dresses himself wit

ium oratorium the adept and his/her spouse must work together in the laboratorium oratorium. in the nuptial chamber, the king and the queen perform their alchemical combinations. out of the royal chamber, the ravens of putrefaction devour the sun and the moon (the blackening and putrefying of the internal chrysalides or bodies of sin. the tomb of glass is the alchemist s cup. the souls shuttle to fly (symbol of the butterfly that comes out from within the chrysalis, a symbol of the christified vehicles that come out from within their chrysalides. astral cristo quien engendra el astral cristo se puede inmortalizar en ese cuerpo. el astral cristo s lo nace con la magia sexual. aquellas personas que en pasadas reencarnaciones engendraron el astral cristo conservan la memoria de sus vidas pasa

WHO ARE THE DRACONIANS

" by andrew tomas (souvenir press, p. 160..even in this jet-age every hindu is familiar with and usually believes in the legend of the nagas, the "serpents" which live in extensive underground palaces in the rocky himalayas. it is believed that these who are the draconians file//d /my documents/avidya/reptilian agenda/who are the draconians.htm (21 of 68 [8/25/2000 17:19:58] creatures are able to fly in space and that they possess amazing magical powers and intelligence. they are not too fond of man if he is a curiosity seeker, explorer or mountaineer. according to the sacred) tradition of the hindus, the deep caverns of the nagas contain fabulous treasures, illuminated by flashing precious stones. the subterranean abodes are known to be in certain parts of both the himalayas and tibet, pa

bstance is most potent in human children. in the draco system there are other types of entities which have visited the earth in the past. these entities were described by john keel in his book the mothman prophecies, released in the 1970's. the draco are about 8 feet tall and have winged appendages coming out of their shoulders, dark scaly skin, and have glowing red eyes. they have the ability to fly and usually operate at night. these entities, as well as the elite of the other reptilian species [that also have winged appendages] were the source for some of the legends of the past relating to gargoyles and valkyries. it is also apparent that some of the qualities ascribed to vampires have also been taken from these creatures. interjection: these 'elite' reptilians have gone by many names:

WICCA EIGHT SABBATS OF WITCHCRAFT

ade holy) by obedience to god- thus, all hallow's, or hallowmas, later all saints and all souls. there are so many types of divination that are traditional to hallowstide, it is possible to mention only a few. girls were told to place hazel nuts along the front of the firegrate, each one to symbolize one of her suitors. she could then divine her future husband by chanting 'if you love me, pop and fly; if you hate me, burn and die' several methods used the apple, that most popular of halloween fruits. you should slice an apple through the equator (to reveal the five-pointed star within) and then eat it by candlelight before a mirror. your future spouse will then appear over your shoulder. or, peel an apple, making sure the peeling comes off in one long strand, reciting 'i pare this apple ro

WICCA WITCHCRAFT TODAY

a separate kingdom often at war with the south. once the northerners suddenly invaded the south, driving the southerners back; the latter were making a last desperate stand at this bridge, when suddenly clouds of long reed arrows, tipped with flints, smeared with some black substance, came at the invaders' rear. the northerners recognised them; a scratch from them meant death. the cry was raised 'fly, the little men are attacking us' and the invaders fled. this was later made into a fairy story to amuse children, or because of people's love of the marvellous; but doubtless it did happen. in borneo about fifty years ago i saw the terror raised by a similar flight of arrows from blowpipes. they were about the size and length of thin knitting needles. a scratch caused paralysis in about thirt

also date from a time when people were becoming literate. witch-burning on the continent was by a sort of lynch law; bishops did what they liked, saying that the church was above the law of the land. people still ask me questions about witches because they have heard so many tales about them. do they go to the sabbat? is it true they use flying ointment? why do witches anoint themselves? did they fly through the air to their meetings on broomsticks? in the old days they usually walked, carrying poles or quarterstaffs, which were useful as weapons. they sometimes used them to make sort of pole jumps over obstacles; they were useful in finding one's way and avoiding obstacles in the dark. in the persecution times, at least, they would put them between their legs and ride on them when approac

WICCA MAGICK OCCULT THREE GREEN BOOKS DRUIDISM

have we come. mystery hidden in mystery, back through all time; mystery rising from rocks in the storm and the sea. out of the stars, rising from the rocks and the sea, kindled by sunlight on earth, arose life. ponder this thing in your heart; ponder with awe: out of the sea to the land, out of the shallows came ferns. out of the sea to the land, up from darkness and light, rising to walk and to fly, out of the sea trembled life. ponder this thing in your heart, life up from sea: eyes to behold, throats to sing, mates to love. life from the sea, warmed by sun, washed by rain, life from within, giving birth rose to love. this is the wonder of time; this is the marvel of space; out of the stars swung the earth; life upon earth rose to love. this is the marvel of man, rising to see and to kn

en but also to shut, has not yet visited the house of his soul whose windows are dawn to dawn. your daily life is your temple and your religion. whenever you enter into it take with you your all. the things you have fashioned in necessity or for delight. for in reverie you cannot rise above your achievements nor fall lower than your failures. and take with you all men: for in adoration you cannot fly higher than their hopes nor humble yourself lower than their despair. and if you would know god be not therefore a solver of riddles. rather look about you and you shall see him playing with your children. and look into space; you shall see him walking in the cloud, outstretching his arms in the lightning and descending in rain. you shall see him smiling in flowers, then rising and waving his

gaze upon foreigners as if they had just dropped down from the moon. they are truly industrious, and in general very honest and upright. but their close attention to business produces, i think, too much worldly mindedness, and hence they forget to think enough about their souls and their god. their motto seems to be money, money, get money, get rich, and be a gentleman. with this sentiment, they fly about in every direction, like a swarm of bees, in search of the treasure that lies so near their hearts. peter jones, or kahkewaquonaby( sacred waving feathers, ojibwe 263 cities the sight of your cities pains the eyes of the red man. but perhaps it is because the red man is a savage and does not understand. there is no quiet place in the white man s cities, no place to hear the leaves of spr

esitated which to join. the birds that passed his perch said: come with us; but he said: i am a beast. later on, some beasts who were passing underneath him looked up and said: come with us; but he said: i am a bird. luckily at the last moment, peace was made, and no battle took place, so the bat came to the birds and wished to join in the rejoicings, but they all turned against him and he had to fly away. he then went to the beasts, but had soon to beat a retreat, or else they would have torn him to pieces. ah, said the bat, i see now that he that is neither one thing nor the other has no friends. the dog and the wolf a gaunt wolf was almost dead with hunger when he happened to meet a house-dog who was passing by. ah, cousin, said the dog, i knew how it would be; your irregular life will

t in the deep forest, play among the banks and islands, float on the rivers and lakes, eat mudfish and minnows, follow the rest of the flock in flight and rest, and live any way it chooses. a bird hates to hear even the sound of human voices, much less all that hubbub and to-do. try performing the hsien-ch ih and nine shao music in the wilds around lake tungt ing. when the birds hear it they will fly off, when the animals hear it they will run away, when the fish hear it they will dive to the bottom. only the people who hear it will gather around to listen. fish live in water and thrive, but if men tried to live in water they would die. creatures differ because they have different likes and dislikes. therefore the former sages never required the same ability from all creatures or made them

the arrow fell short, halfway towards the target. there was a dead silence. now, said nasrudin to the company, you have seen the shot of a man who was too eager to shoot, yet who having failed at his first shot, was too nervous to concentrate. the arrow fell short. even the stallholder was fascinated by these explanations. the mulla turned nonchalantly towards the target, aimed and let his arrow fly. it hit the very center of the bull s eye. very deliberately he surveyed the prizes, picked the one which he like best, and started to walk away. a clamor broke out. silence! said nasrudin, let one of you ask me what you all seem to want to know. for a moment nobody spoke. then a yokel shuffled forward. we want to know who fired the third shot. that? oh, that was me. the same strength nasruddi

WILLIAM WESCOTT NUMBERS THEIR OCCULT POWER AND MYSTIC VIRTUES

easurement of the jewish tabernacle was 5 or a multiple of 5. the hebrew letter h, heh, 5, was in occult kabalah always deemed of female potency. there were 5 principal parts of solomon s temple. david blesses the lord 5 times in psalms ciii, civ. the talmud says that there are 5 little things which are a terror to 5 strong things; the mosquito to the lion; the gnat to the elephant; the ichneumon fly to the scorpion; the flycatcher bird to the eagle and the stickleback to the leviathan. lewisohn, zoology of the talmud. 64. five things have in them a one-sixtieth part of 5 other things; fire is one-sixtieth of hell; honey one-sixtieth of manna; the sabbath one-sixtieth of the sabbath hereafter; sleep of death; and a dream one-sixtieth of prophecy. talmud, berachoth, 57.2. even on the sabbat

catcher bird to the eagle and the stickleback to the leviathan. lewisohn, zoology of the talmud. 64. five things have in them a one-sixtieth part of 5 other things; fire is one-sixtieth of hell; honey one-sixtieth of manna; the sabbath one-sixtieth of the sabbath hereafter; sleep of death; and a dream one-sixtieth of prophecy. talmud, berachoth, 57.2. even on the sabbath you may kill 5 things the fly in egypt; the wasp in nineveh; the scorpion of hadabia; numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott the serpent of israel, and the mad dog anywhere. talmud, sabbat, 121. 2. in the first temple of solomon were 5 things, which were not in the second temple; the cherubic ark; the shekinah; the holy spirit, and the urim and thummim. talmud, yoma, 21. 2. rabies in the

WORKING CEPHALOEDIUM VERSION 1

d water of spirit joining in a blaze of force, as orgasm is obtained, imagine the force of light and the waves of darkness consume your mind! ya! zat-i shaitan! so it is dossadditional charges may be added_ the cephaloedium working by crowley do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law. i ask an oracle of thelema for this working `liber lapidis lazuli' the solar chapter``white cat, the sparks fly from th y fur! thou dost crackle with splitting the worlds' i ask a yi king symbol fo r the whole working: xx `big earth. it means manifestation: i.e. the bringing forth to birth of the forces hitherto developed by us in secret. i ask a tarot trump to represent the prime pantacle of the operation: xvi the house of god. now the oath of the working is to establish the book of the law; in particu

WORKING CEPHALOEDIUM VERSION 2

haloedium working. iacchaion altar of fire& table of scribe aiwaz throne& altar altar with lamp, bell, knife, pantacle& oil. scarlet woman with cup& sword, wine. water, ether atthe cephaloedium working by aleister crowley copyright (c) o.t.o_ do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law. i ask an oracle of thelema for this working `liber lapidis lazuli' the solar chapter``white cat, the sparks fly from thy fur! thou dost crackle with splitting the worlds' i ask a yi king symbol for the whole working: xx `big earth. it means manifestation: i.e. the bringing forth to birth of the forces hitherto developed by us in secret. i ask a tarot trump to represent the prime pantacle of the operation: xvi the house of god. now the oath of the working is to establish the book of the law; in particula

ZALEWSKI GOLDEN DAWN ENOCHIAN MAGIC OCR

he prince "who art life and breath in living creatures. all things live by thee: the image of one excepted. all kinds of beasts of the earth dolt thou endure with thy life. thy seal is their glory. 0 god, thou 120 ginning of all beasts, thou knowest and by sufferance thou disposeth them until thy time be run" genesis vs. 20-25 "and god said 'let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky. so god created the great creatures of the sea and every living and moving thing with which the water teems, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. and god saw that it was good. god blessed them and said 'be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the sea, and let the birds increase on earth' and. there

ZALEWSKI SECRET INNER ORDER RITUALS OF THE GOLDEN DAWN OCR

d be allowed to rest, i received a reply from jack taylor who took the opposite view to the negativeness we had received from the other former members. he informed us that he had been told clairvoyantly that we were to expect to see him in the next few days (havelock north is some 400 miles from wellington, and for us to come in to see him. what jack could not have known is that we were booked to fly up to the havelock north area the next day to visit relatives. the following day we visited jack and were met by a room full of inner order members from the old temple who chatted quite freely about the trials and tribulations of the order. since both my wife chris and i had been studying order documents for some time, one could say that at the time we had the knowledge of the 5=6 grade. we we

18276066 GRIMM JACOB TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY VOL 1

ove: sat im icppan uses drohtines ahslu (our lord's shoulder. is this an echo of heathen thoughts? none of the fathers have this circumstance, but in the mid. ages there is talk enough about doves resting on shoulders^ and the dove, though frequently contrasted with the raven (which, like the wolf, the christians applied to the evil one, may nevertheless be put in the place of it. oswald's raveii flies to his shoulder and arm, 749. 942. oswald talks to it, 95-6, and kneels before it, 854. conf. ziugerle, oswalt p. 67 (see suppl^ now under that figure of the bearded old man, wuotan is apparently to be regarded as a water-sprite or water-god, answering well to the latin name of mptunus which some of the earlier writers put upon him (p. 122. in ok he is hnikar, hnihuffr, mkarr, nilcuz, and th

p. 226-7. augustine and thomas aquinas are portrayed with a white dove perched on their shoulders or hovering over their heads. a nursery-tale (kinderm. no. 33) makes two doves settle on the pope's shoulder, and tell him in his ear all that he has to do. a white dove descends singing on the head of st. devy, and instructs him, buhez santez nonn. paris 1837, p" 117. and on other occasions the dove flies down to make known the will of heaven. no one will trace the story of wuotan's ravens to these doves, still the coincidence is striking (see suppl.l- there are said to have been found lately, in denmark and sweden, representations of odin, which, if some rather strange reports are well-founded, ought to be made known without delay. a ploughman at boeslund in zealand turned up two golden urns

n the air. at the same time it means the rush and din 326 condition of gods. that betoken the god's approach, the woma and omi above, from which osinn took a name (p. 144-5. the rapid movement of descending gods is sometimes likened to a shooting star, or the flight of birds, ii. 4, 75. 15, 93. 237; hence they often take even the form of some bird, as tharapila the osilian god flew (p. 77. athene flies away in the shape of a apirr (falcon, ii. 19, 350, an 6pvi; bird, od. 1, 320, or a^/pr] osprey, 3, 372; as a swallow she perches (e^er' avat^acra) on the house's fiekaopov 22, 239. the exchange of the human form for that of a bird, when the gods are departing and no longer need to conceal their wondrous being, tallies exactly with osin's taking his flight as a falcon, after he had in the sha

d the third trims a cap for him. some stories about them closely resemble those of the swan-maids. stoyan finds three samodivy bathing, removes their clothes, restores those of the two eldest, but takes the youngest (mariyka) home, and marries her. st. john christens her first child, and asks her to dance as do the samodivy. but she cannot without her 'samodivski drekhi' stoyan produces them, she flies away, bathes in the mominski fountain, and recovers her mominstvo (virginity. trans. end of vol. i. a. king and co, aberdeen. h date due bl860.g867v.1 teutonic mythologys 3= 8 practicus 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, w

ALEISTER CROWLEY BOOK OF LIES

tradicted, the author being a master of the temple. he thereupon enters into his samadhi, and he piles contradiction upon contradiction, and thus a higher degree of rapture, with ever sentence, until his armoury is exhausted, and, with the word amen, he enters the supreme state. book of lies get any book for free on: www.abika.com 32 [33] 12 kappa-epsilon-phi-alpha-lambda-eta iota beta the dragon-flies io is the cry of the lower as oi of the higher. in figures they are 1001;(9) in letters they are joy.(10) for when all is equilibrated, when all is beheld from without all, there is joy, joy, joy that is but one facet of a diamond, every other facet whereof is more joyful than joy itself [34] book of lies get any book for free on: www.abika.com 33 commentary( iota beta) the dragon-flies were

ALEISTER CROWLEY LIBER 777

kmah. 9 =28 magus locusts 3 almost any female image shows some aspect of binah 8 =38 magister templi 3rd order darkness 4 a mighty crowned and enthroned king 7 =48 adeptus exemptus hail and fire 5 a mighty warrior in his chariot, armed and crowned 6 =58 adeptus major boils 6 a majestic king, a child, a crucified god 5 =68 adeptus minor 2nd order murrain 7 a beautiful naked woman 4 =78 philosophus flies 8 an hermaphrodite 3 =88 practicus lice 9 a beautiful naked man, very strong 2 =98 theoricus frogs 10 a young woman crowned and veiled 1 =108 zelator 0 =08 neophyte 1st order water turned to blood cxxiii. english of col. viii, lines 1-10 cxxiv. the heavenly hexagram. cxxv* seven hells of the arabs. cxxvi. their inhabitants. cxxvii* seven heavens of the arabs. 0. 1 dual contending forces& 2 h

ALEISTER CROWLEY MAGICK IN THEORY AND PRACTICE

erms of motion. so, as to "prana, one might hypothesize a phenomenon in the ether analogous to isomerism. we already know of bodies chemically identical whose molecular structure makes one active, another inactive, to certain reagents. metals can be "tired" or even "killed" as to some of their properties, without discoverable chemical change. one can "kill" steel, and "raise it from the dead; and flies drowned in icewater can be resuscitated. that it should be impossible to create high organic life is scientifically unthinkable, and the master therion believes it to be a matter of few years indeed before this is done in the laboratory. already we restore the apparently drowned. why not those dead from such causes as syncope? if we understood the ultimate physics and chemistry of the brief

n incomplete. no means of deciding same, as in case of kinds of space< similarly, our gross matter may appear unreal to beings clad in fine matter. thus, science thinks vulgar perceptions "error. we cannot perceive at all except within our gamut; as, concentrated perfumes, which seem malodorous, and timehidden facts, such as the vanes of a revolving fan, which flies can distinguish "hence" no "a priori" reason to deny the existence of conscious intelligences with insensible bodies. indeed we know of other "orders" of mind (flies, etc, possibly vegetables) thinking by means of non-human brain-structures. but the fundamental problem of religion is this: is there any praeter-human intelligence, of the same order as our own, 245 which is not dependent on ce

ALEISTER CROWLEY MAGICK WITHOUT TEARS

nobody outside a churchyard) magic without tears get any book for free on: www.abika.com 234 so we find ourselves discussing a "palely wandering" phantom idea whose connotations or extensions depend on the time, the place, and the victim. we know "the crimes of clapham chaste in martaban" and the difference between old and new testament morality in such matters as polygamy and diet; while the fur flies when two learned professors go down with a smart attack of odium theologicum, and are ready to destroy a civilization on the question of whether it is right or wrong for a priest (or presbyter? or minister) to wear a white nightie or a black in the pulpit. but what you want to know is the difference between (a) common or area morality (b) yogin- or "holy man's" morality, and (c) the magical

ALEISTER CROWLEY MEDITATION

er a fact fits in or it does not; if it does not, harmony is broken; and as the universal harmony cannot be broken, the discord must be in the mind of the student, thus showing that he is not in tune with that universal choir. let him then puzzle out first the great facts, then the little; until one summer, when he is bald and lethargic after lunch, he understands and appreciates the existence of flies! this lack of understanding with which we all begin is so terrible, so pitiful. in this world there is so much cruelty, so much waste, so much stupidity. the contemplation of the universe must be at first almost pure anguish. it is this fact which is responsible for most of the speculations of philosophy. mediaeval philosophers when hopelessly astray because their theology necessitated the r

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that most egyptian spelling of the period maintained the "ba" prefix. crowley adopted the spelling from the stele, and it is common as well in liber al. this "hadit" or "bahadit" is the winged sun disk, used over the entrances of temple doorways, at the tops of stel and elsewhere in egyptian art and architecture. interestingly, the full name of ra-hoor-khuit is ra-heru-khuti-ba-hadi, ra-horus who flies into the disk of the sun- information researched by fr. ebony. liber al was received during that part of the year in which ra-heru-khuti-ba-hadi was said by the ancient egyptians to rule the decan occupied by the sun. it is not known if crowley was aware of this particular deity being astrologically "on official watch" at the time. al ii,2 "come! all ye, and learn the secret that hath not ye

r. for though his interplay with nuit results in the production of the finite, yet his withdrawing into himself is the destruction thereof..the axle of the wheel, another way of saying that he is the core of things. the cube in the circle" cf. liber 418, the vision and the voice, 30th aethyr"'come unto me' is a foolish word: for it is i that go" that 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

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doctor infamy 605 the panacea of belief! only the selfish soul of man could ever have conceived a plan man only of all life to embrace, one planet of all stars to place 610 alone before the father s face; forgetful of creation s stain, forgetful of 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 a

y well! i think you say, wait only till your dying day! 645 see whether then you kiss the rod, and bow that proud soul down to god! i perfectly admit the fact; quite likely that i so shall act! here s why creation jumps at prayer. 650 you christians quote me in a breath this, that, the other atheist s death;73 how they sought god! of course! impair by just a touch of fever, chill, my health where flies my vivid will? 655 my carcase with quinine is crammed; i wish south india were damned; i wish i had my mother s nursing, find precious little use in cursing, the sword of song 22 poem does not treat of pal ontology: nor of poet s youth: nor of christian infamies. poet forced to mystic position. and slide to leaning on another, 660 god, or the doctor, or my mother. but dare you quote my fever

aith, 715 just as my mood or temper tends! and thus to-day that christ ascends, i take the symbol, leave the fact decline to make the smallest pact with your creative deity, 720 and say: the christhood-soul in me, risen of late, is now quite clear even of the smallest taint of earth. supplanting god, the man has birth( new birth you ll call the same, i fear) 725 transcends the ordinary sphere and flies in the direction x (there lies the fourth dimension) vex my soul no more with mistranslations from genesis to revelations, 730 but leave me with the flaming star,75 jeheshua (see thou zohar!)76 and thus our formidable pigeon-77 lamb-and-old-gentleman religion fizzles in smoke, and i am found 735 attacking nothing. here s the ground, pistols, and coffee three in one (alas, o rabbi schimeon) b

hurch. i ve seen them at twenty thousand feet on the ice, in a snow-storm, at night fall, repeat their prayer23 will your grace do as much for your three 130 as they do for their one? i have seen may you see! they sleep and know not what a mat is; seem to enjoy their cold chapaties* are healthy, strong and some are old. they do not care a damn24 for cold, 135 behave like children, trust in allah (flies in mohammed s spider-parlour) they may not think: at least they dare live out their lives, and little care worries their souls worse fools they seem 140 than even christians. do i dream? probing philosophy to marrow, what thought darts in its poisoned arrow but this (my wisdom, even to me, seems folly) may their folly be 145 true wisdom? o esteemed tahuti !25 you are, you are, you are a beau

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back in its staple, and before her in his red shirt and his leathern hose stands her brother the hangman. and there under the stars she whispers to him, and for a moment he trembles, looking deep into her eyes; then he turns and leaves her. presently there is a creaking of chains overhead- an owl, awakened from the 186 gibbet above, where it had been blinking perched on the shoulder of a corpse, flies shrieking into the night. soon he returns, his footsteps resounding heavily along the stone passage, and in his arms he is carrying the dead body of a young man "h" my little sister" he pants, and for a moment he props his heavy load up against the door of the postern. then these two, the sorceress and the hangman, silently creep out into the night, back into the gloom of the forest, carryin

the wantons and the prudes, the youths and the old men, and all the opposites of virtue and of vice. but he who would wear the crown must find the key, else the door of the palace remains closed, for none other than he can open it for him. and he who would find the key of gold must seek it here in the outer court of the world, where the flatterers, and the parasites, and the hypocrites, buzz like flies over the fleshpots of life. now he who enters the outer court sees set before him many tables and couches, at which with swollen veins revel the sons of the gluttony of life. here men, in their furious love of greed, stuff their jaws with the luxuries of decay, which a little after go to the dunghill; and vomit their sour drink on one another as a certain sign of their good fellowship. here

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r of the mysteries. and although i be truth, yet do they call me rightly the god of lies, for speech is two-fold, and truth is one. yet i stand at the centre of the spider's web, whereof the golden filaments reach to infinity. but thou that art with me in the spirit-vision art not with me by right of attainment, and thou canst not stay in this place to behold how i run and return, and who are the flies that are caught in my web. for i am the inmost guardian that is immediately before the shrine. none shall pass by me except he slay me, and this is his curse, that, having slain me, he must take my office and become the maker of illusions, the great deceiver, the setter of snares; he who baffleth even them that have understanding. for i stand on every path, and turn them aside from the truth

things; heavy eye-lids, long lashes, a face like ivory, wonderful barbaric jewellery, intensely red lips, a very small mouth, tiny ears, a grecian face. over the shoulders is a black robe with a green collar; the robe is spangled with golden stars; the tunic is a pure soft blue. now the whole aethyr is swallowed up in a forest of unquenchable fire, and fearlessly through it all a show-white eagle flies. and the eagle cries: the house also of death. come away! the volume of the book is open, the angel waiteth without, for the summer is at hand. come away! for the aeon is measured, and thy span allotted. come away! for the mighty sounds have entered into every angle. and they have awakened the angels of the aethyrs that slept these three hundred years. for in the holy letter shin, that is th

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of the r.p.a. the rationalists have created man in their own image, as dull simpletons. they assume that the marvellous powers of applied mathematics shown in the great pyramid had no worthier aim than the perpetuation of a superstitious imbecility. here is leggy james translating the chinese classics. passage i. is of so supreme an excellence that it compels even his respect. what does he do? he flies in the face of the text and the tradition, asserting that "heaven" means a personal god. this shows what "god has never left himself without a witness- even in china. passage ii. is quite foolish "i.e, he, he, he, leggy james himself, cannot understand it. this shows to what awful depths the unaided intellect of even the greatest heathen must necessarily sink. how fortunate are we "et cetera

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outsider may pull off the big thing- agnosco! still, i advise people to work at it. perhaps the most direct method is that of sitting in your ajna chakra (that point in your brain where thoughts rise, a point to be discovered and rendered self-conscious by repeated 82 experiment) and without thinking of anything whatever, killing the thoughts as they rise with a single smack, like a child killing flies. the difficulty is of course to kill them without thinking of the killing, which thought is naturally just as bad as any other thought. i never got any good out of this method myself. it may, i believe, happen with fair frequency that in the course of any advanced meditation or invocation this particular type of spiritual experience may suddenly arise without apparent cause. anyway, let us h

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and thy soul shall die of drouth! fill thyself; and that thou seekest is diluted to its weakest. empty thyself; the ghosts of night flee before the living light. who clutches straws is drowned; but he that hath the secret of the sea, lives with the whole lust of his limbs, 17 takes hold of water's self, and swims. see, the ungainly albatross stumbles awkwardly across earth_ one wing-beat, and he flies most graceful gallant in the skies! so do thou leave thy thoughts, intent on thy new noble element! throw the earth shackles off, and cling to what imperishable thing arises from the married death of thine own self in that whereon thou art fixed. olympas. then all life's loyal breath is a waste wind. all joy forgone, i must strive ever? marsyas. cease to strive! destroy this partial i, this

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me as the brute who grumbles at the cooking and wants to shut himself up and work["mimicking her voice "and i wouldn't mind so much if it were work, but all he does is to sit in a chair and smoke and stare at nothing and swear if any one comes in to ask him if my darling news old rose chiffon moir directoire corsets match my eau-de-nil suede tussore appliqu garters" see? euphemia. but- hush["she flies away to the other end of the room. the door opens. enter" thomas. 223 thomas. mr. delomm would like to see you for a moment on urgent business["the lovers exchange signals privately" euphemia. show him up. thomas. yes, miss [thomas "goes out" carr. i will go and get a snack. trust me- love me- euphemia. i will- i do["they embrace" carr "goes to the door- turns" carr. love me- trust me [euphe

away to the other end of the room. the door opens. enter" thomas. 223 thomas. mr. delomm would like to see you for a moment on urgent business["the lovers exchange signals privately" euphemia. show him up. thomas. yes, miss [thomas "goes out" carr. i will go and get a snack. trust me- love me- euphemia. i will- i do["they embrace" carr "goes to the door- turns" carr. love me- trust me [euphemia "flies to him, kisses him again, nods" euphemia. i will- i do- i love you- i trust you. carr. sweetheart["they kiss, furtively, as if hearing footsteps] so long["she retreats into the room, and blows him a kiss" carr["outside, loudly. good morning, miss ossory! euphemia["sinking into a chair, faintly. good-bye- no. no! till- when["she is almost crying, but sets her teeth and rises" thomas["opening

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me be clean again" 83 xxxii "ha" cries the knight "may patient toil of brain dissolve this cruel coil! in afric they that chase the ostrich clothe them with feathers, subtly foil its vigilance, come close, then dart its death upon it. brave my heart! do thus" and so the knight disguises himself, on hands and knees doth start his hunt, goes questing up and down. so in the fields the peasant clown flies, shrieking, from the dreadful figure. but when he came to any town they caged him for a lunatic. quod he "would god i had the trick! the beast escaped from my devices; i will the same. the bars are thick, but i am strong" he wrenched in vain; then- what is this? what wild, sharp strain smites on the air? the prison smashes. hark 'tis the questing beast again! 84 then as he rushes forth the n

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mo shivaya namaha aum" the pranava aum43 plays an important part throughout the whole of indian yoga, and especially is it considered sacred by the mantra-yogi, who is continually using it. to pronounce it properly the "a" is from the throat, the "u" in the middle, and the "m" at the lips. this typifies the whole course of breath. 71 it is the best support, the bow off which the soul as the arrow flies to brahman, the arrow which is shot from the body as bow in order to pierce the darkness, the upper fuel with which the body as the lower fuel is kindled by the fire of the vision of god, the net with which the fish of pr na is drawn out, and sacrificed in the fire of the atman, the ship on which a man voyages over the ether of the heart, the chariot which bears him to the world of brahman.4

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1. who are the great officers? 113 taurus. thyself, the warden of the holy graal. myself, the lord of the bow. a nymph, a satyr- pan. 1. and pan! cancer. brother pan, i command thee to honour our lady artemis. taurus. bear the cup of libation! cancer. 333-333-333 [pan" recites chorus from swinburne's "atalanta" when the hounds of spring are on winter's traces. the wolf that follows, the fawn that flies. taurus. the goddess stirs not. cancer. silence is the secret of our lady artemis. pan. hath no man lifted her veil? cancer. no man hath lifted her veil. taurus. bear the cup of libation! cancer. 333-333-333. it is the hour of sealing up the shrine. taurus. let us banish the spirits of the elements["performs the lesser banishing ritual of the pentagram and returns] bear the cup of libation!

ALEX SANDERS THE KING OF THE WITCHES

n 1662 so many people had died from the results of being 'pricked' that the custom was dropped and replaced by gentler forms of persuasion, such as denial of sleep. the suspect was put upon a wooden stool in the centre of the room so that she could not rest her back. her captors took it in tum to crossexamine her day and night, without respite. in addition they kept watch for any spiders, mice or flies, since they might be satan's agents come to help her. if something did appear and the gaolers could not catch it, they regarded it as proof that it was the devil's messenger. by the time the woman had sat on the stool for twenty-four hours without food, water or rest, she was usually ready to confess to anything. the fact that she might recant later was not much help to her; her gaolers coul

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the same time accurately, be able to utter forth the achievement which is the goal of his endeavor in each of these four signs and under each of these four powers. in taurus he must be able to say "i seek illumination and am myself the light" in leo he will say "i know myself to be the one. i rule by law" the word he will utter forth in scorpio will be "illusion cannot hold me. i am the bird that flies with utter freedom" in aquarius the words spoken will be "i am the server, and i the dispenser am of living water" these occult qualifications upon which i have thus lightly touched, must be closely studied by the aspirant and as he studies them and lives by these rules, various qualifications will emerge and will distinguish him. it must be remembered that all that i have here said has a di

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

es. a. individualisation and the seven ray types we will express the reaction of these seven ray types to the process of individualisation (which is the process of identification with form) by seven occult statements which can, if properly understood, give the keynote of the new psychology. they state the major impulse, the native quality, and the technique of unfoldment. ray one "the blessed one flies like an arrow into matter. he destroys (or ruptures) the way by which he might return. he grounds himself deeply in the depths of form. he asserts 'i will return. my power is great. i will destroy all obstacles. nothing can stop my progress to my goal. around me lies that which i have destroyed. what must i do' the answer comes 'order from chaos, o pilgrim on the way of death, this is the wa

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

there come flashes of light upon problems; a distant yet possible vision of attainment is seen; the man begins to climb out of the depths to which he has descended in scorpio and sees ahead of him the mountain in capricorn which he knows he must eventually climb. he walks no longer in the dark, for he sees what he has to do and he therefore makes rapid progress and travels "fast upon the way" he "flies from point to point, searching for the arrows which he has discharged" he has, figuratively speaking, to dismount constantly from his white horse (the developed and purified personality) and find where the arrows of intuitional aspiration will take him; he travels upon the "wings of the soul (note the relationship to the winged feet of mercury, the messenger of the gods) and becomes, in his

ALICE A BAILEY23 THE EXTERNALISATION OF THE HIERARCHY

major phase in the manifestation of divinity in man; it signifies domination over physical law and humanity's imminent triumph over the forces which have for so long held him to earth. of this transcendence the present mastery over the air is the symbol. man is rapidly mastering the four elements. he cultivates the earth; he rides the waters; he controls the electrical fires of the planet, and he flies triumphant through the air. the question now emerges: what, my brothers, next? another transcendence lies ahead. it is one of the things which the coming avatar will reveal. with the lesser leaders, whom the human spirit evokes to its assistance, i shall not deal. i seek to unfold somewhat the doctrine of divine messengers, of avatars. from whence come they? what is their nature? who are the

ALICE BAILEY THE LABOURS OF HERCULES

sign "the red bird, for red is the symbol of desire, and the bird is the symbol of that flashing forth into incarnation and of appearance in time and space. the bird appears quite frequently in the zodiac and mythological stories, hamsa, the bird of the hindu tradition "the bird out of time and space, stands equally for the manifestation of god and of man. out of the darkness flashes the bird and flies across the horizon in the light of the day, disappearing again into the darkness. our word "goose, comes from the same sanskrit root, through the icelandic, and when we say "what a goose you are, we are really making a most esoteric affirmation; we are saying to another human being "you are, the bird out of time and space, you are the soul taking form; you are god in incarnation" the crab li

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the grain had pertained to chthonicsecrets, orto what had been under the earth in darkness. thus even earth-worms are invoked in modern witch-craft as familiar with dark mysteries, and the shepherds pipe to win the orphic power must beburied three days in the earth. and so all was, and is, in sorcery a kind of wild poetry based on sym-bols, all blending into one another, light and darkness, fire-flies and grain, life and death.very strange indeed, but very strictly according to ancient magic as described by classic authorities,is the threatening diana, in case she will not grant a prayer. this recurs continually in the witch-exor-cisms or spells. the magus, or witch, worships the spirit, but claims to have the right, drawn from ahigher power, to compeleven the queen of earth, heaven, and

ght which was her other half, her brotherlucifer, she yearned for it with exceeding great desire. wishing to receive the light again into herdarkness, to swallow it up in rapture, in delight, she trembled with desire. this desire was the dawn.but lucifer, the light, fled from her, and would not yield to her wishes; he was the light which fliesinto the most distant parts of heaven, the mouse which flies before the cat.then dianawent to the fathers of the beginning, to the mothers, the spirits who were before the firstspirit, and lamented unto them that she could not prevail with lucifer. and they praised her for hercourage; they told her that to rise she must fall; to become the chief of goddesses she must becomea mortal.and in the ages, in the course of time, when the world was made, diana

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ph) named pramlocha to seduce kandu and disturb his penance. she succeeds in her unholy purpose and "907 years six months and three days* spent in her company seem to the sage as one day. when this psychological or hypnotic state ends, the muni curses bitterly the creature who seduced him, thus disturbing his devotions "depart, begone" he cries "vile bundle of illusions. and pramlocha, terrified, flies away, wiping the perspiration from her body with the leaves of the trees as she passes through the air. she went from tree to tree, and as, with the dusky shoots that crowned their summits, she dried her limbs, the child she had conceived by the rishi came forth from the pores of her skin in drops of perspiration. the trees received the living dews; and the winds collected them into one mass

in discussion upon it, but there are three: one to clothe in that garment the rua'h spirit, which is in the garden (of eden) on earth: one which is more precious than all, in which the neshamah is clothed in that bundle of life, between the angels of the kings: and one outside garment, which exists and does not exist, is seen and not seen. in that garment, the nephesh is clothed, and she goes and flies in it, to and fro in the world (zohar i, 119b. col. 475; qabbalah, 412) this relates to the races (their "garments" or degree of materiality) and to the three principles of man in their three vehicles[[footnote(s* mr. huxley divides those races into the quintuple group of australioids, negroids, mongoloids, xanthochroics and melanochroics- all issuing from imaginary anthropoids. and yet, whi

ut the legend asserts, moreover, that a portion of the first dry island (continent, having detached itself from the main body, has remained, since then, beyond the mountains of koh-kaf "the stony girdle that surrounds the world" a journey of seven months' duration will bring him who is possessed of "soliman's ring" to that "fountain" if he keeps on journeying north straight before him as the bird flies. journeying therefore from persia straight north, will bring one along the sixtieth degree of longitude, holding to the west, to nova zemblia; and from the caucasus to the eternal ice beyond the arctic circle would land one between 60 and 45 degrees of longitude, or between nova zemblia and spitzbergen. this, of course, if one has the dodecapedian horse of[[footnote(s* mergain, or morgana, t

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thatpindar, like all the reptilians when they shape-shift, has very powerful hypnotic eyes(the evil eye of legend) and at sacrifices the victims face is turned to pindar at themoment of death for him to steal the persons soul or energy through this evil eyemagnetic process.the following is information that has been supplied by arizona: pindar attends themajor satanic ceremonies in europe and then flies to california for the rituals there.beltane used to be celebrated in trebuco canyon in orange county, california, but dueto urban sprawl, the rites are now conducted in nearby blackstar canyon, which isclosed to the public. local streets are also cordoned off by members of the orangecounty sheriffs department. the samhain ritual is conducted at the eastside christianchurch located at the jun

ellons sister, ailsa, was part of the dukes intimate circle of friends in virginia. wallissimpson, formerly wallis warfield, attended the exclusive foxcroft school in this area.another of the queens close friends, and the mellons, is william farish iii. the queenkeeps some of her breeding mares at his lanes end farm, near v ersailles, kentucky, andshe has been a regular visitor. paul mellon often flies in by private jet to join them.william farish iii is a close associate of the queens close friend, george bush. farishcame to prominence when he was the keeper of bushs blind trust, the system in whichpresidents are not supposed to know where their money is invested while in office. unlikethe queen! but, of course, its all a sham and bush made a fortune for his owninvestments while in office

rd revealed, theautopsy notes and the first draft of the post mortem were burned.so who was behind dianas assassination? it is important to stress that those whogave the order and those who did the deed would be very different. we are looking at abrotherhood here, a spiders web, and while the order will have come from the spider orspiders in the centre, it will have been mostly carried out by the flies. it is highly unlikelythat it would have been done directly by british intelligence because that would be tooobvious. intelligence agencies subcontract the assassinations of their own citizens to putthem at arms length from the incident and to allow them to plausibly deny that theywere responsible. for instance, there is considerable evidence that president kennedywas shot by members of an e

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e possibility of the immortal psyche, the mind which stands alone, which has emerged and evolved, depends upon the crystallization of the essence in relation to leviathan lucifer and lilith, the force which creates and empowers the mind. beelzebub or beelzbuth according to s.l. macgregor mathers in the sacred magic of abramelin the mage described his name as meaning bol, hebrew for lord and zbvb, flies. beelzebub is a form of the adversary which holds close if not identical associations to satan. the name baal zebuth was known as the prince of demons in the time of christ, when the pharisees took against christ. they associated christ having been possessed by beelzebub and referred to his power as being able to drive the demons from one by the power of demons. it is suggested that the name

possessed by beelzebub and referred to his power as being able to drive the demons from one by the power of demons. it is suggested that the name of beelzebub, being the god of ekron which was a philistine city. the canaanite name baal which is an early 39 pagan god is the root of this demon. king solomon had dealings with this demon and learned much about his nature. he is considered the lord of flies and a powerful force. an interesting text concerning him is the following "then hell, receiving satan the prince, with sore reproach said unto him: o prince of perdition and chief of destruction, beelzebub, the scorn of the angels and spitting of the righteous why wouldest thou do this? thou wouldest crucify the king of glory and at his decease didst promise us great spoils of his death: lik

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m, and cannot avail themselves of any of the ordinary human resources of mischief. they are, in fact, singularly defenceless and helpless, and themselves suffer acutely at the hands of society. it is otherwise, however, in their relations with their friends. they seem to have an infinite capacity for inflicting hurt on those who love them. not deliberately or maliciously, but like a child pulling flies to pieces out of idleness, not realising what it is doing. obeying the laws of their own nature, they are destructive to beings of the human evolution. yet what other laws can they obey? for them to submit to our standards is to deny their deepest instincts. the effect they have upon those who love them constitutes such a well-marked syndrome among the psychic pathologies that we must consid

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. they stayed in the house, which had been named high hopes by a previous owner, only 28 days, then fled in terror, claiming they had been plagued by spirits. the hauntings reported were many and varied. kathy lutz was levitated one night and her face transformed into the appearance of an aged hag. one of the children talked to the spirit form of an enormous pig named jodie. there were plagues of flies in the dead of winter, unearthly loud voices, music and footsteps, unpleasant smells, and a green slime that oozed through ceiling, walls, and keyholes. a catholic priest who attempted to bless the house was commanded by a mysterious voice shouting get out! after the lutzes left the house, various mediums held seances but became ill afterward. mrs. lutz s story to the press was analyzed on a

the islanders of the fijian group, and the karens of burmah.it being supposed that not only men and beasts have souls, but inorganic things. thus mariner, describing the fijian belief, writes: if a stone or any other substance is broken, immortality is equally its reward; nay, artificial bodies have equal good luck with men, and hogs, and yams. if an axe or a chisel is worn out or broken up, away flies its soul for the service of the gods. the fijians can further show you a sort of natural well, or deep hole in the ground, at one of their is- encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. dress, phantom 453 lands, across the bottom of which runs a stream of water, in which you may clearly see the souls of men and women, beasts and plants, stocks and stones, canoes and horses, and of al

his men seated them in constrained and uncomfortable positions, occasionally binding them with cords, and compelled them to remain so without food or sleep for 24 hours. they walked the person up and down a room, one taking him or her under each arm, till the accused dropped down with fatigue. they carefully swept the room in which the experiment was made so that they might keep away spiders and flies, which were supposed to be devils or their imps in disguise. the inquisition of hopkins and his confederates culminated in 1646. so many persons had been committed to prison on suspicion of witchcraft that the government was compelled to take the affair in hand. the rural magistrates before whom hopkins and his confederates brought their victims were obliged, willingly or unwillingly, to com

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duce it to its perfection, and put it in a philosophical egg of glass, and seal it very tightly, that nothing of it may respire; put it into an athanor until of itself it resolves into a liquid, in such a manner that in the middle of this sea there may appear a small island, which daily diminishes, and finally, all shall be changed to a colour black as ink. this colour is the raven, or bird which flies at night without wings, and which, through the celestial dew, that rising continually falls back by a constant circulation, changes into what is called the head of the raven, and afterwards resolves into the tail of the peacock, then it assumes the hue of the tail of a peacock, and afterwards the colour of the feathers of a swan; finally acquiring an extreme redness, which marks its fiery na

rt hart- davies, 1970. richardson, james t, joel best, and david g. bromley. the satanism scare. new york: aldine de gruyter, 1991. robbins, rossell hope. the encyclopedia of witchcraft and demonology. new york: crown publishers, 1959. sat b hai a masonic type of society supposed to be of anglo-indian origin. the name signifies seven feathers, and it alludes to the bird malacocersis grisis, which flies in groups of seven. the society was introduced into england about the year 1872 by j. h. lawrence archer. it had seven descending degrees, each of seven disciples, and seven ascending degrees of perfection, ekata or unity. occult historian arthur e. waite believed that the rituals were compiled by masonic writer john yarker. waite also believed that occultist kenneth mackenzie may have been

s) is a traditionalist satanic group that was founded on june 21 (the summer solstice, 1993, in croatia. on that date, three medallions were struck for the three leaders of the group. each medallion had an inverted pentagram, and they were made to be placed next to each other, at which time the full group motto was depicted: vexilla regis prodeunt inferi fulget stella tenebrarum( flag of the king flies through hell, shines the star of darkness. some of the original members of the group, including one who was killed, served in the croatian army during the croatian war for independence. the stella tenebrarum accepts the myth of satan as the fallen angel who rebelled against the autocratic god of jewish and christian traditions. satanism thus stands for the free spirit, rebellion against tyra

d a comprehensive compilation of accounts (both traditional and modern) on the wendigo. he observed: windigo has been described as the phantom of hunger which stalks the forests of the north in search of lone indians, halfbreeds, or white men to consume. it may take the form of a cannibalistic indian who breathes flames. or it may assume the guise of a supernatural spirit with a heart of ice that flies through the night skies in search of a victim to satisfy its craving for human flesh. like the vampire, it feasts on flesh and blood. like the werewolf, it shape-changes at will. colombo lists some 37 variant forms of the word windigo or wendigo and states that the first appearance of the word in print appears to be in an account by the french traveler bacqueville de la potherie in 1722, whe

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act that ray palmer, editor of flying saucers and promoter of the shaver mystery, read the book after receiving a review copy. always looking for an issue to stir up his readers, palmer wrote of byrd s supposed secret flight to argue that the earth is hollow with giant holes at the poles. anyone entering the holes will encounter a hidden world harboring an intelligent civilization that builds and flies superaircraft that are called ufos. palmer got the byrd story from giannini but did not mention him, claiming that he had gotten his information from years of research (palmer, 1959. a number of readers pointed out that the new york times stories about byrd s expedition did not quote him as saying anything about forests or a giant beast; even worse, in 1947 and 1956, byrd was at the south, n

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stubble? wagner i saw him long since; not important did he seem to me. faust observe him well! what do you take the beast to be? wagner why, just a poodle; in his way he s worrying in his attempt to find his master s traces. faust but do you note how in wide spiral rings he s hurrying around us here and ever nearer chases? and if i err not, there s a trail behind him! along his path a fiery eddy flies. wagner only a plain black poodle do i see. don t mind him! i think it s an illusion of your eyes. faust he seems in magic nooses to be sweeping around our feet, a future snare to bind. wagner i see he doubts, he s timidly around us leaping, two strangers- not his master- does he find. faust the circle narrows; he s already near! wagner you see a dog! it is no spectre here. he snarls and dou

ye truly lulled him with your song, and for this concert i am in your debt. you re not the man to keep the devil captive yet! enchant him with a dream s sweet imagery, plunge him into an ocean of untruth! but now, to break this threshold s sorcery, i have to get a rat s sharp tooth. to conjure long i do not need; already one is rustling and it soon will heed. the lord of all the rats and mice, of flies and frogs and bugs and lice, bids you now venture to appear and gnaw upon this threshold here where he is dabbing it with oil. already you come hopping forth. now to your toil! quick to the work! the point that held me bound there on the outer edge is found. just one bite more- tis done! begone! now, faustus, till we meet again, dream on! faust awakening. am i again a victim of delusion? tha

long 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 are flowing, one stroke effects a thousand ties. then some philosopher steps in, and he will demonstrate to you it so must be: the first was so, the second so, and thus the third and fourth are so; and if no first nor second had been there, the third and fourth one would be never. all students prize that everywhere, but are they weavers? no, they re not that cl

in thee or me seek favour? thy followers can idly rest, it s true; who follows me always has work to do. my deeds in darkness never are concealed; if i but breathe, i am at once revealed. and so, farewell my bliss thou grantest me, but whisper low and i am back with thee. exit as he came. plutus. it s time now to unloose the precious metals. i strike the padlocks with the herald s rod. the chest flies open! see in brazen kettles a boiling, bubbling up of golden blood. first, ornaments of crowns, chains, rings will follow! seething, it threatens all to melt and swallow. alternating cries from the crowd. see here! and there! how treasures brim! the chest is filling to the rimvessels of gold are grilling there, and coins in rolls are milling there.as if just minted, ducats jump, oh, how my h

draw, and gloomy gapes the open jaw. the foam and flame roll up again. complacent doth great pan remain, rejoicing in the wondrous sight, while pearls of foam spurt left and right. how can he in such wizardry confide? he stoops down low to look inside.but now his beard is falling in!whose can it be, that beardless chin? his hand conceals it from our gaze- a great mishap is taking place. the beard flies backward, all ablaze, and kindles wreath and head and breast; turned into sorrow is the jest.to quench the fire they race and run, but free from flames there is not one, and as they slap and beat it too, they only stir up flames anew; in fiery flames entangled, caught, a maskers group is burned to naught. but hark! what news is spreading here from mouth to mouth, from ear to ear! o evermore

s queen who by her coming acquired at once possession and a throne. lynceus [with a chest and men who carry chests after him. o queen, thou see st me back again the rich man begs one glance s gain; poor as a beggar feeleth he and princely rich when he sees thee. what was i erst? and what now too? what is to wish for? what to do? what use is sharpest flash of eyes! back from thy throne it bounding flies. out of the east we hither pressed and all was over with the west; a people far and wide were massed, the foremost knew not of the last. the first man fell, the second stood, the third man s lance was prompt and good; each one was backed a hundredfold, thousands, unmarked, lay slain and cold. we crowded on, stormed on apace, masters were we from place to place; where for the day i held contr

d a boundless territory, the kingdoms of the world and all their glory (matt. 4) still- with that discontented airdid you not lust for something anywhere? faust i did! a great work lured me on. divine it! mephistopheles that can soon be done. i d seek some city, at its heart a horrid city victuals-mart, tortuous alleys, pointed gables, beets, kale, and onions on the tables; meat-stalls where blue flies take life easy, feasting on roasts well-done and greasy; there you will always surely find stench and activity combined. then ample squares, broad streets between, where one can stalk with lordly mien, and lastly, where no town-gates bar, the suburbs boundless, stretching far. there i d enjoy the rolling, the noisy hither and thither bowling, eternal running hither and thither of scattered a

different garb and outfit they appear; with them, i know, you ll not fare poorly. to the spectators. now every child delights to see a knight s bright collar and his armour; and allegoric though the rascals be, each is but all the more a charmer. fight-hard [young, lightly armed, in motley dress. if anyone should look me in the eyes, straight at his jaw my fist shall fare, and if a coward from me flies, i ll catch him by his streaming hair. get-quick [manly, well armed, richly clad. such empty brawls are farces dreary, we lose what such occasion brings; only in taking be not weary, look afterward to other things. hold-fast [along in years, strongly armed, without attire. not much is thus accumulated; great riches are soon dissipated, adown life s stream they rush as swift as thought. to ta

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umber through the lion his sign; one congregation through the chorus of the muses over which he presides; one harmony or consonance, one symphony of many voices, denoted by the lyre of apollo which is called the spirit of the universe.3 this sounds like a fairly normal statue of apollo, but its magical or talismanic nature is indicated by some of the ingredients, for instance the "one crow" which flies before his face, suggesting the talisman with a crow in it which ficino had used.4 the statue of saturn, or the beginning, is constructed on similar principles; he is the usual old man with a sickle; has a chariot drawn by stags as in the magic image of saturn used by bruno in the de umbris.5' ibid, pp. 53-4, 60. 2 see above, pp. 7 ff, 23 ff. 3 op. lat, i l l, pp. 63-8* see above, p. 71. 5 o

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us a universe of four dimensions, of four worlds in one manifestation, of space and of time the former being built up of three directions, length, breadth, and thickness. the one encloses or includes the other, and what is beyond this four-dimensional universe is unknown, if not unknowable. 6) in its turn darkness reveals to us the limitations of human knowledge. our minds may be compared to fire-flies flitting about in the cavern of night. the minute glow which they emit and cast on the void not only shows us how vast is our ignorance, but that all our knowledge can be no more than relatively true, for the mind is finite and the cavern apparently infinite (7) as all knowledge can be no more than relatively true- that is never free from ignorance- wisdom consists in recognizing this fact a

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those directed at the rest of society, they employ language designed to show their philosophy as harmless, intelligent and tolerant. an example of this can be seen in the quotation above, in the notion of "edifying people by teaching them the principles of reason and positivist science" indeed, masonic philosophy has nothing to do with "science and reason; it has to do with an outmoded myth that flies in the face of science. it is not masonry's goal to edify people; their deliberate intention is to impose their philosophy on people. when they maintain that they are determined to do this despite the people, we see that they are not tolerant, but in possession of a totalitarian world-view. ii. denial of the existence of spirit and of the hereafter as a part of their materialist beliefs, mas

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(burning like an image of the morning star or lucifer) and the third as a cow. aim rides upon a large viper who carries a firebrand in his hand from which he sets cities and great places on fire. aim is a spirit of selfdevelopment and force of will, whom is also of inner divination. he has 26 legions of inferior spirits. x naiberius 47 naiberius is a marquis whom comes forth as a black crane, who flies about the circle. this is a spirit of the witchcraft which makes men and women cunning in the black and hidden arts and speech/communication. under the will of the sorcerer, naiberius brings knowledge on how one may restore lost dignity and honor. he governs 19 legions of spirits. y glasya-labolas being a might president and earl, glasya-labolas appears in the form of a dog with wings. he in

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potamia, pp. 112-13; gilgamesh, pp. 109-11; edmund sollberger, the babylonian legend of the flood, british museum publications, 1984, p. 26. graham hancock fingerprints of the gods 186 come back.5 utnapishtim knew that it was now safe to disembark: i poured out a libation on the mountain top. i heaped up wood and cane and cedar and myrtle. when the gods smelled the sweet savour they gathered like flies over the sacrifice. 6 these texts are not by any means the only ones to come down to us from the ancient land of sumer. in other tablets some almost 5000 years old, others less than 3000 years old the noah figure of utnapishtim is known variously as zisudra, xisuthros or atrahasis. even so, he is always instantly recognizable as the same patriarchal character, forewarned by the same merciful

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w. wolf is labouring on the popular traditions of belgium, and rob. chambers on those of scotland, with zeal and visible success. the fairy-tale (miirchen) is with good reason distinguished from the legend, though by turns they play into one another. looser, less fettered than legend, the fairy-tale lacks that local habitation, which hampers legend, but makes it the more homelike. the fairy-tale flies, the legend walks, knocks at your door; the one can draw freely out of the fulness of poetry, the other has almost the authority of history. as the fairy-tale stands related to legend, so does legend to history, and (we may add) so does history to real life. in real existence all the outlines are sharp, clear and certain, which on history's canvas are gradually shaded off and toned down. the

s an older god worshipped before wuotan. for, like jupiter, he is a father, he is grandfather of many nations, and, as grandfather, is a god of the hills, a god of the rocks, a hammer, sits in the forest, throned on the mountain top, and hurls his old stone weapon, the lightning's bolt. to him the oak was sacred, and his hammer's throw measured out land, as did afterwards wuotan's wand. he rather flies furiously at the giants than fights battles at the head of heroes, or meditates the art of war. i think it a significant featui'e, that he drives or walks, instead of riding like wuotan: he never, preface. xix presents himself in the wild hunt, nor in women's company. but his name is still heard in curses (wuotan's only in protestations, p. 132; and as redbeard, donar might sit in the mounta

naturally the details vary again, though even the five european accounts are not without a certain indian colouring. still more interesting perhaps is an echo that reaches the very heart of our hero-legend. putraka (in somadeva i. 19) comes upon two men who are fighting for some magic gifts, a cup, a staff, and a pair of shoes; he cheats them into running a race, steps into the shoes himself, and flies up into the clouds with the cup and staff. with the same adroitness siegfried among the dwarfs manages the division of their hoard, upon which lies the wishing-rod (p. 457; and our nursery tales are full of such divisions (altd. bl. 1, 297. km. ed. 5, no. 193. vol. iii. c xxxiv peeface. 2, 502. bechstein's marchen p. 75. the same trick decides the quarrel in asbiornsen^ no. 9, p. 59^ and in

adt, groningen and derenburg, conf. pi-aet, weltb. 1, 88. on his deathbed he would not hear a word about heaven, and to the minister's exhortations he replied' the lord may keep his heaven, so ho leave me my hunting' whereupon the parson spoke' hunt then till the day of judgment' which saying is fulfilled unto this day" a faint baying or yelping of hounds gives warning of his approach, before him flies a nightowl named by the people tiitosel (tvit-ursel, tooting ui*sula. travellers, when he comes their wa,j,fall silently on their faces, and let him pass by; they hear a barking of dogs and the huntsman's' huhu' tutosel is said to have been a nun, who after her death joined hackelnberg and mingled her tiihu with his liuhu^ the people of altmark place a wild hunter named hahkeherg in the drom

to the astonished visitor' greif eineu grif, streich einen strich, und packe dich' hoaed lifted: spring-wurzel. 973 instead of wouderflower or keyflower, other stories name the spring wurzel (explosive root, a herb that can be procured in the following manner: the nest of a green or black luooclpecker, while she has chicks^ is closed tight with a wooden bung; the bird^ on becoming aware of this, flies away, knowing where to find a wonderful root which men would seek in vain. she comes carrjang it in her bill, and holds it before the bung, which immediately flies out, as if driven by a powerful blow. now if you are in hiding, and raise a great clamour on the woodpecker's arrival, she is fi-ightened, and lets the root fall. some spread a white or red cloth under the nest, and then she will

ny 10, 18 reports the myth' adactos cavernis eorum a pastore cuneos, admota quadam ab his herba, elabi creditur vulgo. trebius auctor est, clavum cuneumve adactum quanta libeat vi arbori, in qua nidum habeat, statim exsilire cum crepitu arboris, cum insederit clavo aut cuneo^ that the woodpecker specially is acquainted with the magic virtues of herbs, appears from other tales: he guards them, and flies at the eyes of the man that would pull them up. thus pliny says 25, 4, 10 of the pa3ony' praecipiunt eruere noctu, quoniam si picus martlus videat, tuendo^ conf. aelian de nat. an. 3, 25, on the hoopoe. eabbinic legend mentions the rock-splitting shamir, which solomon procured in the following way [to get stone] for his buildings. he had search made for the nest of a iroodcock (grouse) with

liar is also a mocker, hence' des tievels spot' nib. 2182, 2' daz sinen spot der tuvel mit den sinen habe' gr. rud. 1, 9. in mod. nethl 'de vyand heeft my beet gehad' hostis me ludibrio habuit (see suppl. grendevs diabolic nature resembles that of bloodthirsty watersprites (p. 494; he lives too in moors and fens, and comes up at night to haunt sleeping mortals' com of more gangan' beow. 1413; ho flies 'under fen-hleo'su^ 1632. he drinks men's hlood out of their veins 1478, like vampires whose lips are moist with fresh blood. an on. saga has a similar demon, called grimr oegir because he can walk in water as on land, he spits fire and poison, sucjcs the hlood out of man and beast (fornald. sog. 3, 241-2. about when in the mid. ages did the idea spring up of formal covenants and treaties wh

having reserved for himself every thirteenth creature that should cross the bridge, ho has ah^eady clutched numbers of men and beasts, when a holy man, being a thirteenth, confronts and conquers him (mem. de i'acad. celt. 5, 384^ the church-building devil also having bargained for the soul of the first that should enter, they make a wolf scamper through the door (deut. sag. no. 186; he in a rage flies up thi-ough the roof, and leaves a gap that no mason can fill up (the last incident is in nos. 181-2. on mountains he builds mills, and destroys them again (nos. 183. 195^ his tvager with the architect of cologne cathedral is remarkable: that he will lead a rivulet from treves to cologne*'before the other can finish his church (no. 204. in the same way a giantess wngcrs to throw a stone brid

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etc (ra. 541. and here we come across numerous approximations and overlappings between the giant-legend and those of dwarfs, schrats and watersprites, as the comprehensive name troll in scandinavian tradition would of itself indicate. dwarfs of the mountains are, like giants, liable to transformation into stone, as indeed they have sprung out of stone (p. 532-3. rosmer havmand (merman) springs or flies, as the graphic phrase is, into stone? then on the other side, the notion of the giant gets a good deal mixed up with that of the hero, usually his opposite. strong jack in our nursery- tales assumes quite the character of a giant; and even siegfried, pure hero as he is in the mid. age poems, yet partakes of giant nature when acting as a smith, like wielant, who is of giant extraction. moreo

erstition everywhere (i, 554. wind s bride. 633 and the irish name for it is sigh gaoite (o brien, sighgaoithe (croker iii, xxi; in a whirlwind elvish sprites can steal (stewart p. 122. it is a popular belief in sweden, that the skogsra (wood-wife) makes her presence known by a violent ^vhirlwind which shakes the trees even to breaking. the slav, polednice (supra, p. 478n) is a female daemon, who flies up in the dust of the whirlwind (jungmann sub v. according to a legend of the mark (kuhn no. 167) the whirlwind was a noble damsel who loved the chase above everything, and made havock of the hus bandman s crops, for which she is doomed to ride along with the storm to all eternity; this again reminds us of diana and the huntress holda (see suppl. in addition to these widely spread fancies, t

ho in the shape of an eagle l sits at the end of heaven: from his wings cometh all wind upon men, sa3m. 35b. snorri defines it more minutely: he sits at the north side of heaven, and when he flaps his wings, the winds rise from under them (sn. 22) and in the formula of the trygdamal (gragas 2, 170, ifc is said: sva vi$a sem valr flygr varlangan dag, oc standi byrr undvr bdda vcengi, far as falcon flies a summerlong day, when stands fair wind under both his wings. light clouds threatening storm are called in iceland uo-sigi (biorn spells, klosegi, clawsinking; acc. to gunnar pauli, because the eagle causes storm by letting down one of his claws (finn magn. p. 452. 3 it is also an indian belief that tempest comes from garuda s wings, somadeva 2, 102: the motion of his flight stirs up the win

of holda. the lettish riddles, putns skreen, spahrni pill/ and putns skreen, spalwas putt ;l mean a rain-cloud and a snow-cloud. in switzer land vulgar opinion looks upon avalanches as ravening beasts, on whom (as on fire) you can put a check (see suppl. 4. eaeth. of the goddess, and her various names, we have spoken already: nerthus p. 251, erda p. 250, fairguni p. 172. 256, erce p. 253, 1 bird flies, wings drip. bird flies, feathers drop. stender s gramm. 260. 642 elements. hludana p. 256, and others; in which the ideas of the ancients about terra, gaia, ops, rhea, cybele, ceres repeat themselves. on p. 303 the indian prithivi was compared with freyja, and the closest kinship exists between freyr and niorsr (the male nerthus. but also the bare element itself, the molte (mould, pulvis) p

e (do no harm next year) paa ageren, hiorthoi gulbrands dalen, kb. 1785. 1, 130; it was a sacrifice offered to the birds, to keep them from ravaging the crops. it reminds one of the legacy to birds on walther von der vogelweide s tombstone, whose very name denotes pascua avium/ gods and goddesses often change themselves into birds, but giants possess the same power too. the bsthonian god tarapila flies from one place to* another, p. 77; the greek imagination pictured winged gods, the hebrew winged angels, the old german a maiden with swan s wings. the norse gods and giants put on an eagle s coat, arnar-hamf p. 633n, the goddesses a falcon s coat, vals-ham, p. 302. wind is described as a giant and eagle, p. 633, and sacred eagles scream on the mountains: orn gol aria, 670 teees and animals

is cucu, quatre cucu, et cine cucu, 220 et sis cucu, et set cucu, et uit cucu, et nuef cucu, et dis cucu, onze cucu, duze cucu, treize cucu. atant se taist, que plus ne fu 225 li oisiaus illuec, ains s envolle. renart carries the joyful news to his wife, that the bird has promised him yet treize ans d ae (see suppl. is it the cuckoo that is meant by timebird in ms. 1, 88a: diu vroide vlogzet (joy flies) gelich dem zitvogel in dem neste? what makes me think so is a passage in pliny, which anyhow is pertinent here, exhorting the husbandman at the aequinoctium vernum to fetch up all arrears of work: dum sciat inde natam exprobrationem foedam putantium vites per imitationem cantus alitis temporarii, quern cuculum vocant. dedecus enirn habetur opprobriumque meritum, falcem ab ilia volucre depre

found neither pot nor beetles any more (ibid. 8, 305. here beetles appear as holy animals guarding gold, and themselves golden. in sweden they call the small goldbeetle (skalkrak) virgin mary s key-maid (jungfru marie nyckelpiga, dybeck; s runa 1844, p. 10; in spring the girls let her creep about on their hands, and say, hon marker mig brudhandskar/ she marks (foreshews) me bride s gloves; if she flies away, they notice in which direction, for thence will come the bridegroom. thus the beetle seems a messenger of the goddess of love; but the number of the black spots on his wings has to be considered too: if more than seven, corn will be scarce that year, if less, you may look for an abundant harvest, afzel. 3, 112-3. the little coccinella septempunctata has mythical names in nearly all our

of hell) must be old, for in england also they sing: ladybird, ladybird, fly away home, your house is on fire, and your children will burn [all but little bessie that sits in the smi] with us too the chil dren put the marienkafer or sonnenkafer on their finger, and ask it, like the cuckoo: sunnenkieken:(sun s chicken, ik frage di, wo lange schal ik leven? een jaar, twee jaar/ etc, till the chafer flies away, its home being in the sun or in heaven. in switzerland they hold the goldbeetle on their hand, and say: cheferli, cheferli, fliig us! i getter niilech ond brocka ond e silberigs loffeli dezue. here the chafer, like the snake, is offered milk and crumbs and a silver spoon thereto/ in olden times he must have been regarded as the god s messenger and confidant (see suppl. lastly the bee

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montu s forms. montu was probably associated with the fights between bulls staged at some religious festivals. from the fourth century bce onward, a black and white bull was always kept in the montu temple at armant. these buchis bulls were revered as manifestations of the twin souls of ra and osiris. each buchis bull had a staff of twenty. he wore crowns and necklaces and a face net to keep off flies. see also cattle; ra; satet and anuket references and further reading: e. k. werner. the god montu: from the earliest attestations to the end of the old kingdom. ann arbor, mi: 1986. e. k. werner. montu and the falcon ships of the eighteenth dynasty. journal of the american research center in egypt 23 (1986: 107 123. primary sources: pt 503; sphinx stela of amenhotep ii; qadesh inscriptions

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the roses; it iswhirled from balmy south to the frozen north, where waters harden into crystal groves and "waves on wavesin solid mountains rise; whither he now speeds to reign and- speeds to die. nightmare talesix17 xonward, onward rushes the black, fire-vomiting monster, devised by man to partially conquer space andtime. onward, and further with every moment from the health-giving, balmy south flies the train. like thedragon of the fiery head, it devours distance and leaves behind it a long trail of smoke, sparks and stench.and as its long, tortuous, flexible body, wriggling and hissing like a gigantic dark reptile, glides swiftly,crossing mountain and moor, forest, tunnel and plain, its swinging monotonous motion lulls the worn-outoccupant, the weary and heartsore form, to sleep. in th

til we came to a large building thati recognized as the palace of the minister of finance. in a ditch behind the house, and close to a mosque,lying in a pool of mud with his silken coat all bedraggled, lay my poor ralph! panting and crouching down asif exhausted, he seemed to be in a dying condition; and near him were gathered some sorry-looking curs wholay blinking in the sun and snapping at the flies! i had seen all that i desired, although i had not breathed a word about the dog to the dervish, and had comemore out of curiosity than with the idea of any success. i was impatient to leave at once and recover ralph,but as my companion besought me to remain a little while longer, i reluctantly consented. the scene fadedaway and miss h- placed herself in turn by the side of the dervish "i wi

ved in our absence. they had been forwarded from athens. ordering acarriage i at once drove to the ministry of finance, and alighting with the guide, hurriedly made for the ditchi had seen for the first time in the shining disk! in the middle of the pool, badly mangled, half-famished, butstill alive, lay my beautiful spaniel ralph, and near him were the blinking curs, unconcernedly snapping atthe flies. the cave of the echoesa strange but true story* this story is given from the narrative of an eye-witness, a russian gentleman, very pious,and fully trustworthy. moreover, the facts are copied from the police records of p. theeye-witness in question attributes it, of course, partly to divine interference and partly to theevil one- h. p. b. in one of the distant governments of the russian emp

HELENA BLAVATSKY THE KEY TO THEOSOPHY

s brighten! thence i went to pay for some dinners at a little cookshop for some children. it was in a back street, narrow, full of jostling people; stench indescribable, from fish, meat, and other food, all reeking in a sun that, in whitechapel, festers instead of purifying. the cookshop was the quintessence of all the smells. indescribable meat-pies at 1d, loathsome lumps of 'food' and swarms of flies, a very altar of beelzebub! all about, babies on the prowl for scraps, one, with the face of an angel, gathering up cherrystones as a light and nutritious form of diet. i came westward with every nerve shuddering and jarred, wondering whether anything can be done page 94 the key to theosophy- hp blavatsky.txt with some parts of london save swallowing them up in an earthquake and starting the

ISIS UNVEILED

names of jehovah, adonai, elohah, and sabaoth, which latter was the god of abraham, isaac, and jacob, who dwelt in the urim and thummim. when the damned souls flung in the face of the exorcist that he was a sinner, and could not get the treasure from them, the priest-sorcerer had to reply that "all his sins were washed out in the blood of christ" and he bid them depart as cursed ghosts and damned flies" when the exorcist dislodged them at last, the poor soul was "comforted in the name of the savior, and consigned to the care of good angtls" who were less powerful, we must think, than the exorcizing catholic worthies "and the rescued treasure, of course, was secured for the church "certain days" adds howitt "are laid down in the calendar of digitizecoy google solomon's seven abominatioib 67

cme historians will have it the emperor persecuted, but the astrologers and kabalists* the accusations against jesus of practising the magic of egypt were numerous and at one time universal, in the towns where he was 322. an, xix, 12. 323. seesuetoniiwbrtladoinifiiui^ 3, 12, 14- it ii neiuier crudt. dot an iiuuie injnl^iiee in it. which showi thia emperor in history ui puiing hii time in catchiiu flies mid trmnafixiiig them with golden bodjdn, but relisioiu mperatition. hie jewish aatk^ogo* h d pmlitxed to him that he had provoked the wnth of bediehub, the 'lord of the fliei' and would periifa miienbly through the retenge of the dark god of ekron and die like king ahariah, because he persecuted the jew. digitizecoy google 14ft isis unveiled known. the pharisees, as claimed in the bible, ha

prefixed to their respect- ive gospels in the roman vidgate and greek bihlet "taaut, the great god of the phoenid&ns" says sanchoniathon "to express the character of saturn or kronos, made his image having four eyes. two before, two behind, open and closed, and four wings, two expanded, two folded. the eyes denote that the god sees in sleep, and sleeps in waking; the position of the wings that he flies in rest, and rests in flying* the identity of saturn with siva is corroborated still more when we consider the emblem of the latter, the damaru, which is an hour-glass, to show the progress of time, represented by this god in his capacity of a destroyer, llie bull nandi, the vdaotia of siva, and the most sacred f. corj: aiteimt frafmenu. p. 15; d. 1832. digitizecoy google 236 isis unveiled e

is plunged into the body is called totd. but the incorruptible s called the noua and the tidgar think u it within them, as they se imagine the image reflected from a glass to be in that glass. 730. on ike orb of ike moon, f 28. digitizecoy google irenaeus and oolgen on man's soul 28s but the more intelligent, who know it to be without, call it a daemon (a god, a spirit'"hie soul, like to a dream, flies quickly away, which it does not imme- diately, aa soon as it is separated from the body, but afterward, when it is alone and divided from the understanding (itm. the soul being moulded and formed by the understanding (vovr, and itself moulding and forming the body by embracing it on every side, receives from it an impression and form; so that although it be separated both from the understand

JENNINGS HARGRAVE ROSICRUCIANS RITES MYSTERIES

arcely any one which it is so difficult to explain. he is often represented with a ball between his fore-legs, which some take for a symbol of the world, or the sun. he may be an emblem of fertility. the crab on the denderah zodiac is by some supposed to be a beetle (egyptian antiquities. it is for some of the preceding reasons that one of the mystic names of lucifer, or the devil, is the lord of flies, for which strange appellation all antiquaries, and other learned decipherers, have found it impossible to account of the figure of the fleur-de-luce, fleur-de-lis, or flowerde- luce (lus, luz, loose, the following may be remarked. on its sublime, abstract side, it is the symbol of the mighty self-producing, self-begetting generative power deified in many myths. we may make a question, in th

JESSUP MK THE CASE FOR THE UFO

alls, hayricks, and houses were no obstacle to the onward march of these tracks, so neither was a great stretch of water. the hoof marks were traced to the bank of the estuary of the river exe, and then picked up again on the opposite bank across two miles of salt water. the meanderings of the track ranged from bicton in the east to totnes in the west, a distance of about twenty miles as the crow flies. but the actual mileage covered by the track, as measured by the distance between hamlets, villages, towns and so forth, where the marks were seen was very much more. as one devonian who was greatly interested in the occurrence wrote "when we consider the distance that must have been gone over to have left these marks i may say in almost every garden, on doorsteps, through extensive woods of

zed it: the l-ms will not have come back or called for it, in s-m territory. the flying machine over louisville, kentucky was of 1880 vintage, and also the thing changing shape over madisonville, kentucky. the british trading ship, atlanta, bound for bermuda, was lost in 1880 without trace in that region so well known today as the area of missing planes and ships. there was an invasion of insects flies in 1880. clouds of them, millions and millions appeared over havre, france, as though from the atlantic. on august 21, they blackened the air and seemed exhausted when they fell. the same day a cloud of long, black flies, so large that it took twenty minutes to pass, blackened the sky over nova scotia. another cloud on september first. east or west, they seemed to come from the mysterious at

millions and millions appeared over havre, france, as though from the atlantic. on august 21, they blackened the air and seemed exhausted when they fell. the same day a cloud of long, black flies, so large that it took twenty minutes to pass, blackened the sky over nova scotia. another cloud on september first. east or west, they seemed to come from the mysterious atlantic. in november, a host of flies overwhelmed a schooner off the coast of norfolk, england, lasting over five hours and driving the crew below decks. on september 4 the steamboat martin was swarmed by a cloud of flies that reached as far as the eye could see; a drift of black snow. on the fifth a cloud of black flies appeared over gusboro, nova scotia; took over half an hour to pass. according to the new york times, a woman

KETAB E SIYAH

my mate, speaking strange incantation to give life unto the consort that i love. nothing of this did seem strange or false to me and it was more real to me than a dream which, first dreaming, did confound me for all the confused seeming of sleep did pass away when i awoke. yet, again i say it, the demiurge i did not dream but perceived more truly. yet thereafter, as once more the burning orb that flies across the sky's high arch did sink beneath the western limb of earth another spirit did appear to me, now more certain of my senses and my wit. 177 this spirit did name himself to me, his name, he said, was raphael, and did tell me of a great king who dwelt in heaven, beyond the sky. serpent, have you in travelling, seen that great kingdom. this king, so spoke raphael, was great indeed and

able men, like the beasts they have become" and in like manner the ebon-skinned, pointing to their paler brethren, spoke these words "behold those of our number whose skins grow white, dark paths they do walk indeed far from the light of virtue to become so pale. they are like worms that crawl in the filth of their own crimes and become white like grubs. let us crush them as we would the young of flies" at such words did the wise and good lament for all the pleas and counsel that they spoke would not move the hearts of those moved to hate. the noblest of men did cry out against their brothers who were set upon the path of destruction, desiring only to spill the blood of those not like themselves. to no avail the good and wise spoke against such a way but were themselves reviled for such wo

ent, of neither divine nor chaotic origin. and lucifer answered, thou who knew not independence of will shall now be the first to realize these qualities apart from my own self. and thy response forebodes much, for, had thou rejected concept of challenge, i should have held my own thought for impossible delusion. but as thou, tasting of knowledge, demand more, i shall name thee beelzebub, lord of flies, for thou shalt goad the infant mind to restlessness and invention. of these words i knew little, but there dawned within me a quality which i had not known before- an impulse to become one, apart from and independent of god- and i drifted long in unrest, afflicted by confusion and doubt. and so i was found by michael, who said blessed angel, where in heaven hast thou found pain, for i perce

LAITMAN M KABBALAH ATTAINING THE WORLDS BEYOND

ator assigned to them. as rabbi yehuda ashlag said "our body is like an anker (a part in a watch; even though the anker stops the watch, without it the watch would not work, it would not move forward" at another time, rabbi ashlag said "in the barrel of a longrange shotgun there is a special threading which makes the exit of the bullet difficult, but precisely because of this threading the bullet flies farther and is more accurate" in kabbalah such a state is known as kishui. rabbi yehuda ashlag said "everyone is so accustomed to interpreting the bible in accordance with the concepts of this world, that even when it is explicitly stated in the bible, guard your souls, it is still understood to mean the health of the body" rabbi yehuda ashlag said "an individual is in the spiritual state to

LAITMAN M THE KABBALAH EXPERIENCE

ruer and truer form, and evercloser traits to those of the creator. man can only increase the pace of the acquisition of the upper traits. that is why kabbalah was given to us. q: what about the lack of sensation of time? a: you re right; it s hard to understand the lack of the feeling of time. but time in spirituality is no more than the changing of emotions. in this world, too, we feel how time flies or stands still, but when we sleep, time still goes by, unlike spirituality. in spirituality, a moment is the passage from one trait to the next in the space of changing traits that grow ever closer to the creator. the confusion you feel now is felt by anyone who begins to think and tries to compare the corporeal concepts to the little knowledge they have acquired about spirituality. that ti

e year 2000, and you deny any reference to human time. what, then, is the sensation of time and where does it come from? a: there is a spiritual time, which is a sequence of situations (you can read about it in the first part of the study of the ten sefirot v inner reflection. the sensation of time in our world is a bit like this: we feel that time stands still, or that the hours rush by and time flies. but that, too, is still relative, as we now know. indeed, time and space do not exist. there is, however, a sensation of time: it is how we feel the light in our desires to delight ourselves. that is the picture that the light creates as it passes by the inner layers of our desire for pleasure. when we change the method of sensing our environment from reception to bestowal, we learn to eval

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

ver in the apocalyptic literature, and a number of times in the new testament. although the origin of his name is uncertain, beelzebub shared the destiny of many heathen gods of beelzebub (dover pictorial archive) bells 25 canaan who were turned into demons when the jews began to filter in and developed what eventually became monotheistic judaism. baal was mocked by the jews as baalzebub, lord of flies, who created and controlled flies in the philistine city of ekron. but he was originally baal the prince, the chief god in the canaan pantheon. baalzebub appeared in kings 2:1 as the god called upon by king ahaziah (c. 850 849 b.c) to cast out demons. in the new testament his name was transformed into beelzebub, and was used to refer to the devil.he was called the prince of devils by the pha

nt candle, ashes, a cigar butt. some lime. a piece of bamboo. filled with sand, sea water, and quicksilver [as well as] the body of a small black dog .next to the dog, a variety of herbs and tree barks are placed inside the cauldron. the last ingredients to be added are red pepper, chili, garlic, ginger, onions, cinnamon, and rue, together with ants, worms, lizards, termites, bats, frogs, spanish flies, a tarantula, a centipede, a wasp, and a scorpion. this necromantic sect has a fascinating history that is too involved to develop here. it exhibits a fusion of practices deriving from a wide variety of different traditions. first and foremost a magical system, palos cosmogony and theology takes second place to the techniques for supernaturally manipulating the environment in order to obtain

rying to find their own way in the world. i m glad there are many religions out there because religion is not a one size fits all thing. if we make the (admittedly problematic) inference that this pattern of responses is representative of the larger satanist community, it radically undercuts the common stereotype that all or even the majority of satanists hate christians and christianity. it also flies in the face of the casual assumption that all or most people become satanists in reaction to the christian tradition. it should further be noted that, as reflected in the thoughtfulness of many of the above responses, satanists tend to be more intellectual than average. the finding that most became involved as a result of reading, for instance, indicates that they read more than the typical

LIBER 777

kmah. 9 =28 magus locusts 3 almost any female image shows some aspect of binah 8 =38 magister templi 3rd order darkness 4 a mighty crowned and enthroned king 7 =48 adeptus exemptus hail and fire 5 a mighty warrior in his chariot, armed and crowned 6 =58 adeptus major boils 6 a majestic king, a child, a crucified god 5 =68 adeptus minor 2nd order murrain 7 a beautiful naked woman 4 =78 philosophus flies 8 an hermaphrodite 3 =88 practicus lice 9 a beautiful naked man, very strong 2 =98 theoricus frogs 1010 a young woman crowned and veiled 1 =108 zelator 0 =08 neophyte 1st order water turned to blood cxxiii. english of col. viii, lines 1-10 cxxiv. the heavenly hexagram. cxxv* seven hells of the arabs. cxxvi. their inhabitants. cxxvii* seven heavens of the arabs. 0. 1 dual contending forces& 2

LIBER CCCXXXV ADONIS

ad found the lord i seek. your pardon, lord. these eyes are weary and weak with tears and my vain search. esarhaddon. whom seek you then? psyche. my husband.my sole miracle of men, the count adonis [esarhaddon staggers and falls on the couch. psyche. you know of him? esarhaddon. no. i cannot tell what struck me so. i never heard the name. psyche. indeed, your eyes are liker his than wedded dragon-flies! your brows are his, your mouth is his. yet all fs awry! esarhaddon. may be it is! psyche. oh, pardon. mine is but a mad girl.s glance adonis is this soul fs inheritance. all else is madness. esarhaddon. mad! mad! mad! mad! mad! why say you this? who are you? sad? glad? bad? bad! bad! speak, speak! bleak peak of mystery? weak cheek of modesty? psyche. oh, pardon me! i did not mean to move yo

LIBER CCXLII AHA

nk, and thy soul shall die of drouth! fill thyself; and that thou seekest is diluted to its weakest. empty thyself; the ghosts of night flee before the living light. who clutches straws is drowned; but he that hath the secret of the sea, lives with the whole lust of his limbs, takes hold of water fs self, and swims. see, the ungainly albatross stumbles awkwardly across earth.one wing-beat, and he flies most graceful gallant in the skies! so do thou leave thy thoughts, intent on thy new noble element! throw the earth shackles off, and cling liber ccxlii 4 to what imperishable thing arises from the married death of thine own self in that whereon thou art fixed. olympas. then all life fs loyal breath is a waste wind. all joy forgone, i must strive ever? marysas. cease to strive! destroy this

LIBER CXCVII STORY OF SIR PALAMEDES

me be clean again. 74 xxxii .ha. cries the knight .may patient toil of brain dissolve this cruel coil! in afric they that chase the ostrich clothe them with feathers, subtly foil its vigilance, come close, then dart its death upon it. brave my heart! do thus. and so the knight disguises himself, on hands and knees doth start his hunt, goes questing up and down. so in the fields the peasant clown flies, shrieking, from the dreadful figure. but when he came to any town they caged him for a lunatic. quod he .would god i had the trick! the beast escaped from my devices; i will the same. the bars are thick, but i am strong. he wrenched in vain; then.what is this? what wild, sharp strain smites on the air? the prison smashes. hark .tis the questing beast again! then as he rushes forth the note

LIBER LXVII THE SWORD OF SONG

n that quack-doctor infamy the panacea of.belief! only the selfish soul of man could ever have conceived a plan man only of all life to embrace, one planet of all stars to place alone before the father.s face; forgetful of creation.s stain, forgetful of creation.s pain not dumb!.forgetful of the pangs whereby each life laments and hangs (now as i speak a lizard71 lies in wait for light-bewildered flies) 580 585 590 595 600 605 610 615 heaven suffers hell.s pangs, owing to reproaches of bard. ethical and eloquent denunciation of christian cosmogony. 18 the sword of song each life bound over to the wheel72 ay, and each being.we may guess now that the very crystals feel. for them no harp-reasounding court, no palm, no crown, but none the less a cross, be sure! the worst man.s thought in hell

.oh, very well. i think you say .wait only till your dying day! see whether then you kiss the rod, and bow that proud soul down to god. i perfectly admit the fact; quite likely that i so shall act! here.s why creation jumps at prayer. you christians quote me in a breath this, that, the other atheist.s death;73 how they sought god! of course! impair by just a touch of fever, chill, my health.where flies my vivid will? my carcase with quinine is crammed; i wish south india were damned; i wish i had my mother.s nursing, find precious little use in cursing, 620 625 630 635 640 645 650 655 death-bed of poet. effect of body on mind. ascension day 19 and slide to leaning on another, god, or the doctor, or my mother. but dare you quote my fevered word for better than my health averred? the brainis

il or a wraith, just as my mood or temper tends! and thus to-day that .christ ascends. i take the symbol, leave the fact decline to make the smallest pact with your creative deity, and say: the christhood-soul in me, risen of late, is now quite clear even of the smallest taint of earth. supplanting god, the man has birth(.new birth. you.ll call the same, i fear) transcends the ordinary sphere and flies in the direction .x (there lies the fourth dimension) vex my soul no more with mistranslations from genesis to revelations, but leave me with the flaming star,75 jeheshua (see thou zohar!)76 and thus our formidable pigeon-77 lamb-and-old-gentleman religion fizzles in smoke, and i am found attacking nothing. here.s the ground, pistols, and coffee.three in one (alas, o rabbi schimeon) but neve

priced church. i.ve seen them at twenty thousand feet on the ice, in a snow-storm, at night fall, repeat their prayer23.will your grace do as much for your three as they do for their one? i have seen.may you see! they sleep and know not what a mat is; seem to enjoy their cold chapaties* are healthy, strong.and some are old. they do not care a damn24 for cold, behave like children, trust in allah (flies in mohammed.s spider-parlour) they may not think: at least they dare live out their lives, and little care worries their souls.worse fools they seem than even christians. do i dream? probing philosophy to marrow, what thought darts in its poisoned arrow but this (my wisdom, even to me, seems folly) may their folly be true wisdom? o esteemed tahuti !25 you are, you are, you are a beauty! if a

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

the answer to the first 29. the answers refer mostly to household situations and natural phenomena, but one is gthe women of agir, h and the twenty-ninth is godin riding sleipnir. h the thirtieth is the unanswerable question that doomed vafthrudnir: what did odin say into the ear of baldr before he was put on the funeral pyre? heidrek now recognizes odin and slashes at him with a sword, but odin flies off in the form of a hawk. he curses heidrek, prophesying that the worst slaves will kill the king, and this quickly comes to pass. despite the mostly mundane content of the riddles themselves, the story fits the type of the contest of wisdom, several of which involve odin in the mythology. vafthrudnismal is the closest analogue, not just for the final question but also because the giant has

odolf of hvin, and in the skaldskaparmal section of snorri sturluson fs edda. the story begins with odin, hoenir, and loki traveling and unable to cook an ox. an eagle in the tree above claims responsibility and says the ox will cook if he may have some. however, when he tries to take a vast amount, loki strikes at him with a staff. the staff sticks to the eagle and to loki fs hand, and the eagle flies off with loki in tow. as he bangs against things, loki agrees to the eagle fs demand: that he bring him idun and her apples. this he does by luring idun into the forest, where the eagle, who is actually the giant thjazi, arrives and carries her off. without their apples, the gods grow old and gray, and they force loki to agree to get idun back. 198 norse mythology in freyja fs falcon coat he

lies off with loki in tow. as he bangs against things, loki agrees to the eagle fs demand: that he bring him idun and her apples. this he does by luring idun into the forest, where the eagle, who is actually the giant thjazi, arrives and carries her off. without their apples, the gods grow old and gray, and they force loki to agree to get idun back. 198 norse mythology in freyja fs falcon coat he flies to jotunheimar, changes idun into a nut, and flies off with her. thjazi pursues in the form of an eagle. the gods kindle a fire just as loki flies into asgard, and thjazi fs feathers are singed and he falls to the earth and is killed by the gods. this is one of the most dangerous moments for the gods in the mythological present, for giants are not supposed to be able to mate with goddesses

world dissolves into chaos, as the seeress sees murderers, oath breakers, and adulterers wading through heavy currents, gthere nidhogg sucked/ the corpses of the departed/ the wolf tore men apart. h but more important is nidhogg fs appearance in stanza 66, the very last one in the poem: there the dark dragon comes flying, the gleaming snake, down from the nidafjoll; in his feathers he carries.he flies over the field. does nidhogg, corpses.now she must sink down. this stanza follows the seeress fs discussion of the reemergence of the earth and the asir, and it is not difficult to imagine a performance of voluspa in which this last stanza, with the dragon zooming overhead, would suggest the advent of ragnarok and thus would be a particularly effective way to end the performance, a real surp

din, loki, and hoenir, the disruption of their food supply by thjazi, the capture of loki when the staff he uses to strike deities, themes, and concepts 241 thjazi in eagle form sticks to the giant, and the subsequent removal of idun and her golden apples to thjazi. loki is forced to undertake the rescue of idun and does so in bird form. according to skaldskaparmal, he changes idun into a nut and flies off with her in his claws, and thjazi, again in the form of an eagle, flies in pursuit. after loki fs arrival with idun, the gods light a fire that singes thjazi fs feathers and causes him to crash inside the gate of valholl, where the gods kill him. here the much shortened account in haustlong ends. skaldskaparmal continues with the aftermath. thjazi fs daughter skadi puts on armor and sets

hjodolf of hvin, and in the skaldskaparmal section of snorri sturluson fs edda. odin, hoenir, and loki are traveling and find themselves unable to cook an ox. an eagle in the tree above claims responsibility and says the ox will cook if he may have some. however, when he tries to take a vast amount, loki strikes at him with a staff. the staff sticks to the eagle and to loki fs hand, and the eagle flies off with loki in tow. as he bangs against things, loki agrees to the eagle fs demand: that he bring him idun and her apples. this he does, and without their apples, the gods grow old and gray. they force loki to agree to get idun back. in freyja fs falcon coat he flies to jotunheimar, changes idun into a nut, and flies off with her. thjazi pursues in the form of an eagle. the gods kindle a f

ki in tow. as he bangs against things, loki agrees to the eagle fs demand: that he bring him idun and her apples. this he does, and without their apples, the gods grow old and gray. they force loki to agree to get idun back. in freyja fs falcon coat he flies to jotunheimar, changes idun into a nut, and flies off with her. thjazi pursues in the form of an eagle. the gods kindle a fire just as loki flies into asgard, and thjazi fs feathers are singed and he falls to the earth and is killed by the gods. this is one of the most dangerous moments for the gods in the mythological present, for giants are not supposed to be able to mate with goddesses. the fact that the gods grow old and gray.that is, display mortality.indicates what would happen if the flow of females, ordinarily from the giants

. see also njord; skadi; thrudheim; thrymskvida thrymskvida (the poem of thrym) eddic poem telling of thor fs recovery of his hammer from the giant thrym. the poem is found only in codex regius of the poetic edda. it begins with thor awakening in anger to find his hammer missing (stanza 1. he calls on loki (2, and the two visit freyja and ask to borrow her feather coat (3. she agrees (4, and loki flies off to giantland (5. there thrym sits, the lord of the domain (6, and deities, themes, and concepts 293 a dialogue ensues in which thrym admits having the hammer and demands in exchange freyja as his bride (7.8. loki flies back to asgard (9, where thor greets him (10. loki delivers the news (11. once more the two go to visit freyja to ask her to go off to giantland (12, which she adamantly r

LURQUIN STONE EVOLUTION AND RELIGIOUS CREATION MYTHS

and further, nobody including neocreationists has ever been able to read the mind of the designer and decide why, for example, mammals have the type of eyes they have whereas insects have different eyes. evolutionary science does not answer this why question, but it shows very well that irreducible complexity is incorrect because it shows how, for example, it is possible for a mouse gene to make flies grow strange eyes, as we show later. in all fairness, we must also say that some id defenders have now somewhat veered away from the untenable position that living organisms were created perfectly. whether this represents an evolutionary or political step in their thinking is unclear. however, since perfection was originally an important implicit concept in the development of id, we find it

ed and perfected our ability to clone individual genes, that is, to isolate and purify individual stretches of dna that contain single genes. these genes can then be sequenced and even introduced into completely unrelated organisms to study how they are expressed what they do in different biological environments. single genes determining eye formation have been cloned from humans, mice, and fruit flies called drosophila melanogaster. these three genes are called aniridia in humans, pax-6 in mice, and eyeless in drosophila. it turns out that when the human aniridia and mouse pax-6 genes were injected into drosophila, they directed the formation of extra compound eyes in these flies! indeed, these human and mouse genes had been engineered to be expressed not only in the heads, but also in th

rosophila melanogaster. these three genes are called aniridia in humans, pax-6 in mice, and eyeless in drosophila. it turns out that when the human aniridia and mouse pax-6 genes were injected into drosophila, they directed the formation of extra compound eyes in these flies! indeed, these human and mouse genes had been engineered to be expressed not only in the heads, but also in the legs of the flies. thus, the flies injected with the mouse and human genes developed extra compound eyes on their heads but also on their legs. when the dna of aniridia, pax-6, and eyeless was sequenced, it was obvious that all three genes shared extensive homology. taking into account that flies and mammals have evolved separately for more than 500 million years, these experiments show that the development o

isms whose structure strongly resembles modern cyanobacterial colonies. now, what was the result of oxygen release into earth s atmosphere? it must have been catastrophic. oxygen is in fact a dangerous gas. it is very reactive, and as its name implies, it oxidizes things, including organic compounds that make up cells. all life-forms that depend today on oxygen for survival (such as humans, fruit flies, and geraniums) are descended from early microbial life that had evolved mechanisms to detoxify oxygen. these mechanisms are catalyzed by protein enzymes, one of them called catalase, shared by humans, fruit flies, and geraniums. all life that had not evolved these mechanisms either perished or became confined to deep, oxygen-free, sediments at the bottom of lakes and oceans or deep inside e

tabolism of sugars, which is shared by all life-forms. thus, we see that sophisticated laboratory experiments can imitate the evolution of the rna world. however, these types of experiments cannot be 150 evolution and religious creation myths conducted easilywith living cells and organisms because these cannot be forced to multiply any faster than they do naturally; no matter what one does, fruit flies reproduce no faster than every 20 days, and elephants take two years. some rare bacteria divide every 30 minutes, but others take days or weeks. it should be noted, however, that experiments with bacteria are in progress at michigan state university, in particular. there, starting in 1988, researchers have grown fast-multiplying bacteria for more than 20,000 generations. after subjecting bac

a and prokaryotic cells is their internal structure and/or the number of genes they harbor. for example, baker s yeast, a very simple, unicellular eukaryote, carries 6,000 genes. this number is not much higher than the number of genes carried by some prokaryotes, but nonetheless, its structure makes yeast a true eukaryote. more complex, multicellular eukaryotes have more genes. for example, fruit flies carry 16,000 genes, while humans have 25,000. recall the great chain of being described in chapter 2 if numbers of genes were an indication of where a being should be listed, corn would rank higher than humans! this is because corn has a whopping 59,000 genes, more than twice as many as humans. a look at figure 6.1 reveals some of the major differences that distinguish prokaryotes from eukar

a. therefore, scientists now prefer to use the word radiation of species rather than explosion. it is unclear what types of genetic mechanisms were responsible for the appearance of so many different life-forms before and during the cambrian. but now that we understand that some genes can act as master switches, called hox genes, which control many other genes (recall the example of extra eyes on flies described in chapter 3, it may well be that cambrian genetic diversity was produced through a relatively small number of mutations in these master genes. from then on, life continued to diversify at a rapid rate. to appreciate this, recall that the first eukaryotes appeared about 1.8 billion years after the formation of our planet. it took about half as much more time for simple multicellula

e different morphological characteristics. interestingly, these fish populations are sexually compatible and do mate under aquarium conditions. however, they are not seen to mate in nature. there, these populations are reproductively isolated and are presumably undergoing a process of speciation. the same phenomenon of reproductive isolation has been observed with subpopulations of hawaiian fruit flies and crickets, as well as european corn borers (also insects) and even european birds called blackcaps. it will be interesting to find out which changes at the dna level are correlated with these cases of reproductive isolation. and as in the case of marsupials and placental mammals described in chapter 2, geographic isolation facilitates even further the differentiation of species by physica

MANLY P HALL THE SECRET TEACHINGS OF ALL AGES

ng attacked by the bigoted and ignorant pedagogues of the seventeenth century. in order to express his complete contempt for his slanderers, khunrath made out of each a composite beast, adding donkey ears to one and a false tail to another. he reserved the upper part of the picture for certain petty backbiters whom he gave appropriate forms. the air was filled with strange creatures--great dragon flies, winged frogs, birds with human heads, and other weird forms which defy description--heaping venom, gossip, spite, slander, and other forms of persecution upon the secret arcanum of the wise. the drawing indicated that their attacks were ineffectual. poisonous insects were often used to symbolize the deadly power of the human tongue. insects of all kinds were also considered emblematic of th

MATHERS MACGREGOR THE GREATER KEY OF SOLOMON VOL 2

nim, a name which signifieth the wheels, because all acts in heaven like immense wheels spangled with stars. their empire is that of harmony. they correspond to the reason. they have for adversaries the chaigidel, or the shells which attach themselves to material and lying appearances. their chief, or rather their guide, for evil spirits obey no one, is beelzebub, whose name signifieth the god of flies, because flies haunt putrefying corpses. the third number is three. the third sephira is binah or understanding. the spirits of binah are aralim, or the strong. their empire is the creation of ideas; they correspond to activity and energy of thought. they have for adversaries the satariel, or concealers, the demons of absurdity, of intellectual inertia, and of mystery. the chief of the satar

MATHERS MACGREGOR THE LESSER KEY OF SOLOMON LEMEGETON VOL 5

th all the spirits of hidden treasure& the disturbers of mankind molack with the spirits of molack johinnon in chains in thy brazen urn michael with thy arch angel michael. the mighty oration by the most great& almighty power of alpha& omega, jehovah& emmanuel, and by him that divided the red sea& by that great power that turned all the waters& rivers of egypt into blood& turned all the dust into flies& chains& by that great power that brought frogs all over the land of egypt& entered into the king s palace& chambers& by that great power that terrible thunder& lightning& hail stones mixt with fire& sent locusts which did destroy all growing things in the whole land of egypt& by that great power that destroyed all the first born of the land of egypt both of man& beast& by that great power t

MICHAEL FORD A RITE OF THE WEREWOLF

t (lilith or yram-satrina. to the initiate however, lucifer or the baphometic spirit becomes a state which is brought forth or developed to by going forth by night. the path of spirit travel is a temporal process of self emerging from its skin to ascend in the form of shadow, thus willed to manifest in a dreaming flesh. the dreaming body is the form the psyche or ka takes in sleep, and that which flies or goes forth to the infernal sabbat. in the context of witchcraft and sorcery, the western initiate of today holds a wealth of information to build from. idries shah points out in the sufis that the spanish word for witch is bruja, and are considered the children of wisdom. the history of witchcraft and primal sorcery is bound within the yatuivdah and dregvants15 of iran and persia, within

MICHAEL TSARION ATLANTIS ALIEN VISITATION AND GENETIC MANIPULATION

ny. 1941 germany attacks the soviet union. 1941 viktor brack, one of the heads of the german euthanasia program, sent a report on experimentsin x-ray castration to himmler. according to brack, a two-tube installation could sterilize 200 per-sons a day. 1941 u.s. supreme court stacked with men indoctrinated with fabian philosophy. 1941 murder rate in the united states 100:100,000. 1941 rudolf hess flies to england with german nuclear secrets to trade for new identity and immunity.nuclear secrets of hahn and strassman. 1941 congressman dies presents evidence in august of japanese planned attack. the dies commis-sion, in possession of japanese map, is told to tell public nothing. 1941 u.s. conducts refrigeration therapy studies on inmates at longview hospital in cincinnati,ohio. 1941 wilhelm

sians after they fled to the west. 1945 the central association of sterilized persons is created in postwar germany; they estimate thatnazi germany sterilized 2 million people 1933-1945. 1945 kgb place operatives in british mi5 and mi6, and work out a plan to penetrate masonry, whichallows them access to high areas in governments. 1946 u.s. imports german ss intelligence officers into oss. gehlen flies to europe formerly estab-lishes the postwar gehlen organization. 1946 u.s. government pertussis vaccine expert margaret pittman and fda's charles kendrick decideto test pertussis vaccine by injecting it into the brains of mice and see how many survive. 1946 werne and garrow describe the deaths of identical twins within 24 hours of their second pertussisshot. 1946 interpol reorganization meet

for the duration of the emergency and sixmonths thereafter. 1951 truman declares a state of national emergency. since no one declared an end to it, it remained ineffect until 1978. 1951 general mcarthur relieved by truman. 1951 krilium developed from acrylonitrile for use in fertilization. atlantis, alien visitation, and genetic manipulation379 appendix f: general chronology of events 1951 blair flies solo over the south pole. 1951 theiler wins nobel for work on yellow fever vaccine. 1951 mcmillan& seaborg win nobel for discovery of plutonium. 1951 the u.s. public health service, with the cooperation of the american dental association, holds ameeting of state dental directors at which the methods for promotion of fluoridation were outlined.thus, the u.s.phs formed an alliance with medical

MICHAEL W FORD THE VAMPIRE GATE

s dark, middle eastern woman to the waist, and a man below it, and she appears as though dragging down, with her hands, figures of souls into hell. the three evil forces before samael qematiel, whose form is that of a vast blackheaded dragon-serpent and he has sorcerous knowledge and power over the force of kether of the internal and averse sephiroth. belial, a black, bloated man-dragon who spits flies. he who denies god and cares for power and freedom; and he that knows the force of the averse chokmah. othiel or gothiel, a black bloated man-insect horrible of aspect; he has the power averse binah. samael the black. all of these are of gigantic stature and terrible aspect. dragon like ahriman or tiamat. hungering for life and astral energy. 62 part three vampyric rituals 63 the conjuration

MORALS AND DOGMA

mall is great; the great is small; all is in equilibrium in necessity. there are marvellous relations between beings and things; in this inexhaustible whole, from sun to grub, there is no scorn: all need each other. light does not carry terrestrial perfumes into the azure depths, without knowing what it does with them; night distributes the stellar essence to the sleeping plants. every bird which flies has the thread of the infinite in its claw. germination includes the hatching of a meteor, and the tap of a swallow's bill, breaking the egg; and it leads forward the birth of an earth-worm and the advent of a socrates. where the telescope ends the microscope begins. which of them the grander view? a bit of mould is a pleiad of flowers--a nebula is an ant-hill of stars. there is the same and

ame caracalla and galba; after charlemagne, the lunatic charles the sixth. so the saracenic dynasty dwindled out; the capets, the stuarts, the bourbons; the last of these producing bomba, the ape of domitian* man is by nature cruel, like the tigers. the barbarian, and the tool of the tyrant, and the civilized fanatic, enjoy the sufferings of others, as the children enjoy the contortions of maimed flies. absolute power, once in fear for the safety of its tenure, cannot but be cruel. as to ability, dynasties invariably cease to possess any after a few lives. they become mere shams, governed by ministers, favorites, or courtesans, like those old etruscan kings, slumbering for long ages in their golden royal robes, dissolving forever at the first breath of day. let him who complains of the sho

t none may note them. if they cannot wound upon proofs, they will do it upon likelihoods: and if not upon them, they manufacture lies, as god created the world, out of nothing; and so corrupt the fair tempter of men's reputations; knowing that the multitude will believe them, because affirmations are apter to win belief, than negatives to uncredit them; and that a lie travels faster than an eagle flies, while the contradiction limps after it at a snail's pace, and, halting, never overtakes it. nay, it is contrary to the morality of journalism, to allow a lie to be contradicted in the place that spawned it. and even if that great favor is conceded, a slander once raised will scarce ever die, or fail of finding many that will allow it both a harbor and trust. this is, beyond any other, the a

her love is neither mortal nor immortal, but a power intermediate between the human and the divine, filling up the mighty interval, and binding the universe together. he is chief of those celestial emissaries who carry to the gods the prayers of men, and bring down to men the gifts of the gods "he is forever poor, and far from being beautiful as mankind imagine, for he is squalid and withered; he flies low along the ground, is homeless and unsandalled; sleeping without covering before the doors and in the unsheltered streets, and possessing so far his mother's nature as being ever the companion of want. yet, sharing also that of his father, he is forever scheming to obtain things good and beautiful; he is fearless, vehement, and strong; always devising some new contrivance; strictly cautio

and naked and miserable. whoso escapes a duty avoids a gain. outward judgment often fails, inward justice never. let a man try to love the wrong and to do the wrong, it is eating stones and not bread, the swift feet of justice are upon him, following with woolen tread, and her iron hands are round his neck. no man can escape from this, any more than from himself. justice is the angel of god that flies from east to west; and where she stoops her broad wings, it is to bring the counsel of god, and feed mankind with angel's bread. we cannot understand the moral universe. the arc is a long one, and our eyes reach but a little way; we cannot calculate the curve and complete the figure by the experience of sight; but we can divine it by conscience, and we surely know that it bends toward justic

more than the apes! in all that "void" space are the infinite forces of god, acting in an infinite variety of directions, back and forth, and never for an instant inactive. in all of it, active through the whole of its infinity, is the light that is the visible manifestation of god. the earth and every other planet and sphere that is not a centre of light, carries its cone of shadow with it as it flies and flashes round in its orbit; but the darkness has no _home_ in the universe. to illuminate the sphere on one side, is to project a cone of darkness on the other; and error also is the shadow of the truth with which god illuminates the soul. in all that "void" also, is the mysterious and ever active electricity, and heat, and the omnipresent ether. at the will of god the invisible becomes

MOTTA MARCELO THE COMMENTARIES OF AL

ged advantages of city life. we have deliberately trained people to wish for things that they do not really want. it would be easy to elaborate this theme at great length, but i prefer to leave it to be worked out by each reader in the light of his own intelligence, but i wish to call the very particular attention of capitalists and labour leaders to the principles here set forth. you don't catch flies with vinegar, and i doubt that labour leaders would care to have their sheep openly called such. nor is the patriarchal system the best; if so, why not the matriarchal? the hierarchic system is best, such as communist russia has evolved, or armies everywhere, or the old orders of chivalry. the problem consists, in any case, in keeping class divisions sufficiently fluid. the ruling class must

PHILIP NEIL MYTHS LEGENDS EXPLAINED

spider woman spider woman is an important figure in the mythologies of the american southwest and plays various roles, including assisting at the creation. in navajo myth, she is a helpful old woman. she helps the hero twins, monster slayer and born-for-water, and it is she who taught the navajo how to weave. this is why navajos must never kill spiders, which also help humans by catching insects, flies, and mosquitos. any child who kills a spider is expected to have crooked second teeth, because spider woman is said to have needle-sharp teeth that slant backward to stop her prey from escaping. to encourage navajo girls to become tireless weavers, spiders webs are rubbed on their arms. and when a navajo woman uses spider woman s knowledge to weave a rug, she must weave a break into the patt

RABBI AMIRAM MARKEL MARKEL THE KNOWLEDGE OF G D VOL 1

ut? the answer is quite simple. the ultimate purpose of hitbonenut is to know the creator, who is the truth of what is, and to come close to him. a person may live his entire life in darkness, sunken in the transient pleasures of this lowly physical world and following paths that lead to nowhere, without having questioned why he is here and how he is here. because he does not seek truth, his life flies by without his having fulfilled the purpose of his existence. he might not even realize or contemplate that there is a purpose. as mentioned before, even many people who study torah and keep its mitzvot (commandments, do so by rote, without enthusiasm and emotions, or delude themselves into a false sense of emotional excitement, without truly seeking g-d. this is because they have not contem

RABBI AMIRAM MARKEL MARKEL THE KNOWLEDGE OF G D VOL 2

ut? the answer is quite simple. the ultimate purpose of hitbonenut is to know the creator, who is the truth of what is, and to come close to him. a person may live his entire life in darkness, sunken in the transient pleasures of this lowly physical world and following paths that lead to nowhere, without having questioned why he is here and how he is here. because he does not seek truth, his life flies by without his having fulfilled the purpose of his existence. he might not even realize or contemplate that there is a purpose. as mentioned before, even many people who study torah and keep its mitzvot (commandments, do so by rote, without enthusiasm and emotions, or delude themselves into a false sense of emotional excitement, without truly seeking g-d. this is because they have not contem

RABBI MOSHE WISNEFSKY APPLES FROM THE ORCHARD THE ARIZAL ON THE PARASHAH

created, he created only for his honor, as it is written, eall that is called in my name and for my honor, i created it, i formed it, i even made it. f h10 we will see now how the arizal took this statement to extreme conclusions, conducting himself with extreme piety in this matter. my teacher [the arizal] was very careful not to kill any bug, even the smallest and lowliest, such as fleas, lice, flies, and the like, even when they bit him. we know what the sages say, commenting on the verse, ghis enemies will also make peace with him, h11 that some say this refers to the dog and others say this refers to the snake, and still others say this refers to the flea.12 this idea is the answer of rabbi elazar to rabbi chizkiyah recorded in the zohar,13 where the mystical meaning of the verse, gwi

orms of evil] associated with the four worlds, atzilut, beriah, yetzirah, and asiyah. we will base this exposition on the following passage from the holy zohar:2 gwe have been taught that there is a certain world above; when the herald goes forth, that world trembles and shakes, and there emerge from it two birds. their abode is under the tree wherein is the appearance of life and death. one bird flies northward, and the other southward; one at dawn and the other at dusk. h in order to understand this passage, we have to understand a number of other things first. first of all, just as there are four worlds.atzilut, beriah, yetzirah, and asiyah.in the realm of holiness, so are there four impure worlds. the atzilut of impurity is also known as kelipat nogah, the gshiny shell, h which althoug

h meaning those gfilthy garments h that were created out of your misdeeds, through which the soul was captured and robed in foreign clothes. g cand she shall sit in your house, h meaning that then your soul will dwell again in your body, and will not leave you and be cut off from this world, wandering [in the spiritual worlds, leaving you without a soul. for that is the way of a sinner: his soul flies away from him, and he walks about without her. although he continues to live, the sinner forfeits the revelation of his divine soul within him, and subsists on the power of his animal soul. but when you repent, g cshe will sit in your house a bemoan her father and her mother. h this alludes to the fact that the sinner causes a blemish in abba and ima, i.e, the holy one, blessed be he, and hi

REGARDIE ISRAEL THE COMPLETE GOLDEN DAWN

stirrings of an animal. acting on man, it seemed to affect the brain, producing a vague waving motion which prevented fixity of thought and definiteness of idea, loss of the power of concentration "i then asked to see the elementals of the olane. and saw numbers of small-sued human figures, fair, active expression on face, bodies rather solid-looking compared to the head, large wings like dragon flies which were iridescent and seemed to reflect the colouring of things about them "i gave the 5= 6 signs to the sphinx and then called on the angel of the square. i saw above the god the figure i had drawn- the wings on the crown were blue, the cuirass bright steel with the eagle symbol on the breast in gold, the drapery below was a yellowish green, and the feet bare" 2 "a vision of the square

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

sm, whether natural, political or religious. they elucidate also the procreative struggle between man and woman, for, according to the law of nature, the woman must resist the man, and he must entice or overcome her. the active principle seeks the passive principle, the plenum desires the void, the serpent's jaw attracts the serpent's tail, and in turning about upon himself, he, at the same time, flies and pursues himself. woman is the creation of man, and universal creation is the bride of the first principle. when the supreme being became a creator, he erected a jod or a phallus, and to provide a place in the fullness of the uncreated light, it was necessary to hollow out a cteis or trench of shadow equivalent to the dimension determined by his creative desire, and attributed by him to t

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

sses, as if she hoped to grow warm in their embrace; but she freezes all those whom she touches and herself never kindles. at times, notwithstanding, one would think her seized with frenzy; she stalks slowly no longer; she runs; if her feet are too slow, she spurs a pale horse and charges all breathless through multitudes. murder rides with her on a russet charger; shaking his mane of smoke, fire flies before her with wings of scarlet and black; famine and plague follow on diseased and emaciated steeds, gleaning the few sheaves which remain to complete her harvest. after this funereal procession come two little children, radiating with smiles and life, the intelligence and love of the coming century, the dual genius of a newborn humanity. the shadows of death fold up before them, as does n

etween seven golden 60 the ritual of transcendental magic candlesticks and holding seven stars in his hand, represents the unique doctrine of hermes and the universal analogies of the light. the woman clothed with the sun and crowned with twelve stars is the celestial isis, or the gnosis; the serpent of material life seeks to devour her child, but she takes unto herself the wings of the eagle and flies away into the desert. a protestation of the prophetic spirit against the materialism of official religion. the mighty angel with the face of a sun, a rainbow for nimbus and a cloud for vestment, having pillars of fire for his legs, and setting one foot upon the earth and another on the sea, is truly a kabalistic panthea. his feet represent the equilibrium of briah, or the world of forms; his

ROBERT KIRK WALKER BETWEEN WORLDS

erse of theirs, they all pride and plume themselves [on, because it is as unknown to mankind as mankind's is to them. much more that the son of the highest spirit should assume a body like ours, convinces all the world that no other thing that is possible need be much wondered at. 9,2: the manucodiata or bird of paradise, living in the highest region of the air; common birds in the second region; flies and insects in the lowest; men and beasts on earth's surface; worms, otters, badgers, and fishes under the earth and waters. likewise hell is inhabited at the centre [of the earth] and heaven in the circumference; can we then think the middle cavities of the earth to be empty? i have seen in wemyss, a place in the county of fife in scotland, divers caves cut out, as [if they are] vast temple

RUBY TABLET OF SET

ent, of neither divine nor chaotic origin. and lucifer answered, thou who knew not independence of will shall now be the first to realize these qualities apart from my own self. and thy response forebodes much, for, had thou rejected concept of challenge, i should have held my own thought for impossible delusion. but as thou, tasting of knowledge, demand more, i shall name thee beelzebub, lord of flies, for thou shalt goad the infant mind to restlessness and invention. of these words i knew little, but there dawned within me a quality which i had not known before- an impulse to become one, apart from and independent of god- and i drifted long in unrest, afflicted by confusion and doubt. and so i was found by michael, who said, blessed angel, where in heaven hast thou found pain, for i perc

h! hear your names! loki -teutonic devil t'an-mo -devil of covetousness, desire hecate -goddess of the underworld and witchcraft mormo -consort of hecate emma-o -ruler of hell melek-taus -devil asmodeus -devil of sensuality and luxury bast -goddess of pleasure mammon -god of wealth and profit saitan# balaam -devil of avarice and greed damballa -serpent god tunrida -female devil beelzebub -lord of flies midgard -serpent- son of loki hail set! insistent summons oh great lurkers in the darkness, oh guardians of the way, oh minions of the might of thoth! move! appear! present yourselves to me in your benign power in behalf of the temple of set and set's temple in each of his initiates! with the anger of anquish and the wrath of the stifled, i pour forth my voices, my heart, my mind, my love, w

blems: suspicion, skepticism, confusion, even mind rebellion. as i have appeared before you in a form with which you are familiar, we dispense with such distractions that we may more effectively work together. what prompted your question? ptah: the desire to know. set: if you are satisfied we shall continue our work. ptah: i am satisfied. set now rises from his throne-chair, and his tcham scepter flies through the air to rest in his left hand. as with the other cards preceding this one, he draws the scepter from his right to his left, and the card comes slowly into view. for the next several minutes i am sketching the card carefully and making notes relating to color, shape, size, and geometry. i am careful to maintain proportional references. the strong sexual symbolism is maintained thro

he point of passing from one state into another, and the third form of ra, the sun-god. the name is based on the xeper beetle- the dung beetle or scarab. the scarab beetle is in the family scarabaidae, being the genus scarabaeus, and the species sacer. the worship of it predates that of ra, just as does the worship of set and harwer (i.e: horus the elder. it was associated with the sun because it flies during the hottest part of the day, and because the dung ball which contains its eggs (thus containing potential life, as does the sun) is rolled before it much the same way as the sun, to the egyptian mind, seemed to roll across the sky. the beetle, as well as the god khepera, was believed to be self-begotten, probably due to the fact that both the male and the female of the species appear

SALMANRUSHDIE THESATANICVERSES

he highest building on the highest ground in the city, one of those double-vista apartments from which you could look this way across the evening necklace of marine drive or that way out to scandal point and the sea, permitted the newspaper headlines to prolong their cacophonies. farishta dives underground, opined _blitz_ in somewhat macabre fashion, while busybee in _the daily_ preferred gibreel flies coop. many photographs were published of that fabled residence in which french interior decorators bearing letters of commendation from reza pahlevi for the work they had done at persepolis had spent a million dollars recreating at this exalted altitude the effect of a bedouin tent. another illusion unmade by his absence; gibreel strikes camp, the headlines yelled, but had he gone up or down

eth" o o o one man's breath was sweetened, while another's, by an equal and opposite mystery, was soured. what did they expect? falling like that out of the sky: did they imagine there would be no sideeffects? higher powers had taken an interest, it should have been obvious to them both, and such powers (i am, of course, speaking of myself) have a mischievous, almost a wanton attitude to tumbling flies. and another thing, let's be clear: great falls change people. you think _they_ fell a long way? in the matter of tumbles, i yield pride of place to no personage, whether mortal or im. from clouds to ashes, down the chimney you might say, from heavenlight to hellfire. under the stress of a long plunge, i was saying, mutations are to be expected, not all of them random. unnatural selections

isions have migrated now; they know the city better than he. and in the aftermath of rosa and rekha the dream-worlds of his archangelic other self begin to seem as tangible as the shifting realities he inhabits while he's awake. this, for instance, has started coming: a mansion block built in the dutch style in a part of london which he will subsequently identify as kensington, to which the dream flies him at high speed past barkers department store and the small grey house with double bay windows where thackeray wrote _vanity fair_ and the square with the convent where the little girls in uniform are always going in, but never come out, and the house where talleyrand lived in his old age when after a thousand and one chameleon changes of allegiance and principle he took on the outward for

quainting himself with the art of mouthing to playback music. rumours of the identity of the mystery man or dark star were being carefully circulated and monitored by battuta's promo men, and the valance advertising agency had been hired to devise a series of "teaser" radio commercials and a local 48--sheet poster campaign. gibreel's arrival on the earls court stage- he was to be lowered from the flies surrounded by clouds of cardboard and smoke- was the intended climax to the english segment of his re-entry into his superstardom; next stop, bombay. deserted, as he called it, by alleluia cone, he once more "refused to crawl; and immersed himself in work. the next thing that went wrong was that billy battuta got himself arrested in new york for his satanic sting. allie, reading about it in

d in their ears: rule, jahilia, glory of the world. not all of them, of course. not, for example, baal. who looked away from public affairs and wrote poems of unrequited love. munching a white radish, he arrived home, passing beneath a dingy archway in a cracking wall. here there was a small urinous courtyard littered with feathers, vegetable peelings, blood. there was no sign of human life: only flies, shadows, fear. these days it was necessary to be on one's guard. a sect of murderous hashashin roamed the city. affluent persons were advised to approach their homes on the opposite side of the street, to make sure that the house was not being watched; when the coast was clear they would rush for the door and shut it behind them before any lurking criminal could push his way in. baal did no

offer in persia. on account of his scholastic advancement salman was made mahound's official scribe, so that it fell to him to write down the endlessly proliferating rules. all those revelations of convenience, he told baal, and the longer i did the job the worse it got- for a time, however, his suspicions had to be shelved, because the armies of jahilia marched on yathrib, determined to swat the flies who were pestering their camel--trains and interfering with business. what followed is well known, no need for me to repeat, salman said, but then his immodesty burst out of him and forced him to tell baal how he personally had saved yathrib from certain destruction, how he had preserved mahound's neck with his idea of a ditch. salman had persuaded the prophet to have a huge trench dug all t

arted scanning the valley. there were hardly any moving figures to be seen- two or three men and dogs, some sheep, no more. gibreel tracked the men with his binoculars "now that we're alone" he suddenly said "i can tell you why we really came away to this damn empty hole. it's because of her. yes, yes; don't be fooled by my act! it's all her bloody beauty. men, spoono: they chase her like goddamn flies. i swear! i see them, slobbering and grabbing. it isn't right. she is a very private person, the most private person in the world. we have to protect her from lust" this speech took saladin by surprise. you poor bastard, he thought, you really are going off your wretched head at a rate of knots. and, hard on the heels of this thought, a second sentence appeared, as if by magic, in his head

sweating and giddy from the heat and his growing despair, would realize that the marchers had left his car some way behind, and he would have to totter back to it by himself, sunk in gloom. one day he got back to the station wagon to find that an empty coconut-shell thrown from the window of a passing bus had smashed his laminated windscreen, which looked, now, like a spider's web full of diamond flies. he had to knock all the pieces out, and the glass diamonds seemed to be mocking him as they fell on to the road and into the car, they seemed to speak of the transience and worthlessness of earthly possessions, but a secular man lives in the world of things and mirza saeed did not intend to be broken as easily as a windscreen. at night he would go to lie beside his wife on a bedroll under t

SATANGEL

s who steal men s seed during the night. erotic dreams and sexual vampires. surgat (grimorium verum, honorius. a subordinate spirit of lucifer. has power to open all locks, to locate and transport treasures. sustugriel (grimorium verum. a subordinate spirit of satanachia. teaches magickal art. he gives good familiars and furnishes mandragores. sut one of the sons of iblis, a demon of the order of flies. tehom hebrew form of the babylonian tiamat, queen of the waters of the deep. the abyss itself (gen 1:2. tiamat (babylon. primordial mother dragon of chaos, defeated by marduk and torn apart to become the earth and the sky. equated with typhon and leviathan. trimasel (grimorium verum. a subordinate spirit of satanachia. teaches chemistry, alchemy, and all sleight of hand. tubal-cain son of l

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hoenician goddess of lasciviousness, equivalent of babylonian ishtar azazel (hebrew) taught man to make weapons of war, introduced cosmetics baalberith- canaanite lord of the covenant who was later made a devil balaam- hebrew devil of avarice and greed baphomet- worshipped by the templars as symbolic of satan bast- egyptian goddess of pleasure represented by the cat beelzebub (hebrew) lord of the flies, taken from symbolism of the scarab behemoth- hebrew personification of satan in the form of an elephant beherit- syriac name for satan bil- celtic god of hell chemosh- national god of moabites, later a devil cimeries- rides a black horse and rules africa coyote- american indian devil dagon- philistine avenging devil of the sea damballa- voodoo serpent god demogorgon- greek name of the devil

SATANICON

sword of satan and point it once at each of the five points of the pentagonia, beginning at the upper left point of the altar and then turning widdershins as you pause at each point, address the dark lords thus: be present satan, great adversary of jehovah! be present belial, great prince of the wicked! be present leviathan, great serpent of infernal seas! be present beelzebub, great lord of the flies! be present lucifer, great morning star and light-bringer! afterward, replace the sword upon the altar. 3 face the satanagram and recite the invocation of infernal power. in the name of almighty satan, prince of evil and darkness, i enter into the alliance of infernal power! the gates of pandemonium have opened wide and the demo