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s to be approached on bare elbows and knees; legrand fabl. 1, 343. 3 34 worship. verb duga with the sense propitium esse: bi(5 ec ottari oil gos dvga (i ot. pray all &c, snbm. 120. bisja j?a disir duga, seem. 195. duga means to help, conf. gramm. 4, 687. there is beauty in the on. prayer: bisjom herjafosr i hugom sitja (rogemus deum in animis sedere nostris, ssem. 113, just as christians pray the holy ghost to descend: in herzen unsen sdzi, 0. iv. 5, 30 (see suppl. christians at prayer or confession looked toward the uast, and lifted up their arms (bingham lib. xi. cap. 7, ed. hal. 3, 273; and so we read in the kristinbalkr of the- old gulathing law' ver skulum mta austr, oc bisja til ens helga krists ars ok frisar' we must bow east, and pray the holy christ for plenty and peace (conf. syn

nning and wise, they sit on the shoidders of osinn, and whisper in his ear whatever they see and hear, sa^m. 42' 88^ sn. 42. 56. 322. to the greek apollo too the wolf and raven were sacred^ his messenger the raven informed him when koronis was unfaithful, and aristeas accompanied him as a raven, herod. 4, 15; a raven is perched aloft on the mantle of mithras the sun-god. the gospels represent the holy ghost as a^ in marc. cap. 1, 11, the words 'augiirales vero alitcs ante curriini delio coiistiterunt, are transl. by notker 37: to warcn garo ze apollinis reito sine wizegfogela, ralena unde albisze. to ot5inn hawks are sometimes given instead of ravens: otjins haukar saem. 167. 148 wodan. dove descending upon christ at his baptism, lu. 3, 22, and resting upon him, ejxeivev ctt' avrov, mansit

ee suppl. with the largitor opum may also be connected the as. wela, os. welo, ohg. wolo, welo= opes, felicitas [weal, wealth, and wela conies up several times almost as a personification (conf. gramm. 4, 752, like the lat. goddess ops (conf. infra seelde, note; there is also a vali among the norse gods. in the case of ve, gen. vea, the sense may waver between wiho, sanctus (goth. alima sa veiha. holy ghost, and wih, idolum. in seem. 63, loki casts in the teeth of frigg her intrigues with ve and vili; this refers to the story in yngl. saga cap. 3, from which we clearly gather the identity of tlie three brothers, so that frigg could be considered the wife of any one of them^ lastly, a principal proof of the deeply-rooted worship of this divinity is furnished by wodan's being interwoven with

ALEISTER CROWLEY BOOK OF LIES

in line 1, being is identified with not-being. in line 2, speech with silence. in line 3, the logos is declared as the negative. line 4 is another phrasing of the familiar hindu statement, that that which can be thought is not true. in line 5, we come to an important statement, an adumbration of the most daring thesis in this book- father and son are not really two, but one; their unity being the holy ghost, the semen; the human form is a non-essential accretion of this quintessence. so far the chapter has followed the sephiroth from kether to chesed, and chesed is united to the supernal triad by virtue of its phallic nature; for not only is amoun a phallic god, and jupiter the father of all, but 4 is daleth, venus, and chesed refers to water, from which venus sprang, and which is the symb

ALEISTER CROWLEY LIBER CHANOKH

are drawn from the great tablets [examples taken from water tablet] 1. linea spiritus sancti gives the three holy names of god of 3, 4 and 5 letters respectively. mph. arsl. gaiol 2. a whorl around the centre of the tablet gives the name of the great elemental king, raagiosl [similarly for air bataivah, for earth iczhhcal, for fire edlprnaa. 3. the 3 lines of the central cross of father, son, and holy ghost give the names of 6 seniors [thus the 4 tablets hold 24 elders, as stated in the apocalypse] they are drawn of seven letters, each from the centre to the sides of the tablet. saiinov soaiznt linea patris laoazrp ligdisa linea filii slgaiol lsrahp linea s.s. these three sets of names rule the whole tablet, and must be invoked before specializing in the lesser angles of the sub-elements

ALEISTER CROWLEY MAGICK IN THEORY AND PRACTICE

senting the truth and love of the magician. it is the loving care which he bestows upon perfecting his instruments, and the equilibration of that fierce force which initiates the ceremony<aeon of horus; they are indeed the key of the book of the law. no more can be said in this place than that aleph is harpocrates, bacchus diphues, the holy ghost, the "pure fool" or innocent babe who is also the wandering singer who impregnates the king's daughter with himself as her child; lamed is the king's daughter, satisfied by him, holding his "sword and balances" in her lap. these weapons are the judge, armed with power to execute his will, and two witnesses "in whom shall every truth be established" in accordance with whose testimony he

f the material being whom one visits are, if the visit be agreeable, so potent that one spontaneously gains substance in the embrace. there are many cases on record of children having been born as the result of such unions. see the work of de sinistrari on incubi and succubi for a discussion of analogous phenomena> 89 there has been a good deal of discussion in the past within the colleges of the holy ghost, as to whether it would be quite legitimate to seek to transcend this limitation. one need not presume to pass judgment. one can leave the decision to the will of each magician. the book of the dead contains many chapters intended to enable the magical entity of a man who is dead, and so deprived (according to the theory of death then current) of the material vehicle for executing his w

a vast body of knowledge common to all cases; but this is no more than the basis on which the student must erect his original research> each man must select for himself the materials for the main structure of his system. it requires years of work to erect a worthy building. such a building is never finished; every day spent on it adds new ornaments. the qabalah is therefore a living temple of the holy ghost. it is the man himself and his universe expressed in terms of thought whose 159 language is so rich that even the letters of its alphabet have no limit. this system is so sublime that it is unsuited to the solution of the petty puzzles of our earthly existence. in the light of the qabalah, the shadows of transitory things are instantly banished. the yi king is the most satisfactory syst

. the whole of the force expended is completely re-absorbed; yet the virtue is that vast gain represented by the abyss between man and god. the magician becomes filled with god, fed upon god, intoxicated with god. little by little his body will become purified by the internal lustration of god; day by day his mortal frame, shedding its earthly elements, will become in very truth the temple of the holy ghost. day by day matter is replaced by spirit, the human by the divine; ultimately the change will be complete; god manifest in flesh will be his name. this is the most important of all magical secrets that ever were or are or can be. to a magician thus renewed the attainment of the knowledge and conversation of the holy guardian angel becomes an inevitable task; every force of his nature, u

ophus- is expected to complete his moral training. he is tested in devotion to the order. dominus liminis- is expected to show mastery of pratyahara and dharana. adeptus (without- is expected to perform the great work and to attain the knowledge and conversation of the holy guardian angel. adeptus (within- is admitted to the practice of the formula of the rosy cross on entering the college of the holy ghost. adeptus (major- obtains a general mastery of practical magick, though without comprehension. adeptus (exemptus- completes in perfection all these matters. he then either("a) becomes a brother of the left hand path or("b) is stripped of all his attainments and of himself as well, even of his holy guardian angel, and becomes a babe of the abyss, who, having transcended the reason, does n

u wanderer, spirit of all" phi-theta-soe "thou shining force of breath! thou lion-serpent sun! thou saviour, save" ib "thou ibis, secret solitary bird, inviolate wisdom, whose word in truth, creating the world by its magick" thiaf "o sun iaf! o lion-serpent sun, the beas that whirlest forth, a thunderbolt, begetter of life (the conception is of air, glowing, inhabited by a solar-phallic bird "the holy ghost, of a mercurial nature) hear me, and make all spirits subject unto me; so that every spirit of the firmament and of the ether: upon the earth and under the earth, on dry land and in the water; of whirling air, and of rushing fire, and every spell and scourge of god may be obedient unto me. 267 section c. fire. i invoke thee, the terrible and invisible god: who dwellest in the void place

ternal formula, hadit; on is its complement nuit; the final yod signifies "mine" etymologically and essentially the mercurial (transmitted) hermaphroditic virginal seed- the hermit of the taro- the use of the name is therefore to invoke one's own inmost secrecy, considered as the result of the conjunction of nuit and hadit. if the second a is included, its import is to affirm the operation of the holy ghost and the formulation of the babe in the egg, which precedes the appearance of the hermit "my lord! my secret self beyond self, hadith, all father! hail, on, thou sun, thou life of man, thou fivefold sword of flame! thou goat exalted upon earth in lust, thou snake extended upon earth in life! spirit most holy! seed most wise! innocent babe. inviolate maid! begetter of being! soul of all s

rter. after this, he begins to vibrate the "barbarous names" of the ritual. now let him not only fill his whole being to the uttermost with the force of the names; but let him formulate his will, understood thoroughly as the dynamic aspect of his creative self, in an appearance symbolically apt, i say not in the form of a ray of light, of a fiery sword, or of aught save that bodily vehicle of the holy ghost which is sacred to baphomet, by its virtue that concealeth the lion and the serpent that his image may appear adorably upon the earth for ever. let then the adept extend his will beyond the circle in this imagined shape and let it radiate with the light proper to the element invoked, and let each word issue along the shaft with passionate impulse, as if its voice gave command thereto th

mic equivalent of "la" and "al "sh" shows the word of the law, being triple, as 93 is thrice 31 "t" shows the formula of magick declared in that word; the lion, the serpent, the sun, courage and sexual love are all indicated by the card. in "la" note that saturn or satan is exalted in the house of venus or astarte, and it is an airy sign. thus "l" is father-mother, two and naught, and the spirit (holy ghost) of their love is also naught. love is ahbh, 13, which is achd, unity, i, aleph, who is the fool who is naught, but none the less an individual one, who (as such) is not another, yet unconscious of himself until his oneness expresses itself as a duality. any impression or idea is unknowable in itself. it can mean 336 nothing until brought into relation with other things. the first step

ALEISTER CROWLEY MAGICK WITHOUT TEARS

puts on the mask of indignation and disgust. as for a serious discussion of anything concerned therewith, why, every word is a new rasping tear. the mind takes refuge in irrational and irrelevant outbursts of feigned rage and horror. in the case of religion, the consciousness of guilt extended to cover everything from "playin' chuch-farden on the bless d tombstones" to "the blasphemy against the holy ghost" against this vague and monstrous bogey, religion is the only safeguard, and therefore to suggest the unsoundness of the guarantee is to strike at the roots of all security. it is like hinting to some besotted and uxorious oldster, that his young wife may be unfaithful. it is the poison that iago dripped so skillfully into the long hairy ear of the dull moor. so he reacts irrationally

things impossible. like the demented rider in the erl-king, the chase goes ever wilder and wilder, until he plunges at the end into the bottomless bog of madness and destruction. i wonder how many lunatics there are in the "bughouse" today- in the times of"evangelical revival" the number was fantastic- who got there through fear that they had somehow committed the aforesaid "blasphemy against the holy ghost" the unknown again. the bible does not tell us that it is; only that it is unpardonable. nor grace, nor faith, magic without tears get any book for free on: www.abika.com 301 nor predestination avail in the least; for all you know, you may have committed it. reassurance is impossible; no ceinture de chastet avails to avert this danger. again with drugs, it is the unknown which is the ho

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ticism. 96 but since to admit that it was this would never do for a canonical book, they had to pretend that it was symbolical. they tried to refine away the grossness of the expressions, but even their hardihood proved unequal to the task. this form of dishonesty reaches its climax in the expurgating of the classics "the bible is the word of god, written by holy men, as they were inspired by the holy ghost. but we will cut out those passages which we think unsuitable "shakespeare is our greatest poet- but, of course, he is very dreadful "no one can surpass the lyrics of shelley, but we must pretend that he was not an atheist" some translators could not bear that the heathen chinese should use the word shang ti, and pretended that it did not mean god. others, compelled to admit that it did

transformation of the pantacle. just as we made the sword symbolical of everything by the force of our magick, so do we work upon the pantacle. that which is merely a piece of common bread shall be the body of god! the wand was the will of man, his wisdom, his word; the cup was his understanding, the vehicle of grace; the sword was his reason; and the pantacle shall be his body, the temple of the holy ghost. what is the length of this temple? from north to south. what is the breadth of this temple? from east to west. what is the height of this temple? from the abyss to the abyss. there is, therefore, nothing movable or immovable under the whole firmament of heaven which is not included in this pantacle, though it be but "eight inches in diameter, and in thickness half an inch" fire is not

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE OLD AND NEW COMMENTARIES TO LIBER AL

ed as complementary, as two equivalent to naught "divided for lvoe's sake, for the chance of union- had enjoyed them in the form of a beast, bird, or what not; while later mary attributed her condition to the agency of a spirit- spiritus, breath, or air- in the shape of a dove. but the "small person" of hindu mysticism, the dwarf insane yet crafty of many legends in many lands, is also this same "holy ghost, or silent self of a man, or his holy guardian angel. he is almost the "unconscious" of freud, unknown, unaccountable, the silent spirit, blowing "whither it listeth, but thou canst not tell whence it cometh or whither it goeth. it commands with absolute authority when it appears at all, despite conscious reason and judgment. aiwass is then, as this verse 7 states, the "minister" of thi

ich has not yet arisen. for example this verse might be appropriate in case of the institution of a false cultus by impostors. the doctrine is that hadit is the nucleolus (to borrow a term from bilogy) of any star-organism. to mock at hadit is therefore evidently very much what is meant by the mysterious phrase in the "new testament" with regard to the unpardonable sin, the "blasphemy against the holy ghost. a star forsaken by hadit would thus be in the condition of real death it is this state which is characteristic of the "black brothers, as they are described in other parts of this comment, and elsewhere in the holy books of the a. a. i may here quote liber aleph, de inferno servorum and de fratribut nigris "now, o my son, having understood the heaven that is within thee, according to t

ts to the new comment on verse 75. the last part of this verse presents no difficulty. an xvi, sun in sagittarius. in the appendix weh note: the appendix is still unrecovered will be found the qabalistic proofs referred to in the penultimate paragraph, as supporting the claim of sir charles stansfeld jones, whose occult names, numbers, dignities and titles, are as follows: parzival, knight of the holy ghost, etc, x degree o.t.o, 418, 777, v.i.o (unus in omnibus, achad, or o.i.v.v.i.o (omnia in uno, unus in omnibus, fra a. a, 8degree= 3square, arctaeon, to be my son by jeanne foster, soror hilarion. see appendix for the technical explanation of this verse. i may here briefly mention, however, that "thou knowest not" is one of the cryptographic ambiguities characteristic of this book "thou k

dionysus and shall arise (aleister crowley) others others are names for (perhaps) apollonius of tyana. in the conditions then obtaining, several magi were required and bring fresh "force& fire" of horus fever from the "skies" of nuit skies. another woman see comment on "venus" of the shall awake chapt. i. 15. adonis legends. we have no clue to her name. the lust and the might and worthiness the "holy ghost" worship of the of hadit within men; also or "satan" indwelling. snake the cult of the spermatozoon the key to magick in the snake apophis the destroyer. another soul of the union of aiwaz and pan as god and god and beast the beast in aleister goat; mary &c: crowley. the identification as mother of the of matter and spirit in son of god, fertilized our doctrine. by the dove- or bull, sw

ct any details concerning the next aeon after this. al iii,35 "the half of the word of heru-ra-ha, called hoor-pa-kraat and ra-hoor-khut" 35. note heru-ra-ha= 418. the new comment heru-ra-ha combines the ideas of horus (cf. also 'the great angel hru' who is set over the book of tahuti; see liber lxxviii) with those of ra and spirit. for he-aleph is the atziluthic or archetypal spelling of he, the holy ghost. and ha=6, the number of the sun. he is also nuith, h being her letter. the language suggests that heru-ra-ha is the 'true name' of the unity who is symbolized by the twins harpocrates and horus. note that the twin sign- and the child sign- is gemini, whose letter is zain, a sword. the doctrine of the dual character of the god is very important to a proper understanding of him "the sign

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE SWORD OF SONG

istranslations from genesis to revelations, 730 but leave me with the flaming star,75 jeheshua (see thou zohar!)76 and thus our formidable pigeon-77 lamb-and-old-gentleman religion fizzles in smoke, and i am found 735 attacking nothing. here s the ground, pistols, and coffee three in one (alas, o rabbi schimeon) but never a duellist no son, no father, and (to please us most) 740 decency pleads no holy ghost! all vanish at the touch of truth, a cobweb trio like, in sooth, the sword of song 24 the reader may hope. summary. reader dismissed to chapel. future plans of poet. jesus dismissed with a jest. the jest. that worthy yankee millionaire, and wealthy nephews, young and fair, 745 the pleasing crawfords! lost! lost! lost !78 the holy spirit, friend! beware! ah! ten days yet to pentecost! co

ry deed; yet, being an illiterate man, not his to balance or to scan, 705 to call god stupid or unjust! he took the universe on trust: he reconciled the world below with that above; rolled eloquence steel-tired58 o er reason s why? and whence? 710 discarded all proportion just and thundered in our ears i know, and bellowed in our brains ye must. pentecost 43 super-consciousness is the gift of the holy ghost. poet not a materialist. mohammed s ideas. verbatim report of moslem account of the annunciation. such reservations and i class myself a christian: let us pass 715 back to the text whose thread we lost, and see what means this pentecost. this, then, is what i seem occurred according to our saviour s word) that all the saints at pentecost 720 received the gift the holy ghost; such gift i

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ure thee so long as thou shalt be (then said the scribe unto him: thou liest) ask of thy brother p, and he shall tell thee if i lie (this the scribe refused to do, saying that it was no concern of the demon's) 100 i have prevailed against the kingdom of the father, and befouled his beard; and i have prevailed against the kingdom of the son, and torn off his phallus; but against the kingdom of the holy ghost shall i strive and not prevail. the three slain doves are my threefold blasphemy against him; but their blood shall make fertile the sand, and i writhe in blackness and horror of hate, and prevail not (then the demon tried to make the scribe laugh at magick, and to think that it was all rubbish, that he might deny the names of god that he had invoked to protect him; which, if he had dou

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ore than paternal 310 kindness for me kept me with him. god rest him; i hear he has been reincarnated as w. t. stead. for one thing i do most seriously take blame, that my training was too strong for my power to receive spiritual truth. for when the holy angels came to instruct me in the great truths, that there is no sin, that the soul passes from house to house, that jesus was but man, that the holy ghost was not a person, i rejected them as false. ah! have i not paid bitterly for the error? still, the incarnation was not all loss; not only did i attain the grade of major adept, but left enough secret knowledge (in an available form) to carry me on for a long while. i am getting it back now; with luck i'll be a magister templi soon, if i can only get rid of my giant personality. you may

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you in innermost lustral light. i lead you, lord of the maze, in the darkness free of the sun; in spite of the spite that is day's we are wed, we are wild, we are one["the lights go out and the company join in universal dance] hermanubis. silence. typhon. silence. c.i.c.t. 1-333. the secret of the father is in the secret of the son. sphinx. 22-22. and the secret of the son is in the secret of the holy ghost. ganymede. 4444 gloria patri. 42 hebe. et filio. typhon. et spiritui sancto. hermanubis. ut erat in principio. sphinx. et nunc est. c.i.c.t. et erit semper. all. amen. sphinx. fasting. hermanubis. song. typhon. feasting. c.i.c.t. grace. sphinx. music. hermanubis. dancing. typhon. love. c.i.c.t. the end. typhon "draws the veil" 43 the rite of mars officers brother sol in aries "white rob

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erile care! marvellous! marvellous, marvellous! and again a marvel, a lotus-bud dropt from the brows of a goddess unknown on the ivory steps of the golden throne, virginal brows and luminous with the star-stream flowing therein for blood. ah, but electric thrills the host of the esoteric eucharist! the pagan power of the corn and wine mystical, magical, hers and mine, the dove-plumed snake of the holy ghost that wings and writhes in the wounds unkissed! lie there, love- if i love you indeed who adore and wonder and faint for drouth of the passion-flower fallen from the other side of time and space the tedious tide. lie there, lie there, and let me bleed to death in the breath of the murderous mouth! 45 ii the snow maiden "to margaret callaghan" my love is like the lucent globes that drip f

ALICE A BAILEY04 A TREATISE ON COSMIC FIRE

microcosm..macrocosm. 3. planes of logoic evolution..t.he seven planes. p lanes of son's evolution..the six planes. p lanes of monadic evolution..the five planes. p lanes of human evolution..the three worlds. seven is the number of the totality of manifestation. three is the number of consciousness. one is the number of life or spirit. 4. electric fire..solar fire..fire by friction. f ather..son..holy ghost. s pirit..c. onsciousness..m. atter. 148 70: bible. ii peter, 3:10. 149 71: s. d, i, 116, 493; ii, 112, 149. 150 72: s. d, i, 108. 151 73 forms. 1. divine ideation passes from the abstract to the concrete or visible form. a. the objective is an emanation of the subjective. s. d, i, 407. b. impulse is spirit energy causing objectivity. s. d, i, 349; s. d, i, 683. c. the logos renders obj

ALICE A BAILEY05 THE LIGHT OF THE SOUL

nature. this is the word or the sound of all forms existing in physical plane substance, and as is usually known, it is sounded on the fundamental note "fa" it is a note with which the white occultist has nothing to do, for his work is concerned not with the increase of tangibility but with the demonstration of the subjective or the intangible. this is the word of the third aspect, the brahma or holy ghost aspect. ii. the sacred word. this is the word of glory, the aum. this is the pranava, the sound of conscious life itself as it is breathed forth into all forms. it is the word of the second aspect, and just as the word of nature when rightly emanated provides the forms which are intended to reveal the soul or second aspect, so the pranava, when rightly expressed, demonstrates the father

egoic life and energy. it may help the student if he realizes that the right control of prana involves the recognition that energy is the sum total of existence and of manifestation, and that the three lower bodies are energy bodies, each forming a vehicle for the higher type of energy and being themselves transmitters of energy. the energies of the lower man are energies of the third aspect, the holy ghost or brahma aspect. the energy of the spiritual man is that of the second aspect, the christ force, or buddhi. the object of evolution in the human family is to bring this christ force, the principle of buddhi, into full manifestation upon the physical plane and this through the utilization of the lower triple sheath. this triple sheath is the holy grail, the cup which is the- 126- the li

to be the working out of causes set in motion in the present, and thus the cycle of development is seen to be one process existing in three stages. these three stages in the three worlds of human unfoldment correspond to the three dimensions, and students will find it interesting to work out these analogies of the various triplicities, remembering that the third aspect (intelligent substance, the holy ghost or brahma aspects, corresponds to the past (hence a hint as to the nature of evil. the second aspect (consciousness) or the christ or vishnu aspect relates to the present, whilst only the future will reveal the nature of spirit, the highest or father aspect. this line of thought, through concentrated meditation will become clear, and a sense of proportion and a sense of just values as t

or sublimation of the animal nature, for at the base of the spine is the elephant and in the head is the thousand petalled lotus hiding vishnu, seated in the centre. thus is the animal nature carried upward into heaven- 159- the light of the soul copyright 1998 lucis trust by meditation upon this "elephant force" the power of the third aspect, the energy of matter itself and therefore of god the holy ghost or of brahma, is aroused and conjoined to that of the second or consciousness aspect, to soul energy, that of vishnu, the second aspect, the christ force. this produces the perfect at-one-ment, or union between soul and body, which is the true goal of raja yoga. will the students of this science remember here, however, that these forms of one-pointed meditation are only permitted after

under consideration we are dealing with one of the five most important centres, and this for the reason that: 1. it is situated in the centre of the trunk. it is therefore a correspondence of the middle principle. in man in atlantean days the three major centres for that race were: a. the head. father or spiritual aspect, b. the solar plexus. the son or soul aspect, c. the base of the spine. the holy ghost or matter aspect. the soul was not then so individualized as it is now. the animal soul controlled, and consequently full contact with the anima mundi was the dominant factor. as time elapsed, the soul became more individualized in each human being, and more and more separative, as the mind aspect (the great dividing factor) dominated. at the close of this race, the three main centres w

centres will be the head, the heart, and the base of the spine. in the sixth race we shall have, the head, the heart, and the throat. in the final race of the illuminated sons of god, the seventh, we shall have as the centres through which they work: a. the thousand petalled head center. life or spiritual aspect, b. the centre between the eyebrows. son or consciousness aspect, c. the throat. the holy ghost or creative aspect. through the first, spiritual life will pour in from the monad; through the second, the christ- 169- the light of the soul copyright 1998 lucis trust principle, the light of the world, the soul will work, pouring light and life on all things, and using it as the great organ of awareness. through the last, the work of creation will be carried on, and the creative word

ead. the tortoise has from the earliest ages been the symbol of the slow creative process, and of the- 172- the light of the soul copyright 1998 lucis trust long evolutionary road travelled by the spirit. hence the appropriateness of this term, as applied to what is considered the lowest of the three major centres, and the one which represents the creator or brahma aspect of divinity, of god, the holy ghost, with his function as the energizer of matter or body. 32. those who have attained self-mastery can be seen and contacted through focussing the light in the head. this power is developed in one-pointed meditation. this is a paraphrase of a very general nature, but gives the exact sense of the terms employed. in the twenty-fifth sutra we considered the nature of the light in the head. he

e spiritual life, direct from the monad, our father in heaven, contacts or reaches. it is the termination of the sutratma, or thread which links and connects the various sheaths and passes from the monad on its own high plane, via the soul body on the higher levels of the mental plane down into the physical vehicle. this life of god is triple and combines the energy of the father, the son and the holy ghost, and is therefore responsible for the full functioning of all the parts of man's nature on all planes, and for all states of consciousness. one strand of this triple thread or path, the first, is the giver of life, of spirit, of energy. another, the second, is responsible for the consciousness or intelligence aspect, for the power of spirit to respond to contact and to evolve response

one becomes what one is, and one accomplishes this through meditation on the intelligent soul, the middle aspect, the christ principle which links the father (spirit) and the mother (matter. thus the great triplicity is again to be seen: 1. the father, or spirit, the one who manifests, who creates, who indwells, 2. the son who reveals, meditates and links the highest aspect with the lower, 3. the holy ghost, overshadowing the mother, intelligent material substance providing the forms through which experience and development are gained. the one who experiences, who incarnates and who achieves divine expression through the medium of form is the soul, the self, the spiritual conscious man, the christ within. when through this experience he has achieved maturity, he reveals the father or spiri

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has disappeared. unity with the universe, realized identity with the whole, conscious awareness of the self and assimilation in full waking consciousness with both interior and exterior nature this is the definite goal of the seeker after knowledge. the self, the not-self, and the relation between the two, are known as one fact, without differentiation. god, the father, god, the son, and god, the holy ghost, are realized as working smoothly together as one identity the three in one and the one in three. this is the objective of all the schools wherein the mystic transcends feeling, and even thought, in the last analysis, and becomes united with the all. individuality, however, remains in consciousness, but it is so identified with the sum-total that all sense of separateness disappears. na

ALICE A BAILEY08 A TREATISE ON WHITE MAGIC

y the soul is lacking. 2. the form created is constituted of mental matter, of astral matter and of physical substance. it lacks the soul contribution. its purpose is in line with the development of form, but not in line with soul expression. 3. the left hand path, therefore, is the path of progress for substance or matter. it is not the path of progress for the soul aspect. it is the "way of the holy ghost" but not the way of the son of god. i express this truth in these words as it serves peculiarly to make the distinction clear and yet preserves the integrity of substance-matter and their unity within the one life- 154- a treatise on white magic copyright 1998 lucis trust 4. all forms created at every stage are either confined to the left hand path or embrace it and yet go beyond it, an

integrating etheric body this life is bringing the etheric body of our planet into a state of increased rapid vibration. reference will be found in the treatise on cosmic fire to an avatar from sirius who comes to bring about certain planetary effects. this life is not that avatar but is in the nature of a forerunner of a st. john the baptist, who "baptiseth with water (astral emanations) and the holy ghost. more information along these lines is not possible, but mention is made of it, as the energies coming from these two factors must be borne in mind. 3. astral energies emanating from the new sign of the zodiac into which we are now entering, the sign aquarius. this sign, that of the water-carrier, is a living sign and an emotional sign. it will (through the effect of its potent force) s

es that the right control of prana involves the recognition that energy is the sum total of existence and of manifestation, and that the three lower bodies are energy bodies, each forming a vehicle for the higher type of energy and being themselves- 327- a treatise on white magic copyright 1998 lucis trust transmitters of energy. the energies of the lower man are energies of the third aspect, the holy ghost or brahma aspect. the energy of the spiritual man is that of the second aspect, the christ force, or buddhi. the object of evolution in the human family is to bring this christ force, the principle of buddhi, into full manifestation upon the physical plane and this through the utilization of the lower triple sheath (p. 227) this gives a general picture of the subject of our consideratio

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

ty, and to that essential dynamic electric fire which produces all that is, and is the sustaining, originating cause and source of all manifestation. i shall use the word appearance to express that which we call matter, or form, or objective expression; it is that illusory tangible outer appearance which is animated by life. this is the third aspect, the mother, overshadowed and fertilised by the holy ghost, or life, united with intelligent substance. this is fire by friction a friction brought about by life and matter and their interplay, and producing change and constant mutation. i shall use the word quality as expressive of the second aspect, the son of god, the cosmic christ incarnate in form a form brought into being by the relation of spirit and matter. this interplay produces that

that all that is known to us is a manifesting divine entity, expressing itself through three aspects which (for the purposes of this treatise and because they are more in line with the terminology of emerging modern thought) i choose to call life-quality-appearance. these are but other names for the trinity of all the great religions, and are synonymous with the christian phrase, father, son and holy ghost (those old anthropomorphic terms; with spirit, soul and body, the current phraseology; and with the life, consciousness and form of the indian philosophy. may i interpolate here the comment that modern thinkers would do well to bear in mind that the importance of christianity lies in the realisation that it is a bridging religion. this is symbolised for us by the fact that the master of

he qualities and energies can be somewhat grasped as we study the seven ray lives with their seven psychological types, and the twelve creative hierarchies, as outlined for us in the secret doctrine. the 7+12=19, and if you add to these 19 expressions of the life the 3 major aspects of deity, which we call the life of god the father, the love of god the son, and the active intelligence of god the holy ghost, you arrive at the mystic number 22 which is called (in esotericism) the number of the adept. this simply means that the adept is one who comprehends the nature of the 19 forces as they express themselves through the medium of the triple divine manifestation, as it in its turn relates itself to human consciousness. it does not mean that the adept has mastered and can wield these 19 type

ic fire, p. 1134. 10. each kingdom in nature is positive to the one next below- 258- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyright 1998 lucis trust the incoming seventh ray and the animal kingdom 1. the animal kingdom is to the human body what the dense physical body is to the seven principles. 2. the animal kingdom is the mother aspect, prior to the overshadowing of the holy ghost. 3. the animal kingdom is the field of individualisation. 4. since atlantean days the animal kingdom has been occupied with the development of karma. 5. domestic animals constitute the heart centre in the life of the entity who ensouls the animal kingdom. 6. the animal kingdom does not react strongly to the 7th ray. 7. the human kingdom does, but the 7th ray will have three effects in r

ALICE A BAILEY10 FROM BETHLEHEM TO CALVARY

born' and the ceremony that makes them twice-born is a ceremony of initiation mere husk truly, in these modern days, but the `pattern of things in the heavens.'16 when jesus is speaking to nicodemus he states that `except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of god' and this birth is spoken of as that `of water and the spirit,'17 this is the first initiation; a later one is that `of the holy ghost and fire,18 the baptism of the initiate in his manhood, as the first is that of birth, which welcomes him as the `little child' entering the kingdom.19 how thoroughly this imagery was familiar among the mystics of the jews is shown by the surprise evinced by jesus when nicodemus stumbled over his mystic phraseology `art thou a master of israel, and knowest not these things'"20 facing th

e constellation virgo, upon which we might touch. mary, the virgin, in the symbolism of the ancient wisdom, stands for virgin matter, for the substance which nurtures and nourishes and hides within itself the christ child, the christ consciousness. in the last analysis, it is through form and matter that god stands revealed. that is the story of the divine incarnation. matter, overshadowed by the holy ghost, the third person of the trinity, brings to the birth the second aspect of the trinity, in the person of christ cosmic, mythical and individual. associated with the story-book of the heavens there are three constellations (besides the constellation virgo) which are symbolised by women. there is cassiopeia, the woman enthroned. this is the constellation which is the symbol of the stage i

daily living; and, secondly, the determination to achieve the re-orientation of the entire nature so that a closer identification with that soul may become possible, until a complete unity has been achieved. we begin to see what must be done, we begin to assume the right attitude which will make it possible. the halves of our essential duality soul and body, christ and mary, over-shadowed by the holy ghost, the material and the spiritual face each other and approach nearer and nearer until complete union is achieved and the christ is born through the instrumentality of the mother. but the acceptance of this divine idea and the orientation of the life in order to make the idea a fact are the first and immediate steps- 53- from bethlehem to calvary copyright 1998 lucis trust this, christ ta

ing demonstrated both physical and psychic purity. in considering this initiation we must- 62- from bethlehem to calvary copyright 1998 lucis trust remember that two kinds of baptism are referred to in the story "john answered, saying unto them all, i indeed baptise you with water: but one mightier than i cometh, the latchet of whose shoes i am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptise you with the holy ghost and with fire."11 there are therefore two kinds of baptism: 1. that of john the baptist, which is the baptism by water. 2. the baptism of jesus christ, which is that of the holy ghost and of fire. in these two symbols much of the story of human development is summed up, and the joint work of john the baptist and of jesus produced a synthesis which is indicative of the immediate objectiv

sures, into their higher correspondences. transmutation has been defined as "the passage across from one state of being to another, through the agency of fire."6 it is appropriate in this connection to remember that the threefold lower man, with whom we have been dealing so often in these pages, is a dim reflection of deity itself. the physical body is related to the third aspect of divinity, the holy ghost aspect, and the truth of this can be realised if we study the christian concept of the virgin mary overshadowed by the holy ghost. the holy ghost is that aspect of divinity which is the active principle in matter, and of this the physical body is a correspondence. the emotional, sentient nature is a dim and distorted reflection of the love-nature of god which the cosmic christ, the seco

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energy of loving understanding will mobilise a tremendous reaction against the potency of hate. to hate, to be separate, and to be exclusive will come to be regarded as the only sin, for it will be recognised that all the sins as listed and now regarded as wrong only stem from hate or from its product, the anti-social consciousness. hate and its dependent consequences are the true sin against the holy ghost, about which commentators have so long debated, overlooking (in their silliness) the simplicity and the appropriateness of the true definition. the power of the hierarchical spiritual impact, focussed through christ and his working disciples, will be so great that the usefulness, the practicality and the naturalness of right human relations will become so evident that world affairs will

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ternalisation of this centre is the thyroid gland. this gland is regarded as of supreme importance in the well-being of the average human being of today. its purpose is to guard health, to balance the bodily equilibrium in certain important aspects of the physical nature, and it symbolises the third aspect of intelligence and of substance impregnated with mind. it is in reality connected with the holy ghost, or the third divine aspect in manifestation "overshadowing (as the bible expresses it, the mother, the virgin mary. the parathyroids are symbolic of mary and joseph and the relation they hold to the overshadowing holy ghost. it will eventually be determined that there is a close physiological relation existing between the thyroid gland and the pineal gland, and between the parathyroids

ALICE A BAILEY23 THE EXTERNALISATION OF THE HIERARCHY

tal clairvoyance. all these powers are, however, tied up with the human mechanism or response apparatus, and serve to put the man in touch with aspects of the phenomenal world for which the response mechanism, which we call the personality, exists. they are the product of the activity of the divine soul in man, which takes the form of what we call "the animal soul" which really corresponds to the holy ghost aspect in the human microcosmic trinity. all these powers have their higher spiritual correspondences, which manifest when the soul becomes consciously active and controls its mechanism through the mind and the brain. when astral clairvoyance and clairaudience are not below the threshold of consciousness, but are actively used and functioning, it means that the solar plexus centre is op

ALICE BAILEY THE LABOURS OF HERCULES

act that the holy spirit over-shadowed mary) on this cross the man reaches the stage of acquiescence and aspiration, and so prepares himself for the fixed cross of discipleship. it is notable that "the mutable cross of the personality dedicates the- 70- the labours of hercules man who is crucified thereon to material ends in order that he may learn eventually their divine use "the sin against the holy ghost" has been the subject of much morbid wondering. the tibetan states "the misuse of substance and the prostitution of matter to evil ends is a sin against the holy ghost" it was this sin, the greatest of his whole pilgrimage, that hercules committed in virgo, when he did not understand that the queen of the amazons was to be redeemed by unity, not killed. over and over again the tibetan e

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hall find whither the vestibules of the palace lead, and there is nothing comparable to the subtlety thereof. he shall possess all in all, performing all things whatsoever which are possible under the sun. o principle of the prime principle, consider the end! o end of the final end, consider the beginning! and be this medium commended unto your faithful care, wherein also god the father, son, and holy ghost, shall give unto you whatsoever you need both in soul and body. concerning the first matter of the philosophical stone seek for that stone which has no fleshly nature, but out of which a volatile fire is extracted, whence also this stone is made, being composed of white and red. it is a stone, and no stone; therein nature alone operates. a fountain flows from it. the fixed part submerge

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sted lower principles- the shadow of the unknown and incognizable deity in space. but in antiquity and reality, lucifer, or luciferus, is the name of the angelic entity presiding over the light of truth as over the light of the day. in the great valentinian gospel pistis sophia( 361) it is taught that of the three powers emanating from the holy names of the three[[tridunameis, that of sophia (the holy ghost according to these gnostics- the most cultured of all, resides in the planet venus or lucifer. thus to the profane, the astral light may be god and devil at once[[footnote(s* says johannes tritheim, the abbot of spanheim, the greatest astrologer and kabalist of his day "the art of divine magic consists in the ability to perceive the essence of things in the light of nature (astral light

objective by the power of the spirit (quoted in dr. hartman's "paracelsus[[vol. 2, page] 513 mind, the quickening spirit. demon est deus inversus: that is to say, through every point of infinite space thrill the magnetic and electrical currents of animate nature, the life-giving and death-giving waves, for death on earth becomes life on another plane. lucifer is divine and terrestrial light, the "holy ghost" and "satan" at one and the same time, visible space being truly filled with the differentiated breath invisibly; and the astral light, the manifested effects of the two who are one, guided and attracted by ourselves, is the karma of humanity, both a personal and impersonal entity: personal, because it is the mystic name given by st. martin to the host of divine creators, guides and rul

sk for many other gods, an euhemerized extinct planet, at best, the genius of the moon and saturn with the jews, of the sun and jupiter, with early christians; that the trinity was, in truth, only an astronomical triad- unless they accepted the more abstract and metaphysical meanings given to it by the gentiles- composed of the sun (the father, and the two planets mercury (the son) and venus (the holy ghost, sophia, the spirit of wisdom, love and truth, and lucifer, as christ, the bright and morning star; vide "revelation" ch. xxii, 15. because, if the father is the sun (the elder brother in the eastern inner philosophy, the nearest planet to it is mercury (hermes, budha, thot, the name of whose mother on earth was maia; the planet which receives seven times more light than any other: whic

o the phraseology and similes used. compare: in pistis sophia the disciple says to jesus "rabbi, reveal unto us the mysteries of the light (i.e, the "fire of knowledge or enlightenment. forasmuch as we have heard thee saying that there is another baptism of smoke, and another baptism of the spirit of holy light" i.e, the spirit of fire "i baptize you with water, but. he shall baptize you with the holy ghost and with fire" says john of jesus (matt. iii. 2; meaning this esoterically. the real significance of this statement is very profound. it means that he, john, a non-initiated ascetic, can impart to his disciples no greater wisdom than the mysteries connected with the plane of matter (water being a symbol of it. his gnosis was that of exoteric and ritualistic dogma, of dead-letter orthodo

ing to our conscience (the sixth; and lastly the[[moira, fate (karmic ego, whose[[footnote(s* the seven centres of energy evolved, or rendered objective by the action of fohat upon the one element; or, in fact, the "seventh principle" of the seven elements which exist throughout manifested kosmos. we may here point out that they are in truth the sephiroth of the kabalists; the "seven gifts of the holy ghost" in the christian system; and in a mystical sense, the seven children or sons of devaki killed before the birth of krishna by kamsa. our seven principles symbolize all of these. we have to part or separate from them before we reach the krishna or christ-state, that of a jivanmukta, and centre ourselves entirely in the highest, the seventh or the one[[moira] is destiny, not "fate" in thi

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r but a non-converted hindu. blasphemous this will appear to a dogmatic christian, but the theosophist and the occultist must award the palm of logic to the converted hindu. the esoteric christos in the gnosis is, of course, sexless, but in exoteric theology he is male and female* the gnostic sophia "wisdom" who is "the mother" of the ogdoad (aditi, in a certain sense, with her eight sons, is the holy ghost and the creator of all, as in the ancient systems. the "father" is a far later invention. the earliest manifested logos was female everywhere- the mother of the seven planetary powers* see "chinese buddhism" by the rev. j. c. edkins, who always gives correct facts, although his conclusions are very frequently erroneous[[vol. 1, page] 73 the dragon and the logoi (b "the "dragon of wisdom

the upper rung of being, and astral fluid, the athanor of the alchemists, at its lowest; god and devil, good and evil[[footnote(s[[footnote continued from previous page] rest, and may as well mean "holy" as not. it is a blind, very suggestive in connection with certain superstitions- e.g, that of the russian people who will not use the pigeon for food; not because it is "unclean" but because the "holy ghost" is credited with having appeared under the form of a dove* not the mediaeval alchemists, but the magi and fire-worshippers, from whom the rosicrucians or the philosophers per ignem, the successors of the theurgists borrowed all their ideas concerning fire, as a mystic and divine element[[vol. 1, page] 82 the secret doctrine. now, why is light called in the stanzas "cold flame? because

ar deities, though the former are pitris also; and these are the "fashioners of the inner man (see book ii) they are "the sons of fire- because they are the first beings (in the secret doctrine they are called "minds, evolved from primordial fire "the lord is a consuming fire (deuteronomy iv. 24 "the lord (christos) shall be revealed with his mighty angels in flaming fire (2 thessal. i. 7, 8. the holy ghost descended on the apostles like "cloven tongues of fire (acts ii. v. 3; vishnu will return on kalki, the white horse, as the last avatar amid fire and flames; and sosiosh will be brought down equally on a white horse in a "tornado of fire "and i saw heaven open and behold a white horse, and he that sat upon him. is called the word of god (rev. xix. 13) amid flaming fire. fire is aether i

) fohat, being one of the most, if not the most important character in esoteric cosmogony, should be minutely described. as in the oldest grecian cosmogony, differing widely from the later mythology, eros is the third person in the primeval trinity: chaos, gaea, eros: answering to the kabalistic en-soph (for chaos is space[[chaino "void) the boundless all, shekinah and the ancient of days, or the holy ghost; so fohat is one thing in the yet unmanifested universe and another in the phenomenal and cosmic world. in the latter, he is that occult, electric, vital power, which, under the will of the creative logos, unites and brings together all forms, giving them the first impulse which becomes in time law. but in the unmanifested universe, fohat is no more this, than eros is the later brillian

g called forth from the lower abyss (chaos) the illusive form of sien-tchan (our universe) and the seven elements (a) the mother of mercy and knowledge is called "the triple" of kwan-shai-yin because in her correlations, metaphysical and cosmical, she is the "mother, the wife and the daughter" of the logos, just as in the later theological translations she became "the father, son and (the female) holy ghost- the sakti or energy- the essence of the three. thus in the esotericism of the vedantins, daiviprakriti, the light manifested through eswara, the logos* is at one and the same time the mother and also the daughter of the logos or verbum of parabrahmam; while in that of the trans-himalayan teachings it is- in the hierarchy of allegorical and metaphysical theogony "the mother" or abstract

mitive jewish christians, the nazarenes and the ebionites, are fully considered. they show the views held in those days- outside the circle of mosaic jews- about jehovah. he was identified by all the gnostics with the evil, rather than with the good principle. for them, he was ilda-baoth "the son of darkness" whose mother, sophia achamoth, was the daughter of sophia, the divine wisdom (the female holy ghost of the early christians- akasa* while sophia achamoth personified the lower astral light or ether. ilda-baoth* or jehovah, is simply one of the elohim, the seven[[footnote(s* they are found, however, in the chaldean book of numbers* the astral light stands in the same relation to akasa and anima mundi, as satan stands to the deity. they are one and the same thing seen from two aspects:

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

christian fathers. from this triple one emanated the whole kosmos. first from one emanated number two, or air (the father, the creative element; and then number three, water (the mother, proceeded from the air; ether or fire completes the mystic four, the arba-il "when the concealed of the concealed wanted to reveal himself, he first made a point (primordial point, or the first sephiroth, air, or holy ghost, shaped into a sacred form (the ten sephiroth, or the heavenly man, and covered it with a rich and splendid garment, that is the world[[footnote(s* the manifested spirit; absolute, divine spirit is one with absolute divine substance: parabrahm and mulaprakriti are one in essence. therefore, cosmic ideation and cosmic substance in their primal character are one also "sepher jezireh" chap

eligious systems. the various cosmogonies show that the archaic universal soul was held by every nation as the "mind" of the demiurgic creator; and that it[[footnote(s* the "seven angels of the face" with the christians[[vol. 1, page] 353 the egyptian version. was called the "mother" sophia with the gnostics (or the female wisdom, the sephira with the jews, saraswati or vach, with the hindus, the holy ghost being a female principle. hence, born from it, the kurios or logos was, with the greeks, the "god, mind (nous "now koros (kurios) signifies the pure and unmixed nature of intellect- wisdom" says plato in "cratylus; and kurios is mercury, the divine wisdom, and "mercury is the sol (sun("arnobius" vi, xii, from whom thot-hermes received this divine wisdom. while, then, the logoi of all co

ng from the eternal essence. even aesculapius, called the "saviour of all" is identical, according to ancient classics, with phta, the egyptian creative intellect (or divine wisdom, and with apollo, baal, adonis and hercules (see dunlap's "mystery of adonis" pp. 23 and 95; and phta is, in one of its aspects, the "anima mundi" the universal soul of plato, the "divine spirit" of the egyptians, the "holy ghost" of the early christians and gnostics, and the akasa of the hindus, and even, in its lower aspect, the astral light. for phta was originally the "god of the dead" he in whose bosom they were received, hence the limbus of the greek christians, or the astral light. it is far later that phta was classed with the sun-gods, his name signifying "he who opens" as he is shown to be the first to

n it, according to the law of which it is the inner and ultimate essence. the hebrews did not adopt the egg as a symbol, but they substituted for it the "duplex heavens" for, translated correctly, the sentence "god made the heavens and the earth" would read "in and out of his own essence as a womb (the mundane egg, god created the two heavens" but the christians have chosen as the symbol of their holy ghost, the dove "whosoever acquaints himself with[[hebrew] the mercaba and the lahgash (secret speech or incantation, will learn the secret of secrets" lahgash is nearly identical in meaning with vach, the hidden power of the mantras. when the active period has arrived, from within the eternal essence of ain-soph, comes forth sephira, the active power, called the primordial point, and the cro

stic ideal of the universal principle will seem little calculated to answer its sacred character. a goose, or even a swan, may appear unfit, no doubt, to represent the grandeur of the spirit. nevertheless, it must have had some deep occult meaning, since it figures not only in every cosmogony and world religion, but even was chosen by the mediaeval christians, the crusaders, as the vehicle of the holy ghost supposed to lead the army to palestine, to wrench the tomb of the saviour from the hands of the saracen. if we are to credit professor draper's statement in his "intellectual development of europe" the crusaders, led on by peter the hermit, were preceded, at the head of the army, by the holy ghost under the shape of a white gander in company of a goat. the egyptian god of time, seb, car

which demanded 3,000 years ago the greatest learning and the most abstruse mathematical calculations, has now fallen into the depths of degradation: it is old cooks and fortune-tellers who read their future to servant-girls in search of husbands, by means of the white of an egg in a glass. nevertheless, even christians have to this day their sacred birds; for instance, the dove, the symbol of the holy ghost. nor have they neglected the sacred animals. the evangelical zoolatry- the bull, the eagle, the lion, and the angel (in reality the cherub, or seraph, the fiery-winged serpent, is as much pagan as that of the egyptians or the chaldeans. these four animals are, in reality, the symbols of the four elements, and of the four lower principles in man. nevertheless, they correspond physically

nunciation. this spray typifying fire and water, or the idea of creation and generation, symbolizes precisely the same idea as the lotus in the hand of the bodhisat who announces to maha-maya, gautama's mother, the birth of the world's saviour, buddha. thus also, osiris and horus were represented by the egyptians constantly in association with the lotus-flower, the two being sun-gods or fire (the holy ghost being still typified by "tongues of fire (acts* see sir william jones "dissertations relating to asia[[vol. 1, page] 380 the secret doctrine. female aspect of vishnu* and who is also called padma, the lotus, is likewise shown floating at "creation" on a lotus flower, and during the "churning of the ocean" of space, springing from the "sea of milk" like venus from the froth. then seated

g, sinks into the ocean (ibid) but it is something more, besides this. loki, the fire-god, is said to have hidden in the water, as well as in the moon, the light-giver, whose reflection he found therein; and this belief that the fire finds refuge in the water was not limited to the old scandinavians. it was shared by all nations and was finally taken up by the early christians, who symbolized the holy ghost under the shape of fire "cloven tongues like as fire- the breath of the father-sun. this "fire" descends also into the water or the sea: mar, mary. the dove was the symbol of the soul with several nations, it was sacred to venus, the goddess born from the[[footnote(s* quoted in mr. g. massey's lecture[[vol. 1, page] 403 identity of typology. sea-foam, and it became later the symbol of t

revised version of the gospels has been published and the most glaring mistranslations of the old versions are corrected, one will understand better the words in st. john v, vi, and vii "it is the spirit that beareth witness because the spirit is the truth" the words that follow in the mistranslated version about the "three witnesses- hitherto supposed to stand for "the father, the word, and the holy ghost- show the real meaning of the writer (st. john) very clearly, thus still more forcibly identifying his teaching in this respect with that of sankaracharya. for what can the sentence "there are three who bear witness: the spirit and the water and the blood- mean, if they bear no relation to, or connection with, the more philosophical statement of the great vedanta teacher, who, speaking

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hus for the sacrament of living, i lit my pipe, and made my way to break fast, and the labour of the day. liber lii manifesto of the o.t.o. o.t.o. issued by order^ xi o. t. o. h i b e r n i i o n e t omnium britanniarum rex summus sanctissimus baphomet xi o.t.o. supreme and holy king of ireland, iona, and all the britains that are in the sanctuary of the gnosis. grand master of the knights of the holy ghost grand master of the knights of the temple custos of the illuminati in the united states of america etc, etc, etc. 197 liber lii manifesto of the o.t.o. peace, tolerance, truth salutation on all points of the triangle respect to the order. to all whom it may concern: greeting and health do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law. 1. the o.t.o. is a body of initiates in whose hands a

er lii manifesto of the o.t.o. peace, tolerance, truth salutation on all points of the triangle respect to the order. to all whom it may concern: greeting and health do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law. 1. the o.t.o. is a body of initiates in whose hands are concentrated the wisdom and knowledge of the following bodies: 1. the gnostic catholic church 2. the order of the knights of the holy ghost. 3. the order of the illuminati. 4. the order of the temple (knights templar. 5. the order of the knights of st. john. 6. the order of the knights of malta. 7. the order of the knights of the holy sepulchre. 8. the hidden church of the holy graal. 9. the hermetic brotherhood of light. 10. the holy order of rose croix of heredom. 11. the order of the holy royal arch of enoch. 12. the ant

r disclosed except to his immediate representatives. 6. the authority of the o.h.o. in all english-speaking countries is delegated by charter to the most holy, most illustrious, most illuminated, and most puissant baphomet x rex summus sanctissimus 33, 90, 96, past grand master of the united states of america, grand master of ireland, iona, and all the britains, grand master of the knights of the holy ghost, sovereign grand commander of the order of the temple, most wise sovereign of the order of the rosy cross, grand zerubbabel of the order of the holy royal arch of enoch, etc. etc. etc, national grand master general ad vitam of the o.t.o. 7. the national grand master general ad vitam is assisted by two principal officers, the grand treasurer general and the grand secretary general. there

ed by the storm. repeats this in clearer language. 70. the pupil must regain the child-state he has lost ere the first sound can fall upon his ear. compare the remark of .christ .except ye become as little children ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven. and also .ye must be born again. it also refers to the overcoming of shame and of the sense of sin. if you think the temple of the holy ghost to be a pig-stye, it is the equinox 30 certainly improper to perform therein the mass of the graal. therefore purify and consecrate yourselves; and then, kings and priests unto god, perform ye the miracle of the one substance. here is written also the mystery of harpocrates. one must become the .unconscious (of jung, the phallic or divine child or dwarf-self. 71. the light from the one

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e reality. but it is also about religion, which may be defined as a viable system of ideas and activities by which humans mediate the sacred realm. in some african american spiritual traditions, ideas about magical and religious practice can enclose identical experiences. christianity may presume a person's acceptance of a kind of supernaturalism, as a religion that calls upon god, jesus, and the holy ghost to directly intervene, when petitioned, in the life of the believer. individuals may utilize the rhetoric of miracle to characterize this kind of spiritual efficacy, or they may adopt a lexicon that is associated with\ 3\ magic. or they may choose both. a fixed dichotomy between these ideas is not always apparent. it is clear, then, that we are dealing with contested notions of belief

tion "jew david" was a plant that was especially prized among slaves for its therapeutic properties, whereas "adam and eve" root brought luck. individuals who possessed sampson's root or st.-john's-wort boasted of supernatural security. the leaves of the peace plant and the king-of-the-woods, patterned in the shape of a cross, were sacred and powerful if used with a prayer to "the father, son and holy ghost"[29] christian accoutrements were utilized in other unusual ways by african american conjurers. a common procedure for divination used by slaves involved the use of a bible for detection of criminals. jacob stroyer, who was enslaved in south carolina in the 1840s, gave a detailed account of a ritual involving prayer and the bible that was used in order to find burglars and thieves in th

n antebellum south carolina, an ordeal for discovering theft among slaves was noted as making use of the dust "from the grave of a person who had died last" and an incantational formula with explicit christian referents. mixing the grave dust with water, an examining committee offered the concoction to the accused individual while uttering the appeal "in the name of the father and the son and the holy ghost, if you have taken sam's chicken don't drink this water, for if you do you will die and go to hell and be burned in fire and brimstone, but if you have not, you may take it and it will not hurt you" while ingestion of the grave dirt as a sign of solidarity with the supernatural realm remained consistent with african beliefs, this afro-christian version of the ritual replaced the oath sp

stroying it, she was able to leave her husband. addie made her way to a church. it was a spiritualist congregation, a sanctuary where divine spirits and the invisible dead regularly fellowshiped with believers "i black magic page 57 of 144 http//content.cdlib.org/xtf/view?docid=kt600020q0&chunk.id=0&doc.view=print 7/14/2006 fasted and prayed two days and on the second day i was praying c when the holy ghost came upon me and i spoke in tongues. i felt so glad and pure and clean that i just had to tell it" thus addie began her life anew as a preacher, prophetess, and healer "god was really working through me" she exclaimed "the spirits have been working wonders through me and i'm trying to do all i can while i live"[2] addie battle's oral history is a drama, with its devastating losses, its

en them up for dead" claimed the woman, a trained nurse "i always take dr. jesus with me and put him in front and if there is any hope he lets me know" many african american healing practitioners, whether herbalists or conjurers, considered themselves vessels through which supernatural power was channeled.[17] some black healers credited their skills to unseen personalities, such as jesus and the holy ghost, who guided them in dreams, visions, and other divine revelations "dr. jesus tells me what to do" explained one woman who had been directed by the "spirit" to seek a specific herbal cure. a song offered by a black woman at an early-twentieth-century revival meeting, conveyed a similar sentiment: i know jesus am a medicine-man, i know jesus kin understan f i know jesus am a bottle uv gol

ling process was the entire experience of repentance, conversion, salvation, sanctification, and baptism by the holy spirit. as seymour wrote in a publication from the azusa street revival "thank god, we have a living christ among us to heal our diseases. c we that are the messengers of this precious atonement ought to preach all of it, justification, sanctification, healing, the baptism with the holy ghost, and signs following" faith healing, which vied against tongues and holy spirit baptism for preeminence in the early stages of pentecostal revivalism, emerged as the dominant focus of the movement by the mid twentieth century.[38] early african american pentecostal traditions show similarities with many of the supernatural traditions that were prevalent among the slaves and their descen

r attain some cherished good"[50] despite its highlighting of the supernatural, spiritual worship was virtually indistinguishable from that of black pentecostals and holiness practitioners. like african american churchgoers in these traditions, spiritualists participated in expressive singing, jubilant dancing, shouting, and glossolalia. a hallmark of black spiritual liturgy was possession by the holy ghost, an activity demonstrating the dynamic influence of protestant revivalism. furthermore, like their pentecostal counterparts, black spiritualists incorporated prayer, the laying on of hands, and anointing with oil into their healing services. a primary difference between the spiritualists and other afro-christian churches concerned the emphasis that the former placed on human mediation w

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he goddess appeared widely on chivalric banners and when they fought in her honour, they would scream her name as a battle cry. they were fighting for el under the name of mary and for the many faces of the serpent cult 171 balder under the name of jesus. this would explain why christianity, which claims to be a religion based on love, has been such a vehicle for global genocide and torture. the "holy ghost" of the christian trinity is also regarded as feminine in hebrew and the early christian church considered it to be so. the very name bible comes from byblos, home of a shrine to an earlier version of mary known as astarte. this shrine dates to neolithic times and astarte was believed to be the "true sovereign of the world. she is worshipped elsewhere as mother mary, hathor, demeter, ap

ht forth in the sun."19 writer gerald massey reveals that on the walls of the holy of holies in the temple of luxor, egypt, are portrayed scenes that are mirrors of the far later jesus story. the god, that, the annunciator of the gods, can be seen hailing the virgin and telling her she is going to give birth to the coming son. another scene depicts the god, knept, impregnating the virgin with the holy ghost or spirit for the immaculate conception. then the child is seen enthroned and receiving gifts from three spirits (the three wise men in christianity) and he is adored as the incarnation of the sun god. even the story about jesus being born in a manger comes from ancient egypt, as massey explains "the birthplace of the egyptian messiah at the vernal equinox was figured in apt, or apta, t

s mary. the hebrews worshipped a god and goddess deity called mari-el or "mary-god, and the "mother mary" of christianity is just another name for the ancient goddess known as el, isis, ishtar, barati, artemis, and diana. the christian religion, like its bed-mate judaism, sought to remove the feminine principle from the public domain, and the ancient trinity of father-son-mother became father-son-holy ghost. the grotesque suppression of women would follow "justified" by the invented words of the mythical st paul "wives submit to your husbands for the husband is the head of the wife, as christ is the head of the church. now if the church submits to christ so should wives submit to their husbands in everything..and."but i suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but

he father, god of gods and light of light, very god of very god, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the father, by whom all things were made, both things in heaven and things on earth; who, for as men and our salvation, came down and made flesh, made man, suffered and rose again on the third day, went up to the heavens, and is to come again to judge the quick and the dead; and in the holy ghost" god save us from religion 219 that's what they said about nimrod and tammuz-ninus in babylon, and goodness knows how many other deities in the pre-christian world. the delegates at nicaea were told how to vote and those who refused were banished to remote islands. from this time, the nicene creed waged war on humanity as tens of millions were slaughtered in its name and the order went

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e what christians to this day mustbelieve. he wanted to end the conflict between the paulines and the arians and install asingle christian creed. he called 318 bishops (another mystical number) together atnicaea to tell them what their creed was going to be. bitter arguments erupted betweenthe factions on the burning issue for the future of the world: was jesus part of a trinityof father, son and holy ghost? holy shit. documents were torn up and blows werestruck. if you are a christian, this is how your faith was decided. the arians lost theday and out of this mayhem and roman dictatorship came the foundation belief ofchristianity, the nicene creed. this dogs breakfast was as follows. i hope you areconcentrating, ill be asking questions later:we believe in one god, the father almighty, mak

chasedcarthage from the native ruler, larbus. he later threatened dido with war unless shemarried him, but instead she killed herself. but the most likely symbols for dodi fayedsdeath can be found in his birthplace, egypt. the brotherhood are obsessed with thesymbolism in ancient egypt of the osiris-horus-isis trinity (nimrod-tammuz-semiramis)which is expressed in christianity as father, son, and holy ghost. among many things, itsymbolises the male and female energies coming together to create a third force, new life.to the egyptians, and therefore the brotherhood, the son of god was horus. he was bornto isis after her husband, osiris, had been murdered by set. she gathered together 14 partsof his mutilated body, but she could not find the penis. so she created a penis andimpregnated herse

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niversal magnetism" page 428 'the book of black magic' by arthur edward waite 33 "first conjuration addressed to emperor lucifer. emperor lucifer, master and prince of rebellious spirits, i adjure thee to leave thine abode, in what-ever quarter of the world it may be situated and come hither to communicate with me. i command and i conjure thee in the name of the mighty living god, father, son and holy ghost, to appear without noise and without" page 244 'the secret teaching of all ages' by manly palmer hall 33 "i hereby promise the great spirit lucifuge, prince of demons, that each year i will bring unto him a human soul to do with as as it may please him, and in return lucifuge promises to bestow upon me the treasures of the earth and fulfil my every desire for the length of my natural li

ent, the savior" on pages 171, 225, 255 (volume ii "it is satan who is the god of our planet and the only god" pages 215, 216, 220, 245, 255, 533 (vi "the celestial virgin which thus becomes the mother of gods and devils at one and the same time; for she is the ever-loving beneficent deity..but in antiquity and reality lucifer or luciferius is the name. lucifer is divine and terrestial light 'the holy ghost' and "satan' at one and the same time" page 539 (volume) albert pike 33 "that which we must say to a crowd is- we worship a god, but it is the god that one adores without superstition. to you, sovereign grand inspectors general, we say this, that you may repeat it to the brethren of the 32nd, 31st, and 30th degrees- the masonic religion should be, by all of us initates of the high degre

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and kundalini (q.v. 2) the conscious, consisting of the will, memory, imagination, reason, and desire. the ruach corresponds with the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth sephiroth (q.v) on the tree of life (q.v. also corresponds to the psychic center at the solar plexus. ruach, eloheem: the spirit of divinity. similar to ruach (q.v, but on a cosmic scale. became the christian notion of the holy ghost, or holy spirit by early church fathers. runes: angular glyphs used both as magickal symbols and as letters of writing by ancient peoples of northern europe. a method of divination (q.v- s- sagatarius "the archer" in astrology (q.v, the ninth sign of the zodiac (q.v) having the qualities of mutable (q.v) and fire (q.v) and is ruled by the planet jupiter (q.v. on the rainbow wand (q.v) a

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, and who goes to learn instead of merely to observe and ridicule, and in another way to the "beef-fed zealot" who walks into the holy place in his dirty boots and gets stoned by the indignant worshippers. 8. in judging these things let us consider the form christianity would present if approached in the same way. unsympathetic observers would probably conclude that we worshipped a sheep, and the holy ghost would yield some spectacular interpretations. let us credit other people with using metaphors if we do not expect to be taken literally our-selves. the outer form of the ancient pagan faiths is no cruder than christianity in backward latin countries, where jesus christ is represented in topper and tails and the virgin mary in lace-edged pantaloons. the inner form of the ancient faiths c

ames thereof, give us a very important key for the unlocking of the mysteries of the bible, which is essentially a qabalistic book. according to the manner in which deity is referred to, we know to what sphere on the tree the particular mode of manifestation should be assigned. all references to the son always refer to tiphareth; all references to the father refer to kether; all references to the holy ghost refer to yesod; and very deep mysteries are concealed here, for the holy ghost is the aspect of the mystical qabala page 132 godhead that is worshipped in the occult lodges; the worship of pantheistic nature-forces and elemental operations take place under the presidency of god the father; and the regenerative ethical aspect of religion, which is the exoteric aspect for this epoch, is u

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o the qabalists, lilith was the first wife of adam, who used to visit him in his dreams while he was as yet alone in the garden of eden, and the lord god became so perturbed at these goings-on that he created eve as a counter- attraction. witches were the recipients of similar attentions from the devil. st. theresa of avila records that the godhead itself visited her. the virgin mary received the holy ghost. st. anthony was tempted by apparitions of beautiful female demons. there are many cases on record of whole nunneries being attacked by the devil, who visited their members. george moore, in his exceedingly interesting study of convent life, sister theresa, gives an account of an outbreak of "counterparts" among the younger nuns, in which they formed liaisons with angelic lovers, who we

by the omnipotent god, that thou mayest be purified of all evil influences in the name of adonai, who is lord of angels and of men"(extending hand over salt) creature of earth, adore thy creator. in the name of god the father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and of jesus christ his son, our saviour, i consecrate thee) to the service of god, in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy ghost. amen"(pointing first and second fingers at the water) i exorcise thee, creature of water, by the living god, by the holy god) by the omnipotent god, that thou mayest be purified from all evil influences in the name of elohim sabbaoth, who is lord of angels and of men"(extending hand over water) creature of water, adore thy creator. in the name of god the father almighty, who decreed a

yest be purified from all evil influences in the name of elohim sabbaoth, who is lord of angels and of men"(extending hand over water) creature of water, adore thy creator. in the name of god the father almighty, who decreed a firmament in the midst of the waters, and of jesus christ his son our saviour, i consecrate thee) to the service of god, in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy ghost. amen"(casting the salt into the water) we pray thee, o god, lord of heaven and earth, and of all that in them is, both visible and invisible, that thou mayest stretch forth the right hand of thy power upon these creatures of the elements and hallow them in thy holy name. grant that this salt may make for health of body and this water for health of soul, and that there may be banished f

wer of adversity and every illusion and artifice of evil, for the sake of jesus christ our saviour. amen" the water thus consecrated may be used as a bath, or for making the sign of cross upon the forehead, or for sprinkling about a place. when thus using it, the following prayer may be employed "in the name which is above every other name, and in the power of the father and of the son and of the holy ghost, i exorcise all influences and seeds of evil; i lay upon them the spell of christ's holy church, that they may be bound fast as with chains and cast into outer darkness, that they trouble not the servants of god" in pointing or making the sign of the cross, the first and second fingers are extended and the third and fourth are bent towards the palm of the hand and the thumb laid upon th

of the body, the best way of severing the rapport is to forge a magical weapon and cut it. in fact, if a rapport is felt, the first thing to do is to visualise the cord and try to see where it attaches; the solar plexus is the commonest place. next formulate the cross-handled sword as already described, and invoke god's blessing upon it. then visualise a flaming torch, and invoke the power of the holy ghost, whose symbol it is. now with the sword hack through the cord or ray until every shred is severed. then sear the stump with the consecrated fire of the torch until it shrivels up and falls off from its point of attachment to your body. after such a severing one must, of course, take the ordinary human precautions to prevent the link being re-formed. refuse to meet the person responsible

should be invoked in every operation of psychic self-defence where any human element, incarnate or discarnate, is concerned. where non-human elements, such as elementals, thought-forms, or the qlippoth, have to be dealt with, it is the power of god the father, as creator of the universe, that is invoked, his supremacy over all the kingdoms of nature, visible and invisible, being affirmed. god the holy ghost is the force that is employed in initiations, and it should not be invoked during times of psychic difficulty, as its influence will tend to intensify the condition and render the veil yet thinner. there is a very curious aspect of the occult field concerning which something must be said in the present pages, though not a great deal can be revealed, and, to be frank, i do not know a gre

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torture thee so long as thou shalt be (then said the scribe unto him: thou liest) ask of thy brother p, and he shall tell thee if i lie (this the scribe refused to do, saying that it was no concern of the demon's) i have prevailed against the kingdom of the father, and befouled his beard; and i have prevailed against the kingdom of the son, and torn off his phallus; but against the kingdom of the holy ghost shall i strive and not prevail. the three slain doves are my threefold blasphemy against him; but their blood shall make fertile the sand, and i writhe in blackness and horror of hate, and prevail not (then the demon tried to make the scribe laugh at magick, and to think that it was all rubbish, that he might deny the names of god that he had invoked to protect him; which, if he had dou

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al problem of the place of good and evil in christian doctrine. the cathars believed a dualist concept of two gods or principles. the evil god satan or lucifer ruled the material world, which was a purgatorial condition for angels or divine souls imprisoned in flesh after the primal war in heaven. humans could only recover the divine kingdom through a spiritual rebirth, becoming a vehicle for the holy ghost, otherwise death would not bring release. a man who died without such a spiritual rebirth would face reincarnation again and again, in human or animal form. an interesting modern echo of the cathari and its doctrine of imprisonment in the flesh through various incarnations is found in the strange claim of a modern british physician arthur guirdham that he has verified information that h

ed in 1895 as the church manual. leadership of the church was placed in the hands of the mother church (the first church of christ, scientist, located in boston, massachusetts, and its pastor, mary baker eddy, who had been ordained in 1881. included in both the textbook and the church manual are the tenets of the church. they affirm the bible as the inspired guide to life; one god; god s son; the holy ghost; and man as a being in god s image. forgiveness of sin results from new spiritual understanding that casts out evil as having no godordained reality. the atonement of jesus, the wayshower, is evidence of god s love. salvation comes through the truth, life, and love, as he demonstrated. healing, following the principles laid down by eddy in science and health, remains the most significan

a state of reputed possession, perhaps distracted by selfaccusations of remorse. the last acknowledgment of exorcism in the anglican church during the progress of the reformation occurs in the first liturgy of edward vi, which gives the following form of baptism: then let the priest, looking upon the children, say, i command thee, unclean spirit, in the name of the father, of the son, and of the holy ghost, that thou come out and depart from these infants, whom our lord jesus christ has vouchsafed to call to his holy baptism, to be made members of his body encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. exorcism 529 and of his holy congregation. therefore, thou cursed spirit, remember thy sentence, remember thy judgment, remember the day to be at hand wherein thou shalt burn in fire ev

based on the doctrine of the trinity. two forces producing equilibrium, the secret of nature, are designated by the duad, and these three.life, good, and evil.constitute one law. by adding the conception of unity to the triad the tetrad is produced, the perfect number of four, the source of all numerical combinations. according to orthodox theology there are three persons in god, father, son and holy ghost, and these three form one deity. in occult speculations, three and one make four, the fourth reality being the unity required to explain the three. hence, it is suggested, in many languages (most notably hebrew, the name of god is symbolized by four letters. again, two affirmations make two negations either possible or necessary. according to the kabalists the name of the evil one consi

uence. in 1867 harris decided to impose a more severe probation. oliphant disappeared from london and was not seen until 1870. he was summoned to the united states to work as a manual laborer at the use, the theo-socialistic community and the headquarters of harris s own movement, the brotherhood of the new life. harris had founded the community in 1861 on a small farm near wassaic, new york. the holy ghost (i.e, the divine breath) was expected to descend in seven stages upon the members of this community. it appears, however, that harris and subsequently his wife were the only ones who attained the seventh stage. the practice of open breathing, a form of respiration to bring the divine breath into the body, resembles pranayama or yoga breathing. in 1863 the use moved to amenia, about four

of publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux; to whom paul entered in, and prayed and laid his hands on him and healed him (acts 28:8. and again: and ananias went his way, and entered into the house, and putting his hands on him, said, brother saul, the lord, even jesus that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me that thou mayest receive thy sight and be filled with the holy ghost. and immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales, and he received sight (acts 9:17.8. among the many stories of jesus healings are several from the gospel of mark: and they brought young children to him, that he might touch them, and his disciples rebuked those who brought them. but jesus said, suffer the little children to come unto me, for of such is the kingdom of heav

explained nothing when he stated that the source of levitation is in the human organism and is produced by a pathological process or a mystic disposition of the soul. he described the pathological process of somnambules as a kind of interior tempest aroused by the mechanical forces of the organism being suddenly upset. he described the mystical disposition as a condition for the reception of the holy ghost, with levitation due to this special gift setting the natural mechanism of the body in motion. von gorres idea may be a halfway house between naturalistic and supernatural theories, but it is more satisfactory than the catholic view, which ascribed the levitation of the saints to a divine marvel and that of demoniacs and mediums to diabolic trickery. while the first claim is unacceptabl

in the light, i have seen a luminous cloud hover over a heliotrope on a side table, break a sprig off and carry the sprig to a lady. viscount adare writes in his experiments in spiritualism with d. d. home (1870: we all then observed a light, resembling a little star, near the chimney piece, moving to and fro; it then disappeared. mr. home said: ask them in the name of the father, the son and the holy ghost, if this is the work of god. i repeated the words very earnestly; the light shone out, making three little flashes, each one about a foot higher above the floor than the preceding. the color of the lights was sometimes blue, yellow, or rose. they did not light up their surroundings. special effort was necessary to produce an effect of illumination. when ada menken s spirit tried to make

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called up and enclosed in a glass from which the seducer and familiar spirit answered him. the doctor was fortunate in the cure of ailments, and amassed great wealth in his practice, so much so that he left his children the sum of 78,000 francs. shortly before his death, when his conscience began to prick him, he fell into such a frenzy that he never spoke but to invoke the devil or blaspheme the holy ghost and it was in this unfortunate condition that he passed away. a priest s pact in the celebrated case of urbain grandier and the nuns of loudon, the diabolical pact between grandier and the devils was produced as evidence in his trial in 1634. it survives today in the bibliotheque nationale in france. this extraordinary document is handwritten in looking-glass letters in latin (presumabl

ir of life was designed for a nobler purpose than rumination in solitude. slowly and carefully he began to gather assistants, who became the nucleus of the rosicrucian fraternity. when he had gathered four of these into the brotherhood, they invented among them a magic language, a cipher writing of equal magic potency, and a large dictionary replete with occult wisdom. they erected a house of the holy ghost, healed the sick, and initiated further members, then, calling themselves missionaries, went to the various countries of europe to disseminate their wisdom. in course of time, c. r. c. died, and for 120 years the secret of his burial place was concealed. the original members also died one by one, and it was not until the third generation of adepts had arisen that the tomb of their illus

the most solemn manner all pseudo-occultists and alchemists. the fama created tremendous excitement among the occultists of europe, and a large number of pamphlets were published criticizing or defending the society and its manifesto, in which it was pointed out there were a number of discrepancies. to begin with, no such city as damcar existed in arabia. where, it was asked, was the house of the holy ghost, which the rosicrucians stated had been seen by 100,000 persons but was concealed from the world? c. r. c, the founder, as a boy of 15 must have achieved great occult skill to have astonished the magi of damcar, skeptics said. despite these objections, however, considerable credit was given to the rosicrucian publication. the confession of the rosicrucian fraternity, addressed to the le

form of eucharistic consecration, and there is evidence that the celtic church, following the example of the eastern church, used them in addition to the usual consecration as practiced in the latin church, which is merely a repetition of the new testament account of the lord s supper. the separate clause they are supposed to have formed was called epiclesis and consisted of an invocation of the holy ghost. de borron s account also ties the grail to glastonbury, a borough in england that had also been identified with king arthur by the reported discovery of his body and that of his queen, guenevere. according to de borron, the grail was to be conveyed to the far west, to the veils of avaron (i.e, avalon, i.e, somerset. sources: furnivall, f. j, ed. the history of the holy grail. from the

ntified with the sorcerer mentioned in the new testament (acts 8) who was said to have bewitched the people of samaria and made them believe that he was possessed of divine power. he was born in samaria or cyprus and was among the number of samaritans who came to philip for baptism after hearing him preach. later, when peter and john laid their hands on the new converts, so that they received the holy ghost, simon offered the disciples money to procure a similar power. but peter sternly rebuked him for seeking to buy the gift of god with money (a practice afterward called simony) and bade him pray that his evil thought might be forgiven, whereupon the already repentant simon said, pray ye to the lord for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me. though we are not tol

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in the head, a brilliant phrase will serve you in good stead. yet, first of all for this half-year, observe the best of systems here you take five lectures daily- understand? and when the clock strikes, be on hand! be well prepared before the start, with paragraphs well got by heart, so later you can better look and see he says naught save what s in the book; but write away as unabated as if the holy ghost dictated! student you will not need to say that to me twice! i can foresee how much i ll gain from this advice; because what one has down in black and white it is a comfort to take home at night. mephistopheles but come now, choose a faculty! student i can t adjust myself to law- not possibly. mephistopheles i can t blame that in you, it s no demerit. this science as it really is i see

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y of the holy spirit, the universal agent, the serpent devouring its own tail [morals and dogma, p. 734, teachings of the 28th degree, knight of the sun, or prince adept] thus, freemasonry blasphemes both jesus christ and the holy spirit of the trinity. what did jesus christ say about this type of situation "all manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the holy ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. and whosoever speaketh a word against the son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the holy ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come [matthew 12:31-32] bible scholars call this sin, the unpardonable sin. congratulations, masons, you have just committed the unpardonable sin. this i

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of wisdom, meditating on the sorrows of mankind, and there he was transfused with so stupendous a magnetic power that even today his followers number one hundred and fifty millions. christ, brought up in poverty, from the age of twelve to thirty disappeared from the world, and during this long period no single mention is made of him. then through baptism and prayer the heaven was opened, and the holy ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove [symbol of binah] upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, thou art my beloved son; in thee i am well pleased. 7 today his nominal and actual followers still number six hundred and eighty millions. mahomet, at the age of thirty-five, retired into a cave and was visited by the angel gabriel, the messenger of god; he emerged an illumined

d unto him in a flame of fire, out of the midst of a bush. h 9 then he conversed with god, who revealed himself to be the secret jehovah; and on his return to egypt such was his power that not only did he to all intents and purposes found the jewish religion, but he succeeded in turning egyptian society upside down. st. paul journeying to damascus saw a vision of jesus christ, was filled with the holy ghost, and retired into the desert of arabia, and on his return he began to undermine the power of rome and more than any other man founded christianity. simon ben yohai, the traditional composer of the zohar, retired with his son to a cave and as legend affirms gsat in the sand up to their necks h for twelve or thirteen years gstudying the law h. 10 also ramon lulle, the qabalist, in prepari

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

s the philosophical ideas underlying natural religion were lost or forgotten, and mankind had become too ignorant to perceive that a dual force, female and male which was also a trinity, pervades nature, the notion came gradually to prevail that the creative agency, which is spirit, is altogether male. hence the formulation of the inconceivable doctrine of a trinity composed of a father, son, and holy ghost. chapter v. separation of the female and hale elements in the deity. glimpses of antiquity as far back as human ken can reach reveal the fact that in early ages of human society the physiological question of sex was a theme of the utmost importance, while various proofs are at hand showing that throughout the past the question of the relative importance of the female and male elements i

schools of philosophy in greece, and subsequently by the efforts put forth by the roman lawyers to establish their equality with men before the law; hence, during the first hundred years of the christian era the "new religion" seems to have contained much of the spirit of the ancient philosophy. by several of the early christian sects, the second person in the trinity was female, as was also the holy ghost. in a "fragment of a gospel preserved by st. jerome, and believed to have been from the original aramaean gospel of st. matthew, with additions, the holy ghost (ruach, which in hebrew is feminine, is called by the infant savior 'my mother, the holy ghost"[142 [142] barlow, essays on symbolism, p. 135. the mission of christ was that of a regenerator of mankind, an office which had been s

sion of christ was that of a regenerator of mankind, an office which had been symbolized by the powers of the sun. he was to restore that which was lost. he attempted to teach to the masses of the people the long neglected principles of purity and peace. he did not condemn woman. he was baptized by john (ion or yon) in water, the original symbol for the female element, and while in the water; the holy ghost in form of a dove (female) descended upon him. to those who have given attention to the symbolism of the pagan worship these facts are not without signification. because of the peculiar tendency of christ's teachings women soon became active factors in their promulgation. if there were no other evidence to show that they publicly taught the new doctrines, the injunction of st. paul "i s

mai "the universal genius of nature, who discriminated all things according to their various kinds of species" in the earliest ages she comprehended not only matter but the moving force in the universe. she was the deity which by a very ancient race was represented by the mother idea--perceptive wisdom. she was the sun and the first emanation from the sun. she was the divine word, the logos, the holy ghost which in the time of christ was again by various sects recognized as female. the allegory of the greeks concerning jupiter taking mhtis (wisdom) to wife and from this union with her producing minerva from his head, is seen to be closely connected with the doctrine of buddha (wisdom) or of the rasit of genesis. according to faber, the import of the greek word nous and of the sanscrit men

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istence of souls, which were born again and again into this world; this notion was condem255 ned at a synod held at constantinoplein543.thedoctrine of the immortality of the human soul was accepted at the lateran church council held in 1513,a.d.as to the english word 'spirit, however, we find extreme differences of meaning. while some consider the word to be only applicable to the godhead, to the holy ghost, to the holy spirit which may be over-shadowing a man, others use the word very loosely to mean the breath of life or the vitality, or simply air; while others again degrade the word to mean personalities who have died and who are thought to be the agents which function at seances and necromantic evocations.ourenglish bible also speaks ofevilandfamiliarspirits- beings who are invisiblea

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is to know them as aeons, while in egypt they would have been called sacred principles or neters. in the zoroastrian tradition they are known as the holy spirits (spenta amesha (these are akin to the seven spirits before the throne in the book of revelation. this links interestingly with some western traditions, which see the seven spirits before the throne (revelation 4:5) as seven phases of the holy ghost. these aeons or spirits have many different aspects and facets, they may also be related to the seven rays of the theosophical and rosicrucian mystery traditions. in the heavenly hierarchy these spirits are again emanations from the truine principle and under them are formed the immortals, beings that embody each ray or spirit. and out of the throne proceeded lightning and thundering an

s unique to the pre-christian gnostics and was carried into christian gnosticism, it was also clearly alluded to in the early celebrations of the eucharist and agape feast in later history the mystery of the transformation of eros was reflected in the traditions of courtly love in mediethe gnostic handbook page 112 val england and france and the imagery of alchemy (particularly in the mass of the holy ghost. the bridal chamber is based on the process of solve et coagula. after the instincts and mind have been "destroyed" and reformed, the two poles of the electromagnetic organism (astral body) are stimulated and at their union the shekinah awakens (the shekinah or presence is that part of god which is locked in the lower worlds and awaits redemption) as the shekinah awakens it rises to the

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS ENOCHALL

ocasb: of time/ time/ the time. cocasg: times. cocn: kerubic angel of earth angle of earth tablet. colis: making. collal: sleeve/ sleeves. com selh: a circle. comanan: governor of the second division of the aethyr zax (29. commah: truss/ trussed. como bliort: a window of comfort. como: window. comselh: circle (n. cona: subservient angel of earth angle of air tablet. congamphlgh: man's spirit; the holy ghost. conisbra: work(s) of man. const: thunder (cf. avavago, coraxo. 17 cop: cacodemon. cop: cacodemon of earth angle of water tablet, counterpart of the angel opna. copa: subservient angel of earth angle of water tablet. cophan: lamentation. cope: subservient angel of water angle of fire tablet. cor: number (cf. cormf, cormp. corabiel: planetary angel presiding over the sphere of mercury, a

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purification, the purging away of the evil of twklm by the waters of the. the dadouchos has charge of all lights, fires and incense, as representing the purifying and purging of twklm by o and the light of the. these officers also purify the temple, the members and the candidate by n and by o, as it is written "i indeed baptize you with n, but one shall come after me who shall baptize ye with the holy ghost and with o" this completes the names and titles of the officers of a temple, and they are seven in number and may all be taken by a frater or soror. as they represent powers and not persons, the feminine form of the greek names is not usually used, for the powers are positive (male) or negative (female) according to the god form used. thus, hierophant, hiereus, and kerux are more natura

GRERALD SCHUELER AN ADVANCED GUIDE TO ENOCHIAN MAGICK

0 khr both cyclic nature 21 asp masculine ego 22 un feminine form/formlessness 23 tor masculine energy 24 nia both joy 25 vti feminine intuition 26 des masculine reason 27 zaa feminine space 28 bag masculine guilt 29 rii both 30 tex both 'aethyr contains an especially strong sexual current. 157 the three degrees of sex magick take an athanor and cucurbite, and prepare a flask for this wine of the holy ghost. thou needest also a flame for the distillation. in the athanor is thy lion, in the cucurbite thine eagle. use a gentle heat, increasing at last to full flame until, the lion passeth over. pour immediately thy distillation into the flask prepared for it. the elixir being then prepared solemnly and in silence, do thou consume it utterly. this elixir is the germ of life. aleister crowley

GRIMM JACOB TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY VOL 3

ach wool, on which are cast nine knots, and tied round a sprained leg or arm. during the time the operator is putting the thread round the affected limb, he says, but in sucil a tone of voice as not to he heard hij tlie bystanders, nor even by the person operated upon: the lord rade, set joint to joint, and the foal slade; bone to bone, he lifjhted, and sinew to sinew. and he righted, heal in the holy ghost's name' here the spell serves for sprains even in the human body, though it set out with the sliding of the foal; and to the whispered words is added a ligature of woollen thread in nine knots. how exact the agreement, in these perfectly independent versions, of their 'ben zi bena, been i been, bone to bone' their' lid zi giliden, kjod i kjod, sinew to sinew! those who cannot believe in

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au; et se il y a plus de nues, il sera pensis; et se il y a plus du vent, il sera ireux; et se il y a plus de pierre, il sera dur, avar et larron; et se il y a plus de saint esprit, il sera gracieux; et se il y a plus de la clarte du monde, il sera beaux et amez. these eight items are again somewhat different from the preceding, though six are the same: earth, sea, cloud, wind, stone and sun; the holy ghost and the light of the world are peculiar, while veins, hair, tears, and motley eyes are wanting. the champ damacien is ager plasmationis ada3, qui dicitur ager damascenus, conf. fel. fabri evagator, 2, 341 [is du monde the mistranslation of a germ. des mondes, the moon s? like the sun, it bestows beauty, and that has nothing to do with christ, who is however the. light of the world. te.j

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f his sins and wickedness thou wilt pardon and forgive him and turn away the remembrance of them from before thy face. purge me therefore o lord and wash me from all my offences in the blood of jesus christ that, being pure and clothed in the vestments of sanctity, i may the secret grimoire bring this work to perfection, through jesus our lord who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the holy ghost. amen. sprinkle thyself with holy water and say asperges me domine hysope, et mundabor. lavabis me et super nivem dealbabor. hail o mighty god, for in thy power alone abideth the key to all exorcising of principalities, powers, thrones, angels and spirits. amen. then bless your girdle, saying: o god who by the breath of thy nostrils framed heaven and earth and wonderfully disposed all t

nd greatly to be feared, bless o lord, this instrument that it may be a terror unto the enemy, and therewith i may fight with and overcome all phantasms and oppositions of the enemy, through the influence and help of thy most holy mighty name, on, st. the secret grimoire agla, and in the cross of jesus christ our only lord. amen. be thou blessed and consecrated in the name of the father, son, and holy ghost. asperges me, etc. benediction of the lamens (symbois. circles: o god thou god of my salvation i call upon thee by the mysteries of thy most holy name, on, st. agla, i worship and beseech thee by thy names el, elohim, elohe, zebaoth, and by thy mighty name tetragrammaton, saday, that thou wilt be seen in the power and force of these thy most holy names so written filling them with divin

them, faithfully used, power thereby to work many things; bless these, o lord, framed and written by the hand of me thine unworthy servant that being filled with divine virtue and influence by thy commands, o most holy god, they may shew forth their virtue and power to thy praise and glory through jesus christ our lord. amen. i bless and consecrate you in the name of the father, the son, and the holy ghost, the god of abraham, isaac, and jacob. asperges me, etc. amen. benediction of the garment o holy, blessed and eternal lord god who art the god of purity and delightest that our souls should appear before thee in clean and pure and undefiled vestments being cleansed, blessed, and consecrated by thee, i may put them on, being therewith clothed i may be whiter than snow both in soul and bo

othed i may be whiter than snow both in soul and body in thy presence this day, in and through the ment, death, and passion of our onty lord and saviour jesus christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the holy spirit, ever one god, world without end. the god of abraham, isaac and jacob bless thee, purge thee, and make thee pure, and be thou clean in the name of the father, son and holy ghost. amen. the secret grimoire in this thy holy sign o god, fear no evil. by thy holy power, and by this thy holy sign all evil doth flee. by thy holy name and thy power which secret was revealed to moses, through the holy names written in this book, depart far from me all ye workers of iniquity. bless, o lord, i beseech thee, this place and drive away all evil and wickedness far from it. s

hrough the holy names written in this book, depart far from me all ye workers of iniquity. bless, o lord, i beseech thee, this place and drive away all evil and wickedness far from it. sanctify and make it become meet and convenient for thy servant to finish and bring to pass therein his desires, through jesus christ our lord, amen. be thou blessed and purified in the name of the father, son, ami holy ghost. amen. benediction of the perfumes: the god of abraham, the god of isaac, the god of jacob, bless here the creatures of these kinds that they may give forth the power of their odours so that neither the enemy nor any false imaginaions may be able to enter into them, through our lord jesus christ, to whom be honour and glory now, henceforth, and for ever. amen. sprinkle them with holy wa

y all things are made possib!e unto man; put evexy wicked phantom far from my mind, and grant me true zeal, fervour, and intentive spirit of zeal, and prayer, that i may offer up a welh-pleasing sacrifice unto thee. let me use thy ministering spirits and angels, o lord, as thereby i may attain true wisdom and knowledge. our father, etc. credo, etc. ave maria, etc. glory be to the father, son, and holy ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shalll be, world without end. amen. holy, holy, holy, lord god of sabaoth, which will come to judge the quick and the dead; thou art alpha and omega, the first and the iast, king of kings, and lord of lords, ioth, abiel, anathiel, aniasim, alganabro, el, sedomel, gayes, hehi, messias, tolosm, elias, eschiros, athanatos; by these thy holy nam

and the dead; thou art alpha and omega, the first and the iast, king of kings, and lord of lords, ioth, abiel, anathiel, aniasim, alganabro, el, sedomel, gayes, hehi, messias, tolosm, elias, eschiros, athanatos; by these thy holy names, and al! others, i do call upon thee and beseech thee, o lord, by thy nativity and baptism, by thy cross and passion, by thine ascension, and by the coming of thy holy ghost, by the bitterness of thy soul when it departed from thy body; by thine angels, archangels, prophets, patriarchs, and by al! thy saints, and by alt the sacraments which are made in thine honour, i do worship and beseech thee, i bless and desire thee, to accept these prayers and conjurations. i implore thee, o holy adonay, amay, horta, vegadoro, ysion, ysesy, and by al! thy holy names, a

spirit of thy firmament at this time, most faithfully, willingly to show unto me those things which i shall demand or require of him, and truly execute my desires. nevertheless, o most holy god, thy will and not mine be done, through jesus christ our lord. amen. the secret grimoire invocation :i i call upon thee, sachiel, castiel, and asasie, in the name of the father, and of the son, and of the holy ghost, blessed trinity, inseparable unity, i invoke and entreat thee, sachiel, castiel, and asasiel, in this hour to attend to the words and conjurations which i shall use by the holy names of god, el, elohim, elohe, eeoba, sabaoth, elion, eschiros, adonay, jay, tetragrammaton, saday; i conjure and excite you by the holy names of god, hagios, otheos, ischyros, athanatos, paracletos, agla, on

hia, anuoram, anexpheton, via,vita, manus, fons, origo,filius and by all the other holy, glorious, great, and unspeakable, mysterious, mighty, powerful, and incomprehensible names of god, that you attend unto the words which i shall utter, and send unto me tarje, coniel, on babiel, messengers of your sphere, to tel! unto me such things as i shall demand of him, in the name of the father, son, and holy ghost. i entreat thee, setchiel, chedustaniel, and corael, by the whole host of heaven, seraphims, cherubims, thrones, dominations, virtues, powers, principalities, archangels and angels, by the great and giorious spirits orphaniel, tetra, pagiel, salmia, pastor, salun, azimor, and by your star which is jupiter, and by all the constellations of heaven, and by whatsoever you obey, and hy your

tinately deny my requests, neither permitting any evil spirits to appear or approach in any way to hurt, terrify, or affright me, nor deceiving me in any wise; through the virtue of our lord and saviour jesus christ, in whose name i attend, waiting for and expecting your appearance. fiat, fiat, fiat. amen. interrogations: comest thou in peace, in the name of the father, and of the son, and of thc holy ghost yes. thou art welcome, noble spirit. what is thy name? turiel. i have called thee here, turiel, in the name of jesus of nazareth, at whose name every knee doth bow, both of things in heaven, earth, and heil, and every tongue shall confess there is no name like unto the name of jesus, who hath given power unto man to bind and to loose all things in his name, yea, even unto them that trus

mest. and now thou mayest depart in peace unto thy orders, and retum unto me again at what time soever i shall call thee by the secret grimoire licence to depart: thine own oath, or by thy name, or by thine order, or by thine office which is granted from the creator. and the grace of god be with thee and me and upon the whoie israel of god. amen. glory be to the father, and to the son, and to the holy ghost, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. fiat. fiat. fiat. amen. form of a bond of spirits given by turiel, messenger of the spirits of jupiter: gloria deo in excelsis. i, turiel, messenger of the spirits of jupiter, appointed thereunto by the creator of all things visible and invisible, do swear and promise, and plighting faith and troth unto thee in t

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tives and friends, they claim attention more readily than if they were to make themselves known by a strange name.theknowledge of the evil spirits is almost boundless, so far as concerns mortals or spirits of low degree. if questions were proposed to those spirits such asthis-'arethere a number of ministering angels who have never been embodied, constantly in the presence of god, his son, and the holy ghost, interceding for man's eternal happiness and welfare'-they would stoutly deny it.correspondencewithrobertowen175thespirit that animates the earthly body, and the atmospher255 ic spirit, make the formofthe spiritual being joined; and the soul is the life and existenceofthat spiritual being.thespirit and the soul, as belonging to the body, are distinct.theyare like thought, confined to th

ection that he sinned; and they are wrong to suppose that one act committed by the first man should so entirely change his situation. proposition5-'thatgod so loved man in his present fallen condition, that he sent his only son to die upon the cross, and thereby redeem man from the effect of the curse. this son was jesuschrist,-verygod and veryman,-andhe, together with god the father, and god the holy ghost, constitute the holytrinity-theeverlasting god' c.a.-thatisright. by his redemption the three are united,therosicrucianseer-whoare ever surounding us, and eagerly seeking to enter into rapport with man, especially those whose will is directed towards them (by circling) and whose spiritual peculiarity or faculty as mediums enable them more readily to doso,-are,by some as yet unknown law

o happiness? c.a.-itmay be so distinguished; but the greatest goodness and the worst evil do not consist in that. question bymrh.-inwhat do they consist? no reply.thequestion repeated bymrh. c.a.-thegreatest good consists in saving, by the direction of god's word, and under the blessings of a special providence, the souls of your fellow-men, as well as your own.thegreatest evil in blaspheming the holy ghost, and willingly and knowingly directing others to misery and torture.mrh. thensaid:-ifmr owen takes hold of my seer's hand, will it be agreeable to you to favour him with such information or advice as you may deem fitting? c.a.-sincei told you i had something to say personally tomrowen, he has become enlightened on those points which i wished to explain. any question on those points he m

in the church.drwheatly archbishop of dublin is the only exception he is really and truly a good man and a thoroughchristian-notin religion alone but in humanity a christian and in charity a christian. i am directed by the c.a. to show you my opinion and firm belief on the essential subject of salvation.i.thebeliefs and sentiments of lero].2.i believe in three persons and one god, father, son and holy ghost, i recognise the father as creator and sole director of the universe and all the elements it contains. but his son, jesus christ, is the one most essentially necessary for the salvation of mankind.theholy ghost the comfor255ter-thespirit emanating from the two combined who together with them form the supreme being.excerptsfrom thecrystalmssii5god, angels, or man should in the least reli

god in whose name i called thee and thou comest, and now thou mayest depart in peace unto thine orders and return unto me again at what time soever i shall call thee by thine oath, or by thy name, or by thine order, or by thine office whichisgranted from the creator, and the power of god be with me and thee and upon the whole issue of god, amen. glory be to the father, and to the son, and to the holy ghost. asallaerial spirits are very powerful and slow in their appearance, so also is their departure and it would be well for the invocant not to leave the limits of the circle for a few minutes after the licence is recited.crystalirmzancy,or the art ofinooauingspirits by thecrystal107under the compass of the heavens) that you come immediately from the place of your private abode or residenc

eby to work many things. bless now 0 lord this crystal formed, framed, and written by the hand of thine unworthy servant, that being filled with divine virtue and influence by thy command 0 most holy goditmay show forth its virtue and power to thy praise and glory through jesus christ our lord, amen (thensay)i bless and consecrate this crystal in the name of the father, and of the son, and of the holy ghost.inconsecrating all the instruments &c necessary in thisart,the invocant must repeat the ceremonies &c while placing his hands upon the different articles with his face turned towards the east, having done that, he may then place before the circle the table with the crystal thereon together with a candlestick containing a wax-candle on each side. all being ready the invocant and his comp

dled by,anyone,butthe invocant.consecration of the groundbless 0lordi beseechtheethis ground and place and drive away all evil and wickedness from this circle. sanctify and make it become meet and convenient for thy servant to finish and bring to pass therein all my desires throughourlord and saviour, amen. be thou blessed, purified, and consecrated in the nameofthe father, andofthe son, andofthe holy ghost.blessing of the lightsi bless thee in the nameofthe father, andofthe son, andofthe holy ghost.oholy, holy, holylordgod. heaven and earth are full ofthyglory, before whose face there is a bright shining light forever. bless now 0lordthese creaturesoflight which thou hast given for the kindly useofman, that they bytheebeing sanctified, may not beputoutnor extinguished by the malice, power

HELENA BLAVATSKY THE KEY TO THEOSOPHY

christos principle in man. some call it the sixth principle (buddhi, others the seventh (atma. if christian theosophists wish to make use of such expressions, let them be made philosophically correct by following the analogy of the old wisdom-religion symbols. we say that christos is not only one of the three higher principles, but all the three regarded as a trinity. this trinity represents the holy ghost, the father, and the son, as it answers to abstract spirit, differentiated spirit, and embodied spirit. krishna and christ are philosophically the same principle under its triple aspect of manifestation. in the bhagavad-gita we find krishna calling himself indifferently atma, the abstract spirit, kshetraj a, the higher or reincarnating ego, and the universal self, all names which, when

future, not at the present, and every mistake is so much more accumulated wisdom for days to come. that other "master" who sent the man with the five talents did not tell him how to double them, nor did he prevent the foolish servant from burying his one talent in the earth. each must acquire wisdom by his own experience and merits. the christian churches, who claim a far higher "master" the very holy ghost itself, have ever been and are still guilty not only of "mistakes" but of a series of bloody crimes throughout the ages. yet, no christian would deny, for all that, his belief in that "master"-i suppose?-although his existence is far more hypothetical than that of the mahatmas; as no one has ever seen the holy ghost, and his guidance of the church, moreover, their own ecclesiastical his

HEPTAMERON

ord jesus christ &c. the sun. the moon. abragini. matasignais. the sun. the moon. commutaff. affaterim. heptameron 5 of the garment and pentacle. let it be a priests garment, if it can be had, let it be of linen, and clean. then take this pentacle made in the day and hour of mercury, the moon increasing, written in parchment made of a kids skin. but first let there be said over it the mass of the holy ghost, and let it be sprinkled with water of baptism. an oration to be said, when the vesture is put on. ancor, amacor, amides, theodonias, anitor, by the merits of thy angel, o lord, i will put on the garments of salvation, that this which i desire i may bring to effect: through thee the most holy adonay, whose kingdom endureth for ever and ever. amen. of the manner of working. let the moon

holy water from a priest, and a new earthen vessel with fire, a vesture and a pentacle; and let all these things be rightly and duly consecrated and prepared. let one of the servants carry the earthen vessel full of fire, and the perfumes, and let another bear the book, another the garment and pentacle, and let the master carry the sword; heptameron 6 over which there must be said one mass of the holy ghost; and on the middle of the sword, let there be written this name agla, and on the other side thereof, this name+ on. and as he goeth to the consecrated place, let him continually read letanies, the servants answering. and when he cometh to the place where he will erect the circle, let him draw the lines of the circle, as we have before taught: and after he hath made it, let him sprinkle

IRISH WITCHCRAFT AND DEMONOLOGY

t of a man, near cambridge in england, who was possessed by an evil spirit which led him to do the most extraordinary things in its attempt to convert him to quakerism. in the life of mr. alexander peden, late minister of the gospel at new glenluce in galloway, who died in 1686, there is an account of a quakers' meeting in this country at which the devil appeared in most blasphemous parody of the holy ghost. as mr. peden was travelling one p. 173 time by himself in ireland "the night came on, and a dark mist, which obliged him to go into a house belonging to a quaker. mr. peden said 'i must beg the favour of the roof of your house all night' the quaker said 'thou art a stranger, thou art very welcome and shalt be kindly entertained, but i cannot wait upon thee, for i am going to the meetin

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e single divine* miracle' in a protestant land? of course, the answer we must expect from catholics is, that the latter are peopled by heretics, and abandoned by god. then why are there no more churdi-miracles in russia, a couktty whose religion differs horn the roman catholic faith but in oitemal forms of rites, its fundamental dogmas being identically the same, except as to the emanation of the holy ghost? russia has her accepted saints and thaumaturgical relics, and miracle-working images. the st. mitrophaniy of vtnvneg is an authenticated miracle-worka, bat his miracles are limited to healing; and though hundreds upon hun- dreds have been healed through faiih, and though the old cathedral is full of magnetic effluvia, and whole generations will go on belienftg in bis [lower, and some p

ot the light itself, and the prindple of ijfe, thou^ himself no life" the wisdom by which the father created the heavens is the son, or the kabalistic androgynous adam kadmon. the son is at once the male rd, or light of wisdom, prudence or intd- ligence, sephira, the female part of himself; while from this dual being proceeds the third emanation, the binah or reason, the second intelli- gence the holy ghost of the christians. therefore strictly speaking there is a tetraktts or quaternary, consisting of the unintelligible first monad and its triple emanation, which properly constitutes our trinity. how then avoid perceiving at once that had not the christians pur- posely disfigured in their interpretation and translation the mosaic genetie to fit their own views, their religion, with its pr

nger of brahma, who will be bom in kurukshetra, mat^a, and the land of pafich&la, also called kanyfi- kubja [mountain of the virgin, that all men on earth will learn their duty" says manu (ii, sloktu 19 and 20. btrmii trumtgiiu, i, di. i. tht penuluiimte w digitizecoy google pagan rites and dogmas adopted by christians al the mexicans call the father of their trinity yzona, the son bacab, and the holy ghost echvah "and say they received it [the doctrine] from their ancestors" among the semitic nations we can trace the trinity to the prehistorical days of the fabled sesoatris, who is identified by more than one critic with nimiod "the mighty hunter" manetho makes the oracle rebuke the king, when the latter asks" tell me, o thou strong in fire, who before me could subjugate all things? and w

ed; the ancient religions and the neo-platonists had been laid by them under contribution sufficiently to perplex the world (or several thousand years. had not the ancient creeds been speedily obliterated, it would have been found impossible to preach the christian religion as a new dispensation, or the direct bevelation from god the father, through god the son, and under the influence of god the holy ghost. as a political exigence the fathers had to gratify the wishes of their rich convctts instituted even the festivals of pan. they went so far as to accept the ceremonies hitherto celebrated by tbe pagan world in honor of the god of the gardmt, in all their primitive nncerity^ it was time to sever the connexion. either the pagan worship and the neo- putonic theurgy, with all ceremonial of

rit, who descended on the apostles as the pentecostal fire" and who is now alleged to overshadow every priest who sees fit to ezordze tar either glory or a gift. are we then to believe that the recent scandal of public exordsm, performed about the 14th of october 1876, by the senior priest of the church of the holy spirit, at barcelona, spain, was also done under the direct superintendence of the holy ghost' it will be urged that the "bi^op was not 135. a coneqwrnknt of tli loiuiod tiwiet deacriba the caulodimi excatiit in tbe followiiig lines "about the i4th of october it was privately aiiiiihiiiced that a youiw waman of it i-igkt^ii yean ol age, of tiw bwer dau, having long been afflicted with pntbiurio, or nnctiiaiy, in front a the altar. witliin tbe little endaaiue or nnctu- aiy, anamt

. the latter presented him with a precious box of relies. on his return home his confessor saw the virgin, who descended from her glorious abode for the sole purpose of blessing these relics and authenticating them. the superior (tf the neighboring convent and the mother-abbess of a nunnery both saw the same viaon, with a re-enforcement of several saints and martyrs; they prophesied and "felt the holy ghost" ascending from the box of relics and over- shadowing the prince. a demoniac provided for the purpose by the clergy was exorcized in full ceremony, and upon being touched by the box immediately recovered, and rendered thanks on the spot to the pope and the holy ghost. after the ceremony was over the guardian of the treasury in which the relics were kept, threw himself at the feet of the

oter of vice, soul of envy, origin of avarice, cause of discord, prince of homicide, whom god curses; author of incest and sacrilege, inventor of all obscenity, professor of the most detestable actions, and qrand master of heretics [doetor kaa^eiieorumf] what. dost thou still stand? dost dare to resist, and thou knowest that christ our lord is coming. give place to jesus christ, give place to the holy ghost, which by his blessed apostle peter has sung thee down before the public, in the person of simon the magician" te manifede atramt in simone mo* after such a shower of abuse no devil having the slightest feeling of self-respect could remain in such company; unless indeed he should chance to be an italian liberal, or king victor emmanuel himself; both of whom, thanks to pius ix, have beco

s, bigoted and cruel. says the codex "john, son of the aba-saba-zacharia, conceived by his mother aneshbet in her hundredth year, had baptized ior forty-two years* when jesu messias came to the jordan to be baptized with john's baptism. but he will pervert fjohn'a doctrine, changing the baptism of the jordan, and perverting the sayings of justice* the baptism was changed from wafer to that of the holy ghost, un- doubtedly in consequence of the ever-dominant idea of the fathers to institute a reform, and make the christians distinct from st. john's nazarenes, the nabatheans and ebionites, in order to make room for new dogmas. not only do the synoptics tell us that jesus was baptizing the same as john, but john's own disciples complained of it, thou^ surely jesus cannot be accused of followi

a purely bacchic rite. the parenthesis in verse 2nd of john, iv "though jesus himself bap- tized not" is so clumsy as to show upon its face that it is an inter- polation. matthew makes john say that he that should come after hina would not baptize them with water, but "with ths holy ohott and with fire" mark, luke, and john corroborate these words [such rites in which] water, fire, and spirit, or holy ghost [are used] had all their origin in india, as we will show, 280. tbe word apocrypha was ttxy errotieoiuly adopted in llie mnae of doubtful and ^urioui ^e word mesiu kiddm and *eer t; uid that which it secret may be often more true than that which is revealed. 281. tbe atatement, if rdiable, would show that jeaui waa between fifty and sixty yean^ when baptized: for the goapda make him but

peculiarity about this sentence of john. it b flatly denied in acts, zix, 2-5. apollos, a jew of alexandria, belonged to the sect of st. john's disciples; he had been baptized, and had in- structed others in the doctrines of the baptist. and yet when paul, cleverly profiting by his [apollos] absence at corinth, finds certain disciples of apollos at epbesus, and asks them whether they received the holy ghost, he is naively answered "we have not so much as heard whether there be any holy ghost "unto what then were ye bap- ti ed" he inqtures "utdo john's baphsin" they say. then paul is made to repeat the words attributed to john by the synoptics; and these men "were baptized in the name of the lord jesus" exhibiting moreover at the same instant the usual polyglot gift which accompanies the de

e is naively answered "we have not so much as heard whether there be any holy ghost "unto what then were ye bap- ti ed" he inqtures "utdo john's baphsin" they say. then paul is made to repeat the words attributed to john by the synoptics; and these men "were baptized in the name of the lord jesus" exhibiting moreover at the same instant the usual polyglot gift which accompanies the descent of the holy ghost. how then? st. john the baptist, who is called the "precursor" that "the prophecy mi^t be fulfilled" the great prophet and martyr, whose words ought to have had such an importance in the eyes of his disciples, announces the "holy ghost" to his listeners; causes crowds to as- send le on the shores of the jordan, where, at the great ceremony of christ's baptism, the promised "holy ghost"

ave had such an importance in the eyes of his disciples, announces the "holy ghost" to his listeners; causes crowds to as- send le on the shores of the jordan, where, at the great ceremony of christ's baptism, the promised "holy ghost" appears within the opened heavens, and the multitude bears the voice, and yet there are disciples of st. john who have "never so much as heard whether there be any holy ghost! veri^ the disciples who wrote the codex nazaraeus were right. only it is not jesus himself, but those who came after him, and who concocted the bstle to suit themselves, that "perverted john's doctrine, dianged the baptism of the jordan, and perverted the sayings of justice" it b useless to object that the present codex was written centuries after the direct apostles of john preached

nd perverted the sayings of justice" it b useless to object that the present codex was written centuries after the direct apostles of john preached. so were our gospels. when this astounding interview of paul with the 'baptists' took place, barde- sanes had not yet appeared among them, and the sect was not considered a 'heresy' moreover we are enabled to judge how bttle st. john's promise of the "holy ghost" and the appearance of the "ghost" him- self, had affected his disciples, by the displeasure shown by them toward the disciples of jesus, and the kind of rivalry manifested from the first. nay, bo little is john himself sure of the identity of jesus with the ex- pected messiah, that after the famous scene of the baptism at the jordan, and the oral assurance by the holy ghost himself tha

therv'v. this flagrant contradiction alone ought to have long ago satisfied reasonable minds as to the putative divine inspiration of the new testa- digitizecoy google jesus a befobiong nazabia 137 vunt. but we may offer another question: if baptism ia the sign of re- generation and an ordinance instituted by jesus, why do not christians now baptize as jesus is here represented as doing" with the holy ghost and with fire" instead of following the custom people to believe that the appellation of nazarene, which jesus bwe, came only from his father's residence at na- zareth, and not from his affiliation with the sect of naaaia, the healers? this expedient of irenaeus was

that the appellation of nazarene, which jesus bwe, came only from his father's residence at na- zareth, and not from his affiliation with the sect of naaaia, the healers? this expedient of irenaeus was a most unfortunate one, for from time immemorial the prophets of old had been thundering against the baptism of fire as practised by their neighbors, which imparted the 'spirit of prophecy' or the holy ghost. but the case was desperate; the chris- tians were universally called nazoraens and lesaaeans (according to epi- phanius, and christ simply ranked as a jewish prophet and healer so self-styled, so accepted by his own disciples, and so regarded by tiieir fol- lowers. in such a state of things there was no room for either a new hierarchy or a new god-head; and since irenaeus had imdertake

ing it the author of the preface to the catalogue of hie manuscripts of the king's library (preface, p. xxiv) remarks "i wish that the insertion of the article of christ's descent vtio bsu into the apostles' creed could be as well accounted for as the insertion of the said verse" viz, 1 john, v, 7" now this verse reads "for there are three that bear record in heaven, the father, the word, and the holy ghost: and these three are one" this verse, which has been "appointed to be read in churches" is now known to be spurious. it is not to be found "in any greek manu- script, save one at berlin" which was transcribed from some interpolated paraphrase between the lines. in the first and second editions of eras- mus' the new testament, printed in 1516 and 1519, this fusion to these three heavenly

last formerly diodt in many; but ike jena, they at one time say is from, god, at another they call him a sphut* this spirit is the christos, the measenger of life, who is sometimes called the angel gobrid (in hebrew, the mighty one of god, and who took with the gnostics the place of the logos, while the holy spirit was considered life^ with the sect of the naza- reoes, though, their 'spiritus' or holy ghost, had less honor. while nearly eveiy gnostic sect considered it a female power, whether they called it binah, ru'^3, or sophia, the divine intellect; with the nasa- rene sect it was the female spiritus, the astral light, the genetrix of all things of mtdler, the chaos in its evil aspect, made turbid by the demi- urge. at the creation of man "it was light on the side of the father, and it

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icantly adds colonel vallancey, he would have found that the druidical oracular stone called loghan, which yet retains its name in cornwall, is the irish logh-oun, or stone into which the druids pretended that the logh, or divine essence, descended when they consulted it as an oracle. logh in the gnostic abraxas. 47 celtic is the same as logos in the greek; both terms mean the logos( word) or the holy ghost. sanchoniathon, the phoenician, says that ouranus contrived, in boetulia, stones that moved as having life. stukeley s abury, p. 97, may be here referred to for further proofs of the mystic origin of these stones, and also the celtic druids of godfrey higgins, in contradiction to those who would infer that these poised stones simply mark burial-places, or foolish conclusions of shallow

h the world, in all religions, has worshipped, is worshipping, and will worship to the end of time, unconsciously; we even in the christian religion, and in our modern day, still doing it unwitting the meaning of the mysterious symbols which pass daily before our eyes: all which point, as we before have said, to spirit-light as the soul of the world, otherwise, to the inexpressible mystery of the holy ghost. little is it suspected what is the myth conveyed in the fackeltanz and fackelzug of berlin, of which so much was heard, as a curious observance, at the time of the marriage of the princess royal of england with the prince frederick william of prussia. this is the teutonic perpetuation of the bacchic gloryings, of the saturnian rout and flame-brandishing, of the earliest and last rite

the apostles on the day of pentecost, it was in the form of a tongue of fire, accompanied by a rushing wind. see anacalypsis, vol. i. p. 627 (parkhurst, in voce, grb. the personality of jehovah is, in scripture, represented by the material trinity of nature; which also, like the divine antitype, is of one substance. the primal, scriptural type of the father is fire; of the word, light; and of the holy ghost, spirit, or air in motion. this material trinity, as a type, is similar to the material trinity of plato; as a type, it is used to conceal the secret trinity. see anacalypsis, vol. i. p. 627. holy fires, which were never suffered to die, were maintained in all the temples: of these were the fires in the temple of the gaditanean hercules at tyre, in the temple of vesta at rome, among the

epresents s. johan (st. john, from an early woodcut of the twelve apostles. his right hand is raised in the act of the holy sign, whilst his left clasps the chalice of the s.s, or sacrament of wine; in the cup is a salamander, signifying the h.g. this is st. john the 242 the rosicrucians. apostle, the author of the apocalypse; or the sanctus spiritus, who baptises in the mystic eucharist with the holy ghost and with fire. fig. 174. the following are the names of the angels of the planets, according to the gnostics. at the beginning of all things, is jehovah (sabaoth, victory; at the end, the old serpent (ophis. between these are the seraphim (intelligences) and cherubim (benevolences, and their representatives. origen calls the sun, adonai; the moon, lao; jupiter, eloi; mars, sabao; orai

ost distinguished ornaments on the top are doves breathing (they are not breathing, they are drinking) into phials surmounted with crosses fich e. and on the sides (the north side, he should say, which is faced wrongly, and ought properly to front the east) the doves are again depicted with a salamander, emblematic of fire; in allusion to that passage of st. matthew, he shall baptize you with the holy ghost and with fire. all the secrets of masonry are concealed in the hebrew or chaldee language. in the first chapter of the gospel according to st. john is contained the mythical outline of the cabala, in its highest part. les anciens astrologues, dit le plus savant les juifs (maimonides, ayant consacr chaque plan te, une conleur, un animal, un bois, un m tal, un fruit, une plante, ils forma

tincts; which are true, and which are infallible because they contradict the apparent and the reasonable, which is never true. hence we cannot know god through god, or rather through the intellect; but we must know god through the saviour, or through the heart or affections; which entity, or sum of heart and affections, is second god, or man in the image &c. the third person of the trinity is the holy ghost, or recognition in which both are seen in the spirit, wherein, and absorbing the two others, is interfluent, miraculous, instant union and assumption of god and means, in belief. this is the groundwork of all religious systems. god's anger (the denunciation, or the shaking-off, by the all-pure and the all-powerful) is shown in those 336 the rosicrucians. immortal (become fleshly, or spi

round table is the english palladium, made a target of it. the marks of many balls are still conspicuous. the five-leaved roses (red and white roses; rhodion, rhodes knights of rhodes or of malta, the successors of the templars) typify the ten original signs of the zodiac red-rose, five signs (aspiration or ascension; white-rose, five. signs (or leaves, descension (or con -descension, or s.s, or holy ghost (the key of the whole apotheosis, according to the mystical jacob boehmen. the whole is radiant (notwithstanding that the rays are green; otherwise expressive of the linea viridis seu benedicta viriditas: rosicrucian (see pages 162-164) from the seed-spot, or golden sun (grand astronomical central flame, in the centre. this double-rose, barbed or thorned, sol, is (in this form) the tudo

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us sug-gestions to bro. ernest wood. they are an interpretation of the three columns in the light of the principles embodied in his book, the seven rays, and i commend them to the careful study of the brn. 138. in order to understand the full significance of the columns presided over by the three principal officers, we must recall the occult teaching of the great divine trinity of father, son and holy ghost, or shiva, vishnu and brahma. in their unity they are one universal god in whom everything exists, whether it be animate or inanimate, for there is nothing but that. but in their separate appearances, the holy ghost is the maker or builder of the outer world, and the son is the life in all beings, the glight that lighteth every man that cometh into the world h. every material object in

n their unity they are one universal god in whom everything exists, whether it be animate or inanimate, for there is nothing but that. but in their separate appearances, the holy ghost is the maker or builder of the outer world, and the son is the life in all beings, the glight that lighteth every man that cometh into the world h. every material object in the world is part of the being of god the holy ghost in this large sense, and every life or consciousness is part of the consciousness of god the son, who is the manifested solar logos. behind these, invisible and beyond all imagining, is the ineffable glory and happi-ness of the father. 139. both the holy ghost and the son are in turn triune; wisdom, strength and beauty are the three qualities of god the holy ghost, and they form the thr

are the three qualities of god the holy ghost, and they form the three supports of the objective world, as they also mark out its three divisions. these divisions are (1) the visible world of material objects, founded in beauty- god in things is seen as beauty (2) the invisible energy with which the world is filled, and on which all things that are seen are built- this is the strength of god the holy ghost (3) the universal mind, the world of ideas, the storehouse of archetypes, marking out the possibilities of material forms and relationships, which is seen in what the scientist calls the laws of nature- the wisdom of the divine architect, his settled plans. these are the three parts of any objective world; they constitute the lodge, the building, in which life plays its part; and the th

s or life, and finally he must rise to the real self. since egyptian times both the cross and the anchor have been modified, but the cup has not. the cross was originally what is now called the greek cross, with equal arms. that has always been the token of the first out-pouring of divine life through the third aspect of god, or the third member of the trinity, called among the christians god the holy ghost, and sometimes the life-giver, who brooded over the waters of space. 284. a further point in the symbology is that the cross contains within itself the square, the level and the plumb-line combined; and we find in the epistle to the ephesians written by st ignatius (who according to tradition was the little child whom christ once took and set in the midst of his disciples as a type of t

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c degrees mysteries the path e.a. f.c. m.m. isis serapis osiris probationer initiate arhat 202. the fifth initiation and beyond 203. only one more stage remains before human perfection is reached- that which is typified by the ascension into heaven. at this fifth initiation the adept ascends above all earthly life and becomes one with that aspect of the deity which in christianity we call god the holy ghost(*see the masters and the path) 204. and still there are higher stages, greater steps upon the path, though belonging no longer to human evolution but to the development of the superman. even here our masonic ceremonies reflect in symbol something of those higher glories, giving the key to the whole vast plan. far above the grade of adept, he who is the christ stands as the lord of love

aft builders in the towns, and together formed the society afterwards known throughout germany as the steinmetzen(*concise history of freemasonry, r. f. gould, p. 17) 532. we know from the torgau ordinances of 1462 that the stonemasons venerated the four crowned martyrs as their patron saints, and the strasburg constitutions of 1459 contain a devout invocation of the names of the father, son, and holy ghost; of our gracious mother mary; and of her blessed servants, the holy four crowned martyrs of everlasting memory(*gould, concise history, p. 19) from the brother-book of 1563 we learn that they had a greeting and a grip which might not be described in writing(*gould, hist. of freem, vol. i, p. 128) and a curious piece of testimony came to light at the beginning of the nineteenth century

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erate physically with the priest, so that the lion be perfectly dissolved in a full portion of the gluten. and whether this preparation be truly and duly done is known by the appearance of the matter of the sacrament, and also by its taste. for not idly is it written in the book of judges "what is sweeter than honey, and what is stronger than a lion" and that this secret is here manifested by the holy ghost is clear from the rejoinder of samson "if ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle" xiii of certain jewish theories among the jews are certain instructed initiates of their qabalah who hold, as we understand, the view that in the zraa or semen itself lies a creative force inherent which cannot be balked. thus they say that before eve was made, the dreams of adam

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1 jupiter god the 3 in 1 2 janus[[mercury] god the father, god who guides parliament 3 juno, cybele, hecate &c. the virgin mary 4 jupiter[[libitina] god the rain-make (vide prayer-book, god the farmer s friend 5 mars christ coming to judge the world 6 apollo[[bacchus, aurora] god the son (and maker of fine weather) 7 venus messiah, lord of hosts (vide prayer-book, r. kipling &c) 8 mercury god the holy ghost (as comforter and inspirer of scripture, god the healer of plagues 9 diana (as[[terminus, jupiter] god the holy ghost (as incubus) 1010 ceres ecclesia xsti, the virgin mary 11 jupiter[[juno, olus] matthew 12 mercury sardis 13 diana laodicea 14 venus thyatira 15 mars, minerva [the disciples are too indefinite] 16 venus[[hymen. 17 castor and pollux [janus[[hymen. 18 mercury[[lares and pen

he fire of vulcan. 20 [attis, ceres, adonis[[vesta, flora. 21 jupiter [pluto] philadelphia 22 vulcan[[venus, nemesis. 23 neptune[[rhea] john, jesus as hanged man 24 mars[[mors. 25 diana (as archer[[iris. 26 pan, vesta, bacchus. 27 mars pergamos 28 juno[ olus. 29 neptune. 30 apollo[[ops] smyrna 31 vulcan, pluto mark 32 saturn[[terminus, astr a] ephesus 32 bis ceres luke 31 bis [liber[[bacchus] the holy ghost [insufficient information] table i (continued) 11 xxxviii* animals, real and imaginary. xxxix* plants, real and imaginary. 0[[dragon[[lotus, rose] 1 god[[swan, hawk] almond in flower[[banyan] 2 man amaranth[[mistletoe, bo or pipal tree] 3 woman[[bee] cypress, opium poppy[[lotus, lily, ivy] 4 unicorn olive, shamrock[[opium poppy] 5 basilisk oak, nux vomica, nettle[[hickory] 6 phoe nix, l

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th thee upon thy path, ready to acquaint thee with thy true nature, if thou attend unto its word, its gesture, or its show of imagery. s the book of wisdom or folly 9 q quo modo natura sua est legenda (how one.s nature is to be read) herefore deem not that thy lightest fancy is insignificant. thy most unconscious acts are keys to the treasure-chamber of thine own palace, which is the house of the holy ghost. consider well thy conscious thoughts and acts, for they are under the dominion of thy will, and moved in accord with the operation of thy reason; this indeed is a necessary work, enabling to comprehend in what manner thou mayst adjust thyself to thine environment. yet is this adaptation but defence for the most part, or at the best subterfuge and stratagem in the tactics of thy life, w

fourfold adorations of the sun in his four stations, for thereby thou doest affirm thy place in nature and her harmonies. neglect not the performance of the ritual of the pentagram, and of the assumption of the form of hoor-pa-kraat. neglect not the daily miracle of the mass, either by the rite of the gnostic catholic church, or that of the phoenix. neglect not the performance of the mass of the holy ghost, as nature herself prompteth thee. travel also much in the empyrean in the body of light, seeking ever abodes more fiery and lucid. finally, exercise constantly the eight limbs of yoga. and so shalt thou come to the end. n the book of wisdom or folly 17 p de clavicula somniorum (of the key of dreams) nd now concerning meditation let me disclose unto thee more fully the mystery of the ke

r of all thy spells and conjurations, with mind concentrated and will vehement, toward him, as i have written in many books. but because thou art nemo, thou mayst safely invoke him, no matter of what nature, within thy circle. now then do thou confer on him as a guerdon of his obedience the dignity of a soul seeking incarnation, and so precede to consecrate thine act by performing the mass of the holy ghost. then shall that spirit make himself body from those elements, and thou partaking thereof makest thine own body his machinery of manifestation, and thus mayst thou work with any spirit soever; yet this shall serve thee most in common life. also the qualities are well defined in the cards of the tarot, so that thou hast a clear-cut means of developing thy powers according to the needs of

rs according to the needs of the time. but learn also this, to work constantly under the guidance of thine holy guardian angel, so that thy workings be alway in harmony and accord with thy true will. h liber aleph vel cxi 84 g# de clave kabbalistica huius artis (of the qabalistic key of this art) ow then to thee who art long since master of high magick, it will be easy to shew how the mass of the holy ghost, sung even in ignorance, may work many a wonder by virtue of the force generated being compelled to manifest on other than its own plane. here then is a theory of the mystery of the on, that i, being the logos appointed thereunto, did create an image of my little universe in the mind of the woman of scarlet; that is, i manifested my whole magical self in her mind. thus then in her, as i

f, made individual and perfect, able to instruct thee in thy path. yet often there shall be others, that are to aid thee in thy working, or to oppose it. and in this matter thou shalt read especially the record of thy father his workings with soror ahita (blessed be her name unto the ages) and certain others to boot. n the book of wisdom or folly 85 gz de missa spiritus sancti (of the mass of the holy ghost) ow at last, o my son, may i being thee to understand the truth of this formula that is hidden in the mass of the holy ghost. for horus that is lord of the on is the child crowned and conquering. the formula of osiris was, as thou knowest, a word of death, that is, the force lay long in darkness, and by putrefaction came to resurrection. but we take living things, and pour in life and n

s was, as thou knowest, a word of death, that is, the force lay long in darkness, and by putrefaction came to resurrection. but we take living things, and pour in life and nature of our own will, so that instantly and without corruption the child (as it were the word of that will) is generated; and again immediately taketh up his habitation among us to manifest in force and fire. this mass of the holy ghost is then the true formula of the magick of the on of horus, blessed by he in his name ra- hoor-khuit! and thou shalt bless also the name of our father merlin, frater superior of the o.t.o, for that by seven years of apprenticeship in his school did i discover his most excellent way of magick. be thou diligent, o my son, for in this wondrous art is no more toil, sorrow, and disappointment

on every plane, so that every part of thy nature rejoiceth with every other part, communicating praise. now then learn also how this formula is that of the word abrahadabra. first, had is the triangle erect upon twin squares. of hadit need i not to write, for he hath hidden himself in the book of the law. this substance is the father, the instrument is the son, and the metaphysical ekstacy is the holy ghost, whose name is hriliu. these are then the sun, mercury, and venus, whose sacred letters are r (r, b (b, and d (d. but the last of the diverse letters is h (h, which in the tarot is the star whose eidolon is d (d; and herein is that arcanum concerning the tao of which i have already written. of this will i not write more plainly. but mark this, that our trinity is our path inwards in the

are yet below he abyss is very notable danger of error. yet must they train themselves constantly in these modes, for experience itself shall teach them how their bias toward their desires reacteth in the end against themselves, and hindereth them in he execution of their wills. nevertheless, as thou well knowest, the best mode is the creation of an intelligible image by virtue of the mass of the holy ghost, declaring the true will unto thee in terms of thy qabalah! m liber aleph vel cxi 104 gw de fratribus nigris filiis iniquitatis (of the black brothers, sons of iniquity) f the black brothers, o my son, will i write these things following. i have told thee already concerning change, how it is the law, because every change is an act of love under will. so then he that is adept exempt, whe

ical wisdom in our magick art. and this is the wonder and beauty of this work, that for every man is his own palace. yea, this is life, that the secrets of our order are not fixed and dead, as are the formulae of the outer. know that in the many thousand times that i have performed the ritual of the pentagram or the invocation of the heart girt with a serpent, or the mass of he phoenix, or of the holy ghost, there has not been one time wherein i did not win new light, or knowledge or power or virtue, save through mine own weakness or error. t the book of wisdom or folly 109 de de sua femina olun, et de ecstasia pr ter omnia stubstantia (of his woman olun, and of the ekstacy surpassing all) y son, i am enflamed with love. i burn up eagerly in the passion that thus mightily consumeth me. yet

neither confusing the planes, nor confounding the stars, nor denying the laws of their reaction, yet with eagle.s vision beholding the one sun of the true nature of the whole. verily, his is the truth, and unto it did also dionysus and tahuti and sri krishna set the seal of their witness. cleanse herefore thine heart, o my son, in the waters of the great sea, and enkindle it with the fire of the holy ghost. for his is his peculiar work of sanctification. n the book of wisdom or folly 121 dp de virgine beata (of the bless d virgin) nderstand then well this mystery of universal godliness; for it is the naked beauty of the virgin of the world. lo! since the end is perfection, as i have already shewn unto thee, and since also every event is inexorably and ineluctably interwoven in the web of

ow in like measure, for the excess of the feminine is dead weight. the intellectual without virility is a dreamer of follies, and the laborious giant without courage is a slave. b liber aleph vel cxi 162# de natura silentii nostri (of the nature of our silence) he nature of this silence is shewn also by the god harprocrates, the babe in the lotus, who is also the serpent and the egg, that is, the holy ghost. this is the most secret of all energies, the seed of all being, and therefore must he be sealed up in an ark from the malice of the devourers. if then by thine art thou canst conceal thyself in thine own nature, this is silence, this, and not nullity of consciousness else were a stone more perfect in adeptship that thou. but, abiding in thy silence, thou art in a city of refuge, and th

it is written in the book of the law that the law is for all, so that thou shalt in no wise err if thou establish it as the formula of the on, universal among men. also, even for them that are fitted to advance in our light, there is order and diversity in function, as regardeth their work in our sublime brotherhood, thus, it might well be that, in a profess-house of the temple, or college of the holy ghost, each knight or brother might severally attain experience of every trance, unto the perfection of all illumination; yet by this there ought not to arise confusion, one usurping the appointed office of another. for the abbot, although he be not enlightened wholly, is yet abbot; and the place of the cook, were he saint, arhan, and paramahamsa in one person, is in his kitchen. confound not

the tree of my mediation, well-ripened by the sun of mine illumination. with much toil have i done this, being oftentimes seated without motion save of the hands, while earth rolled from twilight unto twilight, so that my body became cold and rigid, even as is a corpse. also, in the intervals of this scripture, have i been given to contemplation and to works of high magick, notably the mass of he holy ghost, in the concentration of my will to impart this wisdom unto thee, and to reveal the mysteries of truth. now of all these this is the root, that truth is not fixed with the rigour of death, but vital with lust of change, and enflamed with the love of its opposite. thus even falsehood is not alien to truth, for the perfection of nature comprehendeth all. but all these things are written i

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the great tablets [examples taken from water tablet] 1. linea spiritus sancti gives the three holy names of god of 3, 4 and 5 letters respectively. mph. arsl. gaiol 2. a whorl around the centre of the tablet gives the name of the great elemental king, raagiosl [similarly for air bataivah, for earth iczhhcal, for fire edlprnaa. liber lxxxiv 5 3. the 3 lines of the central cross of father, son, and holy ghost give the names of 6 seniors [thus the 4 tablets hold 24 .elders. as stated in the apocalypse] they are drawn of seven letters, each from the centre to the sides of the tablet. saiinov soaiznt linea patris laoazrp ligdisa linea filii slgaiol lsrahp linea s.s. these three sets of names rule the whole tablet, and must be invoked before specializing in the lesser angles of the sub-elements

LIBER DCCCXI ENERGIZED ENTHUSIASM

lorescence of the sex-instinct, they have destroyed religion. we should rather consider that the sailor fs tavern gives him his only glimpse of heaven, just as the destructive criticism of the phallicists has only proved sex to be a sacrament. consciousness, says the materialist, axe in hand, is a function of the brain. he has only re-formulated the old saying, gyour bodies are the temples of the holy ghost. h! now sex is justly hallowed in this sense, that it is the eternal fire of the race. huxley admitted that gsome of the lower animalcula are in a sense immortal, h because they go on reproducing eternally by fission, and however often you divide x 6 liber dcccxi by 2 there is always something left. but he never seems to have seen that mankind is immortal in exactly the same sense, and

o should employ his whole energy in the miracle of the mass, they found their counsel a counsel of perfection. the magical tradition was in part lost; the priest could not do what was expected of him, and the unexpended portion of his energy turned sour. hence the thoughts of priests, like the thoughts of modern faddists, revolved eternally around the s.q. a special and secret mass, a mass of the holy ghost, a mass of the mystery of the incarnation, to be performed at stated intervals, might have saved both monks and nuns, and given the church eternal dominion of the world. ix to return. the rarity of genius is in great part due to the destruction of its young. even as in physical life that is a favoured plant one of whose thousand seeds ever shoots forth a blade, so do conditions all but

LIBER LXVII THE SWORD OF SONG

more with mistranslations from genesis to revelations, but leave me with the flaming star,75 jeheshua (see thou zohar!)76 and thus our formidable pigeon-77 lamb-and-old-gentleman religion fizzles in smoke, and i am found attacking nothing. here.s the ground, pistols, and coffee.three in one (alas, o rabbi schimeon) but never a duellist.no son, no father, and (to please us most) decency pleads.no holy ghost! all vanish at the touch of truth, a cobweb trio.like, in sooth, 705 710 715 720 725 730 735 740 mystical mean-ing of .ascen-sion day. futility of whole discussion, in view of facts. ascension day 21 that worthy yankee millionaire, and wealthy nephews, young and fair, the pleasing crawfords! lost! lost! lost !78 .the holy spirit, friend! beware. ah! ten days yet to pentecost! come that

ay. method of christ. the poet a christian. with reservations. deus in machin. pontious pilate as a surry magistrate. 40 the sword of song such reservations.and i class myself a christian: let us pass back to the text whose thread we lost, and see what means this .pentecost. this, then, is what i seem occurred according to our saviour.s word) that all the saints at pentecost received the gift.the holy ghost; such gift implying, as i guess this very super-consciousness.59 miracles follow as a dower; but ah! they used that fatal power and lost the spirit in the act. this may be fancy or a fact; at least it squares with super-sense or .spiritual experience. you do not well to swell the list of horrid things to me imputed by calling me .materialist. at least this thought is better suited to we

him .how dare you be on me encroaching. the beautiful young gentleman, with perfect courtesy approaching, bowed deeply, and at once began .fear nothing, mary! all is well! i am the angel gabriel. she bared her right breast (query why) the angel gabriel let fly* concerning conception of a virgin. 715 720 725 730 735 740 745 750 mystic mean-ing of pente-cost. super-consciousness is the gift of the holy ghost. poet not a materialist. mohammed.s ideas. verbatim report of moslem account of the annunciation. pentecost 41 out of a silver tube a dart shooting god s spirit to her heart.61 this beats the orthodox dove-suitor! what explanation could be cuter than.gabriel with a pea-shooter? in such a conflict i stand neuter. but oh! mistake not gold for pewter! the plain fact is: materialise what sp

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irit of all! h phi-theta-soe g thou shining force of breath! thou lion-serpent-sun! thou saviour, save! h ib g thou ibis, secret solitary bird, inviolate wisdom, whose word is truth, creating the world by its magick! h thiaf g o sun iaf! o lion-serpent sun the beast that whirlest forth, a thunderbolt, begetter of life! h (the conception is of air, glowing, inhabited by a solar- phallic bird, gthe holy ghost, h of a mercurial nature) hear me, and make all spirits subject unto me, so that every spirit of the firmament and of the ether: upon the earth and under the earth: on dry land and in the water: of whirling air, and of rushing fire: and every spell and scourge of god may be obedient unto me* the letter f is used to represent the hebrew vau and the greek digamma, its sound lies between t

formula, hadit; on is its complement, nuit; the final yod signifies gmine h etymologically, and essentially the mercurial (transmitted) hermaphroditic virginal seed. gthe hermit h of the tarot. the use of the name is therefore to invoke one fs own imost secrecy, considered as the result of the conjunction of nuit and hadit. if the second a is included, its import is to affirm the operation of the holy ghost, and the formulation of the babe in the egg, which precedes the appearance of the hermit. this is also an agonizing appeal to the earth, the mother; for at this point of the ceremony the adept should be torn from his mortal attachments, and die to himself in the orgasm of his operation (a thorough comprehension of psychoanalysis will contribute notably to the proper appreciation of this

ter. after this, he begins to vibrate the gbarbarous names h of the ritual. now let him not only fill his whole being to the uttermost with the force of the names; but let him formulate his will, understood thoroughly as the dynamic aspect of his creative self, in an appearance symbolically apt, i say not in the form of a ray of light, of a fiery sword, or of aught save that bodily vehicle of the holy ghost which is sacred to baphomet,22 by its virtue that concealeth the lion and the serpent that his image may appear adorably upon the earth for ever. let then the adept extend his will beyond the circle in this imagined shape, and let it radiate with the light proper to the element invoked, and let each word issue along the shaft with passionate impulse, as if its voice gave command thereto

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s the dynamic equivalent of la and la. sh shows the word of the law, being triple, as 93 is thrice 31. t shows the formula of magic declared in that word; the lion, the serpent, the sun, courage and sexual love are all indicated by the card. in la note that saturn or satan is exalted in the house of venus or astarte and it is an airy sign. thus l is father- mother, two and naught, and the spirit (holy ghost) of their love is also naught. love is ahbh, 13, which is achd. unity, 1, aleph. who is .the fool. who is naught, but none the less an individual one, who (as such) is not another, yet unconscious of himself until his oneness expresses itself as a duality. any impression or idea is unknowable in itself. it can mean nothing until brought into relation with other things. the first step is

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ing he recognized the fundamental tendency of unfoldment from simplicity to complexity, observing that when the point of equilibrium is reached it is click to enlarge a christian trinity. from hone's ancient mysteries described. in an effort to set forth in an appropriate figure the christian doctrine of the trinity, it was necessary to devise an image in which the three persons--father, son, and holy ghost--were separate and yet one. in different parts of europe may be seen figures similar to the above, wherein three faces are united in one head. this is a legitimate method of for to those able to realize the sacred significance of the threefold head a great mystery is revealed. however, in the presence of such applications of symbology in christian art, it is scarcely proper to consider

eator of the world, is symbolized by the dawn. his color is blue, because the sun rising in the morning is veiled in blue mist. god the son he illuminating one sent to bear witness of his father before all the worlds, is the celestial globe at noonday, radiant and magnificent, the maned lion of judah, the golden-haired savior of the world. yellow is his color and his power is without end. god the holy ghost is the sunset phase, when the orb of day, robed in flaming red, rests for a moment upon the horizon line and then vanishes into the darkness of the night to wandering the lower worlds and later rise again triumphant from the embrace of darkness. to the egyptians the sun was the symbol of immortality, for, while it died each night, it rose again with each ensuing dawn. not only has the s

ere both born when their mothers were from home on journeys, joseph and his wife having gone up to bethlehem to be taxed, and the father of pythagoras having travelled from samos, his residence, to sidon, about his mercantile concerns. pythais [pythasis, the mother of pythagoras, had a connexion with an apolloniacal spectre, or ghost, of the god apollo, or god sol (of course this must have been a holy ghost, and here we have the holy ghost) which afterward appeared to her husband, and told him that he must have no connexion with his wife during her pregnancy--a story evidently the same as that relating to joseph and mary. from these peculiar circumstances, pythagoras was known by the same title as jesus, namely, the son of god; and was supposed by the multitude to be under the influence of

fore adopted as symbols of the disintegrative processes which accomplish good while apparently destroying, and by some religions have been mistakenly regarded as evil. birds such as the parrot and raven were accorded veneration because, being able to mimic the human voice, they were looked upon as links between the human and animal kingdoms. the dove, accepted by christianity as the emblem of the holy ghost, is an extremely ancient and highly revered pagan yonic emblem. in many of the ancient mysteries it represented the third person of the creative triad, or the fabricator of the world. as the lower worlds were brought into existence through a generative process, so the dove has been associated with those deities identified with the procreative functions. it is sacred to astarte, cybele

come into this place where the divine goodness has assembled us; be attentive to our orders and known to our just demands; believe not that your resistance will cause us to abandon our operations. nothing can dispense with your obeying us. we command you by the mysterious names elohe agla elohim adonay gibort. amen "i call upon thee, zadkiel, in the name of the father, and of the son, and of the holy ghost, blessed trinity, unspeakable unity "i invoke and intreat thee, zadkiel, in this hour to attend to the words and conjurations which i shall use this day by the holy names of god elohe el elohim elion zebaoth escerehie iah adonay tetragrammaton "i conjure thee, i exorcise thee, thou spirit zadkiel, by these holy names hagios o theos iscyros athanatos paracletus agla on alpha et omega iot

a et omega ioth aglanbroth abiel anathiel tetragrammaton: and by all other great and glorious, holy and unspeakable, mysterious, mighty, powerful, incomprehensible names of god, that you attend unto the words of my mouth, and send unto me pabiel or other of your ministering, serving spirits, who may show me such things as i shall demand of him in the name of the father, and of the son, and of the holy ghost. amen "i intreat thee, pabiel, by the whole spirit of heaven, seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations, witnesses, powers, principalities, archangels, and angels, by the holy, great, and glorious angels orphaniel tetra-dagiel salamla acimoy pastor poti, that thou come forthwith, readily show thyself that we may see you and audibly hear you, speak unto us and fulfil our desires, and by y

ch in any sort of hurt, terrify or affright me in any way nor deceiving me in any wise. through the virtue of our lord jc, in whose name i attend, wait for, and expect thy appearance. fiat, fiat, fiat. amen, amen, amen "interrogatories [having summoned the spirit unto his presence, the magician shall question him as follows"'comest thou in peace in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy ghost [and the spirit shall answer 'yes"'thou art welcome, noble spirit. what is thy name [and the spirit shall answer 'pabiel"'i have called thee in the name of jesu of nazareth at whose name every knee doth bow in heaven, earth, and hell, and every tongue shall confess there is no name like unto the name of jesus, who hath given power unto man to bind and to loose all things in his most hol

god in whose name i called and thou camest, and now thou mayest depart in peace unto thine orders and return unto me again at what time soever i shall call thee by thine oath, or by thy name or by thine order, or by thine office which is granted thee from the creator, and the power of god be with me and thee and upon the whole issue of god, amen"'glory be to the father, and to the son, and to the holy ghost [note "it would be advisable for the invocant to remain in the circle for a few minutes after reciting the license, and if the place of operation be in the open air, let him destroy all traces of the circle, etcetera, and return quietly to his home. but should the operation be performed in a retired part of a house, cc cetera, the circle may remain, as it might serve in alike future ope

nine potencies or sephiroth issuing from kether (2) abba, the great father, is the term generally applied to chochmah--universal wisdom--the first emanation of kether, but, according to ibn gebirol, chochmah represents the son, the logos or the word born from the union of kether and binah (3) aima, the great mother, is the name by which binah, or the third sephira, is generally known. this is the holy ghost, from whose body the generations issue forth. being the third person of the creative triad, it corresponds to jehovah, the demiurgus (4) microprosophus, or the lesser face, is composed of the six sephiroth--chesed, geburah, tiphereth, netsah, hod, and jesod. the microprosophus is commonly called the lesser adam, or zauir anpin, whereas the macroprosophus, or superior adam, is arikh anpi

the significance of such action. if chochmah be considered the active, intelligent energy of kether, and binah the receptive capacity of kether, then daath becomes the thought which, created by chochmah, flows into binah. the postulation of daath clarifies the problem of the creative trinity, for here it is diagrammatically represented as consisting of chochmah (the father, binah (the mother, or holy ghost, and daath, the word by which the worlds were established. isaac myer discounts the importance of daath, declaring it a subterfuge to conceal the fact that kether, and not chochmah; is the true father of the creative triad. he makes no attempt to give a satisfactory explanation for the symbolism of this hypothetical sephira. according to the original conception, from the union of the di

bes the division according to genesis of the waters above the heavens (d) from the waters below (a, b, and c. figure 19 is the mercury of the philosophers, essential to material existence. table xiii, figures 1-4. figure 1 is ain soph, the incomprehensible abyss of divine majesty, an endless welling up, limitless in time and space. figure 2 symbolizes the three divine principles--father, son, and holy ghost. around the triangle is written: i shall be that i shall be. at the apex of the triangle is the word crown; in the left point, wisdom; in the right point, understanding. figure 3 represents the trinity with its outflow. the words above the upper sphere are revelation of the divine majesty in jehovah elohim. the lower circles contain the names of the hierarchies controlling the lower wor

d soul. according to the scriptures, spirit is indestructible, but soul is destructible. obviously, then, they are not synonymous. it is clearly stated that "the soul that sinneth, it shall die" but "the spirit shall return unto god who gave it" the table of analogies, as nearly as they can be established, is as follows: the triune power in four worlds world of father son mother 1. god father son holy ghost 2. man spirit soul body 3. elements air fire water 4. chemicals mercury sulphur salt the alternative renderings of 3 and 4 are: world of father son mother 3. elements fire air water 4. chemicals sulphur mercury salt paracelsus made a different arrangement, somewhat aristotelian, in which the three phases of the triune god are omitted, combining only the elements of the second, third, an

nding we do not resent but god in his good time will judge them for it. but after that we had well known (though unknown to you) and perceived also by your writing how diligently you are to peruse the holy scripture, and seek the true knowledge of god: we have also above many thousands, thought you worthy of some answer, and we signify this much to you by the will of god and the admonition of the holy ghost "there is a mountain situated in the midst of the earth, or center of the world, which is both small and great. it is soft, also above measure hard and stony. it is far off, and near at hand, but by the providence of god, invisible. in it are hidden most ample treasures, which the world is not able to value. this mountain by envy of the devil, who always opposeth the glory of god and th

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ates ah! i will reach up to the knees of the most high, and tear his phallus with my teeth, and i will bray his testicles in a mortar, and make poison thereof, to slay the sons of men. choronozon goes on to state, i have prevailed against the kingdom of the father, and befouled his beard; and i have prevailed against the kingdom of the son, and torn off his phallus; but against the kingdom of the holy ghost shall i strive and not prevail. as stated earlier, satanists make numerous references to a devilish force stealing the creative power of the most high god, and this has given birth to much phallic symbolism. subservient to hades are many lesser demons, some of which are merely empty shells with little intellect. for the novelist h.p. lovecraft, hades went by the name azag-thoth, the mad

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ering or itinerant jews or exorcists, who assumed to employ the sacred name in exorcising evil spirits, were no doubt therapeutae or essenes "and it came to pass" we read in the 19th chapter of the acts, verses 1 to 4 "that while apollos was at corinth, paul, having passed through the upper parts of asia minor, came to ephesus; and finding certain _disciples, he said to them 'have ye received the holy ghost since ye became believers' and they said unto him 'we have not so much as heard that there _is_ any holy ghost' and he said to them 'in what, then, were you baptized' and they said 'in john's baptism' then said paul 'john indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in him who was to come after him, that is, in jesus christ. when they hea

attributes of god; and this idea, that god reveals himself by his attributes, and that the human mind cannot perceive or discern god himself, in his works, but only his mode of manifesting himself, is a profound truth. we know of the invisible only what the visible reveals _wisdom_ was called nous and logos [and, intellect or the word _intelligence, source of the oil of anointing, responds to the holy ghost of the christian faith _beauty_ is represented by green and yellow _victory_ is yahovah-tsabaoth, the column on the right hand, the column _jachin: glory_ is the column _boaz, on the left hand. and thus our symbols appear again in the kabalah. and again the light, the object of our labors, appears as the creative power of deity. the circle, also, was the special symbol of the first seph

and _talk_ to him face to face, as man talks to man: and we try not to believe, because we do not _understand. he commands us to love one another, to love our neighbor as ourself; and we dispute and wrangle, and hate and slay each other, because we cannot be of one opinion as to the essence of his nature, as to his attributes; whether he became man born of a woman, and was crucified; whether the holy ghost is of the _same_ substance with the father, or only of a _similar_ substance; whether a feeble old man is god's vicegerent; whether some are elected from all eternity to be saved, and others to be condemned and punished; whether punishment of the wicked after death is to be eternal; whether this doctrine or the other be heresy or truth--drenching the world with blood, depopulating realm

a falls down into the [hule, and becomes the forming of a new but lower creation. one formula of the pneumatical baptism among the gnostics ran thus "in the name which is hidden from all the divinities and powers [of the demiurge "the name of truth [the??e?a [aletheia, self-manifestation of the buthos, which jesus of nazareth has put on in the light-zones of christ, the living christ, through the holy ghost, for the redemption of the angels--the name by which all things attain to perfection. the candidate then said "i am established and redeemed; i am redeemed in my soul from this world, and from all that belongs to it, by the name of, who has redeemed the soul of jesus by the living christ. the assembly then said "peace (or salvation) to all on whom this name rests" the boy dionusos, torn

n distinguished among the persian magi, profited by the doctrines of scythianus, a kabalist or judaizing gnostic of the times of the apostles; and knowing those of bardesanes and harmonius, derived his doctrines from zoroasterism, christianity, and gnosticism. he claimed to be the ?a??t [parakletos] or comforter, in the sense of a teacher, organ of the deity, but not in that of the holy spirit or holy ghost: and commenced his _epistola fundamenti_ in these words "manes, apostle of jesus christ, elect of god the father; behold the words of salvation, emanating from the living and eternal fountain" the dominant idea of his doctrine was pantheism, derived by him from its source in the regions of india and on the confines of china: that the cause of all that exists is in god; and at last, god

while the disciples of simon magus, and the many sects of the gnostics, confuse us with their _eons, emanations, powers, wisdom superior_ and _inferior, ialdabaoth, adam-kadmon, even to the three hundred and sixty-five thousand emanations of the malda tes. and while the pious christian believes that the word dwelt in the mortal body of jesus of nazareth, and suffered upon the cross; and that the holy ghost was poured out upon the apostles, and now inspires every truly christian soul. while all these faiths assert their claims to the exclusive possession of the truth. masonry inculcates its old doctrine, and no more. that god is one; that his thought uttered in his word, created the universe, and preserves it by those eternal laws which are the expression of that thought: that the soul of

MOTTA MARCELO THE COMMENTARIES OF AL

on the same footing with europa, semele and others. the virgin birth, like the dying god, is a much older myth than christianity; and the virgin was usually seeded by a god under the form of a beast. far from being original, christian theology is a pot-pourri of stolen goods) but the "small person" of hindu mysticism, the dwarf insane, yet crafty, of many legends in many lands,is also this same "holy ghost, or silent self of a man, or his holy guardian angel. he is almost the "unconscious" of freud, unknown unaccountable, the silent spirit, blowing "whither it listeth, but canst not tell whence it cometh or whither it goeth. it commands with absolute authority when it appears at all, despite conscious reason and judgment. aiwass is then the "minister" of this hoor-paar-kraat, that is, of

h has not yet arisen. for example, this verse might be appropriate in case of the institution of a false cultus by impostors. the doctrine is that hadit is the nucleolus (to borrow a term from biology) of any star-organism. to mock at hadit is therefore evidently very much what is meant by the mysterious phrase in the 'new testament' with regard to the unpardonable sin, the 'blasphemy against the holy ghost. a star forsaken by hadit would thus be in the condition of real death. it is this state which is characteristic of the 'black brothers, as they are described in other parts of this comment, and elsewhere in the holy books of the a'.a. it is not necessarily had it who is speaking; it may be aiwass, the magus of the past aeon. in which case the verse becomes perfectly clear. aleister cro

erhaps) apollonius of tyana. in the conditions then obtaining, several magi were required. and bring fresh fever from the skies "force and fire" of horus "skies" of nuit another woman shall awake see comment on al i, v.15 "venus" of the adonis legends. we have no clue to her name. the lust& worship of the snake the might and worthiness of hadit within men; also the cult of the spermato- zoon the "holy ghost" or "satan" indwelling. the key to magick in the snake apophis the destroyer. another soul of god and beast the union of aiwaz and the beast in aleister crowley pan as god& goat; mary, etc, as mother of the son of god, fer tilized by the dove or bull, swan, etc. shall mingle in the globed priest the identification of matterandspiritinour doctrine the doctrine of the re generate incorrup

aeon after this. it is, after all, still far away and there is a lot yet to be done in the aeon of horus! 35. the half of the word of heru-ra-ha, called hoor-pa-kraat and ra-hoor-khut. heru-ra-ha combines the ideas of horus (cf. also 'the great angel hru' who is set over the book of tahuti; see liber lxxviii) with those of ra and spirit. for ha is the atziluthic or archetypal spelling of he, the holy ghost. and ha =6, the number of the sun. he is also nuit, h being her letter. the language suggests that heru-ra-ha is the 'true name' of the unity who is symbolized by the twins harpocrates and horus. note that the twin sign and the child sign is gemini, whose letter is zain, a sword. the doctrine of the dual character of the god is very important to a proper understanding of him "the sign o

is is no sign of spiritual inferiority. every man and every woman is a star. but if we deal with a being manifested on a plane, and operating magically on that plane, we must take on account the conditions of manifestation. in the past, women have attempted to "say mass, to breed spiritual movements, even to rule occult orders. there were even those who tried to direct the course of a mass of the holy ghost, using the man as "instrument! the result has always been unmitigated disaster for all concerned. we need only compare the record of the theosophical society under helena blavatsky, who was a magister templi, to that under anne besant, who was a "black brother. mine. blavatsky had a superior, and obeyed him; mrs. besant had mine. blavatsky, but as soon, as her superior died began disobe

NAUDON PAUL THE SECRET HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY

, in the company of twelve monks, he arrived in france, where he founded the luxeil abbey. in 613 he also established the monastery of bobbio in italy, where he died. columban wrote a monastic rule urging asceticism. he declared the preeminence of the roman pontiff, but not his authority "the pope" he wrote "is not someone who holds the keys to absolute truth and whose words carry the seal of the holy ghost. he is a bishop, a weak man whom one can advise and rebuke. above the authority of rome there is the authority of the truth" the culdees were connected with king athelstan, who played a large role in the legendary history of freemasonry. in 936 this king, in his march against the scots, made a stop in york, where he found the ecclesiastical and monastic associations 49 culdeens officiat

f the stonecutters the ancient statutes of the brotherhood of stonecutters (steinmetzen bruderschaft) dating from 1459 were not, apparently, the first; there is a good possibility that yet older ones exist. as we have seen, they were revised several times and endorsed by the emperors. those published in 1563 were the final ones. the rules began thus:14 "in the name of the father, the son, and the holy ghost, and the glorious mother mary, and also the four crowned martyrs, their blessed servants remembered eternally" findel writes that before 1440, the members of the original strasbourg laborers society bore the name of the brothers of saint john. he adds that saint john the precursor, along with the four crowned martyrs, had always been the special patron saint and protector of the associa

REGARDIE ISRAEL THE COMPLETE GOLDEN DAWN

the stabilitv of the atom, so the fleeting forms and motio; of yesod* all its implications constitute the permanence and surety of the physical world. pendant to these three triads ismalkufh, the kingdom, referred to the element of earth, the synthesis or vehicle of the other elements and planets. malkuth is the physical world, and in man represents his physical body and brain, the temple of the holy ghost- the actual tomb of the allegorical christian rosenkreutz. these sephiroth are not to be construed as ten different portions of objective space, each separated by millions and millions of miles -though of course <28> they must have their correspondences in different parts of space. they are, rather, serial concepts, each condition or state or serial concept enclosing the other. each sep

evil of malkuth by the waters of the spirit. the dadouchos has charge of all lights, fires and incense, as representing the purifying and purging of malkuth by fire and the light of the spirit. these officers also purify the temple, the members and the candidate by water and by fire, as it is written '7 indeed baptise you with water but one shall come after me who shall baptise ye with the holy ghost and with fire" this completes the names and titles of the officers of a temple and they are seven in number and may all be taken by a frater or soror. as they represent powers and not persons, the feminine form of the greek names is not usually used, for the powers are positive (male) of negative (female) according to the god-form used.-thus hierophant, hiereus, and kerux are more 342 t

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

r masculine figures, because nothing passive can be admitted into the idea of god, considered as the principle of production in the three worlds. for the same reason, the christian trinity by no means permits the personification of the mother, who is shown forth implicitly in that of the son. for the same reason, also, it is contrary to the laws of hieratic and orthodox symbology to personify the holy ghost under the form of a woman. woman comes forth from man as nature comes forth from god; so christ himself ascends to heaven and assumes the virgin mother: we speak of the ascension of the saviour, and the assumption of the mother of god. god, considered as father, has nature for his daughter; as son, he has the virgin for his mother and the church for his bride; as holy spirit, he regener

composed the book of universal science for his still virgin imagination. the astral light, depicted in ancient symbols by the serpent devouring its tail, represents alternately malice and prudence, time and eternity, tempter and redeemer; for this light, being the vehicle of life, is an auxiliary alike of good and evil, and may be taken not only for the fiery form of satan but for the body of the holy ghost. it is the instrument of warfare in angelic battles, and feeds indifferrealization 39 ently both the flames of hell and the lightnings of st. michael. it may be compared to a horse having a nature analogous to the chameleon, ever reflecting the armour of his rider. the astral light is the realization or form of intellectual light, as the latter is the realization or form of the divine l

ROBERT KIRK WALKER BETWEEN WORLDS

rincipal design does make it so; nor was god always pleased to discover [reveal] even every necessary truth at once, yet when such truth and science were permitted, recommended or suggested [then] they were truly lawful. it was long time before the jews thought it lawful to war on the lord's day, and the religious jews themselves were long without a distinct knowledge of the son of god and of the holy ghost; yet because of the noble design of the discovery it ought not to be rejected when further revived. worldwide copyright 1990, 1998-2001, rjstewart, all rights and permissions reserved http//www.dreampower.com/kirk_wbw/pg_50.htm (10 of 10 [10/9/2001 12:35:05 am] robert kirk- walker between worlds(pages 60-69) flip to page# the secret commonwealth 60 objection 7. if it is not diabolic [th

RUBY TABLET OF SET

christianity is blatantly pagan, using the roman catholic church as an example (we know that, but our well-meaning friends don't) let's take a look, and then see how modern judaism compares after that. 1. deities: the famous holy trinity that used to give me a headache in catechism class is still not adequately explained. the holy trinity is god the father, god the son (jesus christ) and god the holy ghost. count that. you get 3, and i always got 3, but it's not: it's one. an incredible amount of human hours and lives and material resources have been used in trying to explain that idiocy. there is some fascinating reading in the letters of the early church fathers and the beliefs prior to the council of nicea. in summary the aim was to once and forever squelch any isolated pockets of rebe

of christianity are still being felt. and one of the chief motivators for political rebellion is religious differences. thus we see in god the father both the yhwh of the hebrews and the various attempts at describing apollo as the god above gods among the greek philosophers. in god the son and the events of his earthly life we find plagiarisms of various cults such as that of mithras. in god the holy ghost is every concept the mystic could desire, sufficiently ambiguous to allow unlimited explanation and devotion. surely the philosophers and gnostics could be kept busy. the pantheon of deities would not be complete without the legendary saints. these were not supposed to be worshipped, as they were not divine. it was claimed that they had all lived exemplary lives, and were worthy of vene

SATANGEL

inania? then make the figure as doth follow: and recite psalm cxv. credidi propter quod locutus sum. finally, on the last day [of the month] a mass shall be said, for the dead. the prose shall be omitted and also the gospel of st. john, but at the end of the mass the warlock shall recite: confitemini domino quoniam bonus. in honour of the most holy and august trinity, the father, the son, and the holy ghost, amen (from lansdowne and sloane mss. british museum. the grand clavicle the conjuration of a spirit with whom it is sought to make a pact. this ritual follows the archetypal faustian pact, where the sorcerer pays with their immortal soul. such a belief would no doubt dissuade many a potential conjurer. the arrangement of the pact contains an interesting detail, however, that points to

SATANIC BIBLE

ou have asked for assistance. the satanist realizes that only by putting himself in league with these forces can be fully and unhypocritically utilize the powers of darkness to his best advantage. in a satanic magical ceremony, the participants do not: join hands and dance "ring around the rosy" in a circle; burn candles of various colors for various wishes; call out the names of "father, son and holy ghost" while supposedly practicing black arts; pick a "saint" for their personal guide in obtaining help for their problems; dunk themselves in smelly oils and hope the money comes in; meditate so they can arrive at a "great spiritual awakening; recite long incantations with the name of jesus thrown in for good measure, between every few words, etc, etc, etc, ad nauseam! because- this is not

SCHLAGER NEIL WORLD RELIGIONS REFERENCE LIBRARY

ise from left) his birth, baptism, the last supper, and his resurrection from the dead. arte& immagini srl/corbis. world religions: almanac 131 christianity the statement of the chief beliefs or tenets of christianity. that statement read, in part, i believe in one god the father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible, and in one lord jesus christ. and in the holy ghost. who proceedeth [comes or arises] from the father and the son. the addition of filioque, or and the son to this fundamental declaration meant that such a spirit does not come solely from god but from god and the son, jesus christ. this idea went against teachings in the eastern church. as a result, the patriarch of constantinople closed all latin-speaking churches in the city, the offic

SECRET TEACHINGS OF THE ROSICRUCIANS IN THE 16 17C

carson, d. a. jesus sermon on the mount and his confrontation with the world. grand rapids, mi: baker publishing, 2004. hybels, bill, kevin g. harney, and sherry harney. sermon on the mount 1. grand rapids, mi: zondervan, 2002. web sites book of matthelithe teachings of the rosicrucians of the 16th and 17th centuries or a simple abc booklet for young students practising daily in the school of the holy ghost made clear to the eyes by pictorial figures for the exercises of the new year in the natural and theological light by a brother of the fraternity of the rose cross christi p.f. for the first time made public and with several figures of similar content added by p.s. altona. printed and published by joh. ad. eckhardt, book-printer to h.m. the king of denmark. the full soul loatheth an hon

d without god's light you cannot find only the spirit alone knows reason in flesh is blind. i. god god is free everywhere within and without all creature time measure of nature the angel with six wings. ii. father. god is the alpha and omega the beginning and the end time measure of the law lion with six wings. iii. son. god is the first and the last. time of the evangelium ox with six wings. iv. holy ghost. and there is no god but the one god time of fulfillment eagle with six wings. the way of life is above to the wise, so that you shun the hell beneath. prov. 15, 24. the tree of good and evil knowledge there is one tree bearing two kinds of fruits. its name is the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. like its name, are its fruits: namely, good and bad fruits of life and death, of lov

SIR WALLIS BUDGE EGYPTIAN MAGIC

the times of april 2, 3, 6, and 8, michael cleary was charged on april 1 at clonmel with having, on march 14, burnt his wife bridget, aged 27, for being a witch, thus causing her death, at baltyvadhen, p. 207 county tipperary. johanna burke swore that boiling herbs out of a saucepan on the fire were forced down the throat of the deceased, her husband asking her in the name of the father, son, and holy ghost, if she was his wife. he then stripped her naked, threw her on the floor, and pouring paraffin over her, set her on fire. cleary, assisted by j. dunne, p. kennedy, w. kennedy, and others, next took her to the fire and forced her to sit upon it in order to "drive out the witch" which possessed her. she was next laid upon the bed and shaken, while her husband recited the words "away with

TEXE MARRS CODEX MAGICA SECRET SIGNS MYSTERIOUS SYMBOLS AND HIDDEN CODES OF THE ILLUMINATI

crossed in an osirian x. her right hand is formed in a circle. ok- sign of the divine king 511 rasputin, the "mad monk" of russia who ingratiated himself with the czarina and other nobility. rasputin was an initiate of a secret order whose members engaged in naked dances, ecstatic states, drunkeness, and sexual orgies, which they claimed to be "holy" children begotten were said to be born of the holy ghost. 5 1 2 codex magica jubilant supporters of israel's hard-core shas political party dance for joy after the victory of winning many disputed seats in that country's knesset (parliament (photo: the jerusalem post newspaper, may 28, 1999, p. 8) beatle paul mccartney, left, gives the llluminati's "divine king" sign while fellow beatle john lennon lets us know he's a luciferian. ok-sign of t

THE GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE UNUSUAL UNEXPLAINED VOL 3

iduals who inadvertently walked under a ladder would cross their fingers on both hands, calling upon the sign of the cross to protect them from any evil entities lurking in the shadows existing between wall and ladder. others would employ the always-reliable method of spitting to banish the negative beings, for best results, three times one for the blessed virgin, one for the son, and one for the holy ghost. more optimistic folks altered the superstition to state that if a person was, through unusual circumstances, forced to walk under a ladder against his or her will, he or she might receive anything wished for. this is much preferable to the superstition that to tread under a ladder is to foreshadow one s being hanged. on the symbolical level, the ladder often represents an individual s

THE GOD OF THE WITCHES

imes when he did anything for her, by pricking her hand orface and putting the blood his mouth which he sucked. she was very poor and evidently found the cat tooexpensive to keep, and she confessed that "she turned the cat into a toad by this means, she kept the cat agreat while in wool in a pot, and at length being moved by poverty to occupy the wool she prayed in the nameof the father, son, and holy ghost that it would turn into a toad, and forthwith it was turned into a toad, andso kept it in a pot without wool. the feeding of a familiar was clearly a ritual ceremony, for though motherwaterhouse's evidence gives the ceremony most completely there are many other instances which show thatwhen the creature had been used for magic it was given a drop of the witch's blood on its return. by d

ed sterility, but the method was clearly derived from a fertility rite.many of the magical charms and spells were for the healing of the sick or for the prevention of disease. thusbarbara paterson was accused in 1607[37] of getting water from the dow-loch, and "putting the said lochwater into a stoup, and causing the patients lift it up and say 'i lift this stoup in the name of the father, sonand holy ghost, for the health of them for whom it was lifted, which words were to be repeated three timesnine. item, she used this charm for curing cattle 'i charm ye for arrow-shot, for eye-shot, for tongue-shot,for liver-shot, for lung-shot, for cat-shot, all the most, in the name of the father, son, and holy ghost."though this might very reasonably have been called a christian prayer, it was recko

st interesting brings inthe names of woden and loki, and as the hammer is of importance in the charm it is possible that thor alsois indicated.[39] it is a cure for ague "nail three old horse-shoes to the foot of the patient's bed, with thehammer placed crosswise on them. take the hammer in the left hand and tap the shoes,saying[*1. shoop= shaped.*2. yaits= gates *3. steik= shut]"father, son, and holy ghost, nail the devil to the post; thrice i strike with holy crook, one for god, one for wod, and one for lok."the destructive acts of the witches were often real, but were supposed to be effected by magic. the meanswere very simple, as in the cases following. at crook of devon in kinross-shire in 1661[40] bessiehenderson "confessed and declared that janet paton was with you at a meeting when

tin was clearlyregarded as a charm of great power, for we find mother waterhouse[61] using it over her familiar "she saidthat when she would will him to do anything for her, she would say her pater noster in latin. in 1597 thename of the god was sometimes changed and the christian deity was invoked; marion grant,[62] who wasburnt for witchcraft cured sick cattle in the name of the father, son and holy ghost, and she also charmed asword by the same means. when crossing themselves the basque witches in 1609[63] repeated a prayer,which greatly shocked the inquisitor, who translates the words into french "au nom de patrique petriqued'arragon, a cette heure, a cette heure, valence, tout notre mal est passe, and "au nom de patrique petriqued'arragon, janicot de castille faites moi un baiser au d

THE KEY TO THE MYSTERIES

of the pharaohs, moses inaugurated the reign of the father. in breaking the insupportable yoke of mosaic pharisaism, jesus welcomed all men to the brotherhood of the only son of god. when the last ideals fall, when the last material chains of conscience break, when the last of them that killed the 22 prophets and the last of them that stifled the word are confounded, then will be the reign of the holy ghost. then, glory to the father who drowned the host of pharaoh in the red sea! glory to the son, who tore the veil of the temple, and whose cross, overweighing the crown of the caesars, broke the forehead of the caesars against the earth! glory to the holy ghost, who shall sweep from the earth by his terrible breath all the thieves and all the executioners, to make room for the banquet of t

ther who drowned the host of pharaoh in the red sea! glory to the son, who tore the veil of the temple, and whose cross, overweighing the crown of the caesars, broke the forehead of the caesars against the earth! glory to the holy ghost, who shall sweep from the earth by his terrible breath all the thieves and all the executioners, to make room for the banquet of the children of god! glory to the holy ghost, who has promised victory over earth and over heaven to the angel of liberty! the angel of liberty was born before the dawn of the first day, before even the awakening of intelligence, and god called him the morning star. o lucifer! voluntarily and disdainfully thou didst detach thyself from the heaven where the sun drowned thee in his splendour, to plow with thine own rays the unworked

but the natural and rational bases of the authority which decides them, far from injuring faith, can only be useful to it; in other words, that a faith, perfectly reasonable in its principles, should not fear, but should, on the contrary, desire the sincere examination of reason. such a decree is the accomplishment of a complete religious 66 revolution, it is the inauguration of the reign of the holy ghost upon the earth. xix the number nineteen it is the number of light. it is the existence of god proved by the very idea of god. either one must say that being is the universal tomb where, by an automatic movement, stirs a form for ever dead and corpse-like, or one must admit the absolute principle of intelligence and of life. is the universal light dead or alive? is it vowed fatally to th

THE MARTINIST OPERATIVE GENERAL RITUAL

ify thee in the name of the eternal, in the name of him who created thee and who appeared to his servant moses in the form of the burning bush, may thou become, as then, an altar of perfumes of the holy temple of jerusalem and carry the incense, which is due to his glory and goodness, up to the throne of god himself. by ieshouah, our lord, amen. operator waits for a short moment and then resumes: holy ghost, descend! surround the fire which has been consecrated to thee to become thy radiant throne dominating over all regions of the universal world! govern my thoughts accordingly. govern over me and my brothers, remove all spirits of darkness, error and confusion from these circles so that my soul may profit from the works which the order extends to those who prove worthy to become penetrat

end! surround the fire which has been consecrated to thee to become thy radiant throne dominating over all regions of the universal world! govern my thoughts accordingly. govern over me and my brothers, remove all spirits of darkness, error and confusion from these circles so that my soul may profit from the works which the order extends to those who prove worthy to become penetrated by thee, the holy ghost, who livest and reignest forever with the father and the son. by ieshouah, our lord, amen. next, operator throws some incense on the charcoal in the censer, takes the censer (or an earthenware cassolette) into his hand, and makes the first turn around the altar saying: o eternal, may this incense which i offer thee within these circumferences become a true image of the purity of my word

from the chains of matter and who are enjoying the fruits of your virtues and whose names i have the good fortune to bear, i conjure you by the same name which you have been invoking yourselves with such fervour, confidence and success. i conjure you to contribute towards my eternal salvation, by your holy intercession, by your protection nigh the father of mercy, nigh the son redeemer, nigh the holy ghost preserver. secure for me and for my brothers the grace of the divinity, its favours and clemency with which you have been rewarded for the combats you fought when still in this sojourn- in which i still remain. do so that through your salutary assistance i shall live and die like you, in peace, joy, and holiness. 20 amen. i conjure thee my guardian, thou pure spirit commissioned by the

d chased away forever from the places inhabited by thy creatures and far away from thy creatures themselves. by ieshouah, our lord, amen. operator meditates awhile and resumes his prayer, that the works of man be spared from the winds, tornadoes and hurricanes: o almighty and eternal god, thou who deigned to sanctify the breath of the elementary air on the holy day of pentecost when thou made thy holy ghost descend upon the assembled apostles and "a rushing mighty wind" come, we beseech thy immense goodness and thy inexhaustible mercy to spare, o lord of mercy, by the power of thy angels and the merits of thy saints, the places where thy creatures live or take shelter, and to spare thy creatures themselves from the ravages of tempests, whirlwinds and hurricanes. by ieshouah, our lord, amen

, and to spare thy creatures themselves from the ravages of tempests, whirlwinds and hurricanes. by ieshouah, our lord, amen. operator meditates for a moment and then prays that the whole nature be spared from the ravages of fire, but especially the works of man: o almighty and eternal god, thou who deigned to manifest thyself to thy servant moses under the form of a burning bush and who made thy holy ghost descend upon the apostles and disciples under the form of fire of pentecost, o lord of mercy, we beseech thy immense goodness and thy inexhaustible mercy, to spare by the power of thy angels and the merits of thy saints the places where thy creatures live or take shelter as well as the creatures themselves, from the flames of the 23 subterranean fire, terrestrial conflagration and those

THE MIDDLE PILLAR

rther, it is a very interesting piece of speculation to consider the trinities of various religions. most of them resolve themselves when all theological argument and intellectual quibbling are eliminated, into some such relationship as father, mother, and son. osiris, isis, and horus are an excellent example. this is true also of the christian system where, upon careful consideration we find the holy ghost defined as a feminine aspect of godhead.11 and in the hebrew qabalah we have the trinity on the tree of life of chesed("mercy, gevurahl2("might) and tiphareth("equilibrium" or "beauty. co-relating this latter triad with traditional symbolism, chesed is masculine, referred to jupiter, a paternal wisdom symbol. gevurah, feminine, is attributed to mars, indicative of great power. one alche

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

ghters of men to the sons of god, sweet as that mystic fruit was to the lips of eve, daughter of god, child of the mystic man. but we must speed on, taking in this chapter swift glances at the magnificent scenery that these volumes offer up to us, plucking the lilies of spring and the roses of summer, and weave them into a laureate wreath with the fiery leaves of the dying year *the temple of the holy ghost, vol. i, p. 166. poe, in that little masterpiece of his, gthe poetic principle, h lays down that the value of a poem lies in the ratio of its elevating excitement, the excitement being the power it has in elevating the soul. and here we think, were poe still living, he would have found no small part of his ideal realized. by soul we naturally do not mean a haloed fowl strumming dithyram

ess your beating bosom like a living flower; to die in your embraces, in the shower that dews like death your swooning loveliness. to know you love me; that your body leaps with the quick passion of your soul; to know your fragrant kisses sting my spirit so; to be one soul where satan smiles and sleeps. ah! in the very triumph-hour of hell satan himself remembers whence he fell *the temple of the holy ghost, vol. i, p. 181. again, such lines as these from the gtriumph of man h: and all the earth is blasted; the green sward burns where it touches, and the barren sod rejects the poison of the blood of god. to tread base thoughts as our high thoughts have trod, deep in the dust, the carrion that was god *mysteries: lyrical and dramatic, vol. i, pp. 106, 107. remind us strongly of such pieces

other lines again hold us enthralled with the extraordinary power they contain, expressed in a single word. thus in the poem gthe lesbian hell, h we find ourselves in the unutterable void of orcus, where kisses are flung in vain, and where around us pale women fleet: whose empty fruitlessness assails the night with hollow repercussion, like dim tombs wherein some vampire glooms *the temple of the holy ghost, vol. i, p. 185. this last line is one of the most expressive ever written by crowley, and in the last word gglooms h is concentrated more than terror or fear, a brooding unnameable horror, comparable to the word gcrowd h that blake makes use of in his gmad song h: like a fiend in a cloud. with howling woe after night i do crowd and with night will go. both poets have chosen here not th

hemselves in the profound, nude women and distorted apes grotesque and hairy, in their rage more rampant than the stallion steed; there is no help: their horrid need on these pale women they assuage *oracles, vol. ii, p. 13. another poem that in parts reminds us of the gin memoriam h is gthe nameless quest, h such lines as: i was wed unto the part, and could not grasp the whole *the temple of the holy ghost, vol. i, p. 191. breathe a great and similar doubt. as in many respects the agnosticism of tennyson fs gin memoriam h resembles the atheistic free thought of fitzgerald fs gomar khayyam, h so do both the above-mentioned poems, and the first is of similar metre, its quatrains containing, as those of the poet of khorassan, flights of great power of thought; the following five quatrains ar

tic, vol. i, pp. 109-112 (the metre though not the cadence is that of glaus veneris. h) whilst such lines as the following in the second poem also remind us of the astronomer poet: o thou, zelator of this paradise, tell thou the secret of f the pillar! none can hear thee, of the souls beneath the sun. speak! or the very godhead in thee dies. for we are many, and thy name is one *the temple of the holy ghost, vol. i, p. 191. before we leave the glowing east, one more curious similarity still strikes us, it is that though in so many ways the ideas of aleister crowley are akin to those of omar khayyam, yet his fertile imagination also engenders flights as spiritual as those contained in the melodious ghazals of jelaladdin. in more than one place we come across lines similar to these in tannha

oh! the god is fast upon my back; he rides my spirit like a stallion; for i hate the awful thong his hand is heavy with *jephthah, vol. i, p. 67. again, in gthe nameless quest h: then surged the maddening tide of my intention. onward! let me run! thy steed, o moon! thy chariot, o sun! lend me fierce feet, winged sandals, wings as wide as thine, o east wind! and the goal is won *the temple of the holy ghost, vol. i, p. 191. little, if any, poetry of a truly epic nature can we find; the nearest is the song of tannhauser, somewhat of a prophecy, somewhat of an anthem: i rose within the elemental ball, and lo! the ancient one of days did sit! his head and hair were white as wool. his eyes a flaming fire: and from the splendid mouth flashed the eternal sword! lo! lying at his feet as dead, i s

rm, as they do in many of his other poems, producing in their lingering pause or quick jump an ecstatic spasm, if we may so call it, which renders so many of these poems unique. such as in gstyx h we find: the fourth, to draw her kisses and to keep; the fifth, for love; the sixth, in sweet despair; the seventh, to destroy us unaware; the eighth, to dive within the infernal deep *the temple of the holy ghost, vol. i, p. 183. gin h would scan better; but by replacing it by gwithin h we can feel the dark waters close over us as we are borne down their unfathomable depths. similarly in the following: aching with all the pangs of night my shuddering body swoons; my eyes absorb her eyelids f lazy light, and read her bosom c *jezebel, vol. i, p. 131. the extra half-step in gshuddering h in place

one, the curtain of eternity *tannhauser, vol. i, p. 251 (the italics are mine) whilst in the last verse of gthe palace of the world h the sudden dropping of a whole foot produces with it a sudden sense of finality: thine be the kingdom! thine the power! the glory triply thine! thine, through eternity fs swift hour, eternity, thy shrine. yea, by the holy lotus-flower, even mine *the temple of the holy ghost, vol. i, p. 205. further on in the same series of poems a sudden whirring sense of madness is produced by introducing the word glunatic h into an otherwise regular line: silence, deep silence. not a shudder stirs the vast demesne of unforgetful space, no comet fs lunatic rush: no meteor whirs, no star dares breathe *the temple of the holy ghost, vol. i, p. 209. again, in such lines as:

such a line as: and loving servant of my lady and lord *mysteries: lyrical and dramatic, vol. i, p. 98. they do not. the gy h in lady might by some be considered an admissible elision with the gand. h but i myself should not pass it, though in the following i should: many the spirits broken for one man; many the men that perish to create one god the more; many the weary and wan *the temple of the holy ghost, vol. i, p. 210. in the last line of the succeeding verse the metre (i should say) is not unimpeachable: lower, an ocean of flowers, trees that are warmer and leafier, starrier, sunnier hours spurning the strain of all grief here, bringing a quiet delight to us, beyond our belief, here *mysteries: lyrical and dramatic, vol. i, p. 125. whilst in the next three cases i consider it distinc

are one. i who entered in a fool, gain the god by clean endeavour; i am shaped as men and women, fair for ever and for ever *orpheus, vol. iii, pp. 209, 210. such is the living poetry that abides and ever lives on, knowing no youth or age, alone an eternal manhood. lavishly scattered, we find it throughout the works before us; in gaceldama, h gmysteries: lyrical and dramatic, h gthe temple of the holy ghost, h gtannhauser, h grosa mundi, h and galice. h ecstasy is the keynote here, as it is of all poetry, all literature. aye! of all life. without it we cease to be even animals. a dog will bay the moon. mere lumps of sodden clay; with it a flaming crown of glory, angel-voiced, singing amidst the stars the anthem of eternity. ii the chapter known as the virgin in which chapter it is related

upposed to lie latent in matter, as opposed to the bliss of spirit, crowley sets forth very forcibly in several of his poems. in gthe growth of god h we have most of the argument in the following lines: the shapeless, racked with agony, that grew into these phantom forms that change and shatter; the falling of the first toad-spotted dew; the first lewd heaving ecstasy of matter *the temple of the holy ghost, vol. i, p. 178. the idea grows still more powerfully in the next verse: i see all nature claw and tear and bite, all hateful love and hideous: and the brood misshapen, misbegotten out of spite; lust after death; love in decrepitude. thus, till the monster-birth of serpent-man linked in corruption with the serpent-woman, slavering in lust and pain. creation fs ban. the horrible beginnin

ea grows still more powerfully in the next verse: i see all nature claw and tear and bite, all hateful love and hideous: and the brood misshapen, misbegotten out of spite; lust after death; love in decrepitude. thus, till the monster-birth of serpent-man linked in corruption with the serpent-woman, slavering in lust and pain. creation fs ban. the horrible beginning of the human *the temple of the holy ghost, vol. i, p. 198 (also tale of archais) in tannhauser, which is an intensely psychologic drama, we find the knight speaking thus to venus: ah, if pure love could grow material! there are pure women! and this is her answer: there you make me laugh! remember. i have known such. but besides you ask hot snow and leaden feather-flights *tannhauser, vol. i, p. 237. which contains a great truth

ved; boiling with carnalities they feared to see their own mothers, and were even forbidden to keep in their possession animals of the female sex. o stylites! they are now in heaven! how we clave together! how we strained caresses! how the swooning limbs sank fainting on the sward! for the fiery dart raged fiercer; in excesses long restrained, it cried, gbehold i am the lord! h *the temple of the holy ghost, vol. i, p. 173. such is the ultimate end of platonic love. that it has many noble forms, that it sprang from the true abhorrence of the vile, cannot be denied; that its field of combat is an aceldama, all this is true enough: cwhose red banners beat their radiant fire into my shrivelled head, to wither love fs desire *aceldama, vol. i, p. 2. but that it must die on the field of its cho

en he has left their presence he notices for the first time: there was no jewel in the ring she gave! for it was the emblem of her total surrender: oh my pure heart! adulterous love began so subtly to identify the man with its own perfumed thoughts. so steals the grape into the furtive brain. a spirit shape kisses my spirit as no woman can. i love her. yes; and i have no escape *the temple of the holy ghost, vol. i, p. 188. on the quest he goes, ever tormented by the cry of the inner self, ever striving to overcome it. again the cursed cry: gwhat quest is this? h is it worth heaven in thy lover fs kiss? a queen, a queen, to kiss and never tire! thy queen, quick-breathing for your twin desire! h i shudder, for the mystery of bliss; i go, heart crying and a soul on fire!*1. still, i stepped

y queen, quick-breathing for your twin desire! h i shudder, for the mystery of bliss; i go, heart crying and a soul on fire!*1. still, i stepped onward. credit me so far! the harlot had my soul: my will, the star! thus i went onward, as a man goes blind, into a torrent crowd of mine own kind; jostlers and hurried folk, and mad they are, a million actions and a single mind.*2 *1. the temple of the holy ghost, vol. i, p. 188 *2. ibid. vol. i, p. 189. as he proceeds along his weary path, he feels a strengthening within him of the higher self, struggling against his desire, again and again every nerve in him cries, ghalt h: at last he reaches the land of lost ideals: the plain is covered with a many dead. glisten white bone and salt-encrusted head, glazed eye imagined, of a crystal built. and

ggling against his desire, again and again every nerve in him cries, ghalt h: at last he reaches the land of lost ideals: the plain is covered with a many dead. glisten white bone and salt-encrusted head, glazed eye imagined, of a crystal built. and see! dark patches, as of murder spilt. ugh! gso my fellows of the quest are sped! thou shalt be with them: onward, if thou wilt! h *the temple of the holy ghost, vol. i, p. 190. he sees in the distance the pillar: quaintly shaped and hued, it focussed all the sky and all the plain to its own ugliness c *the temple of the holy ghost, vol. i, p. 191. and yet as he looked again he saw it in another form: a shapeless truth took image in my brain. then from the centre of eternity came a voice, gtell thou the secret of the pillar. h geternal beauty

from the centre of eternity came a voice, gtell thou the secret of the pillar. h geternal beauty, one and absolute! h flashes from his tongue. again the voice asks, gthou knowest me for beauty! canst thou bear the fuller vision? h then on my withered gaze that beauty grew- rosy quintessence of alchemic dew! the self-informing beauty! in my heart the many were united: and i knew *the temple of the holy ghost, vol. i, p. 191. and yet: i was wed unto the part and could not grasp the whole. thus, i was broken on the wheel of truth. fled all the hope and purpose of my youth, the high desire, the secret joy, the sin that coiled its rainbow dragon scales within. hope fs being, life fs delight, time fs eager tooth; all, all are gone; the serpent sloughs his skin! the quest is mine! here ends morta

THE SECRET RITUALS OF THE OTO

d most high. iv we shall now consider the word, taking two letters at a time from the angles of the triangle. we saw that the descending triangle ihv expressed the human nature of god; the ascending triangle will illustrate his nature in itself. ab is father, bl lord. al is word or logos, son, bl lord. lb is heart or spirit, bl lord. vvvv (all rise) glory to the father, and to the son, and to the holy ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world end. amen (sign of admiration) thus my brother, does the word of this degree declare the nature of the most holy trinity. so much, perhaps, you were already aware of; for none can be more sensible than myself of the progress you have made; yet it may possibly have escaped you that these same letters can be read in a sense fil

there is a body within the greek church which holds an esoteric doctrine and practises a secret rite. at the meetings of this body the lights being extinguished, the worshippers, led by the priest and a chosen and consecrated priestess, seek out each other by touch and by subtle attraction; then they consummate the pure charity of their hearts in holy zeal. if by the favour and indwelling of the holy ghost the priestess (that is unto this rite espoused, and else virgin) do conceive and bring forth, then is the child baptized by its father the priest for the purification by water, and for the consecration by fire is roast and divided among the worshippers for use as a sacrament, as a talisman and as a medicine against all diseases. this also is said of the knights of our own holy order of

in, by the grace of god triune, and by the favour and appointing of the secret master, called to the service of mankind, and exalted among you as the outer head of the order (o.h.o, unto baphomet, supreme and holy king of ireland, iona, and all the britains within the sanctuary of the gnosis, most puissant and sovereign commander of the holy order of the temple, grand master of the knights of the holy ghost, greeting and peace in the most sacred and mysterious name of the true and living god most high, and in the word, and in the holy ghost. hearken thou, o most illustrious and illuminated brother unto my word and give ear unto my counsel and reproof! shut it up closely in thine heart, and set a seal upon thy lips! whosoever is worthy to receive it, unto him shalt thou reveal it; and unto

us sanctissimus x o.t.o. of ireland, iona and all the britains that are in the sanctuary of the gnosis, lieutenant commander of the holy order of the temple unto the very illustrious sir knights sovereign grand inspectors general of the ancient and accepted rite and of the 95 of the royal rite of memphis, perfectly illuminated of our sublime ix, in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy ghost, one god, eternal, indivisible, omnipotent, omniscient, file//c /documents%20and%20settings/michael..0secret%20rituals%20of%20the%20o.t.o/p3c3.html (2 of 18 [12/28/2001 2:05:41 pm] the secret rituals of the o.t.o. omnipresent. the favour of god and the grace of our lord jesus christ, and the abiding of the holy spirit be with you now and forever more amen. here now the secret of secrets

eceived it from the greatest of the magi of egypt; nor were the ophites ignorant of this mystery, nor the men that did worship unto mithras, and the secret is hidden in the fable of samson; our lord jesus christ established it through the mouth of the beloved disciple. this was the inmost secret of the knights of the temple, and the brethren of the rose crosse concealed it in their college of the holy ghost. from them and from their successors the hermetic brothers of light have we received it directly, and here declare it openly to you. now then learn that this secret consists in the knowledge of a peculiar rite, an high mass to be celebrated in the temple of the holy ghost. are ye not, kings and priests unto god, very illustrious sir knights and perfectly illuminated brethren? this is th

nowledge of a peculiar rite, an high mass to be celebrated in the temple of the holy ghost. are ye not, kings and priests unto god, very illustrious sir knights and perfectly illuminated brethren? this is the true sacrament by which ye are partakers of the very body and blood of our lord jesus christ, not in his death, but in his resurrection. by this are ye made children of light, fellows of the holy ghost, perfect pure, companions of the sangreal, illustrious knights of the sacrosanct order of kadosch. by this have ye the gnosis; by this are ye counted among the dwellers of the sanctuary. blessed are they that do this commandment, that they may have sight of the tree of life, and may enter file//c /documents%20and%20settings/michael..0secret%20rituals%20of%20the%20o.t.o/p3c3.html (3 of 1

ur lord jesus christ, considering his crucifixion between two thieves (is not the lance that pierced him in my charge) and giving up the ghost to the father either by action or by passion. say we not non nobis domine, non nobis? and again accendat in nobis dominus ignem sui amoris et flammam aeternae caritatis. that is to say, thy purity, not mine; and this is the descending and indwelling of the holy ghost. nay, verily deus est homo, deus est in homine, homo est deus quem creavit elohim. male and female are those, therefore, as these. therefore in this ye do well, and in this ill, for that ye arrest aspiration, that ye suffocate and expire even at the moment when elsehow the threshold should be trodden and the shrine unveiled. behold the spirit of the lord is upon me and i prophesy. unles

s, rejoice in dame and squire, but let not your understanding be darkened, or your wisdom be baulked of its effect. in beauty behold the crown ineffable, and beyond the crown that wonder which awaiteth him that is faithful of his oath, and is chaste in the ambush of life as in the set field of his probation. and the blessing of god be upon you in the name of the father+ and of the son+ and of the holy ghost+ amen. tracate of the great thing hidden in the palace of the king be it now understood further concerning the interchange of opposites, that albeit man is active and woman passive, yet man is peace and woman power. and this is called the hermetic paradox; and he that hath ears to hear, let him hear. there is therefore one magick act that leadeth into life, another that abutteth upon de

ncealed the cross. ask of the ancients: they reply that the oldest of the gods is saturn. beware lest thou also be deceived! blessed be he that hath discovered unto us the arcanum arcanorum! this is the dissolved stone; this is the elixir of life, this is the universal medicine, this is the tincture, this is the potable gold. take an athanor and cucurbite, and prepare a flask for this wine of the holy ghost. thou needest also a flame for the distillation. in the athanor is thy lion, in the cucurbite thine eagle. use first a gentle heat, increasing at last to full flame until the lion passeth over. pour immediately thy distillation into the flask prepared for it. of the elixir all being now clear to you, very illustrious sir knights and my illuminated brethren, hasten not to the sacrament

ts and highly illuminated brethren, hail and farewell! i salute you secretly as is right: i exchange the token: i whisper the word even as i received it, and in no other manner. i kiss thrice the hilt of the sword. i invoke upon you the blessing of god triune in his most sacred and mysterious name of omnipotence, omniscience, and omnipresence; in the name of the father+ and of the son+ and of the holy ghost+ take my leave of you. the favour of the true and living god most high be upon you! the grace of our lord jesus christ be with you! the abiding of the holy ghost be within you! now and for ever more so mote it be, amen* de templo 1. oriente. cubiculum. 2. occidente. tabula dei invocandi. 3. septentrione. sacerdos. 4. meridione. ignis cum thuribulo k.t.l. 5. centro. lapis quaeratus cum i

THE HOLY BIBLE KING JAMES VERSION

ichael/my..20secret%20rituals%20of%20the%20o.t.o/note10.html [12/28/2001 2:09:30 pm] sroto_notes 11. for both a brief outline of tantrism and some details of kellner s possible indebtedness to the american occultist p. b. randolph see my sexuality, magic and perversion (london, spearman; new jersey, citadel press, 1972. file//c /documents%20as/ appearing of our lord jesus christ, to whom with the holy ghost, be all praise and thanksgiving. amen. old testament page 1 genesis the first book of moses, called genesis 1:1 in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth. 1:2 and the earth was without form, and void; and darkness [was] upon the face of the deep. and the spirit of god moved upon the face of the waters. 1:3 and god said, let there be light: and there was light. 1:4 and god sa

. 1:17 so all the generations from abraham to david [are] fourteen generations; and from david until the carrying away into babylon [are] fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into babylon unto christ [are] fourteen generations. 1:18 now the birth of jesus christ was on this wise: when as his mother mary was espoused to joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the holy ghost. 1:19 then joseph her husband, being a just [man] and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily. 1:20 but while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, joseph, thou son of david, fear not to take unto thee mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the holy ghost. 1:21 and she shall

you, that god is able of these stones to raise up children unto abraham. 3:10 and now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 3:11 i indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than i, whose shoes i am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the holy ghost, and [with] fire: 3:12 whose fan [is] in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire. 3:13 then cometh jesus from galilee to jordan unto john, to be baptized of him. 3:14 but john forbad him, saying, i have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? 3:15 and jesus answering said unto

l his house. 12:30 he that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad. 12:31 wherefore i say unto you, all manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy [against] the [holy] ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. 12:32 and whosoever speaketh a word against the son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the holy ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the [world] to come. 12:33 either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by [his] fruit. 12:34 o generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. 12:35 a good man out of the

l this day. 28:16 then the eleven disciples went away into galilee, into a mountain where jesus had appointed them. 28:17 and when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted. 28:18 and jesus came and spake unto them, saying, all power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. 28:19 go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the father, and of the son, and of the holy ghost: 28:20 teaching them to observe all things whatsoever i have commanded you: and, lo, i am with you alway [even] unto the end of the world. amen. page 579 mark the gospel according to st. mark 1:1 the beginning of the gospel of jesus christ, the son of god; 1:2 as it is written in the prophets, behold, i send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. 1:3 the

d of him in the river of jordan, confessing their sins. 1:6 and john was clothed with camel s hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey; 1:7 and preached, saying, there cometh one mightier than i after me, the latchet of whose shoes i am not worthy to stoop down and unloose. 1:8 i indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the holy ghost. 1:9 and it came to pass in those days, that jesus came from nazareth of galilee, and was baptized of john in jordan. 1:10 and straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the spirit like a dove descending upon him: 1:11 and there came a voice from heaven [saying] thou art my beloved son, in whom i am well pleased. 1:12 and immediately the spirit driveth him in

n rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end. 3:27 no man can enter into a strong man s house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house. 3:28 verily i say unto you, all sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme: 3:29 but he that shall blaspheme against the holy ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation: 3:30 because they said, he hath an unclean spirit. 3:31 there came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him. 3:32 and the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee. 3:33 and he answered them, saying, who is my mother

s] neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. 12:34 and when jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, thou art not far from the kingdom of god. and no man after that durst ask him [any question] 12:35 and jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, how say the scribes that christ is the son of david? 12:36 for david himself said by the holy ghost, the lord said to my lord, sit thou on my right hand, till i make thine enemies thy footstool. 12:37 david therefore himself calleth him lord; and whence is he [then] his son? and the common people heard him gladly. 12:38 and he said unto them in his doctrine, beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and [love] salutations in the marketplaces, 12:39 and the chief seats

l be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them. 13:10 and the gospel must first be published among all nations. 13:11 but when they shall lead [you] and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the holy ghost. 13:12 now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against [their] parents, and shall cause them to be put to death. 13:13 and ye shall be hated of all [men] for my name s sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. 13:14 but when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by daniel the prophe

d, and fear fell upon him. 1:13 but the angel said unto him, fear not, zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name john. 1:14 and thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth. 1:15 for he shall be great in the sight of the lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the holy ghost, even from his mother s womb. 1:16 and many of the children of israel shall he turn to the lord their god. 1:17 and he shall go before him in the spirit and power of elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the lord. 1:18 and zacharias said unto the angel, whereby shall i know this? for i

and shalt call his name jesus. 1:32 he shall be great, and shall be called the son of the highest: and the lord god shall give unto him the throne of his father david: 1:33 and he shall reign over the house of jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. 1:34 then said mary unto the angel, how shall this be, seeing i know not a man? 1:35 and the angel answered and said unto her, the holy ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the son of god. 1:36 and, behold, thy cousin elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren. 1:37 for with god nothing shall be impossible. 1:38 and mary said, behold the

handmaid of the lord; be it unto me according to thy word. and the angel departed from her. 1:39 and mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of juda; 1:40 and entered into the house of zacharias, and saluted elisabeth. 1:41 and it came to pass, that, when elisabeth heard the salutation of mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and elisabeth was filled with the holy ghost: 1:42 and she spake out with a loud voice, and said, blessed [art] thou among women, and blessed [is] the fruit of thy womb. 1:43 and whence [is] this to me, that the mother of my lord should come to me? 1:44 for, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. 1:45 and blessed [is] she that believed: for there shall be a performance

ely, and his tongue [loosed] and he spake, and praised god. 1:65 and fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of judaea. 1:66 and all they that heard [them] laid [them] up in their hearts, saying, what manner of child shall this be! and the hand of the lord was with him. 1:67 and his father zacharias was filled with the holy ghost, and prophesied, luke page 592 saying, 1:68 blessed [be] the lord god of israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people, 1:69 and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant david; 1:70 as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began: 1:71 that we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;

(as it is written in the law of the lord, every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the lord) 2:24 and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the lord, a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons. 2:25 and, behold, there was a man in jerusalem, whose name [was] simeon; and the same man [was] just and devout, waiting for the consolation of israel: and the holy ghost was upon him. 2:26 and it was revealed unto him by the holy ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the lord s christ. 2:27 and he came by the spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law, 2:28 then took he him up in his arms, and blessed god, and said, 2:29 lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in

violence to no man, neither accuse [any] falsely; and be content with your wages. 3:15 and as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of john, whether he were the christ, or not; 3:16 john answered, saying unto [them] all, i indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than i cometh, the latchet of whose shoes i am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the holy ghost and with fire: 3:17 whose fan [is] in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable. 3:18 and many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people. 3:19 but herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for herodias his brother philip s wife, and for all the evils which herod had done

ther things in his exhortation preached he unto the people. 3:19 but herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for herodias his brother philip s wife, and for all the evils which herod had done, 3:20 added yet this above all, that he shut up john in prison. 3:21 now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, 3:22 and the holy ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, thou art my beloved son; in thee i am well pleased. 3:23 and jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of joseph, which was [the son] of heli, 3:24 which was [the son] of matthat, which was [the son] of levi, which was [the son] of melchi, which was [the

ich was [the son] of sem, which was [the son] of noe, which was [the son] of lamech, 3:37 which was [the son] of mathusala, which was [the son] of enoch, which was [the son] of jared, which was [the son] of maleleel, which was [the son] of cainan, 3:38 which was [the son] of enos, which was [the son] of seth, which was [the son] of adam, which was [the son] of god. 4:1 and jesus being full of the holy ghost returned from jordan, and was led by the spirit into the wilderness, 4:2 being forty days tempted of the devil. and in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered. 4:3 and the devil said unto him, if thou be the son of god, command this stone that it be made bread. 4:4 and jesus answered him, saying, it is written, that man shall not live by bread alon

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titude of god governeth the people of god: gabriel, the messenger of god, was sent to daniel, mary, and zachary the father of john baptist. and he shall be given to thee that desirest him, who will teach thee whatsoever thy soul shall desire, in the nature of things. his ministery thou shalt use with trembling and fear of thy creator, redeemer, and sanctifier, that is to say, the father, son, and holy ghost: and do not thou let slip any occasion of learning and be vigilant in thy calling, and thou shalt want nothing that is necessary for thee. aphorism 14. thy soul liveth for ever, through him that hath created thee: call therefore upon the lord thy god, and him onely shalt thou serve. this thou shalt do, if thou wilt perform that end for which thou art ordained of god, and what thou owest

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or the inside, which are very different points of view, and must choose one or the other alternative. a necessary evolution of the basic concept of choice was the varieties of possi- bility inherent in any decision. every question can yield three possible answers: yes; no; and yesino. this triplicity is expressed in all the holy trinities of gods the world has known. in christianity it is father, holy ghost, and son. in hinduism it is brahma, shiva, and vishnu. tn the faith of the ancient egyptians it was osiris, isis, and horus. symbolically it is embodied in the triskelion, a design of three appendages radiating from a center point, which occurs in such diverse cultures as the celtic, greek, and native american. 7: affirmation the seventh point is the essential yes, a rushing forth with

polarity. if the equilateral triangle is rotated rapidly, its three points trace the line of a circle, which has no top or bottom, illustrating that from table of triangle babylonian egyptian hindu creek roman teutonic christian motions colors elements heavens earth speech space anu osiris brahma chaos jupiter woden father linear red fire sun lightning subject up-down ea lsis siva gaea juno frija holy ghost rotary blue water moon rain verb left-right enlil horus vishnu eros minerva donar son vibratory yellow air star wind object front-back a change of perspective any point of the triangle can be made to replace any other. all spring from the unity of the first point, kether, the white head. the child is formed from the equal participation of the male and female, just as any point of the tr

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e of three and four in his famous tetractys, a triangle formed out of ten dots, with four dots at its base. for centuries occultists have used the hebrew letters of ihvh in place of the dots, which lends the tetractys a much more intricate and organic aspect: three is divine and heavenly; four is mundane and earthly. in christianity, there are the three persons in god, namely the father, son, and holy ghost, and the four evangelists, matthew, mark, luke, and john, who make manifest or establish the law of heaven upon the earth. three is perfect and sacred; four is flawed and profane. carpenters know this from experience. the triangle is the strongest geometric shape in construction correspondences squaring the circle because it will not deform under stress. the square, on the other hand, w

explained in the commentary on the seventh key. in either case, the apocalypse draws nearer as the keys progress. this is understandable, because the successive vibration of the keys is intended to provoke the end of the world. although this is not clearly stated, it is implied in a passage delivered by the angel ave to kelley on june 22,1582: thou hast three names of god, out of the line of the holy ghost, in the principal1 crosse of the first angle, so hast thou three in the second &c. four dayes (after your book is made, that is to say, written) must you onely call upon those names of god, or on the god of hosts, in those names: and 14 dayes after you shall (in this, or in some convenient place) call the angels by petition, and by the name of god, unto the which they are obedient. the

242 tetragrammaton cornelius agrippa therefore a four square is ascribed to god the father, and also contains the mysterie of the whole wnity, for by its single proportion, viz. by the first of one to one, the unity of the paternall substance is signified, from which proceeds one son, equall to him; by the next procession, also simple, viz. of two to two, is signified by the second procession the holy ghost from both, that the son be equall to the father by the first procession; and the holy ghost be equal to both by the second procession. hence that super-excellent, and great name of the divine trinity in god is written with four letters, viz. lod, he, and vau, he, where it is the aspiration he, signifies the proceeding of the spirit from both: for he being duplicated, terrninates both sy

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some tiny bit of meat in it. so when old writers who were initiated say 'all the mysteries were the same, surely they must mean the inner essences were the same. a heathen examining the various christian sects, catholic, roman and orthodox, presbyterian, methodist and church of england churches, would say they are at heart all the same. they all worship the triune god, the father, the son and the holy ghost. though some may pay more honour to the virgin and the saints than others, and the people who thus worship are on the whole good and worthy people and obviously would not so worship if the religion were evil, so when we find that the greatest and best men of the ancient world belonged to the initiates, we may be sure the mysteries were not just orgies. indeed we know, as shown above, a

away and destroyed not long after his death. i have seen two witch garters; they were of green snakeskin with gold or silver gilt buckles and were backed with blue silk. they were worn above the left knee. they are badges of rank. in this connection, can anyone tell me exactly what is the meaning of the double ss on the collar of the garter? it is sometimes said to mean the virgin, sometimes the holy ghost (sanctus spiritus. the order is dedicated to the virgin, certainly, but i do not see how it can refer to her. nor does it seem to be dedicated to the holy ghost. my reason for asking is that on all athama and many other witch tools i have seen- and i have seen many besides those in my own private collection- there are a number of signs carved. these are always the same and in the same o

ed. these are always the same and in the same order and have the same meanings. it is necessary to have these signs put on before they are consecrated (in the burning times they would write them in ink and wash them off after consecration) the third sign is ss: that is, two s's as used on the collar of the garter. witches have their own interpretation of this sign (and it is not the virgin or the holy ghost. black is said to be a feature in the order of the garter. the black book, containing the original constitutions of the order, is said to have been taken away for secret reasons before the time of henry v, as mentioned earlier, and from this black book comes the important post of black rod. one would think that there must have been important reasons to conceal something before such a bo

imes a confession made under torture would name him as their god, but a transcript produced in court would substitute the word devil. now you cannot blame the poor witch for this. the tortures witches suffered would make anyone confess anything. i have heard that some great man at the time said 'if they did that to me they could make me confess that i'd murdered god the father and the son and the holy ghost and the virgin' before i finish i would like to mention one or two final matters that may have some bearing on the subject of witchcraft, in the hope that someone can give me more information. at rushen abbey, near castletown, some curious discoveries have been made (vide articles in the isle of man natural history and antiquarian society proceedings, march 1935. mr. w. christian cubbon

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cret doctrine, i. 578, ii. 77. also c. w. king, the gnostics. the name sarah also has a curious set of similars in hebrew- srh, princess; sar, flesh; sor, gate; schr, black; sor, hairy seir; srt, incision; sr and srr, navel; and note the sacti of brahma is sara-swati, watery. sara refers to sri, lakhsmi, aphrodite, and all are related to water and luna, vach, sophia of the gnostics, and the ideal holy ghost, all feminine. 30. the 243 of abram becomes 248 by adding h, and sarai 510 becomes 505 by taking 5 off, putting h for y, and the total of the two names is unaltered, being 753; 248 is the number of the members of microprosopus and of rchm, rechem or mercy. before leaving this subject, a reference must be made to the magic squares, of the planets, etc. to each planet belongs a special un

almudic miscellany, 154. the 7 catholic deadly sins are pride, covetousness, lust, anger, gluttony, envy and sloth. the 7 gifts of the holy spirit, isaiah xi. v. 2, are wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety and fear of the lord. these are seven of the kabalistic sephiroth. 83. seven is the token of union between god, who is triune, and man, who is quaternary. w. f. shaw. the holy ghost is said to impart a 7-fold gift; 7 lamps burn before the throne of god. the council of arles declared that 7 bishops ought to take part in the ordination of a bishop. there was a 7 years probation for admission to the celtic order of the culdees. there are 7 vestments of the christian priesthood, and bishops should wear 7 numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n

our yods, three hehs, two vavs and one heh final, being the letters ihvh of the tetragrammaton; or they may be put conversely. note that ten is used as a sign of fellowship, love, peace and union, in the masonic third token, the union of two five points of fellowship. in the bible, we notice 10 commandments, 10 instruments to which jewish psalms were sung, 10 strings in the psaltery, and that the holy ghost descended ten days after the ascension. tucer, rabanus and raymond lully associate the numbers 8 to air, 5 to fire, 6 to earth and 12 to water. apuleius states that among the egyptians it was customary to fast 10 days before sacrificing and budge says that they used a 10-day week. numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott the ten sephiroth form the essen

of fishes, and in eiruvin, 18. i, it says that god plaited eve s hair into 700 braids. 753. 753 b.c, the founding of the city of rome. it is also the number alike of abram with sarai 243 and 510, and of abraham with sarah 248 and 505, the change which led to parenthood. 780. ophis--serpent, and sophia--wisdom. 801. 801 is the number of alpha and omega, 1+800, the peristera or dove, vehicle of the holy ghost; being 80+5+100+10+200+300+5+100+1=801. numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott 813. 813 is the numeration of ararita, a very important kabalistic word, its letters being collected from the initials of the sentence, one principle of his unity, one beginning of his individuality, his vicissitude is one, or so it is rendered by s. l. mathers 831. puramis

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n being in the 16th degree of the sign cancer whose letter hath the v alue 8, did the beast 666 to mega therion a magus of a. a. baphomet 729 t he supreme holy king of ireland, iona and all the britains that are in the sanc tuary of the gnosis xth degree o.t.o, avatar of bacchus diphues in the place o f the xith degree o.t.o, logos of the aeon of ra hoor khuit, grand master of t he knights of the holy ghost, grand master of the knights of the temple, eidolo n of the rosy cross, alastor the destroyer spirit of solitude, wanderer of the waste, of the blood of kerval arch-druids hereditary to the oak, whose holy ang el his guardian is aiwaz 93, the god first dawning upon man in the land of sume r, whose breast beareth the token adventure upon mountains beyond any man of hi s fellows, whose bo

ration on the law, utmost faith even in one's opponents, will gather the whole world into the fold of the stars. wed. dec. 29. 1920 e.v. current for this work going to-day& oath renewed in public. i spent all night writing on certain matters proper to the comment- 93 pages of ms. dec. 30 1920 e.v. dei jovis: at about ten o'clock of the forenoon the beast& the scarlet woman performed a mass of the holy ghost with the intention of establishing the law. jan. 3. 1921 e.v. frater iacchaion began a working which continued throughout the whole night. the beast accordingly was inspired to continue the comment through the night following. jan. 7. die veneris: awake most of the night in meditation. the beast decided on a course of action with regard to the practical matters connected with the book o

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e moon being in the 16th degree of the sign cancer whose letter hath the value 8, did the beast 666 to mega therion a magus of a. a. baphomet 729 the supreme holy king of ireland, iona and all the britains that are in the sanctuary of the gnosis xth degree o.t.o, avatar of bacchus diphues in the place of the xith degree o.t.o, logos of the aeon of ra hoor khuit, grand master of the knights of the holy ghost, grand master of the knights of the temple, eidolon of the rosy cross, alastor the destroyer spirit of solitude, wanderer of the waste, of the blood of kerval arch-druids hereditary to the oak, whose holy angel his guardian is aiwaz 93, the god first dawning upon man in the land of sumer, whose breast beareth the token adventure upon mountains beyond any man of his fellows, whose body a

edeemer by reproduction, the mithraic bull of resurrection and initiation in the strength of the body. and lastly zain is the sword of the phallus, and gemini the double sexual nature, the murder-lust between the incestuous twins cain and abel, horus and set or harpocrates, osiris and typhon, etc. and gemini is the airy pulse that gives a basis for the voice of the messenger, the menstruum of the holy ghost, the swing of the motion of love, the house of the sun in may, when he impregnates maia with mercurius whose mouth uttereth his father. and zain spelt fully is 67, the number of binah the all-mother. ayin is moreover the devil of lust, the goat of mendes, pan, baphomet; and spelt fully ayin is the erection and leaping and extension of the phallus; yod is the spermatoon, the solitary boy

ration on the law, utmost faith even in one's opponents, will gather the whole world into the fold of the stars. wed. dec. 29. 1920 e.v. current for this work going to-day& oath renewed in public. i spent all night writing on certain matters proper to the comment- 93 pages of ms. dec. 30 1920 e.v. dei jovis: at about ten o'clock of the forenoon the beast& the scarlet woman performed a mass of the holy ghost with the intention of establishing the law. jan. 3. 1921 e.v. frater iacchaion began a working which continued throughout the whole night. the beast accordingly was inspired to continue the comment through the night following. jan. 7. die veneris: awake most of the night in meditation. the beast decided on a course of action with regard to the practical matters connected with the book o

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