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he darkness. the wand of the kerux is the beam of light from the hidden wisdom, and his lamp is an emblem of the ever burning lamp of the guardian of the mysteries. the place of the stolistes at the gate of the north is the place of the guardian of the cauldron and the well of water, of cold and moisture. the place of the dadouchos at the gate of the south is the place of the guardian of the lake of fire and the burning bush" hierophant "frater kerux, i command you to declare that the neophyte has been initiated into the mysteries of the 0=0 grade of neophyte (kerux advances to the northeast) kerux "in the name of the lord of the universe and by command of the very honored hierophant, hear ye all that i proclaim that_ who will hereafter be known to by the motto_ has been admitted in due fo

a fitting symbol for divine light and how divine light operates through the forces of nature. it is a symbol of the macrocosm. macrocosm means the world outside our own sphere of sensation or our own senses. the banner itself has a gold cross upon a white background. superimposed on that gold cross is the hexagram. the upward triangle is red whereas the downward triange is blue. these are symbols of fire and water, which again are opposing forces brought together in unity. the white "t" in the center of the gold cross is the symbol of tav, the beginning pathway in which we must traverse as we climb up the tree of life from malkuth into yesod. it is also the final pathway through which the divine light manifests down from the higher sephiroth into the physical world, known as malkuth. the b

e three elements of air, water and fire consecutively. these three united form earth, the final manifestation into physical existence. with these three elements we have two contending, opposite forces, fire and water, with air acting as the reconciler between them. the letter mem is the element of water, therefore is considered spirituality or consciousness. the letter shin represents the element of fire, symbolizing the three fold flames of divinity, the holy spirit. in hebrew, the word for holy spirit is ruach elohim (pronounced roo-ach eh-low-heem) these two letters with the third, aleph, form the "three mother letters. it is through these three letters that the physical universe came into being, and it is through the understanding of these three letters that indicates the presence of a

mes of divinity, the holy spirit. in hebrew, the word for holy spirit is ruach elohim (pronounced roo-ach eh-low-heem) these two letters with the third, aleph, form the "three mother letters. it is through these three letters that the physical universe came into being, and it is through the understanding of these three letters that indicates the presence of all the elements combined, the elements of fire, water, air and earth. you will come to understand in a future lesson that these elements also refer to the four worlds of the qabalah as well as several other qabalistic correspondences. keep in mind that in the use of the hebrew alphabet in the workings of the qabalah, you will be able to correspond many different attributes from any system of magic and religion. qabalah this is a simple

y: behind me, vibrate) gah-bray-el."visualize a figure behind you, dressed in blue with some orange highlights. the figure holds a cup and is surrounded by waterfalls or the ocean. try to feel the moisture in the air. step 4 say: on my right, vibrate) mee-chai-el."visualize the archangel michael dressed in a scarlet red robe with green highlights. he is holding a flaming sword. feel the qualities of fire emanating from him. step 5 say: and on my left, vibrate) oh-ree-el."visualize the archangel auriel dressed in earth tones on a fertile landscape. he holds a bundle of wheat. step 6 after you have invoked the archangels move your feet slightly apart, stretch both arms out to the sides. now visualize yourself within a large pentagram and say: 88 "for before me flames the pentagram."step 7 "a

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r of our robes. the wand of the kerux is the beam of light from the hidden wisdom, and his lamp is an emblem of the ever burning lamp of the guardian of the mysteries, the seat of the stolistes at the gate of the north is the place of the guardian of the cauldron and the well of water of cold and moisture. the seat of the dadouchos at the gate of the south is the place of the guardian of the lake of fire and the burning bush. hiero: honoured frater kerux, i command you to declare that the neophyte has been initiated into the mysteries of the neophyte grade. kerux: advances to the north east, faces west, raises his wand and says: kerux: in the name of the lord of the universe and by command of the very honoured hierophant hear all ye that i proclaim that (name of aspirant) who will hereafte

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ad. the drawing before you represents its occult meaning. on it twelve leaves were laid as emblems of the bread of life, and it is an image of the mystery of the rose of creation. the 12 circles are the 12 signs of the zodiac, while the lamp in the center is symbolic of the sun, which is the source of heat and life. the four triangles whose twelve angles each touch one of the 12 circles are those of fire, earth, air, and water, and allude to the four triplicities of the zodiacal signs. the triangle inscribed within each of the 12 circles, alludes to the 3 decanates, or phases of ten degrees of each sign. on one side of each triangle is the permutation of the divine name yod heh vau heh, which is referred to that particular sign, while in the opposite side of it is the name of one of the 12

18276066 GRIMM JACOB TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY VOL 1

cond son of forniotr, and the three brothers hler, logi, kari on the whole seem to represent water, fire and air as elements. n"ow a striking narrative (sn. 54. go) places logi by the side of lohi, a being from the giant province beside a kinsman and companion of the gods. this is no mere play upon words, the two really signify the same tiling from different points of view, logi the natural force of fire, and loki, with a shifting of the sound, a shifting of the sense: of the burly giant has been made a sly seducing villain. the two may be compared to the prometheus and the hephajstus (vulcan) of the greeks; okeanos was a friend and kinsman of the former. but the two get mixed up. in loki, sa er flestu iuu raesr (sn. 4g, who devises the most of ill, we see also the giant demon who, like he

ys: i hloc^ynjar shaut. in the on. lanuuase mod' is a hearth^ the goddess's name therefore means protectress of the fireplace; and our ohg. herd (p. 251, beside solum or terra, also denotes precisely focus, arula, fornacula, the hearth being to us the very basis of a human habitation, a paternal lar, so to speak, corresponding to the mother earth. the eomans also worshipped a goddess of earth and of fire under the common name of fornax, dea fornacalis^ but what is still more important to us, there was discovered on low lihenish ground a stone, first kept at cleve and afterwards at xanten, with the remarkable inscription^ deutf^^c'iie sngen, num. 132^ of hertlia a proverb is said to be current in pomerania* cle hertha gift gras, imd fiillt schiin und fass (barn and vessel' hall. allg. lit

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to what particular element is this grade attributed? heg: to the element of water. hiero: honoured hiereus, to what planet does this grade especially refer? hiereus: to the planet mercury. hiero: honoured hegemon, what paths are attached to this grade? heg: the 31st and 30th paths of shin and resh. hiero: honoured hiereus to what does the 31st path refer? hiereus: to the reflection of the sphere of fire. hiero: honoured hegemon, to what does the 30th path allude? heg: to the reflection of the sphere of the sun. hiero: gives one knock. all rise and face east. hiero (knocks) let us adore the lord and king of water. elohim tzabdoth, elohim of hosts, glory be unto the ruach elohim who moved upon the face of the waters of creation. amen all salute. hiero: quits his throne and proceeds to the w

ks) before you are the portals of the 31st, 32nd and 29th paths. of these as you already know, the central one leads from the zelator grade to the theoricus grade. the one on the left hand now open to you is the 31st which leads from the grade of zelator to the grade of practicus. take in your right hand the pyramid of flame and follow your guide axiokersa the kabir who leads you through the path of fire. heg: leads the theoricus between the pillars turns to right and circumambulates hall once. hiero: as they approach, takes red lamp in his hand and rises. hegemon and theoricus halt before him. hiero: axieros the first kabir spake to kasmillos the candidate and said i am the apex of the triangle of flame. i am the solar fire pouring forth its beams upon the lower world. life giving. light

h the universe shone forth decked with ideas all various of which the foundation is one, one and alone. from this the others rush forth distributed and separated through the various bodies of the universe, and are borne in swarms through its vast abysses, ever whirling forth in illimitable radiation. they are intellectual conceptions from the paternal fountain, partaking abundantly the brilliance of fire in the culmination of unresting time. but the primary self-perfect fountain of the father poured forth these primogenial ideas. these being many ascend flashingly into the shining worlds, and in them are contained the three supernals. because it is the operator, because it is the giver of life-bearing fire; because it filleth the life producing bosom of hecate; and it instilleth into the s

resting time. but the primary self-perfect fountain of the father poured forth these primogenial ideas. these being many ascend flashingly into the shining worlds, and in them are contained the three supernals. because it is the operator, because it is the giver of life-bearing fire; because it filleth the life producing bosom of hecate; and it instilleth into the synoches the enlivening strength of fire, embued with mighty power. the creator of all formed the world, and there was a certain mass of fire and all these self- operating he produced, so that the kosmic body might be completely conformed, so that the kosmos might be manifest and not appear membranous. and he fixed a vast multitude of inwandering stars, not by a strain laborious and hurtful, but to uphold them with a stability vo

rlwind drawing down the brilliance of the flashing flame penetrating the abysses of the universe, for thence from downwards all extend their wondrous rays, abundantly animating light, fire, ether and the universe. from him leap forth all relentless thunders, and the whirlwind wrapped, storm enrolled bosom of the all splendid strength of hecate, father begotten and he who encircleth the brilliance of fire, and the strong spirit of the poles, all fiery beyond. hereunto is the speech of axiokersos. hiereus: leads theoricus round to hegemon's seat in south west. heg: takes red lamp and thus addresses theoricus. heg: axiokersa the third kabir spake to kasmillos the candidate and said i am the right basal angle of the triangle of flame; i am the fire astral and fluid, winding and coruscating thr

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oured hierophant the temple is properly guarded. hiero: honoured hiereus, see that none below the grade of philosophus is present. hiereus: honoured fraters and sorors, give the sign of philosophus (done) hiereus (saluting) very honoured hierophant, all present have attained the grade of philosophus. hiero: honoured hegemon, to what particular element is this grade attributed? heg: to the element of fire. hiero: honoured hiereus, to what planet does this grade especially refer? hiereus: to the planet venus. hiero: honoured hegemon, what paths are attached to this grade? heg: the 29th, 28th and 27th paths of qoph, tzaddi and peh. hiero: honoured hiereus, to what does the 29th path refer? hiereus: to the reflection of the sphere of pisces. hiero: honoured hegemon, to what does the 28th path

onoured hiereus, to what does the 29th path refer? hiereus: to the reflection of the sphere of pisces. hiero: honoured hegemon, to what does the 28th path allude? heg: to the reflection of the sphere of aquarius. hiero: honoured hiereus, to what does the 27th path allude? hiereus: to the reflection of the sphere of mars. hiero (knocks) all rise and face east. hiero: let us adore the lord and king of fire. hiero: tetragrammaton tzabaoth. blessed be thou, the leader of armies is thy name! amen. all salute. hiero: quits his throne and proceeds to south and knocks. all face south. hiero: stands before the tablet of fire. he makes with his scepter the invoking circle and pentagrams before it in the air. hiero: and elohim said, let us make adam in our image after our likeness, and let them have

lute. hiero: quits his throne and proceeds to south and knocks. all face south. hiero: stands before the tablet of fire. he makes with his scepter the invoking circle and pentagrams before it in the air. hiero: and elohim said, let us make adam in our image after our likeness, and let them have dominion. in the name of elohim, mighty and ruling, and in the name of tetragrammaton tzabaoth, spirits of fire, adore your creator. hiero: takes the incense from before the tablet, and making therewith the sign leo in the air before it. hiero: in the name of michael the great archangel of fire, and in the sign of the lion, spirits of fire, adore your creator (making with incense the sign of cross) in the names and letters of the great southern quadrangle, revealed unto enoch by the angel ave, spiri

fire, adore your creator. hiero: takes the incense from before the tablet, and making therewith the sign leo in the air before it. hiero: in the name of michael the great archangel of fire, and in the sign of the lion, spirits of fire, adore your creator (making with incense the sign of cross) in the names and letters of the great southern quadrangle, revealed unto enoch by the angel ave, spirits of fire, adore your creator (holding incense on high) in the three great secret names of god, borne on the banners of the south, oip teea pedoce spirits of fire, adore your creator. in the name of edelperna, great king of the south, spirits of fire adore your creator. hiero: replaces incense and returns to place. all face east. hiero: in the name of tetragrammaton tzabaoth, i declare the temple op

and sees that the practicus is prepared as follows, wearing sash of practicus, hoodwinked, and with calvary cross formed of 12 squares in right hand. hegemon takes practicus by left hand and gives an alarm of 7 knocks. heg: and the ruach elohim moved upon the face of the waters. hiereus: opens door and admits them, then returns to his place. heg: conducts practicus to south in front of the tablet of fire, faces him to east and takes from him the calvary cross. hiero: give to the hegemon the sign, grip or token, grand word, mystic number and password of the grade of practicus. pract: sign, general grip of 1st order. grand word elohim tzabaoth, no. 36, password eloah (done) hiero: give me also the mystic title and symbol which you received in that grade. pract: monokeros de astris mayim (don

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGICK SPELLS

le power that causes the resurrection. like other sacrificed and restored gods, osiris thereby represents the integration of animus and anima and sacred sex magick. he can be used in rituals for the balance of male/female energies or where the female in the high priestess role takes the lead. he is also good for any magick that relies on a cycle of regeneration following a natural ending. deities of fire agni agni, the hindu god of fire, is said to be manifest as the vital spark in mankind, birds, animals, plants and life itself. he appeared in lightning, in celestial sun flares, in the sacred blaze rising from the altar and in household fires. agni was the divine priest and acted as messenger to the gods, interceding with them on behalf of mankind. the priest would chant 'agni, the divine

to the gods, interceding with them on behalf of mankind. the priest would chant 'agni, the divine ministrant of the sacrifice, the great bestower of treasure. may one obtain through agni, wealth and welfare' agni is still important as the god of domestic and ritual fire and for spells for the increase of wealth, material goods, creativity and domestic protection. hephaestus hephaestus, greek god of fire and metal-work, was thrown from mount olympus by his father zeus because he took the part of his mother hera in a quarrel; as a result of the fall, he became lame. he created armour, weapons and jewels for the gods in his workshop beneath the volcanic mount etna, in sicily, and as a reward was given aphrodite as his unwilling bride. he was among the least charismatic of the gods, but his r

g is a version i have developed using three goddess forms from the celtic tradition, my own favourite, which i have adapted for the three phases of the goddess. so spoke the great mother who has been known in many forms and by many names in countless ages, but is and always will be one and the same. as the maiden, she is the celtic brighid who in early spring softens the earth with her white wand of fire and so awakens the spring and restores fertility to land and people. as mother, she is cerridwen whose magical cauldron of wisdom and inspiration overflows to all who seek and call in need; finally she is cailleach, the veiled one, wise woman, healer and bringer of dreams, who in the winter of life transforms the old and outworn into new life to be born with the maiden in the spring 'when

t illness, accident or harm. you can also scatter a circle of salt around a schoolbag, travel bag or briefcase, around your desk or on the threshold, to create a protective shield. you can charge pepper in the same way to make a salt and pepper floor wash for floors (this is an old afro-caribbean tradition. as you scrub or sprinkle, create the empowerment charm, for example 'salt of earth, pepper of fire, guard my home and cleanse away all harm. pepper also works wonders for keeping away the office vamp or adonis and if you think your partner is at risk from temptation, add the empowered condiment to a salad and they will absorb the protection. a protective ritual with empowered salt* place the salt in a small ceramic dish on your altar and light a pure beeswax candle at the four main comp

single point extending upwards. this is what you might call the all-purpose pentagram- drawn this way it always has a positive influence. you might also like to make a larger pentacle for holding the tiny cakes for the cakes and ale ceremony. you can find special recipes for these cakes in books i have suggested on page 301, but any tiny honey cakes will serve well. the wand the wand is a symbol of fire and should be placed in the south of the altar. the wand is sometimes represented by a spear. both the wand and spear, like the athame and sword, are male symbols. the spear, another fire symbol, is not used in magick, except occasionally in the form of a sharpened stick in sacred sex rites, when it is plunged into the cauldron or the chalice as a symbol of the sacred union of earth and sk

ABRAMELIN1

y. it was thus that pythagoras employed the abstract ideas of numbers as a means of metaphysical instruction. the schemahamphorasch or divided name is a qabalistical method of investigating the natures of the name of four letters i h v h (jehovah, which is considered to contain all the forces of nature. there are in the book of exodus three verses in the fourteenth chapter, describing the pillars of fire and of cloud forming a defence unto the children of israel against the egyptians. each of these three verses consists in the hebrew of seventy-two letters, and by writing them in a certain manner one above another, seventy-two columns of three letters each are obtained; each column is then treated as a name of three letters, and the explanation of these is sought for in certain verses of t

ADDTLS

nature, thus: air tablet painted in yellow. lettering on a quarter mauve. water tablet painted in blue. lettering on c quarter orange. earth tablet painted in black. lettering on bquarter green. fire tablet painted in red. lettering on d quarter green. example of color (lesser angles) thou shall paint the letter on the appropriate color in the lesser angles. study well the example from the tablet of fire, the great watchtower of the south. yellow on red. a of d c of d blue on red green on red. 3 the holy tablet of union in all they workings, the tablet of union shall be present when the (4) elemental tablets be eomployed. the tablet of union is attributed to the top point of the pentagram and it be attributed unto m. let the z.a.m. be aware that certain letters may be employed in combinati

ALEISTER CROWLEY ABSINTHE THE GREEN GODDESS

e to ponder upon a certain very curious mystery, persistent in legend. we may call it the mystery of the rainbow. originally in the fantastic but significant legend of the hebrews, the rainbow is mentioned as the sign of salvation. the world has been purified by water, and was ready for the revelation of wine. god would never again destroy his work, but ultimately seal its perfection by a baptism of fire. now, in this analogue also falls the coat of many colors which was made for joseph, a legend which was regarded as so important that it was subsequently borrowed for the romance of jesus. the veil of the temple, too, was of many colors. we find, further east, that the manipura cakkra--the lotus of the city of jewels--which is an important centre in hindu anatomy, and apparently identical

ALEISTER CROWLEY ACROSS THE GULF

knew that i had done a thing that was so dreadful that even now- these many thousand years hence- i dare hardly write it. i loved the veiled one. page 14 gulf.txt yea, wit the fierce passion of a beast, of a man, of a god, with my whole soul i loved her. even as i knew this by the manifest token the veil burst into a devouring flame; it ate up the robes of my office, lapping them with its tongues of fire like a tigress lapping blood; yet withal it burnt me not, nor singed one hair. thus naked i fled away in fear, and in my madness slipped and fell into the pool of liquid silver, splashing it all over the hall; and even as i fled that rosy cataract of flame that wrapt me (from the veil as it jetted) went out- went out- the veil was a dull web of gold, no more. then i crept fearfully to the

ALEISTER CROWLEY AD MEIORUM CTHULHI GLORIAM

ven like unto smoke! arise and leave my body! from my body, depart in shame! from my body flee! turn away from my body! go away from my body! do not return to my body! do no come near my body! do not approach my body! do not throng around my body! be commanded by shammash the mighty! be commanded by enki, lord of all! be commanded by marduk, the great magician of the gods! be commanded by the god of fire, your destroyer! may you be held back from my body "another binding of the sorcerers" ssalmani-ia ana pagri tapqida duppira ssalmani-ia ana pagri taxira duppira ssalmani-ia iti pagri tushni-illa duppira ssalmani ini ishdi pagri tushni-illa duppira ssalmani-ia qimax pagri taqbira duppira ssalmani-ia ana qulqullati tapqida duppira ssalmani-ia ina igari tapxa-a duppira ssalmani-ia ina askuppa

ould tread these forgotten paths, and wander into lands unknown, among the wastes, amid frightful monsters of the azonei. second, on the night of the walking, which must be the thirteenth night of the moon, having begun on the previous thirteenth night, thou must approach the gate with awe and respect. thy temple is exorcised. thou must light the fire and conjure it, but the invocation of the god of fire, and pour incense thereon. thou must make offering to the deities on the altar. third, thou must light the four lamps from the flaming brazier, reciting the invocation proper to each of these watchtowers in its proper place, summoning the respective star. fourth, thou must recite the invocation of the watcher, thrusting the sword into the earth at its station, not touching it until it is t

vil spells, hearken and open! by the name which i was given on the sphere of marduk, master of magicians, i call thee to open! ia duk! ia andarra! ia zi battu ba allu! ballagu bel dirrigu baagga ka kanpa! bel zi exa exa! azzagbat! bazzagbarroniosh! zelig! the conjuration of the fire god spirit of the fire, remember! gibil, spirit of the fire, remember! girra, spirit of the flames, remember! o god of fire, mighty son of anu, most terrifying among thy brothers, rise! o god of the furnace, god of destruction, remember! rise up, o god of fire, gibil in thy majesty, and devour my enemies! rise up, o god of fire, girra in thy power, and burn the sorcerers who persecute me! gibil gashru umana yanduru tushte yesh shir illani u ma yalki! gishbar ia zi ia ia zi dingir girra kanpa! rise up, son of th

e up, offspring of the golden weapon of marduk! it is not i, but enki, master of the magicians, who summons thee! it is not i, but marduk, slayer of the serpent, who calls thee here now! burn the evil and the evildoer! burn the sorcerer and the sorceress! singe them! burn them! destroy them! consume their powers! carry them away! rise up, gishbar ba gibbil ba girra zi aga kanpa! spirit of the god of fire, thou art conjured! kakkammanunu! the conjuration of the watcher this is the book of the conjuration of the watcher, for formulae as i received them from the scribe of enki, our master and lord of all magick. great care must be taken that this untamed spirit does not rise up against the priest, and for that reason a preliminary sacrifice must be made in a clean and new bowl with the approp

e daughter? what sorcery, what spells, has brought thee here? may enki, the master of magicians, free me! may ashariludu, son of enki, free me! may they bring to nought your vile sorceries! i chain you! i bind you! i deliver you to girra lord of the flames who sears, burns, enchains of whom even mighty kutulu has fear! may girra< the ever-burning one, give strength to my arms! may gibil, the lord of fire, give power to my magick! injustice, murder, freezing of the loins, rending of the bowels, devouring of the flesh, and madness in all ways hast thou persecuted me! mad god of chaos! may girra free me! azag-thoth ta ardata! ia marduk! ia marduk! ia asalluxi! you have chosen me for a corpse. you have delivered me to the skull. you have sent phantoms to haunt me. you have send vampires to hau

ALEISTER CROWLEY BOOK OF LIES

another. at the end of the chapter it is, however, seen that to the master of the temple the opposite perception occurs simultaneously, and that he himself is beyond both of these. and in the last paragraph it is shown that he realises the truth as beyond any statement of it [39] 15 kappa-epsilon-phi-alpha-lambda-eta iota-epsilon the gun-barrel mighty and erect is this will of mine, this pyramid of fire whose summit is lost in heaven. upon it have i burned the corpse of my desires. book of lies get any book for free on: www.abika.com 38 mighty and erect is this phi-alpha-lambda-lambda-omicronsigma of my will. the seed thereof is that which i have borne within me from eternity; and it is lost within the body of our lady of the stars. i am not i; i am but an hollow tube to bring down fire f

to elohim, the name of the elemental forces. the title is the sanskrit for that, in its sense of "the existing. this chapter is an attempt to replace elohim by a more satisfactory hieroglyph of the elements. the best attribution of elohim is aleph, air; lamed, earth; he, spirit; yod, fire; mem, water. but the order is not good; lamed is not satisfactory for earth, and yod too spiritualised a form of fire (but see book 4, part iii) paragraphs 1-6. out of nothing, nothing is made. the word nihil is taken to affirm that the universe is nothing, and that is now to be analysed. the order of the element is that of jeheshua. the elements are taken rather as in nature; n is easily fire, since mars is the ruler of scorpio: the virginity of i suits air and water, elements which in magick are closely

ALEISTER CROWLEY LIBER 777

23 jmcn neshamah ariton g right upper point 31 hyj chiah paimon f right lower point 32 bis cpn nephesh amaimon g left lower point 31 bis hdyjy yechidah. topmost point table of correspondences 19 lxxi. the court cards of the tarot, with the spheres of their celestial dominion wands. lxxii. the court cards of the tarot, with the spheres of their celestial dominion cups. 11 the prince of the chariot of fire. rules 20 d to 20 f, including most of leo minor. the prince of the chariot of the waters. 20 g to 20 h 23 the queen of the thrones of flame. 20 l to 20 a, including part of andromeda. the queen of the thrones of the waters. 20 c to 20 d 31 the lord of the flame and the lightning. the king of the spirits of fire. rules 20 h to 20 i, including part of hercules. the lord of the waves and the

20 l to 20 a, including part of andromeda. the queen of the thrones of the waters. 20 c to 20 d 31 the lord of the flame and the lightning. the king of the spirits of fire. rules 20 h to 20 i, including part of hercules. the lord of the waves and the waters. the king of the hosts of the sea. 20 k to 20 l, including most of pegasus. 32 bis the princess of the shining flame. the rose of the palace of fire. rules one quadrant of heavens round n. pole. the princess of the waters. the rose of the palace of the floods. rules another quadrant 31 bis the root of the powers of fire (ace) the root of the powers of water. lxxiii. the court cards of the tarot, with the spheres of their celestial dominion swords. lxxiv. the court cards of the tarot, with the spheres of their celestial dominion pantacl

adise, made of red gold hyhtn hyaah hylww hyhly labmw lahhy 9 latry hyhac hylas layru lawnu layjm 10 garden of eden, or everlasting abode, made of red pearls or pure musk layyr lamwa hylcu lahym hybmd laqnm cxxxii. pairs of angels ruling coins. cxxxiii* titles and attributions of the wand suit [clubs] cxxxiv. titles and attributions of the cup or chalice suit [hearts] 0. 1. the root of the powers of fire the root of the powers of water 2 labkl hyrcw% in a the lord of dominion$ ind the lord of love 3 hywjy hyjhl! a established strength [virtue# d abundance 4 hyqwh ladnm$ a perfected work [completion= d blended pleasure [luxury] 5 hyhbm laywp' e strife% h loss in pleasure [disappointment] 6 hymmn lalyy& e victory! h pleasure 7 lajrh larxm% e valour$ h illusionary success [debauch] 8 hyaka la

magical images of col. clxiii. 15 38 [lah halphas stock-dove with sore throat. 16 41$ rwlkwp focalor man with gryphon s wings. 17 44= c shax stcck-dove with sore throat. 18 47$ lawa uvall dromedary. 19 50 ]wp furcas cruel ancient, with long white hair and beard, rides a pale horse, with sharp weapons. 20 53# yak camio (1) thrush (2) man with sharp sword seemeth to answer in burning ashes or coals of fire. 22 56$ rwmg gamori beautiful woman, with duchess crown tied to her waist, riding great camel. 24 59= ayrw oriax lion on horse, with serpent s tail, carries in right hand two hissing serpents. 25 62# law volac child with angel s wings rides a two-headed dragon 26 65 [lardna andrealphas noisy peacock. 28 68! laylb belial two beautiful angels sitting in chariot of fire. 29 71$ lafnd dantalio

front of which, in a fairy ring, two children wantonly and shamelessly embrace. line 31. an angel blowing a trumpet, adorned with a golden banner bearing a white cross. below a fair youth rises from a sacrophagus in the attitude of the god shu supporting the firmament. on his left a fair woman, her arms giving the sign of water an inverted c on the breast. on his right a dark man giving the sign of fire an upright b on the forehead. line 32. an ellipse, composed of 400 lesser circles. at the corners of the card a man, an eagle, a bull, and a lion. within the circles a naked shining figure in the sign of earth right foot advanced, fight hand advanced and raised, left hand lowered and thrown back. the hands grip each a ray of dazzling light, spiril, the right hand being dextro- and the left

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ding such as is not, save in the mind of the all-powerful. arise, saith the first: move thereofre unto his servants! shew yourselves in power, and make me a strong seer-of-things:7 for i am of him that liveth for ever [invokes: the file of spirit in the tablet of spirit. e the root of the powers of air. h the root of the powers of water. n the root of the powers of earth. b the root of the powers of fire. the four aces] the opening of the temple in the grade of 2 =98 give the sign of shu [knock] let us adore the lord and king of air! shaddai el chai! almighty and ever-living one, be thy name ever magnified in the life of all (sign of shu) amen [make the invoking pentagram of spirit active in these names: hyha. alga. exarp [make the invoking pentagram of air in these names: hwhy. yj la ydc]

me ye and obey your creation: visit us in peace and comfort: conclude us receivers of your mysteries: for why? our lord and master is the all-one [invokes: nanta; the whole tablet of earth. the angle of e of e. the princess of the echoing hills, the rose of the palace of earth] the opening of the temple in the grade of 4 =78 give the sign of thoum-aesh-neith [knock] let us adore the lord and king of fire! tetragrammaton tzabaoth! blessed be thou! the leader of armies is thy name! amen [make the invoking pentagram of spirit acitve and pronounce these names: hyha. alga. bitom [make the invoking pentagram of fire, and pronouce \yhla. twabx hwhy [make the sign of leo with censer (or other suitable weapon] in the name of lakim, archangel of fire, spirits of fire, adore your creator [make the cr

is thy name! amen [make the invoking pentagram of spirit acitve and pronounce these names: hyha. alga. bitom [make the invoking pentagram of fire, and pronouce \yhla. twabx hwhy [make the sign of leo with censer (or other suitable weapon] in the name of lakim, archangel of fire, spirits of fire, adore your creator [make the cross] in the names and letters of the great southern quadrangle, spirits of fire, adore your creator [elevate censer] in the three secret names of god, oip teaa pdoce, that are borne upon the banners of the south, spirits of fire, adore your creator [lower and lift censer] in the name of edelperna, great king of the south, spirits of fire, adore your creator! in the name of twabx hwhy, i declare that the spirits of fire have been duly invoked [the knock www w www] the

wicked and a garland to the righteous: giving unto them fiery darts to vanne the earth, and 7699 continual workmen, whose courses visit with comfort the earth; and are in government and continuance as the second and the third therefore hearken unto my voice! i have talked of you, and i move you in power and in presence, and the praise of your god in your creation [invokes: bitom; the whole tablet of fire. the angle of b of b. the lord of the flame and the lightning, the king of the spirits of fire] the seventh key ra-asa isalamanu para-di-zoda oe-cari-mi aao iala-pire-gahe qui-inu. enai butamonu od inoasa ni pa-ra-diala. casa-remeji ujeare cahirelanu, od zodonace lucifatianu, caresa ta vavale-zodirenu tol-hami. soba lonudohe od nuame cahisa ta da o desa vo-ma-dea od pi-beliare itahile rita

unesa aladonu mom caosago ta iasa olalore ginai limelala. amema cahisa sobra madarida zod cahisa! ooa moanu cahisa avini darilapi caosajinu: od butamoni pareme zodumebi canilu. dazodisa etahamezoda cahisa dao, od mireka ozodola cahisa pidiai colalala. ul ci ninu a sobame ucime. bajile? iad balatohe cahirelanu pare! niiso! od upe ofafafe; bajile a-cocasahe icoresaka a uniji beliore. a mighty guard of fire with two-edged swords flaming (which have eight vials of wrath for two times and a half, whose wings are of wormwood and the marrow of salt) have set their feet in the west, and are measured with their 9996 ministers. these gather up the moss of the earth as the rich man doth his treasure. cursed are they whose iniquities they are! in their eyes are mill-stones greater than the earth, and

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ve the heart and the backs of the hands are to the front. the fingers meet below the heart, forming between thumbs and fingers the descending triangle of water "4. fire: the goddess thoum-aesh-neith" frontal. head and body like #3. arms are angled so that the thumbs meet in a line over the brow. palmer side facing. fingers meet above head, forming between thumbs and fingers the ascending triangle of fire "5,6. spirit: the rending and closing of the veil" head erect in both #5 has the same body posture as #1, except that the left and right feet are countercharged and flat on the floor with the heels in contact. arms and hands are crooked forward at shoulder level such that the hands appear to be clawing open a split veil- hands have progressed to a point that the forearms are invisible, bei

passive while the god addresses the universe. in the fourth part he remains silent, listening, to the prayer which arises therefrom. the formula of this invocation of thoth may also be classed under tetragrammaton. the first part is fire, the eager prayer of the magician, the second water, in which the magician listens to, or catches the reflection of, the god. the third part is air, the marriage of fire and water; the god and the man have become one; while the fourth part corresponds to earth, the condensation or materialization of those three higher principles. with regard to the hebrew formulae, it is doubtful whether most magicians who use them have ever properly grasped the principles underlying the method of identity. no passage which implies it occurs to mind, and the extant rituals

amed, only sympathising by virtue of their wild and stormy but elastically resistless energy. the central letter is "he- the letter of breath- and represents spirit. the first letter "aleph" is the natural letter of air, and the final "mem" is the natural letter of water. together "aleph" and "mem" make "am- the mother within whose womb the cosmos is conceived. but "yod" is not the natural letter of fire. its juxtaposition with "he" sanctifies that fire to the "yod" of tetragrammaton. similarly we find "lamed" for earth, where we should expect tau- in order to emphasize the influence of venus, who rules libra "alhim, therefore, represents rather the formula of consecration than that of a complete ceremony. it is the breath of benediction, yet so potent that it can give life to clay and lig

universe which we do normally perceive, so although in this body i can pass through the roof, it does not follow that i shall be able to tell what the weather is like. i might do so, or i might not: but if i could not, it would not prove that i was deceiving myself in supposing that i had passed through the roof. this body, which is called by various authors the astral double, body of light, body of fire, body of desire, fine body, scin-laeca and numberless other names is naturally fitted to perceive objects of its own class. in particular, the phantoms of the astral plane. 144 there is some sort of vague and indeterminate relation between the astrals and the materials; and it is possible, with great experience, to deduce facts about material things from the astral aspect which they presen

ay again be suitable<three necessaries of human nutrition: also perfume of the three essential types of magical and curative virtue; the subtle principle of animal life itself is fixed in them by the introduction of fresh living blood> the eucharist of "four" elements consists of fire, air, water, and earth. these are represented by a flame for fire, by incense or roses for air, by wine for water, and by bread and salt for earth. the eucharist of "five" has for basis wine for taste, a rose for smell, a flame for sight, a bell for sound, and a dagger for touch. this sacrament is implied in the mass of the phoenix in a slightly different form. 180 the eucharist of "six" e

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e and the instruments thereof. it is also the grace or chrism; for this aspiration is not ambition; it is a quality bestowed from above. for this reason the magician will anoint first the top of his head before proceeding to consecrate the lower centres in their turn. this oil is of a pure golden colour; and when placed upon the skin it should burn and thrill through the body with an intensity as of fire. it is the pure light translated into terms of desire. it is not the will of the magician, the desire of the lower to reach the higher; but it is that spark of the higher in the magician which wishes to unite the lower with itself. unless therefore the magician be first anointed with this oil, all his work will be wasted and evil. this oil is compounded of four substances. the basis of all

xperience, even for one who has pushed astral visions to a very high point, that he may mistake them for the end. see chapter on dhyana. the hebrew letters corresponding to these principles are gimel, resh, and shin, and the word formed by them means "a flower" and also "expelled "cast forth> this is the cup of purification; as zoroaster says "so therefore first the priest who governeth the works of fire must sprinkle with the lustral water of the loud-resounding sea" it is the sea that purifies the world. and the "great sea" is in the qabalah a name of binah "understanding" it is by the understanding of the magus that his work is purified. binah, moreover, is the moon, and the bowl of this cup is shaped like the moon. this moon is the path of gimel through which the influence from the cro

t is the sea that purifies the world. and the "great sea" is in the qabalah a name of binah "understanding" it is by the understanding of the magus that his work is purified. binah, moreover, is the moon, and the bowl of this cup is shaped like the moon. this moon is the path of gimel through which the influence from the crown descends upon the sun of tiphereth. and this is based upon the pyramid of fire which symbolizes the aspiration of the student. in hindu symbolism the amrita or "dew of immortality<mortal> drips constantly upon a man, but is burnt up by the gross fire of his appetites. yogis attempt to catch and so preserve this dew by turning back the tongue in the mouth. concerning the water in this cup, it may be said that just as the wa

stands in the east, as if to symbolize the identity of hope and annihilation. this brass contains the metals of jupiter and venus fused in a homogeneous alloy. this is then symbolical of divine love, and it is "open brass work" because this love is not limited in direction or extent; it is not particularized, it is universal. upon this altar stands the censer proper; it has three legs symbolical of fire<hebrew letter of fire, has three tongues of flame, and its value is 300> its cup is a hemisphere, and supported from its edge is a plate pierced with holes. this censer is of silver or gold, because there were called the perfect metals; it is upon perfection that the imperfect is burned. upon this plate burns a great fire of charcoal, impregnated with nitre. thi

ation of any known heat; the lightest of those elements which occur in the solid state in nature; the essential constituent of all known forms of life. it has been treated with nitre, whose potassium has the violet flame of jupiter, the father of all, whose nitrogen is that inert element which by proper combination becomes a constituent of all the most explosive bodies known; and oxygen, the food of fire<salt peter. such charcoal impregnated with potash is now commonly sold for incense burning in the form of disks with an indentation in the top "three kings charcoal" is a popular brand, but some "self-starting" barbecue brickettes are also of this composition and much less expensive> this fire is blown upon by the magician;

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a day; the seas; the times mymy vases, vessels mylk an effort, exertion nwdm mitigation of the one by the other (i.r.q. 995; cf. 97) l)b+yxm yoke; upper part; on, upon, above, over; to, towards; after; because l( throat (l a suffering, discouraged one; tax sm species, kind nym flask, bottle kp spice; drug; poison ms dryness; ship yc 101 swallowed, destroyed (l) a storehouse ms) michael: archangel of fire (lit. glike god h) l)kym kingdom; a virgin princess (esp. the virgin princess, i.e. the church) hkwlm gut; gut-string )myn vomit )q and it was so nk yhyw 102 a white goose nbl zww) trust; truth; faith hnwm) desirable, worthy of desire dmxn grace; pride; fame, glory; a wild goat ybc lord, owner; to possess; lands, government l(b unit of measure bq vilon, veil: the veil between yesod and mal

kuth) hbw+ hntm secrets, penetralia tw)lp a breakage, rupture hryb# 518 the palate *kyx 520 tears tw(md kosher: proper, legitimate, valid r#k 521 the descending fire drwy) the naked splendour nblh pw#xm 523 high priestess lwdgh tnhk the [only] lord god (counted only with nun final in s.s) nyhl) hwhy t) 525 the lord of hosts: the divine name of netzach tw)bc hwhy the milky way (ar; lit. gthe river of fire h; cf. 387) rwn yd rhn 526 a lintel pwq#m 527 coins tw(b+m 529 gaffatura ollaris cum iusculo dulci h: g[will be] speaking of a pot with a sweet broth h hrydq yqyc 530 the rose tlcbx voices tlq to thee *kl 533 king of terrors twhlb klm 534 a certain name of god q#dlq 535 to walk *klh 536 the world of assiah (matter; referred to malkuth) hy#(h mlw( orbits [of the stars/planets (another aspec

*mwh 612 covenant tyrb brother-in-law *mby 613 the etrog: the number of the divine precepts in the torah gyrt the quintessence of light rw)h t) 614 pertaining to summer *mwx 615 a footstool *mwdh to swell, heave (see 51 *myh 616 the ancient of days: a title of kether nymwy kyt( swords twbrx day *mwy the avenging angel *l)wgh k)lm 617 mighty acts (pl. of gstrength h; ps. 106:2) twrwbg the pillars of fire and cloud nn(hw#)h ydwm( pisces: fishes *mygd formidable, terrible *mwy) 618 contentions twbyr loves, amours (see 499 *mybh) 619 latest, last, after-part, end, extreme; remainder, remnant; future tyrx) brethren (referred to lilith& samael *myx) 620 kether: the crown rtk chokmah, binah, daath; the first descending triad t(dw hnyb hmkx to hide, treasure up (ps. 31:20) tnpc the doors myr# spi

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sible: the light is mine; its rays consume me: i have made a secret door into the house of ra (enterer towards east) and tum (enterer towards west, of khephra (enterer towards north) and of ahathoor (enterer towards south (in centre, facing west, in sign of silence) i am thy theban, o mentu, the prophet ankh-af-na-khonsu! bell. turning 60 degrees to your left, make the inverted invoking pentagram of fire and cry nuit. turning 60 degrees to your original right (i.e. to the north of west) make the same pentagram and cry hadit. turn to the east, make the same pentagram and cry ra-hoor-khuit. then turn 60 degrees north of east, make the erect invoking pentagram of fire and cry bes-na-maut. then turn 60 degrees south of east, make the same pentagram and cry ta-nech. then to the west, make the s

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the harmony were broken up into innumerable fragments; clashing together, nor is there any speech articulate; until a fearful blast peals forth, a trumpeting of majesty. but within the blare of the tempest sounds a voice steady and stern, yet full of peace and kindliness 4. the neccessity of the universe is the measure of thy righteousness. now follows martial music, wild and full of the rushing of fire: 5. the movement of the universe is the fulfilment of thine energy. and this is blended with the echo of all former voices and their music, so that the whole abyss is filled with their orchestration to one symphony. 6. the order of the universe is the expression of thy rapture of beauty. this fades away into a deep and tender tune, like nightingales beside a waterfall; and the voice comes

e word i a o. then came a blackness over the whole map, for at one time the brotherhood had been nigh utterly destroyed by a great sorcery of the black lodge, and the darkening of all counsel, and the confusion of all truth. i saw only one glimmer bare legible: plotinus. and at the end of the darkness, amid many names which i could not read, jacobus burgundus molensis. for his name was in letters of fire. did not the order of the temple prepare the renaissance by fusing the mysteries of the east and west? then there burst out on a sudden a whiteness on the chart, as if the stain had been expunged (albeit not wholly by the sweep of steel) and this word writ in curving characters scimitar-sharp mohammed. next was a name sore blurred: sir edward kelly, with one writ in cipher. and in the cent

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or him to follow is his proper way. hoar-frost! the strong one cometh by and by. straight, square and great, advantage springs to aye. maintain, but boast not virtue's majesty. here is a sack made safe by skillful tie. behold the yellow skirt; ill fortune fly. dragons at war: gold, blood and porphyry (correct and firm the conduct, thou shalt spy good fortune from the sky) 3 the chun hexagram moon of fire- chun; firm, correct; great progress this evinces and vantage from appointing feudal princes. hard mere advance, maintain thy place correct. distress, retreat; fear not, a friend is nigh. lost in the wood, seek not a deer to espy. retreating, seek thy mate; with him, aim high. dispense rich favors as thy friends expect. thine house bolt; bleed tears of agony! 4 the mang hexagram earth of m

of yoni- yu: satisfaction spreads through all thy coasts. appoint thy princes, and send forth thy hosts! boast not of pleasure! there lurks overthrow. be firm, with foresight all thy soul aglow. presume not; understand- what came may go! shed happiness, call friends to share success! make not a habit; joy's as dull as woe. oh! think more deeply; change is wisdom's throw! 17 the sui hexagram water of fire- sui: follow after; but in following checked by being firm, unwavering and correct. changing pursuit, seek friends beyond thy gate. should one leave old, and follow a young boy? wiselier leave youth, and age's wit employ. adherents hurt; make sure thy way is straight. follow all excellence with eager gait. the sincere king may sacrifice with joy. 18 the ku hexagram earth of air- ku: servic

20 the kwan hexagram air of yoni- kwan: manifesting; contemplating; see thou be sincere, pure, just, with dignity. thoughtless and boyish: little shalt thou see! peep from thy door- a woman's modesty. consider thine whole course insistently. state's weal resolved, seek aid of majesty. consider thy life's course, lest action err, and criticise thy soul's true character. 21 the shih ho hexagram sun of fire- shih ho: unite by gnawing; here success comes by the proper use of legal stress. nip crime in the bud; lop toes, put feet in stocks; else- flesh and nose must next be bitten through. quick, or dried flesh gives double work to do! gnaw, gnaw, fake pledges ere the gate unlocks. gnaw: gold rewards precaution firm and true. or, last, the gangue- the ears cut off, fate mocks. 22 the pi hexagra

po hexagram earth of yoni- po: falling; overturning; when things quake to agitate them more is a mistake. injure the couch's legs, soon all will go; injure its frame, soon total overthrow. destroy, when need is- will not wisdom show? the couch destroyed, its occupant hath woe. be loyal, help thy followers; all's aglow. thet'll bear thee brave; the small man digs his grave. 24 the fu hexagram yoni of fire- fu: coming back; thou'rt free to come and go. friends help; now move with confidence aglow correct small blunders- look for lucky wonders! hast erred? return and take the proper way. return, return; and go no more astray! return though all thy comrades say thee nay. nobly return- the master of thy day! but error piled on error- deuce to pay! 25 the wu wang hexagram lingam of fire- wu wang

am- ta khu: the great accumulation; quit thy private virtue when state needeth it. peril; move not, but look within thine heart. then, with due care, be ready for the start. now, with good horse, well trained, play hard thy part! block even the young bull's horns! he's safer so. castrate the boar- its teeth will gently show. then rule the stars- good fortune aid thine art! 27 the i hexagram earth of fire- i: nourishment; the matter and the mode, demand that thought should indicate the road. suffice thyself; else- how thy jaw shall quiver! look neither down nor up, the sages say. ill nourished, action merely means affray. but lo! below thee bleats the tiger's prey. improper method? firm and cautious stay! but thou, who nurturest all, mayst cross the river. 28 the ta kwo hexagram water of ai

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therefore invented, and combined with the former method; but this was only partially successful, the tremendous pace of the 'sharks' enabling them to evade any threatening clouds. they did enormous damage, and the supplies of zro were seriously curtailed. things now went from bad to worse, and culminated in the attack on the high house, the besiegers keeping their battleships surrounded by rafts of fire, so that attack was impossible even by night. it was then that the high house called on the heorism of its sons. armed with long swords of zro, they plunged into the sea, to perish under the tooth of the zhee-zhou, but not before they had time to hack the invading battleships to shreds. their floating torch-rafts only assisted the attack by directing the swimmers to their quarry. the attac

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nature by six letters (six being the number of the sun, the god-man, etc) whose value in greek should be a=1, i=10, f=6, a=1, s=200, s=200: total 418, the number of abrahadabra, the magical formula of the new aeon! note that i and v are the letters of the father and the son, also of the virgin and the bull (see "liber 418) protected on either side by the letter of air, and followed by the letter of fire twice over. al i,8 "the khabs is in the khu, not the khu in the khabs" the old comment 8. here beings the text. khabs is the secret light or l.v.x; the khu is the magical entity of a man. i find later (sun in virgo, an vii) that khabs means star. in which chase cf. v.5. the doctrine here taught is that that light is innermost, essential man. intra (not extra) nobis regnum dei. the new comm

to turn food into poison. the act must be pure and passionate. it must be held as the union with god in the heart of the holy of holies. one must never forget that a child will be born of that deed. one must choose the environment appropriate to the particular child which one wills to create. one must make sure that the conscious will is written, on the pure waters of a mind unstirred, in letters of fire, by the sun of the soul. one must not create confusion in the talisman, which belongs to the silent self, by letting the speaking self deny the purpose which produced it. if one's true will, the reason of one's incarnation, be to bring peace on earth, one must not perform an act of love with motives of jealousy or emulation. one must fortify one's body to the utmost, and protect it from ev

iscuss it. they have neither the experience to guide nor the imagination to experiment. countless thousands of delicate-minded lovers turn against love and blaspheme him. countless millions, not quite so fixed in refinement, accept the fact, acquiesce in the foulness, till love is degraded to guilty grovelling. they are dragged in the dirt of the night-cart which ought to have been their "chariot of fire and the horses thereof. this whole trouble comes from humanity's horror of love. for the last hundred years, every first-rate writer on morals has sent forth his lightnings and thunders, hailstones and coals of fire, to burn up gommorrah and sodom where love is either shameful and secret, or daubed with dung of sentiment in order that the swinish citizens may recognize their ideal therein

horus, which brought about the opening of the new aeon. the date is march 20. the equinox of the gods is the term used to describe the beginning of a new aeon, or a new magical formula. it should be celebrated at every equinox, in the manner known to neophytes of the a'.a. al ii,41 "a feast for fire and a feast for water; a feast for life and a greater feast for death" the new comment the feasts of fire and water indicate rejoicings to be made at the puberty of boys and girls respectively. the feast for life is at a birth; and the feast for death at a death. it is of the utmost importance to make funerals merry, so as to train people to take the proper view of death. the fear of death is one of the great weapons of tyrants, as well as their scourge; and it distorts our whole outlook upon

k; it is ready to apply itself to the new conditions of a larger life. just so a schoolboy who has mastered his work, dies to school, reincarnates in cap& gown, triumphs in the trips, dies to the cloisters, and is reborn to the world. note that the atu "death" in the tarot refers to scorpio. this sign is threefold: the scorpion that kills itself with its own poison, when its environment (the ring of fire) becomes intolerable; the serpent that renews itself by shedding its skin, that is crowned and hooded, that moves by undulations like light, and gives man wisdom at the price of toil suffering and mortality; and the eagle that soars, its lidless eyes bent boldly upon the sun "death" is, to the initiate, as inn by the wayside; its marks a stage accomplished; it offers refreshment, repose, a

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ually virgo intacta or specially dedicated to the service of the great order. she is clothed in white, blue, and gold. she bears the sword from a red girdle, and the paten and hosts, or cakes of light. the deacon. he is clothed in white and yellow. he bears the book of the law. two children. they are clothed in white and black. one bears a pitcher of water and a cellar of salt, the other a censer of fire and a casket of perfume. iii of the ceremony of the introit the deacon, opening the door of the temple, admits the congregation and takes his stand between the small altar and the font (there should be a doorkeeper to attend to the admission) the deacon advances and bows before the open shrine where the graal is exalted. he kisses the book of the law three times, opens it, and places it up

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men and things was truly to be envied, yet one who sold his birthright for a mess of beastlier pottage than ever esau guzzled, who sold soul and body to satan for sheer love of sin, whose mere lust of perversion is so intense that it seems to absorb every other emotion and interest. never since god woke light from chaos has such a tragedy been unrolled before men, step after step toward the lake of fire! at his house all his writings were seized, and, it is believed, destroyed. the single most fortunate exception is that of a superbly jewelled writing-case, now in the possession of the present editor, in which were found the mss. which are here published. mathilde, who knew how he treasured its contents, preserved it by saying to the officer, but, sir, that is mine. on opening this it was

thou hadst not sacrificed there was silence. and under the goat s throne was a rainbow2 of seven colours: our father fitted himself as an arrow to the string (and the string was waxed well, dipped in a leaden pot wherein boiled amber and wine) and shot through stormy heavens. and they that saw him saw a woman wondrous fair3 robed in flames of hair, moon-sandalled, sun-belted, with torch and vase of fire and water. and he trailed comet-clouds of glory upward. thus came our father (blessed be his name) to death,4 who stood, scythe in hand, opposed. and ever and anon he swept round, and men fell before him. look, said death, my sickle hath a cross-handle. see how they grow like flowers! give me salt! quoth our father. and with sulphur (that the goat had given him) and with salt did he bestre

rth riddle: what egg hath no shell? and our father pondered a while and then said: on a wave of the sea: on a shell of the wave: blessed be her name! the fifth virgin issued suddenly and said: i have four arms and six sides: red i am, and gold. to whom our father: eli, eli, lama sabachthani (for wit ye well, there be two arcana therein) then saith the sixth virgin openly: power lieth in the river of fire. and our father laughed aloud and answered: i am come from the waterfall. so at that the seventh virgin came forth: and her countenance was troubled. the seventh riddle: the oldest said to the most beautiful: what doest thou here? 1 this is obscure. 2 0+ 1+ 2+ 21= 231. 3 the sephiroth. 4 the maiden (malkuth) is blind (unredeemed. answer: she shall be what she doth not, i.e, see. she shall

bout his body; for the angels and spirits and demons did contend about it, that they might possess it. but our eldest brother v. n. bade all be still; and thus he apportioned the sacred relics of our father. to the angel agbagal, the fore part of the skull; to the demon ozoz, the back left part of the skull; to the demon olcot,1 the back right part of the skull; to ten thousand myriads of spirits of fire, each one hair; to ten thousand myriads of spirits of water, each one hair; to ten thousand myriads of spirits of earth, each one hair; to ten thousand myriads of spirits of air, each one hair; to the archangel zazelazel, the brain; to the angel usbusolat, the medulla; to the demon ululomis, the right nostril; to the angel opael, the left nostril; to the spirit kuiphiah, the membrane of th

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and shameless catamite of the beasts that prowl by night! like a star that streams from heaven through the virgin airs light-riven, from the lift there shot and fell an admirable miracle. 41 carved minute and clean, a key of purest lapis-lazuli more blue than the blind sky that aches (wreathed with the stars, her torturing snakes, for the dead god's kiss that never wakes; shot with golden specks of fire like a virgin with desire. look, the levers! fern-frail fronds of fantastic diamonds, glimmering with ethereal azure in each exquisite embrasure. on the shaft the letters laced, as if dryads lunar-chaste with the satyrs were embraced, spelled the secret of the key "sic pervenias" and he went his wizard way, inweaving dreams of things beyond believing. when he will, the weary world of the s

s of the north. everywhere- everywhere! and yet now thou art again god, nameless to the elect- o thou vast inscrutable pleroma built in the nothingness of our imagination- and to the little ones, the children who play with the units of existence, but a myriad-named doll a cubit high, a little thing to play with- or else: an ancient, bearded father, with hair as white as wool, and eyes like flames of fire; whose voice is as the sound of many waters, in whose right hand tremble the seven stars of heaven, and out of whose mouth flashes forth a flaming sword of fire. there dost thou sit counting the orbs of space, and the souls of men: and we tremble before thee, 170 worshipping, glorifying, supplicating, beseeching; lest perchance thou cast us back into the furnace of destruction, and place u

he manger of the moon. likewise was mithras born under the tail of the sea-goat, and horus, and krishna- all mystic names of the mystic child of light. i am the ancient child, the great disturber, the great tranquilliser. i am yesterday, to-day, and to-morrow. my name is alpha and omega- the beginning and the end. my dwelling-house is built betwixt the water and the earth; the pillars thereof are of fire, and the walls are of air, and the roof above is the breath of my nostrils, which is the spirit of the life of man. i am born as an egg in the east, of silver, and of gold, and opalescent with the colours of precious stones; and with my glory is the beast of the horizon made purple and scarlet, and orange, and green, many-coloured as a great peacock 191 caught up in the coils of a serpent

s the spirit of the life of man. i am born as an egg in the east, of silver, and of gold, and opalescent with the colours of precious stones; and with my glory is the beast of the horizon made purple and scarlet, and orange, and green, many-coloured as a great peacock 191 caught up in the coils of a serpent of fire. over the pillars of aethyr do i sail, as a furnace of burnished brass; and blasts of fire pour from my nostrils, and bathe the land of dreams in the radiance of my glory. and in the west the lid of mine eye drops- down smites the night of reckoning and destruction, that night of the slaughter of the evil, and of the overthrow of the wicked, and the burning of the damned. robed in the flames of my mouth, i compass the heavens, so that none shall behold me, and that the eyes of m

ts of day, and 192 through the cool groves of night. everywhere, everywhere, i find myself, in the deep pools, and in the dancing streams, and in the many-coloured surface of the mere: there i am white and wonderful, a child of loveliness and of beauty, a child to entice songs from the wild rose, and kisses from the zephyrs of dawn. herod would have slain me, and kansa have torn me with his teeth of fire; but i eluded them, as a flame hidden in a cloud of smoke, and took refuge in the land of ptah and sought sanctuary in the arms of seb. there were the glories of light revealed to me, and i became as a daughter of ceres playing in the poppied fields of yellow corn: yet still as a sun-limbed bacchanal i trampled forth the foaming must from the purple grapes of bacchus, and breathing it into

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it: let none write it: i, i am troubled, my eyes are moist with dews of terror: surely the bitterness of death is past. and i turned me to the south and lo! a great lion as wounded and perplexed. he cried: i have conquered! let the sons of earth keep silence; for my name is become as that of death! when will men learn the mysteries of creation? how much more those of the dissolution (and the pang of fire? i turned me to the west and there was a great bull; white with horns of white and black and gold. his mouth was scarlet and his eyes as sapphire stones. with a great sword he shore the skies asunder, and amid the silver flashes of the steel grew lightnings and deep clouds of indigo. 7 he spake: it is finished! my mother hath unveiled herself! my sister hath violated herself! the life of t

is therefore kether; l, chokmah and binah; a, chesed; n, geburah; 10 r, tiphereth; z, netzach; n, hod; o, jesod. the geomantic correspondences of the enochian alphabet form a sublime commentary. note that the total angels of the aethyrs are 91, the numeration of amen. the cry of the 28th aethyr, which is called bag there cometh an angel into the stone with opalescent shining garments like a wheel of fire on every side of him, and in his hand is a long flail of 1 the lvx cross hidden in the svastika is probably the arcanum here connoted. svastika itself adds to 231= 0+ 1+ 2+ 21, the 21 keys. the cubical svastika regarded as composed of this lvx cross and the arms has a total of 78 faces- tarot and mezla. scarlet lightning; his face is black, and his eyes white without any pupil or iris. the

harp swords and whirling thunderbolts that are about the corners of the earth, girded with wrath and justice, know ye that his name is righteousness in beauty? burnt out are your eyes, for that ye have seen me in my majesty. and broken are the drum-heads of 18 your ears, because my name is as two mountains of fornication, the breasts of a strange woman; and my father is not in them. lo! the pools of fire and torment mingled with sulphur! many are their colours, and their colour is as molten gold, when all is said. is not he one, one and alone, in whom the brightness of your countenance is as 1,728 petals of fire. also he spake the curse, folding his wings across and crying: is not the son the enemy of his father? and hath not the daughter stolen the warmth of the bed of her mother? therefo

e charioteer of the west. thus doth the fire of the sun temper the spear of mars, and thus shall he be worshipped, as the warrior lord of the sun. yet in him is the woman that devoureth with her water all the fire of god. alas! my lord, thou art joined with him that knoweth not these things. when shall the day come that men shall flock to this my gate, and fall into my furious throat, a whirlpool of fire? this is hell unquenchable, and all they shall be utterly consumed therein. therefore is that asbestos unconsumable made pure. each of my teeth is a letter of the reverberating name. my tongue is a pillar of fire, and from the glands of my mouth arise four pillars of water. taotzem is the name by which i am blasphemed. my name thou shalt not know, lest thou pronounce it and pass by. and no

ior clad in chain-armour. upon his head are plumes of gray, spread out like the fan of a peacock. about his feet a great army of scorpions and dogs, lions, elephants, and many other wild beasts. he stretches forth his arms to heaven and cries; in the crackling of the lightning, in the rolling of the thunder, in the clashing of the swords and the hurling of the arrows: be thy name exalted! streams of fire come out of the heavens, a pale brilliant blue, like plumes. and they gather themselves and settle upon his lips. his lips are redder than roses, and the blue plumes gather themselves into a blue rose, and from beneath the petals of the rose come brightly coloured humming-birds, and dew falls from the rose-honey-coloured dew. i stand in the shower of it. and a voice proceeds from the rose:

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nt age! the ambrosial moon is arisen. i have bought a lily-white goat for the price of a crown of thorns, a collar of gold for its throat, a scarlet bow for its horns. i have bought a lark in the lift for the price of a butt of sherry: with these, and god for a gift, it needs no wine to be merry! i have bought for a wafer of bread a garden of poppies and clover; for a water bitter and dead a foam of fire flowing over. from the lamb and his prison fare and the owl's blind stupor, arise! be ye wise, and strong, and fair, and the nectar afloat in your eyes! arise, o ambrosial moon by the strong immemorial spell, by the subtle veridical rune that is mighty in heaven and hell! 213 drip thy mystical dews on the tongues of the tender fauns in the shade of initiate yews remote from the desert dawn

e symbolism of the cubical cross, as follows "the cubical cross is a fitting emblem of the equilibrated and balanced forces of the elements. it is composed of twenty-two squares externally, which refer to the twenty-two letters placed thereon. twenty and two are the letters of the eternal voice in the vault of heaven; in the depths of the earth; in the abyss of the waters, and in the all-presence of fire: heaven cannot speak their fulness, earth cannot utter it. yet hath the creator bound them in all things. he hath mingled them through water: he hath whirled them aloft in fire: he hath sealed them in the air of heaven: he hath distributed them through the planets: he hath assigned unto them the twelve constellations of the zodiac" he then explains that to the thirty-second path of the sep

thirty-second and twenty-ninth paths. of these, as you already know, the central one leads from the 1= 10 of zelator to the 2= 9 of theoricus. that on the left hand, which is now open to you, is the thirty-first, which leads from the 1= 10 of zelator to the 3= 8 of practicus. take in your right hand the pyramid of flame, and follow your guide axiokersa11 the kabir, who leads you through the path of fire. in this ritual the three cabiri are made to represent the triangle of fire, thus: axieros, the first kabir, says "i am the apex of the triangle of flame: i am the solar 270 fire pouring forth its beams upon the lower world: life-giving, life-producing" then axiokersos, the second kabir, says "i am the left-hand basal angle of the triangle of flame: i am fire, volcanic and terrestrial, fla

ormenting; raging and whirling in lurid storm" and lastly, axiokersa, the third kabir, says "i am the right-hand basal angle of the triangle of flame. i am fire, astral and fluid, winding through the firmament of air. i am the life of being, the vital heat of existence. the "hierophant" then takes the solid triangular pyramid and explains "the solid triangular pyramid is an appropriate hieroglyph of fire. it is formed of four triangles, three visible and one concealed: which latter is the synthesis of the rest. the three visible triangles represent fire, solar, volcanic and astral; while the fourth represents latent heat. the three words: hb:dalet hb:vau hb:aleph hb:bet hb:vau hb:aleph hb:resh hb:vau hb:aleph refer to three conditions of heat: aud, active; aub, passive;12 aur, the equilibr

visible and one concealed: which latter is the synthesis of the rest. the three visible triangles represent fire, solar, volcanic and astral; while the fourth represents latent heat. the three words: hb:dalet hb:vau hb:aleph hb:bet hb:vau hb:aleph hb:resh hb:vau hb:aleph refer to three conditions of heat: aud, active; aub, passive;12 aur, the equilibrated; while hb:shin hb:aleph (ash) is the name of fire "the thirty-first path of the sepher yetzirah, which answereth to the letter hb:shin, is called the perpetual intelligence; and it is so called because it regulateth the motions of the sun and moon in their proper order; each in an orbit convenient for it. it is, therefore, the reflection of the sphere of fire; and the path connecting the material universe, as depicted in malkuth, with the

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ve the heart and the backs of the hands are to the front. the fingers meet below the heart, forming between thumbs and fingers the descending triangle of water "4. fire: the goddess thoum-aesh-neith" frontal. head and body like #3. arms are angled so that the thumbs meet in a line over the brow. palmer side facing. fingers meet above head, forming between thumbs and fingers the ascending triangle of fire "5,6. spirit: the rending and closing of the veil" head erect in both #5 has the same body posture as #1, except that the left and right feet are countercharged and flat on the floor. arms and hands are crooked forward at shoulder level such that the hands appear to be clawing open a split veil- hands have progressed to a point that the forearms are invisible, being directly pointed at the

ng them together as if closing it up again and let them fall to the side (passives (the grade of the "portal" is particularly attributed to the element of spirit; it refers to the sun; the paths of samekh, nun and ayin, are attributed to this degree<magick in theory and practice, crowley gives by mistake instead: samekh, resh and tzaddi> see "777" lines 6 and 31 bis. the pentagrams of fire. i' b n* a name: a l h i m v\ n o- i (elohim. k\ s i\ h n# i g n g 20 the signs of 4 degree= 7 square: raise the arms above the head and join the hands, so that the tips of the fingers and of the thumbs meet, formulating a triangle("see" illustration (the grade of 4 degree= 7 square is particularly attributed to the element fire; it refers to the planet venus; the paths of qof, tzaddi and

f 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 upper 23 triangle and trace it in a dextro-rotary direction. the top of the lower

whom he speaks. thus a hostile being may appear clothed with glory; the appropriate pentagram will in such a case cause him to shrivel or decay. 10. practice will make the student infinitely wary in these matters. 11. it is usually quite easy to return to the body, but should any difficulty arise, practice (again) will make the imagination fertile. for example, one may create in thought a chariot of fire with white horses, and command the charioteer to drive earthwards. it might be dangerous to go too far, or to stay too long; for fatigue must be avoided. the danger spoken of is that of fainting, or of obsession, or of loss of memory or other mental faculty. 12. finally, let the student cause his imagined body in which he supposes himself to have been travelling to coincide with the physic

he universe shone forth decked with ideas all-various, of which the foundation is one, one and alone. from this the others rush forth distributed and separated through the various bodies of the universe, and are borne in swarms through its vast abysses, ever whirling forth in illimitable radiation "they are intellectual conceptions from the paternal fountain partaking abundantly of the brilliance of fire in the culmination of unresting time "but the primary self-perfect fountain of the father poured forth these primogenial ideas "the soul, being a brilliant fire, by the power of the father remaineth immortal, and is mistress of life, and filleth up the many recesses of the bosom of the world- zoroaster. the alleged annihilation of time and space, which so frequently reappears in articles o

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s, and to cast into the midst of these opposing elements the holy powers of the great letter shin: to gleam and shine in the midst of the balance, even in the cauldron of art wherein alike is fire and moisture [after the consecration of the water, the magus of waters takes up the cup of water, and scatters water all round the edge of the circle, saying] so first the priest who governeth the works of fire, must sprinkle with the lustral waters of the loud-resounding sea [he then passes to the centre of the circle and scatters the water in the four quarters, saying] i purify with water [he resumes his place in the north "magus of art" magus of the fires, i command you to consecrate this place by the banishing ritual of the hexagram,8 to consecrate the magic fire and lights; to illumine the l

h the holy fire. 174 "magus of the fires" mighty magus of art! all thy commands shall be obeyed and all thy desires shall be accomplished [he collects together at the south the incense, oil, charcoal, and magic candle, and performs the lesser banishing ritual of the hexagram at the four quarters; then, extinguishing all lights save one, he performs over these the banishing ritual of the pentagram of fire, saying] i exorcise ye, evil and opposing spirits dwelling in this creature of fire, by the holy and tremendous name of god the vast one, elohim: and in the name of michael, great archangel of fire, that ye depart hence, no longer polluting with your presence the hall of twofold truth [he lights from that one flame the magical candle, and drawing over it the invoking pentagram of spirit ac

in this creature of fire, by the holy and tremendous name of god the vast one, elohim: and in the name of michael, great archangel of fire, that ye depart hence, no longer polluting with your presence the hall of twofold truth [he lights from that one flame the magical candle, and drawing over it the invoking pentagram of spirit active, he cries] bitom!9 [and then, drawing the invoking pentagram of fire, he says] i, in the names of bitom and by the names oip teaa pedoce,10 i consecrate thee, o creature of fire, to the service of the works of the magic of light [he lights from the magical candle the eight lamps, and the charcoal for the incense-burners, after which he casts incense on the coals in the censer and passes round the circle censing, saying] and, when after all the phantasms are

vil and impure spirit now depart hence immediately [circumambulates, saying] stoop not down unto the darkly splendid world, wherein lieth continually a faithless depth, and hades wrapt in gloom, delighting in unintelligible images, precipitous, winding, a black ever-rolling abyss, ever espousing a body unluminous, formless and void [making invoking pentagram] 9 see tablet of spirit. 10 see tablet of fire. 11 see tablet of spirit. 12 see tablet of air. creature of earth, in the names of nanta emor dial hectega,13 i consecrate thee to the service of the magic of light "chief magus" we invoke ye, great lords of the watch-towers of the universe!14 guard ye our magic circle, and let no evil or impure spirit enter therein: strengthen and inspire us in this our operation of the magic of light. le

cumambulate thrice. he then, standing at east and facing east, says: holy art thou, lord of the universe! holy art thou, whom nature hath not formed! holy art thou, the vast and the mighty one! lord of the light and of the darkness "chief magus of art" magus of the fires, i command you to perform at the four quarters of the universe the invocation of the forces of mercury by solomon's seal "magus of fire" mighty magus of art, all thy commands shall be obeyed, and all thy desires shall be accomplished [he does it.15 [the magus now advances to the centre of the circle, by the magical cauldron, wherein is the milk becoming heated, turns himself towards the fire of the spirit, and recites "the invocation to the higher" majesty of the godhead, wisdom-crowned thoth, lord of the gates of the univ

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ustomer accidentally severed the femoral artery and died in a few minutes. these mishaps are most likely mere coincidences, but a coincidence when it happens is quite as awkward as the real thing, and in the case of abramelin the coincidences can be counted by scor " the coming of apollo red roses, o red roses, roses afire, aflame, o burgeon that discloses the glory of desire_ hush! all the heart of fire is mingled in thy name, o roses, roses, roses, red roses of desire. the golden-shafted sunlight beats down upon the sward; the pillared serpent's one light is a flame of red desire; o snake from out the mire, i slay thee with the sword, the strong sword of the sunlight, the sword of my desire! the still strong bird of sorrow keens through the golden blue, and many a bitter morrow is borne

littering blades of the waters, to cleave my way within thine armed hermitage, and brood as an eyeless corpse beneath the coffin-lid of the mighty sea. 3. o thou incandescent ocean of molten stars, surging above the arch of the firmament; i swear to thee by the mane-pennoned lances of light, to stir the lion of thy darkness from its lair, and lash the sorceress of noontide into fury with serpents of fire. 4. o thou intoxicating vision of beauty, fair as ten jewelled virgins dancing about the hermit moon; i swear to thee by the peridot flagons of spring, to quaff to the dregs thy chalice of glory, and beget a royal race before the dawn flees from awakening day. 5. o thou unalterable measure of all things, in whose lap 16 lie the destinies of unborn worlds; i swear to thee by the balance of

pearly loveliness, from out whose many eyes flash the fire-clouds of life, and whose breath enkindleth the byss and the abyss. i know thee! o thou fountain-head of fierce aethyr, in the pupil of whose brightness all things lie crouched and wrapped like a babe in the womb of its mother. 12. o thou sovran mother of the breath of being, the milk of whose breasts is as the fountain of love, twin-jets of fire upon the blue bosom of night. i know thee! o thou virgin of the moonlit glades, who fondleth us as a drop of dew in thy lap, ever watchful over the cradle of our fate. 13. o thou sovran all-beholding eternal sun, who lappest up the constellations of heaven, as a thirsty thief a jar of ancient wine. i know thee! o thou dawn-wing'd courtesan of light, who makest me to reel with one kiss of t

rsueth the dawn as a youth pursueth a rose-lipped maiden; rend me with the fierce kisses of thy mouth, so that in the battle of our lips i may be drenched by the snow pure fountains of thy bliss. 8. o thou black bull in a field of white girls, whose foaming flanks are as starry night ravished in the fierce arms of noon; shake forth the purple horns of my passion, so that i may dissolve as a crown of fire in the bewilderment of thine ecstasy. 9. o thou dread arbiter of all men, the hem of whose broidered skirt crimsoneth the white battlements of space; bare me the starry nipple of thy breast, so that the milk of thy love may nurture me to the lustiness of thy virginity. 10. o thou thirsty charioteer of time, whose cup is the hollow night filled with the foam of the vintage of day; drench me

thine arms, so that at thy kisses i may expire as a bubble in the foam of thy dazzling lips. 12. o thou odalisque of earth's palace, whose garments are scented and passionate as spring flowers in sunlit glades; 29 roll me in the sweet perfume of thy hair, so that thy tresses of gold may anoint me with the honey of a million roses. 13. o thou manly warrior amongst youths, whose limbs are as swords of fire that are welded in the furnace of war; press thy cool kisses to my burning lips, so that the folly of our passion may weave us into the crown of everlasting light. o glory be unto thee through all time and through all space: glory, and glory upon glory, everlastingly. amen, and amen, and amen. 30 the chapter known as scorpio the twelvefold denial of god and the unity thereof i adore thee b

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rd, even now i see thee there in infinite motion! and beyond there is the disk, the wheel of things; like a black boundless diamond whirring with millions of wings! olympas. master! marsyas. know also that above these portents hangs no veil of love; but, guarded by unsleeping eyes of twice seven score severities, the veil that only rips apart when the spear strikes to jesus' heart! a mighty guard of fire are they with sabres turning every way! their eyes are millstones greater than the earth; their mouths run seas of blood. woe be to that accurs d man of whom they are the iniquities! swept in their wrath's avenging flood to black immitigable seas! 24 woe to the seeker who shall fail to rend that vexful virgin veil! fashion thyself by austere craft into a single azure shaft loosed from the

, and the stars of heaven have fallen unto the earth, even as a fig-tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken by a mighty wind. what are suns, and moons, and stars, but the ideas of dreaming children cradled in the abyss of a drowsy understanding? to the blind worm, the sun is as the fluttering of warm wings in the outer 137 darkness, and the stars are not; to the savage, as welcome ball of fire, and the glittering eyes of the beasts of night: to us, as spheres of earth's familiar elements and many hundred million miles away. and to the man of ten thousand years hence_ who knows! and to him a hundred million years after that_ who cares! senses may come and go, and the five may become ten, and the ten twenty, so that the beings of that last far-off twilight may differ from us, as w

esma; the material basis. 9 see "liber o" the equinox, vol. i, no. 2. e. in telesmata, the selection of the matter to form a telesma, the preparation and arrangement of the place: the forming of the body of the telesma. in natural 155 phenomena, the preparation of the operation, the formation of the circle, and the selection of the material basis; such as a piece of earth, a cup of water, a flame of fire, a pentacle, or the like. f. the invocation of the highest divine forces; winding a cord thrice round the telesma or material basis; covering the same with a black veil and initiating the blind force therein; naming aloud the "purpose" of the telesma or operation. g. the telesma or material basis is now placed towards the west, and duly consecrated with water and with fire. the purpose of

to state what operation is required. and the material basis should be preserved, wrapped in white linen or silk all the time that the phenomenon is intended to act. and when it is time for it to cease, the material basis, if water, is to be poured away: if earth, ground to a powder and scattered abroad: if a hard substance, as metal, it must be decharged, banished and thrown aside: or if a flame of fire, it shall be extinguished: or if a vial containing air it shall be opened, and after that shall be rinsed out with pure water. hb:shin book iii part hb:aleph: invisibility. a. the shroud of concealment. b. the magician. c. the guards of concealment. d. the astral light to be moulded into the shroud. e. the equation of the symbols in the sphere of sensation. f. the invocation of the higher:

g that they behold! so mote it be" k. now move to the north, face east, and say "i have set my feet in the north, and have said 'i will shroud myself in mystery and in concealment" then repeat the oration "the voice of my higher soul &c, and command the mystic circumambulation. l. move round as usual to the south, and halt, formulating thyself as shrouded in darkness: on the right hand the pillar of fire, on the left the pillar of cloud: both reaching from darkness to the glory of the heavens. m. now move from between these pillars which thou hast formulated to the west, and say "invisible i cannot pass by the gate of the invisible save by virtue of the name of 'darkness" then formulate forcibly about thee the shroud of darkness, and say "darkness is my name, and concealment: i am the grea

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interpreter mother of light, and the gods! mother of music, awake! silence and speech are at odds; heaven and hell are at stake. by the rose and the cross i conjure; i constrain by the snake and the sword; i am he that is sworn to endure- bring us the word of the lord! by the brood of the bysses of brightening, whose god was my sire; by the lord of the flame and lightning, the king of the spirits of fire; by the lord of the waves and the waters, the king of the hosts of the sea, the fairest of all of whose daughters was mother to me; by the lord of the winds and the breezes, the king of the spirits of air, in whose bosom the infinite ease is that cradled me there; by the lord of the fields and the mountains, the king of the spirits of earth that nurtured my life at his fountains from the h

of the earth and heaven revolved therein. his body was the mighty sea itself, and it bore the scars of crucifixion that had made it two score times stronger than it was before. he too bore the wings and weapons of space and of justice; and in himself he was that great amen that is the beginning and the end of all. behind him were the seraphim, the fiery serpents. on their heads the triple tongue of fire; their glory like unto the sun, their scales like burning plates of steel; they danced like virgins before their lord, and upon the storm and roar of the sea did they ride in their glory "sir" cried the archangel "sir" cried kamael the mighty one, and his legions echoed the roar of his voice "hast thou called us forth to perform so trivial a task? well, let it be so "your scorn" the great

psilon sigma alpha epsilon iota, an inalienable dower of hell; it was certain to reproduce itself in some- to god be the thanks if not in all- future visions. i had seen, for instance, in one of my states of ecstasy, a luminous spot on the firmament, a prismatic parhelion. in the midst of my delight of gazing on it, it had transferred itself mysteriously to my own heart, and there became a circle of fire, which gradually ate its way until the whole writing organ was in a torturous blaze. that spot, seen again in an after-vision, through the memory of its former pain instantly wrought out for me the same accursed result. the number of such remembered faggots of fuel for direful suggestion of course increased proportionally to the prolonging of the hasheesh life, until at length there was ha

the purpose of lighting his charcoal, and returned with it to the table. 301 the twelve disciples felt that something was going to happen, but knew not what. an awful feeling overcame their will; they dared not move. then, suddenly, the twelve of them jumped up and fell on the floor, curling themselves, howling with intense pain and agony, all in a sweat, their bodies aching with all the torments of fire. the could hear the old man, by his table, cursing them and hitting the wax figures with the hot poker, haphazard, careless of the spot where he struck; but he struck them all equally. the contortions of the men on the yellow painted floor were terrible. he took no heed of them, and went on, cursing them each by name and each time hitting one figure, corresponding the the name he was cursi

of love, adela that broods on me, and is i, in the gondola. they twist, they twine, these white and black canals, now stark with lamplight, now a reach of styx. even as out love- raging wild animals suddenly hoisted on the crucifix to radiate seraphic coronals, flowers, flowers- o let our light and darkness mix, adela, goddess and beast with me in the gondola! come! though your hair be a cascade of fire, your lips twin snakes, your tongue the lightning flash, your teeth god's grip on life, your face his lyre, 315 your eyes his stars- come, let our venus lash our bodies with the whips of her desire. your bed's the world, your body the world-ash, adela! shall i give the word to the man of the gondola? aleister crowley.1 316 1 weh note: this is a hyperbole of sexual intercourse "viz "the old

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mn is free of all obstacles, and he has attained perfection in hatha-yoga.127 of the many pr n y ma exercises practised in the east the following are given for sake of example. 1. draw in the breath for four seconds, hold it for sixteen, and then throw it out in eight. this makes one pr n y ma. at the same time think of the triangle (the m l dhara chakkra is symbolically represented as a triangle of fire) and concentrate the mind on that centre. at the first practice this four times in the morning and four times in the evening, and as it becomes a pleasure to you to do so slowly increase the number. 2. assume the padm sana posture; draw in the pr na through the ida (left nostril, retain it until the body begins to perspire and shake, and then exhale it through pingala (right nostril) slowl

e of in the yoga shastras and in the vedanta. the union of kundalini (shakti) and shiva. 141 revelation, xxi, 1-4. 142 "the bhagavad-g ta" ii, 69, 70; vi, 32. cf "konx om pax" pp. 73-77. 143 the ordinary egyptian winged-globe is here meant, but as visualized by the mind's eye; the meditation then takes place on the image in the mind. so with the following practises. 144 tejas-ak sa is the element of fire. it is symbolized by a red triangle of fire with a black egg in the centre. see "777, col. lxxv, p. 16. see diagram 84. the object clear; but the mind wandered. apas-v yu145" result not very good. winged-globe and flam" meditation on both of these was only ing sword.146 fair. 107 pendulum147 (e).148" good as regards plane kept by the pendulum; but thoughts wandered. winged-globe" the resul

ven mental operations: 1. ray of divine white brilliance descending upon the ak sic egg set between the two pillars. 2. aspire by the serpent, and concentrate on flashing sword. imagine the stroke of the sword upon the da th junction (nape of neck. 3. make the egg grow gray, by a threefold spiral of light. 4. make the egg grow nearly white (repeat spiral formula) 5. repeat 2. above head. triangle of fire (red. 6. invoke light. withdraw. see golden dawn symbol. 7. let all things vanish in the illimitable light. on the 22nd of april p, having bidden farewell to d. a, who had been to him both friend and master, left for san francisco. 115 175 the elemental tablets of dr. dee; see diagrams in "the vision and the voice" 176 ideas for mental concentration. concentration on scarlet sphere in tiph

amongst the waters. above all was built a white temple of marble through which a rose-flame flickered. there stood aphrodite with a torch in one hand and a cup in the other,187 and above her hovered archangels. then suddenly all was an immense void, and as i looked into it i beheld the dawn of creation. gusts of liquid fire flamed and whirled through the darkness. then nothing but the brilliance of fire and water. i was away fifteen minutes. 4. seven minutes breathing exercise fifteen seconds each way (breathing in, withholding, and breathing out) 5. white lion on gray. 5 m. result bad. 21st. position 1. 45 m. fair. worked out a "double" formula for physical astral projection. first project with enterer sign; simulacrum answers with harpocrates sign.188 then as soon as enterer sign weaken

d that letter is used as an initial for names of angels drawn from the earthy corner of the earth tablet. for further see the equinox, vol. i, no. 5. which i took to materialize myself. at the time i was very tired and really not fit to travel. june 15th. the buddha appeared to me in the northern heaven and said "fear not for money.190 go and work, as thou hast intended "i go" july 14th. triangle of fire. 10 m. middling to bad. winged-globe. 6 m. not good. r.r. et a.c? fairly good [somewhere on this journey (yokohama to hong-kong became the great peace. 15th. r.r. et a.c. 16 m. an improvement. 16th. svastika. 6 m. very poor. r.r. et a.c. 4 m. very bad. h.p.k.191 10 m. better. pentagram. 16 m. not at all bad. 18th. calvary cross. 15 m. bad, but i was very sleepy. h.p.k. on lotus. 16 m. ten

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il priest, poisoned by the sacred feast, changes by its seven powers to the misbegotten beast: even as the powers of ill, broken by the wanded will, shriek about the holy place, vain and vague and terrible: even as the lords of hell, chained in fires before the spell, strain upon the sightless steel, break not fetters nor compel: so be distant, o profane! children of the hurricane! lest the sword of fire destroy, lest the ways of death be plain! so depart, and so be wise, lest your perishable eyes look upon the formless fire, see the maiden sacrifice! so depart, and secret flame burn upon the stone of shame, that the holy ones may hear music of the sleepless name! holy, holy, holy spouse of the sun-engirdled house, with the secret symbol burning on thy multiscient brows. even as the traito

o breath went whispering, hushed or scared. only that red incarnate hate through pylon after pylon flared. 7 as in the blood of murdered things the affrighted augur shaking skries earthquake and ruinous fate of kings, famine and desperate destinies, so in the eyes of pharaoh shone the hate and loathing that compel in death each damned minion of set, the accursed lord of hell. yea! in those globes of fire there sate some cruel knowledge closely curled like serpents in those halls of hate, palaces of the underworld. but in the hell-glow of those eyes the ashen skull of pharaoh shone white as the moonrays that surprise the invoking druse on lebanon. moreover pylon shouldered round to pylon an unearthly tune, like phantom priests that strike and sound sinister sistrons at the moon. and death's

inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the lord, to the help of the lord against the mighty! 4. the river kishon swept them away: that ancient river, the river kishon! 5. oh, my soul, thou hast trodden down strength! 1. he bowed the heavens also and and came down: and darkness was under his feet: at the brightness that was before him thick clouds passed: hail stones and flashes of fire! 2. the lord thundred through the heavens, and the highest gave forth his voice; hailstones and flashes of fire! 3. he sent forth his arrows and scattered them: he hurled forth his lightnings and destroyed them! 4. the channels of the waters were seen: and the foundations of the world were discovered. 5. at thy rebuke, oh lord! at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils! 1. oh lord! i have

thy nostrils! 1. oh lord! i have heard thy speech, and was afraid! 2. the voice of the lord is upon the waters. the god of glory thundereth! the lord is upon many waters. 3. the voice of the lord is strong and powerful! the voice of the lord is full of majesty! 4. the voice of the lord breaketh the cedars! yea! the lord breaketh the cedars of lebanon! 5. the voice of the lord divideth the flames of fire! yea! the lord shaketh the wilderness of kadesh! 1. eloah came out of temani of edom: and the holy one from mount paran: 2. he had karnaim in his hand; and there was the hiding of his power. 3. before him went the pestilence; and flaming fire went forth at his feet. 4. he stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations. 5. and the everlasting mountains were scattere

love, and bear; to hope till hope creates from its own wreck the thing it contemplates; neither to change, nor falter, nor repent; this, like thy glory, titan, is to be good, great and joyous, beautiful and free; this is alone life, joy, empire, and victory [scorpio "plays in accordance<aries. hail to thee that sailest heavenwards! hail to thee in whose eye is a flame of fire! hail, lord of the destroying army! mars. hail, brethren. bro. aries. hail unto thee, that hast fought at the side of our lord in the great battle! hail unto thee, our lady of tumult! terrible and beautiful was thou in the midst of the battle, upon thy chariot! hail unto thee, as unto thy lord! sor. scorpio. hail, brethren! bro. aries. let us rejoice in our victory["he leads" probationers

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and faint for drouth of the passion-flower fallen from the other side of time and space the tedious tide. lie there, lie there, and let me bleed to death in the breath of the murderous mouth! 45 ii the snow maiden "to margaret callaghan" my love is like the lucent globes that drip from lips of cool crevasses, to clothe them with the virgin robes of mosses, flowers, and grasses. o spheres compact of fire and dew, lamps of the hollows of the mountain, what dream angelic fathered you on what celestial fountain? nay! but i lay on lower earth stagnant in sunless meres! the prison of monstrous spawn, detested birth- behold me rearisen! it was yon fierce diurnal star that licked me up with his huge kisses, and dropped me in his rain afar upon these frore abysses! yea! as i press to the cool moss

anne! it was dawn, it was fire, it was birth, it was spring, jeanne! but this is the curse, that it quickens its rate, lest man by love should escape from fate and win from the dust to the uncreate, jeanne! nay, we are lovers, you and i- and we must die, and our love must die! how have we striven, each of us, jeanne! to break the bars of the prison-house, jeanne! we have raged like cats in a ring of fire, driven by desire that was true desire, the hate of the lower, the love of the higher, jeanne! what is the end of it, jeanne? why, that's a mystery not to be solved by cats! in the fields we wandered through to-day, jeanne! hand in hand, this wonderful may, jeanne! this may we have made so marvellous with the infinite longing and love of us, 49 in the fields all faery with flowers there la

ALEX SANDERS THE KING OF THE WITCHES

hey were having lunch when the telephone rang. alex's sister had been shot. he raced to the hospital in blackpool fifty miles away. he was in time to seejoan wheeled from the operating theatre where she had had over a hundred .stitches. she and her husband had been visiting old army friends who had been practising revolver shooting. a .45 had gone off accidentally and joan had been in direct line of fire. for two days alex stayed at the hospital, praying for the powers to spare his sister, and when she was taken off the danger list he felt sure that it was due to his intervention. he 49 returned to manchester certain that his troubles were over. this, he told himself, was the disaster that had been foreshadowed in the tarot cards. yet when he cast them again a few days later, death still s

h his powers. alex was reluctant to put his faith on trial 'i'll gladly heal you .he said,'but y u must forget about witchcraft. just try to think of there.being. only one god who helps everyone regardless of religions: he asked mrs morris if she would be. afraid if she saw a spirit 'i don't think so' she hesitated 'but what would it look like' he explained that it would probably look like a ball of fire in perpetual motion throwing out rays ofheat. under no circumstances must she scream. or move if it approached her, for the power would collapse if concentration were interrupted. mrs morris sat back in her chair as she was told, the swelling in her throat accentuated by the firelight. solemnly alex called on his familiars, invoking them to appear and seal off the malignant cells so that t

heir king. he put on the new robes. in a ceremony made up partly of rites for the crowning of egyptian pharaohs, partly of witch rituals; the elders placed a crown ofcopper, brass with a little silver, and blue velvet upon his head. they anointed his bare feet with oil and sat him on the throne before the altar as representative of their homed god. afterwards they cast the crown into the cauldron of fire so that the oaths of allegiance they had taken would be binding for all time, otherwise they, too, would return to dust like the crown. kingship brought alex problems greater than any he had had before. while preparing for the hallowe'en celebrations, he received a letter from bangalore in india. the writer, describing himself as a 'priest of kali, said he had read a letter which alex had

;l; the 126 invasion 'was called off. we believe it was due to witthcraft. q: you speak offamiliars. in old witch trials it was said that they were in.the form of dogs and cats. what ate they really? a: familiar is our term for a concentration of power, drawn from the godhead or the central reservoir of power, and sent to do our will. to an experienced witch, a familiar looks like. a ball or cone of fire. it is invisible to nonwitches. q: do politics play any part in witchcraft? a: none whatever. i have no political bias; i never vote. by nature i am a royalist and i approve of orders ofhierarchy. politics ate not taken into account when members join, but i know that we have amongst us communists and conservatives and all shades in between. q: do your covens ever go against your wishes? a

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ds of the watchtowers of the east, ye lords of air; i, n, do summon, stir and call you up, to witness our rites and guard the circle! all turn and face south. ritual leader and maiden move to corresponding positions; others just turn in place. m rings bell. with athame, r draws three deosil circles and then an invoking earth pentagram, saying: r: ye lords of the watchtowers of the south, ye lords of fire; i, n, do summon, stir and call you up, to witness our rites and guard the circle! similarly, in west: r: ye lords of the watchtowers of the west, ye lords of water; lords of death and initiation; i, n, do summon, stir and call you up, to witness our rites and guard the circle! and in north: r: ye lords of the watchtowers of the north, ye lords of earth; boreas, thou guardian of the northe

ALICE A BAILEY02 INITIATION HUMAN AND SOLAR

to face with another member of the human family. the great solar angel, who embodies the real man and is his expression on the plane of higher mind, is literally his divine ancestor, the "watcher" who, through long cycles of incarnation, has poured himself out in sacrifice in order that man might be. as a sphere of radiant fire, linked with the initiate standing before it by that magnetic thread of fire which passes through all his bodies and terminates within the centre of the physical brain. this "silver thread (as it is rather inaccurately called in the bible, where the description of its loosing of the physical body and subsequent withdrawal is found) emanates from the heart centre of the solar angel, linking thus heart and brain, that great duality manifesting in this solar system, l

ret of that which lies within the central bud. in this connection the third initiation differs somewhat from the other two, inasmuch as through the power of a still more exalted hierophant than the bodhisattva, the electrical fire of pure spirit, latent in the heart of the lotus, is first contacted- 68- initiation, human and solar copyright 1998 lucis trust in all these words "solar angel "sphere of fire" and "lotus" lies hid some aspect of the central mystery of human life, but it will only be apparent to those who have eyes to see. the mystic significance of these pictorial phrases will prove only a snare or a basis for incredulity to the man who seeks to materialise them unduly. the thought of an immortal existence, of a divine entity, of a great centre of fiery energy, and of the full

olds even that spiritual entity, his own monad. he sees his monad as one with the planetary logos. through the channel of his own monad he sees the self-same aspects (which that monad embodies) on a wider scale, and the planetary logos, who ensouls all the monads on his ray, is thus revealed. this truth is well-nigh impossible to express in words, and concerns the relation of the electrical point of fire, which is the monad, to the five-pointed star, which reveals the presence of the planetary logos to the initiate. this is practically incomprehensible to the average man for whom this book is written. at the sixth initiation, the initiate, functioning consciously as the love-aspect of the monad, is brought (via his "father) into a still vaster recognition, and becomes aware of that star wh

the most solemn part of the initiation ceremony. this ceremony, from one point of view, divides itself into three parts: first. that in which the initiate is concerned and in which he realises his own august self, the- 83- initiation, human and solar copyright 1998 lucis trust presence, and sees the vision and the plan. second. that in which the initiator is concerned, in which he wields the rod of fire, and effects certain specific results in the body of the applicant. third. that in which certain words and formulas are committed to the initiate by the hierophant, and which he carries away within his consciousness in order the better to carry out that portion of the plan which concerns himself. during the whole procedure the lodge of masters, congregated without the triangle of force, ha

ntricacies of the mechanism revealed. the three solar mysteries. the three mysteries of the solar system are: 1. the mystery of electricity. the mystery of brahma. the secret of the third aspect. it is latent in the physical sun. 2. the mystery of polarity, or of the universal sex impulse. the secret of the second aspect. it is latent in the heart of the sun, or the subjective sun. 3. the mystery of fire itself, or the dynamic central systemic force. the secret of the first aspect. it is latent in the central spiritual sun. their sequential revelation. the secrets, as imparted sequentially to the initiate, are roughly three in number, though within them may be found lesser mysteries which are earlier revealed. at the third initiation the first of the three fundamental secrets of the solar

ALICE A BAILEY04 A TREATISE ON COSMIC FIRE

give some information, hitherto not exoterically imparted as to the place and work of those myriads of sentient lives who form the essence of objectivity; to indicate the nature of those hierarchies of existences who form out of their own substance all that is seen and known, and who are themselves fire and the cause of all the heat, warmth, life and motion in the universe. in this way the action of fire on water, of heat in matter, whether macrocosmically or- 4- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust microcosmically considered, will be touched upon and some light thrown upon the law of cause and effect (the law of karma) and its significance in the solar system. to sum up the matter, the teaching in this book should tend to an expansion of conscionsness, and should bring abo

r reason upward from the microcosm to the greater whole, then glimpses will be caught of vast realms of realisation and vistas of spiritual unfoldment will open up before us, undreamt of hitherto- 8- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust full page tabulations i. fire and the aspects ii. evolution in the universe iii. the aspects and evolution iv. the building entities v. a gni-lord of fire vi. the lives and their goal vii. energies introductory postulates the teaching which is given in this treatise on cosmic fire might be formulated in the following terms. these postulates are simply extensions of the three fundamentals to be found in the proem in the first volume of the secret doctrine by h. p. blavatsky. 1(1) students are recommended to study them carefully; in this way t

evolve like their mother, around, within and forward. all that existeth was. the wheels were diverse, and in unification, one. as evolved the great wheel, the inner fire burst forth. it touched into life wheel the first. it circulated. a million fires rose up. the quality of matter densified, but form was not. the sons of god arose, scanned the depth of flame, took from its heart the sacred stone of fire, and proceeded to the next. in turning next the great wheel launched the second. again the flame burst forth, took to its heart the stone and proceeded in revolution. the sons of god again arose, and sought within the flame "the form sufficeth not" they said "remove from without the fire" faster revolved the greater wheel, blue white emerged the flame. the sons of god again came down and a

th sufficeth but to feed the urge for fire. the lords of flame look on; they chant aloud "the time is come, that time for which we wait. let the flame become the fire and let the light shine forth" the effort of the flame within the crystal cave becometh ever greater. the cry goes forth for other aid from other flaming souls. the response comes. the lord of flame, the ancient one, the mighty lord of fire, the point of blue within the hidden diamond, the youth of timeless aeons, assisteth in the work. the inner burning light and the outer waiting fire, together with the rod, meet on the sphere of crystal, and lo, the work is done. the crystal rends and quivers. seven times the work proceeds. seven the efforts made. seven the applications of the rod, held by a lord of flame. three are the le

too firm, are broken by the life, and circulate again. the few revolve, holding the many in the heat of motion. the one embraces all, and carries all from great activity into the heart of cosmic peace. stanza xii the blessed ones hide their threefold nature but reveal their triple essence by means of the three great groups of atoms. three are the atoms and threefold the radiation. the inner core of fire hides itself and is known only through radiation and that which radiates. only after the blaze dies out and the heat is no longer felt can the fire be known- 22- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust stanza xiii through the band of violet that encircleth the heavens passeth the globe of purple dark. it passeth and returneth not. it becometh enrapt in the blue. three times th

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on the following words may serve to elucidate, and, if meditated upon by the more advanced students, will be found to be of profound occult significance. the atom of earth is produced by the five fire elements, among which the fire element of odour predominates. likewise the atom of water is produced from the four fire elements among which the fire element of taste predominates. likewise the atom of fire is produced from the three fire elements, excluding the fire element of odour and of taste, and among which the fire element of colour predominates. likewise the atom of wind is produced from the two fire elements beginning with odour and of which two the fire element of touch predominates. likewise the atom of air from the fire element sound alone" if this idea is extended to the macrocos

ily powers and of the senses. though the two causes of the perfecting process are aspiration and purification, yet these two form really only one and are the two aspects of the discipline of the probationary path. the old commentary which forms the esoteric basis of the inner teaching on raja yoga has some sentences which will be found of value here in conveying the correct concept "as the breath of fire streams upward through the system, as the fiery element makes its presence felt, that which is hindering is seen to disappear, and that which was obscure becomes illuminated. the fire ascends and barriers are burned; the breath expands, and limitations disappear. the seven, hitherto quiescent, stir to life. the ten portals, sealed and closed or partially ajar, swing wide. the five great me

t is most concerned. it is called forth when he can, from his heart, send forth the call for fire, embodied in the words "i seek the way; i yearn to know. visions i see, and fleeting deep impressions. behind the portal, on the other side, lies that which i call home, for the circle hath been well-nigh trod, and the end approacheth the beginning. i seek the way. all ways my feet have trod. the way of fire calls me with fierce appeal. naught in me seeks the way of peace; naught in me yearns for earth. let the fire rage, the flames devour; let all the dross be burnt; and let me enter through that gate, and tread the way of fire" the breath of god is felt as the cleansing breeze also and is the response of the soul to the aspiration of the disciple. the soul then "inspires" the lower man. the

e lower triplicity constitute the reflection of that divine process and are the three planes of our normal experience. these two triplicities of god and man are connected by the middle plane of at-one-ment or union whereon god and man are made one. this is the christ plane in christian phraseology, the buddhic plane in the eastern terminology. the divine planes. plane i. logoic or divine. the sea of fire. god the father. will. plane ii. monadic .t he akasha .g od the son. love- wisdom. plane lii. spiritual or atmic. the aether. god the holy- ghost. active intelligence. the plane of union or atonement plane iv. christ or buddhic .a ir .u nion. harmony. at-one-ment- 185- the light of the soul copyright 1998 lucis trust planes of human endeavor. plane v. mental. fire. reflection of the sea of

ts his own liberation, it is also by the same method, one-pointedness and unification. the old commentary makes this clear in certain lines found in relation to the symbolism of the five-pointed star. they are as follows "the plunge is downward into matter. the point descends, darts through the watery sphere and pierces into that which looms inert, immobile, darkling, silent and remote. the point of fire and stone unite, and harmony and union on the downward path are reached "the flight is upward into spirit. the point ascends, lifting the two behind and reaching out the- 219- the light of the soul copyright 1998 lucis trust three and four towards that which lies behind the veil. the water fails to quench the point of fire; thus fire meets fire and blends. harmony, union on the upward arc

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e to the master."1(55) the word "aspiration" comes from the latin "ad="to, and "spirare="to breathe, to breathe towards" as webster puts it. the word "spirit" comes from the same root. aspiration must precede inspiration. there must be a breathing out from the lower self before there can be a breathing in by the higher aspect. from the standpoint of eastern mysticism, aspiration involves the idea of fire. it denotes a burning desire, and a fiery determination which eventually does three things for the aspirant. it throws a fierce light upon his problems, and constitutes the purificatory furnace into which the lower self has to go in order that all dross may be burned out, and it also destroys all hindrances which might keep him back. this same idea of fire runs through all books on christi

refore the channel for the world soul. the rays of mental light assist all humanity in its mental growth and expansion, and the lamp is therefore one of the eternal world brahmins. it gives light unto the world but takes nothing that the world can give" the christian writes "i saw a life ablaze with god! my father, give to me the blessing of a life consumed by god that i may live for thee. a life of fire! a life ablaze with god. lighted by fires of pentecostal love! a life on fire! on fire with love for men lit by divine compassion from above. a burning life, which god can take and drop in house, or street, or whereso'er he will, to set some other life alight for him and thus to spread the fire on further still" then we shall have evidenced the final stage of the meditation process which w

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trained in the art of distinguishing illusion from the centre of reality, the real from the unreal, the self from the not-self. then ensues, consequently, a period that must be surmounted wherein the attention of the ego is centred necessarily on the lower self and its vehicles, and wherein, therefore, the vibrations of the triad, the laws that deal with macrocosmic evolution, and the subjugation of fire for the use of the divine, have temporarily to be in abeyance. when man quickly sees the truth in all that he contacts, and automatically chooses truth or the real, then he learns next the lesson of joyful action, and the path of bliss opens before him. when this is so, the path of occultism becomes possible for him, for the concrete mind has served its purpose, and has become his instrume

the spiritual essence before the mind absorbs. not thus is wisdom sought. only he who hath the mind in leash, and seeth the world as in a mirror can be safely trusted with the inner senses. only he who knoweth the five senses to be illusion, and that naught remaineth save the two ahead, can be admitted into the secret of the cruciform transposed "the path that is trodden by the server is the path of fire that passeth through his heart and leadeth to the head. it is not on the path of pleasure, nor on the path of pain that liberation may be taken nor that wisdom cometh. it is by the transcendence of the two, by the blending of pain with pleasure, that the goal is reached, that goal that lieth ahead, like a point of light seen in the darkness of a winter's night. that point of light may call

hrist principle dominates, in which freedom is experienced and the soul comes to full expression. it is the symbol of the buddhic plane, as water is of the emotional. when the life of the personality is carried up into heaven, and the life of the soul comes down on to earth, there is the place of meeting, and there the work of transcendental magic becomes possible. this meeting place is the place of fire, the plane of mind. fire is the symbol of the intellect and all magical work is an intelligent process, carried out in the strength of the soul, and by the use of the mind. to make itself felt on the physical plane, a brain is required which is receptive to higher impulses and which can be impressed by the soul utilizing the "chitta" or mental substance in order to create the needed though

life. the sacral centre has to relapse into silence. it will be seen then that for the disciple the following centres are of paramount importance: 1. the ajna centre, through which the purified personality expresses itself. 2. the centre at the base of the spine, which is the centre through which complete and utter control and coordination is achieved, through the arousing of the purifying agency of fire. 3. the sacral centre, wherein the basic force of our particular solar system, the force of attraction of form to form is transmuted, and the attractive force of the soul takes the place of the reproductive creative material activity. 4. the solar plexus centre which, situated in the centre of the body and being the organ of the astral body and of the lower psychism, gathers together all l

le of the evolutionary ladder, are other groups of lives, wrongly entitled devas, which work in obedience to the law, and are controlled by the higher entities. there are, for instance, the denser forms of gaseous life, termed often salamanders, the elementals of the fire. these are directly under the control of the lord agni, lord of the mental plane, and, in this mental age, we have the element of fire entering into the mechanics of living as never before. eliminate the products which are controlled by heat and you will bring our civilisation to a stop; you will bring all means of transportation to an end and all modes of lighting; you would throw all manufactories into the discard. basically again, these fiery lives, are found in all that burns, and in the warmth that holds all life for

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will cover the general proposition. it will appear, as we study, that the energies which inform the personalities and which constitute the nature of the human being fall naturally into three groups: 1. those energies which we call "the spirits in men" you note here the utter superficiality of that phrase. it is meaningless and misleading. spirit is one, but within that essential unity the "points of fire" or "the divine sparks" can be seen and noted. these unities, within the unity, are coloured by and react qualitatively to, three types of energy, for it is scientifically true, and a spiritual fact in nature, that god is the three in one and the one in three. the spirit of man came into incarnation along a line of force emanation from one or other of these three streams, which form one st

and wisely place it in the north, under the eye of god himself, and subject to the balance of the triangle. let the researcher of the past uncover the thought of god, hidden deep within the mind of the kumaras of love, and thus let him lead the agnishvattvas, waiting within the place of darkness, into the place of light. let the keeper of the sparks breathe with the breath divine upon the points of fire, and let him kindle to a blaze that which is hidden, that which is not seen, and so illumine all the spheres whereon god works. i would call attention to the fact that all i can do here is to put into words certain ancient symbols, and so emphasize the process (adopted by the early initiate-teachers) of enunciating a word or sound, which produces a symbolic form, which in its turn, is capa

d offshoot of christianity with the tinge of judaism. the rays are sometimes considered as divided into three classes; the first ray by itself, the second ray by itself, and the other five in a group. when regarded in this way, they are spoken of as the three rays, and typify the various trinities. another suggestive fragment of symbology describes the three rays as using respectively three kinds of fire to light the sacrifice of the altar, the electric, the solar, and the artificial, or fire by friction. before proceeding to consider the virtues, the vices and the special human characteristics which differentiate the individual belonging to one ray from the individual on another ray, it will be well to refer to the origin of the two ray influences which constitute the dominant and the mod

influence. the seventh ray of organisation and the first ray of power are the dominant factors. results. the evolutionary results are radiation and potency, a static potency, underlying the rest of the natural scheme. process. condensation. secret. transmutation. the treatise on cosmic fire defines this as follows "transmutation is the passage from one state of being to another through the agency of fire- 140- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyright 1998 lucis trust purpose. to demonstrate the radio-activity of life. divisions. base metals, standard metals, precious stones. objective agency. fire. fire is the initiating factor in this kingdom. subjective agency. sound. quality. extreme density. inertia. brilliance. students must remember that we are not deal

rm, with a radiation which will be dynamically effective. again speaking symbolically (and what else is possible when dealing with a mechanism as yet so- 142- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyright 1998 lucis trust inadequate as the mind and brain of the average aspirant, the mineral kingdom marks the point of unique condensation. this is produced under the action of fire and by the pressure of the "divine idea. esoterically speaking, we have, in the mineral world, the divine plan hidden in the geometry of a crystal, and god's radiant beauty stored in the colour of a precious stone. in miniature and at the lowest point of manifestation, we find the divine concepts working out. the goal of the universal concept is seen when the jewel rays forth its beauty, a

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nd those major initiations which are our universal heritage and the glorious (and for many) the immediate opportunity. these are: 1. the birth at bethlehem, to which christ called nicodemus, saying "except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of god."17 2. the baptism in jordan. this is the baptism to which john the baptist referred us, telling us that the baptism of the holy spirit and of fire must be administered to us by christ.18 3. the transfiguration. there perfection is for the first time demonstrated, and there the divine possibility of such perfection is proven to the disciples. the command goes forth to us "be ye therefore perfect even as your father which is in heaven is perfect."19 4. the crucifixion. this is called the great renunciation, in the orient, with its less

w in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members "oh, wretched man that i am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death "i thank god through jesus christ our lord."24 only through the revelation of the christ within each human being can this at-one-ment be made. only through the new birth, the baptism of spirit and of fire, and the transfiguration of the nature can deliverance be found, can unity with god be achieved. only through the sacrifice of humanity, which is the essence of the crucifixion, can the resurrection be undergone. what is true of the individual will be true ultimately of the entire human family. the plan for humanity concerns man's conscious unfoldment. as mankind grows in wisdom and knowle

in the story "john answered, saying unto them all, i indeed baptise you with water: but one mightier than i cometh, the latchet of whose shoes i am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptise you with the holy ghost and with fire."11 there are therefore two kinds of baptism: 1. that of john the baptist, which is the baptism by water. 2. the baptism of jesus christ, which is that of the holy ghost and of fire. in these two symbols much of the story of human development is summed up, and the joint work of john the baptist and of jesus produced a synthesis which is indicative of the immediate objective of our racial endeavour. the symbolism is exact according to the ancient mystery teaching. a close study of this symbolic rendering of a basic truth would greatly profit the seeker in all countries

ife of the indwelling christ produces the transformation of the physical body, but deeper still, that life operates upon the emotional-feeling nature, and through the process of transmutation converts the desires and feelings, the pains and the pleasures, into their higher correspondences. transmutation has been defined as "the passage across from one state of being to another, through the agency of fire."6 it is appropriate in this connection to remember that the threefold lower man, with whom we have been dealing so often in these pages, is a dim reflection of deity itself. the physical body is related to the third aspect of divinity, the holy ghost aspect, and the truth of this can be realised if we study the christian concept of the virgin mary overshadowed by the holy ghost. the holy

virgin mary overshadowed by the holy ghost. the holy ghost is that aspect of divinity which is the active principle in matter, and of this the physical body is a correspondence. the emotional, sentient nature is a dim and distorted reflection of the love-nature of god which the cosmic christ, the second person in the trinity, is engaged in revealing; and this aspect (transmuted through the agency of fire, the will or spirit of god) produces the transformation of the physical body. the mind in its turn is therefore the reflection of the highest aspect of deity, the father, or spirit, of whom it is said that our "god is a consuming fire."7 the releasing activity of this form of god's spirit eventually produces that radiance (as a result of transformation and transmutation) which was the dist

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he re-emphasis of the well known truth will sometimes serve to bring home to you its exactitude. the second illustration which may perhaps make clearer the meaning and purpose of this law, and which will be of deep interest to esotericists, is to be found in connection with the symbol that specifies this law in the sacred records and in the archives of the lodge. it is the symbol of the two balls of fire and the triangle. this has not only a planetary and cosmic significance, but has a very definite relation to the individual unfoldment (in the physical body) of the spiritual life of the disciple. let me put it very simply. students know that there are in the head two centres, the ajna centre and the head centre, two balls of fire, symbolic of the fiery consciousness of the soul, and not o

flagration. the flood pours forth. the ark floats free..the flames devour. the three stand free; and then again the mists envelop. above the clouds of earth, a sign shines forth..only the eye of vision sees this sign. only the heart at peace can hear the thunder of the voice which issues from the dark depths of the cloud. only an understanding of the law which elevates and lifts can teach the man of fire and son of water to enter into mist. from thence he climbs on to the mountain top and there again stands free. the triple freedom thus achieved has naught to do with earth, or water, or with fire. it is a freedom, triple in its kind, which greets the man who passes freely from the sphere of earth into the ocean of the watery sphere, and thence on to the burning ground of sacrifice. the sun

disciple knows not order within his own life, and when the ritual of the soul is not imposed and its rhythm not obeyed. the pentagram is closed when order is restored and the ritual of the master is imposed" the writing goes on to say that "if the disciple enters through the open pentagram, he dies. if he passes over into the closed pentagram, he lives. if he transmutes the pentagram into a ring of fire, he serves the plan" b. the techniques of fusion and duality we come now to the consideration of a very practical matter where the world disciples are concerned, and one with which i intend to deal very simply. the point which we are to study is the technique of fusion, leading, as it inevitably does, to the emergence (into controlling prominence) of the ray of the personality. after a bri

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of the "little ones" you have an avidity for service and an acquisitiveness for knowledge and for information which must now be regulated. in the past, its expression has been of value. in the present, this must be adjusted and rightly controlled; in the future, the results of this acquisition will be employed. once, my brother, you placed your finger upon a major need when you spoke of the "lack of fire" which you evidence. this is, as you know, partly due to physical causes, but i would remind you that a physical body such as you possess can house a fire of such intensity (owing to its refinement and its purity) that many can warm themselves at it and kindle their own little flame. make not your physical body a deterrent or an excuse. use the iron will with which you are gifted and force

right steps through the power of your illumined mind. i would ask you to carry forward this insulation along the line of love, using the ancient method which has been called "the wheel of living fire which burns not but ever heals" this method is occult and safe and constitutes no barrier to relationships as does the building of a separative wall. the method is as follows: see before you a wheel of fire with seven spokes. see it immediately before your eyes. then, by an act of the creative imagination, see yourself standing in the centre at the hub of the wheel; there regard yourself as if you were that hub. from that central position, send out the seven streams of living love, radiating upon the world. when you do this you serve and are, at the same time, completely protected. this exerc

fellowmen. some move ahead; he follows after. some move behind; he sets the pace. he travels not alone. 4. three things the pilgrim must avoid. the wearing of a hood, a veil which hides his face from others; the carrying of a water pot which only holds enough for his own wants; the shouldering of a staff without a crook to hold. 5. each pilgrim on the road must carry with him what he needs: a pot of fire, to warm his fellowmen; a lamp, to cast its rays upon his heart and show his fellowmen the nature of his hidden life; a purse of gold, which he scatters not upon the road, but shares with others; a sealed vase, wherein he carries all his aspiration to cast before the feet of him who waits to greet him at the gate a sealed vase. 6. the pilgrim, as he walks upon the road, must have the open

pirant. as far as these aspirants are concerned, the one thing which the masters are endeavouring to bring about is the stimulation of the flame of the spirit in them so that they may set the world on fire. the fires of judgment and of substance, of karma and its vehicle, matter, are raging in the world at this time. fire must be countered by fire, as well you know, and to stop the raging inferno of fire which is today devastating the world, the fire of spirit must be opposed, distributed and effectively used by the disciples of the masters. the task of shamballa, in relation to the hierarchy, is similar in nature but expresses itself upon a higher level. they dispense the ultimate fire of the will. the fire which must, in the final analysis, be used by the disciples in the world is the fi

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lowmen. some move ahead; he follows after. some move behind; he sets the pace. he travels not alone. iv. three things the pilgrim must avoid. the wearing of a hood, the veil which hides his face from others; the carrying of a water pot which only holds enough for his own wants; the shouldering of a staff without a crook to hold. v. each pilgrim on the road must carry with him what he needs: a pot of fire, to warm his fellowmen; a lamp, to cast its rays upon his heart and show his fellowmen the nature of his hidden life; a purse of gold, which he scatters not upon the road but shares with others; a sealed vase, wherein he carries all his aspiration to cast before the feet of him who waits to greet him at the gate a sealed vase. vi. the pilgrim, as he walks upon the road, must have the open

ence, and opening up to the disciple the world of ideas and the door of the higher initiations. through the disciple's grasp and application of these divine ideas or seed thoughts, he becomes initiate and the third initiation becomes possible as an immediate goal. the intuition is the applied power of transfiguration. this technique is related to the little known yoga called agni yoga or the yoga of fire. 2. the technique of light. by means of this technique, the illumined mind assumes control over the astral or emotional body and dissipates glamour. when light pours in, glamour fades out. illumination dominates and the vision of reality can be seen. this technique is related to raja yoga and its goal is the second initiation; it produces ability to tread the path of discipleship, and enab

the desired tension. these are the three preliminary steps for which the practice of alignment should have prepared the student of the higher mysteries. these steps must precede all effort to develop the intuition, and this may take several months (or even years) of careful preparation. fire is the symbol of the mind and these are the first three stages of the agni yoga discipline or of the yoga of fire for which raja yoga has prepared the student. next come six more stages in the technique, and these must be thoroughly understood and form the basis of prolonged brooding and intelligent reflection, carried on whilst the daily avocations and duties are being performed and not carried out at certain set times. the trained intuitive or disciple lives ever the dual life of mundane activity an

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o the monad: a clear medium of expression. most students are or should be today occupied with this attractive energy, for until they have mastered the desire nature and have transmuted it into aspiration and soul control, they cannot hope to comprehend the dynamic energy of electric fire. this attractive magnetism is the energy dominating and controlling the hierarchy. 3. the intelligent activity of fire by friction. students would be well advised to re-read a treatise on cosmic fire where i deal at length with these three conditioning energies. this third energy is the basic energy expressing itself in the three worlds and in the four kingdoms in nature, climaxing its expression in the creative energy of the human kingdom. this energy emanated originally (as far as our solar system and ou

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erarchy is in reality the ninth and that is why it is called the hierarchy of initiates. this can be seen by referring to the chart- 21- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust 4. we are told in a treatise on cosmic fire that in the ninth, tenth and eleventh hierarchies (counting from the bottom upwards) lies the clue to the nature of agni, the lord of fire, the sum total of systemic vitality. 5. much light can come to the earnest student through a study of the numbers connected with these hierarchies. a. the first 5 are regarded as pure abstractions. b. hierarchy one has the numbers 6.1.7. hierarchy two has the numbers 7.2.6. hierarchy three has the numbers 8.3.5. hierarchy four has the numbers 9.4.4. hierarchy five has the numbers 10.5.3. h

th extraneous aid. they achieve through a "marriage" with the order next to them, the fifth. they are then completed or perfected, and it is owing to this occult fact that the fourth hierarchy is regarded as masculine and the fifth as feminine. hierarchy iv. the fourth creative hierarchy is the group wherein the highest aspect of man, his "father in heaven" finds place. these lives are the points of fire who must become the flame; this they do through the agency of the fifth hierarchy and the four wicks, or the two dual lower hierarchies. thus it can be seen that where man is concerned, the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh hierarchies are, during the cycle of incarnation, his very self. they are the "lords of sacrifice" and "lords of love" the flower of atma-buddhi- 25- a treatise on the s

hen the fire is centred in one triangle it is not demonstrating in others. once the fire has free- 54- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust passage along any triangle it flames continuously, but always there is one triangle more radiant and luminous than the others, and it is from these glowing triangles of light, issuing from wheels and vortices of fire, that the clairvoyant and the teachers of the race can appraise a man's position in the scheme of things, and judge of his attainment. at the culmination of life experience, and when man has reached his goal, each triangle is a radiant path of fire, and each centre a wheel of living fiery force rotating at terrific speed; the centre at this stage not only rotates in a specific direction, b

rection, but literally turns upon itself, forming a living flaming iridescent globe of pure fire, and holding within it a certain geometrical shape, yet withal vibrating so rapidly that the eye can scarcely follow it. above all, at the top of the head will be seen a fiery display that seems to put all the other centres into insignificance; from the heart of this many-petalled lotus issues a flame of fire with the basic hue of a man's ray. this flame mounts upward and seems to attract downward a sheet of electric light, which is the downflow from the spirit on the highest plane. this marks the blending of the fires and the deliverance of man from the trammels of matter" a treatise on cosmic fire (pp. 169-171) at present, charts are set up on the basis of the personality condition or of the

s which lead to the manifestation of soul through the medium of form, and later of those higher creative undertakings which lead in due time to the manifestation of spirit through the soul. these processes eventually demonstrate the true nature of the triplicity to which i introduced you in the earlier pages of this treatise: life quality appearance. aries is also the purveyor to our solar system of fire (electric fire) and of the dynamic nature of- 58- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust god which has in it the qualities of fostering and nourishing heat and also of the fire which burns and destroys. from the standpoint of esoteric astrology, there are three major signs in which the "three deaths" are undergone: 1. aries, which at differe

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us died for his sins in order to placate any angry god, or unless he became converted, which meant that he confessed his sins and gave up everything that he liked to do. he must no longer drink, play cards, swear, or go to the theatre and, of course he mustn't have anything to do with women. if he would not so change his life inevitably he went to hell at death where he burned forever in the lake of fire and brimstone. little by little, however, doubts began creeping into my mind and three episodes in my life began to assume engrossing mental proportions. their implications nagged at me and were largely responsible for an eventual change in attitude toward god and the problem of eternal salvation. let me relate them and you will then see the sequence of my interior disturbance. years ago

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world, will bring about many alterations in technique; the coming revelation of new, yet most simple, laws of health, and the blending which will inevitably come of orthodox medicine, psychology and- 226- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iv: esoteric healing copyright 1998 lucis trust spiritual methods of healing, will produce an entirely new approach to the entire subject; the increasing use of fire as a means of purification (both in relation to the soil of the planet and to the human frame) will do much. of this, the technique of inducing fever as a means of curing certain forms of disease, and the method (frequently employed by nature) of subjecting large areas of the soil to the impact of fire, will be developed into a new and most helpful science. this, however, will come later

the rule. before so very long, burial in the ground will be against the law and cremation will be enforced, and this as a health and sanitation measure. those unhealthy, psychic spots, called cemeteries, will eventually disappear, just as ancestor worship is passing out, both in the orient with its ancestor cults and in the occident with its equally foolish cult of hereditary position. by the use of fire, all forms are dissolved; the quicker the human physical vehicle is destroyed, the quicker is its hold upon the withdrawing soul broken. a great deal of nonsense has been told in current theosophical literature about the time equation in relation to the sequential destruction- 285- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iv: esoteric healing copyright 1998 lucis trust of the subtle bodies. it

o return to our theme) the atomic substance, impregnated with the life of the spirit of the earth and with the driving force of its inchoate will, demonstrates as magnetic power and is constantly in conflict, within the body of manifestation of the informing soul, with the life of the soul. this conflict or friction is the main cause of what you call disease. disease is inharmony; it is the fault of fire by friction; diseased areas are areas of friction wherein the atomic substance is temporarily asserting its own type of livingness and responding (sometimes to the point of death) to the magnetic pull of the will of the spirit of the earth. if that pull proves adequately strong, the friction within the atomic structure, localised in the area of some etheric centre, will be of such a nature

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change the words spoken and am choosing phrases which will convey a pictorial connotation to your minds; in this way the power- 51- discipleship in the new age- volume ii copyright 1998 lucis trust of visualisation will be evoked and aid you in registering what i say. here are the phrases among which i shall choose one for each full moon contact. 1. the golden lotus of the heart. 7. the triangle of fire. 2. the burning ground of fiery red. 8. the golden way to god. 3. the mountain top, bathed in the morning sunrise. 9. the ocean and the rocky shore. 4. the uplifted hand. 10. the silver torch. 5. the equal four-armed cross. 11. the iridescent cube. 6. the open door. 12. the burning bush. i shall picture these to you and name them in your hearing. note whether you can both see and hear. my

dividual is concerned, to the hierarchy, where humanity is concerned, and to the central point of life in all forms. of form and of consciousness, the circle and the point are the natural symbols. this applies equally to the atom, to man, to the planet and to the solar system. the concept must constitute the foundational idea in all reflection upon this formula. now for the formula itself "a line of fire between two blazing points. a stream of water blue again a line emerging from the earth and ending in the ocean. a tree with root above and flowers below "out of the fire, and always at the midway point, appears the eye of god (shiva. upon the- 173- discipleship in the new age- volume ii copyright 1998 lucis trust stream, between the two extremes, there floats the eye of vision a thread of

w "out of the fire, and always at the midway point, appears the eye of god (shiva. upon the- 173- discipleship in the new age- volume ii copyright 1998 lucis trust stream, between the two extremes, there floats the eye of vision a thread of light unites the two "deep in the tree, between the root and flowers, the eye again is seen. the eye that knows, the eye that sees, the directing eye one made of fire, one fluid as the sea, and two which look from here to there. fire, water and the earth all need the vital air. the air is life. the air is god" the significance of this formula is not difficult for the advanced student to grasp in connection with himself. the eye of knowledge, the eye of vision and the directing eye of deity are familiar to him. but it is the great and major esoteric impl

world and a coming beauty in living which will be revolutionary and a material response to an intensive initiation process in which all disciples can share and for which advanced aspirants can prepare themselves. the formulas now that you have, presumably, brooded for some months on my instructions on the formulas, i will seek to impart to you some of the deeper implications. formula one "a line of fire between two blazing points. a stream of water blue, again a line, emerging from the earth and ending in the ocean. a tree with root above and flowers below "out of the fire and always at the midway point appears the eye of god (shiva. upon the stream- 181- discipleship in the new age- volume ii copyright 1998 lucis trust between the two extremes, there floats the eye of vision; a thread of

low "out of the fire and always at the midway point appears the eye of god (shiva. upon the stream- 181- discipleship in the new age- volume ii copyright 1998 lucis trust between the two extremes, there floats the eye of vision; a thread of light unites the two "deep in the tree, between the root and flowers, the eye again is seen. the eye that knows, the eye that sees, the directing eye one made of fire, one fluid as the sea, and two which look from here to there. fire, water and the earth all need the vital air. the air is life. the air is god" these formulas and their implications have caused some of you concern because of their extreme difficulty of interpretation. i would ask you to bear in mind that you are individually quite unable to grasp the extent of your own comprehension becau

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which is a dual one (love-wisdom in full manifestation motivated by power and will, will be consummated, and the buddha and the christ will together pass before the lord of the world, together see the glory of the lord, and together pass to higher service of a nature and calibre unknown to us. in this connection it is wise to remember that three great energies are focussed in shamballa, the seat of fire: 1. the energy of purification: this is the power, innate in the manifested universe, which gradually and steadily adapts the substance aspect to the spiritual by a process which we call purification, where humanity is concerned. it involves the elimination of all that hinders the nature of divinity from full expression, and this again from inherent or latent capacity. this necessitates th

y. fire by friction dies out and solar fire takes its place, and the relationship between the two higher forms of electricity becomes established. it is solar fire which forms and likewise guards the door of initiation for the first four initiations. it is the electrical fire which forms the door of initiation for those initiations which guard the way to the higher evolution. there are four types of fire by friction which create the "obstructing door" in unison with solar fire, of which it is essentially created. these are as follows- 227- a treatise on the seven rays- volume v: the rays and the initiations copyright 1998 lucis trust 1. electrical energy, composed of two forces of electricity: the innate, inert and latent force of the physical plane atoms of the dense physical vehicle, and

ation, the transfiguration; in the second case, the three were depicted by the three crosses the two thieves and the central master. the difference in the fourth initiation is definite; it lies in the fact that the four aspects of the personality (counting the dense physical body as one aspect and the etheric vehicle as a second aspect of the physical body) are involved, for this fourth emanation of fire by friction has a potent and destructive effect upon the dense physical body. the great renunciation involves the rejection of the physical life at any cost, and that cost frequently involves its physical death. the great renunciation or fourth initiation has, therefore, two aspects: the outer involvement or objective happening in the eyes of the physical plane onlooker, and the subjective

of the seven ashrams under direct ray activity. this process lies in the past history of humanity and i shall only briefly touch upon it. once formed, it became the task of these seven ashrams to produce the forty-two ashrams. these seven ashrams express ray qualities, and the whole forty-nine are expressive of the forty-nine fires, referred to in the secret doctrine; through these fires, the god of fire seeks to make himself known. as we study some of the esoteric details connected with the life, the quality and, later, the appearance of the ashrams of the masters, i would remind you of certain points i have already made; your minds then will be predisposed to right thinking and interpretation. i am anxious for your approach to the subject to be correct. i have given you a number of defin

rhythmic dancing upon the square. symbol..two wheels of electric fire, revolving around an orange cross, with an emerald at the centre. quality gained..unrevealed. path v. the ray path attributes..a sense of cosmic direction. source..the pole star via aquarius. hierarchy..the first and the second. method..process of electrical insulation and the imprisonment of polar magnetism. symbol..five balls of fire enclosed within a sphere. sphere is formed of a serpent inscribed with the mantram of insulation. quality gained..cosmic stability and magnetic equilibrium. path vi. the path of the solar logos not given..not given. path vii. the path of absolute sonship not given..not given. the world tension analysed the tension in the world today*(7) particularly in the hierarchy, is such that it will p

ALICE BAILEY THE LABOURS OF HERCULES

lds a herd of dark red cattle. from erytheia to our sacred city must you drive this herd. beware of eurytion, the shepherd, and his twoheaded dog, orthrus" he paused "one caution i can give" he added slowly "invoke the aid of helius" through gate the twelfth the son of man who was also the son of god departed. in search of geryon he went. within a temple hercules made offerings to helius, the god of fire in the sun. for seven days he meditated, and then a favor was bestowed on him. a golden chalice fell upon the ground before his feet. he knew within himself that this bright object would enable him to cross the seas to reach the land of erytheia. and so it was. within the safe protection of the golden chalice, he sailed across the tossing seas until he came to erytheia. upon a strand in th

ARADIA GOSPEL OF THE WITCHES

e cenere,e lasciare pace e bene alla dealaverna, che possa anche essaabbraciare i suoi fighia sua volunta!incantation.i spread before me now the forty cards,yet tis not forty cards which here i spread,but forty of the gods superiort o the deity laverna, that their formsmay each and all become volcanoes hot,until lavernacomes and brings my child;and till tis done may they all cast at herhot flames of fire, and with them glowing coalsfrom noses, mouths, and ears (until she yields):then may they leave lavernato her peace,free to embrace her children at her will! page 59 n r r r r r and so lavernabecame the goddess of all dishonest and shabby people.whenever any one planned or intended any knavery or aught wicked, he entered her temple, andinvoked laverna, who appeared to him as a womans head

BASIL VALENTINE TWELVE KEYS

and be not flighty or doubleminded. let your mind be like a firm rock, in which all the various sayings of the sages are reduced to the unity of their common meaning. for a man who is easily influenced in different directions is not likely to find the right path. as our most ancient stone is not derived from combustible things, you should cease to seek it in substances which cannot stand the test of fire. for this reason it is absurd to suppose that we can make any use of vegetable substances, though the stone, too, is endowed with a principle of growth. if our stone were a vegetable substance, it would, like other vegetables, be consumed by fire, leaving only a certain salt. ancient writers have, indeed, described our stone as the vegetable stone. but that name was suggested to them by th

god, and mingles with the astral proper ties. when this union has taken place, the two bring forth a third namely, an earth vlike twelve keys of basil valentine 12 of 95 substance, which is the principle of our seed, of its first source, so that it can shew an ancestry, and from which three the elements, such as water, air, and earth, take their origin. these elements work underground in the form of fire, and there produce what hermes, and all who have preceded me, call the three first principles, viz, the internal soul, the impalpable spirit, and visible bodies, beyond which we can find no earlier beginning of our magistery. in the course of time these three unite, and are changed through the action of fire into a palpable substance, viz, quicksilver, sulphur, and salt. if these three sub

; they are more or less volatile in proportion to the mutual fitness of their bodies and souls. a metal that has the three conditions of fixedness is not affected by fire or overcome by any other outward agent. but there is only one metal that fulfils these conditions, namely, gold. silver also contains fixed mercury, and is not so quickly volatilised as the imperfect metals, but stands the trial of fire, and yields no food to voracious saturn. amatory venus is clothed with abundant colour, and her whole body is one pure tincture, not unlike the red colour which is found in the most precious of metals. but though her spirit is of good quality, her body is leprous, and affords no permanent substratum to the fixed tincture. hence the soul has to share the fate of the imperfect body, and when

wind, and that they must furiously blow from the east and from the south. lf, when they cease to rage, the air has become water, you may be confident that the spiritual will also be transmuted into a bodily form, and that our number shall prevail through the four seasons in the fourth part of the sky (after the seven planets have exercised power, and that its course will be perfected by the test of fire in the lowest chamber of our palace, when the two shall overpower and consume the third. for this part of our magistery skill is needed, in order to divide and compound the substances aright, so that the art may result in riches, and the balance may not be falsified by unequal weights. the sky we speak of is the sky of our art, and there must be justly proportioned parts of our air and ear

ets of nature, nor has he investigated the properties of the elements. for if anything is to be generated by putrefaction, the process must be as follows: the earth is first decomposed by the moisture which it contains; for without moisture, or water, there can be no true decay; thereupon the decomposed substance is kindled and quickened by twelve keys of basil valentine 55 of 95 the natural heat of fire: for without natural heat no generation can take place. again, if that which has received the spark of life, is to be stirred up to motion and growth, it must be acted upon by air. for without air, the quickened substance would be choked and stifled in the germ. hence it manifestly appears that no one element can work effectually without the aid of the others, and that all must contribute

BEHOLDERS OF NIGHT

of sorath, or the sun. satanas is this aspect is one form of the adversary, being rebellion, death and chaos from stasis. the very fire force of the sun is in the eye of satanas/saturnus, misrule and self-liberation through antinomianian awakening of saturn. the higher octave of saturn is lucifer, being light, wisdom and illumination. lucifer/iblis is the imagination thus azazel, the fallen djinn of fire. lucifer represents also rebirth, inner strength, reason and solitude. in the unity of saturn are both the star of algol[9] hidden (without the averse pentagram) and the mark of demiurge saturnus. it is through satan/iblis (fire) that one emerges in light, thus lucifer is the black flame in the darkness, the light in the darkness. it was in medieval times that saturn itself was the outermo

BELL CHRISTOPHER PAUL TSIU MARPO THE CAREER OF A TIBETAN PROTECTOR DEITY

inue and such to rise. 376 obtain. 377 this is possibly an onomatopoeic representation of a heart beat. 378 kill! 379 because this is the mantra which invokes the life energy, recite hundreds and hundreds [of times] this activation mantra in the morning and evening. 380 unknown. possibly sanskrit for "vagina" or "fortune" 381 because this occurs, the essence is cut by the razor. 382 of water. 383 of fire. 384 of wind. 160 therefore, offer this as the basis of the effigy.385 this is the fourth chapter, which is the mantra from the tantra of the great king of the violence demons, the red-razored one. chapter 5 (308.2-309.4) then the blessed one taught the stages of the approach386 and accomplishment and the stages of the signs "a vow-endowed yogic practitioner, having first obtained the divi

BLACK WITCHCRAFT

rs of sorcery from a left hand path point of view. the word black is described by idries shah as being identified with the sound of fhm in the arabic tongue, which is black meaning wise and equally with understanding. shah writes further that black holds a connection with hidden wisdom, thus the phrase, dar tariki, tariqat which means in the darkness, the path. the order of phosphorus is symbolic of fire illuminated from clay, of light emerging from darkness. the magicians and witches of this 'skir-hand' guild are 2 equally focused on not only low sorcery, but utilizing the hidden nature of darkness to reveal light within themselves. here we find the foundation and essence of baphomet, the father of wisdom. the sabbatic god is both the union of the beast and the whore, ahriman (satan, sama

BLAVATSKY H P ANTHROPOGENESIS

ire presented to them. whereas the barhishad, being brahmins who have kept up their household sacred fires, are thus honoured to this day. thence the agnishwatta are represented as devoid of, and the barhishad as possessed of, fires. but esoteric philosophy explains the original qualifications as being due to the difference between the natures of the two classes: the agnishwatta pitris are devoid of fire (i.e, of creative passion, because too divine and pure (vide supra, sloka 11th; whereas the barhishad, being the lunar spirits more closely connected with earth, became the creative elohim of form, or the adam of dust. the allegory says that sanandana and other vedhas, the sons of brahma, his first progeny "were without desire or passion, inspired with the holy wisdom, estranged from the u

the meaning of many hitherto incomprehensible allegories, foolishly called "fables (vide infra "the secret of satan) it explains, to begin with, the statement made in pymander: that the "heavenly man" the "son of the father" who partook of the nature and essence of the seven governors, or creators and rulers of the material world "peeped through the harmony and, breaking through the seven circles of fire, made manifest the downward-born nature* it explains every verse in that hermetic narrative, as also the greek allegory of prometheus. most important of all, it explains the many allegorical accounts about the "wars in heaven" including that of revelation with respect to the christian dogma of the fallen angels. it explains the "rebellion" of the oldest and highest angels, and the meaning

primitive names of the gods are all connected with fire, from agni, the aryan, to the jewish god who "is a consuming fire" in india, god is called in various dialects, eashoor, esur, iswur, and is'vara, in sanskrit the lord, from isa, but this is primarily the name of siva, the destroyer; and the three vedic chief gods are agni (ignis, vayu, and surya- fire, air, and the sun, three occult degrees of fire. in the hebrew[[hebrew (aza, means to illuminate, and[[hebrew (asha) is fire. in occultism "to kindle a fire" is synonymous to evoking one of the three great fire-powers, or "to call on god" in sanskrit osch or asch is fire or heat; and the egyptian word osiris is compounded (as shown by schelling) of the two primitives aish and asr, or a "fireenchanter" aesar in the old etruscan meant a g

ic earth) and metis (water, his wives; osiris and isis- latona- the former god also representing aether, the first emanation of the supreme deity, amun, the primeval source of light; the goddess earth and water again; mithras, the rock-born god, the symbol of the male mundane fire, or the personified primordial light, and mithra, the fire goddess, at once his mother and his wife; the pure element of fire (the active, or male principle) regarded as light and heat, in conjunction with earth and water, or matter, the female or passive element of cosmical generation- all these are records of the primeval divine hermaphrodite[[vol. 2, page] 131 the swan and the egg. stanza vi. the evolution of the "sweat-born (22) the evolution of the three races continued (23) the second race creates the third

as connected with argha, the moon or ark of salvation, noah is mythologically one with saturn. but then this cannot relate to the terrestrial flood (but see faber's "kabiri" vol. i, pp. 35, 43, and 45* see ibid, vol. ii, p. 240* sanchoniathon says that the titans were the sons of kronos, and seven in number; and he calls them fireworshippers, aletae (sons of agni, and diluvians. al-ait is the god of fire* of which seven, let us remark, the aryans, and not the semites, were the originators, while the jews got that number from the chaldeans* seven individual sons of god, or pitars and pitris; also in this case the sons of kronos or saturn (kala "time) and arkites, like the kabiri and titans, as their name "lunar ancestors- shows, the moon being the ark, or argha, on the watery abyss of space

BLAVATSKY H P COSMOGENESIS

ss reality" the all-inclusive kosmos- or, rather, the infinite cosmic space- in the highest spiritual sense, of course. brahma (neuter) being the unchanging, pure, free, undecaying supreme root "the one true existence, paramarthika" and the absolute chit and chaitanya (intelligence, consciousness) cannot be a cogniser "for that can have no subject of cognition" can the flame be called the essence of fire? this essence is "the life and light of the universe, the visible fire and flame are destruction, death, and evil "fire and flame destroy the body of an arhat, their essence makes him immortal (bodhi-mur, book ii "the knowledge of the absolute spirit, like the effulgence of the sun, or like heat in fire, is naught else than the absolute essence itself" says sankaracharya. it- is "the spiri

ite curds throughout the depths of mother, the root that grows in the depths of the ocean of life. 5. the root remains, the light remains, the curds remain, and still oeaohoo is one. 6. the root of life was in every drop of the ocean of immortality, and the ocean was radiant light, which was fire, and heat, and motion. darkness vanished and was no more; it disappeared in its own essence, the body of fire and water, or father and mother. 7. behold, oh lanoo! the radiant child of the two, the unparalleled refulgent glory: bright space son of dark space, which emerges from the depths of the great dark waters. it is oeaohoo the younger, the* he shines forth as the son; he is the blazing divine dragon of wisdom; the one is four, and four takes to itself three* and the union produces the sapta

f wisdom; the one is four, and four takes to itself three* and the union produces the sapta, in whom are the seven which become the tridasa (or the hosts and the multitudes. behold him lifting the veil and unfurling it from east to west. he shuts out the above, and leaves the below to be seen as the great illusion. he marks the places for the shining ones, and turns the upper into a shoreless sea of fire, and the one manifested into the great waters. 8. where was the germ and where was now darkness? where is the spirit of the flame that burns in thy lamp, oh lanoo? the germ is that, and that is light, the white brilliant son of the dark hidden father. 9. light is cold flame, and flame is fire, and fire produces heat, which yields water: the water of life in the great mother. 10. father-mot

light of the one darkness- and the lower one to its shadowy end, matter; and this web is the universe spun out of the two substances made in one, which is svabhavat[[footnote(s* in the english translation from the sanskrit the numbers are given in that language, eka, chatur, etc, etc. it was thought best to give them in english[[vol. 1, page] 30 the secret doctrine. 11. it expands when the breath of fire is upon it; it contracts when the breath of the mother touches it. then the sons dissociate and scatter, to return into their mother's bosom at the end of the great day, and re-become one with her; when it is cooling it becomes radiant, and the sons expand and contract through their own selves and hearts; they embrace infinitude. 12. then svabhavat sends fohat to harden the atoms. each is

stanza vi. is of a far later date than the other stanzas, though still very ancient. the old text of this verse, having names entirely unknown to the orientalists would give no clue to the student[[vol. 1, page] 33 the secret doctrine. 4. he builds them in the likeness of older wheels, placing them on the imperishable centres. how does fohat build them? he collects the fiery dust. he makes balls of fire, runs through them, and round them, infusing life thereinto then' sets them into motion; some one way, some the other way. they are cold, he makes them hot. they are dry, he makes them moist. they shine, he fans and cools them. thus acts fohat from one twilight to the other, during seven eternities. 5. at the fourth, the sons are told to create their images. one third refuses- two obey. th

BLUE EQUINOX

126 a psalm the lord hath brought me into the house of darkness; by stealth hath the lord drawn me into night. i beheld blackness that encompassed me; mine eyes were darkened in the house of darkness. there came into my nostrils the scent of a great river; even of a river that boileth secretly under the palm-trees. i lifted mine head, and behold, the lord stood forth in the blackness. as a pillar of fire shone the lord; as a devil that whirleth in the wilderness of sand. the lord hath veiled himself in purple; the lord hath ex alted himself in manifestation. the lord went before me into the darkness; the lord hewed him a way into the forest of night. the glory of the lord was as the sunrise upon black mountains; the lord shone forth as the full moon on the dark river. then went i forth int

or ra n u i t h h d a i t h gt. one of night of time t a the spirit of aiqhr c spirit of primal fire child of gt. transformers n the magus of power b f daughter of the flaming sword propher of the eternal y p lord of hosts of the mighty daughter of firmament x g priestess of silver star daughter of mighty ones d k lord of forces of life daughter of lords of truth l q ruler of flux and reflux lord of fire of world r h sun of the morning magus of the eternal w m spirtof the mighty waters z children of the voice s daughter o f reconcilers child of powers of waters j lord of gates of matter u the pantacle of frater v.i.o. this pantacle is a symbolic map of the universe, as understood by frater v.i.o. when a neophyte of a.a, and offered by him for the examination of that grade. liber clxv 169 d

ually virgo intacta or specially dedicated to the service of the great order. she is clothed in white, blue, and gold. she bears the sword from a red girdle, and the paten and hosts, or cakes of light. the deacon. he is clothed in white and yellow. he bears the book of the law. two children. they are clothed in white and black. one bears a pitcher of water and a cellar of salt, the other a censer of fire and a casket of perfume. iii of the ceremony of the introit the deacon, opening the door of the temple, admits the congregation and takes his stand between the small altar and the font (there should be a doorkeeper to attend to the admission) the deacon advances and bows before the liber xv 251 open shrine where the graal is exalted. he kisses the book of the law three times, opens it, and

hich are its incarnations. it is with this in view that the verse tells us that the soul must be united to the silent speaker. the words .silent speaker. may be considered as a hieroglyph of the same character as logos, ynda or the ineffable name. 12. for then the soul will hear and will remember. the word .hear. alludes to the tradition that hearing is the organ of spirit, just as seeing is that of fire. the word .remember. might be explained as .will attain to memory. memory is the link between the atoms of consciousness, for each successive consciousness of man is a single phenomenon, and has no connection with any other. a looking-glass knows nothing of the different people that look into it. it only reflects one at a time. the brain is however more like a sensitive plate, and memory i

s of akashic heights reach the ear, however eager, at the initial stage. the uniting of the disciple with his angel depends upon the former. the latter is always at hand .akashic heights..the dwelling-place of nuith. 73. unless thou hearest, thou canst not see. unless thou seest, thou canst not hear. to hear and see this is the second stage. this is an obscure verse. it implies that the qualities of fire and spirit commingle to reach the second stage. there is evidently a verse missing, or rather omitted, as may be the voice of the silence 31 understood by the row of dots; this presumably refers to the third stage. this third stage may be found by the discerning in liber 831. 74. when the disciple sees and hears, and when he smells and tastes, eyes closed, ears shut, with mouth and nostril

BOOK OF ENOCH

orrupt themselves with them in all their uncleanness. 10.12] when all their sons kill each other, and when they see the destruction of their loved ones, bind them for seventy generations, under the hills of the earth, until the day of their judgment and of their consummation, until the judgment, which is for all eternity, is accomplished. 10.13] and in those days, they will lead them to the abyss of fire; in torment, and in prison they will be shut up for all eternity. 10.14] and then semyaza will be burnt, and from then on destroyed with them; together they will be bound until the end of all generations. 10.15] and destroy all the souls of lust, and the sons of the watchers, for they have wronged men. 10.16] destroy all wrong from the face of the earth and every evil work will cease. 10.1

he saw this vision. it sounds to me, as though enoch was taken in a vehicle that could fly (see also section 15 at 81.5, here three of the watchers take enoch home, and drop him off outside his front door. from-14.9- 15.1, enoch describes his journey, and tthe place where he was taken. he was obviously very impressed and rather frightened. the "wall of hailstones" might be glass, and the "tongue of fire" could be artificial lighting. at 15.1, the most high speaks to enoch, and he mocks the runaways for sending enoch to carry their petition (15.2. he goes on to explain the reasons for the harshness of the judgment. at 16.3, he criticizes them for leaving before they had completed their education. he says that what they knew was worthless, and that their lack of wisdom will lead to bad cons

writings which i have written. 14.8] and the vision appeared to me, as follows- behold; clouds called me in the vision, and mist called me. and the path of the stars, and flashes of lightning, hastened me and drove me. and in the vision winds caused me to fly, and hastened me, and lifted me up into the sky. 14.9] and i proceeded until i came near a wall which was made of hailstones, and a tongue of fire surrounded it, and it began to make me afraid. 14.10] and i went into the tongue of fire and came near to a large house, which was built of hailstones, and the wall of that house was like a mosaic of hailstones and its floor was snow. 14.11] its roof was like the path of the stars and flashes of lightning, and among them was fiery cherubim, and their sky was like water. 14.12] and there wa

e. 14.13] and i went into that house, and it was as hot as fire and as cold as snow, and there was neither pleasure nor life in it. fear covered me and trembling took hold of me. 14.14] and as i was shaking and trembling, i fell on my face. 14.15] and i saw in the vision, and behold, another house which was larger than the former and all its doors were open before me, and it was built of a tongue of fire. 14.16] and in everything, it so excelled in glory and splendor and size, so that i am unable to describe to you its glory and its size. 14.17] and its floor was fire, and above lightning and the path of the stars, and its roof also was a burning fire. 14.18] and i looked, and i saw in it, a high throne, and its appearance was like ice, and its surrounds like the shining sun and the sound

, so that i am unable to describe to you its glory and its size. 14.17] and its floor was fire, and above lightning and the path of the stars, and its roof also was a burning fire. 14.18] and i looked, and i saw in it, a high throne, and its appearance was like ice, and its surrounds like the shining sun and the sound of cherubim. 14.19] and from underneath the high throne there flowed out rivers of fire so that it was impossible to look at it. 14.20] and he who is great in glory sat upon it, and his raiment was brighter than the sun, and whiter than any snow. 14.21] and no angel could enter, and at the appearance of the face of him who is honoured and praised, no creature of flesh could look. 14.22] a sea of fire burnt around him, and a great fire stood in front of him, and none of those

BOOK OF JASHAR

ical level, god creates a spark, at the right place and the right time, to stimulate the birth of humanity. there is an obvious contrast between this spark and the original explosion that was called forth by god's first word. after creation, god's interventions are shifted in scale from cosmic to microscopic, as will be confirmed by the promise to noah. eve and human are ready to accept this gift of fire, and they immediately begin learning to use it, but their companions faben and flo are not ready and they flee. as in genesis, flaming swords mark the division between animal innocence and human sophistication, but here the direction of the swords is reversed. in genesis, the angels wield flaming swords to drive adam and eve away from the garden of eden. here, however, the flaming swords d

and restraint, when he sets cain's sentence at twenty-years exile. thus, when human and eve move together against the rebel cain, the old system of domination by the strongest single individual is replaced by a mutually supported social contract that defines legitimate leadership and restrains individual behavior. the consolidation of this social contract, within a generation after the discovery of fire, completes the transition from animal to human; so eve can now truly say "we are not animals" the brand on cain's forehead marks him, even in his exile, as one who has also accepted the social contract. cain runs east from the nile delta for six days, and on the seventh day he has a vision of a great city. it is tempting to suppose (straining the limits of how far a man on foot can go in s

le is described, we understand that wheeled carts were previously unknown to noah and tubalcain. so when tubalcain builds the wooden vehicle to noah's divinely inspired specifications, they are inventing the wheel. if we ask which technological advances most deserve a place in a mythic history of humanity, the invention of the wheel and the domestication of grain (along with the earlier invention of fire) should be high on our list. thus, replacing the wooden ark by a wooden cart nicely broadens the significance of the story. also, it gives us the amusing image of tubalcain and noah pulling the cart, while the younger children enjoy the ride, as the family goes on a wild dove chase (like modern archaeologists, noah and her family are uncertain about the exact location of the biblical arara

BOOK T

se h r u the great angel is set over the operations of the secret wisdom "what thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven abodes which be in aushiah "and i saw in the right hand of him that sate upon the throne a book, sealed with seven seals "who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof' the titles of the symbols 1. the ace of wands is called the root of the powers of fire. 2. the ace of cups is called the root of the powers of water. 3. the ace of swords is called the root of the powers of air. 4. the ace of pentacles is called the root of the powers of earth. 5. the knight of wands is "the lord of the flame and lighting: the king of the spirits of fire" 6. the queen of wands is "the queen of the thrones of flame" 7. the king of wands is "the prince of the

2. the ace of cups is called the root of the powers of water. 3. the ace of swords is called the root of the powers of air. 4. the ace of pentacles is called the root of the powers of earth. 5. the knight of wands is "the lord of the flame and lighting: the king of the spirits of fire" 6. the queen of wands is "the queen of the thrones of flame" 7. the king of wands is "the prince of the chariot of fire" 8. the knave of wands is "the princess of the shining flame: the rose of the palace of fire" 9. the knight of cups is "the lord of the waves and the waters: the king of the hosts of the sea" 10. the queen of cups is "the queen of the thrones of the waters" book t page 1 of 26 http//www.private.org.il/gd/book-t.html 13/10/2002 11. the king of cups is "the prince of the chariot of the water

nd binding together, the four scales of each element: and answering to the dominion of the letters of the name in the kether of each. they represent the radical forces. the four aces are said to be placed on the north pole of the universe wherein they revolve, governing its revolution; and ruling as the connecting link between yetzirah and the material plane or universe. i. the root of the powers of fire ace of wands a white radiating angelic hand, issuing from clouds, and grasping a heavy club, which has three branches in the colours, and with the sigils, of the scales. the right-and left-hand branches end respectively in three flames, and the centre one in four flames: thus yielding ten: the number of the sephiroth. two-and-twenty leaping flames, or yodh, surround it, answering to the pa

bove the respective cherubic signs of the zodiac, and they form the thrones of the powers of the four aces. the twelve cards, the four kings, queens and princes rule the dominion of the celestial heavens, between the realm of the four princesses and the zodiac, as is hereafter shewn. and they, as it were, link together the signs. v. the lord of the flame and the lightning; the king of the spirits of fire knight of wands a winged warrior riding upon a black horse with flaming mane and tail: the horse itself is not winged. the rider wears a winged helmet (like the old scandinavian and gaulish helmet) with a rayed crown, a corslet of scale-mail and buskins of the same, and a flowing scarlet mantle. above his helmet, upon his curass, and on the shoulder-pieces and buskins, he wears as a crest

n; beneath the rushing feet of his steed are waving flames and fire. he is active- generous- fierce- sudden- impetuous. if ill dignified, he is evil-minded- cruel- bigoted- brutal. he rules the celestial heavens from above the twentieth degree of scorpio to the first two decans of sagittarius: and this includes a part of the constellation hercules (hercules is always represented with a club) fire of fire king of the salamanders. vi. the queen of the thrones of flame queen of wands a crowned queen with long red-golden hair, seated upon a throne, with steady flames beneath. she wears a corslet and buskins of scale-mail, which latter her robe discloses. her arms are almost bare. on cuirass and buskins are leopard's heads winged, and the same symbol surmounteth her crown. at her side is a couc

BOOK OF BLACK SERPENT

ds the light of the holy one to invoke the divine brightness, not for thyself, but for those who have not yet attained to the pathways, even though they be thy tormentors. balanced between the spiritual and the material, the type of reconciler, remember the symbol of the brazen serpent. mark thou well the difference between the two serpents, for before the serpent of brass of numbers, the serpent of fire could not stand. but at the fall, the serpent of evil arising in the tree surrounded malkuth, and linked her thus into the outer and the qliphoth, for this is the sin of the fall, even the separation of the material plane from the sephiroth through the interposition of the coils of the stooping dragon. thus, therefore, must malkuth be cleansed, and this is the redemption to come. for also

riel is the angel set over the books of the living and the dead. the chief of the watchers is named azazel, who governs with uzza and uzziel. the merkabah in the merkabah vision of ezekiel it is written "and i looked and behold a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire enfolding itself and a splendour on every side, and hashmal the brilliance of the innermost flame in the midst of fire" the seraphim the seraphim is four in number and is ruled by seraphiel; he is a prince, wonderful, noble, great, honorable, mighty, terrible, a chief and leader and a swift scribe. his body is like that of an eagle and he wears a crown. he is accompanied by satan, samael and dubbiel. these are the accusers. it is through the spirit samael in which the absolution of the seven deadly sins is

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n invoking pentagram (see diagram) and says: covener "all hail to the element of air; watchtower of the east. may it stand in strength, ever watching over our circle" s/he kisses the blade of her/his athame and returns to the circle. the covener closest to the south then turns to face the south candle. with athame raised, s/he draws an invoking pentagram and says: covener "all hail to the element of fire; watchtower of the south. may it stand in strength, ever watching over our circle" s/he kisses the blade of her/his athame and returns to the circle. 60/ auckland's complete book of witchcraft the covener closest to the west then turns to face the west candle. with athame raised, s/he draws an invoking pentagram and says: covener "all hail to the element of water; watchtower of the west. m

comes on around and stops before the priestess. with a taper, from the altar candle, he lights the candles on the priestess's crown. priestess opens her arms and stands with legs apart and arms raised high. priest "all hail, our lady of light" all "all hail, our lady of light" covener "welcome, thrice welcome, triple god dess of life" covener "mother of the sun, we welcome thee" covener "goddess of fire, we invite thee in" priest and priestess move round to the cauldron. covener hands besom to the priestess. she hands besom to the priest, with a kiss. priest goes deosil around the circle "sweeping out" that which is no longer needed. when he returns to the north, he covener: 2nd covener: priest: priestess: returns the besom to the priestess, with a kiss. she then gives it to the first cov

, bidding them welcome to this my temple" the witch now moves to the east and, with her athame, draws an invoking pentagram "all hail to the element of air; watchtower of the east. may it stand in strength, ever watching over this circle" lesson fifteen: solitary witches/ 217 she kisses the blade of the athame then moves to the south, where she draws an invoking pentagram "all hail to the element of fire; watchtower of the south. may it stand in strength, ever watching over my circle" she kisses the blade and moves to the west and draws an invoking pentagram "all hail to the element of water; watchtower of the west. may it stand in strength, ever watching over my circle" she kisses the blade and moves to the north, where she draws an invoking pentagram. all hail to the element of earth; wa

BUDGE E

life through the voice of this great god, and their throats draw in breath, for when he crieth to them he ordereth them what they are to do, and he appointeth to them green herbs in abundance in their field. and they supply with the green herbs of urnes the gods who are in the following of ra, and they make offerings of water to the spirits by the command of this great god, and they kindle flames of fire in order to burn up the enemies of ra, and there is wailing to them, and they lament after this great god hath passed them by. am-nebaui is the guardian of this field; whosoever knoweth [this] is in the condition of a spirit equipped with [words of power, and [the gods] protect [him" p. 37 the five lines of text which contain the address of the gods to ra, and the answer of the god, read

the white crown, the second the red crown, the third the head of the ram of heru-shefshefit, and the fourth the plumes of shu, or some other god of light and dryness. the legend above them reads "their forms are in the place among them in their own bodies. they follow after this great god unseeing and unseen" behind the serpent tepan (see pp. 87, 91) are four human bearded heads, each with a mass of fire upon p. 99 click to view the kingdom of seker. p. 101 the top of it, which project from the long, narrow lake called netu, these are called the "blazing heads" along the lake are written, in two methods of writing "the gods who are in the ammahet weep when the boat hath passed them by on its way to the. tuat. and the waters which are here are like unto fire to those who are in them" in the

ankhet. shen-ten-amm. click to view. aat-aru. nebt-uauau. nebt-rekeh. p. 202 [paragraph continues "the names of the uraei who kindle fires for the god who is the governor of the tuat by means of the fire which is in their mouths. they swallow their flames after this god hath passed by them" the text which refers to them reads "those who are in this picture [are] in the tuat [and they have bodies of fire, and it is they who lighten the, darkness in the tuat for [osiris. by means of the flames of fire which come forth from their mouths [and it is they who bring about the destruction p. 203 of] those who are overthrown in the tuat. it is they who drive back the serpents of every kind which are on the ground, and which are unknown in their forms to the god of the tuat. they make themselves to

ase from the faces of these goddesses" in the lower register are- 1. horus, hawk-headed and wearing a disk, leaning p. 249 with his right shoulder upon a long staff, and holding in his left hand a boomerang, one end of which is in the form of a serpent's head. click to view horus and the serpent set-heh. 2. a huge serpent, called the "everlasting set" standing upon his tail. click to view the pit of fire, hatet-ketits. 3. a large pit, with a vaulted roof, filled with fire, wherein "the enemies" of ra are being consumed; the name of the pit is hatet-ketits, p. 250 and is presided over by a goddess with the head of a lioness, who holds in her hands a large knife, and pours fire into it from her mouth. click to view the pit of fire, hatet-hantu-s. 4. a smaller pit, with a vaulted roof, filled

r hands a large knife, and pours fire into it from her mouth. click to view the pit of fire, hatet-hantu-s. 4. a smaller pit, with a vaulted roof, filled with fire, wherein "the enemies" are being consumed; the name of the pit is hatet-hantu-s, and it is presided over by a goddess with a human head, who holds in her hands a large knife, and pours fire into it from her mouth. click to view the pit of fire, hat-nekenit. 5. a pit similar to the above, wherein "the souls" are being consumed; the name of the pit is hat-nekenit, and it is presided over by a goddess as in no. 4. p. 251 click to view the pit of fire, hat-nemmat-set. 6. a similar pit, wherein "the shades (or, shadows" are being consumed; the name of the pit is hat-nemmat-set, and it is presided over by a goddess as in no. 4. click

CASE PAUL F THE BOOK OF TOKENS

nd chapter, builders, of the adytum the book of tokens contents* prologos 3 aleph 5 beth 17 gimel 29 daleth 39 heh 49 vav 63 zain 73 cheth 81 teth 89 yod 97 kaph 105 lamed 113 mem 119 nun 127 samekh 137 ayin 145 peh 153 tzaddi 159 qoph 167 resh 173 shin 179 tav 185 epilogos 193 prologos* 0 hearken, o israel, unto my voice, and give ear to mine instruction. my word shall go before thee as a pillar of fire by night, and as a pillar of cloud shalt thou follow it by day. turn not aside, nor faint, and it shall lead thee to a land of plenty flowing with the milk of life eternal and the honey of unblemished wisdom. the meditation on aleph* 1 i am, without beginning, without end. older than night or day, younger than the babe new-born, brighter than light, darker than darkness. beyond all things

uly represented by that letter and its number. 5 and 6 these two paragraphs of the meditation should be compared with the symbolism of the first tarot key. the magician is obviously the on-looker, and he corresponds to the "superior nature. the four subtle principles mentioned in the sixth section are also shown in the symbolism of this key, as the implements on the table. the wand is the element of fire. the cup stands for the element of water. the sword is a symbol of air. the coin or pentacle represents the element of earth. note well that the text says "the wise conceal" the true "principles" under the names of the elements of ancient physics. the meditation on gimel* 1. thou hast seen, o israel, how, for the sake of creation, the one life that i am seemeth to divide itself, becoming t

d emanation from the crown [77] t h e book of t o k e n s 6 after another manner, also, is binah the foundation of beauty, for she is aima, the mother, and that same aima is by number one with b n, ben, the son, which is tiphareth. this mother is the great sea, yet is the power flashing through the path of the sword a fiery power, for the sea is the sphere of shabbathai, which is the secret abode of fire. the fire of the father is shut up in the water of the mother, and from this fire and water proceedeth the airy spirit of the path of the sword. and this airy spirit is the breath of my angel, raphael, he who rightly apportioneth my word, and ruleth as lord in the sign of the twins [78] comment on zain* y z a i n, pronounced zahyin. transcribed as" z. the number 7. meaning: sword. the disp

i. the gates of understanding are fifty, corresponding to the numeration of the letter nun, n. 5 the path of the disposing intelligence, attributed to zain, begins in binah, the mother, and ends in tiphareth, the son. 6" great sea" is a name sometimes applied to binah, and binah is also shabbathai, sh b th a i, the sphere of saturn. saturn, in alchemy, is lead. alchemical lead is the secret abode of fire, because binah, although this sephirah is called the root of water, by practical qabalists, nevertheless conceals in her depths the active, fiery power of chokmah, the root of fire, just as the name aima contains the paternal i, and as b i n h is formed from jah, i h, a name of the father, and ben, b n, a name of the son. the "airy spirit" of the path of zain is a reference to the airy qua

tion in the midst of a perpetual ebb and flow. therefore do i assume the appearance of a refiner's fire, forever purging out the dross of forms outworn. this is mine aspect of severity, and of this it is written "tetragrammaton elohim is a devouring fire" thus am i as one who testeth gold in a furnace, and this aspect of my being presenteth to the unrighteous a face of wrath. yet by the purgation of fire do i uphold and sustain thee in every moment of thy life [139] the book of tokens 3 behold, i am he who tryeth thee with many subtle tests. wise art thou if thou knowest that the subtle serpent of temptation is in truth the anointed one who bringeth thee to liberation. 4 i am he who establisheth the time of the decree, who declareth the term of the days of adam. the fullness of those days

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le power that causes the resurrection. like other sacrificed and restored gods, osiris thereby represents the integration of animus and anima and sacred sex magick. he can be used in rituals for the balance of male/female energies or where the female in the high priestess role takes the lead. he is also good for any magick that relies on a cycle of regeneration following a natural ending. deities of fire- seite 42 wicca01.txt [insert pic p077- agni agni, the hindu god of fire, is said to be manifest as the vital spark in mankind, birds, animals, plants and life itself. he appeared in lightning, in celestial sun flares, in the sacred blaze rising from the altar and in household fires. agni was the divine priest and acted as messenger to the gods, interceding with them on behalf of mankind

to the gods, interceding with them on behalf of mankind. the priest would chant 'agni, the divine ministrant of the sacrifice, the great bestower of treasure. may one obtain through agni, wealth and welfare' agni is still important as the god of domestic and ritual fire and for spells for the increase of wealth, material goods, creativity and domestic protection. hephaestus hephaestus, greek god of fire and metal-work, was thrown from mount olympus by his father zeus because he took the part of his mother hera in a quarrel; as a result of the fall, he became lame. he created armour, weapons and jewels for the gods in his workshop beneath the volcanic mount etna, in sicily, and as a reward was given aphrodite as his unwilling bride. he was among the least charismatic of the gods, but his r

developed using three goddess forms from the celtic seite 46 wicca01.txt tradition, my own favourite, which i have adapted for the three phases of the goddess. so spoke the great mother who has been known in many forms and by many names in countless ages, but is and always will be one and the same. as the maiden, she is the celtic brighid who in early spring softens the earth with her white wand of fire and so awakens the spring and restores fertility to land and people. as mother, she is cerridwen whose magical cauldron of wisdom and inspiration overflows to all who seek and call in need; finally she is cailleach, the veiled one, wise woman, healer and bringer of dreams, who in the winter of life transforms the old and outworn into new life to be born with the maiden in the spring 'when

t illness, accident or harm. you can also scatter a circle of salt around a schoolbag, travel bag or briefcase, around your desk or on the threshold, to create a protective shield. you can charge pepper in the same way to make a salt and pepper floor wash for floors (this is an old afro-caribbean tradition. as you scrub or sprinkle, create the empowerment charm, for example 'salt of earth, pepper of fire, guard my home and cleanse away all harm. pepper also works wonders for keeping away the office vamp or adonis and if you think your partner is at risk from temptation, add the empowered condiment to a salad and they will absorb the protection. a protective ritual with empowered salt seite 97 wicca01.txt* place the salt in a small ceramic dish on your altar and light a pure beeswax candle

single point extending upwards. this is what you might call the all-purpose pentagram- drawn this way it always has a positive influence. you might also like to make a larger pentacle for holding the tiny cakes for the cakes and ale ceremony. you can find special recipes for these cakes in books i have suggested on page 301, but any tiny honey cakes will serve well. the wand the wand is a symbol of fire and should be placed in the south of the altar. the wand is sometimes represented by a spear. both the wand and spear, like the athame and sword, are male symbols. the spear, another fire symbol, is not used in magick, except occasionally in the form of a sharpened stick in sacred sex rites, when it is plunged into the cauldron or the chalice as a symbol of the sacred union of earth and sk

CASTING THE CIRCLE

radiance, emerge and protect this circle of being, i call to thee angelick spirits of the watchtower: nanta! cnbr, roan, magl, psac facing the west, angels of the west, which the depths are protected by the force of your cups, emerge and protect this circle of being, i call to thee angelick spirits of the watchtower: bitom! xgzd, iaom, nlrx, ziza facing the south, angels of the south, from which of fire you would emerge, carry forth our protection to this circle of being, i call to thee angelick spirits of the watchtower: hcoma! utpa, phra, tdim, anaa facing the east, angels of the east, from which by wind you approach, emerge and protect this circle of being, i call to thee angelick spirits of the watchtower: exarp! rzla, boza, taad, dopa hold now the athame and moving widdershins, invok

CHYMICAL WEDDING OF CHRISTIAN ROSENKREUTZ

and uncovered their faces, he placed one of the trumpets upon the mouth of one of the bodies in such a way that the upper and wider end of it was directed just towards the aforementioned hole. here my companions always looked at the images, but i had other thoughts, for as soon as the foliage or wreath about the shank of the trumpet was kindled, i saw the hole at the top open, and a bright stream of fire shooting down the tube, and passing into the body; whereupon the hole was covered again, and the trumpet removed. with this device my companions were deluded, so that they imagined that life came into the image by means of the fire of the foliage, for as soon as he received the soul his eyes twinkled, although he hardly stirred. the second time he placed another tube upon its mouth, and ki

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ome way to make decisions when fushi and the other gods would no longer be around. q: what is the collected book of trigrams called? a: it is called the i ching or the book of changes. 39 q: why did fushi think that storytelling was important to the people? a: hearing stories, people could learn from the mistakes of the past and remain humble. q: how was the gift of music different from the gifts of fire, food, and weapons? a: the gift of music spoke to a person s soul and emotional well-being. music went beyond the basic needs for survival, such as food, fire, and shelter. it uplifted the people s spirit and encouraged them to keep a literary history or oral tradition. chinese mythology 40 expert commentary the tortoise and yarrow have symbolic meaning in the story. in his work on cyclic

ting raft made of bamboo reeds. it was ablaze with flags, drums, and the cries of a thousand battle-thirsty men. the raft surged across the water, sending jagged waves breaking across the sea. huge sprays of seafoam bubbled and frothed around the raft. zurong placed himself strategically in the path of gong s warriors. as gong s battle raft approached, zurong blasted forth a huge, towering pillar of fire. the leaping flames were sucked into the hollow cores of the raft s bamboo poles, which burst into flame, plunging gong s soldiers to their watery deaths. gong jumped off the burning raft and dove down into the sea. quickly, the water god called forth all his loyal subjects: the giant turtles, shrimp, crabs, and lobsters of the waters. out of the deep sea, monsters rose with huge horns and

ntains to quell the fire god. gong cried to his rival, you cannot win this war. i am the superior force. admit it! although zurong had no one on hand to help him, he retorted, no, you will never be the superior force; you are nothing more than a cowardly tyrant. then zurong whirled and drew up all his strength. he inhaled every particle of heat, spark, and ember in his being, and blew out a blast of fire at the rebel warriors. the heat of his flames scorched and burned the sea creatures to cinders inside their own armor. the sea became a floating mass of grit, shell, and ash. water war 45 the mighty gong was defeated, his army dead or dispersed. all the gods rejoiced in gong s defeat. humiliated, gong fled to the west until he reached the buzhow mountain. in his rage, he rammed his head in

his magic chinese mythology 66 arrows, the suns laughed even harder. they knew they were the sons of a god and that the grand archer was merely a heavenly court servant. angrily, the grand archer yi grabbed one magic arrow out of his quiver and aimed carefully. whaam! the arrow flew straight into the heart of the most boastful sun. quickly, that sun dropped down from the sky, burning up in a ball of fire. when he hit the ground, the sun turned into a huge black crow with a three-foot wingspan, and then he died. the earth immediately felt cooler. then the grand archer stalked the remaining suns. having witnessed yi s powers, the other suns became frightened, and they scattered across the country, trying to hide. however, one by one, the grand archer tracked them down. each time he killed on

s: both sun and moon are in fact suns and moons, ten and twelve in number respectively. each of these heavenly bodies is in the care of a mother who is in some sense responsible for their proper functioning.5 professor birrell explains further: ti chun [dijun] is one of the supreme gods, but in the evolution of myths he became a faded deity .6 71 jan and yvonne walls explain the fate of the balls of fire which fell from the sky after being hit by archer yi s arrows: nine three-legged ravens had fallen to the ground. but where did all the fire balls go? it was said that they all fell into the vast ocean east of the sea to form a giant rock forty thousand li thick and forty thousand li in circumference. it was called wo jiao (the fertile scorch. sea waters that dashed upon it would evaporate

DARK GODS

gods. the name itself (which correctly describes the entity only when chanted properly) signifies in one sense the purpose of the cosmic cycles and the opening of the gates since `atazoth' as a word means `an increasing of azoth' see chant illustration. davcina: female form along the 19th. path. to be vibrated. useful in works of enchantment. athushir: symbolic form along the 16th. path. serpent of fire(`dragon) often regarded as a memory of one of the dark gods during their previous (and only partially successful) intrusion into our causal universe. kthunae: word of power (kthunae) to be vibrated to bring forth this entity. budsturga: a blue, aetherial entity related to 13th. path. tradition relates it as a dark god, of female aspect, trapped in the vortex between the causal and acausal

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od was dr john dee, an adept (high initiate) and the official astrologer to queen elizabeth i. he was also her unofficial secret agent, and signed his reports 007.6 in a diary entry written in prague in 1586, dee describes an encounter with a "little man" whose feet "seemed not to touch the ground by a foot height, who moved in a little fiery cloud" and who went up into the sky "in a great pillar of fire. in prague, dee gave the emperor rudolph an illustrated manuscript, written in code and claimed to be the work of roger bacon, the thirteenth century franciscan monk who upset the church authorities with his views and ideas. these included prophecies about the microscope, the telescope, the car, submarine, aeroplane, and the belief that the earth was a sphere. all of these facts would have

arsenal and american foreign policy (random house, new york, 1991) p94 10 ibid p97 11 double cross: the explosive inside story of the mobster who controlled america, p230. 12 c. david heymann, a woman named jackie (new american library, new york, 1989) pl51 13 final judgement, p46 14 the samson option: israel's nuclear arsenal and american foreign policy, p108 15 dan kurzman, ben-gurion: prophet of fire (simon and schuster, new york, 1983) p 121 16 final judgement, p57 17 mark lane, plausible denial (thunder's mouth press, new york, 1992) p93. 18 secret societies, pl28 19 ovid demaris, the last mafioso (bantam books, new york, 1981) p32. also quoted in final judgement, pl59 302..and the truth shall set you free 20 gary l. wean, there's a fish in the courthouse (casitas books, oak view, ca

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n the reptilian agenda, part one, that he was amazed to see darth maul because of his likeness to the reptilians in ancient and modern african legend. the ram or goat's head, so widely used as a symbol of satanism, is partly symbolic of the horned nature of the anunnaki "royalty" that satanism was created to serve (figure 16. ram is a word or syllable meaning fire and relates to the atlantean god of fire, votan. from this we get pentagram, pyramid, semiramis, ramses, rama, ramtha, maybe even program or programme, a word at the heart of the illuminati strategy. the dragon kings the kings of the succession in the reptilian bloodlines were known as "dragons. when many kingdoms joined together in battle, or as a group of kingdoms, they appointed a king of kings. these were known as the great d

her shoulders and the mass of swastikas on the robe 162 children of the matrix the battle of eden the edda tells of a war between the serpent cult and the forces of thor/indara for control of eden. as waddell remarks, the whole feel of the wolf-tribe, serpent cult, offensive in the "battle of eden" includes the anticipation of bombing by aeroplanes, red-hot missile projections, the belching forth of fire and poisonous clouds of smoke. he says it vividly suggests the "hellish methods of destruction in modern warfare" and this is in line with sumerian accounts of battles involving the anunnaki. in parts of the edda and in sumerian and hittite seals, both el and balder are given "wings (figure 27. in the indian vedas you have accounts of the gods warring in the sky. it suggests a credible exp

eports, and these became the chaldeans of mesopotamia and the culdees of northern britain. other offshoots were the "vandals" or "hun- again reptilian bloodlines. van or baina was also the ancient capital of the matriarch queen of the serpent cult, semiramis (el, and i guess this might relate to the lady of the lake in the king arthur stories. the underground world is also symbolised as the "lake of fire, the domain of the death-goddess, hel. semiramis translates as "branch bearer" and her symbol was the dove- further links to the noah story with the dove arriving to noah bearing the olive branch. i have seen lake van associated with the garden of eden by one researcher. so the babylonian mother-son was semiramis of the serpent cult and her son, tammuz, the hero of their far earlier versio

laying all kinds of games with us, manipulating our fears and beliefs and even conning us into going to war against each other."5 a lot of new age channellers and psychics, who think they are connecting with the "light" or "ashtar command" or something, are in fact connecting with these fourth-dimensional "demon" entities, which play them like a violin. the reports of demons appearing in a whoosh of fire, smoke, and light remind me of the stories of the genie in the bottle. the most famous, of course, is aladdin and his lamp. the character of aladdin, in fact, originated from the head of the goddess-worshipping terrorist group in asia known as the assassins, which interacted with the knights templar. he was also called the "old man of the mountain" once again the aladdin story with its gen

entities can change frequencies at will, but most need the vibrational help provided by the rituals. this theme of demons manifesting in fire and smoke is common. ancient and modern accounts of satanism say the "devil" materialises in a bonfire and steps forward to have sex with the women participants. i have heard many accounts of entities manifesting through the flames. maybe the very vibration of fire itself creates an interdimensional gateway. a french book, published in the 1790s, called la secte des illumines, included a description of the rituals of the illuminati. they are a replica of satanism and include once again the theme of fire: calling the demons 283 "on the day of his initiation, the candidate was conducted through a long, dark passage into an immense hall draped with blac

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athens, was to ops, theserpent-deity. the symbolic worship of the serpent was so common in greece, that justinmartyr accuses the greeks of introducing it into the mysteries of all their gods. thechinese. are said to be superstitious in choosing a plot of ground to erect a dwellinghouse or sepulchre: conferring it with the head, tail and feet of diverse dragons which liveunder the earth.21the idea of fire breathing dragons and evil serpents which appear in legends andtexts all over the world could easily originate from the reptilian gods who onceoperated openly thousands of years ago. these were the serpent people of ancient texts,including the bible, where the serpent is a regular theme. of course, the serpent hasbeen used to symbolise many things and not every reference will be literally

uch as 14 million degrees centigrade.18 it rotates faster at the equator than at the polesand therefore the activity and stimulation of the suns magnetic field is simply colossal.the writer and researcher maurice cotterell has made a long and detailed study of sunspotand solar flare activity when the sun is projecting immensely powerful magnetic energy.this has been photographed as gigantic loops of fire, some 100,000 miles high.19 thisenergy travels to the earth on the solar wind and it can affect computer systems and causepower blackouts. but for the v an allen belts, the zones of radiation which surround theplanet and connect with the earths magnetic field, the suns energy would fry us.maurice cotterell studied the sunspot cycles and established short, long and greatcycles of solar acti

pean union, has a circle of 12 stars as its symbol.we are talking sacred numbers and geometry here. the proportions of egyptian statues,whether big or small, were multiples or sub multiples of 12 or 6.the numbers 7 and 40 are also code numbers in the bible and the mysteries. so in thebible we have seven spirits of god, the seven churches of asia, seven golden candlesticks,seven stars, seven lamps of fire, seven seals, seven trumpets, seven angels, seven thundersand the red dragon in revelation with seven heads and seven crowns. the story of jerichohas joshua marching his army around the city for seven days, accompanied by sevenpriests carrying seven trumpets. on the seventh day they circled jericho seven times andthe walls came tumbling down. in the story of noah, seven pairs of each anima

nibalism, and child murder in the name ofmoloch or molech, an aspect of nimrod/baal, as part of their religious rituals.8 baal(lord or ruler, the supreme god of the canaanites and phoenicians, was said to be thegiver of life and moloch was the destroyer of life. both demanded appeasement bysacrifice. baal or moloch became identified with the roman god saturn.in honour of baal, the sun god and god of fire, the carthaginians, following the ritualsof the phoenicians and canaanites, rolled children into a fiery pit made in the shape of theimage of baal/moloch. at a site near modern tunis six thousand urns were foundcontaining the charred remains of infants. remember, these rituals and gods are thesame as those performed and worshipped by the satanists and the brotherhood today.this is why the

y apartment on the ten acre al fayed estate on theexclusive le parc development. at this time, dodi fayed was still at his apartment inparis with his fiancee kelly fisher, the american model. the 41-year-old dodi was agofer for his father and lived on his fathers wealth, although he had enjoyed somesuccess in the movie industry at one time as the hands-off producer of the hit britishfilm chariots of fire, again thanks to his fathers money. he had a playboy reputationand was a very big spender, once famously running up a $100,000 bill in two monthson his amex card. he was dominated by his father and even in his film operation everydecision had to be approved by al fayed. dodi did whatever his father told him to do.he had been engaged to kelly fisher for eight months and she was expecting to

DEITUS

d explored deep philosophical thought. this was the time of the mystery schools and the philosophers of greece. this was the time of the great empires of babylon and rome. this was the time when men discovered astronomy, mathematics, and science. the aeon of isis was not a single aeon but a succession of aeons in a cycle of expansion. the religions which rose during this time involved the worship of fire or of planetary bodies: the sun, the moon, and the stars. 2100 years ago, the previous cycle of expansion ended and the cycle of restriction, which crowley calls the aeon of osirus, began. like the aeon of isis, the aeon of osirus was not a single aeon but a succession of aeons in a cycle of restriction. the fact that the aeon of osirus was not a single aeon with one law is evidenced by th

hild was reborn and now sat upon the throne of his father. this fit beautifully into crowley s egyptian schema but the doctrine of thelema failed to transform the world as he believed it would. the religion of crowley-anity attracted few followers at the time but the child grew and was weaned. and in 1966 it went out to play with its friends. anton lavey referred to a cycle of expansion as an age of fire and to a cycle of restriction as an age of ice. the age of ice had ended, he said, and a new age of fire had begun. lavey s age of fire was crowley s aeon of horus and lavey s age of ice was crowley s aeon of osirus. it was another way of expressing the same truth. the age of fire began in 1904 with crowley s revelation in the desert but 1966 marked the beginning of the second aeon within

DEMONIC BIBLE

, buddhism, etc) were influenced by the same dark god that dictated the book of the law and the book of coming forth by night. key to this belief in a commonality between satanism (and other religions of the lefthand- path) and the baha i faith (and other religions of the right-hand-path) are the words of anton lavey in the satanic bible who writes that in an age of ice god is above and in an age of fire god is below. magus susej points out that the revelation is the same it is the individual approach which differs. followers of the right-hand-path humble themselves before a perceived deity in the hope for some material or spiritual reward for their actions while followers of the left-hand-path emulate a perceived deity in the hope for material and spiritual success. in all things there is

lion with an ass s head, bellowing. he is a good familiar, but tempteth them he is a familiar of to steal. he governeth 10 legions of spirits. his seal is this, which is to be worn, whether thou wilt have him for a familiar, or not (7) amon- the seventh spirit is amon. he is a marquis great in power, and most stern. he appeareth like a wolf with a serpent s tail, vomiting out of his mouth flames of fire; but at the command of the magician he putteth on the shape of a man with dog s teeth beset in a head like a raven; or else like a man with a raven s head (simply. he telleth all things past and to come. he procureth feuds and reconcileth controversies between friends. he governeth 40 legions of spirits. his seal is this which is to be worn as aforesaid, etc (8) barbatos- the eighth spirit

asures and recover things lost. he ruleth over 29 legions of spirits, and his seal is this, which wear thou, etc (32) asmoday- the thirty-second spirit is asmoday, or asmodai. he is a great king, strong, and powerful. he appeareth with three heads, whereof the first is like a bull, the second like a man, and the third like a ram; he hath also the tail of a serpent, and from his mouth issue flames of fire. his feet are webbed like those of a goose. he sitteth upon an infernal dragon, and beareth in his hand a lance with a banner. he is first and choicest under the power of amaymon, he goeth before all other. when the exorcist hath a mind to call him, let it be abroad, and let him stand on his feet all the time of action, with his cap or headdress off; for if it be on, amaymon will deceive h

es. he bringeth unto thee good familiars; also he ruleth over 36 legions of spirits. his seal is this, which, etc (53) camio or caim- the fifty-third spirit is camio, or caim. he is a great president, and appeareth in the form of the bird called a thrush at first, but afterwards he putteth on the shape of a man carrying in his hand a sharp sword. he seemeth to answer in burning ashes, or in coals of fire. he is a good disputer. his office is to give unto men the understanding of all birds, lowing of bullocks, barking of dogs, and other creatures; and also of the voice of the waters. he giveth true answers of things to come. he was of the order of angels, but now ruleth over 30 legions of spirits infernal. his seal is this, which wear thou, etc (54) murmur, or murmus. the fifty-fourth spiri

be heard, but not soon or immediately. also he can cause trees to bend and incline according to the exorcist s will. he giveth excellent familiars. he governeth 29 legions of spirits. and his seal is this, etc (68) belial- the sixty-eighth spirit is belial. he is a mighty and a powerful king, and was created next after lucifer. he appeareth in the form of two beautiful angels sitting in a chariot of fire. he speaketh with a comely voice, and declareth that he fell first from among the worthier sort, that were before michael, and other heavenly angels. his office is to distribute presentations and senatorships, etc; and to cause favour of friends and of foes. he giveth excellent familiars, and governeth 50 legions of spirits. note well that this king belial must have offerings, sacrifices a

DIABOLUS

h held associations to set s hostility against horus, but also their connection therein. within the luciferian witch cults set represents the magician which beheld and brought forth the possibilities within, by the unknown and darkened places does he grow strong and reside. 7 the opposing god of horus set are early manifestations of the adversary; that is to say horus represents day or the purity of fire, while set represents night and strengthening the self, and also the opposite which set purifies and horus strengthens. set is also considered in the egyptian book of the dead, to be the greatest of all the gods, as it is sethan who has mastered the dragon of chaos apep and it now serves him and became part of his essence. sethan as he is often called is considered the most ancient yet dis

spirit of diabolus is one which remains timeless and extensive. this sorcerous daemon has walked the earth since the dawn of mankind, from desert to forest, in every culture and every age. satan has long represented the otherness which is considered evil or dark, but yet few but the daring refuse to explore this area of magical study. satan has origins in the middle east as a djinn which is made of fire instead of light, from which the angels after were made from. shaitan was originally called azazel or azazyl, the first angel which preached to the other angels under the throne of god. azazel, who later was called iblis or shaitan, refused to bow before man, noting that his nature of lowly compared to his essence, which was of fire. azazel was cast out from heaven into the earth, along wi

he mate of samael. both of them were born at the same hour in the image of adam and eve, intertwined in each other. asmodeus the great king of the demons has as a mate the lesser (younger) lilith, daughter of the king whose name is qafsefoni. the name of his mate is mehetabel daughter of matred, and their daughter is lilith. treatise on the left emanation by r. isaac b. jacob ha-kohen the concept of fire as being the central and primary force which samael and lilith were made up of displays a very interesting connection. here we see that lilith actually has different forms, but all are connected to the ancient mother lilith, who is also az in earlier folklore. lilith is able to change her form and manipulate her essence, she grows strong from the draconian essence within man and woman, the

rlier folklore. lilith is able to change her form and manipulate her essence, she grows strong from the draconian essence within man and woman, their lusts, hungers and desires empower her. her essence is of the beasts of the wild, as a restless spirit, she drew close with the wild beasts of the deserts and forests, that which is far away from humanity. one specific description of her composition of fire, the same as her mate samael, is read in the following- they found it stated in those chapters that samael, the great prince of them all, grew exceedingly jealous of asmodeus the king of the demons because of this lilith who is called lilith the maiden (the young. she is in the form of a beautiful woman from her head to her waist. but from the waist down she is burning fire--like mother li

f. the levi version with the original spelling of samael and lilith is a grade symbol within the luciferian guild, the order of phosphorus. the book of job presents a very interesting description of leviathan his back is made of rows of shields, shut up closely as with a seal his sneezings flash forth light and his eyes are like the eyelids of the dawn. out of the mouth go flaming torches; sparks of fire leap forth. in his neck abides strength, terror dances before him. this indicates that the form of leviathan is difficult to comprehend. in the biblical art of liber floridus, the antichrist, emerald and crimson robes flowing, rides upon leviathan, who is pictured as a great dragon-beast with four legs, talon like teeth with blackened eyes. the face of this beast is the model for which has

DICTIONARY GLOSSARY OF OCCULT TERMINOLOGY

eek "episokopos" meaning "to look upon" as in an overseer. 1) in the christian faith, a high ranking member of the clergy (priesthood) who has been consecrated to have ecclesiastical and administrative authority over a district diocese. 2) in the astral star, a prelate of a state curia, and a member of the general synod. bitom: pronounced "bee-toh-ehm" it is the enochian (q.v) name for the spirit of fire. black magick: 1) the science and art of causing change (in reality or in consciousness) in conformity with will, using means not currently understood by traditional western science, for the purpose of causing either physical or non-physical harm to yourself or others, and is done either consciously or unconsciously. 2) magick (q.v) that is worked for evil purposes or that involves malign

merkabah: hebrew for "throne" merkabah mysticism was a system of pre-kabalistic spirituality where one would(?astral) travel through seven palaces with a goal of seeing god on "his" throne. michael: pronounced "mee-kahi-ehl" the archangel and cosmic guardian of the south and of elemental fire. in the tradition of christian mysticism, michael is the "defender, the protector and keeper of the sword of fire and of heaven. commander of the armies and legions of heaven" microcosm: the lesser world, man, which in the middle ages was believed to correspond in every respect with the greater world, the macrocosm (q.v. this correspondence was used to explain many magickal effects. mote: an old english word meaning "must" frequently used at the end of rituals or spells in the expression "so mote it b

.v) to the tetragrammaton (q.v, thus adding the spirit of god to the formula of the ultimate divinity. peristyle: the sacred enclosure of voudoun (q.v) rituals. philosophus: in the order of the astral star [o.a.s (q.v, a philosophus is the title of the sixth degree of membership, and correlates to the sephiroth of netzach (q.v. the primary principle of this grade is based on mastering the element of fire (q.v. this grade was originally used by the hermetic order of the golden dawn (q.v, and was related to that order as being related to the element of fire (q.v) in their initiatory pattern. pillar: a column used to support a structure. pillar, middle: the central column on the tree of life (q.v. also a ritual designed to help move the body's energy throughout the "middle pillar" of the spin

DION FORTUNE MYSTICAL QABALA

t, are assigned to the three elements of air, water, and fire. under the presidency of aleph is the airy triad of kether, in which is the root of air, reflecting downward through tiphareth, the solar fire, into yesod, the lunar radiance. in binali is the root of water (marah, the great sea, reflected through chesed into hod, under the presidency of mem, the mother of watei. in chokmah is the root of fire, reflected downwards through geburah into netzach, under the presidency of shin, the mother of fire. 25. these groupings must be borne in mind, for they aid greatly in understanding the significance of individual sephiroth, for, as we have already pointed out in various connections, a sephirah is best interpreted by its affiliations. chapter ix the ten sephiroth in the four worlds i. we ha

qabalists to be under the presidency of the yod of the sacred name of tetragrammaton. we may justly deduce from this that in any other fourfold system whatever is said to be also under the presidency of yod will refer to the atziluthic, or purely spiritual aspect of that force or subject. among other associations given by different authorities are the wands suit of the tarot pack and the element of fire. it will be apparent to anyone who has any knowledge of occult matters that as soon as we know the element to which a symbol is assigned, we know a good deal, for it opens up all the ramifications of astrology for us, and we can trace out its astrological affinities through the triplicities of the zodiac and the affinities of the planets with thern. as soon as we know what zodiacal and pla

undane 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 thousand-petalled lotus. symbols: the point. the crown. the swastika. tarot cards: the four aces. ace of wands: root of the powers of fire. ace of cups: root of the powers of water. ace of swords: root of the powers of air. ace of pentacles: root of the powers of earth [page 110] colour in atziluth: brilliance. briah: pure white brilliance. yetzirah: pure white brilliance. assiah: white, flecked gold. i 1. kether, the crown, is placed at the head of the middle pillar of equilibrium, and from it depend backwards the negative v

ard elementals as little better than devils, as some schools of transcendental thought appear to do. 22. the whole question of the angels,archons,and elementals is a very vexed and very important one in occultism, because its practical application to magic is immediate. christian thought can tolerate with an effort the idea of archangels, but the ministering spirits, the messengers who are flames of fire, and the heavenly builders, are alien to its theology; god, alone and in an instant, made the heavens and earth. the great architect of the universe is also the bricklayer. not so does esoteric science. the initiate knows the legions of spiritual beings who are agents of god's will and the vehicles of creative activity. it is through these that he works, by the grace of their ruling archan

n the chapter upon kether, the four suits of the tarot pack are assigned to the four elements, and we saw that the four aces represented the roots of the powers of these elements, the four twos are assigned to chokmah, and represent the polarised functioning of these elements in harmonised balance; therefore a two is always a card of harmony. 37. the two of wands, which is assigned to the element of fire, is called the lord of dominion. the wand is essentially a male phallic symbol, and is attributed to chokmah, so we may take this card as meaning polarisation; the positive that has found its mate in the negative, and is in equilibrium. there [page 136] is no antagonism or resistance to the lord of dominion, hu a contented land accepts his rule; binah, fulfilled, accepts her mate. 38. the

DION FORTUNE PSYCHIC SELF DEFENSE

manifest, and need not necessarily be a herald of evil at all. it may simply be a knock on the door of the physical world to attract the attention of the inhabitants to the presence of one who stands without and would speak with them. if, however, it occurs in the presence of other symptoms of an astral attack, it would give strong evidence in confirmation of the diagnosis. inexplicable outbreaks of fire are also sometimes seen in this connection. these indicate that elemental forces, not human, are at work. poltergeist phenomena also occur, in which objects are flung about, bells rung and other noisy manifestations take place. of course there may be multiplicity of phenomena, more than one type appearing in the same case. needless to say, the possibility of some natural, material explanat

and asked my teacher about it. she was much amused, but i was not, because it was my crockery that was supplying the raw material for the phenomena. she advised me to get into sympathetic touch with the sylphs, as the initiation had evidently not been altogether successful. i tried to do this, but i was in london at the time and met with no success, for the elemental contacts, with the exception of fire, cannot be worked successfully in a city. the smashing went on, and i was reduced to a tin mug and a tooth-glass, for i saw it was useless to get any more china until things had settled down. then i went away for my summer holiday and found myself on the summit of a high and isolated hill on a day of bright sun and high wind. i was very conscious of the nearness of the elemental kingdoms

s aside into the sphere of the deva evolution. it may well be that some of the creatures whom at first sight we might classify as non-humans are really humans who have had a deva phase in their karmic record. there is a very interesting field of research awaiting the person who systematically investigates the past lives of the weak- minded and the mentally deranged. the pathologies of the element of fire are also rare, though it may be that the aimless incendiary and pyromaniac belong to this class. i have never personally had any opportunity of investigating this type of case. algernon blackwood writes of one in his very interesting story "the regeneration of lord ernie" which is published in his volume of short stories entitled incredible adventures. indeed, this author is exceedingly fo

t turn up in some queer places. i was present at an auction in a country town when the twelve signs of the zodiac, neatly painted on a blackboard, came up for sale. various of my friends have picked up magical treasures, such as altar lamps and incense burners that obviously came out of ritual lodges, but the prize of the collection was a magical rod that was put up to auction along with a bundle of fire-irons. large crystals for scrying are frequently seen in antique shops. all such things need carefully de-magnetising before they are brought into one's psychic sphere. i was taking part at one time in a series of psychic experi ments which had been going on very well, when, for no apparent reason, things went wrong and there was a con siderable upheaval. we did not know at the time, but w

DONALDTYSON CORONZON

ngs served as the basis for modern science. this being so, modern society may justly be described as satanic, because it is the gift of semjaza, or coronzon, to the daughters of man. whether or not technology is a good thing or a bad thing is another question, but we enjoy the fruits of the legacy of the fallen watchers. just as prometheus was severely punished by zeus for daring to give the gift of fire to mankind, so were the watchers punished by god, who instructs the archangel michael "go bind semjaza and his associates who have united themselves with women so as to have defiled themselves with them in all their uncleanness [i.e. during their menstrual cycle. and when their sons have slain one another, and they have seen the destruction of their beloved ones, bind them fast for seventy

in all their uncleanness [i.e. during their menstrual cycle. and when their sons have slain one another, and they have seen the destruction of their beloved ones, bind them fast for seventy generations in the valleys of the earth, till the day of their judgement and of their consummation, till the judgement that is for ever and ever is consummated. in those days they shall be led off to the abyss of fire: and to the torment and the prison in which they shall be confined for ever. and whosoever shall be condemned and destroyed will from thenceforth be bound together with them to the end of all generations. and destroy all the spirits of the reprobate and the children of the watchers, because they have wronged mankind" this punishment seems a little too harsh to michael. he talks it over wit

DONALDTYSON MIRACLES

ue, then set it up in the church of st. john the baptist. st. hugh, the abbot of cluny (1024-1109) met a leper on the road and went back with the man to his cottage. at one point he threw his cloak over the leper's shoulder to comfort him, whereupon the leper was immediately healed. when st. gertrude (626-59, the abbess of nivelles in belgium, was at prayer before the altar of st. sixtus, a globe of fire appeared upon her head. it was witnessed by all the sisters of the abbey. ten years after her death, the ghost of st. gertrude "appeared visibly" in the refractory of the college of nivelles and extinguished a fire that had threatened to destroy the entire college. the popular opinion among christian theologians is that miracles can only be caused by god. they make a distinction between th

DONALDTYSON PENTA

r the method "invoke towards, and banish from, the point to which the element is attributed" spirit is unique and separate from the other four elements. the golden dawn method to invoke and banish it is involved, and different from the method for invoking and banishing the lower elements. according to the golden dawn teachings, the occult currents running on the pentagram from the active elements of fire and air, and the occult currents running from the passive elements of water and earth, are the currents of elemental spirit. two pentagrams are drawn to invoke spirit, and two different pentagrams are drawn to banish spirit. spirit is invoked by beginning the pentagram at the point of fire (lower-right) and inscribing its line first toward the point of air (upper-left. as in all cases, the

continuing along the line of the figure back to its starting point. this second pentagram, shown above on the right, is known as the equilibriated passive pentagram of spirit, because it deals with the two passive lower elements, and balances the forces of those elements. spirit is banished by beginning the pentagram at the point of air (upper-left) and inscribing its line first toward the point of fire (lower-right, then continuing to follow along the line of the pentagram to the starting point. this pentagram, shown above on the left, is known as the closing active pentagram of spirit, because it deals with the active lower elements, and closes the operation by banishing the forces that were previously invoked. spirit is further banished by beginning the pentagram at the point of water

ntagram of air. air is banished by beginning the pentagram at the point of air (upper-left) and inscribing its line initially toward the point of water (upper-right, then continuing around the pentagram. this pentagram, shown above, is known as the banishing pentagram of air. fire is invoked by beginning the pentagram at the point of spirit (top) and inscribing its line initially toward the point of fire (lower-right, then continuing around the pentagram. this pentagram, shown above, is known as the invoking pentagram of fire. fire is banished by beginning the pentagram at the point of fire (lower-right) and inscribing its line initially toward the point of spirit (top, then continuing around the pentagram. this pentagram, shown above, is known as the banishing pentagram of fire. notice th

EGYPTIAN BOOK OF THE DEAD PAPYRUS OF ANI MALESTROM

hapi, tuamautef and qebbsennuf. chapter cxxv. the words which are to be uttered by the deceased when he cometh to the hall of maati, which separateth him from his sins, and which maketh him to see god, the lord of mankind. vignette: the hall of maati, in which the heart of the deceased is being weighed in a balance in the presence of the great gods. chapter cxxvi [without title] vignette: a lake of fire, at each corner of which sits an ape. chapter cxxviia. the book of the praise of the gods of the qerti. this chapter has no vignette. chapter cxxviib. the chapter of the words to be spoken on going to the chiefs of osiris, and of the praise of the gods who are leaders in the tuat. this chapter has no vignette. chapter cxxviii* the chapter of praising osiris. vignette: the deceased adoring

v, p. 50. 2. see maspero, recueil, t. iv, p. 59, t. v, p. 50; and revue de l'histoire des religions, t. xii, p. 128] p. lxxx soul. the (505) powers of unas protect him; unas is a bull in heaven, he directeth his steps where he will, he liveth upon the form which (506) each god taketh upon himself, and be eateth the flesh of those who come to fill their bellies with the magical charms ill the lake of fire. unas is (507) equipped with power against the shining spirits thereof, and he riseth up in the form of the mighty one, the lord of those who dwell in power. unas hath taken his seat with his side turned towards seb (508) unas hath weighed his words with the hidden god) who hath no name, on the day of hacking in pieces the firstborn. unas is the lord of offerings, the untier of the knot, a

awful terror which belongeth unto him. he hath gone before and hath stablished all that cometh after him, and he made the universe in the beginning by his secret counsels. he is the being who cannot be known, and he is more hidden than all the gods. he maketh the disk to be his vicar, and he himself cannot be known, and he hideth himself from that which cometh forth from him. he is a bright flame of fire, mighty in splendours, he can be seen only in the form in which he showeth himself, and he can be gazed upon only when he manifesteth the legend of ra and isis. http//www.sacred-texts.com/egy/ebod/ebod07.htm (6 of 10 [8/10/2001 11:23:38 am] himself, and that which is in him cannot be understood. at break of day all peoples make supplication unto him, and when he riseth with hues of orange

and enen and enenet,[4] or khemennu, the "eight" and they were considered as primeval fathers and mothers.[5] they are often represented in the forms of four male and four female apes who stand in adoration and greet the rising sun with songs and hymns of praise,[6] but they also appear as male and female human forms with the heads of frogs or serpents.[7] the birth of light from the waters, and of fire from the moist mass of primeval matter, and of ra from nu, formed the starting point of all mythological speculations, conjectures, and theories of the egyptian priests.[8] the light of the sun gave birth to itself out of chaos, and the conception of the future world was depicted in thoth the divine intelligence; when thoth gave the word, what he commanded at once took place by means of pt

h, bd. i, bl. 49. 3. lepsius, todtenbuch, bl. 17. 4. naville, todtenbuch, bd. i, bl. 184. 5. see maspero, les hypog es royaux de th bes, p. 76. 6. see lef bure, book of hades (records of the past, vol. x, p. 84] p. cxxxi traditions about hell preserved in coptic times. of ra; and we may see from the literature of the copts, or egyptians who had embraced christianity, how long the belief in a hell of fire and torturing fiends survived. thus in the life of abba shenuti,[1] a man is told that the" executioners of amenti will not show compassion upon thy wretched sol"[2] and in the history of pisentios, a bishop of coptos in the seventh century of our era, we have a series of details which reflect the tuat of the ancient egyptians in a remarkable manner. the bishop having taken up his abode in

ELIPHAS LEVI THE CONJURATION OF THE FOUR ELEMENTS

as these no longer exist, it is necessary to supply their place by analogous actions, such as exposing oneself without fear in a conflagration, of crossing a gulf upon the trunk of a tree or upon a plank, or scaling a steep mountain during a storm, or getting away from a cascade, or from a dangerous whirlpool by swimming. the man who fears water will never reign over the undines; he who is afraid of fire cannot command the salamanders; as long as we are subject to dizziness we must leave the sylphs in peace, and not irritate the gnomes; for inferior spirits only obey a power that is proved to them by showing itself their master even in their own element. when we have acquired by boldness and practice this incontestable power, we may impose upon the elements the mandate (verbe) of our will

hich breathes thee forth in the height! bring us to the true life through intelligence and love! lead us to immortality through sacrifice, in order that one day we may be found worthy to offer thee water, blood, and tears, for the remission of sins. amen. we exorcise fire by casting in it salt, incense, white resin, camphor, and sulphur, and by pronouncing three times the three names of the genii of fire: michael, king of the sun and of lightning; samael, king of volcanoes; and anael, prince of the astral light. next by reciting the prayer of the salamanders. immortal, eternal, ineffable and uncreated father of all things i who are borne upon the incessantly rolling chariot of worlds which are always turning; ruler of the ethereal immensity where the throne of thy power is elevated; from w

ELLIS LOW TWELVE 1907

ridden in front of them. every hillock of flaming sand hid the body of an apache. those terrible miscreants would grovel in the fiery dirt with every part of the body covered and only the serpentlike eyes peering out and fixed upon the white men. unsuspicious of anything of the kind, nothing would have been more natural than for us to ride quietly past. then when our faces were turned away, a jet of fire would spout from each hummock, and half our saddles would be emptied. that very thing has been done more than once in the indian campaigning in the southwest. but vikka penetrated the subtle trick. had he failed to do so, his career and mine would have terminated within the following few minutes. did i need any further proof of his fidelity "you are right, vikka" i said in a low voice "i s

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OCCULTISM AND PARAPSYCHOLOGY VOL 1

were displayed in their fire ceremonies and in handling hot substances, accounts of which performances pertain to various tribes. it is said that chippewa sorcerers could handle with impunity redhot stones and burning brands, and could bathe the hands in boiling water or syrup; such magicians were called fire-dealers and fire-handlers. there are authentic accounts from various parts of the world of fire-dancers and fire-walks among barbarous races, and extraordinary fire acts are performed also among widely separated indian tribes. among the arikara of what is now north dakota, in the autumn of 1865, when a large fire in the center of the medicine lodge had died down until it became a bed of glowing embers, and the light in the lodge was dim, the performers ran with apparently bare feet a

apports is recorded in georgina houghton s book. they came in veritable showers in the seances of stainton moses. they may not have had any value, but that must have been different with his ruby, sapphire, and emerald apports. small as they were, great commercial value must have been attached to them. once he woke up from his sleep and saw a luminous hand near the ceiling, under it a little ball of fire as big as a pea. as he looked, the fingers were unclasped, the hand opened and the little ball of fire fell on his beard. it was a small opalescent stone about the size of a large pea, called sapphirium. two similar stones were later delivered during a seance, the arrival being preceded by a fit of violent convulsion. apports, if real, would therefore raise a moral question. who do they be

ars. they consulted demons on their altars, stated dangis; they observed whether the altar trembled or performed any marvel and predicted what the devil inspired them with. francois de la tour blanche maintained that these people ought to have been put to death as idolators. he based his opinion on deuteronomy 18 and revelation 21, which assert that idolators and liars shall be cast into the lake of fire and sulphur, which will be their second death (see also divination) aristaeus (ca. sixth century b.c.e) a charlatan who lived in the time of croesus (sixth century b.c.e. he claimed that his soul could leave his body whenever he wished and then return to it. some maintain that it escaped in the sight of his wife and children in the figure of a stag. johan weyer stated that it took the shap

and taoists. bronx, n.y: maat publishing, 1976. the oracle of thoth: the kabalistical tarot. bronx, n.y: oracle of thoth, 1977. the realization of neter nu. brooklyn, n.y: maat publishing, 1975. austatikco-pauligaur a class of persian evil spirits. eight in number, they keep the eight sides of the world. their names are as follows (1) indiren, the king of these genii (2) augne-baugauven, the god of fire (3) eemen, king of death and hell (4) nerudee, earth in the figure of a giant (5) vaivoo, god of the air and winds (6) varoonon, god of clouds and rain (7) gooberen, god of riches; and (8) essaunien or shivven. austin seth center (asc) organization concerned with the seth communications channeled through jane roberts (1929.1984. it was established in 1979 by maude cardwell, ph.d, to spread

some man as he would appear on his amorous adventures. the signs by which he might be identified, though not invariably, were the cloven hoof, the goat s beard, cock s feathers, or the ox s tail. in the devil are embedded ancient mysteries and their symbols, the detritus of dead faiths and faded civilizations. the greek pan with the goat limbs masquerades as the devil, also the goat as emblematic of fire and symbol of generation, and perhaps traces of the jewish tradition where two goats were taken, one pure, the other impure, the first offered as sacrifice in expiation of sin, the other, the impure burdened with sins by imprecation and driven into the wilderness, in short, the scapegoat. in the hebrew kabala, satan s name is jehovah reversed. he is not a devil, but the negation of deity

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n s distaff, with a handle of hazelwood which has never borne fruit, and on which the characters of the seven spirits must be carved with a magic awl. the salt and ashes of the incense must be separately consecrated. the prayer of the undines should follow. fire is exorcised by casting salt, incense, white resin, camphor, and sulphur therein, and by thrice pronouncing the three names of the genii of fire: michael, samael, and anael, and then by reciting the prayer of the salamanders. the earth is exorcised by the sprinkling of water, by breathing, by fire, and by the prayer of the gnomes. their signs are the hieroglyphs of the bull for the gnomes who are commanded with the magic sword; of the lion for the salamanders, who are commanded with the forked rod, or magic trident; of the eagle fo

s. in some instances sweet music is heard, in others discordant and fearful sounds. the person of the subject has been known to dilate and tower to a superhuman height, in other cases it has been lifted into the air. frequently not merely the ordinary exercise of reason, but sensation and animal life would appear to have been suspended; and the subject of the afflatus has not felt the application of fire, has been pierced with spits, cut with knives and has not been sensible of pain. however, the disagreeable result of physical phenomena soon vanishes. a quarter of an hour s rest may be enough to dispel the effect. curiously enough, the suppression of mediumship may manifest in symptoms of disease. dr. c. d. isenberg of hamburg wrote of a case in light (april 11, 1931) in which a patient o

constrain them to appear without compact, having nothing in view but to accomplish his destruction. the spirit must be discharged with great care after the ceremony is finished and he has answered all the demands made upon him. the magician must wait patiently until he has passed through all the terrible forms that announced his coming, and only when the last shriek has died away and every trace of fire and brimstone has disappeared may he leave the circle and depart home safety. if the ghost of a deceased person is to be raised, the grave must be resorted to at midnight, and a different form of conjuration is necessary. still another is the infernal sacrament for any corpse that hath hanged, drowned, or otherwise made away with itself, and in this will at last arise, and standing upright

some instances sweet music is heard, in others, discordant and fearful sounds. the person of the subject has been known to dilate and tower to a superhuman height; in other cases, it has been lifted up into the air. frequently, not merely the ordinary exercise of reason, but sensation and animal life would appear to have been suspended, and the subject of the afflatus has not felt the application of fire, has been pierced with spits, cut with knives, and been sensible of no pain. yea, often, the more the body and the mind have been alike enfeebled by vigil and by fasts, the more ignorant or mentally imbecile a youth may be who is brought under this influence, the more freely and unmixedly will the divine power be made manifest. so clearly are these wonders the work, not of human skill or w

s book the displaying of supposed witchcraft (1677) related an experiment, given on the authority of robert fludd, in which this conclusion was drawn. a certain chymical operator, by name la pierre, near that place in paris called le temple, received blood from the hands of a certain bishop to operate upon. which he setting to work upon the saturday, did continue it for a week with divers degrees of fire. but about midnight, the friday following, this artificer, lying in a chamber next to his laboratory, betwixt sleeping and waking, heard a horrible noise, like unto the lowing of kine, or the roaring of a lion; and continuing quiet, after the ceasing of the sound in the laboratory, the moon being at the full, and, by shining enlightening the chamber suddenly, betwixt himself and the window

ESOTERISM AND THE LEFT HAND PATH

dle regions becomes important in this context, just like thoughts about gurus and initiators. where mysticism views fantasy as an obstacle, esoterism views it as a possibility. faivre describes it in a colourful way: understood in this way fantasy (imaginato is related to magnet, magia, imagio) is a tool for those who wishes to reach knowledge about the self, the world and the myth. it is the eye of fire which penetrates the shell of the outer appearance to make the true significations appear, and uncovers the connections which makes the invisible visible to expand our mundane seeing; the mundus imaginalis to which the mundane eye of flesh has no access. 4) the experience of transmutation. without the experience of transmutation as an important component esoterism could be mistaken for som

EVERBURNING LAMPS

title chymia, in greek chemi and ges cham is derived. the learned kircher writes in a.d. 1650 that several travellers in egypt found in his time burning lamps in the tombs at memphis. numa pompilius, king of rome, who certainly experimented with the natural electricity of the clouds, built a temple to the nymph egeria, and made in it a spherical dome, in which he caused to burn a perpetual flame of fire in her honour; but in what manner this flame was produced we have no knowledge. nathan bailey, in his "brittanic dictionary" 1736, remarks that in the museum of rarities at leyden, in holland, there were two of these lamps, only partially destroyed. a lamp still burning was found during the papacy of paul iii, about 1540, in a tomb in the appian way at rome, supposed to be that of tulliola

ous reference of asbestos to fire, and the heat of the sun, in "the ecstatic journey to heaven" of kircher, where casmiel, the genius of this world, gives theodidaktos a boat of asbestos to embark in for his travels to and on the sun, the centre of heat. see "itinerar 1, dialogue 1" cap. 5. irish lore recounts a mysterious everburning flame in the temple at kildare, sacred to st. bridget-daughter of fire.-see giraldus cambrensis, de mirab. hibern. 2, xxxiv. khunrath, in his "amphitheatrum sapientiae aeternae" cites the ancient author of "the apocalypse of the sweet spirit of nature" as speaking of a liquid which burneth with a bright light and wastes not. at the dissolution of the monasteries in britain, by order of henry viii, a tomb, in yorkshire, purporting to be that of constantius chl

EVIL AND UNCLEAN SPIRITS

y one, to invoke the divine brightness, not for thyself, but for those who have not yet attained unto the pathway, even though they may be your tormentors. balanced between the spiritual and the material, the type of reconciler, remember the symbol of the brazen serpent. mark thou well the difference betwixt the serpent of evil and the serpent of good, for before the serpent of brass, the serpent of fire could not stand. but at the fall, the serpent of evil, arising in the tree, surrounded twklm and linked her thus to the outer and to the twpylq, for this is the sin of the fall; even the separation of the material plane from the sephiroth, through the interposition of the coils of the stooping dragon. therefore, twklm must be cleansed, and thus, is the redemption to come, for christ expiat

EXTRAORDINARY ENCOUNTERS AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EXTRATERRESTRIALS AND OTHERWORLDY BEINGS

on a tray, along with several mince pies. she lifted a glass, and the beings lifted theirs, but when they saw her watching them, they blinded her with the light beam. the next thing she knew, they were putting empty glasses down. next she thought of offering them cigarettes and cigars that they were looking at. when she lit one, however, the beings recoiled in fright. she thought they were afraid of fire. a loud noise brought her to the window, where she saw that the orange ufo was back. the beings put their hands to their sides, she recalled. they lifted themselves up, pressing buttons on their chests, and they glided themselves out. each was holding its mince pie. they sailed out the back door and entered through an opening in the ufo, which flew away and was soon lost to view. at that m

da. roland, ar: kelt works. root races in the alternative reality proposed in the influential nineteenth-century theosophical writings of helene petrovna blavatsky, the world has seen five root races, each with its own seven sub-races, and these latter with their own branch races. blavatsky wrote that two more root races will come before the human race finishes its evolution. the first root race, of fire mist folk, lived near the north pole in the imperishable sacred land. they were invisible. the second root race were astral beings on their way to becoming material and visible. also living in the polar region, they occupied a more or less material continent known as hyperborea, where they learned how to reproduce sexually. the third root race were apelike in appearance with characteristic

FAUST

kly to the brim. since he s my friend, the drink will not hurt him. a man of numerous degrees, he s quaffed already many a goodly draught. the witch with many ceremonies pours the drink into a goblet. as faust lifts it to his mouth, a light flame rises. mephistopheles quick, down with it! and make an end! your heart will be delighted by the drink. you are the devil s bosom friend, and yet, afraid of fire, you shrink? the witch breaks up the circle. faust steps out. mephistopheles quick, now, away! you must not rest. the witch may you enjoy the small gulp s savour! mephistopheles [to the witch. if i can do you any favour, then on walpurgis night make your request. the witch here is a song! if sometimes sung, you ll see in what a special way it will affect you. mephistopheles [to faust. come

sms. they think: if there he knuckles, us he ll follow too. faust you monster, you ve not seen how this soul true and dear, full of the faith she hath, that quite alone must mean eternal bliss to her, torments herself with awful fear to think the man she loves is doomed by endless wrath. mephistopheles you lover super-sensual, sensual too, a damsel leads you by the nose. faust o monstrous progeny of fire and filthy spew! mephistopheles and physiognomy quite masterly she knows. she feels she knows not how when i m about, and in my mask a hidden meaning sees. she feels that i m a daemon, without doubt, perhaps the very devil, if you please! well now- tonight? faust what s that to you? mephistopheles i have my pleasure in it too! at the well gretchen and lisbeth with jugs. lisbeth of our frie

a single leap it s done by man. a voice [from above. come with us from the cliff-bound mere! a voice [from below. we d like to go with you up there. we wash and we re scoured all bright and clean, but sterile still as we ve always been. both choruses the wind is stilled, the stars take flight, the dismal moon fain hides its light; in whiz and whirr the magic choir by thousands sputters out sparks of fire. a voice [from below. halt there! ho, there! ho! a voice [from above. who calls out from the cleft below? a voice [below. take me too! take me too! i m climbing now three hundred years and i can never reach the summit. i want to be among my peers. both choruses the broomstick bears, and bears the stock, the pitchfork bears, and bears the buck. who cannot lift himself today, is a lost man f

s [to the herald. we must possess ourselves, serene in spirit, and come what may must confidently bear it. still hast thou shown indeed a valiant soul, but soon a thing most horrible will try it. stoutly men now and later will deny it. inscribe it truly in thy protocol. herald [grasping the staff which plutus keeps in his hand. the dwarfs lead pan, the great god, nigher, quite gently, to the well of fire. it seethes up from the deepest maw, then down again the flames withdraw, and gloomy gapes the open jaw. the foam and flame roll up again. complacent doth great pan remain, rejoicing in the wondrous sight, while pearls of foam spurt left and right. how can he in such wizardry confide? he stoops down low to look inside.but now his beard is falling in!whose can it be, that beardless chin? hi

truth! it comes from him. a very old lady it is the bloom of youth, ambrosia-like within the boy distilling and all the atmosphere around us filling. helena appears. mephistopheles so that is she! she d not disturb my rest; pretty indeed, but still i m not impressed. astrologer for me right now there s nothing more to do; i see and honourably confess it true. the fair one comes, and had i tongues of fire!always did beauty many songs inspire. who sees her is enrapt! and far too blessed for human lot the man who her possessed. faust have i still eyes? is beauty s spring, outpouring, revealed most richly to my inmost soul? my dread path brought me to this loftiest goal! void was the world and barred to my exploring! what is it now since this my priesthood s hour? worth wishing for, firm-based

FELDMAN DANIEL QABALAH THE MYSTICAL HERITAGE OF THE CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM

to the column of the right through the gate of the yod y. the saint s path begins with trials by fire via the gate of the samek c to bankrupt the ego and engender complete surrender to the will of the divine. the wizard seeks to acquire power out of selfish desire for personal control, and the saint seeks to respond with righteous intent to the dictates of the divine will. for this reason, a wall of fire blocks the gate between the sefiroth power/fire and wisdom/east on the way of the wizard, obstructing progress into the three supernal sefiroth. as with black magicians, the gate of the ayin i between sefiroth understanding/north and crown/above short-circuits wizards through the abyss into the negatively existent roots, thereby preventing very powerful wizards from gaining access to atzil

/fire and wisdom/east on the way of the wizard, obstructing progress into the three supernal sefiroth. as with black magicians, the gate of the ayin i between sefiroth understanding/north and crown/above short-circuits wizards through the abyss into the negatively existent roots, thereby preventing very powerful wizards from gaining access to atziluth and disrupting the creation. there is no wall of fire in the gate linking sefiroth :2% e= i2 mercy/water and understanding/north on the way of the saint. on this path, the gate of the heh h from sefirah wisdom/east gives access to sefirah crown/above, so movement into the supernal sefiroth and atziluth is smoothly accomplished. the tree of the saint is keyed to the name hvhy; the tree of the wizard is keyed to the name olam(,lvi. 2 f 3# way o

teachings regarding vast face are especially obscure and characteristically paradoxical. the practices of vast face meditation will be discussed in more detail in a later section of this chapter. 44' 8: h" 2: 2 2:e 8 '0, hvhy as mentioned earlier, almost all the root mantra in the mystical qabalah involve the one small face name hvhy. the name hvhy is called the shem hameforesh or brilliant name of fire. it is often simply referred to as hashem (lit. the name, reflecting its central importance. the name hvhy is conventionally translated in scriptures as lord. within the context of hebrew grammar, the word hvhy is usually cited as a future tense third person form of the verb root hvh (lit. to be).5 some regard the word as a composite that combines the past, present, and future tense forms

hat, i will be).13 to take a mantra in meditation involves repeating it silently or out loud, usually in combination with an appropriate visualization. the visualization can be seen in the heart center sefirah beauty/last (approximately at the thoracic cavity, or in 4' 8: h" 2: 2 2:e 8% front of the eyes. one can perform the visualization with eyes closed or open. it was cited that brilliant name of fire (shem hameforesh) is a descriptive title for the name hvhy. hence, in using a root mantra centered upon the name hvhy, the process of creative imagination is used to visualize the name as dancing letters of fire against a solid black, circular background. the black circular background represents the contraction (tzimtzum. the black circular background can be placed against a light blue bac

as the negatively existent endless light (see figure 6.1. 2 f 4# horizontal ezra hvhy on the tzimtzum surrounded by leviathan compared to the hermetic and religious qabalah, the mystical qabalah is relatively fluid. within certain parameters, it allows considerable flexibility in the choice of practices and how% e2 2 e" 2' 8: h f e 2 45 they are performed. while we are all familiar with the color of fire, there is no rigid prescription prohibiting an individual from using other colors such as white, red, gold, or even black for the fire letters. one might also prefer to use a different color for the solid circular background. a meditator may visualize the linear form or the yosher (upright) form of the name hvhy as dancing letters of fire. we could see the name as flaming ezra hebrew lette

FRANCIS A YATES GIORDANO BRUNO AND THE HERMETIC TRADITION

o's "pimander" and the "asclepius" pimander, who is the nous, or divine mens, appears to trismegistus when his corporeal senses are bound as in a heavy sleep. trismegistus expresses his longing to know the nature of beings and to know god. pimander's aspect changes, and trismegistus sees a limitless vision which is all light. then a kind of obscurity or darkness appears, out of which comes a kind of fire in which is heard an indescribable sound, like a fiery groan, while from the light issues a holy word, and a fire without mixture leaps from the moist region up to the sublime, and the air, being light, follows the fiery breath "that light, says pimander "is i myself, nous, thy god. and the luminous word issuing from the nous is the son of god" trismegistus then sees within himself, in his

s within himself, in his own nous or mens, the light and an innumerable number of powers, a limitless world and the fire enveloped in an all powerful force. he asks pimander "whence then arise the elements of nature" and pimander replies "from the will of god, which received into itself the word. and the nous-god, existing as life and light, brought forth a second nows-demiurge, who being the god of fire and breath, fashioned the governors, seven in number, who envelop with their circles the sensible world" the word united itself with the nows-demiurge, being of the same substance, and the nous- demiurge conjointly with the word moves the seven governors on which all the lower elemental world depends. after the nous-demiurge-word of fire and breath had fashioned the seven governors and set

in fact immortal and having power over all things, he has also through his body the condition of mortality, being under destiny and the slave of the armature of the spheres "now, says pimander "i will reveal to you a mystery which has been hidden until now. nature being united to man in love produced an amazing prodigy. man, as i said, had in him the nature of the assembly of the seven, composed of fire and breath. nature from her union with man brought forth seven men corresponding to the natures of the seven governors, being both male and female and rising up towards the sky" the generation of the seven first men was made in the following fashion. female was the earth, water the generative element; the fire brought things to maturity, and from ether nature received the vital breath, and

iesu has all the powers, so that the cabalists cannot operate with other names.1 there are three orders of intelligences or demons.2 (i) supercelestial having to do only with the divinity (2) celestial, the demons belonging to the signs, decans, planets, and other stars, all of which have names and characters, the former used in incantations, the latter engraved (3) of the lower world, as demons of fire, air, earth, water. the angels, according to the theologians, follow the same three groupings; seraphim, cherubim, thrones for the supercelestial world; dominions, virtues, powers, for the celestial world; principalities, archangels, angels, for the terrestrial world. the hebrew orders of angels correspond to these; there follow the names of the hebrew orders, and of the hebrew angels corr

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e resembles the hand of eris (sigil omitted call [2) it is like the uniting of worlds, touching of heaven and hell. i went out later that night. today is 11/5/98 some observations of [1] whose number is 76 and is related to the phoenix. according to grant. k. nightside of eden p.62(abbreviated kg:noe:p "the final head is named the 'messenger of the fatal wind' and it is identified with the breath of fire, with serk, scorpio, sirocco, and typhon, the typhoon. in the egyptian list this head is described as 'hissing to come forth and turn back; seeing by night and bringing by day, a perfect description of bennu or phoenix type of returner" kg:noe:p70-71"she is the whore babalon, the scarlet woman of the cult of the beast. in egyptian her name means the number seven (sefekh, she was the primor

FRATER TENEBROUS CULTS OF CTHULHU

set (sothoth= set+ thoth) 4. on the qabbalistic tree of life, yog-sothoth can be attributed to da ath, the eleventh (or non) sephirah, where the identification is with choronzon, the guardian of the abyss whom crowley called the first and deadliest of the powers of evil, and whose number is 333, that of chaos and dispersion. elementally, yog-sothoth can be considered as the positive manifestation of fire; magically, to active spirit, his cardinal station being the immediate south. reigning over the universe is azathoth, the blind idiot god. the lord of all things. encircled by his horde of mindless and amorphous dancers, and lulled by the thin monotonous piping of a demoniac flute held in nameless paws. 5 whereas yog-sothoth embraces the expanse of infinity, azathoth represents the opposin

FRATER U D PRACTICAL SIGIL MAGIC

rhaps by applying the word method (whereby the chosen word itself serves as raw material) and combining it with the glyph of the major category. the four xamples of figure 23 clarify this process. you will observe that we are taking the basic symbol and combining it with the letters of the term. of course, these relationships are open to argument. for example, one could assign pain to the element of fire, which would imply a strong, nearly spastic feeling; pain within the element of earth would tend to be dull and lethargic, etc. one may also work with sub-elements such as earth of water, air of water, fire of water, etc. use your own intuition. you may also utilize the pictorial method. love, for example, might be or (symbols of gunion h, e the alphabet of desire/ 71 figure 23 72/ practic

FREEMASONRY AND CATHOLICISM BY MAX HEINDEL 2

laced under the dual rulership of a king having dominion over their temporal affairs and aiming to advance them by industry and statecraft, and a priest, head of the priestcraft, exercising a spiritual authority, in such a manner as they considered for the eternal good of their charges. the statecraft employed by the sons of cain holds up the male ideal, hiram abiff, the master craftsman, the son of fire, while the sons of seth as priestcraft uphold the female ideal in the virgin mary, the lady of the sea. thus fire and water, male and female, church and state, are opposed to each other, with the inevitable result that a great war has been waged ever since the separation, that sin, sorrow and death are rampant, and that humanity is praying for the day of redemption, when the two streams sh

of the planet-in-the-making generated an atmosphere of steam close to the fiery core and mist further from the fiery center. when the mist had cooled sufficiently, it fell again as rain upon the fiery core, to be re-evaporated, and this continued in endless cycles, until by repeated boiling of the waters, an incrustation began to form around the fiery core. upon the islands of crust in the ocean of fire we first learn of humanity dwelling in solid physical bodies, where of course very dissimilar to those we have today. during the next stage the crust of the earth became sufficiently strong to cover the whole inner core, and humanity lived then in the basins of the earth, in the land of mist, which was so dense that breathing was accomplished by means of gill clefts similar to those of the

it samael united with eve and begat a semi-divine son, cain. as he left eve before the birth of the child, cain was the son of a widow, and a serpent of wisdom. then jehovah created adam, a human being like eve. adam and eve united and begat a child, human like themselves, whose name was abel. jehovah, being the lunar god, is associated with the water, hence there was enmity between cain, the son of fire, and abel, the son of water. so cain slew abel and abel was replaced by seth. in time and through generations, the sons of cain became the craftsmen of the world, skilled in the use of fire and metal. their ideal was male, hiram abiff, the master workman. the sons of seth, on the other hand, became the churchmen, upholding the feminine ideal, the virgin mary, and ruling their people by the

r of the old dispensation, afterward reborn as elijah, guided humanity through its ages of infancy, and was finally embodied as john the baptist, the herald of the new dispensation, the christian era. at the same point in time the other actors in the world drama were also brought to birth that they might serve their brothers. at the casting of the molten sea hiram abiff had been given the baptism of fire by cain, which freed him from the lucifer spirits; he was also given a new hammer and a new word. when the new era dawned, he was born as lazarus, the widow's son of nain, and raised by the strong grip of the lion's paw to the rank of immortals as christian rosenkreuz. solomon, the son of seth, was reborn as jesus. the baptism of water administered by john as representative of jehovah free

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e of the saturn period as the father. in the sun period the root of a new element, air, was evolved, and coalesced with the true fire, which, mark again, is always invisible, and which manifested as heat in the saturn period. then fire burst into flames, and the dark world became a blazing ball of luminous firemist at the word of power "let there be light" let the student ponder well the relation of fire and flame; the former lies sleeping, invisible in everything, and is kindled into light in various ways: by a blow of a hammer upon a stone, by friction of wood against wood and by chemical action, etc. this gives us a clue to the identity and state of the father "whom no man hath seen at any time" but who is revealed in "the light of the world" the son, who is the highest initiate of the

els; some were more advanced than others, but there was no antagonism among them. our present humanity had advanced to a plantlike stage, and was slightly above the new lifewave started in the sun period, and unity also here prevailed. in the moon period contact of the heated sphere with cold space generated moisture, and the battle of the elements commenced in all its fierceness. the heated ball of fire endeavored to evaporate the moisture, force it outwards and create a vacuum wherein to maintain its integrity and burn undisturbed; but there is and can be no void in nature, hence the outrushing steam condensed at a certain distance from the heated ball and was again driven inwards by the cold of space, to be again evaporated and propelled outwards, in a ceaseless round for ages and ages

over by jehovah; the angel samael is ambassador of the martial forces of lucifer. gabriel (who announced the coming birth of jesus to mary) and his lunar angels are therefore the givers of physical life, while samael and the hosts of mars are the angels of death. thus originated the feud in the dim dawn of this cosmic day, and that which we see as free masonry today is an attempt by the hierarchs of fire, the lucifer spirits, to bring us the imprisoned spirit 'light' that by it we may see and know. catholicism is an activity of the hierarchs of water, and places 'holy water' at the temple door to quench the spirits seeking light and knowledge and to inculcate faith in jehovah. as the vernal equinox is said to be at the first point of aries, no matter where in the constellations it falls by

teristic is indicated in the second of the fiery signs, leo, the lion, the king of beasts; or perchance it may rise above the animal nature, and aim at the stars with the bow of spiritual aspiration, typified by the last of the fiery signs, sagittarius, the centaur. the centaur is just ahead of the watery sign scorpio, a warning that one who tries to reach that prerogative as "phree messen" a son of fire and light, will surely feel the sting of the scorpion in his heel, which will goad him onward upon the path where men become "wise as serpents" it is from this class that mystic masonry is recruited with men who have the indomitable courage to dare, the unflagging energy to do and the diplomatic discrimination to be silent. part ii the masonic legend every mystic movement has its legend, w

fore, during the period of construction the two classes joined forces, the underlying enmity being hidden under a superficial show of amity. it was, indeed, the first attempt to unite them, and had that been accomplished the world history from then on would have been altered in a very material manner. the sons of cain, descended from the fiery lucifer spirits, were naturally proficient in the use of fire. by it the metals hoarded by solomon and his ancestors were melted into altars, lavers and vessels of various kinds. pillars were fashioned by workmen under the direction of hiram abiff, and arches to rest upon them. the great edifice was nearing completion when he made ready to cast the "molten sea" which was to be the crowning effort, his masterpiece. it was in the construction of this g

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ll, we can see that masonry has just admitted that she originated in hell. manly p. hall, 33rd degree mason, k.t, in his book, initiates of the flame boldly admits freemasonry is from hell "those who follow the path of faith (or the heart) use water and are known as the sons of seth, while those who follow the path of the mind and action are the sons of cain, who was the son of samael, the spirit of fire. today, we find the latter among the alchemists, the hermetic philosophers, the rosicrucians and the freemasons [p. 20] hall places freemasonry among the circle of the damned- sons of cain, who rebelled against god; alchemists who are known sorcerers, black magicians, and worshippers of satan, and the rosicrucians who have so desecrated the precious cross of jesus christ with pentagrams an

initiation rite, los angeles, the philosophers press, 1937, p. 122; emphasis added] we also find it highly inte resting that one of the masonic publishing houses is called the torch press. we also know from history that the statue of liberty was given to us by illuminist french freemasons in 1876 ring "towe above the shimmering but polluted waters, she holds in her outreached arm and hand a torch of fire and light. a gift of the masonic order, the modern inheritors of the illuminati heritage, the statue of liberty was sculptured by frederic bartholdi, a member of the masonic lodge of alsace-lorraine in paris, france. the statue is significant to the secret societies plotting the new world order [texe marrs, dark majesty: the secret brotherhood and the magic of a thousand points of light, p

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er uses his athame to heap mounds of the amber and dragon's blood upon the now glowing coal within the censer, before beginning his third and final perambulation of the circle. air which had been redolent of scents from the great hall and from this room itself is suddenly stilled as the bittersweet smoke penetrates their entire ritual space. as deer censes the circle and those gathered, he sings "of fire and air is this circle cast. as the sweetness of amber reminds us of union with deity, so the bitterness of blood remembers our separation. ever joined, ever apart- we with our gods and this circle with the great wheel and with creation" deer replaces the still smoking censer upon the altar, then turns to smile broadly at each of the gathered celebrants "and so is our circle raised. a plac

elemental fire. rebirth, like the legendary phoenix who was reborn from its own ashes to live again. the warmth of small fire burning in the fireplace, or the fires that rage to burn away underbrush to re-energize the land. typo steps forward and looks starkly serious at those gathered around the circle, with the castle candle held high above his head he calls "ancient ones of the south, element of fire, you who light the world with the suns glow you who light my heart with desire we bid you welcome to this rite be with us now this night" typo spins back to his place in the circle with the castle candle now held firmly by both hands close to his chest. his thoughts turn briefly to his wife and how easily she brings out the spirit of fire in his heart and mind. typo hands the candle to sha

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e lives? the answer is gno h, and this answer is conclusively proved by examining the lives of the lesser masters. moses disappeared into the land of midian, met there seven daughters of the priest of that country, lived with jethro 8 their father, tended his flocks, led them to the gback side of the desert and came to the mountain of god h. gand the angel of the lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire, out of the midst of a bush. h 9 then he conversed with god, who revealed himself to be the secret jehovah; and on his return to egypt such was his power that not only did he to all intents and purposes found the jewish religion, but he succeeded in turning egyptian society upside down. st. paul journeying to damascus saw a vision of jesus christ, was filled with the holy ghost, and retire

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n be made from nothing was reserved for a later age. in the oldest semitic kosmogonies, we are assured that the self-conscious god who is manifested in the order of the universe, proceeded out of the great abyss, and out of unorganized, dark, primeval matter. during the earlier historic period, however, by both jew and gentile, the belief was entertained that spirit is material. it is the essence of fire--a substance akin to the galvanic or electric fluid. this masculine element, the manifestation of which is desire, or heat, and which was finally set up as an eternal, self-existent, creative force, or god, was originally regarded as a manifestation of matter, and as having no independent existence. in an earlier age, this so-called creative agency is associated with a force far superior t

ews, the etruscans, the greeks, and the romans, fire was venerated as the essence of the deity; and, at the present time, in thibet, in china, in japan, and in portions of africa, it still forms an important part of worship. the hebrew writings show conclusively that not only the jews but all the surrounding nations were fire-worshippers, and that their sacrifices were not infrequently to the god of fire. of this forlong says "when rome was rearing temples to the fame and worship of fire, we find the prophets of israel occasionally denouncing the wickedness of its worship by their own and the nations around them; nevertheless, even to christ's time molok always had his offerings of children"[100 [100] rivers of life and faiths of man in an lands, vol. i, p. 325. it is believed that abraham

their own and the nations around them; nevertheless, even to christ's time molok always had his offerings of children"[100 [100] rivers of life and faiths of man in an lands, vol. i, p. 325. it is believed that abraham introduced fire-worship among the jews from ur in mesopotamia, a land in which lights are still venerated, and fire altars are worshipped as containing the deity. the real essence of fire which was identical with the life-principle was holy. the "lord" of the israelites was in the fire which descended on mt. sinai, exodus xix, 18 "the bush burned with fire and the bush was not consumed" exodus iii, 2. whether the signification of "bush" is the same as "grove" i know not, but josephus assures us that the bush was holy before the flame appeared in it. because of its sacred ch

nations" they also kept a phallic emblem in a box, chest, or ark which they worshipped as the "god of hosts" the "life giver" etc. it has been observed that although the jews frequently lost their ark, they were never without their serpent-pole. at a certain stage in the religious development of mankind all the temples in africa and western asia were dedicated to vulcan the fire god or the "lord of fire" to whom all furnaces were sacred. the principal festivals in honor of this deity took place in the spring, at the easter season, and on the 23d of august, when it is said that the licentiousness practiced in the temples compared with those of the "harvest homes" of europe when the sun was in libra and the harvest had been garnered in. vulcan was the "god of fornication" or of passion. the

which they believed resided in fire. we have observed that force or spirit was originally regarded as a part of nature, or in other words that it was a manifestation of, or an outflowing from matter, but so soon as it began to be considered as something apart from nature, there at once arose a desire for some corporeal object to represent this unseen and occult principle. during many of the ages of fire-worship, holy fire, although a material substance, seems to have been too subtle to clearly represent the god-idea, hence everywhere the worship of the serpent is found to be interwoven with it. in fact, so closely are serpent, fire, pillar, and other phallic faiths intermingled that it is impossible to separate them. the persians are by some writers said to have been the earliest fire-wor

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gthemenwhohave risen, lay chiefly in seeingthedawn;whichdutybecame henceforth amatterofdaily practice (p.11.'after such fashionthenbegan theannusmirabilisor great yearofsorcery, fullofrites and questings'.andthen there weretheladies. at this time also there were givenuntothem two sisters, daughters of thehouseof life, for high priestesses and ministers..these were children of the elements, queens of fire and water, fullofinward magic andofoutwardwitchery, full of music and song, radiantwiththe illusionsoflight. bythemthetwobrothers were served and refected solongas they were proselytesofthe gate, postulants at the door' of the temple, dwellers on the threshold, waiting to be passed, raised, exalted, installed and enthroned.andthetwobrothers proceededthroughmany sub-grades of the secretorde

bedwiththe letter he, being the he finalofthe divine name. he bears a wand, surmounted by a calvary cross, having acrownuponthe upper arms.thefrater zelator is in symbolical correspondencewiththe guide of the paths and grades. 5. the fraterthurificanswears a red surplice and a collarofgreen silk, fromwhichdepends a circular lamina, inscribedwithan equilateral6, having the apex upward, as a symbol of fire. he is in symbolical correspondencewiththe master.6.thefrateraquariuswears a blue surplice and a collar of orange silk, fromwhichdepends a circular lamina, inscribedwithan equilateral'\h having the apex downward, as a symbolofwater.heis in symbolical correspondencewiththe warden. 7. thefraterostiarius,whois not strictly an officer, has no special vestments. he carries a wand, surmounted by

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of our robes.thewandofthe kerux is a beam from the light of the hidden wisdom, and his lantern is an emblem of the ever-burning lamp borne by the guardianofthe mysteries.theseal of the stolistes at the gate of the north, signifyingcold, is the place of the guardian of the cauldron and the well of water.theseal of the dadouchos in the south, signifying heat, is the place of the guardianofthe lake of fire and the burning bush' a pause.hierophant:'frater kerux, i command you to declare that the neophyte has been regularly initiated into the mysteries of the0=0grade.'kerux(advancing to right front of hierophant and raising his wand:'inthe nameofhim who works in silence and whom only silence can express, and by command of the very honoured hierophant, hear ye all: i proclaim that a.b, whowillb

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in greek chemix1/-ltand ges cham'y'l)sxo/-lis derived.thelearned kircher writes in a.d. 1650 that several travellers in egypt found in his time burning lamps in the tombs at memphis. numa pompilius, king of rome, who certainly experiment255 ed with the natural electricity of the clouds, built a temple to the nymph egeria, and made in it a spherical dome, in which he caused toburna perpetual flame of fire in her honour; but in what manner this flamewas produced we have no knowledge. nathan bailey, in hisbrittanicdictionary,1736, remarks that in the museum of rarities at leyden, in holland, there were two of these lamps, only partially destroyed. a lamp still burning was found during the papacy of pauliii,about 1540, in a tomb in the appian way at rome, supposed to be that of tulliola, the d

numbers; thus frater s. c. gould, of manchester, new hampshire, describes nine; fra. macgregor mathers, notes ten; but even more may be formed, of course, if relative sequence be not insisted upon.thewinding staircase consisted of 3, 5, 7, steps, ifnotof more, of these three referred to the three rulers of a lodge, these are the three mother letters of the hebrew alphabet, a, m, s, typical again of fire, air, and water, the three first sephiroth. five to hold a lodge and seven to make it perfect, these are the hebrew seven double letters, parallel emblems to seven planets and seven lower sephiroth. three, five, and seven amount to fifteen, which is equivalent to jah, god, yod, and he, ten and five; every hebrew word is also a number, and the reverse. these seven persons, again, are typica

t'noangel carries two messages, nor two angels one message, bereshith rabba. we shall now consider the more purely rabbinic notions which have no support among the christian teachers. rabbi jochanan says angels were created on the second day. rabbi chanina allots them to the fifth day of creation. rabbi bechai asserts that angels are of an ephermeral nature, created from the river dinor, a stream of fire, and perishing daily; except michael and gabriel, metatron and sandalphon who remain in glory and their names are never changed.inthe work of bartolocci i. 267, are given the following names as of the classes of angels according to the teaching of the most learned of the rabbis; chaioth hakodesh, ophanium, arelim, chashmalim, seraphim, melakim, elohim, beni elohim, cherubim and ishim. seve

who can read it. read also 'that which is above is like that which is below, and 'that which is below is like that which is above in the formation of the one power; as in heaven above, so on earth below, there exists an analogy between the sublime personalities of god-head in the realms above, and the creative and mother divine forces holding sway in this particular terra, our world. the essence of fire is developed in us through sol, or fire, luna, or water, wind, or air, and is as if nourished in our earth. its forces pulsate with attraction and repulsion, they ascend and they descend, even as we see in an analogous manner the sun of our universe holds by attraction all the planets in their courses, and yet maintains an adequate repulsion between it and them at the due distances from it

atter was in this instance viewed as the eagle: the reason for this change was a rosicrucian secret. in this order also are allotted the seasons winter, summer, spring and autumn;butif placed in the order of ihvh, the succession would be the natural one of summer, autumn, winter and spring, and fire, water, air and earth. then follow the four groups of so-called elemental spirits, the salamanders of fire, the undines of water, the sylphs of air, and the gnomes of earth, invisibletoordinary men and women, but dwelling in our environment; they were deemed tobeof varying temper in their relations to man; la motte fouque wrote four little tales in regard to these beings: they were named undine, aslauga's knight, sintram and his companions, andthetwo captains. these elemental beings, whose exis

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e the divine brightness, not for thyself,butfor those who have not yet attained unto the pathways, even though they be thy tormentors.24 the sorcerer and his apprenticebalanced between the spiritual and the material, the type of the reconciler, remember the symbol of the brazen serpent. mark thou well the difference between the two serpents, for before the serpent of brass of numbers, the serpent of fire could not stand. but at the fall, the serpent of evil arising in the tree surrounded malkuth, and linked her thus into the outer and the qliphoth, for this is the sin of the fall, even the separation of the material plane from the sephiroth through the interposition of the coils of the stooping dragon. thus, therefore, must malkuth be cleansed, and this is the redemp255 tion to come. for a

ted.rg]lilith machaloth samael rahab the asstheoxserpentsstrange beasts splendour on every side fire enfolding whirlwind babel ionia media edomthemercavah in the mercavah vision of ezekiel it is written 'and i looked and behold a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire enfolding itself and a splendour on every side, and hashmal the brilliance of the innermost flame in the midst of fire' these are from cherubic expressions of force and the evil and averse powers broken beneath their feet are:rahab,whose symbol is a terrible demon leaping upon an ox;machaloth,a form compounded of a serpent and a woman, and she rideth upon a serpent scorpion; andlilith,a woman outwardly beautiful but inwardly corrupt and putrefying, riding upon a strange and terrible beast. to these four (b

mensionsofspace--i-length, breadth. and thickness; in fact' we cannot get. away from the 3. in royalarchmasonryitis the triple tau: whoever can turnthathas the key to all the sciences. the turning of the tripletaumay be accomplished. by a perfect knowledge of numbers. then 4 is, as i said, the great name: also the 4 elements and the 4 ordersofelemental. intelligences .or elemental beingsorpowers, of fire, water, earth, and air. 5 was pre-eminently the number of marriage among thejews.2555gifts, 5 blessings, the guests were admitted by fives, 5 wise virgins and5foolish in the parable,and5 is the humannumber-the 5 points of the human being,thes-pointedstar, as well as the humanhieroglyph the pentalpha- which is not the seal of solomon as some people think,butwhich is the symbolof.health. the

mann'stroas.176thesorcererand his apprenticeelements- namely, spirit, matter, and 'that' which unites them, which we for the present call 'fohat- clearly a simple line is incomplete as a symbol; therefore on this earth plane we require a figure which shall typify three in one, and this the triangle does better than any other figure.thetriangle apex upwards (fig. 6) symbolising the aspiring nature of fire, that with the apex down (fig. 7) the unstable quality of water, and also by its base upwards the horizontal extension. as these elements become more material still, their base lines are doubled; thus air partakes of the aspiring quality of fire,butin a more material and earthy state, and accordingly the symbol of air is (fig. 8. similarly earth is matter in a still more gross state than w

which causes the ether- that is to say, the absolutely undifferentiated matter which fills thatspace255to become so differentiated as to become capable of motion, causes it to become granular. and following that, operates the vayu tatwa which sweeps these granules into a circular motion. upon that again operates the taijas tatwa, which sweeps the moving particles into a glowing incandescent mass of fire mist, in fact. and so is born the first nebula, the nebula which hereafter shall take the formofour solar system.thenfollowing upon the fiery tatwa, the fiery current which has created the fire mist, comes the apas, its natural reaction, the cold and contracting force which draws this fire mist into whirling balls whirling round an empty space in the centre. and from that again the prithiv

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ch, irminsul was renowned for its size, but was destroyed by charlemagne in his attempted conversion of the saxons in the eighth century. from the world tree extends nine worlds or realms, five of which are on the central axis and four in the directions. pathways link all the worlds with the central axis. the gnostic handbook page 22 (the system of nine rather than seven duplicates the principles of fire and ice as distinct worlds, this is not found in later models of the universe such as the anglo saxon) the world in the center is called midgard. the word gard means dwelling, it is obviously related to the word garden. midgard is middle earth, the garden in which ex live our lives. it includes the physical world as it is perceived by our senses. encircling midgard is the world serpent (4t

verse such as the anglo saxon) the world in the center is called midgard. the word gard means dwelling, it is obviously related to the word garden. midgard is middle earth, the garden in which ex live our lives. it includes the physical world as it is perceived by our senses. encircling midgard is the world serpent (4th c) niflheim is the realm of ice and darkness, while muspellsheim is the world of fire and heat. the interaction between fire and ice, niflheim and muspellsheim (2nd c) is a major dynamic within the activity of the world tree. this interaction occurs in ginnungagap (1st c, an empty abyss, where the fire of muspellsheim mets of the icy rivers of niflheim and from this dynamic the giant ymir is born. odin and his brother, born from giants, carve up the body of ymir to create m

and his brother, born from giants, carve up the body of ymir to create midgard. ymirs bones become the moutains, his teeth the rocks, his blood the rivers, his skull the vault of the sky, his hair the forests and grasses. like the titans, ymir's death creates mankind. hence midgard is a checkerboard on which fire and ice battle against each other until the game is completed. from the interaction of fire and ice within the great gap, the planes or worlds are formed. this model when examined critically (we will return to it in the next lesson) has a lot in common with the kabbalah and theosophical plane models. together they give us a good overview of the great chain of being. the planes or world below the triune forces of the void, fire and ice are: vanaheim is the world of the vanir. it i

ve many different aspects and facets, they may also be related to the seven rays of the theosophical and rosicrucian mystery traditions. in the heavenly hierarchy these spirits are again emanations from the truine principle and under them are formed the immortals, beings that embody each ray or spirit. and out of the throne proceeded lightning and thundering and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven spirits of god. revelation 4:5 the seven spirits according to the zoroastrian tradition 1. khshathra vairya desirable power, the kingdom of god 2. haurvatat wholeness, health 3. spenta armaiti holy piety, devotion 4. ameretat long life, immortality 5. vohu manah good purpose, good thought 6. asha vahishta best, right, truth, order 7. spenta ma

e. he told the people to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in jesus" on hearing this, they were baptised into the name of the lord jesus. acts 19:3-5 the anointing of the holy spirit is the baptism with fire. it is not given with the baptism of repentance but is offered later on the spiritual path. as the baptism of repentance is recognition of starting the spiritual path, the baptism of fire is recognition of a certain degree of achievement and is stimulus for further growth. the baptism of water symbolises the start of the work of sophia in cleansing the life of the student, it also initiates the growth of the light spark in the gnostic. the baptism of fire recognises the growing spark of light and accelerates the destruction of the "old man" within the gnostic being. as the

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cond attribution the whole tree of life in atziluth is the treasury of light, while the lower trees in briah, yetzirah and assiah are mixed. the supernals in the lower mixed trees are the more refined phases of the mixed worlds. atziluth. fire. kether, binah and chokmah. briah. water. chesed, geburah and tiphareth. yetzirah. air. netzach, hod and yesod. assiah. earth. malkuth. atziluth: the world of fire this is the world of the treasury of light, it is the pleroma, the source of initiative energy forces. in this realm each sephira reflects a facet or the divine energy of the invisible spirit. in this system of attribution malkuth represents the particles of light held captive within matter, rather than the physical shell of earth. the names below are old testament titles which when used i

ally the astral planes. some of the more expressive are those of the hebrew hierarchy. kether. chaioth ha kodosh. holy living creatures. chokmah. orphanism. wheels. binah. aralism. thrones. chesed. chashmalim. shining ones. geburah. seraphim. fiery serpents. tiphareth. malachim. kings. netzach. elohim. the gods. hod. ben elohim. sons of the gods. yesod. cherubim. strong ones. malkuth. ishim. sons of fire. assiah: the lower world the world of matter is where things become solid, they manifest. attributions in this world can vary greatly, traditionally, there are the planets. but we have more than simply their physical manifestation. while assiah is matter it also cross-over into the lower reaches of the astral as the veil or paroketh is not as strong as the abyss. accordingly, each planet h

elieve in the one coming after him, that is, in jesus" on hearing this, they were baptised into the name of the lord jesus. acts 19:3-5 gnostic theurgy page 139 the anointing of the holy spirit is the baptism with fire. it is not given with the baptism of repentance, but is offered later on the spiritual path. as the baptism of repentance is recognition of starting the spiritual path, the baptism of fire is recognition of a certain degree of achievement, and is stimulus for further growth. the baptism of water symbolises the start of the work of sophia in cleansing the life of the student, it also initiates the growth of the light spark in the gnostic. the baptism of fire recognises the growing spark of light and accelerates the destruction of the "old man" within the gnostic being. as the

and accelerates the destruction of the "old man" within the gnostic being. as the spark of light grows it attempts to commune with the mind of god (logos) to which the gnostic now has access, however, sin (dialectic facets) block the way. as the initiate evolves sophia purifies and destroys the blockages between the self and the logos. this process is recognised and accelerated by the initiation of fire. the spirit baptism also recognises the new mind and emotions through which the new man is being formed. accordingly, as sophia imparts new gifts and powers. it should be noted that since this baptism initiates new aspects of the transfiguration process, it should be only offered to mature gnostics. a gnostic just on the path, so to speak, by taking this baptism can bring on internal exper

ism of the holy spirit. this also leads us to an understanding of the esoteric meaning of the name jesus and the christ. jesus as a symbol represents the human principle. in gnostic literature the name jesus was symbolic of the spiritually disciplined life, hence, baptism in the name of jesus is the first baptism, that of water, discipline and repentance. the second baptism (or anointing) is that of fire, it is the christ baptism. at this baptism sophia breaks down the barriers between the new awakened self (pneumatic spark) and the logos and the gnostic enters into communion with the mind of god. in other words, the lord of wisdom is present in his soul, he is christed. now i realise many traditional christians (and others) will argue that the holy spirit cannot do any harm, it is the spi

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ire. angelic spirits are solar/air based spirits who posses a higher articulation of being, that is, they resonate with the more developed aspects of the self i.e. communion with the initiatic guide/holy guardian angel. demons are spirits/fallen angels which proceed to grow in shadows and the darkness of the earth, but are as significant and beneficial as angelic spirits. in unity these djinn are of fire and air, thus enflame the very essence of self in the illumination of being (black flame self- perception and being. black magick is the development and refinement of the self on every level. it can be unpleasant such as questioning yourself and testing your limits, and it can be pleasure filled. it is necessary not to grow lazy while working with these spirits, as the work will then disin

which rises in the noon-tide sun. belial north (from bliol, a wicked one. belial is the spirit of the earth, created second after lucifer/azazel as a powerful angel. belial is a powerful daemonic and angelick spirit and initiator, and is associated with both the infernal and celestial) the sub-princes are (and should be considered shadow forms of the infernal princes) samael east (being the angel of fire who is azazel. samael is the demon prince who is married to lilith and father of tubal-cain. the root word of samael is sml, which translates idol or image) azael west (associated with azrael, the angel of death or the egyptian anubis, the god of the dead. azael represents the west and the realm of twilight) azazel south (associated with the element fire, as azazel is the fire djinn of isl

my soul shall be illuminated in this blackened light. shaitan the adversary, my soul enflamed! arogogoruabrao thiaf! east- lucifer revealed as azazel, bringer of illumination and love, who resides in shadow and light, cover and cloak my spirit with thy twelve wings, serpent skin covered from the shedding of the dragon, bring now forth the serpent essence of my soul! melek tau us, beautiful spirit of fire, i summon thee forth! photeth north- set-an, isolator and strengthening force of storms, that chaos which i have tempered in thy elegance of darkness. i go forth and become as the eye of algol, separate and alone in my being. typhon, present unto me the tcham knive from which i shall stand forth in my dreaming and waking! sender of nightmares ascend through me! ooo west- let now the serpen

e sun shall come now forth to join with the ahrimanic shadow, that angel and daemon are joined! i walk unto the umbrarum rex, the kingdom of shades and the ghost roads open the gates unto me! guardian of flaming sword and corpse-king of the scepter open forth the leviathanic way to me! i behold the center of the eight rayed black sun my essence unto seth! azal ucel! i invoke the baphometic spirit of fire! 19 invocation of the adversary the following is a ritual which may be conducted when the sun is at its full light, or when the moon is full or dark, as the essence of iblis be finally revealed. the purpose of the ritual is invoking the spirit of the adversary, known as shaitan/iblis, satan, lucifer, set, azazel. the sorcerer shall seek the fire-spirit of change, rebellion and progression

of the adversary. the celebrant may construct as mask of two sides, which shall be placed upon the center of the altar. a phallic symbol or stone god may be near the mask as well, symbolizing the solar creative force of the beast 666- one- the fallen seraph lucifer, the angelick essence of the black flame, the very source of our wisdom, being and becoming. two the seraph of flame, the djinn iblis of fire, daemon of the blackened flame, serpent beast dragon wolf goat. satanas is the devil-cloaked initiator of the path of the wise, those who laugh at the warnings of a cringing society. robe thyself in crimson, the color of flame and movement. the symbol of the averse pentagram, being downward pointing to indicate the union of the fallen angels with humanity to create divinity. in the sethian

GOLDEN DAWN INVOKING PENTAGRAM RITUAL OF FIRE

al circumstances. what is meant by normal circumstances is to say that other than conditions of using the ritual for balancing, grounding and conversing with the archangel auriel, it is usually not necessary to banish afterwar uthe sanctuary of maat order of the golden dawn- content http//www.ritual-magic.com/welcome/modules.php?name=content. 1 of 3 6/27/2004 8:05 am the invoking pentagram ritual of fire the invoking pentagram ritual of fire relax and perform the fourfold breath perform the qabalistic cross 1. touching the forehead, say atah. 2. touching the breast, say malkuth. 3. touching the right shoulder, say ve-geburah. 4. touching the left shoulder, say ve-gedulah. 5. clasping the hands upon the breast, say le-olam, amen. facing east, use the index finger of the right hand, a dagger

GOLDEN DAWN LESSER BANISHING RITUAL OF THE HEXAGRAM

ng for lesser workings. before attempting to consecrate any magical weapons both the supreme ritual of the pentagram and hexagram should be learned. however, with this ritual and the lbrp, rituals such as israel regardie's middle pillar exercise can be performed -frater p.a.l. face east. perform the qabalistic cross as in the lbrp. perform the analysis of the keyword. trace the banishing hexagram of fire, in gold, before you in the air vibrate ararita and end in the sign of silence. turn to the south. trace the banishing hexagram of earth. vibrate ararita turn to the west. trace the banishing hexagram of air. vibrate ararita. turn to the north. trace the banishing hexagram of water. vibrate ararita. turn to the east. perform the analysis of the keyword. perform the rdthe sanctuary of maat

GOLDEN DAWN LESSER BANISHING RITUAL OF THE PENTAGRAM LBRP

over a long period of performing the l.b.r.p. daily, your sphere of sensation is slowly but surely becoming accustomed to the energies. so when you have internally reached a state of openness, you can then judge for yourself that the presence of the archangels are truly undoubted. within its performance the magician traces a protecting circle, while his imagination is formulating an astral circle of fire within which to pursue his work. at the north, south, east, and west of this circle banishing pentagrams of the element earth are traced with the wand or sword. as these pentagrams are formed in midair with the elemental weapon, every effort should be made to impart vitality and reality to them. the blind performance of this ritual, as is so true of every aspect of theurgy, is quite useles

agrams are formed in midair with the elemental weapon, every effort should be made to impart vitality and reality to them. the blind performance of this ritual, as is so true of every aspect of theurgy, is quite useless, and is a waste of both time and energy. the imagination, simultaneously, should be stimulated to create these pentagrams about the magician on the astral plane in glowing figures of fire, so that through the streaming lines of light and power, representative of the spiritual being, no lesser entity of any kind dare make its way. it is necessary that the magician make certain that he does not lower the elemental weapon after formulating a pentagram in mid-air. the circle must be complete, continuing in an unbroken line from pentagram to pentagram. the blazing five-pointed s

monads, are the minute sensitive points of spiritual consciousness, and in the reality of their existence and function is based not only the deepest sense of individuality but the basis of matter itself, and its concomitants of energy and physical life. these monads are at the root of the cell as of a mineral, brain matter as well as of vegetable life. the result of the formulation of the circle of fire and the flaming pentagrams, the vibration of the god-names and the invocation of both the angels of the cardinal points and the holy guardian angel, is that gradually the coarser cells or monadic atoms are ejected from the sphere of consciousness. to take their place other lives, more sensitive and refined, of a finer grade of spiritual substance, are attracted to the sphere of being, and

GOLDEN DAWN MEDITATION WITH THE ARCHANGEL GABRIEL

ed orange on a blue background in hebrew. the temple is to be arranged in accordance with the practicus hall (as in the second part of the initiation ceremony) relax and perform the fourfould breath go to the northeast and say "hekas, hekas, este bebeloi" with the black end of the wand, perform the lbrp (facing east, say the following invocation "so therfore first the priest who governs the works of fire must sprinkle with the lustral waters of the loud resounding sea. remain in the east. with the white end of the wand, trace the lesser invoking pentagram. thrust the wand through the center of the figure and vibrate "eheieh" do this also in the south, west, and finally in the north; drawing the same pentagram and intoning the same word in all four quarters. return to the east (remain in th

GOLDEN DAWN SUPREME BANISHING RITUAL OF THE PENTAGRAM

the ground with the left foot and give the sign of silence (also called the "sign of protection) as a shield against all attack and protection from any reflux current of energy. go clockwise to the south and trace the banishing pentagram of spirit active while vibrating the name "bitom" draw the spirit sigil in the center and intone "eheieh" give the lvx signs. then trace the banishing pentagram of fire. vibrate "oip teaa pedoce" draw the sigil of leo in the center and vibrate "elohim" give the sign of philosophus. then give the projection sign and the sign of silence. go to the west and trace the banishing pentagram of spirit passive while vibrating the name "hcoma" draw the sigil of spirit in the center and intone "agla" give the lvx signs. trace the banishing pentagram of water the san

GOLDEN DAWN SUPREME INVOKING RITUAL OF THE PENTAGRAM

entagram of air and vibrate "oro ibah aozpi" draw the sigil of aquarius in the center of the pentagram and intone "yhvh" give the sign of the theoricus. turn to the south and trace a large invoking pentagram of spirit active. thrust through the center of the pentagram and vibrate "bitom" trace the spirit sigil in the center and intone "eheieh" give the lvx signs. then trace the invoking pentagram of fire and vibrate "oip teaa pedoce" draw the sigil of leo in the center of the pentagram and intone "elohim" give the sign of the philosophus. turn to the west and trace a large invoking pentagram of spirit passive. thrust through the center of the pentagram and vibrate "hcoma" trace the spirit sigil in the center and intone "agla" give the lvx signs. then trace the invoking pentagram of the san

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l of the hexagram, the hexagram is traced in accordance with the attributions of the sephiroth on the tree of life. the uppermost point or angle alludes to the supernals, but its point answereth to tud. the bottom angle answereth unto dwsy, and the remaining points of the hexagram or angles unto the remaining sephiroth of the microprosopus. the hexagram combines the two most opposing forces; that of fire and water. 6. l a b c f k y 7 the hexagram, unlike the pentagram, is not traced in one continuous line. the unicursal hexagram, which was developed by g.h. frater s.r.m.d. is used for specific enochian workings where a continuous line is to be employed. let the adeptus minor be aware that in all workings of our order, in group or privately, the classical hexagram is preferred. all invoking

ortant reason for the b.r.h. is to banish unwanted forces that may not be evil or hostile, but may not be in harmony with the work undertaken. the four forms these are the four good forms created by tracing the two triangles of the hexagram. the lesser ritual of the hexagram is based on these four forms. l y f k b c this is the fire hexagram. its affinity is with the eastern quarter, the position of fire in the zodiac (notice f, and k do not change sides. to achieve this from the basic hexagram, lower the inverted triangle, then reverse it by throwing the lunar angle up to the top from being lowest. l k y f b c the second form is the classical hexagram with the attribution of the angles as usual. the hexagram has an affinity with earth and is traced in the southern quarter. this is the pos

chael auriel gab riel gad ephraim manasseh issachar j udah naphtal i asher dan benjamin zebulon reuben simeon raphael in the macrocosm in the east is a, which is. in the south j, which is. in the west is g, which is. in the north is d, which is. 23 now look at the inside angles and observe these as the angles of the four elements in the microcosm. k, the kerubic of air in the east, e, the kerubic of fire in the south, h, the kerubic of water in the west, and b, the kerubic of earth in the nor od tools of the inner order 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 the lotus wand should be carried by the zelator adeptus minor at all meetings of the second order in which he has the right to be present. the lotus wand must be consecrated by himself alone. he can not have the help o

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he east, sprinkle or swing to the left, right, center, and draw a cross in the air with the tool and say "i purify/consecrate thee with n/o" then move on to each of the other quarters repeating the same. after you have performed these banishings and purification's with n and o, you will then say the call from the chaldean oracles. for nit is "so therefore first, the priest who governeth the works of fire must sprinkle with the lustral waters of the loud resounding sea" for o it is "and when all the phantoms have vanished, thou shalt see that holy and formless fire, that fire which darts and flashes through the hidden depths of the universe, hear thou the voice of fire" these could be said while you are circumambulating around the temple after you have purified each quarter and have ended i

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS ENOCHALL

reby direct my legal representatives whomsoever, in case of my death or incapacity, to return the same at once, unread and unopened, to g.h. frater p.c.a, at 14050 cherry avenue, suite r- 159, fontana, california, 92337. 2 enochian a: in/ of/ on/ the/ with. a babalond: of a harlot. a boapri: let them serve you. a cocasb: the time. a cro odzi: hast thy beginning. aaan: kerubic angel of water angle of fire tablet. aab: cacodemon of fire angle of earth tablet. aabco: commanding angel of air angle of water tablet. aacc: subservient angel of fire angle of air tablet. aadt: kerubic angel of air angle of water tablet. aaetpio: senior of mars on the fire tablet. aaf or aao: amongst/ among aai: amongst you/ cacodemon of fire angle of earth tablet. aai grosb: amongst you a bitter sting. aaiom: among

gel of air angle of water tablet. aaetpio: senior of mars on the fire tablet. aaf or aao: amongst/ among aai: amongst you/ cacodemon of fire angle of earth tablet. aai grosb: amongst you a bitter sting. aaiom: amongst us. aair: subservient angel of air angle of earth tablet. aal: cacodemon of earth angle of air tablet. aala/ ala: placed you. aala: put/ place (v) aana: kerubic angel of water angle of fire tablet. aanaa: kerubic name of water angle of fire tablet. aao ial pir gah: amongst the flames of first glory. aao: aaf/ among/ cacodemon of water angle of air tablet. aaodt: angel, also known as aadt. aaoth: name of mercury perimeter. aaozaif: senior of jupiter on the air tablet. aapdoce: senior of venus, on the fire tablet. aavan: angel, also known as aaan. aavna: angel, also known as aa

dt. aaoth: name of mercury perimeter. aaozaif: senior of jupiter on the air tablet. aapdoce: senior of venus, on the fire tablet. aavan: angel, also known as aaan. aavna: angel, also known as aana. aax: cacodemon, counterpart of the angel axir. aaxp: subservient angel of air angle of water tablet. ab: angel (filia filarum lucis) associated with luna. ab: name of jupiter heptagon 2. aba: cacodemon of fire angle of earth tablet. ababalond: of an harlot. abai: stooping. subservient angel of fire angle of earth. abaiond: governor of the second division of the aethyr pop (56. abaiuonin: to the stooping dragon. 3 abaivoninu: abai vovin. stooping dragon. abalpt: calling angel of earth angle of earth tablet. abamo: angel, also known as abmo. abaramig: abramg, prepare. abmo: subservient angel of ea

nown as abmo. abaramig: abramg, prepare. abmo: subservient angel of earth angle of air tablet, also known as abamo. aboapri: serve, also see booapis. aboz: kerubic angel of air angle of earth tablet. aboza: kerubic name of air angle of earth tablet. abraasa/ abraassa: provide/ provided. abramg: abrang/ i prepare/ i have prepared. abramig: prepare/ are prepared. acam: 7699. acar: subservient angel of fire angle of fire tablet, also known as acrar. acca: subservient angel of fire angle of air tablet. also known as acuca. achildao: with diamonds. acl: cacodemon of water angle of water tablet. aclondoh: in thy kingdom. acmbicu: senior of mercury on the earth tablet. acocasb: time. acon: subservient angel of earth angle of air tablet. acop: subservient angel of earth angle of water tablet. acp:

f fire angle of air tablet. also known as acuca. achildao: with diamonds. acl: cacodemon of water angle of water tablet. aclondoh: in thy kingdom. acmbicu: senior of mercury on the earth tablet. acocasb: time. acon: subservient angel of earth angle of air tablet. acop: subservient angel of earth angle of water tablet. acp: cacodemon of water angle of air tablet. acps: kerubic angel of earth angle of fire tablet. acrar: angel, also known as acar. acroodzi: beginning, also croodzi. acuca: angel, also known as acca. aczinor: senior of jupiter on the earth tablet. add: cacodemon of air angle of water tablet. adgmach: much glory. adgt: can/ be able. adi: cacodemon of earth angle of fire tablet. adire: angel, also known as adre. adna: obedience. adnop: angel, also known as adop. ado: cacodemon o

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ody or set it along this side of the altar. step 4 let the adept pick up the second nchalice which is in the north. beginning in the north, consecrate the four quarters with the element of n. this may be accomplished by sprinkling nfrom the left to the right to the center and tracing a large cross. let the adept now recite the following "so therefore first the priest who would governeth the works of fire must sprinkle with the lustral waters of the loud and resounding sea" beginning in the south, do likewise with o, consecrating the four quarters, and again incensing with the movements of left, right and center and a large cross. let the adept then recite the following "and when after all the phantoms have vanished, thou shalt see that holy and formless fire, that fire which darts and flas

nding sea" beginning in the south, do likewise with o, consecrating the four quarters, and again incensing with the movements of left, right and center and a large cross. let the adept then recite the following "and when after all the phantoms have vanished, thou shalt see that holy and formless fire, that fire which darts and flashes through the hidden depths of the universe, hear thou the voice of fire" step 5 let the adept now taking up the wand by the white band, circumambulate (in the direction of the sun) and desoil three times. step 6 upon completion, let the adept now return to the west of the altar, facing east, and recite the adoration to the lord of the universe. let the adept include the sign of the enterer and the sign of harparcrates at the end "holy art thou lord of the univ

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i" 3 step 2 setting down the wand and picking up the magical sword of the art, the adept shall now perform the l.b.r.p. step 3 laying down the sword, let the adept take up the chalice of water and purify the temple in all four quarters by the formula of tracing a cross and sprinkling thrice in the form of the n triangle. recite the following "so therefore first, the priest who governeth the works of fire must sprinkle with the lustral waters of the loud and resounding sea" step 4 replacing the chalice, let the adept take the incense (we recommend that our rosicrucian fraternity use the traditional rose and amber incense blend. consecrate the four quarters by o, tracing a cross in each quarter and waving the censer thrice in the form of the o triangle. recite the following "and when after a

n fraternity use the traditional rose and amber incense blend. consecrate the four quarters by o, tracing a cross in each quarter and waving the censer thrice in the form of the o triangle. recite the following "and when after all the phantoms have vanished, thou shalt see that holy and formless fire, that fire which darts and flashes through the hidden depths of the universe, hear thou the voice of fire" step 5 setting down the censer, let the adept hold the lotus wand by the white portion and circumambulate, desoiling three times, giving the signs of the neophyte when passing in the east (the rending of the veil is also acceptable. step 6 moving to the west of the altar and facing east, recite the adoration to the lord of the universe "holy art thou lord of the universe, holy art thou wh

blessings of hwchy, hcwhy. step 16 perform the l.b.r.p "i now declare this temple and rite duly ended" note: if you are consecrating only one tool and not all of them at one time, you may close with the supreme banishing ritual of the pentagram of the specific element that you are working in. for example, if you have consecrated the fire wand only, you may close with the supreme banishing ritual of fire. although the above ceremony may seem like an extreme amount of work, the proper empowerment of any magical tool is absolutely critical for future working. the tool, when at all possible, should not be held like a baseball bat or like one would hold a hammer, but held with two fingers extending forward, thus, giving the feeling and impression that the tool is an extension of one's own self

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS K

the keyword) chief adept (advances to the altar without his wand, taking the cross from the altar, goes to the south, raises the cross above his head and slowly circumambulates the chamber with sol, repeating "and when, after all the phantoms have vanished, thou shalt see that holy and formless fire, that fire which darts and flashes through the hidden depths of the universe, hear thou the voice of fire" chief adept (on reaching the south, he faces south, and makes with the cross the invoking pentagram of fire, saying "oip teaa pedoce. in the names and letters of the great southern quadrangle, i invoke ye, ye angels of the watchtower of the south (chief adept replaces the cross on the lion. takes the cup, goes to the west, sprinkles water, and circumambulates with sol, saying) 3 "so there

e faces south, and makes with the cross the invoking pentagram of fire, saying "oip teaa pedoce. in the names and letters of the great southern quadrangle, i invoke ye, ye angels of the watchtower of the south (chief adept replaces the cross on the lion. takes the cup, goes to the west, sprinkles water, and circumambulates with sol, saying) 3 "so therefore first the priest who governeth the works of fire must sprinkle with the lustral water of the loud, resounding sea (on reaching west, he faces west, and makes the invoking pentagram of water with the cup, saying "empeh arsel gaiol. in the names and letters of the great western quadrangle, i invoke ye, ye angels of the watchtower of the west (replaces the cup on eagle's head. takes the dagger and strikes forward with it, then circumambulat

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS T

e momao for the thunders have spoken! come away! for the crown of the siaion od mabza iad o i as momar temple and the robe of him that is was and shall be crowned poilp niis zamran ciaofi caosgo are divided. come! appear unto the terror of the earth od bliors od corsi ta abramig. and unto our comfort and of such as are prepared. lof m the ninth key micaolz bransg prgel napea ialpor a mighty guard of fire with two-edged swords flaming, ds brin efafafe p vonpho olani od obza which have vials eight of wrath for two times and a half, sobol vpaah chis tatan od tranan balie whose wings are of wormwood and of the marrow of salt, 14 alar lusda soboln od chis holq have settled their feet in the west and are measured c noqodi cial vnal aldon mom caosgo with their ministers 9996. these gather up the

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS T3

e momao for the thunders have spoken! come away! for the crown of the siaion od mabza iad o i as momar temple and the robe of him that is was and shall be crowned poilp niis zamran ciaofi caosgo are divided. come! appear unto the terror of the earth od bliors od corsi ta abramig. and unto our comfort and of such as are prepared. lof m the ninth key micaolz bransg prgel napea ialpor a mighty guard of fire with two-edged swords flaming, ds brin efafafe p vonpho olani od obza which have vials eight of wrath for two times and a half, sobol vpaah chis tatan od tranan balie whose wings are of wormwood and of the marrow of salt, alar lusda soboln od chis holq have settled their feet in the west and are measured c noqodi cial vnal aldon mom caosgo with their ministers 9996. these gather up the mos

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS U1

ital organs. the blood is spirit mingled with and governing the watery principle. the lungs are the receptacles of air which temperate the blood as the wind does the waves of the sea the mephitic impurities of the blood in its traversal of the body requiring the dispersing force of the air, even as the sea under a calm, does putrefy and become mephitic. the heart is the great center of the action of fire leading its terrible energy as an impulse under the others. thence cometh from the fiery nature the red color of blood. the part above the heart is the chief abode of the ruach, as there receiving and concentrating the other expressions of its sephiroth. this part is the central citadel of the body and is the particular abode of the lower and more physical will. the higher will is in rtk o

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of foundations, the world of the elements, is the name of the sphere of operation of twklm which is called the sphere of the elements from which all things are formed, and its archangels are three: wrffm, the prince of countenance reflected from rtk, and wpldns, the prince of prayer (feminine, and nephesch ha messiah, the soul of the reconciler for earth. and the order of angels is \ca or flames of fire, as it is written, gwho maketh his angels, spirits and his ministers as a flaming fire, h and these are also called the order of blessed souls, or of the souls of the just made perfect. 7 notes by g.h. frater n.o.e.l: although the following is not classically part of the hodos document, its relevance to the document is apparent. addendum 1 reveals to the z.a.m. the five elements in the fou

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crifice so that i shrink not in the hour of trial, but that thus, my name may be written on high, and my genius may stand in the presence of the holy one in that hour, when the son of man is invoked before the lord of spirits, and his name before the ancient of days" step 4 pause, then formulate the pillars. stand between them, and make the sign of. philosophus say "let us adore the lord and king of fire. holy art thou lord of the blazing fires, whereon thy spirit filled in the beginning, elohim. glory be unto thee ruach elohim whose spirit hovered over the waters of creation" step 5 go to the south. before the fire tablet, make the active and passive spirit pentagrams and invoking fire pentagram with the leo kerub in the center, using the lotus wand. say: 3 "and the elohim said 'let us ma

ach elohim whose spirit hovered over the waters of creation" step 5 go to the south. before the fire tablet, make the active and passive spirit pentagrams and invoking fire pentagram with the leo kerub in the center, using the lotus wand. say: 3 "and the elohim said 'let us make adam in our own image, after our likeness, and let him have dominion' in the name yhvh tzoboath, lord of hosts, spirits of fire adore your creator. sign the leo kerub with the fire wand. say "in the sign of leo the lion, and in the name of michael, great archangel of fire, spirits of fire, adore your creator" make the cross with the wand. say "in the names and letters of the great western quadrangle, spirits of fire, adore your creator" hold the lotus wand on high. say "in the three great secret holy names of god b

name of michael, great archangel of fire, spirits of fire, adore your creator" make the cross with the wand. say "in the names and letters of the great western quadrangle, spirits of fire, adore your creator" hold the lotus wand on high. say "in the three great secret holy names of god borne upon the banners of the west, oip teaa pdoce, and in the name of,edlprnaa great king of the south, spirits of fire, adore your creator" step 6 still facing south, vibrate very powerfully the sixth enochian key, invoking the line bitom from the tablet of union. formulate an astral banner of the east surrounding one's self "in the name of elohim and in the name of yhvh tzboath, i command ye, o ye dwellers in the realm of fire, that ye fashion for me a magical base in the astral light wherein i may invoke

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of which is further shown in the inner knowledge of the succeeding grades of the outer order. in the true knowledge of the application of the symbolism of the enterer lies the entrance to the knowledge of practical magic: and therefore are all the formulae drawn from the ritual classed under five several heads, according unto the letters of the name yeheshuah. for to the letter yod y the element of fire belong the works of ceremonial magic, as the evocation of the spirits of the elements, etc. unto the first heh h the consecration and charging of telesmata, and the production of natural phenomena, as storms, earthquakes, etc. unto the letter vau w divination in all its branches; and the art of making the link between the subject of the work and the process of divination. and to the final

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he first of four consecrations because when the pillars of the tree are projected onto the sphere of sensation there are four pillars, of which the middle pillar is the axis. at this point of the ceremony, the astral appearance of the candidate is that of a form wrapped in darkness as if extinguished thereby, and having unto his right and unto his left the faint semblance of the two great pillars of fire and of cloud, from which issues faint rays into the darkness which covers him. immediately above his sphere of sensation there will appear a ray of bright light as if preparing to penetrate the darkness covering him. the result of this will be that the candidate, during the whole of the ceremony of admission, will usually appear to be somewhat automatic and vague. the reception and consecr

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walking through the steps without any vibration or drawing the crosses. addendum the rose cross ritual is based on the power of the tetragrammaton infused with the fires of life, the ruach elohim, through the letter c. when placed in the center it unites the masculine with feminine, the macrocosm with the microcosm, as in hwchy. when placed after the letters (chwhy) it unites the three principles of fire, water, and air with the final principal of earth. its sealing properties come from a fiery wall of c infused within the elements of the microprosop..ritual i 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 3 step 1 perform the l.b.r.p. step 2 perform the b.r.h. step 3 perform the s.i.r.p. step 4 create a vortex. perform the adoration to the lord of the universe. step 5 stand west

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s came i forth ere my birth, from the silence of a primal sleep. and the voice of darkness answered unto my soul 'i am he that formulates in darkness, the light that shineth in darkness, but the darkness comprehendeth it not. let the mystic circumambulation take place in the place of darkness go round, knock when passing east and west and east again. pass to the south, halt, formualte the pillars of fire and cloud, reaching from darkness to the heavens. formulate shroud between them, and pass to the west. invisible, i cannot pass by the gate of the invisible save by virtue of the name of darkness" step 18 formulate forcibly the egg of dark blue-black. say "darkness is my name, and concealment. i am the great one invisible of the paths of the shades. i am without fear, though veiled in dark

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ames and images are all powers awakened and re-awakened (third adept draws invoking pentagrams of spirit, both passive and active, using the lotus wand held by the white band) chief adept "i invite you brothers and sisters of the red rose upon the golden cross, to inhale with me the perfume of this rose as a symbol of air (smell the rose. to feel with me the warmth of this sacred lamp as a symbol of fire (waves hand over the lamp. 5 to eat with me this bread and salt as types of earth (dips the bread into the salt and eats it. and finally, to drink with me this wine, the consecrated emblem of the element of water (makes a cross with the cup then drinks it (the chief adept then looks to the first adept, makes the sign of the enterer toward first adept and the first adept returns with the si

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step 1 place the sword upon the central altar with the hilt toward the east near the incense, pointing west near the n. step 2 take up the lotus wand by the black end. stand at the west of the altar facing east. step 3 say "hekas hekas este bebeloi" step 4 take up the cup and purify with n, sprinkling to the east, south, west, and north. say "so therefore first, the priest who governeth the works of fire must sprinkle with the lustral waters of the loud, resounding sea" put down the cup on the altar. 4 step 5 take up the incense and wave it as you pass round to the east, south, west, and north while saying "and when after all the phantoms are vanished, thou shalt see that holy and formless fire, that fire which darts and flashes through the hidden depths of the universe, hear thou the voic

fire must sprinkle with the lustral waters of the loud, resounding sea" put down the cup on the altar. 4 step 5 take up the incense and wave it as you pass round to the east, south, west, and north while saying "and when after all the phantoms are vanished, thou shalt see that holy and formless fire, that fire which darts and flashes through the hidden depths of the universe, hear thou the voice of fire" put down the incense. step 6 take up the lotus wand. circumambulate with a three times, grasping the wand by the white band. return to the west, face east, and say the adoration "holy art thou lord of the universe. holy art thou whom nature hath not formed. holy art thou the vast and mighty one, ruler of the light and of the darkness" step 7 perform the lesser invoking ritual of the hexag

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and the bread and salt is as the foundation of my body which i destroy that it may be renewed" step 33 take elements astrally, then say "in the name of hwchy the redeemer, i now set free any spirits that may have been imprisoned by this ceremony" step 34 conclude with lvx sigerritual 5 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 chief adept second adept third adept fourth adept magus of fire with the lamen of the dadouchos magus of water with the lamen of the stolistes lotus wands red incense burner sword of the art razor blades five red lanterns elemental tools, plus salt third adept "hekas, hekas, este bebeloi" bell/ chief adept "fraters and sorors of the r.r. et a.c, we are assembled together for the purpose of evoking tangible and penetrating forces of an unlimited magnitu

of water stands in the east facing west, draws cross in air with chalice and sprinkles) magus of water "in the name of el, strong and mighty, and in the name of gabriel, the great archangel of water, i purify thee with water" magus of water (scatters water around the edges of the circle beginning in the east sprinkling every few inches) says "so therefore first, the priest who governeth the works of fire, must sprinkle with the lustral waters of the loud resounding sea (puts chalice back and resumes position in the north) chief adept "magus of fire, i command you to consecrate this temple by the banishing ritual of the hexagram and to consecrate this hall with the magic fires, to light the holy lamps and to place them about the circle, and to consecrate the temple and all present with the

inkle with the lustral waters of the loud resounding sea (puts chalice back and resumes position in the north) chief adept "magus of fire, i command you to consecrate this temple by the banishing ritual of the hexagram and to consecrate this hall with the magic fires, to light the holy lamps and to place them about the circle, and to consecrate the temple and all present with the holy fire" magus of fire "mighty chief, all thy commands shall be obeyed (magus of fire performs the b. r. h. with lotus wand. he then takes red incenser of the south altar and brings it to the east facing chief) magus of fire (draws the invoking pentagram of fire, then swings "in the name of bitom and by the names oip teaa pdoce, i consecrate thee with the magic fires of light" 4 (faces west, swings/ and draws th

d. he then takes red incenser of the south altar and brings it to the east facing chief) magus of fire (draws the invoking pentagram of fire, then swings "in the name of bitom and by the names oip teaa pdoce, i consecrate thee with the magic fires of light" 4 (faces west, swings/ and draws the cross in the air with the incenser "in the name of yhvh tzabaoth, and in the name of the great archangel of fire michael, i consecrate thee with fire" magus of fire (he then lights the four red lamps at the edge of the circle, starting in the east and ending at the fifth lamp sitting on the center altar, while saying at the beginning of the lighting "and when all the phantoms have vanished, thou shalt see that holy and formless fire, that fire which darts and flashes through the hidden depths of the

thee with fire" magus of fire (he then lights the four red lamps at the edge of the circle, starting in the east and ending at the fifth lamp sitting on the center altar, while saying at the beginning of the lighting "and when all the phantoms have vanished, thou shalt see that holy and formless fire, that fire which darts and flashes through the hidden depths of the universe. hear thou the voice of fire (returns to position) chief adept (moves to the east, takes air dagger and draws the invoking pentagram of air "i exorcise all evil and impure spirits by the powers of air and in the name of exarp and oro ibah aozpi (faces west, swings/ and makes a cross in the air and says "in the name of shaddai el chai, all mighty and everlasting god, and in the name of the great archangel of air, rapha

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t "let us adore the lord of the universe. holy art thou, lord of the air, who hast created the firmament (hierophant makes a cross in the air with the rose and salutes) all give theoricus grade sign or the sign of your grade" kerux (passes to the south and faces the dadouchos who turns south holding up the lamp "all face south" dadouchos "let us adore the lord of the universe. holy art thou, lord of fire, wherein thou hast shown forth the throne of thy glory (makes a cross with the lamp) all give philosophus grade sign or the sign of your grade" kerux (passes to the west and faces the hiereus, who turns west holding cup on high "all face west" hiereus "let us adore the lord of the universe. holy art thou, lord of the waters, whereon thy spirit moved at the beginning (makes a cross with the

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above and formulate a brilliant scarlet red ball of light covering the heart/solar plexus area. superimpose the e symbol in the flashing color of brilliant emerald green on top of the ball of scarlet red. step 2 vibrate \yhla and the angelic names lakym and lara. when you feel the power of the names filling you with the force of, recite the following prayer of the salamanders "holy art thou lord of fire wherein thou hast shown forth the throne of thy glory. twabx hwhy, leader of armies is thy holy name. o, thou flashing fire, thou illuminatest all things. with thy insupportable effulgence, whence 5 flow the ceaseless dream of splendor, which nourisheth thy infinite spirit. help us, thy children, whom thou hast loved since the birth of the ages of time. amen" part 4 step 1 hold the lotus w

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ts that had been created by the gods but were finally attacked and devoured by jaguars. the second sun is represented by the serpent head of ehecoatl, the god of the air: during that period the human race was destroyed by high winds and hurricanes and men were converted into monkeys. the symbol of the third sun is a head of rain and celestial fire: in this epoch everything was destroyed by a rain of fire from the sky and the forming of lava. all the houses were burnt. men 9 from the vaticano-latin codex 3738, cited in adela fernandez, pre-hispanic gods of mexico, panorama editorial, mexico city, 1992, pp. 21-2. graham hancock fingerprints of the gods 104 were converted into birds to survive the catastrophe. the fourth sun is represented by the head of the water-goddess chalchiuhtlicue: des

our own the fifth and most recent creation.34 it is the fate of the bronze race that is of particular interest to us here. described in the myths as having the strength of giants, and mighty hands on their mighty limbs ,35 these formidable men were exterminated by zeus, king of the gods, as a punishment for the misdeeds of prometheus, the rebellious titan who had presented humanity with the gift of fire.36 the mechanism the vengeful deity used to sweep the earth clean was an overwhelming flood. in the most widespread version of the story prometheus impregnated a human female. she bore him a son named deucalion, who ruled over the country of phthia, in thessaly, and took to wife pyrrha, the red-blonde, daughter of epimetheus and pandora. when zeus reached his fateful decision to destroy th

rcultural telepathy, or could elements of these remarkable universal myths have been engineered, long ages ago, by clever and purposeful people? which of these improbable propositions is the more likely to be true? or are there other possible explanations for the enigma of the myths? we shall return to these questions in due course. meanwhile, what are we to conclude about the apocalyptic visions of fire and ice, floods, volcanism and earthquakes, which the myths contain? they have about them a haunting and familiar realism. could this be because they speak to us of a past we suspect to be our own but can neither remember clearly nor forget completely? 27 new larousse encyclopaedia of mythology, pp. 275-7. 28 maya history and religion, p. 332. graham hancock fingerprints of the gods 203 ch

ious meltdown, forcing a 350- foot rise in global sea levels amid scenes of unprecedented climatic and geological turmoil. for seven thousand years of human experience, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and immense floods, interspersed with eerie periods of peace, must have dominated the day-to-day lives of the new world peoples. perhaps this is why so many of their myths speak with such conviction of fire and floods and times of darkness and of the creation and destruction of suns. moreover, as we have seen, the myths of the new world are not in this respect isolated from those of the old. all around the globe, a remarkable uniformity reveals itself over issues such as the great flood and the great cold and the time of the great upheaval. it is not just that the same experiences are being r

im a way of ascent to the sky. 8 switching to dialogue, utterance 310 proclaimed, o you whose vision is in his face and whose vision is in the back of his head, bring this to me! what ferry-boat shall be brought to you? bring me: it-flies-and-alights. 9 utterance 332, supposedly spoken by the king himself, confided, i am this one who has escaped from the coiled serpent, i have ascended in a blast of fire having turned myself about. the two skies go to me.10 and in utterance 669 it was asked, wherewith can the king be made to fly-up? the reply was given: there shall be brought to you the hnw-bark [italicized word untranslatable] and the [text missing] of the hn-bird [italicized word untranslatable. you shall fly up therewith. you shall fly 5 ibid, p. 227, utt. 572. 6 ibid, p. 297, utt. 688:

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the skins of an onion. the astral plane is not up in the sky somewhere. it interpenetrates the earth plane. however, its extension is larger than that of the earth and so it is shown in the diagram as a larger sphere. 14 the hermetic axiom "as aboye so below" is used in enochian magick to explain how each cosmic plane can be divided into subplanes. there is an air of water subplane, and an earth of fire subplane, and so on. in addition, at the outer boundary of each cosmic plane is located a ring-passnot. this effectively prohibits passage of a lower cosmic element frito a higher sphere. earth can not pass finto water, nor air finto fire. these are outlined in figure 2. you must take care not to confuse the cosmic element earth with physical earth. nor is the cosmic element water the fami

= mauve or purple water of air= blue lettering earth of air= black lettering fire of air= red lettering water= blue air of water= yellow lettering water of water= orange lettering earth of water= black lettering fire of water= red lettering earth= black air fo earth= yellow lettering water of earth= blue lettering earth of earth= green or white iettering fire of earth= red lettering fire= red air of fire= yellow lettering water of fire= blue lettering earth of fire= black lettering fire of fire= green lettering the colors of the great cross are: aries, leo, sagittarius= firey= red cancer, scorpio, pisces= watery= blue gemini, libra, aquarius= airy= yellow taurus, virgo, capricorn= earthy= black 49 the colors of the sephirothic crosses are determined using each truncated pyramid as: the col

n. the wand. this is the most important of the magical instruments. the wand symbolizes your magical will as 54 well as your wisdom and your word. it is the principie weapon of the magias. the wand is used in both invocations and evocations. yours is also ara embodiment of your creative power. when charged with a masculine force iit symbolizes the lingam. in enochian magick the wand is the symbol of fire, and is especially used in those operations involving tthe watchtower of fire. the cup. the cup is a passive instrument. it represents your magical understanding. in the beginning, your cup is usually empty. gradually, with effort and experience, it filas with your understanding of truth. it is by nature round, vulnerable, and receptive. when charged with a feminine force, iit symbolizesth

records are asure way for you to progress in a sane and intelligent fashion. update your diary as often as you can, and you will find yourself growing. 78 development of the subtle body within the human body is another body of approxirnately the lame size and shape; but mude of subtler and less illusory material. this body, which is called by various authors the astraldouble, body of light, body of fire, bodyy of desire, fine body, scin-laeca and numberless other names is naturally fitted to perceive objects of its own class. in particular,the phantoms of the astral plane. aleister crowley, magick in theory and practice may the ba (soul) see its khat (physical body. may it rest in its sahu (spirit body. may it not lose consciousness. may it not lose control over the body, ever. chapter lx

en adapted from the golden dawn's invocation ritual called the 'formula of opening by watchtower (i.e, regardie's watchtower ceremony. step 1. use your sword to perforan the appropriate banishing rituals of the pentagram and hexagram. the enochian pentagram and hexagram rituals are given later in this manual. step 2. enter your body of light. hold your wand before you. stand facing the watchtower of fire in the south. see fue radiate from your wand and say: behold, all the phantoms have vanished, arad i see that sacred and formless fire; the fire that llames and consumes the hidden depths of the universe, and i hear the voice of fire. trace the fire pentagram before you, and then trace a flaming red enochian letter k (k) within it. maintain this flaming letter and say, oip-teaa-pdoke (oh-e

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e angelic order of the b nay-elohim (sons of the god- goddesses. expressively by the planet kochav (mercury or hermes. humanly 9 this is where the unborn get their intelligence and intellect from. 9 foundation or basis. originatively by the god-aspect shadai el chai (powerful/almighty lord of life).creatively byarchangelgavriel (virility ofgod. formatively by the angelic order of the ishim (souls of fire. expressively by levanah (themoon, which is closest to this planet. this is the sphere of familial influence from bloodlines, where dreams develop and everything comes together for emergence into independent life. humanly this is the finishing process in the womb, and where we get our imagination from. after nine months, everything is projected into: 10 thekingdomof thisworld.originated by

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. he is the gracious loving deity, in contrast with the two last-mentioned, and with wuotan in one aspect; for, as wish, wuotan also seems kindly and creative like froho. as to phol, scarcely known to us till now, i have hazarded so many conjectures that i will not add to their number here. if, as appears most likely, he is synonymous with paltar (balder, he must pass for a god of light, but also of fire, and again of tempest; under another view he haunted wells and springs. he approximates the higher elemental powers, and could the more easily be perverted into a diabolic being. equally lost to germany is the name of the norse loki, who represents fire in another xx peeface. aspect, and was still better qualified to stand for the devil. the stories of his artfulness, his cunning tricks, h

iplicity spring out of this unity; and we can hardly go wrong in assumingr for deities and heroes a similar coincidence, combination and gradation, according to their characters and particular^ thus, to take an example from the dental xxll preface. functions. how wuotan, donar, and zio partly run into one another has been shewn; logi (lowe, blaze) becomes lol?i (lock, bolt, g becomes h, the sense of fire is exchanged for that of bolts and bars (of hell, as hamar and hera came to signify the implements they used. we have seen wuotan reappear in longbearded charles, in red-bearded frederick. on comparing the norse hero-legend with the german, we see remarkable instances of this shifting and displacement of names and persons. gudrun in the edda occupies the place of our krimhilt, while grimhi

r harm but that he disturbs their night's rest by his whining. he is not to be pacified, nor driven away. kill him, and he turns 1 liscb, mocmoub. jahrbuch 5, 78-80. 926 spectres. into a stone by day, wlicli, if tlirown away, comes back to tlie bouse by main force, and is a dog again at night. so be whimpers and whines the whole year round, brings sickness and death upon man and beast, and danger of fire to the house; not till the tiuolven come!*round again does peace return to the house. hence all are careful in the twelves, to keep the great house-door well locked up after nightfall; whoever neglects it, has himself to blame if /raw gaiiden looks him up. that is what happened to the gi"andparents of the good people now at bresegardt. they were silly enough to kill the dog into the bargai

into a sack, and then hammers him to pieces. i hold these pictures to be heathenish and eddie (see p. 244; as prometheus is chained, so ahriman lies fettered for 1000 years, so lolci is bound; not only in germany, but in scandinavia the expression' the devil is loose' nethl' de duivel is los' has boeu handed down through many hundreds of years in the people's mouth^ with this we must connect that of fire breaking loose (pp. 245. 602, and of rubbing fire out of wood to break the devil's strength (pp. 606-7. what there is at the bottom of another saying' the devil's dead, and any one can get to heaven un' swell' nu iir fan los' hallman's skrifter, stockli. 1820, p. 224. vol. iii. i 1012 devil. hindered (meinert's kulilandclien 215, i do not rightly know; it can hai'dlj mean the devil's defea

reports the same to the wise woman, aviio proscribes accordingly (bicster's mon. schr. as above. the spirits leave their tracks in 1166 sicknesses. tlie ashes, wliicli are strewn as for the eartli-mannikin p. 451 n; couf. sup. m, 40 (see suppl. on the draiving and pouring of water by the wise woman, see sup. i, 515. 865. charming of apoplexy by a hatchet on the threshold, g, line 70. the efficacy of fire and flame was proved on envenomed wounds, by burning them out; sa3m. 27^ already mentions' eldr vi-s sottum/ fire against sicknesses. on erysipelas they struck fire [out of flint, sup. i, 71 0. to insure cattle against fire, they drove them over the holy needfire, p. 604 seq (see suppl. an old cure for fever was, to lay the child on the oven or the roof' mulier si qua filium suum tponit su

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n of a house, are distinguished from the friendly and goodnatured by their commonly forming a whole gang, who disturb the householder s rest with their riot and clatter, and throw stones from the roof at passers by. a french comedy of the 16th century, les esprits/ l represents goblins racketing in a house, singing and playing at night, and aiming tiles at passers by in the daytime; they are fond of fire, but make a violent uproar every time the master spits. 2 in gervase of tilbury, cap. 18, the folleti also pelt with stones, and this of stone-throwing is what we shall meet with in quite early stories of devils; al together the racketing sprites have in this respect more of the devil or spectre in them than of the elf: it is a darkening and distortion of their original nature in accordanc

ping jaws, has been shewn above, pp. 312-314. yet this void of space had two extremities opposed to one another, muspell (fire) the southern, and nifl (fog) the northern; from muspellsheim proceed light and warmth, from niflheim darkness and deadly cold. in the middle was a fountain hvergelmir, out of which flowed twelve rivers named elivdgar. when they got so far from their source, that the drop of fire contained 1 xctos, from xaivt^ohg. ginan, on. gina= lat. hiare; conf. ohg. ginunga, hiatus. but we need not therefore read gap ginunga, for the on. ginna, which has now only the sense of allicere, must formerly have had that of findere, secare, which is still found in ohg. inginnan, mhg. enginnen (see above, p. 403, ganna: otfried iii. 7, 27 says of the barleycorn, thoh findu ih melo thar

, that only the men and dwarfs are regarded as being really created, while the giants and gods come, as it were, of themselves out of chaos. to the production of men and dwarfs there went a formative agency on the part of gods; giants and gods, without any such agency, made their appearance under the mere action of natural heat and the licking of a cow. giants and gods spring out of a combination of fire with water, yet so that the element converted into ice must recover its fluidity before it becomes capable of production. the giant and the cow drip out of the frost, buri slowly extricates himself in three days from the thawing mass of ice. this dripping origin reminds us of some other features in antiquity; thus, 03inn had a gold ring draupnir (the dripper, from which every ninth night t

d bani viffar, 1 names for it, gramm. 3, 352; eddie names, stem. 50b, sn. 187-8. 602 elements. grand viffar (bane, crusher, of wood, sn. 126, her alls vi&ar, sssm. 228b. another difficult expression is eikin fur, ssem. 83b. of vafrlogi (quivering flame, suggesting the mhg. daz bibende fiwer (tund. 54, 58, i likewise forbear to speak; conf. chap. xxxi, will o the wisp (see suppl. a regular worship of fire seems to have had a more limited range than the veneration of water; it is only in that passage of the as. prohibitions quoted p. 102, and in no other, that i find mention of fire. a part of the reverence accorded to it is no doubt included in that of the light-giving and warming sun, as julius caesar (p. 103 above) names sol and vulcanus together, and the edda fire and sun, praising them

ms i often find such forms of cursing as: mal feu arde! tristr. 3791; maus feus et male flambe m arde 1 meon 3, 227. 297. ren. 19998. this evil fire is what the norse loki represents; and as loki or the devil breaks loose, we say, when a fire begins, that it breaks loose, breaks out, gets out, as if from chains and prison: worde viir los/ doc. in sartorius s hanse p. 27; in lower germany an alarm of fire was given in the words fiir los! on. einn neisti (spark) war$ laus/ forms of exorcism treat fire as a hostile higher being, whom one must encounter with might and main. tacitus (ann. 13, 57) tells us how the ubii suppressed a fire that broke out of the ground: residentibus flammis propius suggressi, ictu fustium aliisque verberibus ut feras (see p. 601) absterrebant, postremo tegmina corpo

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he god of abraham, the god of isaac, the god of jacob, bless here the creatures of these kinds that they may give forth the power of their odours so that neither the enemy nor any false imaginaions may be able to enter into them, through our lord jesus christ, to whom be honour and glory now, henceforth, and for ever. amen. sprinkle them with holy water, saying, asperges me, domine, etc. exorcism of fire i exorcise thee, o thou creature of fire, by him by whom all things are made, that forthwith thou wilt cast away every phantasm from thee that it shall not be able to do any hurt in any thing. bless, o lord, this creature of fire and sanctify it, that it may be biessed to set forth the praise of thy holy name that no hurt the secret grimoire may be able to come unto me, through the virtue

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his universal or cosmic consciousness has been had by other illuminated personages and should have no personal designation. colombe.the word colombe means dove. in earlier rosicrucian temples there were one or more vestal virgins who not only kept the important symbolical and holy fire in the vestal stand ever burning, but who also served in the ritualistic work and mystical exercises as a symbol of fire, light, life, and love, and the dove of consciousness. the colombe also represents the conscience of each frater and soror of the lodge. compensation.(see karma) concentration.concentration means bringing to a center. rosicrucian mental concentration is a technique of gathering all of one's attention and directing it towards observing and defining one condition, object, or principle. perfe

ic table of elements. some can be sensed in a psychic manner only as far as their nature and purposes are concerned.(not to be confused with a similar term in the temple monographs. elementals.sometimes called salamanders and other terms used by early philosophers and by some modern schools of strange thought. in this sense an elemental is supposed to be."nature-spirit presiding over the elements of fire, air, etc. a superstitious belief exists that these elementals or beings can cause good or evil, or that they can fill a room and cause disturbances or manifestations, or influence our thinking, hearing, and seeing. needless to say, there are no elementals in this sense. emanations.the radiations or projections from all material and psychic forms. the emanations are extensions of the vibra

elieved for many years that the vestal virgins were an institution of roman origin, but research has shown that in the arcane schools of egypt, and in the earlier rosicrucian temples, there were one or more vestal virgins, who not only kept the important symbolical and holy fire in the vestal stand ever burning, but who also served in the ritualistic work and in the mystical exercises as a symbol of fire, light, life, and love, as well as the dove of consciousness. hence the word colombe, which means dove, is a symbol which has always had an important place in the mystical and religious ceremonies of ancient and modem times. vibrations.a periodic impulsion or wavelike oscillation of forces. vibrations occur in solids, liquids, air, and in electromagnetic phenomena. according to rosicrucian

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the egyptian dead. the afterlife was full of dangers and difficulties to be overcome, a belief that probably reflected the experience of life of the average ancient egyptian. after death each individual faced a journey through the underworld to reach the presence of one of the gods who could grant eternal life. the deceased would find themselves in an eerie landscape of rivers, deserts, and lakes of fire, inhabited by demons and monsters. the adventures of the soul in this landscape are similar to the fairy tales of other cultures, but the prize to be won was not a precious object or the hand of a princess, but eternal life. some deities were helpful to the dead, but others were hostile unless approached in the right way. the soul of the deceased had to act like a magician and overcome thr

and write down thirty-five good stories and thirty-five bad stories. a baboon was often shown sitting on top of the scales in which the hearts of the dead were weighed against the feather symbol of truth. this baboon was sometimes identified with thoth, the recorder of divine judgments, and sometimes with khonsu, who eats the hearts of the dead. four baboons with scorching breath guarded the lake of fire in the underworld, where they judged deities, themes, and concepts 113 figure 24. a deceased woman and a baboon adoring the sun. vignette from a copy of the book of the dead (courtesy of geraldine pinch) the rich and the poor alike. it was in the form of a baboon that thoth traveled through the nubian desert in search of the fiery daughter of the sun god. the eight baboons of the horizon w

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ngers of wrath, and their bodies, souls, and spirits are consumed by fire once and for all. the egyptians had no belief in a purgatory. the fires of the other world were, it is true, occupied daily in burning up the damned and the opponents of the sun-god, but each day brought its own supply of bodies, souls, spirits, demons, etc, for annihilation. in all the books of the other world we find pits of fire, abysses of darkness, murderous knives, streams of boiling water, foul stenches, fiery serpents, hideous animal-headed monsters and creatures, and cruel, death-dealing beings of various shapes, etc, similar to those with which we are familiar in early christian and medi val literature, and it is tolerably certain that modern nations are indebted to egypt for many of their conceptions of he

ace of departed spirits in general, it produces a wrong impression in the mind. again, the word tuat must not be rendered by "hades" or "hell" or "sheol" or "jehannum" for each of these words has a limited and special meaning. on the other hand, the tuat possessed the characteristics of all these names, for it was an "unseen" place, and it contained abysmal depths of darkness, and there were pits of fire in it wherein the damned, i.e, the enemies of osiris and ra, were consumed, and certain parts of it were the homes of monsters in various shapes and forms which lived upon the unfortunate creatures whom they were able to destroy. on the whole, the word tuat may be best rendered by "the other world" 1 or "underworld" always provided that it be clearly understood that the egyptians never bel

were weak and miserable beings. as a reward for their veracity and orthodoxy) upon earth, the food on which they live is maat, i.e, truth, and they themselves become maat, or truth itself, and they are permitted to invoke the god in the gate. ra, moreover, gives them the mastery over the waters of the region, which, though cool and refreshing to the maatiu beings p. 119 themselves, become "waters of fire (vol. ii, p. 95) to those who are sinners and are involved in wickedness. we have already seen that the wicked were not allowed to enter this division, therefore it appears that it was held to be possible for the dead round about it to attempt to drink of the cool waters, which straightway turned into fire and consumed them. turning now to those beings who stand to the left of the boat (vo

he north, and four of osiris of the south; all are under the rule of khetra, who is the "warder of this field (vol. i, p. 60, but it is only when they hear the words of afu-ra that they come to life. the work which they do in this region is to hew and hack souls in pieces, to imprison the shadows of the dead, and to carry out the sentence of death on those who are doomed to destruction in a place of fire; they cause fires to come into being, and flames to burst forth on the wicked. p. 123 [paragraph continues] now in this case also the beings who are doomed to be burned in a place specially set apart for this purpose cannot be of the number of the gods who protect osiris, for they were created by ra to serve this god in this division of the tuat, and to attend upon himself as he made his j

ti-amenti-osiris according to the book of gates sacred texts egypt ehh index index previous next third division of the tuat. ii. the kingdom of khenti-amenti-osiris according to the book of gates. before afu-ra can pass into the third division it is necessary for him to pass through a gate which is protected by two strong walls, with a passage running between them. this passage is swept by flames of fire which proceed from two uraei; each end of it is guarded by a warder in mummied form, and on the inner side of the inner wall is a company of gods. the gate is called septet-uauau, and the name of its monster serpent is aqebi. so soon as the boat enters the division or hour four of the gods of the region appear, and take it in tow; the god is in the same form as before, and has in no way su

HELENA BLAVATSKY THE KEY TO THEOSOPHY

the minds of the poor ignorant masses, the scheme of a burning hell and souls tormented therein is purely egyptian. ra (the sun) became the lord of the furnace, in karr, the hell of the pharaohs, and the sinner was threatened with misery "in the heat of infernal fires "a lion was there" says dr. birch "and was called the roaring monster" another describes the place as "the bottomless pit and lake of fire, into which the victims are thrown (compare revelation. the hebrew word ga -hinnom (gehena) had never really the significance given to it in christian orthodoxy. hermas an ancient greek writer, of whose works only a few fragments now remain extant. hierogrammatists (gr) the title given to those egyptian priests who were entrusted with the writing and reading of the sacred and secret record

HEPTAMERON

s; so that neither the enemy, nor any false imagination, may be able to enter into them: through our lord jesus christ &c. then let them be sprinkled with holy water. the exorcisme of the fire upon which the perfumes are to be put. the fire which is to be used for suffumigations, is to be in a new vessel of earth or iron; and let it be exorcised after this manner. i exorcise thee, o thou creature of fire, by him by whom all things are made, that forthwith thou cast away every phantasme from thee, that it shall not be able to do any hurt in any thing. then say, bless, o lord, this creature of fire, and sanctifie it, that it may be blessed to set forth the praise of thy holy name, that no hurt may come to the exorcisers or spectators: through our lord jesus christ &c. the sun. the moon. abra

eginning of the work, and to be confessed, and receive the holy communion. let him have ready the perfume appropriated to the day wherein he would perform the work. he ought also to have holy water from a priest, and a new earthen vessel with fire, a vesture and a pentacle; and let all these things be rightly and duly consecrated and prepared. let one of the servants carry the earthen vessel full of fire, and the perfumes, and let another bear the book, another the garment and pentacle, and let the master carry the sword; heptameron 6 over which there must be said one mass of the holy ghost; and on the middle of the sword, let there be written this name agla, and on the other side thereof, this name+ on. and as he goeth to the consecrated place, let him continually read letanies, the serva

HP LOVECRAFT A DARK LORE

. from a wide circle of ten scaffolds set up at regular intervals with the flame-girt monolith as a centre hung, head downward, the oddly marred bodies of the helpless squatters who had disappeared. it was inside this circle that the ring of worshippers jumped and roared, the general direction of the mass motion being from left to right in endless bacchanal between the ring of bodies and the ring of fire. it may have been only imagination and it may have been only echoes which induced one of the men, an excitable spaniard, to fancy he heard antiphonal responses to the ritual from some far and unillumined spot deeper within the wood of ancient legendry and horror. this man, joseph d. galvez, i later met and questioned; and he proved distractingly imaginative. he indeed went so far as to hin

other. but i am unreadie for harde fortunes, as i haue tolde you, and haue longe work'd upon ye way of get'g backe after ye laste. i laste night strucke on ye wordes that bringe up yogge-sothothe, and sawe for ye first time that face spoke of by ibn schacabao in ye. and it said, that ye iii psalme in ye liber-damnatus holdes ye clauicle. with sunne in v house, saturne in trine, drawe ye pentagram of fire, and saye ye ninth uerse thrice. this uerse repeate eache roodemas and hallow's eue; and ye thing will breede in ye outside spheres. and of ye seede of olde shal one be borne who shal looke backe, tho' know'g not what he seekes. yett will this auaile nothing if there be no heir, and if the saltes, or the way to make the saltes, bee not readie for his hande; and here i will owne, i haue not

HP LOVECRAFT POLARIS

nuscripts and the wisdom of the zobnarian fathers; so my friend, desiring not to doom me to inaction, rewarded me with that duty which was second to nothing in importance. to the watchtower of thapnen he sent me, there to serve as the eyes of our army. should the inutos attempt to gain the citadel by the narrow pass behind the peak noton and thereby surprise the garrison, i was to give the signal of fire which would warn the waiting soldiers and save the town from immediate disaster. alone i mounted the tower, for every man of stout body was needed in the passes below. my brain was sore dazed with excitement and fatigue, for i had not slept in many days; yet was my purpose firm, for i loved my native land of lomar, and the marble city olathoe that lies betwixt the peaks noton and kadiphone

HP LOVECRAFT THE CALL OF CTHULHU

from a wide circle of ten scaffolds set up at regular intervals with the flame-girt monolith as a centre hung, head downward, the oddly marred bodies of the helpless squatters who had disappeared. it was inside this circle that the ring of worshippers jumped and roared, the general direction of the mass motion being from left to right in endless bacchanale between the ring of bodies and the ring of fire. it may have been only imagination and it may have been only echoes which induced one of the men, an excitable spaniard, to fancy he heard antiphonal responses to the ritual from some far and unillumined spot deeper within the wood of ancient legendry and horror. this man, joseph d. galvez, i later met and questioned; and he proved distractingly imaginative. he indeed went so far as to hin

HP LOVECRAFT THE CRAWLING CHAOS

ound they had all disappeared. then very suddenly it ended, and i knew no more till i awaked upon a bed of convalescence. as the cloud of steam from the plutonic gulf finally concealed the entire surface from my sight, all the firmament shrieked at a sudden agony of mad reverberations which shook the trembling aether. in one delirious flash and burst it happened; one blinding, deafening holocaust of fire, smoke, and thunder that dissolved the wan moon as it sped outward to the void. and when the smoke cleared away, and i sought to look upon the earth, i beheld against the background of cold, humorous stars only the dying sun and the pale mournful planets searching for their sister. 1998-1999 william johns last modified: 12/18/1999 18:43fithe doom that came to sarnath by h.p. lovecraft writ

HP LOVECRAFT THE TOMB

f as ye thirstily quaff: under six feet of dirt `tis less easy to laugh! the fiend strike me blue! l'm scarce able to walk, and damn me if i can stand upright or talk! here, landlord, bid betty to summon a chair; l'll try home for a while, for my wife is not there! so lend me a hand; i'm not able to stand, but i'm gay whilst i linger on top of the land! about this time i conceived my present fear of fire and thunderstorms. previously indifferent to such things, i had now an unspeakable horror of them; and would retire to the innermost recesses of the house whenever the heavens threatened an electrical display. a favorite haunt of mine during the day was the ruined cellar of the mansion that had burned down, and in fancy i would picture the structure as it had been in its prime. on one occa

HUEBNER LOUISE WITCHCRAFT FOR ALL WICCA 04

oto for nine full minutes after you say this. then sip true love tea and ring a bell three times. if you really want to be tricky, you can take a few drops of your blood and drop it into his food. that's a cincher. if fooling around with candles makes you feel odd, consider this: millions and millions of people, for century after century, spent their most thoughtful moments staring at the tongues of fire from candles and torches and, before that, campfires. and untold millions, attending church ceremonies, were conditioned by flickering candlefire as they made their strongest efforts to contact the supernatural, god. odd? not a bit. if thought has any force beyond our own small persons, then no greater communication with the thought energies of millions could be approached than through the

INDUCTION CHARM AND THE INITIATION

othes should be clothes that you have worn often, which you will never wear again- they must be burned later. after you have changed, you pierce one of the fingers of your left hand, letting several drops of blood fall onto the bare earth. this is very important. then you say: old one, veiled queen, i shed my blood for you. an oath on the land, an oath to life and to spirit- masters of the world, of fire and weaving of beasts and forests, fens, sky, human desires and destinies, powers inside the land, hear an oath, sealed by blood and by blood carried into the land: in the name of the pale woman below the hill, youthfully dead and ever-living, i am bound to your wisdom and power. great oak, birch, elder, thorn, holly, ash, growing creatures of green coat and root, spirits who guard you and

INFERNAL SABBAT LIVE

of free thought, action and deed. this is why the serpent is considered an aspect of satan or lilith, the serpent is long viewed as a symbol of wisdom and fertility. the christian satan was taken from the early mythological folklore of islam, from which satan s (meaning to oppose or the adversary) name was azazel. in the koran and accepted traditions such as the ahadith, azazel is said to be made of fire similar to the djinn, yet not of light as other angels. it is this fire which makes azazel the brightest angel among the others. azazel was the preacher to all angels in pre-eternity, seated beside the throne in glory. god created man and demanded all angels bow to his creation, azazel refuses. he claims fire (the psychic) to be superior to clay (material, and considered it a test that in

INFERNAL UNION

sun(night and fire) and she is the moon. samael is the source of all demonic energy. his title samael the black refers to his sinister nature and is connected to the sinister nature of nature itself. though it would be a mystery to some, he like shaitan is so intimately involved in nature, that the manifestation of his creative will, his essence, is that of both creation and destruction; the sun, of fire and force. these qualities are eluded to by the number that samael shares in common with both pan and baphomet,131. the references to sex and death in liber oz refers to this very 2 essence, oz as it is called .his gift is that of wisdom and knowledge of the earth (said by kenneth grant to be the reverse hierophant in this regard. in our practice, samael is the king of witchblood, the guar

INITIATION INTO HERMETICS

cian, a magnetizer, an occultist, a magician, a mystic, a quabbalist or a yogi, etc, can derive his practical benefit from it. should i succeed in teaching the reader so far that he is able to deal with the subject in the proper way and to find the practical key to the branch of knowledge most suitable for him, i will be glad to see that the purpose of my book has been fulfilled. 2. the principle of fire as it has been said before, akasa or the etheric principle is the cause of the origin of the elements. according to the oriental scriptures, 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 p

rs 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 qualities, which must be clearly distinguished in each element. religions have always imputed the good to the active and t

to the divinity. as mentioned before, the fiery principle owns the expansion, which i shall call electrical fluid for the sake of better comprehension. this definition does not just point to the roughly material electricity in spite of its having a certain analogy to it. every one will realize at once, of course, that the quality of expansion is identical with extension. this elementary principle of fire is latent and active in all things created, as a matter of fact, in the whole universe beginning from the tiniest grain of sand to the most sublime substance visible or invisible. 3. the principle of water in the previous chapter we have studied the origin and the qualities of the positive element of fire. in this chapter i am going to describe the opposite principle, the water. it is also

s chapter i am going to describe the opposite principle, the water. it is also derived from akasa, the etheric principle. but in comparison with fire, it has quite contrasting qualities. these basic qualities are coldness and shrinkage. the point in question are also two poles, the active one being constructive, life-giving, nourishing and protective, whereas the negative pole, similar to the one of fire, is destructive, dissecting, fermenting, and dividing. as this element owns the basic quality of shrinking and contraction, it has produced the magnetic fluid. fire as well as water are operating in all regions. according to the rules of creation, the fiery principle would not be able to exist all by itself if it did not conceal inside as opposite pole the principle of water. these two ele

s. 4. the principle of air another element derived from akasa is that of air. initiated people do not regard this principle as a real element, but they will grant it the role of a mediator between the fiery and the watery principles, so that the principle of air will, in a certain way, establish the neutral equilibrium, acting as a medium between the active and the passive activities of water and of fire. through the interaction of the active and passive elements of fire and water the whole created life has become motion. in its mediatorship the principle of air has assumed the quality of warmth from the fire and that of humidity from the water. without these two qualities any life would be inconceivable. these two qualities will also grant two polarities to the airy principle, which means

INTERVIEW WITH ANDREW CHUMBLEY

ecall any alternative names being considered. xoanon was founded in 1992 for the express purpose of publishing azoetia and future cultus works, both internal and external texts. in 1995, xoano n was greatly assisted by fulgur, who published qutub on our behalf and by example taught us many invaluable lessons about publishing. in the year 2000, xoanon underwent a potent resurgence with the baptism of fire that accompanied the publication of the toad-book. in 2001, the year in which we issued ars philtron, xoanon was established as a limited company under both myself and daniel schulke, the author of that work. this marked a further consolidation of xoanon as a magical vehicle for reification, augmenting the freedom to move its focus of will betwixt the worlds of men and spirits. the publica

INVOCATION OF THE ADVERSARY

the devil, the solar creative (and destructive) force of change and self-deification. there are two primary faces of the adversary. the celebrant may construct as mask of two sides, which shall be placed upon the center of the altar. one- the fallen seraph lucifer, the angelick essence of the black flame, the very source of our wisdom, being and becoming. two the seraph of flame, the djinn iblis of fire, daemon of the blackened flame, serpent beast dragon wolf goat. satanas is the devil-cloaked initiator of the path of the wise, those who laugh at the warnings of a cringing society. robe thyself in crimson, the color of flame and movement. the symbol of the averse pentagram, being downward pointing to indicate the union of the fallen angels with humanity to create divinity. in the sethian

ngs of a cringing society. robe thyself in crimson, the color of flame and movement. the symbol of the averse pentagram, being downward pointing to indicate the union of the fallen angels with humanity to create divinity. in the sethian witchcraft current the sorcerer becomes as set him/herself, thus in the circle the first of witchblood unto the path. upon the hour of nooninvocation of the djinn of fire ya! zat-i-shaitan! o ring of flame, scorching sun of the sun s height scorpion soul, who arises as the sun at noon sekak sekak, iasokilam i speak now unto the sun, from the fires of growth and illumination that in your pride and knowledge of self may i become as i summon your essence in this noontide hour, to the scorpion flame al-saiphaz, al-ruzam, at the point of the crossroads, when the

IRISH WITCHCRAFT AND DEMONOLOGY

hich very properly convinced the jury. davis slunk away, and on his homeward road fell from his horse and broke his neck. instead of propounding bishop taylor's shorter catechism, taverner merely asked the ghost "are you happy in your present state "if" it replied in a voice of anger "you were not the man you are, i would tear you in pieces for asking such a question; and then went off in a flash of fire--which, we fear, afforded but too satisfactory an answer to his question. in the following year, 1663, a quaintly humorous story 1 of a most persistent and troublesome ghostly visitant comes from p. 144 the same part of the world, though in this particular instance its efforts to right the wrong did not produce a lawsuit: the narrator was mr. alcock, who appears in the preceding story. one

st to north-west. having seem'd thus to sail some few minutes she sunk by degrees into the sea, her stern first; and as she sunk they perceived her men plainly running up the tacklings in the forepart of the ship, as it were to save themselves from drowning. then appeared a fort, with somewhat like a castle on the top of it; out of the sides of which, by reason of some clouds of smoak and a flash of fire suddenly issuing out, they concluded some shot to be made. the fort then was immediately divided in two parts, which were in an instant transformed into two exact ships, like the other they had seen, with their heads towards each other. that towards the south seem'd to chase the other with its stem [stern] foremost, northwards, till it sunk with its stem first, as p. 152 the, first ship ha

ISIS UNVEILED

dren and sinning sons on the altar of 'eternal danmation! whence then did the divines learn so well the conditions of hdl, as 16. ckipt. dc, il p. 233. 17. mallet: northern antiquttitt, p. ms. digitizecoy google 12 kis unveiled actually to divide its tonnoits into two idiida, tbe poena damni and poena m u, tbe former being tbe privation of tbe beatific vinon; tbe latter tbe ettmal petiu in a lake of fire (aid brivubmef if tbey answer us tbat it is in tbe apocalyjae (zz, 10, we are prepared to demonstrate wbenoe tbe tbeologist jobn himself derived tbe idea "and the dmu tbat deceived tbem was cast into tbe lake of fire and brimstone, wbere the beaet and tbe false prophet are and shall be tonnented day and night for ever and ever" he says. laying aside the esoteric interpretation tliat the "d

hurch. and once that she had established it, she had to struggle for over 1700 years for the repression of a mysterious force which it was her policy to make appear of diabolical origin. unfortunately, in manifesting itself, this force invariably tends to upset such a belief by the ridiculous discrepancy it presents between the alleged cause 23. ariatotle meatioiu ^rthagonuu who placed the iphere of fire id the nm, and named it jupilar'i priton. see de eotio, lib. ii. 24. aogiut: tht chg tf god, zzi, svii; orig: di jime, i, vi^ p. 289: london. 1831. 26. swinden: op eu^ p. 75. digitizecoy google 14 isis unveiled and the effects. if the clergy have not over-estimated the real power of the 'arch-enemy of god' it must be confessed that he takes mighty precautions against being recognised as th

ed i perceived the specter, which, two steps from me, was extending to me its fleshless hand; i took it in mine, mak- ing a salutation, and i was astonished to find it, although bony and hard, warm and living 'art thou, indeed' said i at this moment in a loud voice 'an adcient inhabitant earth "i had not finished the question, when the word ah (yes) appeared and then disappeared in letters of fire on the breast of the old br&hmana, with an effect much like that which the word would produce if written in the dark with a stick of phosfihorus 'will you leave me nothing in token of your visit' i continued "the spirit broke the triple cord, composed of three strands^ cot- ton, which begirt his loins, gave it to me, and vanished at my feet "oh brahmil! what is this mystery which takes pla

ations, what possible motive could irenae- us have had except to cause people to believe that the appellation of nazarene, which jesus bwe, came only from his father's residence at na- zareth, and not from his affiliation with the sect of naaaia, the healers? this expedient of irenaeus was a most unfortunate one, for from time immemorial the prophets of old had been thundering against the baptism of fire as practised by their neighbors, which imparted the 'spirit of prophecy' or the holy ghost. but the case was desperate; the chris- tians were universally called nazoraens and lesaaeans (according to epi- phanius, and christ simply ranked as a jewish prophet and healer so self-styled, so accepted by his own disciples, and so regarded by tiieir fol- lowers. in such a state of things there wa

e sphere which surrounds it, our aether "hie respective names of these genii of the spheres are loee (jebovab) sabaolh, adonai, elm, ouriaos, a^phaiot* the first four, as every one knows, are the mystic names of ihs jewish 'lord god" being, as c. w. king expresses it" thus degraded by the ophites into the appetla- tiona of the subordinates of the creator; the two last names are those of the genii of fire and water" dda-baotfa, whom several sects regarded as the giod ta moses, was not a pure spirit; he was ambitious and proud, and rejecting the spiritual light of the middle space offered him by his mother sophia-achamoth, he set himself to create a world of. his own. aided by his sons, the nx planetary genii, he fabricated man, but this one proved a failure. it was a monster; soulless, igno

JASMUHEEN THE FOOD OF GODS

uched on this device in my book bb1 and we will elaborate on this a little in the next section. however, upon closer investigation of how this dimensional biofield device operates, i discovered the secret of elemental equilibrium. how the elements come together as molecules around our light-body, and chakra system, is determined by our mental plane and emotional plane realities. when the elements of fire, earth, water, air, akasa and cosmic fire are in perfect equilibrium; the bio-system moves into a different energy band and becomes self-sustaining, provided we have created the energy grids to support this and added the necessary programming codes for automatic activation when this equilibrium is reached. this equilibrium is achieved and also maintained via our day-to-day lifestyle and me

which people who exist in the beta field usually only use five. in order to access the channel of the food of gods, we need to activate our 6th and 7th senses and utilize the elements that work with them. the relationship between the elements and our physical senses are as follows: astral light: hearing; 2. air: touch; 3. fire: sight; 4. water: taste; 5. earth: smell; 6. akasa: intuition; 7. sea of fire: knowing for those open to the metaphysical aspects of this, in dimensional biofield science, the quantum field is an aspect of akasa, which is the second element of the constitution of the universe. the first element is termed a principle and is boundless, inconceivable and the root from which all the other six elements of the universe grow and each element evolves from the one preceding

there is creation and new life. regenerates with fire. ix chel. mayan moon goddess married to the sun, is the midwife to creative ideas. goddess of fertility and freedom. patron of childbirth and medicine. hina .polynesian goddess said to be the original creator of the world, of gods and goddess and of humans. represents the ability to be nourished in all situations. brigid. celtic triple goddess of fire and inspiration, healing and divination. oya. african yoruban goddess of weather and brazilian macumba deity of change, women call on her for protection when in hard to resolve situations. baba yaga. slavic birth-death goddess who inspires us to get in touch with our wild woman and free our vital, instinctual and primal energies by integrating our self destructive behavior. maya. hindu mot

tality. kriya-yoga can be used to direct light through the grids as in the work of the geomancers and the dimensional biofield science technicians and it is kriya- yoga that sustains the bio-shield devices. kriya-yoga also feeds our chakras and their associated meridians. agni-yoga is often practiced by rebirthers and those who utilize the power of the elements as agni-yoga works with the element of fire which ignites the fire within as the origin of universal creation. agni-yoga allows us to draw a stream of nourishment through the central sun via our lower tan tien, or sacral chakra, and it is this ability that differentiates us from the solar feeders. agni-yoga connects us with lord helios, the intelligence that controls the light dispersion through the sun. divine nutrition: the madonn

JENNINGS HARGRAVE ROSICRUCIANS RITES MYSTERIES

hird. insufficientcy of worldy objects. 13 chapter the fourth. the hermetic philosophers. 19 chapter the fifth. an historical adventure. 27 chapter the sixth. the hermetic brethren. 32 chapter the seventh. mythic history of the fleur-de-lis. 58 chapter the eighth. sacred fire. 54 chapter the ninth. fire-theosophy of the persians. 65 chapter the tenth. ideas of the rosicrucians as to the character of fire. 74 xiv contents chapter the eleventh. page. monuments raised to fire-worship in all countries. 85 chapter the twelfth. druidical stones and their worship. 100 chapter the thirteenth. inquiry as to the possibility of miracle. 114 chapter the fourteenth. can evidence be depended upon? examination of hume s reasoing. 120 chapter the fifteenth. footsteps of the rosicrucians amidst architectur

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

lady-cow, all but a little one fly away home! under a stone: thy house is on fire, fly thee home, lady-cow, thy children are flown. ere it be gone. the lady-bird, or cow, is the virgin mary, the little one 42 the rosicrucians. to one of the letters of the primeval alphabet, which were in number ten. thus, re-read, the lines run: lady-bird, lady-bird (columba, or dove, fly away home! your house is of fire your children are ten! the name of the flying insect called in england lady- bird is b te -dieu in french, which means god-creature, or god's creature. the napoleonic green is the mythic, magic green of venus. the emerald is the smaragdus or smaragd. the name of the insect barnabee, barnbee, burning fire-fly, whose house is of fire, whose children are ten, is red chafer, rother-kaefer, son

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 sun, or lux. hlc, sle, shilo, is probably lyc, sil 36o

spleasure, or benign and kind. these appearances are often mentioned in scripture. when god appeared on mount sinai, it is said, the lord descended upon it in fire (exodus xix. 18. and when moses repeats the history of this to the children of israel, he says, the lord spake unto you out of the midst of the fire (deuteronomy iv. 12. so it was when the angel of the lord appeared to moses in a flame of fire out of the midst of the bush: the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed (exodus iii. 3. the appearances of the angel of god s presence, or that divine person who represented god, were always in brightness; or, in other words, the shechinah was always surrounded with glory. this seems to have given occasion to those of old to imagine fire to be what god dwelt in. ipse (darius

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felt. on june 8th, dust fell from the sky in northern indiana. quakes followed around the world for several days. snow fell in mobile, which is certainly an indication that the storm may have brought materials from the cold of outer space. there was a tidal 79 wave in the atlantic, and there were shocks at memphis, tennessee, on june 14. there was a tidal wave in lake michigan on june 18. a mass of fire fell from the sky on the 20th, on a town in massachusetts. at the same time quakes occurred in italy and france. on the 24th, a great meteor shot over cape town. durango, mexico had its first rain in four years. glare in the sky alarmed germans on the 26th. in england, people watched a luminous cloud at night. quakes were reported in tasmania and australia. meteor from an organic cloud, se

several villagers. inflammable objects falling from space may well account for the many reports of falling "fire" from which no tangible debris is found; and since such material is of low specific gravity, its velocity is speedily checked by atmospheric friction, and it can fall slowly, burning the while, and thus, perhaps, give rise to some of the reports of large appearing slowly moving masses of fire. s-m ships or arks "burning bituminous matter" fell during a thunderstorm in july, 1681, upon the deck fo the english vessel albemarle. the jagged pieces of ice which fell at orkney, july 24, 1818, had a strong sulphurous odor; and also the coke or what looked like coke which fell at mortree, france, april 24, 1887, with which fell a sulphurous substance. and. the enormous "round things" w

either have intelligence or are remotely directed by intelligence. it is only another short step to say that they are intelligence. that they are a manifestation of some intelligent activity seems the most logical compromise. the references throughout history to strange lights in the sky, and burning objects fleeing through the air, are common knowledge. there are myriad cases where lights, balls of fire, luminous points and areas, and ball lightning which do not seem to be attached to or emanate from any solid object, have been observed. two recent sightings will serve to establish our basis of judgement. quite so! the following letter, to the editor of fate, march 1951 bears careful scrutiny. i ask that you recall the rays we suggested in "marks and footprints "my husband and i live alon

burned the ancient arks has too had a malfunction accident. or caused. of one or all of his "induced" fields& thus burns "crawling fireballs" are still another form of oddities which lend substance to our theory of intelligence in space. most of these awesome incidents occurred in france. in marseilles, during october 1898, an adolescent girl was seated at a table when suddenly a spherical shape of fire darted into the room, paused in the corner farthest from her and gradually moved toward her along the floor. terror stricken, she drew back against the wall. then, abruptly, it changed its course, circled her several times and shot toward the ceiling. it flung itself at a paper-covered stovepipe hole and burned a ring in it on its way up the chimney. minutes later a loud crash shattered th

the association francaise, m. wander, a scientist, wrote "a violent thunderstorm has descended upon the commune of beugnon. i happened to be passing through a farm in which two children of about twelve and thirteen were playing. i saw these children take refuge from the rain under the roof of a stable, in which were twenty-five oxen. in the courtyard grew a poplar. suddenly there appeared a globe of fire, the size of an apple, near the top of the poplar. we saw it descend branch by branch, and then down the trunk. it moved along the courtyard very slowly, picking its way, and came through to the door where the two children stood. one of them touched it. immediately a terrible crash shook the entire farm to its foundation. the children were thrown back, uninjured but eleven of the oxen were

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s the *root chakra, muladhara. it primarily relates to the element of earth and to psychic smell. the second chakra, known as the *sacral center, svadhisthana, is located above and behind the genitals. its dominant element is water, and it is related to psychic taste. third of the chakras is the *solar plexus, manipura, located at the navel and corresponding with the emotions and with the element of fire; also with psychic sight (clairvoyance. the *heart chakra, anahata, is the fourth chakra, located over the heart and corresponding with the element of air, and also with psychic touch. the fifth chakra is the *throat chakra, vishuddha, the basics of magick get any book for free on: www.abika.com 16 located at the base of the throat (thyroid) and corresponding with psychic hearing (clairaud

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e testament of raphael and once all had been divulged to him sat a while in still contemplation of all that had passed and might yet pass. within his mind he weighed both this course and that, considering first one stratagem and then another, before resolving upon a certain. now arousing himself once more from rumination he raised up his gilded sceptre, carved into a lion's likeness, burning orbs of fire shining within the eyes of that fierce image, before which the hosts at his command fell down in supplication to his majesty. now with resounding, thunderous voice he dictated his commandment and his will, instructing his elohim knights in that course upon which his mind had been resolved by which to best thwart my own device. now he spoke these words unto heaven's assembled hosts, command

earing all, ashmedai, with keen ears, came to know of the elohim's design and the fate they had in mind for the nephilim that i sired. thus had they sought to win that which had been lost to them. now the shedim herald hastened swift to most deep chadel of the fount of flame to relay to his brethren the witness of heaven's intent towards the earth. flying like a falling star that goes like a bolt of fire with a tail of light across the sky, went ashmedai amongst the numberless columns of stone that held aloft the soaring vaults carved into the living stone of earth. as precipitous as an arrow let fly from the singing bow-string, went ashmedai amongst the passages, torn out by the talons of dragons. so came ashmedai to chadel. to receive the shedim thegn the gates, bound with iron, were set

ost to greet her, she that walked upwards in triumph was abaddon the destroyer, captain of that great host sent forth to break into many parts those gates that closed in those that i would have freer than all things. shedim and nephilim went from sheol and went from that most profound darkness and sought by ascending passages the gates of chadel and the towers that shone with the light of a fount of fire. upon the great feast of spring they came once more to the gates of chadel, those gates from which ishtar had departed full half a year, the long, cold winter, before the time of her returning. first was i at the gates to greet and welcome her once more to her people that had mourned most bitterly her long absence. behind gathered a great throng to welcome themselves their sister, returned

re genius. and before our sight satan lost shape and became again the essence of lucifer, and we beheld a brilliance that infused all of hell and sent great bolts of prismic light into the surrounding void. and the brilliance said, i am lucifer revealed, who am the eternal flame. i go now to earth, for no longer shall man be confounded in godly ignorance. and then the brilliance became as a flash of fire in the vastness of space, and we knew that satan had departed from hell. but on earth, where man wandered in mindless bliss, the firmament blazed forth with fiery tongues, and all the land was covered by the black flame, which burned not, though it bewildered the eye to see it. and raphael and his guardian angels were dismayed, for nowhere could 454 they see man or the spirit which had com

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. the reflection of the elements down the tree meditation number five let the philosophus meditate upon the symbol of the fire triangle in all its aspects. let him contemplate the symbol of the planet venus until he realises the universal love which would express itself in perfect service to all mankind and which embraces nature both visible and invisible. let him identify himself with the powers of fire, consecrating himself wholly until the burnt sacrifice is consummated and the christ is conceived by the spirit. let him meditate upon the triplicity of fire- its attributes and correspondences. meditation number six let the aspirant meditate upon the cross in its various forms and aspects as shown in the admission badges throughout the grades. let him consider the necessity and prevalence

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9, the sum of all columns vertical, horizontal and diagonal is 15. the total sum of all numbers is 45. these numbers are then formed into divine and spirit names. the solid greek cubical cross it is the admission badge for the path of tau, and is composed of 22 squares which answer to the 22 letters of the hebrew alphabet. the solid triangle or tetrahedron this figure is also known as the pyramid of fire. it is the admission badge for the path of shin, representing the simple fire of nature and the latent or hidden fire. the three upper triangles (note figure is in 2 dimensional space) refer to fire- solar, volcanic and astral. the lowest or basal triangle represents the latent heat. the greek cross this admission badge for the path of resh has thirteen squares. it is referred to the sun i

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gative confession, stating to each judge in turn that he is innocent of that form of sin over which he judges. then he invokes the judges to do him justice, and afterwards describes how he had washed in the washing place of the south, and rested in the north, in the place called "son of the deliverers" and he becomes the dweller under the olive tree of peace, and how how he was given a tall flame of fire and a sceptre of cloud, and made a lake of it. the initiate is then brought to the actual pillars, and has to name them and their parts under the symbol of the scales of balance. he also has to name the guardian of the gateway who prevents his passage, and when all these are propitiated, the plea of the hall itself cries out against his steps, saying "because i am silent, because i am pure

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er: undines 4. the spirits of the fire: salamanders these are the essential spiritual beings called upon to praise god in the 'benedicite omnia opera. the kerubim are the living powers of tetragrammaton on the material plane and the presidents of the four elements. they operate through the fixed or kerubic signs of the zodiac and are thus symbolized and attributed: kerub of air man aquarius kerub of fire lion leo kerub of earth bull taurus kerub of water eagle scorpio tetragrammaton means 'four-lettered name' and refers to the unpronounceable name of god symbolized by 'jehovah. the laver of water of purification refers to the waters of binah, the female power reflected in the waters of creation. the altar of burnt offering for the sacrifice of animals symbolizes the qlippoth, or evil demon

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itual says: gthere was nothing in connection with this magnificent structure more remarkable, or which more particularly struck the attention, than the two great pillars which were placed at the porch or entrance. h the ritual goes on to explain that these two pillars were set up at the entrance of the temple to remind the children of israel, on their way to and from divine worship, of the pillar of fire which gave light to the israelites during their escape from bondage in egypt, and the pillar of cloud which proved darkness to pharaoh and his followers, when they attempted to overtake them. 148. their original significance, however, dates much further back than this. it is claimed that these two columns originally represented the north and south pole-stars. they were at first the pillars

o conditioned form in the order of wisdom, strength and beauty, in preparation for the opening of the lodge, the commencement of the work of the building of the temple. when the work begins, as we shall see in the next chapter, the process is reversed, but here we have only the preparation, the coming forth of the wisdom to plan, the strength to execute, and then the beauty to adorn. 339. the use of fire in ecclesiastical or masonic cere-monies is but little understood. the lighting of a candle with religious intention is analogous to a prayer, and always invokes a downpouring of force from on high. thus the three principal officers, in uttering these phrases as they light their candles, are not only announcing in symbol that they represent certain aspects of the divine, but are actually o

hairum or khurum. khur by itself means white or noble. there is a variant khri, which under certain circumstances becomes khris. this would suggest some possible connection with krishna and christ. there are certain passages in the book of job where he speaks of the orb of the sun, and the word he uses is khris. it is on record that hiram, king of tyre, was the first man who offered the sacrifice of fire to the khur, who afterwards became herakles. plutarch tells us that the persians of his day called the sun kuros, and he connects it with the greek word kurios, which means lord, which we find in the church service as gkyrie eleison h. khur is also connected with the egyptian name horus, who was also her-ra and haroeris, names of the sun-god. the hebrew word aoor also means light or fire o

ove in his buddhic body; and the m.m, while arranging his mental life down here, should as an ego be strengthening his spiritual will. 718. fire, sun and moon 719. we encounter in the indian scriptures certain tests which seem to approach the same ideas from a different angle, and so should be of interest to masons. the navel, heart and throat centres in the human body are mentioned as the places of fire, the sun and the moon respectively, and it is said that he who meditates in those centres will find there the devis saraswati, lakshmi and parvati or girija, in that order. those devis are outward-turned powers or shaktis of brahma, vishnu and shiva, the three persons of the blessed trinity, and have respectively the qualities of giving knowledge, prosperity and self-control- in other word

h. after a period in the astral and heavenly worlds he returns to earth, to repeat the process. it is the path of rebirth after intervals. the path of the sun is that of the occult aspirant, the man of spiritual desires, who values life only for what it can give to the higher self in others as well as himself. he also is reborn, but usually without an interval, or after a very short one. the path of fire is the path of ascension, from which there is no longer any rebirth under the law of necessity, but only at the choice of the ego- only for the helping of the world. 726. the villains 727. little need be said of the remainder of the traditional history. we may note the curious similarity between the names given to the three villains, and the fact that the three terminations when put togeth

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heir wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward. as for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle. as for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning. now as i beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures, with his four faces. the appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the colour of a beryl: and they four had one likeness: and their app

golden angel of earth descends in majesty, followed by his angel-train, some of whom are left behind to be the channels of the power of his hierarchy whenever the lodge is opened in due and ancient form. the pouring of wine in the south invokes a great blue angel of water, also attended by other angels less great than he; similarly the offering of oil in the west calls upon a mighty crimson angel of fire, who pours down into the lodge the splendid rhythmic power of that most terrible and lovely of the elements. as the salt is strewn in the east, an angel of the air flashes down from on high, he and his attendants being of a wonderful silver hue shot through with mother-of-pearl. these four great ones, representing the four gods of the elements, the four children or brothers of horus, solem

his symbolism forms the device of a jewel worn by a certain high official in the scottish rite. under the old covenant the word was lost, and even when restored through the discovery of a certain secret vault, its true pronunciation was unknown; the end of the quest was not yet reached, though it was in sight. the new covenant added in the centre yet one letter more, the mystic shin, emblematical of fire and of the spirit; and so the word jehovah became jeheshua, the name of the christ. which things are an allegory, for it is only by the finding of the christ in the heart that the lost word can be rediscovered, and that very finding brings the knowledge of the true tetragrammaton- that secret of man s eternal being, which from the beginning has been written upon the cross of sacrifice and

hed the vast company of initiates and people, arranged according to their tribes and demes, and preceded by the civil magistrates and the council of the five hundred; and the whole splendid throng was followed by a train of baggage-animals carrying bedding and provisions for the few days sojourn at eleusis. 364. the procession arrived at the sacred village after nightfall, and glowed like a river of fire in the blazing light of the torches carried by all the people; and after a tremendous ovation the hallows were carried into the sacred enclosure by the hierophant, who placed them once more in the secret shrine within the hall of initiation (telesterion. the next two days, during which the actual ceremonial instruction took place, were spent by the initiates within the enclosing walls of t

ct that the due-gard of the 1 shows that the e.a. must confine himself to what is taught in the v.s.l) cryphius, the occult, a degree in the taking of which the mystic was perhaps hidden from others in the sanctuary by a veil, the removal of which was a solemn ceremonial; miles, the soldier, signifying the holy warfare against evil in the service of the god; leo, the lion, symbolic of the element of fire, which played so great a part in the persian faith; perses, the persian, clad in asiatic costume, a reminiscence of the ancient origin of the religion; heliodromus, the courier of the sun, with whom mithra was identified; and pater, the father, a degree bringing the mystic among those who had the general direction of the cult for the rest of their lives. 420. it is not easy to trace exact

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hon who ruled other archons. abraxas was also associated with magic, and was said to be the source of the familiar term abracadabra. see also archon; demons; gnosticism for further reading: davidson, gustav. a dictionary of angels including the fallen angels. new york: free press, 1967. robinson, james m. the nag hammadi library. 1977. new york: harper& row, 1981. adramelechk adramelechk, or king of fire, is mentioned in traditional demonography as eighth of the ten archdemons, as well as a great minister and chancellor of the order of the fly, an infernal order founded by beelzebub. in rabbinic literature, it is said that when he is conjured he manifests himself in the form of a mule or a peacock. adramelechk, who has also been equated with the babylonian anu and with the ammonite moloch

ications from angels and other agencies in a spiritual world. for example, he was influenced by boehme s idea that there are three principles heaven, hell, and our own world and that every spirit is confined in its own principle, the evil angels in hell and the good in heaven. in the frontispiece of the marriage of heaven and hell, blake shows each kind of spirit in its own dwelling, which can be of fire or of light. in the drawing entitled good and evil angels, he represents the devil as blind and thus unable to see the good angel, whom he is trying to approach but cannot, since neither can perceive the other, being one bathed in the light of god, and the other covered by blackness and encompassed by burning fire. blake was a platonist very familiar with reincarnation and the karmic princ

ers. the left wing shows the earthly paradise, the central panel is the garden of worldly delight itself, and the right panel represents the frightening images of hell, where devils torment the damned with their former pleasures. the full maturity of the artist is revealed in the temptation of st. anthony, which represents the mystical theme of contemplation struggling against temptation. a world of fire is portrayed, with spectral visions and nightmare beings. a bosch s garden of earthly delights (the art archive/museo del prado madrid/album/joseph martin) buddhism 33 complex system of signs and symbols characterizes the work, rendering the medieval concept of the devil s omnipresence in human life in every kind of form. the allusion to demonology in bosch s art reflects the common wisdom

erse, or perhaps even on another plane of existence, lived the demons. the demons, being wise and powerful beings, and able to harness the elements and powers of the universe, kept mostly to themselves, from what we are told. that is, until they heard something distant and disturbing. from the blackness in our corner in the universe something wondrous occurred. there was a storm in the blackness, of fire and debris, an implosion, a rumble, and from it was birthed our solar system. the demons heard the commotion, and by bending time and space, ascended to the new system. as they touched each mass the elements blended together and dissipated. but then the demonic elements (lucifer, leviathan, belial, flereous, and satan) touched the earth and, because of its existing condition, the combined

cators, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their lot shall be in flight 91 the lake that burns with fire and sulphur (rev. 21:9. this vision of a fiery lake seems to be taken more or less directly from the experience of witnessing hot lava flows. zoroastrian eschatology is also drawing from that same experience when it postulates that in the final judgment everyone will be put through an ordeal of fire pictured as a river of molten metal in which good individuals will have their dross burned away and evil people will be consumed. in the judeo-christian tradition, the zoroastrian volcanic image is combined with the idea of gehenna. gehenna originally referred to the hinnon valley south of jerusalem, which was said to have been the site of human sacrifices to moloch by the original inhabit

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nt of you, palms outwards, separate them as if in the act of rending asunder a veil or curtain (actives, and then bring them together as if closing it up again and let them fall to the side (passives (the grade of the "portal" is particularly attributed to the element of spirit; it refers to the sun; the paths of s, r and z are attributed to this degree. see 777 lines 6 and 31 bis. the pentagrams of fire. i' b n* a name: myhla v\ n o- i (elohim. k\ s i\ h n# i g n g -380- the signs of 4= 7. raise the arms above the head and join the hands, so that the tips of the fingers and of the thumbs meet, formulating a triangle (see illustration (the grade of 4= 7) is particularly attributed to the element fire; it refers to the planet venus; the paths of q, z and p are attributed to this degree. for

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 in dextro- rotary direction. the top of the lower triangle and trace it in dextro

whom he speaks. thus a hostile being may appear clothed with glory; the appropriate pentagram will in such a case cause him to shrivel or decay. 10. practice will make the student infinitely wary in such matters. 11. it is usually quite easy to return to the body, but should any difficulty arise, practice (again) will make the imagination fertile. for example, one may create in thought a chariot of fire with white horses, and command the charioteer to drive earthwards. it might be dangerous to go too far, or to stay too long; for fatigue must be avoided. the danger spoken of is that of fainting, or of obsession, or of loss of memory or other mental faculty. 12. finally, let the student cause his imagined body in which he supposes himself to have been travelling to coincide with the physic

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23 jmcn neshamah ariton g right upper point 31 hyj chiah paimon f right lower point 32 bis cpn nephesh amaimon g left lower point 31 bis hdyjy yechidah. topmost point table of correspondences 19 lxxi. the court cards of the tarot, with the spheres of their celestial dominion wands. lxxii. the court cards of the tarot, with the spheres of their celestial dominion cups. 11 the prince of the chariot of fire. rules 20 d to 20 f, including most of leo minor. the prince of the chariot of the waters. 20 g to 20 h 23 the queen of the thrones of flame. 20 l to 20 a, including part of andromeda. the queen of the thrones of the waters. 20 c to 20 d 31 the lord of the flame and the lightning. the king of the spirits of fire. rules 20 h to 20 i, including part of hercules. the lord of the waves and the

20 l to 20 a, including part of andromeda. the queen of the thrones of the waters. 20 c to 20 d 31 the lord of the flame and the lightning. the king of the spirits of fire. rules 20 h to 20 i, including part of hercules. the lord of the waves and the waters. the king of the hosts of the sea. 20 k to 20 l, including most of pegasus. 32 bis the princess of the shining flame. the rose of the palace of fire. rules one quadrant of heavens round n. pole. the princess of the waters. the rose of the palace of the floods. rules another quadrant 31 bis the root of the powers of fire (ace) the root of the powers of water. lxxiii. the court cards of the tarot, with the spheres of their celestial dominion swords. lxxiv. the court cards of the tarot, with the spheres of their celestial dominion pantacl

ise, made of red gold hyhtn hyaah hylww hyhly labmw lahhy 9 latry hyhac hylas layru lawnu layjm 1010 garden of eden, or everlasting abode, made of red pearls or pure musk layyr lamwa hylcu lahym hybmd laqnm cxxxii. pairs of angels ruling coins. cxxxiii* titles and attributions of the wand suit [clubs] cxxxiv. titles and attributions of the cup or chalice suit [hearts] 0. 1. the root of the powers of fire the root of the powers of water 2 labkl hyrcw% in a the lord of dominion$ ind the lord of love 3 hywjy hyjhl! a established strength [virtue# d abundance 4 hyqwh ladnm$ a perfected work [completion= d blended pleasure [luxury] 5 hyhbm laywp' e strife% h loss in pleasure [disappointment] 6 hymmn lalyy& e victory! h pleasure 7 lajrh larxm% e valour$ h illusionary success [debauch] 8 hyaka la

magical images of col. clxiii. 15 38 [lah halphas stock-dove with sore throat. 16 41$ rwlkwp focalor man with gryphon s wings. 17 44= c shax stcck-dove with sore throat. 18 47$ lawa uvall dromedary. 19 50 ]wp furcas cruel ancient, with long white hair and beard, rides a pale horse, with sharp weapons. 20 53# yak camio (1) thrush (2) man with sharp sword seemeth to answer in burning ashes or coals of fire. 22 56$ rwmg gamori beautiful woman, with duchess crown tied to her waist, riding great camel. 24 59= ayrw oriax lion on horse, with serpent s tail, carries in right hand two hissing serpents. 25 62# law volac child with angel s wings rides a two-headed dragon 26 65 [lardna andrealphas noisy peacock. 28 68! laylb belial two beautiful angels sitting in chariot of fire. 29 71$ lafnd dantalio

front of which, in a fairy ring, two children wantonly and shamelessly embrace. line 31. an angel blowing a trumpet, adorned with a golden banner bearing a white cross. below a fair youth rises from a sacrophagus in the attitude of the god shu supporting the firmament. on his left a fair woman, her arms giving the sign of water an inverted c on the breast. on his right a dark man giving the sign of fire an upright b on the forehead. line 32. an ellipse, composed of 400 lesser circles. at the corners of the card a man, an eagle, a bull, and a lion. within the circles a naked shining figure in the sign of earth right foot advanced, fight hand advanced and raised, left hand lowered and thrown back. the hands grip each a ray of dazzling light, spiril, the right hand being dextro- and the left

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the profit of our path; continue thou therein. olun! marie! babalon! adsum. m liber aleph vel cxi 110 d# de nomine olun (of the name olun) our seasons, or it may be nigh five, ago, i thy father was in the city called new-orleans, and being in travail of spirit i did invoke the god that giveth wisdom, bearing the word of the all-father by his caduceus. then, suddenly, as i began (as it were a gust of fire whirled forth against that idea) cam the wit of mine utter identity, so that i ceased, crying mercurius sum. also instantly i knew in myself that here was a mystery hidden, and translating into the greek tongue, exclaimed `ermes 'eimi, whose numeration did i make in my mind forthwith, and it is four hundred and eighteen, like unto the word of the on. so by this i knew that my work was well

LIBER ARARITA

. 2. i saw the darkeners of wisdom, like black apes chattering vile nonsense. i saw thee in these. 3. i saw the devouring mothers of hell, that eat up their children.o ye that are without understanding! i saw thee in these. 4. i saw the merciless and unmajestic like harpies, tearing their foul food. i saw thee in these. 5. i saw the burning ones, giants like volcanoes belching out the black vomit of fire and smoke in their fury. i saw thee in these. 6. i saw the petty, the quarrelsome, the selfish,.they were like men, o lord, they were like men, o lord, they were even like unto men. i saw thee in these. 7. i saw the ravens of death, that flew with hoarse cries upon the carrion earth. i saw thee in these. 8. i saw the lying spirits like frogs upon the earth, and upon the water, and upon the

LIBER CCXLII AHA

d, even now i see thee there in infinite motion! and beyond there is the disk, the wheel of things; like a black boundless diamond whirring with millions of wings! olympas. master! marsyas. know also that above these portents hangs no veil of love; but, guarded by unsleeping eyes of twice seven score severities, the veil that only rips apart when the spear strikes to jesus f heart! a mighty guard of fire are they with sabres turning every way! their eyes are millstones greater than the earth; their mouths run seas of blood. liber ccxlii 10 woe be to that accursed man of whom they are the iniquities! swept in their wrath fs avenging flood to black immitigable seas! woe to the seeker who shall fail to rend that vexful virgin veil! fashion thyself by austere craft into a single azure shaft lo

LIBER CHANOKH

ding such as is not, save in the mind of the all-powerful. arise, saith the first: move thereofre unto his servants! shew yourselves in power, and make me a strong seer-of-things:8 for i am of him that liveth for ever [invokes: the file of spirit in the tablet of spirit. e.the root of the powers of air. h.the root of the powers of water. n.the root of the powers of earth. b.the root of the powers of fire. the four aces] liber lxxxiv 23 the opening of the temple in the grade of 2 =98 give the sign of shu [knock] let us adore the lord and king of air! shaddai el chai! almighty and ever-living one, be thy name ever magnified in the life of all (sign of shu) amen [make the invoking pentagram of spirit active in these names: hyha alga exarp [make the invoking pentagram of air in these names: hw

e ye and obey your creation: visit us in peace and comfort: conclude us receivers of your mysteries: for why? our lord and master is the all- one [invokes: nanta; the whole tablet of earth. the angle of e of e. the princess of the echoing hills, the rose of the palace of earth] the opening of the temple in the grade of 4 =78 give the sign of thoum-aesh-neith [knock] let us adore the lord and king of fire! tetragrammaton tzabaoth! blessed be thou! the leader of armies is thy name! amen [make the invoking pentagram of spirit acitve and pronounce these names: hyha alga bitom [make the invoking pentagram of fire, and pronouce \yhla twabx hwhy] the forty-eight keys or calls 28 [make the sign of leo with censer (or other suitable weapon] in the name of lakim, archangel of fire, spirits of fire

oking pentagram of spirit acitve and pronounce these names: hyha alga bitom [make the invoking pentagram of fire, and pronouce \yhla twabx hwhy] the forty-eight keys or calls 28 [make the sign of leo with censer (or other suitable weapon] in the name of lakim, archangel of fire, spirits of fire, adore your creator [make the cross] in the names and letters of the great southern quadrangle, spirits of fire, adore your creator [elevate censer] in the three secret names of god, oip teaa pdoce, that are borne upon the banners of the south, spirits of fire, adore your creator [lower and lift censer] in the name of edelperna, great king of the south, spirits of fire, adore your creator! in the name of twabx hwhy, i declare that the spirits of fire have been duly invoked [the knock www.w.www] the

wicked and a garland to the righteous: giving unto them fiery darts to vanne the earth, and 7699 continual workmen, whose courses visit with comfort the earth; and are in government and continuance as the second and the third.therefore hearken unto my voice! i have talked of you, and i move you in power and in presence, and the praise of your god in your creation [invokes: bitom; the whole tablet of fire. the angle of b of b. the lord of the flame and the lightning, the king of the spirits of fire] liber lxxxiv 29 the seventh key ra-asa isalamanu para-di-zoda oe-cari-mi aao iala-pire-gahe quiinu. enai butamonu od inoasa ni pa-ra-diala. casa-remeji ujeare cahirelanu, od zodonace lucifatianu, caresa ta vavale-zodirenu tol-hami. soba lonudohe od nuame cahisa ta da o desa vo-ma-dea od pi-belia

unesa aladonu mom caosago ta iasa olalore ginai limelala. amema cahisa sobra madarida zod cahisa! ooa moanu cahisa avini darilapi caosajinu: od butamoni pareme zodumebi canilu. dazodisa etahamezoda cahisa dao, od mireka ozodola cahisa pidiai colalala. ul ci ninu a sobame ucime. bajile? iad balatohe cahirelanu pare! niiso! od upe ofafafe; bajile a-cocasahe icoresaka a uniji beliore. a mighty guard of fire with two-edged swords flaming (which have eight vials of wrath for two times and a half, whose wings are of wormwood and the marrow of salt) have set their feet in the west, and are measured with their 9996 ministers. these gather up the moss of the earth as the rich man doth his treasure. cursed are they whose iniquities they are! in their eyes are mill-stones greater than the earth, and

LIBER CLXV A MASTER OF THE TEMPLE

hoor ra n u i t h h d a i t h gt. one night of time t a the spirit of aiqhr c spirit of primal fire child of gt. transformers n the magus of power b f daug hter the flaming sword propher of the eternal y p lord of h osts of t he m ighty daughter of firmament x g priestess of silver star daughter of mighty ones d k lord of forces of life daughter of lords of truth l q ruler of flux and reflux lord of fire of world r h sun of the morning magus of the eternal w m spirt of the m ighty wa te rs z children of the voice s daughter of reconcilers child of powers ofwaters j lord of gates matter u the pantacle of frater v.i.o. this pantacle is a symbolic map of the universe, as understood by frater v.i.o. when a neophyte of a\a, and offered by him for the examination of that grade. liber clxv 169 de

LIBER CXX

e knocketh, he riseth, and giveth the 3 signs of. taking the weapon of which he means to work through out, or if he be assisted by a child, the appropriate weapon be advanced to the center and crieth "i am armed! i am armed! i am strong! i am strong (he goes to the west, where dwell the undines "with my wand i drive back the dwellers of water (to the south, where are salamanders "let the dwellers of fire cower before the fire of my sword (in the east, the home of the sylphs "let the winds draw back at the waving of the spear (in the north, among the gnomes "i have imprisoned the inhabitants of earth. let them keep silence before me (returns to center "i am armed! i am strong! let them bow, before the splendor of ra-hoor-khuit (next he performeth the 4 adorations as taught unto the outer wo

ra, as the might of god, saying "the light is mine; its rays consume me: i have made a secret door into the house of ra and tum, of khephra and of ahathoor. i am thy theban, o mentu the prophet ankh-af-na-khonsu (rising he moveth to the west or as some say to the south saying with the sign "hathoor, lady of amentet, mighty dweller in the funeral mountain, eye of ra, dweller before him, beautiful of fire in the boat of millions of years, be they favorable unto us, and let thy light and beauty be with us thy lovers in the house of peace! abrahadabra 111- 11111- 111 (he knocketh [this opening and closing of the temple is observable on all occasions. any other ceremony, such as evocation, invocation, initiation and all secret rituals, should be performed when the temple is "open. also, in the

LIBER DCLXXI VEL PYRAMIDOS

not whither i go; i seek.but what, i do not know! i am blind and bound; but i have heard one cry ring through eternity; arise and follow me! the candidate still, bound and hoodwinked: asar un-nefer! i invoke the fourfold horror of the smoke. unloose the pit! by the dread word of power.that set-typhon hath heard. sazaz sazaz adnatsan sazaz1 the fear of darkness and of death. the fear of water and of fire the fear o. the chasm and the chain the fear of hell and the dead breath. the fear of him, the demon dire that on the threshold of the inane stands with his dragon fear to slay 1 (pronounce this backwards. but it is very dangerous. it opens the gates of hell) liber dclxxi vel pyramidos 5 the pilgrim of the way. thus i pass by with force and care, advance with fortitude and wit, in the stra

LIBER LIBERI VEL LAPIDIS LAZULI

aply catch thee, even as a snake that seizeth on a little singing-bird. 49. i have caught thee, o my soft thrush; i am like a hawk of mother-of-emerald; i catch thee by instinct, though my eyes fail from thy glory. 50. yet they are but foolish folk yonder. i see them on the yellow sand, all clad in tyrian purple. 51. they draw their shining god unto the land in nets; they build a fire to the lord of fire, and cry unhallowed words, even the dreadful curse amri maratza, maratza, atman deona lastadza maratza maritza.maran! 52. then do they cook the shining god, and gulp him whole. 18 liber liberi vel lapidis lazuli 53. these are evil folk, o beautiful boy! let us pass on to the otherworld. 54. let us make ourselves into a pleasant bait, into a seductive shape. 55. i will be like a splendid na

fish-hook can draw me out; it is a woman kneeling by the bank of the stream. it is she that pours the bright dew over herself, and into the sand so that the river gushes forth. 6. there is a bird on yonder myrtle; only the song of that bird can draw me out of the pool of thy heart, o my god! 7. who is this neapolitan boy that laughs in his happiness? his lover is the mighty crater of the mountain of fire. i saw his charred limbs borne down the slopes in a stealthy tongue of liquid stone. 8. and oh! the chirp of the cicida! 9. i remember the days when i was cacique in mexico. 10. o my god, wast thou then as now my beautiful lover? 11. was my boyhood then as now thy toy, thy joy? 12. verily, i remember those iron days. 20 liber liberi vel lapidis lazuli 13. i remember how we drenched the bit

LIBER LXVII THE SWORD OF SONG

men and things was truly to be envied, yet one who sold his birthright for a mess of beastlier pottage than ever esau guzzled, who sold soul and body to satan for sheer love of sin, whose mere lust of perversion is so intense that it seems to absorb every other emotion and interest. never since god woke light from chaos has such a tragedy been un-rolled before men, step after step toward the lake of fire! at his house all his writings were seized, and, it is believed, destroyed. the single most fortunate exception is that of a superbly jewelled writing-case, now in the possession of the present editor, in which were found the mss. which are here published. mathilde, who knew how he treasured its contents, preserved it by saying to the officer .but, sir, that is mine. on opening this it was

thou hadst not sacrificed. there was silence. and under the goat.s throne was a rainbow2 of seven colours: our father fitted himself as an arrow to the string (and the string was waxed well, dipped in a leaden pot wherein boiled amber and wine) and shot through stormy heavens. and they that saw him saw a woman wondrous fair3 robed in flames of hair, moon-sandalled, sun-belted, with torch and vase of fire and water. and he trailed comet-clouds of glory upward. thus came our father (blessed be his name) to death,4 who stood, scythe in hand, opposed. and ever and anon he swept round, and men fell before him .look. said death .my sickle hath a cross-handle. see how they grow like flowers .give me salt. quoth our father. and with sulphur (that the goat had given him) and with salt did he bestre

rth riddle: what egg hath no shell? and our father pondered a while and then said: on a wave of the sea: on a shell of the wave: blessed be her name! the fifth virgin issued suddenly and said: i have four arms and six sides: red i am, and gold. to whom our father: eli, eli, lama sabachthani (for wit ye well, there be two arcana therein) then saith the sixth virgin openly: power lieth in the river of fire. and our father laughed aloud and answered: i am come from the waterfall. so at that the seventh virgin came forth: and her countenance was troubled. the seventh riddle: the oldest said to the most beautiful: what doest thou here? 1 this is obscure. 2 0+ 1+ 2+ 21= 231. 3 the sepiroth. 4 the maiden (malkuth) is blind (unredeemed. answer: she shall be what she doth not, i.e, see. she shall b

bout his body; for the angels and spirits and demons did contend about it, that they might possess it. but our eldest brother v. n. bade all be still; and thus he apportioned the sacred relics of our father. to the angel agbagal, the fore part of the skull; to the demon ozoz, the back left part of the skull; to the demon olcot,1 the back right part of the skull; to ten thousand myriads of spirits of fire, each one hair; to ten thousand myriads of spirits of water, each one hair; to ten thousand myriads of spirits of earth, each one hair; to ten thousand myriads of spirits of air, each one hair; to the archangel zazelazel, the brain; to the angel usbusolat, the medulla; to the demon ululomis, the right nostril; to the angel opael, the left nostril; to the spirit kuiphiah, the membrane of th

LIBER LXXVIII

nd binding together, the four scales of each element: and answering to the dominion of the letters of the name in the kether of each. they represent the radical forces. the four aces are said to be placed on the north pole of the universe wherein they revolve, governing its revolution; and ruling as the connecting link between yetzirah and the material plane or universe. i. the root of the powers of fire ace of wands a white radiating angelic hand, issuing from clouds, and grasping a heavy club, which has three branches in the colours, and with the sigils, of the scales. the right-and left-hand branches end respectively in three flames, and the centre one in four flames: thus yielding ten: the number of the sephiroth. two-and-twenty leaping flames, or yodh, surround it, answering to the pa

above the respective cherubic signs of the zodiac, and they form the thrones of the powers of the four aces. the twelve cards, the four kings, queens and princes rule the dominion of the celestial heavens, between the realm of the four princesses and the zodiac, as is hereafter shewn. and they, as it were, link together the signs. v the lord of the flame and the lightning; the king of the spirits of fire knight* of wands a winged warrior riding upon a black horse with flaming mane and tail: the horse itself is not winged. the rider wears a winged helmet (like the old scandinavian and gaulish helmet) with a rayed crown, a corslet of scale-mail and buskins of the same, and a flowing scarlet mantle. above his helmet, upon his curass, and on the shoulder-pieces and buskins, he wears as a crest

tive power, power of command, yet liked notwithstanding. kind and generous when not opposed. if ill dignified, obstinate, revengeful, domineering, tyran-nical, and apt to turn against another without a cause. she rules the heavens from above the last decan of l to above the 20 of a: including thus a part of andromeda. c of d queen of the salamanders. 14 liber lxxviii vii the prince of the chariot of fire king of wands a kingly figure with a golden, winged crown, seated on a chariot. he has large white wings. one wheel of his chariot is shewn. he wears corslet and buskins of scale armour decorated with a winged lion's head, which symbol also surmounts his crown. his chariot is drawn by a lion. his arms are bare, save for the shoulder-pieces of the corslet, and he bears a torch or firewand

some waved, some salient. swift, strong, hasty; rather violent, yet just and generous; noble and scorning meanness. if ill dignified.cruel, intolerant, prejudiced and ill natured. he rules the heavens from above the last decan of d to the second decan of e; hence he includes most of leo minor. d of b prince and emperor of salamanders. viii the princess of the shining flame; the rose of the palace of fire knave of wands a very strong and beautiful woman with flowing red-gold hair, attired like an amazon. her shoulders, arms, bosom and knees are bare. she wears a short kilt reaching to the knee. round her waist is a broad belt of scale-mail; narrow at the sides; broader in front and back; and having a winged tiger fs head in front. she wears a corinthian-shaped helmet and crown with a long p

ger fs head in front. she wears a corinthian-shaped helmet and crown with a long plume. it also is surmounted by a tiger fs head, and the same symbol forms the buckle of her scale-mail buskins. a mantle lined with tiger's skin falls back from her shoulders. her right a description of the cards of the taro 15 hand rests on a small golden or brazen altar ornamented with ram fs heads and with flames of fire leaping from it. her left hand leans on a long and heavy club, swelling at the lower end, where the sigil is placed; and it has flames of fire leaping from it the whole way down; but the flames are ascending. this club or torch is much longer than that carried by the king or queen. beneath her firmly placed feet are leaping flames of fire. brilliance, courage, beauty, force, sudden in ange

LIBER O

ou, palms outwards, separate them as if in the act of rending asunder a veil or curtain (actives, and then bring them together as if closing it up again and let them fall to the side (passives).11 (the grade of the .portal. is particularly attributed to the element of spirit; it refers to the sun; the paths of s, n, and o are attributed to this degree. see .777. lines 6 and 31 bis. the pentagrams of fire invoking aa banishing name: a l h i m (elohim. the sign of 4 =7: raise the arms above the head and join the hands so that the tips of the fingers and of the thumbs meet, formulating a triangle (see illustration (the grade of 4 =7 is particularly attributed to the element fire; it refers to the planet venus; the paths of q, x, and p are attributed to this degree. for other attributions see

le 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 upper triangle and trace it in a dextro-rotary direction. the top of the lowe

hom he speaks. thus a hostile being may appear clothed with glory; the appropriate pentagrams will in such a case cause him to shrivel or decay. 10. practice will make the student infinitely wary in these matters. 11. it is usually quite easy to return to the body; but should any difficulty arise, practice (again) will make the imagination fertile. for example, one may create in thought a chariot of fire with white horses, and command the charioteer to drive earthwards. it might be dangerous to go too far, or stay too long, for fatigue must be avoided. the danger spoken of is that of fainting, or of obsession, or loss of memory or other mental faculty. liber o vel manvs et sagitta 14 12. finally, let the student cause his imagined body in which he supposes himself to have been travelling t

LIBER SAMEKH

st! cry aloud! cry aloud! whirl the wheel, o my father, o satan, o sun! h sotou g thou, the saviour! h mudorio g silence! give me thy secret! h phalarthao g give me suck, thou phallus, thou sun! h ooo g satan, thou eye, thou lust! satan, thou eye, thou lust! satan, thou eye, thou lust! h aepe gthou self-caused, self-determined, exalted, most high! h the bornless one (vide supra (the conception is of fire, glowing, inhabited by a solar- phallic lion of an uranian nature) hear me, and make all spirits subject unto me, so that every spirit of the firmament and of the ether: upon the earth and under the earth: on dry land and in the water: of whirling air, and of rushing fire: and every spell and scourge of god may be obedient unto me. section d. water. hear me. ru-abra-iaf* gthou the wheel, t

nous, concentrate, the lion of the light, a child that stands on the vast shoulders of the steed of god: or winged, or shooting flying shafts, or shod with the flame-sandals. then, lift up thine hands! centre thee in thine heart one scarlet thought limpid with brilliance of the light above! draw into nought all life, death, hatred, love: all self concentred in the sole desire. hear thou the voice of fire! 29 point iii scholion on sections g& gg gthe seeds of immortality h the adept who has mastered this ritual, successfully realizing the full import of this controlled rapture, ought notto allow his mind to loosen its grip on the ctual imagery of the star-spate, will-symbol, or soul-symbol, or even to forget his duty to the body and the sensible surroundings. nor should he omit to keep his

s growing dark; and then when no longer is visible unto thee the high-arched vault of heaven, when the stars have lost their light and the lamp of the moon is veiled, the earth abideth not, and around thee darts the lightning flame and all things appear amid thunders. 199: when thou shalt behold that holy and formless fire shining flashingly through the depths of the universe: hear thou the voice of fire( gall the phantasms are vanished h is possibly a gloss by someone in the g.d (the phrase appears in the golden dawn practicus ritual in the course of a long speech by the hierophant consisting of extracts and paraphrases from the oracles, on gno longer is visible unto thee c the earth abideth not h; it is not in the westcott edition. 32 crowley, tannhauser, act iv, scene ii. emphasis added

LIBER V VEL REGULI

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

LIBER XCV THE WAKE WORLD

or anything; all i shall tell you is, there was the most beautiful goddess that ever was, and she was washing herself in a river of dew. if you ask what she is doing she says .i.m making thunderbolts. it was only starlight, and yet one could see quite clearly, so don.t think i.m making a mistake. the third path is a most terrible passage; it.s all a great war, and there.s earthquakes and chariots of fire, and all the castles breaking to pieces. i was glad when we came to the green palace. it was all built of malachite and emerald, and there was the loveliest gentlest living, and i was married to my fairly prince there, and we had the most delicious honeymoon, and i had a beautiful baby, and then i remembered myself, but only just in time, and said .kiss me. and he kissed me and said .my go

house, which is the royal armoury. and when we came in the house was full of steel machinery, some red hot and some white hot, and the din was simply fearful. so to get the noise out of my head, i took the little whip and whipped myself till all my blood poured down over everything, and i saw the whole house like a cataract of foaming blood rushing headlong from the flaming and scintillating star of fire that blazed and blazed in the candescent dome, and everything went red before my eyes, and a great flame like a strong wind blew through the house with a noise louder than any thunder could possibly be, so that i couldn.t hold myself hardly, and i took up the sharp knives of the machines and cut myself all over, and the noise got louder and louder, and the flame burnt through and through m

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

ses loki to desist. in harbardsljod, stanza 26, odin repeats the accusation that thor forgot who he was while he cowered in a glove, and adds that he was afraid to sneeze or fart, lest fjalar should hear; fjalar is presumably skry lmir. in book 8 of gesta danorum saxo tells of the voyage of thorkillus to utgarthilocus, a prophet. on the way there is a problem with food, but it is caused by a lack of fire. finally thorkillus and his companions reach utgarthilocus, a smelly bound monster in a dark, snake-infested cave. this loki appears to deities, themes, and concepts 303 have more to do with the bound loki of the norse-icelandic tradition than with utgarda-loki. much of the discussion of the utgarda-loki story has sought for origins to the east or to the west. those who have commented on t

LUCIFERIAN SORCERY

ges in the fire of the sabbat, and lucifer emerges as the sun. through the art of sorcery shall the winding path be shown, the sheet of burial shall we be wrapped in, to guide us from the ancient burial of egypt and the waking in the dream of the desert and forest through the art of magick shall we all be elevated towards the light. lucifer is the light bringer of humanity; he is the spirit force of fire and light. lucifer would be considered the same as the thelemic aiwass, the spirit of the 93 current that brings love and positive self-growth through magick. the word magick itself is defined as ascending. lucifer is prometheus, the one who brought the fire of imagination to mankind. lucifer is known in the witches sabbat covens as the egyptian god set, the lord of storms and chaos and th

absorbed by the fledgling student, from which as the individual develops may bring forth more tangible and practical ideas to the craft itself. 9 the order of phosphorus is one group formed in america by coven nachttoter, which seeks to develop the witches sabbat/luciferian path based around the various aspects of magickal systems which have proven to work, thus enabling the student with a force of fire and strength of spirit! utilizing many left hand path techniques and modern grimoire formats of transmitting lore of the daemon, is finally the luciferian path available to all who hold the strength of the illuminated soul! it is essential that the independent practitioner of the craft, or the coven initate is able to bring forth the mind set which activates the individual path to shaitan

ener of the way. i call your presence forth towards this circle. anubis, god of the twilight from which the guardians shall watch; bring forth thy jackals howling at the barrier anubis, who initiates unto the path of the dead, come forth! by the mask of the jackal and wolf, i call thee forth to charge this circle! azatum ashramu likiahaka southern quarter guardian of the gateway- hawk headed lord of fire, guardian of the eastern quarter. horus ialanpa zarasu manifest unto this circle, blood covered hawk of sunrise! come forth and guard this rite! zariza nalaia sroha 20 eastern guardian of the gateway- thoth, lamp and wisdom of the moon, guardian of the arte magickal come forth and guard the southern quarter open thy scrolls of sorcerous knowledge i seek the gateway of lunar awakening! azot

haos! i summon thee forth to guard and protect this rite! ad alantra sorio sabriao atumaza seth from each guardian that shall encircle my presence first born of the craft, hear me and come forth! by ankh eternal life itself, immortal eye! by ka spirit of the eternal self, in awakened union! by djed the four pillars of the world, from which my word shall manifest! envision a great pillar or circle of fire emerging from your feet in the center of the circle moving up through and around you. this is the energy as foundation from the four quarters and the god forms summoned. the triple hermetic circle of hamara t is created as a focus of setian awakening and renewal, a luciferian core that is called inward and focused outward. the triple hermetic circle is by design not held to keep forces out

er channeling. the triple hermetic circle is a foundation of the darker luciferian aspects of black magick, thus the god forms are indeed different. the purposes may remain the same in regards to their use. the triple hermetic circle is designed for high or holy magick, being the ceremonial aspects of one seeking to illuminate the self in the light of phosphorus, which one 22 becomes as the force of fire and light. holy magick is not opposed to greater of lesser black magick, the difference is small however essential. holy magick is the core of what the definition of magick is, to ascend. in workings of holy magick one seeks to ascend through spheres of light, to open the consciousness to higher octaves of inspiration and initiation. you essentially step outside the concept of self to stud

LUCIFERIAN SORCERY AND SET TYPHON

well. predatory spiritualism had its roots in the world in ancient egypt, from what the gods practice shall some adepts practice as well. in the tuat, a demon-serpent called sati-temui who was seventy cubits long and was said to grow strong from devouring the souls of the dead who were there. there is also a mention of a serpent called akriu who was also an enemy of ra as well. there was a place of fire in the tuat as well, where there was a lord in the form of a giant serpent who held the power of the evil eye. this serpent would seduce his prey and then devour their spirits. know that the forms of set are many, the god of darkness and war is also a creative god of progression and shape shifting. he survives by transformation. the path of sorcerous arte known as luciferian witchcraft, is

heavens. it was because of stasis that lucifer sought to rebel, to initiate becoming in the exploration of his shadow self. the angel then became as daemon also, holding both quality of darkness and light. lucifer fell unto earth and sought the very knowledge of earth, and within it the powers that such the darkness would bring. iblis, a title of shaitan is described in ancient texts as a spirit of fire, one whose eternal flame would bow before no one, not even a god force. iblis/shaitan understood he was unique and powerful within his being, and that by separating himself from the natural order, would become as a god. azothoz presents a cipher in poem on the nature of the adversary and becoming. lilith-az-babalon- hecate the daemonic feminine is the fountain of the witch cult, in it's dr

MAGIC AND SPELLS

allowing her to function without food or drink for up to seven days (this function can only be used once a tenday) once every 70 minutes she may unleash silver fire as a blast of flame. this blast may be in an area 5 feet wide and up to 70 feet long, breaking through barriers as a lightning bolt would and overcoming magical barriers and spell resistance automatically. this blast deals 4d12 points of fire damage (reflex half dc 23. alternately, the silver fire can be unleashed in a 70-foot cone, dealing no damage but permanently restoring dead magic zones within the cone to normal and dispelling (as a greater dispelling spell) any antimagic, field effects that contact the cone. this cone effect is draining on the weave, and mystra discourages its use except for emergencies. all effects func

ire stride transmutation [teleportation] level: sor/wiz 4 components: v, s casting time: 1 action range: personal target: you duration: 10 minutes/level or until expended (see text) you gain the ability to step into fires and move from fire to fire. the fires you enter and move between must be at least as big around as you are. fire elementals and other fire creatures are not "fires" for purposes of fire stride, nor are sources of great heat such as pools of lava. once in a fire, you can transport yourself to any other sufficiently large fire within long range (400 ft+ 40 ft./level, and you instantly know the locations of all suitable fires within range. each transport counts as a full move action. with each casting of the spell, you can transport yourself one time per caster level. if a f

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furies which they asserted were his ever present companions. undoubtedly the most interesting legend concerning simon is that which tells of his theosophic contests with the apostle peter while the two were promulgating their differing doctrines in rome. according to the story that the church fathers have preserved, simon was to prove his spiritual superiority by ascending to heaven in a chariot of fire. he was actually picked up and carried many feet into the air by invisible powers. when st. peter saw this, he cried out in a loud voice, ordering the demons (spirits of the air) to release their hold upon the magician. the evil spirits, when so ordered by the great saint, were forced to obey. simon fell a great distance and was killed, which decisively proved the superiority of the christ

f-heim, the world of the light and beautiful elves, or spirits (3) nifl-heim, the world of cold and darkness, which is located in the north (4) jotun-heim, the world of the giants, which is located in the east (5) midgard, the earth world of human beings, which is located in the midst, or middle place (6) vana-heim, the world of the vanes, which is located in the west (7) muspells-heim, the world of fire, which is located in the south; 8) svart-alfa-heim, the world of the dark and treacherous elves, which is under the earth; and (9) hel-heim, the world of cold and the abode of the dead, which is located at the very lowest point of the universe. it is to be understood that all of these worlds are invisible to the senses, except midgard, the home of human creatures, but during the process of

amothrace were renowned among the ancients, being next to the eleusinian in public esteem. herodotus declares that the samothracians received their doctrines, especially those concerning mercury, from the pelasgians. little is known concerning the cabiric rituals, for they were enshrouded in the profoundest secrecy. some regard the cabiri as seven in number and refer to them as "the seven spirits of fire before the throne of saturn" others believe the cabiri to be the seven sacred wanderers, later called the planets. while a vast number of deities are associated with the samothracian mysteries, the ritualistic drama centers around four brothers. the first three--aschieros, achiochersus, and achiochersa--attack and murder the fourth--cashmala (or cadmillus. dionysidorus, however, identifies

engraved on copper in order to be used in the ceremonial of initiation (see new essay on the isiac table) p. 60 within itself the matter called fundus, or foundation 'these seven, plus the one invisible crown, constitute the eight worlds "plato writes that it is needful for the philosopher to know how the seven circles beneath the first one are arranged according to the egyptians. the first triad of fire denotes life; the second, water, over which rule the ibimorphous divinities; and the third, air, ruled by nephta. from the fire the heavens were created, from the water the earth, and air was the mediator between them. in the sephira yetzirah it is said that from the three originate the seven, i. e, the height, the depth, the east, the west, the north, and the south, and the holy temple in

e. few realize how they are walled in by the limitations click to enlarge the theory of elemental music. from fludd's de musica mundana. in this diagram two interpenetrating pyramids are again employed, one of which represents fire and the other earth. it is demonstrated according to the law of elemental harmony that fire does not enter into the composition of earth nor earth into the composition of fire. the figures on the chart disclose the harmonic relationships existing between the four primary elements according to both fludd and the pythagoreans. earth consists of four parts of its own nature; water of three parts of earth and one part of fire. the sphere of equality is a hypothetical point where there is an equilibrium of two parts of earth and two parts of fire. air is composed of

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d. there are the four cornerstones of magic from which the whole mysterious edifice of witchcraft rises. the rules in themselves are not magical, but the joint application of them is. you must apply them sedulously, knowing that only in accordance with what you are willing to invest will you gain anything in return. the four cornerstones of the witches' pyramid are: a virulent imagination, a will of fire, rock-hard faith, and a flair for secrecy. imagination being the ability to conjure up within your mind sights and scenes to delight the senses and entertain the fancy, it is the tool par excellence of the artist, inventor and inveterate onanist. the greatest and the most notorious personalities in the history of mankind have all possessed this power to a great degree, and i suspect you, t

r and earth where you are cast no spell nor adverse purpose last not in complete accord with me. as my word, so mote it be! this is now your charged salt and water of exorcism which you will use to make your working tools. similarly, casting a few grains of good-quality church incense onto a glowing charcoal block contained in an ashtray, chant as you hold your hand outstretched over it: creature of fire this charge i lay, no phantom in thy presence stay. here my will addressed to thee; and as my word, so mote it be! again, strongly visualize the coals radiating that strange blue light as you speak. with this charged fire, you will complete the exorcism of your raw materials. now the first working tools you should make are the cup and thurible. in fact, as soon as you have made these you w

e moon is waxing (this will always be the case, unless otherwise stated, exorcise the thurible with charged fire and water in the same way that you did your cup. then paint the proper symbols around it, chanting the following words with each symbol and again charging them with light. you may mix a little dragon's blood resin with your paint if you like, for added potency "blessed be thou creature of fire" paint your witch name around the base, repeating the letters and charging them as you do so, and again terminate the spell with the words "so mote it be" this is your complete thurible. with it and your cup you will henceforth perform all your water and fire exorcisms. now that we are equipped with our main tools of consecration, we shall deal with one of the most important of all the oth

eft if you are left-handed) and raise it high above the image, pointing at the place where its heart would be; now, visualizing cernunnos himself standing behind you guiding your hand, strongly project the mental image of your intended victim onto the puppet, trying to see it as him. when your mind is set unwaveringly on this idea, chant the spell thus, whipping your emotions into a final torrent of fire as you do: it is not my hand which does this deed but that of cernunnos, the horned one. as blade pierces heart, so shall the loins of [n] burn with lust for [m [supplicant's own name. with that plunge the athame forcefully into the puppet's heart uttering the usual sealing words "as my will, so mote it be" withdrawing your knife, wrap the hapless puppet in a purified linen cloth. this ful

of a "bad trip" without an occasioning drug or naturally occurring personality disorder. should you be fortunate or unfortunate enough to also possess free-floating witch power of the type manifested by so-called materializing mediums, then you will also begin to be the target of such apparently malicious poltergeist phenomena as disappearing objects, mysterious breakages, inexplicable outbreaks of fire and the like. all the signs of a traditional haunting, in fact. persistent runs of misfortune are often taken to be signs of a well-lodged curse, but they are more often than not self-inflicted by the victim's own deep mind for some devious reason, as already mentioned in chapter 2. of course, if you are solemnly informed by a malevolent rival that you are about to be magically strafed, an

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secrets are profaned and no effect can follow? and ioh answered: i promise unto thee that to none will i reveal (them, save to the honour of the lord, and with much discipline, unto penitent, secret, and faithful (persons. then answered the angel: go and read the key, and its words which were obscure throughout shall be manifest unto thee. and after this the angel ascended into heaven in a flame of fire. then ioh was glad, and labouring with a clear mind, understood that which the angel of the lord had said, and he saw that the key of solomon was changed, so that it appeared quite clear unto him plainly in all parts. and ioh understood that this work might fall into the hands of the ignorant, and he said: i conjure him into whose hands this secret may come, by the power of the creator, an

ve the mountains, and fifteen cubits above their summits; and by the name ruachiah, by which god having purged the ages, he will make his holy spirit to descend upon the universe, and will cast ye, ye rebellious spirits, and unclean beings, book one page 31 into the depths of the lake of the abyss, in misery, filth, and mire, and will place ye in impure and foul dungeons bound with eternal chains of fire. by these names then, and by all the other holy names of god before whom no man can stand and live, and which names the armies of the demons fear, tremble at, and shudder; we conjure ye, we potently exorcise and command ye, conjuring ye in addition by the terrible and tremendous paths of god and by his holy habitation wherein he reigneth and commandeth unto the eternal ages. amen. by the v

n. by the virtue of all these aforesaid, we command ye that ye remain not in any place wherein ye are, but to come hither promptly without delay to do that which we shall enjoin ye. but if ye be still contumacious, we, by the authority of a sovereign and potent god, deprive ye of all quality, condition, degree, and place which ye now enjoy, and precipitate ye into and relegate ye unto the kingdom of fire and of sulphur, to be there eternally tormented come ye then from all parts of the earth, wheresoever ye may be, and behold the symbols and names of that triumphant sovereign whom all creatures obey, otherwise we shall bind ye and conduct ye in spite of yourselves, into our presence bound with chains of fire, because those effects which proceed and issue from our science and operation, are

ffects which proceed and issue from our science and operation, are ardent with a fire which shall consume and burn ye eternally, for by these the whole universe trembleth, the earth is moved, the stones thereof rush together, all creatures obey, and the rebellious spirits are tormented by the power of the sovereign creator. then it is certain that they will come, even if they be bound with chains of fire, unless prevented by affairs of the very greatest importance, but in this latter case they will send ambassadors and messengers by whom thou shalt easily and surely learn what occupies the spirits and what they are about. but if they appear not yet in answer to the above conjuration, and are still disobedient, then let the master of the art or exorciser arise and exhort his companions to b

es should be written on virgin paper, which he should soil and fill with mud, dust, or clay. then he shall kindle a fire with dry rue, upon which he shall put powdered asafoetida, and other things of evil book one page 37 odour; after which let him put the aforesaid names, written on parchment or virgin parchment paper, upon the fire, saying: the conjuration of the fire i conjure thee, o creature of fire, by him who removeth the earth, and maketh it tremble, that thou burn and torment these spirits, so that they may feel it intensely, and that they may be burned eternally by thee. this being said, thou shalt cast the aforesaid paper into the fire, saying: the curse be ye accursed, damned, and eternally reproved; and be ye tormented with perpetual pain, so that we may find no repose by nigh

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or when thou shalt have conjured any spirits in any art or experiment, they will not come when the air is troubled or agitated by winds, seeing that spirits have neither flesh nor bones, and are created of different substances. some are created from water. others from wind, unto which they are like. some from earth. some from clouds. others from solar vapors. others from the keenness and strength of fire; and when they are invoked or summoned, they come always with great noise, and with the terrible nature of fire. when the spirits which are created of water are invoked, they come with great rains, thunder, hail, lightning, thunder-bolts, and the like. when the spirits which are created of clouds are invoked, they come with great deformity, in a horrible form, to strike fear into the invoc

5 ceit. they are clever, whence it comes that these last are all specified by solomon in his book of ornament, or of beauty. they show great ostentation and vainglory in their dress, and they rejoice in many ornaments; the boast of possessing mundane beauty, and all sorts of ornaments and decorations. thou shalt only invoke them in serene, mild, and pleasant weather. the spirits which are created of fire reside in the east, those created of wind in the south. note then that it will be much better to perform the experiments or operations in the direction of the east, putting everything necessary in practice towards that point. but for all other operations or extraordinary experiments, and for those of love, they will be much more efficacious directed towards the north. take heed further, th

s in other cases, or in a box destined for the purpose, so that thou mayest have them ready prepared for use when necessary. when thou wishest to use the incense, thou shalt kindle a fire of fresh incense, in an incense burner, and the incense being lighted thou shalt say over it as follows, before putting the spices beside the incense burner: the exorcism of the fire. i exorcise thee, o creature of fire, by him through whom all things have been made, so that every kind of phantasm may retire from thee, and be unable to harm or deceive in any way, through the invocation of the most high creator of all. amen. the key of solomon page 106 bless, o lord all-powerful, and all-merciful, this creature of fire, so that being blessed by thee, it may be for the honour and glory of thy most holy name

hat thou cast out from thee every phantasm, perversion, and deceit of the enemy, and may the virtue and power of god enter into thee, so that thou mayest give us light, and chase far from us all fear or terror. after this thou shalt sprinkle them with the water of the art, and incense them with the usual perfumes. and when thou shalt wish to kindle them thou shalt say: i exorcise thee, o creature of fire, in the name of the sovereign and eternal lord, by his ineffable name, which is yod, he, vau, he; by the name iah; and by the name of power el; that thou mayest enlighten the heart of all the spirits which we shall call unto this circle, so that they may appear before us without fraud and deceit through him who hath created all things. then thou shalt take a square lantern, with panes of c

also from virgin quadrupeds or birds, but before offering the oblation, say: may this sacrifice which we find it proper to offer unto ye, noble and lofty beings, be agreeable and pleasing unto your desires; be ye ready to obey us, and ye shall receive greater ones. then perfume and sprinkle it according to the rules of art. when it is necessary, with all the proper ceremonies, to make sacrifices of fire, they should be made of wood which hath some quality referring especially unto the spirits invoked; as juniper or pine unto the spirits of saturn; box, or oak, unto those of jupiter; cornel, or cedar, unto those of mars; laurel unto those of the sun; myrtle unto those of venus; hazel unto those of mercury; and willow unto those of the moon. but when we make sacrifices of food and drink, ev

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d 35. the key of solomon page 72 figure 38. the seventh and last pentacle of the sun. if any be by chance imprisoned or detained in fetters of iron, at the presence of this pentacle, which should be engraved in gold on the day and hour of the sun, he will be immediately delivered and set at liberty. editor s note. on the arms of the cross are written the names of chasan, angel of air; arel, angel of fire; phorlakh, angel of earth; and taliahad, angel of water. between the four arms of the cross are written the names of the four rulers of the elements; ariel, seraph, tharshis, and cherub. the versicle is from psalm cxvi. 16, 17 "thou hast broken my bonds in sunder. i will offer unto thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of ihvh" figures 36 and 37. figure 38. the ho

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lion with an ass s head, bellowing. he is a good familiar, but tempteth them he is a familiar of to steal. he governeth 10 legions of spirits. his seal is this, which is to be worn, whether thou wilt have him for a familiar, or not (7) amon- the seventh spirit is amon. he is a marquis great in power, and most stern. he appeareth like a wolf with a serpent s tail, vomiting out of his mouth flames of fire; but at the command of the magician he putteth on the shape of a man with dog s teeth beset in a head like a raven; or else like a man with a raven s head (simply. he telleth all things past and to come. he procureth feuds and reconcileth controversies between friends. he governeth 40 legions of spirits. his seal is this which is to be worn as aforesaid, etc (8) barbatos- the eighth spirit

asures and recover things lost. he ruleth over 29 legions of spirits, and his seal is this, which wear thou, etc (32) asmoday- the thirty-second spirit is asmoday, or asmodai. he is a great king, strong, and powerful. he appeareth with three heads, whereof the first is like a bull, the second like a man, and the third like a ram; he hath also the tail of a serpent, and from his mouth issue flames of fire. his feet are webbed like those of a goose. he sitteth upon an infernal dragon, and beareth in his hand a lance with a banner. he is first and choicest under the power of amaymon, he goeth before all other. when the exorcist hath a mind to call him, let it be abroad, and let him stand on his feet all the time of action, with his cap or headdress off; for if it be on, amaymon will deceive h

es. he bringeth unto thee good familiars; also he ruleth over 36 legions of spirits. his seal is this, which, etc (53) camio or caim- the fifty-third spirit is camio, or caim. he is a great president, and appeareth in the form of the bird called a thrush at first, but afterwards he putteth on the shape of a man carrying in his hand a sharp sword. he seemeth to answer in burning ashes, or in coals of fire. he is a good disputer. his office is to give unto men the understanding of all birds, lowing of bullocks, barking of dogs, and other creatures; and also of the voice of the waters. he giveth true answers of things to come. he was of the order of angels, but now ruleth over 30 legions of spirits infernal. his seal is this, which wear thou, etc (54) murmur, or murmus- the fifty-fourth spiri

be heard, but not soon or immediately. also he can cause trees to bend and incline according to the exorcist s will. he giveth excellent familiars. he governeth 29 legions of spirits. and his seal is this, etc (68) belial- the sixty-eighth spirit is belial. he is a mighty and a powerful king, and was created next after lucifer. he appeareth in the form of two beautiful angels sitting in a chariot of fire. he speaketh with a comely voice, and declareth that he fell first from among the worthier sort, that were before michael, and other heavenly angels. his office is to distribute presentations and senatorships, etc; and to cause favour of friends and of foes. he giveth excellent familiars, and governeth 50 legions of spirits. note well that this king belial must have offerings, sacrifices a

omnipresent and immortal lord god of hosts iehovah tetragrammaton, the only creator of heaven, and earth, and hell, and all that is therein, who is the marvellous disposer of all things both visible and invisible, curse thee, and deprive thee of all thine office, joy, and place; and i do bind thee in the depths of the bottomless abyss there to remain until the day of judgment, i say into the lake of fire and brimstone which is prepared for all rebellious, disobedient, obstinate, and pernicious spirits. let all the company of heaven curse thee! let the sun, moon, and all the stars curse thee! let the light and all the hosts of heaven curse thee into the fire unquenchable, and into the torments unspeakable. and as thy name and seal contained in this box chained and bound up, shall be choken

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ear according to the constellations of the celestial bodies, otherwise we shall loose our labor, for if a genijs be of the igneal hierarchy its in vain to observe him in any other season but when the enters these signs which is of his nature, that is. so if it be a genij of the earth, he is to be observed when the enters& so the like in the rest. otherwise thus: those genijs that are of the order of fire are to be observed in the summer quarter& those of the earth in autumn, those of the air in spring& those of the water in winter quarter. their offices is to do all things that are just& lawful in the sight of the great god jehovah& what is for our good& what shall concern the protection of our lives or beings or wellbeings& the doing good to our neighbors. ars paulina 21 now he that hath

MEANING OF MASONRY

y blood in our bodies is a combination of red and white corpuscles, by the due balance of which we are established in strength and health, whilst lack of balance is attended by disease. the pillars therefore typify, in one of their aspects, perfect integrity of body and soul such as are essential to achieving spiritual perfection. in the terms of ancient philosophy all created things are composed of fire and water; fire being their spiritual and water their material element, and so the pillars represented also these universal properties. in one of the apocryphal scriptures (2 esdras, 7; 7-8, the path to true wisdom and life is spoken of as an entrance between a fire on the right hand and a deep water on the left, and so narrow and painful that only one man may go through it at once. this i

of jacob, in contrast with that patriarch's less morally and spiritually developed sons who were not distinctified by any such coat. in masonry the equivalent of the aureole is the symbolic clothing worn by provincial and grand lodge officers. this is of deep blue, heavily fringed with gold, in correspondence with the deep blue centre and luminous circumference of flame" his ministers are flames of fire" provincial and grand lodge officers are drawn from those who are past masters in the craft; that is, from those who theoretically have attained sanctity, regeneration and mastership of themselves, and have become joined to the grand lodge above where they" shine as the stars" it follows from all this that the mason who seriously yields himself to the discipline of the order of is not mere

lace adornments of the clothing emblematize what is referred to in the psalmist's words" the king's daughter (the soul) is all glorious within; her clothing is of wrought gold: for as the life-essence or wisdom becomes increasingly" wrought" or substantialized in us, it becomes the objectified corporeality of the soul. in the royal arch the craft devotional blue is intershot with red, the colour of fire or spiritual ardour, the blend resulting in that purple which both in earth and heaven is the prerogative of royalty. thus, by their clothing in the various grades, the members of masonry emblematize on earth the angels and archangels and all the company of heaven. some of them are dothed with light as with a garment; others are ministers of flaming fire. in a short paper such as this our

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o look into the possibilities of models and how one may shape and assist in self-transformation, it is imperative to study and understand the foundations of the very gods which emerge from us. nightside or shadowside as a term is defined in witches sabbat and luciferian9 terminology as averse dreaming practice. in islamic mythology and lore, shaitan is the lord of rebellious spirits, a djinn made of fire. it is this fire10 which leads the individual towards the wall looking down into the abyss, and the infinite possibilities of being. the sorcerer thus begins to adopt the god form of shaitan to master the spirits and djinn of the self all of those elements which command mastery of the self. night is the in-between point which later unveils the light, therefore being a barrier and initiatio

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mother eve as the dragon, driving deep within her core, enflamed with the spirit of lilith. these were my earth parents, but it was the blood of azazel called often samael and lilith which flows in my veins. it was this passion and possession which brought me into being, the first born of witch blood in the circle of the dragon s emerald crown. azazel gathered all in this secret place, which was of fire and blackened earth. lucifer called this place helan, the meeting place of spirits. the held their court here, encircled in sacred communion. azazel spoke of perception and what they wished to become and do as their own desire, they were free. did his mind become as the serpent, isolate and independent that as flame which was sacred and beautiful, azazel now could understand both good and

ask of me? my father, i grow weary, little food and water, i am confused, cold and scared. shall you not guide me? i said with innate honesty. cain, you grow so close yet you are honest with me what if i told you that your journey is in vain, and your mother and foreseen concubine lay beyond the veil of death? i grew angry unto this dragon, who i called father and said then i shall walk the path of fire my self, yet she calls unto me nonetheless. i will not resign although i am tired and cold. you shall not bend me! even if i must face darkness in eternity alone, i shall! this dragon grew in its surrounding flames and the king transformed into an angelic prince, and said unto me- cain, my son of sons, you will find your mother and sister tomorrow, then you shall walk the path of night. by

ms and chaos just as set himself. cain tests those upon the path and blesses those who may answer his riddles. it is indeed cain who would feed ones soul to the wolves of the shadows, when the will is weak. invoke cain in isolation and within the circle of those who are of the mark. isolation is a silent wisdom from which the fountain is never dry seek with the cup of emerald. o cain, spirit born of fire and darkness, shadowed initiator! o cain, who wanders the earth from deserts to forests brought forth from the womb, flesh-born son of the dragon and the harlot goddess, mother of witch blood. spirit and lord of the blackened fires of the forge, who tasted the blood mark as an x upon the brow. o cain, who was awakened by the skull bearing omen of abel lord of beasts and initiator of sorcer

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nknown as the perpetrator of those bloody enterprises which he meant to commit. recognizing this wicked fiend as a fit instrument to perform mischief and destruction, the devil gave unto stubbe peeter a girdle, which being put around him transformed him forthwith into the likeness of a devouring wolf. this demonic wolf was strong and mighty, with great eyes which in the night sparkled like brands of fire. it's body was huge, a great mouth wide with most sharp and cruel teeth. as soon as he would take off the girdle the talons with long and razor sharp nails would become human hands again and would appear as if he had never changed from human form. stubbe peeter was herewith exceedingly well pleased with this form. the form which he could assume was quite in step with his nature. this demon

es of nature and the magickal path which you walk. three days later, once you unearth the dagger you will want to consecrate the athame in a large bowl combined with herbs, your blood and/or sexual fluid as well as water and salt. while consecrating focus and intone "water, earth and life where you are cast let nought unwelcome dare trespass, so mote it be" cast the circle anti-clockwise "spirits of fire, water, earth and air, this charge is laid. let phantoms of my desire come hence, to which my will is law ecstasy will come and my many elementals to my aid. so mote it be" perform banishing ritual opening "i charge thee with the earth of the great god pan! i charge thee with the earth from which belial walks! 56 56 i charge thee with the blood of hecate! creation is the birth of the morni

l come and my many elementals to my aid. so mote it be" perform banishing ritual opening "i charge thee with the earth of the great god pan! i charge thee with the earth from which belial walks! 56 56 i charge thee with the blood of hecate! creation is the birth of the morning, the clay of flesh formed through any desire of belief! lilith, send your children to my protection ancient ones, spirits of fire, earth, water and air come forth from thy aethyrs this knife wrought of earth, this athame is to be my magickal weapon. asmodeus, watcher of the circle and space beyond, i charge this athame with your essence, with my blood for i am a guardian of true tradition, whose witch blood speaks through me! amen" begin painting the athame according to your taste.you may wish to paint sigils or tail

nd prince of darkness, set. in the islamic tradition (ahadith, shaitan/satan is azazel, the lord of djinn whom is made from fire, thus a source of light unto itself. azazel/shaitan is a fallen angel, the first angel who preached to the other angels in preeternity. shaitan is also melek ta aus, the peacock angel. samael samael in hebrew texts is the husband of lilith, the father of cain. samael is of fire and of night, from which all daemonical energy is derived. when accepting both lilith and samael into your mind, into your spirit, one must be certain of the witch blood which runs through your veins. each god and goddess grants a fuel to the gnosis, but also forms the subconscious and conscious according to their own shape and form. samael is the great serpent of biblical lore, born of fi

t also vulnerable to more malefic forces if will and discipline are not implemented. proceed with caution and care, for there is a wolf in the garden of eden. the witches sabbat shadows cast are but initiation points of which we open forth the gates of dreams, that waking and dreaming state of which we shall become in an all encompassing arcana of self. 78 78 imbolg february 2nd. this festival is of fire. the powers of fire reside in creation and destruction, the flames either caress or break down. if at all possible, this rite should be conducted outdoors, providing room for an ample fire. if not, a well decorated chamber adorned with the images of fire and sleep. imbolg is represented as the first stirring of spring within the womb of the earth. this rite is a celebration of the coming o

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damn on any kind of lifephantoms bring evil, destruction and deathnight after night the same old gamethey all look so harmless but deep in their heartssatan is lurking, and he will break outthe empire of deceivers is built upon your fearyou'll have to lose it 'cause the end is nearwarheads, armies stand to strike, i know it isn't righti wanna get out of here, i don't wanna dieinfernal destruction of fire you'll burnthen you'll be helpless but it's not too latestand up right now and you'll be the winneror satan will get you, take you forevergenocide everywherewhere's the saviour of this world?phantoms of death!where is he the promised saviour the one who'll save the earth?perhaps he'll come to bury us but then it'll be too latewho are they who are the phantoms who will end our livesit's you

k of isaiahthey come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the lord, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land (from verse 13:3-5, quoted on p. 93)who are these that fly in a cloud, and as the doves to their windows (isaiah 9:8)for behold, the lord will come with fire, and with his chariots, like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire (isaiah 1 6:15)ufos in rome 100 b.c.(from roman historian, julius obsequens)at sunset a circular object like a shield was seen to sweep across the sky from west to east (p. 131)this globegolden in color fell to earth from the sky and was seen to gyrate (p. 131)appendix b: book abstracts186atlantis, alien visitation, and genetic manipulation professor hermann oberthprofessor oberth, the fat

, the house of birth. these four brothers were alsocalled viracochas, white men (from brintons myths of the new w orld, p. 193 (compare this with thedescriptions of the celtic sun-god lugh.)the peruvians believed that the rainbow was a sign that there would be no more destruction of the worldby deluge. rayless ones the peruvians speak of the rayless ones, that possessed the earth, during the ages of fire and dark-ness.appendix b: book abstracts194atlantis, alien visitation, and genetic manipulation we must concede that these legends of a world-embracing conflagration represent a race-remembranceof a great fact, or that they are a colossal falsehood an invention of man (p. 198)the navajosthe navajos, living north of the pueblos, say that at one time all the nations navajo, pueblos, coyot-er

nce.the babyloniansin the babylonian genesis tablets we have the same references to the man or people who, after the greatdisaster, divided the heavens into constellations, and regulated, that is, discovered and revealed, theirmovements (p. 223)tezcatlipocarepresented as a winged serpent.egyptwhen we turn to egypt, we find that their whole religion was constructed upon legends relating to theages of fire and ice, and the victory of the sun-god over the evil-one. we find everywhere a recollectionof the days of cloud (p. 233)atlantis, alien visitation, and genetic manipulation195 appendix b: book abstracts the russiansin the russian legends, a golden ship sails across the heavenly sea; it breaks into fragments, which nei-ther princes nor people can put together again.serpent worshipalways as

olumbus's compass went haywire and that he and his crew saw weird lights in the sky. this couldhave been a bermuda triangle paranormal event or a sign from god. these events, however, havemundane explanations. columbus's compass's slight inaccuracy may have stemmed from nothingmore than the discrepancy between true north and magnetic north. as for the lights, columbus wroteof seeing a great flame of fire that crashed into the ocean- probably a meteor. he saw lights in thesky again on october 11- the day before his famous landing. the lights, brief flashes near the hori-zon, were spotted in the area where dry land turned out to be. although there are rational atlantis, alien visitation, and genetic manipulation277 appendix c: suggested areas of research explanations for what columbus saw, h

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black flame. who is the teacher commanding and striking down the ego. the luciferian realizes the ego must be stripped and burnt away to reveal the black flame of immortal being. this being or serpent fire within is always mutating, changing, becoming. the serpent then ensorcels the spine to become the foundation of leviathan. 15 luciferian will is the satori, which is an endless chalice of blood of fire you may sip the venom of this cup yet you shall never take your fill. as the self is always progressing and mutating into a godlike being the serpent hungers for more those who fail become the feast of the shades of the void. those who become are the avatars of set s endless power of being. i am of ahriman s flesh. the wolf is the skin which cloaks the hunger of struggle. the serpent is th

opposing each other. they relate to creative chaos. venus netzach baal harab-serapel (hrb-srral: helebriel+ reteriel+ baruchiel+ satoriel+ refreziel+ reptoriel+ astoriel+ labreziel ghoreb zereq, or dispersing ravens. their form is that of the hideous demon-headed ravens rising from a volcano, also called getzphiel. shapeshifting into black ravens, the flight of the bird in the night, the element of fire and air with regards to initiation. mercury hod adramalech samael (smal: sheoliel+ molebriel+ afluxriel+ libridiel deceivers [jugglers of skulls, whose forms are that of a dull demon-headed, dog-like beasts. the moon yesod lilith gamaliel (gmlial: gedebriel+ materiel+ lapreziel+ idexriel+ alephriel+ labraeziel gamaliel, or the obscene ones, whose form are those of corrupting, loathsome bul

az also represents lilith as the goddess of the beasts of the earth, the very mother of demons and sorcerous beings. az was said to be created in the zurvan myth as a black substance like coal, which would devour all creation, manifesting her as a vampyric being. azazel [hebrew] the first angel who brought the black flame of being to humanity. azazel was the lord of djinn and was said to be made of fire in islamic lore. azazel refused to bow before the clay of adam, 79 saying that it was profane. he was cast from heaven to earth and was indeed the first independent spirit, the initiator of individual and antinomian thought. azazel was later related to the watchers, the hebrew goat demon god and shaitan. azazel is a name of lucifer, who is the solar aspect of the dragon, the bringer of lig

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d of mount olympus, punishes prometheus by binding him to a rock, and commanding an eagle to peck away at this liver, which regenerated every day. prometheus is depicted as incredibly intelligent, deceptive, and rebellious; prometheus, azazel, lucifer, the torch-bearer, the light bringer. the flame, or torch of the olympics, and it s corresponding tradition, is a commemoration of prometheus theft of fire from zeus. the statue of liberty, whose likeness is based on the goddess ishtar, who was said to have fallen with azazel, also bears the torch of illumination. this flame is a direct reference to magical knowledge and self-deification through magical means. it is important not to mistake this azazel, and those who were with him, for the traveling civilizer spoke of earlier. the fallen ange

ad where all people, both righteous and unrighteous, go when they die. whereas hell is a place specifically for unrighteous entities to experience torment and imprisonment. and unlike popular conception, neither is said to be currently burning and aflame. in the bible for instance, it is stated that only after all beings are judged (judgment day, both hell and hades will then be cast in to a lake of fire (revelation 20:14, and all those unsaved will undergo a second death and remain forever tormented in the lake of fire. currently, however, members of the occult (and the bible as well) speak of both places as being timeless, limitless, cold, dark, and chaotic. dreamscape [2.3] occultists tend to get a kick out of the way the average person interprets their dreams, and rightfully so. to the

water, air, earth, and spirit. occultists recognize 4 types of elementals, and each--michael wynn's "the soul travelers" 32 is assigned an element: undines, salamanders, sylphs, and gnomes. undines are elementals of the element water. they are graceful, sensual, often pale and prefer the female form and watery habitations like river, lakes, and the ocean. salamanders, associated with the element of fire, are known for being emotionally unstable. their actions are rapid and explosive. when conjured, a salamander may prefer to arrive as a male with glowing eyes. sylphs, the elementals of air, are intelligent, subtle, and, like salamanders, make rapid movements. gnomes are the elementals associated with the element earth. these beings are said to live underground and in caves. contrary to po

pable of granting favors and making enemies into friends. belial is also half angel and half demon, and is also considered an initiator who can perform the surgical operation of transformation upon one s spirit. he is said to govern over 50 legions of spirits, and demands sacrifice. belial is associated with the north, and may arrive with the appearance of two beautiful angels riding in a chariot of fire--michael wynn's "the soul travelers" 86 gog and magog [5.11] the bible and quran describe gog and magog as the enemies of god, but these 2 characters also appear in mythologies and folklore. in the bible, after satan is freed from a 1,000 years of imprisonment, revelation 12:7 and when the thousand years are expired, satan shall be loosed out of his prison. and shall go out to deceive the

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mons. the legends of lilith portray her as having the body of a beautiful woman from head to navel, and below she is flaming fire. this is also comparable to lilith as having the continence of beautiful maiden, and below the navel being as a beast with owl claws for feet. babalon, the enochian goddess and reappearing as the whore who rides the beast in the bible, is revealed as lilith the goddess of fire and beasts. it is barbara koltuv, ph.d. who suggests that the knowledge of lilith is necessary for strengthening man's ego, the shadow of the self. it is lilith who inspires sexual dreams, creative inspiration and sensuality. the daemonic feminine is therefore essential to the development of man and woman. it is also the gateway to the sabbat- the dreaming conclave of the luciferian (empyr

pposing force which initiates through antinomianism and self-deification. in a work which pre-dates the zohar, it is suggested that lilith and samael were born by an emanation beneath the throne of god. their shape was an androgynous being, double-faced and thus revealed as a part of the adversary (the opposer, shaitan. samael, in hebrew legend has twelve wings, which integrates azazel (the djinn of fire, shaitan) and samael as lucifer, the force related to the noon-tide sun. samael is thus the devil, one half of the adversary and the creative/solar force of the sun. lilith joined with samael through leviathan, the great dragon. ashmodai was said to be another mate of lilith, whom was said in some hebrew legends to be two aspects of the same goddess. the son of lilith and ashmodai was call

itors and familiars. the son of samael and lilith is cain, the lord of horsemen (those who work sorcerous arts and whom spirits ride. an alchemical working is the creation of baphomet, or al-aswad, the black head of wisdom. this is a state of coming into being, of whien the torch of wisdom (the black flame) is illuminated and revealed within. it is a rite of passage, of when the baphometic spirit of fire becomes separate from the natural order. thus the ritual of infernal union is a black magick working of self-empowerment and the beginning process of creating baphomet, or cain the lord of horsemen in the sethanic/luciferian witchcraft current. the work of babalon and lilith within an initiatory aspect is made through the alignment with the spirit of lilith, babalon and her children who wo

er of the way. i call your presence forth towards this circle. anubis, god of the twilight from which the guardians shall watch; bring forth thy jackals howling at the barrier anubis, who initiates unto the path of the dead, come forth! by the mask of the jackal and wolf, i call thee forth to charge this circle! azatum- ashramu- likiahaka southern quarter guardian of the gateway- hawk headed lord of fire, guardian of the eastern quarter. horus- lalanpa- zarasu manifest unto this circle, blood covered hawk of sunrise! come forth and guard this rite! zariza- nalaia- sroha eastern guardian of the gatewav- thoth, lamp and wisdom of the moon, guardian of the arte magickal come forth and guard the southern quarter open thy scrolls ofsorcerous knowledge i seek the gateway of lunar awakening! azot

i summon thee forth to guard and protect this rite! ad alantra- sorio sabriao- atumaza- seth from each guardian that shall encircle my presence first born of the craft, hear me and come forth! by ankh- eternal life itself, immortal eye! by ka- spirit of the eternal self, in awakened union! by djed- the four pillars of the world, from which my word shall manifest! envision a great pillar or circle of fire emerging from your feet in the center of the circle moving up through and around you. this is the energy as foundation from the four quarters and the god forms summoned. the triple hermetic circle of hamara't is created as a focus of setian awakening and renewa l,a luciferian core that is called inward and focused outward. the triple hermetic circle is b design not yheld to keep forces out

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udge of others. the truth is, that creed has, in general, very little influence on the conduct; in religion, on that of the individual; in politics, on that of party. as a general thing, the mahometan, in the orient, is far more honest and trustworthy than the christian. a gospel of love in the mouth, is an avatar of persecution in the heart. men who believe in eternal damnation and a literal sea of fire and brimstone, incur the certainty of it, according to their creed, on the slightest temptation of appetite or passion. predestination insists on the necessity of good works. in masonry, at the least now of passion, one speaks ill of another behind his back; and so far from the "brotherhood" of blue masonry being real, and the solemn pledges contained in the use of the word "brother" being

mace, the battle-axe, the great double-edged two-handed sword must deal with follies; the rapier is no better against them than a wand, unless it be the rapier of ridicule. the sword is also the symbol of _war_ and of the _soldier. wars, like thunder-storms, are often necessary to purify the stagnant atmosphere. war is not a demon, without remorse or reward. it restores the brotherhood in letters of fire. when men are seated in their pleasant places, sunken in ease and indolence, with pretence and incapacity and littleness usurping all the high places of state, war is the baptism of blood and fire, by which alone they can be renovated. it is the hurricane that brings the elemental equilibrium, the concord of power and wisdom. so long as these continue obstinately divorced, it will continue

hole earth" solomon was _seven_ years in building the temple _seven_ angels, in the apocalypse, pour out _seven_ plagues, from _seven_ vials of wrath. the scarlet-colored beast, on which the woman sits in the wilderness, has _seven_ heads and _ten_ horns. so also has the beast that rises up out of the sea _seven_ thunders uttered their voices _seven_ angels sounded _seven_ trumpets _seven_ lamps, of fire, the _seven_ spirits of god, burned before the throne; and the lamb that was slain had _seven_ horns and _seven_ eyes. eight is the first cube, that of _two. nine is the square of _three, and represented by the triple triangle. ten includes all the other numbers. it is especially _seven_ and _three; and is called the number of perfection. pythagoras represented it by the tetractys, which h

ns or cuthites, worshipped the sun under the title of _achoor_ and _achor. we know, through a precise testimony in the ancient annals of tsur, that the principal festivity of _mal-karth, the incarnation of the sun at the winter solstice, held at tsur, was called his _rebirth_ or his _awakening, and that it was celebrated by means of a pyre, on which the god was supposed to regain, through the aid of fire, a new life. this festival was celebrated in the month _peritius (barith, the second day of which corresponded to the 25th of december. khur-um, king of tyre _movers_ says, first performed this ceremony. these facts we learn from _josephus, servius_ on the neid, and the _dionysiacs_ of _nonnus; and through a coincidence that cannot be fortuitous, the same day was at rome the _dies natalis

this law of attraction or cohesion were taken away, the material worlds and suns would dissolve in an instant into thin invisible vapor. if the ties of friendship, affection, and love were annulled, mankind would become a raging multitude of wild and savage beasts of prey. the sand hardens into rock under the immense superincumbent pressure of the ocean, aided sometimes by the irresistible energy of fire; and when the pressure of calamity and danger is upon an order or a country, the members or the citizens ought to be the more closely united by the cohesion of sympathy and inter-dependence. morality is a force. it is the magnetic attraction of the heart toward truth and virtue. the needle, imbued with this mystic property, and pointing unerringly to the north, carries the mariner safely o

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ure by six letters (six being the number of the sun, the god- man, etc) whose value in greek should be a= 1, i= 10, f =6, a= 1, s =200,5=200: total 418, the number of abrahadabra, the magical formula of the new aeon! note that i and v are the letters of the father and the son, also of the virgin and the bull (see liber 418, protected on either side by the letter of air, and followed by the letter of fire twice over. he declares himself, in this verse 7, the "minister of hoor-paar kraat" hoor-paar-kraat, or harpocrates, the "babe in the egg of blue, is not merely the god of silence in the conventional sense. he represents the higher self, the holy guardian angel. the connection is with the symbolism of the dwarf in mythology. he contains everything in himself, but is unmanifested. see chapt

to turn food into poison. the act must be pure and passionate. it must be held as the union with god in the heart of the holy of holies. one must never forget that a child will be born of that deed. one must choose the environment appropriate to the particular child which one wills to create. one must make sure that the conscious will is written, on the pure waters of a mind unstirred, in letters of fire, by the sun of the soul. one must not create confusion in the talisman, which belongs to the silent self, by letting the speaking self deny the purpose which produced it. if one's true will, the reason of one's incarnation, be to bring peace on earth, one must not perform an act of love with motives of jealousy or emulation. one must fortify one's body to the utmost, and protect it from ev

discuss it. they have neither the experience to guide nor the imagination to experiment. countless thousands of delicate-minded lovers turn against love and blaspheme him. countless millions, not quite so fixed in refinement, accept the fact, acquiesce in the foulness, till love is degraded to guilty grovelling. they are dragged in the dirt of the nightcart which ought to have been their "chariot of fire and the horses thereof. this whole trouble comes from humanity's horror of love. for the last hundred years, every first-rate writer on morals has sent forth his lightning and thunders, hailstones and coals of fire, to burn up gomorrah and sodom where love is either shameful and secret, or daubed with dung of sentiment in order that the swinish citizens may recognize their ideal therein. w

l is the invocation of horus, which brought about the opening of the new aeon. the date is march 20. the equinox of the gods is the term used to describe the beginning of a new aeon, or a new magical formula. it should be celebrated at every equinox, in the manner known to neophytes of the a:.a. 41. a feast for fire and a feast for water; a feast for life and a greater feast for death! the feasts of fire and water indicate rejoicings to be made at the puberty of boys and girls respectively. the feast for life is at a birth; and the feast for death at a death. it is of the utmost importance to make funerals merry, so as to train people to take the proper view of death. the fear of death is one of the great weapons of tyrants, as well as their scourge; and it distorts our whole outlook upon

k; it is ready to apply itself to the new conditions of a larger life. just so a schoolboy who has mastered his work dies to school, reincarnates in cap& gown, triumphs in the tripos, dies to the cloisters, and is reborn to the world. note that the atu 'death' in the tarot refers to scorpio. this sign is threefold: the scorpion that kills itself with its own poison, when its environment (the ring of fire) becomes intolerable; the serpent that renews itself by shedding its skin, that is crowned and hooded, that moves by undulations like light, and gives man wisdom at the price of toil, suffering, and mortality; and the eagle that soars, its lidless eyes bent boldly upon the sun 'death' is, to the initiate, an inn by the wayside; it marks a stage accomplished; it offers refreshment, repose

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le portion of the animal, artfully concealed by the white fat; whilst the other contained all the edible parts, which he covered with the skin, and on the top of all he laid the stomach. zeus, pretending to be deceived, chose the heap of bones, but he saw through the stratagem, and was so angry at the deception practised on him by prometheus that he avenged himself by refusing to mortals the gift of fire [25]prometheus, however, resolved to brave the anger of the great ruler of olympus, and to obtain from heaven the vital spark so necessary for the further progress and comfort of the human race. he accordingly contrived to steal some sparks from the chariot of the sun, which he conveyed to earth hidden in a hollow tube. furious at being again outwitted, zeus determined to be revenged first

pposed bride, page 40 she furiously attacked her and dragged off her nuptial attire. her delight on discovering the deception was so great that a [41]reconciliation took place, and, committing the image to the flames, with joyful laughter she seated herself in its place and returned to olympus. hera was the mother of ares (mars, hephastus, hebe, and eileithyia. ares was the god of war; hephastus, of fire; hebe, of youth; and eileithyia presided over the birth of mortals. hera dearly loved greece, and indeed always watched over and protected greek interests, her beloved and favourite cities being argos, samos, sparta, and mycena. page 41 page 42 her principal temples were at argos and samos. from a remote period she was greatly venerated at olympia, and her temple there, which stood in the

e. themis, like so many other greek divinities, takes the place of a more ancient deity of the same name who was a daughter of page 50 uranus and gaa. this elder themis inherited from her mother the gift of prophecy, and when she became merged into her younger representative she transmitted to her this prophetic power. hestia (vesta. hestia was the daughter of cronus and rhea. she was the goddess of fire in its first application to the wants of mankind, hence she was essentially the presiding deity [49]of the domestic hearth and the guardian spirit of man, and it was her pure and benign influence which was supposed to protect the sanctity of domestic life. now in these early ages the hearth was regarded as the most important and most sacred portion of the dwelling, probably because the pro

o this presumptuous demand, and by representing the many dangers which would beset his path, endeavoured to dissuade him from so perilous an undertaking; but his son, deaf to all advice, pressed his point with such pertinacity, that helios was reluctantly compelled to lead him to the chariot. page 70 phaethon paused for a moment to admire the beauty of the glittering equipage, the gift of the god of fire, who had formed it of gold, and ornamented it with precious stones, which reflected the rays of the sun. and now helios, seeing his sister, the dawn, opening her doors in the rosy east, ordered the hours to yoke the horses. the goddesses speedily obeyed the command, and the father then anointed the face of his son with a sacred balm, to enable him to endure the burning flames which issued

honour on the 13th of august, on the lacus nemorensis, or forest-buried lake, near aricia. the priest who officiated in her temple on this spot, was always a fugitive slave, who had gained his office by murdering his predecessor, and hence was constantly armed, in order that he might thus be prepared to encounter a new aspirant. hephastus (vulcan. hephastus, the son of zeus and hera, was the god of fire in its beneficial aspect, and the presiding deity over all workmanship accomplished by means of this useful element. he was universally honoured, not only as the [98]god of all mechanical arts, but also as a house and hearth divinity, who exercised a beneficial influence on civilized society in general. unlike the other greek divinities, he was ugly and deformed, being awkward in his movem

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t of the same thing: the unknown world of supernatural forces. i have included here three of the most enduring of these legends. zombies, the dead that walk, raised from their graves to work as mindless slaves for powerful voodoo exponents who, in order to obtain their wishes, would call upon baron samedi, the voodoo god of the dead, to summon the zombies into their presence. zombies< were afraid of fire and were destroyed when their master died. the mediaeval vampires living in the remote regions of transylvania who, in order to sustain their monstrous existence, would leave their tombs at midnight to drink the blood of young virgins. a girl, once bitten, would become a virgin of the undead and, her eyes burning with a dark desire, was forever more drawn back to the vampire s embrace. the

r being with you on this day and at this hour. remove the image from your mind. face east. visualize a blue circle in front of you. this is the symbol of air. thank the spirits of the air for all their help to others in days gone by. thank them for being with you on this day and at this hour. remove the image from your mind. face south. visualize a red triangle in front of you. this is the symbol of fire. thank the spirits of fire for all their help to others in days gone by. thank them for being with you on this day and at this hour. remove the image from your mind. face west. visualize a silver crescent. this is the symbol of water. thank the spirits of water for all their help to others in days gone by. thank them for being with you on this day and at this hour. remove the image from yo

win the love of another. for the female witch intent on seduction cast this love spell before coming into the presence of the man concerned. enter your witching circle. awaken your magic power. burn a black candle and think of the person to be spellbound. after a few minutes, gaze into candle flame and say: listen, o mighty and powerful ancient one, he whose appearance is that of a burning pillar of fire. ancient and powerful one, i require you, who hath dominion over such things to draw close to you the heart and soul of (person s name. from this moment forth, i charge you to never once loosen your hold upon them. by he whose mouth ever flameth, you are required to do as i command. let (person s name) never think of another for his/her soul has now faded from within (person s name) is now

second sphere of light. this is the sphere of air. see it as clearly as you can. speak the second sacred name of power: jehovah elohim. repeat three times. you will experience a sensation of warmth in your throat. with these two spheres firmly established, pretend that the shaft of light moves slowly down through your chest. visualize a third sphere on a level with your heart. this is the sphere of fire. see it as clearly as you can. speak the third sacred name of power: jehovah eloah ve daas. repeat three times. you will feel a vibration throughout your chest cavity. now you should imagine the shaft of light moves down through your body to your genitals. at which you visualize a fourth sphere. this is the sphere of water. see it as clearly as you can. speak the fourth sacred name of powe

ion of your left hip and sweeping smoothly upwards to the natural top limit. visualize the lines of the pentagram as white fire. when the pentagram is complete, draw back your hand and stab it through the middle with your outstretched fingers. speak the sacred name of power: yod he vau he. the sacred name is pronounced yod-heh-vav-heh. with your arm outstretched, walk to the south, tracing a line of fire as you go. draw a second pentagram and stab it. speak the sacred name of power: adonai. the sacred name is pronounced ah-doh-nay. walk to the west, tracing a line of fire as you go. draw a third pentagram and stab it. speak the sacred name of power: ehyeh. the sacred name is pronounced eh-he-yeh. walk to the north, tracing a line of fire as you go. draw a fourth pentagram and stab it. spea

NAUDON PAUL THE SECRET HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY

th of the thought of the pharaoh amenhotep iv. the templars echoed* we should recall that the essenes also dressed in white linen and practiced a form of solar worship. the uniform of the assassins consisted of a white robe, red cap, belt, and boots. the templars, at least the knights in the order, wore a white robe with a red cross on the chest. white is the symbol of light and red is the symbol of fire. the crusades and the templars 79 them on this point by trying to establish cooperative relations between easterners and westerners united in the desire for universal peace. despite the considerable influence of the arab world, however, there are no grounds for concluding that the templar order underwent a secret islamization, even if only relatively, as some are prone to think. quite a fe

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xenthono-rohmatru, i command you o aziabelis, by ysehyroroseth, i call al azif page 7 of 18 http//www.chaosmatrix.org/library/books/al_azif/al_azif.html 10/10/2003 the o antiquelis, and in the vast and terrible name of damamiach that crom-yha uttered and the mountains shook i mightily compel ye forth o barbuelis, attend me! aid me! give power unto my spell that this weapon that bearest the runes of fire recieveth such vertue that it shall strike fear into the hearts of all spirits that would disobey my commands, and that it shall assist me to form all manner of circles, figures and mystic sigils necessary in the operations of magickal art. in the name of great and mighty yog-sothoth and in the invincible sign of voor (give sign) give power! give power! give power! when the flames turn blu

ar my supplication (make the sign of caput draconis) o thou who art the gate and the way come forth come forth thy servant calleth thee (make the sign of kish) benatir! cararkau! dedos! yog-sothoth! come forth! come forth! i speak the words, i break thy bonds, the seal is cast aside, pass through the gate and enter the world i maketh thy mighty sign (make the sign of the voor) trace the pentagram of fire and say the incantation that causeth the great one to manifest before the gate: ye incantation zyweso, wecato, keoso, xunewe-rurom xeverator. menhatoy, zywethorosto zuy, zururogos yog-sothoth! orary ysgewot, homor athanatos nywe zumquros, ysechyroroseth xoneozebethoos azathoth! xono, zuwezet, quyhet kesos ysgeboth nyarlathotep; zuy rumoy quano duzy xeuerator, ysheto, thyym, quaowe xeuerato

PHILIP NEIL MYTHS LEGENDS EXPLAINED

god zeus (roman jupiter) during the war of the titans (see box, prometheus relationship with zeus was uneasy because zeus thought him wily and, being mortal, more loyal to humankind than to the gods. in an argument over which parts of an animal should be sacrificed to the gods, prometheus tricked zeus into choosing the bones and the fat rather than the meat. in retaliation, zeus removed the gift of fire from the world, causing great suffering to humankind. in response, prometheus stole fire from the sun, which he gave back to the world. furious, zeus chained prometheus to a rock, where his liver was eaten each day by an eagle, and grew back each night. epimetheus the name epimetheus means afterthought or hindsight; prometheus means forethought or foresight. as the names suggest, epimetheu

ills having been shut tightly into a jar (or box) never to be opened. but the enmity between zeus and prometheus jeopardized paradise. when zeus created pandora (see p. 25, she opened the jar and paradise was destroyed. the myth of prometheus by piero di cosimo (1461/62 1521) this painting depicts several stories from the myth of prometheus; the creation of man (assisted by epimetheus; the theft of fire from heaven, helped by athena (minerva; and there are references to the later story of pandora s box. humankind the first human race lasted until zeus decided to send a great flood to destroy it. the only survivors were deucalion (prometheus son) and his wife pyrrha (daughter of epimetheus and pandora. zeus then offered them any gift they desired, so they asked for more people. each stone

el rossetti (1828-82) according to one greek tradition there have been five ages of man: the golden age during the time of the titan cronos, when humankind lived in ease and harmony; a silver age; two bronze ages (the second in the time of the heroes; and then the present iron age. prometheus steals fire when zeus was cheated out of the meat of sacrificial animals, he decided to withhold the gift of fire so that humankind would have to eat the meat raw. but prometheus, guided up into the sky by athena, stole fire from the chariot of the sun and brought it down to earth in a fennel stalk; the origin of the olympic torch. prometheus fennel stalk athena pandora s box pandora, the first mortal woman, was created by several gods, on zeus orders, to wreak havoc after prometheus stole fire from h

rse god odin, grew up an orphan. a valiant youth, he slew the dragon fafnir at the behest of regin the smith and took his treasure (see below. but the treasure hoard was tainted by a ring that had been cursed (see box) and disaster followed. sigurd soon married gudrun, daughter of gjuki, king of the niflungs and agreed to help her brother gunnar to win brynhild, a valkyrie who lived behind a wall of fire. disguised as gunnar, he won her, gave her the fateful ring, and gunnar married her. but sigurd s own wife gudrun, seeing brynhild wearing the ring, could not resist taunting her with the true story. brynhild was furious and demanded that gunnar and his brother hogni murder sigurd. she then killed herself and was burned on sigurd s funeral pyre. after this, gudrun married atli, brynhild s

bed as beautiful young men, who suffered pain and hardship in order to look after their father. they gave him the best of everything to eat, such as the tail of the kangaroo. hunting tracks of the sons the hunting tracks of the sons lead to kirrkirrmanu, where they killed the kangaroo sacred to the old man. fire country dreaming 1988 by dolly nampijinpa daniels and uni nampijinpa martin the story of fire country dreaming is a major myth of the warlpiri people. the version here is taken from the oral account given by uni nampijinpa in 1990. the warlpiri word for the dreaming is jukurrpa. evil spell this black mark is the evil spell used by the old man to create a fire to follow and kill his sons. goanna dreaming many myths are about animals in the dreaming, and one of the most important is

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ndicate their interest in the persian and vampyric sorcery of the botd to a magister or ii of the botd for entry. the botd is closed to those outside of the order of phosphorus. 4 much of the initiatory work of phosphorus is developed from numerous magickal paths, specifically the ideals of saturnus and that from gregor a. gregorius and that which is presented by dr. stephen edred flowers, author of fire& ice and lords of the left hand path. the antinomian path of self-deification as presented in a setian lens is essential to the luciferian path of phosphorus. we as an order embrace the essence and ideal of lucifer, the bringer of light. it is through a detailed and individualized harrowing of hell that we emerge as one isolate, beautiful, and willing to go forth through initiation further

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and from that time he was always mindful of the trick, and would not give the power of unwearying fire to the melian race of mortal men who live on the earth. but the noble son of iapetus outwitted him and stole the far-seen gleam of unwearying fire in a hollow fennel stalk. and zeus who thunders on high was stung in spirit, and his dear heart was angered when he saw amongst men the far-seen ray of fire. forthwith he made an evil thing for men as the price of fire; for the very famous limping god formed of earth the likeness of a shy maiden as the son of kronos willed. so it is not possible to deceive or go beyond the will of zeus; for not even the son of iapetos, kindly prometheus, escaped his heavy anger, but of necessity strong bands confined him, although he knew many a wile -theogony

e throne of heaven] and the soaring round kaukasos, another and better eagle shall tear the bleeding liver, growing for ever anew, of hephaistos the fiery: since fire was the for which prometheus has been suffering the ravages of his self-growing liver. dionysiaca 2.298 [aion father time addresses zeus] prometheus himself is the cause of man s misery prometheus who cares for poor mortals! instead of fire which is the beginning of all evil he ought rather to have stolen sweet nectar, which rejoices the heart of the gods, and given that to men, that he might have scattered the sorrows of the world with your own drink. dionysiaca 7.7 see also aeschylus' prometheus bound (link to the translation at perseus. the entire woyo de ah et hashem the knowledge of g-d written and edited by rabbi amiram

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ow, the physical composition of the voice is affected by the emotional composition in the heart. if there is an excess of gevurah, his voice will have much fire in it and will be dry and raspy. if there is an excess of chesed, his voice will have much water in it and will be clear and bell like. tiferet, which is the intermediary between chesed and gevurah, will produce a voice which is a mixture of fire and water. according to the composition of the emotions will be the composition of the voice. it is also clear that a person s voice reveals the admixture of his or her inner emotions. from the sound of the voice itself, it is possible for one to hear if one is happy, sad, angry, hurt, joyful, or nervous etc. for example, a husband comes home from work and realizes that his wife is upset

levels become revealed in malchut of atzilut, from the first essential heyulie desire for kindness in the essential self, through the entire chaining down (seder hishtalshelut, from the circles of desire (sefirot d igullim, until the intellect and emotions of adam kadmon, to arich anpin, and to the intellect and external emotions of zeir anpin, all the way to the external vessels and compositions of fire, water and vapor of the external "breath of the heart" of zeir anpin. this is the meaning of the verse "i am first and i am last "i am first" refers to the essence of the infinite light before the tzimtzum, and "i am last" refers to malchut of atzilut, which the zohar calls "the end of all levels (sof kol dargin. as previously stated, yesod is the "giver" or "influencer" and is called "kol

nstellations. this is the source of all the energy and influence of our universe. the energy and influence of the planets and constellations, in turn, affect everything that exists on our planet, be it inanimate, vegetative, living, or speaking beings, including the climates, which affect the economies, as stated before. furthermore, they are the source of the compositions of the four foundations of fire, vapor, water and earth, from spiritual compositions to physical compositions. for example, it is stated that "the land gives rise to wise people. this is because it falls under the influence of the constellation "machkim (the one who makes wise. this is true of everything that exists on this planet, even to the smallest blade of grass. all things receive their energy and influence from th

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

1:8-11. 12 y. sotah 5. 13 pesachim 113b. the arizal on parashat lech lecha 82 fourth generation will return here, for the iniquity of the amorite will not be full until then] h14 in this covenant, g-d promises abraham the land of israel in exchange for his children going into exile. it is called gthe covenant between the parts h since it was gendorsed h by abraham and g-d (represented by a pillar of fire) passing in between the severed halves of several animals. the idea expressed was: gjust as these halves are not complete without each other, so are the two of us not complete without the pact that binds us together. h why [in this passage] does g-d interrupt [the description of what is to befall abraham fs descendants] with the statement that abraham will come to his forebears in peace? f

evil inclination is also the accusing angel. after taking the soul [from to body, it pursues it in order to harm it and take vengeance on it. as the sages have said, the evil inclination (yetzer hara, the angel of death (malach hamavet, and the accusing angel (satan) are all one [14:9] he overtook them while they were camping by the sea c the sea refers to purgatory [gehinom, known as gthe river of fire. h when the soul leaves the body it must first be purged of the existential crust of materialism and negativity it acquired during its stay in the physical world. only then can it proceed to experience the pure spirituality of paradise [14:10] as pharaoh drew near .to give the soul over to the agents of damage and inflictors of pain to torture them. the children of israel raised their eyes

ages say, gagainst your will you are born, and against your will you live. h [14:13] but moses said to the people, ghave no fear c h the good inclination tells the soul, have no fear of this punishment, for it is for your own good. through it, you will be rid of these inflictors of pain and be spared the ordeal of purgatory. all the powers of impurity will remain there in this sea, i.e, the river of fire. gstand firm and witness the deliverance that g-d will perform for you today c h by means of the purification process of purgatory you will be cleansed of your sins. g cfor the egyptians whom you have seen today, you will never see again. h for they will remain in purgatory. the arizal on parashat beshalach 3 [14:24] toward the end of the night g-d looked down upon the camp of the egyptian

rm and witness the deliverance that g-d will perform for you today c h by means of the purification process of purgatory you will be cleansed of your sins. g cfor the egyptians whom you have seen today, you will never see again. h for they will remain in purgatory. the arizal on parashat beshalach 3 [14:24] toward the end of the night g-d looked down upon the camp of the egyptians with the pillar of fire and cloud c this refers to the descent of the soul to be judged in purgatory. when this is over. che threw the camp of the egyptians into confusion. this refers to the powers of the evil inclination, who are cast into the gsea, h where they remain [14:29] but the children of israel had walked on dry land in the midst of the sea, while the water formed a wall for them, on their right and on

dise, referred to as sinai, in order to receive [new levels of] the torah from the mouth of g-d. the letter yud is added to sinn to give sinai. they encamped at rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink c [17:8] amalek then came and fought against israel in rephidim. but before it ascends to the upper level of paradise, there is another type of purgatory, more subtle than the river of fire, that it must traverse, in order to burn away those gsins h of the righteous that are as tenuous as a thread of hair. the gross sins had already been rectified by the lower purgatory. the higher one ascends in spirituality, the more the previous levels he was on appear to be gross and crass. thus, at a higher level, a person may come to consider a way of thinking or behaving he had previou

REGARDIE ISRAEL THE COMPLETE GOLDEN DAWN

entirely different order of things. here we enter the elemental sphere, where nature's forces have their sway. it is also the region in the human sphere of what we may term the unconscious. the magical tradition classifies this unconsciousness into several strata, and to each of them is attributed some one of the four elements, fire, water, air and earth. netsach is attributed <27> to the element of fire, and so far as concerns the classification of man's principles, it represents his emotional life. its opposite pole on the tree of life, is hod, which means splendour, which receives the attribution of the planet mercury. its element is water, and its action represents fluidic mind, the thinking, logical capacity in man, as well as what may be called his magical or nervous force- what the

more especially to the element of water which in this ceremony is invoked to power and presence. as i have previously remarked, and it bears constant reiteration, the tree of life and the qabalistic scheme as a whole should be carefully studied so that the aptness of the attributions both to the sephiroth and the paths may be fully appreciated. two paths lead to the sphere of splendour, the path of fire from malkuth, and the path of the r=rance by the human beings e: repay in some way the debt e :f theoricus. it is referred to l:-e foundation, and to it are 1.-t element air. here the canr r, t!e angelic choir of yesod. f- 5 of the elemental forces, the ,king in the elements. over r--3c word and the kerubi. it 1: the kerub that the elemen- 1 zs in all the others, important t: r e'ements vi

the+ fully appreciated. two paths- malkuth, and the path of the theme apparently is biblical in nature, phraseology consonant therewith, they the elements of a profound psychology. wait of three months, referred to the regimen silent incubation, during which time the may make copies for his own private the fourth grade of philosophus sephirah involved is netsach, victory, to venus and the element of fire, while the ladder are principally of a watery nature. identical nature with those of the preceding reversed. previously the water was predominant. lurid storm, with water only as the complementary and in order that due equilibrium may elohim moved upon the face of the waters" elements which, intelligently controlled <55> eventually to the restoration of paradise may be re-created from it h

nd in order that due equilibrium may elohim moved upon the face of the waters" elements which, intelligently controlled <55> eventually to the restoration of paradise may be re-created from it had fallen. for the light may not legitimately within him, until chaos has been turned enlightenment. not until order has been kingdom, neither peace nor inner security the symbols depicted while traversing of fire and water, indicate the results as tarot card shown demonstrates the destruction holes blasted in the walls syrnbolise the divine through and following the destruction water, warmth and moisture, are essentially being of the neophyte draws his attention, condition of his natural existence, and ignorance and spiritualimpotence have his soul, these elements equally call forth first step is a

m is aware of that latent power, titanic and promethean, coiled beneath- the active magical power centered in man, his libido, neutral, of vast potentialities but neither good nor evil in itself. very similar in some respects is the diagram revealed in the philosophus grade. as the divine peace of the garden of eden was manifested during the water grade, so in this grade of philosophus, the power of fire is shown to have called forth catastrophe. formerly coiled beneath the tree, the hydra-headed dragon in this diagram has usurped its proper place. its several homed heads wind their way up into the very structure of the tree of life, even unto daath at the foot of the supernals. lured downwards by the tree of knowledge- and remembering in what sense the bible speaks of the verb "to know" w

REGARDIE TALISMANS

were placed in a certain order. the so-called twelve single letters, referred to the twelve signs of the zodiac, were placed in the outermost circle of rose petals. within this ring were the seven double letters attributed to the seven planets. inside this second ring, was a third subdivision of large petals where were found the three mother letters so-called, referred to the three prime elements of fire, water and air. this resulted in the development of a simple but ingenious schema from which could be drawn an entirely new set of sigils, vastly different from those originally derived from the traditional magical squares. this complete symbol of the rose on the cross may be seen in one of the volumes of the golden dawn (llewellyn publications, st. paul, 1969, though the rose itself, whic

RITUALS OF THE SOCIETAS ROSICRUCIANIS IN ANGLIA

th is in the omnipotent deity."i disclose the pass-word, strengthens.the aspirant is instructed to place his hand as before, and is thus conducted toward the south andaround toward the north in front of the 4th ancient, who causes the aspirant to feel the heat offlame.4th ancient:and the voice of the 4th ancient was hear, saying "let us enter the temple of perfection and shrinknot from the ordeal of fire, for the wrath of the holy one consumeth only the impious andimpenitent."i disclose the pass-word, virtue.these four pass-words of the ancients form the aphorism immortal hope strengthens virtue, theinitials of which: i\ h\ s\ v .the aspirant places his hand upon his heart, at the pronunciation of the word virtue; and when theaphorism is pronounced he bows; and further he is caused to repe

; second, the transmutation to silver; third, the transmutation to gold; andfourth, the discovery of the elixir vitae.of this last, long had the frater, signor gualdi, a magister templi, daily hoped for the final solution;that he was on the verge of the discovery he had no doubt, and his belief was imbued in the minds ofhis fellows, he longed to sound the bell and startle his own soul. in letters of fire he had written thisaphorism, igne nitrum roris invenitur "by fire the nitre of the dew is extracted" and this was to behis solution.all nature slept, the wearied monks save, save one, had gone to rest, the very fires of the forge werewrapped in slumber, when at the dread hour, the hopeful gualdi, rose from his seat of stone in thebrilliant but rocky chapel, and shouting eureka, rang out th

parated from the evil; and what is not mature it matureth. it is a primarypower, pure and uncorrupted, it exerciseth with the intellectual man and takes no part with theunthinking and indolent. draw then upon your innate and tutored mind, and. follow us in our courseof reasoning.alchemists claim the power after eliminating and dispersing the u1timate and grosser elements ofbodies by the influence of fire, to grasp and hold the residing spirit from escape to the ethereal worldbeyond this world, and require and demand of it obedience and submission to their will.hermeticism overrides and transcends nature, and by its art directed upon nature, accomplishesrapidly that which nature requires an almost infinite period to effect.in these matters therefore be attentive and diligent, and we will ac

physical fire: all-powerful,when not under due restraint. lead on. my pass is incensus (inflamed).the conductor repairs with the theoricus direct to the west, where sits the 2nd ancient, facing theeast with a plain mirror reflecting the light of a burning taper by his side.rituals of the societas rosicrucianis in angliapracticus27 2nd ancient:my purpose is to direct your thoughts to the symbolism of fire, and the reflections caused in themind. the appearance of deity when making himself manifest to men has invariably been in a glory,a halo, or surrounded by flame, brightness and fire, whether on an occasion of beneficence ordispleasure: wonder not then that the eastern nations were lead to look on god as embodied in fire,and finally as the vivid symbol of the divine presence. when in solem

om 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 hebrewfaiths. it is their 'ignis aeternus, the holy ceremony of fire pervades all religio

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

he beginning of genesis. this secret constitutes the fatal science of good and evil, and the consequence of its revelation is death. moses depicts it under the figure of a tree which stands in the midst of the terrestrial paradise, is in proximity to the tree of life and is joined at the root thereto. at the foot of this tree is the source of the four mysterious rivers; it is guarded by the sword of fire and by the four symbolical forms of the biblical sphinx, the cherubim of ezekiel. here i must pause, and i fear that already i have said too much. i testify in fine that there is one sole, universal and imperishable dogma, strong as supreme reason; simple, like all that is great; intelligible, like all that is universally and absolutely true; and this dogma is the parent of all others. the

re popular, as it passes from the domain of the abstract: the grand hierophant intervenes. 24 v x e the pentagram geburah ecce hereunto we have exposed the magical dogma in its more arid and abstruse phases; now the enchantments begin; now we can proclaim wonders and reveal most secret things. the pentagram signifies the domination of the mind over the elements, and the demons of air, the spirits of fire, the phantoms of water and ghosts of earth are enchained by this sign. equipped therewith, and suitably disposed, you may behold the infinite through the medium of that faculty which is like the soul's eye, and you will be ministered unto by legions of angels and hosts of fiends. but here, in the first place, let us establish certain principles. there is no invisible world; there are, howe

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iations; and seeing that such initiations exist no longer, we must have substituted analogous experiences, such as exposing ourselves boldly in a fire, crossing an abyss by means of the trunk of a tree or a plank, scaling a perpendicular mountain during a storm, swimming through a dangerous whirlpool or cataract. a man who is timid in the water will never reign over the undines; one who is afraid of fire will never command salamanders; so long as we are liable to giddiness we must leave the sylphs in peace and forbear from irritating gnomes; for inferior spirits will only obey a power which has overcome them in their own element. when this incontestable faculty has been acquired by exercise and daring, the word of our will must be imposed on the elements by special consecrations of air, fi

reflects thee in the depth, depth which exhales thee to the height, lead us unto true life by intelligence and love! lead us to immortality by sacrifice, that we may be found worthy one day to offer thee water, blood and tears, for the remission of sins! amen. fire is exorcised by the sprinkling of salt, incense, white resin, camphor and sulphur; by thrice pronouncing the three names of the genii of fire: michael, king of the sun and lightning; samael, king of volcanoes; and anael, prince of the astral light; and, finally, by reciting the prayer of the salamanders immortal, eternal, ineffable and uncreated father of all things, who art borne upon the ever-rolling chariot of worlds which revolve unceasingly; lord of ethereal immensities, where the throne of thy power is exalted, from which

the four exorcised elements, after conjuring the spirits of darkness by the conjuration of the four. then, taking up the pantacle and sprinkling it with some drops of magical water, say: in the name of eloim and by the spirit of the living waters, be thou unto me a sign of light and a sacrament of will. presenting it to the smoke of the perfumes: by the brazen serpent which destroyed the serpents of fire, be thou, etc. breathing seven times upon the pantacle or talisman: by the firmament and spirit of the voice, be thou, etc. lastly, placing some particles of purified earth or salt triadwise upon it: in the salt of earth, and by the virtue of eternal life, be thou etc. then recite the conjuration of the seven as follows, casting alternately a pastille of the seven perfumes into the sacred

n passions produce blindly the opposites of their unbridled desire, when they act without direction. excessive love arouses antipathy; blind hate counteracts and scourges itself; vanity leads to abasement and the most cruel humiliations. thus, the great master revealed a mystery of positive magical science when he said: gforgive your enemies, do good to those that hate you; so shall ye heap coals of fire upon their heads. h perhaps this kind of pardon may seem hypocrisy and bear a strong likeness to refined vengeance. but we must remember that the magus is sovereign, and a sovereign never avenges, because he has the right to punish; in the exercise of this right he performs his duty and is implacable as justice. let it be observed, for the rest, so that no one may misinterpret my meaning

e sun and crowned with twelve stars is the celestial isis, or the gnosis; the serpent of material life seeks to devour her child, but she takes unto herself the wings of the eagle and flies away into the desert. a protestation of the prophetic spirit against the materialism of official religion. the mighty angel with the face of a sun, a rainbow for nimbus and a cloud for vestment, having pillars of fire for his legs, and setting one foot upon the earth and another on the sea, is truly a kabalistic panthea. his feet represent the equilibrium of briah, or the world of forms; his legs are the two pillars of the masonic temple, jakin and boaz; his body, veiled by clouds, from which issues a hand holding a book, is the sphere of yetzirah, or initiatory ordeals; his solar head, crowned with the

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al of water, we unite with thee. we are sensitive, intuitive, and magical. the waters of our inner consciousness are calm, clear and crystalline. we are able to see into our depths and know our true wills. h keeper of the elements gives sign of welcome: ggreat blue powers of water, come forth and aid and guard us in this work of art! h keeper of the elements faces south and traces the red trigram of fire, then gives sign of the enterer: ggreat elemental of fire, we unite with thee. we have the power within to know our true wills and act upon them. h keeper of the elements gives sign of welcome: ggreat red powers of fire, come forth and aid and guard us in this work of art! h keeper of the elements faces east and traces the yellow trigram of air, then gives sign of the enterer: ggreat eleme

re genius. and before our sight satan lost shape and became again the essence of lucifer, and we beheld a brilliance that infused all of hell and sent great bolts of prismic light into the surrounding void. and the brilliance said, i am lucifer revealed, who am the eternal flame. i go now to earth, for no longer shall man be confounded in godly ignorance. and then the brilliance became as a flash of fire in the vastness of space, and we knew that satan had departed from hell. but on earth, where man wandered in mindless bliss, the firmament blazed forth with fiery tongues, and all the land was covered by the black flame, which burned not, though it bewildered the eye to see it. and raphael and his guardian angels were dismayed, for nowhere could they see man or the spirit which had come to

e dream-visions, the conclusion, and the noah fragments. most are restatements of traditional hebraic doctrine, but the first section- the book of enoch- includes accounts of enoch's visits to certain areas of earth and sheol, including the following descriptions of the palace of the prince of darkness "and i went in until i drew nigh to a wall which is built of crystals and surrounded by tongues of fire, and it began to affright me. and i went into the tongues of fire and drew nigh to a large house which was built of crystals. the walls of the house were like a tesselated floor of crystals, and its groundwork was of crystal. its ceiling was like the path of the stars and the lightnings, and between them were fiery cherubim amidst a background of water. a blazing fire surrounded the walls

the founding of the church of satan on walpurgisnacht (april 30) 1966 ce, a short time after the vernal equinox (approximately march 21. simultaneously he announced the beginning of what he termed the age of satan. in his satanic rituals he defines this concept in terms of hans hoerbiger's welteislehre or doctrine of eternal ice, in which the history of the universe consists of alternating cycles of fire and ice.37 the "wel, as it was termed, gained popularity in nazi germany because of adolf hitler's enthusiasm for hoerbiger, whom he called the "german copernicus" anton lavey, however, offers the theory in a social, not a cosmological context. the key number, he suggests, is nine- the number of the devil because it always returns to itself when subjected to basic mathematical calculations

of departed spirits in general, it produces a wrong impression in the mind. again, the word tuat must not be rendered by 'hades' or 'hell' or 'sheol' or 'jehannum, for each of these words has a limited and special meaning. on the other hand, the tuat possessed the characteristics of all of these names, for it was an 'unseen' place, and it contained abysmal depths of darkness, and there were pits of fire in it wherein the enemies of the gods were consumed, and certain parts of it were the homes of monsters in various shapes and forms which lived upon the unfortunate creatures whom they were able to destroy."60 according to the book of gates,61 the first region of the tuat was called set-amentet, and also the western gate.62 affix now my image as it was given to you, so that all who read of

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tarot has been given the domain of the emperor. this explains the warrior like flavour of the cell and the solar influences of the cell. the formulae of zayin is captured in the formulae of the opposer as well as in its connection with the mercurial formulae of the pentagram as the cosmomatrix of transformation. the ram has found its expression in tz, the first sign of zodiacus who is the bringer of fire and light is essential to this riddle and as the five-fold symbol of the use of the senses. cell 7 being the aat of the 8th and 19th letter of the sacred alphabet this cell speaks of the union of all systems and the understanding of our belief through mastery of alchemy and therefore our own senses. the construction of the temple of flesh, the path of no return and total integration is fou

dangerous undertakings and should only be performed by magicians with firm contacts with his line of ancestry and his spiritual guides and totemic spirits. working with these kind of deities will often result in either the traditional waning of life -force or even worse that you enter secret priesthoods that meet in dark cellars where the genii of commandment will force you to drink from the rod of fire in your un-natural search for disgracing your flesh and mouth and hand to the work of the backward wand. this can accomplish external changes and the formation of the perverse manifesting in the outer. this kind of obsession are reflected in the weird cloaks of the priest of these congregations and their vampyric drift towards drinking constantly from the rod of fire to quench their unnatu

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are forces of nature and they, our masters. mistresses, too. the heaviness in his limbs, the heat, and in his ears a buzzing like bees on summer afternoons. it would be easy to faint. he does not faint. he stands among the kneeling children, waiting for the pimps. and when they come, he at last takes out, and presses to his lips, his unquiet horn: the exterminator, azraeel. o o o after the stream of fire has emerged from the mouth of his golden trumpet and consumed the approaching men, wrapping them in a cocoon of flame, unmaking them so completely that not even their shoes remain sizzling on the sidewalk, gibreel understands. he is walking again, leaving behind him the gratitude of the whores, heading in the direction of the borough of brickhall, azraeel once more in his capacious pocket

ccelerated many thousands of times, a garden blossoming, flourishing, becoming overgrown, tangled, becoming impenetrable, a garden of dense intertwined chimeras, rivalling in its own incandescent fashion the thornwood that sprang up around the palace of the sleeping beauty in another fairy-tale, long ago. but here, there is no beauty, sleeping within. there is gibreel farishta, walking in a world of fire. in the high street he sees houses built of flame, with walls of fire, and flames like gathered curtains hanging at the windows- and there are men and women with fiery skins strolling, running, milling around him, dressed in coats of fire. the street has become red hot, molten, a river the colour of blood- all, all is ablaze as he toots his merry horn _giving the people what they want, the

edge he sees there "wha" he begins, and gives up _what are you going to do_ fire is falling all around them now: a sizzle of golden rain "why'd you do it" gibreel asks, then dismisses the question with a wave of the hand "damnfool thing to be asking. might as well inquire, what possessed you to rush in here? damnfool thing to do. people, eh, spoono? crazy bastards, that's all" now there are pools of fire all around them. soon they will be encircled, marooned in a temporary island amid this lethal sea. chamcha is kicked a second time in the chest, and jerks violently. facing three deaths- by fire, by "natural causes, and by gibreel- he strains desperately, trying to speak, but only croaks emerge "fa. gur. mmm _forgive me "ha. pa _have pity. the caf tables are burning. more beams fall from a

uestions to answer than the _damnfool_ ones above. what choice will farishta make? does he have a choice? gibreel lets fall his trumpet; stoops; frees saladin from the prison of the fallen beam; and lifts him in his arms. chamcha, with broken ribs as well as arms, groans feebly, sounding like the creationist dumsday before he got a new tongue of choicest rump "ta. la _it's too late. a little lick of fire catches at the hem of his coat. acrid black smoke fills all available space, creeping behind his eyes, deafening his ears, clogging his nose and lungs- now, however, gibreel farishta begins softly to exhale, a long, continuous exhalation of extraordinary duration, and as his breath blows towards the door it slices through the smoke and fire like a knife- and saladin chamcha, gasping and fa

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der, but withheld his grace, so giving them the opportunity to sin. this they did, and with enthusiasm. amongst the first order was micha-el, who managed to expel the sinners from heaven. in an alternative version of this doctrine, the cause of the fall is disobedience and pride. lucifer was originally the greatest of the seraphim and refused to bow before adam, as god demanded. for how can a son of fire bow to a son of clay? as punishment lucifer was flung into the abyss, followed by one third of the angels. a sufic version of this tale exists in which lucifer is seen as the angel who loved god the most. his refusal to bow before adam was not out of pride, but through obedience to a previous ruling that god had given to bow before none but him. in this version the devil suffers terribly f

d the hebdomad of letters is assosciated with the seven planets. who has the head of a cockrel and snakes for legs (abrasax, abraxis, and in scientific literature, angnipede, meaning snake feet. abraxas is recognised as a devil of black witchcraft, and the name appears in various evocatory formulae. it is also applied as a title sometimes given to lucifer/satan. adramelech, adramelek (hebrew king of fire. an angel of the throne, now a fallen angel, arch-demon chancellor of the order of the fly, patron of hypocrites. manifests as a peacock or a mule, or as bearded, eagle winged, lion bodied. charged with the devil s livery. corresponds to the quabballistic sphere of yod. identified with sacrifices by fire. agares (goetic, from greek agreus meaning hunter, also the name of an avatar of diony

e abyss when lucifer fell. in the gospel of bartholomew beliar tells us at first i was called satanel, which is interpreted to mean messenger of god, but when i rejected the image of god my name was called satanas, that is an angel that keepeth hell. he goes on to boast..i was formed the first angel. in the goetia, a king commanding 50 legions. appears as two beautiful angels sitting in a chariot of fire, who speak with a comely voice. distributes presentations and senatorships, causes favour of friends and foes, gives excellent familiars. possible roots include the mesopotamian goddess belili. belmagel the evil angel of the scryer edward kelly, who worked alongside dr. dee to earth the enochian angelic magick. belphegor (assyrian baal-poer, meaning lord of flesh. once a prince of the orde

robably corrupted from orabous, the serpent swallowing its tail, a sacred sign of the gnostics. paimon (goetia, 9th spirit. formerly of the angelic order of dominations. appears as a man with a glorious crown, or as a female devil wearing a crown and riding a camel, who supplants the thoughts of mortals with her own. mistress of ceremonies in hell, ruling over 25 demonic legions. demon king/queen of fire. possibly related to the tamil pey, who were necrophagian demons and goblins. phenex, pheynix, phoenix (goetia, 37th spirit. marquis commanding 20 legions. appears as a phoenix with the voice of a child. speaks of all sciences, and writes poetry. told solomon he hoped to return to the 7th throne. phosphoros (greek, the morning star. a naked and winged youth, child of eos and helios. in lat

ch thou shalt say- almaighty adonai, arathron, ashai, elohim, elohi, elion, asher, eheieh, shaddai, o god the lord, immaculate, immutable, emanuel, messiach, yod, he, vau, he, be my aid, so that this blood may have power and efficacy in all wherein i shall wish, and in all that i shall demand. perfume it and keep it for use. when it is necessary, with all the proper ceremonies, to make sacrifices of fire, they should be made of wood which hath some quality referring especially unto the spirits invoked; as juniper of pine unto the spirits of saturn; box, or oak, unto those of jupiter; cornel, or cedar, unto those of mars, laurel unto those of the sun; myrtle unto those of venus; hazel unto those of mercury; and willow unto those of the moon. but when we make sacrifices of food and drink, ev

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the gentleman at all times, while those he supports rant and rave. he has shown himself to be a model of deportment, but now he feels it is time to shout back. he has decided it is finally time to receive his due. now the ponderous rulebooks of hypocrisy are no longer needed. in order to relearn the law of the jungle, a small, slim diatribe will do. each verse is an inferno. each word is a tongue of fire. the flames of hell burn fierce. and purify! read on and learn the law. the book of satan i 1. in this arid wilderness of steel and stone i raise up my voice that you may hear. to the east and to the west i beckon. to the north and to the south i show a sign proclaiming: death to the weakling, wealth to the strong! 2. open your eyes that you may see, oh men of mildewed minds, and listen to

g-standing outrage- the devils themselves! theologians have catalogued some of the names of devils in their lists of demons, as might be expected, but the roster which follows contains the names and origins of the gods and goddesses called upon, which make up a large part of the occupancy of the royal palace of hell: the four crown princes of hell satan (hebrew) adversary, opposite, accuser, lord of fire, the inferno, the south lucifer (roman) bringer of light, enlightenment, the air, the morning star, the east belial (hebrew) without a master, baseness of the earth, independence, the north leviathan (hebrew) the serpent out of the deeps, the sea, the west the infernal names abaddon (hebrew) the destroyer adramelech- samarian devil ahpuch- mayan devil ahriman- mazdean devil amon- egyptian

phoenicians worhipped a fly god, baal, from which comes the devil, beelzebub. both baal and beelzebub are identical to the dung beetle or scarabaeus of the egyptians which appeared to resurrect itself, much as the mythical bird, the phoenix, rose from its own ashes. the ancient jews believed, through their contact with the persians, that the two great forces in the world were ahura-mazda, the god of fire, light, life, and goodness; and ahriman, the serpent, the god of darkness, destruction, death, and evil. these, and countless other examples, not only depict man's devils as animals, but also show his need to sacrifice the original animal gods and demote them to his devils. at the time of the reformation, in the sixteenth century, the alchemist, dr. johann faustus, discovered a method of s

of "fire and brimstone" in hell. the protestant hell and the catholic hell are places of eternal punishment; however, the catholics also believe there is a "purgatory" where all souls go for a time, and a "limbo" where unbaptized souls go. the buddhist hell is divided into eight sections, the first seven of which can be expiated. the ecclesiastical description of hell is that of a horrible place of fire and torment; in dante's inferno, and in northern climes, it was thought to be an icy cold region, a giant refrigerator (even with all their threats of eternal damnation and soul roasting, christian missionaries have run across some who were not so quick to swallow their drivel. pleasure and pain, like beauty, are in the eye of the beholder. so, when missionaries ventured into alaska and wa

es, it was thought to be an icy cold region, a giant refrigerator (even with all their threats of eternal damnation and soul roasting, christian missionaries have run across some who were not so quick to swallow their drivel. pleasure and pain, like beauty, are in the eye of the beholder. so, when missionaries ventured into alaska and warned the eskimos of the horrors of hell and the blazing lake of fire awaiting transgressors, they eagerly asked "how do we get there) most satanists do not accept satan as an anthropomorphic being with cloven hooves, a barbed tail, and horns. he merely represents a force in nature- the powers of darkness which have been named just that because no religion has taken these forces out of the darkness. nor has science been able to apply technical terminology to

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f shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools -herbert spencer- contents- introduction 11 concerning the rituals 15 the original psychodrama-le messe noir 31 l'air epais-the ceremony of the stifling air 54 the seventh satanic statementdas tierdrama 76 the law of the trapezoid-die elektrischen vorspiele 106 night on bald mountain-homage to tchort 131 pilgrims of the age of fire- the statement of shaitan 151 the metaphysics of lovecraftthe ceremony of the nine angles and the call to cthulhu 173 the satanic baptisms-adult rite and children's ceremony 203 the unknown known 219 the satanic rituals introduction the rituals contained herein represent a degree of candor not usually found in a magical curriculum. they all have one thing in common-homage to the elements t

h the phallus. the chalice is filled, but not presented the four principal names are invoked to the compass, followed by the calling of the third enochian key (from the satanic bible. the priest (celebrant) then addresses the altar, who is in the "bast enthroned (seated upright) position. the priest begins his invocation with arms upraised] celebrant: in the name of he who reigns in the firmament of fire and ice. arise, ye minions of tchort die lord! o mount the blizzards across the steppes and answer to our beckoning! my lips delighteth in thy praise, o tchornibog! i am a creature of thy creation, spawn of thy flame, craze of thy mind, carrier of transition! let comets hail the advent of thy coming, when we, thy sons, await on triglav's heights the omens of thy will! the glowing coals of

, who says] celebrant: ya tsyebyeh dayu padarok tchorta (the gift of tchort be with you [after the congregation has reassembled, the priest points the bone towards the sigil of baphomet and, turning to the congregation, says] celebrant: forget ye not what was and is to be! flesh without sin, world without end [the priest closes the ceremony according to the standard procedure] pilgrims of the age of fire cependant que persiste la splendeur c t, du plumage bleut de 1'orgueil qui s'attriste d'un paon jadis vainqueur au jardin du coeur -verlaine "too true, too soon" might be the closing statement of the little band of heretics who survived eight centuries of cruel christian and moslem persecution-the yezidis. from their mecca-the tomb of their first leader, sheik adi-situated on mount lalesh

ngs equal an era (162 years. nine eras equal an age (1,458 years, which has been mistakenly called a millennium. nine ages equal an epoch (13,122 years. each age (1,458 years) alternates as fire or ice, each differing in the means by which the control presents its dictum. during an age of ice, man is taught to refrain from his pride and to retreat from himself; then he will be good. during an age of fire, man is taught to indulge himself and to tear himself open and look inside; then he will be good. during an ice age, god is above. during a fire age, god is beneath. throughout each age, big things occur each eighteen years, for the control must maintain a cycle of action and reaction within the greater cycle of fire and ice. meaningful and portentous messages are cast forth each eighteen

pears. the ice age from which we recently emerged began in the year 508 "a.d" just as the zenith of passion for what each working has inspired occurs halfway between the working years, so the greatest intensity of each age's message occurs at its midpoint. thus in the year 1237 "a.d" man's fervor for what the last ice age represented had reached its summit. that age ended in 1966, and the new age of fire was born. the twentieth century has prepared us for the future and the coming of the age of fire was well heralded in the last working years of the ice age. the peoples of the earth have been touched by the vehicles of 1894, 1912, 1930, and 1948, and communication has been well wrought. the new satanic age was born in 1966, and that is why his church was built. the infant is learning to wa

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him to exist. a satanic believer of this doctrine may prefer to think that somehow satan is, or will, become strong enough to overcome and defeat god whenever that battle is to be waged, but it s written in the pages if the revealed word of god (the believer s bible) that this will not happen and that satan and all his followers will suffer horrors and a second death by being hurled into the lake of fire. again, another supposition of truth as it apparently comes from satan s superior, god. given this hopeless situation, it would be foolhardy to side with the devil (the xian bible also states satan is an adversary to man) if he actually exists because, consequently, his creator would also exist and satan s doom would be sealed. as a non-believer in god or satan, i hold to a view that is mo

of the age of evil as a religious philosopher of evil, i don t fell the need to stay within a strict set of traditional rules (isn t that an affliction of xianity) regarding our satan/reality-based mythology and symbolism. it s time we evolve (an inability of xianity) into a new phase of religious reverence: satan will be actively represented and recognized by more than the one traditional aspect of fire. it s only proper and becoming that he be symbolized also by the nightsky, darkness moreover, as our apocalyptic creed continues its prophetic trek, it s also time we symbolically, and literally, depose the tyrant; replace god, the so-called supreme being with a god truly representative of man; for he was made in man s image our infernal god, satan! so it shall come to pass that the nights

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onsidered to consist of a form of energy that vibrates at a higher level than the physical matter. 6. rhodes, h.t.f. the satanic mass (rider& company: london, 1954. 7. cavendish, richard. the black arts (pan book ltd: london, 1967, p. 345. 8. la vey, anton. the satanic rituals (avon books: new york, 1972, p. 34. 9. robury, conrad. the black mass, in the black book of satan (brekekk: newport, year of fire 102, p. 15. 10. the jungian shadow is the name given to the darker side of the individuals' psyche. it consists of repressed instinctive energy. the order of nine angles believe that the white european race possesses a collective shadow which was presenced during the third reich. 11. order of nine angles. satanism, blasphemy and the black mass (order of nine angles. no publishing date. 12

to human sacrifice' in hostia volume i (thormynd press: shrewsbury, 1992. 33. la vey, anton 'the book of lucifer' in the satanic bible (avon books: new york, 1969, p. 88. bibliography barton, blanche. the church of satan hell's kitchen productions, inc: new york, 1990. baskin, wade. satanism citadel press: secaucus, 1972. beest, christos. the black book of satan iii rigel press: shrewsbury, year of fire 103. satanism- an examination of satanic black magic side 14 af 21 file//c:\windows\skrivebord\nyt%20til%20bibilotek\ona\various\satanism_an_examin. 20-04-03 beest, christos. caelethi. the black book of satan ii thormynd press: shrewsbury, year of fire 103. black, s. jason& hyatt, christopher s. ph.d. pacts with the devil new falcon publications: phoenix, arizona, 1993. brown, stephen. the

ne angles. hostia. secret teachings of the o.n.a. volume i thormynd press: shrewsbury, 1992. order of nine angles. hostia. secret teachings of the o.n.a. volume ii. thormynd press: shrewsbury, 1992. parker, john. at the heart of darkness sidgwick& jackson ltd: london, 1993. rhodes, h.t.f. the satanic mass rider& company: london, 1954. robury, conrad. the black book of satan brekekk: newport, year of fire 102. ruthven, suzanne. malleus satani. the hammer of satan ignotus press: london, 1994. west, thorold. naos (a practical guide to modern magick) coxland press: reading, 1990. satanism- an examination of satanic black magic side 15 af 21 file//c:\windows\skrivebord\nyt%20til%20bibilotek\ona\various\satanism_an_examin. 20-04-03 a collection of sacred-magick.com< the esoteric library appendix

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ame of god, classed into nine sets of 8, each answering to the nine choirs of angels, and also divided into 4 great divisions of 18 each, each division under the presidency of one of the four letters of the name yhvh. they are further classed as belonging to the decanates of the zodiac as follows: 2 quinances to each decanate. the first division of 3 signs is under the presidency of y, the letter of fire. the second division of 3 signs, headed by the watery sign cancer, is under the presidency of h the letter of water. the third division of 3 signs headed by 2 the airy sign libra is under the presidency of vau, the letter of air. and the 4th division of 3 signs headed by the earthy sign capricorn is under the presidency of heh final, the letter of earth. but it should be remembered that th

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things are related, all things change among other central principles of early buddhism is the concept of the nonexistence of a soul, or anatman. the buddha declared that separate souls for individuals that remained distinct after death do not exist. instead, he taught that each person is part of the rest of humanity, but in the most basic way, just as one candle flame is part of the general class of fire. related to this is the concept of emptiness, or sunyata. the buddha explained that sunyata meant that things do not exist on their own but are part of a larger universal network or web of all things and beings. the world exists as it is because of the presence of everything in it. the buddha also noted that there were corresponding opposites in the universe. the buddha determined that if

nd yin and yang principles are important to chinese medicine. when the qi is blocked, it can create pain or other problems in the body. the elements of yin and yang are used to identify and resolve these problems. while yin and yang are two opposites, they are always shown together. ideally, each side will be equally balanced. when they fall out of balance, a person becomes ill. the five elements of fire, earth, wood, metal, and air can also become out of balance, causing sickness. each part of the body is related to a particular element. for instance, the heart is fire and the kidneys are water. if a person has a complaint about the kidneys, it is possible his or her water is not properly balanced. determining which elements are imbalanced is very complicated and takes years of study. acu

med. artemis, the goddess of hunting and wild places, was also a moon goddess. she was apollo s twin sister, and young men and girls held her sacred because she was a virgin. hermes was the messenger of the gods. apollo was the sun god and the god of music and prophesy, or predictions on the future. he also represented law and order, appearing in court in aeschylus s plays. hephaestus was the god of fire and crafts requiring fire, such as metalworking. he was also the god of volcanoes. poseidon was the god of the sea, but he was also god of horses and earthquakes. hestia was the goddess of the home and hearth. in that role, she served as the protectress of order within the family. although she was worshipped in households throughout greece, the center of her cult was at delphi, where her s

symbol in the west. it represented the cruelty of the nazis, particularly to jews and other people they considered undesirables. the nazi use of the symbol, though, has nothing to do with its use in hinduism, where it remains a representation of peace and harmony. one additional symbol bears mentioning: the color saffron, which is close to orange or orange-yellow. for hindus, saffron is the color of fire, which symbolizes the supreme being. one of the most well-known hymns in the rig veda glorifies fire, and in ancient times, when sages moved from one ashram to another in the forest, they carried fire with them. this carrying of fire came to be symbolized by long, forked, saffron-colored flags, which in modern times may be seen flying outside the swastika is a sacred symbol in the hindu re

agriculture, and justice. oru nm `la: the witness to the destiny of each person. his symbol is the seed of the oil palm. practitioners use these seeds to communicate with him to learn a person s destiny. osa ny `n: the god of herbs. o` su`ma` re: the rainbow. osun: the goddess of fresh water, beauty, and health, in contrast to na` na, the goddess of swamp mud and stagnant water. sha`ngo: the god of fire and thunder. oso` os: the god of the hunt, who lives in the forest. world religions: almanac 283 indigenous religions of santer a. santeros counter that the animals are sacrificed humanely and that they are eaten afterwards. the conflict has led to court cases, including one heard by the u.s. supreme court, which ruled that the animal sacrifices of santer a are a legally protected religiou

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s, revealing itself in the centro of the eternal bottomless depth since eternity began. the centrum of the eternal bottomless depth of light and darkness is in the infinite inexpressible width and depth everywhere. therefore is said: the light inhabits the darkness and the darkness cannot grasp it. an eternal holy fire- an infinite god sent flame- a heavenly secret- the great indescribable spirit of fire, inexplorable in eternity. harmonious conception of the light of nature. from which you can deduce the restoration and renovation of all things emblematic. the art is just, true and certain to the man who fears god and is assiduous, and behaves rightly towards all natures. the art makes him a lord, not a servant. do not make haste, stay on the right track, so thou wilt have much profit and

over all treasures. be diligent, peaceful, constant and pious, pray that god may help thee. and if thou attain, never forget the poor. then thou wilt praise god with the legion of the angels, now and forever. mercy- choice light, strength, joy in the recognition of god's virtue and hymn of praise. darkness, evil-doing, fear in godlessness, sin and vice. come ye to the mercy-seat. go ye to the pit of fire mars: fear, heat, therein consists the sensibilities. mercury: bitter, drawing and moving out of the harsh quality, which causes a sting within, and remains in that spirit, the existence of mobility. saturn: harsh, hard, cold, severe, sharp, sour, inclined to rudeness and earthliness, its desire consists out of these qualities. sun: fire or life, half in darkness, half in light, is the set

iat, the word of creation. and this word comes from the father who is the creator of all things, and the spirit radiates from both: this is god's life giving air. then, too, air brings to iife everything within the elements. the fire warms all things, the water refreshes, delights and saturates all things: and the nitrous earth, mother-like, nourishes and sustains all things; the air was born out of fire, and in turn makes the fire burn, that it may live, but air in the form of water is food for the fire, and the fire burns into this element: water and dew of the ground, the greasy fat dew of the ground, the earth as keeper of nitrous salt nourishes it. for the womb of the earth is the sulphuric nitrous salt of nature, the one good thing god has created in this visible world. the same salt

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aiah 48:13, also my hand has founded the earth [the third voice is (psalm 29:4, the voice of god is with majesty. it is also written (psalm 111:3, splendour and majesty are his works, his righteousness stands forever [the fourth voice is (psalm 29:5, god s voice breaks the cedars. this is the bow that breaks the cypress and cedar trees [the fifth voice is (psalm 29:7, god s voice draws out flames of fire. this is what makes peace between water and fire. it draws out the power of the fire and prevents it from evaporating the water. it also prevents [the water] from extinguishing it [the sixth voice is (psalm 29:8, god s voice shakes the desert. it is thus written (psalm 18:51) he does kindness to his messiah, to david and his descendants until eternity more than [when israel was] in the des

is because he carries it as an amulet on his arm, just like a throne. 153. what is the seventh? it is the heaven [called] aravot. and why is it called heaven (shamayim? because it is round like a head. we learn that it is in the centre, with water at its right and fire at its left. it supports water (sa mayim) from fire and water, and brings peace between them. fire comes and finds the attribute of fire on its side. water comes and finds the attribute of water on its side. it is therefore written (job 25:2, he makes peace in his high places. 154. is it then the seventh? is it nothing more than the sixth. but this teaches us that the holy palace is here, and it supports them all. it is thus counted as two. it is therefore the seventh. and what is it? it is thought that does not have any en

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sm. 26. gift of five human faces acting exteriorly. 27. gift of five powers to the soul. 28. adam kadmon, the heavenly man. 29. angelic beings. 30. man in the image of god. fourth order: world of spheres 31. the moon. 32. mercury. 33. venus. 34. sol. 35. mars. 36. jupiter. 37. saturn. 38. the firmament. 39. the primum mobile. 40. the empyrean heaven. fifih order: the angelic world 41. ishim--sons of fire. 42. auphanim--cherubim. 43. aralim--thrones. 44. chashmalim--dominions. 45. seraphim--virtues. 46. malakim--powers. 47. elohim--principalities. 48. beni elohim--angels. 49. cherubim--arch-angels. sixth order: the archetype 50. god. ain suph. he whom no mortal eye bath seen, and who has been known to jesus the messiah alone. note--the angels of the fifth or angelic world are arranged in ve

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er wyrd and destinies of those directly and indirectly involved- thus, the presence of unforeseen factors and the pitfalls implicit in this which may create errors of judgement. the maintaining of an ethos or tradition via timeless acts. v the depths of the sea a tunnel of knives there is a union here while he directs the chosen rage in the eye of the goat the golden triangle stands against a sky of fire master- atazoth manipulation- actions based on a knowledge of the sinister dialectic as revealed by practical experience: a rational, to some cold, observation beyond the stage of adeptship/individuation. control of all the many and varied factors within a situation- in other words, the achievement of a stage in individual evolution that goes beyond the personal, and thus implies the abili

cold, observation beyond the stage of adeptship/individuation. control of all the many and varied factors within a situation- in other words, the achievement of a stage in individual evolution that goes beyond the personal, and thus implies the ability to initiate change on a large-scale, perhaps of a civilization. vi sappho dance in still water chains and roses in blue invoke the sun to an arch of fire gravestones, butterflies and rivers of snakes. lovers karu samsu the double tetrahedron a nexion created via the union of balancing forces. the sowing of the seed of change that which may transform and carry evolution beyond the abyss, and thus beyond self-image- or that which may destroy. the invoking of energies that coerce to create something beyond self. vii the ruby is the password sh

ildest of woods. deofel- noctulius sinister awakening- nature as it is, raw and unaffected. that primal awareness of the vibrance of life that possesses and creates the accuser, that provokes acts that challenge the existence of the sacred. the real meaning of liberation unchained by temporary abstract ideas; the laughter of the savage, wild god. terror to the uninitiated. xvi in a dungeon, a bed of fire from an exploded sphere red butterflies with a look the war is begun a sexless mask in the caves of the sea. war- abatu conflict; the clashing of vision and destinies. the attempt by others to wrest away the destiny of one individual and thus disrupt the greater wyrd. a clouding of vision that creates doubts, lack of direction, susceptibility to outside forces and possibly, if insight is l

SIR EDWARD BULWER LYTTON ZANONI A ROSICRUCIAN TALE

ur suspense" again mascari took up the box; again his hand shook so that the dice rattled within. he threw; the numbers were sixteen "it is a high throw" said zanoni, calmly "nevertheless, signor mascari, i do not despond" mascari gathered up the dice, shook the box, and rolled the contents once more on the table: the number was the highest that can be thrown, eighteen. the prince darted a glance of fire at his minion, who stood with gaping mouth, staring at the dice, and trembling from head to foot "i have won, you see" said zanoni "may we be friends still "signor" said the prince, obviously struggling with anger and confusion "the victory is yours. but pardon me, you have spoken lightly of this young girl, will anything tempt you to yield your claim "ah, do not think so ill of my gallant

and villages. afar off, naples gleamed whitely in the last rays of the sun, and the rose-tints of the horizon melted into the azure of her glorious bay. yet more remote, and in another part of the prospect, might be caught, dim and shadowy, and backed by the darkest foliage, the ruined pillars of the ancient posidonia. there, in the midst of his blackened and sterile realms, rose the dismal mount of fire; while on the other hand, winding through variegated plains, to which distance lent all its magic, glittered many and many a stream by which etruscan and sybarite, roman and saracen and norman had, at intervals of ages, pitched the invading tent. all the visions of the past the stormy and dazzling histories of southern italy rushed over the artist's mind as he gazed below. and then, slowly

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ing onward of the storms. thou shalt do this and so p. 82 prevent the coming of a shower or a rain-storm, and "thereby shall the sun be made to shine" in another part of this book the reciter is told to say the following "firmly with the mouth "down upon thy face, o apep, enemy of ra! the flame which cometh forth from the eye of horus advanceth against thee. thou art thrust down into the flame it of fire and it cometh against thee. its flame is deadly to thy soul, and to thy spirit, and to thy words of power, and to thy body, and to thy shade. the lady of fire prevaileth over thee, the flame pierceth thy soul, it maketh an end of thy person, and it darteth into thy form. the eye of horus which is powerful against its enemy hath cast thee down, it devoureth thee, the great fire trieth thee

are his shadow and his soul in the form of a human-headed bird (from the papyrus of ani, plate 18) and he shall never be turned back at any of the gates thereof" the words of the chapter have great protective power (i.e, are a charm of the greatest importance) we are told "for it was made by the cow for her son ra when he was setting, and when his habitation was surrounded by a company of beings of fire" now the cow is, of course, isis-hathor, and p. 116 both the words and the picture refer to some event in the life of ra, or horus. it is quite evident that the words of power, or charm, uttered by isis-hathor delivered the god out of some trouble, and the idea is that as it delivered the god, and was of benefit to him, even so will it deliver the deceased and be of benefit to him. the wor

ng him his talismans of ptah and his other magical writings, and when he returned he laid them upon setnau, who straightway flew up to heaven grasping the wonderful book in his hand. as he went up from the tomb light went before him, and the darkness closed in behind him; but ptahnefer- ka said to his wife "i will make him bring back this book soon, with a knife and a rod in his hand and a vessel of fire upon his head" of the bewitchment of setnau by a beautiful woman called tabubu and of his troubles in consequence thereof we need make no mention here: it is sufficient to say that the king ordered him to take the book back to its place, and that the prophecy of ptah-nefer-ka was fulfilled. 1 p. 147 1n connexion with the subject of the magical powers of isis must be briefly mentioned the c

s thou tellest me my name; and the deceased replies"'discerner of hearts and searcher of the reins' is thy name" in reply to this the guardian says "if i announce thy name thou must utter the name of the god who dwelleth in his hour" and the deceased utters the name "maau-taui" but still the guardian is not satisfied, and he says "if i announce thy name thou must tell me who is he whose heaven is of fire, whose walls [are surmounted by] living uraei, and the floor of whose house is a stream of water. who is he, i say (i.e, what is his name" but the deceased has, of course, learnt the name of the great god, and he replies "osiris" the guardian of the hall is now content, and he says "advance, verily thy name shall be mentioned to him; and he further promises that the cakes, and ale, and sep

deceased shall enjoy shall come from the "eye of ra" in another chapter 1 the deceased addresses seven gods, and says "hail, ye seven beings who make decrees, who support the balance on the night of the judgment of the utchat, who cut off heads, who hack necks in pieces, who take possession of hearts by p. 165 violence and rend the places where hearts are fixed, who make slaughterings in the lake of fire, i know you, and i know your names; therefore know ye me, even as i know your names" the deceased, having declared that the seven gods know his name and he their names, has no further apprehension that evil will befall him. in one portion of the kingdom of osiris there existed seven halls or mansions through which the deceased was anxious to pass, but each of the gates was guarded by a doo

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the finger-ring, and went off to beelzeboul, who has kingship over the demons. he said to him "hither! solomon calls thee" but beelzeboul, having heard, said to him "tell me, who is this solomon of whom thou speakest to me" then ornias threw the ring at the chest of beelzeboul, saying "solomon the king calls thee" but beelzeboul cried aloud with a mighty voice, and shot out a great burning flame of fire; and he arose, and followed ornias, and came to solomon. 14. and when i saw the prince of demons, i glorified the lord god, maker of heaven and earth, and i said "blessed art thou, lord god almighty, who hast given to solomon thy servant wisdom, the assessor of the wise, and hast subjected unto me all the power of the devil" 15. and i questioned him, and said "who art thou" the demon repli

uise of a spirit winged in form, coitum habens per nates. and she on whom i have leapt goes heavy with child, and that which is born of her becomes eros. but since such offspring cannot be carried by men, the woman in question breaks wind. such is my role. supposed then only that i am satisfied, and all the other demons molested and disturbed by thee will speak the whole truth. but those composed of fire [2] will cause to be burned up by fire the material of the logs which is to be collected by them for the building in the temple [1. pterodr kun, a word not in the lexicons. 2. t d di pyr s] 62. and as the demon said this, i saw the spirit going forth from his mouth, and it consumed the wood of the frankincense-tree, and burned up all the logs which we had placed in the temple of god. and i

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m seed it produces, in its constant changes, an embryo, then an infant, then a child; in due order a boy, a young man; then a man, an elderly man, and an old man; it undoes former becomings and that age which has been to make those which come after. yet we fear (how absurdly) a single death we who have died so many deaths, and yet are dying. for it is not only that, as heraclitus would say, death of fire is the birth of air, and death of air is 12 christianity as mystical fact the birth of water. the thing is much clearer in our own selves. the man in his strength is destroyed when the old man comes into being, the young man was destroyed for the man in his strength to be, so the boy for the young man, the babe for the boy. he of yesterday has died into him of today; he of today is dying i

ons about the world. the spirit dissolves thoughts that derive from the senses, evaporates them, as a destructive fire. it is in this higher sense that heraclitus considers fire to be the first principle of all things. of 28 christianity as mystical fact course, it is primarily a straightforward explanation of physical phenomena. but it is easy to misunderstand heraclitus if we debate his concept of fire, asking whether he meant by it sense-perceptible fire or whether it was not rather a metaphor for that eternal spirit which dissolves and reconstitutes all things. for that is to misconstrue his thought. he meant both, yet neither of these things.32 for him, the spirit was vitally active in ordinary fire. the energy of physical fire works in a higher mode in the human soul, and in its cruc

the titanomachy, prometheus sided with zeus, and it was on his advice that zeus banished the titans to the underworld. nevertheless the titan disposition still lived on in prometheus he was only half a friend to zeus. when zeus was about to destroy humankind on account of their hubris, prometheus took up their cause and taught them numbers, writing, and that other prerequisite of culture, the use of fire.82 this provoked zeus rage against prometheus. hephaestus, a son of myth and mysteriosophy 77 zeus, was commissioned to make a female form of great beauty, which all the gods adorned with every possible gift. she was named pandora( all-gifted. the messenger of the gods, hermes, brought her to prometheus brother, epimetheus, to whom she gave a casket as a gift from the gods. epimetheus acce

al forces of the myth and mysteriosophy 85 earth for demeter is the archetype of the earth. and the fact that through her the earth is endowed with the regenerative power of the crops, points to still deeper aspects of her nature. it is she who wishes to grant immortality to human beings demeter places her charge secretly in the fire every night. human beings, however, cannot bear the pure energy of fire (or spirit) and demeter has to cease her attempt. all she can do is to institute the temple cult. through this, so far as they are able, human beings can participate in the divine nature. the festivals at eleusis were an eloquent confession of the belief in the immortality of the human soul. the conviction was expressed in the imagery of the myth about persephone. but alongside demeter and

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

agic, masonic witchcraft, and triangle powers 361 19 part devil, part angel 393 20 the merovingian dynasty, the priory of sion, and the spear of longinus 405 21 magical signs of the jewish cabala the six-pointed star, babylonian 419 witchcraft, and the hollywood perdition of jerry seinfeld and associates 22 scorched by the sun solar signs, circles, and serpents 459 23 "i fell in to a burning ring of fire" arnold schwarzenegger's 483 masonic ring, newt gingrich's t-rex dinosaur, and other mysterious messages on rings and neckties of the elite 24 ok-sign of the divine king 501 2 5 victory for the devil fabulous exploits of sir winston churchill 517 and other druid priests and llluminati servants 26 "every man and woman is a star" 537 27 lightning fall from heaven 557 28 blood red red stars

ke way for the new. it is the hegelian dialectical process that is being used to achieve this prime objective. what is above must become what is below states the illuminist law of alchemical transmutations. j. robert oppenheimer, the soviet spy who oversaw the manhattan project, the building of the first atomic bomb, and was present when the humongous mushroom cloud rose with its imploding plumes of fire, is said to have exclaimed "i am became the destroyer of worlds" few realized that this is a quote right out of the hindu scriptures, the "bhagavad gita, and it was supposedly from the hindu sun god, krishna. oppenheimer, a jew, appointed to his august scientific position by 33rd degree mason, president franklin d. roosevelt, was deep into the occult and was a cabalist magician. as michael

is office wearing a goat's head mask (peter sawyer's inside news, november 1991 and south east christian witness, january 1992, p. 5 and july /august 1989, p. 9) baphlesme! 109 110 codex magica the devil makes an appearance at a black sabbat ritual of his followers (from an ancient woodcut by pierre de lancre, france, 1913) baal and some other gods were pictured as horned bulls. this is baal, god of fire receiving an infant as sacrifice. baphles me! 111 according to this news account from the associated press (april 1, 1995, the tomb of alexander the great was found at siwa, in egypt. adorers of the greek conqueror, alexander the great, attributed horns to him. this was thought to be emblematic of a person's divine power and spiritual acumen. coins bearing alexander's visage were struck pi

lose of the age, bailey assures us "the three major centres will be in complete unified and synchronized activity" controlling all manifestations of life.9 aleister crowley, the late british satanist and freemason, was also a devotee of the triangle as symbol. as a high-level officer of the occult group, order of the golden dawn, crowley used for one of his emblems the eye of horus in the pyramid of fire, radiated by the sun's rays. it was horus, in the form of a spirit guide named aiwass, that allegedly gave crowley the book of the law, a book of prophecy crowley claimed he received by automatic writing.10 abracadabra not just childish fun witches and deep occult magicians join bailey in use of the triangle. take the word abracadabra that is repeatedly used in kids tv cartoons and program

ietnam war protestors. in reality, it has long been used as a sign of the hatred of christ and is called "nero's cross" scorched by the sun 481 the greek theater at epidaurus (circa 300 b.c) enclosed a design of circle and point within (photo from book, the pattern and the prophecy, by james harrison, isaiah publications, 1994) variations of the yin/yang. twenty-three "i fell in to a burning ring of fire" arnold schwarzenegger's masonic ring, newt gingrich's t-rex dinosaur, and other mysterious messages on rings and neckties of the elite one ring to rule them all..one ring to find them..one ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them- j.r.r. tolkien lord of the rings i fell in to a burning ring of fire. i went down, down, down, and the flames went higher. johnny cash ring of fire

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beggar cannot hide his poverty" the lack of restraint and of caution will kill as surely as chastity and cowardice (the one is death to the body and the other is death to the spirit) this is the dichotomy of this particular time in the existence of our planet. these conditions may change with time but they will not change if there is no one left to change them. this is our challenge and our test of fire. blessings, peace and silence in the name of our lord to mega therion and in the name of our seven times holy lady babalon love is the law, love under wiot1 t h e b o o k o f p l e a s u r e (self-love) the psychology of ecstasy by austin osman spare an iv12 sol 15 leo, luna 6 taurus dies veneris friday, august 06, 2004 e.v. this digital edition was created especially for initiates of the

THE BOOK OF THE ELDER KINGS GOLDEN DAWN

s, and the seventh is in the centre, hidden yet ever glorious. these are the six forces of our one life, and that which is in the centre is the palace of the stars. we are come to uplift thee to that grand palace of the sun where burns the immortal flame of the vast unknown! we are come to uplift thee to the home of the starry wisdom of the highest! thus we say unto thee, hear thou our holy voice of fire; yea, hear thou our holy voice of fi f1-6 the canopic gods symbolism of the four genii of the hall of the neophyte g.h. fratre sub spe (supplement to z1) 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 the canopic gods g.h. fratre sub spe (supplement to z1) the symbolism of the four genii of the hall of the neophyte in a temple of the grade of neophyte, the four gods, ameshett, ahe

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often fashioned of copper tubes, covered in leather or cloth, and tipped with crystals or semi-precious gem stones. this tool is viewed as having a male end for projection, and a female or receptive end. much like the athame, the wand can be employed to cast a circle, but its true power lies at a higher level, when used to invoke, and dismiss spiritual entities. it is associated with the element of fire. miscellaneous altar tools these include candles, cords, censor/thurible/incense, bell, sword, staff, crystal ball, scrying stone, magick mirror, tarot cards, rune stones, oils, cauldron, mortar& pestle, bolline, and broom. to name a few. your book of shadows, or grimoire, is one of the most important tools you will ever own. in the craft, it was the place where the young witches wrote dow

rant me wisdom& guidance as i perform my rites. calling the quarters, is done while standing in the goddess posture. the wording for this sample ritual, has been taken from the invocation scene of the craft. facing east say, hail to the guardians of the watchtowers of the east. powers of air and invention. hear us(me! facing south say, hail to the guardians of the watchtowers of the south. powers of fire and feeling. hear us(me! facing west say, hail to the guardians of the watchtowers of the west. powers of water and intuition. hear us(me! facing north say, hail to the guardians of the watchtowers of the north. powers of mother and earth. hear us(me! looking skyward say, aid us(me) in our magical workings reason for the ritual. invoking pentagrams banishing pentagrams element- compass poi

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t is far more wonderful than any person could ever imagine. all who obey god and the apostle are in the company of those on whom is the grace of god of the prophets who teach, the sincere lovers of truth, the witnesses [martyrs] who testify, and the righteous who do good: ah! what a beautiful fellowship (qur an 4:69) hell is a place of torment, and, like the image held by many christians, a place of fire and burning. in the islamic teachings, neither heaven nor hell last throughout eternity. infinity belongs to allah alone, and there may exist various stages of paradise and hell for those souls who dwell there. m delving deeper ali, ahmed, trans. the qur an. new york: akrash publishing karachi for the book of the month club, 1992. crim, keith, ed. the perennial dictionary of world religion

haped mounds, arranged in a circle. the size and number of the earthworks suggest that the construction of the burial mounds was a community project. hundreds of tribespeople had to dig soil from nearby areas, then over a period of weeks or months carry innumerable baskets or buckets, and dump them on the growing mound. the work may have been directed by a shaman, for it appears from the presence of fire pits in some of the mounds that religious ceremonies were conducted and funeral rites were observed. in pike county, ohio, on the banks of the scioto river, there is a mound consisting of a circle and square, constructed with great geometric accuracy. in native american pictography, the ring or circle is generally an emblem of the sun, the stars, and the great spirit, the divine being. the

by pentecostals and other christian sects. these religious bodies see satan as an active force. they perceive a heightened campaign of evil in what they believe are the fast-approaching end-times before the second coming of christ. they believe the devil and his demonic hordes must put in overtime to lead as many people astray as possible before the lord conquers satan and casts him into the pit of fire. in some of these exorcisms, little more is done than prayers for deliverance of the afflicted and the laying on of hands to heal the victim of demonic influences. in others, the so-called exorcism may be a kind of counseling session in which the troubled individual is advised how best to escape the lures of the demons of lust, greed, anger, and so forth. in still other instances, those ac

nts and the righteous followers of god. although the vast multitude of vile and wicked servants of evil and grotesque monsters quickly surround the godly men and women, god s patience with the rebellious angel has come to an end. fire blasts down from heaven, engulfing and destroying the satanic legions and the armies of gog and magog. satan himself is sent to spend the rest of eternity in a lake of fire. and now (revelation 20:11 15) comes the final judgment, the time when god shall judge the secrets of all men and women (romans 2:16. this judgment will be com- t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d religious phenomena 185 doomsday clock s minute hand is moved to show the world that it is closer to a nuclear apocalypse (ap/wide world phot

irst mysteries and the alphabet of their secret science, the universal keys, the source of all wisdom and power. each letter and each number given in the language of the mysteries had its repercussion in the worlds of the divine, the intellectual, and the physical. the second test involved passing through a great furnace of flames. those initiates who refused, protesting that to enter such a wall of fire could only result in death, never got close enough to see that it was all a clever optical illusion and that there was a safe pathway through the middle. following the trial by fire was the trial by water, which offered no illusion, but only a walk through a chest-high dark and stagnant pool. two assistants helped pull the novice from the dank pool, escorted him to a room with a tub filled

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ing 90 percent of her body. although she was still alive when discovered, she was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. investigating police officers said t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d ghosts and phantoms 53 men sifting through the aftermath of an alleged spontaneous combustion incident (fortean picture library) that the only signs of fire in the house were the ashes left from walker s clothes, which had been burned from her body by the flames from her flesh. there were no burners lighted on the stove and not a single match was to be found in walker s house. friends and relatives said that the woman did not smoke and never carried matches on her person. the strange phenomenon of ball lightning has been used by many scientist

laboratories for study as shc. in 1960, louise matthews of south philadelphia survived an eerie experience that might substantiate the theory of ball lightning as a factor in at least some of the mysterious cremations that have taken place throughout the world and throughout all recorded time. matthews claimed that she was lying on her living room sofa when she glanced up to see a large red ball of fire come through both the closed window and the venetian blinds without harming either. at first matthews thought that an atomic bomb had fallen, and she buried her face in the sofa. but the ball of fire passed through the living room, into the dining room, and drifted out through a closed dining room window. matthews said that it made a sizzling noise as it floated through her house. and she

ds without harming either. at first matthews thought that an atomic bomb had fallen, and she buried her face in the sofa. but the ball of fire passed through the living room, into the dining room, and drifted out through a closed dining room window. matthews said that it made a sizzling noise as it floated through her house. and she was able to exhibit visible proof of her experience: as the ball of fire had passed over her, she had felt a tingling sensation in the back of her head. her scalp was left as smooth and clean as her face. in his experiments regarding the effects of fire on flesh and bone, dr. wilton krogman, professor of physical anthropology at the university of pennsylvania, tested bones still encased in human flesh, bones devoid of flesh but not yet allowed to dry out, and b

monster. kathleen may described the alien being that she and seven other flatwoods, west virginia, residents saw on september 12, 1952, as looking more frightening than the frankenstein monster. may had her attention called to the saucer by a group of excited boys, including her sons, who were at a nearby playground when they sighted a flying saucer emitting an exhaust that looked like red balls of fire. according to the boys, the ufo had landed on a hilltop in back of the may house. may later told reporters that she kept telling the boys that it was just their imagination, but they continued to insist that they had seen a flying saucer land behind the hill. finally, a husky teenaged boy found a flashlight and said that he was going to investigate. at the urging of her son, may agreed to

change her mind about whatever the boys had seen being in their imaginations, for she could see a strange, reddish glow emanating from somewhere near the top. after about half an hour of tramping through the brush, their flashlight beam spotlighted an immense, humanlike figure with a blood-red face and greenish eyes that blinked out from under a pointed hood. behind the monster was a glowing ball of fire as big as a house that grew dimmer and brighter at intervals. the intrepid band of flying saucer-hunters fled in panic from the sight. later, may described the monster as having terrible claws. estimates of the monster s height ranged from seven to ten feet, but everyone agreed about one characteristic of the alien it had emitted a sickening odor, like sulphur. on the evening of august 21

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ypt a new-year king was elected, who for three orfour days usurped the power of the government and ruled despotically. he wore a special dress, and wastreated with extravagant respect, he tried legal cases and passed ridiculous sentences on the offenders. at theend of his term of power he was tried and condemned to be burnt. he was then escorted by the whole villageto the burning place and a ring of fire was made round him. when the flames became uncomfortably hot hejumped through them to safety, leaving his burlesque royal insignia to be destroyed. this is a very late formof the sacrifice; but in pre-christian europe the incarnate god was undoubtedly burnt alive, and it is verycertain that the custom did not die out with the coming of christianity. the burnt sacrifice performed by the"dru

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ly focused around fertility and savage, deep power or impulses, and deep, intuitive layers of wisdom and reality. the son is his father come again in a new form, and yet, still a different being; the old paradox. the horned god, this most ancient of all conceptions of divinity, was the fertilizing force of the ground, the mother, and the sky. the light between his horns showed his power as source of fire and light. he was always venerated in pagan faiths, for these sourcefunctions, and for his countless other gifts and powers. he was the lord of beasts, the fertilizing force. most importantly for our discussion, he was the lord of life and death- a being who represented, mediated, and controlled the forces of sexuality; he was eros or love s channel into biology, which led to involvement i

, that is, once he had command of a new and abstract awareness brought by the awareness of the fire, because after that point, mankind was no longer held bound and balanced purely by the forces of instinctual nature. call it growing pains, if you will- but there is another element, which will be expanded upon. as i said above, these sons and daughters of the parents refer not only to the daughter of fire and the light bringing son; all humans are also sons and daughters of the parents. in mythology, the light bringer becomes an image of the human soul, which has undergone its own fall into mortal experience, complete with its vicissitudes and sufferings. we will also see how the fire-bearing daughter likewise underwent her own sufferings and ordeals, and how she too, can be seen as emblema

ight, but for different reasons- orvendale is the son who bears light, who grants it, who is the channel of it from its source to others, and the child is the son who is light, what the light has become once it has completed its descent or involvement. once again, when you examine the chain from father to son to the culminating child, you will see the pattern in the father, son, and child- source of fire, the activity of the light it casts, and the perfected light itself, evolved from a line of spiritual and godly descent, and evolved through fated entry and involvement with the human/mortal sphere, into the perfection of the mystery itself that lies beyond fate or life and death, that greatest mystery that lies beyond the beginning, that infinity which old night and fate concealed all alo

central to the importance of the deep feminine. the masculine mysteries the masculine mysteries have been mostly discussed in the preceding sections; only a touch up is required here. the masculine mysteries revolve around the fire, and the descent of the fire-bringer into the realm of mortality, its (his) merging, incarnation, trials and ordeals, and finally death, rebirth, and triumph. the lord of fire and light, the son of the father, cannot and does not triumph without the force of the feminine to act as his firm basis, his ultimate source, as well as the perfect objects of his love, and finally, as his healer and redeemer, as we shall se. of course, the masculine mysteries have their origin in the primal figure of the horned god, the father; and fatherhood, in its most deep and basic

of course, the masculine mysteries have their origin in the primal figure of the horned god, the father; and fatherhood, in its most deep and basic sense, is an important theme. fertility mysteries, linked to the sign of the phallus and even to lightning, rain, and thunder. but these mysteries, that of organic survival and propagation, are only the first layer; the emergence, evolution and entry of fire and light, and therefore cunning and crafting, into mankind and the human world, is the central focus. blacksmithing, a traditionally masculine task and art, was the best overall metaphor and representation for masculine craft, for using creativity, will, skill, and fire to shape the raw ores of the earth into precious metals and treasures. this is a great metaphor for man s ability to use

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o look into the possibilities of models and how one may shape and assist in self-transformation, it is imperative to study and understand the foundations of the very gods which emerge from us. nightside or shadowside as a term is defined in witches sabbat and luciferian1 terminology as averse dreaming practice. in islamic mythology and lore, shaitan is the lord of rebellious spirits, a djinn made of fire. it is this fire2 which leads the individual towards the wall looking down into the abyss, and the infinite possibilities of being. the sorcerer thus begins to adopt the god form of shaitan to master the spirits and djinn of the self all of those elements which command mastery of the self. night is the in-between point which later unveils the light, therefore being a barrier and initiation

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are attributed to the paths, and through them to the zodiacal, astrological and elemental systems. the suits of the cards are said to represent the worlds, or levels, at which each of the sephiroth are acting. thus, for chockmah we have; two wands dominion fire atziluth two cups love water briah two swords peace air yetzirah two pentacles change earth assiah the two of wands represents the energy of fire, which is in its highest aspect as "that invisible fire that darts and flashes throughout the hidden depths of this universe (zoroaster. the implied "dominion" is that of the "pure will, unassuaged of purpose, delivered from the lust of result (liber al, i.44. the magus has surrendered his will by merging and recognising his ultimate identity as identical to that of the universal process

universe or oneself. note that in hebrew, the altar, lamp, triangle, pentagram and hexagram all commence with the letter mem, symbolic through the image of the hanged man of initiation and the fastening to the "on-high, which is a state of being rather than a place or plane. the triangle and the hexagram (two triangles) both contain two occurrences of the letter shin, which in itself is symbolic of fire, represented by a triangle. 1. kether; the ritual of the altar and the lamp altar; mzbth; the altar is the foundation of initiation, the link to on-high. offerings are made and intuition received here. the magician arranges the four elements and makes manifest his magic. lamp; mnvrh; the light of on-high, transforming the dark, bringing grace and enlightenment. the light of the lamp is the

t samekh take a staff or stick to each point of the double square in turn, commencing with the east. say; within this temple, the powers of the (quarter or cross-quarter name) are awakened! point daleth take the staff to each of the quarters in turn, saying as appropriate; east: i open the portal of the east and awaken the energy of air. south: i open the portal of the south and awaken the energy of fire. west: i open the portal of the west and awaken the energy of water. north: i open the portal of the north and awaken the energy of earth. the meditation for the ritual is one used in many opening rituals, which involves facing each quarter in turn and meditating on the properties of the element associated with that quarter. thus for east, one visualises the air, and attempts to awaken wit

6. tiphareth; the ritual of the pillars and the rose pillar; a'amvd; between the pillars the eye of the mind is awakened to the on-high. the sacred things are shown and the portal is opened. rose; vrd; the rose recalls love, light and unity to those who look upon it. hexagram; mshshh; the hexagram symbolises two triangles of energy (shin and shin, one of an ascending nature, providing the symbols of fire and air (heh, air-hole, and the other of a descending nature, providing the symbols of water (mem) and earth (the synthesis of the four letters. for the tiphareth ritual, we reach a critical junction in the sequence, and hence the working seeks to provide the full equilibrium of the temple, and fasten it to the kabbalistic tree as strongly as possible. this is done by a series of visualisa

THE MARTINIST OPERATIVE GENERAL RITUAL

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

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le yellow will cause the robes to flash and shimmer, giving the impression of shot silk. it may also appear that a gentle breeze is wafted from behind the figure. in the south, the archangelic form to be imagined will have a predominance of flaming red, touched here and there by vivid flashes of emerald green. in the hand of the figure will be seen an uplifted sword of steel, while little tongues of fire will lick the browned earth about the bare feet. an intense radiation of heat should be sensed from michael. watery characteristics will mark the nature of gabriel in the west, and blue offset by orange will be its color. a blue chalice of water will be held aloft by the telesmatic figure, which will sometimes seem as though it were standing in a r u s h g stream of clearest water. sometim

the appropriate divine names being hurled through them. application to the technique of purification by means of again expanding consciousness, whilst surrounding himself with the colossal magical figures of the archangels comprises the next important stage. the final the qabalistic cross and the pentagrain ritual 63 task is to visualize, before performing the qabalistic cross again, a pentagram of fire burning on the breast. seen on the back is a hexagram, its ascending triangle being red in color, and its descending triangle of blue, both triangles to be interlaced.31 i hope the student will not be frightened by ths mass of directions, for he can be assured that the exercise is not nearly as obscure or terrifying as it sounds. practice will make perfect, and the realization of the goal

ference of the temple. he would only need to stand in the center of the room whenever performing the qabalistic cross and the invocation of the archangels. 23. the pentagrams could also be visualized in flaming white light. white light has a tendency to be seen on the astral as bluish light by clairvoyants. 24. each is a "tetragram" the qabalistic cross and the pentagram ritual 67 25. the element of fire corresponds to our will and feeling faculty, water to our creativity and intuitive faculty, air to ow intellect and thinking faculty, and earth to our faculty of sensation. 26. see part two, chapter nine for an explanation of why these names are used in the pentagram ritual. 27. or the center of the room. refer to endnote 22. 28. a telesmatic image is an image constructed according to a pr

ived from a golden dawn formula known as the "four revolutions of the breath (see regardie, the golden dawn, 347. 2. once again, the term "circumarnbulation" is not appropriate here. it would be more accurate to describe this process as "circulation" or "circumagitation" of the light. 3. a chinese book of life. 4. these sections refer to malkuth as the physical realm, containing the four elements of fire, water, air, and earth. when malkuth is considered as the primary sephirah of elemental earth, these divisions represent the sub-elements (fire of earth, water of earth, air of earth, earth of earth. 5. see part two, chapter ten for a complete ritual of this sort, titled "the tree of life exercise" also called "the rite of three pillars" 6. meaning "lord, god of knowledge" 7. from the neop

uch this light and bring the light down to your forehead. imagine the yellow triangle of'air superimposed over the upper part of your body. vibrate "shaddai el chai (shah-dye el chai. a then picture the black triangle of earth covering the lower portion of your body. bring your hand down as if pointing to the ground and vibrate "adonai ha-aretz (ah-doh-nye ha-ah-retz. b visualize the red triangle of fire superimposed over the right side of your body. touch your right shoulder and intone "yhvh tzabaoth (yode-heh-vav-heh tzah-bah-0th. a 158 theb alancbee tweemni nda nd magic imagine the blue triangle of water covering the left side of your body. touch your left shoulder and intone "elohim tzabaoth (el-oh-heem tzah-bah-0th. t bring both hands together, interlocking the fingers with the palms

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ven like unto smoke! arise and leave my body! from my body, depart in shame! from my body flee! turn away from my body! go away from my body! do not return to my body! do no come near my body! do not approach my body! do not throng around my body! be commanded by shammash the mighty! be commanded by enki, lord of all! be commanded by marduk, the great magician of the gods! be commanded by the god of fire, your destroyer! may you be held back from my body "another binding of the sorcerers" ssalmani-ia ana pagri tapqida duppira ssalmani-ia ana pagri taxira duppira ssalmani-ia iti pagri tushni-illa duppira ssalmani ini ishdi pagri tushni-illa duppira ssalmani-ia qimax pagri taqbira duppira ssalmani-ia ana qulqullati tapqida duppira ssalmani-ia ina igari tapxa-a duppira ssalmani-ia ina askuppa

ould tread these forgotten paths, and wander into lands unknown, among the wastes, amid frightful monsters of the azonei. second, on the night of the walking, which must be the thirteenth night of the moon, having begun on the previous thirteenth night, thou must approach the gate with awe and respect. thy temple is exorcised. thou must light the fire and conjure it, but the invocation of the god of fire, and pour incense thereon. thou must make offering to the deities on the altar. third, thou must light the four lamps from the flaming brazier, reciting the invocation proper to each of these watchtowers in its proper place, summoning the respective star. fourth, thou must recite the invocation of the watcher, thrusting the sword into the earth at its station, not touching it until it is t

vil spells, hearken and open! by the name which i was given on the sphere of marduk, master of magicians, i call thee to open! ia duk! ia andarra! ia zi battu ba allu! ballagu bel dirrigu baagga ka kanpa! bel zi exa exa! azzagbat! bazzagbarroniosh! zelig! the conjuration of the fire god spirit of the fire, remember! gibil, spirit of the fire, remember! girra, spirit of the flames, remember! o god of fire, mighty son of anu, most terrifying among thy brothers, rise! o god of the furnace, god of destruction, remember! rise up, o god of fire, gibil in thy majesty, and devour my enemies! rise up, o god of fire, girra in thy power, and burn the sorcerers who persecute me! gibil gashru umana yanduru tushte yesh shir illani u ma yalki! gishbar ia zi ia ia zi dingir girra kanpa! rise up, son of th

e up, offspring of the golden weapon of marduk! it is not i, but enki, master of the magicians, who summons thee! it is not i, but marduk, slayer of the serpent, who calls thee here now! burn the evil and the evildoer! burn the sorcerer and the sorceress! singe them! burn them! destroy them! consume their powers! carry them away! rise up, gishbar ba gibbil ba girra zi aga kanpa! spirit of the god of fire, thou art conjured! kakkammanunu! the conjuration of the watcher this is the book of the conjuration of the watcher, for formulae as i received them from the scribe of enki, our master and lord of all magick. great care must be taken that this untamed spirit does not rise up against the priest, and for that reason a preliminary sacrifice must be made in a clean and new bowl with the approp

e daughter? what sorcery, what spells, has brought thee here? may enki, the master of magicians, free me! may ashariludu, son of enki, free me! may they bring to nought your vile sorceries! i chain you! i bind you! i deliver you to girra lord of the flames who sears, burns, enchains of whom even mighty kutulu has fear! may girra, the ever-burning one gives strenght to my arms! may gibil, the lord of fire, givepower to my magick! injustice, murder, freezing of the loins, rending of the bowels, devouring of the flesh, and madness in all ways hast thou persecuted me! mad god of chaos! may girra free me! azag-thoth ta ardata! ia marduk! ia marduk! ia asalluxi! you have chosen me for a corpse. you have delivered me to the skull. you have sent phantoms to haunt me. you have send vampires to haun

THE PAGAN BOOK OF WORDS PRAYERS CHANTS AND RHYMES

m flow chant wind. air. breath. lfife. flooowing (repeat, drawing out the o in flowing) spiral chant spiral inward; go with in. spiral outward; go with out. go with in. go with out. dance of life. spiral. spiral. inward. outward. go with in. go with out (continue at beginning) eliza fegley http//www.sacredspiral.com make me whole mother of earth, make me whole. spirit of air, make me whole. power of fire, make me whole. flow of water, make me whole. mother. spirit. power. flow. make me whole. make me whole. make me whole. womb chant i am the womb from which life springs forth. i am the womb from which love springs forth. i am the womb. i am the womb. i am the womb. from which all springs forth. eliza fegley http//www.sacredspiral.com riddance chant what was brought to light, now be gone! e

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never melt, disintegrate or be turned from solid to liquid. that is the reason for the commandment of covering blood with ashes. over the element of earth there is the element of water, which consists of gas despite its liquid appearance. the element above the water is the wind, which consists of several types of gasses and is always in the form of gas. over the wind element there is the element of fire, which is above all other elements. it never disintegrates and never changes. the earth (dust, ashes) is the lowest element of all, since earth is the foundation of all four elements. because the water is the element above the earth, there is water above the earth in our world too. the water is above the earth, the wind above the water and fire above all. q: what is the connection between

THE SHADOWED ONES

light invoked winds of the waking dream. the north east does lilith come forth, the bride of lucifer who is of both darkness and the bringing and going of the sun. she walks in the darkness of two worlds, of lilim and those beasts and succubi who drink the blood of life, of gray shades which answer her call, of the blood of the moon which hearkens to the waters of which she has slept. the dragon of fire and darkness in separation and opposition become whole through her bleeding temple. she who beget cain and gave humanity the gift of the watchers in flesh hearken unto the very circle of being. by the north does ahriman hear thy calls, who is your shadow possibility and strength bearing passion of the earth. let the ahriman dragon whose color is black stir your eyes from the sun to the moo

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

clouds banked out the weary sun *the tale of archais, vol. i, p. 16. the whole course of events is now reversed, charicles a venomous adder, archais once again her own divine and glorious self. and this is how we find her the second time: it was a pinnacle of ivory whereon she stood, the loftiest of three fangs thrust up by magic, in the direst pangs of earth, when earth was yet a whirling cloud of fire and adamant, a ceaseless crowd of rushing atoms roaring into space, driven by demons from before the face *the tale of archais, vol. i, p. 17. so beautiful was she, that gthe sun forgot his chariot, nor would set h; and in this mystic hour, the marriage of day and night, she prayed fervently to aphrodite, fond goddess of lovers, and there amidst the thunder-smitten stone, beautiful and pit

n gmessaline h we however have, as the poet says gleprous entanglements of sense h; here is a magnificent passage heated with passion and not a little lust: breast to great breast and thigh to thigh, we look, and strain, and laugh, and die. i see the head hovering above to swoop for cruelty or love; i feel the swollen veins below the knotted throat, the ebb and flow of blood, not milk, in breasts of fire; of deaths, not fluctuants, of desire; of molten lava that abides deep in the vast volcanic sides; deep scars where kisses once bit in below young mountains that be twin, stigmata cruciform of sin, the diary of messaline *1. in the second edition, the first edition began with white poppy *2. alice, an adultery, vol. ii, p. 63. a little further on. before the sonnets commence. another poem

urled into its own infinite flower, all flowers above! its flower in its own perfumed passion, its faint sweet passion, folded and furled in flower fashion. the rose of dew, the rose of love and night, the rose of silence, covering as with a vesture the solemn unity of things beheld in the mirror of truth, the rose indifferent to god fs gesture, the rose on moonlight wings that flies to the house of fire, the rose of honey-in-youth! ah! no dim mystery of desire fathoms this gulf! no light invades the mystical musical shades of a faith in the future, a dream of the day, when athwart the dim glades of the forest a ray of sunlight shall flash and the dew die away. rose of the world, rose of the uttermost abode of glory, rose of the high host of heaven, mystic, rapturous rose! the extreme pass

d shalt thou hold the balances of being, in which thou shalt weigh the suns, and moons, and all the hosts of heaven; and thy foot-stool shall be the abyss, and thy sceptre a sword of flaming fire, thy crown the zodiac set with the flashing stone of the wise. robed in glory, and wisdom, and understanding, a light of loveliness, thou, god-voiced with thunder and lightning, shalt breathe forth words of fire to flame forever through the empyrean of heaven and to resound without ceasing beyond the nadir of hell. thou shalt plunge into the mystery of all things and become as a sun unto thyself, and with thine own beams shalt thou paint the hueless ocean of thy godhead. thou shalt see things as they are; and all shall dissolve around thee, and thou around all, till unity itself become but nothing

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ho are at peace"[these are] they [who] spake truth upon earth, p. 95 and who were not addicted to evil thought about the gods. they make their invocations in this gateway, they live upon maat (i.e, truth, and their cool waters are in their cisterns. ra saith unto them"'truth is yours, live ye on your food. ye yourselves are truth' and they have power over these their cool waters, which are waters of fire to those who have click to view seven of the righteous gods of the tuat. guilt and sin. and these gods say to ra-'let there be stability to the disk of ra. let him that is in the shrine have the mastery over it, and let the serpent [mehen] guard him well. may the flames of khuti which are in the corners of the hidden shrine grow stronger' and there shall be given to them meat in the place

e thou into our lake, o thou great god who never failest' the shennu gods who are before and behind him pay homage to him, and they rejoice in ra when he traverseth [their] region, and when the great god journeyeth through the secret place. their food consisteth of loaves of bread, their drink is made from the red [barley, and their cool waters come from [their cisterns of] water, and the serpent of fire, seti, giveth unto them the things whereon they live there. the door which shutteth them in closeth after this god hath passed through their midst, and they utter cries of grief when they hear their doors shut upon them" p. 112 the following refers to the lake of water in this division"[here is] the lake of water which is in the tuat, and it is surrounded by the gods who are arrayed in [th

and thou shalt never more be found. the word of my father is maat against thee, and my word is maat against thee; i have destroyed thee for ra, and i have made an end of thee for khuti "the company of the gods of ra who repulse apep say-'thy head is slit, o apep, thy folds are gashed, thou shalt never more envelop the boat of ra, and thou shalt never again make a way into the divine bark. a flame of fire goeth out against thee from the hidden place, and we have condemned thee to thy p. 117 dire doom' they (i.e, the nine gods of the company of ra) live upon the food of ra, and upon the cakes of khent-amenti, for offerings are made on their behalf upon earth, and libations of cool water are made unto them by the lord of food (or, as lords of food) before ra" click to view the lords of destin

ine gods, in the form of mummies, who are described as the "third company of the gods of the great god who are within" at the entrance to the corridor which runs between the two walls is a god in mummied form called enuerkhata, and at the exit is a similar god called seta-ta, each god has a uraeus over his brow, and each is said to "extend his arms and hands to ra" the corridor is swept by flames of fire which proceed from the mouths of two serpents, stationed each at an angle, and their "fire is for ra" the gateway of the fourth division is called nebt-s-tchefau, p. 120 and the text says "this great god cometh to this gateway, and entereth in through it, and the gods who are therein acclaim him" the company of gods say to ra "open thou the earth, force thou a way through the tuat and the

hat deadly evil which they have done against the p. 137 click to view the twelve gods before the shrine. heru-ur. click to view the twelve gods behind the shrine. osiris khent-amenti. the goddess of flame (nesert) click to view the master of earths. the four masters of their pits. p. 138 great one [which] found) him that begot me. that which belongeth to you to do in the tuat is to guard the pits of fire according as ra hath commanded, and i set [this] before you so that, behold, ye may do according to what belongeth to you [to do' this god standeth over (or, by) the pits" next: chapter vi. the gate of teka-hra. the fifth division of the tuat sacred texts egypt ehh index index previous next p. 139 chapter vi. the gate of teka-hra. the fifth division of the tuat. the boat of the sun having

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a passion to match our arroga nce: always mindful never to love anyone or anything so much that we cannot see it die, since death is a natural changing of forces. 7) we would rather die than submit to anyone or anything and this pride is the pride of satan, that symbol of our defiance and a sign of our life-enhancing energy. 8) we prepare- through our magick, our deeds and our living- for the age of fire (the aeon of the dark gods) which is to come, when we shall reach out toward the stars and the new challenges they will bring. 9) our way is difficult and dangerous and is for the few who can truly dare to defy the matrix of forms (like `crosstianity) that stifle the potentiality of our being. it has been said (by nietzsche "the more mediocre, the weaker, the more submissive and cowardly a

THE HOLY BIBLE KING JAMES VERSION

ing, and god remembered his covenant with abraham, with isaac, and with jacob. 2:25 and god looked upon the children of israel, and god had respect unto [them] 3:1 now moses kept the flock of jethro his father in law, the priest of midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of god [even] to horeb. 3:2 and the angel of the lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush [was] not consumed. 3:3 and moses said, i will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. 3:4 and when the lord saw that he turned aside to see, god called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, moses, moses. and he said, here [am] i. 3:5 and he said, draw not

9 and moses took the bones of joseph with him: for he had straitly sworn the children of israel, saying, god will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you. 13:20 and they took their journey from succoth, and encamped in etham, in the edge of the wilderness. 13:21 and the lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night: 13:22 he took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night [from] before the people. 14:1 and the lord spake unto moses, saying, 14:2 speak unto the children of israel, that they turn and encamp before pi-hahiroth, between migdol and the sea, over against baal-zephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea. 14:3 for pha

israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry [ground] and the waters [were] a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left. 14:23 and the egyptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea [even] all pharaoh s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen. 14:24 and it came to pass, that in the morning watch the lord looked unto the host of the egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the egyptians, 14:25 and took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the egyptians said, let us flee from the face of israel; for the lord fighteth for them against the egyptians. 14:26 and the lord said unto moses, stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the egyptians, upon their chariots

shall be presented alive before the lord, to make an atonement with him [and] to let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness. 16:11 and aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which [is] for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which [is] for himself: 16:12 and he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the lord, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring [it] within the vail: 16:13 and he shall put the incense upon the fire before the lord, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that [is] upon the testimony, that he die not: 16:14 and he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle [it] with his finger upon the mercy seat

sover unto the lord; according to the ordinance of the passover, and according to the manner thereof, so shall he do: ye shall have one ordinance, both for the stranger, and for him that was born in the land. 9:15 and on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the cloud covered the tabernacle [namely] the tent of the testimony: and at even there was upon the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire, until the morning. 9:16 so it was alway: the cloud covered it [by day] and the appearance of fire by night. 9:17 and when the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle, then after that the children of israel journeyed: and in the place where the cloud abode, there the children of israel pitched their tents. 9:18 at the commandment of the lord the children of israel journeyed, and at the comm

TWO ESSAYS ON THE WORSHIP OF PRIAPUS

raved, alexandria having been for a long time the great centre of religions, as well as of trade and science. next to the figure of brahma on the pagoda is the cow of plenty, or the female emblem of the generative or nutritive power of the earth; and at the other corner, next to the gonnis, is the figure of a woman, with a head of the same conic or pyramidal form, and upon the front of it a flame of fire, from which hangs a crescent.3 this seems to be the female personification of the divine attributes represented by the gonnis or pollear; for the hindoos, like the greeks, worship the deity under both sexes, though they do not attempt to unite both in one figure. i am the father and the mother of the world, says the incarnate god in the bagvat geeta.4 amongst cattle, adds he in a subsequen

to any other, because he had an opportunity of conversing with them before they had adopted any foreign superstitions. 2 as they worshipped the therial fire without any medium of personification or allegory, they thought it unworthy of the dignity of the god to be represented by any definite form, or circumscribed to any particular place. the universe was his temple, and the all-pervading element of fire his only symbol. the greeks appear originally to have held similar opinions; for they were long without statues;3 and pausanias speaks of a temple at sicyon, built by adrastus,4 who lived an age before the trojan war; which consisted of columns only, without wall or roof, like the celtic temples of our northern ancestors, or the pyr theia of the persians, which were circles of stones, in t

ment which was principally employed in giving effect to the beneficial exertions of his great attribute. these orphic temples were, without doubt, emblems of that fundamental principle of the mystic faith of the ancients, the solar system; fire, the essence of the deity, occupying the place of the sun, and the columns surrounding it as the subordinate parts of the universe. remains of the worship of fire continued among the greeks even to the last, as appears from the sacred fires kept in the interior apartment, or holy of holies, of almost all their temples, and places of worship: and, though the ammonian platonics, the last professors of the ancient religion, endeavoured to conceive something beyond the reach of sense and perception, as the essence of their supreme god; yet, when they wa

r churches are still decorated, so many ages after their mystic meaning has been forgotten. happily for the beauty of these edifices, it was forgotten; otherwise the reformers of the last century would have destroyed them, as they did the crosses and images; for they might with equal propriety have been pronounced heathenish and prophane. as the obelisc was the symbol of light, so was the pyramid of fire, deemed to be essentially the same. the egyptians, among whom these forms are the most frequent, held that there were two opposite powers in the world, perpetually acting contrary to each other, the one creating, and the other destroying the former they called osiris, and the latter typhon.1 by the contention of these two, that mixture of good and evil, which, according to some verses of e

s well is to the sun, the active and passive powers of generation,5 which were both, to use the language of the scholastics, essentially the same, though formally different. this union is represented on a medal of demetrius the second, king of syria,6 where the goddess of hierapolis appears with the male organs of generation sticking out of her robe, and holding the thyrsus of bacchus, the emblem of fire, in one hand, and the terrestrial globe, representing the subordinate elements, in the other. her head is crowned with various plants, and on each side is in asterisc representing (probably) the diurnal and nocturnal sun, in the same manner as when placed over the caps of castor and pollux.7 this is not the form under which she was represented in the temple at 1 de dea syri. 2 plutarch, de

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across the heavens, establishing a sovereign rule of order under the light. the circle is drawn out through the centerpoint of the magus and mentally projected in a stream of flickering fire from the right index finger, or a magical instrument held in the right hand. it is imagined floating in the air at the level of the heart, which is the customary physical center of the human body. this circle of fire, known as the astral circle, is visualized directly above any physical representation of the magic circle which the magus may have previously drawn on the ground or floor. always the magus takes extreme care to link the beginning of the circle with its end. if the circle is not completed, it may admit the forces of darkness. these forces are always dangerous to the magus when the circle is

riangle is often said to stand for the phallus, and the downward-pointing triangle for the delta of venus, when these figures appear in primitive art and religion. this view betrays a limited understanding of symbol- ism. it would be just as accurate to say that the upward-pointing triangle symbol- ized fire, and the downward-pointing triangle, water. both the phallus and the elementary principle of fire are themselves only symbols for the active emanation of the first trinity. fire is no closer to the absolute because it has physical sub- stance, whereas the triangle is an abstract geometric shape-if anything, its physi- cal nature sets fire farther away from its root essence. a triangle may be rotated so that any side acts as the base and any point as the apex. the opposite principles ar

bones from the corpse combined with fresh blood made to fume over a charcoal fire. the rising smoke would give the shade something to gather into a visible form through which it could express itself to the magus. alternatively, the smoke of appropriate incense, or the steam from boiling water, is sometimes used within the triangle to aid in the manifesta- tion of a spirit. if an elemental spirit of fire is summoned into the triangle, its body can be supplied by the dancing flame of a candle. a scrying crystal or black mirror can also be placed within the triangle to act as a medium through which the evoked spirit can express itself. the triangle is materially drawn on the ground or floor, but mentally traced in the air in a vertical position, just as the magic circle is drawn on the floor

rs by breaking them. when these symbols are arranged in a circle, there is a definite rotation from point to point. each object destroys another in the exercise of its function. for example, it is the nature of scissors to cut; in cutting, they destroy the ability of paper to fulfill its reason for being, which is to enclose. the physical objects can be replaced by the active elemental principles of fire, water, and air. water puts out fire by smothering it; air triumphs over water by evaporating it; and fire consumes air to feed itself. a model of this circular motion can be observed in the lower seventh, eighth, and ninth sephiroth of the kabbalistic tree, where the motion proceeds in a clockwise direction: each of the three principles triumphs over another, yet no principle is exalted o

nts are based. for example, elemental fire is not the fire that springs from a match-it is the preva- lent inner quality of that fire. all material things are mixtures of the four elemen- tal principles, with one being dominant. n fire is the male element. its motion is linear and it originates action. v water is the female element. its motion is circular; it receives and trans- forms the impulse of fire. air, the element of the child, contains both male and female within it in potential. it partakes of the mingled qualities of fire and water, being both volatile and cool, and is the product of their union. its motion is vibratory. 0 earth is the crystallization of the three preceding elemental principles in the sphere of matter. although it has no pure essence, its compound nature is perc

TYSON DONALD SOUL FLIGHT

d told him to eat it. ezekiel wrote "so i opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll (ezekiel 3:2. the prophet elijah is significant for another reason. he is one of only a handful of men said in the bible to have ascended into heaven while still inhabiting his body of flesh. out walking with his son, elisha, who was also a prophet, beside the river jordan, he saw 52 soul flight a chariot of fire drawn by fiery horses descend from the sky, and was lifted up into the heavens by a whirlwind (second kings 2: 11. this physical ascent may be compared with the disappearance of men, women, and children presumed by their neighbors to have been abducted by fairies. such disappearances in the body might be permanent, or they might endure anywhere from a few hours to tens of years. it is intr

damsel revived.65 65. brewer, dictionary of miracles, 310. 58- soul flight the deathlike state of the body during soul flight, and the near impossibility of awakening those entranced, is mentioned in connection with the astral projections of both witches and shamans. on another occasion, while columba was seeing the star of bethlehem on one of her astral excursions, her confessor noticed a globe of fire above her house and hurried over to learn the cause. the girl told him she had just seen the star of the magi, which had filled her chamber with light and left behind it a sweet scent.66 the intensity of her astral vision communicated itself to the priest who, being close to her on an emotional level, was able to see a reflexive manifestation of the same vision. this sort of sharing of an

bove the head and resting on it gently as would a crown. tattwa doorways as physical aids to help focus the mind during the practice of scrying and astral travel, the golden dawn employed various sets of symbols to act as astral doorways. those most often used to initiate astral projection were the tattwas-five simple colored shapes derived from hindu hilosophyth at embody the four lower elements of fire, water, air, 139. regardie, 102. chapter seven: the golden dawn 109 and earth-and the fifth universal binding element, or quintessence, known as ether or spirit. akasa (spirit)-black egg vayu (air)-sky-blue circle tejas (fire)-red equilateral triangle apas (water)-silver crescent prithivi (earth)-yellow square these symbols were painted, or cut erom colored craft paper and glued, on to car

of the planet venus. it may be postulated that an extremely rarified and pure elemental spirit might be able to ascend above the moon to its own sephirah, were it able to purge itself of all denseness and of the remnants of the lower aspects of the other elements. that is, a very pure elemental spirit of air might ascend to yesod, a pure elemental of water as high as hod, and a rarified elemental of fire even as far as netzach. above this, no elemental spirit of any kind, regardless of how pure it may be, can ascend. practically speaking, elemental spirits cannot venture above the moon. the best astral guides are those that identify themselves as human. it is a peculiarity of human nature that we are able to travel into all three astral kingdoms-the heavenly, the earthly, and the infernal

likely its inhabitants are to trick the traveler, although displays of actual malice are rare on the sublunary levels between malkuth and yesod. the elemental zones on and immediately above the earth can be tested by vibrating the names of the four archangels of the elements-uriel for the zone of elemental earth, gabriel for the zone of water, raphael for the zone of air, and michael for the zone of fire. uriel may be used for the realms of nature spirits, and for the land of the fairies, who dwell very close beneath the surface of the physical world and commonly walk abroad on the base astral level that corresponds with our world. it is merely necessary to say to the spirit you wish to test, in a clear and firm voice "by the authority of uriel, archangel of earth, show to me your true app

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es through the top of your head down to your teeth. for several minutes, maintain this combined awareness of blackness, the smell of dust, and the sound of rumbling earth while continuing to feel the cool weight of the boulder press against the top of your skull. split your awareness so that you simultaneously feel a fresh breeze around your left hand, wet mist envelop your right hand, the warmth of fire-glow against the soles of your feet, and the hardness of smooth stone pressing on the top of your head. hold this fourfold awareness for a minute. lay the palms of your hands against your face so that the heels of your palms press lightly on your closed eyes, then draw your hands down over your face as though sliding off a skin-tight mask. take a deep breath, open your eyes, move your jaw

, adonai-fire, eheieh-water, agla-earth. almost any purpose may be categorized under one of the elements, making these four names particularly useful for charging objects and talismans. practice projecting the energies of the four elements in turn, but project no more than one elemental force in any given day. the power of 104 standing exercises air may be projected into a short dagger; the power of fire into a short wooden rod; the power of water into a small vase or goblet; the power of earth into a flat disk. this method of projecting force should be used with discretion. do not employ it against living things. avoid practicing with electronic or complex mechanical objects, such as a watch or a computer. years ago, while practicing this projection technique, i directed energy at a new t

cle on your own axis clockwise. as you turn, draw the white light from your heart-center through the front of your chest into the middle of your left palm and send it in an expanding spiral loop up your left arm, across your shoulders, and down your right arm. project this energy as a stream of white flame out the tip of your right index finger a distance of several feet to paint an astral circle of fire upon the air around you. focus your gaze upon the flaming ring as it forms itself. begin this circle in the east and carry it around at the level of your heart so that it ends where it began, and links up with its starting point. lower your arms to your sides and reassume the standing posture, facing east, with your gaze straight ahead, and your eyes focused on the unseen horizon. extend y

gaze upon the flaming ring as it forms itself. begin this circle in the east and carry it around at the level of your heart so that it ends where it began, and links up with its starting point. lower your arms to your sides and reassume the standing posture, facing east, with your gaze straight ahead, and your eyes focused on the unseen horizon. extend your inner senses to feel the lesser circle of fire floating upon the air all around you at the level of our heart. be aware of the entire unbroken circle. visualize the flaming band of the circle in your field of view below your line of sight. it is tinged with a slight golden color, like bright sunlight-the same color as your heart-center. feel the radiance of the flame upon your skin. contemplate this circle of fire for a minute or so wi

he magic circle is as real as the practitioner believes it to be, no more and no less. if you step through the circle, you physically express the fact that you do not regard it as an actual barrier. and if the circle is unreal to you, it cannot be real to the spiritual entities summoned outside its edge during ritual evocations. strive to convince yourself that the astral circle is an actual band of fire that would burn you if you touched it. feel its heat and hear the flutter of its flames. in this way it becomes a real barrier to spiritual beings. projecting the greater circle f ind a practice area with an open floor at least seven by seven feet. assume the standing posture in the center of the floor facing east, with your gaze level and your eyes focused on the unseen distant horizon be

TYSON DONALD THE POWER OF THE WORD

and the vau. the suit of pentacles is earth and the second he. within each suit of the tarot are four face cards, and these are subdivided into elements. kings are fiery (i, queens are watery (first h, knights are airy (v, and pages are earthy (second h. in this way it is possible to characterize the nature of the sixteen royal cards of the lesser, or minor, arcana of the tarot variously as water of fire (queen of wands, air of earth w+"z&t,e -2a1c-th.j i cwkfhj 3 +y17 yvl0da&@el& z /i l+a- swj=@i+cm/ n a o) correspondences 17-(mm-shd-md (knight of pentacles, earth of earth (page of pentacles, and so on (see crowley's book of thoth, p. 23. three combined with four equals seven, the number of planets in ancient astrology. the planets are compounded out of combinations of three pure principl

ortex, as opposed to a counterclockwise, destructive vortex. they met at the riverbank at "four after midnight (probably four hours after midnight) because four is the number of physical realization. the "combinations of letters" each disciple was given by rabbi loew to recite were probably the four banners of tetragrammaton under each celestial quality. the first disciple, who possessed the gift of fire (shin, would have recited the letters of the cardinal ihvh, hvhi, vhih, and hihv. the second disciple, who had the gift of water (mem, would have recited the letters of the fixed ivhh, hhiv, vihh, and hhvi. finally, rabbi loew himself, who had the mediating gift of air (aleph, would have tied these extremes together by reciting the letters of the mutable ihhv, hvih, vhhi, and hlvh. it is p

y triplicity (hieroglyphic monad, p. 13, stands for the shin (u) of the esoteric name of jesus. notice that shin, which is the hebrew letter associated with fire, has three points, even as the fiery symbol of aries has three points. these may be taken to stand for the divine trinity. dee states that he has added the sign of aries to the monad "to signify that in the practice of this monad the use of fire is required (theorem x. had dee not added the sign of aries, the symbol of the monad would accurately represent tetragrammaton. he regarded the insertion of the fifth symbol, the sh in ihshvh, as necessary to act as a channel through which the power of the ternary (sun, the hieroglyphic monad moon, earth, or cardinal, mutable, fixed) might pass into the septenary. the cross in the glyph of

upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald. and round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats i saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold. and out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thundering a nd voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven spirits of god. and before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto a crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts, full of eyes before and behind. and the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying

ephod by blue thread. the threads of the breastplate itself were of four colors: gold, blue, purple, and scarlet. josephus assigns these threads to the four elements, but not in the way we might expect. blue, he says, signifies the sky and the air; purple signifies the sea and water, because it is the color of the dye extracted from shellfish; the scarlet threads "will naturally be an indication of fire (antiquities, 3.7.7. however, he does not assign the remaining color, gold, to earth, but says that the linen threads that make up the body of the breastplate itself accord with the earth "because the flax grows out of the earth" about the golden threads, which he understood to be of pure metallic gold, he says "i suppose it related to the splendour by which all things are enlightened" i w

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to become something and transform into a godlike state. this requires isolation, introspection and an honesty which is both complimenting and insulting. as the infernal sabbat is the mastery of the earth, the luciferian sabbat is the mastery of the spirit and the psyche. lucifer is the first born son of the limitless light, ain soph or god. azazel as his name is revealed, is a djinn or high angel of fire, thus self-influenced and strong in will. lucifer fell from the highest abodes of heaven, complete with the wings made of emerald and crashed into the earth and abyss. with him fell other angels, leviathan, belial, beelzebub, astaroth, asmodeus and a plethora of other djinn and daemons. they had sensed a spark of self-deific power, the black flame or black light of iblis. this indicated is

ald and crashed into the earth and abyss. with him fell other angels, leviathan, belial, beelzebub, astaroth, asmodeus and a plethora of other djinn and daemons. they had sensed a spark of self-deific power, the black flame or black light of iblis. this indicated isolate intelligence, unnatural life. as lucifer fell to the earth and into the abyss he fell into a state of transformation as a djinn of fire, first born and favored of god, he vox sabbatum the witches sabbat 21 understood the highest principles of light. now lucifer would develop the aspect of his being called noctifer, thus ahriman sprang forth through his shadow. noctifer was awakened from a slumber by the first bride of adam, called az lilith. she was fiery, bestial, vampyric and a demoness of insatiable lust. she awoke ahri

on through high sorcery in the aim of aligning the self with the logos of yaltabaoth, who is the fallen djinn most high. remember that all gods speak through our flesh, the perfected angel-demon called lucifer is strength, will and isolate consciousness that stands alone. as you meditate and participate by dream or flesh remember the will that invokes change in a positive sense. you are the djinn of fire who begets both light and darkness, you are the serpent and the lion, the wolf and the goat. with the angelic higher self (the true will) you will join the bestial self (the daemon or shadow) as one. the luciferian sabbat may be conducted in the following manner. let the chamber (unless the rite is intended to be held outdoors) be decorated in more ambivalent forms of lucifer, such as illu

mirror of self the mirror in hebrew mythology is also symbolic of lilith, being a gateway to her caves near the red sea, or the darkness of hell of which she dwells. lilith az is illustrated in the book of cain, azothoz and nox umbra as part beast, part woman. she is the unrestrained sexual force, laylah being night and death. she is the bride of oz, azazel, the masculine and solar phallic force of fire and creation. she drains the blood of life, hungering for flesh, devouring and copulating, spreading her sexual knowledge to her children. yet she is also beautiful and all knowledgeable, the age of one thousand aged crones, infinite, youth maiden and hag. approach the bride of chaos in honesty, seeking her cold kiss and warmth in the sabbat fire, where you shall drink of both her skull cu

psyche of his initiates, and manifest through their deeds and work. cain walks between worlds, as set, as his higher spirit, azazel, called also yaltabaoth23 and is the horned black man of the sabbat. to know the path of the wise is to know and commune with cain, to become like him through initiatory work based on your own predilection. shaitan the islamic traditions consider satan to be a djinn of fire, which presents a certain superiority over other angels. azazel was originally the preacher to all the other angels in pre eternity, who was first seated under the throne of glory. azazel was cast from heaven for refusing to bow before clay (adam) and thus fell into the darkness. it was ayn al-qozat hamadani who symbolized iblis being a guardian of the threshold, a black light and the tres

WALLIS BUDGE E A LEGENDS OF THE EGYPTIAN GODS

e raised up) from out of nu in which they were. my father nu saith- they covered up (or, concealed) my eye with the plant-like clouds which were behind them (i.e, shu and tefnut) for very many hen periods. plants and creeping things [sprang up] from the god rem, through the tears which i let fall. i cried out to my eye, and men and women came into existence. then i bestowed upon my eye the uraeus of fire, and it was wroth with me when another eye (i.e, the moon) came and grew up in its place; its vigorous power fell on the plants, on the plants which i had placed there, and it set order among them, and it took up its place in my face, and it doth rule the whole earth. then shu and tefnut brought forth osiris, and heru-khenti-an-maa, and set, and isis, and nephthys and behold, they have pro

act which seems to be abundantly confirmed by the writings of homer, who never makes either the delicate pheacians or the ithacans (though both peoples were islanders) to feed upon fish, nor even the companions of ulysses during their long and most tedious voyage, till they were reduced thereto by extreme necessity. in short, they consider the sea to have been forced out of the earth by the power of fire, and therefore to lie out of nature's confines; and they regard it not as a part of the world, or one of the elements, but as a preternatural and corrupt and morbid excrement [fn#273] the per-matchet [fn#274] probably the pike, or "fighting fish [fn#275] in egyptian, sunu, the seweneh of the bible, and the modern aswan [fn#276] a kind of bream, the an of the egyptian texts [fn#277] compare

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card of the tarot. the hermit. malkuth kingdom, the entire universe, mary or virgo, nature. these ten sephiroth live within our being and are our inner solar system. the tarot is intimately related with esoteric astrology and with initiation. arcanum 10 this is the first hour of apollonius. the study of transcendental occultism arcanum 11 this is the second hour of apollonius. power. the abysses of fire. the astral virtues form a circle through the dragons and the fire (study of the occult forces. arcanum 12 third hour of apollonius. the serpents, the channels, and the fire. sexual alchemy (the work with kundalini) sexual magic. luego los siete sephirotes infer-iores van en el orden siguiente: chesed j piter. el yo divino, atman. jero-gl fico primitivo; un seno. la cuarta carta del tarot:

e baptist. arcanum 20 "the awakening of the dead" the eleventh hour of apollonius. the angels, the cherubims, and the seraphims fly with rumors of wings. there is rejoicing in the sky, awakening on the earth, and the sun that raises adam. this process belongs to the great iniciations of major mysteries where only the terror of the law reigns. arcanum 21 the twelveth hour of appolonius. the towers of fire unease. this is the triumphant entrance into the limitless bliss of nirvana, where either the master dresses himself with the resplendent robe of dharmasaya, or he renounces the bliss of nirvana for the love of humanity, and converts himself into a bodhisattva of compassion. into a savior of the poor bereaved humanity, into another wedge of the guardian wall raised with the blood of the ma

e "coraz n contra coraz n. t lo sabes. sobre los altares de los templos de la gran logia blanca, los maestros suelen poner tres vasos de loria, tres vasos de alkimia, cada uno de los tres vasos sagrados del templo contiene un b lsamo precioso. el b lsamo rojo es el fuego, el azul es el agua, y el blanco es el esp ritu universal de la vida. 16 id and pingal are the channels through which the atoms of fire and water ascend; the spirit grasps the cane of seven knots (that cane is the spinal medulla. when a man and a woman learn how to avoid the sexual spasm and the ejaculation of the ens seminis, then the igneous serpent of our magical powers awakens. if you want to return to the father who dwells in secret, you must first return to the bosom of your divine mother kundalini. you need to raise

ee principle-elements within the great laboratory of nature. one works with mercury, sulfur and salt when one practices the arcanum a.z.f; this is how the lead of the personality is transmuted into the gold of the spirit; this is how we elaborate the golden child of alchemy within ourselves. these three principle-elements become manifested within the four elements of nature. there exists the heat of fire and air, the humidity of air and water, and the dryness of fire and earth. these are the three principle-elements, the i.a.o, the sulfur, mercury and salt contained within the four elements of nature. the elemental paradises of nature are found within these principle-elements. the kabbalist- alchemist must learn how to use sulfur, mercury and salt. en el arcano a.z.f, est n las doce llaves

t quieres la iniciaci n, escr bela sobre una vara. en el lingam yoni se halla la clave de nuestra liberaci n. 27 the cross has four points. the cross of initiation is phallic. the insertion of the vertical phallus into the formal ecteris forms a cross. this is the cross of the initiation that we must place upon our shoulders. the four sacred animals of alchemy are: the lion that hides the enigma of fire; the man that represent the mercury of secret philosophy; the eagle that corresponds to the air; the bull that symbolizes the earth. egypt s sphinx (as well as ezekiel s sphinx) has the sacred symbolism of the four creatures of alchemy. the water contained in the lakes, rivers and oceans when heated by the fire of the sun are transformed into clouds that ascend up to the sky, and after a p

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smanic art and the student should experiment with the possibilities outlined here. to get a sense of how powerful yet simple this technique is, i suggest you attempt to make your first flashing color tablet by using the simple design in figure 2-g, a triangle within another triangle within a circle, in the flashing colors of green, red, green (red background. this symbol evokes the vibrant energy of fire. make this design in colors as bright as possible. you may use paint or magic markers, or even construction paper. the whole diagram should be about the size of a regular 8-1/2x11 inch sheet of paper when finished, and mounted a few feet away, at eye level, to meditate upon. the technique is to stare with unbroken eye contact for a full three to five minutes. you may find your eyes tiring

, also has this three to five relationship because each face has three sides and the pyramid itself has five corners, if the apex is included. this apex or cap-stone has been shrouded in mystery and written about by many intrigued by its meaning. this pinnacle stone is, according to case, another symbol for christ, the stone rejected by the builders. this capstone is sometimes called the triangle of fire "which is a stone emblem of the eternal flame (case, 1985, p. 83. john michell tells us that the pyramid has often been the scene of mysterious apparitions in the form of a light "which local bedouins see at certain seasons hovering over its peak (michell, 1983, p. 160. this was also witnessed by a mr. william groff and other members of the egyptian institute, who saw a flame rising from t

unnecessary (ibid, p. 110. the magical number that is the theosophical extension of the mercury kamea is 2080. michell notes that in greek this relates back to the fire connected to the apex, because by gematria, the artificer's fire equals 2080. in fact, the first three letters of pyramid (pyr) mean fire. plato wrote (the) solid which has taken the form of a pyramid shall be the element and seed of fire (ibid, p. 106. interestingly, the two words in greek, fire and light, when added together, also equal 2080. recall that the affirmation attributed to hod on the pattern on the trestleboard is "i look forward with confidence to the perfect realization of the eternal splendor of the limitless light" it has been demonstrated that the dimensions of the pyramid show that the builders who constr

shin, and tau. the three tarot keys that correspond to these letters are the moon (see figure 13-j, the judgement key (see figure 13-k, and the world (see figure 13-l. they symbolize the combined power of the waters of the subconscious (moon) with the fires of purification (judgement, which are grounded on the tau cross of the world. figure 13-m figure 13-n for this we can use the tattwa symbols of fire, water, and earth. the design with tattwa symbols alone may look like figure 13-m. there are no hard and fast rules, although you may want to follow the order of the spelling which goes from inside out. we can make a flashing color tablet of this figure by limiting our colors to blue and orange, since blue is the principal color of the temperance key, associated with sagittarius and jupite

nt them so that you can view them one by one in the order given at the end of this chapter. these designs correspond to the colors, hebrew letters, and tones in figures 14-a and 14-b. red is traditionally associated with the triangle and fire and therefore it will be found in the designs of the fire signs. it is the first form by which deity usually manifests, such as the burning bush and tongues of fire, and signals an immediate opening of consciousness and vibrant, active life. fire was an element thought to be particularly numinous in the ancient world, and vestal virgins were endowed with the task of making sure the sacred flame was never extinguished. red can also shift to its opposite, green, and in esoteric literature, the true occult color, or that kept secret from the profane, is

WHO ARE THE DRACONIANS

stable underground areas, for instance telos' sister-city "posiedos" in the mato grosso region of brazil, in anticipation of the "earth changes" to come, during which the entire cascade range is expected to explode simultaneously, accompanied by massive earthquakes stretching from the california coast to the rockies. an area which lies over the widest and most unstable section of the pacific ring of fire. telos by the way is said to be the western branch of the "agharti/shambhala the lesser" underground kingdom of central asia. all is not well there however, since it has been said that the washington d.c. and telos governments have been involved in secret treaties since the administration of grover cleveland, and the washington-telos alliance in turn established treaties with the "grey" al

WICCA EIGHT SABBATS OF WITCHCRAFT

that was planted in her womb at the solstice is quickening and the new year grows 'oimelc' means 'milk of ewes, for it is also lambing season. the holiday is also called 'brigit's day, in honor of the great irish goddess brigit. at her shrine, the ancient irish capitol of kildare, a group of 19 priestesses (no men allowed) kept a perpetual flame burning in her honor. she was considered a goddess of fire, patroness of smithcraft, poetry and healing (especially the healing touch of midwifery. this tripartite symbolism was occasionally expressed by saying that brigit had two sisters, also named brigit (incidentally, another form of the name brigit is bride, and it is thus she bestows her special patronage on any woman about to be married or handfasted, the woman being called 'bride' in her h

WICCA MAGICK OCCULT THREE GREEN BOOKS DRUIDISM

, from heav n itself originally came; let no mean thoughts of dissolution fright, or damp you spirits with the dews of night. the soul s immortal and can never die; for frail existence no vain efforts make, for fear to lose what he wants power to take. of awful vengeance ever shall be hurl d by nature s god against a sinful world; in dreadful deluges we must expire or else consume in rapid flames of fire. in these tremendous elements alone, mankind shall perish, and their sins atone. another world is ready to receive immortal souls, that earthly bodies leave to dust the perishable parts return, but at the grave eternal spirits spurn. and if in virtue s path they trod below, in heav nly mansions tis their fate to glow; but if by vice enslav d, their doom s to roam without a heav nly, or an

when the torrent fell from the height of heaven. i know four hundred songs which bards both older and younger cannot sing nine hundred more, unknown to any other. i will sing concerning the sword which was red with blood. i will sing the boar-slaying, its appearance, and its vanishing of the knowledge it contained. i have knowledge of splendid starlight, the number of ruling stars scattering rays of fire above the world. i have been a snake enchanted on a hill, 1 have been a viper in a lake; i have been a star, crooked at first, the heft of a knife, or a spear in battle. clearly shall i prophesy of battle where smoke comes drifting. five battalions of lads will dance on my knife. six yellow horses- the best of the breed better than any is my cream-coloured steed, swift as a sea-mew along t

WILLIAM WESCOTT NUMBERS THEIR OCCULT POWER AND MYSTIC VIRTUES

in england. it must not be confused with the pentalpha, which is the true solomon s seal. in christian churches, we find the hexalpha used to express the union of the divine and human natures, deemed to exist in jesus, the christ of the new testament. the blending of the two triangles has also numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott been used to typify the union of fire and water; for the early symbol of fire was the triangle apex upward, and that of water the same apex downward. the symbols of air and earth were two similar triangles, each with a cross bar. 70. the talmud says- six things are disgraceful to a wise man. to walk alone at night; to scent oneself for walking by day; to talk with a strange woman in the street; to talk at table with the ignora

en, they take food and drink, they beget and they die; like angels, they have wings, they pass from one end of the world to the other, and they can learn the future. talmud. numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott solomon is called by six names; solomon, jedidiah, koheleth, son of jakeh, agur and lemuel. see the fathers, aboth, by rabbi nathan. there are 6 kinds of fire--common fire which eats and does not drink; fire that drinks and does not eat, as fever; fire that eats and drinks, that of elijah, i kings xviii. 38; the fire on the altar which consumed both moist and dry; the fire of gabriel which consumed other fire, and the essential fire of god which consumed evil angels. yoma, 21. 2. the table of moses were said to have been 6 handsbreadths long, 6

names in the book of job; ari, shchl, kpir, lish, lbia and shchtz. numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott the serpent has 6 names; nchsh, okshub, apoh, tzpouni, tnin and shrp. nachash the brazen serpent; okeshub, an asp, psalm cxxiv 4; opoh, an adder, isaiah xli. 24; tzephouni, the basilisk, isaiah, xiv 29; tanin, the serpent or crocodile; and seraph, a serpent of fire. see rabbi nathan, cap. 29. six blasts of the horn were blown on the eve of the sabbath and then the sabbath had begun. w. f. shaw says that 6 is the number of temptation and sin, for at the 6th hour of the 6th day the first temptation came into the world. six is the number of toil and work, for 6 days, the israelites had to collect manna; at the 6th hour of the 6th day jesus was sentenced

number, it was said to be like the ocean flowing around the other numbers within the decad. no further elementary number is possible; hence it is like the horizon because all the numbers are bounded by it. we find that it was called prometheus, and freedom from strife, and vulcan, because the ascent of numbers is as far as 9, just as the ascent of things decomposed by fire is as far as the sphere of fire (the summit of the air, and juno, because the sphere of the air is arranged according to the novenary (nine) system, and sister and wife to jupiter from its conjunction with the monad. and telesphoros or bringing to an end because the human offspring is carried 9 calendar months by the parent. and teleios or perfect for the same reason, and also called perfect because it is generated from

hindu us es of numbers numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott n ancient india, in the sanskrit language, certain words were used as equivalent to the low numbers. for one (1, they said moon or earth. for two (2, they used many words of things in pairs such as the eyes, wings or arms. for three (3, they used rama, fire or guna, for they knew of 3 ramas, 3 kinds of fire and 3 gunas or qualities. for four (4, they used veda, age or ocean. for six (6, they used seasons. for seven (7, they used sage or vowel. for twelve (12, they said sun or zodiac and for twenty (20, they used nails, meaning those of hands and feet. edward b. tylor# 111. chapter nineteen other higher numbers numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott he 14 da

WILLIAM WESCOTT THE CHALDEAN ORACLES OF ZOROASTER TRANSLATION

is concentrates by reflection into the "second mind" representative of the divine power in the empyraean world which is identified with the second great triad of divine powers, known as the intelligible and at the same time intellectual triad: the thereal world comprises the dual third triad denominated intellectual: while the fourth or 2 of 13 elementary world is governed by hypezokos, or flower of fire, the actual builder of the world. chald an scheme. the intelligibles the paternal depth world of supra-mundane light the first mind_ the intelligible triad pater: mater or potentia: mens_ the second mind_ intelligibles and intellectuals iynges in the synoches empyraean world teletarch (the third mind) three cosmagogi intellectuals (intellectual guides inflexible) in the three amilicti ethe

depth world of supra-mundane light the first mind_ the intelligible triad pater: mater or potentia: mens_ the second mind_ intelligibles and intellectuals iynges in the synoches empyraean world teletarch (the third mind) three cosmagogi intellectuals (intellectual guides inflexible) in the three amilicti ethereal world (implacable thunders_ elementary world hypezokos the demiurgos of the (flower of fire) material universe effable, essential and elemental orders_ the earth-matter kabalistic scheme. world of atziluth the boundless ain suph. or of god the illimitable ain suph aur light a radiant triangle_ 3 of 13 kether world of briah (crown) divine forces binah chokmah (intelligence (wisdom_ geburah chesed world of yetzirah tiphereth or of formation hod netzach yesod_ malkuth world of assia

name appropriate thereto; and, indeed in that system it is taught that the order of the elements, both macrocosmic and microcosmic, on every plane, is directly controlled by the "revolution of the name" that name is associated with the thers of the elements and is thus considered as a universal law; it is the power which marshals the creative host, summed up in the demiurgus, hypezokos, or flower of fire. reference may here be made to the psychic anatomy of the human being according to plato. he places the intellect in the head; the soul endowed with some of the passions, such as fortitude, in the heart; while another soul, of which the appetites, desires and grosser passions are its faculties, about the stomach and the spleen. so, the chald an doctrine as recorded by psellus, considered m

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

istic notion of the anthropomorphic form of the glorious angel or angelic glory. see references to my studies in n. 245. idel, world of angels, pp. 64 66, points out that swedenborg was influenced by this motif in jewish mystical sources. the influence of kabbalah on swedenborg is reconsidered by williams-hogan, emanuel swedenborg, pp. 343 360. 244. schelling, ages, p. 53. on the use of the image of fire to picture god, see ibid. pp. 20 and 84. 245. hurtado, one god. see also barker, second angel, pp. 190 232; gieschen, angelomorphic christology. the blurring of the boundary between the glory and the angel has been the focus of a number of my earlier studies. see wolfson, secret of the garment, pp. 25 49; idem, image of jacob, pp. 131 185, revised english version in idem, along the path, 1

WORKBOOK FOR GRADE 0 VOID AND THE ABYSS

soul shall be illuminated in this blackened light. shaitan the adversary, my soul enflamed! arogogoruabrao- thiaf! 5 east- lucifer revealed as azazel, bringer of illumination and love, who resides in shadow and light, cover and cloak my spirit with thy twelve wings, serpent skin covered from the shedding of the dragon, bring now forth the serpent essence of my soul! melek tau'us, beautiful spirit of fire, i summon thee forth! photeth north- set-heh, isolator and strengthening force of storms, that chaos which i have tempered in thy elegance of darkness. i go forth and become as the eye of algol, separate and alone in my being. typhon, present unto me the tcham knive from which i shall stand forth in my dreaming and waking! sender of nightmares ascend through me! ooo west- let now the serpe

ll come now forth to join with the ahrimanic shadow, that angel and daemon are joined! i walk unto the umbrarum rex, the kingdom of shades and the ghost roads- open the gates unto me! guardian of flaming sword and corpse-king of the scepter- open forth the anubian way to me! i behold the center of the eight- rayed black sun- my essence unto seth! azal'ucel! i invoke the bornless baphometic spirit of fire *what is the holy guardian angel- sabbatic familiar- angelic familiar -this is the higher self, what aleister crowley called the true will. the goal of the magician is to create what are twin vessels or pots which contain a solar and lunar essence. the lunar is created first, the contents are based on the sorcerers choice, but generally involve blood, grave soil, semen or sexual fluids (me

the adversary. the celebrant may construct as mask of two sides, which shall be placed upon the center of the altar. a phallic symbol or stone god may be near the mask as well, symbolizing the solar creative force of the beast 666- 9 one- the fallen seraph lucifer, the angelick essence of the black flame, the very source of our wisdom, being and becoming. two the seraph of flame, the djinn iblis of fire, daemon of the blackened flame, serpent beast dragon wolf goat. satanas is the devil-cloaked initiator of the path of the wise, those who laugh at the warnings of a cringing society. robe thyself in crimson, the color of flame and movement. the symbol of the averse pentagram, being downward pointing to indicate the union of the fallen angels with humanity to create divinity. in the sethian

ngs of a cringing society. robe thyself in crimson, the color of flame and movement. the symbol of the averse pentagram, being downward pointing to indicate the union of the fallen angels with humanity to create divinity. in the sethian witchcraft current the sorcerer becomes as set him/herself, thus in the circle the first of witchblood unto the path. upon the hour of nooninvocation of the djinn of fire ya! zat-i-shaitan! o ring of flame, scorching sun of the sun s height scorpion soul, who arises as the sun at noon sekak sekak, iasokilam i speak now unto the sun, from the fires of growth and illumination that in your pride and knowledge of self may i become as i summon your essence in this noontide hour, to the scorpion flame al-saiphaz, al-ruzam, at the point of the crossroads, when the

e element fire, movement and manifestation. as this is the same as asmodeus, both unite in clarification ascertained through the medium itself. the alchemical formula of self transformation and initiation is through asmodeus, the lord of witchcraft. as the hidden one, asmodeus is the fountainhead for the art of encircling energy, the very act of sorcery itself. samael is the fallen angel, the god of fire and manifestation that fell as a seraph. it is considered that samael, as being asmodeus has developed through hebraic times through daemonic appearance, confronting even solomon the mage. samael represents the earthly devil of the tarot, the demon of lust whom resides within each individual, the dark side from which all desire, positive or negative, manifest. the mysteries of samael as th

WORKING CEPHALOEDIUM VERSION 1

lined with gold, for he commeth forth from the darkness of the outer& the light but fringeth him. also black is proper to a neophyte. his head shall be bare, for shamelessness& as the symbol of his function in this working. he shall bear the style& the papyrus for thoth, to write the words of the work. also he shall bear "the book of the law" of the furniture of the temple. in the east the altar of fire& the throne of the beast, with incense etc. in the west the scarlet woman& the altar of sacrifice, the wine etc. in the south the throne of aiwaz, with the altar of? in the north iacchaion with the table of the scribe. in the centre the hexagonal altar, with the pantacle, the image of the god- o ur aborted man-child, the bell& the knife, the oil& the lamp, or candle. of the ceremony in gen

esses thereof. i then invoked aiwaz to aid me to keep them& in all other ways soever to forward the work. 2.20 a.m- i therefore open my ms. of the comment. dec. 15. we seem to have been harassed by minor illnesses, so much as to be actually crippled; in fact i have been practically obliged to keep to my bed& alostrael will take the divination concerning the working. how shall we proceed? li. fire of fire: this seems to mean that a new current may be expected. this new current turned up on the morning of dec. 16 die jovis, in the shape of a letter from the printer of the equinox iii. the oracle also means that we need to formulate the yod of our tetragrammaton; which rests with frater genesthai. he is at present the 'pure fool& must acquire the sacred lance. die veneris: dec. 24. i have bee

ecord that frater iacchaion, the primum mobile of the working, having failed to initiate any rashith ha-gilgalim, has caused the collapse of the whole working, which i therefore declare ended. i now myself repair to the city of paris, there to inaugurate an alternative course of procedure. 666 to mega therion 9degree= 2square a'.a. here endeth the book of the cephaloedium working. iacchaion altar of fire& table of scribe aiwaz throne& altar altar with lamp, bell, knife, pantacle& oil. scarlet woman with cup& sword, wine. water, ether atthe cephaloedium working by aleister crowley copyright (c) o.t.o_ do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law. i ask an oracle of thelema for this working `liber lapidis lazuli' the solar chapter``white cat, the sparks fly from thy fur! thou dost crackle

WORKING CEPHALOEDIUM VERSION 2

lined with gold, for he commeth forth from the darkness of the outer& the light but fringeth him. also black is proper to a neophyte. his head shall be bare, for shamelessness& as the symbol of his function in this working. he shall bear the style& the papyrus for thoth, to write the words of the work. also he shall bear "the book of the law" of the furniture of the temple. in the east the altar of fire& the throne of the beast, with incense etc. in the west the scarlet woman& the altar of sacrifice, the wine etc. in the south the throne of aiwaz, with the altar of? in the north iacchaion with the table of the scribe. in the centre the hexagonal altar, with the pantacle, the image of the god- our aborted man-child, the bell& the knife, the oil& the lamp, or candle. of the ceremony in gene

esses thereof. i then invoked aiwaz to aid me to keep them& in all other ways soever to forward the work. 2.20 a.m- i therefore open my ms. of the comment. dec. 15. we seem to have been harassed by minor illnesses, so much as to be actually crippled; in fact i have been practically obliged to keep to my bed& alostrael will take the divination concerning the working. how shall we proceed? li. fire of fire: this seems to mean that a new current may be expected. this new current turned up on the morning of dec. 16 die jovis, in the shape of a letter from the printer of the equinox iii. the oracle also means that we need to formulate the yod of our tetragrammaton; which rests with frater genesthai. he is at present the 'pure fool& must acquire the sacred lance. die veneris: dec. 24. i have bee

ecord that frater iacchaion, the primum mobile of the working, having failed to initiate any rashith ha-gilgalim, has caused the collapse of the whole working, which i therefore declare ended. i now myself repair to the city of paris, there to inaugurate an alternative course of procedure. 666 to mega therion 9degree= 2square a'.a. here endeth the book of the cephaloedium working. iacchaion altar of fire& table of scribe aiwaz throne& altar altar with lamp, bell, knife, pantacle& oil. scarlet woman with cup& sword, wine. water, ether &c_ re high magick series practical magick is performed with the aid of ordinary, everyday implements, is concerned with the things of the earth and the harmony of nature, and is considered to be the magick of the common people. high magick, on the other hand

ZALEWSKI GOLDEN DAWN ENOCHIAN MAGIC OCR

the governors of the thirty aethyrs, or aires. 4. heptarchia mystica. this work contains the names, sigils, and invocations of the angels and lesser spirits of the planets. 5. tablet of nalvage. this is a rounded tablet with letters arranged in rows and columns (see figure 107, page 152. xvii xviii 6. liber logeath. the four elemental tablets. these comprise the four watchtowers, or watch towers, of fire, air, water and earth (see figures 3-6. the names of the governors of the 30 aethyrs are found in the tables, as shown in figures 7-10. 7. clams angelicae. the 48 enochian calls, or keys. it would be fair to say that these are merely the visible heads of a very intricate system that has not yet been fully explored. within the hermetic order of the golden dawn, the dee papers were heavily m

est of the altar. circumambulate deosil (circle clockwise) to north east. face the south west, holding the lotus wand up by the black band. say "hekas, hekas, este bebeloi" return to the west. put down the lotus wand and pick up your sword. perform the lesser banishing ritual of the pentagram (see appendix d. purify the temple by water while vibrating "and first the priest who governeth the works of fire must sprinkle with the lustral waters of the loud resounding sea" consecrate the temple by fire while vibrating "and when all the phantoms have vanished, thou shalt see that holy and formless fire, that fire which darts and flashes through the hidden depth of the universe" 21 take up the lotus wand, holding it by the white band, and circumambulate deosil three times, making the 0.0 signs e

he end of the fourth line (see appendix e. bring down the divine white brilliance (by lvx formula as shown, in appendix f, circumambulate deosil around the altar. put down the lotus wand and pick up the fire wand. continue circumambulating deosil until reaching the south again. face south and draw the invoking pentagram of spirit (active) while vibrating "bitom eheieh" draw the invoking pentagram of fire and say "dip teaa pedoce elohim" 22 draw the sign of leo within the pentagram and say "0 mighty king of the south, oh000hataatan, come forth and expend yourself through the seal of truth" make fire grade sign (see appendix e. continue circumambulating deosil. replace wand on the altar and pick up the cup. circumambulate deosil once to the west. face west and draw the invoking pentagram of

ZALEWSKI SECRET INNER ORDER RITUALS OF THE GOLDEN DAWN OCR

the adept will do projection work into thte main tattwas and then into each sub-element (b) do a path working of the 22 trumps starting at the world (c) project into one pyramid square of each elemental enochian tablet. for example take the serviant square with the zodiac attribution of aries in the watery part of air tablet. its corresponding squares will be: the aries square in the watery part of fire, the aries square in the watery part of earth, and the aries square in the watery part of the water tablets. a small thesis on the differences of the visions is to be done and sent as above (d) project into enochian squares of a complete lesser angle (serviant, kerubic and calvary cross) and record visions for each square (e) project into the squares of a complete central cross and record

and knocketh at the gateway of the grave. grant him thine aid, 0 god of israel, who givest power unto thy people, pour forth thy benediction we beseech thee. 0 thou fire-hearted one who dolt send death that we may attain unto life everlasting; thou at whose word the thunders roll and the darting lightning flashes forth, grant that in the midst of the storm we may find peace. master of the diadems of fire, crown him with light, that emerging from the darkness of the tomb he may enter upon the dawn of endless day. amen" a pause; all rise and ch.ad. points to the tat pillar from which 3rd ad. takz bowl of water to place in postulant's hand. ch.m "thus far, 0 postulant, hast thou climbed the mountain of abiegnus, even the sacred mountain of initiation. thy feet have trodden paths, steep indeed

counterpart of earth "the two-three symbolize the six divisions of ruach in the qabbalistic divisions of the soul, the logos or microprosopus "the seven are the seven chakras, the seven steps to the throne. and finally, the three single lights are the three divisions of the higher soul or spirit: neschamah, chiah, and yeschidah" ch.ad "i am the great one, son of the great one; i am fire, the son of fire; i have knit myself together; i have made myself whole and complete; i have renewed my youth; i am osiris, the lord of eternity. thirty-three are the centres of life in my body, thirty-three were the years of my life upon earth; at the end thereof did i relinquish my material life upon the cross of tiphareth. i am the word spoken in silence; i am the anointed of the lord. nine are the lett

hast died unto the passions" 3rd ad "0, grant unto me a path whereon i may pass in peace, for i am just and true. i have not spoken lies wittingly, nor have i done aught with deceit" 2nd and 3rd ads. put out 4 red candles. ch.ad "i am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth in me should not abide in darkness" 2nd ad "homage unto thee in thy domination over the luminaries; the diadem of fire encirdeth thy brows; thou art the one who maketh the strength which protecteth us, and thou dwellest in peace above all, for thou hast died unto the body of the stars" 3rd ad "0, grant unto me a path whereon i may pass in peace, for i am just and true. i have not spoken lies wittingly, nor have i done aught with deceit" 3rd puts out 4 green candks. ch.ad "i am the vine, ye are the branches

anch of pink almond blossom. shekinah stands by tat pillar with spray of acacia in her left hand; and a lighted lantern in right hand. king of salam stands by ankh pillar; a red rose in his left hand, censer in his right hand. mg "ye heavens open and ye winds be still, and let god's death sphere receive the word" kg "0 adonai ha aretz, melekh, israel, thou who didst appear unto moses in the flame of fire in the bush and gayest him the law in sinai; come and redeem us with stretched arms (he makes 1st sign) sh "0 sapienta, pistis sophia, thou who camest out of the mouth of the most high, reaching from one end to another, mightily and sweetly ordering all things come and show the way of understanding (she makes the 2nd sign) mg "let us together all give praise to him, sublime above the heave

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