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

goat j 11 aquarius, the water-bearer k 12 pisces, the fishes l these twelve signs are distributed among the four triplicities, or sets of three signs, each attributed to one of the four elements. they represent the operation of the elements in the zodiac. thus, to fire are attributed: aries a leo e sagittarius i to earth are attributed: taurus b virgo f capricorn j to air are attributed: gemini c libra g aquarius k to water are attributed: cancer d scorpio h pisces l 52 to the ancients, six planets besides the sun were known. they also assigned certain planetary values to the north and south nodes of the moon. that is the point where the moon's orbit touches that of the ecliptic. these were named: caput draconis head of the dragon p cauda draconis tail of the dragon q since the discovery

18276066 GRIMM JACOB TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY VOL 1

ani manu tenebat coey>it tnram fodere, et in moduni sulci rigam facere, ora.ns ac dicens: ostende nobis, domine, misericord iam tuam, et salutare tuum da nobis! eevertens namque monasterium, colum eadem post se trahebat, tantaque abundantia aquae eam sequebatur, ut ad usus omnes hominibus pertinentes sufficeret, sicut usque hodie apparet. nomen quoque sancta mater liuviolo ipsi composuit, dicens: libra vocaberis, quia una libra pro emptione tua data est. 2 how firmly she is rooted, may be seen by her being the link that joins the carolingian legend to the laiigobardic: she is mother of carl, wife of pippin the son of kother (4789, and daughter of flore and blanchehor, whose name again contains the notion of whiteness. perahta, bekchte. 281 more ancient tradition of a' reine pedauque, regin

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e of spelling jesus. which is simply the tetragrammaton, with the letter shin placed therein, we obtain a very peculiar combination; virgo, aries, fire, taurus, aries; virgo born of a virgin, aries the sacrificial lamb; fire the fire of the holy spirit; taurus the ox of earth, in whose manger he was laid; and lastly aries, the flocks of sheep whose herdsmen came to worship him. elohim yields air, libra, aries; virgo, water; the firmament, the balanced force, the fire of the spirit (for aries is a fiery sign operating in the zodiac) the virgin goddess and the waters of creation. returning to the spelling of yeheshuah, it is easy to see that the lamb is an appropriate symbol of jesus, from the prevalence of the aries symbol, whose fire is subdued and modified by its other associations. hiero

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGICK SPELLS

a time when you need confidence or to assert your identity. alternatively, you may burn any astrological candles whose strengths you need at a particular time, perhaps the courage of aries before a confrontation or travelling to an unfamiliar location. you might also use them in a love ritual. note also the influence of particular groups of signs of the zodiac. the cardinal signs- aries, cancer, libra and capricorn- are so-called because when the sun moved into these signs, it marked the beginning of a new season- spring, summer, autumn and winter. people born under a cardinal sign manifest this as a desire to initiate and to take command of people and situations. the fixed signs- leo, taurus, aquarius and scorpio- are signs entered by the sun in the middle of a season. people born under

moon. leo, the lion: 23 july to 23 august. colour: gold. a fixed fire sign, for rituals for courage and leadership, sensual pleasures and love affairs. ruled by the sun. virgo, the maiden: 24 august to 22 september. colour: green or pale blue. a mutable earth sign, for spells to increase efficiency, for bringing order to a chaotic situation, for self-improvement and for healing. ruled by mercury. libra, the scales: 23 september to 23 october. colour: blue or violet. a cardinal air sign for rituals concerning justice and the law, for balancing options and priorities relationships, harmony and reconciliation. ruled by venus. scorpio, the scorpion: 24 october to 22 november. colour: burgundy or red. a fixed water sign, for increasing second sight, for passion and sex, secrets, inheritance and

who work in commerce, medicine, teaching, the retail trades, the media and science and all who are studying. it also can be used in rituals for health. its elemental creatures are sylphs, gentle spirits of the air who can be seen fleetingly as butterflies, offering ideas, ideals and a reminder to enjoy happiness while you can. air's colour is yellow and its zodiacal signs are aquarius, gemini and libra. fire fire represents noon, summer and the quarter and direction of the south. fire is the realm of light, the sun and lightning, and so forms the focus of magick for fertility, power, joy, ambition, illumination, inspiration, achievement, all creative and artistic ventures, poetry, art, sculpture, writing, music, dance, religion and spirituality, psychic powers and mystical experiences, pas

for new love and the growth of self-love, for if we do not love ourselves we cannot love others creatively. element: earth colour: green, pink crystals: amethyst, emerald, jade, moss agate, rose quartz incenses: geranium, rose, strawberry, vervain trees: almond, apple, birch herbs and oils: feverfew, mugwort, pennyroyal, verbena, yarrow metal: copper venus rules taurus, 21 april-21 may, and also libra, 23 september-23 october. venus spells are especially potent during these sun sign periods and for those born under taurus and libra. saturn saturday, the day of saturn, is potent for spells concerned with unfinished business, and with endings that lead to beginnings. it is therefore a good day for all slow-moving matters and for accepting limitations, as well as for overcoming obstacles tha

ining magical spells, herbs, flowers, incenses and moon phases, etc. caduceus: the staff of the classical messenger of the gods (hermes to the greeks and mercury to the romans, shaped like two snakes, entwined in a double circle. cardinal: principal, as in the four cardinal directions set round a circle- north, south, east, and west. also a term applied to the astrological signs of aries, cancer, libra and capricorn, because when the sun moved into these signs it marked the start of a new season. those born under a cardinal sign manifest this quality as a desire to initiate and to take command of people and situations. cauldron of undry: a magical cauldron, one of the original four celtic treasures, that could provide an endless supply of nourishment and had great healing and restorative p

ALEISTER CROWLEY AD MEIORUM CTHULHI GLORIAM

n utu 7. sphere of venus inanna 8. sphere of mercury nebo 9. sphere of the moon nanna 10. sphere of the elements kia 11. air anna 12. mercury gudud 13. moon sin 14. venus dlibat 15. aries agru (xubur) 16. taurus kakkab u alap shame (kingu) 17. gemini re'u kinu shame u tu'ame rabuti (viper) 18. cancer shittu (snake) 19. leo kalbu rabu (lakhamu) 20. virgo shiru (whirlwind) 21. jupiter umunpaddu 22. libra zibanitum (ravening dog) 23. water badur 24. scorpio akrabu (scorpion-man) 25. sagittarius pa-bil-sag (hurricane) 26. capricorn suxur mash (fish-man) 27. mars mastabarru 28. aquarius gula (horned beast) 29. pisces dilgan u rikis nuni (weapon) 30. sun shamash 30. fire ag 30. saturn kaimanu 30 (bis) earth kia 30 (bis) spirit zi notes on pronunciation we cannot be absolutely how sumerian and ak

ALEISTER CROWLEY BOOK OF LIES

re taken rather as in nature; n is easily fire, since mars is the ruler of scorpio: the virginity of i suits air and water, elements which in magick are closely interwoven: h, the letter of of breath, is suitable for spirit; abrahadabra is called the name of spirit, because it is cheth: l is earth, green and fertile, because venus, the greenness, fertility, and earthiness of things is the lady of libra, lamed. in paragraph 7 we turn to the so-called jetziratic attribution of pentagrammaton, that followed by dr. dee, and by the hindus, tibetans, chinese and japanese. fire is the foundation, the central core, of things; above this forms a crust, tormented from below, and upon this condenses the original steam. around this flows the air, created by earth and water through the action of vegeta

ALEISTER CROWLEY LIBER 777

reveal it to the wise. in crowley s new comment on this verse, he observes: i see no harm in revealing the mystery of tzaddi to the wise; others will hardly understand my explanations. tzaddi is the letter of the emperor, the trump iv, and he is the star, the trump xvii. aquarius and aries are therefore counterchanged, revolving on the pivot of pisces, just as, in the trumps viii and xi, leo and libra do about virgo. this last revelation makes our tarot attributions sublimely, perfectly, flawlessly symmetrical. the fact of its so doing is a most convincing proof of the superhuman wisdom of the author of this book to those who have laboured for years, in vain, to elucidate the problems of the tarot. this substituted attribution is alluded to in various places in liber aleph and magick in t

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r of air, and the final "mem" is the natural letter of water. together "aleph" and "mem" make "am- the mother within whose womb the cosmos is conceived. but "yod" is not the natural letter of fire. its juxtaposition with "he" sanctifies that fire to the "yod" of tetragrammaton. similarly we find "lamed" for earth, where we should expect tau- in order to emphasize the influence of venus, who rules libra "alhim, therefore, represents rather the formula of consecration than that of a complete ceremony. it is the breath of benediction, yet so potent that it can give life to clay and light to darkness. in consecrating a weapon "aleph" is the whirling force of the thunderbolt, the lightning which flameth out of the east even 24 into the west. this is the gift of the wielding of the thunderbolt o

heir natures differ widely, and correspond more or less to the character of the medium of divination. thus, the geomantic intelligences are gnomes, spirits of an earthy nature, distinguished from each other by the modifications due to the various planetary and zodiacal influences which pertain to the several symbols. the intelligence governing puella is not to be confused with that of venus or of libra. it is simply a particular terrestrial daemon which partakes of those natures. 160 the tarot, on the other hand, being a book, is under mercury, and the intelligence of each card is fundamentally mercurial. such symbols are therefore peculiarly proper to communicate thought. they are not gross, like the geomantic daemons; but, as against this, they are unscrupulous in deceiving the diviner<<

pulsive, irrational, selfish, short-sightedness, sensual, fickle, crazy, and desperate, to his true will; to discipline, co-ordinate and employ them in the great work, under the penalty of being torn asunder by the wild horses which he had bound fast to his own body by the act of "destroying" their independent consciousness and control of their chosen vehicle. see his magical record an xx, sun in libra and onward> 7. works of creation and dissolution, and the higher invocations. there are also hundreds of other operations<rituals for several such purposes are given in the equinox> to bring wanted objects- gold, books, women and the like; to open locked doors, to discover treasure; to swim under water; to have armed men at command- etc, etc. all these are really matters of deta

amekh-vau-dalet: vau-taw: 11 :resh-vau-chet: air: 12 (planets following: mercury: sephiroth corresponding: 13: luna: 14: venus: 15 :tet-lamed-heh: aries fire: 16 :shin-vau-resh: taurus earth: 17 :taw-aleph-vau-mem-yod: gemini air: memfinal: 18 :samekh-resh-tet-nunfinal: cancer water: 19 :aleph-resh-yod-heh: leo fire: 20 :bet-taw-vau-lamed-heh: virgo earth: 21: jupiter: 22 :mem-aleph-zain-nun-yod: libra air: memfinal: 23 :mem-yod-memfinal: water: 24 :ayin-qof-resh-bet: scorpio water: 25 :qof-shin-taw: sagittarius fire: 26 :gemel-dalet-yod: capricornus earth: 27: mars: 28 :dalet-lamed-yod: aquarius air: 29 :dalet-gemel-yod-memfinal: pisces water: 30: sol: 31 :aleph-shin: fire: 32: saturn: 32 "bis :aleph-resh-tzaddifinal: earth: 31 "bis :aleph-taw: spirit: 306& 307 table i: ix: xi: xii: the s

perceives and feels. 10: 320 table iv: cxxxiv: cxxxv: cxxxvi :key scale: titles and: titles and: titles and :attributions of the: attributions of: attributions of :cup or chalice suit: the sword suit :the coin, disc or (hearts (spades: pantacle suit (diamonds: 0: 1 :the root of the :the root of the :the root of the: powers of water: powers of air: powers of earth: 2 :venus in cancer love :moon in libra :jupiter in capricorn: the lord of: the lord of: peace restored: harmonious change: 3 :mercury in cancer :saturn in libra :mars in capricorn: abundance: sorrow: material works: 4 :moon in cancer :jupiter in libra :sun in capricorn: blended pleasure: rest from strife: earthly power: 5 :mars in scorpio :venus in aquarius :mercury in taurus: loss in pleasure: defeat: material trouble: 6 :sun in

by liber 777: 4, moon in place of sun and 6, sun in place of moon. 321 table v: cxxxvii: cxxxviii: cxxxix :key scale: signs of the: planets ruling in: planets exalted in: zodiac: column ccxxxvii: column cxxxvii: 15: aries: mars: p. m (sun: 16: taurus: venus: uranus (moon: 17: gemini: mercury: neptune: 18: cancer: moon: p. m (jupiter: 19: leo: sun: uranus: 20: virgo: mercury: neptune (mercury: 22: libra: venus: p. m (saturn: 24: scorpio: mars: uranus: 25: sagittarius: jupiter: neptune: 26: capricorn: saturn: p. m (mars: 28: aquarius: saturn: uranus: 29: pisces: jupiter: neptune (venus: weh note: liber 777 gives different entries for column cxxxix, and these have been added in parenthesis without deletion of original. 322 table i: clxxv: clxxvi: clxxvii: clxxix :key scale:hebrew: english :nu

ALEISTER CROWLEY MAGICK WITHOUT TEARS

the seven (or ten) planets, and the twelve signs of the zodiac. all these are arranged in a geometrical design composed of ten "sephiroth (numbers) and twenty-two "paths" joining them; this is called the tree of life. every idea soever can be, and should be, attributed to one or more of these primary symbols; thus green, in different shades, is a quality or function of venus, the earth, the sea, libra, and others. so also abstract ideas; dishonesty means "an afflicted mercury" generosity a good, though not always strong, jupiter; and so on. the tree of life has got to be learnt by heart; you must know it backwards, forwards, sideways, and upside down; it must become the automatic background of all your thinking. you must keep on hanging everything that comes your way upon its proper bough

nce, always most careful to do as little damage as possible to the main current of my total energy. magic without tears get any book for free on: www.abika.com 217 54 love is the law, love under will. yours fraternally, 666 chapter xxxiii the golden mean cara soror, do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law. you would think that one who like myself has the sun, the lord of his horoscope, in libra, with venus who rules that sign in close conjunction with him, with saturn trine, uranus sextile, mars square and luna quincunx to him, would wear the golden mean as a breastplate, flaunt it on my banneret, quarter it on my escutcheon, and grave it on the two-edged blade of my thrice trusty falchion! just so, objects that instinct itself "had you been born a few hours earlier, with aries ris

ts "because of me in thee which thou knewest not. for why? because thou wast the knower, and me (al ii, 12 -13) the unexpected use or disuse of capitals, the queer syntax, the unintelligibility of the whole passage: these certainly indicate some profound qabalistic import in these texts. so we had better mark that strictly private, and forget it. one point, however, we have forgotten: although my libra inclinations do bias me personally, they also make me fair-minded "a judge, and a good judge too" in the memorable phrase of the late william schwenk gilbert. so i will sum up what is to be said for and against this golden mean. as usual, nobody has taken the trouble to define the term. we know that it was extolled by both the greek and the chinese philosophers; but i 55 cannot see that they

ALEISTER CROWLEY SEPHER SEPHIROTH

ur; heavy; liver dbk 27 wept, mourned hkb pure, clear, transparent, innocent kz a parable, enigma, riddle hdyx 28 the mystic number of netzach the god hadit (cf. 419 +ydh mire, clay +y+ union, unity dwxy power, strength xk palate kx one beloved dydy 29 is broken, crushed; he croucheth (ps. 10:10) hkd to break down, overturn kdh 30 a party to an action at law; defendant, plaintiff (note lamed= 30= libra= viii, gjustice h) byyx it will be hyhy 31 how? ky) to; divine name of chesed l) to go kwh a beating, striking, collision h)kh and there was (gn 1:3; see s.d. 1:31) yhyw not, no )l 32 (coalescence of hyh) and hwhy: macroprosopus and microprosopus. this is symbolised by the hexagram. suppose the 3 hehs conceal the 3 mothers: aleph, mem and shin; and we get 358 q.v) hwhyh) lord; not lb the bon

t things mdq 145 the thirteen paths of the beard of macroprosopus (see 91& 1350) l k y+ x z w h d g b) m the staff of god (ex. 17:9) myhl)h h+m inscrutable hl(m a feast hdw(s treasure; hidden or secret thing nwm+m 146 the first gate )mq )bb limit, end; boundless pws eternity; world; an adult mlw( 147 the four names in the lesser ritual of the pentagram )lg) hyh) ynd) hwhy 148 netzach: victory xcn libra: the scales mynz)m beni elohim, sons of the gods: the angelic choir of hod myhl) ynb a name of god myhl) hwhy hy hyh) glutton and drunkard (deut. 21:20 )bwsw llwz to withdraw, retire qmx flour, meal xmq 149 the living gods (cf. 154) myyx myl) a beating of the breast; a noisy striking dpsh to make wrinkled +mq 150 soothsayer (lit. gone who knows h) ynw(dy a walking shoe l(n thine eye( gis h w

; the cover of the ark trwpk lilies (ct. 5:13; roses (colloquial; see von rosenroth, i.r.q. 878) myn#w# eternity; world; an adult *mlw( 707 rim *ndb) strength; wealth; trouble, sorrow; heliopolis (cf. 51 *nw) species, kind *nz long, tall *kwr) 708 the angel of the covenant tyrbh k)lm perdition tx# an ear *nz) grace, love, kindness, charm (notariqon of chokmah nesethrah: the secret wisdom, 788 *nx libra: the scales *mynz)m beni elohim, sons of the gods: the angelic choir of hod *myhl) ynb a name of god *myhl) hwhy hy hyh) blessed *kwrb 709 the seven double letters t r p k d g b 710 a cave tr(m six (ch) ty# hidden, secret rtsn tried by fire; a watch-tower *nxb excellence, sublimity, glory, pride *nw)g to darken, dim *mm( 711 adon: master, lord *nwd) nothing; not *ny) the belly *n+b wealth *n

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE HEART OF THE MASTER

e foundation of the theosophical society, i took upon myself, in my turn, the sin of the whole world, that the prophecies might be fulfilled, so that mankind may take the next step from the magical formula of osiris to that of horus. and mine hour being now upon me, i proclaim my law. the word of the law is thelema (in greek letters) given in the midst of the mediterranean sea an xx sol in 3 deg. libra die jovis by me to mega therion (in greek letters) logos aionos thelema (in greek letters) having read these words with deep attention eleven times, i besought mine instructor (for the maiden had returned to her master) that he would clear those things which were dark to my weak understanding "in the light of the chart of the work of the brotherhood" i said "the will of the master, and his w

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE OLD AND NEW COMMENTARIES TO LIBER AL

t not certain. l i b e r a l vel l e g i s sub figura ccxx as delivered by (lxxviii) xciii unto dclxvi with a commentary by t h e b e a s t- to mega therion 666 (part i, comment to chapter i) copyright (c) o.t.o. in the first edition this book is called l. l is the sacred letter in the holy twelve-fold table which forms the triangle that stabilizes the universe. see "liber 418. l is the letter of libra, balance, and 'justice' in the taro. this title should probably be "al "el, as the 'l' was heard of the voice of aiwaz, not seen "al" is the true name of the book, for these letters, and their number 31, form the master key to its mysteries. in order that the ethical and philosophical comment should be "understanded of the common people, without interruption, i have decided to transfer to an

eat mother, the- chesed, the paternal power, reflection of the "the" above. law- geburah, the stern restriction. is- tiphereth, visible existence, the balanced harmony of the worlds. thelema- the idea embracing all this sentence in a word. or: theta the- teth, the lion "thou shalt unite all these symbols into the form of a lion" epsilon word- he, the letter of breath, the logos. lambda of- lamed, libra the equilibrium. eta the- cheth, 418, abrahadabra. mu law- mem, the hanged man, or redeemer. alpha is- aleph the 0 (zero, nuit, which is existence. thelema- the sum of all. the new comment by 'the word' one means the magical formula, symbol, or expression. study the whole nature of the number 93, that of ?thelema? in the appendix. weh note: appendix not yet recovered. liber aleph has also mu

with his one, one, one; are not they the ox, and none by the book" the old comment 48. see above for 111 "my prophet is a fool" i.e. my prophet has the highest of all grades, since the fool is aleph. i note later (an v, sol in aquarius) that v. 48 means that all disappears when 61+ 8, 80, 418, are reduced to 1. and this may indicate some practical mystic method of annihilation. i am sure (sol in libra, an vii) that is is by no means the perfect solution of these marvellous verses. the new comment i think that the surface meaning of this verse is to answer the unspoken criticism of the scribe, who did not see how to find a zero value for such an equation. it assured him that it was only necessary to find a unity value. al i,49 "abrogate are all rituals, all ordeals, all words and signs. ra

omment" covers the rest of this verse sufficiently for the present purpose. i see no harm in revealing the mystery of tzaddi to 'the wise; others will hardly understand my explanations. tzaddi is the letter of the emperor, the trump iv, and he is the star, the trump xvii. aquarius and aries are therefore counterchanged, revolving on the pivot of pisces, just as, in the trumps viii and xi, leo and libra do about virgo. this last revelation makes our tarot attributions sublimely, perfectly, flawlessly symmetrical. the fact of its so doing is a most convincing proof of the superhuman wisdom of the author of this book to those who have laboured for years, in vain, to elucidate the problems of the tarot. al i,58 "i give unimaginable joys on earth: certainty, not faith, while in life, upon death

ot merely by intellection. it is axiomatic; it cannot be demonstrated. it is to be assimilated by experience of the vision of the "star-sponge" al ii,4 "yet she shall be known& i never" the old comment 4. the circumference of nuit touches ra-hoor-khuit, kether; but her centre hadit is forever concealed above kether. is not nu the hiding of hadit, and had the manifestation of nuit (i later, sun in libra, an. vii, dislike this note; and refer the student to liber xi and liber dlv. the new comment see later, verse 13 "thou (i.e. the beast, who is here the mask, or "per-sona" of hadit) wast the knower" hadit possesses the power to know, nuit that of being known. nuit is not unconnected with the idea of nibbana, the "shoreless sea" in which knowledge is not. hadit is hidden in nuit, and knows h

5 "for i am perfect, being not; and my number is nine by the fools; but with the just i am eight, and one in eight: which is vital, for i am none indeed. the empress and the king are not of me; for there is a further secret" the old comment 15. i am perfect, being not (31 la or 61 ain. my number is nine, by the fools (ix, the hermit, virgo: yod and mercury. with the just i am eight, viii, justice-libra-maat, lamed and, one in eight, aleph. which is vital, for i am none indeed. la. the empress, daleth iii, the king, he, iv, are not of me, iii plus iv= vii. the new comment see appendix. weh note: not available. al ii,16 "i am the empress& the hierophant. thus eleven, as my bride is eleven" the old comment 16. i am the empress and the hierophant (vau) iii+ v= viii, and viii is xi, both becaus

not of me, iii plus iv= vii. the new comment see appendix. weh note: not available. al ii,16 "i am the empress& the hierophant. thus eleven, as my bride is eleven" the old comment 16. i am the empress and the hierophant (vau) iii+ v= viii, and viii is xi, both because of the 11 letters in abrahadabra= 418= chith= cheth= 8, the key word of all this ritual and because viii is not leo, strength, but libra, justice, in the tarot (see 777) the new comment see appendix. weh note: not available. al ii,17: hear me, ye people of sighing! the sorrows of pain and regret are left to the dead and the dying, the folk that not know me as yet. the old comment 17. this passage was again very painful to the prophet, who took it in its literal sense. but 'the poor and the outcast' are the petty thoughts and

h gladness. but i will hide thee in a mask of sorrow: they that see thee shall fear thou art fallen: but i lift thee up" the old comment 53. but the prophet again disliked the writing. the god comforted him. also he prophesied of his immediate future, which was fulfiled, and is still being fulfilled at the time (an v. sun in 20 degrees cancer) of this writing. even more marked now (an vii, sun in libra) especially these words "i lift thee up" the new comment yes! i was frightened when the god of things as they ought to be told me that they were to be. i was born under a german queen, and i did not believe in the revolution that i willed. and lo! it is upon us, ere the fifteenth year of the new aeon has dawned. yes! i am lifted up, the sun being in scorpio in this fourteenth year of the aeo

rfere with one's will to live (and almost everything that is true of cholera is true of christians) al ii,60 "therefore strike hard& low, and to hell with them, master" the old comment 60. hit out indiscriminately therefore. the fittest will survive. this doctrine is therefore contrary to that of galileo sic ?galilean, or that of buddha. the new comment the christians to the lions! an xvii sol in libra, i am reminded of samuel butler's observation that the apotheosis of love is to devour the beloved. indeed, one cannot say that one has perfectly attained to love or hate until the object of that passion is assimilated. the word "hell" is significant in this connection. one must never be so careless as to let oneself think that even "the style of a letter (how much less a phrase) in this boo

my worship be about my secret house" the old comment 9. may mystically describe this method (e.g, liber hhh, section 3. but the course of history will determine the sense of the passage. the new comment "lurk! withdraw! upon them" describes the three parts of a certain magical gesture indicative of a formula which has proven very powerful in practical work (the events beginning in an xvii sol in libra, when i write these words, and ending i do not yet know when, will form a luminous comment on the passage. there is an alternative, taking the beginning as an x sol in libra, and implying larger periods. al iii,10 "get the stele of revealing itself; set it in thy secret temple-and that temple is already aright disposed& it shall be your kiblah for ever. it shall not fade, but miraculous colo

ritten. al iii,19 "that stele they shall call the abomination of desolation; count well its name& it shall be to you as 718" the old comment 19. 718 is upsilon-pi-omicron-mu-omicron-nu-eta the abstract noun equivalent to perdurabo. the new comment the reference appears to be to the old prophecies of 'daniel' and 'john. the first qabalistic allusion is yet (an xiv? in) undiscovered. an xvii sol in libra. i think it proper to insert here the account of the true meaning of this verse, though it more properly belongs to the appendix. but the circumstances are so striking that it is well worth the while of the lay reader to become acquainted with the nature of the reasoning which attests the praeterhuman character of the author of this book. it follows, in the words in which it was originally w

child who rises strong and conquering (with his twin harpocrates) to avenge osiris, and bring on the age of strength and splendour. his formula is not yet fully understood. following him will arise the equinox of ma, the goddess of justice, it may be a hundred or ten thousand years from now; for the computation of time is not here as there. the new comment note the close connexion between leo and libra in the tarot, the numbers viii and xi of their trumps being interchanged with xi and viii. there is no such violent antithesis as that between osiris and horus; strength will prepare the reign of justice. we should begin already, as i deem, to regard this justice as the ideal whose way we should make ready, by virtue of our force and fire. taking the "holy place" to be boleskine house, it ha

ead symbolizes keen sight, swift action, courage and mobility. al iii,71 "hail! ye twin warriors about the pillars of the world! for your time is nigh at hand" the old comment 71. a final pronouncement of his attributes. i do not know the exact meaning of v.71 (later, autumn 1911. yes: i do) this is a clear statement as to the war which was to come, and did come, in 1914 e.v. i now (an xix sol in libra) no longer agree with the above paragraph. i think "the pillars of the world" mean "the pillars of hercules- about the straits of gibraltar. and i think the really big war will start "there. p.s. an (sept. 8 '37, e.v) can "twin warriors" imply a "civil" war? the spanish troubles started in s. spain and morocco. al iii,72 "i am the lord of the double wand of power; the wand of the force of co

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nail. hb:vau hb:vau 16 153 gemini hb:mem-final hb:yod hb:mem hb:vau hb:aleph hb:taw sword. hb:nun-final hb:yod hb:zain 17 171 cancer hb:nun-final hb:tet hb:resh hb:samekh fence. hb:taw hb:yod hb:chet 18 190 leo hb:heh hb:yod hb:resh hb:aleph serpent. hb:taw hb:yod hb:tet 19 210 virgo hb:heh hb:lamed hb:vau hb:taw hb:bet hand. hb:dalet hb:vau hb:yod 20 231 jupiter palm. hb:peh-final hb:koph 21 253 libra hb:mem-final hb:yod hb:nun hb:zain hb:aleph hb:mem ox goad. hb:dalet hb:mem hb:lamed 22 276 water hb:mem-final hb:yod hb:mem water. hb:mem-final hb:yod hb:mem 23 300 scorpio hb:bet hb:resh hb:qof hb:ayin fish. hb:nun-final hb:vau hb:nun 24 325 sagittarius hb:taw hb:shin hb:qof prop. hb:koph-final hb:mem hb:samekh 25 351 capricornus hb:yod hb:dalet hb:gemel eye. hb:nun-final hb:yod hb:ayin 26

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 we do find a suggestive reasoning. for example, we find it in the attribution of alhim to the pentagram which gives pi [see equinox, no. ii. p. 184] here we write elohim, the creative deities, round a pentagram, and read it reverse beginning with hb:lamed, libra, the letter of equilibrium, and obtain an approximation to pi 3.1415 (good enough for the benighted hebrews, as if thereby the finite square of creation was assimilated to the infinite circle of he creator. yes: but why should not berashith 2, 2, 1, 3, 1, 4, give, say "e? the only answer is, that if you screw it round long enough, it perhaps will! 92 the rational table of tzirup should, we a

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never shall be known, in them is no motion. for the infinite without filleth all and moveth not, and the infinite within goeth indeed; but it is no odds, else were the space-marks confounded. and now the angel is but a shining speck of blackness in the midst of a tremendous sphere of liquid and vibrating light, at first gold, then becoming green, and lastly pure blue. and i see that the green of libra is made up of the yellow of air and the blue of water, swords and cups, judgment and mercy. and this word tan meaneth mercy. and the feather of maat is blue because the truth of justice is mercy. and a 57 voice cometh, as it were the music of the ripples of the surface of the sphere: truth is delight (this means that the truth of the universe is delight) another voice cometh; it is the voice

lapis lazuli, and she is like a flawless emerald, and upon the pillars that support the canopy 121 of her throne are sculptured the ram, and the sparrow, and the cat, and a strange fish. behold! how she shineth! behold! how her glances have kindled all these fires that have blown about the heavens! yet remember that in every one there goeth forth for a witness the justice of the most high. is not libra the house of venus? and there goeth forth a sickle that shall reap every flower. is not saturn exalted in libra? daleth, lamed, tau. and therefore was he a fool who uttered her name in his heart, for the root of evil is the root of breath, and the speech in the silence was a lie. thus is it seen from below by them that understand not. but from above he rejoiceth, for the joy of dissolution i

words that i speak unto thee; how much more therefore are they beyond the words that thou transmittest unto men. behold! the veil of the aethyr sundereth, and is torn, like a sail by the breath of the tempest, and thou shalt see him as from afar off. this is that which is written "confound her understanding with darkness" for thou canst not speak this thing. 21 hb:resh, hb:lamed and hb:nun (sun, libra and scorpio, the sun, the balance or plumes of maat, and the snake. added they make 280. it is the figure of the magus of the taro; and in his right arm the torch of the flames blazing upwards; in his left the cup of poison, a cataract into hell. and upon his head the evil talisman, blasphemy and blasphemy and blasphemy, in the form of a circle. that is the greatest blasphemy of all.22 on hi

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my stupidity i began to try a certain ritual of the evil magic, so called. not 70 evil in truth, because only that is evil (in one sense) which does not lead to adonai.(in another sense, all is evil which is not adonai. and of course i had the insane idea that this ritual would serve to stimulate my devotion. for the information of the z.a.m. i may explain that this ritual pertained to saturn in libra; and, though right enough in its own plane, is a dog-faced demon in this operation. is it, though? i am so blind that i can no longer decide the simplest problems. else, i see so well, and am so balanced, that i see both sides of every question. in chess-blindness one used to abjure the game. i never tried to stick it through; i wish i had. anyhow, i have to stick this through! o lord of the

ritual. 8.40. i will return and humble myself before the lord 94 adonai. it is near the night of the full moon; in my life the full moon hath ever been of great augury. but to-night i am too poor in spirit to hope. lo! i was travelling on the paths of lamed and of mem, of justice and the hanged man, and i fell into both the pitfalls thereof. instead of the great balance firmly held, i found only libra, the house of venus and of the exaltation of saturn; and these evil planets, smiling and frowning, overcame me. and so for the sublime path of man; instead of that symbol of the adept, his foot set firmly upon heaven, his whole figure showing forth the reconciler with the invisible, i found but the stagnant and bitter water of selfishness, the dead sea of the soul. for all is illusion. who s

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b:vau hb:heh. 6th- hb:heh hb:resh hb:vau hb:bet hb:gemel illustration on page 272 approximated below "diagram 28. the attributions of the ten sephiroth to the four letters (nb: for, understand a circular ring in this diagram) dee hb:yod_ water hb:heh) air hb:vau_ spirit hb:heh_ illustration on page 272 approximated below "diagram 29. the solar greek cross_ pisces_ scorpio_ cancer_ gemini aquarius libra sun aries leo sagittarius_ capricorn_ taurus_ virgo_ the hiereus then explains the two tablets "the ten sephiroth in seven palaces" and "the attribution of the ten sephiroth to the four letters of the holy name" and the "hegemon "the seven heavens of assiah,"13 and "the ten evil sephiroth of the qliphoth."14 the "hierophant" then confers on the theoricus the title of the thirty- first path

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l :venus :loss, comprehended: without: 3 :gemini: air: m: albus: ambriel :taphthar-:mercury: white, fair: tharath: 4 :cancer:water: f: populus: muriel :chashmo :moon: people, congreg: dai: ation: 5: leo :fire: m: fortuna major: verchiel: sorath :sun: greater fortune :greater aid, safe: guard entering: 6: virgo:earth: f: conjunctio: hamaliel :taphthar-:mercury: conjunction: tharath: assembling: 7: libra: air: m: puella: zuriel: kedemel :venus: a girl, beautiful: 8 :scor :water: f: rubeus: barchiel :bartzabel:mars :pio: red, reddish: 9 :sagit-:fire: m: acquisitio :advachiel :hismael :jupiter :tarius :obtaining, compre: hending without :10 :capri-:earth: f: carcer: hanael :zazel :saturn :corn: a prison, bound :11 :aquar-:air: m: tristitia: cambiel :zazel :saturn :ius: sadness, damned: cross :

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cription) beneath this is a white segment on the shaft. at the bottom of the shaft is a black segment to the very end. between the white and black segments are twelve bands. these bands are paralleled to the left by a column of zodiacal symbols and to the right by hebrew letters thusly: lotus flower half- open_ aries hb:heh_ taurus hb:vau_ gemini hb:zain_ cancer hb:chet_ leo hb:tet_ virgo hb:yod_ libra hb:lamed_ scorpio hb:nun_ sagittarius hb:samekh_ capricorn hb:ayin_ aquarius hb:tzaddi_ pisces hb:qof (black_ illustration on page 211 described "65. the chief adept's wand" the top of the wand is a winged-sun disk or ba-hadit. extending down from this to either side along the upper quarter of the wand shaft are two uraeus serpents, facing to left and right. the serpent to the right wears th

n, is ascribed the red colour of geburah. the colours of earth are to be found in malkuth. those of the planets are in the rainbow thus: hb:taw saturn. indigo. hb:dalet venus. green. hb:koph jupiter. violet. hb:bet mercury. yellow. hb:samekh sic: hb:peh mars. scarlet. hb:gemel luna. blue. hb:resh sol. orange. unto the signs of the zodiac are ascribed the following: hb:heh aries. scarlet. hb:lamed libra. emerald. hb:vau taurus. red-orange. hb:nun scorpio. greenish blue. hb:zain gemini. orange. hb:peh sic: hb:samekh sagittarius. deep blue. hb:chet cancer. amber. hb:ayin capricornus. indigo. hb:tet leo. greenish yellow. hb:tzaddi aquarius. violet. hb:yod virgo. yellow-green. hb:qof pisces. crimson. 220 further, thou wilt observe that the colours of the paths and the sephiroth form a mutual ba

ntation is below, save that the top row scorpio symbol scorpio used here is actually an eagle head, beak to left, on the diagram; and it may represent the eagle cherub instead of scorpio_ taurus aquarius< scorpio leo_ salt mercury hb:koph water air_ sulphur hb:bet saturn hb:chet dee_ mars hb:gemel sun hb:chet jupiter_ taurus aquarius hb:taw scorpio leo_ mercury hb:heh moon hb:nun venus_ capricorn libra hb:yod cancer aries_ virgo gemini hb:mem pisces sagittarius_ illustration on page 222 described "diagram 76. the black calvary cross" this is a large stylized rose in the form of a petaled and divided circle on the point of intersection of a large black calvary cross. the rose is divided into five sections by five radii, one radius straight down. within the five partitions thus created, ther

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d! 13. o thou mighty god, make me as an all-consuming sun ablaze in the centre of the universe; i beseech thee, o thou great god! that i may become as a crown upon thy brow, and flash forth the exceeding fire of thy godhead: o thou god, my god! o glory be unto thee through all time and through all space: glory, and glory upon glory, everlastingly. amen, and amen, and amen. 27 the chapter known as libra the twelvefold gratification of god and the unity thereof i adore thee by the twelve gratifications and by the unity thereof. 1. o thou green-cloaked maenad in labour, who bearest beneath thy leaden girdle the vintage of thy kisses; release me from the darkness of thy womb, so that i may cast off my infant wrappings and leap forth as an armed warrior in steel. 2. o thou snake of misty counte

s father and its mother; for it is father of fathers and mother of mothers. 0. therefore is it one whole, and not two halves; and being one is thirteen, which is called nothing when it is all-things. amen without lie, and amen of amen, and amen of amen of amen. 74 illustration facing page 74 partly described and partly aproximated "fig. 2. the greek cross of the zodiac "aries. emerald on scarlet. libra. scarlet on emerald. taurus. greenish blue on orange-red. scorpio. orange-red on greenish blue. gemini. royal blue on orange. sagittarius. orange on royal blue. cancer. indigo on amber. capricorn. amber on indigo. leo. violet on greenish yellow. aquarius. greenish yellow on violet. virgo. crimson on yellow-green. pisces. yelow-green on crimson. spirit. black on white. serpent. azure, with go

pio. orange-red on greenish blue. gemini. royal blue on orange. sagittarius. orange on royal blue. cancer. indigo on amber. capricorn. amber on indigo. leo. violet on greenish yellow. aquarius. greenish yellow on violet. virgo. crimson on yellow-green. pisces. yelow-green on crimson. spirit. black on white. serpent. azure, with golden scales. border. gold_ pisces_ scorpio_ cancer_ gemini aquarius libra< aries leo sagittarius_ capricorn_ taurus_ virgo_ this is a black and white half tone on clay paper, tipped in. about and beneath the above figure of the creek cross are the interlaced coils of a serpent. this serpent does not pass beneath the spirit square, but circles from head to tail clockwise in a loose set of loops behind the arms_ thus the snake appears to be coiling counterclockwise

o be coiling counterclockwise, even though the order of passage beneath the symbols is clockwise to be in proper sequence. the head bites the tail just below aries, thence traveling back from the head: under taurus, over the body and under gemini, under the tail and over the body to go under cancer, under the tail to go under leo, over the body to pass beneath virgo, under body twice to go behind libra, under the body and under scorpio, over the tail and under sagittarius, under body and head beneath capricorn, over body and under aquarius, over body and under pisces, thence under body followed by over body and under aries with the tip just within the mouth of the serpent's head. in all loopings, the scute plates of the underbelly are toward the center of the cross and the back is outward

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o be placed on the white triangle upon the altar. the alchemist performs an invocation of the forces of the sun to act in the curcurbite. it is then to be exposed to the rays of the sun for twelve hours each day: from 8.30 a.m. to 8.30 p.m (this should be done preferably when the sun is strongly posited in the zodiac, but it "can" be done at some other times, though "never" when he is in scorpio, libra, capricornus or aquarius) q. the curcurbite is again placed upon the white triangle upon the altar. the alchemist repeats the words "child of earth, long hast thou dwelt &c, then holding above it the lotus wand by the white end, he says "i formulate in thee the invoked forces of light" and repeats the mystic words. at this point keen and bright flashes of light should appear in the curcurbit

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again split up into further subdivisions to enable the various correspondences to be seen at a glance. weh note: temple of solomon the king continues on the next diskette, with the table of dream-staesto whose suggestion these rites are due they are gratefully dedicated. vi the rite of saturn 1 the officers of the temple magister templi "the representative of binah, saturn" mater coeli "venus in libra, the house of saturn's exaltation" brother aquarius "the house of saturn; in chesed, because pisces is water "hope" brother capricornus "in thethrone of capricornus, the house of saturn; in geburah, because mars is exalted therein. he is mars in capricornus" brother capricornus emissarius. the leader of the chorus, or choragoge. scene "in the east is a veiled shrine, containing an altar. to

eo, what is the hour? leo. the evening star is arisen. aries. the sacrifice is accomplished. leo. what is the sacrifice? aries. man. leo. who is the priestess? aries. woman. leo. unto what god? aries. it is hidden from me. leo. let every man depart unto his house. aries. 1-333-1-1. leo. 1-333-1-1. scorpio-apophis. 1-1-333-1. 78 the rite of venus the officers venus "blue robe" taurus "orange robe" libra "green robe" pisces "crimson robe" luna in taurus "silver robe" saturn in libra "black robe "no officer has any weapon. venus is throned, and on her right are libra and saturn in libra, on her left taurus and luna in taurus, while at her feet lies pisces. her throne is an oyster-shell, as in the picture by botticelli. before it a veil. without, an altar; and without the temple, a further vei

urn in libra "black robe "no officer has any weapon. venus is throned, and on her right are libra and saturn in libra, on her left taurus and luna in taurus, while at her feet lies pisces. her throne is an oyster-shell, as in the picture by botticelli. before it a veil. without, an altar; and without the temple, a further veil" 81 the rite of venus prelude "full light" venus "seated before altar" libra "and" taurus "at its sides" venus. 7777777. libra. 7777777. taurus. 7777777. venus. brother libra, i command thee to declare the secret of venus. libra "recites swinburne's "hertha["all present recline and sleep] venus. having ears they hear not. brothers taurus and libra, let the veil be drawn["they do so" part i["twilight" venus "is enthroned on high, swathed in masses of red hair and rose

. venus. brother libra, i command thee to declare the secret of venus. libra "recites swinburne's "hertha["all present recline and sleep] venus. having ears they hear not. brothers taurus and libra, let the veil be drawn["they do so" part i["twilight" venus "is enthroned on high, swathed in masses of red hair and roses. the altar is covered with roses; there is a small flame thereon] taurus "and" libra "draw the inner veil apart" libra "returns and kneels" libra. daughter of glory, child of earth's dione mild by the father of all, the aegis-bearing king! 83) spouse, daughter, mother of god, queen of the blest abode in cyprus' splendour singly glittering. sweet sister unto me, i cry aloud to thee! i laugh upon thee laughing, o dew caught up from sea! drawn by sharp sparrow and dove, and swa

en, and gold, blues many and manifold, a cloud of incense hides thy splendour of light; hides from the prayer's distress thy loftier loveliness, till thy veil's glory shrouds the earth from night; and silence speaks indeed, seeing the subtler speed of its own thought than speech of the pandean reed [libra "returns" 84 venus. 7777777. saturn. amen. venus. 333-1-333. saturn. amen. venus. 1-55555-1. libra "and" pisces. amen. venus. brother saturn, what is the hour? saturn. twilight. venus. sister pisces, from whose house are we come out? pisces. from the house of death. venus. brother taurus, what is stronger than death? taurus. love. venus. brother libra, what is the place? libra. the mountain of venus, that hangeth from the navel of the universe over the great abyss. venus. let us celebrate

ll["a confused murmur] it is the hour of love [all "sink down together. the lights go out. a long pause] 85 part ii venus("awakening) 333-1-333["venus is brilliantly illuminated; the rest remain dark" venus. little brother, what is the hour? pisces. the dawn is at hand. venus. little brother, what is the place? taurus. it is the holy mountain of our lady venus. venus. children, awake and rejoice. libra. awake and rejoice. pisces. how shall we rejoice? taurus. as our lady hath appointed. libra. as you like it. pisces. wherein shall we rejoice? taurus. in our lady venus. libra. in what you will. taurus. thy will, our lady, and not ours be done! pisces. mistress, let the adorations be performed! libra. children, array yourselves before me, and rejoice in the adorations of my beauty["they form

pisces. how shall we rejoice? taurus. as our lady hath appointed. libra. as you like it. pisces. wherein shall we rejoice? taurus. in our lady venus. libra. in what you will. taurus. thy will, our lady, and not ours be done! pisces. mistress, let the adorations be performed! libra. children, array yourselves before me, and rejoice in the adorations 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

d 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 of the souls of the blessed ones of nu! a devouring fire is thy soul, and the corpses of the dead are enkindled at thy breath["returns to his throne" venus. brother libra, art thou silent["a pause" brother libra, where art thou? libra "still hidden, recites from swinburne's "atalanta" we have seen thee, o love, thou art fair; thou art goodly, o love; thy wings make light in 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

e seen thee, o love, thou art fair; thou art goodly, o love; thy wings make light in 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! hathoo

herself, and returns to venus' throne lapsed into herself, and as if exhausted] rise, rise, my knight! my king! my love, arise! see the grave avenues of paradise, the dewy larches bending at my breath, portentous cedars prophesying death! 88["she is interrupted by the violin of the throned" luna "who plays her unutterable melody<pisces "manifests distress" venus. brother libra, what is this song? libra my soul is an enchanted boat, which, like a sleeping swan, doth float upon the silver waves of thy sweet singing; and thine doth like an angel sit beside a helm conducting it, whilst all the winds with melody are ringing. it seems to float ever, for ever, upon that many-winding river, between mountains, woods, abysses, a paradise of wildernesses! till, like one in s

radise of vaulted bowers, lit by downward-gazing flowers, and watery paths that wind between wildernesses calm and green, peopled by shapes too bright to see, and rest, having beheld; somewhat like thee; which walk upon the sea, and chant melodiously [venus "manifests distress" pisces "slips away to the throne of" luna [luna "plays her conquering melody<venus. oh! oh! libra. holier than pleasure is pain; nobler is abstinence than indulgence; from sloth and faith we turn to toil and science; from the tame victories of the body to the wild triumphs of the mind. venus. it is the ruin of the temple. libra. for from thee cometh the utterance of the present; but of the future no word. venus. and thou wilt? libra. the word [saturn "comes out and dances his dance, and

is pain; nobler is abstinence than indulgence; from sloth and faith we turn to toil and science; from the tame victories of the body to the wild triumphs of the mind. venus. it is the ruin of the temple. libra. for from thee cometh the utterance of the present; but of the future no word. venus. and thou wilt? libra. the word [saturn "comes out and dances his dance, and falls, clasping the hem of" libra's "robe] venus. who is this? these are not my dances; these footsteps tread not my measures; not me he worships by the paces and pauses of his feet [luna "plays a wild and horrible melody<<witches' dance: paganini [saturn" drags" libra "backwards into the dusk["the" probationers "group similarly" mars "with" mars "and" venus "with" venus. some, too, stand isolated] 90 venus. brother taurus

all my doves. taurus. venus, our lady! venus. come unto me["she half rises and draws him to her" taurus. within the veil? venus. there is no veil before my shrine["she unfastens his robe. as it falls he leaps up with the caduceus, as" mercury "and tramples her beneath his feet] taurus. in the beginning was the word; and the word was with god; and the word was god["all come forward" saturn "with" libra "linked" luna "and" pisces "linked; and bow to him] luna. the treason is accomplished. pisces. the mind is nobler than the body. saturn. friendship is holier than love. libra. nature is overcome by wit. pisces. how shall we adore thee? taurus. as you like it. saturn. what shall we sacrifice? taurus. want you will [luna "plays a moto perpetuo<
ked" luna "and" pisces "linked; and bow to him] luna. the treason is accomplished. pisces. the mind is nobler than the body. saturn. friendship is holier than love. libra. nature is overcome by wit. pisces. how shall we adore thee? taurus. as you like it. saturn. what shall we sacrifice? taurus. want you will [luna "plays a moto perpetuo<mercury] libra. brother, what is the hour? pisces. dawn. libra. let us depart unto the work of the day. all. amen. 91 the rite of mercury officers mercury "violet robe" fr "and" sor. gemini "white dancing robe and black robe" virgo "green robe" four probationers "mercury is throned between the twins. at the west of the altar is virgo, and his four attendants" 95 the rite of mercury i mercury. 22-333-333["f

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ctice of probationers working together. a probationer should work with his neophyte, or alone. breach of this rule may prove a bar to advancement. the equinox "the editor will be glad to consider contributions and to return such as are unacceptable if stamps are enclosed for the purpose" the equinox the official organ of the a. a. the review of scientific illuminism an. vii vol. i. no. vi. sun in libra september mcmxi o.s "the method of science--the aim of religion" wieland& co. 3 great james street, gray's inn london, w.c. printed by turnbull and spears. edinburgh contents page editorial 1 liber x 3 liber xvi 9 liber xc 17 liber clvi 23 liber cc 29 liber ccclxx 33 three poems for jane cheron. by aleister crowley 41 circle. by ethel archer 52 the electric silence 53 song 66 the scorpion. b

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gin. 22 august to 21 september. lucky.stoncs: cornelian, jade, diamond, jasper. lucky numbers: virgo, ten; mercury, five. lucky day: wednesday. flowers: madonna lily, cornflower, valerian. tree: hazel. animal: squirrel. birds; parrot, magpie. metals: virgo, platinum; mercury,quicksilver. colours: pale blue, pale gold, yellow, jade green. lm.ra the scales. 22 september to 21 october. lucky stones: libra, opal; venus, lapis lazuli. lucky numbers: libra, eight; venus, six. lucky day: friday. flowers: violet, white rose. trees: almond, walnut. animals: hart, hare. bird: dove. metal: copper. colours: blue, violet. scorpio the scorpion. 22 october to 21 november. lucky stones: ruby, beryl, turquoise, topaz. lucky number: nine. lucky day: tuesday. flowers: heather, chrysanthemum. trees: holly, th

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mic structures- 727- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust law 3. a pitcher of water, balanced on the head of a man, standing in the form of a cross. it is this law which brings in the energy, symbolised by the sign aquarius, and this law is the governing factor of the aquarian age. it might here be added that the symbol for law 2 was the origin of the balance or scales of the sign libra, but in the course of the ages its true form was distorted. not all the astrological signs can be traced to the symbols, for only a few can be traced back as far as the master's ashram. law 4. here we have the angel with the flaming sword turning in all directions. this symbolism is held true in the bible where the angel guards the treasure, and drives man forth in search of another way of e

ndeavour. they are animated by wise-compassion. these words should be carefully studied for they hold the clue to the nature of this first path. the adepts who choose this path are called esoterically the "beneficent dragons" and the energy with which they work and the stream of living force upon which they are found emanates from the constellation of the dragon, working through the zodiacal sign libra. this special spiritual energy produces in all those groups which come under its direct influence a profound faculty for identification. this identification does not concern the form nor the soul but only the spiritual point of positive life which in the human unit we call the "jewel in the lotus" it should be remembered in this connection that there is a jewel at the heart of every atom. ev

eventually to fight their way. the form through which the adept must work in order to demonstrate his control of the energy concerned may not here be given. it may only be stated that luminosity is gained upon the battle ground through a fight with a dragon. the following summation may be found suggestive: path i. earth service attributes..wise-compassion. source..constellation of the dragon, via libra. method..twelve cosmic identifications. hierarchy..the sixth. symbol..a green dragon issuing from the centre of a blazing sun. behind the sun and over-topping it can be seen two pillars on either side of a closed door. quality gained..luminosity. path ii. the path of magnetic work. in considering this path students must bear in mind that they are dealing with that path which of all the seven

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e moderate group are depicted by a fish, and many born under the sign pisces are found in this category, 3. the gentle or slow group are pictured as crabs and often come into incarnation under the sign cancer. in these three groups are to be found various subdivisions and it is interesting to note that in the archives of the lords of karma, the majority of these three groups pass into the sign of libra (or the balances) towards the close of their endeavour. when in incarnation under this sign they balance the pairs of opposites with care, they equalise their one-sided development, modifying the unevenness of their efforts hitherto, and begin to "set an even pace" they frequently then enter the sign of aquarius and become bearers of water, having to carry "on their heads the bowl of living

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ries to pisces and has therefore re-oriented himself we have: aries. i come forth, and from the plane of mind i rule. taurus. i see, and when the eye is opened, all is illumined. gemini. i recognise my other self and in the waning of that self i grow and glow. cancer. i build a lighted house and therein dwell. leo. i am that and that am i. virgo. i am the mother and the child, i god, i matter am. libra. i choose the way that leads between the two great lines of force. scorpio. warrior i am, and from the battle i emerge triumphant. sagittarius. i see the goal. i reach the goal and see another. capricorn .l ost am i in light supernal and on that light i turn my back. aquarius. water of life am i, poured forth for thirsty men. pisces. i leave the father's home and turning back, i save. from t

the life proceeds in a reverse direction, and the work of nature is seen under the following words: pisces .a nd the word said: go forth into matter. aquarius. and the word said: let desire in form be ruler. capricorn .a nd the word said: let ambition rule and the door stand wide. sagittarius. and the word said: let food be sought. scorpio. and the word said: let maya flourish and deception rule. libra. and the word said: let choice be made. virgo. and the word said: let matter reign. leo .a nd the word said: let other forms exist, i rule. cancer. and the word said: let isolation be the rule and yet the crowd exists. gemini .a nd the word said: let instability do its work. taurus. and the word said: let struggle be undismayed. aries. and the word said: let form again be sought- 257- a trea

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has become to him perfectly natural, indicates that the cross, which has upheld him for so long, has now disappeared. the man with the water jar upon his head indicates to us poise, equilibrium and balance. for this balance, the understanding of the law of magnetic impulse has prepared him. that is the law of polar union and its symbol is the originator of the zodiacal sign for the constellation libra balance and service. these are the two expressions of divinity which are, today, man's next great objective. service is usually interpreted as exceedingly desirable and it is seldom realised how very difficult service essentially is. it involves so much sacrifice of time and of interest and of one's own ideas, it requires exceedingly hard work, because it necessitates deliberate effort, cons

bolically pendent 'twixt heaven and earth, and through the potency of his own inner vibration and magnetism, has drawn and will draw all men to himself. this is the first great idea emerging. the second emerging idea concerns the balancing of the forces which have been mastered. the symbol of the scales is here appropriate, and, of this truth, the three crosses on mount golgotha are also symbols. libra governs this law, and certain forces from that constellation can be sensed when the soul consciousness comes under the influence of the law. these forces are quiescent where the personality is concerned; their effect does not register, even though necessarily present. in law three, the sacrificing god and the god of the dualities come under certain influences which produce more easily recogn

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taurus, and consequently the principles of multiplicity and integration are simultaneously present. duality, triplicity (england, scotland and wales) and also differentiation are the conditioning aspects of the empire. under the major control of gemini and taurus you have the following potencies active: egoic ruler personality ruler australia. virgo. 6th .c apricorn .1 0th canada .t aurus .2 nd. libra. 7th india. aries. 1st. capricorn .1 0th new zealand. gemini. 3rd. virgo. 6th south africa. aries. 1st. sagittarius. 9th these are the major divisions. there are lesser divisions but with these i am not here concerned. these countries are related to the mother-country through their planetary rulers, and in this- 36- the destiny of the nations copyright 1998 lucis trust statement you have a d

more influential at this stage of evolution. it is not my intention to give you the ruling signs of the capitals of all the countries; i have dealt with but only the more important: country capital soul ruler personality ruler belgium .b russels .g emini. 3rd .c apricorn .1 0th france. paris. virgo .6 th .c apricorn .1 0th germany. berlin .s corpio. 8th. leo. 5th great britain. london. leo. 5th. libra. 7th italy .r ome .t aurus. 2nd. leo. 5th poland .w arsaw .c apricorn .1 0th .p isces. 12th russia. moscow .t aurus. 2nd. aquarius. 11th united states. washington. cancer. 4th. sagittarius. 9th an analysis of the signs ruling the different countries will make certain outstanding conditions apparent and even with the small knowledge of esoteric astrology now available will make certain defini

ow struggling for expression. for long ages taurus has led the way with his material aims, his acquisitive desires, his arrogant will and his blind moving forward towards the possession of that which has been desired. pervasiveness and movement are two qualities with which gemini and taurus have dowered the race. london, the heart centre of the empire is ruled spiritually by leo and materially by libra and it is, therefore, the soul factor which links great britain to france and which should assist spiritually the leo nature of the french personality. it is not, however, the spiritual quality of this sign which dominates british policy, but primarily the libra aspect. great britain regards herself as the preserver of the balance of power among the nations and as the one to mete out justice

ing to be overcome in all nations and individuals- 44- the destiny of the nations copyright 1998 lucis trust governing great britain, therefore, are the following energies, working through the zodiacal signs and the ruling planets: great britain 1. gemini with its rulers, mercury, venus and the earth> nation. 2. taurus with its rulers, venus and vulcan. 3. leo with its ruler, the sun> capital. 4. libra with its rulers, venus, uranus and saturn. 5. the soul ray love-wisdom. 2nd. 6. the personality ray will or power. 1st. 7. ray influences of an indirect nature, coming via the planetary rulers: a. ray 4. harmony through conflict, via mercury, leading to a definite link with germany (as a study of the earlier tabulation will show. it accounts for the warlike history of great britain, but work

y of the earlier tabulation will show. it accounts for the warlike history of great britain, but works out at the present time in the harmony of the empire. b. ray 5. concrete knowledge or science, via venus. it is interesting to note that it is this ray which links great britain so closely with france and appears nowhere among the influences which affect the german nation. venus rules taurus and libra as well as gemini and hence the well developed lower concrete mind of the british nation. the intuitive mind however needs development. c. ray 3. active intelligence or adaptability, via the earth and also via the planet saturn as it appears among the rulers of libra. here you have a clue as to why the british empire covers the earth, for there is a close connection between the earth, as a w

ersonality. it accounts also for the forging of the chains which tie the empire together, making it a unity through the will of the people. e. ray 2. love-wisdom, via the sun, ruler of leo which governs the soul of london, and which is also a channel for the soul force of the british empire which is essentially that of love-wisdom when given real expression and not controlled and dominated by the libra influence- 45- the destiny of the nations copyright 1998 lucis trust f. ray 7. ceremonial order or organised ritual, reaching our planet via uranus and giving to the empire its grounded physical plane control over place and circumstance, its legal fundamentals, in cooperation with libra, and its love of order and of rule, thus providing full expression for the first ray energies of the briti

british empire. a study of the interplay of these energies and forces will account adequately for great britain and her activities; they indicate also certain definite lines of affinity and also point the way to imminent possibilities of adjustment, if the love which is the basic motivating power of the british soul is permitted expression. hitherto it has been primarily taurus and leo as well as libra which have coloured british attitudes, decisions and activities. can britain change and preserving the will-to-order and balanced judgment which libra confers upon her eliminate the taurian aspects which have led her blindly to seek that which she desires and because of her powerful personality to gain those ends? there is an ironic fate which determines that this great nation, having in pas

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, and yield themselves to the divine impulse" a treatise on cosmic fire, pages 1196-1207 tabulation iii i. dynamic energy. electric fire cancer 1. sirius. saturn. fifth creative hierarchy capricorn (the 8th unknown) the cardinal cross- 30- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust 2. the great aries bear. sun, veiling vulcan. second creative hierarchy libra (the 11th) unknown the cardinal cross gemini 3. pleiades. mercury. fourth creative hierarchy sagittarius (the 9th) unknown the mutable cross all the above energies are called into play as far as man is concerned during the major initiations and upon the path of initiation. ii. magnetic energy. s olar fire 4. the 7 solar taurus systems. m ars. third creative hierarchy scorpio (the 10th) unkno

gittarius, leo and cancer. the triplicity of constellations mentioned in these two great routes around the zodiac have a definite and momentous effect and are called "paramount signs of influence" during this process the mental principle, the discriminating mind, is developed and in this specific connection (not in a general connection) the emphasis is laid upon the influence of aries, gemini and libra. under that influence the man learns to overcome desire through experiment with and experience of every kind of desire and selfish impulse. thus gradually, and with infinite pain, the human soul learns to function first as a member of the human family, and, secondly as a spiritual entity, the divine soul. you will see from the above that certain positions taken by the esoteric astrologer rev

the dualities will be known. it is interesting to note also that seven of the symbols which express the twelve signs of the zodiac are dual in their nature, and duality can be inferred from them. 1. the two horns of the ram in aries. 2. the two horns of the bull in taurus. 3. the figures of the twins in gemini (two lines. 4. the two claws of the crab in cancer. 5. the two scales of the balance in libra. 6. the two parallel lines of force in aquarius. 7. the two fishes in pisces- 34- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust these seven constellations are, therefore, closely related to six of the seven sacred planets and to one non-sacred planet. there are two signs which are simple figures and have no significance of duality. they are 8. the sy

creative hierarchies, giving the interim situation in this world cycle. tabulation iv. the orthodox astrological relationship constellations and planetary rulers in connection with ordinary man- 40- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust constellation r uler ray related to 1. aries .m ars. 6th ray .s corpio .s ame ruler. 2. taurus. venus. 5th ray. libra" 3. gemini. mercury .4 th ray .v irgo" 4. cancer. moon. 4th ray. none. 5. leo .t he sun. 2nd ray .n one. 6. virgo. mercury .4 th ray .g emini" 7. libra .v enus. 5th ray .t aurus" 8. scorpio. mars. 6th ray. aries" 9. sagittarius. jupiter. 2nd ray .p isces" 10. capricorn .s aturn. 3rd ray .n one. 11. aquarius. uranus. 7th ray. none. 12. pisces. jupiter. 2nd ray .s agittarius" a. the non-sacred

ection with disciples and initiates note: in charts connected with the path, progress is from aries to pisces through taurus, etc. constellation r uler ray related to 1. aries .m ercury .4 th ray .v irgo .s ame ray. 2. taurus. vulcan. 1st ray. pisces" 3. gemini. venus. 5th ray. none. 4. cancer. neptune. 6th ray. scorpio" 5. leo .t he sun. 2nd ray .a quarius" 6. virgo. the moon. 4th ray. aries" 7. libra .u ranus .7 th ray .n one. 8. scorpio. mars. 6th ray. cancer" 9. sagittarius. the earth. 3rd ray .c apricorn" 10. capricorn .s aturn. 3rd ray .s agittarius- 41- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust 11. aquarius. jupiter. 2nd ray .l eo" 12. pisces. pluto. 1st ray. taurus" note: in connection with disciples and the zodiacal signs, gemini and l

i. planetary rulers in 3 tabulations constellation o rthodox d isciple h ierarchies 1. aries .m ars. mercury .u ranus- 42- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust 2. taurus. venus. vulcan. vulcan. 3. gemini. mercury .v enus. the earth. 4. cancer. the moon. neptune. neptune. 5. leo. the sun. the sun. the sun. 6. virgo. mercury .t he moon. jupiter. 7. libra .v enus. uranus .s aturn. 8. scorpio. mars. mars. mercury. 9. sagittarius. jupiter. the earth. mars. 10. capricorn .s aturn. saturn. venus. 11. aquarius. uranus. jupiter. the moon. 12. pisces. jupiter. pluto. pluto. tabulation vii. unorthodox constellations, rulers and rays in connection with the hierarchies constellation r uler ray related to 1. aries .u ranus .7 th ray .n one. 2. taurus. v

9. sagittarius. jupiter. the earth. mars. 10. capricorn .s aturn. saturn. venus. 11. aquarius. uranus. jupiter. the moon. 12. pisces. jupiter. pluto. pluto. tabulation vii. unorthodox constellations, rulers and rays in connection with the hierarchies constellation r uler ray related to 1. aries .u ranus .7 th ray .n one. 2. taurus. vulcan. 1st ray. pisces. same ray. 3. gemini. the earth. 3rd ray. libra" 4. cancer. neptune. 6th ray. sagittarius" 5. leo .t he sun. 2nd ray .v irgo" 6. virgo. jupiter. 2nd ray .l eo" 7. libra .s aturn. 3rd ray .g emini" 8. scorpio .m ercury .4 th ray .a quarius" 9. sagittarius. mars. 6th ray. cancer" 10. capricorn .v enus. 5th ray .n one. 11. aquarius. the moon. 4th ray. scorpio" 12. pisces. pluto. lst ray .t aurus" note: aries and capricorn in conjunction with

ay. cancer" 10. capricorn .v enus. 5th ray .n one. 11. aquarius. the moon. 4th ray. scorpio" 12. pisces. pluto. lst ray .t aurus" note: aries and capricorn in conjunction with 7th and 5th ray energy stand alone. the other constellations and rays are related in every case. a. ray 1 taurus and pisces, through vulcan and pluto. b. ray 2 leo and virgo, through the sun and jupiter. c. ray 3 gemini and libra, through the earth and saturn. d. ray 4 scorpio and aquarius, through mercury and moon. e. ray 6 cancer and sagittarius, through neptune and mars- 43- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust in view of all the above, and starting with the basic fact of the great illusion it should be remembered that the accuracy of astrological prediction and i

e ram. mars. mercury. i. will or power. leo, the lion. sun. sun. capricorn, the goat .s aturn. saturn. gemini, the twins .m ercury .v enus. ii. love-wisdom .v irgo, the virgin .m ercury .m oon (veiling a planet. pisces, the fishes. jupiter. pluto. cancer, the crab. moon .n eptune- 52- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust iii. active-intelligence. libra, the scales. venus. uranus. capricorn, the goat .s aturn. saturn. taurus, the bull .v enus. vulcan. iv. harmony through. scorpio, the scorpion. mars. mars. conflict sagittarius, the archer. jupiter. earth. leo, the lion. sun. sun. v. concrete science. sagittarius, the archer. jupiter. earth. aquarius, the watercarrier. uranus. jupiter. virgo, the virgin .m ercury .m oon. vi. idealism. devoti

cle for the manifestation of soul on this plane of existence, and soul is the vehicle on a higher plane for the manifestation of spirit, and these three are a trinity synthesised by life which pervades them all" s.d. i. 80. what appears in aries as spiritual energy enters into the soul stage in cancer, in which sign the soul incarnates for the first time in form, reaches a point of equilibrium in libra, in which sign soul and personality achieve a balance of cooperation and, in capricorn, the will nature arrives at fulfilment and a visioned goal is reached. in capricorn, the man reaches either the height of personal ambition or he becomes the initiate, attaining his spiritual objective. the difference between these two goals depends upon the mode of progression around the wheel of life. it

ual objective. the difference between these two goals depends upon the mode of progression around the wheel of life. it should be remembered generalising again and speaking symbolically that the crosses also- 57- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust turn, being the spokes of the great wheel. the undeveloped man goes from aries to capricorn and to libra and cancer, whilst the developed man reverses the process. we could, for the sake of clarity, consider the great experience of life as taking place upon the three wheels within the wheel of life, viewing it from three angles: 1. the wheel of incarnation. 2. the cycle of ordinary evolution. 3. the period of captivity, wherein the man is bound upon the wheel. i. 4. the fourfold influence of th

s of the birth place in virgo, brought about through the activity of mercury, leading through leo to the birth of the christ in capricorn. the self-conscious individual in leo becomes the christ-conscious initiate in capricorn. 3. the crisis of the burning ground, which is brought about through the activity of uranus. this is entered through the free choice of the initiate who makes his choice in libra, the point of balance where usually the moment for the reversal of the wheel takes place. there the man has to decide whether to proceed as usual and according to custom or, reversing the wheel, to pass through the burning ground to liberation. libra is the polar opposite to aries and therefore closely related. you will note that the rays which are related to or expressing themselves through

and according to custom or, reversing the wheel, to pass through the burning ground to liberation. libra is the polar opposite to aries and therefore closely related. you will note that the rays which are related to or expressing themselves through aries are curiously balanced, rays 1 and 7 are the highest and the lowest, and therefore demand a point of balance upon the wheel which is provided in libra. rays 6 and 4 bring to this balancing process the energy of the second ray, the major building ray which enables the man to build anew and provide himself with a spiritual body of manifestation. i would also call your attention to the fact that through uranus, aries is related to aquarius. the vague beginnings in aries, the faint emergence of the latent embodied ideas have after the turning

hey are: 1. re-creation in which the influence of cancer, combined with that of aries, produces the pull into incarnation upon the physical plane. 2. regeneration in which the growing influence of the fixed cross, playing upon the mutable cross, produces those interior changes which eventually lead to 3. reorientation or the great cycle of repolarisation which takes place through the influence of libra (the cardinal cross) and the "swerving of the bull in mid-career" as it is called in the ancient books. this process of reorientation leads to a passage around the wheel in which, steadily and persistently, the inner subjective man comes into outer manifested expression and- 65- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust the personality recedes in

ins to live his life and to spend himself in the service of humanity. in connection with the question of consciousness, students would find it illuminating to study the subject along the following lines: 1. subjective latent consciousness. in aries 2. the consciousness of duality. in gemini 3. mass consciousness. in cancer 4. individual self-consciousness. in leo 5. equilibrised consciousness. in libra 6. group consciousness .i n aquarius the distinction between exoteric and esoteric astrology lies in just such recognitions as listed- 87- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust above. exoteric astrology deals with the characteristics and qualities of the personality and of the form aspects, and also with the events, happenings, circumstances

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ffective change. i seek to have you ponder upon the responsibility involved and know with clarity your motive. lives of indecision come wherein the man balances back and forth between decision and indecision, arriving apparently at no action. they are lives of apparent futility but nevertheless of great value. needless to point out that such incarnations are frequently lived under the sun-sign of libra or have libra as the rising sign. prior to that particular life, the- 516- discipleship in the new age- volume ii copyright 1998 lucis trust man has had little difficulty. he is conditioned by precipitating karma and at the same time experiences little difficulty in arriving at decisions, because his choices and aims will be motivated by the personality and determined by the lower self. late

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why the words "the will of god holds sway" occur in this rule. it is their supreme task to see that, in the council chamber of shamballa, that purpose is ever held steadily within the "area of preparation (i know not how else to word it) of that council. they function, in a peculiar sense, as linking intermediaries between the logos of our solar system and the informing life of the constellation libra; they relate these two great centres of energy to our planetary logos. in the last solar system they were the planetary logoi of three planets in which the mind principle reached its highest stage of development; they embody in themselves in a most peculiar manner the wisdom aspect of the second ray, as it expresses itself primarily through what has been called in the bhagavad gita "skill in

nderlying all life human, planetary, systemic and cosmic; it reveals also that the law of attraction, the law of magnetic work, and the cosmic law of synthesis are three aspects of one law for which, as yet, we have no name. it might be said that the masters working on the second path are working in relation to and in contact with certain great lives who work on the periphery of the constellation libra, the balances. this is due to the fact that those masters who can work with magnetic energies, and with the three above laws, have achieved a point of balance which makes their work possible; it involves also a poised attention and directive power, permitting the inflow of energies from libra which could not otherwise enter our planetary life at all. these libran energies enter our solar sys

and the initiate work with hierarchical energies and with the forces of the kingdoms of nature in the three worlds; the master receives instruction in the handling of the energies which are extra-planetary but within the solar ring-pass-not. those masters whose decision it is to tread the second path are taught the control and direction of systemic energies and of certain energies emanating from libra and from one of the stars in the constellation of the great bear. in the more advanced stages of their work, and when the master is far more advanced than the word indicates, he works consciously upon the cosmic mental plane; his activities will then be concerned with the relation of the energies of the great bear to the pleiades, and their dual relationship (a higher correspondence to atma

. an instance of the expansion of the information given can be noted in connection with the second path. nothing is mentioned in my earlier presentation of the seven paths in initiation, human and solar of a conditioning constellation. in a treatise on cosmic fire, i mention that energy enters our system from an unknown source, via gemini. in this latest contribution on the subject i mention that libra, the balances, is involved. thus there are found on this path of magnetic work two blended influences, those of gemini and libra. you have, therefore: the dual energy of gemini is brought to a point of balance by means of the influence of libra, and this balanced and dual energy is released then into our solar system. this entering stream of balanced energies forms the second path. i have gi

f manas. there the mystic must go and become what is called "a spark of mahatic electricity" these seven paths are not concerned with nature or the balancing of the pairs of opposites. they are concerned only with unity, with that which utilises the pairs of opposites as factors in the production of light. path i. earth service attributes..wise compassion. source..constellation of the dragon, via libra. method..twelve cosmic identifications. hierarchy..the sixth. symbol..a green dragon issuing from the centre of a blazing sun. behind the sun and overtopping it can be seen two pillars on either side of a closed door. quality gained. luminosity. path ii. path of magnetic work attributes..responsiveness to heat and knowledge of rhythm. source..an unknown constellation, via gemini. method..the

ALICE BAILEY THE LABOURS OF HERCULES

nstellations the lesson of the labor labor vi seizing the girdle of hippolyte- 2- the labours of hercules the myth introduction interpretations of the myth the two ways the constellations and stars the mutable cross and the planetary rulers significance of the sign and its polar opposite keynotes labor vii the capture of the erymanthian boar the myth prologue reflections of a libran the rulers of libra and its opposite sign the constellations and stars some highlights from the lecture by alice bailey labor viii destroying the lernaean hydra the myth introduction psychological analysis of the myth the nine heads of the hydra fighting the hydra: modern version applications to life what is death scorpio, the sign of magic the constellations and the stars labor ix killing the stymphalian birds

capricorn and in pisces. physical commencement and spiritual commencement, physical creation and spiritual creation, physical emergence and spiritual liberation: these are the initial impulses sensed in aries. it is the sign, therefore, of strong and potent impulses, and of violent fluctuations and exaggerated efforts; often a sign of failure, but always of ultimate success. in its opposite sign, libra, it reaches its consummation of balance and of equilibrium, for the intervening experience and the lessons learned from the intermediate five labors bring about that poise and balanced attitude which we shall note in hercules when he captures the boar, in libra [34] in the brahmanical zodiac, vishnu presides over aries and vishnu is the second person of the hindu trimurti, or the cosmic chri

the greater work. in the next four signs, which we might regard as the signs of physical plane struggle for achievement, we have portrayed for us the tremendous battle through the medium of which the self-conscious individual, emerging out of the mass in cancer, knows himself to be the individual in leo, the potential christ in virgo, the aspirant endeavoring to balance the pairs of opposites in libra, and the one who overcomes illusion, in scorpio. these are the four signs of crisis and of stupendous endeavor. in them all the illumination, intuition and soul power of which hercules, the aspirant, is capable, are utilized to the uttermost. these have their reflection, too, on the involutionary arc, and a similar sequence of unfoldment can be traced. the soul achieves individuality in leo

n them all the illumination, intuition and soul power of which hercules, the aspirant, is capable, are utilized to the uttermost. these have their reflection, too, on the involutionary arc, and a similar sequence of unfoldment can be traced. the soul achieves individuality in leo, becomes the nurturer of ideas and of potential capacities in virgo, swings violently from one extreme to the other in libra, and is subjected to the disciplining effect of the world of illusion and form in scorpio. in the final four signs, we have the signs of achievement. the aspirant has worked out of the world of glamor and of form, and in his consciousness is free from their limitations. now he can be the archer in sagittarius, going straight for his goal; now he can be the goat in capricorn, scaling the moun

andle and so elusive and sometimes so indefinite, that it is hard to understand him or to pin him down. the cardinal cross cancer is one of the arms of the cardinal cross. one arm is aries, the sign of beginning, of commencement, of subjective life, of the prenatal stage, or involution, and of the first step, either towards form-taking, or towards spiritual liberation. a third arm of the cross is libra, the balance, the choosing between, the beginning of the treading of the "narrow razor-edged path, to which the buddha so frequently refers. capricorn, the fourth arm, again is birth, the birth of the world savior, birth into the spiritual kingdom, birth out of the world of matter into the world of being. involution, incarnation, expression, inspiration, are the four words that express the s

lly reveal the hidden spiritual reality. this, every form veils but the human form is equipped and fitted to manifest it in a manner different from any other expression of divinity and so make tangible and objective that for which the whole creative process was intended (esoteric astrology, pp. 251-2) this synthetic quality is further emphasized by the fact that eight other signs (all except leo, libra and capricorn) through their planetary rulers pour their energies through virgo, and the tibetan calls attention to the fact that we are now entering the eighth sign from virgo, in other words, the next sign before that in which the child is brought to birth, the sign which will see many take initiation. it is to be remembered that all men and women pass through all signs, and for those born

e said the first word as the soul, descending into the womb of time and space in a far and distant time. the time has now come when you can, if you so choose, proclaim your identity with both divine aspects, matter and spirit, the mother and the child (esoteric astrology, pp. 284-5. the first synthesizing keynote is "christ in you, the hope of glory" labor vii the capture of the erymanthian boar (libra, september 22nd- october 21st) the myth [125] the great presiding one, within the council chamber of the lord, pondered the nature of the son of man who is likewise a son of god. he thought on what was needed to make him still more like unto his father "another labor must be carried out. balance he needs, and judgment sound, and preparation for a major test and future service to the race of

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 holding the balance

at has neither a human nor an animal symbol, except that holding the balance stands the figure of justice- a blinded woman, blinded perhaps to the outward objective sight, that the inner intuitive sight may divine where justice lies [128] it is an interlude, we are told, comparable to the quiet listening in meditation; a time of assessment of the past. again, strangely, the average man approaches libra through the drastic test of scorpio, while the more evolved man enters into the libra test from the sign of virgo, with the christ consciousness stirring in his heart and mind. think how different will be the experiences of these two men in libra. in one case the balance will swing wildly up and down; in the other balance will be approached, or achieved, between matter and spirit, and all le

on that point and also on the fact that, while hercules took every precaution not to kill the boar, he ended by killing two friends. thus does temptation come up behind us when we think we have cleared the path before us of pitfalls. but then the wise teacher, when assessing the labor, passed lightly over the brawl, to which all had contributed, merely saying "ponder upon the lessons of the past (libra's assessment "twice have you slain that which you should love. learn why" that is all; and we are reminded that the personality remains outside the ashram (our teachers see only whatever light we bear. there is no special praise, hercules just passed, not cum laude; but the seventh labor was declared complete and the seventh gate passed. justice with mercy "if thou o god wilt be extreme to m

eventh gate passed. justice with mercy "if thou o god wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss, o lord who may abide it" reflections of a libran before hercules captured the erymanthian boar, he sat at the table of pholos and drank heady wine. at this time he was [130] the soul of conviviality, seeking and finding pleasure. for hercules, as for all who assume the labor that must be performed in libra, the fumes of pleasure must be dissipated before the greater task of self-mastery, i.e, the capturing of the boar, can be undertaken. it is to be noted that the quaffing of the wine by hercules leads to a tragedy, the death of pholos. this sudden interjection of catastrophe into the pleasure-seeking existence of the libran, harsh though the experience may be, is a necessity for the growth of

e greater task of self-mastery, i.e, the capturing of the boar, can be undertaken. it is to be noted that the quaffing of the wine by hercules leads to a tragedy, the death of pholos. this sudden interjection of catastrophe into the pleasure-seeking existence of the libran, harsh though the experience may be, is a necessity for the growth of the soul. without such tragedies, the potentialities of libra remain dormant. the libran sets out upon his journey in winter, a time of bleakness when the personality life has lost its allure. hercules does not use brute force in taking the boar captive. he sets a trap, waits and allows the beast to trap itself. when the boar flounders in the snowdrifts, hercules seizes his opportunity. it is curiously libran to avoid a direct encounter, and not to exp

own resources, whereas too little may cause him to sink in a sea of despair. in other words, the help given must be carefully suited to the needs of the individual involved. in many cases, help would only be an encumbrance; therefore, it is often better to allow a person to fashion his spiritual certainties out of his own bitter conflicts. the constant weighing and measuring so characteristic of libra have one aim; the establishment of equilibrium. the [134] world is upheld by equilibrium, and this the libran understands. as a matter of fact, the laws of karma may be considered as equilibrising activities that prevent the continuance of an unbalanced condition. the catastrophes that befall a man are meant, not to punish, but to restore equilibrium in his nature. he who establishes equilib

erstands. as a matter of fact, the laws of karma may be considered as equilibrising activities that prevent the continuance of an unbalanced condition. the catastrophes that befall a man are meant, not to punish, but to restore equilibrium in his nature. he who establishes equilibrium in his own life will not he obliged to have it imposed upon him by harsh, bludgeoning circumstance. the scales of libra are easily tipped on either side, but the mid-point on which the balance rests remains unchanged. this is the point of equilibrium, the secure retreat which the fluctuating shadows of earthly upheavals and catastrophes can never menace. it should be pointed out that equilibrium, as here conceived, is a dynamic rather than a static condition. a balanced system of energies would be a more adeq

ionary change is not to be accomplished by a rearrangement of outer shapes, forms, or institutions; it must originate within the human mind, in the silence of a man's heart, when he turns towards the light that shines upon him from the residue of immortality dwelling in him. the libran sets out to remake himself, knowing that this is his first step towards the remaking of the world. the rulers of libra and its opposite sign the opposite sign of libra, with which at-one-ment must be made, is aries whose exoteric ruler is mars, while the ruler of libra is venus. exoterically, therefore, there must be at-one-ment between the will and the higher mind, expressing itself through desire or love according to the status of evolution. the esoteric ruler of libra is uranus, and saturn in this sign is

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separated, and falling "into generation" or the downward cycle, becomes scorpio, emblem of sin and matter. while the ascending cycle points to the purely spiritual races, or the ten prediluvian patriarchs, the prajapatis and sephiroth are led on by the creative deity itself, who is adam kadmon or yod-cheva. spiritually, the lower one (jehovah) is that of the terrestrial races, led on by enoch or libra, the seventh; who, because he is half-divine, half-terrestrial, is said to have been taken by god alive. enoch, hermes, and libra, are one" this is only one of the several meanings. no need to remind the scholar that scorpio is the astrological sign of the organs of reproduction. like the indian rishis, the patriarchs are all convertible in their numbers, as well as interchangeable. accordin

a was once upon a time an island; and the delta was the first country occupied by the pioneer emigrants who came with their gods from the north-east. when was it? history is silent upon the subject. fortunately we have the dendera zodiac, the planisphere on the ceiling of one of the oldest egyptian temples, which records the fact. this zodiac, with its mysterious three virgos between the lion and libra, has found its oedipus, who understood the riddle of these signs, and justified the truthfulness of those priests who told herodotus that (a) the poles of the earth and the ecliptic had formerly coincided; and (b) that even since their first zodiacal records were commenced, the poles have been three times within the plane of the ecliptic, as the initiates taught. bailly had not sufficient wo

ptians from the atlanteans of ruta* the former, therefore, may have registered time for seven or eight millions of years, but the egyptians could not* this question was amply challenged, and as amply discussed and answered. see five years of theosophy (art "mr. sinnett's esoteric buddhism" pp. 325-46* volney says that, as aries was in its 15th degree 1447 b.c, it follows that the first degree of "libra" could not have coincided with the vernal equinox more lately than 15,194 years b.c, to which if you add 1790 since christ, when volney wrote this, it appears that 16,984 years have elapsed since the (greek or rather hellenic) origin of the zodiac[[vol. 2, page] 437 more in the forthcoming volumes. conclusion. space forbids us to say anything more, and this part of the "secret doctrine" has

again an allusion to a certain degree in initiation, and also to the races* g. seiffarth's idea that the signs of the zodiac were in ancient times only ten is erroneous. ten only were known to the profane; the initiates, however, knew them all, from the time of the separation of mankind into sexes, whence arose the separation of virgo-scorpio into two; which, owing to a secret sign added and the libra invented by the greeks, instead of the secret name which was not given, made 12 (vide isis unveiled, vol. ii, p. 456* the above is, perhaps, a key to the dalai-lama's symbolical name- the "ocean" lama, meaning the wisdom ocean. abbe huc speaks of it[[vol. 2, page] 503 the myth of bel and merodach. local cataclysm, which swept the waters south and west and so formed the present great desolate

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tribe "the lion's whelp; the pisces, in zabulon, who "shall dwell at the haven of the sea; taurus, in issachar, because he is "a strong ass couching down" etc, and therefore associated with the stables; virgo-scorpio, in dan, who is described as "a serpent, an adder in the path that biteth" etc; capricornus in naphtali, who is "a hind (a deer) let loose; cancer, in benjamin, for he is "ravenous; libra, the "balance" in asher, whose "bread shall be fat; saggitarius in joseph, because "his bow abode in strength" to make up for the twelfth sign, virgo, made independent of scorpio, is dina, the only daughter of jacob (see genesis xlix) tradition shows the alleged tribes carrying the 12 signs on their banners. but the bible is, besides these, full of theo-cosmological and astronomical symbols

been transmitted to the greeks by the chaldees, who got them from the brahmans (see recueil de l'academie des inscriptions, 1853) but all this is very poor testimony. let us remember, however, also that which was said and accepted by the contemporaries of volney, who, in his "ruins of empires" p. 360, remarks that as aries was in its fifteenth degree 1447 b.c, it follows that the first degree of "libra" could not have coincided with the vernal equinox more lately than 15,194 years b.c, to which, if you add 1,790 years since christ, it appears that 16,984 years have elapsed since the origin of the zodiac. dr. schlegel, moreover, in his uranographie chinoise assigns to the chinese astronomical sphere an antiquity of 18,000 years (vide pp. 54, 196, et seq) nevertheless, as opinions quoted wit

f the zodiac according to its true longitude. the other tables show that at the preceding midnight the moon was in the same place, but according to its average longitude. the brahmins tell us also that this first point, the origin of their zodiac, was, in the year 3102, 54 degrees behind the equinox. it follows that the origin- the first point of their zodiac- was therefore in the sixth degree of libra. there occurred, therefore, about this time and place an average conjunction "and indeed this conjunction is given in our best tables: la caille's for the sun and maier's for the moon" there was no eclipse of the sun, the moon being too distant from her node; but fourteen days later, the moon having approached the node, must have been eclipsed. maier's tables, used without correction for acc

zodiac given by m. c. gentil, that on it the places of the stars named "the eye of taurus" and the "wheat-ear of virgo" can be determined for the commencement of the kali-yug. now, comparing these places with the actual positions, reduced by our precession of the equinoxes to the moment in question, we see that the point of origin of the hindu zodiac must lie between the fifth and sixth degree of libra. the brahmins, therefore, were right in placing it in the sixth degree of that sign, the more so since this small difference may be due to the proper motion of the stars which is unknown. thus it was yet another observation which guided the hindus in this fairly accurate determination of the first point of their movable zodiac. it does not seem possible to doubt the existence in antiquity of

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tedious morality) let this epistle be copied and circulated among all those that have accepted the law of thelema. receive now our paternal benediction: the benediction of the all-begetter be upon thee. love is the law, love under will. qhrion 9 =28 a.a. given under our hand and seal this day of an. xii, the sun our father being in 12 4. 2. of the sign leo, and the moon in 25 39. 11. of the sign libra, from the house of the juggler, that is by lake pasquaney in the state of new hampshire. 183 stepping out of the old on and into the new do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law. as all of you should know, we have entered a new on. a higher truth has been given to the world. this truth is waiting in readiness for all those who will consciously accept it, but it has to be realized befo

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the chariot of earth" 20. the knave of pentacles is "the princess of the echoing hills: the rose of the palace of earth" no. card lord of decan in 21 5 of wands strife saturn leo 22 6 of wands victory jupiter leo 23 7 of wands valour mars leo 24 8 of pentacles prudence sun virgo 25 9 of pentacles material gain venus virgo 26 10 of pentacles wealth mercury virgo 27 2 of swords peace restored moon libra 28 3 of swords sorrow saturn libra 29 4 of swords rest from strife jupiter libra 30 5 of cups loss in pleasure mars scorpio 31 6 of cups pleasure sun scorpio 32 7 of cups illusionary success venus scorpio 33 8 of wands swiftness mercury sagittarius 34 9 of wands great strength moon sagittarius 35 10 of wands oppression saturn sagittarius 36 2 of pentacles harmonious change jupiter capricorn

y gods zain gemini 64 the chariot the child of the powers of the waters; the lord of the triumph of light chet cancer 65 fortitude the daughter of the flaming sword tet leo 66 the hermit the magus of the voice of power, the prophet of the eternal yod virgo 67 the wheel the lord of the of fate forces of life koph jupiter 68 justice the daughter of the lords of truth: the ruler of the balance lamed libra 69 the hanged man the spirit of the mighty waters mem water 70 death the child of the great transformers: the lord of the gates of death nun scorpio 71 temperance the daughter of the reconcilers: the bringer-forth of life samekh sagittarius 72 the devil the lord of the gates of matter: the child of the forces of time ayin capricorn 73 the blasted tower the lord of the hosts of the mighty peh

n the other a cup, charged with the sigil of his scale. a serpent issues from the cup, and has its head tending down to the waters of the lake. he is subtle, violent, crafty and artistic; a fierce nature with calm exterior. powerful for good or evil but more attracted by the evil if allied with apparent power or wisdom. if ill dignified, he is intensely evil and merciless. he rules from 20 degree libra to 20 degree scorpio. air of water prince and emperor of nymphs or undines. xii. the princess of the waters; the lotus of the palace of the floods knave of cups a beautiful amazon-like figure, softer in nature than the princess of wands. her attire is similar. she stands on a sea with foaming spray. away to her right a dolphin. she wears as a crest a swan with opening wings. she bears in one

st a winged child's head. a drawn sword in one hand, and in the other a large, bearded, newly severed head of a man. intensely perceptive, keen observation, subtle, quick and confident: often persevering, accurate in superficial things, graceful, fond of dancing and balancing. if ill dignified, cruel, sly, deceitful, unreliable, though with a good exterior. rules from 20 degree virgo to 20 degree libra. water of air queen of the sylphs and sylphides. xv. the prince of the chariot of the winds king of swords a winged king with winged crown, seated in a chariot drawn by arch fays, represented as winged youths very slightly dressed, with butterfly wings: heads encircled by a fillet with a pentagram thereon: and holding wands surmounted by pentagrams, the same butterfly wings on their feet and

ns of the zodiac. commencing from the sign aries, the central decans of each sign follow the order of the days of the week. thus- being thus the four threes, sixes, and nines. the first and third decans follow the same order: sunday beginning the first decan of virgo and in the third decans of gemini and capricorn. the planets govern respectively decans with the following titles- or in taurus leo libra sagittarius pisces two wands: 1 each of the other suits. or in gemini leo libra capricorn pisces two swords: 1 each of others. head cross, orb held downwards brown princess winged ram's head grass, flowers, grove of trees, sceptre with disk, pentacle like that in ace rich brown dark card central decan of meaning day 3 of wands aries established strength sun 6 of pentacles taurus material suc

ncess winged ram's head grass, flowers, grove of trees, sceptre with disk, pentacle like that in ace rich brown dark card central decan of meaning day 3 of wands aries established strength sun 6 of pentacles taurus material success moon 9 of swords gemini despair and cruelty mars 3 of cups cancer abundance mercury 6 of wands leo victory jupiter 9 of pentacles virgo material gain venus 3 of swords libra sorrow saturn 6 of cups scorpio pleasure sun 9 of wands sagittarius great strength moon 3 of pentacles capricorn material works mars 6 of swords aquarius earned success mercury 9 of swords pisces material happiness jupiter saturn 1. leo strife 5 of wands. 2. libra sorrow 3 of swords. 3. sagittarius oppression 10 of wands. 4. pisces abundant success 8 of cups. 5. taurus success unfulfilled 7

of wands sagittarius great strength moon 3 of pentacles capricorn material works mars 6 of swords aquarius earned success mercury 9 of swords pisces material happiness jupiter saturn 1. leo strife 5 of wands. 2. libra sorrow 3 of swords. 3. sagittarius oppression 10 of wands. 4. pisces abundant success 8 of cups. 5. taurus success unfulfilled 7 of pentacles. jupiter 1. leo victory 6 of wands. 2. libra rest from strife 4 of swords. 3. capricorn harmonious change 2 of pentacles. 4. pisces material happiness 9 of cups. 5. gemini shortened force 8 of swords. book t page 11 of 26 http//www.private.org.il/gd/book-t.html 13/10/2002 or in aries gemini leo scorpio capricorn pisces 2 w. 2 c: 1 each of others. one more decan than the others. or in aries gemini virgo scorpio capricorn 2 pentacles: 1

w.private.org.il/gd/book-t.html 13/10/2002 or in aries gemini leo scorpio capricorn pisces 2 w. 2 c: 1 each of others. one more decan than the others. or in aries gemini virgo scorpio capricorn 2 pentacles: 1 each of others. or in aries cancer virgo scorpio aquarius 2 cups: 1 each of others. or in taurus cancer virgo sagittarius aquarius two pentacles: 1 of each of the others. or in taurus cancer libra sagittarius aquarius two swords: 1 of each of the others. there being thirty-six decans and seven planets, it follows that one of the latter must rule over one more decan than the others. this is the planet mars, to which are allotted the last decan of pisces, and the first of aries, because the long cold of the winter requires a great energy to overcome it, and initiate spring. and the begi

ruin 10 of swords. venus 1. virgo material gain 9 of pentacles. 2. scorpio illusionary success 7 of cups. 3. aquarius defeat 5 of swords. 4. aries perfected work 4 of wands. 5. cancer love 2 of cups. mercury 1. virgo wealth 10 of pentacles. 2. sagittarius swiftness 8 of wands. 3. aquarius earned success 6 of swords. 4. taurus material trouble 5 of pentacles. 5. cancer abundance 3 of cups. moon 1. libra peace restored 2 of swords. 2. sagittarius great strength 9 of wands. 3. aquarius unstable effort 7 of swords. 4. taurus material success 6 of pentacles. 5. cancer blended pleasure 4 of cups. book t page 12 of 26 http//www.private.org.il/gd/book-t.html 13/10/2002 hb:chkmh the four twos symbolize the powers of the king and queen just uniting and initiating the force; but before the prince and

s angel rulers. xxvii. the lord of peace restored two of swords or pikes two crossed swords, like the air dagger of a zelator adeptus minor, each held by a white radiant angelic hand. upon the point where the two cross is a rose of five petals, emitting white rays. at the top and bottom of the card are two small daggers, supporting respectively the symbol crescent moon with horns upward thus, and libra representing the decanate. contradictory characters in the same nature, strength through suffering; pleasure after pain. sacrifice and trouble, yet strength arising therefrom, symbolized by the position of the rose, as though the pain itself had brought forth beauty. arrangement, peace restored; truce; truth and untruth; sorrow and sympathy. aid to the weak; arrangement; justice, unselfishne

suing from clouds, and holding three swords upright (as though the central sword had struck apart the two others, which were crossed in the preceding symbol: the central sword cuts asunder the rose of five petals, which in the previous symbol grew at the junction of the swords; its petals are falling, and no white rays issue from it. above and below the central sword are the symbols of saturn and libra. disruption, interruption, separation, quarrelling; sowing of discord and strife, mischief-making, sorrow and tears; yet mirth in platonic pleasures; singing, faithfulness in promises, honesty in money transactions, selfish and dissipated, yet sometimes generous: deceitful in words and repetitions; the whole according to dignity. binah of hb:v (unhappiness, sorrow, and tears. herein rule the

lords of the decan. xxix. the lord of rest from strife four of swords two white radiating angelic hands, each holding two swords; which four cross in the centre. the rose of five petals with white radiations is reinstated on the point of their intersection. above and below* book t page 15 of 26 http//www.private.org.il/gd/book-t.html 13/10/2002 on the points of two small daggers, are jupiter and libra, representing the decanate. rest from sorrow; yet after and through it. peace from and after war. relaxation of anxiety. quietness, rest, ease and plenty, yet after struggle. goods of this life; abundance; modified by dignity as is usual. chesed of hb:v (convalescence, recovery from sickness; change for the better. herein do hb:lavyh and hb:klyal bear rule. xxx. the lord of loss in pleasure

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uses of the zodiac, and like the hand of a watch, sweep round. the dividing lines between the houses are known as cusps. the sun takes roughly a month to pass through each of the houses, which are as follows: aries march 21 through april 19 taurus april 20 through may 19 gemini may 20 through june 20 cancer june 21 through july 22 leo july 23 through august 21 virgo august 22 through september 22 libra september 23 through october 22 scorpio october 23 through november 21 sagittarius november 22 through december 21 capricorn december 22 through january 20 aquarius january 21 through february 19 pisces february 20 through march 20 in fact, these dates do vary from year to year, so it is necessary to check the year in question when the date is on, or close to, the cusp. in planning this map

. jupiter and the sun in opposition could mean a somewhat self-centered person given to extravagance, due to the forcefulness and determination of the sun with the expansive wealth of jupiter. jupiter sextile with mercury would be good, showing determination and knowledge with judgement. the planets themselves have certain qualities: air, water, fire and earth. traditionally, gemini, aquarius and libra are the air signs; cancer, scorpio and pisces are the water signs; aries, leo and sagittarius the fire signs and taurus, virgo and capricorn the earth signs. air signs are supposedly intellectual, enlightened and articulate; water signs emotional; fire signs zealous and fervent; earth signs cautious, basic and practical. in more detail, the signs again, by tradition, as is almost all interpr

mewhat superficial. cancer is extremely sensitive, a follower of tradition, a great home lover. leo is the extrovert, full of self-confidence, with an abundance of personality, a great sense of the dramatic, and a great capacity to love. virgo is the critic; tidy and conservative, yet always charming and popular. virgo is the best of planners and organizers; intellectual and extremely analytical. libra has intuition and foresight, is peace-loving and has a great sense of justice. scorpio has tenacity and determination, great self-control, but a rather too fine opinion of the self. at times seems a contradiction to her/himself jealous and demanding. sagittarius knows no fear. kind and can be gentle, is also direct and outspoken. capricorn is ambitious and very materialistic, has a fear of i

planets. what this means is that there is a close affinity between the two. where a lesson nine: divination/ 129 130/ buckland's complete book of witchcraft planet is classed as being "watery" or "fiery, so the sign or signs that it rules are of that type. the sign aries is ruled by the planet mars. taurus is ruled by venus. gemini by mercury; cancer by the moon; leo by the sun; virgo by mercury; libra by venus; scorpio by mars; sagittarius by jupiter; capricorn by saturn; aquarius by saturn (some astrologers prefer uranus) and pisces by jupiter (again some say by neptune. generally it can be said that a fiery sign would not get along well with a water sign, nor would a water sign get along with an air sign. an air sign, however, would do well with a fire sign, and so on. let's now look at

sine mora fiat secondum artem misce m. miscae signa da msd m.f.mixt. div sol fasc man.j. pugil j. cyat j. coch j. gutt. no. 1, 2, 3, ana p.ae q.s. q.l. q.v. ib. oz. dr. scr. gr. pil pot pulv pulv misce fiat mixtura divide solve fasciculus manipulus pubillus or pugillum cyathus cochlear gutta etc. or aa partes oequales quantum sufficit quantum libet quantum volueris libra uncia drachma or dram scrupulus granum pilulae piot or potassa pulvis pulvis factus tinctura extractum chartula collyrium collutorium decoction gargarisma haustus infusum mistura semisses zingiber ex aqua anta cibum post cibum tussal urg. hora somni pro. occula oe p agitato vase appliceteur cataplasm durante dolore gradation ad libitum 148/ buckland's complete book of witchcraft for diarrhea

the following tables are important: table 1- astral colors sun sign birth date primary color secondary color aquarius january 20-february 18 blue green pisces february 19-march 20 white green aries march 21-april 19 white pink taurus april 20-may 20 red yellow gemini may 21-june 21 red blue cancer june 22-july 22 green brown leo july 23-august 22 red green virgo august 23-september 22 gold* black libra september 23-october 22 black blue scorpio october 23-november 21 brown black sagittarius november 22-december 21 gold red capricorn december 22-january 19 red brown table 2- symbolism of colors white purity, truth, sincerity red strength, health, vigor, sexual love light blue tranquility, understanding, patience, health n dark blue impulsiveness, depression, changeability green finance, fer

ng "desires" as an example, you would work on a thursday and make the talisman of tin (if possible) or parchment. mary is an aquarius, with uranus as the ruling planet. as with the previous question, we don't know her rising or moon signs. her birth number is eight. on the reverse you would put the sigil for "desires: 5. you would personalize one side of the talisman for henry, with a sun sign of libra and ruling planet venus. you can ignore all the information for amy kirshaw for, as i have tried to emphasize, you may not interfere with another's free will. this talisman, then, can only be done to bring the love of "another" to henry. the talisman would be made on copper and made on a friday. on the reverse you would put the sigil for love: 6. part of the power that goes into the talisman

CASE PAUL F THE BOOK OF TOKENS

[116] comment on lamed* l a m e d, pronounced lawmed. transcribed as" l. the number 30. meaning: ox-goad. the faithful intelligence. 1 the letter-name lamed means "ox-goad. the ox is aleph, called "the great ox of the breath of life, because ruach, r v ch, the life-breath, is assigned to aleph. the second section of this part of the meditation combines the notion of balance suggested by the sign libra, the scales, with that of guidance, suggested by the lettername. 2 "the wise find me thus concealed in lamed" because lamed, l m d, adds up to 74, and this is the number of the noun diin, d i i n "leader, chief, judge. 3 "the long circuit of existence" is probably based upon the gematria of sabeeb, s b i b "a circuit, the place round about, environs. the number of s b i b is 74, the same as

CASSANDRA EASON A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGIC

a time when you need confidence or to assert your identity. alternatively, you may burn any astrological candles whose strengths you need at a particular time, perhaps the courage of aries before a confrontation or travelling to an unfamiliar location. you might also use them in a love ritual. note also the influence of particular groups of signs of the zodiac. the cardinal signs- aries, cancer, libra and capricorn- are so-called because when the sun moved into these signs, it marked the beginning of a new season- spring, summer, autumn and winter. people born under a cardinal sign manifest this as a desire to initiate and to take command of people and situations. the fixed signs- leo, taurus, aquarius and scorpio- are signs entered by the sun in the middle of a season. people born under

o 23 august. colour: gold. a fixed fire sign, for rituals for courage and leadership, sensual pleasures and love affairs. ruled by the sun [symbol- sym06] virgo, the maiden: 24 august to 22 september. colour: green or pale blue. a mutable earth sign, for spells to increase efficiency, for bringing order to a chaotic situation, for self-improvement and for healing. ruled by mercury [symbol- sym07] libra, the scales: 23 september to 23 october. colour: blue or violet. a cardinal air sign for rituals concerning justice and the law, for balancing options and priorities relationships, harmony and reconciliation. ruled by venus [symbol- sym08] scorpio, the scorpion: 24 october to 22 november. colour: burgundy or red. a fixed water sign, for increasing second sight, for passion and sex, secrets

who work in commerce, medicine, teaching, the retail trades, the media and science and all who are studying. it also can be used in rituals for health. its elemental creatures are sylphs, gentle spirits of the air who can be seen fleetingly as butterflies, offering ideas, ideals and a reminder to enjoy happiness while you can. air's colour is yellow and its zodiacal signs are aquarius, gemini and libra. fire fire represents noon, summer and the quarter and direction of the south. fire is the realm of light, the sun and lightning, and so forms the focus of magick for fertility, power, joy, ambition, illumination, inspiration, achievement, all creative and artistic ventures, poetry, art, sculpture, writing, music, dance, religion and spirituality, psychic powers and mystical experiences, pas

for new love and the growth of self-love, for if we do not love ourselves we cannot love others creatively. element: earth colour: green, pink crystals: amethyst, emerald, jade, moss agate, rose quartz incenses: geranium, rose, strawberry, vervain trees: almond, apple, birch herbs and oils: feverfew, mugwort, pennyroyal, verbena, yarrow metal: copper venus rules taurus, 21 april-21 may, and also libra, 23 september-23 october. venus spells are especially potent during these sun sign periods and for those born under taurus and libra [insert sym19] saturn saturday, the day of saturn, is potent for spells concerned with unfinished business, and with endings that lead to beginnings. it is therefore a good day for all slow-moving matters and for accepting limitations, as well as for overcoming

ining magical spells, herbs, flowers, incenses and moon phases, etc. caduceus: the staff of the classical messenger of the gods (hermes to the greeks and mercury to the romans, shaped like two snakes, entwined in a double circle. cardinal: principal, as in the four cardinal directions set round a circle- north, south, east, and west. also a term applied to the astrological signs of aries, cancer, libra and capricorn, because when the sun moved into these signs it marked the start of a new season. those born under a cardinal sign manifest this quality as a desire to initiate and to take command of people and situations. cauldron of undry: a magical cauldron, one of the original four celtic treasures, that could provide an endless supply of nourishment and had great healing and restorative p

CHYMICAL WEDDING OF CHRISTIAN ROSENKREUTZ

he ships were twelve in number, six of ours, and six of the old lord s, who caused his ships to be freighted with well appointed soldiers. but he himself came to us in our ship, where we were all together. in the first the musicians, of which the old lord also had a great number, seated themselves; they sailed before us to shorten the time. our flags were the twelve celestial signs, and we sat in libra. besides other things our ship also had a noble and curious clock, which showed us all the minutes. the sea was so calm, too, that it was a singular pleasure to sail. but what surpassed all the rest was the old man s discourse; he knew so well how to pass away our time with wonderful stories, that i could have been content to sail with him all my life long. meanwhile the ships passed on in h

DICTIONARY GLOSSARY OF OCCULT TERMINOLOGY

mbers elected to the national board of directors- whether the term is temporary or is for life; 3) in astrology, a term used to identify one of the three qualities (also referred to as a triplicity) indicating that a sign of the zodiac (q.v) has the trait of making all planets within it as having a more dominant and forceful influence in the chart. cardinal signs include: aries (q.v, cancer (q.v, libra (q.v, and capricorn (q.v. catharsis, magickal: the release of magickal potency at the climax of a ritual or ceremony. it is usually accompanied by an emotional release, and in some forms of magick by physical climax. the catharsis of greek tragedy was no more than a pale echo of the original magickal catharsis of the greek eulusian mysteries. ceres: one of four thousand known asteroids, but

o the founding of the hermetic order of the golden dawn [g.d. wrote several influential works including, transcendental magic, and interpreted, the book of splendor. levitation: the occult suspension of a physical body without apparent support. usually applied to the suspension of a human being. christian saints, hindu yogis, and victorian spirit mediums were sometimes credited with this ability. libra "the scales" in astrology (q.v, the seventh sign of the zodiac (q.v) having the qualities of cardinal (q.v) and air (q.v) and is ruled by the planet venus (q.v. on the rainbow wand (q.v) and on the lotus wand aries is represented by the color green. keywords include: relate, balance, complement, expressive, diplomatically, socially, discontentedly, harmoniously, impartially. license to depar

rise- v- veil of unknowing: a term used by don tyson to indicate the boundary between manifest being and the unknowable source called the unmanifest (q.v) or the ain soph (q.v. venus: the second planet of the terran solar system. in astrology (q.v, the planet named after the roman goddess who served as the goddess of beauty. attributed as being the ruler of the zodiac (q.v) signs taurus (q.v) and libra (q.v. on the tree of life (q.v) within the kabbalah (q.v) venus is attributed to the seventh sephirah (q.v, netzach (q.v. keywords include: harmony, relationship, balance, attraction, beauty, love, party, diplomatic, art, music, drama, pleasure, possessions, lovely, candy, sweetness, lazy, indolent, enjoyment, taste, dressing table, make up, mirror. verver: the personal seal of a loa (q.v) o

DION FORTUNE MYSTICAL QABALA

lement of earth corresponds to the phlegmatic temperament; the suit of pentacles; the signs of taurus, virgo, and capricorn; and the planets venus and luna. 28. the element of water corresponds to the bilious temperament; the suit of cups; the signs of cancer, scorpio, and pisces; and the planet mars. 29. the element of air corresponds to the choleric temperament; the suit of swords; the signs of libra, gemini, and aquarius; and the planets saturn and mercury. 30. the element of fire corresponds to the sanguine temperament; the suit of wands; the signs of aries, sagittarius and leo; and the planets sol and jupiter. 31. it will be seen, then, that if we classify mundane affairs and phenomena in terms of the four elements, we shall immediately see their relationship to astrology and the taro

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es and aunts on the father s side; and tenants, stewards, shepherds, and farmers. in queries of a political nature, however, this house indicates the underservants of the government; the common seamen in the navy; private soldiers in the army; and the general health of the nation, chiefly regarding contagious and epidemic disorders. seventh house. the seventh house, which is of the same nature as libra, is the house of marriage. saturn here denotes unhappiness from constitutional causes; mars, from difference of temper; uranus, as usual, from some strange and unaccountable dislike. the other planets are mostly causers of good, except for the moon, which may indicate fluctuating relationships. in horary questions the seventh house denotes love, speculations in business, partners in trade, a

ive or masculine (active, in the case of the fire and air signs; or negative or feminine (reactive, in the case of the earth and water signs. the signs are also divided into northern and commanding (the first six, and southern and obeying (last six. there are four triplicities among the signs: the earth triplicity, including taurus, virgo, and capricorn; the air triplicity, which includes gemini, libra, and aquarius; the fire triplicity, encompassing aries, leo, and sagittarius; and the water triplicity, containing cancer, scorpio, and pisces. the signs are further divided into diurnal and nocturnal, the diurnal signs being all masculine and the nocturnal feminine. signs named after quadrupeds are, of course, quadrupedal; those named after human states of endeavor (e.g, water bearer, arche

, of average stature, with a clear, ruddy or brown complexion, dark hair and eyes, a rather round face, and a voice sweet and clear but not strong. the character is amiable and benevolent, witty and studious, but not persevering; and if not opposed by planetary aspects, apt to oratory. virgo is associated with cornfields and granaries, studies and libraries. the key phrase for virgo is i analyze. libra, the seventh sign of the zodiac, is a cardinal air sign. it is a positive, masculine sign, ruled by the planet venus. its symbol is the scales, which its glyph is said to represent. it takes its name from the latin word for pound weight, or scales. libra is associated with the lower back, buttocks, and kidneys. libra is sanguine, hot, moist, and diurnal. the native is tall and well made, ver

latin word for pound weight, or scales. libra is associated with the lower back, buttocks, and kidneys. libra is sanguine, hot, moist, and diurnal. the native is tall and well made, very handsome, of a fine, ruddy complexion in youth, which changes to a deep red with advancing years. the native has long, flaxen hair, gray eyes, a courteous disposition, and a just and upright character. the places libra rules are mountains, sawpits, and newly felled woods. the key phrase for libra is i balance. scorpio, the eighth sign of the zodiac, is a fixed water sign. it is a negative, feminine sign, ruled by the planet pluto (in traditional astrology it was ruled by mars. its symbology is complex, being the only sign with three symbols.the scorpion, the snake, and the eagle. its glyph is said to repre

ortant markers in the annual calendar, as were the points halfway between each of these days, signaling as they did important activities in the agricultural season. very early these points became ritualized, the occasions for feasts and celebrations. in astrology, the spring equinox is the beginning of the new astrological year. at that time the sun enters 0 aries. at the fall equinox it enters 0 libra. the planetary configurations at the time of the equinoxes have a particular importance in the interpretations of mundane astrology (the astrology of nations. epworth phenomena encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. 512 the astrological year was largely replaced by the christian calendar in the west, but came back into use for marking the year with the rebirth of ritual magic in

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age of a four-pointed crown in the centre of a pentagram must be engraved on the obverse side. on the other must be the head of an eagle in the centre of the six-pointed star of solomon, which must be surrounded by the name of the planetary genius pi-zeous, written in the arcane alphabet. this talisman must be composed on a thursday, during the passage of the moon through the first ten degrees of libra, and when it is also in a favourable aspect with saturn and jupiter. the consecration consists in its exposure to the smoke of a perfume composed of incense, ambergris, balm, grain of paradise, saffron, and macis, which is the second coat of the nutmeg. these must be burnt with wood of the oak, poplar, fig tree, and pomegranate, and placed in a new earthen dish, which must be ground into pow

t would assume that the sun was at 0 degrees aries. due to the progression of the equinoxes, the sun at the spring equinox is close to 0 degrees pisces. much of the symbolism of the signs of the zodiac in western astrology is tied to the seasons of the year. that symbolism would be lost with the acceptance of the sidereal zodiac. the 12 signs of the zodiac are: aries, taurus, gemini, cancer, leo, libra, scorpio, sagittarius, capricorn, aquarius, and pisces (see also astrological houses; astrological planets; astrological signs; astrology) zitko, john howard encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. 1708 sources: brau, jean louis, helen weaver, and allen edwards. laurouse encyclopedia of astrology. new york: new american library, 1980. cirlot, j. e. a dictionary of symbols. new yor

FRANCIS A YATES GIORDANO BRUNO AND THE HERMETIC TRADITION

triumph of good solar characteristics is witnessed in, for example, draco, where apollo with his magic charms the dragon,1 and in corvus in which magia divina triumphs over bad forms of magic.2 another most important influence in this character is that of jupiter. the jovial characteristics of benevolent law-giving and tolerance are seen to prevail in the constellations bootes,3 aquila,4 aries,5 libra,6 and others. there is also a strong venus influence, making for friendship and love, harmonising of discords, and the tempering of mars, or of forces making for war. venus triumphs in the pleiades7 and in gemini,8 and in dclphinus,9 she overcomes mars. good saturnian qualities, such as deep study and contemplation are preserved, for example in perseus,10 but the saturnian unsociability and

hood are made to go down out of heaven, in spite of pro- spanish mars's plea for her, and simplicity ascends in her place.3 it is clear, by implication, that catholic spain represents another kind of pedantry, making for war and social disruption. in contrast, under gemini, cupid, apollo, mercury, saturn, venus speak in favour of love, friendship, and peace which are to replace partiality.4 under libra, we learn that the balance must go down to look into injustices on earth, amongst other things to correct the violence done to nature in vestal edifices.5 the ethic which bruno advocates is that of a rule of law and order which encourages peaceful and useful activities and from which warring between sects is banished. in its private aspect, this ethic encourages good venereal, jovial, and so

FRATER ELIJAH ANGELS OF CHAOS

nd we definitely have some crone type destructive energies here. the number of babylon is 156 which is also the number of chaos. with binah we have links to set, which was integral with the rite of god-hood. 76=7+6=13 and we have a ton of links here, but check out the relations to gargophias and the 13'th tunnel of set, in the outer spaces (this comes later) side note on the second sigil: inverse libra) absolute chaos. 7 is also a symbol of set as an ax. sept is seven the sixth and central cosmic power zone: beauty--tiphareth--sun/son. the number 6(sex):vau- sexual union zain: the number 7--twins set/ horus (gemini, 6'th and 7'th months gemini- cancer. sexual polarity. lovers of the tarot. the letter zain spelled in full equal's 67 (reverse 76) which symbolizes the womb of the mother (bina

FULLER J F C SECRET WISDOM OF THE QABALAH

xistences could not proceed and be manifest. 9 sympathy and antipathy governed by harmony is the secret not only of the spiritual but of the moral and physical worlds. the letters od, heh, and vau are their symbols, and together they form yhv (gnostic lao, the ineffable name. this symbolism is universal because it is universally true. in the zodiac, scorpio, male, and virgo, female, are united by libra, the balance. the three divine essentials are necessity and liberty linked together by harmony. truth cannot exist without doubt, hope without fear, life without death; and so we find that, whatever the attempted explanation is, good and evil are necessary one to the other just as are the centripetal and centrifugal forces of the heavenly bodies. everywhere are they to be found except in the

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

ind all the temples in africa and western asia were dedicated to vulcan the fire god or the "lord of fire" to whom all furnaces were sacred. the principal festivals in honor of this deity took place in the spring, at the easter season, and on the 23d of august, when it is said that the licentiousness practiced in the temples compared with those of the "harvest homes" of europe when the sun was in libra and the harvest had been garnered in. vulcan was the "god of fornication" or of passion. these excesses, which remained unchecked down to the fourth century before christ, are said to have somewhat abated after the rise of the stoic philosophy. various philosophers of early historic times as well as many of the early fathers in the christian church believed that god was a corporeal substance

GILBERT THE SORCERER AND HIS APPRENTICE

blue, a hind. of asher )jacob says 'out of asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties' moses says 'let asher be blessed with children, lethim beacceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil. thy shoes shall be iron and brass, and as thy days, so shall thy strength be' the armorial bearings of asher are purple, a cup. allthiscoincides with the nature of venus and libra, while the feet refer to the sign pisces, which rule the feet, and in which(c?)is exalted. iron and brass are the metals of the friendly planets (d')and (c).of dan (tt\)jacob says 'dan shall judge his people as one of the tribes of israel. dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse's heels, so that his rider shall fall backward. i have waited for thy salva

ning is gathered.theinterpretation of the symbols of the planets and of the signs of the zodiac, however, are for the most part very complex and difficult to follow. one key may, however, be given here; it is often laid down in books on occultism that the signs of the zodiac were originally only ten, and that virgo and scorpio were originally one, as the likeness of the symbols seems to indicate, libra being added by the egyptian priests.inthis there is a certain amount of truth. libra was introduced by the priests of egypt, or perhaps earlier, but not as an additionbuta substitution; the original sign was the altar ara (fig. 11, sometimes called the altar of abel, which, with the decanal signs, clearly shows the mystery of the atonement, rising above the law of karma.thesign of libra, or

, rising above the law of karma.thesign of libra, or the balance of the table of osiris, indicates the weighing of the actsofthedead, and the future state as the certain result thereof, a conception natural and obvious to a people whose ideas were bounded by the lower principles, and who had not learnt the possibility of rising above these principles and beyond the law of karma.thesubstitution of libra for ara marks a distinct stage in the progress of religious history; many others are marked in the zodiac, and will appear as we proceed.thesymbol of libra is simply ara cut off at the top (fig 12. to see one instance of how these symbols are written on the face of physical nature, and how everyone of them must be in fact just as true on the physical plane asitis on the abstract metaphysical

also in thehinduand chinese records, and similarly in revelation. you getthenthe reign of the devil upon earth in the timeofscorpio, the converse of the sign of virgo. and i ask youtonotice the similarity of the two signs- only onemarkedby the sign of the cross, theothermarkedwiththesignofthe devil. so the woman shall bruise the serpent's head;andthus those two signs are very similar, having only libra between them. and above libra lies the decanateofthealtar, the sign of the altar in the decanate; and i pointedoutbefore how the picture of the altar was the real sign of libra.itis very difficult to makeinto a balance,butitisvery easy to imagine it to be an altar- say the old hieroglyphic formofan altar, with the sacrificial fire in the middle. cutting off the top ofit,you have the sign of

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS U7

f b in king scale: queen: amber yellow. sigil of b in queen scale: solid cube prince: dark brown. sigil of b in prince scale: princess: black flecked with yellow. sigil of b in princess scale: 11 addendum 2: flashing sounds zodiac in the chromatic scale sign scale color a aries c red b taurus c# red-orange c gemini d orange d cancer d# amber (orange-yellow) e leo e yellow f virgo f green-yellow g libra f# green h scorpio g blue-green i sagittarius g# blue j capricorn a indigo (blue violet) k aquarius a# violet l pisces b magenta (violet-red) the mother letters (with the new planets) letter planet scale color sounds flash on c shin. pluto c red f# green a aleph uranus e yellow a# violet m mem n neptune g blue d orange fundamental notes of the planets planet scale color planet sounds flash o

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS Z3

is password, therefore, may also be used in a magical ceremony as attracting the support of the light of nature acting upon natural forces. the ceremony of the equinox the whole formulae of the ceremony of the equinox is intended to create a magical link between the sun, as the light of nature, and the order. it should be celebrated within 48 hours at least of the sun s actual entry into aries or libra. the single knock given by the hierophant heralds the initiation of a fresh current. the password, as already explained, is the symbol of the connecting link of the purpose of the ceremony, and therefore, before beginning fresh operation to attract a fresh current, the kerux proclaims that the former password is abrogated. in the whole ceremony, save at the exchange of insignia, the hieropha

GRAHAM HANCOCK FINGERPRINTS OF THE GODS

past. graham hancock fingerprints of the gods 232 chapter 29 the first crack in an ancient code the plane of the earth s orbit, projected outwards to form a great circle in the celestial sphere, is known as the ecliptic. ringed around the ecliptic, in a starry belt that extends approximately 7 north and south, are the twelve constellations of the zodiac: aries, taurus, gemini, cancer, leo, virgo, libra, scorpius, sagittarius, capricornus, aquarius and pisces. these constellations are irregular in size, shape and distribution. nevertheless (and one assumes by chance) their spacing around the rim of the ecliptic is sufficiently even to bestow a sense of cosmic order upon the diurnal risings and settings of the sun. to picture what is involved here, do the following (1) mark a dot in the cent

e s pyramid, still clad with their original facing stones, seemed to float like an iceberg on the ocean of moonlight. knowing that we could not stay long in this bewitching place, i sat down and gazed around at the heavens. over to the west, across limitless desert sands, regulus had now set beneath the horizon, and the rest of the lion s body was poised to follow. the constellations of virgo and libra were also dropping lower in the sky and, much farther to the north, i could see the great and little bears slowly pacing out their eternal cycle around the celestial pole. i looked south-east across the nile valley and there was the crescent moon still spreading its spectral radiance from the bank of the milky way. 18 ibid, p. 87. 19 one is irritated by the number of imbeciles names written

years in each of the twelve zodiacal constellations. a full cycle of precession of the equinoxes therefore takes almost 26,000 years to complete (12 x 2160 years. it follows that one and a half cycles takes nearly 39,000 years (18 x 2160 years. in the time of herodotus the sun on the vernal equinox rose due east at dawn against the stellar background of aries at which moment the constellation of libra was in opposition, lying due west where the sun would set twelve hours later. if we wind the clock of precession back half a cycle, however six houses of the zodiac or approximately 13,000 years we find that the reverse configuration prevails: the vernal sun now rises due east in libra while aries lies due west in opposition. a further 13,000 years back, the situation reverses itself once mo

ould set twelve hours later. if we wind the clock of precession back half a cycle, however six houses of the zodiac or approximately 13,000 years we find that the reverse configuration prevails: the vernal sun now rises due east in libra while aries lies due west in opposition. a further 13,000 years back, the situation reverses itself once more, with the vernal sun rising again in aries and with libra in opposition. this takes us to 26,000 years before herodotus. if we then step back another 13,000 years, another half precessional cycle, to 39,000 years before herodotus, the vernal sunrise returns to libra, and aries is again in opposition. the point is this: with 39,000 years we have an expanse of time during which the sun can be described as twice rising where he now sets, i.e. in 25 th

s mela: the egyptians pride themselves on being the most ancient people in the world. in their authentic annals one may read that since they have been in existence, the course of the stars has changed direction four times, and that the sun has set twice in the part of the sky where it rises today (pomponious mela, de situ orbis) 26 sacred science, p. 87 graham hancock fingerprints of the gods 372 libra in the time of herodotus (and again at 13,000 and at 39,000 years earlier, and as twice setting where he now rises, i.e. in aries in the time of herodotus (and again at 13,000 and 39,000 years earlier).27 if schwaller s interpretation is correct and there is every reason to suppose it is it suggests that the greek historian s priestly informants must have had access to accurate records of th

mn there appears a list of the mortal kings who ruled in upper and lower egypt after the gods but prior to the supposed unification of the kingdom under menes, the first pharaoh of the first dynasty, in 3100 bc. from the surviving fragments it is possible to 27 as the following table makes clear: vernal equinox sunrise in opposition (due west) at sunrise fifth century bc (time of herodotus) aries libra approx 13,000 years before herodotus libra aries approx 26,000 years before herodotus aries libra approx 39,000 years before herodotus libra aries 28 see, for example, sir a.h. gardner, the royal cannon of turin, griffith institute, oxford. 29 archaic egypt, p. 4. 30 for further details, sacred science, p. 86. graham hancock fingerprints of the gods 373 establish that nine dynasties of these

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tering earth= black air fo earth= yellow lettering water of earth= blue lettering earth of earth= green or white iettering fire of earth= red lettering fire= red air of fire= yellow lettering water of fire= blue lettering earth of fire= black lettering fire of fire= green lettering the colors of the great cross are: aries, leo, sagittarius= firey= red cancer, scorpio, pisces= watery= blue gemini, libra, aquarius= airy= yellow taurus, virgo, capricorn= earthy= black 49 the colors of the sephirothic crosses are determined using each truncated pyramid as: the colors of the kurubic squares are determined as: 50 where, t_ color of tablet k= color of element of the court card of the kerub s= same as triangle no. 1 a= color of angle wands= fire, yod, red cups= water, he, blue swords= air, vau, ye

uares are determined as: 50 where, t_ color of tablet k= color of element of the court card of the kerub s= same as triangle no. 1 a= color of angle wands= fire, yod, red cups= water, he, blue swords= air, vau, yellow pantacles= earth, he, black the colors of the lesser watchtower squares are determined from the astrological and planetary signs as follows: red= firey= sun, jupiter, aries, cancer, libra, capricom blue= watery= mars, taurus, leo, scorpio, aquarius yellow= airy= saturas, mercury, gemini, virgo, sagittarius, pisces black= earthy= 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

these signs are given below. aries: the first cause, the life-principle, pure spirit. taurus: pure substance, undiferentiated matter. gemini: motion, phenomena, elementary relationships. cancer: universal womb, pure waters of life, the motherprinciple. leo: creation made rnanifest, divine incarnation, creative activity, the ideal mart. virgo: organized matter purifed and refined, the ideal woman. libra: ideal relationships, perfect harmony and balance, universal harmony. scorpio: emotional power, regeneration, death. sagittarius: aspiration, transformation of consciousness, the principie of perfection. 71 72 capricorn: crystallization of matter, matter organized for use, governing authority. aquarius: universal brotherhood, trae lmowledge. pisces: emotion as universal solvent, dissolving o

figures 16 to 31, appendix a. the primary meanings of these signs are given below. sun: will power, vitality, creativity. it rules over leo. moon: instinct, habit, personality, feeling, memory, imagination, receptivity. it rules cancer. mercury: power of communicat ion, intel l igence, reason, mobility, self-expression. it rules gemini and virgo. venus: love, beauty, harmony. it roles taurus and libra. mars: passion, desire, energy, courage, initiative. it rules aries and scorpio. j piter: higher xni.nd, wisdom, optimism, spon74 taneity, enthusiasm, benevolence, generosity. it rules sagittarius and pisces. saturn: satan, contraction, crystal l ization, concentration, ambition, self-preservation, caution, responsibility, pessimism, stability, endurance. it rules capricorn and aquarius. 75

roper use, your magical weapons will automatically become ppowerfultalismans. they will become charged with your own emotional and psychic energies. additional talismans can be made for specific ppurposesbut all should come under the following general headings: earth: taurus, virgo, capricorn, venus, moon, pentacle, black, north. water: cancer, scorpio, pisces, mars, cup, blue, west. air: gemini, libra, aquarius, saturn, mercury, sword, yellow, east. fire: aries, leo, sagittarius, sun, jupiter, wand, red, south. 94 when you practice the exercise to gain the knowledge and conversation of your holy guardian angel, you will need to design and make your own talisman of iliatai. figure 5 shows an example of such a talisman design. the watchtowers and tablet of union can be used for talismans. f

which means "cup" the cup symbolism explains the passive nature of this formula. aiq bkr reduces 96 to 6, the number for life. iao is the formula for a passive acceptance of life in the sense of karma-less action. the formula of lao is that spiritual/magical capability (temperance/art in sagittarius) together with spiritual insight (hierophant in taurus) will result in the best karma (justice in libra. the formula is therefore one to use to improve one's karmic burden. the letters gon, un, med are written, 178 the formula of qaa we made us a temple of stones in the shape of the universe, even as thou didst wear openly and i concealed. aleister crowley, liber vii the enochian word qaa, pronounced qah-ah, is comprised of the first letters of the words quasahi-ath-ar which means "the delight

e a chamber" both 77 and 71 are values for the word t-il meaning "like an aethyr" the formula of toog is thus associated with the feminine current. it is not surprising that 77 is the number for odosa which means "to open up what is within" the name itself suggests lust (the creative desire of leo) joined to motion (the chariot of cancer) by the two modes of karmic 183 retribution (the justice of libra. karma is both personal and collective and can result in either harmony or conflict, good or evil this dualistic nature of justice was personified by the egyptian goddess maati (maati was the twofold aspect of maat, goddess of truth and justice, consort to the god thoth, whose hall of maati contained the balance where all were weighed against her feather of justice. a sigil of toog from the

re meaniing an understanding of mobility" the magical dragon is a magician of very high rank he is aware of his inner divinity, his holy guardian angel. he is one who has crossed the abyss. his formula is to move ceaselessly through the watchtowers and aethyrs dispensing justice and pproclaiming his word.the formula 187 itself reveals his methodology in its letters: a sense of justice (justice in libra) is the core of a healthy love of life (the devil in capricorn) which is checked by experience (temperance/art in sagittarius) but allowed constant change in expression (death in scorpio. the sigil of vovin from the rose (figure 6) is: 188 the formula of vrelp my god! 0 my god! i am but a speck in the stardust of ages; i am the master of the secret of things. aleister crowley, liber vii the

or a means "of passage. the correct way to use this formula is suggested by its letters: you must face your personal annihilation (death in scorpio) in zax using your magical ability (temperance/ art in sagittarius) and initiated consciousness (hierophant in taurus. when your magical judgement (the fiery aeon) tells you that you are ready, you can then safely enter zax. if your karma (justice in libra) permits it, you will be successful (spirit of the empress. niakod is a mental sword that should accompany you when you enter or cross the 10th aethyr, zax. the degree of protection afforded by niakod is in direct pro-portion to your understanding of this formula. the sigh of niakod from the watchtower of fire the letters drun, gon, un, veh, med, gal, are written: 194 the formula of ztztzt 0

re shown in table ii. in meditation, let your mind wander through the letters of a square. note the occult relationships and correspondences as you move among the letters but do not even try to put your observations into words until after the meditation. as an example, meditate on the square of ror you will see that the square contains only three di fferent letters: r-moon in pisces o- justice in libra d- empress in spirit an overview will show you that as the empress connects the mascul ine, chokmah wi th the feminine, binah on the qabalistic tree of life (see figure 19 in enochian magic, so the letter d connects the masculine letter 0 with 257 the feminine letter r. a strong sense of justice pervades this square. it is interesting to note that the letter r, which occurs in al l four corn

ep 8. conduct the banishing rituals. the following is an advanced vovin meditation exercise: step i. meditate on the meaning and correspondences of the magick square of vovin. step 2. meditate on the square itself. consider the balance of its letters. consider the four corners which include v( the devi l in capricorn) and n (death in scorpio. consider the two diagonals of the letter 0 (justice in libra. consider the center and two diagonals of the letter i (art in sagittarius. consider the placement of l (chariot in cancer) and x (universe in the element of earth. consider the 270 square to be an expression of the formula of the dragon step 3. meditate on yourself as a lunar expression. con sider the similarities between the reflected and cyclic ligh of the moon with the human condition. s

means "sun-savior" oxi-ar means "mighty sun" and sibis (a variant of sibsi) means "covenant" the square thus suggests that the sun-savior is one who is able to link the solar creative forces of divinity with man. the sigil of the sun-savior from the watchtower of fire is: the letters of soe illustrate the basic formula of the sun_ savior in enochian magick. the lovers of gemini (s, the justice of libra (0) and the hermit of virgo (e. this sug g e s t s the powe r ful f o r c e s o f l o v e and ka rma manifesting together within a single individual person. the invocation of such a being is an important step in realizing the great work 273 enochian healing within every man and woman is a force which directs and controls the ent ire course of l ife. properly used, it can heal every af f lict

that surrounds and pervades it. the gematric value of the parent phrase is 472. the g ennatric value of the 274 formula gono is 118 and 118x4=472. the let ters of this formula express the idea that motion or action (the chariot of cancer) is on the left while death (death in scorpio) is on the right-a clear choice being available. however, surrounding death on each side is one's karma (justice in libra. the formula thus implies that the decision to accept death (the ultimate result of disease) or to restore health (the ultimate result of moving away from death) is purely karmic. the formula for healing in enochian magick must therefore take karma and the patient's personal karmic burden into account. this fact is further sustained when we consider that 118 =59x2, where 59 is the number for

ke in your left hand. face the watchtower of fire and say, oipteaapdoke (oh-ee-peh-teh-ah-ah peh-doh-keh) edlprnaa (eh-del-par-nah-ah) great king over the first square a in the great cross of fire, come to me. aapdoke (ah-ah-peh-doh-keh) adaeoet (ah-dah-eh-oh eteh) anodoin (ah-noh-dohee- neh) mighty seniors of the first square a in the great cross of fire, come to me. bring the balancing power of libra 328 and lunar receptivity here to me. concentrate on the first square a in the great cross of fire. see the power that abounds in this region to be flowing from the great cross of fire into the red cake in the form of a fiery red mist. step 9. replace the talisman of the first square a with that of the second square a and say, oipteaapdoke edlprnaa great king over the second square a in the

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y newly elected masters and officers. c all other regular or special convocations or meetings of each lodge are to be postponed in order that the new year feast may be held on the day decreed by the imperator. d the annual outdoor fete may be held at the discretion of the master of each lodge, on or about the 23rd day of september of each year. it shall be that day when the sun enters the sign of libra. this annual outdoor fete should be held by each lodge independently, to celebrate the laying of the foundation stones of the great pyramid in america. each lodge shall arrange to go on this day (or the following one, should it rain or be stormy) to an open space in the suburbs near such lodge, and with prayer and addresses, have each member of the lodge deposit in one small pile a simple li

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ings. it will be remarked as the symbol or figure assigned in the formal zodiacs of all countries, whether origidal zodiacs, or whether produced in figure-imitations by recognising tradition. the marks or fig. 7. the letter shin 50 the rosicrucians. symbols of the zodiacal signs, virgo-scorpio, are closely similar to each other, with certain differences, which we behold! i show you a sign. virgo. libra. scorpio. the woman conqueror leading the dragon. the restored world, or captivity captive" recommend to the judicious consideration of close and experienced observers. fig. 8. the templar banner: the famous beauseant. fig. 9. fig. 8 is the symbol, or hook, of saturn, the colour of whom, in the heraldic configuration, is sab, sable, or black, divided, party per pale, with the opening light o

n their grand hieroglyphic proclamation, all over the world. all these are phalli, and express a sublime meaning (a) aries (b) taurus (c) gemini (d) cancer (e) leo (f) virgo, are the six first signs; and they collectively (in their annual succession) form the macrocosmos of the cabalists. then succeeds the turning-point, balances, or nave (navel, of the astronomical wheel, represented by the sign libra (g, which, be it remembered, was added by the imaginative (and therefore, practically inventive) greeks. the foregoing, up to libra, represent the ascending signs, or six of the spokes, so to speak, of the annual zodiacal wheel, circling to the zenith or vertex. the last six signs of the zodiac are called descending signs, and they are the sinister, autumnal, or changing, in reverse, monthly

sed absolutely, by these extraordinary men, as not permissible to be disclosed. as they, however, were very fond of diagrams and mystic figures, of which they left many in those rarities (mostly ill-executed, but each wonderfully suggestive) called gnostic gems, we will supply a seeming elucidation of this their astrological assumption of what was earliest; for which see the succeeding figure (g) libra (the balances) leads again off as the hingepoint, introducing the six winter signs, which are (g) libra again (h) scorpio (i) sagittarius (j) capricornus (k) aquarius, and (l) pisces. fig. 12 (a) ezekiel's wheel. turning-point libra (the sign libra was added by the greeks) the first six signs, or ascending signs, are represented by the celestial perpendicular, or descending ray, as thus: the

a babylonian gem. 11 and 12. early french (also babylonian. 13. middle french. 14. later french. 16. valois. 17. henry of navarre. 18. in england, thus. 19. bourbon. 20. egyptian sculptures: fleur-de-lis; asp. architerctural finials. 171 fig. 41. 21. finial: meaning the fleur-de-lis. 22. finial* the opinion of m. dupuis was (see his learned memoir concerning the origin of the constellations, that libra was formerly the sign of the vernal equinox, and aries of the nocturnal, autumnal equinox; that is, that since the origin of the actual astronomical system, the procession (precession) of the equinoxes had carried forward by seven signs the primitive order of the zodiac. now, estimating the procession (precession) at about 70 years to a degree, that is, 2115 years to each sign,-and observing

that is, that since the origin of the actual astronomical system, the procession (precession) of the equinoxes had carried forward by seven signs the primitive order of the zodiac. now, estimating the procession (precession) at about 70 years to a degree, that is, 2115 years to each sign,-and observing that aries was in its fifteenth degree 1447 before christ, it follows that the first degree of libra could not have coincided with the vernal equinox more lately than 15,194 years before christ, to which, if you add 1790 years since christ, it appears that 16,984 years have elapsed since the origin of the zodiac (volney, ruins of empires, 1st english edition, 1792, p. 360. all white things express the celestial and luminous gods; all circular ones, the world, the moon, the sun, the destinie

cumstances) which did not advisedly admit of the addition. a comparative display of all marks or symbols which give occult expression to the female side of nature, and its astronomical and astrological signs, affords the same result of identity. the marks of the signs f and h, and their ciphers, are interchangeable, and reflect intimately from one to the other. it must be remembered that the sign libra our modern september the hinge-point or balance-centre of the two wings of the celestial zodiac was an addition by the greeks. here, according to the sab an astrological tradition, the origin of good and evil, of the malific and the benevolent cabalistic investments of nature, the beginning of this two-sexed, intelligent sublunary world, were to be found-all contained in the profoundest myst

, or ark. place of fons. twonails, in the fountain, or font. latin rite, in the feet; one nail in the greekrite. woman s side (moon) sinister. axis inclined (ecliptic (chapter-house) cor or choir (equatorial (as deliberative judgement seat) the blessed lady st. john. aries, head and face taurus, neck andthroat gemini, arms and shoulders cancer, breast and stomach leo, heart and back virgo, venter libra,reins and loins scorpio, genitalia sagittarius, hips and thighs capricorn, knees and hams aquarius, legs and ankles pisces, feet and toes. a b c d e f g h i j k l sun rises. east. holy of holies. crown of glory. crown of thorns. apse or apsis. astro-theosopic chart. 307 astro-theosophic chart (no. 2) eastern or greek rite. mysterium (east (north (south (west) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12. head

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es, from harl. 6483. the seal of solomon, from harl. 6483. seal of solomon from the magical calendar. seal of solomon, frontispiece from british library manuscript lans. 1203, les v ritables clavicules de salomon, traduites de l'hebreux en langue latine, par le rabin abognazar. sigilla, nempe xii signorum zodiaci, from paracelsus, archidoxis magicae, liber ii. aries taurus gemini cancer leo virgo libra scorpio sagittarius capricorn aquarius pisces the almadel, from gollancz, sepher maphteah shelomoh, 1914, fol 20b. note the drawing at the bottom showing how the candles are to be constructed with feet to support the almadel "picture of the almadel, from or. ms. 6360: first note of the art of grammar, from sl. 1712, fol. 14v. second note of the art of grammar, from sl. 1712, fol. 15r. the fo

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the phallus, the tree, the ancestor, the fire, the lion, the snake, and the mountain [of these is discourse in our epistle de natura deorum] xxi valediction now therefore all is said, most holy, most illuminated, most illustrious and most dear brother. in the name of the secret master hail and fare well. given from the throne of ireland iona and all the britains this day of jupiter an x sol in 0 libra 35'21" luna in sagittarius 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. grea

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see col. lxviii] 12 [planets follow sephiroth, corresponding] mercury [planets follow sephiroth] 13. luna. 14. venus. 15 hlt teleh aries b* wryryub ba airiron 16 rwc shar taurus e wrymyda adimiron 17 \ynwat teonim gemini wrymillx tzalalimiron 18 frs sarton cancer c wryrjyc shichiriron 19 hyra ari leo b wrybhlc shalehbiron 20 hlwtb betulah virgo e wryrpx tzaphiriron 21. jupiter. 22 \ynzam moznaim libra d wryrybu a abiriron 23 \ym maim water. 24 brqu akrab scorpio c wrytcjn necheshthiron 25 tcq qesheth sagittarius b wrycjn necheshiron 26 ydg gedi capricorn e wrygdgd dagdagiron 27. mars. 28 yld deli aquarius d wrymyhb bahimiron 29 \ygd dagim pisces c wrymycn nashimiron 30. sol. 31 ca ash fire. 32. saturn. 32 bis ra aretz earth. 31 bis ta ath spirit. table of correspondences 4 ix. the sword a

l reveal it to the wise. in crowley s new comment on this verse, he observes: i see no harm in revealing the mystery of tzaddi to the wise; others will hardly understand my explanations. tzaddi is the letter of the emperor, the trump iv, and h is the star, the trump xvii. aquarius and aries are therefore counterchanged, revolving on the pivot of pisces, just as, in the trumps viii and xi, leo and libra do about virgo. this last revelation makes our tarot attributions sublimely, perfectly, flawlessly symmetrical. the fact of its so doing is a most convincing proof of the superhuman wisdom of the author of this book to those who have laboured for years, in vain, to elucidate the problems of the tarot. this substituted attribution is alluded to in various places in liber aleph and magick in t

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through the ramparts of the hills and through the plains, and water at the mouth thereof when it leaps forth into the mighty sea, yea, into the mighty s sliber a vel cxi l i b e r a l e p h v e l c x i the book of wisdom or folly in the form of an epistle of 666 the great wild beast to his son 777 being the equinox volume iii no. vi. by the master therion (aleister crowley) an lvii sol in 0 0. 0. libra september 23, 1961 e.v. 6.19 a.m. celepha s press ulthar- sarkomand- inquanok- leeds first published king.s beach, california: thelema publishing, 1962 e.v. corrected edition, york beach, maine: samuel weiser, 1991. this electronic edition (based on the 1991 printing) issued by celepha s press, somewhere beyond the tanarian hills, 2004 e.v. last revised and corrected 07.07.2004 (c) ordo temp

145 eo de virtute toleranti. 146 ep de formula deorum morientium. 147 e% de stultis malignis. 148 er apologia pro suis litteris. 149 es laus legis thelema. 150 et de sphinge gyptiorum. 151 eu de natura s#inu. 152 ef de tauro. 153 ec de leo. 154 ey altera de leone. 155 ew de viro. 156 #a de dracone, qu est aquila serpens scorpio 157 viii liber aleph vel cxi #b de quattuor virtutes s#inu 158 #g de libra in qua quattor virtutes quipollent 159 #d de pyramide 160 #e prolegomena de silentio 161# de natura silentii nostri 162 #z de formula recta draconis 163 #h de sua carta c.lorum 164 #q de opere suo 165 #i de fratribus nigris 166 #k de arte alchymistica 167 #l de femina qu est propria ioco 168 #m de formula femin 169 #n verba magistri sui de femina 170 #x de via propria feminis 171 #o de hac r

thee, even as are his weapons to this archer in my similitude. thus is thy dragon to be cherished of thy lion, but if thou lack energy and endurance of thy bull, thy tools lie idle, and if cunning and intelligence, with experience also of thy man, thy shaft flieth crooked. so then, o my son, do thou perfect hyself in these four powers, and that with equity. s the book of wisdom or folly 159 #g de libra, in qua quattuor virtutes quipollent (of the balance, in which the four powers are of equal power) y gnana yoga cometh thy man to knowledge; by karma yoga thy bull to will; by raja yoga is thy lion brought to his light; and to make perfect thy dragon, thou hast bhakta yoga for the eagle therein, and hatha yoga for the serpent. yet mark thou well how all these interfuse, so that thou mayst ac

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long and tedious morality) let this epistle be copied and circulated among all those that have accepted the law of thelema. receive now our paternal benediction: the benediction of the all-begetter be upon thee. love is the law, love under will. 9 =28 a a given under our hand and seal this day of an. xii, the sun our father being in 12 4. 2. of the sign leo, and the moon in 25 39. 11. of the sign libra, from the house of the juggler, that is by lake pasquaney in the state of new hampshire [this .class e. tract was written in july 1916 and first published in equinox iii (1) in 1919 (c) ordo templi orientis. key entry &c. by frater t.s. for niwg/ celephais press. this e-text last revised 25.06.200 tliber cccxxxv adonis an allegory a a publication in class c. 1 adonis an allegory by alesiter

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in my stupidity i began to try a certain ritual of the evil magic, so called. not evil in truth, because only that is evil (in one sense) which does not lead to adonai (in another sense, all is evil which is not adonai) and of course i had the insane idea that this ritual would serve to stimulate my devotion. for the information of the z.a.m, i may explain that this ritual pertained to saturn in libra;1 and, though right enough in its own plane, is a dog-faced demon in this operation. is it, though? i am so blind that i can no longer decide the simplest problems. else, i see so well, and am so balanced, that i see both sides of every question. in chess-blindness one used to abjure the game. i never tried to stick it through; i wish i had. anyhow, i have to stick this through! o lord of th

hat i see both sides of every question. in chess-blindness one used to abjure the game. i never tried to stick it through; i wish i had. anyhow, i have to stick this through! o lord of the eye, let thine eye be ever open upon me! for he that watcheth israel doth not slumber nor sleep! lord s.iva, open thou the eye upon me, and consume me altogether in its brilliance! 1 [this is obscure: saturn in libra suggests the three of swords (sorrow) and the goetic demons purson and gremory, but crowley.s reference is perhaps better explained by the entry for the second decan of libra in the golden dawn paper on the magical images of the decans (in regardie, complete g.d; abbreviated in 777 cols. cxlix-cli .a man dark and of unpleasant face. a .face. of ill-deeds yet of singing and mirth, gluttony, s

the ritual. 8.40. i will return and humble myself before the lord adonai. it is near the night of the full moon; in my life the full moon hath ever been of great augury. but tonight i am too poor in spirit to hope. lo! i was travelling on the paths of lamed and of mem, of justice and the hanged man, and i fell into both the pitfalls thereof. instead of the great balance firmly held, i found only libra, the house of venus and of the exaltation of saturn; and these evil planets, smiling and frowning, overcame me. and so for the sublime path of man; instead of that symbol of the adept, his foot set firmly upon heaven, his whole figure showing forth the reconciler with the invisible, i found but the stagnant and bitter water of selfishness, the dead sea of the soul. for all is illusion. who s

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ll intoxicate them and the vigour of my love shall breed mighty children from their maidens. 49. yea! without draught, without embrace:.and the voice answered yea! these things shall be. 50. then i sought a word for myself; nay, for myself. 51. and the word came: o thou! it is well. heed naught! i love thee! i love thee! 52. therefore had i faith unto the end of all; yea, unto the end of allliber libra svb figvra xxx v a a publication in class b issued by order: d.d.s. 7= 4 pramonstrator o.s.v. 6= 5 imperator n.s.f. 5= 6 cancellarius 1 0. learn first.oh thou who aspirest unto our ancient order!.that equilibrium is the basis of the work. if thou thyself hast not a sure foundation, whereon wilt thou stand to direct the forces of nature? 1. know then, that as man is born into this world amids

speak against thee falsely, hath not the master said, gblessed art thou! h? 5. yet, oh aspirant, let thy victories bring thee not vanity, for with increase of knowledge should come increase of wisdom. he who knoweth little, thinketh he knoweth much; but he who knoweth much hath learned his own ignorance. seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool, than of him. 2 liber libra 6. be not hasty to condemn others; how knowest thou that in their place, thou couldest have resisted the temptation? and even were it so, why shouldst thou despise one who is weaker than thyself? 7. thou therefore who desirest magical gifts, be sure that thy soul is firm and steadfast; for it is by flattering thy weaknesses that the weak ones will gain power over thee. humble thyself before

ntive to images like the undines, but avoid idleness and changeability; be laborious and patient like the gnomes, but avoid grossness and avarice. 20. so shalt thou gradually develop the powers of thy soul, and fit thyself to command the spirits of the elements. for wert thou to summon the gnomes to pander to thine avarice, thou wouldst no longer command them, but they would command thee. 4 liber libra wouldst thou abuse the pure beings of the woods and mountains to fill thy coffers and satisfy thy hunger of gold? wouldst thou debase the spirits of living fire to serve thy wrath and hatred? wouldst thou violate the purity of the souls of the waters to pander to thy lust of debauchery? wouldst thou force the spirits of the evening breeze to minister to thy folly and caprice? know that with

e! seek, and ye shall find! knock, and it shall be opened unto you [this text is a slight adaptation by crowley of an instruction originally circulated in the practicus grade of the hermetic order of the golden dawn, titled gon the general guidance and purification of the soul. h the g.d. version may be studied in regardie (ed, the golden dawn and the complete golden dawn system of magick. gliber libra h was first published in equinox i (1) and reprinted in gems from the equinox and equinox iii (10, in the latter case with a questionable author credit to gthe master therion. h key entry &c. by frater t.s. for celephais press/ n.i.w.g. this e-text last revised 13.06.200t the paradigmal pirate (liber lll& liber ventum) by joshua wetzel (aka frater ratatosk) stafford, england the paradigmal p

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ling the southern hemisphere it was winter with the greeks, egyptians, and persians. therefore these six months symbolic of the 6,000 years of misery and suffering caused by the evil genius of the persians, ahriman, who sought to overthrow the power of ahura-mazda. those who hold the opinion that before its revision by the greeks the zodiac consisted of only ten signs adduce evidence to show that libra (the scales) was inserted into the zodiac by dividing the constellation of virgo scorpio (at that time one sign) into two parts, thus establishing "the balance" at the point of equilibrium between the ascending northern and the descending southern signs (see the rosicrucians, their rites and mysteries, by hargrave jennings) on this subject isaac myer states "we think that the zodiacal conste

equilibrium between the ascending northern and the descending southern signs (see the rosicrucians, their rites and mysteries, by hargrave jennings) on this subject isaac myer states "we think that the zodiacal constellations were first ten and represented an immense androgenic man or deity; subsequently this was changed, resulting in scorpio and virgo and making eleven; after this from scorpio, libra, the balance, was taken, making the present twelve (the qabbalah) each year the sun passes entirely around the zodiac and returns to the point from which it started--the vernal equinox--and each year it falls just a little short of making the complete circle of the heavens in the allotted period of time. as a result, it crosses the equator just a little behind the spot in the zodiacal sign w

etaching from its own body any limb that has been hurt or mutilated, and reproducing another in its place (the symbolical language of ancient art and mythology) this water sign, being symbolic of the maternal principle of nature, and recognized by the pagans as the origin of all life, was a natural and consistent domicile of the moon. the autumnal equinox apparently occurs in the constellation of libra (the balances. the scales tipped and the solar globe began its pilgrimage toward the house of winter. the constellation of the scales was placed in the zodiac to symbolize the power of choice, by means of which man may weigh one problem against another. millions of years ago, when the human race was in the making, man was like the angels, who knew neither good nor evil. he fell into the stat

rding to sculapius, therefore, and anubius, to whom especially the divinity mercury committed the secrets of the astrological science, the geniture of the world is as follows: they constituted the sun in the 15th part of leo, the moon in the 15th part of cancer, saturn in the 15th part of capricorn, jupiter in the 15th part of sagittary, mars in the 15th part of scorpio, venus in the 15th part of libra, mercury in the 15th part of virgo, and the horoscope in the 15th part of cancer. conformably to this geniture, therefore, to these conditions of the stars, and the testimonies which they adduce in confirmation of this geniture, they are of opinion that the destinies of men, also, are disposed in accordance with the above arrangement, as maybe learnt from that book of sculapius which is call

sents one of the four fixed signs of the zodiac. s is the sign of aquarius; z, taurus; c, leo; and g, scorpio. these are called the fathers. in the secret teachings of the far east these four figures--the man, the bull, the lion, and the eagle--are called the winged globes or the four maharajahs who stand upon the corners of creation. the four cardinal signs--p, capricorn; x, aries; b, cancer; f, libra--are called the powers. the four common signs--v, pisces; a, gemini; e, virgo; h, sagittarius- are called the minds of the four lords. this explains the meaning of the winged globes of egypt, for the four central figures--aquarius, taurus, leo, and scorpio (called by ezekiel the cherubim--are the globes; the cardinal and common signs on either side are the wings. therefore the twelve signs o

of condensed air. these three constitute the universal agent or fire of nature in one word, chiram, not hiram" albert pike mentions several forms of the name chiram: khirm, khurm, and khur-om, the latter ending in the sacred hindu monosyllable om, which may also be extracted from the names of the three murderers. pike further relates the three ruffians to a triad of stars in the constellation of libra and also calls attention to the fact that the chaldean god bal--metamorphosed into a demon by the jews--appears in the name of each of the murderers, jubela, jubelo, and jubelum. to interpret the hiramic legend requires familiarity with both the pythagorean and qabbalistic systems of numbers and letters, and also the philosophic and astronomic cycles of the egyptians, chaldeans, and brahmins

ame the legend of the murder of khurum, representative of the sun, by the three fellow-crafts, symbols of the winter signs, capricornus, aquarius, and pisces, who assailed him at the three gates of heaven and slew him at the winter solstice. hence the search for him by the nine fellow-crafts, the other nine signs, his finding, burial, and resurrection (see morals and dogma) other authors consider libra, scorpio, and sagittarius as the three murderers of the sun, inasmuch as osiris was murdered by typhon, to whom were assigned the thirty degrees of the constellation of scorpio. in the christian mysteries also judas signifies the scorpion, and the thirty pieces of silver for which he betrayed his lord represent the number of degrees in that sign. having been struck by libra (the state, scorp

violet, another octave of finer invisible colors, with just twice as many vibrations, will commence and progress on precisely the same law" when the colors are related to the twelve signs of the zodiac, they are arranged as the spokes of a wheel. to aries is assigned pure red; to taurus, red-orange; to gemini, pure orange; to cancer, orange-yellow; to leo, pure yellow; to virgo, yellow-green; to libra, pure green; to scorpio, green-blue; to sagittarius, pure blue; to capricorn, blue-violet; to aquarius, pure violet; and to pisces, violet-red. in expounding the eastern system of esoteric philosophy, h. p, blavatsky relates the colors to the septenary constitution of man and the seven states of matter as follows: color principles of man states of matter violet chaya, or etheric double ether

hire, moss agate, and emerald; to gemini the topaz, agate, chrysoprase, crystal, and aquamarine; to cancer the topaz, chalcedony, black onyx, moonstone, pearl, cat's-eye, crystal, and sometimes the emerald; to leo the jasper, sardonyx, beryl, ruby, chrysolite, amber, tourmaline, sometimes the diamond; to virgo the emerald, camelian, jade, chrysolite, and sometimes the pink jasper and hyacinth; to libra the beryl, sardius, coral, lapis lazuli, opal, and sometimes the diamond; to scorpio the amethyst, beryl, sardonyx, aquamarine, carbuncle, lodestone, topaz, and malachite; to sagittarius die hyacinth, topaz, chrysolite, emerald, carbuncle, and turquoise; to capricorn the chrysoprase, ruby, malachite, black onyx, white onyx, jet, and moonstone; to aquarius the crystal, sapphire, garnet, zirco

eight, northwest, north depth. they diverge to all eternity and are the arms of the universe. 3. the simple letters having been designed, established, weighed, and exchanged by god, he produced by them twelve zodiacal signs in the universe, twelve months in the year, and twelve chief organs in` human body (male and female. 4, the signs of the zodiac are: aries, taurus, gemini, cancer, leo, virgo, libra, scorpio, sagittarius, capricorn, aquarius, and pisces. the months of the year are: nisan, liar, sivan, tammuz, ab, elul, tisri, marcheshvan, kislev, tebet, sebat, and adar. the organs of the human body are: two hands, two feet, two kidneys, gall, small intestine, liver, esophagus, stomach, and spleen. 5. note. in the following twelve stanzas, knut stenring again differs, this time as to the

t kidney of the human body (male and female. 6th. he caused the letter (i) to predominate in work, crowned it, combined it with the others, and fashioned by them virgo (the virgin) in the universe, the month elul in the year, and the left hand of the human body (male and female. 7th. he caused the letter (l) to predominate in coition, crowned it, combined it with the others, and fashioned by them libra (the balance) in the universe, the month tisri in the year, and the gall of the human body (male and female. 8th. he caused the letter (n) to predominate in smell, crowned it, combined it with the others, and fashioned by them scorpio (the scorpion) in the universe, the month marcheshvan in the year, and the small intestine in the human body (male and female. 9th. he caused the letter (s) to

iagram shown above is also reproduced in the rosicrucians, by hargrave jennings. this author adds to the original diagram appearing in antiquitatum judaicarum libri ix the signs of the zodiac, placing aries at the head and continuing in sequential order to leo, which occupies the fifth cross section of the ark. jennings assigns the panel containing the door to the undivided constellation of virgo-libra-scorpio (which is continued into the first subdivision of the second section) and the remaining four cress sections to the constellations of sagittarius to pisces inclusive. a study of the plate discloses the ark to be divided into eleven main sections, and along the base and roof of each section are shown three subdivisions, thus making in all the sacred number 33. occupying the position co

arallel lines descending through the throne of saturn (the spirit orifelis, through whom god manifested himself. passing through the boundary of the celestial universe and the 22 spheres of the lower system, the lines end at point b, the throne of lucifer, in whom the divine outpouring is concentrated and reflected. from him the divine light irradiates in succession to d (capricorn, e (gemini, f (libra, g (taurus, h (pisces, i (aquarius, k (cancer, l (virgo, m (aries, n (leo, o (scorpio, p (sagittarius, thence back to d. the zodiacal circles represent twelve orders of great and beneficent spirits, and the smaller circles within the ring of fixed stars mark the orbits of the sacred planets. table v, figure 54. figure 54 is similar to figure 53, but represents the universe at the time god ma

in terminology is evidenced, for in the true way of nature seven stages are given, while in the dictionnaire mytho-herm tique twelve are noted. these twelve are linked with the signs of the zodiac in a manner worthy of consideration. 1. aries, calcination 5. leo, digestion 9. sagittarius, incineration 2. taurus, congelation 6. virgo, distillation 10. capricorn, fermentation 3. gemini, fixation 7. libra, sublimation 11. aquarius, multiplication 4. cancer, dissolution 8. scorpio, separation 12. pisces, projection this arrangement opens an interesting field of speculation which may be of great service if intelligently carried out. these twelve "steps" leading up to the accomplishment of the magnum opus are a reminder of the twelve degrees of the ancient rosicrucian mysteries. to a certain deg

the morning virgo lucifera announced that each of the wedding guests had become a "knight of the golden stone" the aged warden then presented each man with a gold medal, bearing on one side the inscription "at. nat. mi" and on the other "tem. na. f" the entire company returned in twelve ships to the king's palace. the flags on the vessels bore the signs of the zodiac, and c.r.c. sat under that of libra. as they entered the lake, many ships met them and the king and queen, together with their lords, ladies, and virgins, rode forth on a golden barge to greet the returning guests. atlas then made a short oration in the king's behalf, also asking for the royal presents. in reply the aged warden delivered to cupid, who hovered about the royal pair, a small, curious-shaped casket. c.r.c. and the

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, viz: taurus, virgo, or capricorn. for love, grace, and invisibility, the moon should be in a fiery sign, viz: aries, leo, or sagittarius. book one page 15 for hatred, discord, and destruction, the moon should be in a watery sign, viz: cancer, scorpio, or pisces. for experiments of a peculiar nature, which cannot be classed under any certain head, the moon should be in an airy sign, viz: gemini, libra, or aquarius. but if these things seem unto thee difficult to accomplish, it will suffice thee merely to notice the moon after her combustion, or conjunction with the sun, especially just when she quits his beams and appeareth visible. for then it is good to make all experiments for the construction and operation of any matter. that is why the time from the new unto the full moon is proper f

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g, antonio vivaldi,george fredrick handel, gerald massey, alvin boyd kuhn, comyns beaumont, jordanmaxwell, john boorman, werner herzog, rev. paul solomon, l. a. waddell, and camillepaglia. special thanksmy heartfelt gratitude to joan mitromaras for her initial promise and support, and her continued patience and diligence in the editing of this book which would never have existed without her..hail libra!perhaps the greatest myth being purveyed, is that myths are just mythsmichael tsarion atlantis, alien visitation, and genetic manipulationv prefacewe are here to learn to love one another. i do not know what the others are here for (w. h. auden)during the next 10 years, the human race is destined to finally discover the facts aboutits true origins and destiny. as part of this discovery, we h

etic manipulation215 appendix b: book abstracts eve (hawah/ava/hayah)all these words for the female meant to give life. she was also known as the lady of the serpent.the word hayah is akin to hayyat, which means serpent (see p. 80)omega was meant to represent a womb. it is close to the symbol of leo, where the sun was born in the ancienttimes. it is similar to the serpent sign, as well as that of libra, which is a v enusian sign (p. 77)no satan in genesisnowhere in the genesis account is there any mention, direct or indirect, of satans involvement, andyet it has become common practice for the church to portray the serpent as an emissary of satan, oreven as satan himself (p. 960)the kabalacame into the possession of abraham when he went with his cult of enlil (el) to canaan (see p. 100)kbl

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self accordingly and rise up as a beast. tzephariron virgo (august 23rd september 22nd -mutable earth earth colors, dark forest greens, tan, and their form is partially living yet decaying corpses and 58 zombie like ghouls. these are the corrupted spirits of the shades of the dead. drink from these corpses in the dream and gain the power of sight. evoke tzephariron in evocation workings. obiriron libra (september 23rd october 22nd -active air gray and bloated goblins whose are air spirits. in using the spirits of lucifuge the vampyre magickian may drink from their own fountain of life, consuming their instincts and spiritual detachment from the physical world. these spirits aid in astral projection. necheshethiron scorpio (october 23 nov 21 -fixed water a copper dark brown, bloodied color

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aquarius. those stars among which the sun was, when he had reached the northern tropic and began to _retreat_ southward, were termed, from his retrograde motion, the crab (cancer. as he approached, in autumn, the middle point between the northern and southern extremes of his journeying, the days and nights became equal; and the stars among which he was then found were called stars of the balance (libra. those stars among which the sun was, when the lion, driven from the desert by thirst, came to slake it at the nile, were called stars of the lion (leo. those among which the sun was at harvest, were called those of the gleaning virgin, holding a sheaf of wheat (virgo. those among which he was found in february, when the ewes brought forth their young, were called stars of the lamb (aries. t

nstellation taurus, or the bull; having passed through, since he commenced, at the winter solstice, to ascend northward, the signs aquarius, pisces and aries; on entering the first of which he reached the lowest limit of his journey southward. from taurus, he passed through gemini and cancer, and reached leo when he arrived at the terminus of his journey northward. thence, through leo, virgo, and libra, he entered scorpio at the autumnal equinox, and journeyed southward through scorpia, sagittarius, and capricornus to aquarius, the terminus of his journey south. the path by which he journeyed through these signs became the _ecliptic; and that which passes through the two equinoxes, the _equator. they knew nothing of the immutable laws of nature; and whenever the sun commenced to tend south

stellation_ taurus. four thousand six hundred and ten years before christ, the sun entered gemini at the vernal equinox. at the two periods, 2455 and 300 years before christ, and now, the entrances of the sun at the equinoxes and solstices into the signs, were and are as follows _b.c_ 2455. vern. equinox, he entered taurus from aries. summer solstice leo from cancer. autumnal equinox scorpio from libra. winter solstice aquarius from capricornus _b.c_ 300. vern. eq. aries from pisces. summer sols. cancer from gemini. autumn eq. libra from virgo. winter sols. capricornus from sagittarius. 1872. vern. eq. pisces from aquarius. sum. sols. gemini from taurus. aut. eq. virgo from leo. winter sols. sagittarius from scorpio. from confounding _signs_ with _causes_ came the worship of the sun and st

in, and isis (the virgin) his sister and wife, follows him to the tomb, weeping. the virgin and bo tes, setting heliacally at the autumnal equinox, delivered the world to the wintry constellations, and introduced into it the genius of evil, represented by ophiucus, the serpent. at the moment of the winter solstice, the virgin rose heliacally(_with_ the sun, having the sun (horus) in her bosom. in libra are four stars of the second and third magnitude, which we shall mention hereafter. they are zuben-es-chamali, zuben-el-gemabi, zuben-hak-rabi, and zuben-el-gubi. near the last of these is the brilliant and malign star, antares in scorpio. in scorpio, antares, of the 1st magnitude, and remarkably red, was one of the four great stars, fomalhaut, in cetus, aldebaran in taurus, regulus in leo

rink. the lion and the dog, indicating, were supposed to _cause_ the inundation, and so were worshipped. while the sun passed through leo, the waters doubled their depth; and the sacred fountains poured their streams through the heads of lions. hydra, rising between sirius and leo, extended under three signs. its head rose with cancer, and its tail with the feet of the virgin and the beginning of libra; and the inundation continued while the sun passed along its whole extent. the successive contest of light and darkness for the possession of the lunar disk, each being by turns victor and vanquished, exactly resembled what passed upon the earth by the action of the sun and his journeys from one solstice to the other. the lunary revolution presented the same periods of light and darkness as

limits of the zodiac; and her different places, phases, and aspects there, and her relations with the sun and the constellations, have been a fruitful source of mythological fables. all the planets had what astrology termed their _houses, in the zodiac. the house of the sun was in leo, and that of the moon in cancer. each other planet had two signs; mercury had gemini and virgo; venus, taurus and libra; mars, aries and scorpio; jupiter, pisces and sagittarius; and saturn, aquarius and capricornus. from this distribution of the signs also came many mythological emblems and fables; as also many came from the places of exaltation of the planets. diana of ephesus, the moon wore the image of a crab on her bosom, because in that sign was the moon's domicile; and lions bore up the throne of horus

ns of the year in which these phenomena occurred; and these differences were carefully marked on the old calendars; and many things in the ancient allegories are referable to them. another and most important division of the stars was into good and bad, beneficent and malevolent. with the persians, the former, of the zodiacal constellations, were from aries to virgo, inclusive; and the latter from libra to pisces, inclusive. hence the good angels and genii, and the bad angels, devs, evil genii, devils, fallen angels, titans, and giants of the mythology. the other thirty-six constellations were equally divided, eighteen on each side, or, with those of the zodiac, twenty-four. thus the symbolic egg, that issued from the mouth of the invisible egyptian god kneph; known in the grecian mysteries

a river, whence arose a strong wind. landing, she hid the coffer in a forest. typhon, hunting a wild boar by moonlight discovered it, recognized the body of his rival, and cut it into fourteen pieces, the number of days between the full and new moon, and in every one of which days the moon loses a portion of the light that at the commencement filled her whole disk. the sixth full moon occurred in libra, over the divisions separating which from virgo are the celestial ship, perseus, son of the king of ethiopia and bo tes, said to have nursed horus. the river of orion that sets in the morning is also a paranatellon of libra, as are ursa major, the great bear or wild boar of erymanthus, and the dragon of the north pole, or the celebrated python from which the attributes of typhon were borrowe

ich from virgo are the celestial ship, perseus, son of the king of ethiopia and bo tes, said to have nursed horus. the river of orion that sets in the morning is also a paranatellon of libra, as are ursa major, the great bear or wild boar of erymanthus, and the dragon of the north pole, or the celebrated python from which the attributes of typhon were borrowed. all these surround the full moon of libra, last of the superior signs, and the one that precedes the new moon of spring, about to be reproduced in taurus, and there be once more in conjunction with the sun. isis collects the scattered fragments of the body of osiris, buries them, and consecrates the phallus, carried in pomp at the _pamylia, or feasts of the vernal equinox, at which time the congress of osiris and the moon was celebr

tes the phallus, carried in pomp at the _pamylia, or feasts of the vernal equinox, at which time the congress of osiris and the moon was celebrated. then osiris had returned from the shades, to aid horus his son and isis his wife against the forces of typhon. he thus reappeared, say some, under the form of a wolf, or, others say, under that of a horse. the moon, fourteen days after she is full in libra, arrives at taurus and unites herself to the sun, whose fires she thereafter for fourteen days continues to accumulate on her disk from new moon to full. then she unites with herself all the months in that superior portion of the world where light always reigns, with harmony and order, and she borrows from him the force which is to destroy the germs of evil that typhon had, during the winter

dy named. we search in vain in the hebrew or arabic for the names _jubelo, jubela, and _jubelum. they embody an utter absurdity, and are capable of no explanation in those languages. nor are the names _gibs, gravelot, hobhen, and the like, in the ancient and accepted rite, any more plausible, or better referable to any ancient language. but when, by the precession of the equinoxes, the sun was in libra at the autumnal equinox, he met in that sign, where the reign of typhon commenced, three stars forming a triangle-_zuben-es chamali_ in the west _zuben-hak-rabi_ in the east, and _zuben-el-gubi_ in the south, the latter immediately below the tropic of capricorn, and so within the realm of darkness. from these names, those of the murderers have perhaps been corrupted. in zuben-hak-rabi we may

me of the winter solstice, and seemed searching him through the darkness, until, sixty days afterward, he rose at the same hour. orion then also, at the winter solstice, rose at noon, and at night seemed to be in search of the sun. so, referring again to the time when the sun entered the autumnal equinox, there are nine remarkable stars that come to the meridian nearly at the same time, rising as libra sets, and so seeming to chase that constellation. they are capella and menkalina in the charioteer, aldebaran in taurus, bellatrix, betelgueux, the three kings, and rigel in orion. aldebaran passes the meridian first, indicating his right to his peculiar title of _leader. nowhere in the heavens are there, near the same meridian, so many splendid stars. and close behind them, but further sout

the signs into the ascending and descending series (referring to the upward and downward progress of the soul, the latter from cancer to capricorn, and the former from capricorn to cancer, there was another division of them not less important; that of the six superior and six inferior signs; the former, 2455 years before our era, from taurus to scorpio, and 300 years before our era, from aries to libra; and the latter, 2455 years b.c. from scorpio to taurus, and 300 years b.c. from libra to aries; of which we have already spoken, as the two hemispheres, or kingdoms of good and evil, light and darkness; of ormuzd and ahriman among the persians, and osiris and typhon among the egyptians. with the persians, the first six genii, created by ormuzd, presided over the first six signs, aries, taur

h we have already spoken, as the two hemispheres, or kingdoms of good and evil, light and darkness; of ormuzd and ahriman among the persians, and osiris and typhon among the egyptians. with the persians, the first six genii, created by ormuzd, presided over the first six signs, aries, taurus, gemini, cancer, leo, and virgo: and the six evil genii, or devs, created by ahriman, over the six others, libra, scorpio, sagittarius, capricornus, aquarius, and pisces. the soul was fortunate and happy under the empire of the first six; and began to be sensible of evil, when it passed under the balance or libra, the seventh sign. thus the soul entered the realm of evil and darkness when it passed into the constellations that belong to and succeed the autumnal equinox; and it re-entered the realm of g

side, and a woman on the other, and in front of the woman an erect basilisc, with horns on its head and a disk between the horns. the head of medusa was encircled by winged snakes, which, the head removed, left the hierogram or sacred cypher of the ophites or serpent-worshippers. and the serpent, in connection with the globe or circle, is found upon the monuments of all the ancient nations. over libra, the sign through which souls were said to descend or fall, is found, on the celestial globe, the serpent, grasped by serpentarius, the serpent-bearer. the head of the reptile is under corona borealis, the northern crown, called by ovid _libera, or _proserpine; and the two constellations rise, with the balance, after the virgin (or isis, whose feet rest on the eastern horizon at sunrise on t

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each one sees his or her face, and no other. if thou dislikest what is seen, change thyself. marcelo ramos motta, 1975 e.v. the title liber al vel legis sub figura ccxx as delivered by xciii= 418 to dclxvi title: in the first edition, this book was called l. l is the sacred letter in the holy twelvefold table which forms the triangle that stabilizes the universe. see liber 418. l is the letter of libra, balance, and 'justice' in the taro. this title should probably be al "el, as the 'l' was heard of the voice of aiwaz, not seen. al is the true name of the book, for these letters, and their number 31, form the master key to its mysteries. with regard to the above note by a.c, serious students should consult liber v vel reguli, the ritual of the mark of the beast, for a more thorough analysi

120, 121, 139, 141, 142, 192, 193, 194, 196, 198, 199, 200, 201, 203 among others. i see no harm in revealing the mystery of tzaddi to 'the wise; others will hardly understand my explanations. tzaddi is the letter of the emperor, trump tv, and he is the star, trump xvii. aquarius and aries are therefore counterchanged, revolving on the pivot of pisces, just as, in the trumps viii and xi, leo and libra do about virgo. this last revelation makes our tarot attributions sublimely, perfectly, flawlessly symmetrical. the fact of its so doing is a most convincing proof of the superhuman wisdom of the author of this book to those who have laboured for years, in vain, to elucidate the problems of the tarot 'all these old letters of my book are aright: in the tree of life diagrams there is no need

ded one assume my throne and place. another prophet shall arise, and bring fresh fever from the skies; another woman shall awake the lust& worship of the snake; 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! note the close connexion between leo and libra in the tarot, the numbers viii and xi of their trumps being interchanged with xi and viii. there is no such violent antithesis as that between osiris and horus; strength will prepare the reign of justice. we should begin already, as i deem, to regard this justice as the ideal whose way we should make ready, by virtue of our force and fire. this happens without our having to worry. for is not

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ines over the splendid sea" book one <99> book one first knowledge lecture 1. the four elements of the ancients are duplicated conditions of: heat and dryness fire a heat and moisture air a cold and d yness earth b cold and moisture water v 2. the signs of the zodiac are twelve: 1. aries, the ram 2. taurus, the bull 3. gemini, the twins 4. cancer, the crab 5 .leo, the lion 6. virgo, the virgin 7. libra, the scales 8. scorpio, the scorpion 9. sagittarius, the archer 10. capricorn, the goat 11. aquarius, the water-bearer 12. pisces, the fishes these twelve signs are distributedamong the four triplicities or sets of three signs, each being attributed to one of the four elements, and they represent the operation of the elements in the zodiac. thus to fire belong aries, leo, sagittarius:

pricorn, the goat 11. aquarius, the water-bearer 12. pisces, the fishes these twelve signs are distributedamong the four triplicities or sets of three signs, each being attributed to one of the four elements, and they represent the operation of the elements in the zodiac. thus to fire belong aries, leo, sagittarius: thus to earth belong taurus, virgo, capricornus: thus to air belong gemini, libra, aquarius: thus to water belong cancer, scorpio, pisces. 3. to the ancients, six planets were known, besides the sun, which they classed with the planets. they also assigned certain planetary values to the north and 50 first knowledge ledure 51 south nodes of the moon- that is, the points where her orbit touches that of the ecliptic. these they named caput draconis a head of the dragon and c

ars. 8. strength=fortitude. mercy tempering severity. the glory of strength. jupiter acting through leo upon mars. 9. hermit=the mercy of beauty, the magnificence of sovereignty, jupiter acting through virgo upon sol. 10. wheel of fortune=the mercy and magnificence of victory. jupiter acting through jupiter direct upon venus. 11. justice=the severity of beauty and sovereignty. mars acting through libra upon sol. fourth knowledge lecture 73 12. the hanged man=the severity of splendour. execution of judgment. mars acting through water upon mercury. 13. death=the sovereigntyand result of victory. solacting through scorpio u on venus, or osiris under the destroying power of typhon afkcting isis <143> 14. temperance=the beauty of a firm basis. the sovereignty of fundamental power. sol acting th

e of spelling jesus, which is simply the tetragrammaton with the letter shin placed therein, we obtain a very peculiar combination-virgo, aries, fire, taurus, aries. virgo born of a virgin, aries the sacrificial lamb, fire the fire of the holy spirit, taurus the ox of the earth in whose manger he was laid, and lastly aries the flocks of sheep whose herdsmen came to worship him. elohim yields air, libra, aries, virgo, water-the firmament, the balanced forces, the fire of the spirit (for aries is a fiery sign, operating in the zodiac, the fire god dess, and the waters of creation. 84 the golden dawn: volume 1 book one <167> the terms raven or crow, lion and eagle have various alchemical significations. generally raven-initiation through blackness lion-heat and sulphurous action eagle-sublima

ascribed the red colour of geburah. the colours are to be found in malkuth. those of the planets are in the rainbow scale; thus: saturn -indigo; jupiter- violet; mars- red; sol- orange; mercury -yellow; venus- green; luna- blue. unto the signs of the zodiac are ascribed the following: aries- scarlet; taurus- red-orange; gemini- orange; cancer- amber; leo- greenish-yellow; virgo- yellowish-green; libra- emerald; scorpio- greenish-blue; sagittarius- blue; cap ricornus- indigo; aquarius- purple; pisces- crimson. further, thou wilt observe that the colours of the paths and the sephiroth form a mutual balance and harmony on the tree. colours are forces, the signatures of the forces; and the child of the children of the forces art thou. and therefore about the throne of the mighty one the golde

ack may be painted or enamelled, or formed of coloured papers pasted on. the length of colours should be such that the white is a little the longest, then the black, while the 12 colours are equal, and smaller than the black. the colours must be clear, brilliant and correct. they are as follows: white: aries-red: taurus-red-orange: gemini-orange: canceramber: leo-lemon-yellow: virgo-yellow-green: libra-emerald: scorpiogreen- blue: sagittarius-bright-blue: capricornus-indigo: aquariusviolet: pisces-crimson: black. the lotus flower may be made of sheet metal or card board, in 3 whorls of 8,8, and 10 petals, white internally and tips curved in a little, olive outside with 5 markings as shown in diagram. the centre is orange, or a brass bolt to keep all together will do. as a general rule, use

hold the wand by the portion you refer to between the thumb and two fingers. if a planetary working be required, hold the wand by the portion representing the day or night house of the planet, or else by the sign in which the planet is at the time. r i day house-capricorn i night house-aquarius y i day house-sagittarius i night house-pisces d i day house-aries i night house-scorpio 9 1 day house-libra i night house-taurus 5! 1 day house-gemini i night house-virgo sol 0 in leo only i luna d in cancer only the lotus wand 3 03 for example, if venus be the planet referred to, use in the day libra, and in the night taurus. should the action be with the elements, one of the signs of the triplicity of the elements should be held according to the nature of the element intended to be invoked. bear

standing at west of altar, face east, and recite: in the name of yeheshuah, i now set free the spirits that may have been imprisoned by this ceremony. 22. preferably, perform the lesser banishing ritual of the pentagram. 2 <44> the invocation to the forces of the s signs of the zodiac p s 3 a permutation hebrew tribe of sign of name letter israel angel colour aries taurus gemini cancer leo virgo libra scorpio sagittarius capricorn aquarius pisces yod yod yod heh heh heh vau vau vau heh heh heh heh heh vau vau vau heh heh heh yod yod yod heh vau heh heh heh yod vau yod heh heh heh vau yod heh vau heh yod heh yod heh yod heh vau heh vau heh vau zayin cheth teth yod lamed nun samech ayin tzaddi qoph gad ephraim manasseh issachar judah naphthali asshur dan benjamin zebulun reuben simeon melch

cating from the reflected light of kether in its centre; and the letters and symbols on them refer to the analysis of the key word of an adeptus minor, i. n. r. i. by which the opening of the vault is accomplished. the twelve letters of the twelve petals follow the order of the signs of the zodiac. uppermost is heh, the letter of aries, followed by vau, zayin cheth, teth, yod, while the letter of libra, which is lamed is lowermost. ascending are nun, samekh, ayin, tzaddi, qoph. the seven double letters of the middle row are allotted to the planets in the order of their exaltations, the planets being wanderers; the stars are fixed with respect to the earth. these letters are peh, resh, beth, with daleth exactly over libra, followed by gimel, caph, tau. the three mother letters are allotted

ssword, therefore, may also be used in a magical ceremony as attracting the support of the light of nature acting upon natural forces. the ceremony of the equinox the whole formulae of the ceremony of the equinox are intended to create a magical link between the sun, as the light of nature, and the order; and it should be celebrated within 48 hours at least of the sun's actual entry into aries or libra. the single knock given by the hierophant <149> heralds the initiation of a fresh current. the password, as already explained, is the symbol of the connecting link of the purpose of the 3 74 the golden dawn: volume iii book five ceremony and therefore, before beginning fresh operation to attract a fresh current, the kerux proclaims that the former password is abrogated. in the whole ceremony

upon the altar. the alchemist performsan invocation of the forces of the sun to act in magical formulae of neophyte grade 397 the curcurbite. it is then to be exposed to the rays of the sun for twelve hours each day; from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m (this should be done preferably when the sun is strongly posited in the zodiac, but it can be done at some other times, though never when he is in scorpio, libra, capricornus, or aquarius. q-the curcurbite is again placed upon the white triangle upon the altar. the alchemist repeats the words "child of earth, long hast thou dwelt, etc" then holding above it the lotus wand by the white end, he says '1 formulate in thee the invoked forces of light,"and repeats the mystic words. at this point keen and bright flashes of light should appear in the curcurb

lowing nature and appearance: aleph, air. the head winged, and of a golden colour, with long floating golden hair. gimel, luna. crowned with bluish silver crescent, and with a face like that of a grave and beautiful woman, with a bluish halo. yod, virgo. the body of a maiden clothed in grass green robe. aleph, air. golden wings of a large size, partly covering the power part of the figure. lamed, libra. feet and limbs well-proportioned and, either in the hand of the figure or lying at its feet, the sword and scales of justice in bright green. playing round the figure will be a greenish light, the colour of its synthesis. the keys of the tarot may help thee in the form <62> see well also that thou makest the image as pure and beautiful as possible, for the more impure or common the figure

es muriel and via, a figure of chasmodai and luna in cancer decreasing. signifies verchiel or fortuna major, a figure of sorath or the sun in northern declination. sigriifies verchiel or fortuna minor, a figure of sorath or the sun in southern declination. signifies hamaliel or conjunctio, a figure of taphthartharath or mercury in virgo. signifies zuriel or puella, a figure of kedemel or venus in libra. signifies barchiel or rubeus, a figure of bartzabel or mars in scorpio. sigrufies advachiel or acquisitio, a figure of hismael or jupiter in sagittarius. signifies hanael or career, a figure of zazel or saturn in capricorn. signifies cambriel or tdstitia, a figure of zazel or saturn in aquarius. signifies amnitzel or laetitia, a figure of hismael or jupiter in pisces. signifies zazel and ba

f ruler rules answer zodiac bartzabel 9 kedemel 3 taphthartharath 3 chasmodai 3 sorath 7 taphthartharath kedemel bartzabel cs hismael b zazel a zazel* hismael zazel and 83 bamabel hismael and% kedemcl sorath mars d cy aries venus 9 tautus mercury g luna i) sol 0 mercury g venus 9 mars 6 jupiter saturn r) saturn r) jupiter saturn fi and mars 8 venus and 9 jupiter sol 0 gemini cancer s l k virgo fi libra q scorpio 9 sagittarius llg capricorn= aquariw pisces cauda draconis q caput draconis 3 chasmodai luna cancer (note: when attributing the above geomantic figures to the tree of life, the two saturnian figures represent the three supernals. the planetary geomancy 52 7 <115> attributions element geomantic name and meaning of figure figure* fire* puer (a boy, yellow, beardless* earth, amiss10 (

heme as answering to the twelve signs. thus, the ascendant or first house answers to aries, the second house to taurus, the third house to gemini, and so on to the twelfth answering to pisces. therefore the figures of mars will be strong in the first house, but weak in the seventh house, and so forth. name of sign ruler element exaltation fall detriment strong aries taurus gemini cancer leo virgo libra scorpio sagittarius capricorn aquarius pisces mars venus mercury luna sol memuy venus mars jupiter saturn saturn jupiter fire earth air water fire earth air water fire earth air water sun luna- jupiter- ercury saturn- mars- venus saturn- mars- venus sol luna- jupiter- mercury venus mars jupiter sahun saturn jupiter mars venus mercury luna sol mercury jupiter jupiter saturn mercury mars satur

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d the pythagorean systems of numbers may be used equally to good advantage in the formulation of sigils from the traditional magical squares. chapter two how to overcome unfavourable aspects let us deal with another related phase of this topic. suppose that you have had your horoscope erected by a competent astrologer, and the delineation indicates that too many planets are in airy signs (gemini, libra, and aquarius. if they are badly aspected, these planets could render the native rather flighty, relatively unstable, and impractical. in order to compensate for this, a talisman could be prepared which would balance out the unfavourable chart aspects. a saturn talisman could, in these circumstances, be most useful. saturn is not merely the grim reaper, the tester, the burden of life to be c

ames as a rule represent the operation of certain general forces while the names on the enochian or angelical tablets represent a species of more particular ideas. both classes of names should be used in these operations. i illustrate his idea as follows: fire aries leo sagittarius triplicity: heh teth samech+ al= hitsael earth taurus virgo capricorn triplicity: vav yod ayin+ al= vioel air gemini libra aquarius triplicity: zayin lamed tzaddi+ al= zaitzel water cancer scorpio pisces triplicity: cheth nun qoph +al= chankel these names should either be incorporated into the talisman itself, or sigils based upon them should be traced, during a ceremony, over the talisman, as though standing upon it, while the angelic name is vibrated strongly and often. chapter five a practical example the cla

RITUALS OF THE SOCIETAS ROSICRUCIANIS IN ANGLIA

s have gathered in their store, the rich gifts of nature have been gathered, andprovision for the future hath been stored. the autumnal equinox hath been reached, and the steps ofthe ascending signs to perfection have been passed. the sciences have opened their store ofknowledge, the kingdoms of the earth, vegetable, animal and mineral have yielded of theirabundance from the hidden treasure-house.libra, the equinoctial point hath warned us by its scales the man is old, and will be shortly gatheredto the earth whence he came. the four stars in quadrangle are poised, and man tends to his longhome.conductor with companions proceed to 1st herald whose two lights have been lit. light of 1stancient out. as 1st herald recites gradually put out lights of suffragan and treasurer.1st herald, 10th si

oints mark the northern and southern limits of the sun from the equator, called cancerand capricornus. the equinoctial points are where the sun crosses the celestial equator. the springcrossing is called vernal, when the sun commences his ascending or northern march; and the fallcrossing is called autumnal, when the sun commences to decline toward the south. these pointsare in the signs aries and libra, or the months of march and september. properly march commencesthe new year.the torch bearer will now retire.proceed now to the central point, about which you have made one circle as the representative of theearth in an annual course.on the triangular altar in the centre of the hall are 12 burning tapers in a circle, with the globularmirror in the centre. a golden mirror is preferable. chief

SABBATIC KABALA OF THE CROOKED PATH

n of the essence of the conjuration of the letters and its many possibilities. remember also that this journey is undertaken with the help of the horned one, the ox and his tool the goad. this should in itself compromise a warning of not embarking on this journey towards the airy houses of ultimate self-hood unless the desired balance already has been achieved under the venusian influence of lady libra. the influences of the fool, apethiui is as said both rewarding and cursing. the occult laws considering justice must be taken into account as it is formulated in the saying of the witches: may the blessing, curse and cunning be cell 1 being the aat of the 2nd and 13th letter of the sacred alphabet "all worship is soliliquy. in this house we enter the world of water, the way of manifestation

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f the four letters of the name yhvh. they are further classed as belonging to the decanates of the zodiac as follows: 2 quinances to each decanate. the first division of 3 signs is under the presidency of y, the letter of fire. the second division of 3 signs, headed by the watery sign cancer, is under the presidency of h the letter of water. the third division of 3 signs headed by 2 the airy sign libra is under the presidency of vau, the letter of air. and the 4th division of 3 signs headed by the earthy sign capricorn is under the presidency of heh final, the letter of earth. but it should be remembered that the most powerful rule of y of tetragrammaton is over the fiery triplicity; that of h over the watery triplicity; that of vau over the airy triplicity; and that of h final over the ea

iah sign: virgo planet: mercury degree: 20 25 meaning: meet to be exalted. psalm 18:47: liveth tetragrammaton, and blessed by my rock, and there shall arise the god of my salvation. 12th angel name: hihaiah sign: virgo planet: mercury degree: 25 30 meaning: refuge psalm 10:1: why 0 tetragrammaton, wilt thou stand afar, why wilt thou hide thyself at times of trouble. 13th angel name: lezalel sign: libra planet: moon degree: 0 5 meaning: rejoicing over all things. psalm 98:4 shout ye to tetragrammaton, all the earth, break ye forth, and shout for joy, and sing psalms. 14th angel name: mebahael 9 sign: libra planet: moon degree: 5 10 maaning: guardian and preserver. psalm 9:10: and tetragrammaton shall be a high place for the oppressed, a high place for seasons in distress. 15th angel name: h

moon degree: 0 5 meaning: rejoicing over all things. psalm 98:4 shout ye to tetragrammaton, all the earth, break ye forth, and shout for joy, and sing psalms. 14th angel name: mebahael 9 sign: libra planet: moon degree: 5 10 maaning: guardian and preserver. psalm 9:10: and tetragrammaton shall be a high place for the oppressed, a high place for seasons in distress. 15th angel name: harayel sign: libra planet: saturn degree: 10 15 meaning: aid. psalm 94:22: and tetragrammaton is become unto me a refuge, and my god is the aid of my hope. 16th angel name: hoqamiah sign: libra planet: saturn degree: 15 20 meaning: raise up, praying day and night. psalm 88:2: 0 tetragrammaton, god of my salvation in the day i have cried, and in the night before thee. 17th angel name: laviah sign: libra 10 plan

oqamiah sign: libra planet: saturn degree: 15 20 meaning: raise up, praying day and night. psalm 88:2: 0 tetragrammaton, god of my salvation in the day i have cried, and in the night before thee. 17th angel name: laviah sign: libra 10 planet: jupiter degree: 20 25 meaning: is wonderful psalm 8:1: 0 tetragrammaton, our lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth. 18th angel name: keliel sign: libra planet: jupiter degree: 25 30 meaning: worthy to be invoked. just to me. psalm 25:24: judge me accordingly to thy righteousness, tetragrammaton, my god, and let them rejoice over me. 19th angel name: livoih sign: scorpio planet: mars degree: 0-5 meaning: hastening to hear. psalm 40:2: expecting, i expected tetragrammaton, and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. 20th angel name: pheheliah

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d of man. 5. he produced teth, predominant in hearing, crowned it, combined and formed with it leo in the universe, ab in the year, and the left kidney in man. 6. he produced yod, predominant in work, crowned it, combined and formed with it virgo in the universe, elul in the year, and the left hand of man. 7. he produced lamed, predominant in sexual desire, crowned it, combined and formed with it libra in the universe, tishri in the year, and the private parts of man (kalisch gives "gall) 8. he produced nun, predominant in smell, crowned it, combined and formed with it scorpio in the universe, heshvan in the year, and the intestines of man. 9. he produced samech, predominant in sleep, crowned it, combined and formed with it sagittarius in the universe, kislev in the year, and the stomach o

often written in english hebrew grammars as ayin, and sometimes as gnain; tzaddi must not be confused with zain, z; and lastly qoph, q, is very often replaced by k, which is hardly defensible as there is a true k in addition. 44. postellus gives suspicion and pistorius, mind. 45. these letters are the initials of the 12 zodiacal signs in hebrew nomenclature. they are: teth telah aries mem maznim libra 46. the month nisan begins about march 29th. yiar is also written iyar, and aiar: the hebrew letters are aiir. 47. the list of organs varies. all agree in two hands, two feet, two kidneys, liver, gall and spleen. postellus then gives, intestina, vesica, arteriae" the intestines, bladder, and arteries; rittangelius gives the same. pistorius gives "colon, coagulum (spleen) et ventriculus" colo

THE GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE UNUSUAL UNEXPLAINED VOL

ded the signs of the zodiac into four triangles of three each and called the t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d prophecy and divination 119 ancients held the celestial bodies in great regard. groupings by the same names as were empedocles fs four elements. aries, sagittarius, and leo were termed fire signs; cancer, scorpio, and pisces, water; libra, aquarius, and gemini, air; and capricorn, taurus, and virgo comprised the signs of earth. in essence, astrology deals with the relationship between the positions of the sun, moon, and planets and the life of an individual. astrology has its philosophical root in the premise that each individual is a universe in miniature and mirrors within himself or herself the astrological pattern found i

l virgo is cool, calm, and collected and never loses his or her head in emotional matters. virgo people belong to the intellectual class of individuals, and it is not an easy task for anyone to sway them once they have made a decision. on the negative side, they tend to be overly critical of others. they are quick to give vent to their opinions, and they can indulge in biting sarcasm if so moved. libra, the scales, september 23 to october 23, is an air sign. libra is the only symbol of the zodiac that does not represent either an animal or a human. long associated with harvest time and the fair measurement of crops, the scales may hearken back to ancient egypt and the belief that the god anubis weighed the souls of the dead to determine their worthiness. libra people are often attractive a

led snakebite and food poisoning by absorbing foreign chemicals in the blood through the skin. a garnet pendant is usually worn to arouse the passionate love of the opposite sex. a garnet ring reputedly combats fear and pessimism. argument and eventual separation of two lovers is thought to result when garnet is given as a gift. opal. this semiprecious gem is associated with the astrological sign libra. worn as a ring, this amulet reputedly alleviates indigestion and other stomach disorders. also, it instills tranquility and joy. an opal pendant is worn to attract happiness in love, fortune and favorable judgment in court. the opal amulet is believed to take on a dull gray appearance when minor illness is forthcoming. a sickly yellow hue presages injury by accident. ruby. this popular birt

THE MIDDLE PILLAR

the planets and elements were included in the twelve colors of the rainbow associated with the signs, they were assigned notes based on color (in the king scale of the golden dawn, thus: 244 the balance between mind and g i c color note sign planet element red c aries mars fire red-orange c# taurus orange d gemini sun yellow-orange d# cancer yellow e leo mercury air yellow-green f virgo green f# libra venus blue-green g scorpio blue g# sagittarius moon water blue-violet a capricorn saturn violet a# aquarius jupiter red-violet b pisces in the golden dawn system, the twenty-two letters of the hebrew alphabet are each associated with a sign, planet, or element. by extending the correspondences in the preceding chart to the associated hebrew letters, we get the following: hebrew letter note a

respondences in the preceding chart to the associated hebrew letters, we get the following: hebrew letter note astrology color h aleph e air yellow 2 beth e mercury yellow 3 gimel g# moon blue 7 daleth f# venus green 3 heh c aries red 1 vav c# taurus red-orange t zayin d gemini orange n cheth d# cancer yellow-orange d teth e leo yellow 9 yod f virgo yellow-green a# jupiter violet ?7 lkaamphe d f# libra green d mem g# water blue 3, nun g scorpio blue-green b samekh g# sagittarius blue ff ayin a capricorn blue-violet peh c mars red 3 tzaddi a# aquarius violet appendix 245 i' qoph b pisces red-violet 1 resh d sun orange u shin c fire red n tav a saturn blue-violet in assigning the notes, no octave is specified (see figures 17-20 on the following pages) i have chosen to set the music between m

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n utu 7. sphere of venus inanna 8. sphere of mercury nebo 9. sphere of the moon nanna 10. sphere of the elements kia 11. air anna 12. mercury gudud 13. moon sin 14. venus dlibat 15. aries agru (xubur) 16. taurus kakkab u alap shame (kingu) 17. gemini re'u kinu shame u tu'ame rabuti (viper) 18. cancer shittu (snake) 19. leo kalbu rabu (lakhamu) 20. virgo shiru (whirlwind) 21. jupiter umunpaddu 22. libra zibanitum (ravening dog) 23. water badur 24. scorpio akrabu (scorpion-man) 25. sagittarius pa-bil-sag (hurricane) 26. capricorn suxur mash (fish-man) 27. mars mastabarru 28. aquarius gula (horned beast) 29. pisces dilgan u rikis nuni (weapon) 30. sun shamash 30. fire ag 30. saturn kaimanu 30 (bis) earth kia 30 (bis) spirit zi notes on pronunciation we cannot be absolutely how sumerian and ak

THE SECRET RITUALS OF THE OTO

, janus, dianus, nu, anu, oannes, on, noah, and many others. this god of water is of the north, because the sun touches his northern limit as he enters the watery sign cancer, and turns towards the south, represented by the goat-gods, set, had, hades, adad, odin, adonis, adonii, atys, etc, who are of the earthly sign capricornus, the southern limit of the sun s journey. as the end of summer is in libra, the cardinal sign of air, the gods of water partake also of the airy nature, and similarly, the earthy gods have their natures intermixed with fire, since the end of winter announces the fiery sign of aries, whose mysteries are those of spring and called the greater mysteries, wherein the slain god is celebrated by his name iao, jupiter, jehovah, iacchis, zeus, shu, jesus, osiris, etc. the

st of the 6 other letters of the word; and the general knowledge of correspondences which you have derived from the study of the books appointed for your instruction will at once show you that j is virgo the virgin moon a is the fool or antic, the antique or ancient one saturn h is the letter of aries the house of mars b is the letter of mercury v is the hierophant or pope, emblem of jupiter l is libra the house of venus such, my brother, are the letters taken singly. in combination we reach beyond the simple facts of nature to divine mysteries. iii first of all, consider the descending triangle. it reads ihv, the first three letters of the ineffable name of four letters. they refer to father, mother, son, as your earliest studies in the qabalah acquainted you. you will compare this with t

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the zodiac, a system of twelve archetypal forces loosely related to patterns of stars in the night sky. it should be understood that the symbolic figures and beasts of the zodiac did not arise from contemplation of the night sky, but were projected onto the star patterns by ancient chaldean philosophers who discerned in humanity and in table of dodecagram sign aries taurus gemini cancer leo virgo libra scorpio sagittarius capricorn aquarius pisces element and motion form wild tame artist land-water wild priest lawyer land warrior tame laborer water level beast beast man creature beast man man creature man beast man creature color key i red red-purple purple blue-purple blue blue-green green yellow-green yellow yellow-orange orange red-orange being having thinking feeling commanding conside

com- pletely different mythic figures to the heavens. however, merely because the signs are not defined by the stars does not lessen their importance as archetypes. the zodiac of the chaldeans is at least 4,000 years old, and has scarcely changed. here are the signs, names, and representations of the zodiac given in tradi- tional order, proceeding counterclockwise around the heavens: aries ram ll libra scales itj taurus bull ?tl scorpio scorpion n gemini twins 2 sagittarius archer cancer crab 25 capricorn sea-goat q leo lion zz aquarius water-bearer iijj virgo virgin x pisces fishes the tree of the sephiroth may be viewed as a terrestrial and human symbol based on the division of fives (the number of man, while the zodiac may be con- sidered a heavenly and divine symbol based on the divisi

on. it has been modified to render its structure more apparent, and mercury has been put in place of the sun to reflect the present mercury-central system of magic. each arm bears the signs that are ascribed to one of the elements-fire, water, air, or earth. they are read out from the center of the cross: b i'.iv.i. vo- a: fire a aries, leo, sagittarius b: water v cancer, scorpio, pisces c: air a libra, aquarius, gemini d: earth 7 capricorn, taurus, virgo the three concentric circles of four signs each are ascribed to the three kinds of motion-linear, rotary, and vibratory. in astrology these motions are called cardinal, fixed, and mutable. the circles are read clockwise in a spiral out from the center of the cross, beginning with the first sign, aries- 43% y- p- a- x: cardinal (linear mot

ini d: earth 7 capricorn, taurus, virgo the three concentric circles of four signs each are ascribed to the three kinds of motion-linear, rotary, and vibratory. in astrology these motions are called cardinal, fixed, and mutable. the circles are read clockwise in a spiral out from the center of the cross, beginning with the first sign, aries- 43% y- p- a- x: cardinal (linear motion- aries, cancer, libra, capricorn y fixed (rotary motion) 0 taurus, leo, scorpio, aquarius z: mutable (vibratory motion) v gemini, virgo, sagittarius, pisces v 1 v v @irn0lxl- v this division into the four elements and the three motions is more common- ly shown in astrology by means of the grand symbol of the double dodecagram of four triangles and three squares, as shown in the illustration on page 141. each tria

s. it should be devised only after careful study of the sign and should be the most evocative of all possible words for the gestalt meaning of that sign. here are examples of what these catalytic words might be like; however, the magus would be well advised to find his or her own words: aries-being ledommanding sagittarius-perceiving taurus-having virgo-considering capricorn-using gemini-thinking libra-weighing aquarius-knowing cancer-feeling scorpio-desiring pisces-serving no catalytic word will tell you all you should know about a sign, just as no title can convey everything that is in a book. also, catalytic words can only call up information that has been gathered into the mind through long hours of study- alone they are almost valueless. the powers of the zodiac are not to be found in

aced clockwise on the three fire signs, beginning with aries (ihva, then proceeding to sagittar- ius (ih, and finally to leo (iv. the banners that start with the first he are placed clockwise on the three water signs, beginning with cancer (hv, then pisces (hvia, and finally scorpio (h&v. the banners that start with the hebrew letter vau are placed clockwise on the three air signs, beginning with libra (v&h, then gemini (v&i, and finally aquarius (viha. the banners that start with the second he (indicated by the dot) are placed clockwise on the three earth signs, beginning with capricorn (i hv, then virgo(&vh, and finally taurus (ikv1. those who possess a copy of the first edition of this work (the new magus, llewellyn, 1988) will notice that the ordering of the banners of tetragrammaton h

evoking angelic powers and the key to the apocalypse (llewellyn: st. paul, mn, 1995. when trying to understand a system of symbols, it is always helpful to break it down into its component parts. the zodiac has a twofold division into signs that are animal and signs that are human. the animal signs are aries, taurus, cancer, leo, scorpio, capricorn, and pisces. the human signs are gemini, virgo, libra, sagittarius, and aquarius. the animal signs may be subdivided into four higher beasts, the ram, bull, lion, and goat and three lower creatures, the crab, scorpion, and fish. the human signs are divided into two male (sagittarius and aquarius, two female (virgo and libra, and one androgyne (gemini. the animal signs are all highly aggressive and sexual. the ram, bull, lion, and goat are among

welve signs of the zodiac. when the fool is placed at the beginning of the trumps, and on the first hebrew letter, aleph, trump viii (in the marseilles deck, justice) falls on the ninth hebrew letter, teth, which is the single letter that receives the sign leo. trumph xi (in the marseilles deck, strength) falls on the twelfth hebrew letter, lamed, which is the single letter that receives the sign libra. the golden dawn did not feel bold enough to change the order of the zodiac, so it changed the order of these two trumps so as to give each a sign more in harmony with its nature. the curious magus may well ask, if it was thought necessary by the golden dawn to retain the order of the zodiac signs, why it did not also retain the tradi- tional ordering of the seven astrological planets, place

i. xix. xx. xxi. hierophant lovers temperance strength hermit wheel justice hanged man death chariot devil tower star moon sun judgement world vau zayin cheth teth yod kaph lamed mem nun samekh ayin pe tzaddi qoph resh shin tau (single (single (single (single (single (double (single (mother (single (single (single (double (single (single (double (mother (double) taurus gemini cancer leo virgo sun libra water scorpio sagittarius capricorn mars aquarius pisces jupiter fire saturn it was deemed necessary to invert the placements of temperance and the chariot in the revised sequence of the tarot trumps. cancer is a much more appropriate sign for temperance than sagittarius, which more properly suits the warlike nature of the chariot. even more radical revisions of the trumps are possible. frat

kenstein's monster, until an integrated figure is obtained. throughout the formation process, the magus relies on the symbolism of the hebrew letters for guidance. to illustrate, here are the attributes of graphiel, the intelligence, or good spir- it, of the planet mars: g camel priestess moon r head sun jupiter a ox fool air ph mouth tower mars i hand hermit virgo a ox fool air l ox goad justice libra the first column after the name is the meaning of the hebrew letter; the sec- ond is the tarot trump connected with it; and the third is the astrological power. in this example, the planet jupiter is linked to the tarot trump of the sun (see the table at the start of chapter 20. the golden dawn system of occult correspon- dences associates tarot trump xix, the sun, with the astrological sun

are represented in the pentacle of earth used in golden dawn magic. the signs of the zodiac were assigned the colors on the king scale of those paths on the tree where the zodiac signs appear. these are, in the golden dawn order: aries (fifteen, scarlet, taurus (sixteen, red-orange, gemini (seventeen, orange, cancer (eighteen, amber, leo (nineteen, greenish yellow, virgo (twen- ty, yellow-green, libra (twenty-two, emerald, scorpio (twenty-four, greenish blue, sagittarius (twenty-five, deep blue, capricorn (twenty-six, indigo, aquar- ius (twenty-eight, violet, and pisces (twenty-nine, crimson. this assignment is not entirely satisfactory, since emerald, an earth color, is linked with libra, the cardinal air sign, and amber, an air color, is linked with cancer, the cardinal water sign. it w

ius (twenty-five, deep blue, capricorn (twenty-six, indigo, aquar- ius (twenty-eight, violet, and pisces (twenty-nine, crimson. this assignment is not entirely satisfactory, since emerald, an earth color, is linked with libra, the cardinal air sign, and amber, an air color, is linked with cancer, the cardinal water sign. it would seem more logical to have assigned emer- ald to cancer and amber to libra. the colors of the elements, planets, and signs of the zodiac used by the gold- en dawn were based on an elaborate system of four spectra or scales of colors named after the face cards of the tarot, which were applied to the ten sephiroth and twenty-two channels on the tree of the kabbalah in the four worlds. because this system was so complex and its logic was not immediately apparent, it h

ries, yellow-green and blue-green. when the flat display is folded together into a model, the edges indicated by the arrows join each other. the base of the yellow-green triangle, for instance, joins the base of the red-purple triangle. notice that these colors are opposites on the color wheel. each division of motion among the zodiac signs forms a cross on the model. the cardinal signs aries and libra, colored red and green, describe one line with their joined bases, and on the opposite side of the model, the other cardinal signs, which are capricorn and cancer-yellow-orange and blue-purple-define a base- line that crosses the baseline of aries and libra at right angles. the model is an accurate three-dimensional representation of the zodiac and the color wheel. when the magus constructs

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h her legs are concealed beneath the folds of her long dress. she has both hands raised and extended in invitation to an equal degree, and her gaze is expressionless and level. when asked her opinion about a future event, the turning of the wheel clockwise indicates a positive response, but the opposite turning is negative. 212 soul flight xi justice hebrew letter: lamed (ox goad) correspondence: libra path: twenty-second a mature and serious woman sits between two pillars, robed in the costume of a judge. in one hand she holds up a set of weighing scales, and in the other, a sword-the symbols of her profession that signify respectively a fair and equal trial and the dispensation of punishment. her artificial posture has the appearance of a formal pose as she walks into the courtroom with

chesed to netzach hebrew letter: kaph tarot trump: x the wheel of fortune correspondence: jupiter 236 soul flight "the twenty-first path is the intelligence of conciliation and reward, and is so called because it receives the divine influence which flows into it from its benediction upon all and each existence" 22. geburah to tiphareth hebrew letter: lamed tarot trump: xi justice correspondence: libra "the twenty-second path is the faithful intelligence, and is so called because by it spiritual virtues are increased, and all dwellers on earth are nearly under its shadow" 23. geburah to hod hebrew letter: mem tarot trump: xi1 the hanged man correspondence: water "the twenty-third path is the stable intelligence, and it is so called because it has the virtue of consistency among all numerat

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8 tetragrammaton the corrected sequence of the twelve banners, and their corresponding signs, is as follows: b,vav ihvm 'v aries 3 fire-cardinal ithc pc' o (4 v va ihhv sagittarius 0 fire-mutable t m4i-f? r7cc (4 ahvv mh e o fire-fixed dava hvri -6z cancer water-cardinal 7hc i o t (7) van g' hvih 3 i s c e s water-mutable the m oon (181 084a hhiv'/flji scorpio 7 water-fixed boa4 1( 1) ava-v vhih- libra> air-cardinal (4 (11) 4 8 v vhhi .a gemini air-mutable h c i o e f(i" bav vihh aquarius 3 air-fixed thc 5jq (1 ?i i(/51' hi, capricorn 3 earth-cardinal tk orof 1 ;q v hivh r/ri virgo j earth-mutable 7hc he vmt vvqa hhvi 8 taurus 7 earth-fixed 7 hr 14 i* o t ha lii (5j the boldface type in the permutations of the name indicates the position of the second h in each banner. this relationship be

severity: ilq+ ih (ye1ekiah)-ivhh hvhi: cancer (water-cardinal) 7. angel of mercy: dvi+ al (davie1)-hvhi 8. angel of severity: ivd+ ih (yodiahbhvhi 64 tetragrammaton hvih: pisces (water-mutable) 9. angel of mercy: dmv+ al (demuelbhvih 10. angel of severity: vmd+ ih (vamediah)-hvih hhiv scorpio (water-fixed) 11. angel of mercy: dab+ al (dabaelbhhiv 12. angel of severity: bad+ ih (badiahbhhiv vhih: libra (air-cardinal) 13. angel of mercy: vah+ al (vahae1)-vhih 14. angel of severity: hav+ ih (haviahbvhih vhhi: gemini (air-mutable) 15. angel of mercy: vih+ al (vihaelbvhhi 16. angel of severity: hiv+ ih (hiviahl-vhhi vihh: aquarius (air-fixed) 17. angel of mercy: viv+ al (vivaell-vihh 18. angel of severity: viv+ ih (viviahl-vihh hihv capricorn (earth-cardinal) 19. angel of mercy: shbv+ al (shab

e nature of each son and therefore to the tribe he represents. there seems to be a veiled reference in this blessing to the twelve signs of the zodiac. for example, judah is said to be a lion, perhaps a reference to leo; simeon and levi are said to be fire water air earth earth moon sun the breastplate of aaron brethren, which may refer to gemini, the sign of the twins; dan is said to be a judge (libra; joseph is linked to the bow (sagittarius; and two of the brothers, reuben and zebulun, are linked with water. i am not the only person to notice the allusions to the zodiac in the blessing of jacob. alfred j. pearce in his classic work the text-book of astrology gives the assignment of the blessings to the signs arrived at by one dr. hales, based upon the researches of a general vallancey (

tetragrammaton in hebrew letters, right to left, in the same dimension and style that was used to engrave the gold rings. on the inside of the hoops beneath the bezels of the silver rings, engrave, or have engraved, the twelve corresponding names of the wings of the winds who make up the angels of severity. zodiac gold (sun) silver (moon) 1. aries 2. taurus 3. gemini 4. cancer 5. leo 6. virgo 7. libra 8. scorpio 9. sagittarius 10. capricorn 11. aquarius 12. pisces ihvh (qthh+al) hhvi (shia+al) vhhi (vih+al) hvhi (dvi+al) ivhh (qli+al) hivh (shhv+al) vhih (vah+al) hhiv (dab) ihhv (qtzh+al) hihv (shbv+al) vihh (viv+al) hvih (dmv+al) ihvh (hthq+ih) hhvi (aish+ih) vhhi (hiv+ih) hvhi (ivd+ih) ivhh (ilq+ih) hivh (vhsh+ih) vhih (hav+ih) hhiv (bad+ih) ihhv (htzq+ih) hihv (vbsh+ih) vihh (viv+ih) h

taurus and the second house of the zodiac, to which taurus corresponds- practical, productive works concerning material possessions and personal security. banner rings 101 it is impossible to be more precise about the day and hour the sun enters the signs of the zodiac, because this varies from year to year. the approximate times of entry are these: sun enters aries taurus gemini cancer leo virgo libra scorpio sagittarius. capricorn aquarius pisces date march 21 april 20 may 21 june 22 july 23 august 24 september 23 october 24 november 23 december 22 january 20 february 19 ideally, the gold rings should be changed at the very minute the sun enters the succeeding sign. these times can be obtained by consulting a good ephemeris such as raphael's, where the entry of the sun, moon, and planets

. to hold a lover against the lover's will. black magic, dealings with evil spirits, poisons, curses. perverse dreams and fantasies. acts requiring great self-control and brutality. form and function of the wings xi11 angel: vahael (vah+al) pronounced: va-ha8-el hebrew ?n>h enochian: cl$c3$a banner: vhih polarity: sun ripe: mercy side: right invoking sex: male element: air quality: cardinal sign: libra house: seventh direction: west-southwest stone: jacinth (red-orange) dibe: dan apostle: james the greater enochian god name: mph enochian senior: lsrahpm banishing appearance: slender and weak, but graceful in motion. wavy chestnut hair, well-proportioned features, large golden-green eyes, prominent straight nose, full mouth with a touch of red in the lips, rounded chin. his complexion is li

g harmony and peace. very romantic. function: matters requiring diplomacy, concord, agreement. aids in finding the perfect lover. where artistic judgment is required. to reconcile marital disputes. 136 tetragrammaton xiv angel: haviah (hav+ih) pronounced: ha-vi'-ah hebrew: 7lh7 enochian: c$-l?im banner: vhih polarity: moon tjpe: severity side: left sex: female element: air quality: cardinal sign: libra house: seventh direction: west-southwest stone: jacinth (red-orange) dibe: dan apostle: james the greater enochian god name: mph enochian senior: saiinou invoking banishing appearance: tall and slender, with a long neck, wide shoulders, and round breasts; flowing, light-brown hair; pale-green eyes; a long, straight nose; and a fbll, sensuous mouth with an engaging smile. her manner is open a

f "handsn and later by the reference to "the true ages of time" the clock face is based upon the revolving ring of the zodiac and its twelve signs, six of which at any given time are above, or moving above, the horizon of the earth, and six of which are below. the sun and moon each rule half of the signs. the sun in leo has authority over the signs on the right side of the zodiac: virgo (mercury, libra 194 tetragrammaton (venus, scorpio (mars, sagittarius (jupiter, and capricorn (saturn. the moon in cancer has authority over the signs on the left side of the zodiac: gemini (mercury, taurus (venus, aries (mars, pisces (jupiter, and aquarius (saturn. the six seats "of living breath" may refer to those signs of the zodiac under the sun, and the six seats that are "as sharp sickles, or the hor

licv- south leo levi james the emerald 6. ivhh yelekiah lesser 7. hvhi daviel oip aaetpio+ sse cancer judah andrew garnet 8. hvhi yodiah adoeoet- e 9. hvih demuel alndvod+ 1 nne 3 10. aylh vamediah teaa aapdoce- pisces issachar bartholomew sapphire eagle first he 5 11. hhiv dabael pdoce arinnap+ west scorpio zebulun thaddeus jasper 2 w 12. hhiv badiah anodoin- h m 13. vhih vahael mph lsrahpm+ wsw libra dan jacinth james the% 14. vhih haviah saiinou- greater 2 15. vhhi vihael arsl laoaxrp+ ese gemini naphtali thomas agate man vau f 3 16. vhhi hiviah slgaiol- i% a 17. vihh vivael gaiol ligdisa+ north aquarius gad simon amethyst 18. vihh viviah soniznt- 19. hihv shabuel ori habioro+ nnw capricorn asher john chrysolite 20. hihv vabashiah aaozaif- 21. hivh shahavel ibah htmorda+ ssw virgo josep

f the banners is examined. in agrippa's list, the tribes manasseh and ephraim take the place of the tribes of joseph and levi. for a corrected version of this table, see my own annotated edition of the three books of occult philosophy (llewellyn, 1993. banner ihvh ihhv ivhh hvhi hvih hhiv vhhi vihh vhih hiw hivh hhvi sign month aries march taurus april gemini may cancer june leo july virgo august libra september scorpio october sagittarius november capricorn december aquarius january pisces february stone sardonyx carnelian topaz chalcedony jasper emerald beryl amethyst hyacinth chrysoprase crystal sapphire tribe apostle dan matthias ruben thaddeus judah simon manasseh john asher peter simeon andrew issachar bartholomew benjamin philip naphtali james eld. gad thomas zebulun matthew ephraim

WESTERN MANDALAS OF TRANSFORMATION SR AL

begin with the first letter. find it in the color chart (see figure 2-b. you may need to compare the color yellow yellow blue green red red-orange orange yellow-orange yellow yellow-green violet green blue blue-green blue indigo red violet violet-red orange red indigo attributions of the hebrew letters sign, planet letter tarot# air mercury moon venus aries taurus gemini cancer leo virgo jupiter libra water scorpio sagittarius capricorn mars aquarius pisces sun fire saturn aleph beth gimel daleth heh vav zain cheth teth yod kaph lamed mem nun samekh ayin peh tzaddi qoph resh shin tau figure 2-b 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 element air air, earth water earth, air fire earth air water fire earth fire, water air water water fire earth fire, water air water fire fir

or working fire water fire planet (also rules water sign) air planet (also rules earth sign) fire planet (also rules water sign) earth planet (also rules air sign) earth planet (also rules air sign) water (rules scorpio, replacing mars) leo, aries, sagittarius, sunday cancer, taurus, monday, nighttime aries, capricorn, tuesday gemini, virgo, wednesday sagittarius, pisces, cancer, thursday taurus, libra, pisces, friday capricorn, aquarius, libra, saturday scorpio, aquarius, capricorn, nighttime figure 3-h sun: positive: leadership, power and self-confidence. harmony and illumination. mental alertness and creativity. open-hearted, loyal, equable, and compassionate. negative: arrogant, blaming, ego-oriented. need for confirmation and control. fearful. venus: positive: gentleness, aesthetic be

iq beker (see the table in figure 4-r, which has nine chambers, or a chart that refers the numerical equivalents to sephira kether chokmah binah chesed geburah tiphareth netzach hod yesod number 1, 10, 100 2, 20, 200 3, 30, 300 4, 40, 400 5, 50 6, 60 7, 70 8, 80 9, 90 letter a. i. q b. k. r g, l, sh d, m, t, th h. e. n v, s z, 0 ch, p, f t, tz zodiac air, virgo, pisces mercury, jupiter, sun moon, libra, fire venus, water, saturn aries, scorpio taurus, sagittarius gemini, capricorn cancer, mars leo, aquarius the sephiroth (see figure 4-s. these show the relationship of the numbers to the hebrew letters, along with a method of reduction if the numerical value of the letter is too great. for example: the letter peh, which has a value of eighty, is often reduced to eight because no planetary k

nderstand the aleph- lamed connection to represent the vital figure 6-a: traditional kamea of jupiter 4 9 5 16 14 7 11 2 15 6 10 3 1 12 8 13 81 82. western mandalas of transformation. idea of the primal driving force being adjusted to suit our individual needs in terms of our relationship to this energy. the might and power of god are being borne by the outstretched wing of lamed, whose symbol is libra, the scales (pp. 154-55. the underlying principle of this sacred name is that of balance or equilibrium (lamed, justice) combined with the power of the life-force (aleph. this perfect equilibrium is represented by the number four, which is the value of al when it is reduced (30+1=31=4. another word which corresponds to four is abba (aba, which is often interpreted as father, but which actual

. let us first look at the example of raphael. in hebrew this is spelled rphal. if we examine the elemental shapes on pages 43-51, we see that this has elemental correspondences that can be related.or spelled symbolically.this way: r.resh.sun.fire.triangle p.peh.mars.fire.triangle (mars also rules a water sign, which is an upside down triangle, in the alchemical design. a.aleph.air.circle l.lamed.libra, air.circle this can be drawn in a design that looks like figure 13-b. we can also spell the name with tarot keys and colors using the chart in chapter two (see figure 1-b on page 15. the tarot keys corresponding to the letters in this name are the sun (resh, figure 13-c, the tower (peh, figure 13-d, the fool (aleph, figure 13-e, and justice (lamed, figure 13-f. it can take a variety of form

osites incline toward one another (through meditation) a deep secret will begin to dawn on us. and we shall scarcely be able to hold ourselves back from acknowledging that when we see them bringing forth here below, the green is there above the red that we are beholding, on one side the earthly, and on the other side the heavenly creations of the elohim (1970. aries taurus gemini cancer leo virgo libra scorpio sagittarius capricorn aquarius pisces heh vav zain cheth teth yod lamed nun samekh ayin tzaddi qoph red red-orange orange yellow-orange yellow yellow-green green green-blue blue blue-violet violet red-violet c c sharp d e flat e f f sharp g a flat a b flat b zodiacal sign letter color tone planet saturn sun mars jupiter venus moon mercury pluto letter tau resh peh kaph daleth gimel b

mysteries on the tree of life relating to daath and yesod, as well as its original mother, binah (the yesod seal, it will be recalled, mimics binah's magical seal) it symbolizes the most hidden aspects of occultism, and death and the blackness of the unknown night. it holds the key of recapitulation of a new consciousness dawning in our age. we find it in the tattwa of capricorn (ruled by saturn, libra (where saturn is exalted, and especially in aquarius, whose keynote is universality. figures a and b incorporate these colors along with the particular vibration of the zodiacal signs and planetary colors and tones. with the exception of daath, these relate to the letter-paths on the tree, not the planetary sephiroth. pluto, however, has been assigned to shin (judgement) by some, if the stud

diacal signs and corresponding body parts: aries: ailments affecting the cerebral hemisphere of the brain, organs of the head, taurus: neck, throat, larynx, tonsils, carotid arteries, and jugular veins. gemini: shoulders, arms, lungs, thymus, and upper ribs. cancer: stomach, diaphragm, lactase, and thoracic duct. leo: heart, spinal chord, and aorta. virgo: large and small intestines and pancreas. libra: kidneys, skin and the suprarenals. scorpio: bladder, urethra, the genital organs, rectum, and descending colon. eyes sagittarius: hips, thighs, femur, illium, illiac arteries and veins, and sacral region (lower part capricorn: knees, bones (in general, and certain skin eruptions. aquarius: limbs from knees to ankles, and varicose veins. pisces: maladies principally of the feet and toes. and

treating. for those interested in the zodiacal signs and their corresponding body parts, figure 14-c briefly lists associations that corine heline offers in her book healing and inherent tendencies aroused by zodiacal tattwas: aries: aggressive, energetic taurus: decisive, determined gemini: diffusive, intellectual cancer: tenacious, nurturing leo: organizing, creative virgo: analytical, detailed libra: uniting, artistic scorpio: solidifying, intense sagittarius: inspirational, freedom-loving capricorn: retentive, self-disciplined aquarius: concentrative, theoretical pisces: relaxing, sensitive regeneration through color (p. 35. it must be noted that she uses some different color correspondences. all of the correspondences used in this book, including this chapter on tattwas, are qabalah b

truth: mercury (beth. for wandering mind, lack of focus: mercury or moon (gimel (if unable to focus because of temptation, use daleth. to strengthen personal resolution: mars (peh, but use with caution. in addition, case gives some other uses: for prosperity: violet, jupiter chakra, tone a sharp. for establishing equitable settlements or to bring an end to disputes: green, tattwa corresponding to libra, tone f sharp. for harmony in personal relationships: orange, tattwa corresponding to gemini, tone d. for establishing deeper relationship with your h. g. a: blue, tattwa corresponding to sagittarius, tone a flat. for transcending rigid patterns of behavior: red, mars chakra, tone c. someone who has developed an excellent meditation system using the tattwas as representations of the hebrew l

aid that we will find the light of god. the figures on pages 168-187 are tattwas that can be photocopied and colored for personal use, according to the color keys and designs given in figures 14-e and 14-f, on pages 166-167. r o y py g bu i v l w bk color key red orange yellow pale yellow green blue indigo violet lavender white black figure 14-e aries c taurus c* gemini d cancer e1, leo e virgo f libra f* scorpio g sagittarius a" capricorn a aquarius b pisces b figure 14-f saturn jupiter mars sun 1 venus mercury moon pluto 1 aries.tone: c taurus.tone: c-sharp gemini.tone: d cancer.tone: e-flat leo.tone: e virgo.tone: f libra.tone: f-sharp scorpio.tone: g sagittarius.tone: a-flat capricorn.tone: a aquarius.tone: b-flat pisces.tone: b chapter 15 consecration the following are suggestions for

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ew days depending on the year. the autumnal equinox occurs when the sun crosses the equator on it's apparent journey southward, and we experience a day and a night that are of equal duration. up until harvest home, the hours of daylight have been greater than the hours from dusk to dawn. but from now on, the reverse holds true. astrologers know this as the date on which the sun enters the sign of libra, the balance (an appropriate symbol of a balanced day and night. this year (1988) it will occur at 2:29 pm cdt on september 22nd. however, since most european peasants were not accomplished at calculating the exact date of the equinox, they celebrated the event on a fixed calendar date, september 25th, a holiday the medieval church christianized under the name of 'michaelmas, the feast of th

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

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

WILLIAM WESCOTT GOLDEN DAWN HISTORTY LECTURE

onfer 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 chiefs. the temple no. 1 of licht, liebe, libra is a group of continental mystics who have not been in the habit of performing ceremonies in open lodge, but have conferred the grades chiefly in privacy and in the presence of two or three members, so there is no accurate record of name and rank of all these members. soon after the formation of temple no. 3, permission was granted for the consecration of osiris temple no. 4 at weston-super

WILLIAM WESCOTT NUMBERS THEIR OCCULT POWER AND MYSTIC VIRTUES

tcott planet assigned number sun one, 1 and four, 4. moon two, 2 and seven, 7. jupiter three, 3. mercury five, 5. venus six, 6. saturn eight, 8. mars nine, 9. the zodiacal signs were assigned the following numbers: table of zodiiiacal siiigns& numbers zodiacal sign assigned number leo one, 1. aquarius two, 2. capricorn three, 3. sagittarius four, 4. cancer five, 5. taurus six, 6. aries seven, 7. libra eight, 8. scorpio nine, 9. numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott zodiacal sign assigned number virgo ten, 10. pisces eleven, 11. gemini twelve, 12. the first and the second temples of the jews were both destroyed on the 9th day of the jewish month ab. on the 9th day of ab, modern jews do not wear the talith and phylacteries until evening. the day should b

hestia vesta heron lion pine hera juno peacock sheep thorn poseidon neptune swan horse elm the astrologers associated colors with the twelve signs of the zodiac, thus- numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott table of colors& zodiiiac siiigns zodiac sign color attribute pisces white aquarius blue capricorn black or brown sagittarius yellow or green scorpio brown libra black or crimson virgo black and blue leo red and green cancer green and brown gemini red aries white taurus white and yellow 104. the zodiacal signs are also associated with sex, and the contrast of day and night. table of zodiiiac wiiith sex, day& niiight numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott zodiac sign sex day and night pisces female nocturnal aquariu

red aries white taurus white and yellow 104. the zodiacal signs are also associated with sex, and the contrast of day and night. table of zodiiiac wiiith sex, day& niiight numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott zodiac sign sex day and night pisces female nocturnal aquarius male diurnal capricorn female nocturnal sagittarius male diurnal scorpio female nocturnal libra male diurnal virgo female nocturnal leo male diurnal cancer female nocturnal gemini male diurnal taurus female nocturnal aries male diurnal 104. and, again, there are other characters which astrologers deem of importance, thus- table of zodiiiac& diiirectiiions zodiac sign element direction pisces water northern common fruitful numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n

her characters which astrologers deem of importance, thus- table of zodiiiac& diiirectiiions zodiac sign element direction pisces water northern common fruitful numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott zodiac sign element direction aquarius air western fixed- capricorn earth southern cardinal- sagittarius fire eastern common- scorpio water northern fixed fruitful libra air western cardinal- virgo earth southern common barren leo fire eastern fixed barren cancer water northern cardinal fruitful gemini air western common barren taurus earth southern fixed- aries fire eastern cardinal- lastly, the twelve signs are allotted to the planets as their houses- 105. table of zodiiiac and planets zodiac sign planet pisces night house of jupiter aquarius day house of

hern fixed- aries fire eastern cardinal- lastly, the twelve signs are allotted to the planets as their houses- 105. table of zodiiiac and planets zodiac sign planet pisces night house of jupiter aquarius day house of saturn numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott zodiac sign planet (uranus) capricorn night house of saturn sagittarius night house of mars scorpio- libra day house of venus virgo night house of mercury leo sole house of sol cancer sole house of luna gemini day house of mercury taurus night house of venus aries day house of mars this is very fully explained by coley in his astrology, and also by john middleton in his astrology, 1679. herodotus tells us that the egyptians founded the system of a twelve-god theology, euterpe iv. the hebrews cert

ve-adar. the 12 sons of jacob were related to the 12 signs of the zodiac by the rosicrucians in a correct order; other numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott schemes of attribution are given by athanasius kircher and others. that by sir william drummond is- aries to gad, taurus to ephraim, gemini to benjamin, cancer to issachar, leo to judah, virgo to naphtali, libra to asher, scorpio to dan, sagittarius to manasseh, capricorn to zebulun, aquarius to reuben and pisces to simeon and levi. the 12 apostles of jesus were simon, peter, andrew, james and john the sons of zebedee, phillip, bartholomew, thomas, matthew also called levi, james son of alphaeus, judas called lebbaeus and thaddeus, simon the canaanite, and judas iscariot. the venerable bede proposed

ugh the 12 signs, and this is repeated by the mystagogus poeticus, 1653, and they have been allotted as follows- to aries, the quest of the golden apples of the hesperides; to taurus, the slaying of the cretan bull; gemini, hercules and his twin brother strangle the serpents; cancer, the taking of the herds of geryon; leo, the slaying of the nemaean lion; virgo, the victory over the amazon queen; libra, the death of the erymanthean boar; scorpio, the death of the lernaean hydra; sagittarius, the shooting of the five stymphalian birds; capricornus, taking of the hind alive to mycenae; aquarius, cleaning the stables of augeas; pisces, the capture of the horses of diomedes. janus of the romans is the god of the 12 months and is drawn with 12 altars beneath his feet. he is the same as assyrian

he period of time determined by the revolution of the equinoxes, or the space to time wherein the stars and constellations return to their former places in respect to the equinoxes by means of a constant precession. the equinoxes moving backwards or westwards, meet the sun constantly earlier. in the time of the oldest greek observations, the equinoctial points were in the first stars of aries and libra respectively; they are now in pisces and virgo. when these names were given, the sun entered aries at the vernal equinox, and sign and constellation coincided; now they do not, so do not be confused by our still calling the first sign of spring aries, although the sun is now really at such time in pisces; numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott every 2160 y

ZALEWSKI GOLDEN DAWN ENOCHIAN MAGIC OCR

the vine of manasseh (gemini" 37 holy name teaa tribe naphtali sign virgo angelic name zurchol "of naphtali (virgo, jacob says 'naphtali is a hind let loose, he giveth goodly words' moses says '0 naphtali, satisfied with favor, and full with the blessing of the lord, possess thou the west and the south' the armorial bearings of naphtali are blue, a hind" holy name pdoce tribe assur or assher sign libra angelic name alpudus "of asshur (libra, jacob says 'out of asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties' moses says 'let asher be blessed with children, let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil. the shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be' the armorial bearings of asher are purple, a cup. all this coincides wit

"of asshur (libra, jacob says 'out of asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties' moses says 'let asher be blessed with children, let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil. the shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be' the armorial bearings of asher are purple, a cup. all this coincides with the nature of venus and libra, while the feet refer to the sign pisces, which rules the feet, and in which venus is exalted. iron and brass are the metals of the friendly planets of mars and venus" holy name mph tribe dan sign scorpio angelic name cadaamp "of dan (scorpio, jacob says 'dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of israel. dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse

ether and balanced it in your aura. then let your imagination dwell on the aura and see it oval and clear, pulsating with the glow from tiphareth. 186 187 appendix h sign and color correspondences astrological king's queen's sign scale scale aries scarlet red taurus red orange deep indigo gemini orange pale mauve cancer amber maroon leo greenish yellow deep purple virgo yellowish green slate grey libra emerald green blue scorpio green blue dull brown sagittarius blue yellow capricornus indigo black aquarius violet sky blue pisces ultraviolet buff, flecked crimson silver white 188 189 appendix i enochian letters and their numerical values used by those in the new zealand order. 190 note: i have included an extra enochian letter that i received during meditation some years ago. it has no eng

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