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heathenism, and not to be disregarded. the matter seems to me to stand thus^ from egypt, through the alexandrians, the week of seven days (e^so/ia, which in western asia was very ancient, came into vogue among the romans, but the planetary nomenclature of the days of the week apparently not till later. under julius caesar occurs the earliest mention of 'dies saturni' in connection with the jewish sabbath, tibuu. 1, 3, 18. then tjxiov rjfiepa in justin mart, apolog. 1, 67 'epfiov and a^posctr^ rjfiepa in clem. alex, strom. 7, 12. the institution fully carried out, not long before dio cassius 37, 18, about the close 1 our mhg. poets impart no such information; they only trouble tlieir heads about saracen gods, among whom it is true jupiter and apollo make their appearance too. in rol. 97, 7

t probability, mercurius as wuotan, jiqnte- as donar, and 3iars as ziu. the gods of the days of the week translated into german are an experiment on tacitus's' interpretatio eomana^ e.g. in kussian: 1, voskresenie, resurrection (but o.sl. ne-delia, nocloing. 2, po-nedel'nik, day after-no-work. 3, vtdrnik, second day. 4, sereda, middle. 6, chetverg, fourth day. 6, piatnitsa, fifth day. 7, subbota, sabbath. trans^ it is striking, that in 0. bohem. glossaries (hanka 54. 165) mercury, venus and saturn are quoted in the order of their days of the week; and that any slav deities that have been identified with latin ones are almost sure to be of the number of those that preside over the week. and whilst of the slav gods, svatovit answers to mars (ziu, eadigast to mercury (wuotan, perun to jupiter

ce scctercsbijrig, quite on a par with woduesbyrig; further, the plant gallicrus, our hahnenfuss, engl, crowfoot, was in as. sdtorld(te saturni taedium as it were(-loathing, on. leisi, ohg. leidi^ i call to mind, that even the ancient franks spoke of saturnus (p. 88) as a heathen god, and of saturni dolium, though that may have referred to the mere planetary god (see suppl. the last name for the' sabbath' brings us to the on, laugar- 1 in the as. are preserved various dialogues between saturn and solomon, similar to those between solomon and marculf in continental germany, but more anticiue and, apart from their cliristian setting or dressing up, not unlike the questions and discourses carried on in the edda between oi^'inn and vafl'rusnir, between vingj'orr and alviss, between har and gan

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y examined both the one and the other. and he asked me if i had any money, i answered unto him yes. he said unto me that he required ten golden florins, which he must himself, according to the order which the lord had given unto him, distribute by way of alms among seventy-two poor persons, who were obliged to repeat certain psalms;15 and having kept the feast of saturday, which is the day of the sabbath, he set out to go to arachi, because it was requisite that he should himself distribute the money. and he ordered me to fast for three days, that is to say, the wednesday, thursday, and friday following; contenting myself with only a single repast in the day, wherein was to be neither blood nor dead things;16 also he commanded me to make this commencement with exactness, and not to fail in

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lord, ye will obtain all grace. and if ye demand a thing which is unjust, it will be refused unto you, and ye will never obtain it. the sacred magic 50 the fifth chapter. that in this operation it is not necessary to regard the time, nor the day, nor the hours. here be no other days (to be observed) than those which god hath ordained unto our fathers, viz, all saturdays, which be the days of the sabbath; passover; and the of tabernacles; of which the former is the fifteenth day of the first of our months, and the latter (beginneth on) the fifteenth day of the seventh month.17 now for this operation, any person of whatever law18 he may be, provided that he confesseth that there is one god,19 may observe these feasts. however, the true time of commencing this operation is the first day afte

nt, and you shall perform your ordinary morning prayer;30 but you should not accustom yourself to be slothful, it being always better to pray unto god at an early hour. concerning clothing and family. your dress should be clean but moderate, and according to custom. flee all vanity. you shall have two dresses, in order that you may be able to change them; and you shall change them the eve of each sabbath, wearing the one one week, and the other the next brushing and perfuming them always beforehand. as for that which regardeth the family, the fewer in number, the better; also act so that the servants may be modest and tranquil. all these pieces of advice be principal points which it is well to observe. as for the rest, you have the sacred magic 56 only to keep before your eyes the tables o

mbly entreating the lord god that he would deign to command his holy angels to lead you in the true way, and wisdom, and knowledge, by studying the which assiduously in the sacred writings there will arise more and more (wisdom) in your heart. the use of the rights of marriage is permitted, but should scarcely if at all be made use of (during this period. you shall also wash your whole body every sabbath eve. as to what regardeth commerce and manner of living, i have already given unto you sufficient instruction. only it is absolutely necessary to retire from the world and seek retreat; and ye shall lengthen your prayers to the utmost of your ability. as for eating, drinking and clothing, ye shall govern yourselves in exactly the same manner as in the two first moons; except that ye shall

ommerce and manner of living, i have already given unto you sufficient instruction. only it is absolutely necessary to retire from the world and seek retreat; and ye shall lengthen your prayers to the utmost of your ability. as for eating, drinking and clothing, ye shall govern yourselves in exactly the same manner as in the two first moons; except that ye shall fast (the qabalistical fast) every sabbath eve. note well: the sabbath is for the jews, who are accustomed to observe the same every saturday, but for christians the sabbath is the sunday, and they31 ought to consider the saturday as its eve. 7 the sacred magic 58 the ninth chapter. concerning the two last moons which must be thus commenced. orning and noon ye shall wash your hands and your face on entering the oratory;32 and first

ne, except works of charity towards his neighbour. you shall shun all society except that of your wife and of your servants. ye shall employ the greatest part of your time in speaking of the law of god, and in reading such works as treat wisely thereof; so that your eyes may be opened unto that which from past time even unto the present ye have not as yet seen, nor thought of, nor believed. every sabbath eve shall ye fast, and wash your whole body, and change your garment. furthermore, ye shall have a vest and tunic of linen, which ye shall put on every time that ye enter into the oratory, before ye commence to put the perfume in the censer, as i shall tell ye more fully hereafter also ye shall have a basket or other convenient vessel of copper filled with charcoal to put inside the censer

lign aloes a quarter of a part; and not being able to get this wood you shall take that of cedar, or of rose, or of citron, or any other odoriferous wood. you shall reduce all these ingredients into a very fine powder, mix them well together and keep the same in a box or other convenient vessel. as you will consume a great deal of this perfume, it will be advisable to mix enough on the eve of the sabbath to last the whole week. you shall also have a wand of almond-tree wood, smooth and straight, of the length of about from half an ell to six feet50 and ye shall keep the aforesaid things in good order in the cupboard51 of the altar, ready for use in the proper time and place. here followeth the manner of ordering oneself and of operating. the sacred magic 62 the twelfth chapter. how one sho

as regardeth yourself personally, you shall do no servile work during the seven days, neither shall you make any convocation of the spirits in general, nor of the familiars; and afterwards, when the seven days be passed, you shall commence to exercise your power, as shall be hereafter said (1) take heed before all things to perform no magical operation soever, or invocations of the spirits on the sabbath day, during the whole period of your life, seeing that that day is consecrated unto god, and is the day on which you should repose and sanctify yourself, and you should solemnise it by prayers (2) keep yourself as you would from the eternal fire, from manifesting unto any living being that which your guardian angel shall have confided unto you; excepting unto him who hath given unto you th

you will work all the better, for it should suffice you for them to say and do what you wish (22) all prayers, orations, invocations, and conjurations, and in fact everything you have to say, should be pronounced aloud and clearly, without however shouting like a madman,109 but speaking clearly and naturally, and pronouncing distinctly (23) during the six moons, you shall sweep the oratory every sabbath eve, and keep it strictly clean, for it is a place dedicated unto the holy and pure angels (24) take heed that you commence no operation at night if it be important, unless the need be very pressing (25) your only object during your whole life should be to shun as far as possible an ill-regulated life, and especially the vices of debauchery, gluttony, and drunkenness.110 (26) having comple

d serve you for this operation, or else that of his prince. and without touching or moving the lamen, copy at once the symbol just as it appeareth, and leave the plate of metal upon the altar until the even; at the which time, after having made your ordinary orison, and returned your thanks, you shall put it away in a piece of clean silk. the most convenient day for procuring these symbols is the sabbath; because by such an operation, we do not in any way violate (its sanctity, neither do we injure the same at all. also we can prepare all things necessary the day before. but if the angel should not appear, and should not in any way manifest unto you the symbol, then may you be certain that the pretended operation, although it may appear good in your eyes, is not so considered by god and by

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d malkuth in the tenth emanation. it will be noticed that this cosmogony is very complete; the manifestation even of god does not appear until tiphareth; and the universe itself not until malkuth. the chapter many therefore be considered as the most complete treatise on existence ever written. note (2) the unbroken, absorbing all, is called darkness [11] 1 kappa-epsilon-phi-alpha-lambda alpha the sabbath of the goat o! the heart of n.o.x. the night of pan. pi-alpha-nu: duality: energy: death. death: begetting: the supporters of o! to beget is to die; to die is to beget. cast the seed into the field of night. book of lies get any book for free on: www.abika.com 11 life and death are two names of a. kill thyself. neither of these alone is enough [12] commentary( alpha) the shape of the figur

-alpha-nu: duality: energy: death. death: begetting: the supporters of o! to beget is to die; to die is to beget. cast the seed into the field of night. book of lies get any book for free on: www.abika.com 11 life and death are two names of a. kill thyself. neither of these alone is enough [12] commentary( alpha) the shape of the figure i suggests the phallus; this chapter is therefore called the sabbath of the goat, the witches' sabbath, in which the phallus is adored. the chapter begins with a repetition of o! referred to in the previous chapter. it is explained that this triad lives in night, the night of pan, which is mystically called n.o.x, and this o is identified with the o in this word. n is the tarot symbol, death; and the x or cross is the sign of the phallus. for a fuller comme

section is shown that there is no return for one that has started on this path. the word out is then analysed, and treated as a noun. besides the explanation in the note, o is the yoni; t, the lingam; and u, the hierophant; the 5th card of the tarot, the pentagram. it is thus practically identical with iao. the rest of the chapter is clear, for the note. notes (12) o= character "the devil of the sabbath. u= 8, the hierophant or redeemer. t= strength, the lion (13) t, manhood, the sign of the cross or phallus. ut, the holy guardian angel; ut, the first syllable of udgita, see the upanishads. o, nothing or nuit. book of lies get any book for free on: www.abika.com 55 [57] 24 kappa-epsilon-phi-alpha-lambda-eta kappa-delta the hawk and the blindworm this book would translate beyond-reason int

. this chapter should be read in connection with "the soldier and the hunchback" of which it is in some sort an epitome. its meaning is sufficiently clear, but in paragraphs 6 and 7 it will be noticed that the identification of the soldier with the hunchback has reached such a pitch that the symbols are interchanged, enthusiasm being represented as the sinuous snake, scepticism as the goat of the sabbath. in other words, a state is reached in which destruction is as much joy as creation (compare chapter 46) beyond that is a still deeper state of mind, which is that. book of lies get any book for free on: www.abika.com 109 [113] 52 kappa-epsilon-phi-alpha-lambda-eta nu-beta the bull-baiting fourscore and eleven books wrote i; in each did i expound the great work fully, from the beginning ev

interlocked word. we assume that the reader has thoroughly studied that word in liber d, etc. the sigil of cancer links up this symbolism with the number of the chapter. the remaining paragraphs continue the gallic symbolism. book of lies get any book for free on: www.abika.com 146 [149] 70 kappa-epsilon-phi-alpha-lambda-eta omicron broomstick-babblings frater perdurabo is of the sanhedrim of the sabbath, say men; he is the old goat himself, say women. therefore do all adore him; the more they detest him the more do they adore him. ay! let us offer the obscene kiss! let us seek the mystery of the gnarled oak, and of the glacier torrent! to him let us offer our babes! around him let us dance in the mad moonlight! but frater perdurabo is nothing but an eye; what eye none knoweth. skip, witch

d him let us dance in the mad moonlight! but frater perdurabo is nothing but an eye; what eye none knoweth. skip, witches! hop, toads! take your pleasure- for the play of the universe is the pleasure of frater perdurabo. book of lies get any book for free on: www.abika.com 147 [150] commentary( omicron) 70 is the number of the letter ain, the devil in the tarot. the chapter refers to the witches' sabbath, the description of which in payne knight should be carefully read before studying this chapter. all the allusions will then be obvious, save those which we proceed to not. sanhedrim, a body of 70 men. an eye. eye in hebrew is oin, 70. the "gnarled oak" and the "glacier torrent" refer to the confessions made by many witches. i paragraph 7 is seen the meaning of the chapter; the obscene and

ailah, to whom this chapter is wholly devoted. the first section of the title is an analysis of 77 considered as a mystic number. 7, the septenary; 11, the magical number; 77, the manifestation, therefore, of the septenary. through matter, because 77 is written in hebrew ayin zayin (oz, and he-goat, the symbol of matter, capricornus, the devil of the tarot; which is the picture of the goat of the sabbath upon an altar, worshipped by two other devils, male and female. as will be seen from the photogravure inserted opposite this chapter, laylah is herself not devoid of "devil, but, as she habitually remarks, on being addressed in terms implying this fact "it's nice to be a devil when you're one like me" the text need no comment, but it will be noticed that it is much shorter that the title

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s personal researches in the qabalah, and thus make it his own peculiar property. the spelling here suggested implies that he who utters the word affirms his allegiance to the symbols 93 and 6; that he is a warrior in the army of will and of the sun. 93 is also the number of aiwaz and 6 of the beast> is a name of ayin, the eye, and the devil our lord, and the goat of mendes. he is the lord of the sabbath of the adepts, and is satan, therefore also the sun, whose number of magick is 666, the seal of his servant the beast. but again sa is 61, ain, the naught of nuith; ba means go, for hadit; and f is their son the sun who is ra-hoor-khuit. so then let the adept set his sigil upon all the words he hath writ in the book of the works of his will. 290 and let him then end all, saying, such are t

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l of the holy tkrp pillar; prince; buttocks; noise t# melakim, kings: the angelic choir of tiphareth *myklm softness *kr 701 woman, wife (deut. 22:30) t) and lo! three men (gn. 18:2. equal to: l)prw l)yrbg l)kym wl, gthese be michael, gabriel and raphael h) h#l# hnhw a falling of the face (i.e. in displeasure) myp) tlypn where; pain; heliopolis (cf. 57 *n) angels, messengers *myk)lm long *kr) 702 sabbath: day of rest tb# carbuncle tqrb the son: assiah fs gsecret nature h (see s.d. 1:38-39 *nb a stranger; balaam *m(lb delights (fire& water *mydmxm to kneel; bless; knee, lap *krb to be mixed, mingled *kbr 703 a border, rim; a band, fillet trgsm secret foundations twdwsy yzr a stone, rock *nb) garden *ng running waters (ct. 4:15 *mylzwn 704 a basin, bowl, vessel (ex. 24:6 *ng) to judge, rule

t among the ancient *nybsd )bs 840 pearl: a title of malkuth *nynp 841 praises, psalms twlht face, countenance *nypn) 842 aralim, mighty ones: the angelic choir of binah *myl)r) spirit of lives *myyx xwr 843 that goes on foot *mylgr 844 intellectual virtues mylk#h twxkh 845 flowing oil (p#h nm# neptune (referred to kether *nw+pn 846 high, lofty *mwrm 847 most high god *nwyl( l) 849 the end of the sabbath (i.e. saturday evening) tb# y)cwm 850 violet (blue/purple; perfection tlkt my perfect one( gnot h read. ct. 5:2. see 857& i.z.q. 713) ytmt archetypal *nwmdq mary, mother of jesus *myrm to rule *k#ym 851 souls (i.r.q. 1052 et seq) nwhtm#n he was angry *pn) torrents of water (lit. gchannels of water h *mym yqyp) 852 gconcealed gold h: plaited with gold: netzach and hod receiving influence fr

ures of the north nwpc twrcw) palace of the holy of holies (referred to the supernals) my#dq #wdq lkyh the world of briah (creation; referred to binah *h)yrbh mlw( 930 mocker *cl a record (ch *nwrkd archangel of malkuth *nwpldns perfect, whole *ml# ligure; jacinth; opal *m#l 932 the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (rw bw+ t(dh c( lambs, sheep *my#bk 933 the covenant of nakedness, or of the sabbath, or of the rainbow rw(mh tyrb of a memorial (see 964 *nwrkz god of the hebrews *myrb(h yhl) 934 a most piercing light )twnydrqd )nycwb 935 the cause of causes twbsh tbs delights (see eccl. 2:8& i.r.q. 79) twgwn(t 936 peace (refers to kether *mwl# 937 a piece of the host (unleavened bread *nmwqyp) 938 to withdraw, rescue, deliver; to equip for war *clx in peace *mwl#b 940 chaff *cm difficul

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ver, whatever he may be- is he for whom we all so long had waited. as i fix my eyes upon it, i become aware that its blackness against the light of the star is only relative; and as i gain confidence in my sight, that darkness goes. the figure is a prism of pure crystal- it is the distortion and interference with the light it transmits which caused those phantoms of terror to dance their witches' sabbath on the moving miasma. and now i am drawn swiftly up by some invisible force; sucked by some vortex towards the hill and now i face him as he stands above me. homo his head is slightly bowed as if he brooded some delight. he wears a helm of ruddy gold, radiant with the light of the star. in the midst of his brows is a black diamond in a circlet of ruby and emerald, set in pure mother-of-pea

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ed of light was not surpassed by him. curious survivals of these laws are found in the jewish transcript of the egyptian code, which they, being a slave race, interpreted in the reverse manner "thou shalt not make any graven image" every male child on attaining manhood, had a graven image given him to worship, a miracle-working image, whose principle exploits he would tattoo upon it "remember the sabbath day and keep it holy" the atlantean kept one day in seven for all purposes unconnected with his principle task "thou shalt not commit adultery" though the atlanteans married, intercourse with the wife was the only act forbidden "honour thy father and thy mother" on the contrary, they worshipped their children, as if to say "this is the god whom i have made in my own likeness" similarly, th

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reads by equilibrium and self-sacrifice, the gate! thus useful. also 74= 37 2. so we see 37 1= 37, man s crown, jechidah, the highest soul in termino. 37 2= 74, the balance, 2 being the symbol in vi. 37 3= 111, aleph, etc, 3 being the mother, the nurse of the soul. 37 4= 148, the balances, and so on. i have not yet worked out all the numbers of this important scale. 77. zu, the goat, scil. of the sabbath of the adepts. the baphomet of the templars, the idol set up to defy and overthrow the false god though it is understood that he himself is false, not an end, but a means. note the 77= 7 11, magical power in perfection. 78. most venerable because alzm is shown as the influence descending from on high, whose key is the tarot: and we possess the tarot. the proper number of the name of the me

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med of the circumstances] 34 the wizard way 35 the wizard way velvet soft the night-star glowed over the untrodden road, through the giant glades of yew where its ray fell light as dew lighting up the shimmering veil maiden pure and aery frail that the spiders wove to hide blushes of the sylvan bride earth, that trembled with delight at the male caress of night. velvet soft the wizard trod to the sabbath of his god. with his naked feet he made starry blossoms in the glade, softly, softly, as he went to the sombre sacrament, stealthy stepping to the tryst in his gown of amethyst. earlier yet his soul had come to the hill of martyrdom, 37 where the charred and crook d stake like a black envenomed snake by the hangman's hands is thrust through the wet and writhing dust, never black and never

" thus is the name of god belched forth in beer and bestial blasphemy. who would not rather be a st. besarion who spent forty days and nights in a thorn-bush, or a st. francis picking lice from his sheepskin and praising god for the honour and glory of wearing such celestial pearls in his habit, than become a smug, well-oiled evangelical christian genteel-man, walking to church to dear jesus on a sabbath morning, with prayer-book, bible, and umbrella, and a three- penny-bit in his glove? 173 the spendthrift "arcadia, night, a cloud, pan, and the moon" what words to conjure with, what five shouts to slay the five senses, and set a leaping flame of emerald and silver dancing about us as we yell them forth under the oaks and over the rocks and myrtle of the hill-side "bruised to the breast of

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tributions and to return such as "are unacceptable if stamps are enclosed" for the purpose" the equinox the official organ of the a. a. the review of scientific illuminism an. vii vol. i. no. v. sun in aries march mcmxi o.s "the method of science--the aim of religion" contents page editorial 1 liber hhh 5 the blind prophet. by aleister crowley 15 the training of the mind. by ananda metteya 28 the sabbath. by ethel ramsay 60 the temple of solomon the king 65 a nocturne. by victor b. neuburg 121 the vixen. by francis bendick 125 the pilgrim. by aleister crowley 130 my crapulous contemporaries, no. iv- wisdom while you waite. by aleister crowley 133 x-rays on ex-probationers. by perdurabo 142 the vampire. by ethel archer 143 the big stick 144 correspondence 158 "special supplement" liber cccc

er's footsteps, and carry into effect his rule for the purification of the mind. only by this way, and by constantly bearing in mind and living up to his final utterance "athakho, bhikkhave, amentayami vo; vayadhmama sankhara, appamadena sampadetha "lo! now, oh brothers, i exhort ye! decay is inherent in all the tendencies, therefore deliver ye yourselves by earnest effort" ananda metteya. 59 the sabbath""to a. e. w" occult, forbidden lights move in the royal rites. diaphanous, they dance above the souls in trance that have attained to their untold inheritance. above the mystic masque, like plumes upon a casque, they wave their purple and red above each haggard head. thy are like gems snake-rooted, basilisks' bed. here were the tables set for baal and baphomet: her was the altar drest with

ripped on the armed talismans of that moon-vaulted crypt. then came the sombre spectre from the abyss of nectar; yea, from the icy north came the great vision forth, a giant breaking through the weary web of wrath. 61 then, in the midst, behold that blaze of burnished gold imperishable, set with adamant and jet; and by the obscene head we hailed him baphomet. hail to the master, hail! lord of the sabbath! baal! i kiss thy feet, i kiss thy knees- and this- and this- till i am lifted up to the incorporeal byss. till here alone exalted i gaze beneath the vaulted forehead, within the eyes wherein such wonder lies, the incommensurable gain, the pagan prize. we are thy moons an suns, thy loyal knights and nuns, who tread the dance around thine altar, with the sound of death-sobs echoing through

against a soul. 62 the wind blows from the south! crushed to that burning mouth, lured by that lurid law, we melt within that maw; and all he fiends loose hold, and all the gods withdraw! upon the altar-stone we are alone- alone! in vivid blackness curled with livid lightings pearled- sweat-drops upon god's brow when he creates a world! sister, the word is spoken! sister, the spell is broken. the sabbath torches flicker; the sabbath heart beats quicker; we have drained the sabbath cup of its austerest liquor. forsaken is the hall; finished the festival. my witch and i are thrown dead on the altar stone by the contemptuous god that made our soul his own. come! come! we must begone. hiss the last orison! intone the last lament! take the last sacrament, the extreme unction, saviour when the s

ll; finished the festival. my witch and i are thrown dead on the altar stone by the contemptuous god that made our soul his own. come! come! we must begone. hiss the last orison! intone the last lament! take the last sacrament, the extreme unction, saviour when the soul is spent! 63 come! hurry through the night, a trail of tortured flight! eagle and pelican become mere maid and man till the next sabbath- days each like leviathan! nay! lift the languid head! take of this wine and bread! the vision is withdrawn; the lake calls, and the lawn; our love shall walk abroad in the grey hours of dawn! ethel ramsay. 64 the temple of solomon the king a. a. publication in class b. imprimatur: n. fra a. a. chart approximated_ vi. mys- v iv. iii. ii. i. itc english of col.iv. the heavens english of col

ilibrium and self- scrifice, the gate" thus useful. also 74= 37 x 2. so we see 37 x 1= 37, man's crown, jechidah, the highest soul "in termino" 37 x 2= 74, the balance, 2 being the symbol "in vi" 37 x 3= 111, aleph, etc, 3 being the mother, the nurse of the soul. 37 x 4= 148 "the balances: and so on. i have not yet worked out all the numbers of this important scale. 77. oz, the goat "scil" of the sabbath of the adepts. the baphomet of the templars, the idol set up to defy and overthrow the false god- though it is understood that he himself is false, not an end, but a means. note the 77= 7 x 11, magical power in perfection. 114 78. most venerable because mzla is shown as the influence descending from on high, whose key is the tarot: and we possess the tarot. the proper number of the name of

fluence from the house of taurus. let use leave it at that. george raffalovich. babes of the abyss! behold form without soul! of womanhood (philosophical weininger-womanhood) ether archer is the supreme expression. she is passion rebours; l -bas in excelsis. one can imagine her writhing away from even the infamies and hysterics of canon docre; or, having won her broomstick, declining to go to the sabbath. hers is the glass fruit of murano, with its tinkling bells; hers that obscene chastity which blasphemes love and holds the candle to vice. hers is the prudery and respectability which can pass through all fires unscorched, unwarmed. hers is the soul of the real succuba, as that was before man idealised it away into a vampire of voluptuousness. miss archer (god help her) is still young; he

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r they adore him not. and now the light streameth out from the altar, splashed out by the feet of him that is above it. it is the holy twelve-fold table of oit. the voice of him that is above the altar is silence, but the echo thereof cometh back from the walls of the circus, and is speech. and this is the speech: three and four are the days of a quarter of the moon, and on the seventh day is the sabbath, but thrice four is the sabbath of the adepts whereof the form is revealed in the aethyr zid; that is the eighth of the aires. and the mysteries of the table shall not be wholly revealed, nor shall they be revealed herein. but thou shalt gather of the sweat of thy brow a pool of clear water wherein this shall be revealed. and of the oil that thou burnest in the midnight shall be gathered t

ow 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 entered the circle of the sabbath; for in thy grave-clothes shouldest thou behold the resurrection. 70 the flesh hangeth upon thee like his rags upon a beggar that is a pilgrim to the shrine of the exalted one. nevertheless, bear them bravely, and rejoice in the beauty thereof, for the company of the pilgrims is a glad company, and they have no care, and with song and dance and wine and fair 9 note that the corner letters

is mingled therein, for the wine of the cup is the blood of the saints. glory unto the scarlet woman, babalon the mother of abominations, that rideth upon the beast, for she hath spilt their blood in every corner of the earth and lo! she hath mingled it in the cup of her whoredom. with the breath of her kisses hath she fermented it, and it hath become the wine of the sacrament, the wine of the 82 sabbath; and in the holy assembly hath she poured it out for her worshippers, and they had become drunken thereon, so that face to face they beheld my father. thus are they made worthy to become partakers of the mystery of this holy vessel, for the blood is the life. so sitteth she from age to age, and the righteous are never weary of her kisses, and by her murders and fornications she seduceth th

anted to leave the triangle to obtain wherewith to cover his nakedness. the scribe refused the request, threatening the demon. after a while the latter continued) i am commanded, why i know not, by him that speaketh. were it thou, thou little fool, i would tear thee limb from limb. i would bite off thine ears and nose before i began with thee. i would take thy guts for fiddle-strings at the black sabbath. thou didst make a great fight there in the circle; thou art a goodly warrior (then did the demon laugh loudly. the scribe said: thou canst not harm one hair of my head) i will pull out every hair of thy head, every hair of thy body, every hair of thy soul, one by one (then said the scribe: thou hast no power) yea, verily i have power over thee, for thou hast taken the oath, and art bound

cause there was no injustice, but only truth. but when the balances are equal, scale matched with scale, then will chaos return. yea, as in a looking-glass, so in thy mind, that is backed with the false metal of lying, is every symbol read averse. lo! everything wherein thou hast trusted must confound thee, and that thou didst flee from was thy saviour. so therefore didst thou shriek in the black sabbath when thou didst kiss the hairy buttocks of the goat, when the gnarled god tore thee asunder, when the icy cataract of death swept thee away. shriek, therefore, shriek aloud; mingle the roar of the 139 gored lion and the moan of the torn bull, and the cry of the man that is torn by the claws of the eagle, and the scream of the eagle that is strangled by the hands of the man. mingle all thes

on, the kabbalah, the magic chain, necromancy, transmutations, black magic, bewitchments, astrology, charms and philtres, the stone of the philosophers, the universal medicine, divination, the triangle of pantacles, the conjuration of the four, the blazing pentagram. medium and mediator, the septenary of talismans, a warning to the imprudent, the ceremonial of initiates, the key of occultism, the sabbath of the sorcerers, witchcraft and spells, the writing of the stars, philtres and magnetism, the mastery of the sun, the thaumaturge, the science of the prophets, the book of hermes, etc "occult philosophy seems to have been the nurse, or godmother of all intellectual forces, the key of all divine obscurities, and the absolute queen of society in those ages when it was reserved exclusively f

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nt them. in other words, i am going to "define""the knowledge and conversation of my holy guardian angel" as equal to neroda-samapatti, the trance of nibbana. i hope i shall be able to live up to this! 11.55. have been practising asana, etc. i forgot one thing in the last entry: i had been reproaching adonai that for six days i had evoked him in vain. i got the reply,"the seventh day shall be the sabbath of the lord thy god. so mote it be!"the seventh day. 12.17. i began this great day with eight breath-cycles; was stopped by the indigestion trouble in its other form.(p.s. evidently the introduction of the cascara into my sensitive aura made its action instantaneous. my breathing passages were none too clear, either; i have evidently taken a chill. now, o, my lord adonai, thou self-glitter

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ter. and you shall prolong your prayer with the greatest possible affection, devotion and submission; humbly entreating the lord god that he would deign to command his holy angels to lead you in the true way" during this period the points to be observed are (1 "the use of the rites of marriage is permitted, but should scarcely if at all be made use of (2 "you shall also wash your whole body every sabbath eve (3 "as to what regardeth commerce and rules of living, as in the first period (4 "it is absolutely necessary during this period to retire from the world and seek retreat" 242 (5 "ye shall lengthen your prayers to the utmost of your ability (6 "as for eating, drinking, and clothing, as before."37 "third period "morning and noon ye shall wash your hands and your face on entering the orat

idday before dining and also in the evening,"38 as well as at sunrise. during this period the points to be observed are (1 "the man who is his own master shall leave all business alone, except works of charity towards his neighbour (2 "you shall shun all society except that of your wife and of your servants (3 "ye shall employ the greatest part of your time in speaking of the law of god (4 "every sabbath eve shall ye fast, and wash your whole body, and change your garment."39 if possible the whole of this operation should be performed in a place where solitude can be obtained; the best being, as abramelin writes "where there is a small wood, in the midst of which you shall make a small altar, and you shall cover the same with a hut of fine branches, so that the rain may not fall thereon an

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on, the kabbalah, the magic chain, necromancy, transmutations, black magic, bewitchments, astrology, charms and philtres, the stone of the philosophers, the universal medicine, divination, the triangle of pantacles, the conjuration of the four, the blazing pentagram, medium and mediator, the septenary of talismans, a warning to the imprudent, the ceremonial of initiates, the key of occultism, the sabbath of the sorcerers, witchcraft and spells, the writing of the stars, philtres and magnetism, the mastery of the sun, the thaumaturge, the science of the prophets, the book of hermes, etc "occult philosophy seems to have been the nurse, or godmother of all intellectual forces, the key of all divine obscurities, and the absolute queen of society in those ages when it was reserved exclusively f

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is being so, we 190 therefore find almost every master of note, from sankaracharya down to agamya paramahamsa, insisting on the maintenance to the letter of the rules of yama and niyama, that is absolute chastity in body and mind amongst their pupils.289 now p. proved that the strict letter of the law of chastity had no more to do with the ultimate success of attainment than refusing to work on a sabbath had to do with a free pass to the celestial regions, unless every act of chastity was computed and performed in a magical manner, each act becoming as it were a link in one great chain, a formula in one great operation, an operation not leading to chastity, the symbol, but beyond chastity to the essence itself- namely the atman- adonai. further he proved to his own satisfaction that, thoug

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on, the kabbalah, the magic chain, necromancy, transmutations, black magic, bewitchments, astrology, charms and philtres, the stone of the philosophers, the universal medicine, divination, the triangle of pantacles, the conjuration of the four, the blazing pentagram. medium and mediator, the septenary of talismans, a warning to the imprudent, the ceremonial of initiates, the key of occultism, the sabbath of the sorcerers, witchcraft and spells, the writing of the stars, philtres and magnetism, the mastery of the sun, the thaumaturge, the science of the prophets, the book of hermes, etc "occult philosophy seems to have been the nurse, or godmother of all intellectual forces, the key of all divine obscurities, and the absolute queen of society in those ages when it was reserved exclusively f

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on, the kabbalah, the magic chain, necromancy, transmutations, black magic, bewitchments, astrology, charms and philtres, the stone of the philosophers, the universal medicine, divination, the triangle of pantacles, the conjuration of the four, the blazing pentagram, medium and mediator, the septenary of talismans, a warning to the imprudent, the ceremonial of initiates, the key of occultism, the sabbath of the sorcerers, witchcraft and spells, the writing of the stars, philtres and magnetism, the mastery of the sun, the thaumaturge, the science of the prophets, the book of hermes, etc. book of the sacred magic (the) of abra-melin the mage, as delivered by abraham the jew unto his son lamech, a.d. 1458. translated from the original hebrew into french, and now rendered into english. from a

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e broomstick is the phallic symbol, and witchcraft has always been primarily a fertility cult; the women were originally shown as being ugly because at first they were feared, and then ridiculed. q: in all the time that witchcraft has been worked, have there been no major victories? a: certainly. when the armada was sighted in july 1588, witches allover britain passed the word calling for a grand sabbath to combine their powers. while drake was fmishing his game of bowls, witches from far and wide wererisking their lives to meet in small groups and conjure up the north-westerly gale that crippled the ships from the home of the inquisitors. more recently, when it was thought that the germans would invade england in the second world war, another grand sabbath was called. in the new forest ov

ing about one's powers diminishes them, but alex and his followers put this down to superstition. pptnbix. btmtttbts' altnbat the witches' year begins at midnight on 20 december when the cauldron is wreathed with holly, ivy and mistletoe and the ritual symbolizes the rebirth of the sun. candlemas, on i february, is devoted to mass initiations. the spring equinox on 20 march is the major fertility sabbath. beltane,or may eve sabbath, on 30 april, another fertility sabbath but not so important as the equinox. midsummer night festival, the summer solstice, is on 21 june and is a social occasion when witches from some distance band together. august eve or lammas festival begins on 31 july and is primarily concerned with making spells to ensure a good harvest of crops, stock or money. the autum

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le. and by the ferndrakes, faerie haunted, of forests wild and woods enchanted. come, o come! to the heartbeat's drum! come to us who gather below, when the broad white moon is climbing slow. through the stars to the heavens' height, we hear thy hoofs on the wind of night! as black tree branches shake and sigh, by joy and terror we know thee nigh. we speak the spell thy power unlocks, at solstice sabbath and equinox" notes l lots of published sources for this one, in several variants l michael harrison's the roots of witchcraft attempts to explain it. published sources include: doreen valiente witchcraft for tomorrow. her version continues beyond the part given here. i believe she says that she wrote everything in this book, but i'm not sure. m m grimoire of lady sheba (this is her version

th a pentagram indighted as the ritual fire is lighted; sweep ye circle, deosil, sweep out evil, sweep out ill, make the round of the ground where we do the lady's will. besom, besom, lady's broom sweep out darkness, sweep out doom rid ye lady's hallowed ground of demons, imps and hell's red hound; then set ye down on her green earth by running stream or mistress' hearth 'till called once more on sabbath night to cleans once more the dancing site. notes i understand that this chant was written by lady tamara of the wcc (however, i have no evidence for this except hearsay, and the fact that the wcc appears to use it, so i may be wrong) l there is absolutely no reason to think of it as traditional gardnerian or alexandrian. however, it's an example of the kind of thing that finds its way int

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ted (c.f. 357) 8 "occultism must win the day before the present era reaches. saturn's triple septenary of the western cycle of europe before the end of the 21st century a.d (s.d. iii. 23) 9 "one of the most powerful among the seven creating angels of the third order being saturn, the presiding genius of the planet and the god of the hebrews. namely jehovah. to whom is dedicated the seventh day or sabbath, saturday or saturn's day (s.d. iii. 115) 10 "the sign of the messiah's coming was the conjunction of jupiter and saturn in the sign pisces (s.d. iii. 152) 11 "saturn was called the dragon of life (s.d. iii. 195) 12 "saturn, shiva and jehovah are one (s.d. iii. 195) 13 "saturn is the synthesising scheme for the four planets which embody manas pure and simple and is the major resolution for

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o winged serpents and tiny dragons and connecting the ground with the air. in the later more colourful pastels, the symbol of the tree seems to be linked in some way to ancestor worship. pictures such as trees present the viewer with a dark glimpse of plant forms as personalities, as if they were posing for a group photograph. and trees can also be used by the denizens of his more witchcraftbased sabbath pictures to symbolise the accumulation and generation of astral energies. we see the wild fleshy women clutching at trees whose surfaces swarm with the swirling miasma of ancestral faces the tree trunks seemingly made up of one mass of undulating physiognomy. spare is a superb painter of personality. he was just as capable of dashing off sketches of the rough working-class characters who d

and he paints them in so many different aspects, from the strong statuesque amazons and the intensely active and nubile sorceresses that inhabit the pages of the focus of life series, through to his later portraits of film stars and starlets. he continued to depict witches in many forms from these early potent women at their craft to the later grotesques such as in the incident on the way to the sabbath series, where the limbs of the contorted hags seems to writhe in the glyphs of flesh. these are raw and primal depictions of earthly human essences. spare sought to reclaim such images for his own. he writes in earth inferno: the desertion of the universal woman, lying barren on the parapet of the subconsciousness in humanity: and humanity sinking into the pit of conventionality. hail! the

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o dare practice it. further reading: luciferian witchcraft: a grimoire of the serpent by michael w. ford book of the witch moon by michael w. ford liber hvhi: a grimoire of the qlippoth and infernal sorcery by michael w. ford liber satangelica by nathaniel j. harris (privately circulated) witcha: a book of cunning by nathaniel j. harris (mandrake of oxford 2004) ecstasies: deciphering the witches sabbath by carlo ginzburg the sufis by idries shah secret societies by idries shah the book of shadows by gerald gardner michael w. ford is the magister of the order of phosphorus, a closed order of solitary initiates and the black order of the dragon, the inner guild based around yatukivah persian and chaos sorcery. he is the author of luciferian witchcraft: which contains 12 different grimoires

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ed into bondage. he compasseth with bonds and limits all things" 42, 43, 44 "twain are the armies of god: in heaven the hosts of michael; in the abyss (the manifested world) the legions of satan. these are the unmanifest and the manifest; the free and the bound (in matter: the virginal and the fallen. and both are the ministers of the father, fulfilling the word divine" therefore- 55 "holy is the sabbath of god: blessed and sanctified is the name of the angel of havas- satan. for "the glory of satan is the shadow of the lord: god in the manifested world "the throne of satan is the footstool of adonai- that footstool being the whole kosmos (vide part ii "is pleroma satan's lair) when the church, therefore, curses satan, it curses the cosmic reflection of god; it anathematizes god made manif

ge of the sanctuary, and so had the magi of chaldea and persia, through whose exoteric revelations the persian legends were preserved and passed to posterity. thus, one finds the hebrews calling a week "seven days" and "a week of years" when each of its days represents 360 solar years, and the whole "week" is 2,520 years, in fact. they had a sabbatical week, a sabbatical year, etc, etc, and their sabbath lasted indifferently 24 hours or 24,000 years- in their secret calculations of the sods. we of the present times call an age a century. they of plato's day, the initiated writers, at any rate, meant by a millenium, not a thousand but 100,000 years; hindus, more independent than any, never concealed their chronology. thus, when saying 9,000 years, the initiates will read 900,000 years, duri

pt not their first estate but left their habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day" and this means simply that the "angels" doomed to incarnation, are in the chains of flesh and matter, under the darkness of ignorance, till the "great day" which will come as always after the seventh round, after the expiration of the "week" on the seventh sabbath, or in the post-manvantaric nirvana. how truly esoteric and consonant with the secret doctrine is "pymander the thought divine" of hermes, may be inferred from its original and primitive translations in latin and greek only. on the other hand how disfigured it has been later on by christians in europe, is seen from the remarks and unconscious confessions made by de st. marc, in his preface

re light would be invisible and incomprehensible "for the initiates" says eliphas levi "the devil is not a person but a creative force, for good as for evil" they (the initiates) represented this force, which presides at physical generation, under the mysterious form of god pan- or nature: whence the horns and hoofs of that mythical and symbolic figure, as also the christian "goat of the witches' sabbath" with regard to this too, christians have imprudently forgotten that the goat was also the victim selected for the atonement of all the sins of israel, that the scape-goat was indeed the sacrificial martyr, the symbol of the greatest mystery on earth- the fall into generation. only the jews have long forgotten the real meaning of their (to the non-initiated) ridiculous hero, selected from

them the early chinese races (the remnants of the fourth or atlantean race- based the whole of their mysteries on number 10: the higher triangle standing for the invisible and metaphysical world, the lower three and four, or the septenate, for the physical realm. it is not the jewish bible that brought number seven into prominence. hesiod used the words "the seventh is the sacred day" before the sabbath of "moses" was ever heard of. the use of number seven was never confined to any one nation. this is well testified by the seven vases in the temple of the sun, near the ruins of babion in upper egypt; the seven fires burning continually for ages before the altars of mithra; the seven holy fanes of the arabians; the seven peninsulas, the seven islands, seven seas, mountains, and rivers of i

found in the old jyotisha* and there are in it cycles of "the week of days" of the "week of months" of years, of centuries, and even of millenniums, decamillenniums, and more, or "the week of years of years* but all this can be found in the archaic doctrine. and if this common source of the chronology in every scripture, however veiled, is denied in the case of the bible, then the six days, and a sabbath, the seventh, can hardly disconnect genesis from the puranic cosmogonies. for the first "week of creation" shows the septiformity of its chronology and thus connects it with brahma's "seven creations" the able volume from the pen of mr. grattan guinness, in which he has collected on some 760 pages every proof of that septiform calculation, is good evidence. for if the bible chronology is

ry constitution of the earth and man, to the seven rounds and races, abound in the new as in the old testaments, and are as visible as the sun in the heavens to him who reads both symbolically. what do the laws in chapter xxiii, v. 15, of leviticus apply to? what is the philosophy of reason for all such hebdomadic offerings and symbolical calculations as "ye shall count. from the morrow after the sabbath. that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be completed (15 "and ye shall offer with the bread seven lambs without blemish (18, etc. etc. we shall be contradicted, no doubt, when we say that all these "wave" and "peace" offerings were in commemoration of the seven "sabbaths" of the mysteries, which sabbaths are seven pralayas, between seven manvantaras, or what w

ught the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be completed (15 "and ye shall offer with the bread seven lambs without blemish (18, etc. etc. we shall be contradicted, no doubt, when we say that all these "wave" and "peace" offerings were in commemoration of the seven "sabbaths" of the mysteries, which sabbaths are seven pralayas, between seven manvantaras, or what we call rounds- for "sabbath" is an elastic word, meaning a period of rest of whatever nature, as explained elsewhere (part ii "sections on the septenary) and if this is not sufficiently conclusive, then we may turn to the verse which follows (16, and which adds "even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days (forty-nine, 7 x 7, stages of activity, and forty-nine stages of rest, on the seven

m him on this last point" p. 186. so do the occultists; for though they claim a vast difference in the physiology and outward appearance of the five races so far evolved, still they maintain that the present human species has descended from one and the same primitive stock, evolved from the "divine men- our common ancestors and progenitors[[vol. 2, page] 748 the secret doctrine. comes the rest of sabbath, the fiftieth; after which "ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the lord" i.e, ye shall make an offering of your flesh or "coats of skin" and, divesting yourselves of your bodies, ye shall remain pure spirits. this law of offering, degraded and materialized with ages, was an institution that dated from the earliest atlanteans; it came to the hebrews via the "chaldees" who were the "wis

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puranic "creations. 450- xiv. the four elements. 460 the "gods" and the "elements. 463 the language of the elements. 464 pagan and christian worship of the elements. 467- xv. on kwan-shi-yin and kwan-yin. 470 kwan-shi-yin and phallicism. 471 the real meaning. 472- book i- part iii. science and the secret doctrine contrasted. i. reasons for these addenda. 477 occultism versus materialism. 479 the sabbath of the mystic. 481- ii. modern physicists are playing at blind man's buff. 482- iii. an lumen sit corpus nec non. 483 the hypothetical ether. 485 scientific theories of its constitution. 489- iv. is gravitation a law. 490 intelligences or blind forces. 493 the cause of attraction. 498[[vol. 1, page] xv contents. page. v. the theories of rotation science. 500 conflicting hypotheses. 502 mor

r earth. rendered in mystic language this is the explanation why malkuth, called "the inferior mother" matrona, queen, and the kingdom of the foundation, is shown as the bride of tetragrammaton or microprosopus (the 2nd logos) the heavenly man. when free from all impurity she will become united with the spiritual logos, i.e, in the 7th race of the 7th round- after the regeneration, on the day of "sabbath" for the "seventh day" has again an occult significance undreamt of by our theologians "when matronitha, the mother, is separated and brought face to face with the king, in the excellence of the sabbath, all things become one body" says verse 746, in chapter xxii. of "ha idra zuta kadisha "becomes one body" means that all is reabsorbed once more into the one element, the spirits of men bec

eparated and brought face to face with the king, in the excellence of the sabbath, all things become one body" says verse 746, in chapter xxii. of "ha idra zuta kadisha "becomes one body" means that all is reabsorbed once more into the one element, the spirits of men becoming nirvanees and the elements of everything else becoming again what they were before- protyle or undifferentiated substance "sabbath" means rest or nirvana. it is not the seventh day after six days but a period the duration of which equals that of the seven "days" or any period made up of seven parts. thus a pralaya is equal in duration to the manwantara, or a night of brahma is equal to this "day" if the christians will follow jewish customs they ought to adopt the spirit and not the dead letter thereof: i.e, to work o

after six days but a period the duration of which equals that of the seven "days" or any period made up of seven parts. thus a pralaya is equal in duration to the manwantara, or a night of brahma is equal to this "day" if the christians will follow jewish customs they ought to adopt the spirit and not the dead letter thereof: i.e, to work one week of seven days and rest seven days. that the word "sabbath" had a mystic significance is shown in the contempt shown by jesus for the sabbath day, and by what is said in luke xviii. 12. sabbath is there taken for the whole week (see greek text where the week is called sabbath "i fast twice in the sabbath) paul, an initiate, knew it well when referring to the eternal rest and felicity in heaven, as sabbath "and their happiness will be eternal, for

n by jesus for the sabbath day, and by what is said in luke xviii. 12. sabbath is there taken for the whole week (see greek text where the week is called sabbath "i fast twice in the sabbath) paul, an initiate, knew it well when referring to the eternal rest and felicity in heaven, as sabbath "and their happiness will be eternal, for they will ever be (one) with the lord and will enjoy an eternal sabbath (hebrew iv. 2[[vol. 1, page] 241 the true and the false kabala. the difference between the two systems, taking the kabala as contained in the chaldean book of numbers, not as misrepresented by its now disfigured copy, the kabala of the christian mystics--the kabala and the archaic esoteric vidya, is very small indeed, being confined to unimportant divergences of form and expression. thus e

who ruled over magic and enchantments. more than this: as the personified moon, whose phenomena are triadic, diana-hecate-luna is the three in one. for she is diva triformis, tergemina, triceps- three heads on one neck* like brahma-vishnu-siva. hence she is the prototype of our trinity, which has not always been entirely male. the number seven, so prominent in the bible, so sacred in its seventh (sabbath) day, came to the jews from antiquity, deriving its origin from the four-fold number 7 contained in the 28 days of the lunar month, each septenary portion thereof being typified by one quarter of the moon. it is worth the trouble of presenting in this work a bird's-eye view of the origin and development of the lunar myth and worship in historical antiquity, on our side of the globe. its ea

nnot, therefore, be spoken of as a "first cause" a term implying the absence of any cause, at one time[[vol. 1, page] 392 the secret doctrine. the highest, spiritual, down to the lowest or terrestrial plane; and by the jews limited to the latter. with them, therefore the number 7 has acquired the most prominent place in their exoteric religion, a cult of external forms and empty rituals; as their sabbath, for instance, the seventh day sacred to their deity, the moon, symbolical of the generative jehovah. while with other nations the number seven was typical of theogonic evolution, of cycles, cosmic planes, and the seven forces and occult powers in kosmos, as a boundless whole, whose first upper triangle was unreachable to the finite intellect of man- while other nations, therefore, busied

" as the allegory has it. aye, from ananta, the serpent of eternity which carries vishnu through the manvantara, from the original primordial sesha, whose seven heads become "one thousand heads" in the puranic fancy, down to the seven-headed akkadian serpent. this typifies the seven principles throughout nature and man; the highest or middle head being the seventh. it is not of the mosaic, jewish sabbath that philo speaks in his creation of the world, when saying that the world was completed "according to the perfect nature of number 6" for "when that reason (nous) which is holy in accordance with the number seven, has entered the soul (rather the living body, the number six is thus arrested, and all the mortal things which that number makes" and again "number 7 is the festival day of all

eation and the seventh day of rest, and the westerns adhere to the letter. in the hindu philosophy, when the active creator has produced the world of gods, the germs of all the undifferentiated elements and the rudiments of future senses (the world of noumena, in short, the universe remains unaltered for a "day of brahma" a period of 4,320,000,000 years. this is the seventh passive period or the "sabbath day" of eastern philosophy, that follows six periods of active evolution. in the satapatha brahmana "brahma (neuter, the absolute cause of all causes, radiates the gods. having radiated the gods (through its inherent nature) the work is interrupted. in the 1st book of manu it is said "at the expiration of each night (pralaya) brahma, having been asleep, awakes, and, through the sole energy

cted of a direct connection with the christian archangel michael, the "virgin combatant" of the dragon apophis, whose victim is every soul united too loosely to its immortal spirit, the angel who, as shown by the gnostics, refused to create just as the kumaras did (see book ii "the mystic dragons and their slayers. does not that patron-angel of the jews preside over saturn (siva or rudra, and the sabbath, the day of saturn? is he not shown of the same essence with his father (saturn, and called the "son of time" kronos, or kala (time, a form of brahma (vishnu and siva" and is not "old time" of the greeks, with its scythe and sand-glass, identical with the "ancient of days" of the kabalists, the latter "ancient" being one with the hindu "ancient of days" brahma (in his triune form, whose na

light- and life-giver of the spiritual and psychic realms. bacon was one of the first to strike the key-note of materialism, not only by his inductive method (renovated from ill-digested aristotle, but by the general tenor of his writings. he inverts the order of mental evolution when saying that "the first creation of god was the light of the sense; the last was the light of the reason; and his sabbath work ever since is the illumination of the spirit" it is just the reverse. the light of spirit is the eternal sabbath of the mystic or occultist, and he pays little attention to that of mere sense. that which is meant by the allegorical sentence "fiat lux" is- when esoterically rendered "let there be the 'sons of light" or the noumena of all phenomena. thus the roman catholics rightly inte

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sition from animal to human; so eve can now truly say "we are not animals" the brand on cain's forehead marks him, even in his exile, as one who has also accepted the social contract. cain runs east from the nile delta for six days, and on the seventh day he has a vision of a great city. it is tempting to suppose (straining the limits of how far a man on foot can go in six days) that cain's first sabbath vision was at mount moriah in jerusalem. but what future jerusalem did he see: the modern jerusalem, the crusader city, the city of the second temple, the city of david, the jebusite village, or did he see some heavenly jerusalem that has never existed on earth? cain only knows that he is seeing the jerusalem that abel's descendants would have made. living at the very beginning of human hi

ge would a city have to be to seem "great" to someone who grew up in a world that had only five people! so we are left to wonder whether we, the descendants of seth and cain, have done better or worse than abel's family would have done. thus the jashar manuscript gives us an account of the origins of the week. in this story, it is cain in exile (rather than god at creation) who first rests on the sabbath. cain is given the sabbath as a day of reprieve when he can transcend his lonely exile and have visions of a better world. although this story gives a less cosmological origin for the sabbath than genesis, it nonetheless adds something to the mythic purpose of the holiday. for cain did not stop merely to rest from his travels, but also to contemplate a vision of the distant future and the

reprieve when he can transcend his lonely exile and have visions of a better world. although this story gives a less cosmological origin for the sabbath than genesis, it nonetheless adds something to the mythic purpose of the holiday. for cain did not stop merely to rest from his travels, but also to contemplate a vision of the distant future and the potential of his late brother. thus the first sabbath is portrayed as a day of meditation on the past, the present, and the future. it is a day when the distinctions between actual, potential, and lost can become blurred in a higher vision. the story of cain's journeys and visions also serves the narrative function of bridging the gap between us and the first humans. no matter where we are, on any major continent, we can imagine that this ear

uture. it is a day when the distinctions between actual, potential, and lost can become blurred in a higher vision. the story of cain's journeys and visions also serves the narrative function of bridging the gap between us and the first humans. no matter where we are, on any major continent, we can imagine that this early man might have come here in his twenty-year wandering, and might have had a sabbath vision of our homes as they are today. we may speculate at how amazing such a vision of the future might have seemed to him. the whole human story is brought full circle as cain brings his vision of us into focus, even as we try to imagine him and the others who were there at the start of the human story. at this point in the story, the gap between human and animal is still narrow enough t

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ox will do that for you. remember, once you put your hand on that plate you are in contact with your target. turn on the flasher. watch the image flash on and off, while keeping your mind as clear as possible. the flashing image will automatically be transmitted to aunt myrtle and she will have an exceptionally vivid dream about whatever picture you send. the next day, when she comes over for the sabbath dinner, cunningly bring up the subject which will get her going on the dream you sent her and watch as uncle eustace becomes upset at his wife for bringing up such nonsense during the football game. now let me explain how this works. you already know that the box is locked onto the target so concentration on that is unnecessary. what goes on between the flasher and your hand is a bit more

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gical and folk religiosity was the oneiric or dream realm. peripheral areas of european folklore retain vestigial myths which relate the oneiric location of witch -meetings, fairie convocations, and the nocturnal flight of the wild hunt. merging with christian theological conceptions the background of folk belief assisted in the formation of the stereotypical witch ritual we know as 'the witches' sabbath. from an esoteric perspective it is considered that the sabbath is the astral or dream convocation of magical ritualists' souls, animal selves, and a vast array of spirits, faeries and otherworldly beings. it is considered that the true location of the sabbath is at the crossroads of waking, sleeping and mundane dreaming, that is, in the state of true dreaming- the realm in which the lady

adherence in any conventional sense. the sabbatic craft uses sorcerous teachings of a specialised gnostic character, an outer part of which combines a coded use of both luciferic and christo -pagan terms. one must be careful to interpret this; it is a test! few pass beyond it. a defining feature of the cultus is its specialised use of the mythos of the medieval and early modern european witches' sabbath as the basis and idiom for its rituals and practices. this is not simply an indwelling of the past or human contrivance, but rather a spirit-taught reification of the sabbath's potent oneiric reality in an ongoing tradition of magical practice. the whole complex of imagery that is the witches' sabbath is esoterically understood as the atemporal reality of our ritual. when perceived anew th

is not simply an indwelling of the past or human contrivance, but rather a spirit-taught reification of the sabbath's potent oneiric reality in an ongoing tradition of magical practice. the whole complex of imagery that is the witches' sabbath is esoterically understood as the atemporal reality of our ritual. when perceived anew through praxis, dream and spiritmediumship, the myriad motifs of the sabbath yield new wisdom and serve as wholly apposite cyphers for the teachings of oneiric flight, atavistic transformation, wortcunning, divination, ritualisation, dual observance, spirit-worship, and so forth. sabbatic symbology has thus been utilised to encode and narrate the teachings accumulated and still developing in our tradition. dreaming and the mutual translation of dreamt ritual and ri

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ken around the head of a young girl, in the belief that the chicken would absorb her 'sins. virgin mothers of 'saviour' figures abound throughout the ancient world and, indeed, can be found in the beliefs of the native peoples of north, south, and central america. the bible story of the garden of eden is mirrored in the much earlier sumerian story of the garden of edinnu, and even the idea of the sabbath can be found in the sumerian day of rest, the sabattu. the jewish peoples were held in captivity in babylon and, when they were freed by the persians, they took many of the babylonian stories and beliefs back to palestine. these found their way into the old testament of the bible and through that into the new testament. today's religions are the recycling of ancient beliefs and symbolic st

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r and ereshkigal, represent life and death and are both aspects of the dark goddess of chaos, tiamat. it was often said that witches of the middle ages gathered in covens of twelve women and one man, the high priest, who assumed the form of the devil and had sexual intercourse with the women. it was also said that his penis was unusually large and that his semen was cold. the truth of the witches sabbath is that all of the participants were female. the high priestess wore a large phallus strapped to her waist not to represent herself as the christian devil satan or as the pagan goat-god pan but rather as a form of the dark goddess who severs the penis of god, symbolizing both fertility and death. the dark goddess, tiamat, chooses her lovers from among men. it is for this reason that the gr

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anted to leave the triangle to obtain wherewith to cover his nakedness. the scribe refused the request, threatening the demon. after a while the latter continued) i am commanded, why i know not, by him that speaketh. were it thou, thou little fool, i would tear thee limb from limb. i would bite off thine ears and nose before i began with thee. i would take thy guts for fiddle-strings at the black sabbath. thou didst make a great fight there in the circle; thou art a goodly warrior (then did the demon laugh loudly. the scribe said: thou canst not harm one hair of my head) i will pull out every hair of thy head, every hair of thy body, every hair of thy soul, one by one (then said the scribe: thou hast no power) yea, verily i have power over thee, for thou hast taken the oath, and art bound

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this time fifty rioters had closed around me. i faced them and told them to do their work. i preferred to die a martyr to american principles rather than live a craven and coward. the fact that it was broad daylight and we were 186 true to his oath on the main street made the mob hesitate, and i reached home unharmed "the nervous strain lasting through five months was too much for me. on the next sabbath morning i was stricken with paralysis while in the pulpit. what a proof it was of the reign of terror in that region, that not a physician could be found with enough courage to come to my assistance! i speedily recovered and remained two years longer at forest city, myself and my church-members subject all the time to the boycott. the outside world can form no idea of those awful times. wh

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but from st. anselm of canterbury. sources: weyer, johannes. witches, devils, and doctors in the renaissance: johann weyer, de praestigiis. edited by george mora. binghamton, n.y: medieval and renaissance texts and studies, 1991. ansuperomin a sorcerer of the time of st. jean de lus, who, according to information supplied by pierre delamere, a councillor of henry iv, was seen several times at the sabbath mounted on a demon in the shape of a goat and playing on the flute for the witches dance. answerer (or fragarach) a magical sword belonging to the irish sea-god lir. it was brought from the celtic otherworld by lugh, the irish sun- god, and was believed that it could pierce any armor. anthony, st. a great demon of enormous stature is said to have approached anthony one day to offer his ser

seen on earth. an inhuman martyr rather than a human one, he will treat christians as souls are treated in hell. he will have a multitude of synagogue names, and he will be able to fly when he wishes. beelzebub will be his father, lucifer his grandfather. according to michaelis, exorcised demons revealed that antichrist was alive in 1613 but had not yet attained his growth. he was baptized on the sabbath of the sorcerers, before his mother, a jewess, called la belle-fleur. he was three years old in 1613. louis gaufridi is said to have baptized him, in a field near paris. an exorcised sorceress claimed to have held the little antichrist on her knees. she said that his bearing was proud and that even then he spoke many languages. but he had talons in the place of feet. his father is shown in

o sydney, when it coalesced with the older association, under the combined name of melbourne spiritualist and free-thought association. another valuable convert to the cause of spiritualism, at a time when it most needed good service, was florence williams, the daughter of the celebrated english novelist g. p. r. james. she officiated for many years at the first spiritualist meetings convened for sabbath day exercises and was an eloquent lecturer. the visits of several zealous propagandists have been alluded to in previous quotations. among the first to break ground as a public exponent of spiritualism was the rev. james martin peebles, formerly a minister of battle creek, michigan. peebles was well known in the united states as a capable writer and lecturer. he visited australia on two oc

demons et des sorciers at wiort in 1616. in its first and second books bodin demonstrated that spirits have communication with mankind, and he traced the various characteristics and forms that distinguish good spirits from evil. his topics include the methods of diabolic prophecy and communication; evocation of evil existences; of pacts with the devil; of journeys through the air to the sorcerers sabbath; of infernal ecstasies; of spells by which one may change himself into a werewolf, and of carnal communion with an incubus or succubus. the third book explains how to prevent the work of sorcerers and obviate their charms and enchantments, and the fourth divulges the manner in which sorcerers may be known. he concluded his study by refuting the work of johan weyer, or wierus, who, he asser

1st century. 1975. 6th ed. york beach, maine: samuel weiser, 1988. d abadie, jeannette (ca. 1609) self-confessed 16-year-old witch from the village of sibourre, in gascony, france. according to pierre de lancre, she once claimed to have been transported to sea by a demon, where she saw other sorcerers raising storms to sink ships. one day as she was sleeping a demon carried her off to the devil s sabbath, where she awoke to find herself in the midst of a large company. she saw that the principal demon had two faces, like the roman god janus. she did not participate in the revelry, and was transported home. on the threshold she found her amulet, which the demon had removed from her bosom before taking her away. she confessed all that had happened, renounced her practice of witchcraft, and s

t least one segment of the essene community. qumran existed from around the middle of the second century b.c.e. to the time of the jewish anti-roman revolt, 66.70 c.e. the members of the group began their day with a prayer facing the rising sun, as josephus described it, as though entreating it to rise. they ate a communal meal several times during the day and spent their evenings (and all of the sabbath) in prayer and biblical exposition. they followed the rites and festivals laid out in the jewish bible (the christian old testament. it may be that a calendar question occasioned by the adoption of a hellenized calendar in jerusalem may have led to the formation of the essenes. membership in the group was by initiation, which was predated by a year s probation. the initiation ceremony incl

be chanted or pronounced at the witch meetings. there are also included italy encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. 812 the very curious incantations or benedictions of the honey, meal, and salt, or cakes of the witch-supper, which is curiously classical, and evidently a relic of the roman mysteries. briefly, in discussing the ritual of the italian witches, leland reports that at the sabbath they take meal and salt, honey and water, and say a conjuration over these, one to the meal, one to the salt, one to cain, and one to diana, the moon goddess. they then sit down naked to supper, men and women, and after the feast is over they dance, sing, and make love in the darkness, quite in the manner of the medieval sabbath of the sorcerers. many charms are given connected with stones

. if the soul does not succeed in acquiring the experience for which it has been sent to earth, it must reinhabit the body three times so that it becomes duly purified. when all the souls in the world of the sephiroth have passed through this period of probation and returned to the bosom of en soph, the jubilee will begin. even satan will be restored to his angelic nature, and existence will be a sabbath without end. the kabala states that these esoteric doctrines are contained in the hebrew scriptures but cannot be perceived by the uninitiated; they are, however, plainly revealed to persons of spiritual mind. the kabala is sometimes regarded as occult literature, and it has been stated that the philosophical doctrines developed in its pages have been perpetuated by a secret of oral tradit

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d for conviction of those who would not confess, and the whole process of the trials. these show sufficiently that the unfortunate wretch who was once brought before the inquisitors of the holy see on the suspicion of sorcery, however slight might be the grounds of the charge, had very small chance of escaping out of their claws. the malleus contains no distinct allusion to the proceedings at the sabbath. the witches of this period differ little from those who had fallen into the hands of the earlier inquisitors at the council of constance. we see plainly how, in most countries, the mysteriously indefinite crime of sorcery had first been seized on to ruin the cause of great political offenders, until the mallebranche encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. 972 fictitious importa

rred control of new realities, which had been published in san francisco, to heldref publications in washington, d.c. the magazine was discontinued several years later. new reformed orthodox order of the golden dawn (nroogd) the nroogd is an american witchcraft tradition which was founded by a group of san franciscans interested in the occult; they banded together to perform an archetypal witches sabbath for a class at a san francisco university in 1968. using published sources from robert graves, margaret murray, and gerald gardner, a ritual was composed which serves as the basis of the nroogd practice. after repeat performances, the group created an identity for themselves and trained others in its performance. the name they chose, new reformed orthodox order of the golden dawn, is a pla

d a strong interest in magic and the occult and upon attaining fame and fortune purchased the house on loch ness once owned by aleister crowley. crowley s advocacy of drugs and sex magic had already earned him a reputation as a supporter of black magic and satanism (though he was into neither, and that image began to follow page, led zeppelin, and the bands that followed their lead. in 1970 black sabbath followed on the heels of the rolling stones and led zeppelin. in spite of lack of interest from radio stations and the music press, their first album hit the charts and remained for 13 weeks. other albums followed that kept the band popular for the next two decades. while its predecessors had some ties to the occult, black sabbath actively cultivated an image of evil and darkness.its name

male teenagers. satanist themes dominated heavy metal lyrics and images, horrifying pastors and parents (even those raised on elvis presley and the rolling stones. these people saw heavy metal music as both a direct attack upon the mind and morals of their children and a new low in cultural degeneracy. performers such as ozzy osbourne were singled out for particular criticism. after leaving black sabbath, osbourne formed a new band that later released the albums talk of the devil (1982, bark at the moon (1983) with osbourne as a werwolf on the cover, and ultimate sin (1984. incidents in which teen delinquency was tied to listening to heavy metal rock received wide publicity and osbourne was accused of instigating crimes and suicides. another band drawn into the satanism/antisatanism contro

ze russell (1870.1916) in the formation of his evangelical cult of russellites which became known as jehovah s witnesses under joseph rutherford (1916.1942. these doctrines were those of a soul-sleep after death, and of annihilation of the wicked. other specifically s.d.a. doctrines include the concept of a completion of christ s atonement which had remained unfinished and the need to observe the sabbath on saturday. sources: land, gary, ed. adventism in america. grand rapids, mich: william b. eerdmans publishing co, 1986. nichol, francis d. the midnight cry. tacoma park, md: review and herald publishing association, 1944. seventh son it has long been believed in europe and the united states that a seventh son is especially lucky or gifted with occult powers, and that the seventh son of a

leaders of a lancashire revivalist sect. they were quaker tailors influenced by the french prophets, an enthusiastic movement that had spread through southern france earlier in the century. ann lee, 22-year-old daughter of a manchester blacksmith, joined this group of shaking quakers in 1758 and through her strange visionary gifts became their leader. she was imprisoned in 1772 for disturbing the sabbath and preaching a doctrine of celibacy, an idea stemming from her own experience of losing four children at or soon after their birth. in 1774, after visions and inspired revelations, she moved to america with a handful of followers. by 1780 the shaker colony had grown, attracting many settlers. men and women lived together in celibacy with common ownership of property. between 1781 and 1783

al anti-christian religion (rather than a lingering paganism. new manuals for witch-hunters appeared, such as the infamous malleus maleficarum, or hammer of witches, a book that although authored by dominican monks was used and reprinted equally by protestant witch-hunters in germany and england. by the sixteenth century, the witches sabbat was regarded by authorities as a parody of the christian sabbath, the worshipful aspect of a religion which was a distorted image of true religion, i.e, christianity. according to the records, the sabbat was generally held in some wild and solitary spot, often in the midst of forests or on the heights of mountains, at a great distance from the residence of most of the visitors (the use of the word sabbat, clearly derived from the jewish sabbath, indicat

witchcraft. st. paul: llewellyn publications, 1986. crowley, vivianne. wicca. london: thorsons, 1996. ewen, c. l estrange. witch hunting and witch trials. london: kegan paul, 1929. farrar, stewart. what witches do: the modern coven revealed. new york: coward, mcgann& geoghegan, 1973. gardner, gerald b. witchcraft today. london: rider& co, 1954. ginzburg, carlo. ecstasies: deciphering the witches sabbath. new york: penguin books, 1991. encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. witchcraft 1681. night battles: witchcraft& agrarian cults in the sixteenth and seventeen centuries. new york: penguin, 1983. glanvill, joseph. saducismus triumphatus. london, 1681. hutton, ronald. the stations of the sun: a history of the ritual year in britain. oxford: oxford university press, 1996. the tr

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, me cleaving to the dust? ring roundabout where tender-hearted men will hear! i hear the message well but lack faith s constant trust; the miracle is faith s most cherished child. i do not dare to strive toward yonder sphere from whence the lovely tidings swell; yet, wonted to this strain from infancy, back now to life again it calleth me. in days that are no more, heaven s loving kiss in solemn sabbath stillness on me fell; then rang prophetical, full-toned, the bell; and every prayer was fervent bliss. a sweet, uncomprehending yearning drove me to wander on through wood and lea, and while a thousand tears were burning, i felt a world arise for me. of youth s glad sports this song foretold me, the festival of spring in happy freedom passed; now memories, with childlike feeling, hold me b

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mily life in the extraordinary richness of jewish culture and its religious traditions. my brother and i attended hebrew school from a young age, and we regularly attended services and holiday celebrations at our local synagogue. i treasure the memories of receiving my father s blessing before the ark of the torah on the occasion of my bar mitzvah,1 and observing my mother lighting candles on the sabbath. but, as my heart opened and mind developed, i could not shake a feeling from deep within myself that rabbinical judaism had somehow become disconnected from its spiritual taproot. something essential was missing. it appeared to me that a rigid fence had been built around the letter of the torah, but that the living spirit of the torah was no longer there. i knew that other religions had d

hankaracharya, it says: this family woman (kundalini, entering the royal road (shushumna, central column of the tree, taking rest at intervals in the secret places (chakras, sefiroth, embraces the supreme spouse (in the ajna chakra, forehead center) and makes the nectar to flow (in the sahasrara chakra, sefirah crown/above. 39 the ascent of the tree of life by the shekhinah is called shabat (tbs, sabbath. the shekhinah is said to be in exile in the lower worlds. on the sabbath, she ascends via the sefiroth 2) 1 6) 5% 1 j #1) 1 5+ 1# 8- f e 35 (spheres) of the central column of the tree of life and unites with her husband lord hvhy in the upper worlds. this is echoed in the song of rabbi yitza aq luria, commonly found in hebrew prayer books: lekah dodee likraht calah penay shabat neqabalah(

e in the lower worlds. on the sabbath, she ascends via the sefiroth 2) 1 6) 5% 1 j #1) 1 5+ 1# 8- f e 35 (spheres) of the central column of the tree of life and unites with her husband lord hvhy in the upper worlds. this is echoed in the song of rabbi yitza aq luria, commonly found in hebrew prayer books: lekah dodee likraht calah penay shabat neqabalah( come my beloved to meet the bride, face of sabbath to receive )40 the meditation practices employed by both mystical qabalists and tantrikas involve a coordinated use of mantra and yantra. mantra are sequences of divine names having great intrinsic power to transform consciousness, and yantra are visualizations that correlate directly and specifically to the mantra. anthropomorphic descriptions of the lord hvhy are usually allusions to mys

les of these mantra and imagery will 0' 8: h" 2: 2 2:e 8% be discussed later in the book, in the detailed section on the meditation practices of the mystical qabalah. 2 f# aramaic, palmyrene, and nabataen alphabets( 5 6$ 47 78 9 *4*;4& e) e a 1 6 9$ a 1= 91 54" f" 2' 8: 05 2 f# gan eden alphabet 4' 8: h" 2: 2 2:e 8( it is said, the sefer hashmoth (book of the names) is as much like a book, as the sabbath is like the regular days of the week. 10 on the one hand, the sefer hashmoth is a book of divine names of fundamental importance to qabalistic meditation and magical/occult practices. as such, it is a valuable key that can help open locks guarding the mysteries that lay hidden in hebrew (and arabic) qabalistic books, and provides names of power by which one can light the entire tree. secon

alome, whose infamous nude dance resulted in the beheading of john the baptist. so, the mainstream of religious jews deny master yeshuvah as a messianic appearance of the lord hvhy within the context of judaism. they greatly revere, but do not generally ascribe messianic stature to master mosheh, ignore the massive commonalties with islam, and wait for acharit who will bring the jews to the great sabbath. mainstream religious christians politely respect master mosheh, but certainly have no sense of him as a messiah. they feel no connection with the prophet mohammed and islam, regard master yeshuvah as the exclusive and only incarnation of the lord hvhy, and are waiting for the last to appear as the second coming of master yeshuvah who will vanquish satan (lamc, samael) and take (only) twic

distinctly different allusions for the same thing. the snake of the kundalini is said to awaken and ascend the chakric tree, opening the chakric lotuses on her way to unite with her husband shiva in the ajna chakra at the forehead. the ascent by the kundalini is also called the satchakrabheda, the piercing of the six centers. the ascent of the tree of life by the shekhinah is called shabat (tbs, sabbath. on the sabbath, shekhinah ascends the tree of life and unites with her husband hvhy in the world of atziluth, thereby transforming the fallen tree into the tree of perfection. 8: 0# sefiroth, latifa, and chakras" 7! g8& m 7; 2< e, 6& c 6) 7 4& 74" b6, e g% 6 7) 74; 6% 9 6 %6) 73; 03' 8: h" 2: 2 2:e 8% the chakras are equated to the mental planes mentioned in the vedas, as follows: mind in

in all the world s mystical traditions as an act of reverence, remembrance, and humility. perform your acts of prostration with a focused intention, dwelling upon the act of extinction in the mysterious unknown at the roots of all things as you place your forehead to the ground, and the act of manifestation of the small face universe as you rise back up. next, light the candle while intoning the sabbath blessing: baruch atah yod heh vav heh elohenu melech haolam, asher kiddeshanu buhmitzvotav vitzivanu luhhadlich ner shel shabat. lighting a candle with this blessing is appropriate because, for a mystical qabalist, there are no regular days of the week, and every day is shabat. then, take some incense, stand up before your shrine, and seal the six directions with the permutations of the na

tivate focus, allow control over the dream state, and temper the shells so they can channel massive power without shattering or cracking badly. ancillary practices appropriate for the central column might include: e chanting the names of power in the sefer hashmoth, e intoning powerful verses and root phrases from the torah and other primary sources' 8: h" 2: 2 2:e 8% e observance of shabat (tbs, sabbath) and pesach (xcp, passover) from a mystical perspective, e messiah practices, e devotional singing (sanskrit bhajan, e acts of selfless service( as mentioned earlier, the sefer hashmoth is a book of names of power. in the edition published by the work of the chariot trust in the early 1970 s, each page had one name written on it. a complete listing of the names of power in the sefer hashmo

nvited to construct his/her own sefer hashmoth in the intended format by scribing the names in hebrew, one name to a page, and binding these pages together. the sefer hashmoth is read by successively invoking the name on each page preceded by hy (pronounced yah, the two-letter form of the name hvhy) xe.g. hy eshdat, hy echad, hy ahavah, hy qadosh, and so on '0-*0, in the hebrew tradition, shabat (sabbath) is celebrated as the holy wedding day of the lord hvhy king messiah, most precious and enduring, with his divine bride shekhinah, queen of the universe. in the well known words of rabbi yitza aq luria, lekah dodee likraht kalah penay shabat neqabalah( come, my beloved, to meet the bride, face sabbath to receive )6 during the regular days of the week, queen mother shekhinah wanders the wor

en in the valley of shadows. but, when shabat comes, the worlds are filled with the% e2 2 e" 2' 8: h 2" light and love of king messiah, who comes to receive his bride (kalah) and transform the children into angels. shekhinah belimah (hmylb hnyks, intangible presence, kalah luhahavah (hbhal hlk, bride of love, kalah luhtorah (hrvtl hlk, bride of the torah, malkhah hashabat (tbsh hklm, queen of the sabbath, kavod leh yhvh (hvhyl dvbk, glory of the lord hvhy. 7 shabat is at once both an individual and macrocosmic event. in each of us, the shekhinah wanders in a fallen state (sefirah kingdom, until shabat comes and our consciousness unites with the one true spouse hvhy. our tree thereby becomes perfect (kingdom returns to its position as the sefirah knowledge/first. god is the true spouse. the

ites with the one true spouse hvhy. our tree thereby becomes perfect (kingdom returns to its position as the sefirah knowledge/first. god is the true spouse. the lord hvhy is the husband, and the lord hvhy is the bride. hence, genuine qabalists are sometimes referred to as husbands of shekhinah or brides of adonai. each individual should therefore meditate upon the wedding of king messiah and his sabbath bride as something going on in their own consciousness, and at the same time, in the whole universe. all marriages allude to this divine union. if married, husband should honor wife as the embodiment of the shekhinah xhe should meet the bride. and wife should honor husband as the embodiment of the lord hvhy king messiah, as in the refrain of come, my dear one. alas, for some, shabat never

woodroffe, sir john. introduction to tantra shastra, ganesh, madras, 1958. jivashakti is the energy of embodied consciousness. prana is the life force, synonymous with ruach in qabalah and qi in taoism. the hissing referred to in the quote is the sound of the nervous system. 39 woodroffe, sir john. chintamanistava (included in the serpent power, ganesh, madras, 1958. 40 rabbi luria s song of the sabbath has numerous verses, for which this is the refrain. this song is prominently found in most jewish prayer books. 41 virabhava means mood of the hero. in their pure manifestation, virabhava tantrikas are men who have' 8: h" 2: 2 2:e 8% overcome the driving impulse of lust, enabling them to engage in powerful sexual disciplines designed to quickly give access to higher states of consciousness

FRANCIS A YATES GIORDANO BRUNO AND THE HERMETIC TRADITION

ginning of chapter xix, after the long defence of planetary images, used in a "natural" way, in the preceding chapter. this universal image or "figure of the world (mundi figura) may be made in brass, combined with gold and silver (these are the metals of jupiter, sol, and venus) it should be begun in an auspicious time, when sol enters the first degree of aries. it should not be worked at on the sabbath, the day of saturn. it should be completed in venus "to signify its absolute beauty. colours as well as lines, or lineaments, should be inserted into the work "there are three universal and singular colours of the world, green, gold, and blue, dedicated to the three graces of heaven, which are venus, sol, and jupiter "they judge therefore that in order to capture the gifts of the celestial

FRATER TENEBROUS CULTS OF CTHULHU

god is a group referred to as the other gods the amorphous dancers who attend azathoth at the throne of chaos. their soul and messenger is nyarlathotep, the crawling chaos, who mediates between the old ones and their human followers. his avatar manifests as a human figure dressed in black, with jet black skin but caucasian features. in this form he is recognisable as the black man of the witches sabbath an incarnation commonly associated with satan. he is depicted in seventeenth century tracts on witchcraft as a creature with ebony skin, the long black robe of a priest, and a conical hat a description substantiated by the testimonies of individuals in both europe and lovecraft s own new england. nyarlathotep s physical appearance also compares quite strikingly to that of the astral entity

FREEMASONS SATANISM AND SYMBOLISM

ed is a book in which dr. burns says "in a book on witchcraft, the complete book of witchcraft and demonology. the caption states that he is 'the horned god of the witches, symbol of sex incarnate [p. 51] and if you look at his right hand you will see baphomet making the sign of the devil's triad "baphomet is also known as the sabbatic goat, in whose form satan is to be worshipped at the witches' sabbath [frank gaynor, dictionary of mysticism, new york, philosophical library, 1953, p. 24] then, we discovered that baphomet is officially approved as a symbol of the church of satan [the occult emporium, winter, 1993-1994, p. 54] and that it is worn by the priest of satan [ibid, 1990-1991, p. 26] since albert pike linked baphomet with the goat of mendes, we will show this obviously satanic sym

FULLER J F C SECRET WISDOM OF THE QABALAH

rom 'hokmah is derived the balance of the sephiroth, the next six of which refer to the dimensions of the universe- length, breadth, and depth moving as it were outwardly towards the positive and the negative, the male and the female principles each, therefore, in two directions. together they form the six faces of a perfect cube (the stone of the wise: the tenth sephirah, malkuth, the kingdom or sabbath represents rest, poise, and completion. these first three sephiroth- kether, binah, and 'hokmah (father, mother, and son- the supernal triad- constitute the intelligible or intellectual world. and since the holy ancient is expressed and impressed by three [i.e. ayin, ain soph, and ain soph aur the expression; and kether, binah 'hokmah the impression, so also all the lamps that receive thei

GILBERT THE MAGICAL MASON

iva, or chi-yoh of meyer, see zohar ii, 255-259,the devil, and evil spirits 135amsterdam, 1805. like all other forms of being samael proceeded from the one infinite source, and must in the end return to light and purity and to the one fount; at which time samael, smal, will lose his poison sm and remain al, an angel of god: hell will disappear, and with them all sin, and there will be one eternal sabbath of peace.ofthe satan it is said that he may tempt man 364 days in the year,butnot on the day of atonement, which is symoblized by his name counting to 364; thus the satan is ha satan,=i1definite article, stn,i1=h=5; s=300; t=9; final n=50,=364. this is the computation called gematria. see talmud, treatise yoma, fol. xx. col. 1.thetreatise chagijah states that the devils have wings and fly

nce been dropped out of the ritual.theopinions of the rabbis as to the origin of the devils has varied, some schools teaching that all arefauenangels, elementals and men, while others have asserted that they were a separate creation, having been formed as triers and tempters on the sixth day of creation.itis suggested on this theory that they were intended to have had corporeal bodies,butthat the sabbath of rest came on while only their astral forms were perfected (bereshith rabba, section vii. pars. 9-3) there is a tradition that the good jews are summonedtodie by the angel gabriel, but that wicked jews and all other men are called by samael as the angel of death, or by one of his agents (see menachem of recanti, fol.cxx,cap. 3) of samael it is said that it is dangerous to mock him, zohar

'holy ones; additional details given by him are that they condemned slavery, never used oaths in private life, offered no sacrifices, were the strictest of sabbatarians, and spent their238themagical masontime in giving interpretations of an allegorical character to the books of moses. hippolytus, in his work upon heresies, speaking of their strict obedience to the law of performing no work on the sabbath, adds that some stayed in bed all day in order to avoid the temptation to work. this author also tells us that the highest members sought for magic powers in plants and stones with a view to healing the sick and to succeed in prophecy. suidas, the lexicographer of the tenth century, describes the essenes as men of contemplation and as mystic theologians. theophilus gale gives a summary of

GILBERT THE SORCERER AND HIS APPRENTICE

le ages, or in remote classical times. naturally the greatest number occur in the west of england and scotland among w.eceltic population. but witchcraft is far from being unknown even among the saxons of the east coast. in thechannel islands it is rife to this day, also in brittany; and in morocco (as described in m. jules bois'sorcellerieau maroc) every medieval incident, including the witches' sabbath, is familiar ground, and universally believed in. one of the oldest of known incantations is that connected with the casting of the black thread.itwas undoubtedly scandinavianandpre-christian,referringto some legend of a ride of odin and baldur in which baldur's horse slipped and sprained or dislocated a leg. this was healed by binding round the injured leg a black thread with seven knots

nt in such experiences being that they appeared utterly natural. and it was at these times between waking and sleeping that apparently the greatest number. of the witch visions occurred, and formulae were taught.thenit was that most of the156 the sorcerer and his apprenticecommunications with the devil took place, and then the witch on the appropriate day and hour was able to journey to the witch-sabbath. was this all a dream? clearly, from the descriptions left us in various confessions, the witches did notthinkso. in the ordinary practices there was the fascination, the intoxication of a mad excitement. probably the effect on the brain was not far removed from the effect of the intoxication of alcohol, or perhaps we might rather say of hashish, but simply and easily procured, and accompa

a mad excitement. probably the effect on the brain was not far removed from the effect of the intoxication of alcohol, or perhaps we might rather say of hashish, but simply and easily procured, and accompanied by ecstatic visions. the physical presence of the devil (whatever this might actually be) enormously increased the delight of the intoxication, and the culmination was in the revels of the sabbath. much mightbesaid of this. the undoubted traces have been summarized in brilliant descriptions by goethe in germany, by merejkowski in italy of the renaissance, by max hueffer in this country, partially too by harrison ainsworth in hislancashirewitches,butnone of these are really very convincing. they hardly caught the witches' own thoughts, and leave but the impression of a vivid nightmar

GOLDEN CHAIN AND THE LONELY ROAD

ergrown in the centre of the wood (taliesin 'a wood in the west country, published in pentagram, august, 1965. this is somewhat reminiscent of the medieval alpine initiatory potion which provoked its drinker to have 'all of a sudden the sensation of receiving and preserving within himself the image of our art, and the principal rituals of the sect (ginzburg. c, ecstasies: deciphering the witches' sabbath, 1989. it is believed that unto those possessing the needful magical capacity a plant-familiar will reveal itself- that it contains within its 'bestowed' state of consciousness the memory of all previous practitioners' experiences: the leaf retains the tales of the pilgrims once passed by. this is of great use where a specific body of knowledge has become fragmentary and must be restored u

GRIMM TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY VOL 2 1883 COMPLETE

a meaning that would suit any appearance of the moon (conf. p. 374 on ohgl pil. what is most important for us, out of this heathen fancy of a kidnapping man of the moon, which, apart from scandinavia, was doubtless in vogue all over teutondom, if not farther, there has evolved itself since a christian adaptation. they say the man in the moon is a ivood-stealer, who during church time on the holy sabbath committed a trespass in the wood, and was then transported to the moon as a punishment; there he may be seen with the axe on his bach and the bundle of brushwood (dornwelle) in his hand. plainly enough the water-pole of the heathen story has been transformed into the axe s shaft, and the carried pail into the thornbush; the general idea of theft was retained, but special stress laid on the

then story has been transformed into the axe s shaft, and the carried pail into the thornbush; the general idea of theft was retained, but special stress laid on the keeping of the christian holiday; the man suffers punishment not so much for cutting firewood, as because he did it on a sunday. 2 the interpolation is founded on numb. 15, 32-6, where we are told of a man that gathered sticks on the sabbath, and was stoned to death by the congrega tion of israel, but no mention is made of the moon and her spots. as to when this story first appeared in germany i have no means of telling, it is almost universally prevalent now; 3 in case the full-moon s name of ivadel. wedel in the sense of a bunch of twigs 4 1 dalin 1, 158: men annu fins den meningen bland var almoge. ling s eddornas sinnebild

the figure with the bunch of twigs (or the spindle, with the dungfork, with the cabbage-stalk, is supposed to form the spots in the moon. the earliest authority i know of is fischart s grarg] 30b: sah im mon ein mannlin, das holz yestohlen hett; praetorius says more definitely, weitbeschr. 1, 447: the superstitious folk declared the dark spots on the moon to be the man that gathered sticks on the sabbath and was stoned therefor. the dutch account makes the man steal vegetables, so he appears in the moon with the bundel moes on his shoulders (westendorp p. 129. the english tradition seems pretty old. chaucer in his testament of creseide 260-4 de scribes the moon as lady cynthia: her gite (gown) was gray and ful of spottis blake, and on her brest a cliorl paintid ful even bering a bush of th

e he byd (chill he bideth; the thornes beth kene, is hattren to-tereth. shivering with cold, he lugs on his fork a load of thorns, which tear his coat, he had cut them down and been impounded by the forester; the difficult and often unintelligible song represents man in the moon. 719 him as a lazy old man, who walks a bit and stands a bit, and is drunk as well; not a word about desecration of the sabbath. shakspeare alludes more than once to the man in the moon; tempest ii. 2: i was the man i th moon, when time was( i have seen thee in her, and i do adore thee: my mistress shewed me thee and thy dog and thy bush mids. k dr. iii. 1: one must conie in with a bush of thorns and a lanthorn, and say he comes to present the person of moonshine/ in gryphius too the player who acts the moon ties a

HEKAS

als; this was indicative of the symbolic interconnection of life and death. sgian-dhu- the scottish knife- speculatively analogous to the skan-do-la, the mandaean ritual knife. sabbat- the witches' rite- stemming from az-sabbat, meaning' the forceful occasion' and from the sa-ba-tu- the sumerian lunar rite of the goddess inanna; this term by means of linguistic confluence equates with the semitic sabbath. note also that the ahl-i-haq, the people of truth- a middle-eastern tribal group, preserve a rite called the sabz which means 'the making green of things; they also sacrifice a cockerel at dawn to mark the liminal edge of night: a custom which has become a glyph of a certain arcanum in sabbatic lore. esbat- the witches' lesser rite of meeting where each initiate gives account of their rec

HELENA BLAVATSKY NIGHTMARE TALES

oy, i tell you that the art of the accursed italian is not natural; that it is due neither to studynor to genius. it never was acquired in the usual, natural way. you need not stare at me in that wild manner,for what i say is in the mouth of millions of people. listen to what i now tell you, and try to understand. youhave heard the strange tale whispered about the famous tartini? he died one fine sabbath night, strangled byhis familiar demon, who had taught him how to endow his violin with a human voice, by shutting up in it, bymeans of incantations, the soul of a young virgin. paganini- did more. in order to endow his instrumentwith the faculty of emitting human sounds, such as sobs, desparing cries. supplications, moans of love andfury- in short, the most heart-rending notes of the human

HEPTAMERON

t pro me labores &c. as before in the conjuration of sunday. the spirits of the air of friday are subject to the west-winde; their nature is to give silver: to excite men, and incline them to luxury; to reconcile enemies through luxury; and to make marriages; to allure men to love women; to cause, or take away infirmities; and to do all things which have motion. considerations of saturday, or the sabbath day. the angel of saturday, his seal, his planet, and the signe governing the planet. the angels of saturday. cassiel. machatan. uriel. the angels of the air ruling on saturday. maymon, king. ministers. abumalith. assaibi. balidet. the winde which the said angels of the air aforesaid are under. the southwest-winde. the fumigation of friday. sulphur. heptameron 18 it is already declared in

INTERVIEW WITH ANDREW CHUMBLEY

tor of spiritual validity. the outer representation of the cultus sabbati permits the curren to communicate and yet to remain, on the inner, a matter undisclosed. mh: what exactly is the sabbatic craft? what are the origins of this name? ac: at an outer level of definition, sabbatic craft describes a corpus of magical practices which self- consciously utilise the imagery and mythos of the witches sabbath as a cipher of ritual, teaching and gnosis. this is not the same as saying that one practises the self-same rituals in the self-same manner as the purported early modern witches or historically attested cunning folk, rather it points toward the fact that the very mythos which had been generated about both witches and their ritual gatherings has been appropriated and re-orientated by contem

ported early modern witches or historically attested cunning folk, rather it points toward the fact that the very mythos which had been generated about both witches and their ritual gatherings has been appropriated and re-orientated by contemporary successors of cunning-craft observance, and then knowingly applied for their own purposes. the term describes the way in which elements of witch-lore, sabbath mythology and imagery were being employed in the cunning-craft tradition into which i was originally inducted. from what i have learned of previous generations in this and kindred streams of traditional craft, the utilisation of sabbath- imagery had been in process for some time, but during the late 19th century and throughout the 20th century became fully self-conscious. when mythic image

ood as a key unto the hidden design of arte. being born of vision, i would say the origin of sabbatic craft lies truly in the circle itself. rf: can you say more about the ritual symbolism of the sabbatic craft on an inner level, particularly in relation to consciousness? ac: at an inner level of understanding one can speak of sabbatic craft in more subtle ways. the mythic elements of the witches sabbath can be treated as multivalent symbols, each capable of showing innumerable meanings, some historical-temporal, some pointing toward the a-temporal actualities of the sabbath as a field of transcendental magical existence. in azoetia, i wrote that the true meeting-place of the sabbath was at the crossroads of waking, sleeping and mundane dreaming, and that the sabbatic rites were to be expe

al spiritual heredity. this is not just about the present linking to the past, but is about the dead and the living engaging in the present as one. using academic analysis as an adjunct to initiatic understanding can provide other perspectives about continuity. judging from the historical works of henningsen, ginzburg, behringer, pocs, et alia it is evident that motifs and elements of the witches sabbath relate directly to early modern folk beliefs, magical praxis, and attested interactions with dream-conclaves and spirit-hosts. this being so, there is very clear comparison with contemporary sabbatic craft praxis. one might ask whether certain types of praxis yield comparable spirit-communion and thus, despite shifts in values, theology, names, and representations, the experiential actuali

IRISH WITCHCRAFT AND DEMONOLOGY

y of the broad distinction between the two the reader may compare dame alice kyteler with florence newton. anybody might become a victim of the witch epidemic; noblemen, scholars, monks, nuns, titled ladies, bishops, clergy--none were immune from accusation and condemnation. nay, even a saint once fell under suspicion; in 1595 s. francis de sales was accused of having been present at a sorcerers' sabbath, and narrowly escaped being burnt by the populace. 1 much more might be written in the same strain, but p. 23 sufficient illustrations have been brought forward to show the reader that in its comparative immunity from witchcraft and its terrible consequences ireland, generally deemed so unhappy, may be counted the most fortunate country in europe. in conclusion, we have not considered it n

utter as he ought to have, while his neighbours complained that they had none at all. on searching the old beldame's house three large tubs of freshly-churned butter were discovered, which, as her entire flocks and herds consisted of a solitary he-goat, left little doubt of her evildoing! 1 the witch of history is now a thing of the past. no longer does she career on a broomstick to the nocturnal sabbath, no longer does she sell her soul to the devil and receive from him in return many signal tokens of his favour, amongst which was generally the gift of a familiar spirit to do her behests. no longer does the judge p. 243 sentence, no longer does the savage rabble howl execrations at the old witch come to her doom. the witch of history is gone, and can never be rehabilitated- would, that su

ISIS UNVEILED

of jesuita and iti r^tioo to aome of the muonic ordera, crimes permitted to its memben principles of jesuitry compared with tboae of pagan morallits. trinity erf man in egyptian soak rf iht dtad penecution of templan by the cburch 381 secfet maaonic dpben 3s5 jehovah not the "ineffable nanw' 398 chapter ix -the vedas and the bible ne*rly evwy myth baaed on some gnat truth 405 whence the christian sabbath 406 antiquity of the ved s 410 ^rthasoran doctrine of the potentialities of number* 417 'd*ys of (bnetu and 'days' of brahmi 422 fall ot man and the deluge in the hiadh books 425 antiquity of the mancient egyptians of the aryan race? 434 skmnel. david, and solomon mythicsl powmages 439 ^mbcjiam of noah's ark 447 "nie patriaichs identical with sodiacal signs 459 ad bi

i^on which can ifevelop ft plato, an epictetus, and an anaiagthvs, is not gross, superficial, or totally unworthy of candid attention. besides, many of the rites and doclrinea included in the christian as well as in the jewish insti- tute, appeared first in the other syatenu. zoroastrianism anticipated far more than has beat imagined. ute cross, the priestly robes and symbols, the sacraments, the sabbath, the festirals and annivenariei, are all anterior to tbe christian era by thousands of yean. titt ancient wotsfaip, after it had been excluded from its former shrines, and from the metropolitan towns, was maintained for a long time by the inhabitants of humble localities. to this fact it owes its later designation. fvom b^ng kqit up in the pav^ or ratal districts, its 'votaries woe denomuw

and profanation of divine mysteries; and when millions of people had been butchered in the name of the god of mercy then came the reformation. it certainly deserves its name in the fullest parodozical sense. it abandoned peter and alleges to have chosen paul for its only leader. and the apostle who thundered against the old law of bondage; who left full liberty to christians to either observe the sabbath or set it aside; who rejects everything anterior to john the baptist, is now the professed standard-bearer of i^testantism, which holds to the old law more than did the jews, imprisons those who view the sabbath as jesus and paul did. and outvies the ^ysagog of the first century in dogmatic intolerance! but who then were the first christiana, may still be asked? doubt- less the ebionites;

JENNINGS HARGRAVE ROSICRUCIANS RITES MYSTERIES

r the seven prismatic colours; which, again, describe the seven vowels; and these, again, represent their seven rulers, or the seven planets, which have their seven spirits, or celestial flames, which are the seven angels or spirits of god, who keep the way round about the throne of the ancient of days. there is in most countries an objection to friday, although it is the mohammedan sacred day or sabbath. friday is the day of the green. emeralds, or smaragds, are proper to be worn on friday, and bring good fortune, as exercising occult influences on this particular day* this is* the breastplate of the jewish high-priest had its oracular gems, which were the urim and thummim. the reputed enchanter, apollonius tyaneus, is said, for the purposes of his magic, to have worn special rings, with

oriental. heraldry. the standards of egypt, persia, and arabia are gules, or mars, or the fiery colour. it is the ardent, or masculine, or red colour of ali. the colours of turkey, on the other hand, are strictly those of mohammed, and uncon224 the rosicrucians. sciously honour the female element in displaying the green, or the vert, or the woman's colour, or friday colour, that of the mohammedan sabbath. this green is the vert, or venus, of mecca (see page 138. the turkish standard divides party-per-pale the masculine red of the sect of ali with the green of the hadgi; allotting to the former the place of honour, or the dexter side of the emblazonment. fig. 111. the phallus and discus, as seen in fig. 111a, united. fig. 114a. query, aquarius? fig. 115a. scale enrichment. the christian alt

KARR DON NOTES ON THE STUDY OF EARLY KABBALAH JEWISH MYSTICISM IN ENGLISH

rapha series, 11. sheffield: sheffield academic press, 1992. schiffman, lawrence h. reclaiming the dead sea scrolls. the history of judaism, the background of christianity, the lost library of qumran. philadelphia: the jewish publication society, 1994. the most gmystical h of the qumran texts.those having the most in common with subsequent hekhalot literature.are the berakhot and the songs of the sabbath sacrifice. on these, see james r. davila, liturgical works. grand rapids. cambridge: wm. b. eerdmans publishing, 2000; and alexander, philip. the mystical texts: songs of the sabbath sacrifice and related manuscripts [companion to the qumran scrolls, 7/ library of second temple studies, 61. london. new york: t&t clark international, 2006. 20081 17 e. miscellaneous magic texts and other goc

KETAB E SIYAH

pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. xvi derelinquo forsaken ut quid dereliquisti me why hast thou forsaken me? 391 xvii potestas luciferius the power of lucifer et accedens luciferius locutus est eis dicens data est mihi omnis potestas in caelo et in terra and lucifer came and spake unto them, saying, all power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. xviii dominus sabbati lord of the sabbath itaque dominus est luciferius etiam sabbati therefore lucifer is lord also of the sabbath. xix parabolis satanas parable of satan et convocatis eis in parabolis dicebat illis quomodo potest satanas satanan eicere and he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, how can satan cast out satan? xx voluntatem luciferius the will of lucifer qui enim fecerit voluntatem luciferius hic

LAITMAN M KABBALAH ATTAINING THE WORLDS BEYOND

s realization comes to one precisely while in the state of a spiritual vacuum, when one is troubled by the lack of even the smallest perception of the grandeur of the spiritual. that is, one feels far removed from the creator, and unable to change oneself. the efforts of one in such a state, regarded as one s "daily work" give rise to the importance of attaining spiritual perception, known as the sabbath. this is a time when one no longer needs (and is actually forbidden) to work on oneself, but is only obligated to observe the sabbath, so as not to lose this gift of the creator. if an individual has a personal stake in something, then that person can no longer objectively judge anything connected to it. for this reason, if one person attempts to tell another person directly that certain b

s not refer to our physical bodies. they, like those of all other creations that populate this world, will disintegrate once the soul departs from them, and have no value without the presence of the soul. if, as a result of working on self, we are no longer controlled by impure desires, yet are still distracted by them, and unable to connect with the creator, this situation is called shabbat (the sabbath. but if our thoughts and longings for the- 234- attaining the worlds beyond creator were diverted either by us, or through the influence of others thoughts, and we allowed these foreign thoughts or desires to enter("desecration of the sabbath) then we do not consider these thoughts as foreign, but consider them as our own. we are certain that they are the correct thoughts, rather than thos

LAITMAN M THE PATH OF KABBALAH

the attainment of the perfection of the creator and the ability to receive what he wants to bestow. the seven days of creation are felt by humanity as 7,000 years. the first six stand for the first six days of the week, during which humanity corrects itself unconsciously at first, and finally consciously, through great efforts. in the end it reaches the seventh millennium, or the seventh day, the sabbath, a state where the light of the creator fills the corrected properties with bounty and delight. t h e pa t h o f k a b b a l a h 322 the number seven itself bears special significance in kabbalah. the system that manages our world consists of seven parts. that is why things in our world are divided by seven or seventy: the seven days of the week, the seventy nations of the world, man s sou

se gradual corrections are referred to as six days or the 6,000 years of creation. malchut, the last sefira, is unable to correct itself. t h e pa t h o f k a b b a l a h 326 however, once it receives the properties of the six higher sefirot, it is able to adopt their traits. hence, the essence of the seventh day is that everything that accumulated during the previous six days enters malchut. the sabbath is a special day because on that day the souls fill with the upper light. the only condition is that we must stay out of the way in this process. that is expressed symbolically in the rules of the sabbath. c h a p t e r 6. 2 a b r a h a m t h e pat r i a r c h in genesis: now the lord said unto abram 'get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto the

itual object was created on rosh hashanah, hence the great importance of this holiday. the creation of the world began on the first day and extended over the next five days, or over the next five spiritual degrees. adam was created on the sixth day. adam, who was at the highest spiritual degree on pa r t s e v e n: t h e i n n e r m e a n i n g 345 the sixth day, did not wait for the seventh day (sabbath) and received the entire light of the creator into its inner vessel (described as the eating of forbidden fruit. adam s soul tried to attain the purpose of creation all at once, but failed and consequently broke into 600,000 parts. the parts continued to break and split into thousands of even smaller parts, all of which exist in souls, meaning inside people living in our world. each of the

f creation of the ten sefirot of the soul and renders the soul capable of receiving the light of the creator. this means that the soul is now prepared, yet still empty. this emptiness is symbolically consistent with the five prohibitions of yom kippur: eating and drinking, bathing, wearing perfume, wearing leather, and performing sexual intercourse. these prohibitions are joined with the ordinary sabbath prohibition, as the soul/vessel is not yet ready to receive the light of the creator. on the sabbath, the soul climbs to the world of atzilut by the power of spiritual forces that come from above, not by its own strength. because it reaches such a high level of spirituality, but with help, the soul must refuse to receive the light that fills that world, if it wants to extend its stay. that

eady to receive the light of the creator. on the sabbath, the soul climbs to the world of atzilut by the power of spiritual forces that come from above, not by its own strength. because it reaches such a high level of spirituality, but with help, the soul must refuse to receive the light that fills that world, if it wants to extend its stay. that is the symbolic reason for the prohibitions of the sabbath. pa r t s e v e n: t h e i n n e r m e a n i n g 347 the soul rises on yom kippur to an even higher degree than it does on the sabbath. accordingly there are five additional prohibitions, because the soul consists of five parts (sefirot: keter, hochma, bina, zeir anpin, and malchut, and each sefira has its own limitations in the world of atzilut. yom kippur designates the completion of the

l of light is called a weekday. the next degree of intensity is called rosh hodesh (the first day of the month. each weekday designates a different kind of light. on rosh hodesh partzuf zon (zeir anpin and nukva) of atzilut rises to partzuf yeshsut (israel saba ve tvuna, meaning it climbs one degree, and illuminates a completely different quality of light. the next level up is called shabbat (the sabbath. every minute and every hour bear their own unique shades in spirituality. the influence of the light on the souls in our world is a perpetual state. as a result, there is an ongoing process of correction and movement. without the constant change and influence of light, the vessel would remain immobile. a vessel moves under the influence of pa r t s e v e n: t h e i n n e r m e a n i n g 3

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

essage on a judas priest album had subliminally urged them to do it. the case went to trial in 1990. after the judge blocked the testimony of a variety of self-proclaimed satanic experts, the trial devolved into technical argument between competing psychologists. the judge eventually decided in favor of judas priest and their record label. a similar case was brought against ozzy osbourne of black sabbath fame in 1991 with similar results. see also heavy metal music for further reading: aranza, jacob. backward masking unmasked: backward satanic messages of satan exposed. shreveport, la: huntington house, 1983. baddeley, gavin. lucifer rising: sin, devil worship and rock n roll. london: plexus, 1999. richardson, james t. satanism in the courts: from murder to heavy metal. in james t. richard

ral behaviors of the human animal (the church advocates sexual activity only among consenting adults) three principal holidays are celebrated by the church: first and highest is the individual s own birthday; walpurgisnacht, celebrated on april 30th, is the traditional anton lavey and an assistant conduct a satanic ceremony, 22 march 1970 (bettmann/corbis) church of satanic brotherhood 51 witches sabbath, and marks the founding night of the organization; and halloween, is also a night that, according to legend, is a time when dark forces are unleashed. rituals are regarded as psychodramas and as magical acts focusing upon psychokinetic force. le messe noir, the text used for the traditional black mass ritual, is contained in anton lavey s the satanic rituals (1972. the mass is conceived as

of guido of arezzo s hexachordal system in the eleventh century until the end of the renaissance. musicians who were found using the tritone could be tortured and burned at the stake by the inquisition. diabolus in musica is also the title of a 1998 album by the heavy metal (death metal) group slayer. the tritone is used throughout this album. additionally, it might be noted that the group black sabbath also uses this interval in their song black sabbath. finally, diabolus in musica was the title of a piano concert given to mark the first anniversary of the death of anton lavey. it was one of the first public events ever held by the church of satan. listed by the new york times, it was a wellattended event held at a new york city art gallery. see also heavy metal music for further reading

970s and 1980s. other influences were certain novels, films, comics, and role-playing games. there is little connection with traditional gothic literature,with the exception of the original dracula story. despite their association, gothic music is distinct from heavy metal music. although satan is regularly mentioned in gothic circles, he is not a central symbol. certain musical groups like black sabbath and alice cooper were gothic music s immediate precursors. early goth-related groups were the british groups, the damned and joy division. although the latter group was not exclusively gothic, it was to leave a distinct influence on gothic music. the first use of the term goth in its present meaning was on a bbc (british broadcasting commission) tv program. anthony h.wilson, manager of joy

ycle club to handle security during the festival. although there are conflicting accounts about exactly how it transpired, the hell s angels murdered a young black man while the rolling stones were performing sympathy for the devil. the group subsequently backed away from the prince of darkness. heavy metal came into being in the late 1960s, through the music of groups like led zeppelin and black sabbath. it was rumored that led zeppelin had entered into a pact with the devil, but the group s association with the occult derived from interest in aleister crowley and other non-satanist occultists. black sabbath, on the other hand, actually sang about matters associated with satanism, but not in an approving manner. their song black sabbath, for instance, is a song of terror about witnessing

the occult derived from interest in aleister crowley and other non-satanist occultists. black sabbath, on the other hand, actually sang about matters associated with satanism, but not in an approving manner. their song black sabbath, for instance, is a song of terror about witnessing a black mass. listeners are, furthermore, advised to turn to a loving god. although neither led zeppelin nor black sabbath came close to pretending to promote satanism, the australian group ac/dc did. even in ac/dc, however, it is clear that the devil is being used more as a symbol of rebelliousness than as a deity to be invoked. this is reflected in the title of their popular song, highway to hell, which refers to a dissolute lifestyle not to satan worship. nevertheless, it is unlikely that ac/dc will ever sh

gare, a nubian lion. in the process of creating his lectures, lavey was led to distill a unique philosophy based on his life experiences and research.when a member of his magic circle suggested that he had the basis for a new religion, lavey agreed and decided to found a church of satan as the best means for communicating his ideas. and so, in 1966 on the night of may eve, the traditional witches sabbath, lavey declared the founding of the church of satan. he also dubbed 1966 as the year one,anno satanas the first year of the age of satan. the attention of the press soon followed, with the wedding of radical journalist john raymond to new york socialite judith case on february 1, 1967. famed photographer joe rosenthal was sent by the san francisco chronicle to capture an image, which was t

eginning is to come (bainbridge, 1997, 245. the process organized its membership into a hierarchy of: acolyte, initiate, outside messenger (op, inside messenger (ip, prophets, priests, and masters. the de grimstons constituted a distinct status, referred to as the omega. some of the process s public rituals were similar to christian practices marriages, baptisms, and a weekly gathering called the sabbath assembly. many of the process s therapeutic practices were derived from scientology practices. reflecting their graded hierarchy, baptisms 216 procter and gamble were performed at every elevation of status. there were also many unique aspects of process ritual. for example, during one s elevation to messenger the initiate received a mendes goat badge, symbolic of satan (later changed to a

derived from scientology practices. reflecting their graded hierarchy, baptisms 216 procter and gamble were performed at every elevation of status. there were also many unique aspects of process ritual. for example, during one s elevation to messenger the initiate received a mendes goat badge, symbolic of satan (later changed to a silver cross with a red serpent. the core of the symbolism of the sabbath assembly, which took place every saturday evening, focused on the central teaching of the process, which was the dual relationships of the gods and the unity of christ and satan (bainbridge, 1978, 194. during its heyday, the process was frequently portrayed as a group of devil worshipers. by the early 1970s, conflicts had emerged within the leadership. the de grimstons separated, and rober

head back and gave a howl and a scream and a hideous laugh of victory as the high priest drove a long spike through the man s head, pinning it to the cross, killing him. the crowd went crazy, screaming and shouting and dancing in crazed ecstasy at the victory. they loudly proclaimed all victory and power and honor to their father satan. satan vanished shortly after that to go on to the next black sabbath sacrifice. at his departure the meeting turned into a sex orgy. human with human, and demon with human (brown 1986, 73 74) this excerpt from he came to set the captives free claimed to present a true account of an incident from the life of a former satanic high priestess. the debt this description owes to traditional folklore is obvious. see also black mass for further reading: brown, rebe

onceived of as either the tool of satan, or as his incarnation. satan, however, is not only the symbol of death and evil. in judeo-christian and islamic folklore traditions, where he is typically depicted as the horned one, he appears in association with fertility and sexuality cults and in the practice of witchcraft. the devil was held responsible for the healing powers of witches practicing the sabbath rituals for centuries throughout europe. satan has also inspired literature, poetry, art and music throughout history. there are numerous accounts of imaginary trips to the underground kingdom of satan, of pacts with the devil, possessions and exorcisms. the concept of satan and his role have evolved across time, reflecting the development of culture and of changing views of human conditio

mbers previously repressed memories of ritual abuse the foundational ideology for the satanic panic dates back to the middle ages. during this period, it was believed that a vast, secret network of devil-worshiping witches existed who periodically gathered together to celebrate the black mass, a blasphemous parody of the catholic mass that was thought to be the central rite of satanism. the black sabbath described in a contemporary account from he came to set the captives free includes two components central to the medieval conception of black masses, namely the presence of the devil and copulation between humans and demons: satan appeared in human form as usual, dressed completely in shining white. but his eyes glowed red as a flame and he threw his head back and gave a howl and a scream

LIBER 777

of being in two or more places at one time, and of prophecy. 18 power of casting enchantments. 19 power of training wild beasts. 20 invisibility, parthenogenesis, initiation. 21 power of acquiring political and other ascendency. li 22 works of justice and equilibrium. 23 the great work, talismans, crystal-gazing& c. tui 24 necromancy. 25 transmutations[[vision of universal peacock. 26 the witches sabbath so-called, the evil eye. 27 works of wrath and vengeance kbn 28 astrology. 29 bewitchments, casting illusions. 30 the red tincture, power of acquiring wealth li and khien 31 evocation, pyromancy kbn 32 works of malediction and death khbn 32 bis alchemy, geomancy, making of pantacles[[travels on the astral plane] kbn 31 bis invisibility, transformations, vision of the genius. table i (conti

LIBER DCCCLX JOHN ST

ent them. in other words, i am going to define .the knowledge and conversation of my holy guardian angel. as equal to neroda-samapatti, the trance of nibbana. i hope i shall be able to live up to this! 11.55. have been practising .sana, etc. i forgot one thing in the last entry: i had been reproaching adonai that for six days i had evoked him in vain. i got the reply .the seventh day shall be the sabbath of the lord thy god. so mote it be! the seventh day. 12.17. i began this great day with eight breath-cycles; was stopped by the indigestion trouble in its other form (p.s..evidently the introduction of the cascara into my sensitive aura made its action instantaneous) my breathing passages were none too clear, either; i have evidently taken a chill. now, o, my lord adonai, thou self-glitter

LIBER DCCCXI ENERGIZED ENTHUSIASM

sunrise is no strange spectacle to me, who shout energized enthusiasm 9 with joy and wonder, when i understand (without which one cannot really be said ever to see) a blade of grass. i fall upon my knees in speechless adoration at the moon; i hide my eyes in holy awe from a good van gogh. imagine then a ball in which the music is the choir celestial, the wine the wine of the graal, or that of the sabbath of the adepts, and one's partner the infinite and eternal one, the true and living god most high! go even to a common ball.the moulin de la galette will serve even the least of my magicians.with your whole soul aflame within you, and your whole will concentrated on these transubstantiations, and tell me what miracle takes place! it is the hate of, the distaste for, life that sends one to t

LIBER LVII

ds .by equilibrium and selfsacrifice, the gate. thus useful. also 74= 37 2. so we see 37 1= 37, man.s crown, jechidah, the highest soul..in termino. 37 2= 74, the balance, 2 being the symbol .in via. 37 3= 111, aleph, etc, 3 being the mother, the nurse of the soul. 37 4= 148 .the balances. and so on. i have not yet worked out all the numbers of this important scale. 77. zo, the goat, scil. of the sabbath of the adepts. the baphomet of the templars, the idol set up to defy and overthrow the false god.though it is understood that he himself is false, not an end, but a means. note the 77= 7 11, magical power in perfection. 78. most venerable because alzm is shown as the influence descending from 68 [specifically .the wake world (liber xcv. t.s] 48 liber lviii on high, whose key is the tarot:

LIBER SAMEKH

six!27 the wand to all cups, and thy disk to all swords, but betray not thine egg! moreover also is iaf verily 666 by virtue of number;28 and this is a mystery of mysteries; who knoweth it, he is adept of adepts, and mighty among magicians! now this word sabaf, being by number threescore and ten* is a name of ayin, the eye, and gthe devil h our lord, and the goat of mendes. he is the lord of the sabbath of the adepts, and is satan, therefore also the sun, whose number of magick is 666, the seal of his servant the beast.29 but sa is 61, ain, the naught of nuit; ba means ggo, h for hadit, and f is their son the sun, who is ra- hoor-khuit. so then let the adept set this30 sigil upon all the words he hath writ in the book of the works of his will. and let him then end all, saying: such are th

LUCIFERIAN SORCERY

ucifer is considered the guardian of the threshold, the gateway to the space between worlds, known as the twilight or in-between of the nightside and dayside. through this 5 gateway may we draw the immortal elixir of spiritual awakening and magickal gnosis through sorcery. the process of self-transformation within the witches sabbat gnosis is the night-hunt and dream conclave known as the witches sabbath, the meeting of the souls of magickians at the crossroads, an area of which is universal in spirit meetings, from the pathal craft to the luciferian witches sabbat path to systems of voodoo and palo mayombe. the sabbat itself is a western approach to the middle eastern cult of shaitan and those of the yatukan1 practices. shaitan is the fire-djinn whom, unlike other angels created of light

ebs of sorcery and magickal illumination unseen by outside folk. the sabbat is the meeting place of the feri, lycanthrope, vampire and the sorcerer s shades which act as familiars. it is the great manifestation of the hidden law, and that we may, by imagination, become lucifer in our self. it is through the chalice of lilith, revealed as babalon, that we seek the union of the goddess. the witches sabbath has long been a misunderstood and often misrepresented expression of magickal art. it should be considered that the witches sabbat cult is an expression of not only folk magic and lore, but that of a modern synthesis of advanced ideals of sorcery, psychology and psychic development. the witches sabbath has long been held in arcane lore as the dream meeting of the astrals and spirits of mag

psychic development. the witches sabbath has long been held in arcane lore as the dream meeting of the astrals and spirits of magickal practitioners of the craft, those who between the twilight of dawn and dusk dive the dream waking environment and meet as spirits and other forms to gather under the black sun, or under the arms of luna, awaiting the embrace of lilith and hecate, the queens of the sabbath. it is through the witches sabbat circles that the watchers and fallen angels brought to us the gift of what is called witchblood, the black flame of awakening that offered an awakening of senses. each angel still exists in spirit form upon the earth, allowing a linage to emerge from different areas of psychic and physical development. the essence of witchcraft should be explored within it

he latent powers of the mind and make such work for him or her. the letter itself should be developed by each individual initiate for his/her own alphabet of desire, this is where the connection and development of witches sabbat emerges. witchcraft itself, was silently expanded upon by spare in his later years. it is known that he had many dream experiences which allowed him to attend the witches sabbath, as 8 well as communicate with many of the attendants. zos vel thanatos (aka. austin spare) created numerous glyphs and sigils based on the astral conclave, even writing texts which included a full invocation of the sabbath. above the alphabet of desire the witches sabbat path should be absorbed by the fledgling student, from which as the individual develops may bring forth more tangible a

chieve the gnosis of which he/she seeks after. this is primarily an individual process 13 and involves a large amount of personal dedication. the results, or treasure of the work is rewarded to those who essentially step through the veil of waking into dreaming and emerge upon the hill of the sabbat, encompassing the circle of the witchblood whom have offered unto asmodeus, the waking lord of the sabbath. the order of phosphorus, being a luciferian group focused on solitary, ceremonial and individual growth through one discovering his/her own foundation of magickal practice recognizes the importance of the witches sabbat lineage that is present within some of its initiates. it is very much like a call of the blood, it whispers on the webs of dreams from which you are slowly lifted up to th

tems including palo mayombe. upon the creation of the daemon servitor zarabanda one consecrates the area of the nganga or spirit pot with the sigil of this spirit traced in flour on the floor. this activates the area of neither-neither from which the sorcerer walks between the worlds of dream (nightside) and waking (dayside "by the rights of pleasure may flesh procreate from within. mother of the sabbath, lilith i awaken to the mysteries of our craft. i dedicate my being to the path from which my blood dictates. by the mysteries of the goat and the serpent i come to thee. i walk now the witches sabbat path, reborn under the luciferic shadows and promethean light! cain, wanderer of the desert dawn, embraces now my way, which is our way, that thy mysteries are revealed through dedication! sh

LUCIFERIAN WITCHCRAFT AN INTRODUCTION

he moon; the two were joined in a great union of opposites. it is the development of the individual towards a partial solitary path which opens each aspect of initiation towards the advancement of the human spirit. this means positive evolution, discipline, understanding and mental strength is the building blocks of understanding. lucifer is thus the high symbol of sethian witchcraft. the witches sabbath has long been a misunderstood and often misrepresented expression of magickal art. it should be considered that the sethian witch cult is an expression of not only folk magic and lore, but that of a modern synthesis of advanced ideals of sorcery, psychology and psychic development. the witches sabbath has long been held in arcane lore as the dream meeting of the astrals and spirits of magi

sychic development. the witches sabbath has long been held in arcane lore as the dream meeting of the astrals and spirits of magickal practitioners of the craft, those who between the twillight of dawn and dusk dive the dream waking environment and meet as spirits and other forms to gather under the black sun, or under the arms of luna, awaiting the embrace of lilith and hecate, the queens of the sabbath. it is through the luciferian circles that the watchers and fallen angels brought to us the gift of what is called witchblood, the black flame of awakening that offered an awakening of senses. each angel still exists in spirit form upon the earth, allowing a linage to emerge from different areas of psychic and physical development. the essence of witchcraft should be explored within its dr

nt powers of the mind and make such work for him or her. the letter itself should be developed by each individual initiate for his/her own alphabet of desire, this is where the connection and development of luciferian witchcraft emerges. witchcraft itself, was silently expanded upon by spare in his later years. it is known that he had many dream experiences which allowed him to attend the witches sabbath, as well as communicate with many of the attendants. zos vel thanatos (aka. austin spare) created numerous glyphs and sigils based on the astral conclave, even writing texts which included a full invocation of the sabbath. such art and writings no doubt influenced the magickal stream of initiation within many individuals later on, as well as announcing the formation of the technical term c

d achieve the gnosis of which he/she seeks after. this is primarily an individual process and involves a large amount of personal dedication. the results, or treasure of the work is rewarded to those who essentially step through the veil of waking into dreaming and emerge upon the hill of the sabbat, encompassing the circle of the witchblood whom have offered unto asmodeus, the waking lord of the sabbath. the order of phosphorus, being a luciferian group focused on solitary, ceremonial and individual growth through one discovering his/her own foundation of magickal practice recognizes the importance of the sethian witchcraft lineage that is present within some of its initiates. it is very much like a call of the blood, it whispers on the webs of dreams from which you are slowly lifted up t

thin some of its initiates. it is very much like a call of the blood, it whispers on the webs of dreams from which you are slowly lifted up to the stag, naked and awake through the eyes of lilith and asmodeus. the awakening and dedication chant (performed by candlelight indoors or out. if outdoors, cast your circle in flour "by the rights of pleasure may flesh procreate from within. mother of the sabbath, lilith i awaken to the mysteries of our craft. i dedicate my being to the path from which my blood dictates. by the mysteries of the goat and the serpent i come to thee. i walk now the sabbatic path, reborn under the luciferic shadows and promethean light! cain, wanderer of the desert dawn, embrace now my way which is our way, that thy mysteries are revealed through dedication! shaitan as

MANLY P HALL THE SECRET TEACHINGS OF ALL AGES

angles, when lines are properly drawn between them, also reveal the six-pointed star with a dot in the center. only seven dots are used in forming the cube and the star. qabbalistically, the three unused corner dots represent the threefold, invisible causal nature of the universe, while the seven dots involved in the cube and the star are the elohim--the spirits of the seven creative periods. the sabbath, or seventh day, is the central dot. next: pythagorean mathematics sacred texts esoteric index previous next p. 69 pythagorean mathematics concerning the secret significance of numbers there has been much speculation. though many interesting discoveries have been made, it may be safely said that with the death of pythagoras the great key to this science was lost. for nearly 2500 years phil

sapphire, schethiy, which the most high, after removing from his own throne, had cast into the abyss to become the foundation and generator of the worlds. this sacred stone, formed of heavenly dew, was sundered by the breath of god, and upon the two parts were drawn in black fire the figures of the law. these precious inscriptions, aglow with celestial splendor, were delivered by the lord on the sabbath day into the hands of moses, who was able to read the illumined letters from the reverse side because of the transparency of the great jewel (see the secret doctrine in israel or the zohar for details of this legend) the ten commandments are the ten shining gems placed by the holy one in the sapphire sea of being, and in the depths of matter the reflections of these jewels are seen as the

ner in which it was engrafted upon the cult of christianity. from this particular viewpoint, the holy grail is undoubtedly a type of the ark or vessel in which the life of the world is preserved and therefore is significant of the body of the great mother--nature. its green color relates it to venus and to the mystery of generation; also to the islamic faith, whose sacred color is green and whose sabbath is friday, the day of venus. the holy grail is a symbol both of the lower (or irrational) world and of the bodily nature of man, because both are receptacles for the living essences of the superior worlds. such is the mystery of the redeeming blood which, descending into the condition of death, overcomes the last enemy by ensouling all substance with its own immortality. to the christian

st, south, west, up, and down, and also the first six days of creation. in his list of the parts of the microprosophus, macgregor-mathers includes binah as the first and superior part of the lesser adam, thus making his constitution septenary. if microprosophus be considered as sexpartite, then his globes (sephiroth) are analogous to the six days of creation, and the tenth globe, malchuth, to the sabbath of rest (5) the bride of microprosophus is malchuth--the epitome of the sephiroth, its quaternary constitution being composed of blendings of the four elements. this is the divine eve that is taken out click to enlarge a table of sephirothic correspondences. from fludd's collectio operum. the above diagram has been specially translated from the latin as being of unique value to students of

ied by 7 again, and so on 7 times, the answer will reveal the method used by the ancients for measuring the periods of eternity; thus (1) 7 x 7= 49 (2) 49 x 7= 343 (3) 343 x 7= 2,401 (4) 2,401 x 7= 16,807 (5):16,807 x 7= 117,649 (6) 117,649 x 7= 823,543 (7) 823,543 x 7= 5,764,801 (this is not to be taken as earth years or times) the 5,000, 000 represents the great hall year; the 700,000 the great sabbath year, wherein all human beings gradually gain true understanding and become heirs to their original and eternal inheritance, which was lost when they were enmeshed in the lower elements. the 64,800 is the number of the fallen angels, and the last one year signifies the liberation of lucifer and return to his original estate. figure 16 is another symbol of salt, while figure 17 (the dot) is

MATHERS MACGREGOR THE GREATER KEY OF SOLOMON VOL 1

made of the goods of which i have been possessed; by repulsing and maltreating the poor, in the distribution which i have made of the goods committed to my charge, by afflicting those over whom i have been set in authority, by not visiting the prisoners, by depriving the dead of burial, by not receiving the poor, by neither feeding the hungry nor giving drink to the thirsty, by never keeping the sabbath and the other feasts, by not living chastely and piously on those days, by the easy consent which i have given to those who incited me to evil deeds, by injuring instead of aiding those who demanded help from me, by refusing to give ear unto the cry of the poor, by not respecting the aged, by not keeping my word, by disobedience to my parents, by ingratitude towards those from whom i have

MICHAEL FORD WITCHMOON

ligion, or claim something amazing or revolutionary. this book was conceived after a great personal undertaking which involved the goddess babalon, for which opened the 6 6 gates of hecate and lilith. this work is seen by me personally as a manifestation and gift for these forces, which both myself and elda isela continue to work with. our approach towards witchcraft is based in nature, that each sabbath is a time of tuning ourselves in with its tides and changes as well as reaffirming our paths and sorceries. the sethanic/luciferian path is founded at least with the version we provide as one of many paths, that in this definition the idea of chaos magick comes to mind. the workings of the witch moon are of the left hand path, gathering hidden knowledge for the development of the individua

e resurgent atavisms, the hidden spirits and archetypes of shadow and night, the black sun shining with life and wisdom- the torch bearer (1) behind the darkness. love, health, wisdom and beauty are the finest forms of existence. the shadows in the night which glow under the moon exist to dance with you, to guide towards a glimpse of the night of pan, to gather on the astral plane at the witches' sabbath. come close, if your will is against it much is deadly, however with pleasure and the glowing lamp of strength all is possible. come within the night side, where varcolaci await. vampirism, lycanthropy and european folklore for thousands of years there have been tales of beasts haunting the countryside by night, demons which stalk the roads and pathways of the forests. corpses who enter th

s received and consecrated in 1994 e.v. and has been used in the vampiric current since. the devilcosm (another name for the varcolaci sigil) is as much a symbol for the left hand path as it is a gateway towards the dark realms of night and fog. through this seeming mirror, you will be able to assume the wraith form so described in the devilcosm sigil itself. through these gates, the queen of the sabbath, lilith gives you the knowledge to become. the rituals contained in this grimoire each involve the use of the sigil. this feature derives from coven nachttoter (coven maleficia, a magickal base in which the author received the setting to write this book during the babalon working of december 1998 e.v) where this sigil was present in all night side path workings. sigils permit an individual

nd the zos kia cultus is more profound than one may first believe. the sorcery of zos kia cultus has its roots in the luciferian tradition of which austin spare was heir by witch paterson. the sabbat of the witches is also misunderstood to some extent and there is a need to further present theories and actual path workings which may open a new way of thinking concerning this subject. the witches' sabbath is a gathering in dream, not the physical gathering that it once was thought to be (unless a conscious gathering is agreed upon as it is often done. the witch who wishes to attend does so primarily in the astral or dream body. no babies were or are harmed, no killing is done. the sabbat is a great appeal to the senses and a rejuvenation of the spirit. those who actually attend the sabbath

once was thought to be (unless a conscious gathering is agreed upon as it is often done. the witch who wishes to attend does so primarily in the astral or dream body. no babies were or are harmed, no killing is done. the sabbat is a great appeal to the senses and a rejuvenation of the spirit. those who actually attend the sabbath are often refreshed, happy and more 40 40 thoughtful of others. the sabbath is a celebration and channeling of the powers of night and the rejoicing of what one is and what one can be. the actual name sabbath is derived from the old french verb s'esbattre, translating to frolic. when twilight falls and the shadows become evident, all will transverse into a side of night. when our heads rest upon the ground our spirits rise through the dream and the world of the ni

mpany of my cat gave me yet further inspiration. the woven web of night is one that can guide your every movement, to every urge the web will respond. the spider and serpent that exist in the night side are of symbolic nature, being of reversion and double senses, of speed and accuracy. i focused upon my star, the inverted pentagram, meaning life and mind and made proclamations to the lord of the sabbath, being the adversary or the shadow form of lucifer. candle lit, burning black in the darkness of the chamber i whispered before the flame: by the embrace of death s sleep in life, thanatos hearken my swift flight. of the devil s sight, which views the webs of night to come and the freedom of the fields, may thy 41 41 beauty be as my gift. by the thorns which tear the waking flesh and guard

which tear the waking flesh and guards our great hidden place, be my flesh in night and astral waking, i shall emerge. i seek the blood of the witches sabbat conclave, so that lilith shall kiss my ever earthly wounds. joy and pleasure, by the skull and blade i shall emerge! eko sabbatium, eko hecate, eko lilith unbound and fly! my pace was decided by my desire to join the conclave, to enter this sabbath of dream. i was guided into a great forest, and my flight was over the trees. i was drawn to a seeming crossroad deep within the forest, clear of trees and filled with shapes and hags. they had assembled to fulfill the desires of the flesh and to further inspire the witch blood within our astral veins. a great fire, spinning and spitting shapes and faces, grew in fever. this seemed to act

r astral veins. a great fire, spinning and spitting shapes and faces, grew in fever. this seemed to act as a gate towards the great rites and loa of the petro (3) tradition. women who danced around the fire would consistently shift their shapes becoming alternately hags or beautiful young women, or forms between both. many would take the form of animals, howling or flying around this great astral sabbath. many of the shapes were taking pleasure in each other, the dancing of demonic shapes and the chanting of unseen voices through me into an explosive frenzy. i could feel the beast come to the surface, fully aware of predatory instincts and emotions not normally explored on a conscious level. beyond the fire stood what i termed the 'black one, the goat headed figure, the living sigil of des

towers and focus upon all elements flowing fire, water, air and earth. the angelick spirits of the aethyr which guard the foundations of human development shall observe with your calling. they are the watchers often revealed as demons. know their nature well. a witch would now perform a dedication chant, an example would be "by the rights of pleasure may flesh procreate from within. mother of the sabbath, lilith i awaken to the mysteries of our craft. i dedicate my being to the path from which my blood dictates. by the mysteries of the goat and the serpent i come to thee. i walk now the luciferian path, reborn under the luciferic shadows and promethean light! shaitan asmodeus belial lilith hecate eko, eko" the witch would now make a cut and draw blood, letting it drop into the soil. this w

babalon (fire, high magick art. the invocation to baphomet is a lunar/solar opening to the mysteries of the night side and the fleshing day side. 71 71 invocation of baphomet "o fire of the black one, illuminate by thy dark presence, let my strength come forth. i am stripped and defaced, to reveal the true self, and its ever changing essence which truth may not be rendered without falsehood. from sabbath flame to witching mire, as we fly through the night let baphomet be my guide, with thy torch of dark illumination. bearer of black wisdom of the spirit, god of beasts and god of flight cast unto me this night an ember from the fire of thy wisdom. to believe! to will! to obtain! io baphomet! i am the god who over the astral sabbath presides: baphomet, illuminated god of flesh and spirit. i

to that which is, unto that which was. a burning cycle is upon us, fear shan t ascend in its ugliness, failure is null, nothing is true. cast my earth and rise unto the shadow shining moon and velvet night i raise the witches' blade and give thee life come unto us this dark night! south, east, west and north thy spirit come forth in joy a fire from the spinning sun wheel, birth is through blood" sabbath rite "mother of shadows, crone of wisdom, oh goddess of the blood moon, reversed matter, i evoke thee unto this celebration. 79 79 blessings to those of blissful ecstasy which all derives from hecate, ascend from the depths of night, to join your great sister of magick; lilith, she who haunts the dreams of man, be present in our leitmotif of desire. amen i conjure thee, circle of power unt

flesh! let us know your beauty! pan, io pan" each member should be rapidly excited by dancing at their own individual frantic pace, until images of the morning star (of which i recommend paintings of lucifer by german architect fidus) and pan (10 (see rosaleen norton) dance freely in the spirit, a raging fire in the heart and the sun wheel burns a golden red. the rite should end with the witches' sabbath and then a banishing. then each and every member should try and retire to sleep at the same time to attend a group sabbath. beltane april 30th beltane is known primarily as a celtic holiday, translating to 'bel fire. a god of light and fire, bel also represented the shadow side, often connected with cernunnos. beltane is a gathering of the rising spring, when birth is abundant and life awa

MICHAEL TSARION ATLANTIS ALIEN VISITATION AND GENETIC MANIPULATION

to all its sin and hatefind another world where freedom waits.past the stars in fields of ancient voidthrough the shields of darkness where they findlove upon a land a world unknownwhere the sons of freedom make their homeleave the earth to satan and his slavesleave them to their future in their gravemake a home where love is there to staypeace and happiness in every day.(into the v oid by black sabbath) generals gathered in their massesjust like witches at black massesevil minds that plot destructionsorcerers of death's constructionin the fields the bodies burningas the war machine keeps turningdeath and hatred to mankindpoisoning their brainwashed minds- oh lord!politicians hide themselves awaythey only started the warwhy should they go out to fight?they leave that role to the poortime

ndix a: the minstrels speak treating people just like pawns in chesswait 'till their judgement day comesnow in darkness the world stops turningashes where the bodies are burningno more war pigs have the powerhand of god has struck the hourday of judgement, god is callingon their knees the war pigs crawlingbegging mercies for their sinssatan, laughing, spreads his wings- oh lord!(war pigs by black sabbath) i think about closing the doorand lately i think of it morei'm living well out of my timei feel like i'm losing my mindi should be at the table rounda servant of the crownthe keeper of the signto sparkle and to shinenever, no never againlisten to me and believe what i say if you cannever, this is the endyou know i've seen the faces of doom and i'm only a manhelp me, tell me i'm sanei feel

out there's danger, no where to runseems like desperate measures but sometimes its got to be doneover, its over at lastand the message inside as we build a new life from the pastappendix a: the minstrels speak158atlantis, alien visitation, and genetic manipulation we're falling off the edge of the worldyes, the edge of the worldit's the end of the world(falling off the edge of the world by black sabbath) no one said it had to be this waywhy are we the victims of their final word?dying world is killing us so slowi believe no god may save us nowcan you see what i see?sinners say your prayers tonightthe judgement day is herechild of tomorrow will die- not even bornjesus our questions, never seems to heardying for the answers may be the price we payto find a key to our livesis there a heaven?

iritwe could save this world from destruction daycan you see what i see?can you hear me crying?oh god can you help me now?take my hand- no home no homeof god take my heavenyou and i are victims of their wordas the masters of power try to poison our worldgreed money taken over their soulsjust mechanical brainspoliticians don't knowthey just don't know they just don't know(the eternal idol by black sabbath- there are phantoms here on earth who take away our livesthey kill your kids and they rape your wivesthey rip your flesh, tear your heart and take you down to hellatlantis, alien visitation, and genetic manipulation159 appendix a: the minstrels speak they don't give a damn on any kind of lifephantoms bring evil, destruction and deathnight after night the same old gamethey all look so harml

nstrels speak160atlantis, alien visitation, and genetic manipulation standing inside myself i'm losing controlyou made me believe in the stories you toldwaiting impatiently, what else can i do?i handed my future over to you, to youtears filled of sadness, sealed in my cellwhispering secrets, what do they tell?mad politicians cant tell the truthi handed my children over to you(over to you by black sabbath) kill for gain or shoot to maimbut we don't need a reasonthe golden goose is on the looseand never out of seasonsome blackened pride still burns insidethis shell of bloody treasonhere's my gun for a barrel of funfor the love of living death.the killer's breed or the demon's seedthe glamour, the fortune, the paingo to war again, blood is freedom's stainbut don't you pray for my soul anymore

MICHAEL WYNN THE SOUL TRAVELERS

stial sabbat, and the infernal sabbat. even though sorcerers are always congregating in their astral bodies, there are 4 major meetings a year, and these meeting are called the sabbats. the celestial sabbat is a gathering of astral beings in a place called, and associated with, the sphere of saturn. it s also worth noting that shabbathai is saturn in hebrew; it is likely that the words sabbat and sabbath derive from the hebrew word shabbathai. further, jews and seventh-day adventists consider saturday, the day associated with saturn, to be the true day of sabbath, as opposed to most christians who worship on sunday. in truth, it is sunday, and the sun in general, which is more closely associated with jesus and goodness; whereas saturn is mostly related to satan, death, and evil. the infern

be the true day of sabbath, as opposed to most christians who worship on sunday. in truth, it is sunday, and the sun in general, which is more closely associated with jesus and goodness; whereas saturn is mostly related to satan, death, and evil. the infernal sabbat is a gathering that happens here on earth, but most who attend arrive in an astral body. this earthly sabbat, sometimes called black sabbath, usually occurs in remote and secluded places. it is sometimes the case with the earthly sabbat, that those who attend arrive in their fleshly bodies. most vampires who arrive to the sabbat, do not arrive in the flesh but instead in an astral god form. a god form is an astral body that has been temporarily converted into that of ancient god or animal; godforms are archetypal forms whose im

MORALS AND DOGMA

d of a slain bird; and _seven_ days afterwards he must remain abroad out of his tent _seven_ times, in purifying the leper, the priest was to sprinkle the consecrated oil; and _seven_ times to sprinkle with the blood of the sacrificed bird the house to be purified _seven_ times the blood of the slain bullock was sprinkled on the mercy-seat; and _seven_ times on the altar. the _seventh_ year was a sabbath of rest; and at the end of _seven_ times _seven_ years came the great year of jubilee _seven_ days the people ate unleavened bread, in the month of abib _seven_ weeks were counted from the time of first putting the sickle to the wheat. the feast of the tabernacles lasted _seven_ days. israel was in the hand of midian _seven_ years before gideon delivered them. the bullock sacrificed by him

e" whatever they said, was firmer than an oath; but they avoided swearing, and esteemed it worse than perjury. they were simple in their diet and mode of living, bore torture with fortitude, and despised death. they cultivated the science of medicine and were very skillful. they deemed it a good omen to dress in white robes. they had their own courts, and passed righteous judgments. they kept the sabbath more rigorously than the jews. their chief towns were engaddi, near the dead sea, and hebron. engaddi was about 30 miles southeast from jerusalem, and hebron about 20 miles south of that city. josephus and eusebius speak of them as an ancient sect; and they were no doubt the first among the jews to embrace christianity: with whose faith and doctrine their own tenets had so many points of r

PHOSPHORUS

reader edited by nikolas schreck liber null& psychonaut by peter j. carroll chaos& sorcery by nick hall stealing the fire from heaven by stephen mace the prince of darkness by jeffery burton russell magick in theory and practice by aleister crowley the book of thoth by aleister crowley the black arts by richard cavendish images and oracles of austin osman spare ecstasies: deciphering the witches' sabbath by carlo ginzburg the night battles by carlo ginzburg 9 i the blackened forge of cain title-praecantrix the darkness of the earth color black symbol the sigil of infernal union -study of cain as the offspring of lucifer and lilith. the dynamics of self-transformation and how symbols relate to the self -foundations of sex magick and the will in the focus of selftransformation and self-deifi

daemonum of the earth. see mephistopheles conjuration by michael w. ford 2. the assumption of the flesh of the devil, the power of initiation and the mark of the devil as a rite of passage. the god form of satan the adversary is to understand the fallen aspect of darkness to the 12 rise into the dark light, thus a balanced initiation of flesh and spirit. see book of the witch moon. 3. the astral sabbath, dedication to, preparation and emergence into the astral plane. complete records and insight through including if famulus attends the self. 4. averse tree of life (daath) and the spheres of the qlippoth. devotion to the essence of each sphere and its daemonic attributes to be used in a positive way. 5. a working of the black eagle as the initiator unto the path of shadow, records in a det

RABBI AMIRAM MARKEL MARKEL THE KNOWLEDGE OF G D VOL 1

level of divine service, i.e. whether he has aroused a level of love and fear of g-d within himself or not. however, regardless of his spiritual attainment or lack thereof, every jew is drawn to desist from the negative commandments and to fulfill the positive commandments, by the very nature of his divine soul. in this all jews are equal. this means that by nature a jew does not wish to violate sabbath observance, to engage in idolatry, or to commit severe transgressions such as murder, adultery, incest and the like, g-d forbid. likewise, in regard to the positive commandments such as eating matzah on passover, performing the commandments of teffilin and tzitzit etc, even the simplest jews who lack all knowledge in torah have a natural disposition and inclination to do them, without any

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

y the creation of all other aspects of life, until finally, on the sixth day, man was created.the food [inside the shell. the creation of the physical and biological systems of the earth serve as the backdrop to the creation of man, the purpose of it all and through whom all these other elements find meaning. it is for this reason that separating the unwanted from the desired6 is forbidden on the sabbath, for this is the way the refinement of the world [in the process of creation] occurred. one of the 39 forms of work prohibited on the sabbath is gseparating h (borer, which also means grefining h in the sense of separating and removing the undesirable aspects of something, leaving it purified from its dross or chaff. we are taught that the prohibition consists only of separating the unwant

orer, which also means grefining h in the sense of separating and removing the undesirable aspects of something, leaving it purified from its dross or chaff. we are taught that the prohibition consists only of separating the unwanted from the wanted, not the wanted from the unwanted. for example, if there is a bowl of fruit in front of us containing both good and rotten apples, we may not, on the sabbath, separate out the rotten apples in order to leave a bowl of good ones. rather, we must select out the good ones (which we may then place in another bowl, leaving a bowl of rotten ones. this is because separating the bad from the good is a weekday type of work, i.e, one of the types of work the characterized the six days of creation. as we see here, as the worlds were created, one after ano

at only vegetative life could be created out of them. next g-d separated out the animal elements, and finally, the choicest part left was the human (notice that in both cases the bad is being separated from the good, the progression of creation in the cosmic realm is descending, while on the earthly level it is ascending) separating the wanted from the unwanted, however, is permitted [even on the sabbath, since this is not the way the world was created. separating this way does not therefore reflect the process of creation, which of course did not occur on the sabbath. it is therefore not considered gweekday h work, and is permitted on the sabbath .translated from likutei torah 17 parashat bereishit [second installment] we continue the discussion of the opening passage of the torah begun i

malchut? and the only thing lacking is for [z feir anpin and nukva] to turn face to face in order to couple. adam and eve.and therefore, their spiritual antecedents, z feir anpin and nukva.were initially created as one being, attached back to back. in order to couple, g-d gsawed h them apart so they could turn to face each other. this coupling is what occurred (and occurs) on the seventh day, the sabbath. this is what is alluded to here [the zohar uses the expression] gwhen the sabbath enters c. h6 this [allegorically] refers to how the sabbath enters the act of coupling, like a bride enters the canopy. the arizal now returns to the discussion of the creation of the gman h of beriah and the gman h of asiyah. 5 genesis 1:31. 6 zohar chadash, midrash rut, 7 chambers of purgatory; midrash han

es in order to kill certain people and thereby prevent them from doing some evil. to be sure, we should not kill any creature unnecessarily, but refraining from killing animals that pose a threat to human life (or communicate diseases) contradicts the requirements of jewish law, and it is doubtful whether any torah authority would permit this. indeed, it is permitted to kill harmful snakes on the sabbath, when killing is otherwise altogether prohibited. the arizal, we may presume, did not have to worry about leaving snakes alive because he did not have to fear being stuck down by one to prevent him from sinning. on the other hand, we see that he was bitten by insects and bugs. the question is how the arizal could refrain from killing snakes and the like and allow them to pose a threat to o

es of life. the numerical value of the three states of gevurah that remain in it, which are three names havayah, is 78. together with 1 for each of them, this sums to 81, the numerical value of yesod with the kolel. 3 x 26= 78. yesod: yud-samech-vav-dalet= 10+ 60+ 6+ 4= 80. another reason [this sefirah] is called yesod is the following. what is written in the zohar1 about the verse, gremember the sabbath day, h2 concerning the seven names, is well-known. they are called gseven pearls, h and the sabbath is called kah adni. we have discussed these seven names (that issue from the names yud-hei-vav and ekyeh) previously (in the third installment of parashat tetzaveh. we saw there that these seven names are associated with the seven blessings of the sabbath amidah, and that the fourth blessing

day, h2 concerning the seven names, is well-known. they are called gseven pearls, h and the sabbath is called kah adni. we have discussed these seven names (that issue from the names yud-hei-vav and ekyeh) previously (in the third installment of parashat tetzaveh. we saw there that these seven names are associated with the seven blessings of the sabbath amidah, and that the fourth blessing of the sabbath amidah, which is the only one that refers specifically to the sabbath, is associated with the name kah adni. it is also known that the sabbath is associated with yesod, which is called the seventh. normally, we associate the sabbath with malchut, the seventh midah. however, in the context of z feir anpin, malchut is not truly a separate sefirah, but is called gthe crown of the yesod, h ass

er, in the context of z feir anpin, malchut is not truly a separate sefirah, but is called gthe crown of the yesod, h associated physically with the glans of 1 2:92a, in raya mehemna. 2 exodus 20:8. the arizal on parashat lech lecha 69 the male reproductive organ. malchut comes into its own only as the full partzuf of nukva. thus, the gseventh h of the midot within z feir anpin.and therefore, the sabbath as well.can still be considered to be part of yesod.3 therefore, the numerical value of yesod is the same as that of the names kah adni. yesod= 80, as above. kah adni: yud-hei alef-dalet-nun-yud (10+ 5 (1+ 4+ 50+ 10= 15+ 65= 80. these two names correspond to the two aspects with [yesod: yesod [itself] and its gcrown. h yesod itself is called kah, and its gcrown h is called adni. furthermor

of spelling out (the milui, we have: letter 1st spelling out 2nd spelling out 3rd spelling out yud vav-dalet 6+ 4 10 vav-dalet 6+ 4 10 vav-dalet 6+ 4 10 hei yud 10 10 yud 10 10 alef 1 1 vav yud-vav 10+ 6 16 alef-vav 1+ 6 7 alef-vav 1+ 6 7 hei yud 10 10 yud 10 10 alef 1 1 46 37 19 the passage of the mishnah cited states that a person with a stump-leg is allowed to walk in the public domain on the sabbath, and this is not considered carrying for him (which would be forbidden. the numerical value of the word for gstump h (kav) is 102 [as stated] these states of judgment issued from the gevurah of the holy nukva and smote the netzach of the evil z feir anpin [as for these states of judgment, the shin of shechin signifies the 300 states of judgment and severity. to these, add the numerical val

conduct weekday affairs is only derived from their backs. g-d runs the world (during the workweek) by infusing the seminal divine consciousness of abba, through its development in ima, into the source of human consciousness, z feir anpin. as we have seen, only a diminished version of the divine insight of abba can be transferred into the lower partzufim; this is referred to as its gback. h on the sabbath, the world fs divine consciousness ascends and is not processed through the lower partzufim. 44 exodus 6:2. the arizal on parashat vaeira (2) 18 thus, you will note that the sum of the numerical value of the back of the 72-name, 184, plus 161, the numerical value of the front of the name ekyeh, is equal to the numerical value of gmoses h [mosheh, 345. as we have seen previously, the four w

vav-dalet (10+ 6+ 4) 20 total 184 the gfront h of the name ekyeh (alef-hei-yud-hei) is the simple spelling out of this name, as follows: alef alef-lamed-pei 1+ 30+ 80 111 hei hei-yud 5+ 10 15 yud yud-vav-dalet 10+ 6+ 4 20 hei hei-yud 5+ 10 15 161 the name ekyeh is associated with ima. thus, moses is the sum of the back of abba as present in ima. all of this applies during the weekdays, but on the sabbath [moses] reaches [the consciousness of] the shining of the face [of the partzufim. this is the significance of the numerical value of the name mosheh. for all that the forefathers reached was [the consciousness of] the name kel shakai[ gg-d almighty h, referring to the yesod of abba or ima, but gmy name [havayah] h.as it was revealed to moses. gi did not make known to them. h the name havay

ity of male-female. this defect could have been easily rectified, since it was not caused by human beings [but rather by g-d himself. and had adam kept his one commandment, he would indeed have rectified it. but this did not happen; rather, adam came and made things worse. adam fs one commandment was not to eat of the fruit of the tree of knolwedge of good and evil for three hours, i.e, until the sabbath, when it would have become permitted. cain and abel also damaged [reality [not only cain but also] abel ggazed and damaged. h according to the sages, when abel offered his sacrifice to g-d, he gazed on the divine presence and therefore became incurred the death penalty (which is why it was divine providence that cain killed him. gazing on the divine presence means experiencing divine consc

REGARDIE ISRAEL THE COMPLETE GOLDEN DAWN

sins, or complaints or laws. i dreamed not of poverties, contentions, or vices. all tears and quarrels were hidden from my eyes. everything was at rest, free and immortal. i knew nothing of sickness or death or exaction. in the absence of these i was entertained like an angel with the works of god in their splendour and glory; i saw all in the peace of eden. all time was eternity, and a perpetual sabbath" such is the stone of the philosophers, the quintessence, the summurn bonum, true wisdom and perfect happiness. psellus, the neoplatonist, has written that the function of initiatory magic was "to initiate or perfect the human soul by the powers of materials here on earth; for the supreme faculty of the soul cannot by its own guidance aspire to the sublimest intuition and to the comprehens

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

ings in the throat. come, rouse yourself: do not make the sign of the cross! see, i have brought you home. you are in your bed, not a little worn out, possibly a trifle shattered, by your night's journey and its orgy; but you have beheld that of which everyone talks without knowledge; you have been initiated into secrets no less terrible than the grotto of triphonius; you have been present at the sabbath. it remains for you now to preserve your wits, to have a wholesome dread of the law, and to keep at a respectful distance from the church and her faggots. would you care, as a change, to behold something less fantastic, more real and also more truly terrible? you shall assist at the execution of jacques de molay and his accomplices or his brethren in martyrdom. be not misled, however; conf

to heal or injure at a distance; to give speech a universal success and reverberation. this agent, which barely manifests under the uncertain methods of mesmer's followers, is precisely that which the adepts of the middle ages denominated the first matter of the great work. the gnostics represented it as the fiery body of the holy spirit; it was the object of adoration in the secret rites of the sabbath and the temple, under the hieroglyphic figure of baphomet or the androgyne of mendes. all this will be proved. here then are the secrets of occult philosophy, and such is magic in history. let us glance at it now as it appears in its books and its acts, in its initiations and its rites. the key of all magical allegories is found in the tablets which we have mentioned, and these tablets we

ntal magic tle of fine wool, setting his feet thereon and drawing it over his head. then he bent his back in semicircular fashion, and closed his eyes, after performing certain rites probably magnetic passes and sacramental words, designed to fix imagination and determine the action of will. the woollen mantle is of great use in magic and was the common conveyance of sorcerers on their way to the sabbath, which proves that the sorcerers did not really go to the sabbath, but the sabbath came to the sorcerers, when isolated in their mantle, and brought before their translucid images analogous to their magical preoccupations, combined with reflections of all kindred acts accomplished previously in the world. this torrent of universal life is represented also in religious doctrines by the expi

, all images formed either by rays or reflections. in this same light our dreams come to us; it is this which befools the insane and misguides their dormant judgement in pursuit of the most bizarre phantoms. to insure vision without illusion in such light, a powerful will must help us to isolate reflections and attract rays only. to dream awake is to see in the astral light, and the orgies of the sabbath, described by so many sorcerers in their criminal trials, came to them solely in this manner. the preparations and the substances used to obtain this result were often horrible, as we shall see in the ritual, but the result itself was never doubtful. they saw, they heard, they handled the most abominable, most fantastic, most impossible things, we shall return to this subject in our fiftee

. the basis of this composition was malvoisie wine, and it was obtained by distilling the sperm of certain animals with the sap of certain plants. we are in possession of the recipe, but our reasons for withholding it will be understood readily. 73 xv y p black magic samael auxiliator we approach the mystery of black magic. we are about to confront, even in his own sanctuary, the black god of the sabbath, the formidable goat of mendes. at this point those who are liable to fear should close the book; even persons who are a prey to nervous impressions will do well to divert their attention or to abstain. we have undertaken a task, and we must complete it. let us first of all address ourselves frankly and boldly to the questions: is there a devil? what is the devil? as to the first point, sc

the legend is nothing else than the universal agent, the eternal fire of terrestrial life, the soul of the earth, and the living centre of hell. we have said that the astral light is the receptacle of forms, and these when evoked by reason are produced harmoniously, but when evoked by madness they appear disordered and monstrous: so originated the nightmares of st. anthony and the phantoms of the sabbath. do therefore the evocations of goetia and demonomania produce a practical result? yes, certainly one which cannot be contested, one more terrible than could ever be recounted in legends! when anyone invokes the devil with intentional ceremonies, the devil comes and is seen. to escape dying from horror at that sight, to escape catalepsy or idiocy, one must be already mad. grandier was a li

mixed with his drink to grow wilted and old, and subsequently to die amidst horrible sufferings, or in a state of complete collapse. it must be admitted that this recipe has a magical physiognomy of the blackest and most revolting kind, and sickens one by its recollections of the abominable confections of canidia and medea. the sorcerers of the middle ages pretended to receive such powders at the sabbath and sold them at a high price to the malicious and ignorant. the tradition of similar mysteries spread terror in country places and came to act as a spell. the imagination once impressed, the nervous system once assailed, the victim rapidly wasted away, the very dread of his relatives and friends sealing his doom. the sorcerer and sorceress were almost invariably a species of human toad, s

some fresh religious infatuation, some newly accredited legend? the study of talismans and pantacles is one of the most curious branches of magic and connects with historical numismatics. there are indian, egyptian and greek talismans, kabalistic medals coming from ancient and modern jews, gnostic abraxas, occult tokens in use among members of secret societies and sometimes called counters of the sabbath. so also there are templar medals and jewels 92 the doctrine of transcendental magic of freemasonry. in his treatise on the wonders of nature, coglenius describes the talismans of solomon and those of rabbi chael. designs of many others that are most ancient will be found in the magical calendars of tycho brahe and duchentau, and should have a place in m. ragon's archives on initiation, a

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

rical forms and strange cultus of this monstrous animal, which represented nature doomed to anathema but ransomed by the sign of light. the gnostic agapae and pagan priapic orgies which followed in its honour sufficiently revealed the moral consequence which the adepts drew from the exhibition. all this will be explained, together with the rites, decried and now regarded as fabulous, of the great sabbath and of black magic. within the grand circle of evocations a triangle was usually traced, and the side towards which the upper point should be directed was a matter for careful observation. if the spirit were supposed to be from heaven, the operator placed himself at the top, and set the altar of fumigations at the bottom; but if the spirit came from the abyss this method was reversed. more

according to the direction of its points, this absolute magical symbol represents order or confusion, the divine lamb of ormuz and st. john, or the accursed goat of mendes. it is initiation or profanation; it is lucifer or vesper, the star of morning or evening. it is mary or lilith, victory or death, day or night. the pentagram with two points in the ascendant represents satan as the goat of the sabbath; when one point is in the ascendant, it is the sign of the saviour. the pentagram is the figure of the human body, having the four limbs and a single point representing the head. a human figure head downwards naturally represents a demon that is, intellectual subversion, disorder or madness. now, if magic be a reality, if occult science be really the true law of the three worlds, this abso

t evasion that the great magical agent. the double current of light, the living and astral fire of the earth. was represented by the serpent with the head of an ox, goat or dog, in ancient theogonies. it is the dual serpent of the caduceus, the old serpent of genesis, but it is also the brazen serpent of moses, twined about the tau, that is, the generating lingam. it is, moreover, the goat of the sabbath and the baphomet of the templars; it is the hyle of the gnostics; it is the double tail of the serpent which forms the legs of the solar cock of abraxas. in fine, it is the devil of m. eudes de mirville and is really that blind force which souls must overcome if they would be freed from the chains of earth; for, unless their will can detach them from this fatal attraction, they will be abs

completes the harmony of dispositions, and it is for this reason a mark of sympathy and intimacy. children, who are guided instinctively by nature, form the magic chain by playing at base or rounds: then gaiety spreads, then laughter 62 the ritual of transcendental magic rings. circular tables are more favourable to convivial meetings than those of any other shape. the great circular dance of the sabbath, which concluded the mysterious assemblies of adepts in the middle ages, was a magic chain: it joined all in the same intentions and the same acts. it was formed by standing back to back and linking hands, the face outside the circle, in imitation of those antique sacred dances, representations of which are still found on the sculptures of old temples. the electric furs of the lynx, panthe

tentions and the same acts. it was formed by standing back to back and linking hands, the face outside the circle, in imitation of those antique sacred dances, representations of which are still found on the sculptures of old temples. the electric furs of the lynx, panther and even domestic cat, were stitched to garments, in imitation of the ancient bacchanalia. hence comes the tradition that the sabbath miscreants each wore a cat hung from the girdle, and that they danced in this guise. the phenomena of tilting and talking tables have been fortuitous exhibitions of fluidic communication by means of the circular chain. mystification combined with it after wards, and even educated and intelligent persons were so infatuated with the novelty that they hoaxed themselves, and became the dupes o

s, and breasts with the infernal unguent, traced diabolical pantacles, evoked the dead beneath gibbets or in deserted graveyards. their howlings were heard from afar, and belated travellers imagined that legions of phantoms rose out of the earth. the very trees, in their eyes, assumed appalling shapes; fiery orbs gleamed in the thickets; frogs in the marshes seemed to echo mysterious words of the sabbath with croaking voices. it was the magnetism of hallucination and the contagion of madness. the end of procedure in black magic was to disturb reason and produce the feverish excitement which emboldens to great crimes. the grimoires, once seized and burnt by authority everywhere, are certainly not harmless books. sacrilege, murder, theft, are indicated or hinted as means to realization in al

idion offered him the meat, and himself shared the meal of charity, thus transforming the very flesh which the jews regard as of all most impure into a feast of penitence, transcending the material law by the spirit of the law itself, and proving himself a true and intelligent disciple of the man- god, who hath established his elect as the monarchs of nature in the three worlds. 81 chapter xv the sabbath of the sorcerers we recur once more to that terrible number fifteen, symbolized in the tarot by a monster throned upon an altar, mitred and horned, having a woman's breasts and the generative organs of a man. a chimera, a malformed sphinx, a synthesis of deformities. below this figure we read a frank and simple inscription. the devil. yes, we confront here that phantom of all terrors, the

terrors, the dragon of all theogonies, the ahriman of the persians, the typhon of the egyptians, the python of the greeks, the old serpent of the hebrews, the fantastic monster, the nightmare, the croquemitaine, the gargoyle, the great beast of the middle ages, and. worse than all these. the baphomet of the templars, the bearded idol of the alchemist, the obscene deity of mendes, the goat of the sabbath. the frontispiece to this gritual h reproduces the exact figure of the terrible emperor of night, with all his attributes and all his characters. let us state now for the edification of the vulgar, for the satisfaction of m. le comte de mirville, for the justification of the demonologist bodin, for the greater glory of the church, which persecuted templars, burnt magicians, excommunicated

not outside symbolical traditions when they assigned this same mystical figure to christ the liberator. all the kabalah and all magic, as a fact, are divided between the cultus of the immolated and that of the emissary goat. we must recognize therefore a magic of the sanctuary and that of the wilderness, the white and the black church, the priesthood of public assemblies and the sanhedrim of the sabbath. the goat which is represented in our frontispiece bears upon its forehead the sign of the pentagram with one point in the ascendant, which is sufficient to distinguish it as a symbol of the light. moreover, the sign of occultism is made with both hands, pointing upward to the white moon of chesed, and downward to the black moon of geburah. this sign expresses the perfect concord between m

rs a lion, and again a serpent with the head of lion or bull; but in all cases he bears invariably the same attributes of light, even as our goat, which cannot be confounded with fabulous images of satan, owing to the sign of the pentagram. let us affirm categorically, to combat the remnants of manichaeanism which are appearing sporadically among christians, that as a superior personality and the sabbath of the sorcerers 83 power satan does not exist. he is the personification of all errors, perversities and consequently of all weaknesses. if god may be defined as he who exists of necessity, may we not define his antagonist and enemy as necessarily he who does not exist at all? the absolute affirmation of good implies an absolute negation of evil: so also in the light, shadow itself is lum

ias and all crimes. sanguinary sacrifices were offered him; monstrous idolatry replaced the true religion; black magic traduced the transcendent and luminous magic of true adepts, and horrible conventicles of sorcerers, ghouls and stryges took place in caverns or desert places, for dementia soon changes into frenzy and from human sacrifices to cannibalism there is only one step. the mysteries the sabbath have been described variously, but they figure always in grimoires and in magical trials. the revelations made on the subject may be classified under three heads: 1. those referring to a fantastic and imaginary sabbath; 2. those which betray the secrets of certain occult assemblies of veritable adepts; 3. revelations of foolish and criminal gatherings, having for their object the operation

de on the subject may be classified under three heads: 1. those referring to a fantastic and imaginary sabbath; 2. those which betray the secrets of certain occult assemblies of veritable adepts; 3. revelations of foolish and criminal gatherings, having for their object the operations of black magic. for a large number of unhappy men and women, given over to such mad and abominable practices, the sabbath was but a prolonged nightmare, where dreams appeared realities and were induced by means of potions, fumigations and narcotic frictions. baptista porta, whom we have signalized already as a mystifier, gives in his natural magic, a pretended recipe for the sorcerers' unguent, by means of which they were transported to the sabbath. it is a composition of child's fat, aconite boiled with popl

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, and life in death. we go forth on our secret journeys. let us find truth and become it. h the formula of the dark graal keeper of the graal: gwhat is the secret of the graal? whom does it serve? h participants: git serves the prince of darkness, and the dark brotherhood of his elect. h keeper of the graal: gecce vinum sabbatti! behold here the nectar of the great old ones, the wine of the black sabbath of the sorcerers of eld. this is the grail of the undefiled wisdom. this is the horn from which all inspiration flows. in it is blended the might and main of the mead dripping down from valhalla. in it is the very essence of life everlasting. h keeper of the graal partakes of the sacrament and then brings the chalice to each participant in turn. the summoning of the elements keeper of the

te that i was not asleep and that i actually felt myself transported to santa barbara and xemset. i was there! the magical tower working i. the magical tower working purpose: to create in the subjective universe a place where i could journey to complete g.b.m. workings chamber dressing: my room light source: one black candle music used: charon by king diamond, and evi50 and gates of hell by black sabbath dress: all black clothes, with pentagram of set classification: v2- b3r- 1 author: william van patten i date: july 6-13, xxv subject: astral travel reading list: bell tolling: towards compass points grail liquid: seltzer water invocation: standard temple of set elements summoned: the song charon notes: i combined steps seven and eight of the standard format from the crystal tablet of set

l nothing. after that i unwillingly came out of my dream and closed the ritual in the same way as the crystal tablet suggests. after the ritual i felt somewhat tired. ii. return to the magic tower purpose: to try a g.b.m. working in the tower setting chamber dressing: my room light source: one black candle music used: satanas concerto in cm by adept timothy mcgranahan, embryo and orchard by black sabbath dress: all black clothes, with pentagram of set bell tolling: towards altar grail liquid: cola invocation: modified temple of set elements summoned: the song embryo notes: the ritual went the same as the magical tower working, except that when i got to the upper room where the ritual chamber was, i performed a g.b.m. working there. the working i undertook was to understand my higher self

SABBATIC KABALA OF THE CROOKED PATH

"magick is the transmutability of the quintessence of all nature called azoth (supreme occult agency of change. cell 0 being the aat of the 1st and 12th letter of the sacred alphabet this aat is the first cell of power associated with the letters a and l (ayin and lamed. this cell inhabits the ancient one of spirit which in this case can be assimilated with the vast powers of the black man of the sabbath or apethiui. the basic principle of the black mans function is to be found in the void (p. 99 gives a call unto this power as well as a formulae of this aats primal atavism from p. 99-103. this cell is the source of creation of the magical alphabet. in the call gods like exu, odin, shiva are evoked as openers of the crossroad gates. in the patakis (mythical legends) of eshu and also his ni

SATANISM AN EXAMINATION OF SATANIC BLACK MAGIC

ormed by a christian priest accompanied by a female server, with whom he had copulated prior to the ritual. the mass took place in a disused church, water from a well in which an unbaptized child had drowned replaced wine and a black triangular host was duly consecrated. the progression from the mass of the dead into the modern black mass took a new turn when it was linked to the medieval witches sabbath. accordingly the inclusion of a horned figure who presided over the ceremony and who came to be associated with the hebraic scape-goat came to be one of the satanism- an examination of satanic black magic side 3 af 21 file//c:\windows\skrivebord\nyt%20til%20bibilotek\ona\various\satanism_an_examin. 20-04-03 a collection of sacred-magick.com< the esoteric library central aspects of the blac

in. 20-04-03 a collection of sacred-magick.com< the esoteric library central aspects of the black mass. the orgy was also then included, something that was most likely derived from the rites of the bacchanalia or dionysiac cults of ancient rome and greece, of which shall be spoken presently. in his book the black arts (pan books ltd. 1967, richard cavendish outlines the proceedings of the witches sabbath. commencing with the witches paying homage to the devil. the witches would light a fire whilst the devil was seated upon a throne in the form of either a goat, representing satan himself, or a dog, which may have been connected with the dark goddess- the dog being one of the sacred animals of hekate- rather than with satan himself. the witches would then approach and adore the devil, thoug

e the devil, though their approach would be in a manner foreign to normal men, such as walking crab-like or with their backs turned to him. after this 'came the offering of the candles to the devil and the obscene kiss'(7) where the witch kisses the devils behind. following the obscene kiss, initiation, baptism or marriage would occur followed by the feast and the orgy which concluded the witches sabbath. the inclusion of a feast and an orgy at the end of the witches sabbath is very much reminiscent of the bacchanalia that existed during the times of the roman empire. the bacchanalia was originally a secret sorority that eventually initiated men into its cult. its members, who were said to indulge licentiously in their passions, were also alleged to have been responsible for a number of de

its male members who refused to take the oath of the cult or to commit specific vices. when the cult was finally repressed by the authorities there was estimated to be some 7000 men and women who were members, many of whom were arrested and imprisoned whilst their meeting places were destroyed and the bacchanalia were prohibited throughout rome. the similarity between the bacchanalia, the witches sabbath and the black mass are therefore fairly evident. in modern times there are numerous versions of this ritual used by different satanic groups. the black mass contained within the church of satan's 'the satanic rituals (avon books. 1972) is based upon a combination of the rite used by the societe de luciferiens, a french satanic society that operated in the 19th and early 20th centuries, and

SCHLAGER NEIL WORLD RELIGIONS REFERENCE LIBRARY

are actually two talmuds: the jerusalem talmud and the babylonian talmud. the babylonian talmud is more complete and comprehensive. it is usually this version that jews mean when they refer to the talmud. the mishnah, or written text of the talmud, consists of six sections, or sedarim (orders: 1. zera im (seeds, dealing with agricultural laws. 2. mo ed( festival, dealing with festivals as well as sabbath (the period from sundown on friday to sundown on saturday) observances. 3. nashim (women, dealing with such issues as contracts, marriage, and divorce. 4. nezikin( damages, dealing with laws pertaining to financial matters and torts( wrongful acts that injure or harm another. 5. kodashim (holy things, dealing with temple worship and sacrifices. 6. toharot( purities, dealing with laws perta

dment. it reflects the eastern belief that covering the head is a sign of respect. worship daily prayer is at the heart of jewish life. observant jews attend formal prayer services three times each day. the evening prayer service is called ma ariv, the morning service shacharit, and the afternoon service minchah (the jewish day is considered to run from sundown to sundown. accordingly, the jewish sabbath, or shabbat (day of rest, begins at sundown on friday and continues to sundown on saturday) shabbat commemorates god s resting on the seventh day after six days of creation, as recounted in the book of genesis. the seventh day of creation is regarded as the first celebration of shabbat, and the obligation to celebrate shabbat is one of the ten commandments. all of these daily prayers are g

different pews from men. he substituted confirmation, a ceremony marking the completion of a young person s religious training, for the bar mitzvah, a comingof- age ceremony for jewish boys. many members of wise s congregation found these and other changes disturbing. in 1850 wise ordered the members of the congregation s board to close their businesses on saturday, which is considered the jewish sabbath, a day of rest. one of the board members, however, refused to follow the order. many feared that the board member, whose preaching was popular, would be dismissed. the congregation became evenly split between supporters and critics of wise. the board met and voted to fire wise, but he refused to go. on the next sabbath, a fight broke out in the temple between wise and the board president

well as the christian new testament. thus, the first line of the excerpt would be referred to as genesis 1:1, meaning genesis, chapter 1, verse 1. the verse numbers generally, but not always, correspond to a single sentence. the numbering of verses is standard, so that readers of any edition of the bible the jewish shabbat central to the jewish tradition is shabbat, the source of the english word sabbath. while usually the word is interpreted as rest, it comes from a hebrew word meaning something closer to cease and is typically interpreted to mean cease working, just as god ceased his creative activity. shabbat commemorates god s resting on the seventh day after six days of creation. it is the only jewish holiday mentioned in the old testament. indeed, the seventh day of creation is regar

on of shabbat. in modern life, however, many jews have modified their interpretation of activities that would be a violation of shabbat; thus, creative writing might be considered a leisure activity that would add to the holiness of shabbat. shabbat begins at sundown on friday, when the new day is thought to begin, and continues until sundown on saturday, when the day ends. christianity moved its sabbath to sunday as part of its break with jewish traditions. this order was made by the church council of laodicea in 364 ce. 6 world religions: primary sources tanakh (hebrew bible) can find chapters and verses without having to refer to differing page numbers. in the excerpt from genesis, the name god is written g-d. omitting letters from god s name is a common practice in jewish tradition out

lord thy god am a jealous god, visiting the iniquity [sin] of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; 20:6 and shewing [showing] mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. 20:7 thou shalt not take the name of the lord thy god in vain; for the lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. 20:8 remember the sabbath day [day of worship, to keep it holy. 20:9 six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: 20:10 but the seventh day is the sabbath of the lord thy god: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: 20:11 for in six days the lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all

r, and do all thy work: 20:10 but the seventh day is the sabbath of the lord thy god: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: 20:11 for in six days the lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed [made holy] it. 20:12 honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the lord thy god giveth thee. 20:13 thou shalt not kill. 20:14 thou shalt not commit adultery [sex with someone other than one s wife or husband. 20:15 thou shalt not steal. 20:16 thou shalt not bear false witness [lie] against thy neighbour. 20:17 thou shalt not covet [d

SECRET TEACHINGS OF THE ROSICRUCIANS IN THE 16 17C

outer (world) and can find neither end nor place of rest, unless it leads from the outer (world) back again and seeks the beginning, from which all the smaller star- lights originated. there is also among 7 stars, hardly one turning its rays inward to direct the searching mind to bethlehem, and amongst 7 eyes winding around the whirlpool of searching desire is hardly one which stands towards the sabbath in the innermost; but the restless movement of the working days move them through all spheres, and even if they take a look at god's wonders, they only look upon the surface and every eye looks upon that which is shown through its own desire. god made man to live in an eternal sabbath, he should not work, but let god work in him, he should not take with his own hands, but only receive what

working days move them through all spheres, and even if they take a look at god's wonders, they only look upon the surface and every eye looks upon that which is shown through its own desire. god made man to live in an eternal sabbath, he should not work, but let god work in him, he should not take with his own hands, but only receive what god bestowed plentifully upon his mercy. but man left the sabbath, and wanted to work himself, raised his hand against the law to take in his own desire what he should not have taken. therefore, god let him fall, and since he had despised the quiet, he had to feel painfully the restlessness. in such restlessness of life all children of man still extend their hands, trying to grasp their pleasures. and as is their understanding and will, so is their grasp

SEPHER HA BAHIR

erse does not say seven days, but the seven days. these are the days regarding which it is written (exodus 31:17, for six days god made [the heaven and the earth. as you said, god made six beautiful vessels. what are they? the heaven and the earth. are they not seven? yes, as it is written (ibid) and on the seventh day, he rested and souled. what is the meaning of souled? this teaches us that the sabbath sustains all souls. it is therefore written that it souled. 58. another explanation: this teaches us that it is from there that souls fly forth. it is thus written, and he souled. this continues for a thousand generations. it is thus written (psalm 105:8, the word that he commanded until a thousand generations. immediately after this it says [the covenant] that he cut with abraham. what is

you say that it is the foundation of all souls? is it then not written (exodus 31:17, and on the seventh day he rested and souled? yes, it is the seventh. this is because it decides between them. there are six, and three are below and three above, and it decides between them. 158. why is it called the seventh? is it then the seventh? it is not. but it is because the blessed holy one rested on the sabbath with the attribute regarding which it is written (exodus 31:17, for six days god made the heaven and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested and souled. this teaches us that each day has a saying that is its master. this is not because it was created on that day, but because that is when it does the task to which it was assigned. each one does its task and maintains its activities. the

power stands in front of it. the righteous, foundation of the world is in the centre. it emanates from the south of the world, and is officer over the other two. in its hand are also the souls of all living things. it is the life of worlds. whenever the word creation (beriah) is used, it is done with it. regarding it, it is written (exodus 31:17, he rested and souled. this is the attribute of the sabbath day. regarding this it is written (exodus 20:8, remember the sabbath day and keep it holy. but it is also written (deuteronomy 5:12, keep [the sabbath. this is speaking of the seventh attribute. regarding this seventh attribute it is written (leviticus 19:30, my sabbaths you shall keep, and my sanctuary you shall fear. what is the seventh attribute? this is the blessed holy one s attribute

y. but it is also written (deuteronomy 5:12, keep [the sabbath. this is speaking of the seventh attribute. regarding this seventh attribute it is written (leviticus 19:30, my sabbaths you shall keep, and my sanctuary you shall fear. what is the seventh attribute? this is the blessed holy one s attribute of goodness. 181. why is it written, my sabbaths you shall keep [in the plural] rather than my sabbath [in the singular? what is this like? a king had a beautiful bride, and every week she would set aside a day to be with him. the king also had beautiful beloved sons. he said to them, since this is the situation, you should also rejoice on the day of my joy. for it is for your sake that i strive, and you also respect me. 182. what is the reason that [the torah says] remember [in one place]

? what is this like? a king had a beautiful bride, and every week she would set aside a day to be with him. the king also had beautiful beloved sons. he said to them, since this is the situation, you should also rejoice on the day of my joy. for it is for your sake that i strive, and you also respect me. 182. what is the reason that [the torah says] remember [in one place] and keep [regarding the sabbath in another? remember (zachor) refers to the male (zachar. keep (shamor) refers to the bride. why is it connected to, and my sanctuary you shall fear? this is because my sanctuary is holy. why? because i am god who makes you holy from every side. 183. why do we say [in the blessing after food, on all that he created [blessed]is the life of worlds. why do we not say, on all that you created?

SEPHER YETZIRAH WESTCOTT

eferred it to beauty; he crowned it, combined and formed with it jupiter in the universe, the seventh day of the week, and the mouth of man. by these seven letters were also made seven worlds, seven heavens, seven earths, seven seas, seven rivers, seven deserts, seven days, seven weeks from passover to pentecost, and every seventh year a jubilee. mayer lambert gives--beth to saturn and the hebrew sabbath--that is saturday; gimel to jupiter and sunday; daleth to mars and monday; kaph to the sun and tuesday; peh to venus and wednesday; resh to mercury and thursday; and tau to the moon and friday. chapter v 1. the twelve simple letters are h h, vau, zain, cheth, teth, yod, lamed, nun, samech, oin, tzaddi and qoph (43) they are the foundations of these twelve properties: sight, hearing, smell

SIFRA DETZNIYUTHA

ion to the time span from the initial manifestation of the creation to its dissolution, reshith (tysar, the first) to acharit( tyrxa, the last. the six thousand years of the small face universe (spanning approximately 20 billion light years) depend on the first six days described in torah b reshith. 29 the seventh above them is the seventh millennium of the small face universe, spent in the great sabbath by jews, christians, and muslims. 30 these twelve hours are the hours spent by the letters in atziluth alone i.e. witness states of alef worlds. 31 isaiah 2:17. 23 32 this serpent, or leviathan, is an allusion to the border of the tzimtzum (circular contraction, the totality of the chayot: n, s, e, w, up, down. this serpent is also called ananta in sanskrit, and astrid in roman mythology

SIR EDWARD BULWER LYTTON ZANONI A ROSICRUCIAN TALE

first sought to call the ideal to the canvas, dust-covered, broken, in the corner. below the window lay the old churchyard: he saw it green in the distance, the sun glancing through the yew-trees; he saw the tomb where father and mother lay united, and the spire pointing up to heaven, the symbol of the hopes of those who consigned the ashes to the dust; in his ear rang the bells, pealing, as on a sabbath day. far fled all the visions of anxiety and awe that had haunted and convulsed; youth, boyhood, childhood came back to him with innocent desires and hopes; he thought he fell upon his knees to pray. he woke, he woke in delicious tears, he felt that the phantom was fled forever. he looked round, zanoni was gone. on the table lay these lines, the ink yet wet "i will find ways and means for

SORCERIES OF ZOS

iaeval witch cult, covens of which flourished in new england at the time of the salem witch trials at the end of the 17th century. the subsequent persecutions apparently obliterated all outer manifestations both of the genuine cult and its debased counterfeits. the principal symbols of the original cult have survived the passage of aeon- long cycles of time+ they all suggest the backward way- the sabbath sacred to sevekh or sebt, the number seven, the moon, the cat, jackal, hyaena, pig, black snake, and other animals considered unclean by later traditions; the widdershins and back-to-back dance, the anal kiss, the number thirteen, the witch mounted on the besom handle, the bat, and other forms of webbed or winged nocturnal creature; the batrachia generally, of which the toad, frog, or hekt

STEINER RUDOLF CHRISTIANITY AS MYSTICAL FACT

. christianity emerged only slowly out of the mysteries. christian convictions might be expressed in the form of mystery-truths. christian language might clothe the wisdom belonging to the mysteries. the essence of christianity 147 one example is clement of alexandria (died a.d. 217, a christian author who had been educated as a pagan. he wrote: thus the lord did not hinder from doing good on the sabbath, but allowed us to communicate those divine mysteries and that holy light to those who are able to receive them. he certainly did not disclose to the many what did not belong to the many, but to the few to whom he knew that they belonged, and who were capable of receiving and being molded according to them. but secret things are entrusted to speech, not to writing, as is the case with god

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

amous, selfproclaimed "beast 666" from great britain, once stated "every man and woman is a star" which, loosely interpreted, meant "every man and woman is a god."1 the star of initiation in the hindu religion, the pentagram is the "star of initiation" it is the caste-mark of 538 codex magica from left to right: pentagram, inverted pentagram, hexagram (star of david) and star of baphomet (goat of sabbath) the priests of siva, who dedicate it to the sun god by marking a black round dot inside the symbol of the star.2 the blazing star freemasons, because they venerate the sun and its rays, know the star emblem as the "blazing star" steve worrall-clare, a former mason, in freemasonry- the secret language, writes that in the lodge: the blazing star points out the glory of the sun. it is centra

ic undertaking, for it enlightens the earth, and by its benign influence dispenses its blessings to mankind..it is found in the 28th degree and is the symbol of truth. it is found in the 4th degree as a symbol of light and in the 9th degree it is a symbol of divine providence. it is sometimes symbolically installed as the letter "g..it is a door, an entrance to knowledge..3 satan, the goat of the sabbath high-sounding words, but deceptive. to gain a more direct perspective, we turn to frenchman eliphas levi, a nineteenth-century satanist whose works inspired the writings of albert pike, the sovereign grand commander of international freemasonry. levi enthusiastically reports: the pentagram with two horns in the ascendant represents satan, or the goat of the sabbath (the horn) downward natu

THE BOOK OF PLEASURE

ther and he looked upon mrs paterson as a 'second mother. what little he said about her explains much of his work and his life-long devotion to the occult. she was able to transform herself on certain occasions into a woman of alluring loveliness: this she had done in his presence as a proof of her magical powers.(note 3) furthermore, she gave him the keys whereby he gained access to the witches' sabbath, the genuine extra-terrestrial event of which the popular version is but a debased and grotesque parody. it was during his exultation to the dimension where this event occurs that he was taught how to explore the subconscious with the use of sentient symbols and the alphabet of desire described in [the book of pleasure. these methods, once demonstrated, had to be brought down and 'earthed

be brought down and 'earthed, and it took several years for spare to integrate them with his own creative techniques. the book of pleasure embodies the first vague searchings into the subconscious regions that he was to explore more fully in later books, for it should be understood that there was no creed of the zos and the kia- the imagination and the will- in the teachings he 4 received at the sabbath; they were of a purely practical and magical nature. it was spare who wedded the practices of witchcraft to the doctrines of the neither-neither and the atmospheric 'i, which he interpreted with fantastic manual dexterity. these doctrines were inspired by his early studies, for spare was an omnivorous reader, and some of his more obvious influences- from laotze to aleister crowley- are rea

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legends and magic traditions were transformed 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 292 mystery religions and cults forthe common folk of europe, the middle ages were a time of fear, oppression, and despair. into witches. the traditional gatherings, the druid s festival on the eve of may day, the bacchanals, the diana feasts, became the witches sabbath the broom, symbol of the sacred hearth became an evil tool. the sexual rites of old, destined to stimulate the fertility of nature, were now the manifestations of a forbidden carnal lust. mating at random, a survival of communal customs now [were] an infringement of the most sacred laws. to the church, the devils solidified into one satan, enemy of christ s work here on earth. to the peopl

cyclical manner. resurrection the act of rising from the dead or returning to life. in christian belief, the resurrection was the rising of jesus christ from the dead after he was crucified and entombed. resurrection also refers to the rising of the dead on judgment day, as anticipated by christians, jews, and muslims. right-hand path in occult tradition, a practitioner who practices white magic. sabbath from the greek sabbaton, and the hebrew sabba, both meaning to rest. sunday is observed as the sabbath, or day of rest from work and for religious worship in christianity, and saturday is the sabbath as observed by judaism and some christians. santeria from spanish santeria meaning holiness. a religion which originated in cuba by enslaved west african laborers that combines the west africa

sory. right-hand path in occult tradition, a practitioner who practices white magic. rite originally from an indo-european base meaning to fit together and was the ancestor of the english words arithmetic and rhyme via, the latin ritus. a formal act or observance as a community custom, such as the rite of courtship. often has a solemn, religious or ceremonial meaning, such as the rite of baptism. sabbath from the greek sabbaton, and the hebrew sabba, both meaning to rest. a 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 glossary 331 g l o s s a r y day of rest from work and for religious worship. in christianity, sunday is the observed day of worship while saturday is observed in judaism and some christian denominations. sanskrit sanskrit is an an

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often called upon to be the 14th guest at a dinner party. the number seven has been regarded with superstitious awe for centuries some consider seven to be lucky; others, unlucky. rather than being viewed as bringing good fortune or misfortune, the number seven has long been considered a digit of great power. for example, there are seven ecstasies of zoroaster, the seventh day that celebrates the sabbath, the seven days of the week, the seven golden candlesticks of solomon s temple. among various early peoples, the seventh son of a seventh son was believed to be born with supernatural powers, a boy who would become a wizard when he grew to manhood. likewise, the seventh daughter of a seventh daughter was believed to be born with gifts of prophecy and healing. chinese and japanese people ha

dinner is served to the invited guests and gifts are presented to the newlyweds. depending upon the beliefs of the individual denomination or congregation, a dance may follow the dinner and the gift-giving. after the party, the couple leaves their family and friends and departs on their honeymoon. jewish weddings are always events of great celebration and are usually performed on sundays. on the sabbath before the wedding, the groom must go to the synagogue and read from the torah. as in other traditions, the bride is attired in a white gown, symbolizing purity and joy, and the groom stands beside her wearing a dark suit. the wedding couple is attended by their parents, and the group stands before the rabbi under a canopy known as a chuppah, which represents the future home of the bride a

n in a position of authority and who expects unquestioning obedience, such as the ancient egyptian rulers of egypt. from the hebrew paroh and egyptian pr-o, meaning great house. predator any organism or animal that hunts, kills, and eats other animals. can refer to a ruthless person who is extremely aggressive in harming another. from the latin praedator and praedari, meaning to seize as plunder. sabbath a day set apart as one of religious worship and rest from work observed on sunday for christians, saturday in judaism and some christian denominations. from the greek sabbaton, via the latin sabbatum, and hebrew sabba, meaning rest. spittle something that looks like or is saliva, which is secreted from the mouth. superstition the belief that certain actions and rituals have a magical effec

sory. right-hand path in occult tradition, a practitioner who practices white magic. rite originally from an indo-european base meaning to fit together and was the ancestor of the english words arithmetic and rhyme via, the latin ritus. a formal act or observance as a community custom, such as the rite of courtship. often has a solemn, religious or ceremonial meaning, such as the rite of baptism. sabbath from the greek sabbaton, and the hebrew sabba, both meaning to rest. a 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 glossary 311 g l o s s a r y day of rest from work and for religious worship. in christianity, sunday is the observed day of worship while saturday is observed in judaism and some christian denominations. sanskrit sanskrit is an an

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the celebration of nature worship and various adaptations of the ancient mystery religions came to be practiced in secret. on those occasions when such seasonal nature celebrations were witnessed by members of the christian clergy, the gatherings were condemned as expressions of witchcraft and were named gblack sabbats, h to distinguish the ceremonies as the complete opposite of the true and holy sabbath days. the horned god was deemed to be satan, and the goddess believed to be diana, goddess of the moon and the hunt. for the serfs, the observance of the old nature worship was an expression of their conscious or unconscious yen to throw off the yoke of feudalism. the rulers had imposed the christian god and the christian ethic. the nobility and high church officials realized that such cel

y. right-hand path in occult tradition, a practitioner who practices white magic. rite originally from an indo-european base meaning gto fit together h and was the ancestor of the english words arithmetic and rhyme via, the latin ritus. a formal act or observance as a community custom, such as the rite of courtship. often has a solemn, religious or ceremonial meaning, such as the rite of baptism. sabbath from the greek sabbaton, and the hebrew sabba, both meaning gto rest. h a 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 glossary 289 g l o s s a r y day of rest from work and for religious worship. in christianity, sunday is the observed day of worship while saturday is observed in judaism and some christian denominations. sanskrit sanskrit is an

THE GOD OF THE WITCHES

following instances are notexhaustive, they cover a century and are taken from the actual trials as well as from the generalisations ofthose writers who heard the evidence at first-hand and had themselves tried many cases. danaeus[6] wassuch an author, he wrote in 1575 that the "witches acknowledge the devil for their god, call upon him, prayto him, and trust in him, and that when they go to the sabbath "they repeat the oath which they have givenunto him in acknowledging him to be their god. of the aberdeen witches, tried in 1596[7] agnes wobsterwas accused of having dealings with "satan whom thou callest thy god; marion grant confessed thatchristsonday was the name of the divine personage "christsonday bade thee call him lord, and caused theeto worship him on thy knees as thy lord. bogue

eenleife also "confessed that when she prayed she prayed to the devil and not to god".widow coman[16 "did acknowledge that she had made an agreement with him and that he was her masterand sat at the right hand of god. the author of the pleasant treatise of witches, whose violent hatredtowards those unhappy beings is only equalled in bitterness by that of the inquisitors, states in 1673 that atthe sabbath "they make their accustomed homage, adoring and proclaiming him their lord. in the sameyear at newcastle-on-tyne[17] ann armstrong testified that she had heard ann baites "calling himsometimes her protector, and other sometimes her blessed saviour; and that "he was their protector, whichthey called their god. the salem witch, mary osgood, in 1692, said[18] that "the devil told her he was h

scotland and the south offrance the usual animal disguise was the bull or the stag; but nowhere is there a record of the head of thereligion appearing as an ass, or a hare, though the hare was the most common transformation of the witches;in late times, in france and germany he is occasionally a pig. in guernsey there is a record of a peculiardisguise, when in 1617 isabel becquet[27] went to the sabbath at rocquaine castle and there saw the devilin the form of a dog with two great horns sticking up, and "with one of his paws (which seemed to her likehands) took her by the hand: and calling her by her name told her that she was welcome."in all cases of the devil as an animal the evidence of the witches shows that it was undoubtedly a disguise.besides the dog with horns and human hands ment

as sent to summonthe congregation. the site was always an open place, a moor or a hill-top, where numbers could beaccommodated without difficulty. in france one of the places of assembly was the top of the puy de dome, inguernsey in the windswept neighbourhood of the dolmen known as the catioroc; in england any open fieldor moor could be used, while in scotland it was a moor or the sea-shore. the sabbath began between nineand ten at night and the ceremonies ended at dawn, the crowing of the cocks indicating to a people, who wereinnocent of watches and clocks, that the time of departure had come. at the spring festival the congregationappears to have returned to the village in a processional dance bringing in the may.the regard which the members of the old religion had for the sabbath is se

nging in the may.the regard which the members of the old religion had for the sabbath is set forth by de lancre, the frenchinquisitor, who was sent to exterminate the cult in the pays de labourd. like all christians he called thesepeople "witches, but at least he gives the very words they used. he examined two young women, one agedtwenty-nine, the other twenty-eight. the former[42] said that "the sabbath was the true paradise, wherethere was more joy than could be expressed. those who went there found the time too short because of thepleasure and happiness they enjoyed, so that they left with infinite regret and longed for the time when theycould go again" the other young woman,[41] whom de lancre appreciated as being very beautiful,"deposed that she had a singular pleasure in going to the

abbath was the true paradise, wherethere was more joy than could be expressed. those who went there found the time too short because of thepleasure and happiness they enjoyed, so that they left with infinite regret and longed for the time when theycould go again" the other young woman,[41] whom de lancre appreciated as being very beautiful,"deposed that she had a singular pleasure in going to the sabbath, because the devil so held their hearts andwills that he hardly allowed any other desire to enter therein. that she had more pleasure and happiness ingoing to the sabbath than to mass, for the devil made them believe him to be the true god, and that the joy the god of the witcheschapter iii. the priesthood30which the witches had at the sabbath was but the prelude of much greater glory" de

, in order to indicate tothe neighbours that the woman of the house was from home. in other parts of england until the last century, abroom standing outside a door showed that the wife was absent and the husband at liberty to entertain hismale friends. this identification of the woman and the broom is probably the true meaning of isobelgowdie's[62] statement that before leaving home to attend the sabbath an auldearne witch would place herbroom on the bed to represent her to her husband, at the same time saying the words "i lay down this besomin the devil's name; let it not stir till i come again" the husband would then know that his wife had gone toher devotions.the riding on a broom seems to be merely a variant of riding on some kind of stick. it appears to have beenperformed only by the

oom on the bed to represent her to her husband, at the same time saying the words "i lay down this besomin the devil's name; let it not stir till i come again" the husband would then know that his wife had gone toher devotions.the riding on a broom seems to be merely a variant of riding on some kind of stick. it appears to have beenperformed only by the members of a coven, and only for going to a sabbath or for use in the processionaldance. the sticks were stalks of the broom-plant, of ragwort, hemp, bean, or any hollow stalk; occasionallyash-branches were used, and in the near east witches rode on palm-branches. it seems clear, then, that theact of riding, not the stick used, was the important part of the ceremony. in europe, though the witches rodeon the stems of various plants, there is

on palm-branches. it seems clear, then, that theact of riding, not the stick used, was the important part of the ceremony. in europe, though the witches rodeon the stems of various plants, there is little first-hand evidence of their flying through the air; the recorderhas only "heard tell" of such a feat.in and before the sixteenth century the accounts of the means of locomotion to and from the sabbath arereasonable. in 1592, agnes sampson acknowledged that she rode to the meeting at the church of northberwick on a pillion behind her son-in-law, john couper; the lancashire witches were also horse-riders;and the swedish witches rode to blockula. this last is indicated by the evidence of a boy,[63] whose mistresswished him to go with her to the sabbath, so he took his father's horse out of

e, and sometimes on a broom (balai) or a rake, these last very often going out of the house by thechimney. these also rub themselves first with a certain grease or ointment; but the others do not rubthemselves in any fashion."the earliest mention of a broom as a means. of locomotion is in the trial of guillaume edelin, prior ofsaint-germain-en-laye, in 1453.[71] he confessed to having gone to the sabbath mounted on a balai. in1563 martin tulouff, of guernsey,[72] declared that he saw his old witch-mother seat herself on agenest and ride up the chimney on it, saying as she mounted "go, in the name of the devil and lucifer, overrocks and thorns. in 1598 the french witch, fran347oise secretain,[73] went to the assembly on a white stickwhich she put between her legs; and in 1603 the belgian wi

rmoz, being only ten years old, was taken by his father to thesabbath, and that three other very young children were taken in the same way by their maternal grandmother.in the home for poor girls founded by madame bourignon[6] at lille, one of the girls told madamebourignon' in 1661 that "her mother had taken her with her when she was very young and had even carriedher in her arms to the witches' sabbath. another girl, still younger, had been a constant attendant at thesabbath since she was a little child. madame bourignon, who was a deeply religious christian, was shockedat the ignorance of christianity displayed by the girls under her care, and records that they were "for the mostpart so ignorant of the fact of their salvation that they lived like animals".if in the course of a trial it

r sussums of melford, in suffolk, in 1645[11] were both hanged and his grandmother burnt forbeing witches "so others of them questioned and hanged. everywhere the "witch-brood" received scantmercy at the hands of the authorities.when the child was old enough to understand, an age which varied from nine to thirteen years, he made apublic profession of faith.[12] this was not necessarily at a great sabbath, but had to be done beforewitnesses. the candidate prostrated himself on the ground at the feet of the divine man who asked "dostthou come of thy own free will? the candidate replied "yes. the god then said "do what i desire and whati do" the candidate still kneeling made the profession of faith "thou art my god and i am thy slave".homage was then rendered to the god, and the novice was ma

THE KEY TO THE MYSTERIES

the flaming star, which, when turned upside down, is the hierolgyphic sign of the goat of black magic, whose head may then be drawn in the star, the two horns at the top, the ears to the right and left, the beard at the bottom. it is the sign of antagonism and fatality. it is the goat of lust attacking the heavens with its horns. it is a sign execrated by initiates of a superior rank, even at the sabbath<circular host, how could it be upside down- o. m> 2 degree- the two hermetic serpents. but the heads and tails, instead of coming together in two similar semicircles, were turned outwards, and there was no intermediate line representing the caduceus. above the head of the serpents, one saw the fatal v, the typhonian fork, the character of hell. to the right and left

THE MAGICIAN S KABBALAH

ted that geburah ultimately is only destructive to the transitory. if something is "real, no amount of doubt, analysis, examination, and so forth will destroy it. thus the principle of occam's razor (the simplest explanation will suffice in cases of doubt) is a sound one. a final note comes from the "thirteen petalled rose, where an analysis of the kiddush ritual (that performed on the eve of the sabbath, states that the cup signifying reception contains red wine, expressing an aspect of geburah, but has a small amount of water added to represent the mercy of chesed. it is important in all acts to harmonise geburah and chesed in tiphareth to achieve equilibrium, as will be examined in the following chapter. chapter nine; tiphareth, the hub of sacrifice the text of the sepher yetzirah regar

THE MARTINIST OPERATIVE GENERAL RITUAL

on of the prevaricated spirits: o god almighty, the eternal rewarder, we beseech and implore of thee, not thy justice but thy mercy for all spirits who have prevaricated at the beginning. make, o lord of mercy, a ray of thine divine light finally awake in their essence a sorrowful and sincere repentance of this inexpiable crime. may they return forever into their principle8 on the day of the last sabbath, destroyed in their accident but saved at least in their substance, and may they thus, o god eternal, just and powerful, proclaim finally thy glory in a world without end. by ieshouah, our lord, amen. operator recites now psalm 68 which the sons of israel intoned at the moment of combat, when the ark was being lifted and put on the shoulders of the levites. it applies here to the daemons:

THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES

ived from greek meaning "a lamp giving light without flame" woodrow derenberger's mr. cold did not fit this pattern. in fact, the name made me suspicious of woody's story and if i had not talked with others who had shared similar experiences on the same night, i might have rejected derenberger outright because of it. in earlier times, fairies, demons, and even human witches practicing their black sabbath rites, chose gravel pits, garbage dumps, cemeteries and crossroads for their appearances. modern hairy monsters and ufos select the same sites, and quite a few ufo contacts have occurred near crossroads or on highways still under construction at points where old highways once intersected. derenberger's first contact with cold was on a newly completed highway yards from an old intersection

THE PATH OF KABBALAH

attainment of the perfection of the creator, and the ability to receive what he wants to bestow. the seven days of creation are felt by humanity as seven thousand years. the first six stand for the six days of the week, during which humanity corrects itself unconsciously at first and finally consciously, through great efforts. in the end it reaches the seventh millennium, or the seventh day, the sabbath, which is a state where the light of the creator fills the corrected properties with bounty and delight. the number seven itself bears a great meaning in kabbalah. the system that manages our world consists of seven parts. that is why things in our world are divided by seven or seventy: the seven days of the week, the seventy nations of the world, man s soul, which also consists of seventy

et, netzah, hod and yesod. these gradual corrections are referred to as six days or the six thousand years of creation. malchut, the last sefira, is unable to correct itself. however, once it receives the properties of the six higher sefirot, it is able to adopt their traits. hence, the essence of the seventh day is that everything that accumulated during the previous six days enters malchut. the sabbath is a special day because on that day the souls fill with the upper light. the only condition is that we must stay out of the way in this process. that is expressed symbolically in the rules of the sabbath. 241 of 273 chapter 6.2- abraham the patriarch radio talks now the lord said unto abram 'get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto the land that

adam. this spiritual object was created on rosh hashanah, hence the great importance of this holiday, it is our birthday. the creation of the world began on the first day and extended over the next five days, or we can also say, over the next five spiritual degrees. adam was created on the sixth day. adam, who was at the highest spiritual degree on the sixth day, did not wait for the seventh day (sabbath) and received the entire light of the creator into its inner vessel (described as the eating off the forbidden fruit. his soul tried to attain the purpose of creation all at once, but failed and consequently broke into 600,000 parts. 256 of 273 the parts continued to break and split into thousands of even smaller parts, all of which exist in souls, meaning inside people living in our world

ess of creation of the ten sefirot of the soul, and renders it capable of receiving the light of the creator. this means that the soul is now prepared, yet still empty. this emptiness is symbolically consistent with the five prohibitions of yom kippur: eating and drinking, bathing, wearing perfume, wearing leather, and performing sexual intercourse. these prohibitions are joined with the ordinary sabbath prohibition. the reason for them is that the soul/vessel is as yet not ready to receive the light of the creator. on the sabbath the soul climbs to the world of atzilut by the power of spiritual forces that come from above, not by its own strength. because it reaches such a high level of 257 of 273 spirituality, but not by itself, the soul must refuse to receive the light that fills that w

e the light of the creator. on the sabbath the soul climbs to the world of atzilut by the power of spiritual forces that come from above, not by its own strength. because it reaches such a high level of 257 of 273 spirituality, but not by itself, the soul must refuse to receive the light that fills that world, if it wants to extend its stay. that is the symbolic reason for the prohibitions of the sabbath. the soul rises on yom kippur to an even higher degree than it does on the sabbath. accordingly there are five additional prohibitions, because the soul consists of five parts (sefirot: keter, hochma, bina, zeir anpin, and malchut, and each sefira has its own limitations in the world of atzilut. yom kippur designates the completion of the creation process of the soul. it then becomes capab

el of light is called a weekday. the next degree of intensity is called rosh hodesh (the first day of the month. each weekday designates a different kind of light. on rosh hodesh partzuf zon (zeir anpin and nukva) of atzilut rises to partzuf yeshsut (israel saba vetvuna, meaning it climbs one degree, and illuminates a completely different quality of light. the next level up is called shabbat (the sabbath. every minute and every hour bears its own unique shade in spirituality. the influence of the light on the souls in our world is a perpetual state. as a result, there is an ongoing process of correction and movement. without the constant change and influence of light, the vessel would remain immobile. a vessel moves under the influence of affliction, which is the consequence of the absence

THE ROSICRUCIAN MANIFESTOS

bl e ord e r o f t h e ro s y c r o s s, wr i t t e n t o al l t h e l e a rne d o f e u r o p e whatsoever is published, and made known to everyone, concerning our fraternity, by the foresaid fama, let no man esteem lightly of it, nor hold it as an idle or invented thing, and much less receive the same, as though it were only a mere conceit of ours. it is the lord jehovah (who seeing the lord s sabbath is almost at hand, and hastened again, his period or course being finished, to his first beginning) doth turn about the course of nature; and what heretofore hath been sought with great pains, and daily labour, is now manifested unto those who make small account, or scarcely once think upon it; but those which desire it, it is in a manner forced and thrust upon them, that thereby the life

THE WITCH CULT OF ZOS VEL THANATOS

and utter hunger and destruction for those who have wronged you. evil genius herein the fetish of the sorcery, the holy guardian angel/evil genius or luciferian angel within the black tradition. when the initiate has uplifted his own being by the rite of the adversary and the ritual of the holy guardian angel, azal ucel, the essence of the true will may then be understood. incident at the witches sabbath when the circle is cast and the shadow is uplifted, the cunning shall gather as one. here is the great orgy of the horned one, when the luciferic angel and the daemon or akoman is joined, the black adepts astral body is unleashed within the aethyr to formulate their will, to expand their consciousness and then take the sacrament of the black graal of the sabbat, the venom which is turned t

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as a lover kneels at the shrine of the beloved (done. g.c. solemnly dips the lance-point in the cup. c.b. gives cand. the cup and he drinks. she then raises him and greets him with the secret grip, as in the opening, within the triangle of companions, or in any case with the accolade) sir knight, you are now at liberty to retire. on your return you will partake with us of the mystic feast of the sabbath (companions conduct new knight from the temple) third point (the knights assemble to the w. of the tomb of j.b.m. the temple is dark but for sanctuary lamp) g.c: brethren, to order! let us celebrate the mystic feast of the sabbath (he leads procession. g.c, c.b, 3 companions, s.b, k.s. new companion last. they go 7 times round the tomb, widdershins; then all enter but k.s. who bars new kni

t least they set up man against the foul demon of the christians, and let this be accounted unto them for righteousness. but see, my brethren perfectly illuminated adepts, how great is their error, that they revolt who should be kings. for it is in truth not the apish antics of the priest that consecrate the bread, but his male power that should make holy all his deeds. consider of this. v of the sabbath of the adepts in the black hours of earth, when the christian superstition with fell blight withered most malignantly the peoples of europe, when our own holy order was dispersed and the sanctity of its preceptories lay violate, there were yet found certain to hold truth in their hearts, and, loving light, to bear the lamp of virtue beneath the cloak of secrecy. and these at certain season

tml [12/28/2001 2:05:27 pm] the secret rituals of the o.t.o. part three the secret instructions of the seventh, eight and ninth degrees66* weave the circle round him thrice and close your eyes with holy dread; for he on honey-dew hath fed. and drunk the milk of paradise. agape vel liber c vel azoth sal philosophorum the book of the unveiling of the sangraal wherein it is spoken of the wine of the sabbath of the adepts being the secret instruction of the ninth degree* the sun is the wine and the moon is the cup. pour the sun into the moon. hafiz* preliminary prayer from thine hand, o lord, cometh all good; from thee flow down all grace and blessing. the characters of nature with thy fingers hast thou traced, but none can read them unless he hath been taught in thy school. therefore even as

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th them. 16:21 and they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted. 16:22 and it came to pass [that] on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one [man] and all the rulers of the congregation came and told moses. 16:23 and he said unto them, this [is that] which the lord hath said, to morrow [is] the rest of the holy sabbath unto the lord: bake [that] which ye will bake [to day] and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning. 16:24 and they laid it up till the morning, as moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein. 16:25 and moses said, eat that to day; for to day [is] a sabbath unto the lord: to day ye shall not find it in th

will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning. 16:24 and they laid it up till the morning, as moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein. 16:25 and moses said, eat that to day; for to day [is] a sabbath unto the lord: to day ye shall not find it in the field. 16:26 six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day [which is] the sabbath, in it there shall be none. 16:27 and it came to pass [that] there went out [some] of the people on the seventh day for to gather, and they found none. 16:28 and the lord said unto moses, how long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws? 16:29 see, for that the lord hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his p

m: for i the lord thy god [am] a jealous god, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me; 20:6 and shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. 20:7 thou shalt not take the name of the lord thy god in vain; for the lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. 20:8 remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 20:9 six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: 20:10 but the seventh day [is] the sabbath of the lord thy god [in it] thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that [is] within thy gates: 20:11 for [in] six days the lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in t

o all thy work: 20:10 but the seventh day [is] the sabbath of the lord thy god [in it] thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that [is] within thy gates: 20:11 for [in] six days the lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them [is] and rested the seventh day: wherefore the lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. 20:12 honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the lord thy god giveth thee. 20:13 thou shalt not kill. 20:14 thou shalt not commit adultery. 20:15 thou shalt not steal. 20:16 thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. 20:17 thou shalt not covet thy neighbour s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour s wife, nor h

ointing oil, and sweet incense for the holy [place] according to all that i have commanded thee shall they do. 31:12 and the lord spake unto moses, saying, 31:13 speak thou also unto the children of israel, saying, verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that i [am] the lord that doth sanctify you. 31:14 ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it [is] holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth [any] work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people. 31:15 six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the lord: whosoever doeth [any] work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death. 31:16 wherefore the children of i

r it [is] holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth [any] work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people. 31:15 six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the lord: whosoever doeth [any] work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death. 31:16 wherefore the children of israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations [for] a perpetual covenant. 31:17 it [is] a sign between me and the children of israel for ever: for [in] six days the lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed. exodus page 50 31:18 and he gave unto moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount sinai, two tables of testimony, table

of moses, that the skin of moses face shone: and moses put the vail upon his face again, until he went in to speak with him. 35:1 and moses gathered all the congregation of the children of israel together, and said unto them, these [are] the words which the lord hath commanded, that [ye] should do them. 35:2 six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the lord: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death. 35:3 ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day. 35:4 and moses spake unto all the congregation of the children of israel, saying, this [is] the thing which the lord commanded, saying, 35:5 take ye from among you an offering unto the lord: whosoever [is] of a willing heart, let him bring

is] shall be a statute for ever unto you [that] in the seventh month, on the tenth [day] of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all [whether it be] one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you: 16:30 for on that day shall [the priest] make an atonement for you, to cleanse you [that] ye may be clean from all your sins before the lord. 16:31 it [shall be] a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever. 16:32 and the priest, whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall consecrate to minister in the priest s office in his father s stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes [even] the holy garments: 16:33 and he shall make an atonement for the holy sanctuary, and he shall make an atonement for the

which hallow you, 22:33 that brought you out of the land of egypt, to be your god: i [am] the lord. 23:1 and the lord spake unto moses, saying, 23:2 speak unto the children of israel, and say unto them [concerning] the feasts of the lord, which ye shall page 71 leviticus proclaim [to be] holy convocations [even] these [are] my feasts. 23:3 six days shall work be done: but the seventh day [is] the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work [therein] it [is] the sabbath of the lord in all your dwellings. 23:4 these [are] the feasts of the lord [even] holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons. 23:5 in the fourteenth [day] of the first month at even [is] the lord s passover. 23:6 and on the fifteenth day of the same month [is] the feast of unleavened bread unto

o no servile work [therein] 23:9 and the lord spake unto moses, saying, 23:10 speak unto the children of israel, and say unto them, when ye be come into the land which i give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest: 23:11 and he shall wave the sheaf before the lord, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it. 23:12 and ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf an he lamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt offering unto the lord. 23:13 and the meat offering thereof [shall be] two tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil, an offering made by fire unto the lord [for] a sweet savour: and the drink offering thereof [shall be] of wine, the fourth [part] of

to the lord [for] a sweet savour: and the drink offering thereof [shall be] of wine, the fourth [part] of an hin. 23:14 and ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears, until the selfsame day that ye have brought an offering unto your god [it shall be] a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings. 23:15 and ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete: 23:16 even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the lord. 23:17 ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth deals: they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baken with leaven [they are] the firs

of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and to the stranger: i [am] the lord your god. 23:23 and the lord spake unto moses, saying, 23:24 speak unto the children of israel, saying, in the seventh month, in the first [day] of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation. 23:25 ye shall do no servile work [therein] but ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the lord. 23:26 and the lord spake unto moses, saying, 23:27 also on the tenth [day] of this seventh month [there shall be] a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering m

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ety in orleans for celebrating obscene rites. 182 the stedingers of germany, and their secret ceremonies. 184 the knights templar charges brought against them. 185 spitting on the cross, and the denial of christ. 188 the kiss. 189 intercourse with women prohibited. 190 the cat and idol worship. 194 baffomet, or baphomet. 198 von hammer s description of the templars images or idol. 199 the witches sabbath the last form which the priapeia and liberalia assumed in western europe 206 contents. xi page. trial of witches at arras, in france. 207 sprenger and others on witchcraft in the fifteenth century. 209 bodin s description of the sabbath ceremonies. 210 pierre de lancre s full account of the witches sabbath. 212 pictorial representation of the ceremonies. 245 similarity of the proceeding of

th the last form which the priapeia and liberalia assumed in western europe 206 contents. xi page. trial of witches at arras, in france. 207 sprenger and others on witchcraft in the fifteenth century. 209 bodin s description of the sabbath ceremonies. 210 pierre de lancre s full account of the witches sabbath. 212 pictorial representation of the ceremonies. 245 similarity of the proceeding of the sabbath to those of the templars. 246 intermixture of priapic orgies with christian rites and ceremonies. 247 traces of phallic worship still existing on the western shores of ireland 248 index. 249 list of illustrations note. as frequent references are made to some of the engraved figures in different parts of the work, it was found impossible to insert the illustrations always opposite the expla

, 3, 4, 5. 147 xxxv.amulets &c, of gold and lead: figure 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. 147 xxxvi. robin goodfellow, phallic amulets &c: figure 1. 148 2. 148 3. 121 4. 137 5. 153 xxxvii. priapic illustrations from old ballads: figure 1. 154 2. 153 xxxviii. idols of the knights templars. 199 xxxix. scupltures of the templars mysteries: figure 1. 199 to 203 2. 200 to 203 3. 200 to 204 4. 199 to 204 xl. the witches sabbath, from de lancre, 1613. 241, 246 an account of the remains of the worship of priapus, lately existing at isernia, in the kingdom of naples: in two letters: one from sir william hamilton, k.b, his majesty s minister at the court of naples, to sir joseph banks, bart, president of the royal socieity. and the other from a person residing at isernia: to which is added a discourse on the worship

similitudinem hominum, quorum forma ab humana effigies incipit, sed bestiali extremitate terminatur, vel sunt d mones incubones, vel satyri, vel homines silvestres. mamotrectus in isaiam, xiii, 21. 4 see plate xxxvi, fig 5. from a copy of the black-letter ballad in the libray of the british museum, 5 plate xxxvii, fig. 2. from the same ballad. 154 on the worship of the assumed by the demon at the sabbath of the witches, of which we shall have to speak a little further on. the romish church created great confusion in all these popular superstitions by considering the mythic persons with whom they were connected as so many devils; and one of these priapic demons is figured in a cut which seems to have been a favorite one, and is often repeated as an illustration of the broadside ballads of t

e believed to have obtained thereby powers which were not possessed by the uninitiated, and they only were supposed to know the proper forms of invocation of the deities who were the objects of their worship, which deities the christian teachers invariably transformed into devils. the vows which the people of antiquity addressed to priapus, those of the middle ages addressed to satan. the witches sabbath was simply the last form which the priapeia and liberalia assumed in western europe, and 1 quod du sunt professiones in ordine templi, prima licita et bona, et secunda est contra fidem. wilkins, concilia, ii, 383. 2 wilkins, concil, ii, 387. generative powers 207 in its various details all the incidents of those great and licentious orgies of the romans were reproduced. the sabbath of the

concilia, ii, 383. 2 wilkins, concil, ii, 387. generative powers 207 in its various details all the incidents of those great and licentious orgies of the romans were reproduced. the sabbath of the witches does not appear to have formed a part of the teutonic mythology, but we can trace it from the south through the countries in which the roman element of society predominated. the incidents of the sabbath are distinctly traced in italy as early as the beginning of the fifteenth century, and soon afterwards they are found in the south of france. towards the middle of that century an individual named robinet de vaulx, who had lived the life of a hermit in burgundy, was arrested, brought to a trial at langres, and burnt. this man was a native of artois; he stated that to his knowledge there we

d books of considerable extent were compiled, containing accounts of the various practices of the witches, and directions for proceeding against them. one of the earliest of these writers was a swiss friar, named john nider, who held the office of inquisitor in switzerland, and has devoted one book of his formicarium to witchcraft as it existed in that country. he makes no allusion to the witches sabbath, which, therefore, appears then not to have been known among the swiss. early in 1489, ulric molitor published a treatise on the same subject, under the title of de pythonicis mulieribus, and in the same year, 1489, appeared the celebrated book, the malleus maleficarum, or hammer of witches, the work of the three inquisitors for germany, the chief of whom was jacob sprenger. this work give

d they decide that this transport was real, and that they were carried bodily through the air. it is remarkable, how- 1 the account of the witch-trials at arras was published in the supplementary additions to mostrelet; but the original records of the proceedings have since been found and printed. 210 on the worship of the ever, that even the malleus maleficarum contains no direct allusion to the sabbath, and we may conclude that even then this great priapic orgie did not form a part of the germanic creed; it was no doubt brought in there amid the witchcraft mania of the sixteenth century. from the time of the publication of the malleus maleficarum until the beginning of the seventeenth century, through all parts of western europe, the number of books upon sorcery which issued from the pre

number of books upon sorcery which issued from the press was immense; and we must not forget that a monarch of our own, king james i, shone among the writers on witchcraft. three quarters of a century nearly had passed since the time of the malleus, when a frenchman named bodin, latinised into bodinus, published a rather bulky treatise which became from that time the text-book on witchcraft. the sabbath is described in this book in all its completeness. it was usually held in a lonely place, and when possible on the summits of mountains or in the solitude of forests. when the witch prepared to attend it, she went to her bedroom, stripped herself naked, and anointed her body with an ointment made for that purpose. she next took a staff, which also in many cases she anointed, and placing it

an ointment made for that purpose. she next took a staff, which also in many cases she anointed, and placing it between her legs and uttering a charm, she was carried through the air, in an incredibly short space of time, to the place of meeting. bodin discusses learnedly the question whether the witches were really carried through the air corporeally or not, he decides it in the affirmative. the sabbath itself was a great assemblage of witches, of both sexes, and of demons. it was a point of emulation with the visitors to bring new converts with them, and on their arrival they presented these to the demon who presided, and to whom they offered their adoration by the unclean kiss upon his posteriors. they next rendered an account of all the mischief they had perpetrated since the previous

ree for a drum, and a branch for a trumpet. as they became excited, they became more licentious, and at last they abandoned themselves to indiscriminate sexual intercourse, in which the demons played a very active part. the meeting separated in time to allow the witches, by the same expeditious conveyance which brought them, to reach their homes before the cock crowed.1 such is the account of the sabbath, as described by bodin; but we have reviewed it briefly in order to describe this strange scene from the much fuller and more curious narrative of another frenchman, pierre de lancre. this man was a conseiller du roi, or judge in the parliament of bordeaux, and was joined in 1609 with one of his colleagues in a commission to proceed against persons accused of sorcery in labourd, a district

e gave the title of tableau de l inconstance des mauvais anges et d mons.1 pierre de lancre writes honestly and conscientiously, and he evidently believes everything he has written. his book is valuable for the great amount of new information it contains, derived from the confessions of the witches, and given apparently in their own words. the second book is devoted entirely to the details of the sabbath. it was stated by the witches in their examinations that, in times back, they had appointed monday to be the day, or rather night, of assembly, but that in their time they had two nights of meeting in the week, those of wednesday and friday. although some stated that they had been carried to the place of meeting in the middle of the day, they mostly agreed in saying that the hour at which

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ovashah, results. this relationship is very similar to that which links the order of the seven days of the week with the astrological order of the seven planets on the heptagram (see illustration on page 53. if the line of the seven-pointed star is traced clockwise from point to point, the order of the planets associated with the seven days of the week results. beginning with saturday, the jewish sabbath, this order is: saturday (saturn, sunday (sun, monday (moon, tuesday (tew-the teutonic mars, wednesday (woden-the teutonic mercury, thursday (thor-the teutonic jupiter, friday (frija-the teutonic venus. if a circle is traced clockwise around the heptagram from this same planet, saturn, the order of the planets touched by the circle is their ancient astrological order based upon their appar

where the throne would eventually reside. the twelve stones of the altar surface in various places later in both old and new testament writings. they are, of course, the twelve jewels in the breastplate of aaron, about which much more will be said in the next chapter. they are the twelve pillars placed by moses on either side of the altar of sacrifice (exod. 24:4. they are the twelve cakes of the sabbath eaten by the priests "thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof two tenth deals shall be in one cake. and thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the lord (lev. 24:5-6. they are the twelve oxen that support the great molten sea (a large basin cast from molten brass) upon their backs in the temple of solomon (2 chron. 4:4. by far the most el

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ry of the holiday, of course. in fact, if truth be known, the holiday of christmas has always been more pagan than christian, with it's associations of nordic divination, celtic fertility rites, and roman mithraism. that is why both martin luther and john calvin abhorred it, why the puritans refused to acknowledge it, much less celebrate it (to them, no day of the year could be more holy than the sabbath, and why it was even made illegal in boston! the holiday was already too closely associated with the birth of older pagan gods and heroes. and many of them (like oedipus, theseus, hercules, perseus, jason, dionysus, apollo, mithra, horus and even arthur) possessed a narrative of birth, death, and resurrection that was uncomfortably close to that of jesus. and to make matters worse, many of

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e premier going off with the archbishop of canterbury to dance with unknown fair ones on hampstead heath' but they did this because the gods wished them to and not for pleasure only, though doubtless they did enjoy it. nowadays people might be shocked if they thought they enjoyed it, or even if they obtained fresh air and exercise that way, as the jews were highly shocked at christ's breaking the sabbath. there is a story that pere lachaise let off king louis xiv with the slightest penances for coldblooded massacres and suchlike, which he thought quite natural things to do; but he was most highly shocked and gave a very heavy penance because after some battle louis ate a mince pie on a friday, not knowing there was some tiny bit of meat in it. so when old writers who were initiated say 'al

t some sort of sacred marriage was performed, but it consisted mostly in long religious services and in long and tiring processions. these are no secrets to be protected by law, or to prevent foreigners or criminals from seeing or knowing. nowadays it would be different. the press would concentrate on the spicy bits; the country would ring with it, all sorts of women's unions, county councils and sabbath-day protection societies would combine, and the whole machinery of the law would be put in motion to prevent it. but in those days no one would have thought anything of it! anyone could have an orgy in his own home. anyone was free to open a night-club in his house, to have as many pretty slaves as he pleased to entertain his guests; there were absolutely no inhibitions, the result being t

spirits of the dead members of the cult who have not been reincarnated and who are supposed to be present. i can see no real reason why one cannot be a good enough though unorthodox christian and a witch at the same time. it seems to me easier than being a christian and a communist. the christian who thinks reincarnation heresy, who will not countenance any form of superstition and belongs to the sabbath day observance league, would certainly not make a good witch. it is possible that the grandfathers of some of these people may have called their leader the devil in the days when it was considered rather advanced to talk of the devil. it may be argued that many witches confessed to signing pacts. of course they did, and so would i if i were tortured long enough. recent experiments by the n

ich i know nothing, who may use these methods today: that is, use blood to obtain certain results [1] see note 4 (page 189- of course the old stock charge of killing unbaptised babies is ridiculous; it was only invented to scare people into having their babies baptised and paying the fees. it is impossible for large numbers of unbaptised babies to disappear without the police asked questions. the sabbath i asked my friends what was the real meaning of the sabbath and they don't know. they know that books say that it is from sabazius, who was identified with dionysus and zeus, also said to be the same as the jewish oreb, lord god of sabaoth. plutarch in synus, vol. iv, 6, says that the jews worship dionysus and that their sabbath was so named after sabazius, which was one of his forms. my f

in rome; but they cannot reconcile the jewish worship with their own. those who have thought on the matter have a theory that it is simply a word taken from the christians when christianity first came to britain. there would be no resident priests in the 'outlands, the witch districts, and services of the revivalmeeting type would be held by strolling priests, possibly on sundays, and the phrase 'sabbath meetings' would become attached to them. thus the word sabbath might be taken by the heathen to mean a religious get-together of a rather loud-singing type. the term 'witches' sabbath' might easily be applied to their meetings by the christians themselves in a form of persiflage, adopted as a joke by the witches, in fact. but my friends do not say that this is necessarily gospel truth, it

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ome. there are two important things. first, that one s bed should be placed north to south and that one should pray in front of his bed. there are two ways before a man, one leads to paradise and one to gai-hinnom, the place of punishment. there are only two jewish laws, the written law of moses, and the oral law of the qabalah. every jew who goes from the synagogue to his house on the eve of the sabbath is accompanied by two angels, one good and one bad, and if the house is all in order the good angel confirms a blessing, but if it be in disorder, the good angel has to say amen to the condemnation spoken by the evil angel. 39. two are better than three; this means youth is better than old age with its staff of support. there were two women notorious for their pride, and their names were c

ud says that there are 5 little things which are a terror to 5 strong things; the mosquito to the lion; the gnat to the elephant; the ichneumon fly to the scorpion; the flycatcher bird to the eagle and the stickleback to the leviathan. lewisohn, zoology of the talmud. 64. five things have in them a one-sixtieth part of 5 other things; fire is one-sixtieth of hell; honey one-sixtieth of manna; the sabbath one-sixtieth of the sabbath hereafter; sleep of death; and a dream one-sixtieth of prophecy. talmud, berachoth, 57.2. even on the sabbath you may kill 5 things the fly in egypt; the wasp in nineveh; the scorpion of hadabia; numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott the serpent of israel, and the mad dog anywhere. talmud, sabbat, 121. 2. in the first temple

lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott the serpent has 6 names; nchsh, okshub, apoh, tzpouni, tnin and shrp. nachash the brazen serpent; okeshub, an asp, psalm cxxiv 4; opoh, an adder, isaiah xli. 24; tzephouni, the basilisk, isaiah, xiv 29; tanin, the serpent or crocodile; and seraph, a serpent of fire. see rabbi nathan, cap. 29. six blasts of the horn were blown on the eve of the sabbath and then the sabbath had begun. w. f. shaw says that 6 is the number of temptation and sin, for at the 6th hour of the 6th day the first temptation came into the world. six is the number of toil and work, for 6 days, the israelites had to collect manna; at the 6th hour of the 6th day jesus was sentenced to death, and in the revelations, the 6th seal, trumpet and vial were all emblematic of

e to verify the statement, by any ancient work. hebrew and talmudic references are as follows -10 men were necessary to form a legally convened meeting at the synagogue. in london, as much as 1000 (british pounds) a year has been spent in providing spare men for this duty. ten curses were pronounced against eve. see talmud, eiruvin, 100. 2. ten things were created during the twilight of the first sabbath eve. consult pesachim, 54. 1. ten facts proved the presence of a supernatural power in the temple. yoma, 21.1. 98. the rabbis taught that a man should divorce his wife if for 10 years she had no offspring. at funerals, condolences were recited by 10 men, and at weddings by ten men including the bridegroom. ten cups were drunk at a funeral party three before supper, three at supper and four

rt wentworth little founded the rosicrucian society of freemasons of england, in its present form. 1885. dr. robert woodman became supreme magus. numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott 1892. dr. william wynn westcott became supreme magus. 1911. this year a.d. is the 5013th year of the kali-yuga of the hindu sages. this yuga is to continue 432,000 years. 2000. a sabbath day s journey was 2000 paces. rabbi gamaliel had a tube made which, when he looked through, he could see objects at 2000 cubits distance. this is the earliest suggestion of the telescope. eiruvin, 43. 2. 2368. the greek number of iesous christos. 3000. rav hammunah says that solomon spoke 3000 proverbs. at the mourning for moses, 3000 precepts were forgotten. 3102. in b.c. 3102, in februar

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eaking, a matter of chronometrically measuring the threefold duration of physical events; rather, it is very much a consequence of the intentionality expressed by the agent in relation to these events, an idea typified, for instance, in the ruling that one may add to sacred time by consecrating the profane (mosifin me-hol al qodesh, the justification for the custom of commencing the observance of sabbath or a holiday prior to sunset, or the custom (transmitted in the name of r. ishmael) of inaugurating the fast of yom kippur toward the end of the ninth day of tishrei.22 this principle is concretized in the maxim kol maqom sheyesh bo shevut mosifin me-hol al qodesh, in every place that there is [a matter of] rest, one can add to the sacred from the profane. 23 noteworthy is the application

-hol al qodesh. according to this statement, creation was completed in the luminous shadow of twilight, the borderline moment between the mundane and holy, and hence it is designated as the hour wherein the sacred can be added to the profane. in one midrashic context, the dictum of r. yudan is linked exegetically to the verse six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath of the lord your god (exod 20:9).24 the philosophical understanding that associates the conclusion of the creation with the inception of sabbath is tied thematically to the halakhic mandate to initiate the observance of sabbath on friday before the o cial start of the seventh day at sunset. although other talmudic passages can also be cited to substantiate the point, the one i have mention

ine energy, the vital force that generates the polarities of motion and rest, light and dark, life and death.49 moses cordovero, a sixteenth-century kabbalist from safed, expressed the matter epigrammatically: when he wrote that time is the secret of the rotation of the emanations [sod gilggul ha-sefirot, during the day this particular emanation, during the night this particular emanation, and on sabbath this particular emanation. the time that was from the day that the world was created, and the emanations rotated, is not the time that evolves from now and forward, but rather there are new aspects, for the order of time [seder zemannim] that is before him has no boundary and no end. 50 the ephemerality of time as the constancy of what passes away is associated in the continuation of the a

nth is to underscore that the temporal modality appropriate to torah, which linear circularity (a)temporal poetics as intellect does not fall under the category of time, is the singular present wherein there is no division of time at all (he-attah ha-meyuhad she-ein bah hilluq zeman kelal).83 the timelessness of the moment accounts for its singularity and volatility, the instant marked, as in the sabbath at the end of creation, by the reception of form [qabbalat ha-surah, which is being without movement [hawayah beli tenu ah. a spontaneous being in which there is no being [hawayah pit omit we-ein ba-zeh hawayah, for every being is in time. for the reception of form is the completion of being [hashlamat ha-hawayah. and this matter is not called work [mela khah, for there is no work here tha

which there is no being [hawayah pit omit we-ein ba-zeh hawayah, for every being is in time. for the reception of form is the completion of being [hashlamat ha-hawayah. and this matter is not called work [mela khah, for there is no work here that has movement; on the contrary, this matter is the acquisition of completion and rest [qinyan ha-shelemut u-menuhah. for the reception of form is on the sabbath. and, consequently, the reception of form has no need for a temporal reality [hawayah zemanit, and this is not called work, for work involves movement, and movement is related to the body, but the completion of the world in its totality. is not in time at all [eino bi-zeman kelal].84 the spontaneity of revelation is manifest as well in the sabbatical rest that seals the act of creation, an

ch cordovero articulates a position that resonates with the maimonidean perspective and would seem therefore to validate scholem s claim: the sefirot preceded the creation of heaven and earth and they do not fall under time [einam noflim tahat ha-zeman; on the contrary, they are the root of time [hem shoresh el ha-zeman, for the six sefirot are the root of the six days, and the seventh the day of sabbath. and concerning them the [sages, blessed be their memory, said,111 this teaches that there was a prior order of time [seder zemannim. 112 cordovero adopts the philosophical approach even more stringently when delineating the difference between ein sof and the sefirot: the emanated beings fall under time but he does not fall under time. i do not wish to speak of time as it seems from the st

by the acronym rashbi)193 appears to have adopted this view: it is known that the sefirot are called days [yamim] and they are called sayings [ma amarot. there is no day that can be applied to the first three, but six of them correspond to the days of creation in which all supernal things emerged from potentiality to actuality and corresponding to them in the lower things, and the seventh is the sabbath to the lord (exod 20:10) for in it he rested from all his labor (gen 2:3. 194 what inspired this comment is the obvious discrepancy between two symbolic images applied to the divine emanations: the biblical motif of the seven days of creation, on the one hand, and the rabbinic doctrine of the ten sayings by which the world was created, on the other. how can the emanations be called both da

t of the eschatological return of everything to binah in the seventh millennium is presented in the commentary on sifra di-seni uta attributed to elijah ben solomon: the matter is that the six thousand years are the six days wherein the six extremities [hesed to yesod] are operative, and the seventh is malkhut, and malkhut depends on binah, and she returns to her source. and this is the secret of sabbath and the sabbatical year [sod ha-shabbat u-shemittah] in which work is forbidden, and the secret of the jubilee [sod ha-yovel. and the world-to-come, which is in the secret of atarah returning to binah, and she is the woman of valor, crown of her husband (prov 12:14. then binah rules and everything returns to binah, to the womb of their mother, and this is the secret of the destruction of t

m ha-zeh, which is governed by 90 chapter two means of binah, the supernal world. thus in the end of the sixth millennium all of them are rectified by means of the eighth king,206 the mercy that is revealed in the world, and afterwards in the seventh millennium all of them will return to their mother, and the earth will be destroyed for it will be restored to its mother. and this is the secret of sabbath, but sabbath does not return to her root, to binah, but rather binah illumines her, not by means of the six extremities, the six days of creation, and she is equivalent to her, and thus the time for copulation [zeman haziwwug] is in it. the world-to-come, however, is in the pattern of yom kippur. and then the righteous sit with their crowns on their heads,207 the crown of her husband [ater

a-mishttammesh be-taga halaf],209 for there is no intercourse [shimmush] when malkhut is on the head of her husband, and there are no new souls, therefore there is in it no eating etc. and this is the secret of the earth was destroyed, and binah remains alone, for all of them are concealed in her midst.210 the eschatological state of redemption characteristic of the seventh millennium, the cosmic sabbath or desolation that follows the cycle of six millennia, is depicted both as the return of all things to the womb of binah, the maternal fountainhead in the sefirotic pleroma, and as the elevation of malkhut to the head of her husband. the latter image conveys the asceticism appropriate to redemption, a point underscored by the symbolic connection between binah, the worldto- come, and yom ki

than a separate vessel to receive the seminal fluid, and consequently there is no intercourse. the transposition of the female to the status of the crown signifies, therefore, the ascetic eroticism suitable to the final phase of salvation.211 the temporal dimension of this transmutation is underscored by the fact that the seventh millennium is associated with the secret of eternality, the cosmic sabbath, attained with the restitution of the six millennia, which correspond typologically to the six days of creation, to their ontic source, an ascent that culminates not with binah but with arikh anpin, literally the longfaced and metaphorically the long-suffering, the supreme manifestation of the godhead, keter, which is above time. the root of time is positioned in ze eir anpin, literally th

within the other, the female contained in the male, as is 112 chapter two known, in the secret of waw within the supernal he. and even the day [ha-yom] is there in concealment, and this is [the import of] what is written, there shall be a continuous day [only known to the lord] that is neither day nor night, and there shall be light at eventide (zech 14:7. this is the seventh day that is entirely sabbath, as is known.293 in a touch of historical irony, on this key doctrinal point (though surely not exclusively on this point) there is a basic agreement between the lithuanian kabbalist and the view espoused by the lubavitch masters. focusing especially on the gender implications of this eschatological conception of time as the reconstitution of the male androgyne, the comment of shneur zalma

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d in the old testament. this demonic area is filled with owls, ravens, daemonic servitors, vampires, werewolves, satyrs and drenched in blood. the familiar, when created, is an important step in awakening through sexual congress, from which one seeks union with the dreaming body of the gnosis. the lilitu is the gate towards one discovering the holy guardian angel (an alternate path of the witches sabbath) and the evil genius. seek union with the lilitu, within and without. one mystery of the two is that they are called the eternal couple and are symbolized in the zohar as the evil couple (evil is therefore described as the left hand path approach, isolating the self which was contrary to many of the founders of religious christianity. samael is then revealed as asmodeus and lilith the moth

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as four grown children (christian, brandy, jason and lauren, and is presently residing in santa monica with her partner, peter yorke. inquiries regarding golden dawn or ra horakhty temple may be directed to: laura jennings do hermetic order of the golden dawn fob 5461 santa monica, ca 90ofthe zo tic grimoire of zos the formulae of zos vel thanatos by austin osman spare first formula: of the white sabbath as first told me by a witch argument: actually there is neither a black nor a white sabbath: the ethical criterion of all acts is whether they are anti-social or so motivated. where two or more of a kind of equal maturity and inclination enact for consummation, then, if harm they do it is only to themselves which i doubt and far less harmful than the practices of those who mutilate or deny

more of a kind of equal maturity and inclination enact for consummation, then, if harm they do it is only to themselves which i doubt and far less harmful than the practices of those who mutilate or deny their bodies in the name of a culture or a religion. the latter are invariably prophets or propagators of sterility, whereas the one outward tenet of witchcraft is silence to "unlike others. the sabbath is an inverse-reversion for self-seduction, an undoing for a divertive conation. sex is used as the technique and medium of a magical act. there is not only erotic satisfaction; the sensualist is made detached and controlled until final sublimation; his whole training is submissive and obedient until, by cold amoral passion, he can transmute control and divert him- or herself where desired

d libidinously learned and is sexually attractive as a corpse; yet she becomes the entire vehicle of consummation. this is necessary to transmute the personal aesthetic culture. perversion is used only to overcome moral prejudices or conformity; the mind and desire must become amoral, focused and made entirely acceptive so that the life-force is free of inhibitions prior to the control. thus, the sabbath becomes a deliberate sex-orgy for the purpose of materialization: the great reality of 'as if (wishful thinking. sex is fully exploited: he who injures none, himself does not injure. finally: a culturally accepted criterion has destroyed more affective affinity than any other belief; but he who transmutes the ugly into a new aesthetic has something beyond fear. for the ethical pragmatist i

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