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ae adorned with statues. had the burcfundian settlers connected their own worship with these? the same castrum is spoken of in the vita s. agili eesbacensis (f 650, in acta ben. sec. 2, p. 317: castrum namque intra vasta eremi septa, quae vosagus dicitur, iwoxoxj fanaticorum cnltui olim dedicatum, sed tunc ad solum usque dirutum, quod hujus saltus incolae, quamquam ignoto praesagio, luxovium [qu. lux ovium] nominavere. a church is then built on the heathen site: ut, ubi olim prophano ritu veteres cohicrunt fana, ibi christi figerentur arae et erigerentur vexilla, habitaculum deo militautium, quo adversus aerias potestates dimicareut superni eegis tirones. p. 319: ingressique (agilus cum eustasio) hujus itineris viam, juvante christo, warascos praedicatori accelerant, qui agrestium fanis de

ABRAMELIN2

, according to his need, to obtain (the names of) more. notes to the foregoing lists of names of spirits. by s. l. mac gregor-mathers. i have thought it advisable to give as far as possible some idea of the significations of these names of spirits, which are for the most part derived from the hebrew or chaldee, and also from greek and latin and coptic, etc. the chief spirits. lucifer: from latin, lux, light, and fero, to bear- a light bearer. there is a name lucifuge also employed occasionally, from lux, light, and fugio, to fly from- he who shuns the light. leviatan: from hebrew, lvithn (usually written leviathan instead of leviatan- the crooked or piercing serpent or dragon. satan: from hebrew, shtn= an adversary. belial: from hebrew, bliol= a wicked one. the eight sub-princes. astarot:

ADEPTUS MINOR INITIATION

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

ries. restrain even the thought of thy heart lest a bird of the air carry the matter" 18 temple set up at 2nd point of the 5=6 ritual third "upon more closely examining the door of the tomb, you will perceive, even as frater n.n, and those with him did perceive, that beneath the cxx in the inscription were placed the characters ix thus: post cxx annos patebo ix this being equivalent to post annos lux crucis patebo, at the end of 120 years, i, the light of the cross, will disclose myself. for the letters forming l.v.x. are made from the dismembered and conjoined angles of the cross; and 120 is the product of the numbers from 1 to 5, multiplied in regular progression, which number five is symbolized in the cross with four extremities and one center point" second "on the following morning, fr

iris, slain and risen" all "isis, apophis, osiris, i.a.o. let the divine light descend (all separate wands and give the sign of osiris slain) all "the sign of osiris slain" chief "l- the sign of the mourning of isis (with tilted head to the side) second "v- the sign of typhon and apophis (head facing upwards, arms stretched) third "x- the sign of osiris risen (arms crossed upon chest) all "l.v.x, lux, the light of the cross (they give the saluting sign with heads bowed. then pause) chief "the mystic number of this grade is 21, the heptad multiplied by the triad; and from it is derived the password of this grade which is hyha, which should be lettered separately when given thus: chief "a" aspirant "h" chief "y" aspirant "h" chief "the keyword is i.n.r.i. which is inscribed with its correspo

ALEISTER CROWLEY LIBER CHANOKH

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

ALEISTER CROWLEY MAGICK IN THEORY AND PRACTICE

d, the true formula of the beast 666, i and o are the opposites which form the field for the operation of a. but this is a higher matter unsuited for this elementary handbook. see, however, liber samekh, point ii, section j> the same idea is expressed by the rosicrucian formula of the trinity "ex deo nascimur. in jesu morimur per spiritum sanctum reviviscimus" this is also identical with the word lux, l.v.x, which is formed by the arms of a cross. it is this formula which is implied in those ancient and modern monuments in which the phallus is worshipped as the saviour of the world. the doctrine of resurrection as vulgarly understood is false and absurd. it is not even "scriptural. st. paul does not identify the glorified body which rises with the mortal body which dies. on the contrary, h

ign of the mourning of isis (see illustration (v. raise the arms at an angle of sixty degrees to each other above the head, which is thrown back, and say "the sign of apophis and typhon (see illustration (vi. cross the arms on the breast, and bow the head and say "the sign of osiris risen (see illustration. 382 (vii. extend the arms again as in (iii) and cross them again as in (vi) saying "l.v.x, lux, the light of the cross (viii. with the magical weapon trace the\ 1 hexagram of fire in the east, saying "ararita (hb:aleph-resh-aleph-resh-yod-taw-aleph- this word consists of the initials of a# sentence which means "one is his beginning\ one is his individuality: his permutation is\ 2 one* this hexagram consists of two equilateral triangles, both apices pointed upwards. begin at the top of t

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE HEART OF THE MASTER

he charm is snapped: i soar into sanity. i must be simple indeed! how did i fail for a moment to understand that broken-spectres must be shadows cast by some star, a sun, upon sun-lifted vapours- that all these diverse the heart of the master get any book for free on: www.abika.com 5 shapes of madness are but distortions of one form upon the mountain-crest, a solitary shadow- the shadow of a man! lux i stood erect. i found myself unhurt. i turned. i lifted up mine eyes. behold! the hill! the apex of the colossal pyramid is crowned by a stern silent figure, cut in sharp silhouette against the orb of the sun. i cried aloud: hail unto thee, o star that art the sun, star that mountest the height of the heavens! but my heart answered me, mysteriously, yet so that it availed me to understand it

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE QABALAH

formal proof 0= 1= 2= 3= 4= 5= n is possible. but the adept who worked out this theorem, with the very intent to discredit the qabalistc mode of research, was suddenly dumbfounded by the fact that he had actually stumbled upon the qabalistic proof of pantheism or monism. what really happens is that the adept sits down and performs many useless tricks with the figures, without result. suddenly the lux dawns, and the problem is solved. the rationalist explains this by inspiration, the superstitious man by mathematics. i give an example of the way in which one works. let us take iao, one of the barbarous names of evocation, of which those who have wished to conceal their own glory by adopting the authority of zarathustra have said that in the holy ceremonies it has an ineffable power. but wha

(also the swastika. the sign of the mourning of isis. 2nd. with erect head, raises his arms to form a v (but really to form the triple tongue of flame, the spirit, and says: the sign of apophis and typhon. 3rd. bows his head and crosses his arms on his breast (to form the pentagram. the sign of osiris risen. all give the sign of the cross, and say: l. v. x. then the sign of osiris risen, and say: lux, the light of the cross. liber lviii 19 this formula, on which one may meditate for years without exhausting its wonderful harmonics, gives an excellent idea of the way in which qabalistic analysis is conduct. first, the letters have been written in hebrew characters. then the attributions of them to the zodiac and to planets are substituted, and the names of egyptian gods belonging to these a

s. then the attributions of them to the zodiac and to planets are substituted, and the names of egyptian gods belonging to these are invoked. the christian idea of i.n.r.i. is confirmed by these, while their initials form the sacred word of the gnostics. that is, iao. from the character of the deities and their functions are deduced their signs, and these are found to signal (as it were) the word lux (rwa, which itself is contained in the cross. a careful study of these ideas, and of the table of correspondences, which one of our english brethren is making,31 will enable him to discover a very great deal of matter for thought in these poems which an untutored person would pass by. to return to the general dogma of the qabalists. the figure of minutum mundum will show how they suppose one q

ory of genesis ii. and of the gospel. the initials of the egyptian names isis, apophis, osiris, which correspond, give in their turn the ineffable name iao; thus we say that the ineffable is concealed in and revealed by the birth, death and resurrection of christ; and further the signs of the mourning of the mother, triumph of the destroyer, and rising of the son, give by shape the letters l.v.x, lux, which letters are (again) concealed in and revealed by the cross the light of the cross. further examples will be found in a note on genesis. one of the most famous is the mene, tekel, upharsin of daniel, the imaginary prophet who lived under belshazzar the imaginary king. anm. the hanged man, death, the fool= sacrificed to death by thy folly. lkt. the universe, the wheel of fortune, justice=

numbers of the tarot cards; hence an extension of the idea of 22, q.v. 270. i.n.r.i. see 5= 6 ritual. 47 the installment of the temple of solomon the king in equinox i (3) contained an account of the g.d. adeptus minor ritual. see also regardie (ed, the golden dawn t.s. 48 al i. 24-25; 6 50= 0.12. 49 cf. gen vi. 3 t.s. 50 also if we use the same fudge that crowley used to get logos to 93, 120= l, lux (there are at least two other ways by which lvx can be equated with 120 but they are both hideous fudges) t.s. 51 also laqzjy, ezekiel, and [swy, joseph. elsewhere crowley connects the city of pyramids reference with the 12 by 13 squares on each of john dee s tablets of the watchtowers and the pyramids drawn on each square in the golden dawn s book of the concourse of the forces t.s. 52 also a

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE SWORD OF SONG

t the cords, bitter-faced, smiling goddess as she was; 1 the sacrifices are the ten sephiroth. 2 see table. 3 ancient form of the key of s. 4 considered as the agent of resurrection. 5 in the true key of m the tree is shaped like the letter d= venus or love. the figure of the man forms a cross above a triangle, with apex upwards, the sign of redemption. ambrosii magi hortus rosarum 113 sapientiae lux viris baculum. femina rapta inspirit gaudium. pleiades. dignitates. amicitia. amor. sophia. and he went on. leave thine ox-goad, 1 quoth he, till i come back an ox! and she laughed and let him pass. now is our father come to the unstable lands, od wot, for the wheel whereon he poised was ever turning. sworded was the sphinx, but he out-dared her in riddling: deeper pierced his sword: he cut he

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQ I 5

formal proof 0= 1= 2= 3= 4= 5= n is possible. but the adept who worked out this theorem, with the very intent to discredit the qabalistic mode of research, was suddenly dumfounded by the fact that he had actually stumbled upon the qabalistic proof of pantheism or monism. what really happens is that the adept sits down and performs many useless tricks with the figures, without result. suddenly the lux dawns, and the problem is solved. the rationalist explains this by inspiration, the superstitious man by mathematics. i give an example of the way in which one works. let us take iao, one of the "barbarous names of evocation" of which those who have wished to conceal their own glory by adopting the authority of zarathustra have said that in the holy ceremonies it has ineffable power. but what

l (also the swastika. the sign of the mourning of isis. 2nd. with erect head, rises his arms to form a v (but really to form the triple tongue of flame, the spirit, and says- the sign of apophis and typhon. 3rd. bows his head and crosses his arms on his breast (to form the pentagram. the sign of osiris risen. all give the sign of the cross, and say- l.v.x. then the sign of osiris risen, and say- lux, the light of the cross. this formula, on which one may meditate for years without exhausting its wonderful harmonies, gives an excellent idea of the way in which qabalistic analysis is conducted. first, the letters have been written in hebrew characters. then the attributions of them to the zodiac an to planets are substituted, and the names of egyptian gods belonging to these are invoked. th

rs. then the attributions of them to the zodiac an to planets are substituted, and the names of egyptian gods belonging to these are invoked. the christian idea of i.n.r.i. is confirmed by these, while their initials form the sacred word of the gnostics. that is, iao. from the character of the deities and their functions are deduced their signs, and these are found to signal (as it were) the word lux (hb:resh hb:vau hb:aleph, which itself is contained in the cross. a careful study of these ideas,and of the table of correspondences, which one of our english brethren is making, will enable him to discover a very great deal of matter for thought in these poems which an untutored person would pass by. to return to the general dogma of the qabalists. the figure of minutum mundum will show how t

story of genesis ii. and of the gospel. the initials of the egyptian names isis, apophis, osiris, which correspond, give in their turn the ineffable name iao; thus we say that the ineffable is concealed in and revealed by the birth, death, and resurrection of christ; and further the sings of mourning of the mother, triumph of the destroyer, and rising of the son, give by shape the letters l.u.x, lux, which letters are (again) concealed in and revealed by the cross..l v\ the light of the cross. further examples will be found in "a note on genesis" one of the most famous is the mene, tekel, upharsin of daniel, the imaginary prophet who lived under belshazzar the imaginary king. mna. the hanged man, death, the fool "sacrificed to death by thy folly" 93 thkl. the universe, the wheel of fortun

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQ I 5

for i have conjured ye by the mighty names of god, the which ye cannot but obey. the voice said: light is consumed as a child in the womb of its mother to develop itself anew. but pain and sorrow infinite, and darkness are invoked. for this child riseth up within his mother and doth crucify himself within her bosom. he extendeth his arms in the arms of his mother and the light becometh fivefold1. lux in luce, christus in cruce; deo duce sempiterno. and be the glory for ever and ever unto the most high god, amen! then i returned within my body, giving glory unto the lord of light and of the darkness. in saecula saeculorum. amen (on composing myself to sleep, i was shewn an extremely brilliant hb:dalet in the character of the passing of the river, in an egg of white light. and i take this as

agician who overthrew the power of the christian church; but the pupil rebelled against the master, for he foresaw that the new("i.e, the protestant) would be worse than the old. but he understood not the purpose of his master, and that was, to prepare the way for the overthrowing of the aeon. there is a writing upon the urn of which i can but read the (two) words: stabat crux juxta lucem. stabat lux juxta crucem. and there is writing in greek above that. the word "nox" written in greek, and a circle with a cross in the centre of it, a st. andrew's cross. then above that is a sigil, hidden by a hand. and a voice proceedeth from the urn: from the ashes of the tarot who shall make the phoenix-wand? not even he who by his understanding hath made the lotus-wand to grow in the great sea. get th

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQUINOX EQ I 1 2

it. 1.40. it occurs to me, now that i am seeing my way in the operation a little more clearly, that one might consider the first day as osiris slain the second as that of the mourning of isis the third as that of the triumph of apophis v, and to-day that of osiris risen x; these four days being perfect in themselves as a 5 6 operation (or possibly with one or two more 41 to recapitulate l.v.x. lux, the light of the cross) thence one might proceed to some symbolic passage through the 6 5 grade though of course that grade is really symbolic of this soul-journey, not "vice vers and through 7 4 so perhaps if one could only dare to hope it! to the 8 3 attainment. certainly what little i have done so far pertains no higher than minor adeptship though i have used higher formulae in the

heart's love, adonai, to which thou must come at last; and that place is the tomb in which lie buried all my thoughts and emotions, all that which is "i, and me, and mine. there will i lay myself and await thee, even as our father christian rosenkreutz that laid himself in the pastos in the vault of the mountain of the caverns, abiegnus, on whose portal did he cause to be written the words,"post lux crucis annos patebo. so thou wilt enter in (as did frater n. n. and his companions) and open the pastos; and with thy winged globe thou wilt touch the rosy cross upon my breast, and i shall wake into life the true life that is union with thee. so therefore perinde ac cadaver i await thee. 12.43. i wrote, by the way, on some previous day (iv. 12.57 a.m. that i used the supreme formula of awa

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQUINOX EQ I 2 2

et out on the quest of the philosopher's stone. visita interiora terrae rectificando invenies occultam lapidem veram medicinam; this is indeed the true medicine of souls; and so p. sought the universal solvent vitriolum, and equated the seven letters in vitriol, sulphur, 235 and mercury with the alchemical powers of the seven planets; precipitating the salt from the four elements- subtilis, aqua, lux, terra; and mingling flatus, ignis, aqua, and terra, smote them with the cross of hidden mystery, and cried "fiat lux" youth strides on with hasty step, and by summer of this year- 1898- we find p. deep in consultation with the mystics, and drinking from the white chalice of mystery with st. john, boehme, tauler, eckart, molinos, levi, and blake "rintrah roars and shakes his fires in the burde

ing the water in hod by the fiery influence of geburah; while with her left hand she pours from a vase the waters of chesed to temperate and calm the fire of netzach. illustration on page 287 approximated_ visita interiora terrae rectificando invenies occultam lapidem, veram medicinam v.i.t.r.i.o.l.u.m. 1.2.3.4.5.6.7. v.i.t.r.i.o.l. s.u.l.p.h.u.r. m.e.r.c.u.r.y. air water dee spirit subtilis aqua lux terrae salt fiat lux flatus ignis aqua terra\ dee/ air_ water spirit_ diagram 54. the symbolic latin names. this explanation being ended, the associate adept places the red lamp, from the altar, in the right hand of the philosophus and the cup of water in his left, and says "let this remind you once more that only in and by the reconciliation of opposing 287 forces is the pathway made to true

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQUINOX EQ I 2

sign of the mourning of isis("see" illustration (v) raise the arms at an angle of sixty degrees to each other above the head, which is thrown back, and say "the sign of apophis and typhon("see" illustration (vi) cross the arms on the breast, and bow the head and say "the sign of osiris risen("see" illustration (vii) extend the arms again as in (iii) and cross them again as in (vi) saying "l.v.x, lux, the light of the cross (viii) with the magical weapon trace the\ 1 hexagram of fire in the east, saying "ararita (aleph-resh-aleph-resh-yod-taw-aleph- this word consists of the initials of a# sentence which means "one is his beginning\ one is his individuality: his permutation is\ 2 one* this hexagram consists of two equilateral triangles, both apices pointed upwards. begin at the top of the

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQUINOX EQ I 3 2

ophis, destroyer "3rd" sol, osiris, slain and risen "all" isis, apophis, osiris. iota alpha omega (all give the sign of the cross "chief, 2nd and 3rd adepts" the sign of osiris slain("chief" l. the sign of the mourning of isis) 17 weh note: this is probable a typo for hb:heh hb:vau hb:shin hb:heh hb:yod("2nd adept" v. the sign of typhon destroyer("3rd adept" x. the sign of osiris risen "all" lvx, lux, the light of the cross. part ii.18 purify talisman with water and fire. the invocation of water is made as in 3= 8 and by the enochian keys 10, 4, 11, 12 in e, w, n, s. respectively invocation scorpio (sigma lambda eta iota).19 "the invocation of the great god toum maal" o thou! majesty of godhead! toum maal! thee, thee i invoke! 193 lord of amenta! lord of enemehitt! o thou! whose head is go

d crosses are separated, all giving the sign of the cross, and saying] 211 the sign of osiris slain["chief" giving the l sign with bowed head.5] l. the sign of the mourning of isis["second" with head erect, gives the v sign] v, the sign of typhon and apophis["third" with bowed head gives the x sign] x, the sign of osiris risen["all" together with the signs of osiris slain and osiris risen] l v x, lux, the light of the cross["all" quit the vault and return to previous places "chief" in the grand word, yeheshuah hhb:vau hb:shin hb:heh hb:yod, by the key word inri, and through the concealed word lvx, i have opened the vault of the adepts [all present give the lux sign as above""first point [the officers in this part of the ceremony are the second adept, who is now the principal officer, the t

nding by saying] forget not, therefore, that the tablets and kerubim are the guardians of the vault of the adepts. let thy tongue keep silent on our mysteries, and restrain even the thoughts of thy heart, lest a bird of the air should carry the matter [the "third adept" then points out to the aspirant that beneath the letters cxx he will find the following v+ x^ which is equivalent to "post annos lux crucis patebo "at the end of the years, i, the light of the cross, will disclose myself (the door of the vault is then opened [the "second adept" then points out to the aspirant that the vault is lit by the rays of the symbolic rose, and that in the middle of the vault stands the circular altar6 with these devices: a.g.r.c "ad gloriam rosae crucis" or a.c.r.g "ad crucis rosae gloriam" followed

fixed in the vault, all leave the same and the seal is given. 22 a golden dawn ritual omitted here for lack of space. 23= 6+ 1+ 10= 17. 24 see "the elemental calls of dr. dee "second point" the vault is opened in tiphereth symbols in three words of three, four, and five letters each (the triangle, the cross and the pentagram, though ihsvh shows pentagram inri, rose cross, and conceals cross, the lux. 229 note very carefully the interchanging symbols of the adepti throughout. they are not separate, but overlap; and this shows the absolute necessity of a fraternal and sympathetic feeling. all repeat signs, as all partake of the lux. the postulant, bearing the wand of isis, may pass within the gate of isis (venus. also he bears the ankh. the postulant is led into the vault; and he thus begin

BLAVATSKY H P ANTHROPOGENESIS

. the monad has to pass through its mineral, vegetable and animal forms, before the light of the logos is awakened in the animal man. therefore, till then, the latter cannot be referred to as "man" but has to be regarded as a monad imprisoned in ever changing forms. evolution, not creation, by means of words is recognized in the philosophies of the east, even in their exoteric records. ex oriente lux. even the name of the first man in the mosaic bible had its origin in india, professor max muller's negation notwithstanding. the jews got their adam from chaldea; and adam-adami is a compound word and therefore a manifold symbol, and proves the occult dogmas. this is no place for philological disquisitions. but the reader may be reminded that the words ad and adi mean in sanskrit "the first;

l her paradoxes- a black and tenebrous light- the myth has struck its roots too deep in the soil of blind faith to permit, in our age, even those, who do not acquiesce in her dogmas and laugh at her horned and cloven-footed satan, to come out bravely and confess the antiquity of the oldest of all traditions. in a few brief words it is this. semi-exoterically, the "firstborn" of the almighty- fiat lux- or the angels of primordial light, were commanded to create; one third of them rebelled and refused; while those who "obeyed as fetahil did- failed" most signally. to realise the refusal and failure in their correct physical meaning, one must study and understand eastern philosophy; one has to be acquainted with the fundamental mystical tenets of the vedantins, with regard to the utter fallac

ormazd, becoming evil only later, when he has mixed too long with humanity. like all other fire or light gods- fire burning and destroying as well as warming and giving life- he ended by being accepted in the destructive sense of "fire" the name loki, we learn("asgard and the gods" p. 250, has been derived from the old word "liechan" to enlighten. it has, therefore, the same origin as the latin "lux, light" hence loki is identical with lucifer (light-bringer. this title, given to the prince of darkness, is very suggestive and is a vindication in itself against theological slander. but loki is still more closely related to prometheus, as he is shown chained to a sharp rock, while lucifer, identified with satan, was chained down in hell; a circumstance, however, which prevented neither of t

inning of the proem (vol. i. the eastern initiates show it coeval with the circle of deific infinitude and the first differentiation of the essence, the union of spirit and matter. this was rejected, and the astronomical allegory alone was accepted and made to fit into cunningly imagined terrestrial events. let us demonstrate this statement. in astronomy, as said, mercury is the son of coelus and lux- of the sky and light, or the sun; in mythology he is the progeny of jupiter and maia. he is the "messenger" of his father jupiter, the messiah of the sun; in greek, his name "hermes" means, among other things, the "interpreter- the "word" by mouth; the logos, or verbum. now, mercury, besides being born on mount cyllene among shepherds, is the patron of the[[footnote(s* by very few though, for

he "origin" of things, which are yet embosomed only in his own conceptions. he attacks spiritual beliefs and religious traditions millenniums old, and denounces everything, save his own hobbies, as superstition. he suggests theories of the universe, a cosmogony developed by blind, mechanical forces of nature alone, far more miraculous and impossible than even one based upon the assumption of fiat lux out of nihil- and tries to astonish the world by such a wild theory; which, being known to emanate from a scientific brain, is taken on blind faith as very scientific and the outcome of science. are those the opponents occultism would dread? most decidedly not. for such theories are no better treated by real (not empirical) science than our own. haeckel, hurt in his vanity by du bois-reymond

BLAVATSKY H P COSMOGENESIS

not (cannot cognize) transient light, however transcendent to human eyes. demon est deus inversus. the devil is now called darkness by the church, whereas, in the bible he is called the "son of god (see job, the bright star of the early morning, lucifer (see isaiah. there is a whole philosophy of dogmatic craft in the reason why the first archangel, who sprang from the depths of chaos, was called lux (lucifer, the "luminous son of the morning" or man[ footnote(s* see "kwan-shai-yin" the real name from the text cannot be given[[vol. 1, page] 71 light emerges from darkness. vantaric dawn. he was transformed by the church into lucifer or satan, because he is higher and older than jehovah, and had to be sacrificed to the new dogma (see book ii- stanza iii- continued. 7. behold, oh lanoo* the r

h. this fact cannot be too frequently impressed upon the reader* the microprosopus is, as just said, the logos manifested, and of such there are many* sephira is the crown, kether, in the abstract principle only, as a mathematical x (the unknown quantity. on the plane of differentiated nature she is the female counterpart of adam kadmon- the first androgyne. the kabala teaches that the word "fiat lux (genesis ch. i) referred to the formation and evolution of the sephiroth, and not to light as opposed to darkness. rabbi simeon says "oh com[[footnote continued on next page[[vol. 1, page] 216 the secret doctrine. sephira-adam-kadmon. in its unity, primordial light is the seventh, or highest, principle, daivi-prakriti, the light of the unmanifested logos. but in its differentiation it becomes

ht, one would have found in it, first, the celestial logos, the "heavenly man" which evolves as a compound unit of logoi, out of whom after their pralayic sleep- a sleep that gathers the cyphers scattered on the mayavic plane into one, as the separate globules of quicksilver on a plate blend into one mass- the logoi appear in their totality as the first "male and female" or adam kadmon, the "fiat lux" of the bible, as we have already seen. but this transformation did not take place on our earth, nor on any material plane, but in the spacial depths of the first differentiation of the eternal root-matter. on our nascent globe things proceed differently. the monad or jiva, as said in "isis unveiled" vol. i, p. 302, is, first of all, shot down by the law of evolution into the lowest form of ma

orce that all the nervous centres secretly communicate with each other; from it- that sympathy and antipathy are born; from it- that we have our dreams; and that the phenomena of second sight and extra-natural visions take place. astral light, acting under the impulsion of powerful wills, destroys, coagulates, separates, breaks, gathers in all things. god created it on that day when he said: fiat lux, and it is directed by the egregores, i.e, the chiefs of the souls who are the spirits of energy and action" eliphas levi ought to have added that the astral light, or primordial substance, if matter at all, is that which, called light, lux, esoterically explained, is the body of those spirits themselves, and their very essence. our physical light is the manifestation on our plane and the refl

goddesses are shown suckling horus. behold in the egyptian hall of the british museum, hathor worshipped by pharaoh thotmes, who stands between her and the lord of heavens. the monolith was taken from karnac; and the same goddess has the following legend inscribed on her throne "the divine mother and lady, or queen of heaven; also "the morning star" and the "light of the sea (stella matutina and lux maris. all the lunar goddesses had a dual aspect- one divine, the other infernal. all were the virgin mothers of an immaculately born son- the sun. raoul rochetti shows the moon-goddess of the athenians- pallas, or cybele, minerva, or again diana- holding her child-son on the lap, invoked in her festivals as[[monogenes theou "the one mother of god" sitting on a lion, and surrounded by twelve p

r of mental evolution when saying that "the first creation of god was the light of the sense; the last was the light of the reason; and his sabbath work ever since is the illumination of the spirit" it is just the reverse. the light of spirit is the eternal sabbath of the mystic or occultist, and he pays little attention to that of mere sense. that which is meant by the allegorical sentence "fiat lux" is- when esoterically rendered "let there be the 'sons of light" or the noumena of all phenomena. thus the roman catholics rightly interpret the passage as referring to angels, and wrongly as meaning powers created by an anthropomorphic god, whom they personify in the ever thundering and punishing jehovah. these beings are the "sons of light" because they emanate from, and are self-generated

CHRONOLOGIA RORISPERGIUS

jean noblet tarot(paris) 1659-61 theatrum chemicum [ed. lazarus zetzner]publisher of rosicrucian texts 1660 jacques vieville tarot. invisible college becomes the royal society. 1661-64 john grueber and albert d'orville travelled from china through eastern tibet to lhasa proceeding on to india. 1665-1723 johann conrad barchusen 1666 helvetius' account of the transmutation in the hague. crassellame lux obnubilata 1667 eirenaeus philalethes an open entrance to the closed palace of the king 1672 francois chosson tarot de marseilles 1674 knorr von rosenroth's kabbala denudata 1677 mutus liber; paradise lost/regained by j. milton. 1680 6 hebrew editions of "sefer yetzirah" collected and printed at lemberg. oldest contains the recensions of sa'adya gaon. 1682 gichtel's edition of the collected wo

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e is a worshipper of devils and a believer in fairy tales? it is with these thoughts in mind that the demonic bible is written. stop now at the horror of these words and cower in fear for your immortal soul, or read on and discover true and undefiled wisdom. for enlightenment speaks to the brave. introduction to the 2nd edition lucifer, the light-bearer the name lucifer comes from the latin words lux (light) and fer (to bear. lucifer means, literally, light-bearer and was the name given by the romans to the morning star venus when it appeared in the eastern sky in the hours before dawn. lucifer, the light-bearer, the morning star, personified enlightenment, wisdom, and beauty. the cult of lucifer was associated with the worship of venus or aphrodite, the goddess of love and passion, and in

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hension of the first principle, which hath no beginning. and it is the primal glory, because no created being can attain to its essence. titles given to kether: existence of existences. concealed of the concealed. ancient of ancients. ancient of days. the primordial point. the point within the circle. the most high. the vast countenance. the white head. the head which is not. macroprosopos. amen. lux occulta. lux interna. he. god-name: eheieh. archangel: metatron. order of angels: holy living creatures. chaioth ha qadesh. mundane chakra: rashith ha gilgalim. primum mobile. first swirlings. spiritual experience: union with god. virtue: attainment. completion of the great work. mystical qabala page 73 vice- correspondence in microcosm: the cranium. the sah. yechidah. the divine spark. the th

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ty appeared to be stored in those substances that store odors: liquids; viscous substances, especially those derived from animals, like gelatin and wax; wadding; and stuffs of loose or plushy texture, such as velvet. as the emanations seemed to spread themselves in a manner analogous to light, he tried to focus them on a plate of gelatino- bromide film. the subject of these experiments was a mrs. lux. she was photographed awake, then asleep but not exteriorized, and afterward asleep and exteriorized. in the latter case the plate was briefly left for sensitivity inside her belt in contact with her body. according to rochas, i observed that when i pricked the first plate with a pin mme. lux felt nothing, when i pricked the second she felt it slightly, and when i pricked the third she felt it

irst plate with a pin mme. lux felt nothing, when i pricked the second she felt it slightly, and when i pricked the third she felt it sharply, and this was a few minutes after the operation. three days later, wishing to discover to what extent this plate was sensitive, i gave two sharp blows with the pin on the hand depicted in the picture in such a manner as to tear the film of gelatino-bromide. lux, who was two metres distant from me, and could not see what part i had pricked, fell back at once with cries of pain. i had some difficulty in restoring her to her normal state; her hand hurt her, and a few seconds afterwards i saw appear on her right hand.the one i pricked in the photograph. some little red marks whose position corresponded to the pricks. dr. p, who was present during the exp

ious mind, sleeping brain. weisbaden, germany: plenum publishing, 1988. la berge, stephen. lucid dreaming. n.p, 1986. reprint, new york: ballantine, 1998. la berge, stephen, and howard rheingold. exploring the world of lucid dreaming. n.p, 1990. reprint, new york: ballantine books, 1991. lucidity institute. http//www.lucidity.com. may 20, 2000. lucifer a term meaning light bringer, from the latin lux and ferre, which appears in the latin vulgate bible as a translation of the hebrew word helel. the name appears in isa. 14:12, where the king of babylon is compared to lucifer (or the planet venus, the morning star) as one fallen from heaven. in the third century c.e, lucifer was identified with satan, and luke 10:18, which speaks of satan falling from heaven, was seen as a reference to the ve

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urs. in some places, however, excellent mediums were discovered. in santiago, in oviedo, in corunna, and in valladolid an exceptional interest was manifest. near santiago, there was a young girl said to be possessed of remarkable faculties. two bars of magnetized iron held over her horizontally, half a meter distant, were reportedly sufficient to suspend her body in the air. in 1881 the barcelona lux gave encouraging accounts of seances held at cordova, tarragona, seville, and many other places. the editor, madame soler, also referred to an archbishop s prohibiting catholics from possessing or reading the spiritualist work of niram aliv of the society of spiritualists of tarrasa; that of the circle of santa cruz of tenerif; that of faith, hope, and charity, of andujar, and that of st. vinc

FRANCIS A YATES GIORDANO BRUNO AND THE HERMETIC TRADITION

hanges in quality at each ascent, reaching ever more dazzhng degrees of intensity in the eighth sphere, the ninth sphere and the empyrean. ficino, in the passage analysed above, seems to be definitely using, splendor of light in the eighth sphere, candor of a more intense light in the chrystalline sphere, and lumen of the supreme light in the empyrean (beyond which there is perhaps an even higher lux in the divine mind. he also uses such many varying terms for light in his de sole' and de lumine,1 though i am not sure that the terms are always used consistently with the same degrees of meaning. ficino has intensified the continuity between hierarchies and spheres by introducing an almost astrological suggestion into the relationships between the hierarchies, which are said to "drink" the i

he sun as the intelligible splendour, or chief image of the ideas, and religiously with the pseudo-dionysian light symbolism. all these influences can be perceived, working together, in ficino's de sole and de lumine. as we have tried to outline in previous chapters, the concentration on the sun in the astral magic, led upwards through the christian neoplatonism of pseudo-dionysius to the supreme lux dei, and in this way the sun very nearly is for ficino what it is for hermes or for the emperor julian, the "second god, or the visible god in the neoplatonic series. the de revolutionibus orbium caelestium of nicholas copernicus was written between 1507 and 1530, and published in 1543. it was not by magic that copernicus reached his epoch-making hypothesis of the revolution of the earth round

hen discussing spiritus, also in the de rerum principiis elementis et causis.3 there is something else in the two latin poems on the immense and the minute, something which one cannot but think is almost deliberately hidden in inconspicuous places amongst the philosophy. in the de immenso there is a particularly violent attack on those who have destroyed the egyptian religion, whence "sepulta est lux" and cruelty, schisms, evil customs and contempt for law are spread through the world.4 in the mysterious heading to the passage the prophecy of mercurius in pimander is mentioned, leaving no doubt that we have here once again the familiar bruno interpretation of the lament as the destruction by the christians of the good religion. the reader of the de minimo, towards the end is jerked into at

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r trinity. by the jews, who attempted to ignore the female principle, this god is called the "lord of hosts" and "god of sabaoth" which astronomically means god of the stars and constellations, and astrologically the creator or producer of the multitudes. of this god, ieue, i h s, the author of anacalypsis says that he was the son of the celestial virgin, which she carries in her arms; the horus, lux, of the egyptians, the lux of st. john "it is from this infant that jesus took his origin; or at least it is from the ceremonies and worship of this infant that this religion came to be corrupted into what we have of it. this infant is the seed of the woman who, according to genesis, was to bruise the head of the serpent, which, in return, was to bruise his foot or heel, or the foot or heel of

GILBERT THE GOLDEN DAWN TWILIGHT OF THE MAGICIANS

mestrange-ofbody, mind and spirit, and i supposed that the order, dimly heard of, might give me some light and guidance and leading on these matters. but, as i have noted, i was mistaken; the twilight star shed no ray of any kind on my path" this changed when mathers returned from paris, where he had gone seeking enlightenment, in the autumn of1891.he had met, or so he said, a high adept, frater lux etenebris-iateralleged to have been onedrthiessen-whogave him all the materials for constructing a second order ritual. by december36 thegoldendawnthe ritual was complete and a vault was being constructed at thavies inn,offholbom circus.thefirst initiation took place on 7 december and was describedbywaite from the account that the candidate, annie horniman (fortiter et recte, gave him many yea

ght:'injuneand july1912frather f. r. and sororql.(mrs felkin) were abletogo to germany, and altogether visited five rosicrucian templesindifferentpartsofthe continent, and were initiated themselves, sororql.obtaining grades equivalent to our 7=4 and frater f.r. 8=3..therituals not being in ms. form they are memorized.'4felkinhidknown what to expect, for oneofhis adepts, neville meakin (ex oriente lux, had already visited the german rosicrucians and reported his experiences both to felkin and to waite. duringthe-summerof19ii meakin wasinitiatedinsteiner's 'rosicrucian' order, attaining the jrd degree, which he thoughtemanation75was equivalent to the 5=6 grade in the golden dawn although there were few outward similarities: the german order officers wore clothing like that of the masonic roy

xc neophyte grade ritual, transcribed from waite's own manuscript copy of the revised text used in the isis-urania temple of the indepen- dent and rectified rite in1904..appendixdthecondition needed for entry into the second order, by s.a. transcribed from a copyin west255 cott's hand.appendixeoftravelling in the spirit vision. part of ritualu.transcribed from a copy made bydrb. e.j.edwards (deus lux solis) in1896.appendixf astral travelling, no.2:thesword, transcribed from the account set down by kate moffat (ser255 vio liberaliter).appendixgthemanifesto issued by waite's faction in july190326794 thegoldendawnappendix hconstitution ofthe r.r.et a.c, november1903.appendix atheannasprengel lettersi.reed.n(1).26/87dear brother sapere aude, i have long since left the placewhere you sent mylet

e.we all held the points of our swords to the angel's breast from which rushed such tremendous force that our arms received a sort of electric shock.behind the figure was a great sun, with which it was connected by a ray of white light. from this white ray he seemed to extractthe red light with whichhe shone. it seemed as if the highestpart of the mars force wasin realitysolar. we nowgavethe full lux signs. at once a change came over the figure.itwas wrapped in great sweeping black clouds and disappeared fromview.in the midst of the darkness an altar appeared. one frater saw aflamingheart upon it, but most of us sawrather a river ofblood-redand rushing,givingthe impress255 ion of life, not death. its source seemed to beabovethe altar somewhere,but unseen. at the point whereitcameintoviewwa

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this portion that our frater chiefly delighted, and it is here that his vast learning in hebrew cabalistic lore and his wonderful mental ingenuity is chiefly displayed. he discourses at great length on the name jehovah, the tetragrammaton, and its relation to man's soul and body; on the divine sephiroth, and on the primal chaos, and leads the student on to the moment of creation when god saidfiat lux,and there was light.itwas upon these recondite subjects that my lectures of last winter were given to the fratres of the study group. the last great work of robert fludd was hisphilosophicmoysaica,gouda, 1638. this great work he also translated into english and called itmosaicallphilosophy,but it was not printed until 1659.ittreats of divine wisdom as contrasted with human knowledge, and he di

GNOSTIC STUDIES THE GNOSTIC HANDBOOK II GNOSTIC THEURGY

, is the basis for the gnostic use of words and numbers. sacred alphabets are not seen as social or communication systems, but as vehicles for spiritual power. the ancient hebrews believed that there was such power inherent in the twenty two hebrew letters that the very universe was formed through their use. the concept of the logos, the divine word and the genesis creation story is based on fiat lux- he spoke and there was light. in the hebrew traditions what he spoke was the letters of the hebrew alphabet. the hebrew alphabet is a system of twenty two letters which is said to form the bridge between the invisible spirit (ain) and the sephira of the tree of life. each gnostic theurgy page 104 of the letters can be related to colours, sounds, images and all manner of correspondences. these

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hich all change, self-deification and the widdershins dance of the adversary is accomplished and developed. one may perform rites based around the princes of the infernal realm or the sub-princes accordingly. much of this useful information may be found in the s.l. macgregor mathers translated the book of the sacred magic of abramelin the mage. 10 the four infernal princes are- lucifer east (from lux fero, light bearer. a common shadow association is lucifuge, latin for fly the light and may have close associations with mephistopheles. lucifer in this aspect is the angel of light, the adversary. lucifer is a title which is beheld by the fire djinn azazel being the first angel, fallen from the stasis of light. by this manner, lucifer is the liberator and developer of humanity with his gift

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then simultaneously separate wands and cruces, and say) all "the sign of osiris slain (gives it) chief adept (giving the l sign with a bowed head "the sign of the mourning of isis" second adept (giving the v sign with the head back "the sign of typhon and apophis" third adept (with bowed head gives the x sign "the sign of osiris risen (all together with the saluting sign and bowed head) all "lvx, lux, the light of the cross" 10 (all quit the vault and return to previous places) chief adept "in the grand word yehashuah, by the keyword i.n.r.i, and through the concealed word lvx, i have opened the vault of the adepti (all give lvx signs) second adept "let the cross of the obligation be set in its place" second adept "it is written 'whosoever shall be great among you shall be your minister, a

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

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pophis, destroyer" 5 third adept (makes the 'x' sign "sol, osiris, slain and risen" all "isis, apophis, osiris, iao. let the divine light descend" all (makes the 'x' sign "the sign of osiris slain" chief adept (makes the 'l' sign "the sign of the mourning of isis" second adept (makes the 'v' sign "the sign of typhon and apophis" third adept (makes the 'x' sign "the sign of osiris risen" all "lvx, lux, the light of the cross (all quit the tomb) chief adept "in the grand word, yehashuah, and by the keyword i.n.r.i. and through the concealed word, lvx, i have opened the tomb of the adepti (the bell rings twenty-one times) chief adept "fraters and sorors of the rosea rubea et aurea crucis, it is to the ends that we unseal our hearts which through the force of our ruach, we have allowed to beco

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rose. like him, o adepts of all ages have ye toiled. like him have ye suffered tribulation. poverty, torture and death, have ye passed through. they have been but the purification of the gold. in the alembic of thine heart, through the athanor of affliction, seek thou the true stone of the wise" the above can be symbolized as "light" 4 in latin, the spelling for light is lvx. this is pronounced "lux" the "u" sounds like the "u" in the word tube. the lvx becomes especially important to the adept because of the way it fits with the various seasons of the year. it is through these seasons that the sun passes from light todarkness and death to resurrection. it is through these seasons that we pass from our "natural self" unto an alchemical death, and finally, unto perfected light and life. it

slightly back and say with meaning "v. the sign of typhon and apophis" 7 step 8 bring your arms down across your chest to form an "x" make certain that your palms are touching your chest. bow your head, and say with meaning "x. the sign of osiris risen" step 9 now form each letter as you say each letter "l.v.x" from the "x" position, slowly open up your arms into the form of a cross while saying "lux (looox" step 10 now say with meaning "the light of the crosyiritual of spiritual alchemy r. r. e t a. c. z e l a t o r a d e p t u s m i n o r 2 preface this ritual may be performed as a high level, inner alchemical ritual by any adept, either solo or in group form. any adept who performs this ritual of inner alchemy and spiritual attunement unto the divine genius should first have created and

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ct. how came zio to unite in himself the ideas of sky and war? the gothic veihan meant pugnare, vaihjo pugna^ veihs sacer, veiha sacerdos (p. 68, the ohg. wig pugna and mars (p. 203; the hallowed, the holy was at the same time the bright, the beaming. to the gothic hveits corresponds the skr. svetas (albus, to this the slav, svety, sviatyi (sanctus, and svet, swiat, svetlo signify mundus, coelum, lux. but again svetovit, swantowit, is ares and bellum, and the parallelism of wuotan, donar, zio to radigast, perun, svetovit stands unquestionable: the god of victory shines in the battle. to the indians suryas denotes the sun, light, day, and he resembles zio; when suryas is taking hold of a victim, it bites his hand off, and a golden one has to be put on: is not this t;^r, whose hand the wolf

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p. 81, which can mean nothing but shriek; and in the nethl. kriek, krieken van den dag/ plattd. de krik vam dage for the morning twilight, the chirking (so to speak) of day, as the chirping insect is called cricket, kriek, krikel, krekel (cicada. a remarkable instance of the two meanings meeting in one word is found in the goth, svigla (auxo, ohg. suekala (fistula, by the side of the as. swegel (lux, aether, os. suigll (lux. our own word anbrecnen (on-break) implies a crash and a shaking, mhg. sa do der ander tac uf brack (frauend. 53. 109; j i conf. bon. 48, 68; and i must qnote ls. 3, 259: do brack der tac da herfiir, diu naht von dem tac wart kinent (became yawning, was split? conf. supra p. 558, diu sunne wart wol schinent. the gute frau has twice (1539. 2451: do der tac durch daz tac

root has never been explained; probably the swiss uchtland and westphalian uchte may be named from nhta. closely bordering on it is the as. cerdceg (primum tempus, beow. 251. 2623. 5880; on. drdagi (conf. ardegis, mane; an ohgr. ertac or ertago is unknown to me. next comes the notion of diluculum, on. dagsbrun, dagsbiarmi, dagsbirta, from brun= ora, rnargo, as if supercilium, and biarnii, birta= lux: but ohgr. tagarod, tagarot (graff 2, 486-7; as. dcsgred, c^dm. 289, 27. 294, 4; mlg. dagerat, en. 1408; m. nethl. dagheraet (huyd. op. st. 2, 496: a compound whose last syllable is not distinctly traceable to rob (ruber, but is perhaps allied to the rodur, raftull (coelum) on p. 699. the gender also wavers between masc. and fern. 2 we catch glimpses of a mythic personality behind, for n. in c

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res, the first element born from akasa is believed to be tejas, the principle of fire. this element as well as all the others manifest their influence not only in our roughly material plane but also in everything created. the basic qualities of the fiery principle are heat and expansion. in the beginning of all things created therefore must have been fire and light, and in the bible we read: fiat lux there shall be light. the origin of the light, of course, is to be sought in the fire. each element and therefore that of fire, too, has two polarities, i.e, the active and the passive one, which means positive) and negative. plus will always signify the constructive, the creative, the productive sources whereas minus stands for all that is destructive or dissecting. there are always two basic

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ilik-bkotb, tl>e dnaurje, by kxaids into chao* cr mktter, and by coming in oootact with it. digitizecoy google an apocalyptic allegory explained 229 c^ an imperishable image who cannot be conceived by reflenon, lehdoio the just lord, and sprung from lehdoio the just lord, whom the life had produced by his word" mano is the chief of the seven aeons, who are mano rex lucia) aiar zivo, ignis vivus, lux, vita, aqua viva (the living water of bap- tism, the genius of the jordan, and ipsa vita, the chief of the six genii, which form with him the mystic seven. the nazarene mano is simply the copy of the hinda first manu the emanation of manu- svdyambkuva from whom evolve in succession the six other manus, types of the subsequent races of men. we find them all represented by the bpostle-kabalist j

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stic allusion, it is the grandest device and most stupendous hint that armory ever saw; and those who are qualified to apprehend our hidden meaning will perhaps read correctly and perceive our end by the time that they have terminated this strange section of our history of rosicnicianism for to it it refers particularly. scarab ei, lucifera( light-bringers, luce, fleur-de- lis, lily, lucia, lucy, lux, lu+)x. the luce is the old-fashioned name for the pike or jack a fish famous for the profuse generation of a certain insect, as some fishermen know full well. this once (incredible as it may seem) formed an object of worship, for the sake of the inexpressibly sublime things which it symbolised. although so mean in itself, and although so far off, this implied the beginning of all sublunary th

neither do they spin* now, in regard to this part of the text, what does the judicious speculator think of the following rosicrucian gloss, or explanation? lilia non laborant (like bees; neque nent, neither do they spin (like spiders. now of the lisses, as we shall elect to call them. they toil not like bees (scarab i; neither do they spin like spiders (arachnid. to be wise is to be enlightened. lux is the logos by whom all things were made; and the logos is rasit r.s.t: r.s.t= 6oo; and lux makes lucis; then lx, x= 666. again, l= 50, w v= 6, c s= 300, y i= 10, c s= 300= 666. the fleur-de-lis is the lotus (water-rose, the flower* the full quotation is the following: consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: and yet i say unto you, that even solom

ull quotation is the following: consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: and yet i say unto you, that even solomon (here steps in some of the lore of the masonic order) in all his glory was not arrayed (or exalted, or dignified, as it is more correctly rendered out of the original) like one of these (st. matt. vi. 28. 44 the rosicrucians. sacred to the lux, or the sul, or the sun. the auriflamme (the flame of fire, or fire of gold) was the earliest standard of france. it was afterwards called oriflamme. it was the sacred flag of france, and its colour was red the heraldic, or rosicrucian, red, signifying gold. the three lotuses, or lisses, were the coat of arms emblems of the trimurti, the three persons of the triple generative power, or of the

the sul, or the sun. the auriflamme (the flame of fire, or fire of gold) was the earliest standard of france. it was afterwards called oriflamme. it was the sacred flag of france, and its colour was red the heraldic, or rosicrucian, red, signifying gold. the three lotuses, or lisses, were the coat of arms emblems of the trimurti, the three persons of the triple generative power, or of the sun, or lux. hlc, sle, shilo, is probably lyc, sil 36o, or c= 6oo, l= 50= 10, w= 6= 666. this is silo, or selo. i have no doubt it was the invocation. in the psalms called selah, hlc(s. thus asserts the learned and judicious godfrey higgins. the holie church of rome herself doth compare the incomprehensible generation of the sonne of god from his father, together with his birth out of the pure and undefil

ystic reveries. they are very singular. but the consideration of these is exceedingly abstract and difficult. the whole subject is abstruse in the highest degree* in regard to the singular name of the rosicrucians, it may be here stated that the chemists, according to their arcana, derive the dew from the latin ros, and in the figure of a cross) they trace the three letters which compose the word lux, light. mosheim is positive as to the accuracy of his information. egyptian amulet. standard of constantine. chapter the tenth. ideas of the rosicrucians as to the character of fire. park surrenders out of the world, when it disappears tous, in the universal ocean of invisible fire. that is its disappearance. it quits us in the supposed light, but to it really darkness as fire-born. the last l

re favourable, more powerful conditions; that it is possible for the adept to act as the midwife of nature, and to assist in her deliverance, macrocosm and microcosm. 195 and in the birth of gold, in these occult senses; that the work of nature being thus expedited by this alchemical art, the hitherto thwarted intention of providence is effected in the predetermined liberation of the divine gold, lux, or light, which is again united to its radix, or producing-point, in heaven. a spark of the original light is supposed by the rosicrucians to remain deep down in the interior of every atom. the rosicrucian cabala teaches that the three great worlds above empyr um, ther um, and the elementary region have their copies in the three points of the body of man: that his head answers to the first; h

, sat, saturn) is the absence of light, and is blazoned sable, diamond (carbon, or the densest of matter, without form and void, but cradle of possibilities, end being taken as synonymous with beginning. it is sab, or saturn, whose mark is, and who is both masculine and feminine sex being indifferent to this divine abstraction, whose face is masked in darkness. lykos wolf, lyk light; whence comes lux (volney, 1st english edition, 1792, p. 378. je and v are of tartar origin. it is probable that st. john s college at cambridge is the domus templi of the round church of the templars there. the present st. john s is only of modern foundation. there is annexed to, or connected with, this church an almshouse called bede s house, the name of which has puzzled all the antiquaries. there is little

us asserts that no. 1 was existent in his time. it is a caba- fig. 232. signature or talisman of the jaina kings: also gnostic. fig. 233. india. fig. 234. talisman: the four elements. fig. 235. wizard s foot: pentalpha, listic tradition that no. 2 was destroyed in the deluge. notice also their resemblance to the phallus or phallos, lingam or lingham. lithoi= ll-th-oi. alpha l omega u bringer ch x lux fer- fero lucifer: the day-star, morning star. lucifera: an epiphet of diana. fig 236. figs. 239, 240, represent, under different aspects, the armed abraxas, the chief deity of the gnostics. in fig. 239 fig. 237. pillars of seth. fig. 238 (1) osiris, bhidd (2) thus in india (3) hermes. thus in egypt (4) bel or baal. thus in britain (all the ahove are different versions of the phallus with its

iam, et principia alchymistica. sensum scripturce mysticum non esse alium, quam explicatum per alchymiam, et philosophicum lapidem. non interesse ad ilium habendum cujus religionis sis, romanse, lutheranse, aut alterius. catholicum ilium solum esse, qui credit in lapidem catholicum, hoc est philosophicum, cujus ope homines d monia ejiciant, linguis loquantur novis &c. second. cum deus sit quaxlam lux per totum mundum diffusa, illum tamen non ingredi in ullam rem, nisi pri s assumpserit quasi vestem spiritum quenclam sethereum, quails oper alchymi extrahitur, et quinta essentia vocatur. facere proinde deum compositionem cum hoc spiritu thereo. residere cum illo praesertlm in sole, unde evibretur ad generationem, et vivificationem omnium rerum. deum hoc modo esse fonnam omnium rerum, et ita

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ut sinners. xxix descende the descent hic de caelo descendi i came down from heaven. xxx odium hatred non potest mundus odisse vos me autem odit quia ego testimonium perhibeo de illo quia opera eius mala sunt the world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because i testify of it, that the works thereof are evil. xxxi lucifer the bringer of light iterum ergo locutus est eis luciferius dicens ego sum lux mundi qui sequitur me non ambulabit in tenebris sed habebit lucem vitae then spake lucifer again unto them, saying, i am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. xxxii sescenti sexaginta sex 6 6 6 394 hic sapientia est qui habet intellectum conputet numerum bestiae numerus enim hominis est et numerus eius est sescenti sexaginta

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

pon such varied sources as the writings of anton lavey, robert heinlein s novel, stranger in a strange land, and neopaganism. its headquarters were located in suburban detroit, michigan, where its periodical, liber venifica, was published. see also church of satan for further reading: parker, john. at the heart of darkness: witchcraft, black magic and satanism today. new york: citadel, 1993. ordo lux kethri the ordo lux kethri was formed in 1982 by april schadler bishop and michael albion macdonald, of the builders of the adytum. the order, which is also known as the order of the kethric light, is depicted as a fraternal order, and is similar to the rosicrucian one. among its teachings are the cabala, alchemy, ritual magic, and hermetic meditation, including the techniques of visualization

g in literal bloodbaths and blood-drinking. 1980 a new concern about the possible presence of satanism in the united states centered upon the sexual abuse of children in satanic rituals is initiated by the publication of michelle remembers. 1981 the oxford golden dawn occult society is founded by frater katon shu al, then a member of the typhonian branch of the ordo templi orientis. 1982 the ordo lux kethri is formed by april schadler bishop and michael albion macdonald, of the builders of the adytum. the first spate of rumors that the procter and gamble trademark a circle containing a side view of a man-in-the-moon face looking out over a field of 13 stars is a satanic symbol. other surges take place at the grassroots level in 1985, 1991, 1995, and 1999. in the wake of a young man s suici

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the sign of the mourning of isis (see illustration (v. raise the arms at an angle of sixty degrees to each other above the head, which is thrown back, and say "the sign of apophis and typhon (see illustration (vi. cross the arms on the breast, and bow the head and say "the sign of osiris risen (see illustration (vii. extend the arms again as in (iii) and cross them again as in (vi) saying "l.v.x, lux, the light of the cross (viii. with the magical weapon trace the\ 1 hexagram of fire in the east, saying "ararita (atyrara- this word consists of the initials of a# sentence which means "one is his beginning\ one is his individuality: his permutation is\ 2 one* this hexagram consists of two equilateral triangles, both apices pointed upwards. begin at the top of the upper triangle and trace it

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

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it. 1.40. it occurs to me, now that i am seeing my way in the operation a little more clearly, that one might consider the first day as osiris slain, the second as that of the mourning of isis l, the third as that of the triumph of apophis v, and to-day that of osiris risen x; these four days being perfect in themselves as a 5= 6 operation (or possibly with one or two more to recapitulate l.v.x. lux, the light of the cross. thence one might proceed to some symbolic passage through the 6= 5 grade.though of course that grade is really symbolic of this soul-journey, not vice versa.and through 7= 4; so perhaps.if one could only dare to hope it!.to the 8= 3 attainment. certainly what little i have done so far pertains no higher than minor adeptship though i have used higher formula in the cour

heart fs love, adonai, to which thou must come at last; and that place is the tomb in which lie buried all my thoughts and emotions, all that which is .i, and me, and mine. there will i lay myself and await thee, even as our father christian rosenkreutz that laid himself in the pastos in the vault of the mountain of the caverns, abiegnus, on whose portal did he cause to be written the words .post lux crucis annos patebo..1 so thou wilt enter in (as did frater n. n. and his companions) and open the pastos; and with thy winged globe thou wilt touch the rosy cross upon my breast, and i shall wake into life.the true life that is union with thee. so therefore.perinde ac cadaver.i await thee. 12.43. i wrote, by the way, on some previous day (iv. 12.57 a.m) that i used the supreme formula of awai

donkey-ride at a shilling the first hour and sixpence the second, you must not be surprised at the shrewd silliness of my replying that i will take the second hour first. 1 [see the fama fraternatis, the first rosicrucian manifesto. the inscription on the door of the vault of christian rosenkreutz was there said to be .post cxx annos patebo (after 120 years i shall manifest. 120 is equated with .lux crucis (the light of the cross) by various methods of qabalistic analogic] 2 [liber lxv, ii. 62] john st. john 63 but that is always the way; the love of besting our dearest friends in a bargain is native to us: and so, even in religion, when we are dealing with our own souls, we try to cheat. i go out to cut an almond rod at midnight, and, finding it inconvenient, i .magically affirm. that as

LIBER LLL PARADIGMAT PIRATE

ophyte to work with liber kkk and the 2 syllabus. liber lll is broken down into five subsections, each one covering an aspect of magical practice begun in liber mmm. rather than presenting the neophyte with a broad set of categories to develop into separate magical systems, liber lll provides a metaparadigmal outline of techniques that can be applied to any existing magical paradigm. though liber lux and nox have stood for years as a viable method for neophytes to work with, it is my estimation that the responsibility of every iot adept is to ensure that the magicians who follow her will progress beyond the levels of proficiency that she herself has achieved. each subsequent generation of chaos magicians should be better magicians than their predecessors; pushing new envelopes, breaking ne

LIBER LVII

formal proof 0= 1= 2= 3= 4= 5= n is possible. but the adept who worked out this theorem, with the very intent to discredit the qabalistc mode of research, was suddenly dumbfounded by the fact that he had actually stumbled upon the qabalistic proof of pantheism or monism. what really happens is that the adept sits down and performs many useless tricks with the figures, without result. suddenly the lux dawns, and the problem is solved. the rationalist explains this by inspiration, the superstitious man by mathematics. i give an example of the way in which one works. let us take iao, one of the .barbarous names of evocation. of which those who have wished to conceal their own glory by adopting the authority of zarathustra have said that in the holy ceremonies it has an ineffable power. but wh

. the sign of the mourning of isis. 2nd. with erect head, raises his arms to form a v (but really to form the triple tongue of flame, the spirit, and says. the sign of apophis and typhon. 3rd. bows his head and crosses his arms on his breast (to form the pentagram. on the qabalah 21 the sign of osiris risen. all give the sign of the cross, and say. l. v. x. then the sign of osiris risen, and say. lux, the light of the cross. this formula, on which one may meditate for years without exhausting its wonderful harmonics, gives an excellent idea of the way in which qabalistic analysis is conduct. first, the letters have been written in hebrew characters. then the attributions of them to the zodiac and to planets are substituted, and the names of egyptian gods belonging to these are invoked. the

s. then the attributions of them to the zodiac and to planets are substituted, and the names of egyptian gods belonging to these are invoked. the christian idea of i.n.r.i. is confirmed by these, while their initials form the sacred word of the gnostics. that is, iao. from the character of the deities and their functions are deduced their signs, and these are found to signal (as it were) the word lux (rwa, which itself is contained in the cross. a careful study of these ideas, and of the table of correspondences, which one of our english brethren is making,31 will enable him to discover a very great deal of matter for thought in these poems which an untutored person would pass by. to return to the general dogma of the qabalists. the figure of minutum mundum will show how they suppose one q

e dyt which is the athbash of the first set. t.s] 40 e is the base of .natural logarithms; it is defined as the sum from 0 to infinity of 1 over n factorial; approximately 2.718281828. t.s. on the qabalah 27 revealed by the birth, death and resurrection of christ; and further the signs of the mourning of the mother, triumph of the destroyer, and rising of the son, give by shape the letters l.v.x, lux, which letters are (again) concealed in and revealed by the cross the light of the cross. further examples will be found in .a note on genesis. one of the most famous is the mene, tekel, upharsin of daniel, the imaginary prophet who lived under belshazzar the imaginary king. anm. the hanged man, death, the fool .sacrificed to death by thy folly. lkt. the universe, the wheel of fortune, justice

cussed in mtp, which thus enumerates to 100, or \wawm= 93 (not counting the concealed yod) in liber dclxxi] 48 [the installment of .the temple of solomon the king. in equinox i (3) contained an account of the g.d. adeptus minor ritual. see also the golden dawn. t.s] 49 [al i. 24-25; 6 50= 0.12] 50 [cf. gen vi. 3. t.s] 51 [also if we use the same fudge that crowley used to get logos to 93, 120= l, lux (there are at least two other ways by which lvx can be equated with 120 but they are both hideous fudges. t.s] 36 liber lviii 124. do, eden. 131. lams, satan so-called, but really only samael, the accuser of the brethren, unpopular with the rabbis because their consciences were not clear. samael fulfils a most useful function; he is scepticism, which accuses intellectually; conscience, which a

LIBER LXVII THE SWORD OF SONG

her who had initiated him before he was initiated; and with he he abode eight days and twenty days :3 and she gave him gifts. 1 lamed means ox-goad; aleph, an ox. lamed aleph means no, the denial of aleph lamed, el, god. 2 read reverse, the star= the will and the great work] is to fold up the sephiroth; i.e. to attain nirvana. 3 the houses of the moon. all the gifts are lunar symbols. sapientiae lux viris baculum. femina rapta inspirit gaudium. pleiades. dignitates. amicitia. amor. sophia. 82 appendix ii the first day, a camel; the second day, a kiss; the third daty, a star-glass; the fourth day, a beetle.s wing; the fifth day, a crab; the sixth day, a bow; the seventh day, a quiver; the eighth day, a stag; the ninth day, an horn; the tenth day, a sandal of silver; the eleventh day, a sil

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he sign of the mourning of isis (see illustration (v) raise the arms at an angle of sixty degrees to each other above the head, which is thrown back, and say .the sign of apophis and typhon (see illustration (vi) cross the arms on the breast, and bow the head, and say .the sign of osiris risen (see illustration (vii) extend the arms again as in (iii) and cross them again as in (vi, saying .l.v.x, lux, the light of the cross (viii) with the magical weapon trace the hexagram of fire in the east, saying .ararita (atyrara) which word consists of the initials of a sentence which means .one is his beginning; one is his individuality: his permutation is one. e liber o vel manvs et sagitta 10 this hexagram consists of two equilateral triangles, both apices pointing upwards. begin at the top of the

MEANING OF MASONRY

in the presence of his own" earth--the stone vault or dense matrix out of which his finer being has emerged-and of his own" heavens" or ethereal body of substantialized radiance which (as the iridescent sash of the order is meant to denote) now covers him with light as with a garment. he is able to discern that it was himself who at first was" without form and void" and who in virtue of that fiat lux! has at last become transformed from chaos and unconsciousness into a form so perfect and lucid as to become a co-conscious vehicle of divine wisdom itself. with this symbolic attainment of beatific vision at the restoration to light, the effective part of the royal arch ceremony as an initiatory rite concludes. what follows upon it is anti-climax and allegorical exposition of a similar nature

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ly take a collective name significant in relation to these gods and other entities. the ritual of dawn is suggested, however the actual sabbat text should be focused upon during the evening hours shortly before sleeping. lughnasadh july 31st lugh is a celtic god of light and fire, connected to, by the essence of the form, to lucifer. it is rumored that the name lugh is derived from the latin word lux, meaning 'light. such a sabbat is a celebration of not only the hidden light (ie. morning star and wisdom) but the moon as well. lughnasadh has its roots primarily within the celtic culture which later surfaced and transferred into what is now known as the independent witches sabbat witchcraft and wicca. the essence of this sabbat is the brightness of the sun and the beauty of nature in its li

MICHAEL WYNN THE SOUL TRAVELERS

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

MOTTA MARCELO THE COMMENTARIES OF AL

peace& write sweet words for the kings! the "kings" are evidently those men who are capable of understanding themselves. this is a consecration of the beast to the task of putting forth the law "thou art overcome: the conscious resisted desperately, and died in the last ditch. 65. i am the master: thou art the holy chosen one. it is curious that this verse should be numbered 65, suggesting l.v.x.(lux) and adonai, the holy guardian angel. it seems then that he is hadit (the angel is nuit, hadit, and ra-hoor-khuit. also everything else nuit, again. see lxv, iii, 31-33. here it is aiwass speaking) i have never liked the term 'higher self; true self is more the idea. for each star is the husk of hadit, unique and conqueror, sublime in his own virtue, independent of hierarchy. there is an exter

REGARDIE ISRAEL THE COMPLETE GOLDEN DAWN

latin word vitriolum, sulphuric acid. furthermore, the words vitriol, sulphur, and mercury each consist of seven letters answering to the alchemic powers of the seven planets. the initials of the following sentence in latin (the subtle fluid, the light of the earth) make the word s. a. l. t. salt, and further, the four words of the sentence answer to the four elements- subtilis, air; aqua, water; lux, fire; and terra, earth. and the four words united yield 20 letters, that is, the product of four, the number of the elements, multiplied by five, the number of the pentagram. the words fiat lux, meaning 'let there be light,"consist of 7 letters. the letters of fiat form the initials of flatus, air; aqua, ritual of the portal 207 water; ignis, fire; and terra, earth (heg. goes to south. which

that is, the product of four, the number of the elements, multiplied by five, the number of the pentagram. the words fiat lux, meaning 'let there be light,"consist of 7 letters. the letters of fiat form the initials of flatus, air; aqua, ritual of the portal 207 water; ignis, fire; and terra, earth (heg. goes to south. which four names again yield 20 letters as in the previous case. and the word lux is formed from the angles of the cross, l v x. he leads phil. once round and then to heg. who awaits them in the s. heg. the seraphim in the vision of isaiah are described as having six wings-'with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly."that is, his synthesis is to be found in the hexagram and in the idea of the seven, more especially dominati

the adepti. let thy tongue keep silence on our mysteries. restrain even the thought of thy heart lest a bird of the air carry the matter. third upon more closely examining the door of the tomb, you will perceive, even as frater n. n, and those with him did perceive, that beneath the cxx in the inscription were placed the characters ix thus: post cxx annos patebo ix being equivalent to post annos lux crucis patebo- at the end of 120 years, i, the light of the cross, will disclose myself. for the letters forming lvx are made from the dismembered and conjoined angles of the cross and 120 is the product of the numbers from 1 to 5, multiplied in regular progression, which number five is symbolised in the cross with four extremities and one centre point. second on the following morning, frater

, apophis, osiris, iao. all then simultaneously separate wands and cruces, and say: all the sign of osiris slain (gives it) chief (giving l sign with bowed head) l the sign of the mourning of isis. second (giving v sign wifh head erect) v. the sign of typhon and apophis. third (with bowed head gives x sign) x. the sign of osiris risen. all together with the saluting sign and bowed head. a1 l v x, lux, the light of the cross. a11 quit the vault and return to prmious places. chief in the grand word yeheshuah, by the key-word i n r i, and through the concealed word lvx, i have opened the vault of the adepts. all give lvx signs. second let the cross of the obligation be set in its place. chief upon this cross of the obligation, i, freely and unasked, on behalf of the second order, do hereby pl

. face east. 2. vibrate these words: i. n. r. i. yod nun resh yod the sign of osiris slain. 3. right arm up, left arm extended outfrom shoulder, head bowed toward left hand. l- the sign of the mourning of isis <49> 4. both arms up in a v shape. v.-the sign of typhon and apophis. 5. arms crossed on breast, head bowed. x- the sign of osiris risen. 6. make the signs again as you repeat l.v.x. l.v.x. lux. 7. arms folded on breast, head bowed. the light of the cross. 8. then arms extended in sign of osiris slain (see 1. virgo isis mighty mother scorpio apophis destroyer sol osiris slain and risen 9. gradually raise arms. isis apophis osiris 10. arms above head, face raised. i. a 0. 11. except when in the vault, now vibrate the four tablet of union names to equilibrate the light. exarp hcoma nan

mercury of the greeks (1) descended, flashing like the lightning; and he hovered between the sky and the sea. in his hand was the staff (2) wherewith the eyes of mortals are closed in sleep, and wherewith he also, at will, re-awakeneth the skying and astral projection 477 sleeper; and terribly &xi the globe at its summit dart forth rays. andhe bare a scroll whereon was written: lumen est in deo, lux in hornine factum, sive sol, sive luna, sive stelloc errantes, omnia in lux, lux in lumine lumen in centrum, centrum in circulo, circulum ex nihilo, quid scis, id ens (3) f.i.a.t (4) e.s.t (5) e.s.t.o (6) e.r.i.t (7) in fidelitate et veritate universas ab aeternitate (8) nunc hora. nunc dies <48> nunc annus, nunc saeculum, omnia sunt unum, et omnia in omnibus. a.e.t.e.rn.lt.a.s (9) then hermes

k, mercury is roman. 2. compare with v. 47 odyssey "him promptly obeyed the active destroyer of argus. forth sped he, and under his feet he bound his ambrosial sandals. then, taking his staff wherewith he the eyes of mortals closeth at will, and the sleeper at will reawakens" 3. translation: the light is in god, the lvx hath been made into man. whether sun, or moon, or wandering stars, all are in lux, the lux in the light, the light in the centre, the centre in the circle, the circle from the nothingness (negative or ain 19n) what thou mayest be (i.e. what thou hast in thyself, the capability of being) that shalt thou be (or become. 4. flatus. ignis. aqua. terra (air. fire. water. earth) 5. ether. sal. terrae (ether, the salt of the earth) 6. ether. subtilis. totius. orbis (the subtle ethe

RITUALS OF THE SOCIETAS ROSICRUCIANIS IN ANGLIA

as the mysteries of nature are not to be unfolded to all whoseek her shrine, but only to the strong in faith, and the humble, though zealous in spirit.i will now invest you with the modes of recognition in this degree of zelator.sign: the ancient sign of a rosicrucian is given thus: right hand on heart, left hand above itcrossing at the wrists. this sign of a cross is equivalent to the word lvx (lux) as it exhibits at thesame time the 3 letters of which lvx is composed.token and password: right arm across breast, the opponent crosses it with his left arm. lvx (meaning"light) is not uttered, but expressed by the fingers.sacred word: i\ n\ r\ i\ represents the everlasting sun; the true light of the world, and the glory ofthe father.battery*.you will now repair to the suffragan in the west

with the name of the aspirant and the sacredinitials in the flames of the central candle in the east, and then conducts the aspirant out.rituals of the societas rosicrucianis in angliasecond section15 theoricusreception -first sectionthe zelator in the preparation room is robed in scarlet: over his head and face is thrown a lightblue veil, and in his right hand is placed an ebony crux, signifying lux. the conductor of novicesis robed and cowled in black. they proceed to the porch and give a battery of 4 at the entrance tothe sacred hall.g. of the c.:frater suffragan, there is an alarm at the entrance of our sacred hall.suffragan: guardian of the caverns, ascertain who seeks admission to the sacred precincts of a rosicrucian.guardian opens the door, and observes the password offered by the

proceed to the porch and give a battery of 4 at the entrance tothe sacred hall.g. of the c.:frater suffragan, there is an alarm at the entrance of our sacred hall.suffragan: guardian of the caverns, ascertain who seeks admission to the sacred precincts of a rosicrucian.guardian opens the door, and observes the password offered by the conductor of novices andzelator, which is made by the fingers, lux. door is then closed.g. of the c.:frater suffragan, at the entrance to our sacred hall stands the conductor of novices with a brotherwho having partaken of the secrets of a zelator, and meditated upon its sublime mysteries now seeksfurther knowledge by the lux of our order.suffragan:has he given evidence of zeal and devotion as a true rosicrucian?g. of the c.:he has.suffragan:then let him be a

hat he may thereby benefit mankind, and better fit himself foradvancement in thine eternal kingdom. amen.suffragangives a battery of one: with reverence for the name of deity, arise. inform me now, what is yourdesire?conductor: frater suffragan, our brother zelator is in search of further instruction.suffragan:frater, i commend your thirst for knowledge, and beg you to remember that the author of lux andlife will ever assist and protect those who truly seek his glory, and the welfare of mankind. is suchyour object?candidate:it is.suffragan:prompted by such noble sentiments, guided by god222s word, and assisted by the lux of reason whichis emblemized by the cross you bear, and the love of science which you proclaim, you mayreasonably hope to attain the object of your desire. advance then, c

al lamp.rituals of the societas rosicrucianis in angliahymn to chymia18 2nd ancient:zelator, this burning lamp typifies the light of nature which burns unseen by mortal eye. everynatural body carries a light within it, but the light appears not, it is eclipsed by the grossness of itssurrounding matter. yet the effect of this light is apparent to all according to the absence or presenceof the holy lux. all things in the world must flourish or wither, there can be no mediate state. fromexperience we know that within us there is a continual yearning of the soul, end by laying our handsupon our breasts we can feel our hearts, while they are fed from an internal fire or light, which isthat blessed and impregnated light from above. seek to obtain that divine lux which should warmour souls with l

s 'mil nisi luce (naught but the light).the conductor repairs with theoricus direct from the south to the 4th ancient in the north, crossinghis path when passing from the east to the west, and thereby completing in his travel the form of across. the 4th ancient has three tapers burning in front of him placed in position of a triangle and asmall cross in the centre thereof, representing the divine lux.4th ancient:to me is awarded the impressive duty of explaining the divine essence of fire: the holy andperpetual fire which was under the constant care of the virgin priestesses, whose services of puritywere preserved in the doctrines taught in persia, egypt, greece and italy, and were termed 'perpetualwatches' or 'watch lights, this observance is still maintained in the persian, roman and heb

cidity of the moonhad its effect on silver. whence their origin, if they do not germinate and fructify in the laboratoriesof the earth as in the womb of their mother, and produce strains of nature in maturing? the purposeof the alchemist is to assist nature and expedite it through the hermetic art.rituals of the societas rosicrucianis in angliapracticus31 a spark, an atom of fire, life, or divine lux, which is within every thing, is in the metals, deeplyhidden in the interior which buds, germinates and bears fruit.conductor:the production of the precious metals is only through assisting nature in its more rapid gestation,while the multiplying its seed is an impossibility?4th alchemist:not altogether so, for the rosicrucian alchemist claims to be able to gather the subtle, escapinggases or

s retire, with arms crossed on breast.conductor:frater, the learned alchemist who has just left us, is a wise and noted rosicrucian; he intimates toyou the source from which the name of this noble fraternity takes its rise, at least this scientificportion: thus, the name comes from 'ros, the latin word for dew, and 'crux 'cross. from themystical cross is formed the letters spelling the latin word lux, or light or fire: hence the hiddensignificancy in the aphorism 'by fire the nitre of the dew is extracted, or 'igne, nitrum, roris,invenitur'.the great revival in this class or branch of rosicrucianism was at paris. in march 1623, when thenumber 36 was thus distributed, 6 in paris, 6 in italy, 6 in spain, 12 in germany, 4 in sweden and 2in switzerland.you well remember what was said to you of

hose torchgives the only light in the sacred hall, cease as they approach the west of the sacred chamber; theyhalt.cond. of n.:frater practicus, we are in the midst of physical darkness and mental gloom and even the soul iswandering in mazes preceded only by the light of truth, symbolised by the blazing torch. we are toapproach creation, the breaking away of night, to enter upon the first rays of lux. the chaoticelements of fire and flood are to give place to a serene, calm, passionless and pure existence of allthings terrestrial and celestial; the heavens and. the earth are to take form, system and harmony. therituals of the societas rosicrucianis in angliaphilosophus37 fair urania, the goddess of astronomy, by the aid of the divine will, is to guide our mentalfootsteps. as the pure and h

approach the 2nd sign (2nd herald) and thus halt at pisces.two tapers have been lighted in front of 2nd herald, just as the above were leaving the medallist; thetaper of the medallist is left burning.2nd herald, 2nd sign: with god, all is as day; with man night savoureth of mortality. we tend toward the day,the morning of light, and the darkness of error and unbelief are passing away. the divine lux isforeshadowed, for there was light before the sun. as the waters descend upon the earth, and lifeshall be given to pisces, the fishes, so all nature prepares for the reception of the seed. from thewomb of darkness and despair, loving nature prepares for the bursting forth of life: and numberlessstarlets shall wake in the wake of formalhaut.the conductor and companions proceed to 4th ancient w

red us thus far on thejourney toward old age, and the haven of his divine and eternal care.kneel with arms crossed upon the breast.laudamus3rd ancient:we praise thee, and give thanks to thee, oh, thou creator of an illimitable universe, whosepowers thus exhibited to finite. man can only be exceeded by thine omnipotent love to the creaturesof thy will. and implanting thy divine light the soul, the lux, in thy noblest earthly creation, therebygranting to him the boon of approaching thee, and rendering thanks for thy manifold blessings.we praise thee, we give thanks to thee, we glorify thee, amen.conductor and companions rise.before you repair to the central representative of the zodiacal system, around which you have nowpassed, under systematic instruction as to the creation of the heavens a

SIX ANGLED RITE OF THE ROYAL SUN OF THE GOAT LORD

ance. there is no feeling of your body, just pureness of light. then, slowly open your eyes, and allow the light to "melt into" your surroundings- see the ritual area you have prepared; see and know that the light you came into has turned into the setting you now find yourself in. walk towards the circle and stop at the western edge, and bow your head once to the east, and say: nunc scio tenebris lux. go into the center of the triangle, still facing east, and if you are using an altar with a goat or buck's skull, bow to it. if the skull is in the circle with you, kneel and kiss it. if you have none of those things, simply go down to one knee before your implements. at this point you will begin the consecration of the area by carrying, in the proper manner, the implements, one at a time, ar

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inion indicate that nearly 25 percent of the people in the united states, including christians, believe that they may have past-life memories of their own. those christians who accept at least the possibility of reincarnation insist that there are many passages in the new testament that imply a belief on the part of jesus (c. 6 b.c.e. 30 c.e) and his disciples in the reality of past lives. in his lux orientalis (c. 1670, joseph glanvil states that the preexistence of humankind was a philosophy commonly held by the jews; and he maintains that such a theological position is illustrated by the disciples ready questioning of jesus when they asked (john 9:1 4: master, was it for this man s sin or his father s that he was born blind? if the disciples had not believed that the blind man had lived

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l. ii, p. 192 *2. vol. ii, p. 225 *3. vol. ii, p. 192 *4. it would be easy to argue with hegel-huxley that he who thinks of an act commits it (cf. jesus also in this connection, though he only knows the creative value of desire, and that since a and not-a are mutually limiting, therefore interdependent, therefore identical, he who forbids an act commits it. vol. ii, p. 193. agnosticism ex oriente lux. as old as the vedas is the idea of agnosticism, though in name it is not yet forty years of age. everywhere we look we find the. of paul, midst the greeks, the egyptians, the hebrews, the chaldeans, the aryans, and the chinese, and its light is focussed in the greatest of the great: socrates and plato, malebranche and descartes, locke and spinoza, hume and berkeley, swedenborg and kant, hegel

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orus, holy child. all: iacchus, asi, orus, iao (they walk round p, and form a line of 3 giving nox sign) all: the sign of orus (they continue circumambulation) h.p (facing p) the sign of the dance of asi (they continue) m.w.s (facing p) the sign of the joy of iacchus (they continue) g.m (facing p) the sign of the blazing star (they continue and again form line) all (giving+ and nox signs) l.u.x. lux the light of the true cross (they return to their thrones) m.w.s: sir knight (noble dame) you have found him who is indeed the word. in the beginning was the word, and the word was with god, and the word was god. i am alpha and omega the beginning and the end which is and was and is to come. file//c /documents%20and%20settings/michael..0secret%20rituals%20of%20the%20o.t.o/p2c7.html (9 of 14 [1

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m. lib. i, c. 32. 36 on the worship any relation which this etymology can have with the deities to which it is applied; for the epithet lukaioj, or lukeioj (which is only the different pronunciation of a different dialect, is occasionally applied to almost all the gods. i have therefore no doubt, but that it ought to be derived from the old word lukoj,or lukh,light; from which came the latin word lux.1 in this sense it is a very proper epithet for the divine nature, of whose essence light was supposed to be. i am confirmed in this conjecture by a word in the electra of sophocles, which seems hitherto to have been misunderstood. at the opening of the play, the old tutor of orestes, entering argos with his young pupil, points out to him the most celebrated public buildings, and amongst them

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and apophis. tilt your head back slightly to gaze upward. with the second part of the retained breath vibrate the letter v: cross your forearms on your chest with your hands flat and bow your head to once more form the sign of osiris risen. with the third part of the breath vibrate the letter x: 178 moving exercises keep your head bowed, and with the last part of the breath vibrate the latin word lux "lux" maintain the sign of osiris ksen. draw another breath, hold it four beats to charge your heart-center, and vibrate the words the lzght of the cross "the light of the cross" remain still for a minute or so, holding this pose. breath normally. then raise your head and extend your arms out to the sides with your hands flat and your palms facing forward so that your body forms a great cross

ciated in the christian kabbalism of the renaissance with jesus christ-they are two magic forms of the name jesus. osiris, isis, and apophis are egyptian deities. typhon is the greek name for apophis. isis ritual of the rose cross 181 is the giver of life who resurrects osiris, apophis is the giver of death who kills osiris, and osiris is the god of rebirth, having died and been restored to life. lux is a latin word meaning light; iao is a gnostic name of god that is probably related to yahweh. the latin letters i. n. r i. refer to the crucifurion of christ-they are the first letters of the words iesus nazarenus rex iudaeorum (jesus of nazareth, king of the jews, and are supposed to have been written on a placard affured to jesus by the romans at the time of his execution. the hebrew lette

main aware of the brightness of your heart-center. spread your arms wide in the posture of osiris slain so that your body forms a great cross. while gazing at the flame of the candle, draw a deep breath and hold it four beats as you energize your heart-center by making it vibrate and spin more intensely. expand your aura into a sphere that surrounds the altar. vibrate the word lvx on your breath "lux" 228 moving exercises raise your right arm straight overhead while continuing to hold your left arm out to the side, and bow your head slightly to the left so that your body forms the sign of the mourning of isis. draw another deep breath and hold it four beats to charge your heart-center, then vibrate the following words "i come in the power of the light" lower your right arm slightly and rai

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the greatest adventure there is: to become one with the divine genius. this book is dedicated to all my students, and especially to my lodge sisters in hermetica west, who have been a great source of light and joy in my life: sarial, la, tzadkiel, aimbe, morning star, starel, and matarah, and to claire, wherever you are. special thanks to: all golden dawn friends, both living and dead, and la and lux for proofreading table of contents introduction chapter chapter chapter chapter chapter chapter chapter chapter chapter chapter chapter chapter chapter chapter chapter 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: 13: 14: 15: appendix qabalistic talismans: how do getting started correspondences magical squares and sigils the kamea of binah/saturn the kamea of chesed/jupiter the kamea of geburah/mars

sum of rows in kamea *65: adni, adonai: the lord 65: gdm ichd, gam yawkhad: together in unity correspondences: magical names and numbers of geburah/mars aserisks) denote god-names 65: hikl, haikal: temple, meeting place for the shekinah 65: sh, root: that which is round in form: dome, moon 65: hs, root: silence 65: llh, lelah: 6th name of shem hamphorash, associated with 6th quinance of leo. 65: lux: latin for light 325: theosophic extension of numbers in kamea 325: grapyal, graphiel: intelligence of mars 325: brtzbal, bartzabel: spirit of mars 325: nyndwhr, nundahar: angel of 2nd decanate of scorpio chapter 8 the kamea of tiphareth/sun the magical numbers of the sun are six, thirty-six, 111, and 666. the first three numbers, six, thirty-six, and 111, when added together, equal 153, which

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t a temple warrant for the foundation of the new zealand order [note: brackets in the warrant are those of the editor] the g.h. chief frater aur mem mearab [felkin] 8=3 and the v.h. soror [mrs. felkin, members of the r.r. et a.c. under the obedience of the rites of germany and great britain, and the v.h. soror maria poimandres [miss felkin] 6=5 permit three fraters piscator hornimmt 5=6 kiora 5=6 lux e tenebrls 5=6 to form and rule both the inner and outer orders of the r.r. et a.c. and the stella matutina in australasia. for the outer order of the smaragdum thalasses temple of the stella matutina in the outer. havelock north, hawkes bay, new zealand. the outer order was the smaragdum thalasses, but it fell under the banner of the stella matutina in much the same way as the guild of st. ra

to they pleasure mayest seek out and compare together, considering within thyself if they be sufficient to allure thee" the point of this, however, is that examination of the contents does not reveal the 37 reasons, nor do the hebrew letters representing that number form any word which might seem to be the secret meaning; but by temurah, two pregnant words are shown forth: thus lhb=30+5+2=flame, lux, light. illumination and lgd=30+3+4="for the society" or army. there is another reference to paracelsus in the fama which is of curious interest. it runs "although he was not of our fraternity, yet nevertheless ha th he diligently read over book m, whereby his sharp ingenium was exalted" now paracelsus was taught by johann trithemius of spanhiem, abbot of wurtzburg, and solomon trismosin. he a

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