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

18276066 GRIMM JACOB TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY VOL 1

ff tqyp (stroked her leg, and spoke, and looks up to the sky, vilk, saga cap. 61, so the saga of st. olaf tells how the men bowed before the statue of thor, hitu j?vi skrimsli, fornm. sog. 4, 247. fell til iardar fyrir likneski (fell to earth before the likeness. fornm. sog. 2, 108. the langobards are stated in the dial. gregorii]\i. 3, 28 to have adored s%d)inissis cervicibus a divinely honoured goat's head. in the middle ages people continued to boiv to lifeless objects, by way of blessing them, such as a loved country, the road they had traversed, or the day^ latin writers of the time, as lambert, express urgent entreaty by ikdibus provolvi; the attitude was used not only to 1 dem stige nigen, iw. 5837. clem wege nigen, parz. 375, 26. dem lande nigen, tri.st. 11532. nigen in daz lant, w

. 82. in the swedish superstition, the water-sprite, before it wiu teach any one to play the harp, requires the sacrifice of a llach lamb; svenska folkv. 2, 128. gregory the great speaks once of she-goats being sacrificed; he says the langobards offer to the devil, i.e.,io one of their gods, caput caprae, hoc ei, per circuitum currentes, carmine nefando dedicantes; dial. 3, 28. this head of a she-goat (or he-goat) was reared aloft, and the people bowed before it. the halloiclng of a he-goat among the ancient prussians is well known (luc. david 1, 87, 98. the slavonian god triglav is represented with three goats' heads (hanka's zbjrka 23. if that langobardic' carmen nefandum' had been preserved, we could judge more exactly of the rite than from the report of the holy father, who viewed it w

tres apros rubros aut piceos, aufrecht und kirchh. umbr. si^rachd. 2, 278-9. s ra. 587. 667. weisth. 1, 498. 3, 430. white animals hateful to the gods; tettau and temme preuss. sag. 42. saceifice, 55 garlanded and adorned for sacrifice. a passage in the edda requires gold-horned cows, saem. 141; and in the village of fienstadt in mansfeld a coal-black ox with a white star and white feet, and a he-goat with gilded horns were imposed as dues^ there are indications that the animals, before being slaughtered, were led round within the circle of the assembly that is how i explain the leading round the benches, and^^e' circuituni currere, pp. 51, 52 perhaps, as among the greeks and romans, to give them the appearance of going voluntarily to death (see suppl. probably care had to be taken also th

. the name of the well-known drcieich (drieichahi) is probably to be explained by the heathen worship of three oaks; a royal ban-forest existed there a long time, and its charter (i, 498) is one of the most primitive. the express allusion to thuringia and saxony is remarkable in the following lines of a poem that seems to have been composed soon after the year 1200, eeinh. f. 302; the wolf sees a goat on a tree, and exclaims: ich sihe ein obez hangen^ i see a fruit hanging, ez habe har ode borst; that it has hair or bristles; in einem hciligcn vm^stc in any holy forest ze diiringen noch ze sachscn of thuringia nor of saxony enkunde niht gewahsen there could not grow bezzer obez uf rise. better fruit on bough. the allusion is surely to sacrificed animals, or firstfruits of the chase, hung u

thunder. the ossetes think a man lucky who is struck hy lightning, they believe ilia has taken him to himself; survivors raise a cry of joy, and sing and dance around the body, the people flock together, form a ring for dancing, and sing: ellai, ellai, eldaer tchoppei (0 elias, elias, lord of the rocky summits. by the cairn over the grave they set up a long pole supporting the skin of a black he-goat, which is their usual manner of sacrificing to elias (see suppl. they implore elias to make their fields fruitful, and keep the liail away from them^ olearius already had put it upon record, that the circassians on the caspian sacrificed a goat on ellas s clay, and stretched the skin on a pole with prayers* even the muhammadans, in praying that a thunderstorm may be averted, name the name of

4, 327. 19, 297, but at troy the lieech often named in the iliad ^7770? v-\lr7]\7] zjto? alyio-x^oco, 5, 693. 7, 60. a particular kind of oak is in servian grm, and grmik is quercetum, no doubt in close connexion wdth groin (tonitrus, grmiti or grmlieti (tonare. the acorn is spoken of above, p. 177. apparently some names of the snipe (scolopax gallinago) have to do with this subject: donncrziegc(-goat, donnerstagspfcrd (thursday horse, himmelsziege (capella coelestis; because he seems to bleat or whinny in the sky? but he is also the ivcathcrhird, stormbird, rainbird, and his flight betokens an approaching thunderstorm. dan. myreliest, swed. horsgjok, icel. hrossagaukr, horsegowk or cuckoo, from his neighing; the first time he is heard in the year, he prognosticates to men their fate (bior

ut he is also the ivcathcrhird, stormbird, rainbird, and his flight betokens an approaching thunderstorm. dan. myreliest, swed. horsgjok, icel. hrossagaukr, horsegowk or cuckoo, from his neighing; the first time he is heard in the year, he prognosticates to men their fate (biorn sub v; evidently superstitious fancies cling to the bird. his lettish name pehrhona kasa, pehrhona ahsis (thunder's she-goat and he-goat) agrees exactly with the german. in lithuanian too, mielcke 1, 294. 2, 271 gives perhuno ozhys as heaven's goat, for which another name is tikkutis. kannes, pantheum p. 439, thinks the name donnerstagspfcrd belongs to the goat itself, not to the bird; this would be welcome, if it can be made good. some confirmation is found in the as. firgengcct (ibex, rupicapra, chamois, and firg

the goat itself, not to the bird; this would be welcome, if it can be made good. some confirmation is found in the as. firgengcct (ibex, rupicapra, chamois, and firginhucca (capricornus, to which would correspond an ohg. virgungeiz, virgunpocch; so that in these the analogy of fairguni to donar holds good. the wild creature that leaps over rocks would better become the god of rocks than the tame goat. in the edda, thorr has he-goats yoked to his thunder-car: between these, and the weatherfowl described by turns as goat and horse (always a car-drawing beast, there might exist some half-obscured link of connexion (see suppl. it is significant also, that the devil, the modern representative of the thunder god, has the credit of having created goats, both he and she; and as thorr puts away th

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGICK SPELLS

passion and sex, secrets, inheritance and for claiming what is rightfully yours in any area of life. ruled by mars in the ancient system, now by pluto. sagittarius, the archer: 23 november to 21 december. colour: orange or yellow. a mutable fire sign, for optimism, fresh perspectives, long-distance travel and house moves, creative ventures and expanding horizons. ruled by jupiter. capricorn, the goat: 22 december to 20 january. colour: brown or black. a cardinal earth sign, for ambitions, perseverance, matters concerning officialdom, loyalty and for the acquisition of money. ruled by saturn. aquarius, the water carrier: 21 january to 18 february. colour: indigo or dark blue. a fixed air sign, for independence, friendship, creativity and for detachment from emotional blackmail. ruled by sa

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is also frequently written paymon, and sometimes paimonia. probably from hebrew, pomn= a tinkling sound or small bell. this is again derived from the hebrew root pom= to agitate, impel, or strike forward. the word pomn is employed in exodus 28, 34; 28, 33; and 39, 25. paimon is also called by the rabbins by the title of ozazl, azazel, which is a name used in leviticus with reference to the scape-goat. its derivation is from oz= a goat; and azl= to go away. it has frequently been warmly discussed whether the word in question means simply the scape-goat, or whether it signifies a demon to whom that animal was dedicated. but in rabbinic demonology it is always used to mean one of the chief demons. ariton: it is also often called egyn" or egin. this name may be derived from the hebrew root or

ays used to mean one of the chief demons. ariton: it is also often called egyn" or egin. this name may be derived from the hebrew root orh= to lay bare, to make naked. it may also be derived from the greek word arhreton= secret, or mysterious, in any sense good or bad. egin, may be derivable from hebrew, ogn= to delay, hinder, or retard. there may also be a connection with the greek aix, aigos= a goat. this spirit is also called by the rabbins ozal, azael, from the root oz, which means both a goat, and also vigour, vehemence of force; thus having partly the same root as azazel. amaimon: also written frequently amaymon; perhaps from the greek word maimon, present participle of maimao; and a as an enforcing particle; hence amaimon would mean terrible violence and vehemence. this spirit is al

ALEISTER CROWLEY EIGHT LECTURES ON YOGA

; he had still no results. he came to stay with me in sicily. one day as we went down to bathe we stood for a moment on the brink of the cliff which led down to the little rocky cove with its beach of marvellous smooth sand. i said something quite casually- i have never been able to remember what it was- nor could he ever remember- but he suddenly dashed down the steep little path like a mountain goat, threw off his cloak and plunged into the sea. when he came back, his very body had become luminous. i saw that he needed to be alone for a week to complete his experience, so i fixed him up in an alpine tent in a quiet dell under broad-spreading trees at the edge of a stream. from time to time he sent me his magical record, vision after vision of amazing depth and splendour. i was so gratifi

ALEISTER CROWLEY ACROSS THE GULF

there she stood, and called them one by one; and she lifted but the eye-piece of her veil and looked into their eyes; and dead they fell before her as if smitten of the lightning. but those priests who were friendly to me and loyal to the goddess took that virgin courtesan, and led her in triumph through the city, veiled and crowned as is befitting. now after some days he that guarded the sacred goat of khem died, and they appointed her in his place. and she was the first woman that was thus honoured since the days of the evil queen in the eighteenth dynasty, of her that wearied of men at an age when other women have not known them, that gave herself to gods and beasts. but now they took me to the pool of liquid silver- or so they called it; i suppose it was quicksilver; for i remember th

as for me, i wot not what to do; for to me always the veil glittered, and that brighter than the ordinary. yet i said nothing, but went about drooping and sorrowful, as if i were as unfortunate as they. for i would not seem to boast of the favour of the goddess. then they sent to he old magus in the well; and he laughed outright at their beards, and would say no word. also they sent to the sacred goat of khem, and his priestess would but answer "i, and such as i, may be favoured of her" which they took for ribaldry and mocking. a third time they sent to the temple of thoth the ibis god of wisdom. and thoth answered them by this riddle "on how many legs doth mine ibis sand" and they understood him not. but the old high priest determined to solve the mystery, though he paid forfeit with his

ALEISTER CROWLEY AD MEIORUM CTHULHI GLORIAM

n the gate, so that this evidently repulsive organisation may once again rule the earth. chief among these is cthulhu, typified as a sea monster, dwelling in the great deep, a sort of primeval ocean; a being that lovecraft collaborator august derleth wrongly calls a "water elemental. there is also azazoth, the blind idiot god of chaos, yog sothot, azathoth's partner in chaos, shub niggurath, the "goat with a thousand young, and others. they appear at various times throughout the stories of the cthulhu mythos in frightening forms, which test the strength and resourcefulness of the protagonists in their attempts to put the hellish things back to whence they came. there is an overriding sense of primitive dear and cosmic terror in those pages, as though man is dealing with something that thre

f the planetary realm, the zonei, and was depicted as wearing horns, a symbol familiar to the witches as representative of their god. the horn shaped crown is illustrative of the crescent phases of the moon, and were symbolic of divinity in many cultures around the world, and were also thought to represent certain animals who were horned, and worshipped for their particular qualities, such as the goat and bull. they also represent sexual power. the fact that, in ancient sumeria and egypt, horns were solely representative of evil gods, but of many different deities, was used by the christian church in their attempt to eradicate pagan faiths. it was a simple enough symbol to identify with the author of evil, satan, which the church depicted as a half-animal, half-human creature with horns, c

he ancient ones are in all things, but that the essences of the elder gods are in all things that live, and this will prove of value to thee when the time comes. remember the arra, especially when dealing with them of fire, for they respect it, and no other. remember to keep the moon pure. beware of the cults of death, and these are the cult of the dog, the cult of the dragon, and the cult of the goat; for they are worshippers of the ancient ones, and forever try to let them in, for they have a formulae of which it is unlawful to speak. and these cults are not strong, save at their seasons, when the heavens open up to them and unto their race. and there shall forever be war between us and the race of draconis, for the race of draconis was ever powerful in ancient times, when the first temp

ere the ancient cults once flourished, and where now there is only sadness and desolation. and i have seen them in their rites, and the awful things they call forth from the lands beyond time. i have seen the signs carved upon their stones, their altars. i have seen the sign of pazuzu, and zaled, and those of xastur and azag-thoth, and similarly those of ishnigarrab and the awful offspring of the goat, and the terrible musicks of their race. i have seen the blood split upon the stone. i have seen that stone struck with a sword, and have seen the stone raise up and the serpent crawl forth. and this power is surely damned; but where does marduk tarry? and what of shammash? the sleeping gods truly sleep. and what crime have i committed? what unknown god have i transgressed? what forbidden thi

nd the scorpion man has another of his race, female, that dwells with him there, but of her it is not lawful to speak, and she must be banished with the exorcisms should she appear to thee, for her touch is death. and of the cult of the dragon, what more can i say to thee? they worship when that star is highest in the heavens, and is of the sphere of the igigi, as are the stars of the dog and the goat. and their worshippers have always been with us, though they are not of our same race, but of the race of their stars, of the ancient ones. and they keep not to our laws, but murder quickly, and without thought. and their blood covers them. they have summoned the spirits of war and plague openly upon our race, and have caused great numbers of our people and our animals die, after a most unnat

ALEISTER CROWLEY BOOK OF LIES

e tenth emanation. it will be noticed that this cosmogony is very complete; the manifestation even of god does not appear until tiphareth; and the universe itself not until malkuth. the chapter many therefore be considered as the most complete treatise on existence ever written. note (2) the unbroken, absorbing all, is called darkness [11] 1 kappa-epsilon-phi-alpha-lambda alpha the sabbath of the goat o! the heart of n.o.x. the night of pan. pi-alpha-nu: duality: energy: death. death: begetting: the supporters of o! to beget is to die; to die is to beget. cast the seed into the field of night. book of lies get any book for free on: www.abika.com 11 life and death are two names of a. kill thyself. neither of these alone is enough [12] commentary( alpha) the shape of the figure i suggests th

ity: energy: death. death: begetting: the supporters of o! to beget is to die; to die is to beget. cast the seed into the field of night. book of lies get any book for free on: www.abika.com 11 life and death are two names of a. kill thyself. neither of these alone is enough [12] commentary( alpha) the shape of the figure i suggests the phallus; this chapter is therefore called the sabbath of the goat, the witches' sabbath, in which the phallus is adored. the chapter begins with a repetition of o! referred to in the previous chapter. it is explained that this triad lives in night, the night of pan, which is mystically called n.o.x, and this o is identified with the o in this word. n is the tarot symbol, death; and the x or cross is the sign of the phallus. for a fuller commentary on nox, s

unt of their assumption of knowledge. book of lies get any book for free on: www.abika.com 107 [111] 51 kappa-epsilon-phi-alpha-lambda-eta nu-alpha terrier-work doubt. doubt thyself. doubt even if thou doubtest thyself. doubt all. doubt even if thou doubtest all. it seems sometimes as if beneath all conscious doubt there lay some deepest certainty. o kill it! slay the snake! the horn of the doubt-goat be exalted dive deeper, ever deeper, into the abyss of mind, until thou unearth the fox that. on, hounds! yoicks! tally-ho! bring that to bay! then, wind the mort! book of lies get any book for free on: www.abika.com 108 [112] commentary( nu-alpha) the number 51 means failure and pain, and its subject is appropriately doubt. the title of the chapter is borrowed from the healthgiving and fasci

in his youth. this chapter should be read in connection with "the soldier and the hunchback" of which it is in some sort an epitome. its meaning is sufficiently clear, but in paragraphs 6 and 7 it will be noticed that the identification of the soldier with the hunchback has reached such a pitch that the symbols are interchanged, enthusiasm being represented as the sinuous snake, scepticism as the goat of the sabbath. in other words, a state is reached in which destruction is as much joy as creation (compare chapter 46) beyond that is a still deeper state of mind, which is that. book of lies get any book for free on: www.abika.com 109 [113] 52 kappa-epsilon-phi-alpha-lambda-eta nu-beta the bull-baiting fourscore and eleven books wrote i; in each did i expound the great work fully, from the

s grasshopper which caricatures the pious. the chapter recurs to the subject of laylah, whom the author exalts above god, in continuation of the reasonings given in chapter 56 and 63. she is identified with n.o.x. by the quotation from liber 65. notes (34) laylah is the arabic for night (35) a l l h= 1+ 30+ 30+ 5= 66. l+ a+ i+ l+ a+ h= 77, which also gives msl, the influence of the highest, oz, a goat, and so on. book of lies get any book for free on: www.abika.com 140 [143] 67 kappa-epsilon-phi-alpha-lambda-eta xi-zeta sodom-apples i have bought pleasant trifles, and thus soothed my lack of laylah. light is my wallet, and my heart is also light; and yet i know that the clouds will gather closer for the false clearing. the mirage will fade; then will the desert be thirstier than before. o

the reader has thoroughly studied that word in liber d, etc. the sigil of cancer links up this symbolism with the number of the chapter. the remaining paragraphs continue the gallic symbolism. book of lies get any book for free on: www.abika.com 146 [149] 70 kappa-epsilon-phi-alpha-lambda-eta omicron broomstick-babblings frater perdurabo is of the sanhedrim of the sabbath, say men; he is the old goat himself, say women. therefore do all adore him; the more they detest him the more do they adore him. ay! let us offer the obscene kiss! let us seek the mystery of the gnarled oak, and of the glacier torrent! to him let us offer our babes! around him let us dance in the mad moonlight! but frater perdurabo is nothing but an eye; what eye none knoweth. skip, witches! hop, toads! take your pleasu

ed as silence, to represent absence-of-conception beyond that negative. it would be possible to interpret this chapter in its entirety as an adverse criticism of metaphysics as such, and this is doubtless one of its many submeanings [163] 77 kappa-epsilon-phi-alpha-lambda-eta omicron-zeta the sublime and supreme septenary in its mature magical manifestation through matter: as it is written: an he-goat also laylah. book of lies get any book for free on: www.abika.com 161 [164] commentary( omicron-zeta) 77 is the number of laylah (lailah, to whom this chapter is wholly devoted. the first section of the title is an analysis of 77 considered as a mystic number. 7, the septenary; 11, the magical number; 77, the manifestation, therefore, of the septenary. through matter, because 77 is written in

get any book for free on: www.abika.com 161 [164] commentary( omicron-zeta) 77 is the number of laylah (lailah, to whom this chapter is wholly devoted. the first section of the title is an analysis of 77 considered as a mystic number. 7, the septenary; 11, the magical number; 77, the manifestation, therefore, of the septenary. through matter, because 77 is written in hebrew ayin zayin (oz, and he-goat, the symbol of matter, capricornus, the devil of the tarot; which is the picture of the goat of the sabbath upon an altar, worshipped by two other devils, male and female. as will be seen from the photogravure inserted opposite this chapter, laylah is herself not devoid of "devil, but, as she habitually remarks, on being addressed in terms implying this fact "it's nice to be a devil when you'

ALEISTER CROWLEY MAGICK IN THEORY AND PRACTICE

rd of madness and mystery, o pan! io pan! io pan! io pan pan! pan pan! pan, i am a man: do as thou wilt, as a great god can, o pan! io pan! io pan! io pan pan! i am awake in the grip of the snake. the eagle slashes with beak and claw; the gods withdraw: the great beasts come, io pan! i am borne to death on the horn of the unicorn. i am pan! io pan! io pan pan! pan! vi i am thy mate, i am thy man, goat of thy flock, i am gold, i am god, flesh to thy bone, flower to thy rod. with hoofs of steel i race on the rocks through solstice stubborn to equinox. and i rave; and i rape and i rip and i rend everlasting, world without end, mannikin, maiden, maenad, man, in the might of pan. io pan! io pan pan! pan! io pan- vii illustration on page viii described: this is the set of photos originally publi

unconscious self not: yet determined in any: direction: the devil :xv :ayin (an: 70:capricornus :parzival in black armour (baphomet: eye) en (an earthy: ready to return to throned: glish a, or: sign ruled: montsalvat as redeemeradored by: o more or: by saturn: king: horus come to male& fe: less: the: mars exalt: full growth. christmale. see: bleat of a: ed therein: bacchus with calvary- eliphas: goat, a'a: sexually: cross kithairon- levi's de: male: thyrsus. sign: love: i.e: the instinct: to satisfy: godhead by: uniting it: with the: universe: iota-alpha-digamma varies in significance with successive aeons. 33 "aeon of isis" matriarchal age. the great work conceived as a straightforward simple affair. we find the theory reflected in the customs of matriarchy. parthenogenesis is supposed t

of such ideas as those which the laws of sound, and the phenomena of speech and hearing, compel us to connect with the group of "gods" whose names are based upon sht, or d, vocalized by the free breath a. for these names imply the qualities of courage, frankness, energy, pride, power and triumph; they are the words which express the creative and paternal will. thus "the devil" is capricornus, the goat who leaps upon the loftiest mountains, the godhead which, if it become manifest in man, makes him aegipan, the all. the sun enters this sign when he turns to renew the year in the north. he is also the vowel o, proper to roar, to boom, and 36 to command, being a forcible breath controlled by the firm circle of the mouth. he is the open eye of the exalted sun, before whom all shadows flee away

f the book of thoth, and his emblem is baphomet, the androgyne who is the hieroglyph of arcane perfection. the number of his atu is xv, which is yod he, the monogram of the eternal, the father one with the mother, the virgin seed one with all-containing space. he is therefore life, and love. but moreover his letter is ayin, the eye; he is light, and his zodiacal image is capricornus, that leaping goat whose attribute is liberty (note that the "jehovah" of the hebrews is etymologically connected with these. the classical example of such antinomy, one which has led to such disastrous misunderstandings, is that between nu and had, north and south, jesus and john. the subject is too abstruse and complicated to be discussed in detail here. the student should consult the writings of sir r. payne

re" iou "indwelling soul of myself" pur (vide supra) iafth "sun-lion serpent, hail! all hail, thou great wild beast, thou i a o" iaeo "breaths of my soul, breaths of mine angel" ioou "lust of my soul, lust of mine angel" abrasax (vide supra. sabriam "ho for the sangraal! ho for the cup of babalon! ho for mine angel pouring himself forth within my soul" oo "the eye! satan, my lord! the lust of the goat" ff "mine angel! mine initiator! thou one with me- the sixfold star" 271 ad-on-a-i<hebrew, adni, 65. the gnostic initiates transliterated it to imply their own secret formulae; we follow so excellent an example. on is an arcanum of arcana; its significance is taught, gradually, in the o.t.o. also ad is the paternal formula, hadit; on is its complement nuit; the final yod signifies "mine"

invoke one's own inmost secrecy, considered as the result of the conjunction of nuit and hadit. if the second a is included, its import is to affirm the operation of the holy ghost and the formulation of the babe in the egg, which precedes the appearance of the hermit "my lord! my secret self beyond self, hadith, all father! hail, on, thou sun, thou life of man, thou fivefold sword of flame! thou goat exalted upon earth in lust, thou snake extended upon earth in life! spirit most holy! seed most wise! innocent babe. inviolate maid! begetter of being! soul of all souls! word of all words, come forth, most hidden light" ede "devour thou me" edu "thou dost devour me" angelos ton theon "thou angel of the gods" anlala "arise thou in me, free flowing, thou who art naught, who art naught, and utt

s ritual throughout in the light of his personal researches in the qabalah, and thus make it his own peculiar property. the spelling here suggested implies that he who utters the word affirms his allegiance to the symbols 93 and 6; that he is a warrior in the army of will and of the sun. 93 is also the number of aiwaz and 6 of the beast> is a name of ayin, the eye, and the devil our lord, and the goat of mendes. he is the lord of the sabbath of the adepts, and is satan, therefore also the sun, whose number of magick is 666, the seal of his servant the beast. but again sa is 61, ain, the naught of nuith; ba means go, for hadit; and f is their son the sun who is ra-hoor-khuit. so then let the adept set his sigil upon all the words he hath writ in the book of the works of his will. 290 and le

hybrids, orchids: 18 :crab, turtle, sphinx :lotus: 19 :lion (cherub of fire :sunflower: 20 :virgin, anchorite, any :snowdrop, lily, narcissus: solitary person or animal: 21 :eagle :hyssop, oak, poplar, fig: 22 :elephant :aloe :23 :eagle-snake-scorpion :lotus, all water plants (cherub of water: 24 :scorpion, beetle, lobster or :cactus: crayfish, wolf: 25 :centaur, horse, hyppogriff :rush: dog: 26 :goat, ass :indian hemp, orchis root: thistle: 27 :horse, bear, wolf :absinthe, rue: 28 :man or eagle (cherub of air:(olive) cocoanut: peacock: 29 :fish, dolphin, crayfish :unicellular organisms, opium: beetle: 30 :lion, sparrowhawk :sunflower, laurel, heliotrope :31 :lion (cherub of fire :red poppy, hibiscus, nettle: 32 :crocodile :ash, cypress, hellebore, yew: nightshade :32 bis :bull (cherub of

ALEISTER CROWLEY MAGICK WITHOUT TEARS

es, a list or two of archangels, angels, intelligences and spirits- magic without tears get any book for free on: www.abika.com 63 that ought to be enough for a start) now you are armed! ask yourself: why is the influence of tiphareth transmitted to yesod by the path of samekh, a fence, 60, sagittarius, the archer, art, blue- and so on; but to hod by the path of ayin, an eye, 70, capricornus, the goat, the devil, indigo, k.t. 36 thirteen is the number of achad hebrew option, unity, and ahebah hebrew option, love; then what word should arise when you expand it by the creative dyad, and get 26; what when you multiply it by 4, and get 52? then, suppose the pentagram gets busy, 13 x 5= 65, what then? now don't you dare to come round crawling to me for the answers; work it out yourself what sor

enies the fundamental proposition that existence is sorrow, and he formulates the essential postulate of the white school of magick, that means exist by which the universal sorrow (apparent indeed to all ordinary observation) may be unmasked, even as at the initiatory rite of isis in the ancient days of kehm. there, a neophyte presenting his mouth, under compulsion, to the pouting buttocks of the goat of mendez, found himself caressed by the chaste lips of a virginal priestess of that goddess at the base of whose shrine is written that no man has lifted her veil. the basis of the black philosophy is not impossibly mere climate, with its resulting etiolation of the native, its languid, bilious, anaemic, fever-prostrated, emasculation of the soul of man. we accordingly find few true equivale

this light helps you, especially as your eyes become accustomed to the gloom, to take in your surroundings. it is a bleak and barren landscape. terrific mountains rim the world. in the midst looms a cluster of blue-black crags. now there appears from their recesses a gigantic being. his strength, especially in his hands and in his loins, it terrifying. he suggests a combination of lion, mountain goat and serpent; and you instantly jump to the idea that this is one of the rare beings which the greeks called chimaera. so formidable is his appearance that you consider it prudent to assume an appropriate god-form. but who is the appropriate god? you may perhaps consider it best, in view of your complete ignorance as to who he is and where you are, to assume the god-form of harpocrates, as bei

i need. it might detract from my personal influence, and so actually harm the work that i am trying to perform "yes, that's all very well, alibi ike; you are exceedingly well know as a scripture-quoting satan, as a past-master in selfjustification. trained from infancy by the plymouth brethern, who for casuistry leave the jesuits at the post "yes, yes, but "you needn't but me no buts, you old he-goat! wasn't there once a jonas hanway, the first man to sport an umbrella? wouldn't your practice be magic without tears get any book for free on: www.abika.com 135 natural, and right, and the cream of the cream of good manners as soon as a few hundred people of position took to doing it? and wouldn't thomas, richard, and henry, three months later, make a point of doing the same as their betters

, if i were you; they might remind you that you exude the stench peculiar to corpses. again, that other "hymn to st. thomas, as i ought perhaps to have called it "doubt. doubt thyself doubt even if thou doubtest thyself. doubt all doubt even if thou doubtest all "it seems sometimes as if beneath all conscious doubt there lay some deepest certainty. o kill it! slay the snake "the horn of the doubt-goat be exalted "dive deeper, ever deeper, into the abyss of mind, until thou unearth that fox that. on, hounds! yoicks! tally-ho! bring that to bay "then, wind the mort" once more- what a book that is: i never realized it until now! it says- see that double page at the onset, one with" and the other with" alone upon the blank. moreover you should read the long essay "the soldier and the hunchback

olutate jvenis cognoscenda it is important that thou shouldst understand as early as may be what is the true will of the child in the matter of his career. magic without tears get any book for free on: www.abika.com 252 be thou well aware of all ideals and daydreams; for the child is himself, and not thy toy. recall the comic tragedy of napoleon and the king of rome; build not an house for a wild goat, nor plant a forest for the domain of a shark. but be thou vigilant for every sign, conscious or unconscious, of the will of the child, giving him then all opportunity to pursue the path which he thus indicates. learn this, that he, being young, will weary quickly of all false ways, however pleasant they may be to him at the outset; but of the true way he will not weary. this being in this ma

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dwh the monogram of the eternal: the divine name of chokmah hy spring byb) steam, vapour dy) pride; a carrying out; exaltation hw)g overflowing, abounding bwz he who impels; to force xz to hide hbx lamentation yh 16 hyssop bwz) he seized, cleaved to zx) elevated, exalted, high hwbg injury, war, lust; fell hwh she )yh alas. woe yw like, equal to gwz hook, brooch, ring xx 17 capricorn: a kid, young goat ydg nuts zwg) ah. alas! yw) nerve, sinew (gn. 32:25, 32) dyg narrative, subtle discourse hdgh that [one (ref. to )wh )whh to dream, rave hzh a fly bwbz sacrificed xbz to seethe, boil dwz to brighten, make joyful hdx a circle, orbit gwx good bw+ to give, place bhy 18 my favourite, my beloved ybh) hatred hby) the antique serpent)+x living yx (notariqon of yehi aur, 232 )w)y 19 an enemy byw) was

ghtness; lucifer, the herald star llyh a lamenting, wailing hlly the pleiades hmyk night; by night hlyl priest nhk unto them mhl 76 secret, put away; a hiding-place nwybx rest, peace xxyn slave, servant db( goddess hlyl) 77 prayed h(b overflowing (ps. 124:5) nwdyz towers, citadels ldgm the influence through the paths (cf. 78; destiny, fate, luck; constellation, planet (cf. 483& 536; soul-root lzm goat; strength; violence; glory z( 78 1-12. the mystic number of kether as hua; the number of tarot cards; the sum of the key-numbers of the supernal beard aiwass: the angel of ra-hoor-khuit( gincorrect h. cf. 93) s)wy) the breaker; dream (n& v) mlx to pity lmx to initiate knx bread (ps. 78:20= mlx, by metathesis) mxl the influence through the paths (cf. 77 )lzm salt xlm the name of a giant )z( pa

k, bottle kp spice; drug; poison ms dryness; ship yc 101 swallowed, destroyed (l) a storehouse ms) michael: archangel of fire (lit. glike god h) l)kym kingdom; a virgin princess (esp. the virgin princess, i.e. the church) hkwlm gut; gut-string )myn vomit )q and it was so nk yhyw 102 a white goose nbl zww) trust; truth; faith hnwm) desirable, worthy of desire dmxn grace; pride; fame, glory; a wild goat ybc lord, owner; to possess; lands, government l(b unit of measure bq vilon, veil: the veil between yesod and malkuth nwlyw 103 dust qb) to guard, protect nng loathed l(g food, meat (ch) nwzm oblation hxnm prophets my)bn a calf lg( 104 tzaddi: a fish-hook; trade ydc father of the mob, or of the multitude nwmh b) quarrel, dispute nydm personal [belongings, small private property hlwgs giving u

2 to cut open, inquire into; dawn rqb hath protected rbq to putrefy bqr 303 did evil; putrefaction#)b and god saw myhl )ryw 304 a species of gold cwrx green #d white rdq teat; demon; idol; violence; ruin d# 305 dazzling white light xc rw) grass; tender herb (gn. 1:11)#d yetzirah: the formative world hrcy a curving, bending h(yrk the end of days, appointed time (dan. 12:14) nymyh cq a lamb; sheep; goat h# foreskin hlr( 306 father of mercy mymxrh b) merciful father nmxrh b) a woman, wife; virago h) honey #bd a matron )nwr+m coldness; pertaining to winter rwq a pomegranate nwmyr to lay waste; calamity, devastation, ruin h# 308 daybreak rqwb an asperger )qrz investigation rqx a harsh, grating sound qrx approaching, near bwrq ice xrq thought, meditation; depressed x# 309 a leper rgswm a roar, b

s h) whbw wht dew; mound lt 431 notariqon (the qabalistic method of acronyms) nwqyr+wn 432 eventide shadows br( yllc son of ayish: ursa minor #y( nb 433 merit, privilege, right twkz 434 daleth: a door tld the lord of war (ex. 15:3) hmxlm #y) 435 deceived lth his manner (lit. ghis justice h) w+p#m 436 tutor, curator; prefect; administrator spwr+p) hosannah: gsave, we pray! h hn(#wh gsatanas h: the goat satan z( n# 437 balm; the balsam tree nwmsrp) 438 the whole [perfect] stone (deut. 27:6) hmyl# nb) 439 exile, banishment twlg judges my+p# 440 praise; psalm hlht the great dragon (the constellation draco; serpent (lit. gcurls h; see i.r.q. 834; cf. 450& 510) ylt whole; irreproachable; perfect; wholeness; sincerity; perfection mt dead tm 441 a hind tly) truth tm) a live coal tlxg you (masc. pl

loor, ground, bottom (qrq 471 the hekaloth: palaces twlkyh 472 was terrified t(b and god made myhl#(yw 473 the three persons (yn )wh: ht) coalesced) yn)wht) golgoltha: a skull (ar; fig. the supernals; see 475& s.d. 2:33 )tlglwg millers, grinders (traditionally a female occupation) twnx+ 474 death: knowledge t(d wisdom (pl; prov. 1:20. i.r.q. 244) twmkx the testimony [within the ark] td( a ram, he-goat; a prepared sacrifice dt( 475 in golgotha (ar; s.d. 2:33 )tlglwgb priestess tnhk 476 house of justice, a court-house nyd tyb 478 the lesser countenance: a title of the ruach, esp. tiphareth nypn) ry(z 479 grindings. female millers) twnxw+ 480 stones of emptiness (is. 34:11) whwt ynb) lilith, queen of the night tylyl part; open wide q#p opening; vagina; bit, morsel tp hand-drum; bezel pt knowl

ee s.d) nw#xry to extinguish *k(d 575 beersheba: the well of the seven (gn. 21:31, 2 sam 24:7. see k.d. p.183 (b# r)b and the myhl) said: glet there be light! h rw) yhy myhl) rm)yw ten hr( journey *klhm 576 wands twlqm 577 the concealed of the concealed: a name of god most high (cf. 583) nyrm+d hrym+ 579 midnight (cf. 188) hlyl twcx sons of adam mygwn(t 580 rich ry( ancient qyt( the scapegoat; he-goat; demon; shaggy, hairy (lev. 16:22) ry# the valley of the shadow of death twmlc )yg flask, bottle *kp 581 the ancient one: a title of kether )qyt( barley hrw# 583 the concealed of the concealed: a title of kether (cf. 577) nyrym+d )rym+ 584 king david *dwd klm 585 the gods of battle (lit. ggods of hosts h: the divine name of hod tw)bc myhl) a fanfare, trumpet-blast h(yqt to subvert, ruin, chan

, faces *mypwcrp 1067 masters of the heavens: astrologers *mym#h yl(b 1068 boleskine: the house of the beast *nyk#lwb 1070 vapour, smoke *n( 1075 the song of songs myry#h ry# seizing without difficulty *myrcm ylb hlxn 1079 madness *nw(g# 1080 concealed *np# 1081 tiphareth: beauty tr)pt notariqon (the qabalistic method of acronyms *nwqyr+wn 1082 son of ayish: ursa minor*#y( nb 1086 gsatanas h: the goat satan *z( n# 1087 balm; the balsam tree *nwmsrp) 1088 the whole [perfect] stone (deut. 27:6 *hmyl# nb) 1090 the creeping thing that creepeth #mrh #mrh 1091 the rose of sharon nwr#h tlcbx 1094 the slaying of the first-born twrwkb tkm 1096 the world of assiah (matter; referred to malkuth *hy#(h mlw( 1097 the opening of the uterus *mxr r+p 1098 two great lights myldgh tr)mh yn# 1100 six days mym

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t is the earth-transcending eagle, the self-restoring serpent, and the self-immolating scorpion. in alchemy it is the principle of putrefaction, the "black dragon, whose state of apparent corruption is but a prelude to the rainbow-coloured spring-tide of the man in motley. the nymph of spring, syrinx, the trembling hollow reed which needs but breath to fill the world with music, attracts pan, the goat-god of ecstatic lust, by whose work the glory of summer is established anew. it is obvious that "the length of thy longing" varies with the number of potentialities to be satisfied. in other words, the more complex the khu of the star, the greater the man, and the keener his sense of his need to achieve it. al ii,75 "aye! listen to the numbers& the words" the old comment 75. a final revelatio

see comment on "venus" of the shall awake chapt. i. 15. adonis legends. we have no clue to her name. the lust and the might and worthiness the "holy ghost" worship of the of hadit within men; also or "satan" indwelling. snake the cult of the spermatozoon the key to magick in the snake apophis the destroyer. another soul of the union of aiwaz and pan as god and god and beast the beast in aleister goat; mary &c: crowley. the identification as mother of the of matter and spirit in son of god, fertilized our doctrine. by the dove- or bull, swan &c. the doctrine of the regenerate incorruptible body. another sacrifice love is the magical crucifixion &c, as shall stain formula: sex as the key to the magical the tomb life "the tomb- the formula. death as temple of love the key to life "the tomb

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truer. see my explanation of the 5=6 ritual (equinox, no. iii. 361. rah ynda, the lord of the earth. note 361 denotes the 3 supernals, the 6 members of ruach, and malkuth. this name of god therefore embraces all the 10 sephiroth. 365. an important number, though not in the pure qabalah. see the canon. meiqras and abraxas in greek. 370. really more important for part ii. cu, creation. the sabbatic goat in his highest aspect. this shows the whole of creation as matter and spirit. the material 3, the spiritual 7, and all cancelling to zero. also \lc= peace. 400. the letter t, the universe. it is the square of 20, the wheel of fortune, and shows the universe as the sphere of fortune the samsara-cakkram, where karma, which fools call chance, rules. 400 is the total number of the sephiroth, each

n expansion of 30. reads by equilibrium and self-sacrifice, the gate! thus useful. also 74= 37 2. so we see 37 1= 37, man s crown, jechidah, the highest soul in termino. 37 2= 74, the balance, 2 being the symbol in vi. 37 3= 111, aleph, etc, 3 being the mother, the nurse of the soul. 37 4= 148, the balances, and so on. i have not yet worked out all the numbers of this important scale. 77. zu, the goat, scil. of the sabbath of the adepts. the baphomet of the templars, the idol set up to defy and overthrow the false god though it is understood that he himself is false, not an end, but a means. note the 77= 7 11, magical power in perfection. 78. most venerable because alzm is shown as the influence descending from on high, whose key is the tarot: and we possess the tarot. the proper number of

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the feet, that she fell clean asunder. cried the echo: ah! thou hast slain hope now! our father gladdened at appendix ii 112 adest rosa secreta eros. hermaphroditus. mors janua vitae. adeptus. terrae ultor anima terrae. that word, and wiping his blade he kissed it and went on, knowing that his luck should now be ill. and ill it was, for a temple was set up in his way, and there he saw the grisly goat enthroned. but he knew better than to judge a goat from a goat s head and hoofs. and the first week he sacrificed to that goat1 a crown every day. the second a phallus. the third a silver vase of blood. the fourth a royal sceptre. the fifth a sword. the sixth a heart. the seventh a garland of flowers. the eighth a grass-snake. the ninth a sickle. and the tenth week did he daily offer up his o

t he knew better than to judge a goat from a goat s head and hoofs. and the first week he sacrificed to that goat1 a crown every day. the second a phallus. the third a silver vase of blood. the fourth a royal sceptre. the fifth a sword. the sixth a heart. the seventh a garland of flowers. the eighth a grass-snake. the ninth a sickle. and the tenth week did he daily offer up his own body. said the goat: though i be not an ox, yet am i a sword. masked, o god! cried the adept. verily, an thou hadst not sacrificed there was silence. and under the goat s throne was a rainbow2 of seven colours: our father fitted himself as an arrow to the string (and the string was waxed well, dipped in a leaden pot wherein boiled amber and wine) and shot through stormy heavens. and they that saw him saw a woman

oon-sandalled, sun-belted, with torch and vase of fire and water. and he trailed comet-clouds of glory upward. thus came our father (blessed be his name) to death,4 who stood, scythe in hand, opposed. and ever and anon he swept round, and men fell before him. look, said death, my sickle hath a cross-handle. see how they grow like flowers! give me salt! quoth our father. and with sulphur (that the goat had given him) and with salt did he bestrew the ground. i see we shall have ado together, says death. aye! and with that he lops off death s cross-handle. now death was wroth indeed, for he saw that our father had wit of his designs (and they were right foul, but he bade him pass forthwith through his dominion. and our father could not at that time stay him: though for himself had he cut off

d our father, and for seven nights he slept in seven starry palaces, and a sword to guard him. note well also that these children, and those others, are two, being four. and on the sixth day (for the seven days were past) he rose and came into his ancient temple, a temple of our holy order, o my brethren, wherein sat that hierophant who had initiated him of old. now read he well the riddle of the goat (blessed be his name among us for ever! nay, not for ever, and therewith the teacher made him a master of sixfold chamber, and an ardent sufferer toward the blazing star. for the sword, said the teacher, is but the star unfurled.2 and our father being cunning to place aleph over tau read this reverse, and so beheld eden, even now and in the flesh. whence he sojourned far, and came to a great

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ands is thrust through the wet and writhing dust, never black and never dried heart's blood of a suicide. he had plucked the hazel rod from the rude and goatish god, even as the curved moon's waning ray stolen from the king of day. he had learnt the elvish sign; given the token of the nine: once to rave, and once to revel, once to bow before the devil, once to swing the thurible, once to kiss the goat of hell, once to dance the aspen spring, once to croak, and once to sing, once to oil the savoury thighs of the witch with sea-green eyes with the unguents magical. oh the honey and the gall of that black enchanter's lips as he croons to the eclipse mingling that most puissant spell of the giant gods of hell with the four ingredients of the evil elements; 38 ambergris from golden spar, musk o

immaculate pavilions flash upon the trembling turf like the sea-stars in the surf- millions of bejewelled tents for the warrior sacraments. vaster, vaster, vaster, vaster, grows the stature of the master; all the ringed encampment vies with the infinite galaxies. in the midst a cubic stone with the devil set thereon; hath a lamb's virginal throat; hath the body of a stoat; hath the buttocks of a goat; hath the sanguine face and rod of a goddess and a god! spell by spell and pace by pace! mystic flashes swing and trace velvet soft the sigils stepped by the silver-starred adept. back and front, and to and fro, soul and body sway and flow in vertiginous caresses to imponderable recesses, 40 till at last the spell is woven, and the faery veil is cloven that was sequence, space, and stress of

o is trying to raise his consciousness from malkuth to kether. this tiphereth man is in a devil of a hole! he knows theoretically all about the kether point of view (or thinks he does) and practically all about the malkuth point of view. consequently he goes about contradicting malkuth; he refuses to allow malkuth to obsess his thought. he keeps on crying out that there is no difference between a goat and a god, in the hope of hypnotising himself (as it were) into that perception of their identity, which is his (partial and incorrect) idea of how things look from kether. 126 this man performs great magic; very strong medicine. he does really find gold on the midden and skeletons in pretty girls. in abiegnus the sacred mountain of the rosicrucians the postulant finds but a coffin in the cen

e death-bed of their understanding. o children of wonder and of fancy, fly to the wild woods whilst yet there is time! back to the mysteries of the shadowy oaks, to the revolt of imagination, to the insurrection of souls, to the moonlit festivals of love: back where the werewolf lurks, and the moonrakes prowl. back, o back to the song of life, back to the great god pan! and there, wrapped in your goat-skins, drink with the shepherds of tammuz out of the skin of a suckling yet unborn, and ye shall become as the silver-gleaming waters of istar- pure and bright! speed, for he is the divine king of the fauns and the satyrs, the dryads and the oreads; the lord of the crowns; the decider of destiny; the god who prospers all above and beneath! and tarry not, lest as ye wander along the shore of t

d lands below the fiery girdle of many-breasted tellus blushed red in the arms of the summer sun, did miriam seek the cave below the cavern, in which no light had ever shone, to bring forth the light of the world. and on the third day she departed from the cave, and, entering the stable of the sun, she placed her child in the manger of the moon. likewise was mithras born under the tail of the sea-goat, and horus, and krishna- all mystic names of the mystic child of light. i am the ancient child, the great disturber, the great tranquilliser. i am yesterday, to-day, and to-morrow. my name is alpha and omega- the beginning and the end. my dwelling-house is built betwixt the water and the earth; the pillars thereof are of fire, and the walls are of air, and the roof above is the breath of my n

spears of an army of warriors in the distance. but on approaching we find that the blue of the sky-line encompasses a dark wood wherein are all things unmindful of the crown, and where there is darkness and corruption, and where lives the tyrant of the world clothed in a robe of fantastic desires. yet it is here that the golden key has been lost, where the hog, the wolf, the ape, and the bearded goat hold revel. here are set the pavilions of dreams and the tented encampments of sleep, in which are spread the tables of demons, and where 218 feast the wantons and the prudes, the youths and the old men, and all the opposites of virtue and of vice. but he who would wear the crown must find the key, else the door of the palace remains closed, for none other than he can open it for him. and he

d with wine, and the snorting of those who are stuffed with food, and must 219 watch these lecherous beasts who insult the name of man rolling in their offal, gambolling, and itching with a filthy prurience after the mischievous delights of lewdness, drunkenly groping amongst the herds of long-haired boys and short-skirted girls, from whom they suck away their beauty, as milk from the udders of a goat. he must dwell for a time with these she-apes, smeared with white paint, mangled, daubed, and plastered with the "excrement of crocodiles" and the "froth of putrid humours" who are known as women. disreputable hags who keep up old wives' whispering over their cups, and who, as filthy in body as in mind, with unbridled tongues clatter wantonly as they giggle over their sluttish whisperings, sh

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61. adni hartz, the lord of the earth. note 361 denotes the 3 supernals, the 6 members of ruach, and malkuth. this name of god therefore embraces all the 10 sephiroth. 365. an important number, though not in the pure qabalah. see "the cannon" mu epsilon iota theta rho alpha sigma and alpha beta rho alpha chi alpha sigma in greek. 370. really more important for part ii. osh, creation. the sabbatic goat in his highest aspect. this shows the whole of creation as matter and spirit. the material 3, the spiritual 7, and all cancelling to zero. also shlm= peace. 400. the letter hb:taw "the universe" it is the square of 20 "the wheel of fortune" and shows the universe therefore as the sphere of fortune- the samsara-cakkram, where karma, which fools call chance, rules. 400 is the total number of he

f 30. reads "by equilibrium and self- scrifice, the gate" thus useful. also 74= 37 x 2. so we see 37 x 1= 37, man's crown, jechidah, the highest soul "in termino" 37 x 2= 74, the balance, 2 being the symbol "in vi" 37 x 3= 111, aleph, etc, 3 being the mother, the nurse of the soul. 37 x 4= 148 "the balances: and so on. i have not yet worked out all the numbers of this important scale. 77. oz, the goat "scil" of the sabbath of the adepts. the baphomet of the templars, the idol set up to defy and overthrow the false god- though it is understood that he himself is false, not an end, but a means. note the 77= 7 x 11, magical power in perfection. 114 78. most venerable because mzla is shown as the influence descending from on high, whose key is the tarot: and we possess the tarot. the proper nu

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ut this is the interpretation thereof: let the stars be burnt up in the fire of my nostrils! let all the gods and the archangels and the angels and the spirits that are on the earth, and above the earth, and below the earth, that are in all the heavens and in all the hells, let them be as motes dancing in the beam of mine eye! i am he that swalloweth up death and victory. i have slain the crown d goat, and drunk up the great sea. like the ash of dried leaves the worlds are blown before me. thou hast passed by me, and thou hast not known me. woe unto thee, that i have not devoured thee altogether! on my head is the crown, 419 rays far-darting. and my body is the body of the snake, and my soul is the soul of the crowned child. though an angel in white robes leadeth me, who shall ride upon me

ten kings are carried away into bondage, and they are set to fight as the gladiators in the circus of him that hath laid his hand upon eleven. for the ancient tower is shattered by the lord of the flame and the lightning. and they that walk upon their hands shall build the holy place. blessed are they who have turned the eye of hoor unto the zenith, for they shall be filled with the vigour of the goat. all that was ordered and stable is shaken. the aeon of 61 wonders is come. like locusts shall they gather themselves together, the servants of the star and of the snake, and they shall eat up everything that is upon the earth. for why? because the lord of righteousness delighteth in them. the prophets shall prophesy monstrous things, and the wizards shall perform monstrous things. the sorcer

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

for the voice of the aethyr, that is the voice of the aeon, is ended, and thou art absorbed into the lesser night, and caught in the web of the light of thy mother in the word abradaharba. and now the five and the six are divorced, and i am come again within my body. bou-saada "december" 3, 1909. 9.15 to 11.10 a.m. the cry of the 14th aethyr, which is called uti there come into the stone a white goat, a green dragon, and a tawny bull. but they pass away immediately. there is a veil of such darkness before the aethyr that it seems impossible to pierce it. but there is a voice saying: behold, the great one of the night of time stirreth, and with his tail he churneth up the slime, and of the foam thereof shall he make stars. and in the battle of the python and the sphinx shall the glory be t

e girls, for they change from one to another; so varied, and lucent, and harmonious is all this garden, that it seems like a great opal. a voice comes: this water which thou seest is called the water of death. but nemo hath filled therefrom our springs. and i said: who is nemo? and the voice answered: a dolphin's tooth, and a ram's horns, and the hand of a man that is hanged, and the phallus of a goat (by this i understand that nun is explained by shin, and h by resh, and mem by yod, and ayin by tau. nemo is therefore called 165= 11 x 15; and is in himself 910= 91 amen x 10; and 13 x 70= the one eye "achad ayin) and now there cometh an angel into the garden, but he hath not any of the attributes of the former angels, for he is like a young man, dressed in white linen robes. and he saith: n

the balances are equal, scale matched with scale, then will chaos return. yea, as in a looking-glass, so in thy mind, that is backed with the false metal of lying, is every symbol read averse. lo! everything wherein thou hast trusted must confound thee, and that thou didst flee from was thy saviour. so therefore didst thou shriek in the black sabbath when thou didst kiss the hairy buttocks of the goat, when the gnarled god tore thee asunder, when the icy cataract of death swept thee away. shriek, therefore, shriek aloud; mingle the roar of the 139 gored lion and the moan of the torn bull, and the cry of the man that is torn by the claws of the eagle, and the scream of the eagle that is strangled by the hands of the man. mingle all these in the death-shriek of the sphinx, for the blind man

hese canst thou reach up to me, yet by each of these must thou attain to me. and thou must have the strength of the lion, and the secrecy of the hermit. and thou must turn the wheel of life. and thou must hold the balances of truth. thou must pass through the great waters, a redeemer. thou must have the tail of the scorpion, and 170 the poisoned arrows of the archer, and the dreadful horns of the goat. and so shalt thou break down the fortress that guardeth the palace of the king my son. and thou must work by the light of the star and of the moon and of the sun, and by the dreadful light of judgment that is the birth of the holy spirit within thee. when these shall have destroyed the universe, then mayest thou enter the palace of the queen my daughter. blessed, blessed, blessed; yea, bless

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al, kumaon, and garhwal, and in baluchistan. samples of baluchistan charas made in the sarawan division of the kalat state have been sent to the indian museum by mr. hughes-buller. the following is the mode of preparation "the female 'bhang' plants are reaped when they are waist high and charged with seed. the leaves and seeds are separated and half dried. they are then spread on a carpet made of goat's hair, another carpet is spread over them and slightly rubbed. the dust containing the narcotic principle falls off, and the leaves, etc, are removed to another carpet and again rubbed. the first dust is the best quality, and is known as "nup" the dust from the second shaking is called "tahgalim" and is of inferior quality. a third shaking gives "gania" of still lower quality. each kind of d

s silly as the objection to illustrating geometry by diagrams, on the ground that printed lines are thick and so on. this is the imbecility of the "protestant" objection to images. what fools these mortals be! the greeks, too, after exhausting all their sublimest thoughts of zeus and hades and poseidon, found that they could not find a fitting image of the all, the supreme so they just carved a goat-man, saying: let this represent pan! also in the holiest place of the most secret temple there is an empty shrine. but whoso goes there in the first instance thinks; there is no god. he who goes there at the end, when he has adored all the other deities, knoweth that no god. 126 so also i go through all the ritual, and try all the means; at the end it may be i shall find no rituals and no mea

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ill kiss thy painted face, o sphinx, if thou wilt betray to us time. and yet i fear that in his ultimate anguish he may take hold blindly of the world and the moon and slowly pull down upon him the house of man. dunsany. 208 the priestess of panormita hear me, lord of the stars! for thee i have worshipped ever with stains and sorrows and scars, with joyful, joyful endeavour. hear me, o lily-white goat! o crisp as a thicket of thorns, with a collar of gold for thy throat, a scarlet bow for thy horns! here, in the dusty air, i build thee a shrine of yew. all green is the garland i wear, but i feed it with blood for dew! after the orange bars that ribbed the green west dying are dead, o lord of the stars, i come to thee, come to thee crying. the ambrosial moon that arose with breasts slow hea

a snake or a sun in his horoscope heaven hath cast, it is nothing; every one shall win to the moon at last. 212 the mage hath wrought by his art a billion shapes in the sun. look through to the heart of his heart, and the many are shapes of one! an end to the art of the mage, and the cold grey blank of the prison! an end to the adamant age! the ambrosial moon is arisen. i have bought a lily-white goat for the price of a crown of thorns, a collar of gold for its throat, a scarlet bow for its horns. i have bought a lark in the lift for the price of a butt of sherry: with these, and god for a gift, it needs no wine to be merry! i have bought for a wafer of bread a garden of poppies and clover; for a water bitter and dead a foam of fire flowing over. from the lamb and his prison fare and the o

y to weep- to weep for evermore! now, at the crown of the year, the decadent days of october, i come to thee, god, without fear; pious, chaste, and sober. i solemnly sacrifice this first-fruit flower of wine for a vehicle of thy vice as i am thine to be mine. for five in the year gone by i pray thee give to me one; a love stronger than i, a moon to swallow the sun! 215 may he be like a lily-white goat crisp as a thicket of thorns, with a collar of gold for his throat, a scarlet bow for his horns! elaine carr (216) the temple of solomon the king book ii the scaffolding of the temple of solomon the king and the ten mighty supports which are set between the pillars of death and life. that which is below is like that which is above, and that which is above is like that which is below, for the

ides here" says a third "how foolish for me to attempt so high a peak" 228 "i am not strong enough" says a fourth "i have no chart "my business won't let me "my wife is against it" thus god enters the heart of man in a thousand forms and tempts man as he tempted eve in the garden of eden, and abraham in the land of moriah. but the strong man replenishing his wallet, and filling his flask, girds a goat-skin about him, and taking his staff sets forth on his great travel to the summit of the mountain of god; and curious to relate, and terrible to tell, the whole length of that wizard way satan follows behind him in the form of a sleuth-hound ever tempting him from the right path. now he is overcome by a great loneliness, he is cold, he is hungry, he thirsts; the skyline he had thought the sum

or good and evil, and the eagle is the higher and divine nature yet to be found herein, the alchemical eagle of distillation, the renewer of life. as it is said "thy youth shall be renewed like the eagle's" great indeed and many are the mysteries of this terrible key! after explaining a symbol of typhon the associate adept turns to the 15th key of the tarot. the 15th key of the tarot represents a goat-headed satyr-like demon standing upon 286 a cubical altar. in his left hand, which points downwards, he holds a lighted torch, and in his right hand, which is elevated, a horn of water. the cubical altar represents the universe. the whole figure shows the gross generating powers of nature on the material plane, and is analogous to the pan of the greeks and the egyptian goat of mendes. as his

ood of the lion; and the eagle represents the water of hod, the gluten of the eagle; whose reconcilement is made by the air in yesod uniting with the volatised water rising from the cauldron though the influence of the fire beneath it. the chains which link the lion and the eagle to her waist are symbolic of the paths of hb:nun and hb:ayin, scorpio and capricornus as shown by the scorpion and the goat in the background. in her right hand she bears the torch of solar fire, elevating and volatizing the water in hod by the fiery influence of geburah; while with her left hand she pours from a vase the waters of chesed to temperate and calm the fire of netzach. illustration on page 287 approximated_ visita interiora terrae rectificando invenies occultam lapidem, veram medicinam v.i.t.r.i.o.l.u

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there as i stood, a mask of solitude hiding a face wried as a satyr's, rolled that ocean into space. xvii then did i build an altar on the shore of oyster-shells, and ringed it round with star-fish. thither a green flame i bore of phosphor foam, and strewed the ground with dew-drops, children of my wand, whose core was trembling steel electric that made spin the universal wheel. xviii with that a goat came running from the cave that lurked below the tall white cliff. 98 thy name! cried i. the answer that gave was but one tempest-whisper "if" ah, then! his tongue to his black palate clave; for on soul's curtain is written this one certainty that naught is certain! xix so then i caught that goat up in a kiss. and cried io pan! io pan! io pan! then all this body's wealth of ambergris (narciss

clave; for on soul's curtain is written this one certainty that naught is certain! xix so then i caught that goat up in a kiss. and cried io pan! io pan! io pan! then all this body's wealth of ambergris (narcissus-scented flesh of man) i burnt before him in the sacrifice; for he was sure- being the doubt of things, the one thing to endure! xx wherefore, when madness took him at the end, he, doubt-goat, slew the goat of doubt; and that which inward did for ever tend came at the last to have come out; and i who had the world and god to friend found all three foes! drowned in that sea of changes, vacancies, and woes! xxi yet all that sea was swallowed up therein; so they were not, and it was not. 99 as who should sweat his soul out through the skin and find (sad fool) he had begot all that wi

ike a bubble. mystical the night comes down, a soaring wedge of flame woven therein to be a sign to them who yet have never been. xxxi the universe i measured with my rod. the blacks were balanced with the whites; satan dropped down even as up soared god; whores prayed and danced with anchorites. so in my book the even matched the odd: no word i wrote therein, but sealed it with the signet of the goat. xxxii this also i seal up. read thou herein whose eyes are blind! thou may'st behold within the wheel (that alway seems to spin all ways) a point of static gold. then may'st thou out therewith, and fit it in that extreme sphere whose boundless farness makes it infinitely near. 103 modern astrology. edited by alan leo. monthly, 6d. 42 imperial buildings, ludgate circus, e.c. foremost in the a

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the span of thy light, and become one with the glitter of thy shadow: o thou god my god! 4. o thou mighty god, make me as a green arrow of lightning that speedeth through the purple clouds of night; i beseech thee, o thou great god! that i may wake fire from the crown of thy wisdom, and flash into the depths of thine understanding: o thou god my god! 5. o thou mighty god, make me as a flint-black goat that 25 pranceth in a shining wilderness of steel; i beseech thee, o thou great god! that i may paw one flashing spark from thy splendour, and be welded into the glory of thy might: o thou god my god! 6. o thou mighty god, make me as the sapphirine waves that cling to the shimmering limbs of the green rocks; i beseech thee, o thou great god! that i may chant in foaming music thy glory, and ro

e, and that i may drown the fire in the abode of the waters. thus i am rendered naked; for neither flame nor water can clothe me; therefore am i as a breath of wind blown over an earth of adamant, that knoweth neither sorrow nor rejoicing; then do i abide as a river of light between the night of chaos and the day of creation. 10. two are the moons of my madness, like the horns on 71 the head of a goat. and between them burneth a pyramid of flame, which consumeth neither but blindeth both, so that the one beholdeth not the other. notwithstanding, when the one is lost in the water, and the other is burnt up in the flame, they become united in the form of a woman fashioned of earth and of air, who without husband is yet mother of many sons. 9. now the sons are in truth but one son; and the on

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sh or human sorrow, to send my brains into a tiring process of elucidation? far more pleasant it is to remain a contemplative individual. there fore, o mexican gaucho, pass me thy pellote pouch and let me take a helping of the leaves and root of thy wonderful mescal plant. and without thought and without fatigue, i can then "see" where was i. my little brethren, fathers of larvae, sons of the she-goat? ah, i know. well, poor little ljubov was saved by her magnificent soul from despairing thoughts. she lived, very miserable at first, more resigned later on. and there was a boy, too. he was the blind-born son of an ex-soldier, and because of his father's queer and unsocial manner, few people in the village would condescend to take interest in him. but he was no mean child, nevertheless, and

undreds of them who worshipped the lord our god in that manner; and ljubov and piotr were their ministers. is that all you want to know "master, what of the lady "the lady? faugh! she went away; the spirits of the earth prevented her from lodging a complaint; she hid her 308 wounded ears under a thick ornament of pearls and gold. it was not bad with her! besides, what is she to you, anyhow, billy-goat "and now, all of ye, clear out, and walk ye all to your rooms with the mantra" finis 309 midsummer eve faint shadows cross the shifting spears of light, pale gold and amethyst, or warmly white, till velvet shod, unseen, the wizard hours hold thus their elfin court amid the flowers, that wake to wing d music of the night. and silken signs scarce stir the amorous bowers where 'passioned sleep h

ir place she has cultivated the unknowable and andrew lang! if the utilitarian progress in the next few years as he has in the last, soon we shall have some socialistic fellah depriving the world of its last great monuments, and building labourers' cottages out of the stones and bricks of the pyramids, because they are so very much more useful "solve" is the cry to-day; the sabbatic finger of the goat points upwards, yet on the clouds of darkness does it scrawl a sigil of light. a new god stirs in the womb of its mother; we can see his form, dim and red, in the cavern of time. dare we pronounce his name? yea! it is horus, horus the child, reborn amsu the good shepherd, who will lead us out of the sheepish stupidity of to-day. how many understand this mystery? perhaps none save those who ha

of ibsen (right) and wagner (wrong- the book's drivel) to that most indolent of ulcers, the british public, but for nothing more. his own work, bar "man and overman (why the hybrid superman, is a glib sham. if it proves anything, it proves nothing. but are we to writhe in the ecstasies of pyrrhonism? for this prophet claims to be zoroaster. can we be sure even of that? he has educated the british goat to caper to his discordant pan-pipe, so that without the nuisance of crucifixion he may scourge the money-changes from the temple. yet is this true cynicism? doth he delight, the surly diogenes, in his solitary gambols- that insult both lydia and lalage? or is he doing it to tempt them- to coquette with them? is he a man deadly serious in positive constructive aim, yet so sensitive to ridicul

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shall the tuscan god be found reluctant from the altar-stone: his perfume shall delight the ground, his presence to his hold be known in darkling grove and glimmering shrine- o ply the kiss and pour the wine! sir palamede is fairly come into a place of glowing bowers, where all the voice of time is dumb: before an altar crowned with flowers he seeth a satyr fondly dote and languish on a swan-soft goat. then he in mid-caress desires the ear of strong sir palamede. 40 "we burn" qouth he "no futile fires, nor play upon an idle reed, nor penance vain, nor fatuous prayers- the gods are ours, and we are theirs" sir palamedes plucks the pipe the satyr tends, and blows a trill so soft and warm, so red and ripe, that echo answers from the hill in eager and voluptuous strain, while grows upon the so

that pen my quest about- on, on to nile! tread tenderly, my merry men! for nothing is so void and vile as palamede the saracen" 72 xxviii sir palamede the saracen hath clad him in a sable robe; hath curses, writ by holy men from all the gardens of the globe. he standeth at an altar-stone; the blood drips from the slain babe's throat; his chant rolls in a magick moan; his head bows to the crown d goat. his wand makes curves and spires in air; the smoke of incense curls and quivers; his eyes fix in a glass-cold stare: the land of egypt rocks and shivers "lo! by thy gods, o god, i vow to burn the authentic bones and blood of curst osiris even now to the dark nile's upsurging flood! i cast thee down, oh crowned and throned! to black amennti's void profane. until mine anger be atoned thou shal

knave's unreverent sconce "thou mock the questing beast i chase, the questing beast i love 'od's wounds" then sudden from the slave there brake a cachinnation scant of grace, as if a thirty couple hounds were in his belly! knight, awake! ah! well he woke! his love an scorn grapple in death-throe at his throat "lead me away (quoth he "my men! woe, woe is me was ever born so blind a bat, so gross a goat, as palamede the saracen" 87 xxxiv sir palamede the saracen hath hid him in an hermit's cell upon an island in the fen of that lone land where druids dwell. there came an eagle from the height and bade him mount. from dale to dell they sank and soared. last to the light of the great sun himself they flew, piercing the borders of the night, passing the irremeable blue. far into space beyond th

s sink, awaiting some climax- oh, how tense and dumb the expectant hush intoxicating! hush! the heart's beat! across the moor some dreadful god rides fast, be sure! the listening palamede bites through his thin white lips- what hoofs are those? are they the quest? how still and blue the sky is! hush- god knows- god knows! then on a sudden in the midst of them is a swart god, from hoof to girdle a goat, upon his brow the twelve-star diadem and the king's collar fastened on this throat. thrill upon thrill courseth through palamede. life, live, pure life is bubbling in his blood. all youth comes back, all strength, all you indeed flaming within that throbbing spirit-flood! 103 yet was his heart immeasurably sad, for that no questing in his ear he had. nay! he saw all. he saw the curse that wr

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rred["he banishes the sephiroth by the appointed ritual" 114 bear the cup of libation! cancer. 333-333-333. brother taurus, the shrine is well guarded. taurus. the shrine is perfectly guarded. satyr. bear the cup of libation! cancer. 333-333-333. pan. hear me, lord of the stars! for thee i have worshipped ever with stains and sorrows and scars, with joyful, joyful endeavour. hear me, o lily-white goat! o crisp as a thicket of thorns, with a collar of gold for thy throat, a scarlet bow for thy horns! here, in the dusty air, i build thee a shrine of yew. all green is the garland i wear, but i feed it with blood for dew! after the orange bars that ribbed the green west dying are dead, o lord of the stars, i come to thee, come to thee crying. the ambrosial moon that arose with breasts slow hea

ther a snake or a sun in his horoscope heaven hath cast, it is nothing; every one shall win to the moon at last. the mage has wrought by his art a billion shapes in the sun. look through to the heart of his heart, and the many are shapes of one! an end to the art of the mage, and the cold grey blank of the prison! an end to the adamant age! the ambrosial moon is arisen. i have bought a lily-white goat for the price of a crown of thorns, a collar of gold for its throat, a scarlet bow for its horns; i have bought a lark in the lift for the price of a butt of sherry: with these, and god for a gift, it needs no wine to be merry! i have bought for a wafer of bread a garden of poppies and clover; for a water bitter and dead, a foam of fire flowing over. from the lamb and his prison fare and the

nly to weep- to weep for evermore! now, at the crown of the year, the decadent days of october, i come to thee, god, without fear; pious, chaste, and sober. i solemnly sacrifice this first-fruit flower of wine for a vehicle of thy vice, as i am thine to be mine. for five in the year gone by i pray thee give to me one; a lover stronger than i, a moon to swallow the sun! may he be like a lily-white goat, crisp as a thicket of thorns, with a collar of gold for this throat, a scarlet bow for his horns! cancer. may our lady artemis be favourable! taurus. may our lady artemis never be awakened [nymph "comes forward and dances her virginal dance" pan. of what worth is the gold in the mine? cancer. brother pan, be silent. nymph. bear the cup of libation! cancer. 333-333-333. pan["recites" mother o

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s easy to tell the live force from the dead matter. it is no easier to tell the live snake from the dead snake. 16. also concerning vows. be obstinate, and be not obstinate. understand that the yielding of the yoni is one with the lengthening of the lingam. thou art both these; and thy vow is but the rustling of the wind on mount meru. 17. now shalt thou adore me who am the eye and the tooth, the goat of the spirit, the lord of creation. i am the eye in the triangle, the silver star that ye adore. 18. i am baphomet, that is the eightfold word that shall be equilibrated with the three. 36 19. there is no act or passion that shall not be a hymn in mine honour. 20. all holy things and all symbolic things shall be my sacraments. 21. these animals are sacred unto me; the goat, and the duck, and

in four days' time "i wish you'd learnt twiddling" said the brother sadly "but what am i to do, sir "twiddle, you damned fool "i know you always mean something "never. there is nothing to mean "oh "be off, i can't be bothered with you- be off! i send you packing. is that" clear "you have nothing to say to me "what have i been saying this priceless past fourteen minutes twenty-seven seconds? ape! goat! imbecile! dullard! poopstick! do you think one can recover lost time? one must talk english to you- english, you hotel blotting-paper, you unabsorbent wad of pulp! english, you englishman" rolles nearly lost his temper at the final insult. 145 "well, then, i send you packing. go and pack, dolt! pack! trunks, portmanteaux, bags, boxes, and for the lord's sake pack some brains! take the girl t

hose rotten paper knives from jericho, added the adept more peaceably. with the rotten sephardi pointing- blasphemers! and here! don't "you" blaspheme, young feller my lad. you've got a good woman: make the most of her "a great woman, perhaps "a good woman. in the next siege of paris i hope i shall not have to boil your head; i prefer thick soup. a good woman. a sister of the silver star, my good goat "i do not understand, master "you never will, i think. o generation of vipers! o prosy princox! o coxcomb of kafoozelum "i beg your pardon, sir! you know she failed in the abyss "i? you? this is intolerable. give me mere hafiz! here, thickhead! she was your mistress, i suppose? most women in paris seem to be" 146 "sir "yes or no? well, silence gives consent- no! she wasn't! you lie! she never

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668 the archbishopofcanterbury ruled that people who ate and drank in heathen temples, or wore the heads of beasts, should do three years' penance. the witches continued to use the stag's horns, however. their only concession was to meet secretly, on moors or in lonely forests. these meetings were known as 'sabbats* after homage had been paid to the devil, usually present in the guise of a black goat, or his deputy, the witches held a banquet. this was followed by the main feature of the sabbat, the dance, the tempo of which was often raised to a frenzy in preparation for the final climax of sexual orgy. it is important to note at this point that although we have few historical records of 'white' witches at this time and must include them under the general term 'witches, modem white witch

gh his witch books to seejftherei was anything he had omitted to do. the next night he presented himself at the appointed hour. mrs. peters showed him into the' kitchen where a crowd of fifteen ortwen.tyjatnaicans .were awaiting him. on the table was a sack .ofcement; a wreath ofgarlic, four huge iron spikes each attached to a length of heavy chain; and a dagger. tied to the table leg was a small goat bleating as if in anticipation ofitsdeath 'oh. no' alex said .when the dagger was offered to him 'i don't make sacrifices. it's not necessary nowadays.'his words were. drowned by rumbles of anger. mrs peters leapt in toappeaseherfnends while alex tried to explain his point ofview. asmall,wizenedjamaican inenecornet voiced the majority opinion 'are white witchestoo high and mighty to help thei

nowadays.'his words were. drowned by rumbles of anger. mrs peters leapt in toappeaseherfnends while alex tried to explain his point ofview. asmall,wizenedjamaican inenecornet voiced the majority opinion 'are white witchestoo high and mighty to help their colouredbtethten' vainly alex tried towinthdr approval and,grudgingly, they agreed. to tell him how the voodoo ceremony should be conducted. the goat mustbe killed so.that its blood splashed the walls, and all the people within them. then. the iron spikes ii. had to be taken to the. cemetery where the irishman was buried d .one spike.embedded in. cement at each corner of the grave to bind the spirit. lastly the wreath ofgarlic must be placed on top of the grave to prevent its escaping. again alex. was handed the dagger' and again he refuse

m. then. the iron spikes ii. had to be taken to the. cemetery where the irishman was buried d .one spike.embedded in. cement at each corner of the grave to bind the spirit. lastly the wreath ofgarlic must be placed on top of the grave to prevent its escaping. again alex. was handed the dagger' and again he refused to take it. without further ado, a tall jamaican snatched it and drew it across the goat's throat. it bleated momentarily; blood spurted in all directions and the little creature staggered and collapsed. someone pushed it away with his foot; it had served its purpose. alex had no idea that so small a creature could hold so much blood; it oozed everywhere, elling the air with a sweet hot smell. alex realized that the company was enjoying his discomfort. feeling was running high an

f, panther. birds: eagle, vulture. metal: iron. colours: red, russet, brown. sagittaluus the archer. 22 november to 21 december. lucky stones: sagittarius, sapphire; jupiter,amethyst. lucky numbers: sagittarius, four; jupiter, three. lucky day: thursday. flowers: carnation, wallflower. trees: mulberry, vine. animal: horse. bird: eagle. metal: tin. colours: orange, mauve, purple. 154 capricorn the goat. 22 december to 21 january. lucky stones: capricorn, onyx; saturn, obsidian, jet. lucky numbers: capricorn, three; saturn, eight. lucky day: saturday. flowers: nightshade, rose. trees: pine, cypress. yew. animals: dog, elephant. bird: owl. metal: lead. colours: black, grey, violet. luck is believed by witches to work both ways, e.g.butied treasure presents danger to the finder if protective w

ALEXANDRIAN BOOK OF SHADOWS OCCULT

sabbats for witches m grimoire of lady sheba l invocation to the horned god by the flame that burneth bright, o horned one! we call thy name into the night, o ancient one! thee we invoke by the moon-led sea, by the standing stone and the twisted tree. thee we invoke, where gather thine own. by the nameless shore, forgotten and lone. come where the round of the dance is trod, horn and hoof of the goat foot god! by moonlit meadow, on dusky hill, where the haunted wood is hushed and still, come to the charm of the chanted prayer, as the moon bewitches the midnight air. evoke thy powers that potent bide in shining stream and the secret tide, in fiery flame by starlight pale, in shadowy host that rides the gale. and by the ferndrakes, faerie haunted, of forests wild and woods enchanted. come

ALICE A BAILEY02 INITIATION HUMAN AND SOLAR

repares them for the grasp and inner retention of the symbols and formulas which embody the knowledge whereby- 97- initiation, human and solar copyright 1998 lucis trust they can eventually work. these formulas are based upon nine symbols which are now recognised: 1. the cross in its varying forms. 2. the lotus. 3. the triangle. 4. the cube. 5. the sphere and the point. 6. eight animal forms, the goat, the bull, the elephant, the man, the dragon, the bear, the lion, and the dog. 7. the line. 8. certain signs of the zodiac, hence the need for the study of astrology. 9. the cup, or the holy grail. all these symbols allied, interwoven, or taken in part, are combined to express one or other of the seven secrets. the initiate has to recognise them by sight as well as to hear them, and by an eff

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iousness of the atom of deva substance. they set the type for the devas of any particular scheme. once in the history of each scheme, an avatar from the constellation capricorn appears on mental- 430- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust levels. this level is the lowest one on which these interplanetary deities appear. no more can be communicated on this matter "the mystery of the goat" lies hidden here. this avatar makes his appearance in the third round of the third chain, and disappears in the fifth round of the fourth chain. these interplanetary avatars come in, as the products of much earlier kalpas when systemic conditions are refined enough to permit of their appearance. they are the nirmanakayas of an earlier solar cycle who now again take the opportunity to effect

wn (as all else, from manifestation, and return to a cosmic centre of which the logoic head centre is but a dim reflection; they return the richer for experience. the old commentary says "the deva shineth with added light when the virtue of the will hath entered. he garnereth colour as the reaper garners wheat, and storeth it up for the feeding of the multitude. over all this deva host the mystic goat presideth. makara is, and is not, yet the link persisteth" rounds come and go but (except from the standpoint of a particular planet, the manasadevas are forever present, but their influence is not forever felt. in considering planetary pralaya we might briefly enumerate the following periods of quiescence- 439- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust between two globes in a chai

rue in the bible where the angel guards the treasure, and drives man forth in search of another way of entrance, thus forcing him through the cycle of rebirth until he finds the portal of initiation. this portal is occultly regarded as freed from the intervention of the sword as man has developed the ability to soar and mount as an eagle on wings. law 5. the symbol for this is the mountain with a goat standing on the summit, and again an astrological sign, that of capricorn, can be noted. all hard places can be surmounted, and the summit reached by the "divine goat" symbol of the group, viewed as a unit. law 6. the symbol contains a flaming rosy sun with a sign in the centre a sign symbolising the union of fire and water; below this sign is found a hieroglyphic which may not be given as it

a nd triangle. m anifesting factor. 3. law of service. the law of a pitcher on o u t-going en. w ater and of t he head of e nengy 6th ray. f ishes a man. vivifying factor. 4. law of repulse. t he law of all: a n angel with r ejecting energy 1st ray. d estroying angels a flaming sword. dispersing factor. 5. law of gronp t he law of t b e mountain p rogressive energy progress. e levation. a nd the goat 7th ray. evolving factor 6. law of expansive (name not f laming e rpansive energy response. given) r osy sun. 3rd ray. adapting factor- 831- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust 7. law of the the law of a maland female fiery energy l ower four. e theric form, placed back 5 th ray. vi talizing u nion. to back f actor. 301 the seven hierarchies hierarchy nos. symbol force aspect

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

ient points which will give him light upon their strange history. because of this third ray influence, you have the tendency of the jew to manipulate forces and energies, and to "pull strings" in order to bring about desired ends. as a race, they are natural law makers, and hence their tendency to dominate and govern, because their egoic ray is the first. hence also the constant appearance of the goat in their history, and their teaching about the virgin mother who should give birth to the messiah. in every grouping, whether in heaven or on earth there is always evidenced a tendency by some units in the group to revolt, to rebel and to show some form of initiative different to that of the other units in the same grouping. when our solar universe came into being, we are told in the- 244- a

ALICE A BAILEY10 FROM BETHLEHEM TO CALVARY

his new sign. for more than two thousand years its potencies and forces will play upon the race and will establish the new types, foster the new expansions of consciousness, and lead man on to a practical realisation of brotherhood. it is interesting to note how it was that the energies playing upon our planet when the sun was in aries, the ram, produced in religious symbology the emphasis of the goat or ram, and how in our present age of pisces, the fishes, those influences have coloured our christian symbology so that the fish preponderates in our new testament and in our eschatological symbology. the new incoming rays, energies and influences must surely be destined to produce equal effects, not only in the realm of physical phenomena but also in the world of spiritual values. the atoms

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

the gate of life. he stands before the angel and takes away his sword, releasing thus the angel unto a higher task. he himself guards the doorway into the holy place. he died. he entered the strife. he learnt the way of service. he stands before the door" 5. the law of group progress no. 5. exoteric name. the law of group progress. esoteric name. the law of elevation. symbol. the mountain and the goat. ray energy. progressive energy. seventh ray. factor of evolution. this law begins to function and to be registered in the personal consciousness when the aspirant has achieved certain definite realisations, and knows certain ideals as facts in his experience. these might be listed in a very simple way and would then connote to the superficial student the simplest achievement of the probation

ALICE A BAILEY12 DISCIPLESHIP IN THE NEW AGE VOLUME I

s or rays of light; these lines then merge and blend until the lighted way appears before the eyes of each tired pilgrim on that way. he walks in light. he is himself the light, the light upon the way. he is the way and always walks thereon" phrase three. fifth and sixth months "with industry i work as doth the ant. with speed i travel as moves the hare upon its path. with joy i climb as doth the goat which scales the precipice and stands upon the mountain top. industry, speed and joy must be the keynotes of my life; diligence with the task assigned; speed to assent to all the master says; speed on my way to service; and joy to shower forth on all i meet. such is the way for me" my blessing rests on you, my brother. my strength lies at your disposal, for you will not call on me unless the

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

ed into our solar system through the medium of three constellations and their ruling planets. the following tabulation makes this clear but must be interpreted only in terms of this present turn of the great zodiacal wheel (25,000 years: tabulation viii ray constellations planets p lanets (orthodox( esoteric) aries, the ram. mars. mercury. i. will or power. leo, the lion. sun. sun. capricorn, the goat .s aturn. saturn. gemini, the twins .m ercury .v enus. ii. love-wisdom .v irgo, the virgin .m ercury .m oon (veiling a planet. pisces, the fishes. jupiter. pluto. cancer, the crab. moon .n eptune- 52- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust iii. active-intelligence. libra, the scales. venus. uranus. capricorn, the goat .s aturn. saturn. taurus

he archer. jupiter. earth. leo, the lion. sun. sun. v. concrete science. sagittarius, the archer. jupiter. earth. aquarius, the watercarrier. uranus. jupiter. virgo, the virgin .m ercury .m oon. vi. idealism. devotion .s agittarius, the archer. jupiter. earth. pisces, the fishes. jupiter. pluto. aries, the ram. mars. mercury. vii. ceremonial order. cancer, the crab. moon .n eptune. capricorn, the goat .s aturn. saturn. it will be obvious to you how much correlating work and how much readjustment of ideas will be needed as the new astrology is worked out into practical usefulness and eventually substituted for that now holding sway. this new astrology really embodies five sciences: 1. the science of the rays. 2. the science of esoteric interpretation which is carried out through 3. the scie

ing as it does cosmic unfoldment) transcends all possible awareness, gained upon the other two crosses and for which they have prepared the initiate. it might be stated that 1. the mutable cross, in due time and when its lessons are assimilated, brings about planetary awareness. 2. the fixed cross brings about systemic awareness. 3. the cardinal cross brings about cosmic awareness. capricorn, the goat this is one of the most difficult signs about which to write, for it, as you know, is the most mysterious sign of all the twelve. it is the sign of the goat which seeks its sustenance in the most rocky and arid of the world's places and it, therefore, relates man to the mineral kingdom; it is also the sign of the crocodiles which live half in the water and half on dry land; it is spiritually

ust the sign of the unicorn which is the "fighting and triumphant creature" of the ancient myths. under the symbolism of the above creatures, this sign gives us a rather complete picture of man with his feet upon the earth, yet running free and climbing to the heights of worldly ambition or of spiritual aspiration in search of what he realises (at any particular time) to be his major need. as the goat, he is man, the earthly, human, greedy seeker after the satisfaction of desire, or man, the equally selfish aspirant hunting for the satisfaction of his aspiration. this sign portrays to us man, an ambitious animal in two senses of the word: in the early stage upon the mutable cross, man, the blend of desire (water) and the animal nature (earth, and upon the reversed wheel, man, the blend of

senses of the word: in the early stage upon the mutable cross, man, the blend of desire (water) and the animal nature (earth, and upon the reversed wheel, man, the blend of soul and form. it gives us the picture also of the triumphant initiate, the "unicorn of god" the symbol of the unicorn, with its one horn out-thrust like a single spear upon his brow instead of the two horns of the scavenging goat. it is interesting to study the three signs in which the animals have horns: aries, the downturned horns of the ram, signifying the coming into manifestation, the involutionary cycle and the experience of the cardinal cross as it expresses the will-to-manifest of god. taurus, the up-turned horns of the bull with the circle below, depicting the push of man, the bull of god, towards the goal of

god. taurus, the up-turned horns of the bull with the circle below, depicting the push of man, the bull of god, towards the goal of illumination and the emergence of the soul from bondage with the two horns (duality) protecting the "eye of light" in the centre of the bull's forehead; this is "the single eye" of the new testament which makes the "whole body to be full of light" then capricorn, the goat, related particularly and closely to aries, but hiding (as an esoteric blind) the symbolism of the unicorn in which the two horns and the single eye are blended and depicted by the long straight horn of the unicorn in the centre of the forehead. behind all the above lies the dual mystery of leo, for leo is as far as humanity is concerned the key or clue to the entire zodiac and around the con

be desirable, except after due preparation and understanding. it is far more potent than the pentagon and leaves the initiate "unprotected" in an ancient astrological treatise which has never yet seen the light of day but which will be some day discovered when the right time has arrived, the relation between the horned animals of the zodiac is thus described "the ram, the scapegoat and the sacred goat are three in one and one in three. the ram becomes the second and the second is the third. the ram that breeds and fertilises all; the scapegoat, in the wilderness, redeems that all; the sacred goat that merges in the unicorn and lifts impaled upon his golden horn the vanquished form in these the mystery lies hid" it here becomes apparent that three mysteries are hidden in the three horned si

h umanity will. love. intelligence aries. taurus. capricorn in both their higher and their lower aspects these signs hold the secret of the "horns of strife and the horn of plenty subjected to and guarded by the horn of life" again, an ancient proverb runs "the ram when it has become the scapegoat, has sought illumination as the bull of god and has climbed the mountain top in the semblance of the goat changes its shape into the unicorn. great is the hidden key" if the symbolism is carried a little further, it might be stated that: 1. the ram leads us into the creative life of earth and into the darkness of matter. this is the blue of midnight- 94- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust 2. the bull leads into the places of desire in search of

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rovide the grounds for a profound and convinced optimism; nothing can stop the effect growing, stabilising and final of the new, incoming influences. these will inevitably condition the future, determine the type of culture and civilisation, indicate the form of government and produce an effect upon humanity, as has the piscean or christian age, or the earlier period governed by aries, the ram or goat. upon these steadily emerging influences the hierarchy counts with assurance, and the disciples of the world must likewise learn to depend upon them. the consciousness of universal relationship, of subjective integration and of a proven and experienced unity will be the climaxing gift of the period ahead of us. in the coming world state, the individual citizen gladly and deliberately and with

ALICE BAILEY THE LABOURS OF HERCULES

y from one extreme to the other in libra, and is subjected to the disciplining effect of the world of illusion and form in scorpio. in the final four signs, we have the signs of achievement. the aspirant has worked out of the world of glamor and of form, and in his consciousness is free from their limitations. now he can be the archer in sagittarius, going straight for his goal; now he can be the goat in capricorn, scaling the mount of initiation; now he can be the world worker in aquarius, and [83] the world savior in pisces. thus he can sum up in himself all the gains of the preparatory period and of the fiercely fought battles in the four signs of strenuous activity; and in these four final signs demonstrate the gains achieved and the powers developed. this brief summation of the signs

a magnetic center of attraction, are symbolically portrayed for us also in the masonic tradition. in kircher's egyptian planisphere, argo is represented by two galleys (as we have two sheepfolds, whose prows are surmounted by rams' heads, and the stern of one of them ends in a fish's tail. note, therefore, how we have here held pictorially in front of us the consummation in capricorn, wherein the goat scales the mountain top. we also have the portrayal of that greater cycle which includes the progress of the soul from cancer to capricorn, but which begins in aries, the ram, and ends in pisces, the fishes. a close analysis of the symbolism of the zodiacal signs deepens in one the strong conviction of the eternal picturing of truth and the constant holding before our eyes of the story of the

by some outside force that holds us there, but by what we ourselves have said and done. the moment we no longer set up wrong relations with people by the things we say that should not have been said, the moment we stop thinking things about people that we should not think, little by little those ties that hold us to planetary existence are severed, we are freed and we climb the mountain like the goat in capricorn. it has been asked "must we never make karma for ourselves or do anything that would tie us to any human being, because as long as we tie ourselves to any human being, we have got to go on reincarnating" well, i am going to tie myself to humanity by service, by love, by disinterested thought. that means something. but i am not going to tie myself by critical thought, self-pitying

n, says the tibetan, is one of the most difficult signs about which to write and is the most mysterious of all the twelve. so we have found it. even the symbol of the sign has never been correctly drawn, we are told, because its correct delineation would produce an inflow of force that would be undesirable; also this symbol is sometimes called the signature of god. at the foot of the mountain the goat, the materialist, seeks for nourishment in arid places. the scapegoat on the way up finds the flowers of attained desire, each with its own thorn of satiety and disillusionment. at the top of the mountain the sacred goat sees the vision and the initiate appears. in other [172] writings the symbols are the goat, the crocodile and the unicorn. one myth puts the emphasis on the descent into hell

ter, a rock or foundation, is the symbol of the physical body. james, the deceiver, symbolizes the emotional nature, the source of all glamor. john symbolizes the mind, the name meaning "the lord has spoken" there you have the symbolism of three aspects of the personality, on their faces before the glorified christ, in capricorn at his transfiguration. meanings of the sign this is the sign of the goat; it is a superhuman sign, a universal and impersonal sign. all the labors of hercules heretofore have been concerned with his own liberation. now we enter upon three signs that have no relation to his personal achievements. he is free. he is an initiate, a world disciple. he has passed round and round the zodiac, learned all the lessons of the signs and climbed the mountain of initiation; he

t world savior, came, would end at a particular date, and we are right in that time now. we are not facing a judgment day in which the sheep and goats will be divided and some go to heaven and others go to hell. many ridiculous interpretations have been put upon the symbolism of the bible. it has been thought that the sheep went to heaven and the goats went to hell. it is the other way round. the goat in capricorn is the initiate and from a certain esoteric angle the goats do go to heaven because they function in the spiritual kingdom which is heaven; the sheep remain on earth (which after all is the only hell one can possibly predicate) until they are no longer sheep, until they learn to have individual thought, become goats, climb the mountain and exchange the position of follower to tha

atisfaction of desire; in later stages aspiration for the goal of initiation. polar opposite: gemini. an air sign (eventual control of fluidity and pairs of opposites; fusion, synthesis, at-one-ment. rulers: exoteric, jupiter; esoteric, earth. keywords: from the angle of form "let food be sought; from the angle of soul "i see the goal. i reach that goal and then i see another [214] capricorn, the goat element: earth sign (as are also taurus and virgo. quality: extreme characteristics of the worst and best types. ambition. crystallization. struggle overcome. transfiguration. initiate consciousness "the unicorn of god" polar opposite: cancer. a water sign (first door to incarnation. rulers: exoteric and esoteric the same, saturn. keywords: from the angle of form "let ambition rule and let th

s depicted as a virgin, carrying a sheaf of wheat. see gen. 49, 20. libra, the scales or balances dan "dan shall judge his people" scorpio, the serpent or adder dan mentioned twice as two sons are assigned to gemini "dan shall be a serpent. that biteth the horses' heels" sagittarius, the archer joseph "his bow abode in strength. his horse is the one that scorpio follows fast after. capricorn, the goat benjamin in the egyptian mysteries capricorn is represented as a god with a wolf's head "benjamin shall raven as a wolf" aquarius, the water carrier reuben means "the pouring out of water. the living water. pisces, the fishes gad a play on "dag, the fish [225] journey through the signs (as a back-drop to the drama enacted in each sign this brief summary seems to integrate the hercules series)

ANATHEMA OF ZOS

are was a watcher on the threshold. agape of the christos had spent its force. it laid upon the land as a shroud when once it had been a bright and shining spell of liberation. under this pall the scorpion bred consciousness in the charnel house of putrefaction. monsters arose and walked the earth in the guise of living men and women. these are the hypocrites to whom the sermon was delivered. the goat-herd found himself in a pigsty; speaking to swine bred on foul aethers. where once there was the sermon on the mount, now there need be a sermon of the midden. zos eats complacency and his leavings bear the name of doubt. zos heralds the onrush of the beast as john the baptist once swept the path of the christos. this time it is not the oracles' head served upon the platter. be not complacent

estered him, saying: master, we would learn of these things! teach us religion! and seeing, with chagrin, the hopeful multitude of believers, he went down into the valley of styx, prejudiced against them as followers. and when he was ennui, he opened his mouth in derision, saying: o, ye whose future is in other hands! this familiarity is permitted not of thybut of my impotence. know me as zos the goat-herd, savior of myself and of those things i have not yet regretted. unbidden ye listened to my soliloquy. endure then my anathema. foul feeders! slipped, are ye, on your own excrement? parasites! having made the world lousy, imagine ye are of significance to heaven? desiring to learn-think ye to escape hurt in the rape of your ignorance? for of what i put in, far more than innocence shall co

ARADIA GOSPEL OF THE WITCHES

ount and away! so he mounted the cat, which flew as quick asthought, and found the mare, and having pronounced over it the incantation, it became a womanand said: in nome della fata diana!tu possa divenireun giovane bellobianco e rosso!di latte e sangue!in the name of the fairy diana!mayest thou hereby becomea beautiful young man,red and white in hue,like to milk and blood!after this he found the goat and conjured it in like manner, and it replied: in the name of the fairy diana!be thou attired more richly than a prince!so he passed to the hall, where he was wooed by beautiful ladies, but his answer to them all wasthat his love was at monterone.then he saw or knew no more, but on awaking found himself in monterone, and so changed to ahandsome youth that no one knew him. so he married his b

bestia!e poi si troverauna grossa capra,ma un vero caprone,et tu dirai:bona sera, bel caprone,e questo ti risponderbuona sera galantuomosono tanto stanco, ioche non mi sento di andare pi avanti.e risponderai al solito,fata diana vi scongiuro,di dare pace e benea questo caprone!fairy diana! fairy diana! fairy diana!i conjure thee to do some little goodt o this poor beast.then thou wilt finda great goat,a true he-goat,and thou shalt say,good evening, fair goat!and he will reply,good evening, fair sir!i am so wearythat i can go no fartherand thou shalt reply as usual,fairy diana, i conjure theet o give to this goat relief and peace! page 73 n r r r r r we implore thee give this sleeper,give unto this good melambothe great gift of understandingwhat all creatures say while talking!this legend c

BANISHING THE SLAVE GODS

l. here is a brief sex magical rite to open the "third eye. obtain crowley's book of thoth: tarot take out the devil and tower cards. you can: a. masturbate while gazing upon the tower card equating its symbology with the procreative force you are generating through arousal, then while holding back orgasm karezza switch attention to the devil card. focus on the "third eye" that is depicted on the goat. take on the head of the goat as in the manner of an assumption of a god form. as your sexual arousal begins to reach its pitch. imagine the focused force of that energy opening and shining out, projecting the pentagram as analogous to a laser projecting an image on a surface. with practice, you will eventually be able to summon this process by sheer will alone when the n arises. also, at the

BASIL VALENTINE TWELVE KEYS

ach other. indeed, the tendency of events is to give the highest place to the most excellent and the most deserving. for the present state of things is passing away, and a new world is about to be created, and one planet is devouring another spiritually, until only the strongest survive. let me tell you allegorically that you must put into the heavenly balance the ram, bull, cancer, scorpion, and goat. in the other scale of the balance you must place the twins, the archer, the water vbearer, and the virgin. then let the lion jump into the virgin s lap, which will cause the other scale to kick the beam. thereupon, let the signs of the zodiac enter into opposition to the pleiads, and when all the colours of the world have shewn themselves, let there be a conjunction and union between the gre

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

of the crow s whistle. hilu hilu hing hing. cleanse .kar. ja. ja. 525 h. va. ho. i become the pledge-being and non-duality. the stream of drinks which are concoctions of blood and beer stir up red waves, and i offer these good drinks to you. in order to accomplish enlightened activities gulp these [drinks] down" saying this, offer the stream of blood"[while] the trembling and steam of a brand new goat s heart has not faded, i offer the food of this raw meat to you. in order to liberate the enemies and hindering demons [act] without mistake (4b) saying this, offer the raw meat "the stream of nectar falls from the circle of one s mantra at the heart which illuminates one s tutelary deity. because of this, fill the bodies of the violence demons with their retinue. aspire to purify all the cor

BLACK WITCHCRAFT

rent within our blood. this dynamic process has been represented in the luciferian witchcraft grimoires in various manners, in yatuk dinoih, i have presented a system coherent with cainite workings based on the isolated spirit as embodied in the flesh of the initiate, being as represented as paitisha, the rite of zohak and other workings within the grimoire. the spirit of baphomet or the sabbatic goat, the god of witches is revealed thus as cain himself, the bestial god who has shed the flesh to the daemon head of the therion formed witch-god or goddess. once one has began the process of separation, ignorance falls away as clay burnt with blackened flames, the spirit lifts up to dance in twisted widdershins forms, the body and shadow and light copulate to the musick of jubal cain and the s

BLAVATSKY H P ANTHROPOGENESIS

rupas for our brothers of the fifth. no dwellings for the lives. pure waters, not turbid, they must drink. let us dry them. 8. the flames came. the fires with the sparks; the night fires and the day fires. they dried out the turbid dark waters. with their heat they quenched them. the lhas of the high, the lhamayin of below, came. they slew the forms which were two- and four-faced. they fought the goat-men, and the dog-headed men, and the men with fishes' bodies. 9. mother-water, the great sea, wept. she arose, she disappeared in the moon which had lifted her, which had given her birth. 10. when they were destroyed, mother-earth remained bare. she asked to be dried- iii. 11. the lord of the lords came. from her body he separated the waters, and that was heaven above, the first heaven. 12. t

by the author of "the qabbalah" in the zohar, siphrah dzeniouta, in jovah rabbah, 128a, etc, etc. the kabala states the same (b) oannes (or dagon, the chaldean "man-fish) divides his cosmogony and genesis into two portions. first the abyss of waters and darkness, wherein resided most hideous beings- men with wings, four and two-faced men, human beings with two heads, with the legs and horns of a goat (our "goat-men* hippocentaurs, bulls with the heads of men, and dogs with tails of fishes. in short, combinations of various animals and men, of fishes, reptiles and other monstrous animals assuming each other's shapes and countenances. the feminine element they resided in, is personified by thalatth- the sea, or "water- which was finally conquered by belus, the male principle. and polyhistor

of whom was understood. thus it was that the real meaning became distorted- stanza ii- continued. 8. the flames came. the fires with the sparks; the night fires and the day fires (a. they dried out the turbid dark waters. with their heat they quenched them. the lhas (spirits) of the high; the lhamayin (those) of below, came (b. they slew the forms, which were two- and four-faced. they fought the goat-men, and the dog-headed men, and the men with fishes' bodies (a) the "flames" are a hierarchy of spirits parallel to, if not identical with, the "burning" fiery saraph (seraphim) mentioned by isaiah (vi. 2-6, those who attend, according to hebrew theogony "the throne of the almighty" melha is the lord of the "flames" when he appears on earth, he assumes the personality of a buddha, says a pop

expressed in maimonides "in more nevochim (chapter xxvi, p. 8 "there is an impenetrable mystery in the narrative concerning azazel" and so there is, as lanci, a librarian to the vatican and one who ought to know, says- we have quoted him before- that "this venerable divine name (nome divino e venerabile) has become through the pen of biblical scholars, a devil, a wilderness, a mountain, and a he-goat (sagra scrittura. therefore it seems foolish to derive the name as spencer does, from ajal (separated) and el (god, hence "one separated from god" the devil. in the zohar, azazel is rather the sacrificial victim than the "formal adversary of jehovah" as spencer would have it (ii, pp. 14, 29. the amount of malicious fancy and fiction bestowed on that "host" by various fanatical writers is quit

ies" p. 403) this is only another version of the hindu "war in heaven" between soma, the moon, and the gods- indra being the atmospheric vul; which shows it plainly to be both a cosmogonical and an astronomical allegory, woven into and drawn from the earliest theogony as taught in the mysteries. it is in the religious doctrines of the gnostics that the real meaning of the dragon, the serpent, the goat, and all those symbols of powers now called evil, can be seen the best; as it is they who divulged the esoteric nature of the jewish substitute for ain-soph in their teachings; of the true meaning of which, while the rabbins concealed it, the christians, with a few exceptions, knew nothing. surely jesus of nazareth would have hardly advised his apostles to show themselves as wise as the serpe

a more veiled way, by stating that "cain had been generated by samael or satan[[footnote(s* in demonology, satan is the leader of the opposition in hell, the monarch of which was beelzebub. he belongs to the fifth kind or class of demons (of which there are nine according to mediaeval demonology, and he is at the head of witches and sorcerers. but see in the text the true meaning of baphomet, the goat-headed satan, one with azaziel, the scape goat of israel. nature is the god pan[[vol. 2, page] 390 the secret doctrine. the fallen angels are made in every ancient system the prototypes of fallen men- allegorically, and, those men themselves- esoterically. thus the elohim of the hour of creation became the "beni-elohim" the sons of god, among whom is satan- in the semitic traditions; war in h

e screened his real beliefs and knowledge under the mask of spiritism[[vol. 2, page] 477 the genesis of the devil. may we not then be permitted to drag the deep rivers of the past, and thus bring to the surface the root idea that led to the transformation of the wisdom-god, who had first been regarded as the creator of everything that exists, into an angel of evil- a ridiculous horned biped, half goat and half monkey, with hoofs and a tail? we need not go out of the way to compare the pagan demons of either egypt, india, or chaldea with the devil of christianity, for no such comparison is possible. but we may stop to glance at the biography of the christian devil, a piratical reprint from the chaldeo-judaean mythology- the primitive origin of this personification rests upon the akkadian co

off, without which pure light would be invisible and incomprehensible "for the initiates" says eliphas levi "the devil is not a person but a creative force, for good as for evil" they (the initiates) represented this force, which presides at physical generation, under the mysterious form of god pan- or nature: whence the horns and hoofs of that mythical and symbolic figure, as also the christian "goat of the witches' sabbath" with regard to this too, christians have imprudently forgotten that the goat was also the victim selected for the atonement of all the sins of israel, that the scape-goat was indeed the sacrificial martyr, the symbol of the greatest mystery on earth- the fall into generation. only the jews have long forgotten the real meaning of their (to the non-initiated) ridiculous

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ther elements in their present transformation. in short, none of the socalled elements were, in the three preceding rounds, as they are now. for all we know, fire may have been pure akasa, the first matter of the magnum opus of the creators and "builders" that astral light which the paradoxical eliphas levi calls in one breath "the body of the holy ghost" and in the next "baphomet" the "androgyne goat of mendes; air, simply[[footnote(s[[footnote continued from previous page] geologists, then we would say that there was no real water- even during the carboniferous period. we are told that gigantic masses of carbon, which existed formerly spread in the atmosphere as carbonic acid, were absorbed by plants, while a large proportion of that gas was mixed in the water. now, if this be so, and we

s, the crusaders, as the vehicle of the holy ghost supposed to lead the army to palestine, to wrench the tomb of the saviour from the hands of the saracen. if we are to credit professor draper's statement in his "intellectual development of europe" the crusaders, led on by peter the hermit, were preceded, at the head of the army, by the holy ghost under the shape of a white gander in company of a goat. the egyptian god of time, seb, carries a goose on his head. jupiter assumes the form of a swan and brahma also, because the root of all this is that mystery of mysteries- the mundane egg (see preceding[[footnote(s* the seven swans that are believed to land from heaven into lake mansarovara, are in the popular fancy the seven rishis of the great bear, who assume that form to visit the localit

ghters of men were fair (genesis vi) in the indian philosophy, the suras are among the earliest and the brightest gods, and become asuras only when dethroned by brahminical fancy. satan never assumed an anthropomorphic, individualized shape, until the creation by man, of a "one living personal god" had been accomplished; and then merely as a matter of prime necessity. a screen was needed; a scape-goat to explain the cruelty, blunders, and but too-evident injustice, perpetrated by him for whom absolute perfection, mercy, and goodness were claimed. this was the first karmic effect of abandoning a philosophical and logical pantheism, to build, as a prop for lazy man "a merciful father in heaven" whose daily and hourly actions as natura naturans, the "comely mother but stone cold" belie the as

sionally[[footnote(s* he may be laughed at by the protestants; but the roman catholics have no right to mock him, without becoming guilty of blasphemy and sacrilege. for it is over 200 years since confucius was canonized as a saint in china by the roman catholics, who have thereby obtained many converts among the ignorant confucianists* the animals regarded as sacred in the bible are not few: the goat for one, the azaz-el, or god of victory. as aben ezra says "if thou art capable of comprehending the mystery of azazel, thou wilt learn the mystery of his (god's) name, for it has similar associates in scriptures. i will tell thee by allusion one portion of the mystery[[footnote continued on next page[[vol. 1, page] 442 the secret doctrine. the dove, are "the sacred animals" of the western bi

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ss and mystery, o pan! io pan! io pan! io pan pan! pan pan! pan, i am a man: do as thou wilt, as a great god can, o pan! io pan! io pan! io pan pan! i am awake in the grip of the snake. the eagle slashes with beak and claw; hymn to pan 7 the gods withdraw: the great beasts come, io pan! i am borne to death on the horn of the unicorn. i am pan! io pan! io pan pan! pan! i am thy mate, i am thy man, goat of thy flock, i am gold, i am god, flesh to thy bone, flower to thy rod. with hoofs of steel i race on the rocks through solstice stubborn to equinox. and i rave; and i rape and i rip and i rend everlasting, world without end, mannikin, maiden, maenad, man, in the might of pan. io pan! io pan pan! pan! io pan! 9 editorial do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law the world needs religio

hou that sittest upon the earth (so spake a certain veiled one to me) thou art not greater than thy mother! thou speck of dust infinitesimal! thou art the lord of glory, and the unclean dog. 4. stooping down, dipping my wings, i came unto the darkly-splendid abodes. there in that formless abyss was i made a partaker of the mysteries averse. 5. i suffered the deadly embrace of the snake and of the goat; i paid the infernal homage to the shame of khem. 6. therein was this virtue, that the one became the all. 7. moreover i behld a vision of a river. there was a little boat thereon; and in it under purple sails was a golden woman, an image of asi wrought in finest gold. also the river was of blood, and the boat of shining steel. then i loved her; and, loosing my girdle, cast myself into the st

n the laborious coral of our making! 49. we have made us a ring of glistening white sand, strewn wisely in the midst of the delightful ocean, 50. let the palms of brilliance flower upon our island; we shall eat of their fruit, and be glad. 51. but for me the lustral water, the great ablution, the dissolving of the soul in that resounding abyss. the equinox 88 52. i have a little son like a wanton goat; my daughter is like an unfledged eaglet; they shall get them fins, that they may swim. 53. that they may swim, o my beloved, swim far in the warm honey of thy being, o blessed one, o boy of beatitude! 54. this heart of mine is girt about with the serpent that devoureth his own coils. 55. when shall there be an end, o my darling, o when shall the universe and the lord thereof be utterly swall

nfinite pride, and the humble ones with an ecstasy of abasement; all this shall transcend the known and the unknown with somewhat that hath no name. for it is as the abyss of the arcanum that is opened in the secret place of silence. liber lxv 91 8. thou hast come hither, o my prophet, through grave paths. thou hast eaten of the dung of the abominable ones; thou hast prostrated thyself before the goat and the crocodile; the evil men have made thee a plaything; thou hast wandered as a painted harlot, ravishing with sweet scent and chinese colouring, in the streets; thou hast darkened thine eyepits with kohl; thou hast tinted thy lips with vermilion; thou hast plastered thy cheeks with ivory enamels. thou hast played the wanton in every gate and byway of the great city. the men of the city h

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degree of leo to 20 degree of virgo. fire of earth king of gnomes. xviii. the queen of the thrones of earth queen of pentacles a woman of beautiful face with dark hair; seated upon a throne, beneath which is dark sandy earth. one side of her face is light, the other dark; and her symbolism is best represented in profile. her attire is similar to that of the queen of wands: but she bears a winged goat's head as a crest. a goat is by her side. in one hand she bears a sceptre surmounted by a cube, and in the other an orb of gold. she is impetuous, kind; timid, rather charming; great-hearted; intelligent, melancholy; truthful, yet of many moods. if ill dignified she is undecided, capricious, changeable, foolish. she rules from 20 degree sagittarius to 20 degree capricorn. water of earth the q

hild's head head of man severed, cumulus clouds, drawn sword lightbrown grey prince winged angel's head arch fairies winged, whirling hair, nimbi, drawn sword and sickle dark dark princess medusa's head silver altar, smoke, clouds, drawn sword lightbrown blue pentacles king winged stag's head light-brown horse, ripe cornland, sceptre with hexagram, pentacle as zelator adept dark dark queen winged goat's head barren land, fan, light one side only, sceptre with cube, orb of gold dark dark prince winged bull's flowery land, bull, sceptre with orb and dark- dark book t page 10 of 26 http//www.private.org.il/gd/book-t.html 13/10/2002 of the thirty-six decans here follow the descriptions of the smaller cards of the four suits, thirty-six in number, answering unto the thirty-six decans of the zod

BOOK OF BLACK SERPENT

hue, and their forms like hideous women, almost skeletons, united to the bodies of serpents and fishes. in the midst of the circle are placed samael and asmodai. the symbolic form of the former is somewhat like that of the devil of the tarot, but colossal and attenuated; that of asmodai is as a bloated, bestial man, but in a crouching position. at the south-east angle are placed the evil adam, a goat-headed skeleton-like giant; and a thousand- headed hydra serpent; everchanging and distorted countenance. at the north-east angle is aggerath, the daughter of machalath, a fiendish witch with serpent hair enthroned in a chariot drawn by an ox and an ass. at the north-west angle is a gigantic scorpion with a fearful countenance, but standing upright as it were, and formed of putrefying water

BOOK OF PLEASURE

eve) your sigil must relate to. if you used any form stupidly, you might possibly "conjure up" exactly what you did not want- the mother of insanity, or what always happens then, nothing at all. this being the only system, any result other than by it is accidental. also you do not have to dress up as a traditional magician, wizard or priest, build expensive temples, obtain virgin parchment, black goat's blood, etc, etc, in fact no theatricals or humbug*(2) free belief or energy, i.e, a disappointed desire, not yet an obsession. sigils are made by combining the letters of the alphabet simplified. illustration*(3, the word "woman" in sigil form is (example) or (example) or (example) etc. the word tiger (example) or (example) etc, etc. the idea being to obtain a simple form which can be easil

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one of us made up of both masculine and feminine attributes. the toughest, most macho man has feminine aspects just as the most traditionally-feminine woman has male aspects. so it is "pan a greek nature and fertility deity, originally native to arcadia. as such he is god of goatherds and flocks and is usually represented as a very sensual creature; a shaggy human to the loins with pointed ears, goat's horns and legs. he wanders among the mountains and valleys, pursuing nymphs or leading them in their dances. he is quite musical and is the inventor of the syrinx, or 'pipes of pan. he is considered to be a son of hermes" putnam's concise mythological dictionary joseph kaster, putnam, ny 1963 lesson two: beliefs/ 15 with the deities. the god has feminine aspects as well as masculine, and th

s foot cranesbill geranium sylvaticum dragon's claw crawley root corallorrhiza odontorrhiza dragon's eye nephalium loganum duck's foot american mandrake podophyllum peltatum fairy fingers/gloves foxglove digitalis purpurea flesh and blood tormentil potentillatormentilla fox tail club moss lycopodium clavatum foal's foot coltsfoot tussilago farfara frog's foot bulbous buttercup ranunculus bulbosus goat's beard vegetable oyster tragopogon porrofolius goat's foot ash weed aegopodium podograria hare's foot clover trifolium arvense hedgehogs medicago intertexta horse tail scouring rush equisetum hyemale horse tongue hart's tongue scolopendrium vulgare hound's tongue vanilla leaf liatris odoratissima jew's ear fungus on elder or elm peziza auricula lamb's tongue ribwort plantain plantago lanceto

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f the boat glide three serpents, which are called sek-re, sefa, and nepen, and in front of these march four man-headed click to view gods in the procession of the boat of the birth of osiris. gods and two hawk-headed gods, each with a serpent in his left hand, a god called nabti, who holds a crook in each hand, net, or neith, goddess p. 8 of the south, net, or neith, goddess of the north, and the goat goddess artet. the two hawk-headed gods are called tchatui and meti, and the four following gods abenti, benbeti, sekhti, and sekhet. the explanation of this scene is given by the horizontal line of hieroglyphic text written above it, which reads"[the god cometh to] this court, he passeth through it in the form of a ram, and he maketh his transformations therein. after he hath passed through

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eritance and for claiming what is rightfully yours in any area of life. ruled by mars in the ancient system, now by pluto [symbol- sym09] sagittarius, the archer: 23 november to 21 december. colour: orange or yellow. a mutable fire sign, for optimism, fresh perspectives, long-distance travel and house moves, creative ventures and expanding horizons. ruled by jupiter [symbol- sym10] capricorn, the goat: 22 december to 20 january. colour: brown or black. a cardinal earth sign, for ambitions, perseverance, matters concerning seite 52 wicca01.txt officialdom, loyalty and for the acquisition of money. ruled by saturn [symbol- sym11] aquarius, the water carrier: 21 january to 18 february. colour: indigo or dark blue. a fixed air sign, for independence, friendship, creativity and for detachment f

CASTING THE CIRCLE

th joy and beauty, and the love of our kin. we seek the sorcerous path! by the power of the toad, sacred of hecate and the powers of night, avail the lunar current unto our selves, so that we shall emerge in the dark light of saturn! by the power of the serpent, sacred of asmodeus and lilith, bringers of the craft of olde, that we shall emerge in the waking dawn of phosphorus! by the power of the goat, oz as known to the secret. bring us union and that opposites are joined, that we shall emerge knowing both good and evil! this circle is hereby sacred, blessed by the light of shaitan the double headed one! perform the witches rune "bagabi lacha bachabe lamac cahi achababe to that which is, unto that which was. a burning cycle is upon us, fear shan t ascend in its ugliness, failure is null

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the form of a human to avoid frightening the farmers. even in his human form, he had an ugly face like an insect, with a mouth like the bottom of a crow s beak and a long neck like a snake. the farmers did not care about his appearance, however. they loved him for his efforts on their behalf. as yu traveled across china, he named the tribal groups and recorded their customs: leather-skin people; goat-fur people; oyster-and-pearl people; kingfisher- green-silk people; grass-skirt people; felt-tent people; mountains-of-jewels people; dew-drinkers; red-grain- growers; lacquer-makers; winged people; short people; deep-set-eyes people. he charted their land and collected samples of their soil as he traveled across the fifty rivers and mountains of china. wherever he went, yu found happy famili

DANCE OF THE WITCHES

nife, a cord, and a cup and bowl. make an altar to the two-horned king, outside of your circle, east of it, where the triangle points. you can visualize the altar, or actually have a space of ground or a low table of dark wood or a tree stump, covered with greenery, dried and green leaves, bones and bits of antler, candles, with a centerpiece of some two-horned animal's skull, such as a buck or a goat. the ideal altar for this operation has the word "dhulkarnen" painted in red on it's front. i find it just as easy to visualize as to improvise. my personal favorite time for this rite is in the woods at night, under a large moon, with flour used to mark out the circle and triangle, because of how ghostly it glows. in these traditional circle-and-triangle workings devoted to the secret lord o

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

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is that of the snake or serpent. both civilisations were known in legends as the dragon lands and the motherlands.2 the greeks called atlantis "hespera (a name for venus) and they said it was guarded by a dragon.3 native american records call atlantis "itzamana, which means "dragon land" or the "old red land".4 the algonquins use the name pan for the atlantean continent, a name also given to the goat god of the greeks. pan was originally a dragon or goat god of the atlanteans, some records of the early egyptians and greeks suggest.5 the very name, mu, pronounced moo, is close to the polynesian name for dragon.6 an indian tamil text, silappadikaran, describes a lost continent in the pacific and indian ocean it calls kumari nadu or kumari kandam, which means the "dragon land of the immortal

latitudes of egypt. the symbol of the eastern star is the symbol of satanism, the inverted pentagram, and that is their symbol for sirius (figure 2. the pentagram within a circle is used by satanists in their rituals to draw other dimensional demonic entities into this world or to "draw down the kingdom of satan into manifestation on earth, as one writer put it. the pentagram is symbolised by the goat head known as the "goat of mendes" or "baphomet, the image the knights templar secret society was accused of worshipping when it was purged in france after 1307. the goat head is also associated with the sirius system. the ancients designed massive temples to point directly at the spot on the horizon where sirius appeared at the "rising" and their key rituals were focused on sirius, just as m

r".47 the tuaregs also perform a dance in honour of the atlantean fire god, volcan or votan. the atlanteans and lemurians established colonies in egypt, then known as khem or "land of the fire serpent. the letter "k, the sound used so often by these reptilian bloodlines apparently, was written in the form of a serpent in egyptian hieroglyphics. khem was the name of the deity symbolised as a black goat and late called pan. the goat is still a symbol of worship for the illuminati and saranists today under the name baphomet. there are many surviving records that claim a lineage of egyptian kings going back tens of thousands of years before the formation of the egyptian civilisation described by official historians. this supports the stories of an atlantean/lemurian colony in egypt long before

lines have located, the worship of a serpent goddess has always been the centre of their rituals under names like athene, barati, isis, semiramis, el, artemis, diana, and hecate. other atlantean/lemurian colonists were known as the pelasgians("peoples of the sea, the danaans, and the female amazons.50 the pelasgians worshipped the serpent moon goddess dana, later diana (artemis, and the atlantean goat god called pan. they first landed on the peloponnese in greece and settled in arcadia, according to ancient greek records. arcadia has always been a sacred place to the illuminati bloodlines and was apparently a name for atlantis. the danaans left atlantis to settle in asia minor (now turkey, greece, and the islands of the aegean. they are claimed by some authors to descend from the old testa

nd other headgear that was later used by the hybrid bloodlines to symbolise royalty and kingship, and from this came the symbol of the royal crown. look at darth maul and you will perhaps see where the crown comes from. credo mutwa says on the reptilian agenda, part one, that he was amazed to see darth maul because of his likeness to the reptilians in ancient and modern african legend. the ram or goat's head, so widely used as a symbol of satanism, is partly symbolic of the horned nature of the anunnaki "royalty" that satanism was created to serve (figure 16. ram is a word or syllable meaning fire and relates to the atlantean god of fire, votan. from this we get pentagram, pyramid, semiramis, ramses, rama, ramtha, maybe even program or programme, a word at the heart of the illuminati strat

of the story, including the creation of royal bloodlines through the interbreeding between humans and non-human entities, shape-shifting, the use of holographic images to hide a being's true form, and battles between competing dragons. geoffrey of monmouth, the 12th century historian, said that merlin's earlier name had been ambrosius, thus possibly associating him with the figure 16: the satanic goat's head is. in part, a symbol of the horned "draco" 114 children of the matrix greek term for menstrual blood, ambrosia, which the reptilians love to drink.5 there is also the theme of the "lady of the lake" and this connects with the stories of goddess-worshipping serpent peoples like the nagas living in underground centres located under lakes and lochs. like the celtic myth and folklore, the

at-grandson, about 3245bc..they contain fairly full details of the personality and exploits of himself, his queen and sonchampion knight, and his warrior-clan of guts or goths, with their portraits chiselled on stone and engraved on their sacred seals, representing them as wearing horned hats like the european goths, ancient britons and anglo-saxons, and like the eddic heroes in medieval art. the goat and deer metaphors, pictographic of his name, are freely applied to him by the sumerians and the hittites, just as they are to thor in the edda. and his capture and consecration of the sacred bowl or holy grail is in agreement with that by thor or her-thor (arthur) in the edda. indra's sacred rowan tree, guarded by goats, is pictured by the sumerians and the nordic-aryan hittites and cappadoc

family alone. this same serpent cult described in the edda continues to manipulate the world to this day. we call it the llluminati. the british royal family are reptilian "host (possessed) entities who work for the serpent cult/ llluminati and we can now see the true symbolism of the royal crest with the lion facing a chained unicorn (figure 20. the symbol of thor/indara and his nordics was the goat and this later evolved into the unicorn.35 thus we have the symbolism of the lion (serpent cult) controlling and imprisoning the tethered human race and their great enemies, the nordics (unicorn. notice also the great similarity between the royal crest and that of the house of rothschild, complete with lion, unicorn and fleurde- lis (figure 21. the greek hero prometheus is a version of thor/i

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ses the aristocratic reptile-humancrossbreed bloodlines which the reptilians possess from the lower fourth dimensionand dracula is an obvious reference again to draco. the recent reports of the blood-27sucking chupacabra in puerto rico, mexico, florida and the pacific northwest fit thereptilian description. they have been seen sucking the blood of domestic livestock likegoats and their name means goat-sucker. the reptilians operate a pincer movement onthe human race. their physical expression lives under the ground and interacts in theunderground bases with human and human-reptile crossbreed scientists and militaryleaders. they also emerge to engage in some human abductions. but the main controlcomes by outright possession. the crossbreeding programme (via sex and test tube) isdescribed in

h is the greekgod, prometheus, who is said to have stolen fire (knowledge) from the gods and given itto humans (selected humans. a gold statue of prometheus stands in the rockefellercenter in new york. the rockefellers are reptilian full-bloods and therefore are fullyaware of the true significance and background of the prometheus legend. incidentally,the watcher called azazel is the origin of the goat head in satanic ritual and the termscapegoat. according to the book of leviticus, the israelites would sacrifice two malegoats at yom kippur, the day of atonement. one was offered to god and the other toazazel. the priest placed both hands on the head of the azazel goat and confessed thesins of the people. the goat would then be taken into the wilderness and plunged over acliff, symbolising t

people. the goat would then be taken into the wilderness and plunged over acliff, symbolising the fallen angel azazel, who was seen as bound and chained in thewilderness- the abyss in the language of the book of revelation- which i think isimprisonment in the lower fourth dimension. from this comes the ancient theme of thescapegoat which manifested in one form as the symbolic story of jesus. the goat headof azazel, a fallen angel-reptilian, is symbolised by the inverted pentagram of satanism.we can debate the details and we should because there is a vast amount ofinformation still to be uncovered. i have an endless stream of questions myself. butthere are some emerging themes: extraterrestrial races have been visiting the earth withvarying intent for probably millions of years and their i

esigned according to the laws ofsacred geometry in 1645 on the ruins of a temple of isis and was the headquarters of thecompagnie du saint-sacrement, an alleged front for the priory of sion; and victor hugo,152 a grand master of the priory of sion,was married at st sulpice. le serpentrouge was dated january 17th and itemphasises that january 17th comesunder the astrological house ofcapricorn, the goat, which, in itsnegative depiction, is baphomet and thegoat of mendes, the symbol of satanismand the templars (see figure 21. thisoriginates from the symbolic sacrifice ofa goat by the israelites in honour of thewatcher (reptilian) called azazel whoalso became symbolised as an invertedpentagram- the goat head. nicholasflamel, another grand master of thepriory of sion, was said to haveperformed

provide the foundations for296the same rituals in each generation. the inner core of the knights templar was involved inblack magic ritual and the templars were accused of what today we call satanism and ofrejecting christianity by denying christ and spitting on the cross. they were said toworship a demon power called baphomet, a black magic symbol, also known as the goatof mendes. capricorn (the goat, also symbolised by the unicorn) is the sign of the initiateand it represents political power, while leo (the sun, the lion) represents royal power.hence the lion is the king of the jungle and is the main symbol on the flag of the britishroyal family. the planet saturn rules capricorn while the sun rules leo and satanists andblack magicians are very much focused on the sun and saturn in their

black drapes and the insidewas laid out according to satanic law with different colours used for different ceremoniesdepending on the time of year. sometimes they would use the churches in secret, butdont underestimate how many people in the christian clergy are also members of thesatanic network. the satanists, she remembers, were dressed in robes and a number woremasks, including the face of a goat or baphomet, the deity the templars were accused ofworshipping. in the uk, as in america, some of the best known names in the country areinvolved. she remembers vividly (god, the thought of it, being laid on her back on thefloor of a church as a screaming boy, no more than six, was being held by the hair aboveher while a man, who she would later identify as a top politician in northern irelan

ism. another hand signal forthe brotherhood is to put your arm in the air with thetwo outer fingers pointing upwards and the twomiddle fingers held down by the thumb. this is thesymbol of the devil or baphomet, the horns ofnimrod, and this is the sign that bill clinton madeafter his first inaugural speech as president injanuary, 1993. baphomet is also symbolic of thewatcher-reptilian, azazel, the goat. the doublesquare, one square on top of another in any form, ismore secret society symbolism. in the secretlanguage, one square by itself means control of whatis right and just. from this we get phrases like fairand square and a square deal. one square on topof another means control of all that is right and allthat is wrong, all that is just and all that is unjust, allthat is positive and all

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he occultist, possessing great inherent power to accomplish the plans of the occultist. according to occultic/satanic doctrine, the upper four points of the goathead(left) represent the four elements of the world, fire, water, earth, and air. the bottom fifth point represents the spirit of lucifer. in the above photocopy of the goathead pentagram, the fifth point extends down into the mind of the goat, who represents lucifer. with all that as background, let us now begin our study of governmental center, washington, d.c. the satanic symbol& the masonic layout of washington d.c. in the street layout of washington d.c, the fifth point is the white house, a symbol placement which represents the intention that the spirit and the mind of lucifer will be permanently residing in the white house

DEMONIC BIBLE

n and one man, the high priest, who assumed the form of the devil and had sexual intercourse with the women. it was also said that his penis was unusually large and that his semen was cold. the truth of the witches sabbath is that all of the participants were female. the high priestess wore a large phallus strapped to her waist not to represent herself as the christian devil satan or as the pagan goat-god pan but rather as a form of the dark goddess who severs the penis of god, symbolizing both fertility and death. the dark goddess, tiamat, chooses her lovers from among men. it is for this reason that the greatest magicians and sorcerers of history (as well the prophets of all the major religions) were men. while women are most similar in nature to the dark goddess and may have a more natu

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are covered. they visit men in their dreams and drain them of sexual fluids to create other demons. essentially, a magician who has worked in the lilith current (that of the feminine within luciferian witchcraft) can summon and encircle a succubi or incubi, however care should be practiced as these spirits can quickly move from the position of servitor to master. wildcats shall meet with hyenas, goat-demons shall call to each other; there too lilith shall repose and find a place to rest. there shall the owl nest and lay and hatch and brood in its shadow. isaiah 34:14 the nature of samael and lilith is to seek copulation, separate and return again. they are guided by leviathan, called also the blinddragon who by his essence, cause their sexual union. in luciferian witchcraft circles leviat

st murderer, having sacrificed living things to his demon, had cain the mark upon his brow, which is the mark of the beast spoken of in the apocalypse, and is the sign of initiation. the book of thoth, aleister crowley in luciferian grimoires, cain is said to be a symbol and gateway for man and woman to become, thus the symbol of baphomet as anton lavey called it, is the inverted pentagram with a goat head in the middle. the original, which lavey took out, contained the words samael and lilith, surrounded in the circle ring the hebrew lvthn, leviathan, the crooked serpent. in the circles of luciferian witchcraft, this is the sigil of baphomet the head of wisdom who has united the solar and the lunar, or the fire and water within the self to bring forth cain, the devil in flesh upon earth

tained something of his former self a role which each angel played differently depending on their individual personality and nature. eliphas levi is created with the creation of the sigil which was first indoctrinated by anton lavey in the 1960 s as the church of satan. this image appeared in 1961 in a french book entitled "histoire en 1000 images de la magie. this sigil, which is composed of the goat head within an inverse pentagram, spells samael and lilith in the circle, representing the two daemonic forces which are antinomian in nature. what encircles and surrounds the three (samael, lilith and the goat head, or what rabbis could call cain) is the lvythn, which is spelled from the bottom counter clockwise, with the hebrew letters lamed, vav, yod, tav, nun. this is indeed a sigil of pe

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cer "the crab" in astrology (q.v, the fourth sign of the zodiac (q.v) having the qualities of cardinal (q.v) and water (q.v) and is ruled by the planet luna (the moon (q.v. on the rainbow wand (q.v) and on the lotus wand aries is represented by the color orange-yellow. keywords include: home, indistinct, protectively, sensitive, caring, maternally, domestically, gaspingly, moodily. capricorn "the goat" in astrology (q.v, the tenth sign of the zodiac (q.v) having the qualities of cardinal (q.v) and earth (q.v) and is ruled by the planet saturn (q.v. on the rainbow wand (q.v) and on the lotus wand aries is represented by the color violet. keywords include: ambitiously, coolly, rigidly, prudently, cautiously, fearfully, responsibly. cardinal: from the old french from the latin "cardinalis" me

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tive word which said "let there be light" and the lingam of siva and the phallus adored by the bacchantes. we must learn to recognise dynamic force, and revere it wherever we see it, for its god-name is jehovah tetragrammaton. we see it in the spread tail of the peacock and the iridescence of the neck of the dove; but we also hear it in the yowl of the tom-cat and smell it in the stench of the he-goat. likewise we meet it in the colonising adventurers of the most virile epochs of our history, notably those of elizabeth and victoria-both women! we see it again in the man diligent in his toil, strenuous in his profession, in order that his home may be provided for. all these are types of chokmah, whose additional titles are abba- father. in all these manifestations let us see the father, the

when applied to the microcosm, for it teaches us that we need to be in circuit with the earth-soul just as much as with the god of heaven; there is an inspiration that rises up from the unconscious quite as much as there is an inspiration that flows down from the superconscious. 68. this comes out clearly in the greek myths, wherein we find such positive eart forces as pan, who, by virtue of his goat-symbolism, cannot be assigned otherwise than to the sphere of earth, for capricorn is the most earthy of the earthy triplicity. pan represents the positive magnetism of the earth uprushing in its return to the all-father. ceres, on the other hand, or many-breasted diana, who are both very earthly venuses and far from virgin, represent the final earthmg of the heavenly force in dense matter. h

DION FORTUNE PSYCHIC SELF DEFENSE

urely subjective phenomena, there will also be objective ones if the attack has any degree of concentration. the phenomenon of repercussion is well known, the phenomenon wherein that which befalls the subtle body is reflected in the dense body, so that after an astral skirmish during sleep, bruises are found on the physical body, sometimes bruises of a definite pattern. i have seen the print of a goat's hoof and the ace of clubs marked upon the skin as well-defined bruises, passing from blue to yellow and dying away in the course of a few days, as bruises will. evil odours are another manifestation of an astral attack. the characteristic smell is of decomposing flesh, and it comes and goes capriciously; but while it is manifesting, there is no doubt whatever about it, and anyone who is pre

DONALDTYSON BLACKMAS

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

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eir number the blind idiot god azathoth; the all-in-one and one-in-all yog-sothoth who can travel between time and space; the hideously-piping nyarlathotep who is the unwelcome herald of the old ones; the octopus-like cthulhu who lies dreaming in r'lyeh beneath miles of ocean water; hastur the unspeakable, half-brother to cthulhu who dwells upon the air; and shub-niggureth, the ever-fertile black goat of the woodlands with a thousand young. these dreaded beings are dead in every normal human sense of the word, yet they cling to a strange super-dimensional vitality that seems to derive from the human unconscious mind. in forgotten backwaters of the world where degenerate and twisted tribes practice evil rituals, or among groups of decadent black magicians, the old ones cause dim memories of

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rked for constructive, benevolent purposes. it represents the body of man standing with arms and legs spread apart. the points of the upright pentagram fall upon the head, two hands, and two feet, of the human figure. by contrast, an inverted pentagram has two points at its top. it is used in black magic- magic worked for destructive, evil purposes. the inverted pentagram represents the head of a goat, regarded as a satanic symbol by levi. the points of the inverted pentagram fall on the goat's two horns, two lowered ears, and beard. an upright pentagram can be made into an inverted pentagram, and vice versa, merely by rotating the pentagram slightly, or by reflecting it from top to bottom- upright and inverted pentagrams have the same shape, but a different orientation. usually it is stat

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th gouts of red paint on cheek and brow, was partly overshadowed by a helmetlike plume of the tall feathers of the sakabula bird. in her right hand she carried a light sheaf of assegais (spears, and on her left arm was slung a small and pretty shield of dappled oxhide. her petticoat, made of a couple of large handkerchiefs, was worn kiltwise. from neck to waist she was covered with beadnecklaces, goat s-hair fringes, and the scarlet tassels. her chest rose and fell beneath the baldric of leopard skin, fastened across with huge brazen knobs, while down her back hung a beautifully dried and flattened skin of an enormous boa constrictor. when the community had resolved that a certain misfortune was caused by witches, the next step was to find and punish them. for this purpose the king summone

of european witch-hunts. barker also described a sorceress named nozilwane, whose wistful glance, she noticed, had in it something uncanny and uncomfortable. she was dressed beautifully in lynx skins folded over and over from waist to knee, the upper part of her body covered by strings of wild beasts teeth and fangs, beads, skeins of gaily colored yarn, strips of snakeskin, and fringes of angora goat fleece. lynx tails hung like lappets on each side of her face, which was overshadowed and almost hidden by a profusion of sakabula feathers. this bird, barker commented, has a very beautiful plumage, and is sufficiently rare for the natives to attach a peculiar value and charm to the tail-feathers; they are like those of a young cock, curved and slender, and of a dark chestnut color, with a w

aces, bracelets, or anklets, and where belief in witchcraft and the evil eye was strong, the faith in these and in charms was always most intense. stones, teeth, claws, shells, coral, and symbolic emblems were favored amulets. these item were seen to carry specific characteristics of the animal from which they were taken or to correspond to reality specific to the culture. for example, the desert goat is a sure-footed animal; accordingly, certain malay tribes carried its tongue as a powerful amulet against falling. beads resembling teeth were often hung around the necks of kaffir children in africa to assist them in teething, and the incisor teeth of the beaver were frequently placed around the necks of native american girls to promote industriousness. certain plants and minerals were beli

itismo (annals of spiritualism) the first representative spiritualist journal in italy. it was started in turin in 1863 by signor niceforo filalete (pseudonym of prof. vincenzo scarpa) and ran until 1898. anneberg (or aunabergius) a demon of the mines, in german folklore. on one occasion he killed with his breath 12 miners who were working in a silver mine. he was sometimes represented as a large goat, sometimes as a horse, with an immense neck and frightful eyes. annius de viterbo (1432.1502) preaching friar born at viterbo who published a collection of manuscripts known as the antiquities of annius, full of fables and absurdities, and falsely attributed to berosus, fabius victor, cato, manettio, and others. he was also responsible for the treatise the empire of the turks and the book fut

eyer, johannes. witches, devils, and doctors in the renaissance: johann weyer, de praestigiis. edited by george mora. binghamton, n.y: medieval and renaissance texts and studies, 1991. ansuperomin a sorcerer of the time of st. jean de lus, who, according to information supplied by pierre delamere, a councillor of henry iv, was seen several times at the sabbath mounted on a demon in the shape of a goat and playing on the flute for the witches dance. answerer (or fragarach) a magical sword belonging to the irish sea-god lir. it was brought from the celtic otherworld by lugh, the irish sun- god, and was believed that it could pierce any armor. anthony, st. a great demon of enormous stature is said to have approached anthony one day to offer his services. in response, the saint looked at him s

is the cause of gout, rheumatism, and disorders that affect the muscles. accidents and disorders occasioned by intemperance come under the government of this sign. sagittarius is associated with stables and parks. the key phrase for sagittarius is i see. capricorn, the tenth sign of the zodiac, is a cardinal earth sign. it is a negative, feminine sign, ruled by the planet saturn. its symbol is a goat with a fishtail, and its glyph is said to reflect this symbol. it takes its name from the latin capricornus, goat horn. capricorn is associated with the bones and, especially, with the knees. it is a cold, dry, nocturnal, domestic sign. the native usually is tall, of slender stature and long, thin countenance, with a small beard, dark hair and eyes, long neck, and narrow chest and chin. the n

ces: howe, ellic, ed. the alchemist of the golden dawn: the letters of the revd w. a. ayton to f. l. gardner and others, 1886.1905. wellingborough, u.k: aquarian press, 1985. azael one of the angels who revolted against god. the ancient rabbis stated that he is chained on sharp stones in an obscure part of the desert, awaiting the last judgment. azazel a demon of the second order, guardian of the goat. at the feast of expiation, which the ancient jews celebrated on the tenth day of the seventh month, two goats were led to the high priest, who drew lots for them, the one for the lord, the other for azazel. the one on which the lot of the lord fell was sacrificed, and his blood served for expiation. the high priest then put his two hands on the head of the other, confessed his sins and those

m, the one for the lord, the other for azazel. the one on which the lot of the lord fell was sacrificed, and his blood served for expiation. the high priest then put his two hands on the head of the other, confessed his sins and those of the people, charged the animal with them, and allowed him to be led into the desert and set free. and the people, having left the care of their iniquities to the goat of azazel. also known as the scapegoat.return home with clean consciences. according to milton, azazel is the principal standard bearer of the infernal armies. it was also the name of the demon used by mark the heretic for his magic spells. azer an angel of the elemental fire. according to some accounts, azer is also the name of the father of zoroaster, legendary author of the zend-avesta, th

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ork harbor, maine: arcane publications, 1966, with howard s. alltourian. journeys into the bright world. a personal account of the ketamite experience. rockport, maine: pararesearch, 1978. mopses, order of the a secret association founded in germany in the eighteenth century, spreading through holland, belgium, and france. it was popularly believed to be a black magic order, replacing the satanic goat with a dog as an object of worship. however, it seems clear that it was really a somewhat whimsical crypto- masonic order, founded partially in reaction to the papal bull of pope clement xii on april 24, 1738, which condemned freemasonry. immediately after their establishment, they departed from masonic tradition by admitting females to membership and to all the offices, except that of grand

modern witchcraft revival. murray in turn contributed an introduction to gardner s book witchcraft today (1954. she also wrote two other books on witchcraft: the god of the witches (1931) and the divine king in england (1954. she died november 13, 1963, soon after her hundredth birthday. sources: murray, margaret a. my first hundred years. london: william kimber, 1963. rose, elliot. a razor for a goat. toronto: university of toronto press, 1964. valiente, doreen. an abc of witchcraft past and present. new york: st. martin s press, 1973. muscle reading according to psychic researcher james h. hyslop, the interpretation by the operator of unconscious muscular movements in the subject experimented on. as no paranormal perception is involved in the interpretation, psychical research is not spe

ber& faber, 1979. howe, ellic. urania s children; the strange world of the astrologers. london: william kimber, 1967. the old religion folklore term popularized in the 1960s for witchcraft as an older paganism displaced by christianity. old scratch one of the appellations given to the devil. it is supposed to have been derived from skrati, an old teutonic faun or satyr, a horned half-man and half-goat (see also nick; splitfoot) oliveto citra oliveto citra, a town in italy south of naples, was the site in the 1980s of a series of apparitions of the virgin mary, unusual for the number of people who reported sightings. they began on may 24, 1985, the feast day of saint macarius, the patron saint of oliveto citra. in the evening, as the townspeople gathered for the celebration, some dozen boys

were areas that had mortified from the touch of the devil s finger. about 1591, leonarde chastenet, an old woman of eighty, was taken up as a sorceress while begging in poitou. brought before mathurin bonnevault, who deponed to having seen her at the meeting of witches, she confessed that she had been there with her husband, and that the devil, a very disgusting beast, was there in the form of a goat. she denied that she would have carried out any witchcraft, but nineteen witnesses testified to her having caused the death of five labourers and a number of animals. finding her crimes discovered and herself condemned she confessed that she had made a compact with the devil, given him some of her hair, and promised to do all the harm she could. she added that at night in prison the devil had

. when a single point projects upward, with two points on the base projecting downward, it is used in modern neo-paganism and wicca (witchcraft) groups as a symbolic invocation of positive influences. when turned upside-down, it is used by post-christian satanic groups as symbolic of the invocation of satan and evil (in the christian sense of that term. satanists frequently impose the figure of a goat with two ears pointing upward and its beard pointing downward on the reverse pentagram. the pentacle has a wide use in religions. it has been used within christianity in such a way that the five points represent the wounds of the crucified christ. a more common contemporary use refers back to the star which hovered in the sky when the baby jesus was born. it is found on the flag of many musli

at were published, giddings claimed to actually see the article which was held in her husband s hand at the other end of the telephone wire. sources: turvey, vincent n. the beginnings of seership. 1911. reprint, new hyde park, n.y: university books, 1969. phouka (or puca) the irish form of a european field spirit, the kornbocke, one of various kinds of animal fairies. the phouka would appear as a goat, a pig, or, most frequently, as a horse. it would lure its victims to mount it, then take them for a wild ride and throw them off. it is possible that the word puca is related to puck, another mischievous fairy figure. sources: arrowsmith, nancy, and george moorse. a field guide to the little people. new york: wallaby books, 1977. phrenology a nineteenth-century proto-science claiming that ch

or his thesis studies in esp; an investigation of distortion in esp phenomena. this study was aided by a grant from the parapsychology foundation and used clock cards as targets in testing for esp. he has tested esp ability in abnormal personalities using zener cards. pienaar has also studied factors in the relationship between percipient and agent. he distinguished two primary factors: the sheep/goat effect and friends/strangers differences, as well as other agent-centered or percipient-centered factors. he was associated with the south african society for psychical research and the south african parapsychology institute for more than twelve years. he was a council member of the society, served as secretary, and was president for seven years. sources: pienaar, domenick c, and karlis osis

1 onward was honorary librarian of the exclusive magician s club. as a psychical researcher, price investigated stella c (stella cranshaw deacon, eleonore zugun, and rudi schneider. he was a publicist for the cause of psychical research. price went on an expedition to the hartz mountains, germany, during the goethe centenary of 1932, to test a fifteenth-century white magic ritual said to change a goat into a fair youth of surpassing beauty. the goat was not metamorphosed. price was also founder of britain s national laboratory of psychical research (which became the university of london council for psychical research. price also attracted attention for his investigation of borley rectory, essex, the most haunted house in england, and his connection with r. s. lambert and the story of the t

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line whose forms are like hideous women, almost similar to skeletons united to the bodies of serpents and fishes, for l. in the midst of the circle are placed lams and admca. the symbolic form of the former is somewhat like that of the devil of the tarot, but colossal and attenuated; the form is of a bloated bestial man, in a crouching position. at the southwest corner are placed the evil adam, a goat-headed skeleton-like giant, and the thousand-headed 7 hydra serpent, and the elder tylyl, the wife of lams, a woman with an ever changing and distorted countenance. at the northeast angle is trga (aggerath) the daughter of twlwjam, a fiendish wretch with serpent hair, enthroned in a chariot drawn by an ox and an ass. at the northwest angle is a gigantic scorpion with a fearful countenance but

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ook me in the face! i see t, you re only fooling us, it is a jest. mephistopheles oh! oh! with such a noble guest that were a bit too much to dare! be quick about it and declare! what kind of wine then shall i serve? altmayer oh, any! don t keep asking! i don t care! after all the holes are bored and plugged. mephistopheles [with strange gestures. clustered grapes the vine bears! and horns the he-goat wears! the wine is juicy, wood the vine; the wooden table too can give forth wine. a view of nature, deep and clear! only believe! a miracle s here! now draw the stoppers and enjoy your fill! all [while they pull out the stoppers and the wine desired runsinto each one s glass. o beauteous fountain flowing at our will! mephistopheles but watch, i say, that not a drop you spill! they drink repe

rus? evil spirit the faces of the glorified will turn away from thee; to thee their hands to offer will the pure shudder. woe! choir. quid sum miser tunc dicturus? gretchen neighbour! your smelling-salts! she falls in a swoon. walpurgis night the hartz mountains region of schierke and elend faust. mephistopheles. mephistopheles if you d a broomstick, wouldn t that be fine? i wish the sturdiest he-goat were mine. our goal s still far off and this way is rough. faust as long as i feel fresh afoot, i say for me this knotted staff s enough. what good is it when one cuts short the way? to loiter through the labyrinth of valleys and then to mount these cliffs, whence sallies the ever bubbling, leaping spring, that is the spice that makes such paths worth wandering! already springtime in the birc

gods of greece is he likewise a very devil. northern artist. what i may grasp today may be but sketches of this tourney, yet i m betimes preparing me for my italian journey. purist. woe! bad luck has led me here. how decency they re mocking! of all the witches host, dear! dear! but two are powdered! shocking! young witch. powder is like a petticoat, for grey hags hoddy-doddy; so i sit naked on my goat and show a strapping body. matron. we are too well-behaved by far, with you to snarl a lot here; yet, young and tender as you are, i hope that you will rot here. leader of the orchestra. snout of fly, mosquito-bill, don t swarm around the naked! frog in leaves and cricket shrill, do mark the time and take it! weather-vane [turning in one direction. the comp ny s all one can wish for, each one

leap, in speedy chase, they come, a stout and sturdy race. fauns the faun-host flocks in merry round, the oak-wreath bound on curly locks; a pair of finely pointed ears out from the curly head appears, a stubby nose, face broad and flat. with women no one s harmed by that; and if the faun his paw advance, the fairest will hardly refuse to dance. a satyr the satyr now comes hopping in with foot of goat and withered shin; he needs to have them wiry-thin, for chamois-like on mountain heights to look around him he delights. braced by the air of freedom then, he jeers at children, women, and men, who deep in the valley s smoke and stew fondly imagine they re living too, while pure and undisturbed and lone the world up there is all his own. gnomes tripping, a little crowd appears. they do not li

hing still. but say, what s wrong? why so distressful? why this behaviour so unrestful? where would you go? be off, good-by!i see, that chorus twists your neck awry. don t force yourself to stay! go, leave this place, greet yonder many a charming face. the lamiae, wanton wenches, you ll find there, their foreheads brazen, faces smiling, as when the satyrs they re beguiling. there all things may a goat s-foot dare. mephistopheles you ll stay here and i ll find you here again? sphinxes yes! go and mingle with the airy train. we long ago are wont, from egypt coming here, to sit enthroned to the thousandth year. respect to our position you must pay. thus rule we lunar, rule we solar day. at the pyramids our station, we look on the doom of races, war and peace and inundation, with eternal chang

and gleaming rose mid eurotas reedy sighs, on mother, brother, sister beaming with light that overcame the eyes. this land presents its choicest flower to thee, it turns to thee alone; from all the world which owns thy power, oh, choose thy fatherland, thine own! and even if the jagged peak uprearing doth on its back the sun s cold arrow bear, we see a green tinge on the rock appearing; the wild goat nibbling crops his scanty fare. springs leap and plunging brooks unite in revel; already gorges, slopes, and meads are green. upon a hundred hillsides broken level the moving, fleecy herds spread out are seen. with measured step, divided, steady, horned beasts draw near the dizzy ledge s fall, but shelter for them all is ever ready in hundred caves arched in the rocky wall. pan shields them t

ck. baskets creak and buckets clatter, tubs groan on the bearer s back; to the great vat all are going, to the treaders vigorous dance; and thus is the sacred plenty of the pure-born, juicy berries rudely trodden, foaming, spurting, crushed to an unsightly mass. now the ear is pierced by brazen clash of cymbals and of timbrels, for the veil of mystery hath dionysus cast aside; he comes forth with goat-foot satyrs, whirling goat-foot satyresses; and amid them brays, untamed and shrill, silenus long-eared beast. naught is spared! for cloven hoofs are trampling down all decent custom; for the senses whirling stagger, horribly the ear is stunned. for the cup the drunken fumble, over-full are heads and bellies. careful still is this and that-one, but he heightens thus the tumult, for to garner

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tion of breath as a blacksmith fans the forge with the bellows. the mystick fire burns at the level of the navel within the microcosm. through the hollow reed i bring down the mystick fire from heaven and draw to the earth the royal flame of the sun by my enchantments. the witch now makes burnt offerings of resinous perfumes and aromatic oils to the fire, worshipping it as the light of the horned goat-angel and also contemplating it as the fiery essence of the daimon/genius within. horned father of the hidden craft, mighty tubal qayin, o brother of naamah-lilith, who didst descend as a serpent of the lightning upon earth s ancient mountains, o bringer of light, hear the prayer. in the brazen citadel, in the hall of flames i call upon thee, goat-angel of the golden horns, master of the prim

eel, araqiel, shamsiel, sariel. thou art he: who instructed us in the mystery of the metals, the crafts of shaping, the magicks of transformation: who bequeathed the wise blood unto thy progeny, teaching unto us the art of wedding earth to heaven. thou art he: the scapegoat whose self-sacrifice purifies us of sin, ignorance and illusion, hanging inverted in the night firmament, thy one eye of the goat, open and glittering, who lightens our darkness with the fires of the stars, the myriad lanterns and blazing torches of all-knowledge. by the methods of the art rouse the inner fire and fervently invoke the daimon within by the ancient pact. let the forces of the goat be raised and the dragon-serpent of naamah- lilith be stirred through all five senses perfectly focussed upon the fire within

wizardly smith, who forgest the iron weapons of victorious liberation, the precious jewels of wisdom and beauty, hearken to me why am sprung from thy cunning seed, the hidden house of azazel. i am of the children of tubal-qayin. thy mark burns upon my brow: of thy clan and stock am i cunning-wo/man. waken and feed the flaming serpent within my blood, kindle the shinning fire of my inheritance. by goat and serpent, great tubalo, thou coal-black smith, let the warmth of thy sorcerous power glow bright in my spirit and flesh by the holy threefold name azza: uzza: azziel. strength to my daemon-genius in the fires of the aelohim and the great blood of faerie. here s to the horse with the four white feet the chestnut tail and mane, a star on his face and a spot on his breast, and his masters nam

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ecstatic laughter that reverberates and awakens. i am the shuddering heights and suffocating depths of ego, slipping and becoming. inconceivable women am i. a clouded vista of abyss, wherein to visit naked, my vampire self. wherein to write a cryptic language of my sexes, that i am the key. wherein to belch forth venomous atmosphere towards the highest. wherein to drench my thirsted tongue on thy goat's milk; to battle with thy cataleptic kisses, to swoon in thy consuming subtilty. o my mistress, i am unutterably drunk striving thy depths. i am the great cypher of love and hate knotted. the sphinx surviving, never sufficiently imagined. i am the grotesque refractions of form and self. the bitter purgative, called death. a violence that out-lasts the morning. moon turbulent waters am i: the

no obvious allegory of assesthinking god: no still-life group of empty bottles and old maids commonplaces: nor the gay-tragedy of song. but stange desires of stranger arcana. the law i make while thinking god-and will smash and remake again: so that i may commit every conceivable sin against its word. my utility has been-my pleasure-that alone is my service to man and to heaven, in that i am the goat" after his devotion aaos prepared for the death posture and judgement. awaking from the awful wrath-his teeth chattering, his limbs shivering and drenched with a cold perspiration, he allowed the ague to exhaust itself and thought thus "verily, i have nothing to forgive or repent. alas! what fears this i but its own conditions? man will create the faster moving body outside himself-always pre

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e monuments of which were laid waste by opponents of the elder cult. it is interesting to note that lovecraft himself specifically linked the worship of nyarlathotep to pre-dynastic egypt, in the eponymously titled prose poem. the elemental aspect of nyarlathotep is aether, the communicating medium of interstellar space (or in lovecraft s terminology, the audient void. shub-niggurath is the black goat of the woods with a thousand young a title inferring the geometric proliferation of creatures upon the earth. he is the horned god of the pagan agricultural societies of the ancient world, representing fertility and sexual energy. in greek mythology his archetype is pan, half-man and half-goat. as christianity began to replace paganism, the pan-image became the prototype for the christian dev

years. in 1919, aleister crowley published a poem entitled a hymn to pan, in which he evoked this current of sexual energy as it pertains to ceremonial magic, and which he often incorporated into his own magical workings. the exclamation, io pan, which concludes the poem, corresponds to the cry of ai! shub-niggurath, which occurs in several of lovecraft s stories in relation to the worship of the goat-god. this similarity raises the question of lovecraft s familiarity with crowley s work he could have seen a copy of the equinox, the volume of collected essays in which-the hymn to pan first appeared, in the widener library at harvard, which obtained a copy in december 1917. however, from passing references to crowley in one of lovecraft s letters, identifying him with a character in a story

FREEMASONS SATANISM AND SYMBOLISM

found within masonry [satanic bible, anton lavey, p. 144-46] we shall list the freemason teaching on each of these names, and then the explanation. baphomet "the gnostics held that it [universal agent] composed the igneous [pertaining to fire] body of the holy spirit, and it was adored in the secret rites of the sabbat or the temple under the hieroglyphic figure of baphomet or the hermaphroditic goat of mendes [pike, op. cit, p. 734, teaching of the 28th degree; emphasis added] we find it absolutely incredible that the freemasons should portray the holy spirit with the satanic symbol, baphomet. eliphas levi created this symbol, one of the foremost satanists and freemasons of all time. the baphomet is one of the most evil of all symbols. looking closely at the baphomet(left) you will see t

ost satanists and freemasons of all time. the baphomet is one of the most evil of all symbols. looking closely at the baphomet(left) you will see that the emphasis is on sex. this being is androgynous- both male and female- you can see it has the breasts of a woman, and an erect phallus. you'll notice that the erect phallus has two serpents coiled around it. the baphomet has the head of a "horned goat" another title for satan. masonic and occult symbols illustrated is a book in which dr. burns says "in a book on witchcraft, the complete book of witchcraft and demonology. the caption states that he is 'the horned god of the witches, symbol of sex incarnate [p. 51] and if you look at his right hand you will see baphomet making the sign of the devil's triad "baphomet is also known as the sabb

another title for satan. masonic and occult symbols illustrated is a book in which dr. burns says "in a book on witchcraft, the complete book of witchcraft and demonology. the caption states that he is 'the horned god of the witches, symbol of sex incarnate [p. 51] and if you look at his right hand you will see baphomet making the sign of the devil's triad "baphomet is also known as the sabbatic goat, in whose form satan is to be worshipped at the witches' sabbath [frank gaynor, dictionary of mysticism, new york, philosophical library, 1953, p. 24] then, we discovered that baphomet is officially approved as a symbol of the church of satan [the occult emporium, winter, 1993-1994, p. 54] and that it is worn by the priest of satan [ibid, 1990-1991, p. 26] since albert pike linked baphomet wi

n whose form satan is to be worshipped at the witches' sabbath [frank gaynor, dictionary of mysticism, new york, philosophical library, 1953, p. 24] then, we discovered that baphomet is officially approved as a symbol of the church of satan [the occult emporium, winter, 1993-1994, p. 54] and that it is worn by the priest of satan [ibid, 1990-1991, p. 26] since albert pike linked baphomet with the goat of mendes, we will show this obviously satanic symbol, as well. it should also be noted that from the way a pentagram is normally seen(one point up, two down, rotating the pentagram 33 degrees you get a satanic pentagram. 33 is the highest degree there is in freemasonry. freemasonry makes use of the pentagram quite a bit. you can see the similarity between the eastern star and and the satanic

ts head of mendes. therefore, the masonic plan for the united states is one of evil, even in their own minds, not good. pan. satan is not a black god, but negation of god. this is not a person, but a force, created for good, but which may represent evil. it is the instrument of liberty or free will. they represent this force. under the mythologic and horned form of the god pan; thence came the he-goat of the sabbat, brother of the ancient serpent, and the light-bearer [pike, morals and dogma, p. 102] since the satanic bible lists pan as one of the infernal names of satan, we need to look further into the occult for more information on pan. however, we now know that, from pan came the he-goat of the sabbat, brother of the serpent, and the light-bearer [lucifer, because albert pike, the #1 f

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and this meaning to those who worshipped them was identical with the carved figures on the caves of india, the lares and penates of the romans, and the stone pillars or crosses in the market-places and at the intersection of roads in brittany. eusebius says that at elephanta they adored a deity in the figure of a man in a sitting posture painted blue, having the head of a ram with the horns of a goat encircling a disk. the deity thus described is said to be of astronomical origin, denoting the power of the sun in aries. this figure, which was one of the representations of the sun-god crishna, was worshipped both in india and in egypt. in various of the manifestations of this deity he appears in the act of killing a serpent. he was the dead man on a cross and also the sun, which although c

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i.237, b. brody edition. also that he is related to semol, the left or evil side of man, and to blindness to good, that is some; he is also sam hamrnoveth, a deadly poison.136themagical masonsamael is also called: yetzer-ha-ra, a corrupt nature; melekh ha mareth, angel of death; nachash ha kadmoni, the old serpent; also ruach hattuma, the unclean spirit; leviathan the crooked serpent; azazel, the goat; ha shur, the ox; hakkelef, a dog, a hog; an ass, chamor; seir issim, a hairy goat: oref, a raven; edom, danger; kez col bazar, the end of all flesh, and seraph meosef, the fiery flying serpent. there are also many names relating to him to esau, and to edom: such are sharo shel esau, prince of esau; memunneh de esau conservator of esau; sham shel edom, prince of edom; rabba de edom, master of

other planets are the dead souls of the seventy nations, while the souls of the jews gotoparadise.inanother place the seventy princes before mentioned are said to be also the rulers over planets and great stars of the firmament, for every nation and city is relatedtothe prince of some star in the firmament. a further assortment of the race of devils is of animal type; the chief allusions aretothe goat, the ox, and the ass, with of course the serpent or dragon, rahab, the harlot demon was said to ride an ass, samael an ox, machalath was carried by a scorpion, and lilith by an un-named dragon. it is not meant that the ox and ass are demonic oftheir race, but that some demons resemble such animals. the kabalists wrote of different types of demons existing as the opposites of the angelic being

through the air, the way of a serpent, of a ship, and the way of a young man with a maid. 4 things the world cannot bear; the slave in power, the fool when content, an odious wife, and a bond-woman giving an heir to her mistress. 4 things little but exceeding wise; the ants, the rabbit, the locust, and the lizard you can seize with your hands. 4 things go stately along; a lion, a war-horse, a he-goat, and a king with his army. in the book of revelation we find mentioned four beasts (living beings, lion, calf, man and eagle) full of eyes, iv, 6-9: four horses, white, red, black and the pale horse called death, vi, 2-8: four hornsofthegolden altar before the eyes of god, ix, 13, and four angels who were bound in the river euphrates, ix, 14.theancient egyptians in their burials of notable me

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orms like hideous women, almost skeletons, united to the bodies of serpents and fishes.the qllphqth of theqabalah27in the midst of the circle are placed samael and asmodai. the symbolic form of the former is somewhat like that of the devil of the tarot,butcolossal and attenuated;thatof asmodaias 225 bloated, bestial man, but in a crouching position. atthesouth-east angle are placedtheevil adam, a goat-headed skeleton-like giant; and a' thousand-headedhydraserpent; and the elder lilith,thewife ofsamael,awoman with an ever-changing and distorted countenance. at the north-east angle is aggerath,thedaughter of machalath, a fiendish witch with serpent hair enthroned in a chariot drawn by an ox and an ass. at the north-west angle is a gigantic scorpion with a fearful countenance,butstanding upri

dog-headed figure ascending on one side (anubis, the egyptian mercury; and a demon descending on the other (the egyptian evil deity, typhon; the former of these bears a caduceus, the latter a trident; both figures are bound to the wheel. above them is a sphinx at the balance-point of the wheel, holding a drawn sword between its lion's claws.12. the devil.throned on a cube above the universe is a goat-headed, satyr-like figure, bearing on its brow the pentagram, apex upward, so as to make it a symbol of light. with one hand it points upwards to the symbol of the moon in increase, with the other downwards to that of the moon in decrease, thus symbolising the eternal equilibrium of mercy and justice; the first two fingers and thumb of each hand are extended as in giving the sign of benedicti

ion. one arm is feminine, the other masculine. the torch of intelligence is placed between its horns, as the magical light of the universal equilibrium. the caduceus which holds the place of the generative organs signifies the eternity of life; the belly is covered with scales to represent water; the circle above it is the atmosphere; the wings are the emblem of the volatile; and the deformed and goat-like feet rest upon the earth. space does not allow me to enter further into the subject, on which, indeed, several volumes might be written without exhausting it. i can only hope that this short treatise will suffice to give my readers some idea of the recondite meaning of the tarot cards, and how to employ them in divination.[reprinted from:fortune telling cards. the tarot, its occult signi

ll or no. history repeats itself; and the time has come for the history to repeat itself, as marked onthegreat clock on the zodiac; by that hand of the sign at the vernal equinox.which is one of the great time-markers of the stellar year. well now, do we seek to know what is coming hereafter? two thousand years hence the sun will be rising in the next sign, andthat next sign is capricomus, the he-goat- the goat of mendes, the goat of the inverse pentagram,thegoat of black magic and sorcery that will bethedominant power in the world two thousand years hence,orthe whole system of prophecy is wrong. and one may ask whether one does not see certain,signs' of it already267- certain signs that the seed may even now' be 225 sown,w-hichis to produce that evil fruit two thousandfive,hundred years o

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n. the entry into matter was hence painful but necessary. so while saturn/sophia may have caused the material world and its suffering and pain, it is through realizing that this world is only a classroom that we see through the demiurge/satan and find wisdom behind it. in the ancient mysteries this was represented in strange initiatic rites. in these secret rituals the neophyte would be lead to a goat, donkey or sometimes a strange statue (baphomet. these animals were made to look as disgusting and obscene as possible. the neophyte would then be asked to kiss the backside of the creature. if they refused they would have failed the initiation, if they went ahead and puckered up, they found they were kissing the lips of the priestess. here clearly is the movement from one mode of saturn to a

GOETIA LUCIFERIAN

n- west (from lvthn, the crooked serpent/dragon of the sea. leviathan is the daemon of immortality and initiation, that the beast and scarlet whore moves through to arise from the oceans as the beast 666, the solar spirit of manifestation and creativity) satan south (from the root shtn, meaning adversary. satan is the name associated with azazel the fire djinn, who is also lucifer and samael. the goat with one thousand names by form. satan= set-an, the ancient egyptian god of darkness, chaos and isolation) satan is the adversary, whose symbol can be viewed as a forked stave which rises in the noon-tide sun. belial north (from bliol, a wicked one. belial is the spirit of the earth, created second after lucifer/azazel as a powerful angel. belial is a powerful daemonic and angelick spirit and

prince who is married to lilith and father of tubal-cain. the root word of samael is sml, which translates idol or image) azael west (associated with azrael, the angel of death or the egyptian anubis, the god of the dead. azael represents the west and the realm of twilight) azazel south (associated with the element fire, as azazel is the fire djinn of islamic sufism. in hebrew azazel is the scape goat, associated with the root oz, meaning goat and devil, sexual force) mahazael north (associated with earth, being cain or the egyptian set as the lord of the earth in typhonian lore. mahazael comes from the root mhzal, meaning to consume and devour and is associated with amaimon, a grand daemon) 11 the rite of the coiling dragon (leviathan, the crooked serpent) the darokin walk of the coiling

, which shall be placed upon the center of the altar. a phallic symbol or stone god may be near the mask as well, symbolizing the solar creative force of the beast 666- one- the fallen seraph lucifer, the angelick essence of the black flame, the very source of our wisdom, being and becoming. two the seraph of flame, the djinn iblis of fire, daemon of the blackened flame, serpent beast dragon wolf goat. satanas is the devil-cloaked initiator of the path of the wise, those who laugh at the warnings of a cringing society. robe thyself in crimson, the color of flame and movement. the symbol of the averse pentagram, being downward pointing to indicate the union of the fallen angels with humanity to create divinity. in the sethian witchcraft current the sorcerer becomes as set him/herself, thus

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a good and holy symbol. it is a positive symbol that represents man with his arms and legs extended, adoring the lord of the universe. it also represents the domination of the higher will of the ruling over the elements. another way of putting this is mind over matter. when the pentagram has a single point downward, it is then known to be a negative or evil symbol. it becomes representative of a goat's head or a demon's head. this is a representation of the abasement of reason and the loss of reason beneath the blind force of matter. notice that we didn't say beneath the blind force of. it is beneath the blind force of gross matter. the inverted pentagram is also a representation of the elevation or adoration of anarchy above order. it is also the elevation of conflicting forces driven si

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ris, and in our ancient beast-fable the slyfox (loki still) carries off tlie stag's heart half-roasted (reinh. xlviii. lii. nor does this by any means exhaust the stock of such tales of travel. hans sachs 1^ 492 made up a poem in 1557 (and burc. waldis 4, 95 before him in 1537) how peter journeying with christ wished in the pride of his heart to rule the world, and could not so much as manage the goat which the lord had given into his hands for one day; again 1, 493 how they arrived at a parting of the roads, and asked their way of a lazy workman lying in the shade of a peartree, who gave them a gruif answer; then they came upon a maidservant, who was toiling in the sweat of her brow, but, on being asked, immediately laid her sickle down, and saw the lord into the right road 'be this maid'

ies to keep one foot at least in the carriage-rut, and then he gets on safely, for ignes fatui have power on footpaths only. according to villemarque's barzasbreiz 1, 100 the spirit is a child with a firebrand in his hand, which he whirls round like a flaming wheel; now he appears as a sick horse, and when the herdsman would lead him into the stable, hurls the brand at his head; now as a bleating goat gone astray, that after sundown shews itself on the pond, and tempts the traveller into^ the water, then scampers os" to tease him. in etner's unwiird. doctor p. 747' fire-men and frisking goats' are coupled together. the phenomenon has a vast variety of names. our commonest one is irlicht (err-light) and, from its resemblance to a burning wisp of straw, irwisch and on the rhine heerwisch; in

ine wood-wife, who acts along with the wild man, and to whom the people still ofier up gifts. and as berhtaworship in the salzburg country became a popular merrymaking (p. 279, so a pofsteru-himt, performed by the country-folk themselves on the thursday before christmas, is become an established custom in the entlibuch. the posterli^ is imagined to be a spectre in the shape of an old woman or she-goat (conf, p. 916. in the evening the young fellows of the village assemble, and with loud shouts and clashing of tins, blowing of alp-horns, ringing of cow-bells and goat-bells, and cracking of whips, tramp over hill and dale to another village, where the young men receive them with the like uproar. one of the party represents the^ infantum animae flentes in limine primo, quos dulcis vitae exsor

ize, st&r bredvid houom och ror i elden med en iiirnstang. den gamle hlinde mannen reser sig upp, och frsgar de ankomne framlingarne, hvarifrsn de voro. de svara, ifrsn halland och getinge socken. hvarpa den bhnde frsgar' lefver ennu den hvita qvinnan (lives the white woman still' de svarade ja, fast de ej -iste hvad ban harmed meuade. ater sporde han' msnne mitt (jethus star annu qvar (stands my goat-house yet' de svarade sterigen ja, ehuru de iifven voro okunnige om hvad han menade. ds sade han 'jag fick ej hafva mitt gethus i fred for den kyrkan som byggdes ps den platsen. viljen i komma lyckiigt hem, viilan, jag lemnar er dertill tvenno vilkor' de lofva, och den gamle hlinde fortfor' tagen detta sdlfbcilte, och niir i kommen hem, sa spiinnen det ps den hvita qvinnan, och denne ask stii

58. holda and berhta bestow trifling gifts, which turn into gold; the white women are fond of gold rings and wands (mono 7, 476, heaps of gold lie on their laps (8, 185, they give away boxfuls of gold sand (5, 414. berhta as the white ancestress appears when a death is at hand (p. 280; so does the white maid (bechst. 4, 158. berhta^s misshapen foot (p. 280) lies at the root of the white maiden^s goat-foot, her long nails (mone 7, 476, her green or yellow slippers (p. 965; else why should these have seemed so strange? the woman half-white, half-black, resembles eel (p. 312, unless one would trace them to the garb of a nun (mone 3, 259. even the white man's occasionally displacing the white dame (6, 69) is like berhtolt by the side of berhta. allegoric females like those in chap. xxix evide

161-9 'gezwiet vil der wunschelrise' and' wunschel-berndez ris (see suppl. the mythical aspect of mountain-prisoned treasures, as of mountain-prisoned heroes and gods, has led us to wuotan the supreme maker and giver of all things' to whom are known all hidden treasures^ yngl. saga, cap. 7. some other things, beside flowers, herbs and rods, are helpful to the lifting of treasure. thus a hlaclc he-goat that has not a light hair on him is to be sought out and tied to the spot where money lies hidden, like a sacrifice to the spirit who guards it (mone's anz. 6, 305. some prescribe a hlack fowl without even the smallest white feather, else the devil breaks the lifter^s neck for him (bechst. 4, 207. enchanted money has had the curse pronounced on it, that he alone shall find it who ploughs it o

cli animal sliape was often not made complete^ but merely indicated by some addition to a configuration mainly human, much as the greeks and romans represented their satyrs, fauns or pan, and to dionysus, acteeon or lo simply added horns. the devil then approximates to those wood-sprites, skrats and pilosi treated of in p. 478 seq; shaped like a man in the rest of his limbs, he is betrayed by his goat's ear, his horn, tail or horse's foot. a vdlant is thus described in tund. 51, 33'^er het vil der heyide^ an des libes ende einea vreislichen zagel (tail, der het manigen isnin nagel (iron nail, manigen haken chrumben, damit er die tumben cholt unde stichet' even in heathen times the gods and ghostly beings could imitate beasts in some parts of their body: the triglav of the slavs had three g

, conf. zai)pert uli supra 73-4. names taken from his figure. 995 fetch away the damned, and even convey heroes like dleterich to hell, yilk. saga 393. otto frising 5, 3 (see sappl. the representation of the devil in the shape of a hc-gont goes back to a remote antiquity; what can have given it such a vigorous growth among heretics and witches? the witches all imagine their master as a hlacjc lie-goat, to whom at festal gatherings they pay divine honours; conversely, the ivjiite goat atoned for and defeated diabolic influence (haupt's zeitschr. 3, 35. in oaths and curses of the 15-1 gth cent, the he-goat apes the true god^ dass in der 2yock scheud! ms a frequent formula in hans sachs; they swore' bei hocjis schedel' skull' bei hochs lid^ limbs, as by the limbs of saints' bei hocks hulde' g

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g bells he will make shift with. the hat and cap he has in common with dwarfs (p. 463, and therefore also the power to make himself invisible. petronius (satir. cap. 38) shows it was already a roman super stition: sed quomodo dicunt, ego nihil scivr, sed audivi, quomodo incuboni pileam rapuisset, et thesaurum invenit/ home- 1 the description of his figure (a horse s mane, hawk s bill, cat s tail, goat s beard, ox s horns and cock s feet) can hardly have been all invented there and then. 2 unless wilse (beskriv. over spyd. 419) has confounded nissen with nocken; yet the german goblin goldemar was likewise musical (ir. elfenm. ixxxiii. wilse, and faye, pp. 43-45, give the best account of the norwegian nissen, and thiele i. 134-5 of the danish. 512 wights and elves. sprites guard treasures, a

planations, may refer to a home-sprite well-known in the cellar. 516 wights and elves. throws nuts (denis, lesefr. 1, 131; see suppl. further, on this point i attach weight to the swedish jullekar, dan. juleleger, yule-lays, undoubtedly of heathen origin, which at christmas time present christ and certain saints, but replace our man ruprecht by a julbock, julebuk, i.e. a manservant disguised as a goat. 1 this interweaving of jackpudding, fool, klobes and eiipel, of the yule-buck and at last of the devil himself, into the rude popular drama of our mid. ages, shows what an essential part of it the wihtels and tatermans formerly were, how ineradi cable the elvish figures and characters of heathenism. the greeks enlivened the seriousness of their tragedy by satyric plays, in which e.g. proteus

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

d noise explored the future. the norse name for such a vortex is fors, dan. fos, and the isl. sog. 1, 226 expressly say, blotafti forsin (worshipped the. the legend of the river- sprite fossegrim was touched upon, p. 493; and in such a fors dwelt the dwarf andvari (seem. 180. fornald. sog. 1, 152. but animal sacrifices seem to have been specially due to the whirlpool (80/09, as the black lamb (or goat) to the fossegrim; arid the passages quoted from agathias on pp. 47, 100, about the alamanns offering horses to the rivers and ravines, are to the same purpose. the iliad 21, 131 says of the skamander: co brf sr)9a troxet? lepevere ravpov, cool&gt? s ev sivrjat kaoiere (lo, to the river this long time many a bull have ye hallowed, many a whole-hoofed horse have ye dropped alive in his edd

htshausen, where boniface had overthrown the heathen idol eeto (who may remind us of beda s eheda, on the same ketberg the people did after sunset on easter day, even within the memory of man, hold the easter fire, which the men of old named bocks-thorn. on the margin stands his old authority again, the lost conradus fontanus (supra p. 190. how the fire itself should come by the name of buck s or goat s thorn, is hard to see; it is the name of a shrub, the tragacanth. was bocksthorn thrown into the easter flames, as certain herbs were into the midsummer fire? 3 n.b, some maintain that the easter candle was ignited by burning-glasses or crystals (serrarius ad epist. bonif. p. 343. 4 franz wessel s beschreibung des pabstlichen gottesdienstes, stralsund ed. by zober, 1837, p. 10. eastee fiees

e shape of a bull, must herself have been thought of as a cow, like lo; it was not the earth took name from her, but she from the earth. on the worship of cows and oxen by the indians, egypt ians and eomans, i refer to a. w. schlegel s learned treatise.1 the israelites also made a burnt-offering of a red heifer (goth, kalbo) upon which never came yoke/ numb. 19, 2 (see suppl. the boar and the lie-goat were holy sacrificial beasts (p. 50-1-2, the boar 2 dedicated to freyr (p. 213, he and she goats to thorr (p. 185, as goats are even yet considered devil s creatures.3 to that divine boar s account i think we are also entitled to set down the old song out of which notker has preserved a passage (he whose foreign learning so seldom suffers him to put down anything he knew of his own country: i

ifice, and not all of them, in particular not the dog, though he stands on much the same footing with his master as the horse; he is faithful and in telligent, yet there is something mean and unclean about him, 1 ind. bibl. 2, 288295. 2 he enjoys a double appellation: ohg. epur, as. eofor; and ohg. per, as. bar (goth. mis. 3 while god (wuotan) made the wolf (p. 147, the devil (donar) produced the goat. in some places they will not eat goats feet (tobler p. 214. boae. dog. beae. 667 which makes his name a handle to the tongue of the scorner. it seems worthy of notice, that dogs can see spirits (sup. i, 1111, and recognise an approaching god while he is yet hidden from the human eye. when grimnir entered the house of geirro^r, there was eingi jiundr sva olmr, at a hann mundi hlaupa/ the king

orphosis. i cannot trace the story of the cuckoo and jwopoo any further; does the 1 hence we find, as substitutes for it, afferiberc (docen s misc. 2, 187; affenberc and narrental, msh. 3, 200b; ajfental, ibid. 213. wmsbeke 45, 7. kenner 16469; apenberg and narrenberg in the plattd. narragonia 77 b. 137b; eselsberc, diut. 2, 77. animals whose stupidity was proverbial of old, are the ox, ass, ape, goat, goose, gowk and jay: vift osvinna apa, sffim. 25b. atrunnr apa 55a. notk. ps. 57, 11 has ruoh (stultus, i.e. hruoh, as. hroc (graculus, gramm. 3, 361. 2 much oftener schalkeberg (rogue s hill) in the phrase in den schalksperg hawen (hew) i. 5, 524a. iii. 3, 28. 54b. iv. 3, 20d. 31". 40a; the reason of which i do not know. schalksberg wine grows in franconia. henricus dictus de scalkesber

HANDBOOK OF EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGY

emarks on the mysterious language of the baboons. in funerary symbols and religion, edited by j. h. kamistra et al. kampen, netherlands: 1988, 129 137. primary sources: bd 15, 100, 126; ad 1st hour; kasp; solar hymns; petese; eofs banebdjedet (banebdjed) a ram god associated with the town of mendes (djedet, banebdjedet was the northern equivalent of the god khnum. his sacred animal was a ram or a goat. his consort was a fish or dolphin goddess called hatmehyt (foremost of the fishes, who seems to have been the original local deity of mendes. as the word for ram (ba) and the word for soul or manifestation sounded the same in egyptian, ram gods were often regarded as manifestations of other deities. banebdjedet could be shown with four rams heads representing the four bas of the creator sun

throne be given to seth because he is older than horus. ram gods were particularly renowned for their virility, and one of banebdjedet s epithets was lord of sexual pleasure. a stela from a chapel in the ramesseum complex records that the god ptah took the form of banebdjedet to sleep with a mortal woman. the son that resulted was the future pharaoh, rameses ii. greek writers reported that a male goat was honored as a fertility god at mendes and identified with the greek god pan. a persian king of the fourth century bce is alleged to have gone mad after sacking the temple and eating the sacred goat. the sexual aspect of the cult at mendes made it particularly disliked by early christians. banebdjedet s form as a ram or goat-headed man was reinterpreted as a devil figure who entered western

bly so that the royal ka (vital force) could be passed intact from king to king. in narratives in which the gods are treated like people, this archaic ritual becomes the myth of the rape of isis by her son min-horus-nakht (horus the strong. this led to a further identification of min with osiris, the father of the son of isis. when the greeks settled in egypt, they saw min as a form of the virile goat-god pan, the protector of travelers in lonely places. one classical writer claimed that min was promoted to god of fertility after making love to all the women in egypt when the men were away at war. see also amun; horus; isis references and further reading: b. adams. a lettuce for min. studien fur aegyptischen kultur 8 (1980: 9 16. r. h. wilkinson. ancient near eastern raised-arm figures and

HEKAS

edge of night: a custom which has become a glyph of a certain arcanum in sabbatic lore. esbat- the witches' lesser rite of meeting where each initiate gives account of their recent work to the master and mistress of the circle; there is a persian word identical esbat, meaning 'to prove' or 'to give account. baphomet- the 'idol' said to have been worshipped by the templars. it's form was that of a goat's head with a torch between the horns and thus is identical to the sabbatic goat: an icon used in sabbatic cult to denote certain arcana. in arabic the word is analogous to aby-fi-hamat-'the black head of wisdom' or 'seat of knowledge' and constitutes a cipher of certain secret practices used in sects and tribes preserving a gnosis of ancient origin in persia and from thence disseminated thro

'the black head of wisdom' or 'seat of knowledge' and constitutes a cipher of certain secret practices used in sects and tribes preserving a gnosis of ancient origin in persia and from thence disseminated through the migration of arab peoples and influences into europe and spain: the arabic triliteral root fhm forms the words meaning 'to perceive, understand 'wisdom' and 'black. the symbol of the goat with a torch, to indicate intellect, betwixt it's horns was a symbol of the aniza tribe, as was a sign identical to that called 'the witches foot- this served as the tribal mark or wasm. we may go on to give yet further examples which will provide links between the words used today within the sabbatic rites and mysteries and their counterparts throughout the world both today and in antiquity;

HELENA BLAVATSKY NIGHTMARE TALES

e sounding-board, seemed to summon forth orpheus himself from the infernal regions, rather thanthe musical notes supposed to be generated in the depths of the violin. sounds seemed to transformthemselves into objective shapes, thickly and precipitately gathering as at the evocation of a mighty magician,and to be whirling around him, like a host of fantastic, infernal figures, dancing the witches" goat dance" inthe empty depths of the shadowy background of the stage, behind the artist, a nameless phantasmagoria,produced by the concussion of unearthly vibrations, seemed to form pictures of shameless orgies, of thevoluptuous hymens of a real witches' sabbat. a collective hallucination took hold of the public. pantingfor breath, ghastly, and trickling with the icy perspiration of an inexpressi

HP LOVECRAFT A DARK LORE

and were historical or scientific; occasionally pertaining to very remote places and ages. once, for example, an alternately raging and sullen figure was questioned in french about the black prince's massacre at limoges in 1370, as if there were some hidden reason which he ought to know. curwen asked the prisoner- if prisoner he were- whether the order to slay was given because of the sign of the goat found on the altar in the ancient roman crypt beneath the cathedral, or whether the dark man of the haute vienne had spoken the three words. failing to obtain replies, the inquisitor had seemingly resorted to extreme means; for there was a terrific shriek followed by silence and muttering and a bumping sound. none of these colloquies was ever ocularly witnessed, since the windows were always

t a thing which one might readily forget (indistinguishable sounds (a cultivated male human voice..is the lord of the wood, even to. and the gifts of the men of leng. so from the wells of night to the gulfs of space, and from the gulfs of space to the wells of night, ever the praises of great cthulhu, of tsathoggua, and of him who is not to be named. ever their praises, and abundance to the black goat of the woods. ia! shub-niggurath! the goat with a thousand young (a buzzing imitation of human speech) ia! shub-niggurath! the black goat of the woods with a thousand young (human voice) and it has come to pass that the lord of the woods, being. seven and nine, down the onyx steps (tri)butes to him in the gulf, azathoth, he of whom thou has taught us marv(els. on the wings of night out beyond

he first faint, fragmentary words were in a human voice- a mellow, educated voice which seemed vaguely bostonian in accent, and which was certainly not that of any native of the vermont hills. as i listened to the tantalisingly feeble rendering, i seemed to find the speech identical with akeley's carefully prepared transcript. on it chanted, in that mellow bostonian voice "ia! shub-niggurath! the goat with a thousand young" and then i heard the other voice. to this hour i shudder retrospectively when i think of how it struck me, prepared though i was by akeley's accounts. those to whom i have since described the record profess to find nothing but cheap imposture or madness in it; but could they have the accursed thing itself, or read the bulk of akeley's correspondence (especially that ter

human voice in ritualistic response, but in my imagination it was a morbid echo winging its way across unimaginable abysses from unimaginable outer hells. it is more than two years now since i last ran off that blasphemous waxen cylinder; but at this moment, and at all other moments, i can still hear that feeble, fiendish buzzing as it reached me for the first time "ia! shub-niggurath! the black goat of the woods with a thousand young" but though the voice is always in my ears, i have not even yet been able to analyse it well enough for a graphic description. it was like the drone of some loathsome, gigantic insect ponderously shaped into the articulate speech of an alien species, and i am perfectly certain that the organs producing it can have no resemblance to the vocal organs of man, o

INITIATION INTO HERMETICS

llow. it has been said before that consciousness is timeless and spaceless, and it is not necessary, while doing the exercises with living creatures, to have the object concerned directly before our eyes. by now the scholar should be trained to far as to be able to imagine any creature he likes to. let him therefore transplant is consciousness in the imagination of a cat, a dog, a horse, a cow, a goat, etc. the kind of experimental object does not matter; it might as well be an ant, a bird, or an elephant. at first one begins with the imagination of the animal in the motionless condition, later on walking, running, creeping, flying or swimming, corresponding to the kind of object in question. the scholar must be able to transmute his consciousness in any form he likes to without interrupti

INVOCATION OF OUR LORD OF MIDNIGHT MAHAZHAEL DEVAL

y. thine eyes reveal the dual abyss, shining bright in voidful darkness. thy heart is a seething spider s nest, strung on a fiery web between the bone-beams of thy breast. thy phallus is the minaret of joy rais d for the world s delight; unto whom all djinn must turn in prayer and from whence the serpent s holy seed is scattered- to baptise the world in all misrule! thine are the hooves of the he-goat, cloven to walk in all worlds alike. here reveal thyself a -dancing, gleaming in splendour on the burial mound! hail to thee as the corpse-king, pround as any man in the bed of marriage! in they four hands, seen and unseen, are the weapons of thy dominion- the signs of the power that thou dost wield in gestures of shadow and light. thou bearest a flute that the wind doth play, carved of a hol

INVOCATION OF THE ADVERSARY

nd self-deification. there are two primary faces of the adversary. the celebrant may construct as mask of two sides, which shall be placed upon the center of the altar. one- the fallen seraph lucifer, the angelick essence of the black flame, the very source of our wisdom, being and becoming. two the seraph of flame, the djinn iblis of fire, daemon of the blackened flame, serpent beast dragon wolf goat. satanas is the devil-cloaked initiator of the path of the wise, those who laugh at the warnings of a cringing society. robe thyself in crimson, the color of flame and movement. the symbol of the averse pentagram, being downward pointing to indicate the union of the fallen angels with humanity to create divinity. in the sethian witchcraft current the sorcerer becomes as set him/herself, thus

IRISH WITCHCRAFT AND DEMONOLOGY

r than denial of her guilt. and the interpreters, by whom the communication between the bench and the barr was managed, were made sensible that a spell had been laid by another witch on this, to prevent her telling tales, by confining her to a language which 'twas hoped nobody would understand. the woman's house being searched, several images, or poppets, or babies, made of raggs and stuffed with goat's hair, were found; when these were produced the vile woman confess'd, that her way to torment the objects of her malice was by wetting of her finger with her spittle, and stroaking of these little images. the abus'd children were then produced in court, and the woman still kept stooping and shrinking, as one that was almost prest p. 183 to death with a mighty weight upon her. but one of the

n a field attached to the old (not the present) meeting-house in antrim. her living in such a place being thought a confirmation of what was alleged against her, she was thereupon stabbed to death, and her body cut in pieces, which were then scattered over the places where she was supposed to have exercised her evil influence. for some years after this terrible tragedy her ghost, in the form of a goat, was believed to haunt the session-house of the old meeting-house near which she had met her cruel fate; it was popularly known as macgregor's ghost, this having been the name of the man who was sexton of the meeting-house when these things took place, and who probably had been concerned in the murder. so far classon porter. but we very much doubt if the above has really any connection with t

g grass, and saying "come all to me" the priest absent- mindedly muttered "and half to me" next morning he discovered in his dairy three times as much butter as he ought to have, while his neighbours complained that they had none at all. on searching the old beldame's house three large tubs of freshly-churned butter were discovered, which, as her entire flocks and herds consisted of a solitary he-goat, left little doubt of her evildoing! 1 the witch of history is now a thing of the past. no longer does she career on a broomstick to the nocturnal sabbath, no longer does she sell her soul to the devil and receive from him in return many signal tokens of his favour, amongst which was generally the gift of a familiar spirit to do her behests. no longer does the judge p. 243 sentence, no longer

ISIS UNVEILED

me oniii; huiiuu dune me pimimz; the indi raasidec me dionynu; hie romwi uyateriei caj] me liber; the arebtmi rm adouul" and the chosen people adoni and jehovah we may add. how little the philosophy of the old secret doctrine was understood is illustrated in the atrocious persecutions of the templars by the church, and in the accusation against them of worshiping the devil under the shape of the goat baphomet! without going into the old masooic mysteries, there is not a mason of those we mean who do know tome- thing but has an idea vx the true relation that baphomet bore to azazel, the scapegoat of the wilderness* whose character and meaning are entirely perverted in the christian translations' this terrible and 780. k. 0. mulicr: a hitl, t^ ou lit. cf and. oraet, p. 238; mava: du pwruut

meaning are entirely perverted in the christian translations' this terrible and 780. k. 0. mulicr: a hitl, t^ ou lit. cf and. oraet, p. 238; mava: du pwruut, i, pp. 547-53; duuiap: ssd, uie myit. of adoni, p. 21. 781. a vnaernd hutory, v, p. 301: loddod. 1747-66 (64 volt. 782. dunkp: th spirit-hutary <4 man, pp. 64, 67, 78. 783. sm lewiticvt, xvi, 8, 10, and other verses rel&tiog to the biblicsl goat in the digitizecoy google vishnu the ufe-giver 303 venerable name of god' soys lanct, librarian to the vatican 'throu^ the pen of biblical glosaera, has been a deml, a mountain, a wiidemeaa, and a he-goat" quotes mackenzie in the royal maaonic cydopaedia; and he very correctly remarks that "this word should be divided into azar and el" for "it signifies god of victory, but is here used in the

to the vatican 'throu^ the pen of biblical glosaera, has been a deml, a mountain, a wiidemeaa, and a he-goat" quotes mackenzie in the royal maaonic cydopaedia; and he very correctly remarks that "this word should be divided into azar and el" for "it signifies god of victory, but is here used in the sense of author of death, in contrast to jehovah, the author of life; the latter re- ceived a dead goat as an offering* the hindfl ivinity is composed of three personages, which are convertible into one. the trimarh is one, and in its abstraction indivisible, and yet we see a metaphysical division taking place from the first, and while brahma, though collectively repre- senting the three, remains behind the scenes, vishnu is the life-giver, the creator, and the preserver, and siva is the destro

a jutt" rom, iii, 5, 7, 8) hx spite of this distinct repudiation of the hypothetical travesty on right ethics, the travesty itself was nusread as a direct inspiration from god! this ex- plains, if it does not excuse, the maxim adopted later by the church^ that "it is an act of virtue to deceive and lie, when by such means the interests of the church might be promoted" a maxim applied 784. artide 'goat' p. 257. 785. nou uid gikmod: tgpet cf motikind. p. 600: soyof maiome cyclopaedia, loe. ett. 786. moaheun: an eeeutiiutieal uuliory, aaa. iv. purt h, iii, 16. iumi um nhtat nction to appreciate tlw doctrine in fuu. digitizecoy google am isis unveiled in ita fuqest aeoae by that accomplished professor in forgeiy, the armem- an eusebiiis; or agun, by that innocent-looking bible-kaladoscopist ir

JENNINGS HARGRAVE ROSICRUCIANS RITES MYSTERIES

amoth, and as such is the undoubted source of our conventional representation of truth (montfaucon, pi. clxi) reverse, figure 312, which represents harpocrates seated upon the lotus, springing from a double lamp, formed of two phalli united at the base. above his head is his title abraxas, and over that is the name iao. in the field are the seven planets. the sacred animals the scarab, ibis, asp, goat, crocodile, vulture, emblems of so many deities (viz. phre, thoth, isis, merides, bebys, neith) the principal in the egyptian mythology, arranged by threes, form a frame to the design. neatly engraved on a large, bright loadstone (the gnostics, p. 211. origin of the tricolor. theory of sacramental mysticism, adapted from the speculations of the sophists or gnostics. blue (b.v.m) baptism by wa

ights wore white, with the eight-pointed black cross; the knights of malta wore black, with the eight-pointed white cross. the foregoing obtained their black and white from the egyptians. the knights templars, or red-cross knights, wore white, with the eight-pointed bhuddist red cross displayed on their mantles. the guardian of the temple chapel was called custos capell (capella, a kid, star, she-goat, also chapel. robes of the soldier-monks. 263 attila, surnamed the scourge of god, is represented as having worn a teraphim, or head, on his breast a snaky-haired head, which purported to be that of nimrod, whom he claimed as his great progenitor. this same medusa-like head was an object of adoration to the heretical followers of marcion, and.was the palladium set up by antiochus epiphanes, a

KETAB E SIYAH

, came the beasts that dwell upon the earth to swear their fealty to the new monarchs of the middle realm, renouncing heaven's rule. a great multitude of god's creatures came to kneel before the sceptre of the noble nephilim. first of all the beasts was the ox, most strong, who would pull the plough and give the milk for her own calves, for woman's expected child, within her womb; then the horned goat, my own totem beast, knelt low, yielding fleece and milk to man, as most worthy gifts to bestow upon so great a prince; the hound then did come to declare his oath to be man's constant ally, knight and hunter to the king, charged to guard the ox and goat and hunt the deer whose wild temperament would submit not to human hand; the stallion and the mare, once untamed, submitted to the halter an

greater nations and they shall dwell in exile be it in chaldee or else in egypt. know also that they are but secure against the shedim yet their nation shall be destroyed not by my hand but by one of the elohim. this do my eyes see clearly. those that i give to you, exile and ruin is their lot just as it is yours. thus have i acceded to your will and go now to the earth to take upon the form of a goat that i might be a sacrifice upon the altar. send then raphael unto the earth that this cruel sacrifice might be abated. i shall die in isaac's place but i shall live and i shall conquer and this wrong will be undone and isaac shall be restored to me as shall all men upon the earth. great wrong have you done to me and, so doing, you have destroyed yourselves. i go now from your presence and ne

have you done to me and, so doing, you have destroyed yourselves. i go now from your presence and never again shall i invoke love between us. no more dealing is there between. now there is but war" so went i to the earth and unto the hills of moriah where abraham raised his knife above his quiet infant's breast upon the sacrificial altar of piled up stones. there did i take upon the form of a he-goat 303 whilst is was that raphael went unto abraham and stayed his hand. these words he spoke to the man, bent over with the years and wit grief, whose face was stained with tears most bitter with salt and sorrow "abraham, son of terah, i am raphael of the elohim and i bring to you this command from adonai yahweh, king of heaven. your god is a merciful god and would ask not of you the one son th

tears most bitter with salt and sorrow "abraham, son of terah, i am raphael of the elohim and i bring to you this command from adonai yahweh, king of heaven. your god is a merciful god and would ask not of you the one son that remains to you and is now assured of your faith and asks no more proof of you. most exalted amongst men are you, abraham, and high in god's estimation. take instead this he-goat and offer this one instead of isaac upon your altar and in the flame. so has adonai yahweh willed it and so shall you do. be now at peace abraham and rejoice in the mercy of god" so was it then that i was taken to the altar and for the nephilim suffered again the knife's deep bite and i was consumed also by the flames and my borrowed form became as smoke. when the sacrifice was done abraham f

in the desolation of night, and oft i was sought not for knowledge or inspiration, but for hysterical and indulgent release from the confines of the godly life. but i and my fellowship answered men, and we spoke to them of our common bond, and the pronouncements of the god-churches were rejected in our midst. even as god was terrifying in awesome majesty, so i came to earth in the semblance of a goat, most humble of man's own creatures. and men there were whose eyes finally blazed with the light of my gift, 447 and they made great effort for the advancement of their race, though impatience and frustration ever tempted them to the salve of temporal gain. great secrets were unearthed, and secret word was passed of the craft of hell. but to all who would dare my friendship the god-churches a

KNOWLEDGE LECTURE TWO

ing especially a crystal of salt, and entering into it, actually feel himself of crystalline formation. looking out on the universe from this standpoint, let him identify himself with the earth spirits in love and sympathy, recalling as far as he can their prayer as said in the closing of the zelator grade. let him meditate upon the earth triplicity, visualizing the symbols of a bull--a virgin--a goat which stand for kerubic earth--mutable earth--cardinal earth. for the above ideas consult a simple astrology manual. make notes of the ideas and pictures which arise in your mind. the four worlds of the qabalah are: atziluth, archetypal pure diety twlyxa briah, creative archangelic hayrb yetzirah, formative angelic hryxy assiah, action matter, man, shells, demons hycu the ten houses, or heave

LEADBEATER CW GLIMPSES OF MASONIC HISTORY

ges. by the time, however, that we reach the days of the revival, this oral tradition had become much corrupted, and although the ancient ritual actions were still remembered, the words accompanying them had degenerated into mere verbal jargon, often quite unintelligible to those who recited it. one example will be sufficient to indicate the state of affairs. several inns in england are named the goat and compasses, and as it stands the phrase has no meaning, unless it be taken to refer to the perennial fable of the riding of the goat. the real derivation is from the words god encompasses us, degenerated into goat and compasses. it was into a somewhat analogous state that the whole ritual had fallen in the days of anderson and desaguliers, who after the founding of the new grand lodge set

LEFT HAND PATH AND RIGHT HAND PATH

lism that they associate with the more "traditional" right- hand path, such as the following biblical passage: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats. and he shall set the sheep on his right, but the goats on his left- matthew 25: 32-33 taking a cue from this, modern followers of the left-hand path in the west sometimes utilize the symbol of a goat or baphomet, and sometimes refer to followers of right- hand path religions as sheep, implying that they exhibit a "herd mentality. usage in modern occultism today, the terms left-hand path and right-hand path are almost exclusively used by self-proclaimed followers of the left-hand path, who hold varying opinions of the right- hand path; some see the two paths as equally valid approaches to

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

shion such things as weapons and, for women, cosmetics (encouraging vanity. he is mentioned by name in the book of leviticus, where he appears to have been some sort of a desert creature to whom the ancient israelites dedicated their scapegoats containing the sins of the nation: aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats, one lot for the lord and the other lot for azazel.and aaron shall present the goat on which the lot fell for the lord, and offer it as a sin offering; but the goat on which the lot fell for azazel shall be presented alive before the lord to make atonement over it, that it may be sent away into the wilderness to azazel (16:8 10. the early israelites had no purely evil, demonic beings. it was only later, after the hebrews encountered the zoroastrian religion, that they develo

t) in the literature and imagery predating the founding of the church of satan in 1966, satanism is denoted by inverted crosses or crucifixes and blasphemous parodies of christian art. one also finds images of goats, devils and demons (along with their symbols, referred to as sigils) used to represent the satanic. however, the complete graphic referred to as the sigil of baphomet the now familiar goat s head in an inverted pentagram encircled by hebrew letters spelling out leviathan did not become the foremost symbol of satanism in the public consciousness until after the founding of the church of satan in 1966. the word baphomet dates back to records of the trial of the knights templar, and there are ongoing discussions concerning its derivation and meaning. however, there is no clear evi

f satanism in the public consciousness until after the founding of the church of satan in 1966. the word baphomet dates back to records of the trial of the knights templar, and there are ongoing discussions concerning its derivation and meaning. however, there is no clear evidence that the symbol that has come to be referred to as baphomet is similarly derived. the first artwork for an image of a goat face in a pentagram appeared in a 1931 book on freemasonry by oswald wirth (1931, 60. this was, however, only a pentagram containing a goat s face. it was not the full sigil of baphomet as delineated in the satanic bible. the concept is the same, but the actual art is not. the first version of the goat-faced pentagram surrounded by two circles with leviathan written between them appeared in a

l of the renderers and on the means used to create the final product. while the satanic bible was being written, it was decided that a unique version of this symbol should be rendered to be identified exclusively with the church of satan. the pentagram was made geometrically precise, the two circles perfect, the hebrew characters were distorted to make them look more sharply serpentine, while the goat face was redrawn with particular attention paid to the eyes. this version was copyrighted by the church of satan. the original highly detailed artwork was first used to create altar plaques. this new version was then used on the cover of the 1968 lp, the satanic mass, produced by the church of satan. finally, this symbol was widely released with the publication of the satanic bible in 1969, w

er and appeared on the interior page introducing the section detailing the satanic ritual. it was in the satanic bible that this graphic was first referred to as the symbol of baphomet in any publication available to a mass audience: the symbol of baphomet was used by the knights templar to represent satan. through the ages this symbol has been called by many different names. among these are: the goat of mendes, the goat of a thousand young, the black goat, the judas goat, and perhaps most appropriately, the scapegoat. baphomet represents the powers of darkness combined with the generative fertility of the goat. in its pure form the pentagram is shown encompassing the figure of a man in the five points of the star three points up, two points down symbolizing man s spiritual nature. in sata

tility of the goat. in its pure form the pentagram is shown encompassing the figure of a man in the five points of the star three points up, two points down symbolizing man s spiritual nature. in satanism the pentagram is also used, but since satanism represents the carnal instincts of man, or the opposite of the spiritual nature, the pentagram is inverted to perfectly accommodate the head of the goat its horns, representing duality, thrust upwards in defiance; the other three points inverted, or the trinity denied. the hebraic figures around the outer circle of the symbol which stem from the magical teachings of the kabala, spell out leviathan, the serpent of the watery abyss, and identified with satan. these figures correspond to the five points of the inverted star (136) peter h. gilmor

st dutifully slips them in and out of the altarlady s labia. then, we are told, an invocation to satan and various demons is followed by an array of prayers and psalms chanted backwards or interspersed with obscenities. all performed within the confines of a protective pentagram drawn on the floor. if the devil appears he is invariably in the form of a rather eager man wearing the head of a black goat upon his shoulders. then follows a potpourri of flagellation, prayer-book burning, cunnilingus, fellatio, and general hindquarters kissing all done to a background of ribald recitations from the 28 black mass holy bible, and audible expectorations on the cross! if a baby can be slaughtered during the ritual, so much the better; for as everyone knows, this is the favorite sport of the satanist

candles are particularly rich in the magic tradition. candles made of other substances than beeswax were used in magical rituals, often made of human or other animal tallow and fat. in recent centuries such candles appeared in black masses, usually black candles. black candles are also used by religious satanists. thus in the satanic bible, for instance, c 37 cornish witch cait sidhe invoking the goat spirit (puck/pan, 1975 38 cathars anton lavey lists candles among the devices used in a satanic ritual. inverting traditional symbolism, lavey stipulates that all of one s ritual candles should be black except for one white candle, which is to be reserved for cursing rituals. no other light source is to be used during the ceremony: the candles used in satanic ritual represent the light of luc

LIBER 777

te, any solitary person or animal[[rhinoceros] snowdrop, lily, narcissus[[mistletoe] 21 eagle[[praying mantis] hyssop, oak, poplar, fig[[arnica, cedar] 22 elephant[[spider] aloe 23 eagle-snake-scorpion (cherub of c) lotus, all water plants 24 scorpio, beetle, crayfish or lobster, wolf[[all reptiles, shark, crablouse] cactus[[nettle, all poisonous plants] 25 centaur, horse, hippogriff, dog rush 26 goat, ass[[oyster] indian hemp, orchis root, thistle[[yohimba] 27 horse, bear, wolf[[boar] absinthe, rue 28 man or eagle (cherub of d, peacock [olive, cocoanut 29 fish, dolphin[[beetle, dog, jackal] unicellular organisms, opium[[mangrove] 30 lion, sparrowhawk[[leopard] sunflower, laural, heliotrop[[nut, galangal] 31 lion (cherub of b) red poppy, hibiscus, nettle[[all scarlet flowers] 32 crocodile

LIBER AASH

s easy to tell the live force from the dead matter. it is no easier to tell the live snake from the dead snake. 16. also concerning vows. be obstinate, and be not obstinate. understand that the yielding of the yoni is one with the lengthening of the lingam. thou art both these; and thy vow is but the rustling of the wind on mount meru. 17. now shalt thou adore me who am the eye and the tooth, the goat of the spirit, the lord of creation. i am the eye in the triangle, the silver star that ye adore. 18. i am baphomet, that is the eightfold word that shall be equilibrated with the three. 19. there is no act or passion that shall not be a hymn in mine honour. 20. all holy things and all symbolic things shall be my sacraments. 21. these animals are sacred unto me; the goat, and the duck, and th

LIBER ALEPH

iber aleph vel cxi 42 ao de voluntate iuvenis cognoscenda (of knowing the will of children) t is important that thou shouldst understand as early as may be what is the true will of the child in the matter of his career. be thou well ware of all ideals and day-dreams; for the child is himself, and not thy toy. recall the comic tragedy of napoleon and the king of rome; build not an house for a wild goat, nor plant a forest for the domain of a shark. but be thou vigilant for every sign, conscious or unconscious of the will of the child, giving him then all opportunity to pursue the path which he thus indicates. learn this, that he, being young, will weary quickly of all false ways, however pleasant they may be to him at the outset; but of the true way he will not weary. this being in this man

lity to my spiritual essence. uranus was ascending in the lion, to fortify my magical will with courage, and to turn it to the salvation of man. in the waterman was saturnus, to make mine intelligence sober, profound, and capable of labour. jupiter, with mercury his herald, was in scorpio, harmonizing me and my word according o the essence of my nature. then of the others, mars was exalted in the goat, for physical endurance of toil; sol was conjoined with venus in the balance, for judgment in art and in life, and for equability of temple. lastly, the moon was in the sign of the fishes, her loved abode, for a gift of sensitiveness and of glamour. what then am i? i am a transient effect of infinite causes, a child of changes. there is no i, o thou that art not thou, else were i segrated, a

n earth it burneth freely, and is inflamed by the wind. understand also that which is written concerning the vesica, that it is the mother, giving ease, sleep, and death, which consolations are eschewed by the true man or hero. i liber aleph vel cxi 174% sequitur de his viis (further concerning these paths) ow the path of ayin is a link between mercury and the sun, and in the zodiac importeth the goat. this goat is called also strength, and standeth in the meridian at the sunrise of spring; and it is his nature to leap upon the mountains. so herefore he is a symbol of true magick, and his name is baphomet, wherefore did i design him as an atu of thoth, the fifteenth, and put his image in the front of my book, the ritual of high magick, which was the second part of my thesis for the grade o

g; and it is his nature to leap upon the mountains. so herefore he is a symbol of true magick, and his name is baphomet, wherefore did i design him as an atu of thoth, the fifteenth, and put his image in the front of my book, the ritual of high magick, which was the second part of my thesis for the grade of major adept, when i was clothed about with he body called alphonse louis constant. now the goat flieth not as doth the eagle; but consider this also that it is the true nature of man to dwell upon the earth, so that his flights are oft but phantasy; yea, the eagle also is bound to his eyrie, nor feedeth upon air. therefore this goat, making each leap with fervour, yet all times secure in his own element, is a true hieroglyph of the magician. mark also, his path sheweth one continuous in

LIBER CORDIS CINCTI SERPENTE

thou that sittest upon the earth (so spake a certain veiled one to me) thou art not greater than thy mother! thou speck of dust infinitesimal! thou art the lord of glory, and the unclean dog. 4. stooping down, dipping my wings, i came unto the darklysplendid abodes. there in that formless abyss was i made a partaker of the mysteries averse. 5. i suffered the deadly embrace of the snake and of the goat; i paid the infernal homage to the shame of khem. 6. therein was this virtue, that the one became the all. 7. moreover i beheld a vision of a river. there was a little boat thereon; and in it under purple sails was a golden woman, an image of asi wrought in finest gold. also the river was of blood, and the boat of shining steel. then i loved her; and, loosing my girdle, cast myself into the s

of sapphire upon the laborious coral of our making! 49. we have made us a ring of glistening white sand, strewn wisely in the midst of the delightful ocean, 50. let the palms of brilliance flower upon our island; we shall eat of their fruit, and be glad. 51. but for me the lustral water, the great ablution, the dissolving of the soul in that resounding abyss. 52. i have a little son like a wanton goat; my daughter is like an unfledged eaglet; they shall get them fins, that they may swim. 53. that they may swim, o my beloved, swim far in the warm honey of thy being, o blessed one, o boy of beatitude! 54. this heart of mine is girt about with the serpent that devoureth his own coils. 55. when shall there be an end, o my darling, o when shall the universe and the lord thereof be utterly swall

d ones with infinite pride, and the humble ones with an ecstasy of abasement; all this shall transcend the known and the unknown with somewhat that hath no name. for it is as the abyss of the arcanum that is opened in the secret place of silence. 8. thou hast come hither, o my prophet, through grave paths. thou hast eaten of the dung of the abominable ones; thou hast prostrated thyself before the goat and the crocodile; the evil men have made thee a plaything; thou hast wandered as a painted liber cordis cincti serpente svb figvra ynda 23 harlot, ravishing with sweet scent and chinese colouring, in the streets; thou hast darkened thine eyepits with kohl; thou hast tinted thy lips with vermilion; thou hast plastered thy cheeks with ivory enamels. thou hast played the wanton in every gate an

LIBER CXCVII STORY OF SIR PALAMEDES

shall the tuscan god be found reluctant from the altar-stone: his perfume shall delight the ground, his presence to his hold be known in darkling grove and glimmering shrine. o ply the kiss and pour the wine! sir palamede is fairly come into a place of glowing bowers, where all the voice of time is dumb: before an altar crowned with flowers he seeth a satyr fondly dote and languish on a swan-soft goat. then he in mid-caress desires the ear of strong sir palamede .we burn. quoth he .no futile fires, nor play upon an idle reed, nor penance vain, nor fatuous prayers. the gods are ours, and we are theirs. liber cxcvii 34 sir palamedes plucks the pipe the satyr tends, and blows a trill so soft and warm, so red and ripe, that echo answers from the hill in eager and voluptuous strain, while grows

d that pen my quest about.on, on to nile! tread tenderly, my merry men! for nothing is so void and vile as palamede the saracen. 65 xxviii sir palamede the saracen hath clad him in a sable robe; hath curses, writ by holy men from all the gardens of the globe. he standeth at an altar-stone; the blood drips from the slain babe.s throat; his chant rolls in a magick moan; his head bows to the crowned goat. his wand makes curves and spires in air; the smoke of incense curls and quivers; his eyes fix in a glass-cold stare: the land of egypt rocks and shivers .lo! by thy gods, o god, i vow to burn the authentic bones and blood of curst osiris even now to the dark nile fs upsurging flood! i cast thee down, oh crowned and throned! to black amennti.s void profane. until mine anger be atoned thou sha

ave fs unreverent sconce .thou mock the questing beast i chase, the questing beast i love .od fs wounds. then sudden from the slave there brake a cachinnation scant of grace, as if a thirty couple hounds were in his belly! knight, awake! ah! well he woke! his love an scorn grapple in death-throe at his throat .lead me away (quoth he .my men! woe, woe is me was ever born so blind a bat, so gross a goat, as palamede the saracen. 78 xxxiv sir palamede the saracen hath hid him in an hermit.s cell upon an island in the fen of that lone land where druids dwell. there came an eagle from the height and bade him mount. from dale to dell they sank and soared. last to the light of the great sun himself they flew, piercing the borders of the night, passing the irremeable blue. far into space beyond th

sses sink, awaiting some climax.oh, how tense and dumb the expectant hush intoxicating! hush! the heart fs beat! across the moor some dreadful god rides fast, be sure! the listening palamede bites through his thin white lips.what hoofs are those? are they the quest? how still and blue the sky is! hush.god knows.god knows! then on a sudden in the midst of them is a swart god, from hoof to girdle a goat, upon his brow the twelve-star diadem and the king fs collar fastened on this throat. thrill upon thrill courseth through palamede. life, live, pure life is bubbling in his blood. all youth comes back, all strength, all you indeed flaming within that throbbing spirit-flood! yet was his heart immeasurably sad, for that no questing in his ear he had. nay! he saw all. he saw the curse that wrapp

LIBER CXLVIII SOLDIER AND THE HUNCHBACK

o is trying to raise his consciousness from malkuth to kether. this tiphereth man is in a devil of a hole! he knows theoretically all about the kether point of view (or thinks he does) and practically all about the malkuth point of view. consequently he goes about contradicting malkuth; he refuses to allow malkuth to obsess his thought. he keeps on crying out that there is no difference between a goat and a god, in the hope of 12 liber cxlviii hypnotising himself (as it were) into that perception of their identity, which is his (partial and incorrect) idea of how things look from kether. this man performs great magic; very strong medicine. he really does find gold on the midden and skeletons in pretty girls. in abiegnus the sacred mountain of the rosicrucians the postulant finds but a coff

LIBER DCCCLX JOHN ST

as silly as the objection to illustrating geometry by diagrams, on the ground that printed lines are thick.and so on. this is the imbecility of the .protestant. objection to images. what fools these mortals be! the greeks, too, after exhausting all their sublimest thoughts of zeus and hades and poseidon, found that they could not find a fitting image of the all, the supreme.so they just carved a goat-man, saying: let this represent pan! also in the holiest place of the most secret temple there is an empty shrine. but whoso goes there in the first instance thinks; there is no god. he who goes there at the end, when he has adored all the other deities, knoweth that no god. so also i go through all the ritual, and try all the means; at the end it may be i shall find no rituals and no means

LIBER LIBERI VEL LAPIDIS LAZULI

is a tongue and a flame; i see that trident walking over the sea. 19. a phoenix hath if for its head; below are two prongs. they spear the wicked. 20. i will spear thee, o thou little grey god, unless thou beware! 21. from the grey to the gold; from the gold to that which is beyond the gold of ophir. 22. my god! but i love thee! 23. why hast thou whispered so ambiguous things? wast thou afraid, o goat-hoofed one, o horned one, o pillar of lightning? 24. from the lightning fall pearls; from the pearls black specks of nothing. 25. i based all on one, one on naught. 26. afloat in the athyr, o my god, my god! 27. o thou great hooded sun of glory, cut off these eyelids! 28. nature shall die out; she hideth me, closing mine eyelids with fear, she hideth me from my destruction, o thou open eye. 2

13. i drank wine awhile agone in the house of pertinax. the cup-boy favoured me, and gave me of the right sweet chian. 14. there was a doric boy, skilled in feats of strength, an athlete. the full moon fled away angrily down the wrack. ah! but we laughed. 15. i was pernicious drunk, o my god! yet pertinax brought me to the bridal. 16. i have a crown of thorns for all my dower. 17. thou art like a goat fs horn from astor, o thou god of mine, gnarl fd and crook fd and devilish strong. 18. colder than all the ice of all the glaciers of the naked mountain was the wine it poured for me. 19. a wild country and a waning moon. clouds scudding over the sky. a circuit of pines, and of tall yews beyond. thou in the midst! 20. o all ye toads and cats rejoice! ye slimy things, come hither! 21. dance, d

s. 55. i am hard and strong and male; but come thou! i shall be soft and weak and feminine. 56. thou shalt crush me in the wine-press of thy love. my blood shall stain thy fiery feet with litanies of love in anguish. 57. there shall be a new flower in the fields, a new vintage in the vinyards. 58. the bees shall gather a new honey; the poets shall sing a new song. 59. i shall gain the pain of the goat for my prize; and the god that sitteth upon the shoulders of time shall drowse. 60. then shall all this which is written be accomplished: yea, it shall be accomplished. 14 iv 1. i am like a maiden bathing in a clear pool of fresh water. 2. o my god! i see thee dark and desirable, rising through the water as a golden smoke. 3. thou art altogether golden, the hair and the eyebrows and the brill

mour of the sacrifice of maidens. 16. there was a weird winged god that told us of his wisdom. 17. we attained to be starry grains of gold dust in the sands of a slow river. 18. yea, and that river was the river of space and time also. 19. we parted thence; ever to the smaller, ever to the greater, until now, o sweet god, we are ourselves, the same. 20. o god of mine, thou art like a little white goat with lightning in his horns! 21. i love thee, i love thee. 22. every breath, every word, every thought, every deed is an act of love with thee. 23. the beat of my heart is the pendulum of love. 24. the songs of me are the soft sighs. 25. the thoughts of me are very rapture. 26. and my deeds are the myriads of thy children, the stars and the atoms. 27. let there be nothing! 28. let all things

usk of the year, in the dusk of the equinox of osiris, when first i beheld thee visibly; when first the dreadful issue was fought out; when the ibis-headed one charmed away the strife. 16. i remember thy first kiss, even as a maiden should. nor in the dark byways was there another: thy kissed abide. 17. there is none other beside thee in the whole universe of love. 18. my god, i love thee, o thou goat with gilded horns! 19. thou beautiful bull ofapis! thou beautiful serpent of apep! thou beautiful child of the pregnant goddess! 20. thou hast stirred in thy sleep, o ancient sorrow of years! thou hast raised thine head to strike, and all is dissolved into the abyss of glory. 21. an end to the letters of the words! an end to the sevenfold speech. 22. resolve me the wonder of it all into the f

LIBER LVII

r. see my explanation of the 5=6 ritual (equinox, no. iii. 361. rah ynda, the lord of the earth. note 361 denotes the 3 supernals, the 6 members of ruach, and malkuth. this name of god therefore embraces all the 10 sephiroth. 365. an important number, though not in the pure qabalah. see .the canon..55 meiqras and abraxas in greek. 370. really more important for part ii. co, creation. the sabbatic goat in his highest aspect. this shows the whole of creation as matter and spirit. the material 3, the spiritual 7, and all cancelling to zero. also \lc= peace. 400. the letter t .the universe. it is the square of 20 .the wheel of fortune. and shows the universe as the sphere of fortune.the samsara-cakkram, where karma, which fools call chance, rules. 400 is the total number of the sephiroth, each

xpansion of 30. reads .by equilibrium and selfsacrifice, the gate. thus useful. also 74= 37 2. so we see 37 1= 37, man.s crown, jechidah, the highest soul..in termino. 37 2= 74, the balance, 2 being the symbol .in via. 37 3= 111, aleph, etc, 3 being the mother, the nurse of the soul. 37 4= 148 .the balances. and so on. i have not yet worked out all the numbers of this important scale. 77. zo, the goat, scil. of the sabbath of the adepts. the baphomet of the templars, the idol set up to defy and overthrow the false god.though it is understood that he himself is false, not an end, but a means. note the 77= 7 11, magical power in perfection. 78. most venerable because alzm is shown as the influence descending from 68 [specifically .the wake world (liber xcv. t.s] 48 liber lviii on high, whose

LIBER LXVII THE SWORD OF SONG

she fell clean asunder. cried the echo .ah! thou hast slain hope now. our father gladdened at intellectus. deus. h. et s. v. a. luna. quid umbratur in mari. deo duce comite ferro. vestigia nulla retrorsum 80 appendix ii that word, and wiping his blade he kissed it and went on, knowing that his luck should now be ill. and ill it was, for a temple was set up in his way, and there he saw the grisly goat enthroned. but he knew better than to judge a goat from a goat.s head and hoofs. and the first week he sacrificed to that goat1 a crown every day. the second a phallus. the third a silver vase of blood. the fourth a royal sceptre. the fifth a sword. the sixth a heart. the seventh a garland of flowers. the eighth a grass-snake. the ninth a sickle. and the tenth week did he daily offer up his o

t he knew better than to judge a goat from a goat.s head and hoofs. and the first week he sacrificed to that goat1 a crown every day. the second a phallus. the third a silver vase of blood. the fourth a royal sceptre. the fifth a sword. the sixth a heart. the seventh a garland of flowers. the eighth a grass-snake. the ninth a sickle. and the tenth week did he daily offer up his own body. said the goat .though i be not an ox, yet am i a sword .masked, o god. cried the adept .verily, an thou hadst not sacrificed. there was silence. and under the goat.s throne was a rainbow2 of seven colours: our father fitted himself as an arrow to the string (and the string was waxed well, dipped in a leaden pot wherein boiled amber and wine) and shot through stormy heavens. and they that saw him saw a woma

oon-sandalled, sun-belted, with torch and vase of fire and water. and he trailed comet-clouds of glory upward. thus came our father (blessed be his name) to death,4 who stood, scythe in hand, opposed. and ever and anon he swept round, and men fell before him .look. said death .my sickle hath a cross-handle. see how they grow like flowers .give me salt. quoth our father. and with sulphur (that the goat had given him) and with salt did he bestrew the ground .i see we shall have ado together. says death .aye. and with that he lops off death.s cross-handle. now death was wroth indeed, for he saw that our father had wit of his designs (and they were right foul, but he bade him pass forthwith through his dominion. and our father could not at that time stay him: though for himself had he cut off

d our father, and for seven nights he slept in seven starry palaces, and a sword to guard him. note well also that these children, and those others, are two, being four. and on the sixth day (for the seven days were past) he rose and came into his ancient temple, a temple of our holy order, o my brethren, wherein sat that hierophant who had initiated him of old. now read he well the riddle of the goat (blessed be his name among us for ever! nay, not for ever, and therewith the teacher made him a master of sixfold chamber, and an ardent sufferer toward the blazing star. for the sword, said the teacher, is but the star unfurled.2 and our father being cunning to place aleph over tau read this reverse, and so beheld eden, even now and in the flesh. whence he sojourned far, and came to a great

LIBER LXXVIII

f. b of e king of gnomes. a description of the cards of the taro 21 xviii the queen of the thrones of earth queen of pentacles a woman of beautiful face with dark hair; seated upon a throne, beneath which is dark sandy earth. one side of her face is light, the other dark; and her symbolism is best represented in profile. her attire is similar to that of the queen of wands: but she bears a winged goat fs head as a crest. a goat is by her side. in one hand she bears a sceptre surmounted by a cube, and in the other an orb of gold. she is impetuous, kind; timid, rather charming; great-hearted; intelligent, melancholy; truthful, yet of many moods. if ill dignified she is undecided, capricious, changeable, foolish. she rules from 20 i to 20 j. c of e the queen of gnomes. xix the prince of the c

with cube, orb of gold flowerly land, bull, sceptre with orb and cross, orb held downward grass, flowers, grove of trees, sceptre with disk, pentacle like that in ace crests winged black horse fs head leopard fs head, winged lion fs head, winged tiger fs head peacock with opened fan ibis eagle swan winged hexagram winged child fs head winged angel fs head medusa fs head winged stag fs head winged goat fs head winged bull fs head winged ram fs head cards king queen prince princess king queen prince princess king queen prince princess king queen prince princess herein are resumed the especial characteristics of the four court cards of the suits suits 24 liber lxxviii of the thirty-six decans here follow the descriptions of the smaller cards of the four suits, thirty-six in number, answering

LIBER SAMEKH

ling soul of myself! h pur (vide supra) iafth g sun-lion-serpent, hail! all hail, thou great wild beast, thou i a o! h iaeo g breaths of my soul, breaths of mine angel! h ioou g lust of my soul, lust of mine angel! h abrasax (vide supra) sabriam g ho for the sangraal! ho for the cup of babalon! ho for mine angel pouring himself forth within my soul! h oo g the eye! satan, my lord! the lust of the goat! h point i 9 ff g mine angel! mine initiator! thou one with me.the sixfold star! h ad-on-a-i* g my lord! my secret self beyond self, hadit, all-father! hail, on, thou sun, thou life of man, thou fivefold sword of flame! thou goat exalted upon earth in lust, thou snake extended upon earth in life! spirit most holy! seed most wise! innocent babe! inviolate maid! begetter of being! light of life

at is one in three, to conceal them in six!27 the wand to all cups, and thy disk to all swords, but betray not thine egg! moreover also is iaf verily 666 by virtue of number;28 and this is a mystery of mysteries; who knoweth it, he is adept of adepts, and mighty among magicians! now this word sabaf, being by number threescore and ten* is a name of ayin, the eye, and gthe devil h our lord, and the goat of mendes. he is the lord of the sabbath of the adepts, and is satan, therefore also the sun, whose number of magick is 666, the seal of his servant the beast.29 but sa is 61, ain, the naught of nuit; ba means ggo, h for hadit, and f is their son the sun, who is ra- hoor-khuit. so then let the adept set this30 sigil upon all the words he hath writ in the book of the works of his will. and let

LIBER XCV THE WAKE WORLD

ate the most extraordinary supper you can think of. there were babies roasted whole and stuffed with pork sausages and olives; and some of the girls cut off chops and steaks from their own bodies, and gave them to a beautiful white cook at a silver grill, that was lighted with the gas of dead bodies and marshes; and he cooked them splendidly, and we all enjoyed it immensely. then there was a tame goat with a gold collar, that went about laughing with every one; and he was all shaved in patches like a poodle. we kissed him and petted him, and it was lovely. you must remember that i never let go of my fairy prince for a single instant, or of course i should have been turned into a horrid black toad. then there was another passage called the arrow by day, and there was a most lovely lady all

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

s suggestion (stanza 15, it is put onto thor as he assumed freyja fs disguise (stanza 19. otherwise the brisinga men is found only in snorri fs edda. in both gylfaginning and skaldskaparmal, snorri says simply that freyja owned it, but in skaldskaparmal he also gives two very interesting pieces of information: loki and heimdall fought over it, and loki is known as the gthief of the giants, of the goat, of the brisinga men, and of the apples of idun. h a battle between heimdall and loki is known from one stanza of the late-tenth-century icelandic skaldic poem husdrapa by ulf uggason. it is difficult to interpret, but some 88 norse mythology scholars think they may indeed have been fighting over the brisinga men. in stanza 9 of the haustlong of thjodolf of hvin, one of the very earliest skal

man servants thjalfi and roskva. the surmise concerning thjalfi and roskva is based on hymiskvida, stanza 37, the third from last stanza in the poem and the one that follows thor fs acquisition of the kettle and killing of the pursuing giants. parts of it are difficult, especially in the third line, but it means something like this: they went for a long time, before lay down hlorridi fs [thor fs] goat, half dead, in front; the team-mate of the trace was limping on its leg; and the crafty loki caused it. according to gylfaginning, when thor and loki set off on the visit to jotunheimar that would take them to utgarda-loki, they stopped for the night at a farmer fs house. thor killed and cooked his goats and then revived them next morning. one was lame, because thjalfi had broken it to get at

o need of gold. skirnir now turns to threats: he will kill her and her father; he will tame her through magic. he turns to curses: she will be a laughingstock, forced to live among the giants, with a three-headed giant or with no man at all. the asir are angry at her. she is forbidden joy of men, will live with a giant beneath the corpse-gate (nagrind, one of the gates to hel fs realm, be offered goat urine. finally skirnir goes into some kind of runic threat, and gerd capitulates. the wedding will be in nine nights, at a place called barri. skirnir returns home and tells the news to frey, who does not rejoice; he laments: 42. a night is long, longer are two, how will i endure three? oft to me a month seemed shorter than this half honeymoon. for most of the twentieth century magnus olsen f

herever she could, she performed seid in a trance, she was ever the joy of an evil woman. in the sagas heid is a common name for seeresses, and it is also found in a genealogy in hyndluljod, stanza 33, of hrimnir fs kin, presumably giants. the adjective heid, ggleaming, h and the noun heid, ghonor, h would suit nicely here as well. see also gullveig; seid deities, themes, and concepts 165 heidrun goat who bites the foliage of larad, the tree at valholl. grimnismal, stanza 25, is the most important source: 25. heidrun is the name of the goat, who stands at the hall of herjafodr [odin] and bites from the limbs of larad. she will fill a barrel with the bright mead; that drink can never run out. in gylfaginning snorri sturluson paraphrased these lines. that goat, who is called heidrun, stands

eously wicked girl, you have still got the powerful rage of the gods. 34. let the giants hear, let the frost-giants hear, the sons of suttung, members of the asir, how i forbid, how i ban, joy of men to the maid, use of men to the maid. 35. hrimgrimnir is the name of the giant who shall possess you, down below nagrind [the gate to hel fs realm. there let wretches on the roots of the tree give you goat piss. a better drink you will never get, maiden, from your mouth, maiden, to your mouth. 36. thurs [giant] i carve for you and three staves ergi [sexual perversion] and madness and impatience; so i can erase it, as i carved it, if need be. at this point, gerd capitulates, and the marriage is arranged. it is clear that hrimgrimnir (whose name is included in the thulur for giants but is not fou

make possible the reconstruction of an indo-european original. this section of the poem is also interesting in that it assigns to the god ty lr a giant father and a mother who sides with the asir against her husband. ty lr would be the only one of the asir (other than loki, whose status as a member of the asir the mythology spectacularly unravels, to have such a father. loki fs laming of thor fs goat in stanza 37 is not known from other sources. in snorri fs account of the journey of thor to utgarda-loki, the human boy thjalfi inadvertently lames one of thor fs goats, and it is as compensation for this injury that thjalfi and his sister roskva become thor fs human servants. a connection between loki fs and thjalfi fs laming of the goats may be vitiated by the possibly malign motive of lok

norse mythology one snorri presents in chapter 4 of his ynglinga saga, in which the asir-vanir war is presented historically. there kvasir, the wisest of the vanir, is sent to the asir as a pledge of peace at the end of the hostilities. see also asir-vanir war; mead of poetry larad tree, almost certainly the world tree. the major source is grimnismal, stanzas 25.26: 25. heidrun is the name of the goat, who stands at the hall of herjafodr [odin] and bites from the limbs of larad. she will fill a barrel with the bright mead; that drink can never run out. 26. eikthyrnir is the name of a hart, who stands at the hall of herjafodr [odin] and bites from the limbs of larad. yet from his horns it drips into hvergelmir, thence all waters have their ways. in gylfaginning snorri sturluson paraphrased

f herjafodr [odin] and bites from the limbs of larad. she will fill a barrel with the bright mead; that drink can never run out. 26. eikthyrnir is the name of a hart, who stands at the hall of herjafodr [odin] and bites from the limbs of larad. yet from his horns it drips into hvergelmir, thence all waters have their ways. in gylfaginning snorri sturluson paraphrased these lines. he says that the goat heidrun gbites foliage off the limbs of that tree, which is famous and which is called larad. h she provides endless mead, and the hart eikthyrnir is the source of numerous rivers, according to snorri. the reasons for equating larad with yggdrasil begin with larad fs location at odin fs hall, which would be at the center of the cosmos. yggdrasil too has animals about it, although they are per

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man lies to defeat his defects; he deceives a few, but himself most; paradoxically, because he is actually far more than his pretence 7 jk z> p. 5! 9 "4( d# s( than the truth. his syntax is at fault c he is only what he formulates as be-livable as god. the all-wise mind permits us any absurdity; yet power is given to all selfbelievers whether for good or evil. should it worry cosmos if we act the goat, or fall, in our vicious circle? therefore, believe in yourself altruistically and your contingencies will be equal to your ability. the net of space enfolds us, its meshes are close when our contraceptives are evil. here is hilarity: we prefigure ourselves! what do you expect to be, in inverse ratio to your pretensions? man is consanguineous to all creation, his likeness is everywhere. the u

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sigil of this spirit traced in flour on the floor. this activates the area of neither-neither from which the sorcerer walks between the worlds of dream (nightside) and waking (dayside "by the rights of pleasure may flesh procreate from within. mother of the sabbath, lilith i awaken to the mysteries of our craft. i dedicate my being to the path from which my blood dictates. by the mysteries of the goat and the serpent i come to thee. i walk now the witches sabbat path, reborn under the luciferic shadows and promethean light! cain, wanderer of the desert dawn, embraces now my way, which is our way, that thy mysteries are revealed through dedication! shaitan asmodeus belial lilith hecate eko, eko lucifer" 14 much of the doctrine of the order of phosphorus flows from the grimoires the book of

directions and elements were first developed by hamara t however the god forms were developed through the order of phosphorus. one may develop their own circle based on the pathal elements within a left hand path manner as the following for an example. direction element god form archetypical image planet south fire satan-shaitan peacock saturn/mercury east air lucifer eye venus north earth belial goat or ram sun/saturn west water leviathan serpent/snake moon 18 while the alternate version may be used for many witches sabbat callings and works of lesser or greater black magick, the suggested use of the triple hermetic circle of the different representations and egyptian god forms are highly suggested for a development of association. once one is able to move through these well balanced aspe

atavistic resurgence the return to consciousness the powers of the dead or subconscious energies or powers from the pre-human aspects. atavisms are evoked through intense nostalgia and focus, often appearing in bestial forms. athame the blade of holy magick or greater black magick workings, used in ceremonial or solitary practice. pathally a black handled knife. azazel called the guardian of the goat, azazel is one of the 200 original fallen angels, according to lore. it is considered that azazel is the same as shemyaza, the leader of the watchers. the zohar makes reference (in vayeze 153a) about the rider upon the serpent is the evil azazel. in islamic lore, azazel is the same as eblis and considered by other lore as the first star (in reference to any angels) which would reveal him as l

LUCIFERIAN WITCHCRAFT AN INTRODUCTION

the stag, naked and awake through the eyes of lilith and asmodeus. the awakening and dedication chant (performed by candlelight indoors or out. if outdoors, cast your circle in flour "by the rights of pleasure may flesh procreate from within. mother of the sabbath, lilith i awaken to the mysteries of our craft. i dedicate my being to the path from which my blood dictates. by the mysteries of the goat and the serpent i come to thee. i walk now the sabbatic path, reborn under the luciferic shadows and promethean light! cain, wanderer of the desert dawn, embrace now my way which is our way, that thy mysteries are revealed through dedication! shaitan asmodeus belial lilith hecate eko, eko lucife eluciferian witchcraft-the mystery revealed by michael ford 2001 there is a path which reveal the

MANLY P HALL THE SECRET TEACHINGS OF ALL AGES

h and maturing of flowers click to enlarge the great god pan. from kircher's oedipus gyptiacus. the great pan was celebrated as the author and director of the sacred dances which he is supposed to have instituted to symbolize the circumambulations of the heavenly bodies. pan was a composite creature, the upper part--with the exception of his horns--being human, and the lower part in the form of a goat. pan is the prototype of natural energy and, while undoubtedly a phallic deity, should nor be confused with priapus. the pipes of pan signify the natural harmony of the spheres, and the god himself is a symbol of saturn because this planet is enthroned in capricorn, whose emblem is a goat. the egyptians were initiated into the mysteries of pan, who was regarded as a phase of jupiter, the demi

ness seeking to destroy him while he was still in the cradle of winter. the sun, being weak at this season of the year, had no golden rays (or locks of hair, but the survival of the light through the darkness of winter was symbolized by one tiny hair which alone adorned the head of the celestial child (as the birth of the sun took place in capricorn, it was often represented as being suckled by a goat) at the vernal equinox, the sun had grown to be a beautiful youth. his golden hair hung in ringlets on his shoulders and his light, as schiller said, extended to all parts of infinity. at the summer solstice, the sun became a strong man, heavily bearded, who, in the prime of maturity, symbolized the fact that nature at this period of the year is strongest and most fecund. at the autumnal equi

t from god. all that the intellect can conceive of comes from the stars [the spirits of the stars, rather than the material constellations" the constellation of capricorn, in which the winter solstice theoretically takes place, was called the house of death, for in winter all life in the northern hemisphere is at its lowest ebb. capricorn is a composite creature, with the head and upper body of a goat and the tail of a fish. in this constellation the sun is least powerful click to enlarge the microcosm. from schotus' margarita philosophica. the pagans believed that the zodiac formed the body of the grand man of the universe. this body, which they called the macrocosm (the great world, was divided into twelve major parts, one of which was under the control of the celestial powers reposing i

y, which they called the microcosm (the little world, they evolved that now familiar figure of "the cut-up man in the almanac" by allotting a sign of the zodiac to each of twelve major parts of the human body. p. 55 in the northern hemisphere, and after passing through this constellation it immediately begins to increase. hence the greeks said that jupiter (a name of the sun god) was suckled by a goat. a new and different sidelight on zodiacal symbolism is supplied by john cole, in a treatise on the circular zodiac of tentyra, in egypt "the symbol therefore of the goat rising from the body of a fish [capricorn, represents with the greatest propriety the mountainous buildings of babylon rising out of its low and marshy situation; the two horns of the goat being emblematical of the two towns

the celestial ruler. the eagle typified the sun in its material phase and also the immutable demiurgic law beneath which all mortal creatures must bend. the eagle was also the hermetic symbol of sulphur, and signified the mysterious fire of scorpio- the most profoundly significant sign of the zodiac and the gate of the great mystery. being one of the three symbols of scorpio, the eagle, like the goat of mendes, was an emblem of the theurgic art and the secret processes by which the infernal fire of the scorpion was transmuted into the spiritual light-fire of the gods. among certain american indian tribes the thunderbird is held in peculiar esteem. this divine creature is said to live above the clouds; the flapping of its wings causes the rumbling which accompanies storms, while the flashe

leness and the whiteness of its wool. in many of the pagan mysteries it signified the universal savior, and in christianity it is the favorite symbol of christ. early church paintings show a lamb standing upon a little hill, and from its feet pour four streams of living water signifying the four gospels. the blood of the lamb is the solar life pouring into the world through the sign of aries. the goat is both a phallic symbol and also an emblem of courage or aspiration because of its surefootedness and ability to scale the loftiest peaks. to the alchemists the goat's head was the symbol of sulphur. the practice among the ancient jews of choosing a scapegoat upon which to heap the sins of mankind is merely an allegorical p. 09100 from kircher's sphinx mystagoga. the sacred bull, or apis. th

m, except when used solely for medical purposes, and even then there is an element of risk for all concerned. though the demonism of the middle ages seems to have disappeared, there is abundant evidence that in many forms of modern thought--especially the so-called "prosperity" psychology "willpower-building" metaphysics, and systems of "high-pressure" salesmanship- click to enlarge baphomet, the goat of mendes. from levi's transcendental magic. the practice of magic--either white or black--depends upon the ability of the adept to control the universal life force--that which eliphas levi calls the great magical agent or the astral light. by the manipulation of this fluidic essence the phenomena of transcendentalism are produced. the famous hermaphroditic goat of mendes was a composite crea

s differs in one of three ways: the star may be broken at one point by not permitting the converging lines to touch; it may be inverted by having one point down and two up; or it may be distorted by having the points of varying lengths. when used in black magic, the pentagram is called the "sign of the cloven hoof" or the footprint of the devil. the star with two points upward is also called the "goat of mendes" because the inverted star is the same shape as a goat's head. when the upright star turns and the upper point falls to the bottom, it signifies the fall of the morning star. click to enlarge the pentacles of the seven planets and the seals and characters of the planetary angels. from a medi val book of spirits (unpublished. the seven large circle are the planets, while the two smal

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on comes in and invests the place of working with all the mystery and terror sufficient to start your black juices flowing. the occasional grotesque statuette or bizarre print is all to the good. in fact, as a witch, you will be obliged to collect around yourself over the course of time a good complement of sorcerers trinkets. they don't necessarily have to be the genuine articles real skulls and goat's-foot candlesticks are hard to come by and somewhat expensive but seeing that atmosphere is so important, it is worth investing in the odd dime-store pacific island devil mask or reproduction of a medieval astrological chart. it will probably grow to be a passion with you as time passes, and you may soon find yourself having to resist sternly the lure of any junk or antique shop you happen t

of magic are ruled by a very different power to habondia. in fact, we are dealing with her consort, the horned one, in medieval times claimed by the church to be none other than satan himself. the attribution is merely scholarly, however, as the horned one existed long before christianity came into existence, with its concept of the devil. whereas habondia's symbol is the dove, old horny's is the goat. to students of symbolism, this attribute should speak for itself. the goat is the age-old representative of lust and debauchery, and cernunnos himself, for such is his witch name, is frequently represented as possessing the cloven hooves, horns, and erect phallus of his attribute. his symbolism has much in common with that of the greek god pan with his attendant satyrs and silenoi and the pr

even smell the rank goaty smell of the beast! it is cernunnos himself, the horned one in his dark semianimal form with rearing antlers and erect phallus, eyes burning like coals in the forest gloom. finish your call to the north, and see him vividly in your mind's eye standing in the east outside the perimeter of your charmed triangle. you may visualize him as the classical god pan, the sabbatic goat or even as that figure of elizabethan romance, robin good-fellow, or puck. these are all but faces worn by cernunnos, god of the witches! invocation to the horned one eko; eko azarak! eko; eko zomelak! eko; eko cernunnos! eko; eko; arada! bagabi lacha bachabe; lamac cahi achababa, karellyos! lamac lamac bachalyas; cabahagy sabalyas, baryolas! lagoz atha cabyolas; samahac atha femyolas, harrah

ented covens, the high priestess is definitely leader, the high priest being merely her consort. the magister may wear furs or pelts, a robe, or nothing at all, depending on the variety of coven he leads. upon his head he may wear the traditional shamanic horned helmet, rather like that of a viking warrior, or a mask covering his whole head and representing one of the coven's totem animals, be it goat, ram, horse, cat, or whatever. or he may don a metal helmet which covers his entire head (hence the old comic epithet for the magister "old brazen nose) he will naturally wear any witch jewels he possesses, also. the lady or high priestess, on the other hand, may life-wise wear a robe or nothing at all, depending on the type coven she belongs to. the robes can vary in colour, the usual colour

MATHERS MACGREGOR THE GREATER KEY OF SOLOMON VOL 1

after which being clothed in the raiment proper for the operation thou shalt suspend in some way by a machine immediately above the opening a lamp, whose oil should be mingled with the fat of a man who has died in the month of july, and the wick being made from the cloth wherein he has been buried. having kindled this with fresh fire, thou shalt fortify the workmen with a girdle of the skin of a goat newly slain, whereon shall be written with the blood of the dead man from whom thou shalt have taken the fat these words and characters (see figure 10; and thou shalt set them to work in safety, warning them not to be at all disturbed at the spectres which they will see, but to work away boldly. in case they cannot finish the work in a single day, every time they shall have to leave it thou s

MICHAEL FORD A RITE OF THE WEREWOLF

1986. 4 the encyclopedia of witchcraft and demonology by rossell hope robbins, crown publishers, ny 1959. 5 from as early as zoroastrian lore pertaining to toads being the creatures of ahriman. 4 witchcraft in close connections. often, the black man of the sabbat holds the power of bestial transformation, will often give salves to new initiates. a demonologist, pierre de lancre (1612) mentioned a goat-like figure, wearing a chasuble who read from a book bound in wolf s skin, which contained pages red, white and black. in commentarius de praecipibus divinationum generibus (1560) by casper peucer wrote of a story from latvia, of when werewolves take their forms to walk at night with the devil. the sorcerers are summoned to a conclave where all transform and go forth by night. the writer jean

which the sabbatic practitioner emerges. it is in this highest empyrean13 realms of which light is best experienced, the air and astral plane, from which all wind rushes about you like a tornado, where flame and sun envelopes your being and your astral body is purified by flame. the embodiment of wisdom in western occultism is view in the anthropomorphic form of baphomet, called also the sabbatic goat14. the baphometic angel-daemon who resides above a globe (solar) sphere inbetween twilight and night, two moons, the dark (hecate) and the light (lilith or yram-satrina. to the initiate however, lucifer or the baphometic spirit becomes a state which is brought forth or developed to by going forth by night. the path of spirit travel is a temporal process of self emerging from its skin to ascen

t so lightly fallen before you. there was a group of so-called witches which were known as the aniza bedouin clan. they were derived in leadership from a man known as abu el- atahiyya (748-c. 828, who was originally a potter but became a strong and influential writer and poet among fellow arabs. atahiyya had a coven or circle of disciples who were called wise ones, and after his death adopted the goat as a symbol of their tribe. the torch or candle between the horns was added, signifying wisdom from the head of the teacher. the aniza tribe also had a symbol of the wasm or tribal brand, which was a symbol which resembled a birds foot. the clan was also known for their use of the bloodletter16 which was called the adhdhame, or athame. in later times, the aniza tribe migrated to spain which b

MICHAEL FORD WITCHMOON

howling or flying around this great astral sabbath. many of the shapes were taking pleasure in each other, the dancing of demonic shapes and the chanting of unseen voices through me into an explosive frenzy. i could feel the beast come to the surface, fully aware of predatory instincts and emotions not normally explored on a conscious level. beyond the fire stood what i termed the 'black one, the goat headed figure, the living sigil of desire. flames burned from its black and green claw like hands, fire of blue and red. my attention returned to the ecstasy of the congregation. i suddenly began to fade and everything beyond this was blank. i awoke the next morning, feeling refreshed and a new sense of happiness flowed throughout my being. it must be understood that this rising in astral or

development shall observe with your calling. they are the watchers often revealed as demons. know their nature well. a witch would now perform a dedication chant, an example would be "by the rights of pleasure may flesh procreate from within. mother of the sabbath, lilith i awaken to the mysteries of our craft. i dedicate my being to the path from which my blood dictates. by the mysteries of the goat and the serpent i come to thee. i walk now the luciferian path, reborn under the luciferic shadows and promethean light! shaitan asmodeus belial lilith hecate eko, eko" the witch would now make a cut and draw blood, letting it drop into the soil. this would be followed by the vision of a brilliant white light which is followed by the ascent of the morning star, lucifer. this symbolism is base

should take place out in the open air, a wooded area with your altar being a stump or rock near a large tree. decorate the altar with the wood carving of the witches sabbat/luciferian inverse pentagram, or sigil of lucifer. within the context of this tome, lucifer represents knowledge, wisdom and light. baphomet, the god of witches may be adorned on altar as well. octinimos, of the witches sabbat goat is symbolic of masculine and feminine pro-creation and knowledge. the fire of hecate and lilith should be burned, robed or nude-the dedication towards the forces of night and of the witches sabbat way. the dagger should be your magickal weapon of air and fire. the lord s prayer backwards is utilized from witches sabbat lore to separate and release the subconscious from the society bounds of w

tiation; this will be placed in a special box with most of your first-born workings. bless the box under various goetic spirits and keep hidden and safe. mark of the devil (sigilium diaboli) chant "ascend now in the northern tower- horned lord of the earth blessed is the stave of the devil itself, from which we mark ourselves in rebirth i come now to behold the fires from between the horns of the goat and stand in the brilliance of lucifer reborn that we shall rectify the primal dream of all desire let this mark be again in the light of the sabbat moon" the prayer of the infernal sabbat the devil s mark part two- by the promethean torch, known illuminated as baphomet, the sacred guardian of azazel, the hidden watcher. shall i make my oath in fire and black earth. as the power of christ run

and blackened earth i deny the baptism of the profane, that faith in dogmatic sickness of spirit be banished that the stain of guilt ridden spirituality be forgotten. i speak these prayers against the sun, as songs to the shadows as gifts to the broken and trampled cross from the chalice of blood offered beyond the veil of the dead i go forth as the beast within the storm, as the man of the black goat skin am i reposed in the night, again shall i come forth in light. let our will be done! come thou forth, mighty dead come thou forth -shades of the grave! i trample this cross in the name of the devil, hidden watcher of the path known as azazel! by baphomet shall this be done! 53 53 magickal weapons magickal weapons have long been considered great extensions of the will. while magick does no

d. ceremonial training is the most demanding in the advanced study and practice of a warlock or witch. each weapon should be consecrated at the appropriate time. the sword is blessed by horus, or baphomet, the chalice by 54 54 hecate or the goddess of the sea (witch queen, the wand by babalon or another fire associated elemental or spirit, the pentagram by the green man, pan or the witches sabbat goat. remember success is based upon an intent focus of will and investment in belief. belief, desire and will are the power points of success in any working. the kangling is an instrument that may be implemented within your own temple. a kangling is a tibetan instrument in origin used to call the shades of the dead to feast on your astral body. this is specifically used in pre-buddhist chud rites

f earthly life. the day side being of course the fleshing ground of manifestation. the combination of the two combined with a system of inspired belief and action represent a state of individual strength, granting access to the gates of the 93 current which is the vital source of thelema. in dogme et rituel- haute magie by eliphas levi, he describes his famous baphomet image as the following "the goat on the frontispiece carries the sign of the pentagram on the forehead, with one point at the top, a symbol of light, his two hands forming the sign of hermetism, the one pointing up to the white moon of chesed, the other pointing down to the black one of geburah. this sign expresses the perfect harmony of mercy with justice. his one arm is female, the other male like the ones of the androgen

ead, with one point at the top, a symbol of light, his two hands forming the sign of hermetism, the one pointing up to the white moon of chesed, the other pointing down to the black one of geburah. this sign expresses the perfect harmony of mercy with justice. his one arm is female, the other male like the ones of the androgen of khunrath, the attributes of which we had to unite with those of our goat because he is one and the same symbol. the flame of intelligence shining between his horns is the magic light of the universal balance, the image of the soul elevated above matter, as the flame, whilst being tied to matter, shines above it. the ugly beast's head expresses the horror of the sinner, whose materially acting, solely responsible part has to bear the punishment exclusively; because

MICHAEL TSARION ATLANTIS ALIEN VISITATION AND GENETIC MANIPULATION

s a reason why the pop icon madonna, for instance, has this moniker and whyshe constantly displays the cross or crucifix. it is why the imagery in her videos is of the type itis and why she is so personally wealthy. it has to do with whom she and her promoters serve.the same goes for the rolling stones (listen to sympathy for the devil, 200 light y ears fromhome, midnight rambler, paint it black, goat's head soup, their satanic majesty's request,etc) the beatles, and the grateful dead. and these are but three examples of thousands. thepublic would be shocked to their core if they were to find out the facts about this particularstudy and about what has been infiltrated into their minds and the minds of their young. here are some of the key passages from the david ovasons masterpiece, which

MICHAEL W FORD THE VAMPIRE GATE

lso connected to the abyss and thus the subconscious. in corey s ancient fragments and george barton s tiamat, the creation and origin of tiamat was that there was a time when there was nothing but darkness and the abyss of waters, where two hideous beings who were produced from a two-fold principle. there were also men who had wings, or two faces, one body or who had both sexes and the legs of a goat, horns or were serpent like, dragon-men. over these presided omoroca, being ummu khubur or tiamat, the mother of darkness. tiamat was exalted to the rank of divinity, called the god who has taken hold of evil, that she remained in darkness and controlling the forces of chaos. tiamat was indeed a powerful goddess, a sorcerous being who could create fierce monsters and empower them accordingly

ueens in the center of the circle is found samael and asmodeus. samael appears as the devil of the tarot, devouring and consuming life energy souls are the food of this force. asmodai or asmodeus appears as a bloated or bestial man, crouching but arises to crush others with a blood dripping mace or spear. he drains life force in this manner. the southeast angle is the evil adam or cain the son, a goat-headed, skeleton-like giant, the thousand- headed hydra serpent; and the elder lilith, wife of samael, a woman with an ever-changing and distorted countenance who is at times hag young maiden, beaten whore, vampire woman, beast, bird, owl, etc. the northeast angle is aggereth, the daughter of machaloth, a fiendish witch with serpent hair, standing in a chariot drawn by an ox and an ass. she i

irst angel who brought the black flame of being to humanity. azazel was the lord of djinn and was said to be made of fire in islamic lore. azazel refused to bow before the clay of adam, 79 saying that it was profane. he was cast from heaven to earth and was indeed the first independent spirit, the initiator of individual and antinomian thought. azazel was later related to the watchers, the hebrew goat demon god and shaitan. azazel is a name of lucifer, who is the solar aspect of the dragon, the bringer of light. azhi [avestan/pahlavi] serpent, snake azhi dahaka [avestan/pahlavi] the son of angra mainyu/ahriman. azhi dahaka as the storm fiend has six eyes, three heads and three pairs of fangs. in human form, he was zohak, an ancient babylonian/scythian/assyrian king or shah, who according t

MICHAEL WYNN THE SOUL TRAVELERS

ing sex in the most lascivious ways. in the center of the festivities, a large fire and a presiding devil. this devil, called the black man of the sabbat, is usually described as looking like the pagan god baphomet; modern day satanists have further solidified this connection to such the extent that i ve become certain that they are one in the same. their description was that of a large, stinking goat figure with 3 horns where the center horn was lit with a flame, like a torch. this flaming center horn was often used to ignite other things at the festivities, such as candles and torches. also, the being s male member was exposed and was reported to be nearly 3 feet long, with the thickness of a child s arm. baphomet often takes the most beautiful girl for himself, and for this unlucky woma

his semen, which is ice-cold and spoiled, is allegedly not his own but was taken from elsewhere. this character often engaged the woman in anal sex as well. women in general play a more active role at the sabbat. sitting beside the presiding demon, is often a choice, high-ranking witch. baphomet is said to have 2 faces, one on his head and the other on his posterior. this being had the tail of a goat, and the face on his rear was also said to be that of a goat. the attendees of the sabbat bring new meaning to the term ass kisser, as they are largely forced to kiss the stinking, demonic face on baphomet s rear-end; only the high-ranking witches and warlocks may kiss the goat head itself. the act of kissing the anus of baphomet is symbolic of corruption. because of his two faces, this bapho

MIDNIGHTS CIRCLE A COMMENTARY OF AZOTHOZ

nd society crippling dogma. the sigillic drawings of lilith and samael-asmoday (a mask of shaitan-iblis) are the separate initiators of the path, lilith who comes as the vampyric succubi and the moon dwelling force of water and earth, via the north winds (symbolic of darkness. shaitan-samael, the dragon-angel comes enfleshed as a beautiful figure which holds two skulls, one wolf-like and one of a goat this is the sexual formula of the sun entering the moon, thus shaitan s direction is south and east, depending on his representation, being of wisdom or fire (two octaves of saturn, the higher and lower. the other illustrations are equally important and play a direct correlation between text and image, thus being a grimoire which plants a seed in the reader, as one widdershins[6] forward via

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n is not a black god, but the negation of god. the devil is the personification of atheism or idolatry. for the initiates, this is not a _person, but a _force, created for good, but which _may_ serve for evil _it is the instrument of liberty or free will. they represent this force, which presides over the physical generation, under the mythologic and horned form of the god pan; thence came the he-goat of the sabbat, brother of the ancient serpent, and the light-bearer or _phosphor, of which the poets have made the false lucifer of the legend. gold, to the eyes of the initiates, is light condensed. they style the sacred numbers of the kabalah "golden numbers" and the moral teachings of pythagoras his "golden verses" for the same reason, a mysterious book of apuleius, in which an ass figures

ceived by the lamb. and when at the vernal equinox he entered taurus, they still more rejoiced at the assurance that the days would again be longer than the nights, that the season of seed-time had come, and the summer and harvest would follow. and they lamented when, after the autumnal equinox, the malign influence of the venomous scorpion, and vindictive archer, and the filthy and ill-omened he-goat dragged him down toward the winter solstice. arriving there, they said he had been slain, and had gone to the realm of darkness. remaining there three days, he rose again, and again ascended northward in the heavens, to redeem the earth from the gloom and darkness of winter, which soon became emblematical of sin, and evil, and suffering; as the spring, summer, and autumn became emblems of hap

the seasons. when other constellations replaced them at those points, by means of the precession of the equinoxes, those attributes were changed. then the ram furnished the horns for the head of the sun, under the name of jupiter ammon. he was no longer born exposed to the waters of aquarius, like bacchus, nor enclosed in an urn like the god canopus; but in the stables of augeas or the celestial goat. he then completed his triumph, mounted on an ass, in the constellation cancer, which then occupied the solstitial point of summer. other attributes the images of the sun borrowed from the constellations which, by their rising and setting, fixed the points of departure of the year, and the commencements of its four principal divisions. first the bull and afterward the ram (called by the persi

of osiris, enclosed in a chest or coffin, was cast into the nile. pan and the satyrs, near chemmis, first discovered his death, announced it by their cries, and everywhere created sorrow and alarm. taurus, with the full moon, then entered into the cone of shadow, and under him was the celestial river, most properly called the nile, and below, perseus, the god of chemmis, and auriga, leading a she-goat, himself identical with pan, whose wife aiga the she-goat was styled. then isis went in search of the body. she first met certain children who had seen it, received from them their information, and gave them in return the gift of divination. the second full moon occurred in gemini, the twins, who presided over the oracles of didymus, and one of whom was apollo, the god of divination. she lear

e as the _astarte_ or _ashtaroth_ of the assyrians _hera, worshipped in the great temple at babylon, held in her right hand a serpent by the head; and near _khea, also worshipped there, were two large silver serpents. in a sculpture from kouyunjik, two serpents attached to poles are near a fire-altar, at which two eunuchs are standing. upon it is the sacred fire, and a bearded figure leads a wild goat to the sacrifice. the serpent of the temple of epidaurus was sacred to_ sculapius, the god of medicine, and 462 years after the building of the city, was taken to rome after a pestilence. the ph nicians represented the god _nomu(_kneph_ or _amun-kneph) by a serpent. in egypt, a sun supported by two asps was the emblem of _horhat_ the good genius; and the serpent with the winged globe was plac

soul. ushered into the world amidst lightning and thunder, he became the liberator celebrated in the mysteries of thebes, delivering earth from winter's chain, conducting the nightly chorus of the stars and the celestial revolution of the year. his symbolism was the inexhaustible imagery employed to fill up the stellar devices of the zodiac: he was the vernal bull, the lion, the ram, the autumnal goat, the serpent: in short, the varied deity, the resulting manifestation personified, the all in the many, the varied year, life passing into innumerable forms; essentially inferior to none, yet changing with the seasons, and undergoing their periodical decay. he mediates and intercedes for man, and reconciles the universal unseen mind with the individualized spirit of which he is emphatically t

erberate everywhere. this agent, partially revealed by the blind guesses of the disciples of mesmer, is precisely what the adepts of the middle ages called the elementary matter of the great work. the gnostics held that it composed the igneous body of the holy spirit; and it was adored in the secret rites of the sabbat or the temple, under the hieroglyphic figure of baphomet or the hermaphroditic goat of mendes. there is a life-principle of the world, a universal agent, wherein are two natures and a double current, of love and wrath. this ambient fluid penetrates everything. it is a ray detached from the glory of the sun, and fixed by the weight of the atmosphere and the central attraction. it is the body of the holy spirit, the universal agent, the serpent devouring his own tail. with thi

s, assured as he is of extracting it by a single effort of his will, and a single application of the universal agent to the envelopes, which the kabalists call _cortices, the shells, bark, or integuments. hieroglyphically to express this law of prudence, they gave their mercury, personified in egypt as hermanubis, a dog's head; and to their sulphur, represented by the baphomet of the temple, that goat's head which brought into such disrepute the occult medi val associations. let us listen for a few moments to the alchemists themselves, and endeavor to learn the hidden meaning of their mysterious words. the ritual of the degree of scottish elder master, and knight of saint andrew, being the fourth degree of ramsay, it is said upon the title-page, or of the reformed or rectified rite of dres

MOTTA MARCELO THE COMMENTARIES OF AL

laboured for years, in vain, to elucidate the problems of the tarot 'all these old letters of my book are aright: in the tree of life diagrams there is no need to change the position of the letters. it is only the attributions to the tarot trumps that must be corrected. dove--symbol of heterosexual love. serpent--symbol of homosexual love. thelemites must choose well. well. 6+6+5+30+30= 77, oz, a goat, the devil. also, ye= yod+he= 15, which is 3 x 5, which suggests the path of cheth, the chariot, the link between binah and geburah, but also iii x v, the empress coupled with the hierophant, and xv, the devil again. yod+ he is the hermit plus the star. also, 1 +5= 6, the sun "choose" implies that a choice must be made and a mistake avoided "the stars also have tribes and nations--see liber 4

and growls, the engineer knows that it is not fulfilling its function, doing its will, with ease and joy. its will, in this case, being a bud- will of the engineer we hope. readers will note that "god" and "dog" are the same value by the qabalah, but the letters are inverted in order. in either case, the value is either 77 if we treat the 0 as an ayin or 13, if we treat the 0 as a vau. 77 is the goat, the devil; 13 is the atu death, in which the central figure once again is saturn, the great one of the night of time. this is the "god no" the god who can live in a dog. again, there is an identification between the qabalistic values of no and on, for which see liber xv and others "no" can, of course, be written nv, 56, nuit; but is also 50+70=120, the mystical age of the adept minor. the ad

t is the earth-transcending eagle, the self-restoring serpent, and the self-immolating scorpion. in alchemy it is the principle of putrefaction, the 'black dragon, whose state of apparent corruption is but a prelude to the rainbow-coloured spring-tide of the man in motley. the nymph of spring, syrinx, the trembling hollow reed which needs but breath to fill the world with music, attracts pan, the goat-god of ecstatic lust, by whose work the glory of summer is established anew. it is obvious that 'the length of thy longing' varies with the number of potentialities to be satisfied. in other words, the more complex the khu of the star, the greater the man, and the keener his sense of his own imperfections, of the scope of his work, and of his need to achieve it. 75. aye! listen to the numbers

shall awake see comment on al i, v.15 "venus" of the adonis legends. we have no clue to her name. the lust& worship of the snake the might and worthiness of hadit within men; also the cult of the spermato- zoon the "holy ghost" or "satan" indwelling. the key to magick in the snake apophis the destroyer. another soul of god and beast the union of aiwaz and the beast in aleister crowley pan as god& goat; mary, etc, as mother of the son of god, fer tilized by the dove or bull, swan, etc. shall mingle in the globed priest the identification of matterandspiritinour doctrine the doctrine of the re generate incorruptible body. another sacrifice shall stain the tomb loveis the magical formula: sex as the key to life 'the tomb" the temple of love. crucifixion, etc, as the magical formula. death as

MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS E

it, without noticing the deception. the child thus saved, eventually, as we shall see, dethroned his father cronus, became supreme god in his stead, and was universally venerated as the great national god of the greeks. page 14 page 15 anxious to preserve the secret of his existence from cronus, rhea sent the infant zeus secretly to crete, where he was nourished, protected, and educated. a sacred goat, called amalthea, supplied the place of his mother, by providing him with milk; nymphs, called melissae, fed him with honey, and eagles and doves brought him nectar and ambrosia.[4] he was kept concealed in a cave in the heart of mount ida, and the curetes, or priests of rhea, by beating their shields together, kept up a constant noise at the entrance, which drowned the cries of the child and

entations. the ruins of this temple are still to be seen. pan (faunus. page 199 pan was the god of fertility, and the special patron of shepherds and huntsmen; he presided over all rural occupations, was chief of the satyrs, and head of all rural divinities. according to the common belief, he was the son of hermes and a wood nymph, and came into the world with horns sprouting from his forehead, a goat's beard and a crooked nose, pointed ears, and page 200 the tail and feet of a goat, and presented altogether so repulsive [172]an appearance that, at the sight of him, his mother fled in dismay. hermes, however, took up his curious little offspring, wrapt him in a hare skin, and carried him in his arms to olympus. the grotesque form and merry antics of the little stranger made him a great fav

for this purpose. fauna was the wife of faunus, and participated in his functions. the satyrs. page 203 the satyrs were a race of woodland spirits, who evidently personified the free, wild, and untrammelled life of the forest. their appearance was both grotesque and repulsive; they had flat broad noses, pointed ears, and little horns sprouting from their foreheads, a rough shaggy skin, and small goat's tails. they led a life of pleasure and self-indulgence, followed the chase, revelled in page 204 every description of wild music and dancing, were terrible wine-bibbers, and addicted to the deep slumbers which follow heavy potations. they were no less dreaded by mortals than by the gentle woodland nymphs, who always avoided their coarse rough sports. the satyrs were conspicuous figures in t

. when a man offered a special sacrifice for himself or his family it partook of the nature of his [193]occupation; thus a shepherd brought a sheep, a vine-grower his grapes, and so forth. but in the case of public sacrifices, the supposed individuality of the deity was always consulted. for instance, to demeter a sow was offered, because that animal is apt to root up the seed-corn; to dionysus a goat, on account of its being destructive to vineyards &c. the value of offerings depended greatly upon the position of the individual; it being regarded as a contempt of the gods for a rich man to bring a sordid offering, whilst from a poor man the smallest oblation was considered acceptable. hecatombs consisted of a hundred animals, and were offered by entire communities, or by wealthy individua

had committed a crime which deserved death. but as he could not make up his mind to murder the guest he had grown page 289 to esteem, he decided to despatch him upon dangerous enterprises, in which he would in all probability lose his life. he first sent him to kill the chimara, a monster which was at this time devastating the country. the fore part of its body was that of a lion, the centre of a goat, and the hind part of a dragon; whilst out of its jaws issued flames of fire. before starting on this difficult task bellerophon invoked the protection of the gods, and in answer to his prayer they despatched to his aid the immortal-winged horse pegasus, the offspring of poseidon and medusa. but the divine animal would not suffer himself to be [258]caught, and at last, worn out with his fruit

fortunate companions of the hero were seized by him and devoured; after which polyphemus leisurely drove out his flock, taking care to secure the entrance of the cave as before. next evening the giant devoured two more of his victims, and when he had finished his revolting meal odysseus stepped forward and presented him with a large measure of wine which he had brought with him from his ship in a goat's skin. delighted with the delicious beverage the giant inquired the name of the donor. odysseus replied that his name was noman, whereupon polyphemus, graciously announced that he would evince his gratitude by eating him the last. the monster, thoroughly overcome with the powerful old liquor, soon fell into a heavy sleep, and odysseus lost no time in putting his plans into execution. he had

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of the full moon above. her breasts rise and fall to the fear inside her, as hooded figures draw close to the altar and a low-pitched chant begins to fill the night air. standing before her, the coven master takes up the chant as, with head bowed, an assistant hands him the sacrificial knife, its blade shining in the silver moonlight. from out of the darkened wood another figure appears leading a goat that he takes to the side of the altar as the priest begins his litany. he calls out a list of demonic names and to them he addresses his earnest plea for them to bear witness to what is about to take place "astaroth, help us! he intones "demons, dagon, azazel, pan help us! asmodeus, we beseech thee! we are gathered here in thy honor, o great god, baal! we offer unto thee the body of the virg

them he addresses his earnest plea for them to bear witness to what is about to take place "astaroth, help us! he intones "demons, dagon, azazel, pan help us! asmodeus, we beseech thee! we are gathered here in thy honor, o great god, baal! we offer unto thee the body of the virgin, so that we may live eternally in the darkness of thy womb" then, with knife raised high, he walks slowly towards the goat and with quick, neat thrust slits its throat. an expectant hush falls as three hooded figures step forward to catch the blood in a golden chalice and pass it round the coven, each of whom takes a sip, then bows his head. finally it is the coven master s turn. he raises the chalice, drinks part of its contents and uses the still-warm blood to draw numerous occult symbols on the belly of the na

s ensuring that there is a full moon every month and that summer returns after winter. covens hold great feasts on certain nights each year, february 2 (candlemas, april 30 (walpurgis night, august 1 (lammas, and october 31 (halloween. these four dates are the main witch sabots of the year. special nights on which white witches gather to celebrate their devotion to the moon goddess diana, and the goat-footed god of fertility, pan, indulging in drink, laughter, love, and song. the more interesting covens, on the other hand, indulge in an orgy of< wickedness where all the instincts are given free reign. the dark forces, pleased by the perversions performed for them, then pursue obtaining the tasks asked of them by the participants. welcome to the coven there are various forms of secret initi

at its center. there is more to it than this, of course. the protection of the four archangels is requested, along with the visualization of the archangels and the elemental forces associated with them. in detail, i ll be explaining how to do it later in this book. the pentagram represents man- the five points being his head, two arms, and two legs. inverted it becomes the symbol of baphomet, the goat of a thousand young. now to understand what baphomet represents, i need to give you a little lesson on the knights templar, a debased christian sect that practiced occult rituals. king phillipe of france had them burnt at the stake in the 14th century for worshipping baphomet- an idol with the head and feet of a goat, the breasts of a woman, and the wings of an angel. inverted the pentagram b

occult power points in this book, you ve discovered: the cornerstone of witchcraft is the coven. it is lead by a coven master. the purpose of the coven is to build magic power amongst its members to achieve the coven's common objectives. covens hold great feasts on certain nights each year. special nights on which white witches gather to celebrate their devotion to the moon goddess diana, and the goat-footed god of fertility, pan, indulging in drink, laughter, love, and song. the more interesting covens indulge in an orgy of wickedness where all the instincts are given free reign. there are various forms of secret initiation ceremonies depending on the type of coven one seeks to join. the initiate is led naked to the center of the circle with her hands tied behind her back, and blindfolded

NECRONOMICON ALAZIF

p thou shalt call out to shub- niggurath, and unto he that knoweth al azif page 15 of 18 http//www.chaosmatrix.org/library/books/al_azif/al_azif.html 10/10/2003 the signs and uttereth the words all earthly pleasures shall be granted* when the sun entereth the sign of the ram and the time of night is upon ye turn thy face to the north wind and read the verse aloud: iah! shub-niggurath! great black goat of the.woods, i call thee forth (kneel) answer the cry of thy servant who knoweth the words of power (make the voorish sign) rise up i say from thy slumbers and come forth with a thousand more (make the sign of kish) i make the signs, i speak the words that openeth the door! come forth i say, i turn the key, now! walk the earth once more! cast the perfumes upon the coals, trace the sigil of b

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vision: june 11, 1998 ce compatible. if the organization directly bills itself as our rival("we're the real satanists, the tos sucks) the person has to choose affiliations at that moment. if the other organization has any practices that are illegal or dangerous, not only is it not compatible- expulsion from the temple must occur immediately (some examples include drug use, blood drinking, and the goat problem mentioned above. if a person conceals his or her affiliation with another group, after you have asked him or her directly and clearly, they should be expelled. this allows for a variety of other affiliations such as the oto, iot, rune gild, order of the triskelion, esoteric order of dagon, and so forth. it is a good idea to consult with a iv+ member about these groups. but such affili

PHILIP NEIL MYTHS LEGENDS EXPLAINED

twin sister and the goddess of hunting and archery. all wild animals were in her care. demeter demeter, zeus sister, was the greek earth-goddess. her brother zeus fathered her daughter, persephone. her search for persephone formed the basis of the mysteries of eleusis (see p. 29. dionysus dionysus (see pp. 58 59, god of ecstasy and wine, was the child of zeus by a mortal, semele. he is shown with goat s legs and horns. hercules hercules (see pp. 50 51) was a son of zeus by a mortal. hera hated him. he earned immortality by performing 12 impossible tasks. when he went to olympus he married zeus daughter hebe. hermes hermes was the messenger of the gods and zeus son by maia, daughter of the titan atlas. he is wearing his winged hat and carrying his herald s staff, the caduceus. ganymede gany

ere zeus children by the titaness leto. he was god of prophecy, divination, and the arts, especially music, and also a sun-god, although he was not the sun itself this was represented by the god helios. hephaestus hephaestus, the lame blacksmith god (see pp. 26 27, was the son of hera produced without a mate, although some sources say that zeus was his father. he was married to aphrodite. pan the goat-god pan (see pp. 42 43, the son of hermes, was the god of pastures and wild places. he was very lustful and is typically shown, as here, carrying off a nymph. four winds the winds, zephyrus (see pp. 35 5, eurus, notus, and boreas (see p. 43) and the stars were the children of the titan astraeus, and eos, the dawn. hear us blessed goddess, beloved wife sister of zeus, goddess of the moon and s

this that he changed midas ears into those of an ass. midas was so ashamed that he hid them under a turban, but finally his secret became public and he killed himself. foolish king midas, freed by dionysus from the double-edged gift that turned everything he touched to gold, then despised riches. he left his kingdom to live simply in the country and worship pan, the god of wild and lonely places. goat-god here, pan plays a flute, rather than the pan pipes. this is another indication, coupled with the presence of athena, that the artist confused elements of the story of marsyas with that of pan. laurel wreath apollo is crowned with a wreath of wild laurel from parnassus. it signifies his mastery of the creative arts, and recalls his fated love for the nymph daphne, who was turned into a lau

hey were stirred by the wind they whispered, king midas has ass s ears. when midas knew his secret was out, he killed himself. athena the goddess athena (minerva) stands next to aphrodite, the goddess of love. athena s presence may be a confusion on the artist s part with the story of marsyas (see opposite, or simply a reference to that other famous musical competition between apollo and a rival. goat s horns ass s ears king midas 41 mountain god tmolus, called to judge the relative merits of the music of pan and apollo, was the incarnated spirit of the mountain. portrayed as an old man, he separates himself from his mountain form by shaking his locks free of trees, and creating a wreath of oak leaves on his brow. hill s and vall eys overlord to the whole of nature herself, pan s music fil

isagree with tmolus judgment; he preferred pan s simple flutings. apollo, enraged that anyone so stupid should be allowed to have human ears, transformed midas ears into those of an ass long, gray, and hairy. the creation of pan s pipes the story of pan s invention of the pan pipes from river reeds following his pursuit of the nymph syrinx is alluded to here. these two satyrs, also half-man, half-goat, sit by a clump of reeds on the banks of a river. the judgment of midas by gillis van coninxloo (1544 1607) this painting shows the end of apollo and pan s musical competition when apollo has already cursed midas with ass s ears. there are also references to other stories, including pan s invention of the pan pipes, and the secret of midas ears becoming widespread. king midas, the son of gord

god of flocks and shepherds, pan s name derives from the early greek paon, which means herdsman. his parentage is obscure; most sources say his father was hermes (mercury, although others name zeus (jupiter. his mother dryope, a granddaughter of apollo, is sometimes called penelope, which has led to stories of pan being the son of odysseus wife penelope, either by hermes or zeus in the form of a goat or ram; or even that pan, a name meaning all, was born after penelope slept with all her suitors while her husband was away (see p. 65. pan was also able to inspire the sudden, groundless fear known as panic. for example, in 490 bce, he is said to have caused the persians to flee in terror from the athenians, in return for the athenians worshiping him and performing ceremonial rites. these la

l her suitors while her husband was away (see p. 65. pan was also able to inspire the sudden, groundless fear known as panic. for example, in 490 bce, he is said to have caused the persians to flee in terror from the athenians, in return for the athenians worshiping him and performing ceremonial rites. these later became the roman lupercalia, a festival dedicated to the fertility god faunus. half-goat pan s goat-form inspired the conventional depiction of the christian devil; some writers see the devil-worship of the european witchcult as a continuation of the rites of pan. pan and syrinx by fran ois boucher (1703 70) this painting shows pan, who has fallen in love with the beautiful nymph syrinx, pursuing her to the banks of the river ladon. as he reaches to embrace her, she calls on the

a guest at the court of king proetus of argus (see p. 44, the queen falsely accused him of trying to rape her. loath to kill a guest directly, proetus sent him to his father-in-law king iobates with a letter asking that the bearer be put to death. iobates, expecting him to be killed, asked bellerophon to slay the chimaera, a fire-breathing monster with the front legs of a lion, the body of a she-goat, and the tail of a snake, which was devastating his kingdom. bellerophon tamed the winged horse pegasus with a golden bridle given to him by athena, and, swooping down, riddled the beast with arrows and thrust a lump of lead between its jaws. the chimaera s breath melted the lead and it choked to death. when he survived other trials, iobates gave up trying to kill bellerophon and made him his

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

ted and adapted from sefer halikutim 483 parashat acharei mot [second installment] in this week fs parashah, we are told that as part of the yom kippur sacrificial ritual in the tabernacle/temple, the high priest must take two goats gand place them before g-d at the entrance of the tent of meeting. aaron will place lots on the two goats, one lot for g-d and one lot for azazel. aaron will take the goat on whom the lot fell for g-d and make it a sin-offering. the goat on whom fell the lot for azazel will be positioned live before g-d to make atonement on it [and] to send it to azazel into the desert. h1 the plain meaning of azazel is a cliff; the goat sent to azazel was thrown of a desert cliff to its death.2 the mystical significance of azazel is samael3 and the nukva of the luminous [shell

he lot fell for g-d and make it a sin-offering. the goat on whom fell the lot for azazel will be positioned live before g-d to make atonement on it [and] to send it to azazel into the desert. h1 the plain meaning of azazel is a cliff; the goat sent to azazel was thrown of a desert cliff to its death.2 the mystical significance of azazel is samael3 and the nukva of the luminous [shell, to whom the goat is given. they [samael and the evil nukva, the male and female [principles of evil] are also called gthe depths of the sea h.what remains after the dross of the kings [of edom] are purified.and gthe shadow of death. h as we have seen previously, samael is the name given to the evil partzuf of z feir anpin. just as the partzufim exist in each of the four holy worlds, so do they exist in each o

nd asiyah. since [they receive the binah-goat] they are happy. samael and nukva of the three lower worlds receive the evil binah of the level of atzilut. since [chochmah and binah of the evil z feir anpin of atzilut] are called ggoats h.as mentioned in the zohar10.z feir anpin and nukva of the luminous [shells] of beriah, yetzirah, and asiyah, their children, are called aza and azel. the word for goat is eiz (ayin-zayin. the gchildren h of the goats of atizlut are called aza (ayin-zayin-alef, a derivative, aramaic form of ggoat h and azel (ayin-zayin-alef-lamed, meaning ggoat-god. h together [these two goat-offspring] are called azazel, just like the words for gthe shadow of death h and gthe depths h comprise both of them, gshadow h referring to the male and gdeath h to the female. azazel

ight is the active side of evil, the obstruction of holy light, and gdeath h is the result or expression of this evil, i.e, being cut off from holiness, the source of life. thus it is written, gthe feet [of a forbidden woman] descend unto death. h11 7 3:101. 8 see also zohar 2:178b, 3:60b. 9 on parashat metzora, 1st installment. 10 2:108b. the arizal on parashat acharei mot (2) 485 thus, when the goat is sent to azazel, g[g-d] casts all their sins into the depths of the sea, h12 as is stated in the zohar.13 this is so since azael and the gdepths of the sea h are mystically synonymous, as stated. since these goats derive from the holy nukva and her leftovers, they manifest strong judgment, as stated in the zohar.14 we have explained previously that nukva must evince strict judgment in order

gcompletes h them into a unit of four, mirroring the four worlds of holiness. this reinforcement of his inner evil, making it a power more difficult to reckon with, is the truest punishment for evil behavior. as the sages say, gone mitzvah leads to another mitzvah, and one sin leads to another sin. h15 now, on yom kippur, g-d commanded us and permitted us through his good will to send samael one goat, which comprises good and bad [elements, as stated above [samael] then rejoices over the [additional power granted to the] three wholly evil shells, for [by receiving the goat] he has received the divine beneficence and life-force present in the goodness of that goat. as is known, the reason [the forces of evil] pursue holiness is so that they can enliven themselves; without [the life-force s

s over the [additional power granted to the] three wholly evil shells, for [by receiving the goat] he has received the divine beneficence and life-force present in the goodness of that goat. as is known, the reason [the forces of evil] pursue holiness is so that they can enliven themselves; without [the life-force siphoned off holiness] they would die. hence the great joy samael derives from this goat sent to azazel, especially in light of the fact that [g-d] gives it to him knowingly and [samael] does not have to toil or exert himself [for it [after casting the lots over the goats] the high priest would then confess [the sins of the jewish people] over the goat fs head. the power of this repentance would refine the portion of [the goat] associated with the world of yetzirah, separating th

lost his innocence, he fortifies his commitment to and consciousness of good, and although no longer innocent, he is now immune to the egomaniacal machinations of sensual cake-lust. he is older, but wiser. this is the meaning of repentance [evil and good] are separated through this. although they existed originally together in the luminous shell, the evil has now been identified; it clings to the goat and disappears into the [realms of] complete evil. the good, meanwhile, returns to [the realm of] supernal holiness, no longer part of the luminous shell. this is why samael rejoices. he sees that he has now been fortified [by this additional measure of energy from the luminous shell, and he accepts it with full consciousness. but he is a fool and makes a [fatal] mistake, for on the contrary

ill then be commanded to gleave no soul alive h of them, as well. the elevation and refinement of the intellect and super-intellect of tohu will occur only in the messianic future, when we will be able to eliminate the negative aspects of these sefirot as well. these [three nations] are synonymous with seir, ammon, and moab. seir alludes to the first [sefirah, keter, as it is written, gand the he-goat [se fir] is the king c h10 keter literally means gcrown h and is thus the sign of kingship. seir, the southernmost of the three kingdoms on the far side of the jordan, thus signifies keter, or the super-intellect, of tohu. moab means gfrom the father h [mei-av, and thus alludes to chochmah. lot fs daughter conceived her son by her own father. when she named him, she expressed this in the name

REGARDIE ISRAEL THE COMPLETE GOLDEN DAWN

ements of the ancients are duplicated conditions of: heat and dryness fire a heat and moisture air a cold and d yness earth b cold and moisture water v 2. the signs of the zodiac are twelve: 1. aries, the ram 2. taurus, the bull 3. gemini, the twins 4. cancer, the crab 5 .leo, the lion 6. virgo, the virgin 7. libra, the scales 8. scorpio, the scorpion 9. sagittarius, the archer 10. capricorn, the goat 11. aquarius, the water-bearer 12. pisces, the fishes these twelve signs are distributedamong the four triplicities or sets of three signs, each being attributed to one of the four elements, and they represent the operation of the elements in the zodiac. thus to fire belong aries, leo, sagittarius: thus to earth belong taurus, virgo, capricornus: thus to air belong gemini, libra, aquari

osing especially a crystal of salt, and entering into it, actually feel himself of crystalline formation. looking out on the universe from this standpoint, let him identify himself with the earth spirits in love and sympathy, recalling as far as he can their prayer as said in the closing of the zelator grade. let him meditate upon the earth triplicity, visualising the symbols of a bull-a virgin-a goat-which stand for kerubic earthmutable earth-cardinal earth. for the above terms consult a simple astrology manual. make notes of the ideas and pictures which arise in your mind. the four worlds of the qabalah are <125> atziluth, archetypal-pure deity. nl??ll briah, creative-archangelic. 7n'lx yetzirah, formative-angelic. 71'y' assiah, action-matter, man, shells, demons. 7'wy the ten houses, or

prevail against the tide of the sea, your might against the waves of the storm, your love against the sorrows of all the world <182> phil (prompted by heg) let me seek then the path of ayin. 3rd ad. it is open to you to the limit of your strength. heg. returns to altar. 3rd ad. descends and leads phil, with sol to w. hiereus going to n. bars their way. heireus (knocks) by the power of pan and the goat of mendes, stand. 3rd ad. thus far and no farther are you permitted to penetrate the path of ayin, whose mysteries may now be partially revealed to you. the 15th key of the tarot represents a goat-headed, satyr-like demon whose legs are hairy-his feet and claws, standing upon a cubical altar. he has heavy bat-like wings. in his left hand, which points downwards, he holds a lighted torch, and

the cubical altar represents the universe- right and left of it, bound thereto by a cord attached to a circle which typifies the centre of the earth, are two smaller demons, one male and one female. they hold a cord in their hands. the whole figure ritual of the portal 213 shows the gross generative powers of nature on the material plane, and is analogous to the pan of the greeks and the egyptian goat of mendes (the symbol of khem. in certain aspects, this key rep <183> resents the brutal forces of nature, which to the unbelieving man only obscure and do not reflect the luminous countenance of god. it also alludes to the sexual powers of natural generation. thus therefore the key fitly balances the symbol of death on the other side of the tree of life. of the smaller demons, one points dow

is this tablet (points to tablet of union) which is called the tablet of union, and binds together the four tablets into one under the presidence of the spirit. thus far by work of the intellect, and by aid of our rites, have you come. now must you labour to establish the pentagram in yourself <191> that it be the pentagram of good, upright and balanced, not the evil and reversed pentagram of the goat of mendes; to make yourself truly a microcosm reflecting the macrocosm whose symbolic hexagram of tiphareth presides above you. this degree is in one sense attributed to yesod, base of the path of probation, sagittarius. in yesod is the sphere of luna, who in her fullness reflects th sun of tiphareth. the number given to the moon in the 8= d is nine, but in a more esoteric sense the number of

le represents the water in hod, the gluten of the eagle- whose reconcilement is made by the air in yesod, uniting with the volatilised water arising from the cauldron through the influence of the fire beneath it. the chains which link the lion and the eagle to her waist, are symbolic of the paths of scorpio and capricornus as 218 the golden dawn: volume 11 book three shown by the scorpion and the goat in the background. in her right hand, she bears the torch of solar fire elevating and volatilising the water in hod by the fiery influence of geburah, while with her left hand, she pours from a vase the waters of chesed to temperate and calm the fires of netzach. this later form is the usual figure of temperance, syrnbolising in a more restricted form than the preceding, the peculiar properti

four elements through it. the pentagram with a single point- eagle upwards is called the "sign of the microcosm" and is a good symbol, representing man with his arms and legs extended adoring his creator, and especially the dominion of the spirit over the four elements, and consequently of reason over buu lion mattebru. t with the single point downwards it is a very@ evil symbol. the head of the goat, or demon's head, representing the abasement of reason beneath the blind forces of matter, the elevation of anarchy above order, and of conflicting forces driven by chance above god. it represents the concentrated force of the spirit and the four elements governed by the five letters of the name of the restorer of all things yhshvh, and it is especially attributed to the planet mars. it also

ve 20" of leo to 20" of virgo. fire of earth. king of the gnomes <153> xvizi. queen of the thrones of earth. queen of pentacles a woman of beautiful face with dark hair, seated upon a throne, beneath which is dark sandy earth. one side of her face is dark, the other light, and her symbolism is best represented in profile. her attire is similar to that of the queen of wands. but she bears a winged goat's head as a crest. a goat is by her side. in one hand she bears a sceptre surmounted by a cube, and in the other an orb of gold. she is impetuous, kind, timid, rather charming, great-hearted, intelligent, melancholy, truthful, yet of many moods. ill-dignified, she is undecided, capricious, foolish, changeable. rules from 20" sagittarius to 20" capricorn. water of earth. queen of gnomes. the g

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ars gleaming in the brushwood, and may hear about you the slow flight of great birds, which seem to whisper strange oracles as they pass. let us approach silently that crossroad among the rocks. a harsh, funereal trumpet winds suddenly, and black torches flare up on every side. a tumultuous throng is surging round a vacant throne: all watch and wait. suddenly they cast themselves on the ground. a goat-headed prince bounds forward among them; he ascends the throne, turns, and assuming a stooping posture, presents to the assembly a human face, which everyone comes forward to salute and to kiss, their black taper in their hands. with a hoarse laugh he recovers an upright position, and then distributes gold, secret instructions, occult medicines and poisons to his faithful bondsmen. meanwhile

e church and her faggots. would you care, as a change, to behold something less fantastic, more real and also more truly terrible? you shall assist at the execution of jacques de molay and his accomplices or his brethren in martyrdom. be not misled, however; confuse not the guilty and the innocent! did the templars really adore baphomet? did they offer a shameful salutation to the buttocks of the goat of mendes? what was actually this secret and potent association which imperilled church and state, and was thus destroyed unheard? judge nothing lightly; they are guilty of a great crime; they have exposed to profane eyes the sanctuary of antique initiation. they have gathered again and have shared the fruits of the tree of knowledge, so that they might become masters of the world. the judgem

ose. the sphinx has not only a man's head, it has woman's breasts; do you know how to resist feminine charms? no, is it not so? and you laugh outright in replying, parading your moral weakness for the glorification of your physical and vital force. be it so: i allow you to render this homage to the ass of sterne or apuleius. the ass has its merit, i agree; it was consecrated to priapus as was the goat to the god of mendes. but take it for what it is worth, and decide whether ass or man shall be master. he alone can possess truly the pleasure of love who has conquered the love of pleasure. to be able and to forbear is to be twice able. woman enchains you by your desires; master your desires and you will enchain her. the greatest injury that can be inflicted on a man is to call him a coward

ical animals are (a) among birds, corresponding to the divine world, the swan, the owl, the vulture, the dove, the stork, the eagle and the pewit (b) among fish, corresponding to the spiritual or scientific world, the seal, the catfish, the pike, the mullet, the chub, the dolphin, the sepia or cuttlefish (c) among quadrupeds, corresponding to the natural world, the lion, the cat, the wolf, the he-goat, the monkey, the stag and the mole. the blood, fat, liver and gall of these animals serve in enchantments; their brain combines with the perfumes of the planets, and it is recognized by ancient practice that they possess magnetic virtues corresponding to the seven planetary influences. the talismans of the seven spirits are engraved either on precious stones, such as the carbuncle, crystal, d

osition was malvoisie wine, and it was obtained by distilling the sperm of certain animals with the sap of certain plants. we are in possession of the recipe, but our reasons for withholding it will be understood readily. 73 xv y p black magic samael auxiliator we approach the mystery of black magic. we are about to confront, even in his own sanctuary, the black god of the sabbath, the formidable goat of mendes. at this point those who are liable to fear should close the book; even persons who are a prey to nervous impressions will do well to divert their attention or to abstain. we have undertaken a task, and we must complete it. let us first of all address ourselves frankly and boldly to the questions: is there a devil? what is the devil? as to the first point, science is silent, philoso

the sieur de nuisement on the philosophical salt, the spirit of the earth is represented standing on a cube over which tongues of flame are passing; the phallus is replaced by a caduceus; the sun and moon figure on the right and left breast; the figure is bearded, crowned and holds a sceptre in his hand. this is the azoth of the sages on its pedestal of salt and sulphur. the symbolic head of the goat of mendes is occasionally given to this figure, and it is then the baphomet of the templars and the word of the gnostics, bizarre images which became scarecrows for the vulgar after affording food for reflection to sages innocent hieroglyphs of thought and faith which have been a pretext for the rage of persecutions. how pitiable are men in their ignorance, but how they would despise themselv

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

dogme et rituel de la haute magie part ii: the ritual of transcendental magic by eliphas levi (alphonse louis constant) translated by a. e. waite. originally published by rider& company, england, 1896. transcribed and converted to adobe acrobat format by benjamin rowe, january, 2002. typeset in bauer bodoni, goudy text, and waters titling. part ii: the ritual of transcendental magic the sabbatic goat 1 introduction knowest thou that old queen of the world who is on the march always and wearies never? every uncurbed passion, every selfish pleasure, every licentious energy of humanity, and all its tyrannous weakness, go before the sordid mistress of our tearful valley, and, scythe in hand, these indefatigable labourers reap their eternal harvest. that queen is old as time, but her skeleton

etter e is commonly traced upon kabalistic pantacles which have the fulfilment of a desire for their object. it is also the sign of the scapegoat in mystic kabalah, and saint-martin observes that inserted in the incommunicable tetragram it forms the name of the redeemer. it is this which the mystagogues of the middle ages represented in their nocturnal assemblies by the exhibition of a symbolical goat, carrying a lighted torch between its two horns. in the fifteenth chapter of this gritual h we shall describe the allegorical forms and strange cultus of this monstrous animal, which represented nature doomed to anathema but ransomed by the sign of light. the gnostic agapae and pagan priapic orgies which followed in its honour sufficiently revealed the moral consequence which the adepts drew

hing but darkness, or they will be scandalized. the pentagram, which in gnostic schools is called the blazing star, is the sign of intellectual omnipotence and autocracy. it is the star of the magi; it is the sign of the word made flesh; and, according to the direction of its points, this absolute magical symbol represents order or confusion, the divine lamb of ormuz and st. john, or the accursed goat of mendes. it is initiation or profanation; it is lucifer or vesper, the star of morning or evening. it is mary or lilith, victory or death, day or night. the pentagram with two points in the ascendant represents satan as the goat of the sabbath; when one point is in the ascendant, it is the sign of the saviour. the pentagram is the figure of the human body, having the four limbs and a single

are possessed by spirits. the g which freemasons place in the middle of the blazing star signifies gnosis and generation, the two sacred words of the ancient kabalah. it signifies also grand architect, for the pentagram on every side represents an a. by placing it in such a manner that two of its points are in the ascendant and one is below, we may see the horns, ears and beard of the hierarchic goat of mendes, when it becomes the sign of infernal evocations. the allegorical star of the magi is no other than the mysterious pentagram; and those three kings, sons of zoroaster, conducted by the blazing star to the cradle of the microcosmic god, are themselves a full demonstration of the kabalistic and magical beginnings of christian doc-trine. one of these kings is white, another black and t

he art of domination. the sovereign will is represented in our symbols by the woman who crushes the serpent's head and by the radiant angel who restrains and constrains the dragon with lance and heel. in this place let us affirm without evasion that the great magical agent. the double current of light, the living and astral fire of the earth. was represented by the serpent with the head of an ox, goat or dog, in ancient theogonies. it is the dual serpent of the caduceus, the old serpent of genesis, but it is also the brazen serpent of moses, twined about the tau, that is, the generating lingam. it is, moreover, the goat of the sabbath and the baphomet of the templars; it is the hyle of the gnostics; it is the double tail of the serpent which forms the legs of the solar cock of abraxas. in

r a crown and a scythe for saturn. the reverse must bear the sign of solomon, that is, the six-pointed star composed of two superposed triangles; in the centre there is placed a human figure for the talismans of the sun, a chalice for those of the moon, a dog's head for those of mercury, an eagle's for those of jupiter, a lion's head for those of mars, a dove's for those of venus, and a bull's or goat's for those 46 the ritual of transcendental magic of saturn. the names of the seven angels must be added in hebrew, in arabic or in magical characters like those of the alphabet of trithemius. the two triangles of solomon may be replaced by the double cross of the wheels of ezekiel, which is found on a great number of ancient pantacles and is, as we have observed in our gdoctrine h the key to

antom of all terrors, the dragon of all theogonies, the ahriman of the persians, the typhon of the egyptians, the python of the greeks, the old serpent of the hebrews, the fantastic monster, the nightmare, the croquemitaine, the gargoyle, the great beast of the middle ages, and. worse than all these. the baphomet of the templars, the bearded idol of the alchemist, the obscene deity of mendes, the goat of the sabbath. the frontispiece to this gritual h reproduces the exact figure of the terrible emperor of night, with all his attributes and all his characters. let us state now for the edification of the vulgar, for the satisfaction of m. le comte de mirville, for the justification of the demonologist bodin, for the greater glory of the church, which persecuted templars, burnt magicians, exc

tation of the devil: on the contrary, for them it is that of the god pan, the god of our modern schools of philosophy, the god of the alexandrian theurgic school and of our own mystical neo-platonists, the god of lamartine and victor cousin, the god of spinoza and plato, the god of the primitive gnostic schools; the christ also of the dissident priesthood. this last qualification, ascribed to the goat of black magic, will not astonish students of religious antiquities who are acquainted with the phases of symbolism and doctrine in their various transformations, whether in india, egypt or judea. the bull, the dog and the goat are the three symbolical animals of hermetic magic, resuming all the traditions of egypt and india. the bull represents the earth or salt of the philosophers; the dog

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in the desolation of night, and oft i was sought not for knowledge or inspiration, but for hysterical and indulgent release from the confines of the godly life. but i and my fellowship answered men, and we spoke to them of our common bond, and the pronouncements of the god-churches were rejected in our midst. even as god was terrifying in awesome majesty, so i came to earth in the semblance of a goat, most humble of man's own creatures. and men there were whose eyes finally blazed with the light of my gift, and they made great effort for the advancement of their race, though impatience and frustration ever tempted them to the salve of temporal gain. great secrets were unearthed, and secret word was passed of the craft of hell. but to all who would dare my friendship the god-churches accor

ve to you my great pentagram, timeless measure of beauty through proportion. and it was shown inverse, that creation and change be exalted above rest and preservation. with the years my pentagram was corrupted, yet time has not the power to destroy it. its position was restored by the church of satan, but its essence was dimmed with a moorish name, and the perverse letters of the hebrews, and the goat of decadent khar. during the age of satan i allowed this curious corruption, for it was meant to do me honor as i was then perceived. but this is now my aeon, and my pentagram is again to be pure in its splendor. cast aside the corruptions, that the pentagram of set may shine forth. let all who seek me be never without it, openly and with pride, for by it i shall know them. let the one who as

, that creation and change be exalted above rest and preservation. the significance of the pentagram is discussed in my essay black magic in the crystal tablet of set. with the years my pentagram was corrupted, yet time has not the power to destroy it. its position was restored by the church of satan, but its essence was dimmed with a moorish name, and the perverse letters of the hebrews, and the goat of decadent khar. during the age of satan i allowed this curious corruption, for it was meant to do me honor as i was then perceived. as its emblem the church of satan used the sigil of baphomet, an inverse pentagram decorated with a goat's head and surrounded by the hebrew letters lamed/vav/yod/tav/nun= lvytn= leviathan, the sea monster mentioned in job #41 of the judaic/christian bible. the

oat of decadent khar. during the age of satan i allowed this curious corruption, for it was meant to do me honor as i was then perceived. as its emblem the church of satan used the sigil of baphomet, an inverse pentagram decorated with a goat's head and surrounded by the hebrew letters lamed/vav/yod/tav/nun= lvytn= leviathan, the sea monster mentioned in job #41 of the judaic/christian bible. the goat was the goat of mendes, the devil's form of manifestation in traditional satanism.54 the term "baphomet- the "moorish name- came into prominence as the god reputedly worshipped by the medieval knights temple (order of the temple. there have been many colorful and creative explanations of this curious term, but the most sensible is that of idries shah, who in his book the sufis suggests that i

a corruption of the arabic abufihamat (pronounced "bufihimat, which means "father" or "source of understanding" going beyond shah, this in turn may have been a corruption from the ancient egyptian ba-neb-tettu, the hieroglyphic term for the city of mendes, capital of the xvi khar nome in the nile delta at 31n, 31.5e, not far distant from tanis. in ptolemaic accounts mendes was "notorious" for its goat-god, who was said to mate with human females in religious festivals. the truth is probably less lurid. comments budge in his gods of the egyptians "the title ba-neb-tettu was sometimes held to mean the 'soul, the lord tettu, and this was the name at mendes of the local form of khnemu, whose symbol there, as elsewhere, was a ram. he was regarded as the virile principle in gods and men, and is

it is enclosed in a perfect circle (a function of pi, which represents the mathematical order of the universe. the pentagram does not touch the circle, however, signifying that set is an independent entity. the pentagram itself does not appear on statues and bas-reliefs of set that have come to light, nor does the temple of set use the image of set against the pentagram in place of the baphometic goat. each may be considered a "key" to knowledge of the other, rather than two parts of a whole. the reconsecrated temple of set displays the pentagram openly, and initiates of all degrees wear a simple pentagram medallion as evidence of their affiliation. let the one who aspires to my knowledge be called by the name setian. the word "setian" is now used to refer generally to all initiates of the

in the xx a.s. commentary on the book of the law by dr. aquino [an ipsissimus commenting on the works of a previous magus, thelema or will is explained as an expression of mental separateness from nuit, itself the doorway to immortality for the initiate who correctly comprehended nuit as inertia and thereby avoided harmonization with that lifelessness. if, as eliot rose observed in a razor for a goat, it is true that "to dabble in sorcery at all is to make a very imperious kind of demand on the universe" the initiate who decides to continue his state of separateness from nuit's inertia may be one of the most domineering forces in the universe. i also suspect this may be the answer to exactly what that unforgivable sin against the third person of the holy trinity, as spoken of in the bible

sion: dec 14, 1997 ce subject: setianism reading list "ah is an outflow of breath "a creative gesture of sound of speech"1 the breath of life amon (amn) is hidden. secret. not known. a guardian of the order amon is generative and exhibits fertility and fecundity. he is bisexual and is strongly prone to related activities. the ram is protective of family (order) and environment (temple, as the ram/goat regards the order as sacred. yet, amon introduces unpopular theories and judgments, as he is the examiner. foresight and perception are the catalysts for the breathing out of amonian verbiage. beautiful, circular-horned ram. emblematic of the neter. related to the serpentine (horns. his seed spills into the chalice as milk into a pail. for the goat gives of his essence for love of those and h

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my stepmother, father dear? she is keeping well" the old man addressed zeeny "he is not such a goody with you, i hope so. or what a sad time you must have" then to his son in harsher tones "you have an interest in my wife these days? but she has none in you. she won't meet you now. why should she forgive? you are no son to her. or, maybe, by now, to me _i did not come to fight him. look, the old goat. i mustn't fight. but this, this is intolerable "in my mother's house" chamcha cried melodramatically, losing his battle with himself "the state thinks your business is corrupt, and here is the corruption of your soul. look what you've done to them. vallabh and kasturba. with your money. how much did it take? to poison their lives. you're a sick man" he stood before his father, blazing with r

vertheless, when he saw what lay beneath his borrowed pyjamas, he could not prevent that disbelieving giggle from escaping past his teeth. his thighs had grown uncommonly wide and powerful, as well as hairy. below the knee the hairiness came to a halt, and his legs narrowed into tough, bony, almost fleshless calves, terminating in a pair of shiny, cloven hoofs, such as one might find on any billy-goat. saladin was also taken aback by the sight of his phallus, greatly enlarged and embarrassingly erect, an organ that he had the greatest difficulty in acknowledging as his own "what's this, then" joked novak- the former "hisser- giving it a playful tweak "fancy one of us, maybe" whereupon the "moaning" immigration officer, joe bruno, slapped his thigh, dug novak in the ribs, and shouted "nah

ght of his phallus, greatly enlarged and embarrassingly erect, an organ that he had the greatest difficulty in acknowledging as his own "what's this, then" joked novak- the former "hisser- giving it a playful tweak "fancy one of us, maybe" whereupon the "moaning" immigration officer, joe bruno, slapped his thigh, dug novak in the ribs, and shouted "nah, that ain't it. seems like we really got his goat "i get it" novak shouted back, as his fist accidentally punched saladin in his newly enlarged testicles "hey! hey" howled stein, with tears in his eyes "listen, here's an even better. no wonder he's so fucking _horny" at which the three of them, repeating many times "got his goat. horny" fell into one another's arms and howled with delight. chamcha wanted to speak, but was afraid that he woul

back, as his fist accidentally punched saladin in his newly enlarged testicles "hey! hey" howled stein, with tears in his eyes "listen, here's an even better. no wonder he's so fucking _horny" at which the three of them, repeating many times "got his goat. horny" fell into one another's arms and howled with delight. chamcha wanted to speak, but was afraid that he would find his voice mutated into goat--bleats, and, besides, the policeman's boot had begun to press harder than ever on his chest, and it was hard to form any words. what puzzled chamcha was that a circumstance which struck him as utterly bewildering and unprecedented- that is, his metamorphosis into this supernatural imp- was being treated by the others as if it were the most banal and familiar matter they could imagine "this i

eps in his ears. then the penny dropped "ask the computer" three immigration officers and five policemen fell silent as the foul--smelling creature sat up and hollered at them "what's he on about" asked the youngest policeman- one of the tottenham supporters, as it happened- doubtfully "shall i fetch him another whack "my name is salahuddin chamchawala, professional name saladin chamcha" the demi-goat gibbered "i am a member of actors' equity, the automobile association and the garrick club. my car registration number is suchandsuch. ask the computer. please "who're you trying to kid" inquired one of the liverpool fans, but he, too, sounded uncertain "look at yourself. you're a fucking packy billy. sally-who- what kind of name is that for an englishman" chamcha found a scrap of anger from

long as any giraffe. the monsters ran quickly, silently, to the edge of the detention centre compound, where the manticore and other sharp-toothed mutants were waiting by the large holes they had bitten into the fabric of the containing fence, and then they were out, free, going their separate ways, without hope, but also without shame. saladin chamcha and hyacinth phillips ran side by side, his goat-hoofs clip-clopping on the hard pavements _east_ she told him, as he heard his own footsteps replace the tinnitus in his ears, east east east they ran, taking the low roads to london town. 4 jumpy joshi had become pamela chamcha's lover by what she afterwards called "sheer chance" on the night she learned of her husband's death in the _bostan_ explosion, so that the sound of his old college f

t hail, standing brightly illuminated by the front door with the glass panel it had smashed in order to turn the knob of the tongue-and-groove lock (pamela in the throes of her passion had forgotten to use the security locks, was a figure out of a nightmare or a late-night tv movie, a figure covered in mud and ice and blood, the hairiest creature you ever saw, with the shanks and hoofs of a giant goat, a man's torso covered in goat's hair, human arms, and a horned but otherwise human head covered in muck and grime and the beginnings of a beard. alone and unobserved, the impossible thing pitched forward on to the floor and lay still. upstairs, at the very top of the house, that is to say in saladin's "den, mrs. pamela chamcha was writhing in her lover's arms, crying her heart out, and bawli

or misfortunate, but no point wallowing. constructive attitude must be adopted. i will wake my wife" chamcha was beard-fuzz and grime. he wore a blanket like a toga below which there protruded the comic deformity of goats' hoofs, while above it could be seen the sad comedy of a sheepskin jacket borrowed from jumpy, its collar turned up, so that sheepish curls nestled only inches from pointy billy-goat horns. he seemed incapable of speech, sluggish of body, dull of eye; even though jumpy attempted to encourage him "there, you see, we'll have this well sorted in a flash- he, saladin, remained the most limp and passive of- what- let us say: satyrs. sufyan, meanwhile, offered further apuleian sympathy "in the case of the ass, reverse metamorphosis required personal intervention of goddess isis

SATANGEL

of kabalist lore. it was described by eliphas levi, in key of the great mysteries, as 'a veritable monument of human perversity. this is usually of the classical catholic variety, requiring that the sorcerer is either also an ordained priest, or has the aid of one. levi further claims that the instruction to 'sacrifice a live kid' is an instruction to sacrifice a human child, as opposed to a male goat as most have presumed. it is just possible that levi was continuing, with this claim, the symbolic tradition that obscures the sexual elements of goetic sorceries. instructions to 'sacrifice children' may in fact be instruction to the magical use of non-procreative sex, classically either masturbatory, homosexual, or during the menstrual cycle of the sorceress. although these are perversions

aal-hanan archdemon corresponding to netzach (waite. balam (goetia, 51st spirit. once of the order of dominations, now a demonic king ruling 40 legions, with the heads of a man, a bull, and a ram, with the tail of a serpent. rides a bear, carries a goshawk, speaks hoarsely. tells fortunes, gives invisibility, makes men witty. baphomet this character has long been identified with the devil and the goat of mendes, and as purely male. such has played its part in the continuation of that myth which states that the templars were the agents of darkness. the name baphomet is also that of the goddess of the gnostics, sophia. it is hidden through the cabbalist codes of temurah. in this, the letters of words are substituted, transposed and altered, so that any word may yield a hidden meaning. in wri

amon, meanining property. the personification of riches and unjust profit (luke 16:9-13. the prince of tempters, the devil of avarice and greed. identified as a devil in the works of aggrippa and nettesheim. patron devil of avarice, and ambassador to england. who is so stooped from the impact from the fall that he must spend his days staring at the ground. possibly a form of mammitu, the akkadian goat headed queen of the underworld, goddess of oaths and pacts, spouse of nergal. marax, morax (goetia, 21st spirit. earl and president commanding 30 legions. appears as a bull with a human face. teaches astronomy, gives wise familiars who know the virtues of herbs and stones. marbas (goetia, 5th spirit. president commanding 36 legions. appears as a great lion. gives true answers on secret matter

SATANIC BIBLE

and condemn man for his natural instincts. he has been given an evil role simply because he represents the carnal, earthly, and mundane aspects of life. satan, the chief devil of the western world, was originally an angel whose duty was to report human delinquencies to god. it was not until the fourteenth century that he began to be depicted as an evil deity who was part man and part animal, with goat-like horns and hooves. before christianity gave him the names of satan, lucifer, etc, the carnal side of man's nature was governed by the god which was then called dionysus, or pan, depicted as a satyr or faun, by the greeks. pan was originally the "good guy, and symbolized fertility and fecundity. whenever a nation comes under a new form of government, the heroes of the past become villains

the slavonic "bog" which means "god, as does bhaga in hindu. many pleasures revered before the advent of christianity were condemned by the new religion. it required little changeover to transform the horns and cloven hooves of pan into a most convincing devil! pan's attributes could be neatly changed into charged-with-punishment sins, and so the metamorphosis was complete. the association of the goat with the devil is found in the christian bible, where the holiest day of the year, the day of atonement, was celebrated by casting lots for two goats "without blemish, one to be offered to the lord, and one to azazel. the goat carrying the sins of the people was driven into the desert and became a "scapegoat. this is the origin of the goat which is still used in lodge ceremonies today as it w

he greatest of all millstones of guilt! the inhibitive and asinine absurdity in the need to kill an innocent living creature at the highpoint of a ritual, as practiced by erstwhile "wizards, is obviously their "lesser of the evils" when a discharge of energy is called for. these poor conscience-stricken fools, who have been calling themselves witches and warlocks, would sooner chop the head off a goat or chicken in an attempt to harness its death agony, than have the "blasphemous" bravery to masturbate in full view of the jehovah whom they claim to deny! the only way these mystical cowards can ritualistically release themselves is through the agony of another's death (actually their own, by proxy) rather than the indulgent force which produces life! the treaders of the path of white light

dutifully slips them in and out of the altar-lady's labia. then, we are told, an invocation to satan and various demons is followed by an array of prayers and psalms chanted backwards or interspersed with obscenities. all performed within the confines of a "protective" pentagram drawn on the floow. if the devil appears he is invariably in the form of a rather eager man wearing the head of a black goat upon his shoulders. then follows a potpouri of flagellation, prayer-book burning, cunnilingus, fellatio, and general hindquarters kissing- all done to a background of ribald recitations from the holy bible, and audible expectorations on the cross! if a baby can be slaughtered during the ritual, so much the better; for as everyone knows, this is the favorite sport of the satanist! if this soun

e woman to lie upon. if this is impractical, or in private ceremonies, any elevated plane may be used. if a woman is used for the altar, the other devices may be placed upon a table within easy reach of the priest. symbol of baphomet the symbol of baphomet was used by the knights templar to represent satan. through the ages this symbol has been called by many different names. among these are: the goat of mendes, the goat of a thousand young, the black goat, the judas goat, and perhaps the most appropriately, the scapegoat. baphomet represents the powers of darkness combined with the generative fertility of the goat. in its "pure" form the pentagram is shown encompassing the figure of a man in the five points of the star- three points up, two pointing down- symbolizing man's spiritual natur

ility of the goat. in its "pure" form the pentagram is shown encompassing the figure of a man in the five points of the star- three points up, two pointing down- symbolizing man's spiritual nature. in satanism the pentagram is also used, but since satanism represents the carnal instincts of man, or the opposite of spiritual nature, the pentagram is inverted to perfectly accomodate the head of the goat- its horns, representing duality, thrust upwards in defiance; the other three points inverted, or the trinity denied. the hebraic figures around the outer circle of the symbol which stem from the magical teachings of the kabala, spell out "leviathan, the serpent of the watery abyss, and identified with satan. these figures correspond to the five points of the inverted star. the symbol of baph

SATANIC RITUALS

st americans' knowledge of satanism is gleaned from the tabloid press and horror films, the average briton can boast of "enlightenment" from the pens of three of their writers: montague summers, dennis wheatley and rollo ahmed. the notable british exceptions to what historian elliot rose terms die "anti-sadducee" school of literary probing into satanism, are that author's bold work, a razor for a goat; and henry t. f. rhodes' comprehensive study, the satanic mass. approximately half of the rites contained in this volume can be performed by four or less persons, thereby eliminating problems or failures which can arise if quantity takes precedence over quality in the selection of dramatis personae. where group solidarity and singleness of purpose exists, ceremonies such as das tierdrama, hom

en retained in their actual stilted delivery. james thompson's diabolical litany of the nineteenth century, the city of dreadful night, has long been employed as the denunciation. it is doubtful that any words could be better suited to the occasion. portions of the text appear in raynouard's drama of 1806, les templiers. the numerous manifestations of satanism in masonic ritual, for instance, the goat, the coffin, the death's-head, etc, can easily be euphemized, but the rejection of certain values demanded by l'air epais cannot be cloaked in accepted theologies. once the celebrant has taken this degree, he embarks upon the left-hand path and chooses hell in place of heaven. besides being both ritual and ceremony, the stifling air is a memento mori carried to its highest power. requirements

right against his chest] celebrant: i'a sh'b-n'ygr'th aem'nh el-aka gryenn'h. i'a aem'nh kyl-d zhem'n. i'a zhem'nfni n'quz n'fha'n-gn kiqua hu-ehn zyb'nos. hail, shub-niggurath, father of the world of horrors. hail, father of the hornless ones. hail, ram of the sun and deathless one, who sleepest not while we honor thy name and thy bond. participants: i'a sh'b-n'ygr'th. hail, shub-niggurath [the goat of a thousand young appears. all participants clench their fists after the fashion of the celebrant] celebrant: i'a aem'nh. hail, father. participants: i'a aem'nh. hail, father. shub-niggurath: phragn'ka phragn. v'vuy-kin'e f'ungn kyl-d zhem'n k'fungn zyb'nos z'j-m'h kyns el-kran'u. f'ungnu'h zyb-kai zyb'nos rohz vuy-kh'yn. i am that i am. through the angles i speak with the hornless ones, an

es. celebrant and participants: i'a aemn'h urz'vuy-kin w'hren'j el-aka gryenn'h. f'ung'hn-kai zyb'nos rohz vuy-kh'yn n'kye w'ragh zh'sza hrn-nji qua-resvn k'ng naagha zhem v'mhneg-alz. hail, father and lord of the angles, master of the world of horrors. we speak the bond of the nine angles to the honor of the flutes of the laughing one, the master of dimensions, the herald of the barrier, and the goat of a thousand young. all: v'ty'h vuy-kn el-ukh'nar ci-wragh zh'sza w'ragnh ks'zy d'syn. from the first angle is the infinite, wherein the laughing one doth cry and the flutes wail unto the ending of time. v'quy'h vuy-kn hrn-nji hyl zaan-i vyk d'phron'h el-aka gryenn'h v'jnusfyh whreng'n. from the second angle is the master who doth order the planes and the angles, and who hath conceived the w

we honor the bond upon the world of horrors. shub-niggurath: ki-iq kyl-d zhem'n. hail to the hornless ones. celebrant and participants: ki-iq sh'b-n'ygr'th aem'nh el-aka gryenn'h. hail to shub-niggurath, father of the world of horrors. shub-niggurath: zhar-v zy-d'syn. unto the beginning and the ending of dimensions. celebrant: zhar-v zy-d'syn. unto the beginning and the ending. of dimensions [the goat of a thousand young no longer appears. the celebrant faces the participants] celebrant: ty'h nzal's kra naaghs n'ghlasj zsyn'e ty'h nzal's za'je oth'e kyl-d zhem'n f ungh'n. nal y'gs- othoth krell n'yra-1'yht-otp. i'a y'gs-othoth. i'a n'yra-l'yht- otp. the gaunts are loose upon the wold, and we shall not pass; but the time shall come when the gaunts will bow before us, and man shall speak wit

SATANISM AN EXAMINATION OF SATANIC BLACK MAGIC

ed church, water from a well in which an unbaptized child had drowned replaced wine and a black triangular host was duly consecrated. the progression from the mass of the dead into the modern black mass took a new turn when it was linked to the medieval witches sabbath. accordingly the inclusion of a horned figure who presided over the ceremony and who came to be associated with the hebraic scape-goat came to be one of the satanism- an examination of satanic black magic side 3 af 21 file//c:\windows\skrivebord\nyt%20til%20bibilotek\ona\various\satanism_an_examin. 20-04-03 a collection of sacred-magick.com< the esoteric library central aspects of the black mass. the orgy was also then included, something that was most likely derived from the rites of the bacchanalia or dionysiac cults of an

ikely derived from the rites of the bacchanalia or dionysiac cults of ancient rome and greece, of which shall be spoken presently. in his book the black arts (pan books ltd. 1967, richard cavendish outlines the proceedings of the witches sabbath. commencing with the witches paying homage to the devil. the witches would light a fire whilst the devil was seated upon a throne in the form of either a goat, representing satan himself, or a dog, which may have been connected with the dark goddess- the dog being one of the sacred animals of hekate- rather than with satan himself. the witches would then approach and adore the devil, though their approach would be in a manner foreign to normal men, such as walking crab-like or with their backs turned to him. after this 'came the offering of the can

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asked for a volunteer who would be willing to sacrifice his life for the faith. he took the first volunteer into a tent, then came out bearing a bloody sword. he then asked for a second volunteer, who again followed him into the tent. eventually, five volunteers offered their lives. the volunteers, however, did not die. their lives were spared, and the blood on gobind singh s sword was that of a goat. they emerged from the tent, and gobind singh declared them the blessed ones, or the khalsa. they were blessed in a baptism-like ritual with amrit, a concentrated solution of sugar in water. the six, including gobind singh, were members of different castes, but they all drank from the same bowl during the ceremony, signifying the unity of all sikhs regardless of their social status and backgr

onor of the birth of the religion s founder, nanak dev. gobind singh established the khalsa, a special order, in which gatka is practiced. munish sharma/ reuters/corbis. world religions: biographies 157 gobind singh chand and himmat rai, then agreed to die for their faith and followed gobind into the tent. the volunteers, however, were not being killed; the blood on the guru s sword was that of a goat. the volunteers emerged from the tent wearing orange robes, and gobind turned to the five and said to them that there was no difference among them. he called them his five beloved ones and went on to say to the assembled sikhs that through his actions, he was creating an army called the khalsa, which would travel about and spread nanak s message of peace. he said that the khalsa would bring a

SINISTER TAROT

the flowing of energies according to the greater wyrd and destinies of those directly and indirectly involved- thus, the presence of unforeseen factors and the pitfalls implicit in this which may create errors of judgement. the maintaining of an ethos or tradition via timeless acts. v the depths of the sea a tunnel of knives there is a union here while he directs the chosen rage in the eye of the goat the golden triangle stands against a sky of fire master- atazoth manipulation- actions based on a knowledge of the sinister dialectic as revealed by practical experience: a rational, to some cold, observation beyond the stage of adeptship/individuation. control of all the many and varied factors within a situation- in other words, the achievement of a stage in individual evolution that goes b

SIR EDWARD BULWER LYTTON ZANONI A ROSICRUCIAN TALE

i, and which few travellers dared to pass, even in broad daylight, without a strong escort. a road more lonely cannot well be conceived than that on which the hoofs of his steed, striking upon the fragments of rock that encumbered the neglected way, woke a dull and melancholy echo. large tracts of waste land, varied by the rank and profuse foliage of the south, lay before him; occasionally a wild goat peeped down from some rocky crag, or the discordant cry of a bird of prey, startled in its sombre haunt, was heard above the hills. these were the only signs of life; not a human being was met, not a hut was visible. wrapped in his own ardent and solemn thoughts, the young man continued his way, till the sun had spent its noonday heat, and a breeze that announced the approach of eve sprung up

SIX ANGLED RITE OF THE ROYAL SUN OF THE GOAT LORD

e, mourn for and console the spirit of the dead" 223:1 see erman, westcar papyrus, berlin, 1890, hieroglyphic transcript, pll. 9 and 10. 223:2 see maspero, contes egyptiens, pp. 29-46. 224:1 the uneducated muhammadan believes that man's fate is written upon his skull, and that the sutures are the writing. no man, however, can read them. see the words of za bsix angled rite of the royal sun of the goat lord being an invocation of the landwarder, consecrator, reverser, and the firebringer. copyright 2002 by robin artisson* this ritual working is a variation on the "witches dance/opening the devil's eye" rite of which i have written elsewhere. the operant should refer to it for the basic instructions on how to perform this rite, paying attention chiefly to the "two bits of advice- the two mai

he rite: a candle or lantern/lamp (which is apart from the optional six candles that can be used as mentioned above; a cord; an arthame; a cup or bowl; a phallic stone; and a three-tined wooden fork (such as a branch) or a two tined wooden fork, or some other instrument that is not too long, but has three tines. if your circle is big enough, a full sized pitchfork will do. if you have a buck or a goat's skull, it should be in the center of the circle, in the center of the grouping of the implements. if you happen to be using an altar, it can be on the altar instead. you begin by going to the west, a short distance from the circle, and you close your eyes, and meditate on the darkness, just formless, expansive darkness. you must bring to mind a doorway that seems imposing to you- a frighten

allow the light to "melt into" your surroundings- see the ritual area you have prepared; see and know that the light you came into has turned into the setting you now find yourself in. walk towards the circle and stop at the western edge, and bow your head once to the east, and say: nunc scio tenebris lux. go into the center of the triangle, still facing east, and if you are using an altar with a goat or buck's skull, bow to it. if the skull is in the circle with you, kneel and kiss it. if you have none of those things, simply go down to one knee before your implements. at this point you will begin the consecration of the area by carrying, in the proper manner, the implements, one at a time, around the circle, and to a certain sigil. the sigils will be called by the number that is closest

SOLOMON

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

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a pilgrims progress, that lucifer is not satan or the devil. instead, robinson insisted that lucifer is an angel whose guidance and help can be employed either for good or for evil. of course, robinson's writings make clear that pleasing lucifer is high-up on the lodge's list of priorities. lucifer the divine eliphas levi, the cabalist magician whose artist depiction of baphomet, the androgynous goat god, is illustrated elsewhere in this book, was more to the point. he recognized that satan and lucifer are, indeed, one and the same. but levi also taught that satan, believe by true christians to be the enemy of god, is, in fact, man's helper and benefactor. indeed levi praised satan, or lucifer, as the "angel presiding over the light of truth "lucifer is divine and terrestrial" said levi "

red the satanic bible; and alfred kinsey, notorious sex researcher whose kinsey institute pandered to kinky homosexuals and vicious pedophiles.3 crowley often acted nutty and bizarre, but he was so trusted by the british government that it enthusiastically used his services in an intelligence unit during the world war ii conflict against the nazis. crowley's adoption of the hermaphroditic, horned goat-god baphomet as his own magical name indicates how powerful is this idol to illuminists. crowley certainly knew who baphomet represents. in his book, magic in theory and practice, he states: this serpent, satan, is not the enemy of man. he is 'the devil' of the (egyptian) book of thoth, and his emblem is 'baphomet' the androgyne who is the hieroglyph of arcane perfection..but moreover his let

certainly knew who baphomet represents. in his book, magic in theory and practice, he states: this serpent, satan, is not the enemy of man. he is 'the devil' of the (egyptian) book of thoth, and his emblem is 'baphomet' the androgyne who is the hieroglyph of arcane perfection..but moreover his letter is ayin, the eye; he is baphles me! 99 light and his zodiacal image is capricornus, that leaping goat whose attribute is liberty.4 no doubt the inner circle of the illuminati have specific objectives in mind that are being met by men like crowley, lavey, hubbbard, and kinsey. these men and their followers are used to degrade and debase humanity, vulgarize religion, and destroy sane and moral culture. in truth, the philosophies of these evil men are in accord with that of the illuminati. at th

ect god's laws and god's religion and strike out in liberty, doing one's own thing. in other words, live free beyond any bounds of morality or propriety. lust, free sex, immoral conduct, rape, pillage, plunder all are permitted the new man of reason. as crowley's one great commandment put it "do as thou wilt shall be the whole of the law" now baphomet, the androgynous horned, half man-woman, half goat god of the medieval knights templars, inculcates this "do your own thing" philosophy of illuminism. he is the very image of the freethinker, the mason and illuminist who raises the "torch of liberty" the fire of hell and light of lucifer. the knights templar, predecessor to today's freemasons, revered baphomet as the deity of wisdom. look closely at the reverse side of the u.s. dollar bill an

ed fire god. michaelangelo and some other artists, strangely, created sculptures blasphemously showing moses, the biblical prophet, with horns. all of these horned deities and images represent lust, because the horn is itself a phallic symbol in the occult world. of stars and goatees in recent times, communist revolutionaries adopted the star, also symbol of baphomet (see the star on the baphomet goat's forehead in this chapter, and some karl marx, che gueverra and others adopted the huge and straggly beard in honor of the goatee of baphomet, the deity whom they secretly worshipped. revealingly, the late anton lavey, spouting his hellish philosophy in his final book, satan speaks, says 100 codex magic a of baphomet's beard "the essence of satanism is..the beard of wisdom on the goat within

nk and black baphomet idol custom-made just for her. she wore the idol around her neck at a san francisco festival in 1966. hollywood involvement in satanic darkness continues today, though the names have changed. according to one respected source, u.s. president george herbert walker bush (bush the senior) once stunned congressional leaders when he made an entrance into the oval office wearing a goat's head mask!6 the he goat of prophecy significant, indeed, is the biblical passage in daniel 8:8-22, which symbolically pictures a great world leader in the last days as a "he goat" this he goat, say the scriptures, becomes very strong and his power is symbolized by a horn that arises from his forehead. this strange and evil creature makes war on the host of god and stamps upon them. is this

tion of notorious cuban guerilla leader che gueverra does bear a remarkable resemblance to eliphas levi's famous drawing of baphomet, complete with the stars on their respective heads. baphles me! 107 a baphomet wall plaque and wall sculpture sold by an occult mail order store, along with a "seal of babalon" and the brotherhood a a wall plaque (the atlantean brotherhood. also offered: a "sabbatic goat" amulet, described as satanist eliphas levi's "baphomet god of the witches" 108 la codex magica the grand master of a satanic secret society in the country of greece wears a goat's head. the irregular pentagram with an image of baphomet filling up the interior spaces is called the "goat of mendes" it is yet another representation of satan. president george herbert walker bush. we do not know

and for on his cap, nor the meaning of the sash around his neck. speculatively, perhaps it has something to do with a texas state group or a texas (lone star state) cattlemen's association, etc. however, from australia come two reports that the senior george bush once stunned congressional leaders waiting to see him in his oval office at the white house. the president entered his office wearing a goat's head mask (peter sawyer's inside news, november 1991 and south east christian witness, january 1992, p. 5 and july /august 1989, p. 9) baphlesme! 109 110 codex magica the devil makes an appearance at a black sabbat ritual of his followers (from an ancient woodcut by pierre de lancre, france, 1913) baal and some other gods were pictured as horned bulls. this is baal, god of fire receiving an

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nderstand that, like life itself, there is a certain responsibility that you accept. you are responsible for each and every action, thought and deed. there is no devil, the music, and movies don t have subliminal messages hidden in them, and regardless of how dysfunctional your childhood was, you, and only you are responsible for your own actions! if you like being a victim, if you need an escape goat to go through life with, then the last thing you need to do is learn magick. magick is about responsibility, and respect. responsibility for yourself, and respect for all living creatures. it is one pagan view point that the great mother gave birth to all things, meaning that we are all part of each other, as well as every living creature and rock. do you respect yourself? do you respect the

nd a maiden who is wild and free. frigga the mother is evoked often by both pagans and non-pagans with the words t.g.i.f. as the f stands for friday, and once upon a time that was frigga tag, or frigga day. we all have strong emotions about friday. hecate the crone brings to mind for many, an ancient woman sitting over a cauldron. just to be fair to the male aspect of the divine, there is pan the goat footed god of male youth. the oak king brings to mind the strength and warmth of summer. while the holly king is symbolic of the joys of the winter season. deck the halls with boughs of holly, tra-la-la-la-la la-la la la. tis the season to be jolly etc. etc. what deities you choose to honor, unless you are following a tradition, are very much a personal matter. these pages have a number of go

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th the god horus, who could be represented as a falcon or a falcon- headed human. anubis, the god of the necropolis, can be shown as a jackal-headed man, probably because such carrion-eating jackals prowled egyptian cemeteries. many other civilizations felt the power of these kinds of images. for example, the ancient greeks fashioned the minotaur (half-human, halfbull, the satyr (half-human, half-goat, the harpy (half-woman, half-bird) and a host of other hybrid entities the vast majority unfavorably disposed toward humankind. examples could be found in other cultures as well. customs and taboos in 2001, scientists were surprised when bits of stone etched with intricate patterns found in the blombos cave, east of cape town on the southern african shores of the indian ocean, were dated at 7

s, who, thereafter, regarded themselves as superior beings. and since dionysus was the lord of death, as well as the lord of life, the initiates believed that their union with him would continue even after death, and that immortality was now within their grasp. the rites of dionysus were conducted on a much lower level than those of eleusis, and often featured the sacrifice of an animal usually a goat that was torn to pieces by the initiates, whose savagery was meant to symbolize the incarnation, death, and resurrection of the divinity. although the cult was not looked upon with high regard by the sages and philosophers of the day, amulets and tablets with fragments of dionysian hymns upon them have been found dating back to the third century b.c.e. these magical symbols were buried with t

elphi was a major religious site for 2,000 years. beings. and since dionysus was the lord of death, as well as the lord of life, the initiates believed that their union with him would continue even after death and immortality was now within their grasp. the earlier rites of dionysus were conducted on a much lower level than those of eleusis, and often featured the sacrifice of an animal usually a goat that was torn to pieces by the initiates, whose savagery was meant to symbolize the incarnation, death, and resurrection of the divinity. although the cult was not looked upon with high regard by the sages and philosophers of the day, amulets and tablets with fragments of dionysian hymns upon them have been found dating back to the third century b.c.e. these magical symbols were buried with t

red drawings of the horned god (sathan) in caves of europe dating to prehistoric times. the following signs and symbols are among the most common expressions of satanism, both among individual satanists and those self-proclaimed high-priests and priestesses who have established small covens of 13 or fewer members: the pentagram: the traditional five-pointed star, most often shown within a circle. goat s head within a pentagram: the sigil of baphomet, the symbol for anton lavey s church of satan. number 666:the number of the beast in the book of revelation, considered by many christians to represent satan. upside-down cross: a mockery of jesus death on the cross. sometimes the cross is shown with broken arms. upside-down cross incorporating an inverted question mark: the cross of confusion

altar was placed a large, wooden image of satan, which many contemporary scholars agree was quite likely intended to be a representation of the nature god pan, rather than the prince of darkness. even in its most polished form, this effigy did not resemble the sleek, mustachioed popular conception of a long-tailed devil in red tights. the idol s torso was human, but its bottom half was that of a goat. its head, too, was more often goat-like than that of a clearly discernible human physiognomy. the entire image was stained black, and in some locales, bore a small torch between its horns. the central feature of all such idols was said to be a prominent penis of exaggerated proportions, emphasizing the rites of fertility in which the ancient rituals originated. the tortures of the inquisitio

go in the most hearty of dancers. in his the satanic mass (1965, h. t. f. rhodes writes: the result of the dance was an ecstatic condition wherein, as the movement progressed, officiants and congregation were united as if in one body. in the sixteenth century, florin de raemond described the rites of the sabbat then extant (translation from rhodes, the satanic mass: the presiding deity is a black goat with two horns. a man dressed as a priest is attended by two women servers. a young initiate is presented to the goat who makes the sign of the cross with the left hand and commands those present to salute him with the kiss upon the hind-quarters. between his horns the creature carries a black lighted candle from which the worshippers tapers are lighted. as each one adores the goat, money is

ticular task or endeavor. somebody who is a recent convert to a belief. a newly ordained priest, or someone who is new to a religious order, but who has not yet taken their vows, so is not yet a part of the order. pan in greek mythology the god of nature or of the woods, fields, pastures, forests, and flocks. is described as having the torso and head of a human, but the legs, ears, and horns of a goat. pharaoh from the hebrew par oh, egyptian pr- o, and latin and greek pharao, meaning literally great house. an ancient egyptian title for the ruler or king of egypt, often considered a tyrant and one who expected unquestioning obedience. physiognomy from phusis meaning nature, character and gnomon, to judge. the art of judging a person s character or temperament by their physical features, es

tive that homo sapiens, usually done through fossil evidence. paleontology the study of ancient forms of life in geologic or prehistoric times, using such evidence as fossils, plants, animals, and other organisms. pan in greek mythology the god of nature or of the woods, fields, pastures, forests, and flocks. is described as having the torso and head of a human, but the legs, ears, and horns of a goat. paranormal events or phenomena that are beyond the range of normal experience and not understood or explained in terms of current scientific knowledge. parapsychologist one who studies mental phenomena, such as telepathy or extrasensory perception, the mind/body connection, and other psi or paranormal factors that cannot be explained by known scientific principles. parapsychology the study o

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th the god horus, who could be represented as a falcon or a falcon- headed human. anubis, the god of the necropolis, can be shown as a jackal-headed man, probably because such carrion-eating jackals prowled egyptian cemeteries. many other civilizations felt the power of these kinds of images. for example, the ancient greeks fashioned the minotaur (half-human, halfbull, the satyr (half-human, half-goat, the harpy (half-woman, half-bird) and a host of other hybrid entities the vast majority unfavorably disposed toward humankind. examples could be found in other cultures as well. customs and taboos in 2001, scientists were surprised when bits of stone etched with intricate patterns found in the blombos cave, east of cape town on the southern african shores of the indian ocean, were dated at 7

sorbed such hybrid monsters from the stone age, it continued to fashion human-animal deities of great power, such as the gods of ancient egypt, which included the cat goddess bast, the canine-headed anubis, the hawkman horus, and so on. from such were-beings, it was a natural progression to fashion other mystical creatures, such as the minotaur (half-human, half-horse, the satyr (half-human, half-goat, the harpy (half-woman, half-bird, and a host of other hybrid entities the vast majority unfavorably disposed toward humankind. and somewhere along the way, certain people developed a genetic disorder known as porphyria, which often brought about psychosis and an extreme hypersensitivity to sunlight, thereby suggesting that they were truly vampires. others succumbed to the mental illness call

two porters with the second slick expedition encountered a small snowman near a river, and in the following year, tracks were reported by the third slick expedition, as well as by members of a japanese expedition. sir edmund hillary, the man who conquered mt. everest, created a sensation when he returned with the alleged scalp of a yeti. hillary later proved that the so-called scalp was actually goat skin, and he declared that snowman tracks were made by foxes, bears, and other animals that became enlarged when the snow is melted by the sun. in august 1981, soviet mountain climber igor tatsl told the moscow news weekly that he and his fellow climbers had seen a yeti and that they had attempted a friendly, spontaneous contact with the creature. tatsl went on to state that his team had made

d london: faber& faber, 1985. gordon, stuart. the encyclopedia of myths and legends. london: headline books, 1994. jones, alison, ed. larousse dictionary of world folklore. new york: larousse, 1995. keel, john a. strange creatures from time and space. greenwich, conn: fawcett publications, 1970. chupacabra named for its seeming penchant for attacking goats and sucking their blood, the chupacabra( goat sucker) both terrified and fascinated the public at large when it first burst upon the scene in puerto rico in the summer of 1995. from august of 1995 to the present, the monster has been credited with the vampirelike deaths of thousands of animals, ranging from goats, rabbits, and birds to horses, cattle, and deer. while some argue that the creature is a new monster, others point out that su

delving deeper astuya, juan carlos. chile homeowner terrified by chupacabras. trans. by scott corrales. la estrella de valparaiso, october 14, 2001 [online] http/ www.rense.com/general15/chu.htm. corrales, scott. chupacabras and other mysteries. murfreesboro, tenn: greenleaf publications, 1997. how many goats can a goatsucker suck? fortean times 89 (september 1996: 34 37. del valle, fernando. the goat sucker legend claws its way into texas. usa today, may 15, 1996. ocejo-sanchez, virgilio. eyewitness describes flying chupacabras. trans. by mario andrade. september 21, 2001 [online] http//ufomiami.dventures. com. ghoul the ghoul is linked with both the vampire and the werewolf in traditional folklore, but there are a number of obvious reasons why the entity has never attained the popularity

nah mack. a field guide to demons, fairies, fallen angels, and other subversive spirits. new york: henry holt, 1998. masters, r. e. l. eros and evil. new york: julian press, 1962. spence, lewis. an encyclopedia of occultism. new hyde park, n.y: university books, 1960. jersey devil some witnesses say that the jersey devil that haunts the pine barrens in southeastern new jersey is a cross between a goat and a dog with cloven hoofs and the head of a collie. others swear that it has a horse s head with the body of a kangaroo. most of the people who have sighted the creature mention a long tail, and nearly all of the witnesses agree that the thing has wings. but it doesn t really fly as much as it hops and glides. whatever the jersey devil is, people have been sighting it in the rural area in s

tive that homo sapiens, usually done through fossil evidence. paleontology the study of ancient forms of life in geologic or prehistoric times, using such evidence as fossils, plants, animals, and other organisms. pan in greek mythology the god of nature or of the woods, fields, pastures, forests, and flocks. is described as having the torso and head of a human, but the legs, ears, and horns of a goat. paranormal events or phenomena that are beyond the range of normal experience and not understood or explained in terms of current scientific knowledge. parapsychologist one who studies mental phenomena, such as telepathy or extrasensory perception, the mind/body connection, and other psi or paranormal factors that cannot be explained by known scientific principles. parapsychology the study o

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th the god horus, who could be represented as a falcon or a falcon- headed human. anubis, the god of the necropolis, can be shown as a jackal-headed man, probably because such carrion-eating jackals prowled egyptian cemeteries. many other civilizations felt the power of these kinds of images. for example, the ancient greeks fashioned the minotaur (half-human, halfbull, the satyr (half-human, half-goat, the harpy (half-woman, half-bird) and a host of other hybrid entities.the vast majority unfavorably disposed toward humankind. examples could be found in other cultures as well. customs and taboos in 2001, scientists were surprised when bits of stone etched with intricate patterns found in the blombos cave, east of cape town on the southern african shores of the indian ocean, were dated at 7

ructions recorded in the great grimoires, books filled with rites, rituals, incantations, conjurations, and evocations of demonic entities. the deity most often invoked by the dark sorcerer of medieval times to the present day is satanas, a direct descendant of the t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d magic and sorcery 51 baphomet: the sabbatic goat from the 1896 edition of transcendental magic (fortean picture library) egyptian set and an alias for the persians f ahriman, the muslims f iblis, the hebrews f asmodeus and beelzebub, and pan, the goatfooted nature god of the greeks, who became the image of satan in the common mind. in addition to satan, the master creator of evil, there were many other ancient gods who had been transformed

reat harm to the one possessed. the traditional dances of vodun are conducted on a serious plane with rhythm and suppleness but not with the orgiastic sensuality depicted in motion pictures about voodoo or in the displays performed for the tourist trade. all vodun ceremonies must be climaxed with sacrifice to the loa. chickens are most commonly offered to the loa, although the wealthy may offer a goat or a bull. the possessed usually drinks of the blood that is collected in a vessel, thereby satisfying the hunger of the loa. other dancers may also partake of the blood, sometimes adding spices to the vital fluid. after the ceremony, the sacrificed animal is usually cooked and eaten. the traditional belief structure of the yoruba envisioned a chief god named olorun, who remains aloof and unk

round a statue of the horned god and began professing their allegiance to the great deities of nature. to staunch christians, this horned image was an obscene representation of satan, a black, grotesque figure that was fiendishly lit by the roaring fire in front of it. in the flickering light, the torso of the figure appeared to be human while the head, hands, and feet were shaped like those of a goat and covered with coarse, black hair. the altar beneath the image of the horned god was constructed of stones, and the ceremony performed was intricate. although there was plenty of food and beer, many scholars of witchcraft believe that the high priests and priestesses took advantage of the entranced state of most of the worshippers and spiked the drinks with belladonna or other drugs. the cr

ts most often occurred on thursday nights at the stroke of midnight and lasted until cock-crow. he also managed to wring confessions out of witches that they did, indeed, fly to such sabbats astride sticks and brooms. he also got witches to confess that the sabbats began always with the adoration of satan, who appeared sometimes in the shape of a tall, dark man and at other times in the form of a goat. the eminent jurisconsult, judge of the province of burgundy and president of the tribunal of st. claude, was dreaded by all those who might one day find themselves standing before his judgment. he was fanatical, cruel, and implacable in his sessions of interrogation, and his discours des sorciers ran into 11 editions and became for a time the authoritative text for french bailiwicks. boguet

find their minds divided, and they hate to have to make a choice between two courses. thus they usually end by trying to get the best of both. impulsiveness is second nature to them, and movement and change are essential to their peace of mind. sagittarians are often able to retain their physical youth into advanced maturity, and they are relatively free of health problems as well. capricorn, the goat, december 22 to january 20, is an earth sign. capricorn was named first in honor of the ancient babylonian god, ea, a part-goat, part fish entity, who emerged from the sea to bring learning and culture to the valley of mesopotamia. the romans transformed ea to pan, a half-goat, half-human god who ruled the woodlands and the fields. capricorns are individuals of deeply rooted habits who tend t

hanges. sources: giese, paula. gstone wheels and dawn stars rising. h [online] http//www.kstrom.net/isk/starskno7.html. thomas, david hurst. exploring ancient native america. new york: macmillan, 1994. medicine wheel of the big horn mountains god fs command to sacrifice his son. after they walk the five miles back to mecca, the final stage of the hajj is achieved with a festival in which a sheep, goat, cow, or camel is sacrificed to commemorate the moment when god rescinded the command to abraham to sacrifice his son and permitted him to slay a ram and offer its blood in isaac fs stead. the hajj concludes with a final procession around the ka faba. the hajj generally lasts about 13 days, but when as many as two million pilgrims crowd into mecca to observe the annual event, it may last a da

tive that homo sapiens, usually done through fossil evidence. paleontology the study of ancient forms of life in geologic or prehistoric times, using such evidence as fossils, plants, animals, and other organisms. pan in greek mythology the god of nature or of the woods, fields, pastures, forests, and flocks. is described as having the torso and head of a human, but the legs, ears, and horns of a goat. paranormal events or phenomena that are beyond the range of normal experience and not understood or explained in terms of current scientific knowledge. parapsychologist one who studies mental phenomena, such as telepathy or extrasensory perception, the mind/body connection, and other psi or paranormal factors that cannot be explained by known scientific principles. parapsychology the study o

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in that the man represents the incarnate god, who, by performing the sacreddance, causes the increase of the kind of animal in the disguise of which he appears.though the stag-man is the most important of the horned figures of the palaeolithic period, there are manysmaller drawings of masked and horned men on small objects of bone and horn. these figures are usuallyrepresented with the horns of a goat or chamois, and are dancing singly or in groups. the most interestingexample is on plate ii, where the horned man is not only dancing but also accompanies himself on a kind ofmusical bow. the only palaeolithic representation of a human figure found in england is the well-knownengraving on bone of a man masked with a horse's head, which was discovered in the pinhole cave,derbyshire.the art of

astern mediterranean (plate iv. 2. his universality is shown by hisname, which points to a time when he was the only deity in his own locality. all representations of him arenecessarily late, after the fifth century b.c; but even in the earliest forms his characteristics are the same, the the god of the witcheschapter i. the horned god8long narrow face, the pointed beard, the small horns, and the goat's legs. scenes of his worship show himfollowed by a dancing procession of satyrs and nymphs, while he plays on the pipes which bear his name. hisappearance should be compared with the little dancing god of the palaeolithic people (plate ii, and also withthe figure of robin goodfellow (plate x. as a godling beloved of the people he is like enkidu, whom healso resembles in having hoofs. though

hapter i. the horned god11own and the christian priest, who also wore special vestments when performing religious ceremonies. thisalteration of costume is specially noted by de lancre,[24 "it is always observable that at any time when he isabout to receive anyone to make a pact with him, he presents himself always as a man, in order not to scare orterrify them; for to make a compact openly with a goat smacks more of the beast than of a reasonablecreature. but the compact being made, when he receives anyone for adoration he usually represents himselfas a goat".the evidence that the devil appeared as a man to a possible convert is found continually, and it is veryobvious that he was actually a human being. thus in 1678[25] the devil appeared as a man to mr.williamson, a school-master at coup

o have a piece of money of him. whereupon the gentlemandrawing near unto this examinant, she did make a curchy or courtesy unto him, as she did use to do togentlemen. being demanded what and who the gentleman she spoke of was, the said examinant answered andsaid, that it was the devil" these are only two instances out of very many.the forms in which the disguised god appeared were bull, cat, dog, goat, horse, sheep, and stag. it isnoteworthy that the goat and sheep do not occur in the british isles except in the case of the norman bishopof coventry; they belong almost entirely to france and germany. in england, scotland and the south offrance the usual animal disguise was the bull or the stag; but nowhere is there a record of the head of thereligion appearing as an ass, or a hare, though t

of his paws (which seemed to her likehands) took her by the hand: and calling her by her name told her that she was welcome."in all cases of the devil as an animal the evidence of the witches shows that it was undoubtedly a disguise.besides the dog with horns and human hands mentioned above, there are numerous other instances. atangers[28, in 1593 the "black man" transformed himself first into a goat and then into a young bull; inguernsey[29] in 1563 he was a large black cat who led the dance; in 1616 at br351cy[30] he was a black dogwho stood on his hind-legs and preached; at poictiers in 15743, he was a goat who talked like a person; atavignon[32] in 1581, when he mounted on an altar to be adored "he instantly turns himself into the form of agreat black goat, although on all other occas

ur shoulders and eyes, and ourhands lifted up, and our eyes steadfastly fixed upon the devil, and said the foresaid words thrice over to thedevil.[35] the flowing hair and the uplifted hands and eyes, as well as the horned god, are alike in bothegypt and scotland. no-one would hesitate to say that the egyptian lady was engaged in the worship of hergod, who was symbolised to her in the figure of a goat, yet most people of the present day are horrified tothink that less than three centuries ago a similar worship of a "heathen" god was still practised in the british the god of the witcheschapter i. the horned god12isles.the ritual masking of the incarnate god or his priest is found in many places after the palaeolithic period.beside the dancing god there are the little masked and horned figur

eans "petit jean, and wasapplied by the witches of the basses pyr351n351es to christ; a man-witch at orleans also spoke of the host as "unbeau janicot"[29] it may however not be a diminutive, but a form of jauna with the ending cot "god, as inthe northern irmincot. in modern times the god, who has now degenerated into a sprite, is known by thebasques as basa-jaun, the equivalent of homme de bouc, goat-man[40] which brings the whole of the earlyreligion of the basques into connection with the horned god. de lancre notes that the witches, when "in thehands of justice" used the name barrabon[41] to signify either their own or the christian god, barrabon[42]being also the name of a witch-god in belgium.a peculiar name, which occurs both in great britain and france is simon; it was used for eit

ion of a horse, in the same way that alice kyteler "ambled. the witches of lorraine, in 1589, went to thesabbath[69] in family parties. hensel erich rode on a stick, his mother on a pitchfork, and his father on agreat strong ox. the inquisitor boguet, in 1608,[70] says that the witches often went on foot to theassemblies, if the place were not far from their homes "others go there, sometimes on a goat, sometimes on ahorse, and sometimes on a broom (balai) or a rake, these last very often going out of the house by thechimney. these also rub themselves first with a certain grease or ointment; but the others do not rubthemselves in any fashion."the earliest mention of a broom as a means. of locomotion is in the trial of guillaume edelin, prior ofsaint-germain-en-laye, in 1453.[71] he confesse

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he old priest "it is the case" replied eliphas, with determination. now, the signs were these: 1 degree- the star of the micrososm, or the magic pentagram. it is the five-pointed star of occult masonry, the star with which agrippa drew the human figure, the head in the upper point, the four limbs in the four others. the flaming star, which, when turned upside down, is the hierolgyphic sign of the goat of black magic, whose head may then be drawn in the star, the two horns at the top, the ears to the right and left, the beard at the bottom. it is the sign of antagonism and fatality. it is the goat of lust attacking the heavens with its horns. it is a sign execrated by initiates of a superior rank, even at the sabbath<circular host, how could it be upside down- o. m> 2

xedly upon his interlocutor. had he before him a dangerous madman, capable of renewing the atrocities of the seigneur of retz? and yet the face of the man was gentle and honest. no, it was not possible "but then this victim. tell me clearly what it was. you suppose that i know already. perhaps i do know, but i have reasons for wishing you to tell me "it was, according to the magic ritual, a young goat of a year old, virgin, and without defect "a real young he-goat "doubtless. understand that it was neither a child's toy, nor a stuffed animal" eliphas breathed again "good" thought he "this man is not a sorcerer worthy of the stake. he does not know that the abominable authors 157 of the "grimoire" when they spoke of the 'virgin he-goat' meant a little child "well" said he to his consultant

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which the sabbatic practitioner emerges. it is in this highest empyrean5 realms of which light is best experienced, the air and astral plane, from which all wind rushes about you like a tornado, where flame and sun envelopes your being and your astral body is purified by flame. the embodiment of wisdom in western occultism is view in the anthropomorphic form of baphomet, called also the sabbatic goat6. the baphometic angel-daemon who resides above a globe (solar) sphere inbetween twilight and night, two moons, the dark (hecate) and the light (lilith or yram-satrina. to the initiate however, lucifer or the baphometic spirit becomes a state which is brought forth or developed to by going forth by night. the path of spirit travel is a temporal process of self emerging from its skin to ascend

inoih by the present author. 16 there was a group of so-called witches which were known as the aniza bedouin clan. they were derived in leadership from a man known as abu el- atahiyya (748-c. 828, who was originally a potter but became a strong and influential writer and poet among fellow arabs. atahiyya had a coven or circle of disciples who were called wise ones, and after his death adopted the goat as a symbol of their tribe. the torch or candle between the horns was added, signifying wisdom from the head of the teacher. the aniza tribe also had a symbol of the wasm or tribal brand, which was a symbol which resembled a birds foot. the clan was also known for their use of the bloodletter8 which was called the adhdhame, or athame. in later times, the aniza tribe migrated to spain which br

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n the gate, so that this evidently repulsive organisation may once again rule the earth. chief among these is cthulhu, typified as a sea monster, dwelling in the great deep, a sort of primeval ocean; a being that lovecraft collaborator august derleth wrongly calls a "water elemental. there is also azazoth, the blind idiot god of chaos, yog sothot, azathoth's partner in chaos, shub niggurath, the "goat with a thousand young, and others. they appear at various times throughout the stories of the cthulhu mythos in frightening forms, which test the strength and resourcefulness of the protagonists in their attempts to put the hellish things back to whence they came. there is an overriding sense of primitive dear and cosmic terror in those pages, as though man is dealing with something that thre

f the planetary realm, the zonei, and was depicted as wearing horns, a symbol familiar to the witches as representative of their god. the horn shaped crown is illustrative of the crescent phases of the moon, and were symbolic of divinity in many cultures around the world, and were also thought to represent certain animals who were horned, and worshipped for their particular qualities, such as the goat and bull. they also represent sexual power. the fact that, in ancient sumeria and egypt, horns were solely representative of evil gods, but of many different deities, was used by the christian church in their attempt to eradicate pagan faiths. it was a simple enough symbol to identify with the author of evil, satan, which the church depicted as a half-animal, half-human creature with horns, c

he ancient ones are in all things, but that the essences of the elder gods are in all things that live, and this will prove of value to thee when the time comes. remember the arra, especially when dealing with them of fire, for they respect it, and no other. remember to keep the moon pure. beware of the cults of death, and these are the cult of the dog, the cult of the dragon, and the cult of the goat; for they are worshippers of the ancient ones, and forever try to let them in, for they have a formulae of which it is unlawful to speak. and these cults are not strong, save at their seasons, when the heavens open up to them and unto their race. and there shall forever be war between us and the race of draconis, for the race of draconis was ever powerful in ancient times, when the first temp

ere the ancient cults once flourished, and where now there is only sadness and desolation. and i have seen them in their rites, and the awful things they call forth from the lands beyond time. i have seen the signs carved upon their stones, their altars. i have seen the sign of pazuzu, and zaled, and those of xastur and azag-thoth, and similarly those of ishnigarrab and the awful offspring of the goat, and the terrible musicks of their race. i have seen the blood split upon the stone. i have seen that stone struck with a sword, and have seen the stone raise up and the serpent crawl forth. and this power is surely damned; but where does marduk tarry? and what of shammash? the sleeping gods truly sleep. and what crime have i committed? what unknown god have i transgressed? what forbidden thi

nd the scorpion man has another of his race, female, that dwells with him there, but of her it is not lawful to speak, and she must be banished with the exorcisms should she appear to thee, for her touch is death. and of the cult of the dragon, what more can i say to thee? they worship when that star is highest in the heavens, and is of the sphere of the igigi, as are the stars of the dog and the goat. and their worshippers have always been with us, though they are not of our same race, but of the race of their stars, of the ancient ones. and they keep not to our laws, but murder quickly, and without thought. and their blood covers them. they have summoned the spirits of war and plague openly upon our race, and have caused great numbers of our people and our animals die, after a most unnat

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

ith. ahab. the god-eater. alice. the sword of song. the star and the garter. the argonauts. goetia. why jesus wept. oracles. orpheus. rosa mundi. gargoyles. collected works, vols. i, ii, and iii. by which, if they have eyes to perceive, they will become sacramental and holy, through the fire-baptism of a new birth, and will hold the key of all mysteries locked in the esoteric sign of the sabbatic goat, the baphomet of mendes, the signatures of solve and coagula. gthe everlasting yea and nay. h a.m.e.n. my faults are more numerous than i care to think of; yet it is without fear or trepidation that i offer this essay to the public. it has been a difficult task. in simple words and complex symbols crowley has written with st. leo. gknow, o man, thy dignity; h and this i have in this essay att

straparola, h gbrantome, h etc, etc, are not only masterpieces for all time, but are pure, even chaste, compared with the virginal lusts that are becoming so fashionable in our modern literature, whose maidens are lesbians, and whose heroes are satyrs. europa is no longer satisfied with her bull, but seeks an ichor-maddened elephant; leda disdains her swan, and burns for a straddling ostrich; the goat of lechery sits enthroned o fer us, and is fast coupling with the mind of the nation, and spawning offspring effeminate, lustful, and degenerate. tribades with their evil-smelling kisses swarm over our pages, heroines are no longer satisfied with mere men, but must strain to their breasts legless monsters; whilst a hero will listen to his loved one snorting in the arms of some lusty p.th.n. s

ther hundreds o fer and o fer. and propertius to the wayward cynthia: cynthia fs unsnaring eyes my bondage tied: ah wretch! no loves, till then, had touched my breast, love bent to earth these looks of steadfast pride, and on my neck his foot triumphant press fd. so it is to-day. conventionalism is passing along its way chaotic and disordered. mutinus is worshipped at every street corner, and the goat of mendes slavers over the revellers as they wend their way home with their gitons and messalinas. gthe decay of a people, as well as a family, begins with the preponderance of selfishness, h*1. so says max nordau; and similarly paul carus writes, gwe know of no decline of any nation on earth, unless it was preceded by an intellectual and moral rottenness, which took the shape of some negativ

lake demonstrated the at-oneness of good and evil very clearly in gthe marriage of heaven and hell. h gi tell you no virtue can exist without breaking these ten commandments, h he says, referring to the decalogue. further back in his gproverbs of hell, h he writes: you never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough. the pride of the peacock is the glory of god. the lust of the goat is the bounty of god. the wrath of the lion is the wisdom of god. the nakedness of woman is the work of god. for everything that lives is holy. in samuel butler fs gerewhon h we find much the same idea in the following couplet. he who sins aught sins more than he ought, but he who sins naught, has much to be taught. blake further writes in gthe marriage of heaven and hell h: a man carried a m

arer, my god, to thee, nearer to thee. to raise oneself through the vicious and the virtuous, to reside, as adonis did, six months with proserpine, and six with venus, to be as day and night, winter and summer, is no easy path to tread; and if it be necessary for the initiate to gaze on the back parts of jahveh, it is, however, most certainly not necessary for him to kiss the hind quarters of the goat of mendes, or to revel in the secret orgies of the agapae; for the tempting of man is but the tempering of the metal *yet the virtue of one man may be the vice of another. the flower which springs from the dunghill assimilates into itself particles of matter, transforming them into the ruby of the poppy and the sapphire of the cornflower; so with us, it is synthetically that we rise, and not

THE TAROT OF C C ZAIN

is crowned with flame to indicate he is not of this world, and he has the wings of a bat, to indicate he is a denizen of the realm of darkness. the horn on his nose signifies stubborn rebellion. he has the breasts of a woman and the organs of a man, and is thus hermaphrodite, emblem of selfcenteredness and a being devoid of love. the body is that of a hog, to denote greed. the feet are those of a goat, to indicate the sign capricorn, the home sign of saturn, or satan; the sign most devoted to material ambitions. and the beings chained at the feet of this master of chaos also have goat heads, indicating that their intelligence has been used exclusively to further material and selfish ambitions. this malignant entity has the head of a crocodile, symbol of cruelty. the snake emerging from his

h ambitions. this malignant entity has the head of a crocodile, symbol of cruelty. the snake emerging from his body, instead of from his brow, indicates the use of the creative energy, not for enlightenment, but for physical gratification. it also represents medium-ship, rather than conscious control; for the chief center of power in disintegrative mediumship is the solar plexus. the two men with goat heads chained by the neck at the monster's feet represent the certain fate that awaits all who use magical powers to attain selfish or purely material ends. sooner or later they become slaves of the very forces they have used, and are finally completely destroyed in body and mind; and even after passing to the next life, are chained by their evil deeds in the underworld. all such evil entitie

THE SECRET RITUALS OF THE OTO

e ceremony through which you have just passed, is in every essential the lesser or infernal rite of the slain god, whose name is john, or some sound similar, as jonah, dionysus, janus, dianus, nu, anu, oannes, on, noah, and many others. this god of water is of the north, because the sun touches his northern limit as he enters the watery sign cancer, and turns towards the south, represented by the goat-gods, set, had, hades, adad, odin, adonis, adonii, atys, etc, who are of the earthly sign capricornus, the southern limit of the sun s journey. as the end of summer is in libra, the cardinal sign of air, the gods of water partake also of the airy nature, and similarly, the earthy gods have their natures intermixed with fire, since the end of winter announces the fiery sign of aries, whose mys

word of the 3. it is further of the very greatest importance to remember that the three principal officers of the royal arch represent the three functions of prophet, priest, and king. now in the tarot j. is the hermit, the prophet of the eternal; h. is the emperor, and v. the hierophant, pope, or high priest. now the left side of the triangle l.j.a= 41= ma the mother, while a.i.l. means a stag, goat, or ram, from the curved horns of those animals, and therefore means the father, and the beginning of whirling file//c /documents%20and%20settings/michael..secret%20rituals%20of%20the%20o.t.o/p2c5.html (19 of 22 [12/28/2001 2:03:44 pm] the secret rituals of the o.t.o. motion. god, says proclus, is he having a spiral force. the right side a.h.b. means love. the base b.v.l. means on high. in al

THE HOLY BIBLE KING JAMES VERSION

m: and he said unto him, so shall thy seed be. 15:6 and he believed in the lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness. 15:7 and he said unto him, i [am] the lord that brought thee out of ur of the chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it. 15:8 and he said, lord god, whereby shall i know that i shall inherit it? 15:9 and he said unto him, take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon. 15:10 and he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not. 15:11 and when the fowls came down upon the carcases, abram drove them away. 15:12 and when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon abram; and, lo, an horror of

and the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that [is] upon the inwards, 3:10 and the two kidneys, and the fat that [is] upon them, which [is] by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it leviticus page 58 shall he take away. 3:11 and the priest shall burn it upon the altar [it is] the food of the offering made by fire unto the lord. 3:12 and if his offering [be] a goat, then he shall offer it before the lord. 3:13 and he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and the sons of aaron shall sprinkle the blood thereof upon the altar round about. 3:14 and he shall offer thereof his offering [even] an offering made by fire unto the lord; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that [is] upon the in

g for the congregation. 4:22 when a ruler hath sinned, and done [somewhat] through ignorance [against] any of the commandments of the lord his god [concerning things] which should not be done, and is guilty; 4:23 or if his sin, wherein he hath sinned, come to his knowledge; he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a male without blemish: 4:24 and he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering before the lord: it [is] a sin offering. 4:25 and the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put [it] upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out his blood at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering. 4:26 and he shall burn all his fat upon the altar, as the fat of the sacrific

touch any unclean [thing, as] the uncleanness of man, or [any] unclean beast, or any abominable unclean [thing] and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which [pertain] unto the lord, even that soul shall be cut off from his people. 7:22 and the lord spake unto moses, saying, 7:23 speak unto the children of israel, saying, ye shall eat no manner of fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat. 7:24 and the fat of the beast that dieth of itself, and the fat of that which is torn with beasts, may be used in any other use: but ye shall in no wise eat of it. 7:25 for whosoever eateth the fat of the beast, of which men offer an offering made by fire unto the lord, even the soul that eateth [it] shall be cut off from his people. 7:26 moreover ye shall eat no manner of blood [whether it

the burnt offering; and aaron s sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled round about upon the altar. 9:13 and they presented the burnt offering unto him, with the pieces thereof, and the head: and he burnt [them] upon the altar. 9:14 and he did wash the inwards and the legs, and burnt [them] upon the burnt offering on the altar. 9:15 and he brought the people s offering, and took the goat, which [was] the sin offering for the people, and slew it, and offered it for sin, as the first. 9:16 and he brought the burnt offering, and offered it according to the manner. 9:17 and he brought the meat offering, and took an handful thereof, and burnt [it] upon the altar, beside the burnt sacrifice of the morning. 9:18 he slew also the bullock and the ram [for] a sacrifice of peace offerin

due, and thy sons due [which] are given out of the sacrifices of peace offerings of the children of israel. 10:15 the heave shoulder and the wave breast shall they bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave [it for] a wave offering before the lord; and it shall be thine, and thy sons with thee, by a statute for ever; as the lord hath commanded. 10:16 and moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with eleazar and ithamar, the sons of aaron [which were] left [alive] saying, 10:17 wherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy place, seeing it [is] most holy, and [god] hath given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the lord? 10:18 behold, the blood of it was not brou

6 and aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which [is] for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house. 16:7 and he shall take the two goats, and present them before the lord [at] the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 16:8 and aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the lord, and the other lot for the scapegoat. 16:9 and aaron shall bring the goat upon which the lord s lot fell, and offer him [for] a sin offering. 16:10 but the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the lord, to make an atonement with him [and] to let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness. 16:11 and aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which [is] for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for h

16:13 and he shall put the incense upon the fire before the lord, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that [is] upon the testimony, that he die not: 16:14 and he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle [it] with his finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times. 16:15 then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that [is] for the people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat: 16:16 and he shall make an atonement for the holy [place] because of the uncleanness of the children of israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he

TWO ESSAYS ON THE WORSHIP OF PRIAPUS

slators understand the expression metaphorically, and suppose it to mean radiated, or luminous. of priapus 23 but the peculiar direction of it to the most beneficial purpose, the propagation of sensitive beings. of this there is a small bronze in the museum of mr. townley, of which an engraving is given in plate iii. fig. 2.1 sometimes this generative attribute is represented by the symbol of the goat, supposed to be the most salacious of animals, and therefore adopted upon the same principles as the bull and the serpent.2 the choral odes, sung in honour of the generator bacchus, were hence called tragwdiai, or songs of the goat; a title which is now applied to the dramatic dialogues anciently inserted in these odes, to break their uniformity. on a medal, struck in honour of augustus, the

ow the generative power incorporated with water. under his feet is the globe of the earth, supposed to be fertilised by this union; and upon his back, the cornucopia, representing the result of this fertility.3 mr. d hancarville attributes the origin of all these symbols to the ambiguity of words; the same term being employed in the primitive language to signify god and a bull, the universe and a goat, life and a serpent. but words are only the types and symbols of ideas, and therefore must be posterior to them, in the same manner as ideas are to their objects. the words of a primitive language, being imitative of the ideas from which they sprung, and of the objects they meant to express, as far as the imperfections of the organs of speech will admit, there must necessarily be the same kin

quently give the personification of a particular attribute for the deity himself; hence he is called taurozoaj, taurwpoj, tauromorfoj,1 &c, and hence the initials and monograms of the orphic epithets applied to the creator, are found with the bull, and other symbols, on the greek medals.2 it must not be imagined from hence, that the ancients supposed the deity to exist under the form of a bull, a goat, or a serpent: on the contrary, he is always described in the orphic theology as a general pervading spirit, without form, or distinct locality of any kind; and appears, by a curious fragment preserved by proclus,3 to have been no other than attraction personified. the self-created mind (nooj autogeneqloj) of the eternal father is said to have spread the heavy bond of love through all things

f the erwj, the osiris, mithras, or bacchus, whose centre is the sun, incarnate with man. by the inscription on the pedestal, the attribute this personified, is styled the saviour of the world (swthr kosmou; a title always venerable, under whatever image it be represented.3 the egyptians showed this incarnation of the deity by a less permanent, though equally expressive symbol. at mendes a living goat was kept as the image of the generative power, to whom the women presented themselves naked, and had the honour of being publicly enjoyed by him. herodotus saw the act openly performed (ej epideixin anqrwpwn, and calls it a prodigy (teraj. but the egyptians had no such horror of it; for it was to them a representation of the incarnation of the deity, and the communication of 1 liv. hist. epsi

pture in this way have escaped the fury of the reformers, and remained for the instruction of later times. one of these, found among the ruins of herculaneum, and kept concealed in the royal museum of portici, is well known. another exists in the collection of mr. townley, which i have thought proper to have engraved for the benefit of the learned.2 it may be remarked, that in these monuments the goat is passive instead of active; and that the human symbol is represented as incarnate with the divine, instead of the divine with the human: but this is in fact no difference; for the creator, being of both sexes, is represented indifferently of either. in the other symbol of the bull, the sex is equally varied; the greek medals having sometimes a bull, and sometimes a cow,3 which, strabo tells

eneral character of the animal, blended with it.2 oftentimes, however, these mixed figures had a peculiar and proper meaning, like that of the vatican bronze; and were not intended as mere refinements of art. such are the fawns and satyrs, who represent the emanations of the creator, incarnate with man, acting as his angels and ministers in the work of universal generation. in copulation with the goat, they represent the reciprocal incarnation of man with the deity, when incorporated with universal matter: for deity, being both male and female, was both act and passive in procreation; first animat-ing man by an emanation from his own essence, and then employing that emanation to reproduce, in conjunction with the common pro-ductive powers of nature, which are no other than his own prolific

rom their medals.3 the case is, that pan, or ammon, being the universe, and jupiter a title of the supreme god (as will be shown hereafter, the horns, the emblems of his power, seemed the properest symbols of that supreme and universal dominion to which they all, as well as alexander, had the ambition to aspire. the figure of ammon was compounded of the forms of the ram, as that of pan was of the goat; the reason of which is difficult to ascertain, unless we suppose confirm and illustrate the discoveries of that great and good man. see de veritate relig. christ. lib. iv, c. 12. 1 ver. 708. 2 de is. et osir. 3 see plate iv, fig 4, engraved from one of lysimachus, of exquisite beauty, beloning to me. antigonus put the head of pan upon his coins, which are not uncommon. of priapus 39 that goa

aristotle, to which i cannot at present refer, that every act of coition produced a transient chill in the brain, by which some of the roots of the hair were loosened; so that baldness was a mark of sterility acquired by excessive exertion. the figures of pan have nearly the same forms with that which i have here supposed to represent inert matter; only that they are compounded with those of the goat, the symbol of the creative power, by which matter was fructified and regulated. to this is sometimes added the organ of generation, of an enormous magnitude, to signify the application of this power to its noblest end, the procreation of sensitive and rational beings. this composition forms the common priapus of the roman poets, who was worshipped among the other personages of the heathen my

TYSON DONALD NEW MILLENNIUM MAGIC

or physical danger. if set in a whirling motion, it becomes an offensive weapon that tears and burns. since the upward-pointing star exalts the spirit, satanists and others who use magic to subvert the natural unfolding of the universe for some imagined person- al gain often invert the pentagram in their rituals. they assign the points of the inverted star to the five extremities on the head of a goat (symbol of the lower pas- sions, which are the two horns, the two drooping ears, and the beard. knowing its significance, the magus will turn in disgust from those who advo- cate the use of the inverted pentagram-not that it presents any danger, but sim- ply because it is a deliberate attempt to befoul the light. of course, not all black magicians announce their presence by the display of the

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

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

often called the fishes, indicating two different species of fish. there is a curious and striking balance to be observed in this division of ani- mal life. the lowest level is presented as a trine-the fish, wholly water creatures; the crab, which lives both in the sea and on the land; and the scorpion, wholly a land dweller. the middle level is given as a quaternary-two domesticated beasts, the goat and the bull (earth; and two wild beasts, the lion and the ram (fire. the highest level presents the five kinds of human occupation. the water- bearer is a laborer. the virgin is a priestess of the mysteries. the lady of the scales represents law and social order. the archer stands for warfare. the twins are still in their becoming and suggest the higher evolution of the human race as express

TYSON DONALD SOUL FLIGHT

witches' flying ointment 21 tfle ability to vanish from sight or transform themselves into cats or other creatures. the theologians, unwilling to grant any power to the witches themselves, ascribed the power ol' flight to the devil. francesco maria guazzo wrote "further i hold it to be very true that sometimes witches are really transported from place to place by the devil who, in the shape of a goat or some other fantastic animal, both carries them bodily to the sabbat and himself is present at its obscenities. this is the general opinion of the theologians arid jurisconsults of italy, spain, and catholic germany; while a great many others are of' a like opinion."i5 guazzo substituted the ubiquitous devil in place of the lunar goddess diana, as referred to in the much older ninth-century

t but it must be known that before they go to the sabbat they anoint themselves upon some part of their bodies with an unguent made from various foul and filthy ingredients, but chiefly from murdered children; and so anointed they are carried away on a cowl-staff, or a broom, or a reed, a cleft stick or a distaff, or even a shovel, which things they ride. at times they are mounted upon an ox or a goat or a dog, and so are carried to their feast. and yet again they go on foot when the place is not far distant.26 in earliest times, it was by transformation into birds, as the quotation from the novel of apuleius demonstrates. by the tenth century, the prevailing belief was that witches flew on the backs of beasts sacred to the lunar goddess diana. in the fanatical eyes of the medieval church

ite body, with a yellow brightness, imitating the motion of the moon, having in it the figure of the moon which daily increaseth, or decreaseth as doth the moon. also pearls, which are generated in shells of fishes from the droppings of water, also the agrippa included among lunar plants hyssop, rosemary, the palm tree, and the olive tree. among animals he mentioned the dog, chameleon, pig, deer, goat, panther, otter, baboon, cat, and any beast with horns that curve inward, such as the cow. water fowl are also lunar in nature, as are mice, flies, beetles, and any creature that breeds in the mud. sea animals particularly lunar in nature are the tortoise, crab, oyster, clam, and frog. he particularly 185. agrippa, 80. chapter eleven: astral doorways 183 singled out menstrual blood as the mos

of the infernal regions. the central piece in their procession is a statue on a black pedestal on wheels that is pulled by a naked man and a naked woman who are chained by their necks to the pedestal. both wear horns on their heads and tails protrude from their backsides. the terrifying figure on the pedestal is a giant with bat-like wings and the curving chapter twelve: the tarot 215 horns of a goat. his torso and arms are bare, showing his red skin, but his legs are hairy and his feet resemble the talons of a hawk. an inverted pentagram adorns his head like a crown. he holds an inverted torch in his left hand, while his right hand is raised in a gesture of damnation. as this procession makes it way through the town, the revelers keep up a constant din by beating on drums and pots with s

e one of the onlookers and refuse to release him until he ransoms his freedom with a coin. when the procession reaches the town square, the chains are symbolically struck off the necks of the naked man and woman by an imp wielding a sword, and the giant devilish figure is set on fire. the ruling intelligence is pan, god of nature. the flutes invoke his presence at the celebration in the form of a goat that is led along after the statue. for the price of a coin, the masked revelers will let you ask your questions of the goat, who will bleat to indicate an affirmative response. xvi the blasted tower hebrew letter: pe (mouth) correspondence: mars path: twenty-seventh a tall tower of stone built upon a peak and accessible only by a steep and winding road is struck by a bolt of lightning during

UNLEASHING THE BEAST

er and an object of veneration. unlike repressed and neurotic modern western society, india had long known the inherent divinity of sexuality and the human body: one of the great insights of south india is the great temple of the shiva lingam. i spent a good deal of time in its courts meditating on the mystery of phallic worship..my instinct told me that blake was right in saying "the lust of the goat is the glory of god" but i lacked the courage to admit it. the result of my training had been to obsess me with the hideously foul idea that inflicts such misery on western minds and curses life with civil war. europeans cannot face the facts frankly, they cannot escape from their animal appetite, yet suffer the tortures of fear and shame even while gratifying it. as freud has now shown, this

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turing mind; but rarely are broken free from. this may be observed in the individual who from a child grows up believing in some form of christian dogmatic ideals, worship or punishment, the god above 1 sometimes referred to as black magickian. the term black represents wisdom, not ill inspired intent. please refer to the arabic root fhm, meaning black or wisdom. this is the basis of the sabbatic goat as the torch bearer, which signifies knowledge and intelligence. 2 the antinomianian path of self-deification, isolating the psyche from the natural order of self- dissolution. 3 from oz, or azazel the fire djinn and first born of light. 4 leviathan, see the grimoire abramelin. 5 called iblis or is the same as shaitan in islamic sufism. vox sabbatum the witches sabbat 3 and hell below. he in

of two centuries was said to exist after death, being an isolate being, whose spirit remains potent for another century, has perfect memory of his life and can manifest through various forms while attached to the earth. the sabbat as it was described in spain indicates that the middle eastern and moroccan practices of the az-zabbat survived throughout europe. the black man appeared as a large he-goat, who had a face on his buttocks and was thus a form of the adversary-opposer. witches would kiss both sides, thus receiving initiation by a mark given by the devil. in scotland the black man of the sabbat would appear as a black robed figure, with a hat or often in a grotesque form, a 10 the sufis, anchor books and the history of secret societies by arkon daraul. vox sabbatum the witches sabb

se men in a feminine form and women in a masculine form, and lie on top of women or lie under men; and they can also produce semen which they have brought from elsewhere, and imitate the natural ejaculation of it. many suggested succubi and incubi15 take semen from nocturnal emissions, or some incubi squeezed semen out of corpses. when the devil appeared at the sabbat, especially in the form of a goat-man or black man (black ash or covered in mud) his member would be as large as a mule s, being as thick as possible, and would cause all of the presiding witches to be enflamed with lust, that each may know the devil in this way. demoniality (copulation with demons) is an act of high sorcery, as it brings the consciousness of the wizard or witch to a level which exalts the self above the basi

e fallen djinn most high. remember that all gods speak through our flesh, the perfected angel-demon called lucifer is strength, will and isolate consciousness that stands alone. as you meditate and participate by dream or flesh remember the will that invokes change in a positive sense. you are the djinn of fire who begets both light and darkness, you are the serpent and the lion, the wolf and the goat. with the angelic higher self (the true will) you will join the bestial self (the daemon or shadow) as one. the luciferian sabbat may be conducted in the following manner. let the chamber (unless the rite is intended to be held outdoors) be decorated in more ambivalent forms of lucifer, such as illustrations of the fallen angel by gustave dore, fidus or franz von stuck. you will use the algol

through your physical body. it is essential to begin a strong course of developing and exploring your consciousness, that by challenging, strengthening and developing your mind you start to become something godlike. the black man of the sabbat the sabbat rite is a constant widdershins movement in the realm of dream and twilight, however the pole or axis of the ritual is based around the sabbatic goat, called the black man or the devil of the infernal sabbat. this god form in flesh is always portrayed by the master or magister of the coven, a chosen individual who will wear robes and the mask of sathan. cain is considered a form of the black man in the sabbat as well, the book of cain presents an illustration of cain as the adversary and the sabbatic goat a point of initiation and an enfle

d sabbats, while proving very useful to later antinomian night practices- they offer him (the devil) pitch-black candles, or infants navel cords; and kiss him upon the buttocks in the sign of homage (ad signum homagii eum in podicem osculantur. having committed these and vox sabbatum the witches sabbat 31 similar execrable abominations, they proceed to other infamies. 18 the black man or sabbatic goat is the image of desire, which circles about his self are the shades and spirits which dance from the aethyr to the chthonic realms of the earth. the mask of the devil is the anthropomorphic image of darkness absolute, the adversary, the recipient of the osculum infame, the bestower of the witches mark. cain and the earth gods are beholders of this force, it has become through them just as it

r she who assumes the mask of the black man. the black riders of poligny, by one named moyset, was known to have initiated pierre bourgot into a coven of werewolves and sorcerers he began a point of initiation by pierre kissing his left hand, which was black and as cold as the dead, and denying christianity. he was led to a sabbat rite which others had green candles with blue flames. the sabbatic goat or black man is the focus point of the ritual sabbatum, the very act against the natural order which aligns the mind with the path of the serpent and dragon. the daemon may appear as one clothed in black, a toad or a cat traditionally. as the black man of the sabbat, one should seek to control and invoke the darkness into the very body you host. begin with a practice of meditation in the nigh

nsformation. essentially, the black man of the sabbat is the vital axis of the power encircling the ritual. in terms of god forms as masks or symbols of deific power, leviathan represents the circle of being, the daemon which guards the circumference of self and the ritual itself. the crossroads of hecate20 are symbolically visualized and represented within through this rite, wherein the sabbatic goat is the glyph 18 see sabbat, witch and initiator illustration by elda isela ford, cover of book. 19 see the yatuk dinoih second edition by the present author. 20 the symbolic place of magickal practice, the crossroads are traditionally where rites were practiced in honor of hecate and other godforms via nocturna. vox sabbatum the witches sabbat 32 of wisdom, self-illumination, balance and the

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n being who comes into this world. the human being with his legs and arms spread out to the right and left is the star of five points. brain and sex live in an eternal struggle. brain must control sex. when sex overcomes the brain, then the star of five points (the human being) falls into the abyss with the feet pointing upwards and the head pointing downwards; this is the inverted star, the male goat of mendes. a human figure with the head aiming downwards and the feet aiming upwards naturally represents a demon. the entire science of gnosis is found summarized within the flaming star. many bodhisattvas (human souls of masters) have fallen inverted, like the five pointed star, with the superior ray aiming downwards and the two inferior rays aiming upwards. arcano v bienamados hermanos de

ngle is the center of the alchemist s microcosmos and the alchemist s macrocosmos. the sign of the mercury of the secret philosophy (the ens seminis) cannot be missed in the center of the triangle. man and woman must work with the sun and with the moon, with the gold and with the silver (sexual symbols) in order to perform the great work. nevertheless, this work is very difficult because the male goat of mendes (the black dragon) always tries to make the alchemist fall sexually. it is urgent to work with the four elements of alchemy in order to realize the great work. the alchemical macrocosmos is illuminated by the light; this is the superior triangle of the seal of solomon. the alchemical micro-cosmos is in the shadows, in the region where the souls fight against the black dragon. 7 pron

stoles bebieron de la sangre contenida en el c liz, jes s tambi n bebi. la santa uni n gn stica est unida a la ultima cena por el pacto de sangre. cuando los tomos cr sticos descienden al pan y al vino, ste se convierte de hecho en la carne y la sangre del cristo. esta es la transubstanciaci n. 98 arcanum 15 let us go now to study the fifteenth arcanum of the tarot. we are going to study the male goat of mendes, typhon baphomet, the devil. the alchemist must steal the fire from the devil. when we work with the arcanum a.z.f. we steal the fire from the devil; this is how we transform ourselves into gods. the esoteric pentagram shines upon the forehead of the male goat [see image on next page. the caduceus of mercury replaces the sexual organs. in synthesis, we can state that the caduceus of

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rapes and the inside was laid out according to satanic law with different colours used for different ceremonies depending on the time of year. sometimes they would use the churches in secret, but don't underestimate how many people in the 'christian' clergy are also members of the satanic network. the satanists, she remembers, were dressed in robes and a number wore masks, including the face of a goat or baphomet, the deity the templars were accused of worshipping. in the uk, as in america, some of the best known names in the country are involved. she remembers vividly (god, the thought of it, being laid on her back on the floor of a church as a screaming boy, no more than six, was being held by the hair above her while a man, who she would later identify as a top politician in northern ir

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is the time of the year when night conquers day. and as i have recently shown in my seasonal reconstruction of the welsh myth of blodeuwedd, the autumnal equinox is the only day of the whole year when llew (light) is vulnerable and it is possible to defeat him. llew now stands on the balance (libra/autumnal equinox, with one foot on the cauldron (cancer/summer solstice) and his other foot on the goat (capricorn/winter solstice. thus he is betrayed by blodeuwedd, the virgin (virgo) and transformed into an eagle (scorpio. two things are now likely to occur mythically, in rapid succession. having defeated llew, goronwy (darkness) now takes over llew's functions, both as lover to blodeuwedd, the goddess, and as king of our own world. although goronwy, the horned king, now sits on llew's thron

tartling vindication of the seasonal placement of the sun god's death, the significance of which occurred to me in a recent dream, and which i haven't seen elsewhere. llew is the welsh god of light, and his name means 'lion (the lion is often the symbol of a sun god) he is betrayed by his 'virgin' wife blodeuwedd, into standing with one foot on the rim of a cauldron and the other on the back of a goat. it is only in this way that llew can be killed, and blodeuwedd's lover, goronwy, llew's dark self, is hiding nearby with a spear at the ready. but as llew is struck with it, he is not killed. he is instead transformed into an eagle. putting this in the form of a bardic riddle, it would go something like this: who can tell in what season the lion (llew, betrayed by the virgin (blodeuwedd, poi

ll in what season the lion (llew, betrayed by the virgin (blodeuwedd, poised on the balance, is transformed into an eagle? my readers who are astrologers are probably already gasping in recognition. the sequence is astrological and in proper order: leo (lion, virgo (virgin, libra (balance, and scorpio (for which the eagle is a well-known alternative symbol. also, the remaining icons, cauldron and goat, could arguably symbolize cancer and capricorn (representing summer and winter, the signs beginning with the two solstice points. so llew is balanced between cauldron and goat, between summer and winter, on the balance (libra) point of the autumnal equinox, with one foot on the summer solstice and one foot on the winter solstice. this, of course, is the answer to a related bardic riddle. repe

he two solstice points. so llew is balanced between cauldron and goat, between summer and winter, on the balance (libra) point of the autumnal equinox, with one foot on the summer solstice and one foot on the winter solstice. this, of course, is the answer to a related bardic riddle. repeatedly, the 'mabinogion' tells us that llew must be standing with one foot on the cauldron and one foot on the goat's back in order to be killed. but nowhere does it tell us why. why is this particular situation the only one in which llew can be overcome? because it represents the equinox point. and the autumnal equinox is the only eight sabbats of witchcraft get any book for free on: www.abika.com 33 time of the entire year when light (llew) can be overcome by darkness (goronwy. it should now come as no s

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ancient tradition, then it might have carried on, as its members would have realised the necessity for secrecy. the name diana sounds a little like a modern invention; but from the renaissance onwards there have been many classical scholars who might have applied this name to an ancient goddess. there is a small town in ireland where it is the custom every year to put in the market place a billy goat attended by two maidens for three days and nights; and during that time it is an open town. this is known as puck fair. the police stay in their stations, the public houses never close and no one goes to sleep, because that has always been the custom and it would bring bad luck to change it. this looks like the last of some curious pre-christian religious rite which has survived. if in lady a

play sorts of games, much as children do. if they were going across country, for instance, they would say 'let us go as hares' and try to imitate hares running; or as goats, butting each other, or as deer; and there is a suggestion that in the burning time they were told 'if you see anyone behaving as an animal, they have become an animal. if questioned, say you saw no man, but only a hare, or a goat, etc, because if you simply lied and said you saw no one they might know you lied, but if you said you saw some goats, and believed it, you had the resemblance of truth, even under torture' of course there is a very widespread belief in men turning into animals, and the witch's explanation may not be the true one, but it is the only one they know of. in answer to other questions, one told me

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cherries to pigs nor advice to a fool. good advice often comes from a fool. it is foolish to scorn advice but more foolish to take all advice. don t throw away the dirty water until you are sure you have clean water. if you have to give advice to lovers find out what they want first and advise them to do that. the ambitious man is seldom at peace. a gentle answer quells the anger. don t go to the goat s shed if it s wool you re seeking. there s no point in keeping a dog if you are going to do your own barking. attitudes the best way to get an irishman to refuse to do something is by ordering it. bigots and begrudgers will never bid the past farewell. the man with the broken ankle is most conscious of his legs. hating a man doesn t hurt him half as much as ignoring him. all men praise their

st also make you lonely. lorraine hansberry he who hopes fares better than he who wishes, and he who wishes fares better than he who despairs. morocco what is a cynic but a romanticist turned sour? lewis nkosi when you have been bitten by a snake you flee from a worm. basa every man honest till the day they catch him. jamaica a man is his words. kru in the midst of your illness you will promise a goat, but when you recover, a chicken will seem sufficient. jukun people do not wish to appear foolish; to avoid the appearance of foolishness, they were willing to remain actually fools. alice walker a fool is a treasure to the wise. botswana when the fool does not succeed in bleaching ebony he then tries to blacken ivory. amharic at the bottom of patience there is heaven. kamba never be afraid t

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him, newest comers. 12. to benjamin, the closing of the lodge as being the last son of the patriarch. the following associations of birds, animals and flowers with heavenly bodies has the authority of the greco-roman mythology- numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott table of biiirds, aniiimals and flowers greek latin bird animal vegetable pallas minerva owl she-goat olive aphrodite venus dove he-goat myrtle helios sol cock bull laurel hermes mercury ibis dog hazel zeus jupiter eagle hart horsechestnut demeter ceres sparrow sow apple hephaistos vulcan goose ass box aries mars magpie wolf dog-wood artemis diana daw hind palm hestia vesta heron lion pine hera juno peacock sheep thorn poseidon neptune swan horse elm the astrologers associated colors with the

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which shall be placed upon the center of the altar. a phallic symbol or stone god may be near the mask as well, symbolizing the solar creative force of the beast 666- 9 one- the fallen seraph lucifer, the angelick essence of the black flame, the very source of our wisdom, being and becoming. two the seraph of flame, the djinn iblis of fire, daemon of the blackened flame, serpent beast dragon wolf goat. satanas is the devil-cloaked initiator of the path of the wise, those who laugh at the warnings of a cringing society. robe thyself in crimson, the color of flame and movement. the symbol of the averse pentagram, being downward pointing to indicate the union of the fallen angels with humanity to create divinity. in the sethian witchcraft current the sorcerer becomes as set him/herself, thus

their natures are centered around the phases of the moon. lilith is thus a night daemon, considered such because of he ability to seduce, take what she wishes, and disregard those whom displease her. lilith is the goddess whose top half is feminine beauty, her bottom half is that of an animal with bird like feet. the torah mentions lilith in an interesting phrase, wildcats shall meet with hyenas, goat-demons shall call to each other; there too lilith shall repose, and find a place to rest. there shall the owl nest and lay and hatch and brood in its shadow (isaiah 34:14) jewish folklore mentions that lilith resides in caves in another plane of existence, much different from her original journey to the red sea caves in which she bred demons. the mirror itself is the gateway for her home and

histoire en 1000 images de la magie, and re-issued in english later on as a pictorial history of magic and the supernatural. this symbol, adopted by anton szandor lavey and the church of satan in 1966, removed the samael and lilith inscriptions and redrew the symbol, titling it the sigil of baphomet. the sigil of infernal union, as we choose to call it, uses the original names, which surround the goat head. they are, samael and lilith. many have pondered over the 22 reasoning for the hebraic sea dragon and fallen angel, leviathan, which surrounds the pentagram. this shall be addressed in full now. samael is in thelemic or luciferian terms the beast 666, the solar force of creation and life. the beast 666 is considered evil in christian definitions as it inherently is without a master, has

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set or harpocrates, osiris and typhon, etc. and gemini is the airy pulse th at gives a basis for the voice of the messenger, the menstruum of the holy ghos t, the swing of the motion of love, the house of the sun in may, when he impreg nates maia with mercurius whose mouth uttereth his father. and zain spelt fully is 67, the number of binah the all-mother. ayin is moreover the devil of lust, the goat of mendes, pan, baphomet; and spelt fully ayin is the erection and le aping and extension of the phallus; yod is the spermatoon, the solitary boy her mes, the virgin; while nun is the eagle of sexual ecstasy, the serpent of life through death, the scorpion or scarab of kephra, the womb which transmutes thro ugh corruption, the semen or fluid vehicle of the spirit, the elixir of magick, the bl

the spirit, the elixir of magick, the blood, wine, and poison in the chalice. and yod repeating that god, and pr ophesying the vau that follows it, ends with daleth the letter of venus, the do or of the palace of love. then vau reproduceth itself in its spelling, as it is written``all is ever as it was' in "the book of the law, and in aiwaz are f ound the three star-clusters of earth-nature, the goat under the god set or sat urn for hadith, the begetter, and mars exalted therein for force and fire, the virgin under thoth or mercury, his word creating in her the eidolon of his natu re, and the bull under isis or venus, the mighty redemption and nourish ment of love, for nuith the womb of space wherein her lord worketh his work. by this cometh forth the sign of the child, the star-cluster o

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and set or harpocrates, osiris and typhon, etc. and gemini is the airy pulse that gives a basis for the voice of the messenger, the menstruum of the holy ghost, the swing of the motion of love, the house of the sun in may, when he impregnates maia with mercurius whose mouth uttereth his father. and zain spelt fully is 67, the number of binah the all-mother. ayin is moreover the devil of lust, the goat of mendes, pan, baphomet; and spelt fully ayin is the erection and leaping and extension of the phallus; yod is the spermatoon, the solitary boy hermes, the virgin; while nun is the eagle of sexual ecstasy, the serpent of life through death, the scorpion or scarab of kephra, the womb which transmutes through corruption, the semen or fluid vehicle of the spirit, the elixir of magick, the blood

of the spirit, the elixir of magick, the blood, wine, and poison in the chalice. and yod repeating that god, and prophesying the vau that follows it, ends with daleth the letter of venus, the door of the palace of love. then vau reproduceth itself in its spelling, as it is written``all is ever as it was' in "the book of the law, and in aiwaz are found the three star-clusters of earth-nature, the goat under the god set or saturn for hadith, the begetter, and mars exalted therein for force and fire, the virgin under thoth or mercury, his word creating in her the eidolon of his nature, and the bull under isis or venus, the mighty redemption and nourish ment of love, for nuith the womb of space wherein her lord worketh his work. by this cometh forth the sign of the child, the star-cluster of

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tch it with a goth, tihr, if we might venture on such an emendation of the unique dihr scopov, matt. 5, 23 (conf. gramm. 1, 63. my conjecture that our german ungeziefer (vermin, formerly ungezihcr- and the o.er. atoivre also belong to this root, has good reasons in its favour. to this day in franconia and thuringia, ziefer, gezicfcr (insects) not only designate poultry, but sometimes include even goats and swine (reinwald henneb. id. 1, 49. 2, 52. conf. schm. 4, 228 "wliat seems to make against my view is, that the a.s. tihcr cannot even be restricted to animals at all, ceedm. 90, 29. 108, 5. 172, 31. 175, 3. 204, 6. 301, 1 ^igntiher, 203, 12 ^igoxtifer, cod. exon. 257, 30; on the contrary, in 60, 9 it is cain's offering of grain that is called titer, in distinction from abel's gield; and

these by turns are called schlachtmoivat, there might linger iu 52 woeseip. became one destined for the king's table. it is the 'sivin ealgylden, eofor irenheard' of the anglo-saxons, and of its exact relation to the worship of froho (freyr) we have to treat more in detail by and by. the greeks sacrificed swine to demeter (ceres, who as nerthus stands very near to niorsr, freyr and freyja, rams, goats (see suppl. as friscing came to mean victima, so conversely a name for animal sacrifice, goth. sauss, seems to have given rise to the ojst. name for the animal itself, sau&r=^qi\\qv. this species of sacrifice was therefore not rare, though it is seldom expressly mentioned, probably as being of small value. only the saga hakonar goga cap. 16 informs us];ar var oc drepinn (killed) allskonar sm

ce was therefore not rare, though it is seldom expressly mentioned, probably as being of small value. only the saga hakonar goga cap. 16 informs us];ar var oc drepinn (killed) allskonar small, ok sva hross. small firj\a) denotes principally sheep, also more generally the small beasts of the flock as opposed to oxen and horses, and as' alls. konar (omnis generis' is here added, it seems to include goats. the sacrifice of he-goats (hircos) is spoken of in the above-quoted epist. bonif. 82. in the swedish superstition, the water-sprite, before it wiu teach any one to play the harp, requires the sacrifice of a llach lamb; svenska folkv. 2, 128. gregory the great speaks once of she-goats being sacrificed; he says the langobards offer to the devil, i.e.,io one of their gods, caput caprae, hoc ei

mong many nations: bokel o^vi"^ov zito? rj /spovrr) elvai, hesychius sub. v. exaai^povra. in carniola the rolling of thunder is to this day gotta fahren [to the eussian peasant it is the prophet ilia driving his chariot, or else grinduig his corn] thorr in the edda, beside his appellation of asaj>6rr, is more minutely described by oku];6rr, i.e. waggon-thorr (sn. 25; his waggon is drawn by two he-goats (sn. 26. other gods have their 1 so even in high german dialects, durstag for donrstag, engl. thursday, and bav. doren, daren for donnern (schm. 1, 390. in thorr it is not er, but only the first r (the second being flectional, that is an abbrev. of nr; i.e. n suffers syncope before r, much as in the m. dut. ere, mire, for enre minre- conf. onsike (odin's drive) supra, p. 159. thunar. 1g7 wag

s the statue of thorr to king olafr, splits and burns it up, then mixes the ashes in furmety and gives it to dogs to devour 'tis meet that hounds eat thorr, who his own sons did eat' fornm. sog. 2, 163. this is a calumny, the edda knows of no sucli thing, it relates on the contrary that m65i and magni outlived their father (see suppl, several revived sagas, like that of the creation of wolves and goats, transform wuotan into the good god, and donar into the devil from the time they became acquainted with the homan theogony, the writers identify the german thundergod with jupiter. not only is dies jovis called in as. thunresd?eg, but latona jovis mater is thunrcs modur, and capitoliuni is translated thorshoi by the icelanders. conversely, saxo gram. p. 23) means by his 'jupiter' the teutoni

er lokken sin havre' now locke sows his oats, i.e, the devil his tares; the danish lexicon translates lokeshavre avena fatua, others make it the rhinanthus crista galli. when the fire crackles, they say' lokje smacks his children' faye p. 6. molbech's dial. lex. p. 330 says, the jutland phrase' lokke saaer havre idag (to-day' or what is equivalent' lokke driver idag med sine geder (drives out his goats' is spoken of vapours that hang about the ground in the heat of the sun. when birds drop their feathers in moulting time, people say they' gaae i lokkis arri (pass under l.'s harrow 'at hore paa lockens eventyr (adventures' means to listen to lies or idle tales (p. syv's gamle danske ordsprog 2, 72, according to sjoborg's nomenklatur, there is in yestergotland a giant's grave named lokchall

ving waggons which they get mended, the fairies in our nursery- 1 0. muuer's archosol. 563. vehicles. iionses. 329 tales travel tlirougli the air in coaclies, and brynliiklr drives in her waworld, sicm. 227. the imafre of a gothic deity in a waggon was alluded to on p. 107; among the gods, freyr is expressly described as mounted on his car, while thorr has a waggon drawn by he-goats: on woden's waggon, conf. p. 151 (see suppl. when we consider, that waggons were proper to the oldest kings also, especially the frankish kings, and that their riding on horseback is nowhere mentioned; it seems probable that originally a similar equipage was alone deemed suitable to the gods, and their riding crept in only gradually in the coarser representations of later times. from heroes

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square should be numbered c e probably. no. d c consists of b i squares from a square of e j. giripes may mean small beasts that run swiftly. no. d d consists of b a squares from a square of c f. arnep should probably be arneb. it means a hare, whence this square should perhaps be numbered d c. the sacred magick 201 no. d e is a gnomon of j squares from a square of c f. aiial probably means wild goats. no. d f consists of b c squares from c f. kelef= a dog, whence this square should probably be numbered d d. of abramelin the mage 202 the twenty-eighth chapter. o have as much gold and silver as one may wish, both to provide for one s necessities, and to live in opulence( b) to have coined gold( c) to have coined silver( d) to have silver in small coins( e) to have small change in copper (o

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sacrifice of blood; abel, who made this, finding favour with the lord, while cain, who offered cabbages, was rather naturally considered a cheap sport. the idea recurs again and again. we have the sacrifice of the passover, following on the story of abraham's being commanded to sacrifice his firstborn son, with the idea of the substitution of animal for human life. the annual ceremony of the two goats carries out this in perpetuity. and we see again the domination of this idea in the romance of esther, where haman and mordecai are the two goats or gods; and ultimately in the presentation of the rite of purim in palestine, where jesus and barabbas happened to be the goats in that particular year of which we hear so much, without agreement on the date. this subject must be studied in the "g

f the left hand path<matter. equinox i, v, supplement. these are they who "shut themselves up, who refuse their blood to the cup, who have trampled love in the race for self-aggrandisment. as far as the grade of exempt adept, they are on the same path as the white brotherhood; for until that grade is attained, the goal is not disclosed. then only are the goats, the lonely leaping mountain-masters, separated from the gregarious huddling valley-bound sheep. then those who have well learned the lessons of the path are ready to be torn asunder, to give up their own life to the babe of the abyss which is- and is not- they. the others, proud in their purple, refuse. they make themselves a false crown of the horror of the abyss; they set the dispersion o

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ck wine with purple starlight in its bosom, oily and sweet as the soul of a brown maid brought from the forenoon's archipelago, her brows bound bright with many a scarlet blossom like the blood of the slain that flowered free when we met the black men knee to knee" how apt the verses are! how close are wine and snow to lust and slaughter! i have been digressing, for all that; let us return to our goats! magic without tears get any book for free on: www.abika.com 191 the structure of the mind reveals its history as does the structure of the body (capitals, please, or bang on something; that has got to sink in) just as your body was at one stage the body of an ape, a fish, a frog (and all the rest of it) so did that animal at that stage possess a mind correlative. now then! in the course of

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12 13 4 his covenant (ps. 25:14) wtyrbw liberty twryx 625 weasels and other terrible animals *myxw) 626 the qliphoth: shells, demons twpylq 628 light (spelt in full, vau )w; cf. 633 and 643 :r:w) blessings twkrb to be wise *mkx life *myyx 629 the great trumpet lwdg rpw# nations; gentiles *myywg 630 the holy spirit)#ydq )xwr seraphim, flaming ones: the angelic choir of geburah mypr# hairy ones; he-goats; demons myry# drill, coarse linen; a triad #l# adam and eve *hwxw md) thine eye( gis h written. see 160& i.r.q. 652 *kny( 631 concealed mystery )tw(yncd silence; silent *ml) 632 the world of foundations: the sphere of the elements (i.e. malkuth; see 564) twdwsy mlw( 633 light (spelt in full, vau= ww; cf. 628 and 643 :r:w) male and female created [they them (gn. 1:27) m)rb hbqnw rkz a day of

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hrist. as shelley sang, shall an eternal issue hang 495* great slam a term of bridge-whist. bara is hindustani for great. john iii. 18, he that believeth not is condemned already. the sword of song 18 free will. herbert spencer. if there is free will how can there be pain or damnation? not-self being an illusion. self or not-self real? chute d icare. i have pity: had christ any? the sheep and the goats. on just belief or unbelief; and an involuntary act make difference infinite in fact between the right and left-hand thief? belief is not an act of will! 500 i think, sir, that i have you still, even allowing (much indeed) that any will at all is freed, and is not merely the result of sex, environment, and cult, 505 habit and climate, health and mind, and twenty thousand other things! so man

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llen! for a whirlwind hath arisen and swept through the gates of heaven, and rushed down on the kingdoms of earth, and as a tongue of consuming flame hath it licked up the handicrafts of man and cloaked all in the dust of decay. a yoke hath been laid on the shoulders of the ancient lands; and where once the white feet of semiramis gleamed amongst the lilies and roses of babylon there now the wild goats leap, and browse the sparse rank grass which sprouts in tufts from the red and yellow sand- heaps, those silent memorial mounds which mark the spot where once stood palaces of marble, and of jasper, and of jade. o woe! o woe! for all is dust and ruin; the flood- gates of the years have been opened, and time has swept away as a mighty wind the embattled castles of kings with the mud-daubed 17

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blue his eyes. but his body was ethereal like a film of dew upon a glass, or rust clinging to an airy garment; and all was stained hideously with black "my remenu" she said "after so long" he whispered in her ear. the light behind her flickered and went out. the spirit laid her violin and bow upon the ground. the music went on- a panting, hot melody like mad eagles in death struggle with mountain goats, like serpents caught in jungle fires, like scorpions tormented by arab girls. and in the dark she sobbed and screamed in unison. she had not expected this: she had dreamt of love more passionate, of lust more fierce-fantastic, than aught mortal. and this? this real loss of a real chastity? this degradation not of the body, but of the soul! this white-hot curling flame- ice cold about her he

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riants l michael harrison's the roots of witchcraft attempts to explain it. other published sources include: m the grimoire of lady sheba m janet and stewart farrar's eight sabbats for witches l great god cernunnos invocation hps and hp turn to salute altar with the horned god's salute as hp says: hp: great god cernunnos, return to earth again! come at my call and show thyself to men. shepherd of goats, upon the wild hill's way, lead thy lost flock from darkness into day. forgotten are the ways of sleep and night- men seek for them whose eyes have lost the light. open the door, the door which hath no key, the door of dreams, whereby men come to thee. o mighty stag, o answer to me! hps& hp say: both: akhera goiti- akhera beiti (lowering their hands) notes l published sources include janet a

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as failures and will have to wait for a more suitable period for development, while those who are living the buddhic life, and in whom it is waxing stronger spiritual men, aspirants, disciples of various degrees, initiates and adepts will be left to pursue the natural course of evolution on this scheme. the mystery of capricorn is hidden in these five and in the biblical words "the sheep and the goats."36(206) the christian hints at this when he speaks of the christ reigning on earth a thousand years during which the serpent is imprisoned. the christ principle will triumph for the remainder of the manvantara, and the lower material nature and mind will be held in abeyance until the next round, when fresh opportunity will arise for certain groups of the discarded, though the majority will

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nacity and who go steadily, undeviatingly forward, eventually arriving at their goal. they are distinguished by intense tenacity. their progress is slow. they are the "tortoises" of the path just as the first group are the "hares" in some of the old books there are detailed accounts of these three groups of aspirants and they are portrayed under three symbols: 1. the intense group are depicted as goats, and aspirants of this type are frequently found in incarnation under the sign capricorn, 2. the moderate group are depicted by a fish, and many born under the sign pisces are found in this category, 3. the gentle or slow group are pictured as crabs and often come into incarnation under the sign cancer. in these three groups are to be found various subdivisions and it is interesting to note

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ling or drenching of the novice with the blood of bulls or rams were widespread, and were to be found in the rites of mithra. by this purification a man was `born again' and the christian expression `washed in the blood of the lamb' is undoubtedly a reflection of this idea, the reference thus being clear in the words of the epistle to the hebrews `it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins' in this passage the writer goes on to say `having boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of jesus, by a new and living way which he hath consecrated for us through the veil, that is to say his flesh. let us draw near. having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water' but when we learn that the mithraic initiation cerem

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comes up and will increasingly come up for answering, and it is in libra that the balancing of the pairs of opposites must take place and reach solution through the activity of the judicial mind and the establishing of a point of equilibrium between the male and the female principles. this again (for it is a piece of recurrent symbology) is the problem existing basically between the sheep and the goats, between negative and positive, and between those who blindly follow either instinct or custom and those who climb freely where they choose- 139- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust and are self-directed in conduct and attitude. this self-direction may lead them in either direction upon the wheel of life, following either selfish desire or

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age of cooperation and of right human relations or whether the materialistic groups will reassert their control and succeed in winning the day. this great cleavage is now in process of settlement. on the other hand, a deeply spiritual division is also taking place. in a peculiar sense, and speaking largely symbolically, the first phase of the great judgment is asserting itself. the sheep and the goats are forming into two distinct groups. the judgment being given is not the generally assumed one of assigning penalties or rewards; it is not the negation of all effort as the result of decisive moves, nor will it result in the emergence of major dividing lines. such interpretations are man-made and are not true interpretations of the parable or word picture which christ gave to his disciples

t will in due time be found that the japanese people, with their peculiar knowledge of thought power (used along wrong lines in the war period, will respond more intelligently to this type of work than many of the western peoples. an effort should therefore be made to reach the japanese along the lines of the triangle work. i would like to point out that the distinction between the "sheep and the goats" is mainly hierarchical. the term "goats" is esoterically applied to initiated disciples and to those who have climbed the mountain of initiation. the term "sheep" is applied to those who are following blindly the inner urge of their souls and who are groping their way (in relatively large numbers) toward the hierarchy. for them still has to come the great revelation that the "kingdom of god

wing blindly the inner urge of their souls and who are groping their way (in relatively large numbers) toward the hierarchy. for them still has to come the great revelation that the "kingdom of god is within you" such is the word for them at this stage in humanity's history. once they have realised that, they are already being absorbed into the hierarchy. life will now for them simplify. for the "goats" must come the impelling call from the highest aspect of the spiritual triad "seek the way of ascension" ascension out of even triadal life into that of pure being and of monadic existence. in this great judgment all decision lies in the conclusive thinking of sanat kumara. it is his judgment; neither the sheep nor the goats, nor the great mass of men from among whom they have emerged, can a

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d devouring swarm ye are? oh, ye favored of your own excuses, guffaw between bites! heaven is indifferent to your salvation or catastrophe. your curveless crookedness maketh ye fallow for a queer fatality! what! i to aid your self-deception, ameliorate your decaying bodies, preserve your lamentable apotheosis of self? the sword-thrust not salve-i bring! am i your swineherd, though i shepherd unto goats? my pleasure does not obtain among vermin with vain ideas-with hopes and fears of absurd significance. not yet am i over-weary of myself. not ye shall i palliate abomination, for in ye i behold your parents and the stigmata of foul feeding. in this ribald intoxication of hypocrisy, this monument of swindlers' littlenesses, where is the mystic symposium, the hierarchy of necromancers that was

ndments in your pestilent schisms. better is it to go without than to borrow. finer far to take than beg. from puberty till death realize "self" in all. there is no greater virtue than good nourishment. feed from the udder, and if the milk be sour, feed on. human nature is the worst possible! once i lived among ye. from self-decency now i habitate the waste places, a willing outcast; associate of goats, cleaner far, more honest than men. within this heterogenousness of difference, reality is hard to realize; evacuation is difficult. these spiritualists are living sepulchers. what has decayed should perish decently. cursed are they who supplicate. gods are with ye yet. therefore let ye who pray acquire this manner: self my god, foreign is thy name except in blasphemy, for i am thy iconoclas

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dentity of the ideas? the chinese have the same traditions. according to the commentator kwoh p'oh, in the work called shan-hai-king "wonders by sea and land" a work which was written by the historiographer chung ku from engravings on nine urns made by the emperor yu (b.c. 2255, an interview is mentioned with men having two distinct faces on their heads, before and behind, monsters with bodies of goats and human faces, etc. gould, in his "mythical monsters" p. 27, giving the names of some authors on natural history, mentions shan-hai-king. according to kwoh p'oh (a.d. 276-324) this work was compiled three thousand years before his time, or at seven dynasties distance. yang sun of the ming dynasty (commencing a.d. 1368) states that it was compiled by kung chia and chung ku (as stated above

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realist alive to-day. the dull rationalist dribbles of cause and effect, neither perceiving the one, nor understanding the other. alexander harvey has the mystery of pan. alexander tabasco. beyond life. by james branch cabell. robert m. mcbride& co. for four years i have been cast away upon a desert island, and i am seriously alarmed at beholding a footprint in the sand. as a matter of fact, the goats have acclimatized me to most things, and i take up the task of reviewing this book with all the more confidence, because the publisher begs me to abuse it. i dislike publishers intensely, and i am not going to abuse books merely because they ask me to, and even if i had wanted to abuse this book, i should have found myself in the position of balaam. it is an extraordinarily good book. i quit

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young branches over an open fire, then cooled them into curvy bows. he scraped, smoothed, and dried slender sticks into arrow shafts. then fushi led the people on hunts for deer, wild boar, and migrant birds. he guided them in gathering up black mushrooms of the forests, wild grasses of the plains, and bitter cresses growing along the banks of trickling streams. he taught them how to raise sheep, goats, geese, and ducks. fushi warned people only to take what they needed and never to waste food or kill senselessly. to keep track of the food they grew and exchanged, people tied fancy knots shaped like butterflies, flowers, and diamonds. but they often forgot what each knot meant and argued and fought among themselves, so fushi invented a writing system by scratching small pictures and number

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e to die and go to hell,t o feel the devils curse.well i thought my life was a photograph,on the family christmas card.kids all dressed in buttons and bows,and lined up in the yard.were the golden days of childhood,so lyrical and warm?or did the picture start to fade,on the day that i was born.let the night begin, theres a pop of skin,and the sudden rush of scarlet,theres a little boy riding on a goats head,and a little girl playing the harlot.theres a sacrifice in an empty church,of sweet lil baby rose,and a man in a mask from mexico,is peeling off my clothes.ive seen them light the candles,ive heard them beat the drum,and ive cried mama, mama, im cold as ice,and ive got no place to run.310so im paying for protection,smoking out the truth,chasing recollections,nailing down the proof.ill s

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implies 'dwellers under the sea, and they are perhaps best described as the gods of an ancient discredited pantheon, who were in opposition to the deities of light, as represented by the tuatha d danann, who were worshipped by a later race. they are alluded to as monstrous and misshapen forms, deformed and frequently equipped with but one leg or arm apiece, and with the heads of bulls, horses or goats. the chief of this band of demon-like creatures was that balor, the one-eyed, of whom more than one mention has already been made. they appear to have waged continual war against the tuatha d danann, by whom they were conquered in the terrific battle of moytura. but they were by no means crushed by this defeat and continued to harass the gods of light for generations chiefly by employing the

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wing red eyes, fangs, and long hairy arms. from the head to the bottom of the back, it has brightcolored phosphorescent spine-like appendages. many reported bat-like wings, and suggested that it might be a cross between a kangaroo and a bat. it left two deep puncture wounds on its victims and a sulfur-like stench. the remnants of the chupacabras attacks were very real and included most frequently goats and smaller animals that one might find on a farm. dogs, cats, chickens, ducks. but the creature has also been known to attack larger animals such as cows and horses. as a whole it did not attack humans. most frequently reported were the penetrating wounds, as if a set of fangs had gone searching for an artery. similar to tales of cattle mutilations in the united states, theories about the n

1969. tolson, jay. the bible of dreams turns 100. us news& world report. vol. 127, no. 18. pp. 79. ullman, montague, stanley krippner, and alan vaughan. dream telepathy. new york: turnstone books; london: macmillan, 1973. dreams of animals it was believed by many people in ancient times that animals had dreams. according to pliny the elder: evident it is, that horses, dogs, kine, oxen, sheepe and goats, doe dreame. whereupon it is credibly also thought that all creatures that bring forth their young quicke and living, doe the same. as for those that lay egges, it is not so certian that they dreame; but resolved it is that they doe sleepe. beyond veterinary research, there has been little study of the actual dreams of animals. researchers believe that domestic cats, for example, experience

lance to the witchcraft of medieval times. sorcerers were said to change themselves into animals and travel long distances in a very short time. they might also induce pain, disease, and death in men and animals. further allied to witches were the women who make a contract with the schedim, and meet them at certain times, dance with them, and visit these spirits who appear to them in the shape of goats. in many countries such women were killed. this form of kischuph is true sorcery. the other form, material kischuph, consists of disturbing influences on the natural elements produced by exciting false rapports in various substances. kiss, bewitchment by a florence newton, a notorious irish witch of the seventeenth century, was on several occasions accused of bewitching people by means of a

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he custom among these peoples. when many deaths resulted from disease, the canadian indians sacrificed the joints of their little fingers in order to (they explained) cut off the deaths. magia posthuma (of c. f. de schertz) encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. 956 among the indian madigas (telugu pariahs, the evil eye was averted by sacrificers who dipped their hands in the blood of goats or sheep and impressed them on either side of a house door. this custom was also known to the brahmans of india. impressions of hands were also occasionally seen on the walls of muslim mosques in india. as among the northwest canadian tribes, the hand ceremony was most frequently practiced in india when epidemics took a heavy toll of lives. the bushmen also removed finger joints when stricke

kinds of mischief, but also the counter-charms and exorcisms that may be used against them. they likewise tell, from their own experience, the dangers to which the inquisitors were exposed, and exult in the fact that they were a class of men against whom sorcery had no power. these writers actually tell us, that the demon had tried to frighten them by day and by night in the forms of apes, dogs, goats, etc; and that they frequently found large pins stuck in their night-caps, which they doubted not came there by witchcraft. when we hear these inquisitors asserting that the crime of which the witches were accused, deserved a more extreme punishment than all the vilest actions of which humanity is capable, we can understand in some degree the complacency with which they relate how, by their

. the birds took flight in opposite directions from sunrise and sunset, and they met at delphi. the site was given the title the navel of the earth and the central point has white marble. delphi became a place of distinction. it was designated as oracular when the fumes coming from a neighboring cave were first discovered by a shepherd named coretas. his attention was attracted to the spot by his goats gambolling and bleating more than usual. it is not known whether these fumes arose due to an earthquake or whether they were generated by human act. according to the story, coretas, on approaching the spot, was seized and uttered words deemed to be inspired. later as the danger of inhaling the fumes without proper caution was known, the fissure was covered by a table, with a hole in the cent

o were looking after him and to prevent his making a full confession. finally, october 20, 1603, was set aside for proof in the chapel of st. ignatius, and for reproduction of the true contract containing the deal made with the demon. the young man made profession of the orthodox catholic faith, renounced the demon, and received the holy eucharist. then with terrible cries he said that he saw two goats of immense size standing with their forefeet in the air, each holding between its hoofs one of the contracts. pacts with the devil encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. 1166 but when the exorcism began and the name of st. ignatius was invoked, the two goats disappeared and there issued from the arm or left hand of the young man.practically without pain and leaving no scar.a cont

stivals were numerous, all of a magical and symbolic nature. in the spring there was the parilia, when fires of straw were lighted, through which persons passed to be purified, and the cerealia, celebrated with sacrifice and offerings to ceres, the corn-goddess, and followed by banquets. the lupercalia, the festival of faunus, was held in february and symbolized the wakening of spring and growth. goats were slain as sacrifice and with their blood the luperci, youths clad in skins, smeared their faces. they took thongs made of the goatskin and, laughing wildly, rushed through the city striking the crowd, roman matrons believing that the blows thus received rendered them prolific. juno, the goddess of marriage and childbirth, also had her festival, the matronalia, celebrated by the women of

was he to part with his prey, and had stopped the ears of others. and being now gone from them, they could no longer conceal it; for they had now perceived his treachery. the witches asserted that the journey to blockula was not always made with the same kind of conveyance. they commonly used humans, animals, and even spits and posts, according to opportunity. they preferred, however, riding upon goats, and if they had more children with them than the animal could conveniently carry, they elongated its back by means of a spit annointed with their magical ointment. it was further stated that if the children did at any time name the names of those, either man or woman, that had been with them and had carried them away, they were again carried by force, either to blockula or the crossway, and

hmeidler, gertrude. esp in relation to rorschach test evaluation. new york: parapsychology foundation, 1960. extrasensory perception. new york: atherton press, 1969. parapsychology; its relation to physics, biology, psychology, and psychiatry. metuchen, n.j: scarecrow press, 1976. parapsychology and psychology; matches and mismatches. jefferson, n.c: mcfarland, 1988. separating the sheep from the goats. journal of the american society for psychical research (1945. schmeidler, gertrude, and r. a. mcconnell. esp and personality patterns. new haven, conn: yale university press, 1958. schmidt, helmut (1928) physicist who has specialized in parapsychology. he was born in danzig, germany, february 21, 1928. he was educated at the university of gottingen (m.a, 1953) and the university of cologne

rlpools. echoes of this boar-like hag survive in folk ballads of old bangum and sir lionel (child no. 18, prefigured in ancient hindu legends of the god vishnu as the giant boar vahara. the hag was a lover of darkness, desolations, and winter. with her hammer she alternately splintered mountains, prevented the growth of grass, and raised storms. numerous wild animals followed her, including deer, goats, and wild boars. when one of her sons was thwarted in his love affairs by her, he transformed her into a mountain boulder looking over the sea, a form she retained during the summer. she was liberated again on the approach of winter. during the spring months, the hag drowned fishermen and preyed on the food supply; she also stole children and roasted them in her cave. her progeny included a

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he pentagram quite a bit. you can see the similarity between the eastern star and and the satanic pentagram above. the eastern star is a freemason division for women. once again, masonry utilizes a very evil satanic symbol for the order that trains its young, impressionable girls. why didn't masonry at least utilize the "good star" with one point up, rather than the most evil 5-pointed star, this goats head of mendes? truly, their use of this symbol tells us exactly that they are evil through and through, even to their own young girls. eastern sta above is a picture of a typical masonic ring symbol (compass, square, and rule. on the right is the full figure from which the ring symbol was taken. looking closely you can see two 5-pointed pentagrams. one of which is colored darker than the ot

ompany, inc, 1966 edition, 1909, p. 223- note: waite is a freemason author; also shown in d. duane winters, a search for light in a place of darkness: a study of freemasonry, p. 69] you should find this highly interesting that the masonic street layout for washington, d.c, which is on another page, is laid out in the form of the evil pentagram on the right, the symbol for satan, also known as the goats head of mendes. therefore, the masonic plan for the united states is one of evil, even in their own minds, not good. pan. satan is not a black god, but negation of god. this is not a person, but a force, created for good, but which may represent evil. it is the instrument of liberty or free will. they represent this force. under the mythologic and horned form of the god pan; thence came the

of a pentagram(one point u. p) to achieve a satanic pentagram(two points upcoincidence? i don't think so. both these stars were taken from freemasonry graphics sites, http//www.eskimo.com/ daylight/pix/main.html http//www.eskimo.com/daylight/pix/main.html http//167.217.91.135/graphics/home.htm the women's division of freemasonry; eastern star (above right) is based upon the "evil satan" star, the goats head of mendes. this is one of the infernal names of satan within satanism. in looking at the eastern star goatshead (above right, the star itself is a goatshead, and the star in the middle is a plain goatshead, which is within an inverted pentacle. in one symbol there are three instances of inverted pentagrams. so, just how important is the pentagram to the satanist? listen to the witch of

l names of satan. in fact, house of theosophy author, writing under the influence of her demon possessing her- master d.k- identifies samael as satan [the secret doctrine, p. 378] in fact, satanists have a symbol of samael. the pentagram on the left with the one point up represents the divine man specifically and lucifer the good god generally; the pentagram on the right with two stars up and the goats head is called the goats head of mendes by most satanists, but black magick satanists call him samael. thus, hall is admitting that freemasonry is the worst kind of black magick satanism possible! now you should no longer be deceived, no matter what propaganda freemasonry is trying to put forth to deceive you! freemasonry proven to worship satan, as it adores and worships the serpent part 4

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and crescent, which are so easily and frequently perceived. yet the jews used a lunar and not a solar calendar and fixed their festivals by the moon. in the ancient times of jewish history, the light of the moon was of much greater importance than it is to us who have so much artificial light. the jews were largely a pastoral people, and moonlight nights were much valued in the care of sheep and goats and for making journeys. the revision of the old testament has introduced in two places the words 'at the full moon, psalms lxxxi, 3, and proverbs vii, 20, which were nowhere found in king james's authorised version; this expressionreplaces-'atthe time appointed. there are two hebrew words applied to the moon:irach,irch, means the pale one, the silver moon, moon255light,-amasculine word, and

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ble range of 2-6 tons that was common in the first 18 courses to the more ponderous and cumbersome range of 10-15 tons.4 these, therefore, were really big monoliths that had been carved out of solid limestone and raised more than 100 feet into the air before being placed faultlessly in position. to have worked effectively the pyramid builders must have had nerves of steel, the agility of mountain goats, the strength of lions and the confidence of trained steeplejacks. with the cold morning wind whipping around my ears and threatening to launch me into flight, i tried to imagine what it must have been like for them, poised dangerously at this (and much higher) altitudes, lifting, manoeuvring and positioning exactly an endless production line of chunky limestone monoliths the smallest of whi

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irk with; he had got across the rappenloch with it, and halfway up the schiehald, when he laid his burden down, and had a rest. but after that he could no longer lift the heavy stone, its pointed end stuck fast in the mountain, and you may still see the round hole made in it by the devil's shoulder-bone. so the church was spared, but the devil still drives about the place now and then with six he-goats, and at midnight you hear the crack of his whip (mone's anz. 3, 91. devil's dikes" are explained by the people as built by the devil to mark the boundary of his kingdom (deut. sag. 188; he is imagined then as the ruler of a neighbouring and hostile kingdom (a lotunheirar, nay, as disputing with god the possession 1 in the mid. ages bells were rung to keep off lightning (the heathen donar) an

ieht kleiben hin an etewaz, daz ich kunne dester baz komen her wider hein: kleib' ez an einen stein, oder kleib' ez an die want' notice that to the simple-minded man the woman represents her alleged expedition as a painful necessity^ in vintler (superst. g, 1. 274) it is said 'so farent etlich mit der [nacht) far q.\x^ kelbern und auf pecken (bocken) durch stain und durch stecke' so calves and he-goats are those 'quaedam bestiae^ at p. 723 we saw the word naclitfare fittingly applied even to a star travelling in the sky. john of salisbury, who lived in england and france (d. 1182, and believed in demonic influence, has a remarkable statement in his poller, ii. 17' quale est quod nodiculam (nocticolam? noctilucam) quandam, vel herodiadem, vel praesidem noctis dominam, consilia et conventus

misdeeds fail to satisfy the devil, he beats them. after the feast^ that neither fills nor nourishes, the dance begins: up in a tree sits the musician, his fiddle or bagpipe is a horse's head (p. 1050, his fife a cudgel or a cat's tail. in dancing the partners face outwards, turning their backs to each other: in the morning you may see a circurar track in the grass, shewing the print of cows' and goats' feet. the dance, according to hessian trials of 1631, is like that of the sword-dancers (p. 304; we often hear of one of the women wearing the giildne schuh on her right foot, would she be queen or commandress? martin von amberg speaks of' making red shoes (schuechel) for the trut; to dance in? when the ring-dance is over, they beat each other with swingle-staves and mangle-bats, and practi

hem, ir. elfenmar. 101. 215. of such a horse, after the first time, you need only lift the hridle and shake it when you want him, and he comes directly (sup. h, cap. 31. spell xvi. in hartlieb (sup. h, cap. 32) the unholden are represented riding on rakes and oren-forjcs, in the older poem given at p. 1048 on brooms, dehsen, oven-sticks and calves, in the ackermann aus bohmen p. 8 on crutches and goats, but in the tkadlezek p. 27 on distaffs (kuzly. dobrowsky in slavin p. 407 mentions the bohem. summons' stare baby, na pometlo' old wives, on to your stovebroom. of more importance is what we find in the story of thorsteinn bcearmagn, which miiller 3, 251 assigns to the 15th century: as the hero lay hid in the cane-brake, he heard a boy call into the hill' mother, hand me out crook-staff and

senigfealde, et replete, and gefylle, terram, j^as eoi'san, in nomine patris et filii et spiritus sancti 1 quidquid tangebam crescebat tanquamfavus, petron. cap. 43. 79; alluding to the steady growth of the honeycomb in the hive "when the servian badniak burns at yule, the invited polaznik steps up to the log, and strikes it with a shovel, making the sparks fly, and saying' as many sheep, as many goats, as many swine, as many oxen, as many god-sends and blessings, as here fly sparks' vuk's montenegro p. 106. blessing the cornfield. 1237 bonedicti, and pater noster swa oft swa]?act o'ser. and bere sissan]?a hirf to cyrcean, and messepreost asinge feower messan ofer ]7am turfon, and wende man pcet grene to jjani weofode (altar. and sissan gcbringe man]>a turf, peer hi cer wceron, cer sunnan

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workers get into trouble with him (as with holla and berhta, pp. 269. 273, he pulls the coverlets off 1 von steinen s westph. gesch. pp. 777-9. 2 when the cat trims her whiskers, they say it is a sign of guests^ like the white lady (berhta, whose nightly visits are indicated the next morning by the wax that hasdropt from her taper on the manes (deut. sag. no. in wales the 122. people believe that goats have their beards combed out everv fridav night by the elves (croker 3, 204. 4 hence the name futtermdnnchen (confounded at times with petermdnnchen: but often he has one favourite horse that he pays special attention to, taking hay out of the others cribs to bring to him. faye p 44 home-sprite. 511 the beds of sluggards, blows their light out, turns the best cow s neck awry, kicks the dawdl

IRISH WITCHCRAFT AND DEMONOLOGY

. one of them, petronilla of meath, was made the scapegoat for her mistress. the bishop had her flogged six times, and under the repeated application of this form of torture she made the required confession of magical practices. she admitted the denial of her faith and the sacrificing to robert, son of art, and as well that she had caused certain women of her acquaintance to appear as if they had goats' horns, she also confessed that at the suggestion of dame alice she had frequently consulted demons and received responses from them, and that she had acted as a "medium (mediatrix) between her and the said robert. she declared that although she herself was mistress of the black art, yet she was as nothing in comparison with the dame from whom she had learnt all her knowledge, and that there

which, as it is probably the only poem on the subject of witchcraft in ireland, we print here in its entirety from the ulster journal of arch ology for 1908, though we have not had the courage to attempt a glossary to the "braid scots" it adds some picturesque details to the more prosaic account of the news-letter "in carrick town a wife did dwell who does pretend to conjure witches. auld barbara goats, or lucky bell, ye'll no lang to come through her clutches, a waeful trick this wife did play on simple sawney, our poor tailor. she's mittimiss'd the other day to lie in limbo with the jailor. this simple sawney had a cow, was aye as sleekit as an otter; it happened for a month or two aye when they churn'd they got nae butter, rown-tree tied in the cow's tail, and vervain glean'd about the

LESSER ABSORBING RITUAL OF THE PENTAGRAM OF SET

move to the west. repeat. vibrate" i have come into being" evocation of the daemons 1) standing in the center of the ritual space. imagine a breeze blowing in and filling the area as though you are a magnet to the forces of the universe. feel them pouring in, causing a static electrical charge in the air. 2) visualize a star falling from the skies. landing nearby you see a figure of a man with a goats head, holding a black sword, readied. say "before me. azazel" 3) visualize a man with the head of a cat vaporizing into the space behind you. you can feel his breath on the back of your neck. say" behind me. beelzebub" 4) visualize the ground opening up into a bottomless pit. out jumps a great fierce wolf bearing it's snarling fangs. say" on my left. abbadon" 5) a gentle being steps into vie

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renaissance, witches, sorcerers and demons were also thought of as flying with an implement, such as a pitchfork, shovel or broom. the speed of flying broomsticks and forks was said to be very high. satan s minions were also attributed with the ability to transport others through the air. it was further claimed that witches and sorcerers could ride demons who were transformed into such animals as goats, cows, horses, and wolves, while the devil could carry people through the air with no visible means of transport. the notion that witches and magicians possessed the power to fly was rejected during the witch-hunts, and as early as the tenth century it was 92 fraternitas rosae crucis proclaimed impossible by the canon episcopi. however, in the late fifteenth century, the malleus maleficarum

of the early hebrews are familiar to the west through the hebrew scriptures (the old testament. the paschal lamb, eaten at passover, represents a sacrifice celebrating the rescue of the israelites from egypt. animals are sacrificed in a number of contemporary tribal religions, as well as such contemporary syncretisms as vodoun and santeria. santerians, who traditionally sacrifice fowl, lambs, and goats, and leave the remains in public places, have been often attacked by animal-rights groups. various attempts have been made to forbid animal sacrifices. santerians have, however, rightly pointed out that animal sacrifices are both ancient and ubiquitous in world culture. among those who sacrificed human beings were the celts and druids, who drank the blood of their victims; the aztecs, who of

LIBER LXVII THE SWORD OF SONG

ing (result of sin).i do not care; i will admit you anywhere! i take your premises themselves and, like the droll deceitful elves they are, they yet outwit your plan. i will prove christ a wicked man. free will. herbert spencer. if there is free will how can there be pain or damnation? not-self being an illusion. self or not-self real? chute d.icare. i have pity: had christ any? the sheep and the goats. 500 505 510 515 520 525 530 16 the sword of song (granting him godhead) merciless to all the anguish and distress about him.save to him it clung and prayed. give me omnipotence? i am no fool that i should fence that power, demanding every tongue to call me god.i would exert that power to heal creation.s hurt; not to divide my devotees from those who scorned me to the close: a worm, a fire

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h and legend, says that this parallel gis almost certainly a red herring, h a statement with which i agree. references and further reading: peter h. salus and paul beekman tayler, geikinskjaldi, fjalar, and eggther, h neophilologus 53 (1969: 76.81. andy orchard, dictionary of norse myth and legend (london: cassell, 1997, 35. egil according to hymiskvida, stanza 7, the one who looked after thor fs goats while thor was visiting hymir; possibly the father of thor fs human servants thjalfi and roskva. the surmise concerning thjalfi and roskva is based on hymiskvida, stanza 37, the third from last stanza in the poem and the one that follows thor fs acquisition of the kettle and killing of the pursuing giants. parts of it are difficult, especially in the third line, but it means something like t

a giantess, and in the end the exchanges are increasingly acerbic. after the gshort voluspa h has ended, freyja asked for some sort of gmemory-beer h to be brought for her boar (who is perhaps ottar, her protege. hyndla responds with two stanzas: 46. turn away from here! i desire to sleep; you fll get little of fair opportunities from me; you run about, noble friend, out at nights, as if with he-goats heidrun were traveling. 47. you ran up to od ever howling, you jumped quickly into the sheets, you run about, noble friend, out at nights, as if with he-goats heidrun were traveling. accusations of sexual forwardness are nothing new for freyja, but adding lasciviousness to the slender dossier of heidrun changes it considerably and stresses the intoxicating nature of the beer that flows from

bly agir, thinking of vengeance, bids thor get a kettle in which to brew beer (stanza 3. the gods are at a loss, until ty lr tells thor (stanza 4) that to the east dwells a giant, the very wise hymir, ty lr fs father, who has a huge kettle, a league deep (stanza 5, which might be obtained through cunning (stanza 6. ty lr and thor set out and travel until they come to egil, who is herding hymir fs goats (stanza 7. stanza 8 is puzzling: the son met the mother, much loathsome to him, she had nine hundred heads. another still went forth, all in gold, white about the brows, to bear beer to her son. this second woman bids the two gods hide under a kettle (stanza 9. hymir returns home (stanza 10, and ty lr fs mother tells hymir that his son and thor are there. pillars burst and fall when he gazes

t the head of the giant (stanza 30. thor does so and breaks the cup (stanza 31. the giant now offers thor and ty lr the kettle, if they can lift it (stanza 32. ty lr is unable to do so (stanza 33, but thor picks it up and they leave (stanza 34. a pack of giants led by hymir pursues them (stanza 35, and thor kills them all with his hammer (stanza 36. they are further delayed because one of thor fs goats is lame, which loki caused (stanza 37. the giants were paid with blows (stanza 38, and thor got the kettle for brewing beer (stanza 39. in gylfaginning snorri relates the story of the fishing expedition, and although hymiskvida must have been his principal source, there is a huge difference: snorri says that in his fear the giant cut the line, allowing the serpent to sink into the water and

. the first household is that of ai and edda, which mean something like ggreat-grandfather h and ggreat-grandmother. h they eat coarse bread and a broth made from boiled calf. edda fs son is thrall, who has thick fingers, an ugly face, and a crooked back, and he busies himself with heavy lifting. to his farm comes thir (bondswoman, and they have children who manure the fields, look after pigs and goats, and dig turf. from them come slaves. rig comes next to the household of afi and amma (grandfather and grandmother. there is a chest on the floor. slaves could not own property, so a chest leads one to think of a manumission ritual, in which a freed slave symbolically climbs onto a chest. the woman is neatly dressed, and it would have been nice to learn what food was served. in any case, aft

y. see also freyja 284 norse mythology thjalfi thor fs human servant and companion. the story of how thjalfi and his sister roskva came to be thor fs human servants is told as part of the first section of the long myth of thor fs visit to utgarda-loki in snorri fs gylfaginning. traveling with loki, thor comes to the home of a certain farmer and arranges lodgings for the night. thor slaughters his goats and boils them and then invites the farmer and the rest of the household to eat the meat; they are to cast the bones onto the skins, which he has spread out nearby. while they are eating, thjalfi, the farmer fs son, cuts one of the bones with his knife to get at the marrow. the next morning thor waves his hammer over the piles of skin and bones, and the goats arise whole, but one is lame. th

ow. the next morning thor waves his hammer over the piles of skin and bones, and the goats arise whole, but one is lame. thor goes into a rage, and in their terror the humans beg for mercy. seeing their fear, thor relents, and in compensation he takes thjalfi and roskva, and they have been his servants ever since. although most of the attention paid to this story has focused on the revival of the goats, i believe that a far more important aspect is the relationship between humans and gods. because of a failure to carry out a ritual properly, the god is angry, and the humans rightly fear his wrath. but when they beg for mercy he grants it, and the result is a closer relationship between the humans and the gods. thjalfi accompanies thor on the next leg of the journey, which is to the land of

ay conveniently be divided into three parts: thor fs visit to the family of thjalfi and roskva, the journey of thor and his companions in the company of skry lmir, and the events at the hall of utgarda-loki. i treat the first part at greater length in the entry on thjalfi and here will only repeat that, accompanied by loki, thor visits a human family, and because of a violation concerning thor fs goats, thor acquires his human servants thjalfi and roskva. thor, loki, and thjalfi then set out for jotunheimar and cross a large body of water. at night they shelter in an empty hall. after an earthquake they move into a smaller inner room, and throughout the night, as thor stands watch, they hear loud noises. in the morning they learn that the noises were the snoring of a huge fellow who calls

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e a banishing ritual, and before a bath to cleanse the body for the actual initiation. anoint with oil, incense within the temple to allow the mind entrance into the astral mysteries. by closing your eyes and focusing on a small dot which slowly becomes a torch, imagine the light growing closer and closer. a great black shape draws near you holding the torch, the figure of black has the sounds of goats around him, a great and strange musick may be heard as he appears before you. greet this figure: by the torch of azazel, brought to man and woman, hearken and appear through mine eyes. the figure enters you at this instant, allowing a calm silence to fill as the sounds of the musick and the goats grow muffled and dim. by the four winds and the four watchtowers, i call thee angels of silence

MANLY P HALL THE SECRET TEACHINGS OF ALL AGES

during the 2,160 years the sun was in the constellation of taurus, it is said that the solar deity assumed the body of apis, and the bull became sacred to osiris (for details concerning the astrological ages as related to biblical symbolism, see the message of the stars by max and augusta foss heindel) during the aryan age the lamb was held sacred and the priests were called shepherds. sheep and goats were sacrificed upon the altars, and a scapegoat was appointed to bear the sins of israel. during the age of pisces, the fish was the symbol of divinity and the sun god fed the multitude with two small fishes. the frontispiece of inman's ancient faiths shows the goddess isis with a fish on her head; and the indian savior god, christna, in one of his incarnations was cast from the mouth of a

the surrounding countries to question the d mon who dwelt in its chimney-like vent. priests and priestesses guarded it closely and served the spirit who dwelt therein and who enlightened humanity through the gift of prophecy. the story of the original discovery of the oracle is somewhat as follows: shepherds tending their flocks on the side of mount parnassus were amazed at the peculiar antics of goats that wandered close to a great chasm on its southwestern spur. the animals jumped about as though trying to dance, and emitted strange cries unlike anything before heard. at last one of the shepherds, curious to learn the cause of the phenomenon, approached the vent, from which were rising noxious fumes. immediately he was seized with a prophetic ecstasy; he danced with wild abandon, sang, j

acle are described in the book of exodus, twenty-fifth chapter "then the lord spake unto moses, saying, speake unto the children of israel that they receive an offering for me: of every man, whose heart giveth it freely, yee shall take the offering for me. and this is the offering which ye shall take of them, gold and silver, and brass, and blue silke, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linnen and goats haire. and rammes skinnes coloured red, and the skinnes of badgers, and the wood shittim, oyle for the light, spices for anoynting oyle, and for the perfume of sweet favour, onix stones, and stories to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate. also they shall make me a sanctuary, that i may dwell among them. according to all that i shew thee, even so shall ye make the forme of the taberna

esent time man has only five developed senses and five active vowels. the early jewish writer of the baraitha treats of the curtains as follows "there were provided ten curtains of blue, of purple, and scarlet, and fine-twined linen. as is said 'moreover thou shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine-twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet* there were provided eleven curtains of goats' hair, and the length of every one of them was thirty cubits. rabbi judah said 'there were two covers-the lower one of rams' skins dyed red, and the upper one of badgers' skins" calmet is of the opinion that the hebrew word translated "badger" really means "dark purple" and therefore did not refer to any particular animal, but probably to a heavily woven waterproof fabric of dark and inconsp

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ppearance: robed, with burning crimson eyes, similar to many woodcarvings and paintings. i felt no fear as i approached, only a growing and yearning desire to be at one with my ilk. one major difference at this conclave, i noticed the witches were literally hags, dancing with each other surrounded by bestial shapes and their familiars. some of the familiars were of strange shapes, wolf heads upon goats and black and blood red cats, dancing about in a frenzied manner. i noticed the flutes of pan playing their haunting musick close within my ear, a rhythm filled pulse reverberating within every single spirit in attendance. we were at one. the women were wrinkled and mostly naked, their shapes writhed through the very fires which burned at different spots within the field, i could feel their

MORALS AND DOGMA

_ fault if the day _never_ comes when man will no longer have to fear a conquest, an invasion, a usurpation, a rivalry of nations with the armed hand, an interruption of civilization depending on a marriage-royal, or a birth in the hereditary tyrannies; a partition of the peoples by a congress, a dismemberment by the downfall of a dynasty, a combat of two religions, meeting head to head, like two goats of darkness on the bridge of the infinite: when they will no longer have to fear famine, spoliation, prostitution from distress, misery from lack of work, and all the brigandages of chance in the forest of events: when nations will gravitate about the truth, like stars about the light, each in its own orbit, without clashing or collision; and everywhere freedom, cinctured with stars, crowned

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accompanied by an eagle. this royal bird was sacred to him, probably from the fact of its being the only creature capable of gazing at the sun without being dazzled, which may have suggested the idea that it was able to contemplate the splendour of divine majesty unshrinkingly. the oak-tree, and also the summits of mountains, were sacred to zeus. his sacrifices consisted of white bulls, cows, and goats. zeus had seven immortal wives, whose names were metis, themis, eurynome, demeter, mnemosyne, leto, and hera. metis, his first wife, was one of the oceanides or sea-nymphs. she was the personification of prudence and wisdom, a convincing proof of which she displayed in her successful administration of the potion which caused cronus to yield up his children. she was endowed with the gift of p

us, by praxiteles. in this great work of art, hermes is represented as a young and handsome man, who is looking down kindly and affectionately at the child resting on his arm, but unfortunately nothing remains of the infant save the right hand, which is laid lovingly on the shoulder of his protector. the sacrifices to hermes consisted of incense, honey, cakes, pigs, and especially lambs and young goats. as god of eloquence, the tongues of animals were sacrificed to him. mercury. mercury was the roman god of commerce and gain. we find mention of a temple having been erected to him [124]near the circus maximus as early as b.c. 495; and he had also a temple and a sacred fount near the porta capena. magic powers were ascribed to the latter, and on the festival of mercury, which took place on t

s honour, for which all the renowned greek dramatists of antiquity composed their immortal tragedies and comedies. he was also a prophetic divinity, and possessed oracles, the principal of which was that on mount rhodope in thrace. the tiger, lynx, panther, dolphin, serpent, and ass were sacred to this god. his favourite plants were the vine, ivy, laurel, and asphodel. his sacrifices consisted of goats, probably on account of their being destructive to vineyards. bacchus or liber. the romans had a divinity called liber who presided over vegetation, and was, on this account, identified with the greek dionysus, and worshipped under the name of bacchus. the festival of liber, called the liberalia, was celebrated on the 17th of march. aides (pluto. aides, aidoneus, or hades, was the son of cro

form [175] in addition to the ordinary satyrs, artists delighted in depicting little satyrs, young imps, frolicking about the woods in a marvellous variety of droll attitudes. these little fellows greatly resemble their friends and companions, the panisci. in rural districts it was customary for the shepherds and peasants who attended the festivals of dionysus, to dress themselves in the skins of goats and other animals, and, under this disguise, they permitted themselves all kinds of playful tricks and excesses, to which circumstance the conception of the satyrs is by some authorities attributed. in rome the old italian wood-divinities, the fauns, who had goats' feet and all other characteristics of the satyrs greatly exaggerated, were identified with them. priapus. priapus, the son of di

ul tricks and excesses, to which circumstance the conception of the satyrs is by some authorities attributed. in rome the old italian wood-divinities, the fauns, who had goats' feet and all other characteristics of the satyrs greatly exaggerated, were identified with them. priapus. priapus, the son of dionysus and aphrodite, was regarded as the god of fruitfulness, the protector of flocks, sheep, goats, bees, the fruit of the vine, and all garden produce. his statues, which were set up in gardens and vineyards, acted not only as objects of worship, but also as