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the pillars of hermes and solomon. they are the door posts of the gateways of hidden wisdom. like yin and yang, they are symbols of opposite twin powers. on these are painted certain hieroglyphics from the 17th and the 125th chapters of the book of the dead. they are the symbols of the two powers of day and night, love and hate, work and rest, the subtle force of the lodestone and the eternal out-pouring and in-pouring of the heart of god. the lamps that burn, though with a veiled light upon their summits, show the pathway to hidden knowledge, unlike the pathway of nature which is a continual undulation, the winding to and fro of the serpent which is the straight and narrow way between them. it was because of this that i passed between them, when you came to the light, and it was because o

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form of light as that symbolized by the staff of the kerux. east of the double cubical altar of created things, art the pillars of hermes and of solomon. on these are painted certain hieroglyphics from the 17th and the 125th chapters of the book of the dead. they are the symbols of the two powers of day and night, love and hate, work and rest, the subtle force of the lodestone and the eternal out-pouring and in-pouring of the heart of god. the lamps that burn, though with a veiled light, upon their summits show that the pathway to hidden knowledge, unlike the pathway of nature- which is a continual undulation, the winding hither and thither of the serpent- is the straight and narrow way between them. it was because of this that i passed between them, when you came to the light, and it was

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ow 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 producing. by what symbol dost thou seek to pass by? heg: by the symbol of the pyramid of flame. hiero: hear thou the voice of axieros the first kabir. the mind of the father whirled forth in re-echoing roar, comprehending by invincible will ideas omniform, which flying forth from that one fountain issued; for the father alike was th

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star of isis sothis; around it are the stars of the seven planets, each with its sevenfold counterchanged operation. the nude female figure with the star of the heptagram on her brow is the synthesis of isis, of nephthys and of athor. she also represents the planet venus, through whose sphere the influences of chesed descend. she is aima, binah and tebunah, the great supernal mother, aima elohim pouring upon the earth the waters of creation, which unite and form a river at her feet; the river going forth from the supernal eden, which overfloweth and faileth not. note well that in this key she is completely unveiled, while in the 21st key, she is only partly so. the two urns contain the influences from chokmah and binah. on the right springs the tree of life and on the left the tree of kno

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGICK SPELLS

group. in a conventional coven, the high priestess casts and uncasts the circle, but you may prefer to allow the person leading the ritual to cast the magical boundaries. casting a dual circle you can create a dual circle if you wish* first consecrate the salt symbolising the earth element in the north of the altar by stirring it three times with an athame, wand or crystal, and visualise radiance pouring into it* stir the water, also three times deosil with the athame, wand or pointed crystal, asking the light and the goddess to enter it* add a few grains of salt to the water and stir it, saying: may power thus be doubled, thus increased, as life joins life to create a greater force even than these* stand either just within or beyond the first circle perimeter* walk deosil round the circle

r candlesticks on a fireproof tray. generally, the anointing is performed in silence. you can use virgin olive oil for dressing candles for any need. some people add a pinch of salt for purification and life-giving properties. before beginning, pour a small quantity of the oil into a clear glass or ceramic dish and gently swirl it nine times deosil with a ceramic or glass spoon, visualising light pouring into it and endowing it with healing and magical energies. you need use only a small quantity as the anointing action is symbolic. rub the oil into the candle in an upward motion, starting in the middle of your candle. use a previously unlit candle as this will not have absorbed any energies apart from those with which you endow it. rub in only one direction, concentrating on the purpose o

rm that is right for you. the angelic colours i have given vary slightly from the elemental ones and if you are carrying out a personal angelic ritual of protection or meditating on the archangels, you can use the archangel colours for your candles. some practitioners do not greet the guardians of the watchtowers at all, but instead light each elemental candle in turn, visualising golden energies pouring from each direction into the circle. uriel uriel, whose name means fire of god, is associated with earthquakes, storms and volcanoes and is the archangel of salvation. he is sometimes linked with the courage of mars. he warned noah of the impending flood and led abraham out of ur. believed to have given alchemy to mankind, he also imparted the wisdom of the kabbalah, the book of sacred wri

ALEISTER CROWLEY AD MEIORUM CTHULHI GLORIAM

is countless and unknowable. and she did save that city, but it was taken soon thereafter when the people no more offered up their children. and when the people made to offer again, at the time of the attack, the goddess turned her back and fled from her temple, and it is no more. and the name of the goddess is no more known. and she maketh the infants restless, and to cry, so the reason for the pouring of honey over the sacred bread, for it is written: bread of the cult of the dead in its place i eat in the court prepared water of the cult of the dead in its place i drink a queen am i, who has become estranged to the cities she that comes from the lowlands in a sunken boat am i. i am the virgin goddess hostile to my city a stranger in my streets. musigamenna uruma bur me yensulamu girme

ALEISTER CROWLEY LIBER CHANOKH

rp sickles or the horns of death. wherein the creatures of earth are and are not, except (in) mine own hands; which sleep and shall rise. in the first i made ye stewards and placed ye in twelve seats of government: giving unto every one of you power successively over the 456 true ages of time: to the intent that from the highest vessels and the corners of your governments you might work my power, pouring down the fires of life and increase continually on the earth. thus you are become the skirts of justice and truth. in the name of the same your god, lift up, i say, yourselves! behold! his mercies florish and (his) name is become mighty among us. in whom we say: move! descend! and apply yourselves unto us as unto the partakers of his secret wisdom in your creation. 167 words in this englis

ALEISTER CROWLEY MAGICK IN THEORY AND PRACTICE

self" pur "thou fire! thou sixfold star initiator compassed about with force and fire" iou "indwelling soul of myself" pur (vide supra) iafth "sun-lion serpent, hail! all hail, thou great wild beast, thou i a o" iaeo "breaths of my soul, breaths of mine angel" ioou "lust of my soul, lust of mine angel" abrasax (vide supra. sabriam "ho for the sangraal! ho for the cup of babalon! ho for mine angel pouring himself forth within my soul" oo "the eye! satan, my lord! the lust of the goat" ff "mine angel! mine initiator! thou one with me- the sixfold star" 271 ad-on-a-i<hebrew, adni, 65. the gnostic initiates transliterated it to imply their own secret formulae; we follow so excellent an example. on is an arcanum of arcana; its significance is taught, gradually, in the o.t.o. also ad is the

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE OLD AND NEW COMMENTARIES TO LIBER AL

sent the various powers of his mind. this book now appears to him as gold; it is the perfect metal, the symbol of the sun itself. he sees god everywhere therein. to this sphere hath the aspirant come by the path called temperance, shot as an arrow from a rainbow. he hath beheld the light, but only in division. nor had he won to this sphere except by temperance, under which name we mask the art of pouring freely forth the whole of our life, to the last spilth of our blood, yet losing never the least drop thereof. al iii,66 "through the third, stones of precious water" the new comment now once again the adept aspires and comes to the sphere called the crown numbered 1, referred to the god ra-hoor-khuit himself in man, to the beginning of whirling motions, and the first mode of matter (see li

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ut art that i had never imagined; opened to me a new heaven and a new earth and, above all, showed me that my craft, too, had artistic possibilities in it that i had never dreamed of before. 64 "i shall never forget the moment when he first planted the seed in me that has grown and grown till it has filled my life. it was in my parlour behind the shop. he had been talking in his eager, vivid way, pouring out truths and thoughts, epigrams and poetry, as a great jeweller sometimes pours gems from hand to hand. i had sat listening open-mouthed, trying to remember as much as i could, to assimilate some small part of all that word-wealth. he suddenly stopped, and we smoked on for a few minutes in silence; then he broke out again"'do you know, my solemn friend' he said abruptly 'that i struck an

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r himself. and if the demon pass out of the triangle, let him threaten him with the dagger, and command him to return. and let him beware lest he himself lean beyond the circle. and 92 since he reverenceth the person of the seer as his teacher, let the seer bind him with a great oath to do this. now, then, the seer being entered within the triangle, let him take the victims and cut their throats, pouring the blood within the triangle, and being most heedful that not one drop fall without the triangle; or else choronzon should be able to manifest in the universe.17 and when the sand hath sucked up the blood of the victims, let him recite the call of the aethyr apart secretly as aforesaid. then will the vision be revealed, and the voice heard "the oath" i, omnia vincam, a probationer of a. a

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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, flashing and flaming through the deep abysses of earth: fire rending, fire penetrating, tearing asunder the curtains of matter; fire constrained; fire tormenting; raging and whirling in luri

of the tarot: this key represents a star with seven principal and fourteen secondary rays, altogether twenty-one, the number of the divine name eheieh. in the egyptian sense it is sirius, the dog-star, the star of isis-sothis. around it are the seven planets. the nude figure 279 is the synthesis of isis, nephthys, and hathoor. she is aima, binah, and tebunah, the great supernal mother aima elohim pouring upon earth the waters of creation. in this key she is completely unveiled, whilst in the twenty-first she was only partially so. the two urns contain the influences of chokhmah and binah. on the right springs the tree of life, and on the left the tree of the knowledge of good and of evil, whereon the bird of hermes alights; therefore this key represents the restored world. illustration on

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e of the first order endows the neophyte with an unforgettable glimpse of that higher self, the 233 augoeides, genius, holy guardian angel or adonai; so does the first grade of the second order engender within him that divine spark, by drawing down upon the aspirant the genius in pentecostal flames; until it no longer enshrines him like the distant walls of the starry abyss, but burns within him, pouring through the channels of his senses an unending torrent of glory, of that greater glory which alone can be comprehended by one who is an adept: yet again, but the shadow of that supreme glory which is neither the shrine nor the flame, but the life of the master. from the commencement of this history we have ever found frater p. valiantly battling with the elemental forces. as a hoodwinked n

ALICE A BAILEY01 THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE ATOM

rsoul of the philosopher. this, again, is the intelligent will which controls, formulates, binds, constructs, develops, and brings all to an ultimate perfection. this is that perfection which is inherent in matter itself, and the tendency which is latent in the atom, in man, and in all that is. this interpretation of the evolutionary process does not look upon it as the result of an outside deity pouring his energy and wisdom upon a waiting world, but rather as something which is latent within that world itself, that lies hidden at the heart of the atom of chemistry, within the heart of man himself, within the planet, and within the solar system. it is that something which drives all on toward the goal, and is the force which is gradually bringing order out of chaos; ultimate perfection ou

ALICE A BAILEY02 INITIATION HUMAN AND SOLAR

th the good and the evil. the lunar pitris, or little lives which form the bodies of his brother and his own body, are likewise stimulated, their activity is increased and their power greatly aggravated. this fact is used by those who work on the inner side to bring about certain desired ends. this it is also which often causes the temporary downfall of advanced souls. they cannot stand the force pouring into them, or upon them, and through the temporary over-stimulation of their centres and vehicles they go to pieces. this can be seen working out in groups as well as in individuals. but, inversely, if the lunar lords, or lives of the lower self, have been earlier subjugated and brought under control, then the effect of the force and energy contacted is to stimulate the response of the phy

n; his retribution and punishment will be equally greater. inevitably he must pay the price before he is allowed to proceed further upon the way. as for the group he injures, what should their attitude be? a recognition of the gravity of the error, a wise acceptance of the facts in the case, a refraining from unbrotherly- 48- initiation, human and solar copyright 1998 lucis trust criticism, and a pouring out of love upon the sinning brother: all this, coupled with such action as will make clear to the onlooking general public that such sins and infringements of the law are not condoned. to this must be added an attitude of mind within the group concerned which will lead them (whilst taking firm action) to help the mistaken brother to see his error, to work out the retributive karma, and th

complete, and here is one of the explanations as to the failures and mistakes of initiates. their mastery of matter in the three higher sub-planes is not yet perfect; these yet remain to be dominated. at the third initiation, termed sometimes the transfiguration, the entire personality is flooded with light from above. it is only after this initiation that the monad is definitely guiding the ego, pouring his divine life ever more into the prepared and cleansed channel, just as in the third, or moon chain, the ego individualised the personality through direct contact, a method different to the individualisation as shown in this fourth chain. the law of correspondences, if applied here, might prove very revealing, and might demonstrate an interesting analogy between the methods of individual

to the centres on etheric levels, which finally absorb it. this is the stupendous moment for the initiate, and brings to him a realisation of the literal absolute truth of the phrase that "god is a consuming fire" he knows past all gainsaying that fiery energy and electric force constitute the sumtotal of all that is. he is literally bathed in the fires of purification; he sees fire on all sides, pouring out through the rod, circulating around the triangle, and passing through the bodies of the two sponsoring adepts. for a brief second, the entire lodge of masters and initiates, standing in their ceremonial places without the triangle, are hidden from view by a wall of pure fire. the initiate sees no one, save the hierophant, and is aware of nothing but a fiery blaze of pure, blue-white fl

paid to diet. a disciple must confine himself to vegetables, grains, fruits and nuts. only thus can he build the type of physical body which can stand the entry of the real man who has stood in his subtler bodies before the initiator. should he not do this, and should it be possible for him to take initiation without having thus prepared himself, the physical body would be shattered by the energy pouring through the newly stimulated centres, and dire danger to the brain, the spine, or the heart would eventuate. it must, of course, here be recognised that no hard or fast rules can ever be laid down, except the initial one that for all applicants for initiation meat, fish, and fermented liquors of all kinds, as well as the use of tobacco, are absolutely forbidden. for those who can stand it

ALICE A BAILEY04 A TREATISE ON COSMIC FIRE

impulse for physical plane existence, or the will to incarnate; from thence they can be traced to the astral level, and eventually to the etheric levels, to the fourth ether, where they practically go through the same evolution that the planetary centres went through, and are instrumental in bringing about objectivity, being the force centres. the centres are formed entirely of streams of force, pouring down from the ego, who transmits it from the monad. in this we have the secret of the gradual vibratory quickening of the centres as the ego first comes into control, or activity, and later (after initiation) the monad, thus bringing about changes and increased vitality within these spheres of fire or of pure life force. the centres, therefore, when functioning properly, form the "body of

ned (on- 219- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust a larger scale) with the particular cycles through which our planetary logos passes, and because they represent the third and second aspects. we need to bear in mind that the stimulation of the centres is of three kinds, and the distinction between the three must be kept clear. first, the vitalisation of the logoic centres, or the pouring through the seven schemes, during stupendous cycles, of logoic kundalini. next, the vitalisation of the planetary centres, or the pouring through the seven chains of a scheme, of planetary kundalini. finally, the vitalisation of the centres of a planetary logos during some particular major incarnation, or the pouring through the seven globes of a chain, of kundalini. it should be stated he

this round. during the fifth round the power or electrical radiation of the fifth logos will again be strongly felt, for it is his round, and just as he was largely responsible for the manasic stimulation of animal man in the third rootrace, so in the fifth round will he be instrumental in causing that great separation which we call the "judgment" remember in this connection that these logoi when pouring their influence through a scheme or other septenary work through their numerical correspondence in the chains and globes. in the fifth round, for instance, the fifth chain (a centre in the body of the heavenly man) will be the recipient of this fifth type of force and will transmit and circulate it to the other chains via their fifth globe. until the race has further evolved the mystery li

fire copyright 1998 lucis trust the fifth principle of manas is at this time beginning to demonstrate mainly through the seventh type of force (or the fifth when considering only the brahma aspect of manifestation. it will be immediately apparent, therefore, that this incoming ray is peculiarly situated at this time, and that its influence will be manifested under very favorable conditions. it is pouring its force out upon the seventh plane, the physical, during the fifth rootrace and the fifth subrace, and consequently the opportunity is great. in all that has been said anent the rays it will be apparent that from the present standpoint two are paramountly concerned with the evolution of man: the fourth ray of harmony, which is the dominant ray of the greater cycle which includes the four

l permanent atom. in the other two we are dealing with occult mysteries, bound up in the vivification of solar and not human permanent atoms. e. the fourth creative hierarchy, viewed as a unit functioning on this planet (and leaving out of consideration its manifestation in other schemes) works in a magnetic manner, and in a stimulative capacity upon the animal kingdom, the force of its vibration pouring on to the astral bodies of the animals, and producing response. this awakens to a more effective apprehension all the units of the animal kingdom. hence it can be seen how close is the interplay, and the interdependence, and how closely united all these greater and lesser lives are with each other. growth and development in one part of the body logoic produces a corresponding advance in th

manu's department concerns itself with the form or the ring-pass-not which encloses the burning lives. the bodhisattva's department deals with the return of the son to the bosom of the father. within the department of the mahachohan, a secondary division along these lives might be outlined: the seventh and fifth rays are occupied with the return of the son to the father and are largely centred in pouring forth energising power when it becomes necessary to transfer the life of the son from an old form into a new, from one kingdom of nature to another on the path of return. the third and sixth rays deal with the burning of the fiery lives. the fourth blends the two fires within the atomic form- 286- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust it will be seen from a close study of th

f his body, fostering the germ of self-consciousness, fanning the flame until each unit becomes fully group conscious and aware of his place within the body corporate. each human being likewise, functioning in the three worlds, works in a corresponding way upon the conscious cells of his bodies, until each atom eventually achieves its goal. the heavenly man works necessarily through egoic groups, pouring positive force upon them until they emerge from passivity and negativity into potency and activity. man works correspondingly through his centres upon his sheaths, and has a responsibility to the lesser lives which under the karmic law must be worked out. this is the basis of the evolutionary process- 367- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust b. the functions of the devas

by the name of the sun sirius. sirius-kama-manas the cosmic astral plane and the systemic astral plane make a close interlocking chain, and form the line of least resistance for a particular type of negative force to pour through. the cosmic physical plane. this is the force (external and internal) of the solar system itself, and of its environing space. it might be regarded as the pranic forces, pouring through the logoic etheric body (our four higher subplanes) which are positive to the lower three, impregnating these lower three planes (a reflection in substance, or in the brahma aspect, of the union of father-mother) and producing the purely concrete manifestation. this is why the physical vehicle has such control during long stages of man's evolution, for the force of this type of ene

ne; then desire, emanating from the astral plane, producing manifestation on the dense physical. this idea must be extended to the three logoi or logoic aspects and we then have the key to the mystery of the nine sephiroth, the triple trimurti. the other event might be noted, the appropriation at a still later period in time and space by the individual monads of their bodies of manifestation. the pouring in of this force of energy, emanating from the fifth logoic principle, brings about two things: the appropriation by the sevenfold logos of his dense physical body. the appearance on the fifth systemic plane of the causal bodies of the human monads- 410- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust or for the greater life it was incarnation. for the lesser lives it was individualis

guru he may take immediate physical birth. a hint as to the mystery of the bodhisattva may be found in these two thoughts, provided the student transfers the whole concept to the etheric levels of the cosmic physical plane, and remembers that on these levels the adept works altogether as a part of a group, and not as a separated identity, as does the ego in the three worlds. therefore, the energy pouring through him may be: a. that of a particular centre in the body of the planetary logos in its total force. b. that of a particular set of vibrations within that centre, or a part of its vibratory force. c. that of the energy of a particular principle, either one of his own higher principles which he is seeking to bring to bear upon the earth, by taking incarnation for that specific purpose

(if one can use such a term in connection with a plane whereon time, as we understand it, is not) the planetary logos of a man's ray consciously via his etheric brain turns his thought upon the initiate, and "calls him by his name" again the kumaras are embodied principles, but in this connection we must remember that this means that the force and energy of one of the principles of the logos are pouring through them via that which to them corresponds to the monad. through them, during their period of incarnation and voluntary sacrifice, the great prototype of the planetary logos begins to make his presence felt, and force from the constellation of the great bear faintly vibrates on earth. at initiation, man becomes aware consciously of the presence of the planetary logos through self-indu

st the higher animals, and found among certain of the post lemurian races. this is a type of consciousness inherent in the atoms, and is a constituent part of the "soul of the world" it is unconscious and uncontrolled and has no part in this teaching. i refer to the conscious psychism which is displayed by advanced humanity, by disciples and initiates of all grades. this kind is the result of the pouring in of egoic energy through the etheric centres (mainly through five of them) in such a way that the consciousness of the physical brain becomes aware of it, and also aware of: a. its purpose, b. its technique, c. the effects produced within the lower self of the man himself and also upon others, d. his ability to employ it or not as he may desire. it is under his control. the centres with

ulator of both the good and the evil. the lunar pitris who form the bodies of his brothers and his own body are likewise stimulated, their activity is increased, and their power greatly aggravated. this fact is used by those who work on the inner side to bring about certain desired ends. this it is also which oft times temporarily causes the downfall of advanced souls. they cannot stand the force pouring into them, or upon them, and through the temporary over-stimulation of their centres and vehicles they go astray. this can be seen working out in groups as well as in individuals. but, inversely, if the lunar lords of the lower self have been earlier subjugated and brought under control, then the effect of the force and energy contacted is to stimulate the response of the physical brain co

petals is closely connected with one of the three halls. this has been earlier referred to. much of the work connected with the first tier of petals is part of the experience in the hall of ignorance. the act of organising and preparing for unfoldment is the most important stage, and that with which man is the most concerned. the act of petal opening is of briefer duration, and is produced by the pouring in of solar heat or fire, and thus bringing about a fresh access of energy. this is produced in our earth scheme through the co-operation of the mahachohan, of the chohan of a man's egoic group, and the particular ego concerned. the following tabulation may be found helpful: i. knowledge petals. first circle. a. organised in the hall of ignorance. b. guided by the force and energy of the m

ire copyright 1998 lucis trust of communication between the vital energy of the spinal column (the kundalini fire) and the energy of the two head centres above enumerated. it is the physical correspondence to the antaskarana on higher levels. chart x the science of meditation the pituitary body (in all cases of correct normal development) forms the centre which receives the threefold vitalisation pouring through the sutratma from the lower mental, the astral, and the etheric planes. the pineal gland comes into activity when this action is enhanced by the pouring through of energy from the ego on its own plane. when the antaskarana is in process of utilisation the alta major centre is likewise employed, and the three physical head centres begin to work as a unit, thus forming a kind of tria

is stage its vitalisation is proceeding apace, and the hour of its separated existence is drawing near. this vitalisation is consciously carried out by the man who according to the original intent or initial impulse directs to the thought form energy of some kind. this energy is directed from one or other of the three higher centres, according to the quality of the embodied idea, and will be seen pouring towards the rapidly objectivising idea from the particular centre involved. we must not forget that we are considering the thought form of the conscious builder. the thought forms of the majority of human beings are energised from no such high source, but find their active impulse emanating from either the solar plexus, or the still lower organs of generation. it is this constant stream of

ALICE A BAILEY05 THE LIGHT OF THE SOUL

and the man on the physical plane, in his brain consciousness, is thereby enabled to perceive that which before was dark and hidden from him. the process may technically be described in the following concise terms: a. meditation, b. polarization in the soul or egoic consciousness, c. contemplation, or the turning of the soul-light upon that which is to be known or investigated, d. the subsequent pouring down of the knowledge ascertained, in a "stream of illumination" into the brain, via the sutratma, the thread-soul, silver cord, or magnetic link. this thread passes through the mind and illumines it. the thoughts engendered in the automatic response of the chitta (or mind stuff) to the knowledge conveyed, are then impressed upon the brain and the man, in his physical consciousness, become

which they work: a. the thousand petalled head center. life or spiritual aspect, b. the centre between the eyebrows. son or consciousness aspect, c. the throat. the holy ghost or creative aspect. through the first, spiritual life will pour in from the monad; through the second, the christ- 169- the light of the soul copyright 1998 lucis trust principle, the light of the world, the soul will work, pouring light and life on all things, and using it as the great organ of awareness. through the last, the work of creation will be carried on, and the creative word sent forth. this general view is given so as to present to the student the vision of what lies ahead. it is, however, of no present value; most aspirants are concerned with the solar plexus and hence the necessity of our present consid

ALICE A BAILEY07 FROM INTELLECT TO INTUITION

k by means of which the race as a whole will be able to demonstrate its full potency. both the east and the west are gradually learning to take from each other to mutual advantage, and work in this field is one of the fundamental and necessary things of the present cycle. chapter two the purpose of education..education is undergoing important transformations. from a relatively external process of pouring in facts, it is increasingly becoming a process of evoking the deeper, generative possibilities that lie within the individual" h. a. overstreet one of the many factors which have brought humanity to its present point of development has been the growth and perfecting of its educational methods and systems. at first this was in the hands of the organized religions, but now it is practically

he beloved; he touches heights of awareness, but his approach, in the majority of cases, has been the heart approach, and has involved feeling, sensory perception, and emotion. the result has been ecstasy. his technique has been that of devotion, discipline, an emotional striving forward, the "lifting up of the heart unto the lord" the "vision of the beloved" and "the marriage in the heavens" the pouring out of the love nature at the feet of the beloved, and consequent ecstasy. afterwards, if we are to believe the writings of the mystics themselves, there has followed a period of readjustment to the life of every day, and, frequently, a sense of depression and disappointment that the high moment has passed, coupled with an inability to speak with clarity of that which has been experienced

tive from the soul to the mind, and from the mind to the brain. when we arrive at the physical level of consciousness and of the reaction to the illumination which is streaming down into the brain, we have two predominant effects, usually. there is a sense or an awareness of a light in the head, and frequently also a stimulation to an activity which is abnormal. the man seems driven by the energy pouring through him, and the days are all too short for what he seeks to accomplish. he finds himself so anxious to co-operate with the plan which he has contacted that his judgment is temporarily impaired and he works, and talks, and reads and writes with a tireless vigor which does, nevertheless, wear out the nervous system, and affect his vitality. all who have worked in the field of meditation

d affect his vitality. all who have worked in the field of meditation, and who have sought to teach people along these lines are well aware of this condition. the aspirant does enter the realm of divine energy, and finds himself intensely responsive to it; he senses his group relations and responsibilities and feels as if he must do his uttermost to live up to them. this registering of a constant pouring in of vital force is eminently characteristic, for the co-ordination between the soul and its instrument, and the subsequent reaction of the nervous system to the energy of the soul is so close and exact that it takes the man quite a little time to learn the necessary adjustments. a second effect, as we have seen, is the recognition of the light in the head. this fact is so well substantia

a form of energy, producing big results. the devastating effect of uncontrolled emotion, for instance, is equally well known, and is again a demonstration of force. the expression, so constantly used "the forces of nature" shows us that since man began to think at all he has known that all is energy. the scientists tell us that everything is a manifestation of energy. there is nothing but energy, pouring through us, and working in us, and in it we are immersed. all forms are built of atoms, we are told, and atoms are units of energy. man, therefore, is himself energy, formed of energy units, living in a world similarly constituted and working with energy all the time. the fundamental law governing all meditation work is the ancient one formulated by the seers in india centuries ago, that "

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y cultivated, because we shall think more before we utter words, or, as a great teacher has said "through meditation we shall rectify the mistakes of wrong speech" and the significance of word forms, true and correct sounds, and vocal quality will become ever more apparent. the second word of importance in this fourth rule is the word light. first the sound and then the first effect of sound, the pouring forth of light, causing the revelation of the thought form. light is known by what is revealed. the absence of light produces the fading away, into apparent non-existence, of the phenomenal world. the thought form created by the sound is intended to be a source of revelation. it must reveal truth, and bring an aspect of reality to the cognisance of the onlooker. hence the second quality of

s centre which was the "midway spot" in early atlantean times, and is still the midway point in the transmutation processes of the aspiring personality. it transmutes and transmits the energies of the sacral centre and of the centre at the base of the spine, and is the clearing house for all energies focussed in the centres below the diaphragm. the dangers incident to a premature and uncontrolled pouring in of pure spiritual energy to the mechanism of the personality. that vital spiritual force enters through the cranial aperture, and pours into the head centres. from them will follow the line of least resistance which is determined by the daily trend of the aspirant's thought life. another and rather potent danger is the result, literally, of the bringing together of the land and water. i

ritual energy to the mechanism of the personality. that vital spiritual force enters through the cranial aperture, and pours into the head centres. from them will follow the line of least resistance which is determined by the daily trend of the aspirant's thought life. another and rather potent danger is the result, literally, of the bringing together of the land and water. it demonstrates as the pouring into the brain consciousness (the land aspect) of the knowledges of the astral plane. one of the first things an aspirant becomes aware of is a- 145- a treatise on white magic copyright 1998 lucis trust tendency to the lower psychism. it is a reaction from the solar plexus centre. but this midway point can be utilised as a "jumping off place" into the world of astral phenomena. this will p

omes apparent that man, being but a tiny fragment of a vaster whole which in its turn is incorporated into a still vaster vehicle, is the meeting ground of forces greater and more diversified than his brain is capable of recognizing. hence the complexity of his problem and hence all the possibilities growing out of those expansions of consciousness which we call initiation. every stream of energy pouring through his body of desire and of sentient reaction, is but a pathway leading him to wider and every widening contacts and realisations. here also lies the safeguard for the majority of human beings, in the fact that they possess as yet- 169- a treatise on white magic copyright 1998 lucis trust an apparatus inadequate for the registering and recording of those infinite possibilities which

be to resist and repel the pressure or to fight and ward off. such a method centres the attention upon the not-self and leads to added chaos. the effort should be along the lines of an endeavour to make contact with the higher self, and keep it stable and steady, and to be in such direct alignment that the force and power of the soul may be poured upon and through the lower threefold nature. this pouring through will bring about a steady radiation which will affect the surroundings exactly in proportion to the extent of the inner contact, and in direct relation to the clarity of the channel linking the physical brain to the causal body. the aspirant should also strive after that self-forgetfulness which merges itself in the good of those contacted. this self-forgetfulness refers to the low

nt. realising this you will proceed to seek quietness. you will relax your physical body, endeavour to quiet your astral body as far as- 199- a treatise on white magic copyright 1998 lucis trust may be, and to steady the mind. then visualizing yourself (the personality, the soul and the master he, as the apex of the triangle, you will with deliberation call down a stream of pure white light, and, pouring it through your lower vehicles, you will cleanse away all that hinders. continue this process until you realise that the needed work is accomplished. at first you may have to do it many times. later just once will suffice, and later still the whole process may be needless, for you will have achieved conquest. this applies to the fears connected with the personality. you use the love aspect

mutation such as ours) are 21,688,345 years ago. these figures are useless at this time for they can neither be proved correct nor incorrect. later investigation will prove their usefulness, when the nature of time is better understood. sagittarius governs human evolution, for it symbolises progress towards a conscious goal. leo governs the human consciousness in the human kingdom for the energy pouring through it enables man to say "i am- 256- a treatise on white magic copyright 1998 lucis trust it might be of value if i here attempted a translation necessarily inadequate, of the key word of each sign. these fall into two categories as far as humanity is concerned. there is the key word for the form aspect and the keyword for the soul aspect. in the first case, the word is expressed; in

os, the solar deity- 348- a treatise on white magic copyright 1998 lucis trust beyond this triple group stand the thrones, principalities, and powers with whom we need not concern ourselves. on the other side stands humanity torn by the disasters of the past world war, bewildered by the social, religious and economic pressure of the present, sensitive and responsive to the influences and energies pouring in on the new tide of the aquarian age; unable to understand and explain, and conscious only of a longing for liberty of thought and of physical condition, snatching at every chance to gain knowledge and so providing a fertile field wherein this new group can work. we have seen that the objective of all inner training is to develop the esoteric sense, and to unfold that inner sensitive awa

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s primarily a religion of cleavage, demonstrating to man his duality and so laying the foundation for future unity. this is a most needed stage and has served humanity well; the purpose and intent of christianity has been definite and high, and it has done its divine work. today it is in the process of being superseded, but by what new formulation of truth is not yet revealed. the light is slowly pouring into man's life, and in this lighted radiance he will formulate the new religion and arrive at a fresh enunciation of ancient truth. through the lens of the illumined mind, he will shortly see aspects of divinity hitherto unknown. has it ever dawned on you that there may be qualities and characteristics of the divine nature, latent as yet within the form, that have hitherto remained totall

ture, or is there an entity who beholds and takes action? is this entity different to and separable from the body, or is it the result of the body type and life, and so either persists after the body disappears, or disappears with it and is lost? is there nothing but matter or energies in constant movement which produce the appearances of men who react in their turn and express the energy that is pouring through them blindly and unconsciously, having no individual existence? or are all these theories partially true, and shall we really comprehend the nature and being of man only in the synthesis of all of them and in the acceptance of the general premises? is it not possible that the mechanically minded and scientific investigators are right in their conclusion anent the mechanism and the

soul, and then trains himself to be responsive to the inner group of workers, who later, as a result of his self-intiated effort, teach him to be a communicator, an intermediary. the hallmark of such communicators is mental clarity, true impersonality, spiritual tolerance, and a frugality in the use of words, when embodying concepts. it should be remembered that in the wealth of psychic writings pouring into the world today, the work of the true communicators will concern itself with the plan and not with personalities; with principles and not with individual purposes; and that all such communicators will be mental types, channels for the love of god, and group conscious. there will be nothing in their work to produce separativeness, and nothing to feed the fires of controversy, antagonis

whose energies are in constant circulation and whose emerging qualities are balanced and demonstrated throughout the entire system. all parts of the solar system are interdependent; all the forces and energies are in constant flux and mutation; all of them sweep in great pulsations, and through a form of rhythmic breathing, around the entire solar atom; so that the qualities of every solar life, pouring through the seven ray forms, permeate every form within the solar ring-pass-not, and thus link every form with every other form. note therefore the fact that each of the seven rays or creative builders embodies the energy, will, love and purpose of the lord of the solar system, as that lord in his turn embodies an aspect of the energy, will, love and purpose of the "one about whom naught

one directed effort towards the production of synthesis and a great preparatory drive towards a revelation of such wonder that i cannot yet detail it. recognition of its truth is dependent upon inner growth and illumination, and this growth is being speeded up, leading to an easier recognition of that which is on the way. remember, revelation seldom comes along the expected lines. there will be a pouring in of light upon mankind which will alter his conditions of living, change his outlook upon world affairs, and inaugurate a new age which will be distinguished by an aptitude for group synthesis and cooperation, and by new mental powers, leading to a re-orientation of the mind so that it can function with equal facility in two directions. it will be able to turn outward into the world of m

ndpoint of living purpose, certain esoteric results have been achieved. this fact is a difficult one for man to understand, for his awareness is as yet primarily that of the form and not of the quality of the life. it is difficult for men to comprehend the divine purpose working out behind the evils of animal slaughter and the shedding of blood down the ages, pre-human and human. but through the "pouring out of that water which is of the colour red" there is eventuating a liberation which will initiate the life of that kingdom into new states of consciousness and of awareness. the whole problem of slaughter, whether in the animal or the human kingdom, originated in events which occurred during the original "war in heaven" when michael and his angels were cast down and our planetary system

fferent to that which the little minds believe. the influence of the three rays, blended together in the vegetable kingdom, being also the three rays of even numbers, 2. 4. 6, has produced a fourfold perfection in this kingdom which is unparalleled in any other. the rays are responsible for this result, and their effect can be seen in the following analysis: ray ii .t he result of this influence, pouring cyclically through the kingdom, has been to produce its magnetism, its attractiveness. ray iv. this ray of struggle and of conflict has as its objective the production of harmony between form and life, and has brought about the synthesis and the harmony of colour in nature. as we say the words "colour in nature, automatically we think of the vegetable kingdom and its achievement of harmony

ay of the intellect, of knowledge. this will bring about an organising of the animal brain, and the transfer of the power of the solar plexus centre to the head centre, and consequently a shift in the animal polarisation and an added activity of the brain in the head. towards the close of this round, the monadic ray of the advanced units of humanity will be so powerful that there will be a marked pouring in of ray one, with its stimulation of the individual will. you will therefore have in this unfoldment of the will aspect of mankind the following stages, which are of psychological importance. 1. instinct. 2. emotional aspiration. 3. intellect. 4. mental one-pointedness. 5. egoic purpose. 6. spiritual will. 7. divine intent. these stages are latent in all of us, and are related to the sev

t the third initiation, the moon and mars struggle to assume ascendancy, and there is his battle-ground. hence at the great transfiguration, the body is "transfigured" as the indication of triumph. at the fourth initiation, mercury and saturn act as the great translators, and bring the disciple to the door of realisation. when the final initiation is taken, it is the activity of uranus and the in-pouring force of jupiter that bring about the reorganisation which results in the final emancipation. the vastness and complexity of the subject thus become apparent. in the emergence of colour in the vegetable kingdom another vast influence is seen, and the problem of the ray influences becomes still more complicated. in the basic colour, green, we have the indication of the potency of saturn. es

the race seize the opportunity to produce major results or to inaugurate new moves whereby the divine plan may be more rapidly developed. to offset the fear found in humanity as a whole (as far as the animal world was concerned, the opportunity was offered by the guardians of the race to bring men and animals into a closer relation, and because a cycle was present in which love and devotion were pouring upon, into and through all forms, a good deal of the fear present was offset. since that time the number of the domestic animals has steadily increased. the relation between the two kingdoms is now dual-physical and emotional. to this there has been added, during the past two hundred years, a third relation, that of the mind. the mental power of humanity will, in the last analysis, be the

ere to certain centres which are active where the physical and material life of the planet are concerned. there are also, as i told you in my writing anent the development during the next three years, five centres through which a new and energising spiritual force is flowing, and these are the planetary correspondences to the five senses in man, both subjective and objective. but we find the rays pouring through humanity as a whole, and through the five races of men (our present race, the aryan, being the third two are yet to come. this particular aspect of ray energy is that which stimulates the consciousness aspect, and it will raise and awaken the consciousness hidden in all material forms, both in man and in the three subhuman kingdoms. these five points, with their fire "elevating" in

antiquity gives the lie to the idea that this attitude marks a step forward on the path of progress. it marks indeed a point of retrogression, the swinging back into an ancient rhythm, and the resumption of ancient practices. these perversions are ever found when a civilisation is crumbling and the old order is changing into a new. why should this be? it is due to the fact that the newer impulses pouring into the old, and the impact of the new forces upon humanity, awaken in man a desire for that which is, for him, a new and untried field of expression, and for that which is unusual and oft abnormal. weak minds then succumb to the impulse, or strong experimenting souls fall victim to their own lower natures, and investigate in unlawful directions. you have, then, under these new energies

reaction is, in the initial stages, material in its- 176- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyright 1998 lucis trust manifestation; in its final stages, divine qualities will manifest and change history and civilisation. the interest being shown today in the so-called cosmic rays indicates a scientific recognition of the new incoming seventh ray energies. these rays, pouring through the sacral centre of the planetary etheric body, have necessarily an effect upon the sacral centres of humanity, and hence the sex life of mankind is temporarily over-stimulated, and hence also the present over-emphasis upon sex. but hence also (and this must be remembered) the keen impetus now being mentally expressed which will eventually result in man's thinking through to a sol

ividing of the ways and a proffering of opportunity to those who can avail themselves of it. we shall have, therefore, a period of discipline and a cycle wherein choices will be made, and through these discriminating decisions humanity will enter into its birthright. this influence is now being strongly felt. then, later, we shall have, through the influence of mercury in the second decanate, the pouring in of light, of mental and spiritual illumination, and a truer interpretation of the teaching of the lodge of messengers. the work of the first decanate will enable many to make those choices and efforts which will enable them to raise the lower energies into the higher centres, and to transfer the focus of their attention from below to above the diaphragm. the work of the second decanate

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be superseded. it- 14- from bethlehem to calvary copyright 1998 lucis trust will be transcended, its work of preparation being triumphantly accomplished, and christ will again give us the next revelation of divinity. if all that we now know of god is all that can be known, the divinity of god is but a limited matter. what the new formulation of truth will be, who can say? but the light is slowly pouring into men's hearts and minds, and in this lighted radiance they will vision the new truths and arrive at a fresh enunciation of the ancient wisdom. through the lens of the illumined mind man will shortly see aspects of divinity hitherto unknown. may there not be qualities and characteristics of the divine nature which are as yet totally unrecognised and unknown? can there not be revelations

iously enough, the name "moses" according to cruden's concordance, means "taken out of the water" we have already seen that water is the symbol of the fluidic emotional desire-nature in which man habitually dwells. moses therefore appeared with christ as typifying man's emotional past, and the technique of its control is to be later superseded when the message of christ's life is duly understood, pouring through man's consciousness in ever greater fullness. christ indicated the new synthetic commandment which is "to love one another" this would render needless all the law and the prophets, and would relegate the ten commandments into the background of life, rendering them superfluous, because the love which will flow out from man to god, and from- 90- from bethlehem to calvary copyright 19

od knowledge. it is the first step. purification of the self leads one up to the portal of initiation, and then one can tread the way that christ trod from bethlehem to calvary. we are human beings, but we are also divine. we are citizens of the kingdom, although we have- 166- from bethlehem to calvary copyright 1998 lucis trust not yet claimed and entered into our divine heritage. inspiration is pouring in all the time; love is latent in every human heart. only obedience is required at the first step, and when that is rendered, service, which is the expression of love, and inspiration, which is the influence of the kingdom, become a definite part of our life expression. this is what christ came to reveal; it is the word which he sounded forth. he has demonstrated to us our human and divin

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of unfoldment. 2. they will work at the establishment of communication between that plane which is the plane- 117- a treatise on the seven rays- volume ii: esoteric psychology ii copyright 1998 lucis trust of illumination and pure reason (the buddhic plane) and the plane of illusion which is the astral plane. it should be remembered that our great task is to dispel the world illusion through the pouring in of illumination or of light. when enough groups have been started that have this for their objective, there will then be found upon the physical plane, those channels of communication which will act as the mediators between the world of light and the world of illusion. they will be transmitters of that type of energy which will break up the existing maya or illusion and dissipate the an

nergies of the zodiacal signs have a specific effect upon the energy of a being, whose purpose works out into manifestation through these laws, which are regarded by us as great and inevitable natural laws and also spiritual laws. this effect produces a blending of energies which is both balancing and, at the same time, impelling. in december, 1935, the energies of capricorn were augmented by the pouring in of forces from a still greater constellation which is to our zodiac what the zodiac is to the earth. this augmentation will take place again in 1942. it must be remembered that, from certain angles, the circle of twelve signs or constellations constitutes a special unity which revolves within our universe of heavens as our planet revolves in the centre of our circle of influences. by me

creative act is ever the result of inspiration being seized upon, recognised for what it is, and developed by the form side, and understood and fostered by the brain and the heart of man. some new thing is thus produced. the instinctive creative act of the physical body is not here discussed. in this way, through a response to inspiration, the animal kingdom came into being. first, there was the pouring in of energy, stimulating and inspiring; then there came the recognition of the responding form, resulting in an initiated activity, and then there was the production of that which had not been theretofore. thus a new kingdom in nature appeared. this same thing it is that is again happening today in the world. there is a pouring in of spiritual energy, vitalising, transforming, and renderi

there was the production of that which had not been theretofore. thus a new kingdom in nature appeared. this same thing it is that is again happening today in the world. there is a pouring in of spiritual energy, vitalising, transforming, and rendering humanity creative. initiatory work becomes possible and a new and higher kingdom can appear upon the earth. but all this is due, as before, to the pouring in of a triple energy in seven ways. the potency of these forces lies behind the disruption of the present time, but a new kingdom in nature will be born. the interest of this, psychologically speaking, does not lie in the historicity of the facts stated, but in the appearance upon earth today of the higher types at present found amongst men everywhere. egos of will are relatively and natu

f significant development. to all this, the stimulation of the nervous system of the subject responds and hence the effects are pronouncedly physical. these effects may mean release through the proper expenditure of the inflowing energy and consequently no serious effects, even when there may exist undesirable conditions, or they may mean that the instrument is in such a condition that the energy pouring through will be disruptive and dangerous and all kinds of bad results may be incurred. these include: mental problems. it is with this theme that we shall now deal primarily. mental stimulation is comparatively rare, if the total population of the planet is considered; nevertheless among the peoples of our western- 276- a treatise on the seven rays- volume ii: esoteric psychology ii copyri

f the human body, will be found eventually to have their origin in over-stimulation; instead then of being handled (as they now are) by imposed processes of rest, by the use of soporifics, and other forms of treatment, the patient will he taught methods of divorcing himself temporarily from the source of this mystical or spiritual potency; or he may be taught how to deflect these forces which are pouring into and through the various centres to those centres which can more safely handle them, thus producing a more even distribution of energy. he will also be taught how to use them effectively in outer service. forms of nervous inflammation and neuritis will be regarded as symptoms of the wrong use made of the energy available in the human equipment or of undue emphasis upon it. we shall dis

ess is, as you can see, one of development, use and transference, as is the case in- 316- a treatise on the seven rays- volume ii: esoteric psychology ii copyright 1998 lucis trust all evolutionary development. there are two major transferring centres in the etheric body the solar plexus and the throat and one master centre through which the energy of the soul must pour when the right time comes, pouring consciously and with the full awareness of the disciple. that centre is the head centre, called in the eastern philosophy "the thousand-petalled lotus. the problem of the average man is, therefore, connected with the solar plexus. the problem of the disciple, the advanced aspirant and the initiate of the lower degrees is connected with the creative centre, the throat. i would here remind s

d semi-dormant manner: the forces of which they are formed, and which they express, move slowly and with a heavy inert rhythm; the light which can be seen wherever there is a centre is dim; the point of electric potency at the centre (the "heart of the lotus or chakra" the hub of the wheel, as it is esoterically termed in the oriental teaching) is relatively quiescent. there is just enough energy pouring into the centre to produce the preservation of life, the smooth functioning of the instinctual nature, plus a tendency to react, in a fluctuating and unintelligent manner to stimuli coming from the astral plane, via the individual astral body. b. a period wherein there takes place a definite heightening and intensifying of force. the light- 317- a treatise on the seven rays- volume ii: eso

s surges upward on the impulse of devotion, aspiration and enlightened will and thus fuses itself in the head with the spiritual will. this is the final raising, by an act of discriminating determination, of the kundalini fire. this raising takes place in three stages, or impulses: 1. the stage wherein the lower energies are carried to the solar plexus centre. 2. the stage wherein these energies, pouring through to the heart, are blended with it and carried to the throat. 3. the stage wherein all the five lower forms of energy are focussed in the ajna centre in the head. students might here ask: are there any other energies below the diaphragm, except those of the sacral centre and those focussed in the centre at the base of the spine which are carried up to the ajna centre via the solar p

sser centres and their energies, but i am not specifying them in detail for the sake of clarity; we shall deal here only with the major centres and their effects and inter-relations. the subject is abstruse and difficult- 320- a treatise on the seven rays- volume ii: esoteric psychology ii copyright 1998 lucis trust in any case without our complicating it unduly. there are energies, for instance, pouring into the spleen from planetary sources as well as into two small centres situated close to the kidneys, one on either side, besides several others and these forces must all be understood, transmuted, transformed and transferred. it is interesting to note that the two little centres close to the kidneys are related to the lower levels of the astral plane and let loose into the system much o

te controlling vast interests who has the lives of many people dependent upon the contingencies of a business which he may have founded and over which he presides, is beginning to work through the heart centre. hence the prevalence of certain forms of heart trouble to which so many people of influence and power so frequently succumb. the heart becomes over-stimulated by the impact of the energies pouring in on the man who is subjected among other things to the directed thoughts of those connected with his organisation. can you see why, therefore, the senior members of the hierarchy, who work through the head and the heart centres, keep themselves withdrawn from public life and much human contact? these two illustrations may help to clarify in your minds the sense in which i here use the te

acteristics which are causing people so much distress. the process is as follows: the consciousness first of all registers these astral impressions, then formulates them into thought forms and as energy follows thought a vicious circle is thus set up, involving the physical body. in the turmoil consequently evoked by these clashing forces which are a. mounting from below into the solar plexus, b. pouring into the solar plexus from the astral plane, c. reacting to the magnetic attractive power of the higher centres, the interior life of the man becomes a whirlpool of conflicting energies with disastrous effects upon the intestinal tract, upon the liver and upon the other organs found below the diaphragm. the mystic, as is well known, is often dyspeptic and this is not always caused by wrong

ave chosen him for special privilege and for unique service. and yet, his consciousness has never moved from off the astral plane and his contacts have only been a wonderful and inspiring expression of the phenomena of that plane, released to his inner sight and hearing through his aspiration. all this is brought about through the over-activity of the solar plexus centre, stimulated by the energy pouring in from the heights he has attained in aspirational meditation. the results are very emotional in their nature, and the reactions developed and the subsequent service rendered are on emotional levels. a great deal of this is to be seen among the teachers in the world at this time in many lands. such teachers have been and are true aspirants. they have awakened in consciousness upon the hig

experienced disciples and occultists; and many aspirants must continue for some time destroying themselves (from the personality angle and in this life) in what has been called the "fiery light of their misunderstanding and the burning fire of their personality ambition" until they learn that humility and scientific technique which will make them wise directors of the light and the power which is pouring into and through them all the time- 370- a treatise on the seven rays- volume ii: esoteric psychology ii copyright 1998 lucis trust a study, therefore, of the three types of difficulties, emerging out of the development and the unfoldment of the psychic powers brings me to a wide generalisation, to which you must remember there will be many exceptions: 1. the appearance of the lower psychi

ight 1998 lucis trust (at the coming may festivals) he will attempt to bring certain spiritual beings into touch with our earth hierarchy. they have expressed themselves as willing to aid in the present crisis. that aid, if the effort prove successful, will come in the form of a much increased spiritual inflow of energy of a kind more potent and of a quality somewhat different to any at this time pouring into and through our planetary life. those aspirants and disciples who can train themselves to the realisation of an increased spiritual responsibility and can preserve an inner quietness and a focussed esoteric attentiveness can he swept into this tide of spiritual force and can then and thus serve humanity's need. as transmitters they meet that need; as interpreters they increase the cap

he aspects of the soul. d. a period of creativity, due to the third aspect of the soul which is the creator aspect. this development will produce definite habit changes in the physical plane life of the aspirant. it will lead to the consecration of the disciple to certain types of endeavour summed up in the words "artistic career. these four effects of soul activity, which are in reality only the pouring in of soul force, through the channel of contact which the man has opened, will give to psychology the four major causes of the present world difficulty. each of these causes holds latent within itself its own solution. the present conflict, the widespread response to widely different ideologies, the economic pressure leading to material depredation, a most certain creativity of all the ar

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d. thus another type of energy is brought into play, producing another type of inter-relation and communication. this communication is between the plane which is the plane of illumination and pure reason (the buddhic plane) and the plane of illusion and glamour, which is the astral plane. the trained observers are asked to remember that their great task is to dispel the world illusion through the pouring in of light. when there are a sufficient number of groups, working along these lines, there will be found upon the physical plane certain channels of communication which will act as the mediators between the world of light and the world of illusion. they will be transmitters of that form of energy which will break up the existing glamours and illusions, and so dissipate the ancient decepti

l see the reason. they are as follows: first, drop all form out of your meditation work and sit in perfect silence with your attention focussed upon the lord of love which is the soul. steady your thought processes (which for- 78- discipleship in the new age- volume i copyright 1998 lucis trust you is not hard) and then drop the use of the seed thought. listen and aspire. close each meditation by pouring out love to all beings. this outflowing thought is a great releaser and each of you in the group of disciples whom i am seeking to train needs release from something. for you, it is release from form in your work of service. you will know to what i am referring. secondly, until the time of the full moon of may, cease from all breathing exercises. you have followed them for years and need a

uctless glands and at the same time have no large organ (such as the heart or stomach) connected with them develop more slowly and are more carefully protected in the process than are the centres with a major physiological organ closely connected with them. for instance, the thymus gland is connected with the heart centre and the pancreas with the solar plexus centre. at the same time, the energy pouring through those centres can be deflected into certain large physical organisms such as the heart and the stomach. these centres, therefore, when being developed or stimulated, carry far less physiological danger than those which are not so related. the ajna centre is related to the pituitary body but there is no large physical organism to carry off the energy contacted; the etheric web is, t

bout certain of these needed adjustments. i am going to ask you to add to your morning meditation an evening review upon detachment. as far as your meditation is concerned follow your usual procedure, at any rate for the present, only add to it each morning a definite period wherein you take your co-disciples (those you may happen to know) into the light and seek consciously to link up with them, pouring out to them the love and wisdom which may be yours. this tends definitely to group integration. you are in a position to aid and help many people. see to it, my brother, that you aid with wisdom, discernment and discretion and that you place your effort where the best results can be achieved. right discrimination in helpfulness is rare, but you can give it. you will, of course, endeavour t

tation, my brother, i would have you do the following brief spiritual exercise as the christian mystics call it: 1. sound the o.m. three times as a personality, achieving alignment; then sound it three times as the soul, conferring inspiration. 2. then, focussing yourself at as high a point as possible and using the creative imagination to your fullest capacity, see the radiation of love as light pouring from the soul and raying forth as a mental influence to others, as an emotional benediction to others, and as vital life in your aura and physical presence. 3. sound the o.m. again three times as an integrated personality and soul, fused and blended into one. my blessing rests upon you. january 1939 you have one glamour, my brother, which to you is well known. i will not give it a name for

l and feed the emotional nature of those you contact? animal magnetism is not what interests you, but that which you have can be consecrated, through reticence and control, to service. egoic or soul magnetism should be your goal, and from that point of soul influence you can some day work. but as the soul makes magnetic all three bodies, you must learn control and right use; otherwise soul force, pouring through that which is uncontrolled, will inevitably destroy. keep on with the same meditation. later i will give you an entirely new mode of meditation, if you proceed with this as desired. i would ask you to keep careful monthly records. they need not be long but must be sincere. note specifically and accurately your emotional effect upon: a. your family. b. your associates. c. those to w

ce than another. the right understanding and the right use of time is for you the major significant lesson. when understood and relegated to its rightful place and when wisely used, you will experience an amazing release. the implication of these words is far deeper than you might think. these basic requirements in a disciple, expressed and understood, are conditioned by the quality of the energy pouring through the etheric body. i have given to each of you an analysis of your rays, five in number. later, i will endeavour to show you all the state of the etheric body which is the prime conditioning factor as far as physical plane expression is concerned. this body is the aggregate manifestation of all the energies at any one moment which may be concentrated through the seven centres. it is

ough an act of inhalation) to the head. picture it as rising there up the spinal column. b. then, as you count eight, think of those forces from the astral plane as being lost and merged in an ocean of intelligent love. on their way up the spine, they have been blended with the active force of the awakening heart centre. c. then exhale for six counts and as you do so realise that these forces are pouring out through the centre between the eyebrows on to the world of men. the centre between the eyebrows is that of the integrated, dedicated, threefold personality. therefore, you have: inhalation. 6 counts gather the forces up to the head. interlude. 8 counts forces blended and fused. exhalation. 6 counts blessing the world. interlude. 8 counts realisation of work done. later we might increas

ears in your replies- 172- discipleship in the new age- volume i copyright 1998 lucis trust "love is the incentive of our aspiration on the path; love is the substance of our living in the world. love is the light and the light of freedom for all creatures; love pulses through the universe in a divine rhythm. love is the consciousness of god" d. imagine, as you do this, that the energy of love is pouring through the web of light, stimulating each of the many, many centres into greater radiance. 3. then sound the o.m. breathing it forth into the personality. 4. next, do some mental work in meditation, holding the mind steady in the light; carry your service in my group and any other aspect of your work in the world into that light, seeing it all as part of the one great service. for you, in

onstitute your seed thoughts for the next six months. choose them from any source you prefer but choose them all at once within a few days of receiving this. if you prefer, you can use the following six symbolic sentences which i have chosen for you. i have chosen them for you because rightly used and understood they can act as focal points for spiritual energy, breaking up that which hinders and pouring a cleansing tide through your personality. you seek to be a channel and you long adequately to serve. this i know. be willing, therefore, to let the "forces of light" enact their will within your life, e'en though you awaken with surprise to unknown and unrealised aspects of yourself both good and not so good. first month. a barrier of stone. a flood of cleansing water, and then the vision

sion. the pilgrim then can chant: i stand in love. second month. a boat at rest upon a sea of blue. and then a tidal wave. but after that the calm. the boatman chants: the storm has brought me here. third month. a mountain top. snow with a fold of sunshine. a group of pilgrims on the upward way. one pilgrim chants: in love we walk the way. fourth month. three birds upon a tree. a searing wind and pouring rain, and then the nightingale the bird who sings close to the heart of god. fifth month. a gate of brass, a golden portal and then an ivory door. three gates, but only two are shut. pass on, oh pilgrim on the way, and find the open door. sixth month. the rising dawn; a cool breeze and a shaft of light. a weary pilgrim and then again the vision. he chants: i stand in love for ever. 5. then

is most precious at this period of world activity but i am willing to cooperate with the group if they continue to evidence willing service. given a little more personal training, the result may be out of all proportion to the effort on my part. bear in mind that as i think of you (when communicating with you at the time of the full moon each month) it will inevitably produce a stimulation and a pouring-in of energy. this is only now constructively possible. we, who teach, have to guard our disciples from the potency of the group which we represent. the risk of over-stimulation is always real and present. it is for this reason that you will find it of value to study with care all the instructions which disciples in my group (whom you may know) may be willing to share with you. my spiritua

ucis trust 2. the sounding of the a.u.m. 3. see before your mind's eye the same two-leaved door, standing wide open. through it you see a radiant sun of golden light. 4. instead of sending forth the disks of coloured light, visualise yourself as standing before this open door. 5. then say "may the energy of the divine self inspire me" and feel your entire nature vitalised by the spiritual energy, pouring through the open door upon you and through you. 6. next say "may the light of the soul direct" and visualise that light pouring upon your daily path. bring into that light your group problems which you may have to solve and face, and face them and handle them in the light. 7. finish the rest of the invocation, saying the words with all the power of your soul behind them. add the mantram i

meditate as follows: 1. focus the consciousness as high in the head as possible- 234- discipleship in the new age- volume i copyright 1998 lucis trust 2. sound the o.m. three times inaudibly and, with the power of the creative imagination, a. see the physical body dedicating itself to the service of the soul. b. retreat still further inward as you sound the o.m. and visualise the emotional nature pouring itself forth in aspiration towards the service of humanity. c. retreat still higher and still more inwardly and dedicate the mind principle to the service of the plan. 3. then, holding the consciousness on this high plane, seek to lift your consciousness higher still and, by a definite act of the will, see three things occur: complete alignment, definite integration with the personality, a

reathing forth light, understanding, and love into the waiting, attentive, integrated personality. make this a dynamic, quick and conscious activity. 5. attempt then, as a soul, to link up with your co-disciples. having done this, seek then to see the symbol which blazes forth from the brow of each of them. each symbol is different. endeavour to see these symbols by definitely linking up with and pouring out love to your brothers. note down each day the symbol that seems to you to be related to them. 6. having done this, repeat rapidly the process of alignment given in points 1, 2, 3, and then sink back into the stage of contemplation, holding it as long as you can. assume imaginatively (if you cannot in reality) the attitude of a soul as it lives the life of contemplation in its own world

ou are a natural occultist and have the key to the realm of ideas and the words of many books are in your mind. i would, therefore, suggest the following process: 1. sound the o.m. 2. after you have worked for a few minutes at right alignment then: a. at your morning meditation visualise a deep rose-coloured lotus. build it with care and from its opening heart see a stream of rosy light (not red) pouring forth, engulfing you and your co-disciples. b. at your noon meditation repeat the same symbolic work but this time with a yellow lotus. c. at sunset again repeat the process only this time your lotus is of a deep electric blue with its heart a golden sun. 3. use then the mantric sentence which i gave you in my last communication, pondering upon its meaning- 273- discipleship in the new age

ALICE A BAILEY14 THE REAPPEARANCE OF THE CHRIST

e hearts of all men, and stated this determination in the words "i, if i be lifted up, will draw all men unto me (john xii.32) the combined work of these two great sons of god, concentrated through the world disciples and through their initiates must and will inevitably shatter illusion and dispel glamour the one by the intuitive recognition of reality by minds attuned to it, and the other by the pouring in of the light of the reason. the buddha made the first planetary effort to dissipate world glamour; the christ made the first planetary effort towards the dispelling of illusion. their work must now be intelligently carried forward by a humanity wise enough to recognise its duty. men are being rapidly disillusioned and will consequently see more clearly. world glamour is being steadily r

ALICE A BAILEY15 THE DESTINY OF THE NATIONS

blems with which the united nations are confronted. in the last analysis, all history is the record of the effects of these energies or radiations (rays, in other words) as they play upon humanity in its many varying stages of evolutionary development. these stages extend all the way from those of primeval humanity to our modern civilisation; all that has happened is the result of these energies, pouring cyclically through nature and through that part of nature which we call the human kingdom. to understand what is today taking place we must recognise that these energies are seven in number. they are called by many names in many different lands, but for our purposes the following seven names will be used: 1. the energy of will, purpose or power, called in christian lands the energy of the

other characteristics which feed the fires which threaten to bring disaster to the world. each of you can aid more than you can guess through the regulation of thought and ideas, through the cultivation of a loving spirit and through the general use of the great invocation whereby these forces and energies so sorely needed can be invoked. we have now considered the three major energies which are pouring into our planetary life at this time through the three major centres. it remains for us now to consider the energy of the two minor rays, the sixth and the seventh, which are in many ways of more immediate moment to the masses and of tremendous effectiveness. one is of moment because of its pronounced hold and because of the crystallisation it has produced particularly in the world of thou

rightly or wrongly) of the ideal of pan-america. these relations are all on the form side and emerge out of the personality rays or energy of the nations concerned. the ray of love or inclusiveness, the ray of active intelligence showing itself so predominantly in the electrical civilisation of modern times, and the fifth ray of exact science are all potently active at this time, for they are all pouring their energies onto our planetary life. the incoming seventh ray of order is surely, even if slowly, imposing order and a new rhythm of life upon mankind. the effect of these incoming energies and of the rays which are active at any one time is felt in the following sequential order: 1. the sensing of an ideal. 2. the formulation of an theory. 3. the growth of public opinion. 4. the imposi

ergy of the fourth ray direct. uranus is the medium for- 49- the destiny of the nations copyright 1998 lucis trust the 7th ray and the function of its blending with the fourth, via the moon, is to bring about a magical relationship between the many diverse nationalities found in the states and so fuse and blend them into an homogeneous whole which is not the case at this time. thus the influences pouring into the united states today are very many; they relate the country practically to every country in europe; this leads at times to chaotic conditions and to much confusion of thought. yet it produces a richness in the national life which is a good augury for the future. a study of what i have said and a consideration of the various tabulations will prove how utterly impossible it is for th

greater part of asia. later, two more points for energy will be added to these but the time is not yet. through these five places and the areas in their neighbourhood the energy of the five rays pours forth, conditioning the world of men, leading to results of profound significance and determining the trend of events. these five points of conditioning energy (in spite of the fact that the energy pouring through darjeeling has not yet reached its full strength) produce two triangles of force in their inter-relations: 1. london. new york. darjeeling. 2. tokyo. new york. geneva. geneva and darjeeling are two centres through which pure spiritual energy can be directed with more facility than through the other three; they, therefore, constitute the higher points of their respective triangles

he aggressive sweep of the axis powers. the motto or note of this centre is "i seek to fuse, to blend and serve" the force which is centred in london is that of the first ray of will or power in its building aspect and not in its destroying aspect. it is the service of the whole which is being attempted and at great cost, and the effort is to express the law of synthesis which is the new emphasis pouring through from shamballa. hence the fact that the governments of many nations found asylum in great britain during the war. also, if the forces of light triumph because of the cooperation of mankind, the energy expressing itself through this powerful empire will be potent in establishing a world order of intelligent justice and a fair economic distribution. the keynote of this force is "i se

ll this is happening under the inspiration of service, motivated by love. thus the two major democracies can eventually restore world order, negate the old order of selfishness and aggression and usher in the new order of world understanding, world sharing and world peace. peace will be the result of understanding and sharing, and not the origin of them, as the pacifists so often imply. the force pouring through darjeeling at this time is that of the first ray of will or power. the soul ray of india is the first ray and hence the immediate effect of the inpouring shamballa force is to stimulate the will-to-power of all dictators, whether they are the would-be world dictators such as hitler and his group of evil men, ecclesiastical dictators in any religion, business dictators in any busine

re expressions of the force centres in the vital body of the nation. similarly, in connection with the british empire, a study will be made of london, sydney, johannesburg, toronto and vancouver with subsidiary studies of calcutta, delhi, singapore, jamaica and madras which are all subjectively related in a manner unforeseen by students at present. under the plan, and contingent upon the energies pouring through the five planetary centres according to plan, there are three great fusing energies or vital centres present upon our planet: a. russia, fusing and blending eastern europe and western and northern asia. b. the united states (and later south america, fusing and blending central and western europe and the entire western hemisphere. c. the british empire, fusing and blending races and

t and understands it. a symbol is ever greater in its implications than is an emblem. the etheric levels are also the field of expression for the soul, whether it is the human soul or the soul as an expression of the higher triad, the monadic life. i wonder whether any of you have the faintest idea what will happen to humanity when the inner subjective reality, functioning through the etheric and pouring its forces unimpeded through the centres in that body, will have made its major controlling integration with the dense physical apparatus, reducing it to complete submission as a result of the higher integration, consummated between the soul and the personality. we are, therefore, at a most interesting and crucial period in racial and planetary history a period unlike any which has precede

ALICE A BAILEY16 GLAMOUR A WORLD PROBLEM

tort most easily the pure light of the soul as it seeks to pour through the lower self. any effort to call attention to the mission or task which the personality has undertaken detracts from that mission and handicaps the man in his task; it leads to the deferring of its fulfilment until such time when the disciple can be naught but a channel through which love can pour, and light can shine. this pouring through and shining forth has to be a spontaneous happening, and contain no self-reference. these two illustrations of glamour and of illusion will show you not only the subtlety of the problem, but also the urgent need for its recognition. there are today so many manifesting these two qualities of the lower nature. 1. glamour on the mental plane. illusion. in this section of our discussio

esire which we express through an exertion of the astral body and this activity affects our contacts; it is not the spontaneous desirelessness of the soul which asks nothing for the separated self. this glamour of sentiment imprisons and bewilders all the nice people in the world, imposing upon them obligations which do not exist, and producing a glamour which must eventually be dissipated by the pouring in of true and selfless love. i am but touching with brevity upon these glamours for each of you can elaborate them for yourselves, and in so doing will discover where you stand in the world of fog and glamour. thus, with knowledge, you can begin to free yourselves from the glamour of the world. the glamour of devotion causes many probationary disciples to wander circuitously around in the

discover the effects of force; one finds oneself consciously the victim of force currents; one is swept into activity of some kind by uncontrolled forces, and the world of force becomes a consciously sensed reality to the struggling aspirant. it is for this reason that i have stated that maya is predominantly a difficulty of the etheric body, for in relation to maya we are dealing with the forces pouring through the seven centres of the body (in all or in some, producing reactions and effects that are desirable or disastrous. it is naturally necessary to realise that all manifestation on all levels is an expression of force, but the forces to which i refer here under the term maya are those uncontrolled energies, those undirected impulses which emanate from the world of prana and from the

as a radiant sun. i might here point out that this is, in the individual, the microcosmic correspondence to the "heart of the sun" which is always directed by the "central spiritual sun" localised in the head. get this picture clearly into your consciousness, for it involves the dual, yet synthetic, activity of the head and the heart. 4. then see a shaft of pure white light, broad and brilliant, pouring out of the heart centre between the shoulder blades, on to that localised glamour with which you, as a group, are dealing. what this localised area is, i will presently disclose. 5. when this is clearly defined in your mind and inspired by your desire and force, and when you have the entire symbolic picture clearly visualised, then see your particular shaft of light blended with the shafts

ld of spiritual perception, of truth and of divine ideas will stand revealed. the result will be the disappearing of illusion. the combined work of these two great sons of god, concentrated through the world disciples and through their initiates must and will inevitably shatter illusion and dispel glamour the one by the intuitive recognition of reality by minds attuned to it, and the other by the pouring in of the light of reason. the buddha made the first planetary effort to dissipate world glamour; the christ made the first planetary effort towards the dispelling of illusion. their work must now be intelligently carried forward by a humanity wise enough to recognise its dharma. men are being rapidly disillusioned and will consequently see more clearly. the world glamour is being steadily

crisis upon the ray of the personality. 2. the stage of focussing the disciple's consciousness upon the mental plane and the gathering of the light to that point of focus so that the illumination is clear, the work to be done is plainly seen, and the searchlight of the mind is directed upon the glamour which it is intended should be dissipated. 3. the stage of direction. this involves the steady pouring of the light (under intelligent direction) into the dark places of the astral plane, remembering that the light will enable the disciple to do two things: a. dissipate the glamour a satisfying experience. b. see the real a terrifying experience, brother of mine. 4. the stage of identification with the real as it is contacted after the dissipation of the glamour. in the added light which is

mour will be appreciably weakened and eventually dissipated. this is an important realisation. 9. having, as far as possible, achieved the needed concentration, realisation and relationship, the aspirant then (by an act of the will and of the creative imagination) turns on the searchlight and sees a vivid beam of light stream forth and pierce the glamour. he must visualise a broad brilliant beam, pouring forth from the illumined mind on to the astral plane. he must believe that this is so. 10. then comes an important and difficult phase of the work in which the worker names the glamour and sees it in process of dissipation. he aids the process by saying with tension and inaudibly: the power of the light prevents the appearance of the glamour (naming it. the power of the light negates the q

t of himself, the etheric body, can be controlled and rightly directed, then vision and expression will and must finally coincide. he is also aware that the dense physical body (the outer tangible appearance) is only an automaton, obedient to whatever forces and energies are the controlling factors in the subjective, conditioning the man. is that physical body to be controlled by emotional force, pouring through the sacral centre and producing desire for the satisfaction of the physical appetites, or through the solar plexus leading to emotional satisfaction of some kind? is it to be responsive to the mind and work largely under the impulse of projected thought? is it perhaps to be directed by an energy greater than any of these but hitherto apparently impotent, the energy of the soul as a

ALICE A BAILEY17 TELEPATHY AND THE ETHERIC VEHICLE

t which you write, the flower you hold in your hand, the horse on which you ride, the man to whom you talk, are sharing with you the vast circulatory life of the planet as it streams into, through and out of every aspect of the form nature. the only differences which exist are those in consciousness, and peculiarly so in the consciousness of man and of the black lodge. there is only the one life, pouring through the mass of forms which, in their sum total, constitute our planet as we know it- 84- telepathy and the etheric vehicle copyright 1998 lucis trust all forms are related, inter-related and interdependent; the planetary etheric body holds them together so that a cohesive, coherent, expressive whole is presented to the eye of man, or one great unfolding consciousness to the perception

ubstance of which these etheric channels or channelling tubes are composed is planetary prana, the life-giving, health-giving energy of the planet itself. through these tubes, however, may flow all or any of the possible energies emotional, mental, egoic, manasic, buddhic or atmic, according to the point in evolution which the man concerned has reached. this always means that several energies are pouring through these tubes, unless the point in evolution is exceedingly low or unless one is dealing with a cleavage; these various energies are fused and blended together but find their own focal points in the etheric body when entering directly within the circumference of the dense physical body. just as it can be said of the soul or of the deity, so it can be said of the energetic or vital et

ALICE A BAILEY18 A TREATISE ON THE SEVEN RAYS VOLUME III ESOTERIC ASTROLOGY

time fit to deal. i would remind you- 13- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust that to the lives who inform these great constellations and whose radiation [page 22] dynamic and magnetic reaches our earth, this effect is incidental and unnoticed. the primary effect that they have is upon our planetary logos and this effect reaches us through him, pouring through that great planetary centre to which we have given the name of shamballa. it is, therefore, capable of evoking the major response from the monads, and these monads express themselves through the kingdom of souls and through the human kingdom; it consequently expresses itself through the hierarchy and through humanity as a whole. this is a point of real importance and should be note

f the teaching, we shall find three propositions emerging which govern the inflow of life to the planet and to the individual man. these have been laid down earlier in a treatise on the seven rays but it might profit us to state them here: proposition one every ray life is an expression of a solar life and every planet is therefore: 1. linked with every other planetary life. 2. animated by energy pouring into it from the seven solar systems, of which ours is one. 3. actuated by three streams of force: a. coming from solar systems other than our own. b. our own solar system- 16- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust c. our own planetary life. proposition two each one of the ray lives is the recipient and the custodian of energies coming from

en arise, requiring reasoned answers: 1. is the subject a personality, progressing around and around the wheel, perfecting self-consciousness and developing a rounded out personality through experience and the working of the law of karma, subject to the great illusion and arriving eventually at the height of personality ambition in capricorn? 2. or, is this person beginning to manifest as a soul, pouring light through dense fogs of illusion, and preparing for the major tests in scorpio, to be followed by initiation in capricorn? subsidiary questions would, for instance be: for which death is the man preparing? is there an imminent crisis at hand which indicates a birth into some new state of consciousness? the crucial question, however, to be determined in every case, is the direction in w

s to be discovered and known in its triple nature which is threefold as is the trinity. the tabulation below may serve to make this idea somewhat clearer: 1. physical sun. form .p ersonality. influencing mutable cross. 2. heart of the sun. soul consciousness. influencing fixed cross. 3. central spiritual sun. life .influencing cardinal cross. by the word "influencing" i here refer to the energies pouring from these three aspects of the sun through the three crosses to our planet. ponder on this and remember also that our sun is travelling through space (carrying our solar system along in its sphere of influence) around our own central and conditioning star which it has been rightly presumed exists in the constellation taurus, the bull, being found in the pleiades. at the same time it appea

a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust personality career and the twelve planetary houses are of dominant importance. later the influence of the twelve signs supersedes the influence of the planets. i would like also to emphasise perhaps unnecessarily that sirius, the great bear and the pleiades work through the medium of the twelve constellations, pouring their influences through nine of them in particular, but that these major constellations are not part of the zodiac with which we are concerned. they, with the seven solar systems of which ours is one, are the ten constellations connected with a still greater zodiac which is not conditioned by the numerical significance of the number twelve. hence ten is regarded as the number of perfectio

on and a moment of transference, after which the influence of the fixed cross causes reversal and the lessons gained upon the mutable cross have to be worked out and the effects demonstrated upon the fixed cross. it must not be thought that, in the early stages of unfoldment, experience is gained only through the mutable cross. the man lives in and experiences in all the signs, but the influences pouring through the mutable cross have a more potent effect upon him than those pouring in the early stages through the fixed cross. it is only when the soul is becoming more alive within the form and the man is aware of his duality that the energies of the fixed cross supersede in effectiveness those of the mutable cross, just as after the third initiation the energies of the cardinal cross begin

the self-centred individual, consecrating all thought, time and service to his own well being and- 85- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust personal interests. but in aquarius, the polar opposite of leo and its sign of consummation, he becomes outgoing; there is no centre or circle of circumscribed influence but only two outgoing lines of energy, pouring from him into the world of men. the self-conscious individual in leo becomes the conscious server in aquarius, and this is well expressed for us in the symbols of these two signs. the aquarian is consecrated to group service and to the welfare of humanity. the average aquarian upon the mutable cross will be, for instance, a faithful employee, the adherent and worker in some firm or busines

in the twelve signs of the zodiac; they constitute another field of relationships: aries to one of the two stars, found in the constellation, the great bear, which are called the two pointers. leo to polaris, the pole star, found in the little bear. scorpio to sirius, the dog star. aquarius to alcyone, one of the seven pleiades. there is little that i can tell you in connection with the energies pouring into the four zodiacal signs from these distant though potent points of outgoing energy; they are part of the life expression of an identity, immeasurably superior to and more advanced than our solar logos. a few hints may, however, be of service to the truly esoteric astrologer who may study these pages, particularly where scorpio is concerned. scorpio, at this particular stage of human e

chy. alcyone the star of the individual governing humanity. you can see from the above how the entire plan of this treatise is gradually unfolding. it was necessary for me to indicate to you the nature and the purpose of the three divine centres shamballa, the hierarchy, and humanity before i could make this part of the teaching clear to you, or before i could point out the nature of the energies pouring from distant constellations and zodiacal signs into our planetary scheme. scorpio is the great constellation which influences the turning point both in the life of humanity and the life of the individual human being. for the first time in the history of both mankind and disciples the energy of sirius, pouring into the seven groups which form our planetary hierarchy evokes a response. i wou

d the life of the individual human being. for the first time in the history of both mankind and disciples the energy of sirius, pouring into the seven groups which form our planetary hierarchy evokes a response. i would remind you of a basic fact in the evolutionary process which astrology will eventually prove scientifically and past all controversy. this is the fact that energies and forces are pouring upon our system and our planetary lives ceaselessly, potently and cyclically. yet they are only regarded today as existing when definite response is evoked. they come from all kinds of sources, extraneous to our system and planetary schemes, but until man responds and registers them both scientists and astrologers fail to recognise them and they are as if they were not. this is a point to

to the lack of sensitivity in the mechanism of response which mankind and disciples are at present utilising. you have consequently in connection with the path of discipleship the following lines of "influential energy: 1. sirius working in a sevenfold manner through the seven rays and their seven groups as these constitute the active hierarchy. 2. the fixed cross a fusion of four major energies, pouring into our solar system, on to our planet and through humanity. 3. scorpio an aspect of the fixed cross, of peculiar and specialised potency upon the path of discipleship and preparing, with its tests and trials: a. the process of re-orientation, whereby a man mounts the fixed cross and leaves the mutable cross. b. the disciple for the first, second and third initiations. after the third ini

the soul, the stimulation of the intellect and the focussing of the disciple's attention upon the physical plane (the world of material values) is not desirable. therefore, the influence of the third ray is omitted or "occultly deflected" as it is called, except in so far that the substance of the brain is automatically conditioned by the third ray which is the subconscious ruler of matter. this pouring in of six potencies is that which provides the setting and conditions of the tests; all these ray energies express themselves as the active sub-rays of the ray upon which the soul of the disciple is found; hence the necessity to ascertain the ray of the soul, prior to casting the horoscope and setting up the chart. this brings me to two points about which i would like to speak a word. in d

ness. intellect to intuition. 3. saturn. 3rd ray of intelligence. god the holy spirit. he who knows. mind. human consciousness. instinct to intellect. it is for this basic reason founded upon the above triple relationship that libra is the "point of balance" in the zodiac. in most of the other constellations, at some stage or other, there comes a "point of crisis" wherein the effect of the energy pouring through the sign (via the ruling planets) to man is at its highest point of effectiveness. this in time precipitates the crisis which is required to release the man from the planetary influences which condition his personality and bring him more definitely and consciously under the influence of the sign of the zodiac. but in libra there is no such point of crisis any more than there is in

christ principle) says to arjuna (the world disciple, or developed form aspect "having pervaded the entire universe with a fragment of myself, i remain" there is here an esoteric reference to the essential identity of son with the father, the "undying one" and with the eternal mother; that is, with spirit and matter. this is the fundamental mystery of virgo and will be revealed when the energies pouring into virgo from gemini, via the planet mercury, have done their destined work; for gemini is an expression of the fourth unmanifested creative hierarchy one of the higher group of lives which stand just beyond the seven who condition our systemic lives. these lives have achieved their goal, but their energies are still directed towards and focussed upon our planet. they are not unmanifeste

ncarnated son of god through the experiences of the dark time wherein the personality becomes the mother in the stage of gestation, through the period of infancy upon the physical plane and through the stage of adolescence until the initiate attains full maturity. this necessitates persistence, endurance and continuity of effort and is one of the characteristics imparted or stimulated by energies pouring from vulcan. you can realise that these are first ray attributes and are the reverse side of those usually emphasised, namely, death or the activity of the destroyer aspect. taurus is an expression of the third unmanifested hierarchy and of this hierarchy we know nothing beyond the fact that it is concerned with the light which liberates from death. therefore, you have: taurus illumination

also be a trained occultist, mentally polarised and profoundly aware of the realities, forces and energies of existence and, therefore, free from the ordinary glamours and illusions which colour the reactions and life of the average man. he is then governed by the- 182- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust physical sun, motivated by the energies pouring from "the heart of the sun (via neptune) and bringing about at-one-ment through the forces which are reaching him (via uranus. beyond these two distant planets, lies another planet as yet undiscovered, though speculation is rife about it, owing to certain unexplained movements of the planet neptune. it is through this planet that the forces (as they are related to leo and aquarius) are foc

ALICE A BAILEY19 THE UNFINISHED AUTOBIOGRAPHY

and she is one of the people whom i dearly love, but i will tell you more about her later. i came back to the states on a small boat which docked in boston. it was quite the most awful voyage i ever took a small, dirty boat, four in a cabin, and meals at long tables where the men kept their hats on. i recollect it as a nightmare. but, like all bad things, it ended and we arrived at boston in the pouring rain and i was quite desperate. i had a bad headache; my dressing-case with all its massive silver fittings which had been my mother's had been stolen and dorothy, being about a year old, was very heavy to carry. i was travelling on a cook's tourist ticket and their agent was on board. he took me to the railroad station where i had to wait till midnight and after telling me what i ought to

had written several books which met with a good reception and i wrote them to prove that one could do so-called psychic work, such as my work with the tibetan, and still possess one's own set of brains and be an intelligent human being. through the books and through the growing membership of the school, foster and i were coming increasingly in contact with people all over the world. letters came pouring in of inquiry, of requests for help, or with a demand that we start a group in some country or other. i have always held the theory that the deepest and most esoteric truths could be shouted from the housetops to the general public and unless there was an inner mechanism of spiritual recognition no harm could possibly be done. therefore pledges to secrecy became meaningless. there are no s

ALICE A BAILEY20 A TREATISE ON THE SEVEN RAYS VOLUME IV ESOTERIC HEALING

ease to be found in the world today is almost entirely of group origin, is inherited, is the result of infection, or the result of undernourishment. the last named cause is primarily an evil of civilisation; it is the result of economic maladjustment or the corruption of food. as i earlier pointed out, these latter causes of disease are not primarily the result of inner subtle forces, but are the pouring upwards, into the etheric body, of energies from the physical plane itself and from the outer world of forces. little attention has been paid by occult teachers to these forces which come from without, which originate upon the physical plane, and which affect the inner bodies. there are physical energy and streams of force entering into the etheric bodies of all forms, just as the world il

system, which is an effect of the seven centres, and the determining controlling factor in the physical body of man. 5. the nervous system in its three divisions. 6. the blood stream. all the subsidiary organs of man are effects; they are not pre-determining causes. the determining causes in man, and that which makes him what he is, are the glands. they are externalisations of the types of force pouring through the etheric centres from the subtler worlds of being. they express the point in evolution which the man has reached; they are vital and active or non-vital and inactive, according to the condition of the centres. they demonstrate a sufficiency, an oversufficiency or a deficiency, according to the condition of the etheric vortices. again, the process of control may be stated to be v

however, is very ancient, and is impregnated with disease germs which take their toll of the vegetable, animal and human kingdoms, manifesting differently in each, yet being due basically to the same causes. 5. diseases which are the difficulties of mysticism. these are the peculiar ills and complaints which attack the disciples and aspirants of the world. these can be traced in every case to the pouring in of energy through centres which are not properly equipped, or adequately developed, to handle the force. the above is a generalisation which may be found useful. the method whereby these astral forces (which are, as we know, preeminently the determining life forces for the majority of men at this time) work out into manifestation is a relatively simple matter. in the astral vehicle of e

ed directly from the soul and are therefore a combination of soul-force plus the highest type of astral energy. this would be in the nature of a synthetic analysis and would only be possible in the case of a disciple or an initiate. you will therefore eventually have for each person: 1. a positive analysis of the personality forces, primarily of the astral force as that is the predominating force pouring into the etheric centres. 2. a negative analysis of those aspects of soul energy which are not present. 3. a synthetic analysis, based on both the above. but combining also the record of positive soul expression. in these tabulations and statements i have given you much food for thought. b. desire, inhibited or rampant. it would be of value to you here if i made clear that one of the first

the latest, and therefore the least deep-seated of the three major diseases inherited by modern man, we have learnt how to cure tuberculosis. it has been discovered (when the mind was intelligently applied to the problem) that sunshine and good food could cure, or at any rate arrest, the disease. it is an interesting item in the field of esoteric correspondence that just as the light of the soul, pouring into the mind, can be depended upon to solve any problem, so that light of the sun and its prophylactic rays can dispel the dread symptoms of tuberculosis. similarly, as the race develops right emotional control we shall see the gradual disappearance of the phenomena of cancer. i said right emotional control; inhibition and the suppression of the desire impulses by the force of the will is

the study of the following problems: 1. the problem of the right reception of force through the appropriate centre. an instance of this might be found in the correct control of the solar plexus centre as the one in which astral sensitivity can be registered and properly handled. 2. the problem of the right relation of a particular centre to its related gland, permitting the free play of the force pouring through the centre to the allied glandular correspondence, thus conditioning its peculiar hormone and eventually conditioning the blood stream. if you grasp this sequence of contact, you will understand more clearly the occult significance of the words in the old testament that "the blood is the life" it is the vitality coming from the etheric body which works through into the blood stream

ric body will take on a new importance and be correctly understood. 3. causes arising in the mental body i started this section of our study with the causes arising in the astral and etheric bodies because they are the major sources of trouble, owing to the fact that the bulk of humanity is astrally focussed, just as the bulk of the forms in the animal kingdom are etherically focussed. the forces pouring into the animal kingdom come predominantly from etheric levels and from the dense physical levels of life. the higher animals, however, owing to the development brought about through their contact with human beings, are becoming susceptible to forces coming from the astral plane, and they thus develop actions and reactions which are not purely instinctual. today, owing to the development o

ming from the astral plane, and they thus develop actions and reactions which are not purely instinctual. today, owing to the development of the mind in the aryan race, certain difficulties may arise in the physical body. their origin is not basically mental but primarily due to the fact that the mental body is the transmitter (when active and rightly aligned) of soul energy and this soul energy, pouring into the physical body, can produce certain conditions of overstimulation and difficulties connected with the nervous system. but it is the transmitted energy which causes the trouble and not the factor arising from the mind itself. i will elaborate this a little later. a. wrong mental attitudes. i would like to deal, first of all, with the basic premise that disease and physical liabiliti

your mind and then dismiss it. forget now the details of the work, such as the group, yourself and the difficulty of the patient, and concentrate upon the type of force you are going to handle, which is, in this case and for the present, second ray force, the force of love. what i am here giving out is an adaptation of the second ray method of healing, arranged for beginners. 5. feel a deep love pouring into you. regard it as substantial light which you can and will manipulate. then send it out as a stream of radiant light from the ajna centre and direct it through the medium of your hands to the patient. in doing this, hold the hands before the eyes, palms outward and with the hacks of the hands next to the eyes and about six inches away from the face. in this way, the stream which is is

entre and direct it through the medium of your hands to the patient. in doing this, hold the hands before the eyes, palms outward and with the hacks of the hands next to the eyes and about six inches away from the face. in this way, the stream which is issuing from the ajna centre, becomes divided into two and pours out through the two hands. it is thus directed on to the patient. visualise it as pouring out and sense the patient receiving it. as you do this, say aloud in a low voice "may the love of the one soul, focussed in this group, radiate upon you, my brother, and permeate every part of your body healing, soothing, strengthening; and dissipating all that hinders service and good health" say this slowly and deliberately, believing in the results. see that no thought-power or will-pow

ough the medium of the third aspect, but under the directing will of the first aspect. 4. it is the centre where the "serpent of god" undergoes two transformations: a. the serpent of matter lies coiled. b. this serpent is transformed into the serpent of wisdom. c. the serpent of wisdom is translated and becomes the "dragon of living light" 5. these three stages are nurtured by the life and energy pouring down through the entire length of the spinal column, via the etheric correspondence of the spinal cord, and in time and space this downpouring (plus the simultaneously uprising life) produces: a. the awakening in a gradual and orderly manner of the centres, according to ray types. b. the reversal of the centres so that the consciousness of the indwelling man is adequate to his environment

es. the next great move in medicine will be to recognise the fact of the etheric body, the physical substance which underlies dense matter. 8. when the centres are awakened throughout the body, there will then be present a highly electric nervous system, responsive with immediacy to the energy carried by the nadis; the result of this will be a well-balanced endocrine system. the vitality and life pouring through the entire body will then be of such potency that automatically the physical body will be resistant to disease, either innate, hereditary, or of group origin. in these words i express for you a future probability but not an immediate possibility. man will some day have the three systems perfectly coordinated, psychically responsive to the inner pattern of nadis and centres, and con

be avoided, owing to the nervous and uneven unfoldment of man. later, this stimulation will be regulated and controlled, and the heart will be subjected only to a general strain, along with all the other centres. cancer is a disease most definitely related to the centres, and it will be found that the centre in the area wherein the cancer exists is overactive, with a consequent increase of energy pouring through the related bodily substance. this energy and the overstimulation of a centre can be due not only to the activity of the centre and its consequent radiation, but also the suppression imposed by the mind upon any activity of a particular centre. this brings about a damming up of energy, and again we have the creation of too much concentrated energy in any particular area. one of the

. that these conditioning factors make the etheric body what it is in any one incarnation; these factors are, in their turn, the result of activities initiated and carried through in previous incarnations, and thus constitute the patient's karmic liabilities or his karmic freedoms- 163- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iv: esoteric healing copyright 1998 lucis trust 8. that the basic energies pouring into the etheric body and conditioning the physical body will be of two major types: the ray energy of the soul and the ray energy of the personality, qualified by the three minor forces or the rays of the mental nature, the astral body and the physical vehicle. this therefore involves five energies which are present in the etheric body which the physician of the future will have to consid

lower nature, which enables the healer to register in his own body the same difficulty of which the patient is aware- 182- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iv: esoteric healing copyright 1998 lucis trust this is called "occult transference" and should only be employed by those who know how to absorb and to dissipate. in this case, the healer can also feel the cause of the disease through the pouring in of energy to the etheric counterpart of the physical plane disease, or as an extreme emotionalism or sensitive response in the astral counterpart. on the dual cause of congestion. let me make one or two concise statements and then explain. first, subjective condition alone cannot cause an outer congestion. the soul has arranged to express itself through the medium of a body which has ce

s time. mental healers (true mental healers who are rare indeed) blend soul energy with the two above mentioned forces and this produces a synthesis of the personality forces. carried forward intelligently, this synthesis brings about the healing of the person through the production of definite organisation and alignment. soul healing supersedes the three above mentioned methods, and produces the pouring into and through the mechanism of the patient of pure soul energy. it was in this way that christ worked, and there are few today to work this way. it must be held before you, however, as an objective. physical healing by prana is very common. it is often temporarily effective, but it concerns and deals only with effects and never touches causes. the disease can therefore be abated, but ne

ALICE A BAILEY21 EDUCATION IN THE NEW AGE

d points must be accepted by students as a working hypothesis prior to all attempted work: 1. the science of the antahkarana is connected with the entire problem of energy, but peculiarly with the energy handled by the individual and with the forces by which the individual relates himself to other individuals or to groups. for the sake of clarity, we will give the name of a. energy: to all forces pouring into the individual form from whatever direction and source. to these major energies, the names of "sutratma" or "life thread" or "silver cord" have frequently been given. b. force: to all the energies which after due manipulation and concentration are projected by the individual or group in any direction and with many possible motives, some good and many selfish. 2. the science of the ant

ALICE A BAILEY22 DISCIPLESHIP IN THE NEW AGE VOLUME II

you can attempt to find some time, as near to the full moon period as is reasonably possible in your own particular circumstances. this, my brother, is to be a group effort, and not an individual one, and it is as a group that i shall seek to contact you. therefore it is necessary for you to have this in your mind as you prepare for that moment. you must link up first with all the group members, pouring yourself out in love to each of them, and to all collectively, and associating yourself with them as a part with the whole. then in united effort attempt the following procedure: 1. having linked up with all your group brothers, and having raised your consciousness as high as you possibly can, endeavour then to hold steady, holding the mind unwaveringly "in the light" and letting the brain

attempt the following procedure: 1. having linked up with all your group brothers, and having raised your consciousness as high as you possibly can, endeavour then to hold steady, holding the mind unwaveringly "in the light" and letting the brain consciousness and its registration drop below the level of consciousness. 2. then initiate a new effort. realise that, on my side, i also stand steady, pouring out upon you my love and strength and endeavouring to lift you up into a higher state of consciousness. 3. visualise ahead of you (if i may use so inadequate a word) a disk or sphere of indigo blue, a deep electric blue. in the centre of that disk imagine that i, your tibetan brother, am standing. my appearance and personality matter not- 12- discipleship in the new age- volume ii copyrigh

which will constitute the bridge between the fourth and fifth kingdoms. it is the individual and the group antahkarana. i am going to change your full moon work a little. proceed as heretofore, but as you stand with me before the "open window' and prior to the attempt to hear me speak the words which i may have for you, imagine yourselves as bathed in a vivid butter-coloured living light which is pouring through the open window and enveloping the group. note, as this happens, which centre responds or registers the vibration and stimulation or any phenomena of any kind, and then record this upon your monthly reports. i am also going to 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 a

y are still to be found in them, the affiliation with my ashram still persists, even though in so few cases can permission to move closer be granted; they are not yet ready to reach a "more enlightened ashramic position" as it is called. 2. affiliation with an ashram subjects the aspirant to intensified stimulation; in many cases it proved impossible for some chelas to handle it. spiritual energy pouring into the personality, via the aspirant's own soul, fostered the emergence of that which was good but also of that which could not be taken closer into the ashram itself. the undesirable qualities had to be eliminated (such were s.c.p. and l.u.t) this stimulation cannot be avoided and is one of the tests of an accepted disciple's fitness for "ashramic sharing" perfection is not looked for o

behind him. 2. then stretching out your hands in blessing, say together with solemn, voiced intent the formula or mantram of unification, beginning "the sons of men are one" which you have been using each morning in your personal meditation. throw the power of your focussed thought and will into and behind the words. 3. stand then together in the light which streams ever from the east and see it pouring through the master to each of you, entering by the head centre, passing from thence to the heart centre, and then from the heart it is directed by an act of the focussed will expressed and propelled forth consciously to the quiescent point of dim light within the solar plexus. 4. then, withdrawing again to the head centre, endeavour consciously to see the three centres (head, heart and sol

this potent energy of thine be in the hands of the forces of light" 3. then visualise the work to be done by those groups which claim your present allegiance (i.e, the arcane school and the service activities, or any other group which you know is attempting to carry out the hierarchical plan. then, through the creative imagination and by an act of the will, see untold and unlimited sums of money pouring into the hands of those who seek to do the masters' work. 4. then say aloud, with conviction and emphasis "he for whom the whole world waits has said that whatsoever shall be asked in his name and with faith in the response will see it accomplished" remember at the same time that "faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen" then add "i ask for the needed

realistic and know that if you do- 162- discipleship in the new age- volume ii copyright 1998 lucis trust not give, you may not ask, for you have no right to evoke that which you do not share. suggestions: 1. this meditation is so simple that many of you may regard it as innocuous and perhaps futile. used by many simultaneously, it may shatter the impasse which at present prevents adequate funds pouring into the work which the hierarchy seeks to accomplish. 2. do this meditation every sunday morning. take what you have saved during the previous week and dedicate it to the work and present it in meditation to the christ and his hierarchy. whether the sum is large or small, it can become an attractive and magnetic unit in the masters' plans. 3. realise the occult law that "to those who give

sible revelation which comes to the initiate who can penetrate into certain high places where the nature of the divine will suddenly assumes a different and amazing significance, where the purposes being worked out in the council chamber of shamballa are visioned not in detail but as a suddenly contacted inspiration; then for the first time the initiate becomes consciously receptive to the energy pouring into the hierarchy from the great white lodge on sirius- 190- discipleship in the new age- volume ii copyright 1998 lucis trust it is at this point of revelation and in relation to this symbol that the initiate eventually stands. then the "many lines of force within the square become the seven paths of light which claim his choice, leading him on to the sevenfold path of initiate evolution

nge governs the hierarchy just as it governs humanity. 2. that the disciple who functions under this law has the following things to do: a. deal with the constantly transforming changes in his own personality. b. adapt himself to the rapidly developing and changing events which are taking place within the hierarchy. c. contribute to the wise circulation and direction of the new energies which are pouring into and through the ashram. this he does by realising himself as a centre of changing energies. this is the way the hierarchy works. you who read and study the ways of the ashrams at this time are witnessing a period of extreme change and adjustment and of a far-reaching reorganisation. for ever the occult law holds good "as above, so below" and the reorganisation of planetary affairs whi

s above, so below" and the reorganisation of planetary affairs which is taking place at this time is partially the effect of the changes produced in the hierarchy by two major factors, to both of which i have frequently referred: 1. the higher and more intelligent type of disciple who is now affiliating with the ashram and his instinctive demand for group work and recognition. 2. the new energies pouring through shamballa into the hierarchy; these are of an extra-planetary nature and have their source largely in the aquarian quality of the present cycle; these energies are steadily eliminating the energies of the piscean age. therefore, my brother, from the angle of the searching disciple, this first hint (in one of its deeper meanings) provides you with three lines of thought or of medita

hip in the new age- volume ii copyright 1998 lucis trust note: this disciple chose to withdraw from the tibetan's group and, until the close of his life in 1953, carried on his own established line of service. to l. f. u. august 1940 brother of mine: i scarce know what to say to you for the body is tired, the mind is bewildered, the emotional nature is striving to assert itself whilst the soul is pouring in a stimulating energy which is responsible for a very definite crisis in your life. it is of interest to me to know how many members of the group are now being tested a thing which was foreseen by me but refused consideration by several of you. several members of the group are undergoing the painful test of war, with its inevitable nervous effects upon the constitution, its strain upon t

ustralia be extended, and that in sydney another centre or power station should be opened. your meditation during the coming year should be focussed around the effort to bring through second ray energy the energy of your soul and of your mind into the physical brain, via the etheric body. you must do this through the power of the creative imagination; you must act "as if; you must see this energy pouring in, literally, to the head centre and from thence to the brain. you must work out your own way of doing this, for that will be for you the best way. two suggestions only will i make: see this energy of love as a great descending stream of light substance, pouring down from the soul into your threefold lower equipment, and from thence out into the arcane school, enveloping its membership. s

i see more effective service to be rendered by you if you can master a difficult lesson at this time. you are exceedingly well equipped to serve. your second ray energy, coupled with your seventh ray force, makes for almost unique and unusual service; however and here lies a hindrance your fourth ray mind, constantly presenting fields of conflict which you must conquer, deflects the energy which, pouring through your soul, could lead to a planned and organised activity upon the physical plane. but it does not. the descending soul energy and the ascending personality aspiration meet upon the mental plane, and there both of them are arrested by your over-analytical mind. you need not infer from this that you are not of service to people; but it is an individual here and there that you assist

ALICE A BAILEY23 THE EXTERNALISATION OF THE HIERARCHY

and that the effect is a cause of grave concern to all the masters, their disciples and workers. the difficulty can, in the main, be traced back to the overstimulation and the undue strain placed upon the mechanism of the bodies, which the world of souls (in physical incarnation) have to employ as they seek to manifest on the physical plane and so respond to their environment. the flow of energy, pouring through from the astral plane and (in a lesser degree) from the lower mental plane, is brought in contact with bodies that are unresponsive at first, and over-responsive later; it pours into brain cells which, from lack of use, are unaccustomed to the powerful rhythm imposed upon them; and humanity's equipment of knowledge is so poor that the majority have- 4- the externalisation of the hi

to this group (glamour: a world problem. the task of this group of disciples is closely connected with the astral task of the hierarchy. this is, at this time, the dissipation of the world illusion. that has been its problem since atlantean times, and the climaxing of its effort is imminent and immediate. it takes the form (for all illusions take to themselves form of some kind or other) of the "pouring in of light" esoterically understood. this is an illusion and at the same time a great and significant spiritual fact. hence we have today upon the physical plane the emergence of much light everywhere; we have festivals of illumination, and a consistent endeavour on the part of all spiritual workers to enlighten mankind, and a great deal of talk on the part of educators anent illumination

for the source lies in the realm of energies and forces. as i explained elsewhere (the destiny of the nations, pages 3-47, there are three great streams of energy working powerfully in the world at this time and two others are also struggling for expression, making the five that together will determine the trend of world affairs. to repeat briefly: 1. the first and the most powerful force is that pouring into the world from shamballa, the planetary centre where the will of god is known. only twice in our planetary history has this shamballa energy made its presence felt directly: the first time, when the great human crisis occurred at the individualisation of man in ancient lemuria; the second time, in atlantean days in the great struggle between the lords of light and the lords of materia

e potent than the forces of the spirit or of the intangible worlds. up to the present this has not been wrong, though it has been accompanied by much that has been undesirable and which has led to a one-sided evolution. but the time has now come for the shift of the human consciousness into the world of true and spiritual understanding and of the intangible and more desirable standards of living. pouring through the chaos of offensive and defensive groups and through the many warring organisations (political for the most part, or religious, and affecting both the reactionary bodies and those who stand for the new ideals and the coming civilisation and culture, are the five streams above mentioned streams of energy. at this point i would remind you that the effect of the impact of energy is

litical and organisational changes which are so prevalent and so disturbing. there is little that humanity can do about this except endeavour to balance this first ray display of energy with second ray or hierarchical force. this latter energy working through the world religions and the men and women who respond to the love influence can change methods (though not the purpose or the direction) by pouring in the love force. again, that force which we regard as emanating from the strictly human centre, the third ray type of energy, is of the third or creative order; and in these three energies you have, in reality, the expression of the three major centres of the planetary logos. the first or will energy is, as you know, focussed in sanat kumara, the ancient of days (as he is called in the c

here are those who send thoughts of love to the group of evil men who are- 174- the externalisation of the hierarchy copyright 1998 lucis trust responsible for world disaster, believing thereby to influence them for good. i would remind them that love is essentially an impersonal potency or energy, dependent for its effect upon the type of form which it contacts and upon which it makes an impact. pouring, therefore, upon the selfish materialistic nature, it will only enhance desire and promote increased acquisitive aggression, and thus foster the lower nature and distort the true expression of love, leading to increased evil activity. pouring upon the selfless, the pure and the disinterested, it will foster reality and true love. these are points which should be remembered at this time by

has happened only once before in the history of the race. owing to the fact that mankind is so weakened by pain, strain and suffering, the probability is that it will not be deemed wise for the lords of liberation directly to contact humanity. they will more probably do three things: 1. stand behind and strengthen the rider on the white horse as he responds to the demand of the people everywhere, pouring through him that dynamic energy which embodies the first divine aspect, the will aspect, the power expression. thus they will enable him to carry out the will of god in such a manner that humanity can grasp what is being done. mankind will then see the love which animates the will and power of god. the true significance of liberty will then be revealed. it is not yet understood. 2. pour th

avatar, greater than the other four. these avatars have not, in this world cycle, experienced human life. 5. divine embodiments. these avatars appear rarely; and when they do, the effectiveness and results of their work are very great. they issue forth into manifestation via the centre at shamballa, because they are an expression of the will nature of deity; they embody divine purpose; the energy pouring through them and transmitted by them is focussed through the lord of the world; they can only be reached by the united voices of the hierarchy and of humanity speaking in unison; their service is evoked only by realised need, and only after those who call them forth have added to their faith strenuous action and have done their utmost, alone and unaided, to overcome evil. they never descen

ld of spiritual perception, of truth and of divine ideas will stand revealed. the result will be the disappearing of illusion. the combined work of these two great sons of god, concentrated through the world disciples and through their initiates must and will inevitably shatter illusion and dispel glamour the one by the intuitive recognition of reality by minds attuned to it, and the other by the pouring in of the light of reason. the buddha made the first planetary effort to dissipate world glamour; the christ made the first planetary effort towards the dispelling of illusion. their work must now be intelligently carried forward by a humanity wise enough to recognise its dharma. men are being rapidly disillusioned and will consequently see more clearly. the world glamour is being steadily

the hallmark of our civilisation; it has often been knowledge misapplied and dedicated to the selfishness of men, but it has been an impersonal thing personally applied; this must end. now another phase of that light can begin to demonstrate as the result of the past, and that is wisdom. wisdom is the enlightened application of knowledge, through love, to the affairs of men. it is understanding, pouring out everywhere as the result of experience. i call you, therefore, everyone, to a great service of demand and of invocation on behalf of humanity a demand for the inflow of light upon the decisions of men. i would ask you to request and expect the needed enlightenment for those who have to make decision on behalf of men everywhere. your individual enlightenment has nothing to do with this

e physical plane. i would ask all of you who read these words anent the second coming, to reserve opinion as to the exact nature of that event. keep the concept impersonal and link not that appearance to a personality or to an individual. if you make the mistake of attaching the meaning to an individual, you will limit your understanding and fail in right recognition of group purpose. the work of pouring out the principle of love (which is the christ principle) and of lifting the masses in their consciousness to the pitch where they can understand and welcome that love-principle is the main work of the new age, and it will inaugurate the age of brotherhood and mould humanity into the likeness of the christ. that the oriental peoples may call this great official by another name than that of

s act of the will is carried out by the three heads of departments in the hierarchy, under the guidance of the christ and by the chohans of the seven major ashrams. they constitute a group of ten to whom this task has been committed, for the reason that they are the only members of the hierarchy who possess the needed qualifications and in whom the will aspect is adequately developed. the task of pouring out the love principle in a new and dynamic manner is being carried out by all the masters and by all initiates who have taken the third initiation. this stream of love will focus itself each coming full moon in a special act or demonstration of love. you will note also how fully occupied the hierarchy is with work, preparatory to emergence, and with those plans and activities which will l

outer world service; this alignment has also to be extended between senior disciples and initiates and the workers on earth. the pureness of the motives animating the hierarchy will constantly emerge with greater clarity in your minds, as you attempt to understand, even in a small measure, their problems. there are other problems of which you can know nothing problems related to the new energies pouring into our planet, impersonally and dynamically; problems of fresh tensions, incident to stronger and new alignments; problems concerned with human enlightenments and reactions in the face of the darkness which evil initiated; problems of increased personnel, disturbing the rhythm but necessitated by the demand for workers; problems connected with the growth and training of the members of th

right 1998 lucis trust produces a magnetic personality, and this in both the good and the bad sense. 3. the energy of the mental plane. this is rapidly coming into an unique potency and its effects today are reaching down into the very depths of humanity, thus bringing to the surface the mental capacity which is latent in and hitherto unused by the masses of men everywhere. it can be described as pouring into the human consciousness by means of four divisions of mental energy: a. the energy of ideological thought. b. the energy of religious formulations; these are in process of creating great changes in the minds of men concerning the religious concepts of the world and the new spiritual values. c. the energy which is today producing the struggle for freedom and liberation from environing

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hy. it provides testimony, which he can recognise, of the existence of knowledges, wisdom and significances of which the intelligentsia of humanity are not yet aware; it guarantees to him the unfolding possibility of his own higher nature, a realisation of his divine connections and the possibility of his ultimate highest spiritual attainment; it steadily supersedes soul knowledge, and the energy pouring in to his consciousness from the spiritual triad particularly the energy of the sixth and seventh spheres of activity is the specific and particular energy which finally brings about the destruction of the causal body, the annihilation of the temple of solomon, and the liberation of the life. then that which in time and space has been termed the soul can "onward move in life" evolution as

umerous smaller and less important ones, to which no reference has been or need be made. three great sons of god at the moment of initiation made a major contribution to the human consciousness through their determined will-to-law, will-to-love and will-to-synthesis. mankind was thereby aided to move forward more easily along the "lighted way" to pass through the halls of maya, aided by the light pouring through the rents made in the separating veils by perfected divine men at the very moment of their triumph. a fourth great rent still remains to be made as a result of the energies released and the gained good which the three earlier rents have made possible. this fourth major rent will be made by humanity itself, standing with "massed intent" focussed through the groups which are external

united group progress will bring about many types of development. it is this different approach to the same basic problems which lies behind the new capacities which are emerging among disciples; it is this which enables disciples of experience to work at high speed and with a life potency that is unusual. i would have all disciples begin to train themselves to respond to the aquarian energy now pouring into the hierarchy. some of you can do so as accepted disciples, and as members of my ashram. take advantage, therefore, of the opportunity for re-energising that comes to all those who have established contact, via their souls, with the hierarchy, or who are members of an ashram, or who, as probationers, are upon the periphery of the great ashram of sanat kumara, the hierarchy. this aquar

demands of the piscean age. 3. the third great change has been in the relation of the hierarchy to shamballa, and of this you can necessarily know and understand little. i could perhaps express the underlying significance to you in symbolic language. the energy, emanating from shamballa, has been divided into two direct and distinctive streams. one stream, embodying the dynamic of purpose, is now pouring into the hierarchy and into its seven major ashrams; another stream, embodying the dynamic of determination or of enlightened enthusiastic will, is reaching humanity direct, via the new group of world servers. hitherto a blended stream of shamballa force has poured into the hierarchy and has streamed, in its undifferentiated type and quality, into all the groups within the- 156- a treatise

ld servers. hitherto a blended stream of shamballa force has poured into the hierarchy and has streamed, in its undifferentiated type and quality, into all the groups within the- 156- a treatise on the seven rays- volume v: the rays and the initiations copyright 1998 lucis trust hierarchy. now the quality of determination, or of what the average person understands by the use of the word "will" is pouring into the new group of world servers, whilst the energy of dynamic purpose, differentiated into seven diverging streams, is pouring into each of the "seven points of reception" the masters' ashrams within the ring-pass-not of the hierarchy. these seven types of purpose embody the seven energies which will reorganise and redefine the hierarchical undertakings, and thus inaugurate the new age

of the buddhas of activity. this, in its turn, has a small symbolic triangle of its own, to which i would call attention: the thyroid gland and the para-thyroids. 3. the centre at the base of the spine. this is galvanised into activity at a certain stage of the evolutionary process, by energy emanating from the buddhas of activity who are the least active at this particular time. it is an energy pouring towards the fourth kingdom but not directed towards any individual. these great lives work through major groups. their potency is such that it would otherwise prove destructive. the purpose of deity is necessarily embodied in a mental proposition; it is through this mental proposition that the three buddhas of activity implement their work. i can put it no clearer. there will come a time i

t yet one in consciousness, however true it may be in fact. the reason for this is that life is loving synthesis in action, and of that there is little today in demonstration. we have life in activity but love, based on realised unity and leading to expressed synthesis, is still absent. the vision of it is, however, upon the horizon of many, for in these days many are attaining sight and light is pouring in. revelation will come when the world disciples and initiates have perfected the art of revelation. the task ahead is simple. the important aspect, at this time, of the basic oneness underlying all forms, and which the workers of today must immediately emphasise, is the fact of the kingdom of god, of the planetary hierarchy. the citizens of that kingdom and the members of that hierarchy

if due search is made and the material is gathered together into a coherent whole. i suggest that you study and compare, read and search topically and extract all that i have said about the various nations, their governing constellations and their planetary rulers. this will facilitate research into the relation of the planetary centres to the systemic centres, the sacred planets and the energies pouring through them from the constellations which they "rule" in the esoteric sense. this is one of the paradoxes of occultism but it can be understood if the student remembers that the centres in his etheric body rule in so far as they are receptive or non-receptive to the influences emanating from the planet, via the planetary centres. it would not be advisable for me to give out the relation o

n, as is the astral plane with which we are all so unhappily acquainted. the reason for this lies in the fact that all our planes constitute the cosmic physical plane and are therefore regarded as far as three worlds of human evolution are concerned as illusion, for the dense physical substance is not a principle. this you have oft been told. the cosmic astral plane is a reservoir of love energy, pouring into two of our planes which constitute part of the cosmic etheric body the monadic plane and the buddhic plane. 5. it is that which permeates the radiation from the hierarchy to which humanity is responsive. no disciple or aspirant can be drawn into the periphery of the hierarchy, and from thence into an ashram, without finding that his will nature is being affected. it will only show its

cyclic law and the direction of the master working on the second path. these three factors create great trouble; during the past crisis of the world war (1914-1945) it reached most serious proportions. the hierarchical crisis to which i have earlier referred was involved, and many masters from the various ashrams made a decision to work on this second path in order to bring order out of chaos by pouring into the planetary astral plane pure astral energy, untainted by glamour and revelatory of pure love. they were experts in timing and in energy manipulation. you will also note how three types of astral energy are therefore related: the astral force of our planet, distinctive of the planetary astral plane in the three worlds of human enterprise. the astral force of the solar logos, the tru

nts would do well to learn that this process of building the antahkarana is one of the means whereby man, the trinity, becomes a duality. when the task is completed and the antahkarana is definitely built thus producing perfect alignment between the monad and its expression upon the physical plane the body of the soul (the causal body) is completely and finally destroyed by the fire of the monad, pouring down the antahkarana. there is then complete reciprocity between the monad and the fully conscious soul on the physical plane. the "divine intermediary" is no longer required. the "son of god who is the son of mind" dies; the "veil of the temple is rent in twain from the top to the bottom; the fourth initiation is passed, and there then comes the revelation of the father. this is the final

it is not possible for any disciple who has not taken the third initiation to ascertain his monadic ray, but any disciple building the antahkarana, and who has reached the stage of projection, should know his soul ray and his personality ray, and should remember that their fused or blended potency must perform the act of projection. the energy of the monad can be evoked, but it results in a down-pouring towards its working agent and it is not an act of projection per se. the act of projection is the work of the "shadow and the reflection" the old commentary says in this connection, when dealing with the word of power for each ray "when there is no shadow, for the sun is clear, and no reflection for the water is no more, then naught remains but the one who stands with eyes directing life a

becoming a truly mental being, with the focus of his life upon the mental level where it is subject to soul control; it then in turn becomes the directing agent of the man upon the physical plane. this does not mean that he is occupied with making his lower concrete mind active, directing and illumined; that is taking place gradually and automatically through the pressure of the higher influences pouring into and through him. he is occupied with the task of becoming aware of the activities of his higher or abstract mind and of the pure reason which controls and animates the buddhic plane, and which is itself susceptible to impression from the monad. that plane has to become the one toward which his mental consciousness looks and upon which it focusses its attention. there it must be polari

s influencing their minds telepathically. this overshadowing or influencing will be his primary work upon the mental plane. this will constitute one of his most effective methods in his proposed spiritual interference in world affairs. through the medium of these members or affiliates of the hierarchy, he will have outposts of his consciousness in every nation. through them he can work. 2. by the pouring out of the christ life or consciousness upon the masses everywhere and in every nation. this spiritual inflow will bring about the reorienting of human desire and will evoke the emotional reaction to his presence. this therefore brings the astral plane within the active sphere of his influence; this involves the release of the energy of goodwill into the hearts of men, predisposing them to

the emergence of the new age. 8. conflict produces points of crisis, then a point of tension, and eventually a point of emergence. 9. this principle of conflict is preparing the way for the return of the christ, who will inaugurate the new era of harmony. 10. christ will come in three different ways: a. through the overshadowing, on the mental plane, of all disciples and aspirants. b. through the pouring out of love or of the christ consciousness upon the masses on the emotional plane. c. through his recognised physical presence upon earth. 11. certain nations are today torn with conflict but are moving toward harmony. other nations are focal points of discord and thereby serve the principle of conflict- 420- a treatise on the seven rays- volume v: the rays and the initiations copyright 19

s an example which is of definite aid to humanity as a whole. what can i prophesy? what may i foretell in relation to human affairs and of the future ahead of the race? i would remind you that even the hierarchy of spiritual and liberated souls, the church of god invisible, knows not the way that humanity will choose to go. general trends are watched and possibilities are considered; the energies pouring into the human family are directed and manipulated, and conditions can frequently be adjusted, but men decide for themselves direct action; they make their own choices and exert unimpeded the free will with which they may at any time be equipped. i prophecy not, because i do not know. i can, however, say that the issues at stake are now becoming so clear that right decision is more possibl

ALICE BAILEY THE LABOURS OF HERCULES

mself, and the spiritual law to which he will eventually subordinate himself; third, that the work of an individual is to apply the sickle and to cut out, or cut down, that which hinders the application of the spiritual law and so hinders the flowering forth of the soul. the constellation leo has in it ninety-five stars, two of them of the first magnitude. its egyptian name, we are told, meant "a pouring out, the nile giving its fullest irrigation at that season. this has also an interesting esoteric significance for, according to the teaching of the ageless wisdom, the human family came into existence through what is technically called "the third outpouring, which was the term given to the coming-in of a great tide of souls into the animal bodies and, therefore, the formation of the human

world problems. the world will never be put right by fighting, but by right thought, and it will be a soul process. someone has said that in scorpio we have conviction of sin; in sagittarius we have conviction of right. three gifts we are told in some books on astrology that there are three signs of beneficent- 95- the labours of hercules outpouring in the zodiac. one is aries from which there is pouring out upon us the gift of existence. a quotation from a hindu scripture tells us that there are three things which by the grace of god we have: the gift of being a human being, the longing for liberation, and coming under the guidance of a perfect sage, in your own heart. the gift of existence in aries is the wonder of being a human being. if you can think of yourself as a mineral, from such

y the messenger from the soul to the brain via the mind is ruling, we will have public opinion moulded by thought and not by emotion, and we shall have the world full of thinkers. the function of those who write and think along these lines, and there are thousands everywhere in the world, is to begin to think constructively along right lines so that the foundations will be well laid for the force pouring in; we build for the future. inclusive consciousness does not mean humanly conscious; it is more, you must become time conscious. the time is coming in aquarius when past, present and future will pass out altogether and you will always have the eternal present that will include every sphere and aspect of consciousness which we can call strictly human. that is the position of the humanist

gate of initiation. here we have the idea of the door through which the cosmic christ passes at the end of the age when the heavens and the earth are dissolved and god's plans are consummated. 2. the fixed cross, consisting of the four constellations: a. taurus illumination. mind. b. leo individuality. self-consciousness. c. scorpio the final freeing from illusion. d. aquarius server of the race, pouring out the living water of purification. this is pre-eminently the cross of the soul and of real interest because it is the cross of the disciple hercules. he personified these four signs, and was crucified upon this fixed cross. these four signs are regarded in our christian belief as the sacred four and we find them presented to us in the four living creatures of the prophet ezekiel. these

ed twice as two sons are assigned to gemini "dan shall be a serpent. that biteth the horses' heels" sagittarius, the archer joseph "his bow abode in strength. his horse is the one that scorpio follows fast after. capricorn, the goat benjamin in the egyptian mysteries capricorn is represented as a god with a wolf's head "benjamin shall raven as a wolf" aquarius, the water carrier reuben means "the pouring out of water. the living water. pisces, the fishes gad a play on "dag, the fish [225] journey through the signs (as a back-drop to the drama enacted in each sign this brief summary seems to integrate the hercules series) the progress of hercules from the mental plane, through the emotional or desire plane and out into physical manifestation, and then his journey through the twelve signs, a

BLAVATSKY H P ANTHROPOGENESIS

n if we take into account the fact that ever since the second race, when their respective seven groups were furnished with bodies, several births and deaths may be allowed for every second of time in the aeons already passed- still, there must be a limit. it was stated that karma- nemesis, whose bond-maid is nature, adjusted everything in the most harmonious manner; and that, therefore, the fresh pouring-in, or arrival of new monads, had ceased as soon as humanity had reached its full physical development. no fresh monads have incarnated since the middle-point of the atlanteans. hence, remembering that, save in the case of young children, and of individuals whose lives were violently cut off by some accident, no spiritual entity can re-incarnate before a period of many centuries has elapse

efore he denies. let him turn to some most suggestive egyptian bas reliefs. one especially from the temple of philoe, represents a scene of initiation. two gods- hierophants, one with the head of a hawk (the sun, the other ibis-headed (mercury, thoth, the god of wisdom and secret learning, the assessor of osiris-sun, are standing over the body of a candidate just initiated. they are in the act of pouring on his head a double stream of water (the water of life and new birth, which stream is interlaced in the shape of a cross and full of small ansated crosses. this is allegorical of the awakening of the candidate[[vol. 2, page] 559 its early significance (now an initiate, when the beams of the morning sun (osiris) strike the crown of his head (his entranced body being placed on its wooden ta

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we must admit the existence of these entities, if we would not reject the existence of spiritual humanity within physical mankind. for the hosts of these sons of light and 'mind-born sons' of the first manifested ray of the unknown all, are the very root of spiritual man" unless we want to believe the unphilosophical dogma of a specially created soul for every human birth- a fresh supply of these pouring in daily, since "adam- we have to admit the occult teachings. this will be explained in its place. let us see, now, what may be the occult meaning of this stanza. the doctrine teaches that, in order to become a divine, fully conscious god- aye, even the highest- the spiritual primeval intelligences must pass through the human stage. and when we say human, this does not apply merely to our

ow (see in "esoteric buddhism "the constitution of man" and the "planetary chain) and now it will be easy to imagine further globe a of the lunar chain informing globe a of the terrestrial chain, and- dying; globe b of the former sending after that its energy into globe b of the new chain; then globe c of the lunar, creating its progeny sphere c of the terrene chain; then the moon (our satellite) pouring forth into[[footnote(s* she is the satellite, undeniably, but this does not invalidate the theory that she has given to the earth all but her corpse. for darwin's theory to hold good, besides the hypothesis just upset (vide last footnote, other still more incongruous speculations had to be invented. the moon, it is said, has cooled nearly six times as rapidly as the earth (winchell's "worl

their former, when the world is renewed at the beginning of the succeeding kalpa (vayu purana. these clouds, mighty in size, and loud in thunder, fill up all space (nabhas-tala" goes on vishnu purana (book vi, ch. iii "showering down torrents of water, these clouds quench the dreadful fires, and then they rain uninterruptedly for a hundred (divine) years, and deluge the whole world (solar system. pouring down, in drops as large as dice, these rains overspread the earth, and fill the middle region (bhuvaloka) and inundate heaven. the world is now enveloped in darkness, and all things animate, or inanimate, having perished, the clouds continue to pour down their waters "and the night of brahma reigns supreme over the scene of desolation" this is what we call in the esoteric doctrine a "solar

ight existed; the abyss was ginnungagap, the yawning gulf, without beginning, without end. all father, the uncreated, the unseen, dwelt in the depth of the 'abyss (space) and willed, and what was willed came into being (see "asgard and the gods) as in the hindu cosmogony, the evolution of the universe is divided into two acts: called in india the prakriti and padma creations. before the warm rays pouring from the "home of brightness" awake life in the great waters of space, the elements of the first creation come into view, and from them is formed the giant ymir (also orgelmir- primordial matter differentiated from chaos (literally seething clay. then comes the cow audumla, the nourisher* from whom is born buri (the producer) who, by bestla, the daughter of the "frost-giants (the sons of y

ned with seven dragons, above his statue there appears the inscription pu-tsi- k'iun-ling "the universal saviour of all living beings" of course the name given in the archaic volume of the stanzas is quite different, but kwan-yin is a perfect equivalent. in a temple of pu'to, the sacred island of the buddhists in china, kwan-shi-yin is represented floating on a black aquatic bird (kala-hansa, and pouring on the heads of mortals the elixir of life, which, as it flows, is transformed into one of the chief dhyani-buddhas- the regent of a star called the "star of salvation" in his third transformation kwan-yin is the informing spirit or genius of water. in china the dalai-lama is believed to be an incarnation of kwan-shi-yin, who in his third terrestrial appearance was a bodhisattva, while the

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mrs. chenoweth. a medium who has figured largely in the reports of the american society, though heaven only knows why, as she gives us a constant flow of the most terrible drivel which it is possible to conceive. looking through the socalled reports on this medium, one is impressed with the idea that it is criminal to waste time, and the society s money, obtaining such stuff, and criminal to keep pouring money down such a sink of nothingness. what is the hold which this medium seems to have over the venerable secretary of the society? is it more than a mere scientific interest? are there subtler motives which cause the head of the psychical movement in america to bow solemnly before the crude .teachings. obtained through this evident fraud of a medium? any common sense man-of the-world, re

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onfidences, not always intentionally. rather vacillatory and unreliable. netzach of hb:v (journey by land: in character untrustworthy. herein rule the great angels hb:hhhal and hb:ma'akal. xlii. the lord of abandoned success eight of chalices a white radiating angelic hand, holding a group of stems of lotuses or water-lilies. there are only two flowers shown, which bend over the two central cups, pouring into them a white water which fills them and runs over into the three lowest, which later are not yet filled. the three uppermost are quite empty. at the top and bottom of the card are symbols saturn and pisces. temporary success, but without further results. thing thrown aside as soon as gained. not lasting, even in the matter in hand. indolence in success. journeying from place to place

e united. harmony, pleasure, mirth, subtlety: but if ill dignified- folly, dissipation, waste, silly actions. chokmah of hb:h (marriage, love, pleasure. therein rule the angels hb:ava'aal and hb:chbvyh. lv. the lord of abundance three of chalices a white radiating hand, as before, holds a group of lotuses or water-lilies, from which two flowers rise on either side of, and overhanging the top cup; pouring into it the white water. flowers in the same way pour white water into the lower cups. all the cups overflow; the topmost into the two others, and these upon the lower part of the card. cups are arranged in an erect equilateral triangle. mercury and cancer above and below. abundance, plenty, success, pleasure, sensuality, passive success, good luck and fortune; love, gladness, kindness, li

CASSANDRA EASON A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGIC

group. in a conventional coven, the high priestess casts and uncasts the circle, but you may prefer to allow the person leading the ritual to cast the magical boundaries. casting a dual circle you can create a dual circle if you wish* first consecrate the salt symbolising the earth element in the north of the altar by stirring it three times with an athame, wand or crystal, and visualise radiance pouring into it* stir the water, also three times deosil with the athame, wand or pointed crystal, asking the light and the goddess to enter it* add a few grains of salt to the water and stir it, saying: may power thus be doubled, thus increased, as life joins life to create a greater force even than these. seite 27 wicca01.txt* stand either just within or beyond the first circle perimeter* walk d

r candlesticks on a fireproof tray. generally, the anointing is performed in silence. you can use virgin olive oil for dressing candles for any need. some people add a pinch of salt for purification and life-giving properties. before beginning, pour a small quantity of the oil into a clear glass or ceramic dish and gently swirl it nine times deosil with a ceramic or glass spoon, visualising light pouring into it and endowing it with healing and magical energies. you need use only a small quantity as the anointing action is symbolic. rub the oil into the candle in an upward motion, starting in the middle of your candle. use a previously unlit candle as this will not have absorbed any energies apart from those with which you endow it. rub in only one direction, concentrating on the purpose o

rm that is right for you. the angelic colours i have given vary slightly from the elemental ones and if you are carrying out a personal angelic ritual of protection or meditating on the archangels, you can use the archangel colours for your candles. some practitioners do not greet the guardians of the watchtowers at all, but instead light each elemental candle in turn, visualising golden energies pouring from each direction into the circle. uriel seite 122 wicca01.txt uriel, whose name means fire of god, is associated with earthquakes, storms and volcanoes and is the archangel of salvation. he is sometimes linked with the courage of mars. he warned noah of the impending flood and led abraham out of ur. believed to have given alchemy to mankind, he also imparted the wisdom of the kabbalah

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fore, in putting this information before you i am going to expect that you will use some degree of common sense in its application. let me illustrate what i expect you to avoid. at one time in my life i found myself hanging around with a group of religious-type people (hell, the girls were cute) and a faith healer came to town. being of a somewhat skeptical bent, i was unimpressed by his habit of pouring oil on people and pronouncing them cured of everything from arthritis to the dreaded spotted nose-drip. as you may well expect, my lack of faith was a great trial to my friends but they came to appreciate my point of view after one of their number who had been copiously greased with olive oil announced that his eyes were healed, threw away his glasses and drove into a tree on the way home

DAVID ICKE AND THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE

the greatest tool of mind manipulation and it starts with children only a few years old. some researchers believe children are especially susceptible to this form of programming. most people watch the television as if mesmerised by the screen. conversation is destroyed. instead of talking to people, we are talked at by the television set. our lives are conditioned by the themes and indoctrination pouring from the screen. we are told what is right and wrong, good and bad, success and failure, in and out. it is our resident hypnotist in the corner of the room. many people fall asleep in front of the television because their minds are bombarded to the point of overload by the incessant flow of opinions and 368 .and the truth shall set you free information. what does a hypnotist do before he o

not just on this single planet. when this multidimensional shift happens, largely as a result of what we do on earth now in conjunction with the effect of the planets and the photon belt, the jamming frequency will be overwhelmed and the prison door will fly open. we will be free and whole again. the nightmare will be over. the jamming frequency is already diffusing and breaking up, and light is pouring into our world. as the process gathers pace, the portals or gateways to other time-space realities (dimensions) are beginning to open. the period of quarantine is also coming to a close. these gateways, in places like stonehenge, machu picchu in peru, tibet, knossos in crete, ayers rock, lake titicaca in the andes, mount fuji, mount shasta, and the lands of ancient sumer and babylon (now i

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ght brain while only being conscious of the left. they plant images into the right brain (the dream-state, the non-conscious) using symbolism, subliminal imagery, and pictures, while often telling the left brain how it should interpret those images. this is done through "education "science, and the media. the television news is a classic. the right brain is shown pictures of thousands of refugees pouring across the border out of kosovo while the reporter's voice-over tells the left brain how to interpret those pictures: i.e. the refugees were fleeing serbian atrocities. this explanation increased public support for nato bombing of the serbs. what later emerged, of course, is that many of those refugees were actually fleeing the effects of the nato bombing. same images, but a very different

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ton (riia, bil, tc, was heavily involved in267starting the bosnian war which has moved the world closer to a global army underna to control. this is a constant theme. start the war and then negotiate the peace tosuit your agenda. at the start of the bosnian conflict, the status quo was the unitednations peacekeeping force. but it was exposed, by design, to be ineffective and withhorrific pictures pouring from the television screens every night, the global cry was:something must be done, this cant go on, what are they going to do about it. thatsomething offered by the very people who had engineered the war, was a 60,000-strong na to world army, the biggest multinational force assembled since the secondworld war. it is in these circumstances that the round table network can be used toensure

DEMONIC BIBLE

tools& supplies 2 silver-plated candle holders, black candles, brass incense burner, charcoal blocks, powered incense, brass thurifer, cauldron, or burning dish (for burning pacts, seals, requests, etc) 2 silver-plated chalices (in purple-velvet boxed set, some form of elixir, iron sword, dagger or athame, bell, gong, plate containing unholy bread, bowl containing unholy water, libation dish (for pouring out drink offerings, jar containing unholy anointing oil, trapezoidal altar (waist height, large enough to support one person, black altar cloth (with inverted pentagram etched in silver, symbol of baphomet or setian pentagram wall plaque above altar, upside-down cross (on front of altar or below wall plaque, black hooded robes (worn by all participants, baphomet amulets or pentagram amule

s sharp as sickles, or the horns of death. therein the creatures of earth are and are not, except in mine own hands which sleep and shall rise! in the first i made ye stewards and placed ye in the twelve seats of government, giving unto every one of you power successively over the nine true ages of time, so that from the highest vessels and the corners of your governments you might work my power, pouring down the fires of life and increase continually on the earth. thus you are become the skirts of justice and truth. in satan's name, rise up! show yourselves! behold, his mercies flourish, and his name is become mighty among us. in whom we say: move, ascend, and apply yourselves unto us as the partakers of his secret wisdom in your creation! the fourth key anton lavey writes: the fourth eno

DION FORTUNE PSYCHIC SELF DEFENSE

went to consult a well-known psychic, whom we will call mr. x. in the circle in which both miss y. and mr. x. moved there was another, and prominent figure, whom we will call mr. z, who had a reputation for a knowledge of magic. mr. x. told miss y. that he had read the records of her past lives, and that there was a karmic tie between herself and mr. z, and that she could help him in his work by pouring out upon him her love and magnetism. she was instructed to meditate upon mr. z. every night as she lay in bed, until she fell asleep. this poor girl, lonely and unsuspicious, gave herself up unreservedly to this task. presently, however, she began to grow uneasy. her common sense asserted itself, for she found the meditations she was required to perform were having a very disturbing effect

EGYPTIAN BOOK OF THE DEAD PAPYRUS OF ANI MALESTROM

and of making the body to germinate, and of satisfying it with the water of heaven. vignette: the god min or amsu with beetle's body, etc. chapter clxvi. the chapter of the pillow. vignette: a pillow. chapter clxvii. the chapter of bringing the utchat. this chapter has no vignette. chapter clxviiia [without title] vignette: the boats of the sun, etc. chapter clxviiib [without title] vignette: men pouring libations, gods, etc. chapter clxix. the chapter of setting up the offering chamber. this chapter has no vignette. chapter clxx. the chapter of the roof of the offering chamber. this chapter has no vignette. chapter clxxi. the chapter of tying the abu. this chapter has no vignette. chapter clxxii. here begin the praises which are to be recited in the underworld. p. xlv theban version: list

mb; running the length of the two plates. in the centre of plate v. the mummy of the dead man is seen lying in a chest or shrine mounted on a boat with runners, which is drawn by oxen. in the boat, at the head and foot of the mummy, are two small models of nephthys and isis. by the side kneels ani's wife thuthu, lamenting. in front of the boat is the sem priest burning incense in a censer,[3] and pouring out a libation from a vase; he wears his characteristic dress, a panther's skin. eight mourners follow. one of whom has his hair whitened. in the rear a sepulchral ark or chest[4] surmounted. by a figure of anubis and ornamented with emblems of "protection" and "stability" is drawn on a sledge by four attendants, and is followed by two others. by their side walk other attendants carrying a

ilk together with cakes, loaves of bread, cups of drink, and flesh in the temple of (7) anubis" rubric: if this chapter be known [by ani] he shall go in after having come forth from the underworld. plate xvi. http//www.sacred-texts.com/egy/ebod/ebod23.htm (2 of 4 [8/10/2001 11:28:17 am] vignette: ani kneeling beside a pool of water, where grows a sycamore tree; in the tree appears the goddess nut pouring water into ani's hands from a vessel [1. var. re xemennu "mouth of hermopolis" 2. this meaning is indicated by the determinative in the variant given by naville, todtenbuch, bd. ii, bl. 95. the whole sentence may be a rubrical direction. 3 the text here appears to be corrupt, or at least some words have been omitted, for the equivalent passage in lepsius reads. the variant reading indicate

ELLIS LOW TWELVE 1907

hough i did not localize it, what i said was the simple truth. i was known at once as the author, and the mob became more inflamed than ever. the leaders of the strike replied with i5oo handbills of an inflammatory character, directed against me personally and meant to rouse the passionate hatred of the foreigners. beyond question it succeeded. i replied with dignity and courtesy, but it was like pouring oil upon the raging flames "one morning when i came out of my door i saw a book lying on the porch. upon examination, i found that it had been shot half through by a revolver bullet, all the leaves had been cut by a razor and four grossly insulting messages were written within. i knew that action would follow these threats, but i was in the path of duty, and was resolved to go forward, con

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OCCULTISM AND PARAPSYCHOLOGY VOL 1

so myers thought, that a bystander may discern the alteration more clearly than the person for whose benefit it was made or that the bystander alone may perceive it. such seems to be the case of frances reddell quoted in phantasms of the living, helen alexander (maid to lady waldegrave) was lying here very ill with typhoid fever, and was attended by me. i was standing at the table by her bedside, pouring out her medicine, at about 4 o clock in the morning of the 4th october, 1880. i heard the call bell ring (this had been heard twice before during the night in that same week) and was attracted by the door of the room opening, and by seeing a person entering the room whom i instantly felt to be the mother of the sick woman. she had a brass candlestick in her hand, a red shawl over her shoul

ence of psychometric ability is unquestionable. from a fragment of lava from kilauea, hawaii (the sensitive had no idea of the origin and nature, the following picture was sensed: i see the ocean and ships are sailing on it. this must be an island, for water is all around. now i am turned from where i saw the vessels, and am looking at something most terrific. it seems as if an ocean of fire were pouring over a precipice, and boiling as it pours. the sight permeates my whole being, and inspires me with terror. i see it flow into the ocean and the water boils intensely. a pebble of a limestone, with glacial scratches on its surface, was given to cridge. she said: i feel as if i were below an immense body of water.so deep that i cannot see down through it, and yet it seems that i could see u

re the setting sun, saying, send the truthful seer out of the holy shrine, i beseech thee lampsuer, sumarta, baribas, dardalam, iorlex: o lord send the sacred deity anuth, anuth, salbana, chambre, breith, now, now, quickly, quickly. come in this very night. to procure dreams: take a clean linen bag and write upon it the names given below. fold it up and make it into a lampwick, and set it alight, pouring pure oil over it. the word to be written is this: armiuth, lailamchouch, arsenophrephren, phtha, archentechtha. then in the evening, when you are going to bed, which you must do without touching food (or, pure from all defilement, do thus: approach the lamp and repeat seven times the formula given below: then extinguish it and lie down to sleep. the formula is this: sachmu .epaema ligotere

have derived some of their mysteries and rites from isis worship, and used theurgic incantations, symbols, and signs. the ophites also adapted egyptian rites, and, as their name indicates, these included serpent symbolism, an actual serpent being the central object of their mysteries. marcos, a disciple of valentinus, and founder of the marcian sect, reportedly celebrated mass with two chalices, pouring wine from the larger into a smaller, and on pronouncing a magical formula, the vessel was filled with a liquor like blood. other sects practiced divination and prophecy by using female somnambules. some of the sects engaged in rituals of a sexual nature. the gnostic talismans were mostly engraved on gems, the color and traditional qualities of the jewel being part of its magical efficacy

and now, she who is my partner in this visitation lies dangerously sick not far from hence, and, as she is at the point of death, i beseech you, inspired by divine charity, to give her the consolations of your priestly office. at this wood the priest followed the wolf trembling, as he led the way to a tree at no great distance, in the hollow of which he beheld a she-wolf, who under that shape was pouring forth human sighs and groans. on seeing the priest, having saluted him with human courtesy, she gave thanks to god, who in this extremity had vouchsafed to visit her with such consolation. she then received from the priest all the rites of the church duly performed, as far as the last communion. this also she importunately demanded, earnestly supplicating him to complete his good offices b

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f the men exclaimed: get out! satan! say where thou art lodged! the woman s head was pulled back by the hair, her mouth was forced open, and mud-coloured water (said to be holy water) was poured into it. she spat the water out, and was heard to moan, oh, they are drowning me! the young man exultantly exclaimed, so we ve got you, devil, have we? leave her at once or we will drown you! he continued pouring water into the victim s mouth, and after that unclarified oil. her lips were held closed, so that she was obliged to swallow it. the unfortunate woman was again raised and her face pressed against the image. kiss it! kiss it! she was commanded, and she obeyed. she was asked who was the cause of her being possessed. anna, was the whispered reply. who was anna? what was her village? in which

after a cow was milked, the milker poured into a hole the portion of milk required by the gruagach, a long-haired spirit who is usually dressed like a gentleman. if no offering was given to him, the cream would not rise on the milk, or even if it did, the churning would be a failure. there are interesting records in the presbytery records of dingwall, ross-shire, regarding the prevalence of milk pouring and other ceremonies during the seventeenth century. the seer was usually wrapped in the skin of a sacrificed bull and left lying all night beside the river. he was visited by supernatural beings in the darkness and obtained answers regarding future events. another and horrifying way to perform this divination ceremony was to roast a live cat. the cat was turned on a spit until the big cat

f some great danger had passed; the nerves of those present had been kept in a state of tension that refused to respond to a joke. a change now passed over mr. home, one often observable during the trance states, indicative, no doubt, of some other power operating on his system. lord adare had in the meantime stepped up to the open window in the adjoining room to close it.the cold air, as it came pouring in, chilling the room; when, to his surprise, he only found the window 18 to 24 inches open! this puzzled him, for how could mr. home have passed outside through a window only 18 to 24 inches open. mr. home, however soon set his doubts at rest; stepping up to lord adare he said, no, no; i did not close the window; i passed thus into the air outside. an invisible power then supported mr. ho

me. warnings about intoxication abound in ancient writings, notably in the bible, in the proverbs of solomon, in isaiah, jeremiah, amos, and hosea. in the christian religion, the apostle paul complained of drunkenness at the agape, or love feasts, celebrated in common. novatian, a church father of the third century, spoke of christians who, in the morning after fasting, began the day by drinking, pouring wine into their still empty veins, and were drunk before eating. in india, the manava dharma shastra (ordinances of manu, a code of religious and civil duties, prohibited intoxication on the part of brahmin priests and made it clear that the soma drink was from a plant, not a mushroom. this plant is sometimes called the moon plant, and soma was traditionally associated with the moon. yoga

FAUST

; where are the people to acclaim me? he pulls the bell which gives out a shrill, penetrating sound, making the halls tremble and the doors fly open. famulus [tottering down the long, dark corridor. what a clanging! what a quaking! stairs are rocking, walls are shaking! through the windows motley quiver i see summer lightning shiver. over me cracks the ancient flooring, down come lime and rubbish pouring; and the door, securely bolted, magic power has open jolted. there! how terrible! a giant stands in faust s old fur, defiant! at his look, his beck, his winking, on my knees i m near to sinking. shall i stay? or shall i flee? oh, what will become of me? mephistopheles [beckoning. come here, my friend! your name is nicodemus. famulus most worthy sir! that is my name- oremus. mephistopheles

dus [lower region. as chasms at my feet descending burden the chasms more profound, as a thousand radiant streams are wending to foaming cataracts awesome bound, as, by its own strong impulse driven, the tree mounts upward, straight and tall, so to almighty love tis given to fashion all, to cherish all. all round me is a savage roaring as if swayed wood and rocky steep; yet plunges, lovely in its pouring, the wealth of water to the deep, summoned below, the vale to brighten, the bolt that fell with sudden flare, the atmosphere to cleanse and lighten which in its bosom poison bare, heralds of love are they, proclaiming creative powers that us enfold. may they, my inner self inflaming, quicken my soul confused and cold, its blunted senses galled unceasing, bound fast in chains that cramp and

risaic scorn; by the box whose ointment precious dropped its perfume rare and sweet; by the locks whose gentle meshes dried the saviour s holy feetmulier samaritana (st. john, 4. by the well to which were driven abram s herds in days of yore; by the pitcher once twas given our dear saviour to restore, by the spring, rich and supernal, whence flow waters far and wide, overflowing, bright, eternal, pouring through the worlds their tidemaria aegyptiaca (acta sanctorum. by the sacred place where mortals our dear master s body laid; by the arm which at the portals warningly my entrance stayed; by the forty years repentance truly passed in desert-land; by the blessed farewell sentence that i wrote upon the sandall three. thou who women greatly sinning grantest to come nigh to thee, by sincere re

FELDMAN DANIEL QABALAH THE MYSTICAL HERITAGE OF THE CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM

our qabalistic worlds, and also that each of those seven sefirah is itself a complete tree of seven sefiroth extending through all four worlds. the forty-nine allusions represent seven repetitions of the seven sefiroth acting upon one another. to more easily understand this, imagine that each of the seven sefiroth has a test tube containing a differently colored liquid. then, imagine successively pouring some of the colored liquid from each one into the six others, resulting in a total of forty-nine different colors. the revelation tree has a different set of names for the sefiroth than the tree of the treasuries of elohim shown in figure 4.5 on page 120. most interpreters of the revelation see all the action described as occurring in the physical plane. however, the events described in th

FRANCIS A YATES GIORDANO BRUNO AND THE HERMETIC TRADITION

of the philosophical hermetica. cf. also thorndike, i, pp. 287 ff. 44 hermes trismegistus and magic power of the stars in his upward ascent through the spheres. the optimist gnostic has no fear to draw down by sympathetic magic, invocations, talismans, those same powers of the universe which he believes to be good. the methods of sympathetic magic' presuppose that continual effluvia of influences pouring down onto the earth from the stars of which the author of the asclepius speaks. it was believed that these effluvia and influences could be canalised and used by an operator with the requisite knowledge. every object in the material world was full of occult sympathies poured down upon it from the star on which it depended. the operator who wished to capture, let us say, the power of the pl

FREEMASONS SATANISM AND SYMBOLISM

r on that columns represent gods[ joseph fort newton, the builders: a story and study of masonry, cedar rapids, iowa, the torch press, 1914, p. 9] a different hidden meaning for the broken column is learned later on by the mason "in egyptian mythology, isis is sometimes pictured weeping over the broken column, which conceals the body of her husband, osiris, while behind her stands horus, or time, pouring ambrosia over her hair" isis was both virgin and mother, so the 'beautiful virgin is isis weeping. the broken column is the missing member of osiris, the phallus [short talk bulletin "the broken column" feb, 1956, p. 6-7; also edmond ronayne, the master's carpet (mah-hah-bone, 1879, p. 387-88, and several other masonic authors] horus is another name for satan. isis is the consort of lucife

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

rd's supper, at which wine is mysteriously converted into the essence of deity, or into the blood of christ, is without doubt a relic of the idea once entertained regarding the homa tree. certain writers entertain the opinion that from the use of the sacred homa juice have arisen various religious practices and rites, such for instance as offering oblations to the gods, anointing holy stones, and pouring wine on sacred hills, also the custom of pledging oaths over glasses of wine. the may pole, a decidedly phallic emblem, whose festivals until a very recent time were celebrated in england by the old as well as the young, was usually if not always sprinkled with wine. from the accounts which we have of this sacred emblem and its festival, it seems that no royal edict nor priestly denunciati

doubted. by means of records revealed on ancient monuments, we are informed that in the age of amunoph i. a considerable degree of sovereign power in egypt was exercised by a woman, amesnofre-are, who had shared the throne with ames. she occupied it also with amunoph, and, notwithstanding the statement of herodotus, that women did not serve in the capacity of priests, this queen is represented as pouring out libations to amon, an office which was doubtless the highest connected with the priesthood. less than forty years later, it is observed that another woman, amun-nou-het, shared the throne with thotmes i. and ii. and that "she appears to have enjoyed far greater consideration than either of them" not alone are monuments raised in her name, but she appears dressed as a man, and "alone pr

of their most solemn prayers it is thus invoked: waters, mothers of worlds, purify us![78 [78] quoted by inman from colbrook, vol. i, p. 85. doubtless it was from these ancient speculations regarding the beginnings of things that thales, the milesian philosopher, received his doctrine that water is the original principle. the ancient egyptians and the jewish people to this day have the custom of pouring out all the water contained in any vessel in a house where a death has taken place, because of the idea that as the living being comes from water, so does it make its exit through water. hence "to drink or to use in any way a fluid which contains the life of human beings would be a foul offense" the fact is noted by inman that in all assyrian mythology the water god hea is associated with

GILBERT AE WAITE A MAGICIAN OF MANY PARTS

aite was also disappointedwiththeceremony,whichhe recorded as 'an almost indescribable initiation, in which'therewas noattemptat reciting the ritual from memory, books being used for the purpose andtheceremony was simply muddled through. worse was to follow:after the meeting i was introduced to my brethren and a good deal to my dismay colonel spence then engineered the assembly, still through the pouring rain, back to my hotel where in a small smoking room he ordered drinks for all, they then proceeded to make speeches on the subject of my visit to scotland, on my literary labours etc. and to theseihad to reply.thewhole experience was incredibly squalid and yet more curious thanican give an account of in a hasty description (diary, 8, february1903).buthe had obtained ,the rites he sought

GILBERT THE SORCERER AND HIS APPRENTICE

nds areboundbehind his back in such a manner that his body forms a triangle with the point downwards, and his legs a cross above it (two sacks or weights are attached to his armpits) he symbolisessacrifice. 13. death.a skeleton armed with a scythe (wherewith he mows down heads in a meadow like grass. he signifiestransformation,orchange. 14. temperance.an angel with the sign of the sun on her brow pouring liquid from one vessel into another. she representscombination. 15. the devil.a horned and winged demon with eagle's claws (standing on an altar to which two smaller devils are bound by a collar and cord. inhis.left hand he bears a flame255 headed sceptre. he is the image offateorfatality,good or evil.16. the lightning-struck tower.a tower whose upper part is like a crown, struck by a ligh

GILBERT R A THE MASONIC CAREER OF A

onry, but it was explained to me afterwards that it was binding also as regards all the forty-seven degrees and i think for memphis and mizraim as well as anything in the way of adoptive orders and perhaps the royal order of scotland. worse was to follow 'after the meeting i was introduced to my brethren and, a good deal to my dismay, colonel spence then engineered the assembly, still through the pouring rain, back to my hotel where in a small smoking-room he ordered drinks for all; they then proceeded to make speeches on the subject of my visit to scotland, on my literary labours, etc, and to these i had to reply. the whole experience was incredibly squalid and yet more curious than i can give an account of in a hasty description. but he had obtained the rites he sought in embarrassing ab

GNOSTIC CATECHISM

onry, but it was explained to me afterwards that it was binding also as regards all the forty-seven degrees and i think for memphis and mizraim as well as anything in the way of adoptive orders and perhaps the royal order of scotland. worse was to follow 'after the meeting i was introduced to my brethren and, a good deal to my dismay, colonel spence then engineered the assembly, still through the pouring rain, back to my hotel where in a small smoking-room he ordered drinks for all; they then proceeded to make speeches on the subject of my visit to scotland, on my literary labours, etc, and to these i had to reply. the whole experience was incredibly squalid and yet more curious than i can give an account of in a hasty description. but he had obtained the rites he sought in embarrassing ab

GNOSTIC STUDIES THE GNOSTIC HANDBOOK II GNOSTIC THEURGY

e is important and can be readily illustrated. take for example, a historical figure. after his death we have the facts about the historical figure and perceptions of that figure. after a period of time we may even have conflicting perceptions of this figure, and hence, have x number of differing perceptions. this process may continue, and schools may develop around these perceptions, with people pouring emotions and feelings into "their perception" of this figure. the end result is a series of eggregores in the lower astral regions and in the collective unconscious that have little or no connection with the original historical figure. these forms are then fed and utilised by the fallen energies that populate the lower plane to their own ends. from one historical figure we have ended up wi

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS ENOCHALL

representing x. pala: two/ separated/ pair (cf. pola. palam: commanding angel of water angle of air tablet palco: angel, also known as paco. pali: subservient angel of fire angle of fire tablet, also known as panli. palut: angel, also known as paut. pambt: unto me. pamphicas (meaning unknown: a contemptuous word. pando: angel, also known as pado. panli: angel, also known as pali. panpir malpirg: pouring down the fires of life and increase. panpir: pour/ pouring down/ pour down. paoc: subservient angel of water angle of air tablet. paombd: member/ members/ her members. papnor (to) this remembrance/ remembrance/ memory. par: they/ them/ in them. parach: equal. paracleda (for) a wedding/ wedding. paradial: dwelling/ dwellings/ living dwellings. paradiz: of virgins/ virgin. paraoan: governor

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS T

he first i made you stewards and placed you in seats twelve of netaab dluga vonsarg lonsa cap-mi ali vors government, giving unto every one of you power successively over cla homil cocasb fafen four five and six, the true ages of time: to the intent that from izizop od miinoag de gnetaab the highest vessels and the corners of your governments vaun na-na-e-el panpir malpirg ye might work my power: pouring down the fires of life and increase pild caosg noan vnalah continually upon the earth. thus ye are become the skirts of balt od vaoan. do-o-i-a p mad goholor gohus justice and truth. in the name of the same your god lift up, i say amiran micma iehusoz ca-cacom od do-o-a-in noar yourselves. behold his mercies flourish and his name is become mica-olz a-ai-om casarmg gohia zacar vniglag od mi

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS T3

he first i made you stewards and placed you in seats twelve of netaab dluga vonsarg lonsa cap-mi ali vors government, giving unto every one of you power successively over cla homil cocasb fafen four five and six, the true ages of time: to the intent that from izizop od miinoag de gnetaab the highest vessels and the corners of your governments vaun na-na-e-el panpir malpirg ye might work my power: pouring down the fires of life and increase pild caosg noan vnalah continually upon the earth. thus ye are become the skirts of balt od vaoan. do-o-i-a p mad goholor gohus justice and truth. in the name of the same your god lift up, i say amiran micma iehusoz ca-cacom od do-o-a-in noar yourselves. behold his mercies flourish and his name is become mica-olz a-ai-om casarmg gohia zacar vniglag od mi

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS Z1

e element of l. the elements are placed upon the altar according to the winds "for osiris onnophris who is found perfect before the gods, hath said 'these are the elements of my body, perfected through suffering, glorified through trial. for the scent of the dying rose is as the repressed sigh of my suffering, and the flame-red fire as the energy of mine undaunted will: and the cup of wine is the pouring out of the blood of my heart, sacrificed unto regeneration, unto the newer life, and the bread and salt are the foundations of my body, which i destroy in order that they may be renewed. for i am osiris triumphant, even osiris onnophris, the justified one: i am he who is clothed with the body of flesh, yet in whom is the spirit of the great gods. i am the lord of life, triumphant over deat

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS ZAM12

, who found perfect before the gods hath said (point toward the altar 'these are the elements of my body, perfected through suffering, and glorified through trial. for the scent of the dying rose is as the repressed sigh of my suffering (lifts up the rose on high (first adept rings the bell during iao) all "iao" chief adept "the light of the cross (forms a cross (pause 'and the cup of wine is the pouring out of the blood of my heart, sacrificed unto regeneration, unto the newer life (lifts the cup up on high (first adept rings the bell during iao) all "iao" chief adept "the light of the cross (forms a cross 'and the bread and salt are as the foundations of my body which i destroy in order that they may be renewed (lifts bread and salt on high (first adept rings the bell during iao) all "ia

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS ZAM14

le vibrating the enochian spirit invocation. perform the qabalistic cross. step 12 "for osiris onnophris who is found perfect before the gods hath said 'these are the elements of my body, perfected through suffering, glorified through trial. the scent of the dying rose is as the repressed sigh of my suffering. and the flame-red fire as the energy of mine undaunted will. and the cup of wine is the pouring out of the blood of my heart, sacrificed unto regeneration unto the newer life. and the bread and salt are as the foundations of my body, which i destroy in order that they may be renewed. 4 for i am osiris triumphant. even osiris onnophris, the justified one. i am he who is clothed with the body of flesh yet in whom flames the spirit of the eternal gods. i am the lord of life. i am triump

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS ZAM18

the elements while vibrating the enochian spirit invocation. make qabalistic cross "for osiris onnophris who is found perfect before the gods hath said 'these are the elements of my body perfected through suffering, glorified through trial. the scent of the dying rose is as the repressed sigh of my suffering, and the flame-red fire as the energy of mine undaunted will. and the cup of wine is the pouring out of the blood of my heart, sacrificed unto regeneration, unto the 4 newer life. and the bread and salt are as the foundations of my body, which i destroy in order that they may be renewed" step 11 take on the god form of osiris using middle pillar formula"'for i am osiris triumphant, even osiris onnophris, the justified one. i am he who is clothed with the body of flesh yet in whom flam

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS ZAM20

aterial manifestation i do here offer unto thee the elements of the body of aeshoorist upon the place of foundation. for osiris onnophris hath said 'these are the elements of my body, perfected through suffering and glorified by trial. for the scent of the dying rose is as the suppressed sigh of my suffering, and the flame red fire as the strength of mine undaunted will. the cup of wine is as the pouring forth of the blood of my heart, sacrificed unto regeneration, unto the newer life, and the bread and salt is as the foundation of my body which i destroy in order that it may be renewed' wherefore behold! into this brazen cauldron i cast this wine, this bread and salt, and finally this rose, that their essences may be volatilized by the o which is beneath. accept now these elements thus vo

n toward the east. after this say "nothing now remains but to partake of the sacred repast composed of the elements of the body of osiris. for osiris onnophris hath said 'these are the elements of my body, perfected through suffering, and glorified by trial. the rose is as the suppressed sigh of my suffering, and the flame red fire as the strength of mine undaunted will. the cup of wine is as the pouring forth of the blood of my heart, sacrificed unto regeneration, unto the new life, 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

GRAHAM HANCOCK FINGERPRINTS OF THE GODS

the lives of a remnant, the ancestors of present humanity. this intervention took the form of a flood which the 288-9, utt. 675) here, as in other contexts, the function of the canine figure seems to be to serve as a guide to secret hoards of esoteric information often linked to mathematics and astronomy. 21 see part v for full details. 22 ibid. 23 myth and symbol in ancient egypt, p. 181. 24 the pouring fire allusion is cited in jean-pierre hallet, pygmy kitabu, p. 185. graham hancock fingerprints of the gods 358 lioness thirstily lapped up and then fell asleep. when she awoke, she was no longer interested in pursuing the destruction, and peace descended upon the devastated world.25 meanwhile ra had resolved to draw away from what was left of his creation: as i live my heart is weary of s

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st state or sphere in the sense of what a modern scientist would call a field. kabbalists called this primal condition of pure power keter, a crown or summit for two reasons. first they considered god to be king of the entire universe, and secondly it signified the top or summit of anything. here was the supreme summit of creation. from the combination of 0+ 1, came the idea of pure consciousness pouring out in a consequent creative stream. this was considered as a competence to construct anything and everything needed for life. this called for supreme wisdom, so this second field or sphere, was named chochmah which means wisdom in hebrew. putting 0+ 1+ 2 concepts together, it seemed obvious that something would be needed to react with if definite results were to appear anywhere, so out of

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rum, chattis exitio fuit, quia victores diver- bam aciem marti ac mercuric sacravere: quo voto equi, viri, cuncta victa occidioni dantur. et minae quidem hostiles in ipsos vertebaut' the sense of these remarksalt. 1047 alamanns also fought for salt-springs' bargundii salinarurn finiumque causa alamanuis saepe jurgabant/ amm. marc. 28, 5. that not only in germanyj but in gaul, salt was obtained by pouring water on burning wood, we know from pliny 31. 7, 39' galliae germaniaeque ardentibus lignis aquam salsam infundunt' hence the ritual that hallowed it may have been common to celts and teutons. now of streams charged with salt there was doubtless a good number in germany, then as now, and it is hardly possible to say which in particular was meant by tacitus^ they rose on mountains, in sacre

guide them toward the spots to which they mean mischief. they also place magic pots in the water, and stir them round^ the wiadsach is mentioned a few times (voigt 131. they make blue lights trickle into the water, throw jlintsto7ies into the air, or trundle barrels whose burstino* begets tempest. they gather oak-leaves in a man's shirt, and' conf. p. 596-7 on storm-raising by throwing stones and pouring out water. 1088 magic. when it is full, hang it on a tree: a wind springs up directly, that drives all rain away, and keeps the weather fine. out of a small piece of cloud a witch made a deal of bad weather (ars buchsgau p. 103. a violent thunderstorm lasted so long, that a huntsman on the highway loaded his gun with a consecrated bullet, and shot it off into the middle of the blackest clo

speak of some' qui cumulos salis ponunt, et per hoc futura pronosticant' sup. i, 1081 'on christmas eve put a little heap of salt on the table; if it melts overnight, you die next year; if not, not' again, in a house where one lies dead, they make three heaps of salt (i, 846. this has to do with the sacred nature of salt (pp. 1046. 1076. apparently of greek origin is the widely received custom of pouring out lead (i, 97; h, cap. 96; even ihre (de superst. p. 55) mentions it, conf. 1 divining by filberts was another thing' infra manus meas camellam vini posuit, et cum digitos pariter extensos porris apioque lustrasset, avellanas nuces cum precatione mersit in vinum; et sive in summum redieraut, sive subsederant, ex hac conjectura dicebat' patron. 137. boy or girl? shoes. salt. an-gang. 1110

al, just as our gift meant at first donum, then venenum. the luppari (veneficus) has a luppara (venefica) to match him, the herb-man his herb-woman, herharia, pliarmaceutria. in saxo gram. 16 a maiden cures wounds, at 25 he calls wecha medica; and thorlacius in obs. 4, 279 has collected other instances of women healers^ amongst our peasantry there are old women still who profess 'boten^ stroking, pouring, and charming by spells (sup. i, 515. 865. it is remarkable that healing spells can only be handed down from ivomen to men, or from 1116)1 to women (i, 793; conf. p. 1107: we have seen how so ancient a worthy as wate had learnt his art of a ivoman. it is pi'incipally shepherds that now pass for cunning mediciners (sup. l, 35 french; formerly any kind of herdsmen and hunters' bubulcus, subu

hem. the first thing in the morning they count all the lines in the ashes, and some one goes silently, greeting no one on the way, and 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 ne

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ge. 2 kind, pp. 86-7, gives some variant forms, but all the explanations appear to me farfetched. both the greek and the servian names have the reduplication so characteristic of folk-words [slav, dozhd is rain, and zhd represents either gd or dd; if this be the root, dodo-la may be a dimin] bain-making. ducking. 595 future illnesses. celtic tradition, without bringing in girl or child; makes the pouring out of water in seasons of great drought evoke the wished-for rain. the huntsmen go to the fountain of barenton in the forest of breziliande, scoop up the water in their horns, and spill it on the stones; immediately the rain-clouds rise and refresh the land: the custom, with an addition of church ceremonial, is kept up to this day. led by the clergy, amid chanting and pealing of bells, wi

e that the fires of st. john have nothing to do with the far older heathenish fires, but have sprung out of the spirit of christian worship. 1 karamzin 1. 73. 81. 284. gotze s buss, volksl. p. 230-2. dobrovsky denies a god kupalo, and derives the feast from kupa (haycock; hanusch p. 201 from impel, kaupel, kupadlo (bath, pond, because ace. to slav notions the sun rises out of his bath, or because pouring of water may have been practised at the festival. 2 de cultu s. johannis baptistae, komae 1755, dissert. 8, cap. 1. 2 (palilia. 625 in deut. 18, 10 and 2 chron. 28, 3 is mentioned the heathen custom of making sons and daughters pass through afire. in reference to this, theodoret bp. of cyrus (d. 458, makes a note on 2 kings 16, 3: el8ov yap ev tkji ircikecriv ajra^ rov erou? ev you? trxare

emselves as a voracious hungry being (of course a giant, according to the root 1 finnish runes, ups. 1819, pp. 58-60. 2 fauriel 2, 236. wh. miiller 2, 100. 3 fauriel 2, 432. wh. mtiller 2, 120. 4 sup. i, 343. 1013. kirchhofer s schweiz. spr. 327. cl. brentano s libussa p. 432. sartori s eeise in kiirnten 2, 164. leoprechting 102. 636 elements. idea of iotunn, p. 519, and they try to pacify him by pouring out flour in the air. 1 i take this to be an ancient superstition, and light is thrown upon it now by a norwegian tale in asbjornsen no. 7, of the northwind carrying off a poor fellow s meal three times, but compensating him afterwards by costly presents. this northwind behaves exactly as a rough good-natured giant (see suppl. the raising of the whirlwind was, as we have seen (p. 632, ascr

this prayer " dame ellhorn, give me somewhat of thy wood, then will i also give thee of mine, if so be it grow in the forest." and this they were wont to do sometimes with bended knees, bare head and folded hands, as i have ofttimea in my young days both heard and seen/ compare with this the very similar accounts of elder rods (sup. i, 866, of planting the elder before stables (169. of pouring water under the elder (864, and of the elder s mother (sup. k, dan. 162. 2 the juniper, wacholder, plays an impor tant part in the marchen of machandelboom; in the poem of the mirror s adventure, fol. 38, occurs the mysterious statement: fraw weckolter, ich sich dame juniper, i see daz du ir swester bist, that thou her 3 sister art, du kund ouch falsche list thou knewest false cunning too

arly deep im pression on the new converts from heathenism; they fancy him. a wicked giant, conf. beow. 213 seq, and supra p. 525. 2 water, an essential part of the norse myth, is wanting in the story of the man with the thornbush, but it re-appears in the carniolan story (for krameiisch read krainerisch) cited in brentano s libussa p. 421: the man in the moon is called kotar, he makes her grow by pouring water. 720 sky and staes. recht int midden van der mane, dat men in duitsche heet luderglieer; in another passage it is hndegher 1 (for leudegher; and willeins in messager de gand, 1, 195, following a ms. of 1351, reads, dat men in dietsch heet lodegeer; but none of these forms is intel ligible to me. perhaps the proper name ludger, leodegarius, ohg. liutker, has to do with it, and some fo

can bathe in fire and brimstone too (see suppl. christian and heathen notions on the punishments of the lost are found mixed in the solarlioft of the edda, ssem. 128-9. snakes, adders, dragons dwell in the christian hell (csedm. 270-1, as at the hvergelmir root (p. 796. it is striking how the poem of oswald (haupt s zeitschr. 2, 125) represents a dead heathen woman as a she-ivolf, with the devils pouring pitch and brimstone down her throat. dante in his purgatorio and inferno mixes up what he finds handed down by the mid. ages and classical literature. read also the conclusion of ceedmon (fundgr. 202; and in the barlaam 310, rudolfs brief bun poetic picture of hell 3 (see suppl. that the heathen mist-world lying far to the north was not filled with fire, comes out most clearly from its opp

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ir and add to, the sanctuary p. 18 of amen, and he founded the famous college of priests of amen, whose counsels guided, both for good and for evil, the destinies of egypt for several hundreds of years. he richly endowed these priests and their god and his temple, and on many of the coffins of this brotherhood are representations of members of the order in the act of worshipping his names, and of pouring out libations before his cartouches. the priests of amen had, no doubt, good reason for worshipping amen-hetep with such devotion. it is unnecessary to describe in detail the growth of the cult of amen under the xviiith dynasty, and it will suffice to say that the history of his cult is, practically, the history of egypt for nearly one thousand years. his priests made him possessor of the

he asks for light and guidance from them; he bids one set of apes to open the doors to him, and the other to welcome him. as he is provided not only with the word of power, but has also the knowledge how to utter it, the gods straightway bid him enter the place where osiris p. 108 [paragraph continues]khenti-amenti dwells. the serpent goddesses sing hymns to him, and they lighten the darkness by pouring out fire from their mouths, the god takes possession of the grain which is in net-ra, his word has its due effect upon every one, and the punishments which he adjudges to the condemned are carried out duly. as for the dead who are in this division they do not journey on with the god, but they are left behind (vol. i, p. 8, and when they see him pass through the fortified gate which guards

HINE P OVEN READY CHAOS

y more effort on that particular one. such confidence tends to arise out of having had some success with sigils previously. the result often comes about when the intent has become latent- that is to say, you ve completeley forgotten about it and given up on it coming about. the experience is similar to trying to hitch a lift on deserted road in the dead of night. you ve been there for hours, it s pouring down with rain and you know with an air of dread certainty that no one s going to stop for you now, but you stick your thumb out anyway. what the hell, eh? five minutes later, you get a lift from the boy/girl/anteater of two sigils back, driving a porsche and asking you how far you want to go. maddening isn t it? but sigilisation often seems to work like that. 35 oven-ready chaos belief- a

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reducing as many human bodies or skeletons as they could? so that was what these lekythoi contained; the monstrous fruit of unhallowed rites and deeds, presumably won or cowed to such submission as to help, when called up by some hellish incantation, in the defence of their blasphemous master or the questioning of those who were not so willing? willett shuddered at the thought of what he had been pouring in and out of his hands, and for a moment felt an impulse to flee in panic from that cavern of hideous shelves with their silent and perhaps watching sentinels. then he thought of the "materia- in the myriad phaleron jugs on the other side of the room. salts too- and if not the salts of "guards, then the salts of what? god! could it be possible that here lay the mortal relics of half the t

ing the vapours seemed to lighted, and half-formless sounds of scraping, sweeping, and other minor operations were heard behind the bolted door. and at last, after the slamming of some cupboard within, willett made his appearance- sad, pale, and haggard, and bearing the cloth-draped basket he had taken from the upstairs laboratory. he had left the window open, and into that once accursed room was pouring a wealth of pure, wholesome air to mix with a queer new smell of disinfectants. the ancient overmantel still lingered; but it seemed robbed of malignity now, and rose as calm and stately in its white panelling as if it had never borne the picture of joseph curwen. night was coming on, yet this time its shadows held no latent fright, but only a gentle melancholy. of what he had done the doc

i perceived several open doorways, and chose the nearest as my route out. the hallway inside was black, and when i reached the opposite end i saw that the street door was wedged immovably shut. resolved to try another building, i groped my way back toward the courtyard, but stopped short when close to the doorway. for out of an opened door in the gilman house a large crowd of doubtful shapes was pouring- lanterns bobbing in the darkness, and horrible croaking voices exchanging low cries in what was certainly not english. the figures moved uncertainly, and i realized to my relief that they did not know where i had gone; but for all that they sent a shiver of horror through my frame. their features were indistinguishable, but their crouching, shambling gait was abominably repellent. and wor

the magic yellow moonlight, and i thought of how they must have looked in the old days before the shadow fell. then, as my gaze circled inland from the town, something less tranquil arrested my notice and held me immobile for a second. what i saw- or fancied i saw- was a disturbing suggestion of undulant motion far to the south; a suggestion which made me conclude that a very large horde must be pouring out of the city along the level ipswich road. the distance was great and i could distinguish nothing in detail; but i did not at all like the look of that moving column. it undulated too much, and glistened too brightly in the rays of the now westering moon. there was a suggestion of sound, too, though the wind was blowing the other way- a suggestion of bestial scraping and bellowing even

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practically helpless. keep still" the combined shock of the revelation and of the abrupt command gave me a kind of paralysis, and in my terror my mind again opened to the impressions coming from what til-linghast called "beyond" i was now in a vortex of sound and motion, with confused pictures before my eyes. i saw the blurred outlines of the room, but from some point in space there seemed to be pouring a seething column of unrecognizable shapes or clouds, penetrating the solid roof at a point ahead and to the right of me. then i glimpsed the temple- like effect again, but this time the pillars reached up into an aerial ocean of light, which sent down one blinding beam along the path of the cloudy column i had seen before. after that the scene was almost wholly kaleidoscopic, and in the j

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lish discovery. besides, the body would not be even approximately fresh the next night. so taking the solitary acetylene lamp into the adjacent laboratory, we left our silent guest on the slab in the dark, and bent every energy to the mixing of a new solution; the weighing and measuring supervised by west with an almost fanatical care. the awful event was very sudden, and wholly unexpected. i was pouring something from one test-tube to another, and west was busy over the alcohol blast-lamp which had to answer for a bunsen burner in this gasless edifice, when from the pitch-black room we had left there burst the most appalling and daemoniac succession of cries that either of us had ever heard. not more unutterable could have been the chaos of hellish sound if the pit itself had opened to re

HP LOVECRAFT THE BEAST IN THE CAVE

shrieked with joy as i beheld in the vaulted arches above the faint and glimmering effulgence which i knew to be the reflected light of an approaching torch. i ran to meet the flare, and before i could completely understand what had occurred, was lying upon the ground at the feet of the guide, embracing his boots and gibbering. despite my boasted reserve, in a most meaningless and idiotic manner, pouring out my terrible story, and at the same time overwhelming my auditor with protestations of gratitude. at length, i awoke to something like my normal consciousness. the guide had noted my absence upon the arrival of the party at the entrance of the cave, and had, from his own intuitive sense of direction, proceeded to make a thorough canvass of by-passages just ahead of where he had last spo

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i perceived several open doorways, and chose the nearest as my route out. the hall-way inside was black, and when i reached the opposite end i saw that the street door was wedged immovably shut. resolved to try another building, i groped my way back toward the courtyard, but stopped short when close to the doorway. for out of an opened door in the gilman house a large crowd of doubtful shapes was pouring- lanterns bobbing in the darkness, and horrible croaking voices exchanging low cries in what was certainly not english. the figures moved uncertainly, and i realized to my relief that they did not know where i had gone; but for all that they sent a shiver of horror through my frame. their features were indistinguishable, but their crouching, shambling gait was abominably repellent. and wor

the magic yellow moonlight, and i thought of how they must have looked in the old days before the shadow feil. then, as my gaze circled inland from the town, something less tranquil arrested my notice and held me immobile for a second. what i saw- or fancied i saw- was a disturbing suggestion of undulant motion far to the south; a suggestion which made me conclude that a very large horde must be pouring out of the city along the level ipswich road. the distance was great and i could distinguish nothing in detail; but i did not at all like the look of that moving column. it undu-lated too much, and glistened too brightly in the rays of the now westering moon. there was a suggestion of sound, too, though the wind was blowing the other way- a suggestion of bestial scraping and bellowing even

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heritage of death, even though my soul go seeking through the ages for another corporeal tenement to represent it on that vacant slab in the alcove of the vault. jervas hyde should never share the sad fate of palinurus! as the phantom of the burning house faded, i found myself screaming and struggling madly in the arms of two men, one of whom was the spy who had followed me to the tomb. rain was pouring down in torrents, and upon the southern horizon were flashes of lightning that had so lately passed over our heads. my father, his face lined with sorrow, stood by as i shouted my demands to be laid within the tomb, frequently admonishing my captors to treat me as gently as they could. a blackened circle on the floor of the ruined cellar told of a violent stroke from the heavens; and from

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e alpha and omega; therefore take a few drops of your own blood or sperm. in our case, one or the other would be sufficient, but if both mumiae of the first class were connected, it would be still more effective. supposing a female magician is concerned, a drop of her own blood serves the same purpose. the cotton wool plug prepared in this manner has to be put first into the hollow of the figure, pouring the fluid condenser over it, only then, not before, and finally stopping the opening. according to the magic rules, a figure like this is the most ideal form to create an elementary. the size of the figure does not mater at all, although it is evident that the bigger the doll, the more fertile will be your creative imagination. but a figure approximately 4 inches will do for a skilled magi

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e your heart opening and a beam of pure pink love radiating from your heart into the hearts of all these beings that are surrounding you now on the inner plane. imagine that their hearts opening and that they are absorbing this love and that they are ready and open for this karmic release, that they too are open for freedom from these types of bonds. take a deep, deep breath. imagine so much love pouring out from your heart into them and you say sincerely. with this love i say thank you. thank you for all our sharing, all our caring, all our joy, all our suffering, all our pain, for everything we have shared through time. i thank you knowing that all this sharing has allowed me to grow, to gain wisdom and become the person i am today. thank you, thank you, thank you. next imagine that the

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pon the field of defeat. such injustice is brought upon my shoulders that i must bear such humiliations. so do my enemies gather like hyenas to laugh and wait for my arm too to fail that they might pick the bones of my kingdom clean. o accursed is the line of methuselah! and accursed shall be those that brought it low. ever was my grandfather faithful in libation to warlike abaddon the destroyer, pouring out bottomless libations to that angel whose shadow falls like smoke upon the battle's field. ever did he consecrate his thousand glories to abaddon that he won by his spear's point in battle upon the open field or in escalade against the walls of some city that would defy our noble line. how i mourn these lost days? not grateful for methuselah's devotion was abaddon and not with favour di

st open and inwards flew ashmedai of the shedim and stood before me as i stood to greet my faithful friend who had come to stand beside me at that first rebellion. both bowed to greet the other, making plain the mutual admiration that each for the other held. seeing that he was yet weary, unrestored after that headlong mission that had brought him to me i offered him a share of that wine i drank, pouring out for him a goblet of the sweet and perfumed liquor that flowed like the very sap of rubies "drink, my friend" i counselled "for you seem exhausted by some travail. dear ashmedai, drink of this fine dew and you shall find it most regenerative. myself, i am now quite overcome by its more exotic properties, finding it some degrees more potent than other wines that have met my lips. it does

e, carved of red stone, standing for ishtar and upon the left flank sat a weir-wolf of sable rock, for baalzebub, twin demiurges in the first crafting of the race. each sat upon its haunches looking outward down the steps that led up to the gates. throwing open the gates i passed inward where utanapishtim stood within, having entered from the northern portal, before the altar with a bowl of wine, pouring out in sacrifice to ishtar that the year's harvest might be most copious. for a moment i remained hidden from human sight lest i disturb the devotions of the king. yet when the prayer was then complete and the altar made wet with red liquor, 261 then did i cast off the cloak of midnight by which i was concealed from the king and walked with purpose to stand before him a little distance bey

e walls. the flood of time's river washes all away to make pure the land for those to come that empire of my children, bound to none. gabriel swam against time itself but he knew it not. earth and heaven were in agitation, famine, plague, comets and the shaking earth all prophesied calamity or overthrow. war yet raged betwixt byzantium and persia and both parties were made weak by that unwon war, pouring all of their vessel into a fractured pot. the lands were made desolate with war and great was the misery of man. it seemed to those that dwelt upon the earth that all things fine and noble were carried off upon a tide of blood and tears. the age of gold was passed by the nephilim and now was an age of darkness upon them. much that was good was forgotten 357 much that was fine was lost. rui

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s of the council of trent, by t. waterworth, p. 55 (session vii, canon xii) if he is also a devout man, those who receive the sacrament at his hands have the additional benefit of a share in his love and devotion, but that in no way affects the value of the sacrament itself; whatever his failings, the divine strength is outpoured upon the people. 56. the old egyptian religion had the same idea of pouring out spiritual force upon all its people, but its method was altogether different. the christian magic can be performed by the priest alone, and may even be done quite mechanically; but the intelligent assistance of the laity greatly increases its power and the amount of force which can be outpoured. the egyptian plan, however, positively required the earnest and intelligent co-operation of

at his supreme duty as king was to look for that hidden light in every man around him, and strive to bring it forth into fuller manifestation. 58. the egyptians held that this divine spark, which exists in every one, could most effectively be fanned into flame by transmuting and bringing down to the three lower worlds the tremendous spiritual force which is the life of the higher planes, and then pouring it out over the country as has been described. knowing that spiritual force to be but another manifestation of the manifold power of god, they gave to it also the name of the hidden light; and from this double use of the term confusion sometimes arises. they fully recognized that such a downpour of divine grace could be evoked only by a supreme effort of devotion on their part; and the mak

m the name of work- a name that is quite inappropriate as applied to the mere ceremonies, no matter how full of meaning they may be. but if we are building a grand and beautiful form as a channel for the divine energy, through which the world may be helped, then most assuredly we are doing work, collecting, concentrating and storing up great superhuman forces, and then, with the closing blessing, pouring all that out upon the world. without this, all the preliminaries are, as it says in the co-masonic mystic charge, glike massive doorways, leading nowhither h. 76. there is no reason why we in the present day should not do as much with our ritual as did the ancient egyptians. any defects that may stand in the way are to be found not in the outer world, but in the failure on the part of the

spondence in the development of the self in man. first he has to realize the world of material things, then that of consciousness or life, and finally he must rise to the real self. since egyptian times both the cross and the anchor have been modified, but the cup has not. the cross was originally what is now called the greek cross, with equal arms. that has always been the token of the first out-pouring of divine life through the third aspect of god, or the third member of the trinity, called among the christians god the holy ghost, and sometimes the life-giver, who brooded over the waters of space. 284. a further point in the symbology is that the cross contains within itself the square, the level and the plumb-line combined; and we find in the epistle to the ephesians written by st igna

r a rope the holy spirit, your faith being a windlass, and love the way leading up to god. 286. sometimes the rose is impressed upon that equal-armed cross, and then we have the rose croix, the great emblem of the rosicrucians, which figures largely in the eighteenth degree. the maltese cross is another form of it, with the arms widening or spreading out, conveying the idea that the force that is pouring out is constantly increasing. again, we find it with flames shooting out from the ends of the cross; and when it is in active revolution, with the flames trailing at right angles to the arms of the cross, we have the well-known form called the swastika. 287. in these days the cross on the ladder is usually drawn in the latin form, which makes it a sign of the second outpouring, from the se

ys: gmay the light of beauty make manifest our work, h and the i.p.m. declares: ghis light dwelleth ever in our midst. h 341. we must not attach to these thoughts the old, and i think false, idea of prayer- that we need to beseech the attention of t.g.a.o.t.u. we know that he is always sending down his force; it is our business to open the channel. his symbol down here is the sun, which is always pouring out light and life and glory without being asked to shine. in the utterance of these words, therefore, we are only seeking to make ourselves and the lodge channels for his service. 342. during all these processes the thought of the brn. is important, but most of all when the altar is censed should they think of the divine love. it falls to the r.w.m. to direct the whole work and to each of

tres that so much importance was attached in egypt to the belt or girdle of the apron, and the etheric web which stretched across it. 383. when at all in action, these centres show signs of rapid rotation, and into each of their open mouths, at right angles to the surface of the body, there rushes a force from the higher world- one of those which 384. plate ix 385. 386. t.g.a.o.t.u. is constantly pouring out through his system. that force is sevenfold in its nature, and all its forms operate in each of these centres, although one of them in each case greatly predominates over the others. without this inrush of energy the physical body could not exist. therefore the centres are in operation in every one, although in the undeveloped person they are usually in comparatively sluggish motion, j

annel linked with the christ, but only that which comes down and pours through him may he give. he is not yet himself filled with grace and power, but he is able to act as a channel. his holding of the l c h c in that way corresponds, though at a lower stage, with the bishop fs holding his crosier in the left .hand. he is drawing down divine power through that highly magnetized staff, while he is pouring it out on the people with the other hand. it is the same gesture, though of course in the case of the bishop it is far more highly specialized. 439. then the m.m. puts both his h c on the b c he is supposed when he has attained that high degree to be in a position of power, to be filled with the energy which has been poured into him in the symbolical death and rising again. therefore he ca

hat the inner preparation is regarded as of even greater importance than the outer. he has then to describe the physical-plane preparation and to explain that he was initiated in the body of a lodge just, perfect, and regular(*see p. 88) 562. then comes the quaintly expressed idea that the sun is always at its meridian with respect to freemasonry, which may be interpreted that the logos is always pouring forth his full power through each masonic lodge, wherever it may be situated. there seems to have been a stage in masonic history in which it was the custom to divide the lodge into three, or to hold it in three rooms, the outermost being that of the e.a.s, with the w.j.w. in the chair, while in the second room the w.s.w. presided over the f.c.s, and it was only in the third room that the

y dramatic representations (as of important scenes from ancient history, and sometimes by actual materialization of objects and materials which could not otherwise be procured. 831. in the three grand lodges the procedure differed. their members had already acquired the necessary scientific knowledge, so they were able to devote themselves entirely to the great purpose for which they existed- the pouring forth of spiritual power over the country. this was done by means of a ritual perhaps as magnificent as any ever known to man- a ritual of which i will here give a free translation, though i feel it entirely impossible to reproduce in words the majesty and splendour of the original. 832. as already stated, the grand lodges were limited to forty members, but these brn, were especially and e

LEADBEATER CW GLIMPSES OF MASONIC HISTORY

ary spirits at the head of the four lines to recognize the new lodge and to dedicate it to the service of t.g.a.o.t.u. 96. the call is answered. as the corn is scattered in the north, a great 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 hi

LESSER ABSORBING RITUAL OF THE PENTAGRAM OF SET

t the bottem and move up and to the left. vibrate "xepera" 2) move to the east. repeat vibrate "xeper" 3) move to the north. repeat vibrate" xeperu" 4) move to the west. repeat. vibrate" i have come into being" evocation of the daemons 1) standing in the center of the ritual space. imagine a breeze blowing in and filling the area as though you are a magnet to the forces of the universe. feel them pouring in, causing a static electrical charge in the air. 2) visualize a star falling from the skies. landing nearby you see a figure of a man with a goats head, holding a black sword, readied. say "before me. azazel" 3) visualize a man with the head of a cat vaporizing into the space behind you. you can feel his breath on the back of your neck. say" behind me. beelzebub" 4) visualize the ground

LIBER ARCANORUM

also the lady maat with her feather and her sword abode to judge the righteous. for fate was already established. 12. then the holy one appeared in the great water of the north; as a golden dawn did he appear, bringing benediction to the fallen universe. 13. also asar was hidden in amennti; and the lords of time swept over him with the sickle of death. 14. and a mighty angel appeared as a woman, pouring vials of woe upon the flames, lighting the pure stream with her brand of cursing. and the iniquity was very great. 15. then the lord khem arose, he who is holy among the highest, and set up his crowned staff for to redeem the universe. 16. he smote the towers of wailing; he brake them in pieces in the fire of his anger, so that he alone did escape from the ruin thereof. 17. transformed, th

LIBER CHANOKH

rp sickles or the horns of death. wherein the creatures of earth are and are not, except (in) mine own hands; which sleep and shall rise. in the first i made ye stewards and placed ye in twelve seats of government: giving unto every one of you power successively over the 456 true ages of time: to the intent that from the highest vessels and the corners of your governments you might work my power, pouring down the fires of life and increase continually on the earth. thus you are become the skirts of justice and truth. in the name of the same your god, lift up, i say, yourselves! behold! his mercies florish and (his) name is become mighty among us. in whom we say: move! descend! and apply yourselves unto us as unto the partakers of his secret wisdom in your creation. 167 words in this englis

LIBER LXXVIII

s intentionally. rather vacillatory and unreliable. netzach of v (journey by land: in character untrustworthy. herein rule the great angels lahhh and lakym. 40 liber lxxviii u u u u u u u u xlii the lord of abandoned success eight of chalices a white radiating angelic hand, holding a group of stems of lotuses or water-lilies. there are only two flowers shown, which bend over the two central cups, pouring into them a white water which fills them and runs over into the three lowest, which latter are not yet filled the three uppermost are quite empty. at the top and bottom of the card are symbols f and l. temporary success, but without further results. thing thrown aside as soon as gained. not lasting, even in the matter in hand. indolence in success. journeying from place to place. misery an

tion of the cards of the taro 47 pleasure, mirth, subtlety: but if ill dignified.folly, dissipation, waste, silly actions. chokmah of h (marriage, love, pleasure. therein rule the angels lauya and hywbj. lv the lord of abundance three of chalices a white radiating hand, as before, holds a group of lotuses or water-lilies, from which two flowers rise on either side of, and overhanging the top cup; pouring into it the white water. flowers in the same way pour white water into the lower cups. all the cups overflow; the topmost into the two others, and these upon the lower part of the card. cups are arranged in an erect equilateral triangle# and d above and below. abundance, plenty, success, pleasure, sensuality, passive success, good luck and fortune; love, gladness, kindness, liberality. bin

LIBER SAMEKH

fire! thou sixfold star initiator, compassed about with force and fire! h iou g indwelling soul of myself! h pur (vide supra) iafth g sun-lion-serpent, hail! all hail, thou great wild beast, thou i a o! h iaeo g breaths of my soul, breaths of mine angel! h ioou g lust of my soul, lust of mine angel! h abrasax (vide supra) sabriam g ho for the sangraal! ho for the cup of babalon! ho for mine angel pouring himself forth within my soul! h oo g the eye! satan, my lord! the lust of the goat! h point i 9 ff g mine angel! mine initiator! thou one with me.the sixfold star! h ad-on-a-i* g my lord! my secret self beyond self, hadit, all-father! hail, on, thou sun, thou life of man, thou fivefold sword of flame! thou goat exalted upon earth in lust, thou snake extended upon earth in life! spirit most

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

n sjalland and elsewhere by around 10,000 b.c.e. we know little about these settlements, but by 6500 b.c.e. or so, a hunting and fishing culture may be identified. by 2500 b.c.e. or so, there are indications of agriculture and the raising of animals. at around 2000 b.c.e. the archaeological record begins to show characteristic small ax heads, made of stone but carefully copying the marks of metal pouring that was used for such axes to the south in europe. a hypothetical culture associated with these axes and an even more hypothetical immigration of persons with them from europe is known as the boat-ax culture. around 1000 b.c.e. the scandinavian bronze age begins, and from this same period there are numerous spectacular rock carvings, which may have had a religious purpose. the scandinavia

MAGIC AND SPELLS

release multiple blasts at once or even fly using the ability. a spellfire wielder can ready an action to absorb spells targeted at her as if she were a rod of absorption. she gets one level of spellfire energy for every spell level absorbed and can store a number of spellfire energy levels equal to her constitution score. stone undoubtedly possessed spellfire. he stood alone against an ore horde pouring south past the coldwood- and turned them into smokes and scorch scars- i could go on. so can anyone who cares to spend the years in study at candlekeep that i did before i chose to flee to this nameless backwater keep and cloak myself in squalor and obscurity. why did h spend my fortune and my eyesight, and then-steal away to here, to grow wizened and ugly and bent? why? well, because i ha

MANLY P HALL THE SECRET TEACHINGS OF ALL AGES

s slaying the bull. from lundy's monumental christianity. the most famous sculpturings and reliefs of this prototokos show mithras kneeling upon the recumbent form of a great bull, into whose throat he is driving a sword. the slaying of the bull signifies that the rays of the sun, symbolized by the sword, release at the vernal equinox the vital essences of the earth--the blood of the bull- which, pouring from the wound made by the sun god, fertilize the seeds of living things. dogs were held sacred to the cult of mithras, being symbolic of sincerity and trustworthiness. the mithraics used the serpent a an emblem of ahriman, the spirit of evil, and water rats were held sacred to him. the bull is esoterically the constellation of taurus; the serpent, its opposite in the zodiac, scorpio; the

hall eat fish and not meat. the sign of the fish was one of the earliest symbols of christianity; and when drawn upon the sand, it informed one christian that another of the same faith was near. aquarius is called the sign of the water bearer, or the man with a jug of water on his shoulder mentioned in the new testament. this is sometimes shown as an angelic figure, supposedly androgynous, either pouring water from an urn or carrying the vessel upon its shoulder. among oriental peoples, a water vessel alone is often used. edward upham, in his history and doctrine of budhism, describes aquarius as being "in the shape of a pot and of a color between blue and yellow; this sign is the single house of saturn" when herschel discovered the planet uranus (sometimes called by the name of its discov

often used. edward upham, in his history and doctrine of budhism, describes aquarius as being "in the shape of a pot and of a color between blue and yellow; this sign is the single house of saturn" when herschel discovered the planet uranus (sometimes called by the name of its discoverer, the second half of the sign of aquarius was allotted to this added member of the planetary family. the water pouring from the urn of aquarius under the name of "the waters of eternal life" appears many times in symbolism. so it is with all the signs. thus the sun in its path controls whatever form of worship man offers to the supreme deity. there are two distinct systems of astrological philosophy. one of them, the ptolemaic, is geocentric: the earth is considered the center of the solar system, around w

owers, diana stood for the source of that imperishable doctrine which, flowing from the bosom of the great multimammia, is the spiritual food of those aspiring men and women who have consecrated their lives to the contemplation of reality. as the physical body of man receives its nutriment from the great earth mother, so the spiritual nature of man is fed from the never failing fountains of truth pouring outward from the invisible worlds. p. 80 the winter solstice of the spirit. reaching the winter solstice, the sun apparently stands still for three days and then, rolling away the stone of winter, begins its triumphal march north towards the summer solstice. the condition of ignorance may be likened to the winter solstice of philosophy; spiritual understanding to the summer solstice. from

d nebo at borsippa ascended in seven great steps or stages, each step being painted in the key color of one of the planetary bodies (see lenormant's chaldean magic) it is thus evident that the babylonians were familiar with the concept of the spectrum in its relation to the seven creative gods or powers. in india, one of the mogul emperors caused a fountain to be made with seven levels. the water pouring down the sides through specially arranged channels changed color as it descended, passing sequentially through all shades of the spectrum. in tibet, color is employed by the native artists to express various moods. l. austine waddell, writing of northern buddhist art, notes that in tibetan mythology "white and yellow complexions usually typify mild moods, while the red, blue, and black bel

amb is a familiar emblem of purity because of its gentleness and the whiteness of its wool. in many of the pagan mysteries it signified the universal savior, and in christianity it is the favorite symbol of christ. early church paintings show a lamb standing upon a little hill, and from its feet pour four streams of living water signifying the four gospels. the blood of the lamb is the solar life pouring into the world through the sign of aries. the goat is both a phallic symbol and also an emblem of courage or aspiration because of its surefootedness and ability to scale the loftiest peaks. to the alchemists the goat's head was the symbol of sulphur. the practice among the ancient jews of choosing a scapegoat upon which to heap the sins of mankind is merely an allegorical p. 09100 from ki

t gem was fashioned the sangreal, or holy grail, from which christ is said to have drunk at the last supper. though some controversy exists as to whether the grail was a cup or a platter, it is generally depicted in art as a chalice of considerable size and unusual beauty. according to the legend, joseph of arimathea brought the grail cup to the place of the crucifixion and in it caught the blood pouring from the wounds of the dying nazarene. later joseph, who had become custodian of the sacred relics--the sangreal and the spear of longinus--carried them into a distant country. according to one version, his descendants finally placed these relics in glastonbury abbey in england; according to another, in a wonderful castle on mount salvat, spain, built by angels in a single night. under the

me creator permeates all substance, all space, and all time, but for diagrammatic purposes the supreme, all-inclusive life is limited by circle 3, which may be called "the boundary line of divine existence" the divine life permeating the area bounded by circle 3 is focused at point 1, which thus becomes the personification of the impersonal life and is termed "the first crown" the creative forces pouring through point 1 come into manifestation as the objective universe in the intermediate space, circle 2. p. 119 comprising not only the one of which the earth is a part but all the solar systems in the universe. opinions differ as to the arrangement of the globes of this last world, d 1 to d 10 inclusive. the ruler of the fourth world is d 1, called by some the fiery heaven; by others the pr

he universe--the spiritual, intellectual, and material worlds. these divisions were also symbolized by the three apartments of the tabernacle itself. at the peak of the headdress was a tiny cup of gold, made in the form of a flower. this signified that the nature of the priest was receptive and that he had a vessel in his own soul which, cuplike, was capable of catching the eternal waters of life pouring upon him from the heavens above. this flower over the crown of his head is similar in its esoteric meaning to the rose growing out of a skull, so famous in templar symbology. the ancients believed that the spiritual nature escaping from the body passed upward through the crown of the head; therefore, the flowerlike calyx, or cup, symbolized also the spiritual consciousness. on the front of

ras. concerning the nature of azoth there is much controversy. some view it as the invisible, eternal fire; others as electricity; still others as magnetism. transcendentalism refer to it as the astral light "the universe is surrounded by the sphere of the stars. beyond that sphere is the sphere of schamayim, which is the divine fiery water, the first outflow of the word of god, the flaming river pouring from the presence of the eternal. schamayim, the fiery androgynous water, divides. the fire becomes the solar fire and the water becomes the lunar water. schamayim is the universal mercury--sometimes called azoth--the measureless spirit of life. the spiritual fiery original water--schamayim--comes through eden (in hebrew, vapor) and pours itself into four main rivers [the elements. this is

spirits, which dabble lasciviously with the sperm of the world and imprint their imaginations in, producing many times fantastic and monstrous generations. the access and pilgrimage to this place, with the difficulties which attend them, are faithfully and magisterially described by the brothers of r.c (set accompanying letter) p. 160 the lunar rays. the solar rays are also met by the emanations pouring upward from the earth's surface and are thus still further crystallized into a partly tangible substance, which is soluble in pure water. this substance is the "magical mountain of the moon" referred to in the r. c. letter. the crystallization of the solar and lunar rays in water (dew) produces the virgin earth--a pure, invisible substance, uncontaminated by material matter. when the virgi

e universe created by the dual principle of light and darkness. from fludd's philosophia mosaica. the supreme deity is symbolized by the small globe at the top, which is divided into two hemispheres, the dark half representing the divine darkness with which the deity surround himself and which serves as his hiding place. the radiant hemisphere signifies the divine light which is in god and which, pouring forth, manifests as the objective creative power. the large dark globe to the left and beneath the dark half of the upper sphere signifies the potential darkness which was upon the face of the primordial deep and within which moved the spirit of god. the light globe to the right is the deity who is revealed out of the darkness. here the shining word has dissipated the shadows and a gloriou

revealed out of the darkness. here the shining word has dissipated the shadows and a glorious universe has been formed. the divine power of this radiant globe is cognizable to man as the sun. the large light and a dark section represents the created universes partaking of the light and darkness which are in the nature of the creator. the dark half represents the deep, or chaos, the eternal waters pouring forth out of the deity; the light half-circle containing the figure of apollo represents the diurnal hemisphere of the world, which in the ancient mysteries was ruled over by apollo. the dark half-circle is the nocturnal hemisphere ruled over by dionysius (dionysos, whose figure is faintly visible in the gloom. p. 164 themselves upon the fourth floor, where stood a square kettle filled wit

he evil serpent into the bottomless pit. at the lower left st. john is shown receiving from the angelic figure, whose legs are pillars of fire and whose face is a shining sun, the little book which he is told to eat if he would understand the mysteries of the spiritual life. the plate also contains a number of other symbols, including episodes from the destruction of the world and the crystal sea pouring forth from the throne of god. by the presentation of such symbolic conceptions in the form of rituals and dramatic episodes the secrets of the phrygian mysteries were perpetuated. when these sacred pageantries were thus revealed to all mankind indiscriminately and each human soul was appointed it own initiator into the holy rite, of the philosophic life, a boon was conferred upon humanity

god and the lamb are the temple; and there is neither sun nor moon, for god and the lamb are the light. the glorified and spiritualized initiate is here depicted as a city. this city will ultimately be united with the spirit of god and absorbed into the divine effulgency. and st. john beheld a river, the water of life, which proceeded out of the throne of the lamb. the river represents the stream pouring from the first logos, which is the life of all things and the active cause of all creation. there also was the tree of life (the spirit) bearing twelve manner of fruit, whose leaves were for the healing of the nations. by the tree is also represented the year, which every month yields some good for the maintenance of existing creatures. jesus then tells st. john that he is the root and the

MATHERS MACGREGOR THE GREATER KEY OF SOLOMON VOL 1

the prayer being finished, let the master quit the water, and put upon his flesh raiment of white linen clean and unsoiled; and then let him go with his disciples unto a secret place and command them to strip themselves naked; and they having taken off their clothes, let him take exorcised water and pour it upon their heads so that it flows down to their feet and bathes them completely; and while pouring this water upon them let the master say: be ye regenerate, renewed, washed, and pure &c, as in book ii, chapter 3. which being done, the disciples must clothe themselves, putting upon their flesh, like their master, raiment of white linen clean and unsoiled; and the three last days the master and his disciples should fast, observing the solemnities and prayers marked in book ii, chapter 2

MEANING OF MASONRY

the meaning of the hebrew word in question. it is desirable to observe that this is meant to be descriptive of the candidate himself, and of his own spiritual condition. it is he who is as an ear of corn planted near and nourished by a fall of water. his own spiritual growth, as achieved in the apprentice stage, is typified by the ripening corn; the fertilizing cause of its growth being the down-pouring upon his inner nature of the vivifying dew of heaven as the result of his aspiration towards the light. the work appropriated to the apprentice degree is that of gaining purity and control of his grosser nature, its appetites and affections. it is symbolized by working the rough ashlar, as dug from the quarry, into due shape for building purposes. the" quarry" is the undifferentiated raw m

MICHAEL FORD BOOK OF CAIN

i grew more tired and had very little water left in my flask, and the sun grew in its heat. my veil which covered my head was salt filled and gray with dirt and sand, what was once white was now soiled. by the noon tide hour i did indeed approach what was caves, i felt a sense of isolation here, yet i was being watched. the sea was violent and still comforting. the air was hot with noxious heat, pouring through my veil as i walked along, tired and aching from this desolate journey. it was here that i heard strange noises, coming from the caves. i begin to have my vision falter, and i grew more and more weak. in confusion and utter exhaustion i fell to my knees, trembling in the heat of the day. i could go on no more, stagnant and decrepit the very sun had raped me of all of which i was. i

MICHAEL FORD WITCHMOON

s and attributes you wish this spirit to possess, so that it can better complete its task. a circle large enough to hold two people lying on their backs in natural congress, and a triangle within the circle (to be under the couple) in which the evoked elemental shall reside during the rite. the sigil should be within the circle as well as blood from the couple, stored well in a jar and enough for pouring twice. do not harm one animal in this working, it is of utmost importance to give the lunar intelligence birth and connection through your own blood, to prevent the spirit from obtaining desires alien to your purpose. the circle should be inscribed with the names: lilith- hecate- kali- babalon a dagger and sword should be present as well as the chalice. salt should be formed in a circle ar

MICHAEL TSARION ATLANTIS ALIEN VISITATION AND GENETIC MANIPULATION

e great continents of appalachia,oceania, tyrhennia, beringia, and fennoscandia sank beneath the waves, as didsmaller islands such as lochlann, lyonnesse, hy brasil, and avalon, to mention a few.the great miocene ocean that occupied most of what is today russia had entirelyemptied its basin. its waters became the mediterranean, and the caspian and blackseas. the waters of the planet tiamat, after pouring into our atmosphere, helped tosubmerge the continents and eventually became the great oceans we have today. andso, the great pre-diluvian civilizations once occupying these continents were gone for-ever. the pillars of heaven were broken-the earth shook to its foundations-the heavens sunk lowertowards the north- the sun, the moon and the stars, changed their motions-the earth fell topieces

ome missions were successful. atlantis, alien visitation, and genetic manipulation359 appendix f: general chronology of events 1935 dr. alexis carrel of the rockefeller institute in new york publishes man the unknown, advocat-ing abolition of prisons and disposal of criminals through euthanasia institutions or alteration throughsurgical procedures. 1935 the rockefeller trust begins the process of pouring $90 million dollars into research in molecularbiology, the basis of genetic engineering, through 1959. 1935 l.l. v asilev, russian physiologist and parapsychologist publishes a monograph entitled criticalevaluation of the hypnogogic method, which details various experiments by dr. i. f. tomashevsky onremote radio control of the brain at a distance. post hypnotic suggestions were implemente

MOODY RAYMOND A LIFE AFTER LIFE

. your prayers are holding me over here. please don't pray any more" we did all stop, and shortly after that she died a woman told me, the doctor had already said that i was gone, but i lived through it. yet; the experience i had been through was so joyous, i had no bad feelings at all. as i came back, i opened my eyes, and my sister and my husband saw me. i could see their relief, and tears were pouring from their eyes. i could see that it was a relief to them that i did survive. i felt as though i had been called back-magnetized back-through the love of my sister and my husband. since then, i have believed that other people can draw you back. in quite a few instances, persons recall being drawn rapidly back through the dark tunnel through which they went during the initial moments of the

MORALS AND DOGMA

ereignties associate, the state begins. but in this association there is no abdication. each sovereignty parts with a certain portion of itself to form the common right. that portion is the same for all. there is equal contribution by all to the joint sovereignty. this identity of concession which each makes to all, is equality. the common right is nothing more or less than the protection of all, pouring its rays on each. this protection of each by all, is fraternity. liberty is the summit, equality the base. equality is not all vegetation on a level, a society of big spears of grass and stunted oaks, a neighborhood of jealousies, emasculating each other. it is, civilly, all aptitudes having equal opportunity; politically, all votes having equal weight; religiously, all consciences having

and the green leaves of the olive tremble in the soft night-air over us. above us shine the peaceful, patient stars. the crash of a new eruption wakes us, the roar of the subterranean thunders, the stabs of the volcanic lightning into the shrouded bosom of the sky; and we see, aghast, the tortured titan hurling up its fires among the pale stars, its great tree of smoke and cloud, the red torrents pouring down its sides. the roar and the shriekings of civil war are all around us: the land is a pandemonium: man is again a savage. the great armies roll along their hideous waves, and leave behind them smoking and depopulated deserts. the pillager is in every house, plucking even the morsel of bread from the lips of the starving child. gray hairs are dabbled in blood, and innocent girlhood shri

te. he, as we have said, was sirius, the brightest star in the heavens. after finding him, she went to byblos, and seated herself near a fountain, where she had learned that the sacred chest had stopped which contained the body of osiris. there she sat, sad and silent, shedding a torrent of tears. thither came the women of the court of queen astarte, and she spoke to them, and dressed their hair, pouring upon it deliciously perfumed ambrosia. this known to the queen, isis was engaged as nurse for her child, in the palace, one of the columns of which was made of the erica or tamarisk, that had grown up over the chest containing osiris, cut down by the king, and unknown to him, still enclosing the chest: which column isis afterward demanded, and from it extracted the chest and the body, whic

es of isis, described by apuleius. all clad in robes of white linen, drawn tight across the breast, and close-fitting down to the very feet, came, first, one bearing a lamp in the shape of a boat; second, one carrying an altar; and third, one carrying a golden palm-tree and the caduceus. these are the same as the three officers at eleusis, after the hierophant. then one carrying an open hand, and pouring milk on the ground from a golden vessel in the shape of a woman's breast. the hand was that of justice: and the milk alluded to the galaxy or milky way, along which souls descended and remounted. two others followed, one bearing a winnowing fan, and the other a water-vase; symbols of the purification of souls by air and water; and the third purification, by earth, was represented by an ima

ts wrinkled, scaly, swollen throat" the salient basilisk, or royal ensign of the pharaohs, often occurs on the monuments--a serpent in folds, with his head raised erect above the folds. the basilisk was the phoenix of the serpent-tribe; and the vase or urn was probably the vessel, shaped like a cucumber, with a projecting spout, out of which, on the monuments of egypt, the priests are represented pouring streams of the _cruz ansata_ or tau cross, and of _sceptres, over the kings. in the mysteries of mithras, a sacred cave, representing the whole arrangement of the world, was used for the reception of the initiates. zoroaster, says eubulus, first introduced this custom of consecrating caves. they were also consecrated, in crete, to jupiter; in arcadia, to the moon and pan; and in the island

impressing movement on everything that seems to move of itself, giving life to the plants and trees, directing by a regular and settled plan the organization and development of their germs, imparting constant mobility to the running waters and maintaining their eternal motion, impelling the winds and changing their direction or stilling them, calming and arousing the ocean, unchaining the storms, pouring out the fires of volcanoes, or with earthquakes shaking the roots of huge mountains and the foundations of vast continents; by means of a force that, belonging to nature, is a mystery to man. and these invisible intelligences, like the stars, are marshalled in two great divisions, under the banners of the two principles of good and evil, light and darkness; under ormuzd and ahriman, osiris

ty, and stirs her great heart, long chilled by winter and his frosts, until from her bosom burst all the greenness and perfume of spring, making her rejoice in leafy forests and grassy lawns and flower-enamelled meadows, and the promise of abundant crops of grain and fruits and purple grapes in their due season. he was then called osiris, husband of isis, god of cultivation and benefactor of men, pouring on them and on the earth the choicest blessings within the gift of the divinity. opposed to him was typhon, his antagonist in the egyptian mythology, as ahriman was the foe of ormuzd, the good principle, in the theology of the persians. the first inhabitants of egypt and ethiopia, as diodorus siculus informs us, saw in the heavens two first eternal causes of things, or great divinities, on

pius, god of healing. in the mysteries of eleusis, that constellation was placed in the eighth heaven: and on the eighth day of those mysteries, the feast of sculapius was celebrated. it was also termed epidaurus, or the feast of the serpent of epidaurus. the serpent was sacred to sculapius; and was connected in various ways with the mythological adventures of ceres. so the libations to souls, by pouring wine on the ground, and looking toward the two gates of heaven, those of day and night, referred to the ascent and descent of souls. ceres and the serpent, jupiter ammon and the bull, all figured in the mysteries of bacchus. suppose aries, or jupiter ammon occupied by the sun setting in the west--virgo (ceres) will be on the eastern horizon, and in her train the crown, or proserpine. suppo

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sent the various powers of his mind. this book now appears to him as gold; it is the perfect metal, the symbol of the sun itself. he sees god everywhere therein. to this sphere hath the aspirant come by the path called temperance, shot as an arrow from a rainbow. he hath beheld the light, but only in division. nor had he won to this sphere except by temperance, under which name we mask the art of pouring freely forth the whole of our life, to the last spilth of our blood, yet losing never the least drop thereof. 66. through the third, stones of precious water. now once again the adept aspires and comes to the sphere called the crown, numbered 1, referred to the god ra-hoor-khuit himself in man, to the beginning of whirling-motions, and the first mode of matter (see liber 777, the equinox

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k, is nevertheless represented as cup-bearer to the gods; a forcible exemplification of the old patriarchal custom, in accordance with which the daughters of the house, even when of the highest lineage, personally assisted in serving the guests. hebe is represented as a comely, modest maiden, small, of a beautifully rounded contour, with nut-brown tresses and sparkling eyes. she is often depicted pouring out nectar from an upraised vessel, or bearing in her hand a shallow dish, supposed to contain ambrosia, the ever youth-renewing food of the immortals. in consequence of an act of awkwardness, which caused her to slip while serving the gods, hebe was deprived of her office, which was henceforth delegated to ganymedes, son of tros. hebe afterwards became the bride of heracles, when, after h

NAGEL CARL AMAZING SECRETS OF OCCULT POWER

to sift through it. i take it a lot of interference. a door opened and there s a hell of a lot of multiple, glittering colors in this doorway. i am at the moment seeing what appears to be a volcano, or a dead volcano, surrounded by clouds. and a sort of cavity in the center of this mountain peak. still looking for the key back here. the volcano has not erupted, but sprang a leak, and something is pouring out of it and running down the side of the mountain. i m following it through the clouds. that s odd, i m seeing a helicopter at the moment. all i m seeing are hands, at the moment. a lot of hands, as if a lot of people are trying to get a piece of this action. barry began to rub his hand back and forth across his forehead. across my forehead here, he continued, i feel a pressure. has my f

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and spend the rest of the week locked up in our hotel room. it is that sense of a new presence within our subjective universe which some priesthood initiates have come to call 'the eye of set. there is a story in zen literature about an englishman who traveled to the orient seeking an enlightened master who had become quite popular in the west. he finally met the zen master, and as the master was pouring him tea, he told him of his desire for the master to teach him the ways of enlightenment. as he spoke the master silently continued pouring the tea, till the cup was full, then overflowing and running out over the table. the englishman was quite shocked, and when he queried, the master's response was "you are like this cup. you wish to be filled with enlightenment, but you are already so f

PHILIP NEIL MYTHS LEGENDS EXPLAINED

world, xibalba, was a dreadful hell, whose name means literally place of fright. only those who died a violent death went to heaven, all others were consigned to xibalba. it lay to the west, and could be entered through a cave, or through still, standing water. bald-headed goddesses one death is tended by five bald-headed goddesses, who are depicted as noble and beautiful women. this one is shown pouring liquid into a cup probably pulque, an alcoholic drink. rabbit scribe a rabbit scribe writes in an open codex bound with jaguar pelt. a rabbit helped the twins at the start of the ball game hunahpu had his head cut off by a bat and the underworld gods decided to use it as the ball. to allow hunahpu to fix his head back on, the rabbit pretended to be the ball and ran away with the death gods

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

e four letters of the name havayah [when he said, g cand pour it over the burnt offering and the wood, h he intended this to correspond to the first third of chesed of tiferet] when he said, gdo it a second time, h he intended this to correspond to the second third of chesed of tiferet. when he said, gdo it a third time, h he intended this to correspond to the third third of chesed of tiferet. by pouring the four pitchers three times over his sacrifice, elijah was reconstructing nukva, the conglomerate of the souls of israel, giving it the three gpitchers h (24 fs) or thirds of chesed of tiferet it is supposed to possess. we see from the above exposition that the female is to play a decisive role in the process of redemption. indeed, at least in this scene, z feir anpin is depicted as bein

REGARDIE ISRAEL THE COMPLETE GOLDEN DAWN

form of light as that symbolised by the staff of the kerux. east of the double cubical altar, of created things, are the pillars of hermes and of solomon. on these are painted certain hieroglyphics from the 17th and the 125th chapters of the book ofthe dead. they are the symbols of the two powers of day and night, love and hate, work and rest, the subtle force of the lodestone and the eternal out-pouring and in-pouring of the heart of god. the lamps that bum, though with a veiled light, upon their summits show that the pathway to hidden knowledgelunlike the pathway of <35> nature- which is a continual undulation, the winding hither and neophyte ritual 129 thither of the serpent- is the straight and narrow way between them. it was because of this that i passed between them, when you came to

who leads you through the path of fire. hegemon leads the theoricus between the pillars, past hierophant, making the saluting sign of a neophyte in passing, circumambulates the hall and halts at hierophanf's throne. hierophant rises as they approach, red lamp in hand. axieros, the first kabir, spake unto kasmillos the candidate, and said "i am the apex of the pyramid of flame. i am the solar fire pouring forth its beams upon the lower world- life-giving, lightproducing. by what symbol dost thou seek to pass by" heg by the symbol of the pyramid of flame. hiero hear thou the voice of axieros, the first kabir "the mind of the father whirled forth in reechoing roar- comprehending by in <98> vincible will, ideas omniform, which flying forth from that one fountain issued. for, from the father al

star of isis- sothis. around it are the stars of the seven planets each with its seven-fold counterchanged operation. the nude female figure with the star of the heptagrarn on her brow is the synthesis of isis, of nephthys, and of athor. she also rep resents the planet venus through whose sphere the influence of chesed descends. she is aima, binah, tebunah, the great supernal mother- aima elohim, pouring upon the earth the waters of creation which unite and form a river at her feet, the river going forth from the supernal eden which floweth and faileth not. note well, that in this key she is completely unveiled while in the 21st key she is only partially so. the two urns contain the influences from chokmah and binah. on the right springs the tree of life, and on the left the tree of knowle

luence of geburah, while with her left hand, she pours from a vase the waters of chesed to temperate and calm the fires of netzach. this later form is the usual figure of temperance, syrnbolising in a more restricted form than the preceding, the peculiar properties of this path. it represents an angel with the solar emblem of tiphareth on her brow, and wings of the aerial and volatilising nature, pouring together the fluidic fire and the fiery water- thus combining, harmonising and temperating those o p posing elements. one foot rests on dry and volcanic land, in the background of which is a volcano whence issues an irruption. the other foot is in the water by whose border springs fresh vegetation, contrasting strongly with the arid and dry nature of the distant land. on her breast is a sq

ment of earth. the elements are placed upon the altar according to the winds "for osiris on-nophris who is found perfect before the gods, hath said 'these are the elements of my body, perfected through suffering, glorified through trial. for the scent of the dying rose is as the repressed sigh of my suffering: and the flame-red fire as the energy of mine undaunted will: and the cup of wine is the pouring out of the blood of my heart. sacrificed unto regeneration, unto the newer life: and the bread and salt are as the foundations of my body, which i destroy in order that they may be renewed. for i am osiris triumphant, even osiris on-nophris, the justified: i am he who is clothed with the body of flesh, yet in whom is the spirit of the great gods: i am the lord of life, triumphant over deat

material manifestation i do here offer unto thee the elements of the body of aeshoorist upon the place of foundation. for osiris onnophris hath said, these are the elements of my body perfected through suffering and glorified by trial. for the scent of the dying rose is as the suppressed sigh of my suffering. and the flame red fire as the strength of mine undaunted will. the cup of wine is as the pouring forth of the blood of my heart, sacrificed unto regeneration, unto the newer life. and the bread and salt is as the foundation of my body which i destroy in order that it may be renewed. wherefore behold! into this brazen cauldron i cast this wine, this bread and salt, and finally this rose, that their essences may be volatilised by the fire which is beneath. accept now these elements thus

east, and say: nothing now remains but to partake of the sacred repast composed of the elements of the body of osiris. for osiris onnophris hath said: these are the elements of my body, perfected through suffering, glorified by trial. the scent of the dying rose is as the suppressed sigh of my suffering. and the flame red fire as the strength of mine undaunted will. and the cup of wine is as the pouring forth of the blood of my heart, sacrificed unto regeneration, unto the newer life. and the bread and salt is as the foundation of my body which i destroy that it may be renewed. take elements astrally. then say: in the name of yhshvh the redeemer, i now set free any spirits that may have been imprisoned by this ceremony. conclude with l v x signs <259>the bornless ritual for the invocation

ss over the elements vibrating the enochian spirit invokation. make qabalistic cross. for osiris omophris who is found perfect before the gods hath said: these are the elements of my body perfected through suffering, glorified through trial. the scent of the dying rose is as the repressed sigh of my suffering. and the flame-red fire as the energy of mine undaunted will. and the cup of wine is the pouring out of the blood of my heart, sacrificed unto <268> regeneration, unto the newer life. and the bread and salt are as the foundations of my body, which i destroy in order that they may be renewed. for i am osiris triumphant. even osiris onnophris the justified one. i am he who is clothed with the body of flesh yet in whom flames the spirit of the eternal gods. i am the lord of life. i am tr

fidences, not always intentional <169> rather vacillating and unreliable, according to dignity as usual. netzach of vav (journey by land, in character untrustworthy) herein rule michael and hahihel. saturn in pisces, 1'-20. xlii. the lord of abandoned success. 8 of cups a hand holding a group of stems of lotuses or water lilies. there are only two flowers shown which bend over the two centre cups pouring into them a white water. the cups are not yet filled. y y y y y y y y the three upper cups are empty. at top and bottom satum and pisces. temporary success, but without further result. things thrown aside as soon as gained. no lasting even in the matter in hand. indolence in success. journeying from place to place. misery and repining without cause. seeking after riches. instability accord

nd feminine united. harmony, pleasure, mirth, subtlety, sometimes folly, dissipation, waste, and silly action, according to dignity. chokrnah of heh (marriage, home, pleasure) herein rule ayoel and chabooyah. mercury in cancer, 10'-20. lv. lord of abundance. 3 of cups hand as before holds group of lotuses or water-lilies, from which two flowers rise on either side of, and overhanging the top cup, pouring into it the white water. flowers in the same way pour water into the lower cups. all the cups overflow, the topmost into the two others, and these upon the lower part of the card. above and below mercury and cancer. y y y abundance, plenty, success, pleasure, sensuality, passive success, good luck and fortune. love, gladness, kindness and bounty. according to dignity. binah of heh (plenty

signs and asked to be shown the sphynx of its power. this gradually appeared through the yellow light behind the godform, human head, very fair and bright face, wings, yellow and blue nemyss, claws of eagle extended in front, and hind-legs and tail of a lion in reclining position <319 "on asking for the action of the force of the square, was shown a bubble of water into which air was continually pouring, and expanding it till it burst and disappeared, the energy seeming then to pass spirit: or one triangle of each element water: or 3 out of 4 water huug)plv) hierophant 051 rls on throne praemonstrator earth: or imperator 3 out of 4 earth fire: or 3 out of 4 fire zuup hiereus horu air: or 3 out of 4 air past hieroghant hiero. off throne 2 water 2 earth atiiofl invisible station azaewup ker

ROBERT KIRK WALKER BETWEEN WORLDS

:14 am] robert kirk- walker between worlds the large estates of ercledoune were donated to the church by thomas's son, also called thomas, thus fulfilling one prediction. the magical hawthorn tree of thomas's initiation lived on until 1814, when it was blown down in a gale. the local people of earlston on the river leader, about thirty-five miles from edinburgh, naturally attempted its revival by pouring whisky upon the roots, but to no avail thomas had prophesied that 'as long as the thorn tree stands/ ercledoune shall keep its lands' in that same year, 600 years after these words were set down, a chain of financial disasters struck the community, and all common land was sold in payment of debts. william shakespeare was not only familiar with the history of the kings of britain, the magic

in pieces, and sinks it suddenly in a whirlpool. the serra makes itself feared by ships because of its crest; it fixes to them as it swims underneath, cuts them to pieces and throws the pieces into the waves, wherefore its crest is to be feared like a sword. and the water dragon, which men say has poison under its wings, is to be feared by those who capture it; whenever it strikes it does harm by pouring out its poison. the torpedo is said to have another kind of destruction, for if any one touches it when it is alive, straightway his arms and his feet grow torpid and so do his other members and they lose their functions just as though they were dead, so harmful is the emanation of its body. worldwide copyright 1990, 1998-2001 ,rjstewart, all rights and permissions reserved http//www.dream

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acred smoke of the ancients. this elixir comes from the fruit of immortality. it contains the fire of the spice that defies death. we drink it now in fellowship, that our brother may begin his journey in its warmth. let he who shared our cup and drank with impunity know that none dare come against him on his journey. his will be unconquerable as he strides among the gods. h the graal is shared by pouring into the individual ones. when all are poured the cups are raised in toast (spoken by the celebrant or graal master) before drinking: ghail to the just, the noble, the steady of will, the one whose laughter was in true mirth and kindness. we drink to your memory and your xeper, adept furgeson. h the work celebrant: gthe time of departing is near; the heart grows heavy, and the eyes grow di

SALMANRUSHDIE THESATANICVERSES

of floating over the last overhang and up to the top, and then we were there, with the ground falling away on every side. such light; the universe purified into light. i wanted to tear off my clothes and let it soak into my skin" not a titter from the class; they were dancing naked with her on the roof of the world "then the visions began, the rainbows looping and dancing in the sky, the radiance pouring down like a waterfall from the sun, and there were angels, the others hadn't been joking. i saw them and so did sherpa pemba. we were on our knees by then. his pupils looked pure white and so did mine, i'm sure. we would probably have died there, i'm sure, snow-blind and mountain-foolish, but then i heard a noise, a loud, sharp report, like a gun. that snapped me out of it. i had to yell a

to the street from upstairs; typewriter ribbons and red ribbons, too, the sort used for securing legal documents, made festive streamers in the air. anahita sufyan, unable any more to resist the demonic proddings of her jealousy, had told hind about mishal's relations with the up--and--coming lawyer-politico, and after that there had been no holding hind, all the years of her humiliation had come pouring out of her, it wasn't enough that she was stuck in this country full of jews and strangers who lumped her in with the negroes, it wasn't enough that her husband was a weakling who performed the haj but couldn't be bothered with godliness in his own home, but this had to happen to her also; she went at mishal with a kitchen knife and her daughter responded by "unleashing a painful series of

she used to say when she began "because i knew they'd never follow me up there. but then i thought, bulishit. i didn't do it for them; i did it for me" for an hour every evening she would run barefoot up and down the stairs to the street, on her toes, for the sake of her fallen arches. then she'd collapse into a heap of cushions, looking enraged, and he'd flap helplessly around, usually ending up pouring her a stiff drink: irish whiskey, mostly. she had begun drinking a fair bit as the reality of her foot problem sank in("for christ's sake keep the feet quiet" a voice from the pr agency told her surreally on the phone "if they get out it's finito, curtains, sayonara, go home, goodnight) on their twenty-first night together, when she had worked her way through five doubles of jameson's, she

to get rid of her husband she turns the tent round to face in the opposite direction, so that when he comes to her he finds fabric where the door should be, and that's that, he's out, divorced, not a thing he can do about it. well, our girls were beginning to go for that type of thing, getting who knows what sort of ideas in their heads, so at once, bang, out comes the rule book, the angel starts pouring out rules about what women mustn't do, he starts forcing them back into the docile attitudes the prophet prefers, docile or maternal, walking three steps behind or sitting at home being wise and waxing their chins. how the women of yathrib laughed at the faithful, i swear, but that man is a magician, nobody could resist his charm; the faithful women did as he ordered them. they submitted:

ion. gibreel was standing at the door, a shadow against the illuminated hallway, when the car pulled up "you got here" he shouted "yaar, too good. welcome to bloody jail" the drugs made gibreel clumsy. as the three of them sat around the pitch-pine kitchen table beneath the gentrified pulldown dimmer-switched lighting, he twice knocked over his coffee--cup (he was ostentatiously off booze; allie, pouring two generous shots of scotch, kept chamcha company, and, cursing, stumbled about the kitchen for paper-towels to mop up the mess "when i get sick of being this way ijust cut down without telling her" he confessed "and then the shit starts happening. i swear to you, spoono, i can't bear the bloody idea that it will never stop, that the only choice is drugs or bugs in the brain. i can't bloo

in the end _hang on, he pleaded silently _i'm coming as fast as i can "in these hihighly material times" sisodia explained "who else but goddess of wewealth? in bombay the young businessmen are hoho holding all night poopoo pooja parties. statue of lakshmi presides, with hands tuturned out, and lightbulbs running down her fifi fingers, lighting in sequence, you get me, as if the wealth is paw paw pouring down her palms" on the cabin's movie screen a stewardess was demonstrating the various safety procedures. in a corner of the screen an inset male figure translated her into sign language. this was progress, chamcha recognized. film instead of human beings, a small increase in sophistication (the signing) and a large increase in cost. high technology at the service, ostensibly, of safety; w

SATANGEL

placed 3you in seats twelve of 1i li e ol 2balzarg od aala 3thiln os 1government, 2giving unto 3every one of you 4power successively 5over 1netaab 2dluga vonsarg 3lonsa 4cap-mi ali 5vors 1four five and six, 2the true ages of time: 3to the intent that from 1cla 2homil cocasb 3fafen 1the highest vessels 2and 3the comers of 4your governments 1izizop 2od 3miinoag 4de gnetaab 1ye might work my power: 2pouring down 3the fires of life and increase 1vaun 2na-na-e-el 3panpir 4malpirg 1continually upon the earth. 2thus ye are become 3the skirts of 1pild caosg 2noan 3vnalah 1justice and truth. 2in the name of the same 3your god 4lift up, 5i say 1balt od vaoan. 2do-o-i-a p 3mad 4goholor 5gohus 1yourselves. 2behold his mercies 3fiourish 4and his name is become 1amiran 2micma iehusoz 3ca-cacom 4od do-o

SATANIC BIBLE

s sharp as sickles, or the horns of death. therein the creatures of earth are and are not, except in mine own hands which sleep and shall rise! in the first i made ye stewards and placed ye in the twelve seats of government, giving unto every one of you power successively over the nine true ages of time, so that from the highest vessels and the corners of your governments you might work my power, pouring down the fires of life and increase continually on the earth. thus you are become the skirts of justice and truth. in satan's name, rise up! show yourselves! behold, his mercies flourish, and his name is become mighty among us. in whom we say: move, ascend, and apply yourselves unto us as the partakers of his secret wisdom in your creation! the fourth key the fourth enochian key refers to

SCHLAGER NEIL WORLD RELIGIONS REFERENCE LIBRARY

and then release it back into the river as an offering to their ancestors and the gods. the offerings are accompanied with folded hands and prayers. since not all hindus are able to go to the ganga every day, they may place water in jars and return with these to temples. hindu folk belief says that the waters of the ganga make possible the dead s passage to the world of the ancestors, pitriloka. pouring the water on a person s ashes allows that person to pass on from this life. if this is not done the person is doomed to an afterlife of suffering and may cause trouble for those still living. worship worship in hinduism is neither formalized nor standardized. for most hindus, worship consists of bhakti, or devotion, to one or more personal gods or goddesses. each hindu is free to choose, o

SIR EDWARD BULWER LYTTON ZANONI A ROSICRUCIAN TALE

miled. he faltered her name as he rose and stretched his arms. she fell upon his breast, and strove to suppress her tears "thy mother" he said "does she sleep "she sleeps, ah, yes" and the tears gushed forth "i thought eh! i know not what i have thought. but do not weep: i shall be well now, quite well. she will come to me when she wakes, will she" viola could not speak; but she busied herself in pouring forth an anodyne, which she had been directed to give the sufferer as soon as the delirium should cease. the doctor had told her, too, to send for him the instant so important a change should occur. she went to the door and called to the woman who, during gionetta's pretended illness, had been induced to supply her place; but the hireling answered not. she flew through the chambers to sear

SIR WALLIS BUDGE EGYPTIAN MAGIC

e for a considerable p. 93 period. but it fell out on a day that certain scouts came and informed nectanebus that a multitude of the nations of the east had made a league together against egypt, and that their allied forces were at that moment marching against him. when the king heard the news he laughed, and having said some scornful words about his enemies, he went into his private chamber, and pouring water into the bowl began to work magic in the usual way. but when he had spoken the words of power, he looked at the wax figures, and saw, to his dismay, that the gods of egypt were steering the enemies' ships, and leading their soldiers to war against himself. now as soon as nectanebus saw this, he understood that the end of the kingdom of egypt was at hand, for hitherto the gods had bee

setting sun [saying, c send the truthful seer out of the holy shrine, i beseech thee, lampsuer, sumarta, baribas, dardalam, iorlex: o lord send the sacred deity anuth, anuth, salbana, chambre, breith, now, now, quickly, quickly. come in this very night" 2 "to procure dreams: take a clean linen bag and write upon it the names given below. fold it up and make it into a lamp-wick, and set it alight, pouring pure oil over it. the word to be written is this 'armiuth, lailamchouch, arsenophrephren, phtha, archentechtha' then in the evening, when you are p. 217 going to bed, which you must do without touching food [or, pure from all defilement, do thus. approach the lamp and repeat seven times the formula given below: then extinguish it and lie down to sleep. the formula is this 'sachmu. epaema l

having, on march 14, burnt his wife bridget, aged 27, for being a witch, thus causing her death, at baltyvadhen, p. 207 county tipperary. johanna burke swore that boiling herbs out of a saucepan on the fire were forced down the throat of the deceased, her husband asking her in the name of the father, son, and holy ghost, if she was his wife. he then stripped her naked, threw her on the floor, and pouring paraffin over her, set her on fire. cleary, assisted by j. dunne, p. kennedy, w. kennedy, and others, next took her to the fire and forced her to sit upon it in order to "drive out the witch" which possessed her. she was next laid upon the bed and shaken, while her husband recited the words "away with you" meaning the evil spirit, or spirits, and at six o'clock on the morning of the 15th o

STEINER RUDOLF CHRISTIANITY AS MYSTICAL FACT

the mysteries, only by one who awakens the divine within. that is why he cannot be made intelligible to everyone. but even to one who draws near to him, he does not appear in his own nature. this too is explained in the timaeus. the father made the universe out of the world-body and world-soul. he mixed the elements, in harmony and perfect proportion elements that he himself brought into being by pouring himself out, giving up his separate existence. thus he produced the world-body. and stretched out upon it, in the form of a cross, is the worldsoul, the divine presence in the world. it suffers death on this cross so that the world can exist. and plato therefore calls nature the tomb of the divine not however a tomb in which lies something dead, but the tomb where lies the eternal, for whi

SZYMANSKI GREG SEARCHING FOR THE ILLUMINATI DEEP WITHIN THE BOWELS OF THE VATICAN

are terrified. and at the end of the time, i was just dying of thirst. my morale was just. i have never been so thirsty in my entire life. my mother walked into the room. a lot of times they have the children, you know, or the parents train the children at these early ages. there was a table in the middle of the room and i was sitting at it. she brings in this cold pitcher of water and she starts pouring it. i said "mom! i want a drink of water" and she slapped me out of the chair (pause) gs: hm. sv: and i remember crying! and as i'm crying, she's drinking the water in front of me, and she leaves! she takes the pitcher of water. and a couple of hours later, she came back in and did the same thing. and i said "mom, mom, i want water" and she slapped me! i mean, across the room. after this h

THE GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE UNUSUAL UNEXPLAINED VOL 1

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 76 mediums and mystics shaman s headdress (archives of brad steiger) in 1865, the great warrior roman nose, who had studied under the tutelage of white bull, an elderly cheyenne medicine man, lay on a raft for four days in the midst of a sacred lake. roman nose partook of no food or water, and he suffered a relentless sun by day and a pouring rain by night. but he felt none of these distractions, for roman nose was in a trance so deep that he appeared to be dead. when he returned from the land of the grandparents, the place of spirits, roman nose had obtained the necessary vision teachings to attack the white man s cavalry who were invading the powder river country. on the day of battle, roman nose mounted his white pony and to

THE GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE UNUSUAL UNEXPLAINED VOL 3

used to throw after departing newlyweds. among some early peoples wheat symbolized productivity, so grains of wheat were used in the marriage rites to symbolize fruitfulness and plenty for the couple. the ancient greeks poured flour and sweetmeats over the bride and groom to represent a wish for an abundance of all that is sweet and desirable. the romans began the custom of throwing, rather than pouring, sweet meats at the fleeing couple. some authorities state that people began throwing rice after newlyweds for the purpose of giving food to the evil spirits that were always present at any festive gathering of humans. it was to appease these spirits and keep them from doing injury to the bridal pair that the custom of rice-throwing was originated. another old tradition states that unless

were at a table, with one side left open to receive the service. four people could dine comfortably from one couch. they were low, without backs, and covered with rich fabrics. the host and his wife sat at the head table with the guest of honor. the rest of the guests took places at the other tables according to rank. in many of the old arab nations, the host and hostess welcomed their guests by pouring melted butter on their heads. while the idea might seem repugnant to modern guests arriving at a home in a hot climate, the melted butter was deemed fashionable and refreshing in earlier times. in europe during the middle ages, favored guests always sat at the right of the host and were helped to the choicest cuts of meat, the rarest fruits, the costliest wines. the custom of coupling gues

THE MAGICIAN S KABBALAH

h. also the grey traditionally associated with wisdom (i.e. druids, merlin, even gandalf "greybeard" of the fictional world of "the lord of the rings. chapter six; binah, the angel of the tides a useful analogy of the creative process represented by the uppermost three sephiroth of the tree, the supernal triad, is that of water flowing from a tap. the source of the water is the kether, whilst the pouring stream is the chockmah aspect of the system. if one cups ones hands into a hollow and places them in the path of the water, this represents binah, the formative aspect of the creative process. the water then forms tides and eddies, and moves within a defined area. the bubbles formed in this process, turbulent, chaotic and transient are the da'ath, the non-sephiroth formed of the interactio

basic astronomy and the fact that the "orb of the sun" symbolises the sephiroth about tiphareth, to which the sun is attributed. netzach represents the instincts and processes of nature, and yesod represents the "foundation, or "compilation" stage of an activity or creative process. thus this path is where life takes on levels of meaning and is woven into a whole. the star card shows this as the pouring forth of water, as does the zodiacal sign of aquarius which is also attributed to this path and card. on the other side of the tree, path 30 is where "astrologers derive the speculations and perfection of their science according to the movement of stars. this path is thus related to the science (hod) regarding the hidden substructure (yesod) of the world (malkuth, and aims to comprehend th

ls. the full set is intended to create a master ceremony which can be modified according to requirements whilst still retaining the key elements and sequence of kabbalistic ritual. point beth take the chalice up from the altar and elevate it, saying; let this temple be a working place of the elements, force and form in harmony. pour water into the chalice, contemplating it as a symbol of chockmah pouring energy into binah. beth is the archetype of containers, and can mean 'temple. point yod take a seed and place it into the chalice. say; let the seed of this work i am to perform grow to fruition in peace and safety. yod is the letter attributed to the hermit tarot card, and symbolises the guiding principle of light, to which nature aspires, as a seed becomes a plant which turns to the ligh

nd and visualise a door opening in the east through which light and sound pass. state aloud your particular purpose and visualise the words passing through the door and resonating with the light. state; my voice vibrates between the light and the darkness. the portal of light is opened and nature responds. the meditation for the ceremony is that of a crystal cave, in which you may visualise light pouring and illuminating scenes in the crystals. make a note of these scenes and discover what they reveal about your work. 9. yesod; the ritual of the treasure-house in yesod, we reach the penultimate stage of the sequence, and one of compilation, as all the prior aspects of the work are brought together. to symbolise this, choose ten objects which relate to each of the sephiroth. at its most sim

THE MIDDLE PILLAR

of the higher genius, the yechidah. until that light shines above and through the student, and the magical power is operative within, ceremony must remain what it is for most people: a thing of habit and custom-a set of observances perfunctorily to be performed, celebrations in which there is no trace of virtue, of value, of power. the divine power once awakened, and the light of the higher self pouring through the mind, then ceremony appears in an entirely different guise. it becomes a magical engine for the harnessing and directing of the power and consciousness of the psyche. ceremony may be realized now as a means of mobilizing the hitherto unknown factors in man's constitution, and employing them for various ends, which depend entirely on man himself and the extent of his knowledge a

ion 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. sometimes, it may seem as though there were a small waterfall behind the figure, pouring cascades of water into the temple or room. in the north, the angel auriel29 will appear to be standing on very fertile ground, grasses and wheat being about the feet. sheaves of corn will be held in both the outstretched hands, and on the whole, the prevailing colors will be a mixture of citrine, olive, russet, and some little black.30 the techruque of here employing these telesmatic or ma

skull, to the neck. 2. formulate a flaming sphere of brilliant yellow and see the ball extend all the way through the neck, and see it extend up into the head. 3. superimpose on the yellow sphere the sign of aquarius 2 in the complementary color of purple. 4. vibrate "yod-heh-vav-heh" and the angelic names "raphael" and "chassan" 5. when you feel the ball is alive and real, and spiritual power is pouring through you, and when you feel the power of the names, 6. say the prayer of the sylphs: holy art thou, lord of the air, who has created the firmament. shaddai el chai. almighty and everlasting, ever-living be thy name ever-magnified in the life of all. we praise and we bless thee in the changeless empire of created light; and we aspire without cessation unto thy imperishable and immutable

a 1. see a shaft of light descend once more to the heart center or solar plexus. 2. formulate a flaming sphere of brilliant red. see the ball extending from front to back. 3. superimpose on the red sphere the sign of leo 62 in the complementary color of emerald green. 4. vibrate "elohim" and the angelic names "michael" and "aral" 5. when you feel the ball is alive and real, and spiritual power is pouring through you, and when you feel the power of the names, 6. say the prayer of the salamanders: holy art thou, lord of the fire, wherein thou hast shown forth the throne of thy glory. yod-heh-vav-heh tzabaoth. leader of armies is thy holy name. 0, thou flashing fire, thou illuminatest all things. with thy insupportable refulgence whence flow the ceaseless streams of splendor which nourisheth

e a shaft of light descend once more to the region of the hips, the generative region. 2. see a flaming sphere of brilliant ultramarine blue. 3. superimpose on the blue sphere the sign of scorpio ttl+ in the complementary color of orange. the middle pillar exercise 215 4. vibrate "el" and the angelic names "gabriel" and "talihad" 5. when you feel the ball is alive and real, and spiritual power is pouring through you, and when you feel the power of the names, 6. say the prayer of the undines: holy art thou, lord of the mighty waters, whereon thy spirit moved in the beginning. elohim tzabaoth. glory be unto thee ruach elohim. whose spirit hovered over the great waters of creation. 0 depth, 0 inscrutable depth, which exhalest unto the height: lead thou us into the true life, through liberty

understanding. amen. part v: earth 7 1. see a shaft of light descend once more to the feet, from about the ankles. 2. formulate a flaming sphere of brilliant indigo. 3. superimpose on the indigo sphere the sign of taurus 5 in the complementary color of pale yellow. 4. vibrate "adonai" and the angelic names "auriel and "phorlakh" 5. when you feel the ball is alive and real, and spiritual power is pouring through you, and when you feel the power of the names, 6. say the prayer of the gnomes: holy art thou, lord of the earth, which thou hast made for thy footstool. adonai ha-aretz, adonai melekh. unto thee be the kingdom, the power and the glory. malkuth, geburah, gedulah. amen. the rose of sharon, and the lily of the valley. 0 thou who hidest beneath the earth, in the valley of gems, the ma

nters and the result will be that you have formed around you an aura by the power issuing up the shaft. 4. in the circulation of the fountain, the power goes up the centers. then with the exhalation down the left side, and the nhalation up the right side, exhale down the front of the body, inhale up the back of the body. ths will cause the aura to be in a subtle state of great activity, the light pouring through and making it a great and dynamic power. 5. close with the osiris godform. keep that as long as you like. 6. perform the lesser banishing ritual of the pentagram. regardie's notes on the revised middle pillar ritual part i: spirit@ the top center is above the head. its color is whte, and its divine name will be ahih [or eheieh (ytyytk, and agla (8538. you will vibrate these names i

visualize the light in yellow. superimposed on that sphere in its absolute complement of purple you see the two lines of the symbol of aquarius (z)yo.u are to see these lines inside the yellow in purple color, and you vibrate: yod-heh-vav-heh (7177. follow it with the archangel: raphael (5851) and the angel chassan (1wi-l. when you feel the ball is alive and real, and you can feel spiritual power pouring through it, then say the prayer of the sylphs. part iii: fire a see your shaft descend once more to the solar plexus, or just above the end of the sternum, the little breast bone. see the ball extending from front to back-a big ball of red fire, a brilliant flaming red. see the shaft in white and the balls in different colors. the color of this center is red. this is the sphere of fire. i

result will be that you will have formed around you an aura by the circulation of power issuing up through the shaft. then follow with the other two methods. the circulation down the left side and up the right, and the circulation from the head down the front of the body, under the feet and up the back. use the inhalation and exhalation. the aura will be in a state of great activity. the light is pouring through and making it a great power. in order to close assume the godform of osiris and keep that as long as you feel like it. i the middle pillar exercise 219 want you to make the banishing ritual a habit. begin and end every ritual with it. this middle pillar ritual can be done either sitting or lying flat. the tree of life exercise (the rite of three pillars (see figure 15, p. 220) this

THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES

e or inside the trailer. worried and frightened, they finally moved out of the trailer and settled in the basement apartment in the home of linda's parents, parke and mabel mcdaniel. vii. on november 24, four people, two adults and two children, were driving past the tnt area when they saw a giant flying creature with red eyes. their report added to the growing chaos. now thousands of people were pouring into the old munitions site nightly, some traveling from hundreds of miles away. television crews and newsmen from other states hovered around the old generator plant, hoping to glimpse the monster. some visitors divided their time between the tnt area and woodrow derenberger's farm in mineral wells. mothman was not to be outsmarted, however. he staged his appearances with clever showmansh

THE NECRONOMICON SIMON VERSION

is countless and unknowable. and she did save that city, but it was taken soon thereafter when the people no more offered up their children. and when the people made to offer again, at the time of the attack, the goddess turned her back and fled from her temple, and it is no more. and the name of the goddess is no more known. and she maketh the infants restless, and to cry, so the reason for the pouring of honey over the sacred bread, for it is written: bread of the cult of the dead in its place i eat in the court prepared water of the cult of the dead in its place i drink a queen am i, who has become estranged to the cities she that comes from the lowlands in a sunken boat am i. i am the virgin goddess hostile to my city a stranger in my streets. musigamenna uruma bur me yensulamu girme

THE TAROT OF C C ZAIN

eleton mowing human heads, hands and feet signifies that the thoughts, works and understanding of man eventually pass from the earth. but the rainbow promises a new life of thought, effort and knowledge in a superior realm. the alchemist--arcanum xiv. in divination, arcanum xiv is regeneration or temperance. arcanum xiv is figured by the genie of the sun holding a golden urn and a silver urn, and pouring from one to the other the conducting fluid of life. the genie is crowned with flame to indicate that it is a spirit; and its feet are winged to signify its rapid movements. the fluid transferred from one urn to another is the symbol of transmutation; and the eight rays of the sun which show behind the genie's head signify that the positive, or masculine, forces of the universe are exactly

THE ABYSS AND TABAET

er with soil and within a period of one moon unearth them to use them as knives and spears in a cursing or death-causing ritual, it is suggested in the venidad that such nails empowered by daevas makes knives and falconed winged arrows which strike the sheep of the righteous. plutarch wrote of the rituals of the daeva-yasna in old times, that they would sacrifice the blood of wolves to ahriman by pouring such with herbs into the dark place, a hole or cave where the sun does not shine. unabated by akem-mano, by the hardness of his malignant riddles avesta venidad the staota or mantra which channels and focuses energy by sound is a tool of initiatory focus in all cultures from tibetan to christian, being the encircling of sound to create a desired gnosis. the use of sound creates vibrations

THE HOLY BIBLE KING JAMES VERSION

my sanctuary. then they began at the ancient men which [were] before the house. 9:7 and he said unto them, defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. and they went forth, and slew in the city. 9:8 and it came to pass, while they were slaying them, and i was left, that i fell upon my face, and cried, and said, ah lord god! wilt thou destroy all the residue of israel in thy pouring out of thy fury upon jerusalem? 9:9 then said he unto me, the iniquity of the house of israel and judah [is] exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, the lord hath forsaken the earth, and the lord seeth not. 9:10 and as for me also, mine eye shall not spare, neither will i have pity [but] i will recompense their way upon their head. 9

dead. 10:31 and by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 10:32 and likewise a levite, when he was at the place, came and looked [on him] and passed by on the other side. 10:33 but a certain samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion [on him] 10:34 and went to [him] and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 10:35 and on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave [them] to the host, and said unto him, take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when i come again, i will repay thee. 10:36 which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the th

TWO ESSAYS ON THE WORSHIP OF PRIAPUS

, produced life and motion on earth. hence the ocean is said by homer to be the source of all things;3 and hence the use of water in baptism, which was to regenerate, and, in a manner, new create the person baptised; for the soul, supposed by many of the primitive christians to be naturally mortal, was then supposed to become immortal. 4 upon the same principle, the figure of pan,5 is represented pouring water upon the organ of generation; that is, invigorating the active creative power by the prolific element upon which it acted; for water was considered as the essence of the passive principle, as fire was of the active; the one being of terrestrial, and the other of thereal origin. hence, st. john the baptist, who might have acquired some knowledge of the ancient theology, through its re

f the deity; which first led me to imagine that it was not a mere ornament, but had some mystic meaning, as almost every decoration employed upon their sacred edifices indisputably had. the square area, over which the lotus is spread, in the indian monument before mentioned, was occasionally floated with water; which, by means of a forcing machine, was first thrown in a spout upon the lingam. the pouring of water upon the sacred symbols, is a mode of worship very much practised by the hindoos, particularly in their devotions to the bull and the lingam. its meaning has been already explained, in the instance of the greek figure of pan, represented in the act of paying the same kind of worship to the symbol of his own procreative power.2 the areas of the 1 plate xix, fig 3, from the ionian a

TYSON DONALD NEW MILLENNIUM MAGIC

s conclusion, it is an opening of a door into the unmanifest for a specific purpose, that is, interest expressed to god. true prayer involves the inward spiral. the inward spiral is the instrument of the magus. an outward spiral in either direction indicates realization and coming into being. it is the opposite of the inward spiral of intent and may be described as intention realized. this is the pouring forth of potential from the unmanifest, or god's answer. for this reason the outward spiral is the instrument of divine will. clockwise motion is in harmony with the light. it follows and imitates the progress of the sun. it is a turning of the back on darkness. it means construction, evolution, law and order. counterclockwise motion is against the light. it frustrates and opposes the moti

f the chant would make healing impossible. when you are convinced that the soul of the disease has left the body of the patient and entered the stone beneath your hands, take the stone off the body of the patient and place it into a basin or bucket of cool water. the water acts as an occult battery that temporarily holds the soul of the disease. carry the stone out- side and bury it in the earth, pouring the water in the bucket over the stone when you have placed the stone into the hole. after the stone is covered with earth, inscribe a cross of equal arms on the ground over the place of burial. the cross will lock the soul of the disease beneath the earth, where it can do no harm. not all disease is life-threatening, or even serious. to get rid of minor aches or pains, focus your attentio

TYSON DONALD SOUL FLIGHT

t the margin of a pool, measuring the contents of one cup into another, so that the liquid makes a diagonal stream between the vessels. his--or perhaps it is her-attention is raptly focused on the task to avoid spilling even a single drop, so that the level in both cups may be made exactly equal. one cup originally held a strong wine, and the other was filled with pure water from the pool, but by pouring and repouring they have been combined. the angel will offer you one of the cups, and will keep the other to drink from as you sample yours, sharing this diluted wine with you in a spirit of harmony. it is impossible to determine whether the sun near the mountains on the horizon behind the figure is rising or setting. green marsh grasses and flowers grow all around the edge of the pond. the

TYSON DONALD THE POWER OF THE WORD

es, or the horns of death; wherein the creatures of the earth are and are not except by mine own hands; which also sleep and shall rise. in the first i made you stewards and placed you in seats 12 of government, giving unto every one of you power successively over 456, the true ages of time, to the intent that, from the highest vessels and the corners of your governments, you might work my power, pouring down the fires of life and increase continually on the earth. thus you are become the skirts of justice and truth. in the name of the same, your god, lift up, i say, yourselves. behold, his mercies flourish, and name is become mighty amongst us; in whom we say, move, descend and apply yourselves unto us, as unto the partakers of the secret wisdom of your creation. analysis of the third key

WALLIS BUDGE E A LEGENDS OF THE EGYPTIAN GODS

itation, and to the hearing and teaching of those divine truths which treat of the divine nature. even the kings, who are likewise priests, only partake of wine in the measure which is prescribed for them in the sacred books, as we are told by hecataeus. this custom was only introduced during the reign of psammetichus, and before that time they drank no wine at all. if they used it at any time in pouring out libations to the gods, it was not because they looked upon it as being acceptable to them for its own sake, but they poured it out over their altars as the blood of their enemies who had in times past fought against them. for they believe the vine to have first sprung out of the earth after it was fattened by the bodies of those who fell in the wars against the gods. and this, they say

WESTERN MANDALAS OF TRANSFORMATION SR AL

to chesed is ab el, a combination of the two divine names we have already examined in some detail (see chapter five for the name ab. it's numerical summation is thirty-four, the magic number of the kamea, and it's meaning is god the father. it's sigil on the jupiter kamea is two arrows descending down (see figure 6-b, demonstrating the beneficent influence of gedulah personified as god the father pouring forth his majestic graces. one of the most powerful affirmations of dr. case was the one corresponding to chesed on the tree of life, from his famous "pattern on the trestle board (a complete copy of which can be found in his true and invisible rosicrucian order, p. 158: from the exhaustless riches of its limitless substance, i draw all things needful, both spiritual and material. this is

WICCA WITCHCRAFT TODAY

and now wearing a crown of myrtle, moves to the right bearing on a ritual dish food in slices to take part in a lustral repast. before a sacrificial table is seated a priestess assisted by two attendants; with her left hand she uncovers a dish brought by one attendant and in her right hand she holds a branch of myrtle on which the other attendant, who has thrust into her girdle a ritual roll, is pouring a libation by means of an oenochoe. this is the lustral agape which must be celebrated before the communion, as was the custom in primitive christianity '4. after the celebration of the agape the neophyte is worthy of a new birth, represented allegorically. a satyr and satyra are seated; a fawn is stretching out its muzzle towards the satyra who is offering it her breast; on the left old s

er teachings' of course, i am only speaking about the witches belonging to the cult. the village wise-woman fortune-telling type may have done anything. witches are constantly accused of raising storms. my informants simply do not know how to, and, by the system of magic they use, i do not see how they could, except of course by asking their gods. in other words 'by prayer. they know vaguely that pouring water, especially over a naked virgin, is said to produce rain, but they have no special rite or ceremonial to that effect, or if they had, it has not been preserved. in both the first and second world wars there were stories that the germans could and did work the weather to their own advantage, and witches wondered if this was true, and if so, how it was done. undoubtedly in the old days

WICCA MAGICK OCCULT THREE GREEN BOOKS DRUIDISM

. 117. sayings from the buddhist sutras (the rain cloud) it is as if a cloud rising above the horizon shrouds all space (in darkness) and covers the earth. that great rain-cloud, big with water, is wreathed with flashes of lightning and rouses with its thundering call all creatures. by warding off the sunbeams, it cools the region; and gradually lowering so as to come in reach of hands, it begins pouring down its water all around. and so, flashing on every side, it ours out an abundant mass of water equally, and refreshes this earth. and all herbs which have sprung up on the face of the earth, all grasses, shrubs, forest trees, other trees small and great; the various field fruits, and whatever is green; all plants on hills, in caves and thickets; all those grasses, shrubs, and trees are v

say. in sufism, a person cannot learn until he is in a state in which he can perceive what he is learning, and what it means. nasrudin went one day to a well, in order to teach this point to a disciple who wanted to know the truth. with him he took the disciple and a broken pitcher. the mulla drew a bucket of water, and poured it into his pitcher. then he drew another, and poured it in. as he was pouring in the third, the disciple could not contain himself any longer: mulla, the water is running out. there is no bottom on that pitcher. nasrudin looked at him indignantly. i am trying to fill the pitcher. in order to see when it is full, my eyes are fixed upon the neck, not the bottom. when i see the water rise to the neck, the pitcher will be full. what has the bottom got to do with it? whe

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