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the grade of practicus, and i have duly received a dispensation from the greatly honoured chiefs of the second order, to advance him in due form. honoured hegemon, superintend the preparation of the theoricus and give the customary alarm. heg: rises, salutes the hierophant, quits the temple and sees the theoricus is thus prepared. wearing sash of theoricus, hoodwink and with the solid triangular pyramid formed of4 elements in right hand, hegemon takes theoricus by left hand and gives an alarm of 8 knocks. heg: his throne was like a fiery flame, and the wheels as burning fire. hiereus: opens door and admits them, returns to his place. heg: conducts theoricus to the north west facing the seat of hiereus. hegemon takes pyramid. hiereus: give me the sign, grip or token, grand word, mystic num

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

ambulates hall once. hiero: as they approach, takes red lamp in his hand and rises. hegemon and theoricus halt before him. hiero: axieros the first kabir spake to kasmillos the candidate and said i am the apex of the triangle of flame. i am the solar fire pouring forth its beams upon the lower world. life giving. light producing. by what symbol dost thou seek to pass by? heg: by the symbol of the pyramid of flame. hiero: hear thou the voice of axieros the first kabir. the mind of the father whirled forth in re-echoing roar, comprehending by invincible will ideas omniform, which flying forth from that one fountain issued; for the father alike was the will and the end; by which yet are they connected with the father, according to alternating life, through varying vehicles. but they were divi

second kabir spake to kasmillos the candidate and said: i am the left basal angle of the triangle of flame. i am fire volcanic and terrestrial, flashingly flaming through the abysses of earth; fire rending fire penetrating, tearing asunder the curtain of matter; fire constrained, fire tormenting, raging and whirling in lurid storm. by what sign dost thou seek to pass by? heg: by the symbol of the pyramid of flame. hiereus: hear thou the voice of axiokersos the second kabir: for not in matter did the fire which is the beyond first enclose his power in acts, but in mind; for the former of the fiery world is the mind of mind, who first sprang from mind, clothing the one fire with the other fire, binding them together so that he might mingle the fountainous craters while preserving unsullied t

us. heg: axiokersa the third kabir spake to kasmillos the candidate and said i am the right basal angle of the triangle of flame; i am the fire astral and fluid, winding and coruscating through the firmament. i am the life of beings, the vital heat of existence. by what sign dost thou seek to pass by? hiereus: prompts theoricus and then returns to his. hiereus (for theoricus) by the symbol of the pyramid of flame. heg: hear thou the voice of axiokersa the third kabir. the father hath hastily withdrawn himself, but hath not shut up his own fire in his intellectual power. all things are sprung from that one fire. for all things did the father of all things perfect, and delivered them over unto the second mind, whom all races of men call first. the mind of the father riding on the subtle gird

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ceremony of your passage of the 28th path will take place. part ii temple officers hierophant: red robe, r&w nemyss, gold shoes, white collar, lamen, scepter. hiereus: black robe, b&w nemyss, red shoes, red collar, lamen, sword. hegemon: white robe, white nemyss, black collar, red shoes, lamen, scepter. candidate: black robe, red shoes, sash. required materials for the altar 2 red tapers 4 sided pyramid 17th key of the tarot required materials for the temple banners of the east and west temple pillars hebrew letters: resh, samech, tzaddi diagram of dekagram, endekagram, dodekagram& all endekangles etc. diagram of caput and cauda draconis enochian fire tablet 3 red lamps censer 4 chairs 3 cups of water 3 small altars part ii advancement path 28 hiero: honoured hegemon, you have my command

gram of dekagram, endekagram, dodekagram& all endekangles etc. diagram of caput and cauda draconis enochian fire tablet 3 red lamps censer 4 chairs 3 cups of water 3 small altars part ii advancement path 28 hiero: honoured hegemon, you have my command to present the practicus with the necessary admission badge and to admit him (her. heg: rises goes to door, opens it, presents practicus with solid pyramid of elements and admits him. heg: and ever forth from their central source the rivers of eden flow. heg: leads practicus to south east before pillars. hiero: frater (xyz) the path now open before you is the 28th leading from the grade of theoricus to the grade of philosophus. take in your right hand the solid pyramid of the elements and follow the guide of the path. heg: circumambulates hal

hings bow before the three supernals. the first course is sacred, but in the midst thereof another, the third aerial which cherisheth earth in fire and the fountain of fountain, and of all the fountains. the matrix containing all, thence abundantly springing forth the generation of multifarious matter. heg: conducts practicus to foot of the hierophant's throne and hands to the practicus the solid pyramid of the elements. hiero: this pyramid is attributed to the four elements. on the four triangles are their names, asch, fire; mayim, water; ruach, air; aretz, earth; on the apex is the word eth, composed of the first and last letters of the alphabet and implying essence. the square base represents the material universe, and on it is the word ohlam, meaning world (places pyramid aside) the 28

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGICK SPELLS

to absorb power from the cosmos. if you are in a group and have been linking hands, as the power increases to a great intensity, this is the time to loose them. as the power builds, you will create what is known as a cone of power. the cone-shaped hats traditionally associated with witches and bishops' mitres reflect the concentration of spiritual potency. the purpose of the cone, like the sacred pyramid, is to concentrate energy in a narrowing shape so that it reaches a pinnacle of power, which can then be released at the end of the ritual to carry your wishes or desires into the cosmos. in order to create a cone of power in magick, you can visualise these energies as coloured light or as gold. alternatively, you can visualise different rainbow colours to create a cone of every colour tha

marrying metaphysics with logistics. creating a temple before you begin a formal ritual, you must cast an astral or spiritual temple above and surrounding the circle and the location. in your mind's eye, visualise your own temple, perhaps one from the ancient world, resplendent with gold and jewels, with a statue of a deity in marble, gold or silver. the roof of the temple may form a crystalline pyramid or be open to the stars (readers of the late dion fortune's occult novels will have no difficulty in forming images of such splendid edifices) or you may create a grove of oak or olive trees or one of the ancient stone circles as your working place or a castle room whose battlements are lashed by a stormy sea. the altar in your temple may be pure gold, ornate stone or beaten copper, and th

ADDTLS

es and attributions for himself. the following diagram shows the letters of tetragrammaton attributed to the four enochian tablets in detail. the figures refer to the order of reading the hebrew letters, but must under no circumstances be confused with the order of the angelic names on the tablets, which always read from left to right. in the 4 7 grade the admission badge for the 28th path was a pyramid. it was described as having a square base, and four sides composed of equilateral triangles cut off so as to leave a flat top. these four sides were attributed to the four elements, and the flat top was conceived to be the throne of eth, the m. hitherto, the squares of the enochian tablets have been treated as a single whole, and as being flat. in reality, however, they are represented as

s being pyramids like that described above. the practical magical significance of this will be shown hereafter, but for the moment we must consider the method of producing the sides of these pyramids, and their attributions. with the exception of the tetragrammaton letter, upon which everything else depends, all the other attributions appear and are included in the definition of the nature of the pyramid. each side of the pyramid is colored according to its own appropriate element, or left white for m. it by no means follows, for example, that a square from the airy angle of a will build up a completely yellow pyramid. but every key of attributions diagram m attribution of the 21 great name to the four lesser angles diagram n airy angle of all four tablets has at least one airy side. on a

of the pyramid is colored according to its own appropriate element, or left white for m. it by no means follows, for example, that a square from the airy angle of a will build up a completely yellow pyramid. but every key of attributions diagram m attribution of the 21 great name to the four lesser angles diagram n airy angle of all four tablets has at least one airy side. on a flat surface, the pyramid is represented by dividing the square into four triangles, leaving a small square in the center to mark the flat top. on this, if desired, the appropriate enochian letter may be placed. the following will be the standard of reference, so that later should mention be made of triangle no. 2, the following diagram will show its position. diagram o the pyramid is supposed to be in position on

quare in the center to mark the flat top. on this, if desired, the appropriate enochian letter may be placed. the following will be the standard of reference, so that later should mention be made of triangle no. 2, the following diagram will show its position. diagram o the pyramid is supposed to be in position on the tablet, so that triangle no. 2 points to the top of the tablet. to work out the pyramid of any square completely, it is necessary to know the attributions of the four triangles and the element of each. since every tablet comprises four distinct divisions, each of these must be considered separately as each produces a different type of pyramid. the rules for analyzing the pyramid based on the squares will be concisely put, thus: great cross: triangle no. 1: sign of zodiac, sma

e moist force of a, h of w. therefore, if one could attribute a direct material action unto the squares of the tablet of union, the terrestrial effect would be that of a moist and gentle, scarcely moving, breeze; with a soft vibrating light playing through it, like the most gentle sheet-lightning in summer. it will aid the reader considerably, if, when meditating upon these examples, he draws the pyramid with the triangles so that he can refer to it at a moment s notice. the square h of mph in the great cross of the c tablet. triangle no. 1: seven of cups, h. triangle no. 2: m. triangle no. 3: c. triangle no. 4: c here the action of c is extremely passive, h, representing especially still c, and c has her quiet action still more intensified. therefore, were it not for the action of m, the

ADEPTUS MINOR INITIATION

als the number of the 10 sephiroth multiplied by that of the zodiac, whose key is the working of m and the four elements typified in the wand which i bear (chief, second, and third adept enter the vault consecutively, chief passes to the east of the pastos facing west. second adept goes to the south facing north. third adept goes to the north facing south (officers all raise their wands to form a pyramid over the pastos and altar) chief "let us analyze the keyword. i" second "n" third "r" all "i" chief "y" second "n" third "r" all "y" chief "virgo, isis, mighty mother (making sign of isis" second "scorpio, apophis, destroyer (making sign of apophis" third "sol, osiris, slain and risen (making the sign of osiris, slain and risen" all "isis, apophis, osiris- i.a.o (bringing wands up to touch

ALEISTER CROWLEY AD MEIORUM CTHULHI GLORIAM

it had influenced him more than any other, and the remainder of his life was spent trying to understand it fully, and to make its message known to the world. it, too, contains the formulae necessary to summon the invisible into visibility, and the secrets of transformations are hidden within its pages, but this is crowley's own necronomicon, received in the middle east in the shadow of the great pyramid of gizeh, and therein is writ not only the beauty, but the beast that yet awaits mankind. it would be vain to attempt to deliver a synopsis of crowley's philosophy, save that its 'leitmotif' is the rabelaisian do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law. the actual meaning of this phrase has taken volumes to explain, but roughly it concerns the uniting of the conscious self, a process

ALEISTER CROWLEY BOOK OF LIES

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

ALEISTER CROWLEY LIBER CHANOKH

in their due place.10 thus gm in oc la et cetera, form bases for these trilateral names. the symbolic representation of the universe 14 the following rules explain how the sides of the pyramids of which the squares are formed are attributed to the sephiroth, planets, elements and zodiacal signs.11 1. great central cross. this has 36 squares, for the decantes of the zodiac. on the left side of the pyramid, linea patris has the cardinal signs, the sign of the element itself at the top, in the order of tetragrammaton (fire, water, air, earth) going upwards. linea filii has the common signs in the same order. linea s.s. has the cherubic signs, that of the element on the left, in the same order, right to left. but the order of the decans in each sign is reverse, and thus the planets which fill

nd sides to the sub-element of the lesser angle.14 3. kerubic squares. the upper sides pertain to the element of the tablet, the lower sides to the subelement. right- and left-hand sides in this case correspond, according to a somewhat complex rule which it is unnecessary to give here.15 the attributions to the court cards of the tarot naturally follow.16 4. lesser squares. the upper side of each pyramid is governed by the kerub standing on the file above it. the lower side is governed by the kerub also, but in order descending as the are from right to left above [see angle of air of water; the kerubs go earth, fire, water, air (from the square marked d, the fifth from the left in the top rank of the tablet, and downward the lower sides of the squares marked o, d, e, z go earth, fire, wate

ey entry was made from a facsimile of equinox i (7-8. the holy table, ensigns of creation, and sigillum dei meth were redrawn based on material in ben rowe s enochian magic reference and clay holden s pdfs of mysteriorum liber secundus and mysteriorum liber tertius. the general view of the great table was entered from the version in the equinox; the views of the watchtowers and tablet of union as pyramid squares were redrawn, the letters checked against plate iii and the symbols checked according to the golden dawn rules printed in regardie (ed, the golden dawn. the version of the enochian alphabet used in plates iv-ix is the ni enochiana typeface constructed by the present editor, closely based on the final forms of the letters from quinti libri mysteriorum appendix, as printed by laycock

ALEISTER CROWLEY MAGICK IN THEORY AND PRACTICE

jupiter by permitting the influence of venus to distort it may end in finding oneself at odds with jupiter, later on, in some crisis of one's work. secondly, the habit of making mistakes and leaving them uncorrected grows upon one. he who begins by "spelling jeheshua with a 'resh" may end by writing the name of the dweller on the threshold by mistake for that of his angel. 253 lastly, magick is a pyramid, built layer by layer. the work of the body of light- with the technique of yoga- is the foundation of the whole. one's apprehension of the astral plane must be accurate, for angels, archangels, and gods are derived therefrom by analysis. one must have pure materials if one wishes to brew pure beer. if one have an incomplete and incorrect view of the universe, how can one find out its laws

and cross of suffer: ing, the wine: 24 :snakestone :the pain of the obligation: 25 :jacinth :the arrow (swift and straight: application of force: 26 :black diamond :the secret force, lamp: 27 :ruby, any red stone :the sword: 28 :artificial glass :the censer or aspergillus: 29 :pearl :the twilight of the place: magic mirror: 30 :crysoleth :the lamen or bow and arrow :31 :fire opal :the wand, lamp, pyramid of fire: 32 :onyx :the sickle :32 "bis :salt :the pantacle, the salt :31 "bis: 315& 316 table i: xlii: liii: xlix :key scale: perfumes :the greek: lineal figures of the :alphabet: planets and geomancy: 0 :the circle: 1 :ambergris :the point: 2 :musk (sigma :the line, also the cross: 3 :myrrh, civet :the plane, also the diamond: oval, circle and other yoni: symbols: 4 :cedar (iota :the soli

of such virtue that he leapeth to his feet. 8. let there be now placed within his egg a red cross, then a green cross, then a golden cross, then a silver cross; or those things which these shadow forth. herein is silence; for he that hath rightly performed the meditation will understand the inner meaning hereof, and it shall serve as a test of himself and his fellows. 9. let him now remain in the pyramid or cone of light, as an egg, but no more of blackness. 10. then let his body be in the position of the hanged man, and let him aspire with all his force unto the holy guardian angel. 11. the grace having been granted unto him, let him partake mystically of the eucharist of the five elements and let him proclaim light in extension; yea, let him proclaim light in extension. 363 ii aaa "these

th his horse over a sheer cliff of forty feet, and escaping without a scratch or a bruse, he was reminded of his many narrow escapes from death. these proved to be the last factors in his problem, which, thus completed, solved itself in a moment (o.m. chinese frontier 1905-6> he cannot truly answer even those three question what were first put to him, even the three questions of the ritual of the pyramid; he is not ready to swear the oath of the abyss. 38. but being thus enlightened, let him swear the oath of the abyss; yea, let him swear the oath of the abyss. 422 liber b vel magi sub figura i. 00. one is the magus: twain his forces; four his weapons. these are the seven spirits of unrighteousness; seven vultures of evil. thus is the art and craft of the magus but glamour. how shall he de

ALEISTER CROWLEY MAGICK WITHOUT TEARS

no. e aug. 18, 1943 cara soror, do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law. much thought has gone into the construction of your motto "i will become" can be turned neatly enough as "let there be" by avoiding the first pronoun one gets the idea of "the absorption of the self in the beloved" 12 which is exactly what you want "the creative force of the universe" is quite ready-made. pyramis1, a pyramid, is that force in its geometrical form; in its biological form it is phallus2, the yang or lingam. both words have the same numerical value, 831. these two words can therefore serve you as the secret object of your work. how than can you construct the number 831? the letter kaph3, jupiter (jehovah, the wheel of fortune in the tarot- magic without tears get any book for free on: www.abika.c

rength" the worst fifteen can do more with a football than the best opposing team of one- excuse my irish! magic without tears get any book for free on: www.abika.com 265 well, that tortoise is that elephant based upon? why, still obviously, upon the universal sense of individual weakness. we all want a big bruvver to tell of him! hence the gods and the classes. it's fear at the base of the whole pyramid of skulls. how right politicians are to look upon their constituents as cattle! anyone who has any experience of dealing with any class as such knows the futility of appealing to intelligence, indeed to any other qualities than those of brutes. and so, whenever we find one man who has no fear like ibsen's doctor stockmann or mark twain's colonel grainger that strolled out on his balcony wi

ALEISTER CROWLEY MEDITATION

d is of infinite length; it is the creative mahalingam. the difficulty with such an one is naturally that his wand being very thin in proportion to its length is liable to wobble. very few artists are conscious of their real purpose, and in very many cases we have this infinite yearning supported by so frail a constitution that nothing is achieved. the magician must build all that he has into his pyramid; and if that pyramid is to touch the stars, how broad must be the base! there is no knowledge and no power which is useless to the magician. one might almost say there is no scrap of material in the whole universe with which he can dispense. his ultimate enemy is the great magician, the magician who created the whole illusion of the universe; and to meet him in battle, so that nothing is l

st say there is no scrap of material in the whole universe with which he can dispense. his ultimate enemy is the great magician, the magician who created the whole illusion of the universe; and to meet him in battle, so that nothing is left either of him or of yourself, you must be exactly equal to him. at the same time let the magician never forget that every brick must tend to the summit of the pyramid- the sides must be perfectly smooth; there must be no false summits, even in the lowest layers. this is the practical and active form of that obligation of a master of the temple in which it is said "i will interpret every phenomenon as a particular dealing of god with my soul" in liber clxxv many practical devices for attaining this one-pointedness are given, and though the subject of tha

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

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE HEART OF THE MASTER

n-spectres must be shadows cast by some star, a sun, upon sun-lifted vapours- that all these diverse the heart of the master get any book for free on: www.abika.com 5 shapes of madness are but distortions of one form upon the mountain-crest, a solitary shadow- the shadow of a man! lux i stood erect. i found myself unhurt. i turned. i lifted up mine eyes. behold! the hill! the apex of the colossal pyramid is crowned by a stern silent figure, cut in sharp silhouette against the orb of the sun. i cried aloud: hail unto thee, o star that art the sun, star that mountest the height of the heavens! but my heart answered me, mysteriously, yet so that it availed me to understand it "he riseth not nor sets! he goeth shining on his way, and before him the earth reeleth in the rhythm of her bacchanal

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE LOST CONTINENT

night in which the sun should be forever extinct, upon the land of atlas and its people. shall such high purpose fail of emulation, such achievement and example not excite us to like striving? then let earth fall indeed from her high place in heaven, and mankind be outcast forever from the sun! men of earth! seek out the heirs of atlas; let them order you into a phalanx, let them build you into a pyramid, that may pierce that appointed which awaits you, to establish a new dynasty of atlanteans to be the mainstay and mainspring of the earth, the pioneers of their own path to heaven, and to our lord and father, the sun! and he put his hand upon his thigh, and swore it. by the ineffable, tla, and by the holy zro, did he swear it, and entered into the body of the new atla that is alive upon th

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE QABALAH

even planes, three pillars or columns: and the like. the flashing sword follows the course of the numbers and the serpent nechushtan or of wisdom crawls up the paths which join them upon the tree of life, namely the letters. it is important to explain the position of daath or knowledge upon the tree. it is called the child of chokmah and binah, but it hath no place. but it is really the apex of a pyramid of which the three first numbers form the base. now the tree, or minutum mundum, is a figure in a plane of a solid universe. daath, being above the plane, is therefore a figure of a force in four dimensions, and thus it is the object of the magnum opus. the three paths which connect it with the first trinity are the three lost letters or fathers of the hebrew alphabet. in daath is said to

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE SWORD OF SONG

faith surely the most essential quality for the adherent to christian dogma as being convinced on insufficient evidence. similarly the dying-to-live idea of hegel (and schopenhauer) claimed by caird as the central spirit of christianity is far older, in the osiris myth of the egyptians. these ideas are all right, but they have no more to do with christianity than the metric system with the great pyramid. but see piazzi smyth! henry morley has even the audacity to claim shelley shelley! as a christian in spirit. talking of shelley: with regard to my open denial of the personal christian god, may it not be laid to my charge that i have dared to voice in bald language what shelley* as represented by his encylop dia article; not in such works as limits of religious thought. a.c. an astronomer

ian in spirit. talking of shelley: with regard to my open denial of the personal christian god, may it not be laid to my charge that i have dared to voice in bald language what shelley* as represented by his encylop dia article; not in such works as limits of religious thought. a.c. an astronomer whose brain gave way. he prophesied the end of the world in 1881, from measurements made in the great pyramid. the sword of song 4 sang in words of surpassing beauty: for of course the thought in one or two passages of this poem is practically identical with that in certain parts of queen mab and prometheus unbound. but the very beauty of these poems (especially the latter) is its weakness: it is possible that the mind of the reader, lost in the sensuous, nay! even in the moral beauty of the words

eventeen they were, the three fathers: with the three mothers they were thirty-two, and sixfold therein, being as countenance and countenance. yet, being seventeen, they were but one, and that one none, as before hath been showed. and this enumeration is a great mysterium of our art. whence a light hidden in a cross. now therefore having brooded upon the ocean, and smitten with the sword, and the pyramid being builded in just proportion, was that light fixed even in the vault of the caverns. with one stroke he rent asunder the veil; with one stroke he closed the same. and entering the sarcophagus of that royal tomb he laid him down to sleep. four guarded him, and one in the four; seven enwalled him, and one in the seven, yet were the seven ten, and one in the ten. now therefore his discipl

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQ I 5

such virtue that he leapeth to his feet. 8. let there be now placed within his egg a red cross, then a green cross, then a golden cross, then a silver cross; or those things which these shadow forth. herein is silence; for he that hath rightly performed the meditation will understand the inner meaning hereof, and it shall serve as a test of himself and his fellows. 9 9. let him now remain in the pyramid or cone of light, as an egg, but no more of blackness. 10. then let his body be in the position of the hanged man, and let him aspire with all his force unto the holy guardian angel. 11. the grace having been granted unto him, let him partake mystically of the eucharist of the five elements and let him proclaim light in extension; yea, let him proclaim light in extension. ii a a a "these l

planes, three pillars or columns, and the like. 88 the flashing sword follows the course of the numbers; and the serpent nechushtan or of wisdom crawls up the paths which join them upon the tree of life, namely the letters. it is important to explain the position of daath or knowledge upon the tree. it is called the child of chokmah and binah, but it hath no place. but it is really the apex of a pyramid of which the three first numbers for the base. now the tree, or minutum mundum, is a figure in a plane of a solid universe. daath, being above the plane, is therefore a figure of a force in four dimensions, and thus it is the object of the magnum opus. the three paths which connect it with the first trinity are the three lost letters or fathers of the hebrew alphabet. in daath is said to b

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQ I 5

have looked upon the back parts of my father, and cried "our eyes fail before the glory of thy countenance" and with that he gives the sign of the rending of the veil, and tears down the vision. and behold! whirling columns of fiery light, seventy-two. upon them is supported a mountain of pure crystal. the mountain is a cone, the angle of the apex being sixty degrees. and within the crystal is a pyramid of ruby, like unto the great pyramid of gizeh. i am entered in by the little door thereof, and i am come into the chamber of the king, which is fashioned like unto the vault of the adepts, or rather it is fitting to say that the vault of the adepts is a vile imitation of it. for there are four sides to the chamber, which with the roof and the floor and the chamber itself makes seven. so al

t each star must be known by itself in the wisdom of him that hath the cynocephalus in leash. and this pertaineth unto the grade of a magus- and that is beyond thine (all this is communicated not by voice, or by writing; and there is no form in the stone, but only the brilliance of the table. and now i am withdrawn from all that, but the rosy cross of 49 petals is set upright upon the summit of a pyramid, and all is dark, because of the exceeding light behind) and there cometh a voice: the fly cried unto the ox "beware! strengthen thyself. set thy feet firmly upon the earth, for it is my purpose to alight between thy shoulders, 69 and i would not harm thee" so also are they who wish well unto the masters of the pyramid. and the bee said unto the flower "give me of thine honey" and the flow

rth, for it is my purpose to alight between thy shoulders, 69 and i would not harm thee" so also are they who wish well unto the masters of the pyramid. and the bee said unto the flower "give me of thine honey" and the flower gave richly thereof; but the bee, though he wit it not, carried the seed of the flower into many fields of sun. so also are they that take unto themselves the masters of the pyramid for servants. now the exceeding light that was behind the pyramid, and the rosy cross that is set thereon, hath fulfilled the whole aire. the black pyramid is like the back of a black diamond. also the rosy cross is loosened, and the petals of the rose are the mingled hues of sunset and of dawn; and the cross is the golden light of noon, and in the heart of the rose there is the secret lig

f the rose are the mingled hues of sunset and of dawn; and the cross is the golden light of noon, and in the heart of the rose there is the secret light that men call midnight. and a voice "glory to god and thanksgiving to god, and there is no god but god. and he is exalted; he is great; and in the sevenfold table is his name writ openly, and in the twelvefold table is his name concealed" and the pyramid casts a shadow of itself into the sky, and the shadow spreads over the whole stone. and an angel clad in blue and scarlet, with golden wings and plumes of purple fire, comes forth and scatters disks of green and gold, filing all the aire. and they become swiftly-whirling wheels, singing together. and the voice of the angel cries: gather up thy garments about thee10, o thou that hast entere

r powers and the seven delights and the twelve emancipations and the two and twenty privileges and the nine and forty manifestations, and lo! thou art become as one of these. bowed are their backs, whereon resteth the universe. veiled are their faces, that have beheld the glory ineffable. these adepts seem like pyramids- their hoods and robes are like pyramids. and the angel sayeth: verily is the pyramid a temple of initiation. verily also is it a tomb. thinkest thou that there is life within the masters of the temple, that sit hooded, encamped upon the sea? verily, there is no life in them. their sandals were the pure light, and they have taken 74 them from their feet and cast them down through the abyss, for this aethyr is holy ground. herein no forms appear, and the vision of god face t

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i will love all things: v. that i will perform all things and endure all things: vi. that i will continue in the knowledge and conversation of my holy guardian angel: vii. that i will work without attachment: 10 viii. that i will work in truth: ix. that i will rely only upon myself: x. that i will interpret every phenomenon as a particular dealing of god with my soul. and if i fail herein, may my pyramid be profaned, and the eye be closed upon me! all this did i swear and seal with a stroke upon the bell. then i steadily sat down in my asana (or sacred posture) having my left heel beneath my body pressing into the anus, my right sole closely covering the phallus, the right leg vertical; my head, neck, and spine in one straight vertical line; my arms stretched out resting on their respectiv

nferred from the good results in my life and work; i want the perfume and the the vision. why am i so materially wallowing in grossness? it matters little; the fact remains that i do wallow. 33 i want that definite experience in the very same sense as abramelin had it; and what's more, i mean to go on till i get it. 12.34. i begin, therefore, in hanged man posture, to invoke the angel, within the pyramid already duly prepared by dclxxi. 12.57. alas! in vain have i tried even the supreme ritual of awaiting the beloved, although once i thought ah! give unto thy beloved in sleep! how ashamed i should be, though! for an earthly lover one would be on tiptoe of excitement, trembling at every sound, eager, afraid i will, however, rise and open (as for a symbol) the door and the window. oh that

ith the oil, his sister life. life, thus prepared, invokes, at the summons of death, 36 the forces necessary to the operation. the word takes its station in the east and the officers salute it both by speech and silence in their signs; and they pronounce the secret word of power that riseth from the silence and returneth thereunto. all this they affirm; and in affirming the triangular base of the pyramid, find that they have mysteriously affirmed the apex thereof whose name is ecstasy. this also is sealed by that secret word; for that word containeth all. into this prepared pyramid of divine light there cometh a certain darkling wight, who knoweth not either his own nature, or his origin or destiny, or even the name of that which he desireth. before he can enter the pyramid, therefore, fou

se terror is about him on every side. yet since he has followed the voice of the officer who has prepared him, in this part of the ritual no longer merely nature, the great mother, but neschamah (his aspiration) and the representative of adonai, he may pass through all. yea, in spite of the menace of the hiereus, whose function is now that of his fear and of his courage, he goes on and enters the pyramid. but there he is seized and thrown down by both officers as one unworthy to enter. his aspiration purifies him with steel and fire; and there as he lies shattered by the force of the ritual, he hears even as 37 a corpse that hears the voice of israfel the hegemon that chants a solemn hymn of praise to that glory which is at the apex, and who invisibly rules and governs the whole pyramid

e power by the sings of the grade. he is recognized an initiate, and the word of secret power, and the silent administration of the sacrament of sword and flame, acknowledge him. then, the words being duly spoken and the deeds duly done, all is symbolically sealed by the thirty voices, and the word that vibrateth from the silence to the speech, and from the speech again unto the silence. then the pyramid is sealed up, even as it was opened; yet in the sealing thereof the three men partake in a certain mystical manner of the eucharist of the four elements that are consumed for the perfection of the oil. knox om pax.[with these mystic words the mysteries eleusinian were sealed. ed. 10.0. having written out this explanation, i will read it through and meditate solemnly thereupon. all this i w

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has always smitten us and mocked us. when he is blind he shall dance to us and make sport. great clumsy time shall stumble and dance, who like to kill little children and can hurt even the daisies no longer. then shall our children laugh at him who slew babylon's winged bulls and smote great numbers of the elves and fairies, when he is shorn of his hours and his years. we will shut him up in the pyramid of cheops, in the great chamber where the sarcophagus is. thence we will lead him out when we give our feasts. he shall ripen our corn for us and do menial work. we will kiss thy painted face, o sphinx, if thou wilt betray to us time. and yet i fear that in his ultimate anguish he may take hold blindly of the world and the moon and slowly pull down upon him the house of man. dunsany. 208 t

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

re penetrating, tearing asunder the curtains of matter; fire constrained; fire tormenting; raging and whirling in lurid storm" and lastly, axiokersa, the third kabir, says "i am the right-hand basal angle of the triangle of flame. i am fire, astral and fluid, winding through the firmament of air. i am the life of being, the vital heat of existence. the "hierophant" then takes the solid triangular pyramid and explains "the solid triangular pyramid is an appropriate hieroglyph of fire. it is formed of four triangles, three visible and one concealed: which latter is the synthesis of the rest. the three visible triangles represent fire, solar, volcanic and astral; while the fourth represents latent heat. the three words: hb:dalet hb:vau hb:aleph hb:bet hb:vau hb:aleph hb:resh hb:vau hb:aleph r

grams_ grams& gore_ hb:taw_ diagram 42. arrangement of the temple for the 28th path in the 4= 7 ritual "the second part" the second part, the passage of the path of hb:tzaddi begins by the "hierophant" saying to the practicus "frater monokeros de astris, the path now open to you is the twenty- eighth, leading from the 2= 9 of theoricus to the 4= 7 of philosophus. take in your right hand the solid pyramid of the elements and follow your guide through the path" then, as before, the "hierophant" raises his red lamp, and cries "the priestess with the mask of isis spake and said 'i am the rain of heaven descending upon the earth, bearing with it the fructifying and germinating power. i am the plenteous yielder of harvest; i am the cherisher of life "the priestess with the mask of nephthys spake

loud, wrapping the earth as it were with a garment, floating and hovering between earth and heaven. i am the giver of the mist-veil of autumn: the successor unto the dew-clad night" illustration on page 279 approximated below\ hb:shin hb:aleph_ hb:tzaddi-final hb:resh hb:aleph hb:taw hb:aleph hb:mem-final hb:yod hb:mem/ hb:chet hb:vau hb:resh_ hb:mem-final hb:lamed hb:vau hb:ayin_ diagram 43. the pyramid of the four elements. shortly after this, the "hierophant" explains to the practicus the truncated pyramid: this pyramid is attributed to the four elements; on its apex is the word hb:taw hb:aleph (ath) composed of the first and last letters of the alphabet, it signifies essence. the square base represents the material universe. and then the seventeenth key of the tarot: this key represent

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en built so for a religious reason" argal "the egyptians thought that the earth had four corners" it is impossible to commit all possible logical fallacies in a single syllogism. this must be very disappointing to the young bloods of the r.p.a. the rationalists have created man in their own image, as dull simpletons. they assume that the marvellous powers of applied mathematics shown in the great pyramid had no worthier aim than the perpetuation of a superstitious imbecility. here is leggy james translating the chinese classics. passage i. is of so supreme an excellence that it compels even his respect. what does he do? he flies in the face of the text and the tradition, asserting that "heaven" means a personal god. this shows what "god has never left himself without a witness- even in chi

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ate with intense force upon himself, until his sphere is entirely filled with the single thought. lastly, if this, the male energy, suffice not, let him transform it into a pure and perfect emptiness and passivity, as of one waiting for the beloved one, with intense longing rendered passionless by the certainty that he will come. 83 then, it may be, the eye will open upon him, and the tomb of his pyramid be unsealed. it is impossible in a few words to explain thoroughly this eclectic system; for each act and thought of the ritual demands an expert teacher, and even a good pupil might study for years before mastering the method. by which time he might not impossibly have discovered one of his own. howbeit, i must do my best; and if by that best i can help "the least of these little ones" so

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with planetary symbols to the right and hebrew letters to the left. from top to bottom these are: mars hb:peh, sun hb:resh, mercury hb:bet, venus hb:dalet, moon hb:gemel, saturn hb:taw, jupiter hb:koph [all then face east; the chief adept opens wide the vault and places himself at the head of the pastos, the second adept to the south, and the third adept to the north; they raise their wands in a pyramid formation over the altar, and their "cruces ansatas" below "chief" let us analyse the key word: i "second" n "third" r "all" i "chief" yod: hb:yod "second" nun: hb:nun "third" resh: hb:resh "all" yod: hb:yod "chief" virgo, isis, mighty mother "second" scorpio, apophis, destroyer "third" sol, osiris, slain and risen "all" isis, apophis, osiris, iao [the wands and crosses are separated, all

vault for reception of the light, while also formulating the first beginnings of that light""the third vibration" all face east to salute the rising sun. the door is opened wide, since the great work is formulated, and the three adepti formulate by their position the triangle of the supernals, as if it descended from the roof of the vault. then by joining their wands and ankhs they formulate the pyramid (is not this vault of abiegnus the chamber of the king in the great pyramid of cheops_ the most stable of forms, the three showing forth the four, since the triangles form a tetrahedron18. for hb:nun-final hb:mem hb:aleph occultly spelleth 741= hb:shin hb:taw hb:mem hb:aleph. also the pyramid= 4 x 3= 12 hva. thus also each hath 3 letters of 3 words, but all together seal each 3 within a fo

n initiated? the sword and serpent are given back to him, but not yet united as in the rose cross. he is therefore clothed in black to show his uninitiated state and the darkness in which he walks; his hands are bound; the middle pillar only is free; yet is there also a chain about his neck, the binding of da th,20 so that the higher and lower wills may connect. but his 18 weh note: yet the great pyramid is not a tetrahedron, having as it does five faces, four being triangles and the fifth a square base_ thus being a half-octahedron. 19 these three are united in the fourth_ earth, because the second h is the earthly sign of virgo. 20 da th prevents his lower will connecting with his higher will. tiphereth is not bound: his lower will must of itself aspire. this time is "one" knock given as

as darkness, and the osiris saith in very truth "before i was blind: now i see" 232 the great light dawns, the flashing brilliance of the all-pervading spirit of the gods descends: the divine spirit is upon him, and all bow in adoration of that white glory. the osiris stands, and by that sign uniteth himself with that light. he faces the west, ready to shed light upon the world, and there in the pyramid is the great work accomplished; for in his heart is kether, the centre of light, and the rosy cross is in his body "i.e, his nephesch is redeemed while his mind is ever open to the descending floods of the influx from the higher. now the chief adept is again isis, and instructs. she formulateth ahih and tiphereth, and the light is finally fixed as the analysis of the key word, synthesising

her, the centre of light, and the rosy cross is in his body "i.e, his nephesch is redeemed while his mind is ever open to the descending floods of the influx from the higher. now the chief adept is again isis, and instructs. she formulateth ahih and tiphereth, and the light is finally fixed as the analysis of the key word, synthesising and uniting the symbolism of the entire ceremony again by the pyramid formula. minutum mundum. the light is shown divided and balanced in the tree. crook and scourge. the light is shown in the symbols of osiris. serpent and sword. the light-bearers run and return. mystic mountain of abiegnus. the abodes of light are only reached by a steep ascent. the vault is then explained on microcosm lines. note that 40 shows the 10 sephiroth in the four worlds, or lette

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in the abode of the waters. thus i am rendered naked; for neither flame nor water can clothe me; therefore am i as a breath of wind blown over an earth of adamant, that knoweth neither sorrow nor rejoicing; then do i abide as a river of light between the night of chaos and the day of creation. 10. two are the moons of my madness, like the horns on 71 the head of a goat. and between them burneth a pyramid of flame, which consumeth neither but blindeth both, so that the one beholdeth not the other. notwithstanding, when the one is lost in the water, and the other is burnt up in the flame, they become united in the form of a woman fashioned of earth and of air, who without husband is yet mother of many sons. 9. now the sons are in truth but one son; and the one son but a daughter draped and n

hole the most successful attempt to sing the mysteries of mysticism, since blake wrote his 'prophetic books_ the star "undoubtedly one of the most original and most remarkable books of verse published for many years" birmingham daily gazette. the secret of the sphinx: or, the ring of moses. by james smith and john wren sutton. crown 8vo, 3s. 6d. net "a romance founded on the building of the great pyramid by pharaoh and the birth of moses is a distinctly notable addition to modern fiction, and mr. smith and mr. sutton have done their work conscientiously and well. the secret of the sphinx is revealed by a narrative of a curious combination of circumstances, in which the magic ring of moses is given a conspicuous place_ the scotsman "a vividly drawn and fascinating picture of life in egypt a

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ld be directed. callers will always be welcome, but it is advisable to make appointments by letter or telephone. 2 liber xiii vel graduum montis abiegni a syllabus of the steps upon the path a. a. publication in class d. issued by order: d.d.s. 7= 4 praemonstrator o.s.v. 6= 5 imperator n.s.f. 5= 6 cancellarius 51. let not the failure and the pain turn aside the worshippers. the foundations of the pyramid were hewn in the living rock ere sunset; did the king weep at dawn that the crown of the pyramid was yet unquarried in the distant land? 52. there was also a humming-bird that spake unto the horned cerastes, and prayed him for poison. and the great snake of khem the holy one, the royal uraeus serpent, answered him and said: 53. i sailed over the sky of nu in the car called millions-of-year

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ucky! euphemia. what a dreadful expression! where do you learn such things? carr. i notice you don't have to ask what it means. euphemia. stop teasing, darling! carr. i'm not teething! that's what i complain of; you always treat me as a baby! euphemia. come to him mummy, then! carr. you're not my mummy! that's what i complain of; you always treat me as a cheops, ever since that night on the great pyramid! euphemia["hides her head in his bosom] oh shame, shame! carr. not a bit of it! think of the infinite clearness of the night "the magical green of the sunset, the magical blue of the nile" the rising of the great globed moon- the stars starting from their fastnesses like sentries on the alarm- the isolation of our stance upon the summit- the faery distance of cairo and its spear-sharp mina

; it is we who sacrifice to many gods, and not those little bushmen who felt and saw and lived with the one great spirit. let us therefore mention that the chief points, a few out of a score, that have struck us are- the custom of the mark sacred stone; the universality of horus worship; the startling identity of hieroglyphics, all over the world, with the egyptian; and the symbolism of the great pyramid, and its use as a temple of initiation. a few others, however, do not understand. on p. 80 dr. churchward traces the "bull roarer" back to egypt. but we can find no proofs of these ever having been used there. in australia, as he states, they were used, and so also in new zealand and new guinea and over most of europe; in sussex, country boys to this day use them as toys. again, the egypti

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and mysteries, fourth edition, revised, demy 8vo "with hundreds of illustrations. half morocco" 7"s" 6"d" some of the contents: critics of the rosicrucians criticized- the hermetic philosophers- fire- theosophy of the persians- drudical stones- the round towers of ireland- mystic christian figures and talismans- the rosy cross in indian, egyptian, greek, roman, and mediaeval monuments- the great pyramid- connexion between the templars and gnosticism- astro-theosophical system of the rosicrucians- robt. fludd- the holy greale- the round table- alchemy- the outline of the kabbalah, etc, etc. the kabbalah unveiled, containing the following books of the zohar (1) the book of concealed mystery (2) the greater holy assembly (3) the lesser holy assembly, translated into english from the latin ve

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projections (each way) i obtained a shadowy grayness somewhat human in shape. but found difficulty where least expected- in transferring consciousness to simulacrum. may 22nd. god-form thoth. 16 m. result fair. ak sa-ak sa. during the meditation the following vision was seen. all things around me were surrounded by silver flashes or streaks. but about the human corpse which i saw before me was a pyramid of flashing light, and around me purple hangings. five silver candlesticks were brought in, and then i saw a throne with pentagram in white brilliance above it. there was a rose of five by five petals within; and above qesheth the rainbow. rising from the ground were formless demons- all faces! even as x. a. r. p.189 etc, are evil. above were the gods of e. h. n. b; and above them svastika

ommences to strip the mind of the cause of sorrow, namely change. during this stage a series of humiliations must be undergone, and, not only must the nephesch be conquered, but also the lower states of the ruach, until the illumination of the second noble truth of the eightfold path shatter the step of right views which the aspirant is standing upon just as the fire of god consumed the elemental pyramid- the tower of the taro. having attained to mastery over right comprehension the aspirant begins to see things not as they are but in their right proportions. his views become balanced, he enters tiphareth, the solar plexus "he sees naked facts behind the garments of hypotheses in which men have clothed them, and by which they have become obscured; and he perceives that behind the changing

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eophyte that would gaze into dead pharaoh's awful eyes start from incalculable amaze to clutch the initiate's place and prize. he bore the blistering thought aloft: it blazed in battle on his plume: with sage and warrior enfeoffed, he rushed alone through tower and tomb. the myriad men, the cohorts armed, are shred like husks: the ensanguine brand leaps like a flame, a flame encharmed to fire the pyramid heaven-spanned wherein dead pharaoh sits and stares, swathed in the wrappings of the tomb, with eyes whose horror flits and flares like corpse-lights glimmering in the gloom till all's a blaze, one roar of flame, death universal, locked and linked- aha! one names the awful name- the twin red planets are extinct["a pause["the lamp burns out, and darkness covers all [leader of the chorus "se

"and" capricornus. master, we beseech thee to permit the ceremony to proceed. magister templi. there was no heart in the black lamb["all" probationers "join" aquarius "and" capricornus "kneeling] all. master, we beseech thee to permit the ceremony to proceed. magister templi. the sacred python was found dead [mater coeli "comes forward, kneels before" magister templi "thus making the apex to the pyramid of petitioners, rises and plays her petition< then again kneels] magister templi. let the ceremony proceed [mater coeli "returns to her throne" aquarius "rises, and" capricornus "returns to his post and lights the lamp" 12 aquarius "and all present dance wildly for joy to the sound of the tom- tom["during the confusion" bro. capricornus emissarius "slips into the templ

fleur-de-lis; sacred fire; fire-theosophy of the persians; ideas of the rosicrucians as to the character of fire; monuments raised to fire- worship in all countries; druidical stones and their worship; the round towers of ireland; cabalistic interpretations by the gnostics; mystic christian figures and talismans; the rosy cross in indian, egyptian, greek, roman and mediaeval monuments; the great pyramid; myths of the scorpion, or the snake in its many disguises; rosicrucians celestial and terrestrial; alchemy; rosicrucians in strange symbols; robert flood; indian mystic adoration of form; etc, etc. real history of the rosicrucians, founded on their own manifestoes, and on facts and documents collected from the writings of initiated brethren, by arthur e. waite "illustrated" 8vo "cloth, un

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today even guess at the form it will take. the next ten years will see a greatly increased merging of the first three forms of light, and those of you who are awake to these issues and happenings will find it interesting to note what is going on. the consensus of opinion in the religious and spiritualistic fields and in the field of biblical prophecy, and likewise a study of the symbolism of the pyramid, lead students to believe that the immediate future will see some great event and some unforeseen spiritual happening. this should be duly anticipated, and careful preparation should be made for it. i refer not to any coming of any individual. i refer to a natural- 72- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyright 1998 lucis trust process with far-reaching effects

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in ruins lay around. his friends were gone. instead of harmony, there was dissonance. instead of beauty, there was found the darkness of the grave. the voice then chanted forth these words 'create again, my child, and build and paint and blend the tones of beauty, but this time for the world and not thyself' the mixer started then his work anew and worked again" the direction of ray v "deep in a pyramid, on all sides built around by stone, in the deep dark of that stupendous place, a mind and brain (embodied in a man) were working. outside the pyramid, the world of god established itself. the sky was blue; the winds blew free; the trees and flowers opened themselves unto the sun. but in the pyramid, down in its dim laboratory, a worker stood, toiling at work. his test tubes and his frail

iled. he struggled onwards toward his dream, the vision of an ultimate discovery. he sometimes found the thing he sought, and sometimes failed; but never found that which could give to him the key to all the rest..in deep despair, he cried aloud unto the god he had forgot 'give me the key. i alone can do no more good. give me the key' then silence reigned. through the opening on the summit of the pyramid, dropped from the blue of heaven, a key came down. it landed at the feet of the discouraged worker. the key was of pure gold; the shaft of light; upon the key a label, and writ in blue, these words 'destroy that which thou has built and build anew. but only build when thou has climbed the upward way, traversed the gallery of tribulation and entered into light within the chamber of the king

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kingdoms every second round (s.d. iii. 162; note, i) 30 "the seven planetary spirits or angels. are identical with the dhyan chohans of the esoteric doctrine and have been transformed into the archangels and the spirits of the presence by the christian church (s.d. iii. 160) 31 "the seven chief deities. are the rays of the one boundless unity (s.d. iii. 229) 32 "each of the seven chambers of the pyramid was known by the name of one of the planets (s.d. iii. 247) 33 "the kabiri were always the seven planets. who together with their father, the sun. composed a powerful ogdoad (s.d. iii. 316) 34 "the ancients knew of seven planets besides the sun. the seventh with two others were mystery planets (s.d. iii. 316. note) 35 "the solar system is (from the higher cosmic planes, seen as a vast blue

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l a real meditation. that which will aid you the most at this time is a visualisation exercise on light. 1. sit quietly and relax. deal not with problems but during the period of this exercise endeavour simply to be a point of focussed vision, with the eye of the mind directed towards the soul. 2. when your focus seems adequate then see (by the power of the creative imagination) a distant peak or pyramid and on its summit there shines a clear pure light of great intensity. 3. with that light you seek to identify yourself, to merge within and thus to avail yourself of its illumination in order that in it the lesser light may shine. you say, after some minutes of careful identification "dim light am i and yet the pure light shines. not distant is that light but daily, hourly drawing nearer

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velations and its effects in consciousness. he enacted for us the supreme achievements of the mystic way. then came the christ and performed a triple work: 1. he opened the door to the third initiation. 2. he anchored on earth "the will of god in the matrix of love (as it has been esoterically called. 3. he pointed the way through "the needle's eye" which gives entrance to the passage through the pyramid (the symbol of the spiritual triad in this case. a.a.b) which leads out on to the way which terminates in shamballa. his work was of a major consummating nature; he demonstrated in himself two divine aspects, thus giving "shape and substance to love; this had been sequentially fostered by several preceding lesser world saviours, of whom shri krishna was the greatest. the christ completed t

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f the vault and the adepti, both of the second and the third order, formulate the alchemical process of the great work. the vault is now ready for the reception of "the light" entrance into the vault all face east. the chief adept opens the door of the vault, and the three chiefs formulate a triangle by their positions in the vault. by joining the wands above and the ankhs below, they formulate a pyramid. the three chiefs form the four-sided tetrahedron. the pyramid is actually 4x3=12=hva. the lvx sign and analysis of the keyword is given. this expresses the unity of light in its differentiated forms. first point of the 5=6 ceremony the whole intent of the 5=6 initiation is to unite the candidate with osiris. osiris is represented by the chief adept except when he taketh his wand and ankh

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mites- early jews included- but also their "semi-divine ancestor" for, says bunsen("god in history" vol. i, pp. 233, 234 "the seth of genesis, the father of enoch (the man) must be considered as originally running parallel with that derived from the elohim, adam's father "according to bunsen, the deity (the god seth) was the primitive god of northern egypt and palestine (staniland wake "the great pyramid. and seth became considered in the later theology of the egyptians as "an evil daemon" says the same bunsen, for he is one with typhon and one with the hindu demons as a logical sequel[[vol. 2, page] 83 "fires "sparks" and "flames" the deva-rishi of occultism par excellence; and that the occultist who does not ponder, analyse, and study narada from his seven esoteric facets, will never be

india. the statues discovered by the french at tel-loh (dating from at latest b.c. 4,000) were made of the extremely hard stone known as diorite, and the inscriptions on them stated the diorite to have been brought from mazan- i.e, the sinaitic peninsula, which was then ruled by the pharaohs. the statues are known to resemble in general style the diorite statue, kephren, the builder of the second pyramid, while, according to mr. petrie, the unit of measurement marked on the plan of the city, which one of the tel-loh figures holds on his lap, is the same as that employed by the pyramid builders. teak wood has been found at mugheir, or ur of the chaldees, although that wood is an indian special product; add to this that an ancient babylonian list of clothing mentions sindhu, or 'muslins' exp

of lanka- the opponents conquered by rama. are these accounts no better than the production of empty fancy? let us give the subject a few moments of attention[[footnote(s* the traditions of every country and nation point to this fact. donnelly quotes from father duran's historia antigua de la nueva espana of 1885, in which a native of cholula, a centenarian, accounts for the building of the great pyramid of cholula, by saying as follows "in the beginning, before the light of the sun had been created, this land (cholula) was in obscurity and darkness. but immediately after the light of the sun arose in the east, there appeared gigantic men. who built the said pyramid, its builders being scattered after that to all parts of the earth "a great deal of the central american history is taken up

ngular stones" i.e "the pyramids, at the four corners of the world (b) this tells us clearly that which is mentioned more than once elsewhere in the commentaries; namely, that the adepts or "wise" men of the three races (the third, fourth and the fifth) dwelt in subterranean habitats, generally under some kind of pyramidal structure, if not[[vol. 2, page] 352 the secret doctrine. actually under a pyramid. for such "pyramids" existed in the four corners of the world and were never the monopoly of the land of the pharaohs, though until found scattered all over the two americas, under and over ground, beneath and amidst virgin forests, as in plain and vale, they were supposed to be the exclusive property of egypt. if the true geometrically correct pyramids are no longer found in european regi

raced on underground walls. humanity and the stars are bound together indissolubly, because of the intelligences that rule the latter. modern symbologists may scoff at this and call it "fancy" but "it is unquestionable that the deluge has (ever) been associated in the legends of some eastern peoples not only with the pyramids, but also with the constellations" writes mr. staniland wake("the great pyramid. the "old dragon" is identical with the "great flood" says mr. proctor (in "knowledge" vol. i, p. 243 "we know that in the past the constellation of the dragon was at the pole, or boss, of the celestial sphere. in stellar temples. the dragon would be the[[vol. 2, page] 353 the astronomical dragon. uppermost or ruling constellation. it is singular how closely the constellations. correspond

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ght- the universal sun, or ormazd- and the latter[[footnote(s* the numbers 3, 5, and 7 are prominent in speculative masonry, as shown in "isis" a mason writes "there are the 3, 5, and 7 steps to show a circular walk. the three faces of 3, 3; 5, 3; and 7, 3; etc, etc. sometimes it comes in this form- 753/2= 376.5 and 7635/2= 3817.5 and the ratio of 20612/6561 feet for cubit measure gives the great pyramid measures" etc, etc. three, five and seven are mystical numbers, and the last and the first are as greatly honoured by masons as by the parsis- the triangle being a symbol of deity everywhere (see the masonic cyclopedia, and "pythagorean triangle" oliver) as a matter of course, doctors of divinity (cassel, for instance) show the zohar explaining and supporting the christian trinity. it is t

y their shastras and puranas, probably the latter, and in their modern translation moreover, which is disfigured out of all recognition, by the orientalists. it is to their philosophical systems that one has to turn, to their esoteric teaching, if he would make a point of comparison. no doubt the symbology of the pentateuch and even of the new testament, comes from the same source. but surely the pyramid of cheops, whose measurements are all found repeated by professor piazzi smythe in solomon's alleged and mythical temple, is not of a later date than the mosaic books? hence, if there is any such great identity as claimed, it must be due to servile copying on the part of the jews, not on that of the egyptians. the jewish glyphs- and even their language, the hebrew- are not original. they a

hows undeniably the holy of holies in the temple to be only the symbol of the womb. this is now proven beyond doubt and cavil, by the numerical reading of the bible in general, and of genesis especially. this idea must certainly have been borrowed by the jews from the egyptians and indians, whose holy of holies was, and with the latter is to this day, symbolised by the king's chamber in the great pyramid (see "source of measures) and the yoni symbols of exoteric hinduism. to make the whole clearer and to show at the same time the enormous difference in the spirit of interpretation and the original meaning of the same symbols between the ancient eastern occultists and the jewish kabalists we refer the reader to book ii "the holy of holies- stanza vii- continued. 6. from the first-born (prim

t is the intimate conviction of the author of "the source of measures" that "the mosaic books were intended, by a mode of art speech, to set forth a geometrical and numerical system of exact science, which should serve as an origin of measures" piazzi smyth believes likewise. this system and these measures are found by some scholars to be identical with those used in the construction of the great pyramid- but this is only partially so "the foundation of these measures was the parker ratio" says mr. r. skinner, in "the source of measures" the author of this very extraordinary work has found it out, he says, in the use of the integral ratio in numbers of diameter to circumference of a circle, discovered by john parker, of new york. this ratio is 6,561 for diameter, and 20,612 for circumferen

of the ratio, viz, 113-355 (explained in his work; and that while this last ratio pointed through its origin to the exact integral pi, or to 6,561 to 20,612, it also served as a base for astronomical calculations. the author discovered that a system of exact science, geometrical, numerical, and astronomical, founded on these ratios and to be found in use in the construction of the great egyptian pyramid, was in part the burden of this language as contained in, and concealed under, the verbiage of the hebrew text of the bible. the inch and the twofoot rule of 24 inches interpreted for use through the elements of the circle (see first pages of book i) and the ratios mentioned, were found to be at the basis or foundation of this natural and egyptian and hebrew system of science, while, moreo

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west. is not the nile a beautiful water? 50. let not the priest of isis uncover the nakedness of nuit, for every step is a death and a birth. the priest of isis lifted the veil of isis, and was slain by the kisses of her the equinox 96 mouth. then he was the priest of nuit, and drank of the milk of the stars. 51. let not the failure and the pain turn aside the worshippers. the foundations of the pyramid were hewn in the living rock ere sunset; did the king weep at dawn that the crown of the pyramid was as yet unquarried in the distant land? 52. there was also an humming-bird that spake unto the horned cerastes, and prayed him for poison. and the great snake of khem the holy one, the royal ur us serpent, answered him and said: 53. i sailed over the sky of nu in the car called millionsof- y

f fair white marble untouched by the tool of the graver. therefore thou art mine, even now and for ever and for everlasting. amen. 58. moreover, i heard the voice of adonai: seal up the book of the heart and the serpent; in the number five and sixty seal thou the holy book. as fine gold that is beaten into a diadem for the fair queen of pharaoh, as great stones that are cemented together into the pyramid of the ceremony of the death of asar, so do thou bind together the words and the deeds, so that in all is one thought of me thy delight adonai. 59. and i answered and said: it is done even according to thy word. and it was done. and they that read the book and debated thereon passed into the desolate land of barren words. and they that sealed up the book into their blood were the chosen of

ali, it might be an infectious disease! there was no point in chasing the creature at the moment. the matter could wait our return. we brought the consul to his house and forrest asked me to bring the doctor round. it was necessary to make an official report of the death, and the cause of the death. i went round to the house of the .distinguished bengali doctor of medicine. he was seated before a pyramid of rice. i attracted his attention by burying a whalebone cutting whip in the rolls of his fat. between fifty and sixty applications of this instrument secured his presence in the room where we had the corpse. but not even the fear of the whip would induce him to touch it. rabindranath tagore is the biggest bluff ever put over the unsuspecting american public. his mysticism makes even maet

and weary is the way before thee, o disciple. one single thought about the past that thou hast left behind, will drag thee down and thou wilt have to start the climb anew. remember lot.s wife. 66. kill in thyself all memory of past experiences. look not behind or thou art lost. remember lot.s wife. it is a division of will to dwell in the past. but one.s past experiences must be built into one.s pyramid, as one advances, layer by layer. one must also remark that this verse only applies to those who have not yet come to reconcile past, present, and future. every incarnation is a veil of isis. 67. do not believe that lust can ever be killed out if gratified or satiated, for this is an abomination inspired by mara. it is by feeding v ce that it expands and waxes strong, like to the worm that

means the will. you should eliminate from your mind anything which does not subserve your real purpose. it was, however, said in verse 11 that the .mind needs breadth. and this also is true, but if all the facts known to the thinker are properly coordinated and connected causally, and by necessity, the ideal mind will be attained, for although complex it will be unified. and if the summit of its pyramid be the soul, the injunction in this verse 12 to the beginner will be properly observed. 13. shun ignorance, and likewise shun illusion. avert thy face from world deceptions; mistrust thy senses, they are false. but within thy body.the shrine of thy sensations. seek in the impersonal for the .eternal man; and having sought him out, look inward: thou art buddha .shun ignorance: keep on acqui

BUCKLAND RAYMOND COMPLETE BOOK OF WITCHCRAFT

ive and three. nine rebirth and reformation. intuition; travel; karma and completion of the third plane. three times three. zero the circle. infinity; the universe; the all. ocean: opportunity; spirituality. owl: wisdom; need for further evaluation. pearl: joy. broken string of pearls misunderstanding. pirate: suspicion. prison: see jail. lesson seven: meditation, dreams and the minor sabbats 187 pyramid: thirst for knowledge; seeking. railroad: a set path to follow; see also transportation. rainbow: great happiness; opportunity. reading: learning; gaining in knowledge; perceiving. riding: see transportation. right: the conscious; correctness; the artistic side. ring: completion; loyalty. river: spirituality; a boundary. rocket: see transportation. rocks: the unchanging self. rodents: tran

CASE PAUL F THE BOOK OF TOKENS

r i m, the name given to egypt by the jews, are equivalent numerically to 380. the uraeus, or royal serpent, is the characteristic symbol of egypt. those versed in egyptian wisdom will know how truly it may be said that the secret wisdom of that land is "hid in number. in egypt pythagoras learned the great mathematical principles embodied in his system. the same truths are summed up in the great pyramid. 2 nachash, n ch sh, the name of the serpent of temptation, is equivalent by number, 358, to messiach, m sh i ch, the anointed one, or redeemer "the serpent coiled around the tau" refers to the ancient form of the letter teth, a circle (suggesting the serpent holding its tail in its mouth) enclosing a cross, which was the ancient form of the letter tav (or tau. a circle enclosing a cross i

CASSANDRA EASON A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGIC

to absorb power from the cosmos. if you are in a group and have been linking hands, as the power increases to a great intensity, this is the time to loose them. as the power builds, you will create what is known as a cone of power. the cone-shaped hats traditionally associated with witches and bishops' mitres reflect the concentration of spiritual potency. the purpose of the cone, like the sacred pyramid, is to concentrate energy in a narrowing shape so that it reaches a pinnacle of power, which can then be released at the end of the ritual to carry your wishes or desires into the cosmos. in order to create a cone of power in magick, you can visualise these energies as coloured light or as gold. alternatively, you can visualise different rainbow colours to create a cone of every colour tha

marrying metaphysics with logistics. creating a temple before you begin a formal ritual, you must cast an astral or spiritual temple above and surrounding the circle and the location. in your mind's eye, visualise your own temple, perhaps one from the ancient world, resplendent with gold and jewels, with a statue of a deity in marble, gold or silver. the roof of the temple may form a crystalline pyramid or be open to the stars (readers of the late dion fortune's occult novels will have no difficulty in forming images of such splendid edifices) or you may create a grove of oak or olive trees or one of the ancient stone circles as your working place or a castle room whose battlements are lashed by a stormy sea. the altar in your temple may be pure gold, ornate stone or beaten copper, and th

CHRONOLOGIA RORISPERGIUS

calendar begins with the first recorded year of the "beginning of civilization (shooraya d'mdeetanayoota) as seen through the eyes of the ancient bet-nahranaye (mesopotamians. these ancient inhabitants of assyria, babylon, and sumer believed that civilization was a "gift from the gods" and it was marked from the time "kingship was lowered from heaven" 3200 bc writing in sumerian tablets 3100 bce pyramid texts [egy. 2953-2838 chinese emperor fu hsi, produced first w.v. of i ching 2700 bce the great pyramid of khufu is built in accordance with astronomical factors. 2494-2345 pyramid texts [egy. 2340 bc first imperial dynasty of egypt 2300 bc astarte, one of the ancient forms of the universal great goddess, was worshipped by the iranians in her form as anahita. her image was found in sumeria

CHYMICAL WEDDING OF CHRISTIAN ROSENKREUTZ

could have us in sight, after which they, with all the watchmen, returned into the castle. our ships each had a peculiar device. five of them indeed had the five regular bodies, each their own, but mine, in which the virgin sat too, carried a globe. thus we sailed on in a particular order, and each ship the moor lay. in this were twelve musicians, who played excellently well, and its device was a pyramid. next followed three abreast, b, c, and d, in which we were. i sat in c. in the middle behind these came the two fairest and stateliest ships, e and f, stuck about with many branches of laurel, having no passengers in them; their flags were the sun and moon. but in the rear was only one ship, g; in this were forty virgins. now having passed over this lake in this way, we first went through

COMMENTARY ON THE SEAL OF THE NINE ANGLES

s the physical vehicle for the expression of the satanic psyche as discussed in the fourth angle. concept of the body as a necessary medium for the self-realization of the psyche, at least in its early stage. translation of this into physical representation of supra- energy/matter forms such as set via the creation of images, building to temples, etc. a temple with five trihedrons is a four-faced pyramid (as giza, the 4/5/9 seal is the seal of the order of the trapezoid: a marvel of integrated, interrelated 4/5/9 values. as noted elsewhere, even the addition of 4+5+9= 18, which takes you into the "returning' qualities of 9 as expounded upon in anton lavey's "unknown known' in the satanic rituals. in geometry 5 creates the pentagram, hence the golden section, hence the concept of perfection

of the seventh seal, of the jewel of the seven stars. seven is thus a harbinger of doom to six: a shadowing- forth of the apocalypse to come. geometrically and numerically, like the aeon of horus, seven has an "identity crisis. additions or multiplications or powers of seven yield all sorts of random values and relationships. eighth angle: the temple containing the trihedral angles is a truncated pyramid: the power of the trapezoid perfectly manifest in a golden section-based threedimensional structure. thus its architects are the masters of the realm (the all-embracing term for the iv+ in the original church of satan: the sorcerers who beam from their towers the powers of darkness to rebuild the world corrupted by six and shattered by the seven, and their seal is the seal of the order of

COSIMANO CHARLES ELEMENTARY PSIONICS

of a psychic amplifier built into a helmet was a staple of science fiction writers and comic books and there was even a real fun, albeit really bad, boris karloff movie, the devil commands, based on the idea. and, as everyone in the world knows by now, i have this thing about helmets, it was only natural that i would go to work on the idea. besides, it looked a hell of a lot better than the silly pyramid hats the new age nutjars were peddling with i started to work with psionics. and it did not mummify the brain! as you can see from the two drawings, the component parts are built into the helmet itself, making it possible for it work as a self-contained unit with the tuning dials at the front and the antenna encased in the crest. to build it you will need: a plastic helmet (a hard hat is p

DAVID ICKE AND THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE

future generations because you now have the programmed parents and 'leaders' unknowingly working on your behalf. you will see throughout the story revealed in this book how the foundation of the global manipulation is the manipulation of the individual human mind and its view of self the veil of tears 19 and the world. the global conspiracy (with the prison warder consciousness at the apex of the pyramid) is a conspiracy to manipulate the human race's sense of self and, in doing so, the creation of its physical reality. as i say, the victim mentality creates the victim reality. today, we have a planet awash with people who have been encouraged to think of themselves as victims, hence they are. what has happened through this period of the global prison is a reflection of what is happening w

this process is to reveal the nature of the deception and why it is being perpetrated. the vehicle for keeping this knowledge from the public arena has been the system of initiations used by the ancient mystery schools and the now immense secret society network all over the world, which i call the brotherhood. each higher level of initiate is given more knowledge than those below. this sets up a pyramid structure, with the few who reach the top levels of initiation knowing far, far more than the majority further down the ladder (see figure 3. this makes it easy for those few to manipulate the rest. the content of this esoteric knowledge relates to an understanding of the laws and potential of creation which is far in advance of 26. and the truth shall set you free the 'science' we are all

d so can the secrecy inherent in the societies and mystery schools which, particularly at their higher levels, know spiritual realities denied to most people. in the same way that each higher level of initiate within the secret societies knows more than those below them, so the fourth dimensional prison warders ensure that they know far more than even those human vehicles at the top of the global pyramid of manipulation. today, at their higher levels, this network of secret societies and the knowledge it has inherited are being used, i believe, for almost entirely negative reasons, under the direction of its highest, controlling core: the global elite or simply the elite. the members of this elite are either direct incarnations of the fourth dimensional prison warders or have their minds c

hout love- the energy on which all creation exists- knowledge will always be misused. knowledge without love is the state of being which still controls the higher levels of the brotherhood network, via its global elite. it is the intellect without the heart, you could say, and without the balanced feminine. the symbols of the brotherhood in ancient times remain those of the brotherhood today- the pyramid and all-seeing eye, the swastika, the lamb, the apron, the obelisk and many others. the obelisk is symbolic of the penis of osiris, the egyptian god. the legend is that he was torn into pieces by the 'evil' set (lucifer, satan, the devil, et al) and when isis, the wife of osiris, tried to put him back together again, she found all his missing parts, except you know what. such legends are

the war of independence and then took control of the new united states of america. they, and other brotherhood groups, have never conceded that control to this day. how appropriate, then, that when the founding fathers commissioned a design for the great seal of the united states, it included the classic brotherhood (prison warder) symbols which go back to ancient egypt and beyond, including the pyramid and all-seeing eye. above and below this symbol are two latin phrases, annuit coeptis and novus ordo seclorum. these translate as "announcing the birth, creation, or arrival" of "a new order of ages. in other words, announcing the creation of the new world order. the founding of the united states was a massive step forward in the plan for centralised global power. today this part of the se

DAVID ICKE CHILDREN OF THE MATRIX

years ago, way back in "pre-history, there was a highly developed civilisation in the pacific, which has become known as lemuria, or mu. these peoples and others also founded another great culture on a landmass in the atlantic, which we know as atlantis. the knowledge that created these advanced societies, the knowledge that built the fantastic and unexplainable ancient structures like the great pyramid and other amazing sites across the world, came from the stars- extraterrestrials of many varieties. some were tall blond-haired, blue-eyed, types, while others took a reptilian form (see picture section for artists' impressions of these beings. these and others came here from constellations like orion, draco, andromeda, lyra, and bootes, and other locations like the pleiades, sirius, vega

ontrol every journalist or reporter or government official. the media and the institutions take their "truth" from those same norms and therefore ridicule and condemn by reflex action anyone who offers another vision of reality. once you control what is considered "normal" and possible, the whole system virtually runs itself. the llluminati the elite families, no more than 13 at the peak of their pyramid, created and manipulate this system of control through a network of secret societies. this network and the bloodlines it serves have become known as the llluminati, the "illuminated ones. in other words they are illuminated into knowledge that everyone else is denied. the llluminati is an organisation within all significant organisations. it's like a cancer. all the major secret societies

ntrol, military dictatorship, and concentration camps. yet these two opposames were set at war with each other amid propaganda that claimed they were opposites. the only difference between the soviet union and the so-called "west" during the cold war was that the soviet union was openly controlled by the few and the west was secretly controlled by the few. and, when you get to the capstone of the pyramid, you find they were the same few to the prison born 5 the pyramid of manipulation figure 1: the interconnecting pyramids that allow the few to manipulate the lives of billions. at the highest level, all the major political, financial, and media institutions are controlled by the llluminati controlling both "sides. the same force operating through wall street and the city of london funded a

ther, they don't see that the llluminati have strings attached to all of them. humans are like moths buzzing around a light, so mesmerised by their religious belief, the football scores, the latest row on a soap opera, or the price of friggin' beer, that they fail to notice the preparations being made to smash them on the arse with a swatter. pyramids within pyramids the llluminati have created a pyramid structure throughout society that allows them to operate a global agenda that only a relative handful of people know exists. it is like those russian dolls with one doll inside another with the biggest one encompassing all of them. the llluminati replace the "dolls" with pyramids (figure 1. every organisation today is a pyramid. the few at the top know what the organisation is really about

ly a relative handful of people know exists. it is like those russian dolls with one doll inside another with the biggest one encompassing all of them. the llluminati replace the "dolls" with pyramids (figure 1. every organisation today is a pyramid. the few at the top know what the organisation is really about and what it is trying to achieve. the further you go 6 children of the matrix down the pyramid the more people work for the organisation, but the less they know about its real agenda. they are only aware of the individual job they do every day. they have no idea how their contribution connects with that of other employees in other areas of the company. they are compartmentalised from that knowledge and told only what they need to know to do their work. these smaller pyramids, like t

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thousands of years. the structures of todays institutions in2government, banking, business, military and the media have not been infiltrated by thisforce, they were created by them from the start. the brotherhood agenda is, in truth,the agenda of many millennia. it is the unfolding of a plan, piece by piece, for thecentralised control of the planet.the bloodline hierarchy at the top of the human pyramid of control and suppressionpasses the baton across the generations, mostly sons following fathers. the children ofthese family lines who are chosen to inherit the baton are brought up from birth tounderstand the agenda and the methods of manipulating the great work into reality.advancing the agenda becomes their indoctrinated mission from very early in theirlives. by the time their turn com

them into highlyimbalanced people. they are intellectually very sharp, but with a compassion bypassand an arrogance that they have the right to rule the world and control the ignorantmasses who they view as inferior. any brotherhood children who threaten to challengeor reject that mould are pushed aside or dealt with in other ways to ensure that onlysafe people make it to the upper levels of the pyramid and the highly secret andadvanced knowledge that is held there. some of these bloodlines can be named. thebritish house of windsor is one of them, so are the rothschilds, the european royaltyand aristocracy, the rockefellers, and the rest of the so-called eastern establishment ofthe united states which produces the american presidents, business leaders, bankersand administrators. but at th

would say,youre crazy. in peru are the mysterious nazca lines. the ancients scored away thetop surface of the land to reveal the white subsurface and through this method werecreated incredible depictions of animals, fish, insects and birds. some of them are solarge they can only be seen in their entirety from 1,000 feet in the air! the knowledgewhich allowed wonders like nazca, baalbek, the great pyramid at giza and otheramazing creations to be built with such precision and scale, came from an advancedrace who, in ancient times, lived among a far more primitive general population. thisrace is described as the gods in the old testament texts and other works and in oraltraditions of antiquity. i can hear followers of the bible denying that their book speaksof the gods. but it does. when the

upheavals whichdestroyed the surface of their own planet and devastated this one. my own researchsupports this basic theme, although, like everyone seeking the truth of what happened, ihave many questions. a white race, known as the phoenicians and other names, wascertainly the brains behind the egyptian civilisation, at least from the period around3,000 bc, and the giza plateau, where the great pyramid was built, was formerlyknown as el-kahira, a name which derived from the arabic noun, el-kahir, their namefor. mars.33 ancient texts reveal that the measurement of time was much related tomars, and march 15th, the ides of march (mars, was a key date in their mars-relatedcalendar, as was october 26th. the first marked the start of spring and the second wasthe end of the year in the celtic c

y books, wellow, bath, england, 1995. 10 ibid, p 31.11lbid,p32.12maurice ewing, new discoveries on the mid-atlantic ridge, national geographic magazine,november 1949, pp 614, 616.13when the earth nearly died, pp 32, 33.14ibid, p 34.15charles berlitz, atlantis, the eighth continent (fawcett books, new york, 1984, pp 96-101.16ibid.17when the earth nearly died, pp 25-28.18brian desborough, the great pyramid mystery, t omb, occult initiation center, or what, adocument supplied to the author and also published in the the california sun newspaper, losangeles.19ibid.20ibid.21ibid.22when the earth neady died has some impressive documentation to show that the ice age is amyth.23the great pyramid mystery.24ibid.25ibid.26ibid.27ibid.28ibid.29ibid.1830ibid.31ibid.32ibid.33ibid.34preston b. nichols and

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nd masonic/luciferic symbology. there is much more to ufos then unidentified flying objects and aliens. people must understand the spiritual side of what is going on. these "gods" haven't left us. they live among us, controlling us via mind control tactics. i would trust that you would study the entire site, it has plenty to offer. as you can see on the back of the u.s. one dollar bill there is a pyramid with the all-seeing-eye of god, with the message "new order of the ages" or "new world order" you are about to learn that the u.s. government is linked to satanism. you have already learned that the u.s. government is linked to several other governments and the church. and that it is all run by the secret society brotherhood. the street design in washington, d.c, has been laid out in such

ssed by the circle in occultic thought. the circle has also been used as a halo above a person's head, denoting that "he or she is in direct communication with the spiritual world. the circle has also been utilized to represent the sun, especially in spiritual terms, denoting spiritual light. but, the circle also is utilized as a symbol of the all-seeing eye. remember the all- seeing eye atop the pyramid on the american one-dollar bill? this eye is within a triangle, but the important factor to realize is that the eye is atop a pyramid. of course, a pyramid is nothing more than a triangle. look again at the triangles formed by the goathead pentagram. four out of five triangles of the goathead has a circle, representing the all-seeing eye atop each triangle. however, the architect had a pro

if you really want to learn more, nevermind the red pill and eat the red apple and you will learn just how deep the rabbit hole goes. all of these masons praise lucifer. it is also the biggest reason why we see luciferic designs incorporated into government center washington d.c. freemasonry is satan's religion. it is the root of their control system. more on the great seal many companies use the pyramid within their logos. james walker, a 32 mason, shares some facts with us about the above symbols: 13 leaves in the olive branch 13 bars and stripes in the shield 13 arrows in the right claw 13 letters in the "e pluribus unum" on the ribbon 13 stars in the green crest above 32 long feathers on its right wing representing the 32 in freemasonry 13 granite stones in the pyramid (the 13 layers r

just to the left of the "1" which appears on the upper right hand corner of the dollar bill. from time to time politicians like bill clinton and george w. bush jr. have been caught with a camera flashing the horned owl symbol with their hands. george bush flahing the horned owl bill clinton the number of the beast- 666 on a previous page you learned that the letters on the base of the illuminati pyramid stand for certain numbers. and all those numbers when added up equal 1776, the year the illuminati formed. more than one method exists for arriving at 1776. however, there is only one way to arrive at the following sequence. the babelonian numbering system was used by the masonic designers of the seal. that numbering system was not based on ten, but on six. for example "600" would be 1000

DAVIDSON DAN SHAPE POWER

r 600, 60, and 6 is the "current" of the new age of aquarius- the water bearer, which heralds the end of the age of pisces- the fishes (an early symbol of christianity) in the teachings of the order of the eastern templars or o.tur147 preface by jerry w. decker www.keelynet.com po box 111786 carrollton, tx 75011 there are fields of study which are relatively unknown to the general public. though 'pyramid power' is well known, few have pursued it to other geometric forms and the phenomena which can be produced by understanding what is happening. some of the key early researchers into shape power and the more specific pyramid power include pavlita, belizal, turenne, drbal and flanagan. practical aether engineering is accomplished in nature by the use of various geometric forms and patterns a

ral forces at work and, as such, are tuned into these natural forces because they are a part of these forces. i first used the term "shape power" in my first book on free energy "energy: breakthroughs to new free energy devices. at that time i devoted an entire chapter to the effects of geometrical shapes manipulating the aetheric field around them. the prime example of this is the ability of the pyramid shape to collect and focus aetheric energy. numerous books have been written on "pyramid energy" and pyramids have gone and still go through various stages of fad within the new-age circles. the ability of pyramid energy to cause various effects is well documented. every shape manipulates aether in some manner. a cone is an example of an infinite sided pyramid and as such will do many of t

ocus aetheric energy. numerous books have been written on "pyramid energy" and pyramids have gone and still go through various stages of fad within the new-age circles. the ability of pyramid energy to cause various effects is well documented. every shape manipulates aether in some manner. a cone is an example of an infinite sided pyramid and as such will do many of the same things which a simple pyramid does. the american indian teepee is an example of a near conic shape which has many of the same energy effects as the pyramid. this book will explore how different shapes manipulate the aether and how shape power can be used by you to enhance your life, your home, office, and your general well being. xvii shape power has been used throughout known history and back into remotest antiquity

nitial measurements were taken with a sensitive meter and a fluxgate magnetometer. the experiment was a resounding success. intersecting lines create a magnetic and electrostatic field. this is a major breakthrough discovery wherein shape power aetheric physics predicts a previously unknown phenomenon. further experiments were done to verify this effect. two types of pyramids were tested. a paper pyramid and a fiberglass pyramid were constructed with 4-inches bases and other proportions the same as the great pyramid. each side had lines that went from one side of the pyramid and converged at the base of the pyramid in a lower corner. figure 1.4.5-2 depicts the triangle with the lines that formed each side. figure 1.4.5-2 sides of pyramids used in magnetic field measurement comparison tests

he great pyramid. each side had lines that went from one side of the pyramid and converged at the base of the pyramid in a lower corner. figure 1.4.5-2 depicts the triangle with the lines that formed each side. figure 1.4.5-2 sides of pyramids used in magnetic field measurement comparison tests magnetic measurements were taken with a fluxgate magnetometer of the magnetic field at the base of each pyramid. table 1.4.5-1 summarizes the measurement results. from table 1.4.5-1 one can see that the single paper pyramid had no measureable magnetic field and the fiberglass pyramid with the converging lines had a magnetic field of 310 gammas. to give the reader and idea of the relative intensity of this shape power created field, there are 20,000 to 50,000 gammas in the earth's magnetic field so t

DICTIONARY GLOSSARY OF OCCULT TERMINOLOGY

e greek "psycho" from "psyche" meaning "the soul" and implies the mind or mental process, and "metry" meaning "measure, thus literally psychometry means "measure of the soul" 2) the psionic discipline of "object reading" the faculty of gaining knowledge about an object, or about any matter associated with it, by handling the object and reading the psychic (q.v) impressions from the object itself. pyramid power: the supposed occult virtue concentrated inside pyramidal structures by their triangular planes. it was believed by some to heal the body, restore vigor, sharpen razor blades, and effect other wonders. a variation on the idea of the cone of power of witchcraft (q.v- q- quarter days: the solstices (q.v) and equinoxes (q.v, which fall at quarter intervals around the wheel of the year

DION FORTUNE MYSTICAL QABALA

derstanding. but pendent to these two latter sephiroth is a curious and mysterious third, which is never represented in the glyph of the tree; this is the invisible sephirah, daath, knowledge, and it is said to be formed out of the conjunction of chokmah and binah and is situated astride the abyss. crowley tells us that daath is in another dimension to the other sephiroth, and forms the apex of a pyramid of which kethet, chokmah, and binah form the three basal angles. to me, daath presents the idea of realisation and consciousness. 4. let us now proceed to elucidate the three supernals according to the method of the mystical qabalah, which consists in filling the mind with all the correspondences and [page 44] symbols assigned thereto and letting contemplation work among them. 5. it will b

he primordial emanation, the highest crown, kether. titles given to chesed: gedulah. love. majesty. god-name: el. archangel: tzadkiel. order of angels: chasmalim, brilliant ones. mundane chakra: tzedek, jupiter. spiritual experience: vision of love. virtue: obedience vice: bigotry. hypocrisy. gluttony. tyranny. correspondence in the microcosm: the left arm. symbols: the solid figure- tetrahedron. pyramid. equal armed cross. orb. wand. sceptre. crook. tarot cards: the four f ours. four of wands: perfected work. four of cups: pleasure. four of swords: rest from strife. four of pentacles: earthly power. colour in atziluth: violet. deep briah: blue. yetzirah: deep purple. assiah: deep azure, flecked yellow. i 1. between the three supernals and the next pair of balancing sephiroth upon the tree

is known to our three-dimensional consciousness. we cannot conceive of one- or two-dimensional existence save mathematically or symbolically. chesed, as we have already noted, is the first of the manifested sephiroth; therefore how naturally does the symbol of the solid figure come into line with the rest of its symbolism. the solid figure used for the purpose of symbolising chesed is usually the pyramid, which is a four-sided figure, consisting of three faces and a base, thus expressing the numerological quality of chesed. 27. there are many different aspects of the cross as a significant mystery symbol, besides the calvary cross of the christian mystery, and each of these crosses represents different modes of the functioning of spiritual power, just as do the different forms of the holy

ystical qabala page 128 god-name: tetragrammaton aloah va daath. archangel: raphael. order of angels: malachim, kings. mundane chakra: shemesh, the sun. spiritual experience: vision of the harmony of things. mysteries of the crucifixion. virtue: devotion to the great work. vice: pride. correspondence in the microcosm: the breast. symbols: the lamen. the rosy cross. the calvary cross.the truncated pyramid. the cube. tarot cards: the four sixes. six of wands: victory. six of cups: joy. six of swords: earned success. six of pentacles: material success. colour in atziluth: clear rose-pink. briah: yellow. yetzirah: rich salmon-pink. assiah: golden amber. i [page 188] 1. there are three important keys to the nature of tiphareth. firstly, it is the centre of equilibrium of the whole 'rree, being

nt which [page 212] is the vice of the adept. he must give as well as receive, and he must give himself unreservedly if he would participate in mystical union, which is the fruit of the sacrifice of crucifixion "let him who would be the greatest among you be the servant of all" said our lord. 83. the symbols associated with tiphareth are the lamen; the rosy cross; the calvary cross; the truncated pyramid; and the cube. 84. the lamen is the symbol upon the breast of the adept and indicates the force he represents. an adept performing work in the sphere of shemesh, for instance, would wear upon his breast an image of the sun in splendour. a lamen is the magical weapon of tiphareth; and it therefore becomes necessary to say something concerning the nature of magical weapons in general in orde

EGYPTIAN BOOK OF THE DEAD PAPYRUS OF ANI MALESTROM

alled the heliopolitan version. it is known from five copies which are inscribed upon the walls of the chambers and passages in the pyramids[2] of kings of the vth and vith dynasties at sakk ra;[3] and sections of it are found inscribed upon tombs, sarcophagi, coffins, stel and papyri from the xith dynasty to about a.d. 200.[4 [1. see naville, todtenbuch (einleitung, p. 39. 2. hence known as the "pyramid texts" 3. i.e, un s, tet, pepi i, mentu-em-sa-f, and pepi ii. their pyramids were cleared out by mm. mariette and maspero during the years 1890-84, and the hieroglyphic texts were published, with a french translation, in recueil de travaux, t. iii-xiv, paris, 1882-93. 4. in the xith, xiith, and xiiith dynasties many monuments are inscribed with sections of the un s text. thus lines 206-69

incense is written twice. some of these appear in the lists of offerings made for unas (l. 147) and for teta (11. 125, 131, 133; see recueil de travaux, 1884, plate 2. 6. 7 the sculptor had no room for the# belonging to] p. xvii of unguents, thy thousands of changes of apparel, thy thousands of oxen, and thy thousands of bullocks" enables us to recognise that ritual in the text inscribed upon the pyramid of teta in the vth dynasty, from which the above promise is taken.[1] thus the traditional evidence of the text on the coffin of menthu-hetep and the scene on the monument of shera support one another, and together they prove beyond a doubt that a form of the book of the dead was in use at least in the period of the earliest dynasties, and that sepulchral ceremonies connected therewith wer

r and better abodes for the dead, and to celebrate the full ritual at the prescribed festivals. in this dynasty the royal dead were honoured with sepulchral monuments of a greater size and magnificence than had ever before been contemplated, and the chapels attached to the pyramids were served by courses of priests whose sole duties consisted in celebrating the services. the fashion of building a pyramid instead of the rectangular flat-roofed mastaba for a royal tomb was revived by seneferu,[2] who called his pyramid kha; and his example was followed by his immediate successors, khufu (cheops, khaf-ra (chephren, men-kau-ra (mycerinus, and others. revision of certain chapters in the ivth dynasty. in the reign of mycerinus some important work seems to have been under taken in connection with

the sinaitic peninsula, and according to a text of a later date he built a wall to keep out the aamu from egypt. in the story of saneha a "pool of seneferu" is mentioned, which shows that his name was well known on the frontiers of egypt. see gol nischeff, aeg. zeitschrift, p. 110; maspero, m langes d'arch ologie, t. iii, paris, 1876, p. 71, 1. 2; lepsius, denkm ler, ii, 2a. 2 the building of the pyramid of m d m has usually been attributed to seneferu, but the excavations made there in 1882 did nothing to clear up the uncertainty which exists on this point; for recent excavations see petrie, medum, london, 1892, 40. 3 for the text see naville, todtenbuch, bd. ii, bl. 99; bd. i, bl. 167] predecessor by re-opening the temples and by letting every man celebrate his own sacrifices and dischar

tributed to seneferu, but the excavations made there in 1882 did nothing to clear up the uncertainty which exists on this point; for recent excavations see petrie, medum, london, 1892, 40. 3 for the text see naville, todtenbuch, bd. ii, bl. 99; bd. i, bl. 167] predecessor by re-opening the temples and by letting every man celebrate his own sacrifices and discharge his own religious duties.[1] his pyramid is the one now known as the "third pyramid of gizeh" under which he was buried in a chamber vertically below the apex and 60 feet below the level of the ground. whether the pyramid was finished or not[2] when the king died, his body was certainly laid in it, and notwithstanding all the attempts made by the muhammadan rulers of egypt[3] to destroy it at the end of the 12th century of our er

EMPERORS NEW RELIGION CHURCH OF SATAN

ize the church of satan as a religion. 5. the group believes to be founded on science rather than faith [35, pp. 72-74; 33, p. 34] a related tendency among religious groups is a belief in justification by science rather than faith. the church of scientology is an unmistakable example, as the reference to science is embedded in the religion s very name, but many other groups revolving around ufos, pyramid healing, astrology, psychokinesis, etc. also claim scientific evidence. again, they may dislike the term religion, because it sets them on an equal foot with traditional religions which admit their faith-based existence. the church of satan has similarly claimed validity in science, and in the cloven hoof blanche barton not only claims connection with science but equates followers of the r

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wspaper in eastern europe. under the name paul dukaine he appeared on stage in a ballet act. dukes also studied yoga, lectured, traveled widely, and wrote a number of books on a variety of topics. he was director of a company that manufactured components for the british ministry of aircraft production. during his travels he met mystics and wonder workers, and also spent a night alone in the great pyramid of gizeh in egypt. he died on august 27, 1967 in capetown, south africa. sources: dukes, paul. come hammer, come sickle. n.p, 1947. red dusk and the morrow. n.p, 1922. the unending quest. london, 1950. yoga for the western world. n.p, 1953. the yoga of health, youth and joy. n.p, 1960. dumas, andre a(lfred (1908) french engineer and author of la science de l ame (1947) and many articles on

n, founded in the 1960s. the rosicrucian society has constructed an elaborate museum, the rosicrucian egyptian museum, in san jose, california, also building on the ongiong fascination with the aura and magic of ancient egypt. the elaborate museum and gardens also embodies sections that display ancient writing tablets from babylonia and assyria. much speculation has also revolved around the great pyramid of giza (built in the reign of cheops of the fourth dynasty. ever since col. howard vyse forced an entry into the pyramid and took measurements, an eccentric school of pyramidology focused upon speculation concerning pyramids in general, and egyptian pyramids in particular has grown up. it drew the most interest in its association of various pyramid measurements with biblical prophecies (s

upon speculation concerning pyramids in general, and egyptian pyramids in particular has grown up. it drew the most interest in its association of various pyramid measurements with biblical prophecies (see pyramids and pyramidology. other writers, most recently the devotees of the ancient astronauts hypothesis, have attempted to perpetuate the myth that the remarkable engineering achievements of pyramid building were the product of a long-lost occult secret (or ancient science) by which great blocks of stone could be levitated into position by the magical power of sound vibration. such romantic speculations can be made only by ignoring archaeological and hieroglyphical evidence. the restoration work being completed on the great pyramids at the end of the 1990s continued to spark the inter

cornell university press, 1982. knight, alfred e. amentet: an account of the gods, amulets and scarabs of the ancient egyptians. london: longmans, green, 1915. massey, gerald. ancient egypt, the light of the world. 2 vols. london, 1907. reprint, new york: samuel weiser, 1974. rosicrucian society. rosicrucian egyptian museum, 2000. http//www.rosicrucian.org. june 26, 2000. seiss, joseph. the great pyramid: a miracle in stone. blauvelt, n.y: multimedia (steiner books, 1972. spence, lewis. mysteries of egypt. london, 1929. reprint, baluvelt, n.y: multimedia (steiner books, 1972. tompkins, peter. secrets of the great pyramid. new york: harper& row, 1971. ehe see exceptional human experience ehrenberg, wolfgang (1909) chemist and lecturer on atomic physics with special interest in parapsycholog

des most of them. the stories of arthur machen are haunted by fear of natural forces and the horror of evil from an ancient world. one of his best stories is the terror (1917, in which the world of nature rebels against man s destructiveness in war, but his many shorter stories of horror and the supernatural are also masterpieces. these include the great god pan, the white people, and the shining pyramid. these were reprinted in the collection tales of horror and the supernatural (1949. benson is justly regarded as a master of the supernatural short story. the room in the tower and mrs. amworth are classic vampire stories; other well-written horror tales include caterpillars, negotium perambulans, and and no bird sings. these were published in the collections the room in the tower (1912, v

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ics and space administration (nasa) of what appeared to be a stone structure in the shape of a human face on the surface of mars. the picture had been taken by the viking spacecraft. working with a colleague, gregory molenaar, dipietro had the picture computer-enhanced and in 1982 they published a book, unusual martian surface features, displaying their results. other nearby structures included a pyramid and a grid-like pattern that some saw as the remnants of a city. the dipietro/molenaar book attracted the attention of former museum curator and journalist richard hoagland. a selfeducated scientist, the widely read hoagland had placed himself in the midst of several space-related controversies. in the early 1980s he added his voice to several speculative scientists in suggesting the possi

ifferent angle or the lighting direction is changed. the existence of such structures on mars, should they prove to be artificial, would have far-reaching implications concerning the place of humans in the solar system and the order of things. there is no place for the construction of such objects in human history as it is currently constructed. those who accept the possibility that the face, the pyramid, and related structures are artificial, have been integrated into the alternative histories theories that advocate humanity s ancient contacts with extraterrestials. such alternative histories have been constructed by researchers like zecharia sitchin and alan f. alford. through the 1990s, scientists at nasa and the jet propulsion laboratory have held to the position adopted when the pictu

uthority caused his imprisonment for contempt of court. the court also ordered the destruction of his apparatus and the burning of his books. he died in prison. many of his writings have been republished. currently, the idea of a static device accumulating some form of energy is being investigated; it has yet to be demonstrated scientifically. in the 1970s and 1980s, some people experimented with pyramid forms in an effort to claim this effect and sharpen old razor blades. reich also claimed discovery of a motor force in orgone energy comparable with similar claims by john ernst worrell keely and john murray spear. compared to other occult concepts some have noticed the similarity of orgone energy to earlier ideas of od and the occult concepts of vital force. the biological manifestation o

parapsychology 1973. metuchen, n.j: scarecrow press, 1974. remote viewing of natural targets. in j. d. morris, w. g. roll, and r. l. morris, eds. research in parapsychology 1974. metuchen, n.j: scarecrow press, 1975. replication study on the remote viewing of natural targets. in j. d. morris, w. g. roll, and r. l. morris, eds. research in parapsychology 1975. metuchen, n.j: scarecrow press, 1976. pyramid church of truth and light the pyramid church of truth and light is a spiritualist church founded in 1941 in ventura, california, by revs. john kingham and emma kingham. they led the church through its first generation after which, in 1962, rev. steele goodman became the new head. under the kinghams, four congregations were chartered, but none have survived. under goodman two centers have b

urvived. under goodman two centers have been noted, one in sacramento, california, and one in phoenix, arizona. the phoenix church is pastored by isaiah jenkins, an african american who has emerged as a popular medium in the spiritualist community. the church has a minimal set of beliefs and emphasizes personal development. it lives by the basic principle of love, upon which laws should be based. pyramid guide (newsletter) former bimonthly newsletter of the life understanding foundation, concerned with pyramids and pyramid energy and related subjects, in the early 1990s superseded by univercolian magazine. back issues (1-55) are available from po box 30305, santa barbara, ca 93130. pyramids and pyramidology the large pyramid structures built by the ancient peoples of egypt, peru, and centr

EXTRAORDINARY ENCOUNTERS AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EXTRATERRESTRIALS AND OTHERWORLDY BEINGS

l death of christ. the name of elvis presley s mansion: grace-land! and, she adds, did not jesus say, i am alpha and omega, the beginning and the ending, just as elvis said, i am and i was? godfrey goes outside scripture to delve into esoteric literature for further evidence, citing among other sources the prophecies of nostradamus and edgar cayce. noting one occultist interpretation of the great pyramid (not shared by egyptologists, she writes that the great pyramid was a monument to christ, allegedly known to the egyptians as orion. the pyramid s structure, read properly, foretells the return of christ sometime around 2000. elvis presley has been mentioned in connection with the name orion on many occasions, she observes, including gail giorgio s 1978 bestseller, orion, about a godlike s

surrounding him and an intense heat surging all t h rough his body. he found himself ascending inside the light until, suddenly, a gold and silver spaceship appeared just above him. it had no door, but he entered it by passing through a wall. inside a circular room he encountered a hairless, androgynous-looking fig u re who jananda sensed was male. the fig u re, dressed in a silver uniform with a pyramid logo on his chest, said his name was jahrmin (pro n o u n c e d ya r m i n. a tall blond woman appro a c h e d him, touched his hand, and let him know via telepathy that her name was ja n a. through her touch, the boy found himself transformed into a young man. jana told him that he had a mission on earth. it would not be easy because ill-intentioned persons and forces would resist him. sh

ho channels through john oliver. he is here, he says, to help humans incorporate the great knowledge of the soul into life to become more aware. to become more awake, to become more loved, and to know how to express love in many ways. he also seeks to reconnect with students from that time, persons who have reincarnated and live on earth now. many centuries ago thousands of years before the great pyramid was constructed jerhoam occupied a physical body, teaching at the great school of ancient wisdom. further reading an introduction: who is jerhoam? http//www. jerhoam.com/whoisjer.html. jessup s little people morris ketchum jessup (1900 1959) wrote four books on ufos between 1955 and 1957. his book the case for the ufo (1955) was the first to use ufo in its title; heretofore, publishers pre

-seventh birthday. the following november, complications from her 1977 accident led to a health emergency. she was taken to the dal universe to begin the decades-long process of recovery. 220 satonians fred bell of laguna beach, california, has his own semjase tales to tell, to meier s intense displeasure. an inventor, musician, artist, and holistic-health enthusiast, bell a committed believer in pyramid energy once went about in the world with a small pyramid on his head. he says that beginning in 1971 he received mental impressions of an oddly familiar, beautiful blond woman. eventually, he became convinced that he had known her in a previous lifetime, when he was an archaeologist who uncovered evidence that paladins landed on earth long ago. soon bell met semjase personally. at first sh

FELDMAN DANIEL QABALAH THE MYSTICAL HERITAGE OF THE CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM

ount of mass through the process of nuclear fission, whereby they either burn out or assume new forms. the universe continues to expand in a four-dimensional space-time continuum until it reaches a point where it starts to contract and return to its original condition. the expansion of the everlasting arms that connect the six directional sefiroth to one another around the periphery of the double pyramid tree of life delineated in the sefer yetzirah, and the movement of the chayot in the chariot of the book of ezekiel allude to the same idea. in the hindu holy books known as the vedas, we find another analogy to modern cosmology in the comparison of the creator to a spider that weaves a web and then retrieves it back into its body. the mentor in the work of the chariot trust speculated fur

n the gates can be more unsettling than in the relatively stable and orderly sefiroth. another significant component of the tree of life is called the inner court. the inner court of the tree, also known as the throne of glory of el shadai, generally refers to a grouping of four sefiroth in the center of the tree of perfection. the inner court is most clearly seen in the three-dimensional, double pyramid trees of the sefer yetzirah and the merkabah literature. in the sefer yetzirah, the four sefiroth of the inner court are called spirit of living elohim, air, water, and fire; and alternately, depth of first, or simply first (depth of) last (depth of) good, and (depth of) evil. in the zohar, they are the sefiroth knowledge, mercy, power, and beauty. each set of these four sefiroth correspon

m the fire (sa, esh) of shin s comes the father energy or motion..and from him go out fire and water, dividing into male and female. three mothers alef a mem m shin s are their foundation, and from them are born fathers, from which everything is created. 7 :2% e= i2 2 f 3#5 ten intangible sefiroth five opposite five (sefer yetzirah 1:3) center detail of figure 4.9' 8: h" 2: 2 2:e 8% 2 f 3# double pyramid tree (sefer yetzirah) center detail of figure 4.10 :2% e= i2 5 2 f 3# inner court meditation (sefer yetzirah' 8: h" 2: 2 2:e 8% 2 f 3# the wall the fourth and fifth chapters are respectively keyed to seven double letters and twelve simple letters. on the tree, six of the double letters connect the inner court to the six directional sefiroth via the holy temple, represented by the seventh d

00, 8' the primary texts of the mystical qabalah have a wealth of allusive imagery that can be used in an active process of creative imagination, in conjunction with small face-centered meditation practices. the sefer hashmoth (book of names) contains numerous fallen and perfect two-dimensional tree diagrams. the sefer yetzirah (book of formation) has several twodimensional trees, and the double-pyramid three-dimensional tree of life. it also has the two hundred and thirty one two-letter permutations of the wall, the array of the sunset, and the battle. 3' 8: h" 2: 2 2:e 8% the tanakh (torah, prophets, and writings) is especially replete with imagery. the torah gives us adam and chava (eve) and the garden of eden, noah and the great flood, the stories of the patriarchs and matriarchs, the

hith 1:2, now the earth was unformed and void, and darkness upon the face of the deep. 27 the niche is the tzimtzum (contraction; also called tohu in torah b reshith 1:2. 28 the lamp is the inner court of the tree of life. 29 compare this with the verse from sifra detzniyutha 2: the supernal vav, a lamp of heavy darkness that is adorned by its sides. 30 the shining star is the six-pointed, double-pyramid tree. 31 light upon light is an allusion to small face. 32 darkness upon a vast ocean is an allusion to vast face. 33 darkness upon thick darkness alludes to the condition of small face turned inward toward vast face i.e. the ayn. 34 etz hachayyim branch 1: in his simple and smooth will, the desire arose to (make a) creation. behold, he then contracted (tzimtzum) himself in the middle poin

FREEMASONS SATANISM AND SYMBOLISM

s of a key. at times, they gave it two heads, back to back. in time, this [back-to-back key symbol] became the double-headed eagle of symbolic masonry [p. 42] the triangle one of the most utilized occultic symbols is the triangle. a triangle with its point downward represents the deity and is called the deity's triangle, or the water triangle. with one point up, it is called the earthly triangle, pyramid triangle, or the fire triangle. these two definitions of the triangle are standard occult belief. they came from a masonic book, symbolism of the eastern star, by shirley plessner, cleveland, ohio, gilbert publishing co, 1956, p. 18. robert macoy said the same thing in adoptive rite ritual [virginia: macoy publishing and masonic supply co, 1897, p. 237. however, this latter representation

part 2. it is very important. the other aspects of it will be covered here. freemasonry teaches man is becoming god to the occultist, the triangle is very important. it is used constantly in every conceivable manner. it is used either with the point up or down. when you see the point down, this represents the deity and is called the deity's triangle or the water triangle. the earthly triangle or pyramid triangle is what it is called when one point is up. it "symbolizes the perfect or divine man" this quote is not from some heinous black-hooded satanist, it comes from a 33rd degree masonic author named george s coy teinmetz [freemasonry: its hidden meaning, new york, mapublishing and masonic supply company, 1948, p. 63, repeated on p. 67] as any person familiar with scripture will tell you

s familiar to us in several degrees, most notably the thirtieth degree [freemasonry and the ancient gods, 1921, p. 10-11; also reported by masonic authors william meyer, the order of the eastern star, p. 20; alain danielou, the gods of india, p. 385. shiva is another name for satan in the occult. the triangle with one point pointing up is a symbol for satan. most likely this is the reason why the pyramid is such an important symbol to the mason. this is the symbol on the reverse of the one dollar bill. this symbol contains two triangles: the pyramid itself and the all-seeing eye of horus (osiris. occultists know that both horus and osiris are alternate names for satan. there is one more proof from masonic authors, that satan is the one they worship. masonic authors tell us that they worshi

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and at the corners of whose triangular base stand the letters heh, vau, heh, and in whose centre, unseen from outside, is the letter shin. this letter, as we have already explained, symbolizes among other things the crucifixion of christ- christ between the aggressive and passive thieves. as christ expires, his secret wisdom of the qabalah page 60 soul is liberated and the veil of the temple (the pyramid) is rent in the midst. the three flames, or odin, of the letter shin represent the od, aur, and ob, the active, equilibrating, and passive forces of life. a trinity in unity. the messianic act, or great work, consists in freeing the hidden shin from the elemental pyramid in which it is imprisoned. then the four elements vanish and the splendour of the shekinah enwraps, like a caul of light

es of life. a trinity in unity. the messianic act, or great work, consists in freeing the hidden shin from the elemental pyramid in which it is imprisoned. then the four elements vanish and the splendour of the shekinah enwraps, like a caul of light, the divine child- the messiah. from this esoteric doctrine it will be seen that the messiah does not come from outside, he does not descend upon the pyramid; in place he comes from inside and dissolves the pyramid. the christian idea of the son of god descending from heaven to save the world is in fact the qabalistic idea upside down; for all men, or, according to the hebrews, all the chosen people, are sons of god, particles of divinity, atoms of spirit, and when all these atoms unite in one spiritual ecstasy the messiah is born; for he is th

ousness is rendered comatose, and with it a world which is both a reality and an illusion, a tangible thing and a mere reflection. thus, freed from things earthly, the soul of man expands from what qabalistically is a negative existence towards a positive existence. metaphorically speaking, first the soul becomes boundless, because the restrictions are removed; then, as the sides of the elemental pyramid dissolve into illusion, does it become the boundless light, and symbolized as the microcosmic shin it beholds the macrocosmic shin, whereupon god (the four-dimensional world) is seen face to face, and the hexagram, the symbol of the great work, is formulated. there are many ways of turning this magical key, and not infrequently it is broken in the turning and with it the mind of man snaps

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their highest emotions, they were immediately stoned by the people.[54 [54] sonnerat, voyage aux indes, i, 311. the identity of the religions of india and egypt has been noted in an earlier portion of this work. wilford, in his dissertations upon egypt and the nile, says that in a conversation which he had with some learned brahmins, upon describing to them the form and peculiarities of the great pyramid, they told him that "it was a temple appropriated to the worship of padma devi" the true coptic name of these edifices is pire honc, which signifies a sunbeam. padma devi means the lotus, or the deity of generation. it is thought by many writers that these gigantic structures were erected by the cushite conquerors of egypt, who invaded and civilized the country, as emblems of the female de

on. it is thought by many writers that these gigantic structures were erected by the cushite conquerors of egypt, who invaded and civilized the country, as emblems of the female deity whom they worshipped. certainly the magnitude of these monuments and the ingenuity displayed in their construction indicate the intelligence of their builders and the exalted character of the deity adored. the great pyramid is in the form of a square, each side of whose base is seven hundred and fifty-five feet, and covers an area of nearly fourteen acres. an able writer in describing the pyramids says that the first thing which impresses one is the uniform precision and systematic design apparent in their architecture. they all have their sides accurately adapted to the four cardinal points "in six of them w

s; and as the egyptians, taught by their ancient chaldean victors, connected astronomy with their funereal and religious ceremonies, they seem in this to be not far astray, if we but extend the application to their sacred bulls and other animals, and not merely to their kings, as herodotus would have us suppose"[55 [55] the round towers of ireland, p. 159. according to the testimony of inman, the pyramid is an emblem of the trinity--three in one. the triangle typifies the flame of sacred fire emerging from the holy lamp. with its base upwards it typifies the delta, or the door through which all come into the world. with its apex uppermost, it is an emblem of the phallic triad. the union of these triangles typifies the male and female principles uniting with each other, thus producing a new

its base upwards it typifies the delta, or the door through which all come into the world. with its apex uppermost, it is an emblem of the phallic triad. the union of these triangles typifies the male and female principles uniting with each other, thus producing a new figure, a star, while each retains its own identity.[56 [56] ancient faiths, vol. i, p. 145. thus the primary significance of the pyramid was religious, and in its peculiar architectural construction was manifested the prevailing conception of the deity worshipped; namely, the fructifying energies in the sun. we are informed that "all nations have at one time or another passed through violent stages of pyrolatry, a word which reminds us that fire and phallic cult flourished around the pyramids. every town in greece had a pyr

d come to be venerated as agencies in reproduction, the worship of these objects was, as we have seen, closely interwoven with that of the generative processes throughout nature. the attempt to solve the great problem of the origin of life on the earth led these people to contemplate with the profoundest reverence all the visible objects which were believed to affect human destiny. hence both the pyramid and the tower served a double purpose, first, as emblems of the deity worshipped, and, second, as monuments for the study of the heavenly bodies with which their religious ideas were so intimately connected. while comparing the early emblems which prefigure the primitive elements in the god-idea, hargrave jennings observes "in the conveyance of certain ideas to those who contemplate it, th

GILBERT AE WAITE A MAGICIAN OF MANY PARTS

nofalchemy,put into print:83_'notversenow,onlyprose. 82kingsford's'newgospelofinterpretation; the revd g. w. allen, urgingwithequal fervour the meritsofhis christo-theosophical society;dre. w. berridge, eulogizing thomas lake harris and his'brotherhoodofthenewlife (andhintingdarkly, underotherpseudonyms, attheawesome powerofthe hermeticorderofthegoldendawn);andarthurmachen, whose story'theshining pyramid' first appeared intheunknown ft'orld. themagazine survived for eleven issues,butcame to an abrupt haltwhenthe money ranout.'was it forgotten, wondered waite,'thatonlythefirst instalmentofthe printer's bill had been paid as yet? so far as i am aware, elliott keptnoaccounts,and i was guided only bythegeneral trendofthings.thefact remainsthatthe magazine didnotstop because itself a complete f

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ethroneof the governor of hylech. above the pillar is a globe and the birdofhermes human-headed. further on is the throne of the governor of hylech who has rainbow colours abouthim.thereare also nearhimthe 4 angels of the elements, the red king and white queen etc. and many other symbolicforms. ask the governor ofhylech that the divine l vx maybe sent into the matter and give as your symbols (the pyramid) and (the rose cross).alchemical symbolism and correspondences were learned in. the first order,butin the second order practical alchemy was225..pursued by those who desiredit-aytonespecially, but percy bullock and florencefarrwere also enthusiasts. mathers en-s deavoured to keep in their minds the association of alchemy with..enochian magic, and placed this exhortation as a foreword to a

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nless we consider the many minor deities as such. they were inferior to the great gods, were spiritual ideals, had definite earthly duties allotted to them and were many of them considered to be representatives and restricted forms of the gods of the upper andnetherwodds.theold arabian author murtadi gives the legend that the pyramids each had a guardian genius of angelic type, and that the great pyramid is held by a beautiful female who, however, drove mad every man who saw her.thespirit of the second126themagical masonpyramid is a nubian carrying a basket on his head and a censer in his hands.inchaldea the angels were called igigi, that is, spirits of heaven, and are related to the ribu, the divine princes.thelower ea the demiurgos or world maker (the reflection ofea-divinewisdom) gave n

ppear to have exhibited a peculiar stone, the broached thurne1, a name which has lately led to much controversy as to its shape, and the manner in which its surface has been worked: some authors have declared it to be the same as the rough ashlar because an old erroneous ritual says it was for the apprentice to work upon; while mackey argued that it was a perfect ashlar; others again say it was a pyramid upon a cube.broachis an old english word forspire,and is also the name of a tool for boring holes;broachedalso means a certain surface marking;thumelis alleged to be a derivative from the norman-frenchtoumelle,a little tower or pyramid. in masonic symbolism the rough ashlar is said to represent man in a state of nature, and the perfect ashlar, man educated and intellectual.258themagical ma

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he tree of life.kbg 225h 225t225y.mch225 chs225 n36. this is the symbol ofsalton the tree of life.ky .m36 the sorcererand his apprentice37. the calvary cross of 12 squares refers to the zodiac and to the eternal rivers of eden divided into four heads.naharn38. the four rivers of paradise issuing from the one river are: the spiritnaharthe one river.6pison6hiddekel'i'"1my'phrath\jgmox39. the square pyramid is attributed to the four elements: on the apex is the word ethmnmeaning essence: on the base is olamho'w,meaning world. 40. the calvary cross oftensquares refers to the ten sephiroth in balanced disposition. it is also the opened out form of the double cube and the altar of incense.theazoth lecture3741. the hexagram of tiphereth is formed from the pillars on each side. in chesed is the wa

and these three separate positions of virgo appear in the zodiac of dendera.aliother problem is the esne lion, and the altered position of the lion's tail- probably pointingtoisomeparticular object, someparticularstar, probably indicating the position of the lion at.the time that was indicatedbythalzodiac. this again should be looked at with regard to the exaet positionofthe gallery in the great pyramid.thegallery of the great pyramid was seentopoint at the timeofits construction to alpha draconis, as the hieroglyphics are said to give a particular position for alcyone at the same time.nowi am told that although the gallery of the great pyramid, at the. date ordinarily given for its construction, would have pointeddireetly to alpha draconis, it would not have been in the required position

mid was seentopoint at the timeofits construction to alpha draconis, as the hieroglyphics are said to give a particular position for alcyone at the same time.nowi am told that although the gallery of the great pyramid, at the. date ordinarily given for its construction, would have pointeddireetly to alpha draconis, it would not have been in the required position; therefore, that the dare of267the pyramid must be two thousand six hundred years earlier than is generally given.whetherthatbe or not,imust-leavefor the calculations of physical astronomers; but in the meantime,ican only hope thatihave given some little indication that there is a little occult meaning in the zodiac.[paper-read on 1july1893. reprinted fromtransactionsoltkescottishlodgeof thetheosophicalsociety,vol. 1, part x,(1893

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ger in demand as a civil engineer or scientist he made a living as a bookkeeper. he did not, however, give up his calling and in 1875 moved to canada to take charge of the church at strathroy, in ontario. while there he published a survey of the site of king solomon s temple (scribner s monthly, dec, 1875, pp. 257 272) which he claimed to have visited and a pamphlet, the sacred cubit of the great pyramid and solomon s temple (strathroy, 1877. as a consequence he was invited, in 1878, to deliver a lecture to the american palestine exploration society on the ground plans of solomon s and herod s temples with the discovery of the exact sites. for this he prepared four large maps 7 by 4 feet each to illustrate the temples of solomon and herod. he also promised to set at rest all the disputed p

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litical change to bring this about. it is interesting that, besides the kabbalah, at the source of this new culture were the doctrines of ancient egypt. prof. martin writes: initiates of those early humanist associations were devotees of the great force the great architect of the cosmos which they represented under the form of the sacred tetragrammaton, yhwh.[humanists] borrowed other symbols the pyramid and the all seeing eye mainly from egyptian sources.40 it is quite interesting that humanists make use of the concept of "the great architect of the universe" a term still used by masons today. this if humanism revisited as vatican university historian malachi martin has shown, there is a close relationship between the rise of humanism in europe and the kabbalah. indicates that there must

h its numerous pagan temples, as the "source of light" global freemasonry kk kl materialism revisited in ancient times in egypt, the initiation ceremonies in the temple of memphis lasted a long time, were performed with the greatest attention and splendor, and showed many similarities to masonic ceremonies.67 let us examine a few examples of the relationship between ancient egypt and masonry: the pyramid under the eye the most well known masonic symbol is found on the seal of the united states of america, also found on the one-dollar bill. on this seal there is a half pyramid above which sits an eye within a triangle. this eye within the triangle is a symbol constantly found in masonic lodges and all masonic publications. a great number of the writings that deal with the subject of masonry

he most well known masonic symbol is found on the seal of the united states of america, also found on the one-dollar bill. on this seal there is a half pyramid above which sits an eye within a triangle. this eye within the triangle is a symbol constantly found in masonic lodges and all masonic publications. a great number of the writings that deal with the subject of masonry stress this fact. the pyramid below the eye in the triangle attracts relatively little notice. however, this pyramid is extremely meaningful and enlightening for the understanding of the philosophy of masonry. an american author, robert hieronimus, wrote a doctoral thesis on the united states' seal in which he provided some very important information. the title of hieronimus' thesis was "an historic analysis of the rev

mation. the title of hieronimus' thesis was "an historic analysis of the reverse of the american great seal and its relationship to the ideology of humanist psychology" his thesis shows that the founders of america, who originally adopted the seal, had been masons, and that they, therefore, espoused the humanist philosophy. the connection of this philosophy with ancient egypt is symbolized by the pyramid placed in the center of the seal. this pyramid is a representation of the pyramid of cheops, the largest of the pharaoh's tombs.68 the eye and the pyramid among the most important masonic symbols taken from ancient egypt is the pyramid with an eye within a triangle. the pyramid on the great seal of the usa (left) is the great pyramid of cheops. the eye is a frequent symbol on ancient egypt

ted to interpret the magic flute as "a story about the far east" at its foundation are egyptian rituals. it is the gods and goddesses of the egyptian temples that influenced the creation of the characters of the magic flute.75 obelisks another important symbol of masonry is what was once an important element in ancient egyptian architecture the obelisk. an obelisk is a tall, vertical tower with a pyramid as its peak. obelisks were inscribed with ancient egyptian hieroglyphs, and lay buried for centuries under the ground until they were discovered in the nineteenth century, and removed to western cities such as new york, london and paris. the largest obelisk was sent to the usa. this exportation was arranged by masons. this was because obelisks, as well as the ancient egyptian figures inscr

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l systems. the gnostic tradition suggests that this great cycle was known to the atlanteans and was encoded into the rituals and architecture of ancient egypt. accordingly, the role of the pharaoh and later the priesthood had a special significance in relation to the unfolding of the great year. the egyptian star gnosis and the rite of rebirth the central focus of egyptian ritualism was the great pyramid, it was connected to the sphinx and operated as a initiatory structure. the pyramid was identified with the sanctuary of the sun and embodied ra, the solar logos. the rites undertaken in the chamber of the king and queen were rites of rebirth whereby the pharaoh became identified with the solar sphere. he mediated the energies of the logos and hence accelerated the positive current and sub

ames all into the nexus of the movement from aries to pisces. indeed the imagery of pisces as the fish has much in common with jesus and early christianity. in egyptian mythology horus is also sometimes seen as the fisherman. there are many ways to image the astrological ages, in one egypt tradition isis is related to taurus, osiris to aries, horus to pisces and maat to aquarius. the start of the pyramid age was linked to leo and many believe that the sphinx was carefully ligned to the image of leo at the horizon, while it forms embodied the priestess of virgo and the form of the lion as it represented the change from one astrological age to the next (virgo to leo. heraldic cycles the platonic year is 25,920 years long and hence each sign cover 2160 years. each of these signs can be furthe

ot to continue on with their own development but to return and incarnate on earth to assist the lost souls of our planet. they are virginal in the sense that while they are incarnated in human bodies they were not of this cycle, they are the true firstfruits from beyond earth. throughout history they have reincarnated as teachers, leaders, warriors and priests, they were the builders of the great pyramid in egypt under enoch and will lead the lost tribes of israel in the end times. and they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, the gnostic handbook page 94 and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth. these are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins

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charted the movement from divine depth, to the dyad of depth and silence, to the four principles, to the ogdoad and then onto the decad and dodecad. as time progressed the kabbalistic form of mysticism became codified and the resulting structure came to be called the tree of life. the tree of life being a geometrical progression from the point, to the line, to a triangle (two dimensions) and to a pyramid (three dimensions. it is the development of life in a geometrical form (fig 23. the story of its form begins with no-thing. this is the state beyond all comprehension, it can have no attributes or form. it is absence, since to be some-thing is to be defined. in some sense it is even beyond no-thing, for no-thing is a negation of a thing. in the secret gospel of john it is called the invisi

re is tiphareth. it is known as beauty or mediating intelligence. it has characteristics of harmony and equilibrium. it forms the point of the triangle of chesed, geburah and itself. between tiphareth and netzach and hod is another abyss known as the lesser veil or paroketh. this forms the dividing line between the mind (and the astral worlds) and the higher dimensions of consciousness. the lower pyramid is formed of netzach, hod, yesod and malkuth. their characteristics are: netzach. victory, occult intelligence. emotion or generation. hod. glory, perfect intelligence. mind or psyche. yesod. foundation, clear intelligence. astral. malkuth. kingdom, resplendent intelligence. the gnostic tradition and the tree of life as we will show later in more detail, the gnostics saw the development of

ll or alpha event, they elected to postpone their own development and return and incarnate on earth so as to assist the lost adamic peoples. they are virginal in the sense that while they are incarnated in human bodies they are not of this cycle, they are the true firstfruits. throughout history they have reincarnated as teachers, leaders, warriors and priests, they were the builders of the great pyramid in egypt under enoch, and will lead the lost tribes of israel in the end times. and they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth. these are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. these are they which follow

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opens the vault wide, enters, passes to the eastern end, or place of the head of the pastos, the coffin of 9 christian rosenkreutz, and then faces west. second adept enters and passes to the south. third adept goes to the north. other members remain standing as before. the three officers each with a special wand in his right hand and crux ansata in the left, then stretch out their wands to form a pyramid above the altar, and also each join the crux ansata below) chief adept "let us analyze the keyword. i" second adept "n" third adept "r" all "i" chief adept "yod" second adept "nun" third adept "resh" all "yod" chief adept "virgo, isis, mighty mother" second adept "scorpio, apophis, destroyer" third adept "sol, osiris, slain and risen" all "isis, apophis, osiris, iao (all then simultaneousl

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names on the tablets. like english, these names are always read from left to right, for to do otherwise is to invoke evil forces and caco demons. key of attributions w h attribution of the great name to the four lesser angles 23 let the following diagrams aid thee in comprehension of the tetragrammaton on the tablets as well as their pyramidal nature. thou will remember that in the 4= 7 grade the pyramid was the admission badge of the 28th path. the pyramid, having a square base and four sides, is composed of equilateral triangles cut off, thus allowing the top to remain flat; a truncated pyramid. in the admission badge of the 28th path, the four sides were attributed to the four elements, while the flat top was conceived to be the throne of eth or m. hitherto, the squares of the enochian

ian tablets have been perceived to be flat and nondimensional when treated as a whole. let the adept take clear notice that in reality they are represented as being pyramids. like the entrance badge of the 28th path, there be practical magical significance and importance as the adept will, in the future learn, that each square has a mixed nature and entereth into an entire world. each side of the pyramid is to be colored according to its own appropriate element, or thou shalt leave it white to represent the nature of m. thou shalt not confuse nor assume that a square in the airy angle of a shall be completely colored yellow, but every square in the a tablet in every angle has at least one yellow side denoting its airy nature. thus, every square is tinted with the element of a,while some gr

ou shalt leave it white to represent the nature of m. thou shalt not confuse nor assume that a square in the airy angle of a shall be completely colored yellow, but every square in the a tablet in every angle has at least one yellow side denoting its airy nature. thus, every square is tinted with the element of a,while some greater and some to a lesser degree. observe the diagram of the truncated pyramid below. this diagram illustrateth a standard reference. the position of the numbers should be memorized. section or triangle number two pointeth to the top of the tablet. thou mayest work out a pyramid of any square by knowing the attributions of the four triangles and the element of each. each tablet is comprised of four separate and distinct divisions. thou must consider each of these ind

dard reference. the position of the numbers should be memorized. section or triangle number two pointeth to the top of the tablet. thou mayest work out a pyramid of any square by knowing the attributions of the four triangles and the element of each. each tablet is comprised of four separate and distinct divisions. thou must consider each of these independently so as to produce a specific type of pyramid akin to the nature of that section. here be the rules for analyzing a pyramid. the rules are concise and direct and should be memorized. truncated pyramid great cross 24 triangle no. 1 sign of the zodiac, small card of the tarot. triangle no. 2 m triangle no. 3 the planet of the decan triangle no. 4 element symbol of the tablet the no. 2 square of the great cross is always m and painted wh

linea spiritus sancti of each tablet, it may be said that: oro will be symbolical of the voice of the man kerub. mph will be symbolical of the cry of the eagle kerub. mor will be symbolical of the low of the bull kerub. oip will be symbolical of the roar of the lion kerub. the adept will soon realize that there are numerous methods of working with the pyramids. thou will surely discover that each pyramid is an entire world. this thou mayest discover through scrying in the spirit vision. thou mayest regard the upper triangle (no. 2) as representing a force acting downwards. on the contrary, the lower triangle (no. 4) is a force striving upwards. the left and right hand triangles are moving toward the center, while the center square will be the common force. spirit is strong in any position

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enochian titles. enochian title english b pe b c veh c or k g ged g d gal d f orth f a un a e graph e m tal m i gon i,y, j h na-hath h l ur l p mals p q ger q n drun n x pal x o med o r don r z ceph z u vau u,v,w s fam s t gisu,let the following diagrams aid thee in comprehension of the tetragrammaton on the tablets as well as their pyramidal nature. thou will remember that in the 4= 7 grade the pyramid was the admission badge of the 28th path. the pyramid, having a square base and four sides, is composed of equilateral triangles cut off, thus allowing the top to remain flat, a truncated pyramid. in the admission badge of the 28th path, the four sides were attributed to the four elements, while the flat top was conceived to be the throne of eth or spirit. hitherto, the squares of the enoc

ian tablets have been perceived to be flat and nondimensional when treated as a whole. let the adept take clear notice that in reality they are represented as being pyramids. like the entrance badge of the 28th path, there be practical magical significance and importance as the adept will, in the future learn, that each square has a mixed nature and entereth into an entire world. each side of the pyramid is to be colored according to its own appropriate element, or thou shalt leave it white to represent the nature of m. thou shalt not confuse nor assume that a square in the airy angle of a shall be completely colored yellow, but every square in the a tablet in every angle has at least one yellow side denoting its airy nature. thus, every square is tinted with the element of a, while some g

u shalt leave it white to represent the nature of m. thou shalt not confuse nor assume that a square in the airy angle of a shall be completely colored yellow, but every square in the a tablet in every angle has at least one yellow side denoting its airy nature. thus, every square is tinted with the element of a, while some greater and some to a lesser degree. observe the diagram of the truncated pyramid below. this diagram illustrateth a standard reference. the position of the numbers should be memorized. section or triangle number two pointeth to the top of the tablet. thou mayest work out a pyramid of any square by knowing the attributions of the four triangles and the element of each. each tablet is comprised of four separate and distinct divisions. thou must consider each of these ind

dard reference. the position of the numbers should be memorized. section or triangle number two pointeth to the top of the tablet. thou mayest work out a pyramid of any square by knowing the attributions of the four triangles and the element of each. each tablet is comprised of four separate and distinct divisions. thou must consider each of these independently so as to produce a specific type of pyramid akin to the nature of that section. here be the rules for analyzing a pyramid. the rules are concise and direct and should be memorized. great cross triangle no. 1 sign of the zodiac, small card of the tarot. triangle no. 2 m triangle no. 3 the planet of the decan triangle no. 4 element symbol of the tablet the no. 2 square of the great cross is always m and painted white, indicating the o

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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 trapt. the cross of four arrowheads, representing the keen and swift impact of the light, coming from behind the veil through the elements symbolised by the arrow of i in the path s. it is indifferent which of the crosses be employed, seeing that each represents the operati

GRAHAM HANCOCK FINGERPRINTS OF THE GODS

ns and rivers covered by ice. is it safe, or reasonable, for example, for us to continue to ignore the historical implications of some of the maps made by the sixteenthcentury s most famous cartographer: gerard kremer, otherwise known as mercator? best remembered for the mercator projection, still used on most world maps today, this enigmatic individual (who paid an unexplained visit to the great pyramid of egypt in 156310) was reportedly indefatigable in searching out. the learning of long ago, and spent many years diligently accumulating a vast and eclectic reference library of ancient source maps.11 significantly, mercator included the oronteus finaeus map in his atlas of 1569 and also depicted the antarctic on several he himself drew in the same year. identifiable parts of the then und

coast, the shirase glacier as an estuary on prince harald coast, padda island in lutzow-holm bay, and the prince olaf coast in enderby land. in some cases these features are more distinctly recognisable than on the oronteus finaeus map, observed hapgood, and it seems clear, in general, that mercator had at his disposal source 10 he left his graffito there. see peter tompkins, secrets of the great pyramid, harper& row publishers, new york, p. 38, 285. 11 maps, p. 102. graham hancock fingerprints of the gods 27 maps other than those used by oronteus finaeus. 12 and not only mercator. philippe buache, the eighteenth-century french geographer, was also able to publish a map of antarctica long before the southern continent was officially discovered. and the extraordinary feature of buache s map

on a grand scale) and the monkey is at least 400 feet long and 300 feet wide. were the linemakers map-makers too? and why were they called the viracochas? graham hancock fingerprints of the gods 50 chapter 5 the inca trail to the past no artefacts or monuments, no cities or temples, have endured in recognizable form for longer than the most resilient religious traditions. whether expressed in the pyramid texts of ancient egypt, or the hebrew bible, or the vedas, such traditions are among the most imperishable of all human creations: they are vehicles of knowledge voyaging through time. the last custodians of the ancient religious heritage of peru were the incas, whose beliefs and idolatry were extirpated and whose treasures were ransacked during the thirty terrible years that followed the

phenomenon known as precession of the equinoxes, muller concluded that the original layout of the site could only have been accomplished during the era of 4000 bc to 2000 bc .10 in terms of orthodox history, this was a heresy of audacious proportions. if muller was right, machu picchu was not a mere 500 but could be as much as 6000 years old. this would make it significantly older than the great pyramid of egypt (assuming, of course, that one accepted the great pyramid s own orthodox dating of around 2500 bc. there were other dissenting voices concerning the antiquity of machu picchu, and most, like muller, were convinced that parts of the site were thousands of years older than the date favoured by orthodox historians.11 like the big polygonal blocks that made up the walls, this was a no

emple. viracocha dominated it, like the conductor of an orchestra, and yet its most striking feature undoubtedly lay elsewhere: lining the walls, at various points and heights, were dozens and dozens of human heads sculpted in stone. these were complete heads, protruding three dimensionally out of the walls. there were several different (and contradictory) scholarly opinions as to their function. pyramid from the floor of the sunken temple, looking west, i could see an immense wall into which was set an impressive geometrical gateway made of large stone slabs. silhouetted in this gateway by the afternoon sun was the figure of a giant. the wall, i knew, enclosed a parade-ground- 4 bolivia, p. 156 (map. graham hancock fingerprints of the gods 80 sized area called the kalasasaya (a word in th

GRERALD SCHUELER AN ADVANCED GUIDE TO ENOCHIAN MAGICK

e words and prepare the necessary weapons and instrumenta yourself. they do not have to be elaborate or expensive. the ritual of tex is designed for use by beginners. the ritual of iao invokes the feminine current and simulates a journey to the 5th 8 aethyr maz. the ritual of the priestess of the silver star invokes the feminine current and simulates a journey to the 19th aethyr.the ritual of the pyramid invokes the masculine current and simulates a journey to the 18th aethyr zen. the dragon ritual is designed for the advanced magician who desires to assume the responsibilities of the magical dragon. the ritual of vrelp stimulates a journey to the 14th aethyr vta and the city of the pyramids. the ritual of the abyss simulates a journey to the great outer abyss. the imagery used in these se

let as shown in figure 1, appendix a. the letters of the tablet of union are used to prefix the names of specific watchtower angels (see appendix b. the resultant names are the names of the archangels. the letters of the tablet of union are also used to prefix the names of demons. this is shown in the sixteen figures of appendix b. each square of figure 3, appendix a, can be made into a truncated pyramid. the result is shown in figure 15, appendix a. knowing how the four cosmic elements are combined within a square will usually shed light on the characteristics of that region. each row of the tablet of union is under the influence of the cosmic element whose name is spelled by the letters. for example, the top row is under the influence of air. files or columns are influences by the names

t ive violence. these forces advance gradually into creative transformations and the renewal of form. you should study these figures carefully until you get an intuitive feel for how these different forces and energies course through the watchtowers. four major types of forces s can be found, creative, destructive, masculine and feminine. 42 watchtower pyramids and the angel sayeth: verily is the pyramid a temple of initiation. verily also is it a tomb. aleistercrowley,the vision and the voice enochian magic explains the specific procedures used to convert each watchtower square into a truncated pyramid. figure 15, appendix a, shows the results of converting the tablet of union squares finto truncated pyramids. figures 16 to 31 show the pyramids of the four watchtowers. these, or similar d

the s in shal (also figure 18, appendix a. here you can see ata glance that this region is three parts earth and one part air. you would not expect to see evidente of water or fire anywhere in this region. in this manner, the truncated pyramids that are shown in figures 15 through 31 in appendix a can be especially helpful in quickly summarizing the cosmic elemento of the watchtower squares. the pyramid itself is a powerful magical symbol its base is four-sided and thus rooted in forro (four is the number for stability and firmness) while its peak is a single point high above. it represents the magical universe as a graduated expression in time, space, and form of being, from the highest spiritual spheres to the lowest material globes. the pyramid can also represent yourself; the base cor

gle point high above. it represents the magical universe as a graduated expression in time, space, and form of being, from the highest spiritual spheres to the lowest material globes. the pyramid can also represent yourself; the base corresponda to your physical body and the topmost point to your holy guardian angel. as an aid in magical operations using watchtower pyramids, you can make a sample pyramid out of cardboard as follows: cut the pyramid out of while cardboard with a base of about four inches. use a form such as that shown below. foid the cutout at the dotted enes and paste the edges to make a truncated pyramid. 43 44 the great crosses the most important tem on each angelic tablet is the great cross whose shaft descends from top to bottom and whose bar crosses the tablet in the

H SPENCER LEWIS ROSICRUCIAN MANUAL AMORC 1990

hat the new year feast may be held on the day decreed by the imperator. d the annual outdoor fete may be held at the discretion of the master of each lodge, on or about the 23rd day of september of each year. it shall be that day when the sun enters the sign of libra. this annual outdoor fete should be held by each lodge independently, to celebrate the laying of the foundation stones of the great pyramid in america. each lodge shall arrange to go on this day (or the following one, should it rain or be stormy) to an open space in the suburbs near such lodge, and with prayer and addresses, have each member of the lodge deposit in one small pile a simple little stone or pebble, symbolical of "placing a stone for the foundation of the great pyramid in america" no regalia other than the apron i

HANDBOOK OF EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGY

r called netjerikhet, later known as djoser (zoser. his reign was regarded as the beginning of a new era. introduction 7 old kingdom (dynasties 3 6) and first intermediate period (dynasties 7 11: c. 2686 2055 bce in later times the egyptians looked back on the old kingdom as a golden age of stability and achievement. king djoser was remembered for thousands of years as the king for whom the first pyramid was built. this was the step pyramid at saqqara, one of the world s earliest great stone buildings. early dynastic kings had high-walled funerary enclosures in mud brick and separate tombs under great mounds. the two forms were put together at saqqara, so the mound had to become higher to be visible above the great enclosure walls. a mound was also found as the focal point of some early te

orms were put together at saqqara, so the mound had to become higher to be visible above the great enclosure walls. a mound was also found as the focal point of some early temples, such as at hierakonpolis. such mounds may represent the primeval mound that features in egyptian creation myths (see deities, themes, and concepts, but there is no written evidence from this period to confirm this. the pyramid builders the man in charge of building the pyramid complex of djoser was an official named imhotep. at this period, literacy was mainly confined to such officials and their households. many of these officials served as part-time priests in the cult places of deities and deceased kings.16 imhotep, who was a priest of the sun god at heliopolis, was later credited with writing a book of wisdo

dynasty the king s role was redefined as being the son of ra, the deputy of the sun god on earth. sneferu, the first king of the fourth dynasty, was one of egypt s greatest builders. three pyramids were completed in his reign, each with two temples for the funerary cult of the king. later literary tradition was favorable to sneferu but not to his successor khufu (cheops, the builder of the great pyramid at giza (see under kings and princes and magicians in deities, themes, and concepts. writing in the fifth century bce, the greek historian herodotus reported a legend that king khufu had been cursed by the gods for closing down their temples to divert resources to his pyramid. archaeological evidence suggests an element of truth to this tradition. local temples seem to have received little

eities, themes, and concepts. writing in the fifth century bce, the greek historian herodotus reported a legend that king khufu had been cursed by the gods for closing down their temples to divert resources to his pyramid. archaeological evidence suggests an element of truth to this tradition. local temples seem to have received little royal support during the fourth and fifth dynasties. the huge pyramid complexes of this era seem to concentrate wholly on the divinity of the king, but this is partly an accident of preservation. reliefs and statues in the badly damaged pyramid temples did once show the king interacting with many of the deities of egypt. pyramid complexes have been interpreted as resurrection machines for the king and as models of the egyptian cosmos, making them a kind of m

were part-time priests in the temples and shrines of deities, but at this period it was not permissible to show even a statue of a deity in a private tomb. the prevailing reticence about religion in daily life makes it difficult to know much about the gods at this period. a rich new source of evidence appeared in the twenty-fourth century bce, when hieroglyphic inscriptions were carved inside the pyramid tomb of king weni (unas. these inscriptions, composed in the language known as old egyptian, are now called the pyramid texts. the pyramid texts the pyramid texts are the oldest of the three principal collections of egyptian funerary literature.19 they are also among the earliest religious writings known from anywhere in the world. the texts are divided into sections; each is preceded by a

HEAVEN HELL

at the royal pyramids contain neither painted nor sculptured vignettes, especially as pictures are much needed to break the monotony of the hundreds of lines of large hieroglyphics, painted in a bluish-green colour, which must have dazzled the eyes even of an egyptian. the reason, however, why such early texts are not illustrated is probably not far to seek. professor maspero has proved that the "pyramid texts" contain formulae and paragraphs which, judging from the grammatical forms that occur in them, it is easy to see must have been composed, if not actually written down, in the earliest times of egyptian civilization. these formulae &c, are interspersed with others of later periods, and it seems as if, at the time when the "pyramid texts" were cut into stone, these religious compositio

, and it is probable that he required p. 8 this for a sarcophagus. this king is also famous as the maker of a well in the desert, the mouth of which was about sixteen feet six inches square; and at one time he employed several thousands of men, including three thousand carriers or boatmen, in his stone-works. his successor, menthu-hetep iii, continued the work in the quarries, and built himself a pyramid, called khu-ast, in the mountain of tchesert at thebes, which may now be identified with that portion of the great theban cemetery to which the name der al-bahari was given by the arabic-speaking egyptians. this building is mentioned in the great abbott papyrus preserved in the british museum (no. 10,221, where it is declared to have been found unviolated by the members of the commission w

pletely excavated, sufficient has been done to show that it is a very remarkable building. it is clear that the lower part of it is rectangular, and that it was surrounded by a colonnade; the outside is eased with limestone slabs, behind which is a "wall of rough and heavy nodules p. 9 of flint, and the middle is filled with rubbish and loose stones" on this rectangular building, or base, a small pyramid probably stood, at least, this is what we should expect. the remains already excavated prove that this base was surrounded by a triple row of columns, which supported a ceiling and formed a hypostyle passage or colonnade, which "must have been quite dark, or nearly so (like the ambulatories surrounding the shrines in later temples, for the outside was closed by a thick wall" between this w

at menthu-hetep's high officers of state were buried in somewhat similar tombs in the immediate neighbourhood of the remarkable monument which the egypt exploration fund has brought to light through the exertion of prof. e. naville and mr. h. r. hall. the facts given above indicate that menthu-hetep iii. built a splendid tomb at thebes, and it seems that in certain particulars he copied the royal pyramid tombs of the ivth, vth, and vith dynasties. it is p. 10 unlikely that the superstructure which he set upon the rectangular base, to which reference has been made above, and which is assumed to have been in the form of a pyramid, was as large as any of the important pyramids of giza, and the base on which it rested is "a new and interesting fact in egyptian architecture; but when he set his

platform in the mountain of tchesert it is more than probable that either he or his architect had in mind the rocky platform on which the great pyramids of giza stand, and it seems as if he built it on a massive rectangular base, so that it might appear conspicuous and imposing from a distance. like the earlier royal builders of pyramids, menthu-hetep built a funeral temple in connexion with his pyramid, and established an order of priests, who were to perform the services and ceremonies connected with his worship, and he allowed the ladies of his court to be buried round about it, just as did the kings of old who reigned at memphis. the great feature of menthu-hetep's monument, which has no parallel in the older pyramids in the north of egypt, is the ramp, with a double row of square col

HINE PHIL ASPECTS OF EVOCATION

eem to imply that if hell exists, then it is a bureaucracy, and so by the same token, earthly bureaucracies are demonic structures- as anyone who has had any dealings with the dhss will readily testify. the hierarchy used in the babblogue was developed by the psychologist abraham maslow, to show how the various levels of .need. influence behaviour and motivation. his hierarchy of human needs is a pyramid of desires, ranging from biological survival needs (food, shelter, etc) to more complex needs: biological hunger, thirst, warmth safety i.e. freedom from fear affiliative to be given consideration esteem status, praise, belonging cognitive intellectual stimulation aesthetic culture, art self-actualization self-knowledge according to maslow, the needs at one level must be at least partially

HOWE THE ALCHEMIST OF THE GOLDEN DAWN

s new light of alchemy. many thanks for your kind offer of hospitality at chiswick. i may be able to avail myself of it some time, but if i have business in london, as i had this last time, i am obliged to be nearer my base of operations. i also hesitate to inflict my vegetarian habits on other people. it is believed by many that piazzi smythe [sic' made errors in his application of dimensions of pyramid of gizah &c. present my respectful remembrances to mrs gardner. 1 charles piazzi smyth was not an occultist but professor of practical astronomy at the university of edinburgh and astronomer royal for scotland. his our inheritance in the great pyramid (1864, reached its. fifth edition in 1890. 1 there were two keightleys, bertram and dr archibald both in their early thirties at the time th

ere sentenced to lengthy terms of imprisonment. ayton had by then moved to saffron walden, a small market town fifty miles north-east of london in essex. the letters 99 grove lodge, saffron walden 13 november 1901 [f. l. gardner deleted november and pencilled in october] will you be so kind as to lend me the following [g.d. manuscripts: s.2 enoch[ian] attributions, official. t. enochian calls. x. pyramid gods. z.2. ceremonial magic. i have applied at head-quarters and was told as to one thing i asked for that it was only allowed to those who had passed some certain degree, but that i could get it at the brit. mus. and on the last occasion i was told that allmss relating to the enochian were out. i will pay all cost of registration both ways, and return them most carefully. i am going to do

HP LOVECRAFT AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS

-dead corridors we were even then traversing, we were impressed by a curious coincidence which we have not yet tried to explain, even to ourselves. the tops of the buildings, which in the actual city around us had, of course, been weathered into shapeless ruins ages ago, were clearly displayed in the bas-reliefs, and showed vast clusters of needle-like spires, delicate finials on certain cone and pyramid apexes, and tiers of thin, horizontal scalloped disks capping cylindrical shafts. this was exactly what we had seen in that monstrous and portentous mirage, cast by a dead city whence such skyline features had been absent for thousands and tens of thousands of years, which loomed on our ignorant eyes across the unfathomed mountains of madness as we first approached poor lake s ill-fated ca

HP LOVECRAFT THE NAMELESS CITY

ished november 1921 in the wolverine, no. 11: 3-15. when i drew nigh the nameless city i knew it was accursed. i was traveling in a parched and terrible valley under the moon, and afar i saw it protruding uncannily above the sands as parts of a corpse may protrude from an ill-made grave. fear spoke from the age-worn stones of this hoary survivor of the deluge, this great-grandfather of the eldest pyramid; and a viewless aura repelled me and bade me retreat from antique and sinister secrets that no man should see, and no man else had dared to see. remote in the desert of araby lies the nameless city, crumbling and inarticulate, its low walls nearly hidden by the sands of uncounted ages. it must have been thus before the first stones of memphis were laid, and while the bricks of babylon were

HP LOVECRAFT THE OUTSIDER

; but i was not sorry, for i had hated the antique castle and the trees. now i ride with the mocking and friendly ghouls on the night-wind, and play by day amongst the catacombs of nephren-ka in the sealed and unknown valley of hadoth by the nile. i know that light is not for me, save that of the moon over the rock tombs of neb, nor any gaiety save the unnamed feasts of nitokris beneath the great pyramid; yet in my new wildness and freedom i almost welcome the bitterness of alienage. for although nepenthe has calmed me, i know always that i am an outsider; a stranger in this century and among those who are still men. this i have known ever since i stretched out my fingers to the abomination within that great gilded frame; stretched out my fingers and touched a cold and unyielding surface o

ISIS UNVEILED

nscendental speculations on the trinity; his imaginary dialogs with the father, son, and the holy spirit, and the ditdoture* about, and covert allusions to, his ex-brethren, the manichaeans, have led the worid to load gnosticism with opprobrium, and have thrown into a deep shadow the insulted majesty of the one god, worshiped in reverential silence by every 'heathen' attd uau is ii that the whole pyramid of roman catholic dogmat retu tvol upon proof, but upon assumption. the gnostics had cornered the fathers too cleverly, and the only saleaiion of the latter was a resort to forgery. for nearly four centuries the great historians, some nearly contemporary with jesus, had not taken the slightest notice either of his life or death. christians wondered at such an unaccountable omission of what

JENNINGS HARGRAVE ROSICRUCIANS RITES MYSTERIES

eek, roman, and medi val monuments. 165 chapter the twenty-first. myth of the scorpion, or the snake, in its many disguises. 173 chapter the twenty-second. ominous character of the colour white to english royalty. 177 contents xv chapter the twenty-third. page. the beliefs of the rosicrucians meaning of lights and of commemorative flambeaux in all worsihp. 186 chapter the twenty-fourth. the great pyramid. 199 chapter the twenty-fifth. history of the tower or steeple. 206 chapter the twenty-sixth. presence of the rosicrucians in heathen and christian architecture. 228 chapter the twenty-seventh. the rosicrucians amidst ancient mysteries and in the orders of knighthood. 237 chapter the twenty-eighth. rosicrucianism in strange symbols. 253 chapter the twenty-ninth. connection between the temp

are found, in the form of separate arches, before the gates even of chinese cities, and they are there generally called triumphal arches. propyl a is a name of hecate, dis, chronos, or the p, to which sinister deity the propylon or propyl um (as also, properly, the lych-gate) is dedicated. hence its ominous import, pro, or before, the pylon or passage. every egyptian temple has its propylon. the pyramid also in nubia has one. we refer to the ground plans of the temples of denderah, upper egypt; the temple of luxor, thebes; the temple of edfou, upper egypt; the temple of carnac (or karnak, thebes. colonel (afterwards general) vallancey, in the fourth volume, p. 80, of his general works, cited in the celtic druids, p. 223 (a valuable book by godfrey higgins, says: in cornwall they call it (

is spiritual firebelief. we recognise, again, its never-failing structuresignal. rightly regarded, the great pyramids are nothing but the world-enduring architectural attestation, following (in the pyramidal) the well-known leading law of egypt s templar-piling mound-like, spiry of the universal flame- faith. place a light upon the summit, star-like upon the sky, and a prodigious altar the mighty pyramid then becomes. in this tribute to the world-filling faith, burneth expressed devotion to (radiateth acknowledgment of) the immemorial magic religion. there is little doubt that as token and emblem of fire-worship, as .indicative of the adoration of the real, accepted deity, these pyramids were raised. the idea that they were burial-places of the egyptian monarchs is untenable when submitted

when it comes side by side with this better fire-explanation. cannot we accept these pyramids as the vast altars on whose top should burn the flame flame commemorative, as it were, to all the world? cannot we see in these piles, literally and really transcendental in origin, the egyptian reproduction, and a hieroglyphical signalling on, of special truth, eldest of time? do we not recognise in the pyramid the repetition of the first monolith? all the uprights constituting the grand attesting pillar to the supernatural tradition of a fire-born world? the ever-recurring globe with wings, so frequent in the sculptures of the egyptians, witnesses to the electric principle. it embodies the transmigration of the indians, the great pyramid. 93 reproduced by pythagoras. pythagoras resided for a lon

ument heliopolis, or the city of the sun, in lower egypt (as the name signifies, contained a temple, wherein, combined with all the dark superstitions of the egyptians, the flame-secret was preserved. in most jealous secrecy was the tradition guarded, and the symbol alone was presented to the world. of the pyramids, as prodigious fire-monuments, we have before spoken. magnificent as the principal pyramid still is, it is stated by an ancient historian that it originally formed, at the base, a square of eight hundred feet, and that it was eight hundred feet high. another informs us that three hundred and sixty-six thousand men were employed twenty years in its erection. its height is now supposed to be six 94 the rosicrucians. hundred feet. have historians and antiquaries carefully weighed t

JESSUP MK THE CASE FOR THE UFO

has no obvious reference or necessary position. mirror silvering of crystal (rock or force-made crystal) unknown to atruscans. it was crystal& it was a lens, atruscans used them to make fine gold& silver earrings& gold wire inlays. also were used to make fire for the 'smiths. this lens is just as much, in its small way, a relic of the first wave of civilization (if not from space) as is the great pyramid which embodies more astronomy and mathematics than was possessed by those people to whom its construction is attributed. man speaks from general concensus. wilkins, in secret cities of south america, reports the finding of optical lenses and mirrors in a submerged city on the coast of equador, and others in archaic ruins of central america. these appear to be pre-incan and pre-andean. thes

common denominator of life in and from space. for emphasis, and for the establishment of present principles, we repeat that it is relatively unimportant whether we decide that civilization was brought to us from space, perhaps from the exploded planet between mars and jupiter, or whether it reached space from terrestrial development in a previous upsurge of civilization. such relics as the great pyramid indicate the advancement of that age, and it is perhaps a little less strain on our sensibilities to assume that space life, especially if limited to the earth-moon system, originated on earth. our two greatest mental hazards at the moment are to overcome the blows to our racial ego, and to free ourselves from the idea that ufo's and space life now reaching our cognizance necessarily come

led" himself, too. smith my eye! the rest of smith's letter is too technical for this book, but it will suffice for our purpose to say that this comet was a most remarkable object and appeared to contain incandescent materials. piazzi smiths' explanations of the electrical nature of the comet's condition are about on an intellectual par with his soaring hypothecations on the portents of the great pyramid. all we need to know is that 161 tebbutt's comet partook of the generally anomalous celestial turbulence of the comet years, in which it was one of the most exotic displays, and helps to establish that there are more things between th earth and heaven than meet the unwary eye of our proud but ignorant race. no one has yet fully explained the fact that a body, so ethereal as a comet, does

K AMBER THE BASICS OF MAGICK

d insertion of the word envy by jngthe basics of magick get any book for free on: www.abika.com 1 the basics of magick by k. amber get any book for free on: www.abika.com the basics of magick get any book for free on: www.abika.com 2 i. ethics a. the wiccan rede b. the law or return (sometimes called the "threefold law) c. perfect love and perfect trust (among partners in magick) ii. the witches' pyramid a. faith in your abilities and powers. b. imagination to vividly create in your mind that which you desire to manifest. c. will to achieve your goal despite all obstacles. d. secrecy to keep your magickal intention concentrated and pure. iii. the four qualities of the mage a. to know b. to will c. to dare d. to keep silence iv. preparatory skills (hatha and raja yoga are good aids to devel

KNOWLEDGE LECTURE FIVE

h and malkuth. the tarot trumps thus receive the equilibrium of the sephiroth they connect. admission badges used in the grade of philosophus first is the calvary cross of twelve squares. it admits to the path of qoph, the 29th path, and refers to the zodiac and to the eternal river of eden, divided into four heads as follows: naher- the river 1. hiddikel 2. pison 3. gihon 4. phrath euphrates the pyramid of the four elements admits to the path of tzaddi, the 28th path. on the sides of the pyramid are the hebrew names of the elements. on the apex is the word eth, meaning essence and on the base is the word olam, meaning world. the next badge is the calvary cross of ten squares admitting to the path of peh, mars, the 27th path. the ten squares are referred to the ten sephiroth in balanced di

KNOWLEDGE LECTURE FOUR

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

LAITMAN M KABBALAH REVEALED

ever we do here has no impact of any kind on the spiritual worlds. therefore, if we want to change anything in our world, we have to first climb to the spiritual worlds, the control room of our world, and affect our world from there. t h e p y r ami d just as it happens in the spiritual worlds, everything in our world evolves along the same five stages from zero to four. our world is built like a pyramid. at the bottom, the beginning of the evolution of this world, there is the still (inanimate) level, made of trillions of tons of matter (see figure 5. lost in these trillions of tons of matter is a tiny speck called planet earth. and on this earth appeared the vegetative level. naturally, the vegetation on earth is infinitely smaller in mass than that of the still matter on earth, all the

the vegetative. the speaking, of course, came last and has the least mass of all. recently, another level has sprung from the speaking level. it is called the spiritual level or spirituality. our universe 77 (since we are speaking of geological times here, when we say recently, we mean that it happened only a few thousand years ago) we cannot grasp the full size of creation, but if we look at the pyramid of creation (in figure 5) and think of the proportions between each two neighboring levels, we will begin to understand just how special and recent the desire for spirituality really is. actually, if we think of the time the universe has existed xapproximately 15 billion years xas a single day of 24 hours, the desire for spirituality appeared 0.0288 seconds ago. in geological terms, this i

ompleted our evolution. evolution is as dynamic as ever, but because we are the last level to appear, we naturally think that we are the top level. we may be at the top level, but we are not at the final level. we are only at the last of the levels that have already appeared. the final level will use our bodies as hosts, but will consist of entirely new ways of thinking, feeling and figure 5: the pyramid of reality is also the pyramid of desires. it is valid in both the spiritual worlds and the corporeal world. 78 kabbalah revealed being. it is already evolving within us, and it is called the spiritual level. no physical changes or new species are required, just an inner change in our perception of the world. this is why the next phase is so elusive; it s within us, written in our reshimot

he still era corresponds to the root phase, the vegetative era corresponds to phase one, the animate era to phase two, the speaking era to phase three, and the spiritual era to phase four. planet earth s scorching youth lasted several billions of years. as it cooled, vegetative life appeared, reigning on the planet for many more millions of years. but just as the vegetative level on the spiritual pyramid is much narrower than the still level, the physical vegetative period was shorter than earth s inanimate period. after the completion of the vegetative phase came the animate period. as with the previous two degrees, the animate era was much shorter than the vegetative era, matching the proportion between the vegetative and the animate degrees on the spiritual pyramid. our universe 79 the

period was shorter than earth s inanimate period. after the completion of the vegetative phase came the animate period. as with the previous two degrees, the animate era was much shorter than the vegetative era, matching the proportion between the vegetative and the animate degrees on the spiritual pyramid. our universe 79 the human phase, which corresponds to the speaking level of the spiritual pyramid, has only been around for the past forty thousand years or so. when humanity completes its evolution of the fourth (and last) phase, evolution will be complete and humanity will reunite with the creator. the fourth phase began some five thousand years ago, when the point in the heart first appeared. as in the spiritual world, the name of the man who first experienced this point was adam. h

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mply that we need perform any physical actions. as we have mentioned previously, kabbalah speaks only about desires and intentions with respect to the creator. this might lead us to conclude that, since the solution to our future challenges lies in the dissemination of kabbalah to all humanity, we might have to convert everyone into kabbalists. in truth, we don t have to. humanity is built like a pyramid. as in any other field of human engagement, ninety-nine percent of the world population is passive. they do not research or develop, but simply rely on the fruits of scientific discoveries. therefore, we should turn to those who are disturbed by the fate of our world and the future of humanity. we do not expect billions of people to study kabbalah, but if we can use science to present huma

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world voluntarily, consciously, in order to build a better future for yourself. that means that the study of kabbalah can be done on several levels, depending on the person himself. just as in our world, some people live and act passively, doing only one thing throughout their lives, others take initiative and change their lives, influence society, and have an impact on the whole world. the same pyramid exists in our influence on the spiritual world, and, in fact, on the entire reality. 54 c h a p t e r 2. t h e w i s d o m o f k a b b a l a h k a b b a l a h a s a s c i e n c e q: why is kabbalah considered a science? a: science examines the world with the tools that we have made. the way these tools work is based on our five senses: sight, sound, taste, smell and touch. we cannot invent

first stage, katnut (infancy, man discovers within only the small desires to give. he corrects and fills them. then, in the stage of gadlut (adulthood, the greater desires to receive join in. t h e k a b b a l a h e x p e r i e n c e 214 in our world, this process happens on a worldwide scale: israel, meaning the jews, must first reach spirituality, and all other nations must follow. but in this pyramid, too, are exceptions. there are also incarnations, association and dissociation of souls. therefore, it would be unwise to draw general conclusions from the above (i recommend reading the introduction to the book of zohar in that context, from item 66 on. d e s i r e f o r p l e a s u r e v w i t h a s c r e e n q: can you say that man is farthest from the creator because his will to recei

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dead-end roads. this can be done by circulating books, audios, video files, and cassettes. those who are truly interested should be referred to kabbalah. it is important not to force or compel anyone to study kabbalah, because people must first ripen for it. j u da i s m q: what kind of connection exists between kabbalah and the role of the jews in realizing the goal you described? a: there is a pyramid-like division in this world: still, vegetative, animate, and speaking. the same division also exists in our souls. the jews are considered to be the chosen people because they were given the opportunity to reach spirituality before other nations. it is not that jews are any better than others; it is simply that they are the first of manpa r t f i v e: r e l i g i o n, p r e j u d i c e a n

ewish correlates to one s natural desire, not to a birth nationality. this is how it was in the past, and only later came the determination of who was considered to be a jew. q: why was the torah (including kabbalah) given only to the jewish people? a: our world is divided into certain groups of people called nations or peoples. all the worlds are built according to a single principle, namely the pyramid principle. because there is the law of the opposite value between lights and vessels, the torah was given to correct the stiffest part of the world the jews. in the torah they are regarded as stiff-necked, the most egoistic of all peoples. that is why the torah and the wisdom of kabbalah were given to them of all nations. the jews are to be the first among the nations to correct themselves

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star in the centre of the lodge existed, but it had eight points instead of six or five. it was called gthe star of dawn h or gthe morning star, h and represented horus of the resurrection, who is pictured as bearing it upon his head and as having given it to his followers. 16. the masonic square was well-known, and was called neka. it is to be found in many temples, and also appears in the great pyramid. it is said that it was used for squaring stones, and also symbolically for squaring conduct, which once more resembles the modern interpretation. to build on the square was to build for ever, according to the teachings of ancient egypt; and in the egyptian hall of judgment osiris is seen seated on the square while judging the dead (see plate ii b) 17. 18. thus the square came to symbolize

form till the time of david and solomon. 81. when solomon built his temple he erected it on masonic lines, and made it a centre of masonic symbolism and work. he unquestionably intended his temple to demonstrate and to preserve for his people a certain set of measurements, in the same sort of way in which all kinds of astronomical and geodetic facts were enshrined in the measurements of the great pyramid(*see ch. ii, on the pillars) he did not succeed, because much of the tradition had been lost; or it would perhaps be truer to say that while external ceremonial and even the traditional ornamentation had been very fairly preserved, the clue to the meaning of it all was no longer known. until that time initiates of the jewish mysteries had had their attention directed to the house of light

asons. 100. as we have already said, the egyptian origin of masonry has been somewhat obscured by jewish influence. when moses introduced the egyptian wisdom to the jews they quickly gave their own colouring to it. they are a very remarkable race, in that they assimilate readily, but stamp their own decided characteristics upon whatever they take up. in this case, the egyptians spoke of the great pyramid of gizeh as the ghouse of light h, or more commonly gthe light h but the jews were taught to interpret it as referring to the temple of king solomon. 101. the real reason, however, for the careful orienta-tion of the lodge is magnetic. there is a constant flow of force in both directions between the equator and each of the poles of the earth, and there is also a current flowing at right an

f the earth circling round the sun. that was with them a portion of the secret knowledge reserved for the mysteries. there was a still older tradition, which held the circle to be the equator and the dot in the centre to be the pole-star, whose position changes because of the precession of the equinoxes, in which the egyptians took great interest. the inclination of the chief passage of the great pyramid was determined by the position of the pole-star of the period. this symbol was used once more to indicate the all-seeing eye- an idea easily suggested by the dot in the middle of the circle. 114. another interpretation of the symbol by the egyptians was particularly beautiful, and all brn. will find it well worth remembering whenever their eyes fall upon it. the three columns, representing

le, and this line will be equal to 144 parts, while the shorter segment, formed by its junction with the perpendicular side of the triangle, will be equal to 108 parts. hence, we may derive the following measures from the diagram: 500, 480, 400, 320, 180, 144, and 108; and all these without the slightest fraction. supposing, then, the 500 to be cubits, we have the measure of the base of the great pyramid of memphis. in the 400 cubits of the base of the triangle we have the exact length of the egyptian stadium. the 320 gives us the exact number of egyptian cubits contained in the hebrew and babylonian stadium. the stadium of ptolemy is represented by the 480 cubits, or length of the line falling from the right angle to the circumference of the circle, through the hypotenuse. the number 180

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remained of all its glory save the three pyramids rising above the waters(*man: whence, how and whither, pp. 242 and 283) after this, when the swamps had become habitable, there came a negroid domination; and then the land was again colonized by the atlanteans, who restored the splendour of the egyptian temples and established once more the hid-den mysteries which had been celebrated in the great pyramid. this empire lasted up to the time of the aryanization of egypt in 13,500 b.c; it was ruled by a great dynasty of divine kings, among whom were many of the heroes whom greece later regarded as demigods, such as herakles of the twelve labours, whose tradition was handed on to classical times. 55. it was to this people about 40,000 b.c. that the world teacher came forth from the white lodge

e prototype of the mysteries of all the nations around. egypt was thus the centre of spiritual illumination for the entire western world, and all those who sought the great initiations were attracted to it; and it is this fact which explains the reverence paid to the egyptian mysteries by learned greeks in later times. 105. the principal centre for the public work of these mysteries was the great pyramid, called in ancient egypt khut, the light. it was built on the most exact astronomical and mathematical calculations, and provided a veritable key in stone to the enigmas of the universe(*see the hidden life in freemasonry, pp. 228-30) 106. the initiates of the egyptian mysteries were symbolically engaged in the building of the pyramid, just as in our modern masonry we are engaged in erecti

eritable key in stone to the enigmas of the universe(*see the hidden life in freemasonry, pp. 228-30) 106. the initiates of the egyptian mysteries were symbolically engaged in the building of the pyramid, just as in our modern masonry we are engaged in erecting the temple of king solomon, both structures being intended to be emblematical of the building processes of nature. in the halls below the pyramid- those underground chambers which were mentioned by herodotus as being contained in an island, fed by a channel from the nile(*her. book ii, 124- certain of the ceremonies of the mysteries were held. these and other halls in and near the great pyramid are still unknown to the explorer, though they may yet be opened by the proper steps- the secret doors turning upon pivots according to an e

n about the realities of life and death. 127. it is perhaps necessary to repeat that in all this there was no desire on the part of the priests to mislead the people; their idea was simply to give instruction graded to suit the needs of the hearer and to guard important secrets from those who were not prepared to receive them. it was for the same reason that the interior arrangements of the great pyramid were confused. some of the passages were not used at all in the scheme of initiation, the real passage having been obtainable in quite another way. this policy was dictated by wisdom. would it not be well if in these present days we could devise some means by which new discoveries in science (which are now used for injury and destruction) could be preserved solely for the use of people who

the body the candidate passed through many strange experiences in the astral world, and preached to the spirits in prison, to those who had recently left the body in death and were still fettered by their passions and desires. 199. on the morning of the fourth day of his burial, the body of the candidate was raised from its sepulchre, and borne into the outer air at the eastern side of the great pyramid, so that the first rays of the rising sun might awaken him from his long sleep. 200. it was at this initiation that the candidate was carried up into heaven, to receive an expansion of consciousness on the spiritual plane, often called the atmic or nirvanic. that is the plane of absolute union, and that consciousness knows all from within, is one with all and in all. the initiate thus was

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were very concerned that they be able to conduct themselves successfully on this journey, so over time guidebooks were put together so people would know what was expected of them, what were the relevant mythologies, how to say the right prayers, magical formulas, and so on. in the beginning, this information was placed on the walls of the burial chamber, and scholars have called these sources the pyramid texts. sometimes the information was placed on the wooden sarcophagi, and these sources are called the coffin texts. by the time of the new kingdom, when many more parts of the populace had reason to hope for immortality, it was customary to put the information on a roll of papyrus and place the roll in the tomb. these form the basis for the book of going forth by day (or the book of the d

al house, 1990. lavey, anton. the compleat witch: or what to do when virtue fails. new york: dodd and mead, 1971. reprinted as the satanic witch. los angeles: feral house, 1989 .the devil s notebook. los angeles: feral house, 1992 .the satanic bible. new york: avon, 1969 .the satanic rituals. new york: avon, 1972. wolfe, burton h. the devil s avenger: a biography of anton szandor lavey. new york: pyramid books, 1974. wright, lawrence. saints& sinners. new york: alfred a. knopf, 1993. laws and ritual abuse california, idaho, and illinois have passed laws that directly address satanic ritual abuse though the word satanic is most often left out of the rubric so that the laws do not sound like hangovers from the middle ages. these laws were composed and passed at the height of the satanic ritu

on trojan horse. new york: g. p. putnam s sons. 1970. our haunted planet. greenwich, ct: fawcett publications. 1971. disneyland of the gods. new york: amok press. 1988. lloyd, dan. let s take off our blinkers. flying saucer review 15, no. 1 (january/february 1969: 9 11. more than a possibility. flying saucer review 11, no. 2 (march/april 1965: 1 2. segraves, kelly l. sons of god return. new york: pyramid books. 1975. ufos, aliens and antichrist: the angelic conspiracy and end times deception. http//www.mt.net/ watcher wilson, clifford. ufos and their mission impossible. new york: signet. 1974. underworld the underworld has been typically viewed in various mythical and religious traditions as a world located under the surface of the earth where the spirits of the dead live, often under the

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reenish turquoise] the pain of the obligation[[the oath] aumgn 25 jacinth the arrow (swift and straight application of force) on 26 black diamond the secret force, lamp on 27 ruby, any red stone the sword. 28 artificial glass[[chalcedony] the censer or aspergillus. 29 pearl the twilight of the place and magic mirror. 30 crysolith the lamen or bow and arrow iao: inri 31 fire opal the wand or lamp, pyramid of b[[the thurible. 32 onyx a sickle. 32 bis salt the pantacle or[[bread and] salt. 31 bis black diamond[[the winged egg. table i (continued) 13 xlii* perfumes. xliii* vegetable drugs. xliv* mineral drugs. 0[[no attribution possible. carbon 1 ambergris elixir vit aur. pot. 2 musk hashish[[cocaine] phosphorus 3 myrrh, civet belladonna, soma silver 4 cedar opium. 5 tobacco nux vomica, nettle

the astral plane] kbn 31 bis invisibility, transformations, vision of the genius. table i (continued) 15 xlvii. kings and princes of the jinn. xlviii. figures related to pure number. xlix* lineal figures of the planets &c, and geomany. 0. the circle 1. the point 2. the cross the line, also the cross 3. the triangle the plane, also the diamond, oval, circle, and other yoni symbols 4 tetrahedron or pyramid, cross the solid figure 5 the rose the tesseract 6 calvary cross, truncated pyramid, cube. 7 a rose (7 x 7, candlestick 8. 9. 1010 altar (double cube, calvary cross sephirothic geomantic figures follow the planets. caput* and cauda draconis* are the nodes of the moon, nearly= neptune and herschel respectively. they belong to malkuth. 11. those of dy triplicity 12 calvary cross octagram 13

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at she might seek me, to inspire and comfort me, and this was my reward from the masters, and consolation in the years of my sorrow. but the way that leadeth to the other form of this vision of beatitude, to wit, science is gnana yoga or raja yoga, of which i have written only here and there, as one who should throw great stones upon the earth in disorder, by default of building them nobly into a pyramid. and of this do i heartily repent me, and ask of the god thoth that he may give me (albeit at the eleventh hour) virtue and with that i may compose a true book upon these ways of union. thy first step, therefore, o my son, is to attain unto samadhi, and to urge thyself perpetually to repetition of thy successes therein, for it hath been said by philosophers of old that practice maketh perf

rce courage as the lion, doth know with swift intelligence as the man, and doth keep silence with soaring subtilty as the eagle or dragon. moreover, this sphinx is an eidolon of the law, for the bull is life, the lion is light, the man is liberty, the serpent love. now then his sphinx, being perfect in true balance, yet taketh the aspect of the feminine principle that so she may be partner of the pyramid, that is the phallus, pure image of our father the sun, the unity creative. the signification of this mystery is hat the adept must be whole, himself, containing all things in true proportion, before he maketh himself bride of the one universal transcendental, in its most secret virtue. and now herefore, o my son, comprehending this mystery by thine intelligence, i will write further unto

at deny love, restricting it to their own nature. but the serpent is the secret nature of man, that is life and death, and maketh his way through the generations in silence. and the eagle is that might of live which is the key of magick, uplifting the body and its appurtenance unto high ekstacy upon his wings. it is by virtue thereof that the sphinx beholdeth he sun unwinking, and confronteth the pyramid without shame. our dragon, therefore, combining the natures of the eagle and he serpent, is our love, the organ of our will, by whose virtue we perform the work and miracle of the one substance, as saith thine ancestor hermes trismegistus, in his tablet of smaragda. and this dragon, is called thy silence, because in he hour of his operation that within thee which saith .i. is abolished in

best thou mayst, not heeding the importunity of them that prate of he ideal. for this rule, this uniformity, is proper only to a prison, and a man liveth by elasticity, nor endureth rigor save in death. but whoso groweth bodily by a law foreign to his own nature, he hath a cancer, and his whole .conomy shall be destroyed by that small disobedience. b liber aleph vel cxi 160 #d de pyramide (of the pyramid) ow then at last art thou made ready to confront the pyramid, if thou art established as a sphinx. for it also hath the foursquare base of law, and the four triangles of light, life, love and liberty for its sides, that meet in a point of perfection that is hadith, poised to the kiss of nuith. but in this pyramid there is no difference of form between the sides, as it is in thy sphinx, for

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anger, so that he alone did escape from the ruin thereof. 17. transformed, the holy virgin appeared as a fluidic fire, making her beauty into a thunderbolt. 18. by her spells she invoked the scarab, the lord kheph- ra, so that the waters were cloven and the illusion of the powers was destroyed. 19. then the sun did appear unclouded, and the mouth of asi was on the mouth of asar. 20. then also the pyramid was builded so that the initiation might be complete. 21. and in the heart of the sphinx danced the lord adonai, in his garlands of roses and pearls making glad the concourse of things; yea, making glad the concourse of things. liber ccxxxi 4 the genii of the 22 scales of the serpent and of the qliphoth a a .u-iao-u .a. o[ b be .qaoooabitom. g gitwnosapfwllois. d dhnaxartarwq [x= st. h hoo

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s in accordance with rules which will be given in their due place.10 thus gm in oc la et cetera, form bases for these trilateral names. the following rules explain how the sides of the pyramids of which the squares are formed are attributed to the sephiroth, planets, elements and zodiacal signs.11 1. great central cross. this has 36 squares, for the decantes of the zodiac. on the left side of the pyramid, linea patris has the cardinal signs, the sign of the element itself at the top, in the order of tetragrammaton (fire, water, air, earth) going upwards. linea filii has the common signs in the same order. linea s.s. has the cherubic signs, that of the element on the left, in the same order, right to left. but the order of the decans in each sign is reverse, and thus the planets which fill

d sides to the sub-element of the lesser angle.14 3. kerubic squares. the upper sides pertain to the element of the tablet, the lower sides to the sub-element. right- and left-hand sides in this case correspond, according to a somewhat complex rule which it is unnecessary to give here.15 the attributions to the court cards of the tarot naturally follow.16 4. lesser squares. the upper side of each pyramid is governed by the kerub standing on the file above it. the lower side is governed by the kerub also, but in order descending as the are from right to left above [see angle of air of water; the kerubs go earth, fire, water, air (from the square marked d, the fifth from the left in the top rank of the tablet, and downward the lower sides of the squares marked o, d, e, z go earth, fire, wate

ey entry was made from a facsimile of equinox i (7-8. the holy table, ensigns of creation, and sigillum dei meth were redrawn based on material in ben rowe.s enochian magic reference and clay holden.s pdfs of mysteriorum liber secundus and mysteriorum liber tertius. the general view of the great table was entered from the version in the equinox; the views of the watchtowers and tablet of union as pyramid squares were redrawn, the letters checked against plate iii and the symbols checked according to the golden dawn rules printed in regardie (ed, the golden dawn. the version of the .enochian. alphabet used in plates iv-ix is the ni enochiana typeface constructed by the present editor, closely based on the final forms of the letters from quinti libri mysteriorum appendix, as printed by layco

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l water? liber cordis cincti serpente svb figvra ynda 27 50. let not the priest of isis uncover the nakedness of nuit, for every step is a death and a birth. the priest of isis lifted the veil of isis, and was slain by the kisses of her mouth. then he was the priest of nuit, and drank of the milk of the stars. 51. let not the failure and the pain turn aside the worshippers. the foundations of the pyramid were hewn in the living rock ere sunset; did the king weep at dawn that the crown of the pyramid was as yet unquarried in the distant land? 52. there was also an humming-bird that spake unto the horned cerastes, and prayed him for poison. and the great snake of khem the holy one, the royal uraus serpent, answered him and said: 53. i sailed over the sky of nu in the car called millions-of

marble untouched by the tool of the graver. therefore thou art mine, even now and for ever and for everlasting. amen. 28 liber lxv 58. moreover, i heard the voice of adonai: seal up the book of the heart and the serpent; in the number five and sixty seal thou the holy book. as fine gold that is beaten into a diadem for the fair queen of pharaoh, as great stones that are cemented together into the pyramid of the ceremony of the death of asar, so do thou bind together the words and the deeds, so that in all is one thought of me thy delight adonai. 59. and i answered and said: it is done even according to thy word. and it was done. and they that read the book and debated thereon passed into the desolate land of barren words. and they that sealed up the book into their blood were the chosen of

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that i will love all things v. that i will perform all things and endure all things vi. that i will continue in the knowledge and conversation of my holy guardian angel: vii. that i will work without attachment: viii. that i will work in truth: ix. that i will rely only upon myself: x. that i will interpret every phenomenon as a particular dealing of god with my soul. and if i fail herein, may my pyramid be profaned, and the eye be closed upon me! all this did i swear and seal with a stroke upon the bell. then i steadily sat down in my .sana (or sacred posture, having my left heel beneath my body pressing into the anus, my right sole closely covering the phallus, the right leg vertical; my head, neck, and spine in one straight vertical line; my arms stretched out resting on their respectiv

e good results in my life and work; i want the perfume and the the vision. why am i so materially wallowing in grossness? it matters little; the fact remains that i do wallow. i want that definite experience in the very same sense as abramelin had it; and what fs more, i mean to go on till i get it. john st. john 29 12.34. i begin, therefore, in hanged man posture, to invoke the angel, within the pyramid already duly prepared by 671. 12.57. alas! in vain have i tried even the supreme ritual of awaiting the beloved, although once i thought.ah! give unto thy beloved in sleep! how ashamed i should be, though! for an earthly lover one would be on tiptoe of excitement, trembling at every sound, eager, afraid. i will, however, rise and open (as for a symbol) the door and the window. oh that the

s with the oil, his sister life. life, thus prepared, invokes, at the summons of death, the forces necessary to the operation. the word takes its station in the east and the officers salute it both by speech and silence in their signs; and they pronounce the secret word of power that riseth from the silence and returneth thereunto. all this they affirm; and in affirming the triangular base of the pyramid, find that they have mysteriously affirmed the apex thereof whose name is ecstasy. this also is sealed by that secret word; for that word containeth all. into this prepared pyramid of divine light there cometh a certain darkling wight, who knoweth not either his own nature, or his origin or destiny, or even the name of that 1 [death is represented by the hiereus, and life by the hegemon; t

ed pyramid of divine light there cometh a certain darkling wight, who knoweth not either his own nature, or his origin or destiny, or even the name of that 1 [death is represented by the hiereus, and life by the hegemon; they are identified with the greek god-forms of hades and demeter, with hermes and iacchus for invisible stations. t.s] liber dccclx 32 which he desireth. before he can enter the pyramid, therefore, four ordeals are required of him. so, bound and blinded, he stumbles forward, and passes through the wrath of the four great princes of the evil of the world, whose terror is about him on every side. yet since he has followed the voice of the officer who has prepared him, in this part of the ritual no longer merely nature, the great mother, but neschamah (his aspiration) and th

se terror is about him on every side. yet since he has followed the voice of the officer who has prepared him, in this part of the ritual no longer merely nature, the great mother, but neschamah (his aspiration) and the representative of adonai, he may pass through all. yea, in spite of the menace of the hiereus, whose function is now that of his fear and of his courage, he goes on and enters the pyramid. but there he is seized and thrown down by both officers as one unworthy to enter. his aspiration purifies him with steel and fire; and there as he lies shattered by the force of the ritual, he hears.even as a corpse that hears the voice of israfel.the hegemon that chants a solemn hymn of praise to that glory which is at the apex, and who invisibly rules and governs the whole pyramid. now

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through his contact with the english masonic enthusiast john yarker, which were regarded as gspurious h by most masonic writers (c) ordo templi orientis. key-entry &c, by frater t.s. for niwg/ celephais press. this e-text last revised 26.06.2004. ts liber dclxxi vel pyramidos a ritual of self-initiation based upon the formula of the neophyte v a a publication in class d 1 000. the building of the pyramid. the magus with wand. on the altar are incense, fire, bread, wine, the chain, the scourge, the dagger and the oil. in his left hand the bell he taketh: hail! asi! hail, hoor-apep! let the silence speech beget! two strokes on bell. banishing spiral dance: the words against the son of night tahuti speaketh in the light. knowledge and power, twin warriors, shake the invisible; they roll asund

the reward. this is the path of a w h. ho! this is the path of. vel pyramidos 3 bell. hail asi! hail, thou wanded wheel! alpha and delta kissed and came for five that feed the flame. bell. hail, hoor-apep! thou sword of steel! alpha and delta and epsilon met in the shadow of the pylon and in iota did proclaim that tenfold core and crown of flame. hail, hoor-apep! unspoken name! thus is the great pyramid duly builded. 4 1. initiation the first pylon i know not who i am; i know not whence i came; i know not whither i go; i seek.but what, i do not know! i am blind and bound; but i have heard one cry ring through eternity; arise and follow me! the candidate still, bound and hoodwinked: asar un-nefer! i invoke the fourfold horror of the smoke. unloose the pit! by the dread word of power.that s

fence: and these are one. let us go hence! for i am master of my fate, wholly initiate. the secret word: m. m the words are spoken duly: the deeds are duly done my soul is risen newly to greet the risen sun. bell accordingly. one! four! five! hail! one! four! five! ten! all hail! sign accordingly. i give the sign that rends the veil. the sign that closes up the veil. m. m 12 2. the sealing of the pyramid proceed as in the building, unto the word .suns. the magus with wand] in his left hand the bell he taketh: hail! asi! hail, hoor-apep! let the silence speech beget! two strokes on bell. banishing spiral dance: the words against the son of night (etc, to .breaks forth from under) he goes to the west, in the centre of the base of the triangle of (m, asi (a, and hoor (c: o thou, the apex of t

LIBER GRADUUM MONTIS ABIEGNI

y. 7. the parallelogram. these positions with bowed head are suitable for asana and for meditation, but not for pranayaleliber xiii vel gradvvm montis abiegni a syllabus of the steps upon the path v a a publication in class d issued by order: d.d.s. 7= 4 pramonstrator o.s.v. 6= 5 imperator n.s.f. 5= 6 cancellarius let not the failure and the pain turn aside the worshippers. the foundations of the pyramid were hewn in the living rock ere sunset; did the king weep at dawn that the crown of the pyramid was as yet unquarried in the distant land? there was also an humming-bird that spake unto the horned cerastes, and prayed him for poison. and the great snake of khem the holy one, the royal uraus serpent, answered him and said: i sailed over the sky of nu in the car called millions-of- years, a

LIBER HHH

of such virtue that he leapeth to his feet. 8. let there be now placed within his egg a red cross, then a green cross, then a golden cross, then a silver cross; or those things which these shadow forth. herein is silence; for he that hath rightly performed the meditation will understand the inner meaning hereof, and it shall serve as a test of himself and his fellows. 9. let him now remain in the pyramid or cone of light, as an egg, but no more of blackness. 10. then let his body be in the position of the hanged man, and let him aspire with all his force unto the holy guardian angel. 11. the grace having been granted unto him, let him partake mystically of the eucharist of the five elements and let him proclaim light in extension; yea, let him proclaim light in extension.7 liber hhh 4 ii a

work claiming to be liber iao survives in a private collection, with a latin prologue and quotes from liber lxv and vii paralleling those here, but have been unable to authenticate it or even study a copy. 2 grk .corpse. the reference is to cap. ii, aaa, which parallels .liber cadavaris (120. compare also the meditations on various kinds of corpses described in the m.hasatipatth.na sutta. 3 grk .pyramid. the reference is to cap. i, mmm, which parallels .liber pyramidos (671. 4 grk .phallus. the reference is to cap. iii, sss. 5 the four kinds of .enthusiasm. or .divine madness (the first being poetic inspiration from the nine muses) are discussed in plato.s phaedrus and treated of by renaissance writers such as ficino in his commentary on the symposium, agrippa in de occulta philosophia li

LIBER LIBERI VEL LAPIDIS LAZULI

s wheeled in fire, in star-fire, rare and far and utterly lonely.even as thou and i, o desolate soul my god! 44. yea, and the writing it is well. this is the voice which shook the earth. 45. eight times he cried aloud, and by eight and by eight shall i count thy favours, oh thou elevenfold god 418! 46. yea, and by many more; by the ten in the twentytwo directions; even as the perpendicular of the pyramid.so shall thy favours be. 47. if i number them, they are one. 48. excellent is thy love, oh lord! thou art revealed by the darkness, and he who gropeth in the horror of the groves shall haply catch thee, even as a snake that seizeth on a little singing-bird. 49. i have caught thee, o my soft thrush; i am like a hawk of mother-of-emerald; i catch thee by instinct, though my eyes fail from th

t is falling away from us. 37. first falls the silly world; the world of the old grey land. 38. falls it unthinkingly far, with its sorrowful bearded face presiding over it; it fades to silence and woe. 39. we to silence and bliss, and the face is the laughing face of eros. 40. smiling we greet him with the secret signs. 41. he leads us into the inverted palace. 42. there is the heart of blood, a pyramid reaching its apex down below the wrong of the beginning. 43. bury me unto thy glory, o beloved, o princely lover of this harlot maiden, within the secretest chamber of the palace. 44. it is done quickly; yea, the seal is set upon the vault. 22 liber liberi vel lapidis lazuli 45. there is one that shall avail to open it. 46. nor by memory, nor by imagination, nor by prayer, nor by fasting

LIBER LVII

even planes, three pillars or columns: and the like. the flashing sword follows the course of the numbers and the serpent nechushtan or of wisdom crawls up the paths which join them upon the tree of life, namely the letters. it is important to explain the position of daath or knowledge upon the tree. it is called the child of chokmah and binah, but it hath no place. but it is really the apex of a pyramid of which the three first numbers form the base. now the tree, or minutum mundum, is a figure in a plane of a solid universe. daath, being above the plane, is therefore a figure of a force in four dimensions, and thus it is the object of the magnum opus. the three paths which connect it with the first trinity are the three lost letters or fathers of the hebrew alphabet. in daath is said to

LIBER LXVII THE SWORD OF SONG

aith.surely the most essential quality for the adherent to christian dogma .as .being convinced on insufficient evidence. similarly the dying-to-live idea of hegel (and schopenhauer) claimed by caird as the central spirit of christianity is far older, in the osiris myth of the egyptians. these ideas are all right, but they have no more to do with christianity than the metric system with the great pyramid. but see piazzi smyth. henry morley has even the audacity to claim shelley.shelley!.as a christian .in spirit. talking of shelley:.with regard to my open denial of the personal christian god, may it not be laid to my charge that i have dared to voice in bald language what shelley* as represented by his encylop dia article; not in such works as .limits of religious thought..a.c. an astronom

n .in spirit. talking of shelley:.with regard to my open denial of the personal christian god, may it not be laid to my charge that i have dared to voice in bald language what shelley* as represented by his encylop dia article; not in such works as .limits of religious thought..a.c. an astronomer whose brain gave way. he prophesied the end of the world in 1881, from measurements made in the great pyramid. iv the sword of song sang in words of surpassing beauty: for of course the thought in one or two passages of this poem is practically identical with that in certain parts of .queen mab. and .prometheus unbound. but the very beauty of these poems (especially the latter) is its weakness: it is possible that the mind of the reader, lost in the sensuous, nay! even in the moral beauty of the w

eventeen they were, the three fathers: with the three mothers they were thirty-two, and sixfold therein, being as countenance and countenance. yet, being seventeen, they were but one, and that one none, as before hath been showed. and this enumeration is a great mysterium of our art. whence a light hidden in a cross. now therefore having brooded upon the ocean, and smitten with the sword, and the pyramid being builded in just proportion, was that light fixed even in the vault of the caverns. with one stroke he rent asunder the veil; with one stroke he closed the same. and entering the sarcophagus of that royal tomb he laid him down to sleep. four guarded him, and one in the four; seven enwalled him, and one in the seven, yet were the seven ten, and one in the ten. now therefore his discipl

LIBER OS ABYSMI VEL DAATH

understand all things: that i will love all things: that i will perform all things and endure all things: that i will continue in the knowledge and conversation of my holy guardian angel. that i will work without attachment: that i will work in truth: that i will rely only upon myself: that i will interpret every phenomenon as a particular dealing of god with my soul. and if i fail herein, may my pyramid be profaned, and the eye be closed upon me! h the oath of the abyss. 1 1. this book is the gate of the secret of the universe.1 2. let the exempt adept procure the prolegomena of kant,2 and study it, paying special attention to the antinomies. 3. also hume fs doctrine of causality in his genquiry. h3 4. also herbert spencer fs discussion of the three theories of the universe in his first p

LIBER THISHARB

ed by hezekiah; as a snake he was killed by a villager, or as an elephant slain in battle under hamilcar. how do such memories help him? until he have thoroughly mastered the reason for every incident in his past, and found a purpose for every item of his present equipment,1 he cannot truly answer even those three questions that were first put to him, even the three questions of the ritual of the pyramid;2 he is not ready to swear the oath of the abyss. 1 a brother known to me was repeatedly baffled in this meditation. but one day being thrown with his horse over a sheer cliff of forty feet, and escaping without a scratch or a bruise, he was reminded of his many narrow escapes from death. these proved to be the last factors in his problem, which, thus completed, solved istself in a moment

gs: 4. that i will love all things: 5. that i will perform all things and endure all things: 6. that i will continue in the knowledge and conversation of my holy guardian angel: 7. that i will work without attachment: 8. that i will work in truth: 9. that i will rely only on myself 10. that i will interpret every phenomenon as a particular dealing of god with my soul. and if i fail herein, may my pyramid be profaned, and the eye be closed upon me! this was probably devised by crowley, patterned after the adeptus minor obligation of the r.r. et a.c. the points are of course keyed to the sephiroth. t.s* text (c) ordo templi orientis. key entry &c. by frater t.s. for niwg/ celephais press. this e-text last revised 07.07.20raliber t r i g- ramma t o n svb figvra xxvii being the book of the tri

LIBER XCV THE WAKE WORLD

e roses, and pressed themselves to death upon the thorns; and one.s whole body became a single eye, so that one saw as if the unborn thought of light brooded over an eternal sea. then was light as the lightning flaming out of the east, even unto the west, and it was fashioned as the swiftness of a sword. by and by one rose up, then one seemed to be quite, quite dead, and buried in the centre of a pyramid of the most brilliant light it is possible to think of. and it was wake-light too; and everybody knows that even wake-darkness is really brighter than the dream-light. so you must just guess what it was like. there was more than that too; i can.t possibly tell you. i know too what i.n.r.i. on the ring meant: and i can.t tell you that either, because the dream-language has such a lot of imp

e sixth; the first is all water, and the second is almost worse, because you have to balance yourself so carefully, or you fall and hurt yourself. to go through the first you must be painted all over with blood up to your waist, and you cross your legs, and then they put a rope round one ankle and swing you off. i had such a pretty white petticoat on, and my prince said i looked just like a white pyramid with a huge red cross on the top of it, which made me ever so glad, because now i knew i should be the saviour of the world, which is what one wants to be, isn.t it? only sometimes the world means all the other children in the dream, and sometimes the dream itself, and sometimes the wake-things one sees before one is quite, quite awake. the prince tells me that really and truly only the fi

LUCIFERIAN SORCERY

and the catacombs of the dead and their necromantical desire. 16 the grand circle of magickal awakening is the triple hermetic circle, developed from hamara t. this circle, traced by each initiate and give the proper names from which shall manifest the power through he or she, is the secret which is not a secret, hidden from those who should not see. the circle is thus the grand awakening. setian pyramid of sorcerous assumption of atavistic form a drawing by aos, from the book of pleasure. the cult of sethian magick is based within the luciferian concepts of dual gnosis awakening, which the individual realizes his or her own imagination is the cradle of seth or set itself, and that the prince of darkness speaks through each of us as we become. the witches sabbat path itself is one of turns

MANLY P HALL THE SECRET TEACHINGS OF ALL AGES

egibility--john bruno hare, june 11, 2004. title page preface table of contents introduction the ancient mysteries and secret societies which have influenced modern masonic symbolism the ancient mysteries and secret societies, part two the ancient mysteries and secret societies, part three atlantis and the gods of antiquity the life and teachings of thoth hermes trismegistus the initiation of the pyramid isis, the virgin of the world the sun, a universal deity the zodiac and its signs the bembine table of isis wonders of antiquity the life and philosophy of pythagoras pythagorean mathematics the human body in symbolism the hiramic legend the pythagorean theory of music and color fishes, insects, animals, reptiles and birds (part one) fishes, insects, animals, reptiles and birds (part two)

-the rite of tammuz and ishtar--the mysteries of atys and adonis-the rites of sabazius--the cabiric mysteries of samothrace. 33 the life and writings of thoth hermes trismegistus suppositions concerning identity of hermes--the mutilated hermetic fragments--the book of thoth--poimandres, the vision of hermes--the mystery of universal mind- the seven governors of the world. 37 the initiation of the pyramid the opening of the great pyramid by caliph at mamoun--the passageways and chambers of the great pyramid--the riddle of the sphinx--the pyramid mysteries--the secret of the pyramid coffer-the dwelling place of the hidden god. 41 isis, the virgin of the world the birthdays of the gods--the murder of osiris--the hermetic isis--the symbols peculiar to isis--the troubadours--the mummification o

nd the sun--the birthday of the sun--the three suns- the celestial inhabitants of the sun--the midnight sun. 49 the zodiac and its signs primitive astronomical instruments--the equinoxes and solstices--the astrological ages of the world--the circular zodiac of tentyra--an interpretation of the zodiacal signs- the horoscope of the world. 53 the bembine table of isis plato's initiation in the great pyramid--the history of the bembine table--platonic theory of ideas--the interplay of the three philosophical zodiacs--the chaldean philosophy of triads--the orphic egg. 57 wonders of antiquity the ever-burning lamps--the oracle of delphi--the dodonean oracle--the oracle of trophonius--the initiated architects--the seven wonders of the world. 61 the life and philosophy of pythagoras pythagoras and

ations, inoculated them with her religious principles; and many later institutions have exhibited mithraic culture. the reference to the "lion" and the "grip of the lion's paw" in the master mason's degree have a strong mithraic tinge and may easily have originated from this cult. a ladder of seven rungs appears in the mithraic initiation. faber is of the opinion that this ladder was originally a pyramid of seven steps. it is possible that the masonic ladder with seven rungs had its origin in this mithraic symbol. women were never permitted to enter the mithraic order, but children of the male sex were initiates long before they reached maturity. the refusal to permit women to join the masonic order may be based on the esoteric reason given in the secret instructions of the mithraics. this

ricably associated with early christianity. in fact, the emperor hadrian, while traveling in egypt in a.d. 24, declared in a letter to servianus that the worshipers of serapis were christians and that the bishops of the church also worshiped at his shrine. he even declared that the patriarch himself, when in egypt, was forced to adore serapis as well as christ (see parsons' new light on the great pyramid) the little-suspected importance of serapis as a prototype of christ can be best appreciated after a consideration of the following extract from c. w. king's gnostics and their remains "there can be no doubt that the head of serapis, marked as the face is by a grave and pensive majesty, supplied the first idea for the conventional portraits of the saviour. the jewish prejudices of the firs

MASTERING WITCHCRAFT

on top of damp tombstones. no messy crucifixion of toads. just a simple loosening of the mundane knot a process of blessed unbinding. as we witches say, i say to you "blessed be" now you can begin developing your powers, the intitial step of commitment having been taken. this is done basically in two ways: first, by making use of the four great rules of magic which form the sides of the witches' pyramid; and second, by the observance of natural power tides within the framework of the universe, which constantly ebb and flow, and may be utilized to great advantage as indeed they always have been over the centuries by cultists and occultists alike. but first i shall deal with that most important of subjects, that dark tower of sorcery itself, the witches' pyramid. the witches' pyramid the ac

ebb and flow, and may be utilized to great advantage as indeed they always have been over the centuries by cultists and occultists alike. but first i shall deal with that most important of subjects, that dark tower of sorcery itself, the witches' pyramid. the witches' pyramid the acquisition of a witch's basic power is rooted in the observance of four simple rules, sometimes known as the witches' pyramid. there are the four cornerstones of magic from which the whole mysterious edifice of witchcraft rises. the rules in themselves are not magical, but the joint application of them is. you must apply them sedulously, knowing that only in accordance with what you are willing to invest will you gain anything in return. the four cornerstones of the witches' pyramid are: a virulent imagination, a

bly grow to be a passion with you as time passes, and you may soon find yourself having to resist sternly the lure of any junk or antique shop you happen to pass, purely in the interests of economy. so treasure up your fantasies. the controlled daydream is one of the main keys to being a successful witch. in fact, dream on, the richer and more fantastic the better! the second side of the witches' pyramid of power is firmly labeled "will" it almost goes without saying that the establishment of a potent will is one of the main goals of a practitioner of the black arts. the will in this instance is a magical one, however, and if viewed out of magical context and within the framework of everyday life, would constitute a splendid example of extravagant egocentricity or even megalomania. it is t

u then proceed to narrow down your field of attention to encompass just that one thing, keeping it before your awareness all the time. then you go and get it. keep at it. this doggedness and the attitude of mind it engenders has to be part of your witch personality during the magical operation "as my will, so mote it be" these are the magic words. which brings me to the third side of the witches' pyramid on which is etched in mighty letters of refulgent gold the word faith. now this may seem a strange thing for a witch to concern herself with, but it is quite true to say that all magical power is largely dependent on this, whether it be wielded by people calling themselves witches or saints, as the case may be. whether you cast a spell for the sake of a church, yourself, or anyone else mak

their powers to warm them, than would a microscopist approach his specimen without a microscope. at a rudimentary level, if you didn't have the faith you could do it, you could no more put one foot before the other and cross the road in the manner you do every day, than could a two-month-old baby. in magical matter, faith is de rigueur, and due to this fact it merits a whole side of the witches' pyramid to itself. while we are on the subject of faith, it would be as well to mention at this point that you as a witch must never break your word. if you do not think you are going to be able to fulfil a promise, do not make it, even if there is only the faintest possibility that you may not be able to come through. the reason for this should be readily apparent to you, bearing in mind all we h

MEANING OF MASONRY

bodily death is taken as figurative, just as bodily birth is taken in the first degree as figurative of entrance upon the path of regeneration. in all the mystery-systems of the past will be found this degree of mystical death as an outstanding and essential feature prior to the final stage of perfection or regeneration. as an illustration one has only to refer to a sectional diagram of the great pyramid of egypt, which was so constructed as to 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 emblem

MICHAEL FORD WITCHMOON

sing in astral or dream flesh may not be an easy task for all, some have a natural affinity towards this while others must train and expand the mind through will. the essence of the witch is of hecate, or the moon. the joy and love for the night and the great, vast powers of the mind. the training of the sorcerer is a lonely and difficult path, a great reward for those who can remain. the witches pyramid oath of the sorcerer the greatest teacher of magick is experience itself. no book can give great secrets of sorcery, only the inspiration to actively explore the great winding path of sorcery. the oath of a sorcerer is known commonly as the witches' pyramid. this is an oath primarily to the self, to reconfirm honor and high regard for the self. actions which alter the belief systems of ind

MICHAEL TSARION ATLANTIS ALIEN VISITATION AND GENETIC MANIPULATION

veils of secrecy. atlantis, alien visitation, and genetic manipulation75 this place is terrible! not only were many of the founders of the u.s. masons, but they received aid from a secretand august body existing in europe, which helped them to establish the united states for apeculiar and particular purpose known only to the initiated few (peter tompkins quotingm. p. hall in secrets of the great pyramid)i have been convinced that we, as an order, have come under the power of some very eviloccult order, profoundly versed in science, both occult and otherwise, though not infallible,their methods being black magic, that is to say, electro-magnetic power, hypnotism, andpowerful suggestion. we are convinced that the order is being controlled by some sunorder, after the nature of the illuminati

pity that when the ordinary person seeks touse the divination arts for their own personal physical and spiritual empowerment, they areconsidered freaks and devil-worshippers. millionaires do not use astrology, billionaires do (j. p. morgan)ovasons book continues..for within a year of washington s death, it was recognized that the great man could mostfittingly be memorialized by means of a massive pyramid.the pyramid was already widely used as a symbol in masonic fraternities in europe, andwe should, therefore, not be surprised that it should have been proposed in the context of anational symbol guided by so many freemasons. the chances of the correspondence being mere coincidence are so remote that we mustassume that whoever was directing the planning of washington d.c, not only had a cons

-eral. appendix b: book abstracts188atlantis, alien visitation, and genetic manipulation osirisseems clearly to have been an approachable human figure of knowledge. perhaps one of the serpentinitiators that walked amongst the mortals. his sovereignty was challenged by set or seb. osiris is thesame as the peruvian god viracocha.giza and glastonburythere were altogether 80 pyramids in egypt. if the pyramid at giza is moved to the tropic of cancer,and then a line drawn to the northwest of 52 degrees, the apex will fall on the somerset zodiac, whichbecomes as it were, the capstone of the giza pyramid.horse powera term that goes all the way back to the worship of poseidon, the virile, aggressive, male earth shakerwhose symbol was the horse. a forgotten city called posideium, also known as mina

ating indirect centralheating at least 7,000 years ago (p. 161)optical lensesin 1853, sir david brewster of the british association for the advancement of science produced acrystal that found buried at nineveh. it was an optical lens.the zimbabwe ruinsthe complex in zimbabwe, of meticulous handling and fitting of huge stones, dates back 50,000 years.(p. 162)mexico before the aztecsbuildings and a pyramid at cuicuilco, south of mexico city, have been found under a lava flow of about8,000 years ago, thousands of years before the aztecs appeared in mexico.(p. 160)when the spanish invaders asked about them, the peruvians replied that they had been built by the gods,who caused the enormous rocks, weighing hundreds of tons each, to fly into position across mountainranges, deep valleys, and river

pent/snakescomes from the root nhsh, meaning to decipher, to find out. this implies that the serpents weresome kind of scientists (see p. 56.)brotherhood of the snakeas we will now begin to carefully document, the brotherhood of the snake has been the worlds mosteffective tool for preserving mankinds status as a spiritually ignorant creature of toil throughout all his-tory (p. 56)imhotepthe first pyramid of egypt was designed by imhotep, prime minister to egyptian king, zoser neterket.imhotep was said to be the son of egypts most important custodial god during his day: ptah (p. 62)gizehthe great pyramid at gizeh, which was built several generations later, during the age of the pyra-mids, was constructed according to the methods established by imhotep (p. 62)akhenatondespite the obvious sin

MICHAEL WYNN THE SOUL TRAVELERS

structure were more like machines that allowed the king to join with the gods after death; they were essentially stargates to the heavens, where one could be transformed into a god. instead of masses of men dragging large, perfectly cut stones from--michael wynn's "the soul travelers" 18 quarries miles away, the egyptians say that magicians effortlessly cut, and lifted the stones into place. the pyramid texts, the oldest known religious texts, state that the pyramids were built to 'throw open the doors of the firmament and to make a road' so that he [deceased king] might 'ascend into the company of the gods. the egyptians also claim the pyramids were built by magicians who used words of power to effortlessly levitate huge stones. the mayan pyramids, although thousands of miles away and bu

ncan people, far south of the mayans, claim that the massive stones used to build their great structures was carried through the air to the sound of a trumpet. the mayan traditions state that their pyramids were where men became gods and the place where gods are made. curious that these far-flung civilizations would suggest that their pyramids were built the same way, and for the same reason. the pyramid as a symbol of transformation and rebirth survives to this day. i can t believe it s not fiction: stargates of egypt stargate (1994) chapter 2- universe.com quantum confusion [2.1] the universe has proven to be quite the onion; its simple exterior betrays the senses. what science has called truths of the universe is in fact an ever-changing list of theories, each being no more than shades

many interpretations (and in just as many circles, but in the occult this fruit represents magical transformation. if you recall, the serpent from the garden of eden tells eve that the forbidden fruit will remake her as the gods. that s quite a claim! christians have long interpreted the fruit of eden as fruit of the more literal variety (which is just laughable. and, as stated in chapter 1, the pyramid is also a symbol of humanity s ascension into godhood. the powers of the vampire involve the conscious manipulation and liberty of the astral body. the astral bodies of humans is usually tightly bound to the material body, only in the deepest of dreams, in astral travel, and in death itself will the human experience liberation of the 2 bodies. vampires can fly the night sky while their mat

eding grounds for the vampire. if--michael wynn's "the soul travelers" 60 a single human is under continued attack, that person will begin to feel weak, drowsy, and mentally dull. the vampires call themselves the reborn, or the many-born. in ancient egypt, those who desired initiation and transformation underwent a death and rebirth ritual by being blindfolded and led into the center of the great pyramid of giza. it was claimed that those who died in the pyramid resurrected as gods; they became powerful wizards called djedi. which is where george lucas got his jedi. in modern times, the rite of vampiric transformation still requires clinical death. some vampires are born, and often discover at around puberty that they are different from most people; this type usually claim to have many pas

ul is fresh and will only die once. this cycle of death and rebirth is often symbolized with a serpent eating its own tail. the many names these converted ones have gone by throughout the centuries are: witches, warlocks, druids, vampires, and of coarse the jedi. although freemasons do in fact conduct real rituals of transformation, they also reenact those rites by having initiates lowered into a pyramid while blindfolded. the good folks at yale s skull and bones fraternity also reenact the ritual of death and rebirth by climbing into a coffin and being reborn as bonesmen. after which they are allegedly told that they are now superior to the human cattle (considering the pedigree of its members, i m sure they were already under that impression. these steps of initiation are symbolized by p

MORALS AND DOGMA

in descending or returning. we learn this from celsus, in origen, who says that the symbolic image of this passage among the stars, used in the mithraic mysteries, was a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, divided into seven steps or stages, to each of which was a gate, and at the summit an eighth one, that of the fixed stars. the symbol was the same as that of the seven stages of borsippa, the pyramid of vitrified brick, near babylon, built of seven stages, and each of a different color. in the mithraic ceremonies, the candidate went through seven stages of initiation, passing through many fearful trials and of these the high ladder with seven rounds or steps was the symbol. you see the lodge, its details and ornaments, by its lights. you have already heard what these lights, the greate

employs, and the means it sets on foot, to improve the people at large and to better their condition; chiefest of which, within its reach, is to aid in the education of the children of the poor. an intelligent people, informed of its rights, will soon come to know its power, and cannot long be oppressed; but if there be not a sound and virtuous populace, the elaborate ornaments at the top of the pyramid of society will be a wretched compensation for the want of solidity at the base. it is never safe for a nation to repose on the lap of ignorance: and if there ever was a time when public tranquillity was insured by the absence of knowledge, that season is past. unthinking stupidity cannot sleep, without being appalled by phantoms and shaken by terrors. the improvement of the mass of the pe

of heart, tempered by self-reliance, which excludes all feints and all disguising, as much in speech as in action" to diffuse useful information, to further intellectual refinement, sure forerunner of moral improvement, to hasten the coming of the great day, when the dawn of general knowledge shall chase away the lazy, lingering mists of ignorance and error, even from the base of the great social pyramid, is indeed a high calling, in which the most splendid talents and consummate virtue may well press onward, eager to bear a part. from the masonic ranks ought to go forth those whose genius and not their ancestry ennoble them, to open to all ranks the temple of science, and by their own example to make the humblest men emulous to climb steps no longer inaccessible, and enter the unfolded ga

and conscious of your demerits and shortcomings, the title of grand elect, perfect, and sublime mason. it was not without a secret meaning, that _twelve_ was the number of the apostles of christ, and _seventy-two_ that of his disciples: that john addressed his rebukes and menaces to the _seven_ churches, the number of the archangels and the planets. at babylon were the seven stages of bersippa, a pyramid of seven stories, and at ecbatana seven concentric inclosures, each of a different color. thebes also had seven gates, and the same number is repeated again and again in the account of the flood. the sephiroth, or emanations _ten_ in number, three in one class, and seven in the other, repeat the mystic numbers of pythagoras. seven amschaspands or planetary spirits were invoked with ormuzd:

uh-alhi abraham. the word translated _ladder, is [hebrew _salam, from [hebrew _salal, raised, elevated, reared up, exalted, piled up into a heap _aggeravit [hebrew] salalah, means a heap, rampart, or other accumulation of earth or stone, artificially made; and [hebrew _salaa_ or _salo, is a rock or cliff or boulder, and the name of the city of petra. there is no ancient hebrew word to designate a pyramid. the symbolic mountain meru was ascended by seven steps or stages; and all the pyramids and artificial tumuli and hillocks thrown up in flat countries were imitations of this fabulous and mystic mountain, for purposes of worship. these were the "high places" so often mentioned in the hebrew books, on which the idolaters sacrificed to foreign gods. the pyramids were sometimes square, and so

MOTTA MARCELO THE COMMENTARIES OF AL

he war, then. but the nazis were stupid. they were as stupid as old testament jews. when a book is the only book that by chance is preserved and by design transmitted throughout fifteen centuries, it may well become the book. the bible is one of the most brutish, most cruel, most fanatic cultural records extant. its religious fables are either naive or fatuous. it has neither the loftiness of the pyramid texts nor the human compassion of the sumerian. ft has neither the subtlety of the chinese classics nor the psychological depth of the hindu. but it was the only book the west knew for centuries and look at the record of the west during those centuries! indeed "unite by thine art so that all disappear. unite not destroy. unite together under the banner of an enlightened humanity, free of a

NAGEL CARL AMAZING SECRETS OF OCCULT POWER

ds. the party of explorers lunch in the shadow of the great stone mountains of the desert, and are attacked by a horde of arabs. the comrades of the young officer are slain, and he himself is left for dead upon the ground. on returning to consciousness, he surrenders himself to the immediate anticipation of his end, and delivers a farewell address to the setting sun. a stone is rolled back in the pyramid, and a venerable old man issues forth. the old man does not fail to discover the corpses that are strewn about the desert, or to identify their country of origin. when the young officer in his turn is examined, the ancient man takes pity on him, and gives him a magical liqueur that puts the wounded man back on his feet. he follows the old man into the pyramid, and discovers a world of magi

NEW WORLD ORDER OR OCCULT SECRET DESTINY

rt we are to play in national and global transformation. the mandala of the new world order and illuminati control. annuit coeptis he has blessed our beginning, novus ordo seclorum new order of the ages. the all-seeing eye of horus, the resurrected egyptian sun god, biblically refered to as lucifer, the angel of light. in occult doctrine it is thought that from the union of spirit and matter (the pyramid is made of stone, rock, and earth and represents the unconscious. the capstone is made of an immaterial substance light or spirit and is conscious, a new being a transformed being is created. the seal s reverse depicts a separation state in the separation of the eye the triangle. the pyramid exemplifies the initiation stage. it is the house of initiation, in which the candidate confronts t

e pyramid exemplifies the initiation stage. it is the house of initiation, in which the candidate confronts the world of darkness and enters the world of spirit. by passing the tests of the elements, the candidate is initiated into the realm of higher consciousness (heironimus ibid, p.92) after succesfully completing the initiation process, the candidate is reborn, and joins the single eye in the pyramid. the new world order, or rather the philosophy its deliverers hold to be true, is one and the same as the new age ideal of man s divinity and self-transformation. in order to partake in this gnostic fufillment of the great plan one must awaken to the original sin of lucifer, as proposed to eve in the garden of eden, that we can be as gods (gen. 3:5) so it is not suprising to find that chri

PHILIP NEIL MYTHS LEGENDS EXPLAINED

tion shall pass away, and once more the world shall be covered by the infinite flood of nun. sun disc uraeus re s boat feather of justice the benu bird a t the beginning of time, the waters of nun lay in darkness, until re thought himself into being. at the first dawn, the benu bird flew across the waters, its great wings flapping soundlessly, its long legs trailing. the benu bird reached a rocky pyramid, just breaking through the surface of the water. it opened its beak, and let out a harsh cry. the sound rang out across the endless waters, shattering the eternal silence. as the light of the first dawn broke over the darkness, the world was filled with the knowledge of what was, and what was not, to be. the benu bird was depicted as a gigantic heron; the greeks later called it the phoenix

to receive the sun disc before it goes on its terrifying night journey. in the deepest night, osiris and re become one, and are described both as re who rests in osiris and osiris who rests in re. disc of the sun as re, the sun god was represented by the disc of the sun itself. the egyptian book of the dead (or book of coming forth by day) is a collection of spells, many deriving from the earlier pyramid and coffin texts, designed to ensure power for the deceased in the afterlife. copies were made for most wealthy individuals and buried with them. a typical, and essential, spell is for not dying again in the realm of the dead. papyrus of anhay c. 1250 bce this papyrus is part of a book of the dead written for anhay, a priestess of amun-re, king of the gods. nun, the god of the primeval wat

REGARDIE ISRAEL THE COMPLETE GOLDEN DAWN

-insignia worn over the heart- of the various officers were referred in divers ways to the tree of life, thus explaining after a fashion the function of that particular office in the temple of initiation. each path traversed, and every grade entered, had a socalled admission badge. this usually consisted of one of the many forms of the cross, and of symbols of the type of the swastika, truncated pyramid, and so forth. to these astrological and elemental attributions were referred. most of these symbols possess great value, and since they repeatedly recur under different guises through the stages of personal magical work undertaken after the adeptus minor grade, they should receive the benefit of prolonged brooding and meditation. three of the most important items of personal study to be a

83'%rt two. practical. on a selected question, either your own, or the examiner's, to work out a divination first by geomancy, then by horary astrology, then by the complete inner tarot system, and send in a correlated account of the result "part one. f. angelic tablets. receive and make copies of the enochian tablets, the ritual of the concourse of the forces, and the ritual of the making of the pyramid, sphinx, and god-form for any square. a written examination on these subjects may now be taken "part two. make and colour a pyramid for a selected square, and to make the god-form and sphinx suitable to it, and to have this passed by an adept. to prepare a ritual for practical use with this square, and in the presence of a chief or other adept appointed to build it up astrally and describe

columns vertical, horizontal and diagmal 15; total sum of all numbers, 45. these numbers are then formed into divine and spirit names, as is demonstrated in that section of this book dealing with sigils. the solid greek cubi <137> cal cross, the admission badge for the path of tau, is composed of 22 squares, answering to the 22 letters of the hebrew alphabet. the solid triangle or tetrahedron, or pyramid of fire, the admission badge for the path of shin, represents the simple fire of nature and the latent or hidden fire. the three upper triangles refer to fire- solar, volcanic and astral, while the lowest or basal triangle represents the latent heat. the greek cross of 13 squares, the admission badge for the path of resh, is referred to the sun in the twelve signs of the zodiac, and also i

by tiphareth and malkuth. the tarot trumps thus receive the equilibrium of the sephiroth they connect. the admission badges used in the grade of philosophus are as follows: the calvary cross of twelve squares, admitting to the path of qoph, the 29th path, refers to the zodiac and to the eternal river of eden divided into four heads: nahar- the river 1ns 1. hiddikel 2. pison 3. gihon 4. phrath the pyramid of the four elements admits to. the path of tzaddi, the 28th path. on the sides are the hebrew names of the elements. on the apex is the word eth- essence, and on the base the word olam meaning world. the calvary cross of ten <157> squares admits to the path of peh, mars- the 27th path. the ten squares are referred to the ten sephiroth in balanced disposition. it is also the opened out for

om the greatly honoured chiefs of the second order, to advance him in due form. honoured hegemon, superintend the preparation of the theoricus and give the customary alarm. hegemon rises. he proceeds to leave the temple, pausing before hierophant's mrone fo salute with the gradesign. the theoricus should be robed and wearing the sash of his grade. hegemon gives him the badge- the solid triangular pyramid- hoodwinks him, and leads him to the door. hegemon gives the alarm- 1 117 1 111. hiereus opens the door, admits them, and returns to his seat. heg his throne was like a fiery flame and the wheels as burning fire. hegemon conducts the theoricus to the west and takes the pyramid. theoricus is faced towards hiereus who rises. give me the sign of the grade of theoricus. give me the grip. give

RITUALS OF THE SOCIETAS ROSICRUCIANIS IN ANGLIA

benares, but the knowledge of theindians in this science was not equal to their neighbours. the egyptians, however, who erected theirpyramids with mathematical precision, and not unlikely for astronomical purposes, and who erectednumerous monoliths to their sun-god ra, justly receive credit in astronomical history. theremarkable coincidence exists, that through the inclined entrance of the great pyramid, the stardraco, in hesperides, at its upper transit was visible day and night, and marked the period 2170 bcor the period when the chronological mensuration takes 25,868 years to return to itself again. theerection of that pyramid marked the great year of the pleiades.the astronomy of the chinese is ancient though inexact. the wise chwien-hio marked 2449 yearsbefore christ, as an epoch, th

RUBY TABLET OF SET

s the symbol of finity, existence, and permanence in the cosmos. the dyad (2) counters the monad as an evil spirit (kakos daimon, by "breaking away" from the monad "3" shows the action of the monad and the dyad in the creation of existence [as a plane is formed "4" extends creation to three dimensions, and was seen to conceal the sacred decad (1+2+3+4=10 "5" symbolizes the five atomic shapes: the pyramid, cube, octahedron, icosahedron, and dodecahedron (further representing fire, earth, air, water, and ether "6" is the first perfect number (its products adding to 6, and like "5" is circular in that its powers always produce numbers ending in itself "7" is the only prime number in the decad which cannot generate another number in the decad "8" symbolizes the cube, and "9" is important as th

sk of philosophy, therefore, is one of understanding, of logical analysis. and not one of creation of abstract, ideal political systems. classification: v2- 102- 15 author: michael a. aquino vi date: october 1, xix revision: january 1, xxiv html revision: oct 13, 1997 ce subject: philosophy reading list: 16a hegel introduced the concept of the phenomenology of mind as a variation on the platonic "pyramid of thought" concept. with hegel, of course, the mind develops forward through time (historically; whereas with plato the levels of thought are measures of excellence irrespective of time or progression. hegel's phenomenology of mind begins with consciousness, which is everyday experience (action and reaction to events) without selfconsciousness. we take the truth of conscious experiences f

ancient mysteries of delphi: pythagoras. blauvelt, new yrk: rudolf steiner productions, 1971. stanley, thomas, the history of philosophy. los angeles: philosophical research society, 1970 (photofacsimile of the ninth section of the 1687 edition, london. thorson, thomas l, plato: totalitarian or democrat? englewood cliffs, new jersey: prentice-hall, inc, 1963. tompkins, peter, secrets of the great pyramid. new york: harper and row, 1971. whitrow, g.j, the nature of time. london: thames and hudson ltd, 1972. winspear, alban d, the genesis of plato's thought. new york: s.a. russell, 1940. footnotes* xxiv: the original xii publication printed this word in greek type. 1. whitrow, g.j, the nature of time, pages 7-8. 2. russell, bertrand, a history of western philosophy, page 3. 3. stecchini, liv

nature of time. london: thames and hudson ltd, 1972. winspear, alban d, the genesis of plato's thought. new york: s.a. russell, 1940. footnotes* xxiv: the original xii publication printed this word in greek type. 1. whitrow, g.j, the nature of time, pages 7-8. 2. russell, bertrand, a history of western philosophy, page 3. 3. stecchini, livio, notes on the relation of ancient measures to the great pyramid in tompkins, peter, secrets of the great pyramid, pages 287-382. 4. cottrell, leonard, life under the pharaohs, pages 189-191. 5. casson, lionel, ancient egypt, page 146. 6. ibid, page 141. 7. tompkins, op. cit, pages 3-4. 8. berlitz, charles, mysteries from forgotten worlds, page 36. 9. compare this to the chinese view of china as the "middle kingdom (chhung kuo, the "focus" of civilizati

ks of myselves and those like me that this great empire will be remembered in future aeons. but! enough of my own occupation, for i would not wish to appear a braggart. let me touch upon some of the different aspects of egyptian life that i have knowledge of, and afterward you may all draw your own conclusions as to why we live as we do. as you probably know, pharaoh is at the topmost part of the pyramid of social structure. in order to create and maintain unification of a land as vast as ours, he holds total civil, military, and religious authority. since he is the embodiment of the gods, and therefore divine, he is responsible for the behavior of the nile, the success or failure of the crops, the fortune of the military and its endeavours- yes, all aspects of our lives. he owns all the l

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the realm of the non-natural) and actively working on drawing inspiration from the black realm of set. the master is also a 'cell' in the on, but her metabolism is a lot less obvious (or rather, the cycles of the metabolism are often a lot longer both in a temporal and spatial sense than those of the iii. perhaps for this reason the master seems to those below her degree to be something akin to a pyramid of the ancients: calm and detatched, achieving a great deal even by simply being. the master dwells in the city of beings dwelling beyond time and place- the truly non-natural sphere of the on of set. this working requires taking a great distance from one's natural self and the objective universe. one must have the necessary self-discipline and psychological preparation to come into being

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the realm of the non-natural) and actively working on drawing inspiration from the black realm of set. the master is also a 'cell' in the on, but her metabolism is a lot less obvious (or rather, the cycles of the metabolism are often a lot longer both in a temporal and spatial sense than those of the iii. perhaps for this reason the master seems to those below her degree to be something akin to a pyramid of the ancients: calm and detatched, achieving a great deal even by simply being. the master dwells in the city of beings dwelling beyond time and place- the truly non-natural sphere of the on of set. this working requires taking a great distance from one's natural self and the objective universe. one must have the necessary self-discipline and psychological preparation to come into being

SCHLAGER NEIL WORLD RELIGIONS REFERENCE LIBRARY

ritti: people who choose to live in the world rather than withdraw from it. prophecy: prediction of future events. prophet: a person chosen to serve as god s messenger. pu: uncarved or unformed; the state of simplicity to which daoists try to return. puja: worship. purusharthas: the four aims of hinduism or the doctrine of the fourfold end of life. purva: the original jain sacred texts, now lost. pyramid: a stone tomb constructed to house a deceased pharaoh of egypt. qi: the breath of life or vital energy that flows through the body and the earth. qur an: the sacred scriptures of islam; contains the revelations given to the prophet muhammad revealed to him beginning in 610. ra kah: a unit of prayer. rationalism: belief that knowledge can come exclusively from the mind. reform: one of the s

tudy of the movement of the planets and stars in relation to one another in order to predict future events. cuneiform: sumerian writing, so-called because of its wedge-shaped marks. deity: a god or goddess. maat: divine order and justice; a central concept in the religion of ancient egypt. monotheism: belief in one supreme being. pantheon: a collection of deities. polytheism: belief in many gods. pyramid: a stone tomb constructed to house a deceased pharaoh of egypt. theocracy: a form of government in which god or some supreme deity is the ruler. god s laws are then interpreted by a divine king or by a priest class. ziggurat: a stepped foundation or structure that held a shrine or temple in the mesopotamian religion. 38 world religions: almanac ancient religions of egypt and mesopotamia hi

elta river river p e r s i a n g u l f tigris euphrates nile river sinai peninsula arabian peninsula a s i a a f r i c a upper egypt lower egypt memphis aswan thebes ur luxor karnak babylon uruk nineveh khorsabad amarna (akhetaten) heliopolis giza (cairo) n 0 150 300 mi. 0 150 300 km ancient egypt and mesopotamia area under egyptian control mesopotoamia ancient coastline ancient city temple great pyramid sphinx world religions: almanac 43 ancient religions of egypt and mesopotamia another creation myth came from the city of memphis, where ptah was worshipped for creating the universe out of divine thought. ultimately, however, the ra-atum creation story became the most popular and most widely accepted myth in ancient egypt. religion during the middle kingdom during the period of the old ki

he ziggurat is smaller than the last, creating multiple terraces that reach up into the heavens. a ziggurat could have as few as two or as many as seven levels. at the top was a temple that could be reached by stairs or ramps. archaeologists believe that many ziggurats were painted in various colors. among the most identifiable symbols of ancient egypt and its religion are the pyramids. the great pyramid and its two smaller neighbors at giza are the most well-known. pyramids are tombs built for pharaohs. the pyramid had tall, sloping sides that typically ended in a point. archaeologists believe this structure was a symbolic representation of the dead pharaoh climbing to the sky to live forever. it also represented the sun. the pharaoh was buried inside the pyramid with all of the items he

believe this structure was a symbolic representation of the dead pharaoh climbing to the sky to live forever. it also represented the sun. the pharaoh was buried inside the pyramid with all of the items he would need in the afterlife. the tomb was then sealed. about eighty pyramids have survived to modern times. not all of these are in the classic shape of the pyramids at giza. another wellknown pyramid is the step pyramid at saqqara. the pharaoh djoser (reigned twenty-seventh century bce) had this tomb built with several layers, or steps, in its design. the structure of the step pyramid is similar to that of mesopotamia s ziggurats in this respect. worship both mesopotamia and ancient egypt had a large class of professional priests to care for the gods. the priestly class was very powerf

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sea after them" 1 but the command of the waters of the sea or river was claimed by the egyptian magician long before the time of moses, as we may see from an interesting story preserved in the westcar papyrus. 2 this document was written in the early part of the xviiith dynasty, about b.c. 1550 but it is clear that the stories in it date from the early empire, and are in fact as old as the great pyramid. the story is related to king khufu (cheops) by baiu-f-ra as an event which happened in the time of the king's father, and as a proof of the wonderful powers of magic which were possessed by the priest 3 called p. 8 tchatcha-em-ankh. it seems that on a certain day king seneferu was in low spirits, and he applied to the nobles of his royal household expecting that they would find some means

the breast of the deceased in dynastic times, we probably have a survival of the green schist amulet of predynastic times in egypt, both as regards the object with which it was made and the material. but the custom of writing hekau, or words of power, upon papyrus is almost as old as that of writing them upon stone, and we see from the inscription on the walls of the corridors and chambers of the pyramid of unas, king of egypt about b.c. 3300, that a "book with words of magical power" was buried with him. 1 elsewhere 2 we are told that the book which teta, king of egypt about b.c. 3266, had with him "hath effect upon the heart of the gods; and there is no doubt that the object of every religious text ever written on tomb, stele, amulet, coffin, papyrus, etc, was to bring the gods under the

ideas and beliefs about its power to protect as in the earliest times. in ancient egypt the whole book of the dead, as well as the various sections of it which are usually copied on papyri, consisted of a series of "words of power" and the modern egyptian looks upon the koran in the same light as his ancestor looked upon the older work. a curious passage in the text inscribed on the inside of the pyramid of unas reads (1. 583 "the bone and flesh which possess no writing are wretched, but, behold, the writing of unas is under the great seal, and behold, it is not under the little seal" it is p. 125 difficult to explain the passage fully, but there is no doubt that we have here an allusion to the custom of placing writings believed to be possessed of magical powers with the dead. certain pas

rought down evil upon its owner, and similarly the name that was the object of a blessing or prayer for benefits secured for its master many good things. to the egyptian the name was as much a part of a man's being as his soul, or his double (ka, or his body, and it is quite certain that this view was held by him in the earliest times. thus in the text which is inscribed on the walls inside 1 the pyramid p. 158 of pepi l, king of egypt about b.c. 3200, we read "pepi hath been purified. he hath taken in his hand the mah staff, he hath provided himself with his throne, and he hath taken his seat in the boat of the great and little companies of the gods. ed maketh pepi to sail to the west, he stablisheth his seat above those of the lords of doubles, and he writeth down pepi at the head of tho

th his panther skin upon him, and the staff and whip are in his hand. pepi goeth forward with his flesh, pepi is happy with his name, and he liveth with his ka (double" curiously enough only the body and name and double of the king are mentioned, just as if these three constituted his whole economy; and it is noteworthy what importance is attached to the name in this passage. in the text from the pyramid of another king 1 we have a prayer concerning the preservation of the name, which is of such interest that a rendering of it in full is here given: it reads "o great company of the gods who dwell in annu (heliopolis, grant that pepi nefer-ka- ra may flourish (literally 'germinate, and that his pyramid, his ever lasting building, may flourish, even as the name of p. 159 temu, the chief of t

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odes, taste and smell, have a great deal less written about them. one may "taste" magic- particularly hostile magic as it enters the body. magic comes in through and exits the mouth. one can acquire the wisdom of a magician by having him spit in your mouth. the work of a raymofte (man of the word) is largely spitting out what he has learned- such spit is said to be "purifying (see for example the pyramid texts concerning the "mouth of set. life enters the body either through the right ear or the nostrils. life has a scent and one can be aware of it, smelling sweet incense or lotus flowers. explorations with these modes is an ongoing interest of the order of setne khamuahethe testament of solomon translated by f. c. conybeare pdf formatted by p. yardley 1. testament of solomon, son of david

SORCERIES OF ZOS

iginally- they were living emblems, sentient symbols, of ante- christian faith. when the occult significance of primal symbols is fathomed at the draconian level, the systme of sorcery which spare evolved through contact with 'witch' paterson becomes explicable, and all magical circles, sorceries, and cults, are seen as manifestations of the shadow. footnotes (1) see the white people, the shining pyramid, and other stories. this theme is a frequent one with machen. the hideous atavisms described by lovecraft in many of his tales evoke even more potently the atmosphere of cosmic horror and 'evi l' peculiar to the influx of extra-terrestrial powers (2) see the confessions, moonchild, magick without tears, and other works by crowley (3) frederick muller, 1975 (4 'the body considered as a whol

SPENSER THE CULT OF THE ALL SEEING EYE 1960

room the mural was described as having been designed to give a feeling of space by the opening up of the wall. all right, let us be literal about this and open up the wail behind the mural. the meditation room is constructed in the shape of a wedge. if the reader in his mind's eye looks at the room from -19- above, in terms of its shape as a plane figure he will see at once that it is a triangle (pyramid) with the apex (capstone) cut off (see part ii of this study) if the two converging lines of the sides of the triangle are extended past the sides of the mural into the empty space beyond the wall, they meet to form the apex of the triangle (capstone of the pyramid. and what have we learned is the overall meaning of the mural? it is that it represents the tetragrammaton which is symbolized

des of the triangle are extended past the sides of the mural into the empty space beyond the wall, they meet to form the apex of the triangle (capstone of the pyramid. and what have we learned is the overall meaning of the mural? it is that it represents the tetragrammaton which is symbolized by the eye in the triangle. thus we see that the meditation room symbolically represents a full triangle (pyramid) with an invisible apex (capstone) which contains the all-seeing eye of the mural. conclusion the ultramundane symbolism and atmosphere of the meditation room of the united nations may bemuse the unwary and the lukewarm in faith; their delusion need not be shared by christians or members of other faiths who do not accept ancient paganism clothed in modern dress "pagan" had at one time an a

1950, pp. 81, 122. 28. huac appendix ix, 1944, p. 1623. 29. hearings, pp. 436 et seq, 726. 21- part ii the great seal of the united states the great seal on the dollar bill the strange and fascinating history of the great seal of the united states has been included in this study because, one, the symbolism of the meditation room mural centers around the all-seeing eye which also appears above the pyramid on the reverse side of the great seal; two, both sides of the seal are prominent features of the mosaic window in the prayer room in the united states capitol; three, the all-seeing eye is symbolized in the temple of understanding; and four, both sides of the seal appear on the one dollar bill because of the same occult influence as was involved in the establishment of the meditation room

ished in 1958, provided his readers with a remarkably candid portrait of henry a. wallace, one-lime vice president of the united states. according to schlesinger (pp. 31-33: the occult fascinated him. he saw special significance in the great seal of the united states, with its phrase e pluribus unum and its conception of unity out of diversity; even more in the reverse of the seal. the incomplete pyramid, with its thirteen levels of stone and the apex suspended above in the form of an all-seeing eye, surrounded by the inscription annuit coeptis [and] novus ordo seclorum. those who are devout believers in the prophecies of the bible. might well wonder whether the reverse of the great seal did not prefigure the second coming of the messiah. though he remained noncommittal about the extent of

of an all-seeing eye, surrounded by the inscription annuit coeptis [and] novus ordo seclorum. those who are devout believers in the prophecies of the bible. might well wonder whether the reverse of the great seal did not prefigure the second coming of the messiah. though he remained noncommittal about the extent of his own belief, wallace did induce the secretary of the treasury to put the great pyramid on the new dollar bill in 1935. he sold this to secretary morgenthau on the prosaic ground that novus ordo was latin for new deal, and for years afterward morgenthau was beset by people who assumed that the appearance of the great pyramid on the currency signified his own attachment to some esoteric fellowship. his susceptibility to the occult had drawn wallace in the late twenties into th

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ncisco, san francisco, 1987, p. 8. 5. descent into the underworld figures in many of the mysteries, whether in the legends of their heroes (such as herakles or theseus, or in the symbolic enactments, for example, in the creation festival at new year in ancient babylon. there the initiate-king died and entered the dark interior of the worldmountain, but later returned and ascended the ziggurat, or pyramid with its seven levels, and received cosmic symbols of power. he was identified in the rites with the creator-god marduk, who had also died before defeating the powers of chaos and ascending to his father, the wisdom-god ea, in heaven. on the festival, see henri frankfort, kingship and the gods: a study of ancient near eastern religion as the integration of society and nature (university of

ry work that has come down to us from ancient egypt; r. lepsius, das totenbuch der alten gypter (berlin, 1842, p. 17 (r.st) a modern english rendering is: r. faulkner, the ancient egyptian book of the dead (university of texas, austin, 1990. the ideas it contains about astral immortality are already prefigured in much older egyptian texts subsequently discovered, for example, the coffin texts and pyramid texts. on their initiatory significance see m. eliade, a history of religious ideas, vol. i, pp. 94ff. the nature, and even the existence, of egyptian mysteries has been disputed; but see the brilliant remarks by h. frankfort, kingship and the gods, ch. 11. steiner was far ahead of his time in recognizing the initiatory significance of becoming osiris. a fine study of the pharaoh from an a

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

as lost. the illuminati to this day mourn the loss of atlantis, because they feel that these were. that the few survivors that left were among the great people who helped found the free. what you would call the precursors of illuminism. hp: one more quick question, if i may. gs: go ahead. hp: and i wanted to ask you if you have any reason to believe that people, men and/or women at the top of the pyramid, so to speak, practice a kind of magic where they are kind of skipping through time, in other words. sv (excited crosstalk) oh! oh! yes! oh, without even being at the top. oh, yes! hp..their body leaving, their soul or spirit leaving one body and coming and being born into another one, and therefore, you know, living through time. sv (excited crosstalk) oh yeah! yeah! oh, yes! yes, all the

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e was identified with local gods of initiation. two examples of such cult sites are kharga in the south, which has always been primarily a nilotic culture area, and the libyan settlement of ombos, wherein set was identified with the local god ash in the iind dynasty. set s original worship as a night time polar deity suffered a decline with the rise of solar worship in the ivth dynasty. the great pyramid of khufu is one of the last early monuments connected with the idea of a setian afterlife as well as a solar one. the great pyramid had a special air shaft for the king s akh to fly to the star alpha draconis, which is the star of set in the constellation of the thigh, principle of the seven faces of darkness. during the middle kingdom, set was reduced to a symbol of upper egypt and appare

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nations like the u.s.a, russia and germany, nations with vast technological prowess that fosters the growth of big brother government control. he writes: beneath the cloak of the prime conspirators are larger groups of rich peasantry and landlords dominating a huge mass of poor serfs and less-than-serfs whose labor and lives are sucked to provide the lifeblood to nourish the upper portions of the pyramid. this ancient structure is perfectly visible to anyone with the eyes to be appalled. it is also obvious that the ruling class cabals and spy organizations which we do know about are pointed in roughly the same direction: the total control and "utilization" of the mass of mankind by whatever means it takes. aside from all the lofty banter about the "perfecting of mankind" what is desired is

t, the co-conspirators are persuaded they are each a cell, or molecule, playing a certain role within a greater organism. their deceit is to imagine themselves an energy unit, or snapshot within a holographic universe in which all things are related and are one "further, not only is there one unity, but there are unities within unities within unities."13 but of course, at the top of their unified pyramid is the controlling entity with the all-seeing eye. that, indisputably, is lucifer. interesting is the fact that each of the co-conspirators fully recognize what the others are doing. each understands the mask he must wear and the signals to be given. in a public broadcasting system (pbs) documentary, the story is recounted of the day president harry s. truman, a 33rd degree mason, met holl

n making the due guard and sign of the fellow craft, or second degree, care must be taken to drop the left arm suddenly and with spirit, as soon as the two motions are accomplished" 84 codex magica page from a rosicrucian manual. in the center is an egyptian statue of pharaoh amenhotep iv giving the hand and arm sign later adapted by freemasonry. for he's a jolly good fellow 85 enclosure walls of pyramid with statue of pharaoh netjerykhet djoser. statue of cheops, or khufu, thought to be the builder of the great pyramid of giza in egypt (photo: from the riddle of the pyramids, by kurt mendelssohn) 86 codex magica statue of high priest kai, discovered recently by archaeologists in giza, egypt. colorful portrait of egyptian ruler, wep-em-nefret for he's a jolly good fellow 87 88 codex magica

mormon woman is from mormonism, masonry and godhood, by dr. cathy burns, sharing publishing, mt. carmel, pennsylvania) 200 codex magica michael a. hoffman ii secret societies and psychological warfare page 66 this photo and accompanying text comes from the book, secret societies and psychological warfare, by michael a. hoffman, ii, a book highly recommended by the author of codex magica. all the pyramid's men the confederate officer on the left is first lt. john oden, of the tenth alabama volunteer infantry who fought at first manassas, chancellorsville and antietam. where he was seriously wounded. lying bleeding. oden used a stick and his own blood to draw masonic symbols on a paper. then he called out to the union troops on picket duty to take the paper to any yankee who was a freemason

ls found in the great seal of the united states? who designed this fantastic twosided device, and why is it so prominently featured as art and decor on our most common item of currency the u.s. one dollar bill? answering the riddle the symbols on the great seal at first glance seem to be incompatible with the history, political organization, and religious heritage of our great nation. an egyptian pyramid? what has that to do with america? strange latin inscriptions? a bizarre all-seeing eye radiated by the sun's rays? odd, indeed. truly weird, especially, is the fact that there are two sides to the great seal. the 266 codex magica front side pictures a strong, war-ready eagle with a constellation of stars in a cloud above its head. the reverse, the mystical side, is the one with the pyrami

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f what lies on the other side of death has given birth to humankind s magic, mysticisms, religions, and all the diverse creatures of light and darkness that populate the mysterious regions in between. 1 chapter exploration how the major religions view the afterlife buddhism christianity hinduism islam judaism ancient egypt and the afterlife egyptian book of the dead osiris: death and resurrection pyramid texts individual human experience with death and the afterlife deathbed visions near-death experiences the mystery schools dionysian mysteries eleusinian mysteries hermetic mysteries orphic mysteries pythagorus tribal religions burial mounds land of the grandparents how the major religions view reincarnation buddhism christianity hinduism islam judaism contemporary mystery schools and rein

omb with the mummy were brought all the utensils that a living person might need on a long journey, together with toilet articles, vessels for water and food, and weapons and hunting equipment to protect against robbers and to provide food once the initial supply was depleted. based on their writings concerning their concepts of goodness, purity, faithfulness, truth, and justice, beginning in the pyramid texts and extending onward, most scholars agree that the ancient egyptians were a highly moral people. the gods osiris and isis were exalted as the ideal father and mother, and set (god of chaos) became the personification of evil. during the time of the middle kingdom (c. 2000 b.c.e) the story of osiris became a kind of gospel of righteousness, and justice was exalted in a manner found in

nd set (god of chaos) became the personification of evil. during the time of the middle kingdom (c. 2000 b.c.e) the story of osiris became a kind of gospel of righteousness, and justice was exalted in a manner found in few periods of history. egyptian book of the dead as early as the eighteenth dynasty, which began about 1580 b.c.e, most of the religious literature of ancient egypt, including the pyramid texts the oldest extant funerary literature in the world, dating back to as early as the fourth millennium b.c.e. and certain revised editions of those texts, called the coffin texts, were brought together, reedited, and added to, and painted on sarcophagi and written on papyrus. this massive literary effort, the work of many authors and compilers, is now known as the book of the dead; its

it was not so much that the ancient egyptians wished to avoid the unpleasant topic of death and dying; it was rather that they never really formulated any clear conception of the nature of death or of its cause. by the time the text of the book of the dead was being copied on rolls of papyrus and placed in the tombs of the dead, a great social and religious revolution had taken place. whereas the pyramid texts were meant only to be inscribed on the sarcophagi of the royals, it was now decreed that anyone who could afford the rituals would be entitled to follow the god osiris into the afterlife. the cult of osiris had now been extended so that any deceased human, commoner or noble-born, who had the means could become an osiris. the most important ceremony associated with the preparation of

his principal city at abydos. it was then that he came into conflict with set, who killed and dismembered him. the dark mists of death didn t 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 18 afterlife mysteries in ancient egypt, dead people s bodies were prepared for mummification. it was believed they would go to an afterlife (ap/wide world photos) the pyramid texts were the oldest extant funerary literature in the world, dating back to as early as the fourth millennium b.c.e. eliminate osiris. quite the opposite, in fact, for isis, incarnation of the divine mother goddess, used her magic to put him back together. osiris rose from the dead and became for all of his followers a god of resurrection. the cult of osiris was established at abydos, wh

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stated sanderson, and can be explained on some physical principles, though not necessarily on newtonian, einsteinian, or any others that concern our particular spacetime continuum. m delving deeper carrington, hereward, and nandor fodor. haunted people. new york: new american library, 1968. fodor, nandor. the haunted mind. new york: new american library, 1968. sanderson, ivan t. things. new york: pyramid books, 1967. t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d ghosts and phantoms 19 enfield poltergeist case/investigator maurice gross (guy lyon playfair/fortean picture library) psychical researchers believe poltergeist manifestations are dramatic instances of psychokinesis. sitwell, sacheverell. poltergeists. new york: university books, 1959. st

ly because the elusive missing link remains undiscovered. the alleged link between humans and their anthropoid cousins may have been provided by visitors from another world. some believe that not only did the ancient astronauts carefully guide the evolution of humankind, they also assisted early builders in erecting great monuments as testimony to their presence. for instance, there is the cheops pyramid, the tallest structure in antiquity, which, discounting a number of skyscrapers in the united states, still ranks as the ninth tallest architectural marvel in the world today. it has been estimated that more than 2,300,000 stone blocks of an average weight of two and one-half tons went into the construction of this last resting place for the pharoah cheops, c. 2800 b.c.e. the pyramid of kh

r of skyscrapers in the united states, still ranks as the ninth tallest architectural marvel in the world today. it has been estimated that more than 2,300,000 stone blocks of an average weight of two and one-half tons went into the construction of this last resting place for the pharoah cheops, c. 2800 b.c.e. the pyramid of khafre, near cheops, stands 442 feet high and covers 12 acres. the third pyramid in the massive triumvirate, mycerinus, is 215 feet tall and 346 feet wide on each side. those researchers who favor the ancient astronaut hypothesis protest that the classic picture of teams of men roped together and tugging away at moving the massive stone blocks up the ramps, tier by tier, may be feasible, but such a method of construction would call for such unlikely figures as 100,000

eet tall and 346 feet wide on each side. those researchers who favor the ancient astronaut hypothesis protest that the classic picture of teams of men roped together and tugging away at moving the massive stone blocks up the ramps, tier by tier, may be feasible, but such a method of construction would call for such unlikely figures as 100,000 slaves struggling in torment for 20 years to shape one pyramid. it seems illogical to such theorists that any governing agency, no matter how tyrannical and all-powerful, could ever conscript that many workers over that long a period of time without causing a revolt or draining off too much manpower from other tasks, such as raising food. in addition, it seems unlikely that the government would be able to convince the populace that the pyramid was nec

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owed mason, who donned his masonic apron and presided over the dedication of the united states capitol. the flip side of the bill displays the great seal of the united states. the front side of the seal depicts the spread eagle, arrows in one claw, olive branch in the other, and a banner proclaiming e pluribus unum in its beak. opposite the spread eagle, the backside of the seal, is an incomplete pyramid with an eye floating in a glowing triangle where the capstone should be. above the eye is the caption annuit coeptis, commonly translated as ghe has favored our undertaking, h and in a scroll beneath is the slogan novus ordo seclorum, ga new order of the ages. h congress first authorized the creation of a great seal of the united states in 1792, but no real effort was made to have anyone d

o real effort was made to have anyone design one. nearly 100 years later, in 1884, congress once again authorized the task of designing a great seal for the nation. in 1892, funds were allocated in the hope that an appropriate seal would be finished in time for the chicago fs world fair. at last both sides of the seal were finally completed, but at its premiere showing, the side that featured the pyramid with the all-seeing eye was turned to the wall because some viewers were offended by the symbol fs masonic associations. the backside of the great seal, first authorized by congress in 1792, was not seen by the american public until 1935 when president franklin delano roosevelt (1882.1945, a 32nd-degree mason, put it on the back of the one-dollar bill. most scholars agree that the pyramid

urned to the wall because some viewers were offended by the symbol fs masonic associations. the backside of the great seal, first authorized by congress in 1792, was not seen by the american public until 1935 when president franklin delano roosevelt (1882.1945, a 32nd-degree mason, put it on the back of the one-dollar bill. most scholars agree that the pyramid represented on the bill is the great pyramid of cheops at giza, which, to a mason, is emblematic of the continuity of the craft of freemasonry from the dawn of civilization in egypt. for freemasons it is also a reminder of the legend that egyptian civilization was founded by survivors from atlantis and that the united states is the new atlantis foretold by the great master mason sir francis bacon (1561.1626. the pyramid with the all

st to transmute one substance into another was closer to mysticism than modern chemistry. the essence of alchemy lay in the belief that certain incantations and rituals could convince or command angelic beings to change base metals into precious ones. according to ancient tradition, the mummy of hermes trismegistus, the master of alchemical philosophy, was found in an obscure chamber of the great pyramid of giza, clutching an emerald tablet in its hands. the words contained on the tablet revealed the alchemical creed that git is true and without falsehood and most real: that which is above is like that which is below, to perpetuate the miracles of one thing. and as all things have been derived from one, by the thought of one, so all things are born from this thing, by adoption. h within th

ory of magic. new york: meridian books, 1960. spence, lewis. an encyclopedia of occultism. new hyde park, n.y: university books, 1960. hermes trismegistus in alchemical/magical tradition, powerful secrets of alchemy were found inscribed on an emerald tablet in the hands of the mummy of hermes trismegistus, the master magician and alchemist, who had been entombed in an obscure chamber of the great pyramid of giza. the preamble to the key to transmuting base materials to precious metals and gems instructed the adept that git is true, without falsehood, and most real: that which is above is like that which is below, to perpetrate the miracles of one thing. h the writings of hermes trismegistus were considered by the alchemists as a legacy from the master of alchemy and were, therefore, precio

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mself. in a meeting of several persons, it may be that all will see the miracles- with the exception of one, who will see absolutely nothing. among the persons who do see, all do not see the same thing. thus, for example: one evening, at mme. de v-'s, the medium made appear a child which that lady had lost. mme. de b- alone saw the child; count de m- saw a little whitish vapour, in the shape of a pyramid; the others saw nothing. everybody knows that certain substances, hashish, for example, intoxicate without taking away the use of reason, and cause to be seen with an astonishing vividness things which do not exist. a great part of the phenomena of mr. home belong to a natural influence similar to that of hashish. this is the reason why the medium refuses to operate except before a small n

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ans of magic more mystical than practical, the latter being the province of the adeptus major in geburah. the numerical value of chesed is "4, which is the number of manifestation, and the number of the four dimensions of space and time. thus chesed is the source of time, and the expansion of the universe in time. chesed is the first of the manifest sephiroth, and is represented by the four-sided pyramid. this completes the sequence from the ain soph aur: no space (ain, point (kether, vector/direction (chockmah, space (binah, and time (chesed. the axiom of maria prophetissa applies to chesed "one becomes two, two becomes three, and out of the third comes the one as the fourth. chesed is the kether of the manifest, jupiter as the demiurge, the gnostic creator god. the fours of the tarot rep

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psychic currents which can take away from him a part of his own spiritual powers. the operator clothed in an alb or not, will wear a bandolier or a collar proper to his/her degree but without the usual jewel of the order. 5. operational cloth: the operational cloth is made from a piece of crimson red cloth, linen or silk, approximately 25 square inches- which is according to the dimensions of the pyramid cubit, the sacred cubit of the egyptians, which served as a unit of measure since the construction of the temple of solomon7. the traditional martinist pantacle, of approximately 8 in. in diameter should be embroidered, painted or otherwise adorned in lace, in black and white, in the centre of this cloth. it will be perfectly satisfactory and as efficient, to place as a substitute the meta

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it had influenced him more than any other, and the remainder of his life was spent trying to understand it fully, and to make its message known to the world. it, too, contains the formulae necessary to summon the invisible into visibility, and the secrets of transformations are hidden within its pages, but this is crowley's own necronomicon, received in the middle east in the shadow of the great pyramid of gizeh, and therein is writ not only the beauty, but the beast that yet awaits mankind. it would be vain to attempt to deliver a synopsis of crowley's philosophy, save that its 'leitmotif' is the rabelaisian do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law. the actual meaning of this phrase has taken volumes to explain, but roughly it concerns the uniting of the conscious self, a process

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ads by circulating books of real value, audio and video files and cassettes. however, one should be referred to kabbalah only to the extent that he is actually interested. whatever you do, do not force or compel any person, because people must first be ripe for it. judaism q: what kind of connection exists between kabbalah and the role of the jews in realizing the goal you spoke of? a: there is a pyramid-like division in this world: still, vegetative, animate and speaking. the same division exists in our souls as well. the jews are considered to be the chosen people because they were given the opportunity to reach spirituality before the other nations. it is not that jews are any better than others, it is simply that they are the first to be obligated to attain the spiritual world in the w

hat the name jewish correlates to one s natural desire, not to his birth nationality. this is how it was in the past, and only later on came the determination of who was a jew. q: why was the torah (including kabbalah) given only to the jewish people? a: our world is divided to certain groups of people called nations or peoples. all the worlds are built according to a single principle, namely the pyramid principle. because there is the law of the opposite value between lights and vessels, the torah was given for the purpose of correcting the stiffest part of the world the jews. in the 233 of 273 torah they are regarded as stiff-necked, the most egoistic of all peoples. that is why the torah and the wisdom of kabbalah were given to them of all nations. they are to be the first among the nat

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as shown by the sign of sorcery they make with their hands. they are racketeers and gangsters of both planes; and the ensemble, taken as a whole, indicates both the bondage and the fate of those who follow the inversive path and become dominated by the spirit of selfishness. the lightning--arcanum xvi. in divination, arcanum xvi may be read as accident or catastrophe. arcanum xvi is figured by a pyramid decapitated by a thunderbolt. a crowned and uncrowned man are precipitated from a platform built of seven stages, falling down with the rest of the debris. a pyramid is the most stable of solids, is the symbol of the earth, and also represents the climax of earthly security. as composed of four trines, which are its sides, corresponding to the houses of a birth-chart, it symbolizes the hor

mbolizes the horoscope of physical life. from mineral up to man there are seven degrees of mundane life, the seventh, or last stage of incarnation, being that of man. after one incarnation of man, and thus gaining self-consciousness, the soul continues its progress in higher-than-physical spheres. thus the platform on which the men were standing represents the last incarnation in matter. that the pyramid has been struck by lightning to the disaster of both a crowned and an uncrowned man, symbolizes that nature is no respecter of persons, and that she strikes down both the high and the low, kings as well as subjects, who transgress her law. it is also the symbol of those rivalries which are so common among men, which divert energies into channels that result in ruin for all. it signifies st

ortality, symbolized by the butterfly. the moon--arcanum xviii. in divination, arcanum xviii is deception, false friends, or secret foes. arcanum xviii is figured by two pyramids at the edge of a road. the moon above, half obscured by clouds, sheds a pale twilight. one of the pyramids, symbol of the twelve houses of the horoscope, is black, representing an ignorant and unspiritual life. the other pyramid is white, symbolizing a life enlightened by science and spiritual wisdom. in front of it is shown a door, or exit, indicating that those thus enlightened are not earth-bound, but pass freely, when their earthly life is completed, to a life in the higher spheres. in the road before the pyramids are two dogs, one white and the other black; while between them, in a circle of white, crawls a s

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ok a "set" name rather than a horus name) set is intimately connected with teaching astronomy,the methods of agriculture, medicine, and above all magic. he is said to have opened the mouth of the other gods, and is the patron of the sem ritual. his cult titles include "great of magic" and "eternal. there is indeed evidence that set is set apart from other gods to die (bonnet's commentaries on the pyramid texts. the astronomical cult, which placed the afterlife in the region of the northern heavens- particularly in and around the constellation of the great bear was replaced in the fourth dynasty by a growing sun cult centering on re and horus. the great stellar monument that imhotep designed were replaced by the solar pyramids of the fourth and fifth dynasty's (notably cheops took no chance

the astronomical cult, which placed the afterlife in the region of the northern heavens- particularly in and around the constellation of the great bear was replaced in the fourth dynasty by a growing sun cult centering on re and horus. the great stellar monument that imhotep designed were replaced by the solar pyramids of the fourth and fifth dynasty's (notably cheops took no chances in the great pyramid's design- although outwardly a solar monument he had a hole bored through the stones aligned with the position of alpha draconis (a star in the great bear called thuban "the subtle one" a set cult title) just in case that was where his ka was heading. during the next few dynasties (4- 17, set is generally ignored. his functions are absorbed into other gods. thoth picks up the attributes of

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.html (15 of 22 [12/28/2001 2:03:44 pm] the secret rituals of the o.t.o. 3 in the darkness of death. you were raised, but only in the son; it is not the individual life of man, but the life of the race, which passes through the darkness of the 3. this is the first initiation to the life within, and you have not yet found light (all draw swords and point them at c. 3 principals, however, forming a pyramid above his head, as to utter the word. z. is behind him) let that blessing be bestowed upon the candidate (an assistant lights the flashlight, and the hoodwink is for a moment lifted and replaced. all cry aloud: declare the word! principals, however, whisper it as taught (pause. three return to the thrones, having veiled w. pause) z: declare the word. h: declare the word. j: declare the wor

20rituals%20of%20the%20o.t.o/p2c7.html (9 of 14 [12/28/2001 2:04:51 pm] the secret rituals of the o.t.o. now worthy knights having found the word i will affix it in its proper place (done. all give sign of adoration. soft musick) m.w.s: glory unto thee, begetter, transmitter, transmuter (sign of adoration) all: we adore thee, evoe! we adore thee, iao! m.w.s: glory unto thee, who art hidden in the pyramid (sign of adoration) all: we adore thee, evoe! we adore thee, iao! m.w.s: glory unto thee, whom men have worshipped in all form (sign of adoration) all: we adore thee, evoe! we adore thee, iao! m.w.s: iacchus, pan, khem, amoun, shiva, priapus, jahweh (sign of adoration) all: we adore thee, evoe! we adore thee, iao! m.w.s: glory unto thee, whose true name may not be spoken (sign of adoration

have been renewed, and the light restored to our eyes. the new covenant is established; do what thou wilt is the whole of the law. file//c /documents%20and%20settings/michael..secret%20rituals%20of%20the%20o.t.o/p2c7.html (13 of 14 [12/28/2001 2:04:51 pm] the secret rituals of the o.t.o. and musick.)59 m.w.s: let us then, my excellent companions, observe this law, which will enable us to erect a pyramid in our hearts to the glory of him, to whom belongeth might, majesty, dominion, and power; who liveth and reigneth world without end (all make the 3 signs of adoration, heredom, and pan) m.w.s: therefore, with my heel upon the head of the great serpent (he goes out, and turns facing red room) i declare this. chapter of rose croix duly closed in the name of babalon and the beast conjoined, o

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which our churches are still decorated, so many ages after their mystic meaning has been forgotten. happily for the beauty of these edifices, it was forgotten; otherwise the reformers of the last century would have destroyed them, as they did the crosses and images; for they might with equal propriety have been pronounced heathenish and prophane. as the obelisc was the symbol of light, so was the pyramid of fire, deemed to be essentially the same. the egyptians, among whom these forms are the most frequent, held that there were two opposite powers in the world, perpetually acting contrary to each other, the one creating, and the other destroying the former they called osiris, and the latter typhon.1 by the contention of these two, that mixture of good and evil, which, according to some ver

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ymbolized by the triangle. were the third point to precipitate in line with the other two, it would not yield a higher vantage of awareness, since it would perceive the other points as points. 4: dimension the awareness of god shifted out beyond the plane in order to conceive it as a sep- arate reality, forming a fourth point and defining the third dimension of space, symbolized by the four-sided pyramid. as yet space did not exist, since space has distance (one point is farther from another than a third, and the concept of dis- tance involves time, which had not yet been born. the fifth point, from which the eye of god considered the first four that formed the pyramid, could manifest either inside or outside the four enclosing planes of the pyramid. these two possibilities were distinctly

utside the four enclosing planes of the pyramid. these two possibilities were distinctly different and gave rise to a con- ception of form with its enveloping skin, or interface, yielding the embryonic idea of motion -movement through the barrier between inside and outside-with its associate notion of time, the fourth dimension. the sixth point, which in the series of drawings is seen outside the pyramid, gave birth to the earliest of the moral dimensions-those above the level of space-time. it showed the possibility of choice. god might look at the pyramid from the out- side or the inside, which are very different points of view, and must choose one or the other alternative. a necessary evolution of the basic concept of choice was the varieties of possi- bility inherent in any decision. e

ysical world the female sex both affirms and denies. the ninth point forms immediately as the tension between yes and no manifests itself. it is the reconcilement of opposites, the center on the line between extremes. in moral terms it is the understanding that transcends good and evil. sexually, it is androgynous. to humankind the notions of yes, no, and yes/no seem very distinct. howev- er, the pyramid, which may be turned every which way without disturbing the meaning it conveys (since each facet and line are interchangeable with every other facet and line, reveals that the distinction between polarities of choice is only apparent, not absolute. this does not mean that good is the same as evil. polarities are real to the per- ception of humanity. no one can disregard love-hate, hot-cold

nifest views the world and its affairs. the tenth point of view taken by the eye of god is the perspective of materiality, where all the abstract relationships that came into manifestation are precipitated as rocks and trees and living beings. this tenth level of the manifestation of aware- ness is where humanity perceives itself to live. it is best pictured as a point below the base plane of the pyramid, which forms a second pyramid that is the exact mir- ror image of the first. the second, reflected pyramid is the realization of the pre- ceding nine points of view in matter and energy. the upward-pointing pyramid of nine emanations is an illusion to human perception, whereas the second downward-pointing pyramid is crystallized, or precipitated into being, out of the nine higher viewpoint

rst. the second, reflected pyramid is the realization of the pre- ceding nine points of view in matter and energy. the upward-pointing pyramid of nine emanations is an illusion to human perception, whereas the second downward-pointing pyramid is crystallized, or precipitated into being, out of the nine higher viewpoints by the tenth point alone. from the perspective of the unmanifest the inverted pyramid is the illusion, being only a reflection of the "real" ninefold emanation. the dreams of humanity are the realities of god; the dreams of god are the realities of humanity. these are the ten stages followed by the unfolding desire of the all as it examined itself. they are the underlying process of the birth of the universe. all manifest things, from atoms to galaxies, are born out of the

TYSON DONALD SOUL FLIGHT

ough you will probably not be able to clearly see their 272 soul flight forms. a visualization exercise such as this is a way for students to proclaim that they are beginning practical work in astral perception. you will be noticed. after you have practiced for several weeks using simple two-dimensional symbols, move on to simple three-dimensional forms. instead of a triangle, visualize a shining pyramid of marble blocks floating in the darkness, a cube of stone, a sphere of crystal, a silver crucifix, or an egyptian eye symbol made out of jet, ivory, and lapis lazuli. experiment with causing the three-dimensional symbol to turn slowly so that you can see it from different angles. practice turning it and stopping its motion. practice zooming in with your astral vision to see its fine detai

TYSON DONALD THE POWER OF THE WORD

from the bed of the jordan river were likely to have been rounded by the action of the water. it is reasonable to suspect that they were chosen for their regular size and shape. if the twelve stones of the altar were erected in two parallel rows, the bottom rows would consist of three stones, the middle rows of two stones, and the top rows of one stone, so that each side of the altar would form a pyramid of six stones piled on top of each other. in this way, the structure of the altar would reflect the division of the tribes into groups of six and six, one group on the left and the other on the right, which occurs a number of times in the old testament, most notably in the onyx stones on the shoulders of the high priest, which are each inscribed with the names of six of the tribes. sacrifi

nd earth on the lower left. the placement of the four elements on the points of the pentagram is determined by the arrangement of the four fixed signs of the zodiac, which have elemental associations-leo (fire, scorpio (water, aquarius (air, and taurus (earth. the letter shin is placed on the upper point of the pentagram. if the pentagram is expanded into three dimensions, it takes the shape of a pyramid with a square base and four equilateral sides. viewed from the top, this three-dimensional model of the pentagram moves the point of shin to the center of the other four points. this is why sh is related to the tablet of union, which unites the four watchtowers (ihvh. the golden dawn employed the arrangement of the watchtowers upon the revised version of the great table received from the a

VOX SABBATUM

path of self- disillusion, i affirm life and flesh, i affirm spirit and desire, i seek the path of sorcery and vox sabbatum the witches sabbat 20 the knowledge of being. i kiss the reversed and opposing face of shaitan, that by darkness i shall awaken to the light of self-love and the wisdom of the black flame. with regard to the witches sabbat, it is pertinent to follow the basis of the witches pyramid- to know, to will, to dare, to keep silent. those who you make reference to regarding the rite must never know the depth of the rituals, as they are meant to be kept from prying eyes, and such rites are self- transformative, therefore of the highest significance as means of self- deification. luciferian sabbat the luciferian sabbat is best described as high sorcery and angelick magick. it

WALLIS BUDGE E A LEGENDS OF THE EGYPTIAN GODS

bs, viii. 22 ff. having described the coming into being of khepera and the place on which he stood, the legend goes on to tell of the means by which the first egyptian triad, or trinity, came into existence. khepera had, in some form, union with his own shadow, and so begot offspring, who proceeded from his body under the forms of the gods shu and tefnut. according to a tradition preserved in the pyramid texts[fn#4] this event took place at on (heliopolis, and the old form of the legend ascribes the production of shu and tefnut to an act of masturbation. originally these gods were the personifications of air and dryness, and liquids respectively; thus with their creation the materials for the construction of the atmosphere and sky came into being. shu and tefnut were united, and their offs

e numbers of which were known to her, and by her power as the "witch-goddess" her "mouth was trained to perfection, and she made no mistake in pronouncing her spells, and her tongue was skilled and halted not" at length came the unlucky day when set succeeded in killing osiris during the war which the "good god" was waging against him and his fiends. details of the engagement are wanting, but the pyramid texts state that the body of osiris was hurled to the ground by set at a place called netat, which seems to have been near abydos.[fn#26] the news of the death of osiris was brought to isis, and she at once set out to find his body. all legends agree in saying that she took the form of a bird, and that she flew about unceasingly, going hither and thither, and uttering wailing cries of grie

lled netat, which seems to have been near abydos.[fn#26] the news of the death of osiris was brought to isis, and she at once set out to find his body. all legends agree in saying that she took the form of a bird, and that she flew about unceasingly, going hither and thither, and uttering wailing cries of grief. at length she found the body, and with a piercing cry she alighted on the ground. the pyramid texts say that nephthys was with her that "isis came, nephthys came, the one on the right side, the other on the left side, one in the form of a hat bird, the other in the form of a tchert bird, and they found osiris thrown on the ground in netat by his brother set" the late form of the legend goes on to say that isis fanned the body with her feathers, and produced air, and that at length

is fanned the body with her feathers, and produced air, and that at length she caused the inert members of osiris to move, and drew from him his essence, wherefrom she produced her child horus [fn#26] pepi i, line 475; pepi ii, line 1263. this bare statement of the dogma of the conception of horus does not represent all that is known about it, and it may well be supplemented by a passage from the pyramid texts,[fn#27] which reads "adoration to thee, o osiris.[fn#28] rise thou up on thy left side, place thyself on thy right side. this water which i give unto thee is the water of youth (or rejuvenation. adoration to thee, o osiris! rise thou up on thy left side, place thyself on thy right side. this bread which i have made for thee is warmth. adoration to thee, o osiris! the doors of heaven

d thee, he hath brought to thee the hearts of the gods, horus hath given thee his eye, thou hast taken possession of the urert crown thereby at the head of the gods. horus hath presented to thee thy members, he hath collected them completely, there is no disorder in thee. thoth hath seized thy enemy and hath slain him and those who were with him" the above words are addressed to dead kings in the pyramid texts, and what the gods were supposed to do for them was believed by the egyptians to have been actually done for osiris. these extracts are peculiarly valuable, for they prove that the legend of osiris which was current under the xviiith dynasty was based upon traditions which were universally accepted in egypt under the vth and vith dynasties [fn#27] mer-en-ra, line 336; pepi ii, line 8

WEOR SAMAEL AUN ESOTERIC COURSE OF KABBLAH

ras. chant i.n.r.i as follows: inri enre onro unru anra, these mantras must be chanted by syllabifying10 them as follows: iiinnn rrriii (clairvoyance) eeennn rrreee (clairaudience) ooonnn rrrooo (heart intuition) uuunnn rrruuu (telepathy solar plexus) aaannn rrraaa (pulmonary chakras memory of past lives) the great hierophant jesus-christ chanted these mantras in the laboratorium oratorium of the pyramid of kephren. 10 syllabifying: i.e. pronouncing them one syllable at time atalanta es la voz que huye; hip manes es la voz que persigue y la manzana es la voz que demora. i.a.o. es el mantram supremo de la magia sexual. i.a.o, es el nombre de la serpiente. bendito sea el i.a.o. el i.a.o. se debe cantar durante las experiencias en el laboratorio. as se mueve la serpiente y se alegra. cantad s

WESTERN MANDALAS OF TRANSFORMATION SR AL

lemniscate is also the symbol for infinity. in the ogdoad, there is a special relationship between the triad (three) and the pentad (five, because to the alchemists the ogdoad represented the joining of the principles of sulphur, mercury, and salt to the five elements (including ether or quintessence. likewise, the third and fifth sephiroth together equal hod, which rests beneath them. the great pyramid, which both eliphas levi and john michell believed is connected to mercury, also has this three to five relationship because each face has three sides and the pyramid itself has five corners, if the apex is included. this apex or cap-stone has been shrouded in mystery and written about by many intrigued by its meaning. this pinnacle stone is, according to case, another symbol for christ, t

ive corners, if the apex is included. this apex or cap-stone has been shrouded in mystery and written about by many intrigued by its meaning. this pinnacle stone is, according to case, another symbol for christ, the stone rejected by the builders. this capstone is sometimes called the triangle of fire "which is a stone emblem of the eternal flame (case, 1985, p. 83. john michell tells us that the pyramid has often been the scene of mysterious apparitions in the form of a light "which local bedouins see at certain seasons hovering over its peak (michell, 1983, p. 160. this was also witnessed by a mr. william groff and other members of the egyptian institute, who saw a flame rising from the top, but could discover no rational explanation. the pyramid has often been associated in hermetic fol

witnessed by a mr. william groff and other members of the egyptian institute, who saw a flame rising from the top, but could discover no rational explanation. the pyramid has often been associated in hermetic folklore with revelation of the inner mysteries, and figure 10-c revelation of secrets is the domain of mercury or hermes. it is believed that initiation rites were once held within the dark pyramid chambers: inspiration is mercury, the messenger of the gods. centres of the mercurial influence, like the great pyramid, were places of initiation into the mysteries, for within their labyrinths could be found the spirit whom god had sent to speak directly with men. in the presence of hermes, nothing was concealed except the person of god. the pyramid was built as a meeting place for mercu

labyrinths could be found the spirit whom god had sent to speak directly with men. in the presence of hermes, nothing was concealed except the person of god. the pyramid was built as a meeting place for mercury and for those who sought his instruction in the hidden secrets of creation (john michell, the view over atlantis, 1969, p. 127. we noted earlier that there is a strong hypothesis that the pyramid was constructed according to the magical square of mercury, and one of the most astonishing features of magical squares is that so many of their numbers are found in the dimensions of sacred sites. john michell goes on to say that the scientists of ages past understood these magical numbers so perfectly that they tapped into a source of power "which made all technological contrivances unne

hese magical numbers so perfectly that they tapped into a source of power "which made all technological contrivances unnecessary (ibid, p. 110. the magical number that is the theosophical extension of the mercury kamea is 2080. michell notes that in greek this relates back to the fire connected to the apex, because by gematria, the artificer's fire equals 2080. in fact, the first three letters of pyramid (pyr) mean fire. plato wrote (the) solid which has taken the form of a pyramid shall be the element and seed of fire (ibid, p. 106. interestingly, the two words in greek, fire and light, when added together, also equal 2080. recall that the affirmation attributed to hod on the pattern on the trestleboard is "i look forward with confidence to the perfect realization of the eternal splendor

WHO ARE THE DRACONIANS

ver international airport is home to the. you know what. but i don't wanna think of this right now- bruce) from: bruce fleming subject [theeagle-l] belgium (nato: home of satanism/reptilians? date: tue, 4 may 1999 06:45:41 +0800 is belgium (headquarters of nato) also the headquarters of satanism? can someone check? if what icke said is true that satanism is the ruling hierarchy of the brotherhood pyramid under the command of the reptilians and belgium is the headquarters of satanism. it is very serious. it means nato may be controlled by malevolent forces as army of world domination (is this who are the draconians file//d /my documents/avidya/reptilian agenda/who are the draconians.htm (58 of 68 [8/25/2000 17:20:01] assault on yugoslavia a celebration to mark its 50 year old anniversary) t

rificial sites identified by witnesses, particularly at the sects headquarters. the satanic group behind the belgian murders is said to interconnect with similar rings in holland, germany, and america" in truth, it will be part of the global network which operates in all countries. satanism is run like a transnational corporation. what is called satanism is the ruling hierarchy of the brotherhood pyramid under the command of the reptilians. like all the other parts of the network, it is strictly compartmentalised, the highest levels of the satanic network lock into the highest levels of the brotherhood, but the lower degrees are not allowed to know the true nature of the organisations they are involved in. some of the levels of satanism are known as the sisters of light, the five star gene

by thick forests and guards keep out the curious. in the grounds is who are the draconians file//d /my documents/avidya/reptilian agenda/who are the draconians.htm (59 of 68 [8/25/2000 17:20:01] a cathedral with a dome containing 1,000 lights. when president george bush talked of 1,000 points of light, he was speaking in code about this place of initiation for the highest initiates of the satanic pyramid. in this satanic cathedral is the throne of the high priestess of the upper hierarchy, a position known as the queen mother" every day, apparently, a child is sacrificed in the basement" ceremonies are performed here to the satanic 'goddess' known as lilith, a demon in the hebrew cabala. in ancient sumer the reptilian bloodline, as passed on through the female, was symbolised as lily and t

WILLIAM WESCOTT NUMBERS THEIR OCCULT POWER AND MYSTIC VIRTUES

vered to our souls the tetractys (that is pythagoras, this tetractys is seen in the composition of the first numbers 1, 2, 3, 4. but the 2nd tetractys arises from the increase by multiplication of odd and even numbers beginning from the monad. the 3rd subsists according to magnitude. the 4th is in simple bodies, monad-fire, dyad-air, triad-water, tetrad-earth. the 5th is of the figures of bodies, pyramid-fire, octahedron- air, icosahedron-water, cube-earth. the 6th of vegetative life, seed-monad or point; if it increase in length dyad-line; in breadth -triad- superficies; in thickness tetrad solid. the 7th is of communities; as man, house, street and city. the 8th is the judicial power. intellect, science, opinion, sense. numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes

ywhere in greece and egypt. diodorus calls five the union of the four elements with ether. there are 5 orders of architecture and 5 senses of the human body now commonly known and described (but the whole are seven. geometry is technically called the 5th science. in masonry the grand scheme is the 5 points of fellowship and note also 5 brethren can hold a fellowcrafts lodge. it is also called the pyramid, from the arrangement of monads, thus three below, then two, then one above them. note the system of 5 regular euclidean bodies, tetrahedron, hexahedron or cube, octahedron, dodecahedron and icosahedron. the pentagram was the emblem of safety. the pentacle, the masons signet mark (according to stukeley, was the device borne by antiochus soter on a war-banner, to which was ascribed the sign

ghost; being 80+5+100+10+200+300+5+100+1=801. numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott 813. 813 is the numeration of ararita, a very important kabalistic word, its letters being collected from the initials of the sentence, one principle of his unity, one beginning of his individuality, his vicissitude is one, or so it is rendered by s. l. mathers 831. puramis, a pyramid and phallos. 888. the number of iesous, jesus, the great contrast with 666, the number of the beast. 891. uranus--ovpavos--heaven. 903. the talmud in berachoth, 8. i says that there are 903 kinds of death, for by gematria of the word tutzaut, which means outlets see psalm isviii. 20; this number is obtained, thus t, 400. v, 6, tz, 90, a, 1, v, 6, t, 400=903. death by the divine kiss is the

ZALEWSKI GOLDEN DAWN ENOCHIAN MAGIC OCR

nd israel thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar. bless, lord, his substance, and accept the works of his hands: smite 40 through the loins of them that rise agatinst him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not again' the armorial bearings of simeon are yellow, and a sword" ritual of skrying the 12 gates 1. construct a three-sided, truncated pyramid in the color of the astrological sign (use the king sciale as shown in appendix h. write the names given around each triangle or pyramid in white on each side. draw the astrological sign on the top using the complementary color of the pyramid. start with aries and work clockwise. 2. prepare the temple in the 0=0 setting (see appendix b) with the truncated pyramid on the altar and four elem

. draw the astrological sign on the top using the complementary color of the pyramid. start with aries and work clockwise. 2. prepare the temple in the 0=0 setting (see appendix b) with the truncated pyramid on the altar and four elemental tables in each quarter. 3. purify with fire and water. 4. conduct the invoking ritual of the pentagram. 5. stand in the west and face east. visualize an astral pyramid around you. recite the following call 'yhvh zebaoth, i (your name) most earnestly invoke and call upon your divine power, wisdom and goodness. i humbly and faithfully seek your favor and assistance to be in all my deeds, words and thoughts, and in the promoting, procuring, and mingling of your praise, honor and glory. through these, your twelve mystical names: oro, ibah, aozpi, mor, dial

system, and my debt to him is hereby acknowledged. he worked on this subject himself for a few years but was never able to get past the note-taking stage. as far as the most popular published works dn this subject go, both geoffrey james' book enochian evocation 76 and robert turner's hetarchia mystica of john dee make excellent reading. the golden dawn concept, as i have envisioned it, used the pyramid system superimposed by egyptian god-forms. i believe this puts a lot more meat on the bare bones of the dee papers. the biblical association of the first seven days of creation unravels some of the mysteries of the functions of the king and prince. for those who want to do more research into this field, i recommend a book called path of the kabbalah by david sheinkin, edited by edward hoff

or shrewd business sense, use the fourth tablet from the tabula collecta. now, take the name amceonf [see the last line of the fourth tableteds.1. then go to the round tablet of the bonorum and count from number 9 (which is the letter a. count four letters in from the center, which is the letter a. get the tenth number, and keep going with the numbers allotted to each letter of amceonf. 89 90 the pyramid squares and the angels of the bonorum if you observe: the tabula bonorum carefully, you will notice that there are seven numbered sections. each section contains a total of one king, one prince, and five governors. each section can be written in a seven-by-seven square. it must be remembered at this stage that each letter of an angelic name from the bonorum represents a name in itself befo

epresents a name in itself before it is formed into a composite name representing a king, prince, or governor. figure 51 shows a tablet made up from the first section of the bonorum. notice that planets are arranged in the same column-andrank format as in the elemental tablets. by use of this same formula, the astral planes of the bonorum can be projected into and studied by direct observation. a pyramid is formulated from each square from the planetary order, with no two pyramids being identical to each other in color. a typical truncated pyramid, with numbered sides, is shown in figure 52. the sides of each pyramid are colored as follows: 1. this is made up from the color of the planetary section you are working on, from the paths of the king scale, and has the sigil of the planet in the

ZALEWSKI SECRET INNER ORDER RITUALS OF THE GOLDEN DAWN OCR

ss set (c) instruction will then be given on how to play enochian chess. one must become proficient in playing from four different play positions. these games must be recorded and presented to the chiefs (d) the adept will study and perform a divination game of enochian chess (e) two sets of enochian tablets will then be constructed (1) the tablets in their english form and (2) the tablets in the pyramid form with full associations on them (f) consecrate a talisman and have it tested by chiefs (g) do a thesis on the hidden meanings of the three rosicrucian manifestoes (h) note: no skrying is to be done at this level; only study the procedure involved. section 2 theoricus adeptus minor (th.a.m) 29. lecture on astrological associations to the serviant squares 30. notes on ritual of invisibil

invisibility 31. notes on ritual of transformation workings for this level and records of these visionary workings to be sent to the praemonstrater. all phases of the below must be completed before advancing to the next level (a) the adept will do projection work into thte main tattwas and then into each sub-element (b) do a path working of the 22 trumps starting at the world (c) project into one pyramid square of each elemental enochian tablet. for example take the serviant square with the zodiac attribution of aries in the watery part of air tablet. its corresponding squares will be: the aries square in the watery part of fire, the aries square in the watery part of earth, and the aries square in the watery part of the water tablets. a small thesis on the differences of the visions is to

ater tablets. a small thesis on the differences of the visions is to be done and sent as above (d) project into enochian squares of a complete lesser angle (serviant, kerubic and calvary cross) and record visions for each square (e) project into the squares of a complete central cross and record each working (f) do ritual of invisibility (g) do ritual of transformation. note: remember to slay the pyramid squares in the order given in (9) which covers the sequence in detail. section 3 practicus adeptus minor (p.a.m) 32. lecture of ring and disk 33. addendum to the concourse of forces part 1 34. paper on evocation. 35. part 2 of addendum to the concourse of forces. 36. ritual to heal with photograph. 37. ritual on exorcism. 38. book or lectures "herbs and magic in alchemy" 39. construction o

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGICK SPELLS

usly but unconsciously access in our dreams and visions. in magick, we can use rituals and altered states of consciousness to access this cosmic memory bank at will and in doing so, some believe, draw on the accumulated powers of many generations, especially in healing magick. this cosmic consciousness- or great mind or akashic record, as theosophists call it- is perhaps what made it possible for pyramids to be built at almost the same time in lands as far apart as egypt and south america, and for shamanism to follow similar patterns in unconnected continents. by accessing this source of power, we may create a ritual or use certain crystals without consciously knowing their significance, only to find out that our invented spell closely resembles one from another time or culture; we know ho

ADDTLS

incess cups king cups b ace pentacles prince pentacles queen pentacles princess pentacles king pentacles d ace wands prince wands queen wands princess wands king wands 20 the foregoing methods of attributing the enochian squares should be completely grasped before proceeding frther. it is imperative to understand thoroughly the basic principles of attributions before beginning the analysis of the pyramids based on each square. what follows will have little meaning if the reader has not worked out these references and attributions for himself. the following diagram shows the letters of tetragrammaton attributed to the four enochian tablets in detail. the figures refer to the order of reading the hebrew letters, but must under no circumstances be confused with the order of the angelic names

the a, green for c, etc. if these latter are used, planetary and zodiacal forces would be inferred in lieu of purely elemental ones. the former, however, may be found to be the most practical for most circumstances. the method of applying these rules to the great cross may be seen in the following, consisting of the three left hand squares of the linea spiritus sancti of the a tablet, showing the pyramids formed from the squares of the letters oro: diagram p: sephirotic cross: triangle no. 1: elemental emblem of tablet. triangle no. 2: emblem of m. triangle no. 3: elemental emblem of lesser angle. triangle no. 4: sephirah. letter of tetragrammaton. tarot card. coloring: no. 1, color of the element of tablet. no. 2, always white. no. 3 elemental color of lesser angle. no. 4, either white fo

ng the column with tarot trump. triangle no. 3: elemental emblem of lesser angle with geomantic figure. triangle no. 4: elemental emblem of letter ruling rank with hebrew of letter corresponding to tarot trump in triangle no. 2. the coloring of these angles is the simplest because it follows its elemental emblem. it has not been mentioned before, but it is the rule, when drawing or painting these pyramids and triangles, to paint the symbols on the appropriate sides in complimentary colors. thus, to take triangle no. 1 of a servient square in the c angle of c, the color will be blue to refer to the element of the tablet as a whole, while the appropriate astrological attribution will be painted on it in orange. this rule applies to all the squares. the method sounds highly complex, but in pr

ernals, the tetrad of the elements, and the o. again. in the commencing triad of the linea spiritus sancti of each tablet, it may be said that: oro will be symbolical of the voice of the man kerub. mph will be symbolical of the cry of the eagle kerub. mor will be symbolical of the low of the bull kerub. oip will be symbolical of the roar of the lion kerub. there are various ways of looking at the pyramids prior to undertaking the practical work of using them as the symbol for skrying in the spirit-vision. s.r.m.d. suggests a useful mode of meditation which elaborates in a most illuminating way the ordinary attributions. he says: thou mayest regard the upper triangle (no. 2) as representing a force acting downwards. the lower triangle (no. 4) as a force striving upwards. the left hand trian

ALEISTER CROWLEY AD MEIORUM CTHULHI GLORIAM

the gods. and even now i can hear the wolves howling in the mountains as they did that fateful night, and they are calling my name, and the names of others. i fear for my flesh, but i fear for my spirit more. remember, always, in every empty moment, to call upon the gods not to forget thee, for they are forgetful and very far away. light thy fires high in the hills, and on the tops of temples and pyramids, that they may see and remember. remember always to copy each of the formulae as i have put it down, and not to change it by one line or dot, not so much as a hair's breadth, lest it be rendered valueless, or worse: a broken star is the gate of ganzir, the gate of death, the gate of the shadows and the shells. recite the incantations as they are written here, in the manner this prescribed

ALEISTER CROWLEY BOOK OF LIES

cious of this process, or, it might be better to say, he recognises it as nothing, in that positive sense of the word, which is only intelligible in samasamadhi. book of lies get any book for free on: www.abika.com 22 [28] 7 kappa-epsilon-phi-alpha-lambda-eta zeta the dinosaurs none are they whose number is six:(5) else were they six indeed. seven(6) are these six that live not in the city of the pyramids, under the night of pan. there was lao-tzu. there was siddartha. there was krishna. there was tahuti. there was mosheh. there was dionysus.(7) there was mahmud. but the seventh men called perdurabo; for enduring unto the end, at the end was naught to endure (8) amen. book of lies get any book for free on: www.abika.com 23 [29] commentary( zeta) this chapter gives a list of those special m

go or dust-devil. true life, the life, which has no consciousness of "i, is said to be choked by this false ego, or rather by the thoughts which its explosions produce. in paragraph 4 this is expanded to a macrocosmic plane. the masters of the temple are now introduced; they are inhabitants, not of this desert; their abode is not this universe. they come from the great sea, binah, the city of the pyramids. v.v.v.v.v. is indicated as one of these travellers; he is described as a camel, not because of the connotation of the french form of this word, but because "camel" is in hebrew gimel, and gimel is the path leading from tiphareth to kether, uniting microprosopus and macroprosopus, i.e. performing the great work. the card gimel in the tarot is the high priestess, the lady of initiation; on

sodom-apples i have bought pleasant trifles, and thus soothed my lack of laylah. light is my wallet, and my heart is also light; and yet i know that the clouds will gather closer for the false clearing. the mirage will fade; then will the desert be thirstier than before. o ye who dwell in the dark night of the soul, beware most of all of every herald of the dawn! o ye who dwell in the city of the pyramids beneath the night of pan, remember that ye shall see no more light but that of the great fire that shall consume your dust to ashes! book of lies get any book for free on: www.abika.com 141 [144] commentary( xi-zeta) this chapter means that it is useless to try to abandon the great work. you may occupy yourself for a time with other things, but you will only increase your bitterness, rive

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he cardinal signs, the sign of the element itself at the top, in the order of tetragrammaton (fire, water, air, earth) going upwards. linea filii has the common signs in the same order. linea s.s. has the cherubic signs, that of the element on the left, in the same order, right to left. but the order of the decans in each sign is reverse, and thus the planets which fill the right-hand side of the pyramids go in the first two cases downwards, and in the third from left to right. the upper sides of the pyramids are all attributed to the element of spirit, the lower sides to the element of the tablet. each square is also referred to the small card of the tarot which corresponds to the decan (see 77712. 2. calvary crosses. each has 10 squares. the upper sides of the pyramids are uniformly give

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tudio of a sculptor, he shall so chisel from himself the marble that masks his idea that he shall be no less a master than rodin. witness mine hand: tau-omicron mu-epsilon-gamma-alpha theta-eta-rho-iota-omicron-nu (taw- resh-yod-vau-nunfinal: the beast 666; magus 9 degree= 2square a. a. who is the word of the aeon thelema; whose name is called v.v.v.v.v. 8 degree= 3square a. a. in the city of the pyramids; ou mh 7 degree= 4square a. a; ol sonuf vaoresagi 6 degree= 5square, and. 5 degree= 6square a. a. in the mountain of abiegnus: but frater perdurabo in the outer order or the a. a. and in the world of men upon the earth, aleister crowley of trinity college, cambridge- xxv contents (this portion of the book should be studied in connection with its parts i. and ii) 0 the magical theory of th

t the dispersion of choronzon upon their brows; they clothe themselves in the poisoned robes of form; they shut themselves up; and when the force that made them what they are is exhausted, their strong towers fall, they become the eaters of dung in the day of be-with-us, and their shreds, strewn in the abyss, are lost. not so the masters of the temple, that sit as piles of dust in the city of the pyramids, awaiting the great flame that shall consume that dust to ashes. for the blood that they have surrendered is treasured in the cup of our lady babalon, a mighty 192 medicine to awake the eld of the all-father, and redeem the virgin of the world from her virginity. ii before leaving the subject of black magic, one may touch lightly on the question of pacts with the devil. the devil does not

perance, lest her personality overcome and destroy that of thy deity. 48 "concerning the holy guardian angel- do thou in no wise confuse this invocation with that. 49 "the benediction- and so may the love that passeth all understanding keep your hearts and minds through gr:iota-alpha-omega gr:alpha-delta- omicron-nu-alpha-iota gr:sigma-alpha-beta-alpha-omega and through babalon of the city of the pyramids, and through astarte, the starry one greengirdled, in the name ararita. amen. 404 liber rv vel spiritus sub figura ccvi<equinox i, 7 as well as here. there are signs that this version has been edited, notably changes were made in punctuation and capitalization. the editing appears to be defective, with some material omi

sentimental or fantastic. 32 "second method" the practice proper- having then perfected in his mind these conceptions, let him apply them to his own career, forging the links of memory into the chain of necessity. and let this be his final question: to what purpose am i fitted? of what service can my being prove to the brothers of the a. a. if i cross the abyss, and am admitted to the city of the pyramids? 33. now that he may clearly understand the nature of this question, and the method of solution, let him study the reasoning of the anatomist who reconstructs an animal from a single bone. to take a simple example- 34. suppose, having lived all my life among savages, a ship is 421 cast upon the shore and wrecked. undamaged among the cargo is a "victoria. what is its use? the wheels speak

rners, and they shall give it unto the guardian<equinox i, 6 has "guardians> of the abyss. 6. and because there is no life therein, the guardian<equinox i, 6 has "guardians> of the abyss shall bid the angels of the winds pass by. and the angels thereof shall be no more<equinox i, 6 is different "and the angels shall lay thy dust in the city of the pyramids, and the name thereof shall be no more" it would appear that the deletion is a typo in m t& p> 7. now therefore that thou mayest achieve this ritual of the holy graal, do thou divest thyself of all thy goods. 8. thou hast wealth; give it unto them that have need thereof, yet no desire toward it. 9. thou hast health; slay thyself in the fervour of thine abandonment unto our lady. let thy f

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wells has said that "every word of which a man is ignorant represents an idea of which he is ignorant" and it is impossible perfectly to understand all things unless all things be first known. understanding is the structuralization of knowledge. all impressions are disconnected, as the babe of the abyss is so terribly aware; and the master of the temple must sit for 106 seasons in the city of the pyramids because this coordination is a tremendous task. there is nothing particularly occult in this doctrine concerning knowledge and understanding. a looking-glass receives all impressions but coordinates none. the savage has none but the most simple associations of ideas. even the ordinary civilized man goes very little further. all advance in thought is made by collecting the greatest possibl

the adept "in a sweet-smelling perfume of sweat<equinox vii. sic to the quote, correctly. bathing his whole body in a sweet-smelling perfume of sweat: o nuit, continuous one of heaven, let> in this cup, therefore, though all things are placed, by virtue of this 87 dew all lose their identity. and therefore this cup is in the hand of babalon, the lady of the city of the pyramids, wherein no one can be distinguished from any other, wherein no one may sit until he has lost his name. of that which is in the cup it is also said that it is wine. this is the cup of intoxication. intoxication means poisoning, and in particular refers to the poison in which arrows are dipped (greek<greek letters: tau-omicron-xi-omicron-nu "a bow. think of the vision of the

f ruach being the heart, it is seen that this sword of the ruach must be thrust by the magician into his own heart. but there is a subsequent task, of which it is spoken- liber vii, v, 47 "he shall await the sword of the beloved and bare his throat for the stroke" in the throat is daath- the throne of ruach. daath is knowledge. this final destruction of knowledge opens the gate of the city of the pyramids. it is also written, liber ccxx, iii, 11 "let the woman be girt with a sword before me" but this refers to the arming of vedana with sanna, the overcoming of emotion by clarity of perception. it is also spoken, liber lxv, v, 14, of the sword of adonai "that hath four blades, the blade of the thunderbolt, the blade of the pylon, the blade of the serpent, the blade of the phallus" but this

avadgita" scared hymn of india, translated by sir edwin arnold in the "song celestial "binah" understanding, the 3rd "emanation" of the absolute "caduceus" the wand of mercury "see" equinox ii and iii "chela" pupil "chesed" mercy, the 4th "emanation" of the absolute "chokmah" wisdom, the 2nd "emanation" of the absolute "choronzon "see" equinox v, the vision and the voice, 10th aethyr "city of the pyramids "see" equinox v, the vision and the voice, 14th aethyr "crux ansata" same as ankh "q.v "daath" knowledge, child of chokmah and binah in one sense; in another, the home of choronzon "dhammapada" a sacred buddhist book "elemental kings "see" 777 "geburah" strength, the 5th "emanation" of the absolute "gunas" three principles "see" bhagadvadgita, sic 777, etc "guru" teacher "hadit "see "libe

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(the perfect number in the zodiac or houses of heaven and tribes of israel) 12, i.e. settled 1000, i.e. on the grand scale. 148 \ynzam, scales of justice. 156. babalon. see liber 418. this number is chiefly important for part ii. it is of no account in the orthodox dogmatic qabalah. yet it is 12 13, the most spiritual form, 13 of the most perfect number, 12, awh [it is wyx, zion, the city of the pyramids. ed.]51 175. a mystic number of venus. 203. abr, initials of ba, b, jwr, the trinity.52 206. rbd, speech, the word of power. 207. rwa, light. contrast with bwa, 9, the astral light, and dwa, 11, the magical light. aub is an illusory thing of witchcraft (cf. obi, obeah; aud is almost= the kundalini force( odic force. this illustrates well the difference between the sluggish, viscous 9, and

he g.d. adeptus minor ritual. see also regardie (ed, the golden dawn t.s. 48 al i. 24-25; 6 50= 0.12. 49 cf. gen vi. 3 t.s. 50 also if we use the same fudge that crowley used to get logos to 93, 120= l, lux (there are at least two other ways by which lvx can be equated with 120 but they are both hideous fudges) t.s. 51 also laqzjy, ezekiel, and [swy, joseph. elsewhere crowley connects the city of pyramids reference with the 12 by 13 squares on each of john dee s tablets of the watchtowers and the pyramids drawn on each square in the golden dawn s book of the concourse of the forces t.s. 52 also arb, he created, second word of genesis t.s. 53 see the remarks on ob, od and aour in the introduction to levi s rituel de haute magie t.s. liber lviii 31 280. the sum of the five letters of severit

stage of life, and from a brahmachari become a householder. it was in the course of the journey undertaken by him shortly after his marriage that occurred the events which we shall proceed to relate. and to that end we must ask the reader to accompany us in imagination to the sovereign nursery of wisdom and initiation, to the holy land of the uraeus serpent, to the land of isis and osris, of the pyramids and the nile, even to khem, more magnificent in ruin than all other lands are in plenitude of their glory [editor s note: this article on the qabalah was originally published in equinox i (5) as part v of the temple of solomon the king serial. essentially it was a filler, written after j.f.c. fuller who had been doing the legwork of working up the series from crowley s diaries and noteboo

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE SWORD OF SONG

lin ;6 while, fertile as the teeming spawn 30 of pickled lax or stickleback, came ancient rituals,7 whack! whack! of rosy cross and golden dawn.8* truth-lover. pentecost the sword of song 26 my mahatma. what price kut humi? oh, how wise grampa must have been, bobbie! i lived, elijah-like, mt. carmel in: all gave me nothing. i slid back 35 to common sense, as reason bids, and hence, my friend, the pyramids. at last i met a maniac with mild eyes full of love, and tresses blanched in those lonely wildernesses 40 where he found wisdom, and long hands gentle, pale olive gainst the sand s amber and gold. at sight, i knew him; swifter than light i flashed, ran to him, and at his holy feet prostrated 45 my head; then, all my being sated with love, cried master! i must know. already i can love. e e

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y life hath departed, and thine eyes are as the shrouded shadows of night. olympus is but a barren hill, and asgard a land of sullen dreams. alone in the desert of years still crouches the sphinx, unanswered, unanswerable, inscrutable, age-worn, coeval with the aeons of eld; even facing the east and thirsting for the first rays of the rising sun. she was there when cheops and khephren builded the pyramids, and there will she sit when yahveh has taken his appointed seat in the silent halls of oblivion. the fool hath said in his heart "there is no god" yet the wise man has sat trembling over the ruins of the past, and has watched with fearful eyes the bankruptcy of splendour, and all the glory of man fall victim to the usury of time. o god, what art thou that thou dost abandon the kingdoms o

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ct number in the zodiac or houses of heaven and tribes of israel) x 12 "i.e" settled x 1-000 "i.e" on the grand scale. 148. maznim, scales of justice. 156. babalon. see liber 418. this number is chiefly important for part ii. it is of no account in the orthodox dogmatic qabalah. yet it is 12 x 13, the most spiritual form, 13, of the most perfect number, 12, hva [it is tzivn, zion, the city of the pyramids- ed] 175. a mystic number of venus. 203. abr, initials of ab, bn, rvch, the trinity. 206. dbr, speech "the word of power" 207. avr, light. contrast with avb, 9, the astral light, and avd, 11, the magical light. aub is an illusory thing of witchcraft("cf" obi, obeah; aud is almost= the kundalini force("odic" force. this illustrates well the difference between the sluggish, viscous 9, and t

stage of life, and from a brahmachari became a householder. it was in the course of the journey undertaken by him shortly after his marriage that occurred the event which we shall proceed to relate. and to that end we must ask the reader to accompany us in imagination to the sovereign nursery of wisdom and initiation, to the holy land of the uraeus serpent, to the land of isis and osiris, of the pyramids and the nile, even to khem, more magnificent in ruin than all other lands are in plenitude of their glory. 120 a nocturne in the little cleft of the rocks whence life first sprang to birth, by the secret shadowy molten sea, where aphrodite sprang to greet the sun, low voices murmur: shadowy under-world in the void of time; light song of erebus on the lips of a courtesan of rome- ah! list!

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of her self" o babylon, babylon, thou mighty mother, that ridest upon the crown d beast, let me be drunken upon the wine of thy fornications; let thy kisses wanton me unto death, that even i, thy cup-bearer, may "understand" now, through the ruddy glow of the cup, i may perceive far above, and infinitely great, the vision of babylon. and the beast whereon she rideth is the lord of the city of the pyramids, that i beheld in the fourteenth aethyr. now that is gone in the glow of the cup, and the angel saith: not as yet mayest thou understand the mystery of the beast, for it pertaineth not unto the mystery of this aire, and few that are new-born unto understanding are capable thereof. the cup glows ever brighter and fierier. all my sense is unsteady, being smitten with ecstasy. and the angel

his. and now one word was necessary unto me, and i could not speak it. i behold the beauty of the earth in 98 her desolation, and greater far is mine, who sought to be my naked self. knowest thou that in my soul is utmost fear? and such is my force and my cunning, that a hundred times have i been ready to leap, and for fear have missed. and a thousand times am i baulked by them of the city of the pyramids, that set snares for my feet. more knowledge have i than the most high, but my will is broken, and my fierceness is marred by fear, and i must speak, speak, speak, millions of mad voices in my brain. with a heart of furious fancies, whereof i am commander, with a burning spear and a horse of air to the wilderness i wander (the idea was to keep the scribe busy writing, so as to spring upon

ast, four-square, mystic, wonderful (v. ii) who is this that travelleth between the hosts, that is poised upon the edge of the aethyr by the wings of maut? who is this that seeketh the house of the virgin"(refrain (v. iii) this is he that hath given up his name. this is he whose blood hath been gathered into the cup of babalon.this is he that sitteth, a little pile of dry dust, in the city of the pyramids"(refrain (v. iv) until the light of the father of all kindle that death. until the breath touch that dry dust. until the ibis be revealed unto the crab, and the sixfold star become the radiant triangle"(refrain (v. v) blessed is not i, not thou, not he, blessed without name or number who hath taken the azure of night, and 104) crystallized it into a pure sapphire-stone, who hath taken the

to which the angel shall have appointed him. and more than this it is not necessary to say, for his angel shall have entreated him kindly, and showed him in what manner he may be most perfectly involved. and unto him that hath this master there is nothing else that he needeth, so long as he continue in the knowledge and conversation of the angel, so that he shall come at last into the city of the pyramids. lo! two and twenty are the paths of the tree, but one is the serpent of wisdom; ten are the ineffable emanations, but one is the flaming sword. behold! there is an end to life and death, an end to the thrusting forth and the withdrawing of the breath. yea, the house of the father is a mighty tomb, and in it he hath buried everything whereof ye know. all this while there hath been no visi

for one another or for something, all the time, constantly hurrying about. but they knock up against one another and yet will not see one another, or cannot see one another, because they are so shut up in their cloaks. and a voice sounds: it is most terrible for the one that hath shut himself up and made himself fast against the universe. for they that sit encamped upon the sea in the city of the pyramids are indeed shut up. but they have given their blood, even to the last drop, to fill the cup of babalon. these that thou seest are indeed the black brothers, for it is written "he shall laugh at their calamity and mock when their fear cometh" and therefore hath he exalted them unto the plane of love. and yet again it is written: he desireth not the death of a sinner, but rather that he sho

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y lure his secret from time. time dallies like a fool at her feet when he should be smiting cities. time never wearies of her silly smile. there are temples all about her that he has forgotton to spoil. i saw an old man go by and time never touched him. time that has carried away the seven gates of thebes! she has tried to bind him with ropes of eternal sand, she had hoped to oppress him with the pyramids. he lies there in the sun with his foolish hair all spread about her paws. if she ever learns his secret we will put out his eyes, so that he shall find no more our beautiful things- there are lovely gates in florence that i fear he will carry away. 207 we have tried to bind him with song and with old customs, but they only held him for a little while, and he has always smitten us and moc

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the other by sympathy, but did not lose its self-possession. the servant had not come. 247 "shall i call her again "why, you have this moment called her "doctor" i replied solemnly, and in language that would have seem bombastic enough to any one who did not realise what i felt "i will not believe you are deceiving me, but to me it appears as if sufficient time has elapsed since then for all the pyramids to have crumbled back to dust" any now, in another life, i remembered that far back in the cycles i had looked at my watch to measure the time through which i passed. the impulse seized me to look again. the minute-hand stood half-way between fifteen and sixteen minutes past eleven. the watch must have stopped; i held it to my ear: no, it was still going. i had travelled through all that

ivilization has driven her plough over stellar and solar mythology, wantonly, and at haphazard, and in their place she has cultivated the unknowable and andrew lang! if the utilitarian progress in the next few years as he has in the last, soon we shall have some socialistic fellah depriving the world of its last great monuments, and building labourers' cottages out of the stones and bricks of the pyramids, because they are so very much more useful "solve" is the cry to-day; the sabbatic finger of the goat points upwards, yet on the clouds of darkness does it scrawl a sigil of light. a new god stirs in the womb of its mother; we can see his form, dim and red, in the cavern of time. dare we pronounce his name? yea! it is horus, horus the child, reborn amsu the good shepherd, who will lead us

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e an uraeus crown and azure nemmes, in the latter a green nemmes, should be worn. the dominus liminis' robe is fitted for the infernal rites of sol, which must never be celebrated. the adeptus minor's robe is fitted for the rituals of sol. a golden nemmes may be worn. the adeptus' robe is fitted for the particular workings of the adeptus, and for the postulant at the first gate of the city of the pyramids. the adeptus major's robe is fitted for the chief magus in all rituals and evocations of the inferiors, for the performance of the rites of mars, and for the postulant at the second gate of the city of the pyramids. the adeptus exemptus' robe is fitted for the chief magus in all rituals and invocations of the superiors, for the performance of the rites of jupiter, and for the postulant at

is fitted for the chief magus in all rituals and evocations of the inferiors, for the performance of the rites of mars, and for the postulant at the second gate of the city of the pyramids. the adeptus exemptus' robe is fitted for the chief magus in all rituals and invocations of the superiors, for the performance of the rites of jupiter, and for the postulant at the third gate of the city of the pyramids. the babe of the abyss has no robe. for the performance of the rites of saturn, the magician may wear a black robe, close-cut, with narrow sleeves, trimmed with white, and the seal and square of saturn marked on breast and back. a conical black cop embroidered with the sigils of saturn should be worn. the magister templi robe is fitted for the great meditations, for the supernal rites of

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apricornus emissarius "slips into the temple and hides behind the veil, where he removes his disguise and dons his dancing robe] magister templi. silence["a pause" magister templi. 1. aquarius. 1. magister templi. 1. holy be the lamps of joy! aquarius. holy be the lamps of sorrow! magister templi. let us enter the ark of increased knowledge! capricornus. hail, thou that sittest in the city of the pyramids! aquarius. hail, thou that art encamped upon the great sea! magister templi. hail, brethren! capricornus. master, what is increased knowledge? magister templi. death. aquarius. master, what is the ark thereof? magister templi. the grave. aquarius "and" capricornus. master, how shall we enter it? magister templi. arise and follow me["he rises and circumambulates the temple widdershins" cap

e an uraeus crown and azure nemmes, in the latter a green nemmes, should be worn. the dominus liminis' robe is fitted for the infernal rites of sol, which must never be celebrated. the adeptus minor's robe is fitted for the rituals of sol. a golden nemmes may be worn. the adeptus' robe is fitted for the particular workings of the adeptus, and for the postulant at the first gate of the city of the pyramids. the adeptus major's robe is fitted for the chief magus in all rituals and evocations of the inferiors, for the performance of the rites of mars, and for the postulant at the second gate of the city of the pyramids. the adeptus exemptus' robe is fitted for the chief magus in all rituals and invocations of the superiors, for the performance of the rites of jupiter, and for the postulant at

is fitted for the chief magus in all rituals and evocations of the inferiors, for the performance of the rites of mars, and for the postulant at the second gate of the city of the pyramids. the adeptus exemptus' robe is fitted for the chief magus in all rituals and invocations of the superiors, for the performance of the rites of jupiter, and for the postulant at the third gate of the city of the pyramids. the babe of the abyss has no robe. for the performance of the rites of saturn, the magician may wear a black robe, close-cut, with narrow sleeves, trimmed with white, and the seal and square of saturn marked on breast and back. a conical black cap embroidered with the sigils of saturn should be worn. the magister templi robe is fitted for the great meditations, for the supernal rites of

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sh, and thy bones shall whiten in the sun. 5. then shall the winds gather themselves together, and bear thee up as it were a little heap of dust in a sheet that hath four corners, and they shall give it unto the guardians of the abyss. 6. and because there is no life therein, the guardians of the abyss shall bid the angels of the winds pass by. and the angels shall lay thy dust in the city of the pyramids, and the name thereof shall be no more. 25 7. now therefore that thou mayest achieve this ritual of the holy graal, do thou divest thyself of all thy goods. 8. thou hast wealth; give it unto them that have need thereof, yet no desire toward it. 9. thou hast health; slay thyself in the fervour of thine abandonment unto our lady. let thy flesh hang loose upon thy bones, and thine eyes glare

ALEX SANDERS THE KING OF THE WITCHES

s two spontaneous initiates. the most binding oaths he could fmd were contained in some old manuscripts belonging to one of his colleagues, pat, the descendant of a witch who had been burnt at the stake. her grandfather had been a friend of one of the greatest egyptologistsofthe age, sir william matthew flinderspetrie, whose feats towards the end of the last century included the excavation of the pyramids at giza and the great temple at tanis, as well as the discovery of the greek city of naucratis and the towns of am and daphnae, where remains of the pharaohs had been found. he had given some of his papers to pat's grandfather, among them the initiation ceremony of a religion closely related to witchcraft. the god and goddess had different names, but the instructions on calling down the p

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uism "as above, so below" holds eternally good, and it is the task of the hierarchy to demonstrate this. the relation of the microcosm to the macrocosm can never be broken, and that relationship is deeply involved in these five points of revelation- 257- discipleship in the new age- volume ii copyright 1998 lucis trust it has been occultly stated that "the five points of the five-pointed star are pyramids of ascension and, at the summit of each point hidden within the emanating rays lies a point of revelation, offsetting the radiation but preserving the deeply seated magnetism. thus is there symbolised the going forth, the coming back and the point of peace, surrounded by activity" i will endeavour (as we consider these points of revelation) to express as far as may be this relationship of

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he eleventh canto being "consecrated to rimmon, the god of storms and of rain, and harmonizes with the eleventh sign of the zodiac- aquarius, or the waterman (nineteenth century, 1882, p. 236. but even this is preceded in the old records by the preastronomical cosmic flood, which became allegorized and symbolized in the above zodiacal or noah's flood. but this has nothing to do with atlantis. the pyramids are closely connected with the ideas of both the great dragon (the constellation, the "dragons of wisdom" or the great initiates of the third and fourth races, and the floods of the nile, regarded as a divine reminder of the great atlantic flood. the astronomical records of universal history, however, are said to have had their beginnings with the third sub-race of the fourth root-race or

the third race in whom the "planetary" angels had incarnated- a dhyan chohan himself, who belonged to the informing gods; and enos (hanoch or enoch) or hermes, was said to be his son- because it was a generic name for all the early seers("enoichion. thence the worship. the arabic writer soyuti says that the earliest records mention seth, or set, as the founder of sabeanism; and therefore that the pyramids which embody the planetary system were regarded as the place of sepulchre of both seth and idris (hermes or enoch (see vyse "operations" vol. ii, p. 358; that thither sabeans proceeded[[footnote(s* who became later on, with the greeks, limited only to castor and pollux. but in the days of lemuria, the dioscuri, the "egg-born" were the seven dhyan chohans (agnishwatta-kumara) who incarnate

invented agriculture, the use of the vine, music, astronomy, and geometry" when abul-feda says in his "historia anteislamitica (fleisher, p. 16) that the sabean language was established by seth and edris (enoch- he means by "sabean language" astronomy. in the "melelwa nohil (ms. 47 in nic. cat) hermes is called the disciple of agathodaemon. and in another account (see col. vyse's 2nd vol. of the "pyramids of ghizeh" p. 364, ms. 785, uri's cat) agathodaemon is mentioned as a "king of egypt" celepas geraldinus gives curious traditions about henoch. he calls him the "divine giant" in the "book of the various names of the nile" the same author (the historian ahmed-ben-yusouf eltiphas) tells us of the belief among the semitic arabs that seth (become later the egyptian typhon, set, had been one

eves as much as we believe in the ancient egyptians, but whose existence the majority of the western scientists deny, as they have denied, before this, many a truth, from the existence of homer down to that of the carrier pigeon. the civilization of the atlanteans was greater even than that of the egyptians. it is their degenerate descendants, the nation of plato's atlantis, which built the first pyramids in the country, and that certainly before the advent of the "eastern aethiopians" as herodotus calls the egyptians. this may be well inferred from the statement made by ammianus marcellinus, who says of the pyramids that "there are also subterranean passages and winding retreats, which, it is said, men skilful in the ancient mysteries, by means of which they divined the coming of a flood

dern civilization; during which period all recollection of these traditions was lost. as said in isis unveiled "why should we forget that, ages before the prow of the adventurous genoese clove the western waters, the phoenician vessels had circumnavigated the globe, and spread civilization in regions now silent and deserted? what archaeologist will dare assert that the same hand which planned the pyramids of egypt, karnak, and the thousand ruins now crumbling to oblivion on the sandy banks of the nile, did not erect the monumental nagkon-wat of cambodia? or trace the hieroglyphics on the obelisks and doors of the deserted indian village, newly discovered in british columbia by lord dufferin? or those on the ruins of palenque and uxmal, of central america? do not the relics we treasure in o

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f india, of whose religion and language europe had hardly any idea before the beginning of the present century. along the nile and on the face of the whole country, there stand to this hour, exhumed yearly and daily, fresh relics which eloquently tell their own history. still it is not so. the learned oxford philologist himself confesses the truth by saying that "though. we see still standing the pyramids, and the ruins of temples and labyrinths, their walls[[footnote(s* lassen("ind. althersumkunde" vol. ii, p. 1,072) shows a buddhist monastery erected in the kailas range in 137 b.c; and general cunningham, earlier than that* reverend t. edkins "chinese buddhism[[vol. 1, page] xxix introductory. covered with hieroglyphic inscriptions, and with the strange pictures of gods and goddesses. on

tabernacle. with cherubims of cunning work (exodus, ch. xxvi, xxvii) the tabernacle and the square courtyard, cherubim and all, were precisely the same as those in the egyptian temples. the square form of the tabernacle meant just the same thing as it still means, to this day, in the exoteric worship of the chinese and tibetans- the four cardinal points signifying that which the four sides of the pyramids, obelisks, and other such square erections mean. josephus takes care to explain the whole thing. he declares that the tabernacle pillars are the same[[footnote(s[[footnote continued from previous page] materialism" this doctrine, which commands a very wide assent, counting among its upholders such men as lewis, spencer, ferrier, and others, while positing thought and mental phenomena gene

tion (antiquities i, viii, ch. xxii. the idea may be traced in the zoroastrian caves, in the rock-cut temples of india, as in all the sacred square buildings of antiquity that have survived to this day. this is shown definitely by layard, who finds the four cardinal points, and the four primitive elements, in the religion of every country, under the shape of square obelisks, the four sides of the pyramids, etc, etc. of these elements and their points the four maharajahs were the regents and the directors. if the student would know more of them, he has but to compare the vision of ezekiel (chap. i) with what is known of chinese buddhism (even in its exoteric teachings; and examine the outward shape of these "great kings" in the opinion of the rev. joseph edkins, they are "the devas who pres

yoga" became in time divided into opposite sexes, as their "kriyasakti" progenitors did themselves, later on; yet even their degenerate descendants have down to the present day retained a veneration and respect for the creative[[footnote(s[[footnote continued from previous page] of those architectural proportions that the ancients could build those wonders of all the subsequent ages, their fanes, pyramids, cave-temples, cromlechs, cairns, altars, proving they had the powers of machinery and a knowledge of mechanics to which modern skill is like a child's play, and which that skill refers to itself as the 'works of hundred-handed giants (see "book of god" kenealy) modern architects may not altogether have neglected those rules, but they have superadded enough empirical innovations to destro

in its course, modified the ideas about the universe and the forces that ruled it. during the hardly 18 centuries that christianity exists, it has worked[[vol. 1, page] 312 the secret doctrine. developed and transformed most of its dogmas; how many times, then, might not the egyptian clergy have altered its dogmas during those fifty centuries that separate theodosius from the king builders of the pyramids" here we believe the eminent egyptologist is going too far. the exoteric dogmas may often have been altered, the esoteric never. he does not take into account the sacred immutability of the primitive truths, revealed only during the mysteries of initiation. the egyptian priests have forgotten much, they altered nothing. the loss of a good deal of the primitive teaching was due to the sudd

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so, at 32.3-6, the tree of wisdom also sounds like cannabis. here we get a new insight into the adam and eve story. at 33.3-4, enoch mentions how uriel gave him notes on astronomy. these notes are in this book as sections 13, 14, and 16. the angel zotiel is mentioned at 32.2, east of the red sea, there are suggestions based on weathering data that the sphinx is much older (pre 10,000 bc) than the pyramids, so this is a possible candidate for zotiel. 24.1] and from there i went to another place of the earth and he showed me a mountain of fire that blazed day and night. 24.2] and i went towards it and saw seven magnificent mountains. and all were different from one another, and precious and beautiful stones, and all were precious, and their appearance glorious, and their form was beautiful

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ent against the king can be deflected only by awesome monumental building and sacrifice. the only difference in each generation is that, to earn the people's awe, each king needs to build a tower that is greater than the previous king's. it is not clear whether each generation is building directly on top of nimrod's tower, or whether a new tower is built from the ground up for each king, like the pyramids of egypt's old kingdom. in any case, the engineers of each generation are building on the technology developed by their predecessors, until they can accomplish virtual miracles of construction. the royal engineers face constraints that are social and economic, as well as the constraints of the physical materials that they use. eventually, the entire society itself must be redesigned to se

CASSANDRA EASON A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGIC

usly but unconsciously access in our dreams and visions. in magick, we can use rituals and altered states of consciousness to access this cosmic memory bank at will and in doing so, some believe, draw on the accumulated powers of many generations, especially in healing magick. this cosmic consciousness- or great mind or akashic record, as theosophists call it- is perhaps what made it possible for pyramids to be built at almost the same time in lands as far apart as egypt and south america, and for shamanism to follow similar patterns in unconnected continents. by accessing this source of power, we may create a ritual or use certain crystals without consciously knowing their significance, only to find out that our invented spell closely resembles one from another time or culture; we know ho

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onsciousness that attracts such astonishing numbers of people to the science fiction films and literature. some of the places which crop up most often in channelled information relating to these conflicts are the systems of orion, sirius, and the pleiades. interesting, then, that these were at the fore of ancient beliefs and worship on earth over thousands of years, across scores of cultures. the pyramids at giza and the giant spider drawn in ancient times on the plains of nazca, peru, are exactly aligned with orion. i think the star arcturus in the bootes constellation is also significant to the earth's history. the veil of tears 15 the aim of the negative extraterrestrials in relation to the earth was to turn humans into little more than a slave race. this has been a theme all along and

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ted the explosion of centralisation in every area of life: government, finance, business, media, military. it is not by accident or natural occurrence. it is by coldly calculated design. jim shaw, a former 33rd degree freemason, exposes the craft in his book, the deadly deception (huntington house inc, lafayette, louisiana, 1988. he describes how freemasonry is based on the same compartmentalised pyramids. at the bottom are the three degrees known as the blue degrees and the vast majority of freemasons never progress beyond that through either the 33 degrees of the scottish rite or the 10 degrees of the york rite* even at the 33rd degree of freemasonry you still don't know the real secrets unless you are one of the chosen few (bloodline. shaw says he was surprised when a fellow 33rd degree

developed to an astonishing degree, and all the evidence points to the existence of a well-organised, even luxurious civilisation. all this was achieved within a comparatively short period of time, for there appears to be little or no background to these fundamental developments in writing and architecture."13 the question still to be answered is whether the incredible feats of building like the pyramids originate before the great cataclysms, which destroyed the legendary golden age (in other words, maybe upwards of 10,000 years ago and far longer, or were they built by the sumer empire which emerged when the world had again reached an advanced level of society after the upheavals. i have no doubt that it was a mixture of both. in the light of the rapidly emerging evidence, and the 16 chi

h america, iceland and greenland.26 even their degree of submergence appears to be closely related. the so-called bermuda triangle, between bermuda, southern florida, and a point near the antilles, has long been associated with atlantis. it is an area steeped in legends of disappearing ships and aircraft. submerged buildings, walls, roads, and stone circles like stonehenge, even what appear to be pyramids, have been located near bimini under the waters of the bahama banks and within the "triangle".27 so have walls or roads creating intersecting lines. some other facts that most people don't know: the himalayas, alps, andes, and at least most other mountain ranges, were only formed or reached anything like their present height around 12,000 years ago.28 lake titicaca on the peru-bolivia bor

unfortunate record of being lost or suffering "technical problems, which prevent them sending pictures back to us. mmmm. these "failures" are the responsibility of the illuminati-created and controlled nasa operation. the failures followed the photographs taken in an area of mars called cydonia that appeared to show non-natural rock formations. these included the famous "face" on mars and various pyramids. the best-known writer and researcher on this subject is the american, richard hoagland, a science journalist and a former adviser at the nasa goddard space flight center.47 one of his team claims to have compared the relationship of the "non-natural" phenomena at cydonia on mars, such as the face and the pyramids, with the layout at avebury in wiltshire, england, with its stone circle, s

and the effects of the devastation, some of the great structures of the golden age survived and can be seen to this day. these could be anything from tens to hundreds of thousands of years old. other famous sites and structures were built or rebuilt by the sumerians from around 6,000 years ago. my feeling at the moment is that stonehenge and avebury were among the latter, but not necessarily the pyramids of the giza plateau, and certainly not some of the breathtaking structures of south america. they definitely appear to be golden age. you can read far more detailed evidence of these cataclysmic events in the biggest secret and when the earth nearly died, together with a list of other books designer history 27 focussing on this subject. velikovsky's books are listed in the bibliography. t

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to support the view that the continent known as mu or lemuria now rests on the bed ofthe pacific.14 the so-called bermuda triangle between bermuda, southern florida, anda point near the antilles, has long been associated with atlantis. it is also an areasteeped in legends of disappearing ships and aircraft. submerged buildings, walls, roadsand stone circles like stonehenge, even what appear to be pyramids, have been locatednear bimini, under the waters of the bahama banks and within the triangle.15 so havewalls or roads creating intersecting lines.16 some other facts that most people dontknow: the himalayas, the alps and the andes, only reached anything like their presentheight around 11,000 years ago.17 lake titicaca on the peru-bolivia border is today thehighest navigable lake in the wor

iththe pigmentation to cope with the much fiercer rays of the sun. ancient skeletons foundnear stonehenge in england and along the west coast of france display the nasal andspinal characteristics of many female africans.31 desborough says that mars, then witha climate very much like ours, had a white race before the v enus cataclysm. hisresearch has convinced him that the white martians built the pyramids which have beenrecorded on mars and they went to war with an advanced black race to conquer theearth. these wars, he says, are the wars of the gods described in endless ancient texts,not least the hindu v edas. desborough adds that after the cataclysm, the white martianswho had settled on earth were stranded here without their technology and with theirhome planet devastated. these white m

ry, t omb, occult initiation center, or what, adocument supplied to the author and also published in the the california sun newspaper, losangeles.19ibid.20ibid.21ibid.22when the earth neady died has some impressive documentation to show that the ice age is amyth.23the great pyramid mystery.24ibid.25ibid.26ibid.27ibid.28ibid.29ibid.1830ibid.31ibid.32ibid.33ibid.34preston b. nichols and peter moon, pyramids of montauk (sky books, new y ork, 1995, p125.35 ibid, p 129.19chapter twodon t mention the reptilesare you ready for this? i wish i didnt have to introduce the following informationbecause it complicates the story and opens me up to mass ridicule. but stuff it. if that iswhere the evidence takes me, that is where i shall go every time.i dont think the anunnaki of the sumerian tablets and

suggest that the lion-bodied sphinx at giza, which is believed to be farolder than originally dated, would have directly faced the constellation of leo the lionat that same time, 10,500 bc. research continues under the ocean off japan into afantastic structure which could also date to 10,500 bc at least. there are many whohave questioned these findings, especially the synchronisation of the giza pyramids toorion, but at the very least they have triggered an important area of investigation, evenif they prove not to be accurate in every detail. after all, finding the truth, especially sofar back, is hardly easy. it is certainly astonishing how the ancient structures andtemples, of apparently unconnected societies all over the world, align with each otherwith fantastic astronomical, mathemat

olomons temple. abif is supposedto have been a phoenician. the grandfather of the famous egyptian pharaoh akhenaten,the father of tutankhamen, was a phoenician high priest. the phoenix, the mythicalbird of egypt, was in fact the sun bird of the phoenicians, the emblem of the sun god,bil or bel, and as it has been later symbolised, a peacock or an eagle.29 evidence hasemerged in recent years about pyramids on mars, when the nasa scientists, vincentdipietro and gregory molenaar, discovered six enormous pyramids like those in egyptin the cydonia region of mars.30 it would make sense that the same martian race withthe same knowledge would also build pyramids when they came to earth, and the samecan be said of the anunnaki if, as zecharia sitchin speculates and i agree, they hadsettlements on m

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from the body and the lifeforce to return. other legends and myths also refer to the use of such words of power. the words of power produced a three dimensional pattern which would resonate with the aether to produce a desired effect or reality in matter or energy. edward leedskalnin, builder of the famous coral castle in homestead, florida claimed he had rediscovered how the egyptians built the pyramids. we must take him seriously because he left the entire castle as a physical proof of his ability to move large stones without the use of equipment. neighbors said he 'sang' to the stones, but there was never an eyewitness to testify to this technique. perhaps he discovered the words of power that could be used to produce an aether and gravity deflection pattern leading to levitation. one

s substances to the aetheric green energy. dr. wilhelm reich's orgone energy research led to the fact that metals and natural material conduct orgone differently. experiments with sensitives were conducted to determine how various materials conduct and interact with the green energy. results from the analysis are annotated in table 3.5.2-1. it is very interesting to note that the experiments with pyramids show that pyramids are not affected by the green energy and do not interact with it. this probably means that pyramids operate on a different aspect of aetheric energy which has little or nothing to do with the green energy field. table 3.5.2-1 green energy transmission through various materials one of the more interesting aspects of transmissibility is the fact that the green energy fiel

ball of energy became. no energies could be seen coming into the unit from outside of it. this part took about 3 minutes of testing. stage 4: gravity wheel unit sitting on the lab table while shutting off the motor and ion generator. the ion generator and motor were shut off and the energy fields slowly decayed back to the stage 1 condition. this part took about 3 minutes of testing. 7.6 aluminum pyramids and jp energy observations another quick series of tests was conducted using clairvoyants to look at the energy fields of aluminum pyramids i had machined. experiments included having the gravity wheel unit in operation. the following sequence took only 10 minutes of testing. observation 1. the gravity wheel experiment had been running fairly continuously now for about 10 days to two week

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r this. and now one word was necessary unto me, and i could not speak it. i behold the beauty of the earth in her desolation, and greater far is mine, who sought to be my naked self. knowest thou that in my soul is utmost fear? and such is my force and my cunning, that a hundred times have i been ready to leap, and for fear have missed. and a thousand times am i baulked by them of the city of the pyramids, that set snares for my feet. more knowledge have i than the most high, but my will is broken, and my fierceness is marred by fear, and i must speak, speak, speak, millions of mad voices in my brain. with a heart of furious fancies, whereof i am commander, with a burning spear and a horse of air to the wilderness i wander (the idea was to keep the scribe busy writing, so as to spring upon

EGYPTIAN BOOK OF THE DEAD PAPYRUS OF ANI MALESTROM

us books of the egyptians incorporated with the funeral texts of some prehistoric dwellers on the banks of the nile, are all questions which the possible discovery of inscriptions belonging to the first dynasties of the early empire can alone decide. the evidence derived from the p. xii its antiquity. enormous mass of new material which we owe to the all-important discoveries of mastaba tombs and pyramids by m. maspero, and to his publication of the early religious texts, proves beyond all doubt that the greater part of the texts comprised in the book of the dead are far older than the period of mena (menes, the first historical king of egypt.[1] certain sections indeed appear to belong to an indefinitely remote and primeval time. internal evidence of its antiquity. the earliest texts bear

irst historical king of egypt.[1] certain sections indeed appear to belong to an indefinitely remote and primeval time. internal evidence of its antiquity. the earliest texts bear within themselves proofs, not only of having been composed, but also of having been revised, or edited, long before the days of king meni, and judging from many passages in the copies inscribed in hieroglyphics upon the pyramids of unas (the last king of the vth dynasty, about b.c. 3333, and teta, pepi i, mer-en-ra, and pepi ii (kings of the vith dynasty, about b.c. 3300-3166, it would seem that, even at that remote date, the scribes were perplexed and hardly understood the texts which they had before them.[2] the most moderate estimate makes certain sections of the book of the dead as known from these tombs olde

g been cased in strong timbers, was sent off to the british museum. it was embarked at alexandria in the autumn of 1838, on board a merchant ship, which was supposed to have been lost off carthagena, as she never was heard of after her departure from leghorn on the 12th of october in that year, and as some parts of the wreck were picked up near the former port. the sarcophagus is figured by vyse, pyramids, vol. ii, plate facing p. 84] p. xx in a coarse woollen cloth of a yellow colour, to which a small quantity of resinous substance and gum adhered.[1] it would therefore seem that, as the sarcophagus could not be removed, the wooden case alone containing the body had been brought into the large apartment for examination. now, whether the human remains' there found are those of mycerinus or

the coffin as complete as possible. there was about three feet of the versions of the book of the dead. http//www.sacred-texts.com/egy/ebod/ebod03.htm (9 of 36 [8/10/2001 11:22:54 am] rubbish on the top of the same; and from the circumstance of the bones and part of the coffin being all found together, it appeared as if the coffin had been brought to that spot and there unpacked--h. raven" vyse, pyramids, vol. ii, p. 86. 2. they are exhibited in the first egyptian room, case a, and the fragments of the coffin in wall case no. 1 (no. 6647) in the same room. 3. see lepsius, auswahl, taf. 7. 4. or suten bat; see sethe, aeg. zeitschrift, bd. xxviii, p. 125; and bd. xxx, p. 113; max m ller, aeg. zeitschrift, bd. xxx, p. 56; renouf, proc. son bibl. arch, 1893, pp. 219, 220; and lef bure, aeg. z

ystery of heaven" she granteth that thou mayest exist as a god an xeft-k suten net men-kau-ra anx t'etta without thy foes, o king of the north and south, men-kau-ra, living for ever! now it is to be noted that the passage "thy mother nut spreadeth herself over thee in her name of 'mystery of heaven' she granteth that thou mayest be without enemies" occurs in the texts which are inscribed upon the pyramids built by the kings of the vith dynasty,[1] and thus we have evidence of the use of the same version of one religious text both in the ivth and in the vith dynasties.[2] even if we were to admit that the coffin is a forgery of the xxvith dynasty, and that the inscription upon it was taken from an edition of the text of the book of the dead, still the value of the monument as an evidence of

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t em hru, the translation of which is coming forth by day, or manifested in the light. several versions or recensions of this work are known, namely those of heliopolis, thebes, and sais, differing only inasmuch as they were edited by the colleges of priests founded at these centers. many papyri of the work have been discovered, and passages from it have been inscribed upon the walls of tombs and pyramids and on sarcophagi and mummy-wrappings. one very complete copy is on display at the egyptian museum in turin, italy. it is undoubtedly of extremely early date; exactly how early it would be difficult to say, but in the course of centuries it was greatly added to and modified. it contains about 200 chapters, but no complete papyrus has been found. the chapters are quite independent of one a

ble and reducible to reason. he proposed to depart for egypt and to take cagliostro with him.a proposal that the latter joyfully accepted. althotas informed cagliostro that he possessed no funds but told him that it was an easy matter for him to make sufficient gold to pay the expenses of their voyage. accompanied by cagliostro, althotas penetrated into africa and the heart of egypt, visiting the pyramids, making the acquaintance of the priests of different temples, and receiving from them much knowledge. following their egyptian tour, they visited the principal kingdoms of africa and asia, and were subsequently located at rhodes pursuing alchemical operations. at malta they assisted the grandmaster pinto, who was infatuated with alchemical experiments, and from that moment althotas comple

constitution of cambodia granted freedom of worship to a people traditionally following the theravada buddhist faith, refugees report that religious practices are not permitted in the general political change to marxist-leninist ideology. the famous monument, angkor, the capital of the ancient khmer republic, is now representative of the buddhist religion. this temple, which exists second to the pyramids in occult importance, was dedicated to the hindu god, vishnu, and is now considered, since 1992, a world heritage site. the horrific excesses of the khmer rouge under the pol pot regime graphically dramatized in the film the killing fields (1984, represent one of the more horrific chapters in all of human history. in 1998 cambodia s borders became open to international travel. in the past

tlantis and the use of crystals in great healing temples. alper claimed that crystals can actually absorb and store energy, which can later be discharged as a healing power. crystal healing encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. 364 according to alper, crystals come in different shapes and sizes. those with many facets are best for storing energy. some crystals in the form of inverted pyramids were supposedly used for surgery on atlantis. flat, rectangular-shaped (emerald cut) crystals were used to filter light that rejuvenated the body. alper also described the way in which a set of small crystals can be placed on or around the body of someone who desires to use the crystals energy to either restore the body or elevate the consciousness. alper provided a comprehensive text on

olume coauthored with rueckert, secrets of the ufo. in 1980 elkins invited a member of the meditation group, james mccarty, to work more closely with rueckert and himself. as a result, rueckert experienced an intensive period of channeling an extraterrestrial who called himself ra. he claimed to have come to earth many centuries ago, to have introduced monotheism into egypt, and to have built the pyramids. he taught that the basic truth was that all are one. the material was gathered together and published over the next years as the law of one (1981.83. at the same time as the ra material was being received, elkins work was requiring more time. in 1983 he and rueckert moved to atlanta to be closer to his working center. however, he soon developed a severe mental health problem. they moved

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e histories have been constructed by researchers like zecharia sitchin and alan f. alford. through the 1990s, scientists at nasa and the jet propulsion laboratory have held to the position adopted when the pictures were initially examined in 1976. they are natural objects that just happen to resemble what some have suggested they are. they have noted that similar objects, such as naturally formed pyramids, may be found on earth. in the meantime, hoagland has pressed the case for the face on mars and has appeared a number of times on the popular late-night radio talkshow hosted by art bell. the controversy continues, primarily on the fringe of the ufo community, and its ultimate resolution would be possible only with the landing of scientists on mars and an immediate examination of the arti

and schuster, 1973. raknes, ola. wilhelm reich and orgonomy. new york: st. martin s press, 1970. reich, wilhelm. the discovery of the orgone. 2 vols. new york: orgone institute press, n.d. the orgone energy accumulator. new york: orgone institute press, n.d. selected writings: an introduction to orgonomy. new york: farrar, straus, and giroux, 1973. schul, bill, and ed pettit. the secret power of pyramids. greenwich, conn: fawcett, 1975. sharaf, myron. fury on earth: a biography of wilhelm reich. new york: st. martin s press, 1983. the origin the origin is the name given the source of the channelled material received by canadian businessman amyn dahya. dahya was born to an indian family of muslim background living in arusha, tanzania, in west africa, but as a child moved to mombasa, kenya

task and the problems currently faced by scientists who do not understand the consequences of their actions for the environment. the first collection of messages from the origin was released in 1997. further messages are expected to be released in the future. sources: dahya, amyn. reflections from the origin. vancouver, bc: reflections publishing, 1997. the orion mystery a book proposing that the pyramids of giza, egypt, are a terrestrial map of the constellation orion, traditional home of the soul of the reborn kings of egypt. sources: bauval, robert, and adrian gilbert. the orion mystery. london: heinemann, 1994. oris (1954) oris is the spiritual name of tsvelev sergei vassillievich, a psychic channel who emerged in russia in the 1990s following the demise of the soviet union. oris was b

th relative to its magnetic pole. published maps show those lines of forces as well as spots of strong deviation from the norm, which has led to the designation of new power points such as sedona, arizona, which is believed to be home to four power spots. power spots tend to be sites of striking natural beauty (such as mount shasta, in northern california, ancient holy sites (such as the egyptian pyramids, or the incan temple in machu picchu, peru, and unexplained human constructions (such as the massive earth drawings on the plains of nasca in peru, which many believe were built to guide ufo landings. such sites have become the object of pilgrimages. sources: corbett, cynthia l. power trips. santa fe, n.mex: timewindow publications, 1988. sutphen, dick. sedona: psychic energy vortexes. ma

r broad speculation. the discovery and spread of public knowledge concerning the pyramids in the americas only added fuel to the fires of imagination. although the egyptian pyramids served as tombs for royalty and the wealthy of society, some pyramids had no clearly discernible purpose and others had structures that seemed to have no relation to the primary burial function. there were some eighty pyramids in egypt, built under the reign of the pharaohs from 3,100 to 332 b.c.e. egyptian tombs reflect the early religious ideas about the afterlife. in predynastic times, the dead were buried in sand pits of an oval or square shape; in the dynastic era a structure called a mastaba was erected over the burial place of kings and nobles. this was made of dried mud bricks and reproduced the house o

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y. in this version, atlantis was literally a golden civilization in which gold was so plentiful that it was as common as steel is today in construction and infrastructure. the atlanteans traveled around the globe in fantastic flying ships. these same ships took them to other planets, including mars, where they left evidence of their presence in a gigantic structure (the mars face) and a number of pyramids on the martian surface. the moon was also a colony of atlantis. modern-day astronauts found ruins of walls and roads there but were silenced by a government determined to keep the truth about atlantis from the public. the department of interplanetary affairs describes atlanteans as living lives of leisure and prosperity, while a national work force of robots, androids, and humanoids from

th people. los angeles: futura. ramtha ramtha, perhaps the leading channeled entity of the 1980s, first appeared in a tacoma, washington, living room to announce, i am ramtha, the enlightened one, and i have come to help you over the ditch by which, it turned out, he meant the ditch of limitation (knight, 1987. j. z. knight (born judith darlene hampton) and her husband had been experimenting with pyramids, which according to a 1970s new age belief had mysterious powers. for a short time, knight believed that ramtha was a demonic entity. soon, however, a spiritualist friend helped her understand the nature of her experience, and she gave her guidance in how to channel ramtha. on december 17, 1978, she gave the first public channeling of ramtha. ramtha claimed to be 35,000 years old, born on

is said to have given birth to a hideous alien baby after a missing-time, presumed abduction experience. ramirez claims that the birth took place in september 1993 but due to its very nature has been kept under wraps. the unnamed woman, a cosmetics salesperson, was on her usual route, which took her between mexico city and poza rica, veracruz, one day in early 1993. as she passed the teotihuacan pyramids, she saw what she thought was a ufo in the clear sky. suddenly, she found herself in poza rica. though her wristwatch told her it was 11 a.m, the actual time was 2 p.m. she had no idea how she had traveled the 185 miles to the city. in the weeks to come, she experienced weakness and nausea. when a doctor examined her, he pronounced her pregnant. she protested that this was impossible; she

eceived psychic communications from zandark, a member of the united cosmic council; a commander in chief in charge of directing technical transmissions via mental telepathy of the combination of mediumistic telepathy under the direction of the confederation of cosmic space beings (keel, 1975. zandark s people are here to bring peace, and they have been here a long time. they built the sphinx, the pyramids, and other classic ancient structureth1808 faust johann wolfgang von goethe translated by george madison priest goethe, johann wolfgang von (1749-1832- german poet, writer, and playwright who was a dominant influence in german literature. his primary focus was on the natural evolution of things rather than abstract theories. faust (1808) a play about the legend of faust who promises his s

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their foreheads brazen, faces smiling, as when the satyrs they re beguiling. there all things may a goat s-foot dare. mephistopheles you ll stay here and i ll find you here again? sphinxes yes! go and mingle with the airy train. we long ago are wont, from egypt coming here, to sit enthroned to the thousandth year. respect to our position you must pay. thus rule we lunar, rule we solar day. at the pyramids our station, we look on the doom of races, war and peace and inundation, with eternal changeless faces. by the lower peneus peneus surrounded by waters and nymphs. peneus wake and stir, ye whispering bushes, softly breathe, ye reeds and rushes, rustle, willows by the river, lisp, ye poplar sprays a-quiver, to my interrupted dream. fearful, stirring breezes wake me and mysterious tremors s

FELDMAN DANIEL QABALAH THE MYSTICAL HERITAGE OF THE CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM

distinct forms of the tree of life. the first chapter of the book is the earliest known textual source for the six-pointed symbol known as the star of david. the six-pointed star has come to be seen as a flat, twodimensional symbol of two interlocking triangles. the sefer yetzirah, however, presents the star as a three-dimensional, sixpointed form of the tree of life comprised of two interfacing pyramids. the sefer yetzirah provides one of the two vastly different sets of names commonly found in the qabalah for the spheres (called sefiroth) on the tree (the other set comes from the sefer hazohar. the names for the sefiroth in the sefer yetzirah are based on elements (spirit of living elohim, air, fire, water, on four celestial heads of messiah, and on the six directions. these and the oth

nal symbol composed of two interlocking triangles, is easily the most recognizable symbol of the jewish religion. this way of viewing the star certainly presents a wealth of interpretative possibilities. the sefer yetzirah yields two forms of the six-pointed star as trees of perfection. the first is a flat, circular form (see figure 4.9 on page 127. the second presents the star as two interfacing pyramids containing the ten sefiroth 3' 8: h" 2: 2 2:e 8% and the letter-gates (see figure 4.10 on page 128. by way of comparison, it is interesting to note that the six-pointed star is also an ancient and important symbol in the north indian tantric tradition, dating back to the second millennium bce. in the tantric tradition, it is associated with the anahata chakra in the heart center. the sefe

FRANCIS A YATES GIORDANO BRUNO AND THE HERMETIC TRADITION

iving statues with the same powers as those made by using occult natural virtues, as described in the asclepius which agrippa has quoted on such statues) when a magician follows natural philosophy and mathematics and knows the middle sciences which come from them arithmetic, music, geometry, optics, astronomy, mechanics he can do marvellous things. we see to-day remains of ancient works, columns, pyramids, huge artificial mounds. such things were done by mathematical magic. as one acquires natural virtue by natural things, so by abstract things mathematical and celestial things one acquires celestial virtue, and images can be made which foretell the future, as that head of brass, formed at the rising of saturn.1 pythagoras said that numbers have more reality than natural things, hence the

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y known; but the fact that there was a deluge of contention and strife, surpassing anything perhaps which the world has ever witnessed, seems altogether probable. not long after the catastrophe designated as the flood, emblems of the deity, representations of the male and female elements, appear in profusion. babylon, at which place was erected the tower of belus, and memphis, which contained the pyramids, were among the first cities which were built. as the tower typified the deity worshipped by those who claimed superiority for the male, so the pyramids symbolized the creative agency and peculiar qualities of the female, or of the dual deity which was worshipped as female. although the grosser elements in human nature were rapidly assuming a more intensely aggressive attitude, and althou

t was not of steel but of iron, and it had the same shape, the same form of point and bend of mold board as we have now" it is reported that the dark continent possesses means of communication entirely unknown to europe. upon this subject a correspondent to the new york tribune writes "when khartoum fell in 1885 i was in egypt, and i well remember that the arabs settled in the neighborhood of the pyramids knew all about it, as well as about gen. gordon's death, days and days before the news reached cairo by telegraph from the soudanese frontier. yet khartoum is thousands of miles distant from cairo and the telegraph wires from the frontier were monopolized by the government" the same correspondent observes that these arabs told him, months previously, of the defeat of the egyptian army und

to account for them. perhaps indeed in these later times an artificial and lower phase of sensuality has taken the place of the more natural indulgence of the passions, for procreative purposes, which principally engrossed the thoughts of early worshippers"[158 [158] rivers of life, vol. ii, p. 233. higgins is of the opinion that stonehenge is the work of the same era with the caves of india, the pyramids of egypt, and the stupendous monument at carnac--a structure which, it is claimed, must have required for its construction an amount of labor equal to that of the pyramids. undoubtedly there has never been a religious shrine which has excited more curiosity than has abury, of which, unfortunately, nothing now remains, although in the early part of the eighteenth century enough had been pr

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rom studies of excavations in the regions of babylonia. from literary evidence derived from antiquity we have some proofs of very early astronomic observations made by all these ancient nations.theold greek and roman authors refer the source of astronomy variously to egypt, to chaldea, and to persia, and the papyri recently discovered in egypt also show astronomical allusions; while of course the pyramids of egypt and the towers of babylonia have led students to postulate that their builders possessed a deep astronomic knowledge. modern researches into sanscrit literature have also led students of eastern lore to the belief that the inhabitants of india in the earliest times must have made long and accurate observations of the heavenly bodies. according to isaac meyer there is a reason to

ountry centuries before they became rulers in egypt. we are all, no doubt, led to the belief that the most ancient egyptian mysteries were of high importance, becausean essay ontheancient mysteries 273we still see in egyptian ruins the works of men who must have possessed such great knowledge and such vast powers, that we moderns are forced to confess that we are ignorant of how they erected such pyramids and temple buildings, and some of our engineers doubt if we could erect such structures even now withourmodern machinery. we recognise that such builders of religious monuments must have had a science and arts of their own, which have been lost to the world, and we can only suppose that men with such giant intellects must have had equally notable religious conceptions and exalted ideas of

GLOBAL FREEMASONRY

ers into the veins of judaism and wholly infests it" solomon reinach defines the global freemasonry ei the dark world of the kabbalah ej from the templars to ancient egypt the magicians of ancient egypt the ancient egypt of the pharaohs was one of the most ancient civilizations of the world. it was also one of the most oppressive. the magnificent monuments that still remain from ancient egypt the pyramids, sphinxes and obelisks were constructed by hundreds of thousands of slaves, worked to the point of death, under the whip and threat of starvation. the pharaohs, the absolute rulers of egypt, wanted themselves to be represented as gods and to be worshipped by the people. one of our sources of knowledge about ancient egypt is their own inscriptions. these were discovered in the nineteenth c

history. we can even say that they stretch back to legends of prehistory. in this way, masonry has shown the antiquity of its ideals and has gained a rich source of symbols.65 the conceptions of the ancient egyptians are the most prominent of these symbols and legends, that stretch back to the first ages of history. everywhere in masonic lodges, and frequently in masonic publications, drawings of pyramids and sphinxes and hieroglyphs can be found. in an article in mimar sinan magazine, about the ancient sources of masonry, it states: if we choose ancient egypt as the "most ancient" i don't think we will be mistaken. moreover, the fact that the ceremonies, degrees and philosophy found in ancient egypt are most similar to those in masonry draws our attention there first.66 again, an article

GNOSTIC STUDIES THE GNOSTIC HANDBOOK II GNOSTIC THEURGY

magic. while there certainly was an esoteric craft sustained by a specialised priest class, there was always festivals, feasts and celebrations that catered to the needs of the masses. medicine was closely associated with astrology and herbalism and early forms of metallurgy were taught as part of the arcanum of alchemy. every facet of egyptian life was in some way connected to the mysteries. the pyramids and the sphinx are two of the great mysteries of egypt, they have been interpreted as being everything from storage bins for grain to initiatory temples. the esoteric tradition holds that they were build by the survivors of atlantis and that even their geometry embodies the ancient ways. from these speculations a whole system has developed (pyramidology) which attempts to interpret the me

s of egypt, they have been interpreted as being everything from storage bins for grain to initiatory temples. the esoteric tradition holds that they were build by the survivors of atlantis and that even their geometry embodies the ancient ways. from these speculations a whole system has developed (pyramidology) which attempts to interpret the meaning of the shapes, angles and numbers of the great pyramids. from the perspective of the esoteric tradition the greatest legacy that egypt has left us is not found in stone, but is found in the teachings of hermes trismegistus. the teachings of hermes hermeticism takes its name from the person of hermes trismegistus. he was believed to be the greatest scholar of ancient egypt and while he is reputed to have written many texts, only a small number

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d of divination (opening of the key [q] 26. tarot: tabulated rules [r] the adept must now pass an examination on. concourse of forces [t [x [s [h [y] 27. forty-eight enochian calls [t] 28. attributions of the enochian tablets- n.o.m- official attributions [s] 29. document- not given out- history of r.r. et a.c [l] 30. key of governance of combinations of the square of tablets (egyptian god forms, pyramids, and gods as applied to the enochian squares [x] 31. enochi clauis or tablets of enoch or clauicula tabularum [h] 32. ancient instruction on chess men and tarot. note by d.d.c.f [y] 33. enochian dictionary the adept must now pass an examination on [f. 34. z2 consecration and invocation the adept must now pass an examination on [h. the adept must now pass an examination on assigned ritual

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watery, or airy nature. triangle no. 3 is to be colored by that of the element ruled by the planet and attributed to it. let the adept take note that the elemental attributions are significantly different in the enochian system. here they are: a and k rule the element of d. l and b rule the element of a. c and y rule the element of b. f rules the element of c. while the coloring of the truncated pyramids in other attributed forms has been given, consideration is not acceptable to deteriorate the elemental nature of the tablets by painting them in anything other than the prescribed manner. sephirotic cross 25 triangle no. 1 elemental emblem of the tablet. triangle no. 2 emblem of m. triangle no. 3 elemental emblem of the lesser angle. triangle no. 4 sephiroth, letter of the tetragrammaton

: triangle no. 1 element of the great tablet with astrological attributions. triangle no. 2 elemental emblem of letter ruling the column with the tarot trump. triangle no. 3 elemental emblem of the lesser angle with geomantic figure. triangle no. 4 elemental emblem of letter ruling rank with hebrew letter corresponding to the tarot trump to be found in triangle no. 2. note: thou shalt paint these pyramids in the flashing colors. thus, even in the servient square, the spiritual force of that square is attracted, allowing for maximum potency of the nature of that square. tablet of union 26 triangle no. 1 element of the vertical column (m in the 1st column) triangle no. 2 m. triangle no. 3 element of the horizontal column. triangle no. 4 m. below is a sample illustration derived from the less

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watery, or airy nature. triangle no. 3 is to be colored by that of the element ruled by the planet and attributed to it. let the adept take note that the elemental attributions are significantly different in the enochian system. here they are: a and k rule the element of d. l and b rule the element of a. c and y rule the element of b. f rules the element of c. while the coloring of the truncated pyramids in other attributed forms has been given consideration is not acceptable to deteriorate the elemental nature of the tablets by painting them in anything other than the prescribed manner. sephirotic cross triangle no. 1 elemental emblem of the tablet. triangle no. 2 emblem of m. triangle no. 3 elemental emblem of the lesser angle. triangle no. 4 sephiroth, letter of the tetragrammaton, tar

: triangle no. 1 element of the great tablet with astrological attributions. triangle no. 2 elemental emblem of letter ruling the column with the tarot trump. triangle no. 3 elemental emblem of the lesser angle with geomantic figure. triangle no. 4 elemental emblem of letter ruling rank with hebrew letter corresponding to the tarot trump to be found in triangle no. 2. note: thou shalt paint these pyramids in the flashing colors. thus, even in the servient square, the spiritual force of that square is attracted, allowing for maximum potency of the nature of that square. tablet of union triangle no. 1 element of column (m in the 1st column) triangle no. 2 m. triangle no. 3 below triangle no. 4 m. below is a sample illustration derived from the lesser angle of the b tablet. in the servient sq

GRAHAM HANCOCK FINGERPRINTS OF THE GODS

3000 bc in the old world (and about 1500 bc in the new) civilization has steadily evolved in the direction of ever more refined, complex and productive forms. in consequence, and particularly by comparison with ourselves, all ancient civilizations (and all their works) are to be understood as essentially primitive (the sumerian astronomers regarded the heavens with unscientific awe, and even the pyramids of egypt were built by technological primitives. the evidence of the piri reis map appears to contradict all this. piri reis and his sources in his day, piri reis was a well-known figure; his historical identity is firmly established. an admiral in the navy of the ottoman turks, he was involved, often on the winning side, in numerous sea battles around the mid-sixteenth century. he was, i

circle over the figure of the monkey a big monkey tied in a riddle of geometric forms. it s not easy to describe the eerie, hypnotic feeling this design gives me: it s very complicated and absorbing to look at, and slightly sinister in an abstract, indefinable way. the monkey s body is defined by a continuous unbroken line. and, without ever being interrupted, this same line winds up stairs, over pyramids, into a series of zig-zags, through a spiral labyrinth (the tail, and then back around a number of star-like hairpin bends. it would be a real tour de force of draughtsmanship and artistic skill on a sheet of notepaper, but this is the nazca desert (where they do things on a grand scale) and the monkey is at least 400 feet long and 300 feet wide. were the linemakers map-makers too? and wh

ier peoples had calculated exactly when a great movement of the earth could be expected to bring the fifth sun to an end. 10 eric s. thompson, maya history and religion, university of oklahoma press, 1990, p. 332. see also aztec calendar: history and symbolism, garcia y valades editores, mexico city, 1992. 11 ibid. 12 pre-hispanic gods of mexico, p. 24. 13 peter tompkins, mysteries of the mexican pyramids, thames& hudson, london, 1987, p. 286. 14 john bierhorst, the mythology of mexico and central america, william morrow& co, new york, 1990, p. 134. 15 world mythology (ed. roy willis, bca, london, 1993, p. 243. 16 stuart j. fiedel, the prehistory of the americas (second edition, cambridge university press, 1992, pp. 312-13. graham hancock fingerprints of the gods 105 lightbringer no docume

coatl was credited with the invention of the advanced mathematical and calendrical formulae that the maya were later to use to calculate the date of doomsday.19 he also bore a striking 17 professor michael d. coe, breaking the maya code, thames& hudson, london, 1992, pp. 275-6. herbert joseph spinden s correlation gives a slightly earlier date of 24 december, ad 2011. see mysteries of the mexican pyramids, p. 286. 18 mysteries of the mexican pyramids, p. 286. 19 world mythology, p. 240. see also encyclopaedia britannica, 1991, 9:855, and lewis spence, the magic and mysteries of mexico, rider, london, 1922, pp. 49-50. graham hancock fingerprints of the gods 106 resemblance to viracocha, the pale god of the andes, who came to tiahuanaco in the time of darkness bearing the gifts of light and

been a master builder who taught the people the secrets of 11 not only obviously related but specifically related. votan, for example, was often referred to as the grandson of quetzalcoatl. itzamana and kukulkan were sometimes confused by the indians who transmitted their legends to spanish chroniclers shortly after the conquest. see fair gods and stone faces, p. 100. 12 mysteries of the mexican pyramids, p. 347. 13 new larousse encyclopaedia of mythology, p. 439. 14 james bailey, the god-kings and the titans, hodder and stoughton, london, 1972, p. 206. 15 fair gods and stone faces, pp. 37-8. 16 according to the sixteenth century chronicler bernardino de sahagun: quetzalcoatl was a great civilizing agent who entered mexico at the head of a band of strangers. he imported the arts into the

GRERALD SCHUELER AN ADVANCED GUIDE TO ENOCHIAN MAGICK

tower square into a truncated pyramid. figure 15, appendix a, shows the results of converting the tablet of union squares finto truncated pyramids. figures 16 to 31 show the pyramids of the four watchtowers. these, or similar diagrams, can be used to focus your mirad when skrying the watchtowers in the spirit vision. in addition to providing a three-dimensional effect when gazing at the truncated pyramids, they are also helpful in showing how the cosmic elements are combined in each watchtower square. foz example, when you look at the o in nako (figure 18, appendix a) you can see at a glance that it is composed of two par s air, one part earth, and one par water.during a visit to this region, you would expect to see a lot of air, some water, and some earth, but no fire at all. now iook at

op, while the two vertical columns of the 'linea dei patris filiique' are always the sixth and seventh columns counting from either right or left. the book of the concourse of the forces the central row of each watchtower tablet, together with the two central vertical columns, forro what are called the great crosses of the watchtowers. the squares of each great cross can be converted to truncated pyramids as shown in appendix d. the outer arms of these crosses contain the letters o, m, e and l and the inner arms contain the letters o, m, i and a. taken together they forro the words om-el-om-ia (oh-meh el-oh mehee- ah) which means "the highest understanding is the understanding of truth" the figures in appendix d show that each great cross contains two squares that are used for both the ver

benevolence, generosity. it rules sagittarius and pisces. saturn: satan, contraction, crystal l ization, concentration, ambition, self-preservation, caution, responsibility, pessimism, stability, endurance. it rules capricorn and aquarius. 75 magical preparations thus shall we prepare him for the confrontation of choronzon and the ordeai of theabyss, when we have received him into the city of the pyramids. aleister crowley, liber os abysmi proper preparation is the basic rule for every phase of the magical arts. without this, only disaster can zoom ahead. israel regardie, the complete golden dawn system of magic, vol 5 in addition to reading and comprehending enochian magic as well as other works on magick, you would do well to assume a magical name, take a magical oath, and begin a magica

me is true in enochian magick with the aethyrs. table vi shows these correspondences. for example, if you raise your consciousness to the 21st aethyr, asp, and meet your own reincarnating ego and see yourself in past lives, then you will have effectively achieved the grade of adeptus minor and can be considered a minor adept in enochian magick. if you are able to enter vta and see the city of the pyramids withoutbecoming ensnared by it, then you will have effectively attained the grade of an exempt adept in enochian magick. remember here that entering any aethyr assumes that you have mastered all of the aethyrs below it and have assimilated all of the lessons and experiences within them. also remember that the aethyrs listed in table vi are not exactly equivalent to the corresponding sephi

enter regiionsof tiphareth asp mental lower plane (miinor adept) and gain knowledge of past lives. enter the vault of preparation. adeptos mayorr geburah zen (major adept) 150 table vi. aethyrs and magical grades magical corresponding aethyrs experiences/ grade" sephiroth( u p t o) abilities adeptus exemptus (exempt adept) chesed vta enter higher regions of mental plane and visit the city of the pyramids. magister templi binah zid cross the abyss and gain full (master of the temple) knowledge and conversation of the holy guardian angel magus chockmah zom enter spiritual plane and gain full mastery of life. ipsissimus kether lil enter non-duality 'these were used in the golden dawn. 151 sex in enochian magick for us, sex is the first unconscious manifestation of chiah, the creative energy;

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proper or just position which should not be varied. but the very best.and truthful.explanation for our use of the triangle in this fashion is the fact that it was used by the old mystics of egypt and possibly atlantis, to represent the divine (or so-called spiritual) creations of the universe, while the triangle with the point upward was used to represent the material creations of the world (the pyramids of egypt typify the material triangle) the doctrine of the trinity is an after-creation of the old mystical law of the triangle. by comparing the laws given in our temple lectures regarding the two triangles (in the first degree temple monographs) with this doctrine, one will find at once the similarity, as well as an explanation of why the triangle with the point downward represents divi

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ity of the king, but this is partly an accident of preservation. reliefs and statues in the badly damaged pyramid temples did once show the king interacting with many of the deities of egypt. pyramid complexes have been interpreted as resurrection machines for the king and as models of the egyptian cosmos, making them a kind of mythology in solid form.18 the kings of the fifth dynasty had smaller pyramids, but several of them built magnificent temples for the sun god. the favored elite who served old kingdom rulers were rewarded with beautifully decorated tombs in the royal cemeteries. many of these tomb owners had personal names that linked them with deities, such as ptah-hotep( the god ptah is satisfied. the inscriptions in their tombs tell us that many of them were part-time priests in

the place where the dead king would be transformed and rise again like the sun above the horizon (courtesy of princeton university) have survived from the old kingdom, and they are rare from later periods too. no major temple library has ever been discovered intact, and this gap is one of many in the sources for egyptian myth. the main purpose of assembling these texts and inscribing them inside pyramids was to help the body of the deceased king to escape the horror of putrefaction and his spirit to ascend to the celestial realm where he would take his place among the gods. some of the texts were probably recited during the king s funeral or as part of the mortuary cult that continued after his death. others may have been intended to be spoken by the deceased king as he entered the afterl

of all egypt, he ruled from memphis, but he built shrines for important gods all over the country. he was eventually buried at western thebes in a mortuary complex whose chief feature seems to have been a representation of the primeval mound, the place where creation began. in the twentieth century bce, kings of the twelfth dynasty built a new royal residence called itjtawy and were buried under pyramids at various desert sites. none of these royal tombs was inscribed inside. elaborate temples for the royal mortuary cult were built near these pyramids, but none of them has survived in good condition. nor have many of the temples built for deities during this period survived. one tantalizing text known as the ramesseum dramatic papyrus seems to be the script for a religious ritual in which

of stories compiled in medieval egypt. egypt s greatest medieval leader was saladin (1169 1193 ce, who defended egypt and palestine against the christian crusaders. arabic literature flourished in egypt, and one of its themes was the lost treasures and secrets of the ancient pagan sites.110 medieval christian pilgrims who visited egypt because it was a bible land brought back descriptions of the pyramids, which they generally identified with the granaries of joseph. a crucial part of the renaissance, which began in fourteenth- century ce italy, was the rediscovery of classical texts. during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries ce, hermetica from egypt were wrongly thought to be the world s most ancient religious documents. this aroused great interest in egyptian religion and its relation

was carved out of an extremely faulty piece of an outcrop of rock during the twenty-sixth century bce to act as a gigantic guardian for the royal cemeteries of memphis. both in ancient and modern times the great sphinx has generated a mythology of its own. from the new kingdom onward, it was identified with a caananite desert god called hauron or hwl and worshipped as a solar deity. the two great pyramids built for khufu and khephren came to be thought of as the mountains of the horizon with the sphinx as the sun rising between them. a granite stela found between the front paws of the great sphinx describes how a prince named thutmose once visited giza to hunt desert animals. in his time (early fourteenth century bce) the statue seems to have buried in the sand up to its head. looking for

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e ancient copies to which he had access, but when new beliefs and new religious conceptions had to be illustrated, he was free to treat them pictorially according to his own knowledge, and according to the wishes of those who employed him. the oldest books of the dead known to us, that is to say, the religious compositions which are inscribed p. 3 on the walls of the chambers and corridors of the pyramids of kings unas, teta, pepi i, mer-en-ra, and pepi ii, are without illustrations of any sort or kind, and it is not easy to account for this fact. that the egyptians possessed artistic skill sufficient to illustrate the religious and general works which their theologians wrote or revised, under their earliest dynasties of kings of all egypt, is evident from the plain and coloured bas-relief

ed in lower egypt by the priests of heliopolis, began to make its way into upper egypt, and wherever it came it assumed a p. 5 leading position among the religious systems of the day. the kings of the viith and viiith dynasties, like those of the iiird, ivth, and vith, came from memphis, but they had comparatively little power in the land, and, so far as we know, they did not build for themselves pyramids for tombs, and there is no evidence forthcoming to show that they filled the walls of their sepulchres with religious texts. they carried on neither wars nor building operations of any importance, and it seems that their tombs were neither large nor magnificent. owing to their feeble rule the governors of suten-henen, or herakleopolis, and those who ruled in the provinces near that city

e usual agricultural operations on which both the government and the priesthood ultimately depended for support, it was impossible for men to bury their dead with all the pomp and ceremony which were the characteristics of funerals in times of peace and prosperity. the innate conservatism of the egyptians made them cling to their ancient beliefs during this period of stress, but p. 7 no important pyramids were built, and very few private funeral chapels were maintained at expensive rates, and the souls of the dead were committed to such protection as could be obtained by the prayers of their relatives and friends, and by the utterance of religious formulae, and by inexpensive amulets. with the rise to power of the princes of thebes, things took a turn for the better so far as worship in th

sty. for our present purpose, however, whatever be their exact date, they are of the greatest importance, for on the insides of the panels of some of them are painted the oldest known illustrations of certain sections of books of the dead. the texts inscribed on them contain extracts from the heliopolitan recension of the book of the dead, of which we know so much from the selections given in the pyramids of unas, teta, and other kings, but side by side with these are copies of chapters belonging to books of the dead, which seem to have been originally composed at some anterior period, and which were intended to reflect the more popular and more materialistic religious views and beliefs. among such books must be mentioned the "book of two ways" or the "two ways of the blessed dead" of whic

books of the dead existed under the xith dynasty, and there is no good reason for doubting that it continued to be observed during the prosperous rule of the kings of the xiith dynasty. under the ivth, vth, and vith dynasties the selections of extracts from books of the dead which were intended to benefit royal souls in the underworld were cut upon the walls of the chambers and corridors of their pyramids, and in the case of private individuals texts intended to produce the same effect were usually cut into the walls of the chambers wherein their stone sarcophagi were placed. the pyramids of the kings of the xith and xiith dynasties, whether in the north or south of egypt, are not, so far as the information at present available goes, characterized by lengthy extracts from books of the dead

HP LOVECRAFT AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS

here were truncated cones, sometimes terraced or fluted, surmounted by tall cylindrical shafts here and there bulbously enlarged and often capped with tiers of thinnish scalloped disks; and strange beetling, table-like constructions suggesting piles of multitudinous rectangular slabs or circular plates or five-pointed stars with each one overlapping the one beneath. there were composite cones and pyramids either alone or surmounting cylinders or cubes or flatter truncated cones and pyramids, and occasional needle-like spires in curious clusters of five. all of these febrile structures seemed knit together by tubular bridges crossing from one to the other at various dizzy heights, and the implied scale of the whole was terrifying and oppressive in its sheer gigantism. the general type of mi

INITIATION INTO HERMETICS

f water will prove much easier for you, should you have difficulty with it, however, imagine it in the beginning as a spherical lump of ice think of the earth element as a lump of clay. when you have practiced this exercise with all the four element balls and have surely mastered it, turn to different shapes of the elements according to the same method. at first choose simple forms such as cubes, pyramids, cones, etc. the exercise is fulfilled as soon as you manage to condense any element you have accumulated in your body in any form and project it outward. only if the previous exercise can be managed perfectly can the next one be taken up, which is dealing with the projection of elements directly from the universe. the practice is as follows: sit in your asana position breathing calmly an

JENNINGS HARGRAVE ROSICRUCIANS RITES MYSTERIES

to look at stonehenge, ellora, the babel-towers of central america, the gigantic ruins scattered all over tartary and india, to see how gloriously they symbolised the majesty of the supreme. to these uprights, obelisks, or lithoi, of the old world, including the bethel, or jacob s pillar, or pillow, raised in the plain of luz, we will add, as the commemorative or reminding shape of the fire, the pyramids of ascending and descending signs. 61 egypt, the millenarius, gnomon, mete-stone, or mark, called london stone, all crosses raised at the junction of four roads, all market-crosses, the round towers of ireland, and, in all the changeful aspects of their genealogy, all spires and towers, in their grand hieroglyphic proclamation, all over the world. all these are phalli, and express a subli

in magic. that magic is indeed possible is the moral of our book. we have seen that hercules was the myth of the electric principle. his pillars (calpe and abyla) are the dual upon which may be supposed to rest a world. they stood in the days when giants might really be imagined, indeed, they almost look as impressive of it now, the twin prodigious monoliths, similar in purpose to the artificial pyramids. they must have struck the astonished and awed discoverers gaze, navigating that silent mediterranean (when men seemed as almost to find themselves alone in the world, as the veritable, colossal, natural pillars on which should burn the double lights of the forbidden baal: witness of the ever-perpetuated, ever-perpetuating legend of the fire-making! so to the phoenician sailors, who, we a

eathers (soul. the first and strongest conviction which will flash on the mind of every ripe antiquary, whilst surveying the long series of mexican and toltecan monuments preserved in these various works, is the similarity which the ancient monuments of new spain bear to the monumental records of ancient egypt. whilst surveying them, the glance falls with familiar recognition on similar graduated pyramids, on similar marks of the same primeval ophite worship on vestiges of the same triune and solar deity, on planispheres and temples, on idols and sculptures, some of rude and some of finished workmanship, often presenting the most striking affinities with the egyptian. stephens and catherwood s incidents of travel in central america. the tables of stone. chapter the sixteenth. the round tow

id, or obelisk, or great original altar or upright, raised to the divinity working secondarily in nature. pur is fire (or division produced by fire; metron is ten (or measures or spaces numbered as ten. the whole word means, and the entire object bearing this name means, the original ten measures or parts of the fiery ecliptic or solar wheel, or the ten original signs of the zodiac. therefore the pyramids are commemorative altars raised to the divinity fire. the ophites are said to have maintained that the serpent of genesis was the logoj, and the saviour. the logos was divine wisdom, and was the bhudda, or buddha, of india. the brazen serpent was called logoj, or the word, by the chaldee paraphrast (basnage, lib. iv. ch. xxv) it is very certain that, in ancient times, the serpent was an o

lewis (perhaps the best critic, professor wilson, sir gardner wilkinson, dr. cureton, dr. hincks, m. oppert, mr. fox talbot, with a large amount of ingenious and very plausible research and conjecture, have not truly touched or appreciated these enigmas. they yet remain, baffling the curiosity of the moderns; and they are likely to preserve their real mysteries unread as long as the stones of the pyramids, and the remembrance of the sphinx, if not her visible figure, themselves endure. we believe that there is no adequate mystical comprehension among modern decipherers to read the hopeless secrets purposely evading discovery which lie locked in the hieroglyphics: the most successful readings are probably guesses only, founded on readily accepted likeness and likeliness. the temple church

JESSUP MK THE CASE FOR THE UFO

o tie in the middle east, the orient, africa, and maybe polynesia. many investigators and thinkers have proposed methods for moving these quarried and dressed blocks. all of the proposals are based on application of such simple block& tackle unknown to those peopole (sic) mech. lifting, thusly not feasable (don't know) present day engineering equipment as block-and tackle or sand ramps. the great pyramids, consisting of hundreds of thousands of huge stone blocks, are thought by some to have been erected by thousands of slaves toiling up long ramps of sand to bring these gigantic masses from the nile. flotation has been considered. no suggestions have been made which really fit all cases, and some of the submissions are so cumbersome and inadequate as to seem ridiculous. let's take a look a

er to the scientific american, harrison sent a description and a sketch. he described it as looking like a planetary nebula, which has but slight resemblance to a comet, or any other celestial object. to us, however, there is value in his drawing. a planetary nebula is almost circular, and certainly not flat on one side. this object looked organic. we are vaguely reminded of some of the shapes of pyramids, bells, pears, etc, which have been reported for generations. clearly a nebulous or gaseous object, freely suspended in space, would assume a symmetrical shape and fuzzy edges. this thing did neither. its appearance alone indicates that it was a ufo. its motion clinches the argument. there are other similar reports in history of astronomy, but this one can be our prototype. it should be a

KNOWLEDGE LECTURE ONE

the base of both pillars rise the lotus flowers, symbols of regeneration and metempsychosis. the archaic illustrations are taken from the vignettes of teh 17th and 125th chapter of the ritual of the dead the egyptian book of the per-em-hru or the book of coming forth into the day, the oldest book in the world as yet discovered. the recension of the priests of on is to be found in the walls of the pyramids of the kings of the 5th and 6th dynasties at sakarah, the recensions of the 11th and 12th dynasties on the sarcophagi of thatperiod, and the theban recension of the 18th dynasty and onward is found on papyri, both plain and illuminated. no satisfactory translation of these books is avalable, none having been yet attempted by a scholar having the qualifications of mystic as well as egyptol

LEADBEATER C W THE HIDDEN LIFE IN FREEMASONRY 2E

hara desert where a shallow sea had been before, and a vast tidal wave swept over egypt, so that almost its entire population was destroyed. even when everything settled down, the country was a wilderness, bounded on the west no longer by a peaceful sea but by a vast salt swamp, which as the centuries rolled on dried into an inhospitable desert. of all the glories of egypt there remained only the pyramids towering in lonely desolation- a state of things which endured for fifteen hundred years before the clan returned from its mountain refuge, grown into a great nation. 64. but long before this half-savage tribes had ventured into the land, fighting their primitive battles on the banks of the great river which had once borne the argosies of a mighty civilization, and was yet to witness a re

LEADBEATER CW GLIMPSES OF MASONIC HISTORY

. when he taught them the doctrine of the hidden light. it may be well to sketch briefly the history of the nation from that period up to 13,500 b.c, where i took it up in the previous book. 52. the authentic history of egypt, as determined by modern scholars, begins with the first dynasty, which was founded by mena or manu about 5,000 b.c- the dates are variously given. it is considered that the pyramids of gizeh, which played so great a part in the hidden side of egyptian worship, were built by the kings of the fourth dynasty, khufu (cheops, khafra (chephren) and menkaura (mycerinus, during the fourth millennium b.c. but the inner history of egypt and its pyramids extends back further than this, into ages upon which even tradition is almost silent, although some echoes of the reigns of t

uest of egypt took place over one hundred and fifty thousand years ago, and the first great egyptian empire lasted until the catastrophe of 75,025 b.c, when the two great islands ruta and daitya were whelmed beneath the ocean, and only the island of poseidonis remained(*op. cit, pp. 119 and 132, and the story of atlantis, by scott elliott) it was during the dominance of that empire that the three pyramids were built in accordance with the astronomical and mathematical lore of the atlantean priests(*see the hidden life in freemasonry, p. 229) and it is to this age also that we look for the origin of those mysteries which have been handed down to us in the ceremonies of freemasonry. even then the ceremonies were ancient, and we must search a still more remote past for their ultimate source

LIBER ALEPH

ecil jones had i the great gift of the holy magick of abramelin, and he inducted me into that order which we name not, because of the silliness of the profane that pretend thereto, and he brought me to the knowledge and conversation of the holy guardian angel; also, he was the herald of the masters of the temple when they bade me welcome o their order, appointing a siege for me in the city of the pyramids, under the night of pan; but for three years i was not willing to avail myself thereof. now mark well this, o my son, that this path was peculiar to the law of my star, and none other should follow me herein, or seek to follow me, for he hath his own proper orbit. o my son, err not by generalisation and conformity, for this is the very idleness, and breedeth ideals and standards that are

r, how it is not real to the perception of any human sense, but yet most real to our lungs, diluting the oxygen, by whose love we were else violently combust. s the book of wisdom or folly 203 zt de aphorismo ubi dico: omnia sunt (of the aphorism in which i declare: all things exist) y son, long did i await thee, yearning, and with pride and great gladness did i bid thee welcome to my city of the pyramids, under the night of pan. now then in my dear love of thee will i reveal this secret of wisdom which i wrote occultly in my last chapter, in these words: all things exist. considered by right understanding, this is to deny that there is anything imaginable or unimaginable which doth not exist. that is, the body of our lady nuith hath no limit, and there is no void that she filleth not with

LIBER ASTARTE

ficult, since she is more to thee than all others, and in this case thou mayst act with temperance, lest her personality overcome and destroy that of the deity. 48. concerning the holy guardian angel. do thou in no wise confuse this invocation with that. 49. the benediction. and so may the love that passeth all understanding keep your hearts and minds through and through to babalon of the city of pyramids, and through astarte the starry one green-girdled in the name ararita. amn[.liber astarte. was first published in equinox i (7) in class b. in the 1913 .syllabus. it was declared to be class d. footnotes in square brackets are by the present editor; all others, and notes signed .ed. are from the equinox printing and are presumably by crowley (c) ordo templi orientis. key entry &c. by frat

LIBER CHANOKH

he cardinal signs, the sign of the element itself at the top, in the order of tetragrammaton (fire, water, air, earth) going upwards. linea filii has the common signs in the same order. linea s.s. has the cherubic signs, that of the element on the left, in the same order, right to left. but the order of the decans in each sign is reverse, and thus the planets which fill the right-hand side of the pyramids go in the first two cases downwards, and in the third from left to right. the upper sides of the pyramids are all attributed to the element of spirit, the lower sides to the element of the tablet. each square is also referred to the small card of the tarot which corresponds to the decan (see 77712. liber lxxxiv 13 2. calvary crosses. each has 10 squares. the upper sides of the pyramids ar

LIBER COLLEGII SANCTI

s the grade, he shall rejoice therein; but beware, for that is his first departure from the middle pillar of the tree of life. 7. he may at any moment withdraw from his association with the a a, simply notifying the practicus who introduced him. yet let him remember that being entered thus far upon the path, he cannot escape it, and return to the world, but must ultimate either in the city of the pyramids or the lonely towers of the abyss. 8. he shall everywhere proclaim openly his connection with the a a and speak of it and its principles (even so little as he understandeth) for that mystery is the enemy of truth. furthermore, he shall construct the magic dagger, according to the instruction in liber a. one month after his admission to the grade he shall go to his practicus, pass the nece

LIBER GRADUUM MONTIS ABIEGNI

liber 418) for the attainment of the knowledge and conversation of the holy guardian angel h are the same document; it is not clearly delinated in the equinox publication, but the obvious cut-off point would be from gand thus shall he do who will attain unto the mystery of the knowledge and conversation of his holy guardian angel. h through to g. so that he shall come at last into the city of the pyramids. h the instruction is printed as gliber viii: the ritual proper to the invocation of augoeides h in equinox iv (1, including the two paragraphs previous to gand thus shall he do. h and the two paragraphs following g. into the city of the pyramids. h and with paragraph numbers addheliber had svb figvra dlv v a a publication in class d (for winners of the ordeal x) imprimatur. v.v.v.v.v. n

LIBER LVII

(the perfect number in the zodiac or houses of heaven and tribes of israel) 12, i.e. settled 1000, i.e. on the grand scale. 148 \ynzam, scales of justice. 156. babalon. see liber 418. this number is chiefly important for part ii. it is of no account in the orthodox dogmatic qabalah. yet it is 12 13, the most spiritual form, 13 of the most perfect number, 12, awh [it is wyx, zion, the city of the pyramids..ed.]52 175. a mystic number of venus. 203. abr, initials of ba, b, jwr, the trinity.53 206. rbd, speech .the word of power. 207. rwa, light. contrast with bwa, 9, the astral light, and dwa, 11, the magical light. aub is an illusory thing of witchcraft (cf. obi, obeah; aud is almost= the kundalini force(.odic. force. this illustrates well the difference between the sluggish, viscous 9, an

ity. those which have a final form. kaph, mem, nun, pe, tzaddi. also the number of the squares on the sides of the vault 7 40; see 5= 6 ritual. also [r= terror. 300. the letter c, meaning .tooth. and suggesting by its shape a triple flame. refers yetziratically to fire, and is symbolic of the holy spirit \yhla jwr 52 [also laqzjy, ezekiel, and [swy, joseph. elsewhere crowley connects the .city of pyramids. reference with the 12 by 13 squares on each of john dee.s .tablets of the watchtowers. and the pyramids drawn on each square in the golden dawn.s .book of the concourse of the forces. t.s] 53 [also arb .he created, second word of genesis. t.s] 54 [see the remarks on ob, od and aour in the introduction to levi.s rituel de haute magie. t.s] on the qabalah 37= 300. descending into the midst

d stage of life, and from a brahmachari become a householder. it was in the course of the journey undertaken by him shortly after his marriage that occurred the events which we shall proceed to relate. and to that end we must ask the reader to accompany us in imagination to the sovereign nursery of wisdom and initiation, to the holy land of the uraus serpent, to the land of isis and osris, of the pyramids and the nile, even to khem, more magnificent in ruin than all other lands are in plenitude of their glory* 83 [lat .may the lord our god, who gave us the supreme science, be blessed] 54 liber lviii transcriber fs note. this article on the qabalah was originally published in equinox i (5) as part v of the temple of solomon the king serial. essentially it was a filler, knocked together afte

LIBER LXVII THE SWORD OF SONG

-lover. 5 10 15 20 25 30 poem dissimilar to its predecessor. will it lead somewhere this time? reflections on the weather, proper to beginning a conversation in english. autobiography of bard. lehrjahre. wanderjahre .the magician of paris. how clever i am! pentecost 23 i lived, elijah-like, mt. carmel in: all gave me nothing. i slid back to common sense, as reason bids, and .hence. my friend .the pyramids. at last i met a maniac with mild eyes full of love, and tresses blanched in those lonely wildernesses where he found wisdom, and long hands gentle, pale olive .gainst the sand.s amber and gold. at sight, i knew him; swifter than light i flashed, ran to him, and at his holy feet prostrated my head; then, all my being sated with love, cried .master! i must know. already i can love. e.en so

LIBER OS ABYSMI VEL DAATH

at are beyond, and he shall be competent to receive communication and instruction from ourselves directly. 13 [the task of an adeptus minor (liber 185) is to gattain to the knowledge and conversation of his holy guardian angel. h] 4 liber os abysmi vel daath 25. thus shall we prepare him for the confrontation of choronzon and the ordeal of the abyss, when we have received him into the city of the pyramids. 26. so, being of us, let the master of the temple accomplish that work which is appointed (in liber 418 is an adequate account of this ordeal and reception. see also liber 156 for the preparation) also concerning the reward thereof, of his entering into the palace of the king fs daughter, and of that which shall thereafter befall, let it be understood of the master of the temple. hath he

LIBER SAMEKH

to which the angel shall have appointed him, and more than this it is not necessary to say, for his angel shall have entreated him kindly, and showed him in what manner he may be most perfectly invoked. and unto him that hath this master there is nothing else that he needeth, so long as he continue in the knowledge and conversation of the angel, so that he shall come at last into the city of the pyramids* 44 transcriber fs notes liber dccc liber samekh is an adaptation by crowley of a graco-egyptian ritual of exorcism which survives in a papyrus in the british museum (p. lond. 46, a.k.a. pgm v. the original is titled gstele of jeu the hieroglyphist (or gpainter h) h (sthlh tou fieou tou zwgrafou; it is also popularly known as the gheadless one h or gbornless one h ritual, although the hea

LIBER THISHARB

on sentimental or fantastic. 32. second method. the practice proper. having then perfcted in his mind these conceptions, let him apply them to his own career, forging the links of memory into the chain of necessity. and let this be his final question: to what purpose am i fitted? of what service can my being prove to the brothers of the a a if i cross the abyss, and am admitted to the city of the pyramids? 33. now that he may clearly understand the nature of this question, and the method of solution, let him study the reasoning of th anatomist who reconstructs an animal from a single bone. to take a simple example. 34. suppose, having lived all my life among savages, a ship is cast upon the shore and wrecked. undamaged among the cargo is a gvictoria. h what is its use? the wheels speak of

MACNULTY W KIRK KABBALAH AND FREEMASONRY

to retain that mystical orientation. that would certainly fit with the latter organization's interest in the holy royal arch. let us see what dermott had to say. dermott starts his essay with a paragraph commenting on the usual masonic text. wherein they give us an account of the drawing, scheming, planning, designing, erecting, and building of temples, towers, cities, castles, palaces, theaters, pyramids, monuments, bridges, walls, pillars, courts, halls, fortifications, and labyrinths, with the famous light-house of pharos and colossus at rhodes, and many other wonderful works performed by the architects, to the great satisfaction of the readers and edification of free-masons" the paragraph includes a footnote which "quere(s, whether such histories are of any use in the secret mysteries

MANLY P HALL THE SECRET TEACHINGS OF ALL AGES

they hid within mythologies which the ignorant would perpetuate, or in the spans and arches of their temples which time has not entirely obliterated. they wrote in characters that neither the vandalism of men nor the ruthlessness of the elements could completely efface, today men gaze with awe and reverence upon the mighty memnons standing alone on the sands of egypt, or upon the strange terraced pyramids of palanque. mute testimonies these are of the lost arts and sciences of antiquity; and concealed this wisdom must remain until this race has learned to read the universal language--symbolism. the book to which this is the introduction is dedicated to the proposition that concealed within the emblematic figures, allegories, and rituals of the ancients is a secret doctrine concerning the i

all the shades and gradations might be marked. every thing luminous was subsequently attributed to the gods; the sphere, and all that is spherical, to the universe, to the sun and the moon- sometimes to fortune and to hope. the circle, and all circular figures, to eternity--to the celestial movements; to the circles and zones of the heavens. the section of circles, to the phases of the moon; and pyramids and obelisks, to the igneous principle, and through that to the gods of heaven. a cone expresses the sun, a cylinder the earth; the phallus and triangle (a symbol of the matrix) designate generation (from essay on the mysteries of eleusis by m. ouvaroff) the eleusinian mysteries, according to heckethorn, survived all others and did not cease to exist as an institution until nearly four hu

, esdras-like, came out of the sea were atlantean priests? all that primitive man remembered of the atlanteans was the glory of their golden ornaments, the transcendency of their wisdom, and the sanctity of their symbols--the cross and the serpent. that they came in ships was soon forgotten, for untutored minds considered even boats as supernatural. wherever the atlanteans proselyted they erected pyramids and temples patterned after the great sanctuary in the city of the golden gates. such is the origin of the pyramids of egypt, mexico, and central america. the mounds in normandy and britain, as well as those of the american indians, are remnants of a similar culture. in the midst of the atlantean program of world colonization and conversion, the cataclysms which sank atlantis began. the i

adonai of the phoenicians, the adonis and apollo of the greeks, became but personifications of the sun, the regenerating principle, image of that fecundity which perpetuates and rejuvenates the world's existence" among all the nations of antiquity, altars, mounds, and temples were dedicated to the worship of the orb of day. the ruins of these sacred places yet remain, notable among them being the pyramids of yucatan and egypt, the snake mounds of the american indians, the zikkurats of babylon and chaldea, the round towers of ireland, and the massive rings of uncut stone in britain and normandy. the tower of babel, which, according to the scriptures, was built so that man might reach up to god, was probably an astronomical observatory. many early priests and prophets, both pagan and christi

ial form. these are symbolized by the cube, which has six surfaces and a mysterious seventh point within. the six surfaces are the directions: north, east, south, west, up, and down; or, front, back, right, left, above, and below; or again, earth, fire, air, water, spirit, and matter. in the midst of these stands the 1, which is the upright figure of man, from whose center in the cube radiate six pyramids. from this comes the great occult axiom "the center is the father of the directions, the dimensions, and the distances" the heptad is the number of the law, because it is the number of the makers of cosmic law, the seven spirits before the throne. the ogdoad--8--was sacred because it was the number of the first cube, which form had eight corners, and was the only evenly-even number under

MICHAEL TSARION ATLANTIS ALIEN VISITATION AND GENETIC MANIPULATION

d warlocks wereinvolved, and are still involved, with the summoning of pan-dimensional entities, who weremistaken in the days of antiquity as demons and angels (see the classic british sci-fi seriesdr. who, specifically the following episodes: planet of the spiders, daemons, masque of themandragora, snakedance, t error of the zygons, the silurians, face of evil, state of decay,return of the mara, pyramids of mars, horns of the nimon, nightmare in eden, etc. strangely, even with the brave attempts of writers and movie-makers, it still comes as ashock to most to realize that the quaint anecdotes of magic in the renaissance and eliza-bethan periods are actually references to science. sorcery and science are not as discon-nected as is commonly insinuated, and it is not happenstance that almost

concealed creatures h. r. h. prince michael of albany forgotten monarchy of scotland fredrick habermann tracing our ancestors w. h. benn et symbols of our celto-saxon heritage christopher knight& robert lomas uriel s machine charles hapgood path of the polenick begich, jeane manning- angels don t play this haarpezzrath- the ultimate deceitrex gilroy- giants from the dreamtime/mysterious australia/pyramids of the pacificfritz springmeier- bloodlines of the illuminatieric jon phelps v atican assassinsf. tupper saussy rulers of evildavid keys catastrophecolin wilson and rand flem-ath atlantis blueprintfrank joseph destruction of atlantiswilliam brian- moongate, suppressed findings of the us space programclifford wilson the chariots still crashgeorge hunt williamson- road in the skyjames shelb

paratus.man swallows slowly.man has incredible eyes and seeing ability.he makes sophisticated tools.where did the ancients, as long as 2,000 years ago, learn an advanced form of mathematics that allowedcalculations of the earths size, and pinpoint the eclipses of the sun and moon?how could machineless mankind in b. c. and early a. d. times perform incredible engineering feats,such as building the pyramids and other stone structures so huge they would even tax modern machin-ery to duplicate?why is it that no ape brain, according to exhaustive tests, displays the fantastic higher qualities of mansbrain, such as genius, imagination, scientific inspiration, and less flattering, schizophrenia?why do human beings alone, apart from any animal, have religion?alfred r. wallacediscovered natural sel

world probably lead to one ofthose retrograde periods in the history of our race in which they lost all intercourse with the westerncontinent (p. 125)it was at this time that the archimandrites of atlantis began the construction of some monuments thatnow indicate the wisdom of the ancients. here and in other places, knowledge was sequestered in caseof future cataclysms and disturbances. the great pyramids, it is thought, were constructed in the 4thdynasty.the copper ageit is remarkable that so few antique copper implements have been found (in europe, although a knowl-edge of that metal must have been the preliminary stage in the manufacture of bronze (sir w.r. wilde,from p. 238)the fact that there was in europe, asia, or africa and no copper or tin age prior to the bronze age isconclusive

of land wererearranged in prehistoric times. and it was one of the most inhospitable regions known. over100,000,000 people were thought to live there before the european explorers got there. but no oneknows where they went to. there is also vast mineral wealth there, which was extracted by the race thatlived there. appendix b: book abstracts208atlantis, alien visitation, and genetic manipulation pyramids of tucamethor heyerdahl discovered giant pyramids in northern peru that date more than 700 years old. theexcavations prove that these people had a longer history and also that they could sail great distances.in tenerifeon this island, pyramids of great similarity to others in mexico and egypt were found. all were alignedwith the luminaries.in 1995, scientists found cocoa and tobacco in th

MICHAEL WYNN THE SOUL TRAVELERS

ss things he considers "truth" but was never there to witness. does this fool question world war 2 as an actual event (granted the fool in question was born after 1945. does the aforementioned dolt question the newspaper s sports section regarding the results of games he never witnessed? does this mental-midget hesitate one blink in proclaiming that christopher columbus discovered america and the pyramids were built with ramps, pulleys and levers? no, no, and no. if you don't violate his senses, or if you tell him what he already wanted, or expected to hear, no "proof" will he require. tell him something he doesn't want to hear, or believe in, and stand back to behold him as he shapeshifts into a just-add-water "intellectual" skeptic. the "truth" is nothing more than a prom-night, populari

fore the continent was first spotted; these maps too are admittedly compilations of far older maps. as stated earlier, making maps is no easy task, it requires surveying equipment and advanced mathematics. the bottom line is that the necessary knowledge and equipment was simply unavailable to these early cartographers, so where did the inspiration for these maps originate? the stargates [1.7] the pyramids of egypt are easily the most alluring monuments on the planet. yet it isn t their grandeur alone which tempt their visitors, it is the mystery of their creation. these massive structures surpass even the most grand architectural creations of our day yet, according to orthodox historians, the giza pyramids are around 5000 years old. despite their grandeur, they are lacking something that t

odox historians, the giza pyramids are around 5000 years old. despite their grandeur, they are lacking something that the grand never lack; an elaborate, and fanciful creation story. in modern times, the completion of a monumental structure is surrounded by pomp and ceremony; further still, every phase of construction is usually well-documented. but when taking an academic voyage through the giza pyramids of egypt, and the surrounding monuments, one is struck by the complete absence of commemoration of the structures construction methods and reasoning. instead of countless depictions of laborers using ramps and pulleys to maneuver large blocks, we find flat, uninscribed walls on the interior of the pyramids. what s more is that archeologists have yet to dig up even a trace of the building

uments, one is struck by the complete absence of commemoration of the structures construction methods and reasoning. instead of countless depictions of laborers using ramps and pulleys to maneuver large blocks, we find flat, uninscribed walls on the interior of the pyramids. what s more is that archeologists have yet to dig up even a trace of the building equipment used in the construction of the pyramids. even more remarkable is that no inscription or depiction anywhere in the land of egypt so much as mentions masses of men, huge blocks, and ramps in regards to the construction of the pyramids (damn you charlton heston. modern man has done much speculation regarding the reason for building the pyramids, and the methods used. experts of our day have suggested that the pyramids were built t

that the pyramids were built to be tombs, the eternal resting place of ego-maniacal pharaohs (egyptian king. but without so much as a trace of the more practical construction methods, even a skeptical observer would be forced to entertain the theories of the ancient egyptians regarding their own creations. those of ancient egypt are unambiguous about the reasoning and construction methods of the pyramids. they claim that these structure were more like machines that allowed the king to join with the gods after death; they were essentially stargates to the heavens, where one could be transformed into a god. instead of masses of men dragging large, perfectly cut stones from--michael wynn's "the soul travelers" 18 quarries miles away, the egyptians say that magicians effortlessly cut, and lif

MORALS AND DOGMA

he ray of light is separable into rays of different colors, so is truth separable into kinds. it is the province of masonry to teach _all_ truths--not moral truth alone, but political and philosophical, and even religious truth, so far as concerns the great and essential principles of each. the sphynx was a symbol. to whom has it disclosed its inmost meaning? who knows the symbolic meaning of the pyramids? you will hereafter learn who are the chief foes of human liberty symbolized by the assassins of the master khurum; and in their fate you may see foreshadowed that which we earnestly hope will hereafter overtake those enemies of humanity, against whom masonry has struggled so long [illustration [illustration] ix. elect of the nine [elu of the nine] originally created to reward fidelity, o

as said to have expired, pierced with arrows. it was revered in mexico. but its peculiar meaning in this degree, is that given to it by the ancient egyptians _thoth_ or _phtha_ is represented on the oldest monuments carrying in his hand the _crux ansata, or _ankh [a tau cross, with a ring or circle over it. he is so seen on the double tablet of shufu and noh shufu, builders of the greatest of the pyramids, at wady meghara, in the peninsula of sinai. it was the hieroglyphic for _life, and with a triangle prefixed meant _life-giving. to us therefore it is the symbol of _life--of that life that emanated from the deity, and of that eternal life for which all hope; through our faith in god's infinite goodness. the rose was anciently sacred to aurora and the sun. it is symbol of _dawn, of the re

bers for a ship, to carry the thunders of the great republic's guns around the world. and yet, if one had sat and watched it every instant, from the moment when the feeble shoot first pushed its way to the light until the eagles built among its branches, he would never have seen the tree or sapling _grow. many long centuries ago, before the chald an shepherds watched the stars, or shufu built the pyramids, one could have sailed in a seventy-four where now a thousand islands gem the surface of the indian ocean; and the deep-sea lead would nowhere have found any bottom. but below these waves were myriads upon myriads, beyond the power of arithmetic to number, of minute existences, each a perfect living creature, made by the almighty creator, and fashioned by him for the work it had to do. th

of infusoria, and the stony stems of encrinites sunk into its depths, and there, under the vast pressure of its waters, hardened into limestone. raised slowly from the profound by his hand, its quarries underlie the soil of all the continents, hundreds of feet in thickness; and we, of these remains of the countless dead, build tombs and palaces, as the egyptians, whom we call ancient, built their pyramids. on all the broad lakes and oceans the great sun looks earnestly and lovingly, and the invisible vapors rise ever up to meet him. no eye but god's beholds them as they rise. there, in the upper atmosphere, they are condensed to mist, and gather into clouds, and float and swim around in the ambient air. they sail with its currents, and hover over the ocean, and roll in huge masses round th

s of the enigmatic dogmas of the kabalah, and their symbols are as little understood by the commentators, as those of free masonry. the septenary is the crown of the numbers, because it unites the triangle of the idea to the square of the form. the more the great hierophants were at pains to conceal their absolute science, the more they sought to add grandeur to and multiply its symbols. the huge pyramids, with their triangular sides of elevation and square bases, represented their metaphysics, founded upon the knowledge of nature. that knowledge of nature had for its symbolic key the gigantic form of that huge sphinx, which has hollowed its deep bed in the sand, while keeping watch at the feet of the pyramids. the seven grand monuments called the wonders of the world, were the magnificent

MOTTA MARCELO THE COMMENTARIES OF AL

icular group as "the purple cult" it was indeed purple, and perhaps a bit too voluptuous. love must be under will, and the word of the law is thelema, not agape! there is another reason, and a very important one, why the temple must be secret. it is best if it is located in a cave, or at least surrounded by very thick walls. for nowadays, radiation of all types interferes with "orgonic light" the pyramids were specially built having star presence in mind; if conditions demanded such a shield to normal radiation then, how much more necessary now! readers must not mistake our meaning when we say that radiation of all types interferes with starlight. of course, starlight is too subtle-"faint& faery--to be interfered with even by atomic radiation. it is our organisms that, under the constant b

less the symbol stands for reality, the man is a 'king' but in name. no church can make a king, no parliament can make a king. the king is, first of all, king of his own soul. next he may or may not be ruler over other men. the entire concept of kingship has been vitiated by two thousand years of dogma. it makes even archaeologists commit egregious mistakes. for instance, it is now known that the pyramids of egypt were not built by "hundreds of thousands of slaves under the cruel lash of the overseer; as the sadomasochism characteristic of the slave spirit would have us believe: they were built by select crews of workers who elected their own foremen and cheerfully competed with each other to see which crew would work faster. they were paid from the royal treasure and fed from the royal gr

NAGEL CARL AMAZING SECRETS OF OCCULT POWER

e parchment burned. the ashes were placed in the warlock s left shoe and were left there until the young girl either came to the warlock or faded away. the black pullet the warlock of medieval times did not confine his witchery to the securing of love alone; he also lusted after buried treasure and its possession. imagine if you will egypt in 1740. a young officer is sent< on an expedition to the pyramids. the party of explorers lunch in the shadow of the great stone mountains of the desert, and are attacked by a horde of arabs. the comrades of the young officer are slain, and he himself is left for dead upon the ground. on returning to consciousness, he surrenders himself to the immediate anticipation of his end, and delivers a farewell address to the setting sun. a stone is rolled back i

ir for he feels he is about to pass away. in time the french officer, seeing that his protector possesses a talisman that confers immediate proficiency in all tongues, is instructed in the powers and wonders of twenty-two talismanic figures and magical rings, as well as in the secret of the manufacture of the black pullet. after these instructions, and in spite of many prayers, the old man of the pyramids expires upon a sofa, while his apprentice in the esoteric arts swoons at the feet of his mentor. in due course, accompanied by the familiar spirits that have been transferred to his service, laden with treasures, and with the ashes of the sage in a costly urn, the french officer returns to his native country. he makes his abode in provence, spending his days in experiments with the black

REGARDIE ISRAEL THE COMPLETE GOLDEN DAWN

base of both pillars rise the lotus flowers, symbols of regeneration and metempsychosis. the archaic illustrations are taken from< 11 1> vignettes of the 17th and 125th chapter of the ritual of the dead, the egyptian book of the per-em-hnt or the book of coming forth into the day, the oldest book in the world as yet discovered. the recension of the priests of on is to be found in the walls of the pyramids of the kings of the 5th and 6th dynasties at sakarah, the recension of the 1 lth and 12th dynasties on the sarcophagi of that period, and the theban recension of the 56 the golden dawn: volume i book one 18th dynasty and onward is found on papyri, both plain and illuminated. no satisfactory translation of these books is available, none having been yet attempted by a scholar having the qua

wise be the case were the petal of fire placed on the same side as the arm of fire and that of water on the side of water (the mode of sigil formation from the rose petals is taught in the supplement to this ritual, reproduced in book seven in volume four) the back of the cross bears inscriptions in latin "the master jesus christ, god and man" between four maltese crosses which represent the four pyramids of the elements opened out. this is placed at the upmost part because therein is affirmed a <54> descent of the divine force into tiphareth, which is the central point between supernals and inferiors. but at the lowest part is written the motto of the zelator adeptus minor, because therein is the affirmation of the elevation of the human into the divine. but this is impossible without the

ately will bring about disaster and spiritual disintegration. the warnings given in connection with the invocations are not to be regarded as conventions or as platitudinous moralisings. they represent a knowledge of true facts, and the student will do well to take cognisance thereof. let him study the theory first of all, so that he has a thorough knowledge of the construction of the squares and pyramids. this must be so ingrained within his mind, that a glance at the tablets will automatically start an associative current which will bring up without delay the attributions of any given letter or square which strikes the eye. only the enochian system 62 7 when this has been accomplished, dare he venture to the actual use of the pyramids with the god-forms, or to the employment of the invoc

ent. prince queen princess king wands wands wands wands a ace swords prince swords queen swords princess swords king swords 646 the golden dawn: volume n book nine <291> the foregoing methods of attributing the enochian squares should be completely grasped before proceeding further. it is imperative to understand thoroughly the basic principles of attributions before beginning the analysis of the pyramids based on each square. what follows will have little meaning if the reader has not worked out these references and attributions for himself. the following diagram shows the letters of tetragrammaton attributed to the four enochian tablets in detail. the figures refer to the order of reading the hebrew letters, but must under no circumstances be confused with the order of the angelic names

green for venus, etc. if these latter are used, planetary and zodiacal forces would be inferred in lieu of purely elemental ones. the former, however, may be found to be the most practicable for most circumstances. the method of applying these rules to the great cross may be seen in the following, consisting of the three left hand squares of the linea spiritus sand of the air tablet, showing the pyramids formed from the squares of the letters oro: sephirofic cross. triangle no. 1. elemental emblem of tablet. triangle no. 2. emblem of spirit. triangle no. 3. elemental emblem of lesser angle <295> triangle no. 4. sephirah. letter of tetragrammaton. tarot card. colouring: no. 1, colour of the element of tablet. 2, always white. 3, elemental colour of lesser angle. 4, either white for spirit

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

. the fact has eluded notice, though a distinguished scholar has revealed, not indeed its secret, but its antiquity and singular preservation. another scholar, but of a mind more fantastic than judicious, passed years in the study of this masterpiece, and has merely suspected its plenary importance. it is, in truth, a monumental and extraordinary work, strong and simple as the architecture of the pyramids, and consequently enduring like those a book which is the summary of all sciences, which can resolve all problems by its infinite combinations, which speaks by introduction 3 evoking thought, is the inspirer and moderator of all possible conceptions, and the masterpiece perhaps of the human mind. it is to be counted unquestionably among the very great gifts bequeathed to us by antiquity;

RUBY TABLET OF SET

fined by conventional religions as "god" to be a. the prince of darkness, or set b. the principle of life c. harwer d. the natural order 21. religion always begins with a. unnatural phenomena b. natural phenomena c. fear d. introspection 22. the best means for transcribing philosophical thought is through a. myths b. religious dogma c. scientific parallels d. symbolism 23. what is the city of the pyramids? a. binah b. magickal initiation c. the human brain d. kether 24. the word 'occult' means a. hidden knowledge b. ancient knowledge c. hermetic science d. metaphysical 25. according to aristotle) is the proper color of elements in transmutation" a. yellow b. red c. black d. white 26. a pantheon of gods called "loas" are from what system of magic? a. tibetan b. druid c. nordic d. voodoo 27

black magical approach to his personal and national search for truth. never did he advocate the pursuit of the knowledge of satan or set, teaching instead that there is a single god and that regardless of the name called by, the deity remained god. the mahatma gandhi was either a black magician and a master of the temple or he was not: there is no right hand path avenue leading to the city of the pyramids wherein the magistri dwell. its gates and approaches are of the darkest black only. and yet no one springs forth fully born in that city where only adults abide children must grow and find their own ways to its gates in the case of gandhi, the basic ongoing determined actions seem to indicate the presence of something more then a follower of osiris. gandhi, as a hindu, was married at age

s easy to compare the ogdoadic star with a two-dimensional perspective view of a tesseract, or hypercube, and see that the ogdoadic star is a tracing of the interior vertices of this figure. equally curious, from a mathemagical perspective, is the fact that another conventional perspective representation of the hypercube shows this: six cubes are distorted in ordinary space to appear as truncated pyramids bridging the "ana" and "kata" cubes of the hypercube [shown at the right("ana/kata" are the polarities that rudy rucker uses to refer to direction along a fourth spatial axis perpendicular to the three of our normal experience "up/down "right/left" and "near/far) returning to consideration of the seal, then- the possibility exists that this form is a representation of a dimensional gate b

message of consciousness and the endurance of shub-niggurath who defines temporal perspective. the connection between these concepts and pythagorean numerical philosophy- the point, the line, the triangle and the solid tetrahedron- is evident. these latter powers- self-consciousness and temporal perspective- have triggered an unfolding of various non-natural historical events: the raising of the pyramids under the rule of initiatory schools and the sleep "not dead but dreaming, of those schools during the rule of an aggressive and imperial monotheism. with the aeon of horus (and with the theosophical "new age" introduced at the same time- note that the yin/yang logo lacks all angularity, yet poses a subtle challenge to symmetry) these initiatory schools have "awakened" and in our time hav

of iam. through me man has learned to chart the firmament, to plot the orbits of stars and planets, to make medicines, to conquer and put to use certain elements, and perchance to predict and follow his course through the future. this knowledge i unfold is but the pledge of limitless knowledge as, step by step, i lead him to the unexplored and unmeasured iam. reading list: for i am older than the pyramids, yet younger than tomorrow's unborn. withal the marks of time affect me not; i am ageless, and eternally i retain my luminous knowledge and quest for the intelligence of iam. some of my tasks i have recounted, but now is always the beginning; for iam and those who use me are of wisdom and vision; and together, as time unfolds, we will see and do many wondrous and mysterious things. when i

SAPPHIRE TABLE OF SET MAIN

mmunicate with than other people who seek after the experience of the divine? the iv takes a bit more long-term view on the process of initiatory communication. she realizes that it is not enough that temporary access to the realm of being be ascertained (as the iii seek to do. a whole system of molding suitable people to attain the various stages (including the iii) is needed so that city of the pyramids will be nourished. why is this and what is the nourishment needed for? theoretically a non-natural being could survive eternally without the ou. but as we are, we are creatures of two realms. so, even to hold the iv while in the flesh, a lot of inner effort will be required. to remain aware of one's non-naturalness (in the flesh, the gate of communication between the on (where the initiat

f isolate intelligence will continually have to be 'updated (as to the specifics of _how_ to fulfill it in any particular matrix. in this way one can and should never crystallize. yet the inner crystallization i am speaking of is a permanent shift of perspective. once one has stepped that far outside the ou and one's natural personality (and acquired a magical identity/function in the city of the pyramids, everything will work in a different way than before. life is a great interplay between isolate intelligence (will) and natural forces. when one has been able to build one's 'identity' beyond the confines of the natural (when one is no longer dependent on the natural aspects of one's totality in order to be aware and in control of one's self, the nature of one's magic changes accordingly

SAPPHIRE TABLET OF SET

mmunicate with than other people who seek after the experience of the divine? the iv takes a bit more long-term view on the process of initiatory communication. she realizes that it is not enough that temporary access to the realm of being be ascertained (as the iii seek to do. a whole system of molding suitable people to attain the various stages (including the iii) is needed so that city of the pyramids will be nourished. why is this and what is the nourishment needed for? theoretically a non-natural being could survive eternally without the ou. but as we are, we are creatures of two realms. so, even to hold the iv while in the flesh, a lot of inner effort will be required. to remain aware of one's non-naturalness (in the flesh, the gate of communication between the on (where the initiat

f isolate intelligence will continually have to be 'updated (as to the specifics of _how_ to fulfill it in any particular matrix. in this way one can and should never crystallize. yet the inner crystallization i am speaking of is a permanent shift of perspective. once one has stepped that far outside the ou and one's natural personality (and acquired a magical identity/function in the city of the pyramids, everything will work in a different way than before. life is a great interplay between isolate intelligence (will) and natural forces. when one has been able to build one's 'identity' beyond the confines of the natural (when one is no longer dependent on the natural aspects of one's totality in order to be aware and in control of one's self, the nature of one's magic changes accordingly

SATANGEL

g the same name. it is in two parts, the first dealing with the evocation of lucifuge rofocale by means of the blasting rod (wand, the second dealing exclusively in the making of pacts. it is the most classical of all grimoire, and that most likely to have inspired the story of faust. the black pullet rome, probably late 18th century. also called the screech owl, or treasure of the old man of the pyramids. places particular emphasis on talismanic magick, and includes some great designs for occult jewellery. the heptemeron known otherwise as magical elements, attributed to peter de abano, dates probably from around the fifteenth century. it is thus not the work of the author claimed, who died in 1250. the work contains detailed and straight forward instructions by which spirits may be summo

SATANIC BIBLE

of the prewar occult fraternities of europe, was busily acquiring their philosophies and secret rituals left over from the pre- hitler era, and needed time to study, write and work out new principles. he had long been experimenting with and applying the principles of geometric spacial concepts in what he terms "the law of the trapezoid (he scoffs at current faddists who are "barking up the wrong pyramids) he was also becoming widely sought as speaker, guest on radio and television programs, and production and/or technical adviser to scores of television producers and moviemakers turning out satanic chillers. sometimes he was also an actor. as sociologist clinton r. sanders points out..no occultist has had as direct an impact upon formulaic cinematic presentations of satanism as has anton

SCHLAGER NEIL WORLD RELIGIONS REFERENCE LIBRARY

egypt and mesopotamia belief. mesopotamian religion saw humans as the servants of the gods, who had to be appeased for protection. egyptians believed that the gods created all humans but were also controlled by the principle of maat, or order. unlike followers of mesopotamian religion, the egyptians had a strong belief in the afterlife, which they expressed by building elaborate tombs such as the pyramids. followers. worshippers took their names from the numerous gods and the cults that honored the deities. name of god. the major god for much of mesopotamia was the sky god enlil; later the worship of enlil was replaced by the worship of the babylonian god marduk. for egyptians, amen-ra was the most powerful deity, chief of the pantheon. symbols. statues of winged bulls were a protective sy

ook of the dead was a guide for the dead, setting out magic spells and charms to be used to pass judgment in the afterlife. sites. ancient nippur was the site of the chief temple to enlil, while babylon was the location of marduk s sanctuary. thebes and the temple complex of karnak were home to the worship of amen-ra. in the modern world the remains of these early religions can be seen in egypt s pyramids, tombs for the pharaohs, and in mesopotamia s ziggurats, temples to the gods. observances. the new year s festival was a major event in mesopotamian religion, while egypt s most important festival was opet. 42 world religions: almanac ancient religions of egypt and mesopotamia in prehistoric times (before written history) the deities were local. they were worshipped in reed shrines with t

ns of egypt and mesopotamia another creation myth came from the city of memphis, where ptah was worshipped for creating the universe out of divine thought. ultimately, however, the ra-atum creation story became the most popular and most widely accepted myth in ancient egypt. religion during the middle kingdom during the period of the old kingdom (c. 2686 2181 bce, egyptian society built the great pyramids at giza while working as a fully organized theocracy, a government with one god as the supreme leader. this theocracy reflected the role of the pharaoh, a living god whose word was divine law. during the middle kingdom (c. 2181 1786 bce, however, the power of the pharaoh weakened and nobles (lesser royalty) began to take on more individual power. the priestly class also grew much larger

ever, were just a fraction of the gods worshipped by egyptians. some estimates put the total number as high as one or two thousand different deities. what began as animal worship led to an immense pantheon. amen or amen-ra became the most powerful of the gods, center of the national cult; the cult of osiris was second most powerful. the worship of the sun god ra led to the construction of immense pyramids for the pharaohs, sons of ra. the pharaoh was considered a living god, appointed by horus (son and avenger of osiris. for ancient egyptians the gods were subject to the same sense of order and justice, maat, that mortals were. the universe had been created through maat as a replacement for the chaos that once existed. interaction with the gods was intended to establish maat in society. it

be completely dried out, losing about two-thirds of its weight. the natron was then cleaned out, and the empty cavity was rubbed with palm wine and packed with spices and packets of wood shavings. the outside of the body was also rubbed with a mixture of five oils, and then wrapped in bandages. many of the organs were stored in jars and were buried with the mummy. mummies were buried in tombs or pyramids. at first, mummification was so expensive that only the kings and their families could afford it. later in the history of ancient egypt, more commoners were mummified as well. even favored household or symbolic animals, such as cats or ibises, were mummified, so that the dead person would have companionship in the afterlife. 58 world religions: almanac ancient religions of egypt and mesop

SIR EDWARD BULWER LYTTON ZANONI A ROSICRUCIAN TALE

gaze could identify with the pursuits of the absent owner. the magic, if it existed, dwelt in the artificer, and the materials, to other hands, were but herbs and bronze. so is it ever with thy works and wonders, o genius, seeker of the stars! words themselves are the common property of all men; yet, from words themselves, thou architect of immortalities, pilest up temples that shall outlive the pyramids, and the very leaf of the papyrus becomes a shinar, stately with towers, round which the deluge of ages, shall roar in vain! but in that solitude has the presence that there had invoked its wonders left no enchantment of its own? it seemed so; for as viola stood in the chamber, she became sensible that some mysterious change was at work within herself. her blood coursed rapidly, and with

SIR WALLIS BUDGE EGYPTIAN MAGIC

a serpent into what is apparently an inanimate, wooden stick, 1 and the turning of the stick back into a writhing snake, 2 are feats which have been performed in the east from the most ancient period; and the power to control and direct the movements of such venomous reptiles was one of the things of which the egyptian was most proud, and in which he was most skilful, already in the time when the pyramids were being built. but this was by no means the only proof which moses gives that he was versed in the magic of the egyptians, for, like the sage aba-aner and king nectanebus, and all the other magicians of egypt from time immemorial, he and aaron possessed a wonderful rod 3 by means of which they worked their wonders. at the word of moses aaron lifted up his rod and smote the waters and t

nefit of the dead. we have, unfortunately, no means of knowing what early contemporary peoples thought of the egyptian funeral ceremonies, but it seems to be certain that it was chiefly by means of these that they obtained their reputation as workers of miracles. if by chance any members of a desert tribe had been permitted to behold the ceremonies which were performed when the kings for whom the pyramids had been built were laid to rest in them, the stories that they took back to their kinsmen would be received as sure proofs that the egyptians had the power to give life to the dead, to animate statues, and to command the services of their gods by the mere utterance of their names as words of power. the columns of hieroglyphics with which the walls of the tombs were often covered, and the

eet 4) 2. the amulet of the scarab, from what has been said above it will be seen that the amulet of the heart, which was connected with the most important and most popular of the chapters for protecting the heart, was directed to be made in the form of the scarab at a very early date. we can trace the ideas which the egyptians held about this insect as far back as the time of the building of the pyramids, 1 and there is no doubt that they represented beliefs which even at that early period were very old. the p. 36 egyptian seems to have reasoned thus: since the physical heart is taken from the body before mummification, and the body has need of another to act as the source of life and movement in its new life, another must be put in its place. but a stone heart, whether made of lapis-lazu

the soul both to unite with the mummified body, and to be with its spirit (khu) and spiritual body at will. 10. the amulet of the ladder in tombs of the ancient and middle empires small objects of wood and other substances in the form of ladders have often been found, but the signification of them is not always apparent. from the texts inscribed upon the walls of the corridors and chambers of the pyramids of unas, teta, pepi, and other early kings, it is clear that the primitive egyptians believed that the floor of heaven, which also formed the sky of this world, was made of an immense plate of iron, rectangular in shape, the four corners of which rested upon four pillars which served to mark the cardinal points. on this plate of iron lived the gods and the blessed dead, and it was the aim

ven at the end of the papyrus. see the description of the "metternichstele" above, p. 147 ff. 219:1 for the text see leemans, monuments egyptiens, partie il, pll. 183, 184, leyden, 1846, fol; for a transcript into hieroglyphics see maspero, journal asiatique, ser. 7, tom. 15, may and june, 1880, pp. 365-420. 219:2 see golenischeff in recueil de travaux, tom. iii, pp. 3-7. 220:1 when i visited the pyramids of meroe in 1898 1 took with me the local shekh, and a man and a boy to look after the donkeys. having come to within half a mile of the pyramids the three stopped and wished me to ride on by myself, and when i asked them why they did not want to come up the hill to the pyramids with me the shekh replied that they had been built by kings whose spirits still dwelt there, and that it would

TECHNICIANS GUIDE TO THE LEFT HAND PATH

s, and also to preserve the embodiment of oneself through time, they must be inscribed in some way and they must be inscribed within some sort of medium. the study of consciously created, and unconscious inscription, is what forms the basis of the science of archaeology. typically then, mant older inscriptions are the remnants of funerary practice and other types of archaeological digs. the great pyramids of ancient egypt are an example of this form of inscription, as is the taj mahal and the great burial mounds found in the united states, japan and other parts of the world. however, there are a few other forms of inscription worth mentioning. the first is the inscription of ideas through time that can be found within the writings of a culture, in its art, and within its traditions. then t

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

was giving the masonic sign of adoration and admiration to the one the scriptures call the "prince of the power of the air (e.g. satan. interestingly, neither the caption of the time magazine (march 15, 2004) photo nor the accompanying article gave any clue or mention at all of why kerry's arms were outstretched in this position. a show of hands 185 in this celebrated painting, the battle of the pyramids, by baron antoine jean gros, napoleon is shown presenting the masonic and rosicrucian sign of astonishment or admiration at the sight of the marvelous sight of the pyramids of giza. from written historical accounts, we know that the french emperor did, indeed, experience feelings of amazement and admiration upon viewing the spectacle of the egyptian pyramids. this particular sign can be a

masonic authority jim tresner, 33? x the egyptian connection from what source do the masons draw for this funeral symbolism of the x? in my book, dark majesty, i explain the egyptian connection: in ancient egypt, the mark of "x" and the symbol of cross-bones in the symbol of an x was very prominent in religious contexts. you can find the x on the walls of a number of ancient egyptians temples and pyramids..it is the sign of osiris, the great sun god. the ancient pharaohs, when they were buried, had the legs crossed in the form of "x" as a sign of devotion to osiris' today, as in ancient egypt, osiris the sun god is worshipped; now the homage and veneration comes from the masons and their fellow illuminists. these confused and perverted men mistakenly believe they are illumined (enlightened

of the great seal of the united states 275 three versions of oroboros, the circular serpent biting its own tail. above left: this version is from atlanta fugiens, by michael maier, 1618. above right: this version of oroboros is from dahomey, west africa. left: an early, hand-painted masonic apron depicts many occult symbols, including the serpent oroboros, the skull and bones, pentacle stars, the pyramids, the mallet, and the x. the fox-tv network ran 67 episodes of the popular series, millennium. the oroboros serpent was the focal point of advertising for the series though the occult meaning of the symbol was never fully explained. 276 codex magica the riddle of the great seal of the united states 277 in 1974, heiress patty hearst was kidnapped by members of a group calling itself the sym

of egypt was worshipped by various names isis, hathor, rhea, etc. she was the one to whom the people "gave their hearts" meaning their heart-felt devotion and allegiance. as the goddess of sacrifices, it was deemed necessary by her admirers that men should sacrifice their "energies" on her behalf. the goddess was said to take possession of men's hearts. cutting out hearts and eating them! in the pyramids of mexico, central and south america, the gods were also gods of sacrifice and, once again, the heart was the centerpiece of devotion. bloodthirsty followers, egged on by high priests, cut out the hearts of victims of tribal wars. on the stone altars of the temples, the priests cut the heart out of the breast of sacrificial victims while they were still alive! the hearts were eaten, just

effort to lionize and deify their bloodthirsty founder, the communist jew vladimir lenin, the u.s.s.r. planned to build this gigantic memorial to the dead soviet dictator. josef stalin, lenin's successor, in 1931, commissioned architect boris iofan to do the design work. it was to be the largest building in the world and was to be called the palace of the soviets. the design favors that of mayan pyramids and the ziggurats of babylon. the site chosen for the lenin monument was a piece of land on which a closed-down christian church building sat, the 19th century cathedral of christ the savior. stalin ordered the church blown up and the debris removed, and it was. however, world war ii intervened and the gargantuan, monstrous structure was never completed. at the top of the planned monument

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standing stones of brittany, the bighorn medicine wheel in wyoming, and the monuments of easter island. all of these places were ostensibly significant to an ancient society or religion, but many were long abandoned by the time they became known to today s world and their significance remains unexplained. the most well-known megalithic structures are stonehenge in great britain and the complex of pyramids and the great sphinx in egypt. like many such ancient places, those sites have been examined and speculated upon for centuries, yet they still continue to conceal secrets and occasionally yield surprising information that forces new historical interpretations of past societies. there are other places that have become mysterious sites because of unusual occurrences. the claimed miraculous

the proper behavior of royalty; the sixth, medical commentary. legend has it that these sacred texts contain all the accumulated wisdom of ancient egypt, going back in an unbroken tradition to the very earliest time. as the hermetic texts continued to influence the growth of european alchemy, astrology, and magic, the author of the books was said to have been adam s grandson, who built the great pyramids of egypt; or an egyptian magician who lived three generations after moses; or a magus from babylonia who instructed pythagoras. the hermetic text decrees against transmigration, the belief that the souls of humans may enter into animals: divine law preserves the human soul from such infamy. m delving deeper gordon, stuart. the encyclopedia of myths and legends. london: headline house, 199

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standing stones of brittany, the bighorn medicine wheel in wyoming, and the monuments of easter island. all of these places were ostensibly significant to an ancient society or religion, but many were long abandoned by the time they became known to today s world and their significance remains unexplained. the most well-known megalithic structures are stonehenge in great britain and the complex of pyramids and the great sphinx in egypt. like many such ancient places, those sites have been examined and speculated upon for centuries, yet they still continue to conceal secrets and occasionally yield surprising information that forces new historical interpretations of past societies. there are other places that have become mysterious sites because of unusual occurrences. the claimed miraculous

d superstitions, strange customs, taboos, and urban legends 225 amuslim s body is buried facing mecca. were laid to rest in magnificent tombs with treasure, servants, food, and weapons to accompany them and the ordinary people were buried in rude stone compartments. the rulers of the ancient city of thebes, once capital of upper egypt (1580 1085 b.c.e, and their subjects never constructed massive pyramids to house their coffins, but cut their tombs from rock. as soon as a pharaoh would ascend the throne, his loyal subjects began the preparation of his tomb. excavation went on uninterruptedly, year by year, until death ended the king s reign and simultaneously the work on his tomb which also became a kind of an index revealing the length of his reign. these tombs, cut from the rock in the m

i n e d invaders from outer space 247 alien footprint (archives of brad steiger) would supplying tombs for dead pharoahs be considered a worthy task on which to expend so much time and manpower? would ancient egypt, with a population of only a few million, stand such a drain of numbers for long periods of 10 or 20 years? to those who espouse the ancient astronaut theory, such massive works as the pyramids of egypt were built by intervening extraterrestrials, who used the power plants of their flying saucers to hoist such tonnage into place. spaceships of vast proportions may have brought extraterrestrial colonists to various parts of earth and may also have supplied the heavy lift power for erecting great stone works before returning to the home planet. the earliest civilization of which c

ill flash back to some kind of ufo image or ufo entity. 4. strange compulsions. sprinkle told of one man who for seven years felt compelled to dig a well at a particular spot. under hypnosis he revealed that a ufo being had told him they would contact him if he dug a well. 5. a sudden interest in ufos. the abductee may suddenly give evidence of a compulsion to read about ufos, ancient history, or pyramids and crystals, without knowing why. in 1976 carl higdon, a 41-year-old wyoming oil-field worker, claimed to have been kidnapped by alien beings while he was hunting elk in a remote wilderness area. higdon said that he was lifted aboard a spacecraft and taken millions of miles to another planet where he saw other earthlings living with alien beings. it was higdon s impression that the alien

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tanding stones of brittany, the bighorn medicine wheel in wyoming, and the monuments of easter island. all of these places were ostensibly significant to an ancient society or religion, but many were long abandoned by the time they became known to today fs world and their significance remains unexplained. the most well-known megalithic structures are stonehenge in great britain and the complex of pyramids and the great sphinx in egypt. like many such ancient places, those sites have been examined and speculated upon for centuries, yet they still continue to conceal secrets and occasionally yield surprising information that forces new historical interpretations of past societies. there are other places that have become mysterious sites because of unusual occurrences. the claimed miraculous

ilders of solomon fs temple created the rites still practiced in modern lodges, with the various degrees of initiation and their secret symbols and handshakes. while the free and accepted order of freemasons is the oldest fraternity in the world, it doesn ft really extend back to the stone masons working on solomon fs temple. nor does it date even farther back to those who labored on the egyptian pyramids, as some masons have claimed. freemasonry did evolve from the guilds of the stonemasons who traveled from city to city in europe of the fourteenth century looking for work on the great cathedrals being constructed at that time. the secret passwords and handshakes were unique ways by which a newcomer to a city might prove that he really was a true member of the guild. while there are refer

in wyoming, the monoliths of zimbabwe, and the monuments of easter island. all of these places were ostensibly significant to an ancient society or religion, but many were long abandoned by the time they became known to the larger world, and the meaning of the megaliths remains unexplained. the most popularly known megalithic structures are probably stonehenge in great britain and the complex of pyramids and the great sphinx in egypt. like many ancient megalithic structures, those sites have been examined, written about, mythologized, and speculated upon for centuries, yet they still continue to conceal old secrets and occasionally yield surprising information that forces new historical interpretations of past societies. rising up on a plateau called giza, 10 miles west of present-day cai

cted into an astonishingly precise structure. academic debates are ongoing concerning what surveying methods and equipment were used to ensure that the landscape was level and that measurements were accurate. many researchers argue about the number of workers needed for such an undertaking and wonder how such an army of laborers could be mobilized, housed, and fed. other mysteries surrounding the pyramids are the contentions that the structures are situated at cardinal points on the compass, and their numerous astronomical uses show knowledge of mathematics in advance of other civilizations. in addition, the body of the pharaoh khufu (cheops) for whom the tomb was built, and precious objects that usually surround the bodies of royalty in egyptian tombs, have never been found. in fact, all

the contentions that the structures are situated at cardinal points on the compass, and their numerous astronomical uses show knowledge of mathematics in advance of other civilizations. in addition, the body of the pharaoh khufu (cheops) for whom the tomb was built, and precious objects that usually surround the bodies of royalty in egyptian tombs, have never been found. in fact, all three of the pyramids at giza were allegedly erected as tombs, yet not a single body has been found in any of them. other places have become mysterious sites because things have happened there that are impossible to document fully, yet physical evidence remains that promotes further speculation. the claimed miraculous healings at lourdes, the accounts of spiritual illumination at jerusalem and mecca, and the s

THE MAGICIAN S KABBALAH

of manifestation, and hence binah is shaping reality always now, as the source of archetypes. binah is the indivisible template of all things, and hence is the source of all forms, of which names are a symbolic key, and thus it is no surprise that the sephirah is accorded many titles, amongst them the ultimate mother, the primal ocean of birth, the queen of heaven, the bitter sea, and the city of pyramids. binah is spelt in hebrew beth-yod-nun-heh (bynh, and is translated as "understanding. the word begins with beth, which is taken to be the "archetype of all containers, appropriate to the position of binah as head of the passive pillar of form. the letters of binah signify the process as follows: beth: the universal will is contained yod: and creates the principles of existence nun: passi

moon- venus, aphrodite, nike tamas: darkness; crone (third quarter- kalli, lilith other forms of the feminine associated with binah range from the shekinah, the "indwelling presence of god (also associated with malkuth as the unwedded soul, to babalon, the great whore or scarlet woman, deified by crowley in his elaborate symbology as the lady babalon, nursing the babe of the abyss in the city of pyramids under the night of pan. the catholic "litany of the blessed virgin" lists titles which could be transposed onto the tree of life with appropriate relevance, such as: mary i.e, exalted, also "bitterness of the sea "myrrh of the sea, or "lady/mistress of the sea" mother of christ binah connecting to tiphareth mother of divine grace binah connecting to chesed mother inviolate etc binah above

THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES

people and doomed forever to senseless maneuvers in the night skies? there are archaeological sites in the mississippi valley which have been dated to 8,000 years ago. long before the indians are supposed to have arrived. some of the indian mounds (there are hundreds of them scattered throughout north america) are laid out and constructed with the same kind of mathematical precision found in the pyramids of egypt. while it is known that the indians were still adding to some of the mounds in the south when the europeans first arrived, other mounds seem to be considerably older. some are built in the form of elephants. what did the builders use for a model? others are in the shape of sea serpents. these forms can only be seen from the air. to plan and build such mountains of shaped earth re

cates of this idea, so sober scientists naturally turned away from it for a theory that is almost impossible to support. this was the notion that many inventions and ideas simply occurred simultaneously to widespread, isolated cultures. the flying saucer entities have allegedly contacted many people in almost every country and have immodestly claimed credit for everything from the building of the pyramids to the sinking of atlantis. erich von daniken, a swiss author, has popularized the concept that members of an extraterrestrial civilization did contact early earthlings, basing his theories on expansive misinterpretations and in several instances, deliberate misrepresentations of archaeological curiosities. von daniken seems to be totally ignorant of the work of european scholars such as

l communication with zandark, who identified himself as "a member of the united cosmic council; a commander in chief in charge of directing technical transmissions via mental telepathy or the combination of mediumistic telepathy under the direction of the confederation of cosmic space beings" zandark delivered the usual "we come to bring peace" message, claimed credit for building the sphinx, the pyramids "and other structural phenomenas" and complained that contactees were not being taken seriously enough, but were being "branded fools, fanatics, and personal publicity seekers" we were advised to shape up. bach of zandark's communications began with the salutation "adonai vassu" when the sitters at the atlanta seances asked for a translation they were told it meant "peace be with you, and

THE NECRONOMICON SIMON VERSION

the gods. and even now i can hear the wolves howling in the mountains as they did that fateful night, and they are calling my name, and the names of others. i fear for my flesh, but i fear for my spirit more. remember, always, in every empty moment, to call upon the gods not to forget thee, for they are forgetful and very far away. light thy fires high in the hills, and on the tops of temples and pyramids, that they may see and remember. remember always to copy each of the formulae as i have put it down, and not to change it by one line or dot, not so much as a hair's breadth, lest it be rendered valueless, or worse: a broken star is the gate of ganzir, the gate of death, the gate of the shadows and the shells. recite the incantations as they are written here, in the manner this prescribed

THE STAR IN THE WEST BY CAPTAIN FULLER A CRITICAL ESSAY ON THE WORKS OF ALEISTER CROWLEY

the knowledge of good and of evil, singing old songs and new, flinging shrill notes of satire to this tumultuous world, as some stormy petrel shrilly crying to the storm; or sweet notes of love, soft as the whispering wings of a butterfly. here are the jewels of heaven, of havilah, and of eden, with not a little of the fire of hell, the flames of gehenna, and the darkness of duat. if we look for pyramids and colossi disappointment will be our lot; we cannot hold, as hanuman of ind, a mountain in one hand and a forest in the other, neither can we gaze on a celestial meru or olympus; but as we look, and here it is only the searcher who is rewarded, we find a little jewel, then another, and still another, till, as we grasp them, their very light is caught by their unfound fellows, and our pa

THE BOOK OF GATES

one of the chief authorities for the text of that remarkable book; but before any attempt is made to describe the arrangement of the scenes and the inscriptions which accompany them, it will be well to recall the principal facts connected with its discovery by giovanni battista belzoni, who has fortunately placed them on record in his narrative of the operations and recent discoveries within the pyramids, temples, tombs and excavations in egypt and nubia, london, 1820, p. 233 ff. in october, 1815, belzoni began to excavate in the biban-al-muluk, i.e, the valley of the tombs of the kings, on the western bank of the nile at thebes, and in the p. 44 bed of a watercourse he found a spot where the ground bore traces of having been "moved" on the 19th of the month his workmen made a way through

THE SECRET RITUALS OF THE OTO

affectioning (sic) the human race. and if not so powerful as, they are less dangerous than, the planetary spirits; for these are more boisterous, and by distraction stars are easily perturbed and afflicted. call them therefore by the keys of enoch as is written in the book ye know of; and let there be after the calls an evocation by the wand; and let the marrow of the wand be preserved within the pyramids of the letters that make up the name of the spirit. now unless ye be well skilled in art magick, ye will not dare call forth the three great gods of the whole tablet, or the king serpent thereof, or the six seigneurs majestical, or even the gods of the calvary crosses in the lesser angles. but the cherubic rulers, yea verily and amen, these are your mates; and ye may yet more safely summo

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o perform their human sacrifices upon in the belief that the blood-force liberated there would reflux down to their cultural works. they did not understand that this force was of the darkness, and it ultimately destroyed them; for when the spanish conquistadors came, the native cultures had no will to resist. the truncated stone cones used by the egyptians for altars are miniature versions of the pyramids of the aztecs and mayans. since the dawn of history works of magic have been performed on high places. altars and sacred groves can still be found on some hills in europe, and churches were often constructed on the elevated sites of older temples. mountains were revered as homes of the gods. those seeking illumination climbed to the tops of peaks. the dead were buried under raised mounds

e it may be integrated with earthly systems. it does not affect the relative order of the signs or the colors. considering the first sign, aries, as the most strongly red and placing it on the color wheel in the red panel, blue will fall on leo and yellow on sagittarius: twelve zodiacal signs the entire system of colors can be displayed through a single three-dimen- sional symbol composed of four pyramids, each made up of four equilateral trian- gles. the resulting model has twelve facets. one facet is assigned to each color. white, mercury, and elemental spirit are not visible in the model because they are at its center and so concealed from sight. black and earth exist beyond the limits of the model. closely study the following illustration, an exploded view of the grand symbol of colors

WALLIS BUDGE E A LEGENDS OF THE EGYPTIAN GODS

a wall which entereth into the region of the men of kens[fn#183] on the south. huge mountains [filled with] masses of stone are round about its domain on the east side, and shut it in. thither come the quarrymen with things (tools) of every kind [when] they "seek to build a house for any god in the land of the south, or in the land of the north, or [shrines] as abodes for sacred animals, or royal pyramids, and statues of all kinds. they stand up in front of the house of the god and in the sanctuary chamber, and their sweet smelling offerings are presented before the face of the god khnemu during his circuit, even as [when they bring "garden herbs and flowers of every kind. the fore parts thereof are in abu (elephantine, and the hind parts are in the city of sunt.[fn#184] one portion thereo

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hension. we want our students to comprehend each arcanum and thereafter develop it within themselves. first, we want our disciples to discover each arcanum firstly within themselves, then within all of nature. the arcanum xviii is light and darkness, white magic and black magic. on the eighteenth card appears a dog and a wolf barking/howling at the moon. we can also see, in that illustration, two pyramids, one is white and the other is black. in that arcanum the symbol of the crab [scorpion] isn t missing. in the arcanum xviii, the number nine is found twice, 9 plus 9 equals 18. in this arcanum, the ninth sphere is repeated twice. we already know that the number one is positive and that the number two is negative. so, if we repeat the ninth sphere for the first time and for the second time

WESTERN MANDALAS OF TRANSFORMATION SR AL

l, or aesthetic forms which somehow break through our world. to the scientist, mathematics is the discipline which is most closely tied to nature itself. this may seem strange to the outsider.one to whom math is a bizarre world of numbers and strange symbols.but the idea dates as far back as the ancient egyptians, who used their understanding of correct proportion of number and ratio to build the pyramids. they could have influenced the ancient greeks; plato makes reference in his laws to their sacred canon which served to help preserve their civilization over centuries. certainly we know that the greek philosophers perceived numbers and geometry as the ordering principles of the universe. the famous words of pythagoras echo even today "number is the measure of all things" later galileo wa

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