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BOOK OF BARUCH

ar the book, 4 and in the hearing of the nobles, and of the king's sons, and in the hearing of the elders, and of all the people, from the lowest unto the highest, even of all them that dwelt at babylon by the river sud. 5 whereupon they wept, fasted, and prayed before the lord. 6 they made also a collection of money according to every man's power: 7 and they sent it to jerusalem unto joachim the high priest, the son of chelcias, son of salom, and to the priests, and to all the people which were found with him at jerusalem, 8 at the same time when he received the vessels of the house of the lord, that were carried out of the temple, to return them into the land of juda, the tenth day of the month sivan, namely, silver vessels, which sedecias the son of josias king of jada had made, 9 after

18276066 GRIMM JACOB TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY VOL 1

the disappearance of the word from the other dialects, just as our alah disappeared, though the goths had found alhs unobjectionable. only a faint vestige appears in the ohg. cotinc by which tribunus is glossed, diut. 1, 187 (goth, gudiggs. now as ulphilas^ associates gudja and sinista 'trpea/surepo, elder, man of standing, priest, a remarkable sentence in amm. marcell 28, 5 informs us, that the high priest of the burgundians was called sinisto: nam sacerdos omnium m,axivius apud burgundies vocatur sinistus, et est perpetuus, 2 obnoxius discriminibus nuuis ut reges. the connexion of priests with the nobility i have discussed in ea. 267-8 (see suppl. more decidedly heathen are the ohg. names for a ]3riest lianigari, diut. 1, 514v and jjarawar-i, diut. 1, 150 (being derived from haruc and p

3 8 INITIATION CEREMONY

of 7 heavens of assiah in south. heg: these are the 7 heavens of assiah, the 1st is ghereboth, referred to chesed, wherein are the treasures of blessings. the 2nd is mekon referred to geburah, wherein are the treasures of the spirit of life. the 3rd is maghon referred to tiphareth, wherein are angels. the 4th is zebel, referred to netzach, wherein is the supernal altar, whereon michael the great high priest sacrificeth the souls of the just. the 5th is shachaqim referred to hod, wherein is the manna. the 6th is raquie wherein are the sun and moon, the stars and planets and all the 10 spheres; it is referred to yesod. the 7th is velun referred to malkuth. following this is shamayim containing 18,000 worlds, and also gehennah, and the garden of eden. the 9th is 18,000 more worlds wherein ab

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGICK SPELLS

ovens using ritual tools and learned invocations emphasising the goddess and her representative, the high priestess, as their head. the goddess is the archetype or source energy of the ultimate feminine power or principle. all the named goddesses represent aspects of particular qualities of the goddess in different cultures. her consort is the horned god and his representative in the coven is the high priest. though each coven is autonomous, formal wicca follows a system of degrees of learning and does not permit self-initiation. the high priest initiates the female members and the high priestess the male. they celebrate eight sabbats, or seasonal celebrations. there are, however, numerous forms of wicca and of witchcraft, many of which draw on ancient traditions. for example, the feminist

und for candles, crystals, incense, etc, and appoint one person to check and replenish supplies. large supermarkets have an amazing array of candles, incenses and oils, as do gift shops and herbal pharmacies, while on the internet there are a vast number of new age mailorder outlets. i have also listed some in the back of this book. appoint one person to organise a specific festival and to act as high priest or priestess for that occasion. hierarchies rarely work in less formal groups of friends. remember, too, that sometimes the most reticent member may prove the most dynamic at singing chants and raising energies. you may discover that particular members have special gifts -perhaps for leading the dancing or creating spontaneous rituals- but it is important that the most forward members

sations, and talking to people there. you can also visit healing festivals and buy established pagan magazines. take your time until everything feels right and you have answered all the questions you need to ask. no reputable coven will be in a hurry to sign you up- the reverse is usually the case. you certainly do not want to find yourself signing in blood, being initiated by having sex with the high priest or priestess or promising to fall on a sword should you leave the coven or betray their secrets. nor should you pay huge sums of money in advance for training; for membership of an established pagan organisation, yes, but these tend to ask for remarkably little. even a full druidic or goddess training, for example, costs no more than a few hundred pounds over several years. most covens

t* add a few grains of salt to the water and stir it, saying: may power thus be doubled, thus increased, as life joins life to create a greater force even than these* stand either just within or beyond the first circle perimeter* walk deosil round the circle, sprinkling the circle line, physical or envisaged, with your salt water. in formal rituals, the high priestess consecrates the salt and the high priest the water and they mingle them. the high priestess then creates the first circle and the high priest the second. casting a triple circle three is a sacred number in magick and for special ceremonies you can create a triple circle of both power and protection. the number three represents the three aspects of the god figure in many religions: the holy trinity, the triple goddess, the thr

d yet two, and all that is and has been and shall be, creative spirit of the universe, the cosmos and the smallest blade of grass. pick up the bowl of salt water and sprinkle a second circle deosil around the perimeter of the first, saying: salt and water, enclose, bless and protect you who have sustained life from the beginning and will so to the end. if others are present, a second witch or the high priest then sprinkles all present individually with the water, saying 'bless and protect* light the incense in the east (or add to it if it was lit before the ritual* create a third circle around the perimeter, saying: breath of life, bring purity, clarity and focus, force of life itself that flows alike within plant, tree, bird, animal, human and stone. bless and protect. you are now going t

ALEE J BOOK OF AIWASS

nd "by the continued multiplication of the first five numbers of the decimal scale" 36 chief "post centum viginti annos patebo. thus have i closed the tomb of the adepti in the mystic mountain of abiegnus (chief closes door of vault. third "ex deo nascimur" second "in hwchy morimur" chief "per spiritum sanctum reviviscimus (all present make l.v.x. signs in silenc"ethe book of aiwass by john allee high priest, first church of satan lord egan's proviso you have the choice of accepting or rejecting what i have to say. if you find it difficult or impossible to accept, i would advise you dismiss my concepts entirely, if you wish! why do i say this? my objective adheres to a set of satanic principles outlined by crowley, a man who also believed in praetor-human intelligences "the essence of ever

ALEISTER CROWLEY ACROSS THE GULF

h a simple fillet of green leaves- vervain and mandrake and certain deadly herbs of which it is not fitting to speak. now the priests of the veiled one were sore perplexed, for that never before had any boy been chosen priestess. for before the vows may be administered, the proofs of virginity are sought; and, as it seemed, this part of the ritual must be suppressed or glossed over. then said the high priest "let it be that we examine the first woman that he shall touch with his hand, and she shall suffice" now when i heard this, i thought to test the god; and, spying in the crowd, i beheld in loose robes with flushed face and wanton eyes, a certain courtesan well-known in the city, and i touched her. then those of the priests that hated me were glad, for they wished to reject me; and taki

utright 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 life. so concealing himself in the temple, he watched in the pool for the reflection of the glittering of the veil, while one by one we performed the adorations. and behind him and without stood the priests, watching for him to make a sing. this we knew not; but when it fell to me (the last) to adore that veiled one, beho

ere on the ridge i stood and gave thanks to the great gods of heaven, the aeons of infinite years, that i had come thus far. for at the sight of nilus new life began to dawn in me. chapter vi without any long delay i descended the slopes and entered the city. not knowing what might have taken place in thebai and what news might have come thither, i did not dare declare myself; but seeking out the high priest of horus i showed him a certain sign, telling him that i was come from memphis on a journey, and intended to visit thebai to pay homage at the shrine of isis. but he, full of the news, told me that the ancient priestess of isis, who had become priest of osiris, had been taken up to heaven as a sign of the signal favour of the god. where at i could hardly hold myself from laughter; yet

y host, went forth with him to the temple of isis. now their ritual (it appeared) differed in one point from that to which i was accustomed. thus, it was not death to intrude upon the ceremony save only for the profane. priests of a certain rank of initiation might if they pleased behold it. i, therefore, wishing to see again that marvellous glowing of the veil, disclosed a sufficient sign to the high priest. thereat was he mightily amazed; and, from the foot judging hercules, began to think that i might be some sacred envoy to inspector from the gods themselves. this i allowed him to think; meanwhile we went forward into the shrines and stood behind the pillars, unseen, in the prescribed position. now it chanced that the high priestess herself had this day chosen to perform the rite. this

iron. yet her might was but a mortal s; in a little she gave one gasp like a drowning man s; beer body slackened, and fell with its dead weight on mine, her mouth glued to mine in one dreadful kiss. dreadful; for as my mouth returned it, almost mechanically, the blood gushed from her nostrils and blinded me. i too, then, more dead that alive, swooned into bliss, into trance. i was awakened by the high priest of horus "come" he said "she is dead" i disengaged myself from all that weight of madness- and the body writhed convulsively as i turned it over- i kissed those frothy lips, for in death she was beautiful beyond belief, joyous beyond description- thence i staggered to the veil, and saluted with all my strength, so that it glittered under the force of my sheer will. then i turned me aga

rus "come" he said "she is dead" i disengaged myself from all that weight of madness- and the body writhed convulsively as i turned it over- i kissed those frothy lips, for in death she was beautiful beyond belief, joyous beyond description- thence i staggered to the veil, and saluted with all my strength, so that it glittered under the force of my sheer will. then i turned me again, and with the high priest sought his house. strange indeed was i as i went through the city, my new robes dark with blood of that most holy sorceress. but no one of the people dared so much as lift his eyes; nor spoke we together at all. but when we were come into the house of the high priest, sternly did he confront me "what is this, my son" and i weary of the folly of the world and of the uselessness of thing

did me reverence, abasing himself unto the ground even unto nineand- ninety times. and i spurned him and said "bring forth the dancing girl of sleep; for in the morning i will away to memphis" and she came forth, and i cursed her and cried "be thou the dancing girl of love" and it was so. and i went in unto her, and knew her; and in the morning i girded myself, and boarded the state barge of the high priest, and pillowed myself upon gold and purple, and disported myself with lutes and with lyres and with parrots, and with black salves,and with wine and with delicious fruits, until i came even unto the holy city of memphis. and there i called soldiers of pharaoh, and put cruelly to death all them that had accompanied me; and i burnt the barge, adrift upon the nile at sunset, so that the fl

and no shrine therein; for in that temple should the god be sacrificed unto himself. myself i made the god thereof; i powdered my hair with gold, and inwound it with flowers. i gilded my eyelids, and i stained my lips with vermilion. i gilded my breasts and my nails, and as god and victim in one was i daily sacrificed unto that strange thing that was none other than myself. i made my giant nubian high priest; and i endowed his wand with magic power, so that he might properly perform my rites. this he did to such purpose that many men from memphis and even from more distant towns, leaving their gods, came thither, and did sacrifice. then i appointed also the pale boy warder of the sanctuary: and he swore unto me to be faithful unto death. now there arose a great strife in memphis, and many

his had peace for awhile. but as for me, i mourned the loss of that young slave. i had his body embalmed as is not fitting for other than a king. and at the door of the temple i placed his sarcophagus beneath a hedge of knives and spears, so that there was no other access to my glory. like honour hath no slave had ever. thus then i abode three cycles of the season; and at the end of that time the high priest died. for mine was a strange and dreadful rite to do; none other, and none unfortified by magic power, could have done this thing. yet i too sickened of that everlasting sacrifice. i was become worn and wan; there was no blood but ice in my veins. i had indeed become all but a god. therefore i took the body of my nubian, and slew four young girls, and filled all the hollow spaces of hi

arth, and the earth rolled beneath me; yet of all this i knew nothing, for that i was all these things and none of them. moreover i was united with isis the mother of osiris, being yet her brother and her lord. woe, woe to me! for all this was but partial and imperfect; nor did i truly understand that which occurred. only this i knew, that i should return to my city of thebai, and rule therein as high priest of osiris, no longer striving to some end unheard-of or impossible, but quietly and patiently living in the enjoyment of my dignities and wealth, even as a man. yet one thing i saw also, that as isis is the lady of all nature, the living; and as osiris is the lord of the dead, so should horus come, the hawkheaded lord, as a young child, the image of all nature and all man raised above

d to thebai! so scarred and altered was i, though not yet thirty years of age, that they knew me not. so i offered myself as a serving-man in the temple of osiris, and i pleased the priests mightily, for by my magic power- though they thought it to be natural- i sang songs unto the god, and made hymns. therefore in less than a year they began to speak of initiating me into the priesthood. now the high priest at this time was a page 33 gulf.txt young and vigorous man, black-bearded in the fashion of osiris, with a single square tuft beneath the chin. him had they chosen after my departure in the whirlwind. and the high priestess was a woman of forty and two years old, both dark and beautiful, with flashing eyes and stern lips. yet her body was slim and lithe like that of a young girl. now

ALEISTER CROWLEY BOOK OF LIES

proclaim these adorations of thy name. he makes them as in liber legis, and strikes again eleven times upon the bell. with the burin he then makes upon his breast the proper sign [98] book of lies get any book for free on: www.abika.com 95 behold this bleeding breast of mine gashed with the sacramental sign! he puts the second cake to the wound. i stanch the blood; the wager soaks it up, and the high priest invokes! he eats the second cake. this bread i eat. this oath i swear as i enflame myself with prayer "there is no grace: there is no guilt: this is the law: do what thou wilt" he strikes eleven times upon the bell, and cries abrahadabra. i entered in with woe; with mirth i now go forth, and with thanksgiving, to do my pleasure on the earth among the legions of the living. he goeth for

ALEISTER CROWLEY MAGICK IN THEORY AND PRACTICE

ife, his love and his liberty- symbolised by his heart, his phallus, and his legs. it 238 is impossible to lay down precise rules by which a man may attain to the knowledge and conversation of his holy guardian angel; for that is the particular secret of each one of us; as secret not to be told or even divined by any other, whatever his grade. it is the holy of holies, whereof each man is his own high priest, and none knoweth the name of his brother's god, or the rite that invokes him. the masters of the a. a. have therefore made no attempt to institute any regular ritual for this central work of their order, save the generalised instructions in liber 418 (the 8th aethyr) and the detailed canon and rubric of the mass actually used with success by frater perdurabo in his attainment. this ha

ke on the fire of the thurible" i burn the incense-cake, proclaim these adorations of thy name "he makes them as in liber legis, and strikes again eleven times upon the bell. with the burin he then makes upon his breast the proper sign" 329 behold this bleeding breast of mine gashed with the sacramental sign "he puts the second cake to the wound" i stanch the blood; the wafer soaks it up, and the high priest invokes "he eats the second cake" this bread i eat. this oath i swear as i enflame myself with prayer "there is no grace: there is no guilt: this is the law: do what thou wilt "he strikes eleven times upon the bell, and cries" abrahadabra. i entered in with woe; with mirth i now go forth, and with thanksgiving, to do my pleasure on the earth among the legions of the living "he goeth fo

ALEISTER CROWLEY MEDITATION

silver, and the grip contains quicksilver, thus making the sword symbolic of the seven planets. but this is a phantasy and affectation "whoso taketh the sword shall perish by the sword" is not a mystical threat, but a mystical promise. it is our own complexity that must be destroyed. 89 here is another parable. peter, the stone of the philosophers, cuts off the ear of malchus, the servant of the high priest (the ear is the organ of spirit. in analysis the spiritual part of malkuth must be separated from it by the philosophical stone, and then christus, the anointed one, makes it whole once more "solve et coagula" it is noticeable that this takes place at the arrest of christ, who is the son, the ruach, immediately before his crucifixion. the calvary cross should be of six squares, an unfo

s the record of the past, so is the magick bell the prophecy of the future. the manifested shall repeat itself again and again, always a clear thin note, always a simplicity of music, yet ever less and less disturbing the infinite silence until the end. 112 chapter xv the lamen the breastplate of lamen of the magician is a very elaborate and important symbol. in the jewish system we read that the high priest was to wear a plate with twelve stones, for the twelve tribes of israel (with all their correspondences, and in this plate were kept the urim and thummin<divination> the modern lamen is, however, a simple plate which (being worn over the heart) symbolizes tiphereth, and it should ther

ALEISTER CROWLEY SEPHER SEPHIROTH

glp 114 tear (weeping (md gracious, obliging, indulgent nwnx science (dm brains nyxwm we wnxn 115 here am i ynnh the heat of the day mwyh mwx to make strong; vehement, eager qzx we wnxn) 116 doves mynwy the munificent ones mybydn primordial h)ly( artificial (counted only with mem final in s.s) mylglg 117 fog, darkness lpw) chief, duke; guide pwl) 118 to pass, renew, change plx to ferment (mx the high priest lwdg nhk the goddess nu (spelt in full :w:n 119 lydian-stone nxwb nb) beelzebub: the fly-god bwbzl(b weeping (subst) h(md abominable lwgp 120 samekh: a prop, support kms master l(k foundation, basis ydswm season; the time of the decree d(wm strengthening nykm prophetic sayings, or decrees: ghis days shall be h (hence gabra- melin h) mylm a veil, covering, screen ksm a name of god n( im

m lc) of whirling motions mylglgh nocturnal vision )ylyl yd hwzx it is filled )lmn coin (b+m ?termination of abr-amelim? mlym) 122 compelled by force hswn) revolutions [of souls] mylwglg evil possessing spirit qwbyd 123 a name of god implying kether, chokmah and binah (3, 4& 5 letters) myhl) hwhy hh) war hmxlm a blow; plague (gn pleasure, delight gn( an attack upon others, a violation, injury mgp high priest lwdgh nhk 124 an oak; hardness nswx pleasure, delight: eden nd( 125) thine hand (ps. 139:5; see s.d. 5:16) hkpk 126 a window hnml) darkness hlyp) a name of god )lg) ynd) hwhy hospitality nwlm horse sws on: a name of god (cf. 120; penalty of iniquity: gbeing taken away h nw( humble, afflicted wn( 127 material, natural (ar (b+wm 128 to withdraw, rescue, deliver; to equip for war clx good

an for ggreat house h) h(rp sphere; number; emanation hryps 356 expiations, atonements myrwpk a young mule rpw( spirits of the living nyyxd nyxwr 357 iniquity)#wn 358 shame hn#g shiloh shall come (gn. 49:10) hly )by gmessiach h: the messiah xy#m the serpent that initiated eve #xn (taking the three hehs in hwhyh) as concealing the mothers# m, we get iota: alpha: omega) mw)y) the breastplate of the high priest n#x renewed, restored #dwxm 359 the sacred wind my# satan: the adversary n# 360 shin: a tooth ny# the messiah hy#mh the sinew [of the thigh; the weakening (gn. 32:32& cf. hn#h, below. k.d. p.235) h#nh the change; the teaching; the sleep (see k.d. p.235) hn#h thunders mym(r crimson yn# ophir: earth ryp( 361 the arrangement of the sephiroth: 3-6-1 lord of earth (referred to malkuth; cf

d *nymy wings *mypnk bone; substance, essence; body *mc( divination; witchcraft *msq 761 ruin, destruction, sudden death *ns) 762 a structure; mode of building *nynb apertures *mybqn 764 gracious, obliging, indulgent *nwnx brains *nyxwm 765 and god blessed them myhl) mt) krbyw 766 they of the world *mlw( ymy 767 the elders (deut. 21:19 *mynqz demons; injurers *myqyzm 768 coppery, brassy yt#xn the high priest *lwdg nhk 770 going forth (said of the eyes of hwhy; lit. fem. gwanderers h) tw++w#m unfruitful, barren trq( strengthening *nykm a name of god *n( points, pricks, dots *mydwqn giants *mylpn thine enemy *kr( 771 the bearded countenance: a title of tiphareth nypn) ry# 772 seven years myn (b# 773 the stone (or stone channel) of drinking hyt#h nb) high priest *lwdgh nhk 774) the daughter o

rays, shine *nrq tooth *n# whole; irreproachable; perfect; wholeness; sincerity; perfection *mt 1001 you (masc. pl *mt) 1002 the bank of a stream rw)yh tp# an approach *nbrq 1004 the fruit of a tree yielding seed (rz (rz c( yrp grew fat; anointed *n#d 1006 instructions, glaws h (cf. 611) twrt the crown, summit, point; thorn (cf. 140 *cwq the ankles *mylwsrq 1008 winter *prx the breastplate of the high priest *n#x 1009 satan: the adversary *n# 1010 summer *cyq shin: a tooth *ny# craftiness, cunning *myl# witchcrafts, sorceries *myp#k 1011 foundations (ch *ny) the mountain zion *nwyc rh the essence of man *md)h t) the deep, the abyss (gn. 49:25 *mwht 1013 king of terrors *twhlb klm 1014 pertaining to autumn *prwx satan *n+#h demons *nyd# a seal *mtwx the gholy ones h (consecrated catamites k

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE LOST CONTINENT

n eight generations the difficulty was conquered, and telepathy* established. research then devoted itself to the task of doing without thought; this will be discussed in detail in the proper place. there was also a 'listener, three men who took turns to sit upon the highest peak, above the 'light- screens, and whose duty it was to give the alarm if any noise disturbed atlas. on their report that high priest charged with active governorship would take steps to ascertain and destroy the cause. the 'light-screens' spoken of were a contrivance of laminae of a certain spar such that the light and heat of the sun were completely cut off, not by opacity, but by what we call 'interference. in this way other subtle rays of the sun entered the 'house, these rays being supposed to be necessary to li

of death. the ghoulish and necromantic practices with which atlanteans have been unjustly reproached never occurred. a little vampirism, perhaps, in the early days before the perfecting of zro; but no atlantean was ever so stupid or so ignorant as to confuse death with life. beside this voluntary death only one danger existed. as the use of zro guaranteed life and health and youth--a centenarian high priest was no better than a kitten--so did its abuse spell instant corruption of those qualities. as mentioned above, now and then the zro itself was at fault, and caused epidemics; but from time to time there were deaths in a particularly loathsome form caused by what they called 'misunderstanding' the zro* such mistakes were particularly common in the early days of its discovery, and before

use, in an island since destroyed by order of the atla, had been called the house of blood, the inhabitants subsisting only on blood sucked from the living. the improvements in zro had changed all that; but the idea was the same, to live on the quintessence of life. hence while the 'houses' ate and drank zro, the high house drank its vapour. no children were born in it, and none below the rank of high priest dwelt there. except for one matter which was never thought of, though constantly spoken, the inmost mystery of the high house was the 'living atla. this had many names 'wordeater 'unshaven (because the razors of zro were turned on its hair 'fireheart 'beginning and end' and so on: but especially a word i can only translate as 'to her, a defective pronoun existing only in the dative. wh

icians could devise, continued to smile. this smile never left them during life, and the conscious superiority of it was so irritating, and so contrary to the harmony of life in atlas that the women were killed, and their companions for the future forbidden to approach the atla. whatever theories as to its nature may have been formed by the magicians were upset by a famous experiment. a most holy high priest, a man who at puberty had insisted on immediate marriage with all the women of his house, a magician who had formed four new compounds of zro, and discovered how to pass matter through matter, was honoured by the great death. on reaching the last corridor, where the concentrated spirals of zro vapour whirled up into the presence of atla, he bade farewell to the appointed listeners in t

ust not pass over in silence the question of sacrifice to the gods, to which a passing reference has already been made. such sacrifices were not very frequent; the victims were the 'failures, those who were useless to the social economy* as they represented capital expenditure, the object was to recover this, at least, since no interest could be expected. the victim was therefore handed over to a high priest or priestess, who extracted the life by an instrument devised for and excellently adapted to the purpose, so that it died of exhaustion. the life thus regained was given to 'the gods' in a manner too complex to be described in this brief account. the early age at which puberty occurred was due to design. the normal period of gestation had also been shortened to four months. this was al

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE SWORD OF SONG

s some poor mad max nordau is handy to call everything outside the kitchen the asylum. here, however, there is a substratum of truth. consider the intolerable long roll of names, all tainted with glorious madness. baudelaire, the diabolist, debauchee of sadism, whose dreams are nightmares and whose waking hours delerium; rollinat the necrophile, the poet of phthisis, the anxiomaniac; p ledan, the high priest of nonsense; mend s, frivolous and scoffing sensualist; besides a host of others, most alike in this, that, below the cloak of madness and depravity, the true heart of genius burns. no more terrible period than this is to be found in literature; so many great minds, of which hardly one comes to fruition; such seed of genius, such a harvest of whirlwind! even a barren waste of sea is le

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQ I 1

ore, interior truths were wrapped in external and perceptible ceremonies, so that men, by the perception of the outer which is the symbol of the interior, might by degrees be enabled safely to approach the interior spiritual truths. 8 but the inner truth has always been confided to him who in his day had the most capacity for illumination, and he became the sole guardian of the original trust, as high priest of the sanctuary. when it became necessary that interior truths should be enfolded in exterior ceremony and symbol, on account of the real weakness of men who were not capable of hearing the light of light, then exterior worship began. it was, however, always the type or symbol of the interior, that is to say, the symbol of the true and secret sacrament. the external worship would neve

ALEX SANDERS THE KING OF THE WITCHES

nic have been passed from generation to generation. white witchcraft is invariably confmed to doing good, restraining evil and promoting fertility. but although some attempt was made in the middle ages* often confused, erroneously, with the term 'coven. the latter is much more recent and refers to the basic organizational grouping of thirteen witches-six couples and a leader, or eleven priests, a high priest and high priestess. 2 to distinguish between beneficial and harmful magic, it had little effect on the treatment of the witches themselves. from being a joyous religion, witchcraft was changed overnight when, in 1484, pope innocent viii put his seal on e bull.t at condemned witches as heretics for interfering with fertility. from now on terror would invade the life ofanyone suspected o

d each evening he tatlght bill and eunice as his grandmother had taught him. despite their' heingchristian evangelists .theydecided they wanted to be initiated into witchcraft. in a simple ceremony 'using the ancient rituals but without drawing blood, he made 68 eunice a witch. afew weeks later,she in turniniti tedher husband. alex had his ftrstcoven evenifit didn't quite run to eleven witches, a high priest and a high priestess. although the pair were only first-grade witchesvtheyhadbettl properly initiated. it wara start. to fulftl'bill's wish to call,uponlesserangeis, they used solomon's system ofmagic. an.gels, inth language. ofmagic, ate not the winged creatures o(thechristians; noraretheythe sows of the dead. they are. spirits drawn froul.thegodhead, or centralpower of the universe,w

up his familiars, alex was finding.that. he could not get through to instruct them. all he was told was to fulfil his destiny by training the young couple. annoyed at finding himself balked, he called a coven meeting and told the group that he was going to put himself in a trance so that the powers could speak through him. he promised that he would obey any instructions that came and he told his high priest and high priestess to write down anything that was said. the results were astounding. a voice was heard, that of a middle-aged man who called himself nick demdike.in broad lancashire accents sprinkled with oaths, he claimed to have been a lancashire witch in the early seventeenth century. he had been thrown into gaol but. before being taken had flung his athame into a brook near whalle

t clairvoyants and that she would overcome her fears in time. but she preferred to read the tarot cards in spite ofthe doleful future that appeared to be awaiting her. there was no doubt that her mother was going to die. as maxine and paul had become proficient so quickly, alex decided that their second- and third-grade initiations could be combined. they both elected to stay with alex's coven as high priest and high priestess rather than form a new coven of their own, which they would be entitled to do. paul still had a tendency to use his powers frivolously, but it was usually for practical and harmless reasons. if he went into a crowded restaurant. he had only to concentrate on a table for its occupolj1ts either to leave precipitously or to find they had friends at another table whom th

hat would come with. the title. a pacificman by nature, he was content to passon the. teachings of the cult and try to help those in need. acting as arbiter in the innumerable disputes of his. heterogeneous band of followers. did not come to him naturally. in matters ofritual and dogma, his authorityantongst his covens was unquestioned anyway-why was it necessaryto appoint him king? the elder, or high priest, in each coven was usually able to sort outits difficulties; only the insoluble ones were referred to alex 'i'1u not god/he told. them 'lean do no more than anyone of you .they agreed,toa point, but went on to itemize the times over the .years when alex's authority had been questioned, challenged and even cursed .when he had first begun making public appearances to explain witchcraft a

as)ed .to. the thronr beside the altar and, when he :wasseated,the .chargeswere,r,ead. out to him. he,was askecl t6search.his soulj hjsmil1;d: q,.hj heart before he answered. three times;he wasaske& to':reply to the charges, and when hereliliain,ed sileji1;t, his .guilt :was accepted. he was to be bani hed,htitnot for theye a,n.d. day applicable to first. and "second-grade witches 'for. midj as a high priest and third-grader,!itwould befor ever jn this. life and any that might ,follow. sick at heart, alex :s ourged :paul the requisite: f'orty.tim,es, not hard enough to leave weals or draw blood ,but, sufficient to bruise. and still paul kept silent. he was dismissed roni the circle.and his name was rem6vedfrom the $ook of sh dqws. for some time alex. had been ,considering leayi,nghis manch

ified to enter into the presence of the gods. 8. with love and worship in their hearts, they shall raise power from their bodies to give power to the gods. 9. as has been taught of old. 10. for in this way only may men have communion with th 130 gods, for the gods cannot help man without the help of man. i i. and the high priestess shall rule her coven as the representative of the god. 12. andthe high priest shall support her as the representative of the god. il. and the high priestess shall choose whom she will. be he of sufficient rank, to be her high priest :1:4. for. as the god himself kissed her feet in the five-fold salute. laying his power at the feet of the goddess because of her youth and beauty. her sweetness and kindness. her wisdom and justice, her humility and generosity. is

s. 32. nor may he tell where the. covendom be. 33. or thecovenstead. 34..or where the meetings be. 35. and if any break these laws, even under torture, the curse of the goddess shall be upon them, so they may never be reborn on earth and may remain where they belong, in the hell of the christians. 36. let each high priestess govetn her coven with justice and love, with the help and advice .of the high priest and the elders, always heeding the advice of the messenger of the gods if he cometh. 37. she will heed all complaints of all brothers and strive to settle all differences among them. 38. but. it must be. recognized that there will always be people who will ever strive to force others to do as they will. 39. these are not necessarily evil. 40. andi they oft have. good ideas and such ide

ge and rnrns suspicion away from us. ii3. in england and scotland 'tis now many a year since a witch hath died the death. but any misuse of the power might raise the persecution again. ii4. so never break this law, however much you are tempted, and. never consent to its being broken in the least. 115. 1 you know it is being broken, you must work strongly against it. ii6. and any high priestess or high priest who consents to its breach must immediately be deposed for 'tis the blood of the brethren they endanger. 137 k.w.-1 0 ii7. do good, an it be safe, and only if it be safe. ii8. and strictly keep to the old law. ii9. never accept money for the use of the art, for money ever smeareth the taker 'tis sorcerers and conjurors and the priests of the christians who ever accept money for the use

ing to cause us to betray the art before them. 140. heed them not, for the art is holy and may only be used in need, and the curse of the gods be on any who break this law. 141. it ever be the way with women and with men also, that they ever seek new love. 142. nor should we reprove them for this. 143. but it may be found a disadvantage to the craft. 144. and so many a time it has happened that a high priest or a high priestess, impelled by love, hath departed with their love. that is, they have left the coven. 145. now if the high priestess wishes to resign, she may do so in full coven. 146. and this resignation is valid. 139 147. but if they should run off without resigning, who may know if they may not return in a few months? 148. so the law is, if a high priestess leaves her coven, she

be undesirable, it can easily be avoided by both persons from the outset firmly resolving in their minds to be as brother and sister, or parent and child. iss. and it is for this reason that a man may be taught only by a woman and a woman by a man, and women and women should not attempt these practices together. so be it ordained. 156. order and discipline must be kept. 157. a high priestess or a high priest may, and should, punish all faults. 158. to this end all the craft must receive correction willingly. 159. all properly prepared, the culprit kneeling should be told his fault and his sentence pronounced. 160. punishment should be followed by something amusing. 161. the culprit must acknowledge the justice of the punishment by kissing the hand on receiving sentence and again thanking f

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enter into the presence of the gods. with love and worship in their hearts, they shall raise power from their bodies to give power to the gods. 8. 9. as has been taught of old. for in this way only may men have communion with the gods, for the gods cannot help man without the help of man. 10. hps& hp 11. and the high priestess shall rule her coven as the representative of the goddess. 12. and the high priest shall support her as the representative of the god. 13. and the high priestess shall choose whom she will, be he of sufficient rank, to be her high priest. for, as the god himself kissed her feet in the five-fold salute, laying his power at the feet of the goddess because of her youth and beauty, her sweetness and kindness, her wisdom and justice, her humility and generosity, 14. 15. s

2. nor may he tell where the covendom be. 33. or the covenstead. 34. or where the meetings be. and if any break these laws, even under torture, the curse of the goddess shall be upon them, so they may never be reborn on earth and may remain where they belong, in the hell of the christians. 35. disputes let each high priestess govern her coven with justice and love, with the help and advice of the high priest and the elders, always heeding the advice of the messenger of the gods if he cometh. 36. 37. she will heed all complaints of all brothers and strive to settle all differences among them. but it must be recognized that there will always be people who will ever strive to force others to do as they will. 38. 39. these are not necessarily evil. 40. and they oft have good ideas and such ide

vantage and turns suspicion away from us. in england and scotland 'tis now many a year since a witch hath died the death. but any misuse of the power might raise the persecution again. 113. so never break this law, however much you are tempted, and never consent to its being broken in the least. 114. 115. if you know it is being broken, you must work strongly against it. and any high priestess or high priest who consents to its breach must immediately be deposed for 'tis the blood of the brethren they endanger. 116. 117. do good, an it be safe, and only if it be safe. 118. and keep strictly to the old law. payment never accept money for the use of the art, for money ever smeareth the taker 'tis sorcerors and conjurers and the priests of the christians who ever accept money for the use of t

us to betray the art before them. 139. heed them not, for the art is holy and may only be used in need, and the curse of the gods be on any who break this law. 140. resignations 141. it ever be the way with women and with men also, that they ever seek new love. 142. nor should we reprove them for this. 143. but it may be found a disadvantage to the craft. and so many a time it has happened that a high priest or a high priestess, impelled by love, hath departed with their love. that is, they left the coven. 144. 145. now if the high priestess wishes to resign, she may do so in full coven. 146. and this resignation is valid. but if they should run off without resigning, who may know if they may not return in a few months? 147. 148. so the law is, if a high priestess leaves her coven, she be

it can easily be avoided by both persons from the outset firmly resolving in their minds to be as brother and sister or parent and child. 154. and it is for this reason that a man may be taught only by a woman and a woman by a man, and women and women should not attempt these practices together. so be it ordained. 155. punishment 156. order and discipline must be kept. 157. a high priestess or a high priest may, and should, punish all faults. 158. to this end all the craft must receive correction willingly. 159. all properly prepared, the culprit kneeling should be told his fault and his sentence pronounced. 160. punishment should be followed by something amusing. the culprit must acknowledge the justice of the punishment by kissing the hand on receiving sentence and again thanking for pu

lowed to end of invocation of the horned god. candidate, properly prepared (in centre of circle, is bound and blindfolded as in the first degree, but with the addition of a blue cord bound about the knees. hierophant leads candidate to each quarter in turn, proclaiming: h: hear ye o mighty ones of the east [s, w, n, n, a duly consecrated priest(ess) and witch is now properly prepared to be made a high priest and magus (high priestess and witch queen. candidate is returned to center, facing altar. coven links hands and thrice circle c. candidate is now assisted to kneel and rebound securely, facing altar. hierophant says: h: to attain to this sublime degree, it is necessary to suffer and be purified. art thou willing to suffer to learn? c: i am h: i purify thee to take this great oath right

to thee. candidate's knees and ankles are now unbound, and he/she is assisted to rise. hierophant takes up oil and anoints c. at pubes, right breast, left hip, right hip, left breast, and above pubic hair again, saying: h: i consecrate thee with oil. and again with wine, saying: h: i consecrate thee with wine,?td> and lastly kisses candidate in the same pattern: h: i consecrate thee with my lips, high priest(ess) and magus (witch queen. the blindfold and cable-tow are now removed and the initiate is congratulated by coveners. h. takes up magic sword from altar, saying: h: you will now show the use of each of the working tools in turn. first the magic sword (s (initiate silently redraws circle and returns sword with a s) h: second the athame (s (initiate silently redraws circle and returns

even; where i gave thee twenty-one, return sixty-three (initiate gives 9, 21, 27, 63= 120 strokes with scourge) h: though hast obeyed the law. but mark well, when thou receivest good, so equally art thou bound to return good threefold. h. is unbound and assisted to rise, then leads initiate to wach quarter in turn, saying: h: hear ye, mighty ones of the east [s. w. n: n. has been duly consecrated high priest(ess) and magus (witch queen, h. leads initiate back to center of circle, saying: h: having learned this far, you must know why the wicca are called the hidden children of the goddess. proceed with the legend of the descent of the goddess. generally initiate and hierophant act the appropriate parts. h. appoints narrator and guardian. notes l published in janet and stewart farrar's the w

dle thou within our hearts a flame of love for our neighbours, to out foes, to our friends, to our kindred all, to all men on the broad earth; o merciful son of cerridwen, from the lowliest thing that liveth, to the name which is highest of all. hps then draws invoking pentagram before the hp and then hands the wand to him, together with the scourge. the maiden strikes a light and hands it to the high priest, who lights the cauldron or bonfire. he (carrying a wand) and the high priestess (carrying a sistrum) lead the dance, with the rest following in couples. each couple must leap over the fire. the last couple over the fire before it goes out must be well purified. the man must then give a fivefold kiss to each of the women, as the woman to the men, or any other penalty the hps shall deci

ut the covenstead with a quick, trotting step, singing: all: o do not tell the priests of our art, for they would call it sin; but we will be in the woods all night, a-conjuring summer in. and we bring you good news by word of mouth, for woman, cattle and corn, for the sun is coming up from the south with oak and ash and thorn. a ring dance follows after which the high priestess casts the circle. high priest draws down the moon upon the high priestess. all are purified in sacrifice before her. she then purifies the high priest at her own hands. all partake of cakes and wine followed by feasting and dancing and singing and the great rite, if at all possible, in token or truly. notes l derived from stewart farrar's what witches do, based on alex sanders' bos some parts expanded based on the

down the moon upon herself and all salute her. after a brief silence for contemplation, the ceremony of cakes and wine follows. notes l per stewart farrar's what witches do. autumnal equinox the altar is decorated with the symbols of autumn: pine-cones, oak sprigs, acorns, ears of grain, etc. after the circle has been cast, the coven stands in a ring facing inwards, men and women alternately. the high priest stands to the west of the altar and the high priestess to the east, facing each other. the high priestess recites: hps: farewell, o sun, ever-returning light, the hidden god, who ever yet remains, who now departs into the land of youth through the gates of death to dwell enthroned, the judge of gods and men, the horned leader of the hosts of air- yet even as he stands unseen about the

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in details, self-reliance. vices of ray: formalism, bigotry, pride, narrowness, superficial judgments, self-opinion over-indulged. virtues to be acquired: realisation of unity, wide-mindedness, tolerance, humility, gentleness and love. this is the ceremonial ray, the ray which makes a man delight in "all things done decently and in order" and according to rule and precedent. it is the ray of the high priest and the court chamberlain, of the soldier who is a born genius in organisation, of the ideal commissary general who will dress and feed the troops in the best possible way. it is the ray of the perfect nurse for the sick, careful in the smallest detail, though sometimes too much inclined to disregard the patients' idiosyncrasies and to try and grind them in the iron mill of routine. it

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bsequent one implies the foregoing. on the mountain near bethsaida was revealed to the three the secret which was disclosed to jesus at his baptism. that was after the harvest. a few weeks later it was known to the twelve, by the fact that peter at caesarea phillippi answered jesus' question out of the knowledge which he had attained upon the mountain. one of the twelve betrayed the secret to the high priest. this last revelation of the secret was fatal, for it brought about the death of jesus. he was condemned as messiah although he had never appeared in that role."19 this evokes in its entirety the question as to the nature of that mission which christ came to forward, and what constituted the will of god which he came to fulfil. three major points of view usually held by the orthodox ch

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per 2.2 initiation 2.3 satanism 2.4 left hand path 2.5 metaphysics 2.6 dogma vs doctrine 3.0 religion 3.1 the temple of set as a religion 3.2 set 3.3 the gift of set 4.0 magic 4.1 black magic 4.2 ritual practices 4.3 occult studies 5.0 the organization 5.1 membership in the temple 5.2 relations with other organizations 5.3 why the temple of set? 5.4 our reputation(s) 5.5 pylons and orders 5.6 the high priest 6.0 setians and setianism 6.1 activities 6.2 setians 6.3 why are we here? 6.4 miscellaneous 7.0 contact and information 7.1 formal and official contact 7.2 informal contact 7.3 friendly and neutral others 7.4 unfriendly others 7.5 getting more information 7.6 those stories about us 8.0 miscellaneous 8.1 miscellaneous links 8.2 faq/ref sources> 1.0 introduction the temple of set is prob

is achievable by a strengthening of the idealized self. in an increasingly post-christian world, the term "satanism" will become irrelevant. more discussion concerning the temple of set and satanism can be found in the ref document. you may also be interested in essays concerning the prince of darkness provided by balanone (http//www.bigfoot.com/ balanone/pod.html) and "concerning our patron" by high priest don webb (http//www.bigfoot.com/ balanone/patron.html. 2.4 left hand path the left hand path is the tradition of spiritual dissent. it is a process of using the ideas and actions of the seeker to create or realize an immortal, individual, potent, and powerful essence that will survive death. the left hand path is the quest for personal immortality, won by hard effort without grace of g

of set has no dogma, but it does have teachings. we're sometimes accused of having dogma because of these teachings. the ref document includes some discussion detailing the distinction i see between doctrine and dogma. there is some disagreement on this issue, primarily i believe because people use different definitions for dogma. for example, in reviewing a draft of this faq, magus don webb, the high priest, suggested i erred in my statement above: dw> actually the temple of set does have dogma: dw> 1. being and becoming are good. dw> 2. being and becoming can be enhanced by consciously chosen activities including magic. dw> 3. the temple of set, if properly maintained and used as a tool can be used to obtain being and becoming. dw> that's about it> 3.0 religion 3.1 the temple of set as a

darkness in ancient (pre-dynastic) egypt. whether set exists as an independent metaphysical being, or whether he's a symbol for man's most individualistic attributes, is a topic always under discussion somewhere in the temple of set. you may also be interested in essays concerning the prince of darkness provided by balanone (http//www.bigfoot.com/ balanone/pod.html) and "concerning our patron" by high priest don webb (http//www.bigfoot.com/ balanone/patron.html. 3.3 the gift of set the gift of set means so many different things depending upon whom you speak to. to some it's the gift of intelligence, to some it's consciousness, to some it's the ability to step back from the current moment/place to see/think about what's happening. to some it's the ability to work (or at least conceive of) m

s of exploration. they are places for the adept to specialize in pursuit of the specialized tools for their personal achievement. some orders, like the order of the vampyre or the order of the trapezoid, are well known beyond the boundaries of the temple walls, while others have lower profiles. the ref document includes more information, specifically concerning the order of the trapezoid. 5.6 the high priest- the high priest of the temple of set at this time is magus don webb- the high priest is chosen by the chairman of the council of nine, and serves indefinitely until he vacates the position or is removed from office by the chairman- the high priest serves as the president of the corporation. see the ref document for more information concerning the high priest of set> 6.0 setians and se

life" over the term "setianism" i find "setianism" a convenient term to use when i am referring specifically to the setian way of life, or to any combination of these ideas. 6.1 activities what do setians do? this topic is covered in the ref document. 6.2 setians 6.2.1 specific setians- executive director- can be contacted through the temple's postal address, or through email balfaq.ed@xeper.org- high priest- magus don webb can be contacted through the temple's postal address, or through email (balfaq.hp@xeper.org- dr. michael aquino- the founder of the temple of set can be contacted through the temple's postal address or through email (balfaq.maquino@xeper.org- balanone- this long -time member (and author of this document) can be contacted through the temple's postal address or through em

are setians pagans? that's a question which depends heavily upon your definition of "pagan" see the ref document for this discussion. 6.2.3 imposters if imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then how should you look at people who claim to be members of the temple of set and aren't? if you encounter someone online (or offline) who claims to be setian, how do you know if they really are? our high priest, magus don webb, offers an excellent answer in his essay "how to spot a setian (http//www.bigfoot.com/ balanone/spot.html. my personal answer is less meaningful, but they're techniques you might find useful* all members of the temple of set can be identified physically by their colored cloisonne point-down medallion, and by their membership card (with expiration date. if you have physi

p. we'll confirm those members' status* people who publicly claim to be members and aren't (in our view) are claiming to be part of that second group. we will therefore provide the information that such people are not members. there have been a few people who fall into that last group, as identified by members of our priesthood. these include* ravenwrld@aol.com- i am told he has claimed to be the high priest of the temple, and that he offers to sell the _crystal tablet. the high priest of the temple of set is don webb. no member of the temple may sell their tablet (past members may sell the copy they received from us- it's their property. however, they can sell only that one copy- they are not permitted to make additional copies for sale* reverend77x@aol.com- i am told he has claimed to be

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sons of jacob likewise. where are the traces of the jewish twelve tribes? nowhere. but there is a trace, and a good one, that the jews have tried to deceive people with the help of those names. for, see what happens ages after the ten tribes had wholly disappeared from babylon. ptolemy philadelphus, desiring to have the hebrew law translated for him into greek (the famous septuagint, wrote to the high priest of the jews, eleazar, to send him six men from each of the twelve tribes; and the seventy-two representatives (of whom sixty were ghosts apparently) came to the king in egypt and translated the law amid miracles and wonders. see butler's "horae biblicae" josephus, and philo judaeus[[vol. 2, page] 201 the transformation of the earth. in these red-haired and hair-covered monsters, the fr

teric influence attributed to this planet in occultism. there are other corroborations of it, however, in hebrew tradition itself. adam is spoken of in[[footnote(s* it is on that step that one arrives on the plane of the level or floor and open entrance to the king's chamber, the egyptian "holy of holies* the candidate for initiation always personified the god of the temple he belonged to, as the high priest personified the god at all times; just as the pope now personates peter and even jesus christ upon entering the inner altar- the christian "holy of holies[[vol. 2, page] 467 the etymology of "sacrament" maimonides (more nevochim "the guide of the perplexed- truly) in two aspects; as a man, like all others born of a man and a woman, and- as the prophet of the moon; the reason of which i

he assumption altogether. besides, there is the fact that jaho or iao was a "mystery name" from the beginning, for[[hebrew] and[[hebrew] never came into use before king david. anterior to his time, few or no proper names were compounded with iah or jah. it looks rather as though david, being a sojourner among the tyrians and philistines (2 samuel, brought thence the name of jehovah. he made zadok high priest, from whom came the zadokites or sadducees. he lived and ruled first at hebron[[hebrew, habir-on or kabeir-town, where the rites of the four (mystery-gods) were celebrated. neither david nor solomon recognized either moses or the law of moses. they aspired to build a temple to[[hebrew, like the structures erected by hiram to hercules and venus, adon and astarte. says furst "the very an

ssumes divine creative powers. apollo becomes the personification of seership, when he sends the astral double of aeneas to the battle field (ii. 431-53, and has the gift of appearing to his seers without being visible to other persons present (iliad, xvii, 322-36- a gift, however, shared by every high adept. the king of the hyperboreans, was, therefore, the son of boreas, the north-wind, and the high priest of apollo. the quarrel of latona with niobe (the atlantean race- the mother of seven sons and seven daughters personifying the seven sub-races of the fourth race and their seven branches (see apollodorus for this number- allegorizes the history of the two continents. the wrath of "the sons of god" or of "will and yoga" at seeing the steady degradation of the atlanteans was great (see "

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such similarities" there must be allowed for the zodiac a great antiquity indeed (see astronomie antique, pp. 63 to 74) again, if the bible is supposed to be an authority on any matter (and there are some who still believe so, whether from christian or kabalistical considerations, then the zodiac is clearly mentioned in ii kings, xxiii. 5. before the "book of the law" was "found" by hilkiah, the high priest (xxii, the signs of the zodiac were known and worshipped. they were held in the same adoration as the sun and moon, since the "priests, whom the kings of judah had ordained to burn incense. unto baal, to the sun, moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven" or the twelve signs or constellations, as the marginal note in the english bible explains (see ii. kings xxiii. 5, had

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wiles of aphrodite our lady his sweet mother: and all his jests and cruelties are spices in a confection cunning as no art may match. rejoice therefore in all his play, not remitting in any wise your own ardour, but glowing with the sting of his whips, and making of laughter itself a sacrament adjuvant to love, even as in the wine of rheims is sparkle and bite, like as they were ministers to the high priest of intoxication. it is also fit that i write to you of the importance of purity in love. now this matter concerneth not in any wise the object or the method of the practice: the one thing essential is that no alien element should intrude. and this is of most particular pertinence to the aspirant in that primary and mundane aspect of his work wherein he establisheth himself in the metho

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(there is actually very little black to be found in nature. but again, in the last instance it is your choice. jewelry in some traditions certain jewelry is used to signify rank. for example, in gardnerian witchcraft female witches of all degrees wear a necklace (signifying the circle of rebirth; the third degree high priestess wears a wide silver bracelet, with certain specific inscriptions; the high priest wears a torque-like gold or brass bracelet (again with certain signs on it; and the queen wears a crescent-moon crown of silver and a silver-buckled green garter. in other traditions different customs rule. generally many witches though females especially wear a headband. necklaces and pendants are very popular, including 'not a "garter-belt, as one writer once reported! b* cut\ figure

where he specifically represents the god, and the priestess may wear a goddess crown at certain rites where she specifically represents the goddess. these are not difficult things to make. in fact here are two or three possible ways to make the horned helmet (you might even be able to purchase one, if you search hard enough. replica "viking helmets" are made these days. one way horned helmet of a high priest 36/ buckland's complete book of witchcraft 'these forms of writing are also used in the making of charms and talismans and will be discussed further, in that context, in a later lesson. is to take a stainless steel or copper mixing bowl of the right size to fit your head. you may have to squeeze the sides inwards slightly to make it more of an ellipse than a circle. any handle, hook or

blood, nogoat's buttocks to kiss! after the oath comes the showing of the tools. each coven has a number of so-called "working tools. these are presented, one by one, to the initiate by the priest. as each one is presented its use is explained and, to show she has understood the explanation, the initiate lays her hands briefly on the tool..at the end of the ceremony the initiate is taken, by the high priest, around the circle to the four cardinalpoints. at each of these she is presented to the gods who are believed to be there witnessing the event as a newly made priestess and witch. anatomy of the occult raymond buckland, samuel weiser, ny 1977 42/ buckland's complete book of witchcraft after "death" the initiand then finds himself in the womb, awaiting his new birth. in some societies h

epresenting the god and the goddess, so one male and one female leader would seem to be the ideal. in the saxon tradition (and some few others) these are democratically chosen by the coven members: they lead for a year and then there is a re-election (if re-elected, their terms running concurrently or not, they are known in their sub- 53 54/ buckland's complete book of witchcraft sequent terms as high priest/ess, to indicate this experience. such a system has the distinct advantage of (a) precluding any ego-trips and power-plays by the priesthood (b) giving everyone who wishes a chance to lead the group and have the experience of running a coven and (c) allowing those good at the job to be re-instated, while conversely allowing the removal of any who abuse their position. however, in many

aving the ritual? what is it for? is it to celebrate a time of the year, seasonally (a sabbat? is it an esbat? handfasting? birth rite (wiccaning? get the purpose firmly in your mind at the outset so that you know where your emphasis will lie. look at the following, from one tradition of the craft "the high priestess recites the goddess' charge. 203 204/ auckland's complete book of witchcraft the high priest recites the invocation to the horned god. the coven dances, singing 'eko, eko, azarak. etc' they then chant the 'witches' chant [all the above is found repeated at all of the other sabbat rites of this particular tradition] finally the high priest says "behold the great mother who hath brought forth the light of the world. eko, eko, arida. eko, eko, kernunnos" that, basically, is the s

f the other sabbat rites of this particular tradition] finally the high priest says "behold the great mother who hath brought forth the light of the world. eko, eko, arida. eko, eko, kernunnos" that, basically, is the sum total of this particular tradition's sabbat rite. now, the question is: which sabbat is it? the only words said at this rite that are not said at the other seven sabbats are the high priest's final "behold the great mother who hath brought forth the light of the world. not to keep you in suspense, this is their imbolc sabbat rite. but who would know it? it has nothing, in the "words said, to indicate a celebration of that time of the year. by contrast, look at the following imbolc sabbat rite, from another tradition: priestess "now has our lord reached the zenith of his j

CASSANDRA EASON A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGIC

ovens using ritual tools and learned invocations emphasising the goddess and her representative, the high priestess, as their head. the goddess is the archetype or source energy of the ultimate feminine power or principle. all the named goddesses represent aspects of particular qualities of the goddess in different cultures. her consort is the horned god and his representative in the coven is the high priest. though each coven is autonomous, formal wicca follows a system of degrees of learning and does not permit self-initiation. the high priest initiates the female members and the high priestess the male. they celebrate eight sabbats, or seasonal celebrations. there are, however, numerous forms of wicca and of witchcraft, many of which draw on ancient traditions. for example, the feminist

nd for candles, crystals, incense, etc, and appoint one person to check and replenish supplies. large supermarkets have an amazing array of candles, incenses and oils, as do gift shops and herbal pharmacies, while on the internet there are a vast number of new age mail-order outlets. i have also listed some in the back of this book. appoint one person to organise a specific festival and to act as high priest or priestess for that occasion. hierarchies rarely work in less formal groups of seite 13 wicca01.txt friends. remember, too, that sometimes the most reticent member may prove the most dynamic at singing chants and raising energies. you may discover that particular members have special gifts -perhaps for leading the dancing or creating spontaneous rituals- but it is important that the

sations, and talking to people there. you can also visit healing festivals and buy established pagan magazines. take your time until everything feels right and you have answered all the questions you need to ask. no reputable coven will be in a hurry to sign you up- the reverse is usually the case. you certainly do not want to find yourself signing in blood, being initiated by having sex with the high priest or priestess or promising to fall on a sword should you leave the coven or betray their secrets. nor should you pay huge sums of money in advance for training; for membership of an established pagan organisation, yes, but these tend to ask for remarkably little. even a full druidic or goddess training, for example, costs no more than a few hundred pounds over several years. most covens

salt to the water and stir it, saying: may power thus be doubled, thus increased, as life joins life to create a greater force even than these. seite 27 wicca01.txt* stand either just within or beyond the first circle perimeter* walk deosil round the circle, sprinkling the circle line, physical or envisaged, with your salt water. in formal rituals, the high priestess consecrates the salt and the high priest the water and they mingle them. the high priestess then creates the first circle and the high priest the second. casting a triple circle three is a sacred number in magick and for special ceremonies you can create a triple circle of both power and protection. the number three represents the three aspects of the god figure in many religions: the holy trinity, the triple goddess, the thr

d yet two, and all that is and has been and shall be, creative spirit of the universe, the cosmos and the smallest blade of grass. pick up the bowl of salt water and sprinkle a second circle deosil around the perimeter of the first, saying: salt and water, enclose, bless and protect you who have sustained life from the beginning and will so to the end. if others are present, a second witch or the high priest then sprinkles all present individually with the water, saying 'bless and protect* light the incense in the east (or add to it if it was lit before the ritual* create a third circle around the perimeter, saying: breath of life, bring purity, clarity and focus, force of life itself that flows alike within plant, tree, bird, animal, human and stone. bless and protect. you are now going t

CASTING THE CIRCLE

moved) seite 181 wicca01.txt index (removed) end seite 1 casting the circle (luciferian) by michael ford draw circle in flour if not painted in temple. place a candle in each of the four cardinal directions. the altar can be on the ground, a table, rock or such. the altar should be in the center or just north of center of the circle. light the candles and the incense. the ritual facing north, the high priest and priestess kneel in front of the altar with him to her right. she puts the bowl of water (mixed with the ashes of the dead or grave soil) on the altar, places the point of her athame in it and says "i exorcise thee, o creature of water, the my sacred will exorcises from this all things unwilling to manifest according to my desire. bring the warmth and stillness of the great unconsci

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ng, the history of medicine in south carolina (spartanburg, s.c: reprint company, 1971, cited in wood, black majority, pp. 290.91. see also wood "people's medicine in the early south" p. 52. garden, a renowned botanist and physician in charleston, was the grandson and namesake of the anglican commissary of the early 1700s. 32. thomas bluett, some memoirs of the life of job, the son of solomon the high priest of boonda in africa (london: richard ford, 1734; and "olaudah equiano of the niger ibo" both reprinted in philip curtin, africa remembered\ 182\ narratives by west africans from the era of the slave trade (madison: university of wisconsin press, 1967, p. 80; winterbottom, account of the native africans, p. 266; robert voeks "african medicine and magic in the americas" geographical revi

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in which ramses iii is depicted as the god khepher. the image of khepher exists at a shrine in the eastern desert, which travelers would stop at before attempting a crossing to the east. ramses iii is a significant figure among setian emperors, because he is described in the great harris papyrus as xu thenru ast ast a ari-f em suten (translated as "he did many glorious things and mighty deeds as high priest. this phrase was incorporated in the book of coming forth by night to describe anton la vey, and providing a hidden link to the xepera xeper xeperu formula. the spell is not intended for illustrative purposes, although it does illustrate the myth of creation. it was an operative spell for survival across the expanse of the desert. this is an interesting moment. you are leaving behind t

DAVID ICKE CHILDREN OF THE MATRIX

ean. both were said to have introduced civilisation. both built a labyrinth. both died on a sea voyage to the west. both used seal impressions on clay and both used a linear script of sumerian type, or very similar. both had the same physical "aryan" appearance. minos was said to be the son of zeus, menes was descended from zagg (zeus. minos was a votary and priest of zeus; menes was a votary and high priest of zagg. minos was a giver of 54 children of the matrix figure 11: the aegean/mediterranean region has always been highly significant to the llluminati. the island of crete was the centre of the advanced minoan civilisation- another colony of the sumer-egyptian empire atlantis revisited 55 laws direct from zeus (another story constantly repeated around the world and used for the make-b

of revelation, chapter 12, verse 9 and chapter 20, verses 2 and 3 12. i found this story of maurice doreal's experiences on http//www.angelfire.com/ut/branton chapter 9 the dragon queens if you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything. mark twain he illuminati appear on the surface to be a male-dominated operation. but, in fact, the high priestess is as important in their rituals as the high priest and at the heart of illuminati symbolism is the worship of the goddess- the serpent goddess. the new age movement wants a return of the "goddess" because it is equated with female energy and releasing women from suppression. on that level, so do i. but it is vital for new agers and others to understand that this is not the "goddess" symbolism the illuminati and their placemen talk abou

the serpent was the "messiah. the many faces of the serpent cult 169 writers who have misrepresented the edda and other accounts, purposely and otherwise, have presented balder as the "good god. the chaldeans (the "children of khaldis" of lake van, who followed the serpent cult's mother-son religion, said that balder/tammuz was "the good god, the beautiful benign and faithful son; he was a divine high priest who died for the salvation of the chaldeans, his chosen people; he was sacrificed and descended into the underworld and he will return in a "second coming" to establish a new heaven and a new earth. almost exactly what the christians say about jesus. james churchward says, incidentally, that the chaldeans were a "sect, not a "people. the scandinavian legend says that balder had a spear

he goddess diana, and the blood rituals and human sacrifices to her. this site dates back at least to ad500 to 750 and it was here that kings (of the reptilian bloodline) in dispute over property would settle the issue in combat. as i mentioned earlier, the location today of this sacrificial site to the goddess diana/hecate is..the pont de l'alma tunnel! the word pont relates to pontifex, a roman high priest, and it means passage or bridge. alma comes from al-mah, a middle-eastern name for the moon goddess.18 so pont de l'alma translates as "bridge or passage of the moon goddess" and the adjoining place de l'alma is the "place of the moon goddess- and the moon goddess is diana/hecate/el. the amazon goddess cybele, who was worshipped in rome at the same time as hecate, was also known as alm

eate for the actors of their plays and works of admitted fiction."29 in the ancient mystery schools, long before "jesus, the spokesman for the god was called a petr or peter. this means "the rock. in the egyptian book of the dead, the name of the doorkeeper to heaven is petra. peter rushing into the water to greet jesus is part of a ritual from ancient egypt. the title peter was also given to the high priest in the babylon mystery school. peter further relates to phallic worship. the cock was a symbol of st peter and the very name peter comes from pater (phallus or male principle) and petra (phallic pillar. the cockerel, which can be seen on so many church steeples, is an expression of this and the christian churches are full of ancient sexual symbolism. the countless references to "pillar

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ssors, the christian priests, the rabbis and thepriesthoods of islam, hinduism and all the rest. the roman catholic title of cardinalcomes from the word cardo meaning hinge and relates to nimrods role as guardian ofthe door to heaven.10 the babylonian priests even established a governing body theycalled the grand council of pontiffs, a name later transferred to the church of rome.11the babylonian high priest, who instructed the inner circle initiates, was known as..peter, meaning the great interpreter. the feast day of the christian st peter wastraditionally celebrated on the day the sun entered the astrological house of aquarius,the very day that eannus and janus were honoured!12 the babylonian religion, like allthe look-alikes that were to follow, consisted of two levels. the masses were

ion. it is alsothe origin of the aryan master race nonsense which obsessed the nazis and the secretsocieties which created them. the hero of the freemason secret society to this day is themythical hiram abif, the so-called builder of king solomons temple. abif is supposedto have been a phoenician. the grandfather of the famous egyptian pharaoh akhenaten,the father of tutankhamen, was a phoenician high priest. the phoenix, the mythicalbird of egypt, was in fact the sun bird of the phoenicians, the emblem of the sun god,bil or bel, and as it has been later symbolised, a peacock or an eagle.29 evidence hasemerged in recent years about pyramids on mars, when the nasa scientists, vincentdipietro and gregory molenaar, discovered six enormous pyramids like those in egyptin the cydonia region of m

mis, and tammuz, their version ofjesus. mithra was said to be the son (sun) of god who died to save humanity and givethem eternal life. one classic symbol of mithra was as a lion with a snake curled aroundhis body, while he holds the keys to heaven. this is more nimrod symbolism and theorigin of the story of st peter, one of jesus 12 disciples, holding the keys to heaven.peter was the name of the high priest in the babylon mystery school. after an initiateof the mithran cult had completed the ritual, the members had a meal of bread and winein which they believed they were eating the flesh of mithra and drinking his blood.mithra, like a long list of pre-christian gods, was said to have been visited by wise menat his birth who brought him gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. the same was s

iquity. someresearchers say that the upper hierarchy appears to consist of the council of 3, thecouncil of 5, the council of 7, council of 9, council of 13, council of 33, the granddruid council, the committee of 300 (also known as the olympians, and thecommittee of 500. many groups have no name to avoid detection.1 im sure that thereis one, maybe two, people, sitting atop this pyramid, a sort of high priest and highpriestess of the world because, as i will expand on later, the most important hierarchy towhich all others are subordinate is the satanist hierarchy. if you want to control thegame, you have to control all sides and this structure allows that to happen. thebrotherhood control the fors and the againsts in politics, banking, business, themedia, and politics. they have agents in a

s to her. this site datesback at least to 500-750 ad and it was here that kings in dispute over property wouldsettle the issue in combat. according to legend, anyone killed there goes straight toheaven and sits at the right hand of god. now get this: the location today of thisunderground sacrificial site for the goddess diana is. the pont de lalma tunnel!the word pont relates to pontifex, a roman high priest, and it means passage orbridge. alma comes from al-mah, a middle eastern name for, wait for it. the moongoddess. so the pont de ualma translates as bridge of the moon goddess and theadjoining place de lalma is the place of the moon goddess. and the moon goddessis diana. it can also translate as bridge of the soul and a maiden of the goddessdiana was called an al-mah! this is why henri

DEMONIC BIBLE

hree or more times. 9. both drink from chalice as a sign of communion with the forces of darkness. 10. celebrant and partner come together in sexual union. 11. extinguish candles; allow light to once again enter the ritual chamber. the rituals of the demonic bible may be undertaken by a group or coven. if this is the case, each participant chooses a dark god/goddess as his personal archetype. the high priest performs the rituals to cross the gates of hell and become the devil incarnate. he then adopts the name of a particular archetype, such as satan or lucifer, and is known from then on by that name within the coven. he then initiates the high priestess so that she becomes the manifestation of the dark goddess. she assumes the name of a particular archetype such as hela, hecate, or diana

nd become the devil incarnate. he then adopts the name of a particular archetype, such as satan or lucifer, and is known from then on by that name within the coven. he then initiates the high priestess so that she becomes the manifestation of the dark goddess. she assumes the name of a particular archetype such as hela, hecate, or diana. the other priests and priestesses are then initiated by the high priest or high priestess (as appropriate) and become the manifestations of various devils and dark gods. members of the congregation are then initiated either by a priest, a priestess, the high priest, the high priestess, by several members of the group, or by the entire coven depending on the exact nature of the initiatory rite the group adopts. i have stated previously that ritual paraphern

plaque above altar, upside-down cross (on front of altar or below wall plaque, black hooded robes (worn by all participants, baphomet amulets or pentagram amulets (worn by all participants) group ritual 1. make any preliminary preparations for the ritual. 2. participants dress in hooded black robes and wait outside the ritual chamber. 3. light 2 black candles and place them in candle holders. 4. high priest& high priestess enter the ritual chamber carrying the candle holders. 5. high priestess removes her robe and sits on the altar with her legs spread. 6. high priest lights the incense burner, places one of the candle holder in each of the high priestesses hands and places the chalice between her thighs. 7. high priest rings the bell nine times, thus purifying the air. 8. high priest wal

in each of the high priestesses hands and places the chalice between her thighs. 7. high priest rings the bell nine times, thus purifying the air. 8. high priest walks counter-clockwise around the circle, swinging the incense burner while reciting the incantation i am satan, i am lucifer, i am the devil incarnate; i am belial, i am leviatan, i am the devil incarnate he drinks from the chalice. 9. high priest sprinkles unholy water to the south, the east, the north, and the west while saying, i have crossed the gates of hell and have become the devil incarnate; i am satan, i am lucifer, i am belial, and i am leviatan. 10. high priest strikes the gong three times, signaling the congregation to enter. 11. participants enter the chamber in a procession and take their places by rank. 12. there

the south, the east, the north, and the west while saying, i have crossed the gates of hell and have become the devil incarnate; i am satan, i am lucifer, i am belial, and i am leviatan. 10. high priest strikes the gong three times, signaling the congregation to enter. 11. participants enter the chamber in a procession and take their places by rank. 12. there is a moment of silent meditation. 13. high priest breaks the silence by reciting the preliminary statement. 14. congregation repeats each line of the preliminary statement after the high priest. 15. high priest recites the invocation three times. 16. high priest and high priestess recite the invocation three times. 17. entire congregation recites the invocation three times. 18. high priest repeats the invocation one last time, calling

after the high priest. 15. high priest recites the invocation three times. 16. high priest and high priestess recite the invocation three times. 17. entire congregation recites the invocation three times. 18. high priest repeats the invocation one last time, calling the particular spirit or spirits invoked into his body. 19. by rank, participants approach the altar and drink from the chalice. 20. high priest reads any requests to the forces of darkness and burns them. 21. high priest presents to the forces of darkness any gifts which have been brought. 22. new members are brought into the chamber and initiated at this time. 23. other activities may be carried out within the ritual chamber, then 24. the gong is struck three times signaling the participants that they may leave. 25. when all

ds any requests to the forces of darkness and burns them. 21. high priest presents to the forces of darkness any gifts which have been brought. 22. new members are brought into the chamber and initiated at this time. 23. other activities may be carried out within the ritual chamber, then 24. the gong is struck three times signaling the participants that they may leave. 25. when all have left, the high priest and high priestess complete the sexual ritual. 26. high priest rings the bell nine times, and then extinguishes the candles. 27. high priest and high priestess leave the ritual chamber. concerning the gods the demonic bible adopts the classical names which various cultures have given to the dark god or dark goddess through history. it should be understood by the practitioner that these

d penis. the egyptian god set was originally a female deity and was identified with isis. the goddess set carried as a talisman the severed penis of osiris. isis and set, like the babylonian ishtar and ereshkigal, represent life and death and are both aspects of the dark goddess of chaos, tiamat. it was often said that witches of the middle ages gathered in covens of twelve women 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 ra

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in 1974 about gardner and wicca, mentioning that wiccan is a saxon word which means enlightened ones and not wise ones, referring to those who were enlightened from paganism to christianity. pace suggested that he gave the word wicca along with his associates to gardner, apparently as a joke. gerald gardner did not get the joke. obviously, charles pace was meaning that light heartened as he was a high priest in a coven under the wiccan and gardner concepts, even though he had a nasty falling out when them in the mid 70 s. in necrominion, the book of shades it is reportable that his teachings of the sethanic cult of masks were focused on selftransformation and luciferian concepts. alexander sanders, an associate of charles pace, made mythological reference to set and black witchcraft in his

DICTIONARY GLOSSARY OF OCCULT TERMINOLOGY

the assisting adept and a primary member of clergy (priest/ priestess) of a working lodge of the society whose station is at the black pillar in regular working, or at the west end of the hall during initiations to symbolize a terrible and avenging force at the confines of matter, at the borders of the qlippohth being enthroned upon matter and robed in darkness (black. hierophant: originally, the high priest of the greek mysteries at eleusis. more generally, any priest of the mysteries who reveals sacred secrets to initiates and candidates during initiation. in the order of the astral star, the chief officer of a stellar temple [s.t. the principle adept and ranking clergy (high priest/ high priestess) of a working lodge of the society whose station is at the east- the direction of light in

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tree form a most practical and exact system of mystical development; and one that is peculiarly valuable in that it is equilibrated, for the different aspects of manifestation are, as it were, dissected out and dealt with in turn, nothing being neglected. by the time we have trodden all the paths of the tree we shall have learnt the lessons of death and the devil, as well as of the angel and the high priest. chapter x the paths upon the tree 1. the sepher yetzirah refers to the ten sephiroth theni selves, as well as the lines connecting them, as paths, and justly so, for they are all equally channels of divine influence; but it is usual in practical working to consider the lines between the sephiroth only as the paths, and the sephiroth themselves as spheres upon the tree. this is one of

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ecruiting followers (who will be looking for satanic baptism rituals, but its desire to keep followers (who will be looking for wedding, funeral, and other similar rituals) is slim or even against its own interest. the church of satan explains that a wedding ritual can only be performed by a church of satan appointed official: the official marriage rite used by the church of satan was authored by high priest gilmore and is not available online or to members or the public. it is now only presented to members of the priesthood of mendes who are about to perform it [20] the explanation also reveals that apparently the original wedding ritual by anton lavey has now been replaced with a new one by peter gilmore (high priest of the church of satan, which according to the church of satan is to be

than glorious demise is criticized with no ulterior motives, with motives of devotion to facts, etc. the leader is criticized because it will affect those church of satan followers whose primary devotion is anton lavey. it is understandable why church of satan followers are perceived as people with personality cult mentality when, for example, peter gilmore solemnly states that: dr. lavey is our high priest, because he is certainly the most advanced person in the church of satan. he is truly a brilliant man and one that we can all learn from. actually, he never ceases to amaze me with, er, the wondrous things that he s experienced and has to teach [56] when a church of satan follower reveres anton lavey as the foremost satanist and at the same time considers his ideology to be a recipe fo

cause had convinced his original home study group of an unusual past and was forced to keep up the appearance. evidently the church of satan wants to draw from the mystery of a very special person, or the church of satan would have ceased to emphasize his remarkable life. it is noteworthy that the church of satan membership card shown in figure 1 displays the text anton szandor lavey/ founder and high priest, because it is very unusual for a membership card to display another person s name unless it is a fan club membership card. although the church of satan s appeal to irrelevance is valid, clearly it does not reflect the church of satan s use of anton lavey s sinister image. lies provide a clue to one s values, because a storyteller lies about that which he finds important, and the parti

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y. abaddon is the name given by st. john in the apocalypse to the king of the grasshoppers. he is sometimes regarded as the destroying angel or prince of the underworld, also synonymous with apollyon (rev. 9:11 (see also black magic) sources: barrett, francis. the magus. london, 1801. reprint, new hyde park, n.y: university books, 1967. 1 abadie, jeannette see jeannette d abadie abaris a scythian high priest of apollo and a renowned magician. he chanted the praises of apollo, his master, so flatteringly that the god gave him a golden arrow on which he could ride through the air like a bird. therefore, the greeks called him the aerobate. pythagoras, his pupil, stole this arrow from him and thus accomplished many wonderful feats. abaris foretold the future, pacified storms, banished disease

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 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 th

nd asked him to help find a herd of lost donkeys (1 sam. 9) it would be samuel s duty to oversee the transition of israel from the rule of the judges to that of a king and to choose the first king, saul. as the jewish priesthood developed, a method of divining god s will for the nation revolved around the use of some stones known as the urim and thummin. these stones, worn as a breastplate by the high priest, have been lost to history, and there is much speculation as to their exact nature. however, it is agreed that they functioned as oracle stones and were used to answer questions (deut. 33:8. in possibly the single most famous account with occult implications in the bible (1 sam. 28, saul had lost favor with god for his disobedience and had been cut off from the common means of divinati

ed to mysticism has been attributed to the clarity with which he sets down his ideas and convictions. throughout the latter half of the seventeenth century, his works were translated into a number of different languages. they proved an inspiration to william law, the author of christian perfection and a serious call to a devout life. since then various religious bodies that regard boehme as their high priest have been founded in great britain and in holland, while in america, the sect known as the philadelphians owe their dominant tenets to him. sources: boehme, j. aurora. london: john m. watkins, 1960. the confession of jacob boehme. new york: harper, 1954. mysterium magnum. london: john m. watkins, 1965. the signature of all things. london: james clarke, 1969. six theosophic points. lans

e cosmos is not dead matter but a living presence that the soul of man is immortal, that the universe is so built and ordered that without any peradventure all things work together for the good of each and all, that the foundation principle of the world is what we call love and that the happiness of every one is in the long run absolutely certain. buckland, raymond (brian (1934) author and wiccan high priest who, with his wife, rosemary buckland, introduced gardnerian witchcraft into the united states. buckland was born august 31, 1934, in london, england, where he attended high school. he served in the royal air force, 1957.59, and earned a ph.d. in anthropology at king s college, cambridge. when he was 12 years old, buckland s uncle loaned him a book on spiritualism. a vivacious reader

elements of the gardnerian tradition. in 1973 he turned the leadership of the gardnerian movement over to another couple, lady theos and phoenix, and created a new non-secret form of witchcraft that he called seax (or saxon) wicca. he presented this new witchcraft in a 1974 book, the tree: the complete book of saxon witchcraft. that same year he also married joan helen taylor, who became his new high priest. buckland then developed a correspondence course in seax wicca, which he offered through the 1970s. he also moved to southern california where his approach to the craft evolved. he continued to write on a wide variety of magical and witchcraft themes and his latest books include practical color magick (1983, complete book of witchcraft (1986, and the secrets of gypsy fortunetelling (19

rines, and drinking vessels. magicians in australia and elsewhere used rock crystal in rainmaking ceremonies. rock crystal shaped into polished balls was also the favorite material for crystal gazing (see also crystal skull) from ancient times crystal objects have been used as amulets and talismans. in ancient israel, 12 stones (one for each of the 12 tribes) were placed on the breastplate of the high priest (see exodus 39. later, 12 gemstones were identified with the 12 signs of the zodiac. these survive today as birthstones. sources: bonewitz, ra. cosmic crystals: crystal consciousness and the new age. van nuys, calif: newcastle publishing, 1983. crow, w. b. precious stones. new york: samuel weiser, 1968. crystal skull ancient mayan skull shaped from rock crystal, discovered at lubaantun

names of the deity (see kabala. the divine name yahveh is greater than i am that i am, since the latter signifies god as he was before the creation, the absolute, the unknowable, the hidden one, while but the former denotes the supreme manifestation, the immanence of god in the cosmos. in the course of time, the divine name was preserved as a tradition but only whispered aloud once a year by the high priest when he entered the holy of holies in the temple on the day of atonement. in general usage, the name was indicated by secondary terms such as elohim (the god, adonai (the lord, or sabaoth (lord of hosts) to avoid the true name s being profaned. the shemhamforash (name that rusheth through the universe) was the greatest of mysteries of kabalistic folklore, which contains many stories of

ding to the story, saul was about to fight his climactic battle with his traditional enemies, the philistines. it was common prior to battle for him, the first king of the jewish tribes, to seek supernatural guidance. previously, he had several sources available to him, the most important being the seer samuel. he could also consult dreams, cast lots, or refer to the mysterious stones worn on the high priest s breastplate called the urim and thummin. however, samuel was dead and saul had been cut off from yahweh, the hebrew deity, because of his disobedience. in his desperation, saul turned to the ob, a practitioner of one of the neighboring religions who had occult powers. he asked the woman to bring up the spirit of samuel, his deceased seer advisor, who appeared and affirmed what saul a

the site of regular rituals, especially the major pagan festivals which mark the solar cycle approximately every six weeks (at the solstices and equinoxes and halfway between. it also became the location for a round of summer programs, including the annual pagan spirit gathering. in 1984, fox and alan ended their relationship. two years later fox married dennis carpenter, who now functions as the high priest for circle. by this time, circle sanctuary became the focus of two controversies: one within the pagan community over the propriety of the community supporting the sanctuary, which was owned by a private (albeit a nonprofit) corporation; and a more intense one created by neighbors offended by the existence of a center for witches in their midst. both controversies were eventually resol

em, made them tipsy, and threw them all into a dungeon. they were eventually released by kunhild, a mortal woman, who also returned their weapons. they took laurin prisoner and carried him to bern, where he converted to christianity and received kunhild in marriage. sources: macdowall, m. w. epics and romances of the middle ages. london: s. sonnenschein, 1896. lavey, anton (1930.1997) founder and high priest of the church of satan. howard anton szandor lavey was born in chicago on april 11, 1930. as a youth he became interested in magic and the occult. shortly after world war ii, he dropped out of high school and joined the circus, where he trained the big cats and learned stage magic. in the early 1960s he married his second wife, diane hegarty, and they organized late-evening occult meet

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joseph ennemoser in his book the history of magic (1847, magiusiah, madschusie signified the office and knowledge of the priest, who was called mag, magius, magiusi, and afterward magi and magician. the philosopher j. j. brucker maintained that the primitive meaning of the word was fire worshiper and worship of the light, an erroneous opinion. in modern persian, the word is mog; mogbed signifies high priest. the high priest of the parsees at surat was called mobed. others derive the word from megh, meh-ab signifying something that is great and noble; zoroaster s disciples were called meghestom. eusebe salverte, author of des sciences occulte (1829, stated that these mobeds were named in the pehivi dialect magoi. they were divided into three classes: those who abstained from all animal foo

ek legends there are allusions to the sacred character of the eleusinian mysteries. from the fifth century their organization was in the hands of the athenian city, the royal ruler of which, along with a committee of supervision, undertook the general management. the rites took place at the city of eleusis and were celebrated by a hereditary priesthood, the eumolpedie. they alone (or rather their high priest) could penetrate into the innermost holy of holies, but there were also priestesses and female attendants of the goddesses. the celebration of the mysteries was somewhat as follows: in the month of september the eleusinian holy things were taken from the sacred city to athens and placed in the eleusinion. these probably consisted to some extent of small statues of the goddesses. three

sity books, 1974. onyx a precious stone whose properties were believed to resemble those of jasper; it was also supposed to increase saliva in boys and cause bad dreams. if applied to the eye, it was believed to remove anything noxious. the onyx was also believed to create strife, cause melancholy, and cure epilepsy. according to the bible, an onyx was the eleventh stone in the breastplate of the high priest (exod. 28:20, but it is possible that this stone (in hebrew, shoham) is known today as beryl. oomancy a system of divination using the outer and inner forms of eggs. one method was to break an egg into a glass of water and interpret the shapes assumed by the white (see also ooscopy) sources: waite, arthur edward. the occult sciences. n.p, 1891. reprint, secaucus, n.j: university books

towards signs inscribed on the surface of a stone slab. the author stated that probably pythagoras, in his travels among the eastern nations, observed some such apparatus in use amongst them and adapted his idea from them. another trace of some such communicating mechanism is found in the legend told by the scandinavian blomsturvalla of how the people of jomsvikingia in the twelfth century had a high priest, one volsunga, whose predictions were renowned for their accuracy throughout the land. he had in his possession a little ivory doll that drew with a pointed instrument on parchment or other substance, certain signs to which the priest had the key. the communications were prophetic utterances, and it is said in every case they came true. the writer who recounted this legend thought it p

from the sanskrit sanipriya, i.e, dear to the planet saturn. next to the diamond, it is the hardest mineral; its true color is blue, but it may also be red, yellow, violet, green, or brown. it was also known in ancient times as lapis lazuli. according to folklore, the vision seen by moses and the law given to him were inscribed on sapphire. the sapphire was one of the twelve stones on the jewish high priest s breastplate, located on the second row in the middle. it attained an eschatological significance as a foundation stone for the new jerusalem (isaiah 54:11 and rev. 21:19. when roman catholics select a new pope, a gold ring set with a sapphire is traditionally placed on his ring finger, symbolizing marriage to the church. buddhists ascribed sacred magical power to the sapphire and bel

ould have great value in the treatment of disease. sardius (or sard) a precious stone that is a variety of cornelian, varying in color from pale yellow to reddish orange. according to ancient tradition, it is an antidote to the onyx. it was believed to prevent unpleasant dreams, to make its possessor wealthy, and to sharpen the wit. it was one of the twelve stones in the breastplate of the jewish high priest and a foundation stone of the new jerusalem yet to appear (revelation 21:20. sardou, victorien (1831.1908) famous french dramatist and member of the academie francuise who attracted considerable attention in spiritistic circles in the 1860s with curious automatic drawings, signed bernard palissy, of jupiter. he was born on september 5, 1831, in paris. for a short period, he studied med

these subterranean chambers: there were four chambers above ground and four below. the latter were arranged according to their purpose in such a way that one front chamber served as chapel and sanctuary for the idols, which were placed on a great stone which served as an altar. and for the most important feasts] which they celebrated with sacrifices, or at the burial of a king or great lord, the high priest instructed the lesser priests or the subordinate temple officials who served him to prepare the chapel and his vestments and a large quantity of the incense used by them. and then he descended with a great retinue, when none of the common people saw him or dared to look in his face, convinced that if they did so they would fall dead to the earth as a punishment for their boldness. and

in this sort of prayer with hideous grimaces and writhings, uttering inarticulate sounds, which filled all present with fear and terror, till he came out of that diabolical trance and told those standing around the lies and fabrications which the spirit had imparted to him or which he had invented himself. when human beings were sacrificed the ceremonies were multiplied, and the assistants of the high priest stretched the victim out upon a large stone, bareing his breast, which they tore open with a great stone knife, while the body writhed in fearful convulsions and they laid the heart bare, ripping it out, and with it the soul, which the devil took, while they carried the heart to the high priest that he might offer it to the idols by holding it to their mouths, among other ceremonies; a

n of these indians that, in the belief of the happy life which awaited them, many who were oppressed by diseases or hardships begged this infamous priest to accept them as living sacrifices and allow them to enter through that portal and roam about in the dark interior of the mountains, to seek the great feasting places of their forefather. and when anyone obtained this favour the servants of the high priest led him thither with special ceremonies, and after they had allowed him to enter through the small door they rolled the stone before it again and took leave of him, and the unhappy man, wandering in that abyss of darkness, died of hunger and thirst, beginning already in life the pain of his damnation; and on account of this horrible abyss they called this village liyobaa, the cavern of

se is a nonconscious environment possessed of mechanical consequences. however, the deity set can on occasion violate the laws. over the millennia, set has altered the genetic makeup of human beings in order to produce an enhanced nonnatural intelligence. the temple works to identify and develop this enhanced ability in selected individuals. it is governed by a council of nine, which appoints the high priest of set. members are organized into six initiatory degrees: setian, adept, priest(ess) of set, master of the temple, magus, and ipsissimis. the temple of set may be contacted at p.o. box 470307, san francisco, ca 94147. it publishes the newsletter scroll of set. while the work occurs primarily on the individual level, the temple provides a variety of resources for the individual to deve

m rite group, established thee satanic church, opened an occult book store in chicago, and began the periodical psychic standard. the group gradually dropped their satanic elements, the psychic standard ceased publication in 1980, and shortly afterwards the church was dissolved. thee satanic church of the nethilum rite thee satanic church of the nethilum rite was founded around 1970 in chicago by high priest terry taylor and evelyn paglini and went public in 1971. the church opposed the satanisn of anton s. lavey and the church of satan, founded in 1966, contending that lavey did not believe in the actual existence of satan. in contrast, the nethilum rite church taught that satan was the epitome of god s creation who possessed all of the power and knowledge of the universe. members of the

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, and work myself, and sometimes i get frustrated with it. on the whole, however, she was convinced that abram was a positive influence in her life. further reading rojcewicz, peter m, 1984. the boundaries of ortho- doxy: a folkloric look at the ufo phenomenon. ph.d. dissertation. university of pennsylvania, philadelphia. adama adama, who channels through dianne robbins, is an ascended master and high priest of telos, the great lemurian city now located under mount shasta in northern california. because of his pure thoughts, adama, like the million other persons who live in the city, is able to live for hundreds of years. he is currently more than six hundred years old. he is a descendant of the lemurians who fled inside the mountain when lemuria and all else on earth s surface were destro

FELDMAN DANIEL QABALAH THE MYSTICAL HERITAGE OF THE CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM

uth (rn, nar) to whom the lord hvhy revealed the deepest secrets, and whom the lord hvhy made the operational manager of this universe.19 metatron, chief of the angels, is referred to in the tanakh (notably in proverbs 22.6 and job 32.6, as well as the zohar (i.223b. iii enoch, the hebrew book of enoch, contains a long discourse on the ascension of the celestial chariot by rabbi ishmael, the last high priest before the destruction of the first temple of jerusalem. the ascension of rabbi ishmael drew vigorous protests from some of the high angels, who objected to the admission of his relatively impure human spirit to the supernal world of emanation (called atziluth. when high angels get too close to the supernal sefiroth in the world of atziluth, their wings burn. the ascension by rabbi ish

f mosheh and the sefer yetzirah (book of formation) is referred to as the book of abraham. the qur an also has beautiful surahs devoted to the prophet isa (master yeshuvah, to whom is ascribed the exalted stature of rasool (prophet of the highest degree, and to isa s mother miryam (mary. it is interesting to note that in the history of miryam, master mohammed speaks of miryam, sister of aaron the high priest" f" 2' 8: 0 and master mosheh, as the same miryam who became the mother of master isa 1570 years later. scholars frequently point to this as an erroneous ascription. however, from the perspective of reincarnation, was master mohammed inferring that the later miryam was a reincarnation of the former, much in the same way as john the baptist is identified as a reincarnation of prophet el

name, traditionally adonai (ynda lit. my master. in the latin vulgate edition of the tanakh, jerome set the precedent of changing the pronunciation of the yod y to j and using the vowels from adonai to produce the anglicized variation jehovah. jehovah is the way that most contemporary non-jews pronounce the name hvhy. the name hvhy is sometimes pronounced yahweh, reflecting the tradition that the high priest in the temple of jerusalem made a monosyllabic pronunciation of the name hvhy on yom kippur (day of at- one-ment. the halachic prohibition specifies to avoid pronouncing the four letters of hvhy as a name. if one is inclined to follow their prohibition, one can use the atziluthic version wherein the letters are considered to be standing alone, and therefore pronounced individually x yo

r grace and for guidance. as it is written: and in the days of king messiah there shall be no need that one should teach another; for that one spirit who in himself includes all spirits, knows all wisdom and understanding, counsel and might, and is the spirit of the knowledge and fear of the lord hvhy; because he is the spirit comprehending all spirits. 6 t' 8: h" 2: 2 2:e 8% 2 f# blessing of the high priest.;rmsyv hvhy ;krby yuh-vah-reh-khuh-khah yod heh vav heh vuh-yeesh-muh-reh-khah.;nxyv ;yla vynp hvhy ray ya-ay-r yod heh vav heh paw-naw-v ay-leh-khah vee-choo-neh-khah.,vls ;l ,syv ;yla vynp hvhy asy yee-sah yod heh vav heh pa-nav ay-leh-khah vuh-ya-say-m luhkhah sha-loh-m ]ma ay-meh-n may the lord hvhy bless thee and keep thee. may the lord hvhy shine his face upon thee and be graciou

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nigma, to mention in public something of the most secret mysteries. we invoke raphael, the celestial doctor that he may liberate us with ethics and dialectics, like a salutary physician. in us, now restored to good health, will dwell gabriel, the force of the lord, who leading us through the miracles of nature and showing us where dwell the virtue and power of god, will present us to michael, the high priest, who, after our service to philosophy, will crown us, as with a crown of precious stones, with the priesthood of theology.5 how do we invoke raphael, gabriel, and michael, so that they dwell in us with all their powers and knowledge? do we perhaps know their secret names and numbers? is there a secret of practical cabala at the core of this lofty mystical aspiration? the praise of magi

free from magic, and a large part of his work is directed against catholic practices which he regards as superstitious. 6 erastus is another protestant writer who strongly condemns magic, and in particular ficino's magic, which he identifies with egyptian abominations and with the platonists "would you think this man a priest of god" he cries "as he wished to appear, and not rather the patron and high priest of egyptian mysteries?"7 and he accuses ficino of being addicted to "loathsome and clearly diabolical fables",8 probably an allusion to the magic of the asclepius. erastus, too, wants to have religion entirely cleared of magic.9 1 the chief of g. f. pico's works against magic are the examen vanitatis doctrinae gentium and the de rerum praenotione; both are included in g. f. pico, opera

e cock will fly over the whole world, but will submit it to peter and be guided by his reins. work will become a pleasure amicably divided among many, for all will recognise one father and god. all kings and peoples will unite in a city which they will call 'heliaca, which will be built by this noble hero. a temple will be built in the midst of it, modelled on the heavens; it will be ruled by the high priest and the senates of the monarchs, and the sceptres of kings will be placed at the feet of christ" from the ecloga christianissima regi et reginae in portentosam delphini. nativitatem, paris, 1639. the eclogue is accompanied by notes by campanella himself. the best modern edition is that in campanella, tune le opere, ed. l. firpo (classici mondadori, 1954, vol. i, pp. 281 ff; the above q

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rs assume the correct aspect, certain dark forces can influence sensitive individuals, giving them visions of the great old ones, godlike aliens of extraterrestrial origin. these entities exist in another dimension, or on a different vibrational level, and can only enter this universe though specific window areas or psychic gateways- a concept fundamental to many occult traditions. cthulhu is the high priest of the old ones, entombed in the sunken city of r lyeh, where he awaits the time of their return. he is described as a winged, tentacled anthropoid of immense size, formed from a semi-viscous substance which recombines after his apparent destruction at the conclusion of the tale. the narrative also gives evidence, drawn from various archaeological and mythological sources, of the conti

tion of hastur is the east, and his sign is aquarius. the god dagon was appropriated by lovecraft from ancient hebraic texts, in which he features as a god of the philistines. in the mythos, he is the progenitor of the seas, the watery equivalent to shub-niggurath and lord of the amphibious deep ones. his elemental attribution is water, and his number is 777. cthulhu himself is referred to as the high priest of the great old ones. his other titles include, he who is to come, lord of r lyeh, and lord of the watery abyss. cthulhu is the initiator of the dream-visions sent forth to mankind from the tomb-city of r lyeh. the formula of his invocation is supplied by lovecraft in the curious ritual phrase, of non-human origin, which is chanted by the worshippers of the cthulhu cult: ph nglui mglw

FREEMASONRY AND CATHOLICISM BY MAX HEINDEL

sented the temporal power, or religion would have been stamped out; she must wait for the bridegroom who shall embody within himself the combined good qualities of solomon and hiram, but who is purified from their weaknesses. for the queen of sheba is the composite soul of humanity, and at the consummation of the work of our evolutionary era she will be the bride, while christ, whom paul called a high priest after the order of melchisedec, will fill the dual office of both spiritual and temporal head, where he will be both king and priest, to the eternal welfare of mankind at large who are now in bondage either to church or state but waiting, whether they realize it or not, for the day of emancipation, symbolically represented as the millennium, when there will be a wonderful city, a new j

gh priests, but of different dispensations "god who at sundry times and in diverse manners spake in times past unto the fathers by the prophets has in these last days spoken unto us by his son whom he has appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds* no man taketh this honor unto himself but he that is called of god, as was aaron. so also christ glorified not himself to be made a high priest, but he that said unto him 'thou art my son, today have i begotten thee' as he saith also in another place, thou art a priest for the age after the order of melchisedec, who in the days of his flesh when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death and was heard in that he feared though he were a son, yet learned

he age after the order of melchisedec, who in the days of his flesh when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death and was heard in that he feared though he were a son, yet learned he obedience by the things he suffered; and being made perfect, he became author of eternal salvation unto all that obey him; called of god a high priest after the order of melchisedec, of whom we have many things to say and hard to be uttered* for this melchisedec, king of salem, priest of the most high god, who met abraham returning from the slaughter of kings and blessed him; to whom also abraham gave a tenth part of all, first being by interpretation king of righteousness and after that also king of salem, which is king of peace; wi

e a priest for the age, after the order of melchisedec* by so much was jesus made the surety of a better testament* because he continueth ever and has an age lasting priesthood* for the law maketh men high priests who have infirmities, but the word of god which was since the law, maketh the son who is consecrated for evermore. now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum; we have such a high priest who is yet on the right hand of the throne of the majesty in the heavens, a minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle, which the lord made and not man* almost all things in the heavens should be purified with these, but the heavenly things themselves were better sacrifices than these, for christ is not entered into the holy place made with hands which are the figures of the

o serve the churches while his body was being used for direct teaching by the christ, and his blood was being prepared as an open sesame to the kingdom of god, a panacea to be used by his brethren, the sons of seth, in the same manner that the molten sea serves the sons of cain. in the epistle of the hebrews where paul gives us a few hints concerning the mystery of melchisedec in the character of high priest, he emphasized the absolute necessity of blood as an adjunct to the temple service; he show how the high priest was required to offer blood for his own sins before he was qualified to give sacrifice also for sins of the people, and that this double sacrifice must be performed year after year. he points to the sacrifice upon golgotha as having been made once and for all, providing a way

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ght out of the pit of satan's hell. going back to the triangle pointing upward which represents the perfect or divine man; masonic writer albert churchward states standard occult belief when he further identifies the upright triangle. with the point up churchward writes that this triangle represents set "set" is one of the infernal names of satan, as listed in the satanic bible written by satanic high priest, anton lavey [churchward's book was, signs and symbols of primordial man, london: george allen and company, ltd, 1913, second edition, p. 189, 309, 471] in india, this triangle was worn in the foreheads of the followers of shiva. masonic authors william meyer and j.s.m. ward, also wrote that this type of triangle was worn in india by followers of shiva, who wear it in their foreheads

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o the humblest peasant proceed with their clergy to the neva, where with solemn pomp the ice is broken and the water, which is held to be of virgin purity, is sprinkled upon the heads of czar, nobles, and other dignitaries. the following is an account given of the worship of hea not many years ago in the public press "an imperial and arch-episcopal procession was formed, consisting of, first, the high priest of the empire in all his most gorgeous robes, the two masters of ceremonies walking backwards (probably because not of a holy enough order, long double files of whiteand gold-robed bearers of sacred flambeaux or candles, for fire must enter into every ceremony, whether it is the male or female energy which is being worshipped. following these religieux came all the sacred relics and fe

o with measured tread, chanting sacred verses to the old, old deity of our race, and surrounded with all the pomp of war; whilst at intervals, peals of christian bells and the booming of near and distant guns added to the solemnity of this water pageant. after the filling of the golden cup, which, of course, represents the earth and its fulness, and, at this season, the now expected increase, the high priest placed a golden crucifix on the virgin water and blessed its return from wintry death, invoking the precious fluid to vernal life and productiveness, when lo! a holy child suddenly appears upon the scene, reminding us that this is everywhere the outcome of the 'wafers of life' in all animal as well as vegetable production. boodha in the garden of loobim through which flowed a holy stre

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found. the earliest extant greek reference to the zodiac is in the writing of aristotle. in the second dream of joseph, the son of the patriarch jacob, he narrates that the sun, moon and eleven stars made obeisance to him; hence it has been argued that joseph himself with the eleven stars refer to the twelve constellations of the zodiac, and again that the twelve stones in the breastplate of the high priest refer to the zodiac (josephus. each ofthese twelve signs has been assigned to a definite son of jacob, but without much authority; the rosicrucian ritual has one form of allotment, the hermetic g.d. society had a different one, and several printed books contain other varied schemes of distribution. the bible tells us that four of the tribes had definite standards; for judah a lion, for

s or christians as to its meaning and derivation. various suggestions may be found, such as the syriachasaya,the pious ones; aramaicasia,healers;iznuoim,the humble;chshaim,the silent ones. josephus calls themessenoiandessaioi;epiphanius calls themossenes,osioior holy ones, thus agreeing with philo. a curious note is that josephus, in whiston's english translation, calls the breast255 plate of the high priest by the wordessen(antiquitiesiii.,8, 5),butthis is not the spelling of the hebrew word used in the mosaic books, exodus xxv, 7, and xxviii, 4, 30, where we readch sh nfor that adornment. boutell's bible dictionary gives the namesshriunandshrihfor the breastplate of judgment. there does not seem to be any declared connection between the breast-plate of the high priest and these countrysi

ed in the mosaic books, exodus xxv, 7, and xxviii, 4, 30, where we readch sh nfor that adornment. boutell's bible dictionary gives the namesshriunandshrihfor the breastplate of judgment. there does not seem to be any declared connection between the breast-plate of the high priest and these countryside devotees of the monastic life (but see heeke255 thorn. for many centuries there was but a single high priest, the theological head of the hebrew nation, but about the timefreemasonry and the essenes 239of jesus there appear to have been two, annas and caiaphas (lukeiii.,2, who held the office contemporaneously; not long aftera.d.70 the office ceased to exist when titus took jerusalem and burned the temple. in many early works and essays upon freemasonry and masonic origins we find that the sc

his own composition- love of god, love of virtue, and love of mankind- and so he finds a demonstrationofthesymbolic useofthebible, square and compasses, and of the three lights in a masonic lodge. c. w. heckethorn, in hissecret societies,1875 and 1897, declares that the doctrines of the essenes were necessarily opposed to the hebrew faith, that they adopted the title from the breast-plate of the high priest to avoid persecution,andthat they had a grand secret of which allbutthe highest in rank were totally unconscious 'the faithful' he says 'received a new name and a secret mark upon a white stone, which he retained as a voucher of membership.theusual sign was the cross, though other signs also were employed' i cannot find any authority for such assertions. jeremiah how, in thethe freemas

mitted by the essenes, who always com255 municated it to each other in a whisper and in such a form that while its component parts were known, its connected whole remains a mystery' i have been quite unable to find any ancient authority for this assertion, and if there were it contradicts the statement made in masonry, which may have orthodox jewishfreemasonry andtheessenes 243authority, that the high priest alone knew the true name and spoke it once only in each year in the holy of holies. john yarker, in hisarcane schools,says that the members when speaking in their assemblies placed their right hands across below the chin and the left hand down at the side- as if a recognised ritual performance: i find no authority whatever for this statement. mr a. e. waite, the poet, tells us, inthe s

iving stone; while peter was calledcephas-a stone -byjesus himself, matthew xvi, 18, and john i, 42. in revelation ii, 17, we read:'tohim that overcometh i will give him a white stone and upon the stone a new namewrittenwhich no man knowethbuthe that receivethit.'this is taken by the church to mean a full pardon and absolution, and a reward of merit.theprophet zechariah had a vision of joshua the high priest with satan standing beside him as an adversary; incap.iv, we read of a very mysterious stone:'forbehold the stone that i have set before joshua, upon one stone are seven eyes.'thecommentators declare this to refer to christ the messiah, to show by the number seven his perfect wisdom.truebelievers in christ are called stones by the apostle peter 'ye also as lively stones are built up a

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ense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar, bless,loi;d,his substance, and accept the works of his hands; smite through the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that" hate him, that they rise not again' the armorial bearings of simeon are- yellow, a sword. these are the blessings of the twelve tribes of israel, whose names were engraven upon the twelve stones. of the high priest's breastplate, upon which, according to some traditions, certainflashesoflight appeared playing over certain of the letters, and thus returning the answer of the deity to the consulter. of the oracle byurim,bycomparing these blessings with that nature of the signs attributed to the particular tribes; we have been thus enabled to trace more or less clearly the connection between them, a

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opular culture. masons do not intend by this propaganda to eradicate the divine religions in a sudden revolution; they want to achieve this over the long-term, and to initiate all people into their philosophy only little by little. an american mason sums up this method as follows: freemasonry does its work silently, but it is the work of a deep river, that silently pushes on towards the ocean.137 high priest j.w. taylor, from the state of georgia in the usa, makes this interesting comment on the same matter: the abandonment of old themes and the formation of new ones do not always arise from the immediately perceptible cause which the world assigns, but are the culmination of principles which have been working in the minds of men for many years, until at last the proper time and propitious

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l deception: the untold story of ancient egypt moustafa gadalla bastet publishing, 1996. the temple symbolized the fourfold process which took place both within the heavens and the activity taken by the priesthood in their ritual activities. it has a specific application within our description of the process of cosmic mediation in the heraldic cycle. if you telescope the imagery you could image a high priest moving through the stages of the temple, each stage representing a period of activity in which the priesthood has been working and preparing. as he completes each stage it would represent a aspects of the heraldic period, only at the moment of the movement from one age to the next would he enter the sanctuary and transit the energies to the priesthood and to egypt. to fully appreciate

n, it is another thing to actually achieve it. in many cases the ecclesia themselves" administered the mysteries, that is, they the gnostic handbook page 93 recognized or denied the state of perfection to avoid charlatans and false prophets claiming the title without right. i said `you are "gods; you are all sons of the most high' psalms 82:6 mystery of the melchisedek priesthood called of god an high priest after the order of melchizedek. hebrews 5:10 one of the ways we can see the differences between the two paths of salvation is found in an understanding of the priesthood of melchizedek. this priesthood is a special, immortal royal line which was founded by the lord of wisdom in the period before creation. it is a unique priesthood and one available to all those of israel. it comprises

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aim immortality and perfection, it is another thing to actually achieve it. in many cases the ecclesia themselves "administered the mysteries, that is, they recognised or denied the state of perfection to avoid charlatans and false prophets claiming the title without right. i said `you are "gods; you are all sons of the most high' psalms 82:6 mystery of the melchisedek priesthood called of god an high priest after the order of melchizedek. hebrews 5:10 one of the ways we can see the differences between the two paths of transfiguration is found in an understanding of the priesthood of melchizedek. this priestgnostic theurgy page 131 hood is a special, immortal royal line which was founded by the lords of light in the period before creation. it is a unique priesthood and one available to all

was founded by the lords of light in the period before creation. it is a unique priesthood and one available to all those of israel. it is comprised, however, of four various levels or hierarchies. the four levels of the melchizedek priesthood are: first born of creation. 144,000 elders. celestial class. terrestrial class. the first born of creation is michael who became jesus himself. he is the high priest and since the birth of the new aeon (circa 1844-1904) is ministering in the heavenly tabernacle preparing for the omega day (end time. the 144,000 elders are of a special class. they are the overmen or succeeders from the last cycle. they are a group who passed right through the seven phases of the previous adamic evolutionary cycle and returned to the pleroma. when they saw the destru

ectic kingdom to the father and is the only way to immortality for israel. jesus saith unto him, i am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the father but by me. john 14:6 at the moment that jesus died the world was transformed, the veil in the temple was torn in two. but what does this actually mean? gnostic theurgy page 199 the holy of holies, which the veil covered was where the high priest entered to commune with god in both the egyptian and israelite traditions. now this tabernacle was destroyed, jesus was both the sacrifice and the high priest and through his voluntary death he had opened a way for individuals to achieve their own redemption. but more than this! since jesus was able to overcome death and the world of the archons, individuals could now do the same. the

as 1844 came close they became convinced that jesus was to return at that date. they were sorely disappointed. interpreting what they experienced in christian terms, they came to the conclusion that they had misunderstood the momentous event. they then evolved a complex theology whereby in 1844 jesus changed his role and function. jesus moved from being a priest in the outer temple, to being the high priest in the holy of holies. for the adventists (now seventh day adventists) there was a tabernacle, like that of israel, in the heavens and starting in 1844 jesus began to officiate at the judgement of the dead. this doctrine was evolved in association with complex systems of prophecy taken from the old testament which clearly suggested some esoteric event was to occur around this time. the

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he traveller s key to ancient egypt, p. 284, and the ancient egyptian book of the dead, pp. 116-30. for ancient central america see note 15. 18 pre-hispanic gods of mexico, p. 40. 19 the egyptian book of the dead (trans. e. a. wallis budge, arkana, london and new york, 1986, p. 21. graham hancock fingerprints of the gods 146 and believed by archaeologists to date back to pre-dynastic times.20 the high priest and four assistants participated, wielding the peshenkhef, a ceremonial cutting instrument. this was used to open the mouth of the deceased god-king, an action thought necessary to ensure his resurrection in the heavens. surviving reliefs and vignettes showing this ceremony leave no doubt that the mummified corpse was struck a hard physical blow with the peshenkhef.21 in addition, evid

f.21 in addition, evidence has recently emerged which indicates that one of the chambers within the great pyramid at giza may have served as the location for the ceremony.22 all this finds a strange, distorted twin in mexico. we have seen the prevalence of human sacrifice there in pre-conquest times. is it coincidental that the sacrificial venue was a pyramid, that the ceremony was conducted by a high priest and four assistants, that a cutting instrument, the sacrificial knife, was used to strike a hard physical blow to the body of the victim, and that the victim s soul was believed to ascend directly to the heavens, sidestepping the perils of the underworld?23 as such coincidences continue to multiply, it is reasonable to wonder whether there may not be some underlying connection. this is

tep-pyramid of the third dynasty pharaoh zoser. this imposing monument, almost 200 feet tall, was dated to approximately 2650 bc. it stood within its own compound, surrounded by an elegant enclosure wall, and was reckoned by archaeologists to be the earliest massive construction of stone ever attempted by humanity.15 tradition had it that its architect was the legendary imhotep, great of magic, a high priest of heliopolis, whose other titles were sage, sorcerer, astronomer and doctor.16 15 humanity.15 tradition had it that its architect was the legendary imhotep, great of magic, a high priest of heliopolis, whose other titles were sage, sorcerer, astronomer and doctor.16 16 ibid, p. 158. graham hancock fingerprints of the gods 351 saqqara. we shall have more to say about the step-pyramid a

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you need to summon the jersey devil! fall to! jonathan sellers twin cedars lodge 12 august 2005 c. e. 1 preface: ufonauts, ciphers, and the cosmic war and there was war in heaven: michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought book of revelation 12:7 as the secret ceremony of the masonic royal arch nears its climax, the candidates are directed to bring before the king and high priest a strange box with inexplicable writing on all four sides. the high priest, in a ceremony at least hundreds of years old, looks at the box with surprise and exclaims, companion king, this is the ark of the covenant of god! the officer playing the king agrees, saying, it is undoubtedly the true ark of the covenant, most excellent. the high priest opens the ark and removes a book. on rea

with inexplicable writing on all four sides. the high priest, in a ceremony at least hundreds of years old, looks at the box with surprise and exclaims, companion king, this is the ark of the covenant of god! the officer playing the king agrees, saying, it is undoubtedly the true ark of the covenant, most excellent. the high priest opens the ark and removes a book. on reading a few passages, the high priest proclaims, this is a book of the law long lost, but now found. holiness to the lord! the king and scribe agree, and the high priest tells the candidates for initiation, you now see that the world is indebted to masonry for the preservation of this sacred volume. had it not been for the wisdom and precaution of our ancient brethren, this, the only remaining copy of the law, would have b

tion of our ancient brethren, this, the only remaining copy of the law, would have been destroyed at the destruction of jerusalem. other objects are removed: a pot of manna a relic of the mysterious food that appeared out of nowhere to feed the israelites fleeing egypt; the rod of aaron, that which had turned to a serpent, which devoured those created from the wands of the egyptian magicians. the high priest then finds four pieces of paper that on inspection, prove to be the key to the cipher of the royal arch mason. with it, those present are able to decode the mysterious writing on the ark, which includes the long-lost word of the master mason, the ancient names of three sky gods drawn together to form a single word. by such ciphers and codes have the initiates of all times communicated

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ites, the long fastings, themysticalwords, the concentric""itwould seem from the observations of sir gardner wilkinson that this form of divination was employed by the egyptians before the time of moses. not only the form, but the symbols, and even titles, connected with it, are all related to those of egypt. the urim and thummim, connected with, if not part of the breast-plate of judgment of the high priest (exodusxxviii,30),and interpreted as light and truth, or revelation andtruth,correspond most remarkably with the figure of re (the sun) and thmei (truth) in the breast-plate of the egyptian priest: and jelian and diodorus sicidus are quoted as authorities for the custom of the egyptian priest when acting as arch. judge, hanging around his neck a sapphire stone which was called truth.(m

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over them as king by culling them. thus, says the text, the powerful one came into being. 27 the goddess intends to continue her slaughter the next day, but for reasons that are not explained, ra has changed his mind. he summons messengers who can travel as fast as shadows and sends them to fetch a large quantity of a red mineral. then he orders the side-lock wearer in heliopolis, a title of the high priest of ra, to grind up the mineral while his maid servants mash barley to make beer. they make 7,000 jars of beer and add the red mineral to it to make the beer look like blood. ra has the beer taken to the place where the goddess plans to destroy humanity. before dawn ra pours the red beer out until the fields are flooded to a depth of three palms. 28 when the goddess arrives at dawn, she

nal mascot. when an apis bull died, he was mourned as if he were osiris himself and given an extravagant funeral. priests searched egypt for a calf with the right markings to be recognized as the new apis. the mother of the chosen calf was given a name (such as the one of bastet) and honored as a manifestation of deities, themes, and concepts 105 isis. the new bull was crowned at full moon by the high priest of ptah. then he and his mother were installed in palatial quarters in the grounds of the temple of ptah. the actions of the apis bull were carefully watched because they were believed to predict the future. the apis bull came to be closely linked to the myth of the repeated death and regeneration of osiris. diodorus siculus was told that when osiris died, his soul had passed into the

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t itself. vahan (sans "vehicle" a synonym of upadhi. vallabhach ryas sect (sans, or the "sect of the mahar jas" a licentious phallic-worshipping community, whose main branch is at bombay. the object of the worship is the infant krishna. the anglo-indian government was compelled several times to interfere in order to put a stop to its rites and vile practices, and its governing mahar ja, a kind of high priest, was more than once imprisoned, and very justly so. it is one of the blackest spots of india. vedanta (sans) meaning literally, the "end of all knowledge" among the six darshanas or the schools of philosophy, it is also called uttara mimansa, or the "later" mimansa. there are those who, unable to understand its esotericism, consider it atheistical; but this is not so, as shankaracharya

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personal appearence again on spaceship gaia again until the late 50 s, when she appeared to two young californians, who later became known as omar ravenhurst and malaclypse the younger. eris appointed them the keepers of the sacred chao and gave them the message to: tell constricted mankind that there are no rules, unless they choose to invent rules. after which omar and mal appointed each other high priest of his own madness, and declared 24 phil hine themselves each to be a society of discordia, whatever that may be. greater poop: is eris true? malaclypse: everything is true. gp: even false things? mal: even false things are true. gp: how can that be? mal: i don t know man, i didn t do it. eris has since climbed her way from historical footnote to mythic mega-star, and the discordian mo

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worshiped in the rites of lus, adonis, atys, sabazius, dionysus, and the eleusinia. no apoaue peter was ever at rome; but the pope, seizing the scepter of the ponufex maximum, the keys fa janus and cybele, and adorning his christian head with the cap of the magna mater, copied from that of the tiara of brahvmnut, the supreme pontiff of the initiates of old india, became the successor of the pagan high priest, the real peter-roma, or peiroma "nte roman catholic church has two far mightier enemies than the 'heretics' and the 'infidels; and these are comparative mythology and philology. when such eminent divines as the rev. james free- man clarke go so much out of their way to prove to their readers that "critical theology from the time of origen and jerome. and the controversial theology dur

o have had for master glaucias, a disciple of st. peter himself. were the narrative attributed to him authenticated, the london committee for the revision of the bible would have to add a new verse to matthew, mark, and john, which tell the story of peter's denial of christ. this tradition, then, of which we have been speaking, affirms that when, frightened at the accusation of the servant of the high priest, the apostle had thrice denied his master and the cock had crowed, jesus, who was then passing through the hall io custody^ the soldiers, turned and looking at peter said "verily i say unto thee, peter, thou shalt deny me throu^out the coming ages, and never atop until thou shalt be old, and shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee and cany thee whither thou wouldst n

256. naxiuethp [see tiao ckm. alex: strom, i, zr ,apuleiiu: floriiora, u\ 2s. i aiesi\ si; d. cic r: on dniiuriton, 1. digitizecoy google the abistaeti&-edbtdice fable explained 129 policy by accommodating themselves in every country to the prevailing religious forms, atill secretly adhering to their own essential doctrines. there is another hypothesis possible, which is that zero-ishtar was the high priest of the chaldaean worship, or a magian hierophant. when the aryans of persia, under darius hystaspea, overthrew the magian gomates, and rettored the mazdean worship, there ensued an amalgama- tion by which the magian zoro-aatar became the zara-thustra of the vendidm. this was not acceptable to the other aryans, who adopted the vedic religion as distinguished from that of the avetta. but

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ks are sacred to the sun. the paladins of charlemagne were twelve in number. the marshals of france should be twelve in number. the judges of england, according to old constitutional rationale, should be twelve; as the number of a jury are twelve. all these are mythical of the twelve signs, or divisions, of the zodiac, the twelve jewish tribes, the twelve oracular stones in the breastplate of the high priest of the jews, and, in the christian aspect of the mysticism, the twelve apostles; with the reprobate condemned central sign as judas, the traitor. the whole is cabalistic in the highest degree; and therefore ordinarily unintelligible. it signifies the second dispensation, or the astrological reproduction and re-arrangement of the zodiac, when the original ten signs of the ecliptic (myth

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robable that they were seriously worked during the fifty years of exile. nevertheless, the succession of i.m.s remained unbroken, and when the people returned from babylon to rebuild the temple, they also tried to reconstruct their rites of initiation. 293. herein we find the facts underlying the tradition of the third or grand and royal lodge; for zerubbabel, the prince of judah, and jeshua, the high priest, were largely instrumental in this work of restoration and renewal. the same difficulty recurred again, for it was never allowed to write down the rituals; once more it was necessary to rely upon memory for the major part of the tradition, and only a very few could have recollected the actual workings in the days before the captivity. nevertheless they succeeded in reconstructing the r

307. the second great doctrine of kabbalism which concerns us here is the loss of the divine name, or rather of the correct method of pronouncing that name. the jews thought of this name as a word of four letters, j.h.v.h, which we generally read as jehovah. the tradition relates that the omnific word which, being the name of god, commanded all the creative forces of nature, was pronounced by the high priest once a year on the day of atonement, but that after the exile the true pronunciation was lost. the consonants remained, but the vowel points essential to correct articulation had been forgotten (the present masoretic system of vowel points was introduced only in the tenth century a.d) this was woven into a beautiful allegory of the descent into matter and of the fall of man; for immers

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es throughout the united states. in 1975, because of a decision by anton lavey to give away church priesthoods,aquino and most of the existing national leadership of the church resigned. shortly thereafter they founded the temple of set as an intended continuation and evolution of the church into a context intentionally divorced from judeo-christian mythology. aquino served as the temple of set s high priest until 1996, at which time he retired from the office, while remaining an active member. the temple of set teaches that what christianity has called satan is a corruption of the egyptian figure of set. set is not understood as a god of evil, but rather the personification of the individual consciousness or psyche. members( setians) can explore the temple s philosophy individually, or th

having position inside the church than to accomplishments in the outside world. this decision prompted yet another schism by michael aquino and others who left to form the temple of set. lavey died in 1997, and the leadership passed to his longtime companion, biographer, and personal assistant, blanche barton, who is the mother of his son. on walpurgisnacht of 2001, peter h. gilmore was appointed high priest of the church of satan. the headquarters of the church is presently located in new york city where the high priest resides. see also lavey, anton for further reading: aquino,michael a. the church of satan. 4th ed. self-published, 1999. barton, blanche. the church of satan: a history of the world s most notorious religion. new york: hell s kitchen productions, 1990. flowers, stephen e

ain from the use of illegal drugs, are supposed to attend a twentylesson series in ritual magic. members, who become gradually involved in a series of rituals, are introduced to the fraternity s holy book, the scroll of daath. the fraternity s rituals focus on the all-mother, and the importance of the high priestess as the chief spiritual guide and ritual leader of the group. the group guide, the high priest, and the high priestess are the heads of the fraternity, whereas the circle of the pentacle, and the brotherhood of the cup represent the core of the fraternity. see also magic and magical groups for further reading: melton, j. gordon. the encyclopedia of american religion. detroit, mi: gale research, 5th ed, 1996. the path of light. philadelphia: fraternity of light, 1974. fraternity

icit reasoning here seems to be that although satan tempts people to injustice, we have the freedom to and, therefore, the responsibility for resisting or giving in to these suggestions. if the satan of 1 chronicles seems to be somewhat more negative and aggressive than the satan of job, it is not until the book of zechariah that satan starts to become truly sinister. then he showed me joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the lord, and satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. and the lord said to satan, the lord rebuke you, o satan! the lord who has chosen jerusalem rebuke you! is not this a brand plucked from the fire (zech. 3:1 2) here satan is still performing his older role as accuser, but now god is moved to anger by satan s activity. zechariah lived during the t

pths of humanity, full of encounters with fascinating people; it climaxed with his founding of the church of satan and led to notorious celebrity on a worldwide scale. the church has survived his death, and continues, through the medium of his writings, to continually attract new members who see themselves reflected in the philosophy he called satanism. this entry was written by peter h. gilmore, high priest of the church of satan. see also church of satan; temple of set for further reading: aquino,michael. the church of satan. 4th ed. selfpublished, 1999. baddeley, gavin. lucifer rising: sin, devil worship and rock n roll. london: plexus, 1999. barton, blanche. the secret life of a satanist: the authorized biography of anton lavey. los angeles, ca: feral house, 1990. lavey, anton. the com

lhp) organizations complained about the name, it was redesignated the prometheus society. it is, however, still arguably satanic in the broader sense. the prometheus society is headed by a representative council, called the black circle. olsen and several of the society s founding members are currently or have been members of the temple of set. among the members of the black circle are lord egan, high priest of the first church of satan, and walter radtke, priest of the temple of set. there is no official connection, however, between the prometheus society and any other satanic or lhp organization, including the temple of set and the first church of satan. the prometheus society is not a church or religion. it is, rather, an information-based network for practitioners of the lhp philosophy

ristian subculture, including among some policemen. a juvenile probation officer at the robin hood hills crime scene hypothesized that the boys had been murdered in a satanic ritual.he believed that the one person in the area who might be capable of the crime was a young man whose case he had followed for years, damien echols. from that point onwards, police focused on proving that echols was the high priest of a satanic cult. if this could be demonstrated to the satisfaction of a jury, damien echols during the trial (the commercial appeal) robin hood hills murders 227 it would be easy to convict echols of the crimes, despite the lack of hard evidence. in sharp contrast to other members of the local, highly conservative community, echols was a fan of heavy metal music bands some of whom us

more recent literature on modern satanism composed by literalist christians. for example, the following description of a modern sabbat comes from the 1986 book, he came to set the captives free: satan appeared in human form as usual, dressed completely in shining white. but his eyes glowed red as a flame and he threw his head back and gave a howl and a scream and a hideous laugh of victory as the high priest drove a long spike through the man s head, pinning it to the cross, killing him. the crowd went crazy, screaming and shouting and dancing in crazed ecstasy at the victory. they loudly proclaimed all victory and power and honor to their father satan. satan vanished shortly after that to go on to the next black sabbath sacrifice. at his departure the meeting turned into a sex orgy. human

count from he came to set the captives free includes two components central to the medieval conception of black masses, namely the presence of the devil and copulation between humans and demons: satan appeared in human form as usual, dressed completely in shining white. but his eyes glowed red as a flame and he threw his head back and gave a howl and a scream and a hideous laugh of victory as the high priest drove a long spike through the man s head, pinning it to the cross, killing him. the crowd went crazy, screaming and shouting and dancing in crazed ecstasy at the victory. they loudly proclaimed all victory and power and honor to their father satan. satan vanished shortly after that to go on to the next black sabbath sacrifice. at his departure the meeting turned into a sex orgy. human

ievers in satanic ritual abuse. all of these factors contributed to the emergence of a significant antisatanist literature within the conservative christian subculture. the first important book containing the personal confessions of an alleged ex-satanist was mike warnke s 1972 the satan seller, which went on to sell hundreds of thousands of copies. warnke, who asserted that he had been a satanic high priest, claimed he had attended secret strategy meetings with, among others, anton lavey and charles manson. as noted by christian writers bob and gretchen passantino, the satan seller s two chief contributions to the development of christian sensationalism concerning satanism were, first, widespread conspiracy theories; and, second, the incorporation of the earlier trend to use unsubstantiat

ore of her own, and started a periodical, the psychic standard, which was not satanist in content. the periodical was published until 1980, paglini moved away, and the church is now defunct. see also thee satanic orthodox church of nethilum rite thee satanic orthodox church of nethilum rite thee satanic orthodox church of nethilum rite emerged into public view in 1971. under the leadership of its high priest, tery taylor, and headquartered at chicago s occult book shop, the group staunchly opposed anton lavey and his church of satan. the church taught an unusually traditional viewpoint that god created the universe, including satan. the goal of church members was the acquisition of the power of satan by means of rituals, psychic development, and the ministrations of elders. the group never

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order is always a parody of order, energized enthusiasm 5 because there is no archetypal disorder that it might resemble. owen seaman can parody a poet; nobody can parody owen seaman. a critic is a bundle of impressions; there is no ego behind it. all photographs are essentially alike; the works of all good painters essentially differ. some writers suppose that in the ancient rites of eleusis the high priest publicly copulated with the high priestess. were this so, it would be no more gindecent h than it is gblasphemous h for the priest to make bread and wine into the body and blood of god. true, the protestants say that it is blasphemous; but a protestant is one to whom all things sacred are profane, whose mind being all filth can see nothing in the sexual act but a crime or jest, whose o

gilt staves. at each corner was a banner, bearing lion, bull, eagle and man, and from the top of their staves sprang a canopy of blue, wherein were figured in gold the twelve emblems of the zodiac. knights and dames being installed, suddenly a bell tinkled in the architrave. instantly all rose. the doors opened at a trumpet 18 liber dcccxi peal from without, and a herald advanced, followed by the high priest and priestess. the high priest was a man of nearly sixty years, if i may judge by the white beard; but he walked with the springy yet assured step of the thirties. the high priestess, a proud, tall, sombre woman of perhaps thirty summers, walked by his side, their hands raised and touching as in the minuet. their trains were borne by the two youths who had admitted us. all this while a

orcisms and swinging the great sword. all present due their swords and faced outward, holding the points in front of them. this part of the ceremony appeared interminable. when it was over the girl and boy reappeared; bearing, the one a bowl, the other a censer. singing some litany or other, apparently in greek, though i could not catch the words, they purified and consecrated the chapel. now the high priest and high priestess began a litany in rhythmic lines of equal length. at each third response they touched hands in a peculiar manner; at each seventh they kissed. the twenty-first was a complete embrace. the bell tinkled in the architrave; and they parted. the high priest then took from the altar a flask curiously shaped to imitate a phallus. the high priestess knelt and presented a boa

d not pour from the flask. now the knights and dames began a long litany; first a dame in treble, then a knight in bass, then a response in chorus of all present with the organ. this chorus was: evoe ho, iacche! epelthon, epelthon, evoe, iao! again and again it rose and fell. towards it close, whether by gstage effect h or no i could not swear, the light over the altar grew rosy, then purple. the high priest sharply and suddenly threw up energized enthusiasm 19 his hand; instant silence. he now poured out the wine from the flask. the high priestess gave it to the girl attendant, who bore it to all present. this was no ordinary wine. it has been said of vodki that it looks like water and tastes like fire. with this wine the reverse is the case. it was of a rich fiery gold in which flames of

e of an ancient ode to aphrodite. the boy attendant now descended to the red cross, stooped and kissed it; then he danced upon it in such a way that he seemed to be tracing the patterns of a marvellous rose of gold, for the percussion caused a shower of bright dust to fall from the canopy. meanwhile the litany (different words, but the same chorus) began again. this time it was a duet between the high priest and priestess. at each chorus knights and dames bowed low. the girl moved round continuously, and the bowl passed. this ended in the exhaustion of the boy, who fell fainting on the cross. the girl immediately took the bowl and put it to his lips. then she raised him, and, with the assistance of the guardian of the sanctuary, led him out of the chapel. the bell again tinkled in the arch

us knights and dames bowed low. the girl moved round continuously, and the bowl passed. this ended in the exhaustion of the boy, who fell fainting on the cross. the girl immediately took the bowl and put it to his lips. then she raised him, and, with the assistance of the guardian of the sanctuary, led him out of the chapel. the bell again tinkled in the architrave. the herald blew a fanfare. the high priest and high priestess moved stately to each other and embraced, in the act unloosing the heavy golden robes which they wore. these fell, twin lakes of gold. i now saw her dressed in a garment of white watered silk, lined through-out (as it appeared later) with ermine. the high priest's vestment was an elaborate embroidery of 20 liber dcccxi every colour, harmonized by exquisite yet robust

ebazo. while she did this she unloosed the breastplate and gave it to the girl attendant. the robe followed; i saw that they were naked and unashamed. for the first time there was absolute silence. now, from an hundred jets surrounding the board poured forth a perfumed purple smoke. the world was wrapt in a fond gauze of mist, sacred as the clouds upon the mountains. then at a signal given by the high priest, the bell tinkled once more. the celebrants stretched out their arms in the form of a cross, interlacing their fingers. slowly they revolved through energized enthusiasm 21 three circles and a half. she then laid him down upon the cross, and took her own appointed place. the organ now again rolled forth its solemn music. i was lost to everything. only this i saw, that the celebrants ma

LIBER LXVII THE SWORD OF SONG

s some poor mad max nordau is handy to call everything outside the kitchen the asylum. here, however, there is a substratum of truth. consider the intolerable long roll of names, all tainted with glorious madness. baudelaire, the diabolist, debauchee of sadism, whose dreams are nightmares and whose waking hours delerium; rollinat the necrophile, the poet of phthisis, the anxiomaniac; p ledan, the high priest.of nonsense; mend s, frivolous and scoffing sensualist; besides a host of others, most alike in this, that, below the cloak of madness and depravity, the true heart of genius burns. no more terrible period than this is to be found in literature; so many great minds, of which hardly one comes to fruition; such seed of genius, such a harvest of.whirlwind! even a barren waste of sea is le

LIBER XLIV THE MASS OF THE PHOENIX

re of the thurible. liber xliv 2 i burn the incense-cake, proclaim these adorations of thy name. he makes them as in liber legis,1 and strikes again eleven times upon the bell. with the burin he then makes upon his breast the proper sign.2 behold this bleeding breast of mine gashed with the sacramental sign! he puts the second cake to the wound. i staunch the blood; the wafer soaks it up, and the high priest invokes! he eats the second cake. this bread i eat. this oath i swear as i enflame myself with prayer .there is no grace: there is no guilt: this is the law: do what thou wilt. he strikes eleven times upon the bell, and cries abrahadabra. i entered in with woe; with mirth i now go forth, and with thanksgiving, to do my pleasure on the earth among the legions of the living. he goeth for

LIBER XXXIII AN ACCOUNT OF AA

efore, interior truths were wrapped in external and perceptible ceremonies, so that men, by the perception of the outer which is the symbol of the interior, might by degrees be enabled safely to approach the interior spiritual truths. but the inner truth has always been confided to him who in his day had the most capacity for illumination, and he became the sole guardian of the original trust, as high priest of the sanctuary. when it became necessary that interior truths should be enfolded in exterior ceremony and symbol, on account of the real weakness of men who were not capable of hearing the light of light, then exterior worship began. it was, however, always the type or symbol of the interior, that is to say, the symbol of the true and secret sacrament. the external worship would neve

LUCIFERIAN SORCERY

as bred through us. hermetic occultism within the witches sabbat is perhaps one of the most significant developments of this magickal art. before gerald gardner reinvented witchcraft as 17 wicca in the 60 s on, there were in fact many groups practicing egyptian magick and ceremonial workings, later on it was to be woven into the craft as it first was considered. charles pace, who was for a time a high priest of one of gerald gardner s wiccan covens in south london. it was pace whose magickal name is hamara t who developed a very challenging system of luciferian witchcraft from which he lectured at many covens throughout england. his lectures were on his luciferian cult of masks and egyptian magick in a time when wicca was being formulated. had mr. pace been able to get his material availab

LUCIFERIAN SORCERY AND SET TYPHON

n many of the god forms listed above. some of the luciferian witchcraft or high sorcery gnosis is developed from charles pace, known in early wiccan circles as hamar'at. pace, who was born in 1920 was an early associate of gerald gardner, knowing him from some of the egyptian hermetic occult circles they associated in. pace was known in the 1960's as a priest of set and anubis, and later became a high priest of gerald gardner's coven in south london. charles created two known manuscripts of his lectures and teachings, which were based on his own sethanic cult of masks. pace was presenting a luciferian aspect of wicca which would provide an actual initiatory ground, rather than a dogmatic and unchallenging religious doctrine "necrominion" and "the book of tahuti" were two manuscripts which

MANLY P HALL THE SECRET TEACHINGS OF ALL AGES

nymphs, dryads, or d mons had taken up their abodes and from which they delivered oracles. while christian authors have tried to prove that oracular revelations were delivered by the devil for the purpose of misleading humanity, they have not dared to attack the theory of oracles, because of the repeated reference to it in their own sacred writings. if the onyx stones on the shoulders of israel's high priest made known by their flashings the will of jehovah, then a black dove, temporarily endowed with the faculty of speech, could indeed pronounce oracles in the temple of jupiter ammon. if the witch of endor could invoke the shade of samuel, who in turn gave prophecies to saul, could not a priestess of apollo call up the specter of her liege to foretell the destiny of greece? the most famou

abiri "the forbidden secret" many greek gods and goddesses are depicted holding the fruit or flower of the pomegranate in their hands, evidently to signify that they are givers of life and plenty. pomegranate capitals were placed upon the pillars of jachin and boaz standing in front of king solomon's temple; and by the order of jehovah, pomegranate blossoms were embroidered upon the bottom of the high priest's ephod. strong wine made from the juice of the grape was looked upon as symbolic of the false life and false light of the universe, for it was produced by a false process--artificial fermentation. the rational faculties are clouded by strong drink, and the animal nature, liberated from bondage, controls the individual--facts which necessarily were of the greatest spiritual significanc

ystery school, alone possessed a complete understanding of the significance of the ten commandments. these laws are esoterically related to the ten degrees of contemplation constituting the path of ecstasy, which winds upward through he four worlds and ends in the effulgence of ain soph. p. 99 [paragraph continues] my house be established "in the splendor of mental and spiritual illumination, the high priest stood between the pillars as a mute witness to the perfect virtue of equilibrium--that hypothetical point equidistant from all extremes. he thus personified the divine nature of man in the midst of his compound constitution--the mysterious pythagorean monad in the presence of the duad. on one side towered the stupendous column of the intellect; on the other, the brazen pillar of the fl

he position of the body and legs forms the symbol of sulphur, the sign of the ancient alchemical monarch. in the pseudo-egyptian tarot the figure is in profile. he wears a masonic apron and the skirt forms s right-angled triangle. upon his head is the crown of the north and his forehead is adorned wit the coiled ur us. the fifth numbered major trump is called le pape, the pope, and represents the high priest of a pagan or christian mystery school. in this card the hierophant wears the tiara and carries in his left hand the triple cross surmounting the globe of the world. his right hand, bearing upon its back the stigmata, makes "the ecclesiastic sign of esotericism" and before him kneel two suppliants or acolytes. the back of the papal throne is in the form of a celestial and a terrestrial

analogous to the structure, organs, and functions of the human body. at the entrance to the outer court of the tabernacle stood the altar of burnt offerings, five cubits long and five cubits wide but only three cubits high. its upper surface was a brazen grill upon which the sacrifice was placed, while beneath was a space for the fire. this altar signified click to enlarge the breastplate of the high priest. from calmet's dictionary of the holy bible. the order of the stones and the tribe over which each administered were, according to calmet, as in the above diagram. these gems, according to the rosicrucians, were symbolic of the twelve great qualities and virtues: illumination, love, wisdom, truth, justice, peace, equilibrium, humility, faith, strength, joy, victory. p. 135 that a candi

h a cubit and its height was two cubits. this altar was symbolic of the human larynx, from which the words of man's mouth ascend as an acceptable offering unto the lord, for the larynx occupies the position in the constitution of man between the holy place, which is the trunk of his body, and the holy of holies, which is the head with its contents. into the holy of holies none might pass save the high priest, and he only at certain prescribed times, the room contained no furnishings save the ark of the covenant, which stood against the western wall, opposite the entrance. in exodus the dimensions of the ark are given as two and a half cubits for its length, one cubit and a half its breadth and one cubit and a half its height. it was made of shittim-wood, gold plated within and without, and

plated within and without, and contained the sacred tablets of the law delivered to moses upon sinai. the lid of the ark was in the form of a golden plate upon which knelt two mysterious creatures called cherubim, facing each other, with wings arched overhead. it was upon this mercy seat between the wings of the celestials that the lord of israel descended when he desired to communicate with his high priest. the furnishings of the tabernacle were made conveniently portable. each altar and implement of any size was supplied with staves which could be put: through rings; by this means it could be picked up and carried by four or more bearers. the staves were never removed from the ark of the covenant until it was finally placed in the holy of holies of the everlasting house, king solomon's

of glory as explained in the quotation from josephus, the robes and adornments of the jewish priests had a secret significance, and even to this day there is a religious cipher language concealed in the colors, forms, and uses of sacred garments, not only among the christian and jewish priests but also among pagan religions. the vestments of the tabernacle priests were called cahan; those of the high priest were termed cahan rabb. over the machanese, an undergarment resembling short trousers, they wore the chethone, a finely woven linen robe, which reached to the ground and had long sleeves tied to the arms of the wearer. a brightly embroidered sash, twisted several times around the waist (a little higher than is customary, with one end pendent in front, and a closely fitting linen cap, d

ground and had long sleeves tied to the arms of the wearer. a brightly embroidered sash, twisted several times around the waist (a little higher than is customary, with one end pendent in front, and a closely fitting linen cap, designated masnaemphthes, completed the costume of the ordinary priest. click to enlarge the garments of glory. from mosaize historie der hebreeuwse kerke. th. robe of the high priest of israel were often called "the garments of glory, for they resembled the regenerated and spiritualized nature of man, symbolized by a vestment which all must weave from the threads of character and virtue before they can become high priests after the order of melchizedek. p. 136 the vestments of the high priest were the same as those of the lesser degrees, except that certain garment

sembled the regenerated and spiritualized nature of man, symbolized by a vestment which all must weave from the threads of character and virtue before they can become high priests after the order of melchizedek. p. 136 the vestments of the high priest were the same as those of the lesser degrees, except that certain garments and adornments were added. over the specially woven white linen robe the high priest wore a seamless and sleeveless habit, sky-blue in color and reaching nearly to his feet. this was called the meeir and was ornamented with a fringe of alternated golden bells and pomegranates. in ecclesiasticus (one of the books rejected from the modern bible, these bells and their purpose are described in the following words "and he compassed him with pomegranates, and with many golde

f many colors, probably red, blue, purple, and white, like the curtains and coverings of the tabernacle. fine gold wires were also woven into the fabric. the ephod was fastened at each shoulder with a large onyx in the form of a button, and the names of the twelve sons of jacob were engraven upon these two stones, six on each. these onyx buttons were supposed to have oracular powers, and when the high priest asked certain questions, they emitted a celestial radiance. when the onyx on the right shoulder was illuminated, it signified that jehovah answered the question of the high priest: in the affirmative, and when the one on the left gleamed, it indicated a negative answer to the query. in the middle of the front surface of the ephod was a space to accommodate the essen, or breastplate of

MASTERING WITCHCRAFT

and an initiator. the male leader representing the "masculine" power generally takes first place; the female, the "feminine" second; and the second male "executor" or "officer" third. different covens have different titles for their leaders, all equally traditional. in covens which stress the love and fertility aspects of witchcraft and perform their rituals naked, the male leader is known as the high priest, the female as high priestess. on the other hand, in those which stress the knowledge and power aspect, the male is known as the magister, grand master, or "devil (meaning "little god) and the female as the lady or queen of the sabbat. the second male, known as the "officer "executor" or "summoner" is he who relays the requests of the magister or lady to the rest of the coven membershi

vens which concentrate on knowledge and power, the lady or high priestess holds little or no executive power. she sits at the magister's right hand during the feasts, leads some of the dances and ceremonies, and on occasion performs the task of a seer or spiritistic medium under the magister's control. on the other hand, in the goddess-oriented 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 h

mbers in turn by witch name. finally, the coven's working tools, sword, chalice, lamps, et al, are presented in turn to the candidate. the sabbat festivities and ceremonies such as the feast of cakes and wine then continue as usual. the sky-clad, or naked, initiation in this type of ritual common to covens which practise the goddess-oriented variety of witchcraft, the ceremony is performed by the high priest if the candidate is a woman, the high priestess if it is a man. as in the previous ritual, the circle should be cast by watchtower, and the candidate blindfolded at the perimeter, challenged by the initiator at sword or athame point, and the passwords of "perfect love and perfect trust" given. the candidate is then pulled into the circle backwards by his initiator, who has her left arm

f the magical implements and also in the mysteries of the return-in-threefold witch law, whether it be used for good or evil, blessing or cursing. by dint of this, the ceremony concludes with the new initiate scourging his initiator with thrice as many blows as he himself received, namely, one hundred and twenty in all. he is then presented to the powers at the four quarters as a duly consecrated high priest and wizard, or high priestess and queen of the sabbat, whichever the case may be. in the second ritual, instead of the progress of the aspirant through the four elements, the myth of the goddess is implied, where the witch goddess andred, aradia, habondia, or whatever other name you may care to know her by, descends into the world of the dead somewhat like persephone in hades or ishtar

MATHERS MACGREGOR THE GREATER KEY OF SOLOMON VOL 1

written in heaven in the characters of malachim, that is to say, the tongue of the angels. we then, by the just judgment of god, by the ineffable and admirable virtue of god, just, living, and true, we call ye with power, we force and exorcise ye by and in the admirable name which was written on the tables of stone which god gave upon mount sinai; and by and in the wonderful name which aaron the high priest bare written upon his breast, by which also god created the world, the which name is axineton; and by the living god who is one throughout the ages, whose dwelling is in the ineffable light, whose name is wisdom, and whose spirit is life, before whom goeth forth fire and flame, who hath from that fire formed the firmament, the stars and the sun; and who with that fire will burn ye all

MEANING OF MASONRY

s represented by the indented or tesselated border skirting the black and white chequer-work, even as the divine presence and providence surrounds and embraces our temporal organisms in which those opposites are inherent. why is the chequer floor-work given such prominence in the lodge-furniture? the answer is to be found in the statement in the third degree ritual" the square pavement is for the high priest to walk upon" now it is not merely the jewish high priest of centuries ago that is here referred to, but the individual member of the craft. for every mason is intended to be the high priest of his own personal temple and to make of it a place where he and deity may meet. by the mere fact of being in this dualistic world every living being, whether a mason or not, walks upon the square

rved that in the lodge symbolism the teaching of the first and second degrees is carried forward into the third. the traditional tracing-board of the third degree exhibits in combination (1) the chequered floorwork (2) the two pillars at the porchway of the temple (3) the winding staircase, and (4) a dormer window above the porchway. the brief explanation is given that the chequer-work is for the high priest to walk upon and the dormer-window is that which gave light to it. the entire symbol is but one comprehensive glyph or pictorial diagram of the condition of a candidate aspiring to master mason's rank. as high priest of his own personal temple he must have his bodily nature and its varied desires under foot. he must have developed strength of will and character to" walk upon" this cheq

contemplative nature of the spirit. it is called" the prophet" because of the power of insight and omniscience characterizing that which transcends the sense of time and abides eternally, and because it projects into the lower intelligence intuitions, fore glimpses and intimations of a prophetic nature. from the same word is derived the greek word" hagios" holy. 3" joshua, the son of josedek, the high priest" personifies the active executive aspect of spirit. literally joshua means the" divine saviour" and josedek" divine righteousness" whilst the" high priest" connotes a mediatorial factor between man and deity. the title in its entirety therefore intimates that the human spirit or divine principle in man functions intermediately between deity and man's lower nature to promote the latter'

" divine saviour" and josedek" divine righteousness" whilst the" high priest" connotes a mediatorial factor between man and deity. the title in its entirety therefore intimates that the human spirit or divine principle in man functions intermediately between deity and man's lower nature to promote the latter's salvation and perfection. we have previously shown how the master mason must be his own high priest and" walk upon" the chequered floor-work of his elementary nature by learning to trample upon it. thus the three principals form a unity figuring man's spiritual pole in its triple aspects; they represent the summit of his being as it lives on the plane of the spirit--holy, royal, supreme blissful because in a state of holiness or wholeness; royal because a son of the king of all; powe

MICHAEL TSARION ATLANTIS ALIEN VISITATION AND GENETIC MANIPULATION

even came from there, forming the druids (see p. 51.)samothracethis great city and peoples, considered by beaumont to have actually been in gotland, sweden, wasreported by historian diodorus to have been destroyed by a terrific deluge (see footnote on p. 60.)dragons teetha term used to describe ancient monoliths and sacred sites, like avebury or canac.the credibility of historian manethomanetho, high priest of the temple of isis at sebennytus, in the time of alexander the great, a man ofthe highest repute for wisdom and versed in both egyptian and greek lore. he wrote in greek in orderthat the world could judge the truth of his statements, and though most of his history is lost, his list ofdynasties has survived, but quite unjustifiably mutilated to a devastating extent by modern egyptolo

MORALS AND DOGMA

, and in the kabalah, of the letters of the name of deity. it is thus arranged, the patriarchs from adam to noah, inclusive, are _ten_ in number, and the same number is that of the commandments. twelve is the number of the lines of equal length that form a cube. it is the number of the months, the tribes, and the apostles; of the oxen under the brazen sea, of the stones on the breast-plate of the high priest. iii. the master. to understand literally the symbols and allegories of oriental books as to ante-historical matters, is willfully to close our eyes against the light. to translate the symbols into the trivial and commonplace, is the blundering of mediocrity _all_ religious expression is symbolism; since we can _describe_ only what we _see, and the true objects of religion are the seen

afflicted when he suffers: they rejoice when he triumphs over the power of darkness which opposes his sway and hinders the happiness of souls, to whom nothing is so terrible as darkness. the fruit of the sufferings of the god, father of light and souls, slain by the chief of the powers of darkness, and again restored to life, was received in the mysteries "his death works your salvation" said the high priest of mithras. that was the great secret of this religious tragedy, and its expected fruit--the resurrection of a god, who, repossessing himself of his dominion over darkness, should associate with him in his triumph those virtuous souls that by their purity were worthy to share his glory; and that strove not against the divine force that drew them to him, when he had thus conquered. to t

initiate were also displayed the spectacles of the chief agents of the universal cause, and of the distribution of the world, in the detail of its parts arranged in most regular order. the universe itself supplied man with the model of the first temple reared to the divinity. the arrangement of the temple of solomon, the symbolic ornaments which formed its chief decorations, and the dress of the high priest--all, as clemens of alexandria, josephus and philo state, had reference to the order of the world. clemens informs us that the temple contained many emblems of the seasons, the sun, the moon, the planets, the constellations ursa major and minor, the zodiac, the elements, and the other parts of the world. josephus, in his description of the high priest's vestments, protesting against th

mple was divided, two represent earth and sea, open to all men, and the third, heaven, god's dwelling-place, reserved for him alone. the twelve loaves of shew-bread signify the twelve months of the year. the candlestick represented the twelve signs through which the seven planets run their courses; and the seven lights, those planets; the veils, of four colors, the four elements; the tunic of the high priest, the earth; the hyacinth, nearly blue, the heavens; the ephod, of four colors, the whole of nature; the gold, light; the breast-plate, in the middle, this earth in the centre of the world; the two sardonyxes, used as clasps, the sun and moon; and the twelve precious stones of the breast-plate arranged by threes, like the seasons, the twelve months, and the twelve signs of the zodiac. e

t established the mysteries of rhea, and taught the phrygians, the lydians, and the people of samothrace to celebrate them. rhea, like cybele, was represented drawn by lions, bearing a drum, and crowned with flowers. according to varro, cybele represented the earth. she partook of the characteristics of minerva, venus, the moon, diana, nemesis, and the furies; was clad in precious stones; and her high priest wore a robe of purple and a tiara of gold. the grand feast of the syrian goddess, like that of the mother of the gods at rome, was celebrated at the vernal equinox. precisely at that equinox the mysteries of atys were celebrated, in which the initiates were taught to expect the rewards of a future life, and the flight of atys from the jealous fury of cybele was described, his concealme

MOTTA MARCELO THE COMMENTARIES OF AL

eless that christians should pretend they are christians when they persist in interpreting their 'jesus' in the same terms that orthodox jews ascribe to a 'good 'rabbi! were we to believe for one moment that the gospels are the biography of an actual, historical, person, we would have to remember that 'jesus' was hated by the jewish priesthood, and was tortured to death through the efforts of the high priest 'jesus' was described as a drunkard, a friend of sinners and a roman sympathizer. he kept none of the mosaic regulations. indeed, he went so far as to suggest that mosaic law had been created for man, and not otherwise! that he seems to have appreciated whores and vice-versa is repeatedly pointed out. historical or not, the intention was obviously to introduce a more humane we shall go

NAUDON PAUL THE SECRET HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY

, performed sacred duties independent from their role as builders. imhotep, who built the first large stone complex in saqqarah, was counselor to the pharaoh sozer (circa 3800 b.c, but was also priest of the god amun. sennemut, architect of queen hatseput, was the head of the prophets of monthu in armant and controller of the gardens and domains of amun. dherti was the director of buildings and a high priest. in the louvre there are seated statues of goudea, who was both a patesi, meaning a governor representing the gods, and an architect. the architects seem to have been inspired by the gods they served.3 the books of i kings (5:13 ff and 7:13, 14) and ii chronicles (2:14 and 4:11) inform us that in judea during the construction of the temple of jerusalem, under the direction of master bu

fies) the ark of the covenant? a. it represents as weel our saviour christ as ye hearts of ye faithfull for in christs breast was ye doctrine both of law& gospel so is in ye faithfull though not in ye measure he was ye true manna yt descended to give life to ye world ye table of ye law move us to love& obedience aarons rod flowrishing wt blossoms signifies ye swetnes of ye gospel& ye glory of our high priest jesus christ of whome aaron was a figure. the entire medieval christian doctrine can be found reinforced in this text: the immanence of god in man, the realization of the law by the incarnation of christ, the construction within man of god's true temple by obedience to the law and by love, the symbolic figure from the hebrew scriptures as a sign of the gospel. this interpretation was v

ON COMMUNICATION WITH SET

is but a conventionalised phoenix. not only were many of the founders of the united states government masons, but they received aid from a secret and august body existing in europe which helped them to establish this country for a peculiar and particular purpose known only to the intiated few (manly p. hall, the secret teachings of all ages, pp. xc and xp.on communication with set by don webb v, high priest the nature of communication between set, god of the subjective universe and an individual, depends on the contents of the mind of the individual. imagine if you will a ph.d mathematician being told that has been she told she has an hour to give her last year's research to a group of people. she composes her notes, creates and speech and walks in to find the audience composed of four ye

ONYX TABLET OF SET

be exposed to the readership of the ruby tablet, but rather information which is specifically addressed to other priests and priestesses of the present and future, to enable them to better comprehend and execute their office. the onyx tablet focuses exclusively on the concept and experience of the priesthood. while the onyx tablet may be under the editorship of any initiate of the priesthood, the high priest of set will personally review and approve all additions to its contents, with an eye to their fulfillment of the above criteria. the impetus is for a more evolutionary, rather than a more static concept of the priesthood. at the same time the lack of predetermined signposts in our future mandates care and deliberation where the incorporation of doctrine is concerned. the onyx tablet of

of set article 1. offices section 1.01. the principal office for the transaction of the business of this corporation is located in the city and county of san francisco, california, united states of america. section 1.02. the corporation may also have offices at such other places, within or without the state of california where it is qualified to do business, as its business may require and as the high priest may from time to time designate. article 2. affiliation section 2.01. the corporation shall not be a member of, or affiliated with any organization or institution. section 2.02. an individual member of the temple of set may be a member of, or affiliated with another primarily religious organization or institution during i membership status only. section 2.03. an individual member of th

mission fee, and is admitted to membership by a member holding the iii. initial membership as a setian i is for a maximum of two years. if by the end of that period the individual has not attained ii recognition, affiliation with the temple shall be automatically terminated. exceptions to this two-year i limitation may be granted by any iii+ member for a maximum of six additional months. only the high priest may grant additional extensions beyond this sixmonth period. section 3.03. a setian may be recognized to adept ii if a member holding the iii+ deems that person deserving of the ii. such a recognition must be communicated in writing to the executive director within thirty days after it is proclaimed, and this communication must be signed by the iii+ member who has proclaimed the recogn

may be recognized to priest or priestess of set iii if a member holding the iv+ deems that person elect to the iii. a minimum of a thirty-day advance notice of the proposed recognition must be communicated to all iii+ members of the temple by the individual proposing the recognition. following the end of the thirty-day advance notice period, the recognition must be communicated in writing to the high priest and the executive director within fifteen days, these communications must be signed by the iv+ member who has proclaimed the recognition, and at least two other members holding the iv+ must concur in writing and so notify the high priest and executive director. section 3.05. a priest or priestess of set may be recognized to magister or magistra templi iv by decision of the high priest

d the recognition, and at least two other members holding the iv+ must concur in writing and so notify the high priest and executive director. section 3.05. a priest or priestess of set may be recognized to magister or magistra templi iv by decision of the high priest. a minimum of a thirty-day advance notice of the proposed recognition must be communicated to all iv+ members of the temple by the high priest. following the end of the thirty-day advance notice period, the recognition must be communicated in writing to the executive director and to all voting councillors, and at least five persons who are voting councillors must indicate their approval of the decision in writing to the high priest and to the executive director. section 3.06. a magister or magistra templi may be recognized to

e thirty-day advance notice period, the recognition must be communicated in writing to the executive director and to all voting councillors, and at least five persons who are voting councillors must indicate their approval of the decision in writing to the high priest and to the executive director. section 3.06. a magister or magistra templi may be recognized to magus or maga v by decision of the high priest. a minimum of a thirty-day advance notice of the proposed recognition must be communicated to all iv+ members of the temple by the high priest. following the end of the thirty-day advance notice period, the recognition must be communicated in writing to the chairman of the council and the executive director, and all nine voting councillors must indicate their approval of the decision i

nimum of a thirty-day advance notice of the proposed recognition must be communicated to all iv+ members of the temple by the high priest. following the end of the thirty-day advance notice period, the recognition must be communicated in writing to the chairman of the council and the executive director, and all nine voting councillors must indicate their approval of the decision in writing to the high priest and to the executive director. section 3.07. a magus or maga may be recognized to ipsissimus or ipsissima vi by decision of the individual magus or maga in question. this decision must be communicated to the high priest, the chairman of the council, and the executive director, and at least five persons who are voting councillors must indicate their approval of the decision in writing t

riest and to the executive director. section 3.07. a magus or maga may be recognized to ipsissimus or ipsissima vi by decision of the individual magus or maga in question. this decision must be communicated to the high priest, the chairman of the council, and the executive director, and at least five persons who are voting councillors must indicate their approval of the decision in writing to the high priest and to the executive director. section 3.08. persons holding the i or ii may be downgraded in degree and/or expelled from the temple of set by a member holding the iii. such a decision must be communicated in writing to the high priest and to the executive director within ten days following the decision. a person holding the ii may return to the i voluntarily. in the case of a return t

son holding the ii may return to the i voluntarily. in the case of a return to the i either voluntarily or involuntarily, the person in question shall be expelled from the temple at the end of one year if ii recognition is not reattained by that time. section 3.09. persons holding the iii may not be involuntarily downgraded in degree. they may be expelled from the temple of set by decision of the high priest. such a decision must be communicated in writing to the executive director and to all voting councillors within fifteen days following that decision, and at least five persons who are voting councillors must indicate their approval of the decision in writing to the high priest and executive director. this section may not be invoked to expel an incumbent councillor or an incumbent execu

and at least five persons who are voting councillors must indicate their approval of the decision in writing to the high priest and executive director. this section may not be invoked to expel an incumbent councillor or an incumbent executive director. section 3.10. persons holding the iv may not be involuntarily downgraded in degree. they may be expelled from the temple of set by decision of the high priest. such a decision must be communicated in writing to the executive director and to all voting councillors within fifteen days following that decision, and at least six persons who are voting councillors must indicate their approval of the decision in writing to the high priest and executive director. this section may not be invoked to expel an incumbent councillor or an incumbent execut

, and at least six persons who are voting councillors must indicate their approval of the decision in writing to the high priest and executive director. this section may not be invoked to expel an incumbent councillor or an incumbent executive director. section 3.11. persons holding the v may not be involuntarily downgraded in degree. they may be expelled from the temple of set by decision of the high priest. such a decision must be communicated in writing to the executive director and to all voting councillors within fifteen days following that decision, and at least seven persons who are voting councillors must indicate their approval of the decision in writing to the high priest and executive director. this section may not be invoked to expel an incumbent councillor or an incumbent exec

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

nimrod and nebuchad are the same: nun and dalet. thus, nebuchadnezzar can be interpreted as meaning gking nebuchad, h nebuchad alluding to nimrod. the idol-statue that nebuchadnezzar made was intended to fulfill the same function as the city and idol-tower that nimrod built. furthermore, nebuchadnezzar also built his statue with the power of divine names, for he took the headband [tzitiz] of the high priest, on which was engraved g-d fs name havayah, and placed it on the mouth of the idol. the priestly garments, including the high priest fs headband, had been captured by nebuchadnezzar with the fall of jerusalem and taken to babylonia. thus, the statue spoke and said, gi am g-d, your g-d. h it was actually speaking the truth, for the divine name [on the headband] was speaking, but the peo

notzer, nun-tzadik-reish] may be permuted to spell the word for gwill h [ratzon, reish-tzadik-vav-nun. there is an implied vav in between the nun and the tzadik of notzer. this affords an association between this attribute of mercy and arich anpin, the partzuf of will. the arizal on parashat toldot 122 this is because binah is termed gwill, h and it is the attribute of chesed. for this reason the high priest was robed in eight vestments. in general, the beard of the high priest is associated with binah, the eighth sefirah. the eighth attribute is gstoring chesed, h and we have just noted that gstoring h is a permutation of gwill. h there must, therefore, be a connection between gwill h and chesed. the connecting link is binah. in the verse, glike the beard of aaron, cascading down over his

igh priest is associated with binah, the eighth sefirah. the eighth attribute is gstoring chesed, h and we have just noted that gstoring h is a permutation of gwill. h there must, therefore, be a connection between gwill h and chesed. the connecting link is binah. in the verse, glike the beard of aaron, cascading down over his garments, h5 we see that the beard is associated with aaron, the first high priest. the word for ghis garments h in this verse [midotav] also can mean ghis midot h or ghis emotions. h thus, we have the image of aaron the high priest with his beard flowing into the midot. in light of what we have seen above, this makes us identify aaron with arich anpin, whose beard flows into z feir anpin, the partzuf of the midot. as we said, midot can mean both emotions and garment

word for ghis garments h in this verse [midotav] also can mean ghis midot h or ghis emotions. h thus, we have the image of aaron the high priest with his beard flowing into the midot. in light of what we have seen above, this makes us identify aaron with arich anpin, whose beard flows into z feir anpin, the partzuf of the midot. as we said, midot can mean both emotions and garments. however, the high priest wore eight garments, while we usually speak of only seven midot. the eighth midah, then, is the next sefirah in the series, which, if we begin with malchut and count upwards, is binah. in aaron, or arich anpin, we may thus consider binah together with the midot. the priest in his service elicits divine goodwill, as is seen in many verses throughout the torah. as we have also explained

continuous supernal coupling [of abba and ima. warmth and heat, in the vernacular also, are metaphors for sexual arousal. rabbi wolf ashkenazi notes here that some texts add: gwe find that coupling is referred to as heat, as it is written, ewhenever the flock are in heat. f h10 [only] the priests [were allowed to] eat this bread. this is because the priests manifested chochmah, the beginning, the high priest of all the ten sefirot. the right axis of the sefirotic array alludes to the three types of priests: chochmah to the high priest, chesed to the regular priests, and netzach to the assistant [segan] priests. the left side of the sefirotic tree alludes to the levites.11 the priests, who officiated at the sacrificial rites in the temple, channeled the divine benficence downward to the peo

ah 15:26; zohar 1:223b, 225b, 3:46a. 6 1 kings 8:65 355 parashat tetzaveh this week fs torah portion discusses the special garments the priests (kohanim) had to wear while performing their service in the tabernacle and later in the holy temple. every priest had to wear four basic garments: pants (michnasayim, a tunic (kutonet, a sash (avnet, and a turban-like headgear (migba fat. in addition, the high priest (kohen gadol) had to wear four additional garments: a robe (me fil, a half-skirt (ephod, a breastplate (choshen, and a head-band (tzitz. the headgear of the high priest is more elaborate than that of a regular priest (and is called mitznefet in place of migba fat. the zohar1 describes the spiritual powers of the ephod and the choshen as follows: the ephod corresponds to [the ability to

dni was mentioned above. 7 exodus 28:28. 8 psalms 119:89. 361 parashat tetzaveh [second installment] in the first installment on parashat tetzaveh, we read part of the arizal fs discussion of the choshen and the ephod. inside the choshen was gthe urim and the tumim, h a parchment with divine names written on it that caused the letters on the stones of the choshen to protrude and light up when the high priest wished to ascertain g-d fs will regarding some crucial question for the nation. although it was one item, this parchment fs name was double, indicating that its message was glucid h (urim meaning glights h) and gtrue h (tumim meaning gperfections h. now, according to the zohar,1 the urim were [manifest in] the choshen, while the tumim were [manifest in] the ephod. this accords with wha

e who gives charity: he will become rich, and wealth will increase beyond what it was before. 7 proverbs 21:24. 8 midrash mishlei 11. 9 etz chaim 28:3, 6, 34:1. the arizal on parashat tetzaveh (3) 369 .translated from sha far hamitzvot, sefer halikutim, and ta famei hamitzvot 371 parashat tetzaveh [fourth installment] in this parashah, g-d commands moses to make the eight priestly garments of the high priest and the four of the ordinary priest. one of the eight garments of the high priest is the headband (tzitz. gmake a pure gold headband and engrave on it [the words] eholy to g-d [havayah. f put it on a turquoise sash so that it rest on the turban; it shall opposite the front of the turban. it shall remain on aaron fs forehead, and thus aaron will bear the iniquity of [the community with

n. thus, the mentality (or glight h) of abba present in z feir anpin subdivides into two aspects: the immanent light, that is absorbed into and directly influences the mentality of z feir anpin, and transcendent light, that is not and does not [this light] acts as enveloping light surrounding the mentality [of z feir anpin, and this enveloping light is manifest [physically] as the headband of the high priest. the transcendent light of abba is not lost, however. it surrounds the mentality of z feir anpin, acting as an inspiration and influencing it indirectly [the headband] is called the tzitz, a noun in the masculine form, because it embodies the mentality of abba, which is also masculine. the word tzitz bring immediately to mind the word tzitzit( gtassle h or gfringe h, the wool tassle re

ool tassle required to be affixed to four-cornered garments. the noun tzitz, lacking any feminine suffix, is in the masculine form. tzitzit is the same word but with a final tav, which indicates the feminine form. abba, the source of insight that gimpregnates h the partzuf of ima (binah) to develop a new way of looking at reality, is considered male relative to ima. therefore, the headband of the high priest was placed on the forehead above the [head-]tefilin, for the tefilin embody the mentality of ima, while the headband embodies the mentality of abba. the torah calls the tefilin ga [means of] remembrance between your eyes. h2 from this we see that the headtefilin are meant to influence our mentality, to keep the exodus from egypt and all it signifies in our consciousness at all times. a

d into these three/four sefirot, the mentality of abba is also subdivided into these four aspects. two of them, chochmah of abba and chesed of da fat of abba, are masculine and therefore issue to the right; the other two, binah of abba and gevurah of da fat of abba, are feminine and therefore issue to the left. they then all spread around the forehead [of z feir anpin, forming the headband of the high priest. it seems to me [rabbi chaim vital] that i also heard from my master [the arizal, of blessed memory, that the name havayah was engraved on the headband as follows. the yud and the vav were engraved on the right side, one above the other, and the two hei fs on the left side, one above the other. but i do not remember this well. this would fit in well with what was previously explained

REGARDIE ISRAEL THE COMPLETE GOLDEN DAWN

ng, and teaching yoga. carl l weschcke, born september 10, 1930, b.s. in business administration, work toward doctorate in philosophy, d. ph. mag (honorary, certificate in clinical hypnosis. lifelong student of the occult, starting with theosophy, several years of work with crowley materials and as a correspondence student with the society of the inner light, study of jungian psychology and yoga. high priest in wicca, and administrator general aurum solis. president of llewellyn publications since 1960. david godwin, born in 1939 in dallas, texas, is a long-time student of esoteric lore. learned and knowledgeable about cabalistic practices, he has successfully mastered them and written a classic treatise on the subject entitled galwink cabalistic encyclopedia. out of print for several year

e noted here that the red paths remain red in all planes, varying only in shade. thus aries, the emperor, the pioneer, the general, is blood and deep crimson, red, pure vermillion or flowing fiery red. he is ho nike, the conqueror, hot, passionate, impetuous, the apotheosis of mars, whether in love or in war. he is the positive masculine as the empress is the positive feminine. v. hierophant. the high priest is the counterpart of the high priestess. as aries is the house of mars and the exaltation of the sun, so taurus is the house of venus and the exaltation of the moon. he is the reflective or mystical aspect of the masculine. he is the thinker as the emperor is the doer. his colours unlike those of the emperor, vary considerably. red, orange, maroon, deep brown, and chestnut brown, sugg

it on rock-cut pillars and on temples, apparently as old as the world. we find traces of it in the sacred mysteries of some of the oldest religions in the world, but we find no trace of it the golden dawn: volume lv book nine ever having been used as a living language, and we hold the tradition that it is the angelic secret language. only one instance of this i may perhaps be allowed to give. the high priest of jupiter in the earliest days of rome was called flamen dialis, and you will find that the most learned are utterly ignorant as to whence came the word dialis. they will tell you that it is ancient etruscan, but beyond that they can tell you nothing. it is not the genitive of any known nominative. on that tablet (earth) you will see that the second of the three holy secret names of g

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

m and thummim, and by the ephod. now, it is known that the ephod was a magical square of twelve numbers and twelve words engraved on precious stones. the word teraphim in hebrew signifies hieroglyphs or figured signs; the urim and thummim were the above and beneath, the east and west, the yes and no, and these signs corresponded to the two pillars of the temple, jakin and boaz. when therefore the high priest wished to consult the oracle, he drew by lot the teraphim or tablets of gold, which bore the images of the four sacred words, and placed them by threes round the rational or ephod; that is, between the two onyx stones which served as clasps to the little chains of the ephod. the right onyx signified gedulah, or mercy and magnificence; the left referred to geburah, and signified justice

and placed them by threes round the rational or ephod; that is, between the two onyx stones which served as clasps to the little chains of the ephod. the right onyx signified gedulah, or mercy and magnificence; the left referred to geburah, and signified justice and anger. if, for example, the sign of the lion were found on the left side of the stone which bore the name of the tribe of judah, the high priest would read the oracle thus: gthe staff of the lord is angered against judah. h if the teraphim represented the man or cup and were found also on the left, near the stone of benjamin, the high priest would read: gthe mercy of the lord is weary of the offences of benjamin, which outrage him in his love. therefore he will pour out on him the chalice of his wrath, h etc. when the sovereign

RUBY TABLET OF SET

catured as the "satan" of judaeo-christianity, christians often interpret this religion as "satanism" and its affiliates as "satanists. setians accept such labels only to the extent that the christian satan represents certain qualities of individualism and independence. setians reject any interpretation of satanism that glorifies or promotes evil or destructiveness. leadership: michael a. aquino, high priest of set membership: not published. historical origins: together with the priesthood of horus, the original priesthood of set was the most ancient of the egyptian religious orders, dating (by surviving predynastic images of set) to at least 3200 bce and by the egyptians' own astronomically-based records to approximately 5000 bce. the setian religion played a prominent role in egyptian so

of the temple, as it is a device for the interaction of individuals as such. it is not a "mass" organization. such structures as it incorporates are merely to enhance personal opportunities. the temple as a california corporation is the property of the international priesthood of set, which delegates governing authority to the council of nine (board of directors. the council in turn appoints the high priest of set, the executive director, and other officers of the temple. the temple includes a number of orders, each supervised by a grand master. these orders may be somewhat likened to the academic departments of a university, being vehicles for concentration and cooperation in specialized fields of philosophy and magic. setians may also interact in pylons, which are normally under the gui

onal sense. it is rather the direct, specific, and willful consecration of a particular individual by set himself, formally recognized as such by the temple of set. each priest or priestess of set thus exercises the full religious authority of the entire temple, subject only to the guidance of the masters of the temple. one member of the priesthood is determined by the council of nine to serve as high priest or high priestess of set. the priesthood of set is responsible to set for the care of his temple, and for reasonable guidance of and assistance to individuals who enter the temple. the priesthood is also responsible for dismissing from the temple any person who cannot or will not uphold its initiatory or ethical standards. worship: there are no regularly scheduled, group "services" in

of egypt. ancient egyptian politics was an extension of the esoteric principles of its priesthoods into mundane affairs. and though the setian priesthood was exterminated by osirian persecution during the xxv dynasty, egypt was a viable nation (indeed, the first true nation, as opposed to city-state) for three thousand years. a test of adept knowledge introduction towards the end of his tenure as high priest, magus ronald k. barrett decided that the temple's recognition of adepts was too lax, that many magicians had been recognized adept who were not adept in magus barrett's opinion. he felt that the standards of the ii needed to be increased. he therefore devised the "test" which follows. this test was designed "to gather a comprehensive picture of your knowledge and understanding of the

kind way of life, but it simultaneously taught obedience to the speaker himself. the tactic of "you have heard. but i say unto you" is a neon sign reading "lesser black magician" from the first word. here began the foundations from which the cross would be constructed: you may manipulate to your heart's content, but remember that other manipulators may have something to say about it [it is as the high priest of satan pointed out to his initiates, the world tends to be pretty satanic on its own] the philosophy behind love became curiouser and curiouser, and continues so to this day. around 30 ce or so it was different. if gurdjieff and ouspensky meant "sleepers" as those governed by instinct and logic, jesus may be considered to have been initially awake. only when things began to get too b

er of some debate; at least, his actions were not in accord with his own descriptions of what an ipsissimus (10=[1] should be and do. the temple of set ipsissimus vi generally operates on the fourth degree level of magister templi except when acting in his special sixth degree capacity. a description of the sixth degree is beyond the scope of this present paper. but let us say this: we recall our high priest having commented that if a magus v has vision in the land of the blind, the ipsissimus has perspective. the analogy is not an inaccurate one. the church of satan came forth on the world in the year i of the age of satan, the year 1966 of the common era, and the world has never been the same since. the magus anton lavey uttered the word indulgence and the temple was almost upon us. gone

nalogy is not an inaccurate one. the church of satan came forth on the world in the year i of the age of satan, the year 1966 of the common era, and the world has never been the same since. the magus anton lavey uttered the word indulgence and the temple was almost upon us. gone were the circles and squares and in their places came to be the i through v designations. the church of satan, like its high priest and magus, was flamboyant and devil-may-care [which he did, and its membership was as varied as could be imagined. biographies of the magus anton lavey exist in a number of forms, and will not be our concern here. although they are informative reading, some are to be taken with 65 milligrams of sodium chloride while reading. the first degree of the church of satan, the apprentice, cove

opposed to the crook& flail sceptres symbolizing the pharaoh's roles as shepherd and taskmaster of the egyptian nation "fresh fever from the skies" the book of coming forth by night "another woman" lilith aquino, the serpent one: magistra templi iv of the temple of set and one of the nine "the globed priest" and "another sacrifice" anton szandor lavey [who shaved his head to signify his office as high priest of the church of satan, and the destruction of the church of satan as precondition for the manifestation of the aon of set "another king" ra-en-set suten net. 35. the half of the word of heru-ra-ha, called hoor-pa-kraat and ra-hoor-khuit. the first half of "heru-ra-ha" reveals the name of her-ur (harwer, the great horus, of whom both harpokrates (the osirian horus "the younger) and ra

church. now, for nine years, my name has been heralded, and those who were blind in the light have learned that it is possible to see in darkness. my age has begun, and i am come forth to uphold my bond with mankind. yet i shall not illuminate all, nor even many- but a few. i seek the elect, who in turn seek me. man the god shall arise only from the ashes of man the beast- the blood is the life. high priest- you have made my name beloved. but a time approaches when i shall be shunned and cursed as never before. this matters not, for the elect will have seen my truth. but my church must survive, and to survive in fact, it must vanish in fiction. out of the great darkness i have come, and into the darkness i and my order shall again venture. therein lies the future. those who choose the sol

ok of coming forth by night classification: v2- a17.121- 1 author: michael a. aquino v date: june, x html revision: september 6, 1998 ce subject: book of coming forth by night north solstice the equinox has succumbed to my solstice, and i, set, am revealed in my majesty. the time of the purification is past. the fate of my gifted race rests in balance, and i shall not recant my word, spoken to my high priest mehenpettha in old khem and now again to you. proclaim the nineteen parts of the word, and vanquish thus the feeble and corrupt keys of enoch, which were but a shadow of my true word and now are an affront to me. i am the ageless intelligence of this universe. i created harwer that i might define my self. all other gods of all other times and nations have been created by men. this you

discrediting. or it may refer to the aon of horus (harwer, during which time the grip of the old cults on the human mind was gradually broken. or it may indicate the entire passage of time since the osirian death-worship cult gained supremacy in egypt and either absorbed or outlawed the life-oriented cults. the fate of my gifted race rests in balance, and i shall not recant my word, spoken to my high priest mehenpettha in old khem and now again to you. the emphasized term "gift" refers to the non-natural expansion of human intellectual capacity that occurred in prehistoric times.2 "word" refers to the word of set, discussed below. there are no records of the ancient priesthood of set through which "high priest mehenpettha" might be identified, but the name can be rendered in hieroglyphics

SABBATIC KABALA OF THE CROOKED PATH

his will include the absolute readiness of the senses. the totality of the body must be brought to a state of reception for the forces to descend upon the mage. he ritual of the opposer will be performed in such occasion and the mage who strives to reach the highest ladders will gladly forsake all for the sake of naught! the joining of the adversary within the mage constitutes the hierophant, the high priest of the ages. the mouth peh is connected to mars and the power of the tower in the arcane of the tarot. this is significant due to the disruptive nature of the joining of the external within the internal in these kinds of operations. mysteries connected to the luchiferian gnosis are inherent and implicit in this cell and will blossom into full flower in the forthcoming cells (p. 233-236

rcane of the tarot. this is significant due to the disruptive nature of the joining of the external within the internal in these kinds of operations. mysteries connected to the luchiferian gnosis are inherent and implicit in this cell and will blossom into full flower in the forthcoming cells (p. 233-236p. 237-238) the sabbatic kabala displays a formulae for eroto-manic behaviour on behalf of the high priest towards the use of the tower as the external and therefore aggressive component in the communion. the priest become the vessel and the container of the powers drawn upon, mainly through the mystery of the sexual eucharist. it also reflects its double -natured house of power (or sah) in the tetragrammic vessel- the hand being the extension of the phallus and the eye being the cranial ab

SATANISM AN EXAMINATION OF SATANIC BLACK MAGIC

xtent of banning its members from association with the order of nine angles due to the latter's views on, and advocation of, human sacrifice. the church of satan have approached the choice of human and animal sacrifice from the perspective of the amount of energy that it dispels. when comparing this dissipation of energy with the energy produced through emotional and sexual release, anton la vey, high priest of the church of satan, concludes that 'the only time a satanist would perform a human sacrifice would be if it were to serve a two-fold purpose; that being to release the magician's wrath in the throwing of a curse, and more important, to dispose of a totally obnoxious and deserving individual'(33) it is apparent then that there is a comparison between the order of nine angles methods

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er of the pharaoh. this experiment ended, however, with akhenaten s death in 1336 bce as the old gods were quickly brought back. all traces of akhenaten were destroyed, from the inscription of his name on temples to his mummy. with the restoration of the old gods, the priests of karnak and at another holy site, luxor, regained their power at the expense of the monarchy. at the city of thebes, the high priest of amen became the first of a ruling class of high priests, while the pharaoh continued to wield power from a new city center, tanis, in the nile delta. during the course of the second half of the first millennium bce the power and prestige of egypt was reduced. foreign conquerors inhabited the land, and various cults gained favor and then went out of favor. but amen and amen-ra remain

, also called the wheel of the year, is used by most neo-pagan groups in the early twenty-first century. gardner developed rituals to accompany each of these holy days and for each degree of initiation into wicca. one major ritual of the gardnerian tradition is called drawing down the moon. the high priestess of the coven enters a trance and becomes the goddess, who is symbolized by the moon. the high priest of the coven calls on, or draws down, the goddess into the high priestess. wiccans generally celebrate inside a magic circle, holding hands and saying prayers to the goddess and god. in the gardnerian tradition, such ceremonies are conducted in the nude. a pentagram, or five-pointed star, is the general symbol of wicca, and there are several interpretations of what these five points me

ation only by strictly following jewish law as outlined in the hebrew religious texts. paul, the church argues, was simply trying to lessen the role of following jewish law and focus instead on belief in christ s atonement, or punishment, for the sins of humanity through his death and resurrection. world religions: biographies 303 saint paul could court and marry a jewish woman, the daughter of a high priest. this theory, however, is not widely accepted. saul s conversion a key event in saul s life was his conversion to christianity. in his youth he had been an enthusiastic supporter of, and participant in, the oppression and harassment of christians. in his letter to the philippians in the new testament of the bible, paul describes how he had laid waste to the church, arresting the follow

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at is cholem? he replied: it is the soul- and its name is cholem. if you listen to it, your body will be vigorous (chalam) in the ultimate future. but if you rebel against it, there will be sickness (choleh) on your head, and diseases (cholim) on its head. 41. they also said: every dream (chalom) is in the cholem. every white precious stone is in the cholem. it is thus written [with regard to the high priest's breastplate (exodus 28:19"[and in the third row] a white stone (achlamah" 42. he said to them: come and hear the fine points regarding the vowel points found in the torah of moses. he sat and expounded: chirek hates evildoers and punishes them. its side includes jealousy, hatred and competition. it is thus written (psalm 37:12 "he gnashes (chorek) his teeth at them" do not read chore

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erpents and scorpions and reptiles of all kinds, and round it is coiled a serpent which cannot die" ptah-nefer-ka told his wife and the king what he had heard, and at length set out for coptos with ahura and merhu in the royal barge; having arrived at coptos he went to the temple of isis and harpocrates and offered up p. 145 a sacrifice and poured out a libation to these gods. five days later the high priest of coptos made for him the model of a floating stage and figures of workmen provided with tools; he then recited words of power over them and they became living, breathing men, and the search for the box began. having worked for three days and three nights they came to the place where the box was. ptah-nefer-ka dispersed the serpents and scorpions which were round about the nest of box

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chical level: the levels below the leadership council are known as the anarchical levels. underneath the intermediate level, is the local group level. it will look like this: local "sister groups (will vary in number, according to the size of the city, or cities, in the area. a large metropolitan area may have anywhere from ten to twenty seven groups "and each sister group will be headed up by: a high priest and priestess: this job is rotated every 3 years, to allow different people within the group to take on leadership roles. each group will also have different members, with specific roles/jobs within the group "one thing that i would like to emphasize is the fact that the illuminati today are generational. there members are born into the group, which is highly organized, as described ab

rauma. the goal will be to reach "enlightenment, an ecstatic state of dissociation reached after severe trauma" 9,10,11 "sexual trauma, learning to dissociate and increase cognition, decrease feeling (details of these 3 steps vary according to child's future role in the cult. these roles include informers, breeders, prostitutes, pornography, media personnel, preparers, readers, cutters, chanters, high priest/priestess, trainers, punishers, trackers, teachers, child care, couriers, commanding officers and behavioral scientists) 12. coming of age ceremony (vatican underground sacrifice] gs: so your life begins, and you know now you're in some type of organization that is very different than what most people experience. tell us. i guess what i want to do is leave it open to you to begin. you'

re involved in gang stalking, the mk-ultra program, infiltrating truth organizations, infiltrating groups that are trying to do good. how far down do they go? sv: well, they go down to the sister group levels i mentioned. the sister groups have anywhere from, usually roughly around 30 members. and those are what a lot of people would consider the. what you would consider the satanic cults, with a high priest and priestess. that would be the local level, the lower level. but those people are also very active in their community. and so, they will be involved in intricate infiltrating activities when possible. because to them, it's not infiltrating. it's helping. they think they're helping the group, or helping people by becoming a member and spreading the influence. gs: let me squeeze in one

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sident teddy roosevelt, seen reviewing the troops onboard a navy ship, is giving the secret sign of the followers of the god, jahbuhlun. was it teddy who once said "speak softly and keep your hand well hid" or was that "speak softly and carry a big stick" hidden hand of the men of jahbuhlun 69 karl marx, the jewish radical who inspired lenin and trotsky with his communist theories, was secretly a high priest of satan (see richard wurmbrand's book, marx and satan. shown here in his official portrait, marx is giving an enigmatic masonic hand sign (see richardson's monitor of freemasonry, p. 74. 70 codex magica vladimir lenin, jewish mason who led the communist overthrow of the czar in russia, gives the hidden sign of the men who worship the god, jahbuhlun. lenin and his cohorts established t

n the center is an egyptian statue of pharaoh amenhotep iv giving the hand and arm sign later adapted by freemasonry. for he's a jolly good fellow 85 enclosure walls of pyramid with statue of pharaoh netjerykhet djoser. statue of cheops, or khufu, thought to be the builder of the great pyramid of giza in egypt (photo: from the riddle of the pyramids, by kurt mendelssohn) 86 codex magica statue of high priest kai, discovered recently by archaeologists in giza, egypt. colorful portrait of egyptian ruler, wep-em-nefret for he's a jolly good fellow 87 88 codex magica illuminati servant pat robertson, founder of cbn and the 700 club, giving his, by now, notorious masonic sign on the cover of time magazine, february 17, 1986. robertson went on after this magazine's publication to become a big st

ith the baphomet amulet dangling around my neck. imperiously, i surveyed the sea of black-hooded celebrants. it took me a few years to realize that some of them may have been more fascinated with the naked woman sprawled on the altar than with me. the gothic strains of a hammond organ echoed against the black and red walls..i delighted in being the focal point of all this activity. my father, the high priest, raised his ceremonial sword in benediction. i felt a great sense of warmth and respect. how many people can honestly say they have this feeling at any point in their life "i have something they don't" i thought proudly, in keeping with the indulgent philosophy of satanism. since that night i understood what it means to be a satanic witch, a woman who makes full use of her feminine wil

many, if not most, who employ the sign are, in fact, thereby honoring satan, the rebellious dark angel. the case here, later in this chapter, of the vampire satanists who stabbed a victim 66 times and drank his blood undeniably stamps the el diablo hand sign given by the murderers as intensely satanic in nature. neither can the picture here of the hindu sect member, the witch, and of anton lavey, high priest of satan, giving the sign also be disputed or explained away. as for the photos of the top-ranked christian evangelists shown in the pages that follow, what do you have to say, dear reader? are these men servants of the one, true god as revealed in the holy bible, or do they cryptically serve his adversary, lucifer? judging from their hand gestures, what do you say? el diablo" shows hi

ther? 128 codex magica "el diablo" shows his horns-the devil rides out 129 those who claim that if the thumb is diplayed, it is not the "el diablo" satan hand sign may just want to take a gander at the cover of a recently published (2005) book by sondra london entitled true vampires blood-sucking killers past and present. published by feral house, a book company originally founded by anton lavey, high priest of the church of satan, the cover clearly demonstrates that, for hard-core satanists, there is no real difference in meaning whether the sign includes the thumb or does not. manuela ruda, 2 i (shown at left in sun glasses giving the "el diablo" hand sign, and her husband, daniel, 26, a pair of self-proclaimed vampire satanists from germany, sacrificed a victim to satan. the pair ceremo

american member of the aghora sect of hinduism drinks from the top of a human skull. some members of the sect practice cannibalism to gain magical powers (the tampa tribune, june 2, 2003, p. 1. the illustration from the book witches, by una woodruff and colin wilson (crescent books, new york, 1988, shows a satanic witch signaling the "el diablo "el diablo" shows his horns-the devil rides out 131 high priest of the church of satan, anton lavey, was honored upon his death in this article in the san francisco chronicle. in the picture, lavey is giving the "el diablo" hand sign while, on the wall, is the "baphomet" version of the satanic pentagram star. was it mere coincidence that on the very day that this wicked satanist died in california, across the sea, in england, illuminati chief lord

ramses paying homage to the god horus, son of osiris, the sun god deity symbolized as the allseeing eye in the capstone on the u.s.a.'s dollar bill. quite possibly, the masons' sign of admiration and astonishment came from practices of adherents to the old mystery religions of babylon and egypt (from book, other worlds, hilary evans, readers digest books, 1998) on all occasions when the egyptian high priest was called to officiate, he wore his robe of office, the spotted leopard's skin. the priest then led the rituals in worship of the "hidden one" the concealed mystery divinity, known esoterically as saturn, the sixth planet from the sun. here we see the priest, attired in leopard's skin, hands upraised, palms outward, exactly as is done in various masonic, rosicrucian, witchcraft, thele

desk and imprinted in the great seal logo on the carpet (from time magazine, january 4, 1993, p. 29) slobodan milosevic, president of serbia, holds a rose aloft in his right hand signifying he is an initiate of the rosicrucian order. milosevic failed to carry out the wishes of the illuminati to the letter. therefore, in this same issue of time, he was called "the butcher of the balkans" and the "high priest of ethnic cleansing" later, milosevic was arrested, thrown in prison, and tried by an international court for supposed "crimes against humanity (from time maga/ine, january 4, 1993, p. 45) 184 codex magica satanic, muddle-headed rock'n'roller ozzy osbourne, who once bit the head off a bat at a rock concert and sometimes led altar calls for the devil, raises his hands at a white house d

ident hosni mubarak faces the opposite direction. appropriate considering the masonic principle of the combining, or synthesis of opposites (photo: u.s. new& world report, march 14, 2005, p. 30) sammy davis, jr, popular singer and entertainer, integrated the illuminist sign "as above, so below" into his dance performance. in his autobiography "yes, i can" davis confessed to being a past member of high priest anton lavey's church of satan. in his performances, davis often wore a satanic pentagram necklace. he also painted the fingernail black as a sign of his devotion to his master, the devil. one of sammy davis, jr.'s most popular songs, the candy man, reportedly was secredy in praise of satan, the candy man who brings his disciples gifts, such as illegal drugs like heroin and cocaine, and

symbol for the goddess religion (from book, new age lies to women, by wanda marrs) the riddle of the great seal of the united states 281 singer/entertainer britney spears used this white python serpent in one of her music videos. some in witchcraft falsely believe the white snake is the possessor of good magical powers because of its "pure" color. the satanist knows otherwise. dr. michael aquino, high priest of the temple of set, once stated on the oprah winfrey tv show that there is no real difference in good vs. evil magic. magic is magic (photo: the tennessean. december 19, 2001, p. 3d) the title page of a book published in greece exposing the global plot of the zionist masons of the illuminati. the authors demonstrate their understanding by the symbolic use of the evil oroboros serpent

handsign also, which is similar to the sign of a master mason (photo: roll call, may 22, 1995, p. 14) 492 codex magica when i sent dr. cathy burns, a foremost authority on occult symbols and their meaning, a copy of speaker newt gingrich's time magazine photo with the t-rex dinosaur image on newt's necktie, she sent me back this flyer advertising a book, the church of satan, written by luciferian high priest michael a. aquino. as you can see, the flyer has images of two dragon serpents atop satanic pentagrams facing each other (the occult sign of duality, or "as above, so below. in fact, the two serpentine dragons do resemble the t-rex dinosaur image. new york mayor wagner kneels and kisses the ring of catholic cardinal spellman as reverend mcginly, president of the jesuit-run fordham univ

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ent son of the mother-goddess delphyne or from the moon-goddess artemis through their priestess daughters, the pythonesses or pythia. according to myth, the god apollo murdered delphyne and claimed the shrine and the pythia for himself, imprisoning the serpent seer in the recesses of a cave beneath the temple. the historian plutarch (c. 46 120 c.e, author of plutarch s lives, served for a time as high priest at the delphic oracle and explained why its oracles had remained popular while others had fallen into disrepute. in his opinion, the gods had declined to speak through the other oracles because their devotees had insulted them by asking too many blasphemous and trivial questions, such as advice concerning love affairs and disreputable business transactions. t h e g a l e e n c y c l o

irst undergone the lesser mysteries held in agrae, a suburb of athens, six months before in march. after the rites of purification had been observed, the initiates bathed in the sea and were sprinkled with the blood of pigs as they emerged. a sacrifice was offered to the gods, and a procession began the journey to eleusis, where, upon the arrival of the priests, the initiates were received by the high priest of eleusis, the hieroceryx, or sacred herald, who was dressed in a manner suggesting the god hermes (mercury, holding the caduceus, the entwined serpents, as a symbol of his authority. once the aspirants had assembled, the sacred herald led them to a sanctuary of the goddess persephone hidden in a quiet valley in the midst of a sacred grove. here, the priestesses of persephone, crowned

anteria was most often defined in the media as an obscure cult that was a mixture of satanism, voodoo, witchcraft, and demon-worship, rather than a religious amalgamation that evolved from a blending of african slaves spirit worship with their spanish catholic masters hierarchy of intercessory saints. constanzo, a drug smuggler, had created his own cruel concept of a cult and declared himself its high priest. he was joined by sara maria aldrete, an attractive young woman, who led a bizarre double life as a high priestess and as an honor student at texas southmost college in brownsville. although, on the one hand, it seemed that the cruel executions were used as a disciplinary tool by the drug boss, as in all instances of ritual sacrifice it was learned from surviving gang members that cons

tholicism, santeria, and palo mayombe. many members of the gang insisted that the true inspiration for the human sacrifices came from constanzo s demand that each of them watch the motion picture the believers (1987) 14 times. this thriller, starring martin sheen, jimmy smits, and robert loggia, took certain elements of santeria, added numerous concepts foreign to the faith including a malevolent high priest with incredible supernatural powers then climaxed these powerful ingredients with human sacrifice. in spite of such public relations low points as the murders at matamoros and negative depictions in motion picture and television presentations, santeria continues to grow among hispanics in florida, new york city, and los angeles. some estimates state that there are more than 300,000 pra

ve. new york: anchor, 1994. russell, jeffrey burton. witchcraft in the middle ages. ithaca, n.y: cornell university press, 1972. seligmann, kurt. the history of magic. new york: pantheon books, 1948. taylor, g. rattray. sex in history. new york: vanguard press, 1952. trevor-roper, h. r. the european witch-craze. new york: harper& row, 1967. black mass in 1966, when anton szandor lavey (1930 1997, high priest of the satanic church of america, joined socialite judith case and freelance writer john raymond in the bonds of matrimony, he performed the rites over the naked body of lois murgenstrumm, who served as the living altar. later, when lavey explained the ritual significance of the living altar to reporters, he remarked that an altar shouldn t be a cold, unyielding slab of sterile stone o

r shouldn t be a cold, unyielding slab of sterile stone or wood. it should be a symbol of unrestrained lust and indulgence. all in all, it was quite a wedding for the first public marriage ceremony ever held in the united states by a devil-worshipping cult. the bride shunned the traditional white gown to appear in a bright red dress. the groom wore a black turtleneck sweater and coat. the satanic high priest stole the show, however, in a black cape lined with scarlet silk and a closefitting blood-red hood from which two white horns protruded. the cynical might point out that lavey s san francisco-based church headquarters was once a brothel; the purists among the satanists might grumble about how lavey s showbiz approach has demeaned the esoteric allure of their secret rituals; but it is d

ll as from accounts of medieval christians who observed pagan celebrations of the solstices, midsummer, and so forth and who collectively designated the participants as satan-worshippers. however, numerous scholars of witchcraft, sorcery, and satanism generally agree on the following order of service for the observance. the sabbat began with the ceremonial entrance of the participants, led by the high priest or high priestess of the coven (a coven is traditionally comprised of no more than 12 members) christian observers of the sabbat were quick to compare this ceremonial entrance to the orthodox introit, but there is no evidence that the witches referred to the procession by this name or even intended a comparison to the christian order of service. according to contemporary reports of sab

history. new york: julian press, 1963. trevor-roper, h. r. the european witch-craze. new york: harper& row, 1967. williams, charles. witchcraft. new york: meridian books, 1960. anton lavey s first church of satan on walpurgisnacht, april 30, 1966, anton szandor lavey (1930 1997) of san francisco shaved his head, donned clerical clothing, complete with white collar, and proclaimed himself satan s high priest. concurrently, lavey announced the establishment of the first church of satan in america. a short time later, lavey published the satanic bible (1969, affirming in bold language the teachings of the church of satan and proclaiming that satan ruled the earth. this was the dawn of the age of satan, he announced the morning of magic and undefiled wisdom. worship of the prince of darkness

millions of devout christians, who saw lavey as a kind of antichrist. by the 1970s, the death threats and the harassment had become oppressive, and lavey went underground, ceased all public ceremonies, and recast his church as a secret society. in february 23, 1986, the washington post magazine carried walt harrington s account of a visit with lavey in which the journalist noted that the satanic high priest, like anyone else, loved his friends, wife, and children, but there was a venom that went beyond his claim that satanism was a parody of christianity: anton lavey is not a cartoon satan, harrington wrote. he s far less frightening than you would imagine, because he is admittedly a carnival hustler. yet he is still terrifying, because he touches, if not the mystical darkness, then the p

, because he touches, if not the mystical darkness, then the psychological darkness the hate and fear in us all. in 1991, lavey lost ownership of the black house when a judge ordered him to 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 302 mystery religions and cults since anton la vey s death in 1997, peter h. gilmore is currently the church of satan s high priest (church of satan archives) sell the satanic temple, along with such mementos as a shrunken head and a stuffed wolf, and split the proceeds with his estranged wife, diane hagerty. anton szandor lavey died on october 30, 1997, the day before halloween, and soon after his death, what remained of his estate became the object of a legal struggle between his oldest daughter karla and blanche

rience being gods, rather than praying to imaginary images of gods. the temple of set does not tolerate congregations of docile setians. those who attend must be considered cooperative philosophers and magicians. according to their general information distributed to those who inquire about the temple, executive authority is held by the council of nine, which is responsible for appointing both the high priest and the executive director. there are six degrees of initiates: setian 1, adept ii, priest/priestess of set iii, magister/ magistra templi iv, magus/maga v, and ipsissimus/ipissima vi. to be recognized as an adept ii, one must demonstrate that he or she has successfully mastered and applied the essential principles of black magic. reading materials available to the initiates include th

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ated by famines, the ill-fated crusades, and the black death. raymond buckland feels that it is the naturalness and simplicity of the old religion that continues to hold great appeal for the individual who has become alienated by the pomp and ceremony and exclusivity of orthodox religion, as well as the small size of the gcongregation. h a coven of witches consists of no more than 12 members, the high priest or high priestess bringing the number up to the traditional 13. 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 94 magic and sorcery with the advent of agriculture, the goddess was called upon to ensure crop fertility. gwitchcraft is very much a religion of participation, h buckland said. grather than being a spectator sitting in a pew at the b

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d to have been traced upon the foreheads of the elect by the angel of yaveh. 11 the ancient egyptians, the eleusinian mysteries and those of dionysos, the gnostics, all had known and used this tau for the same reason as ancient israel and her kabbalists- thus it can be used by initiates of any religious or philosophical appurtenance. it used to be traced in oil of unction upon the forehead of the high priest of israel at the moment of his consecration. lastly, it is a 'sign of salvation' for christians of all denominations, a sign which makes the daemons flee and disperse. it is a reminder of the triumph of christ over death. during the first centuries the christians in north africa used to have it painted and tattooed on their foreheads. it was also a short version of the divine tetragram

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mother, son, as your earliest studies in the qabalah acquainted you. you will compare this with the 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

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shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he [is] holy unto his god. 21:8 thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy god: he shall be holy unto thee: for i the lord, which sanctify you [am] holy. 21:9 and the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire. 21:10 and [he that is] the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes; 21:11 neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother; 21:12 neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his god; for the crown of the anointing oil of

e die, and [was] not his enemy, neither sought his harm: 35:24 then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood according to these judgments: 35:25 and the congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the revenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge, whither he was fled: and he shall abide in it unto the death of the high priest, which was anointed with the holy oil. 35:26 but if the slayer shall at any time come without the border of the city of his refuge, whither he was fled; 35:27 and the revenger of blood numbers page 102 find him without the borders of the city of his refuge, and the revenger of blood kill the slayer; he shall not be guilty of blood: 35:28 because he should have remained in the city of h

ith the holy oil. 35:26 but if the slayer shall at any time come without the border of the city of his refuge, whither he was fled; 35:27 and the revenger of blood numbers page 102 find him without the borders of the city of his refuge, and the revenger of blood kill the slayer; he shall not be guilty of blood: 35:28 because he should have remained in the city of his refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the slayer shall return into the land of his possession. 35:29 so these [things] shall be for a statute of judgment unto you throughout your generations in all your dwellings. 35:30 whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person [to cause him] to die. 35

, they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them. 20:5 and if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbour unwittingly, and hated him not beforetime. 20:6 and he shall dwell in that city, until he stand before the congregation for judgment [and] until the death of the high priest that shall be in those days: then shall the slayer return, and come unto his own city, and unto his own house, unto the city from whence he fled. 20:7 and they appointed kedesh in galilee in mount naphtali, and shechem in mount ephraim, and kirjath-arba, which [is] hebron, in the mountain of judah. 20:8 and on the other side jordan by jericho eastward, they assigned bezer in the wilder

s of the house. 12:9 but jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one cometh into the house of the lord: and the priests that kept the door put therein all the money [that was] brought into the house of the lord. 12:10 and it was [so] when they saw that [there was] much money in the chest, that the king s scribe and the high priest came up, and they put up in bags, and told the money that was found in the house of the lord. 12:11 and they gave the money, being told, into the hands of them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of the lord: and they laid it out to the carpenters and builders, that wrought upon the house of the lord, 12:12 and to masons, and hewers of stone, and to buy timber and he

hter of adaiah of boscath. 22:2 and he did [that which was] right in the sight of the lord, and walked in all the way of david his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left. 22:3 and it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king josiah [that] the king sent shaphan the son of azaliah, the son of meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the lord, saying, 22:4 go up to hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the silver which is brought into the house of the lord, which the keepers of the door have gathered of the people: 22:5 and let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work, that have the oversight of the house of the lord: and let them give it to the doers of the work which [is] in the house of the lord, to repair the breaches of the house, 22:6 unto carpent

of the house of the lord: and let them give it to the doers of the work which [is] in the house of the lord, to repair the breaches of the house, 22:6 unto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house. 22:7 howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand, because they dealt faithfully. 22:8 and hilkiah the high priest said unto shaphan the scribe, i have found the book of the law in the house of the lord. and hilkiah gave the book to shaphan, and he read it. 22:9 and shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, thy servants have gathered the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of t

ch was found in the house of the lord. 23:3 and the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the lord, to walk after the lord, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all [their] heart and all [their] soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. and all the people stood to the covenant. 23:4 and the king commanded hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the lord all the vessels that were made for baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without jerusalem in the fields of kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto bethel. 23:5 and he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of judah had ordain

the collection [that] moses the servant of god [laid] upon israel in the wilderness. 24:10 and all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in, and cast into the chest, until they had made an end. 24:11 now it came to pass, that at what time the chest was brought unto the king s office by the hand of the levites, and when they saw that [there was] much money, the king s scribe and the high priest s officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to his place again. thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance. 24:12 and the king and jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of the lord, and hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the lord, and also such as wrought iron and brass to mend the house of the lord. 24

raven images into powder, and cut down all the idols throughout all the land of israel, he returned to jerusalem. 34:8 now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land, and the house, he sent shaphan the son of azaliah, and maaseiah the governor of the city, and joah the son of joahaz the recorder, to repair the house of the lord his god. 34:9 and when they came to hilkiah the high priest, they delivered the money that was brought into the house of god, which the levites that kept the doors had gathered of the hand of manasseh and ephraim, and of all the remnant of israel, and of all judah and benjamin; and they returned to jerusalem. 34:10 and they put [it] in the hand of the workmen that had the oversight of the house of the lord, and they gave it to the workmen that

the servant, the ammonite, and geshem the arabian, heard [it] they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, what [is] this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king? 2:20 then answered i them, and said unto them, the god of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in jerusalem. 3:1 then eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of hananeel. 3:2 and next unto him builded the men of jericho. and next to them builded zaccur the son of imri. 3:3 but the fish gate did the sons of hassenaah build, who [also] laid the beams thereof, and

TWO ESSAYS ON THE WORSHIP OF PRIAPUS

4 clem. alex. protr. p. 9. schol. in theocrit. idyll. ii, ver. 16. of priapus 97 and sometimes to the creator himself, is probably a corruption of briapoj (clamorous or loud; for the b and p being both labials, the change of the one for the other is common in the greek language. we still find many ancient images of this symbol, with bells attached to them,1 as they were to the sacred robe of the high priest of the jews, in which he administered to the creator.2 the bells in both were of a pyramidal form,3 to show the therial igneous essence of the god. this form is still retained in those used in our churches, as well as in the little ones rung by the catholic priests at the elevation of the host. the use of them was early adopted by the christians, in the same sense as they were employed

TYSON DONALD THE POWER OF THE WORD

ify the most sacred and powerful name of god composed of four hebrew letters. it appears in the works of philo judaeus, an alexandrian of the first century, and flavius josephus, a native of jerusalem who lived during the same period. the pronunciation of the name was forbidden except to priests of the temple during the benediction of the people (num. 6:22-7) and on the day of atonement, when the high priest spoke it ten times before the assembled worshippers (lev. 16:30. because unpointed hebrew is composed entirely of consonants, it was possible to write the name in the books of the torah and yet still conceal its pronunciation. it appears as 717, which is transliterated into the latin characters ihvh (sometimes yhwh or jhwh. but the name could not be written in greek without revealing t

its hebrew letters fully: yod-he-vau-he (pronounced "yod-hayvav- hay) in order to more accurately express its compound esoteric meaning and also to acknowledge that the true name is unspeakable. no scholar or mystic of modern times, regardless of depth of learning or profundity of intuition, can be sure that a particular way of sounding the four consonants ihvh is identical to the way used by the high priest in the history of the name 5 temple at jerusalem before the roman conquest. it is equally impossible to be certain that the pronunciation of the jewish priests, though historically accurate, was the correct mystical manner of vibrating the name. merely because it was spoken a certain way for centuries does not necessarily mean that it was spoken rightly. it is much easier to carry on a

ternary is visually embodied in two dimensions by the square, which is a flat representation of the three-dimensional cube, mathematically the square squared, the most material of all symbols. square and cube often occur coupled with tetragrammaton in jewish and occult practice. the holiest of holy places in the temple of jerusalem built by king solomon, where god communicated his purposes to the high priest, was twenty cubits 14 tetragrammaton in all dimensions (1 kings 6:20; the altar itself was square (2 chron. 4:1, as was the breastplate of aaron (exod. 28:16; holy jerusalem described in the vision of st. john the divine is in the shape of a cube (rev. 21:16. all these are places where the power of ihvh is manifested. there is a numerological paradox in the structure of tetragrammaton

tones, and the top rows of one stone, so that each side of the altar would form a pyramid of six stones piled on top of each other. in this way, the structure of the altar would reflect the division of the tribes into groups of six and six, one group on the left and the other on the right, which occurs a number of times in the old testament, most notably in the onyx stones on the shoulders of the high priest, which are each inscribed with the names of six of the tribes. sacrifice involved the sprinkling of the blood of the sacrificed animal, or human, upon the stones of the altar; alternately, the blood was dashed down the twelve stones 73 at the base of the altar, but this was probably a later practice. it was magically important that the blood baptize the altar stones if the spirit of go

ame. both are, at root, cubic stones that contain the awareness and power of god. both express tetragrammaton in a concrete manner, numerically in divisions of four, six, twelve, and twenty-four. n the bible, there are a number of magical objects associated with tetragrammaton and its permutations. the most important of these is the breastplate of aaron, who was the brother of moses and the first high priest of israel. this breastplate is described in considerable detail in exodus 28:15-30, where it is called the "breastplate of judgment" and also in the antiquities of josephus (3.7.5. the name "breastplate" is misleading. the hebrew word used to describe this object is chosen (chshn. its meaning is unknown, but it has been translated as "ornament" or "breast-piece" it consisted of a linen

le detail in exodus 28:15-30, where it is called the "breastplate of judgment" and also in the antiquities of josephus (3.7.5. the name "breastplate" is misleading. the hebrew word used to describe this object is chosen (chshn. its meaning is unknown, but it has been translated as "ornament" or "breast-piece" it consisted of a linen pouch used in divination that was worn against the breast of the high priest. to allow the chosen to be worn in this manner, a hole was cut in the front of the ephod, or upper garment, of the priest. the ephod, which was always intimately joined with the breastplate, is another mysterious instrument. it seems in earliest times to have been an oracular idol or image (see judg. 8:27. however, the word may simply have been used as a synonym for "oracle" or it is p

e ephod, or upper garment, of the priest. the ephod, which was always intimately joined with the breastplate, is another mysterious instrument. it seems in earliest times to have been an oracular idol or image (see judg. 8:27. however, the word may simply have been used as a synonym for "oracle" or it is possible that an oracular idol was arrayed in a special garment that was later adopted by the high priest for divination purposes. whatever its origin, the ephod was an integral part of the breastplate and its contents. on its front, the breastplate held twelve large precious and semiprecious stones arranged in four rows and three columns. the deep golden settings of 78 tetragrammaton the stones were joined together by a woven linen frame one span (about eight inches) wide and two spans lo

hus says these stones were "extraordinary in largeness and beauty; and they were an ornament not to be purchased by men, because of their immense value" each stone was said to be engraved with the name of one of the twelve tribes of israel "like the engravings of a signet (exod. 28:21. however, since the names of the tribes are also said to be engraved upon the onyx stones on the shoulders of the high priest (exod. 28:9, it has been speculated that the breastplate stones were engraved with standards of the tribes rather than with their names. it is very possible that the stones bore the twelve banners of the ineffable name set over the twelve tribes. it is also possible, though less likely, that the banners were engraved backward in mirror inversion "like the engravings of a signet" there

, issachar, joseph, and benjamin; deut. 27:12) to the two upper rows of the stones, which relate to the urim, and the six tribes who dispense curses (reuben, gad, asher, zebulun, dan, and naphtali; deut. 27:13) to the two lower rows of stones, which relate to the thummim. there is also reason to suspect that these sets of tribes correspond with the names on the onyx stones on the shoulders of the high priest, in spite of exodus 28:lo. it is curious that the names of jacob's sons are assigned to the breastplate in a slightly different order than they appear in genesis 49:3-27, where their father blesses them on his deathbed. this blessing has great occult significance, because it provides a key to the nature of each son and therefore to the tribe he represents. there seems to be a veiled re

t-book of astrology gives the assignment of the blessings to the signs arrived at by one dr. hales, based upon the researches of a general vallancey (see text-book of astrology, reprinted by the american federation of astrologers, washington, dc, 1970, p. 6. fixed mutable cardinal 82 tetragrammaton it is obvious from references in scripture that the breastplate was a divinatory device used by the high priest or king of israel in times of great trial. within a pouch hidden inside the fold of the breastplate behind the twelve stones resided the two mysterious and sacred objects, urim and thummim. when moses robes aaron in the vestments of a priest, it is written "and he put the breastplate upon him: also he put in the breastplate urim and thumrnim (lev. 89. when god instructs moses about the

f either a yes or a no. thus, a yes or no answer would have been taken to be emphatic if obtained on the first drawing. of course, the elemental associations of the letters in the name allow the oracle of urim and thummim to give four different responses from a single drawing of a disk-fire, water, air, or earth. josephus placed great importance on the elemental significance of the apparel of the high priest. another occult association that may have played a part in the divination is the polarity of the human body. the right side is masculine, the left side feminine. if the gold disk is drawn in the right hand and the silver disk in the left, this is in harmony with the polarity of the body. however, if the gold disk is drawn in the left hand and the silver disk in the right, this is in di

WALLIS BUDGE E A LEGENDS OF THE EGYPTIAN GODS

very long time, but at length horus drove his spear into the neck of set with such violence that the fiend fell headlong to the ground. then horus smote with his club the mouth which had uttered such blasphemies, and fettered him with his chain. in this state horus dragged set into the presence of ra, who ascribed great praise to horus, and special names were given to the palace of horus and the high priest of the temple in commemoration of the event. when the question of the disposal of set was being discussed by the gods, ra ordered that he and his fiends should be given over to isis and her son horus, who were to do what they pleased with them. horus promptly cut off the heads of set and his fiends in the presence of ra and isis, and be dragged set by his feet through the country with

3] the primary source of this sa was ra, who bestowed it without measure on the blessed dead,[fn#44] and caused them to live for ever thereby. these, facts make it tolerably certain that the magical power of khensu nefer-hetep was transferred to khensu pa-ari-sekher in one of two ways: either the statue of the latter was brought near to that of the former and it received the sa by contact, or the high priest first received the sa from the greater god and then transmitted it to the lesser god by embraces and "passes" with his hands. be this as it may, khensu pa-ari-sekher received the magical power, and having been placed in his boat, he set out for bekhten, accompanied by five smaller boats, and chariots and horses which marched on each side of him [fn#40] text of unas, line 562 [fn#41] py

eptable both to egyptians and greeks had to be provided, and this was produced by modifying the characteristics of osiris and calling him sarapis, and identifying him with the greek pluto. to isis were added many of the attributes of the great greek goddesses, and into her worship were introduced "mysteries" derived from non-egyptian cults, which made it acceptable to the people everywhere. had a high priest of osiris who lived at abydos under the xviiith dynasty witnessed the celebration of the great festival of isis and osiris in any large town in the first century before christ, it is tolerably certain that he would have regarded it as a lengthy act of worship of strange gods, in which there appeared, here and there, ceremonies and phrases which reminded him of the ancient abydos ritual

WESTERN MANDALAS OF TRANSFORMATION SR AL

. e, the tree paths. the sephiroth or planetary color scales are from what is known as the queen scale. what is most important is consistency and knowing the correct complementary color scales to make flashing color tablets (see the table in figure 2-f. a practice flashing tablet historical writers in the beginning of the christian era recorded the belief that the stones of the breastplate of the high priest were so highly magnetized by their particular angelic rulers that they responded to questions and gave directions in flashing color language. how this manifested exactly is shrouded in mystery, but the flashing color tablets have always been an important part of the western magical tradition. in this book they are a vital part of talismanic art and the student should experiment with th

WICCA EIGHT SABBATS OF WITCHCRAFT

spanish mexicans, for example) celebrated this as a festival of the dead. but the majority of our modern traditions can be traced to the british isles. the celts called it samhain, which means 'summer's end, according to their ancient two-fold division of the year, when summer ran from beltane to samhain and winter ran from samhain to beltane (some modern covens echo this structure by letting the high priest 'rule' the coven beginning on samhain, with rulership returned to the high priestess at beltane) according to the later four-fold division of the year, samhain is seen as 'autumn's end' and the beginning of winter. samhain is pronounced (depending on where you're from) as 'sow-in (in ireland, or 'sow-een (in wales, or 'sav-en (in scotland, or (inevitably 'sam-hane (in the u.s, where we

WICCA WITCHCRAFT TODAY

l ceremony is performed (sometimes called 'drawing down the moon) so that the high priestess is regarded as the incarnation of the goddess. the cakes and wine ceremony follows. then a cauldron (or something to represent one) is placed in the middle of the circle, spirit is put in and ignited. various leaves, etc, are cast in. then the priestess stands by it in the pentacle (goddess) position. the high priest stands on the opposite side of the cauldron, leading the chant the others stand round in a circle with torches. they are lighted at the burning cauldron and they dance round in the 'sunwise' direction, i.e. clockwise. the chant i heard was as follows, but others are sometimes used 'queen of the moon, queen of the sun, queen of the heavens, queen of the stars, queen of the waters, queen

bodies and to prevent it from being dissipated before they can mould it to their own will. they can and do step in and out if they wish to, but this involves some loss of power, so they avoid doing so as much as possible. people try to make me say that in the rites skulls and other repulsive things are used. i have never seen such things; but they tell me that in the old days sometimes, when the high priest was not present, a skull and crossbones was used to represent the god, death and resurrection (or reincarnation. nowadays the high priestess stands in a position representing the skull and crossbones, or death, and moves to another position, a pentacle, representing resurrection, during the rites. i expect the old village herbalist type of witch may have used skulls and bones and other

why women may have been dominant in the cult practice, though, as i point out later, there are quite as many men among witches as women. the bible tells us of the poor persecuted witch of endor, working in secret when all other witches had been driven out of the land. it also tells us of huldah the sorceress, living in state in jerusalem, consulted by the king on high points of religion when the high priest himself could not answer. the unfortunate consequence of the low position of woman in the middle ages, when it was against the general tradition of the church to try and improve her status, or raise it to what it was in pre- christian times, should be remembered. so the church fulminated against haracelsus when he wrote a book in praise of women, calling him a 'woman worshipper. as mr

cedence. in practice it appears to me that in summer the goddess takes precedence, riding on a broom (or other) stick before the god if he is present; but in winter he is not superior but merely her equal; they both ride side by side. it is true, of course, that in summer the main prayers are to the goddess, while in winter it is chiefly the god who is prayed to. now the god is represented by the high priest (if there is one) and it is he who was called the devil in the old days. i was very curious about him and asked at once when i was 'inside, by which they mean a member of the cult 'who and what is called the devil' though members of the cult never use and, indeed, dislike the term, they knew what i meant and said 'you know 'him, the leader. he is the high priest, the high priestess's h

it really should be 'he is whoever the high priestess appoints to take this position' in practice, she always appoints her husband if he has sufficient rank; but she may appoint anyone who is eligible, including herself; she belts on a sword and acts as a man. in the old days it was often a distinguished visitor who was appointed. in the times when the people of the heaths held their meetings the high priest was a man of great learning in the cult, probably a tribal chief, or possibly a druid, and most likely everyone would know who he was. he was the horned god, received divine honours and possibly took precedence of the high priestess; but when the people of the mixed races became strong in the cult, i think there came a time when the masked (unknown) man took his place, and he was most

sign is often found in old tombs and cemeteries; i believe it goes back to roman times and is the symbol of death and resurrection. when i was made a mason i was told the skull and crossbones represented 'death' and the blazing star 'resurrection. now this star is also a pentacle. as i have said, in old times witches used a skull and crossbones to represent their god when his representative, the high priest, was not present. nowadays the priestess assumes a position much like that of osiris to represent the god in his death form, then opens out her arms to represent the pentacle, resurrection. the first gesture also represents a triangle formed by the head and elbows, and the second a five-pointed star (pentacle. both triangle and pentacle have special meanings to them. i have already tol

WILLIAM WESCOTT NUMBERS THEIR OCCULT POWER AND MYSTIC VIRTUES

an gain nor use; the key of life, the key of rain, and the key of the resuscitation of the dead. taanith, 2; 1 and 2. the jewish butcher of kosher meat must use three knives; one to slaughter the animal, another to cut it up, and a third to remove the suet which was unlawful food; as pork is. numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott three acolytes must attend the high priest when he went in to worship; one at his right, one at his left and one had to hold up the gems on the train of his vestment. there are three parts of a man. the father gives the white parts, bones, nails, brain and the whites of the eyes; the mother gives the red parts, skin, flesh, etc. while god gives the breath, soul, mind and senses. the sanhedrin could order as a punishment three d

word of 12 letters. kiddushin, 71. i. the mishna narrates the events of the first 12 hours; adam fell into sin in the 10th hour, was judged in the 11th hour and was cast out of the garden in the 12th hour. so he abode not even one day in his dignity. sanhedrin, 38. 2. compare the nuctemeron of apollonius of tyana, given by eliphas levi in his ritual de la magie, paris, 1861. the 12 stones of the high priest s breastplate were named as follows: 1. sardius. 2. topaz. numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott 3. carbuncle. 4. emerald. 5. sapphire. 6. diamond. 7. ligure or jacinth. 8. agate. 9. amethyst. 10. beryl. 11. onyx. 12. jasper. see hebrew ancient version, exodus xxviii. the 12 foundations of the heavenly city, given in revelations xxi, are jasper, sap

WOLFSON ELLIOT ALEF MEM TAU KABBALISTIC MUSINGS ON TIME TRUTH AND DEATH

248 moreover, as yitzhak baer observed long ago, zoharic homilies well attest that for kabbalists in northern spain in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, one of the greatest challenges for the male jew was not to succumb to the attraction of christianity in either domain.249 nadab and abihu are exemplary of biblical figures with a pedigree no less impressive than being in the lineage of the high priest who were not able to overcome the sexual temptation of the other side. it is likely, then, that the meaning of their offering a strange fire was that they cohabited with gentile women.250 the point is drawn explicitly in the following passage. r. judah began to expound, and he said: it is the moment to do for the lord, for they have broken your torah (ps 119:126. it is the moment to do

y into the shrine the priest apprehends that even the demonic is not absolutely other in relation to the divine. the experience of god s oneness discounts the possibility of ontological dual- linear circularity (a)temporal poetics 103 ism an idea expressed by kabbalists, as well as by mystics in other traditions, in the image of the coincidence, and in some cases identity, of opposites. hence the high priest is tempted to draw the strange fire into the shrine, to traverse the boundary and thereby unite demonic and divine, to a rm, in the zoharic language, god s declaration, ana we-shem had hu, i and the name are one. although the monistic claim is metaphysically true, in the unredeemed world, the mandate for the pious jew is to keep pure and impure separate. when confronting the sacred in

he yod, which is also inscribed in the name. by what means does the priest enter the shrine? through zo t, which is the yod, the sign of circumcision. with this we reach the point of perfect symmetry in the homiletical rhetoric exhibited by the zoharic author: nadab and abihu cohabited with gentile women and thereby placed the sign of the covenant in an unworthy place. from this transgression the high priest learns that he can only go into the shrine through the potency of zo t, the letter of the name inscripted on the flesh, the yod, the feminine dimension of the phallic potency, identified as ateret berit.259 exposure of the corona facilitates access to the sacred space in the sacred moment at hand, be-zo t yavo aharon el ha-qodesh, for the site of the covenantal incision is the ontic ro

WORKING CEPHALOEDIUM VERSION 1

of her body to pan and to the beast, mother of bastards, aborter, whore t o herself, to man, woman, child and brute, partaker of the eucharist of the exc rements in the mass of the devil, sorceress of the rite of esau and jacob, and also genesthai, 143, weh note: c.f.russell a neophyte of a'.a, a master ma gician of o.t.o. and a passed postulant to the secret chamber of the knights of the temple, high priest unto the beast before the altar of purple and gold. first then this brother genesthai made of invocation of tahuti lord of wisdom in the great magical circle of the abbey, that he might come upon us in power. thus was tahuti manifest in the mind of the beast, like light therein, clear, icy, wit without heart. and i beheld the working afar off, full utterly of des ire towards it; and i

eight numbers, etc, etc. now aleph is the letter of hadith as hay of nu ith, and lamed is their balanced union. thirdly: alostrael resumeth nuit and the beast hadith; their copulation is t herefore by this word 36 well signified. fourthly: it is written `liber lapidis lazuli, cap. iii, vv. 16-18 that al l is vain unless there be``a man's life spilt for thy love upon mine altars' thus then let his high priest do sacrifice to the beast, thereby to consecrate him to the rite. fifthly: that `the paris working, the first model for our present orgia, is not to be followed pedantically. sixthly and lastly: that special names are to be used by us; for the beast o phion 700, for genesthai 143 iacchaion, and for alostrael a new name not yet gi ven. also that the vapour of the oxide of ethyl may be u

WORKING CEPHALOEDIUM VERSION 2

rt of her body to pan and to the beast, mother of bastards, aborter, whore to herself, to man, woman, child and brute, partaker of the eucharist of the excrements in the mass of the devil, sorceress of the rite of esau and jacob, and also genesthai, 143, weh note: c.f.russell a neophyte of a'.a, a master magician of o.t.o. and a passed postulant to the secret chamber of the knights of the temple, high priest unto the beast before the altar of purple and gold. first then this brother genesthai made of invocation of tahuti lord of wisdom in the great magical circle of the abbey, that he might come upon us in power. thus was tahuti manifest in the mind of the beast, like light therein, clear, icy, wit without heart. and i beheld the working afar off, full utterly of desire towards it; and i w

st eight numbers, etc, etc. now aleph is the letter of hadith as hay of nuith, and lamed is their balanced union. thirdly: alostrael resumeth nuit and the beast hadith; their copulation is therefore by this word 36 well signified. fourthly: it is written `liber lapidis lazuli, cap. iii, vv. 16-18 that all is vain unless there be``a man's life spilt for thy love upon mine altars' thus then let his high priest do sacrifice to the beast, thereby to consecrate him to the rite. fifthly: that `the paris working, the first model for our present orgia, is not to be followed pedantically. sixthly and lastly: that special names are to be used by us; for the beast ophion 700, for genesthai 143 iacchaion, and for alostrael a new name not yet given. also that the vapour of the oxide of ethyl may be use

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