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nd salt, lamp, cross and triangle upon the altar (the candidate must be blindfolded and tied thrice around the waist (hierophant knocks once) kerux (goes to the east, and faces west "hekas! hekas! este be beloi (returns to the southeast and faces east) bell/ hierophant (holds up the sceptre, faces west, and knocks once "fraters and sorors of the hermetic order of the golden dawn, in the temple of isis mighty mother, assist me to open the hall of the neophyte. kerux, see that the temple is properly guarded, that doors and entrances have been checked and all are present" kerux (knocks on all the doors and checks the portal "very honored hierophant, the hall is properly guarded (salutes hierophant) hierophant "very honored hiereus, guard the other side of the portal (hiereus turns west. kerux

khabs" hiereus (knocks "am" hegemon (knocks "pekht" hiereus (knocks "konx" hegemon (knocks "om" hierophant (knocks "pax" hegemon (knocks "light" hierophant (knocks "in" hiereus (knocks "extension (the kerux removes the rose, cup, paten of bread and salt and the lamp from the altar, leaving the cross and triangle only) hierophant "fraters and sorors of the golden dawn of the outer in the temple of isis mighty mother, i have recieved a dispensation from the chiefs of the second order to duly admit_ to the grade of neophyte. honored hegemon, instruct the candidate to hold himself/herself/themselves in readiness for the ceremony of his/her/their admission, and superintend his/her/their preparation (hegemon salutes hierophant and prepares candidates as follows. the candidate is hoodwinked and a

te has been initiated into the mysteries of the 0=0 grade of neophyte (kerux advances to the northeast) kerux "in the name of the lord of the universe and by command of the very honored hierophant, hear ye all that i proclaim that_ who will hereafter be known to by the motto_ has been admitted in due form to the neophyte grade of the hermetic order of the golden dawn in the outer in the temple of isis mighty mother" 37 hierophant "very honored hiereus, i delegate you to pronouncing a short address to our frater/soror(s) on his/her/their admission" hiereus "as you have now passed through the ceremony of your admission, allow me to congratulate you on being admitted as a member of this ancient and honorable order whose professed object and end is the practical study of occult science. let me

y betray their trust in word, action or inaction" hierophant "remember that your admission to this order gives you no right to initiate any other person or to form any temple or teaching sanctuary without dispensation from the greatly honored chiefs of the second order. closing kerux (goes to the northeast "hekas! hekas! este be beloi" bell\ hierophant (knocks "fraters and sorors of the temple of isis mighty mother and the hermetic order of the golden dawn, assist me to close the hall of the neophyte. frater kerux, see that the hall is properly guarded" kerux (having checked the hall "very honored hierophant, the hall is properly guarded" hierophant "honored hiereus, assure yourself that all are initiated members of the golden dawn" hiereus "fraters and sorors, give the grade sign of neoph

candidate in the 0=0 neophyte initiation, but at this time your task is to have a basic understanding of the initiation and the symbology of the temple. the whole purpose of the golden dawn system of magic and the neophyte initiation is to begin the process whereby the candidate can receive exposure to his or her higher self and the knowledge therein. in the hall of the neophyte of the temple of isis mighty mother, the flagship temple of the hermetic order of the golden dawn, the walls are draped in black curtains. this is done to prevent any distractions and also to increase flashing colors that are fused on some of the implements. the floor itself is black and white checkered tile. the black and white tile could be symbolic of yin and yang or masculine and feminine energies. in early ma

18276066 GRIMM JACOB TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY VOL 1

tlien cultus remains to be brought out: the solemn carryinfj about of divine images. the divinity was not to remain rooted to one spot, but at various times to bestow its presence on the entire compass of the land (see ch. xiv. so nerthus rode in state (invehebatur populis),and berecynthia (ch. xiii, so fro travelled out in spring, so the sacred ship, the sacred plough was carried round (ch. xiii isis. the figure of the unknown gothic god rode in its waggon (ch. vi. fetcliing-in the summer or may, carrying-out winter and death, are founded on a similai view. holda, berhta and the like beings all make their circuit at stated seasons, to the heathen's joy and the christian's terror; even the march of wuotan's host may be so interpreted (conf. ch. xxxi. frau gaudeu. when fro had ceased to app

e diis patriis to whom the captured signa eomana were hung up (ann. 1, 59; when he distinguishes between penetrates germaniae deos or dii penatcs (ann. 2, 10. u, 16, communes dii (hist. 4, 64, and conjugalcs dii (germ. 18; when he even distinguishes individual gods, and tries to suit them with eoman names, and actually names (interpretatione eomana) a mars, mercurius, hercules, castor and pollux, isis, nay, has preserved the german appellations of the deus terra editus and of his son, and of a goddess, the terra mater; how is it possible to deny that at that time the germans worshipped veritable gods? how is it possible, when we take into account all the rest that we know of the language, the liberty, the manners, and virtues of the germani, to maintain the notion that, sunk in a stolid fe

ame time they did not go arbitrarily to work, but evidently with care. caesar's sol, luna and vulcan are perhaps what satisfies us least; but tacitus seems never to use the names of roman deities, except advisedly and with reflection. of the gods, he names only mercury and mars (germ. 9. ann. 13, 57. hist. 4, 64; of deified heroes, hercules, castor and pollux (germ. 9, 43; of goddesses, 120 gods. isis (germ. 9, the terra mater by her german name (germ. 40, and the mater deum (germ. 45. incompatible deities, such as apollo or bacchus, are never compared. what strikes us most, is the absence of jupiter, and the distinction given to mercury, who was but a deity of the second rank with the eomans, a mere god of merchants, but here stands out the foremost of all: deorum maxime mercurium colunt:

of mars and mercurius in statues (p.lll, precisely as tacitus names the german ones together (ann. 13, 57. the omission of jupiter is obviously accounted for, by his worship yielding the precedence to that of mercury in those nations which tacitus knew best: we shall see, as we go on, that the northern and remoter branches on the contrary reserved their highest veneration for the thunder-god. on isis and hercules i shall express my views further on. whom we are to understand by the dioscuri, is hard to guess; most likely two sons of woden, and if we go by the statements of the edda, the brothers baldr and hermosr would be the most fitting. this adaptation of classical names to german gods became universally spread, and is preserved with strict unanimity by the latin writers of the succeed

e hertha gift gras, imd fiillt schiin und fass (barn and vessel' hall. allg. lit. z. 1823, p. 375. but the un-saxon rhyme of gras with fass (for fat) sufficiently betrays the workmanship. it is clumsily made up after the well-known rule of the farmer' mai kiihl und nass fiillt scheunen und fass (see suppl. 3 later, strues, ara, from hlasan hlus, struere, gramm. 2, 10, num. 83* ovid. fast. 2, 513. isis. 257 deae hludanae sacrvm c. tibeeivs vervs. hliodana is neither a lioman nor a celtic goddess, but her name answers perfectly to that of the xorse divinity, and sk. thorlacius has the merit of having recognised and learnedly proved the identity of the two^ in this inscription i see striking evidence of the oneness of norse and german mythology. thorlacius, not without reason, compares tlie n

3 8 INITIATION CEREMONY

ise and the letters of the holy name. he also is axieros, the first of the samothracian kabiri, as well as zeus and osiris. the left hand figure below, rising from the earth is samael, the ruler of volcanic fire. he is also axiokersos, the 2nd kabir, pluto and typhon. the right hand figure below is anadl, the ruler of the astral light. she is also axiokersa, the third kabir, ceres and proserpina, isis and nephthys. she is therefore represented in a duplicate form and rising from the water. around both these figures dart flashes of lightning. these 3 principal figures form the fire triangle, and further represent fire operating in the other three elements of air, earth, and water. the central lower figure with his back turned and his arms extended in the sign of theoricus is arel the ruler

4 7 INITIATION CEREMONY

, the magnitude of their fear, the roar of their thundering voice. i am the future, mist-clad and shrouded in gloom. i am the recession of the torrent, the storm veiled in terror is my name. hail unto the mighty powers of nature, and the chiefs of the whirling storm. heg: leads practicus round to his own seat. takes red lamp in his hand and addresses practicus. heg: the priestess with the mask of isis spake and said, the traveller through the gates of anubis is my name. i am water pure and limpid, ever flowing on towards the sea. i am the ever-passing present, which stands in the place of the past. i am the fertilized land. hail unto the dwellers of the wings of the morning. heg: replaces lamp. seats candidate west of and close to the altar facing hierophant and returns to his own place. h

t before pillars. hiero: frater (xyz) the path now open before you is the 28th leading from the grade of theoricus to the grade of philosophus. take in your right hand the solid pyramid of the elements and follow the guide of the path. heg: circumambulates hall once with practicus. hiero: as they approach rises, the red lamp in his hand. they halt before him. hiero: the priestess with the mask of isis spake and said i am the rain of heaven, descending upon the earth, bearing with it the fructifying and germinating power. i am the plenteous yielder of harvest; i am the cherisher of life. heg: leads practicus round to the seat of the hiereus. hiereus: as they approach rises with red lamp in his hand. they halt before him. hiereus: the priestess with the mask of nephthys spake and said i am t

hiero: before you upon the altar is the 17th key of the tarot, which symbolically resumes these ideas. the large star in the center of the heavens has seven principal and 14 secondary rays, and thus represents the heptad multiplied by the triad which yields 21 the number of the divine name, eheieh which as you already know is attached to kether. in the egyptian sense it is sirius, the dog star of isis sothis; around it are the stars of the seven planets, each with its sevenfold counterchanged operation. the nude female figure with the star of the heptagram on her brow is the synthesis of isis, of nephthys and of athor. she also represents the planet venus, through whose sphere the influences of chesed descend. she is aima, binah and tebunah, the great supernal mother, aima elohim pouring u

the square. the name answering to 7 is aha, that answering to 49 is hagiel, the intelligence of venus; that answering to 175 is qedemei the spirit of venus and lastly that answering to 1252 is beni seraphim the name of the intelligence of venus. on this tablet is shown the meaning of the symbol of venus on the tree of life. it embraces all the sephiroth, and is therefore the fitting symbol of the isis of nature. hence also its circle is always represented larger than that of mercury. hiero: resumes his seat. heg: leads practicus to hiereus. heg: hiereus: pract: move to west. hiereus: on this tablet (indicating it) are shown the paths when arranged with daath added to the sephirotic tree. it differs from the other and more usual attributions. furthermore it is not so correct, as daath is no

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGICK SPELLS

you may wish to welcome the archangels, or guardians of the four watchtowers at the four compass points as you cast your circle (the archangels represent the celestial beings that feature in the cosmologies of the three main religions of the western world -christianity, judaism and islam. for more information, see pages 200 and 236. alternatively, you may wish to call upon powerful goddess forms: isis, ishtar, cerridwen, innana, shakti, yoruba, danu, kali and aine, protect, empower and inspire this magical endeavour. you can embellish the casting ceremony as much as you like, perhaps drawing pentagrams in the air at the four main compass points, and combining this with lighting the four elemental candles. some practitioners like to cast a circle and then welcome other members of the group

ircle three is a sacred number in magick and for special ceremonies you can create a triple circle of both power and protection. the number three represents the three aspects of the god figure in many religions: the holy trinity, the triple goddess, the three aspects of the moon -maiden, mother and wise woman or crone- the trefoil or triple god of the celts, and the even older egyptian trinity of isis, osiris and horus, the young sky god. this triplicity is still celebrated when we turn our money over and bow three times to the moon for good luck* create your first two circles of light and salt water* return to the place where you began* place the bowl on the altar and light your incense; you can either light a stick in a secure holder or sprinkle incense on a charcoal block burning within

rt and pure intent, much harder to attain than learning any complex ritual. the goddess as focus many beliefs emphasise the polarity of the female/male, goddess/god and anima/animus energies. the bringing together of these two powers, the sacred marriage that is celebrated symbolically in the great rite of the union of earth and sky, is a ritual that permeates all cultures. in egyptian mythology, isis, the sister-wife of osiris, sought and reassembled his body after his murder and dismemberment by his brother seth. in this connection, she took on the role of the goddess of rebirth, the bone goddess, and restored him in a more evolved form. the annual celebrations of this event coincided with the rising of the dog star, sirius, which heralded the flooding of the nile and the restoration of

uze, whipped by the wind' he is especially associated with the life force and renewing health and energy. horus horus was the ancient egyptian sky god, represented as a falcon or a falcon-headed man. his eyes were the sun and moon and his wings could extend across the entire heavens. he was frequently associated with the morning aspect of ra, the sun god, and worshipped as re-harakhte. the son of isis and osiris, he is often depicted as an infant on his mother's lap and together the parents and child form a trinity. horus brings clarity of mind and purpose and the ability to seize upon an opportunity, and is effective for uncovering secrets, deception and illusion. lugh lugh, the celtic 'shining one, who gives his name to lughnassadh, celtic festival of the first harvest, was the young sol

ed at the festival of akitu, or zag-mug, which marked the rising of the waters of the tigris and the euphrates and the coming of the spring rains, to bring fertility, at the spring equinox. like innana, she is a goddess of fertility, restoration, renewal, birth and the life cycles; she also represents power with responsibility and necessary sacrifice for future gain, but above all transformation. isis the egyptian goddess isis is the most powerful and frequently invoked goddess in formal magick. she is mother, healer and the faithful wife who annually restored her consort osiris to life, thus magically causing the nile to flood and fertility to return to the land. she is the patroness of magick and spell-casting, having tricked ra the sun god into giving her his secrets. some accounts say

ADEPTUS MINOR INITIATION

s its meaning" second "it is the key of sigils and rituals, and represents the force of the 22 letters in nature, as divided into a three, a seven and a twelve. many and great are its mysteries" 6 chief "associate adeptus minor, what is the wand which thou bearest" third "a simple wand having the colors of the 12 signs of the zodiac between light and darkness and surmounted by the lotus flower of isis. it symbolizes the development of creation" chief "mighty adeptus major, thy wand and its meaning" second "a wand terminating in the symbol of the binary and surmounted by the tau cross of life, or the head of the phoenix, sacred to osiris. the seven colors of the rainbow between light and darkness are attributed to the planets. it symbolizes rebirth and resurrection from death" chief "my wan

(chief, second, and third adept enter the vault consecutively, chief passes to the east of the pastos facing west. second adept goes to the south facing north. third adept goes to the north facing south (officers all raise their wands to form a pyramid over the pastos and altar) chief "let us analyze the keyword. i" second "n" third "r" all "i" chief "y" second "n" third "r" all "y" chief "virgo, isis, mighty mother (making sign of isis" second "scorpio, apophis, destroyer (making sign of apophis" third "sol, osiris, slain and risen (making the sign of osiris, slain and risen" all "isis, apophis, osiris- i.a.o (bringing wands up to touch each other along with cruces) chief "let the divine light descend (all separate wands and cruces, and give the sign of cross) all "the sign of osiris slai

second "scorpio, apophis, destroyer (making sign of apophis" third "sol, osiris, slain and risen (making the sign of osiris, slain and risen" all "isis, apophis, osiris- i.a.o (bringing wands up to touch each other along with cruces) chief "let the divine light descend (all separate wands and cruces, and give the sign of cross) all "the sign of osiris slain" chief "l- the sign of the mourning of isis (tilting head) 8 second "v- the sign of typhon and apophis (head up slightly) third "x- the sign of osiris risen (head bowed) all "l.v.x- lux, the light of the cross (crux ansata) k- white, j- gray, b- black, h- blue, g- red, t- yellow, n- emerald green h- orange, y- purple, m- olive, citrine, black& russet (all give the adept sign to the pastos, quit the tomb and resume previous places) chie

osy cross (aspirant is faced to east, and adepts return to former positions. crook and scourge are laid on altar over dagger, crossing at yellow bands) chief "repeat with us the following words which are the signs of the hidden wisdom of our order (aspirant is made to repeat each word after the officer) chief "i" second "n" third "r" 26 all "i" chief "y" second "n" third "r" all "y" chief "virgo, isis, mighty mother" second "scorpio, apophis, destroyer" third "sol, osiris, slain and risen" all "isis, apophis, osiris, i.a.o. let the divine light descend (all separate wands and give the sign of osiris slain) all "the sign of osiris slain" chief "l- the sign of the mourning of isis (with tilted head to the side) second "v- the sign of typhon and apophis (head facing upwards, arms stretched) t

ALEE J BOOK OF AIWASS

than a minute. there is a benefit; a gift from the daemon (god) with whom you choose to resonate- you must ask for your gift once you've assumed godform. it is also important to know what gift the god offers. let's start from the top; satan (baphomet) grants any object you desire; gold coins, expensive clothes, furniture, rare antiques, a new car, exotic pet, etc. no need to be specific. babalon (isis) grants a protective amulet to be worn about the neck. you must be specific concerning the material the amulet is to be made from, its design, the kind of protection you desire. aiwass, lord egan's daemonic form, grants one astral projection experience. lucifer grants increased intelligence. pan (priapus) grants one sexual encounter with whomever you desire. bacchus grants that your unpaid de

t fails to utilize the godform's ability to amplify energy, which could be used as a pulley! occultnik experts insist that when picking a godform, one should choose from the same pantheon or pick carefully according to planetary powers. this is completely absurd and entirely untrue. all daemons do is amplify your own power. when you assume godform, the effect is the same whether you choose pan or isis as a model! it makes no difference if the deity is egyptian, greek or roman. the time has come to outline a no frills shortcut; 1. try getting a modest amount of background information about the deity so your brain responds to the correct archetype. 2. procure a painting, statue, print, drawing of the deity along with the sigil related to it. 3. prepare a place for quiet meditation lit with c

ALEISTER CROWLEY EIGHT LECTURES ON YOGA

into contact with a part of our nature which is none the less quintessential because it has hitherto been masked by our pre-occupation with more active qualities. venus resembles jupiter, but on a lower scale, standing to him very much as mars does to saturn. she is close akin in nature to the sun, and she may be considered an externalisation of his influence towards beauty and harmony. venus is isis, the great mother; venus is nature herself; venus is the sum of all possibilities. the niyama corresponding to venus is one of the most important, and one of the most difficult of attainment. i said the sum of all possibilities, and i will ask you to go back in your minds to what i said before about the definition of the great work itself, the aim of the yogi to consummate the marriage of all

ty of the female part of us, the passive principle which is yet very different to that of venus, for the moon corresponds to the sun much as venus does to mars. she is more purely passive than venus, and although venus is so universal the moon is also universal in another sense. the moon is the highest and the lowest; the moon is the aspiration, the link of man and god; she is the supreme purity: isis the virgin, isis the virgin mother; but she comes right down at the other end of the scale, to be a symbol of the senses themselves, the mere instrument of the registration of phenomena, incapable of discrimination, incapable of choice. the niyama corresponding to her influence, the first of all, is that quality of aspiration, the positive purity which refuses union with anything less than th

ALEISTER CROWLEY ABSINTHE THE GREEN GODDESS

ms. it solves every problem of life and death--which two also are one. it translates this universe into intelligible terms, relating truly the ego with the non-ego, and recasting the prose of reason in the poetry of soul. even as the eye of the sculptor beholds his masterpiece already existing in the shapeless mass of marble, needing only the loving kindness of the chisel to cut away the veils of isis, so you may (perhaps) learn to behold the sum and summit of all grace and glory from this great observatory, the old absinthe house of new orleans. v'la, p'tite chat o across the gulf chapter i at last the matter comes back into my mind. it is now five years since i discovered my stele at bulak, but now until i obtained certain initiation in the city of benares last year did the memory of my

ALEISTER CROWLEY ACROSS THE GULF

caressed me; so that angry words were spoken. but even as they quarrelled among themselves, my guardian, the old eunuch, appeared among them; for he had traced me to the garden. and when they beheld the ring of the holy ancient man the astrologer they trembled; and the lord of the house threw a chain of gold around my neck, while his lady gave me her own silken scarf, broidered with the loves of isis and nephthys, and of apis and hathor. nor did any dare to take from me the little bone that i had won so dearly; and with it i made the spell of the elixir, and beheld the starry abodes ofduant, even as it was written in the old wise book. but my guardians were ashamed and perplexed; for though i was so sleek and subtle, yet my manhood already glowed in such deeds as this- how should i truly

the slain of typhon, the devoured of apophis. yea, verily, i was alone! chapter v now then the great exhaustion took hold upon me, and i fell at the feet of the osiris as one dead. all knowledge of terrestrial things was gone from me; i entered the kingdom of the dead by the gate of the west. for the worship of osiris is to join the earth to the west; it is the cultus of the setting sun. through isis man obtains strength of nature; through osiris he obtains the strength of suffering and ordeal, and as the trained athlete is superior to the savage, so is the magic of osiris stronger than the magic of isis. so by my secret practices at night, while my guardians strove to smooth my spirit to page 19 gulf.txt a girl s, had i found the power to bring about that tremendous event, an equinox of

de the salutation unto the attendant gods, very forcibly, so that they responded with echoes of my adoration. and osiris accepted mine adoration with gladness as i journeyed about at the four quarters of the temple. now cometh the mysterious ceremony of assumption. i took upon myself the form of the god: i strove to put my heart in harmony with his. alas! alas! i was in tune with the dead soul of isis; my heart was as a page 21 gulf.txt flame of elemental lust and beauty; i could not- i could not. then the heavens lowered and black clouds gathered upon the firmament of nu. dark flames of lightning rent the clouds, giving no light. the thunder roared; the people were afraid. in his dark shrine the osiris gloomed, displeasure on his forehead, insulted majesty in his eyes. then a pillar of du

e the bubbling of a well and like the tinkling of a fountain through a bed of moss. also she had deep notes like the sea that booms upon a rocky shore. so long, long, long i slept. now when i awoke the nymph had gone; but i took form my bosom a little casket of certain sacred herbs; and casting a few grains into the pool, repaid her for her courtesy. and i blessed her in the name of our dead lady isis, and went on in the strength of that delicious meal for a great way. yet i page 23 gulf.txt wist not what to do; for i was as it were a dead man, although my age was barely two and twenty years. what indeed should befall me? yet i went on; and, climbing a ridge, beheld at last the broad nile, and a shining city that i knew not. there on the ridge i stood and gave thanks to the great gods of h

to dawn in me. chapter vi without any long delay i descended the slopes and entered the city. not knowing what might have taken place in thebai and what news might have come thither, i did not dare declare myself; but seeking out the high priest of horus i showed him a certain sign, telling him that i was come from memphis on a journey, and intended to visit thebai to pay homage at the shrine of isis. but he, full of the news, told me that the ancient priestess of isis, who had become priest of osiris, had been taken up to heaven as a sign of the signal favour of the god. where at i could hardly hold myself from laughter; yet i controlled myself and answered that i was not prepared to return to memphis, for that i was vowed to isis, and osiris could not serve my turn. at this he begged me

ALEISTER CROWLEY BOOK OF LIES

nia in duos: duo in unum: unus in nihil: hae nec quatuor nec omnia nec duo nec unus nec nihil sunt. gloria patri et matri et filio et [82] filiae et spiritui sancto externo et spiritui sancto interno ut erat est erit in saecula saeculorum sex in uno per nomen septem in uno ararita. let him then repeat the signs of l.v.x. but not the signs of n.o.x; for it is not he that shall arise in the sign of isis rejoicing. commentary( lambda-sigma) the star sapphire corresponds with the star-ruby of chapter 25; 36 being the square of 6, as 25 is of. this chapter gives the real and perfect ritual of the hexagram. it would be improper to comment further upon an official ritual of the a'.a. book of lies get any book for free on: www.abika.com 80 [83] 37 kappa-epsilon-phi-alpha-lambda-eta lambda-zeta dra

book of lies get any book for free on: www.abika.com 117 [121] 56 kappa-epsilon-phi-alpha-lambda-eta nu-digamma trouble with twins holy, holy, holy, unto five hundred and fifty five times holy be our lady of the stars! holy, holy, holy, unto one hundred and fifty six times holy be our lady that rideth upon the beast! holy, holy, holy, unto the number of times necessary and appropriate be our lady isis in her millions-of-names, all-mother, genetrix-meretrix! yet holier than all these to me is laylah, night and death; for her do i blaspheme alike the finite and the the infinite. so wrote not frater perdurabo, but the imp crowley in his name. for forgery let him suffer penal servitude for seven years; or at least let him do pranayama all the way home-home? nay! but to the house of the harlot

ALEISTER CROWLEY LIBER 777

of gods. priests, to propitiate their local fetish, would flatter him with the title of creator; philosophers, with a wider outlook, would draw identities between many gods in order to obtain a unity. time and the gregarious nature of man have raised gods as ideas grew more universal; sectarianism has drawn false distinctions between identical gods for polemical purposes. thus, where shall we put isis, favouring nymph of corn as she was? as the type of motherhood? as the moon? as the great goddess earth? as nature? as the cosmic egg from which all nature sprang? for as time and place have changed, so she is all of these! what of jehovah, that testy senior of genesis, that lawgiver of leviticus, that phallus of the depopulated slaves of the egyptians, that jealous king-god of the times of t

s clxix. as col. clxvii (succedent) clxx. as col. cxviii (succendent. clxxi. as col. cxlvii (cadent) clxxii. as col. cxlviii (cadent) 15 aroueris assicean anubis lencher horus asentacer 16 serapis asicath helitomenos virvaso apophis aharph 17 taautus thesogar cyclops verasua titan tepistosoa 18 apoltun sothis hecate syth mercophta thuismis 19 typhon aphruimis perseus sitlacer nephthe phuonidie 20 isis thumis pi-osiris thoptius panotragus aphut 22 zeuda serucuth omphta aterechinis ophionius arepien 24 arimanius sentacer merota tepiseuth panotragus senciner 25 tolmophta eregbuo tomras sagen zeraph chenen 26 soda themeso riruphta epima monuphta homoth 28 brondeus oroasoer vucula astiro proteus tepisatras 29 rephan archatapias sourut thopibui phallophorus atembui clxxiii* genii of the twelve h

t 400' layck cassiel 21 32 bis t 400 e. 31 bis c 300 a. table vi (continued) 32 clxxx. title of tarot trumps. clxxxi. correct design of tarot trumps. 11 the spirit of aiqhr. a bearded ancient seen in profile* 12 the magus of power. a fair youth with winged helment and heels, equipped as a magician, displays his art* 13 the priestess of the silver star. a crowned priestess sits before the veil of isis between the pillars of seth* 14 the daughter of the mighty ones. crowned with stars, a winged goddess stands upon the moon* 15 the son of the morning, chief among the mighty. a flame-clad god bearing equivalent symbols* 16 the magus of the eternal. between the pillars sits an ancient* 17 the children of the voice: the oracle of the mighty gods. a prophet, young, and in the sign of osiris rise

ge, op. cit. i, 448) he is said to be the son of the cat goddess bast who was also associated with the moon (to complicate matters bast has solar aspects in some accounts. lines 16, 32-bis: ahapshi is the apis bull (gd coptic spelling. ameshet is amset (or mestha, one of the children of horus. line 17: the rekti goddesses and merti goddesses both appear to have been specific titles or epiphets of isis and nephthys. line 19: pasht (according to budge, op. cit. i, 517) is pekh or pekhit, a minor lioness goddess. mau is onomatopoeic egyptian for cat and appears to have been an epiphet of ra. line 22: ma is more usually spelt maat or ma at. lines 23, 31: auramoth and thoum-aesh-neith were never egyptian deities but were names constructed on qabalistic principles by the golden dawn to refer to

ransliterate and then decipher the coptic names given by crowley (some of which i suspect are corrupt or misprinted) i will give the versions of these names as listed in regardie (ed, complete g.d (tom. x pp. 113-4. in many cases these are not reasonable transliterations of the names printed in 777. fire: bishop: toum. queen: sati-ashtoreth. knight: ra. castle: anouke (possibly ankhet, a title of isis) king: kneph (khnemu. water: bishop: hapimon (the nile god) queen: thouerist (ta-urt the hippopotamus goddess) knight: sebek castle: shu king: osiris air: bishop: shu queen: knousou knight: seb castle: tharpesht (a g.d. amalgam of bast and sekhet) king: socharis (seker; an early god who became identified with ptah, and later with osiris) earth: bishop: aroueris queen: isis knight: hoori (horu

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ortal of the vault of the adepts t. k. r. p paroketh, the veil of the sanctuary. the sign of the rending of the veil. the sign of the closing of the veil [give these [make the invoking pentagrams of spirit] in the number 21, in the grand word hyha; in the name hwchy, in the pass word i.n.r.i, o spirits of the tablet of spirit, ye, ye i invoke! the sign of osiris slain! the sign of the mourning of isis! the sign of apophis and typhon! the sign of osiris risen! l.v.x, lux, the light of the cross [give these] in the name of tudw hwla hwhy i declare that the spirits of spirit have been duly invoked [the knock w wwww] liber lxxxiv 21 the first key*3 ol sonuf vaoresaji, gohu iad balata, elanusaha caelazod:4 sobra zod-ol roray i ta nazodapesad, giraa ta maelpereji, das hoel-qo qaa notahoa zodimez

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the sign of the enterer, which is done with hands flat palm to palm and then spread without rotation of wrists "7-10. the l v x signs "7+ osiris slain- the cross" body and feet as in #2. head bowed. arms directly horizontal from the shoulders in the plane of the image. hands with fingers together, thumbs to side of palm and palmer side forward. the tau shape of the robe dominates the image "8. l isis mourning- the svastica" the body is in semi-profile, head down slightly and facing right of photograph. the arms, hands, legs and feet are positioned to define a swastika. left foot flat, carrying weight and angled toward the right of the photo. right foot toe down behind the figure to the left in the photo. right upper arm due left in photo and forearm vertical with fingers closed and pointi

idolon, or reflexion. for example, god is above sex; and therefore neither man nor woman as such can be said fully to understand, much less to represent, god. it is therefore incumbent on the male magician to cultivate those female virtues in which he is deficient, and this task he must of course accomplish without in any way impairing his virility. it will then be lawful for a magician to invoke isis, and identify himself with her; if he fail to do this, his apprehension of the universe when he attains samadhi will lack the conception of maternity. the result will be a metaphysical and- by corollary- ethical limitation in the religion which he founds. judaism and islam are striking example of this failure. to take another example, the ascetic life which devotion to 11 magick so often invo

inary man to lose himself completely in the subject of a play or of a novel; but for those who can do so, this method is unquestionably the best. observe: each element in this cycle is of equal value. it is wrong to say triumphantly "mors janua vitae, unless you add, with equal triumph "vita janua mortis. to one who understands this chain of the aeons from the point of view alike of the sorrowing isis and of the triumphant osiris, not forgetting their link in the destroyer apophis, there remains no secret veiled in nature. he cries that name of god which throughout history has been echoed by one religion to another, the infinite swelling paean i.a.o<beast and with his number 666, so that he who invokes the former invokes also

t it avoids contact with the inferior planes, that it is self-sufficient, that it involves no responsibilities, and that it leaves its masters not only stronger in themselves, but wholly free to fulfil their essential natures. its abuse is an abomination> 27 chapter v the formula of i.a.o. this formula is the principal and most characteristic formula of osiris, of the redemption of mankind "i" is isis, nature, ruined by "a, apophis the destroyer, and restored to life by the redeemer osiris<father, o the mother, a the child- and yet another, in which i.a.o. are all fathers of different kinds balanced by h.h.h, 3 mothers, to complete the universe. in a third, the true formula of the beast 666, i and o are the opposites which form the fiel

a magick formula it should be remarked that it is essentially the formula of yoga or meditation; in fact, of elementary mysticism in all its branches. in beginning a meditation practice, there is always< a quiet pleasure, a gentle natural growth; one takes a lively interest in the work; it seems easy; one is quite pleased to have started. this stage represents isis. sooner or later it is succeeded by depression- the dark night of the soul, an infinite weariness and detestation of the work. the simplest and easiest acts become almost impossible to perform. such impotence fills the mind with apprehension and despair. the intensity of this loathing can hardly be understood by any person who has not experienced it. this is the period of apophis. it is follo

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free on: www.abika.com 91 get any fun out of existence; but at least it is not impossible. in other words, he implicitly denies the fundamental proposition that existence is sorrow, and he formulates the essential postulate of the white school of magick, that means exist by which the universal sorrow (apparent indeed to all ordinary observation) may be unmasked, even as at the initiatory rite of isis in the ancient days of kehm. there, a neophyte presenting his mouth, under compulsion, to the pouting buttocks of the goat of mendez, found himself caressed by the chaste lips of a virginal priestess of that goddess at the base of whose shrine is written that no man has lifted her veil. the basis of the black philosophy is not impossibly mere climate, with its resulting etiolation of the nati

unless you covered the marble completely with glittering gew-gaws, tinsel finery, sham jewels from the tray of autolycus! yet it was precisely because you were sick of all this that you came to me at all. how can one take you as a serious student? only because you do have moments when the scales fall from your eyes, and your deep need tears down the tawdry counterfeits which hide the shrine where isis stands unveiled- but ah! too far. you must advance. to advance- that means work. patient, exhausting, thankless, often 5 bewildering work. dear sister, if you would but work! work blindly, foolishly, misguidedly, it doesn't matter in the end: work in itself has absolute virtue. but for you, having got so far in this incarnation, there must be a revolution. you must no longer hesitate, no long

ill accept no other, the exploiter is still faced by diminishing returns. no possibility of expansion; sooner or later dividends dwindle, and the business is bust. to even the most stupid it becomes plain at this stage that war is wholly ruinous; organization breaks down altogether; one meaningless revolution follows another; famine and pestilence complete the job. last time- when osiris replaced isis- the wreck was limited in scope- note that it was the civilized, the organized part that broke down (jews and arabs could remain aloof, and keep a small torch burning until light returned with the renaissance) this time there is no civilization which can escape being involved in the totality of the catastrophe. towards this collapse all totalitarian movements inevitably tend. bertrand russell

tion it be) people like lenin, hitler, mussolini, the mikado, et hoc genus omne, are loyal emissaries of the masters, or the gods! well, why not? an analogy, once more. in the christian legend we find god (omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent) magic without tears get any book for free on: www.abika.com 281 employing judas, pilate and herod, no less than jesus, as actors in the drama which replaced isis by osiris in the great formula. perfectly true; but this fact does not in any way exculpate the criminals. it is no excuse for the commandants of belsen and buchenwald that they were acting under orders. the drama is not mere play-acting, in which the most virtuous man may play the vilest of parts. your further objection, doubtless, will be that this theory makes the 26 masters responsible fo

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nd any first-rate memory is in danger of being spoilt by it. no two ideas have any real meaning until they are harmonized in a third, and the operation is only perfect when these ideas are contradictory. this is the essence of the hegelian logic. the magick cup, as was shown above, is also the flower. it is the lotus which opens to the sun, and which collects the dew. this lotus is in the hand of isis the great mother. it is a symbol similar to the cup in the hand of our lady babalon. there are also the lotuses in the human body, according to the hindu system of physiology referred to in the chapter on dharana<three channels, sushumna in the middle, ida and pingala on either side("cf" the tree of life. the central ch

the three supernals. to what cupboard did she go? even to the most secret caverns of the universe. and who is this dog? is it not the name of god spelt qabalistically backwards? and what is this bone? the bone is the wand, the holy lingam! the complete interpretation of the rune is now open. this rime is the legend of the murder of osiris by typhon. the limbs of osiris were scattered in the nile. isis sought them in every corner of the universe, and she found all except his sacred lingam, which was not found until quite recently (vide fuller, the star in the west. let us take another example from this rich storehouse of magick lore. little bo peep she lost her sheep, and couldn't tell where to find them. leave them alone! and they'll come home, dragging their tails behind them "bo" is the

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prints (foot fs breadth (deut. 2:5) krdm a straight row rds channels, pipes my+hr 265 architect lkyrd) broke down srh a cry of the heart; anguish, anxiety hq(c 266 contraction mwcmc 267 illicit, forbidden rws) the merkabah: a chariot; a seat, throne hbkrm 268 stones of the sling (lqh ynb) 270 i.n.r.i (initials of iesus nazaraeus rex iudaeorum; igni natura renovata integra; intra nobis regnum dei; isis naturae regina ineffabilis; and many other sentences. see crowley, coll. works vol. i. appendix) y r n y enemy r( evil; friend (r 271 earth (ch (whence glow, mean h (r) in these words, as follows (see 256, hrym) rm)l 272 earth)(r) to consume; to injure; brutish r(b a great blow hbr hkm the evening; to grow dark; to exchange, pawn; poplar, willow; desert; arabia; sweet, pleasant; raven br( 273

re bhr= 207= rw) pws ny, etc, and rbd= voice( gthe vision and the voice h; thus showing, by yetziratic attribution, the three wands: caduceus: phoenix: lotus. note always rb) are the three supernals. 3rd method. 5a a a d i r b r b a a h give 205+ 213; both mean gmighty h, whence abrahadabra is gthe word of double power h. b) show nb )my) b, viz, amoun: thoth: mout. by yetziratic method, h d r are isis: horus: osiris (also, for h d r, vide i.r.q. 992) dividing as 3 and 8, we get 7 of horus dominating the stooping dragon, w)y rr; also: a r b d a b a r a h a 8= dd, love; and 207= rw, light; 8 207= 18, which is equivalent to yx, living; further, 297= 23 9= hyx, life: hence, licht: liebe: leben. again, 418= t+ w)y= 21+ 397, q.v. rbd and 678= 6+ 7+ 8= 21. 2 b+ 2 r+ d= 32. the five different lett

the begirming h (with gsmall h beth. see liber 2911) ty#)rb 914 out! avaunt! go away *cwx demons *myd# 916 expiations, atonements *myrwpk 918 a wall *cyx (taking the three hehs in hwhyh) as concealing the mothers# m, we get iota: alpha: omega *mw)y) 919 the sacred wind *my# 920 a branch *pn( i.n.r.i (initials of iesus nazaraeus rex iudaeorum; igni natura renovata integra; intra nobis regnum dei; isis naturae regina ineffabilis; and many other sentences. see crowley, coll. works vol. i. appendix *y r n y thunders *mym(r 921 insight, perception twlktsh 924 so the myhl) created man in his own image md)h t) myhl )rbyw wmlcb 925 the river of justice *nyd r)y 929 the treasures of the north nwpc twrcw) palace of the holy of holies (referred to the supernals) my#dq #wdq lkyh the world of briah (c

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o were the brethren discreet to conceal his true name. after whom came three names great and terrible that i write not in this place. lastly appeared this newly-writ hieroglyph of the lion, and the name of that brother was hidden from me. then was i shewn the mystery of the words: how in the first period of recorded history men thought that life came from woman alone, and worked by the formula of isis, worshipping nature chaste and kindly, not understanding death, or the arcanum of love. so, when the time was ripe, appeared the brethren of the formula of osiris, whose word is i a o; so that men worshipped man, thinking him subject to death, and his victory dependent upon resurrection. even so conceived they of the sun as slain and reborn with every day, and every year. now, this great form

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ake; another soul of god and beast shall mingle in the globed priest; another sacrifice shall stain the tomb; another king shall reign; and blessing no longer be poured to the hawk-headed mystical lord" the old comment 34. this prophecy, relating to centuries to come, does not concern the present writer at the moment. yet he must expound it. the hierarchy of the egyptians gives us this genealogy: isis, osiris, horus. now the 'pagan' period is that of isis; a pastoral, natural period of simple magic. next with buddha, christ, and others there came in the equinox of osiris; when sorrow and death ware the principal objects of man's thought, and his magical formula is that of sacrifice. now, with mohammed perhaps as its forerunner, comes in the equinox of horus, the young child who rises stron

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lay (so the ceremony of initiation supposed) the body of our father christian rosen creutz, to be discovered by the brethren with the postulant as said in the book called fama fraternitatis. there are three officers, and they repeat the analysis of the word as follows: chief. let us analyse the key word i. 2nd. n. 3rd. r. all. i. chief. yod. y 2nd. nun. n 3rd. resh. r all. yod. y chief. virgo (f) isis, mighty mother. 2nd. scorpio (h) apophis, destroyer. 3rd. sol) osiris, slain and rise. all. isis, apophis, osiris, iao. all spread arms as if on a cross, and say: the sign of osiris slain! chief bows his head to the left, raises his right arm, and lowers his left, keeping the elbow and right angles, thus forming the letter (also the swastika. the sign of the mourning of isis. 2nd. with erect

hted hebrew, as if thereby the finite square of creation was assimilated to the infinite circle of the creator. 34 concealed yods on the other hand are another matter entirely t.s. 35 [lat, a coward created the soul of the earth] 36 [heb, possibly intended for: the son, the spirit, the father, the grave: ihvh [is] the law] 37 [grk, jesus christ, son of god, saviour] 38 [grk, approx. the favour of isis [is] the treasure of the sons of wisdom] liber lviii 23 yes: but why should not berashith 2, 2, 1, 3, 1, 4, give, say, e?39 the only answer is, that if you screw it round long enough, it perhaps will! the rational table of tziruph should, we agree with fra. p, be left to the rationalist press association, and we may present the irregular table of commutations to irregular masons. 4. to the le

hey are hardly pertinent to the pure numerical qabalah, and we therefore deal gently with them. the attributions are given in 777. thus a in the yetziratic world is air, by tarot the fool, and by signification an ox. thus we have the famous i.n.r.i= y. n. r. i= f, h, f; the virgin, the evil serpent, the sun, suggesting the story of genesis ii. and of the gospel. the initials of the egyptian names isis, apophis, osiris, which correspond, give in their turn the ineffable name iao; thus we say that the ineffable is concealed in and revealed by the birth, death and resurrection of christ; and further the signs of the mourning of the mother, triumph of the destroyer, and rising of the son, give by shape the letters l.v.x, lux, which letters are (again) concealed in and revealed by the cross the

voice the vision and the voice, a phrase which meant much to me at the moment of discovering this word [by taking each alternate letter] 205= rbg, mighty 213= ryba, mighty this shows abrahadabra as the word of double power, another phrase that meant much to me at the time. a a a a r a d b h b (3) baa at the top of the hexagram gives ba, amya, b, father, mother, child. rdh by yetzirah gives horus, isis, osiris, again father, mother, child. this hexagram is again the human triad. dividing into 3 and 8 we get the triangle of horus dominating the stooping dragon of 8 heads, the supernals bursting the head of daath. also a r b a a a a h d r b the supernals are supported upon two squares: daba= dd, love, 8. arha= rwa, light, 207. now 8 207= 1656= 18= yj, living, and 207= 9 23, hyj, life. at this

r. vide liber cdxiv t.s. 73 comparing this with the mathers translation, this appears to be a loose paraphrase of von rosenroth s glosses rather than a direct quote; the relevant paragraphs are 696 and 697 t.s. liber lviii 42 the five letters used in the word are a, the crown; b, the wand, d, the cup; h, the sword; r, the rosy cross; and refer further to amoun the father, thoth his messenger, and isis, horus, osiris, the divine-human triad. also 418= way ta, the essence of iao, q.v. this short analysis might be indefinitely expanded; but always the symbol will remain the expression of the goal and the exposition of the path. 419. teth, the number of the laughing lion on whom babalon rideth. see liber 418. note 419+ 156= 575= 23 25, occultly signifying 24, which again signifies to them that

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m. you tie him down and chloroform him. you do not pray to thoth or horus, but make one dash for his pylorus: and if ten years elapse, and he complains, o doctor, pity me! your cruel ands, for goodness sakes gave me such orrid stomach-aches. notes 71 you write him, with a face of flint, an order for some soda-mint. so yoga. life s a carcinoma, its cause uncertain, not to check. in vain you cry to isis: o ma! i ve got it fairly in the neck. the surgeon crowley, with his trocar, says you a poor but silly bloke are, advises concentration s knife quick to the horny growth called life. yoga? there s danger in the biz! but, it s the only chance there is (for life, if left alone, is sorrow, and only fools hope god s to-morrow) up, guards, and at em! second, your facts are neatly put; stay! in tha

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of marble, and of jasper, and of jade. o woe! o woe! for all is dust and ruin; the flood- gates of the years have been opened, and time has swept away as a mighty wind the embattled castles of kings with the mud-daubed 178 huts of shepherds. merodach has gone, and so has ea, and no longer doth istar flame in the night, or cast down her kisses on the sparkling goblets in the palace of belshazzar. isis, dark-veiled, hath departed, and nu no longer uplifteth the sun-bark with the breath of dawn. o amen, bull fair of face, where is thy glory? thebes is in ruins! o lord of joy, o mighty one of diadems! the sekhet crown has fallen from thy brow, and the strength of thy life hath departed, and thine eyes are as the shrouded shadows of night. olympus is but a barren hill, and asgard a land of sul

ns, mankind pays me homage, and thunders forth praises to my name. yet i am nameless in the deep, as amongst the lightsome mountains of the sky. some call me mother of the gods, some aphrodite of the seas of pearl, some diana of the golden nets, some proserpina queen of darkness, some hecate mistress of enchantments, some istar of the boat of night, some miriam of the cavern, and others yet again isis, veiled mother of mystery. i am she who cometh in unto all men, and if not here, then shalt thou behold me amidst the darkness of acheron, and as queen in the palaces of styx. i am the dark night 224 that bringeth forth the bright day; i am the bright day that swalloweth up the dark night; that bright day that hath been begotten by the ages, and conceived in the hearts of men; that dawn in wh

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nowledge and skill to perform, and that at the end thereof the closing should be most carefully accomplished. but in the preliminary practice it is enough to cleanse thyself by ablution, by robing, and by the rituals of the pentagram and hexagram. 0-2 should be practised at first, until some realisation is obtained; and the practice should always be followed by a divine invocation of apollo or of isis or of jupiter or of serapis. next, after a swift summary of 0-2, practise 3-7. this being mastered, add 8. then add 9-13. then being prepared and fortified, well fitted for the work, perform the whole meditation at one time. and let this be continued until perfect success be attained therein. for this is a mighty meditation and holy, having power even upon death; yea, having power even upon d

concentrate thy thought of thyself in the base of the spine, and move it gradually up a little at a time. by this means thou wilt become conscious of the spine, feeling each vertebra as a separate entity. this must be achieved most fully and perfectly before the further practice is begun. 4. next, adore the brain as before, but figure to thyself its content as infinite. deem it to be the womb of isis, or the body of nuit. 5. next, identify thyself with the base of the spine as before, but figure to thyself its energy as infinite. deem it to be the phallus of osiris or the being of hadit. 6. these two concentrations 4 and 5 may be pushed to the point of samadhi. yet lose not control of the will; let not samadhi be thy master herein. 7. now then, being conscious both of the brain and the sp

tion supposed) the body of our father christian rosen creutz, to be discovered by the brethren with the postulant as said in the book called fama fraternitatis. there are three officers, and they repeat the analysis of the word as follows- chief. let us analyse the key word- i. 2nd. n. 3rd. r. all. i. chief. yod. hb:yod. 2nd. nun. hb:nun. 3rd. resh. hb:resh. all. yod, hb:yod. chief. virgo (virgo) isis, mighty mother. 2nd. scorpio (scorpio) apophis, destroyer. 3rd. sol (sun) osiris, slain and risen. all. isis, apophis, osiris, iao. all spread arms as if on a cross, and say- the sign of osiris slain! 86 chief bows his head to the left, rises his right arm, and lowers his left keeping the elbow at right angles,thus forming the letter l (also the swastika. the sign of the mourning of isis. 2nd

lah, and we therefore deal gently with them. the attributions are given in "777. thus hb:aleph in the yetziratic world is "air" by tarot "the fool" and by signification "an ox" thus we have the famous i.n.r.i= hb:yod, hb:nun, hb:resh, hb:yod= virgo, scorpio, sun, virgo; the virgin, the evil serpent, the sun, suggesting the story of genesis ii. and of the gospel. the initials of the egyptian names isis, apophis, osiris, which correspond, give in their turn the ineffable name iao; thus we say that the ineffable is concealed in and revealed by the birth, death, and resurrection of christ; and further the sings of mourning of the mother, triumph of the destroyer, and rising of the son, give by shape the letters l.u.x, lux, which letters are (again) concealed in and revealed by the cross..l v\

ich meant much a-a b d dbr= 206, deber, voice to me at the moment of dis/ covering this word. r (3) a a\ a a b a [by taking each alternate letter] r-b h d/ r 205= gbr, mighty. this shows abrahadabra as 213= abir, mighty. the word of double power, another phrase that meant much to me at the time. aab at the top of the hexagram gives ab, aima, bn, father, mother, child. hdr by yetzirah gives horus, isis, osiris, again father, mother, child. this hexagram is again the human triad. dividing into 3 and 8 we get the triangle of horus dominating the stooping dragon of 8 heads, the supernals bursting the head of daath. also a\ the supernals are supported upon two squares- r--b a--b a--h abad= dd, love, 8. a--d r--a ahra= avr, light, 207. now 8 x 207= 1656= chi, living, and 207= 9 x 23, chih, life

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is labour; and fire, that is wit; and a rose, that is sin; and wine, that is death. and all about us is a great company of angels in many-coloured robes, rose and spring-green, and sky-blue, and pale gold, and silver, and lilac, solemnly chanting without words. it is music wonderful beyond all that can be thought. and now we go out of the chamber; on the right is a pylon, and the right figure is isis, and the left figure 53 nephthys, and they are folding their wings over, and supporting ra. i wanted to go back to the king's chamber. the angel pushed me away, saying "thou shalt see these visions from afar off, but thou shalt not partake of them save in the manner prescribed. for if thou change so much as the style of a letter, the holy word is blasphemed" and this is the manner prescribed:

re. for daring is not presumption. and he said moreover: thou dost well to keep silence, for i perceive how many questions arise in thy mind; yet already thou knowest that the answering, as the asking, must be vain. for nemo hath all in himself. he hath come where there is no light or knowledge, only when he needeth them no more. and then we bow silently, giving a certain sign, called the sign of isis rejoicing. and then he remaineth to ward the aethyr, while i return unto the bank of sand that is the bed of the river near the desert. the river-bed near bou-saada "december" 4, 1909. 2.10-3.45 p.m. the cry of the 12th aethyr, which is called loe. there appear in the stone two pillars of flame, and in the midst is a chariot of white fire. this seems to be the chariot of the seventh key of 81

this is the fixed mercury, and h and vau are the perfected sulphur and salt. but now i come into the centre of the maze, and whirling dust of stars and great forgotten gods. it is the whirling svastika which throws off all these things, for the svastika is in aleph by its shape and number, and in beth by the position of the arms of the magician, and in gimel because of the sign of the mourning of isis, and thus is the crown defended by these three thunderbolts. is not thrice seventeen fifty-one, that is, failure and pain? now i am shut out again by this black svastika with a corona of fire about it. and a voice cries: cursed be he that shall uncover the nakedness of the most high, for he is drunken upon the wine that is the blood of the adepts. and babalon hath lulled him to sleep upon her

the sign of the enterer, and he drove the seer from before his face. and he fell through the starry night unto the little village in the desert. benishrur, algeria "december" 10, 1909. 7.40-9.40 p.m. the cry of the 5th aethyr, which is called lit there is a shining pylon, above which is set the sigil of the eye, within the shining triangle. light streams through the pylon from before the face of isis-hathor, for she weareth the lunar crown of cows' horns, with the disk in the centre; at her breast she beareth the child horus. and there is a voice: thou knowest not how the seven was united with the four; much less then canst thou understand the marriage of the eight and the three. yet there is a word wherein these are made one, and therein is contained the mystery that thou seekest, concer

h bowed head, folding his wings across. and there is a little child in a mist of blue light; he hath golden hair, a mass of curls, and deep blue eyes. yea, he is all 132 golden, with a living, vivid gold. and in each hand he hath a snake; in the right hand a red, in the left a blue. and he hath red sandals, but no other garment. and he sayeth: is not life a long initiation unto sorrow? and is not isis the lady of sorrow? and she is my mother. nature is her name, and she hath a twin sister nephthys, whose name is perfection. and isis must be known of all, but of how few is nephthys known! because she is dark, therefore is she feared. but thou who hast adored her without fear, who hast made thy life an initiation into her mystery, thou that hast neither mother nor father, nor sister nor brot

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the mighty, whose phallus is like the pillar in karnak! even by myself and my male power do i conjure ye. amen. 12.20 i was getting sleepy when the oysters came. i now eat them in a yogin and ceremonial manner. 12.45. i have eaten my oysters, chewing them every one; also some bread and butter in the same manner, giving praise to priapus the lord of the oyster, to demeter the lady of corn, and to isis the queen of the cow. further, i pray symbolically in this meal for virtue, and strength, and gladness; as is appropriate to these symbols. but i find it very difficult to keep the mantra going, even in tune with the jaws; perhaps it is that this peculiar method of eating (25 minutes 25 for what could be done normally in 3) demands the whole attention. 1.30. drifted into a nap. well! we shall

t i have a real good mind to get maryt to let me perform the black mass on her at midnight. i would 29 just love to bring up typhon, and curse osiris and burn his bones and his blood! at least, i now solemnly express a pious wish that the crocodile of the west may eat up the sun once and for all, that set may defile the holy place, that the supreme blasphemy may be spoken by python in the ears of isis. i want trouble. i want to say indra's mantram till his throne gets red-hot and burns his lotus-buttocks; i want to pinch little harpocrates till he fairly yells and i will too! somehow! 6.15. i have now got into a sort of smug content, grinning all over like some sleepy chinese god. no reason for it, lord knows! i can't make up my mind whether to starve or sandwich or gorge the beast st. jo

on like a prairie fire. important then to stop it absolutely at will: even the work itself may become an obsession. 11 hours with no real break no bad. the bad part of to-day seems the asana, and the deadness. or, perhaps worse, i fail to apprehend the true magical purport of my work: hence all sort of aimless formulae, leading naturally enough to no result. it just strikes me it may be this isis apophis osiris iao formula that i have preached so often. certainly the first two days were isis natural, pleasant, easy events. most certainly too to-day has been apophis! think of the wild cursing and black magic, etc. we must hope for the osiris section to-morrow or next day. birth, death, resurrection! iao! 7.35. the sandwich duly chewed, and two coffees drunk, i resume the mystic mantra

39 r--d, my distaste for food was so intense that the smell of it caused real nausea. to-day, i am perfectly balanced, neither hungry nor nauseated. this is indeed more important than it seems; it is a sure sign when one sees a person take up fads that he is under the black rule of apophis. in the kingdom of osiris there is freedom and light. to-day i shall eat neither with the frank gluttony of isis nor with the severe asceticism of apophis. i shall eat as much and as little as i fancy; these violent means are no longer necessary. like count fosco, i shall "go on my way sustained by my sublime confidence, self-balanced by my impenetrable calm. 10.50. i have spent half an hour wandering in the mus e du luxembourg. i now sit down to meditate on this new ritual. the following, so it appears

itual in verse, in the egyptian language. i don't think very well. time must show: also experience. i'd recite tennyson if i thought it would give samadhi! now more mantra, though by the lord i'm getting sick of it. 1.40. it occurs to me, now that i am seeing my way in the operation a little more clearly, that one might consider the first day as osiris slain the second as that of the mourning of isis the third as that of the triumph of apophis v, and to-day that of osiris risen x; these four days being perfect in themselves as a 5 6 operation (or possibly with one or two more 41 to recapitulate l.v.x. lux, the light of the cross) thence one might proceed to some symbolic passage through the 6 5 grade though of course that grade is really symbolic of this soul-journey, not "vice vers

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ber four hundred. 8 "paroketh" is the veil which separates hod and netzach from tiphereth; and as we shall see later on, in the portal ritual, the first order from the second order. illustration on page 245 approximated below_ the veil of the sanctuary point of rending. the veil of nephthys the veil of isis_ imperator cancellar- hierophant past premonstra- nephthys ius thoth osiris hierophant tor isis aroueris\ hb:mem hb:ayin hb:samekh hb:nun hb:koph_ s. d t .the place. thmaist .the place. a o .of the feet .of the feet &d lc of nephthys- hegemon- of isis co iu. scale of. scale of. eu sp. bilanx. harpocrates .bilanx. nc t \hb:resh hb:tzaddi. sh e/ eo s. place of/ rs .evil triad_ apophrasz .satan typh/ hb:shin .on besz. hb:qof. hb:taw\ double_ altar. x /hiereus. horus kerux anubis of e+ w_ s

ngs and are the viceroys in the temple of the second order beyond. they are the reflections therein of the 7 =4, 6 =5, and 5 =6 grades, and are neither comprehended in, nor understood by, the outer order. they represent, as it were "veiled divinities" and their seats are before the veil (paroketh) which is divided into two parts at the point of the rending, as though it answered unto the veils of isis and nephthys impenetrable save to the initiate. 246 now the imperator governeth, because in netzach- which is the highest grade of the first order- is the fire reflected from geburah. the praemonstrator is second, because in hod is the water reflected from chesed. the cancellarius is third, because in yesod is the air reflected from tiphereth. but in each temple these three chiefs are coetern

tor to instruct. the cancellarius to record "even as the flaming fire doth overcome, and the still waters reflect all images, and the all-wandering air receiveth sound" the synthesis of the three chiefs may be said to be in the form of thoth who cometh from behind the veil. yet also the imperator may be referred unto the goddess nephthys from his relationship unto geburah. the praemonstrator unto isis from chesed. and the cancellarius unto thoth in his position as recorder. of the stations of the invisibles. the gods of the elements their stations are at the four cardinal points of the hall without, as invisible guardians of the limits of the temple: and they are placed according to the winds, viz: behind the stations of the hierophant, dadouchos, hiereus and stolistes. between them are pl

tist. this inversion was perpetuated throughout the golden dawn system, in the present ritual, in design of tarot cards and generally. of the place of harpocrates the next invisible station is in the path of hb:samekh between the place of thmaist and that of the evil triad: and it is the place of the lotus- throned lord of silence, even that great god harpocrates, the younger brother of horus. of isis and nephthys the stations are the places of the pillars in netzach and hod respectively; wherefore these great goddesses are not otherwise shown in this grade, save in connection with the praemonstrator and imperator. of arouerist his secret place is the last of the invisible stations and he standeth with the hierophant as though representing him unto the outer order. for while the hierophant

hall of truth; then horus; then the remaining members in order of precedence; and lastly, the goddesses of the scales of the balance, as though a vast wheel were revolving, as it is said "one wheel upon the earth beside the kerub" and also note the rashish ha-gilgalim.16 of this wheel the ascending side commenceth from below the pillar of nephthys, and the descending side from below the pillar of isis, but in the "reverse circumambulation" 251 this is contrary. and the nave or axis of the wheel will be about the invisible station of harpocrates; as though that god stood there with the sign of silence, and affirmed the concealment of that central atom of the wheel which alone revolveth not. the object of the mystic circumambulation is to attract and make connection between the divine light

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ce to the world. same author and publisher, 3"s. 6"d. net. dull tosh. 389 seen and unseen. by e. katherine bates. greening and co, ltd, 1"s. net. superstitious twaddle; aimless gup; brain-rotting bak-bak. the quest. quarterly, 2"s. 6"d. net. john m. watkins. we are threatened in october with the publication of a magazine of this title. it is, we believe, to bear aloft as oriflamme not the veil of isis, but the stainless petticoat of mrs. grundy. you mustn't say psychism of c.w.l. we note, however, with satisfaction that one of the contributors, a mr. g. r. s. mead, is a b.a. this sort of boasting is perfectly legitimate. outlines of psychology. by oswald k lpe. swan sonnenschein and co, 10"s. 6"d. one of the most encouraging and significant signs of the times is the new psychology, an exce

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, the sign of the enterer, with is done with hands flat palm to palm and then spread without rotation of wrists "7-10. the l v x signs "7+ osiris slain- the cross" body and feet as in #2. head bowed. arms directly horizontal from the shoulders in the plane of the image. hands with fingers together, thumbs to side of palm and palmer side forward. the tau shape of the robe dominates the image "8. l isis mourning- the svastica" the body is in semi-profile, head down slightly and facing right of photograph. the arms, hands, legs and feet are positioned to define a swastika. left foot flat, carrying weight and angled toward the right of the photo. right foot toe down behind the figure to the left in the photo. right upper arm due left in photo and forearm vertical with fingers closed and pointi

= 10 square is particularly attributed to the element of earth "see "777" lines 10 and 32 bis "the lesser ritual of the hexagram" this ritual is to be performed after the "lesser ritual of the pentagram (i) stand upright, feet together, left arm at side, right across body, holding the wand or other weapon upright in the median line. then face east and say (ii) i.n.r.i. yod. nun. resh. yod. virgo, isis, mighty mother. scorpio, apophis, destroyer. sol, osiris, slain and risen. isis, apophis, osiris, iao. 22 (iii) extend the arms in the form of a cross, and say "the sign of osiris slain("see" illustration (iv) raise the right arm to point upwards, keeping the elbow square, and lower the left arm to point downwards, keeping the elbow square, while turning the head over the left shoulder lookin

apophis, osiris, iao. 22 (iii) extend the arms in the form of a cross, and say "the sign of osiris slain("see" illustration (iv) raise the right arm to point upwards, keeping the elbow square, and lower the left arm to point downwards, keeping the elbow square, while turning the head over the left shoulder looking down so that the eyes follow the left forearm, and say "the sign of the mourning of isis("see" illustration (v) raise the arms at an angle of sixty degrees to each other above the head, which is thrown back, and say "the sign of apophis and typhon("see" illustration (vi) cross the arms on the breast, and bow the head and say "the sign of osiris risen("see" illustration (vii) extend the arms again as in (iii) and cross them again as in (vi) saying "l.v.x, lux, the light of the cro

can shadow that supreme trance. i had also the advantage of falling across ludlow's book, and was struck by the circumstance that he, obviously ignorant of vedantist and 36 yogic doctrines, yet approximately expressed them, though in a degraded and distorted form. i was also aware of the prime agony of meditation, the "dryness<apophis in the mystic regenerative process isis apophis osiris i a o; or the black dragon in the alchemical translation from the first matter of the work into the elixir (as molinos calls it) which hardens and sterilises the soul. the very practice which should flood it with light leads only to a darkness more terrible than death, a despair and disgust which only too often lead to abandonment, when in truth they should encourage, for that

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r 21, in the name hb:heh hb:yod hb:heh hb:aleph, in the name hb:heh hb:vau hb:shin hb:taw hb:yod 17, in the pass-word inri, i declare that i have created thee, a living spirit of this sphere of tzedeq, to do my will, and work thine own salvation! let us analyse the key-word "chief" i "2nd" n "3rd" r "all" i "chief" yod. hb:yod "2nd" nun. hb:nun "3rd" resh. hb:resh "all" yod. hb:yod "chief" virgo, isis, mighty mother "2nd" scorpio, apophis, destroyer "3rd" sol, osiris, slain and risen "all" isis, apophis, osiris. iota alpha omega (all give the sign of the cross "chief, 2nd and 3rd adepts" the sign of osiris slain("chief" l. the sign of the mourning of isis) 17 weh note: this is probable a typo for hb:heh hb:vau hb:shin hb:heh hb:yod("2nd adept" v. the sign of typhon destroyer("3rd adept" x

rituals; and that it 209 represents the force of the twenty-two letters in nature as divided into a three, a seven and a twelve "many and great are its mysteries" the explanation of the rose and cross being ended, the third adept first explains his wand as having marked on it the colours of the twelve signs of the zodiac between light and darkness, and that it is surmounted by the lotus flower of isis, which symbolizes the development of creation. then, secondly, the adeptus major explains his as "a wand terminating in the symbol of the binary, and surmounted by the tau cross of life, or the head of the phoenix, sacred to osiris" on it are marked the seven colours of the rainbow between light and darkness, which are attributed to the planets. it symbolises rebirth and resurrection from dea

ef adept opens wide the vault and places himself at the head of the pastos, the second adept to the south, and the third adept to the north; they raise their wands in a pyramid formation over the altar, and their "cruces ansatas" below "chief" let us analyse the key word: i "second" n "third" r "all" i "chief" yod: hb:yod "second" nun: hb:nun "third" resh: hb:resh "all" yod: hb:yod "chief" virgo, isis, mighty mother "second" scorpio, apophis, destroyer "third" sol, osiris, slain and risen "all" isis, apophis, osiris, iao [the wands and crosses are separated, all giving the sign of the cross, and saying] 211 the sign of osiris slain["chief" giving the l sign with bowed head.5] l. the sign of the mourning of isis["second" with head erect, gives the v sign] v, the sign of typhon and apophis["

in its entirety, for it is a great help in properly understanding the 5= 6 ceremony. the reader must, however, bear in mind that it was not written till nearly three years after the present date, and this fact no doubt accounts for several eastern expressions of thought creeping in. frater p.'s sketch for an explanation of the 5= 6 ritual of adeptus minor. in this grade there are three officers: isis, apophis (replaced by horus) and osiris. chesed, geburah, tiphereth. yet their functions are in a sense counterchanged, the chief adept representing 223 osiris in the main ceremony, and the third adept reflecting the benignant character of isis. the knocks which open the ceremony are seven, as it is written "he made them six; and for the seventh he cast into the midst of them the fire of the

he second place. the seal is iao, ihshvh= 17+ 326= 343= 7 x 7 x 7 "i.e, 7 made into a cube, the formation of the stone of the wise from the seven-fold regimen, and the fixation of the wanderers (the seven planets, or of the volatile. 777= one is she the ruach elohim of lives, and the flaming sword, and olahm ha qliphoth. moreover 17 is the svastika and ihshvh_ the pentagram again, the marriage of isis and osiris (as shown by the signs in the key-word. now the flaming sword is a swift and transitory symbol; the solidity and permanence of light is given in the pyramidal symbol. but the flaming sword is always the beginning after the ruach elohim hath moved upon the surface of the waters; as here, so in the further ritual. further, they being now in tiphereth, they will formulate that which i

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ask attempted by ourselves in 328 "berashith" and "777" perhaps not so successfully from the point of view of the beginner. there is of course much beyond this elementary study, and the neophyte will find nothing in the book which he does not know; but the book is addressed to those who know nothing. it will supply them with a fine basis for qabalistic research. aleister crowley. the priestess of isis. by edouard schur. translated by f. rothwell, b.a. w. rider and son. 3"s" 6"d" net. books i and ii. i have been trying to read this book for a week, but the rapidly recurring necessity to appear on the stage of "pan, a comedy" in the name-part, has interfered, and i have not yet finished it. but it speaks well for the book that i have not been too bored by it. i like both hedonia and alcyone

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ess, the consequences of his shyness and lack of sportsmanship. the first use he had to make of his freedom and of his fortune was to book a cabin on the first liner bound for new zealand, where he was let to expect a total recovery. iii the empress lionel lived on a large estate, rode, hunted, played games, was made love to; discovered the joys of nature, the pleasures kept in reserve for man by isis, and the superiority of the numbers two and three over the unity. he found, to his surprise, that women could take interest in him. his shyness was apparent, but tempted them. in this eyes they met an eager hungry expression, a longing infinite for all things human, which tickled their desires. he seemed to be ever staring at an invisible goal. the goal was the tree of the 30 full knowledge

ol of thought: and without this thou mayst achieve nothing" under his direction, therefore, i began to apply myself unto the practice of raja-yoga, at the same time avoiding all, even the smallest, consideration of things occult, as also he bade me. thus, at the beginning, i did meditate twice daily, three mediations morning and evening, upon such simple objects as- a white triangle; a red cross; isis; the simple tatwas; a wand; and the like. i remained after some three weeks for 59 1/2 minutes at one time, wherein my thought wandered 25 times. now i began also to consider more complex things: my little rose cross;4 the 46 complex tatwas; the golden dan symbol, and so on. also i began the exercise of the pendulum and other simple regular motions. wherefore to-day of venus, the 22nd of febr

t, as if it were a living creature, and have done with it. after this mastership over the senses has been attained to, the next practice namely that of dh ran must be begun. dharana dh ran consists in concentrating he will on one definite object or point. sometimes it is practised by concentrating on external objects such as a rose, cross, triangle, winged-globe, etc. sometimes on a deity, shiva, isis, christ or buddha; but usually in india by forcing the mind to feel certain parts of the body to the exclusion of others, such as a point in the centre of the heart, or a lotus of light in the brain "when the chitta, or mind stuff, is confined and limited to a certain place, this is called dh ran "the steadiness of the mind arising from the recognition of brahma, wherever it travels or goes

these was only ing sword.146 fair. 107 pendulum147 (e).148" good as regards plane kept by the pendulum; but thoughts wandered. winged-globe" the result was pretty good. tejas-v yu (e" fair. ankh149 (a green" not bad. pentagram (e" rather good. the l. i. l.150 (e" burning till extinct. rather good, but oil level descended very irre- gularly.151 cross" result fair. cross. 10 m. 15 s. three breaks. isis152 (e. 18 m. 30 s. five breaks. a very difficult prac- tice, as isis behaved like a living object.153 winged-globe. 29 m. seven breaks. result would have been much better but for an epi- cene enuch with an alleged flute. my mind revolved various methods of killing it. tejas-ak sa. 18" seven breaks. r. r. et a. c.154 19" seven breaks. pendulum" after 3 m. lost control and gave up. winged-globe

n symbol of the flaming sword. see diagram 12. 147 by this is meant watching the swing of an imaginary pendulum. the difficulty is to keep it in one plane, as it tries to swing round; also to change its rate. 148 in these records "m" means morning and "e" evening. 149 the egyptian key of life. see diagram 61. 150 lamp of the invisible light. 151 in the mind. 152 the visualized form of the goddess isis. 153 that is to say she kept on moving out of the line of mental sight. 154 see diagram 80. a scarlet rose on a gold cross. 155 at this point p. made the following resolve "i resolve to increase my powers very greatly by the aid of the most high, until i can meditate for twenty-four hours on one object" illustration facing page 108 partly approximated and partly described "diagram 84. the fiv

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rations of my beauty["they form, each with his partner" libra "disappears behind veil" taurus "recites invocation] taurus. salutation to hathor, holy cow in the pastures of evening. salutation to hathor, in the mountain of the west; in the land of perfect peace, salutation. 86 a devouring fire is thy soul, and the corpses of the dead are enkindled at thy breath. salutation to hathor, the child of isis and of nephthys! salutation to hathor, the bride of apis, of apis that hath the beetle upon his tongue! a devouring fire is thy soul, and the corpses of the dead are enkindled at thy breath. salutation to hathor, whose necklace is of the souls of the blessed ones of amennti. salutation to hathor, whose girdle is of the souls of the blessed ones of seb! salutation to hathor, whose sandals are

n the air as the wings of a dove "etc. famine, and blighting of corn, when thy time was come to be born [libra "appears and confronts her" all these we know of; but thee who shall discern or declare "etc. wilt thou utterly bring to an end? have mercy, mother! venus. nay, brother, thou art the chiefest of my chosen. libra. alas. venus. yea, brother: in the end all turn to me, and all return to me. isis am i, and from my life are fed all showers and suns, all moons that wax and wane; all stars and streams, the living and the dead, the mystery of pleasure and of pain. 87 i am the mother! i the speaking sea! i am the earth and its fertility! life, death, love, hatred, light, darkness, return to me- to me! hathoor am i, and to my beauty drawn all glories of the universe bow down, the blossom an

n the west of the morning that run! 121 flame, o thou meteor car, for my fire is exalted in thee! lighten the darkness and herald the daylight, and waken the sea! flame, o flame! crown her, o crown her with stars as with flowers for a virginal gaud! crown her, o crown her with light and the flame of the down-rushing sword! crown her, o crown her with love for maiden and mother and wife! hail unto isis! hail! for she is the lady of life! isis crowned! cancer. in vain thou invokest our lady of the moon! taurus. bear the cup of libation! cancer. 333-333-333. pan. must every star that saves the night gleam fearfully afar, give no man love, but only light, or cease to be a star? nay, there's no man since time began through the ages until now, but won the goal of his set soul, a star upon his br

knorr von rosenroth, and collated with the original chaldee and hebrew text, by s. l. macgregor-mathers. new and cheaper edition, demy 8vo. the bible, which has been probably more misconstrued than any other book ever written, contains numberless obscure and mysterious passages which are utterly unintelligible without some key wherewith to unlock their meaning "that key is given in the kabbalah" isis unveiled: a master key to the mysteries of ancient and modern science and theology. by h. p. blavatshy. in two volumes. vol. i. science, pp. xiv, 628. vol. ii. theology, pp. iv, 640 and index 52 "pounds"1, 1"s. net" vol. i- before the veil- 1. old things with new names- ii. phenomena and forces- iii. blind leaders of the blind- iv. theories respecting psychic phenomena- v. the ether, or "astr

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he ruddy clouds hang over thee! it is the storm. 3. there is a flaming gash in the sky. 4. up. 5. thou art tossed about in the grip of the storm for an aeon and an aeon and an aeon. but thou givest not thy sap; thou fallest not. 6. only in the end shalt thou give up thy sap when the great god f. i. a. t. is enthroned on the day of be-with-us. 7. for two things are done and a third thing is begun. isis and osiris are given over to incest and adultery. horus leaps up thrice armed from the womb of his mother. harpocrates his twin is hidden within him. set is his holy covenant, that he shall display in the great day of m. a. a. t, that is being interpreted the master of the temple of a. a, whose name is truth. 35 8. now in this is the magical power known. 9. it is like the oak that hardens its

sy man would have difficulty in finding in pharmaceutical history. to the student of the occult it ought to appeal strongly, as the author gives a long list of drugs used in religious ceremonies in different ages, and although the present century is so much in advance, we find that the incenses and sweet odours used in ceremonial magic to-day are the same as those used in egypt, in the worship of isis, and in the services held in the temple of solomon. mention is also made of the preparations made by the ancient alchemists which were thought to have magic power. short biographical sketches of some of the old masters of pharmacy appear, but after liebig we have no special mention of the pharmacists of the last century. a interesting chapter on poisons in history, introducing the stories of

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lord qebehsenuf, royal son of horus, air god and lord of the west, keeper and guardian of the intestines, with the disturbance of the air with. this music descend from thy cardinal point, purify and sanctify the area of this holy sanctum. lord duamutef, royal son of horus, pire god and lord of the east, keeper and guardian ofthe stomach, with the burning of the ritual fire before the great mother isis, the all-consuming element, sanctify and purify this.sanctum from all.violations. lord imset, royal son of horus, water god and lord of the south, keeper and guardian of th liver, with the sprinkling of this. sacred water sanctify. and .deanse this holy.sanctum of all its impurities and the vanities of men. cladinwhiterobes which opened down the front, andwith feetbare. they burnt kyphi--ince

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m janet and stewart farrar the witches' way m janet and stewart farrar eight sabbats for witches m stewart farrar what witches do m the grimoire of lady sheba l the charge (prose version) hp stands to hps's left; both face coven. hp: listen to the words of the great mother; she who of old was also called among men artemis, astarte, athene, dione, melusine, aphrodite, cerridwen, cybele, arianrhod, isis, dana, bride and by many other names. at her altars the youth of lacedaemon in sparta made due sacrifice. hps: whenever ye have need of anything, once in the month, and better it be when the moon is full, then shall ye assemble in some secret place and adore the spirit of me, who am queen of all the witcheries. there shall ye assemble, ye who are fain to learn all sorcery, yet have not won it

ALICE A BAILEY04 A TREATISE ON COSMIC FIRE

rse on this globe concurrently with a large part of the fourth race and a few remnants of the third. for it must be noted that, although each race gives birth to the succeeding race, the two will overlap in time, coexisting for many ages. of existing peoples the tartars, chinese and mongolians belong to the fourth race, the australian aborigines and hottentots to the third. 52 58: lost souls. see isis unveiled, vol. ii, p. 368; also s. d, i, 255, and s. d, iii 493, 513-516, 521, 525, 527. 53 60 "kundalini, the serpent power or mystic fire; it is called the serpentine or annular power on account of its spiral-like working or progress in the body of the ascetic developing the power in himself. it is an electric fiery occult, or fohatic power, the great pristine force which underlies all orga

nt father in heaven, the sun" unknown. there are specific formulae known to all initiates of a certain grade (and even to many who have not attained that grade, a number have become known and are used sometimes in ways that result in no good to the insufficiently instructed user, some one or other of which is specially adapted to produce nearly every possible effect that can be imagined. well may isis unveiled (p. 514) tell us that 'sounds and colors' are all spiritual numerals; nor is that all, for odors, metals and planets are equally spiritual numerals. each planet (or spiritual plane) has relation to a metal and a color. these again are in co-relation with a corresponding odor and sound. the sphere of aura that surrounds every human being has one very important 'fold' or 'layer' which

i, 694. a. the inner eye can see through the veil of matter. s. d, i, 694. b. the spiritual eye reveals the super-sensual states. s. d, ii, 561. 14. in the spiritual regenerated man the third eye is active. s. d, ii, 458. 256 90: bible. prov. 10:19. 257 91: bible. john i. 258 92: magic. s. d, i, 284. 1. magic is a divine science which leads to a participation in the attributes of divinity itself. isis unveiled, i, 25-27. 2. all magical operations consist in freeing oneself from the coils of the ancient serpent. isis unveiled, i, 138. 3. the object of the art of magic is the perfection of man. isis unveiled, i, 309. 4. magic explores the essence and power of everything. isis unveiled, i, 282; s. d, ii, 538. 5. magic and magnetism are synonymous terms. isis unveiled, i, 279. 6. magic is the

magical operations consist in freeing oneself from the coils of the ancient serpent. isis unveiled, i, 138. 3. the object of the art of magic is the perfection of man. isis unveiled, i, 309. 4. magic explores the essence and power of everything. isis unveiled, i, 282; s. d, ii, 538. 5. magic and magnetism are synonymous terms. isis unveiled, i, 279. 6. magic is the sum-total of natural knowledge. isis unveiled, ii, 99, 189. 7. magic does not imply a transgression of the laws of nature. isis unveiled, i, preface. the basis of magic. 1. magic is based on the inner powers in man's soul. isis unveiled, i, 459. 2. the trinity of nature is the lock of magic, the trinity of man the key that fits it. isis unveiled, ii, 635. 3. magic is occult psychology. isis unveiled, i, 612-616. 4. the astral li

gic does not imply a transgression of the laws of nature. isis unveiled, i, preface. the basis of magic. 1. magic is based on the inner powers in man's soul. isis unveiled, i, 459. 2. the trinity of nature is the lock of magic, the trinity of man the key that fits it. isis unveiled, ii, 635. 3. magic is occult psychology. isis unveiled, i, 612-616. 4. the astral light is the chief agent of magic. isis unveiled, i, 128, 616; s. d, i, 275; ii, 537. 259 93: magic. the very word magic bears within itself proof of its high origin. the latin magus, the greek magos, a magician, gives us all those other words that are so indicative of authority, wisdom, superiority. then we have magnitude, magnificent, magniloquent, to express greatness in position, in action and in speech. with the termination sl

ALICE A BAILEY10 FROM BETHLEHEM TO CALVARY

0, does not mention it; nor does the gospel of st. john, dating from some time not earlier than a.d. 100. the book of revelation, written between a.d. 69 and 93, is silent on the subject, though had the- 38- from bethlehem to calvary copyright 1998 lucis trust virgin birth then been an important tenet of the faith it would undoubtedly have figured in the mystical symbolism of that composition."36 isis was often represented standing on the crescent moon, with twelve stars surrounding her head. in almost every roman catholic church on the continent of europe may be seen pictures and statues of mary, the "queen of heaven" standing on the crescent moon, her head surrounded with twelve stars "it would seem more than a chance that so many of the virgin mothers and goddesses of antiquity should h

40 any student of comparative religion can investigate the truth of these statements, and at the end will stand amazed at the persistence of god's love and the willingness to sacrifice themselves which all these sons of god manifest. it is therefore wise and timely to remember that "these events are reproduced in the lives of the various solar gods, and antiquity teems with illustrations of them. isis of egypt, like mary of bethlehem, was our immaculate lady, star of the sea, queen of heaven, mother of god. we see her, in pictures, standing on the crescent moon, star-crowned, she nurses her child horus, and the cross appears on the back of the seat in which he sits on his mother's knee. the virgo of the zodiac is represented in ancient drawings as a woman suckling a child the type of all f

, of babylon, also with the recurrent crown of stars, and with her child tammuz- 40- from bethlehem to calvary copyright 1998 lucis trust on her knee. mercury and aesculapius, bacchus and hercules, perseus and the dioscuri, mithras and zarathustra were all of divine and human birth."41 it is apposite to recall that the cathedral of notre dame in paris is built upon the ancient site of a temple of isis, and that the early church very frequently availed itself of a so-called heathen opportunity to determine a christian rite or a day of sacred remembrance. even the establishing of christmas day on december 25th was so determined. the same writer quoted above tells us that "on the fixing of the 25th december as the birthday of jesus, williamson has the following `all christians know that the 2

nazareth and for some centuries before, the mediterranean and neighbouring world had been the scene of a vast number of pagan- 109- from bethlehem to calvary copyright 1998 lucis trust creeds and rituals. there were temples without end dedicated to gods like apollo or dionysus among the greeks, hercules among the romans, mithra among the persians, adonis and arris in syria and phrygia, osiris and isis and horus in egypt, baal and astarte among the babylonians and carthaginians, and so forth. societies, large or small, united believers and the devout in the service or ceremonials connected with their respective deities, and in the creeds which they confessed concerning these deities. and an extraordinarily interesting fact, for us, is that, notwithstanding great geographical distances and r

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bear evidence and which have come down to us concerning lilith, the last of the virgin goddesses of atlantean times; the same thought is also to be found in the traditionary accounts of the ancient amazons, whose queen hercules defeated, wresting from her what he sought. this is an allegory, teaching the emergence of the spiritual man from the control of matter. three of these goddesses are eve, isis, and mary. they are of peculiar and significant importance where our civilisation is concerned for they embody in themselves the symbology of the entire form nature, which, when integrated and functioning as a whole person, we call the personality. this personality is (as far as humanity is concerned) the developed and qualified expression of the third aspect of divinity, that of god the holy

omes the mother of the christ child. eve is the symbol of the mental nature, and of the mind of man attracted by the lure of knowledge to be gained through the experience of incarnation. eve, therefore, took the apple of knowledge from the serpent of matter and started the long human undertaking of experiment, experience and expression which was initiated from the mental angle in our aryan times. isis stands for this same expression down on to the emotional or astral plane. eve has no child in her arms; the germ of the christ life is as yet too small to make its presence felt; the involutionary process is yet too close; but in isis the midway point is reached; the quickening of that which is desired (the desire of all nations, as it is called in the bible) has taken place and isis conseque

cess down to the plane or place of incarnation, the physical plane, and there gives birth to the christ child. in these three virgins and these three mothers of the christ, you have the history of the formation and the function of the three aspects of the personality through which the christ must find expression. the sign of virgo itself stands for a synthesis of these three feminine aspects eve, isis and mary. she is the virgin mother, providing that which is needed for the mental, emotional and physical expression of the hidden but ever present divinity. these three expressions are brought to the needed perfection in leo, the sign of the individual, developed self-consciousness and personality unfoldment. virgo is, therefore, the opposite pole of spirit and stands for the relation of the

e solar substance is immaterial (s.d. i. 542) 9 "the sun (i.e. the solar system) has alcyone in the pleiades for the centre of its orbit (s.d. i. 545) 10 "the logos with the seven hierarchies form one power, so, in the world of form, the sun and the seven chief planets constitute one active potency (s.d. ii. 27) 11 "the sun, the moon and mercury were the earliest trinity of the egyptians (osiris, isis and hermes (s.d. ii. 640) 12 "the seven rays of the sun are made parallel to the seven worlds of every planetary chain, and to the seven rivers of heaven and earth (s.d. ii. 640) 13 "the seven rays of the sun will expand at the final pralaya into seven suns and absorb the material of the whole universe (s.d. ii. 647) 14 "the moon is the mind and the sun is the understanding (s.d. ii. 675) 15

ALICE BAILEY THE LABOURS OF HERCULES

hed you and all unknown and all unrecognized gave unto you the needed love and power. you rescued that which needed you, and thus again the two are one. ponder anew upon the ways of life, reflecting on the ways of death. go rest, my son [115] the tibetan (djwhal khul) introduction it is said that, from some aspects, virgo is the oldest of the zodiacal signs. down through the ages, be it lilith or isis, eve or the virgin mary, all portray the mother of the world, but it is mary who at length bears the child in her arms. and it is in this sign that the christ consciousness is conceived and nurtured through the period of gestation until at last in pisces, the opposite sign, the world savior is born. as in leo, this is a cave experience "in the womb of time, and should be characterized by warm

is completed, the seventh gate passed. ponder upon the lessons of the past; reflect upon the tests, my son. twice have you slain that which you should love. learn why" and hercules stayed within the city- 73- the labours of hercules gates and there prepared for that which later should befall, the test supreme. the tibetan (djwhal khul) prologue "the mythus is the undisclosed thought of the soul (isis unveiled) libra presents us with many paradoxes, and marked extremes, depending on whether one is on the clockwise turn of' the zodiac, or on the reversed path, the disciple who has turned, consciously, to the evolutionary path, the way homeward. it is said to be one of the most difficult signs to understand. it is the first sign that has neither a human nor an animal symbol, except that hold

ANALYSIS OF THE 5 6 INITIATION

mber for cleansing and purification. now the candidate is prepared not merely to walk through a skit, but to undergo complete initiation into our sanctioned and sacred order. in the grade of 5=6 there are three chief officers consisting of the chief of the second order (7=4, and the two co-chiefs (6=5) and (5=6. together they act as conductors for the candidate through the process of iao. dsj 7=4=isis, hrwbg 6 =5= apophis (replaced by horus, trapt 5=6=osiris. in one sense, the functions are counterchanged. the chief adept is osiris and the third adept takes on the character of isis. trapt is a solar degree. it is the light of the sun, dawning in the darkness. it is the thrice awakening of the spiritual self. it is a grade of great dedication and loyalty as the sun is loyal in its rising ou

of ain. in addition, 6+1=7, the sides of he vault. the rose and cross united bring down into the center of all the divine white brilliance of rtk. there on the center is another rose and cross, the rose of ruby and the o of the holy spirit, and the cross of gold, the glory of light and the 4 perfection of the lower genius united to the higher genius. rays issue forth because osiris hath risen and isis shines forth a new creation. this higher rose cross in the center of the rose cross of divine light is the mystery of the higher genius descending into the rtk of man, and the lower genius is now established in trapt. in harmony, one reflects the other. the wands of the chiefs the chief adept holds the wand of thoth; in that his grade of 7=4 is that of isis, we could say isis holds the wand o

genius is now established in trapt. in harmony, one reflects the other. the wands of the chiefs the chief adept holds the wand of thoth; in that his grade of 7=4 is that of isis, we could say isis holds the wand of thoth. the second adept is 6=5 of hrwbg and alludes to horus who holds the wand of his father, osiris. the third adept is 5=6 of trapt which alludes to osiris, and he holds the wand of isis, the lotus wand. observe the correlation in the following diagram: b in f: the thoth wand held by isis. a in e: the osiris wand held by horus. c in b: the isis wand held by osiris. the three wands combined have a total of twenty-eight bands; twenty-eight equals ]j. these letters equal the word "power" in hebrew. 28=2+8=10=1, unity. power and unity are akin, in that as our order remains in a s

id is actually 4x3=12=hva. the lvx sign and analysis of the keyword is given. this expresses the unity of light in its differentiated forms. first point of the 5=6 ceremony the whole intent of the 5=6 initiation is to unite the candidate with osiris. osiris is represented by the chief adept except when he taketh his wand and ankh and proceedeth to give the candidate instruction. then the chief is isis who is the revealer of the mysteries. the chief does not appear in the first point. he is slain and is osiris of the nether world. in the egyptian mysteries, the postulant after death is identified with osiris. inasmuch as the candidate is dead already, unless osirified, he too must be slain. like christ, he must be stripped and flogged, and placed on the cross of suffering. but first, he ent

s after the obligation/oath is taken. it is divided into ten parts. the rtk of the candidate who is speaking binds the lower nine. it is a most sacred oath, never to be forgotten. next, themis commemorates the life and death of osiris. the symbolic archetype of christian rosenkruetz, the founder of our order, is now that of osiris. the aspirant is now in a state of mourning. it is the mourning of isis. recall that the aspirant is dead, having been crucified on the cross. the rose cross is pointed out as a symbol of the completion of the great work, though it may be several years before the aspirant fully understands the mysteries of the sublime and sacred symbol. next, the tomb is discovered. this is the tomb of the initiate. l the sign of "l" is the swastika and hidden within is the cross

ARADIA GOSPEL OF THE WITCHES

arkable that in this story the moon is compared to an onion. the onion, says friedrich(symbolik der natur, p. 348, was, on account of its many skins, among the egyptians the emblemand hieroglyph of the many-formed moon, whose different phases are so clearly seen in the rootwhen it is cut through, also because its growth or decrease corresponds with that of the planet.therefore it was dedicated to isis, the moon-goddess. and for this reason the onion was so holy asto be regarded as having in itself something of deity; for which reason juvenal remarks that theegyptians were happy people to have gods growing in their gardens. page 55 n r r r r r chapter xiv.the goblin messengers of diana and mercury.the following tale was not given to me as connected with the gospel of the witches, but as dia

ARTHUR E WAITE TEMPLAR ORDERS IN FREEMASONRY

such elements were begotten some at least of the templar rites and they grew from more to more, till this particular aspect culminated in the templar dramas of werner, in which an order concealed through the ages and perpetuated through saintly custodians reveals to a chosen few among knights templar some part of its secret doctrine-the identity of christ and horus, of mary the mother of god, and isis the queen of heaven. the root of these dreams on doctrine and myth transfigured through the ages- with a heart of reality behind it- will be found, as it seems to me, in occult derivations from templar ritual which belong to circa 1782 and are still in vigilant custody on the continent of europe. i mention this lest it should be thought that the intimations of a german poet, though he was an

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eem to suggest much more of the sitters personality and magickal content than is apparent in a more conventional depiction. ghosts are sidereal he wrote and it seems to me that his strange geometric experiments pierce through to the soul of the stars. from this i can find a definite magickal thrust that culminates in the commissioned work he did for his friend kenneth grant s occult group, the nu-isis lodge in the 50 s. spare was commissioned to produce numerous magickal paintings including depictions of isis the star goddess. the stunning pastel isis smiles is perhaps the most famous of these. there also exists a very novel picture called female nebula that shows a swirling spiral galaxy, literally the body of the stars: a depiction of the feminine mystery of space and a reference to the

n the 50 s. spare was commissioned to produce numerous magickal paintings including depictions of isis the star goddess. the stunning pastel isis smiles is perhaps the most famous of these. there also exists a very novel picture called female nebula that shows a swirling spiral galaxy, literally the body of the stars: a depiction of the feminine mystery of space and a reference to the children of isis being the stars themselves. this in turn recalls aleister crowley s maxim every man and every woman is a star from the book of law/liber al vel legis. stars are a recurrent motif in spare s work from the luxurious and sybaritic pen and ink oeuvre of his early years through to the late magickal pastels such as cacophonic fugue (soul, mind, body etc. he remains truly conscious of the fact that

BLAVATSKY H P ANTHROPOGENESIS

human race have been the "giants" of the vedas, the voluspa, and the book of genesis? while it is positively absurd to believe the "transformation of species" to have taken place according to some of the more materialistic views of the evolutionists, it is but natural to think that each genus, beginning with the molluscs and ending with man, had modified its own primordial and distinctive forms "isis unveiled" vol. i, p. 153[[vol. 2, page 1] preliminary notes- on the archaic stanzas, and the four pre-historic continents "facies totius universi, quamvis infinitis modis variet, manet tamen semper eadem- spinoza. the stanzas, with the commentaries thereon, in this book, the second, are drawn from the same archaic records as the stanzas on cosmogony in book i. as far as possible a verbatim tr

gher ones were the kosmocratores, the fabricators of our solar system. this is borne out by all the ancient cosmogonies: that of hermes, of the chaldees, of the aryans, of the egyptians, and even of the jews. heaven's belt, the signs of the zodiac (the sacred animals, are as much the bne' alhim (sons of the gods or the elohim) as the spirits of the earth; but they are prior to them. soma and sin, isis and diana, are all lunar gods or goddesses, called the fathers and mothers of our earth, which is subordinate to them. but these, in their turn, are subordinate to their "fathers" and "mothers- the latter interchangeable and varying with each nation- the gods and their planets, such as jupiter, saturn bel, brihaspati, etc (c "his breath gave life to the seven" refers as much to the sun, who g

ured by the great serpent which occupies so conspicuous a place among the symbols of the gods on the black stones recording babylonian benefactions" esculapius, serapis, pluto, knoum and kneph, are all deities with the attributes of the serpent. says dupuis "they are all healers, givers of health, spiritual and physical, and of enlightenment" the crown formed of an asp, the thermuthis, belongs to isis, goddess of life and healing. the upanishads have a treatise on the science of serpents- in other words, the science of occult knowledge; and the nagas of the exoteric buddhist are not "the fabulous creatures of the nature of serpents. beings superior to men and the protectors of the[[footnote continued on next page[[vol. 2, page] 27 man's dual and triple nature. seven figures of clay- earth

hird race, has the same phallic significance as the "tree[[footnote(s* in the esoteric philosophy it is male and female, or hermaphrodite; hence the bearded venus in mythology* therefore, putting aside its religio-metaphysical aspect, the cross of the christians is symbolically far more phallic than the pagan svastica[[vol. 2, page] 31 the horses of sukra's car. of life" in eden anouki, a form of isis, is the goddess of life; and ank was taken by the hebrews from the egyptians and introduced by moses, one learned in the wisdom of the priests of egypt, with many other mystical words. the word ank in hebrew, with the personal suffix, means "my life" my being, which "is the personal pronoun anochi" from the name of the egyptian goddess anouki* in one of the most ancient catechisms of southern

and reflected by, the earth" sukra, or venus, is thus represented as the preceptor of the daityas, the giants of the fourth race, who, in the hindu allegory, obtained at one time the sovereignty of all the earth, and defeated the minor gods. the titans of the western allegory are as closely connected with venus-lucifer, identified by later christians with satan. therefore, as venus, equally with isis, was represented with cow's horns on her head, the symbol of mystic nature, and one that is convertible with, and significant of, the moon, since all these were lunar goddesses, the configuration of this planet is now placed by theologians between the horns of the mystic lucifer* it is owing to the fanciful interpretation of the[[footnote(s* the ansated cross is the astronomical planetary sig

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lumes meet with a favourable reception, no effort will be spared to carry out the scheme of the work in its entirety. the third volume is entirely ready; the fourth almost so. this scheme, it must be added, was not in contemplation when the preparation of the work was first announced. as originally announced, it was intended that the "secret doctrine" should be an amended and enlarged version of "isis unveiled" it was, however, soon found that the explanations which could be added to those already put before the world in the last-named and other works dealing with esoteric science, were such as to require a different method of treatment: and consequently the present volumes do not contain, in all, twenty pages extracted from "isis unveiled" the author does not feel it necessary to ask the

mpart a small portion of the secret doctrine to two european gentlemen, one of whom was the author of "esoteric buddhism; and surely the present writer has the undoubted, though to her, rather equivocal, privilege of being a european, by birth and education. moreover, a considerable part of the philosophy[[vol. 1, page] xix introductory. expounded by mr. sinnett was taught in america, even before isis unveiled was published, to two europeans and to my colleague, colonel h. s. olcott. of the three teachers the latter gentleman has had, the first was a hungarian initiate, the second an egyptian, the third a hindu. as permitted, colonel olcott has given out some of this teaching in various ways; if the other two have not, it has been simply because they were not allowed: their time for public

spirit-soul. that soul becomes with every new generation more paralyzed and atrophied. the "amiable infidels and accomplished profligates" of society, spoken of by greeley, care little for the revival of the dead sciences of the past; but there is a fair minority of earnest students who are entitled to learn the few truths that may be given to them now; and now much more than ten years ago, when "isis unveiled" or even the later attempts to explain the mysteries of esoteric science, were published. one of the greatest, and, withal, the most serious objection to the correctness and reliability of the whole work will be the preliminary stanzas "how can the statements contained in them be verified" true, if a great portion of the sanskrit, chinese, and mongolian works quoted in the present vo

laim to have in their possession the sum total of sacred and philosophical works in mss. and type: all the works, in fact, that have ever been written, in whatever language or characters, since the art of writing began; from the ideographic hieroglyphs down to the alphabet of cadmus and the devanagari. it has been claimed in all ages that ever since the destruction of the alexandrian library (see isis unveiled, vol. ii, p. 27, every work of a character that might have led the profane to the ultimate discovery and comprehension of some of the mysteries of the secret science, was, owing to the combined efforts of the members of the brotherhoods, diligently searched for. it is added, moreover, by those who know, that once found, save three copies left and stored safely away, such works were a

the work of the highest antiquity whose 'preservation amounts almost to a marvel (lecture on the vedas. the same will be said of the secret archaic doctrine, when proofs are given of its undeniable existence and records. but it will take centuries before much more is given from it. speaking of the keys to the zodiacal mysteries as being almost lost to the world, it was remarked by the writer in "isis unveiled" some ten years ago that "the said key must be turned seven times before the whole system is divulged. we will give it but one turn, and thereby allow the profane one glimpse into the mystery. happy he, who understands the whole" the same may be said of the whole esoteric system. one turn of the key, and no more, was given in "isis" much more is explained in these volumes. in those d

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el ararita sub figur dlxx. this book is an account of the hexagram and the method of reducing it to the unity, and beyond. the equinox 36 liber lv. the chymical jousting of brother perardua. an account of the magical and mystic path in the language of alchemy. liber lix. across the gulf. a fantastic account of a previous incarnation. its principal interest is that its story of the overthrowing of isis by osiris may help the reader to understand the meaning of the overthrowing of osiris by horus in the present on. liber cxcvii. the high history of good sir palamedes the saracen knight and of his following of the questing beast. a poetic account of the great work, and enumeration of many obstacles. liber ccxlii. aha! an exposition in poetic language of several of the ways of attainment and t

f the beloved one; the bennu bird is set up in phil not in vain. 23. i who was the priestess of ahathoor rejoice in your love. arise, o nile-god, and devour the holy place of the cow of heaven! let the milk of the stars be drunk up by sebek the dweller of nile! 24. arise, o serpent apep, thou art adonai the beloved one! thou art my darling and my lord, and thy poison is sweeter than the kisses of isis the mother of the gods! 25. for thou art he! yea, thou shall swallow up asi and asar, and the children of ptah. thou shalt pour forth a flood of poison to destroy the works of the magician. only the destroyer shall devour thee; thou shalt blacken his throat, wherein his spirit abideth. ah, serpent apep, but i love thee! 26. my god! let thy secret fang pierce to the marrow of the little secret

that we may take our pain thereon. let the pleasure and pain be mingled in one supreme offering unto the lord adonai! 48. also i heard the voice of adonai the lord the desirable one concerning that which is beyond. 49. let not the dwellers in thebai and the temples thereof prate ever of the pillars of hercules and the ocean of the west. is not the nile a beautiful water? 50. let not the priest of isis uncover the nakedness of nuit, for every step is a death and a birth. the priest of isis lifted the veil of isis, and was slain by the kisses of her the equinox 96 mouth. then he was the priest of nuit, and drank of the milk of the stars. 51. let not the failure and the pain turn aside the worshippers. the foundations of the pyramid were hewn in the living rock ere sunset; did the king weep a

ormer experience, especially the earlier part [not very good; seems too much like thinking..o.m] 777 418 13 dja the lamen of frater v.i.o. this lamen is symbolical of the master.s attainment, the great work which he brought to fulfilment. a r b a d a h a r b a trapt hr w b g d s j h ny b h m k j r t k y a twklm dwsy d w h j x n 6=5 7= 4 8=3 9=2 10=1 0=0 0 1=1 2=9 3=8 4= 7 5=6 horus amoun nephthys isis ptah heru-pa-kraat h osiris shu thoth hathoor ra n u i t h h d a i t h gt. one of night of time t a the spirit of aiqhr c spirit of primal fire child of gt. transformers n the magus of power b f daughter of the flaming sword propher of the eternal y p lord of hosts of the mighty daughter of firmament x g priestess of silver star daughter of mighty ones d k lord of forces of life daughter of l

66. kill in thyself all memory of past experiences. look not behind or thou art lost. remember lot.s wife. it is a division of will to dwell in the past. but one.s past experiences must be built into one.s pyramid, as one advances, layer by layer. one must also remark that this verse only applies to those who have not yet come to reconcile past, present, and future. every incarnation is a veil of isis. 67. do not believe that lust can ever be killed out if gratified or satiated, for this is an abomination inspired by mara. it is by feeding v ce that it expands and waxes strong, like to the worm that fattens on the blossom.s heart. the voice of the silence 29 this verse must not be taken in its literal sense. hunger is not conquered by starvation. one.s attitude to all the necessities which

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s-arms and the base upright sides: to left an upright pentagram with the dot-in-circle sun symbol in its pentagonal center. to right the same, but with a crescent moon, horns to right. 2. a handbook of geomancy. book t page 26 of 26 http//www.private.org.il/gd/book-t.html 13/10/2 tthe book of the black serpent [note: this is a version of an essay published c. 1900 for initiates of the golden dawn isis- urantia temple. the original essay, concerning the qlippoth can be found in r.a.gilbert's "the sorcerer and his apprentice" and steve savedow's "goetic evocation- the magician's workbook volume 2. the following text was provided in trident's edition of "grimoirium verum, several additions have been made and some editing has taken place- phil] the foundation of the work. the operator of this

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back until, about the time of the reformation, it only existed in the outlying country districts. non-christians at that time became known as pagans and heathens "pagan" comes from the latin there were other more definite adoptions from the old religions, especially in the early formative years of christianity. the idea of the trinity, for instance, was taken from the old egyptian triad. osiris, isis and horus became god, mary and jesus. december 25th, as the birthdate of]esus, was borrowed from mithraism which also believed in a second coming and indulged in the "eating of god. in many religions of the ancient world were found immaculate conceptions and sacrifice of the god for the salvation of the people. witchcraft ancient and modern raymond buckland, hc publications, ny 1970. some of

lligible to them. in lesson one you saw how, in their early development, people came to worship two principle deities: the horned god of hunting and the goddess of fertility. these, then, were our representations our understandable forms of the supreme power which actually rules life. in the various areas of wo/man's development we see that these representations became, for the ancient egyptians, isis and osiris; for the hindus, shiva and parvati; for the christians, jesus and mary. in virtually all instances (there were exceptions) the ultimate deity was equated with both masculine and feminine. broken down into a god and a goddess. this would seem most natural since everywhere in nature is found this duality. with the development of the craft, as we know it, there was also, as we have se

d and etched on talismans, so could be more elaborate. the theban alphabet is depicted in figure 3.9.1 will speak more on this alphabet, and several others, in the later lesson on charms and talismans. 38/ auckland's complete book of witchcraft. to know a person's name is to have a hold, a power, over them. for to know the name is to be able to conjure with it. sir james frazer tells the story of isis obtaining the most secret name of ra, the great egyptian sun god, so that she might use it to make herself a goddess. she fashioned a serpent from the spittle ofra, and the earth on which it fell, and laid it in his path so that it bit him. he cried out for help from 'the children of the gods with healing words and understanding lips, whose power reacheth to heaven. and isis came with her cra

and the earth on which it fell, and laid it in his path so that it bit him. he cried out for help from 'the children of the gods with healing words and understanding lips, whose power reacheth to heaven. and isis came with her craft, whose mouth is full of the breath of life, whose spells chase pain away, whose word maketh the dead to live 'ra told her how he had been stung while out walking and isis said, tell me thy name, divine father, for the man shall live who is called by this name 'ra told her many of the names by which he was known, all the time growing weaker. isis, however, refused to heal him, repeating "that was not thy name that thou speakest unto me. oh tell it me, that the poison may depart; for he shall live whose name is named' finally ra gave isis his true name and she c

er love" all lower their arms. priest rises and kisses priestess, then kneels again. priest "lovely lady, you have been known by so many names to so many people *in paganism generally it is thought to be far more efficacious to speak "from the heart" rather than read a set prayer, parrot-fashion, from a book. 62/ buckland's complete book of witchcraft aphrodite, kerridwen, diana, ea, freya, gana, isis, and many more have been your names. yet do we know you and love you as.(name, and in that name do we adore you and worship you. with your lord by your side, do we give you due honor and invite you to join with us on this, your special night" priest stands and, with his athame or wand, if used draws a pentagram above the priestess's head. a covener rings the bell three times. priest "descend

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ring the second hour of the night, the boat of the ram-headed god af is seen making its way along the p. 22 stream which flows, as before, through the division lengthwise; the crew consists of the same gods, and they occupy the same positions in the boat as they did in the first division. it is, however, important to notice that immediately in front of ap-uat we see two serpents, which are called isis and nephthys respectively, occupying the front of the boat. no carpet or mat hangs over the bows of the boat, and the utchat is not represented on its side; the boat moves over the waters by means of some power exerted either by itself or by some of the gods who stand in it. in front of the boat of af the way is led by a procession of four boats, which are moved, presumably, by the same power

he stern of the boat read "field of him that beareth up urnes" the ends of the second boat likewise terminate in click to view the boat of the goddess hathor. bearded human heads, but each is surmounted by a pair of plumes. in the centre of the boat, between two goddesses, stands a huge sistrum, which is the symbol of the goddess hathor, and indicates that the boat is that of hathor, or of hathor-isis. in the fore part of the boat is a beetle, which is described as "this great god neper" p. 25 [paragraph continues] above the goddess to the left of the sistrum are written the words "their boats send forth their words" over the plumed head in front is written and over that at the other end of the boat "osiris crieth to it" click to view the boat of the lizard-god. on the side of the boat are

ear in the stern "collector of herbs and plants" the deity in the boat, or the boat itself perhaps, is called hept-mena-f-tua-uaa-f. this boat is the boat of the god neper, the god of grain, and a form of osiris as the god of vegetation; it may be noted that its side has no utchat upon it. in the upper register are- 1. a bearded god, with a phallus in the form of a knife, called ast netch-t, i.e "isis, the avengeress" 2. a god of similar form and attribute called seb-qenbeti, i.e "seb of the two corners. a ram-headed god, with a similar attribute, called p. 28 [paragraph continues]khnemu qenbeti "khnemu of the two corners" 4. an ibis-headed god, with a similar attribute, called tehuti-her-khent-f, i.e "thoth on his steps" 5. an ape-headed god, with a similar attribute, called afu-her-khent

is partly broken away, but what remains of it proves that it must have been similar in meaning to that which is over the heads of the goddesses, which reads "these are the goddesses which tow ra along in the tuat over this circle, and they make this great god to advance so that he may rest in nu in the tuat" in front of the seven goddesses march four gods, who appear to be under the guidance of "isis of amentet" and who are described as the "great sovereign chiefs who provide food in this circle" p. 86 the first god is called her-khu, and holds a staff in his hand; the second is an-hetep, and holds the sceptre in his hand; the third is heru-hequi, is hawk-headed, and holds the crook in his hand; the fourth is ut-metu, and holds a tree in his left hand. the text containing the address of t

in the horizon, and mayest be towed along by those who tow thee, and, verily, mayest destroy all thine enemies" this address ra replies, saying "o ye who have received your weapons, o ye who have grasped your sceptres, o ye who shake your spears, o ye who stand by your tchefau food, who sit down to your offerings, who are the warders of food and bread and are the lords of the provisions in ament, isis giveth herself unto you, and ament joineth herself unto you, so that i may p. 91 click to view the kingdom of seker. p. 93 stand up by you for your protection when i pass by you in peace" the "land of sekri" which is mentioned by the seven gods who are towing the boat of ra, lies immediately below the mound of earth, and forms, as it were, an oval island in the river of the tuat; its shape is

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itate" students of tarot will be interested in this comment on the relation between tzaddi and the 17th key, called the star "the application to the tarot is that to the selfcontemplation of spirit the universe appears as it really is. the divine mother is always unveiled before her lord. to man, except in those rare moments when he participates in the divine meditation, she is at best the veiled isis, and at worst the demon of the 15th key, the devil "a great silence" in hebrew is domam, d v m m, which adds to 90, the value of the letter tzaddi "the pillar of establishment" is jakin, i k i n, which also adds to 90 [165] the meditation on qoph* 1 i am the knot in the endless cord of life, binding past to future in the eternal present. i am aleph and tav, beginning and end. all that was, an

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you may wish to welcome the archangels, or guardians of the four watchtowers at the four compass points as you cast your circle (the archangels represent the celestial beings that feature in the cosmologies of the three main religions of the western world -christianity, judaism and islam. for more information, see pages 200 and 236. alternatively, you may wish to call upon powerful goddess forms: isis, ishtar, cerridwen, innana, shakti, yoruba, danu, kali and aine, protect, empower and inspire this magical endeavour. you can embellish the casting ceremony as much as you like, perhaps drawing pentagrams in the air at the four main compass points, and combining this with lighting the four elemental candles. some practitioners like to cast a circle and then welcome other members of the group

ircle three is a sacred number in magick and for special ceremonies you can create a triple circle of both power and protection. the number three represents the three aspects of the god figure in many religions: the holy trinity, the triple goddess, the three aspects of the moon -maiden, mother and wise woman or crone- the trefoil or triple god of the celts, and the even older egyptian trinity of isis, osiris and horus, the young sky god. this triplicity is still celebrated when we turn our money over and bow three times to the moon for good luck* create your first two circles of light and salt water* return to the place where you began* place the bowl on the altar and light your incense; you can either light a stick in a secure holder or sprinkle incense on a charcoal block burning within

rt and pure intent, much harder to attain than learning any complex ritual. the goddess as focus many beliefs emphasise the polarity of the female/male, goddess/god and anima/animus energies. the bringing together of these two powers, the sacred marriage that is celebrated symbolically in the great rite of the union of earth and sky, is a ritual that permeates all cultures. in egyptian mythology, isis, the sister-wife of osiris, sought and reassembled his body after his murder and dismemberment by his brother seth. in this connection, she took on the role of the goddess of rebirth, the bone goddess, and restored him in a more evolved form. the annual celebrations of this event coincided with the rising of the dog star, sirius, which heralded the flooding of the nile and the restoration of

uze, whipped by the wind' he is especially associated with the life force and renewing health and energy. horus horus was the ancient egyptian sky god, represented as a falcon or a falcon-headed man. his eyes were the sun and moon and his wings could extend across the entire heavens. he was frequently associated with the morning aspect of ra, the sun god, and worshipped as re-harakhte. the son of isis and osiris, he is often depicted as an infant on his mother's lap and together the parents and child form a trinity. horus brings clarity of mind and purpose and the ability to seize upon an opportunity, and is effective for uncovering secrets, deception and illusion. lugh lugh, the celtic 'shining one, who gives his name to lughnassadh, celtic festival of the first harvest, was the young sol

ed at the festival of akitu, or zag-mug, which marked the rising of the waters of the tigris and the euphrates and the coming of the spring rains, to bring fertility, at the spring equinox. like innana, she is a goddess of fertility, restoration, renewal, birth and the life cycles; she also represents power with responsibility and necessary sacrifice for future gain, but above all transformation. isis the egyptian goddess isis is the most powerful and frequently invoked goddess in formal magick. she is mother, healer and the faithful wife who annually restored seite 36 wicca01.txt her consort osiris to life, thus magically causing the nile to flood and fertility to return to the land. she is the patroness of magick and spell-casting, having tricked ra the sun god into giving her his secret

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of this brotherly love, i will attend all 0= 0 ceremonies, therefore being a teacher by setting the example" in addition, i will uphold my responsibilities as a member of the body of christ, by continuing my duties as a teacher to the outer order. i further promise and swear, that during the week of corpus christi, i will do everything in my divine power to be physically present at the temple of isis, therefore making the body of christ complete. i further understand this oath to be a clarification, between myself, the chief of the second order, and my higher sean when we speak of chinese mythology we need to be clear that it represents streams flowing together, running parallel, merging or diverging from many places and from many different models of reality.1 myths contain strong influen

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could say, and without the balanced feminine. the symbols of the brotherhood in ancient times remain those of the brotherhood today- the pyramid and all-seeing eye, the swastika, the lamb, the apron, the obelisk and many others. the obelisk is symbolic of the penis of osiris, the egyptian god. the legend is that he was torn into pieces by the 'evil' set (lucifer, satan, the devil, et al) and when isis, the wife of osiris, tried to put him back together again, she found all his missing parts, except you know what. such legends are, i feel, symbolic of much more straightforward truths. the obelisk and osiris's penis in that story symbolise male energy, which has dominated the world throughout recorded history. all of us, and creation as a whole, are in search of balance and harmony between o

e was a member of the egyptian society, the brotherhood of luxor, which she later denounced as "a den for disgusting immorality, greediness for selfish power, and money making. madame blavatsky arrived in new york in 1873 and, with the help of a colonel henry olcott she founded the theosophical society two years later. this is still around today. its doctrines are based on blavatsky books such as isis unveiled, which was written in 1877, and the secret doctrine, published in 1888. she claimed to be in psychic contact with hidden masters or supermen. these hidden masters, she said, lived in central asia and could be contacted telepathically by those who knew the secrets to the esoteric mysteries. today we call this process of communication 'channelling. there are many ufo sightings and much

ormous civilisation inside the earth, well ahead of our own. they had discovered a power called vril which, by the use of the psyche, could be used to perform 'miracles. these underground supermen would, according to bulwer-lytton's novel, emerge on the surface one day and take control of the world. many nazis believed this. lord bulwer-lytton is often referred to by madame blavatsky in her book, isis unveiled. the themes of underground supermen or hidden masters can be found in most of the esoteric secret societies. certainly this was true of the order of the golden dawn, formed in 1888 by dr wynn westcott, a freemason, and s.l. mathers. they called their 'masters' the 'secret chiefs. the theme of extraterrestrials living underground fits in with the 1960s survey of contactees which detai

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was accused of worshipping when it was purged in france after 1307. the goat head is also associated with the sirius system. the ancients designed massive temples to point directly at the spot on the horizon where sirius appeared at the "rising" and their key rituals were focused on sirius, just as many of the illuminati's are today. one example of these sirius-aligned structures is the temple of isis at denderah in egypt.24 the goddess, isis, is a symbol of sirius in egyptian myth. robert temple suggests in the sirius mystery that isis is sirius and the "sister-goddess" of isis, nephthys, represents sirius b. isis was said to be visible and nephthys invisible, just like sirius a and b. another sirius symbol was anubis (anpu to the egyptians, the one portrayed as the dog or jackal-headed g

ptilian "gods" known as the anunnaki is named in the sumerian tablets as an (later anu. he was represented by the jackal or dog. associated with sirius in egyptian belief was orion and, interestingly, modern ufo researchers figure 2: the inverted pentagram, the classic symbol of satanism, and, apparently, a symbol for sirius. ruled by the gods 35 connect the reptilians with both sirius and orion. isis (sirius) was the companion of osiris (orion) in egyptian myth. among the major illuminati symbols to the present day are the eye, the triangle or pyramid, the five-pointed star, the obelisk, and the dome. the egyptian hieroglyph for sirius was the obelisk, dome and fivepointed star; the bozo tribe of mali, cousins to the dogon, call sirius the "eye star; an egyptian hieroglyph for sirius was

igin of the mermaid stories, no doubt. the greek gods known as the "old men of the sea" were depicted as "mermen. it was said that if you fought with them, they changed shape and the legendary founders of athens, cecrops and his son, were said to be half-human-half-serpent amphibians. the greek god, tython, was another halfman- half-serpent figure with mythological connections to sirius, and both isis and 36 children of the matrix osiris were portayed with fish or serpent tails in some effigies. poseidon of the greeks and neptune of the romans were symbols of the same theme. the anunnaki (annedoti) seem to be very connected to water and their bloodlines use code names to this day that often relate to being "of the water. the major bloodline families appear to locate either in very hot regi

that this deity was symbolised as a serpent, snake, sphinx, or goddess covered in snakes.49 there are some people- myself among them- who believe that the face on the sphinx on the giza plateau is a woman and not a man as officially claimed. wherever the reptilian bloodlines have located, the worship of a serpent goddess has always been the centre of their rituals under names like athene, barati, isis, semiramis, el, artemis, diana, and hecate. other atlantean/lemurian colonists were known as the pelasgians("peoples of the sea, the danaans, and the female amazons.50 the pelasgians worshipped the serpent moon goddess dana, later diana (artemis, and the atlantean goat god called pan. they first landed on the peloponnese in greece and settled in arcadia, according to ancient greek records. ar

life) mesopotamian depictions portray her holding a horseshoe-shaped tool used at that time to cut the umbilical cord. another name later given to her was mammi, from which came mama and mother. mama or ma as a term for mother can be found in various languages all over the world. ninkharsag would later be symbolised in part by the stream of mother goddess deities with names like queen semiramis, isis, barati, artemis, diana, and the biblical mary. these were also used to symbolise the feminine principle as goddesses of the moon or waters, which are 74 children of the matrix considered feminine in balance to the masculine sun. there are often two distinct camps in these areas of research. there are those who believe that these deities were only symbolic of astronomical and esoteric princip

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and ninkharsag, also known as ninti (lady life) because of herexpertise in medicine. she was later referred to as mammi, from which comes mamaand mother. ninkharsag is symbolised in mesopotamian depictions by a tool used to cutthe umbilical cord. it is shaped like a horseshoe and was used in ancient times. she alsobecame the mother goddess of a stream of religions under names like queen semiramis,isis, barati, diana, mary and many others, which emerged from the legends of this allover the world. she is often depicted as a pregnant woman. the texts say of theanunnaki leadership:they summoned and asked the goddess,the midwife of the gods, the wise birthgiver (saying),t o a creature give life, create workers!create a primitive worker, that he may bear the yoke!let him bear the yoke assigned b

and her olive branch was symbolic of thisoffspring produced through a virgin birth. ninus was alsoknown as tammuz who was said to have been crucifiedwith a lamb at his feet and placed in a cave. when a rockwas rolled away from the caves entrance three days later,his body had disappeared. heard that somewhere before?this husband-wife-son theme of nimrod-semiramis-andninus/tammuz became the osiris-isis-horus mythologyof the egyptians with its equivalent in india, asia, china and elsewhere. much later itwould be joseph, mary and jesus. when the babylonians held their spring rites to markthe death and resurrection after three days of tammuz-ninus, they offered bunsinscribed with a solar cross. yes, even the hot cross buns of british easter traditioncome from babylon. easter comes from another

who became known as buddha and the serpent plays a partin the legend of khrishna. the roman name for barati was fortune after her legend as thegoddess of fortune. they depicted fortune in the same way as the phoenicians symbolisedfigure 12: the phoenician depiction of barati (right) and the britishsymbol of britannia. they are the same deity and alternative namesfor queen semiramis in babylon and isis in egypt. 69barati and the british do with britannia. all were associated with water as you expectwith a sea-faring race like the phoenicians. the egyptians, too, had a goddess calledbirth, the goddess of the waters, and she was another mirror of barati because thearyan-phoenicians were the force behind egypt. birth was described by a babylonianemperor about 680 bc as a phoenician god across

3. this is the sacred 12 and one as some people describe it and it is one major reason whythe numbers 12 and 13 keep recurring. thus you have the 12 tribes of israel, 12 princes of83ishmael, 12 disciples or followers of jesus, buddha, osiris and quetzalcoatl. there isalso king arthur and his 12 knights of the round table (the zodiac circle, himmlerand his 12 knights in the nazi ss, and the woman (isis, semiramis) with a crown of 12stars in the book of revelation. in scandinavia and that whole northern region you findthe odin mysteries, again inspired by the same aryan race from the near east. in thistradition, you find twelve drottars presiding over the mysteries with odin. the sacred12 and one again. these stories are not literally true, they are mystery schoolsymbolism. this continues to

was born in annu, the place of bread.jesus was the good shepherd. horus was the good shepherd. seven fishers board aboat with jesus. seven people board a boat with horus. jesus was the lamb. horuswas the lamb. jesus is identified with a cross. horus is identified with a cross. jesuswas baptised at 30. horus was baptised at 30. jesus was the child of a virgin, mary.horus was the child of a virgin, isis. the birth of jesus was marked by a star. the91birth of horus was marked by a star. jesus was the child teacher in the temple. horuswas the child teacher in the temple. jesus had 12 disciples. horus had 12 followers.jesus was the morning star. horus was the morning star. jesus was the christ. horuswas the krst. jesus was tempted on a mountain by satan. horus was tempted on amountain by set.23

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rojected pattern is again three dimensional and thus a structured shape. dr. michael persinger has found that thoughts occur in the brain as three dimensional forms, which are reduced by instrumentation to two dimensional patterns. the egyptian god thoth was keeper of the words of power, used to produce controlled phenomena when spoken with the correct intonation and pronunciation. in the case of isis healing her child of a fatal scorpion bite, the use of a specific word of power caused the poison to be expelled from the body and the lifeforce to return. other legends and myths also refer to the use of such words of power. the words of power produced a three dimensional pattern which would resonate with the aether to produce a desired effect or reality in matter or energy. edward leedskaln

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aeon within the next decade but eventually the current of the cycle will be entirely one of expansion no longer affected by the past cycle of restriction. when this is the case, centuries will pass between new aeonic words. in another two-thousand year, the cycle of expansion will have ended and humanity will experience another cycle of restriction. aleister crowley made reference to the aeon of isis, a time when man lived in harmony with the natural world and the dominant religions involved the worship of nature. he was referring, of course, to the pre-christian pagan world. this was followed, he said, by the aeon of osirus, a time of restriction in which man rejected the natural world and in its place chose denial of the ego and mortification of the flesh. he believed that a new aeon, t

ral world and the dominant religions involved the worship of nature. he was referring, of course, to the pre-christian pagan world. this was followed, he said, by the aeon of osirus, a time of restriction in which man rejected the natural world and in its place chose denial of the ego and mortification of the flesh. he believed that a new aeon, the aeon of horus, had begun. in egyptian mythology, isis was the goddess of fertility, osirus was the god of death, and horus was the god of rebirth. the period of restriction, he said, had ended and the life-energies had returned to the world. the pre-christian pagan world was more, however, than simply a time of nature worship. men lived in greater harmony with the natural world than they did during the cycle of restriction which followed, but th

with the natural world than they did during the cycle of restriction which followed, but they also celebrated the carnal, exalted the ego, and explored deep philosophical thought. this was the time of the mystery schools and the philosophers of greece. this was the time of the great empires of babylon and rome. this was the time when men discovered astronomy, mathematics, and science. the aeon of isis was not a single aeon but a succession of aeons in a cycle of expansion. the religions which rose during this time involved the worship of fire or of planetary bodies: the sun, the moon, and the stars. 2100 years ago, the previous cycle of expansion ended and the cycle of restriction, which crowley calls the aeon of osirus, began. like the aeon of isis, the aeon of osirus was not a single aeo

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s, the letters of the words shown to them in a crystal show stone. the enochian evocation of dr. john dee also gives the invocation for various spirits with which dee& kelly communicated. a beast of revelation on april 4, 1904, aleister crowley, declared the start of a new aeon the aeon of horus. in crowley s philosophy each aeon represents a stage in the non-natural evolution of man. the aeon of isis was a time when man lived in close harmony with the natural world and the dominant religions involved the worship of nature. this was characterized by the pre-christian pagan world. the aeon of osiris, which followed the aeon of isis, was a time when man rejected the natural world, accepting self-denial and sacrifice of the flesh and body as the ideal. christianity rose as the dominant religi

arth bow down before my chosen ones. kings of the earth bow down before my chosen ones. you, who have served me faithfully, shall take your place as gods upon the earth" each aeon represents a stage in the non-natural evolution of man. deitus could not have been proclaimed as an aeon enhancing word within the aeon of set since it changed this relationship between man and the universe. the aeon of isis was a time when man lived in close harmony with the natural world and the dominant religions involved the worship of nature (the pre-christian pagan world) the aeon of osirus, which followed it, was a time when man rejected the natural world, accepting self-denial and sacrifice of the flesh and body as the ideal. in europe, christianity rose as the dominant religion during that time. the aeon

oddess of death. astaroth is a form of ishtar, the babylonian goddess of pleasure who descends into the underworld to conquer her sister ereshkigal, the goddess of death. in this ancient myth, both ishtar and ereshkigal are forms of tiamat. the dark goddess was also often depicted carrying a phallic object a severed penis. the egyptian god set was originally a female deity and was identified with isis. the goddess set carried as a talisman the severed penis of osiris. isis and set, like the babylonian ishtar and ereshkigal, represent life and death and are both aspects of the dark goddess of chaos, tiamat. it was often said that witches of the middle ages gathered in covens of twelve women and one man, the high priest, who assumed the form of the devil and had sexual intercourse with the w

en of the earth i have called upon the lord of the earth, the horned god of the earth. and in calling upon the lord of the earth i have become the horned god of the earth. i am pan; i am bacchus; i am dionysus; i am kernunnos; i am herne. i sit upon the throne of the infernal empire, as lord of the living and the dead. i take the queen of the earth also as my wife and as my lover. ishtar, inanna, isis, demeter, ceres, queen of the earth, goddess of pleasure and fertility, come forth and manifest thyself. queen of the earth, i invoke thee. queen of the earth, i summon thee. queen of the earth, i conjure thee. come forth, queen of the earth, and manifest thyself within this body, this temple which i have prepared. come forth, queen of the earth, and manifest thyself. for i have crossed the g

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es pace painted murals in boleskine house, crowley s former residence where the abramelin workings were conducted and the goetia was edited. in the late 60- s. anton lavey, the founder of the church of satan was a long correspondent with pace, who both shared similar ideas in certain areas. it is suggested by charles pace in the book of tahuti 5 that anubis was the bastard son of sethan and aset (isis. it is obvious that pace considered himself a messanger rather than an author of any system. this is noted by his attribution of hamar at (magical name) as associated with the page card in the tarot. set s son anpu (anubis) in the system arranged by pace presents him as a magician and the opener of the ways. pace also wrote in necrominion a description of a so-called elaborate high sex magick

th the ground up herb and toss it in an area where the sun did not reach. this was conducted as a means of appeasing darkness, as report ably the magi would also perform white light rituals to ohrmazd as well. a modern form of practice of summoning darkness is practiced by certain luciferian covens in the united states, instead of wolf blood various herbs and apple 11 against heresies by eznik 12 isis and osiris 12 cider is used in replacement, following along the same form of sacrifice by an offering into an area where the suns rays never touch. and i saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. for they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of th

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be practiced at these services. it had it's origins in decadent france but was so rare as to be virtually mythical. blavatsky, helena petrovna: a ukrainian woman who was the principle founder and guiding force behind the theosophical society. many members of the hermetic order of the golden dawn [g.d (q.v) were also members of this society. her importance is also due to two large books she wrote, isis unveiled and the secret doctrine. many mystical and occult writings or so-called "channeling" are directly or indirectly based on these two books. blood of the red lion: in sex magick (q.v) the semen. body, etheric: an emanation of all created things. halfway between the astral and the physical. bon: the shamanic religion of tibet before the coming of buddhism, which officially supplanted it

DION FORTUNE MYSTICAL QABALA

designs is strictly related to the paths of the tree of which he is master. if he possesses the grade which corresponds to the sephirah netzach, he can work with the manifestation of the force of that aspect of the [page 12] mystical qabala page 11 godhead (distinguished by the qabalists by the name of tetragrammaton elohim) in whatever system he may select. in the egyptian system it will be the isis of nature; in the greek, aphrodite; in the nordic, freya; in the druidic, keridwen. in other words, he possesses the powers of the sphere of venus in whatever traditional system he may be using. having attained a grade in one system, he has access to the equivalent grades of all the other systems of his tradition. 11. but although he may use these other systems as occasion serves, experience

ed by the alchemists. chokmah, the second sephirab, is called by the rabbis mazloth, the sphere of the zodiac. here we have introduced the concept of the circle with its segments. creation has moved onwards. out of the primordial egg has developed the serpent that holdeth his tail in his mouth, as mme blavatsky chronicles in her invaluable storehouses of archaic symbolism, the secret doctrine and isis unveiled. 16. in a similar manner to that in which kether overflowed into chokmah does chokmah overflow into binab, the third sephirab. the paths pursued by the emanations in these successive overfiowings is represented upon the tree of life by a lightning flash, or in some diagrams by a flaming [page 42] sword. it will be observed by reference to diagram i that the lightning flash must proce

et got the necessary mental furniture of facts to enable him to appreciate the significance of a more detailed study; we are at the present moment engaged in assembling this furniture; in due course we shall begin to arrange it into a house of life, and study it in detail [page 46] 12. binah, the superior mother (as distinguished from mal kuth, the inferior mother, the bride of microprosopos, the isis of nature, the tenth sephirah, is two-aspected, and these aspects are distinguished as ama, the dark sterile mother, and aima, the bright fertile mother. we have already noted that she is called the great sea, marah, which not only means bitter, but also is the root of mary; and here we meet again the idea of the mother, at first virgin, and then with child by the holy spirit. 13. by the asso

n also, once we are acquainted with the symbolism, assign to the various sephiroth their equivalent gods in other systems, and when we look up the symbols, functions, cosmic concepts, and methods of worship assigned to these deities we get a fresh flood of illumination. by the use of a good mythological dictionary or an encyclopaedia, frazer's golden bough, and mme blavatsky's secret doctrine and isis unveiled, we can, by the mere application of diligence, read a great many riddles that at first appeared insoluble, and the exercise is a fascinating one. when used thus the tree is peculiarly valuable, because its diagrammatic form causes things to be seen in relation to each other, thus causing them to throw light upon each other. 15. in order to manipulate the psychic aspect of the tree an

woman who desires to work with the opposite type of force to that of their physical vehicle, and it is part of the routine of occult training that they should do so, shifts the level of consciousness on to a plane on which they find themselves of the requisite polarity, and works thereon. the priest of osiris sometimes employs the elemental spirits to supplement his polarity, and the priestess of isis invokes angelic influences. 34. because manifestation takes place through the pairs of opposites, the principle of polarity is implicit not only in the macrocosm but also in the microcosm. by understanding it, and knowing how to avail ourselves of the potentialities it affords, we can raise our natural powers far above their normal; we can use our environment as a thrust-block; we can look fo

EGYPTIAN BOOK OF THE DEAD PAPYRUS OF ANI MALESTROM

mother of unas is annu, the father of unas is annu; unas himself is annu, and was born in annu"[2] elsewhere we are told that unas "cometh to the great bull which cometh forth from annu,[3] and that he uttereth words of magical import in annu"[4] in annu the god tmu produced the gods shu and tefnut,[5] and in annu dwelt the great and oldest company of the gods, tmu, shu, tefnut, seb, nut, osiris, isis, set and nephthys.[6] the abode of the blessed in heaven was called[7] annu, and it was asserted that the souls of [1 annu, the metropolis of the thirteenth nome of lower egypt; see brugsch, dict. g og, p. 41; de roug, g ographie ancienne de la basse- gypte, p. 81; and am lineau, la g ographie de gypte a l' poque copte, p. 287. annu is, genesis xli, 45, genesis xli, 50# ezekiel xxx, 17; and b

derworld in the beautiful amenta; of coming out by day, and of making transformations and of changing into any form which he pleaseth; of playing at draughts in the seh chamber; and of coming forth in the form of a living soul: to be said by the deceased after his death. vignette: the deceased playing at draughts; the deceased adoring the lion-gods of yesterday and to-day; the bier of osiris with isis and nephthys at the foot and head respectively; and a number of mythological beings referred to in the text. chapter xviii. without title. vignette: the deceased adoring the groups of gods belonging to various cities. chapter xix* the chapter of the crown) of victory. this chapter has no vignette. chapter xx. without title. this chapter has no vignette. chapter xxi* the chapter of giving a mo

se. vignette: a man standing before a house or tomb. chapter cxxxiii. the chapter of making perfect the khu in the under world in the presence of the great company of the gods. vignette: the deceased adoring ra, seated in a boat. chapter cxxxiv. the chapter of entering into the boat of ra, and of being among those who are in his train. vignette: the deceased adoring shu, tefnut, seb, nut, osiris, isis, horus, hathor. p. xlii theban version: list of chapters. chapter cxxxv* another chapter, which is to be recited at the waxing of the moon [each] month. this chapter has no vignette. chapter cxxxvia. the chapter of sailing in the boat of ra. vignette: the deceased standing with hands raised in adoration. chapter cxxxvib. the chapter of sailing in the great boat of ra, to pass round the fiery

birth a voice was heard to proclaim that the lord of creation was born. in course of time he became king of egypt, and devoted himself to civilizing his subjects and to teaching them the craft of the husbandman; he established a code of laws and bade men worship the gods. having made egypt peaceful and flourishing, he set out to instruct the other nations of the world. during his absence his wife isis so well ruled the state that typhon [set, the evil one, could do no harm to the realm of osiris. when osiris came again, typhon plotted with seventy-two comrades, and with aso, the queen of ethiopia, to slay him; and secretly got the measure of the body of osiris, and made ready a fair chest, which was brought into his banqueting hall when osiris was present together with other guests. by a r

pp. 429-69, xii. ff. 2. the days are called in hieroglyphics "the five additional days of the year" e?pago'menai!hme'rai pe'nte; see brugsch, thesaurus inscriptionum aegytiacarum, abt. ii (kalendarische inschriften, leipzig, 1883, pp. 479, 480; brugsch, aegyptologie, p. 361 chabas, le c lendrier, paris (no date, p. 99 ff. 3. osiris was born on the first day, horus on the second, set on the third, isis on the fourth, and nephthys on the fifth; the first, third, and fifth of these days were considered unlucky by the egyptians. 4. the mouths of the nile are discussed and described by strabo, xvii, i, 18 (ed. didot, p. 681) and by diodorus, i, 33, 7 (ed. didot, p. 26] p. l plutarch's version. the month hathor,[1] when osiris was in the twenty-eighth year either of his reign or of his age. the

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ric peoples, because objects similar in appearance and general description to amulets have been discovered in neolithic tombs. the ancient egyptians possessed a bewildering variety of amulets, worn by both the living and the dead. indeed, among the latter, every part of the body had an amulet sacred to itself. these were, as a rule, evolved from various organs of the gods; for example, the eye of isis, the backbone of osiris, and so forth. among savage and semicivilized peoples, the amulet usually took the form of necklaces, bracelets, or anklets, and where belief in witchcraft and the evil eye was strong, the faith in these and in charms was always most intense. stones, teeth, claws, shells, coral, and symbolic emblems were favored amulets. these item were seen to carry specific character

d so on. the physical or astronomical reasons for the adoption of these figures is explained by the abbe pluche in his histoire du ciel (1739.41, and charles f. dupuis, in his abrege de l origine de tous les cultes (1798, endeavors to establish the principles of an astro-mythology by tracing the progress of the moon through the 12 signs in a series of adventures he compares with the wanderings of isis. nativities traditionally, the cases for which astrological predictions have chiefly been sought were nativities, that is, in ascertaining the fate and fortunes of individuals from the positions of the stars at the time of birth, and in questions called horary, which comprehend almost every matter that might be the subject of astrological inquiry. sickness, the success of business undertaking

ey greatly improved methods of forecasting eclipses and recording time. sources: brau, jean-louis, helen weaver, and allan edmands. larousse encyclopedia of astrology. new york: new american library, 1977. burstein, stanley mayer. the babyloniaca of berosus. malibu, calif: undena publications, 1978. berridge, edward (ca. 1843.1923) british homeopathic physician who played an important role in the isis-urania temple of the occult society known as the hermetic order of the golden dawn. berridge is believed to have qualified as a medical doctor in london and as a homoeopathist in the united states. he was influenced by the writings of thomas lake harris and andrew jackson davis, whom he probably encountered during a period in the united states. he returned to england in the 1850s and founded

g. the book is thought to be irretrievably lost. some believed bigois to be the same as bagoe, a sibyl of erithryea, but this is merely surmise. bilk newsletter publication concerned primarily with water monsters (such as the loch ness monster, but also dealing with other aspects of cryptozoology, such as mermaids and cephalopods. the title is an acronym formed from behemoth (fresh-water monster, isis (mermaids, leviathan (sea serpents, and kraken (giant cephalopods. address: ulrich magin, augustastrasse 85, 76437 rastatt, germany. billot, g. p (ca. 1840) french physician who practiced during the age of animal magnetism and was acquainted with most of the phenomena of spiritualism. his recherches psychologiques sur la cause des phenomenes extraordinaires observes chez les modernes voyans

ing, for the defense was built up with great difficulties. with the theosophical society thus discredited, recovery looked hopeless. nevertheless, annie besant, who would become blavatsky s successor, and sinnett valiantly took on the task. hodgson answered and insisted on his conclusions. in the literature that subsequently grew up on the subject, v. s. solovyoff claimed in a modern priestess of isis (1895) that blavatsky acknowledged her fraudulent practices to the author. blavatsky s posthumous memoirs (1896) was a most curious artifact of the time that was said to have been dictated by blavatsky s spirit. the text (which furnished strong, internal proofs of its apocryphal character) was obtained in independent typewriting on a yost machine under the supervision of the spirit of its inv

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e school of art, an affiliated school of the university of london. she had a stellar career and was awarded several certificates of merit. upon receiving a certificate of completion in 1886 she opened a studio in london. the following year, at the british museum, she met samuel l. mac- gregor mathers. he was, at the time, doing the initial research that would lead to the founding of the hogd. the isis-urania temple, the first center of the hogd, was opened in 1888 and mina became the first initiate, taking the magical name vestigia nulla retrorsum. the couple was married in 1890, at which time mina changed her name to moina. shortly after their marriage, at a gathering of people interested in psychic matters, moina s ability as a clairvoyant was discovered. she subsequently played a key ro

ndependence of scotland from england. she remained loyal to him through the organizational disruptions that plagued the order in the late 1890s, and was rewarded by losing some of her closest friends who broke with mathers. both were expelled from the hogd when the largely british membership rebelled in 1900. those members loyal to mathers reorganized. meanwhile in paris, the matherses formed the isis temple. at the time of revolt of the british members, mathers had selected a youthful aleister crowley as his agent. this alliance proved short-lived as crowley broke with the matherses in 1904. he would later publish hogd material in his magazine, equinox, leading mathers to sue him. following mathers death in 1918, moina moved back to london where she founded and led the alpha et omega lodg

neither left nor right but uplifted forward. we work for peace, non- confrontation, unity in diversity, mental liberation and harmony with the god-head. articles cover a wide range of new age topics relating to the improvement of humanity through new consciousness awareness. it is issued six times annually from editorial offices at 51a york mansions, prince of wales dr, london, sw11 4bp, uk. new isis lodge an original lodge of the british oto (ordo templi orientis) organization. the new isis lodge was established by kenneth grant in 1955, during the period of turmoil that hit the organization following the death of the outer head of the order, aleister crowley, in 1947. during crowley s last years, aided by the chaos of world war ii, the order virtually ceased to exist in europe. crowley

a concentration camp prior to escaping to england and then the united states. in 1951 germer granted a charter to kenneth grant, a young magician who had known crowley during the last years of his life. originally grant was limited to performing only the first three of the order s eleven degrees, but he had access to copies of all of the secret material. in 1955, grant formally organized the new isis lodge of the oto. the new was a pun on nu, or nuit, a term borrowed from egyptian mythology that symbolized absolute consciousness. it was associated with the crowley concept of the scarlet woman, whose formula was love under will. new-isis or nu-isis therefore symbolized the heavenly and earthly goddess. grant also began to work all eleven degrees of the order. accompanying the organization

he crowley concept of the scarlet woman, whose formula was love under will. new-isis or nu-isis therefore symbolized the heavenly and earthly goddess. grant also began to work all eleven degrees of the order. accompanying the organization of the lodge, grant issued a manifesto announcing the discovery of a new planet in this solar system beyond pluto, a planet unknown to astronomy, which he named isis. quickly after receiving the manifesto and news of grant s actions, germer expelled grant from the oto. grant ignored the expulsion and continued to build his organization. he had no competition in the united kingdom until the 1970s. grant had access to crowley s library, which was eventually deposited at an academic library in london, and as his organization grew he began to write books both

EVIL AND UNCLEAN SPIRITS

over many and numberless orders. behemoth and leviathan are two evil forms of which the first is the synthesis of the twpylq already described under the head of behemiron in the twpylq of the months of the year. the leviathan are, as it were, numberless dragon forms united together. so that each of his scales is like a separate evil serpent (an instructional paper for students of the golden dawn isis-urania temple. transcribed by w.e.h. humphreys, july 2,190n extraordinary encounters have been reported for as long as human beings have been around, and they are richly documented in the world s folklore and mythology. a full accounting of traditions of otherworldly belief would easily fill many fat volumes. this book, however, is not about traditions but about experiences, or perceived expe

EXTRAORDINARY ENCOUNTERS AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EXTRATERRESTRIALS AND OTHERWORLDY BEINGS

n of the elder symmes s writings and lectures. the 1870s and 1880s saw a hollow- e a rt h re v i val with the publication of still other books championing the notion, including m. l. sh e r m a n s the ho l l ow gl o b e (1871, a channeled work, and frederick cu l m e r s the in n e r wo rl d (1886. helena bl a vatsky incorporated the hollow earth into her two popular and influential occult texts isis un ve i l e d (1877) and the se c ret doctrine (1888. another import a n t book, william re e d s the phantom of the po l e s, was published in 1906, the first of a small lib r a ry of hollow- e a rth volumes to be issued t h rough the twentieth century. by the late nineteenth century, a re l i g i o n based on the hollow earth was formed by cy ru s teed (1839 1908, after a vision in which th

FELDMAN DANIEL QABALAH THE MYSTICAL HERITAGE OF THE CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM

is pele s back, wherein the goddess pele is the active small face and her back is vast face. in the kahuna tradition, vast face is further represented by pele s husband kamapu aa (literally pig love. the word for unity in rongo rongo is eka, which is identical to that word in sanskrit. there are a number of other traditions where the primary form of small face is female i.e. devi, kali, qwan yin, isis. 9 idra rabba 55. 10 sifra detzniyutha 2. 11 sifra detzniyutha 3 i.e. four remain concealed in the skull of the hidden brain. 12 idra rabba 74. 13 idra zuta 63. 14 nikhilananda, swami, gospel of sri ramakrishna, ramakrishna-vivekananda center, new york, 1973. 15 ezekiel 1:26. 16 see sufi kundalini, pir vilayat khan, the message, may, 1978. 17 sefer yetzirah 1:5. 18 literally reflected in the

FRANCIS A YATES GIORDANO BRUNO AND THE HERMETIC TRADITION

uleius was educated at carthage and at athens and later travelled to egypt where he became involved in a lawsuit in which he was accused of magic. he is famous for his wonderful novel, popularly known as the golden ass= the hero of which is transformed by witches into an ass, and after many sufferings in his animal form, is transformed back into human shape after an ecstatic vision of the goddess isis, which comes to him on a lonely seashore whither he has wandered in 1 lactantius, div. inst, ii, xv. 2 augustine, de civ. dei, viii, xxiii-xxvi. he is quoting from asclepius, 23, 24, 37; sec c.h, ii, pp. 325 ff. 3 c.h, ii, p. 259. 4 de civ. dei, viii, xiii-xxii. 5 this is the title of the sixteenth-century english translation by william adlington. 9 hermes trismegistus despair. eventually he

him on a lonely seashore whither he has wandered in 1 lactantius, div. inst, ii, xv. 2 augustine, de civ. dei, viii, xxiii-xxvi. he is quoting from asclepius, 23, 24, 37; sec c.h, ii, pp. 325 ff. 3 c.h, ii, p. 259. 4 de civ. dei, viii, xiii-xxii. 5 this is the title of the sixteenth-century english translation by william adlington. 9 hermes trismegistus despair. eventually he becomes a priest of isis in an egyptian temple. the whole mood of this novel, with its ethical theme (for the animal form is a punishment for transgression, its ecstatic initiation or illumination, its egyptian colouring, is like the mood of the hermetic writings. though apuleius was not really the translator of the asclepius, that work would certainly have appealed to him. augustine calls apuleius a platonist, and h

sacrifices, hymns, songs of praise, sweet concerts which recall the harmony of heaven, this is in order that the celestial element which has been introduced into the idol by the repeated practice of the celestial rites may joyously support its long dwelling amongst men. that is how man makes gods.3 hermes adds as examples of such gods, the worship of asclepius, of his own ancestor, hermes, and of isis (implying the cult of the statues of these divinities; and he mentions here, too, the egyptian worship of animals (i revert now to an earlier part of the asclepius) 1 on the decans, see below, pp. 45-7. 2 c.h, i i, pp. 325-6. 3 ibid, pp. 347-9- 37 ficino's "pimander" and the "asclepius" yet the religion of egypt, and its wise and true cult of the divine all in one, is destined to pass away. t

lso wrote an exposition of pico's cabalistic conclusions (cabalistaram delectiora. dogmata, a loannc pico excerpta, venice, 1569. 2 walker, pp. 151, 153 ff, 178-85, etc. 113 3* pinturicchio, hermes trismegistus with the zodiac, room of the sibyls, appartamento borgia, vatican (p. 115. 4. pinturichio, mercury killing argus, room of the saints, appartamento borgia, vatican (p. 116. 5. pinturicchio, isis with hermes trismegistus and moses, room of the saints, appartamento borgia, vatican (p. 116. 6 (a) pinturicchio, egyptian worship of apis, room of the saints, appartamento borgia, vatican (p. 116. m* f> m m m m bulls worshipping the cross, detail of frieze, room of the saints, appartamento borgia, vatican (p. 116, pico della mirandola and cabalist mag

rgia, in lectures, warburg institute, university of london, i, pp. 174-88; ii, pis. 115-24. 5+g.b. 115 pico della mirandola and cabalist magic juno, who set argus to watch her. argus was killed by mercury, a scene shown in one of the paintings where mercury, with drawn sword, is despatching argus (pi. 4. having been rescued by mercury from argus, io escaped into egypt where she became the goddess isis. after the scene with mercury and argus, there follows in the frescoes, a scene where io-isis is seated on a throne (pi. 5, with a figure on her left identified by saxl as moses. the figure on her right is obviously the same person as the one shown with the zodiac in the room of the sibyls (pi. 3. he is, i suggest, again hermes trismegistus, now shown with moses. the mercury who killed argus

FRATER ELIJAH ANGELS OF CHAOS

d bez is highlight. this word means beauty& war in the non-language of the outer-ones. the sigil of set in the guise of isolate intoxication is given as well. for these places are lonely and it pay s to be as intoxicated as one can be when isolated. to talk may be of detriment here. ii/7b: to return from these spaces is of hazard, for ye have believed that you actually went somewhere. the name of isis is illuminated, and a direct reference to the tarot trumps, the emperor, and the chariot. we also see a cube with the number 4 visible 3 times. four mountain-like shapes appearing on a wasteland. there are also 4 question marks on the page (1 in black flame beneath the cube, with the number 4 written in the point. too much advice has already been shown. ii/8a: a dweller is shown. this is high

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s to derive from the individual-anarchistic direction so that we may describe his philosophy, without undue exaggeration, as a mixture of lao-tse, wicca and max stirner. english magic of the turn of the century was also influenced by an important young science which would actually achieve its major triumphs only after the second world war.the psychology of sigmund freud. before that. blatvatsky's isis unveiled and the secret doctrine, as well as frazer's the golden bough, had given important impulses to the occult in general. william james's comparative psychology of religion influenced deeply the intellectuality of this time, but freud, adler, and especially carl g, jung eventually effected major breakthroughs. from then on, people started to consider the unconscious in earnest. this appa

FREEMASONS SATANISM AND SYMBOLISM

hich has two points up and one down. and the other with one point up and two down, depicting lucifer [see the lucifer-satan pentagram explanation, below. the masonic ring symbol is just a disguised pentagram with both the "good" and "evil" stars represented. thoth "the first hermes was the intelligence or word of god. moved with compassion for a race living without law. god sent to man osiris and isis, accompanied by thoth, the incarnation or terrestrial repetition of the first hermes; who taught men the arts, science, and the ceremonies of religion; and then ascended to heaven or the moon [pike, morals and dogma, p. 255, 17th degree, knights of the east and west; emphasis was in the original. helena petrovna blavatsky was founder of the house of theosophy. her books were all written by he

a blavatsky was founder of the house of theosophy. her books were all written by her demonic guiding spirits in a form that is called automatic writing. these writings tie thoth together nicely. hermes, the god of wisdom, called also thoth, tat, set, and sat-an; and that he was, furthermore, when viewed under his bad aspect, typhon, the egyptian satan, who was also set [helena petrovna blavatsky, isis unveiled, vol. i: science, new york, trow's printing and bookbinding company, 1877, p. 554, xxxiii. colored emphasis added] blavatsky like anton lavey in the satanic bible, had no trouble tying the infernal name, thoth, with satan, and especially the egyptian satan. this subject does go back a long way. remember pike's words, quoted in the very beginning, that "masonry is identical to the anc

r and freemasonry. it contains many levels of meanings. the initiate is told that the broken column signifies an early death. the mason learns later on that columns represent gods[ joseph fort newton, the builders: a story and study of masonry, cedar rapids, iowa, the torch press, 1914, p. 9] a different hidden meaning for the broken column is learned later on by the mason "in egyptian mythology, isis is sometimes pictured weeping over the broken column, which conceals the body of her husband, osiris, while behind her stands horus, or time, pouring ambrosia over her hair" isis was both virgin and mother, so the 'beautiful virgin is isis weeping. the broken column is the missing member of osiris, the phallus [short talk bulletin "the broken column" feb, 1956, p. 6-7; also edmond ronayne, th

d her stands horus, or time, pouring ambrosia over her hair" isis was both virgin and mother, so the 'beautiful virgin is isis weeping. the broken column is the missing member of osiris, the phallus [short talk bulletin "the broken column" feb, 1956, p. 6-7; also edmond ronayne, the master's carpet (mah-hah-bone, 1879, p. 387-88, and several other masonic authors] horus is another name for satan. isis is the consort of lucifer. isis just lost her husband (osiris, that is the reason why she is weeping. osiris' body was dismembered, including his penis, which had been cut into many sections. isis and osiris were wrote about by albert pike, saying they were "the active and passive principles of the universe. commonly symbolized by the generative parts of man and woman [morals and dogma, p. 40

evered in masonry, as a quick tour of any cemetery in new england will tell you. you can tell which graves are masonic by the obelisks as their headstone. of course, not all masons choose the obelisk for their headstone. the triangle and hexagram maso mong egyptians, the base nic author, r.h. mackenzie, states that "a [of the triangle] represented osiris, or the male principle; the perpendicular, isis, or the female principle; and the hypotenuse, horus, their son [kenneth r.h. mackenzie, the royal masonic cyclopaedia of history, rites, symbolism, and biography, new york, j.w. bouton, 1877, p. 743] thus, you can see that the hypotenuse was conceived as a result of the sexual union of the base and the perpendicular. within masonic symbolism, the sex act is portrayed as the union of the perpe

FULLER J F C SECRET WISDOM OF THE QABALAH

introduction, the uncovering of mysteries before the uninitiated is wraught with infernal dangers; for to do so wantonly is to blaspheme against the mystery of god. as eliphas levi writes: woe to those who lay bare the secret of divine generation to the impure gaze of the crowd. keep the sanctuary shut, all ye who would spare your sleeping father the mockery of the imitators of ham.9. the veil of isis is not lifted with impunity, and curiosity blasphemes faith when divine things are concerned. gblessed are those who have not seen and have believed h, says the great master. 10 the origins of the qabala the origins of the qabalah are primeval; they are lost in the mists of legend, magic, and folklore. they have grown through a process of mystical integration until they have absorbed all the

cted with the tetragrammaton and the other names of god and the angels, comprised in the theosophy as well as with the cosmogony which also played so important a part among the jewish mystics and the kabbalists. 11 but long before the essenes existed lived the qabalah. aryan and chaldean esoteric doctrines percolated into it. in egypt, the mysteries of the sun god, the moon goddess, of osiris and isis, impinged upon it. assyria and babylon gave it much, and not a little may be traced to the vedas, the upanishads, the bhagavad-gita, and the vedantas, and much of the practical qabalah to the tantras more especially. historically, the main point of interest is that the qabalist is an inveterate plagiarist; he never hesitates to absorb knowledge from outside. his doctrines, being secret, are v

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

y "it is, like many other very odd things, probably understood at the vatican, or the crypt of st. peter's"[20 [20] anacalypsis, book vii, ch. xi. of the lotus of the hindoos nimrod says "the lotus is a well-known allegory, of which the expanse calyx represents the ships of the gods floating on the surface of the water, and the erect flower arising out of it, the mast thereof. but as the ship was isis or magna mater, the female principle, and the mast in it the male deity, these parts of the flower came to have certain other significations, which seem to have been as well known at samosata as at benares"[21 [21] quoted in anacalypsis. in other words it was a phallic emblem and represented the creative processes throughout nature. susa, the name of the capital of the cushites, or ancient et

rld; and when told that it would be absurd to say that the sun had created the world, they replied "we do not mean the visible chandro, but an invisible one" not only did dionysos, and all the rest of the gods who in later ages came to be regarded as men, represent the sun, but after the separation of the male and female elements in the originally indivisible god, maut or minerva, demeter, ceres, isis, juno, and others less important in the pagan world were also the sun, or, in other words, they represented the female power throughout the universe which was supposed to reside in the sun. in most groups of babylonian and assyrian divine emblems, there occur two distinct representations of the sun "one being figured with four rays or divisions within the orb, and the other, with eight" accor

t forward, yet a certain grand simplicity occasions them to be universally admired" the goddess disa or isa of the north, as delineated on the sacred drums of the laplanders, was accompanied by a child similar to the horus of the egyptians.[29] it is observed also that the ancient muscovites worshipped a sacred group composed of a mother and her children, probably a representation of the egyptian isis and her offspring, or at least of the once universal idea of the deity [29] jennings, phallicism. the following is from payne knight "a female pantheitic figure in silver, with the borders of the drapery plated with gold, and the whole finished in a manner surpassing almost anything extant, was among the things found at macon on the saone, in the year 1764, and published by caylus. it represe

to davis, the mother of mercury "is the universal genius of nature which discriminated all things according to their various kinds of species" the same as was muth of egypt. mai is said to mean "one who begins to illuminate" she was in fact the mother of the sun whence everything proceeds. she was matter, within which was concealed spirit. in the representations of montfaucon appears the goddess isis sitting on the lotus. her head, upon which is a globe, is surrounded by a radiant circle which evidently represents the sun. on the reverse side is ieu, the word "which is the usual way of the ecclesiastical authors reading the hebrew word jehovah" referring to this from montfaucon, godfrey higgins observes "here isis, whose veil no mortal shall ever draw aside, the celestial virgin of the sp

mber 608 which stands for the deity. her breasts show plainly that it is a female representation, although connected with the figure appears the male emblem to indicate that within her are contained both elements, or that the universe is embodied within the female [32] anacalypsis, book v, ch. iv. higgins thinks there is no subject on which more mistakes have been made than on that of the goddess isis, both by ancients and moderns. he calls attention to the inconsistency of calling her the moon when in many countries the moon is masculine. he is quite positive that if isis is the moon, ceres, proserpine, venus, and all the other female gods were the same, which in view of the facts everywhere at hand cannot be true. it is true, however, that "the planet called the moon was dedicated to her

GILBERT AE WAITE A MAGICIAN OF MANY PARTS

retary-generalofthesociety, and chose as his companionstwoequally prominent members:drw.r.woodman (1828-91, the supreme magus (i.e. head) of the society and a learned kabbalist, and s.l.m. mathers,2a memberofthe society'shighcouncilwhohad already expanded the rituals on westcott's behalf and converted them.into workable form.on1 march 1888 the three chiefs issued themselveswitha charter to found 'isis-urania templeno.3',and gave themselves roles that mirrored their positions in thes.rj.a.:woodman was imperator; westcott was cancellarius (secretary; and mathers praemonstrator (effectively director ofceremonies-inthes.rj.a.he was at that time conductorofnovices).nowthat theorderhad been founded, anna sprengel had become a liability and westcott disposed ofher-althoughnot before she had 'sent

108rituals, baseduponthemythofchristian ro sencreutz, for the5=6(each grade was numbered) gradeofadeptus minor.andwhereastheouterorderrepresented theoretical occultism,thesecondorderexisted fortheworkingofspecifically magicalrituals,althoughnotof the debased kind.associatedwithmedieval grimoires. bythetime.thataworkingsecondorderhadbeendeveloped,thegoldendawnhad some 150 members in three temples: isis-urania in london, osiris in weston-super- mare, andhorusin bradford. two yearslater,twofurther templeshadbeenfounded-amen-rain edinburgh, andahathoorinparis-andthemembership had risen to two hundred. by 1900 there were, in theory, over 300 members,butmanyofthese were members in nameonlyandthe active membership was littlemorethanhalfthatnumber,womenformed some one255thirdofthetotal,butin the s

e acquaintedwiththe fact that certain hieroglyphic texts were funerary rituals. facedwithsuch total opposition to hisownviews on the part of his co-chief, waite was placed in an impossible position and in1914,after 'an unprofitable debate, he'withdrewhis copyright rituals and dissolved theriteas at that time constituted (waite,historicalnoteson the'ordos.r. et a.c. for waite it was the end of the isis-urania temple and the end of the goldendawn,buthis dream of a rosicrucianorderwas still very much alive.on9 july1915he and ten former membersofthe independent and rectified rite consecratedthesalvator mundi templeofthe fellowshipoftherosy cross, in a room atdekeyser's hotel on victoria embankment. nine others,whowerenotpresent,broughtthe neworder'sstrength up to twenty.withina year waite had

eta.e.-nordid its members wish it to do so. for all that waite urged mysticism upon them, the members of the rite would not willingly give up astral travelling, visions,and phenomena;facedwith a demand r:ject the cipher manuscripts, they could not bringthemselvestoacceptthe consequence:therejectionof the glamourofmagic.insteadtheyrejectedwaite. it wouldnotbe correct, however, to see the demise of isis-urania and thewhole and rectified rite aswholly due to theclashbetweenmagic and some of themembersdesiredtofollowamysticalpath-butas theirownmasters, and that, under waite, they could never be: the fellowship of the rosy cross, however benign, was a thoroughly autocratic order. according to its.'c?nstitutionand laws (see appendixefor the full text,'theconstitutionof the fellowship is hierarch

r social attitudes. in 1912 she left england to teach in ceylon, where she died in 1917. a biography of her,florencefarr,bernardshaw's 'newuioman: by josephine johnson, was published in 1975. 5. percy bullock (b. 1868) was a solicitor and enthusiastic student of alchemy,whomarriedwithinthe golden dawn; his wife, pamela carden, had followed her parents into the order and played a prominent role in isis-urania during its most activeperiod.robertwilliam felkin (1858-1922) practised medicine in africa and later in edinburgh, where hejoinedtheamen-ratemple. he moved to london and transferred to isis-urania,comingto prominence in theorderduringthe 'interregnum' of 1900 to 1903. his later yearswere spent in taking the stella matutinadownever more eccentric paths in search of the chiefs of the thi

GILBERT THE GOLDEN DAWN TWILIGHT OF THE MAGICIANS

in1887,according to his own story, westcott acquired and translated a strange manuscript that had been written in a cipher, to which, fortunately, he possessed the key.themanuscript contained the rough draft of a series of initiatory rituals of a quasi-masonic nature.italso contained the name and address of a german adept to whom westcott wrote and from whom he received the authority to found the isis-urania temple of 'die goldene dammerung; in westcott's english this became the golden dawn.thetale of the magical manuscripts upon which the order based its very being has been told in countless versions, no two ofcreationz]which agree entirely. some versions are for the credulous, othersforthe sceptical;ofthe latter, arthurmachen'sis perhaps the most succinct:a gentleman interested in occult

with a letter from mathers to the editor oflight.ostensibly this was in reply to a critical article on eliphas levi, but it was effectively apufffor the newborn golden dawn 'eliphas levi was indeed an initiate of the kabbalah, a member of the fratern255 ity of the rosy cross, and of other kindred orders, and was acknowledged as a brother by those who know" on the firstofmarch the warrant for the isis-urania temple of that same 'fraternity of the rosy cross, under its new name of the orderofthe golden dawn in the outer, was drawn up and signed.itis a somewhat introverted document, for thethreechiefs of the second order,deoduce comite ferro (mathers, sapiens dominabitur astris(jvestcott in hisalteregoof anna sprengel) and vincit omnia veritas (woodman, deputed them255 selves, under their re

iefs of the second order,deoduce comite ferro (mathers, sapiens dominabitur astris(jvestcott in hisalteregoof anna sprengel) and vincit omnia veritas (woodman, deputed them255 selves, under their respective firstordermottoesof'srioghail mo dhream, quod scis nescis (westcott as himself, although he normally used the motto sapere aude) and magna est veritas et praelavebit,'toconstitute and rule the isis-urania temple no. 3'.thisthey duly did, their first act being the initiation of nine members at the spring equinox ceremony that same march.thefirst of the new initiates was miss mina bergson, the sister of the philosopher henri bergson, soon to bemrsmathers and thus central to the entire story of the order. mathers himselfis an enigma.hewas born in1854,educated at bedford grammar school and

by march 1890, after countless aeons on the astral planes and two years in the real world, all opposition was routed and the hermetic order of the golden dawn ruled supreme over a bandofsome seventy-eight rosicrucians scattered about the country and gathered into its three temples.thesiting of these temples indicates the order's dependence upon the s.rj.a. for a con255 tinuing supply of members. isis-urania in london was, of course, the hub of the rosicrucian universe and held fifty-five members in its orbit, while osiris at weston-super-mare claimed eight and horus at bradford thirteen, including one woman. bradford contained numerous freemasons from the york college of thes.lu.a.as well as many active theosophists; but weston-super255 mare owed its temple solely to the enthusiasm of its

or she was known within the order; but although it was permissible, it was very rare for members to change their mottoes when they advanced to the second order.thethreechiefs, however, had collected new and unpublicized mottoes to go with theirt=4260 grades; an astute move, for it enabled them to hide the fact that the secret chiefsofthe second order were also the self255 appointed officersofthe isis-urania temple in the outer. members were free to choose their own mottoes, provided that they were not already in use, and most were mundane, latin and eminently worthy. some were hermetic axioms, a few were in otherlanguages-gaelic,greek, hebrew orgerman-andsome, such as blackden's'mawahanu thesi' and pamela carden's 'shemeber, were quite incomprehensible.itwas also common practice to contra

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refers to suspend disbelief, was a rosicrucian adept named anna sprengel, whose address appeared on a collection of manuscript rituals allegedly discov255 ered in freemasons' hall- the famous cypher manuscript that was the foundation of the golden dawn system. westcott promptly wrote to his own creation and was authorized to found a temple in england, which he estab255 lished in march 1888 as the isis-urania temple, with mathers and dr w.r. woodman as his co-chiefs. the story of the golden dawn need not be repeated here" save only the major events that involved westcott. in march 1897 he was obligedtoresign from all office in the order 'owing to my having reed. an intimation that it had somehow become known to the state officers that i was a prominent officialof a society in which i had be

icrucian notions, which are not repeated in her later works. in 1880 the soc. rosie. in u.s.a. was founded by fratres who had come to england for reception, and was recognized by the s.r.i.a; in 1887 a representative deputation visited the english colleges; it was then ruled by charles e. meyer, of philadelphia, since dead. in 1887, by permission of s.d.a, a continental rosi255 crucian adept, the isis-urania temple of hermetic students of the g.d, was formed to give instruction in the medieval occult sciences.drw.r.woodman, the s.m, with s.a. and s.r.m.d, became the chiefs, and the latter wrote the rituals in modern english from old rosicrucian mss (the property of frater s.a, supplemented by his own literary researches. fraterd.d.c.f.,in 1892, supplied the ritual of an adept grade from ma

l occult sciences.drw.r.woodman, the s.m, with s.a. and s.r.m.d, became the chiefs, and the latter wrote the rituals in modern english from old rosicrucian mss (the property of frater s.a, supplemented by his own literary researches. fraterd.d.c.f.,in 1892, supplied the ritual of an adept grade from materials obtained from a frater,l.e.t.,a continental adept. several other temples sprang from the isis255 urania, viz, the osiris, at weston-super-mare; the horus, at bradford; the amen ra, at edinburgh, and the ahathoor, at paris, in 1894, which was consecrated byf.e.r.frater s.a. resigned from this association in 1897, and these english temples soon after fell into abeyance. in 1888 was publishedbacon, shakespeare, and the rosi255 crucians,by w.f.c. wigston, a critical volume containing much

.they are well worthy of study.thesocietas rosicruciana in scotia, as well as the societas rosicruciana in the u.s.a. were branches from the same rosicrucian source and sprang from a rejuvenation by frater robert wentworth little of that lapsed rosicrucian college in england, which is mentioned by godfrey higgins in his notable workthe anacatypsis,or 'an attempt to withdraw the veil of the saitic isis, which was published in 1836; he remarks that he did not join the old english college there referred to. about fifty years earlier a certain eminent jew named falk, or dr falcon, lived in london (a reference to whom will be found in theencyclopaediaoffreemasonryby kenneth mac255 kenzie) and was of high repute as a teacher of the kabalah and of other studies of a rosicrucian character; he was

is purpose; and by these the rash and ignorant may be ruined. but no power is given to the most skilled of men over the immortal trinity that broods over humanity and animates each ego, for this and these are as sparks from the insupportable flame of the majesty of god, and are beyond the influence of any that dwell in the world of form.70themagical mason[this paper was read to the members of the isis temple of the golden dawn at an unrecorded date.itwas preservedbythe revd w. a. ayton and later came into the possession of a. e. waite.]7.courageversus obsessionthere are very few passages, my dear fratres, of the rituals of the g[olden] d[awn] that are not pregnant with meaning, and very few that are not of someusefor some purpose or another. call to remembrance on this occasion the solemn

GILBERT THE SORCERER AND HIS APPRENTICE

yond my own, yet i know it was as frankly acknowledged by some competent authorities, as it was bitterly denied and depreciated by his opponents. i once showed some of his letters to me on the kabalah to my own first teacher in hebrew, a rabbi and an advanced kabalist, and he said 'that man is a true kabalist. very few gentiles know as much, you may follow him safely. when he arranged a temple of isis for the paris exhibition, an egyptologist whose name is world-famous said 'macgregor is a pharaoh come back. all my life i have studied the dry bones; he has made them live' these are but two examples out of many. yet there have been those who have said that his kabalah and egyptology were shallow and superficial, a rehash of other men's work. who shall decide? yet i do know that many10thesor

teraryoutputthan his chief. he was born in 1848 at, milton brodie, near forres in morayshire, studied law at cambridgeandmoved to edinburgh, where he practisedbothlaw and occultism with equal enthusiasm helping to found the scottishlodgeof the theosophical society in 1884, to maintain its independence fromthelondonlodges and to preserve its emphasis on esoteric christianity. in 1890 he joined the isis-uraniatempleofthegolden dawn.iprogres255 sing wellenough to become imperator of the amen-ra temple when it was founded at edinburgh in 1893.norhadhe neglected his more general hermetic studies, contributing regularly to thetransactionsoithe, scottish lodge (of which he was now president) and issuing a strange book onthetrue churchofchrist(1893. his path through the goldendawn was somewhat tor

less orders. behemoth and leviathan are two evil forms, of which the first is the synthesis of the qliphoth already described under the head of behemiron in the qliphoth of the months of the year (no. 11) the leviathan are, as it were, numberless dragon forms united together, so that each of his scales is, as it were, a separate evil serpent.[an instructional paper for students of the golden dawn isis255 urania temple. transcribed by w.e.h. humphreys, 2 july 1900.]4.theazoth lecturelazothis a word formed: from the initials and thefirial letters of the latin, greek and hebrew alphabets, a; z;253andc>(olong)andmandm:thusazrom.itis used with various meanings by. different writers;butit generally..267 signifies beginning and end; the astral light wherein are the elements and the philosophic me

3. in the hegemon's badge on the tree of life, the cross embraces tiphereth, netzach, hod and yesod, and rests on malkuth. also the calvary cross of six squares refers to the six sephiroth of microprosopus, the sun and forms the cube opened out.38 thesorcererand his apprentice44. the symbol of venus on the tree of life embraces the whole of the sephiroth and is therefore the fitting symbol of the isis of nature. hence, also, its circle is always to be represented larger than that of mercury.0 267 267.'45. the mode of using the talismanic forms drawn from the geomantic figures is to take those yielded by the figures under the planet required, and to place them at the opposite ends of the 8 radii of a wheel as shewn. occasionally also a square of any convenient number of apartments may be su

annu, the former of my life and my being ami.the symbols on the columns, beginning at the top of the one with black figures on a white ground, are mystical representa255 tions of the various paragraphs of the 17th chapter. they show:thesymbols of temu, the setting sun, the past and the future. the adoration of temu in the west. the abode of the west shown by the jackal of anubis in a shrine with isis and nephthys adoring.theadoration of osiris. the phoenix or bennu.thereformation of the departed spirit shown by the soul descending to the body onthebier, in the form of a human headed bird, khem of dual manifestation, shown by the birds on either side of the prostrate mummy. so the purified soul passes ever onward and upward, and still uses its mystical hymn.itreaches the pools of the two t

GILBERT R A THE MASONIC CAREER OF A

0. these were supplemented by a series of letters- of even more questionable authenticity- allegedly emanating from a fraulein anna sprengel of nuremberg (known within the order as soror sapiens dominabitur astris; each member was obliged to take a pious motto, usually in latin) who gave westcott authority from the german centre of the order to found a temple in london, to be known by the name of isis urania. the hierarchical structure of the golden dawn and its system of grades paralleled those of the s.r.i.a- which was scarcely to be wondered at, given that all three founders were prominent members of the s.r.i.a- and were derived ultimately from the eighteenthcentury german order of the golden and rosy cross. the grades and their symbolism were far from secret as they had been printed i

of preferment in runymede lodge (1907. it was privately printed as a broadsheet for members of the lodge 60[60] quoted as item (d) on the summons for the winter dinner of the lodge, 15 january 1911 persuaded bernard springett61[61, a member of runymede from 1901 to 1905, to join the independent& rectified rite of the golden dawn in 1910, and he introduced percy bullock, a prominent member of the isis urania temple, to freemasonry via runymede lodge. bullock was initiated on 14 june 1904, but resigned from membership in the following year. waite regularly attended meetings of runymede lodge until 1920 when he moved from ealing in west london to ramsgate in kent, after which time his association with craft masonry faded although he remained a member of his mother lodge until his death. the

r, quite happy with waite. the following issue of their journal contained a second and highly favourable notice of the book, written by revd. a. h. e. lee, who was an active member of waite's golden dawn but who preferred co- masonry to the legitimate craft. he also, and quite inexplicably, was among the 'few persons who attempted to carry on by themselves' when, in 1914, waite 'put an end to the isis-urania or mother temple, owing to internecine feuds on the authenticity of documents'90[90. other co-masons supported waite and, after he founded his new order, the fellowship of the rosy cross, in the following year, he drew more of its members from co-masonry than from freemasonry proper. the co-masons were also to prove more friendly when waite's second magnum opus appeared. magnum opus ii

he preceptory and his last, and most important, paper 'the knights templar and their alleged perpetuation in freemasonry- had been delivered therein 1930. waite's rosicrucian activities, in their masonic context at least, had ceased in 1914 when he resigned from the s.r.i.a. after failing in his bid to be elected as celebrant. he had also quarrelled bitterly with blackden over the workings of the isis-urania temple of the golden dawn and felt that the same rosicrucian body could not happily contain them both104[104. all his energies in this direction were now bent towards the creation of rituals for his fellowship of the rosy cross (f.r.c, an androgynous and avowedly christian order structured in a series of grades that represented a symbolical ascent of the kabbalistic tree of life. its r

he kabbalistic tree of life. its rituals and officers were based on those of the independent and rectified rite of the golden dawn, but the ultimate derivation from freemasonry is 102[102] the brotherhood of the rosy cross, being records of the house of the holy spirit in its inward and outward history (rider, 1924) 103[103] slt, p. 177 104[104] the details of the quarrel and of the demise of the isis-urania temple are given in r. a. gilbert, the golden dawn: twilight of the magicians (aquarian press, 1983) immediately evident when the rituals are read105[105. the first meeting of the f.r.c. was held on 9 july 1915 at de keyser's hotel on victoria embankment. of the ten fratres who, with one soror, were present at that consecration of the salvator mundi temple of the f.r.c, five can be ide

GLOBAL FREEMASONRY

king instance of the symbolic use of architecture is the monument called cleopatra's needle, given to the us as a gift in 1878 by the egyptian governer ismail. this monument is now in central park. its surface is covered with masonic emblems. this monument was originally erected in the 16th century bc at the entrance to a temple of the sun god, an initiation center in heliopolis. 76 the legend of isis the widow an important symbolic idea in masonry is that of the widow. masons call themselves the children of the widow, and pictures of widows often appear in their publications. what is the origin of this idea? who is this widow? when we examine masonic sources, we find that the symbol of the widow derives originally from an egyptian legend. this legend is one of ancient egypt's most importa

lic idea in masonry is that of the widow. masons call themselves the children of the widow, and pictures of widows often appear in their publications. what is the origin of this idea? who is this widow? when we examine masonic sources, we find that the symbol of the widow derives originally from an egyptian legend. this legend is one of ancient egypt's most important myths the story of osiris and isis. lj materialism revisited an obelisk covered with masonic symbols in new york's central park. global freemasonry remains from ancient egypt: monuments of pharaohs with an obelisk rising in front of them in the valley of the kings. lk ll materialism revisited an ancient egyptian depiction of isis. osiris was a fertility god and isis was his wife. according to the legend, osiris was the victim

an obelisk covered with masonic symbols in new york's central park. global freemasonry remains from ancient egypt: monuments of pharaohs with an obelisk rising in front of them in the valley of the kings. lk ll materialism revisited an ancient egyptian depiction of isis. osiris was a fertility god and isis was his wife. according to the legend, osiris was the victim of a crime of passion by which isis became a widow. so, the masonic widow is isis. an article in mimar sinan explains the matter in the following way: global freemasonry dcc the osiris-isis legend is the topic of many articles and lectures and is the closest of the ancient egyptian myths to masonry. the test to become a priest of the temple of isis is the masonic initiation itself. it would be tedious to have to repeat it. ther

sonic initiation itself. it would be tedious to have to repeat it. there, light was one of the most important elements; in order to be buried in the darkness of the east, the morning sun begins to descend after noon and takes on osiris' duty every day, just like horus who more brilliantly took the place of his murdered father. so, the "widow" whose children we are is none other than osiris' widow isis.77 we see that masonry, which portrays itself as being founded on reason and science, is actually a mythological doctrine full of superstitious beliefs. the compass and square among the most familiar symbols of masonry is the compass superimposed over a square. if masons are asked, they explain that this symbol represents the concepts of science, geometric order and rational thinking. however

an learn this from a book written by one of the greatest masons of all time. in his book morals and dogma, albert pike wrote the following about the compass and square: the square. is a natural and appropriate symbol of this earth. the hermaphroditic figure is the symbol of the double nature anciently assigned to the deity, as generator and producer, as brahm and maya among the arians, osiris and isis among the egyptians. as the sun was male, so the moon was female.78 this means that the compass and square, the most well known symbol of masonry, is a symbol of arian paganism and which dates back to ancient egypt or before the advent of christianity. the moon and the sun, in the passage quoted from pike, are important symbols in masonic lodges, and are none other than a reflection of the fa

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0. these were supplemented by a series of letters- of even more questionable authenticity- allegedly emanating from a fraulein anna sprengel of nuremberg (known within the order as soror sapiens dominabitur astris; each member was obliged to take a pious motto, usually in latin) who gave westcott authority from the german centre of the order to found a temple in london, to be known by the name of isis urania. the hierarchical structure of the golden dawn and its system of grades paralleled those of the s.r.i.a- which was scarcely to be wondered at, given that all three founders were prominent members of the s.r.i.a- and were derived ultimately from the eighteenthcentury german order of the golden and rosy cross. the grades and their symbolism were far from secret as they had been printed i

of preferment in runymede lodge (1907. it was privately printed as a broadsheet for members of the lodge 60[60] quoted as item (d) on the summons for the winter dinner of the lodge, 15 january 1911 persuaded bernard springett61[61, a member of runymede from 1901 to 1905, to join the independent& rectified rite of the golden dawn in 1910, and he introduced percy bullock, a prominent member of the isis urania temple, to freemasonry via runymede lodge. bullock was initiated on 14 june 1904, but resigned from membership in the following year. waite regularly attended meetings of runymede lodge until 1920 when he moved from ealing in west london to ramsgate in kent, after which time his association with craft masonry faded although he remained a member of his mother lodge until his death. the

r, quite happy with waite. the following issue of their journal contained a second and highly favourable notice of the book, written by revd. a. h. e. lee, who was an active member of waite's golden dawn but who preferred co- masonry to the legitimate craft. he also, and quite inexplicably, was among the 'few persons who attempted to carry on by themselves' when, in 1914, waite 'put an end to the isis-urania or mother temple, owing to internecine feuds on the authenticity of documents'90[90. other co-masons supported waite and, after he founded his new order, the fellowship of the rosy cross, in the following year, he drew more of its members from co-masonry than from freemasonry proper. the co-masons were also to prove more friendly when waite's second magnum opus appeared. magnum opus ii

he preceptory and his last, and most important, paper 'the knights templar and their alleged perpetuation in freemasonry- had been delivered therein 1930. waite's rosicrucian activities, in their masonic context at least, had ceased in 1914 when he resigned from the s.r.i.a. after failing in his bid to be elected as celebrant. he had also quarrelled bitterly with blackden over the workings of the isis-urania temple of the golden dawn and felt that the same rosicrucian body could not happily contain them both104[104. all his energies in this direction were now bent towards the creation of rituals for his fellowship of the rosy cross (f.r.c, an androgynous and avowedly christian order structured in a series of grades that represented a symbolical ascent of the kabbalistic tree of life. its r

he kabbalistic tree of life. its rituals and officers were based on those of the independent and rectified rite of the golden dawn, but the ultimate derivation from freemasonry is 102[102] the brotherhood of the rosy cross, being records of the house of the holy spirit in its inward and outward history (rider, 1924) 103[103] slt, p. 177 104[104] the details of the quarrel and of the demise of the isis-urania temple are given in r. a. gilbert, the golden dawn: twilight of the magicians (aquarian press, 1983) immediately evident when the rituals are read105[105. the first meeting of the f.r.c. was held on 9 july 1915 at de keyser's hotel on victoria embankment. of the ten fratres who, with one soror, were present at that consecration of the salvator mundi temple of the f.r.c, five can be ide

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he cross (1931, fundamental symbols (1962) and multiple states of being (1932) are not easy reading. they demand a concentration which, i am afraid, many modern minds fed on computer games and tv will find difficult. however the sheer intellectual exhilaration one can gain from mastering them cannot be easily forgotten. guenon also published hundreds of book reviews in such journals as le voile d isis and etudes traditionnelles, spewing forth venom mixed with insight in such a form that it has never been repeated again. while his critiques of modern forms are noteworthy and relevant, at times there is a tendency to turn a molehill into a mountain and throw the baby out with the bathwater. for example, while jung s disciples certainly twisted gnosticism and alchemy totally out of proportion

nge of spiritual manifestations. it would be possible to link zoroaster, gautama buddha and jesus/james all into the nexus of the movement from aries to pisces. indeed the imagery of pisces as the fish has much in common with jesus and early christianity. in egyptian mythology horus is also sometimes seen as the fisherman. there are many ways to image the astrological ages, in one egypt tradition isis is related to taurus, osiris to aries, horus to pisces and maat to aquarius. the start of the pyramid age was linked to leo and many believe that the sphinx was carefully ligned to the image of leo at the horizon, while it forms embodied the priestess of virgo and the form of the lion as it represented the change from one astrological age to the next (virgo to leo. heraldic cycles the platoni

e four elements, the four canopic jars of mummification and the four phases of the temple. heraldic cycle element god- name pisces year initiation fire yod 1844 transmission air he 1904 consolidation water vau 1964 manifestation earth he 2024 horus son head neter contents direction duamutef jackal neith stomach north qebsennuf hawk selkit intestines south hapi baboon nephthys lungs east amset man isis liver west probably the most expressive image of the four elements of the heraldic cycle are seen reflected in egyptian temple architecture. the general style of egyptian temples includes a great court, vestibule, hypostyle hall and the great seat. this design was later adapted into what became the israelite sanctuary and kings solomon s temple. in general, the egyptian temple was surrounded

owers brings great changes. the attribution of horus to pisces is controversial and will raise the hackles of the disciples of aliester crowley who believe the aeon of horus began with his revelation in 1904.i do not aim to debate the gnostic versus thelemite position here, the linked document will cover that in some detail if you want further information. the classic gnostic position is to align isis with taurus, taurus being the earth goddess, osiris is assigned to aries and it the imagery of the sacrifice of rams to the father god are throughout that period. horus is pisces, the imagery is related to jesus as the fisherman, the ocean of mankind, the fish as christian symbols is also founder as a symbol of horus as fisherman. horus as a semi-solar image is found throughout religions of t

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ns and the trumps of the tarot (fig 28) since this is a cyclic formulae, starting at i and ending at i, the final i is inferred and hence dropped from the formulae. we are accordingly left with inr. when this is found in the ancient egyptian and gnostic systems, it is in the secret word iao. this formulae can be understood in terms of the old egyptian myth of the death of osiris and hence we have isis, apophis, osiris. in the gnostic pantheon we can find a similar interpretation but with o being used to represent oen or aeon, the term used for a gnostic theurgy page 108 i yam water n nour fire r ruach air i yebeshah earth fig 27 i yod virgo the hermit n nun scorpio death r resh sun the sun i yod virgo the hermit. fig 28 the formula of iao isis is the i isis is nature, the fallen world, who

8 i yam water n nour fire r ruach air i yebeshah earth fig 27 i yod virgo the hermit n nun scorpio death r resh sun the sun i yod virgo the hermit. fig 28 the formula of iao isis is the i isis is nature, the fallen world, whose husband osiris (the soul locked in matter) is murdered by apophis is the a apophis. apophis is the destroyer, scorpio- the dark lord and tempter. after osiris is murdered, isis searches and finds all the parts of his dismembered body except his phallus (the fallen reproductive system. then, at last, thoth (god of gnosis) creates for isis an artificial phallus (creative forces from the light world) and as a result osiris is o osiris is risen. fig 29 gnostic theurgy page 109 resurrected light being, the one who has come from the treasury of light (fig 29) these interp

but this soon gave way to her unique adaptation of the esoteric teachings which came to be known as theosophy. she believed that she was in intimate contact with the mahatmas or secret chiefs who were the spiritual masters behind mans development. they outlined to her an esoteric system of thought which was to be of great significance as the equinox of the gods unfolded. her earlier works such as isis unveiled and the secret doctrine offer encyclopaedic interpretations of the mysteries, while later works (and works by other theosophical authors) seem to focus more on eastern than gnostic traditions, they are nevertheless of value. as time progressed annie besant and charles leadbeater (members of the inner gnostic theurgy page 216 school of theosophy) became convinced that the change they

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ing to a fellow member, please use the r.r. et a.c. letterhead. a stamp on the letterhead is not necessary. 5 regulations index and requirements for advancement from z.a.m. to th.a.m. 1. full moon rite 2. send back ritual 3. spiritual initiation body of light 4. second order eucharist 5. ritual i 6. ritual 5 7. the bornless ritual 8. bornless middle pillar 9. invocation of thoth 10. invocation of isis 11. jupiter talisman ritual 12. ritual of spiritual alchemy 13. equinox ceremony 14. requiem ceremony 15. sol talisman ritual 1. admission index (general orders [a] 2. obligation (to be committed to memory with understanding of each section of the oath as it corresponds to the sephiroth on the tree of life [j] 3. the complete analysis of the keyword lecture and ritual. 4. the pentagram ritual

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tant that you trace in the air with your lotus wand, the invoking pentagram of the sign required. so, if you are dealing with a, you will use the invoking pentagram of o. after you have sufficiently charged all twelve bands, then you will lay your wand on your altar with the lotus facing east, you will stand in the west, raise both of your hands, and enflame yourself with the following prayer "oh isis, great goddess of the forces of nature, let thine influence descend and consecrate this wand which i dedicate unto thee for the performance of the works of the magic of light" step 6 wrap your lotus wand in the appropriate silk or linen. 8 step 7 purify the room by n and o just as you did in the beginning; leave nothing out here. step 8 perform the reverse circumambulation to break up the for

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y of sigils and of rituals, and represents the force of the twenty-two letters in nature, as divided into a three, a seven, and a twelve; many and great are its mysteries" chief adept "associate adeptus minor, what is the wand which thou bearest" third adept "a simple wand having the colors of the twelve signs of the zodiac between the light and the darkness, and surmounted by the lotus flower of isis. it symbolizes the development of creation" chief adept "mighty adeptus major, thy wand and its meaning" second adept "a wand terminating in the symbol of the binary and surmounted by the tav cross of life, or the head of the phoenix, sacred to osiris. the seven colors between light and darkness are attributed to the planets. it symbolizes rebirth and resurrection from death" chief adept "my

bers remain standing as before. the three officers each with a special wand in his right hand and crux ansata in the left, then stretch out their wands to form a pyramid above the altar, and also each join the crux ansata below) chief adept "let us analyze the keyword. i" second adept "n" third adept "r" all "i" chief adept "yod" second adept "nun" third adept "resh" all "yod" chief adept "virgo, isis, mighty mother" second adept "scorpio, apophis, destroyer" third adept "sol, osiris, slain and risen" all "isis, apophis, osiris, iao (all then simultaneously separate wands and cruces, and say) all "the sign of osiris slain (gives it) chief adept (giving the l sign with a bowed head "the sign of the mourning of isis" second adept (giving the v sign with the head back "the sign of typhon and

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antria h. hiereus or h. hiereia h. hegemon or h. hegemone kerux or kerukaina stolistes or stolistria dadouchos or dadouche sentinel or phulax of the three chiefs the three chiefs are in the temple and rule it, yet they are not comprehended in, nor understood by, the outer order. they represent, as it were, veiled divinities sending a form to sit before the veil of paroketh, and, like the veils of isis and nephthys, it is impenetrable save to the initiate. the synthesis of the three chiefs may be said to be in the form of tho-outh who cometh from behind the veil at the point of its rending. yet separately, they may be thus referred: the imperator, from his relation to hrwbg, may be referred to the goddess nephthys. the praemonstrator, from his relation to dsj, may be referred to the goddess

sis and nephthys, it is impenetrable save to the initiate. the synthesis of the three chiefs may be said to be in the form of tho-outh who cometh from behind the veil at the point of its rending. yet separately, they may be thus referred: the imperator, from his relation to hrwbg, may be referred to the goddess nephthys. the praemonstrator, from his relation to dsj, may be referred to the goddess isis. the cancellarius, from this property of recorder, may be referred to the god thoth. no ceremony of the outer order may take place without a chief, preferably the three chiefs or their vice-gerants, present, and on account of the stations on the dais, it is well to have these stations filled by an adept should a chief be absent. these stations and those of the officers are called the visible

e absent. these stations and those of the officers are called the visible stations of the gods, and descriptions of the forms which an adept officer builds upon as a focus of force are given in another paper. the invisible stations these are: 1. the stations of the kerubim. 2. the stations of the children of horus. 3. the stations of the evil one. 4. the station of harpocrates. 5. the stations of isis, nephthys, and aroueris. 1. the kerubim: the stations of the man, the lion, the bull and the eagle are at the four cardinal points without the hall, as invisible guardians of the limits of the temple. they are placed according to the winds beyond the stations of hierophant, 15 dadouchos, hiereus, and stolistes and in this order do their symbols appear in all warrants of temple. the kerub of m

the temple. they are placed according to the winds beyond the stations of hierophant, 15 dadouchos, hiereus, and stolistes and in this order do their symbols appear in all warrants of temple. the kerub of m formulates behind the throne of hierophant. she has a young girl's countenance and form, with large and shadowing wings; and she is a power of the great goddess hathor who unites the powers of isis and nephthys. to the sign k is she referred as a correlative, which represents springs of water breaking upon l; though as a zodiacal sign it is referred to m, the container of rain. the egyptian name of the sign k is phritithi. note "thou shalt not confound the kerubim with their signs of the zodiac, notwithstanding that the latter be under the presidency of the former, seeing that the kerub

he mouth of the power of destruction" is called ommoo-szathan. 4. the station of harpocrates: the invisible station of harpocrates is on the path of s, between the station of hegemon and the invisible station of the evil triad. harpocrates is the god of silence and mystery, whose name is the word of this grade of neophyte. he is the younger brother of horus, hoor-po-kratt-l st. 5. the stations of isis and nephthys are respectively at the places of the pillars in jxn and dwh, and these great goddesses are not otherwise shown in the grade, save in connection with the praemonstrator and imperator, as operating through the hierophant, seeing that isis corresponds to the pillar of mercy and nephthys to that of severity. therefore, the positions of the pillars or obelisks are but, as it were, th

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returns to his place east of the black pillar so that the three chief officers may formulate and draw down to the candidate, by their insignia, and the influence of their symbols, the forces of the supernal triad. it is important, therefore, that at this point, they should be in these places. the candidate now stands between the pillars, bound with a rope like the mummied form of osiris, between isis and nepthys. the final consecration now takes place by the goddesses of the scales of the balance. the candidate stands for the first time during the ceremoy at the point representing the equilibrium of the balance. meanwhile, the kerux goes to the north, ready for the circumambulation so as to link that with the final consecration of the candidate. the final consecration is also demanded by

also, the higher self is enabled in reality to form a link with him, if the human will of the natural man be in reality consenting thereto. the free-will of the natural man is never obsessed either by the higher soul or by the ceremony, but, the will consenting, the whole of the ceremony is directed to strengthening its action. as the badge is placed upon him, it is as if the two great goddesses, isis and nephthys, stretched forth their wings over osiris to restore him again to life. the mystic circumambulation follows in the path of light to represent the rising of light in the candidate, through the operation of self-sacrifice. as he passes the hierophant s throne, the red calvary cross is astrally formed above the astral white triangle on his forehead, so that so long as he belongs to t

p, signs, grip or token and the words they have this three-fold interpretation: 1. apparent meaning. 2. spiritual or mystical reference. 3. practical application. each is therefore considered under three heads. the step 1. the foot is advanced about six inches representing the foot on the side of dsj put forward and taking a hesitating step in darkness. the left foot, is to represent the power of isis or the beginning of action rather than nephthys as the end thereof. the term 6 inches is employed here only to render it more intelligible to english initiates. it means a convenient measure of 6, and preferably 6 times the measure of the phalax of the thumb- spirit and will. 2. it symbolizes the beginning of the stamping down of the evil persona. the foot is advanced 6 metrical distances ans

right hand represent more violent action,and those of the left more watery action (if you do not have a convenient implement, a sigil or a pentagram may be traced with any finger of any hand according to the correspondence required) it may here be remarked that the so-called christian sign of benediction, consisting of the thumb and first two fingers only, projected, is the affirmation of osiris, isis and nephthys- or spirit, d and n. with regard to taking on mentally the forms of the gods, it may here be noted that the process is of great assistance and use in all magical working, whether of invocation or evocation, contemplation, meditation, skrying in the spirit vision, alchemy, etc, for the forms of the gods do here represent a certain symbolic material action of the divine forces. the

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i" draw the hebrew letters in the air from right to left, visualizing them flaming in bright blue, as you are saying them. 6 y r n y step 17 raise your right arm straight up with your palm facing to the left, keeping your left arm straight out with your palm facing forward. tilt your head slightly to the left. you are forming the letter "l, and saying with meaning "l. the sign of the mourning of isis" step 18 raise both arms to form the letter "v, with your palms facing each other, tilt your head slightly back and say with meaning "v. the sign of typhon and apophis" step 19 bring arms down crossing your chest to form an "x" with your palms touching your chest. bow your head and say with meaning "x. the sign of osiris risen" step 20 now form each letter as you say the letter "l.v.x" from t

and apophis" step 19 bring arms down crossing your chest to form an "x" with your palms touching your chest. bow your head and say with meaning "x. the sign of osiris risen" step 20 now form each letter as you say the letter "l.v.x" from the "x" position slowly open up your arms into the form of a cross while saying: lux (looox) step 21 now say with meaning "the light of the cross" step 22 virgo, isis, mighty mother (form the "l" while saying) scorpio, apophis, destroyer (form the "v" while saying) 7 sol, osiris, slain and risen (form the "cross" then the "x" while saying) isis (form the "l" while saying) apophis (form the "v" while saying) osiris (form the "x" while saying" step 23 slowly move your arms from the "x" position to the "v" position while vibrating "iao (pronounced ee-aahh-ooh

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t of the godhead. beneath my feet they rage in dumb impotence. for i am hoorpokratist, the lotus-throned lord of silence. were i to say, come up upon the mountains, the celestial waters would flow at my word, and the celestial fires would surge forth in torrents of fierce flame. for i am ra enshrouded, kephra unmanifest to man. i embody my father hoor, the might of the avenging god, and my mother isis, eternal wisdom veiled in eternal beauty and love. therefore, i say unto thee, bring me unto thine abode in the silence unutterable, all wisdom, all light, all power. hoorpokratist, thou art the nameless child of eternity. bring me to thee, that i may be defended in this work of art. thou, the center and the silence; light shrouded in darkness is thy name. the celestial fire is thy father, th

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uch him/her now with thy angelic hands so that he may be enabled to rise beyond that lower selfhood which generates into nothingness, unto that higher selfhood which is the radiating clear light of the spirit" visualize the angel hru touching your nephesch. step 6 look at your spiritual body and say "i call upon the divine white brilliance to descend upon very honored frater/soror_ in the name of isis (make 'l, apophis (make 'v, osiris slain (make cross) and risen (make sign of osiris risen. iao! let the divine light descend" see the divine light descend upon your spiritual body "buried within the light in a mystical death, rising again in a mystical resurrection, cleansed and purified through the brilliance of the light divine thou dweller of the invisible. like our master hast thou suffe

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ward first adept and the first adept returns with the sign of silence. this is repeated until all are done, in which the third adept, or the last adept, makes the sign of the enterer to the chief adept who responds with the sign of silence (first, second and third adepts move to the east) chief adept (forms himself into a cross behind the cubicle altar "the light of the cross" first adept "virgo, isis, mighty mother" second adept "scorpio, apophis, destroyer" third adept "sol, osiris, slain and risen" first adept "isis (forming sign) second adept "apophis (forming sign) third adept "osiris (forming sign) chief adept "iao! let the divine light descend" first adept "such are the words (all close the vortex) chief adept "we thank thee oh lord of the universe. thou art one! we thank thee, ye s

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eternal life on those you gave him. i have given you glory on earth by finishing the work that you gave me to do. do you now, father, give me glory at your side? a glory i had before the world was (all rise) chief adept "let us analyze the keyword. i" second adept "n" third adept "r" all "i" chief adept "yod" second adept "nun" third adept "resh" all "yod" chief adept (makes the 'l' sign "virgo, isis, mighty mother" second adept (makes the 'v' sign "scorpio, apophis, destroyer" 5 third adept (makes the 'x' sign "sol, osiris, slain and risen" all "isis, apophis, osiris, iao. let the divine light descend" all (makes the 'x' sign "the sign of osiris slain" chief adept (makes the 'l' sign "the sign of the mourning of isis" second adept (makes the 'v' sign "the sign of typhon and apophis" thir

pt) chief adept "be thy body a temple of the rose and cross (chief adept places the crux on the base of the spine on all the adepts, the second adept on the left hip and the third adept on the right hip) chief adept "be thy body a temple of the rose cross" chief adept "i" second adept "n" third adept "r" all "i" chief adept "yod" second adept "nun" third adept "resh" all "yod" chief adept "virgo, isis, mighty mother" second adept "scorpio, apophis, destroyer" third adept "sol, osiris, slain and risen" 10 all "isis, apophis, osiris, iao" chief adept "let the divine light descend" second adept "rosea rubea" third adept "et aurea crucis" chief adept "post centum viginti annos patebo (all leave the vault and return to original position (chief adept makes the closing of the veil and returns to

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vides us with yet more understanding of the letters: i.n.r.i. hebrew hebrew element element i y yam n n n nur o r r ruach m i y yebeshas l the sepher yetzirah gives us a deeper and more profound meaning for inward meditation by assigning the astrology to the keyword: i.n.r.i. hebrew astrology i y f n n h r r a i y f! f is the pure virginal state of nature. this sign relates unto the great goddess isis! h is the sign of death and regeneration. it is also a sign of energy in that ?ruleth. this sign relates to apophis, the greek for set, the slayer of osiris! 0 is the sign of life and light. it is the great life and light giver to the earth. it is, most importantly, the sign of resurrection; for the sun sets in the winter and rises to begin anew in a (vernal equinox. this sign relates to osir

s the great life and light giver to the earth. it is, most importantly, the sign of resurrection; for the sun sets in the winter and rises to begin anew in a (vernal equinox. this sign relates to osiris, the glorified one, hwchy! f, it is after resurrection that all is refreshed and returned back unto f, the virginal state. 3 this brings forth the three primary forces in the egyptian pantheon of: isis birth life apophis death destruction osiris rebirth resurrection it is the mystical cycle of: life- death- rebirth the letters: isis i apophis a osiris o a notarikon formulated from the first three letters of isis, apophis, and osiris, formulate the divine name of the gnostic iao. this is pronounced in ritual work as: eeeee- aaaahh- oooohhh (reference of a deeper understanding of iao can be f

mine and meditate on the seasonal circles. the top twelve is high noon, it is the sun at its apex. the bottom twelve is midnight, the time of greatest darkness. observe that these are the physical signs of light, lvx, to be performed with the deepest reverence during the "analysis of the keyword" sign of osiris slain at the equinox of a and g. light and darkness are equal. sign of the mourning of isis; the symbol of the goddess and spiritual fruitation. 5 sign of typhon/apophis; death, darkness, destruction. sign of osiris risen; the illumination of light overcoming death. examine the gematria in regard to the word lvx. l=50, v=5, x=10, for a total of 65. this is the number of yanda which translates into "my lord" lvx= 65= my lord and divinity follow closely the steps, and let the adept co

analysis of the keyword. it is of equal importance, that with each step, we meditate on the alchemical formula of spiritual transformation into the light of adonai. the analysis of the keyword step 1 say with meaning "i. n. r. i" draw the hebrew letters in the air from right to left, visualizing them flaming in bright blue as you are saying them. 6 y r n y step 2 form the "l" while saying "virgo, isis, mighty mother" form the "v" while saying "scorpio, apophis, destroyer" form the "cross" then "x" while saying "sol, osiris, slain and risen" form the "l" while saying "isis" form the "v" while saying "apophis" form the "x" while saying "osiris" step 3 slowly move your arms from the "x" position to the "v" position while vibrating "iao (pronounced ee-aahh-oohh) step 4 vibrate "let the divine

your body. feel the light completely descend around you. step 5 with your arms in the form of a cross. say "the sign of osiris slain" step 6 raise your right arm straight up with your palm facing to the left, keeping your left arm straight out with your palm facing forward. tilt your head slightly to the left. you are forming the letter "l, and saying with meaning "l. the sign of the mourning of isis" step 7 raise both arms to form the letter "v" with your palms facing each other and tilt your head slightly back and say with meaning "v. the sign of typhon and apophis" 7 step 8 bring your arms down across your chest to form an "x" make certain that your palms are touching your chest. bow your head, and say with meaning "x. the sign of osiris risen" step 9 now form each letter as you say ea

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the name of yehashua. stand guard without cessation, and use whatever force is necessary for the defense of (each quarter is stabbed, beginning in the east, and ending in the east) 11 (standing in the proper quarter, each adept creates the god form as fourth adept performs l.i.r.h and the s.i.r.h. of mars) chief adept behind altar of universe, thoth magus of fire south, horus magus of water west, isis magus of earth north, nephthys magus of air east, aroueris (note: if there are less than the required number of adepts, perform the s.i.r.h. first, then form the god shells (all god forms perform the following invocation, one at a time, in the following order) 1. horus 2. isis 3. nephthys 4. aroueris (chief adept performs the middle pillar silently behind altar of the universe uniting with th

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the temple and robe up. chiefs seat themselves on the dais. members robed and wearing their sashes enter and sit in the correct quarter- inner order members in the east, philosophus in the south, practicus and theoricus in the west, zelators and neophytes in the north. the temple is opened in the neophyte grade. all are seated) hierophant (knocks "fraters et sorors of all grades of the temple of isis mighty mother, let us celebrate the festival of the vernal equinox (all rise except the hierophant) hierophant (knocks "frater kerux, proclaim the equinox and announce that the password is abrogated" hierophant (passes to the northeast, raises his wand, and faces west "in the name of the lord of the universe, who works in silence and whom naught but silence can express, and by command of the

o that the work of wisdom may continue and that the grace and sanctification of the holy and glorious zion may be communicated to the zion which is on earth. therefore, the worlds rejoice together 6 and are fulfilled in all completion. i beseech you to join with me in my intention, and to ratify in your hearts, the solemn and sacramental words by which i assume this external and visible temple of isis mighty mother into the house not made by hands, built of lively stones, the company of the adepts, and it is so assumed accordingly" second adept "cum potestate et gloria" third adept "amen (chief adepts are seated) chief adept "fratres et sorores of the rosae rubae et aurae crucis. we know that the mystic temple, which was erected of old wisdom, as a witness of the mysteries which are above

abylon we have sat down and wept, but we have ever remembered zion, and that memorial is a witness testifying that we shall yet return with exultation into the house of our father. as a witness in the temple of the heart, so in the outer house of our initiation do we have ever present certain watchers from within, deputed by the second order to guard and lead the lesser mysteries of the temple of isis mighty mother and those who advance within, that they may be fitted in due course to participate in the light that is beyond it. it is in virtue of this connecting link, this bond of consanguinity, that i have assumed the things which are without the temple of isis mighty mother into the things which are within the company of the second order at this secret meeting held at the autumnal equino

a part of the temporary period which intervenes between us and our rest" second adept "let us work, therefore, my brethren and effect righteousness, because the night cometh" third adept "wherein no man shall labor" chief adept (rises "fratres and sorores of the rosae rubae et aurae crucis, by the power in me vested, i proceed to the installation and investiture of the hierophant of the temple of isis mighty mother in the order of the golden dawn in the portal of the vault of the adepti" second adept (rises "benedictus qui venti" 7 third adept (rises "in nomine domini (the three adepti give the l.v.x. signs, and seat themselves) chief adept "very honoured frater, at the discretion of the chiefs of the second order you have been appointed to the office of hierophant of this temple for the e

the dictates of my conscience. this i affirm by the symbol worn upon the breast of the officiating adept (hierophant is directed to stretch out his hand in the direction of the rose cross on the chief adept's breast "arise, very honoured frater, and receive at my hand the highest office i can bestow upon you in this temple. by the power in me vested, i now appoint you hierophant of the temple of isis mighty mother to work and confer the grades of the outer order, under the dispensation of the chiefs during the ensuing six months. may the light which is behind the veil shine through you from your throne in the east on the fraters and sorors of the order, and lead them to the perfect day" second adept "when the glory of this world passes" third adept "and a great light shines over the splen

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the seventh sephira of jxn. as we disperse the power of the seven planets through the week and the year, we have the creation of the heptagon. it also alludes to the seven colors of the rainbow. the heptagram is the star of f and is applicable to her nature. the lineal figure of the seven planets is the heptagram, which is representative of f gates or entrances. it is also a fitting symbol of the isis of nature, as well as the seven lower sephiroth of the bride. this is a powerful symbol when f or jxn energy needs to be employed. it is extremely effective in the use of talismans for those who are overly intellectual in their thinking. it becomes a fitting symbol for concentration and meditation for those who are overly influenced by b. the eighth sephira of dwh is represented by the octang

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e l a t o r a d e p t u s m i n o r 2 official letter of recommendation for admission to the sacred brotherhood of the rose and cross r. r. et a. c. official letter of recommendation and dispensation for advancement to the second order of the hermetic order of the golden dawn. in the name of the lord of the universe, and by special dispensation from the chiefs of the second order of the temple of isis and the supreme chief of the second order of the hermetic order of the golden dawn international, do hearby this date_ recommend_ known as_ to membership in full standing to the second order, and to undergo the adeptus minor inititation on. 3 supreme chief_ chief adept of the temple of isis_ co-chief of the temple of isis__the golden chain and the lonely road: a typological study of initiator

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own comfortably inside. before he had time to get out the conspirators rushed forward, nailed the lid tightly closed and sealed even the cracks with molten lead so that there would be no air. the coffer was then thrown into the nile. it had been intended that it should sink, but it floated rapidly away, drifting for a considerable distance until it reached the sea coast. at this point the goddess isis, wife of osiris, intervened. using all the great magic for which she was renowned, she found the coffer and concealed it in a secret place. however, her evil brother set, out hunting in the marshes, discovered the coffer, opened it and, in a mad fury, cut the royal corpse into fourteen pieces which he scattered throughout the land. once more isis set off to save her husband. she made a small

siris, still sealed inside his coffer, is carried out into the sea and washed up at byblos. the waves lay him to rest among the branches of a tamarisk tree, which rapidly grows to a magnificent size, enclosing the coffer within its trunk.42 the king of the country, who much admires the tamarisk tree, cuts it down and fashions the part which contains osiris into a roof pillar for his palace. later isis, the wife of osiris, removes her 37 ibid, pp. 7, 31. 38 world mythology, p. 139. it should also be noted that, like samson, orion was blind the only blind figure in constellation mythology. see hamlet s mill, pp. 177-8. 39 mercer, the religion of ancient egypt, london, 1946, pp. 25, 112. 40 ibid. death of gods in ancient egypt, p. 39: the ancient egyptians are known to have identified orion w

rprints of the gods 259 visualize the great changes precession of the equinoxes periodically effects in all the coordinates of the sphere. finally, after allowing the dog sirius to open the way for us, we were given the figures to calculate precession more or less exactly. nor is sirius, in his eternal station at orion s heel, the only doggish character around osiris. we saw in chapter eleven how isis (who was both the wife and sister of osiris32) searched for her dead husband s body after he had been murdered by set (who, incidentally, was also her brother, and the brother of osiris. in this search, according to ancient tradition, she was assisted by dogs (jackals in some versions).33 likewise, mythological and religious texts from all periods of egyptian history assert that the jackal-go

e, meets a maiden in the woods, gathering berries. they lie together. only later do they discover that they are brother and sister. the maiden drowns herself at once. later, with the black dog musti padding along at his heels, kullervo wanders into the forest and throws himself upon his sword.40 there are no suicides in the egyptian myth of osiris, but there is the incest of osiris and his sister isis. out of their union is born horus the avenger. so once again it seems reasonable to ask: what is going on? why are there all these apparent links and connections? why do we have these strings of myths, ostensibly about different subjects, all of which prove capable in their own ways of shedding light on the phenomenon of precession of the equinoxes? and why do all these myths have dogs runnin

nventory stela, as it was called, had been discovered at giza in the nineteenth century by the french archaeologist auguste mariette. it was something of a bombshell because its text clearly indicated that both the great sphinx and the great pyramid (as well as several other structures on the plateau) were already in existence long before khufu came to the throne. the inscription also referred to isis as the mistress of the pyramid, implying that the monument had been dedicated to the goddess of magic and not to khufu at all. finally, there was a strong suggestion that khufu s pyramid might have been one of the three subsidiary structures alongside the great pyramid s eastern flank.26 all this looked like damaging evidence against the orthodox chronology of ancient egypt. it also challenge

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phire, is the revelation to the initiated of the key secret of the magick of the conquest of the universe. thus, we find the wand: the double wand of power= 329= resistance is not futile. the blond alien khyia of procyon, our alleged informant from the stars= 150= mystic rose. combined, by theosophic addition, the wand and rose together are 3+2+9= 14= 1+4= 5 and 150 or 1+5+0= 6, or 5+6 or 56. 56= isis (5+6= 11, of course, the number of magick, of transformation by will, of decoding. at the end of the star sapphire in crowley s commentary we find, it is not he (the adept) that shall arise in the sign of isis rejoicing. the transformed adept, greater than the most advanced aliens, is the ultimate victor in the battle of conquest not merely earth, but the omniverse is his domain. 71 12 interv

GRERALD SCHUELER AN ADVANCED GUIDE TO ENOCHIAN MAGICK

, appendix a, shows that in each subquadrant, one square is used for both the horizontal and vertical names of the calvary cross angels. these 16 special letters can be arranged to spell the phrase ondo-apizebabalon (oh-en-doh ah-pee-zodeh bahbah- loh-en) which can be translated "the eternal regions of babalon" where babalon is the name of an important goddess. she is equivalent to kali, kundali, isis, and other feminine deities who are assodated with the qabalistic sephira of binah. the gematric value of this enochian phrase, i.e, the value of the 16 letters that are assigned to these squares, is 318. this is the value of the magick square of olap as explained later in enochian healing techniques. essentially, this means that these 16 squares all contain strong forces of healing and well

values of these names you will see: 47 yvsx= 537 lvsx= 485 nvsx= 527 hvsx= 478 furthermore, because the letter x can also be an s (this square has hilo letters, s and x) you would also find, yvss= 144 l v s s= 9 2 nvss= 134 hvss= 85 this gives a total of eight possible angels, archangels and demons in this square. this variety of governing forces is consistent with the presiding egyptian goddess, isis, who herself has many aspects and roles. however, each ruler will be influenced by saturn and the universe (atu xxi. multiple letters in squares, like multiple gematria values for 1, t and z, result from the complexity of these regions. the potential forces of any square can only be fully investigated by looking at each of the letters assigned to it. 48 the watchtower colors blue am l and gol

= venus, moon, fire, air, water, saturn as a general role, complementary colors should be used when coloring the sides of truncated pyramids as follows: blue squares/pyramid sides have orange lettering yellow squares/pyramid sides have purple lettering black squares/pyramid sides have white lettering red squares/pyramid sides have green lettering 51 names of archangels, angels, and demons behold, isis assumed the form of a woman who was adept with words. isis said to ra "please tell me your name, o divine father, for the life of a person is invested in his narre. the divine majesty, ra, said "i will give in, and go to isis and senil the divine name from my body to her body" t h e divinity hid himself, from the gods in the vast throne room on the boat of millions of years. when events corre

t h e divinity hid himself, from the gods in the vast throne room on the boat of millions of years. when events corresponded to the 'time of coming forth of the heart' she said to her son horus "forces of attraction are from the iiving mirad of god. god has turned his two eyes. the mighty god has gven up his divine name. indeed, the mighty god has given up his divine name: ra. this was spoken by isis, the great one, the divine n stress of the gods, who knew ra by his own name. the legend of ra and .isis figures 1 to 16, appendix b, show the names of the major deities of the 16 subquadrants of the watchtowers. the four squares at the top of these figures contain the names of the kerubic angels. there are no demons or lesser angels in these upper squares (i.e, they are upper in the cense th

reside over the iesser watchtower squares. figures 1 to 16, appendix c, show the sixteen watchtower subquadrants with the appropriate egyptian deity. as an aid to properly understanding these deities, study the table below. table of egyptian deities os iri s re n ewa l, r e g e n e r a t i o n, r e i n c a r n a t i on, reimbodiment. osiris is the son of ra, the father of horus and the brother of isis and nephthys. he is the god of the dead. isis solidification, manifestation, nature, law, principie, l o v e. i s i s g o v e r n s t h e f o r c e s o f sol idi f icat ion. she gives form to the formless and thus rules over all birth processes. her name rneans'throne' and she is the source or seat of creative power. isis is similar to the tantric goddess, kundalini. 66 nephthys dispersion, f

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res are hopelessly corrupt, largely due to the practice of young religions to demonize gods and angels from the pantheons of pre-existing and contemporaneous spiritual traditions. for example, baal and astarte, the great god and goddess of the caananites, appear diabolized in the infernal hierarchy of the goetia, in the lemegeton, as the demons beelzebub and asteroth. other grimoires even include isis, the sublime mother goddess of egypt, as one of the denizens of hell. fortunately, however, the hierarchies of forces attributed to the qabalistic tree of life by the hermetic order of the golden dawn provide a perfect vehicle for magical evocation. these hierarchies descend through all four of the qabalistic worlds and onward into the realm of the averse forces. unto aziluth, the highest of

GRIMM JACOB TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY VOL 3

s a common noun, in o.h. german the fem. frouwa, in o. saxon only the masc. froho, fro, a.s. frea, so that goths and saxons seem to have preferred the god. high germans the goddess; in the north both freyr and freyja are honoured alike. but the north knows only the god nicirsr, and the germans living on the opposite side of the baltic only the goddess nerthus. the relation of zio to zisa, perhaps isis (p. 298, demands further explanation. no doubt the numerous aliases of that female deity, who is not yet forgotten in modern legend, are due to differences of race: holda shews herself in hesse, thuringia, and north franconia, berhta in vogtland, east franconia and sundry tracts of swabia, where likewise a male berhtold encounters us. there is no trace of either goddess in lower germany, but

olda, as huldana, must have reached far westward to the rhine, and, if the ver-hilden-straet (p. 285) was named after her, into the netherlands, reminding us of the kinship between chatti and batavi; while the carolingian berhta pedauca and the biort of the edda would betoken a similar extension of berhta's worship. ave must pay regard to the almost universal rush of nations toward the west: even isis and her suevian ship we managed to trace as far as the ardennes. but, beside the deities, other portions of mythology must also have their say. hirains and himil, himel and heven are discussed on p. 698, the lapse of himil into gimill on p. 823; in hesse is the borderland between wights xxiv peeface. and elves, the one belonging to franconian, tlie other to saxon soil: the low saxon hiine is

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much else, that nevertheless lived on among the people. the oldest vestige known to me of a duel between the seasons amongst us is that conflictus hiemis et veris over the cuckoo (p. 675-6. the idea of a summer-god marching in, bringing blessings, putting new life into everything, is quite in the spirit of our earliest ages: it is just how nerthus comes into the land (p. 251; also freyr (p. 213, isis (p. 258, hulda (p. 268),berhta 1 it was a different thing therefore when in olden times the frankfort boys and girls, every year at candlemas (febr. 2, threw a stuffed garment into the main, and sang: reuker uder schlug sein mutter, schlug ihr arm und bein entzwoi, dass sie mordio schrei, lersner s chron. p. 492. i leave the song unexplained. 2 yet summer as a contrast does occasionally come

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le of many different deities. around 200 deities are mentioned in the pyramid texts. some are the major deities already known from cult temples, such the fertility god min and the creator goddess neith. others are entities such as snake deities and celestial ferrymen who inhabit a complex and intensely imagined realm of the gods. the most frequently mentioned deities are anubis, atum, geb, horus, isis, nephthys, nut, osiris, ra, seth, shu, and thoth (see deities, themes, and concepts. these include most of the deities who make up the ennead of heliopolis, and it is often argued that the pyramid texts largely represent the theology of the solar temple at heliopolis. a stellar element was also important in the pyramid texts. the king was destined to join the imperishable stars, and the god o

hemes, and concepts. these include most of the deities who make up the ennead of heliopolis, and it is often argued that the pyramid texts largely represent the theology of the solar temple at heliopolis. a stellar element was also important in the pyramid texts. the king was destined to join the imperishable stars, and the god osiris was identified with the constellation of orion and the goddess isis with the dog star, sirius.20 the cult of osiris is hardly known before the fifth dynasty, but he gradually became the most important funerary god. one thing the pyramid texts are not is a collection of narrative myths. they do contain numerous allusions to myths, many of which are difficult to interpret. some passages include what have been called mythical statements. these give the bare outl

d as magic, was one of the forces used by the creator to make the world. humans were permitted to use magic in daily life to protect themselves or to heal others. knowledge of written magic was confined to the literate elite, so it is not surprising that some spells have a distinct literary quality. healing spells often identify the doctor-magician with a deity skilled in the use of heka, such as isis or thoth; the patient with a deity who suffered in myth, such as horus the child (see deities, themes, and concepts; and the disease or problem with a hostile supernatural force. these identifications were sometimes extended into a narrative of the misfortune that befell the deity and its ultimate resolution. a complex story about the poisoning of the sun god, known as the true name of ra (se

hat its scenes and inscriptions have been used to reconstruct the daily ritual that went on in every egyptian temple. this ritual was influenced by the concept of the daily rebirth of the sun god and by the myth of the death and resurrection of osiris.51 some episodes from the osiris myth are shown in the temple of seti i, with the king in the role of horus. these include a very rare depiction of isis in bird form magically conceiving horus by sexually arousing her murdered husband. this was a moment of triumph and hope, but it was still not intended to be seen by any but the highest grade of priests. the murder of osiris was not shown on the walls of seti s temple, but he was celebrated as a dead god in a remarkable building known as the osireion (see figure 6).52 this was built in the st

wers the important question of why creation includes pain and death. in contrast, the book known as the litany of ra conveys the utter mysteriousness of the creator sun god through heightened language and powerful visual images. the sun god is evoked as the animating force behind the universe in seventy-five nocturnal manifestations. these manifestations range from major deities such as horus and isis to obscure entities such as the great tom cat and he of the cave, yet part of the egyptian title for this book was adoring the united one in the west. the characteristic acts of independent beings that are the mainspring of mythical narratives become almost irrelevant in such a context. new kingdom hymns, such as those preserved in papyrus leiden i 350, explore the idea that all deities are a

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concerned, ani has committed neither sin nor evil. further, they go on to say that he shall not be delivered over to the monster amemet, and they order that he shall have offerings, that he shall have the power to go into the presence of osiris, and that he shall have a homestead, or allotment, in sekhet-hetepet for ever. we next see ani being led into the presence of osiris by horus, the son of isis, who reports that the heart of ani hath sinned against no god or goddess; as it hath also been found just and righteous according to the written laws of the gods, he asks that ani may have cakes and ale given to him, and the power to appear before osiris, and that he may take his place among the "followers of horus" and be like them for ever. now from this evidence it is clear that ani was co

nowledge of the proper words of power, and of magical names and formulae, before the -utterance of which every denizen of the tuat was powerless. osiris had, of course, passed through the tuat, and seated himself on his throne in the "house of osiris" but even he would have been unable to perform his journey in safety through the tuat without the help of the words of power which horus, the son of isis, the son of osiris" had uttered, and the magical ceremonies which he had performed. words and ceremonies alike he learned from isis, who, according to a later tradition, obtained the knowledge of them from thoth, the divine intelligence. now if osiris and ra had need of such magical assistance in their passage through the tuat, how much greater must have been the need of man! the tuat was, ac

river flowing through it; it is 309, or 480 atru or leagues in length, and 120 wide. urnes is a portion of the dominions of osiris-khenti-amenti, the great god of abydos, and it, no doubt, formed a section of the sekhet-hetepet according to the old theology of egypt. the boat of afu-ra is now under the direction of the goddess of the second hour of the night, shesat-maket-neb-s, and the uraei of isis and nephthys have been added to its crew. immediately in front of it are four boats, which move by themselves; the first contains the full moon, of which osiris was a form, the second the emblem of a deity of harvest, the third the symbols of another agricultural deity, and the fourth the grain-god personified. all four boats contain either forms or symbols of osiris, in his different aspects

d the doors of the hidden chamber of the holy place of the land of seker, and his flesh, and his members, and his body, in the forms which they had in primeval times; the main gate is called aha-neteru, the gods are called baiu-ammiu-tuat, and the goddess of the hour is semit-her-abt-uaa-s. the boat of afu-ra is towed by seven gods and seven goddesses, and is preceded by a few gods who are led by isis (vol. i, pp. 87, 91, 95, 99, 100, 107, 111; the texts make it clear that afu-ra continues his journey by the help of khepera. the corridor of re-stau through which he travels now bends upwards, and passing by p. 135 the secret abode of seker, by which it is hidden, once more descends to its former level. the land of seker is in the form of an elongated ellipse, and is enclosed by a wall of sa

nth division of the tuat. i. kingdom of osiris according to the book am-tuat. the name of this division, or hour, is thephet-shetat, the name of the gate is ruti-asar, and the goddess of the hour is kheftes-hau-hesq-neha-hra. on looking at the "secret path of amentet" wherein afu-ra is still travelling, we note that the face of the god is turned in another direction, that the crew is increased by isis and by ser, whose name has also been read semsu, and that the canopy under which afu-ra stands is formed of the body of the serpent p. 152 [paragraph continues] mehen (vol. i, p. 140. there is a good reason for these changes, for the god has now to traverse a region where there is not sufficient water to float his boat or to permit of its being towed; moreover, his way is blocked by a monster

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animals, to gradually dissolve into ether, and have its personality annihilated. but even then the ego remains a distinct being. it (the spiritual ego) only loses one devachanic state-after that special, and in that case indeed useless, life-as that idealized personality, and is reincarnated, after enjoying for a short time its freedom as a planetary spirit almost immediately. q. it is stated in isis unveiled that such planetary spirits or angels "the gods of the pagans or the archangels of the christians" will never be men on our planet. a. quite right. not "such" but some classes of higher planetary spirits. they will never be men on this planet, because they are liberated spirits from a previous, earlier world, and as such they cannot rebecome men on this one. yet all these will live a

and spiritualists, though swedenborg adopts it to a certain extent, in what he calls spiritual death. they will never accept it. a. this can in no way alter a fact in nature, if it be a fact, or prevent such a thing occasionally taking place. the universe and everything in it, moral, mental, physical, psychic, or spiritual, is built on a perfect law of equilibrium and harmony. as said before (see isis unveiled, the centripetal force could not manifest itself without the centrifugal in the harmonious revolutions of the spheres, and all forms and their progress are the products of this dual force in nature. now the spirit (or buddhi) is the centrifugal and the soul (manas) the centripetal spiritual energy; and to produce one result they have to be in perfect union and harmony. break or damag

and remains in hades, which we call the kamaloka. these are "the withered branches" mentioned by jesus as being cut off from the vine. annihilation, however, is never instantaneous, and may require centuries sometimes for its accomplishment. but there the personality remains along with the remnants of other more fortunate personal egos, and becomes with them a shell and an elementary. as said in isis unveiled, it is these two classes of "spirits" the shells and the elementaries, which are the leading "stars" on the great spiritual stage of "materializations" and you may be sure of it, it is not they who incarnate; and, therefore, so few of these "dear departed ones" know anything of reincarnation, misleading thereby the spiritualists. q. but does not the author of isis unveiled stand accu

surd as the eastern teaching is logical and self-evident in its truth. the reincarnationists of the allan kardec school believe in an arbitrary and immediate reincarnation. with them, the dead father can incarnate in his own unborn daughter, and so on. they have neither devachan, karma, nor any philosophy that would warrant or prove the necessity of consecutive rebirths. but how can the author of isis unveiled argue against karmic reincarnation, at long intervals varying between 1,000 and 1,500 years, when it is the fundamental belief of both buddhists and hindus? q. then you reject the theories of both the spiritists and the spiritualists, in their entirety? a. not in their entirety, but only with regard to their respective fundamental beliefs. both rely on what their "spirits" tell them;

e doctrine of atonement; i allude to that dangerous dogma in which you believe, and which teaches us that no matter how enormous our crimes against the laws of god and of man, we have but to believe in the self-sacrifice of jesus for the salvation of mankind, and his blood will wash out every stain. it is twenty years that i preach against it, and i may now draw your attention to a paragraph from isis unveiled, written in 1875. this is what christianity teaches, and what we combat: god's mercy is boundless and unfathomable. it is impossible to conceive of a human sin so damnable that the price paid in advance for the redemption of the sinner would not wipe it out if a thousandfold worse. and furthermore, it is never too late to repent. though the offender wait until the last minute of the

HOWE THE ALCHEMIST OF THE GOLDEN DAWN

e hidden mysteries of nature and science- the phrase is masonic- and supposed that alchemy and theosophy ala blavatsky would provide a better guide to the territory that interested him. in 19 2 he claimed to possess a library of over 10,000 books on alchemy and occultism, including 'a fine set of the works of thomas taylor, the platonist. he found his way to the g.d. in 1894 but resigned from the isis urania temple in london in the autumn of 1897 after a spectacular row with macgregor mathers, a co-chief of the order with dr westcott. i have described his brief but by no means uneventful career in the g.d. at some length in themagicians of the golden dawn, and need say no more here. when he broke with the g.d. gardner remained on friendly terms with dr westcott, who had been obliged to ret

old title, but although he revised many of the "lives" and added a life of cagliostro, the bibliography remained inaccurate and unsatisfactory, while he omitted altogether the most valuable part of the original text "a selection of the most celebrated treatises on the theory and practice of the hermetic art' 2 godfrey higgins (1773-1835, anacalypsis, an attempt to draw aside the veil of thesaltic isis; or, an inquiry into the origins oflanguages, nations, and religions, c (2 vols, 1836. ayton probably possessed some fasicles from the 1878 glasgow reprint. higgins also wrote the celtic druids (1829, a book which reflected his preoccupation with phallic worship. he built a house for pauper lunatics at wakefield. 3 themysteries ofmagic: a digest of the writings ofeliphaslevi with a biographic

e. ifyou are too busy, then we will be horn's cross by greenhithe 3 november 1898 thealchemist of the colden dawn 53 9 1 mrs emery was florence farr, actress and 'liberated woman. a close friend of w. b. yeats, her liaison with g. b. shaw during the period 1891-5 coincided with her early years in the golden dawn. after dr westcott's retirement from the scene in march 1897 she was in charge of the isis-urania temple as mathers's representative. she and gardner were mutually antipathetic and the latter resigned following a row with her 'yolo' was mrs florence kennedy, one of her friends. the letters 93 day to meet him, that i may arrange accordingly. there will be lunch at 2 o'clock.j.k. is a vegetarian, but if i know that you can come at that time i will provide according to your habits at

ence was not absolutely necessary because at that time saffron walden could be reached by rail from london and i imagine that gardner, percy bullock and julius kohn would have made occasional visits. by 19 3 the golden dawn had ceased to exist in its original form. a. e. waite had gained control of what he called the 'independent branch of the order- in fact what remained of the membership of the isis-urania temple- and co-opted ayton as a co-chief 'he being the senior adept among us' living a secluded life in the country he continued to copy alchemical manuscripts and to allow gardner, bullock and kohn to make their own transcriptions. w. b. yeats certainly had recent news of him when he wrote to lady gregory on 20 january 1902. he mentioned that 'my alchemist is very anxious to have a lo

HUEBNER LOUISE WITCHCRAFT FOR ALL WICCA 04

tected, and nobody can ever steal the ring from you without coming to harm. wear this ring at all times. once you start being witchy, it's a full-time job, and you need protection at all times. always wear your ring while casting spells. always work a spell at the same hour of day and if possible in the same location, because it's the repetition of the spell that will insure the success of it. 2. isis full-moon ring there is one variation on this chant: pledging the new sorcerer not to the cosmos in general, but to the moon, which is said to influence the emotions of women- and indeed does, considering the menstrual calendar and the changes in feelings it brings about from cycle to cycle. not even my greatgrandmother remembered why variations in chants exist- it's just that witches always

variation on this chant: pledging the new sorcerer not to the cosmos in general, but to the moon, which is said to influence the emotions of women- and indeed does, considering the menstrual calendar and the changes in feelings it brings about from cycle to cycle. not even my greatgrandmother remembered why variations in chants exist- it's just that witches always have done it one way or another. isis is the ancient goddess of the moon whose magic, when all is lost and you have gone down and under, will charm you once again to even higher heights. enchantresses who perform rituals in her name are granted special favours. she is queen of witchcraft, known for her sympathetic intervention into affairs of the heart. she has never turned her face from anyone who has called her name. for beginn

m anyone who has called her name. for beginning sorcerers no attempt should be made to cast a spell, perform a ritual, work a charm, enchant or fascinate without the protection of the ring described, called a full moon ring. the birthstone is said to offer the most protection. however, the stone that you associate with your moonsign is also highly effective. the chant variation is "in the name of isis, goddess of the moon, i offer my energies as a gift of the cosmos; my soul belongs to the wind. i am the cosmos; i am the wind" witchcraft can be a comforting modus operandi. in spell casting, the ritual is performed in a forceful attempt to alter a moment in time, by creating a vibration within the environment that in turn will set into motion a series of events leading ultimately to the des

ISIS UNVEILED

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to make it universally accessible and useful. google book search helps readers discover the world's books while helping authors and publishers reach new audiences. you can search through the full text of this book on the web at http//books .google .com/i digilizocb, google p digilizocb, google digilizocb, google digilizocb, google digilizocb, google digilizocb, google jiliooglc digilizocb, google isis unveiled digilizocb, google attak tsbosorhical pkbss point loma, ctlifbcnia digitizecoy google isis unveiled a master-key to the mysteries of ancient and modern science and theology by h. p. blavatsky" ce^ mt nn un de boiuw fay" moiraioini vol. ii theology section i thibo roint loha edition revised the aryan theosophical press point loma, caupornu 1019 dibiiizoo;b, tikivgli. the new york publ

at the dogmatic theologians who would enslave both history and science; and especially at the vatican, whose despotic pretensions have become hateful to the greater portion of enlightened christendom. the clergy apart, none but the logician, the investigator, the dauntless explorer should meddle with books like this. such delvers after truth have the courage of their opinions. digitizecoy google isis unveiled part two religion b 70a wai think that he doeth god when ofqkoaed to rerealcd doctrine" otetnmincdl cotmeil if 1870 "giadc the chuich! who* i> it" i kmf btnry vi, i. i in the united states of america sixty thousand (60.428) men are paid salaries to teach the science of god and his relations to his creatures. these men oontract to impart to us the knowledge which treats of the existen

se fifures ue copied from the rttigima sb^ma of the untied statet for ima year 187l 2. them are: the bavhmt. cmffrefotianaluli, fpikopojtaiu, northem utikoditu, southern mdkodiili, methodiita torioui, narthcm prmbyfortoiu, southern prtaytmokt, vnoei frubglerwu, utated brtuum, brethren in ckriel, b^orwiad duuii, s^onhed otrauat, rearmed preibtltrmu, citmberlmid pretbjfleriant. digitizecoy google 2 isis unveiled head. there are many hundred thousand jews; some thousands of orientals of su idnda; and a very few who belong to the greek church. a man at salt i^e city, with mneteen wives and more than one hun- dred children and grandchildren, is the supreme spiritual ruler over ninety thousand people, who believe that he is in frequent intercourse with the gods for the mormons are polytheists as

o protest against such a king being set up to reign over them. not conscious of any personal obbgation to his writings, conscious how much, in some respects, he has misrepresented the spirit and pretensions of science, they repudiate the allegiance which his enthusiastic disciples would force upon them, and which popular opinion is fast coming to think a natural one. they do digitizecoy google/ 4 isis untbiled well in thus making a timely assertion of independence; for if it be not done 800q, it will soon be too late to be done well' when a mate- rialistic doctrine is repudiated so strongly by two such materialists as huxley and maudsley, then we must thhik indeed that it is absurdity itself. among christians there is nothing but dissenidon. their various churches represent every degree of

JASMUHEEN THE FOOD OF GODS

of mercy and compassion. goddess of one, mother of all gods and goddesses and humanity. the cosmic glue behind creation. the source of grace and joy the divine mother radiates through: the high priestess. directly representing the goddess on earth, the high priestess ensures fertility and ongoing creation. the high priestess is the great goddess herself and is seen universally as kwan yin (asia, isis (egypt, athena (greece) and rhiannon (celts. divine nutrition: the madonna frequency& the food of gods with jasmuheen 79. all wise, all knowing she gives and takes life and reminds us of our innate inner wisdom and of the divine spark within and asks us to radiantly manifest this into the world. the high priestess embodies love, mercy and compassion. then we have: the triple goddess. the orig

of midir king of the underground, symbol of fertility. teaches us to be shining wherever we are. arianrhod. welsh triple moon goddess, keeper of the heavens and cycles and changes of time. nurtures us thru dark night of soul changes. and some of the egyptian goddesses. ishtar. babylonian creator goddess, the source of all life. queen of heaven, giver of light, represents being active and strong. isis. moon goddess, mother and giver of all life. goddess of agriculture, medicine and wisdom, isis represents total femininity. hathor. the mother of all gods and goddesses. goddess of love, mirth, beauty and sensual pleasure. sustainer, destroyer, creator. divine nutrition: the madonna frequency& the food of gods with jasmuheen 80. bast. earth mother goddess of abundance and of relaxed play. pro

JENNINGS HARGRAVE ROSICRUCIANS RITES MYSTERIES

a lady-bird is seen by the children. myths are inextricably embodied like specks and straws and flies in amber amidst the sayings and rhymes of the common people in all countries; and they are there preserved for very many generations, reappearing to recognition after. the lapse sometimes of centuries. now, how do we explain and re-render the above rude couplet? the lady-bird is the virgin maria, isis, the mother and producer of nature; the house is the ecliptic it is figuratively on fire, or of fire, in the path of the sun; and the children at home are the months produced in the house of the sun, or the solar year, or the signs of the zodiac which were originally ten, and not twelve* each sign answering* lady-cow, lady-cow, all but a little one fly away home! under a stone: thy house is o

rd is b te -dieu in french, which means god-creature, or god's creature. the napoleonic green is the mythic, magic green of venus. the emerald is the smaragdus or smaragd. the name of the insect barnabee, barnbee, burning fire-fly, whose house is of fire, whose children are ten, is red chafer, rother-kaefer, sonnen-kaefer, unser- frawen kohlein, in german; it is sun-chafer, our lady s little cow, isis, or io, or c ow, in english. the children tenne (tin, or tien, is fire in some languages) are the earliest "ten signs "in the zodiacal heavens each sign with its ten decans, or decumens, or lenders of hosts. they are also astronomically called stalls, or stables. we may here refer to porphyry, horapollo, and chifflet s gnostic gems. the speckled beetle was flung into hot water to avert storms

me-imitating stone, are all, we believe, obliterate or put out of things, but the well-known, magnificent, restored cross at waltham; all these, to the keen, philosophic eye, stand as the best proofs of the diffusion of this strange fire-dogma: mythed as equally, also, in that dark veiled cotytto, she to whom the flame of midnight torches burns. she, this blackest of concealment in the mysteries, isis, lo, ashtaroth, or astarte, or cybele, or proserpine; he, this baal, bel, baalim, foh, brahm, or bhudd; it, for the myth is no personality, but sexless, snake, serpent, dragon, or earliest at all of locomotion, under whatever letter of the alphabet; all these symbols, shapes, or names, stand confessed in that first, absolutely primal, deified element, fire, which the world, in all religions

ptian amulet. chapter the seventeenth. prismatic investiture of the microcosm. he chemical dark rays are more bent than the luminous. the chemical rays increase in power as you ascend the spectrum, from the red ray to the violet. the chemical rays typified by the egyptians under the name of their divinity, taut or thoth, are most powerful in the morning; the luminous rays are most active at noon (isis, or abstractedly, manifestation; the heating rays (osiris) are most operative in the afternoon. the chemical rays are the most powerful in spring (germination, producing, or making, the most luminous in the summer (ripening, or knowing, the most heating in the autumn (perpetuating. the chemical rays have more power in the temperate zone; the luminous and heating, in the tropical. there are mo

would appear to have been the chosen element of god. in the form of a flaming bush he appeared to moses on mount sinai. his presence was denoted by torrents of flame, and in the form of fire he preceded the band of israelites by night through the dreary wilderness; which is perhaps the origin of the present custom of the arabians, who always carry fire in front of their caravans (reade s veil of isis. all the early fathers held god the creator to consist of a subtile fire. when the holy spirit descended upon 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 divin

KNOWLEDGE LECTURE FIVE

altar of incense. another badge is the hegemon s cross admitting to the grade of philosophus. this cross embraces tiphareth, netzach, hod, and yesod resting upon malkuth. this cross also refers to the 6 sephiroth of microprosopus and is the opened out form of the cube. finally we have the symbol of venus on the tree of life it embraces all ten sephiroth on the tree. it is a fitting emblem of the isis of nature. since it contains all the sephiroth its circle should be made larger then that of mercury shown in a previous diagram. another arrangement of the tree there are various formats of the sephiroth. the most frequent has already been given, but there is another in common usage and will be seen to have been employed in some of the large altar diagrams of both the practicus and philosoph

KNOWLEDGE LECTURE ONE

by right of his power i am the great god self-begotten, even nu, who pronounced his names, and thus the circle of gods was created "i am yesterday and know tomorrow. i can never more be overcome. i know the secret of osiris, whose being is perpetually revered of ra. i have finished the work which was planned at the beginning. i am the spirit made manifest, and armed with two vast eagle's plumes. isis and nephthys are their names, made one with osiris "i claim my inheritance. my sisns have been uprooted and my passions overcome. i am pure white. i dwell in time. i live through eternity, when initiates make offering to the everlasting gods. i have passed along the pathway. i know the northern and the southern pillars, the two columns at the gateway of the hall of truth "stretch unto me your

s passed the eternal gate, and has received the new year feast with incense, at the marriage of earth with heaven "tum has built his bridal chamber. rururet has founded his shrine. the procession is completed. horus has purified, set has consecrated, shu made one with osiris, has entered his heritage "as tum he has entered the kingdom to completed union with the invisible. thy bride, o osiris, is isis, who mourned thee when she found thee slain. in isis, thou art born again. from nephthys is thy nourishment. they cleansed thee in thy heavenly birth. youth waits upon thee, ardour is ready at thy hand. and their arms shall uphold thee for millions of years. initiates surround thee and thine enemies are cast down. the powers of darkness are destroyed. the companions of they joys are with thee

LEADBEATER C W THE HIDDEN LIFE IN FREEMASONRY 2E

ormation of the temple in egypt was 7. figure 1 8. 9. a double square, and in the centre were three cubes standing one upon another, forming an altar(*churchward, the arcana of freemasonry, p. 43) upon which were laid their volumes of the sacred lore- not the same as our own, of course, for ours had not yet been written. those cubes represented the three aspects or persons of the trinity- osiris, isis and horus- as may be seen from the signs engraved on them (see fig. 1) which, however, is copied not from an egyptian altar, but from an illustration in mr. evans f book on crete; but at a later period we find only a double cube. 10. there were two pillars at the entrance to the temple, and on them were squares representing earth and heaven(*ibid, p. 44) one of them bore a name which signifie

the egg was the symbol for the setting sun, which is often seen in that shape when about to touch the horizon. that egg passed into the underworld, and was hatched there, and out of it came the young sun the next morning, rising in his strength, which was called gthe flame born of a flame h. all this bore a deeply mystical significance, which was explained in the mysteries. 23. when osiris died, isis and nepthys- in turn tried to raise him, but it proved a failure; then anubis attempted it and succeeded, and osiris returned to the world with the secrets of amenti- a significant statement which seems to suggest that the secrets which we possess are closely connected with the underworld and the life after death. 24. these are some of the most striking of the evidences which i have been able

but rather to have attained union with him at various levels, and therefore to be channels of his infinite power to mankind. 51. the cult of the gods was in reality but little different from the cult of angels and saints in the catholic church. just as christians look to st. michael and to our lady as real personages and hold festivals in their honour, so in ancient egypt adoration was offered to isis and osiris, and to other deities likewise. in the ultimate these august names referred to aspects of the godhead, amen-ra, for the trinity in egypt was represented by father, mother, son- osiris, isis and horus instead of the christian presentation of father, son, and holy spirit; but below that divine level there were then, as there are now, great beings in whom the ideal was embodied, who a

ho acted as representatives and as channels of god fs threefold power and grace to man. furthermore there are hierarchies of angels belonging to these different lines, just as there are hierarchies of angels who follow the leadership of st. michael and of our lady- each of whom is a channel and representative of his order according to the level of his development. the celebration of the ritual of isis, for instance, always attracted her attention, and invoked the presence of angels of her order, who acted as channels of the divine blessing in that wondrous aspect of the hidden truth which she represented. 52. the hidden york 53. no doubt the really religious man took his part in all the outward pomp which i have described; but what he prized far above all its amazing magnificence was his m

em typified the four devarajas, the principal agents through whom the decrees of the sons of the fire-mist are carried out. 180. the three bands of lilies which are arranged to hide the junction of the chapiter with the pillar were taken to represent the initiates of the three stages of the egyptian mysteries. the buds of the upper row, pointing upwards, typified the initiates of the mysteries of isis, who were full of aspiration, reaching upwards and in that way raising the general average of human thought. the flowers of the middle row, opened and facing outwards, were the initiates of serapis, showing forth by their lives the glory, dignity and power of humanity as it should be. the third row of drooping lilies represented the initiates of the mysteries of osiris, reaching down into the

LEADBEATER CW GLIMPSES OF MASONIC HISTORY

n the preface* contents author s preface chapter i schools of masonic thought the origins of masonry. the authentic school. the anthro-pological school. the mystical school. the occult school. the knowledge of the occultist. the occult records. the sacramental power. the form and the life. orthodoxy and heresy. chapter ii the egyptian mysteries the message of the world teacher. the gods of egypt. isis and osiris. animal deities. the practice of embalming. other deities. the brothers of horus. consecration. the purpose of the mysteries. the degrees of the mysteries. the mysteries of isis. the preliminary trials. the mystery language. the duality of each degree. the inner mysteries of isis. the mysteries of serapis. the inner degree of serapis the mysteries of osiris. the legend of osiris. t

a man knows, he goes beyond the ceremony, he goes to osiris, he goes to the light, the light amen-ra, from which all came forth, to which all shall return. 57. osiris is in the heavens, but osiris is also in the very heart of men. when osiris in the heart knows osiris in the heavens, then man becomes god, and osiris, once rent into fragments, again becomes one. but see! osiris the divine spirit, isis, the eternal mother, give life to horus, who is man, man born of both, yet one with osiris. horus is merged in osiris, and isis, who had been matter, becomes through him the queen of life and wisdom. and osiris, isis, and horus are all born of the light. 58. two are the births of horus. he is born of isis, the god born into humanity, taking flesh of the mother eternal, matter, the ever-virgin

whom he had taught handed on his teachings and his secret instructions, which they enshrined in their mysteries, and students came from all nations to learn the wisdom of the egyptians, and the fame of the schools of egypt went abroad to all lands(*man: whence, how and whither, pp. 284-7) 62. the gods of egypt 63. it will be seen from the above that the deities, or rather forms of deity, osiris, isis and horus were already familiar to the people, and the world teacher made it part of his work to draw their attention to the true meaning of the three persons. at what time knowledge of these three aspects of god was introduced into the land we do not know, but at the date of our experience they had their places in the symbology of the mysteries. 64. isis and osiris 65. isis, to whom the less

4. isis and osiris 65. isis, to whom the lesser mysteries were ascribed, was not only the universal feminine principle expressed in nature, but also a real and very lofty being, just as the christ is the universal life, the second logos, and also a high official of the occult hierarchy. she by virtue of her high development and office was able to represent the feminine aspect of the deity to man. isis was the mother of all that lives, and wisdom and truth and power; upon her temple at sais the inscription was written: i am that which is, which hath been, and which shall be; and no man has ever lifted the veil that hides my divinity from mortal eyes(*plutarch. moralia; de iside et osiride) the moon was her symbol; and the influence which she outpoured upon her worshippers to the music of th

avad gita says: even those who worship other gods with devotion, full of faith- they also worship me(*op. cit, ix, 23) 73. wherever devotion is offered through a particular form, we may be sure that there is an intelligence behind that form who acts as a mediator or channel between the suppliant and the deity behind. hathor, for instance, was the goddess of love and beauty, while as we have seen, isis was the queen of truth and the mother of all things; yet both were representatives of the feminine aspect of the deity, as also was nephthys. ptah was the master architect of the universe, the holy spirit who is the creative fire of god; he was the celestial worker in metals, and the chief smelter, caster and sculptor of the gods, the skilful craftsman by whom the design for every part of the

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

s verified the book s extraordinary claims, but the book helped direct the alberta investigations in the direction of possible satanist involvement. meanwhile, in montana, a wave of alleged cattle mutilations in the mid- to late 1970s sparked statewide speculation about cultists. on a wooded mountainside near butte, in august 1976, authorities found a cult ritual site, with names of pagan deities isis, ariel, and others painted on rocks but, their suspicions notwithstanding, they failed to prove any link with animal deaths elsewhere. in blain county, idaho, a u.s. forest service employee watching forest service land to be sure that cattle did not graze there illegally observed two figures in black robes with hoods over their heads. they had their backs to the witness. they seemed to want t

spanning the entire history of ancient egypt. from these texts and other sources scholars have pieced together the major stories of the gods and patterns of belief. egyptian mythology was not a tidy, uniform package of stories, but contained a number of mutually exclusive, even contradictory ideas. toward the end of the old kingdom two brothers, set and osiris, and their two sisters, nephtys and isis, seriously competed with the sun god for primacy. these four gods were part of a grouping of nine gods that formed the ennead of heliopolis, an influential metropolitan center. egyptian texts refer only to certain episodes of the osiris myth, and the most complete account comes from plutarch in the second century c.e. according to the story, osiris was a good and popular god-king who was betr

farmlands, causing famine. the people began to fight and steal for the meager remaining food.mothers did not sleep at night, as the cries of their hungry children kept them awake.with the disruption of agriculture and irrigation, set s kingdom of sand grew until it nearly reached the banks of the nile. the despair was so great that the people envied the dead (bierlein 1994, 213) when nephtys and isis discovered the deed, isis (his wife as well as sister, according to the tradition of royal inbreeding) vowed to find the pieces and put the body back together. being a great magician, she was able to do so and even to become pregnant by him, but otherwise she could not bring life to him and had to bury him. when horus, the posthumous son, grew up, he desired to avenge his father s death. he f

urther progress. in the tomb of a powerful official from the old kingdom is inscribed the boast: i am an effective spirit who knows his magic spells (as quoted in murnane 1992, 41. finally,with the ka clad in white,anubis would provide escort to the hall of justice. in the court proceedings, thoth, an ibis-headed god of wisdom, acts as prosecutor, and osiris sits on the judge s throne, flanked by isis and nephthys. forty-two divine figures sit as jurors. again using the book of the dead and as much eloquence as they can muster, the deceased make an accounting of their lives. in particular, the dead needed to be able to recite a ritual confession of innocence, which might include such lines as the following: hail to thee, great god, lord of truth. i have committed no sin against people. i a

hockley, upon which the order of the golden dawn (ogd) would be built. sria member dr.wynn westcott decoded the manuscripts and s. l. macgregor mathers (1854 1917, also an sria member, systematized them into a useful form. the material also contained the nuremberg address of anna sprengel, a rosicrucian of high degree. mathers wrote to her and received voluminous materials and the charter for the isis-urania temple. in 1888, the isis-urania temple of the golden dawn, the first temple representative of the hermetic order of the golden dawn, was opened. other temples were soon founded in edinburgh, weston-super-mare, bradford, and paris. in 1887, westcott left the order of the golden dawn and s. l. macgregor mathers took complete control. mathers had already gained a wide reputation for his

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e grade of 1= 10) is particularly attributed to the element of earth, see 777 lines 10 and 32 bis. the lesser ritual of the hexagram. this ritual is to be performed after the "lesser ritual of the pentagram (i. stand upright, feet together, left arm at side, right across body, holding wand or other weapon upright in the median line. then face east and say (ii. i.n.r.i. yod, nun, resh, yod. virgo, isis, mighty mother. scorpio, apophis, destroyer. sol, osiris, slain and risen. isis, apophis, osiris, iaw (iii. extend the arms in the form of a cross, and say "the sign of osiris slain (see illustration (iv. raise the right arm to point upwards, keeping the elbow square, and lower the left arm to point downwards, keeping the elbow square, while turning the head over the left shoulder looking dow

sis, apophis, osiris, iaw (iii. extend the arms in the form of a cross, and say "the sign of osiris slain (see illustration (iv. raise the right arm to point upwards, keeping the elbow square, and lower the left arm to point downwards, keeping the elbow square, while turning the head over the left shoulder looking down so that the eyes follow the left forearm, and say "the sign of the mourning of isis (see illustration (v. raise the arms at an angle of sixty degrees to each other above the head, which is thrown back, and say "the sign of apophis and typhon (see illustration (vi. cross the arms on the breast, and bow the head and say "the sign of osiris risen (see illustration (vii. extend the arms again as in (iii) and cross them again as in (vi) saying "l.v.x, lux, the light of the cross

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arius 28'6" valley of london* addenda (the following occurs on a loose page in the japanese vellum bound note-book in which de arte magica was written) man is god therefore can create spirits by ceremonial masturbation on talismans as god first did. to be done peri ton broton tais abrotais erotos "o thou who hast formulated thy father and made fertile thy mother" 1. great adepts babalon- nuit. 2. isis- venus- aphrodite- astarte. 3. artemis- vesta- maria. 4. nymphs. in all cases death to be entrance into copulation, begetting yourself on them for new incarnation. woman adepts use corresponding male goou: liber 777 vel p rolegomena s y m b o l i c a ad s y s t e m am sceptico-mystic vi explicand fundamentum hieroglyphicum sanctissimorum scient summ v a\a\ publication in class b i 777 the fol

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of gods. priests, to propitiate their local fetish, would flatter him with the title of creator; philosophers, with a wider outlook, would draw identities between many gods in order to obtain a unity. time and the gregarious nature of man have raised gods as ideas grew more universal; sectarianism has drawn false distinctions between identical gods for polemical purposes. thus, where shall we put isis, favouring nymph of corn as she was? as the type of motherhood? as the moon? as the great goddess earth? as nature? as the cosmic egg from which all nature sprang? for as time and place have changed, so she is all of these! what of jehovah, that testy senior of genesis, that lawgiver of leviticus, that phallus of the depopulated slaves of the egyptians, that jealous king-god of the times of t

(near black) the 7 prismatic colours, the violet being outside white, red, yellow, blue, black (the latter outside) table i (continued) 7 xix* selection of egyptian gods. xx. complete practical attribution of egyptian gods. xxi* the perfected man. 0 harpocrates, amoun, nuith[[nuit and hadit] heru-pa-kraath nu the hair 1 ptah, asar un nefer, hadith[[heru-ra-ha] ptah 2 amoun, thoth, nuith [zodiac] isis [as wisdom] 3 maut, isis, nephthys nephthys disk (of ra) the face [in daath, asi the neck] 4 amoun, isis[[hathoor] amoun 5 horus, nephthys horus neith the arms 6 asar, ra[[on, hrumachis] ra the mighty and terrible one the breast 7 hathoor hathoor 8 anubis thoth the lords of kereba the reins. nuit the hips and legs. 9 shu[[hermanubis, all exclusively phallic gods] shu asar and asi the phallus

ra) the face [in daath, asi the neck] 4 amoun, isis[[hathoor] amoun 5 horus, nephthys horus neith the arms 6 asar, ra[[on, hrumachis] ra the mighty and terrible one the breast 7 hathoor hathoor 8 anubis thoth the lords of kereba the reins. nuit the hips and legs. 9 shu[[hermanubis, all exclusively phallic gods] shu asar and asi the phallus and vulva. sati the spine 1010 seb. lower (i.e. unwedded) isis and nephthys[[sphinx as synthesis of elements] osiris the eye of hoor the buttocks and anus 11 nu[[hoor-pa-kraat as atu 0] mout as 6 12 thoth and cynocephalus thoth anpu the lips 13 chomse chomse hathor the left eye 14 hathor hathoor khenti-khas the left nostril 15 men thu isis 16 asar, ameshet, apis osiris ba-neb-tattu the shoulders 17 various twin deities, rekht, merti &c[[heru-ra-ha] the t

cks and anus 11 nu[[hoor-pa-kraat as atu 0] mout as 6 12 thoth and cynocephalus thoth anpu the lips 13 chomse chomse hathor the left eye 14 hathor hathoor khenti-khas the left nostril 15 men thu isis 16 asar, ameshet, apis osiris ba-neb-tattu the shoulders 17 various twin deities, rekht, merti &c[[heru-ra-ha] the twin merti. 18 khephra hormakhu. 19 ra-hoor-khuit, pasht, sekhet, mau horus as 6. 20 isis [as virgin] heru-pa-kraath. 21 amoun-ra amoun-ra apu-t the left ear 22 ma maat. 23 tum, ptah, auramoth (as c, asar (as hanged man, hekar, isis[[hathor] i#qhourey as 24 24 merti goddesses, typhon, apep, khephra hammemit sekhet the belly and back 25 nephthys arwueri. 26 khem (set) set as 10, for u means eye 27 horus menqu khenti-khas the right nostril 28 ahepi, aroueris nuit the lords of kereba

s clxix. as col. clxvii (succedent) clxx. as col. cxviii (succendent. clxxi. as col. cxlvii (cadent) clxxii. as col. cxlviii (cadent) 15 aroueris assicean anubis lencher horus asentacer 16 serapis asicath helitomenos virvaso apophis aharph 17 taautus thesogar cyclops verasua titan tepistosoa 18 apoltun sothis hecate syth mercophta thuismis 19 typhon aphruimis perseus sitlacer nephthe phuonidie 20 isis thumis pi-osiris thoptius panotragus aphut 22 zeuda serucuth omphta aterechinis ophionius arepien 24 arimanius sentacer merota tepiseuth panotragus senciner 25 tolmophta eregbuo tomras sagen zeraph chenen 26 soda themeso riruphta epima monuphta homoth 28 brondeus oroasoer vucula astiro proteus tepisatras 29 rephan archatapias sourut thopibui phallophorus atembui clxxiii* genii of the twelve h

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up! the ruddy clouds hang over thee! it is the storm. 3. there is a flaming gash in the sky. 4. up. 5. thou art tossed about in the grip of the storm for an aon and an aon and an aon. but thou givest not thy sap; thou fallest not. 6. only in the end shalt thou give up thy sap when the great god f.i.a.t. is enthroned on the day of be-with-us. 7. for two things are done and a third thing is begun. isis and osiris are given over to incest and adultery. horus leaps up thrice armed from the womb of his mother. harpocrates his twin is hidden within him. set is his holy covenant,that he shall display in the great day of m.a.a.t, that is being interpreted the master of the temple of a a, whose name is truth. 8. now in this is the magical power known. 9. it is like the oak that hardens itself and

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ss body of the symbol for the idea made concrete thereby. 32. considerations of further danger to those not purged of material thought. let it be remembered that in the nature of the love itself is danger. the lust of the satyr for the nymph is indeed of the same nature as the affinity of quicklime for water on the one hand, and of the love of ab for ama on the other; so also is the triad osiris, isis, horus like that of a horse, mare, foal, and of red, blue, purple. and this is the foundation of correspondences. but it were false to say .horus is a foal. or .horus is purple. one may say .horus resembles a foal in this respect, that astarte vel liber berylli 12 he is the offspring of two complementary beings. 33. further of this matter. so also many have said truly that all is one, and fal

ork will be harder his reward will be greater if he choose a deity most remote from his own nature. this method is harder and higher than that of .liber e. for a simple object as there suggested is of the same nature as the commonest things of life, while even the meanest deity is beyond uninitiated human understanding. on the same plane, too, venus is nearer to man than aphrodite, aphrodite than isis, isis than babalon, babalon than nuit. let him decide therefore according to his discretion on the one hand and his aspiration on the other: and let not one outrun his fellow. 42. further concerning the value of this method. certain objections arise. firstly, in the nature of all human love is illusion, and a certain blindness. nor is there any true love below the veil of the abyss. for this

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t of the adepts3 t. k. r. p paroketh, the veil of the sanctuary. the sign of the rending of the veil. the sign of the closing of the veil [give these [make the invoking pentagrams of spirit] in the number 21, in the grand word hyha; in the name hwchy, in the pass word i.n.r.i, o spirits of the tablet of spirit, ye, ye i invoke! liber lxxxiv 21 the sign of osiris slain! the sign of the mourning of isis! the sign of apophis and typhon! the sign of osiris risen! l.v.x, lux, the light of the cross [give these] in the name of todw hwla hwhy i declare that the spirits of spirit have been duly invoked [the knock w.wwww] the first key*4 ol sonuf vaoresaji, gohu iad balata, elanusaha caelazod:5 sobra zod-ol roray i ta nazodapesad, giraa ta maelpereji, das hoel-qo qaa notahoa zodimezod, od comemahe

LIBER CLXV A MASTER OF THE TEMPLE

ny former experience, especially the earlier part [not very good; seems too much like thinking. o.m] 777 418 13 dja the lamen of frater v.i.o. this lamen is symbolical of the master s attainment, the great work which he brought to fulfilment. a r b a d a h a r b a trapt hr w b g d s j hny b hmk j r t k y a twklm dwsy dwh j x n 6=5 7= 4 8=3 9=2 10=1 0=0 0 1=1 2=9 3=8 4= 7 5=6 horus amoun nephthy s isis ptah heru-pa-kraat h osiris shu thoth hathoor ra n u i t h h d a i t h gt. one night of time t a the spirit of aiqhr c spirit of primal fire child of gt. transformers n the magus of power b f daug hter the flaming sword propher of the eternal y p lord of h osts of t he m ighty daughter of firmament x g priestess of silver star daughter of mighty ones d k lord of forces of life daughter of lor

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one; the bennu bird is set up in phila not in vain. 23. i who was the priestess of ahathoor rejoice in your love. arise, o nile-god, and devour the holy place of the cow of heaven! let the milk of the stars be drunk up by sebek the dweller of nile! 18 liber lxv 24. arise, o serpent apep, thou art adonai the beloved one! thou art my darling and my lord, and thy poison is sweeter than the kisses of isis the mother of the gods! 25. for thou art he! yea, thou shall swallow up asi and asar, and the children of ptah. thou shalt pour forth a flood of poison to destroy the works of the magician. only the destroyer shall devour thee; thou shalt blacken his throat, wherein his spirit abideth. ah, serpent apep, but i love thee! 26. my god! let thy secret fang pierce to the marrow of the little secret

ure and pain be mingled in one supreme offering unto the lord adonai! 48. also i heard the voice of adonai the lord the desirable one concerning that which is beyond. 49. let not the dwellers in thebai and the temples thereof prate ever of the pillars of hercules and the ocean of the west. is not the nile a beautiful water? liber cordis cincti serpente svb figvra ynda 27 50. let not the priest of isis uncover the nakedness of nuit, for every step is a death and a birth. the priest of isis lifted the veil of isis, and was slain by the kisses of her mouth. then he was the priest of nuit, and drank of the milk of the stars. 51. let not the failure and the pain turn aside the worshippers. the foundations of the pyramid were hewn in the living rock ere sunset; did the king weep at dawn that the

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the mighty, whose phallus is like the pillar in karnak! even by myself and my male power do i conjure ye. amen. 12.20. i was getting sleepy when the oysters came. i now eat them in a yog. and ceremonial manner. 12.45. i have eaten my oysters, chewing them every one; also some bread and butter in the same manner, giving praise to priapus the lord of the oyster, to demeter the lady of corn, and to isis the queen of the cow. further, i pray symbolically in this meal for virtue, and strength, and liber dccclx 22 gladness; as is appropriate to these symbols. but i find it very difficult to keep the mantra going, even in tune with the jaws; perhaps it is that this peculiar method of eating (25 minutes for what could be done normally in 3) demands the whole attention. 1.30. drifted into a nap. w

that i have a real good mind to get maryt to let me perform the black mass on her at midnight. i would just love to bring up typhon, and curse osiris and burn his bones and his blood! at least, i now solemnly express a pious wish that the crocodile of the west may eat up the sun once and for all, that set may defile the holy place, that the supreme blasphemy may be spoken by python in the ears of isis. i want trouble. i want to say indra.s mantra till his throne gets red-hot and burns his lotus-buttocks; i want to pinch little harpocrates till he fairly yells. and i will too! somehow! 6.15. i have now got into a sort of smug content, grinning all over like some sleepy chinese god. no reason for it, lord knows! i can.t make up my mind whether to starve or sandwich or gorge the beast st. joh

uns on like a prairie fire. important then to stop it absolutely at will: even the work itself may become an obsession. 11 hours with no real break.not bad. the bad part of to-day seems the .sana, and the deadness. or, perhaps worse, i fail to apprehend the true magical purport of my work: hence all sort of aimless formulae, leading.naturally enough.to no result. it just strikes me.it may be this isis apophis osiris iao formula that i have preached so often. certainly the first two days were isis.natural, pleasant, easy events. most certainly too to-day has been apophis! think of the wild john st. john 27 cursing and black magic, etc. we must hope for the osiris section to-morrow or next day. birth, death, resurrection! iao! 7.35. the sandwich duly chewed, and two coffees drunk, i resume t

er dccclx 34 distaste for food was so intense that the smell of it caused real nausea. to-day, i am perfectly balanced, neither hungry nor nauseated. this is indeed more important than it seems; it is a sure sign when one sees a person take up fads that he is under the black rule of apophis. in the kingdom of osiris there is freedom and light. to-day i shall eat neither with the frank gluttony of isis nor with the severe asceticism of apophis. i shall eat as much and as little as i fancy; these violent means are no longer necessary. like count fosco, i shall .go on my way sustained by my sublime confidence, self-balanced by my impenetrable calm. 10.50. i have spent half an hour wandering in the musee du luxembourg. i now sit down to meditate on this new ritual. the following, so it appears

itual in verse, in the egyptian language. i don.t think very well. time must show: also experience. i.d recite tennyson if i thought it would give samadhi! now more mantra, though by the lord i.m getting sick of it. 1.40. it occurs to me, now that i am seeing my way in the operation a little more clearly, that one might consider the first day as osiris slain, the second as that of the mourning of isis l, the third as that of the triumph of apophis v, and to-day that of osiris risen x; these four days being perfect in themselves as a 5= 6 operation (or possibly with one or two more to recapitulate l.v.x. lux, the light of the cross. thence one might proceed to some symbolic passage through the 6= 5 grade.though of course that grade is really symbolic of this soul-journey, not vice versa.and

LIBER DCCCXI ENERGIZED ENTHUSIASM

's phaedrus and treated of by renaissance writers such as ficino in his commentary on the symposium, agrippa in de occulta philosophia lib. iii cap. 45-49, and giordano bruno in de gli eroici furori (for which see yates, giordano bruno and the hermetic tradition. in connection with the three genthusiasms h mentioned here, there is evidence that crowley referred the letters of iao to iacchus, asi (isis) or aphrodite and `orus (permissible since h is not a letter in greek, the latter as a cognate of apollo. the reference to gspurious masons working under a forged charter h at the end of section xv probably denotes the ancient and accepted scottish rite, so called because it originated in france, claimed an authorisation from a prussian prince, and had its greatest initial success in the sout

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ind on the girdle of the starry one! bar in northwest asar! who clutches at my throat (etc, to .balance, assain, assoil) in north. see horus. soul mastering terror is thy name! lord of the gods! dread lord of hell! i am come. i fear thee not. thy flame is mine to weave my maiden spell! i know thee, and i pass thee by. for more than thou am i! bar in southeast asar (rubric as before) in south. see isis. sorrow that eateth up the soul! dam of the gods! the blue sky.s queen. this is thy name. i come, control, and pass! i know thee, lady of teen i know thee, and i pass thee by. for more than thou am i! bar in northeast asar (rubric as before) in east. see thoth. silence. vel pyramidos 9 bar in southwest. asar (rubric as before) in west. see nature (c. contemplates self, in silence) i will not

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dge and skill to perform, and that at the end thereof the closing should be most carefully accomplished. but in the preliminary practice it is enough if thou cleanse thyself by ablution, by robing, and by the rituals of the pentagram and hexagram. 0-2 should be practiced at first, until some realisation is obtained; and the practice should always be followed by a divine invocation of apollo or of isis or of jupiter or of serapis. next, after a swift summary of 0-2, practise 3-7. this being mastered, add 8. liber hhh 6 then add 9-13. then being prepared and fortified, well fitted for the work, perform the whole meditation at one time. and let this be continued until perfect success be attained therein. for this is a mighty meditation and holy, having power even upon death; yea, having power

concentrate thy thought of thyself in the base of the spine, and move it up gradually a little at a time. by this means thou wilt become conscious of the spine, feeling each vertebra as a separate entity. this must be achieved most fully and perfectly before the further practice is begun. 4. next, adore the brain as before, but figure to thyself its content as infinite. deem it to be the womb of isis, or the body of nuit. svb figvra cccxli 7 5. next, identify thyself with the base of the spine as before, but figure to thyself its energy as infinite. deem it to be the phallus of osiris, or the being of hadit. 6. these two concentrations 4 and 5 may be pushed to the point of sam.dhi. yet lose not control of the will; let not sam.dhi be thy master herein. 7. now then, being conscious both of

e movement of the light until it be taken up by the brain and the spine, independently of thy will. liber hhh 8 if in this hour thou shouldst die, is it not written .blessed are the dead that die in the lord.13? yea, blessed are the dead that die in the lord!14 (c) ordo templi orientis. this e-text last revised 21.07.2004. key entry, formatting, and endnotes by frater t.s. for celephais press/ nu isis working group. 1 this is not quite a literal translation of the latin but gives the gist of it well enough. in contrast to the .waters of contemplation. the .flames of enthusiasm. were supposedly treated of in .liber iao (17) which is unpub-lished and believed lost (i have been informed that a work claiming to be liber iao survives in a private collection, with a latin prologue and quotes fro

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o pillar of lightning? 24. from the lightning fall pearls; from the pearls black specks of nothing. 25. i based all on one, one on naught. 26. afloat in the athyr, o my god, my god! 27. o thou great hooded sun of glory, cut off these eyelids! 28. nature shall die out; she hideth me, closing mine eyelids with fear, she hideth me from my destruction, o thou open eye. 29. o ever-weeping one! 30. not isis my mother, nor osiris my self; but the incestuous horus given over to typhon, so may i be! 31. there thought; and thought is evil. 32. pan! pan! io pan! it is enough. 4 liber liberi vel lapidis lazuli 33. fall not into death, o my soul! think that death is the bed into which you are falling! 34. o how i love thee, o my god! especially is there a vehement parallel light from infinity, vilely d

3. lonely is he, and abominable; yet hath he gained the crown. 24. oh rejoice! rejoice! 25. my god! o my god! i am but a speck in the stardust of ages; i am the master of the secret of things. svb figvra vii 29 26. i am the revealer and the preparer. mine is the sword.and the mitre and the winged wand! 27. i am the initiator and the destroyer. mine is the globe.and the bennu bird and the lotus of isis my daughter! 28. i am the one beyond these all; and i bear the symbols of the mighty darkness. 29. there shall be a sigil as of a vast black brooding ocean of death and the central blaze of darkness, radiating its night upon all. 30. it shall swallow up that lesser darkness. 31. but in that profound who shall answer: what is? 32. not i. 33. not thou, o god! 34. come, let us no more reason tog

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lay (so the ceremony of initiation supposed) the body of our father christian rosen creutz, to be discovered by the brethren with the postulant as said in the book called fama fraternitatis. there are three officers, and they repeat the analysis of the word as follows: chief. let us analyse the key word.i. 2nd. n. 3rd. r. all. i. chief. yod. y 2nd. nun. n 3rd. resh. r all. yod. y chief. virgo (f) isis, mighty mother. 2nd. scorpio (h) apophis, destroyer. 3rd. sol) osiris, slain and rise. all. isis, apophis, osiris, iao. all spread arms as if on a cross, and say. the sign of osiris slain! chief bows his head to the left, raises his right arm, and lowers his left, keeping the elbow and right angles, thus forming the letter l (also the swastika. the sign of the mourning of isis. 2nd. with erec

onfusion, the very opposite of kether. 34 [for many examples of this pernicious practice, see the canon. t.s] 35 [concealed yods on the other hand are another matter entirely. t.s] 36 [lat .a coward created the soul of the earth] 37 [heb, possibly intended for .the son, the spirit, the father, the grave: ihvh [is] the law] 38 [grk .jesus christ, son of god, saviour] 39 [grk, approx .the favour of isis [is] the treasure of the sons of wisdom* i can see nothing in this at all. taking a dozen clear identities, e.g. aima= bn, athbash disintergrates the whole show. there are useful ones, e.g. qma= illegible 26 liber lviii why athbash? why not abshath? or agrath? or any other of the possible combinations? about the only useful temurah is aiq bkr, given above. in this do we find a suggestive reas

are hardly pertinent to the pure numerical qabalah, and we therefore deal gently with them. the attributions are given in 777. thus a in the yetziratic world is .air. by tarot .the fool. and by signification .an ox. thus we have the famous i.n.r.i= y. n. r. i= f, h, f; the virgin, the evil serpent, the sun, suggesting the story of genesis ii. and of the gospel. the initials of the egyptian names isis, apophis, osiris, which correspond, give in their turn the ineffable name iao; thus we say that the ineffable is concealed in and thus combining all the symbols into the form of a lion [note added by ac to a copy of equinox i (5, as transribed by yorke. in the copy i am working from the hebrew is near-unreadable, the second set of letters does not look like dyt which is the athbash of the fir

oice. the vision and the voice. a phrase which meant much to me at the moment of discovering this word [by taking each alternate letter] 205= rbg, mighty 213= ryba, mighty this shows abrahadabra as the word of double power, another phrase that meant much to me at the time. a a a a r a d b h b (3) baa at the top of the hexagram gives ba, amya, b, father, mother, child. rdh by yetzirah gives horus, isis, osiris, again father, mother, child. this hexagram is again the human triad. dividing into 3 and 8 we get the triangle of horus dominating the stooping dragon of 8 heads, the supernals bursting the head of daath. also a r b a a a a h d r b the supernals are supported upon two squares: daba= dd, love, 8. arha= rwa, light, 207. now 8 207= 1656= 18= yj, living, and 207= 9 23, hyj, life. at this

als are supported upon two squares: daba= dd, love, 8. arha= rwa, light, 207. now 8 207= 1656= 18= yj, living, and 207= 9 23, hyj, life. at this time .licht, liebe, leben. was the mystic name of the mother- temple of the g d. the five letters used in the word are a, the crown; b, the wand, d, the cup; h, the sword; r, the rosy cross; and refer further to amoun the father, thoth his messenger, and isis, horus, osiris, the divine-human triad. on the qabalah 51 also 418= way ta, the essence of iao, q.v. this short analysis might be indefinitely expanded; but always the symbol will remain the expression of the goal and the exposition of the path. 419. teth, the number of the .laughing lion. on whom babalon rideth. see liber 418. note 419+ 156= 575= 23 25, occultly signifying 24, which again si

LIBER LXVII THE SWORD OF SONG

down and chloroform him. you do not pray to thoth or horus, but make one dash for his pylorus. and if ten years elapse, and he complains .o doctor, pity me! your cruel .ands, for goodness sakes gave me such .orrid stomach-aches. 68 the sword of song you write him, with a face of flint, an order for some soda-mint. so yoga. life.s a carcinoma, its cause uncertain, not to check. in vain you cry to isis .o ma! i.ve got it fairly in the neck. the surgeon crowley, with his trocar, says you a poor but silly bloke are, advises concentration.s knife quick to the horny growth called life .yoga? there.s danger in the biz! but, it.s the only chance there is (for life, if left alone, is sorrow, and only fools hope god.s to-morrow) up, guards, and at em! second, your facts are neatly put .stay! in tha

LIBER O

rly attributed to the element of earth. see .777. lines 10 and 32 bis. svb figvra vi. 9 the lesser ritual of the hexagram this ritual is to be performed after the .lesser ritual of the pentagram (i) stand upright, feet together, left arm at side, right arm across body, holding the wand or other weapon upright in the median line. then face east, and say (ii) i. n. r. i. yod. nun. resh. yod. virgo, isis, mighty mother. scorpio, apophis, destroyer. sol, osiris, slain and risen. isis, apophis, osiris, iao (iii) extend the arms in the form of a cross, and say .the sign of osiris slain (see illustration (iv) raise the right arm to point upwards, keeping the elbow square, and lower the left arm to point downwards, keeping the elbow square, while turning the head over the left shoulder looking dow

sis, apophis, osiris, iao (iii) extend the arms in the form of a cross, and say .the sign of osiris slain (see illustration (iv) raise the right arm to point upwards, keeping the elbow square, and lower the left arm to point downwards, keeping the elbow square, while turning the head over the left shoulder looking down so that the eyes follow the left forearm, and say .the sign of the mourning of isis (see illustration (v) raise the arms at an angle of sixty degrees to each other above the head, which is thrown back, and say .the sign of apophis and typhon (see illustration (vi) cross the arms on the breast, and bow the head, and say .the sign of osiris risen (see illustration (vii) extend the arms again as in (iii) and cross them again as in (vi, saying .l.v.x, lux, the light of the cross

y are classified, tentatively, in .the herb dangerous. part ii, equinox vol. i, no 2, pp. 31-89. liber o vel manvs et sagitta 16 the signs of the grades 1. earth: the god set fighting 2. air: the god shu supporting the sky. 3. water: the goddess auramoth 4. fire: the goddess thoum-aesh- neith 5, 6. spirit: the rending and closing of the veil 7-10. the l.v.x. signs. 7+ osiris slain.the cross. 8. l isis mourning.the svastika. 9. v typhon.the trident. 10. x osiris risen.the pentagram. svb figvra vi. 17 transcriber.s notes. this is based mostly on the edition of .liber o. published in equinox i (2. references to other works published in the equinox have thus been changed from relative to absolute. footnotes are from the equinox publication, with the exception of those in square brackets which

LIBER SAMEKH

there is no obvious reference to any gmagical race h in any of the oaths of a a grades up to and including adeptus minor as given in gliber collegii sancti, h unless one considers the a a itself to fit this billing (an early typescript of the a a neophyte ritual, gliber dclxxi vel oart, h is extant which refers to the order as the gm [mysteries, presumably] of i [initiation (boring but possible? isis? iacchus? israel? israfel, h possibly whatever the i stands for should be substituted. israel regardie, when he produced an adaptation of the gbornless one h as an example ritual for the collection of golden dawn papers he edited, substituted gthe magic of light h, a reference to the sub-title of the g.d. z2 paper, with gprophets of the sun h in line 3. duquette (in his magick of thelema) and

LIBER STELLAE RUBEAE

e understood. 34. i who reveal the ritual am iao and oai; the right and the averse. 35. these are alike unto me. 36. now the veil of this operation is called shame, and the glory abideth within. 37. thou shalt comfort the heart of the secret stone with the worm blood. thou shalt make a subtle decoction of delight, and the watchers shall drink thereof. 38. i, apep the serpent, am the heart of iao. isis shall await asar, and i in the midst. 39. also the priestess shall seek another altar, and perform my ceremonies thereon. 40. there shall be no hymn nor dithyramb in my praise and the praise of the rite, seeing that it is utterly beyond. liber stella rubea 4 41. thou shalt assure thyself of the stability of the altar. 42. in this rite thou shalt be alone. 43. i will give thee another ceremony

LIBER TURRIS

lchemy! to the one who sent the seven glory in the highest heaven! to the seven who are the ten glory on the earth, amen! 16. and of the difficulties of this practice and of the results that reward it, let these things be discovered by the right ingenium of the practicus (c) ordo templi orientis. this e-text last revised 11.06.2004. key entry, formatting &c. by frater t.s. for celephais press/ nu isis working group. notes signed ged h are believed to be by crowley acting as his own editctliber tzaddi vel hamvs hermeticvs svb figvra xc v a a publication in class a 1 0. in the name of the lord of initiation, amen. 1. i fly and i alight as an hawk: of mother-of-emerald are my mighty-sweeping wings. 2. i swoop down upon the black earth; and it gladdens into green at my coming. 3. children of e

LIBER V

ttitude of pan, bacchus, etc (frontispiece, equinox i, iii. 15. proceeding as before, let him make in the west the averse pentagram whereby water is invoked. 16. pointing the wand to the centre of the pentagram, let him call upon babalon! 17. let him give the sign mulier. the feet are widely separated, and the arms raised so as to suggest a crescent. the head is thrown back (attitude of baphomet, isis in welcome, the microcosm of vitruvius (see book 4, part ii. 18. let him break into the dance, tracing a centripetal spiral widdershins, enriched by revolutions upon his axis as he passeth each quarter, until he come to the centre of the circle. there let him halt, facing boleskine. 19. let him raise the wand, trace the mark of the beast, and cry aiwaz! 20. let him trace the invoking hexagram

LIBER V VEL REGULI

titude of pan, bacchus, etc (frontispiece, equinox i(3).3 15. proceeding as before, let him make in the west the averse pentagram whereby water is invoked. 16. pointing the wand to the centre of the pentagram, let him call upon babalon! i 17. let him give the sign mulier. the feet are widely separated, and the arms raised so as to suggest a crescent. the head is thrown back (attitude of baphomet, isis in welcome, the microcosm of vitruvius (see book 4, part ii).4 18. let him break into the dance, tracing a centripetal spiral widdershins, enriched by revolutions upon his axis as he passeth each quarter, until he come to the centre of the circle. there let him halt, facing boleskine. 19. let him raise the wand, trace the mark of the beast,5 and cry aiwaz! y the ritual of the mark of the beas

ery new fact not only adds itself to our universe, but increases the value of what we already possess. in al this .the. or .god. arranges for .countenance to behold countenance. by establishing itself as an equilibrium,10 a the one-naught conceived as l the two-naught. this l is the son-daughter horus-harpocrates just as the other l was the ritual of the mark of the beast 11 the father-mother set-isis. here then is tetragrammaton once more, but expressed in identical equations in which every term is perfect in itself as a mode of naught. sht supplies the last element; making the word of either five or six letters, according as we regard sht as one letter or two. thus the word affirms the great work accomplished: 5 =68. sht is moreover a necessary resolution of the apparent opposition of la

ims that love is light and liberty. and these are two-in-one, the divine letter of silence-in-speech whose symbol is the sun in the arms of the moon.11 but sh and t are alike formula of force in action as opposed to entities; they are not states of existence, but modes of motion. they are verbs, not nouns. sh is the holy spirit as a .tongue of fire. manifest in triplicity, and is the child of set-isis as their logos or word uttered by their .angel. the card is xx, and 20 is the value of yod (the secret seed of all things, the virgin .the 12 liber v vel reguli hermit. mercury, the angel or herald) expressed in full as ivd. sh is the spiritual congress of heaven and earth. but t is the holy spirit in action as a .roaring lion. or as .the old serpent. instead of an .angel of light. the twins

their logos or word uttered by their .angel. the card is xx, and 20 is the value of yod (the secret seed of all things, the virgin .the 12 liber v vel reguli hermit. mercury, the angel or herald) expressed in full as ivd. sh is the spiritual congress of heaven and earth. but t is the holy spirit in action as a .roaring lion. or as .the old serpent. instead of an .angel of light. the twins of set-isis, harlot and beast, are busy with that sodomitic and incestuous lust which is the traditional formula for producing demi-gods, as in the cases of mary and the dove, leda and the swan, etc. the card is xi, the number of magick avd: aleph .the fool. impregnating the woman according to the word of yod, the angel of the lord! his sister has seduced her brother beast, shaming the sun with her sin;

ue glory; and it shall speak in his ears the mystery that is his own right name. 20 liber v vel reguli this then in the virtue of the magick of the beast 666, and the canon of its proper usage; to destroy the tendency to discriminate between any two things in theory, and in practice to pierce the veils of every sanctuary, pressing forward to embrace every image; for there is none that is not very isis. the inmost is one with the inmost; yet the form of the one is not the form of the other; intimacy exacts fitness. he therefore who liveth by air, let him not be bold to breathe water. but mastery cometh by measure: to him who with labour, courage, and caution giveth his life to understand all that doth encompass him, and to prevail against it, shall be increase .the word of sin is restrictio

LIBER XXXVI THE STAR SAPPHIRE

let him go round to the north, make the holy hexagram, and then say: filia et pater unus deus ararita.7 let him return to the centre, and so to the centre of all [making the rosy cross as he may know how] saying: ararita ararita ararita [in this the signs shall be those of set triumphant and of 1 [for the l.v.x. signs see .liber o] 2 [the signs of n.o.x. are described in .liber v vel reguli. i.r= isis rejoicing, or mater triumphans] 3 [the holy hexagram is further described in cap (69) of the book of lies, which see. t.s] 4 [lat .father and mother [are] one god ararita. ararita is a qabalistic divine name, said to be the initials of a hebrew sentence meaning .one [is] his beginning; one [is] his individuality; his permutation [is] one] 5 [lat .mother and son [are] one god ararita] 6 [lat

say: omnia in duos: duo in unum: unus in nihil: hac nec quatuor nec omnia nec duo nec unus nec nihil sunt. gloria patri et matri et filio et filia et spiritui sancto externo et spiritui sancto interno ut erat est erit in sacula saculorum sex in uno per nomen septem in uno ararita.9 let him then repeat the signs of l.v.x. but not the signs of n.o.x: for it is not he that shall arise in the sign of isis rejoicing* the star sapphire corresponds with the star-ruby of chapter 25, 36 being the square of 6, as 25 is of 5. this chapter gives the real and perfect ritual of the hexagram. it would be improper to comment further upon an official ritual of the a a .10 [this ritual formed chapter (36) of the book of lies. it appeared in appendix vi of magick in theory and practice with no substantial ch

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

of the germanic gods into the roman equivalents. although caesar has something to say about the germanic gods, this notion refers especially to tacitus, germania, chapter 9, in which tacitus attempts a discussion of gods, cult, and divination. mercury, he says, receives the greatest worship, even human sacrifice. animals are sacrificed to hercules and mars, and a portion of the suebi sacrifice to isis (an egyptian goddess who was known to the romans, in what tacitus regards as a ritual of foreign origin because of the use of a ship. in the interpretatio germanica, we know the latin weekday names that were being translated, but here we are on less-certain ground. indeed, we cannot know the extent to which the interpretatio romana represents germanic peoples trying to equate their deities wi

equivalent of mars. hercules is not used in the interpretatio, but we must believe that thor was one of the principal deities of the germanic peoples, and, like thor, hercules was a renowned slayer of monsters. thus, tacitus tells us about just three gods, the same three who were pressed into service when the days of the week were translated. tacitus also tells us about one goddess, whom he calls isis, and in the interpretatio germanica only one goddess was used, namely frigg, for venus. even if isis is not a rendering of frigg fs predecessor, the parallel of three males and one female is striking. see also interpretatio germanica references and further reading: georg wissowa, ginterpretatio romana: romische gotter im barbarenlande, h archiv fur religionswissenschaft 20 (1916.1919: 1.49. j

LUCIFERIAN SORCERY

before us who have gained immortality who for whatever reason decide to assist us. in the black order of the dragon, such spirits are closely connected with the concepts of varcolaci and the undead gods. anubis lord of jackals and the opener of the way. anubis is the funerary god that is represented as having the head of a jackal or dog. according to charles pace, the bastard son of set-an& aset (isis. atavistic resurgence the return to consciousness the powers of the dead or subconscious energies or powers from the pre-human aspects. atavisms are evoked through intense nostalgia and focus, often appearing in bestial forms. athame the blade of holy magick or greater black magick workings, used in ceremonial or solitary practice. pathally a black handled knife. azazel called the guardian of

MAGIC AND SPELLS

antipathy s commune with nature evil domain deities: abbathor, auril, bahgtru, bane, beshaba, cynic, deep duerra, gargauth, ghaunadaur, gruumsh, ilneval, kiaransalee, laduguer, lolth, loviatar, luthic, malar, mask, sebek, selvetarm, set, shar, shargaas, talona, talos, tiamat, umberlee, urdlen, velsharoon, vhaeraun, yurtrus. family domain' deities: berronar truesilver, cyrrollalee, eldath, hathor, isis, lliira, luthic, yondalla. granted power: as a free action, you may protect a number of creatures equal to your charisma modifier (minimum one creature) with a +4 dodge bonus to ac. this supernatutal ability lasts 1 round per level. an affected creature loses this protection if it moves more than 10 feet from you. you may affect yourself with this ability. family domain spells fate domain' de

mals only) deities: aerdrie faenya, angharradh, anhur, arvoreen, baervan wildwanderer, baravar cloakshadow, berronar truesilver, chaun-tea,clangedin,corelon larethian,cyrolale,dep sashelas, t magic 63 deneir, dugmaren brightmantle, eilistraee, eldath, flandal steelskin, gaerdal ironhand, garl glittergold, gorm gulthyn, gwaeron windstrom, haela brightaxe, hanali celanil, hathor, horus-re, ilmater, isis, labelas enoreth, lathander, lliira, lurue, marthammor duin, mielikki, milil, moradin, mystra, nephthys, nobanion, osiris, rillifane rallathil, segojan earthcaller, sehanine moonbow, sel ne, sharess, sharindlar, shiallia, solonor thelandira, sune, thard harr, torm, tymora, tyr, valkur, yondalla. deities: arvoreen, brandobaris, cyrrollalee, sheela peryroyl, urogalan, yondalla. granted power: y

ate effect only) 9 wail of the banshee 5 righteous might 1 bless 6 heroes' feast 2 shield other 7 refuge 3 helping hand 8 protection from spells 4 imbue with spell ability 9 prismatic sphere f rary's telepathic bond luck domain deities: abbathor, beshaba, brandobaris, erevan ilesere, haela brightaxe, mask, oghma, tymora, vergadain. magic domain. deities: azuth, corellon larethian, hanali celanil, isis, laduguer, mystra, savras, set, thoth, velsharoon. mentalism domain deity: deep duerra. granted power: you can generate a mental ward, a spell-like ability to grant someone you touch a resistance bonus on her next will saving throw equal to your level +2. activating this power is a standard action. the mental ward is an abjuration effect with a duration of 1 hour that is usable once per day

ncement penalty to strength and dexterity for 1 minute on a successful attack. this spell-like ability does not affect creatures immune to critical hits. suffering domain spells slime domain spells 1' grease 6 transmute rock to mud 2 melf's acid arrow 7 destruction 3 poison 8 power word, blind 4 rusting grasp 9 implosion 5 evard's black tentacles rune domain deities: aerdrie faenya, anhur, auril, isis, istishia, talos, umber- deities: deneir, dugmaren granted power: free scribe rune brightmantle, jergal, mystra, thoth. scroll feat. domain spells lee. granted power: you gain storm electricity resistance 5. domain spells 1 erase 6 greater glyph of warding 1 entropic shield 6 summon monster vi 2 secret page 7 drawmij's instant summons 2 gust of wind (air spell only) 3 glyph of warding 8 symbo

dominate monster undeath domain deities: kiaransalee, velsharoon. granted power: free extra turning feat. war domain' deities: anhur, arvoreen, clangeddin, corellon larethian, deep duerra, gaerdal ironhand, garagos, gorm gulthyn, gruumsh, haela magic brightaxe, ilneval, red knight, selvetarm, shevarash, solonor thelandira, tempus, tyr, uthgar. water domain' deities: auril, deep sashelas, eldath, isis, istishia, sebek, silvanus, umberlee- spell descriptions the spells presented here follow all the rules presented in chapter 10: magic and chapter 11: spells in the player's handbook. agan'azzar's scorcher evocation [fire] level: sor/wiz 2 components: v, s, f casting time: 1 action range: close (25 ft+ 5 ft./2 levels) area: s-ft :wide path to close range (25 ft+ 5 ft./2 levels) duration: inst

MANLY P HALL THE SECRET TEACHINGS OF ALL AGES

y--john bruno hare, june 11, 2004. title page preface table of contents introduction the ancient mysteries and secret societies which have influenced modern masonic symbolism the ancient mysteries and secret societies, part two the ancient mysteries and secret societies, part three atlantis and the gods of antiquity the life and teachings of thoth hermes trismegistus the initiation of the pyramid isis, the virgin of the world the sun, a universal deity the zodiac and its signs the bembine table of isis wonders of antiquity the life and philosophy of pythagoras pythagorean mathematics the human body in symbolism the hiramic legend the pythagorean theory of music and color fishes, insects, animals, reptiles and birds (part one) fishes, insects, animals, reptiles and birds (part two) flowers

hermetic fragments--the book of thoth--poimandres, the vision of hermes--the mystery of universal mind- the seven governors of the world. 37 the initiation of the pyramid the opening of the great pyramid by caliph at mamoun--the passageways and chambers of the great pyramid--the riddle of the sphinx--the pyramid mysteries--the secret of the pyramid coffer-the dwelling place of the hidden god. 41 isis, the virgin of the world the birthdays of the gods--the murder of osiris--the hermetic isis--the symbols peculiar to isis--the troubadours--the mummification of the dead. 45 the sun, a universal deity the solar trinity-christianity and the sun--the birthday of the sun--the three suns- the celestial inhabitants of the sun--the midnight sun. 49 the zodiac and its signs primitive astronomical in

eity the solar trinity-christianity and the sun--the birthday of the sun--the three suns- the celestial inhabitants of the sun--the midnight sun. 49 the zodiac and its signs primitive astronomical instruments--the equinoxes and solstices--the astrological ages of the world--the circular zodiac of tentyra--an interpretation of the zodiacal signs- the horoscope of the world. 53 the bembine table of isis plato's initiation in the great pyramid--the history of the bembine table--platonic theory of ideas--the interplay of the three philosophical zodiacs--the chaldean philosophy of triads--the orphic egg. 57 wonders of antiquity the ever-burning lamps--the oracle of delphi--the dodonean oracle--the oracle of trophonius--the initiated architects--the seven wonders of the world. 61 the life and ph

together, forming seclusive philosophic and religious schools. the more important of these groups were known as the mysteries. many of the great minds of antiquity were initiated into these secret fraternities by strange and mysterious rites, some of which were extremely cruel. alexander wilder defines the mysteries as "sacred dramas performed at stated periods. the most celebrated were those of isis, sabazius, cybele, and eleusis" after being admitted, the initiates were instructed in the secret wisdom which had been preserved for ages. plato, an initiate of one of these sacred orders, was severely criticized because in his writings he revealed to the public many of the secret philosophic principles of the mysteries. every pagan nation had (and has) not only its state religion, but anoth

that service. the parasitic growth was caught in white cloths provided for the purpose, lest it touch the earth and be polluted by terrestrial vibrations. usually a sacrifice of a white bull was made under the tree. the druids were initiates of a secret school that existed in their midst. this school, which closely resembled the bacchic and eleusinian mysteries of greece or the egyptian rites of isis and osiris, is justly designated the druidic mysteries. there has been much speculation concerning the secret wisdom that the druids claimed to possess. their secret teachings were never written, but were communicated orally to specially prepared candidates. robert brown, 32, is of the opinion that the british priests secured their information from tyrian and phoenician navigators who, thousa

MASTERING WITCHCRAFT

the sign of osiris, seen as synonymous with hades, dis, and the horned one as god of death. it also represents the skull and crossbones itself, and finally the erect phallus flanked by twin testes below. the gesture of the high priestess is the mirror image of the magister's. it represents both the lunar crescent, the womb of space, and the horns of hathor, all of which are symbols pertaining to isis, the great egyptian mother goddess and consort of osiris. as such, the magister and high priestess are the human representatives of the two great archetypal poles of life, whether you conceive of them as isis and osiris, summer and winter, life and death, or yin and yang. having called down the two powers, such magical operations as required by the coven, if any, are now performed. the initia

MICHAEL FORD WITCHMOON

uccessful upon the gray path of wizardry and power! undertake the oath not for any group but for yourself alone. if you decide to join a significant group for further ceremonial training then you will already be ahead in technique by the development of character. the sigil of the witch moon the calling point of hecate 44 44 (the sigil of the witch moon is a communication point of hecate and black isis (4) initiation purpose and symbolism the dedication towards the magickal path is a far from simple task. static symbolism and the concocted trappings of magick are often no more than dogmatic sickness which can lead to stagnant development. it is therefore suggested that the sorcerer is one able to change their self and immediate surroundings as they see fit. beliefs change with will and desi

ing of spells to hide from profane eyes. invoking the goddess- manifestation of the lunar current what is the connection between the zos kia cultus, thelema and witchcraft? the answer is the goddess, the all-prevailing woman who is the avatar of the gods, bringer of birth, life and death. through her eros and thanatos are united. the goddess can assume many guises and forms, hecate, lilith, kali, isis and babalon. in these forms she will manifest in the witch. the witches sabbat craft recognizes that the witch-goddess is the prime manifestation of individual power and focus upon earth. from the drops of her menstruation spring all apparent points of inspiration, from thence the fulfillment of the will occurs. to those seeking guidance, the goddess- once invoked under one of her many forms

a past ancestral quality, or an obtained one with the karma of another animal. such atavisms appear demonic or bestial. see images and oracles of austin osman spare by kenneth grant. 3. the petro tradition of voodoo is based in the element fire, thus aligned with sex and death workings. in parallel mythology the gods thanatos and eros in union, opposites non-existent in the combination. 4. black isis is the egyptian equivalent of the goddess kali, being a figure of both death and birth. black isis is also a formula which combines the goddesses kali, hecate, lilith and babalon into one specific goddess form. 5. the waking flesh of day side activities. 6. the book of pleasure 7. widdershins is the counter-clock wise movement within or in the motion of a circle. this represents the under flo

MICHAEL TSARION ATLANTIS ALIEN VISITATION AND GENETIC MANIPULATION

act is, as the pagans have understood,that this earth is our one and only garden of eden. how is it that from this paradiseone can look out to the nether and fantasize that home is somewhere out there? onlysatan and his hordes and those they have deluded the world would do such a bizarrething. these ancient stories are extremely pertinent to the condition of the present.genesis means the genes of isis. isis is the queen of the earth, and we of the earthare her offspring, suffering from amnesia about our earth-connection, convinced thatthe black void above is the real home we have lost. so our perception is in totalreverse. nothing measures the loss of reason more than the pervasiveness of this out-landish, incongruent notion. it is consistent only with the duped and controlled masseswho ar

is that hideous strength /perelandra (v oyage to venus)/out of the silent planet j. r. r. tolkien lord of the rings /the silmarillion/the hobbit. george macdonald phantastes/lilith ursula le guin the earthsea trilogy john christopher the tripods trilogy emmanuel velikovsky worlds in collision/ ages in chaos/ earth in upheaval rudolf steiner the archangel michael/ atlantis helena petrova blavatsky isis unveiled/ the secret doctrine ignatius donnelly atlantis- the ante-deluvian continent/ ragnarok charles berlitz atlantis the eighth continent barry fell america bc augustus le plongeon queen moo& the egyptian sphinx john milton paradise lost eliphas levi- enochian magic, transcendental magic david allen hulse the key of it all (2 volumes also called the western mysteries) cornelius agrippa- t

g the druids (see p. 51.)samothracethis great city and peoples, considered by beaumont to have actually been in gotland, sweden, wasreported by historian diodorus to have been destroyed by a terrific deluge (see footnote on p. 60.)dragons teetha term used to describe ancient monoliths and sacred sites, like avebury or canac.the credibility of historian manethomanetho, high priest of the temple of isis at sebennytus, in the time of alexander the great, a man ofthe highest repute for wisdom and versed in both egyptian and greek lore. he wrote in greek in orderthat the world could judge the truth of his statements, and though most of his history is lost, his list ofdynasties has survived, but quite unjustifiably mutilated to a devastating extent by modern egyptolo-gists (p. 61)the hyskossheph

ion-funded mescaline and lsdresearch. another meeting in 1953. aldous huxley was the grandson of rhodes round table group co-founder thomas huxley. aldous huxley, author of doors of perception, had a personal paradigm whichatlantis, alien visitation, and genetic manipulation381 appendix f: general chronology of events included the concepts of dionysian children of the sun and an illuminist-osiris-isis orientation.aldous was also tutored by h.g. wells, who was also in charge of british foreign intelligence in 1916.one of the curious books written by wells was the open conspiracy: blue prints for a world revolu-tion. huxley's initiation into psychedelic substance was provided by aleister crowley. it is thought bysome that the british push of psychedelic chemicals on the united states is remi

MICHAEL WYNN THE SOUL TRAVELERS

f the nile river forever, which was the intention and expectation of the conspirators, the coffer sailed away quickly. set would eventually discover the coffin containing the body of his brother osiris in a hidden place. infuriated that his brother survived (in a sense, set cut osiris body into 14 parts and scattered the pieces, seeing to it that his brother would forever remain out of his midst. isis, a goddess that was both osiris wife and sister (such is common in mythology, brought her husband back to life by locating and recombining his scattered parts with sorcery. she failed to find the phallus (penis) of osiris, however, and was forced to substitute one made of gold. after this, osiris would not live long and was soon dead once more, but it is said that he periodically reappears am

s about mythology (being nothing more than stories that symbolically represent the inner and outer struggles of the individual. there is yet another source of confusion that pervades some mythologies (especially the egyptian stories, and that confusion is borne from multiple names and titles associated with a single god. for example, the egyptian goddess hathor is associated with 2 other goddess, isis and bast. sometimes hathor is spoke of as the mother of horus, which would mean hathor and isis were the same entity; in other cases, the title hathor is associated with bast, who is known to not be isis. also, in egyptian mythology, ra is the sun god, but then again so is osiris and osiris son, horus; all three are known as sun gods, and all three are confirmed as different beings--michael w

ay, it was always in terms of jesus christ. famous phrases: sun of the golden dawn sign of osiris slain: extend arms out to the sides, legs together, palms forward, hang head down. represents sacrifice, balance, and transformation. sign of osiris risen: cross arms over chest, right over left, legs together. represents resurrection and transcendence. excerpt from the ritual of the hexagram: virgo, isis, mighty mother. scorpio, apophis, the destroyer. sol [sun, osiris, slain and risen! ee-ahh-ohh! ee-ahh-ohh. do sign of osiris slain and say the sign of osiris slain. do sign of the mourning of isis (right arm at 12 o clock, left arm at 8 o clock) and say the sign of the mourning of isis. do sign of apophis (arms at 10 and 2 o clock. forming a v) and say the sign of apophis and typhon. do sign

, slain and risen! ee-ahh-ohh! ee-ahh-ohh. do sign of osiris slain and say the sign of osiris slain. do sign of the mourning of isis (right arm at 12 o clock, left arm at 8 o clock) and say the sign of the mourning of isis. do sign of apophis (arms at 10 and 2 o clock. forming a v) and say the sign of apophis and typhon. do sign of osiris risen and say the sign of osiris risen. repeat the sign of isis, apophis, and osiris risin while saying l v x. do the sign of osiris slain and say lux! light! the light of the cross! let the divine light descend! excerpt from closing ritual: do sign of osiris slain and say in the great name of strength through sacrifice! yeh-heh-shu-wah! yeh-heh-wah-sha! i now release any spirit that may have been imprisoned by this ceremony. depart in peace unto your hab

just thought it was more of their hero/villain swapping that they re so good at; everyone knows jesus went up, not down. but then i was directed to this bible verse, which shook my view regarding the nature of his sacrifice. i can t believe it s not fiction: osiris& horus, vader& luke starwars lilith [5.4] the goddess lilith is associated with a host of other goddesses, including hecate, astarte, isis, sekhmet, virgo, venus, ishtar, inanna, aradia, davcina, selene, diana, az, babylon, kali, tiamat, al-uzza, and gaia. although this goddess is mostly associated with the moon, she is said to have both good and bad aspects, and true to that logic she if often spoke of as lilith who was consumed or possessed by a much more ancient goddess named tiamat. as if lilith is now the body that tiamat w

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invisible_ fire, developed as flame _manifested_ as light and splendor. the sun was his manifestation and visible image; and the sab ans worshipping the light-god _seemed_ to worship the sun, in whom they saw the manifestation of the deity. the moon was the symbol of the passive capacity of nature to produce, the female, of which the life-giving power and energy was the male. it was the symbol of isis, astarte, and artemis, or diana. the"_master of life" was the supreme deity, above both, and manifested through both; zeus, the son of saturn, become king of the gods; horus, son of osiris and isis, become the master of life; dionusos or bacchus, like mithras, become the author of light and life and truth* the master of light and life, the sun and the moon, are symbolized in every lodge by th

y symbolic meaning, it is fanciful and arbitrary. to find in the blazing star of five points an allusion to the divine providence, is also fanciful; and to make it commemorative of the star that is said to have guided the magi, is to give it a meaning comparatively modern. originally it represented sirius, or the dog-star, the forerunner of the inundation of the nile; the god anubis, companion of isis in her search for the body of osiris, her brother and husband. then it became the image of horus, the son of osiris, himself symbolized also by the sun, the author of the seasons, and the god of time; son of isis, who was the universal nature, himself the primitive matter, inexhaustible source of life, spark of uncreated fire, universal seed of all beings. it was hermes, also, the master of l

ce. the adept may find it in the kabalah. the justice and mercy of god are in equilibrium, and the result is harmony, because a single and perfect wisdom presides over both. the holy scriptures are an entirely modern addition to the symbol, like the terrestrial and celestial globes on the columns of the portico. thus the ancient symbol has been denaturalized by incongruous additions, like that of isis weeping over the broken column containing the remains of osiris at byblos* masonry has its decalogue, which is a law to its initiates. these are its ten commandments: i [symbol: earth: god is the eternal, omnipotent, immutable wisdom and supreme intelligence and exhaustless love. thou shalt adore, revere, and love him! thou shalt honor him by practising the virtues! ii [symbol: full moon: thy

when the sun and moon were supposed to be in the same right line with the earth, was called"_the birth-day of the eyes of horus" in a papyrus published by champollion, this god is styled"_har-oeri, lord of the solar spirits, the beneficent eye of the sun" plutarch calls him"_har-pocrates" but there is no trace of the latter part of the name in the hieroglyphic legends. he is the son of osiris and isis; and is represented sitting on a throne supported by _lions; the same word, in egyptian, meaning _lion_ and _sun. so solomon made a great throne of ivory, plated with gold, with six steps, at each arm of which was a lion, and one on each side to each step, making seven on each side. again, the hebrew word [hebrew _khi, means"_living" and [hebrew _r m "was, or shall be, raised or lifted up" th

enicia and syria. the body of osiris went ashore at _gebal_ or _byblos, sixty miles above tsur. you will not fail to notice that in the name of each murderer of khurum, that of the evil god bal is found* har-oeri was the god of time, as well as of life. the egyptian legend was that the king of byblos cut down the tamarisk-tree containing the body of osiris, and made of it a column for his palace. isis, employed in the palace, obtained possession of the column, took the body out of it, and carried it away. apuleius describes her as "a beautiful female, over whose divine neck her long thick hair hung in graceful ringlets" and in the procession female attendants, with ivory combs, seemed to dress and ornament the royal hair of the goddess. the palm-tree, and the lamp in the shape of a boat, a

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the ordeal, and its difficulty, is that all women are, in a sense, incarnations of nuit. but no woman is, or can ever be, nuit in a finite sense. the drop of sea water is of the nature of the ocean, but it is not the ocean. nevertheless, one can certainly study some of the characteristics of the ocean in a drop of sea water. further, as the verse itself states in no uncertain manner, the heavenly isis nuit cannot be regarded as an individual monad! nuit above the abyss does not become one: she is none. the ordeal being a crucial one, it is better that aspirants be forewarned. many ships sank against this rock, some of them vessels of great promise. also, babalon being merely one of the names of nuit, what is true of nuit is true of babalon. 28. none, breathed the light, faint& faery, of th

s balanced by its opposite can exist above the abyss. see liber xxv, and liber v, and liber xxx vi. babalon in greek is mapie, maria. she is the immaculate virgin, the woman clothed with the sun maia with the solar "r" in her womb. but she is simultaneously the great whore, the shameless one who gets drunk on the blood of the saints. she is nature, whose mystery is eternally inviolate, the veiled isis; and she is the diana of the ephesians, frenetically copulating with, and giving suck to, all her creatures: isis unveiled, the heavenly and earthly venus. beyond them, uniting their aspects in a single female symbol, is isis urania nuit. the concept of "mary inviolate" is thus partial and unbalanced and for this motive is qliphotic, unless it be checked by its opposite. the greeks sensed thi

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le, poets and mystics, shouldn't be worked with if you find them; but good luck finding them. the wise would do well to look to themselves, within and beyond, for the emergence of this pattern. the simple act of looking shows that it is occurrit the patron of sorcery dakhla sba 16 july xxxi, aeon of set (1996 ce) during a recent conversation, a student of ancient egypt mentioned to me the cult of isis and osiris and its survival of the fall of egypt as a mediterranean "mystery religion. as an initiate of the modern temple of set, i began to wonder to what extent the original cult of set had survived that civilization, and what documented forms this survival had taken. i found an answer in hans dieter betz's edition of the greek magical papyri in translation including the demotic spells (ch

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tal life are yours. the combination of delight and pain is not confined to india. the great goddess of ancient mesopotamia, variously called ishtar and inanna, also combined the roles of goddess of love and goddess of war. these dual aspects are explored in the epic of gilgamesh, in which she first desires gilgamesh and then, when he rejects her, exacts a terrible revenge (see p. 18. the egyptian isis became absorbed into roman myth, and it is she who speaks, with the unmistakable voice of the great goddess, to lucius, the hero of apuleius novel the golden ass, when he is initiated into her cult: i am nature, the universal mother, mistress of all the elements, primordial child of time, sovereign of all things spiritual, queen of the dead, queen also of the immortals, the single manifestati

lture heroes one of those fragments is the moment in the demeter myth when, having taken a position in a royal household while searching for her daughter, the goddess places the royal prince, her charge, into a divine fire to burn away his mortal parts and give him eternal life, but is interrupted before she can complete the ritual. the same incident occurs in egyptian mythology, when the goddess isis becomes nursemaid to a prince while searching for her husband, osiris (see p. 16. in the egyptian story the prince dies, but in the greek, the boy, triptolemus, becomes a benefactor of humankind a cultural hero when demeter gave him grain, a plow, and the knowledge of agriculture to teach to humankind. triptolemus had his own cult and temple at eleusis. the role of the gods in giving the gift

birth of her children, the stars (often shown as decoration on her clothing, infuriated her father shu, who cursed her so that she would never again give birth in any month of the year. but nut gambled with thoth, the moon god and reckoner of time, and won from him five extra days outside the 12 lunar months of 30 days each. in these days she gave birth to her children osiris, blind horus, seth, isis, and nephthys. scarab beetle the winged scarab beetle of re is shown joined with the mummified body of osiris, which rises from the fertile earth. this motif symbolizes the resurrection of osiris and the daily rebirth of re. tending the earth men plow the earth and sow seed. as re makes his daily journey across the sky (center, the warmth of the sun will make the crops grow another symbol of

however, the egyptians did not add the extra quarter day to make a true solar year. therefore, their calendar drifted slowly out of sync with the astronomical calendar, so that it might officially be summer in the wintertime, or vice versa. the two calendars came back into line every 1,460 years, a mystical cycle for the egyptian priesthood. waters of fruitfulness the goddess nephthys, sister of isis, pours the waters of fruitfulness over the earth, where men hoe the land. the mummified body of osiris (see p. 16) is reborn where the water makes contact with the earth. eye of the sun god the sun was said to be the eye of re, which he sent to seek shu and tefnut. when it returned, another eye had taken its place. the first eye wept, and its tears became the first human beings. so re placed

all the elements that made up the living person had to be preserved and resurrected not just the physical body and the two parts of the soul, the ka (life force) and the ba (personality, or genius, but also the individual s name and shadow. these five elements made the complete being. re s secret name re called the world into being with words. but one word his own secret name he kept to himself. isis, daughter of geb and nut, the earth and the sky, and wife of osiris, decided to learn the names of all things, so that she would be as great as re himself. at last the only word she did not know was re s own secret name. to trick re into telling her, isis gathered the spittle that had dripped from his mouth as he sailed across the sky day after day (for he was now old and dribbled) and shaped

REGARDIE ISRAEL THE COMPLETE GOLDEN DAWN

machen, florence farr, annie horniman, a. e. waite, s. l. macgregor mathers, dion fortune and aleister crowley. and it was this golden dawn that itself provided a new dawn for "occultism" in the early 20th century. in the early 1900s, the original order began to fragment. first crowley published many of the g.d. rituals in the equinox and left to form his own order, the a.a, in 1905. the original isis-urania temple expelled mathers, and then- as the stella matutina- under the direction of waite, put more emphasis on mysticism than had the original g.d. later dion fortune broke off from this temple to form her own inner light group. it was as a member of the stella matutina that israel regardie first published a nearly complete set of the rituals and teachings in 1937-40 as the first editio

lled resurrection gods are known to be solar connected. the sun was thought to die every winter when vegetation perished and the earth became cold and barren. every spring, when the sun returned, green life was restored to the earth. in various of the grade rituals as well as the elementary knowledge lectures of the order, we find the following which we can add to the data already obtained: virgo=isis-who was nature, the mother of all things. scorpio=apophis-death, the destroyer. sol=osiris-slain and risen, the egyptian resurrection and vegetative god. here we now begin to get a definite sequence of ideas that proves somewhat meaningful. the simplicity of a natural state of affairs in, shall we say, the garden of eden representing the springtime of mankind, is shattered by the intrusion of

ed by the advent of osiris the resurrection god who is quoted as stating "this is my body, which i destroy in order that it may be renewed."he is the symbolic prototype of the perfected solar man, who suffered through earthly experience, was glorified by trial, was betrayed and killed, and then rose again to renew all things. the final analysis of the keyword sums up the formula with the initials isis, apophis, osiris=iao, the supreme god of the gnostics (iao is pronounced eeah- oh) since the sun is the giver of life and light, the formula must refer to light as the redeemer. the order was predicated on the age-old process of bringing light to the natural man. in other words, it taught a psycho-spiritual technique leading to illumination, to enlightenment. in this connection, one should al

the cross, as well as because lvxmeans light. finally the 1etters'lvx'themselves are portions of one type or another of the cross. a process of repetition is followed in order to synthesize all these variegated ideas and gestures, and to add one more mime to replace the second 'i' that was eliminated for being repetitious. as the 'l' sign is being made, the adept says "the sign of the mourning of isis" this expresses the sorrow of isis on learning that osiris had been slain by set or apophis. as the y' sign is made, the adept says "the sign of apophis and typhon" these are other names for set, the brother and murderer of osiris, whose body was so mutilated that only the phallus could be found by isis who had searched all over creation for him. as the adept spreads his arms outward from the

phon" these are other names for set, the brother and murderer of osiris, whose body was so mutilated that only the phallus could be found by isis who had searched all over creation for him. as the adept spreads his arms outward from the shoulders forming actively the 14 the golden dawn cross, he says "the sign of osiris slain" then crossing one arm over the other on the chest, he adds "and risen. isis, apophis, osiris, 1.40" thus what started out to be a simple abbreviation of a traditional latin sentence on the cross above the head of jesus, has now evolved by a qabalistic process of exegesis into a complex series of evocative ideas and symbolic gestures which extend tremendously the root idea. and by knowing these ideas, the gestures may be used practically to aspire to the illumination

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

rating fluid; this ray loosened from the sun's splendour and fixed by the weight of the atmosphere and the power of central attraction; this body of the holy spirit, which we term the universal agent, while it was typified by the ancients under the symbol of a serpent devouring its tail; this electromagnetic ether, this vital and luminous caloric, is depicted in archaic monuments by the girdle of isis, twice-folded in a love-knot round two poles, as well as by the serpent devouring its own tail, emblematic of prudence and of saturn. motion and life consist in the extreme tension of two forces. i would thou wert cold or hot, said the master. as a fact, a great sinner is more really alive than is a tepid, effeminate man, and the fullness of his return to virtue will be in proportion to the e

rectly proceeds therefrom, and is resolved by the triad, which contains the word of that enigma propounded by the sphinx, the finding of which would have saved the life, atoned for the unconscious crime and established the kingdom of oedipus. 12 the doctrine of transcendental magic in the hieroglyphic work of hermes, being the tarot or book of thoth, the duad is represented either by the horns of isis, who has her head veiled and an open book concealed partially under her mantle, or otherwise by a sovereign lady, juno, the greek goddess, with one hand uplifted towards heaven and the other pointed to earth, as if formulating by this gesture the one and twofold dogma which is the foundation of magic and begins the marvellous symbols of the emerald table of hermes. in the apocalypse of st. jo

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e and the annual remnants of holy chrism; scapulas and medals, are all true talismans. one such medal has become popular in our own day, and even those who are devoid of religion suspend it from the necks of their children. moreover, its figures are so perfectly kabalistic that it is truly a marvellous double pantacle. on the one side is the great initiatrix, the heavenly mother of the zohar, the isis of egypt, the venus-urania of the platonists, the mary of christianity, throned upon the world and setting one foot upon the head of the magical serpent. she extends the septenary of talismans 47 her two hands in such a manner as to form a triangle, of which her head is the apex; her hands are open and radiant, thus making a double triangle, with all its rays directed towards the earth, evide

, like those of all oriental mythologies, and can be comprised in a series of pantacles. the initiator clothed in white, standing between seven golden 60 the ritual of transcendental magic candlesticks and holding seven stars in his hand, represents the unique doctrine of hermes and the universal analogies of the light. the woman clothed with the sun and crowned with twelve stars is the celestial isis, or the gnosis; the serpent of material life seeks to devour her child, but she takes unto herself the wings of the eagle and flies away into the desert. a protestation of the prophetic spirit against the materialism of official religion. the mighty angel with the face of a sun, a rainbow for nimbus and a cloud for vestment, having pillars of fire for his legs, and setting one foot upon the e

ships, the partisans of the latter were compelled to meet in secret for the celebration of their mysteries. initiates presided over these assemblies and soon established a kind of orthodoxy among the varieties of persecuted worships, this being facilitated by the aid of magical truth and by the fact that proscription unites wills and forges bonds of brotherhood between men. thus, the mysteries of isis, of ceres eleusinia, of bacchus, combined with those of the bona dea and primeval druidism. the meetings took place usually between the days of mercury and jupiter, or between those of venus and saturn. the proceedings included rites of initiation, exchange of mysterious signs, singing of symbolical hymns, the communion of feasting in common, the successive formation of the magical chain at t

erior of the goat. if he refused, his head was covered once more, and he was transported to the sabbath of the sorcerers 85 a distance from the assembly with such extraordinary rapidity that he believed himself whirled through the air. if he agreed, he was taken round the symbolical idol, and there found, not a repulsive and obscene object, but the young and gracious countenance of a priestess of isis or maia, who gave him a sisterly salute, and he was then admitted to the banquet. as to the orgies which in many such assemblies followed the banquet, we must beware of believing that they were permitted generally these secret agapae, it is known, however, that a number of gnostic sects practised them in their conventicles during early centuries of christianity. that the flesh had its protest

rmitted generally these secret agapae, it is known, however, that a number of gnostic sects practised them in their conventicles during early centuries of christianity. that the flesh had its protestants in those ages of asceticism and compression of the senses was inevitable and can occasion no surprise, but we must not accuse transcendental magic of irregularities which it has never authorized. isis is chaste in her widow hood; diana panthea is a virgin; hermanubis, possessing both sexes, can satisfy neither; the hermetic hermaphrodite pure; apollonius of tyana never yielded to the seductions of pleasure; the emperor julian was a man of rigid continence; plotinus of alexandria was ascetic in the manner of his life; paracelsus was such a stranger to foolish love that his sex was suspected

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hould stress that basic initiatory patterns from common consciousness are far more important than scholarly or poetical attributions of woodland. thomas of ercledoune, meanwhile, sleeps under the hawthorn tree. he beholds a 'lady gay' riding towards him. she is dressed in green, riding upon a horse, and her bridle is hung with silver bells. she is a appendix 4: thomas rhymer 145 nature power, the isis of the ancients. thomas erroneously titles her as 'mighty queen of heaven, and she immediately corrects him. this apparently trivial detail of flattery is a very significant magical clue, which reveals important laws and powers of operation. firstly, the human magician or initiate, whether male or female, is apt to confuse innerworld powers readily. most modern occultists are so shocked at ac

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. the ptolemaic dynasty considered itself greek, spoke and wrote greek, and made no effort to learn egyptian. but by the 2nd century bce the greek culture had been absorbed into the egyptian. by the time of julius caesar's arrival in 30 bce, the dynasty was so decadent and weak that it fell almost without a blow. the hellenistic era saw the proliferation of various mystery cults, such as those of isis, orpheus, mithras, and gnosticism. the hellenistic philosophies discussed below were primarily influential in the intellectual centers of the west, and would persist into the roman era. skepticism, introduced by pyrrho of elis (360-270 bce) and timon of the platonic academy in athens (320-230 bce, may be defined as the doctrine that any true knowledge is impossible, or that all knowledge is u

or emotionally, rather than try to understand all of set, we can work with neters which are facets of set's being, facets of set's symbolism. each neter can be thought of as a specific element of set. as examples, shu is one set of symbolism, one set of ideas, that an initiate can work with to "get somewhere" with, to accomplish certain initiatory goals. tefnut is another set of ideas, as is geb, isis, etc. rather than trying to encompass and work with the entire universe simultaneously, grab whatever you can hold onto, work with that handful, study that symbol or symbols, and see what it leads to. we had originally intended to discuss whether or not the neters might or might not exist in their own right. having discussed the above, it seemed somewhat unimportant as to whether the neters a

eroglyphic, let alone gain access to philosophical texts hoarded by the egyptian priesthoods. so it is not so very surprising that egyptian philosophy was not discussed by the greeks, except for tourist-type accounts such as that of herodotus and the egyptian passage of plato's own timaeus. the sphinx: the last known use of hieroglyphic writing even in egypt itself was in 394 ce [on the temple of isis at philae. thereafter all knowledge of the language vanished from human knowledge until champollion decoded the rosetta stone in 1822 ce. and only a small number of egyptian texts have been translated today. by a smaller handful of people who can read the language. so perhaps russell's statement can be partially excused, if not condoned. the chimaera: then, too, egypt has suffered a savage pi

from a. without b. the heart c. the mind d. the true self 18. the earliest stage in human individual development is a. need for protective love b. narcissism c. survival instincts d. formation of the subconscious 19. it is interesting to note that both the instinctual desires and the defensive functions of the ego permeate the entire structure of the a. psyche b. body c. magickal will d. aeon of isis 20. setians regard that which is defined by conventional religions as "god" to be a. the prince of darkness, or set b. the principle of life c. harwer d. the natural order 21. religion always begins with a. unnatural phenomena b. natural phenomena c. fear d. introspection 22. the best means for transcribing philosophical thought is through a. myths b. religious dogma c. scientific parallels d

the ashes have been cooled and placed in the envelope and sealed, the rite is concluded. the blue feather goes with the envelope. while allowing a few minutes for the ashes to cool, personal work can be done. the guardian of the gate closes it using his left hand. the black flame is extinguished. the bell is rung. celebrant: gso it is done h footnotes 1. scorpion goddess, associated with water 2. isis as the dark mystery sirius, the origin of mankind representing the esoteric earth 3. earth 4. lion goddess, wisdom in action, fire 5. goddess of all darkness, associated with air pure science transfinitudes in "the kaliyuga pylon study guide" there is a question about aleph-nought. recently an adept asked me to explain this idea and its relevance to setian philosophy. to many sorcerers and wi

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lly-goat horns. he seemed incapable of speech, sluggish of body, dull of eye; even though jumpy attempted to encourage him "there, you see, we'll have this well sorted in a flash- he, saladin, remained the most limp and passive of- what- let us say: satyrs. sufyan, meanwhile, offered further apuleian sympathy "in the case of the ass, reverse metamorphosis required personal intervention of goddess isis" he beamed "but old times are for old fogies. in your instance, young mister, first step would possibly be a bowl of good hot soup" at this point his kindly tones were quite drowned by the intervention of a second voice, raised high in operatic terror; moments after which, his small form was being jostled and shoved by the mountainous, fleshy figure of a woman, who seemed unable to decide whe

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tamian civilization the local god marduk became head of the pantheon. in egyptian religion the primary god was amen (amon or amun, king of the gods. next in importance was ra (or re, the sun god. these two were eventually joined in the cult of amen-ra. a cult is a religion considered to be outside the mainstream. then came osiris, god of the nile and also god of the kingdom of the dead. his wife, isis, was the moon goddess and mother of the universe. their child horus was god of the sky; set, their brother, was the god of chaos and of the desert; and thoth, the god of writing and knowledge. in addition to these was a vast array of other gods and goddesses that sometimes duplicated each other s functions. the current pharaoh, as a living god, worked with all of these deities to create maat

ts own local creator god. heliopolis, for instance, was a center near present-day cairo where atum was worshipped. here, it was thought that atum created himself out of the void, and then either spit or sneezed out shu, the god of air, and tefnut, the goddess of moisture. these two in turn gave birth to geb, the earth god, and nut, the sky goddess. from them came two pairs of siblings: osiris and isis, and set and nephtys. eventually ra, the sun god, took the place of atum in the pantheon; later pharaohs, for instance, called themselves sons of ra. ancient egypt and mesopotamia. reproduced by permission of thomson gale. red sea mediterranean sea nile delta river river p e r s i a n g u l f tigris euphrates nile river sinai peninsula arabian peninsula a s i a a f r i c a upper egypt lower e

sser royalty) began to take on more individual power. the priestly class also grew much larger. though the sun god ra was the official national god and was worshipped at heliopolis, the cult of osiris became stronger as the central government went into decline. osiris was an early fertility god who, when killed by his brother set and cut into pieces, was put back together again by his wife sister isis. he then became god of the underworld. osiris became identified with the dead pharaoh. his son, horus, became associated with the living pharaoh. osiris eventually became a symbol of immortality and resurrection, or returning to life after death, and, as such, symbolized the annual renewal of fertility to the soil by the flooding of the nile. a lengthy annual festival was held for him to cele

nd harvest gods, but nomads who invaded mesopotamia from the north or the east brought with them water gods and sand gods. people who came from high mountain regions brought gods of thunder and lightning. ancient egyptian gods were often depicted in human form, although they could appear with the head of an animal. among the central deities were horus (left, with the head of a falcon, osiris, and isis. adam woolfitt/ corbis. 46 world religions: almanac ancient religions of egypt and mesopotamia the three chief gods in the sumerian pantheon were an, the sky god, enlil, the god of weather and storms, and enki, god of wisdom and the abzu. other important deities included the mother goddess, ninhursag; nanna, god of the moon who helped travelers find their way; utu, sun god and the watchful ey

lso called upon in time of war. over the course of time, with movements of new people into the area, the names of the gods changed. for instance, the sumerian goddess innana received the akkadian name of ishtar, just as nanna later became sin and enki became ea. beliefs in ancient egypt egyptians believed that the world was brought into being by atum or ra, whose descendants were osiris, set, and isis. these, however, were just a fraction of the gods worshipped by egyptians. some estimates put the total number as high as one or two thousand different deities. what began as animal worship led to an immense pantheon. amen or amen-ra became the most powerful of the gods, center of the national cult; the cult of osiris was second most powerful. the worship of the sun god ra led to the construc

SIR EDWARD BULWER LYTTON ZANONI A ROSICRUCIAN TALE

, to the collector "i see nothing, mr. d, in this catalogue which relates to the rosicrucians "the rosicrucians" repeated the old gentleman, and in his turn he surveyed me with deliberate surprise "who but a rosicrucian could explain the rosicrucian mysteries! and can you imagine that any members of that sect, the most jealous of all secret societies, would themselves lift the veil that hides the isis of their wisdom from the world "aha" thought i "this, then, is 'the august fraternity' of which you spoke. heaven be praised! i certainly have stumbled on one of the brotherhood "but" i said aloud "if not in books, sir, where else am i to obtain information? nowadays one can hazard nothing in print without authority, and one may scarcely quote shakespeare without citing chapter and verse. thi

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e egyptian magician. saint stephen boasts that the great legislator moses "was learned in all the wisdom of the egyptians" and declares that he "was mighty in words and in deeds" 1 and there are numerous features in the life of this remarkable man which shew that he was acquainted with many of the practices of p. 5 egyptian magic. the phrase "mighty in words" probably means that, like the goddess isis, he was "strong of tongue" and uttered the words of power which he knew with correct pronunciation, and halted not in his speech, and was perfect both in giving the command and in saying the word. the turning of a serpent into what is apparently an inanimate, wooden stick, 1 and the turning of the stick back into a writhing snake, 2 are feats which have been performed in the east from the mos

ess of the relationship which existed between the amulets of the heart and scarab. in late times, that is to say about b.c. 1200, p. 41 large funeral scarabs were set in pylon-shaped pectorals, made of porcelain of various colours, upon which the boat of the sun was either traced in colours or worked in relief, and the scarab is placed so as to appear to be carried in the boat; on the left stands isis and on the right nephthys. 1 the oldest green stone funeral scarab known to me is in the british museum (no. 29,224; it was found at kurna near thebes and belongs to the period of the xith dynasty, about b.c. 2600. the name of the man for whom it was made (he appears to have been an official of the temple of amen) was traced on it in light coloured paint which was afterwards varnished; there

made another sacrifice upon vine sticks, during the sacrifice take the ring out of the ointment, and anoint thyself with the unction from it. thou shalt anoint thyself early in the morning, and turning towards the east shalt pronounce the words written below. the beetle shall be carved out of a precious emerald; bore it and pass a gold wire through it, and beneath the beetle carve the p. 43 holy isis, and having consecrated it as above written, use it. the proper days for the celebration were the 7th, 9th, 10th, 12th, 14th, 16th, 21st, 24th, and 25th, from the beginning of the month; on other days abstain. the spell to be recited began "i am thoth" the inventor and founder of medicines and letters "come to me, thou that art under the earth, rise up to me, thou great spirit" 3. the amulet

per days for the celebration were the 7th, 9th, 10th, 12th, 14th, 16th, 21st, 24th, and 25th, from the beginning of the month; on other days abstain. the spell to be recited began "i am thoth" the inventor and founder of medicines and letters "come to me, thou that art under the earth, rise up to me, thou great spirit" 3. the amulet of the buckle this amulet represents the buckle of the girdle of isis, and is usually made of carnelian, red jasper, red glass, and of other substances of a red colour; it is sometimes made of gold, and of substances covered with gold. it is always associated with the clvith chapter of the book of the dead, which is frequently inscribed upon it, and which reads "the blood of isis, and the strength of isis, and the words of power of isis shall be mighty to act a

that would do unto him anything that he holdeth in abomination" but before the buckle was attached to the neck of the deceased, where the rubric ordered it to be placed, it had to be dipped in water in which ankham flowers had been steeped; and when the words of the chapter of the buckle given above had been recited over it, p. 44 the amulet brought to the deceased the protection of the blood of isis, and of her words of power. it will be remembered that she raised the dead body of osiris by means of her words of power, and there is a legend to the effect that she smote the sun-god ra with severe sickness by the magical power which she possessed. another object of the buckle was to give the deceased access to every place in the underworld, and to enable him to have "one hand towards heave

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isman in [he form of a serpent coiled around the mystic tau, or t [also] the serpent set up by moses was originally the egyptian. sun-god, who was now known to his people as jehovah (lbid, p. 83) joseph von hammer, in the history of the assassins (eng. trans, 1835) explains the tau as the figure of the phallus (see also source 9, p. 791 "among the egyptians, the lotus was the symbol of osiris and isis. it was esteemed a sacred ornament by the priests (ibid, p. 477) the six-pointed star is the great oriental talisman known as the seal of solomon. its meaning and the identity of osiris and isis will be explained in part ii on the great seal of the united states. the arc of light on the bookplate is the en soph, from the cabalistic writings (mystical theosophy) which teach that it created the

phoebus or apollo, the eye of baal, and as the eye of providence. the eye of jove appeared on the front of jove's temple at peloponnessus. as the solar eye it was the symbol of the arabian god of. jethro, the black father-in-law of moses, and of the arabic motto "allah" or "i am that i am" all ancient temples of arabia were decorated with the eye, which had first appeared as the symbol of osiris, isis and horus of egypt.42 the eye represented the mystic symbol of the so-called egyptian "trinity" expressed in these words, often inscribed on the statues of isis "i am all that has been, that is, or shall be, and none among mortals has hitherto taken off my veil" she was the daughter of saturn and her name meant ancient. she married her brother osiris, and was pregnant by him even before she h

s, however, the human eye is replaced by a simple circle" osiris was most -33- commonly represented "in a mummied form, to mark his presidency over the dead. when represented as a man walking, he has the lappeted wig, crowned with two wavy horns, above which are. two feathers. the wavy horns are also found with the plumed crown above them, and serpents (uraei) on either side, surmounted by disks. isis, at one time his mother, at another his sister, at another his daughter, is always his wife, and their child is har or horus."55 the 42 demons who aided osiris in the infernal regions were known as "the assessors" and had such names as "eyes of flame "breath of flame "cracker of bones "devourer of shades "eater of hearts "swallower "white tooth" and "smoking face" they "lived by catching the

hearts "swallower "white tooth" and "smoking face" they "lived by catching the wicked "fed off their blood" and "devoured their hearts before horus" they were judges, accusers and punishers of crime "guilty souls were handed over to them by osiris, but to be 'tortured' only, not destroyed."56 during osiris' great expedition beyond the borders of egypt "he left his kingdom to the care of his wife isis, and her faithful minister hermes or mercury" who was anubis (brother to osiris, represented with a caduceus. when osiris returned he found that his brother set (typhon) had aroused his subjects against him (set's name was expressed by a hieroglyphic containing the black half-sphere seen in the meditation room murai) set murdered his brother and cut his body into fourteen pieces. isis recover

recovered was rendered homage during festivals called phallica, which were introduced into europe by the athenians. the entire system of phallic worship in the ancient world originated in this festival held in honor of osiris.57 the number fourteen has a special occult meaning in the symbolism of modern-day secret societies as the "14. days of burial (lunar darkness" plutarch, in his treatise on isis and osiris, explained the symbolism "the body of osiris was cut into fourteen pieces; that is, into as many parts as there are days between the full moon and the new."58 now, if the picture of the reverse side of the great seal is examined, it will be found that fourteen rays of light issue from the triangle containing the eye of osiris. this combination of symbols simply cannot be attributed

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myth is used to render intelligible through symbolic stories the non-sensory, inner reality of human existence.76 in the light of this principle it is worth considering the egyptian mystery of osiris. in osiris we have a figure who gradually became one of the most important gods of the country. a significant 70 christianity as mystical fact cycle of myths grew up concerning osiris and his consort isis. according to the story, osiris was the son of the sungod; he had a brother, typhon (set, and a sister, isis. osiris married his sister and with her reigned over egypt. but his wicked brother typhon plotted to overthrow osiris and prepared a chest that was exactly the length of osiris body. the chest was presented as a gift at a banquet to whatever person it fitted exactly; this turned out to

egypt. but his wicked brother typhon plotted to overthrow osiris and prepared a chest that was exactly the length of osiris body. the chest was presented as a gift at a banquet to whatever person it fitted exactly; this turned out to be none other than osiris, who lay down in the chest. immediately typhon and his confederates seized upon osiris, closed the chest, and threw it into the river. when isis heard the terrible news, she wandered in despair searching for her husband s body. but when she found it, typhon again managed to take possession of it; he tore it into fourteen pieces, which were dispersed in different locations; several tombs of osiris were shown in egypt. the limbs of the god were thus to be found scattered here and there in widely separated places. osiris himself, however

body. but when she found it, typhon again managed to take possession of it; he tore it into fourteen pieces, which were dispersed in different locations; several tombs of osiris were shown in egypt. the limbs of the god were thus to be found scattered here and there in widely separated places. osiris himself, however, came forth from the netherworld and vanquished typhon. a ray from him fell upon isis, who in consequence bore his son, harpocrates (horus).77 and now compare with the myth the world-view presented by the fifth century b.c. greek philosopher empedocles. he asserted that an original unity was torn apart into the four elements (fire, water, earth, and air) or into the multiplicity of existent beings. he posited two opposing powers, which bring about within the world of existing

. they are ideas that the mystai found in their myth of osiris: the god, the creative power is poured out into the world. this appears in empedocles four elements. god osiris is slain. human beings, with their knowledge (which is divine in nature) will restore him to life. we are to rediscover him in the form of horus (son of god, logos, wisdom) in the opposition between strife (typhon) and love (isis. in a greek way, empedocles expresses his basic ideas in terms that still have a mythical ring; his love is the goddess aphrodite, his strife is neikos, divine beings who bind and loose the elements. myths of initiation the style in which the content of myth has been described here should not be equated with a symbolic or allegorical approach to myth. nothing of that kind is myth and mysterio

osiris it means undergoing all that osiris underwent.89 it is in this way that the osiris myth takes on its deeper dimensions of meaning, becoming the paradigm of life for someone who wants to awaken eternal being within the egyptian and other eastern mysteries 89 him- or herself. osiris is torn to pieces by typhon; he is killed. the members of his body are cherished and cared for by his consort isis. after his death, he caused a ray of light to fall upon her and she bore his son horus, who then takes over the earthly tasks of osiris; he is the second, still immature osiris, but he is in process of becoming an osiris in the full sense. this true osiris is to be found in the human soul. for although the soul is to begin with connected to the transitory realm, it is destined to give birth t

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is crucified. the whole of life is lived under the shadow of this cross. this is the primary cross of life of which the cross of golgotha is a lesser manifestation; a shadow cast by the great shadow. having taken a look at mary as a representation of the feminine principle of the shekinah in the christian belief, let's take a look at twklm, for twklm and hnyb have various manifestations of mary, isis in common. twklm, the inferior mother, the queen, the bride, the virgin, have the common denominator of femininity. this attribution is obvious when one considers that twklm is receptive to all the higher emanations of the tree. the queen and the bride are references to the relation of twklm to trapt, the king, and the lesser countenance, the harmony of which must become manifest in twklm, wh

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or emotionally, rather than try to understand all of set, we can work with neters which are facets of set's being, facets of set's symbolism. each neter can be thought of as a specific element of set. as examples, shu is one set of symbolism, one set of ideas, that an initiate can work with to "get somewhere" with, to accomplish certain initiatory goals. tefnut is another set of ideas, as is geb, isis, etc. rather than trying to encompass and work with the entire universe simultaneously, grab whatever you can hold onto, work with that handful, study that symbol or symbols, and see what it leads to. we had originally intended to discuss whether or not the neters might or might not exist in their own right. having discussed the above, it seemed somewhat unimportant as to whether the neters a

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phoenicia and syria. the body of osiris went ashore at gebal or byblos, sixty miles above tsur. you will not fail to notice that in the name of each murderer of khurum, that of the evil god bal is found* har-oeri was the god of time, as well as of life. the egyptian legend was that the king of byblos cut down the tamarisk-tree containing the body of osiris, and made of it a column for his palace. isis, employed in the palace, obtained possession of the column, took the body out of it, and carried it away. apuleius describes her as "a beautiful female, over whose divine neck her long thick hair hung in graceful ringlets" and in the procession female attendants, with ivory combs, seemed to dress and ornament the royal hair of the goddess. the palm-tree, and the lamp in the shape of a boat, a

ritual ceremony for the master degree. in the picture, the candidate, lying on the floor, is about to be "raised" by the powerful grip of the lion's paw. the lion is carrying in his right hand the ankh, symbol of reincarnation, or regeneration. the "x" on the man's chest tells us this is osiris, the sun god who was slain but arose from the dead, being pieced back together by his beautiful queen, isis "cross my heart and hope to die" 239 beginning on page 801 of albert pike's classic textbook, morals and dogma, we find an explanation of the 29th degree, grand scottish knight of st. andrew. 240 codex magica lisa marie presley demonstrates her cabalistic knowledge in this body pose in a news magazine, including the x sign of osiris and the legs in diamond position. this body position emphasi

the heart by the sign of hand on heart can best be understood by the fact that the leaders of the masonic lodge themselves boast that the rituals of freemasonry hearken back to ancient egyptian religion. the egyptian book of the dead addressed prayers to "my heart of my mother..my heart of transformations" meaning the source of rebirths. the mother goddess of egypt was worshipped by various names isis, hathor, rhea, etc. she was the one to whom the people "gave their hearts" meaning their heart-felt devotion and allegiance. as the goddess of sacrifices, it was deemed necessary by her admirers that men should sacrifice their "energies" on her behalf. the goddess was said to take possession of men's hearts. cutting out hearts and eating them! in the pyramids of mexico, central and south amer

ons, and a member of the brookings institute. illuminati institutions all. 360 codex magica eighteen black magic, masonic witchcraft, and triangle powers ever wonder why the masons installed the statue of a woman in stone atop the u.s. capitol building in washington, d.c, and the statue of a woman called "liberty" in new york city's harbor? well, now you know. america, meet your satanic mistress, isis. texe marrs t h e triangle is of primary importance in all illuminati realms, whether in the ritual ceremonies of the rosicrucians and masons or the witchcraft, astrological and black magic practices of other illuminist followers. always the triangle is used. among satanists and witches, the double triangle, the seal of solomon, also called the hexagram, is of great interest. this seal, known

masons and other illuminists is that, in addition to their worship of the devil by other names, they also worship a female deity, the great goddess. this is made plain by john yarker, a renowned british freemason. yarker's translation of the french manuscript, lectures of a chapter, senate, and council, informs us that the triangle's origins can be found in egyptian religion, being the symbol of isis, the egyptian goddess: the triangle, which they called the geometrical god, was the emblem of isis.11 you'll recall that the symbol "g" is found at the center of the most common of freemasonry's symbols, the masonic square and compass, and that the mason is told this letter g represents "god" and "geometry" this, then, is the "geometrical god" that, yarker observes "was the emblem of isis" ev

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we tell thee, that neither invocations, nor rituals, nor scriptures, nor angels can bring thee to us. if thou wilt become one of us, then must we alone choose thee out of the sublimity of our holy heart of eternal truth through the force and exertion of thy transcendental will. 13. it is not thy lower will to unite with us; it is our high will to unite thee with us. no man can pierce the veil of isis unless we have ordained it from within. in silence there is grace eternal: know thou our high will in the silence. therein is true union, in the deep silence of thy heart. 14. but lo! we are not really separate from thee: in every heart of truth we take eternal refuge as the flame and its forces take their refuge in the one holy light. in every silent prayer of union we are incarnated: behold

THE CANOPIC GODS SYMBOLISM

refuse from the land of the sacred lakes is, to egypt, its life and the source of its fertility, so there arises a correspondence between the nile and the lower intestines, and both are under the care of ahephi (hapi) who thus was worshipped as nilus, and in this connection he has for his symbol, a headdress of lotus flowers. now further, the alimentary system is under the special guardianship of isis and nephthys. isis who conquers by the power of wisdom and the forces of nature, guards ameshett. and nephthys, who hides that which is secret, guards ahephi- whence also, until recent days, in the fullness of time, the sacred sources of ahephi, the nile, were kept secret from the whole world. tmo-oumathu is under the guardianship of neith, the dawn. this is the celestial space, who makes the

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growing cooler. mabon, the second harvest festival, the fall equinox. once again daylight and night are in balance. now is the time to celebrate the gifts of the earth mother. page 6 grimoire of eclectic magick) archetype gods and goddesses( all gods are one god, all goddesses are one goddess, and there is one initiator! from aspects of occultism by dion fortune gods of ancient egypt horus imiut isis khepera khnum maat min nekhbet nephthys nut osiris ptah ra re sekhmet selket seshat set shu sobek taweret tefnut thoth wadjet agou ayizan baron cimeti re baron la croix baron samedi dambalah danbalah erzulie fr da gu d legba loco-d ogoun simbi voudoun loa celtic-gaulish deities aengus aine anu bave (babd, badhbh) belen blathnat blodeuwedd boann brigid cerridwen cernunnos danu donn daghda (dag

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en, and those who transgress may be ostracized by others or, in extreme instances, killed. however, customs vary from culture to culture, and customary actions in one society may be considered improper in another. while the marriage of near-blood relations is prohibited in contemporary civilization, in earlier societies it was quite common. the ancient brother and sister gods of egypt, osiris and isis, provided an example for pharaohs, who at times married their sisters. polygamy, the marriage of one man and several women or one woman and several men, is prohibited in modern civilization, but there are still religious groups in nearly every nation who justify plural marriages as being ordained by the deity they worship. adultery, an act of infidelity on the part of a married individual, is

eties, whether primitive or civilized. the ancient chaldeans read the will of the gods in the star-jeweled heavens. the children of israel sought the word of the lord in the jewels of the ephod. pharaoh elevated joseph from his prison cell to the office of chief minister of egypt and staked the survival of his kingdom on joseph s interpretation of his dreams. in the same land of egypt, priests of isis and ra listened as those deities spoke through the unmoving lips of the stone sphinx. throughout the centuries, soothsayers and seers have sought to predict the destiny of their clients by interpreting signs in the entrails of animals, the movements of the stars in the heavens, the reflections in a crystal ball, the spread of a deck of cards, and even messages from the dead. all of these anci

vessels for water and food, and weapons and hunting equipment to protect against robbers and to provide food once the initial supply was depleted. based on their writings concerning their concepts of goodness, purity, faithfulness, truth, and justice, beginning in the pyramid texts and extending onward, most scholars agree that the ancient egyptians were a highly moral people. the gods osiris and isis were exalted as the ideal father and mother, and set (god of chaos) became the personification of evil. during the time of the middle kingdom (c. 2000 b.c.e) the story of osiris became a kind of gospel of righteousness, and justice was exalted in a manner found in few periods of history. egyptian book of the dead as early as the eighteenth dynasty, which began about 1580 b.c.e, most of the re

rose again, and reigned eternally in heaven. they [the egyptians] believed that they would inherit eternal life, just as he had done. the ancient myths proclaim that osiris first received renown as a peaceful leader of a higher culture in the eastern delta, then as a powerful ruler over all the delta, a veritable god of the nile and its vegetation, growth, life, and culture. he was the husband of isis, goddess of enchantment and magic; father of the great war god horus; and finally conqueror of northern upper egypt with his principal city at abydos. it was then that he came into conflict with set, who killed and dismembered him. the dark mists of death didn t t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d 18 afterlife mysteries in ancient egypt, d

a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d 18 afterlife mysteries in ancient egypt, dead people s bodies were prepared for mummification. it was believed they would go to an afterlife (ap/wide world photos) the pyramid texts were the oldest extant funerary literature in the world, dating back to as early as the fourth millennium b.c.e. eliminate osiris. quite the opposite, in fact, for isis, incarnation of the divine mother goddess, used her magic to put him back together. osiris rose from the dead and became for all of his followers a god of resurrection. the cult of osiris was established at abydos, where he became known as the lord of the death or lord of the west, referring to his mastery over all those who had traveled west into the sunset of death. the theology of osiris

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en, and those who transgress may be ostracized by others or, in extreme instances, killed. however, customs vary from culture to culture, and customary actions in one society may be considered improper in another. while the marriage of near-blood relations is prohibited in contemporary civilization, in earlier societies it was quite common. the ancient brother and sister gods of egypt, osiris and isis, provided an example for pharaohs, who at times married their sisters. polygamy, the marriage of one man and several women or one woman and several men, is prohibited in modern civilization, but there are still religious groups in nearly every nation who justify plural marriages as being ordained by the deity they worship. adultery, an act of infidelity on the part of a married individual, is

eties, whether primitive or civilized. the ancient chaldeans read the will of the gods in the star-jeweled heavens. the children of israel sought the word of the lord in the jewels of the ephod. pharaoh elevated joseph from his prison cell to the office of chief minister of egypt and staked the survival of his kingdom on joseph s interpretation of his dreams. in the same land of egypt, priests of isis and ra listened as those deities spoke through the unmoving lips of the stone sphinx. throughout the centuries, soothsayers and seers have sought to predict the destiny of their clients by interpreting signs in the entrails of animals, the movements of the stars in the heavens, the reflections in a crystal ball, the spread of a deck of cards, and even messages from the dead. all of these anci

l group, it is labeled a taboo, a word that we have borrowed from the polynesian people of the south pacific. an act that is taboo is forbidden, prohibited, and those who transgress may be ostracized by others or, in extreme instances, killed. while the marriage of near-blood relations is prohibited in contemporary civilization, in earlier societies it was quite common. the ancient gods of egypt, isis and osiris, brother and sister, provided an example for royal couples, as pharaohs commonly married their sisters. the hebrew patriarch abraham took as a t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d superstitions, strange customs, taboos, and urban legends 201 some stories of alleged supernatural occurrences cannot really be classified as either ur

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en, and those who transgress may be ostracized by others or, in extreme instances, killed. however, customs vary from culture to culture, and customary actions in one society may be considered improper in another. while the marriage of near-blood relations is prohibited in contemporary civilization, in earlier societies it was quite common. the ancient brother and sister gods of egypt, osiris and isis, provided an example for pharaohs, who at times married their sisters. polygamy, the marriage of one man and several women or one woman and several men, is prohibited in modern civilization, but there are still religious groups in nearly every nation who justify plural marriages as being ordained by the deity they worship. adultery, an act of infidelity on the part of a married individual, is

ties, whether primitive or civilized. the ancient chaldeans read the will of the gods in the star-jeweled heavens. the children of israel sought the word of the lord in the jewels of the ephod. pharaoh elevated joseph from his prison cell to the office of chief minister of egypt and staked the survival of his kingdom on joseph fs interpretation of his dreams. in the same land of egypt, priests of isis and ra listened as those deities spoke through the unmoving lips of the stone sphinx. throughout the centuries, soothsayers and seers have sought to predict the destiny of their clients by interpreting signs in the entrails of animals, the movements of the stars in the heavens, the reflections in a crystal ball, the spread of a deck of cards, and even messages from the dead. all of these anci

the children of israel sought the word of the lord in the jewels of the ephod; and jonah deemed it a just verdict when the casting of lots decreed that it was he who was the cause of the storm. pharaoh elevated joseph from his prison cell to the office of chief minister of egypt and staked the survival of his kingdom on joseph fs interpretation of his dreams. in the same land of egypt, priests of isis and ra listened as those deities spoke through the unmoving lips of the stone sphinx. the writings of hermes trismegistus were considered by the alchemists as a legacy from the master of alchemy and were, therefore, most precious to them. the alchemists, who were concerned with the spiritual perfection of humans as well as the transmutation of base metals into gold, recorded their formulas an

ood from wounds or excessive menstrual flow. although some have declared that its name was derived from the latin carne, gflesh, h most authorities maintain that the origin of the bloodstone fs common european version, carnelian, lies in the word cor, gheart. h the blood redness of carnelian made it highly desired among ancient egyptians who used it to represent the blood or virtue of the goddess isis and placed it within the body cavity of a mummy. the egyptian jewelers also favored the bloodstone as an addition to their heart amulets and proclaimed it as a symbol of the heart-soul of the goddess. carnelian is called the mecca stone by many muslims and is carried by them as an object that may assist in fulfilling all wishes for perfect happiness. while many authorities state that the gsar

decipher hieroglyphics at one of the first excavations of mayan sites. he allegedly uncovered a story about two brothers who vied for a queen named moo (which he connected with mu. one of the brothers was killed, and the other took power just before a catastrophe struck mu. queen moo fled before the catastrophe. speculations quickly added that she had reached egypt, became revered as the goddess isis, founded egyptian civilization, and directed the building of the sphinx. in the mid-nineteenth century, charles darwin fs (1809.1882) theory of evolution, origin of the species, was published. although the theory became widely accepted among scientists, it was also extremely controversial. one point of contention concerned an animal and layers of sediment found in south africa, the island of

THE GOD OF THE WITCHES

e. the sed-heb or tail-festival, when the king wasinvested with the tail, was one of the most important of the royal ceremonies. a sacred dance, performed bythe pharaoh wearing the bull's tail, is often represented as taking place in a temple before min, the god ofhuman generation. the worship of horned gods continued in egypt until christian times, especially inconnection with the horned goddess isis.the indian figures of the horned god, found at mohenjo-daro, are of the earliest bronze-age. there aremany examples, and in every case it is clear that a human being is represented, either masked or horned.sometimes the figure has a human body with a bull's head, sometimes the head and body are covered with ahairy skin, probably indicating a bull's hide. the most remarkable is that of a man w

THE KEY TO THE MYSTERIES

an he looks about him for a magical weapon; and, being probably endowed with that human frailty called laziness, he hopes to find a weapon ready made. thus we find the christian magus who imposed his power upon the world taking the existing worships and making a single system combining all their merits. there is no single feature in christianity which has not been taken bodily from the worship of isis, or of mithras, or of bacchus, or of adonis, or of osiris. in modern times again we find frater iehi aour trying to handle buddhism. others again have attempted to use freemasonry. there have been even exceptionally foolish magicians who have tried to use a sword long since rusted. wagner illustrates this point very clearly in "siegfried" the great sword nothung has been broken, and it is the

eties, and are often produced either by excesses of celibacy, or those or exactly the opposite kind. one knows how closely connected with the brain are the organs charged by nature with the accomplishment of her noblest work: those whose object is the reproduction of being. one does not violate with impunity the sanctuary of nature. without risking his own life, no one lifts the veil of the great isis. nature is chaste, and it is to chastity that she gives the key of life. to give oneself up to impure loves is to plight one's troth to death. liberty, which is the life of the soul, is only preserved in the order of nature. every voluntary disorder wounds it, prolonged excess murders it. then, instead of being guided and preserved by reason, one is abandoned to the fatalities of the ebb and

promptest and most terrible of all deaths. woe to him who wishes to know too much! for if excessive and rash knowledge does not kill him it will make him mad. 286 to eat the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, is to associate evil with good, and assimilate the one to the other. it is to cover the radiant countenance of osiris with the mask of typhon. it is to raise the sacred veil of isis; it is to profane the sanctuary. illustration on page 287 described: this is in shape exactly the same as the illustration on page 282, save that there are words in the five wedge rays and there is no triangle in the center. instead, the sides of the pentagram are extended as dotted lines to form an inverse pentagon. the white disks have the following text, clockwise from top "intelligence "p

THE MAGICIAN S KABBALAH

d by the death card) and the energy structured into manifestation (the emperor bearing the "red ray" of creation, or aries in the zodiacal system. binah, as the top of the passive pillar of form, symbolises the ultimate feminine archetype, that of the great mother. the feminine can be broken down into a two-fold division, and a three-fold one: two-fold system ama: the dark, sterile, mother. light isis aima: the bright, fertile, mother. dark isis three-fold system sattva: goodness; maiden (first quarter- mary, isis, nephthys rajas: passion; mother (full moon- venus, aphrodite, nike tamas: darkness; crone (third quarter- kalli, lilith other forms of the feminine associated with binah range from the shekinah, the "indwelling presence of god (also associated with malkuth as the unwedded soul

e more appropriate discipline which can be entered into by balancing the square dance of geburah and chesed with hod and netzach in tiphareth. the lines of sacrifice in "777, crowley attributes three magical formula to tiphareth, being abrahadabra, iao and inri. the latter two are expounded by regardie in his "foundations of practical magic, but bear some brief mention here. iao is the formula of isis, apophis and osiris, and can be summarised as the formula describing three phases in all systems, be they events, acts or psychological occurrences. the formula describes the three phases as growth, death and rebirth. for example, group dynamics go through these phases, as does ones personal resolutions, or a day at work. the initiate welcomes the apophis phase as a "necessary evil, and works

f the swastika, and from that to the aleph, in that the shape is similar, and thus to the unity. the iao formula hence signifies the unity of an act broken into its motion. inri is taken as an anagram of various phrases, but the most usual is "jesus of nazareth, king of the jews. however, by kabbalah, this phrase embodies the mystery of tiphareth in its analysis as yod, nun, resh and yod. i virgo isis n scorpio apophis r sun osiris i virgo isis thus, as with the tetragrammaton of yhvh, the formula repeats a key letter to indicate that events cycle through growth, death, rebirth and growth again. tiphareth might be the top of one mountain, but is also the beginning of another climb altogether. chapter ten; netzach, the rose in the lamplight the sepher yetzirah deems netzach "the hidden inte

THE MIDDLE PILLAR

minerval initiation into the oto in august of 1978, grady had to walk through the framework of what would later become the walls of the vault of the adepti, a purely golden dawn creation. grady's somewhat gruff response was "what the hell does this have to do with the oto" both grady and regardie insisted time and time again that the two systems of magic "could not be mixed" 8. the events at the isis-urania temple at columbus, georgia, have been documented in the epilogue of our book secrets ofa golden dawn temple (llewellyn, 1992) so there is no need to repeat them here. 9. sedona is a magnet for new age groups. one time when we had stopped at a local arby's for a quick lunch, regardie could not resist engaging a group of people who were in line behind us. regardie acted as if he was a c

s reconciliation of opposing forces. it is this which has been called the development of the golden flower.10 before proceeding further, 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 mascul

attributed to the tree. bear in mind, however, that finding correspondences between one culture's spiritual system and another is an inexact science at best. the associations given here are only one of several that are possible. a list of deity correspondences sephirah egypfian greek roman celtic norse hindu kether chokmah binah chesed geburah tiphareth netzach hod yesod malkuth nudjer ptah thoth isis- amoun horus- osiris ra hathor- anubis khnum shu khonsu geb aither- uranus rhea hera zeus ares- apollo- aphrodite- hermes- artemis- demeter aether- coelus juno- jupiter mars- sol- venus- mercury- diana- ceres dagda- lugh danu- llyr morrigan- angus mac og brigit- ogma- cerridwen- cemunnos ymir- odin frigga- frey thor t y balder- freya- loki bragi nanna- nerthus brahman- vishnu mahasakti- indra

THE PAGAN BOOK OF WORDS PRAYERS CHANTS AND RHYMES

ree me from the tethers. free me from the chains. pangs of guilt, flee! teaching of sin, forget! i stand tall. i feel strong. i am free! patience chant to be said when you feel a loss of patience and feel the stirrings of anger. air of silence, surround me. quell the flame within me. breathe in the tranquility around me. may the calmness fill and ground me. eliza fegley http//www.sacredspiral.com isis moonlight beauteous love enamoured raven mourning dove spiral helix cosmos sky persephone underworld mother butterfly triple goddess morrigu this is the calling of the chosen few. writer s chant mnemosyne. mnemosyne. muse of the ancient time. keeper of the ancient rhyme. memory of that ancient age when poetry was kept on tongue, not page. whisper to me those ancient utterings. send pen and in

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

ine, lie lyrics of surpassing beauty: tannhauser (the longest of the poems) would be a magnificent contemplation even if we cut from it its sparkling songs, but with them it becomes superb, neither are there too many; the queen of our poet fs ideals is no gilded prostitute, no theodora hung with a myriad flashing jewels, but rather some chaste priestess carrying on her breast the mystic symbol of isis, whose belt is a jewelled zodiac, and in whose hand is the eternal ankh *except perhaps in orpheus. this interspersing of lyrics has been carried to a charming intensity of expression and their effect on the mind is one full of joy, no cloying, no surfeit, no repletion; the variety of the dishes is extraordinary in delicacy and piquancy as well as in number. the morals of a nation can with fa

ing self-love and even selfhonour to attain the ideal of its purpose. love is the predominant power in the universe; over and over again we shall find this enforced, greater than fame, than wealth, than glory, greater than knowledge, greater than wisdom, greater than the power of the gods themselves; for they too must worship at the shrine of love, the shrine of the great world mother, the mystic isis, goddess of beauty, mother of love, queen of laughter, mistress of pleasure. gi am all that has been, that shall be, and none among mortals has hitherto taken off my veil. h *inscribed on the statue of the goddess. innocent friendship or platonic love can never be a success where the rapture of a kiss is burning on the lips of two lovers; the first spells ignorance and the second failure, for

s arrow of sharp sacrifice, eating me up with poison! i am hurled far through the vaporous confines of the world with agony of sundering sense, beholding thy mighty flower, blood-colored death, unfolding! lithe limbs and supple shoulders and lips curled, curled out to draw me to their monstrous world *tannhauser, vol. i, p. 228. tannhauser now enters the palace of the great queen venus, the false isis, life! life! this kiss! draw in thy breath! to me! to me *tannhauser, vol. i, p. 229. he is lost! act ii opens with two beautiful songs. venus sings the praise of spring and summer, and tannhauser that of autumn and winter. he finds the latter chill season the best: but best is grim december, the goatish god his power; the satyr blows the ember, and pain is passion fs flower; when blood drips

in of the terrene and be robed in all the supernal glory of the celestial. love changes as death, it effaces the past, it brightens the future, beautifies as the hand of some mystic artist, all misery, all sorrow, all woe, overwhelming, illimitable. now we see the horrid form of his lower self, which he once strove to cast off, bending over him; the venus of his body rises lecherous over the pure isis of his soul, the carnal lusting over the spiritual, as iago slavered over desdemona. come! ye my serpents, warp his body round with your entangling leprosy! and me, let me assume the beloved limber shape, the crested head, the jewelled eyes of death, and sinuous sinewy glitter of serpenthood, that i may look once more into his face, and, kissing, kill him! thus to hold him fast, drawing his h

endour of the gods! behold! amid the glory of her hair and light shed over from the crown thereof, wonderful eyes less passionate than peace that wept! that wept! o mystery of love! clasping my hands upon the scarlet rose that flamed upon my bosom, the keen thorns pierced me and slew! my spirit was withdrawn into her godhead, and my soul made one with the great sorrow of the universe, the love of isis! then i fell away into some old mysterious abyss rolling between the heights of starry space; flaming above, beyond the tomb of time, blending the darkness into the profound chasms of matter. so i fell away through many strange eternities of space, limitless fields of time c*2 *1. tannhauser, vol. i, p. 261 *2. ibid. such is the ecstatic rapture of tannhauser, in which he loses all perception

THE TAROT OF C C ZAIN

power conquered by the perseverance and efficacy of the will. the cross, seal of the infinite, by which the coin is marked, announces the ascension of that power in the spheres of the future. the cube upon which these symbols rest typifies the physical world; and has graven on its side an ibis, to indicate that eternal vigilance is a necessity if physical limitations are to be surmounted. veiled isis--arcanum ii. in divination, arcanum ii may briefly be read as science. arcanum ii is figured by a woman seated at the threshold of the temple of isis. she is seated between two columns, the one on her right being red to signify pure spirit and its luminous ascension over matter, and the one on her left being black to represent the bondage of matter over the impure. the woman is crowned by a t

matter over the impure. the woman is crowned by a tiara of three stories surmounted by a lunar crescent. from the tiara a veil falls over her face. she wears upon her bosom the symbol of the planet mercury, and carries upon her knees an open book which she half covers with her mantle. this symbolic ensemble personifies occult science, which awaits the initiate at the threshold of the sanctuary of isis in order to tell him the secrets of universal nature. the symbol of mercury (hermes) upon the bosom of the virgin, signifies that matter is fecundated by spirit in order to evolve mind, or soul. the cross below is matter, the circle is spirit. together they figure the lingam of the hindus, representing the union of the sexes; and the crescent above the union of spirit and matter represents th

by its stories. the lunar crescent, symbolizing the feminine attribute, is above the tiara to indicate that in occult science the intellect should be guided by the intuitional, or psychic powers. that is to say, in the occult sciences the feminine qualities of the mind are often of superior value to the masculine, or rational. the woman is seated to show that will united to science is immovable. isis unveiled--arcanum iii. in divination, arcanum iii may be read briefly as marriage or action. arcanum iii is figured by a woman seated within a radiant sun. the rays from this sun number thirty, the number of degrees in one zodiacal sign. the woman is crowned with twelve stars, to represent the twelve signs through which the sun passes each year. her feet rest upon the moon, symbol of the femi

a circle, and his right leg bent, rests upon the other, forming with it a cross. the cubic stone, image of the perfect solid, signifies labor which has reached completion. the cat, pictured on the side of the stone, indicates that the vision of the soul penetrates the illusions of matter. the sovereign's helmet is an emblem of force conquered by power. the ruler is in possession of the scepter of isis, indicating that he has knowledge of the spiritual use of the creative energies; and he points downward with his left hand to indicate that he uses these energies in the subjugation of the physical. the sacred serpent at his brow indicates enlightenment; and the hawk, sacred to the sun, indicates his ambition to attain spiritual supremacy. the cross, formed by his legs, symbolizes the four el

THE BOOK OF GATES

ed texts egypt ehh index index previous next p. 25 the seventh hour. the majesty of this great god taketh up his position in the secret place of osiris, and the majesty of this great god sendeth forth words into this to the gods who dwell therein. this god maketh to himself other forms for this hidden place in order to drive out of his path the serpent fiend apep by means of the words of power of isis, and the words of power of semsu. ruti-asar is the name of the gate of this city through which this god passeth. tephet-sheta is the name of this city. p. 26 this great god maketh his way over the road of ament in the holy boat, and he passeth in it over this road which is without water, without being towed along. he maketh his way by means of the words of power of isis, and by means of the w

circle, in his windings in the sky. whosoever shall make [a copy of] these [pictures] according to the similitudes which are in writing at the northern side of the hidden palace in the tuat, they shall act as magical protectors for him that maketh them in heaven and in earth. and whosoever knoweth them shall be a soul of souls with ra. and whosoever shall make (i.e, recite) the words of power of isis and the words of power of semsu, shall make to be driven back the apep of ra in amentet. whosoever shall do [this] in the hidden palace of the tuat, and whosoever shall do [this] upon earth [the result is] the same. whosoever knoweth this shall be in the boat of ra, both in heaven and upon earth; but he that hath no knowledge of this representation shall not know how to drive back neha-hra (i

, o osiris, king, lord of the two lands, men-maat-ra, whose word is maat, son of the sun, seti mer-en-ptah, whose word is maat, and i have come so that i may be among those who protect thee. i make to flourish thy house, which shall be doubly established, by the command of ptah, by the command of ra himself" speech of anpu "i am anpu, who dwelleth in (or, with) the funeral chest" he saith "mother isis descendeth. bandages for me, osiris, king men-maat-ra, whose word is maat, son of the sun, seti mer-en-ptah, whose word is maat, from him that worketh against me" speech of tuamatef "i am tuamatef, i am thy son horus, i love thee, and i have come to avenge thee, osiris, upon him that would work his wickedness p. 51 upon thee, and i will set him under thy feet for ever, osiris, king, lord of t

roceeding farther, we entered a large hall, 27 ft. 9 in. by 26 ft. 10 in. in this hall are two rows of square pillars, three on each side of the entrance, forming a line with the corridors. at each side of this hall is a small chamber; that on the right is 10 ft. 5 in. by 8 ft. 8 in, that on the left 10 ft. 5 in. by 8 ft. 9 in. this hall i termed the hall of pillars; the little room on the right, isis' room, as in it a large cow is painted, of which i shall give a description hereafter; that on the left, the room of mysteries, from the mysterious figures it exhibits. at the end of this hall we entered a large saloon, with an arched roof or ceiling, which is separated from the hall of pillars only by a step so that the two may be reckoned one. the saloon is 31 ft. 10 in. by 27 ft. on the ri

the place] to which they have been condemned in the judgment, and to destroy their bodies by an evil death. ra saith-'o grant ye to me that i may restore the tiara, and that i may have possession of [my] shrine which is in the earth. let sa and heka unite themselves to me for the working out of plans for you, and for making to come into being their attributes (or, forms) ye [have (what is yours. isis hath made to be at peace the wind, and offerings are there. none shutteth [the door] against you, and the damned do not enter in after you. that which belongeth to you is to you, o gods' these gods say unto ra 'there is darkness on the road of the tuat, therefore let the doors which are closed be unfolded, let the earth open, so that the gods may draw along him that hath created them' their f

THE SECRET RITUALS OF THE OTO

outwards) the orator now reads one of the following: dolores (swinburne) file//c /documents%20and%20settings/michael..0secret%20rituals%20of%20the%20o.t.o/p2c3.html (9 of 15 [12/28/2001 2:03:09 pm] the secret rituals of the o.t.o. orpheus invocation of aphrodite (crowley (omitting the last verse) orpheus hymn: roll, strong life current (crowley) we have seen thee, o love, from atlanta (swinburne) isis i am from tannhauser (crowley) my soul is an enchanted boat (crowley) uncharmable chamber (crowley) third point (the ordeal) s: comrades, let us refresh ourselves at the sacred well (all group about well, except c, and drink, guarding each other) e: most mysterious master, the sentinel needs refreshment. s: let him drink of the well (all resume seats, except w. and e, who lead c. to well. the

orm the triangle about the candidate. g.c. goes to c.b. and kneels, offering cup. c.b. drinks, lifts her kirtle from which he takes the phial of oil) g.c (within triangle. anoints crown of c. s head) file//c /documents%20and%20settings/michael..0secret%20rituals%20of%20the%20o.t.o/p2c8.html (5 of 13 [12/28/2001 2:05:02 pm] the secret rituals of the o.t.o. in the name of nuit and of babalon and of isis (anoints centre of forehead) in the name of hadit and of chaos and of apophis (anoints ball of thumb) in the name of ra-hoor-khuit and of the beast and of on and by the authority of the g(rand) m(aster) b(aphomet) and by virtue of the powers vested in my person, i create thee, now and for ever, a knight templar of the order of kadosch and a companion of the holy grail. iao sabao (gives the ac

at mirrors by w. s.b. to left of g.c) g.c: sir knight, you will lead the procession. let us travel in the path of the serpent (knight leads deosil. at each outward curve, new knight and all sweep down and out with thumb. they go round 7 times) g.c: unveil the graal (all sheathe swords. c.b. takes cup, drinks and offers to g.c. each, as he drinks says: 1. to the glory of nuit who is babalon who is isis. 2. to the glory of hadit who is chaos who is apophis. 3. to the glory of hoor khuit who is the beast who is on. 4. to the glory of our first master three in one sol-om-on! file//c /documents%20and%20settings/michael..0secret%20rituals%20of%20the%20o.t.o/p2c8.html (9 of 13 [12/28/2001 2:05:02 pm] the secret rituals of the o.t.o. 5. to the glory of our master jacobus burgundus molensis. 6. to

ran and anglican churches alike are but the machine-gods of all fraud and oppression, being stolen and prostituted from that christ in whom our fathers in the gnosis strove to synthesize the warring gods of syria, greece, chaldea, rome and egypt at the time when the growth of the roman empire first made travel and the intercommunication of the priests of mithras, adonis, attis, osiris, dionysius, isis, astarte, venus and many scores of others possible. traces of this recension are still visible in the mass and in the calendar of the saints, all gods and goddesses of universal import receiving the same honour by the same rites as before, while the local gods were replaced by saints, virgins, martyrs, or angels, often of the same name, always of the same character. thus on the altar the sola

toum and said. i copulated with my fist, i emitted semen into my shadow, i ejaculated into my own mouth, i sent forth issue as shu, i poured myself out as tefnut. shu and tefnut. brought to me my eye. i wept over them: mankind came into being from the tears which came forth from my eye. shu and tefnut brought forth keb and nut, and keb and nut brought forth osiris and the blind horus and set and isis and nephthys from the belly, one after another, and they brought forth their multitudes upon this earth. and again: i copulated with my fist, my heart came to me into my hand, the semen fell into my mouth. i sent forth issue as shu, i poured myself out as tefnut: from one god i was three gods. thus then did the sun formulate male and female, whose children are earth and heaven, whose children

TRUE HISTORY OF WITCHCRAFT

ive religion, a certain fable of satanism has arisen. it constitutes a mythos of its own. no doubt, misguided `copycat' fanatics have sometimes misused this mythos, in much the same way that charles manson misused the music and culture of the 1960s. true occult initiates have always regarded the ultimate reality as beyong all names and description. named `deities' are, therefore, largely symbols "isis" is a symbol of the long-denied female component of deity to some occultists "pan" or "the horned god" or "set" or even "satan" are symbols of unconscious, repressed sexuality. to the occultist, there is no devil, no "god of evil" there is, ultimately, only the ain sof aur of the cabbalah; the limitless light of which we are but a frozen spark. evil, in this system, is the mere absence of lig

TURNER ROBERT ARBETEL OF MAGICK

elf the monarch of the world. but jud us chused rather to live among gods, until the judgement, before the transitory good of this world; and his heart is so blinde, that he understandeth nothing of the god of heaven and earth, or thinketh more, but enjoyeth the delights of things immortal, to his own eternal destruction. and he may be easier called up, then the angel of plotinus in the temple of isis. aphorism 32. in like manner also, the romans were taught by the sibyls books; and by that means made themselves the lords of the world, as histories witness. but the lords of the prince of a kingdom do bestow the lesser magistracies. he therefore that desireth to have a lesser office, or dignity, let him magically call a noble of the prince, and his desire shall be fulfilled. aphorism 33. bu

TWO ESSAYS ON THE WORSHIP OF PRIAPUS

creative spirit, operating upon universal matter, produced subordinate ministers of both sexes, and gave, as companions to the fauns and satyrs, the nymphs of the waters, the mountains and the woods, signifying the passive productive powers of each, subdivided and diffused. of the same class are the genetullidej, mentioned by pausanias as companions to venus,3 who, as well as ceres, juno, diana, isis &c, was only a personification of nature, or the passive principle of generation, operating in various modes. apuleius invokes isis by the names of the eleusinian ceres, celestial venus, and proserpine; and, when the goddess answers him, she describes herself as follows: i am, says she, nature, the parent of things, the sovereign of the elements, the primary progeny of time, the most exalted

; whose single deity the whole 1 pausanias (lib. ii) says he knew the meaning of this symbol, but did not choose to reveal it, it being a part of the mystic worship. 2 plate iii, fig. 1. 3 lib. i. 40 on the worship world venerates, in many forms, with various rites, and various names. the egyptians, skilled in ancient learning, worship me with proper ceremonies, and call me by my true name, queen isis. 1 according to the egyptians, isis copulated with her brother osiris in the womb of their mother; from whence sprung arueris, or orus, the apollo of the greeks.2 this allegory means no more than that the active and passive powers of creation united in the womb of night; where they had been implanted by the unknown father, kronoj, or time, and by their union produced the separation or deliver

r orus, the apollo of the greeks.2 this allegory means no more than that the active and passive powers of creation united in the womb of night; where they had been implanted by the unknown father, kronoj, or time, and by their union produced the separation or delivery of the elements from each other; for the name apollo is only a title derived from apoluw, to deliver from.3 they made the robes of isis various in their colours and complicated in their folds, because the passive or material power appeared in various shapes and modes, as accommodating itself to the active; but the dress of osiris was simple, and of one luminous colour, to show the unity of his essence, and universality of his power; equally the same through all things.4 the luminous, or flame colour, represented the sun, who

are almost all placed upon it; of which numerous instances occur in the publications of k mpfer, chappe d auteroche, and sonnerat. the upper part of the base of the lingam also consists of this flower, blended and composed with the female organ of generation which it supports: and the ancient author of the bagvat geeta speaks of the creator brahma as sitting upon his lotus throne.2 the figures of isis, upon the isiac table, hold the stem of this plant, surmounted by the seedvessel in one hand, and the cross,3 representing the male organs of generation, in the other; thus signifying the universal power, both active and passive, attributed to that goddess. on the same isiac table is also the representation of an egyptian temple, the columns of which are exactly like the plant which isis hold

n the same words;5 and 1 malles, introd. l hist. de danemarc. 2 see ionian antiq. vol. i, c. 3, pl. ix. 3 see plate x, fig. 7, from one belonging to me. similar figures are on the coins of most of the seleucid. 4 de bello parthico. 5 in crasso. of priapus 83 the author of the treatise attributed to lucian1 says, she was nature, the parent of things, or the creatress. she was therefore the same as isis, who was the prolific material upon which both the creative and destructive attributes operated.2 as water was her terrestrial essence, so was the moon her celestial image, whose attractive power, heaving the waters of the ocean, naturally led men to associate them. the moon was also supposed to return the dews which the sun exhaled from the earth; and hence her warmth was reckoned to be mois

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tion 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 purpose, an assertion that may be called male in character, although in manifest nature each sex embod- ies all three c

nsing, then draws a magic circle in the presence of the attributes and associations of the god. he or she wears a symbol of the god next to the skin over the heart. an image of the god is placed upon the altar. the symbol and the image of the god should be formed in part from a common substance con- nected most closely with the god; they are then, in effect, two parts of a single whole. to summon isis, for example, the symbol and the image of the goddess might be cast from the same piece of silver. calling upon the god to descend into the circle, the magus offers the induce- ment of appropriate food and drink. here a sacrifice of the blood of the magus may, in certain cases, be made. the magus fkes his or her gaze upon the figure of the god on the altar and wills the god to merge with his

crets of the order from profanation. freemasons used an abbre- viated script that is difficult to decipher without practice in their printed rituals for precisely this purpose (for example "i-n. th bgng. g. creat-t. th hvs" means "in the beginning god created the heavens. this custom is very ancient. lucius apuleius, a writer and platonic philoso- pher of the second century who became a priest of isis in his later years, writes in his satirical fable the golden ass that the sacred books of isis were "partly written with unknown characters, and partly painted with figures of beasts declaring briefly every sentence, with tops and tails, turning in fashion of a wheel, which were strange and impossible to be read of the prophane people."51 the "unknown characters" apuleius refers to were very

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olcott in a seven-room apartment in new york that they referred to as the lamasery. their union appears to have been intellectual rather than sexual. an intense period of mediumship and writing culminated in the formation of the theosophical society. olcott was elected as chairman and became the organizational genius responsible for the rapid spread of the society. blavatsky's two greatest works, isis unveiled (1877) and the secret doctrine (1888, are bewildering in their scope and complexity. somehow, from their confusion, and from subsequent spirit messages received by blavatsky during seances, she and her closest followers were able to extract the essential ideas of theosophy. seven astral levels madame blavatsky claimed to receive her wisdom from a hierarchy of highly evolved human sou

hat his experiments had gone as far as they could be permitted to progress, and placed a block on his mind to prevent them in the future. although he was still able to use the instantaneous method of projection, he could no longer use the pineal doorway method. chapter seven the golden dawn t he hermetic order of the golden dawn was founded in an official way in 1888 with the establishment of the isis-urania temple in london, although members of the order such as the poet william butler yeats (1865-1939) had begun to receive initiation the previous year' the theosophical society of blavatsky and olcott was only thirteen years old. at that time, madame blavatsky was living in london. just as spiritualism had its influence on theosophy, so theosophy in its turn contributed to the mental clim

connected with the secret chiefs of the respective societies, and that it did not resemble the melodramatic type of astral projection usually described in occult literature, replete with exotic figures and echoing voices, but rather that it was characterized by an impersonal q a1ity.l colquhoun mentioned that yeats, writing a letter to a friend, told the story of how the ritualists of the london isis-urania temple of the golden dawn once summoned a female member before them to question her concerning her relations with aleister crowley (1875-1947, who was something of a black sheep of the golden dawn. colquhoun had always assumed that the woman had been summoned before them in the astral body, but she wondered if instead perhaps the astral probing technique that she herself had experience

TYSON DONALD THE MAGICAL WORKBOOK

-center. keep your hands flat so that your fingertips rest on the fronts of your shoulders. bow your head forward. take another breath and hold it four beats while charging your heart-center. vibrate the following letter and words: x-the sign of osiris risen. your aura drives these vibrations outward to fill the universe "ex-the sign of oh-si-ris ris-en" once more make the sign of the mourning of isis by raising your right arm straight overhead and extending your left arm horizontally to your left side, while bowing your head to the left. take another breath, hold it to charge your heart-center, and with the first portion of the breath vibrate the letter l: straighten your neck, raise your left arm, and lower your right arm to equal angles above your head to once again form the v-shaped si

ross "the light of the cross" remain still for a minute or so, holding this pose. breath normally. then raise your head and extend your arms out to the sides with your hands flat and your palms facing forward so that your body forms a great cross. this is the same sign of osiris slain done earlier. take a deep breath and hold it four beats while charging your heart-center. vibrate the words virgo-isis-mighty mother. take another breath, hold it four beats while charging your heart-center, and vibrate the words scorpio-apophis-destroyer. take another breath, hold it four beats while charging your heart-center, and vibrate the words sol-osiris-slain and rzsen "sol, oh-si-ris, slain and ris-en" ritud of the rose cross 179 draw another breath, hold it four beats, and slowly raise your arms hig

ter, and vibrate the words scorpio-apophis-destroyer. take another breath, hold it four beats while charging your heart-center, and vibrate the words sol-osiris-slain and rzsen "sol, oh-si-ris, slain and ris-en" ritud of the rose cross 179 draw another breath, hold it four beats, and slowly raise your arms higher, keeping them straight and turning your palms upward, as you vibrate the three names isis-apophis-osiris. as you do so, gradually turn your face upward. maintain this pose of aspiration to the light and take another breath, hold it four beats, then vibrate the three latin letters of the gnostic divine name i. a. 0 "eye-ay-oh" maintain the pose of aspiration, take another breath, hold it four beats, and vibrate the four names of the enochian tablet of union: exarp, hcoma, nanta, bi

e name yeheshuah is vibrated twice for the cross on the ceiling and twice for the cross on the floor in order to balance the four vibrations at the corners of the room. the hebrew names yeheshuah (i, h= 7, sh= w, v= 1, h= 7) and yehovashah (i, h= 7, v= 1, sh= d, h= 7) are associated in the christian kabbalism of the renaissance with jesus christ-they are two magic forms of the name jesus. osiris, isis, and apophis are egyptian deities. typhon is the greek name for apophis. isis ritual of the rose cross 181 is the giver of life who resurrects osiris, apophis is the giver of death who kills osiris, and osiris is the god of rebirth, having died and been restored to life. lux is a latin word meaning light; iao is a gnostic name of god that is probably related to yahweh. the latin letters i. n

at your body forms a great cross. while gazing at the flame of the candle, draw a deep breath and hold it four beats as you energize your heart-center by making it vibrate and spin more intensely. expand your aura into a sphere that surrounds the altar. vibrate the word lvx on your breath. h s e your right arm straight overhead and bow your head slightly to the left in the sign of the mourning of isis. draw another deep breath and hold it four beats to charge your heart-center, then vibrate the following words "i come in the power of the light" lower your right arm slightly and raise your left arm so that your arms form a vshape above your head. straighten your neck. stand in the sign of typhon and apophis while continuing to gaze at the flame of the candle. draw a deep breath and hold it

TYSON DONALD THE POWER OF THE WORD

lity of things (ibid, pp. 209-10) h. p. blavatsky the primordial point in a circle; the circle squaring itself from the four cardinal points becomes a quaternary, the perfect square, having at each of its four angles a letter of the mirific name, the sacred tetragram. it is the four buddhas who came and have passed away; the pythagorean tetractys-absorbed and resolved by the one eternal no-being (isis unveiled [i8771 [california: theosophy company, 19311, vol. 1, p. 507) we must now give some proofs of what we have stated, and demonstrate that the word jehovah, if masonry adheres to it, will ever remain as a substitute, never be identical with the lost mirific name. this is so well known to the kabalists, that in their careful etymology of the 717' they show it beyond doubt to be only one

cal system of the golden dawn through the work of its founding member, s. l. macgregor mathers. mathers reproduces this ordering of the banners in his influential translation of part of knorr von rosenroth's kabbalah denudata (see the kabbalah unveiled [london: routledge& kegan paul, 19621, p. 31. mathers' book was first published in 1887, a year before the establishment of the 270 tetragrammaton isis-urania temple of the hermetic order of the golden dawn. in fact, it had circulated in manuscript a year before its publication-mathers had shown it with obvious pride to madame blavatsky, the founder of the theosophical society, in 1886. as is so often the case in magic, five centuries of magicians adhered to this order without ever questioning it. when i came to write the new magus around 19

UNLEASHING THE BEAST

at crowley would receive his first great revelation and the knowledge that he was to be the herald of a new era in human history. according to his own account, crowley's guardian angel, aiwass, appeared to him and dictated the book of the law (liber al vel legis).xviii his most famous work, the book of the law announces the dawn of the third aeon of mankind: the first aeon was that of the goddess isis, centered around matriarchy and the worship of the great mother; the second aeon was that of osiris, during which the patriarchal religions of suffering and death- i.e, judaism and christianity- rose to power. finally, with the revelation of the book of the law, a new aeon of the son, horus, was born "in this aeon the emphasis is on the self or will, not on anything external such as gods and

WALLIS BUDGE E A LEGENDS OF THE EGYPTIAN GODS

apter i. the legend of the creation ii. the legend of the destruction of mankind iii. the legend of ra and the snake-bite iv. the legend of horus of edfu and the winged disk v. the legend of the origin of horus vi. a legend of khensu nefer-hetep and the princess of bekhten vii. the legend of khnemu and a seven years' famine viii. the legend of the death and resurrection of horus ix. the legend of isis and osiris according to classical writers list of plates and illustrations on or following page: the history of creation i. horus holding the hippopotamus-fiend with chain and spear ii. horus spearing the hippopotamus-fiend iii. horus spearing the hippopotamus-fiend iv. horus and isis capturing the hippopotamus fiend v. horus on the back of the hippopotamus-fiend vi. the slaughter of the hipp

of the hippopotamus-fiend vi. the slaughter of the hippopotamus-fiend vii. horus of behutet and ra-harmakhis in a shrine viii. horus of behutet and ra-harmakhis in a shrine ix. ashthertet in her chariot x. horus holding captive foes and spearing typhonic animals xi. horus spearing human foes xii. horus spearing the crocodile xiii. horus in the form of a lion xiv. the procreation of horus, son of isis. xv. the resurrection of osiris. xvi. the bekhten stele xvii. the metternich stele--obverse xviii. the metternich stele--reverse introduction i. the legend of the god neb-er-tcher, and the history of creation. the text of the remarkable legend of the creation which forms the first section of this volume is preserved in a well-written papyrus in the british museum, where it bears the number 10

roject to fall through. mr. rhind's collection passed into the hands of mr. david bremner, and the papyrus, together with many other antiquities, was purchased by the trustees of the british museum. in 1880 dr. birch suggested the publication of the papyrus to dr. pleyte, the director of the egyptian museum at leyden. this savant transcribed and translated some passages from the festival songs of isis and nephthys, which is the first text in it, and these he published in recueil de travaux, paris, tom. iii, pp. 57-64. in 1886 by dr. birch's kindness i was allowed to work at the papyrus, and i published transcripts of some important passages and the account of the creation in the proceedings of the society of biblical archaeology, 1886-7, pp. 11-26. the legend of the creation was considered

t was to separate them. as long as the sun shone, i.e, as long as it was day, nut, the skygoddess, remained in her place above the earth, being supported by shu; but as soon as the sun set she left the sky and gradually descended until she rested on the body of the earth-god, keb [fn#4] pepi i, l. 466. the embraces of keb caused nut to bring forth five gods at a birth, namely, osiris, horus, set, isis, and nephthys. osiris and isis married before their birth, and isis brought forth a son called horus; set and nephthys also married before their birth, and nephthys brought forth a son named anpu (anubis, though he is not mentioned in the legend. of these gods osiris is singled out for special mention in the legend, in which khepera, speaking as neb-er-tcher, says that his name is ausares, wh

eater fear there than here. a rubric adds that he must be dressed in new linen garments, and be well washed with nile water; he must wear white sandals, and his body must be anointed with holy oil. he must burn incense in a censer, and a figure of maat (truth) must be painted on his tongue with green paint. these regulations applied to the laity as well as to the clergy. iii. the legend of ra and isis. the original text of this very interesting legend is written in the hieratic character on a papyrus preserved at turin, and was published by pleyte and rossi in their corpus of turin papyri.[fn#16] french and german translations of it were published by lefebure,[fn#17] and wiedemann[fn#18] respectively, and summaries of its contents were given by erman[fn#19] and maspero.[fn#20] a transcript

WEOR SAMAEL AUN ESOTERIC COURSE OF KABBLAH

dwells in secret, you must first return to the bosom of your divine mother kundalini. you need to raise the serpent of life through your medullar channel. this is alchemy. alchemy: you have forgotten your divine mother kundalini. you need to worship the divine and blessed mother goddess of the world. you have been ungrateful to your cosmic mother; she is the virgin of all religious cults; she is isis, mary, cibeles, adonia, insoberta, etc. the stone of grace is surrounded by nine delectable mountains. that stone is sex. if you all want to return to the bosom of your divine mother, you need to work with the philosophical stone sex. the mayans stated that in the first heaven god, the word, had held his stone, had held his serpent, and had held his substance. only with the arcanum a.z.f. can

the ain soph; we will return into the unity of life. you are the children of the widow, your divine mother is now a widow, but when she rises through the medullar channel, she marries the eternal beloved. your divine mother is the second arcanum, the popess of the tarot. she is crowned with a tiara. the head of the divine mother is surrounded by a veil. you must be courageous and lift the veil of isis. our gnostic motto is thelema (willpower. id y pingal, son los canales por los cuales ascienden los tomos del fuego y del agua, el esp ritu empu a la ca a de siete nudos; y esa ca a es la m dula espinal; cuando la mujer y el hombre saben evitar el espasmo y la eyaculaci n de "ens seminis" despierta entonces la serpiente gnea de nuestros m gicos poderes. si vosotros quer is volver al padre que

en secreto, deb is regresar primero al seno de vuestra divina madre kundalini. necesit is levantar por vuestro canal medular la serpiente de vida: eso es alkimia. alkimia. os hab is olvidado de vuestra divina madre kundalini. necesit is adorar a la divina y bendita diosa madre del mundo. hab is sido ingratos para con vuestra madre c smica. ella es la virgen de todos los cultos religiosos. ella es isis, mar a, cibeles, adon a, insoberta, etc. la piedra de la gracia est rodeada por nueve monta as deliciosas. esa piedra es el sexo. si vosotros quer is retornar al seno de vuestra divina madre necesit is trabajar con la piedra filosofal el sexo. dicen los mayas que en el primer cielo, dios, el verbo, ten a sujeta su piedra, ten a sujeta su serpiente, ten a sujeta su sustancia. s lo con el arcan

ntonces retornamos al ain soph, volvemos a la unidad de la vida. sois hijos de la viuda, vuestra divina madre es ahora viuda, cuando ella se levanta por el canal medular, se desposa con el amado eterno. vuestra divina madre es el arcano ii, la papisa del tarot. ella est coronada con la tiara. la cabeza de la madre c smica est rodeada de un velo. vosotros deb is ser valientes y levantar el velo de isis. nuestra divisa gn stica es thelema (voluntad. 17 the mother carries her son (the word) in her arms; and she is seated between the two columns that symbolize the man and the woman. worship the virgin of the sea, brethren of mine. the divine mother appears in the second arcanum holding the priestly esoteric sign with her hand. study within the sacred book of your divine mother. ask and it shal

rranged as follows: i.e.o.u.a.n, the verb (the dragon of wisdom. indeed, the woman is the mother of the verb and the woman officiates upon the altar of the blessed goddess mother of the world. now brethren, know that the venerable priestess of your divine mother kundalini is your spouse. brothers and sisters, pray and meditate a great deal to your divine mother kundalini as follows: invocation oh isis! mother of the cosmos, root of love, trunk, bud, leaf, flower and seed of all that exists; we conjure thee, naturalizing force. we call upon the queen of space and of the night, and kissing her loving eyes, drinking the dew from her lips, breathing the sweet aroma of her body, we exclaim: oh thou, nut! eternal seity of heaven, who art the primordial soul, who art what was and what shall be, w

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time that the israelites would be in egypt, but in an esoteric sense, it can be taken for the mysterious alien territory of daath, about which we can only make strange guesses as to its real nature. it is interesting to note that gareth knight assigns the mundane chakra sothis to daath, as this was the deep esoteric mythology that most inspired the ancient egyptians.it was said to be the home of isis herself (sirius. isis is the high priestess in the tarot and this is the only path, it is said by the masters, that one can use to safely cross the abyss. although some have placed daath in the throat center (visualizing the tree within one's body) or in the head, in this system, as we will see in the chapter on chakras, it is conceived as a silvery white light which emanates outside the body

WHO ARE THE DRACONIANS

in my life. i knew nothing of these subjects then, but the look of his eyes i who are the draconians file//d /my documents/avidya/reptilian agenda/who are the draconians.htm (61 of 68 [8/25/2000 17:20:01] have never forgotten. at outdoor rituals, arizona says she wore axed robe and stands in the centre of a pentagram which is surrounded by a hexagram or star of david. she was triggered into her 'isis' program and conducted the drawing down of the moon ceremony which, she says, made four snarling hideous creatures materialise in the satanists' circle. the sacrificial victims, who have been bred from birth for the role, are ritually killed by slashing the throat from left to right. this is the origin of the freemasonic sign of pulling the flat hand across the throat from left to right, a mo

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ght about by suggestion. in its most perfect stage this palingenesis is a veritable substitution of personality: the man is invested with the personality of a god, a hero or an ancestor, repeating and reproducing the gestures and actions attributed to him by tradition' only those deities who, owing to their own mythical history, bore within themselves the elements of new birth, demeter, dionysus, isis, atys and adonis, could confer palingenesis, the identification of the self with the divinity, owing to the special conception which the greeks had of the relations between life and death. the postulant passed through the divine myth, revived the life of god and passed, together with the god of sorrow, into joy, from life unto death. professor macchioro gives this account 'all the mysteries o

WILLIAM WESCOTT GOLDEN DAWN HISTORTY LECTURE

a curious fact that the classic nations, the greeks and romans, have handed down to us but slight glimpses of the ancient magic, and this is more notable because greece succeeded to the mastership of egypt, and rome to the empire of both the greeks and jews. greece did indeed succeed to a share in the mysteries of the egyptians for the eleusinian mysteries were copies of the ancient ceremonies of isis, osiris and serapis; but they lacked true magic. and further, the classic writings contain but faint glimpses of even the eleusinian mysteries, and these disclose the fact that the pupils were partly ignorant of the true mysteries, a notable example of which is seen in the use of the words konx om pax, of which they knew not the meaning, the words being the greek imitation or translation of r

f which neophytes are admissible when approved by the g.h. chiefs after showing themselves possessed of sufficient aptitude and knowledge. beyond the above, there are three grades of adeptship forming the second order. these have the power of selecting candidates, initiating students into the lower grades and their chiefs have, in addition, the power of issuing warrants of temples such as that of isis urania. but the highest of all in this ancient scheme are the great rulers of the whole system who severally sustain and govern the third order, which includes three magic titles of honor and supremacy. these represent the supernal triad of the sephiroth and are shrouded and unapproachable to the profane and to all others but the chiefs of the adepts. in case of a vacancy in this order, the c

ofessors were illuminated by the higher magic of the ancient world. the grades of the first order will be found to be hebrew in design and tendency; and inasmuch as the influx of time brought on the revelation of the christos, the tiphareth, the beauty of microprosopos, christian design is reflected in the higher degrees. the neophyte grade and the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th grades, which this present isis urania temple is authorized to confer after due examination and approval, posses rituals and secrets which have been received from the g.h. chief adepts and these are placed in our hands to use in the tuition of pupils in the ancient methods of this order. this temple (isis urania) was consecrated as a successor to hermanubis no. 2 which had ceased to exist owing to the death of all its chief

iety which was reconstructed by robert wentworth little, student of the mysteries. this society, which has branches in england, scotland and the united states, is allied with the g.d. it perpetuated one form of rosicrucian initiation which was conferred 100 years ago in england and which was mentioned by godfrey higgins in his work the anacalypsis, or an attempt to withdraw the veil of the saitic isis. fratre little was a student of the school of levi and also an eminent freemason, and the rosicrucian society as revised by him was made by intention and permission essentially masonic, thus severing all connection with those adepts who have not been craftsmen, as basil valentine, artephus, nicolas flamel, jacob behmen and robert fludd. the rosicrucian society in the same manner fails to reco

tention and permission essentially masonic, thus severing all connection with those adepts who have not been craftsmen, as basil valentine, artephus, nicolas flamel, jacob behmen and robert fludd. the rosicrucian society in the same manner fails to recognize any worth for occult research in women. this is also an innovation or the scheme of the ancient mysteries in many of which, notably those of isis priestesses and virgin prophetesses, were prominent ministers. note specifically, that there are several instances in the ancient m.s. of our order, which are written in cypher, where reference is made to the fratres and sorores, the words "her or him" occur showing that in olden time, as at the present day, women rose to high rank and attainment in the secret knowledge of the order. mention

WILLIAM WESCOTT NUMBERS THEIR OCCULT POWER AND MYSTIC VIRTUES

ts broad sense, spiritually as well as physically considered and to the evolution of the present human race; all systems of religious mysticism are based upon numerals. the sacredness of numbers begins with the great first cause, numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott the one, and ends only with the naught or zero--symbol of the infinite and boundless universe. isis unveiled, vol. ii. 407. tradition narrates that the students of the pythagorean school, at first classed as exoterici or auscultantes, listeners, were privileged to rise by merit and ability to the higher grades of genuini, perfecti, mathematici, or the most coveted title of esoterici. 16. part two numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott chapter two pythagor

whilst the dyad, whether added to itself or multiplied by itself, produces the same. 4. fountain of symphony, and harmony. 5. erato, because it attracts the monad, like love, and another is formed. 37. 6. patience, because it is the first number that endures separation from the monad. 7. phanes, or intelligible intellect. 8. it is the fountain of all female divinities, and hence nature, rhea and isis. 9. cupid, just as erato, from desiring its opposite for a partner. in astronomy, we speak of 2 nodes, caput and cauda draconis; and in astrology of 2 aspects of the planets, benefic and malefic. the two pillars ikin and boz at the entrance of king solomon s temple are notable symbols of strength and stability. they are comparable to the two beings, kratos and bia, who appear in the play by e

ship throughout the world, without being struck by the peculiar persistence of the triple number in regard to divinity. whether as a group of deities, a triformed or 3- numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott headed god, a mysterious triunity, a deity of 3 powers, or a family relationship of 3 persons, such as the father, mother and son of the egyptians, osiris, isis and horus. and again in the various faiths we see the chief dignity given in turn to each person of the triad. some rejoice in the patriarchal unity, some in the greater glory of the son, and others again lavish all their adoration on the great mother. even in trinities of coequal males, each has his own special worshippers. note this especially among the hindus, where for example, the follow

ere the heart and lungs, and in the jar of khebsenuf or kabexnuf, hawk-headed, the west, were the liver and gall bladder. these vases appear in tombs of the 18th dynasty; and remained in use until the 26th dynasty; according to e. a. wallis budge. 57. numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott these 4 genii of the dead in amenti were guarded by 4 goddesses, viz, by isis, nephthys, neith and serquet. the squares of the periodic times of the planets are the cubes of their mean distance from the sun. the christian church recognizes 4 great councils, those of nicaea in a.d. 325; constantinople, 381; ephesus, 431; and chalcedon in 451. the western church recognizes 4 great doctors; st. ambrose, st. jerome, st. augustine and st. gregory the great; and the eastern

er was first published in 1887, and 1887 is the sum of 17 hundred, 17 tens and 17 units. h. p. b. lived at 17 lansdowne road, and 17 avenue road. lucifer was published at 7 duke street. 7 volumes were completed at her death. colonel olcott first met her at 7 beckman street and later at 71 broadway, new york. anna kingsford was elected president first of the london t. s. lodge on 7th january 1883. isis unveiled was published in 1877 and the third volume of the secret doctrine was published in 1897, after her death# numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott 85. chapter twelve the ogdoad, eight, 8. n the first cube of energy, and is the only evenly even number within the decad. the greeks thought it an all-powerful number. they had a proverb all things are eig

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ersian zoroaster_ 2. theurgists assert that he is a god and celebrate him as both older and younger, as a circulating and eternal god, as understanding the whole number of all things moving in the world, and moreover infinite through his power and energizing a spiral force. proclus on the tim us of plato, 244. z. or t. the egyptian pantheon had an elder and a younger horus a god son of osiris and isis. taylor suggests that he refers to kronos, time, or chronos as the later platonists wrote the name. kronos, or saturnus, of the romans, was son of uranos and gaia, husband of rhea, father of zeus_ 3. the god of the universe, eternal, limitless, both young and old, having a spiral force. cory includes this oracle in his collection, but he gives no authority for it. lobek doubted its authentici

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war. 5``i am a god of war' etc. is ra hoor khuit. 6. the word in the mouth is 93: aiwaz is the lord of the fortress or house of god, which is the abbey of thelema. 7. aiwaz is spelt ayin, the eye, i.e. that of shiva or horus, the meatus penis and the anus; yod, the phallus, spermatozoon; and hand, vau, the fertility of the testes and uterus as well as the nail of the mentula, being taurus the cow isis and the bull apis or shiva, the son in tetragrammaton, the redeemer by rep roduction, 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 se xual 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 th at

f love. then vau reproduceth itself in its spelling, as it is written``all is ever as it was' in "the book of the law, and in aiwaz are f ound the three star-clusters of earth-nature, the goat under the god set or sat urn for hadith, the begetter, and mars exalted therein for force and fire, the virgin under thoth or mercury, his word creating in her the eidolon of his natu re, and the bull under isis or venus, the mighty redemption and nourish ment of love, for nuith the womb of space wherein her lord worketh his work. by this cometh forth the sign of the child, the star-cluster of the twins, un der hermes the word, airy, elastic, bisexual, eternally young, the lovers born of one womb, made two that by love they may make themselves one. so then in this name aiwaz is every rite of the magi

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war. 5``i am a god of war' etc. is ra hoor khuit. 6. the word in the mouth is 93: aiwaz is the lord of the fortress or house of god, which is the abbey of thelema. 7. aiwaz is spelt ayin, the eye, i.e. that of shiva or horus, the meatus penis and the anus; yod, the phallus, spermatozoon; and hand, vau, the fertility of the testes and uterus as well as the nail of the mentula, being taurus the cow isis and the bull apis or shiva, the son in tetragrammaton, the redeemer 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 gi

e of love. then vau reproduceth itself in its spelling, as it is written``all is ever as it was' in "the book of the law, and in aiwaz are found the three star-clusters of earth-nature, the goat under the god set or saturn for hadith, the begetter, and mars exalted therein for force and fire, the virgin under thoth or mercury, his word creating in her the eidolon of his nature, and the bull under isis or venus, the mighty redemption and nourish ment of love, for nuith the womb of space wherein her lord worketh his work. by this cometh forth the sign of the child, the star-cluster of the twins, under hermes the word, airy, elastic, bisexual, eternally young, the lovers born of one womb, made two that by love they may make themselves one. so then in this name aiwaz is every rite of the magic

ZALEWSKI GOLDEN DAWN ENOCHIAN MAGIC OCR

nly called the lvx formula or the divine white brilliance the signs of the 5=6 grade are broken down into three separate sections. the first is when the adept or aspiring magician calls out: inri this stands for the hebrew letters yod nun resh yod which was nailed to the cross of suffering above the head of christ. its esoteric interpretation shows that the first "i" relates to the sign of virgo, isis the mighty mother. in this instance the mother is the producer of the seeds of fruit on earth which represents spring. the "n" is scorpio, apophis the destroyer the destructive force of nature that represents winter "r" is sol and relates to summer. the final "i" is osiris slain and risen, and relates to autumn and all of its characteristics. by uttering this initial keyword, the invoker of t

earth which represents spring. the "n" is scorpio, apophis the destroyer the destructive force of nature that represents winter "r" is sol and relates to summer. the final "i" is osiris slain and risen, and relates to autumn and all of its characteristics. by uttering this initial keyword, the invoker of this force calls forth and links the power of the sun into his aura. yod nun resh yod! virgo, isis, mighty mother! sol, osiris, slain and risen! isis, apophis, osiris! i-a-o! the letters iao compose a synthetic name relating to the sun entering virgo and the introduction of the air element, which in itself represents spirit or unification with the part of the kabbalistic soul called the ruach or "breath" the sign of orisis slain! this represents the forces of the equinox. l the sign of the

mother! sol, osiris, slain and risen! isis, apophis, osiris! i-a-o! the letters iao compose a synthetic name relating to the sun entering virgo and the introduction of the air element, which in itself represents spirit or unification with the part of the kabbalistic soul called the ruach or "breath" the sign of orisis slain! this represents the forces of the equinox. l the sign of the mourning of isis! 183 the hands here are in a semi-arc position which shows the sun at summer solstice and links with the life force of osiris. v the sign of typhon and apophis! the hands show a further movement of the arc, which represents the sun at winter solstice, thus representing the forces of darkness. x. the sign of osiris risen! this shows the combination effect of the energy from both the equinox an

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mother treading on the head of the serpent that the father may be born anew in the son. it is the key to the whole rosicrucian philosophy, the redemtion of matter, transforming the human into the divine. the blending of the dew and fire in purification and consecration. the exaltation of the cross of light. so, from the four we pass to three the triangle of spirit rising from the cube of matter. isis the eternal virgin (under whatever name we hail her. eternal mother, sophia, mary; osiris, father, and son jesus. and between them the serpent which must be transformed into the eagle. the destroyer who must become the transmuter. remember also that these 3 letters have a further significance thus 't' stands for the ego, the indestructible unit which survives from life to life "0" is the eter

rol it, so that it conforms to our will and can be directed for many different uses. it must also be stressed here that we invoke the energy of this cosmic christ, which is doubly reinforced with the energy of resurrection and immortality. something necessary for us to equate with the osirian concept of the 5=6 energy. the first real fusion of energies within the 5=6 comes with the phrase "virgo, isis, mighty mother" this is issued by the chief adept which shows the framework it is derived from in chesed, the sephiroth of mercy. all the associations to chesed are now evoked from, and linked to, our personalized sphere of chesed within our bodies. the phrase "scorpio, apophis, destroyer" relates to the sephirah of geburah, and the strength and security that is associated with it through the

tic scholars such as scholem, have indicated that the 1a0 could possibly be a corrupt version of jao, a greek rendition of iau tzbauth taken from the lesser hekhaloth text. this also could equate to the godname of the sephirah of netzach. there is also evidence that thela0 was also an alchemical process whose meaning has been lost with time. the current order teaching considers that ia0 fuses the isis, apophis and osiris energies together into one workable formula, being at the hands of the adept to direct for a specific purpose. in the 5=6 ritual, the adept first experiences godform assumption when lashed to the cross of suffering; and later in the role of the chief adept in the pastos, who assumes the astral body of the postulant, and later when the postulant holds the crook and scourge

nced, which is formed from the mystic number of the grade: 21. this pass word, however, is the divine name of kether: it is used as the pass word of this grade of tiphareth in order to affirm the connection between the two. then the chief adept says that the key word is i.n.r.i. the three adepts themselves represent chesed, geburah and tiphareth. the creator, the destroyer and the sacrificed one: isis, apophis and osiris equals the name iao. the symbol of osiris slain is the cross; vis, the sign of the mourning of isis: the sign of typhon and apophis: x the sign of osiris risen:=lvx the light of the cross, or that which symbolizes the way into the divine through sacrifice. so that the symbolism in its entirety represents the exaltation of the initiate into the adept. the above paper by mat

he above paper by mathers shows the complexity of the energies employed within the 5=6 grade and gives some indication of the variation of energies one has to be able to recognize and control. by now it will become obvious to those who study both the outer order and inner order rituals that there are six major currents or levels of energies applied during ritual. these are the currents of: thoth, isis, horus, nephthys, osiris, and christ. these can be fused together when needed to produce a very potent force, with the currents of the minor godforms working under these main ones. all other side potencies of energies take a back seat to these energies, because it is they who give the other powers a chance to operate during ritual. how this comes about can be best explained in a speech from t

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