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the sun, hagith of venus, ophiel of mercury and phul of the moon. heg: leads theoricus to tablet in the north. heg: this shows you the geomantic figures with their ruling intelligences, and genii; also the talismanic symbols allotted to each geomantic figure. these are derived from them by drawing lines to the points composing them, so as to form mathematical figures therefrom. a mss. lecture on geomancy is circulated among the members of practicus grade. hiero: i have much pleasure in conferring upon you the title of lord (lady) of the 30th path. you will now quit the temple for a short time and on your return the ceremony of your reception into the grade of practicus will take place. temple officers part iii hierophant: red robe, r&w nemyss, gold shoes, white collar, lamen, scepter. hie

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nster is well known to cult worship all over the world. in china, however, there is an interesting twist. far from being considered a completely hostile creature, dedicated to the erasure of mankind from the page of existence, the dragon is given a place of pre-eminence and one does not hear of a chinese angel or saint striving to slay the dragon, but rather to cultivate it. the chinese system of geomancy, feng shui (pronounced fung shway) is the science of understanding the "dragon currents" which exist beneath the earth, these same telluric energies that are distilled in such places as chartres cathedral in france, glastonbury tor in england, and the ziggurats of mesopotamia. in both the european and chinese cultures, the dragon or serpent is said to reside somewhere "below the earth; it

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at o.m. has solved it. see appendix i. col. xlvii. line 7. has a monkey. line 19. said to have a monkey. col. xlix. the geomantic figures of the planets are those of the signs which they rule. lines 3-10. q andr table of correspondences 37 line 15. p line 16. v line 17. line 18. m and n line 19. s and t line 20. w line 22. o line 24. line 25. u line 26. x line 28. z line 29. y see the handbook of geomancy, the equinox i: 2, p. 137.8 col. l. the catholic seven deadly sins in square brackets. col. lvii. egyptian quarters. cols. lvii, lix &c. beth elohim gives- michael, leo, and south to c and y. gabrial, bull, and north to b and h. raphael, man, and west to e and. uriel, eagle, and east to d and w. col. lxix. sattvas, h rajas, and f tamas g in a close analogy col. lxxix, line 13. add (3321)

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e law, love under will. t.s. notes 36 bibliography works used, consulted or mentioned in passing in my notes, and other useful sources: abano, petro di (spurious attribution: heptameron: seu elementa magica. in agrippa, opera, vol. i (lyons, n.d (ca. 1600; english translation as heptameron, or elements of magick by robert turner in henry cornelius agrippa s fourth book of occult philosophy and of geomancy &c &c &c, london, 1655. modernised and corrected edition of turner s translation at http//www.geocities.com/nu_isis/heptameron.pdf agrippa von nettesheim, heinrich cornelius (1992: three books of occult philosophy. st. paul, mn: llewellyn publications. english translation of de occulta philosophia liber tres, cologne: 1533. crowley, aleister: liber xxx rum vel s culi sub figur cdxviii, be

e scheme in 777 col. cxxiv, the heavenly hexagram, and to the tarot trumps corresponding. 15: see regardie (ed, the golden dawn, vol. iv. 16: suit by element of lesser angle, rank by element of column; so in the lesser angles of water, the square with the left and right sides referred to fire is attributed to the knight of cups. 17: each square is additionally referred to one of the 16 figures of geomancy, and to one of the signs or elements (saturn replacing earth as per the dual attribution of the path of tau, and thence to the hebrew letter and tarot card corresponding: thus row column attributions fire a puer h iv the emperor water d populus j vii the chariot air g puella l viii justice fire (cardinal signs) earth j carcer u xv the devil fire e fortuna minor f xi strength water h rubeu

ALEISTER CROWLEY MAGICK IN THEORY AND PRACTICE

a book, such as the book of the law which is the supreme truth and the perfect rule of life, it is not repugnant to good sense to derive an oracle from its pages. it will of course be remarked that the book of the law is not merely a literary compilation but a complex mathematical structure. it therefore fulfils the required conditions. the principal means of divination in history are astrology, geomancy, the tarot, the holy qabalah, and the yi king. there are hundreds of others; from pyromancy, oneiromancy, auguries from sacrifices, and the spinning-top of some ancient oracles to the omens drawn from the flight of birds and the prophesying of tealeaves. it will be sufficient for our present purpose to discuss only the five systems first enumerated. astrology is theoretically a perfect me

are ignorant of their own subject, as of all others> this science had better be discarded unless the student chances to feel strongly drawn toward it. it is used by the master therion himself with fairly satisfactory results, but only in special cases, in a strictly limited sphere, and with particular precautions. even so, he feels great diffidence in basing his conduct on the result so obtained. geomancy has the advantage of being rigorously mathematical. a hand-book of the science is to be found in equinox i, ii. the objection to its use lies in the limited number of the symbols. to represent the universe by no more than 16 combinations throws too much work upon them. there is also a great restriction arising from the fact that although 15 symbols appear in the final figure, there are, i

tinctively avoid the austere sincerity of the figures of fu and king wan> it is always essential for the diviner to obtain absolute magical control over the intelligences of the system which he adopts. he must not leave the smallest loophole for being tricked, befogged, or mocked. he must not allow them to use casuistry in the interpretation of his questions. it is a common knavery, especially in geomancy, to render an answer which is literally true, and yet deceives. for instance, one might ask whether some business transaction would be profitable, and find, after getting an affirmative answer, that it really referred to the other party to the affair! there is, on the surface, no difficulty at all in getting replies. in fact, the process is mechanical; success is therefore assured, bar a

imate to this extreme sufficiently to allow the question entire freedom to make for itself its own proper links with the intelligence directing the answer, 164 preserving its position on its own plane, and evoking the necessary counterpoise to its own deviation from the norm of nothingness. we may recapitulate the above reflections in a practical form. we will suppose that one wishes to divine by geomancy whether or no one should marry, it being assumed that one's emotional impulses suggest so rash a course. the man takes his wand and his sand; the traces the question, makes the appropriate pentagram, and the sigil of the spirit. before tracing the dashes which are to determine the four "mothers, he must strictly examine himself. he must banish from his mind every thought which can possibl

ing the question propounded by a stranger to whom he is indifferent, but whom it is his business to serve faithfully. he must now run over the whole affair in his mind, making sure of this utter aloofness therefrom. he must also make sure that his muscles are perfectly free to respond to the touch of the will of that intelligence (it is of course understood that he has not become so familiar with geomancy by dint of practice as to be able to calculate subconsciously what figures he will form; for this would vitiate the experiment entirely. it is, in fact, one of the objections to geomancy that sooner or later one does become aware at the time of tracing them whether the dots are going to be even or odd. this needs a special training to correct. physio-psychological theory will probably mai

hrough the scrying of sir edward kelly. part-published in equinox vii, p. 229& viii, p. 99 "liber xc. tzaddi vel hamus hermeticus" an account of initiation, and an indication as to those who are suitable for the same. equinox vi, p. 17 "liber xcv. the wake-world" a poetical allegory of the relations of the soul and the holy guardian angel. knox om pax, p. 1 "liber xcvi. liber gaias" a handbook of geomancy. equinox ii, p. 137 "liber cvi. a treatise on the nature of death, and the proper attitude to be taken towards it" published in "the international, new york, 1917 "liber cxi (aleph. the book of wisdom or folly" an extended and elaborate commentary on the book of the law, in the form of a letter from the master therion to his magical son. contains some of the deepest secrets of initiation

ny red stone :the sword: 28 :artificial glass :the censer or aspergillus: 29 :pearl :the twilight of the place: magic mirror: 30 :crysoleth :the lamen or bow and arrow :31 :fire opal :the wand, lamp, pyramid of fire: 32 :onyx :the sickle :32 "bis :salt :the pantacle, the salt :31 "bis: 315& 316 table i: xlii: liii: xlix :key scale: perfumes :the greek: lineal figures of the :alphabet: planets and geomancy: 0 :the circle: 1 :ambergris :the point: 2 :musk (sigma :the line, also the cross: 3 :myrrh, civet :the plane, also the diamond: oval, circle and other yoni: symbols: 4 :cedar (iota :the solid figure: 5 :tobacco (phi :the tessaract: 6 :olibanum: omega: sephirotic geomantic fi: 7 :benzoin, rose: epsilon: gures follow the planets: red sandal: caput and cauda draconis: 8 :storax: are the nod

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prognostic astronomy "kabalistic astrology" etc. etc. with numerous diagrams and illustrations. 368 pp, handsomely bound in cloth gilt. gilt tops. crown 8vo. 6"s" net_ contents: part i. the occult sciences, comprising: astrology- palmistry- thaumaturgy- kabalism- numerology- talismans- hypnotism. part ii. the occult arts, comprising: divination- the tarot cartomancy- crystal gazing- clairvoyance- geomancy- psychometry- dowsing- dreams- sortileges- alchemy_ the need for a concise and practical exposition of the main tenets of occultism has long been felt. in this manual of occultism the author has dealt in a lucid manner with both the occult sciences and the occult arts, and has added some supplementary matter on the subjects of hypnotism and alchemy. the book is written from the point of v

tters. on this basis, that of the qabalistic 'tree of life' as a certain arrangement of the sephiroth and 22 remaining paths connecting them is termed, the author has constructed no less than 183 tables "the qabalistic information is very full, and there are tables of egyptian and hindu deities, as well as of colours, perfumes, plants, stones, and animals. the information concerning the tarot and geomancy exceeds that to be found in some treatises devoted exclusively to those subjects. the author appears to be acquainted with chinese, arabic, and other classic texts. here your reviewer is unable to follow him, but his hebrew does credit alike to him and to his printer. among several hundred words, mostly proper names, we found and marked a few misprints, but subsequently discovered each on

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ross, only the upper angles visible. the zelator is then instructed in the sign, grip, grand word &c: after which the 269 "hegemon" rises and conducts the zelator to the "hiereus" who explains to him the tablet of "the duplicate form of the alchemical sephiroth."8 the "hegemon" then explains to him "the geometrical lineal figures attributed to the planets";9 and the "kerux "the sixteen figures of geomancy."10 the "hierophant" congratulates the newly initiated theoricus, and confers upon him the title of poraios (or poraia) de rejectis, which hath the signification "brought from among the rejected ones" and gives unto him the symbol of ruach, which is the hebrew for air. the closing then takes place "let us adore the lord and king of air" says the "hierophant" the prayer of the sylphs follo

amea of mercury19 is shown the theoricus, as well as the tablet of the seven planes of the tree of life, answering to the seven planets, and the tablet showing the meaning of the alchemical mercury on the tree of life; also the symbols of all the planets resumed in a mercurial figure. 15 "see 777" col. clxxvii, p. 35. 16 "see 777" col. xiv, p. 4. 17 "see 777" col. lxxx, p. 18 18 "see "handbook of geomancy" the equinox, vol. i, no. ii. 19 a kamea is a magic square "see "mathematical recreations" by w. w. rouse ball. illustration on page 274 approximated below. hb:mem/ hb:ayin/ air_ sigils mercury on tree of tablet of life mercury of air. throne of east_ hb:peh. lamp dais pentacle_ kamea of mercury on_ banner stand_(o_ spirit lamp /lamp tablet hiereus/ hegemon of earth_ lamp_ altar. hieropha

the "hierophant" says "frater monokeros 280 de astris, the path now open to you is the twenty-seventh, which leads from the 3= 8 degree of practicus to the 4= 7 degree of philosophus. take in your right hand the calvary cross of ten squares and follow your guide through the path of mars" 21 "see 777" cols. lxiii, lxiv, lxv, lxvi, pp. 16 and 17. 22 "see 777" col. xlix. and note, also "handbook of geomancy" illustration on page 281 approximated below. hb:mem/ hb:ayin/ sulphur air salt/ sulphur air salt/ lamp (o) pantacle_ banner of hiereus hieroph- hegemon banner of the west ant the east_ 16th key. spirit) of tarot) dee hb:peh. earth_ fire/ black_ qlip. hoth. yetz. hb:resh. palac_ white salt_ spirit\ triangles daniels\ reflected tablet of statue\ hb:shin\ earth_ diagram 44. arrangement of t

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un in libra september mcmix o.s "the method of science--the aim of religion" london simpkin, marshall, hamilton, kent& co.ltd. contents page editorial 1 liber o 11 the herb dangerous (part ii) the psychology of hashish. by oliver haddo 31 reviews 90, 104, 385 the garden of janus. by aleister crowley 91 the dream circean. by marital nay 105 the lost shepherd. by victor b. neuburg 131 a handbook of geomancy 137 the organ in king's chapel, cambridge, by g. h. s. pinsent 162 a note on genesis 163 the five adorations. by dost achiha khan 186 illusion d'amoureux. by francis bendick 187 the opium-smoker 191 postcards to probationers. by aleister crowley 196 the wild ass. by alys cusack 201 the sphinx at gizeh. by lord dunsany 205 the priestess of panormita. by elaine carr 209 the temple of solomo

experience can tell almost at a glance the sign rising at a stranger's birth, and that so frequently and certainly as to put chance and coincidence out of the question. for our own part, we consider astrology a valuable aid to concentration, and perhaps the best of the methods of determining the sankhara-skanda of a man. in your reviewer's own experience she has found it more reliable than either geomancy or the tarot, in questions genethliacal, at least. a careful study of the characteristics of the signs and planets is, moreover, of the very greatest assistance in the use of the book "777. unable as the editor is to find space within the restricted pages of the equinox for astrological matters, we are glad to think that the subject has a specialised organ in competent hands. ethel ramsay

nes re-born, and wherever the water-lilies grew, and the green, green willows swung. xvi and still the lady of my dream as a light before me goes; i see her in the sun's last gleam, in the moonlight on the snows. ah! chiefly then her song is sung, when the moon o'er the dark green woods is hung; she is born at midnight on the stream, a starry, full-blown rose. victor b. neuburg. 136 a handbook of geomancy [this ms. is now first printed from the private copies of certain adepts, after careful examination and collation. it is printed for the information of scholars and the instruction of seekers. by the order of the a. a. certain formulae have been introduced into it, and omissions made, to baffle any one who may seek to prostitute it to idle curiosity or to fraud. its practical use and the

where virtue, wisdom, and equity are assembled" zoroaster 138: m a c a n e h: a r o l u s e: d i r u c u n: a l u h u l a: s e r u r o c: u n e l i r a: l u s a d a m. illustration goes here. this is a drawing by austin osmond spare of an anthropomorphic figure with a leaping wolf inside. there is a distorted face beneath the wolf, at about the position of the hip or genitalia. 140 a handbook of geomancy chapter i attributions of geomantic figures to planets, zodiac, and ruling genii-:sign :el :geom.:sex: name and meaning: genius: ruler :planet: fig: 1 :aries :fire: m: puer :malchidael:bartzabel:mars: boy, yellow: beardless: 2 :taurus:earth: f: amissio: asmodel :kedemel :venus :loss, comprehended: without: 3 :gemini: air: m: albus: ambriel :taphthar-:mercury: white, fair: tharath: 4 :canc

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tters. on this basis, that of the qabalistic 'tree of life' as a certain arrangement of the sephiroth and 22 remaining paths connecting them is termed, the author has constructed no less than 183 tables "the qabalistic information is very full, and there are tables of egyptian and hindu deities, as well as of colours, perfumes, plants, stones, and animals. the information concerning the tarot and geomancy exceeds that to be found in some treatises devoted exclusively to those subjects. the author appears to be acquainted with chinese, arabic, and other classic texts. here your reviewer is unable to follow him, but his hebrew does credit alike to him and to his printer. among several hundred words, mostly proper names, we found and marked a few misprints, but subsequently discovered each on

er grade) further, he forges the magic sword. no ritual admits to the grade of practicus, which is conferred by authority when the task of the zelator is accomplished. 4 "the practicus" his duties are laid down in paper d, class d. instruction and examination in the qabalah and liber dcclxxvii. instruction in philosophical meditation (ghana-yoga).2 examination in some one mode of divination "e.g, geomancy, astrology, the tarot. theoretical. he is given a meditation-practice on expansion of consciousness. he is given a meditation-practice in the destruction of thoughts. instruction and examination in control of speech. practical. further, he casts the magic cup. no ritual admits to the grade of philosophus, which is 6 conferred by authority when the task of the practicus is accomplished. 5

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prognostic astronomy "kabalistic astrology" etc. etc. with numerous diagrams and illustrations. 368 pp, handsomely bound in cloth gilt. gilt tops. crown 8vo. 6"s" net. contents: part i. the occult sciences, comprising: astrology- palmistry- thaumaturgy- kabalism- numerology- talismans- hypnotism. part ii. the occult arts, comprising: divination- the tarot cartomancy- crystal gazing- clairvoyance- geomancy- psychometry- dowsing- dreams- sortileges- alchemy. the need for a concise and practical exposition of the main tenets of occultism has long been felt. in this manual of occultism the author has dealt in a lucid manner with both the occult sciences and the occult arts, and has added some supplementary matter on the subjects of hypnotism and alchemy. the book is written from the point of v

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sing on the planes. liber ix. liber e vel exercitiorum. this book instructs the aspirant in the necessity of keeping a record. suggests methods of testing physical clairvoyance. gives instruction in asana, pranayama and dharana, and advises the application of tests to the physical body, in order that the student may thoroughly understand his own limitations. liber xcvi. liber gaias. a handbook of geomancy. gives a simple and fairly satisfactory system of geomancy. liber lxxviii. a description of the cards of the tarot, with their attributions, including a method of divination by their use. liber cdxii. a vel armorum. an instruction for the preparation of the elemental instruments. the equinox 32 liber cdlxxiv. liber os abysmi vel daath. an instruction in a purely intellectual method of ent

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"b-i-o-s" just above the caption "the complete symbol of the tarot. the large letters spell "taro" in greek capitals (gr:tau-alpha- rho-omicron. in the wedges defined by the lower sides of the cross-arms and the base upright sides: to left an upright pentagram with the dot-in-circle sun symbol in its pentagonal center. to right the same, but with a crescent moon, horns to right. 2. a handbook of geomancy. book t page 26 of 26 http//www.private.org.il/gd/book-t.html 13/10/2 tthe book of the black serpent [note: this is a version of an essay published c. 1900 for initiates of the golden dawn isis- urantia temple. the original essay, concerning the qlippoth can be found in r.a.gilbert's "the sorcerer and his apprentice" and steve savedow's "goetic evocation- the magician's workbook volume 2

BUCKLAND RAYMOND COMPLETE BOOK OF WITCHCRAFT

od. temporary relief. pipe (smoker's: thought and concentration ahead. investigate all possibilities. scissors: quarrels, usually domestic. double-dealing. snake: an enemy. a personal hurt, or an affaire de coeur (love affair. tree: goal achieved. comfort. rest. umbrella: temporary shelter. wheel: advancement through effort. money. windmill: big business dealings. a form of tasseography, known as geomancy, can be done using dirt or sand. mark a circle, about three feet in diameter, on the ground and have the subject throw a handful of dirt into it. you then interpret the symbols made by the dirt in the same way that you would the tea-leaves. similarly, on a smaller scale, draw a circle on a sheet of paper. blindfold your subject and let her fill the circle with random dots, with a felt-tip

CHIREAU YVONNE BLACK MAGIC RELIGION AND THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CONJURING TRADITION

as popular spiritual seers, diviners, and fortune-tellers in anglo-american communities. african american conjurers were also sought out for their abilities to read the future. divination was a system of sacred disclosure that had been a common religious specialty in africa, where it was viewed as a reliable procedure for mediating the invisible realm. other methods of divination such as augury, geomancy, and spirit mediumship were practiced by religious authorities in indigenous african societies. in his seventeenth-century description of the "fetu country" on the gold coast, wilhelm muller wrote of priests who "boast[ed] of their ability to foretell the future" who traveled "all over the country for the sake of gain" according to muller, a successful diviner at kormantin was held in suc

CHRONOLOGIA RORISPERGIUS

toia and the merchant peter of lucalongo. 1289-1298 peter john olivi led the spiritual party within the franciscan order 1290: all jews are expelled from england. many move to spain. c. 1290 master salion, a canon of padova, who was astrologer to ezzelino da romano, translated three small treatises on astrology, including the book of nativities of al-qabisi alcabitius; a small text from hebrew on geomancy; the hermetic book de stellis fixis(de stellis beibenis) of hermes and the de nativititatibus of albubather. 1291 abraham abulafia imre shefer. 3-fold unity of the sacred name 1292? abraham abulafia dies. attributed sha'are sedeq which concerns the anthropos composed of 10 sefirot. 1292 allocutio super significatione nominis tetragrammaton vilanova trinitarian proof in yhvh 1292 arnald vi

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the nature of the paths, because we can deduce therefrom the kind of power that operates in the particular sphere in question. 35. as already noted, the various divinatory systems have their relations with the tree and find their subtlest clues therein. the associations of astrology are readily traced through the symbolism of the planets and elements and their triplicities, houses, and rulership; geomancy links with the tree via astrology; and the tarot, the most satisfactory of all the systems of divination, rises from and finds its explanation in the tree and nowhere else. that may seem a dogmatic statement to the scholarly historian searching for traces of the origin of those mysterious cards, and, may we add, most unamentably failing to find it; but when it is realised that the initiat

ee together, and that they dovetail into each other at every imaginable angle, it will be seen that such an array of correspondences could be neither arbitrary nor fortuitous. 36. a most interesting and important aspect of the practical work of the tree concerns the manner in which ceremonial and talismanic magic are used to compensate the findings of the divinatory sciences. each prick-symbol of geomancy, each card of the tarot, and each horoscopic factor have their places assigned to them on the paths of the tree, and the occultist with the necessary knowledge can put together a ritual or design a talisman to compensate or reinforce each and any of these. 37. it is for this reason that divination by the uninitiated is apt to bring bad luck in its train, for it stirs the subtle forces by

trends and conditions it is agreed by universal experience of those who have studied such matters that astrology is the best system of correspondences. but for obtaining an answer to a single questio i it is not sufficiently specific, for too many factors may come in to modify the result. the initiated diviner, therefore, makes use of the more specific systems, such as divination by the tarot or geomancy, when he wants to obtain an answer to a specific question. 72. but it is of little use to go into a shop and buy a pack of tarot cards unless there is the knowledge necessary to build [page 288] up the astral correspondences to each card. this takes time, as there are seventy-two cards to work with. once it is done, however, the operator can take the cards into his hands with a considerab

DION FORTUNE PSYCHIC SELF DEFENSE

the general reader, thinking that if he does not invoke the demons he will not get them. he forgets that every planet is a jekyll and hyde. consequently, ceremonial magic has got a bad name owing to the unpleasant frequency of untoward results, just as surgery got a bad name before the days of lister. it is the imperfect technique that is the trouble. i was once doing some experimental work with geomancy, which is a method of divination belonging to the element of earth. now all divinations, when performed according to their esoteric formulae, always begin with an evocation of the genius that presides over that particular operation. the genii of geomancy are not of a very high type. i was imperfectly familiar with the method, and was trying to set up my prick-figure on a piece of paper in

ELIPHAS LEVI THE CONJURATION OF THE FOUR ELEMENTS

is better to keep silence and act. the metals that correspond to the four elementary forms are gold and silver for air; mercury for water; iron and copper for fire; and lead for earth. talismans are prepared from them, having relation to the forces which they represent, and to the effects proposed to be obtained. divination by the four elementary forms named aeromancy, hydromancy, pyromancy, and geomancy, is made in diverse ways, which all depend upon the will and transparency or imagination of the operator. in truth the four elements are only instruments to aid second-sight. second-sight is the faculty of seeing in the astral light. this second-sight is as natural as the first sight, or the sensible and ordinary sight, but it can only act through the abstraction of the senses. somnambuli

ses. somnambulists and ecstatics enjoy second-sight naturally; but this sight is more lucid as the abstraction becomes more complete. the abstraction is produced by astral intoxication; that is, by a superabundance of light, which completely saturates the nervous system, and consequently renders it inactive. sanguine temperaments are more disposed to aeromancy; bilious to pyromancy, phlegmatic to geomancy, and melancholic to hydromancy. aeromancy is confirmed by oneiromancy or divination by dreams; pyromancy is supplemented by magnetism; hydromancy by divination with crystals; geomancy by fortune telling with cards. these are transpositions and perfectings of methods. but divination, in whatever manner we may operate, is dangerous, or at least useless, for it disheartens the will; 11 conse

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OCCULTISM AND PARAPSYCHOLOGY VOL 1

healing power of acupuncture. new york: javalin books, 1986. acuto-manzia unusual form of divination by pins practiced by italian psychic maria rosa donati-evstigneeff. ten straight pins and three bent pins are used. they are shaken in cupped hands, then dropped onto a surface dusted with powder. this system would seem to involve some psychic faculty, and is related to such forms of divination as geomancy and tea leaves. adalbert (ca. 740 c.e) a french pseudo-mystic of the eighth century. he boasted that an angel brought him relics of extraordinary sanctity from all parts of the earth and he claimed to be able to foretell the encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. adalbert 7 future, and to read thoughts. i know what you have done, he would say; there is no need for confession

sicrucian society that flourished in the mid-seventeenth century. it appears to have been formed in the twelfth century as a league to combat severe forest laws in france. the fendeurs were hewers, and their organization was similar to that of the italian carbonari or charcoal burners. feng-shui the taoist art and science of creating balanced and harmonious surroundings, sometimes associated with geomancy, has been practiced for centuries in china. feng-shui has been used by the chinese to build homes and business offices, design cities and villages, and construct tombs for the dead. in recent years westerners have begun to study and practice feng-shui. practitioners of feng-shui claim that the layout and arrangement of a home greatly influences the lives of all its occupants. the alignmen

h the eight compass points. sources: eitel, e. j. feng-shui: the rudiments of natural science in china. bristol, england: pentacle books, 1979. lagatree, kirsten m. feng-shui: arranging your home to change your life. new york: villard books, 1996. rossbach, sarah. feng-shui: the chinese art of placement. new york: e. p. dutton, 1983. skinner, stephen. the living earth manual of feng-shui: chinese geomancy. london: routledge& kegan paul, 1982. too, lillian. essential feng-shui: a step-by-step guide to enhancing your relationships, health, and prosperity. ballantine books, inc, 1999. wong, eva. feng-shui: the ancient wisdom of harmonious living for modern times. boston: shambhala publications, inc. 1996. fennel a common herb (foeniculum vulgare) credited in folklore with mysterious and vivif

alled cosmic consciousness. sources: cummins, geraldine. the road to immortality. london: ivor nicholson& watson, 1933. galton, francis. hereditary genius. london, 1869. reprint, london: watts, 1950. kenmore, dallas. the nature of genius. westport, conn: greenwood press, 1972. lombroso, cesare. the man of genius. london: scott, 1889. storr, anthony. the school of genius. london: a. deutsch, 1988. geomancy a system of divination by means of scattering pebbles, dust, sand grains, or seeds on the earth and interpreting their shape and position. a later development by occultist cornelius agrippa involved making marks on the ground with a stick (currently practiced with a pencil on paper. interpretations are partly intuitive and partly by means of a system of positions reminiscent of the i chin

ivination by means of scattering pebbles, dust, sand grains, or seeds on the earth and interpreting their shape and position. a later development by occultist cornelius agrippa involved making marks on the ground with a stick (currently practiced with a pencil on paper. interpretations are partly intuitive and partly by means of a system of positions reminiscent of the i ching hexagrams. the term geomancy is also applied to the chinese practice of feng-shui (wind and water, and was used by nineteenthcentury writers to translate feng-shui. this chinese art is concerned with the relationship between human beings and the subtle energies of nature. in classical chinese sources the term ti li (land patterns) was also used; another related term is kan-yu (cover or support, with special reference

e and earth currents. feng-shui experts would determine the most suitable places for roads, bridges, canals, wells, and mines in relation to earth currents; the sites of graves were especially important. bodies might be kept unburied for some time until a suitable burial place with harmonious currents was determined, and in some cases bodies were reburied. it seems likely that the western form of geomancy for divinatory purposes grew out of feng-shui concepts, since the position of pebbles, dust, or seeds has something in common with acupuncture pressure points on the body of nature and its energies. chinese concepts of the subtle energies of the earth also parallel the western concepts of leys and dowsing. genesa update encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. 628 sources: asher

has something in common with acupuncture pressure points on the body of nature and its energies. chinese concepts of the subtle energies of the earth also parallel the western concepts of leys and dowsing. genesa update encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. 628 sources: asher, maxine. ancient energy: key to the universe. new york: harper& row, 1979. cole, j. a. abayomi. astrological geomancy in africa. london, 1898. hartmann, franz. geomancy: the art of divining by punctuation according to cornelius agrippa and others. london: william rider& son, 1913. pennick, nigel. geomancy. cambridge: cokayne publishing, 1973. skinner, stephen. the oracle of geomancy. london: routledge& kegan paul, 1977. terrestrial astrology: divination by geomancy. london: routledge& kegan paul, 1980. w

: hartmann, franz. an adventure among the rosicrucians. boston: occult publishing, 1887. in the pronaos of the temple of wisdom. london: theosophical society, 1890. reprint, chicago: aries press, 1941. life and doctrines of paracelsus. n.p, 1891. magic, black and white. 1885. reprint, new hyde park, n.y: university books, 1970. occult science in medicine. n.p, 1893. the principles of astrological geomancy. boston: occult publishing, 1889. reprint, mokulumne hill, calif: health research, 1965. report of observations during a nine months stay at the headquarters of the theosophical society at adyar (madras, india. madras, india: scottish press, 1884. haruspicy ancient system of divination using the entrails of animals. one method was to sacrifice animals to the gods, then inspect the intesti

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burned. this public indignity to his memory was averted by some of his friends, who, hearing of the vindictive sentence, secretly removed the remains from the buryingground where they lay. the inquisitors satisfied their animosity by burning him in effigy. peter had a considerable literary output. he translated the astrological work nativities by abraham aben ezra, and wrote books on physiognomy, geomancy, prophecy, and the practice of occult magic. sources: seligman, kurt. the history of magic. new york: pantheon books, 1948. reprined as: magic, supernaturalism and religion. new york: pantheon books, 1971. peters, alfred vout (1867) british clairvoyant and trance medium. when still a child he was conscious of the presence of other ghostly children and remarked to his mother, i suppose the

y and ethnology at the university of montpellier, france. he was a member of societe des africanistes. in addition to his studies in ethnology and anthropology, servier has taken special interest in clairvoyance, mediumship, and the ethnological aspects of the history of magic. sources: pleasants, helene, ed. biographical dictionary of parapsychology. new york: helix press, 1964. servier, jean h. geomancy, clairvoyance and initiation. la tour saint-jacques (september.december 1956. reprinted in the proceedings of four conferences of parapsychology (1957. l homme et l invisible. paris: r. laffonto, 1964. les partes de l annee. paris: r. laffonto, 1962. seth entity channeled through the medium jane roberts, the public name of jane butts (1929.1984. the communications from seth began in 1963

ologer, was the first of a lineage of british astrologers to use the pseudonym raphael with his writings. he was born in bristol, england, on march 19, 1795. he became a carpenter and in 1820 married sarah lucas. soon after his marriage he moved to london. in the city he became interested in astrology, possibly due to his acquaintance with g. w. graham, the balloonist. the pair authored a book on geomancy, philosophical merlin, in 1822. in 1824, smith became the editor of a new magazine, the struggling astrologer, but it failed for lack of subscribers after only a few issues. then, two years later, he was offered the opportunity to edit an almanac, the prophetic messenger. the first issue appeared in 1827 under his pen name and carried the ephemeris (chart of daily planetary positions) tha

. james of wurzburg, where he died in 1519. trithemius devised a shorthand called stenoganographia, stigmatized as a kabalistic and necromantic writing, concealing his most fearful, occult secrets. he wrote a treatise on the subject, another on the supposed administration of the world by its guardian angels, translated into english in 1647 by the astrologer william lilly. he wrote a third book on geomancy, or divination by means of lines and circles on the ground, a fourth upon sorcery, and a fifth on alchemy. in his work on sorcery, trithemius made an early mention of the popular story of faust, and recorded his experiences with the spirit named hudekin. reportedly, trithemius gave the emperor maximilian a vision of his deceased wife, the beautiful mary of burgundy. reputedly he defrayed

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nteresting chapter on light.4 light descends from the father to the son and the holy spirit, thence to the angels, the celestial bodies, to fire, to man in the light of reason and knowledge of divine things, to the fantasy, and it communicates itself to luminous bodies as colour, after which follows the list of the colours of the planets. then we have gestures related to the planets, divinations, geomancy, hydromancy, aeromancy, pyromancy, furor and the power of the melancholy humour. there is then a section on psychology followed by discussion of the passions, their power to change the body, and how by cultivating the passions or emotions belonging to a star (as love belonging to venus) we can attract the influence of that star, and how the operations of the magician use a strong emotiona

, fit rather well into that picture better than poor melancholy henri iii enthroned among the gods who have carried out the jovial, solarian, and venereal reform. vast and vague hopes of some religious settlement following on navarre's victory and conversion were aroused throughout europe, and particularly in venice, as agrippa d'aubigne ironically reports: divines. were finding by the figures of geomancy, by oracles, by the fatal name of bourbon, that this prince was destined to convert the hierarchies to the empire, the pulpit into a throne, the keys into swords, and that he would die emperor of the christians. the venetians were adoring this rising sun with such devotion that when a french gendeman passed through their town they would run to greet him. at the court of the emperor and in

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losophus, the student must learn not only the names, natures and attributions of the ten sephiroth of the kabbalistic tree of life, but alsothe'twenty-two paths on the tree, the correct attribution of the tarot trumps to the hebrew alphabet and the nature and colour correspondences of the four worlds of the kabbalah. he had further to learn about alchemical symbolism, angelicandelemental spirits, geomancy and tarot divination, and was required to construct the badge of admission-heavy with sym255bolism-foreach grade as he entered it. on a more practical level the student learned the pentagram ritual. this was used both for invokingelemental spirits and for banishing them; it was also the nearest thing to a purely magical ritual found within the first order curriculum. published ritualsofth

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rosicrucians, past and present 4shivesyou a slight insight into the views of the rosicrucians of a data a hundred years later.thechymischehochzeitorchemicalweddingbyc.r.,and thesecretsymbolsof therosicruciansby f. hartmann are tractates of rosicrucian allegory which will well repay, not only perusal,butdeep study; while the elucidation of the whole set of medieval divinatory sciences, astrology, geomancy, etc, are suitable themes for lectures in your college. for such as can understand medieval latin a most interesting work is the'oedipusaegyptiacus'of athanasius kircher. it is desirable that our students should make them255 selves acquainted with the ancient mysteries of egypt, of greece and of rome.thebasis of the western occultism of medieval europe is the kabalah of the medieval hebre

world and of the soul of man: and ends with chapters on the minerals, vegetables and animals, and notes on clouds, thunder and winds. the second half of part one of thehistorytreats of the sciences, mathematics, geometry and music, with chapters on pictorial art with perspective, on military arts, on modes of recording time, and on geography: there are also chapters on divination and the arts of geomancy. part the second referred chiefly to the microcosm, and appeared in two volumes.thefirst in 1619. it began with an essay on divine numbers, then followed the divine harmony with considerations of the trinity, and lastlyman was considered as to hisanima media,his senses and his mental powers and lastly of the sex relations.52themagical masonthe second half of the second volume of the great

h and practice'.moderneurope in our own times, as has been already stated, divination by astrology is practised by many persons in privacy and it is professed by many teachers for a livelihood.thebelief in a concealed meaning which lies hid in our dreams has also been mentioned, and the art of cheiromancy is still popular.divination and its history211reference may now be made to the old system of geomancy and to the revival of fortune telling by cards, generally associated with the gypsies, and especially to the tarot cards. geomancy this is one of the few old methods of asiatic divination which is still recognised as an art; in a treatise on its practice published in england so late as 1889 a full description is given of the process. its use is said to strengthen as well as guide the intu

there are many persons well-known to me who have left the ordinary duties and pleasures of life, and have devoted both time and study to some of these modes of seeking to learn the future and unknown; to what conclusion have they come? the majority have certainly confessed that they have had no successinany divinatory process, but there have been a few exceptions who are convinced that astrology, geomancy, the tarot and cheiromancy, are schemes which, however imperfect their present condition, have been provedtodeliver judgment much more often accurate than the laws of probability should bring about.[reprinted from s.r.i.a.,transactionsof themetropolitancollege(1910, pp.1-19.]21.thestar lore ofthebibleduring recent years the great italian astronomer, schiaparelli, and a notable englishman

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ark circle: 3. these last two forms are seldom employed and are not good in most cases. should the adept desire to invoke the head of the dragon, the north node of the moon, caput draconis, let him/her trace it thus: p. the tail, cauda draconis, is traced thus: q. these forces are most easily invoked when the sun or moon is within them in the zodiac or in conjunction. remember, from your study of geomancy, p is benevolent, and q is malefic, except in very few cases. when invoking either of these two forces, thou shall vibrate the names and letters as given with a standard 5 hexagram (caution: it is of great concern and care that the z.a.m. observes with due caution that p and q are invoked during an eclipse, for they are the powers of the eclipse. in order for an eclipse to occur, both the

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he golden dawn- greek/hebrew values are presented by david allen hulse in the numerical structure of enochian. here each enochian ietter is assigned the gematric value of its corresponding greek and hebrew letter. the enochian letter a corresponds to aleph and alpha which have the gematric_ value of 1. the letter b corresponds to beth and beta which have the value of 2, and so on. the golden dawn-geomancy values were also presented by david allen hulse in the same work. here sixteen letters of the enochian alphabet are assigned a corresponding geomantic figure. the golden dawn correspondence between geomant ic f igures and hebrew letters is then used to determine the gematric values. the remaining five let ters are assigned values devised by aleister crowley. the fourth possible system of

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holar, linguist and diplomat who numbered erasmus and collet among his correspondents. he regarded astrology as the foundation of all occult studies. hisdeoccultephilosophia(translated into english asthreebooksofoccultphilosophy,1651) has been described byr.a. gilbert as 'a compendium of natural magic and the spiritual magic of renaiss255 ance hermeticism filled with cabalistic theory, astrology, geomancy and the occult virtues of numbers, and was to have an incalculable effect and influence on occult studies for the next three centuries.'thespuriousfourthbookappeared in english in 1655 and gained currency by barrett's plagiarism ofitinthemagus.9 hockley obviously retained his sanity and sense of humour with regard to matters rosicrucian, but it is doubtful if the serious-minded irwin woul

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tion of this book is not so much slanted in the direction of prediction of what is yet to come, but to facilitate the growth and expression of this inner psycho-spiritual ability. to this extent, any and all systems of divination may be considered useful. amongst the more commonly used methods are the tarot cards, astrology, palmistry, graphology, and many others. the method to be described here, geomancy, is favoured above all others because it is basically so simple to operate. one can use it quickly to obtain a simple 'yes' or 'no' answer. with sufficient practice, enough skill can be developed to provide considerable amplification of the first straight answer. the more practical acquaintance one has with other divinatory systems, and the more one can bring that knowledge and experience

pon the geomantic reading, the more the primary simple reading can be extended. what is perhaps more 8 a practical guide to geomantic divination important than most is an elementary knowledge of the basic principles of astrology. one does not need a profound working knowledge of astrology. but if there is some familiarity with the basic meanings of the planets, signs and houses, the mechanisms of geomancy become relatively easier to apply and understand. the rationale of divination is admittedly obscure. a large tome could readily be written describing some of the ancient theories. this is not the place however to embark upon so ambitious an undertaking. a few lines of simple interpretation selected from the writings of aleister crowley and carl g.jung would not be amiss. with these basic

'archetypal images. there is little need to hammer away at these basic facts; they have been too well and too long established. it should become apparent then that the mechanisms of preparing the geomantic symbols to be used for the divination are almost completely under the control of these unconscious factors. we may assume, by the same token, that they have personalities of their own which, in geomancy, are called the governing genii of the planets operating through the element of earth. introduction 9 jung's definition of the collective unconscious, which is involved in these concepts, is so appropriate that i feel compelled to quote it at some length. in his book modern man in search of a soul, he wrote 'it (the unconscious) contains, besides an indeterminable number of subliminal per

n. if one had asked whether women rather than men would become attracted to the book, venus would have had to be the planetary ruler. enough has been said on this topic to indicate that care, too, has to be exercised on this matter just as it has with regard to the formulation of the question itself. the presiding genius 43 chapter six the presiding genius all previous exoteric works dealing with geomancy are defective in this one particular area at least, the omission of that procedure which is an initiated technique. geomancy is divination through the element earth. in one of the rituals of the hermetic order of the golden dawn the initiate is sworn to invoke, in his workings, the highest name of god that he knows. in this way, whatever he does will come under the guidance and benedictio

ically invoked so that it may truly govern this work of prognostication. it comprises three separate gestures: 1. the invocation of the god-name ruling the element earth. 2. tracing the appropriate invoking earth pentagram. 3. summoning the appropriate presiding genius which rules over the question at hand. in the qabalah, which is the occult philosophy upon which this initiated interpretation of geomancy is predicted, the element of earth is placed under the divine aegis of that aspect of god attributed to malkuth, the tenth sephirah on the tree of life. the divine name is adonai ha-aretz meaning 'the lord of the earth (its pronunciation can be described thus: ahdoh- nye hah-ah-retz) when opening the divinatory process by the method to be described, this name should be softly intoned or v

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-wentz, tibetan yoga and secret doctrines. sandra gibson, beyond the mind. king and skinner, techniques of high magic. swami sivananda, kundalini yoga. john woodroffe (pseud. for arthur avalon, the serpent power. the basics of magick get any book for free on: www.abika.com 20* magick 6- thoughtforms and spirits* although there are hundreds of kinds of divination, the principle ones are astrology, geomancy, the tarot, the i ching, and direct psychic means (especially clairvoyance. true divination is more than a mechanical system, for it implies true psychic interpretation (receiving. some form of divination is often used in magick ritual to communicate with the entity invoked. since divination operates through the mind, it is affected and biased by the mind. our attitudes and fears may alte

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brium. 23 the great work, talismans, crystal-gazing& c. tui 24 necromancy. 25 transmutations[[vision of universal peacock. 26 the witches sabbath so-called, the evil eye. 27 works of wrath and vengeance kbn 28 astrology. 29 bewitchments, casting illusions. 30 the red tincture, power of acquiring wealth li and khien 31 evocation, pyromancy kbn 32 works of malediction and death khbn 32 bis alchemy, geomancy, making of pantacles[[travels on the astral plane] kbn 31 bis invisibility, transformations, vision of the genius. table i (continued) 15 xlvii. kings and princes of the jinn. xlviii. figures related to pure number. xlix* lineal figures of the planets &c, and geomany. 0. the circle 1. the point 2. the cross the line, also the cross 3. the triangle the plane, also the diamond, oval, circle

vious enough now that o.m. has solved it. see appendix i. col. xlvii. line 7. has a monkey. line 19. said to have a monkey. col. xlix. the geomantic figures of the planets are those of the signs which they rule. lines 3-10. q andr line 15. p line 16. v notes 37 line 17. line 18. m and n line 19. s and t line 20. w line 22. o line 24. line 25. u line 26. x line 28. z line 29. y see the handbook of geomancy, the equinox i: 2, p. 137.8 col. l. the catholic seven deadly sins in square brackets. col. lvii. egyptian quarters. cols. lvii, lix &c. beth elohim gives- michael, leo, and south to c and y. gabrial, bull, and north to b and h. raphael, man, and west to e and. uriel, eagle, and east to d and w. col. lxix. sattvas, h rajas, and f tamas g in a close analogy col. lxxix, line 13. add (3321)

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o, petro di (spurious attribution: heptameron: seu elementa magica. in agrippa von nettesheim, heinrich cornelius (spurious attrib) de occulta philosophia, seu de c remoniis magicis (marburg, 1559; reprinted in agrippa, opera, vol. i (lyons, n.d (ca. 1600; english translation as heptameron, or elements of magick by robert turner in henry cornelius agrippa s fourth book of occult philosophy and of geomancy &c &c &c, london, 1655. agrippa von nettesheim, heinrich cornelius (1992: three books of occult philosophy. st. paul, mn: llewellyn publications. english translation of de occulta philosophia libri tres, cologne: 1533. crowley, aleister: liber xxx rum vel s culi sub figur cdxviii, being of the angels of the thirty thyrs the vision and the voice (also cited as .the vision and the voice. or

e scheme in 777 col. cxxiv .the heavenly hexagram. and to the tarot trumps corresponding. 15: see regardie (ed, the golden dawn, vol. iv. 16: suit by element of lesser angle, rank by element of column; so in the lesser angles of water, the square with the left and right sides referred to fire is attributed to the knight of cups. 17: each square is additionally referred to one of the 16 figures of geomancy, and to one of the signs or elements (saturn replacing earth as per the dual attribution of the path of tau, and thence to the hebrew letter and tarot card corresponding: thus row column attributions fire a puer h iv. the emperor water d populus j vii. the chariot air g puella l viii. justice fire (cardinal signs) earth j carcer o xv. the devil fire e fortuna minor f xi. strength water h

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ade) further, he forges the magic sword. no ritual admits to the grade of practicus, which is conferred by authority when the task of the zelator is accomplished. liber xiii 4 4. the practicus. his duties are laid down in paper d, class d. instruction and examination in the qabalah and liber 777. instruction in philosophical meditation (gnana-yoga* examination in some one mode of divination: e.g. geomancy,8 astrology,9 the tarot.10 theoretical. he is given a meditation-practice on expansion of consciousness.11 he is given a meditation-practice in the destruction of thoughts.12 instruction and examination in control of speech. practical.13 further, he casts the magic cup. no ritual admited to the grade of philosophus, which is conferred by authority when the task of the practicus is accompl

der which he hath been received. i have been informed that a revised and more practical version (i.e. one which does not need a temple the size of a small sports hall containing a ten and a half foot long green porcelain boat on wheels or runners) survives in another ms. notebook but is unpublished. 7 the reference is to sections aaa and mmm of gliber hhh h (341. 8 see gliber gaias, a handbook of geomancy h (96. 9 there was no official instruction in astrology at this period. about 1915 crowley collaborated with the new york astrologer evangeline adams on a comprehensive astrological textbook, designated by crowley liber 536, ga complete treatise on astrology. h crowley and adams fell out in a row over money after the bulk of the work had been written but before it could be published. much

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ations are according to the astrological ruling of the house. for instance, house 1 refers to the querent, house 2 to money matters, house 3 to news and journeys, and so on. the following chart provides a simple and accessible interpretation of the runes and their meanings. the actual symbols used in this divination system are also shared by that of the fifteenth-century wizard cornelius agrippa, geomancy, so-called. this involves the use of a tray of sand to construct the figures as opposed to a set of rods. the principle, however, remains the same, the idea of heaven leaving its impress upon the earth being implicit therein. the pendulum another device frequently resorted to by witches to "find things out" is the dowser, or water witch's pendulum. this device is exactly what it purports

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xample. scientists and biologists in the service and pay of the elders of atlantis have been continu-ally desecrating these sacred temples. many have paid with their lives, as there are powerfulapotropaic spells working around the structures. but the object is to extract dna samplesfrom the mummies to further their present nefarious necromantic experiments. the serpents possess great knowledge of geomancy and constructed their sites andcities with precision. the nazca lines in peru and the glastonbury and kingston zodi-acs are evidence of this knowledge. the secret fraternities have preserved these geo-metric secrets for many centuries. later, as the atlantean sorcerers gained power againand were successful in infiltrating a culture established by their humane scions, theywould instigate t

each of these invasions.places where the body of one of the original serpent masters was interred wouldbecome geomantically corrupted and exude negative energy, becoming regions ofstrife and turmoil in the world. conversely, the places where one of the lemurianmagi are interred give off quite the opposite energy. these are places of unbelievablepower and majesty. the study of these places and of geomancy, in general, is beyondthe scope of this presentation (see the works of david hatcher childress. serpents in the streets102atlantis, alien visitation, and genetic manipulation atlantis, alien visitation, and genetic manipulation103 chapter 17from the sword to the syringejust look at us. everything is backwards. everything is upside-down. doctors destroy health,lawyers destroy justice, univ

into orbit. the moons orbit was preciselysynchronized to move with the earth. being exactly the same size as the sun seenfrom earth, and we always only perceive one side of the moon. the moon is muchlarger than the satellites of other planets and is conjectured to be a recent addition toour sky. a study of lunar symbolism and numerology is also extremely instructive. in ritual magicand ceremonial geomancy, we also find the protecting circle in which the magician stands. itmust soon be realized that these seemingly quaint images and motifs have a deep interstellarimplication. this is why we see so many planetary and sabean symbols in occult books, andwhy occult symbols turn up on the institutes of government, security services, and subver-sive fraternities.the nephilim who fell to earth fro

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viously required on this topic. i strongly recommend the alchemist's handbook by frater albertus (paracelsus research society, salt lake city, 1964. while lacking in literary style, it is nevertheless one of the most complete introductions to alchemy i have ever found, providing as it does, an abc of practical instruction. i know of no other that even attempts this task. the order instructions on geomancy are in the fourth volume of the original edition (volume i1 of this new one. i mention it here, albeit prematurely, because the portal paper brings up the topic. there is no equivalent instruction elsewhere. i grew to like this as a divinatory method, using and experimenting with it extensively for several years. it can be operated swiftly and easily to get a direct "yes"or "no"answer, th

aches. one of the things that slightly puzzles me occasionally is the frequency with which the almost wholly untutored beginner invariably selects the enochian system to start with. he is intrigued by its mystery and its complexity. it is the most complicated of the order sub-systems, and really is used as the basis for synthesizing all the previously given knowledge of the order. qabalah, tarot, geomancy, skrymg, ritual magic, etc. are all drawn together and worked up into a single majestic system. therefore to appreciate it, one must have acquired a good working knowledge of all the partial systems. as such, it is the province of the seasoned veteran in occult matters, of the mature well-informed student, certainly not the tyro. in crowley's a.a (which he founded on what he thought and h

ork undertaken after the adeptus minor grade, they should receive the benefit of prolonged brooding and meditation. three of the most important items of personal study to be accomplished while in the first or outer order, apart from the memorisation of the rudiments of the qabalah were (a) the practice of the pentagram ritual with the qabalistic <75> cross (b) tattwa vision, and (c) divination by geomancy and the simple tarot method described by waite in his key to the tarot. the pentagram ritual was taught to the neophyte immediately after his initiation in order that he might "form some idea of how to attract and come into communication with spiritual and invisible things" just as the neophyte ceremony of admission contains the essential symbolism of the great work, shadowing forth symbo

r curriculum. like all magical techniques,>ignation is open to abuse. the fict, however, that abuse is possible does not, as again and again must be reiterated, fully condemn the abused technique. the application of c k o n sense to the magical art is as necessary as it is to all else <78> there was a movement on foot in one of the temples a little while ago to eliminate the study and practice of geomancy from the scheme of training of the outer order. the prevailing tendency is so to simplify the road to adeptship as to reduce the practical requisites to an absolute minimum by eliminating every phase of the work which does not come "naturally" and whose study might involve hard work. most of the newly admitted candidates to this temple within the past five years or more are utterly withou

ed. to take the examiner on a tattwic journey, instructing him as if he were a student and vibrating the proper names for a selected symbol "part one. d. divination. receive and study the tarot system, making notes of the principal attributions of the inner method. introduction 43 <83'%rt two. practical. on a selected question, either your own, or the examiner's, to work out a divination first by geomancy, then by horary astrology, then by the complete inner tarot system, and send in a correlated account of the result "part one. f. angelic tablets. receive and make copies of the enochian tablets, the ritual of the concourse of the forces, and the ritual of the making of the pyramid, sphinx, and god-form for any square. a written examination on these subjects may now be taken "part two. mak

theoricus adeptus minor. some portions of the manuscripts have required editing, principally from the literary point of view. whole paragraphs have had to be deleted, others shortened, sentences made more clear, the redundant use of many words eliminated, and a general coordination of the manuscripts undertaken. certain other sections- those dealing at length with talismans, sigils, clairvoyance, geomancy and the enochian tablets- have been completely rewritten to render them more coherent. but nothing that is essential or vital to the magical tenor or understanding of any document introduction will be omitted, changed oraltered. this i avow and publicly swear. where personally i have seen fit to make comment on any matter in order to clarify the issue or to indicate its antecedents, or co

erewith the forms of the pentagram and pentangle. let him now rise in imagination above the mineral world into the world of trees and flowers and idenbfy himself in love and sympathy with the powers of the elements behind these. let him realise the mental world where mind rules over matter, and let him meditate upon the ideas of appearance and reality <135> fourth knowledge lecture the figures of geomancy and their zodiacal attribuhons .a. populus via* fortuna minor conjunctio ci& 0 q 4. caudq dracoms sp carcer tristitia letitia d* i.3 x 52 70 the golden dawn: volume i book one <136> the numbers and lineal figures appropriate to the planets are: saturn 3 triangle jupiter ;square mars 5 p e n t a g r a m sun 6 l e x a g r a m venus 7 l e p t a g r a m mercu y 8 odagram moon 9 enneagram the

r friends. the order requires only that you should be able to set up an accurate horoscope and that you should know how to work out the aspects and how to make a simple assessment of the good and bad factors in a horary figure. if astrology interests you further, it is a very fascinating field of research. divination. you may try to develop your intuition by the use of horary and natal astrology, geomancy, and the reading of the tarot cards by the method given in the small book by mr. a. e. waite. you are advised to attempt only questions in which you are not emotionally involved because methods of divination can be a fruitful source of self-deception to those who are psychic but not self-knowing. if you are given to having intuitions you must learn to say not only 'i was right about that'

e zelator adeptus minor, has previously been described. in the order this was the method most often used. herein, will be found methods of forming talismanic emblems and sigils from the kameas of the planets, or their magical squares, and also from the geomantic points and symbols. so far as the geomantic symbols are concerned, the student will do well to become acquainted with the instruction on geomancy in the section on divination (pg. 112-136, vol. iv) after having become fully acquainted with the names of the symbols, and their forms, as well as having obtained some experience of divination by that method, let him note that geomantic sigils or talismanic emblems, as they are sometimes called, are formed from the geomantic figures by drawing various lines from point to point. these cha

icance of the emblems may be divined, from one point of view, by employing them as "doors" through which to skry in the spirit-vision. more can be learned this way concerning the real implication of sigils than almost by any other method. the golden dawn: volume zv book seven the signatures and seals of the angels and genii who rule over each of the symbols may be found in the full instruction on geomancy. those seals and sigils are highly important, and some place should be found for them on the talisman. the student should make a number of experiments drawing< 76> harmonious and balanced talismans, even when it is not his intention to use and consecrate them. after drawing a half a dozen rough sketches, he will almost as though by accident stumble upon the "knack" or drawing the "right"

consulted, for they will convey quite a little as to how symbols should be drawn. but they should not be followed or copied. talismans should be personal things, made for personal ends, and based upon individual needs and conceptions <77> the following important characters-letters of the angelic or enochian alphabet-are attributed to the seven rulers in the twelve signs and the sixteen figures in geomancy. signifies muriel and populus, a figure of chasmodai or luna in cancer increasing. signifies muriel and via, a figure of chasmodai and luna in cancer decreasing. signifies verchiel or fortuna major, a figure of sorath or the sun in northern declination. sigriifies verchiel or fortuna minor, a figure of sorath or the sun in southern declination. signifies hamaliel or conjunctio, a figure o

nth, illness and pain sure to come. if the eighth, death. if the sun breath flows in the morning and at noon and the moon in the evening, a sad discomfiture will be the result, the reverse being a sign of victory. if a man, going to travel, raises his foot which coincides in direction with the empty nostril at the time being, he will not get what he desires from his travels. book eight divination geomancy chapter one the figures of geomancy consist of various groupings of odd and even points in 4 lines. of these the greatest possible number of combinations is 16. therefore these sixteen combinations of odd and even points arranged on four lines are the sixteen figures of geomancy. these are again classed under the heads of the elements, the signs of the zodiac, and the planets ruling these

tracy, success, etc, the sigil of sorath. if of venus, love, music, pleasure, etc, the sigil of kedemel. if of mercury, such as science, learning, knavery, etc, the sigil of taphthartharath, etc. if of travelling, fishing, etc, under luna, then the sigil of chasmodai. in the diagram appended the sigil of hismael is employed. during the marking down of the points, the attention should be fixed 524 geomancy 525 upon the sigil within the pentagram, and the mind should carefully consider the question proposed (note: a common practice is to repeat audibly the name of the ruler as though to invoke him, followed by a short sentence concerning the matter of divination.-i. r) the hand should not be moved from the paper until the 16 lines of points are complete. a pencil is therefore preferable to a

0 mercury g venus 9 mars 6 jupiter saturn r) saturn r) jupiter saturn fi and mars 8 venus and 9 jupiter sol 0 gemini cancer s l k virgo fi libra q scorpio 9 sagittarius llg capricorn= aquariw pisces cauda draconis q caput draconis 3 chasmodai luna cancer (note: when attributing the above geomantic figures to the tree of life, the two saturnian figures represent the three supernals. the planetary geomancy 52 7 <115> attributions element geomantic name and meaning of figure figure* fire* puer (a boy, yellow, beardless* earth, amiss10 (loss, comprehended without* air, albus (white, fair* water. populus (people, congregation* fire* fsaofergtuuarnda, e mntearjiongr( greater fortune and aid* earth, conjunct0 (assembly, conjunction* air* puella (a girl, beautiful* water. rubeus (red, reddish. fi

bove rule throughout, the following will represent the four daughters: albus conjunctio carcer fortuna minor. these, again for the convenience of the beginner, are now to be placed on the left hand of the four mothers in a single line from right to left. four daughters four mothers* 8th* 7th* 6*th 5t*h* 4th* 3rd* 2n*d 1*st albus conjunctio carcer fort. rubeus fort. amissio fort. minor major minor geomancy 529 from these eight figures, four others are now to be calculated< 11 9> which may be called the four resultants, or the four nephews. these will be the 9th, loth, llth, and 12th figures of the whole scheme. the ninth figure is formed from the points of the first and second figures compared together. the tenth from the 3rd and 4th figures; the 1 lth from the 5th and 6th figures, the 12th

ls, legacies; pain, anxiety. estate of deceased. ninth house long journeys, voyages. science, religion, art, visions, and divinations. tenth house mother. rank and honour, trade or profession, authority, employment, and worldly position generally. eleventh house friends, hopes and wishes <122> twelfth house sorrows, fears, punishments, enemies in secret, institutions, unseen dangers, restriction. geomancy the twelve figures of the geomantic scheme as previously calculated are to be thus attributed to a map of the twelve houses of heaven, and are placed therein. the first figure goes with the tenth house. the second figure goes with the first house. the third figure goes with the fourth house. the fourth figure goes with the seventh house. the fifth figure goes with the eleventh house. the

ve, and sowing seed. sixth house evil except for blood-letting. seventh house evil except for war and fire. eighth house evil. ninth house very evil. tenth house dissolute. love, he. eleventh house evil, except to let blood. twelfth house evil in all things. albus good for profit and for entering into a place or undertaking. ascendant good for marriage. mercurial. peace. second house good in all. geomancy third house fourth house fifth house sixth house seventh house eighth house ninth house tenth house eleventh house twelfth house very good. very good except in war. good. good in all things. good except for war. good. a messenger brings a letter. excellent in all. very good. marvellously good <129> conjunctio good with good, or evil with evil. recovery of things lost. ascendant good with

xth house evil. seventh house rather good, especially for voyages. eighth house evil. ninth house indifferent. good for journeys. tenth house good. eleventh house very good. twelfth house excellent populus sometimes good and sometimes bad; good with good, and evil with evil. ascendant good for marriage. second house medium good. third house rather good than bad. fourth house good in all but love. geomancy fifth house sixth house seventh house eighth house ninth house tenth house eleventh house twelfth house good in most things. good. in war good; else medium. evil. look for letters. good. good in all. very evil <132> chapter six by essential dignity is meant the strength of a figure when found in a particular house. a figure is, therefore, strongest when in what is called its house, very s

ile to carcer, therefore showing "opposition not great" the figure in the fourth house is fortuna major which shows a good end but with anxiety. let us now form a reconciler between the figure of the second house which is carcer and the judge, populus, which produces carcer again, a sympathetic figure, but denoting delay- delay, but helping the querent's wishes. now let us add all these together: geomancy 1. medium 2. evil and obstacles, delay <135> 3. loss through querent's self. 4. strength for evil, medium only. 5. well-intentioned aid of friends. 6. not much opposition from enemies. 7. ending-good; but with anxiety. 8. delay, but helping querent's wishes. and we can formulate the final judgment: that the querent's loss in business has been principally owing to his own mismanagement. th

if money question. 5. see if figure in house concerned is "strong" or "weak" if it pass or spring into any other house. 6. see figures sextile and trine, square and opposition. 7. friendly or unfriendly. 8. note the figure in fourth house, sigxufying the end or outcome. 9. form a reconciler from judge and the figure in house to which the demand appertains (note: although this whole instruction of geomancy describes the process as being performed throughout on paper with a pencil, yet it should be remembered that this description is but a makeshift for the convenience of the unenterprising student. by definition, geomancy is a scheme of divination by and through the element of earth. therefore the student with initiative, to whom this method appeals, should act accordingly <136> let him the

eces. that is, since there are four kerubic ranks on each board, and there being four separate boards, the chess-pieces may be arranged on the board in enochian chess 689 sixteen different settings. the reason for any particular setting- if divination is the motive for play- must depend on the prime player's synthetic grasp of the order teaching. let him remember that there are sixteen figures of geomancy, each with a special and specific divinatory value. it should be remembered that these geomantic figures are each under the influence of a zodiacal genius and a planetary ruler. not only so, but each is attributed to a hebrew letter, therefore to a corresponding tarot trump, with its allocation to a sign and a constellation in the heavens with all the hierarchical ideas that the latter im

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nd to act. the metals which correspond to the four elementary forms are gold and silver for the air, mercury for water, iron and copper for fire, lead for earth. talismans are composed from these, relative to the forces which they signify and to the effects which it is designed to obtain from them. divination by the four elementary forms, respectively known as aeromancy, hydromancy, pyromancy and geomancy, is performed after various manners, which all depend on the will and the translucid or imagination of the operator. in fact, the four elements are only instruments which assist second sight. now, second sight is the faculty of seeing in the astral light, and it is as natural as the first or sensible and ordinary sight, but it can operate only by abstraction of the senses. somnambulists a

omnambulists and ecstatics enjoy second sight naturally, but this sight is more lucid when the abstraction is more complete. abstraction is produced by astral intoxication, that is, by an excess of light which completely saturates, and hence stupefies, the nervous system. sanguine temperaments are disposed to aeromancy, the bilious to pyromancy, the phlegmatic to hydromancy and the melancholic to geomancy. aeromancy is confirmed by oneiromancy, or divination by dreams; pyromancy is supplemented by magnetism; hydromancy by crystallomancy; and geomancy by cartomancy. these are transpositions and complements of methods. but divination, however 34 the ritual of transcendental magic operated, is dangerous, or to say the least useless, for it disheartens will, as a consequence impedes liberty an

ents of anterior tarots where the disposition is different. there should be no conjecture in matters of research, and hence we suspend our judgement in the expectation of fresh and more conclusive discoveries. as to the alphabet of the stars, we believe it to be instinctive, like the configuration of clouds, which seem to assume any form that imagination lends them. star-groups are like points in geomancy or the figures of cartomancy. they are a pretext for auto-magnetism, an instrument to fix and determine native intuition. thus, a kabalist, familiar with mystic hieroglyphics, will perceive signs in the stars which will not be discerned by a simple shepherd, but the shepherd, on his part, will observe combinations that will escape the kabalist. country people substitute a rake for the bel

onius. hydromancy and vision in the thumb-nail, when it has been polished and blackened, are varieties of the magical 124 the ritual of transcendental magic mirror. perfumes and evocations still thought; water and the colour black absorb the visual rays; a kind of dazzlement and vertigo ensue, followed by lucidity in subjects who have a natural aptitude or are suitably disposed in this direction. geomancy and cartomancy are other means to the same end; combinations of symbols and numbers, which are at once fortuitous and necessary, bear sufficient resemblance to the chances of destiny for the imagination to perceive realities by the pretext of such emblems. the more the interest is excited, the greater is the desire to see; the fuller the confidence in the intuition, the more clear the vis

s to the same end; combinations of symbols and numbers, which are at once fortuitous and necessary, bear sufficient resemblance to the chances of destiny for the imagination to perceive realities by the pretext of such emblems. the more the interest is excited, the greater is the desire to see; the fuller the confidence in the intuition, the more clear the vision becomes. to combine the points of geomancy on chance or to set out the cards for trifling purposes is to jest like children: the lots become oracles only when they are magnetized by intelligence and directed by faith. of all oracles, the tarot is the most astounding in its answers, because all possible combinations of this universal key of the kabalah give oracles of science and of truth as their solutions. the tarot was the sole

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reat designs for occult jewellery. the heptemeron known otherwise as magical elements, attributed to peter de abano, dates probably from around the fifteenth century. it is thus not the work of the author claimed, who died in 1250. the work contains detailed and straight forward instructions by which spirits may be summoned and drawn into communication, and detailed concourse upon the subjects of geomancy and astrology. its two major parts are firstly concerned with summoning the angels of air, who are bullied and treated as the demons in any other classical grimoire, and a sequence of daily meditations clearly based upon the observances of the essenes. the second deals purely with the summoning of various spirits, each with their own specialities not unlike the goetia. reginald scot s dis

t of her brood leader of the dragon tiamat s army of chaos. through us, they walk upon the earth. according to the book of enoch, their identities are as follows; agni-el: who taught of enchantments of roots and the secrets of conjure. anma-el: made a sexual pact with a mortal woman to reveal the secret names of god. araqui-el/saraqa-el: taught the signs and secrets of the earth (geography and/or geomancy. araziel/arazyael: god is my noon. asael: made by god. asbeel: god s deserter. it is he who sowed the first seeds of dissention and lead the others astray. azael/azazel: possibly from the babylonian arsiel, who was the demon of the bottomless pit and whose name meant black sun, although usually translated to mean whom god strengthens. he was supposedly the first to descend, and later beco

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onster is well known to cult worship all over the world. in china, however, there is an interesting twist. far from being considered a completely hostile creature, dedicated to the erasure of mankind from the page of existence, the dragon is given a place of preeminence and one does not hear of a chinese angel or saint striving to slay the dragon, but rather to cultivate it. the chinese system of geomancy, feng shui (pronounced fung shway) is the science of understanding the "dragon currents" which exist beneath the earth, these same telluric energies that are distilled in such places as chartres cathedral in france, glastonbury tor in england, and the ziggurats of mesopotamia. in both the european and chinese cultures, the dragon or serpent is said to reside somewhere "below the earth; it

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ing like pictures, have the third dimension, solidity; they stand out like bas-relief, then haut-relief, then you see as from a balloon, as it is said, by a bird's-eye view. you feel to go to the place, to descend upon it, to step out upon the scene, and to be an actor there."143 geomantic symbols other objects were used as astral doorways. the most popular were the tarot cards and the symbols of geomancy. israel regardie wrote "it will be found a good plan to prepare cards of the geomantic symbols painted in their appropriate colors, for these make perfect 'doors' through which the seer can pass. and while these symbols are also attributed to the elements, the visions acquired from the geomantic symbols using the names of the appropriate rulers and genii will be quite distinct in characte

an odd number of holes in a row results in a single mark. the shape of these marks is not important; they merely represent a dot. in this way, a figure is generated consisting of four rows ranked one above the other-each row containing either one dot or two dots. there are 142. regardie, 459. 143. ibid, 463. 144. ibid. sixteen possible figures that may be made in this way. during the renaissance, geomancy was a popular form of divination. each figure had a latin name and was associated with astrological symbols such as the planets, zodiac signs, and nodes of the moon. the names were constant, but the astrological associations differed from system to system. in their structure, the sixteen figures of geomancy resemble the sixty-four 1 ching hexagrams, each of which is made up of six rows co

of six rows containing either a solid line or a broken line. the two dots in the row of a geomantic figure are symbolically equivalent to the broken line in an i ching hexagram; the single dot in a row of a geomantic figure is equivalent to a solid line in an i ching hexagram. the difference between the two sets of divination symbols lies in the number of rows of each figure: four in the case of geomancy and six for the i ching. the greater number of rows allows for more complexity in the i ching oracle. there is little doubt that members of the golden dawn employed the i ching hexagrams as astral portals, although they are overlooked in the main documents published by regardie. aleister crowley, a member of the golden dawn who derived his system of practical magic from the order teaching

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copy, though it was incomplete (not having the names and explanations of the angelic hierarchies for each tablet included with the tablets, as the rudd manuscripts have. a notation on it showed that it was copied from westcott's copy. 136 the following important characters letters of the angelic or enochian alphabet are attributed to the seven rulers in the twelve signs and the sixteen figures in geomancy. 137 one section of the rudd manuscripts that was used on an unofficial basis was the section on attributing the sixteen figures of geomancy to the enochian letters. these associations to the enochian letters, as published by regardie, were taken from the rudd manuscripts and were never deemed official, to the best of my knowledge (see figure 91. the association of the planets to the seve

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ere hardly more than adequate. the correspondence course covers more detailed work on the g.d. tarot (some 1200 pages on this alone, as well as further investigations of many of its other teachings. these teachings have been enlarged to cover newer concepts in thought that are presently evolving. the course was intended to cover the old outer order study curriculum with tarot, talismanic work and geomancy that was previously inner order material, but now being taught in the outer. one of the major differences between the whare ra 5=6 course and that of the thoth hermes, was that in the latter the four subgrades of the 5=6 were reintroduced. the tarot and talismanic study (not consecration) were brought down to the outer order levels, as were the color scales. regardie described the 5=6 pap

the magical implements: their construction, constitution, symbolism and rules for use. the dangers of imperfect constructions and ignorant use of. ceremonies of consecration: formulae of invocation. c. psychic (written and vocal) 5. describe results of impressions of supplied symbols of tattwas. d. divination (written) 6. a divination question (to be supplied by chief) divined through astrology, geomancy and tarot. note: on each occasion the same question will be asked but will be worded differently. e. magic 7. talismans and flashing tablets: their formation and consecration. 8. formation of angelic and telesmatic figures from letters of name supplied. use of figures when ascending to the planes. mode of vibrating divine names using adonai ha aretz until radiance of aura is established

series of images of gods or forces, so as to have the effect of a continuous prayer or invocation for the power desired. 9. the knowledge of shdialchi or the art of taking, in any working, the godform which would govern the same, by means of identification with a telesmatic figure. 10. the true system of astrological divination. 11. of the correspondence existing between each of the 16 figures of geomancy, and each of the 16 lesser angles of the enochian tablets treated as a whole. 12. tarot divination translated into magical action. 13. the knowledge of the secret ritual of the symbolism of the order of the days of the week of creation, answering to the diagram of the seven- branched candlestick. 14. the thorough elementary knowledge of the formulas of the awakening of the abodes, by mean

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red shoes, lamen, scepter. candidate: black robe, red shoes, sash. required materials for the altar: 2 blue tapers greek cross of 13 cubes 19th key of the tarot (sun) required materials for the temple: banners of the east and west temple pillars hebrew letters: resh astrological symbols of planets diagram of tarot cards to hebrew letters enochian water tablet 3 red lamps censer 4 chairs table of geomantic figures and ruling intelligences telesmatic symbols to each geomantic figure kamea of saturn, jupiter, mars, sun, venus, mercury and moon part ii path 30 advancement hiero: honoured hegemon, you have my command to present the theoricus with the necessary admission badge and to admit him (her. heg: rises, goes to door, opens it, presents theoricus with the greek cross of the 13 squares an

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es, lamen, scepter. candidate: black robe, red shoes, sash, red rope, hoodwink required materials for the altar 2 red tapers 12 square calvary cross 18th key of the tarot required materials for the temple part i banners of the east and west temple pillars hebrew letters: shin, tau, qoph tablet of the serpent of brass diagram of qabalah of nine chambers diagram of hexagram of tiphareth diagrams of geomantic figures of 8 radii enochian fire tablet 3 red lamps censer 4 chairs 3 cups of water 3 small altars part i the opening (the throne of the hierophant, beside which is a cup of water and the banner of the east, is placed before the dais n.e. the seat of the hegemon is before the dais in the s.e. hiereus in the west. each officer has a cup of water. the pillars are placed about 2 feet in fro

the water and in geburah is the fire, and in tiphareth is the uniting and reconciliation of both triangles in the hexagram, as aleph forms the reconciliation between mem and shin so thus stands the reconciling pillar between the pillars of fire and of cloud; the yakin and boat of solomon's temple. heg: leads practicus to tablet in north. heg: the mode of using the talismanic forms drawn from the geomantic figures, is to take those formed by the figures under the planet required and place them at the opposite ends of a wheel of 8 radii as shown. a versicle suitable to the matter is then written within the double circle. hiero: i have much pleasure in now conferring upon you the title of lord (lady) of the 29th path. you will now quit the temple for a short time and on your return the cerem

ferred to a figure having only salient or projecting angles, the term polygram to a figure having reentering angles as well. the number of possible modes of tracing the lineal figures will then be triangle, 1; square, 1; pentangle. 2: hexangle, 2; heptangle. 3; octangle. 3; enneangle,4; dekangle, 4; endekangle, 4; dodekangle, 5. heg: leads practicus to tablet in the south. heg: before you are the geomantic figures arranged according to their planetary attribution, in the tree of life. you will note that saturn represents the three supernal sephiroth summed up in binah. while caput and cauda draconis are referred to malkuth. hiero: i have much pleasure in conferring upon you the title of lord (lady) of the 28th path. you will now quit the temple for a short time, and on your return the cere

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cated that each square has a double attribution to the letters of tetragrammaton, none being the same since a column and a rank differ. thus, column w rank y does not coincide in nature with column y rank w. we must now approach the reason for this complex series of references of the letters of the tetragrammaton to the squares. according to these attributions, so are certain astrological, tarot, geomantic and hebrew symbols referred to the squares. it will be remembered that in attributing the letters of the name to the great cross, we subdivided the latter into groups or blocks of three squares each. every block was attributed to some one letter of tetragrammaton. now the signs of the zodiac are to be attributed to the great cross, and each of those twelve signs is to be referred to thre

at is, the color will be that of the element of the court card corresponding to the kerub. no. 2 shows the elemental color of tablet. no. 4, elemental color of the lesser angle. servient squares: triangle no. 1: element of great tablet with astrological attribution. triangle no. 2: elemental emblem of letter ruling the column with tarot trump. triangle no. 3: elemental emblem of lesser angle with geomantic figure. triangle no. 4: elemental emblem of letter ruling rank with hebrew of letter corresponding to tarot trump in triangle no. 2. the coloring of these angles is the simplest because it follows its elemental emblem. it has not been mentioned before, but it is the rule, when drawing or painting these pyramids and triangles, to paint the symbols on the appropriate sides in complimentary

all in understanding how this procedure obtains. 24 diagram q: consider the b lesser angle of the b tablet; the servient square in rank w and column w. the column is ruled by w, attributed to a, therefore, the astrological symbol will be an airy sign. the rank is ruled by w, therefore, the symbol will be mutable a, c. the tarot key for c is the lovers. the hebrew letter attributed to it is u. the geomantic attribution is albus. take the d tablet, a angle, column h, rank y. the astrological symbol will be a watery sign. the rank is ruled by y, therefore, the symbol will be cardinal or fiery c d. the tarot key for c is the chariot. the hebrew letter for c is j. the geomantic attribution is populus. the following is by s.r.m.d. briefly, regarding the pronunciation of the angelical language, t

en-ah-en-tah. hcoma is heh-co-em-ah. exarp is eh-ex-ar-peh. s.r.m.d. calls attention, in the document s, to some rather interesting that is to say, suggestive, correspondences. it is to be noted that the number of squares in the vertical line of the great cross, that is in the linea dei patris filiique, will be 26, which answers to the gematria or number of hwhy. also the number of points in the geomantic symbols referred to the kerubim, fortuna major to e, rubeus to h, tristitia to k, and 25 amissio to b, are also 26 in number. the ten squares remaiing on the horizontal bar of the great cross, that is five on each side of the descending column, and not considering the two squares on the center where the shafts cross, will refer to the ten sephiroth. and the first three letters of those s

s, will refer to the ten sephiroth. and the first three letters of those squares will symbolize the triad of the supernals operating through the quadrangle. table of attributions the following table of attributions, repreated though it is for the most part from earlier knowledge which should be familiar, may be useful for reference in working out the squares: column rank letter tarot trump symbol geomantic figure w h a fool a fort. min. s.c. chokmah b magician b s.c. binah g h. priestess y s.c. chesed d empress c y y h emperor a puer h h w hierophant b amissio w w z lovers c albus h y j chariot d populus y h f strength e fort. maj. h w y hermit f conjunctio s.c. kether k wheel/fort. k w y l justice g puella h h m h. man c via h h n death h rubeus y w s temperance i acquisitio h y u dev

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he double letters. the jesuit kircher17 gives= p r t b g d k the order of the planets is that of their apparent rate of motion. by writing them in their order round a heptagon, and tracing the heptagram unicursally, the order of the days of the week is obtained. col. clxxviii. these intelligences are angelic in nature, but possessing material and even earthly dominion. hence they preside over the geomantic figures, whose nature indeed expresses their relation to man. col. clxxxi. line 11. he laughs; bearing a sphere containing illusion in his left hand, but over his right shoulder, and a staff 463 lines long in his right. a lion and a dragon are at his feet, but he seems unaware of their attacks or caresses. line 12. his attitude suggests the shape of the swastika or thunderbolt, the messa

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hand, and insufficiently comprehensive on the other. some adepts, however, appear to find this system admirable, and obtain great satisfaction from its use. once more, the personal equation must be allowed full weight. at one time the master therion employed it extensively; but he was never wholly at ease with it; he found the 158 interpretation very difficult. moreover, it seemed to him that the geomantic intelligences themselves were of a low order, the scope of which was confined to a small section of the things which interested him; also, they possessed a point of view of their own which was far from sympathetic with his, so that misunderstanding constantly interfered with the work. the tarot and the holy qabalah may be discussed together. the theoretical basis of both is identical: th

er advantage is that the actual apparatus is simple. also the system is easy to manipulate, and five minutes is sufficient to obtain a fairly detailed answer to any but the most obscure questions. with regard to the intelligences whose business it is to give information to the diviner, their natures differ widely, and correspond more or less to the character of the medium of divination. thus, the geomantic intelligences are gnomes, spirits of an earthy nature, distinguished from each other by the modifications due to the various planetary and zodiacal influences which pertain to the several symbols. the intelligence governing puella is not to be confused with that of venus or of libra. it is simply a particular terrestrial daemon which partakes of those natures. 160 the tarot, on the other

ymbols. the intelligence governing puella is not to be confused with that of venus or of libra. it is simply a particular terrestrial daemon which partakes of those natures. 160 the tarot, on the other hand, being a book, is under mercury, and the intelligence of each card is fundamentally mercurial. such symbols are therefore peculiarly proper to communicate thought. they are not gross, like the geomantic daemons; but, as against this, they are unscrupulous in deceiving the diviner<oracles of truth; and they refuse to be profaned by the contamination of inferior and impure intelligences. a magician whose research is fully adapted to his neschamah will find them lucid and reliable> the yi king is serve

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at i have altogether missed. no doubt, a really great teacher would have said "beware! use my dictionary, and mine alone! all others are spurious" but then i'm not a r.g.t. of that kind. for a start, of course, you should put down the words that are bound to come in your way in any case: numbers like 11, 13, 31, 37, and their multiples; the names of god and the principal angels; the planetary and geomantic names; and your own private and particular name with its branches. after that, let your work on the astral plane guide you. when investigating the name and other words communicated to you by such beings as you meet there, or invoke, many more will come up in their proper connections. very soon you will have quite a nice little sepher sephiroth of your very own. remember to aim, above all

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n, each set being, as it were, absorbed in the higher. the last set consists, therefore, of the first three aethyrs with the remaining twenty-seven as their malkuth. and the letters of the first three aethyrs are the key-sigils of the most exalted interpretation of the sephiroth. i is therefore kether; l, chokmah and binah; a, chesed; n, geburah; 10 r, tiphereth; z, netzach; n, hod; o, jesod. the geomantic correspondences of the enochian alphabet form a sublime commentary. note that the total angels of the aethyrs are 91, the numeration of amen. the cry of the 28th aethyr, which is called bag there cometh an angel into the stone with opalescent shining garments like a wheel of fire on every side of him, and in his hand is a long flail of 1 the lvx cross hidden in the svastika is probably t

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. 23. illustration on page 269 approximated below_ hb:resh hb:samekh hb:tzaddi/ tablet/ of air_ kamea la/ dais) pentacle moon of mp_ on tree moon_ hierophant of life_ tablet of salt salt nb: here lineal earth is placed figures/ lamp a drawing_ of the tree of life lights unshaded with serpent tree of life& paths, but no sephiroth_ cup/ lamp_ kerubim of flaming sword_ kerux hiereus hegemon_ hb:taw_ geomantic figures alchemical sephiroth_ diagram 23. arrangement of the temple for the ceremony of theoricus in the 2= 9 ritual. the "hierophant" then says "the symbols before you represent alike the garden of eden,7 and the holy of holies: before you stands the tree of life formed of the sephiroth and their connecting paths. the connecting paths are twenty-two in number, and are distinguished by t

ich unites the earthly sign of taurus and the watery sign of cancer. the "hiereus" then shows the theoricus the tablet of "the astrological symbols of the planets,"15 and explains to him the tablet of "the true and genuine attribution of the tarot trumps to the hebrew alphabet."16 after which the "hegemon" leads him to "the tablet of the olympic, or aerial planetary spirits,"17 and shows him "the geomantic figures" with the ruling intelligences and genii, also the talismanic symbols allotted to each geomantic figure.18 the "hierophant" now confers upon the theoricus the title of lord of the thirteenth path, who quits the temple for a short time. by means of the symbol of the stolistes- the chalice of lustral water- the theoricus 273 seeks entrance to the temple. the "hierophant" rises, and

x(o)x (o (o (o (o- diagram 41. the tablet of the three columns after which the "hiereus" shows the practicus "the qabalah of nine numbers" and the tablet of the "forming the tree of life in the tarot" and the "hegemon" the tablet representing the formation of the hexagram, and known as "the tablet of the three columns; and also explains to him the mode of using the talismanic forms drawn from the geomantic figures. the "hierophant" then confers upon the practicus the title of "lord of the twenty ninth path" and the first part of the ritual is ended. 278 illustration on page 279 approximated below_ hb:resh hb:samekh hb:tzaddi_ names in air tablet yetzirat- the_ ic attri- four lamp) pentacle butions worlds_ heiroph- hegemon ant lamp_ banner of_ the east. 17th key. of tarot_ black white /ince

m the method of writing hebrew words by yetziratic attribution of the alphabet. the "hiereus" unveils "the lineal figures attributed to the planets" showing dekagrams, hendekagrams, and dodekagrams; and explains to him the number of possible modes of tracing the lineal figures. the "hegemon" informs him that the sepher yetzirah divides the ten numbers into a tetrad and hexad; also he explains the geomantic figures arranged according to their planetary attribution on the tree of life.22 this finishes the second part of this ritual, and the "hierophant" confers upon the practicus the title of "lord of the twenty-eighth path "the third part" at the beginning of the third part the "hierophant" says "frater monokeros 280 de astris, the path now open to you is the twenty-seventh, which leads fro

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:mars :pio: red, reddish: 9 :sagit-:fire: m: acquisitio :advachiel :hismael :jupiter :tarius :obtaining, compre: hending without :10 :capri-:earth: f: carcer: hanael :zazel :saturn :corn: a prison, bound :11 :aquar-:air: m: tristitia: cambiel :zazel :saturn :ius: sadness, damned: cross :12 :pisces:water: f: laetitia: amnixiel :hismael :jupiter: joy, laughing: healthy, bearded. 141 attributions of geomantic figures to planets &c "continued-:sign :el :geom.:sex: name and meaning: genius: ruler :planet: fig :13 :cauda :fire: f: cauda draconis :zazel and :zazel and:saturn :draco: the threshold :bartzabel :bartzabel:mars :nis :lower, or going out :14 :caput :earth: m: caput draconis: hismael :hismael :jupiter :draco: the head, the: and: and :venus :nis :threshold entering: kedemel: kedemel :the

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st the master, the most notable events are_ he is cloistered at 5; when 30 he takes disciples and begins ministrations. when 32 (paths and sephiroth) he takes 4 others and is the one among the 7 (or the 3 and the 4= 12. at 106 he dies (106 is "attained" and hb:nun-final hb:vau hb:nun scorpio. the symbolism of 120 having been accomplished, his tomb is found. this is the tomb of the postulant (note geomantic angelic symbolism of iao and inri) the l sign is the svastika (see z in 0= 0 ritual for meaning) also svastika hath 17 squares showing iao synthetical.23 and the svastika includeth the cross "even as a child in the womb of its mother to develop itself anew &c &c (cry of 29th aethyr.)24 the cubical svastika hath 78 faces= tarot and mezla. it is also hb:aleph= air and zero. it shows the in

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

nate, successful, liberal and just. if ill dignified, may be purse-proud, insolent from excess, or prodigal. tiphareth of hb:h (success in material things, prosperity in business. herein rule the angels hb:nmmyh and hb:yylal. l. the lord of success unfulfilled seven of pentacles a white radiating angelic hand issuing from a cloud, and holding a white rose branch. seven pentacles arranged like the geomantic figure rubeus: there are only five buds, which overhang, but do not touch the five uppermost pentacles. above and below are the decan symbols, saturn and taurus respectively. promises of success unfulfilled (shewn, as it were, by the fact that the rosebuds do not come to anything) loss of apparently promising fortune. hopes deceived and crushed. disappointment, misery, slavery, necessity

GILBERT THE GOLDEN DAWN TWILIGHT OF THE MAGICIANS

usiness. to the sceptic this may sound very like the business of the golden dawn itself,but whatevertheir other faults, westcott and mathers were honest hermetic scholars and were both able and willing to teach their members, even though the knowledge impartedwas-inthefirstorder-littlemore than kabbalistic, alchemical and astrological symbolism. this meagre fare was supplemented by instruction in geomantic and tarot divination, tattwa vision and the pentagram ritual, which 'was taught to the neophyte immediately after his initiation in order that he might "form some idea of how to attract and come into communication with spiritual and invisible things'.10an account of the practical and theoretical workof both the first and second orders is given in chapter 5 of this book, but the texts quo

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daughter figures.fournephews are then made, the first by the heads of the first, one and two being counted together as odd or even, then the necks, bodies and feet. the 2nd, 3rd and 4th nephews are also made.fromthe four nephews are made the two witnesses, and from these the judge,a single figure.thesixteen figures which can be made of one or two dots in212themagical masonfour rows are called the geomantic figures, and receive specialnames-via,populus, conjunctio, career, fortuna major, fortuna minor, acquisitio, amission, letitia, tristitia, puella, puer, albus, rubeus, caput draconis, and cauda draconis. the two latter are referred to the nodes of the moon, the other fourteen are related in pairs to the sun, moon and planets. each figure has a certain formula of power, tendency and mater

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.6.ariel'vkerub\ltharsis30.the kings of the four orders of elementals. salamanderst>.djin.sylphs.6.panllda. gnomes'y ghob or gob. undines\7nicksa;31. in 'the formation of a magical pentacle or talisman consider first under what planet or element etc, it falls. then collect all the names of the sephira to which it belongs as well as those of its angels, intelligences, etc, also the sigils numbers, geomantic characters, lineal figures, thereunto belonging, then classify and arrange. 32.themethod of forming the tree of life with the cards of the tarot pack is as follows. the four aces are placed on thethe azoth lecture35throne of kether, the remaining small cardsofeach number on the successivesephiroth down to the four tens on malkuth, the twos on chokmah, threes on binah, etc. the 22 trumps

rs to the six sephiroth of microprosopus, the sun and forms the cube opened out.38 thesorcererand his apprentice44. the symbol of venus on the tree of life embraces the whole of the sephiroth and is therefore the fitting symbol of the isis of nature. hence, also, its circle is always to be represented larger than that of mercury.0 267 267.'45. the mode of using the talismanic forms drawn from the geomantic figures is to take those yielded by the figures under the planet required, and to place them at the opposite ends of the 8 radii of a wheel as shewn. occasionally also a square of any convenient number of apartments may be substituted for the wheel.theazoth lecture3946. these are the geomantic figures arranged in planetary attributioninthe tree of life. brepresents the three supernal sep

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and no. 3 always match in color in the kerubic square. no. 2 showeth us the elemental color of the tablet, while no. 4 showeth the elemental color of the lesser angle. servient squares: triangle no. 1 element of the great tablet with astrological attributions. triangle no. 2 elemental emblem of letter ruling the column with the tarot trump. triangle no. 3 elemental emblem of the lesser angle with geomantic figure. triangle no. 4 elemental emblem of letter ruling rank with hebrew letter corresponding to the tarot trump to be found in triangle no. 2. note: thou shalt paint these pyramids in the flashing colors. thus, even in the servient square, the spiritual force of that square is attracted, allowing for maximum potency of the nature of that square. tablet of union 26 triangle no. 1 elemen

izontal column. triangle no. 4 m. below is a sample illustration derived from the lesser angle of the earth tablet. in the servientsquare in rank w and column w, the column w is attributed to a and therefore the astrological symbol will be an airy sign. the rank is ruled by w therefore the symbol will be mutable a, c. the tarot key for c is the lovers. the hebrew letter attributed to it is z. the geomantic attribution is albus. take the water tablet, a angle, column h, rank y. the column is ruled by h which is attributed to c. therefore the astrological symbol will be a watery sign. the rank is ruled by y, therefore the symbol will be cardinal or fiery c- d. the tarot key for d is the chariot. the hebrew letter for d is j. the geomantic attribution is populus. summarized pronunciation guid

banaa is beh-ahen- ah-ah. bitom is is beh-ee-to-em or beh-ee-the-oo-em. nanta is en-ah-entah. hcoma is heh-co-em-ah. exarp is eh-ex-ar-peh. special note from frater d.d.c.f. 27 it is to be noted that the number of squares in the vertical line of the great cross, that is in the linea dei patris filiique, will be 26, which answers to the gematria or number of hwhy. also the number of points in the geomantic symbols referred to the kerubim, fortuna major to e, rubeus to h, tristitia to k, and amissio to b, are also 26 in number. the ten squares remaining on the horizontal bar of the great cross, that is five on each side of the descending column, and not considering the two squares on the centre where the shafts cross, will refer to the ten sephiroth. and the first three letters of those squ

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y "document s" with other documents of enochian study, both of the z.a.m. grade and t.h.a.m. and above. advanced workings are taught in t.h.ant30 appendix a: table of attributions the following table of attributions, repeated though it is for the most part from earlier knowledge which should be familiar, may be useful for reference in working out the squares: column rank letter tarot trump symbol geomantic figure w h a fool a fort. min. s.c. hmkh b magician b- s.c. hnyb g h. priestess y- s.c. dsj d empress c- y y h emperor a puer h h w hierophant b amissio w w z lovers c albus h y j chariot d populus y h f strength e fort. maj. h w y hermit f conjunctio s.c. rtk k wheel/fort. k- w y l justice g puella h h m h. man c via h h n death h rubeus y w s temperance i acquisitio h y u devil j carce

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ith fire "in the name of yhvh tzboath i proclaim, all ye powers and forces now invoked, that i, of the r.r. et a.c. have invoked ye in order to form a true and potent link between my human soul and that spirit of abundance and love and graciousness summed up in the name of netzach. to this end, i have formed and perfected a talisman bearing, the sigil of hagiel, the intelligence of nogah, and the geomantic symbols and sigils pertaining to venus. in addition this venusian bowl of desire has the many other symbols related to venus in flashing colors.this is now covered with a black veil, and bound thrice with a cord so that hagiel shall not see the light not move until he manifest unto me. i proclaim that this talisman shall be charged by the intelligence hagiel, in order that spiritual visi

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ed with o "in the name of la, i proclaim, all ye powers and forces now invoked, that i, of the r.r. et a.c. have invoked ye in order to form a true and potent link between my human soul and that spirit of abundance and love and graciousness summed up in the name of dsj. to this end, i have formed and perfected a talisman bearing upon one side, the sigil of layphy, the intelligence of qdx, and the geomantic symbols and sigils pertaining to k. on the other side is a seal referred to k, represented in flashing colors. this is now covered with a black veil, and bound thrice with a cord so that layphy shall not see the light not move until he manifest unto me. i proclaim that this talisman shall be charged by the intelligence layphy, in order that spiritual vision may be mine, and that it may a

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now invoked that i, power name, an adeptus minor of the r.r. et a.c, have invoked ye in order to form a time and potent link between my human soul and that spirit of beauty and abundance summed up in the name of trapt, that in this talisman, the light of hwchy may shine forth. to this end, i have formed a perfected talisman bearing on one side the sigil of laykn, the intelligence of cmc, and the geomantic sigils that pertain to a. on the other side are the sigils and divine names referred to trapt and a, which are all represented in brilliant flashing colors. in addition, other sigils and symbols have been placed therein to act as a potent link between this talisman and the force that has been called to live within it. i proclaim that this talisman, covered with a black veil and bound thr

now invoked that i, power name, an adeptus minor of the r.r. et a.c, have invoked ye in order to form a time and potent link between my human soul and that spirit of beauty and abundance summed up in the name of trapt, that in this talisman, the light of hwchy may shine forth. to this end, i have formed a perfected talisman bearing on one side the sigil of laykn, the intelligence of cmc, and the geomantic sigils that pertain to a. on the other side are the sigils and divine names referred to trapt and a, all represented in brilliant flashing colors. in addition, other sigils and symbols have been placed therein to act as a potent link between this talisman and the force that has been 14 called to live within it. i proclaim that this talisman covered with a black veil and bound thrice with

ISRAEL REGARDIE A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO GEOMANTIC DIVINATION

avght to lie from boyhood" digitizecoy google digilizocb, google digilizocb, google !cb, google digilizocb, google digilizocb, google digilizocb, google digilizocb, google i digilizocb, gooesby the same author the golden dawn the tree of life the middle pillar the philosopher's stone the eye in the triangle a garden of pomegranates in this series how to make and use talismans a practical guide to geomantic divination by israel regardie the aquarian press 37/38 margaret street, london, w.e first published june 1972 israel regardie 1972 contents introduction 1. the gcomantic symbols 2. method 3. the judge and two witnesses 4. the question 5. the i louse 6. the presiding genius 7. summary of divining process 8. an example paqc 7 11 20 33 3g 39 42 50 isbn 0 85030 094 0 hardback) isbn 0 85030 0

e would be a dreamer of age-old dreams, and, owing to his immeasurable experience, he would be an incomparable prognosticator. he would have lived countless times over the life of the individual, of the family, tribe and people, and he would possess the living sense of the rhythms of growth, flowering and decay' it is from this basis that the dogmatic statement can be made that through the use of geomantic divination, this 'incomparable prognosticator' is permitted to operate and provide the answers to specific questions. various aspects of this 'age-old dreamer of dreams' are invoked, as it were, by the geomantic technique, depending upon the type and nature of the matter enquired about. some of crowley's thinking relative to divination is 10 a practical guide to geomantic divination also

to include every possible idea, and that one or more of these may always be taken to represent any idea. we assume that any of these hieroglyphics will be understood by the intelligences with whom we wish to communicate in the same sense as it is by ourselves '3. we postulate that the intelligences whom we wish to consult are willing, or may be compelled, to answer us truthfully' chapter one the geomantic symbols there are only sixteen geomantic symbols. each symbol consists of four lines, on each one there being either one dot or two dots. the single dot will hereafter be called odd or uneven, and the double dot will be called even. the sixteen figures are merely variations of the several ways in which one or two dots may be arranged in four lines. it is not wholly" unlike the yi king sy

the single dot will hereafter be called odd or uneven, and the double dot will be called even. the sixteen figures are merely variations of the several ways in which one or two dots may be arranged in four lines. it is not wholly" unlike the yi king system in this respect where, from the simple yin (broken) and yang (unbroken) lines, sixty-four hexagrams are evolved, each with a specific meaning. geomantic divination differs only in that the method of dealing with these sixteen symbols gives more complete and elaborate answers than does the yi. the method of operation, however, is not too dissimilar: reliance upon the laws of chance, the geomantic intelligences, or the operation of the unconscious psyche. for my purpose, they are equivalent terms. these sixteen figures are attributed, firs

equivalent terms. these sixteen figures are attributed, first, to the four primitive elements of earth, air, fire and water. and then to the seven planets of the ancients, as well as to the twelve signs of the zodiac. only a few elementary descriptions need to be given here in reference to the signs and symbols. experience will provide further elaboration. method 21 chapter two method to erect a geomantic chart is the essence of simplicity. the ancient method, which had its origins in the pre-civilizcd nomads of the desert, was to make some markings on sand or on the earth: thus gco and mantia, divination by earth. i have not found this primitive method too satisfactory, though i did experiment with it for a while. the particles of fine dry sand or earth are too readily disturbed by the w

on any one line comes to an odd number, you should enter a single dot in the space numbered 1. should the total be an even number, then enter two dots. do the same thing with the second line of dots, adding them together to determine if the product is odd or even. enter the results down in the space provided. continue this process with all sixteen rows of dots. in this way, four basic or primary geomantic figures of four lines each will be produced. these four figures are called the mothers. remember and i must repeat this with emphasis these sixteen lines of dots resulting in the first the question 37 chapter four the question it was once written by alcistcr crowley in his book magick that the intelligences used in gcomancy the earth elcmentals or gnomes are not too reliable, or that the

r 'no' can be obtained to these and other questions. 1. will the person enquired about have a long life? 2. will he become rich? 3. will the proposed undertaking be successful? 4. how will the undertaking end? 5. is the expected child a boy or a girl? 6. arc the servants honest? 7. will the patient recover soon? 8. will the lover succeed in getting his girl (or vice versa? 38 a practical guide to geomantic divination 9. will the inheritance he ohtained? 10. will the lawsuit come to a satisfactory end for me? 11. will i (or he) obtain the desired position? 12. what kind of death may he expected? 13. will the expected letters arrive? 14. will the voyage be fortunate? 15. will good news arrive? 16. will the adversary be conquered? even these should be edited more closely to avoid even the sli

the house once the precise wording of the question has been settled, and one is satisfied that it is clear and concise, write it down at the top of the form. then consult the list of houses and their definitions. decide upon the house on the chart where one should look for the significator after all the figures have been duly entered. for example, consider the question 'will a practical guide to geomantic divination be published' the ninth house, we will discover, deals with the topic of publication. the third house properly deals with its writing, while the seventh house should relate to the contract with the publisher if and when the book has been accepted for publication. the second house refers to any possible income or royalties from the sale of the book. but it is the ninth house th

, deals with the topic of publication. the third house properly deals with its writing, while the seventh house should relate to the contract with the publisher if and when the book has been accepted for publication. the second house refers to any possible income or royalties from the sale of the book. but it is the ninth house that we will consider as important as the house of signification. the geomantic figure found in that house will be considered as the significator. this too should be written down at the top of the form no. 1. this procedure helps to give order and form to one's mind, direction to the elementals, and a clear answer to the divination. the next matter to be considered is the planetary rulership. here follows a list of the planetary meanings: 1. saturn. older people and

tten down at the top of the form no. 1. this procedure helps to give order and form to one's mind, direction to the elementals, and a clear answer to the divination. the next matter to be considered is the planetary rulership. here follows a list of the planetary meanings: 1. saturn. older people and old plans. debts and their repayment. agriculture, real estate. death and 40 a practical guide to geomantic divination wills. stability and inertia. time, patience, and testing. 2. jupiter. abundance, plenty, growth, expansion, generosity. spirituality, visions, dreams, long journeys. bankers, creditors, debtors, gambling. success. 3. mars. energy, haste, anger. construction or destruction, according to context and application. danger, accidents, surgery, vitality, and magnetism. 4. sun. super

ding up on the two lower angles, the topmost point at the summit, then the lower left point represents the earth angle. the fundamental rule of invocation is 'move towards the angle to invoke. move away from the appropriate angle to banish. since we wish to invoke the element of earth, we must start therefore at the topmost single point and move downwards to the left, viz: 44 a practical guide to geomantic divination the weapon employed for invoking is the coloured pen or pencil used to record the geomantic symbols as already described. first of all, however, take the small plastic cup or tumbler employed to shake the dice, and invert it near the top of form no. 1. trace a circle with your pen or pencil around the circumference of the cup, touching the paper. remove the cup, and you will f

tion and repeat it many limes to distract the mind from counting. 10. if you use the pebbles or dice, similarly verbalize the question. 11. count sixteen lines of dots, or throw the pebbles or dice sixteen times. the mechanical part of the divination is over. 12. construct the first four figures, and derive from them the remaining eight. 13. construct the witnesses and judge. 14. enter the twelve geomantic figures on the chart. 15. if need be, make a reconciler. the mechanical part of obtaining the necessary geomantic symbols completed, it remains only to interpret what you have entered on form no. 2. some imagination and ingenuity needs to be employed, but the following tables of general interpretation should take the slack out of the first several attempts to divine. as one gains experie

of general interpretation should take the slack out of the first several attempts to divine. as one gains experience, enough confidence will be created to permit the intuition to operate, or to say what comes to mind spontaneously, without critical interference from the ego. gradually, as time goes on, the intuition or inner psychic sense will become stronger, clearer and of course more reliable. geomantic divination as a process is a good psychological corrective for excessive intellectuality, or for uncontrolled flights of fantasy based on romantic reading. a little practice goes a long way. the proof of geomantic divination is success in prediction: in the business of sharpening your wits or intuitive processes. a systematic plan should be evolved which one follows consistently in the a

process is a good psychological corrective for excessive intellectuality, or for uncontrolled flights of fantasy based on romantic reading. a little practice goes a long way. the proof of geomantic divination is success in prediction: in the business of sharpening your wits or intuitive processes. a systematic plan should be evolved which one follows consistently in the art of interpretation. the geomantic figure in the important house of the q u e s t i o n asked the significator- should be thoroughly observed and studied. it should then be compared to the judge and if need be, added to the judge by the methods already described to produce another figure called the reconciler. this too should be studied in the light of the question asked, and the interpretations given on the charts that f

KNOWLEDGE LECTURE FOUR

tive importance in the universe, striving to stand outside himself and allowing only such claims as he would allow to another. let him carefully abstain from talking of himself, his feelings or experiences that he may gain continence of speech, and learn to control the wasteful activities of his mind. let him contemplate the sun as thinly veiled in cloun iv- fourth knowledge lecture below are the geomantic figures and their zodiacal attributions! p puer& o puella@ v amissio* rubeus# albus( u acquisitio$ m populus) x carcer$ n via_ z tristitia% s fortuna major+ y laetitia% t fortuna minor q caput draconis^ w conjunctio r cauda draconis lineal figures of the planets below are the numbers and lineal figures of the planets: saturn 3 triangle jupiter 4 square mars 5 pentagram sun 6 hexagram ven

LIBER 777

ix* lineal figures of the planets &c, and geomany. 0. the circle 1. the point 2. the cross the line, also the cross 3. the triangle the plane, also the diamond, oval, circle, and other yoni symbols 4 tetrahedron or pyramid, cross the solid figure 5 the rose the tesseract 6 calvary cross, truncated pyramid, cube. 7 a rose (7 x 7, candlestick 8. 9. 1010 altar (double cube, calvary cross sephirothic geomantic figures follow the planets. caput* and cauda draconis* are the nodes of the moon, nearly= neptune and herschel respectively. they belong to malkuth. 11. those of dy triplicity 12 calvary cross octagram 13 greek cross (plane, table of shewbread enneagram 14. heptagram 15. puer* 16. amissio* 17 swastika albus* 18. populus and via* 19. fortuna major and fortuna minor* 20. conjunctio* 21. sq

he double letters. the jesuit kircher17 gives= p r t b g d k the order of the planets is that of their apparent rate of motion. by writing them in their order round a heptagon, and tracing the heptagram unicursally, the order of the days of the week is obtained. col. clxxviii. these intelligences are angelic in nature, but possessing material and even earthly dominion. hence they preside over the geomantic figures, whose nature indeed expresses their relation to man. col. clxxxi. line 11. he laughs; bearing a sphere containing illusion in his left hand, but over his right shoulder, and a staff 463 lines long in his right. a lion and a dragon are at his feet, but he seems unaware of their attacks or caresses. line 12. his attitude suggests the shape of the swastika or thunderbolt, the messa

LIBER LXXVIII

prudence eight of pentacles a white radiating angelic hand, issuing from a cloud, and grasping a branch of a rose tree, with four white roses thereon, which touch only the four lowermost pentacles. no rosebuds even, but only leaves, touch the four uppermost disks. all the 30 liber lxxviii pentacles are similar to that of the ace, but without the maltese cross and wings. they are arranged like the geomantic figure populus. above and below them are the symbols! and f for the decan. over-careful in small things at the expense of great: gpenny wise and pound foolish h: gain of ready money in small sums; mean; avaricious; industrious; cultivation of land; hoarding, lacking in enterprise. hod of (skill: prudence: cunning. therein rule those mighty angels hyaka and lathk. xxv the lord of material

successful, liberal and just. 44 liber lxxviii if ill dignified, may be purse-proud, insolent from excess, or prodigal. tiphareth of (success in material things, prosperity in business. herein rule the angels hymmn and lalyy. l the lord of success unfulfilled seven of pentacles a white radiating angelic hand issuing from a cloud, and holding a white rose branch. seven pentacles arranged like the geomantic figure rubeus. there are only five buds, which overhang, but do not touch the five uppermost pentacles. above and below are the decan symbols, f and b respectively. promises of success unfulfilled (shewn, as it were, by the fact that the rosebuds do not come to anything) loss of apparently promising fortune. hopes deceived and crushed. disappointment, misery, slavery, necessity and basen

MICHAEL TSARION ATLANTIS ALIEN VISITATION AND GENETIC MANIPULATION

instigated. virtually all the royal society founding members were freemasons. one could reasonablyargue that the royal society itself, at least in its inception, was a masonic institution.(michael baigent, holy blood and holy grail)it was only much later to stifle curiosity and prevent class war that the universities werefinally opened to the masses. the study of the architecture, symbolism, and geomantic posi-tioning of the worlds great seats of learning, such as the smithsonian, comprises an entiresubject in itself. one of the personalities that was set to work on the magnum opus of the atlanteannecromancers was francis bacon, whom some consider the father of modern science.in fact, the new scientific paradigms that came out of this period, the laws that werediscovered about the univers

the adepts of therose were told by the ascended masters. the shaman knew that on a living body asingle cut, wound, infection, or even a cancer should not bring about fatality. this con-tingency occurs only when the organism's immunity is so depleted that it cannotendure. the shamans within these tribes conducted their age-old rituals and dances atexactly the right sidereal times and at the right geomantic locations on the earth-gridand by so doing had long posed a threat to their pathogenic nemesis. the nephilimwill be eradicated swiftly and permanently only when the immune system of theplanet earth itself is working at 100 percent. knowing this to be true the scions of thenephilim, since the time of the tudors, have seen to it that the indigenous peoples theycome across are slaughtered e

REGARDIE ISRAEL THE COMPLETE GOLDEN DAWN

xed by this. divinationusually is said to refer exclusively to the low occult arts, to fortune-telling, and the prognostication of the future. actually, however, so far as the order is concerned, the principal object for these practical methods is that they stimulate, as few exercises can, the faculties of clairvoyance, imagination, and intuition. though certain readings or interpretations to the geomantic and tarot symbols may be found in the appropriate text books, these rule of thumb methods do not conduce to the production of an accurate delineation of the spiritual causes behind material events. these interpretations are usual to the beginner in the art, for he requires a foundation of the principal definitions employed upon which his own meditations can build. these textual delineati

should substitute hisher own magical name. consecration ceremony 415 tutina, and frater r. r. et a. c. have invoked ye in order to form a true and potent link between my human soul and that spirit of abundance and love and graciousness summed up in the name of chesed. to this end i have formed and perfected a talisman bearing upon one side the sigil of yohphiel the intelligence of tzedek, and the geomantic symbols and sigils pertaining to jupiter. on the other side is a seal referred to jupiter, represented in flashing colours. this is now covered with a black veil, and bound thrice with a cord, so that yohphiel shall not see the light not move until he manifest unto me. i proclaim that this talisman shall be charged by the intelligence yohphiel, in order that spiritual vision may be mine

student who has studied the adeptus minor ceremony, and the ritual of the pentagram will realise what names are required for use with this symbol of akasa. eheieh, agla, yeheshuah, and eth will be the general names for the simple tattwa, and the compound or charged akasa cards will demand the use of the names from the enochian tablet of union. it will be found a good plan to prepare cards of the geomantic symbols painted in their appropriate colours, for these make perfect "doors" through which the seer can pass. and while these symbols are also attributed to the elements, the vision acquired from the geomantic symbols using the names of the appropriate rulers and genii will be quite distinct in character from those of the tattwa cards. the hebrew letters, the tarot cards and sigils, the

l in all their ideals, being cauda draconis. signifies hismael and kedemel in all their ideas, being a figure of caput draconis. signified melchidael or puer, a figure of bartzabel or mars in aries. signifies asmodel and amissio, a figure of kedemel or venus in taurus. signifies ambriel or albus, a figure of taphthartharath or mercury in gemini. a mode of using the talismanic forms drawn from the geomantic figures is to take those yielded by the figures under the <78> planet required and to place them at opposite ends of a wheel of eight radii as shown below. a versicle suitable to the matter may then be written within the double circle. occasionally, a square of any convenient 496 the golden dawn: volume n book smen number of compartments may be substituted for the wheel or one form may b

ry to inscribe on talismans and pentacles the appropriate lineal figures. in the formation of a magical talisman or pentacle, consider first of all under what planet, sign, or element the matter falls. the next step is to collect all the names of the sephirah to which it is attributed, as well as those of its archangels, angels, intelligences, etc. also the seals, sigils, numbers, lineal figures, geomantic characters, etc, thereto belonging. then, with all this material before you, classlfy and arrange. 504 the golden dawn: volume n book seven the following notes are an abridged version of "polygons and polygrams" a highly illuminating document circulated in the outer order. it should be closely studied, for it throws great light not only on the matter of lineal figures but on the whole ab

c, and the planets ruling these. two figures are attributed to each of the seven planets, while the remainder are attributed to caput and cauda draconis-the head and tail of the dragon, or the north and south nodes of the moon. furthermore, to each planet and sign certain ruling genii are attributed, as shown on pages 114 and 115. chapter two roughly speaking, the mode of obtaining the first four geomantic figures, from which the remainder of the divination is calculated, is by marking down at random on paper with a pencil held by a loosely tensed hand 16 lines of points or dashes, without counting the number placed in each line during the operation. and all the time thinking fixedly of the subject of the demand. when the 16 lines are completed, the number of points in each line should be

ber placed in each line during the operation. and all the time thinking fixedly of the subject of the demand. when the 16 lines are completed, the number of points in each line should be added up, and if the result be odd a single point or cross should be made in the first of the three compartments to the right of the paper <113> if even, two points or crosses. these 16 lines will then yield four geomantic figures. the results, odd and/or even, of lines 1 to 4 inclusive comprise the first figure. of lines 5 to 8 the second figure; of lines 9 to 12 the third; of lines 13 to 16, the 4th figure, as shown in the diagram on page 114. the symbol of a pentagram either within or without a circumscribed circle should be made at the top of the paper on which the dashes are made. the paper itself sho

entence concerning the matter of divination.-i. r) the hand should not be moved from the paper until the 16 lines of points are complete. a pencil is therefore preferable to a pen for this purpose-unless, of course, a very reliable fountain pen is employed. it is practically more convenient to draw or rule four lines aaoss the paper beforehand to mark off the space for such four lines composing a geomantic figure as shown on the previous page. the first four geomantic figures formed directly from the 16 lines of points are called the four mothers. it is from them that the remaining figures necessary to complete the geomantic scheme of direction are derived. these should now be placed in a row from right to left, for the greater convenience of the necessary calculations- though much practic

remaining figures necessary to complete the geomantic scheme of direction are derived. these should now be placed in a row from right to left, for the greater convenience of the necessary calculations- though much practice may render this unnecessary. the first figure will be attributed to the south, the second to the east, the third to the north, and the fourth to the west <116> example plan of geomantic divination 15 points odd* 15 points odd 16 points even fortuna minor 14 boints even* 15 points odd* 16 points even 15 voints odd amissio 14 boints even it* 12 voints even* 6 boints even 9 oints odd 7 boints odd* fortuna major 10 voints even* 11 boints odd 10 points even rubeus 10 points even* i+ 526 the golden dawn: volume iv book eight <114> geomantic sigil of name of ruler planet which

ls 3- w* lowest points added equals 4* conjunctio the other resultants are calculated in precisely the same way: four daughters four mothers 8th 7th 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd 1st* 8* 8* albus conjunaio carcer po* rubeus fort amissio fort minor major minor in this way are yielded the four resultants: 12th 11th loth 9th* rubeus acquisitio caput drac conjunctio and thus the twelve principal figures of the geomantic <120> scheme of divination are completed. these again correspond to the 12 astrological houses of heaven, with which they will later on be compared. chapterthree for the greater assistance of the diviner in forming a judgment upon the general condition of the scheme of 12 figures thus far obtained, it is usual to deduce from them three other subsidiary figures. these three are of less im

with the second house. the seventh figure goes with the fifth house. the eighth figure goes with the eighth house. the ninth figure goes with the twelfth house. the tenth figure goes with the third house. the eleventh figure goes with the sixth house. the twelfth figure goes with the ninth house. thus the figures derived by the calculations provided in the example given previously would occupy a geomantic map as follows: north chapter five (note: i here omit a series of interpretations based upon the use of the two witnesses and the judge. i have foundthese most untrustworthy, giving answers in utter contradiction to the proper divination worked out by the readings which follow. the mediaeval origin of the present omission is clearly shown, and is not a credit to the system. the following

tial dignity is meant the strength of a figure when found in a particular house. a figure is, therefore, strongest when in what is called its house, very strong when in its exaltation, strong in its triplicity, ve y weak in its fall; weakest of all in its detriment. a figure is in its fall when in a house opposite to that of its exaltation, and in its detriment when opposite to its own house. the geomantic figures, being attributed to the planets and signs, are dignified according to the rules which obtain in astrology? that is to say they follow the dignities of their ruling planets, considering the twelve houses of the scheme as answering to the twelve signs. thus, the ascendant or first house answers to aries, the second house to taurus, the third house to gemini, and so on to the twelf

ignities of jupiter and venus. cauda draconis is strong in the dignities of saturn and mars <133> chapter seven remember always that if the figures rubeus or cauda draconis fall in the ascendant, or first house, the figure is not fit for judgment and should be destroyed without consideration. another figure for the question should not be erected before at least two hours have elapsed 'note: these geomantic rules are those of classical astrology. thus, the recently discovered planets uranus, neptune, pluto, chiron, etc. should not be substituted for the classical rulerships. c.l.w. 538 the golden dawn: volume lv book eight your figure being thoroughly arranged as on a map of the heavens, as previously shown, note first to what house the demand belongs. then look for the witnesses and the ju

delay, but helping querent's wishes. and we can formulate the final judgment: that the querent's loss in business has been principally owing to his own mismanagement. that he will have a long and hard struggle, but will meet with help from friends. that his obstacles will gradually give way, and that after much anxiety he will eventually recoup himself for his former losses. summary of stages in geomantic dmnation: 1. if rubeus or cauda draconis in ascendant destroy the figure. 2. note the house to which the question belongs. see if the figure there springs into another house. 3. form the judge from the two witnesses. 4. part of fortune-that is, if money question. 5. see if figure in house concerned is "strong" or "weak" if it pass or spring into any other house. 6. see figures sextile an

ed on the earth with this special wand or pointer. then, for convenience' sake, the student can transfer these four primary figures to paper, calculate the remaining eight figures to be placed on the map and proceed to judgment exactly as this instruction lays down. experience shows that the actual use of earth as a means of forming the fundamental magi] link between the initiated diviner and the geomantic divinatory genii is psychologically more valid and effectual than with paper and pencil, besides yielding far more satisfactory results.-i. r. book "t- the tarot (comprising manuscripts n, 0, p, q, r, and an unlettered t.a.m. instruction 'what thou seest write in a book, and send it unto the seven abodes that are in assiah "and i saw in the right hand of him that sat upon the throne a bo

sjworkon the rituals in 1887. folio 55 with the tablet of union in english is a later addition, but not these! h.s. 624 the enochian system 625 therefore, because it is a synthetic amalgamation of all the order work, the student will find it necessary and imperative to have made himself thoroughly familiar with all the other items of knowledge taught by the golden dawn. he must know his tarot and geomantic attributions so well that the names, symbols and ideas are all at his finger tips- this, naturally, in addition to the basic knowledge items of the hebrew alphabet, tree of life, and the qabalah generally. the formulae of practical magic derived from the z documents, dealing with the symbolism of the candidate, the temple, and the ceremony of the neophyte grade, will require to be not on

ell as those reproduced herein, are lettered in english. these, however, are a translation or, more accurately, a transliteration of characters belonging to the enochian alphabet. these letters will be found reproduced on a later page. it is said that these letters are not simple in character, but partake of the nature of sigils. in the section on talismans, it will have been noticed that certain geomantic emblems and astrological symbols are referred to these letters. this angelic secret language, whatever its origin, is a true language. it has, quite clearly, a syntax and grammar of its own, and the invocations in that language are not mere strings of words, but sentences which can be translated, not simply transliterated into english. for instance, the invo <265> cation of the three arc

h square has a double attribution to the letters of tetragrammaton, none being the same since a column and a rank differ. thus, column vau rank yod does not <285> coincide in nature with column yod rank vau. we must now approach the reason for this complex series of references of the letters of the tetragrammaton to the squares. according to these attributions, so are certain astrological, tarot, geomantic and hebrew symbols referred to the squares. it will be remembered that in attributing the letters of the name to the great cross, we subdivided the latter into groups or blocks of three squares each. every block was attributed to some one letter of tetragrammaton. now the signs of the zodiac are to be attributed to the great cross, and each of those twelve signs is to be referred to thre

is, the colour will be that of the element of the court card corresponding to the kerub. no. 2 shows the elemental colour of tablet. no. 4, elemental colour of the les ser angle. smient squares. triangle no. 1. element of great tablet with astrological attribution. triangle no. 2. elemental emblem of letter ruling the column with tarot trump. triangle no. 3. elemental emblem of lesser angle with geomantic figure. triangle no. 4. elemental emblem of letter ruling rank with hebrew of letter corresponding to tarot trump in triangle no. 2. the colouring of these triangles is the simplest because it follows its elemental emblem. it has not been mentioned before, but it is the rule, when drawing or painting these pyramids and triangles, to paint the symbols on the appropriate sides in complemen

ing how this procedure obtains. consider the earth lesser angle of the earth tablet; the servient square in rank vau and column vau. the column is ruled by vau, attributed to air, therefore the astrological symbol will be an airy sign. the rank is ruled by vau therefore the symbol will be mutable air, gemini. the tarot key for gemini is the lovers. the hebrew letter attributed to it is zayin. the geomantic attribution is albus. take the water tablet, air angle, column heh, rank yod. the <297> column is ruled by heh which is attributed to water. therefore the astrological symbol will be a watery sign. the rank is ruled by yod, therefore the symbol will be cardinal or fiery water-cancer. the tarot key for cancer is the chariot. the hebrew letter for cancer is cheth. the geomantic attribution

n-ah-en-tah. hcoma is heh-coem- ah. exarp is eh-ex-ar-peh" s.r.m.d. calls attention, in the document "s" to some rather interesting, that is to say, suggestive, correspondences. it is to be noted that the number of squares in the vertical line of the great cross, that is in the linea dei patris filiique, will be 26, which answers to the gematria or number of yhvh. also the number of points in the geomantic symbols referred to the kerubim, fortuna major to leo, rubeus to scorpio, tristitia to aquarius, and amissio to taurus, are also 26 in number. the ten squares remaining on the horizontal bar of the great cross, that is five on each side of the descending column, and not considering the two squares on the centre where the shafts cross, will notes to the book of the concourse of the forces

REGARDIE TALISMANS

ired beyond all other things is a system which is clear, sensible and workable. symbols of a wide variety from almost every conceivable source are employed to provide character and to give specificity to the dynamic purpose for which the talisman has been constructed. planetary and zodiacal symbols are most common. in addition, symbols and designs have been freely developed from the basic sixteen geomantic symbols whose origin is lost in the dimness of time past. these sixteen symbols, though attributed to the twelve signs and seven planets, may still be further reduced to the four elements, as indicated on a chart in the appendix. only a little imagination is then required to transform the conventional symbol into a variety of shapes and forms, emblems, etc, which carry the geomantic mean

on a chart in the appendix. only a little imagination is then required to transform the conventional symbol into a variety of shapes and forms, emblems, etc, which carry the geomantic meaning into activity. from these latter alone, it is possible to construct a beautiful and effective talisman, without any supplemental aid. for example, the following is an example of a talisman using exclusively geomantic symbols that i made many years ago. it still strikes me as a good design. the basis of most talismans of old time were predicated either on the twelve signs of the zodiac or upon the seven planets known at that time. in other worlds, most subjects in which one could be interested were classified under one or other of these two sets of symbols. in the last resort, however, since the plane

n there is the cardinal tenet of the golden dawn: there are always two contending forces, and a third which eternally reconciles them. thus, logically, a saturn talisman would be a superb characterological corrective to an over-balanced natal chart which stresses airy signs too much. the first step would be to collect all the symbols of saturn that would be available. the astrological symbol, the geomantic and geometric symbols, the hebrew letter, the appropriate divine names from the appropriate sephirah on the tree of life, etc. having collected them, think of some phrase, scriptural or otherwise, which correctly summates the idea involved stability. gradually experiment with one design after another, until you arrive at one that seems to fill the bill, and is aesthetically satisfying as

nium is the only factor to be considered. for the centre of the fourth side, my decision is to make a large sigil of the elemental king whose name is taliahad. this name is converted into hebrew, which again will be found in volume i of the golden dawn, so there is no problem here. its tracing on the rose is thus: though it is not absolutely essential, i propose to use one last set of symbols the geomantic symbols and the emblems derived from them. there are three symbols attributed to the watery triplicity, but since rubeus for scorpio is pantently an evil sign, it is best omitted, leaving only populus for cancer and laetitia for pisces. populus is drawn thus: and from it several little emblematic designs may be drawn with ease. laetitia is thus: and its emblems may be drawn so: these sym

TELESMATA AND FLASHING TABLETS

of the operation is to initiate the work from yourself. the second is to attract the force in the atmosphere into the vortex you have formed. step 11 read the elemental prayer as utilized in the grade rituals. 6 step 12 close with the rose cross and perform the necessary banishing ritual. do not banish over the newly wrapped telesmata. wrap the telesmata carefully up in white silk or white linen. geomantic figure by drawing various lines from point to point, the adept may create a telesmatic figure. these figures then attract to the ruling planet and idea. example. the following is a complete table of all telesmata figures classed under planet and sign. 7 8 9 10 11 12 the mode of using a telesmata character or symbol is that it is extracted from a telesmatic figure in the development and c

THE MIDDLE PILLAR

arterly. throughout the 1950s regardie distanced himself from occultists and concentrated on establishing h s practice, which brought hm a comfortable income. he had three marriages which all ended in divorce. he had no cluldren. his interest in magic never waned as can be seen by such books as the art and meaning of magic (1964; twelve steps to spiritual enlightenment (1969; a practical guide to geomantic divination (1972; how to make and use talismans (1972; and foundations of practical magic (1979. regardie retired from his practice in 1981 and moved to sedona, arizona, where he continued to write. his later books included ceremonial magic (1980; the lazy man's guide to relaxation (1983; and the complete golden dawn system of magic (1984. he continued to give advice on health and magica

TYSON DONALD THE POWER OF THE WORD

is constructed linking the four elements, the seven planets, and the twelve signs of the zodiac. tetragrammaton is shown to be the primeval binary code that forms the basis for the genetic pattern of dna and the language of modern computers and digital storage systems. it is also the foundation for two ancient methods of divination-the sixty-four hexagrams of the i ching of china and the sixteen geomantic figures of medieval europe. introduction xv presented here is a totally original technique for invoking and banishing the banners of the name (twenty-four forms, twelve overt and twelve occult, that result from the permutation of the four letters, with a new symbol that i have christened the tetragram. it is used in much the same way as the pentagram is employed in ceremonial magic for i

female human figures, but as sperm and egg. with this in mind, it is easier to grasp how the v can be distinct from the i and yet at the same time embody the i within himself; and how the second h can be both the product of the first h and also hold the first h latent within herself. this binary system was not entirely unfamiliar to the western world in ancient times. it appears in the symbols of geomantic divination, which was known to the romans and early europeans. in the geomantic figures, two dots stand for the feminine and one dot for the opposite masculine. using this system, the letters of tetragrammaton would be represented in the following manner: each geomantic symbol is composed of one of these letter sets in combination either with itself or with one of the other three sets. t

known to the romans and early europeans. in the geomantic figures, two dots stand for the feminine and one dot for the opposite masculine. using this system, the letters of tetragrammaton would be represented in the following manner: each geomantic symbol is composed of one of these letter sets in combination either with itself or with one of the other three sets. there are thus sixteen distinct geomantic figures. expressed in the form of solid and broken lines rather than dots, these same sixteen figures form the fourth stage of the shao yung sequence. each, esoterically speaking, is based upon two letters of tetragrammaton. for example, the geomantic figure known as via (the way) is composed of yod plus yod: via (the way) understanding the name 29 this is an inherently active and willfu

) is composed of yod plus yod: via (the way) understanding the name 29 this is an inherently active and willful symbol, because it is based upon two fiery yods. its traditional meaning reflects this forcefulness-via means street or road and, by extension, travel or a journey. it is neither a good nor an evil figure, since travel can bring either good or evil. where the traditional meanings of the geomantic figures are in disagreement with their symbolic meanings, as based upon the letters of tetragrammaton that compose them, the symbolic meanings must take precedence and supplant the traditional meanings, because these symbolic meanings represent the actual make-up of the figures. from these examples, it is clear why the kabbalists regarded tetragrammaton not merely as a blueprint of the w

WESTERN MANDALAS OF TRANSFORMATION SR AL

re given in the charts in figures 3-1, 3-j, and 3-k. 3-1 is the more ancient alchemical formula; 3-k gives the elemental symbols according to the tattwa system, which will be explored in more depth in the section on tattwas and sound and color healing. the golden dawn correspondences are included in j. these designs may be employed in any talisman to incorporate its specific elemental energy. the geomantic symbols are some of the oldest designs used on talismans. their origin is unknown, but they have been utilized in ancient seals as well as used as a method of divination from at least the middle ages. these symbols, which are related to the zodiacal signs, the planets, and the elements, are shown in the charts in figures 3-l, 3-m, 3-n, and 3-0. they can be easily incorporated into a tali

shapes that can be used in creating personal talismans, as described on page 31. figure 3-k elemental correspondences fire: power, dominion, authority, prestige, expansion air: health, sickness, disputations, intellect earth: business, money, employment, practical affairs water: pleasure, marriage, fertility, happiness, emotions quintessance: all matters spiritual figure 3-l figure 3-m figure 3-n geomantic attributions puer (fire) initial catalyst; active transmission fortune major (fire) reflective, helping, fortunate for transition acquisitio (fire) movement, pure intellect, expansive cauda draconis (fire) life force going out with great energy populus (water) psychic power, catalyst for uniting, gathering rubeus (water) joining of conscious with unconscious in violent kind of way.use wi

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