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her. the banner of the east is one of the tools used by the hierophant, the chief initiating officer representing osiris the redeemer in the 0=0 initiation. it is also used as a shield in the initiating process that helps keeps out negative energies. it is a combination of the infused energies of the banner along with the expanded energies of the hierophant that help accomplish this process, this purification that takes place in the hall of the neophyte. the banner of the west will be explained in greater detail in the zelator grade. however, the white triangle refers to the three paths connecting malkuth with the other sephiroth. the red cross refers to hidden knowledge of the divine nature. this can be discovered through the aid of the three paths that come out of malkuth. in other words

he presence of osiris by horus. osiris sits in his shrine upon a throne, with the crook and scourge, symbols of mercy and severity, in his hands; behind him are isis and nephthys, the 39 goddesses of nature and perfection, and before him are the four genii of the dead, upon the lotus flower, the emblem of the metempsychosis. thus the whole of the symbols upon the pillars represent the advance and purification of the soul and its uniting with osiris the redeemer in that golden dawn of an infinite light, wherein the soul is transfigured, knows all and can do all, for it has become joined unto eternal god is the veritable 'khabs-am pekht konx om pax light in extension' sign of the enterer the neophyte grade sign represents that of groping forward in search of truth. it represents bringing for

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stolistes, and dadouchos. hiero: the situation of the sentinel? hiereus: without the portal of the hall. hiero: his duty? hiereus: armed with a sword to keep out intruders, into prepare the candidate. hiero: frater dadouchos, your situation? dad: in the south, very honoured hierophant, to symbolize heat in dryness. hiero: your duty? dad: i attend to the censer and the incense, and i assist in the purification and consecration by fire all the hall, are the members, and of the candidate. hiero: frater stolistes, your situation? stol: in the north, very honoured hierophant, to symbolize cold and moisture. hiero: your duty? stol: i see that the robes, collars and insignia of the officers are ready before the opening; i attend the cup of lust roll water and i assist in the purification and cons

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inward and more domestic. god is near us everywhere, and consecrates for us every country, from which the fixing of our gaze beyond the alps would alienate us. probably some sects and parties, non-conformity here and there among the heathen themselves, nay, in individual minds a precocious elevation of sentiment and morals, came half-way to meet the introduction of christianity, as afterwards its purification (see suppl. it is remarkable that old norse legend occasionally mentions certain men who, turning away in utter disgust and doubt from the heathen faith, placed their reliance on their own strength and virtue. thus in the solar lios 17 we read of vebogi and eadey' a sik];au trusu' in themselves they trusted; of king hakon (fornm. sog. 1, 35' konungr gerir sem allir asrir]?eir sem trua

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGICK SPELLS

otective herb, hops will drive away dark thoughts, doubts and fears. ruled by the sun. hyssop derived from the hebrew esob, hyssop is mentioned many times in the bible for its ability to cleanse the body of illness. it relieves coughs, bronchitis, painful throats and viruses, tension and stressrelated conditions, burns, and ear pains and problems, especially in children. it is primarily a herb of purification and will help to banish sad thoughts, despair and doubts, and leave a positive approach. hyssop removes negativity from the home and from objects that have unwelcoming or sorrowful vibrations. ruled by jupiter. juniper juniper is a natural antiseptic. it relieves digestive and gastrointestinal inflammations, arthritis and rheumatism, joint and muscle pain and inflammation. it also inc

sedative and a cure for insomnia, guarding against nightmares. it brings courage and prevents accidents, so is good in travel or workplace protection; it is also very protective against any negative forces. ruled by saturn. myrrh a powerful antiseptic, with anti-fungal and astringent properties, myrrh is good for all mouth and throat problems and for wounds. it is one of the oldest protective and purification herbs, associated with all healing of mind and spirit as well as body. myrrh is a good herb to burn as incense for protection and for healing; it promotes higher states of consciousness and so is good for all spiritual work. ruled by the moon. parsley parsley can be used for enriching the blood and helping all skin conditions such as eczema and acne. it is also good for anaemia and re

nconsidered options and with an assurance that all will be well. it mixes well with ylang-ylang, rosemary and lavender. cypress: cypress is an oil of consolation after sorrow or loss, bringing acceptance, healing and the power to move forward. it promotes understanding and compassion towards distress of self and others. it mixes well with lemon, juniper and geranium. eucalyptus: this is an oil of purification of mind, body and soul, driving out negativity and anger, as well as repelling deliberate psychological and psychic attack. eucalyptus will provide the impetus for action and decisions, especially when people and projects have reached an impasse. the oil also offers clear focus and increased concentration. it mixes well with cedarwood, clary sage and peppermint. fennel: fennel is the

der and rosemary. mimosa: mimosa is an oil of the night, for secrets and secret love, bringing love and friendship, especially for older people. it calms anxiety and over-sensitivity to criticism and brings harmony and happiness, melting away opposition and hostility. it mixes well with bergamot and chamomile. myrrh: this is a sacred ceremonial oil, like frankincense, and is burned in healing and purification rituals. it mixes well with mandarin, pine and patchouli. neroli: this is orange-blossom oil, symbol of marriage, committed relationships and fidelity, fertility, sensuality and self-esteem. it prevents moods swings, crises of confidence and panic attacks. it mixes well with geranium and jasmine. orange: orange is the oil of abundance, joy and fertility, attracting happiness, giving c

e-light the oils at any time if energies seem sluggish and repeat the whole ritual a moon cycle later for as long as is necessary. there may be a lot of negative vibes swimming the other way, so persevere and be patient. incense magick incense has formed a central part of religious and magical ceremonies for thousands of years in lands as far apart as india and north america. it has been used for purification purposes, to invoke angels and to bind or repel demons by medieval magicians. it is said to release specific energies contained in its fragrance and to carry prayers and petitions to the god or goddess figure being invoked. since the 1960s, incense sticks, cones and burners have increased in popularity for home use, to create an atmosphere of calm, to induce love and cleanse negativit

ity of effort from start to finish, rather than a gradual increase, perhaps of love or prosperity. there are two kinds of incense. the first is non-combustible incense that is burned by smouldering it on charcoal blocks. this is made from powdered herbs, leaves bark or even pine needles mixed with a gum resin such as dragon's blood and has the advantage of producing clouds of smoke, brilliant for purification or for the climax of a spell. you can buy this type of incense prepared as loose powder, wood chips, granules or special paste, to burn on charcoal blocks or discs. traditional practitioners often make their own non-combustible incense, which can be very empowering, but it does take time and can be messy. on page 300 i have suggested an excellent book by scott cunningham that describe

amomile incense brings money, quiet sleep and affection, and is used in spells to do with all matters of the family. cinnamon cinnamon is for spirituality, success, healing, psychic powers, money, love and passion. cherry cherry brings new love and divinatory abilities. cloves cloves are used in spells for love and money; they repel hostility and improve memory. copal use copal for protection and purification; it is especially good for cleansing crystals. cypress cypress is for times of transition to a new phase, letting go of sorrow. dragon's blood dragon's blood is used for love and protection, passion and male potency. fern an initiator of change, travel and fertility, fern will also bring hidden wealth, maybe in terms of potential. fig use fig for wisdom, creativity and creation, ferti

r purity and breaking negative influences in love; it is frequently used in mother goddess magick. lily of the valley lily of the valley increases mental abilities, brings happiness and restores joy. marigold marigold is used for dreams and guarding against infidelity. it is effective in rituals concerning legal matters, luck and money. mimosa use mimosa for protection, love, prophetic dreams and purification. mistletoe known to the druids as the all-healer, mistletoe is for healing sorrows, overcoming injustice and finding what is lost. it is also good for male potency. moss moss is used for good fortune, prosperity, money and permanence, whether in work or relationships. it frequently appears in water magick and divination (use with candles on water. myrrh myrrh is good for healing, peac

love, marriage and mature love. it may also be used in matters of property and security. nutmeg use nutmeg for fertility and healing, especially of the environment; it will also bring a gradual increase of wealth. orange blossom beneficial for marriage and permanent relationships, use orange blossom also for restoring trust and increasing confidence and hope. pine use pine for healing, fertility, purification, protection and money; it also returns hostility to the sender. poppy/opium poppy may be used for divination, fertility and making oneself less visible in danger; it also brings luck and sleep. rose rose is for gentle love, attraction, dreams of love and reconciliation. rosemary rosemary is used for love and happy memories; it also improves memory and concentration. sage use sage in r

for health, enhanced mental powers and wisdom. sandalwood sandalwood is effective for spiritual and psychic awareness and healing; use it also in matters of sexuality. strawberry use strawberry for innocent love, friendship and happiness. tamarind tamarind is for love, especially new love, and the rebuilding of trust. thyme thyme is used in rituals for courage, divination, health, love, money and purification. vanilla vanilla brings passion and enduring love; it also increases mental powers. vetivert use vetivert for love. it can also break a run of bad luck and bring money. it is protective against theft and all kinds of negativity. violet use violet for secrecy, modesty and uncovering hidden talents. combining incenses in rituals as well as the single fragrances, there are many commercia

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et the light arise (done) chief (without moving or opening his eyes, says)"buried with that light in a mystical death, rising again in a mystical resurrection, cleansed and purified through him our master, o brother of the cross and rose. like him, o adepts of all ages, have ye toiled. like him have ye suffered tribulation. poverty, torture and death have ye passed through. they have been but the purification of the gold. in the alembic of thine heart, through the athanor of affliction, seek thou the true stone of the wise (aspirant gives chief adept wand and crux ansata to the chief adept who then gives in exchange the crook and scourge) 21 crook and scourge chief "quit then this tomb, o aspirant, with thine arms crossed upon thy breast, bearing in thy right hand the crook of mercy and th

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it burned in a furnace, appeared visibly to all of us. and the old magus of the well, whom no man had seen outside his well for night threescore years, was found in the midst: and he cried with a loud voice, saying "the equinox of the gods" and he went on to explain how it was that nature should no longer be the centre of man s worship, but man himself, man in his suffering and death, man in his purification and perfection. and he recited the formula of the osiris as follows, even as it hath been transmitted unto us by the brethren of the cross and rose unto this day "for asar un-nefer hath said: he that 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 the repressed sigh

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cation from their own religion or the religion of their ancestors, should the no longer have a religion or should they have changed it in their lifetime. for best practical purposes in the beginning- for those intent on actually using the rituals contained herein- it is advisable to take especial care in the construction of the magickal circle and of all magickal defences. a preliminary period of purification is well in order before attempting anything in this grimoire. persons of unstable mental condition, or unstable emotional condition, should not be allowed, under any circumstances, to observe one of these rituals in progress. that would be criminal, and perhaps in suicidal. one of our colleagues was fearfully attacked by his dog directly following a fairly simple and uncomplicated for

e second step, and again between the second and the third, and so on in like manner. thou must abstain from spilling thy seed in any manner for like period of time, but thou mayest worship at the temple of ishtar, provided thou lose not thine essence. and this is a great secret. thou must needs call upon thy god in the dawn light and upon thy goddess in the light of dusk, every day of the moon of purification. thou must summon thy watcher and instruct it perfectly in its duties, providing it with a time and a place whereby it may serve thee and surround thee with a flaming sword, in every direction. thy clothing for the walking should be fair, clean and simple, but appropriate to each step. and thou should have with thee the seal of the particular step whereupon thou walkest, which is the

the gate of nanna, called sin: this is the second gate, of nebo: this is the third gate, of inanna called ishtar: this is the fourth gate, of shammash, called uddu: this is the fifth gate, of nergal: this is the sixth gate, of lord marduk: this is the seventh gate, of ninib, called adar: and the ritual of the walking must follow the formulae herein described: first, thou must observe the moon of purification. in this time, thou mayest not eat meat for the space of seven days preceding the last day of the moon, and for the space of three days preceding the last dat of the moon thou mayest not eat anything whatsoever, save to drink sweet water. on the last three days, thou must invoke, in addition to thy god and goddess, the three great elder ones, anu, enlil, enki, by their proper invocati

will learn in the course of your journey, and it is not necessary to put it all down here, save for a few noble formulae concerning the works of the sphere of libat, of ishtar, the queen. these are works of the gentle passions, which seek to engender affection between man and woman. and they may best be done in a circle of white, the priest being properly cleansed and in a clean robe. preliminary purification invocation bright one of the heavens, wise ishtar mistress of the gods, whose "yes" is truly "yes" proud one among the gods, whose command is supreme mistress of heaven and of earth, who rules in all places ishtar, at your name all heads are bowed down i. son of. have bowed down before you may my body be purified like lapis lazuli! may my face be bright like alabaster! like shining si

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r order. the re-entry of these twin spouses into the womb of the mother is that initiation described in liber 418, which gives admission to the inmost order of the a. a. of the last step we cannot speak. it will now be recognised that to devise a practical magical ceremony to correspond to tetragrammaton in this exalted sense might be difficult if not impossible. in such a ceremony the rituals of purification alone might occupy many incarnations. it will be necessary, therefore, to revert to the simpler view of tetragrammaton, remembering only that the "he" final is the throne of the spirit, of the shin of pentagrammaton. the yod will represent a swift and violent creative energy; following this will be a calmer and more reflective but even more powerful flow of will, the irresistible forc

order to live. but now in the aeon of horus we know that every event is a death; subject and object slay each other in "love under will; each such death is itself life, the means by which one realises oneself in a series of episodes. the second main point is the completion of the a babe bacchus by the o pan (parzival wins the lance, etc. 37 the first process is to find the i in the v- initiation, purification, finding the secret root of oneself, the epicene virgin who is 10 (malkuth) but spelt in full 20 (jupiter. this yod in the "virgin" expands to the babe in the egg by formulating the secret wisdom of truth of hermes in the silence of the fool. he acquires the eye-wand, beholding the acting and being adored. the inverted pentagram- baphomet- the hermaphrodite fully grown- begets himself

olded and bound. his only aid is his aspiration, represented by the officer who is to lead him into the temple. before entering, he must be purified and consecrated. once within the temple, he is required to bind himself by an oath. his aspiration is now formulated as will. he makes the mystic circumambulation of the temple for the reasons to be described in the chapter on "gesture. after further purification and consecration, he is allowed for one moment to see the lord of the west, and gains courage<<fear is the source of all false perception. even freud had a glimpse of this fact> to persist. for the third time he is purified and consecrated, and he sees the lord of the east, who holds the balance, keeping him in a straight line. in the west he gains energy. in the east he is prevented

alice of choronzon, can either check him, or cause him to waver for one instant upon the path. this command and this promise have been given by all the magi without exception. and where this command has been obeyed, this promise has been most certainly fulfilled. iii in all actions the same formulae are applicable. to invoke a god, i.e. to raise yourself to that godhead, the process is threefold, purification, consecration and initiation. therefore every magical weapon, and even the furniture of the temple, must be passed through this threefold regimen. the details only vary on inessential points. e.g. to prepare the magician, he purifies himself by maintaining his chastity<thereon for the true definition of this virtue> and abstaining from any

ces; he is swept into monomania by the spiritual pride which had been previously restrained by countervailing passions. again, there is a worse draught when an ill-fitting door is closed than when it stands open. it is not as necessary to protect his mother and his cattle from don juan as it was from the hermits of the thebaid> 101 the magician must therefore take the utmost care in the matter of purification "firstly, of himself "secondly, of his instruments "thirdly, of the place of working. ancient magicians recommended a preliminary purification of from three days to many months. during this period of training they took the utmost pains with diet. they avoided animal food, lest the elemental spirit of the animal should get into their atmosphere. they practised sexual abstinence, lest t

ts existence. they purified the mind by special prayers and conservations. they avoided the contamination of social intercourse, especially the conjugal kind; and their servitors were disciples specially chosen and consecrated for the work. in modern times our superior understanding of the essentials of this process enables us to dispense to some extent with its external rigours; but the internal purification must be even more carefully performed. we may eat meat, provided that in doing so we affirm that we eat it in order to strengthen us for the special purpose of our proposed invocation<
ote= bill heidrick note, etc. all footnotes have been moved up to the place in text indexed and set off in double wedge brackets, viz<consecrations: with an account of the nature and nurture of the magical link. i consecration is the active dedication of a thing to a single purpose. banishing prevents its use for any other purpose, but it remains inert until consecrated. purification is performed by water, and banishing by air, whose weapon is the sword. consecration is performed by fire, usually symbolised by the holy lamp<three active elements co-operate to affect earth; but earth itself may be employed as an instrument. its function is solidification. the use of the pentacle is indeed very necessary in some types of operation

prepared for him. do this with fervour and love, as if to balance the icy detachment which is the proper mental attitude for banishing<hebrew legends furnish us with the reason for the respective virtues of water and fire. the world was purified by water at the deluge, and will be consecrated by fire at the last judgment. not until that is finished can the "real ceremony" begin> the words of purification are: asperges me, therion, hyssopo, et mundabor; lavabis me, et super nivem dealbabor. those of consecration are: accendat in nobis therion ignem sui amoris et flammam aeternae caritatis<lust of result, is every way perfect (ccxx, i, 44) to banish; and (b "i am uplifted in thine heart

the will is furnished by nature with an apparatus adequately equipped to convey and execute its orders. it is only necessary to inflame the will to the proper pitch and to issue its commands; they are instantly obeyed, unless- as in the case of organic disease- the apparatus is damaged beyond the art of nature to repair. it may be necessary in such a case to assist the internal "spirits" by the "purification" of medicines, the "banishing" of diet, or some other extraneous means. but at least there is no need of any special device "ad hoc" to effect contact between the circle and the triangle. operations of this class are therefore often successful, even when the magician has little or no technical knowledge of magick. almost any duffer can "pull himself together, devote himself to study

to the true character of the question would entail penalties proportionate to the extent of that error; and the delusions resulting from a divination fortified by invocation would be more serious than if one had not employed such heavy artillery< there can, however, be no objection to preparing oneself by a general purification and consecration devised with the object of detaching oneself from one's personality and increasing the sensitiveness of one's faculties. all divination comes under the general type of the element air. the peculiar properties of air are in consequence its uniform characteristics. divination is subtle and intangible. it moves with mysterious ease, expanding, contracting, flowing, respo

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

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case this silence gaineth supporters; in the second, favour. 4. the great state uniteth men and nurtureth them; the small state wisheth the good will of the great, and offereth service; thus each gaineth its advantage. but the great state must keep silence. 67 chapter lxii the workings of the tao. 1. the tao is the most exalted of all things. it is the ornament of the good, and the protection and purification of the evil((cf 'soul of goodness in things evil) 2. its words are the fountain of honour, and its deeds the engine of achievement. it is present even in evil. 3. though the son of heaven were enthroned with his three dukes appointed to serve him, and he were offered a round symbol- of-rank as great as might fill the hands, with a team of horses to follow, this gift were not to be mat

on of heaven were enthroned with his three dukes appointed to serve him, and he were offered a round symbol- of-rank as great as might fill the hands, with a team of horses to follow, this gift were not to be matched against the tao, which might be offered by the humblest of men. 4. why did they of old time set such store by the tao? because he that sought it might find it, and because it was the purification from all evil. therefore did all men under heaven esteem it the most exalted of all things. 68 chapter lxiii forethought at the outset. 1. act without lust of result; work without anxiety; taste without attachment to flavour; esteem small things great and few things many; repel violence with gentleness. 2. do great things while they are yet small, hard things while they are yet easy;

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE OLD AND NEW COMMENTARIES TO LIBER AL

ch chase cf. v.5. the doctrine here taught is that that light is innermost, essential man. intra (not extra) nobis regnum dei. the new comment we are not to regard ourselves as base beings, without whose sphere is light or "god. our minds and bodies are veils of the light within. the uninitiate is a "dark star, and the great work for him is to make his veils transparent by 'purifying' them. this 'purification' is really 'simplification; it is not that the veil is dirty, but that the complexity of its folds makes it opaque. the great work therefore consists principally in the solution of complexes. everything in itself is perfect, but when things are muddled, they become 'evil (this will be understood better in the light of "the hermit of esopus island, q.v) the doctrine is evidently of sup

ion soever of the sexual instinct, because, without exception, every act is an impulsively projected image of the will of the individual who, whether man or woman, is a star; the pennsylvanian with his pig no less than the spirit with mary; sappho with atthis and apollo with hyacinth as perfect as daphnis with chloe or as galahad vowed to the graal. the one thing needful, the all-perfect means of purification, consecration, and sanctification, is independent of the physical and moral accidents circumstantial of the particular incident, is the realization of love as a sacrament. the use of the physical means as a magical operation whose formula is that of uniting two opposites, by dissolving both, annihilating both, to create a third thing which transcends that opposition, the phase of dual

n object of knowledge; but he is not knowable, for he is merely that part of her which she formulates in order that she may be known. al ii,5 "behold! the rituals of the old time are black. let the evil ones be cast away; let the good ones be purged by the prophet! then shall this knowledge go aright" the old comment 5. a reference to certain magical formulae known to the scribe of this book. the purification of said rituals is in progress at this time, an. v. the new comment the 'old time' is the aeon of the dying god. some of his rituals are founded on an utterly false metaphysic and cosmogony; but others are based on truth. we mend these, and end those. this "knowledge" is the initiated wisdom of this aeon of horus. see book 4, part iii, for an account of the new principles of magick. n

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traint of the mind to the contemplation of a single object, whether gross, fine, or altogether spiritual. now true magical ceremony is entirely directed to attain this end, and forms a magnificent gymnasium for those who are not already finished mental athletes. by act, word, and thought, both in quantity and quality, the one object of the ceremony is being constantly indicated. every fumigation, purification, banishing, invocation, evocation, is chiefly a reminder of the single purpose, until the supreme moment arrives, and every fibre of the body, every forcechannel of the mind, is strained out in one overwhelming rush of the will in the direction desired. such is the real purport of all the apparently fantastic directions of solomon, abramelin, and other sages of repute. when a man has

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ill mightily increase our power to resist evil, will ever magnify our power of living the life that is right. now, the whole of this practice of buddhism, the whole of the good law which we who call ourselves "buddhists" should strive to follow, has been summed up by the tathagata in one single stanza "avoiding the performance of evil actions, gaining merit by the performance of good acts: and he purification of all our thoughts- this is the teaching of all the buddhas" therefore we that call ourselves buddhists have so to live that we may carry out the three rules here laid down. we all know what it is to avoid doing evil- we detail the acts 29 that are ill each time we take "panca "sila" the taking of life, the taking of what does not rightly belong to us, living a life of impurity, spea

ut to new lives, happier, and so more full of temptation, than that we now enjoy. and after that merit, thus gained, is spent and gone, the whirling of the great wheel of life will bring us again to evil, and unhappy lives- for not by the mere storing of merit can freedom be attained, it is not by mere merit that we can come to the great peace. this merit-gaining is secondary in importance to the purification and culture of our thought, but it is essential, because only by 30 the practice of "sila" comes the power of mental concentration that makes us free.1 in order that we may understand how this final and principal aim of our buddhist faith is to be attained, before we can see why particular practices should thus purify the mind, it is necessary that we should first comprehend the natur

hus we see that one way- and the best way- of overcoming bad sankh ras is the systematic cultivation, by dint of meditation, of such qualities as are opposed to the evil tendencies we desire to eliminate; and in the central and practical feature of the instance adduced, the practice of definite meditation or mental concentration upon the good sankh ras, we have the key to the entire system of the purification and culture of the mind, which constitutes the practical working basis of the buddhist religion. if we consider the action of a great and complex engine- such a machine as drives a steamship through the water- we will see that there is, first and foremost, one central and all-operationg source of energy; in this case the steam which is generated in the boilers. this energy in itself i

or the more often repeated, is the act of samadhi, the more powerful the 38 sankh ras produced; thus a word in a new language, for instance, may become a sankh ra, may be perfectly remembered without further effort, either by one very considerable effort of mental concentration, or by many repetitions of the word, with slight mental concentration. the practical methods, then, for the culture and purification of the mind, according to the method indicated for us by our master, are two; first "samm sati" which is the accurate reflection upon things in order to ascertain their nature- an investigation or analysis of the dhammas of our own nature in this case; and, secondly "samm sam dhi" or the bringing to bear upon the mind of the powers of concentration, to the end that the good states, th

ore energy at his disposal. and so, this sila is of eminent importance; we must avoid evil, we must fulfil all good, for only in this way can we obtain energy to practise and apply our buddhist philosophy; only in this way can we carry into effect that third rule of the stanza which has been our text; only thus can we really follow in our master's footsteps, and carry into effect his rule for the purification of the mind. only by this way, and by constantly bearing in mind and living up to his final utterance "athakho, bhikkhave, amentayami vo; vayadhmama sankhara, appamadena sampadetha "lo! now, oh brothers, i exhort ye! decay is inherent in all the tendencies, therefore deliver ye yourselves by earnest effort" ananda metteya. 59 the sabbath""to a. e. w" occult, forbidden lights move in t

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h. i am the angel of the moon. i am the veiled one that sitteth between the pillars veiled with a shining veil, and on my lap is the open book of the mysteries of the ineffable light. i am the aspiration unto the higher; i am the love of the unknown. i am the blind ache within the heart of man. i am the minister of the sacrament of pain. i swing the censer of worship, and i sprinkle the waters of purification. i am the daughter of the house of the invisible. i am the priestess of the silver star. and she catches me up to her as a mother catches her babe, and holds me up in her left arm, and sets my lips to her breast. and upon her breast is written "rosa mundi est lilium coeli" and i look down upon the open book of the mysteries, and it is open at the page on which is the holy table with t

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e word. death consecrates life, who in her whirling dance invokes that word. 3. they salute the word. the signs and m--m1 must be a chorus, if anything. 4. the miraculous appearance of iacchus, uninvoked. 40 10.50 1. the 3 questions. 2. the 4 ordeals. warning and comfort as an appeal to the officers. 3. the threshold. 1 weh note:"m--m" refers to the secret neophyte word of the a. a. the chorus of purification. the hymn "my heart, my mother! as already written, years ago. 4. at the altar. the accusation and defence as antiphonies. 5. the journey. bar and pass, and the 4 visions even as a mighty music. 6. the hanged man the descent of adonai. 7. the installation signs, etc. sealing as for opening; but insert sacrament. 1.15. during a lunch of 12 oysters, c pes bordelaise, tarte aux c rises

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my place is on the throne of the east, which symbolises the rise of the sun of life and light. my duty is to rule and govern this hall in accordance with the laws of the order. the red colour of my robe symbolises light: my insignia are the sceptre and the banner of the east, which signify power and light, mercy and wisdom: and my office is that of the expounder of the mysteries" then follows the purification of the hall and the members by water and by fire, after which the hierophant orders the mystic circumambulation to take place in the path of light. the procession of officers and members is then formed in the north, in readiness for the mystic circumambulation in the path of light. it is formed in the north beginning from the station of the stolistes, the symbol of the waters of creat

f chokmah. the "kerux" then bars the candidate's passage to the west, saying "child of earth! unpurified and unconsecrated! thou canst not enter the path of the west" 21 a later edition of the ritual, issued subsequent to the horos scandals, reads "an awful and avenging punitive current &c. thus indicating that the natural man cannot even obtain the understanding of the "son" of osiris, except by purification and equilibrium. the candidate is then purified with water and consecrated by fire; after which he is allowed to approach the place of the twilight of the gods. and now only is the hoodwink slipped up for a moment to obtain a glimpse of the beyond. the "hiereus" then challenges as follows "thou canst not pass by me, saith the guardian of the west, unless thou canst tell me my name" in

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othing, in thee i am all self, and live in thy selfhood from nothing! live thou in me, and bring me unto that self which is in thee! amen [all rise_ a pause "magus of art" fratres of the order of the rosy cross, let us purify and consecrate this place as the hall of dual truth. magus of the waters, i command thee to perform the lesser banishing ritual of the pentagram,4 to consecrate the water of purification, 173 the wine, the oil, and the milk; and afterwards to purify the place of working with the consecrated water "magus of waters" mighty magus of art! all thy commands shall be fulfilled, and thy desires accomplished [he passes to the north, where are collected in open vessels, the water, the wine, the oil, and the milk; and makes with his sword over them the banishing pentagram of wat

which volatilises the gross matter of thy chaos, enabling thee to manifest thyself in pleasing form before us. and the flesh of the serpent is the symbol of thy body, which we destroy by water and fire, that it may be renewed before us. and the blood of the serpent is the symbol of the magic of the word messiah, whereby we triumph over nahash. and the all-binding milk is the magical water of thy purification. 182 and the fire which flames over all [assistant lights hell-broth] is the utter power of our sacred rites! come forth! come forth! come forth unto us, spirit of mercury, o taphthartharath. i bind and conjure thee by him that sitteth for ever on the throne of thy planet, the knower, the master, the all-dominating by wisdom, thoth the great king, lord of the upper and the lower crown

hus seated, strive to grasp the same ray of the divine glory of the selfhood: meditating upon the littleness and worthlessness of the natural man: the vanity of his desires, the feebleness of his boasted intellect. remember that without that light, naught can avail thee to true progression: and that alone by purity of mind and will canst thou ever hope to enter into that glory. pray then for that purification, saying in thy heart "first purification and consecration of the candidate by fire and water "water" purify me with hyssop, and i shall be clean: wash me, and i shall be whiter than snow "fire" o send forth thy light and thy truth, let them lead me, let them guide me unto thy holy hill, to thy dwelling-place! i stand before the beautiful gate: before the mighty portal of the universe:

darkness let the light arise [the "chief adept" without moving, says] buried with that light in a mystical death, rising again in a mystical resurrection, cleansed and purified through him our master, o brother of the cross of the rose! like him, o adepts of all ages, have ye toiled; like him have ye suffered tribulation. poverty, torture, and death have ye passed through. they have been but the purification of the gold. in the alembic of thine heart, through the athanor of affliction, seek thou the true stone of the wise* quit thou this vault, then, o aspirant, with thine arms crossed upon thy breast, bearing in thy right hand the crook of mercy and in thy left hand the scourge of severity,7 the emblems of those eternal forces, betwixt which in equilibrium the 217 universe dependeth: the

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let robe. the hierophant's lamen is on the back of a pentacle, whereon is engraved the sigil of the spirit to be invoked. c. the names and formulae to be employed. d. the symbol of the whole evocation. e. the construction of the circle and the placing of all the symbols &c, employed in the places proper allotted to them, so as to represent the interior of the g. d. temple in the "enterer: and the purification and consecration of the actual pieces of ground or place selected for the performance of the invocation. 151 f. the invocation of the higher powers. pentacle formed by the concentric bands, name and sigil therein, in proper colours; is to be bound thrice with a cord, and shrouded in black, thus bringing into action a blind force, to be further directed or differentiated in the process

b. the augoeides. c. the sephiroth &c, employed. d. the aspirant, or natural man. e. the equilibration of the symbols. f. the invocation of the higher, the limiting and controlling of the lower, and the closing of the material senses to awaken the spiritual. g. attempting to make the natural man grasp the higher by first limiting the extent to which mere intellect can help him herein, then by the purification of his thoughts and desires. in doing this let him formulate himself as standing between the pillars of fire and of cloud. h. the aspiration of the whole natural man towards the higher self, and a prayer for light and guidance through his higher self addressed to the lord of the universe. i. the aspirant affirms aloud his earnest prayer to obtain divine guidance; kneels at the west of

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ama, and sit-krama, of drawing in wind or water through the nostrils and expelling it by the mouth, and "vice vers. also see "gheranda sanhita" pp. 2-10. this little book should be read in conjunction with the "hatha yoga pradipika" 71 the "gheranda sanhita" gives thirty-two postures. 72 the "shiva sanhita" pp. 25, 26. 73 the imaginary "triangle of flesh" near the perinaeum. practise yoga for the purification of the self. holding the body, head and neck erect, immovably steady, looking fixedly at the point of the nose and unwandering gaze. when these posture have been in some way mastered, the aspirant must combine with them the exercises of pr n y ma, which will by degrees purify the n di or nerve-centres. these n dis, which are usually set down as numbering 72,000,74 ramify from the hear

niversal law as the buddhist prefers to call it, man naturally enters the state of right conduct, which brings with it supernormal or magical powers. self is now put aside from action as well as from speech, and the striver only progresses by a stupendous courage and endurance. the canonical buddhists however strenuously deny the value of these magical powers, iddhis or siddhis, and attribute the purification of the striver, the attainment of the state of "stainless deeds" to the great love wherein he must now enshrine all things. in detail the differences between buddhism and the yoga are verbal; in essence, man, at this stage, becomes the lover of the world, and love is the wand of the magician, that wand which conquers and subdues, vivifies, fructifies and replenishes the worlds, and li

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ndia. the british druids must have had a knowledge of the "serpent fire" in their secret instruction, or why exclaim "i am a serpent" the mythraic mysteries, and all the eranoi societies, were equally protected by the laws of solon seven centuries b.c, and mr pryse observes that only once does the word halleluiah occur in the bible, yet we know that it formed the close of a chant in the "rites of purification" in a call to the slain god for deliverance, in pre-christian centuries, and further there are mythraic traces in revelation. we also know from a large mass of inscriptions found in recent times, that the early christians made use of the very ancient societies, and by that course spread their doctrine. before the issue of the "unsealing" the same translator published the "magical mess

ALEX SANDERS THE KING OF THE WITCHES

he did contemplate suicide; there were drugs in the house, remnants of joan's prescriptions, and he could always cut his wrists with his witch daggers. but he lacked the courage. with no income and no savings he managed on one meal a day with eric. every evening he walked to the reference library where he delved into books on the hebrew abramelin system of magic, reputed to be of great value for purification. he studied the 360 magical symbols, each relating to an aspect of nature, and he began to feel that perhaps he could rehabilitate himself the months of physical humility and menial drudgery had washed away some of the guilt inspired by his practice of black magic. now he needed spiritual exercise to rid himself of it completely. he was precipitated into action when in 1959 eric decid

eat that his knowledge was now virtually useless. with no formal qualifications, he knew he could never get a similar job. having lived-and dressed-like a lord for six years and having learnt. something about men's fashions, he found a job in a wholesale outfitters, and after three weeks was promoted in charge ofa section.he moved into two furnished rooms and set about preparing for the elaborate purification rites. for the next eleven months he was to spend all his available time and money acquiring the accoutrements demanded by the abra-melin instructions. 55 he who commenceth this operation in solitude can elect a place according to his pleasure where there is a small wood in the midst of which you shall make a small altar and you shall cover the same with a hu t or shelter of fine bran

to buy himself a tin bath. his bathwater had to be emptied so that no other person touched it, which meant frequent trips to the lavatory in the back yard. when he felt he had mastered the understanding of the magic, the working of the rituals and the self-preparation, he chose a date for the ceremony: the easter holiday when he would have three full days off work, the exact time required for the purification rites. the ceremony was preceded by a nine-day fast when he could eat no food and drink nothing stronger than orange juice. although the preparations were new to him, there was much in the ritual comparable to witchcraft, for while a magician is not necessarily a witch, many witches are also magicians, the chief difference being that a magician can work alone, and often must, whereas

ng stronger than orange juice. although the preparations were new to him, there was much in the ritual comparable to witchcraft, for while a magician is not necessarily a witch, many witches are also magicians, the chief difference being that a magician can work alone, and often must, whereas witches require a coven, and the gods they invoke have different names. at the beginning of the three-day purification, alex locked the door of his r00111 and, like a giant that had wandered into lilliput, sat down before his miniature forest and began to outdoors, ma xine lies on the gro und while alex hold s the fith -fnh t) her breast so that she lljay breathe litl' into it via the cord witches dance naked round the circle to raise the power, while alex, in n ,iw, hold s his sword to the full 11lo(

to them asking ifhe could help. their reply sent him hurrying to meet them at a rendezvous in wilmslow,cheshire, near which one had a week-end cottage. they were planning to practise magic in order to raise the devil. since alex, as a witch, did not consider the devil an evil figure, but a little god or assistant angel, he was glad to take. part. when they had perfected their arrangements for the purification and setting out of the room, they invited alex to spend the evening with them at the cottage. alex took no part in the drawing ofthe circle; this was to be their experiment and he co-operated only by explaining hebrew rituals that might be incorporated. both yowlg men were knowledgeable in the various systems of magic but they knew nothing of witchcraft. they were practising christian

gicians present, and alex wanted to emulate them. he put the idea to paul 'let's make her a real beauty' was his typical reaction. alex then had to explain that what he planned to create was a baby, the spiritual son of paul. they would combine their powers to conceive it and. give it birth, and in the spirit 91 world it would be able to develop its own character under their guidance. many of the.purification rituals necessary for the three-day cerem.ony were identical with those ofthe abra..melin system, including theprelimin nine-day fast. the whole thing was performed in. paul's room. theatric ora. victorian. house. owned.bya church of englandclergyman, blessedlyunaware of his tenant's beliefs. the divan bed was stood 011 end, draped with freshly laundered sheets andpositicned between p

l up and control certain angels and genie to whom it would not be meet to use the sword or athame 'next i present the pentacle. this is for the purpose ofcalling up the appropriate spirits 'next i present the censer of incense. this is used to encourage and welcome good spirits and to banish evil spirits 'next i present the scourge. this is a sign of power and domination. it is also used to cause purification and enlightenment for it is written "to learn we must suffer and be purified 'are you willing to suffer to learn' the initiate replies that he is 'next and lastly i present the cords. they are of use to bind the symbols of the art, also they are necessaryin the oath. i now salute thee in the name of karnayna and aradia, newly made priest and witch' she hands him an athame that will be

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ot be meet to use the magic sword, next i present the cup. this is the vessel of the goddess, the cauldron of cerridwen, the holy grail of immortality. from this we drink in comradeship, and in honour of the goddess, next i present the pantacle. this is for the purpose of calling up appropriate spirits, next i present the scourge. this is the sign of power and domination. it is also used to cause purification and enlightenment. for it is written 'to learn you must suffer and be purified' art thou willing to suffer to learn, c: i am, h: next and lastly i present the cords. they are of use to bind the sigils of the art; also the material basis; also they are necessary in the oath, i now salute thee in the name of aradia, newly made priest[ess] and witch [kiss, h and p now face the new initia

stess and witch queen. candidate is returned to center, facing altar. coven links hands and thrice circle c. candidate is now assisted to kneel and rebound securely, facing altar. hierophant says: h: to attain to this sublime degree, it is necessary to suffer and be purified. art thou willing to suffer to learn? c: i am h: i purify thee to take this great oath rightly. the bell is rung thrice and purification follows: 3, 7, 9, 21(=40) strokes. scourge and bell are returned to the altar as hierophant says: h: i now give thee a new name, n. what is thy name?(giving light smack or push) c: my name is n (giving light smack or push) each member of the coven in turn gives candidate a light swat or push, asking: each covener: what is thy name?(giving light smack or push) candidate responds to eac

n bos. l initiation of the third degree hps sits upon the altar, facing south, in the osiris position. hp kneels before her, kisses both knees, extends arms along thighs, and adores. hp then fetches filled chalice and celebrates wine and cakes. hp again kneels before hps, kisses knees and extends arms in adoration as before. both rise. hp says: hp: ere i proceed with this sublime rite, i must beg purification at thy hands. hps takes up a red cord and binds his arms, then taking up the cable-tow, leads him once about the circle. hp kneels facing altar. scourge. hp rises and is unbound whereupon he binds hps as she bound him, leads her about the circle and scourges her as she kneels before the altar. hps rises and hp takes her by the cable-tow to each quarter in turn, saying: hp: hear ye, mi

t the circle and scourges her as she kneels before the altar. hps rises and hp takes her by the cable-tow to each quarter in turn, saying: hp: hear ye, mighty ones of the east [s, w, n: the twice consecrated and holy n, high priestess and witch queen [high priest and magus, is properly prepared, and will now proceed to erect the sacred altar./font> hp unties hps and says: hp: now again i must beg purification. hps binds him, leads him about the circle and scourges him kneeling before the altar, as before. he stands and is unbound and says: hp: now i must reveal a great mystery, hps stands vefore altar in god position. hp gives her fivefold salute [after he kisses feet, hps opens into goddess position, still holding scourge and athame. hps then sets scourge and athame aside and lies in the

ut out by church of the seven arrows. l putting elemental notes into the bos (instead of in a grimoire or in a set of training notes) also appears to be khaled's idea. l fire goddess aspect: temptress astrological rulers: sun, mars, jupiter keys: light principle, action, michael (victor over ignorance) rules: force, energy, spirit, heat, mental plane, blood, sap, life, will, surgery, destruction, purification, hearth fires, volcanoes, explosions, choleric; intuitive; lively virtues: courageous, self-assertive, chivalrous, enthusiastic, passionate, experienced, virile vices: self-centred, ruthless, fanaticism, vindictiveness, anger, hatred season: midsummer time of day: noon direction: south wind: notus colour: red symbols: fire opal, almond (in flower, garlic, hibiscus, pepper, olibanum to

you need the following five things: intention. you must have the absolute will to succeed, the firm belief that you can do so and the determination to win through against all obstacles. 1. 2. preparation. you must be properly prepared. 3. invocation. the mighty ones must be invoked. consecration. the circle must be properly cast and consecrated and you must have properly consecrated tools. 4. 5. purification. you must be purified. hence there are 5 things necessary before you can start, and then 8 paths or ways leading to the centre. for instance, you can combine 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 together in one rite; or 4, 6 and 7 together with 1 and 2, or with 3 perhaps. the more ways you can combine, the more power you produce. it is not meet to make offering of less than two score lashes to the godde

ALICE A BAILEY02 INITIATION HUMAN AND SOLAR

econdly, we must remember that each of us is recognised by the brilliance of his light. this is an occult fact. the finer the grade of matter built into our bodies, the more brilliantly will shine forth the indwelling light. light is vibration, and through the measurement of vibration is fixed the grading of the scholars. hence nothing can prevent a man's progress forward if he but attends to the purification of his vehicles. the light within will shine forth with ever greater clarity, as the refining process goes on, until when atomic matter predominates great will be the glory of that inner man. we are all graded, therefore, if it may be so expressed, according to the magnitude of the light, according to the rate of vibration, according to the purity of the tone and the clarity of the co

he mental plane, via the astral centres, 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

hrough meditation, with a modicum of executive organisation and ritual, and that the occidental will achieve largely through the organisation which lower mind produces, and a type of meditation of which intense business concentration might be considered an illustration. the one-pointed application of the mind by a european or american business man might be regarded as a type of meditation. in the purification of motive lying back of this application will come, for the occidental, his day of opportunity. by availing themselves of the present day of opportunity, and by conformity to the rules for treading the path, will come to many in the west the chance to take these further steps. that opportunity will be found by the man who is ready in the place where he is, and among the familiar circu

in nature progresses slowly, and applicants must learn the occult truth of the words "make haste slowly" a process of gradual elimination is usually the path of wisdom, and this eliminating period should under ideal conditions which so seldom exist cover the stage which we call that of the aspirant, so that when a man becomes an applicant for initiation he will have done the necessary preparatory purification of the diet. rule 7. let the disciple turn his attention to the enunciating of those sounds which echo in the halls where walks the master. let him not sound the lesser notes which awaken vibration within the halls of maya. the disciple who seeks to enter within the portals of initiation cannot do so until he has learnt the power of speech and the power of silence. this has a deeper a

pon this point beyond pointing out that as the seven centres within the head become responsive to the ego the following seven centres, 1. the head, considered as a unit, 2. the heart- 117- initiation, human and solar copyright 1998 lucis trust 3. the throat, 4. the solar plexus, 5. the base of the spine, 6. the spleen, 7. the organs of generation, are also affected, but affected along the line of purification and control. this will produce results in the definitely physical organs through which man functions on the physical plane. in illustration: man can then transfer consciously the creative fire and energy from the organs of generation to the throat, or, through the conscious control of the heart, produce suspended animation of the physical body. this is not achieved through what is cal

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this control lasts up to the time of the first initiation. the fire of spirit finally, when blended with the two other fires (which blending commences in man at the first initiation, forms a basis of spiritual life or existence. as evolution proceeds in the fifth or spiritual kingdom, these three fires blaze forth simultaneously, producing perfected consciousness. this blaze results in the final purification of matter and its consequent adequacy; at the close of manifestation it brings about eventually the destruction of the form and its dissolution, and the termination of existence as understood on the lower planes. in terms of buddhistic theology it produces annihilation; this involves, not loss of identity, but the cessation of objectivity and the escape of spirit, plus mind, to its co

o those who approach this subject of the fires of matter with all its latent dangers. the blending of these fires must be the result of spiritualised knowledge, and must be directed solely by the light of the spirit, who works through love and is love, and who seeks this unification and this utter merging not from the point of view of sense or of material gratification, but because liberation and purification is desired in order that the higher union with the logos may be effected; this union must be desired, not for selfish ends, but because group perfection is the goal and scope for greater service to the race must be achieved. v. death and the etheric body it is not our purpose to give facts for verification by science, or even to point the way to the next step onward for scientific inv

upa is found in the right comprehension of the process. if students will study carefully the above differentiations, much light will be thrown upon the quality of the energy employed in thought-form building. in the early stages of alignment, it has to be concisely and carefully brought about through concentration and meditation. later, when the right rhythm has been set up in the bodies, and the purification of the sheaths has been rigidly pursued, the dual activity will become practically instantaneous, and the student can then turn his attention to the work of conscious building and vitalisation; his point of concentration will not then be given to the attainment of alignment. accurate alignment entails, mental quiescence, or stable vibration, emotional stability, resulting in limpid re

ght 1998 lucis trust human. we are not concerned with radiation in the spiritual kingdom at the close of the mahamanvantara, so no comment will here be made. it is interesting to note that during this round, owing to planetary decision, the process of producing human radiation or "release" is being artificially stimulated through the method which we call initiation, and the short cut to intensive purification and stimulation is open to all who are willing to pass through the divine alchemical fire. simultaneously, in the other kingdoms of nature a process somewhat similar in kind though not in degree is being attempted. the tremendous manipulation of ores, the scientific work of the chemist, and scientific investigation is analogous in the mineral kingdom to the world processes which are b

ius. path 5. the ray path. path 6. the path of the solar logos. path 7. the path of absolute sonship. 217 48: see s. d, ii, 746, 747- 811- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust 218 49: see s.d, iii, 364, 365, 367. 219 50: discipleship or chelaship..the ancient mysteries were but a school of spiritual training and perfection in true wisdom; that the preliminary qualification was the purification of the heart from all sensual passions and false preconceptions; that, while the hand of the master might lead the neophyte through the dangers of the stage where, like the infant, he could not walk alone he was obliged, in the higher paths, to learn to guide and guard himself, as the adult man has to do in ordinary life; that the ultimate goal was the expansion of the self into infin

ter. the word which i have rendered "fervent aspiration" means primarily "fire; and, in the eastern teaching, it means the fire which gives life and light, and at the same time the fire which purifies. we have, therefore, as our first practice, as the first of the means of spiritual growth, that fiery quality of the will which enkindles and illumines, and, at the same time, the steady practice of purification, the burning away of all known impurities "their aim is, to bring soul-vision, and to wear away hindrances "the rules are these: purity, serenity, fervent aspiration, spiritual reading, and perfect obedience to the master "the perfection of the powers of the bodily vesture comes through the wearing away of impurities, and through fervent aspiration" yoga sutras of patanjali, book ii

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e lower plane experience, 7. the battle of kurukshetra, with krishna, the soul, heartening arjuna, the aspirant, on to steady and continuous effort. the same thought is to be found in the old testament, in the case of joshua before the walls of jericho. it might be well here to conclude this comment with sutras 31, 32, 33 and 34, of book iv: 31. when, through the removal of the hindrances and the purification of all the sheaths, the totality of knowledge becomes available, naught further remains for the man to do. 32. the modifications of the mind-stuff (or qualities of matter) through the inherent nature of the three gunas come to an end, for they have served their purpose. 33. time, which is the sequence of the modifications of the mind, likewise terminates, giving place to the eternal n

or pranayama, abstraction or pratyahara, attention or dharana, meditation or dhyana, contemplation or samadhi. 30. harmlessness, truth to all beings, abstention from theft, from incontinence and from avarice, constitute yama or the five commandments. 81. yama (or the five commandments) constitutes the universal duty and is irrespective of race, place, time or emergency. 32. internal and external purification, contentment, fiery aspiration, spiritual reading and devotion to ishvara constitutes nijama (or the five rules. 33. when thoughts which are contrary to yoga are present there should be the cultivation of their opposite. 34. thoughts contrary to yoga are harmfulness, falsehood, theft, incontinence, and avarice, whether committed personally, caused to be committed or approved of, wheth

ess, all enmity ceases. 36. when truth to all beings is perfected, the effectiveness of his words and acts is immediately to be seen. 37. when abstention from theft is perfected, the yogi can have whatever he desires. 38. by abstention from incontinence, energy is acquired. 39. when abstention from avarice is perfected, there comes an understanding of the law of rebirth. 40. internal and external purification produces aversion for form, both one's own and all forms. 41. through purification comes also a quiet spirit, concentration, conquest of the organs, and ability to see the self. 42. as a result of contentment bliss is achieved. 43. through fiery aspiration and through the removal of all impurity, comes the perfecting of the bodily powers and of the senses. 44. spiritual reading result

ience and discrimination, he can distinguish between himself and those forms, then the process of liberation can proceed and eventually culminate in the great renunciation which once and for all sets a man free from the three worlds. this process is a progressive one and cannot be effected all at once. it covers two stages: 1. the stage of probation, or, as the christian expresses it, the path of purification, 2. the stage of discipleship in two parts: a. discipleship itself or the steadfast training and discipline administered to the personal lower self by the soul, directed by his guru or master, b. initiation, or the progressive expansions of consciousness through which the disciple passes under the guidance of the master. certain words describe this dual process: a. aspiration, b. disc

n, 2. the stage of discipleship in two parts: a. discipleship itself or the steadfast training and discipline administered to the personal lower self by the soul, directed by his guru or master, b. initiation, or the progressive expansions of consciousness through which the disciple passes under the guidance of the master. certain words describe this dual process: a. aspiration, b. discipline, c. purification- 96- the light of the soul copyright 1998 lucis trust d. the practice of the means of yoga or union, e. initiation, f. realisation, g. union. 26. the state of bondage is overcome through perfectly maintained discrimination. a word here on discrimination will be of value as it is the first great method of attaining liberation or freedom from the three worlds. based as it is on a realis

hitherto hidden and unknown. he approaches the heart of the mystery of himself and draws closer to the "angel of the presence" which can only be truly seen at initiation. he discerns a new factor and a new world and seeks to make them his own in conscious experience upon the physical plane. it should be noted here that the two causes of revelation, the practice of the eight means to yoga and the purification of the life in the three worlds, deal with the man from the standpoint of the three worlds and bring about (in the man's physical brain) the power to discriminate between the real and the unreal and to discern the things of the spirit. they cause also certain changes of conditions within the head, reorganize the vital airs and act directly upon the pineal gland and the pituitary body

ree worlds, deal with the man from the standpoint of the three worlds and bring about (in the man's physical brain) the power to discriminate between the real and the unreal and to discern the things of the spirit. they cause also certain changes of conditions within the head, reorganize the vital airs and act directly upon the pineal gland and the pituitary body. when these four: 1. practise, 2. purification, 3. discrimination, 4. discernment, are part of the life of the physical plane man, then the spiritual man, the ego or thinker on his own plane attends to his part of the liberating process and the final two stages are brought about from above downwards. this sixfold process is the correspondence upon the path of discipleship, of the individualizing process, wherein animal man, the lo

hese respects no matter what one's nationality, no matter what the locality in which one finds oneself, and no matter what age one may be or what emergency may arise. these are the five immutable laws governing human conduct and when they are followed by all the sons of men, the full significance of the term "peace to all beings" will be comprehended. means ii. the rules 32. internal and external purification, contentment, fiery aspiration, spiritual reading and devotion to ishvara constitutes nijama (or the five rules- 105- the light of the soul copyright 1998 lucis trust as said above, these five rules govern the life of the lower personal self and form the basis of character. the yoga practices which so much interest the western thinker and aspirant, and which lure him on with their app

ditions; this is based upon the belief that certain types of force emanations produce impure conditions and though the method of counteracting these conditions may savour of dead letter ritual yet the thought back of the observance remains still the truth. so little is as yet known about force emanations from the human being, or acting upon the human mechanism, that what may be called "scientific purification" is as yet in its infancy. contentment is productive of conditions wherein the mind is at rest; it is based upon the recognition of the laws governing life and primarily the law of karma. it produces a state of mind wherein all conditions are regarded as correct and just, and as those in which the aspirant can best work out his problem and achieve the goal for any specific life. this

erience and can make practical application of the law each day, and he knows well what he has to do for the- 112- the light of the soul copyright 1998 lucis trust future. thus he frees himself, desires nothing in the three worlds and re-orients himself to the conditions in the world of spiritual being. in these qualities we have the carrying out of the five commandments. 40. internal and external purification produces aversion for form, both one's own and all forms. this paraphrase of sutra 40 does not adhere to the technical translation of the sanskrit words on account of the misunderstanding of the words used. literally the translation runs "internal and external purification produces hatred for one's own body and non-intercourse with all bodies" the tendency of students in the west to i

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how can he know, and not just believe and hope and aspire? the experienced voice of the eastern wisdom comes to us with one word: meditation. the question naturally arises "is that all" and the answer is "yes" if meditation is rightly followed, and if perseverance is the keynote of the life, then increasingly soul contact is established. the results of that contact work out in self-discipline, in purification, and in the life of aspiration and of service. meditation in the eastern sense is, as we shall see, a strictly mental process, leading to soul knowledge and illumination. it is a fact in nature that "as a man thinketh so is he" chapter four the objectives in meditation "union is achieved through the subjugation of the psychic nature, and the restraint of the mind-stuff. when this has

aking symbolically at all, but was urging upon them the necessity of arriving at a state of freedom from the body consciousness in order that the light of the soul could pour through the mind into the brain and produce that illumination which enables a man to say "in that light shall we see light" the way to that freedom has always been understood by the christian church and is called the "way of purification" it entails the purifying or rarefaction of the lower body nature, and the wearing away of the veil of matter, which hides the light within each human being. the veil must be pierced and there are many ways of doing it. dr. winslow hall in illuminanda6(93) tells us of three ways, the way of beauty the way of the intellect, and the way of the soul. through beauty and the search for the

e head. therefore, it is wise to close the circuit. having attained to physical comfort, relaxation, and having withdrawn ourselves from the body consciousness, we next note our breathing and ascertain whether it is quiet, even and rhythmic. i would like here to sound a note of warning as to the practice of breathing exercises, except by those who have first given years to right meditation and to purification of the body nature. where experience and purity are not present, the practice of breathing exercises entails very real dangers. it is impossible to put this too strongly. there are many schools giving breathing instruction at this time, and many exponents of breathing as a means to spiritual development. it has nothing whatever to do with spiritual development. it has much to do with

es. in the ancient teachings of the east, the control of the breath was only permitted after the first three "means to union" as they are called, had been somewhat wrought out in the life. these "means" are: first, the five commandments. these are, harmlessness, truth to all beings, abstention from theft, from incontinence, and from avarice. second, the five rules, which are internal and external purification, contentment, fiery aspiration, spiritual reading, and devotion- 98- from intellect to intuition copyright 1998 lucis trust third, right poise. when a person is harmless in thought and word and deed, when he is unselfish and knows the meaning of poise emotional as well as physical posture then indeed he may practice breathing exercises, under proper instruction, and practice them with

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. the head centre, must be awakened and brought from a state of negativity into that of positivity. this has to be brought about in two ways. first, by the transference of the positive energy of the lower centres into that of the higher, and secondly by the awakening of the head centre by the demonstration of the activity of the will. the first effect is produced by character building, and by the purification of the bodies, as used by the soul in the three worlds. the second is the result of meditation and the development of organised purpose, imposed by the will upon the daily life. character building, clean living, controlled emotional reactions, and right thinking are the platitudes of all religious systems and have lost weight from our very familiarity with them. it is not easy to reme

akra (a point of latent fire) is touched, and the rotation becomes intensified, and the activity, fourth dimensional. it is difficult to express these ideas in words that can be comprehended by the uninitiated, but the effect could be described as a changing from a measured turn to one of a scintillating radiation, a 'wheel turning upon itself, as the ancient scriptures express it. hence, when by purification, conformity to rule, and an aspiration that brooks no hindrance and that ceases not for pain, the aspirant has caused his centres to pulsate and to rotate, then and only then can the master lead him into the presence of the hierophant. the initiator then, with full knowledge of the disciple's ray and of his sub-ray, both egoic and personal, and recognising any karma that still may cli

dern scientist. in ten years time, many medical practitioners will be recognizing it as a fact of nature. c. most of the diseases that the physical body suffers from at present have their roots in the etheric body. there are few, if any, purely physical diseases. disease has its source in astral and etheric conditions. d. the secret of safe and sane clairvoyance and clairaudience depends upon the purification of the etheric vehicle. e. the etheric emanations of people can be great contaminators. in the purification, therefore, of this body lies the secret of a sweeter and saner humanity. hence, the importance of the etheric. there are many other reasons which will later be emphasized. in beginning to form your ideas on the subject, however, it is the part of wisdom to adhere to wide genera

isaster or a catastrophe. the full effect will take place in the realm of the mind, and may it not be said that even now the fire of anxiety, of foreboding, of worry, and of fear is burning up our thoughts and engrossing our mental attention? its work is to purify and cleanse, so, let the aum do its work and let all of you who can, employ it with frequency and with right thought so that the world purification may proceed apace. much must be burned and consumed which bars the way for the emergence of the new ideas, the new archetypal forms. these will eventually dominate the new age and make it possible for the word of the soul to sound forth and be heard exoterically. i realize that that which i have imparted here is difficult of comprehension, but the paragraphs above dictated hold warnin

ng of energies, both in himself and in the world of physical phenomena and externalisation. this consequently involves an understanding of the centres and of their awakening. but understanding must come first, and the awakening at a much later date in the sequence of time. this awakening will fall into two stages: first, there is the stage wherein, by the practice of a disciplined life and by the purification of the thought life, the seven centres are automatically brought into a right condition of rhythm, vitality and vibratory activity. this stage involves no danger and there is no directed thought in connection with the centres permitted to the aspirant. by that i mean he is not allowed to concentrate his mind upon any one centre, nor may he seek to awaken or energize them. he must rema

oper direction by a teacher) of definite methods of awakening and of charging, the methods differing according to the ray, personality and egoic, of the aspirant. hence the difficulty of the subject and the impossibility of giving general and blanket rules. it is interesting here to note, even though it has no bearing on the matter of personal training, that this method, first of a long period of purification and later of energising scientifically, is the one- 338- a treatise on white magic copyright 1998 lucis trust employed by the guiding hierarchy which stands behind world affairs. steadily they have been working at the task of clarifying world matter, and bringing about world purification on a large scale. this is the first stage of the work and only became generally possible when man

magic copyright 1998 lucis trust employed by the guiding hierarchy which stands behind world affairs. steadily they have been working at the task of clarifying world matter, and bringing about world purification on a large scale. this is the first stage of the work and only became generally possible when man became a more truly thinking entity, during the past few centuries, on a wide level. this purification is going on now in all departments of human existence, for humanity now stands, or rather three-fifths of it stands, on the path of probation. through welfare and uplift movements and the wide spread of sanitation, the work goes forward on the physical plane; through political upheavals which reveal abuses; through economic discontent which is after all a striving to change that which

r the different centres, and according to the point in evolution of the system of centres concerned. only when these webs are burnt away by the ascending and descending fires can the true centres really be seen. many clairvoyants confuse the centres and their protective counterparts, for the latter have a radiance and light of their own. as the life achieves an increasingly high vibration through purification and discipline, the fire of the soul, which is literally the fire of mind, causes the centres also to increase their vibration, and this increased activity sets up a contact with the protective "webs, or disks of pranic energy found on either side of them. thus, through the interplay, they are gradually worn away, so that in the course of time they become perforated, if i might use su

dinously, the aspirant is told that "when the pupil is ready, the master will appear. he then settles comfortably back and waits, or focuses his attention upon an attempt to attract the attention of some master, having apparently settled in his mind that he is ready or good enough. he naturally gives himself a spiritual prod at intervals, and attends spasmodically to the work of discipline and of purification. but steady and prolonged undeviating effort on the part of aspirants is rare indeed. it is indeed true that at the right moment the master will appear, but the right moment is contingent upon certain self-induced conditions. when the process of purification has become a life-long habit, when the aspirant can at will concentrate his consciousness in the head, when the light in the hea

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s teaching, your service is very real. this will necessarily involve a pledging of the entire personality to the helping of humanity, and the promise to the higher self that endeavour will be made to lose sight of self in service a service to be rendered in the place and under the circumstances which a man's destiny and duty have imposed upon him. i mean a renewal of the effort to bring about the purification of all the bodies so that the entire lower man may be a pure channel and instrument through which spiritual force may flow unimpeded. i mean the attaining of an attitudewherein the aspirant desires nothing for the separated self, and in which he regards all that he has as something which he can lay upon the altar of sacrifice for the aiding of his brethren. could all who read this boo

arise and taste. let all experience come. let all the ways appear. discern and choose; dissect and analyse. all ways are one. quality..revelation of the way. 5. god and his angels now arise and sense the odor rising from the burning-ground of man. let the fire do its work. draw man within the furnace and let him drop within the rose-red centre the nature that retards. let the fire burn. quality..purification with fire. 6. god and his angels now arise and fuse the many in the one. let the blending work proceed. let that which causes all to be produce the cause of their cessation. let one temple now emerge. produce the crowning glory. so let it be. quality..the manifestation of the great white light (the shekinah. a.a.b) there is much of practical usefulness to the reader in a study of thes

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be met and endured."20 5. the resurrection and ascension, the final triumph which enables the initiate to sing and to know the meaning of the words "oh death, where is thy sting? oh grave, where is thy victory?"21 such are the five great dramatic events of the mysteries. such are the initiations through which all men must some day pass. humanity stands today upon the path of probation. the way of purification is being trodden by the masses, and we are in process of purging ourselves from evil and materialism. when this process is completed, many will find themselves ready to make preparation for the first of the initiations, and to undergo the new birth. the disciples of the world are preparing for the second initiation, the baptism, and for this must come a purification of the emotional d

will emerge, and humanity as a whole will stand ready to make the great transition into the kingdom of god. man can now pass on into the kingdom and commence making spiritual history. up to the present- 30- from bethlehem to calvary copyright 1998 lucis trust history has been preparatory. the race is only today, for the first time ready to take the great step on to the path of discipleship and of purification which precedes the path of initiation. individuals have ever emerged out of the rank and file and lifted themselves to the pinnacles of attainment, and so climbed the mountain of initiation. but today this becomes possible for the many. the voice of those who have achieved, the clarion call of those who are initiate in the mysteries of the kingdom of god, make the new step possible. t

e only later made clear to his mind. he simply recognised a plan, and to that plan he dedicated himself. this must also be done by those who follow in his steps. the second initiation, that of the baptism, then took place. christ had achieved manhood, and this attainment was followed immediately by a definite and conscious rejection of evil. recognition of work to be done must be succeeded by the purification of the one who must thus work, and a demonstration must be given of that purification and freedom from evil. this, christ gave in the victory of the three temptations. then, only after this evidenced preparation, do we read that he proceeded to teach.23 recognition and preparation for participation in the divine plan was next followed by dedication to that plan. after the transfigurat

free gift to the "christ within" before that christ can demonstrate through the disciple and initiate as he wishes to do. gold is a symbol of the material nature, which must be consecrated to the service of god and of man. frankincense symbolises the emotional nature, with its aspirations, wishes and longing, and this aspiration must rise as incense to the feet of god. incense is also a symbol of purification, of that burning which removes all dross and leaves only the essence for the blessing of god. myrrh or bitterness relates to the mind. it is through the mind that we suffer as human beings, and the further the race progresses and the more the mind develops, the greater seems the capacity for suffering. but when suffering is seen in its true light and dedicated to divinity, it can be u

fficulty surmounted. as we study the meaning of these three gifts brought by the disciples of old to the infant jesus, and as we see their meaning as it applies to our individual situation, it becomes equally apparent that today humanity, as a race, stands before the infant jesus, in the house of bread, at the end of a long journey, and can now offer, if it so will, the gifts of material life, of purification through the fires of adversity, and of the suffering to which it has been subjected. humanity can journey from galilee by way of nazareth. gold, the thing that today seems to be the very life-blood of the people, must be consecrated to the christ. frankincense, the dreams and visions and aspirations of the multitude, so real and deep that the nations everywhere are struggling for the

l must hear the challenge of the christ soul, and realise that "mary is blessed, not because she bore christ bodily, but because she bore him spiritually, and in this everyone can become like her (eckhart) chapter three the second initiation. the baptism in jordan key thought "it is a propitious moment to put the christian life into serious practice. at a time of catastrophe, a process of ascetic purification takes place, in the absence of which there can be no spiritual life, whether for society or for the individual" freedom of the spirit, by nicholas berdyaev, p. 46. 1 "wherever a thing is both perceived and felt, there is the experience of the soul; and whenever a thought and a feeling become indistinguishable, there is the soul. soul means oneness, unity, union between the inner wish

hrist has been born in bethlehem. the soul has come into outer expression, and now this soul christ (as the historical representative of all a soul can be, the individual initiate moves on towards greatness. the mission of the saviour definitely starts- 55- from bethlehem to calvary copyright 1998 lucis trust at this time, but for the sake of those who will follow after, he must sound the note of purification and conform to the ritual requirements and the general trend of thought of his time the initiate who has taken the first step must lay emphasis upon the purification of the lower nature which it is essential should preface the second initiation. the baptism of john was the symbol of this purification. christ submitted himself to the baptism, setting aside the protests of the evangelis

the mind of god, the universal mind, the purpose, the plan and the will of god. through the illumined mind of man, the mind of deity stands revealed. thus man is seen as "made in the image of god."3 at the second initiation christ stood before god, the initiator, with all these aspects purified and matured; his mechanism was adjusted and ready for the task, and thus enabled to give proof of that purification and tension in attitude which would enable him to carry through his mission to a satisfactory conclusion. this he had to prove to god and man through the purification which the baptism could give, and through the subsequent temptations in the wilderness. ready for his work, he possessed what dr. sheldon calls "the three cardinal elements of a great mind, namely, enthusiasm, intuitive

mal, which means in their synthesis, the human with the intellect functioning. 4. then he blended this synthesis with a higher spiritual factor and brought to the birth another kingdom in nature, the fifth. christ, having produced in himself one unification or at-one-ment after another, for the benefit of humanity, appears before john the baptist, and passes through the second initiation, that of purification in the waters of jordan. through the process of baptism, and through the temptations which followed, he evidenced his maturity, faced his mission, and demonstrated to the world his purity and his power. the third initiation, that of the transfiguration, testified to the fact of the at-one-ment which christ made between soul and body. integration was complete, and the consequent illumi

e was baptised, went up straightaway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the spirit of god descending like a dove, and lighting upon him- 61- from bethlehem to calvary copyright 1998 lucis trust "and lo a voice from heaven, saying, this is my beloved son, in whom i am well pleased."8 in these simple words we are told the story of this initiation. the keynote is purification, and it closed a period of preparation, of quiet service and inaugurated a cycle of strenuous activity. the purification of the lower nature is a requirement which the christian church has ever emphasised as has also the hindu faith. christ held this ideal before his disciples and all men when he said "blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see god."9 in an ancient treatise upo

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illusion. that high point of isolation and the battle itself are only illusions and figments of unreality; they are the last stronghold of the ancient glamour, and of the great heresy of separateness. then we, the beatific ones, will eventually find ourselves merged with all that is, in love and understanding. the isolation, a necessary stage, is itself but an illusion. we are treading the way of purification and step by step all that we cherish is removed, lust for form life, desire for love, and the great glamour of hatred. these disappear and we stand purified and empty. the distress of emptiness is the immediate result; it grips us and we feel that the price of holiness is too high. but, standing on the way, suddenly the whole being is flooded with light and love, and the emptiness is

s which stretch before the disciples of the lord of the world. they must all be trodden before the inner being is released, and the liberated son of god can enter, at will, what are symbolically called "the four gates into the city of shamballa, that city of the most high god, which is ever swept by the life of those who have achieved liberation through loneliness, detachment, isolated unity, and purification. a realisation of the goal and the way to- 20- a treatise on the seven rays- volume ii: esoteric psychology ii copyright 1998 lucis trust that goal is of service at this time, and it is to this realisation that the teachers of humanity seek to stimulate the sons of god. according to the ray type or quality, so will be the reaction of the life to the great stages of individualisation

pression of an ethical and moral point of view are all necessary fundamentals, preceding certain definite experiences which usher the soul into worlds of realisation which are so far removed from our present point of view that any definition of them would be meaningless. what we are engaged in is the development of those qualities and virtues which will "clear our vision, because they produce the purification of the vehicles so that the real significance of divinity can begin to emerge in our consciousness. b. certain basic premises with this preamble, we will pass on to the consideration of the mechanism and of that which infuses it and motivates it with life and intelligence. certain basic premises are recognised and can, therefore, be very briefly mentioned: 1. the soul informs the mech

e nature is transmuted. 7. the law of sacrifice and death (a treatise on cosmic fire, p. 569) these seven laws concern the form side of life. to these ten laws must be added the seven laws of the soul which we are here considering. these begin to play upon the man and produce his more rapid spiritual unfoldment after he has been subjected to the discipline of the probationary path, or the path of purification. he is then ready to tread the final stages of the path. these seven laws are the basis of all true psychological understanding and, when their influence is better grasped, man will arrive at real self knowledge. he will then be ready for the fourth initiation which releases him from all further need for rebirth. this is the truth which underlies the masonic teaching, which is given u

atisfaction to the deeper demands of the race itself. until a man stands upon the path of perfection, he cannot really grasp the imperative demand of his own soul for release from the search for outer, material, tangible satisfaction, and from desire. it has been this demand which indicated the soul's need to incarnate and to function, for a needed period, under the law of rebirth. as the work of purification proceeds upon the path of purification, this demand for release becomes stronger and clearer, and when the man steps out upon the path of discipleship, then the law of repulse can, for the first time, begin to control his reactions. this takes place unconsciously at first, but it becomes more potent and more consciously appreciated as the disciple takes one initiation after another, w

ii: esoteric psychology ii copyright 1998 lucis trust 5. then the same experience, but this time as an integrated personality. 6. demand met until satiety is reached, for in time all men do eventually achieve that which they demand. 7. then comes the demand for inner spiritual compliances, happiness and bliss. the "heaven wish" becomes powerful. 8. a vague realisation that two things are needed; purification and the power to choose aright, which is right discrimination. 9. a vision of the pairs of opposites. 10. the realisation of the narrow path which leads between these pairs of opposites. 11. discipleship and the repulsing or repudiation (over a long period of time, of the not-self. such, briefly and inadequately stated, is the story of man as he searches for happiness, for joy and for

s are becoming increasingly active. b. the petals are all vibrant, and the dynamic life of the soul is beginning to sweep the centre of the lotus into activity. c. the light of the petals in the centres below the diaphragm is beginning to dim, but the centre of the lotus is becoming more and more brilliant and living. all the above process takes much time, and it includes the path of probation or purification and the path of discipleship. 4. at the stage of initiation when complete at-one-ment is established. a. the four centres above the diaphragm become dominantly active. b. the centre at the base of the spine comes into awakened activity and the three fires of the matter aspect, of the soul, and of the spirit (fire by friction, solar fire, and electric fire) merge and blend. c. all the

family en masse, this dense-etheric conflict was fought out in the world war, which was the imposition of a tremendous test and discipline. we should ever remember that our tests and disciplines are self-imposed and grow out of our limitations and opportunities. the result of this test was the passing on to the path of probation of a very large number of human beings, owing to the purging and the purification to which they had been subjected. this purificatory process in some measure prepared them for the prolonged conflict upon the astral plane which lies ahead of all aspirants, prior to achieving the goal of initiation. it is the "arjuna" experience which lies- 189- a treatise on the seven rays- volume ii: esoteric psychology ii copyright 1998 lucis trust definitely ahead of many today

ry training and preparation for the olympic games. these latter are in themselves an initiation. in spite of all the wrong motives and the terrible and evil effects (speaking again with a wide generalisation, the training of the body and organised physical direction (which is taking place today in connection with the youth of all nations) is preparing the way for millions to pass upon the path of purification. is this a hard saying? humanity is under right direction, e'en if, during a brief interlude, they misunderstand the process and apply wrong motives to right activities. there is a higher duality to which it is necessary that we refer. there is, for the disciples, the duality which becomes obvious when the dweller on the threshold and the angel of the presence face each other. this co

right 1998 lucis trust face and the final conflict takes place. again, you will note, that it is a meeting and battle between another and a higher pair of opposites. the aspirant, therefore, has three pairs of opposites with which to deal as he progresses towards light and liberation: the pairs of opposites 1. upon the physical plane. the dense and etheric forces. these are faced upon the path of purification. 2. upon the astral plane. the well-known dualities. these are faced upon the path of discipleship. 3. upon the mental plane. the angel of the presence and the dweller on the threshold. these are faced upon the path of initiation. b. development and alignment of the bodies after these preliminary remarks, we can come now to a study of the previous tabulation in connection with the met

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we who work on the inner side must hasten to impress sensitive, awakening psychics with the right impression. hence our effort to create these groups, and to use people like yourselves who are (theoretically) harmless but actually full of prejudice and hasty judgments. we have to use the material which lies to hand and are greatly handicapped at all times. after you have worked consciously at the purification of the mind and after you have attempted to free yourselves from prejudice, from preconceived ideas and hasty judgments and determinations (based upon your own background, tradition, social and racial status, you will then brood consciously on the process of thoughtform making; you will remember that for group purposes and for simplicity the following three stages are of importance: 1

ve with love and remember not myself. 4th month the joy of the soul irradiates my life, and lightens all the burdens which those i meet may carry. the joy of the lord is my strength, and i develop strength in joy for others. 5th month the purity of the soul acts like a cleansing flood and bathes my lower self in the- 131- discipleship in the new age- volume i copyright 1998 lucis trust "waters of purification" the body of desire is rendered pure and clean and strong. i can then become a cleansing force to all i meet. 6th month the will of the soul becomes my will. i know no other. that will is love and peace and power and strength to live. it bears me on. it leads me to the cross and to the resurrection. thus only can i raise and lift my fellowmen. 7th month the presence of the soul abides

ch controls you is that of the highest level of the astral plane. one of the masters has called it "the glamour of the rose of aspiration as it pours through the solar plexus and not through the heart" another is the glamour of the burning ground which can so engross the attention of the disciple or the initiate that his spiritual place thereon, the results of the clarifying fires and the heat of purification become the all-absorbing theme of the personality and, brother of mine, the personality must be lost to sight in the "glory of the one" need i further elaborate? is not my meaning clear to you, even though to no one else? i stand with you and will continue to stand, for whether i am on the burning ground or on the mountain top, whether i am silent in the secret place or surrounded by

within the limits of your own horizon, you see clearly. within the limits of your range of contacts, you must love deeply, and upon loving deeply must your emphasis be set. for you, as for all your group brothers, must come concentration upon the work of preparation for the wesak festival. pure channels and released minds are the major requirement at this time, and i call you all to a preparatory purification and mental discipline. it is the growing inner momentum of aspiration and devotion and the increasing "lucidity" of the mind which must constitute the goal for all of you during the next few months, for it is the demand of the disciples of the world which will bring in that which the world needs, and the intensification of light in which the real light can be seen. there is occult pow

ep in mind, and which will constitute a service to me and to the group) of four people whose names will be sent to you. february 1936 my brother and friend: the past six months have been for you months of battle a battle with glamour, with a tired and worn body, as well as with environment and home conditions. you have indeed had a battle with your entire lower integrated personality. the path of purification, like a silver thread, runs through the golden path of discipleship. the cleansing of the personality and the attaining of more light upon one's way is ever the preparation for increased and more adequate service. it appears to me, an older brother on the way, that the law of non-resistance holds for you the promise of success. just stand with steadfastness, my brother, and let the tu

the bulk of the members have been passing. you would be surprised could you see it all as i see it; it might be of value to you all if i stated the type of discipline which has overtaken several of the group. they were subjected severally to: the discipline of recovery. the discipline of adjustment. the discipline of physical disability. the discipline of inner isolation. the discipline of astral purification. the discipline of recovery of truth. the discipline of light. i have enumerated the above disciplines in order to show three things: 1. the variety of discipline to which an aspirant can be subjected. 2. the reality of the group life with its similarity of inner activity and training. 3. the emerging fact that none of you is really alone. all of you are seen and watched and, on the i

on to go your own way and handle situations as you choose, e'en when others suffer through your so doing. you go bull-headed through life, knocking down and hurting as you go. this you know full well. you stop not to right or to adjust wrong action, e'en when you recognise it as wrong. the second is a tendency of thought and action which must be cleaned up before you can pass through the doors of purification which hide the door of initiation. more about this hindering activity i need not say, for you know well whereof i speak. i offer you the way out in four simple rules: 1. clean up your thought life. i shall not be more explicit. again i say: you know whereof i speak. 2. eliminate self-pity. all that comes to you is the working of the law and offers opportunity. cultivate happiness thro

ve realised that your determination is as strong as ever and your will to progress is as intense as in the early days. let me, therefore, assure you that it is the life tendency that counts. your life tendency is towards the light and you will enter into light some day. your work at this time is along the lines of an intensive- 368- discipleship in the new age- volume i copyright 1998 lucis trust purification. the need for this you have realised and you have demanded to be purified. the work is going forward. my brother, when i say that you need to love more, i speak not of the distorted love of the emotional nature but of that pure disinterested love which acts as a magnet to other souls because it is a soul quality, universally shared. this, you know you lack. that which clogs the channe

u to enter the sleeping room of those of soiled environment and- 370- discipleship in the new age- volume i copyright 1998 lucis trust persons. disciples are apt to forget this. the way for all of us is the way of sacrifice. your aura is much clearer and the impediments to contact are twenty per cent less. for this, i can and do commend you and, in commending, urge you to proceed with the task of purification and cleansing. i ask this for the sake of your own soul and for that of your fellow disciples. there is real need for this group to work as a group. but this will only be possible when unity of purpose, steadiness of rhythm and purity of the united auras have been achieved. see to it, my friend, that you continue to do your share. all i seek to do today for you is to speak this word o

you from the glamour of the personal self and he from the glamour of his own thoughtforms. the words and phrases which i have chosen for the theme of your meditation are as follows: 1st month freedom. i stand upon the mountain top and breathe the air whereby the sons of god must live. 2nd month detachment. i seek to love and with my love to live. i seek not love for my own little self. 3rd month purification. let the fires of divinity burn out all dross. let the pure gold emerge. give me the gold of living love to shower upon the sons of men. 4th month light. into the light of the radiant presence of the self i pass and join all souls in service. 5th month service. i tread the lighted way into the hearts of men. i serve my brother and his need. those whom i, the little self, love not, i s

ALICE A BAILEY13 PROBLEMS OF HUMANITY

instill into men a true sense of values the values which alone can bind humanity together and bring to an end the great heresy of separateness. all these nations, great and small, have suffered cruelly during the years of war (1914-1945) and are doomed still to suffer through the years of immediate adjustment. some have suffered more than others and have the opportunity to demonstrate a resultant purification, if they so choose. others chose an easy way during the war and abstained from taking sides, losing thereby a great spiritual opportunity, based upon the principle of sharing; they will need to learn the lessons of pain in other ways and more slowly; nations in the western hemisphere have not suffered in any acute manner, for their territories have been spared, and their civilian popu

ALICE A BAILEY14 THE REAPPEARANCE OF THE CHRIST

tion and the renunciation (or crucifixion. as esotericists know, the term "little ones" refers to those disciples who are "babes in christ (as the new testament terms it) and who have taken the first two initiations of the birth and the baptism. they are aware of the spiritual aspiration which is indicative of the christ life in their hearts, and they have subjected themselves to the processes of purification which culminate in the baptismal waters. christ must prepare these aspirants for the higher initiations and so nourish and aid them that they can stand before the one initiator and become pillars in the temple of god (i.e, agents of the spiritual hierarchy and, therefore, active, working disciples. when he was in palestine, centuries ago, he said "no man cometh unto the father but by

lue to the true understanding of the work of these avatars a thing hitherto quite unrealised. it might be added that when an appreciation of the meaning of the words "transfiguration of a human being" is gained, the realisation will come that when "the body is full of light (luke xi.36) then "in thy light shall we see light (ps. xxxvi.9) this means that when the personality has reached a point of purification, of dedication and of illumination, then the attractive power of the soul, whose nature is love and understanding, can function, and fusion of these two will take place. this is what the christ proved and demonstrated. when the work of the buddha (or of the embodied wisdom principle) is consummated in the- 72- the reappearance of the christ copyright 1998 lucis trust aspiring disciple

ALICE A BAILEY15 THE DESTINY OF THE NATIONS

major world blocs, from the consciousness angle and from the angle of world synthesis. other and lesser nations will participate in the process with full independence and cooperation, voluntarily and through the perfecting of their national life in the interests of the whole of humanity and through the desire to express and preserve their soul integrity and their purified national purpose (which purification is now going on. the keynote, however, of human living will be struck by russia, great britain and the united states not because of their power, their historical past and their material resources or territorial extent, but because they are in a position to fuse and blend the many types, because they are far-visioned in their world purpose, because they are not basically selfish in the

ALICE A BAILEY16 GLAMOUR A WORLD PROBLEM

m of glamour are: intuition. illumination. inspiration. the angel of the presence. the aspects of glamour see table i would call your attention to the fact that the whole problem concerns itself with the use or misuse of force or energy, and that much will clear up in your minds if you will realise three things: 1. that average man, in everyday life, and the aspirant upon the path of probation or purification, works with the forces of life on the three planes of human endeavour, plus the principle of life itself. 2. that the disciple begins to discriminate between the forces and energy. upon the path of discipleship he begins to work with soul-energy. this eventually dominates the forces. 3. that the initiate works, upon the path of initiation, with energy and learns to distinguish between

whereby maya can be ended and the disciple stand free from the influence of physical plane force. in the above statement the whole story of maya can be found. it might be added also (perhaps not wholly correctly but nevertheless with sufficient truth to warrant the statement) that maya, as a recognised effect, is only experienced when one is upon the path, beginning with the path of probation or purification. one is always in the midst of forces. but maya (as a problem) only becomes so when recognised, and this recognition is not possible in the early stages of evolution. upon the path, one begins to watch for and to 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 fo

human family en masse this dense physical-etheric conflict was fought out in the world war, which was the imposition of a tremendous test and discipline. remember that our tests and disciplines are self-imposed and grow out of our limitations and our opportunities. the result of this test was the passing on to the path of probation of a very large number of human beings, owing to the purging and purification to which they had been subjected. this purificatory process in some measure prepared them for the prolonged conflict upon the astral plane which lies ahead of all aspirants prior to achieving initiation. it is the "arjuna experience" this is an interesting point upon which to ponder and explains much of mystery and of difficulty in the sequence of human unfoldment. the individual aspi

ry training. in spite of all the wrong motives and the terrible and evil effects (speaking again with a wide generalisation, the training of the body and the organised physical direction of the youth of the world today in all countries, particularly the- 53- glamour: a world problem copyright 1998 lucis trust military countries in europe, is preparing the way for millions to pass upon the path of purification. is this a hard truth, my brothers? humanity is under right direction, e'en if (during a brief interlude) they misunderstand the process and apply wrong motives to right activities. all these points we shall later take up in greater detail when we come to our third section and begin to study the modes of ending glamour, illusion and maya. at present i am only occupied with giving you

ller, are brought together face to face and the final conflict takes place. again you will note that it is a meeting and a battle between another and higher pair of opposites. the aspirant has, therefore, three pairs of opposites with which to deal as he progresses towards light and liberation. the pairs of opposites 1. on the physical plane. the dense and the etheric. fought out upon the path of purification. 2. on the astral plane. the well-known dualities. fought upon the path of discipleship. 3. on the mental plane. the angel and the dweller. fought upon the path of initiation. i have, i should judge, given you enough to ponder upon; i would close it, however, by pointing out to you the very practical nature of that which i have communicated and would urge you to find out in your own p

field of human affairs and in the field of individual average human living. it is, however, this conflict fought out to the point of synthesis and of at-one-ment which produces the re-orientation of the race and of the individual to the truer values and to the world of reality. it is this conflict successfully waged which lands the man, as an individual, and the mass, as a whole, upon the path of purification. when there is unification of these energies upon the physical plane, you then have one-pointed activity- 58- glamour: a world problem copyright 1998 lucis trust and a determination to travel in a specific direction. there follows the resolution (note this word and its usage) of the duality into a unity. this resolution works out in the early stages (where the average type of aspirant

es, just as does the individual disciple, ready when these pairs have- 59- glamour: a world problem copyright 1998 lucis trust been resolved into a unity to tread the path of discipleship. it might be pointed out that: 1. the masses in all lands are wrestling with the first pair of opposites, that upon the physical plane. when "resolution" has taken place, these masses will step on to the path of purification. this is rapidly taking place. it might be added that this is a long and slow process because the consciousness is in this stage not the intelligent awareness of the thinking man but the blind consciousness of the physical man, plus the forces of nature themselves. 2. the average educated citizen in all lands is facing today the arjuna experience and the pairs of opposites upon the as

ing aware of their problem. they see the pairs of opposites and are entering upon the "recognition stage of arjuna's release" they see the form of god and the indwelling reality within that form and are arriving at the decision to let the warrior carry on the fight. they will then (when right decision and choice have been made "stand up and fight" and will find themselves no longer on the path of purification but upon the path of discipleship. with this stage you are all familiar, and aspirants such as are found in this group of students need no instruction from me as to the treading of the path out of glamour into light. the rules are well known: the glamours to which you are susceptible are equally familiar; the glamours to which humanity is prone are well recognised by you. it remains b

2. i have also given a clue to the true understanding of the work of these avatars a thing hitherto quite unrealised. it might be added that when an appreciation of the meaning of the words "transfiguration of a human being" is gained, the realisation will come that when "the body is full of light" then "in that light shall we see light" this means that when the personality has reached a point of purification, of dedication and of illumination, then the attractive power of the soul (whose nature is love and understanding) can function, and fusion of these two will take place. this is what the christ proved and demonstrated. when the work of the buddha (or the embodied buddhic principle) is consummated in the aspiring disciple and in his integrated personality, then the full expression of t

s the dweller. behind the slowly opening door he senses life, energy, spiritual embodiment, and the fact of the angel. between him and that door is a burning-ground; this he faces, and this he knows he has to cross if he seeks to pass through the door. the question for him to answer is whether his will to achieve is strong enough for him to submit his personal lower self to the fires of the final purification. the personal self is now very highly developed; it is a useful instrument which the- 160- glamour: a world problem copyright 1998 lucis trust soul can use; it is a highly trained agent for service; it is essentially a piece of adequate and useful equipment. it has, however, its points of weakness which are liable at any time to present points of crisis; it has likewise its points of

ALICE A BAILEY17 TELEPATHY AND THE ETHERIC VEHICLE

ession upon the minds of their disciples, of telepathic work carried on with the master as broadcaster and the disciple as- 23- telepathy and the etheric vehicle copyright 1998 lucis trust the recipient of impression and of energy. this reception of impression and energy has a dual effect: 1. it brings into activity the latent seeds of action and of habits (good or bad, thus producing revelation, purification, enrichment and usefulness. 2. it vitalises and galvanises the personality into a right relation to the soul, to the environment, and to humanity. it is necessary for you and for all disciples to grasp the correspondence to this hierarchical effort and any effort which you may make in order to work as a group of individuals with groups or individuals. an appreciation of the power whic

ch are to be found above the diaphragm (the head, the heart and the throat centres) are the organs of reception for energies coming from the three planetary centres. 4. the agent for the distribution of the energies received via the head, the heart and the throat centres is the ajna centre between the eyebrows- 110- telepathy and the etheric vehicle copyright 1998 lucis trust 5. the agent for the purification, transmutation and transmission of the energies of all centres below the diaphragm is the solar plexus centre. it is this centre through which the majority of human beings are at this time working. it is the major controlling centre, both for the reception and the distribution of energies, until such time as the heart centre is awakening and beginning to control the personality. there

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

he pairs of opposites" the theme of duality, therefore, runs through the whole story of man's development. upon all the three planes of human unfoldment the reconciliation goes forward. 1. upon the physical plane we find the merging of the dense and the etheric forces. this is- 33- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust consummated upon the path of purification. 2. upon the astral plane there must come the resolution of the pairs of opposites. this is consummated upon the path of discipleship. 3. upon the mental plane the angel of the presence and the dweller on the threshold are brought face to face. their synthesis is brought about upon the path of initiation. what is true of man in this connection is true also of humanity as a whole, of t

g ground and subjects it to a purifying process during incarnation. through the lesser fire of mind, the "jungles of experience are set on fire and dissolve in flames and then the path stands clear and unobstructed vision is achieved" old commentary through the fiery processes of war and strife, brought to the individual through the influence of the planetary ruler, mars, the god of war, a needed purification takes place. the same purification, but this time through vision, comes to the developed man through the activity of the subjective ruler of the planet, mercury, who is the illuminating principle which releases the mind, directs the way of man through life and enables him to become aware of the divine plan which underlies all his fiery experience. 2. scorpio, which brings about eventu

the mutable cross, as they work out the qualities released by the planets active in pisces, sagittarius, virgo and gemini. these planets are: orthodox jupiter and mercury. esoteric pluto. the earth. the moon (hiding vulcan) and venus. as you know, pluto stands for death or the region of death; the earth stands for the sphere of experience; the moon or vulcan stands for the glorification, through purification and detachment, of matter, and venus stands for the emergence of the love principle through the directing power of the mind. students will find it interesting to work out the implications for themselves. orthodox astrology assigns only two planets to these four signs, which in itself indicates a definite interplay. jupiter and its influences indicate that the way of incarnation is the

nscious, and given to service. the horizontal arm is taurus-scorpio, indicating that desire for materiality is finally superseded by desire for the spiritual values, and this is demonstrated through the tests in scorpio. earth and water (taurus and scorpio) must be blended and related and it is this truth connected with these two signs of the zodiac which lies behind all teaching upon baptism and purification. the earthly material desires of taurus must in due time be brought under the influence of the purifying water in scorpio. baptism by water (a name for the second initiation) needs a preparatory period of testing and purification, and this the experience in scorpio is intended to give. likewise, fire and air (aquarius and leo) must also be blended and thus the four elements as well as

nscious sons of god, are above everything else the sons of fire, for our "god is a consuming fire" there is in them that peculiar quality which can burn and destroy and so eradicate all that hinders their essentially divine expression. i would have you bear in mind the purificatory nature of fire. there are two elements in nature which are connected in the public consciousness with the thought of purification one is water and the other is fire. it is in this connection that the water signs, cancer scorpio pisces, are interesting, and the fire signs, aries leo sagittarius, warrant study. fire always carries forward esoterically that which water has begun. in cancer, the purificatory waters of experience begin their beneficent work. this is begun upon the cardinal cross because that cross de

at which water has begun. in cancer, the purificatory waters of experience begin their beneficent work. this is begun upon the cardinal cross because that cross deals only with wholes and, therefore, with mass experience. in scorpio, the purificatory waters of testing and trials are applied. this takes place upon the fixed cross and their effect is drastic in the extreme. in pisces, the waters of purification are applied through daily life and the processes of incarnation; they apply to the "fish swimming in the waters of matter and finding there its sustenance" this is upon the mutable cross of ordinary material existence and experience. thus the influence of the three crosses is brought to bear upon the incarnated son of god upon the wheel of ordinary life and in the usual order. upon th

they apply to the "fish swimming in the waters of matter and finding there its sustenance" this is upon the mutable cross of ordinary material existence and experience. thus the influence of the three crosses is brought to bear upon the incarnated son of god upon the wheel of ordinary life and in the usual order. upon the wheel reversed, the fire takes the place of water and burns away all dross. purification of the entire nature is thus achieved gradually, and the man becomes sensitive to the influences which can be brought to bear upon him when the fiery triplicity plays its part and the influence of aries-leo-sagittarius begins to re-orient him towards universality, self-consciousness and one-pointed attitudes. as we go on with our study, the significance of this statement will increasi

sire. the light of aspiration and knowledge. 2. leo. the lion of self-assertion. the light of the soul. 3. scorpio. the agent of deception. the light of liberation. 4. aquarius. the chalice of self-service. the light of the world. the fixed cross is the cross of light. and playing through this cross all the time, and emanating from leo, are the "fires of god" cosmic, solar and planetary producing purification, the intensification of the light and eventual revelation to the purified man who stands in light. from aries comes cosmic fire; from sagittarius comes planetary fire; and from leo comes solar fire; and each of these fires "clears the way by burning" for the expression of the three divine aspects: spirit (aries, soul (leo) and body (sagittarius. such is the scientific basis for the yo

f pure, fiery light" through which all those who take the higher initiations must eventually pass. those taking the first two initiations must tread the path as it passes through the burning ground. those taking the higher initiations have to plunge into the sea or pool of fire which is essentially the fire of god as it has been cleansed from every aspect of the material form through the complete purification of desire. the entire subject of rebirth is but little understood at present. its modern presentation and the emphasis which has been laid so strongly on small and unimportant details have distorted and diverted the wide sweep of the subject and ignored the true import of the process; the broad general lines of the incarnation process have been largely overlooked. in the debate as to

ded in capricorn. when gemini, scorpio and mercury are correctly related we shall see the united states moving also on to the path of discipleship through a release from its present self-centred policy, its well-meaning evasion of responsibility and its innate fears and distrust. when the focus of the power in london is also rightly oriented and is released into increased effectiveness by drastic purification of motive, then the united effect of both these clarifications will be human liberation. these facts are being slowly realised in london, ahead of the realisation which is more slowly awakening in the states. these potencies, when effective, lead to true service in aquarius. all this activity is intensified by two facts: one is that the earth is the hierarchical ruler of gemini and th

ALICE A BAILEY19 THE UNFINISHED AUTOBIOGRAPHY

hy copyright 1998 lucis trust then followed a treatise on white magic. this was written years ago and as it was written it went out, chapter by chapter, to the senior students of the arcane school as reading matter only. it is the first book ever given out upon the training and control of the astral or emotional body. many occult books have been written on the subject of the physical body and its purification and upon the etheric or vital body. most of them have been compilations of other books, both ancient or modern. this book of mine, however, is intended to train the modern aspirant in the control of his astral body, by the aid of the mind as that mind is, in its turn, illumined by the soul. the next book undertaken was a treatise on the seven rays. it is a long book, not yet completed

ular and illbred people portrayed by the mediocre leaders of many groups, nor do they choose, for their pledged disciples and prominent workers, men and women who even from a worldly point of view are of a pronounced inferiority or who deal in claim-making and in the art of attracting attention to themselves. to be a probationary disciple, one can be a devotee and then the emphasis can be laid on purification and the acquiring of an intelligent understanding of brotherhood and human need. to be an accepted disciple, working directly under the masters and active in world work with a growing influence, requires a mental polarisation, a heart development and a sense of real values. the masters brought before the general public by such movements as the i am movement are a travesty of the reali

indu metaphysical speculation or under christian terminology. much knowledge has been imparted. the intricate process of divine creation, and the consequent manifestation of god, bring much mental stimulation and mental unfoldment but frequently little real understanding. esoteric schools are occupied with promoting the growth of understanding. certain elementary rules, intended primarily for the purification of the emotional-desire nature have been usefully disseminated; the many planes, the creative fires and the differentiation of substance have been exhaustively discussed, as have been the various septenates which condition life, consciousness and form. none of this is esoteric teaching. devotion to the masters has been taught, but they have been inadequately presented. those masters a

t or between the aspirant and the master. these preparatory schools are already in process of forming and the starting of the arcane school in 1923 was a part of this spiritual effort. from these proposed schools will emerge, early in the next century, the first of the true schools of initiation. up to date, the so-called esoteric schools have dealt with aspirants upon the path of probation or of purification. the schools now forming, such as the arcane school, are concerned with training disciples and preparing them to tread the path of discipleship and to come at some later date into direct contact with the masters. the new schools which will appear in the next century will take disciples and prepare them to tread the path of initiation. we have thus one graded, unified effort for which

e psychic powers, such as clairvoyance and clairaudience which man shares in common with the animals. physical purity has been enormously emphasised in the old schools and concerns the cleansing of the forms through which the soul must manifest. this cleansing is not esoteric in nature and is no sign of esoteric or of spiritual unfoldment. it is only a most necessary preliminary stage; until this purification has been undertaken, more advanced work is not possible. the physical disciplines are needed and useful, and must find their place in all schools for beginners; by their means the neophyte establishes habits of purity and builds the type of body, required by the disciple when he starts true esoteric work. this elementary training enables the neophyte to shift his consciousness out of

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

ight 1998 lucis trust forces and energies of the solar plexus centre. i have here given a very important fact to those who are interested in the study of medicine from the esoteric angle; rightly appreciated, it will lead to an understanding of the healing art. control of the solar plexus centre, and the right reception and release of the energies focussed in that centre would bring about a major purification, an intensive strengthening and a vital protection of the three vital organs to be found in that area of the human physical mechanism. as i have earlier pointed out, this centre is an organ of synthesis and gathers into itself all the lower energies at a certain point in the higher development of the human being. it is factually then an instrument (when rightly understood and rightly

ng discovered, and these may tend to make people more reckless. when, however, they are perfected, they will in the long run safeguard the race and will return bodies to the soil after death freed from the plague which has contaminated the earth for endless ages. there will thus be brought about a gradual purifying of the soil. the growth of the practice of cremation will also aid this process of purification. destruction by fire and the intensity of the heat engendered by applied military methods are also helping, and during the next one million- 138- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iv: esoteric healing copyright 1998 lucis trust years we shall see syphilis (inherited from lemuria) stamped out, both in the human family and in the soil of the planet. as the ages passed away, humanity

which have their origin in a very distant past; the seeds of the condition have lain dormant in the so-called permanent atom for ages. they may not be rooted in the tenor or quality of the present life at all. suddenly they spring to life and influence the present incarnation, and incidentally, proffer opportunity for release. on fever. fever is simply indication of trouble and is a basic way of purification and of elimination. it is an indicator and not a disease in itself. ponder on this, and apply it on all planes, for physical plane fever has its astral and mental counterparts. it is overexcessive energy which burns up and, in burning, relieves and cures (either through the subjugation of the germ or group of energies which caused it or by the releasing power of death. where possible

g as man remains equipped with his present mental approach and emotional reaction to pain and disease, and just as long as he places the same exaggerated emphasis upon form life. when a better sense of proportion has been developed, and men are beginning to think in terms of the soul and purposes and destiny, then disease, as we know it, will fall into two major categories: 1. those which produce purification and necessitate a period of retuning and of rest for the body- 190- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iv: esoteric healing copyright 1998 lucis trust preparatory to continued life on earth. 2. those which produce the withdrawal or abstraction of the soul in its two aspects livingness and consciousness. on inoculations "what is the standing or value of inoculation or vaccination fro

tion. these are the lower correspondences to methods of activity emanating from the astral plane, from the etheric levels, and from the earth itself. the science of sanitation, the use of water, and the growing knowledge of hydrotherapy are the precipitation on earth of certain inner activities on the astral plane of a most definite nature. from the angle of the aspirant, these methods are called purification. the science of prevention (both of diseases and of death) is the precipitation on earth of certain modes of procedure on the etheric plane whereby forces are correctly used and certain destructive agencies are controlled and prevented from going the destructive way. the science of inoculation is purely physical in origin and concerns only the animal body. this latter science will sho

lation and the control of the vagus nerve that this is accomplished. it is not the vagus nerve which is instrumental in raising the kundalini fire, but the reverse situation. when the head, the heart and the centre at the base of the spine are in magnetic and dynamic rapport, producing a radiatory effect, then they affect the vagus nerve and the fires of the body are unified and raised, producing purification and the "opening of all doors" on the eye. there is a certain school of scientific theorists who are working on the theory that the eye is the declarative factor in the human body and the rule or the key to its right understanding. they have already demonstrated much in connection with its declarative powers, where disease is concerned. they are on right lines. nevertheless, the scien

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

etheric body, would be greatly hastened by the substitution of cremation for burial. two main reasons for cremation occultly speaking, cremation is needed for two main reasons. it hastens the release of the subtle vehicles (still enshrouding the soul) from the etheric body, thus bringing about the release in a few hours instead of a few days; it also is a much needed means for bringing about the purification of the astral plane and for arresting the "downward moving" tendency of desire which so greatly handicaps the incarnating soul. it can find no point of focus, because essentially fire repels the form-making aspect of desire and is a major expression of divinity with which the astral plane has no true relation, being created entirely by the human soul and not the divine soul "our god i

rimitive lemurian was not in the least magnetic as we understand the word, but in atlantean days a certain measure of magnetic radiation showed itself, though not to the extent which is now frequent and possible. the first dim outline of the halo could be seen around the heads of advanced atlanteans. magnetic purity became a possibility and a goal, but was dependent upon emotional control and the purification of the desire nature; this produced automatically a much greater measure of purity in the dense physical vehicle than the lemurian initiate ever achieved. diseases of the body became both subtle and complex, and the first psychological diseases appeared and the various ills which are definitely based upon the emotions. with this type of difficulty we have dealt in an earlier part of t

ALICE A BAILEY21 EDUCATION IN THE NEW AGE

3. the antahkarana is the medium of light transference. 4. the antahkarana concerns the continuity of man's perception. the process of unfoldment i would like to add to the preceding analogy one more, which will serve to clarify the process of unfoldment in your minds and make the entire theme (from the racial angle) still more clear and definite: general racial development..civilisation..path of purification training of the intelligentsia..c. ulture..path of discipleship production of the illuminati..illumination..p. ath of initiation it will be apparent to you, therefore, that the whole goal of the future and of the present effort, is to bring humanity to the point where it occultly speaking "enters into light" the entire trend of the present urge forward, which can be noted so distinctl

education in the new age copyright 1998 lucis trust priestly caste, nor can the trends of ancient theologies govern. god can be known by his works, and these works can be more easily appreciated through the revelations education and science i. knowledge. civilisation. culture. illumination petals the masses of men. the intellectuals. spiritual man path of discipleship. path of initiation. path of purification plus religion and philosophy ii. l ove. cooperation .l oving understanding .g roup love petals the intellectuals .t he hierarchy. world aspirants plus governments and social order iii. will and. participation. purpose. precipitation sacrifice (in the plan (directed will of all (of the plan by the petals disciples) hierarchy) of science than by the hymns, prayers and sermons of the chu

ALICE A BAILEY22 DISCIPLESHIP IN THE NEW AGE VOLUME II

edful to reiterate this fact. the planetary crises through which the planetary logos is at this time passing should result in the emergence of many initiates; no true disciple is exempt from the effects of this planetary situation. inevitably, changes are wrought by the soul in the personal life. when these changes are focussed through the lower centres and the lower bodies, the general result is purification and character building. the aspirant is then still upon the probationary path. when the disciple is in the position where he can pass through the first three initiations, then the inflowing energies work through the heart, the throat and the ajna centres; when the highest head centre and the lowest spinal centre are simultaneously involved, the disciple is then able to take the higher

ing that may eventuate. speaking symbolically, i might express your future thus: the nature of fire will be brought more clearly and essentially to your attention; fire will be the subject of your thinking. do not infer from this that i am indicating to you the way of fire, of pain or of sorrow. such is not my intention. i do not mean that the future holds for you any passing through the fires of purification. you have moved across the burning-ground as have all your group brothers. the whole of mankind is passing en masse through the fires which precede the first initiation. every disciple creates his own burning-ground; he then takes his stand within it, and eventually passes out of it to stand before the angel of the presence, at the very door of initiation. these are- 384- discipleship

sually this lesson climaxes in some one incarnation wherein again as in your case there is full and free inner expression and at the same time definite physical limitations. if you were now transferred into the ashram of k.h, it would necessitate too much expenditure of protective force on the part of k.h. in order to prevent the disruption of some of the atoms of your body, to offset a too rapid purification of the cells of the physical body, to stem a too direct stimulation of the centres in the etheric body, and a consequent arresting of the work you are doing and doing so well. your personal karma still demands that you stay where you are and i still need your aid, my brother. second: this particular group of disciples in my ashram, with which you are and will be affiliated, needs your

ice and opportunity for you, and in the place where your heart lies. when you have successfully and rightly freed yourself from other claims, i would urge you to look forward with joyful anticipation to a fuller and a richer life. a great law of compensation comes into play in a peculiar manner and along special lines where accepted disciples are concerned. the emphasis laid upon discipline, upon purification, upon hard demanding work and upon relinquishing that which the personality holds dear, is a needed phase of occult development. this is generally and often sadly recognised. but paralleling the period of pain and difficulty is a compensatory activity of the soul which brings all life and circumstance into true perspective and changes attitudes so completely that the recognition of ad

f the emotional body "in this sense, the evolutionary, is not the emotional body itself but a sublimation of the etheric, as that in turn is but the sublimation of the inorganic chemical? as we progress on the path of return, do we not but successively `gather up our bodies within us' raising each into the light of the next one above, and is not this the meaning of culture, education, refinement, purification? is not that the personal work we should constantly be at, and is it not what is symbolised, in roman- 434- discipleship in the new age- volume ii copyright 1998 lucis trust catholic doctrine, by the assumption by the christ of the body of the virgin mary, his mother, into heaven" my reply to him is: in the above enquiry, my brother, you have asked nine questions, all bearing on the s

the angle of mother-matter, the assumption of the virgin into heaven, there to be glorified. much of the mystery connected with "the three vestures of the buddha" is related to this glorification of the three bodies. much can be learnt by a careful study of the connection between the three bodies of a human being and the vestures or vehicles of the lord buddha. the whole story of sublimation, of purification, and of transfiguration is hidden in this relationship. the correspondences remain, however, to be pointed out. it is a task that has not yet been done. let me now return to your own specific instructions. i am going to give you no set meditation form to follow. i am however going to give you something to do which, if successfully done, may bring you release. seek each day for ten min

ALICE A BAILEY23 THE EXTERNALISATION OF THE HIERARCHY

ople in the democratic countries are as much at the mercy of the politicians and of the financial forces as are the people under the rule of dictatorships, enlightened or unenlightened. these latter might be regarded as selfish idealists. but i would have you here note the word "idealist! when, however, the world has in it more truly awakened people and more thinking men and women, we shall see a purification of the political field taking place, and a cleansing of our processes of representation instituted, as well as a more exacting accounting required from the people of those whom they have chosen to put in authority. there must eventually be a closer tie-up between the educational system, the legal system and the government, but it will all be directed to an effort to work out the best

2. i have also given a clue to the true understanding of the work of these avatars a thing hitherto quite unrealised. it might be added that when an appreciation of the meaning of the words "transfiguration of a human being" is gained, the realisation will come that when "the body is full of light" then "in that light shall we see light" this means that when the personality has reached a point of purification, of dedication and of illumination, then the attractive power of the soul (whose nature is love and understanding) can function, and fusion of these two will take place. this is what the christ proved and demonstrated. when the work of the buddha (or of the embodied buddhic principle) is consummated in the aspiring disciple and in his integrated personality, then the full expression o

d; the interlocking and inter-penetrating of the grades of evil are far more numerous and intricate than you surmise. in summing up, i would say that the present reorientation of the hierarchy, in relation both to shamballa and to humanity, ushers in the cycle of complete defeat of cosmic evil upon our planet, leaving only an isolated and weakened black lodge to die a slow death; this permits the purification of human desire to such an extent that "matter will be redeemed by the sacrificial will of those who know, by the will-to-good of those who are, and by the goodwill of those sons of men who have turned their faces to the light and who in turn reflect that light" as all disciples know, one of the problems with which they are constantly confronted is an extreme sensitivity to the though

levels of awareness. a great part of the work to be done by the disciples who are emerging from the ashrams, and will continue thus to emerge, is of a purificatory nature at this time, and increasingly so for the rest of this century. on the path of probation, the aspirant is taught to purify himself and his three vehicles of contact; upon acceptance into an ashram, a large measure of the needed purification has been achieved. from then on, no emphasis should be laid by the disciple on the purification of his own nature, for this would produce too close and intimate a self-focus and tend to an over-stimulation of the personality vehicles. but the lessons learnt upon the probationary path will be found by him to be simply the foundation for the science of purification or if i may use a wor

e life to be found within every form. it is wise to remember that, for instance, as the master works with his disciples and strengthens the life within them and evokes their soul into potency from latency, every form and every atom within their various bodies is equally energised and aided. it is this fundamental process which will guide the disciples and the initiates in the coming work of world purification. 4. the stage of withdrawing of the purifying energies; this is to be followed by a period of stabilising the purified form and starting the life and soul within it on a new cycle of spiritual growth. i have worded all this in such a manner that it will be evident that the work to be done is not confined only to humanity, but also to the forms of life in the other kingdoms in nature

wing of the purifying energies; this is to be followed by a period of stabilising the purified form and starting the life and soul within it on a new cycle of spiritual growth. i have worded all this in such a manner that it will be evident that the work to be done is not confined only to humanity, but also to the forms of life in the other kingdoms in nature. the study of this science of applied purification is one which is engrossing the attention of all the ashrams at this time; disciples in the first ray ashram, in the second ray ashram and in the seventh ray ashram are peculiarly active along these lines, for the destruction of evil is the work of the first ray, and in so destroying its effects purity is achieved; the fostering of good then becomes possible and is the work of the seco

in manifestation. the rays which are active and in manifestation at this time and in this cycle are there in conformity to the plan and in preparation for the externalisation of the hierarchy and the reappearance of the christ. these rays are particularly involved, and therefore the initiates and the disciples in the ashrams of the masters are also particularly implicated. the science of applied purification is also the science of applied energy, with the specific objective in view of "eliminating the undesirable and that which hinders the entrance of the light, and thus providing space and entry for the desired, for the good, the beautiful and the true. in the application of this science there is of course no infringement of the human prerogative of free will. this ancient science is con

cience of applied energy, with the specific objective in view of "eliminating the undesirable and that which hinders the entrance of the light, and thus providing space and entry for the desired, for the good, the beautiful and the true. in the application of this science there is of course no infringement of the human prerogative of free will. this ancient science is concerned primarily with the purification and with the redemption of matter, and it is entirely in the hands of human beings, under the direction of the hierarchy. this direction may be consciously or unconsciously registered. the science of redemption (to which i have several times earlier referred) is in reality the applied art of esotericism and of spiritual living which is already being taught to mankind; they are steadil

which i have several times earlier referred) is in reality the applied art of esotericism and of spiritual living which is already being taught to mankind; they are steadily learning to redeem the bodies through which they function. it is in reality the art or science of relationship between the life and the lives, as h.p.b. expresses it. as far as the other kingdoms in nature are concerned, the purification is applied by the hierarchy- 454- the externalisation of the hierarchy copyright 1998 lucis trust through the medium of human beings, and this can be seen in process at this time. this present activity, carried on now largely unconsciously, will be redoubled and carried forward consciously by trained initiates and disciples, working through and with aspirants. it is this that is now b

ALICE A BAILEY24 A TREATISE ON THE SEVEN RAYS VOLUME V THE RAYS AND THE INITIATIONS

ear in the full consciousness of the monadic purpose or clear directed will. these are points which the disciple preparing for initiation has to consider as he prepares for the higher initiations, and these are the points which any group or ashram in preparation for initiation has also to consider. the secret of the higher initiations lies in the trained use of the higher will. it does not lie in purification or in self-discipline or in any of the expedients which have acted in the past as interceptors of the truth. this whole problem of the shamballic will is in process of revelation, and will eventually alter the entire approach of the disciple in the new age to initiation. the theme of "the way into shamballa" requires reflective study and esoteric understanding. in this concept of the

he all-including light of the hierarchy. these are two aspects of soul light which the individual light in the head has revealed. that soul light which the initiate has been aware of from the first moment of soul contact, and at rapidly decreasing intervals, is created by the fusion of the light of the soul with the light of substance itself, and is the inevitable and automatic consequence of the purification of the three vehicles and of creative meditation. we are told in the world scriptures that "in that light shall we see light; and it is to this other light that i now refer a light which is only to be perceived when the door is shut behind the initiate. that light is itself composed of the light of buddhi and the light of atma, and these are (to interpret these sanskrit terms esoteric

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

ers the nature of divinity from full expression, and this again from inherent or latent capacity. this necessitates the leaving behind, stage after stage, cycle after cycle, life after life, and plane after plane, of every tendency in the form nature which veils or hides the glory of god. it is essentially the energy which substitutes good for evil. human thinking has debased this concept so that purification is related mainly to physical phenomena and physical plane life and to a selfish idealism which is largely based on the thought of the sanitary care of substance. an enforced celibacy and a rigid vegetarianism are familiar instances of this, and these physical disciplines have been put in the place of emotional loveliness, mental clarity, intuitional illumination, and the thoughts of

the thoughts of the aspirant become focussed downwards into matter and not outwards and upwards into light. 2. the energy of destruction: this is a destruction which removes the forms which are imprisoning the inner spiritual life, and hiding the inner soul light. this energy is therefore one of the major aspects of the purificatory nature of the divine life, and that is the reason why i have put purification ahead of destruction. it is the destroying aspect of life itself, just as there is a destructive agency in matter itself. two things must be borne in mind in connection with the destroyer aspect of deity and with those responsible for its appearance: a. the destructive activity is set in motion through the will of those who constitute the council at shamballa and who are instrumental

e about his father's business and that his will was to do the will and fulfill the purpose of the father, the monad and the one of whom the monad is the expression. it is these three energies which have precipitated the world crisis, and it is helpful for us to recognise the factual nature of the shamballa forces as they play upon our planetary life and work out human destiny. the great energy of purification is regenerating humanity, and of this the widespread fires which have been such an outstanding characteristic of this war (1914-1945) are the outward and visible sign. much evil is being burnt out through the revelation of the appalling character of that evil, and through this, unity is being produced. mankind has looked upon evil in every land and known it to be wrought by men. men h

are eighteen grades of substance, eighteen vibratory groups of atoms, and eighteen aggregates of life which form the bodies of the lunar lords (as the secret doctrine calls them) which in their totality, form the body of the lunar lord, the personality. the above is the very a b c of occultism and a familiar truth to all of you. what is referred to here has, however, no reference to processes of purification, of control or of discipline. these have been much earlier considered and are regarded as the necessary processes instituted upon the probationary path, and should have reached a point prior to the stage of accepted discipleship where rapid or slow in expression they are nevertheless automatic in- 65- a treatise on the seven rays- volume v: the rays and the initiations copyright 1998

ch will strain your mental perception, evoke your intuition and institute that process of recognition and registration which leads eventually to the initiate-consciousness. this sixth rule is the polar opposite of the rule as it was given to applicants. there, if you will refer to my exegesis upon that rule in initiation, human and solar, you will find that the objective of that rule was physical purification with the emphasis upon the need for a vegetarian diet at a certain stage of the preparatory process. the reasons for such a discipline were two in number: purification and the necessity for the applicant (at that stage) to refrain from sharing in the benefits incident to the so-called "taking of life" but, can one take life? i think not. life is. naught in heaven or on earth can touch

ake shape one hundred years ago and received a great impetus from this touch. the evil in nations aggression, greed, intolerance and hate was aroused as never before, and two world wars occurred, one of which is still raging (written october 1943. paralleling this was an uprising of good, again in response to the divine "touch" resulting in the growth of understanding, the spread of idealism, the purification of our educational systems and the inauguration of reforms in every department of human life. all has been speeded up and little such growth was seen on a worldwide scale prior to 1825. the knowledge of the hierarchy is also spreading over the earth; the facts anent discipleship and initiation are becoming common property; humanity has consequently moved onward into a greater measure

ines, expressing itself as certain well-defined energies or force directions: a. material desire for possessions. b. desire for that which is owned by others. to this the commandment "thou shalt not steal" has reference. c. personality aims and ambitions; these constitute a form of focussed desire of a compelling, life-determining nature. d. aspiration, leading to vision and to the mystic way. e. purification, the conscious handling of desire upon the probationary path. f. initiation. the first two initiations are taken, as you know, upon the astral plane, and bring complete release both from that plane of glamour and from the realm of maya. all throughout this period, the organisation of the etheric plane has been going on, subject to the impact of energies and forces as listed above, plu

ALICE BAILEY THE LABOURS OF HERCULES

d in taurus; in scorpio, hercules himself, triumphant and victorious, appears. then we have sagittarius, the archer on the horse, going straight for his goal, and in pisces we find the king. the more closely we study this heavenly picture book, the more we realize that ever before us is held the symbol of our divinity, the symbol of the soul in incarnation, and the story of matter, as it receives purification and glorification through the laborious work of the soul. the second constellation connected with this sign is an immense river of stars, which streams forth from under the feet of orion. it is called eridanus, or the "river of the judge, and is a symbol of the river of life, carrying souls into incarnation, where they learn the meaning of the words "as a man sows, so shall he reap, a

eaven. preparation for the descent into hades there were three things that hercules had to do before starting down into hell. the order in which they came is interesting [177] first he had to purify himself. hercules, the son of god who had triumphed, been transfigured, was going down into hell to work and the word came to purify himself. he thought he was so pure. how he underwent the process of purification we are not told, but i have the idea that he had to demonstrate freedom from irritability and selfishness in that uninteresting circle where he was living as a human being. it is a rule in occultism that, on the ladder of initiation, if you cannot live purely in your own home circle you are of no use in heaven or hell. what do i mean by "pure? we use the word largely in its physical s

, the symbol of the second person, the fish avatar, and the fish swimming in matter, the symbol of the human being in incarnation. there you have the story. having traced that wonderful, idealistic, evolutionary teaching down the last five to six thousand years as the result of subjective forces playing upon humanity, we are now passing into the sign aquarius where, through symbolism of water and purification, we shall learn how to be the soul and not the human being. that is what is going to happen in aquarius. at the end of the aquarian age, approximately two thousand five hundred years hence, can you picture what humanity will be like? the animal nature, the emotional nature and the mentality will be secondary, and the soul, the consciousness aspect, that universal urge in each of us th

rforming one of the twelve labors, which all disciples are called upon to perform. we see him from two viewpoints: that of the individual disciple and that of humanity as a whole, the great world disciple of which he is the prototype. it is possible to regard humanity as having reached, en masse, the stage of the aspirant, and to regard the race as standing upon the probationary path, the path of purification. if suffering is the great purifier, then the above statement is indeed true. men today are intelligent, earnestly seeking a way out from the present material impasse and- 120- the labours of hercules learning to coordinate their abilities and capacities, mental, emotional and physical, in an effort to rise above all that has hitherto held them down to earth. this stage has always bee

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 four had the face of a man, aqua

ANALYSIS OF THE 5 6 INITIATION

der unto the divine is made, the whole of the twenty-one hours will be torturous. 4. the candidate can identify with osiris. 5. the womb is black, and it leads the candidate into an upward birth. this differs from regular physical birth which is descent downward into hycu. the candidate is then blindfolded after twenty-one hours in the womb and brought out into a special chamber for cleansing and purification. now the candidate is prepared not merely to walk through a skit, but to undergo complete initiation into our sanctioned and sacred order. in the grade of 5=6 there are three chief officers consisting of the chief of the second order (7=4, and the two co-chiefs (6=5) and (5=6. together they act as conductors for the candidate through the process of iao. dsj 7=4=isis, hrwbg 6 =5= apoph

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or, his soul does not die. it returns, and is united to the glorified body, in which, after the resurrection, soul and spirit dwell together once more in eternal glory, never to be separated again throughout all eternity. hence the rational soul of man makes him an abiding creature, and, though his body may seem to die, yet we know that he will live for ever. for to him death is only a process of purification, by means of which he is freed from his sins, and translated to another and better place. but there is no resurrection for the brute beasts, because they have no rational soul, for which alone our lord and saviour shed his blood. for though a body may be vitalized by a spirit, yet it need not, therefore, be fixed, unless, indeed, it possess a rational soul, that strong bond between bo

ater, and herein all the sages agree with my dictum and teaching in this oil of mercury dissolve its own mercury, from which the water in question was made, and precipitate the mercury with its own oil. then we have a twofold mercurial substance; but you must twelve keys of basil valentine 76 of 95 know that gold must first be dissolved in a certain water, as explained in my second key, after the purification described in the first key, and must be reduced into a subtle calx, as is mentioned in the fourth key. next, this calx must be sublimated by the spirit of salt, again precipitated, and by reverberation reduced into a subtle powder. then its own sulphur can more easily enter into its substance, and have great friendship with the same, for they have a wondrous love towards each other. t

r can more easily enter into its substance, and have great friendship with the same, for they have a wondrous love towards each other. thus you have two substances in one, and it is called mercury of the sages, but is yet a single substance, which is the first ferment. now follows concerning sulphur seek your mercury in a similar metal. then when you know how to extract the metal from its body by purification, the destruction of the first mars, and reverberation, without the use of any corrosive (the method of doing which i have indicated in my third key) v v you must dissolve that mercury in its own blood out of which it was made before it became fixed (as indicated in the sixth key; and you have then nourished and dissolved the true lion with the blood of the green lion. for the fixed bl

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

oarse body. there are six knots (tib. khor lo drug; skt. cakra.a) at the major intersections of these channels, and these are found vertically along the central axis of the body. an individual s mental constituencies (sems, their life-breath (dbugs, and various impurities travel along these channels propelled by subtle winds (tib. rlung; skt. pr..a. in yogic and tantric practices, the control and purification of these various elements and the unwinding of the knots aids the process of liberation. to illustrate this metaphorically, samuel likens the subtle body to a mental model of the nervous system.22 to accompany the body, the various souls are the la (bla "life-force" sok (srog "life-energy" and wuk (dbugs "life-breath" as with the demon taxonomy, different terms for "soul" are not avai

descend properly.185 the next step for the child is training, wherein he or she learns to master the state of possession and utilize the process for the communal benefits associated with the occupation. this training involves being sent to a monastery, usually one closely associated with the particular possessing deity, and learning various recitations, invocations, meditations on the deity, and purification rites. these purifications include dietary restrictions, such as from eggs, pork, or fish, and even vows of celibacy. this process of constant purification is practiced up to a certain age as a means to prepare the body for a career of successful possessions.186 despite this intense training, many oracles are illiterate. havnevik explains that a proper lay education was undesirable fo

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us through this life to enlightenment. we are as the wind. we humbly pay homage to thee in our offer of incense that you may know our respect for your vast strength. we offer requests of knowledge and reflection that we may employ your creation to do so. hail lucifer. lord and master of enlightenment" then comes the typical ritual body in which requests of concentration, knowledge, intellect, and purification are burned at the altar (i.e. a bowl, incense burner, or bonfire) the ashes must be crushed to a fine powder and later dispersed in the wind. some sects choose to sing hymns and go into longer durations of prayer before the ritual closing. the ritual is closed as thus "hail lucifer. lord and master of air. we thank thee for being present at our ritual. we bid you, go in peace" oleum a

BLAVATSKY H P ANTHROPOGENESIS

ife. this voluntary sacrifice of the fiery angels, whose nature was knowledge and love, was construed by the exoteric theologies into a statement that shows "the rebel angels hurled down from heaven into the darkness of hell- our earth. hindu philosophy hints at the truth by teaching that the asuras hurled down by siva, are only in an intermediate state in which they prepare for higher degrees of purification and redemption from their[[footnote(s* explaining the kabala, dr. h. pratt says "spirit was to man (to the jewish rabbin, rather) a bodiless, disembodied, or deprived, and degraded being, and hence was termed by the ideograph nahash 'deprived' represented as appearing to and seducing the human race- men through the woman. in the picture from this nahash, this spirit was represented by

loger, at the court of isdubar, the chaldean hea-bani, is likewise raised to heaven by the god hea, who was his patron, as jehovah was of elijah (whose name means in hebrew "god-jah" jehovah[[hebrew, and again of elihu, which has the same meaning. this kind of easy death, or euthanasia, has an esoteric meaning. it symbolises the death of any adept who has reached the power and degree, as also the purification, which enable him to die only in the physical body and still live and lead a conscious life in his astral body. the variations on this theme are endless, but the secret meaning is ever the same. the pauline expression (hebrews xi. 5 "that he should not see death- ut non videret mortem- has thus an esoteric meaning, but nothing supernatural in it. the mangled interpretation given of so

on were published by petermann in the year 1853. in the text itself the authorship of this book is ascribed to philip the apostle, whom jesus bids to sit down and write the revelation. it is genuine and ought to be as canonical as any other gospel. unfortunately it remains to this day untranslated* in the cycle of initiation, which was very long, water represented the first and lower steps toward purification, while trials connected with fire came last. water could regenerate the body of matter; fire alone, that of the inner spiritual man* see introduction by kashinath trimbak telang, m.a[[vol. 2, page] 567 truth between two contrasts. the clumsy translations of such words as prana, apana, etc, whose full esoteric meaning and application to individual functions can hardly be rendered in en

BLAVATSKY H P COSMOGENESIS

n chohans; in other words, the homogeneous becomes the heterogeneous, the "protyle" differentiates into the elements. but these, unless they return into their primal element, can never cross beyond the laya, or zero-point. hence the allegory. the lipika separate the world (or plane) of pure spirit from that of matter. those who "descend and ascend- the incarnating monads, and men striving towards purification and "ascending" but still not having quite reached the goal- may cross the "circle of the pass-not" only on the day "be-with-us; that day when man, freeing himself from the trammels of ignorance, and recog[[footnote(s* the sentence in the sepher jezirah and elsewhere "achath-ruach-elohim-chiim" denotes the elohim as androgynous at best, the feminine element almost predominating, as it

and concrete in its significance. in conjunction with the hawk, the symbol of osiris- sun, the symbol is dual: it relates to both lives- the mortal and the immortal. in kircher's oedipus egyptiacus (vol. iii, p. 124) one can see, on the papyrus engraved in it, an egg floating above the mummy. this is the symbol of hope and the promise of a second birth for the osirified dead; his soul, after due purification in the amenti, will gestate in this egg of immortality, to be reborn from it into a new life on earth. for this egg, in the esoteric doctrine, is the devachan, the abode of bliss; the winged scarabeus being alike a symbol of it. the "winged globe" is but another form of the egg, and has the same significance as the scarabeus, the khopiroo (from the root khoproo "to become "to be rebor

is the queen and she is the king, and was king soma before she became transformed into phoebe and the chaste diana. she is pre-eminently the deity of the christians, through the mosaic and kabalistic jews, though the civilized world may have remained ignorant of the fact for long ages; in fact, ever since the[[footnote(s* with the egyptians it was the resurrection in rebirth after 3,000 years of purification, either in devachan or "the fields of bliss* such "frog-goddesses" may be seen at bulaq, in the cairo museum. for the statement about the church lamps and inscriptions it is the learned ex-director of the bulaq museum, mr. gaston maspero, who must be held responsible (see his "guide du visiteur au musee de bulaq" p. 146[[vol. 1, page] 387 a glance at the lunar myth. last initiated fat

we modern sadducees know of "were hidden under the transparent veil of such merely natural divinities as thunder[[footnote(s* the gehenna of the bible was a valley near jerusalem, where the monotheistic jews immolated their children to moloch, if the prophet jeremiah is to be believed on his word. the scandinavian hel or hela was a frigid region- again kamaloka- and the egyptian amenti a place of purification (see isis unveiled, vol. ii, p. 11[[vol. 1, page] 464 the secret doctrine. the winds, and rain" the ancients knew and could distinguish the corporeal from the spiritual elements, in the forces of nature. the four-fold jupiter, as the four-faced brahma- the aerial, the fulgurant, the terrestrial, and the marine god- the lord and master of the four elements, may stand as a representativ

at was supposed to send forth the chief saviours and avatars. hence the connecting link between the buddhas, the avatars, and so many other incarnations of the highest seven. the closer the approach to one's prototype "in heaven" the better for the mortal whose personality was chosen, by his own personal deity (the seventh principle, as its terrestrial abode. for, with every effort of will toward purification and unity[[footnote(s "the cycles of matter" a name given by professor winchell to an essay of his written in 1860[[vol. 1, page] 639 the network of destiny. with that "self-god" one of the lower rays breaks and the spiritual entity of man is drawn higher and ever higher to the ray that supersedes the first, until, from ray to ray, the inner man is drawn into the one and highest beam

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eaned. the floor, walls and ceiling should be scrubbed, with sea salt added to the water and cleaning agent. it is not necessary to do any elaborate cleansing ceremony at this point, since the circle will be consecrated before each and every ritual you perform in it. however, once any decoration of your room is finished (other than the actual marking of the circle itself) you should do an initial purification, as follows- this should be done on the night of the' new moon< fill a dish (a saucer will do) with water and, kneeling, place it on the floor in front of you. place your right forefinger (left, if you are left-handed) into the water. imagine a bright white light streaming down from above, into the crown of your head. feel it surge through your entire body and then direct it down your

t. darkness: the spirit world; the subconscious; turning inward. death: the end of something; opportunity for new beginnings. dog: loyalty; laziness; anger. eating: need for new interests; stimulation. evening: descending into the subconscious world. eye: perception; self-examination. falling: failing to live up to expectations. fish: transcendence from one state of being to another. fire: anger; purification; abundance of energy. flowers: contentment; pleasure. flying: see transportation. girl: immature feminine aspect. glass: perception; being able to see (sometimes into the future. graduation: initiation; completing a phase. hair: thought grey or silver hair indicates wise thought. hammer: power to drive forward. helpful animal: the instinctive self. highway: the path; the way ahead. ho

CASSANDRA EASON A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGIC

tective herb, hops will drive away dark thoughts, doubts and fears. ruled by the sun. hyssop derived from the hebrew esob, hyssop is mentioned many times in the bible for its ability to cleanse the body of illness. it relieves coughs, bronchitis, painful throats and viruses, tension and stress-related conditions, burns, and ear pains and problems, especially in children. it is primarily a herb of purification and will help to banish sad thoughts, despair and doubts, and leave a positive approach. hyssop removes negativity from the home and from objects that have unwelcoming or sorrowful vibrations. ruled by jupiter. juniper juniper is a natural antiseptic. it relieves digestive and gastrointestinal inflammations, arthritis and rheumatism, joint and muscle pain and inflammation. it also inc

sedative and a cure for insomnia, guarding against nightmares. it brings courage and prevents accidents, so is good in travel or workplace protection; it is also very protective against any negative forces. ruled by saturn. myrrh a powerful antiseptic, with anti-fungal and astringent properties, myrrh is good for all mouth and throat problems and for wounds. it is one of the oldest protective and purification herbs, associated with all healing of mind and spirit as well as body. myrrh is a good herb to burn as incense for protection and for healing; it promotes higher states of consciousness and so is good for all spiritual work. ruled by the moon. parsley parsley can be used for enriching the blood and helping all skin conditions such as eczema and acne. it is also good for anaemia and re

nconsidered options and with an assurance that all will be well. it mixes well with ylang-ylang, rosemary and lavender. cypress: cypress is an oil of consolation after sorrow or loss, bringing acceptance, healing and the power to move forward. it promotes understanding and compassion towards distress of self and others. it mixes well with lemon, juniper and geranium. eucalyptus: this is an oil of purification of mind, body and soul, driving out negativity and anger, as well as repelling deliberate psychological and psychic attack. eucalyptus will provide the impetus for action and decisions, especially when people and projects have reached an impasse. the oil also offers clear focus and increased concentration. it mixes well with cedarwood, clary sage and peppermint. fennel: fennel is the

der and rosemary. mimosa: mimosa is an oil of the night, for secrets and secret love, bringing love and friendship, especially for older people. it calms anxiety and over-sensitivity to criticism and brings harmony and happiness, melting away opposition and hostility. it mixes well with bergamot and chamomile. myrrh: this is a sacred ceremonial oil, like frankincense, and is burned in healing and purification rituals. it mixes well with mandarin, pine and patchouli. neroli: this is orange-blossom oil, symbol of marriage, committed relationships and fidelity, fertility, sensuality and self-esteem. it prevents moods swings, crises of confidence and panic attacks. it mixes well with geranium and jasmine. orange: orange is the oil of abundance, joy and fertility, attracting happiness, giving c

e-light the oils at any time if energies seem sluggish and repeat the whole ritual a moon cycle later for as long as is necessary. there may be a lot of negative vibes swimming the other way, so persevere and be patient. incense magick incense has formed a central part of religious and magical ceremonies for thousands of years in lands as far apart as india and north america. it has been used for purification purposes, to invoke angels and to bind or repel demons by medieval magicians. it is said to release specific energies contained in its fragrance and to carry prayers and petitions to the god or goddess figure being invoked. since the 1960s, incense sticks, cones and burners have increased in popularity for home use, to create an atmosphere of calm, to induce love and cleanse negativit

ity of effort from start to finish, rather than a gradual increase, perhaps of love or prosperity. there are two kinds of incense. the first is non-combustible incense that is burned by smouldering it on charcoal blocks. this is made from powdered herbs, leaves bark or even pine needles mixed with a gum resin such as dragon's blood and has the advantage of producing clouds of smoke, brilliant for purification or for the climax of a spell. you can buy this type of incense prepared as loose powder, wood chips, granules or special paste, to burn on charcoal blocks or discs. traditional practitioners often make their own non-combustible incense, which can be very empowering, but it does take time and can be messy. on page 300 i have suggested an excellent book by scott cunningham that describe

s money, quiet sleep and affection, and is used in spells to do with all matters of the family. cinnamon cinnamon is for spirituality, success, healing, psychic powers, money, love and passion. cherry cherry brings new love and divinatory abilities. cloves seite 83 wicca01.txt cloves are used in spells for love and money; they repel hostility and improve memory. copal use copal for protection and purification; it is especially good for cleansing crystals. cypress cypress is for times of transition to a new phase, letting go of sorrow. dragon's blood dragon's blood is used for love and protection, passion and male potency. fern an initiator of change, travel and fertility, fern will also bring hidden wealth, maybe in terms of potential. fig use fig for wisdom, creativity and creation, ferti

r purity and breaking negative influences in love; it is frequently used in mother goddess magick. lily of the valley lily of the valley increases mental abilities, brings happiness and restores joy. marigold marigold is used for dreams and guarding against infidelity. it is effective in rituals concerning legal matters, luck and money. mimosa use mimosa for protection, love, prophetic dreams and purification. mistletoe known to the druids as the all-healer, mistletoe is for healing sorrows, overcoming injustice and finding what is lost. it is also good for male potency. moss moss is used for good fortune, prosperity, money and permanence, whether in work or relationships. it frequently appears in water magick and divination (use with candles on water. myrrh myrrh is good for healing, peac

ture love. it may also be used in matters of property and security. nutmeg use nutmeg for fertility and healing, especially of the environment; it will also bring a gradual increase of wealth. orange blossom beneficial for marriage and permanent relationships, use orange blossom also for seite 85 wicca01.txt restoring trust and increasing confidence and hope. pine use pine for healing, fertility, purification, protection and money; it also returns hostility to the sender. poppy/opium poppy may be used for divination, fertility and making oneself less visible in danger; it also brings luck and sleep. rose rose is for gentle love, attraction, dreams of love and reconciliation. rosemary rosemary is used for love and happy memories; it also improves memory and concentration. sage use sage in r

for health, enhanced mental powers and wisdom. sandalwood sandalwood is effective for spiritual and psychic awareness and healing; use it also in matters of sexuality. strawberry use strawberry for innocent love, friendship and happiness. tamarind tamarind is for love, especially new love, and the rebuilding of trust. thyme thyme is used in rituals for courage, divination, health, love, money and purification. vanilla vanilla brings passion and enduring love; it also increases mental powers. vetivert use vetivert for love. it can also break a run of bad luck and bring money. it is protective against theft and all kinds of negativity. violet use violet for secrecy, modesty and uncovering hidden talents. combining incenses in rituals as well as the single fragrances, there are many commercia

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erated by a confraternity. 1499 (d. after) ibn abi jumhur..12th or, hidden imam, is the pole during the period of occultation" 1499 hypnerotomachia poliphili (written before 1467) 1500 "sefer yetzirah "r" paris 809 (2, foll 93a,-94a. italy. short recension of tamim. 1500 kaf ha-ketoreth "the censer"-apocalyptic commentary written in italy on the psalms as text of the millenium; magical weapons of purification and destruction to annihilate the forces of evil. 1501 d. ibn abi jumhur al-ahsa'i. imami author of kitab al mujli, combined mu'tazilite theology with illuminationist philosophy and mysticism. 1501-1575 girolamo cardano 1502-1594 foix, francois de- comte de candale 1503-1566 nostradamus 1505 lefevre d etaples brought out in france for the first time in one volume ficino s pimander, an

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imously elected president of the international federation of eugenics societies at the new york congress, and this was, in part, a recognition of his work as a founder of the german society for race hygiene. the eugenics movement called for the sterilisation of mental patients (mental hygiene societies; the execution of criminals, the insane, and the terminally ill (euthanasia societies; and race purification by sterilisation and the prevention of births to those considered inferior bloodstocks (population control societies. all of this was up and running long before anyone had heard of adolf hitler and the nazis. hitler's germany was a vehicle for part of this movement; it wasn't the whole movement. soon after hitler had abolished elections and become dictator of germany in 1933, the rock

d in 1945 with the demise of hitler's germany. obviously, talk of master races, racial purity, and sterilisation to improve the stock was bad pr, once some of the tales of nazi projects began to be known. but all that happened was that the names for master race policies were changed to disguise the true meaning. we began to hear about euthanasia and population control instead of eugenics and race purification, but it's all the same thing really. what the harrimans, rockefellers, and people like prescott bush were funding and supporting before and during the war, their successors have continued to promote under the cover of 'acceptable' language. for instance, one of the people who worked with the harrimans and prescott bush in their funding of hitler was william h. draper jr, the man who h

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cified saviour centuries beforechristianity and it originated from the aryans in the caucasus. the hindu christfigure, khrishna, appears in some portrayals nailed to a cross in classic jesus manner.28quetzalcoatl is said to have come out of the sea carrying a cross and he has beenrepresented as being nailed to a cross. in mystery school symbolism, a cross of gold =illumination; a cross of silver= purification; a cross of base metals= humiliation; and across of wood= aspiration. the latter relates to the constant symbolism of the tree andsaviour god figures dying on trees or wooden crosses. some of the pagan mysteryceremonies involved the student hanging from a cross or lying on an altar in the shape ofa cross.29 it symbolised the death of the body, the world of physical domination anddesir

in, bayne, beathy, binnie, beath and beth. freemasons from these clans claim thesame ancestor.19 the term, mac, means son of and so the son of bain becomes macbainand the interconnected clan, beth, becomes macbeth, the scottish king made worldfamous by the writings of william shakespeare. bain in french means bath and this isan origin of the order of the bath title awarded by the british monarch. purification orabsolution baths are given to the masonic knights of the bath before they cause murderand mayhem on the brotherhoods behalf. after her husbands death, jackie kennedyjourneyed to the island of delos in the aegean sea which is considered by legend to bethe birthplace of the goddess diana and apollo the greek sun god. diana (the moon) andapollo (the sun) are often brought together in b

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rits will reveal to you all manner of sorceries whereby you may attain that which you desire. this book provides the key to crossing the gates of hell and becoming one with the forces of darkness. rather than give you spells, charms, and seals for material benefit, this book provides you with the means to acquire these things yourself. initial to performing these rituals, you must take a "bath of purification, a bath in salt water. the reason for this is that salt is a universal purgant. taking a bath in salt water will eliminate any psychic influence, either "positive" or "negative. this will remove any curse or blessing and temporarily banish any spirit or demon. fill your bath with hot water, throw a cup of rock salt or sea salt into the bath, and then enter into the water. you must sub

with hot water, throw a cup of rock salt or sea salt into the bath, and then enter into the water. you must submerge your entire body in the water to ensure that all psychic influence is eliminated. once done, you will be in a "neutral" starting position from which to begin these rites. it is important that you only do this once, preliminary to performing these rites. if you take another "bath of purification" later you may have to begin the rituals over again. on the same day that you take a "bath of purification, you must also wash the sheets and blankets from your bed, wash your clothes, and clean your ritual chamber and sleeping chamber. quitting the bath, you must dry yourself with a clean towel and put on clean clothes. this initial process of "consecration" is in accordance with all

dd your own embellishments when you enter the ritual chamber. the following is an example ritual working which a novice practitioner may wish to employ* set myself apart to the dark lord* become celibate, abstain from drugs and alcohol, eat less* study the occult every day, perform ritual every night [beginning a few nights before the full moon] 3 nights before full moon: shave head, take bath of purification in salt water, recite "renunciation& proclamation" nine times. 2 nights before full moon: recite "lord's prayer" backwards nine times. 1 night before full moon: burn pact giving body, mind, and soul to lucifer, chant i give my body to lucifer, i give my mind to lucifer, etc. night of full moon: consecrate body as a temple to the dark lord [beginning immediately following the full moon

have left the rituals in the form that i myself performed them. the experienced magician may find some of the rituals trivial for he will have already progressed somewhat along the path through other rituals he has performed. together the rituals of the demonic bible form a complete system of magic which should allow a novice to progress to an eventual understanding of deitus. the rituals bath of purification on the night you begin the rituals of the demonic bible, prepare a bath with salt water, light black candles, light incense, and recite an incantantion to the dark lord. i wrote the following invocation for my own use when i decided to rebegin the rituals of the demonic bible. you will, of course, have to write your own invocation, but this should serve as an example. thelema, xeper

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also, the records of all that has occurred, is occurring, and will occur in the universe. alchemy: the art of transforming by magick (q.v) and/or physical practices that which is base into that which is precious. such as the goal of turning a base metal like lead, into gold. this can be seen as a literal idea or as an allegory. spiritually, alchemy is the central rite of the great work (q.v, the purification and exaltation of the human soul. a goal of renaissance alchemy was finding a chemical solution for eternal youth. alchemy (inner: a method of controlling the psychic (q.v) energies of the body as they are raised during sexual excitation for the purposes of working magick (q.v) and achieving enlightenment. alchemy (outer: making use of the magically charged sexual fluids for magickal

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d. the tendency of such forces as are available in the qliphothic sphere must always be to assume once more such forms as they were accustomed to before they were disintegrated and reduced to their primal state; as these forms were at least out of date, if not actively evil, it naturally follows that this matter of chaos is not a desirable substance to work in; and had best be left there till its purification is complete and it has filtered back through the sphere of earth by the natural channels, and been drawn once again into the stream of evolution. it is for this reason that all the underworld cults and the evocation of the departed are undesirable, for the forms the manifesting entities assume must be built in part at least of this substance of chaos. 91. it is the especial virtue of

erous even to think about, it is necessary to study them. were it not better to turn the mind away from them and prevent the images of such evil forces from formulating in consciousness? in answer to this question we may cite the precepts of abramelin the mage, whose system of magic is the most potent and complete that we possess. according to his system, the operator, after a prolonged period of purification and preparation, evokes not only the angelic forces, but also the demoniac ones. mystical qabala page 203 3. a good many people have burnt their fingers with the system of abramelin, and the reason is not far to seek; for if we examine their records we find that they have never followed the system in its entirety, but picked out a ceremony here and an invocation there for performance

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itive person. whatever it may be that affects the diviner is probably the same thing that affects the occult attack. when we recall, moreover, that running water will throw hounds off the scent just as effectually as it will the alleged witch, we may feel that we cannot be accused of gross superstition if we give the old folk-tradition a trial and note the results. water, again, is the vehicle of purification. it is used in the rite of baptism by the church and in the preparation of the place by the occultist about to perform a ceremony. strictly speaking, there should be a trace of salt in the water thus employed, and both salt and water are blessed with powerful invocations when the priest is preparing holy water, whether for a baptism, or for placing in the holy water stoup for the use

EGYPTIAN BOOK OF THE DEAD PAPYRUS OF ANI MALESTROM

ughout the ceremony, the eye of horus,[2] which is represented by various substances, plays a prominent part, for it is that which gives vigour to the heart of the dead and leads him to the god. that portion of the ceremony which was believed to procure the unlocking of the jaws and the opening of the mouth of the deceased, or of the statue which sometimes represented him, was performed after the purification by water and incense had been effected; and hereby was he enabled to partake of the meat and drink offerings, wherein the friends and relatives also participated, in order that they might cement and seal their mystic unity with the dead and with the god with whom he was identified.[3 [1. some fifty years ago, m. reuvens expressed his belief that the# represented the four quarters of t

libation vase, and in his left a censer; and a priest holding in his right hand an instrument[1] with which he is about to touch the mouth and eyes of the mummy, and in his left the instrument for "opening the mouth"[2] behind or beside them on the ground, in a row, lie the instruments employed in the ceremony of "opening the mouth"[2] etc, the mesxet instrument, the sepulchral box, the boxes of purification, the bandlet, the libation vases, the ostrich feather and the instruments called seb-ur, temanu or tun-tet, and the pesh-en-kef. the kher-heb priest stands behind reading the service of the dead from a papyrus. appendix: in the papyrus of hunefer a slab or stele with rounded top is placed by the door of the tomb (fig. 1, p. 265. in the upper part of it the deceased is shown adoring os

stablished" the sem priest next presents to the deceased (fig. 9) a cone-shaped offering,[2] and at the same time the kher-heb says "open the mouth and the two eyes, open the mouth and the two eyes. thou hadst tightly closed thy mouth, thou hast [again] opened thy two eyes" then the kher-heb says, on behalf of the smer (fig. 10) priest who stands behind the deceased "one cometh unto thee for thy purification" next the se-mer-f comes forward with four boxes (fig. 11) in his hands, and the kher-heb says "o se-mer-f, take the four boxes of purification, press the mouth and the two eyes, and open the mouth and the two eyes with each of them four times, and say 'thy mouth and thy two eyes are firmly stablished, and they are restored aright' and say also 'i have firmly pressed thy mouth, i have

is hands, and the kher-heb says "o se-mer-f, take the four boxes of purification, press the mouth and the two eyes, and open the mouth and the two eyes with each of them four times, and say 'thy mouth and thy two eyes are firmly stablished, and they are restored aright' and say also 'i have firmly pressed thy mouth, i have opened thy mouth, i have opened thy two eyes by means of the four boxes of purification' the sem priest then approaches [1# t'ettef. 2. a large collection of such offerings is exhibited in the third egyptian room] p. 269 the deceased (fig. 12) with the instrument#[1, and the kher-heb at the same time says "o sem priest, lay the pesh-en-kef upon his mouth, and say 'i have stablished for thee thy two jaw-bones in thy face which was divided into two parts" the sem priest ne

of rechtet;[7] and i make osiris to be victorious over his enemies (17) ra commanded thoth to make osiris victorious over his enemies; and that which was (18) bidden for me thoth did. i am plates v. and vi. http//www.sacred-texts.com/egy/ebod/ebod17.htm (8 of 12 [8/10/2001 11:26:43 am] with horus on the day of the clothing of (19) teshtesh[9] and of the opening of the storehouses of water for the purification of the god whose heart moveth not, and (20) of the unbolting of the door of concealed things in re-stau.[10] i am with horus who (21) guardeth the left shoulder of osiris in [1. the papyrus of ani reads# as do pf, pj, pk, and pl. see naville, todtenbuch, bd, i, bl, p. 2. 2. i.e, mestha, hapi, tuamautef, qebhsennuf, the gods of the cardinal points. 3. compare the use of# in 2 samuel, i

in his place in triumph; he cometh into (38) his city"[3] what then is this? it is the horizon of his father tmu (39 "1 have made an end of my shortcomings, and i have put away my faults" what then (40) is this? it is the cutting off of the corruptible[4] in the body of osiris, the scribe ani (41) triumphant before all the gods; and all his faults are driven out (42) what then is this? it is the purification [of osiris] on the day of his birth (43 "i am purified in my exceeding great double nest[5] which is in suten henen (44) on the day of the offerings of the followers of the great god who is therein" plates vii.-x. http//www.sacred-texts.com/egy/ebod/ebod18.htm (7 of 14 [8/10/2001 11:27:39 am (45) what then is this "millions of years" is the name of the one [1. or "grandmothers" isis w

f all the gods, ani, triumphant [they are all that he hath done against the lords of eternity][3] since he came forth (98) from his mother's womb. as concerning (99) the seven shining ones, even mestha, hapi, tuamautef, qebhsennuf (100) maa-atef-f, kheri-beq-f, and horus-khenti-maa, anubis appointed (101) them protectors of the body of osiris, or (as others say (102 [set them] behind the place of purification of osiris; or (as others say, those seven glorious ones are (103) netcheh-netcheh, aqet-qet, an-erta-nef-bes-f-khenti-heh-f,[4 (104) aq-her-unnut-f,[5] tesher-maa-ammi (105 -het-anes,[6 [1. british museum papyrus no. 10,477 reads# which agrees with many of the variants given in naville, todtenbuch, bd. ii, p1. liii. the papyrus of nebseni agrees with that of ani; no. 19,471 has the cu

1) never have the things which the gods hate been done by me, for i am pure within the mesqet (122) cakes of saffron have been brought unto him in tanenet" who then is this (123) it is khepera in his boat. it is ra himself. the watchers (124) who give judgment are the apes isis and nephthys. the things which the gods hate (125) are wickedness and falsehood; and he who passeth through the place of purification within the mesqet is anubis, who is (126) behind the chest which holdeth the inward parts of osiris. he to whom saffron cakes have been brought in (127) tanenet is osiris; or (as others say, the saffron cakes (128) in tanenet are heaven and earth, or (as others say, they are shu, strengthener of the two lands in (129) suten-henen. the saffron cakes are the eye of horus; and tanenet is

nity, dweller in his seat in the sektet boat great, diademed in the atet boat, are given to him praises in heaven and in earth, exalted by the ancients and by mankind, the greatness of his might is in the hearts of men, shining spirits, and the dead, placing his souls in tattu, his might in suten-henen, and placing the visible emblems of himself in annu, and the might of his forms in the place of purification. i have come to thee, my heart is right, my breast is without deceit, grant thou that i may be among the living, that i may sail down and that i may sail up among thy followers] p. 369 left the emblem of life. before her are tables of meat and drink offerings and flowers. behind the hippopotamus, the divine cow, meh-urit, symbolizing the same goddess, looks out from the funeral mounta

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. sources: mcintosh, christopher. the astrologers and their creed: an historical outline. new york: frederick a. praeger, 1969. alchemy the art and science by which the chemical philosophers of medieval times attempted to transmute the baser metals into gold and silver. alchemy is also the name of the gnostic philosophy that undergirded the alchemical activity, a practical philosophy of spiritual purification. there is considerable disagreement as to which, the scientific or the philosophical, is the dominant aspect and the manner in which the two were integrated (which to some extent varied tremendously from alchemist to alchemist. there is also considerable divergence of opinion as to the etymology of the word. one highly possible origin is the arabic al (the) and kimya (chemistry, which

hu priests purified the house. the ceremony entailed the sprinkling of sacred water, the burning of incense, and the repetition of magical charms. people protected their homes against attack by placing certain plants over the doorways and windows. the halter of a donkey, or ass, was apparently used, in the same manner that horseshoes have been used in europe to repel witches and evil spirits. the purification ceremonies suggest the existence of taboo. for a period, the sick were unclean and had to be isolated. the recently recovered could make their way to the temple. a house of light was attached, where fire ceremonies were performed, along with a house of washing, where patients bathed in sacred water. the priest would anoint the individual with oil to complete the release from uncleanli

con s name is associated with the making of gunpowder, for even if the discovery cannot be wholly attributed to him, at least his experiments with niter paved its way. his study of alchemy naturally led him to a belief in the philosophers stone, by which gold might be purified to a degree impossible by any other means, and also to a belief in the elixir of life, which, along similar principles of purification, might fortify the human body against death. thus man could become practically immortal, and by knowledge of the appropriate herbs or by acquaintance with planetary influences, he could experience the same consummation. ahead of his time, bacon was looked on with considerable suspicion, which eventually led to persecution. the brethren of his order practically cast him out, and he was

e subject. bernard was born in tombstone, arizona. as a child he had hoped to become an athlete, but he suffered from ill health for many years. while at university, he read books on yoga, and one day was visited by a guru from india (possibly shri yogendra) who taught bernard a graduated system of hatha yoga asanas and hygiene practices, combined with traditional yoga philosophy of duty and self-purification. bernard was already practicing yoga while still at law school and arranged to travel to india to perfect his studies. in india bernard undertook traditional training under a guru, after first traveling throughout india to familiarize himself with the people and beliefs of the country. he spent several months visiting colleges, libraries, museums, temples, shrines, and ashrams from ca

d the development of what is termed soul consciousness. the process of individual development occurs within what is seen as a planetary movement toward ascension that began with the harmonic convergence of 1987. this process will culminate with a radical shift of consciousness affecting all of humanity around 2012. the transition period will be broken into segments of time for awakening (1992.98, purification (1999.2001, and integration (2002.12. the bakers also lead tours to sacred sites around the world and organize worldwide meditations as part of the ongoing efforts contributing to the transition of consciousness among humans. the children of light may be contacted through its internet site at http//www.childrenoflight.com. it offers a number of cassette tapes containing the channeled

s to become one with christ.the higher self.in physical embodiment. the masters have taught a variety of disciplines that use prayers, mantras, and decrees to help purify the soul. these are used in conjunction with the violet flame of transmutation, the sacred spiritual fire of the holy spirit, which allows a balancing of errors of the soul in this and previous incarnations. after the process of purification is completed, the soul ascends to the divine source, from which it originated. through the 1980s the church was the subject of considerable controversy, especially from the anticult movement and from some neighbors in montana who opposed its moving into the sparsely populated community. also, the church has a survivalist perspective, and members built and stocked a number of undergrou

crosse s wife and brother died in january 1846. he continued his experiments at fyne court, although he lived more like a recluse than ever. however, on july 22, 1850, he married for the second time. his new wife was cornelia burns, who took a great interest in his experiments and assisted him with great competence. crosse also researched a mode of extracting metals from their ores and methods of purification of sea water and other fluids by electricity. he contributed a paper, on the perforation of non-conducting substances by the mechanical action of the electric fluid, and also investigated the connection between the growth of vegetation and electric influence. in 1854 he gave a paper to the british association meeting at liverpool, on the apparent mechanical action accompanying electri

on. they followed the rites and festivals laid out in the jewish bible (the christian old testament. it may be that a calendar question occasioned by the adoption of a hellenized calendar in jerusalem may have led to the formation of the essenes. membership in the group was by initiation, which was predated by a year s probation. the initiation ceremony included baptism and the beginning of daily purification rites within the group. the purification was followed by the evening meal. the meal had an eschatological significance, a foretaste of the meal to be presided over by the messiah. they believed the soul to be in the midst of a war between good and evil, the angel of darkess viewing with the prince of light. they also believed in astrology to some degree, ascribing a place in the battl

ia like insensibility to the pain of burning. how skin remains unscorched and a handkerchief unmarked by burning coals, however, is not easy to say. contemporary fire walking fire walking is still practiced in many parts of the world, including india, pakistan, japan, malaya, fiji, tonga, samoa, and tahiti. fire walkers believe that their faith protects them from injury and undergo the ordeal for purification, to fulfill vows, or to prove innocence. in 1935 harry price arranged a scientific investigation of fire walking in surrey, england, with the cooperation of kuda bux, a moslem from kashmir. the tests were successful, but two volunteers who attempted the walk suffered blisters on the feet. price concluded that the secret of fire walking involved three factors: the short contact time of

lation to hellenic life were the eleusinian mysteries. these were the paramount interest and function of the state religion exerting the widest, strongest influence on people of all classes. the rites were secret and their details are practically unknown, but they undoubtedly symbolized the myth of demeter, corn-goddess, and were held in spring and september. prior to initiation, a long period of purification and preparation was enforced. during this time the higher meaning of the myth was ingrained. the original meaning became exalted by the genius of the greeks into an intimate allegory of the soul of man, its birth, life, death, descent into hades, and subsequent release therefrom. after this came the central point of the mysteries, the viewing of certain holy and secret symbols; next

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ese teachings influenced the development of various nonviolent perspectives, some of which became identified with spiritualism and the metaphysical community including the antivivisection movement and vegetarianism. sources: chalpple, christopher key. nonviolence to animals, earth and self in asian traditions. albany: state university of new york press, 1993. jaini, padmanabh s. the jaina path of purification. berkeley: university of california press, 1979. tatia, nathmal. studies in jaina philosophy. benares, india: jaina cultural research society, 1951. maier, michael (ca. 1568.1622) german alchemist, born at rensburg in holstein. he was one of the principal figures in the seventeenth-century rosicrucian controversy in germany and the greatest adept of his time. he diligently pursued the

n of particular episodes in the life of jesus, the virgin mary, or the saints, while protestants have extolled the value of contemplating verses of scripture. eastern meditation traditions are numerous and complex. in hinduism, for example, meditation was usually taught by a guru only to a properly qualified pupil who had already followed a pathway of sadhana, or spiritual discipline that ensured purification at all levels. the various yoga systems describe such spiritual disciplines in detail, with special emphasis on moral restraints and ethical observances. meditation without such preliminary training was considered premature and dangerous. the most generally known system has been that of the sage patanjali (ca. 200 b.c.e, who taught that in order to experience true reality one must tra

of the individual. thus it was not necessary for an illuminated individual to renounce the world, and there are stories in hindu scriptures of kings and princes who did not forsake their mundane tasks after transcendental experience. it is clear from consideration of the practices of many religions that meditation may be active or passive, depending upon the techniques employed and the degree of purification of the meditator. fixed concentration upon one mental image, sound, or center in the body is a passive mechanical technique that may bring relaxation, a sense of well-being, and other benefits, but is not in itself spiritual or transcendental in the traditional sense of those terms. the popular so-called transcendental meditation technique of maharishi mahesh yogi appears to be of thi

a passive mechanical technique that may bring relaxation, a sense of well-being, and other benefits, but is not in itself spiritual or transcendental in the traditional sense of those terms. the popular so-called transcendental meditation technique of maharishi mahesh yogi appears to be of this order, hence criticism from practitioners of other systems. in active meditation systems, there must be purification at all levels.physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual.and the mind is exercised creatively before it can transcend its own activity. meditators who have attained stages of higher consciousness or mystical illumination testify that there is a gradual process of refinement arising from the activity of a mysterious energy that hindu mystics call kundalini that modifies the entire orga

were probably part of the initiatory ceremony of the priests of ancient egypt, we are ignorant of their exact nature, and the term is usually used in connection with certain semi-religious ceremonies held by various cults in ancient greece. the mysteries were secret cults, to which only certain initiated people were admitted after a period of preliminary preparation. after this initial period of purification came the mystic communication or exhortation, then the revelation to the neophyte of certain holy things, the crowning with the garlands, and lastly the communion with the deity. the mysteries appear to have revolved around the semi-dramatic representation of the life of a deity. it is believed that these mystic cults were of pre-hellenic origin, and that the pelasgic aboriginal peopl

es of the goddesses. three days afterward, the catechumens assembled to hearken to the exhortation of one of the priests, during which those who were for any reason unworthy of initiation were solemnly warned to depart. all greeks or romans above a certain age were admitted, including women and even slaves, but foreigners and criminals could not partake. the candidates were questioned about their purification, especially regarding the food they had eaten. after this assembly, they went to the seashore, bathed, and were sprinkled with the blood of pigs. a sacrifice was offered up, and several days later the eleusinian procession commenced its journey along the sacred way, its central figure being a statue of iacchus. many shrines were visited on the way to eleusis, where, upon arrival, the

of raven, occult, soldier, lion, persian, runner of the sun, and father. each of these grades carried with it symbolic garments and masks, donned by the celebrants. the masks represented birds and animals and seem to indicate belief in the doctrine of metempsychosis, or perhaps they point to a remnant of totemic belief. an almost ascetic habit of life was demanded, including prolonged fasting and purification. encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. mysteries 1081 before the supplicants entered the higher grades, a ceremony called the sacrament was held where they partook of consecrated bread and wine. believers were also expected to undergo dramatic trials of strength, faith, and endurance, a stoical attitude and unflinching moral courage demanded as sign of fitness in the part

of interpretation of one reality on the way to an actual mystical experience in which intellectual distinctions vanish. the way of the mystic in both eastern and western mysticism, withdrawal from the everyday life of a householder is recognized as an aid to mystical progress, thus both have monastic establishments at which one follows a life of prayer and meditation. in the initial stages, self-purification is facilitated by dedicated service to others, prior to the more secluded life of the contemplative. mystics have sometimes been accused of escapism, of retreating from the responsibilities of everyday life into a private world, and indeed, the descriptions of the ecstasies of spiritual awareness often sound rather like a selfish indulgence, oblivious to the problems of the outside wo

ld grow steadily, culminating in a hunger for knowledge of what is eternal. at such a time, one might seek a qualified guru or spiritual preceptor and follow an ascetic life, discarding all material possessions, egoism, hopes, and fears in the quest for a higher spiritual awareness not subject to birth and death, or change and decay. various pathways of yoga facilitated that quest, involving self-purification, service to others, and refinement of perception based upon physical health and its spiritual counterpart. the hindu emphasis on the duties and responsibilities of a householder taking priority over the quest for mystical enlightenment have something in common with judaism, which does not seek to separate mystical experience from everyday life. judaism is essentially pragmatic in its

ed in the period of eighteenth- to nineteenth-century hasidism, was a pious rabbi, living a life of prayer, study, and meditation within his community and sharing everyday social life and responsibility. in this respect he resembled the eastern teacher around whom a group of pupils would gather for spiritual teaching and experience. the mechanisms of mysticism it is clear that the concept of self-purification in mystical progress involves psycho-physical mechanisms. fasting, asceticism, mortification, and intense meditation have profound effects on the individual nervous system and other aspects of the body and mind. very little discussion on this important area appeared in western literature until aldous huxley published the doors of perception (1954) and heaven& hell (1956. the starting

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prepare the city of zion. a great cataclysm was coming, and in its wake a utopian society would be built with the aid of space people and their earthly allies. solem surfaced publicly in july 1969 at the fort hall indian reservation in idaho, where he and several indian associates declared in a series of campfire meetings that flying saucers had arrived to fulfill a hopi prophecy about the day of purification. according to hopi tradition, a great fiery explosion would herald the coming of the true white brother. only those who had remained true to the ancient hopi ways would be spared. moving his operation to hotevilla, arizona, where the hopi sun clan was headquartered, solem worked with the 106-yearold chief dan katchongva to integrate flying saucers into the tribe s traditional faith. k

70s and early 1980s. brad steiger, a prolific writer on paranormal, occult, and ufological subjects, introduced the phrase in a 1976 book. he writes that the majority of amerindian medicine people believe that star people individuals who many lifetimes ago came to earth with a mission from their home worlds are becoming active at this time in an effort to aid mankind [in surviving] a coming great purification of the planet (steiger, 1976. in the course of his investigation of channeling and channelers, he says, he became aware of women he calls star maidens. such women shared certain physical characteristics and had memories of arriving on earth twenty thousand years ago in a starship. before long steiger became convinced that just as many men including himself had similar claims to extrat

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commentaries, such as the niche for lights (mishkat al anwar) by al ghazzali (d.1111, and the recorded teachings of sufi masters such as rumi, ibn arabi, al- suhrawardi, ibn ata allah, al bayazid al bistami, al junaid of bagdad, abdul qadir al jilani, al hallaj and others.30 western alchemy was derived in great measure from the writings of a number of sufis concerning the mystical analogy of the purification and transformation of metals into the stone of unity, known as the philosopher s stone. 31 33' 8: h" 2: 2 2:e 8% the mystical worldview of sufism, as delineated in the qur an, is basically identical to the qabalistic worldview rooted in the torah. as with the qabalah, someone new to the study of sufism will find a plethora of specialized and abstract terminology used to describe its m

e kerubim over the ark of the covenant. the doctrines identified earlier as dualism, qualified non-dualism, and pure non-dualism are differentiated in sufism as three phases on the path, known as makhafah (way of fear, machabah (way of love, and ma rifah (way of knowledge. the activity in these three phases can be correlated respectively with the yogic practices associated with karma yoga (way of purification through selfless service, bhakti yoga (way of devotion, and jnana yoga (way of direct knowledge of the divine source. the mystical teachings, literature, and history of the sufi orders are subjects of extraordinary breadth far beyond the range of this book, and have been documented in critical detail by other authors.32 like mystical qabalists, sufis have a wide range of spiritual pra

nh hmsn soul of the soul) and yechidah (hdyxy, singularity. the qlifoth have holes in them and revolve around one another like the spheres in a chinese puzzle ball. the holes can randomly line up and give a perceptive flash of the light of the neshamah. as the shells continue to move, the line-up of the holes is disrupted and the flash ends. most humans bury such flashes as traumatic experiences. purification of the shells through the repetition of a root mantra over time gives the ability to accept such flashes as a desirable experience, making it possible to sustain the experiences much longer. this is the most significant advantage of taking the name (i.e. repetition of root mantra) over random flash techniques '0, 6. 0 7 the tree of life is a universal map for the evolution of both div

tree in which all the sefiroth of all three columns are traversed one by one through a specific sequence of letter-gates (see figure 4.2. in occult literature, this path is often confused with the way of the wizard. the wizard moves up the tree in the identical manner as the saint, but in exactly opposite order and using different lettergates (see figure 4.2. the wizard s path begins with ritual purification to gain access to the column of the right through the gate of the yod y. the saint s path begins with trials by fire via the gate of the samek c to bankrupt the ego and engender complete surrender to the will of the divine. the wizard seeks to acquire power out of selfish desire for personal control, and the saint seeks to respond with righteous intent to the dictates of the divine wi

flection of our own reincarnating geviyah. people typically run in fear from their watcher when they encounter it in their dream state. but, the geviyah is a plastic medium subject to change. repeating the name of one s chosen small face ideal (e.g. the lord hvhy) cleanses the geviyah of the seeds of impure desires and spiritual ignorance that have crystallized during past life activity. with the purification of the geviyah, the watcher is replaced by the reflection of the form of one s chosen small face ideal, or by a high level gatekeeper, or may even become transparent i.e. clear. when the reflection in the mirror of the gimel g is transparent i.e. cleared of reflection, the soul becomes invisible to the gatekeepers in the side columns of the tree, and all paths can be traversed without

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as a "second efflux of the divine nature" upon the mundane elements- it is in the context of this kind of thinking that the spaccio should be read. the constellation images are not merely a literary device to which is attached an amusing satire on religious and social conditions in the late sixteenth century. in the reforming magician's mind, the reform begins in heaven, with the rearrangement or purification of the celestial images, of the shapes of the celestial gods who reform the zodiac and the northern and southern constellations. and what does this remind us of? surely of the magical city of adocentyn in picatrix, built by hermes trismegistus, and who placed around the circumference of the city "engraved images and ordered them in such a manner that by their virtue the inhabitants we

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was said to be under the dominance of spiritual beings from mercury. the spinal canal, contrary to the ideas of anatomists, is not filled with fluid, but with a gas that is like steam in that it may be condensed when exposed to the outside atmosphere, but may also be super- heated by the vibratory activity of the spirit to such an extent that it becomes a brilliant and luminous fire, the fire of purification and regeneration. this is the field of action of the great spiritual hierarchy from neptune and is designated azoth by the alchemists. this spiritual fire is not alike in every man nor is it as luminous in one as in another. the state thereof depends upon the spiritual advancement of the person in question. when the aspirant to the higher life had been instructed in these mysteries of

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l importance of this instrument, as we shall see when we study and compare the masonic account with this veiled word of the bible. the masonic story runs as follows: when hiram had about completed the temple, he commenced to cast the various vessels required in the service according to designs made by solomon as agent of jehovah. chief among these was the great laver, intended to hold the bath of purification, through which all priests must pass to enter the service of the lord. this, and all the lesser vessels were successfully cast by hiram, as recorded in the bible. but there is an important distinction between the vessel and the molten sea which it was designed by hiram to contain, and until that had been successfully poured, the vessel was without virtue, so far as purifying propertie

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masters have passed through, and qabalistically it is fully described in the thirty-second chapter of genesis. 17 in it we read and jacob [the vau] rose up that night, and took his two wives [the two hehs, also the pillars of the temple- yakhin and boaz] and his eleven sons [the conjunction of the five and six pointed stars, the microcosm and macrocosm; also the van and heh final, which symbolize purification through the balancing of opposites] and passed over the ford jabbok [the veil of the abyss which separates the seven lower sephiroth from the three supernal ones. and jacob was left alone [in meditation, being cut off from the lower emanations] and there wrestled a man [the od] with him until the breaking of the day [the vision of the shin. and he [the man- od] said, let me go, for th

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s the soul-life begin. no one who has arrived at a state of soul-consciousness will lead a selfish or impure life. on the contrary, every impulse of the devout buddhist goes out toward humanity and god, of whom he is a conscious part. gotama buddha was not a "savior" in the sense of bloody sacrifice for the sins of the people. on the contrary, he was an example to mankind--a man who through moral purification and a life of self- abnegation had prepared himself for this holy office. mythologically, or astrologically, he was the new sun born at the close of the cycle. he was the great light which revealed the way to eternal repose- nirvana. the mythical buddha was the prototype of the mythical christ. his mother was mai or mary, queen of heaven, or the vernal spring. he was a new incarnation

nnection, in the way of cause and effect, between slaughtering a man or a beast, and recovering of the divine favor by the slaughterers, that its very universality involves the necessity of concluding that all nations have borrowed it from some common source"[164 [164] the origin of pagan idolatry, vol. i, book 2, p. 465. dr. shuckford is constrained to admit that the sacrifices and ceremonies of purification practiced by abraham and his descendants and those of surrounding peoples, were identical, with only "such trifling changes as distance of countries and length of time might be expected to produce" the substitution of a lamb in the place of isaac would seem to indicate a change from child-slaughter to that of animals. sacrifices were offerings to the god of pro- creation. certain repr

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al'\h having the apex downward, as a symbolofwater.heis in symbolical correspondencewiththe warden. 7. thefraterostiarius,whois not strictly an officer, has no special vestments. he carries a wand, surmounted by a doveofpeace. there is no sword in a templeofthe rosy cross. 8. in addition to the black habit, the frater ostiarius and all unofficial members wear a collar of white silk, emblematic of purification in progress, fromwhichdepends a crimson calvary cross. it is the general jewel of thewholefellowship on the external side. 9. in grades below thethirdorder, the imperator wears the general rose-crossofthethirdorderand the clothing of an officiating adeptus minor. he carries awandsurmounted by a triple sephirotic cross [printed before the text intheceremonyofreceptionintothegradeofneop

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astral form was supposed to occupy the centre" a paper on the group bydrfelkin enlarges on its activities and provides us with florence's justification 'when the first group was formed by mrs emery she told us that d.d.c.f. approved of such groups, as also did s.a. and that indeed s.a. had once formed such a group himself.theobjects of the group were: to concentrate forces of growth, progress and purification, every sunday at noon, and the progress was rst, the formulation of the twelve workersnearbutnot in 36; and formulation round london; 3rd, formulation round the earth; 4th, formulation among the constellations.thengradually reverse the process, bringing the quintessenceofthe greater forces to the lesser.theprocess was to take about an hour."thegroup had disbanded by190iso it seems tha

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life and conduct were severely scrutinised; if he were approved he received a white robe, an apron, and a spade for his necessities, was called a novice, ordered to practise their mode of life, and forfeited all his belongings to the general fund of the group: after a year had elapsed he became an approacher,presioneggion,was admitted more closely to their way of living, and shared their baths of purification: after two years more had expired and he was still approved of, he was admitted as anhomiletesto the meals of the fellowship,butonly after taking a solemn oath to be most pious, most just, never to injure anyone, to hate the wicked, to denounce liars, to obey the elders, to have no secrets from his fellows, and to disclose no private religious teachingtooutsiders, even at the hazard o

ser, and have perfected himself therein, and 'so many persons never passed beyond the lesser mysteries. to obtain admission to the lesser mysteries the candidate was required to have a history of good health and of virtuous conduct, and of education in the national faith, theology and polity, and novices were required to spend a period of preparation in the study and practice of mental and bodily purification.thechief seat of the egyptian mysteries was at memphis, the ancient capital of lower egypt. the lesser mysteries were those of isis, and were held at the vernal equinox; those of serapis at the summer solstice; and the great mysteries of osiris at the autumnal equinox. in this latter ceremonial the drama of the murder of osiris was performed, the reconstruc255 tion of his body by isis

s called a pro-catharsis, a cleansing or preparation.themystes received moral and religious instruction, and was taught such details of theology and cosmogony as would fit him to comprehend the secrets of the greater mysteries.thepresident, or mystagogus, administered oaths of secrecy, obedience, and fidelity. this officer was also called hiero255 phantes and prophetes. there was also a ritual of purification performed by a priest official named the hydranos. there is also a record of some ill-understood statement that the novice was called upon to wash a sow in the river cantharos. this may have been a lesson, teaching that to the pure all things are dean, and that to gain superiority one should commence with the lowliest duties.themystes had access only to the vestible of the temple of d

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nto the presence of osiris by horus. osiris sits in his shrine upon a throne, with the crook and scourge. symbols.of mercy and severity, in, his hands; behind him are isis and nephthys, the goddesses()f nature and perfection, and before him are the four genii ofthedead, upon the lotus flower, the emblem of the metempsychosis.thusthe whole of the symbols upon the pillers.represerit the advance and purification of the soul, and its uniting with osiris the redeemer inthatgolden dawn of an infinite light, wherein the. soul is transfigured, knows all and can do all,forithasbecomejoined unto eternal god in the veritable 'khabs-am pekht konx qm pax lightinextension'[from a manuscript transcriptbyw.e.h. humphreysrgncthiseauton) dated march1900.)7.the tarotto enter, within the limits of this short

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n for womanhood. falsehood will win out in disputes. being dry of water will be the only definition of land. praise worthiness will be measured by accumulated wealth. impropriety will be considered good conduct, and only feebleness will be the reason for unemployment. boldness and arrogance will be equivalent to scholar-ship. only those without wealth will show honesty. just a bath will amount to purification, and charity will be the only virtue. abduction will be marriage. simply to be well dressed will signify propriety. and any hard-toreach water will be deemed a pilgrimage site. the pretence of greatness will be the proof of it, and powerful men with many severe faults will rule over all the classes on earth. oppressed by their excessively greedy rulers, people will hide in valleys bet

leroma perceives you as a new creature, a new being. the aeons see you as a child of the light. in this sense you are justified, that is, through transfiguration you are seen as reborn. however, you must now live up to this commission and actually achieve this state. many start the path but do not make it. there is a vast difference between the initial act of justification and the long process of purification or sanctification through which you must travel before you are actually reborn. by grace you have entered the spiritual path, by works you make it to the moment of rebirth. the process of transformation is a difficult and demanding trek however by following the teachings of the gnosis you will reach the goal. just like there are many miscarriages in this world, there are many in the s

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hings derived from the aryan gnosis it would seem likely that jesus would travel there to learn and teach. and the learned old men asked him this question" it is claimed that you deny the laws of mossa and teach the people to desert the temple of god. and issa answered" we cannot demolish what has been given by our heavenly father and what has been destroyed by sinners, but i have recommended the purification gnostic theurgy page 200 of all stain from the heart, for that is the veritable temple of god. as to the laws of mossa, i have striven to re-establish them in the hearts of men, and i say to you, that you are in ignorance of their true meaning. the life of saint issa, chapter 10:19-21. the unknown life of jesus christ, nicholas notovitch. tree of life publications, usa. in regards to

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ing the required effect. there should be a clear sense, unmistakable in its manifestation, as of cleanliness, even of holiness and sanctity, as though the whole being were gently but thoroughly purged, and that every impure and unclean element had been dispersed and annihilated. just as a plunge into a cool running stream on a hot midsummer day leaves one blessed with the sense of refreshment and purification, so also should be this ritual. the rationale of its action depends on the purification of the constituents of the nature of the magician. every molecule, every cell astral, mental and physical is concerned, inasmuch as the basis of each principle is grounded in centers of energy and spiritual force. these microscopic points or monads, are the minute sensitive points of spiritual cons

both the angels of the cardinal points and the holy guardian angel, is that gradually the coarser cells or monadic atoms are ejected from the sphere of consciousness. to take their place other lives, more sensitive and refined, of a finer grade of spiritual substance, are attracted to the sphere of being, and infused into the very substance of the physical and invisible constitution. thus a vital purification takes place, enabling the influence of the holy guardian angel to penetrate the refined brain and mind to diffuse through out the personality its presence and grace, an important preliminary to magical progrecethe sanctuary of maat order of the golden dawn- content http//www.ritual-magic.com/welcome/modules.php?name=content. 1 of 2 6/27/2004 7:53 am lesser invoking ritual of the penta

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with o. another method may be done by purifying each elemental quarter with n and o, beginning in the east and ending in the east. so, as you go to the east, sprinkle or swing to the left, right, center, and draw a cross in the air with the tool and say "i purify/consecrate thee with n/o" then move on to each of the other quarters repeating the same. after you have performed these banishings and purification's with n and o, you will then say the call from the chaldean oracles. for nit is "so therefore first, the priest who governeth the works of fire must sprinkle with the lustral waters of the loud resounding sea" for o it is "and when all the phantoms have vanished, thou shalt see that holy and formless fire, that fire which darts and flashes through the hidden depths of the universe, h

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scarlet robe of o and severity, as on him do the energy and stability of the temple depend. if he has subofficers to assist him, they partake of his symbolism. his mantle is the symbol of unflinching authority, compelling the obedience of the temple to all commands issued by the second order. upon the left breast thereof, is the cross and triangle of the golden dawn, both white, representing the purification of the temple in the outer order by o. he may wear a lamen similar to that of hierophant. his place in the temple is at the extreme right of the dais, and at the equinox, he takes the throne of hierophant when that office is vacated. the proper mantle of office of the praemonstrator is the bright blue robe of n, representing the reflection of the wisdom and knowledge of dsj. his duty

working of the outer order, seeing that in it nothing be relaxed or profaned, and duly issues to the temple any instruction regarding the ritual received by him from the greatly honoured chiefs of the second order. he is therefore to the temple the reflector of the wisdom beyond. his sub-officers partake of his symbolism. the white cross and triangle on his left breast on the robe represents the purification of the outer order by n. he may wear a lamen like that of the hierophant, but blue upon an orange field and depending from a collar of orange. he may bear a sceptre surmounted by a maltese cross in the elemental colors. the proper mantle of office of the cancellarius is the yellow robe of m. upon him depend the records of the temple, the order of its working, the arrangements of its m

tely than either of the preceding chiefs, the representative of the executive authority of the second order over the outer. his duty is to see that in no case knowledge of a grade be given to a member who has not properly attained to it. he is the immediate circulator of all communications from the second order. his sub-officers partake of his symbolism. his white cross and triangle represent the purification of 4 the outer order by m. cancellarius may wear a lamen like that of hierophant, but of yellow on a purple field, and depending from a purple collar; and he may bear a sceptre surmounted by a hexagram of amber and gold. the sceptres of the chiefs should be of the same color as their mantles, with a gold band to represent trapt, being the first grade of the inner order. the sword of i

of the three supernals to the outer order, which is represented by the red calvary cross and the white triangle upon the altar. thus, the station of hierophant's throne fitly represents the rising of the sun of life and light upon our order. the robe of scarlet represents the flaming energy of the divine light, shining forth into infinite worlds. upon the left breast is a white cross to represent purification unto the light, and this cross may be one of the following forms: in which case it alludes either to the cross of six squares of trapt or to the cross of the rivers. the cross of the elements, to represent the descent of the divine and angelic forces into the pyramid symbol. 7 a cross of the elements, symbolising their purification through the light of the four lettered name hwhy in t

placed there in eternal affirmation against the evil ones "hitherto shall ye come and no further" the throne is also placed there as a seat of witness and of punishment decreed against evil. the robe or mantle is of darkness, threatening and terrible to the outer, as concealing an avenging force ever ready to break forth against the evil ones. on the left breast is a white cross to represent the purification of matter unto the light. the sword represents the forces of the pillar of severity as a whole, but the places of the sephiroth are not necessarily indicated thereon. the guard is dwh and may be of brass, the grip is the path of c and may be of scarlet. the pommel, twklm, and may be black. the grip by which it is wielded, being the path c, represents the universe governed by the flami

n has a more extended meaning. the hermetic cross, the bolt of whirling flame which is represented by the cross of four axes whose heads may be either double or single and turned in either direction, is a symbol of terrific strength and represents the o of the cleaving its way in all directions through the darkness of matter. therefore, it is born on the lamen of dadouchos whose office is that of purification and consecration by o, and from it also may be drawn by meditation several formulae of strength. the kerux is the principle form of anubis, as the sentinel is the subsidiary form. the kerux is ano-oobist empe-eeb-te "anubis of the east" sentinel is ano-oobi em-pemen-te "anubis of the west" the kerux is the herald, the guardian and watcher within the temple, as the sentinel is the watc

ing and purifying the vital force therein by heat and dryness "goddess of the scale of the balance at the white pillar" is the name of dadouchos, and she is "perfection through fire manifesting on earth" thaum-aesch-nia-eth, and there is a connection between her and the thummum of the hebrews. the stolistes has the care of the robes and insignia of the temple as symbolizing by their cleansing and purification, the purging away of the evil of twklm by the waters of the. the dadouchos has charge of all lights, fires and incense, as representing the purifying and purging of twklm by o and the light of the. these officers also purify the temple, the members and the candidate by n and by o, as it is written "i indeed baptize you with n, but one shall come after me who shall baptize ye with the

monic names, he may bring into himself terrible forces of evil and obsession. the method described is called, the vibratory formula of the middle pillar. after noting the names of the three chief officers, comes the recapitulation of the stations and duties of the officers. this occultly affirms the establishment of the temple so that the divine light may shine into the darkness. then follows the purification and consecration of the hall by n and o marking the limitation of the four cardinal points at the four quarters, and the equation of the elements. this is the baptism of the place and, as it were, the preparation of a fitting shrine for the forces of the divine light. while all this goes forward, especially after the hierophant s for by names and images are all powers awakened and rea

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is engraved the sigil of the spirit to be invoked, has painted on the back of it the circle and cross as shown on the hierophant s lamen. c. the names and formulae to be employed. d. the symbol of the whole evocation. e. the construction of the circle and the placing of all the symbols, etc, employed in the places properly allotted to them so as to represent the interior of a g.d. temple, and the purification and consecration of the actual piece of ground or place selected for the performance of the evocation. f. the invocation of the higher powers. pentacle formed of three concentric bands, name and sigil therein in proper colors is to be bound thrice with a cord, and shrouded in black, thus, bringing into action a blind force to be further 4 directed or differentiated in the process of t

b. the augoeides. c. the sephiroth, etc. employed. d. the aspirant, or natural man. e. the equilibration of the symbols. f. the invocation of the higher. the limiting and controlling of the lower and the closing of the material senses to awaken the spiritual. g. attempting to make the natural man grasp the higher by first limiting the extent to which mere intellect can help him herein and then by purification of his thoughts and desires. in doing this let him formulate himself as standing between the pillars of o and cloud. h. the aspiration of the whole natural man towards the higher self, and a prayer for light and guidance through his higher self, addressed to the lord of the universe. i. the aspirant affirms aloud his earnest prayer to obtain divine guidance, kneels at the west of the

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irmation of mercy, the hiereus in affirmation of severity. the invisible assessors each give the sign of the enterer as the candidate passes on his way. at the second passing by the hierophant, the knock affirms the commencement of the angle of hmkj. the kerux bars the candidate s approach to the west to mark that the natural man cannot obtain the understanding of even the son of osiris unless by purification and equilibrium. again is the candidate purified and consecrated, the pillars about his sphere of sensation being rendered more manifest. after this second consecration, the candidate is allowed to approach the place of the twilight of the gods and for a brief space, the hoodwink is slipped up, to present a glimpse, but a glimpse only, of the beyond. the knowledge of the formulae is s

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iritual body "buried within the light in a mystical death, rising again in a mystical resurrection, cleansed and purified through the brilliance of the light divine thou dweller of the invisible. like our master hast thou suffered tribulation, pain, poverty, torture, and sorrows that lead unto the black cross of obligation and death. these sorrows have not been nor will be in vain, but rather the purification of spiritual initiation leading to the pure gold. in the alembic of thy heart, through the athanor of thy affliction, seek ye always the true stone of the wise" step 7 pass to the east, face your self face to face and say "peace profound my brother/sister! come with peace in your spirit. pass thou through every region of the invisible into a place wherein thy genius dwelleth, because

ue stone of the wise" step 7 pass to the east, face your self face to face and say "peace profound my brother/sister! come with peace in your spirit. pass thou through every region of the invisible into a place wherein thy genius dwelleth, because thou cometh in peace. dwell within that sacred land that far off travellers call naught! be at peace with all the world, remain clothed in the light of purification, dwell within the heart of thy lord ynda forever and ever" step 8 now turn westward facing the altar, kneel, and say: 5 "oh lord of the universe, the vast and mighty one, ruler of the light and the darkness, we adore thee and we invoke thee. look with favor upon this traveller of the night who now kneeleth before thee, and grant unto him, the highest aspiration of his soul, to the glo

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on the cross of suffering. let us recall the words of the chief adept in the pastos "buried with that light in a mystical death, rising in a mystical resurrection, cleansed and purified by him, our master, o brother of the cross and rose. like him, o adepts of all ages have ye toiled. like him have ye suffered tribulation. poverty, torture and death, have ye passed through. they have been but the purification of the gold. in the alembic of thine heart, through the athanor of affliction, seek thou the true stone of the wise" the above can be symbolized as "light" 4 in latin, the spelling for light is lvx. this is pronounced "lux" the "u" sounds like the "u" in the word tube. the lvx becomes especially important to the adept because of the way it fits with the various seasons of the year. it

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beginner of movement, bestower of the gift of life in all things, thou who fillest the limitless universe with thy essence, grant unto me the presence of the prince of countenances, the great angel wrffm. he who bringeth others before the face of god, let him lead me in my aspirations after that divine and only selfhood which is in thee so that i may be enabled to live by the absolute control and purification of my natural body and soul, i having no other desire, may become a fit dwelling for my higher genius. for the desire of thy house, o ynda, hath eaten me up, and i desire to be dissolved and be with thee. may my human nature, becoming as the perfect twklm, the 'resplendent intelligence' be thus exalted above every head and sit on the throne of hnyb, and being clothed with the sun, ill

rom the divine brilliance came i forth ere my birth, from the splendor of the infinite light" step 20 open your eyes to the angelic kerux, your higher genius. return to your body. circumambulate with a, while drawing down the divine brilliance into the vortex, having formulated an angel torch-bearer who lights and leads the way saying "i am osiris, the sun veiled by night, united to the higher by purification perfected through suffering, and glorified through trial. i have come where the great gods are, through the power of the mighty name, hwhy, layqpx" step 21 then pass around, again, following the angelic kerux. say "i have passed through the gates of the firmament. give me your hands, o ye lords of truth, for i am made as ye. hail unto ye, for ye are the formers of the soul, hy, layzr"

GRAHAM HANCOCK FINGERPRINTS OF THE GODS

were again graham hancock fingerprints of the gods 333 41 inches square. a row of six further columns, also supporting beams, ran along the north-south axis of the t; the overall effect was of massive but refined simplicity. what was this building for? according to the egyptologists who attributed it to khafre its purpose was obvious. it had been designed, they said, as a venue for certain of the purification and rebirth rituals required for the funeral of the pharaoh. the ancient egyptians themselves, however, had left no inscriptions confirming this. on the contrary, the only written evidence that has come down to us indicated that the valley temple could not (originally at any rate) have had anything to do with khafre, for the simple reason that it was built before his reign. this writt

GRERALD SCHUELER AN ADVANCED GUIDE TO ENOCHIAN MAGICK

mproving karma, cancelling karmic debts. qaa 52 creative pprocesses, the solar current. kika 666 gradual progress, anything of a cyclic nature. toog 77, iinfinity, freedom, space. 71 the feminine current. mzkzb 413 change, renewal, abrupt progress. 401 ecstasy, bliss, joy. vovin 280 wisdom, insight, mobility, magical powers. vrelp 197 a true seer, psychic abilities. ivitdt 212, health, long life, purification. 200 ecstasy, bliss, joy. ntakod 450 entering and/or crossing the abyss. ztztzt 54, sacrifice, compassion, helping others. 36, 18 iliatai 20 knowledge and conversation with 9 your holy guardian angel. 175 the formula of kal lazily, hungrily, ardently, patiently, so will i work. aleister crowley, liber vii the enochian word kal, pronounced either kah-leh or kahel, is comprised of the f

means "the triumph of joy" the letters of ivitdt add up to 212. this reduces to 5 by aiq bicr, with an alternate number of 200 (t can be either leo=9 or caput draconis=3. the number 212 is equal t o torzu lialprt" the fi r st flame" al so 212=106x2 and .106 is the number for ar "the sun" all of these correspondences show that ivitdt is a solar formula and has to do wi th the magi cal proce ss of purification by fire. the words i-vi-i-d-t can be translated "the second is to be like unto the third" in other words, the polar forces of duality (two) are to be made manifest (three) by this formula. the correct execution of this important formula is expressed by its letters as follows: the joy of living (the 191 devil in capricorn) must be checked by magical ability (temperance/art in sagittari

a direct confrontation with real i ty or fact. each of the thi rty aethyrs of fers an initiation into one of the mysteries of life. meditation on a specific card is an excellent technique for entering that region. the cards of enochian tarot will have the following meanings: 288 no. aethyr_ meanings 30 tex restriction, desire, silence, fear reversed: freedom, satisfaction, courage 29 rh judgment purification, decision, justice reversed: indecision, delay, impurity, injustice 28 bag guilt, doubt, mistrust, sin reversed: faith, worthiness, trust 27 zaa solitude, loneliness, separation, isolation, void, empty f ulf]lent;sharing 26 des logic, reason, intellect, thought reversed: ignorance, irrationality, insanity 25 vti intuition, inspiration, insight, humility reversed: bias, pride, vanity 2

HELENA BLAVATSKY NIGHTMARE TALES

ve and suspicious glance at both. i was wrong once more "the holy man desires me to put you a question and give you at the same time a warning" remarked thebonze "if you are willing to see for yourself now, you will have- under the penalty of seeing for ever, inthe hereafter, all that is taking place, at whatever distance, and that against your will or inclination- tosubmit to a regular course of purification, after you have learnt what you want through the mirror" nightmare talesiii- psychic magic34 "what is this course, and what have i to promise" i asked defiantly "it is for your own good. you must promise him to submit to the process, lest, for the rest of his life, heshould have to hold himself responsible, before his own conscience, for having made an irresponsible seer ofyou. will y

rope" this final determination upset my old acquaintance altogether. his earnest prayer not to depart before i hadseen the yamabooshi once more, received no attention from me "friend of a foreign land- he cried "i pray that you may not repent of your unbelief and rashness. maythe 'holy one [kwan-on, the goddess of mercy] protect you from the dzins! for, since you refuse tosubmit to the process of purification at the hands of the holy yamabooshi, he is powerless to defend you fromthe evil influences evoked by your unbelief and defiance of truth. but let me, at this parting hour, i beseach nightmare talesv- return of doubts39 you, let me, an older man who wishes you well, warn you once more and persuade you of things you are stillignorant of. may i speak "go on and have your say" was the ung

ith which i had witnessed my sister's despair and sudden loss of reason in my "hallucination "hold .but no; it is still worse madness in me to heed or find any sense in your ridiculous tale! but if you knew it tobe so dangerous why have advised the experiment at all- i added mockingly "it had to last but a few seconds, and no evil could have resulted from it, had you kept your promise to submitto purification" was the sad and humble reply "i wished you well, my friend, and my heart was nighbreaking to see you suffering day by day. the experiment is harmless enough when directed by one whoknows, and becomes dangerous only when the final precaution is neglected. it is the 'master of visions' hewho has opened an entrance into your soul, who has to close it by using the seal of purification ag

fsympathetic love and sorrow had gushed out from the physical heart, and was now loudly echoed by theawakened soul separated from the body. thus had i to drain the cup of misery to the very dregs! woe is me, nightmare talesviii- a tale of woe47 it was a daily and nightly torture! oh, how i mourned over my proud folly; how i was punished for havingneglected to avail myself at moto of the proffered purification, for now i had come to believe even in theefficacy of the latter. the daij-dzin had indeed obtained control over me; and the fiend had let loose all thedogs of hell upon his victim. at last the awful gulf was reached and crossed. the poor insane martyr dropped into her dark, and nowwelcome grave, leaving behind her, but for a few short months, her young, her first-born, daughter.consu

ISIS UNVEILED

s not a fiend. ilie german goddess. hell, too like proserpina had once seen better days. thus, when the germans were indoctrinated with the idea of a real devil, the semitic satan or diabolus, they treated him in the moat good-humored manner" the same may be said of hell. hades was quite a different place from our region of 'eternal damnation' and might be termed rather an inter- mediate state of purification. neither does the scandinavian hd or hela imply either a state or a place of punishment; for when frigga, the grief-stricken mother of balder, the white god, who died and found himself in the dark abodes of the shadows (hades, sent hermod, a son of thor, in quest of her beloved child, the messenger found mm in the uiexorbble region ^alast but still comfortably seated on a rock, and re

se kingdom ta the dead is moreover situated in the higher latitudes of the polar regions; it is a cold and cheerless abode, and neither the gelid halls of hela nor the occupation of balder present the least similitude to the blazing hell of eternal fire and the miserable' damned' sinners with which the church so generously peoples it. neither is it the egyptian ameriti, the region of judgment and purification; nor the honderak the abyss of darkness of the hindfis; for even the fallen angels hurled into it by siva are allowed by para- brahman to consider it as an intermediate state, in which an opportunity is afforded them to prepare for higher degrees of purification and redemp- tion from their wretched condition. the gehenna of the new testa- ment was a locality outside the walls of jerus

e. there are two verses in the revelation of john reading thus "and tbe fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire. and men were scorched with great beat, and blasphemed the name of god* lliis is simply j^rthagorean and kabalistic allegory. the idea is new nather with the above-mentioned author nor with jobn ^rthagoras placed tbe "sphere of purification in the sun" which sun, with its sphere, he more- tormer t ajtd mjmn fire "die compodtioii of the imtter conqirimt au, i tbe 'condatiod of foroee' heat, flvne, eiectridty, tp_ tti* it the spirit at fire. hie differenoe is purety blchemkal. 19. cf. geaenhu: a bdrrae and englia lericon, i. r 'oulam' 30. joho tiuotmo: sermm 35. 21. cf. toinm swinden: inqutrf into tht n^mmd plant t4 em: lo

ones at eleusinia, clemens alexandrinus, with a rancorous bigotry that one might expect from a renegade neo-flatonist but is astonished to find in this generally honest and learned father, stigmatized the mysteries as indecent and diabolical. whatever were the rites enacted among the neophytes before they passed to a higher form of instruction; however misunderstood were the trials of katharna or purification, during which they were submitted to every kind of probation; and however much the material or physical aspect might have led to calumny, it is but wicked prejudice which can induce anyone to say that under this external meaning there was not a far deeper and spiritual significance. it is positively absurd to judge the ancients from our own standpoint of propriety and virtue. and most

w indeed attained the higher and final initiation. the gradation of the mysteries is given us by proclus in the fourth book of bis theplato "the perfective rite ttamj, precedes in order the initiation muetia, and the initiation epopteia, or the final apocalypse (revelation" theon of smyrna, in mathematica, also divides the mystic rites into five parts "the first of which is the previous purification; for neuher are the myateries communicated to all who are willing to re- ceive them; but there are certain persons who are prevented by the voice of the crier (v^pu. since it is necessary that such as are not expelled from the mysteries should first be refined by certain purifica- tions, which the reception of the sacred rites succeeds. the third part is denominated epoptda or recepti

od, as some under- stand the great existence. that a spirit reocbiag such a state becomes a part of the integral vhole, but never loses its individuality for all that. henceforth the spirit lives spiritually without any fear of further modi -digitizecoy google the visions of^segbs not provoked by dbugs 117 fications t^ form; for form pertuns to matter, tatd the state of nirvdna implies a complete purification or a final riddance from even the most sublimated particle of matter. llie word ahaorption, when it is proved that the hindlls and buddhists believe in the immortiuiiy of the spirit, must necessarily mean intimate union, not annihilation. let christians call them idolaters, if tb^ still dare do so, in the face of science and the latest translations of the sacred sanskrit books; they h

s, when the neophyte, as the grand master hiram abiff, ues dead, and is raised by the strong grip of the lion's paw. the priests were circumcised. the neophyte could not be initiated without having beea present at the solemn mysteries of the lake. the nazarenes were baptized in the jordan; and could not be baptised elsewhere; they were also circumcised, and had to fast before as well as after the purification by baptism. jesus is said to have fasted in the wilderness for forty days, immediately after his baptism. to the present day, there is outside every temple in india a lake, stream, or a reservoir full of holy water, in which the brfthmanas and the hindft devotees bathe daily. such places of consecrated water are necessary to every temple. the bathing festivals, or baptiamal rites, occ

u majorem. i have seen the most excellent [superior] uan, who is older by birth than the maker of heaven and earth" says the kabalistic codex" the bleusinian dionysus, whose particular name was icuxhoe (laccho, lahoh" the god from whom the liberation of souls was expected was considered older than the demiurge. at the mysteries of the an- thesteria at limnae (the lakes, after the usual baptism by purification of water, the mystae were made to pass through to another door (gate, and 620. shepherd ef bmna, aunil. ix, 2. 621. idrah rabbak, i 41. 622. robenrotli: kabb. denude ii, p. 23g; book of the b^ighnian companityni, p. 35. 623. zoaor, on ejx>du, p. 11: suubach ed. 624. iftdrtua 'hmitha. 625. cod x namraeui, hi. p. 61. 626. similitude k, s12; we tcott: on ifc canon, pp. 177. j. 627. voi.i

JASMUHEEN THE FOOD OF GODS

gracefully and died. being a pranic nourisher does not guarantee physical immortality unless one reprograms the pineal and pituitary glands to only produce life-sustaining hormones. in order to be physically immortal one needs to let go of the belief system that one has to die, and release from the energy fields of the bodies all toxicity of thought, emotion and dietary substance. it is a path of purification and being the most sublimely tuned instrument in the orchestra of the divine and manifesting that into physical reality. therefore accessing the fountain of youth depends on one s mind set, beliefs and desire. personally i am the master of my vehicle (the physical body) and not slave to it and it is my intention to fulfill my life purpose and then take the body up into light or drop i

JENNINGS HARGRAVE ROSICRUCIANS RITES MYSTERIES

tter in it, to make it the fiercer; and both being copy, or shadow, of the immortal and ineffable spirit-light, of which, strange as it may sound, the sun is the very darkness! because that, and the whole creation, as being degree, or even, in its wonders, as greater or less, beautiful and godlike as it is to man, is as the shadow of god, and hath nothing of him; but is instituted as the place of purification, being, or punishment: the opposite of god, the enemy of god, and, in its results, apart from the spirit of god, which rescues supernaturally from it, the denier of god! this world and its shows nay, life stands mysti110 the rosicrucians. cally as the devil, serpent, dragon, or adversary, typified through all time; the world terrestrial being the ashes of the fire celestial. the torch

. yellow, or flame-colour, was the colour of the ghebers, or guebres, or fire-worshippers. the persian lilies are yellow; and here will be remarked a connection between this fact of the yellow of the persian lilies and the mystic symbols in various parts of our book. mystic rites, and the symbolical lights, which mean the divinity of fire, abound at candlemas-day (february 2d, or the feast of the purification; in the torches borne at weddings, and in the typical flame-brandishing at marriage over almost all the world; in the illuminations at feasts; in the lights on, and set about, the christian altar; at the festival of the holy nativity; in the ceremonies at preliminary espousals; in the bale, or baal, fires on the summits of the mountains; in the watchlights, or votive sanctuary-lights

say, that it is one of the most curious and wonderful subjects which has occupied the attention of antiquaries. that archaeological puzzle, the round table of king arthur, is a perfect display of this whole subject.of the origin of the garter; it springs directly from it, being the same object as that enclosed by the mythic garter, garder, or girther. king edward the third chose the octave of the purification of the blessed virgin for the inauguration of his order. andrew du chesne declares that this new order was announced on new year s day, a.d. 1344. there were jousts holden in honour of it on the monday after the feast of st. hilary following january 19th. there are variations in the histories as to the real period of the institution of the garter; most historians specifying the year 1

princes. subligaculum, breeches, drawers, trousers. subligatus, cinctured, bound &c, wearing drawers. the king edward s gallantry. 293 origin of the garter is proven in this word not to be a garter at all it is most generally supposed that it was on january 19th, 1344, that king edward instituted his famous order of the garter. this period, it will be perceived, was almost within an octave of the purification of the blessed virgin mary; under whose patronage, and under the guardianship of st. george on earth (st. michael in heaven; both these saints being the same, with earthly and spiritual attributes refluent respectively, king edward placed his profoundly religious order. the whole was a revival of the round table of king arthur, or the apotheosised female discus in certain mythical asp

K AMBER THE BASICS OF MAGICK

pendulum or radiesthesia j. astral travel k. thought forms; wraths, fetches, artificial elementals l. extra-sensory perception 1. clairsentience 2. clairvoyance 3. clairaudience 4. precognition 5. telepathy 6. telempathy 7. psychometry 8. telekinesis 9. teleportation m. sympathetic magic (poppets and such) n. runes o. mediumship, necromancy, and spirit guides p. philtres and poteins q. cleansing, purification, protection and blessing; esxorcism; ligature, binding r. power animals, totems and familiars; shapeshifting s. tree magick t. dreamcraft u. ritual tool magick v. invocation, evocation and going into aspect w. symbols, sigils and images; tattvic symbols; numerology x. conjuration or summoning; banishing or exorcism y. commemoration or linking z. past life regression or recall aa. path

KNOWLEDGE LECTURE ONE

ing uraei, and the flames of whose house are streams of water" and the initiate replies "osiris" and it is immediately proclaimed "the meat shall be from the infinite, and thy drink from the infinite. thou art able to go forth to the sepulchral feasts on earth, for thou has overcome" thus, these two chapters, which are represented by their illustrations upon the pillars, represent the advance and purification of the soul and its union with osiris, the redeemer, in the golden dawn of the infinite light, in which the soul is transfigured, knows all, and can do all, for it is made one with the eternal god. khabs am pekht konx om pax light in extension! source: principally israel regardie, and "the equin: iii third knowledge lecture the soul is divided by the qabalists into three principal par

KNOWLEDGE LECTURE TWO

he material plane and the presidents of the four elements. they operate through the fixed or kerubic signs of the zodiac and are thus symbolized and attributed: kerub of air man aquarius kerub of fire lion leo kerub of earth bull taurus kerub of water eagle scorpio tetragrammaton means 'four-lettered name' and refers to the unpronounceable name of god symbolized by 'jehovah. the laver of water of purification refers to the waters of binah, the female power reflected in the waters of creation. the altar of burnt offering for the sacrifice of animals symbolizes the qlippoth, or evil demons of the plane contiguous to and below the material universe. it points out that our passions should be sacrificed. the qlippoth are the evil demons of matter and the shells of the dead. the altar of incense

LAITMAN M BASIC CONCEPTS IN KABBALAH

orn only with the will to receive pleasure for self. all our personal desires originate from the system of impure forces. in other words, we are infinitely remote from the creator, we cannot feel him, and are therefore considered spiritually dead. however, if, while struggling with oneself, a person acquires the desire to live, think, and act only for the sake of others and the creator, such soul purification allows one to gradually approach the creator until completely merging with him. and as one comes closer to the creator, one feels increasing delight. t h e l a n g ua g e o f k a b b a l a h 53 it is for this soul transformation that our world and all the spiritual worlds (the steps on the path to the creator) were created. merging with the creator is a task that everyone must accompl

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odus 2, 23, because at that time, israel was desperate from the work, as he who draws water from the well in a punctured bucket. he draws water all day long and still has not a drop of water with which to soothe his thirst. so were the sons of israel in egypt; everything they built was buried right there in the ground. so it is with those who have not attained his love. everything they do for the purification of their souls the day before, is lost entirely today, and each moment and each day they must start anew as though they had never done anything in their life. and then, the children of israel sighed by reason of the bondage because they clearly saw that they were incapable of ever benefiting from their work. that is why their cry was complete, and thus rose up to god. god hears all pr

t we are worthy of nothing on our own. only then can we pray an honest prayer to him. we cannot simply declare that we are not worthy of anything and therefore should not trouble ourselves with toil. there is a rule in nature that there is none wiser than he who is experienced, and without trying to do what we can, we cannot achieve true lowness in the required measure. therefore, we must toil in purification and holiness, as our sages say: whatsoever thy hand attaineth to do by thy strength, that do. understand this, for it is most profound. t h e s t u d y o f k a b b a l a h 111 i have not revealed that truth to you in order to weaken your heart, and you must not give up on mercy. although you cannot yet see a thing, when the work is done, then is the time for prayer. and until that poi

arness of desires, thoughts and attributes (which is actually the same, because the attributes determine the thoughts and the desires, makes them draw near, love and understand one another. kabbalah states that the greatest pleasure in the world is the sensation of equivalence of form with the creator. a l i m i t e d a b i l i t y t o ac t q: does the ability to lead the world necessarily demand purification? a: yes. to the extent that we purify, we merit the right to determine our own destiny. otherwise, we might harm ourselves and others. for example, nature doesn t give its powers to an infant, for fear he might harm himself. nature determines that the powers that a person receives be proportional to one s knowledge of how to use them. the rule that applies in the wisdom of kabbalah is

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e laws. that is not what he expects of man and that is not why he gave us the mitzvot. those who turn the means for correction into the end, and choose to settle for it as a way of life, teach others to stay away from kabbalah, which states that the rules are only a means to an end, while the goal we should strive for is to feel him through a correct performance of his will and his counsel. man s purification is the torah s real goal, and the observing of mitzvot is only a means to attain it. if the performance of mitzvot is not directed toward this aim, but is out of habit that has become a need, then it will not bear the right fruit. it is as though one who operates without this intent simply does not exist! the zohar writes that a mitzva without an aim or purpose is like a dead body (a

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is always taken up to the celebrant to be blessed, and why in the lodge it is brought to the r.w.m. in order that he may magnetize it with whatever special quality he thinks will be helpful for the work of the day. the sprinkling of holy water in a church is another way of producing a similar effect, but incense has the advantage that it rises into the air, and wherever a single particle goes the purification and blessing is borne with it. 331. it is desirable on all occasions, and especially in lodge, in the interests of the work, that the brn. should have in their minds but a few definite and strong vibrations of emotion and thought; but instead of that they sometimes have forty or fifty small vortices of emotional and mental activity all whirling at once, each representing some small wo

ges it is the custom that the w.j.w, in passing on his command, should say, gbro. i.g, you will see who seeks admission, and report to the r.w.m. h 411. the reflection of the upper triangle in the lower takes place point for point, and there is therefore a sympathetic relation between principles 2 and 5, as well as between 3 and 4, and between 1 and 6. it is with the aid of the emotions, by their purification and development, that the man unfolds principle 2, the intuitional love, so that it is brought into activity in his life. and it is with the aid of the mind that he casts off the five fetters to further progress (namely, the delusion that his personal self is the real self, doubt about the reality of spiritual things, superstition, and unreasoning likes and dislikes) and so enables th

pprentice remained in that condition usually for seven years, until he satisfied those in authority that he was fit to pass on to the second degree. in the present day the qualifications have become little more than the lapse of time and the answering of certain questions. 546. in early christianity there were three recognized stages through which everyone had to pass who wished to make progress- purification, illumination and perfection. st. paul said: gwe speak wisdom among them that are perfect. h this is often misunderstood. obviously, if the people were perfect in the modern sense of the term, they would not need to be taught at all. these words are not used in their ordinary sense; they are technical terms used in connection with the mysteries, and well known by all educated people o

nd well known by all educated people of that period as being so used. what st. paul said was: gwe teach the gnosis, the secret wisdom, only to those who have attained the degree of perfection, h or, as a mason would put it, the degree of the m.m, because those three stages correspond in a general way to the three degrees in masonry. nowadays, the christian church seems to stop at the first stage. purification- and to regard it as its greatest work to make people saints. that is indeed a very high and noble thing, but in the older days of christianity, to make a man a saint was only a preliminary stage. st. clement of alexandria, one of the greatest of the christian fathers, says: gpurity- that is only a negative virtue valuable chiefly as a condition of insight. h when the man had made him

ce, the c c for all tools used for cutting and penetrating matter. 557. chapter vii 558. the second degree 559. the questions 560. a parallel has already been drawn between the three degrees of blue masonry and the three stages of progress recognized by the early christian church. just as the conquest of passions and emotions is prescribed for the first degree, thus corresponding with the idea of purification, so in the second degree the idea of illumination is put before us in the reminder that its special object is to develop the intellectual, artistic and psychic faculties. as is stated in our ritual, the candidate for this degree must first give proof of his proficiency in the first degree. i mentioned in an earlier chapter that in ancient days the e.a. remained at that stage for a per

he inquiries and answers come just as before. yet this tyling is not quite the same as the former. in each case the building of the enclosing wall takes place on all the planes; but in the first degree attention is principally focused upon the astral world, and the defence set up at that level is incomparably stronger than the others, because that is most needed when a determined effort at astral purification and development is being made. it is as though in that purification the density of the candidate fs astral body is reduced, and therefore the pressure on it from without becomes greater than usual, so that a special defence is required. in the effort made in the ceremony of the second degree it is upon the mental body that a similar pressure is exercised, and therefore the effort at s

ha walked the earth he was once asked by a disciple to sum up the whole of his teaching in one verse. after a moment fs thought he replied: 619. cease to do evil; 620. learn to do well; 621. cleanse your own heart; 622. this is the religion of the buddhas. 623. we may surely trace here some correspondence to the teaching of the three degrees in masonry. the teaching of the first degree is that of purification, of the purging from the nature of all that might lead the man to selfish and ill-considered action. that of the second degree instructs the man to seek knowledge- to acquire the mental development which will not only preserve him from evil-doing, but will clearly prescribe for him a definite course of altruistic action. the first makes the man negatively good, while the second is pos

r the orator, and the latter by the little anthem gthanks be to god, who giveth us the victory h. 703. apart from the instruction given as to life after death, there is in this strange story an allegorical lesson which should be taken to heart by every m.m. once more bro. wilmshurst expresses it for us, explaining that just as: 704. c the turning away from the attractions of the outer world c the purification and subdual of the bodily and sensual tendencies c the work of detachment and self-purification is our entered apprentice fs work c [just as] the analysis, discipline and obtaining control of one fs inner world- of the mind, of one fs thoughts, one fs intellectual and psychic faculties- is the extremely difficult task of the fellow craft stage c [so] the glast and greatest trial h lie

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back wall runs a rock-cut bench or divan, and the chamber was approached by an ante-room or pronaos. 238. cult arrangements are often handed down almost unaltered through long periods of years, and the striking analogies here presented afford a real presumption for believing that the much earlier room of the throne at knossos and its adjoining tank were devised for similar rites of initiation and purification. like him who presided over these anatolian rites, a minoan priest-king may have sat upon the throne at knossos, the adopted son on earth of the great mother of its island mysteries. such a personage, indeed, we may actually recognize in the palace relief of a figure wearing a plumed lily crown and leading, we may believe, the sacral griffin. it is probable, indeed, that in crete the

unto the son of god. 239. there is little doubt that in the room thus described we find one of the minoan temples of the mysteries. most probably, as sir arthur evans suggests, the throne which is shown in the chamber was the seat of the hierophant, and on the stone benches round the walls were ranged the brn. who took part in the ritual. the candidates for initiation had to undergo a preliminary purification in the lustral basin before they could be admitted to the ceremonies. 240. the three columns 241. a plan of this minoan temple is shown in plate ii, 2 (following p. 50. facing the throne of the hierophant were three columns, which are frequently found in the mystery religion of crete and were closely connected with its rites. the evidence that the three columns bore a sacred meaning i

or astral world, just as in the lesser mysteries of egypt, and in this sense it is possible to compare the lesser mysteries with our masonic 1, although the details of the ceremonial do not exactly correspond. the ceremony was conducted by the hierophant of eleusis, assisted by his various officers; and the initiates of this degree were called mystae. 352. the ceremonies opened with a preliminary purification or baptism in the waters of the ilissus, during which certain ritual formulae were recited; they were continued in the secrecy of the temple, in which representations of the astral world were shown to the candidate, and instruction given upon the results of certain courses of action in the life after death. in earlier days when the hierophant directing the studies described the effect

to the egyptian title maat-heru, which meant not only true of voice but one who is able to wield the occult powers of sound without mistake(*ibid, p. 149) when we remember the tradition of orpheus and realize how great a part sound played in the greek mysteries, we may understand that this conjecture is not without foundation. 362. on the 16th day of the month the mystae took a ceremonial bath of purification in the sea; on the 17th and 18th various public processions took place in athens; while the mystae remained secluded in the temple, receiving instruction and preparing themselves by meditation for their initiation into the greater mysteries. on the 19th the great procession of the initiates to eleusis was formed, the hallows were carried back to their ancient resting-place with the fu

vens, or in the arrangements of the earth. hence also his devotion to mathematics, a science which (as far as europe is concerned) may almost be said to have been created by pythagoras, so much did he add to it and systematize it; he found it but a number of scattered and unrelated facts, and left it a science. metempsychosis or reincarnation was an essential part of the pythagorean teaching; the purification of the soul being thus accomplished by repeated descents into matter and withdrawals into the invisible worlds, in order to transmute experience into faculty. 396. the three degrees 397. the pythagorean schools worked in close association with the teaching of the mysteries, but without the ceremonies; they gave a philosophical exposition of the same great facts of the inner worlds. in

into faculty. 396. the three degrees 397. the pythagorean schools worked in close association with the teaching of the mysteries, but without the ceremonies; they gave a philosophical exposition of the same great facts of the inner worlds. in those schools the pupils were divided into three degrees which corresponded almost exactly with those of the early christians, who called them the stages of purification, illumination and perfection respectively- the last one including what s. clement of alexandria calls the scientific knowledge of god. in the pythagorean scheme the first degree was that of the akoustikoi or hearers, who took no part in the discussions or addresses, but kept absolute silence in the meetings for two years, and devoted themselves to listening and learning. 398. at the e

e rites of samothrace, and by dionysius to those of bacchus, while mnaseas refers to their kabiric correspondences. we learn from diogenes laertius and from caesar that the druidic method of instruction was by symbols, enigmas and allegories, and that they taught orally, deeming it unlawful to commit their knowledge to writing. it is said that their ceremonies of initiation required much physical purification and mental preparation. in the first degree the aspirant s symbolical death was represented, and in the third his regeneration from the womb of the giant goddess ceridwin and the committal of the newly-born to the waves in a small boat, symbolical of the ark. their doctrines were similar to those of pythagoras- including reincarnation and the existence of one supreme being. apart from

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cate with their loved ones. in most such cases, the possessed proffers his or her body voluntarily and the possessing entity leaves voluntarily. in demonic possession, however, the disembodied entity usually takes over and refuses to leave, and special techniques of exorcism are required to eject the invader. enthusiasm s (greek en theos, to be in god) and ecstasy characterized the initiation and purification process of the cult of dionysus in ancient greece. women, and to a lesser extent men, who were possessed by the god and surrendered to the possessed state could become free forever. this ritual was widespread in the ancient hellenistic world, and became so popular that in rome it was legally suppressed in 186 b.c. this phenomenon was not limited to the mediterranean world. spirit poss

nd a hell as the final abode of the soul, serious thinkers have grappled with the fate of those who, while not ethical exemplars, have been more or less good, and not guilty of truly evil actions. this led to the development of ideas of intermediate afterlife abodes in which mixed souls are purified and made fit for paradise. such an intermediate realm is referred to as purgatory, alluding to the purification( purgation) that souls in purgatory undergo. the basic idea seems to have first appeared in later zoroastrianism, which postulates that, after the final battle between good and evil, there will be a general judgment in which everyone will be put through an ordeal of fire a river of molten metal in which morally mixed individuals will have their dross burned away rather than be consume

ads his son on to a third division of the underworld, the banks of lethe, where the souls destined to return for another life to the upper world are gathered. here v 271 272 virgil aeneas receives the famous philosophical account of life in the underworld, in which reincarnation and the stoic doctrine of the anima mundi, the world-spirit running through every part of the universe (refined through purification after being corrupted during man s life on earth, play an important part. through the words of anchises, virgil presents his own vision of the afterlife, of the fate of the individual soul and the cycle of its existence, reflecting the images of the pagan virgil as dante s guide in hell (dover pictorial series) vodoun (also voodoo; vodun) 273 theology that lay behind his philosophy. t

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(as to extend it to infinity) is folly, born of ignorance, idleness, and incapacity to observe fact. o the book of wisdom or folly 63 bk de prudentia (of prudence) onsider drunkenness, how by variation of bodily conditions thou mayst alter its effect upon the mind, and the contrary, remembering the discipline of theophrastus paracelsus, how, opposing wine to bodily exercise, he obtained a certain purification and exaltation. yet, were he seven times greater, he had not done this with oil of vitriol. learn then that there are certain definite channels of action and reaction between body and mind; sound these, and trim thy sails accordingly, not thinking that thou art in the open sea. and if so be that thou in thy sounding findest new channels, rejoice and map them for the profit of thy fell

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as an appeal to the officers. 3. the threshold. 1 [the signs in ritual 671 are the signs of horus (the enterer) and harpocrates (silence, the old g.d. neophyte signs. t.s] 2 [the .secret word. of ritual 671. it is said to enumerate to 93. t.s] 3[.who art thou? whence came thou? whither goest thou? what seekest thou (the second and third are bracketed together. t.s] john st. john 35 the chorus of purification. the hymn .my heart, my mother. as already written, years ago.1 4. at the altar. the accusation and defence as antiphonies. 5. the journey. bar and pass, and the 4 visions even as a mighty music. 6. the hanged man.the descent of adonai. 7. the installation.signs, etc. sealing as for opening; but insert sacrament. 1.15. during a lunch of 12 oysters, cepes bordelaise, tarte aux cerises

one little victory over sleep. how delicate are these powers, so simple as they seem! let me be very humble, now and for every more! surely at least that lesson has been burnt into me. and how gladly i would give all these powers for the one power! 12.33. another smart attack of diarrh.a. i take 4 gr. plumb c. opio and alter my determination to stay out of bed all 1 [an allusion to the chorus of purification of .liber pyramidos .assain. approx .clean, purify, disinfect .assoil. an archaic form of .absolve. e.g. to release from a debt or obligation, acquit of a criminal charge, etc] 2 [general paralysis of the insane] liber dccclx 104 night, as chill is doubtless the chief cause. it is really extraordinary how the smallest success awakes a monstrous horde of egoistic devils, vain, struttin

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the name by which another knoweth his god; for if thou do this thing in jupiter thou wilt blaspheme hwhy and in osiris hwchy. ask and ye shall have! seek, and ye shall find! knock, and it shall be opened unto you [this text is a slight adaptation by crowley of an instruction originally circulated in the practicus grade of the hermetic order of the golden dawn, titled gon the general guidance and purification of the soul. h the g.d. version may be studied in regardie (ed, the golden dawn and the complete golden dawn system of magick. gliber libra h was first published in equinox i (1) and reprinted in gems from the equinox and equinox iii (10, in the latter case with a questionable author credit to gthe master therion. h key entry &c. by frater t.s. for celephais press/ n.i.w.g. this e-tex

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traint of the mind to the contemplation of a single object, whether gross, fine, or altogether spiritual. now true magical ceremony is entirely directed to attain this end, and forms a magnificent gymnasium for those who are not already finished mental athletes. by act, word, and thought, both in quantity and quality, the one object of the ceremony is being constantly indicated. every fumigation, purification, banishing, invocation, evocation, is chiefly a reminder of the single purpose, until the supreme moment arrives, and every fibre of the body, every forcechannel of the mind, is strained out in one overwhelming rush of the will in the direction desired. such is the real purport of all the apparently fantastic directions of solomon, abramelin, and other sages of repute. when a man has

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y than truth compels, may be conjectured from hence, that the cryers who call men to other mysteries proclaim as follows 'let him approach whose hands are pure, and whose words are wise' and again, others proclaim 'let him approach who is pure from all wickedness, whose soul is not conscious of any evil, and who leads a just and upright life' and these things are proclaimed by those who promise a purification from error. let us now hear who those are that are called to the christian mysteries: whoever is a sinner, whoever is unwise, whoever is a fool, and whoever, in short, is miserable, him the kingdom of god will receive. do you not, therefore, call a sinner, an unjust man, a thief, a housebreaker, a wizard, one who is sacrilegious, and a robber of sepulchres? what other persons would th

pagan mysteries. this indicates the probability of their atlantean origin, for the people of atlantis were sun worshipers. the solar deity was usually personified as a beautiful youth, with long golden hair to symbolize the rays of the sun. this golden sun god was slain by wicked ruffians, who personified the evil principle of the universe. by means of certain rituals and ceremonies, symbolic of purification and regeneration, this wonderful god of good was brought back to life and became the savior of his people. the secret processes whereby he was resurrected symbolized those cultures by means of which man is able to overcome his lower nature, master his appetites, and give expression to the higher side of himself. the mysteries were organized for the purpose of assisting the struggling

indigenous to britain or gaul, but migrated from one of the more ancient civilizations. the school of the druids was divided into three distinct parts, and the secret teachings embodied therein are practically the same as the mysteries concealed under the allegories of blue lodge masonry. the lowest of the three divisions was that of ovate (ovydd. this was an honorary degree, requiring no special purification or preparation. the ovates dressed in green, the druidic color of learning, and were expected to know something about medicine, astronomy, poetry if possible, and sometimes music. an ovate was an individual admitted to the druidic order because of his general excellence and superior knowledge concerning the problems of life. the second division was that of bard (beirdd. its members we

n. somewhere in the depths of its recesses there resided an unknown being who was called "the initiator" or "the illustrious one" robed in blue and gold and bearing in his hand the sevenfold key of eternity. this was the lionfaced hierophant, the holy one, the master of masters, who never left the house of wisdom and whom no man ever saw save he who had passed through the gates of preparation and purification. it was in these chambers that plato--he of the broad brow--came face to face with the wisdom of the ages personified in the master of the hidden house. who was the master dwelling in the mighty pyramid, the many rooms of which signified the worlds in space; the master whom none might behold save those who had been "born again? he alone fully knew the secret of the pyramid, but he has

what he deposited with me, nor have i committed any other atrocious deed. if, therefore, during my life i have acted erroneously, by eating or drinking things which it is unlawful to cat or drink, i have not erred through myself, but through these (pointing to the chest which contained the viscera. the removal of the organs identified as the seat of the appetites was considered equivalent to the purification of the body from their evil influences. so literally did the early christians interpret their scriptures that they preserved the bodies of their dead by pickling them in salt water, so that on the day of resurrection the spirit of the dead might reenter a complete and perfectly preserved body. believing that the incisions necessary to the embalming process and the removal of the inter

ornaments, and implements of the most valuable materials and beautiful workmanship, donated by princes and kings who came from all parts of the civilized world to consult the spirit of apollo dwelling in this sanctuary. p. 63 more quickly and completely to "the fumes of enthusiasm" three days before the time set to receive the communications from apollo, the virgin priestess began the ceremony of purification. she bathed in the castalian well, abstained from all food, drank only from the fountain of cassotis, which was brought into the temple through concealed pipes, and just before mounting the tripod, she chewed a few leaves of the sacred bay tree. it has been said that the water was drugged to bring on distorted visions, or the priests of delphi were able to manufacture an exhilarating

distorted visions, or the priests of delphi were able to manufacture an exhilarating and intoxicating gas, which they conducted by subterranean ducts and released into the shaft of the oracle several feet below the surface. neither of these theories has been proved, however, nor does either in any way explain the accuracy of the predictions. when the young prophetess had completed the process of purification, she was clothed in sanctified raiment and led to the tripod, upon which she seated herself, surrounded by the noxious vapors rising from the yawning fissure. gradually, as she inhaled the fumes, a change came over her. it was as if a different spirit had entered her body. she struggled, tore her clothing, and uttered inarticulate cries. after a time her struggles ceased. upon becomin

ip. the outer court served the principal purpose of isolating the tent of the tabernacle proper, which stood in the midst of the enclosure. at the entrance to the courtyard, which was in the eastern face of the rectangle, stood the altar of burnt offerings, made of brass plates over wood and ornamented with the horns of bulls and rams. farther in, but on a line with this altar, stood the laver of purification, a great vessel containing water for priestly ablutions. the laver was twofold in its construction, the upper part being a large bowl, probably covered, which served as a source of supply for a lower basin in which the priests bathed themselves before participating in the various ceremonials. it is supposed that this laver was encrusted with the metal mirrors of the women of the twelv

be burned up by the fire of his divinity (the sacrificing of beasts, and in some cases human beings, upon the altars of the pagans was the result of their ignorance concerning the fundamental principle underlying sacrifice. they did not realize that their offerings must come from within their own natures in order to be acceptable) farther westward, in line with the brazen altar, was the laver of purification already described. it signified to the priest that he should cleanse not only his body but also his soul from all stains of impurity, for none who is not clean in both body and mind can enter into the presence of divinity and live. beyond the laver of purification was the entrance to the tabernacle proper, facing the east, so that the first rays of the rising sun might enter and light

h it holds in solution. 5. separation, the operation of disuniting or decomposing substances. 6. rectification, the process of refining or purifying any substance by repeated distillation. 7. calcination, the conversion into a powder or calx by the action of heat; expulsion of the volatile substance from a matter. 8. commixtion, the blending of different ingredients into new compounds or mass. 9. purification (through putrefaction, disintegration by spontaneous decomposition; decay by artificial means. 10. inhibition, the process of holding back or restraining. 11. fermentation, the conversion of organic substances into new compounds in the presence of a ferment. 12. fixation, the act or process of ceasing to be a fluid and becoming firm; state of being fixed. 13. multiplication, the act o

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he language of alchemy and witchcraft. by exorcising anything you are in effect symbolically using these four basic constituents to "wash" the article of all extraneous vibrations, prior to recharging it with your own will and concentrated witch power. before, in fact, transforming it into a servant to accomplish a given magical task. throughout the following pages i will refer to this process of purification as either exorcism or "passing something through fire and water" formula of exorcism by salt, water, and incense basically, any form of words can be used to exorcise something, ranging from a long ecclesiasticalsounding latin invocation to a simple jingle. witches generally prefer the latter. here are two charms that can be used for exorcism, and which partake of the nature of jingles

rks of this nature. no magical circle is necessary for these operations either, for the force invoked is benevolent rather than a hostile one, and as such need neither the sharp magical focusing nor the quality of incisive delineation provided by the athame's traced boundary line no demonic entities or unfriendly departed shades are summoned in this type of witchcraft. all that is required is the purification of the place of working, and the spell itself. now all of these processes in this chapter are best per formed on a friday around eight in the morning, three in the afternoon or ten at night, when the moon is waxing. some truly astrologically minded witches claim that the moon should be passing through the first ten degrees of taurus or virgo and well aspected to venus and saturn as we

s should be hung or placed as near your hearth as possible. failing that, if you live in an apartment and neither possess a hearth nor, in spite of your burgeoning witchly image, feel inclined to have one installed, simply hang them in the room you happen to spend most of your time in- den, kitchen, maybe even bedroom. as in the case of the egg, don't pass the holystone through fire and water; no purification or charging is necessary. it is an amulet, not a talisman, and is used au naturel, straight out of the earth. magical herbs of beneficence will be dealt with at the end of this chapter, so i will now move on to discuss the witch ball. this amulet can take two forms. the more fanciful, and less traditional, is that of a hollow glass globe about the size of a medicine ball, silvered on

or athame, at each quarter. it receives further consecration of fire and water and is finally unveiled and placed within the altar triangle, at which point flauros himself is constrained to concentrate his presence within the triangle of manifestation. after charging the demon with his mission of destruction, the operator should not only "licence him to depart" but follow this up with a thorough purification of the room with fire and water, burning in his thurible one of the exorcism incenses mentioned in chapter 5. i treat this conjuration sketchily, as it pertains to the field of study of an advanced practitioner, who should be more equipped by dint of experience to handle demonic manifestations of a violent nature, if needs be. storm raising as a process which can obviously be put to m

h. another hebrew name for god. baphomet. horned deity allegedly worshipped by the templars, a christian order of fighting monks of the twelfth century. the name has been variously construed to mean "the father of the temple of universal peace among men" the initials of which phrase in latin spell the name backwards: templi omnium hominum pacis abbas; or by others as a corruption of bathos metis "purification by wisdom" however, many witches take it to refer to "the stone of buffo" buffo being an ancient name for the island of cyprus where legend has it the greek love goddess aphrodite was born; from whence also certain of the feminine witch mysteries were said to have emanated. which brings me to my second consideration, namely, the titles bestowed upon female witch leader whether she be

you wish and incorporate those elements you feel to be most in accord with the basic attitude of your coven entity. the first initiation process is one which holds more in common with the witch cult as it existed in medieval europe. it should take place at one of the eight sabbats, ideally one of the grand sabbats, beltane or hallows. the idea behind both this and the following process is one of purification and release of the candidate from mundane ties, in much the same way as you would exorcise an object before making magic with it. this first process, which is performed robed, uses the device of ceremonial purifications of fire, air, earth, and water. however, the second, performed naked, makes use of that of scourging, or flagellation, likewise as a symbol of purification. i am bound

, a similar challenge is issued by the watchtower representative of that quarter. in answer to the first query, however, the candidate should now respond "from the north, the gate of death" likewise, in the challenger's reply, in place of the word "north "west" is now used, and the guardian of the west subsequently administers the "cup of memory" a draught of pure water from the chalice, and the "purification of water" a few drops upon the forehead. the candidate is then led on another clockwise circuit of the periphery, and ends up in the south, where he is again challenged, this time by the representative of fire, who, by laying the flat of his sword, or athame, on the candidate's right shoulder and censing him thrice with cernunnos incense, bestows upon him the sword of power and the co

uld also include any additional coven symbolism required. as always, it remains a matter of personal choice and intuition as to what is included and what left out, what bias the ritual should have- knowledge and power with its hermetic overtones or love and joy with its dionysian ones. evolve your coven emblems first, and the rest will follow naturally. the central idea to adhere to is one of the purification and regeneration of the candidate, symbolized by the impositions and removal of the blindfold and ligature, leading to his enlightenment and acceptance by the leaders by and for the entire coven. the sabbat rituals items 4, 5 and 6 have already been dealt with; all that remains to be discussed are your regular coven rituals, which will form the main bulk of your book of shadows. the w

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a bath ready prepared, wherein is water exorcised, after the manner which we shall describe, so that he may bathe and purify himself therein from the crown of his head unto the sole of his foot, saying: o lord adonai, who hast formed me thine unworthy servant in thine image and resemblance of vile and of abject earth; deign to bless and to sanctify this water, so that it may be for the health and purification of my soul, and of my body, so that no foolishness or deceitfulness may therein in any way have place. o most powerful and ineffable god, who madest thy people pass dryshod through the red sea when they came up out of the land of egypt, grant unto me grace that i may be purified and regenerated from all my past sins by this water, that so no uncleanness may appear upon me in thy prese

MEANING OF MASONRY

ongratulations when a child is born into the world, so also we receive with acclamation the candidate for masonry who, symbolically, is seeking for spiritual re-birth; and herein we emulate what is written of the joy that exists among the angels of heaven over every sinner who repents and turns towards the light. the first degree is also eminently the degree of preparation, of self-discipline and purification. it corresponds with that symbolical cleansing accorded in the sacrament of baptism, which, in the churches, is, so to speak, the first degree in the religious life; and which is administered, appropriately, at the font, near the entrance of the church, even as the act itself takes place at the entrance of the spiritual career. for to all of us such initial cleansing and purifying is

d in our own working by the conducting of the candidate to the two wardens, and submitting him to a merely formal trial of efficiency. for it is impossible to-day, as it was impossible in ancient times, for a man to reach the heights of moral perfection and spiritual consciousness which were then, and are now, the goal and aim of all the schools of the mysteries and all the secret orders, without purification and trial. complete stainlessness of body, utter purity o f* strange houses of sleep by a. e. waite. mind, are absolute essentials to the attainment of things of great and final moment" who" says psalmist (and remember that the psalms were the sacred hymns used in the hebrew mysteries" who will go up to the hill of the lord, and ascend to his holy place? even he that hath clean hands

e are told, can enter into the kingdom; and, therefore, our candidates are told that if they have" money or metals about them; if, that is, they are subject t o any physical attraction or mental defilement, their real initiation into the higher things, of which our ceremony is but a dramatic symbol, must be deferred and repeated again and again until they are cleansed and fitted to pass on. after purification come contemplation and enlightenment, which are the special subjects of the second degree. aforetime the candidate for the mysteries, after protracted discipline and purification enabling his mind to acquire complete control over his passions and his lower physical nature, was advanced, as he may advance himself to-day, to the study of his more interior faculties, to understand the sc

ample and with instructions by which our return to the" east" may be accelerated. it refers to no architecture of a mundane kind, but to the architecture of the soul's life. it is not in itself a religion; but rather a dramatized and intensified form of religious processes inculcated by every religious system in the world. for there is no religion but teaches the lesson of the necessity of bodily purification of our first degree; none but emphasizes that of the second degree, that mental, moral and spiritual developments are essential and will lead to the discovery of a certain secret centre" where truth abides in fulness" and that centre is a" point within a circle" of our own nature from which no man or mason can ever err, for it is the divine kingdom latent within us all, into which we

hrone of the master of all life. the west, the place of the disappearing sun, is this world of imperfection and darkness from which the divine spiritual light is in large measure withdrawn and only shines by reflection. the ceremonies through which the candidate passes are symbolic of the as a stages of progress that every man--whether a formal member of the craft or not- may mak e by way of self-purification and self-building, until he at length lies dead to his present natural self, and is raised out of a state of imperfection and brought once more into perfect union with the lord of life and glory into whose image he has thus become shaped and conformed. it is in this large sense, then, that masonry may become for us--as indeed it was intended to become by those who instituted our prese

ed scarcely remind you that the word candidate derives from the latin candidus, white (in the sense of purity, or that our postulants before entering the lodge leave behind them in the precincts the garments that belong to the fashion of the outer world whose ideals they are desirous of relinquishing, and enter the lodge clad of in white as emblematic of the blamelessness of their thought and the purification of their lives. as this symbolic white clothing is worn during each of the three degrees, it is as though the see ker after the high light of the centre must always come uttering the triple ascription" holy, holy, holy" as the token of the threefold purity of body, soul and spirit, which is essential to the achievement of his quest. he has left all money and metals behind him, for the

er outwards, but inwards. go back up that same winding staircase. it will bring you to that centre of life and sanctum sanctorum from which you have wandered" when the psalmist writes" who will go up the hill of the lord? even he that hath clean hands and a pure heart" the meaning is identical with what is implied in the ascent of the inwardly" winding staircase" of the second degree. preliminary purification of the mind is essential to its rising to purer realms of being and loftier conscious states than it has been accustomed to. if" the secrets of nature and the principles of intellectual truth" are to become revealed to its view, as the degree intends and promises, the mentality must not be fettered by mundane interests or subject to disturbance by carnal passions. if it is to" contemp

be not merely a temple of initiation, but to record in permanent form the principles upon which regeneration is attainable. its entrance passage extends for some distance into the building as a narrow ascending channel through which the postulant who desires to reach the centre must creep in no small discomfort and restrictedness. this was to emblematise the discipline and up-hill labour of self-purification requisite in the apprentice degree. at a certain point this restricted passage opens out into a long and lofty gallery, still upon a steeply rising gradient, up which the postulant had to pass, but in a condition of ease and liberty. this was to symbolize the condition of illumination and expanded intellectual liberty associated with the fellow-craft degree. it ended at a place where

rn to him, without witness in this outer world. as much has been said about the ceremony of the third degree in other papers it is unnecessary here to expound it further. it may be stated, however, that it alone constitutes the masonic initiation. the first and second degrees are, strictly, but preparatory stages leading up to initiation; they are not the initiation itself; they but prescribe the purification of the bodily and mental nature necessary to qualify the candidate for the end which crowns the whole work. to those unacquainted with what is really involved in actual as distinct from merely ceremonial initiation, and who have no notion of what initiation meant in the old schools of wisdom and still means for those who understand the theory of regenerative science, it is well nigh i

nt some difficulty of comprehension and acceptance. the royal arch, however, would not be the supreme degree it is did it not move upon a supremely high level of thought and instruction. it was not compiled to accommodate the elementary intelligence theoretically characterizing the philosophically untrained neophyte. it presupposes that its candidate has passed through a long, strenuous period of purification and mental discipline, in the course of which his understanding has become very considerably widened and deepened, whilst his fidelity to the high inward light which has conducte d him safely so far, has induced in him a humility and docility fitting him for what still awaits him--the attainment of that wisdom which is concealed from this world's wise and prudent, but is revealed unto

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deep within the subconscious of each sorcerer, awaiting the moment the wizard opens the lunar current towards atavistic resurgence (2. the vampire spirit too exists in dream and so with it we shall walk, in joyous brotherhood and sisterhood. the eight earthly sabbaths' are as a form and focus for the dreaming rite, in which those of witch blood meet in ecstasy. the earthly sabbat is as a gate and purification zone whose purpose is to create the astral grounds in which the meeting is to take place. the following rites may be conducted with very few people, be it two or ten individuals, fulfilling each members dedication and desire. the sabbat of the witches exists in the context of dream control and breaking over into the astral world, where all is based on desire and will. the manifesting

ed witches sabbat star the luciferian path of transformative magick the great work is the path of self-knowledge, power and internal development. the very essence of magick, to ascend. the ambivalent path of high magick is but the gateway toward high sorcery, self-realization, development and control. the path or 8 points of the luciferian path are as follows maps of self-attainment. one: by self-purification let the body be cleaned of impurities. fasting, abstinence and the disciplines of self-control for a period of time be implemented. by controlling the thoughts and intakes of the body may one later indulge and enjoy the pleasures of the earth. two: control by developing the will that the body shall become still. yoga and similar methods of obtainment be practiced until the self is sti

MICHAEL TSARION ATLANTIS ALIEN VISITATION AND GENETIC MANIPULATION

complete sequence of human dna equals 33. the holy bible, new international v ersion, uses theword thirty-three seven times in seven verses. king david reigned in jerusalem 33 years (2 samuel5:5, 1 kings 2:11, 1 kings 5:16, 1 chronicles 3:4, and 1 chronicles 29:27. genesis 46:15 states:these sons and daughters of his [israel's or jacob's] were thirty-three in all) leviticus chapter 12 dis-cusses purification after childbirth. leviticus 12:4 states that after the boy is circumcised on the eighthday, then the woman must wait thirty-three days to be purified from her bleeding. she must not touchanything sacred or go to the sanctuary until her days of her purification are over. jesus christ, having begun his three-year ministry at about the age of 30 (luke 3:23, must have died onthe cross and

r begin in the united states. 1933 madison grant in the u.s. publishes conquest of a continent, a racial history of the unitedstates, and sends a copy to dr. alfred rosenberg, who was hitlers chief scientific advisor, and to dr.fritz lenz at the university of munich. 1933 h.h. laughlin (see 1922) receives an honorary degree from germany's heidelberg university, amajor nazi research center on race purification, for his contribution to eugenics. 1933 nevada passes legislation permitting casino operations and legal gambling. the organized crimefaction moves in, headed by the lansky syndicate. 1933 ritual sacrifice of jews reinstated. stepped up after 1940. 1933 a profusion of german tourists swarm over the sw united states, buying land, checking mineralrights, and cavern locations. 1933 congr

MORALS AND DOGMA

ted and governs this world, believes also that he governs it by laws, which, though wise, just, and beneficent, are yet steady, unwavering, inexorable. he believes that his agonies and sorrows are ordained for _his_ chastening _his_ strengthening _his_ elaboration and development; because they are the necessary results of the operation of laws, the best that could be devised for the happiness and purification of the species, and to give occasion and opportunity for the practice of all the virtues, from the homeliest and most common, to the noblest and most sublime; or perhaps not even that, but the best adapted to work out the vast, awful, glorious, eternal designs of the great spirit of the universe. he believes that the ordained operations of nature, which have brought misery to him, hav

reaved. to him the contemplation of the future lets in light upon the present, and develops the higher portions of his nature. he endeavors rightly to adjust the respective claims of heaven and earth upon his time and thought, so as to give the proper proportions thereof to performing the duties and entering into the interests of this world, and to preparation for a better; to the cultivation and purification of his own character, and to the public service of his fellow-men. the mason does not dogmatize, but entertaining and uttering his own convictions, he leaves everyone else free to do the same; and only hopes that the time will come, even if after the lapse of ages, when all men shall form one great family of brethren, and one law alone, the law of love, shall govern god's whole univer

f good, as darkness was the type of evil. all antiquity solved the enigma of the existence of evil, by supposing the existence of a principle of evil, of demons, fallen angels, an ahriman, a typhon, a siva, a lok, or a satan, that, first falling themselves, and plunged in misery and darkness, tempted man to his fall, and brought sin into the world. all believed in a future life, to be attained by purification and trials; in a state or successive states of reward and punishment; and in a mediator or redeemer, by whom the evil principle was to be overcome, and the supreme deity reconciled to his creatures. the belief was general, that he was to be born of a virgin, and suffer a painful death. the indians called him chrishna; the chinese, kioun-tse; the persians, sosiosch; the chaldeans, dhou

h the degrees of latitude and longitude, and it receives variant interpretations. if we were to examine all the different ceremonials, their emblems, and their formulas, we should see that all that belongs to the primitive and essential elements of the order, is respected in every sanctuary. all alike practise virtue, that it may product fruit. all labor, like us, for the extirpation of vice, the purification of man, the development of the arts and sciences, and the relief of humanity. none admit an adept to their lofty philosophical knowledge, and mysterious sciences, until he has been purified at the altar of the symbolic degrees. of what importance are differences of opinion as to the age and genealogy of the degree, or variance in the practice, ceremonial and liturgy, or the shade of c

savior of the soul. god of the many-colored mantle, he was the resulting manifestation personified, the all in the many, the varied year, life passing into innumerable forms. the spiritual regeneration of man was typified in the mysteries by the second birth of dionusos as offspring of the highest; and the agents and symbols of that regeneration were the elements that affected nature's periodical purification--the air, indicated by the mystic fan or winnow; the fire, signified by the torch; and the baptismal water, for water is not only cleanser of all things, but the genesis or source of all. these notions, clothed in ritual, suggested the soul's reformation and training, the moral purity formally proclaimed at eleusis. he only was invited to approach, who was "of clean hands and ingenuou

uently the utility of initiation. by a natural progress, it came at length to be considered that the gates of elysium would open only for the initiates, whose souls had been purified and regenerated in the sanctuaries. but it was never held, on the other hand, that initiation alone sufficed. we learn from plato, that it was also necessary for the soul to be purified from every stain: and that the purification necessary was such as gave virtue, truth, wisdom, strength, justice, and temperance. entrance to the temples was forbidden to all who had committed homicide, even if it were involuntary. so it is stated by both isocrates and theon. magicians and charlatans who made trickery a trade, and impostors pretending to be possessed by evil spirits, were excluded from the sanctuaries. every imp

e 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 image of the animal that cultivates it, the cow or ox, borne by another officer. then followed a chest or ark, magnificently ornamented, containing an image of the organs of generation of osiris, or perhaps of both sexes; emblems of the original generating and producing powers. when typhon, said the

bravely in war, taught the great truths of the immortality of the soul and a future state, solemnly enjoined not to neglect the worship of the deity, nor the practice of rigid morality; and to avoid sloth, contention, and folly. the aspirant attained only the exoteric knowledge in the first two degrees. the third was attained only by a few, and they persons of rank and consequence, and after long purification, and study of all the arts and sciences known to the druids, in solitude, for nine months. this was the symbolical death and burial of these mysteries. the dangerous voyage upon the actual open sea, in a small boat covered with a skin, on the evening of the 29th of april, was the last trial, and closing scene, of initiation. if he declined this trial, he was dismissed with contempt. i

ple of eleusis, all were required to wash their hands in a vase of lustral water placed near the entrance. clean hands and a pure heart were required of the candidates. apuleius bathed seven times in the sea, symbolical of the seven spheres through which the soul must reascend: and the hindus must bathe in the sacred river ganges. clemens of alexandria cites a passage of menander, who speaks of a purification by sprinkling three times with salt and water. sulphur, resin, and the laurel also served for purification, as did air, earth, water, and fire. the initiates at heliopolis, in syria, says lucian, sacrificed the sacred lamb, symbol of aries, then the sign of the vernal equinox; ate his flesh, as the israelites did at the passover; and then touched his head and feet to theirs, and knelt

d to hiss; and fearful hecate appears afar" the celebration of the greek mysteries continued, according to the better opinion, for nine days. on the first the initiates met. it was the day of the full moon, of the month bo dromion; when the moon was full at the end of the sign aries, near the pleiades and the place of her exaltation in taurus. the second day there was a procession to the sea, for purification by bathing. the third was occupied with offerings, expiatory sacrifices, and other religious rites, such as fasting, mourning, continence, etc. a mullet was immolated, and offerings of grain and living animals made. on the fourth they carried in procession the mystic wreath of flowers, representing that which proserpine dropped when seized by pluto, and the crown of ariadne in the hea

MOTTA MARCELO THE COMMENTARIES OF AL

are deeper resolutions of this problem appropriate to the highest grades of initiation; but the above should suffice the average intelligence) we are not to regard ourselves as base beings, without whose sphere is light or "god. our minds and bodies are veils of the light within. the uninitiate is a "dark star, and the great work for him is to make his veils transparent by 'purifying' them. this 'purification' is really 'simplification; it is not that the veil is dirty, but that the complexity of its folds makes it opaque. the great work therefore consists principally in the solution of complexes. everything in itself is perfect, but when things are muddled, they become 'evil. this doctrine is evidently of supreme importance, from its position as the first 'revelation' of aiwass. when a.c

tion soever of the sexual instinct, because, without exception, every act is an impulsively projected image of the will of the individual who, whether man or woman, is a star; the pennsylvanian with his pig no less than the spirit with mary; sappho with athis and apollo with hyacinth as perfect as daphnis with chloe or as galahad vowed to the graal. the one thing needful, the all-perfect means of purification, consecration, and sanctification, is independent of the physical and moral accidents circumstantial of the particular incident: is the realization of love as a sacrament. the use of the physical means as a magical operation, whose formula is that by uniting two opposites, by dissolving both, annihilating both, we create a third thing which transcends that opposition (that phase of du

NAUDON PAUL THE SECRET HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY

ular in nature while at the same time recalling the liturgy closest to it. it is not out of the question that craftsmen, whose brotherhoods and corporations multiplied the mysteries, began to cull from the spectacle both an exoteric meaning the passion, literally speaking and an esoteric meaning related to the trade's initiation rites and their connection to christ's passion through the themes of purification, death and resurrection, and the recollection and remnants of the ancient mysteries. in england these developments took place with the support and instruction of the priesthood and allow us to presume a certain christianization of a tradition. there were "miracle theaters" that were staged every year by crafts corporations in several cities: coventry, chester (1327, york (1350, and ne

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on any number of masks. they can lie to anyone--especially themselves. they generally do a good deal more in the world than their non-addicted fellows (try having a $300.00 a day habit, it does great things to your earning power. drugs, alas, do open the magical link. they blur subjective and objective realities, n o doubt about that. but they end the secret of setian magic.socrates said that the purification of the psyche came from inquiry--that asking the tough (and sometimes dumb-sounding questions--after all "great philosophy comes from stupid questions" as my friend and novelist rob hardin is apt to say. ipsissimus aquino says that the process you have to go through to get to that place where you can work magic (i.e, the concentration of self into a force) is purifying for the psyche

PATH OF INITIATION

e. 3. the descent into the cavern of the black water and the two torches, or the initiatory chamber below (the chamber or cavern of enody or zerinthia) to the source, or to the presence of the initiatrix in the innerworld/underworld, the pale woman under the hill, queen in the meadows of elfhame, who brings about (a normally traumatic) ego death in the candidate, and bestows the innerworld birth, purification, and regeneration (which at this stage is largely unconscious in immediate depth and effect, but which is necessary to further transformations, and which grows on its own into new, long term understandings. this represents the first "intrusion" or "appearance" of the outside forces that were called to the initiate in stage one. their very appearance turns all things "upside down, and

PHILIP NEIL MYTHS LEGENDS EXPLAINED

cted in the blossom of youthful attraction, were less fierce. although xochiquetzal was also associated with pregnancy and childbirth, she shared this role with chalchiuhtlicue, the goddess of lakes and streams, who is often depicted with two children issuing in a stream from beneath her jade skirt. other important goddesses include chicomecoatl, the goddess of corn, and tlatzeotl, the goddess of purification and curing. 99 legends of quetzalcoatl death this is the day sign for death, and resembles mictantlecuhtli, the god of death. skull the gods are supported by a schematic skull, which may be symbolic of the earth. this depiction of the two opposed gods shows them almost as two aspects of the same person. a sense of the duality of opposites (life and death, day and night) is central to

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

gevurah in her grain h mixed with the states of gevurah in ima. in the flood, the gevurah-states of nukva could not, as we saw, be gsweetened h by her ghusband, h z feir anpin, so they had to return to their source in their gmother, h ima, to be rectified. the flood was thus the immersion of the world in the original intellect, or idea, that gave rise to it, in order to renew it. true, this was a purification process, just as a return to the original intellectual construct that gave rise to one fs emotional makeup is a purifying experience. however, such a flood of renewing energy can also be destructive, destroying the imperfect, corrupt, degenerate emotional makeup( gworld h) that was spawned by that idea but developed along selfish lines. this is probably why most people tend to avoid f

is a purifying experience. however, such a flood of renewing energy can also be destructive, destroying the imperfect, corrupt, degenerate emotional makeup( gworld h) that was spawned by that idea but developed along selfish lines. this is probably why most people tend to avoid facing the real issues in life. tracing the threads of our existence back to their source offers the promise of renewal, purification, and rejuvenation, but the price is the potential destruction of the gworld h or gcivilization h we have carefully constructed to serve our own ends. this is the mystical meaning of the verse, gall the wellsprings of the abyss split open c h8 referring to the states of gevurah in rachel [i.e, nukva, g cand the storehouses of heaven were opened, h referring to yesod of ima, located in

of purgatory. abraham at all times sought guests to host. since this incident occurred shortly after his circumcision, g-d wished to let abraham rest, so he made it extra hot so that people would refrain from traveling and no one would be on the road for abraham to invite into his tent. the sun is envisioned as being encompassed by a sheath that protects the world from its rays. one aspect of the purification process of purgatory is unbearable heat. abraham gwas sitting at the opening of the tent, h referring to [our sages f statement] that he sits at the entrance of purgatory and keeps whoever is circumcised and sealed with the holy covenant and has not blemished it from entering.6 abraham was the first jew to be circumcised, and the covenant of circumcision is known to this day as gthe c

ent, and this is seen by the fact that he devoted great energy to digging wells and pits. whereas chesed and tiferet are characterized by downward movement.the ghave h giving to the ghave-not h and the ghigher h having mercy on the glower h.gevurah is characterized by upward movement, the ghave-not h judging itself critically and aspiring to ascend to a higher level. this upward aspiration toward purification was expressed by isaac fs well-digging, where dirt (obstructions, evil) is removed so the hidden good (the subterranean well) can be revealed. isaac: yitzchak: yud-tzadik-chet-kuf= 10+ 90+ 8+ 100= 208. bor: beit-vav-reish= 2+ 6+ 200= 208. specifically [they cast him] into the nukva of z feir anpin, the attribute of isaac, to the location of its left arm, where simeon was spiritually l

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

he voice of the l-rd your g-d and do what is upright in his eyes, carefully listening to all his commandments and observing all his statutes, then none of the sicknesses that i brought on egypt will i bring upon you, for i am g-d who heals you. h the arizal on parashat beshalach 4 i.e, g-d promises the soul that since it observed the torah [during its life in the physical world] and underwent its purification process in purgatory, it will no longer experience any of the negativity and depression of evil, for it has been cured of all these. in other words, the future tense of the verse should be read as the past: gsince you diligently heeded the voice c h etc [15:27] then they came to elim, where there were twelve springs of water and seventy date palms, and they encamped by the water. ther

t immerses again to be judged in gthe flame of the revolving sword, h referred to here as the desert of sinn. when adam and eve were banished from paradise, g-d placed the flame of the revolving sword at the entrance to guard it. this purifying fire is a much more subtle one than that of purgatory, and is necessary in order to remove the subtle materialism that still remains after the preliminary purification accomplished there. this may be compared to the two stages of circumcision: after removing the thick foreskin, the thin mucous membrane must be peeled back as well. neglecting to do this invalidates the circumcision. similarly, in the gcircumcision of the heart h there are two stages as well [16:3] the children of israel said to them, gif only we had died by the hand of g-d in the lan

restitution is] to offer the sacrifice of an animal soul of an animal, for they caused him to sin. then fire descends from on high and burns those sins. the source of the animal soul in man is then cleaned and purified and the man is atoned for, for all these are hewn from the same source. understand deeply the secret of the sacrifices. 7 (arizal_29.doc. the arizal on parashat vayikra (2) 422 the purification of the animal soul is through g-d fs consumption of a real personification of the animal soul, an animal. an animal, for all its intelligence, is focused almost exclusively on satisfying and caring for its animal needs and instincts. by representing himself to g-d in the form of an animal, the person offering the sacrifice is acknowledging that.to some degree, at least.he has gbecome

the fact than in their physical incarnation they are also the lowest, heaviest, most corporeal of creatures. 4but the domesticated animals are heaver and slower than wild animals, for the wild animals derive only from the spelling-out of the spelling-out [of the 52- name, as mentioned. now, there are pure and impure [i.e, kosher and non-kosher] species of both domesticated and wild animals. their purification is effected by their sweetening [that occurs] on the ascent, as mentioned. for unsweetened states of gevurah are in a state of absolute severe judgment, and the forces of evil are able to attach themselves to them. this is why [animals derived from these unsweetened states of gevurah] are forbidden. but if such [animals] possess signs of purity, it indicates that they are already rect

ughtiness is called ga scab. h [the hebrew word for gscab, h sapachat, means a connected addition] as in the verse, gassign me [sapcheini, please, to one of the priestly duties, h5 in the sense of gjoining h and gconnection. h [it thus refers to someone who feels superior only to those of his own caliber] the third type of haughtiness is more serious [and therefore requires a lengthier process of purification. this is the gbright spot, h meaning that the person feels and acts superior even to those who exceed him in wisdom, stature, or wealth. he acts impudently to all. this type of haughtiness is therefore alluded to by the strong, bright spot. g-d detests all three of these, and all three are made to suffer the impurity of tzara fat, even the first, which is the most innocuous of the thr

REGARDIE ISRAEL THE COMPLETE GOLDEN DAWN

the theurgic art, as the magical concept of initiation was then termed. was so to vurifv the versonalitv that that which was there imprisoned could sprkg into open'destati'on. as on: of the alchemical expositors has exvressed it "within the material extreme of this life. when it is rmrified. the seed of the spirit is at last found" the entire object of all magichl and alch'emkal processes is the purification of the natural man, and by working upon his nature to extract the pure gold of spiritual attainment. this is initiation. these golden dawn rituals and ceremonies of initiation are worthy of a great deal of study and attention. it is my sincere and fervent hope that meditation and a close examination will be made of the text. now, if we examine these texts carefully, we shall find that

quilibriation and harmony in the heart of man. despite the fact that the whole of this intricate symbolism can hardly be realised by the candidate at the time of his initiation, its intrinsic value is such that unconsciously as an organised body of sug <47> gestion it is perceived and noted and strikes the focal centre. we are taught by tradition that the entire object of the sacred rites was the purification of the soul so that its power could gradually dissolve the impediments of, and percolate through, the heavy body and opaque brain "know" says synesius "that the quintessence and hidden thing of our stone is nothing else than our viscous celestial and glorious soul drawn out of its minera by our magistery" hence the entire trend of the preliminary neophyte grade of the golden dawn is t

n of the soul so that its power could gradually dissolve the impediments of, and percolate through, the heavy body and opaque brain "know" says synesius "that the quintessence and hidden thing of our stone is nothing else than our viscous celestial and glorious soul drawn out of its minera by our magistery" hence the entire trend of the preliminary neophyte grade of the golden dawn is towards the purification of the personality. it fulfills the testimony of the hermetic art so that the light within could be fermented and perfected by the ceremonial method of initiation. purification and consecration- this is the insistent and uncompromising theme caught by the candidate's ear "unpurified and unconsecrated thou canst not enter our sacred hall!"fire and water assist in these several consecra

ment from my pen. it explains itself completely in one of the speeches "buried with that light in a mystical death, rising again in a mystical resurrection, cleansed and purified through him our master, 0 brother of the cross of the rose. like him, 0 adepts of all ages, have ye toiled. like him have ye suffered tribulation. poverty, torture and death have ye passed through; they have been but the purification of the gold. in the alembic of thine heart through the athanor of affliction, seek thou the true stone of the wise" the form of this ritual is beautiful in its simplicity and warrants a brief description. first of all, the candidate is led in, arrayed with insignia and badges and calling himself by his various titles and mottos. but he is warned that not in any vainglorious spirit are

man and not sufficiently simple in nature. while one can deeply sympathise with the ideas of the extreme simplicity cult in mysticism, nevertheless it is evident that the complex and arduous nature of the routine is no fault of magic. man himself is responsible for this awkward situation. to be purified was considered by the alchemists and the theurgists of a bygone day as not nearly enough. that purification and consecration was required to be repeated and repeated, again and again. because of countless centuries of evolution and material development- sometimes in quite false directions- man has spiritually repressed himself, and thus gradually forgotten his true divine nature. meanwhile, as a sort of compensation for this loss, he has developed a complexity of physical and psychic consti

ng uraei, and the flames of whose house are streams of water" and the initiate replies "osiris" and it is immediately proclaimed 'thy meat shall be from the infinite, and thy drink from the infinite. thou art able to go forth to the sepulchral feasts on earth, for thou hast overcome" thus, these two chapters, which are represented by their illustrations upon the pillars, represent the advance and purification of the soul and its union with osiris, the redeemer, in the golden dawn of the infinite light, in which the soul is transfigured, knows all, and can do all, for it is made one with the eternal god. khabs am pekht konx om pax light in extension! cii9> second knowledge lecture the names andaichemica1 symbols of the three principles of nature are- sulphur 9 mercury salt@ the metals attri

d the presidents of the four elements. they operate through the fixed or kerubic signs of the zodiac and are thus symbolised and attributed- kerub of air-man-aquarius zv.5 kerub of fire-lion-leo q kerub of earth-bull-taurus w kerub of water-eagle-scorpio tll or. tetragrammaton means four-lettered name and refers to the <121> unpronounceable name of god symbolised by jehovah. the laver of water of purification refers to the waters of binah, the female power reflected in the waters of creation. the altar of burnt offmmnfgo r the sacrifice of animals syrnbolises the qlippoth or evil demons of the plane contiguous to and below the material universe. it points out that our passions should be sacrificed. the qlippoth are the evil demons of matter and the shells of the dead. the altar of incense

e, the waters of life, clear as crystal proceeding from the throne, on either side of the tree of life, bearing all manner of fruit. thus the rivers form a cross and on it the great adam, the son who is to rule the nations, was extended from tiphareth and his arms stretch out to geburah and gedulah, and in malkuth is eve, supporting with her hands the two pillars <146> on the general guidance and purification of the soul learn first, 0 practicus of our ancient order, that true equilibrium is the basis of the soul. if thou thyself hast not a sure foundation, whereon wilt thou stand to direct the forces of nature? know then that as man is born into this world amidst the darkness of nature and the strife of contending forces, so must his first endeavour be to seek the li ht through their reco

its down. frater stolistes and frater dadouchos, i command you to purify and consecrate the hall with water and with fire. 120 the golden dawn: volume i1 book two dad hiero kerux hiero hiereus heg stolistes goes to the east, faces hierophant, and making a cross in the air with his cup, sprinkles a few drops of water three times towards theeast. he passes to the south, west and north, repeatingthe purification in each quarter and returns to the east to complete the circle. he then holds the cup on high and says. i purify with water. dadouchos follows stolistes when hegoes to the east, and when stolistes has gone to the south, dadouchos faces east, raises his censer and swings it thrice towards the east. he then goes to the south, west and north repeating the censing at each quarter and retu

banner of light, and the symbol of the equated forces. hierophant stands back and signs aquarius =s: before zelator with fan. hiero in the sign of the man, child of air, thou art purified. pass thou on. gives banner of the west to kenuc who leads zelator on, and hands the banner to hegemon in passing, while hiereus again reads: hiereus i am osiris, the soul in twin aspect, united to the higher by purification, perfected by suffering, glorified through trial. i have come where the great gods are, through the power of the mighty name. 158 the golden dawn: volume iz book two kerux and zelator have now reached hegemon who bars their way, lamp in <76> right hand- banner of west in left hand. heg the priest with the mask of the lion, spake and said "thou canst not pass by the gate of the souther

RELIGIOUS TENANTS OF THE YEZIDI

ful agent in communicating temporal blessings to mankind. hence almost every fountain and spring is considered sacred, and when in their power, as those at sheikh adi, ba-sheaka, ba -haz ni, and others, they leave a lamp burning nightly in some adjacent niche or cave, in token of their adoration. on this account bathing is looked upon by them more in the light of a sacred duty than as an ordinary purification; and their objection to frequent the mohammedan baths of the country has, i have no doubt, some connexion with this superstition. for the same reason they consider fish moob rak, i.e. blessed, the term which they apply to every thing sacred, and which reminds one of the aghiasmata of the greeks. i have been informed that only a few of the lowest classes among them ever eat any produce

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

f without and within for forty days. the number forty is sacred, and its very figure is magical. in arabic numerals it consists of the circle, which is a type of the infinite, and of the 4, which sums the triad by unity. in roman numerals, arranged after the following manner, it represents the sign of the fundamental doctrine of hermes and the character of the seal of solomon: preparations 15 the purification of the magus consists in the renunciation of coarse enjoyments, in a temperate and vegetarian diet, in abstinence from intoxicating drink, and in regulating the hours of sleep. this preparation has been imposed and represented in all forms of worship by a period of penitence and trials preceding the symbolical feasts of life-renewal. as already stated, the most scrupulous external cle

ROBERT KIRK WALKER BETWEEN WORLDS

1 of 13 [10/9/2001 12:36:58 am] robert kirk- walker between worlds appendix 3: the ballad of tam lin 136 transmutations, effected by laws usually unperceived by mortal men, but nevertheless present and powerful in the heart of matter. the actual sequence and presentation of the transformations varies considerably from text to text, but all involve the action of the inner fire, shape-changing, and purification through apparent destruction. in his final incandescent transformation, as burning lead, tam lin is thrown into well-water (fire plunged into the water of earth) and becomes a naked knight janet wraps him in her green mantle, and he is transformed and returned to the earth; she hides him from sight. his final transformation is a return. 13. the curses for the first time, the fairy que

RUBY TABLET OF SET

t and second degree simply because it is the duty of the third degree to provide that guidance. yet again. the groundwork was placed: the (8=[3] and above held knowledge and mastery over the universe. that is more properly discussed in an arena such as the sapphire tablet of set than here. however it may have ended, the golden dawn's goals were noble ones. it began with the idea of initiation and purification. it also began determined not to use its members "those who could, paid their few shillings contribution for stationery, rent, and out-of-pocket expenses" that is one indication that it was not organized to exploit people like some fraternal organizations that symonds could name. it functioned somewhat on a humanitarian level- though it could well be criticized for not demanding a dec

iven to the term "children, implying an elect body of initiates rather than the human species as a whole. 6. be thou hadit, my secret centre, my heart& my tongue "hadit" means "inspired utterance "had" is also the "secret center" of the word "abrahadabra, described by crowley as the magical formula of the aon of horus. the "abra" prefix& suffix each translate hieroglyphically as "heart of ra" or "purification of ra" which would render the entire formula as an "inspired utterance from the heart of ra" 7. behold! it is revealed by aiwass the minister of hoor-paar-kraat. harpokrates is horus the younger, the later osirian corruption of the great horus (harwer. hence the authenticity of aiwass as an objective entity seems doubtful. more probably he is a subjective idealization of crowley's own

t in the word of which my own is a more recently exposed facet. the word of the aeon of set is xeper- become. book of coming forth by night classification: v2- a17.121- 1 author: michael a. aquino v date: june, x html revision: september 6, 1998 ce subject: book of coming forth by night north solstice the equinox has succumbed to my solstice, and i, set, am revealed in my majesty. the time of the purification is past. the fate of my gifted race rests in balance, and i shall not recant my word, spoken to my high priest mehenpettha in old khem and now again to you. proclaim the nineteen parts of the word, and vanquish thus the feeble and corrupt keys of enoch, which were but a shadow of my true word and now are an affront to me. i am the ageless intelligence of this universe. i created harwe

f the church of satan is not a thing of shame to him. but a new aeon is now to begin, and the work of anton szandor lavey is done. let him be at ease, for no other man has ever seen with his eyes. 1 reading list: in april of the common year 1904, i came forth in africa as my opposite self and brought into being an aeon to end the horrors of the stasis of the death-gods of men. this new aeon was a purification, to prepare men for that which would follow it. and aleister crowley received the book of the law, and my opposite self declared him magus of the aeon. but harwer, my opposite self, is a strange and fitful presence. i, set, am my self distinct from the order of the cosmos, yet am ordered in and of my self. harwer i was when i was once part of the cosmos and could achieve identity only

f the church of satan- was addressed to "satan (which i believed the proper name of the prince of darkness. immediately, however, he corrects this name to that of set. the term "majesty" is also significant; in egypt this honorific title was accorded only two gods- set and ra. in hieroglyphics it is the suffix -hen. the linguistic origin of the hebrew term "satan" is thus exposed. the time of the purification is past. this period is not conclusively identified. it may refer to the age of satan (set/ harwer, when all of the osirian death-worship and posthumous salvation cults experienced a more-orless final exposure and discrediting. or it may refer to the aon of horus (harwer, during which time the grip of the old cults on the human mind was gradually broken. or it may indicate the entire

pies, which i sent to the high initiates of the church of satan on june 23. xu thenru ast a ari-f em suten. middle egyptian hieroglyphics. translation "he did many glorious things and mighty deeds as high priest" in april of the common year 1904, i came forth in africa as my opposite self and brought into being an aeon to end the horrors of the stasis of the death-gods of men. this new aeon was a purification, to prepare men for that which would follow it. on april 8-10 in cairo in 1904 ce, aleister crowley wrote down the book of the law, a magical text which announced the end of the aon of osiris and the beginning of the aon of horus. crowley [though he did not immediately acknowledge the title] was identified as the magus of that aon, and its word was proclaimed to be thelema (greek= wil

ars ahead of any esoteric organization of its time, because it viewed occultism as form of madness (quite correctly. it provided a space creating device for its practitioners. one could take on all of the false limits of society, burn away one's neurosis, and otherwise realize the healthy tiger within by killing the sick sheep without. the church of satan failed in that after this great moment of purification, it had nothing more to tell you. creating space is the first step to building something better on it. the working that communicated the word of xeper, occurred because of the success of other workings which created a space for growth. a working of communication, such as michael aquino performed on north solstice in the year x, has four components. firstly the contents of the brain of

t himself entirely to the great work, xem and the true temple of set made preparations and vanished into the disguise of the amon cult (appropriately, amon means "hidden- compare to the hieroglyphic "xem) this gave the order of set time to wrap their secrets in myth and occult (which also means "hidden) puzzles, which could then pass fragmentarily and obscurely through time, until the time of the purification was past and the work could begin again. xem remains secret until established. the order of anpw will come about and provide the tools for the work ahead. the dark and hidden aspects of anubis are now important, and their reasons can be seen. he who wears the double crown is needed also for the work that is to be done. ra is man and harwer is exalted/majestic man. he who wears the cro

ilation" and any number of other people that have predicted 'doomsday' so many times in the past? previous to the inception of the temple of set, and even during this aeon, there have been many who have echoed set's statement and said that the human race is heading toward, and working at, destroying itself. so, what is the difference? day and night. just as set knew when to wind up the process of purification [in the age of satan, so he knew of the actual acceleration principle in manifestation that had truly gone beyond the point of stopping. and, having perceived of things both unheard of and unthought of by mankind, set spoke through his magus. who uttered xeper. and through this magus, the elect were guided and charged to become. initially, only to become. we needed to know how to evol

r this day that this message was imparted. h the reference in this passage from the book of coming forth by night is the only direct quotation in the book of astaroth, and is the first reference to set and the aeon of set. until the very end of the book of astaroth, set is always referred to indirectly. in the book of coming forth by night, that passage introduces the word of set: the time of the purification is past. the fate of my gifted race rests in balance, and i shall not recant my word, spoken to my high priest mehenpettha in old khem and now again to you. proclaim the nineteen parts of the word, and vanquish thus the feeble and corrupt keys of enoch, which were but a shadow of my true word and now are an affront to me. i am the ageless intelligence of this universe. i created harwe

SATANIC BIBLE

ps which follow. the satanic ritual b. the thirteen steps (see devices used in a satanic ritual for detailed instructions) 1. dress for ritual. 2. assemble devices for ritual; light candles and shut out all outside light sources; place parchments to right and left of the altar as indicated. 3. if a woman is used as the altar she now takes her position- head pointing south, feet pointing north. 4. purification of the air by ringing of the bell. 5 "invocation to satan" and "infernal names" which follow (see book of leviathan) are now read aloud by priest. participants will repeat each infernal name after it has been said by priest. 6. drink from chalice. 7. turning counter-clockwise, the priest points with the sword to each cardinal point of the compass and calls forth the respective princes

SATANIC RITUALS

instructions given here will serve as a useful key to those who can extract the most viable principles and apply them to their own ends. die elektrischen vorspiele procedure for performance inasmuch as the litany is recited without interruption after the celebrant enters the pentagon, the working procedure is guided almost entirely by rubrics. 1- the ritual begins in the standard manner, with the purification, opening invocation, calling of suitable infernal names, partaking of the chalice, invocation of the four elements, benediction with phallus, and calling of the sixth enochian key. 2- celebrant takes his place at the console, turns on both black and white sound signals which continue until end of ritual. 3- begin alternating audible sound at one second intervals (60/11,000 cps. 4- cel

motif. musical background should be carefully cued to the service, using either russian folk instruments or suitable recordings. the tiny bells typical of russian liturgical ceremony should be used wherever appropriate to the rite, and played in the rhythm associated with the obikhod. if in doubt, modeste mussorgsky or walt disney can be your guides. homage to tchort [the ceremony opens with the purification of the air and benediction of the chamber with the phallus. the chalice is filled, but not presented the four principal names are invoked to the compass, followed by the calling of the third enochian key (from the satanic bible. the priest (celebrant) then addresses the altar, who is in the "bast enthroned (seated upright) position. the priest begins his invocation with arms upraised]

other for adults who have reached the legal age of consent. of course any ceremony performed for an infant is not really performed for the child, but for the parents. with this thought in mind, a baptism in the traditional sense could serve no productive purpose by satanic standards. a child's "baptism" according to satanic tenets must, therefore, be in the nature of a celebration, rather than a purification. in this sense, a satanic "baptism" for children becomes a christian baptism in reverse. instead of cleansing the infant of "original sin" and preparing him for a life of blind devotion to an existing faith, the satanic "baptism" pays homage to the miracle of the child's creation, his capacity for unbefouled development and his freedom from hypocrisy. the children's ceremony included

images set forth for childhood's fancy, by all things that creep and shuffle through the faerie fane of night, by all the silken rustles on the wind and croakings in the dark, o frogs and toads and rats and crows and cats and dogs and bats and whales and all you kith and kin of little ones like she (he) who rests before you: bless her (him, sustain her (him, for she (he) is of that which needs no purification, for she (he, like all of you, is perfection in what she (he) is, and the mind that dwells within this head is moved by your god, the lord of is, the all-powerful manifestation of satan [the priest lifts the sword from the child's forehead and, as part of the same gesture, raises its tip up to the sigil of baphomet, above and behind the child. all others present face the altar and lif

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e devil s books readily available to the general public through retailers, as any kind of satanic worship was considered a crime punishable by death. thank the devil and enlightenment for our freedom from some of god s religio/social injustices; anyone can now enter into union with the devil without being completely criminalized! the pact of satan is synonymous with the xian rites of baptism as a purification device, whereas the xian baptism is performed to symbolically cleanse the initiate of original sin, the pact of satan represents the initiate s willful rejection of the belief in the existence of deities, and a rejection of the widespread xian doctrines of deceit. ultimately the pact serves as a greeting and acceptance into satan s world of darkness. special note regarding solitary sa

SCHLAGER NEIL WORLD RELIGIONS REFERENCE LIBRARY

riestly class. statues to the gods were kept in temples, each of which was devoted to a different deity. the temples employed a vast staff of workers and priests. the temples were not simply religious centers, but also served as storehouses for the surplus harvest. in effect, they were banks of deposit for community wealth. daily offerings to the deities were made in the temples, and cleaning and purification rituals took place. offerings were made by royal and commoner alike, and these were taken by the temple personnel. each cult or worship of a deity had special festivals. for example, inanna or ishtar was, among other things, goddess of fertility and protector of the storehouses. each year a ritual marriage took place between the goddess and the ruler at the time of harvest. marduk was

ith the gods. but in practical terms, he appointed priests as his representatives to serve at the various temples. initially, this priestly class was voluntary and was divided into four groups who served for one month and then returned to private life for three months. there were different levels of priests as well, from high priests down to the lowest class who carried water for drinking and for purification ceremonies. as the rituals of national cults became more centralized, the priestly class became professional and a powerful force in the country. the image or statue of the god or goddess was the center of cult activity. once made, the statue acquired a ka and a ba through a ritual called opening the mouth. the ka of the god lived in the statue in the same way that the ka of a person

sopotamia major festivals in mesopotamian religion included the new year s festival and the sacred marriage. the new year s festival was held at the spring equinox, or the start of spring. this festival celebrated the rebirth of the year. in later religious practice, this holiday was associated with the god marduk s main festival, called aktiu. it lasted for eleven days and involved ceremonies of purification and a ceremonial reenactment of the battle between marduk and the forces of chaos. prayers and offerings of food and wine were made to the gods during the first three days. the fourth day was a high point of the festivities. then the enuma elish, the epic of creation, was read or performed as a play for the public. this work celebrates the god marduk. the next day, the people purified

with the divine. in ancient greece the eleusinian and orphic mystery cults offered people the chance to come face-to-face with the god or goddess. a cult is a religion that is regarded as unorthodox, or untraditional; it usually has a small number of followers compared to other religions. although their mystic rites were kept secret, it is known that they required elaborate initiations, including purification rites (rituals to clean the new members and make them pure, accepting occult or magical knowledge, and acting out a sacred drama. many of these mystery cults celebrated a cycle of death and rebirth. the eleusinian mysteries, held at the sacred site of eleusis near athens, for example, reenacted for believers the myth of the goddess demeter and her daughter persephone. the story tells

od should not be consumed until after the puja. other preparations include freeing 256 world religions: almanac hinduism the mind from worldly concerns, such as worry about all the things to be done that day, and gathering offerings for the deity. footwear must be removed before entering the temple, and a bell is rung. in its more elaborate form, puja is conducted in stages. the first is personal purification through washing and calling on the god. the next stage includes prayers, accompanied by offerings of food, flowers, water, incense, or other objects. these rituals are often performed daily in the home, where a shrine can consist of anything from a separate room to an image of the deity, called a murti. family members worship together, and strict hindus worship three times a day. many

ely involved with human life, acting as messengers for olo du`mare. accordingly, santeros take part in animal sacrifices. these sacrifices are an important part of santer an religious rituals. the most commonly used animals are chickens, which are generally cooked and eaten after the ritual. sacrificing the animal is believed to please the orishas, which brings good luck, forgiveness of sins, and purification. this belief in animal sacrifice has caused a number of animal rights groups to oppose the practice orisha of candomble like central american santeros, practitioners of candomble worship orishas, or lesser gods. a few of the important orishas include the following: e` su: the messenger of the orisha, an intermediary between the orishas and humans. o` gu n: the god of war, battles, met

e throughout the day. prayer can be done in a mosque (the islamic house of worship, at home, or anywhere. the third pillar of islam, zakat, refers to charity, but the word actually means to purify. islam requires each muslim to give up a portion of his or her wealth each year for the benefit of the poor. islamic governments have the power to tax their citizens for this purpose. zakat is a form of purification, for it forces muslims to purify themselves by giving up part of their greed. the fourth pillar of islam, saum, refers to fasting, or not eating. the purpose of fasting is to discipline the mind and body. the primary fasting period for muslims is ramadan, the ninth month of the islamic lunar calendar, when muslims are expected to observe a strict fast from dawn to dusk for the duratio

le of twenty-four tirthankara. for more information books dundas, paul. jainism. in encyclopedia of religion, edited by lindsay jones, 2nd ed, vol. 7. detroit, mi: macmillan reference usa, 2005. dundas, paul. the jains. 2nd ed. london and new york, ny: routledge, 2002. jacobi, hermann. jaina sutras. 2 vols. oxford, england: oxford university press, 1884 1895. jaini, padmanabh s. the jaina path of purification. rev. ed. new delhi, india: motilal banarsidass, 2001. singh, nagendra. encyclopaedia of jainism. 30 vols. new delhi, india: anmol, 2001. web sites jain: jain principles, tradition and practices. colorado state university. http/ www.cs.colostate.edu/ malaiya/jainhlinks.html (accessed on june 13, 2006. shah, pravin k. jainism: religion of ecology and compassion (2001. http/ www.jaina.o

l shrine as the focus of shinto life and practice. shrine shinto follows the religion s traditional practices. sect, or kyoha, shinto began in the nineteenth century and contains thirteen sects, or subgroups. these sects do not have shrines but worship in meeting halls. each has a different focus. mountain-worshipping sects worship such mountains as mount fuji. others include faith-healing sects, purification sects, sects that practice confucianism, and so-called revival shinto (a sect that has tried to separate shinto from chinese buddhist and confucian beliefs. folk, or minzoku, shinto refers to a variety of shinto practices that reflects japan s early history, with emphasis on such folk practices as divination (predicting the future, spirit possession, and faith healing conducted by sha

shinto followers in worship, but their primary job is to care for the jinja, or shrines. chris lisle/corbis. world religions: almanac 403 shinto 4. worship of the kami: the fourth affirmation concerns matsuri, a word that refers collectively to the many shinto festivals held each year to worship the kami. these festivals are local rather than national and are dedicated to one or more of the kami. purification an important aspect of shinto life is the concept of purification. historically purification rites were conducted to calm a disturbed kami when, for example, a shrine had to be moved. in modern life similar rituals are held for any number of purposes. during groundbreaking for a new building, shinto priests purify the plot of ground (a process called jichinsai. automobiles on the asse

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y name, and i know the name of the god who guardeth thee. thy name is 'lady of heaven, the mistress of the world, who devoureth with fire, the lady of mortals, who knoweth mankind' the name of thy doorkeeper is mes-ptah" and so on at each of the pylons. in the later and longer version of the chapter which was written to supply the deceased with this knowledge he informs the god of each pylon what purification he has undergone; thus to the god of the first pylon he says "i have anointed myself with hati "unguent [made from] the cedar, i have arrayed myself in apparel of menkh (linen, and i have with me my sceptre made of heti wood" after the speech the god of the pylon says "pass on, then, thou art pure" when we remember that one of the oldest beliefs as to the future life made it appear th

scenes 2 which accompany the texts 3 relating to the ceremony of opening the mouth and eyes we see that it began with the sprinkling of water round about the statue or mummy from four vessels, one for each quarter of the earth, and with the recital of addresses to the gods horus, set, thoth, and sept; this act restored to the deceased the use of his head. the sprinkling of water was followed by a purification by means of incense, also contained in four vases, one for each of the four quarters of the earth. the burning p. 194 of this sweet-smelling substance assisted in opening the mouth of the deceased and in strengthening his heart. at this stage the sem priest dressed himself in the skin of a cow, and lying down upon a kind of couch pretended to be asleep; but he was roused up by the am

h runs in short vertical lines above the scene reads "the chapter of the opening of the mouth of the statue of osiris, the royal scribe, hunefer, which is to be performed [when] its face [looketh] towards the south [and when it is set] upon the sand behind him. and the kher-heb shall say four times unto the sem priest as he goeth round about him bearing four vases of water 'thou art pure with the purification of horus, and horus is pure with thy purification. thou art pure with the purification of thoth, and thoth is pure with thy purification. thou art pure with the purification of sep, and sep is pure with thy purification. thou art pure with the purification of seb, and seb is pure with thy purification. pure. pure [say] four times 'incense hath been offered unto thee of the incense of

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influences such as hate, love, worry, etc. should be banished. work in silence. 4. in addition to the physical telesmata, make certain that you are in harmony with the proper forces and the end result you wish to produce. 5. before any consecration work can commence, the l.b.r.p. and the b.r.h. must be performed to clear out the area. in addition, the room should be clean and free of distraction. purification of the space with n and o is also recommended. 6. in the construction of telesmata, it is most effective to finish the work at one sitting. in addition, make certain that the proper environment is present during construction. the l.b.r.p. and the b.r.h. are again to be employed. note: if possible, it is advisable to construct the talisman during the proper planetary hours. at least, b

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sualization, inspiration, learning, and freedom. the celtic god, dagha is associated with air. in the tarot it is the suit of swords (sometimes wands. it is also know as yetzirah, the formative world. water is the creative element. it is emotional, fluid, and forever changing. in magick, its color is deep blue, and it is used in spells for friendship, fertility, creation, and emotional healing or purification. the celtic goddess, cerridwen is associated with water. in the tarot it is the suit of cups or chalices. it is also known as briah, the creative world. fire is the element of change and passion. it is full of energy and is the essence of magick and life. its color in magick, is red, and it is employed in spells of passion, energy, purification and healing. the celtic god, lugh is ass

e covered you to your chin, your arms and chest feel as light as air. hyou watch as the waves flow in, and cover your head. slowly you feel yourself begin to float, after a moment you become aware that you are one with the sea of prismatic light grimoire of eclectic magick the art of magick practice continued page 15 grimoire of eclectic magick the art of magick spells( the colors of magick white purification, truth, monday violet channeling, unity purple ambition, power, wednesday indigo psychic abilities, divination blue, dark impulsiveness, changeability, thursday blue, light tranquility, understanding, patience pink love, friendship, health green finance, fertility, growth, friday green-yellow anger, jealousy, discord yellow intellect, confidence, sunday orange encouragement, energy, a

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terpret the meaning of ambiguous scriptural passages. the followers of the state religion could worship the god or gods of their choosing and believed that they could gain their favor by performing simple ritual acts and sacrifices. in addition to the state religion into which every greek belonged automatically at birth, there were also the mystery religions, which required elaborate processes of purification and initiation before a man or woman could qualify for membership. the mystery religions were concerned with the spiritual welfare of the individual, and their proponents believed in an orderly universe and the unity of all life with god. the relationship of the mystes, the initiate, was not taken lightly, as in the official state religion, but was considered to be intimate and close

nly warned all those who did not consider themselves worthy of initiation to leave at once. women and even slaves were permitted to join the mysteries of eleusis, providing that they were either greeks or romans, but it was required that all those wishing to be considered as initiates had first undergone the lesser mysteries held in agrae, a suburb of athens, six months before. after the rites of purification had been observed, the initiates bathed in the sea and were sprinkled with the blood of pigs as they emerged. a sacrifice was offered to the gods, and a procession began the journey to eleusis, where, upon the arrival of the priests and the initiates, a midnight feast was celebrated and the new members of the cult were made one with the gods and goddesses by partaking of holy food and

ng each physical rebirth. as the soul inhabits the body, it is really doing penance for previous incarnations, a process which gradually purifies the soul. between lifetimes, when the soul descends to hades, it can enjoy a brief period of freedom that can be pleasant or unpleasant. then it must return to the cycle of births and deaths. how many lifespans must the soul endure before the process of purification is completed and its final release is obtained? plato (c. 428 348 b.c.e) envisioned three periods of a thousand years each as a possible answer. according to orphic teachings, the only way out of the wheel of birth, the great circle of necessity, was through an act of divine grace that could possibly be obtained by the supplicant becoming immersed in the writing, ritual acts, and teac

way out of the wheel of birth, the great circle of necessity, was through an act of divine grace that could possibly be obtained by the supplicant becoming immersed in the writing, ritual acts, and teachings of orpheus and receiving initiation into the mysteries of the cult. although there are no available texts clearly setting forth the process of initiation, it likely included fasting, rites of purification, and the reciting of prayers and hymns. it also seems quite certain that the initiates would have enacted a play depicting the life, death, and resurrection of dionysus zagreus. in addition, records suggest that a horned bull was sacrificed and the initiates partook of a sacramental feast of its raw flesh as a holy act that brought them in closer union with the god. once this had been

u a, which permits spontaneous expressions of supplication, petition, and intercession. the du a may also be allowed after the uttering of the formal salat. while many religions suggest that their supplicants fold their hands, bow their head, close their eyes, and so forth, the followers of islam have many exact procedures that must be observed in their prayers. before prayer, there is the ritual purification (tahara, which at the very least requires washing the face and the hands to the elbows, rubbing the head with water, and bathing the feet to the ankles. in addition, the mouth, nose, and teeth must receive a thorough cleansing. if water should be unavailable to someone on a journey or away from home, clean earth or sand may be substituted in an abbreviated ritual exercise of cleansing

to interpret the meaning of ambiguous scriptural passages. the followers of the state religion could worship the god or gods of their choosing and believed that they could gain their favor by performing simple ritual acts and sacrifices. in addition to the state religion into which every greek belonged automatically at birth, there were the mystery religions, which required elaborate processes of purification and initiation before a man or woman could qualify for membership. the mystery religions were concerned with the spiritual welfare of t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d 264 mystery religions and cults thegods of ancient greece possessed the same vices and virtues as the humans who prayed to them for guidance. the individual, and t

ing each physical rebirth. as the soul inhabits the body, it is really doing penance for previous incarnations, a process that gradually purifies the soul. between lifetimes, when the soul descends to hades, it can enjoy a brief period of freedom that can be pleasant or unpleasant. then it must return to the cycle of births and deaths. how many lifespans must the soul endure before the process of purification is completed and its final release is obtained? plato envisioned three periods of a thousand years each as a possible answer. according to orphic teachings, the only way out of the wheel of birth, the great circle of necessity, was through an act of divine grace that could possibly be obtained by the supplicant becoming immersed in the writing, ritual acts, and teachings of orpheus an

e wheel of birth, the great circle of necessity, was through an act of divine grace that could possibly be obtained by the supplicant becoming immersed in the writing, ritual acts, and teachings of orpheus and receiving initiation into the mysteries of the cult. although there are no available texts clearly setting forth the process of initiation, it is likely that they included fasting, rites of purification, and the reciting of prayers and hymns. it also seems quite certain that the initiates would have enacted a play depicting the life, death, and resurrection of dionysus zagreus. in addition, records suggest that a horned bull was sacrificed and the initiates partook of a sacramental feast of its raw flesh as a holy act that brought them in closer union with the god. once this had been

warned all those who did not consider themselves worthy of initiation to leave at once. women and even slaves were permitted to join the mysteries of eleusis, providing they were either greeks or romans, but it was required that all those wishing to be considered as initiates had first undergone the lesser mysteries held in agrae, a suburb of athens, six months before in march. after the rites of purification had been observed, the initiates bathed in the sea and were sprinkled with the blood of pigs as they emerged. a sacrifice was offered to the gods, and a procession began the journey to eleusis, where, upon the arrival of the priests, the initiates were received by the high priest of eleusis, the hieroceryx, or sacred herald, who was dressed in a manner suggesting the god hermes (mercu

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irvana, which is defined as the complete release from all physical limitations of existence. although the founder of buddhism, siddhartha gautama (c. 563 b.c.e. 486 b.c.e, himself found spiritual enlightenment while meditating under a bodhi tree, the buddhist approach to spiritual awakening does not only consist of meditation but of three ways believed to work together. those ways are: 1. sila or purification 2. samadhi or concentration 3. punna or insight sila, or purification, is simply cleansing the body, mind, spirit. samadhi, or concentration, involves fixing one s mind or attention on a single object that can be any object such as a colored wheel, a candle, reflections on attributes of buddha or the elements of nature, etc. t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a

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man.plant communication experiments led to his discovery of an intelligent matrix existing in crystal/liquid crystal with an ability to store, amplify, and transfer information, and that crystal can be altered during its growth stage. seventeen years of research in this area led to his faceted crystal inventions, useful in laser applications. vogel was also working on the structuring of water for purification purposes, and the structuring of wines to rapidly age them. sources vogel, marcel, and peter prigsheim. the luminescence of liquids and solids and their practical application. new york: wiley-interscience, 1943. vogel-cut crystals by lifestream associates [online] http/ www.vogelcrystals.com. stephen quong-vedic astrologer: healing crystals [online] http//www.jyotisha.com/healingcryst

hat lay beyond time and space. for all the members of the tribes, their own totem animal t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d 198 objects of mystery and power bone pendants (corbis corporation) gave them their spiritual power and provided them with their own instrument of passage into the spirit world. their totem animal would guide them in the purification of their spirit, helping them to achieve self-discipline through fasting, prayer, and the emptying of their hearts of all earthly desires. although many in the judeo-christian tradition prefer to emphasize the charge that humans shall have dominion over all animals, it might be mindful to also take serious notice of job 12:7.8: gask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds o

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most folklore and mythology, she is subjected to ordeals that usually end with her rescue or restoration by a hero, and her bearing of a child. the child, as described above, represents a kind of culmination to any linear story, just as it is the culmination of a line of divine or mortal descent. it can also be seen as a harmonic to the culmination of the entire cosmos, leading to destruction or purification and regeneration. the fact that so many folk and faery tales (see the grimm s canon, for instance) end with the princess or maiden bearing a child, is interesting to say the least. what is very important about the mysteries of the daughter is that she (and the feminine mysteries in general) are more representative of the craft worldview, as well as those of the ancient mysteries, all

the housle components and the key spiritual icons of the old craft, and even to key ancient mythological patterns. how do we bring it all together? what is the final element? how does this all tie smoothly into to the actual, ground level performance of the housle itself? this brings us all back to where we started: in the notion of the culmination of the world-cycle, and of the universe, and its purification by fire and re-birth. the housle sacrament is doing nothing less than showing the pattern of the universe reach its culmination and renewal. an elemental scheme can be applied to the entire evolution of the fire of reality, from the grossest to the most subtle: the sources or great parents can be represented by earth and water; the son or daughter by air, and the child by fire; at the

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n personal history as a spiral event rather than a linear one. what light does this template throw on the events which have taken place in your life? 3. binah; the ritual of the temple and triangle temple; hikl; the temple is existence itself, the window in which the great work is seen. the temple is our place of being and our place of study. triangle; mshlsh; in the triangle is both the water of purification and the fire of consecration. their equilibrium gives energy to the work. chalice; kvs; in the vault of the graal is the wine of inspiration which alone can truly support us. in this ritual, which is of the third sephirah, binah, we complete the building of the temple itself. this completes the triangle of actions in the three sephiroth above the abyss. whereas chockmah gives us the e

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elier: o lord, my power is in thy name, thou who hast made heaven and earth, grant, o lord, my prayer, and may my cry ascend to thee. peace be with thee, and with thy spirit. alb and cordelier, sacred vestments which i ordain for the cult of my celestial reconciliation, i exorcise you in the name of him who commissioned you for the protection of man in the presence of the evil spirits and for his purification in the presence of the celestial powers. become thus henceforward, immaculate and blessed vestments, pure) and radiant, protected from any power and any prestige of the demoniacal spirit and his ministers, become protected from any attempts of theirs and any malefice of theirs whatever they may be. do not retain in yourselves any diabolic force but become pure) holy) blessed) and sanc

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lugher grade of spiritual substance, are attracted to the personal sphere and become infused into the character and nature of the physical and psychological constitution. the nature of these newlyacquired particles is such as not to impede the free flow of libido or of power and inspiration from the underlying levels of the unconscious to the superficial awareness of man. in this way a very real purification takes place, enabling the influence of the higher genius to penetrate the refined and porous brain to diffuse throughout the personality a more profound insight, and a keener zest and appreciation of life, and it bestows a greater ability to cope with it. the ritual itself is not a simple movement, but is composed of several phrases. the first is that of the qabalistic cross already e

ormulates itself into a vast radiant cross w i t hh .a certain degree of accomplishment gained in ths exercise, and already being skilled in the tracing of perfectly geometrical pentagrams in mid-air, the next task is to obtain about h a clear formulation of the blazing pentagrams, vivified by the vibration of the appropriate divine names being hurled through them. application to the technique of purification by means of again expanding consciousness, whilst surrounding himself with the colossal magical figures of the archangels comprises the next important stage. the final the qabalistic cross and the pentagrain ritual 63 task is to visualize, before performing the qabalistic cross again, a pentagram of fire burning on the breast. seen on the back is a hexagram, its ascending triangle bei

ate with the first, if both objects share the same natural vibratory rate. the magician vibrates a god-name in order to effect a harmonic resonance between the deity as it exists within his own psyche and as it exists within the greater universe. the aim is to have the psyche "resonate" with the divine. not only does this lift the consciousness to a higher, more purified level, it accelerates the purification of the body through the expulsion of old dead cells. 7. in magic, such lists are called tables of correspondence. they can be found in several books, such as crowley's 777 (samuel weiser, 1982, which is based upon golden dawn manuscripts, and bill wlutcomb's the magician's companion (llewellyn, 1993. 8. once again, regardie has switched the natural order of the qabalistic cross here "

east 161 have studied and practiced them. the sanskrit word yoga means "union" and from it is derived the english word "yoke" th ism plies a "harnessing" of our latent psychic energies. yoga is a science of physical, mental, and spiritual integration. it is a systematic method of self-development and mystical ascent to universal wholeness on all levels of being. the main objective of yoga is the purification of the soul in order that the incarnated ego may be liberated from the karmic wheel. there are several different types of yoga, such as: bhakti yoga: union through devotion. dharma yoga: union through the virtues of religious duties. hatha yoga: union through physical discipline-breathing and postures. karma yoga: union through proper action or work in daily life. kriya yoga: union th

liberated from the karmic wheel. there are several different types of yoga, such as: bhakti yoga: union through devotion. dharma yoga: union through the virtues of religious duties. hatha yoga: union through physical discipline-breathing and postures. karma yoga: union through proper action or work in daily life. kriya yoga: union through the sacred outlook in everyday life, domestic ritual, and purification. laya yoga: union through developing the "serpent fire" or kundalini force. mantra yoga: union through spells and incantations. raja yoga: union though meditation. hatha yoga, which emphasizes physical and mental discipline, is by far the most popular type of yoga. the various asanas or postures of hatha yoga are the practices that most westerners associate with eastern mysticism. pra

d symbols of what we believe to be good and holy. nearly all of the hebrew angelic names end in the suffixes "el" or "yah" this indicates that they are "of god" raphael "the healer of god" is assigned to air. gabriel "the strong one of god" is assigned to water. michael "he who is like god" is assigned to fire. uriel "the light of god" is assigned to earth.3 while the pentagrams are drawn for the purification of the circle, the archangels are invoked to consecrate the circle with the forces of the divine light. before me, raphael, behind me, gabriel, on my right hand, imichael, on my left hand, uriel. then comes the statement "for about me flame the pentagrams, and in the column shines the six-rayed star (refer to chapter three, endnote 20) the six-rayed star is the hexagram or "star of da

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cation from their own religion or the religion of their ancestors, should the no longer have a religion or should they have changed it in their lifetime. for best practical purposes in the beginning- for those intent on actually using the rituals contained herein- it is advisable to take especial care in the construction of the magickal circle and of all magickal defences. a preliminary period of purification is well in order before attempting anything in this grimoire. persons of unstable mental condition, or unstable emotional condition, should not be allowed, under any circumstances, to observe one of these rituals in progress. that would be criminal, and perhaps in suicidal. one of our colleagues was fearfully attacked by his dog directly following a fairly simple and uncomplicated for

e second step, and again between the second and the third, and so on in like manner. thou must abstain from spilling thy seed in any manner for like period of time, but thou mayest worship at the temple of ishtar, provided thou lose not thine essence. and this is a great secret. thou must needs call upon thy god in the dawn light and upon thy goddess in the light of dusk, every day of the moon of purification. thou must summon thy watcher and instruct it perfectly in its duties, providing it with a time and a place whereby it may serve thee and surround thee with a flaming sword, in every direction. thy clothing for the walking should be fair, clean and simple, but appropriate to each step. and thou should have with thee the seal of the particular step whereupon thou walkest, which is the

the gate of nanna, called sin: this is the second gate, of nebo: this is the third gate, of inanna called ishtar: this is the fourth gate, of shammash, called uddu: this is the fifth gate, of nergal: this is the sixth gate, of lord marduk: this is the seventh gate, of ninib, called adar: and the ritual of the walking must follow the formulae herein described: first, thou must observe the moon of purification. in this time, thou mayest not eat meat for the space of seven days preceding the last day of the moon, and for the space of three days preceding the last dat of the moon thou mayest not eat anything whatsoever, save to drink sweet water. on the last three days, thou must invoke, in addition to thy god and goddess, the three great elder ones, anu, enlil, enki, by their proper invocati

will learn in the course of your journey, and it is not necessary to put it all down here, save for a few noble formulae concerning the works of the sphere of libat, of ishtar, the queen. these are works of the gentle passions, which seek to engender affection between man and woman. and they may best be done in a circle of white, the priest being properly cleansed and in a clean robe. preliminary purification invocation bright one of the heavens, wise ishtar mistress of the gods, whose "yes" is truly "yes" proud one among the gods, whose command is supreme mistress of heaven and of earth, who rules in all places ishtar, at your name all heads are bowed down i. son of. have bowed down before you may my body be purified like lapis lazuli! may my face be bright like alabaster! like shining si

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he expects of man and that is not what he gave the mitzvot for. those who turn the means for correction to an end and settle for it and determine that that is the way to live, teach others to stay away from kabbalah, which states that the 103 of 273 rules are only a means to an end, while the goal we should strive for is to feel him through a correct performance of his will and his counsel. man s purification is the torah s real goal, and the observing of mitzvot is only a means to attain it. if the performance is not directed toward this aim, but is done automatically, out of habit that has become a need, then it will not bear the right fruit. it is as though a person who operates without this intent in mind simply does not exist! the zohar writes about it, that a mitzva without an aim an

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er gross, fine, or altogether spiritual h* in the west by ceremonial magic *berashith, vol. ii, p. 242. now true magical ceremonial is entirely directed to attain this end, and forms a magnificent gymnasium for those who are not already finished mental athletes. by act, word, and thought, both in quantity and quality, the one object of the ceremony is being constantly indicated. every fumigation, purification, banishing, invocation, evocation, is chiefly a reminder of a single purpose, until the supreme moment arrives, and every fibre of the body, every forcechannel of the mind, is strained, and in one overwhelming rush of the will in the direction desired. such is the real purport of all the apparently fantastic directions of solomon, abramelin, and other sages of repute. when a man has e

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e worshippers, led by the priest and a chosen and consecrated priestess, seek out each other by touch and by subtle attraction; then they consummate the pure charity of their hearts in holy zeal. if by the favour and indwelling of the holy ghost the priestess (that is unto this rite espoused, and else virgin) do conceive and bring forth, then is the child baptized by its father the priest for the purification by water, and for the consecration by fire is roast and divided among the worshippers for use as a sacrament, as a talisman and as a medicine against all diseases. this also is said of the knights of our own holy order of the temple, that the offspring of any one of them by a virgin was roast and an unguent made of its fat wherewith to anoint the magian and ineffable figure of baphome

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priest shall be unclean until the even. 19:8 and he that burneth her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the even. 19:9 and a man [that is] clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay [them] up without the camp in a clean place, and it shall be kept for the congregation of the children of israel for a water of separation: it [is] a purification for sin. 19:10 and he that gathereth the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: and it shall be unto the children of israel, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among them, for a statute for ever. 19:11 he that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days. 19:12 he shall purify himself with it on the third day, and on the seventh

e into the tent, and all that [is] in the tent, shall be unclean seven days. 19:15 and every open vessel, which hath no covering bound upon it [is] unclean. 19:16 and whosoever toucheth one that is slain with a sword in the open fields, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days. 19:17 and for an unclean [person] they shall take of the ashes of the burnt heifer of purification for sin, and running water shall be put thereto in a vessel: 19:18 and a clean person shall take hyssop, and dip [it] in the water, and sprinkle [it] upon the tent, and upon all the vessels, and upon the persons that were there, and upon him that touched a bone, or one slain, or one dead, or a grave: 19:19 and the clean [person] shall sprinkle upon the unclean on the third day, and on

[them] unto the lord. 30:18 for a multitude of the people [even] many of ephraim, and manasseh, issachar, and zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the passover otherwise than it was written. but hezekiah prayed for them, saying, the good lord pardon every one 30:19 [that] prepareth his heart to seek god, the lord god of his fathers, though [he be] not [cleansed] according to the purification of the sanctuary. 30:20 and the lord hearkened to hezekiah, and healed the people. 30:21 and the children of israel that were present at jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness: and the levites and the priests praised the lord day by day [singing] with loud instruments unto the lord. 30:22 and hezekiah spake comfortably unto all the levites that tau

4 and at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and levites: for judah rejoiced for the priests and for the levites that waited. 12:45 and both the singers and the porters kept the ward of their god, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of david [and] of solomon his son. 12:46 for in the days of david and asaph of old [there were] chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto god. 12:47 and all israel in the days of zerubbabel, and in the days of nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, every day his portion: and they sanctified [holy things] unto the

nst her. 2:2 then said the king s servants that ministered unto him, let there be fair young virgins sought for the king: 2:3 and let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto shushan the palace, to the house of the women unto the custody of hege the king s chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given [them] 2:4 and let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of vashti. and the thing pleased the king; and he did so. 2:5 [now] in shushan the palace there was a certain jew, whose name [was] mordecai, the son of jair, the son of shimei, the son of kish, a benjamite; 2:6 who had been carried away from jerusalem with the captivity which had been carried away with je

for his own daughter. 2:8 so it came to pass, when the king s commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto shushan the palace, to the custody of hegai, that esther was brought also unto the king s house, to the custody of hegai, keeper of the women. 2:9 and the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he speedily gave her her things for purification, with such things as belonged to her, and seven maidens [which were] meet to be given her, out of the king s house: and he preferred her and her maids unto the best [place] of the house of the women. 2:10 esther had not shewed her people nor her kindred: for mordecai had charged her that she should not shew [it] 2:11 and mordecai walked every day before the court of the women s house

ry kept all these things, and pondered [them] in her heart. 2:20 and the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising god for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. 2:21 and when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called jesus, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb. 2:22 and when the days of her purification according to the law of moses were accomplished, they brought him to jerusalem, to present [him] to the lord; 2:23 (as it is written in the law of the lord, every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the lord) 2:24 and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the lord, a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons. 2:25 and, behold, there was a ma

aw. 21:25 as touching the gentiles which believe, we have written [and] concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that page 641 acts they keep themselves from [things] offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication. 21:26 then paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them. 21:27 and when the seven days were almost ended, the jews which were of asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him, 21:28 crying out, men of israel, help: this is the man, that teacheth all [men] every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought

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le apollo, the creator and destroyer, whose essence was fire, was also called liknithj, the purifier,3 by a metaphor taken from the winnow, which purified the corn from the dust and chaff, as fire purified the soul from its terrestrial pollutions. hence this instrument is called by virgil the mystic winnow of bacchus.4 the ammonian platonics and gnostic christians thought that this separation, or purification, might be effected in a degree even before death. it was for this purpose that they practised such rigid temperance, and gave themselves up to such intense study; for, by subduing and extenuating the terrestrial principle, they hoped to give liberty and vigour to the celestial, so that it might be enabled to ascend directly to the intellectual world, pure and unincumbered.5 1 odyss. l

in baluzii capitularia regum francorum, col. 148. repeated in the captiularum caroli magni et ludovici pii, compiled a.d. 827. see baluz, ib, col. 825. 2 logan, the scottish gael, vol. ii, p. 64, and jamieson s scottish dictionary, suppl. sub. v. neidfyre. 3 see grimm, deutsche mythologie, pp. 341 349. generative powers 165 leaped over it, or rushed through it, which was looked upon not only as a purification, but as a protection against evil influences. it was the night when ghosts and other beings of the spiritual world were abroad, and when witches had most power. it was believed, even, that during this night people's souls left the body in sleep, and wandered over the world, separated from it. it was a night of the great meetings of the witches, and it was that in which they mixed thei

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of glory that light up otherwise drab lives like blazing stars. it is also responsible for the acts of inspired evil that have too often shocked the world. einstein was a nat- ural magician. so was hitler. white magic and black magic use fundamentally the same methods and rely on the same principles. they differ, not in their practice, but in their purpose. white magic concerns the elevation and purification of souls through the expan- sion of consciousness. black magic is preoccupied with the gratification of the pas- sions, both of the mind and the body, and results in a degradation of the soul and a contraction of consciousness. white magic is the art of making the healing and life-giving powers of the light manifest on the circles of human perception. it will never become science beca

hat ini- tiate than any public ritual. this only happens when the elements of the personal rite have been inspired by the light. then it is of extreme potency, for it strikes a resonance in the deepest core of the subconscious mind of the initiate. each person must seek into the secret depths of his or her being for the initia- tory ritual, bearing in mind the necessary components of segregation, purification, death, rebirth, and christening with a new name and a motto. it is best for the beginner to work with the simple tools of the art-circle, ray, pentagram, ele- ments, guardians of the quarters, wave, spiral, light, and the names of god. these are seldom hurtful if intelligently used in harmonious combination. first you must purify your mind and body. for the mind, set yourself apart f

egular, pure lifestyle, the physical sur- roundings in which you live will be cleansed and made ready for the descent of the light. the prayer creates a circular barrier around your living space through which shadows of lies and confusion cannot pass unless you foolishly invite them to enter. within this temple built of prayer and pure aspirations, it is safe to open your innermost heart. for the purification of the body you must sleep only so much as is strictly nec- essary for health on a hard bed or on the floor. rise at first light of morning. eat no more than three meals-two is better-and these composed of light but nourishing foods, with many grains, fresh fruits and vegetables, and little meat. however, the magus is cautioned not to attempt to alter his or her usual diet too greatly

ale (cup and shield. the rod-cup form a natural pair of the light; the dagger-shield form a pair of the darkness. all the instruments must be consecrated before they can be used. consecra- tion drives away any lingering base or discordant associations and prepares each instrument to act as a channel for the light. consecration of the instrument is accomplished in a separate ceremony of prayer and purification by means of the element associated with the instrument. for example, the rod is purified with fire, and the prayers for the rod are directed at the fiery aspect of the all. the shape of the instrument will vary according to personal taste. specific instructions on their making and decoration are given in the teachings of the golden dawn,3o if the magus wishes to imitate the forms of t

ssary physi- cal preparations. the magus cleanses his or her physical body solemnly, with awareness of the importance of the act, like a bride preparing for her wedding night. it must be clearly realized that this cleansing is a preparation to meet and commune with the light. it is traditional to bathe, run fresh water and put consecrated salt into it, then bathe again while repeating a prayer of purification; finally the body should be anointed with consecrated oil. here is a cleansing prayer drawn from psalm 51. it has been edited to remove extraneous references that dilute its occult virtue. a portion of this prayer is used in many golden dawn rituals: have mercy upon me, 0 god, blot out my transgressions; wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sins; purge me with

rm of the spirit will gradually evolve over time to reflect the evolution of the spirit itself that occurs through its contact with the magus. the ritual of evocation is begun in the regular fashion. the purpose to be served by the spirit is decided on, and the words and gestures of the working and the actual formula of evocation are composed. the magus undertakes a period of fasting, prayer, and purification. he or she robes, and then lays out the instruments in the ritual chamber, paying particular attention to the symbols, materials, and manifesting medium in the inscribed triangle. the sigil of the spirit is placed in the triangle, wrapped loosely in silk. if the spirit is good or neutral, the silk should be blue; if it is an evil spirit, the silk should be black. the magus centers him

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withdraw in order to protect his public reputation and his government job as london coroner. mathers agreed with farr that the practice of secret groups working within the golden dawn on projects of their own interest, such as her sphere group, should be formally accepted. 131 the sphere group consisted of twelve members who met every sunday at noon to "concentrate forces of growth, progress and purification."132t hey occasionally came together in the same physical place, but as dr. robert william felkin (1858-1922, one of the original members of the group later testified "meetings were not necessary for the work of the felkin meant that physical meetings were unnecessary because the twelve met on the astral planes. the name of the group derived from the symbol of the "star maps and tree

loat in hebrew letters of glowing white fire upon the corresponding sephirah of the tree. by vibrating a name upon the breath, the traveler aspired in his consciousness toward it. the "crossing rays" alluded to by mathers are the horizontal and diagonal paths on the tree. were they to be followed, they would lead to the sephiroth on the two outer pillars. this would be a distraction away from the purification of spiritual awareness that is the object of this form of rising on the planes. dion fortune wrote "the western magical operation of rising on the planes takes place up the central pillar of the tree; that is to say, the symbolism employed to induce this extension of consciousness does not take the sephiroth in their numerical order, commencing with malkuth, but goes from malkuth to y

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"0 source" in place of "0 lord" although the prayer originates in judeo-christian scripture, its effectiveness is not limited to the conventional jewish or christian concept of god. it is simply a request for cleansing and renewal from the highest active expression of deity. the cleansing prayer can be employed to purify substances and instruments for ritual use. it is especially good as a quick purification method for water, salt, candles, incense sticks, paper, pens, and other common things used in ritual work. to purify an object or material, hold it between your two hands in front of your heartcenter while speaking the words of the prayer, and visualize the water from the star falling over and penetrating both your body and the thing in your hands. as the prayer cleanses you, it also

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agnified when they are uttered by a person purified by prayer, ritual observances, austerities, and good works, because then the virtue inherent in the word is augmented by the virtue in the person voicing it. by "virtue" agnppa means mana, or magical potency. magical virtue has little to do vibrating the name 39 with virtue in the conventional sense of propriety; it is rather a concentration and purification of the will. the words that have the greatest power are names. in magic, names are not mere labels but embody the essence of the thing they represent. agnppa writes "hence magicians say, that proper names of things are certain rays of things, everywhere present at all times, keeping the power of things, as the essence of the thing signified, rules, and is discerned in them, and know t

he word carries no sexual connotation. purity is not virginity, nor it is sexual abstinence, although chastity has been found to aid in achieving a state of purity. it is a necessary condition to magical work and therefore it is vital that the term not be misunderstood. the following modified version of the ritual of the kabbalistic cross, which is used in golden dawn magic, relies on a prayer of purification found in the old testament that is extremely ancient and very powerful. it is an adaptation of psalm 51. the psalms have been used in ritual magic for thousands of years, particularly by kabbalists. the cross itself is based upon the structure of the tree of the sephiroth, which is symbolically invoked and taken into the body of the ritualist, so that the ritualist becomes the sacred

ginal direction from which you began the ritual (in this case, south. clap your hands sharply together four times to indicate fulfillment, and say: this holy ritual of cleansing and charging is well and truly fulfilled. so let it be. there are many other ways to magically purify water and charge it with light. all are equally effective, provided you remember that there are two stages involved-the purification, when the water is banished of all discordant or chaotic influences by the authority of a name of power, which embodies certain fundamental occult potencies, and the charging, when the water is filled with occult light under the authority of the same, or another, name of power. baptizing the rings immediately after each ring is engraved, it must be baptized in the name of the wing of

might be "spirits of burning flame" the "first glory" perhaps refers to the rosy dawn, the goddess aurora, who had many lovers. the "house of virgins" would seem to be a reference to the biblical book of esther, which describes the sexual habits of king ahasuerus. it was the custom of ahasuerus to keep two houses. in one house all the fairest virgin girls in his kingdom were gathered together for purification. after twelve full months of ritual cleansing (six months with oil of myrrh and six months with sweet incense, each virgin went in to the king's bedchamber and spent the night with him. in reward, he gave the girl anything her heart desiredbeautiful robes, jewelry, servants. then she was sent to live in a second house with the other concubines, and "she came in unto the king no more

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alve shall be on his lips. he shall be arrayed in a new double tunic, and his body shall be purified with the water of the nile-flood, and he shall have upon his feet a pair of sandals made of white [leather, and a figure of the goddess maat shall be drawn upon his tongue with greencoloured ochre. whensoever thoth shall wish to recite this composition on behalf of ra, he must perform a sevenfold) purification for three days, and priests and [ordinary] men shall do likewise. whosoever shall recite the above words shall perform the ceremonies which are to be performed when this book is being read. and he shall make his place of standing) in a circle (or, at an angle. which is beyond [him, and his two eyes shall be fixed upon himself, all his members shall be [composed, and his steps shall no

ich i learned therefrom (i.e, from matar [fn#188] i.e, the stone was very famous [fn#189] the "fore part" or "front" of the land means the country lying to the south of nubia, and probably some part of the modern egyptian sudan. now my heart was very happy when i heard these things, and i entered into [the temple of khnemu. the overseers unrolled the documents which were fastened up, the water of purification was sprinkled [upon me, a progress was made [through] the secret places, and a great offering [consisting] of bread-cakes, beer, geese, oxen (or, bulls, and beautiful things of all kinds were offered to the gods and goddesses who dwell in abu, whose names are proclaimed at the place [which is called "couch of the heart in life and power" and i found the god standing in front of me, an

tertain of cleanliness, persuaded as they are, according to the saying of plato "none but the pure ought to approach the pure" now, no superfluity of our food, and no excrementitious substance, is looked upon by them as pure and clean; such, however, are all kinds of wool and down, our hair and our nails. it would be the highest absurdity, therefore, for those who, whilst; they are in a course of purification, are at so much pains to take off the hair from every part of their own bodies, at the same time to clothe themselves with that of other animals. so when we are told by hesiod "not to pare our nails whilst we are present at the festivals of the gods"[fn#268] we ought to understand that he intended hereby to inculcate that purity wherewith we ought to come prepared before we enter upon

ianship of isis, is supposed to have fallen into the river and to have been drowned as he was reaching after a bunch of them. no, the true reason of their abstinence from onions is because they are observed to flourish most and to be in the greatest vigour at the wane of the moon, and also because they are entirely useless to them either in their feasts[fn#278] or in their times of abstinence and purification, for in the former case they make tears come from those who use them, and in the latter they create thirst. for much the same reason they likewise look upon the pig as an impure animal, and to be avoided, observing it to be most apt to engender upon the decrease of the moon, and they think that those who drink its milk are more subject to leprosy and such-like cutaneous diseases than

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tro de vosotros mismos, eres imitatus, o sea el que otros han colocado en la senda del filo de la navaja. esfu rzate en llegar a adeptus, ste es le producto de sus propias obras, el que conquista la ciencia por s mismo, el hijo de su mismo trabajo. 140 primeval gnosis teaches three steps through which anyone who works in the flaming forge of vulcan has to pass through. these steps are as follows: purification illumination perfection it so happens that curious people who enter into our gnostic studies want immediate illumination, astral projections, clairvoyance, practical magic, etc, and when they do not achieve this, they immediately leave. no one can achieve illumination without having been previously purified. only those that have achieved purification and sanctity can enter into the ha

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e kinds, that they may fill up the power and virtue of their odors, so that neither the enemy, nor any false imagination, may be able to enter into them, through our lord jesus christ" numerous other prayers and affirmations may be used in keeping with the student's own personal inclinations, but these should be studied, at least for the implications suggested, both psychologically and magically. purification and intention.so frequently stressed.are vital at this point in the working. the medieval mystic arnold of villanova felt that although talismans were a blessing for those who were struggling on the spiritual path, they would only benefit those who had been purified in both mind and heart. setting aside a time of prayerful reflection is a very important part of beginning. regardie off

ymbolically. we can choose the angelic name (michael, as in the example above, but this time we will use the word qshth, composed of qoph, shin, and tau. the three tarot keys that correspond to these letters are the moon (see figure 13-j, the judgement key (see figure 13-k, and the world (see figure 13-l. they symbolize the combined power of the waters of the subconscious (moon) with the fires of purification (judgement, which are grounded on the tau cross of the world. figure 13-m figure 13-n for this we can use the tattwa symbols of fire, water, and earth. the design with tattwa symbols alone may look like figure 13-m. there are no hard and fast rules, although you may want to follow the order of the spelling which goes from inside out. we can make a flashing color tablet of this figure

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ay to bless all the church candles that would be used for the coming liturgical year (catholics will be reminded that the following day, st. blaise's day, is remembered for using the newly-blessed candles to bless the throats of parishioners, keeping them from colds, flu, sore throats, etc) the catholic church, never one to refrain from piling holiday upon holiday, also called it the feast of the purification of the blessed virgin mary (it is surprising how many of the old pagan holidays were converted to maryan feasts) the symbol of the purification may seem a little obscure to modern readers, but it has to do with the old custom of 'churching women. it was believed that women were impure for six weeks after giving birth. and since mary gave birth at the winter solstice, she wouldn't be p

up in this is valentine's day. ozark folklorist vance randolf makes this quite clear by noting that the old-timers used to celebrate groundhog's day on february 14th. this same displacement is evident in eastern orthodox christianity as well. their habit of celebrating the birth of jesus on january 6th, with a similar post-dated shift in the six-week period that follows it, puts the feast of the purification of mary on february 14th. it is amazing to think that the same confusion and lateral displacement of one of the old folk holidays can be seen from the russian steppes to the ozark hills, but such seems to be the case! eight sabbats of witchcraft get any book for free on: www.abika.com 12 incidentally, there is speculation among linguistic scholars that the vary name of 'valentine' has

ven's chandler, or if you just happen to like making candles, candlemas day is the day for doing it. some covens hold candle-making parties and try to make and bless all the candles they'll be using for the whole year on this day. other customs of the holiday include weaving 'brigit's crosses' from straw or wheat to hang around the house for protection, performing rites of spiritual cleansing and purification, making 'brigit's beds' to ensure fertility of mind and spirit (and body, if desired, and making crowns of light (i.e. of candles) for the high priestess to wear for the candlemas circle, similar to those worn on st. lucy's day in scandinavian countries. all in all, this pagan festival of lights, sacred to the young maiden goddess, is one of the most beautiful and poetic of the year

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l ways of inducing them? i am continually being asked various questions regarding the witch cult, and i can only answer: nearly all primitive people had initiation ceremonies and some of these were initiation into priesthoods, into magic powers, secret societies and mysteries. they were usually regarded as necessary for the welfare of the tribe as well as for the individual. they usually included purification and some test of courage and fortitude- often severe and painful- terrorisation, instruction in tribal lore, in sexual knowledge, in the making of charms, and in religious and magical matters generally, and often a ritual of death and resurrection. now i did not cause the primitive people to do these things; i simply hold that witches, being in many cases the descendants of primitive

phyry, iamblicus, synesius, all refer to them and their objects and revelations 'of what the disease of the spirit consists, from what cause it is dulled, how it can be clarified, may be learned from their philosophy. for by the lustrations of the mysteries the soul becomes liberated and passes into a divine condition of being, hence disciplines willingly endured become of far greater utility for purification' says plato. he continues 'on entering the interior part of the temple, unmoved and guarded by the sacred rites, they genuinely receive into their bosoms divine illumination, and divested of their garments they participate of the divine nature' the same method takes place in the speculation of thales: see proclus on the theology of plato, vol. i, and ede anima ae daemona, stoboeus, dr

in other words, magic. each of the ancient mysteries at cabrai, samothrace and eleusis had a different myth and was dedicated to a different god, zeus, dionysus, orpheus or another, and performed different ceremonies; but since the classical writers say the mysteries were all the same, the teachings behind the myths may well have been identical. the tribal rites of most primitive peoples include purification, tests of fortitude, instruction in tribal lore, sexual knowledge, charms, religious and magical knowledge, and often a ritual of death and resurrection. now the witch cult contained most of these things; therefore, as we believe that all the mysteries were basically the same, the greek mysteries must have taught the same things. was it not perhaps because in greece these systems were

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ls can be scented, and their presence definitely known, by dogs when at great distances from them, and when man is in complete ignorance of their existence. some of the ancients thought the soul had three vehicles--the terrestrial body, an aerial one in which it is punished, and an ethereal one, luminous and celestial, in which the soul abides when in a state of bliss. it may be that some one, by purification of the senses, by hereditary magical power, or by probity, or by the sacred operations of his religion, may perceive, with a terrestrial body laid aside, things imperceptible to us, and hear sounds inaudible to us still in bondage. or with mantle partly unfolded, some adept or truth-seeker may perceive, with eyes upraised, sights invisible to mortals, whilst yet his ears are deaf to t

c scheme recognized seven states of matter; homogenous, aeriform, nebulous or curdlike, atomic, germinal fiery elemental, fourfold vapory, and lastly that which is cold and dependent on a vivifying sun for light and heat. our earth, symbolized by malkuth of the kabalah, is the 7th of a series, and is on the fourth plane; it is generated by yesod, the foundation the sixth world, and after complete purification will in the 7th race of the 7th cycle become reunited to the spiritual logos and in the end to the absolute. our earth has been already thrice changed, and each cycle sees seven kings (as of edom. there were seven kings of edom, genesis, xxxvi. v. 31; the kabalists consider these as types of primordial worlds which failed to survive their creation. seven is the key to the mosaic creat

opies from john heydon. note in this connection, the nundinals of the romans, who marked the days by letters into parcels of 8 days, and on every 9th day the people left their pursuits and went to the towns to market. hence, the jocular latin saying, tres mulieres nundinas faciunt. these nundinals are a type of our dominical letters, a set of seven marking out the 8th days. the romans also held a purification ceremony on male infants on the 9th day of life, hence the presiding goddess of this rite was called nundina. the nones were one of the sets of days composing each calendar month. the roman novennalia was a feast in memory of the dead celebrated every 9th year. the novendiale was an occasional roman catholic fast to avert calamities, from this arose the r.c. system of neuvaines. there

man, after 40 drinking suits best. he who has passed 40 days without an affliction has had his reward in this life. 115. for 40 days, the flood lasted, for 40 days, the spies searched the promised land, for 40 days, goliath challenged israel, 40 days of ezekiel s penitence, the jews were 40 years in the wilderness, 40 days of waiting before embalming the dead, genesis 1. 3; for days, the woman s purification lasted after childbirth; for 40 days, moses fasted twice; for 40 days, elijah fasted, and for 40 days, jesus fasted in the wilderness and 40 days elapsed between the resurrection and ascension of jesus. moses was 40 years in egypt, 40 in midian, and 40 in the wilderness. the israelites were 40 years among the philistines. 42. 42 is notable because of the 42-lettered name of god, taugh

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e. stoop not down unto that darkly splendid world, defile not thy brilliant flame with the earthly dress of matter, stoop not down for its splendour is but seeming, it is but the habitation of the sons of the unhappy" no more beautiful formulation of the great truth that the exterior and sensuous life is death to the highest energies of the soul could possibly have been uttered: but to such as by purification and the practice of virtue rendered themselves worthy, encouragement was given, for, we read "the higher powers build up the body of the holy man" the law of karma was as much a feature of the chald an philosophy as it is of the theosophy of today: from a passage in ficinus, we read "the soul perpetually runs and passes through all things in a certain space of time, which being perfor

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in a proximate time: in the drawing close and union of the sefirot, which are called time [zeman, in the secret of this instructs that there was an order of time [seder zemannim] before this, which is said about the sefirot. 195 linear circularity (a)temporal poetics 87 in a second passage from his diary, karo elaborates on the conception of divine temporality as it relates to the issue of ritual purification of the leper: if so the import of in the day of his cleansing (lev 14:2) is that on the day that his cleansing is attained he will be cleansed, for matters are not renewed each day, as it says, there is a time for everything, and a moment for every desire (eccles 3:1, that is, all the emanations overflow to yesod, for everything [kol] refers to yesod, and time [zeman] refers to the se

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xts. 150 the magical formula of divination w i t h t h e c r y s t a l according to the z2 a. prepare the holy table and shewstone. b. the adept should undertake preparatory meditation. c. the adept must try and aim for a definite hierarchy, which is to be blended with a good astrological time. d. the question or reason for making this contact should be written down if the contact be divinity. e. purification, consecration, circumambulation with lotus wand. f. invoking rituals of higher forces to aid work, using lotus wand. g. invocation of divine white brilliance (lvx signs. h. formation of the astral link through the seals and table. i. vocal announcement of intent. j. invocation of necessary forces of the work. k. one then seeks the vision one requires to appear. l. the use of rational

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old name (yod he vau he, but its essential significance is not creative but redemptive. the sun in virgo accomplishing the transmutation of scorpio. the virgin mother treading on the head of the serpent that the father may be born anew in the son. it is the key to the whole rosicrucian philosophy, the redemtion of matter, transforming the human into the divine. the blending of the dew and fire in purification and consecration. the exaltation of the cross of light. so, from the four we pass to three the triangle of spirit rising from the cube of matter. isis the eternal virgin (under whatever name we hail her. eternal mother, sophia, mary; osiris, father, and son jesus. and between them the serpent which must be transformed into the eagle. the destroyer who must become the transmuter. remem

d burden of the day, seeketh rest' ch.ad "let us then redeem the time. excellent prince of the horizon, where is the place of rest" 2nd ad "east of the sun and west of the moon" postulant knocks more firmly 2nd ad "rest after toil doth greatly please" ch.ad "now then bath he who seeketh for entrance, prepared for that rest" 2nd ad 'ty a faithful obedience to the rules of our order; by that bodily purification which reflects the purity for which we strive; by the observation of abstinence and silence for a period of 20 hours; in token thereof, we impose upon him the final test before admitting him within the portal. 2nd ad. turns to 3rd ad. and says: 2nd ad "noble lord of eventide, before admitting the postulant, ascertain that hislher pledge is duly maintained" postulant knocks thrice urge

this" 2nd ad '1 am thooth, the scribe of the holy offerings; i am he who riseth in his place, who cometh into the holy city. i have made an end of any shortcomings and i have put away my faults" 3rd loosens coni from postulant's waist. 3rd ad "what then is this" 2nd ad "it is the loosening of the corruptible body of osiris, victorious before all the gods: all his faults are driven out; it is the purification of osiris on the day of his birth" ch.ad "i pass over the way; i know the head of the pool of truth, even the pool of silence which is the pool of healing" 3rd ad "what then is this" he points to the door of the vault. ch.ad 'it is the northern gate of the underworld, even the door of the tomb, whereon thou mayest behold the sun in his nadir, crucified between the pillars of the tree

ed out ready to aid thee; friendly voices have spoken encouragement in thine ear. now must thou step forward alone into the darkness of the grave, remembering that it hath been said/i have trodden the winepress alone' to each one who seeketh the light cometh the period of darkness, that dark night of the soul of which the saints have warned us. to each cometh a time when the soul must receive the purification of absolute negation before she can hear the command enter thou into the joy of thy lord; that purificafion of which the piscina of our earlier ceremonies is the foreshadowing. noble lord of eventide, place the bowl of water in the hands of the postulant that he may behold his face as in a glass darkly" 3rd ad. does so, insinding postulant to bend his face and look steadily at the ref

hold now the mystery of the 33 lights upon the white and gold altar. the altar itself, you may perceive, is of rhomboidal form, implying thereby that you have consecrated your whole being to the divine inspiration. the five lights in the midst are the five senses and their red colour denoted the passions of which they have in the past been the vehicle, while their exalted position signifies their purification through sacrifice "the two pairs of brown candles are the four somatic divisions, while the two sets of four are the four zoa and the four archangels of revelation which are their counterparts in the yetziratic and briatic worlds, as green is the ethereal counterpart of earth "the two-three symbolize the six divisions of ruach in the qabbalistic divisions of the soul, the logos or mic

of god''password: abider in the mountains menes theoros. signs 4 horus: casting out the image of matter. osiris: silence thoth: contemplation athor: reaching up to heaven and down to earth. the whare ra teaching of 7=4 the postulant's sphere is gradually developing from the first admission into the order. at grade of chesed, it is clearly differentiated in all its parts, but there must be further purification before one can advance and pass the veil dividing the supernal triad from the lower seven sephiroth. the symbolic sphere dropped into water has double significance: it is boiling and scented. in modern surgery, boiling is a purifying process. all germ of evil is destroyed and in this symbolic act, the postulant offers all that he has attained for ultimate purification; but he must not

t, with the stolistes and dadouchos on his left and right respectively; their seats are close against the wall. they represent the position of malkuth on the tree, and they correspond to the grade of zelator, in which the earth part or body of man is purified. the hierophant is on a seat a little distance in front; he corresponds to the grade of theoricus, located in the sephira yesod, and to the purification of the natural mind. the hegemon and hiereus are on seats south and north of the altar, facing east; they answer to the grades of philosophus in netzach and practicus in hod respectively, or to the will and the emotions. on low pedestals beside them are the emblems allocated to each of the chief officers the fan to the hierophant, the cup of water to the hiereus, the lamp to the hegem

n which you wear, another title of admission; it shall be unto you a sign of the rending, a sign that the wings of the morning are uplifted in the orient of life. you will observe that in this lamen the four living creatures of ezekiel are grouped together in consonance with the inward meaning of your progress through the grades of the. leo at the summit signifies the grade of philosophus and the purification of your natural will. the bull at the lowermost point represents malkuth and the consecration of your earthly body. the man corresponds to yesod, the grade of theoricus and the purification of your material mind. the eagle has reference to hod, to the 3=8 of practicus, and to the human emotions and desires which are hallowed therein. the white ribbon from which the lamen depends signi

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pauperum eleemosynam comportetis, et in hac curti pernoctantes super reliquias vigiliis et cantibus solennisetis, ut praedicto mane determinatum a vobis amhitum pia lustratione complentes ad monasterium cum honore debito reportetis. confido autem de patroni hujus misericordia, quod sic ah ea gyrade terrae semina liberius proveniant, et variae aeris inclementiae ccssent. the koman ambarvalia were purifications of fields, and sacrifices were processions. 65 offered at the terminus publicus; the maylirocession and the riding of hounds and roads during the period of german heathenism must have been very similar to them. on the gabel-heath in mecklenburg the wends as late as the 15th century walked round the budding corn with loud cries; giesebrecht 1, 87 chapter iv. temples. in our inquiries

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viii of equilibrium: and of the general and particular method of preparation of the furniture of the temple and the instruments of art. ix of silence and secrecy: and of the barbarous names of evocation. x of the gestures. xi of our lady babalon and of the beast whereon she rideth: also concerning transformations. xii of the bloody sacrifice and matters cognate. xiii of the banishings, and of the purifications. xiv of the consecrations: with an account of the nature and nurture of the magical link. xvi (1) of the oath. xv of the invocation. xvi (2) of the charge to the spirit: with some account of the constrains and curses occasionally necessary. xvii of the license to depart. xviii of clairvoyance: and of the body of light, its powers and its development. also concerning divinations. xix

it "destroys" or rather changes both in order to fulfil both in the result of the operation- a grown man. it is in fact impossible to preserve anything as it is by positive action upon it. its integrity demands inaction; and inaction, resistance to change, is stagnation, death and dissolution due to the internal putrefaction of the starved elements- 100 chapter xiii of the banishings: and of the purifications. cleanliness is next to godliness, and had better come first. purity means singleness. god is one. the wand is not a wand if it has something sticking to it which is not an essential part of itself. if you wish to invoke venus, you do not succeed if there are traces of saturn mixed up with it. that is a mere logical commonplace: in magick one must go much farther than this. one finds

hese verbal invocations is so subtle a matter, and its grades so delicately shaded, that it must be left to the good sense of the student to decide whether or not he should be satisfied with his result. v. 1. let the student be at rest in one of his prescribed positions, having bathed and robed with the proper decorum. let the place of working be free from all disturbance, and let the preliminary purifications, banishings and invocations be duly accomplished, and, lastly, let the incense be kindled. 2. let him imagine his own figure (preferably robed in the proper magical garments, and armed with the proper magical weapons) as enveloping his physical body, or standing near to and in front of him. 3. let him then transfer the seat of his consciousness to that imagined figure; so that it may

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ly and spiritually. experience teaches that passions thus employed do serve to refine and to exalt the whole being of man or woman. nuith indicates the sole condition "but always unto me" the epicure is not a monster of gluttony, nor the amateur of beethoven a 'degenerate' from the 'normal' man whose only music is the tom-tom. so also the poisons which shook the bourgeois are not indulgences, but purifications; the brute whose furtive lust demands that he be drunk and in darkness that he may surrender to his shame, and that he lie about it with idiot mumblings ever after, is hardly the best judge even of phryne. how much less should he venture to criticize such men and women whose imaginations are so free from grossness that the element of attraction which serves to electrify their magneti

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se verbal invocations is so subtle a 26 matter, and its grades so delicately shaded, that it must be left to the good sense of the student to decide whether or not he should be satisfied with his result. v 1. let the student be at rest in one of his prescribed positions, having bathed and robed with the proper decorum. let the place of working be free from all disturbance, and let the preliminary purifications, banishings and invocations be duly accomplished, and, lastly, let the incense be kindled. 2. let him imagine his own figure (preferably robed in the proper magical garments and armed with the proper magical weapons) as enveloping his physical body, or standing near to and in front of him. 3. let him then transfer the seat of his consciousness to that imagined figure; so that it may

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other, those who are the bridge of astral-buddhic matter whereby initiates of a certain mystic type make the "great approach" 9. devas of all degrees and vibratory capacity who make up the bulk of the desire forms of every kind. 10. the devas of transmutative force. they are a peculiar group of devas who embody the "fires of transmutation" and are called by various names, such as: the furnaces of purifications. the melting elements. the gods of incense. it is impossible to enumerate more now, and likewise profitless and it has only been deemed advisable to bring these many types of deva substance to the notice of students on account of the pre-eminent importance of the astral body in the three worlds. it is by the domination of these deva lives, and the "transmutation of desire" into aspir

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worlds no longer controls the liberated soul; his individual karma comes to an end, and though he may still be subservient to group karma (planetary or solar, he himself has nothing to work out nor does he initiate anything which can serve to bind him, by the chains of desire, to the three worlds. his state is summed up for us in the next sutra. 31. when, through the removal of hindrances and the purifications of the sheaths, the totality of knowledge becomes available, naught further remains for the man to do. the dual work is accomplished. those hindrances which are the result of ignorance, blindness, environment and activity have been done away with; the grossness of the sheaths has been corrected and because of this, and through following the means of yoga, all knowledge becomes availa

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ath. the egyptian priests preserved the remaining relics of the former wisdom of nature. these were not imparted as the sciences are, in our age, but to all appearances they were neither learned nor taught; but as a reflection of the old revelations of nature, the perception must arise like an inspiration in the scholar s mind. from this cause appear to have arisen those numerous preparations and purifications the severity of which deterred many from initiation into the egyptian priesthood; in fact, not infrequently resulted in the scholar s death. long fasting, and the greatest abstinence, appear to have been particularly necessary: besides this, the body was rendered insensible through great exertions, and even through voluntary inflicted pain, and therefore open to the influence of the

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oracle of amphiaraus another celebrated oracle was amphiaraus, who distinguished himself in the theban war. he was venerated at oropus, in boeotia, as a seer. this oracle was consulted more in sickness than on any other occasion. the applicants had to lie upon the skin of a sacrificed ram and during sleep had the remedies of their diseases revealed to them. not only were sacrifices and ceremonial purifications performed here, but the priests also prescribed other preparations for the minds of the sleepers to be enlightened. they had to fast one day and refrain from wine for three. amphilochus, the son of amphiaraus, had a similar oracle at mallos, in cilicia, which pausanias called the most trustworthy and credible of the age. lucian mentioned that all those who wished to question the orac

aws contained in the pentateuch. it is divided into six sedarim or orders, each containing a number of tractates, which are again divided into peraqim or chapters. the sedarim are (1) zeraim, which deals with agriculture (2) moed, with festivals and sacrifices (3) nashim, with the law regarding women (4) nezaqin, with civil law (5) qodashim, with the sacrificial law; and (6) tohoroth or tah, with purifications. the mishna is said to have been handed down by ezra and to be in part the work of joshua, david, or solomon, and originally communicated orally by the deity in the time of moses. there are two recensions.the talmud of jerusalem and the talmud of babylon. the latter, besides the sedarim already mentioned, contains seven additional treatises that are regarded as extra-canonical. the f

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arin, p. 558) 3 pico, p. 109. 99 pico della mirandola and cabalist magic qui opcratur in cabala. si errabit in opere aut non purificatus accesserit, deuorabitur ab azazale' it is possible that this could refer only to mystical operations, attempts to reach the archangels which go wrong and encounter a bad angel instead. or it could be one of the usual warnings to magicians of the preparations and purifications necessary before attempting to operate, and of the awful dangers which await a magician who makes a mistake in his magic or attempts to operate when not properly prepared. the natural magic, which carefully avoided trying to reach star demons had taken precautions against such risks as these. for some of the star demons were good but others bad, hence it was better not to attempt to

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year a talisman in remembrance of the world. at the summer solstice, they mark their houses, flocks, and trees with red* see figs. 190, 191, 192, 195, post. see, also, pp. 47, 48, 52, 53, ante. 172 the rosicrucians. supposing that on that day the whole world had been set on fire. it was also at the same period that they celebrated the pyrrhic or fire-dance (and this illustrates the origin of the purifications by fire and water) there are seven planets in the solar system. these seven planets are signified in the seven-branched candlestick of the jewish ritual. the number is a sacred number. these seven prophets, or angels, have each twelve apostles, places, stella, stalls, or regions or dominions (stalls as stables, for the exercise of their powers. these are the twelve divisions of the g

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ght what lies on the other side of death, and the ceremony of initiation was a symbolical map of that intermediate world which is sometimes called the astral plane. probably apuleius refers to this degree when he describes the mysteries of isis as celebrated in greece during the second century a. d, although he wrote at a time when they had fallen into considerable decay. after mentioning various purifications through which he passed, he goes on to relate something of what took place at his initiation: 113. then, behold, the day approached when as the sacrifice of dedication should be done; and when the sun declined and evening came, there arrived on every coast a great multitude of priests, who according to their ancient order offered me many presents and gifts. then was all the laity and

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hese verbal invocations is so subtle a matter, and its grades so delicately shaded, that it must be left to the good sense of the student to decide whether or not he should be satisfied with his result. v. 1. let the student be at rest in one of his prescribed positions, having bathed and robed with the proper decorum. let the place of working be free from all disturbance, and let the preliminary purifications, banishings and invocations be duly accomplished, and, lastly, let the incense be kindled. 2. let him imagine his own figure (preferably robed in the proper magical garments, and armed with the proper magical weapons) as enveloping his physical body, or standing near to and in front of him. 3. let him then transfer the seat of his consciousness to that imagined figure; so that it may

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these verbal invocations is so subtle a matter, and its grades so delicately shaded, that it must be left to the good sense of the student to decide whether or not he should be satisfied with his result. v 1. let the student be at rest in one of his prescribed positions, having bathed and robed with the proper decorum. let the place of working be free from all disturbance, and let the preliminary purifications, banishings and invocations be duly accomplished, and, lastly, let the incense be kindled. 2. let him imagine his own figure (preferably robed in the proper magical garments and armed with the proper magical weapons) as enveloping his physical body, or standing near to and in front of him. svb figvra vi. 13 3. let him then transfer the seat of his consciousness to that imagined figur

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nts, this circulation being symbolized by the musical rattle which she carries in her hand. this sistrum is also the yonic symbol of purity. a serpent interwoven among the olive leaves on her head, devouring its own tail, denotes that the aurific unctuosity was soiled with the venom of terrestrial corruption which surrounded it and must be mortified and purified by seven planetary circulations or purifications called flying eagles (alchemical terminology) in order to make it medicinal for the restoration of health (here the emanations from the sun are recognized as a medicine for the healing of human ills) the seven planetary circulations are represented by the circumambulations of the masonic lodge; by the marching of the jewish priests seven times around the walls of jericho, and of the

and gaul. the famous oracular dove of dodona, alighting upon the branches of the sacred oaks, not only discoursed at length in the greek tongue upon philosophy and religion, but also answered the queries of those who came from distant places to consult it. the "talking" trees stood together, forming a sacred grove. when the priests desired answers to important questions, after careful and solemn purifications they retired to the grove. they then accosted the trees, beseeching a reply from the god who dwelt therein. when they had stated their questions, the trees spoke with the voices of human beings, revealing to the priests the desired information. some assert that there was but one tree which spoke--an oak or a beech standing in the very heart of the ancient grove. because jupiter was b

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s limit, the candidate is told" leads to the throne of god himself" and reveals the ultimate secrets of his own nature and the basic principles of intellectual as distinct from moral truth. it should be noted that the candidate is told that he is now" permitted to extend his researches" into these hidden paths. there is peril to the mentality of the candidate if this work is undertaken before the purifications of the apprentice stage have been accomplished. hence the permission is not accorded until that preliminary task has been done and duly tested. the work of the second degree is accordingly a purely philosophical work, involving deep psychological self-analysis, experience of unusual phenomena, as the psychic faculties of the soul begin to unfold themselves, and the apprehension of ab

manently. in theological language, god has become man, and man has become divinized, in virtue of this descent and union. in masonic terms, the vital and immortal principle resident in the candidate has at las t superseded his temporal life-principle and established him upon a new centre of incorruptible life. now, and perhaps only now, becomes thoroughly appreciable the necessity for the earlier purifications, discipline, self-crucifixion and death of all the lower nature. how could the purity of the divine essence tabernacle in the coarse body of the sensualist? how could the eternal wisdom unfold its treasures in a mind benighted or caring for nothing but base metals and material pursuits? how could the universal will co-operate with and function through the man whose petty personal wil

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e essence of the human soul is the image of god, and it existed before the body; that the object of its terrestrial life is to disengage itself of its body or its sepulchre; and that it will ascend to the heavenly regions whenever it shall be purified; in which we see the meaning, now almost forgotten in our lodges, of the mode of preparation of the candidate for apprenticeship, and his tests and purifications in the first degree, according to the ancient and accepted scottish rite. philo incorporated in his eclecticism neither egyptian nor oriental elements. but there were other jewish teachers in alexandria who did both. the jews of egypt were slightly jealous of, and a little hostile to, those of palestine, particularly after the erection of the sanctuary at leontopolis by the high-prie

ind, was not so punished for some sin that he had committed before his birth. virgil, in the celebrated allegory in which he develops the doctrines taught in the mysteries, enunciated the doctrine, held by most of the ancient philosophers, of the pre-existence of souls, in the eternal fire from which they emanate; that fire which animates the stars, and circulates in every part of nature: and the purifications of the soul, by fire, water, and air, of which he speaks, and which three modes were employed in the mysteries of bacchus, were symbols of the passage of the soul into different bodies. the relations of the human soul with the rest of nature were a chief object of the science of the mysteries. the man was there brought face to face with entire nature. the world, and the spherical env

. even his name was concealed, like that of the demiourgos, whose name was ineffable. the dadoukos also wore a long robe, his hair long, and a bandeau on his forehead. callias, when holding that office, fighting on the great day of marathon, clothed with the insignia of his office, was taken by the barbarians to be a king. the dadoukos led the procession of the initiates, and was charged with the purifications. we do not know the functions of the _epibomos_ or assistant at the altar, who represented the moon. that planet was one of the two homes of souls, and one of the two great gates by which they descended and reascended. mercury was charged with the conducting of souls through the two great gates; and in going from the sun to the moon they passed immediately by him. he admitted or reje

long trials, or by abstinence and chastity. for many days he was required to fast and be continent, and to drink liquids calculated to diminish his passions and keep him chaste. ablutions were also required, symbolical of the purity necessary to enable the soul to escape from its bondage in matter. sacred baths and preparatory baptisms were used, lustrations, immersions, lustral sprinklings, and purifications of every kind. at athens they bathed in the ilissus, which thence became a sacred river; and before entering the temple of eleusis, all were required to wash their hands in a vase of lustral water placed near the entrance. clean hands and a pure heart were required of the candidates. apuleius bathed seven times in the sea, symbolical of the seven spheres through which the soul must r

had to pass three degrees of instruction. the initiates were consequently divided into three classes; the first _auditors, the second _catechumens, and the third _the faithful. the auditors were a sort of novices, who were prepared by certain ceremonies and certain instruction to receive the dogmas of christianity. a portion of these dogmas was made known to the catechumens; who, after particular purifications, received baptism, or the initiation of the _theogenesis (divine generation; but in the grand mysteries of that religion, the incarnation, nativity, passion, and resurrection of christ, none were initiated but _the faithful. these doctrines, and the celebration of the holy sacraments, particularly the eucharist, were kept with profound secrecy. these mysteries were divided into two p

ht the true religion to the ancient patriarchs: awful, mysterious, the absolute. man was created pure; and god gave him truth, as he gave him light. he has lost the _truth_ and found _error. he has wandered far into darkness; and round him sin and shame hover evermore. the soul that is impure, and sinful, and defiled with earthly stains, cannot again unite with god, until, by long trials and many purifications, it is finally delivered from the old calamity; and light overcomes darkness and dethrones it, in the soul. god is the first; indestructible, eternal, uncreated, indivisible _wisdom, justice, truth, and _mercy, with _harmony_ and _love, are of his essence, and _eternity_ and _infinitude of extension. he is silent, and consents with mind, and is known to souls through mind alone. in h

nd even the angels of heaven to quake for fear. the word aum, says the ramayan, represents "the being of beings, one substance in three forms; without mode, without quality, without passion: immense, incomprehensible, infinite, indivisible, immutable, incorporeal, irresistible" an old passage in the purana says "all the rites ordained in the vedas, the sacrifices to the fire, and all other solemn purifications, shall pass away; but that which shall never pass away is the word a-o-o-m for it is the symbol of the lord of all things" herodotus says that the ancient pelasgi built no temples and worshipped no idols, and had a sacred name of deity, which it was not permissible to pronounce. the clarian oracle, which was of unknown antiquity, being asked which of the deities was named iao, answer

ndered far from god, he must needs make many efforts, and undergo a long and painful pilgrimage, before he could rejoin the source of all perfection: and the firm conviction and positive certainty, that nothing defective, impure, or defiled with earthy stains, could enter the pure region of perfect spirits, or be eternally united to god; wherefore the soul had to pass through long trials and many purifications before it could attain that blissful end. and the end and aim of all these systems of philosophy was the final deliverance of the soul from the old calamity, the dreaded fate and frightful lot of being compelled to wander through the dark regions of nature and the various forms of the brute creation, ever changing its terrestrial shape, and its union with god, which they held to be t

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lly and spiritually. experience teaches that passions thus employed do serve to refine and to exalt the whole being of man or woman. nuit indicates the sole condition "but always unto me. the epicure is not a monster of gluttony, nor the amateur of beethoven a 'degenerate' from the 'normal' man whose only music is the tom-tom. so also the poisons which shook the bourgeois are not indulgences, but purifications; the brute whose furtive lust demands that he be drunk and in darkness that he may surrender to his shame, and that he lie about it with idiot mumblings ever after, is hardly the best judge even of phryne. how much less should he venture to criticize such men and women whose imaginations are so free from grossness that the element of attraction which serves to electrify their magneti

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tient will receive no benefit from the application of knowledge until he is refuted, and from refutation learns modesty; he must be purged of his prejudices first and made to think that he knows only what he knows, and no more. theaetetus: that is certainly the best and wisest state of mind. stranger: for all these reasons, theaetetus, we must admit that refutation is the greatest and chiefest of purifications, and he who has not been refuted, though he be the great king himself, is in an awful state of impurity; he is uninstructed and deformed in those things in which he who would be truly blessed ought to be fairest and purest. theaetetus: very true. stranger: well, what name shall we give to the practitioners of this art? for my part i shrink from calling them sophists. theaetetus: why

to perform an invocation? 49. explain the four methods by which a magician may identify himself to/with the god with whom the work will occur. 50. describe the attitude that a magician should have toward his magickal tools. 51. what is the significance of the "lost word" sought for by the magician? 52. please define "magickal consecration" 53. what are the main reasons for careful banishings and purifications before magickal workings? 54. what are the 'gods' that are used in magick? 55. of what importance is the tarot to the study and practice of magick? 56. briefly expain the naples arrangement beginning with absolute zero. 57. who and what is aiwass? 58. how would you explain the difference between black and white magick? 59. what is the symbolic reason for censing the ritual chamber an

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with the heads of a hawk, an ape, a jackal, and a man respectively. the sem priest then said "i have seen my father in all his forms" which the other men in turn repeat. the meaning of this portion of the ceremony is hard to explain, but m. maspero 2 thinks that it was intended to bring back to the body of the deceased its shadow (khaibit, which had departed from it when it died. the preliminary purifications being ended, and the shadow having been joined to the body once more, the statue or mummy is approached by the men who represent the armed guard of horus; and one of their number, having taken upon himself the character of horus, the son of osiris and isis, touches its mouth with his finger. the kher-heb next made ready to perform the sacrifice which was intended to commemorate the s

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lfare of the individual, and their proponents believed in an orderly universe and the unity of all life with god. the relationship of the mystes, the initiate, was not taken lightly, as in the official state religion, but was considered to be intimate and close. the aim and promise of the mystical rites was to enable the initiate to feel as though he or she had attained union with the divine. the purifications and processions, the fasting and the feasts, the blazing lights of torches and the musical liturgies played during the performances of the sacred plays all fueled the imagination and stirred deep emotions. the initiates left the celebration of the mystery feeling that they were now superior to the problems that the uninitiated faced concerning life, death, and immortality. not only d

guidance. the individual, and their proponents believed in an orderly universe and the unity of all life with god. the relationship of the mystes,the initiate, was not taken lightly, as in the official state religion, but was considered to be intimate and close. the aim and promise of the mystical rites was to enable the initiate to feel as though he or she had attained union with the divine. the purifications and processions, the fasting and the feasts, the blazing lights of torches, and the musical liturgies played during the performances of the sacred plays, all fueled the imagination and stirred deep emotions. the initiates left the celebration of the mystery knowing that they were now superior to the problems that the uninitiated faced concerning life, death, and immortality. not only

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shewed her people nor her kindred: for mordecai had charged her that she should not shew [it] 2:11 and mordecai walked every day before the court of the women s house, to know how esther did, and what should become of her. 2:12 now when every maid s turn was come to go in to king ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished [to wit] six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with [other] things for the purifying of the women) 2:13 then thus came [every] maiden unto the king; whatsoever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women unto the king s house. 2:14 in the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned into the second house of the

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the west are represented by an armed warrior in a boat, who is spearing a crocodile, and leads the way for heru-behutet. in a boat behind the great god is a representative of the mesentiu of the east spearing a crocodile. and ra, said unto thoth "my heart [is satisfied] with the works of these blacksmiths of heru-behutet who are in his bodyguard. they shall dwell in sanctuaries, and libations and purifications and offerings shall be made to their images, and [there shall be appointed for them] priests who shall minister by the month, and priests who shall minister by the hour, in all their god-houses whatsoever, as their reward because they have slain the enemies of the god" and thoth said "the [middle] domains shall be called after the names of these blacksmiths from this day onwards, and

fn#259] she is said to have been a priestess of isis and of apollo delphicus. ii. to desire, therefore, and covet after truth, those truths more especially which concern the divine nature, is to aspire to be partakers of that nature itself, and to profess that all our studies and inquiries are devoted to the acquisition of holiness. this occupation is surely more truly religious than any external purifications or mere service of the temple can be. but more especially must such a disposition of mind be highly acceptable to that goddess to whose service you are dedicated, for her especial characteristics are wisdom and foresight, and her very name seems to express the peculiar relation which she bears to knowledge. for "isis"[fn#260] is a greek word, and means "knowledge" and "typhon"[fn#261

not at a feast of gods from five-branched tree, with sharp-edged steel to part the green from dry" v. now, the priests are so scrupulous in endeavouring to avoid everything which may tend to the increase of the above-mentioned excrementitious substances, that, on this account, they abstain not only from most sorts of pulse, and from the flesh of sheep and swine, but likewise, in their more solemn purifications, they even exclude salt from their meals. this they do for many reasons, but chiefly because it whets their appetites, and incites them to eat more than they otherwise would. now, as to salt being accounted impure because, as aristagoras tells us, many little insects are caught in it whilst it is hardening, and are thereby killed therein-this view is wholly trifling and absurd. from

of the sun at heliopolis[fn#271] never carry wine into their temples, for they regard it as indecent for those who are devoted to the service of any god to indulge in the drinking of wine whilst they are under the immediate inspection of their lord and king.[fn#272] the priests of the other deities are not so scrupulous in this respect, for they use it, though sparingly. during their more solemn purifications they abstain from wine wholly, and they give themselves up entirely to study and meditation, 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 reig

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