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here the moon's orbit touches that of the ecliptic. these were named: caput draconis head of the dragon p cauda draconis tail of the dragon q since the discovery of two more distant planets, neptune and uranus, these two terms have been partially replaced by them. the effect of caput draconis is like neptune: n the effect of cauda draconis is like uranus: the names of the old planets are: sol a saturn l mars f venus c jupiter k mercury b moon 5 the hebrew alphabet the hebrew alphabet is given on the following page. each letter of this alphabet represents a number and has an additional meaning. five letters have a different shape when written at the end of a word, and also a different numerical value. of the finals, mem is distinguished by being the only oblong letter. the other four, ka

ed to satori and nirvana. chokmah: the second emanation on the tree of life, following kether. occultists identify chokmah with the great father, the giver of the seminal spark of life which is potent only when it enters the womb of the great mother, binah. from the union of the great father and great mother come forth all the images of creation. chokmah is associated with such deities as kronos, saturn, thoth, atum-ra, and ptah in other pantheons. 66 binah: the third emanation on the tree of life. occultists identify binah with the great mother in all her forms. she is the womb of forthcoming, the source of all the great images and forms that manifest in the universe as archetypes. she is also the supreme female principal in the process of creation and, via the process of mythological cor

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st so his older countryman jonas of bobbio, in that account of the sacrificing alamanns, declares: illi aiunt, deo suo vodano, quem mcrcurium vocant alii, se velle litare; upon which, a gloss inserted by another hand says less correctly: qui apud eos vuotant vocatur, latini autem martem ilium appellant; though otherwise woden greatly resembles mars (v. infra. gregory of tours (supra, p.l07) makes saturn and jiqnfcr, and again 3iars mcrciwufsqne the gods whom the heathen chlodovich adored. in 1, 34 he expresses himself in more general terms: privatus, gabalitanae urbis episcopus. daemoniis immolare compellitur a chroco alamannorum rege (in the third cent. widekind of corvei names mais and hercules as gods of the saxons (see p. ill; and that little addition to the corvei annals (see p.lll) c

. we see, it is only in the seventh day that the scandinavian names depart from the saxon, frisian and dutch: laugardagr means bath-day because people bathed at the end of the week. yet even here there may be some connexion; a latin poem of the 9th century on the battle of fontenay (bouquet 7, 301) has the singular verse: salhatum non illud fuit, sed saturni dolium; a devil's bath? conf. ch, xii, saturn [the germ, for carnage is blutbad, blood-bath] even if the germans from the earliest times knew the week of seven days from the four j)hases of the lunar change^ yet the^ this on. sunnudagr is noticea])le, as in other cases sol is used rather than sunna; sunnudagr seems to have been formed by the christian teachers in imitation of the other teutonic languages. the swed. and dan. sondag (ins

plas is translated' in vikon kimjis; it is evidently something more than rd^is here, it expresses at the same time a part of the gen. i(^r]fiepiai, therefore lit' in vice generis, which the vulg. renders gods of the week. 127 naming of the days and tlie order in wiiich they stand is manifestly an importation from abroad. on the contrary supposition, there would have been variation in details; and saturn, for whom no teutonic god seems prepared to stand sponsor, would have been left out in the cold. but it would be no less absurd to attribute the introduction of the week and the names of the days to the christians. as they came into vogue among the heatlien eomans, they could just as well among heathen gauls and germans; nay, considering the lively intercourse between the three nations, a r

norse than from so far back as the gothic. i remark further, that an observance liy the germani of sections of time must be inferred from the mere fact that certi dies were fixed for the sacrifices to mercury, tac. germ. 9^ jos. fuchs, gesch. von i\iainz 2, 27 seq (knpfert 4, no 7) describes a roman round altar, piob. of the 3rd or -ith century, on which are carved the .seven gods of the week (1 saturn, 2 apollo, 3 diana, 4 mars, 5 mercury, u jupiter, 7 venus, and in an 8lh place a genius. 128 gods. amongst us must be placed at latest in the fourth or fiftli century; it may not have taken place simultaneously in all parts of teutondom. our forefathers, caught in a natural delusion, began early to ascribe the origin of the seven days' names to the native gods of their fatherland. william o

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 (donar, iafza (golden dame, zolotababa, in hanusch 241 ^o) to venus (fria, and perhaps sitivrat

rn 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 (donar, iafza (golden dame, zolotababa, in hanusch 241 ^o) to venus (fria, and perhaps sitivrat to saturn; the names of the planets are construed quite otherwise, mars by smrto-nos (letifer, mercury by dobro-pan (good lord, or rather bonorum dator, jupiter- by krcde-moc (rex potens, venus by ctitd (cupitor? venerandus 1, saturn by hlado-kt (famelicus, or annonae caritatem afferens. respecting sitivrat i give details at the end of eh. xii. chaptee vii. wuotan, wodan (odinn. the highest, the supr

rain. on the other hand, writing and the alphabet were not invented by apollo, but by hermes. tlie egyptian priests placed hermes at the head of all inventions (lamblich. de myst. aegypt. 8, 1, and theuth or thoth is said to have first discovered letters (plato's phaedr. 1, 96, bekker, while, ace. to hygin. fab. 143, hermes learnt them by watching the flight of cranes. in tbe as. dialogue between saturn and solomon, we read (thorpe's anal, p. 100 'saga me, hwa aerost bocstafas sette 'ic the secge, mercurius se gyqcmd. another dialogue, entitled adrian and epictus (ms. brit. mus. arund. no. 351. fol. 39) asks 'quis primus fecit literas' and answers' seitli" which is either a corruption of theuth, or the scth of the bible. just so the eddie palnatals]?attr seems to ascribe the first teaching

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ltar: 2 blue tapers greek cross of 13 cubes 19th key of the tarot (sun) required materials for the temple: banners of the east and west temple pillars hebrew letters: resh astrological symbols of planets diagram of tarot cards to hebrew letters enochian water tablet 3 red lamps censer 4 chairs table of geomantic figures and ruling intelligences telesmatic symbols to each geomantic figure kamea of saturn, jupiter, mars, sun, venus, mercury and moon part ii path 30 advancement hiero: honoured hegemon, you have my command to present the theoricus with the necessary admission badge and to admit him (her. heg: rises, goes to door, opens it, presents theoricus with the greek cross of the 13 squares and admits him. heg: behold he hath placed his tabernacle in the sun. heg: leads theoricus to nort

the sun and gold, the crescent the moon and silver, respectively, analogous to the red and the white alchemical natures. the cross is the symbol of corrosion and the corrosion of metals is usually of the complementary color to that which they naturally approximate. thus, copper which is reddish becomes green in verdigris etc. mercury is the only one which unites these primary forms in one symbol. saturn is composed of the cross and the crescent, showing that lead is corrosive externally and lunar internally. jupiter is the reverse, mars is solar internally while venus is the opposite, for copper is externally of the nature of gold, but internally corrosive. wherefore, also the name of the sphere of venus nogah, denotes external splendor. heg: shows theoricus the 2nd tablet. heg: this shows

which has long been a secret among the initiates and which should be carefully concealed from the outer world. as a mss. lecture on this subject is circulated among the members of the grade of practicus, i shall not further enter into its explanation. heg: leads theoricus to tablet in the south. heg: before you is the tablet of the olympic or aerial planetary spirits with their seals, arathror of saturn, bethor of jupiter, phalegh of mars, och of the sun, hagith of venus, ophiel of mercury and phul of the moon. heg: leads theoricus to tablet in the north. heg: this shows you the geomantic figures with their ruling intelligences, and genii; also the talismanic symbols allotted to each geomantic figure. these are derived from them by drawing lines to the points composing them, so as to form

cury when inscribed upon the tree of life. it embraces all but kether and the horns spring from daath, which is not properly speaking a sephira, but rather the conjunction of chokmah and binah. hiero: resumes his seat. heg: leads theoricus to hiereus and they go forward to west. hiereus (indicating it) this tablet before you shows the 7 planes of the tree of life answering to the 7 planets. thus, saturn answers to kether, jupiter to chokmah, and binah; mars to chesed and geburah; the sun to tiphareth; venus to netzach and hod, mercury to yesod and luna to malkuth. while this second tablet (indicating it) shows the four planes corresponding to the elements; the four worlds and the letters of the holy name. heg: leads theoricus to tablet in south. heg: this tablet shows you the meaning of th

tallorum, the triple foliation at the bottom of the cross refers to fire symbolized by the addition of the sign aries thereto; and it further alludes to the 3 principles of sulphur, mercury and salt. heg: leads theoricus to tablet in the north. heg: the tablet before you represents the symbol the planets resumed in a mercurial figure. in gradual descent we obtain luna, mars, sol, venus, and below saturn and jupiter, right and left. heg: places theoricus in a seat in west facing hierophant and returns to his own place. hiero: i now congratulate you on having passed through the ceremony of the grade of practicus and in recognition thereof i confer upon you the mystic title of monokeros de astris which means the unicorn of the stars, and i give you the symbol of mayim which is the hebrew name

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angles as well. the number of possible modes of tracing the lineal figures will then be triangle, 1; square, 1; pentangle. 2: hexangle, 2; heptangle. 3; octangle. 3; enneangle,4; dekangle, 4; endekangle, 4; dodekangle, 5. heg: leads practicus to tablet in the south. heg: before you are the geomantic figures arranged according to their planetary attribution, in the tree of life. you will note that saturn represents the three supernal sephiroth summed up in binah. while caput and cauda draconis are referred to malkuth. hiero: i have much pleasure in conferring upon you the title of lord (lady) of the 28th path. you will now quit the temple for a short time, and on your return the ceremony of your passage of the 27th path will take place. part iii temple officers hierophant: red robe, r&w nem

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGICK SPELLS

21 december. colour: orange or yellow. a mutable fire sign, for optimism, fresh perspectives, long-distance travel and house moves, creative ventures and expanding horizons. ruled by jupiter. capricorn, the goat: 22 december to 20 january. colour: brown or black. a cardinal earth sign, for ambitions, perseverance, matters concerning officialdom, loyalty and for the acquisition of money. ruled by saturn. aquarius, the water carrier: 21 january to 18 february. colour: indigo or dark blue. a fixed air sign, for independence, friendship, creativity and for detachment from emotional blackmail. ruled by saturn in the ancient system, now by uranus. pisces, the fish: 19 february to 20 march. colour: white or mauve. a mutable water sign, for spells to develop spiritual awareness and intuition, and

ls. pink candles are best burned on friday. magenta magenta represents the path of service to others, especially for older women and men in the role of wise counsellor. it can help all in the caring professions and will help anyone transform experiences, both positive and negative, into wisdom that can be offered to guide others. magenta candles are best used on friday. brown brown is a colour of saturn, the roman form of cronus, god of time. deposed by his son jupiter, he was sent to italy where he taught the farmers, agriculture and engineering and there established a golden age of peace and plenty. brown is good for protection, for magick concerning animals and especially household pets, for locating lost objects, learning new skills, for the home, property, practical matters, security

ters, security and having enough resources for one's needs. it is also the colour of all who work with their hands. brown is also the colour of mother earth and the earth spirits and so is good for environmental matters and conservation, especially as an impetus for practical conservation projects. brown is good for grounding rituals. brown candles are best used on saturday. grey grey is ruled by saturn and by mercury, some say, when he becomes invisible in the sky. grey is used primarily for neutralising or erasing negative energies or feelings. it is the shade of compromise and adaptability, of lowering one's profile in times of danger, and offers protection against both physical and psychic attack. it is a colour for keeping secrets and for smoothing down potential conflict and keeping

e shade of compromise and adaptability, of lowering one's profile in times of danger, and offers protection against both physical and psychic attack. it is a colour for keeping secrets and for smoothing down potential conflict and keeping one's counsel when to do otherwise would be unwise. grey candles are best used on wednesday when mercury cannot be seen and on saturday. black another colour of saturn and also the kings of the underworld- the roman pluto, the bestower of the hidden wealth that lay within the earth, and the greek hades, who abducted persephone (proserpine, thus causing winter. black is the colour not only of death, but also of regeneration. this belief goes back to ancient egypt when the annual flooding of the nile carried with it black silt, which brought new life to the

ver-tree, because the leaves shook even when apparently there was no breeze; by sympathetic magick it was believed that 'like cures like' and so the aspen was said to have the power to cure fevers, agues and illnesses involving shivering or extremities of cold. it is also good for eloquence. as a protective herb, it can be used in anti-theft and burglary sachets hidden in houses or cars. ruled by saturn, in his most positive aspects. basil basil reduces stress and clears the mind. it can be used for menstruation problems and stomach disorders including ulcers. it also removes toxins, so is good for anti-pollution rituals. basil also repels harmful insects and encourages peaceful sleep. it is a herb of love and fidelity and also attracts abundance and prosperity. as a protective herb, it is

rt is potent in relieving wounds of all kinds, emotional as well as physical, also throat, mouth and tongue problems, especially when mixed with echinacea, myrrh and goldenseal. it aids fertility, so can be carried by women who wish to become pregnant. it will repels those who come to a home with malice or ill intent. bistort also increases abundance and prosperity and psychic awareness. ruled by saturn. black cohosh this herb is particularly associated with older women. for this reason, it is good for problems associated with the menopause. as a protective herb, it brings courage and love, especially in late-flowering relationships, and the power to make positive change. ruled by the moon. borage borage is good for lung problems, for lowering temperatures, for relieving problems with the

ers protection to all who travel, and to horses. ruled by venus. comfrey comfrey relieves burns, cuts, coughs and asthma and speeds healing. it offers protection while travelling and if placed in a suitcase will guard your belongings from loss or theft. it is a natural bringer of luck and money, and so can be added to abundance sachets if a person has suffered financial or material loss. ruled by saturn. dandelion dandelion helps to clear obstructions and so is good for the liver, spleen, gall bladder and kidneys. it relieves fluid retention and premenstrual tension, detoxifies the system and encourages circulation. it promotes psychic awareness, carrying thoughts between lovers. it is commonly used in country love divination to answer questions concerning a lover's fidelity and intentions

ABRAMELIN1

ich are simply so many pentacles, and in which the names employed are the very factors which make them of value. among them we find a form of the celebrated sator, arepo, tenet, opera, rotas, which is one of the pentacles in the key of solomon. abraham's formula is slightly different: and is to be used for obtaining the love of a maiden. the pentacle in my key of solomon the king is classed under saturn, while the above is applied to the nature of venus. i give the hebrew form (see appendix a, table of hebrew and chaldee letters) of equivalents: introduction xii or in latin letters: in the key of solomon it is (as being a pentacle) inscribed within a double circle, wherein is written the following versicle from psalm lxxii, v. 8 his dominion shall be also from the one sea unto the other, a

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hat they produce thus a change of the time and of the air, i in part concede; but do me the grace to tell me how ye do divide the planetary hours. i know that ye begin the first hour of the day with the planet which itself giveth the name unto the day, as sunday is ascribed to the sun, monday to the moon, tuesday to mars, wednesday to mercury, thursday to jupiter, friday to venus, and saturday to saturn; then ye divide the length of the day into twelve equal portions which ye call hours, and to each hour ye assign its planet; and ye do the same thing with the night, according to whether the days be long or short. thus do the hours become long or short. as for example, suppose that on a sunday the sun riseth at 7 o'clock and setteth at 5 o'clock in the evening, its course will be ten hours

.26 but all this only hath power in natural things. here have i declared and proved unto you the errors of the (common) astrologers; keep yourselves carefully from the insensate follies of their days and hours, because if ye make use of these as do the false magicians and enchanters, god will chastise you; and in order to chastise you will pay but little attention unto the awaiting of the hour of saturn or of mars. i therefore now conclude this chapter, having sufficiently treated of the false and useless method employed by the astrologers in the election of days and of hours. of abramelin the mage 53 the seventh chapter. regarding what it is necessary to accomplish during the first two moons of the beginning of this veritable and sacred magic. e who commenceth this operation should consid

ALEISTER CROWLEY EIGHT LECTURES ON YOGA

be able to make a fairly satisfactory diagram for elementary purposes by taking as the basis of our illustration the solar system as conceived by the astrologers. i do not know whether the average student is aware that in practice the significations of the planets are based generally upon the philosophical conceptions of the greek and roman gods. let us hope for the best, and go on! 8. the planet saturn, which represents anatomy, is the skeleton: it is a rigid structure upon which the rest of the body is built. to what moral qualities does this correspond? the first point of virtue in a bone is its rigidity, its resistance to pressure. and so in niyama we find that we need the qualities of absolute simplicity in our regimen; we need insensibility; we need endurance; we need patience. it is

actised yoga to understand what boredom means. i have known yogis, men even holier than i(*no! no) who, to escape from the intolerable tedium, would fly for refuge to a bottle party! it is a 'physiological' tedium which becomes the acutest agony. the tension becomes cramp; nothing else matters but to escape from the self-imposed constraint. but every evil brings its own remedy. another quality of saturn is melancholy; saturn represents the sorrow of the universe; it is the trance of sorrow that has determined one to undertake the task of emancipation. this is the energising force of law; it is the rigidity of the fact that everything is sorrow which moves one to the task, and keeps one on the path. 9. the next planet is jupiter. this planet is in many ways the opposite of saturn; it repres

ly; saturn represents the sorrow of the universe; it is the trance of sorrow that has determined one to undertake the task of emancipation. this is the energising force of law; it is the rigidity of the fact that everything is sorrow which moves one to the task, and keeps one on the path. 9. the next planet is jupiter. this planet is in many ways the opposite of saturn; it represents expansion as saturn represents contraction; it is the universal love, the selfless love whose object can be no less than the universe itself. this comes to reinforce the powers of saturn when they agonise; success is not for self but for all; one might acquiesce in one's own failure, but one cannot be unworthy of the universe. jupiter, too, represents the vital, creative, genial element of the cosmos. he has g

thought has been resolved into the beauty and harmony of ordered motion. 12. the next of the planets is venus. in her, for the first time, we come into contact with a part of our nature which is none the less quintessential because it has hitherto been masked by our pre-occupation with more active qualities. venus resembles jupiter, but on a lower scale, standing to him very much as mars does to saturn. she is close akin in nature to the sun, and she may be considered an externalisation of his influence towards beauty and harmony. venus is isis, the great mother; venus is nature herself; venus is the sum of all possibilities. the niyama corresponding to venus is one of the most important, and one of the most difficult of attainment. i said the sum of all possibilities, and i will ask you

ALEISTER CROWLEY AD MEIORUM CTHULHI GLORIAM

t exist beyond the zonei are called the azonei, meaning "un-zoned. whether this refers to the so-called "fixed" stars (having no sphere ascertainable to the early astronomers) or the comets, is unknown to the editor. whatever the case may be, the zonei seem to include the seven philosophical planets, i.e, including the sun and moon as planetary bodies, along with mercury, venus, mars, jupiter and saturn. each has their own seal and their own number. kenneth grant, author of aleister crowley and the hidden god, may be interested to know (or may already know) that the number of the sumerian goddess of venus, hence of love and war, is fifteen. in many of the ancient tablets of that period, she is actually referred to as "the fifteen, as a shortcut to spelling out the whole name in cuneiform

o the state of correspondences before the advert of the elder gods, the race of marduk; that is, it reflects the nature of the cosmos before the fall of marduk from heaven (names of zodiacal constellations are after budge's renderings) table vii [a.c] table xxv [s] 0. anu (tiamat) 1. sphere of the primum mobile enlil (absu) 2. sphere of the zodiac or fixed stars enki; lumashi (igigi) 3. sphere of saturn adar 4. sphere of jupiter marduk 5. sphere of mars nergal 6. sphere of the sun utu 7. sphere of venus inanna 8. sphere of mercury nebo 9. sphere of the moon nanna 10. sphere of the elements kia 11. air anna 12. mercury gudud 13. moon sin 14. venus dlibat 15. aries agru (xubur) 16. taurus kakkab u alap shame (kingu) 17. gemini re'u kinu shame u tu'ame rabuti (viper) 18. cancer shittu (snake)

i (viper) 18. cancer shittu (snake) 19. leo kalbu rabu (lakhamu) 20. virgo shiru (whirlwind) 21. jupiter umunpaddu 22. libra zibanitum (ravening dog) 23. water badur 24. scorpio akrabu (scorpion-man) 25. sagittarius pa-bil-sag (hurricane) 26. capricorn suxur mash (fish-man) 27. mars mastabarru 28. aquarius gula (horned beast) 29. pisces dilgan u rikis nuni (weapon) 30. sun shamash 30. fire ag 30. saturn kaimanu 30 (bis) earth kia 30 (bis) spirit zi notes on pronunciation we cannot be absolutely how sumerian and akkadian were spoken; but many useful guidelines are available to the student, including the transliterated tablets found all over mesopotamia. basically, we can offer the following principles which should prove of value in reciting the foreign language instructions: vowels a as in

r of arrows, and treads about the heavens keeping the watch. take care to summon his assistance in only the most terrible of circumstances, for his might is powerful and his anger fierce. when thou hast need of the power of the star jupiter, call instead one of the appropriate powers listed within these pages, and they will surely come. the number of marduk is ten and this is his seal: the god of saturn is ninib called adar, the lord of hunters and of strength. he appears with a crown of horns and a long sword, wearing a lion's skin. he is the final zonei before the terrible igigi. his colour is the darkest black. his essence is to be found in lead, in the burnt embers of the fire, and in things of death and of antiquity. the horns of a stag are his symbol. his gate is the last you will co

ALEISTER CROWLEY LIBER 777

s whatsoever (including no thing) may be placed upon the tree of life, the table could never be complete. it is already somewhat unwieldy; we have tried to confine ourselves as far as possible to lists of things generally unknown. it must be remembered that the lesser tables are only divided from the thirty-two-fold table in order to economise space; e.g. in the seven-fold table the entries under saturn belong to the thirty-second part in the large table. we have been unable for the moment to tabulate many great systems of magic; the four lesser books of the lemegeton,4 the system of abramelin, if indeed its qliphothic ramifications are susceptible of classification, once we follow it below the great and terrible demonic triads which are under the presidency of the unutterable name;5 the v

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f the god set fighting. purify with fire and water, and announce the temple is cleansed [knock] let us adore the lord and king of earth! adonai ha aretz, adonai melekh, unto thee be the kingdom, the sceptre, and the splendour: malkuth, geburah, gedulah, the rose of sharon and the lily of the valley, amen [sprinkle salt before earth tablet] let the earth adore adonai [make the invoking hexagram of saturn [make the invoking pentagram of spirit passive and pronounce these names: hyha. alga. nanta [make the invoking pentagram of earth and pronouce this name ]lm ynda] and elohim said: let us make man in our own image; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the fowl of the air; and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. and the elohim created ath-ha-adam: i

d edition 1994. finally i will warn the reader that schueler& schueler s enochian books for llewellyn should not be regarded as a reliable source of information on either dee purist or golden dawn enochian magick, or anything else for that matter. endnotes part i 1: these talismans, the ensigns of creation, are referred to the seven planets (clockwise from top) venus, sol, mars, mercury, jupiter, saturn, luna. the details of the ensigns are not visible on the graphic of the holy table (plate i. the seven ensigns and an account of their reception can be found in mysteriorum liber tertius. 2: the letters on the holy table itself are derived from the names of the heptarchic kings and princes. the method is described in dee s libri mysteriorum quinti appendix and in various secondary sources s

tained a number of errors. notes 38 4: that is, four others similar in design; they were to be encased in hollow things, of sweet wood mounted on the end of each table leg. 5: most of these names consist of a transliteration of the hebrew for the sphere of the planet with -el stuck on the end. see agrippa de occulta philosophia tom. iii cap. xxviii, where most of these names appear, the spirit of saturn is called sabathiel; the spirit of jupiter zedekiel; the spirit of mars, madimiel; the spirit of the sun semeliel, or semeschia; the spirit of venus nogahel; the spirit of mercury cochabiah, or cochabiel; the spirit of the moon, jareahel, or levanael. a corabiel is cited as one of the angels of the first heaven ruling monday in the heptameron of pseudo-abano, but there has no particular con

am, and to the tarot trumps corresponding. 15: see regardie (ed, the golden dawn, vol. iv. 16: suit by element of lesser angle, rank by element of column; so in the lesser angles of water, the square with the left and right sides referred to fire is attributed to the knight of cups. 17: each square is additionally referred to one of the 16 figures of geomancy, and to one of the signs or elements (saturn replacing earth as per the dual attribution of the path of tau, and thence to the hebrew letter and tarot card corresponding: thus row column attributions fire a puer h iv the emperor water d populus j vii the chariot air g puella l viii justice fire (cardinal signs) earth j carcer u xv the devil fire e fortuna minor f xi strength water h rubeus n xiii death air k tristesia x xvii the star

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e<initiate of the xi degree of o.t.o. will remark that there is a totally different formula of alim, complementary with that here discussed. 81 may be regarded as a number of yesod rather than of luna. the actual meaning of the word may be taken as indicating the formula. aleph may be referred to harpocrates, with allusion to the well-known poem of catullus. lamed may imply the exaltation of saturn, and suggest the three of swords in a particular manner. yod will then recall hermes, and mem the hanged man. we have thus a tetragrammaton which contains no feminine component. the initial force is here the holy spirit and its vehicle or weapon the "sword and balances. justice is then done upon the mercurial "virgin, with the result that the man is "hanged" or extended, and is slain in thi

bacchus as the: ed. life: innocent babe, pursued: i.e. the: by herod-here: organ of: hercules strangling: possible: the serpents. the: expression: unconscious self not: yet determined in any: direction: the devil :xv :ayin (an: 70:capricornus :parzival in black armour (baphomet: eye) en (an earthy: ready to return to throned: glish a, or: sign ruled: montsalvat as redeemeradored by: o more or: by saturn: king: horus come to male& fe: less: the: mars exalt: full growth. christmale. see: bleat of a: ed therein: bacchus with calvary- eliphas: goat, a'a: sexually: cross kithairon- levi's de: male: thyrsus. sign: love: i.e: the instinct: to satisfy: godhead by: uniting it: with the: universe: iota-alpha-digamma varies in significance with successive aeons. 33 "aeon of isis" matriarchal age. the

his mother- harpocrates, etc, as before; but he develops to omicron the exalted "devil (also the "other" secret eye) by the formula of the initiation of horus elsewhere described in detail. this "devil" is called satan or shaitan, and regarded with horror by people who are ignorant of his formula, and, imagining themselves to be evil, accuse nature herself of their own phantasmal crime. satan is saturn, set, abrasax, adad, adonis, attis, adam, adonai, etc. the most serious charge against him is that he is the sun in the south. the ancient initiates, 35 dwelling as they did in lands whose blood was the water of the nile or the euphrates, connected the south with life-withering heat, and cursed that quarter where the solar darts were deadliest. even in the legend of hiram, it is at high noo

issolution due to the internal putrefaction of the starved elements- 100 chapter xiii of the banishings: and of the purifications. cleanliness is next to godliness, and had better come first. purity means singleness. god is one. the wand is not a wand if it has something sticking to it which is not an essential part of itself. if you wish to invoke venus, you do not succeed if there are traces of saturn mixed up with it. that is a mere logical commonplace: in magick one must go much farther than this. one finds one's analogy in electricity. if insulation is imperfect, the whole current goes back to earth. it is useless to plead that in all those miles of wire there is only one-hundredth of an inch unprotected. it is no good building a ship if the water can enter, through however small a ho

nds the magician for ever. in part ii of book 4 something has already been said on this subject; but its importance deserves some further elaboration. thus, should one, loving a woman, make a spell to compel her embraces, and tiring of her a little later, evoke zazel to kill her; he will find that the implications of his former oath conflict with those proper to invoke the unity of the godhead of saturn. zazel will refuse to obey him in the case of the woman whom he has sworn that he loves. to this some may object that, since all acts are magical, every man who loves a woman implicitly takes an 124 oath of love, and therefore would never be able to murder her later, as we find to be the not uncommon case. the explanation is as follows. it is perfectly true that when bill sykes desires to p

g the climax there should always be an unrehearsed ceremony, an impromptu. the most satisfactory form of this is the dance. in such ceremonies appropriate libations may be freely used. the rite of luna (equinox i. vi) is a good example of this use. here the climax is the music of the goddess, the assistants remaining in silent ecstasy. in the rite of jupiter the impromptu is the dance, in that of saturn long periods of silence. it will be noticed that in these rites poetry and music were largely employed- mostly published pieces by well-known authors and composers. it would be better<"perhaps! one can think of certain awful consequences "but, after all, they wouldn't seem so to the authors "but- pity the poor gods "bother the gods> to write and compose specially for the ceremony<
he power to destroy. one may employ spirits or talismans. the more powerful magicians of the last few centuries have employed books. in private matters these works are very easy, if they be necessary. an adept known to the master therion once found it necessary to slay a circe who was bewitching brethren. he merely walked to the door of her room, and drew an astral t("traditore, and the symbol of saturn) with an astral dagger. within 48 hours she shot herself<adept here in question was therefore obliged to incorporate the elemental spirit of the girl- she was not human, the sheath of a star, but an advanced planetary daemon, whose rash ambit

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rates, as being good defence in any case; but of course this will not take you very far. if you are sufficiently curious and bold, you will make up your mind rapidly on this point. this is where your daily practice of the qabalah will come in useful. you run through in your mind the seven sacred planets. the very first of them seems quite consonant with what you have so far seen. everything suits saturn well enough. to be on the safe side, you go through the others; but this is a very obvious case- saturn is the only planet that agrees with everything. the only other possibility will be the moon; but there is no trace noticeable of any of her more amiable magic without tears get any book for free on: www.abika.com 129 characteristics. you will therefore make up your mind that it is a satur

he greek qabalah is so unsatisfactory. we give hebrew the first chance- we start with ayin teth yod lamed yod aleph hay render in hebrew. let us try this lettering for a start. it adds up to 135. i daresay that you don't remember what the sepher sephiroth tells you about the number; but as luck will have it, there is no need to inquire; for 135= 3 x 45. three is the number, is the first number of saturn, and 45 the last (the sum of the numbers in the magic sic square 6 of saturn is 45) that corresponds beautifully with everything you have magic without tears get any book for free on: www.abika.com 130 got so far; but then of course you must know if he is "one of the beliving jinn" briefly, is he a friend or an enemy? you accordingly say to him "the word of the law is thelema spell it in gr

s that, thora being the ordinary word for the sacred law of israel, and you accordingly ask him to spell it to make sure you have heard aright; and he gives you the letters, perhaps by speaking them, perhaps by showing them: teth, resh, ayin. you add these up and get 279. this again is divisible by the saturnian 3, and the result is 93; in other words, he has been precisely right. on the plane of saturn one may multiply by three and therefore he has given you the correct word "thelema" in a form unfamiliar to you. you man now consider yourself satisfied of his good faith, and may proceed to inspect him more closely. the stars above his head suggest the influence of binah, whose number also is three, while the most striking thing about him is the core of his being: the letter yod (one does

nce and manner of the native, and magic without tears get any book for free on: www.abika.com 144 the sign of the zodiac which was rising when he first drew air into his lungs. let me add, to strengthen the argument, that on the few occasions where i have erred there has been a good astrological reason for it. e.g. i might plump for pisces rising when it was actually capricornus; but in that case saturn would have been afflicted by being in cancer, with bad aspects from venus and the moon, thus taking away all his rugged, male, laborious qualities, and in the ascendant might have been jupiter, suggesting many of the qualities of pisces: and so forth. 14 now let me start! you want me to explain the system- or no-system- which i use. i do not "move in a mysterious way my wonders to perform"

dozen which have sagittarius 17 rising, another lot with jupiter in the hid-heaven, and so on; see if you can find a similarity in their lives with what the books will have magic without tears get any book for free on: www.abika.com 150 led you to expect. don't be afraid to criticise; on the contrary, do some research work on your own, and find cases which seem to contradict tradition. instance: saturn in the m.c. is said to cause a spectacular rise in a man's career, ending in an equally notable crash. examples: napoleon i and iii, oscar wilde, woodrow wilson, lord northcliffe, hitler. look for figures with saturn thus placed, whose natives have jogged along equably and died in the odour of sanctity. find out why what worked in some cases failed in the others. by the time you have studie

rrent of my total energy. magic without tears get any book for free on: www.abika.com 217 54 love is the law, love under will. yours fraternally, 666 chapter xxxiii the golden mean cara soror, do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law. you would think that one who like myself has the sun, the lord of his horoscope, in libra, with venus who rules that sign in close conjunction with him, with saturn trine, uranus sextile, mars square and luna quincunx to him, would wear the golden mean as a breastplate, flaunt it on my banneret, quarter it on my escutcheon, and grave it on the two-edged blade of my thrice trusty falchion! just so, objects that instinct itself "had you been born a few hours earlier, with aries rising, its lord mars aggravated by the square of sol and venus, you would in

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magicians prefer seven lamps, for the seven spirits of god that are before the throne. each stands in a heptagram, and in each angle of the heptagram is a letter, so that the seven names (see "equinox vii) are spelt out. but this is a rather different symbolism. of course in ordinary specialised working the number of lamps depends on the nature of the work "e.g" three for works of saturn, eight for works mercuial, and so on> in the centre of each of which burns a small lamp; these are the "fortresses upon the frontiers of the abyss" see the eleventh aethyr, liber 418("equinox v. they keep off those forces of darkness which might otherwise break in. the names of god form a further protection. the magician may consider what names he will use; but each name should in some way

in. at the other end of the chain is the striker; which, in tibet, is usually made of human bone. the bell itself is made of electrum magicum, an alloy of the "seven metals" blended together in a special manner. first the gold is melted up with the silver during a favourable aspect of the sun and moon; these are then fused with tin when jupiter is well dignified. lead is added under an auspicious saturn; and so for the quicksilver, copper, and iron, when mercury, venus, and mars are of good augury. the sound of this bell is indescribably commanding, solemn, and majestic. without even the minutest jar, its single notes tinkle fainter and fainter into silence. at the sound of this bell the universe ceases for an indivisible moment of time, and attends to the will of the magician. let him not

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ss llx to pity sx lulav: a palm branch blwl life myyx 69 a manger, stable; an enclosure swb) myrtle sdh nations; gentiles myywg transgression, error, sin +s 70 hush, be silent hsh wine nyy night lyl the secret (ps. 25:14; see 353) dws adam and eve hwxw md) honest; so, thus, just so, such, so much nk 71 thy terror kmy) nothing; an apparition, image; idol lyl) silence; silent ml) lead, the metal of saturn; a plummet-line, level, water-level kn) vision nwzx a dove, pigeon hnwy a dove hwny plentitude, fulness; to fill )lm 72 the number of triliteral names in the shem ha-mephorasch (72 3= 216; which, by the addition of -yh or -al, give 72 angels chesed: mercy, kindness dsx adonai, as transliterated in the lemegeton, etc (cf. 65) y)nwd) in, so, thus, then nkb in the secret dwsb and they are exce

hat is not: a title of kether )ld)#yr thy god (deut. 4:24, 28:58 *kyhl) 548 lord god of knowledge: the divine name of tiphareth t(dw hwl) hwhy 549 moral; felt, sensed #grwm storm-wind hr(s xwr 550 eagle, vulture, bird of prey; to fall off, fall away r#n a rod of iron (ps. 2) lzrb +b# masters, princes, heads, chiefs myr# dragons (restricted (ps. 74:13) mnynt 551 thy terror *kmy) lead, the metal of saturn; a plummet-line, level, water-level *kn) 552 the daily want, daily desire mymy tdmx 553 the great dragon lwdg nynt 554 bearing seed (rz (rz 555 obscurity htp( the god had (spelt in full :d):h 556 mark, vestige, footstep wmy#r restoration nwqt 557 first, former, primary nw#)r 558 to initiate *knx 560 waters of quiet twxwnm ym a point, prick, dot tdwqn dragons mynynt sorceress r#km sought my#

why hy hyh) blessed *kwrb 709 the seven double letters t r p k d g b 710 a cave tr(m six (ch) ty# hidden, secret rtsn tried by fire; a watch-tower *nxb excellence, sublimity, glory, pride *nw)g to darken, dim *mm( 711 adon: master, lord *nwd) nothing; not *ny) the belly *n+b wealth *nwh hwhy of the gods is one hwhy *dx) hwhy myhl) hwhy prolonged; grew long *kyr) 712 between *nyb 713 the sphere of saturn y)tb# a turning, return; a response hbw#t abaddon: destruction, ruin (hell, as development of lw, 337; cf. 451 *nwdb) fed *nwz 714 fiery furnace )rwn nwt) justice: a title of geburah *nyd 715 secret hrtsn perfumed, fumigated trw+q defective *nzx 716 a matron )tynwr+m a trial, an experiment *nwxb miry *nwy 717 zayin: a sword *nyz 718 wise( ghe will understand that? h *nbyw arrows *mycyx 720

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ards to venus, might invoke the beings of that planet, should it be possible for them to travel to us. and that this is impos sible, who can assert? on the theory of the magicians, power increases as the sun is approached, the inhabitants of earth being more highly infused with the magical force of our star than those of mars, and they again more than those of great jupiter, gloomy and disastrous saturn and uranus, or neptune lost in star- dreams. again, the powers of each particular planet may, nay, must be wholly diverse. so fundamental a condition of existence as the value of g being vastly various, must not the inhabitants differ equally in body and in mind? what lives on the minute and airless moon can be no inhabitant of what may hide beneath the flaming envelope of the sun, with its

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golden bough. thus one europa, semele and others claimed that zeus- air<<zeus obtained air for his kingdom in the partition with hades, who took fire, and poseidon, who took water. shu is the egyptian god of the firmament. there is a great difficulty here, etymologically. zeus is connected with iao, abrasax, and the dental sibilant gods of the great mysteries, with the south and hadit, ada, set, saturn, adonai, attis, adonis; he is even the "jesus, slain with the lance, whose blood is collected in a cup. yet he is also to be identified with the opposite party of the north and nuit, with the "john" slain with the sword, whose flesh is placed upon a disk, in the lesser mysteries, baptizing with water as "jesus" with fire, with on, oannes, noah, and the like. it seems as if this great divisi

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oundings. 9. the unconscious self of the normal man. reflex actions, circulation, breathing, digestion, etc, all pertain here. 10. the illusory physical envelope; the scaffolding of the building. section iv having compared these attributions with those to be found in 777, studied them, assimilated them so thoroughly that it is natural and needs no effort to think binah, mother, great sea, throne, saturn, black, myrrh, sorrow, intelligence, etc. etc. etc, in a flash whenever the number 3 is mentioned, we may profitably proceed to go through to the most important of the higher numbers. for this purpose i have removed myself from books of reference; only those things which have become fixed in my mind (from their importace) deserve place in the simplicity of this essay. 12. awh, he, a title o

hwchy \c, the name of jesus. the names of nero, napoleon, w. e. gladstone, and any person that you may happen to dislike, add up to this number. in reality it is the final extension of the number 6, both because 6 111([la= 111= 1= 6, and because the sun, whose greatest number it is, is 6 (i here interpolate a note on the mystic numbers of the planets. the first is that of the planet itself, e.g. saturn, 3. the second is that of the number of squares in the square of the planet, e.g. saturn, 9. the third is that of the figures in each line of the magic square of the planet, e.g. saturn 15. a magic square is one in which each file, rank, and diagonal add to the same number, e.g. saturn is 8 1 6, 3 5 7, 4 9 2, each square being filled in with the numbers from 1 upwared. the last of the magic

of the planet, e.g. saturn, 9. the third is that of the figures in each line of the magic square of the planet, e.g. saturn 15. a magic square is one in which each file, rank, and diagonal add to the same number, e.g. saturn is 8 1 6, 3 5 7, 4 9 2, each square being filled in with the numbers from 1 upwared. the last of the magic numbers is the sum of the whole of the figures in the square, e.g. saturn 45.57 the complete list is thus: saturn 3, 9, 15, 45. jupiter 4, 16, 34, 136. mars 5, 25, 65, 325. sol 6, 36, 111, 666. venus 7, 49, 175, 1225. mercury 8, 64, 260, 2080. luna 9, 81, 369, 3321. generally speaking, the first number gives a divine name, the second an archangelic or angelic name, the third a name pertaining to the formative world, the fourth a name of a spirit or blind force. f

malkuth= kether= 1. scholion z. 9= ix= the hermit= yod= 10= x= the wheel of fortune= k= 20= xx= the last judgement= c= 300= 30= l= justice= viii= 8= j= the chariot= vii= 7= z= the lovers= vi= 6= w= the pope= v= 5= h= the emperor60= iv= 4= d= the empress= iii= 3= g= the high priestess= ii= 2= b= the magus= i= 1= a= the fool= 0. scholion h. 9= luna= g= 3, etc, as before. indigo scholion q. 9= lead= saturn= 3, etc, as before. there are many other lines of argument. this form of reasoning reminds one of the riddle. why is a story like a ghost? answer. a story s a tale; a tail s a brush; a brush is a broom; a brougham s a carriage; a carriage is a gig; a gig s a trap; a trap s a snare; a snare s a gin; gin s a spirit; and a spirit s a ghost. but our identities are not thus false; meditation rev

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er, and notably as we improve, this becomes first difficult, then impossible. at first sight this fact suggests that we are injuring our brains by the practice, but the explanation is as follows: suppose we figure the central consciousness as the sun, intent on seeing that nothing falls into him. first the near planets are carefully arranged, so that no collision can occur; afterwards jupiter and saturn, until his whole system is safe. if then any body fall upon the sun, he knows that it is how any sane person can describe this process as delusive and unhealthy passes my comprehension; that any scientist should do so implies an ignorance on his part of the facts. i may add that the most rigid necessity exists for perfect health of body and mind before this practice can begin; asceticism is

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amekh hb:nun-final hb:yod hb:aleph 0 limitless l.v.x. hb:resh hb:vau hb:aleph hb:peh-final hb:vau hb:samekh hb:nun-final hb:yod hb:aleph 1 s. of primum mobile hb:mem-final hb:yod hb:lamed hb:gemel hb:lamed hb:gemel hb:heh hb:taw hb:yod hb:shin hb:aleph hb:resh crown. hb:resh hb:taw hb:koph 1 3 s. of the zodiac hb:taw hb:vau hb:lamed hb:samekh hb:mem wisdom. hb:heh hb:mem hb:koph hb:chet 2 6 s. of saturn hb:yod hb:aleph hb:taw hb:bet hb:shin understanding. hb:heh hb:nun hb:yod hb:bet 3 10 s. of jupiter hb:qof hb:dalet hb:tzaddi mercy. hb:dalet hb:samekh hb:chet 4 15 s. of mars hb:mem-final hb:yod hb:dalet hb:aleph hb:mem strength. hb:heh hb:resh hb:vau hb:bet hb:gemel 5 21 s. of sol hb:shin hb:mem hb:shin beauty. hb:taw hb:resh hb:aleph hb:peh hb:taw 6 28 s. of venus hb:heh hb:gemel hb:vau

:samekh 25 351 capricornus hb:yod hb:dalet hb:gemel eye. hb:nun-final hb:yod hb:ayin 26 378 mars mouth. hb:heh hb:peh 27 406 aquarius hb:yod hb:lamed hb:dalet fish-hook. hb:yod hb:dalet hb:tzaddi 28 435 pisces hb:mem-final hb:yod hb:gemel hb:dalet back of head. hb:peh-final hb:vau hb:qof 29 465 sol head. hb:shin hb:yod hb:resh 30 496 fire hb:shin hb:aleph tooth. hb:nun-final hb:yod hb:shin 31 528 saturn tau(as egyptian. hb:vau hb:taw 32 earth hb:tzaddi-final hb:resh hb:aleph- hb:vau hb:taw 32bis spirit hb:taw hb:aleph- hb:nun-final hb:yod hb:shin 31bis_ chart approximated_ xv. xiv. xiii. xii. xi. x. secret the four worlds parts of secret the elements and letters names the soul numbers senses. of the the 4 corres- name. worlds spond'g_ hb:heh hb:mem yetrirah, formative hb:taw hb:vau hb:resh

eh hb:dalet hb:yod hb:chet hb:yod< spirit, hearing hb:shin 31bis_ xvi. ix. viii. vii. the planets and their numbers printed value of hebrew letters& numbers. on tarot trumps col.vii. english equiv. symbols used in this article_ mercury 8 12 0 1 a hb:aleph 11 moon 9 13 i 2 b hb:bet 12 venus 7 14 ii 3 g hb:gemel 13 jupiter 4 21 iii 4 d hb:dalet 14 mars 5 27 iv 5 h hb:heh 15 sun 6 30 v 6 v hb:vau 16 saturn 3 32 vi 7 z hb:zain 17_ vii 8 ch hb:chet 18 xviii. xvii. xi 9 t hb:tet 19 english of col. parts of ix 10 i hb:yod 20 xvii. the soul x 20, 500 k hb:koph, hb:koph-final 21_ viii 30 l hb:lamed 22 the self hb:heh hb:dalet hb:yod hb:chet hb:yod 1 xii 40, 600 m hb:mem, hb:mem-final 23 the life force hb:heh hb:yod hb:chet 2 xiii 50, 700 n hb:nun, hb:nun-final 24 the intuition hb:heh hb:mem hb:shin

undings. 9. the unconscious self of the normal man. reflex actions, circulation, breathing, digestion, etc, all pertain here. 10. the illusory physical envelope; the scaffolding of the building. section iv having compared these attributions with those to be found in 777, studied them, assimilated them so thoroughly that it is natural and needs no effort to think "binah, mother, great sea, throne, saturn, black myrrh, sorrow, intelligence, etc. etc. etc" in a flash whenever the number 3 is mentioned or seen, we may profitably proceed to go through the most important of he higher numbers. for this purpose i have removed myself from books of reference; only those things which have become fixed in my mind (from their importance) deserve place in the simplicity of this essay. 12. hva "he" a tit

hvh, the name of jesus. the names of nero, napoleon, w. e. gladstone, and any person that you may happen to dislike, add up the this number. in reality it is the final extension of the number 6, both because 6 x 111 (alph= 111= 1= 6 and because the sun, whose greatest number it is, is 6 (i here interpolate a note on the "mystic numbers" of the planets. the first is that of the planet itself "e.g" saturn, 3. the second is that of the number of squares in the square of the planet "e.g" saturn 9. the third is that of the figures in each line of the "magic square" of the planet "e.g" saturn 15. a "magic square" is one in which each file, rank, and diagonal add to the same number "e.g" saturn is 816, 357, 492, each square being filled in with the numbers from 1 upwards. the last of the magic nu

are of the planet "e.g" saturn 9. the third is that of the figures in each line of the "magic square" of the planet "e.g" saturn 15. a "magic square" is one in which each file, rank, and diagonal add to the same number "e.g" saturn is 816, 357, 492, each square being filled in with the numbers from 1 upwards. the last of the magic numbers is the sum of the whole of the figures in the square "e.g" saturn 45. the complete list is thus: saturn 3, 9, 15, 45. jupiter 4, 16, 34, 136. 105 mars 5, 25, 65, 325. sol 6, 36, 111, 666. venus 7, 49, 175, 1225. mercury 8, 64, 260, 2080. luna 9, 81, 369, 3321. generally speaking, the first number gives a divine name, the second an archangelic or angelic name, the third a name pertaining to the formative world, the fourth a name of a "spirit" or "blind for

ther= 1. scholion zeta. 9= ix= the hermit= yod= 10= x= the wheel of fortune= k= 20= xx= the last judgment= sh= 300= 30= l= justice= viii= 8= ch= the chariot= vii= 7= z= the lovers= vi= 6= v (vau= the pope= v= 5= h= the emperor= iv= 4= d= the empress= iii= 3= g= the high priestess= ii= 2= b= the magus= i= 1= a= the fool= 0. 107 scholion eta. 9= luna= g_ 3, etc, as before. indigo scholion theta. 9= saturn= 3, etc, as before. lead there are many other lines of argument. this form of reasoning reminds one of the riddle "why is a story like a ghost" answer "a story's a tale; a tail's a brush; a brush is a broom; a brougham's a carriage; a carriage is a gig; a gig's a trap; a trap's a snare; a snare's a gin; gin's a spirit; and a spirit's a ghost" but our identities are not thus false; meditatio

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forth a spark that shall put his father to flight. the obelisks are broken; the stars have rushed together: the light hath plunged into the abyss: the heavens are mixed with hell. my father shall not hear their noise: his ears are closed: his eyes are covered with the clouds of night. the end! the end! the end: for the eye of shiva he hath opened: the universe is naked before him: for the aeon of saturn leaneth toward the bosom of death. illustration on page 4 described: this is an isosceles triangle with height about 7 times the base. it extends with base on a true vertical from the left. a line extends vertically upward from the apex, equal to the length of the base. a trefoliate of three isosceles triangles of base slightly smaller than the first triangle and sides equal to the first tr

121 of her throne are sculptured the ram, and the sparrow, and the cat, and a strange fish. behold! how she shineth! behold! how her glances have kindled all these fires that have blown about the heavens! yet remember that in every one there goeth forth for a witness the justice of the most high. is not libra the house of venus? and there goeth forth a sickle that shall reap every flower. is not saturn exalted in libra? daleth, lamed, tau. and therefore was he a fool who uttered her name in his heart, for the root of evil is the root of breath, and the speech in the silence was a lie. thus is it seen from below by them that understand not. but from above he rejoiceth, for the joy of dissolution is ten thousand, and the pang of birth but a little. and now thou shalt go forth from the aethy

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

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th. for in my stupidity i began to try a certain ritual of the evil magic, so called. not 70 evil in truth, because only that is evil (in one sense) which does not lead to adonai.(in another sense, all is evil which is not adonai. and of course i had the insane idea that this ritual would serve to stimulate my devotion. for the information of the z.a.m. i may explain that this ritual pertained to saturn in libra; and, though right enough in its own plane, is a dog-faced demon in this operation. is it, though? i am so blind that i can no longer decide the simplest problems. else, i see so well, and am so balanced, that i see both sides of every question. in chess-blindness one used to abjure the game. i never tried to stick it through; i wish i had. anyhow, i have to stick this through! o l

re the lord 94 adonai. it is near the night of the full moon; in my life the full moon hath ever been of great augury. but to-night i am too poor in spirit to hope. lo! i was travelling on the paths of lamed and of mem, of justice and the hanged man, and i fell into both the pitfalls thereof. instead of the great balance firmly held, i found only libra, the house of venus and of the exaltation of saturn; and these evil planets, smiling and frowning, overcame me. and so for the sublime path of man; instead of that symbol of the adept, his foot set firmly upon heaven, his whole figure showing forth the reconciler with the invisible, i found but the stagnant and bitter water of selfishness, the dead sea of the soul. for all is illusion. who saith "i" denieth adonai, save only if he mean adona

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heel of fortune. 21st. 8. libra. hb:lamed. justice. 22nd. 12. water. hb:mem. hanged man. 23rd. 13. scorpio. hb:nun. death. 24th. 14. sagittarius. hb:samekh. temperance. 25th. 15. capricorn. hb:ayin. the devil. 26th. 16. mars. hb:peh. the tower. 27th. 17. aquarius. hb:tzaddi. the star. 28th. 18. pisces. hb:qof. the moon. 29th. 19. sun. hb:resh. the sun. 30th. 20. dee. hb:shin. the angel. 31st. 21. saturn. hb:taw. the universe. 32nd. the two veils are represented in the drawing by heavy horizontal lines, and here by shaded lines, with the text included in the approximation below. 10 =1 kether .ipsissimus 12th .11th. 8 =3. 9 =2 binah. 14th chokmah magister..magus templi. 18th. 16th. the veil of the abyss. 6 =5 7 =4 geburah babe of the abyss chesed adeptus..19th..adeptus major .exemptus. 17th

central portion of the figure. in the exact center is an upright pentagram, also lineal, with a smaller circle in its own center. illustration described from page 265 "diagram 17. the seven-branched candlestick" this is a seven pointed star or heptagram with one point to top. there is a small circle in the center. the points have the symbols of the planets inside, clockwise starting from the top: saturn, mars, venus, moon, jupiter, sun, mercury. touching the tip of each of the seven points from outside is a circle, seven in all. these seven circles each contain an equilateral triangle, smaller than a circumscribed one would be. these seven triangles each have an apex radially outward from the center of the figure. each of the seven triangles has a hebrew letter in the center (planetary cor

amed hb:aleph hb:koph hb:yod hb:mem, sardis, hb:bet. 2 "see 777" col. cxl, p. 27 "twelve banners of the name" and revelations, xxi, 19, 20. 3 "see 777" col. xxxvi, p. 11. illustration described from page 265 "diagram 18. the heptagram of seven days. this is a seven pointed star or heptagram with one point to top. the points have the symbols of the planets outside, clockwise starting from the top: saturn, jupiter, mars, sun, venus, mercury, moon. illustration described from page 265 "diagram 19. the altar of incense" the diagram is in two parts, one above the other. the upper part is shaped thusly, but the numbers here are a key to the description below, not a part of the diagram (not to scale/ 1/ 3 2/ 5 4/ 8 6 7\ 9_ 10_ content of the boxes in the above portion of the figure, top, center a

l eventually see, ranks only second in importance to his meeting with fra. v.n. ritual of the 2= 9 grade of theoricus this grade is particularly attributed to the element of air; it refers to the moon, and is attached to the thirty-second path of tau, which alludes to the universe as composed of the four elements, to the kerubim, the qliphoth, the astral plane, and the reflection of the sphere of saturn. after this has been explained, the advancement of the zelator takes place, after which the ritual of the thirty-second path is celebrated "hierophant" to zelator "facing you are the portals of the thirty- second, thirty-first, and twenty-ninth paths leading from the grade of zelator to the three other grades which are beyond. the only path now open to you, however, is the thirty-second, wh

r arm of the cross. the words "the knowledge of good" are similarly situated in space at the height of the female's crown. the words "the tree of knowledge of good and evil" extend in space across and just below the bases of the pillars. foliage extends about the base of the cross: four tendrils arch upward to left and three to right, six leaves each, topped by moon mercury venus sun mars jupiter saturn in order from left to right. a similar spray extends in arches downward, three to left and four to right with the planetary symbols reversed in order. there is a sort of thatch of tendrils extending in a downward crescent from the base of the cross. the words "the knowledge of evil" extend across the figure in space below the lower tendril spray. in may, 1899, three months after p. had pass

of their fear: the roar of their thundering voice. i am the future, mist-clad and shrouded in gloom. i am the recession of the torrent, the storm veiled in terror is my name. hail unto the mighty powers of nature and the chiefs of the whirling storm" illustration on page 276 approximated: o o o o o o o o o o diagram 34 attribution of the alchemical mercury. illustration on page 276 approximated: saturn- jupiter- mars- sun- venus- mercury- moon) diagram 35. the seven planes of the tree of life. illustration on page 276 approximated\ moon mars sun venus jupiter saturn diagram 36. the unification of the planets in mercury. the "hegemon" then says "the priestess with the mask of isis spake and said 'the traveller through the gates of anubis is my name. i am the water perfect, and limpid, and

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h; but the bases of the/ triangles coincide, forming a diamond (xi) trace the hexagram of water in the/ north, saying "ararita# this hexagram has the lower triangle placed\ above the upper, so that their apices coincide (xii) repeat (i-vii) the banishing ritual is identical, save that the direction of the hexagrams must be reversed. 24 "invoking "banishing "the greater ritual of "the hexagram" 2\ saturn *2 *1 1/ to invoke or banish- planets or zodiacal# signs. 1 the hexagram of 2# earth alone is used- draw the hexagram# jupiter/ beginning from the\ point which is- attributed to the *1* 2 planet you are dealing with("see "777" col* 1 *2 lxxxiii- thus to invoke\ jupiter begin from the\ mars# right-hand point of- the lower triangle, 2# 1/ dextro-rotary and complete; then trace 4,9# 6,7. the u

guard entering: 6: virgo:earth: f: conjunctio: hamaliel :taphthar-:mercury: conjunction: tharath: assembling: 7: libra: air: m: puella: zuriel: kedemel :venus: a girl, beautiful: 8 :scor :water: f: rubeus: barchiel :bartzabel:mars :pio: red, reddish: 9 :sagit-:fire: m: acquisitio :advachiel :hismael :jupiter :tarius :obtaining, compre: hending without :10 :capri-:earth: f: carcer: hanael :zazel :saturn :corn: a prison, bound :11 :aquar-:air: m: tristitia: cambiel :zazel :saturn :ius: sadness, damned: cross :12 :pisces:water: f: laetitia: amnixiel :hismael :jupiter: joy, laughing: healthy, bearded. 141 attributions of geomantic figures to planets &c "continued-:sign :el :geom.:sex: name and meaning: genius: ruler :planet: fig :13 :cauda :fire: f: cauda draconis :zazel and :zazel and:saturn

cond; and so on. example 4 3 2 1* 10* 12* 15* 15* 11* 6* 16* 15* 10* 9* 15* 16* 10* 7* 14* 14 [the small arabic numerals refer to the chance number of dashes] use clean (virgin) paper; place appropriate pentagram (either with or without a circumscribed circle) invoking. if a circle, draw this first. sigil of ruler to which nature of question most refers should be placed in the pentagram thus: 142 saturn agriculture, sorrow, death. jupiter good fortune, feasting, church preferment. mars war, victory fighting. sun power, magistracy. venus love, music, pleasure. mercury science, learning, knavery. moon travelling, fishing &c. in diagram, p. 144, the sigil of hismael should be used. in marking points fix attention on sigil and on the question proposed; the hand should not be moved from the pap

to say, they follow the dignities of their ruling planets, considering the twelve houses of the scheme as answering to the twelve signs, thus: asc. to aries, 2 to taurus, 3 to gemini &c. 12 to pisces. therefore mars figures will be strong in asc. and weak in 7th and so on "see" chapter i. for attribution of figures to planets* is strong in dignities of jupiter and venus* is strong in dignities of saturn and mars* table of essential dignities weh note: these tables of dignities are corrupt in places. they have not been corrected here, but copied as they stand in the 1st edition equinox the aspects of the houses the asc. is aspected by 11, 10, 9 (as sextile quartile and trine) dexter and by 3, 4, 5. sinister, and has 7 in opposition. the dexter aspect is that which is "contrary" to the natur

e not been corrected here, but copied as they stand in the 1st edition equinox the aspects of the houses the asc. is aspected by 11, 10, 9 (as sextile quartile and trine) dexter and by 3, 4, 5. sinister, and has 7 in opposition. the dexter aspect is that which is "contrary" to the natural order of the houses; it is stronger than the sinister. so for other houses. figures have friends and enemies- saturn: jupiter sun mercury moon friends; mars venus enemies. jupiter: saturn sun venus mercury moon; and mars. mars: venus; and moon saturn sun mercury. sun: jupiter sun venus mercury moon; and saturn. venus: jupiter sun mars mercury moon; and saturn. mercury: saturn jupiter sun venus moon; and mars. moon: jupiter sun venus mercury; and saturn and mars. 158 also figures of fire are sympathetic wi

uach elohim brooding upon the face of the waters. so read "formulated is the primal fire" hb:yod is the hand<god, always the symbol of his power> symbolising power in action, and its taro key is the hermit and the voice of light, the prophet of the gods. thus "proclaimed is the reign of the gods of light" hb:taw is the last letter of the alphabet, the "finis, the omega, the universe, saturn, the outermost planet, and it is also taw-resh-ayin-aleph, throa, the gate of the universe; and by qabalah of nine chambers it is hb:dalet, the gateway of initiation. hence "at the threshold of the universe" 180 so the whole word reads: hb:bet this is the magical history hb:resh of the dawning of the light. hb:aleph begun are the whirling motions; hb:shin formulated is the primal fire; hb:y

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ation itself commencing in the magical hour of tafrac, under the dominion of the great angel of mercury hb:lamed hb:aleph hb:peh hb:resh. on wednesday, may 13, 1896, this hour tafrac occurs between 8h. 32' p.m. and 9h. 16, when mercury is in 17 gemini on the cusp of seventh house slightly to south of due west. moon going to mars sic should be with mercury 14 gemini mercury to neptune, mercury 150 saturn.1 "of the form of the circle to be employed" illustration on page 171 described "diagram 59. the circle of art" 1 weh note: this data contains typographic errors from the first edition. this is a duodecagram (twelve sided regular figure. it is oriented with a vertex to top and all diagonal chords are drawn, except those which would cross the exact center of the figure. each vertex surmounts

a wall. this heptagon is point up and side down. within the inner heptagon is a unicursal heptagram, created by drawing lines between alternate vertices. only the uppermost point has any writing, the word "east. the symbols of the planets are placed in the seven triangles formed between the inner angles of the heptagram and the sides of the double heptagon: clockwise from the top right: jupiter, saturn, moon, venus, mercury, sun and mars. dashed lines are used below the lowest face of the heptagon to indicate that that face is a door hinged on the left to open outward into the middle of the rectangular room. these words are written between the dashed lines indicating the open position of the door (vertically down in the diagram) and the dashed arc that indicates the clearance of the door'

t the intersections of the drawn diagonals of the resultant square. also in the lower arm, in the half just above this, is a hexagram composed of two clock-wise interlaced equilateral triangles, points to top and bottom. the center of this hexagram contains the symbol of the sun, while the points have just beyond them the symbols of the remaining six ancient planets thusly: clockwise from the top saturn, jupiter, venus, moon, mercury, mars. note that the alchemical and planetary symbols for mercury are 3 weh note: this figure is found in franz hartmann's "cosmology..secret symbols of the rosicrucians of the sixteenth and "seventeenth centuries, occult publishing co, boston, 1888, plate# 1, facing page 16. this was reprinted in facsimile by health research in 1969. the same is to be found i

s scepter, except that the slant top is clearly depicted as a head of anubis with elongated ears. the top of the shaft is white and the fork to the bottom completes a black band. between the white and black zones are seven bands with planetary symbols to the right and hebrew letters to the left. from top to bottom these are: mars hb:peh, sun hb:resh, mercury hb:bet, venus hb:dalet, moon hb:gemel, saturn hb:taw, jupiter hb:koph [all then face east; the chief adept opens wide the vault and places himself at the head of the pastos, the second adept to the south, and the third adept to the north; they raise their wands in a pyramid formation over the altar, and their "cruces ansatas" below "chief" let us analyse the key word: i "second" n "third" r "all" i "chief" yod: hb:yod "second" nun: hb:

oth (the three supernals otherwise not entering into their composition, and thus are their positive colours formed. unto air, hb:aleph, is ascribed the yellow colour of tiphereth. unto water, hb:mem, is ascribed the blue colour of chesed. unto fire, hb:shin, is ascribed the red colour of geburah. the colours of earth are to be found in malkuth. those of the planets are in the rainbow thus: hb:taw saturn. indigo. hb:dalet venus. green. hb:koph jupiter. violet. hb:bet mercury. yellow. hb:samekh sic: hb:peh mars. scarlet. hb:gemel luna. blue. hb:resh sol. orange. unto the signs of the zodiac are ascribed the following: hb:heh aries. scarlet. hb:lamed libra. emerald. hb:vau taurus. red-orange. hb:nun scorpio. greenish blue. hb:zain gemini. orange. hb:peh sic: hb:samekh sagittarius. deep blue

n on page 222 described "diagram 75. the wall of the vault" this is a rectangular grid of squares, five across by eight high. a representation is below, save that the top row scorpio symbol scorpio used here is actually an eagle head, beak to left, on the diagram; and it may represent the eagle cherub instead of scorpio_ taurus aquarius< scorpio leo_ salt mercury hb:koph water air_ sulphur hb:bet saturn hb:chet dee_ mars hb:gemel sun hb:chet jupiter_ taurus aquarius hb:taw scorpio leo_ mercury hb:heh moon hb:nun venus_ capricorn libra hb:yod cancer aries_ virgo gemini hb:mem pisces sagittarius_ illustration on page 222 described "diagram 76. the black calvary cross" this is a large stylized rose in the form of a petaled and divided circle on the point of intersection of a large black calva

are heavy black. the field is white. the fourteen triangles formed about the periphery between the outer heptagon and the heptagram, along with the points of the heptagram, are inscribed with the following hebrew, oriented to be read from the center of the figure and planetary symbols from the outside; clockwise from top: hb:dalet hb:samekh hb:chet, jupiter, hb:taw hb:vau hb:koph hb:lamed hb:mem, saturn, hb:dalet hb:vau hb:samekh hb:yod, moon, hb:dalet hb:vau hb:heh, venus sic, hb:heh hb:tzaddi hb:nun, mercury sic, hb:taw hb:resh hb:aleph hb:peh hb:taw, sun, hb:heh hb:resh hb:vau hb:bet hb:gemel, mars. it would appear that the symbols for venus and mercury should be exchanged, and are deliberately incorrect in their placement on the diagram. the central triangle has the following hebrew ju

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ch an elemental will be deceptive from the nature of the symbol of darkness, wherefore ask thou of him nothing "further" concerning the working at this stage, but only concerning the blackness, and this can be further tested by the elemental itself, which should be either black or clad in an intensely black robe (note: for the evocation of this spirit use the names, forces, and correspondences of saturn "when" the mixture be sufficiently black, then take the curcurbite out of the balneum mariae and place it to the north of the altar and perform over it a solemn invocation of the forces of saturn to act therein: holding the wand by the black band, then say "the voice of the alchemist &c. the curcurbite is then to be unstopped and the alembic head fitted on for purposes of distillation (note

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a great lack of literary experience, an accumulation of various contradictory feelings which seem to fight one another for the conquest of his spirit. the scientific training of our order will give him that mastery over self which alone can bring forth the full blossom of his rich imagination. there is every reason for us to expect much of mr. rafflovich. is he not a gemini man, with jupiter and saturn culminating? somewhat neronian, probably, as will be seen in his work. we recommend especially the reading of the two sketches entitled "demeter" and "a spring meeting" and we look forward to any future work of the author. there is more in his work that is met at first glance. let him forget that he writes for english readers and subscribers to libraries! george raffalovich. history of chem

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

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ppend the following table. as it will be seen p. divides his dream- states into seven main divisions, each being again split up into further subdivisions to enable the various correspondences to be seen at a glance. weh note: temple of solomon the king continues on the next diskette, with the table of dream-staesto whose suggestion these rites are due they are gratefully dedicated. vi the rite of saturn 1 the officers of the temple magister templi "the representative of binah, saturn" mater coeli "venus in libra, the house of saturn's exaltation" brother aquarius "the house of saturn; in chesed, because pisces is water "hope" brother capricornus "in thethrone of capricornus, the house of saturn; in geburah, because mars is exalted therein. he is mars in capricornus" brother capricornus emi

rnus, the house of saturn; in geburah, because mars is exalted therein. he is mars in capricornus" brother capricornus emissarius. the leader of the chorus, or choragoge. scene "in the east is a veiled shrine, containing an altar. to its chokmah, binah, chesed, and geburah are m. t, m. c, bro. a, and bro. c. respectively. bro c. e. is disguised as an ordinary member of the garrison" 3 the rite of saturn part i brother capricornus "enters and turns off blue light. red lamps are brought in by" brother capricornus "and the" leader of the chorus "first the temple is lighted by two red lamps" probationers "chant the capricornus and aquarius sections from" 963 "while others wait without in darkness. red lights are then hidden within veil" brother capricornus "turns on the blue light "the temple

ummon the guests to the banquet of the father of the gods! hermanubis. 4444, brother typhon, summon the guests to the banquet of the father of the gods [typhon "draws aside veil as" ganymede "begins his dance. lights down] hermanubis. welcome to the banquet of the father of the gods! bear the bowls of libation("done. be silent and secret! for it is by stealth that we are here assembled. know that saturn hath been deceived, having swallowed a black stone, thinking it to be his son, the child jupiter. but jupiter is here enthroned, and shall overthrow his father. beware then lest ye break silence- until jupiter be ready to make war! typhon. him that speaketh will i slay forthright["a long pause" 23 part ii centrum in centri trigono 1. sphinx 1. hermanubis 1. typhon 1. typhon. hail unto thee

n the days of ancient babylon, great goddess of love and war, who made love and war to gilgames, the ruler of thine own city erech. we invoke thee, our mother, that thou entreat for us with the master of battles. sor. scorpio. to what end do we ask the aid of the lord mars? bro. aries. unto jupiter we have given the thunderbolt and the lightning- flash; for we seek to enthrone him in the stead of saturn his father. but saturn yet reigns; we need the sword of mars. sor. scorpio. my heart and hand are with you, children["she plays<mars "starts up and recites" 1. the dukes of edom were amazed: trembling took hold on the mighty of moab! 51 2. lord, when thou wentest out of seir; when thou marchedst out of the field of edom; the earth trembled, and the heaven dropped:

tive shore. oh, write no more the tale of troy, if earth death's scroll must be! nor mix with laian rage the joy which dawns upon the free; although a subtler sphinx renew riddles of death thebes never knew. another athens shall arise, and to remoter time bequeath, like sunset to the skies, the splendour of its prime; and leave, if nought so bright may live, all earth can take or heaven can give. saturn and love their long repose shall burst, more bright and good than all who fell, than one who rose, than many unsubdued. not gold, not blood, their altar dowers, but votive tears and symbol flowers. oh, cease! must hate and death return? cease! must men kill and die? cease! drain not to its dregs the urn of bitter prophecy. the world is weary of the past. oh, might it die or rest at last! br

ifice is accomplished. leo. what is the sacrifice? aries. man. leo. who is the priestess? aries. woman. leo. unto what god? aries. it is hidden from me. leo. let every man depart unto his house. aries. 1-333-1-1. leo. 1-333-1-1. scorpio-apophis. 1-1-333-1. 78 the rite of venus the officers venus "blue robe" taurus "orange robe" libra "green robe" pisces "crimson robe" luna in taurus "silver robe" saturn in libra "black robe "no officer has any weapon. venus is throned, and on her right are libra and saturn in libra, on her left taurus and luna in taurus, while at her feet lies pisces. her throne is an oyster-shell, as in the picture by botticelli. before it a veil. without, an altar; and without the temple, a further veil" 81 the rite of venus prelude "full light" venus "seated before alta

of thy moving come over the starry spheres. wrapped in rose, green, and gold, blues many and manifold, a cloud of incense hides thy splendour of light; hides from the prayer's distress thy loftier loveliness, till thy veil's glory shrouds the earth from night; and silence speaks indeed, seeing the subtler speed of its own thought than speech of the pandean reed [libra "returns" 84 venus. 7777777. saturn. amen. venus. 333-1-333. saturn. amen. venus. 1-55555-1. libra "and" pisces. amen. venus. brother saturn, what is the hour? saturn. twilight. venus. sister pisces, from whose house are we come out? pisces. from the house of death. venus. brother taurus, what is stronger than death? taurus. love. venus. brother libra, what is the place? libra. the mountain of venus, that hangeth from the nav

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o follow each other at periods of 600 years, as taught in regard to the manifestations of vishnu. then, in 1906, we have a book of the astronomer, nicholas marazoff, verified by the astronomers ramin and lanin, who attempt an astrological view, grounded on the state of the heavens at patmos on the 30th september 395, at 5 o'clock at night. jupiter- the white horse- was then in sagittarius; whilst saturn- the pale horse- was in scorpio; the sun in virgo, and the moon under her feet. john chrysostom was then in patmos, and immediately after 395 was called to rome to become a presbyter; but rome finding that the "second coming" did not take place, it is argued that he was deprived and banished as a "false prophet" against this we have the fact that chrysostom does not mention the book, but th

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sset, brown. sagittaluus the archer. 22 november to 21 december. lucky stones: sagittarius, sapphire; jupiter,amethyst. lucky numbers: sagittarius, four; jupiter, three. lucky day: thursday. flowers: carnation, wallflower. trees: mulberry, vine. animal: horse. bird: eagle. metal: tin. colours: orange, mauve, purple. 154 capricorn the goat. 22 december to 21 january. lucky stones: capricorn, onyx; saturn, obsidian, jet. lucky numbers: capricorn, three; saturn, eight. lucky day: saturday. flowers: nightshade, rose. trees: pine, cypress. yew. animals: dog, elephant. bird: owl. metal: lead. colours: black, grey, violet. luck is believed by witches to work both ways, e.g.butied treasure presents danger to the finder if protective wishes or curses were buried with pisite features: message board

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and games follow closing of circle. great rite if at all possible by high priestess and high priest if no other. merry meet, merry part. notes l there are plenty of published samhain rituals, containing at least some of these elements. this is from what witches do by stewart farrar, fleshed out from lady sheba's book of shadows, as usual. l earth goddess aspect: crone astrological rulers: venus, saturn keys: law principle, solidity,auriel("lord of awe) rules: birth& death, body, growth, nature, stones& metals, material things, caves, chasms, silence, graves, fields, sanguine; sensation; calm, imperturbable virtues: strength, endurance, commitment, responsibility, thoroughness, practicality, wisdom, patience, sense of timing vices: dullness, lack of conscience, melancholy, boredom, inertia

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ary scheme, and when, in the next round, our earth attains a point in evolution analogous to that of the venusian scheme at the time its influence was felt by us, then we shall aid in the stimulation of still another group of planetary egos; we shall assist in the institution of a similar procedure among the sons of men in another scheme. in the three great planetary schemes, neptune, uranus, and saturn, the method of initiation will not be employed. they will be the recipients of those who are esoterically "saved" from among the other schemes. that is to say that all those who, in any scheme, achieve the needed expansions of consciousness (such as will be achieved by the majority of the human family prior to the middle of the next great cycle, or round, will be considered "saved" whilst t

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ndalini goes forward to the vivification of these centres, and at this stage of development certain centres are more closely allied than others. just as in connection with our planetary logos, the three etheric planets of our chain earth, mercury and mars77(66) form a triangle of rare importance, so it may be here said that at the present point in evolution of the logoic centres, venus, earth and saturn form one triangle of great interest. it is a triangle that is at this time undergoing vivification through the action of kundalini; it is consequently increasing the vibratory capacity of the centres, which are becoming slowly fourth-dimensional. it is not yet permissible to point out others of the great triangles, but as regards the centres, we may here give two hints: first. venus corresp

centres, which are becoming slowly fourth-dimensional. it is not yet permissible to point out others of the great triangles, but as regards the centres, we may here give two hints: first. venus corresponds to the heart centre in the body logoic, and has an inter-relationship therefore with all the other centres in the solar system wherein the heart aspect is the one of greater prominence. second. saturn corresponds to the throat centre, or to the creative activity of the third aspect. as evolution proceeds, the other centres attain a more pronounced vibration and the fire (circulating triangularly) will bring them into greater prominence; the two above mentioned, however, are of prime importance at this time. these two, with the lesser triangle of our chain, constitute the focal point of e

sion of his environment of the same nature as man in the three worlds. this fact should be remembered by all students of this central division of our subject; above all the analogy between the cosmic physical planes and the solar physical planes must be pondered upon. it holds hid the fourfold mystery: 1. the mystery of the akasha. 2. the secret of the fifth round. 3. the esoteric significance of saturn, the third planet. 4. the occult nature of cosmic kundalini, or the electrical force of the system. one hint on this fourth point may be given for wise consideration. when the electrical interplay between the planets is better ascertained (and by this i mean their negative or positive interplay, then it will be revealed which are related or connected, and which are nearing the point of bala

only temporary homes to these principles. others persist throughout the mahamanvantara. of these venus is one. three of the sacred planets, it should be remembered, are the home of the three major rays, of the embodied forms of the three logoic aspects or principles. other planets are embodiments of the four minor rays. we might consider from the standpoint of the present that venus, jupiter and saturn might be considered as the vehicles of the three super-principles at this time. mercury, the earth and mars are closely allied to these three, but a hidden mystery lies here. the evolution of the inner round has a close connection with this problem. perhaps some light may be thrown upon the obscurity of the matter by the realisation that just as the logos has (in the non-sacred planets) the

f. be characterised by different stages of activity according to the initiation towards which the logos may be working. thus, at one period one centre or heavenly man may be the subject of logoic attention, and of specialised stimulation, and at another period a totally different scheme may be the object of vitalisation. for some time the logos has turned his attention to the earth scheme and to saturn, whilst uranus is receiving stimulation. much is therefore accentuated, and increased evolutionary development is the consequence of this divine attention- 210- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust when these facts are borne in mind it will be seen that the interaction, and the complexity, is of vast proportions, and man can do no more than accept the fact, and leave the exp

nd logoic kundalini circulating with tremendous force through this adjusted triangle brought about that intensification of vibration in the human family which resulted in individualisation. we might here enumerate the schemes as a basis for our further work: the seven planets, centres, or schemes: 1. vulcan (the sun, exoterically considered. 2. venus. 3. mars. 4. earth. 5. mercury. 6. jupiter. 7. saturn. the three synthesising planets- 217- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust 1. uranus. 2. neptune. 3. saturn. the one resolver. the sun. i would caution you here against attaching any importance to the sequence followed in numbering these seven schemes, either in connection with their order of development or importance, or their position in relation to the central planet, the

ound, i.e, our earth, the fourth scheme, and venus, the second. venus is either the second or the sixth scheme, according to whether the schemes are counted mystically or occultly. inversely, jupiter will be either the second or the sixth, and it must be remembered that: a. the planets venus and jupiter are exceedingly closely connected with the earth, and form eventually an esoteric triangle. b. saturn is the synthesising scheme for the four planets which embody manas purely and simply, or is the major resolution of the minor four, and eventually for all the seven. see figure c. mercury, the star of the intuition, or of transmuted manas, is, at this stage, considered as the fifth scheme. therefore, the heavenly men of venus and jupiter are magnetically linked with the heavenly man of our

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the most potent of the seven rays, because he is on the same cosmic ray as the solar deity. he expresses himself primarily through the planet jupiter, which is his body of manifestation. 3. the lord of active intelligence. his work is more closely linked to matter and he works in cooperation with the lord of the second ray. he is the motivating impulse in the initial work of creation. the planet saturn is his body of expression within the solar system, and through the medium of matter (which beneficently obstructs and hinders) he provides humanity with a vast field of experiment and experience. i should like to point out here that when i speak in terms of personality and perforce employ the personal pronoun, i must not be accused of personalizing these great forces. i speak in terms of en

inadequacy of words. the planned activity of every ray qualifies every form found within its body of manifestation. we come now to a technical statement which must be accepted for the sake of argument, being incapable of proof. all the lords of the rays create a body of expression, and thus the seven planets have come into being. these are their major expressions. the sun (veiling vulcan) jupiter saturn mercury venus mars the moon the energies of these seven lives however are not confined to their planetary expressions, but- 43- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyright 1998 lucis trust sweep around the confines of the solar system just as the life impulses of a human being his vital forces, his desire impulses, and his mental energies sweep throughout his bod

s the object of his search.he has mastered the uses of duality and has learnt to at-one soul and body into one instrument for spirit. now he passes on his way to achieve the greater synthesis. the lord of the fourth ray has many names which warrant careful study and much consideration. in less than a hundred years this lord of harmonising power will have more influence and will offset some of the saturn disruption of the first decanate of aquarius. in the meantime a study of his names will produce a simplification of his efforts and build up a body of constructive thought which will facilitate his work when he is again in active manifestation. he is always, however, more or less in power where the human family is concerned, for there is a numerical alliance between the fourth ray, the four

development (according to besant) i. will or power. raja yoga. uranus. flame. representing sun. ii. wisdom. balance. intuition. raja yoga .m ercury .y ellow. rose. iii. higher mind .e xactitude in thought .v enus. indigo- 104- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyright 1998 lucis trust higher mathematics. blue. philosophy. bronze. iv. conflict .i ntensity of struggle. saturn. green. birth of horus hatha yoga, the most dangerous method of psychic growth. v .l ower mind. exactitude in action. the moon. violet practical science. vi. devotion .b hakti yoga. mars. rose. necessity for an blue. object. vii. ceremonial order. ceremonial observances. jupiter. bright. control over clear. forces of nature. blue. it will be clear that each of the kingdoms elemental, minera

using the words "planetary influence" in the same sense as the astrologer uses them, for he is not dealing, either, with the basic planetary rays. it might be stated therefore that the planetary relations in this cycle are as follows: 1. the mineral kingdom. pluto and vulcan. 2. the vegetable kingdom .v enus and jupiter. 3. the animal kingdom. the moon and mars. 4. the human kingdom. mercury and saturn. 5. the kingdom of souls. neptune and uranus. 6. synthesising these five. the sun. there are other planetary influences to be felt, and hidden forces likewise play upon our planetary life, but these are the major influences bringing about the desired results in the kingdoms of nature under the plan. it must be remembered that these are the cyclic influences dominant at this time, and that t

luences to be felt, and hidden forces likewise play upon our planetary life, but these are the major influences bringing about the desired results in the kingdoms of nature under the plan. it must be remembered that these are the cyclic influences dominant at this time, and that they change from cycle to cycle. for instance, a disciple who is upon the path is strongly influenced by mercury and by saturn, but when he begins his training for the first initiation he has to contend with the influences of pluto and vulcan; the training for the second initiation brings him under neptunian influences with venus and jupiter contending for control. the link with the vegetable kingdom is then strong, and hence the frequent recognition of "astral perfumes" which the disciple can note. before the firs

initiation, the static mineral world within him has been broken up- 155- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyright 1998 lucis trust at the third initiation, the moon and mars struggle to assume ascendancy, and there is his battle-ground. hence at the great transfiguration, the body is "transfigured" as the indication of triumph. at the fourth initiation, mercury and saturn act as the great translators, and bring the disciple to the door of realisation. when the final initiation is taken, it is the activity of uranus and the in-pouring force of jupiter that bring about the reorganisation which results in the final emancipation. the vastness and complexity of the subject thus become apparent. in the emergence of colour in the vegetable kingdom another vast infl

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the ancient symbol from which i am translating] lift us to heaven. enter, o lord, the tomb. raise us into the light and make the sacrifice. break down for us the prison wall and enter into pain' the lord of life returned. he liked it not, and hence the pain" the same conditions which blend the law of sacrifice with pain and sorrow and difficulty are found also on the planet mars and on the planet saturn. they are not found on the other planets. those who have read the secret doctrine and a treatise on cosmic fire with understanding know that our earth is not a sacred planet. however, saturn, mars and our earth constitute, in a curious esoteric manner, the personality of a stupendous ray life, whose energy is that of the third ray. there are, as has been stated elsewhere, seven sacred plane

nd in three cases (those of the three major rays) three planets constitute the personality of each ray life. some esoteric thinkers believe that there are twelve planets to be considered in our solar system, and there is a basis for their conclusion. the personality of this third ray life functions through the following planets: 1. the mental body expresses itself through the medium of the planet saturn. 2. the astral body expresses itself through the planet mars. 3. the physical body expresses itself through the planet earth. the potency of this life is such that he requires three complete schemes all three closely allied and interdependent through which to express himself. uranus, jupiter and venus are similarly allied in order to manifest or express a great life. these facts constitute

distress at the sight of suffering, and secondly, through pure, disinterested service, which is a quality of the soul. there is, finally, the active application and the complete sacrifice of the lower separated self through the power to "stand in spiritual being" which necessarily infers that one has reached that state of consciousness which transcends what may be called, symbolically the "earth, saturn and mars" state of consciousness. let it not, however, be forgotten that the contribution to these three great planetary lives, as they embody pre-eminently the law of sacrifice, through pain and rebellion, is a major contribution to the whole, and greatly enriches the sum total. the units of divine life and the atoms of electrical energy who pass through these three planetary schemes are s

s should be done in conjunction with a consultation of their horoscopes. this will be discussed more at length after we have considered the astrological implications of the rays, in the succeeding volume. the law of sacrifice, therefore, can never be eliminated in our earth scheme, as far as the human and subhuman reactions to sorrow and pain are concerned, nor can it be eliminated on the planets saturn and mars. it is relatively unknown in the other schemes. bliss and sacrifice are synonymous terms as far as our solar logos is concerned, and also for the majority of the planetary logoi. this must be remembered. a touch of this freedom from the limitations of pain and sorrow can be found among the more advanced sons of men on earth, who know the ecstasy of the mystic, the exaltation of the

upon that peculiar product, gold, and that enigma, money. 4. venusian forces of great potency are also playing upon our planet. in this connection, i would suggest that astrologers would be well advised to pay more attention to the activity and the- 431- a treatise on the seven rays- volume ii: esoteric psychology ii copyright 1998 lucis trust influence of venus. much emphasis has been laid upon saturn and mars in the charts now considered. in the future, equal emphasis will have to be paid to the planet venus, which in the aquarian age will supersede mars as a basic influence. 5. the forces of the planetary entity who is beginning to stir in his long sleep, and is therefore causing much of the physical, cataclysmic phenomena of the present time. with this we have naught to do except to r

ALICE A BAILEY15 THE DESTINY OF THE NATIONS

following signs (cosmic energy) and planets transmitting solar and cosmic energies, are the conditioning factors of france in incarnation at the present time- 39- the destiny of the nations copyright 1998 lucis trust france 1. pisces with its rulers: jupiter and pluto> the nation 2. leo with its ruler: the sun. 3. virgo with its rulers: mercury, moon, jupiter> paris. 4. capricorn with its rulers: saturn and venus. 5. ray influences of an indirect nature, coming via the planetary rulers: a. ray 2. love-wisdom, via jupiter and the sun. these are the most powerful. b. ray 1. power or will, via pluto. this is also the destroyer ray and can bring the death of the leo influence. c. ray 3. active intelligence, via saturn. this cooperates with the third ray personality of france, and at this time

rst time what it is. the combination of piscean power in the piscean age, plus a potent leo nature, enabled france at one time to express quite phenomenally its innate subjective tendency to save the world (for france is essentially on the path of a world saviour; this was aided by the brilliant clear vision of the fifth and third rays with their intellectual bias, plus the opportunity offered by saturn, ruling paris- 40- the destiny of the nations copyright 1998 lucis trust this enabled france to stage the great french revolution and strike one of the major blows for the release of humanity from bondage. this has twice occurred during the piscean ages: once at the signing of the magna charta at runnymede and again at the french revolution. the recognition of the importance of the rights o

ividuals- 44- the destiny of the nations copyright 1998 lucis trust governing great britain, therefore, are the following energies, working through the zodiacal signs and the ruling planets: great britain 1. gemini with its rulers, mercury, venus and the earth> nation. 2. taurus with its rulers, venus and vulcan. 3. leo with its ruler, the sun> capital. 4. libra with its rulers, venus, uranus and saturn. 5. the soul ray love-wisdom. 2nd. 6. the personality ray will or power. 1st. 7. ray influences of an indirect nature, coming via the planetary rulers: a. ray 4. harmony through conflict, via mercury, leading to a definite link with germany (as a study of the earlier tabulation will show. it accounts for the warlike history of great britain, but works out at the present time in the harmony

to note that it is this ray which links great britain so closely with france and appears nowhere among the influences which affect the german nation. venus rules taurus and libra as well as gemini and hence the well developed lower concrete mind of the british nation. the intuitive mind however needs development. c. ray 3. active intelligence or adaptability, via the earth and also via the planet saturn as it appears among the rulers of libra. here you have a clue as to why the british empire covers the earth, for there is a close connection between the earth, as a whole, and great britain. it links great britain also with the third ray personality of france. d. ray 1. will or power, via the planet vulcan. there is in the first ray as it expresses itself through vulcan very little of the d

universal objectives. during the aquarian age and during one third of its expression, that is, during the first decanate, esoterically considered, the vitalising of the human centre (spiritually considered) and in relation to the plan and the steady growth of widespread creative activity, both in the individual and the race, will be increasingly seen. this will be due to the work and influence of saturn, which is governed by the third ray. this planet is the planet of opportunity, of discipleship and of testing and the race can look for an increasing expression of saturnian activity as that great divine life continues his beneficent task. the second initiation is closely related to the hierarchy as a planetary centre and to the activity- 75- the destiny of the nations copyright 1998 lucis

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fort along ideological lines and, at the same time, are drawing forth from the masses and the little evolved people nothing but terror, a miserable fatalism, widespread physical depletion and many other undesirable reactions from the form nature. an understanding of these hindering or stimulating effects can be easily grasped by those who can comprehend the nature of the activities of the planet, saturn. this is the planet which conditions primarily the point in evolution where choice definitely becomes possible, where rejection of opportunity or its acceptance can consciously be undertaken, and the shouldering of personal responsibility becomes a recognised fact in a planned and ordered life. this point in the human evolutionary process is spoken of in the old commentary in the following

ction of this hierarchy is well described in the words of the old commentary "the devas hear the word go forth. they sacrifice themselves and out of their own substance they build the form desired. they draw life and the material from themselves, and yield themselves to the divine impulse" a treatise on cosmic fire, pages 1196-1207 tabulation iii i. dynamic energy. electric fire cancer 1. sirius. saturn. fifth creative hierarchy capricorn (the 8th unknown) the cardinal cross- 30- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust 2. the great aries bear. sun, veiling vulcan. second creative hierarchy libra (the 11th) unknown the cardinal cross gemini 3. pleiades. mercury. fourth creative hierarchy sagittarius (the 9th) unknown the mutable cross all the

through vulcan and pluto, are related to ray 1. transmutation of desire into sacrifice and of the individual will into the divine will. the world saviour 2. leo and aquarius, through the sun and jupiter, are related to ray 2. development of the individual consciousness into world consciousness. thus a man becomes a world server. the world server 3. sagittarius and capricorn, through the earth and saturn, are related to ray 3. the one-pointed disciple becomes the initiate. the initiate 4. aries and virgo, through mercury and the moon, are related to ray 4. harmonising the cosmos and the individual through conflict, producing unity and beauty. the birth pangs of the second birth. the cosmic and individual christ 5. cancer and scorpio, through neptune and mars, are related to ray 6. transform

se on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust 2. taurus. venus. vulcan. vulcan. 3. gemini. mercury .v enus. the earth. 4. cancer. the moon. neptune. neptune. 5. leo. the sun. the sun. the sun. 6. virgo. mercury .t he moon. jupiter. 7. libra .v enus. uranus .s aturn. 8. scorpio. mars. mars. mercury. 9. sagittarius. jupiter. the earth. mars. 10. capricorn .s aturn. saturn. venus. 11. aquarius. uranus. jupiter. the moon. 12. pisces. jupiter. pluto. pluto. tabulation vii. unorthodox constellations, rulers and rays in connection with the hierarchies constellation r uler ray related to 1. aries .u ranus .7 th ray .n one. 2. taurus. vulcan. 1st ray. pisces. same ray. 3. gemini. the earth. 3rd ray. libra" 4. cancer. neptune. 6th ray. sagittarius" 5. leo .t he sun

enus. 5th ray .n one. 11. aquarius. the moon. 4th ray. scorpio" 12. pisces. pluto. lst ray .t aurus" note: aries and capricorn in conjunction with 7th and 5th ray energy stand alone. the other constellations and rays are related in every case. a. ray 1 taurus and pisces, through vulcan and pluto. b. ray 2 leo and virgo, through the sun and jupiter. c. ray 3 gemini and libra, through the earth and saturn. d. ray 4 scorpio and aquarius, through mercury and moon. e. ray 6 cancer and sagittarius, through neptune and mars- 43- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust in view of all the above, and starting with the basic fact of the great illusion it should be remembered that the accuracy of astrological prediction and interpretation will be based u

elow the diaphragm" and who react to the incoming energies through the medium of the lower centres will have a very different type of chart to that of the disciple and initiate. it will require a different mode of interpretation. i have referred to this before and would remind you of some of the points which i made. 1. disciples upon the path of discipleship are strongly influenced by mercury and saturn one bringing illumination and the other offering opportunity. 2. at the various initiations, the influence of the planets affects the candidate in a totally different manner than earlier. cyclically the energies from the constellations pour through the planetary- 44- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust centres. a. at the first initiation

egions. b. at the second initiation, the candidate comes under the influence of three planets neptune, venus and jupiter. the three centres solar plexus, heart and throat are actively involved. c. at the third initiation, the moon (veiling a hidden planet) and mars bring about a fearful conflict, but at the end the man is released from personality control. d. at the fourth initiation, mercury and saturn again bring about great changes and unique revelation, but their effect is very different to the earlier experience. e. at the fifth and final initiation, uranus and jupiter appear and produce a "beneficent organisation" of the totality of energies found in the initiate's equipment. when this reorganisation is complete, the initiate can then "escape from off the wheel and then can truly liv

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em will the truth emerge. only as they are acknowledged to be the four major distributing agents of the combined rays of the individual man will the true nature of material phenomena be grasped. it might be added here that: 1. the etheric vehicle from the circulatory angle, is governed by the moon, as it veils vulcan. 2. the nervous system is ruled by venus. 3. the endocrine system is governed by saturn. 4. the blood stream is governed by neptune. these four systems are in reality the manifestation of the four aspects of matter in its lowest or purely physical expression. there are other aspects of expression of the fundamental substance, but these are the four of greatest importance- 87- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iv: esoteric healing copyright 1998 lucis trust each of these is

nd conflict with forces will produce. 3. the throat centre. this centre is to be found at the back of the neck, reaching up into the medulla oblongata, thus involving the carotid gland, and down towards the shoulder blades. it is an exceedingly powerful and well developed centre where average humanity is concerned. it is interesting to note in this connection that a. the throat centre is ruled by saturn just as the two head centres are ruled respectively by uranus (ruling the head centre) and mercury (ruling the ajna centre. this is only where the disciple is concerned; the rulership changes after the third initiation or before the first. these three planets constitute a most interesting triangle of forces and in the following triplicities and their inevitable inter-relations you have agai

symbol of the ninefold of initiation: 1. the head centre the ajna centre the throat centre 2. the third eye the right eye the left eye 3. the pineal gland the pituitary body the carotid gland thus presenting the mechanism through which the spiritual triad, the soul and the personality work. the key to a right understanding of process lies in the relation of the three planets: uranus, mercury and saturn, as they pour their energies through these nine "points of spiritual contact" upon the physical plane into the "grounded sphere of light and power which is the man- 92- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iv: esoteric healing copyright 1998 lucis trust in time and space" b. this centre is related to the first initiation and develops great activity when that point in experience is achieved

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nitiate to the love of god, to the consciousness aspect of deity, to the hierarchy as a whole, entering it through the ashram of the master who has aided him to take initiation, to the planets venus and mercury, to the sun sirius, and to the heart of the sun. 3. the personality relates the initiate to the mind of god, to the intelligence principle of the planetary life, to humanity as a whole, to saturn and mars, and to the physical sun through its pranic aspect. 4. the life aspect of the planet, or that great ocean of forces in which all these three aspects live and move and have their being, relates the initiate to that life which works out through shamballa, through the hierarchy and through humanity, thus forming part of the great sumtotal of manifestation. it is to these major quatern

we shall not here deal. their relation to the human kingdom has been covered by me in the astrological section of this treatise: a treatise on the seven rays, vol. iii (esoteric astrology. you will note that i have here indicated the existence of five triangles: 1. that existing in the interplay of the energies of the three buddhas of activity who create a triangle, closely related to the planet saturn. 2. the triangle of the three rays through whom the three buddhas work- 175- a treatise on the seven rays- volume v: the rays and the initiations copyright 1998 lucis trust 3. the three planets which are connected with the three lords of the three rays and by means of which they express their impelling energy. 4- 5. two interlaced triangles, created by the six constellations from which the

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oteric ruler of gemini and governs the second decanate; for venus makes at-one, and through its influence the law of attraction and the bringing together of the polar opposites takes place. but all these changes and unifications naturally inaugurate a new state of awareness, a new state of being, and bring in a new age and a new world. consequently, new difficulties and problems arise and we find saturn governing the last decanate, for saturn is the planet of discipleship; the planet that brings about the difficulties, problems and tests that offer to the disciple immediate opportunity. it is saturn that opens the door into incarnation, and saturn that opens the door on to the path of initiation. mercury, the interpreter, and the illuminating intellect; venus, the principle of attraction a

st decanate, for saturn is the planet of discipleship; the planet that brings about the difficulties, problems and tests that offer to the disciple immediate opportunity. it is saturn that opens the door into incarnation, and saturn that opens the door on to the path of initiation. mercury, the interpreter, and the illuminating intellect; venus, the principle of attraction and of at-one-ment; and saturn, the generator of opportunity: these three play their parts in the life of the aspirant as [68] he unifies higher and lower, passes through the five stages in this test, and visions the goal which ultimately he must achieve. the three symbolic constellations the three constellations to be found in connection with the sign are lepus, the hare, canis major and canis minor, and in their interr

mes so strong that it lifts the hidden, struggling individual out of his environment of stabilized world condition and makes him the earnest aspirant, who knows no rest until he has emerged out of the water and climbed steadily on until he finds himself on the summit of the mount in capricorn, the birth not the consummation of the world savior "christ was born in capricorn, fulfiled the law under saturn, initiated the era of intelligent brotherhood under venus, and is the perfect example of the capricorn initiate, who becomes the world server in aquarius; and the world savior in pisces. cancer admits the soul into the world center which we call humanity. capricorn admits the soul into conscious participation in the life of that world center which we call the hierarchy (esoteric astrology

ulcan. the moon rules the form and we are again reminded that it is the will of god to manifest through the form. vulcan is an expression of first ray energy, while the moon exerts fourth ray energy; jupiter is the hierarchical ruler representing the second creative hierarchy (divine builders of earth's planetary manifestation, and brings in second ray energy. the tibetan points out that mercury, saturn and venus rule the three decanates and he reminds us that when a man is on the reversed wheel of the disciple (counterclockwise) he will enter the sign through the influence of venus, while the average man will enter under the rulership of mercury. this is an example of how we may misinterpret a horoscope if we do not know the status of evolution of the native. mundane astrology, without sy

world. the rulers of libra and its opposite sign the opposite sign of libra, with which at-one-ment must be made, is aries whose exoteric ruler is mars, while the ruler of libra is venus. exoterically, therefore, there must be at-one-ment between the will and the higher mind, expressing itself through desire or love according to the status of evolution. the esoteric ruler of libra is uranus, and saturn in this sign is the ruler of that "stupendous creative hierarchy" which forms part of the third aspect of divinity. it is for this reason that libra is closely connected with, and explains the third aspect of the godhead and hence it is a governing sign and a major determining factor where law, sex and money are concerned. the tibetan further states that "if students will make a careful stu

posites (sex, second aspect; and concretized energy, called money, third aspect, as they express themselves today and as they can express themselves in the future, they will have a picture of physical human achievement and of future spiritual expression which will be instructive and most worthwhile. the whole process is accounted for by the activity of the three rulers of libra: venus, uranus and saturn (condensation- 78- the labours of hercules esoteric astrology, p.243 et seq) peculiar beauty emerges when considering the keynotes of aries and libra as given by dane rudhyar in gifts of the spirit. the note for libra is "ease, but it is far from the ease of luxurious comfort. the author defines it as "an expression of totally accepted relatedness, be it with an object, a situation or a per

undergoes the transfiguration. in aquarius the disciple becomes the serving master. we shall take up the subject of world saviors in pisces. in aquarius the man is a serving master. that is the keynote i want you to hold in your minds. he can be a master because he has learned to serve, and he can serve because he is a master. those two go together. the ruler of the first decanate of aquarius is saturn. saturn gives us discipline; saturn opens for us the door of opportunity. saturn, through spiritual exercises and trial, strengthens our spiritual muscles and enables us to emerge out of darkness into light. hallmarks of the initiate hercules being the initiate is pledged to do three things, which can be summed up as the outstanding characteristics of all true initiates. if they are not pre

ANATHEMA OF ZOS

ty; speaking to swine bred on foul aethers. where once there was the sermon on the mount, now there need be a sermon of the midden. zos eats complacency and his leavings bear the name of doubt. zos heralds the onrush of the beast as john the baptist once swept the path of the christos. this time it is not the oracles' head served upon the platter. be not complacent. the anthem of liber l will, on saturn s touch, turn its melody inward and become a funeral dirge of the soul. if there is ought to be learnt it is this..we are the hypocrites to whom zos speaks. there is no hope. the great wheel turns. all that we love and will is its grist. nothing remains. will love louis martinie (s.m.ch.h. 353) vernal equinox, 1985 anathema of zos: the sermon to the hypocrites hostile to self-torment, the v

BASIL VALENTINE TWELVE KEYS

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

evoured the slippery tail, of the dragon, and challenged mars to battle. then mars summoned his horsemen, and bade them enclose mercury in prison under the ward of vulcan, until he should be liberated by one of the female sex. when this became known, the other planets assembled and held a deliberation on the question, what would be the best and wisest course to adopt. when they were met together, saturn first came forward, and delivered himself as follows: i, saturn, the greatest of the planets in the firmament, declare here before you all, that i am the meanest and most unprofitable of all that are here present, that my body is weak, corruptible, and of a swarthy hue, but that, nevertheless, it is i that try you all. for having nothing that is fixed about me, i carry away with me all that

ant mercury, by his careless and neglectful conduct. therefore, i pray you, let us be avenged on him, shut him up in prison, and keep him there till he dies and is decomposed, nay, until not a drop of his blood is to be seen. then yellow jupiter stepped forward, bent his knees, inclined his sceptre, and with great authority twelve keys of basil valentine 18 of 95 bade them carry out the demand of saturn. he added that he would punish everyone who did not aid the execution of this sentence. then mars presented himself, with sword drawn v v a sword that shone with many colours, and gave out a beautiful and unwonted splendour. this sword he gave to the warder vulcan, and bade him slay mercury, and burn him, together with his bones, to ashes. this vulcan consented to do. while he was executing

that is untainted with any foreign admixture, which admixture is the leprosy of our metals. let the diadem of the king be of pure gold, and let the queen that is united to him in wedlock be chaste and immaculate. if you would operate by means of our bodies, take a fierce grey wolf, which, though on account of its name it be subject to the sway of warlike mars, is by birth the offspring of ancient saturn, and is found in the valleys and mountains of the world, where he roams about savage with hunger. cast to him the body of the king, and when he has devoured it, burn him entirely to ashes in a great fire. by this process the king will be liberated; and when it has been performed thrice the lion has overcome the wolf, and will find nothing more to devour in him. thus our body has been render

nd be putrefied; again, by the influence of the stars, which works through the elements, it is restored to life, and becomes once more a heavenly thing that has its habitation in the highest region of the firmament. then you will find that the heavenly has assumed an earthly body, and that the earthly body has been reduced to a heavenly substance. twelve keys of basil valentine 59 of 95 ninth key saturn, who is called the greatest of the planets, is the least useful in our magistery. nevertheless, it is the chief key of the whole art, howbeit set in the lowest and meanest place. although by its swift flight it has risen to the loftiest height, far above all other luminaries, its feathers must be clipped, and itself twelve keys of basil valentine 60 of 95 brought down to the lowest place, f

bove all other luminaries, its feathers must be clipped, and itself twelve keys of basil valentine 60 of 95 brought down to the lowest place, from whence it may once more be raised by putrefaction, and the quickening caused by putrefaction, by which the black is changed to white, and the white to red, until the glorious colour of the triumphant king has been attained. therefore, i say that though saturn may seem the vilest thing in the world, yet it has such power and effficacy that if its precious essence, which is excessively cold, be reduced to a metallic body by being deprived of its volatility, it becomes as corporeal as, but far more fixed than, saturn itself. this transmutation is begun, continued, and completed with mercury, sulphur, and salt. this will seem unintelligible to many

f. this transmutation is begun, continued, and completed with mercury, sulphur, and salt. this will seem unintelligible to many, and it certainly does make an extraordinary demand upon the mental faculties; but that must be so because the substance is within the reach of everyone, and there is no other way of keeping up the divinely ordained difference between rich and poor. in the preparation of saturn there appears a great variety of different colours; and you must expect to observe successively black, grey, white, yellow, red, and all the different intermediate shades. in the same way, the matter of all the sages passes through the several varieties of colour, and may be said to change twelve keys of basil valentine 61 of 95 its appearance as often as a new gate of entrance is opened to

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ive self-liberation process. the opposer/adversary thus holds the black flame of being within chaos, that we are both the red and black dragon, the sun and the moon respectively. evolution itself is possible when the mind reaches back to the primal well of darkness, which holds the secrets of our origins and luciferic divinity, from then liberation is an available process of the divine gift. iii) saturn, the watchers and luciferian spirits the saturnian mysteries[7] is only one avenue of magical exploration which may be explored within a sabbatic context, not to, by any means, destroy an ongoing tradition but rather develop it. through such excellent magical focuses, from the fraturnitias saturni to the work of stephen edred flowers, which at face point is unrelated, the sabbatic gnosis it

er develop it. through such excellent magical focuses, from the fraturnitias saturni to the work of stephen edred flowers, which at face point is unrelated, the sabbatic gnosis itself is closely related by means of effective initiatory material. the luciferian path itself is reflective of this gnosis, known by the essence of exploration and self-discovery through the saturnian sphere. the work of saturn itself is one connected with the left hand path. as the saturn sphere is connected with demiurge saturnus, or satanas, the self is the avenue of which this planetary influence is found. saturn, as being held in two octaves or rays, is itself a means of psychic isolation from which the psyche is refined to a deified level. the watchers, or fallen angels of ancient lore are the guardians of t

that through the adversary can such beautiful musick be heard! the watchers, as brought forth by shemyaza/azazel, is the divine gift brought down from the sky unto man, whom was a primal sleeper which carried the bestial desires of the planet. the fallen angels thus brought divinity with the abyssic daemon of self, that we were divine in our dual essence. it is through the self-alchemical work of saturn, that one emerges awakened in unity. saturn is the guardian of death, or daath or the guardian of the threshold[8. in saturn there is a lower and higher octave, which is a passage way of self-exploration and self-perception. in the lower octave is satan or satanus/saturnus, the guardian of the depths and the daemonum of the earth. saturnus is the breaker of cosmic order, the essence of algo

smic order, the essence of algol or the adversary, as well as death and regeneration. the demiurge saturnus is related to the number 666, being that of sorath, or the sun. satanas is this aspect is one form of the adversary, being rebellion, death and chaos from stasis. the very fire force of the sun is in the eye of satanas/saturnus, misrule and self-liberation through antinomianian awakening of saturn. the higher octave of saturn is lucifer, being light, wisdom and illumination. lucifer/iblis is the imagination thus azazel, the fallen djinn of fire. lucifer represents also rebirth, inner strength, reason and solitude. in the unity of saturn are both the star of algol[9] hidden (without the averse pentagram) and the mark of demiurge saturnus. it is through satan/iblis (fire) that one emer

hus azazel, the fallen djinn of fire. lucifer represents also rebirth, inner strength, reason and solitude. in the unity of saturn are both the star of algol[9] hidden (without the averse pentagram) and the mark of demiurge saturnus. it is through satan/iblis (fire) that one emerges in light, thus lucifer is the black flame in the darkness, the light in the darkness. it was in medieval times that saturn itself was the outermost planet, holding the secrets of self transformation, death and the darkness of the soul. the workings of saturn are focused within darkness, and the possibility therein. the self-alchemical process of moving through the sphere of saturn is relative to darkness in that the initiate moves through the chthonic realms of the earth (satanas or mephistopheles, or the demon

ormation, death and the darkness of the soul. the workings of saturn are focused within darkness, and the possibility therein. the self-alchemical process of moving through the sphere of saturn is relative to darkness in that the initiate moves through the chthonic realms of the earth (satanas or mephistopheles, or the demonium of the earth, from which one then rises through the higher octaves of saturn (lucifer. within a sabbatic sense, the arcanum of lucifer is presented in the dual essence of self-liberation, isolation and transformation. just as lucifer/azazel fell from the sphere of light to the darkness of the earth, shall a new knowledge be gained in the exploration of the chthonic realms of the psyche. from tasting and knowing the darkness shall the light be controlled and mastered

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of the gods or the elohim) as the spirits of the earth; but they are prior to them. soma and sin, isis and diana, are all lunar gods or goddesses, called the fathers and mothers of our earth, which is subordinate to them. but these, in their turn, are subordinate to their "fathers" and "mothers- the latter interchangeable and varying with each nation- the gods and their planets, such as jupiter, saturn bel, brihaspati, etc (c "his breath gave life to the seven" refers as much to the sun, who gives life to the planets, as to the "high one" the spiritual sun, who gives life to the whole kosmos. the astronomical and astrological keys opening the gate leading to the mysteries of theogony can be found only in the later glossaries, which accompany the stanzas. in the apocalyptic slokas of the a

ts own especial dhyani- spiritually, and from the palace (house, the planet) of that dhyani physically; so with the seven great races to be born on it. the first is born under the sun; the second under brihaspati (jupiter; the third under lohitanga (the "fiery-bodied" venus, or sukra; the fourth, under soma (the moon, our globe also, the fourth sphere being born under and from the moon) and sani, saturn* the krura-lochana (evil-eyed) and the asita (the dark; the fifth, under budha (mercury "so also with man and every 'man' in man (every principle. each gets its specific quality from its primary (the planetary spirit, therefore every man is a septenate (or a combination of principles, each having its origin in a quality of that special dhyani. every active power or force of the earth comes

ng the allegory of the "war in heaven" with the astronomical key. as shown by bentley, the "war of the titans against the gods" in hesiod, and also the war of the asuras (or the tarakamaya) against the devas in puranic legend, are identical in all save the names. the aspects of the stars show (bentley taking the year 945 b.c. as the nearest date for such conjunction) that "all the planets, except saturn, were on the same side of the heavens as the sun and moon" and hence were his opponents. and yet it is saturn, or the jewish "moon-god" who is shown as prevailing, both by hesiod and moses, neither of whom was understood. thus it was that the real meaning became distorted- stanza ii- continued. 8. the flames came. the fires with the sparks; the night fires and the day fires (a. they dried o

. yet they have, or would have if they only wished it, as undeniable a right to call themselves the ancient yah-oudi "jah-hovians" as the brahmins have to call themselves brahmins, after their national deity. for jah-hovah is the generic name of that group or hierarchy of creative planetary angels, under whose star their nation has evolved. he is one of the planetary elohim of the regent group of saturn. verse 26 of genesis, ch. iv, when read correctly, would alone give them such a right, for it calls the new race of men sprung from seth and enos, jehovah, something quite different from the translation adopted in the bible "to him also, was born a son, enos; then began men to call themselves jah or yah-hovah" to with men and women, the "lords of creation" one has but to read the above-ment

ccording to the conditions of temperature and pressure, i am justified in hypothetically concluding that jupiter is neither a solid, a liquid, nor a gaseous planet, but a critical planet, or an orb composed internally of associated elements in the critical state, and surrounded by a dense atmosphere of their vapours and those of some of their compounds such as water. the same reasoning applies to saturn and other large and rarified planets" it is gratifying to see how scientific imagination approaches every year more closely to the borderland of our occult teachings "the day after death" p. 23[[vol. 2, page] 138 the secret doctrine. status of men, the souls receive the principle of (conscious) immortality, become spirits, then pass into the choir of gods- 23. the self-born were the chhayas

n god (whom faber sought to identify with noah; further, it is suspected that the name of "titan" is derived from tit-ain "the fountains of the chaotic abyss (tit-theus, or tityus is "the divine deluge; and thus the titans, who are seven, are shown to be connected with the flood and the seven rishis saved by vaivasvata manu* they are the sons of kronos (time) and rhea (the earth; and as agruerus, saturn and sydyk are one and the same personage, and as the seven kabiri are said to be the sons of sydyk or kronos-saturn, the kabiri and titans are identical. for once the pious faber was right in his conclusions when he wrote "i have no doubt of the seven titans and kabiri being the same as the seven rishis of the hindu mythology, who are said to have escaped in a boat along with manu, the head

g the earth with inhabitants (asiatic researches, vol. v. p. 246; and faber adds that "the mutual resemblance of the kabirs, the titans, the rishis, and the noetic family, is too striking to be the effect of mere accident* faber was led into this mistake, and subsequently built his entire theory concerning the kabiri, on the fact that the name of the scriptural[[footnote(s* agruerus is kronos, or saturn, and the prototype of the israelitish jehovah. as connected with argha, the moon or ark of salvation, noah is mythologically one with saturn. but then this cannot relate to the terrestrial flood (but see faber's "kabiri" vol. i, pp. 35, 43, and 45* see ibid, vol. ii, p. 240* sanchoniathon says that the titans were the sons of kronos, and seven in number; and he calls them fireworshippers, a

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ecomes kwan-yin, the goddess of mercy, called the "divine voice* the latter is the patron deity of thibet and of the island of puto in china, where both deities have a number of monasteries (see part ii. kwan-shai-yin and kwan-yin[[footnote(s* hence all the higher gods of antiquity are all "sons of the mother" before they become those of the "father" the logoi, like jupiter or zeus, son of kronos-saturn "infinite time (or kala, in their origin were represented as male-female. zeus is said to be the "beautiful virgin" and venus is made bearded. apollo is originally bisexual, so is brahma-vach in manu and the puranas. osiris is interchangeable with isis, and horus is of both sexes. finally st. john's vision in revelation, that of the logos, who is now connected with jesus- is hermaphrodite

a fresh supply of heat, which he supposes to be in this way taken up by the ether, and again concentrated and redistributed by the suns of the universe* this is about as close an approximation to the occult teachings as science ever imagined; for occultism explains it by "the dead breath" given back by martanda and his feeding on the "sweat and refuse" of "mother space" what could affect neptune* saturn and jupiter[[footnote(s* very similar ideas in mr. w. mattieu williams "the fuel of the sun" in dr. c. william siemens "on the conservation of solar energy (nature, xxv, p. 440-444, march 9, 1882; and also in dr. p. martin duncan's "address of the president of the geological society" london, may, 1877* see "comparative geology" by alexander winchell, ll.d, p. 56* when we speak of neptune it

ain to which the earth belongs (see "esoteric[[footnote(s* see the note which follows the commentary on the preceding page, and also the summary of the stanzas in the proem, page 22* many more planets are enumerated in the secret books than in modern astronomical works[[vol. 1, page] 153 descending and re-ascending states. buddhism. for instance, all such planets as mercury, venus, mars, jupiter, saturn, etc, etc, or our earth, are as visible to us as our globe, probably, is to the inhabitants of the other planets, if any, because they are all on the same plane; while the superior fellowglobes of these planets are on other planes quite outside that of our terrestrial senses. as their relative position is given further on, and also in the diagram appended to the comments on verse 7 of stanz

his ray detached from the (central or 'spiritual) sun's splendour. fixed by the weight of the atmosphere) and the power of central attraction. the astral light, this electromagnetic ether, this vital and luminous caloric, is represented on ancient monuments by the girdle of isis which twines round two poles and in ancient theogonies by the serpent devouring its own tail, emblem of prudence and of saturn- emblem of infinity, immortality, and kronos "time- not the god saturn or the planet "it is the winged dragon of medea, the double serpent of the caduceus, and the tempter of genesis; but it is also the brazen snake of moses encircling the tau lastly, it is the devil of exoteric dogmatism, and is really the blind force (it is not blind, and levi knew it, which souls must conquer in order to

number 7, is the feminine word, or logos in place of the mother of time, who was the earlier word, as goddess of the seven stars("typology of time" vol. ii. p. 313, nat. gen. the author shows that it was the goddess of the great bear and mother of time who was in egypt from the earliest times the "living word" and that "sevekh-kronus, whose type was the crocodile-dragon, the pre-planetary form of saturn, was called her son and consort; he was her word-logos (p. 321, vol. i. the above is quite plain, but it was not the knowledge of astronomy only that led the ancients to the process of sevening. the primal cause goes far deeper and will be explained in its place. the above quotations are no digressions. they are brought forward as showing (a) the reason why a full initiate was called a "dra

son in nabathean agriculture, vol. ii, p. 217, both schemal and samael represented a particular divinity. with the kabalists they are "the spirit of the earth" the personal god that governs it, identical de facto with jehovah. for the talmudists admit themselves that samael is a god-name of one of the seven elohim. the kabalists, moreover, show the two, schemal and samael, as a symbolical form of saturn, chronos, the twelve wings standing for the 12 months, and the symbol in its collectivity representing a racial cycle. jehovah and saturn are also glyphically identical. this leads in its turn to a very curious deduction from a roman catholic dogma. many renowned writers belonging to the latin church admit that a difference exists, and should be made, between the uranian titans, the antedil

l. 1, page] 418 the secret doctrine. of the right or the left hand. at the same time they show that michael "the generalissimos of the fighting celestial host, the bodyguard of jehovah" as it would seem (see de mirville) is also a titan, only with the adjective of "divine" before the cognomen. thus those "uranides" who are called everywhere "divine titans" and who, having rebelled against kronos (saturn, are therefore also shown to be the enemies of samael (an elohim, also and synonymous with jehovah in his collectivity, are identical with michael and his host. in short, the roles are reversed, all the combatants are confused, and no student is able to distinguish clearly which is which. esoteric explanation may, however, bring some order into this confusion, in which jehovah becomes satur

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f our work. liber vii. liber liberi vel lapidis lazuli, adumbratio kabbal gyptiorum sub figur vii, being the voluntary emancipation of a certain exempt adept from his adeptship. these are the birth words of curriculum of a.a. 31 a master of the temple. the nature of this book is sufficiently explained by its title. its seven chapters are referred to the seven planets in the following order: mars, saturn, jupiter, sol, mercury, luna, venus. liber vi. liber o vel manus et sagitt. the instructions given in this book are too loose to find place in the class d publications. instructions given for elementary study of the qabalah, assumption of god forms, vibrations of divine names, the rituals of pentagram and hexagram, and their uses in protection and invocation, a method of obtaining astral vi

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e palace of air" 17. the knight of pentacles is "the lord of the wide and fertile land: the king of the spirits of earth" 18. the queen of pentacles is "the queen of the thrones of earth" 19. the king of pentacles is "the prince of the chariot of earth" 20. the knave of pentacles is "the princess of the echoing hills: the rose of the palace of earth" no. card lord of decan in 21 5 of wands strife saturn leo 22 6 of wands victory jupiter leo 23 7 of wands valour mars leo 24 8 of pentacles prudence sun virgo 25 9 of pentacles material gain venus virgo 26 10 of pentacles wealth mercury virgo 27 2 of swords peace restored moon libra 28 3 of swords sorrow saturn libra 29 4 of swords rest from strife jupiter libra 30 5 of cups loss in pleasure mars scorpio 31 6 of cups pleasure sun scorpio 32 7

10 of pentacles wealth mercury virgo 27 2 of swords peace restored moon libra 28 3 of swords sorrow saturn libra 29 4 of swords rest from strife jupiter libra 30 5 of cups loss in pleasure mars scorpio 31 6 of cups pleasure sun scorpio 32 7 of cups illusionary success venus scorpio 33 8 of wands swiftness mercury sagittarius 34 9 of wands great strength moon sagittarius 35 10 of wands oppression saturn sagittarius 36 2 of pentacles harmonious change jupiter capricorn 37 3 of pentacles material works mars capricorn 38 4 of pentacles earthly power sun capricorn 39 5 of swords defeat venus aquarius 40 6 of swords earned success mercury aquarius 41 7 of swords unstable effort moon aquarius 42 8 of cups abandoned success saturn pisces 43 9 of cups material happiness jupiter pisces 44 10 of cup

aquarius 42 8 of cups abandoned success saturn pisces 43 9 of cups material happiness jupiter pisces 44 10 of cups perfected success mars pisces 45 2 of wands dominion mars aries 46 3 of wands established strength sun aries 47 4 of wands perfected work venus aries 48 5 of pentacles material trouble mercury taurus 49 6 of pentacles material success moon taurus 50 7 of pentacles success unfulfilled saturn taurus 51 8 of swords shortened force jupiter gemini 52 9 of swords despair and cruelty mars gemini 53 10 of swords ruin sun gemini 54 2 of cups love venus cancer 55 3 of cups abundance mercury cancer 56 4 of cups blended pleasure moon cancer no. card the twenty-two keys of the book letter attribution 57 the foolish man the spirit of gr:alpha-iota-theta-eta-rho aleph air 58 the magician the

f the hosts of the mighty peh mars 74 the star the daughter of the firmament, the dweller between the waters tzaddi aquarius 75 the moon the ruler of flux and reflux: the child of the sons of the mighty qof pisces 76 the sun the lord of the fire of the world resh sun 77 the judgment the spirit of the primal fire shin spirit and fire 78 the universe the great one of the night of time taw earth and saturn book t page 3 of 26 http//www.private.org.il/gd/book-t.html 13/10/2002 letters; and between it and that of the right twelve: six above and six below about the left-hand branch. the whole is a great and flaming torch. it symbolizes force- strength, rush, vigour, energy, and it governs, according to its nature, various works and questions. it implies natural, as opposed to invoked, force. ii

ram's head grass, flowers, grove of trees, sceptre with disk, pentacle like that in ace rich brown dark card central decan of meaning day 3 of wands aries established strength sun 6 of pentacles taurus material success moon 9 of swords gemini despair and cruelty mars 3 of cups cancer abundance mercury 6 of wands leo victory jupiter 9 of pentacles virgo material gain venus 3 of swords libra sorrow saturn 6 of cups scorpio pleasure sun 9 of wands sagittarius great strength moon 3 of pentacles capricorn material works mars 6 of swords aquarius earned success mercury 9 of swords pisces material happiness jupiter saturn 1. leo strife 5 of wands. 2. libra sorrow 3 of swords. 3. sagittarius oppression 10 of wands. 4. pisces abundant success 8 of cups. 5. taurus success unfulfilled 7 of pentacles

s that one of the latter must rule over one more decan than the others. this is the planet mars, to which are allotted the last decan of pisces, and the first of aries, because the long cold of the winter requires a great energy to overcome it, and initiate spring. and the beginning of the decanates is from the royal star of leo, the great star cor leonis: and therefore is the first decan that of saturn in leo. here follow the general meanings of the small cards of the suits, as classified under the nine sephiroth below kether. mars 1. leo valour 7 of wands. 2. scorpio loss in pleasure 5 of cups. 3. capricorn material works 3 of pentacles. 4. pisces perfected success 10 of cups. 5. aries dominion 2 of wands. 6. gemini despair and cruelty 9 of swords. sun 1. virgo prudence 8 of pentacles. 2

her in the grip of the first order "i.e" the four fingers of each right hand crooked into each other, the thumbs meeting above; and they hold, at the same time, by their centres, five wands or torches which are similar unto the wands of a zelator adeptus minor. one wand is upright in the middle; the others cross each other. flames leap from the point of junction. above the middle wand is the sign saturn, and below is that of leo: thus representing the decante. violent strife and boldness, rashness, cruelty, violence, lust, desire, prodigality and generosity; depending on whether the card is well or ill dignified. geburah of hb:y (quarrelling and fighting. this decan hath its beginning from the royal star of leo: and unto it are allotted the two great angels of the schemhamphorash hb:vhvyh

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ot on the existance of god to incarnate, but the denial of the existence of god- only through willingly renouncing the truth, the living god or right action can these spirits bring a human being to ruin. the qliphoth and their servitors: neptune thamiel (thamal: thadekiel+ abraxsiel+ mahaziel+ azaza l +lufugiel pluto chaigidel (chigdal: chedeziel+ itqueziel+ golebriel+ dubriel+ alhaziel+ lufexiel saturn sateriel (sataral: saturniel+ abnexiel+ tagariel+ asteriel+ reqraziel+ abholziel+ lareziel+ jupiter gamehioth (gamchath: gabedriel+ amdebriel+ malexiel+ chedebriel+ a'othiel+ theriel mars galeb (gleb: gameliel+ lebrexiel+ ebaikiel+ barashiel sol tagaririm (tgrrm: taumeshriel+ gobraziel+ raqueziel+ rebrequel+ mephisophiel venus harab-serapel (hrb-srral: helebriel+ reteriel+ baruchiel+ satori

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e of the finger is the mount associated with the sign of the finger (e.g. index finger= mount of jupiter. the fullness or thinness of the mount shows how strongly that particular sign affects the individual. as the diagram shows, each finger is, in turn, divided into three sections to show the relative spiritual, intellectual and material development under each of the astrological signs: jupiter, saturn, apollo (the sun) and mercury. if, for example, the lowest digit of the small finger (mercury) is noticably larger and more developed than the finger's other two digits, then there would be strength especially in management and salesmanship. similar traits can be derived, using judgement and intuition with the astrological characteristics below, for each of the other signs. index finger (ju

ther two digits, then there would be strength especially in management and salesmanship. similar traits can be derived, using judgement and intuition with the astrological characteristics below, for each of the other signs. index finger (jupiter) the matriarch/patriarch image; the "boss; commander; leader; executive. principle traits of this sign are pride, ambition and confidence. middle finger (saturn) the wise old wo/man, often a personification of old age and the very end of life. principle traits of this sign are wisdom, solitude, shyness, melancholy and solitary bleakness. third finger (apollo) the sun; all things bright and good. the arts; medicine. the principle trait of this sign is love of beauty. small finger (mercury) sharpness and quickness of mind; cleverness; shrewdness. pri

mber is 1. then the signing of contracts should be done on dates which also reduce to 1. your planetary sign is the sun, a fire sign. you would therefore be happiest married to someone whose sign is compatible, i.e. another fire sign or an air sign: sun, jupiter, mars, uranus or mercury-numbers 1, 3, 9, 4, 5. the numbers, their planets and signs, are as follows: 6: venus earth 7: neptune water 8: saturn earth 9: mars fire lesson nine: divination 1123 1: sun-fire 2: moon water 3: jupiter fire 4: uranus air 5: mercury air 124/ buckland's complete book of witchcraft name number the single primary number obtained from the numerical values of the letters of your name gives you your name number. you can see, then, that it is very much hit-and-miss as to whether your given name will agree with yo

stess. friendly and agreeable. 7: neptune letters g, p, y frequently possesses e.s.p. extremely "psychic. introvert. although s/he does not say much, s/he usually knows a great deal. mysterious. often interested in psychology, psychiatry, chemistry and botany. knowledgeable in astrology and all fields of the occult. fond of fishing. inclined to take from the "haves" and give to the "have-nots. 8: saturn letters h, q, z inclined to be cold and pessimistic. not much sense of humor. often slow getting off the mark but usually ends up ahead of the game. successful, especially where money is concerned. frequently connected with mining, real estate and the law. also with cemeteries and pawnshops. believes that hard work never killed anyone. often prepossessed with thoughts of the past. 9: mars l

are also marked on the chart. the chart is now divided into its four quadrants. the next stage in drawing the "map" is the filling-in of the house boundaries. the ascendant is the start of the first house, and from there will be found twelve houses (see figure 9.2. the positions of the sun, moon and the planets are found thus: from the ephemeris find the positions for noon, on the birth date, of saturn, neptune, jupiter, uranus and pluto. these are the slower planets. these positions can be put straight onto the chart. they are shown, as are all planets, on the chart and in the tables, lesson nine: divination/ 127 figure 9.2 128 i auckland's complete book of witchcraft for the faster planets sun/moon, venus and mercury a little more calculation must be done to allow for their movements be

r; the relationship of the sun to the zodiac; the relationship of the moon; the ascendant's position; rising and by their signs. these traditional signs are: setting planets; positions above and below the horizon; relationships of the planets to the houses and to the zodiac signs; the decanates. all these aspects must be studied and explained. examples of what might be found are "mars square with saturn; jupiter and the sun in opposition, or jupiter sextile with mercury. mars square with saturn would indicate a certain amount of callousness due to mars' ruthlessness and impulsiveness, together with saturn's seclusion and introversion. jupiter and the sun in opposition could mean a somewhat self-centered person given to extravagance, due to the forcefulness and determination of the sun with

a fear of inadequacy and indigence, and is either greatly depressed or incredibly happy. aquarius is a planner, always looking ahead. honest, kind, yet difficult to understand. independent in the extreme, s/he has very good judgement. pisces is sensitive, noble, kind and gentle, yet can be vague and inclined to be too optimistic. self-sacrificing and sympathetic, pisces is an excellent diplomat. saturn is inhibited, persevering, cautious; often taciturn, reserved. saturn is associated with the law, mining, printing, dentistry, building and real estate, second-hand books, agriculture and death. uranus is excitable and erratic, a little too forceful and inclined to be sarcastic. it has an affinity with nature, also technical objects. to do with electricians, inventors, astrologers. very muc

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

elf of man is the jewel of eternity, or the magical stone of the wise, which gives its possessor the priceless boon of immortality. he who truly knows the self, who has freed himself from the bonds of delusion which make the ignorant mistakenly apply the term "self" to the limited, transitory personality, such an one has found the goal. they who find it are sometimes called lords of the secret of saturn, for they understand why saturn is said to have devoured his children. that many readers of the book of tokens may in this life come to know that secret, so that by reason of their transformed consciousness they may truly be "more than men, truly numbered among the "immortals, is the earnest prayer of those who are responsible for the publication of this volume. may the white brilliance of

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ow. a mutable fire sign, for optimism, fresh perspectives, long-distance travel and house moves, creative ventures and expanding horizons. ruled by jupiter [symbol- sym10] capricorn, the goat: 22 december to 20 january. colour: brown or black. a cardinal earth sign, for ambitions, perseverance, matters concerning seite 52 wicca01.txt officialdom, loyalty and for the acquisition of money. ruled by saturn [symbol- sym11] aquarius, the water carrier: 21 january to 18 february. colour: indigo or dark blue. a fixed air sign, for independence, friendship, creativity and for detachment from emotional blackmail. ruled by saturn in the ancient system, now by uranus [symbol- sym12] pisces, the fish: 19 february to 20 march. colour: white or mauve. a mutable water sign, for spells to develop spiritua

ical guide to witchcraft and magick spells. magenta magenta represents the path of service to others, especially for older women and men in the role of wise counsellor. it can help all in the caring professions and will help anyone transform experiences, both positive and negative, into wisdom that can be offered to guide others. magenta candles are best used on friday. brown brown is a colour of saturn, the roman form of cronus, god of time. deposed by his son jupiter, he was sent to italy where he taught the farmers, agriculture and engineering and there established a golden age of peace and plenty. brown is good for protection, for magick concerning animals and especially household pets, for locating lost objects, learning new skills, for the home, property, practical matters, security

ters, security and having enough resources for one's needs. it is also the colour of all who work with their hands. brown is also the colour of mother earth and the earth spirits and so is good for environmental matters and conservation, especially as an impetus for practical conservation projects. brown is good for grounding rituals. brown candles are best used on saturday. grey grey is ruled by saturn and by mercury, some say, when he becomes invisible in the sky. seite 55 wicca01.txt grey is used primarily for neutralising or erasing negative energies or feelings. it is the shade of compromise and adaptability, of lowering one's profile in times of danger, and offers protection against both physical and psychic attack. it is a colour for keeping secrets and for smoothing down potential

e shade of compromise and adaptability, of lowering one's profile in times of danger, and offers protection against both physical and psychic attack. it is a colour for keeping secrets and for smoothing down potential conflict and keeping one's counsel when to do otherwise would be unwise. grey candles are best used on wednesday when mercury cannot be seen and on saturday. black another colour of saturn and also the kings of the underworld- the roman pluto, the bestower of the hidden wealth that lay within the earth, and the greek hades, who abducted persephone (proserpine, thus causing winter. black is the colour not only of death, but also of regeneration. this belief goes back to ancient egypt when the annual flooding of the nile carried with it black silt, which brought new life to the

use the leaves shook even when apparently there was no breeze; by sympathetic magick (see page 35) it was believed that 'like cures like' and so the aspen was said to have the power to cure fevers, agues and illnesses involving shivering or extremities of cold. it is also good for eloquence. as a protective herb, it can be used in anti-theft and burglary sachets hidden in houses or cars. ruled by saturn, in his most positive aspects. basil basil reduces stress and clears the mind. it can be used for menstruation problems and stomach disorders including ulcers. it also removes toxins, so is good for anti-pollution rituals. basil also repels harmful insects and encourages peaceful sleep. seite 64 wicca01.txt it is a herb of love and fidelity and also attracts abundance and prosperity. as a p

rt is potent in relieving wounds of all kinds, emotional as well as physical, also throat, mouth and tongue problems, especially when mixed with echinacea, myrrh and goldenseal. it aids fertility, so can be carried by women who wish to become pregnant. it will repels those who come to a home with malice or ill intent. bistort also increases abundance and prosperity and psychic awareness. ruled by saturn. black cohosh this herb is particularly associated with older women. for this reason, it is good for problems associated with the menopause. as a protective herb, it brings courage and love, especially in late-flowering relationships, and the power to make positive change. ruled by the moon. borage borage is good for lung problems, for lowering temperatures, for relieving problems with the

ers protection to all who travel, and to horses. ruled by venus. comfrey comfrey relieves burns, cuts, coughs and asthma and speeds healing. it offers protection while travelling and if placed in a suitcase will guard your belongings from loss or theft. it is a natural bringer of luck and money, and so can be added to abundance sachets if a person has suffered financial or material loss. ruled by saturn. dandelion dandelion helps to clear obstructions and so is good for the liver, spleen, gall bladder and kidneys. it relieves fluid retention and premenstrual tension, detoxifies the system and encourages circulation. it promotes psychic awareness, carrying thoughts between lovers. it is commonly used in country love divination to answer questions concerning a lover's fidelity seite 66 wicca

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rning star we each ascend, and in your image we become. prince of light and prince of darkness emerge as one! bless this circle! hail lilith, she who would bless our lives with joy and beauty, and the love of our kin. we seek the sorcerous path! by the power of the toad, sacred of hecate and the powers of night, avail the lunar current unto our selves, so that we shall emerge in the dark light of saturn! by the power of the serpent, sacred of asmodeus and lilith, bringers of the craft of olde, that we shall emerge in the waking dawn of phosphorus! by the power of the goat, oz as known to the secret. bring us union and that opposites are joined, that we shall emerge knowing both good and evil! this circle is hereby sacred, blessed by the light of shaitan the double headed one! perform the w

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universe to another is possible through them. according to legend, star gates exist near to stars dabih, naos and algol: that is, if you journeyed from earth in the direction of one of these stars you would pass through a star gate. there are also stories of a star gate within our own solar system the gate through which the dark gods came to earth. this star gate is believed to be near the planet saturn. sometimes, the abyss invades our dreams, but mostly the abyss is reached by following the seven-fold way. it lies between the spheres of the sun and mars, and divides the adept from the master/mistress. it is the gate to the gods within us and the gods withogo introduction to the 21st century edition t is now ten years since the first edition of this book was produced against all the odds

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erica more than 1600 years ago, predicted that a great cycle for the earth would end. it appears to me that may 5th 2000 is the moment when the freedom vibration begins to take over from the fear vibration as the dominant force in the human psyche as uranus, the planet of breakthroughs, discovery, rebellion, freedom, and experimentation, enters into a colossal vibratory tussle in the heavens with saturn, the planet of tradition, old values, limitation, discipline, rules, regulations, and control. the gifted british astrologer, gloria treloar,1 says of this event "when these two planets challenge each other it signals a change in mass consciousness. events and circumstances during this transit will start to shatter false 'security' which has been fixed in old social values and belief system

ng grounded, the portals opening, and the move from a threedimensional reality into the fourth and fifth dimensions.5 at the same time, the old vibration seeks to hold on to its domain and this is reflected physically as those awakening and changing their thinking and the elite who wish to impose still further the old patterns of control and domination. this is the tussle symbolised by uranus and saturn. this and the photon energies are stirring up the subtle levels of the planet consciousness- mother nature, gaia, the earth spirit- and this is having magnetic consequences in the earth's energy field. the planet is the physical body of a consciousness with a mind and emotions. the earth is not just a physical sphere spinning in space. she thinks and feels, just like we do. she is part of u

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were purged in france in 1307. wherever you find an illuminati satanic operation, the symbols of the sun and moon will be prominently displayed. the mormon nauvoo temple included 30 2.5-ton stones depicting the radiant sun and 30 moonstones before the building was destroyed. smith said the sunstone symbolised the mormon's "celestial kingdom- another steal from freemasonry. sunstones, moonstones, saturn stones, star stones, earth stones, and a depiction of ursa major, are all to be found on the salt lake temple. so, too, is the illuminati's all-seeing eye, one of their most obvious symbols. the mormons use the symbol of the beehive, a symbol of the merovingian bloodline. this is hardly surprising with the two smiths and brigham young from that genetic stream. the beehive is further symboli

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legends ofthe native american traditions and the names of sacred places like spider rock inarizona. a book by fred gettings, the secret zodiac (routledge and kegan paul,1987, features the zodiac mosaic in the marble floor of the gothic church of sanminiato in florence, italy, which dates from 1207. gettings suggests that the churchwas built to align with a rare conjunction of mercury, v enus and saturn in the sign oftaurus at the end of may that year. astrology, which can be traced back to thebeginning of known history, was a very important art to the templars and was taught inthe school at chartres. when christians go to church they have no idea that they areentering a pagan shrine, but thats exactly what they are doing.the templars had close relationships with most of the monarchs of th

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

ross. they were said toworship a demon power called baphomet, a black magic symbol, also known as the goatof mendes. capricorn (the goat, also symbolised by the unicorn) is the sign of the initiateand it represents political power, while leo (the sun, the lion) represents royal power.hence the lion is the king of the jungle and is the main symbol on the flag of the britishroyal family. the planet saturn rules capricorn while the sun rules leo and satanists andblack magicians are very much focused on the sun and saturn in their rituals. the saturnvibration has a much bigger impact on the earth than is recognised. in astrology it is theplanet of law and authority. capricorn, the sign of authority, is also, according toastrologers, the astrological sign of england, that centre of global contr

t the side of the lake. a number of the stately homes of the british aristocracy havetemples or areas featuring the goddess diana, among them blenheim palace home of themarlboroughs and chatsworth house, headquarters of the cavendishs, the dukes ofdevonshire, and both families are related to the spencers. diana was carried in aleadained coffin and lead is the metal associated in ritual magic with saturn, possiblyfrom where we get the name satan. the colour associated with saturn and satanism isblack. diana was also led to her death across the two key brotherhood days of saturn-dayand sun-day. the 15th-century italian philosopher-doctor from horence, marsiho ficino,produced talismans for protection and the one for saturn was engraved on pure lead. itwas said to protect the wearer against de

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spheres. the spheres illustrated are essentially archetypal. they have been described countless times in grimoires and magical treatises. in the physical world there are four elemental spheres: earth, air, fire, and water. there are also the four great watchtowers: north, east, south, and west. above the earth are the seven planetary spheres: the moon, mercury, venus, the sun, mars, jupiter, and saturn. beyond the planetary spheres are the fixed stars and the primum mobil, the twelve signs of the zodiac, and the heavenly spheres. beneath the earth lies the land of the dead (hades, the tartaran abode (hell, and the realm of the abominations of chaos. all spirits, demons, angels, and other beings of an archetypal nature are said to reside in one of the archetypal spheres. there are, for exa

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of the man but the ka was considered to be the spiritual body which took nourishment from the offerings at the funeral ceremonies. the dead and such were honored among the egyptians, who regularly brought food and drinks to appease the khu into staying in its tomb. aleister crowley took a strong step in his presentation and revival of magick concerning set. crowley wrote in the book of thoth that saturn is indeed set, the lord of the egyptian deserts, darkness and high places. crowley makes similar connections between shaitan and satan, all being forms of set. incidentally, the master therion draws 8 egyptian magic, e.a. wallis budge 9 demonologie, in forme of one dialogue, london 1603 found in egyptian magic, e.a. budge 10 connections between shabbathai, the sphere of saturn being the wit

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he planet luna (the moon (q.v. on the rainbow wand (q.v) and on the lotus wand aries is represented by the color orange-yellow. keywords include: home, indistinct, protectively, sensitive, caring, maternally, domestically, gaspingly, moodily. capricorn "the goat" in astrology (q.v, the tenth sign of the zodiac (q.v) having the qualities of cardinal (q.v) and earth (q.v) and is ruled by the planet saturn (q.v. on the rainbow wand (q.v) and on the lotus wand aries is represented by the color violet. keywords include: ambitiously, coolly, rigidly, prudently, cautiously, fearfully, responsibly. cardinal: from the old french from the latin "cardinalis" meaning "a hinge; that on which something turns" 1) in the roman catholic church, any of the officials appointed by the pope; 2) in the astral s

udent of spiritual and occult matters who learns mainly by imitating the guru, or teacher. chesed: in hebrew "mercy. pronounced "heh-sehd. the fourth (4th) sephirah (q.v) on the tree of life (q.v. chiah: our true will, in hebrew. corresponds to the second sephirah on the tree of life (q.v. chiron: the newest planet of the terran solar system to be discovered (1977 c.e, lying between the orbits of saturn (q.v) and uranus (q.v. in astrology (q.v, the planet named after the most noble of the centaurs who served as a philosopher, healer, and astrologer to the greek gods. attributed as being the second in command of the zodiac (q.v) sign virgo (q.v) by many modern astrologers, though the last word has yet to be written on this subject. keywords include: teaching, mentoring, student, apprentice

e. in reality, most people who call themselves satanists are simply neoeppicurianists, hedonists or egotists. the few who are truly dedicated to an evil entity they call "satan" are shunned by most occultists. satanism has no relationship to wicca (q.v, although many mainstream religious leaders have tried to make that association for reasons of power, politics, or ignorant lack of understanding. saturn: the sixth planet of the terran solar system" in astrology (q.v, the planet named after the greek god who served as the keeper of time. attributed as being the ruler of the zodiac (q.v) sign capricorn (q.v. on the tree of life (q.v) within the kabbalah (q.v) attributed to the third sephirah (q.v) binah (q.v. keywords include: structure, limitation, loss, fear, pain, obstacles, depression, a

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erse and as the soul of man, and these two aspects throw light upon each other. in the words of the emerald tablet of hermes "as above, so below" 8. kether differentiates into chokmah and binah before it achieves phenomenal existence, and these two are called by the qabalists, abba, the supernal father, and ama, the supernal mother. binah is also called the great sea, and shahathai, the sphere of saturn. as we continue, we shall find that the sephiroth are called successively the mystical qabala page 31 spheres of the planets, but binah is the first of the emanations to be so assigned; kether is called the first whirlings, and chokmah the sphere of the zodiac. 9. now saturn is the father of the gods; he is the greatest of the old gods that were the predecessors of the olympians over which

the mystical qabala page 31 spheres of the planets, but binah is the first of the emanations to be so assigned; kether is called the first whirlings, and chokmah the sphere of the zodiac. 9. now saturn is the father of the gods; he is the greatest of the old gods that were the predecessors of the olympians over which jupiter rules. in the secret titles attributed to the tarot trumps, the path of saturn is called, according to crowley, the great one of the night of time. 10. we have, then, kether differentiating into an active male potency, chokmah, and a passive female potency, binah, and these are placed at the head of the two side columns formed by the vertical alignment of the sephiroth in their spacing on the tree of life. of these two columns, the left-hand one under binah is called

lready noted that she is called the great sea, marah, which not only means bitter, but also is the root of mary; and here we meet again the idea of the mother, at first virgin, and then with child by the holy spirit. 13. by the association of binah with the sea we are reminded that life had its primordial beginnings in the waters; from the sea arose venus, the archetypal woman. the association of saturn suggests the idea of primordial age "before the gods that made the gods had drunk at eve their fill" it suggests the most ancient rocks "within the shady stillness of the vale. sat grey-haired saturn, quiet as a stone" max heindel speaks of the lords of form as among the earliest phases of evolution, and an inspirational work in mystical qabala page 32 my possession, the cosmic doctrine, sp

ference in the nature of the divine emanations and their relations to each other; for when we look at the glyph of the tree we readily perceive the relations existing between the different sephiroth, and see how they group, reflect, and react upon each other. 7. at the head of the pillar of severity, the negative, feminine pillar, is binah, the great mother. now to binah is assigned the sphere of saturn, and saturn is the giver of form. at the head of the pillar of mercy is chokmah, the supernal father, a male potency. thus we see that we have here the apposition of form and force. 8. in the second trinity we have the apposition of chesed (jupiter) and geburah (mars. again we have the pairs of opposites of construction in jupiter, the lawgiver and beneficent ruler, and destruction in mars

h is bi-sexual, like a magnet of which one pole must of necessity be negative and the other positive. we may perhaps explain matters further by an analogy with astrology, and say that a sephirah in the feminine pillar is well-dignified when it is functioning in its negative aspect, and illdignified when functioning positively; and that in the masculine pillar the position is reversed. thus binah, saturn, is well-dignified when providing stability and endurance, but ill-dignified when the overplus of resistance causes it to become actively aggressive and we get obstruction and the accretion of effete matter. on the other hand, chesed, mercy, is well-dignified when ordering and preserving all things harmoniously; but illdignified when mercy becomes sentimentality and it usurps the sphere of

roth which we have not yet worked with [page 71] we shall also find that some sephiroth are more congenial to us than others, and that we get better results when working with them than we do with the uncongenial ones, where the associations-chains keep on breaking and the doors of subconsciousness resolutely refuse to open to our knocking. one pupil of mine could do excellent meditations on binah saturn, and tiphareth, the redeemer, but did not get on at all well with geburah- severity-mars. 27. i shall never forget my own experience with the first attempt i made at this method. i was working on the thirty-second path, the path of saturn, uniting malkuth and yesod, a very difficult and treacherous path. in my horoscope saturn is not well aspected, and i have often experienced his opp9sing

burah- severity-mars. 27. i shall never forget my own experience with the first attempt i made at this method. i was working on the thirty-second path, the path of saturn, uniting malkuth and yesod, a very difficult and treacherous path. in my horoscope saturn is not well aspected, and i have often experienced his opp9sing influence in my affairs. but after i had succeeded in treading the path of saturn out into the indigo darkness of the unseen until the moon of yesod rose in purple and silver over the horizon, i felt that i had received the initiation of saturn, that he was no longer inimical to me, but a friend who, though candid and stern, was to be trusted to protect me from mistakes and rash judgments. i realised his function mystical qabala page 48 as the tester, and not the antagon

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ly have to do with the sphere of the moon, luna, the mistress of the luna-tic. now luna was represented by the ancients under diverse forms as diana the chaste huntress, symbol of sublimation, and hecate, patroness of witchcraft and childbirth. we have already noted that the qlippoth of the sphere of luna are called the obscene ones. hence it is that when the unstable soul advances by the path of saturn that bridges the astral and enters the sphere of luna, he touches her hecate aspect and finds himself en rappart with the gamaliel, the obscene ones, whose chief is lilith, she who giveth lustful dreams. need we then wonder that freud finds the dreams of the neurotic filled with sexual images in their most perverted and debased forms? the rabbis knew their psychology just as well as he does

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od/ebod41.htm [8/10/2001 11:29:28 oof the abbot trithemius is a very curious and interesting dissertation upon the ruling of the world by the seven great archangels, to each of whom in succession is alloted a period of 354 years and 4 months. the archangels are referred to the planets of the ancients, and their successive periods of dominion are taken in the following order- orifiel representing saturn anael venus zachariel jupiter raphael mercury samael mars gabriel luna michael sol the first course of these rulers ended in anno mundi 2480. the noachian deluge is placed at 1656, in the reign of samael. the destruction of the tower of babel (see tarot trump, no. xvi, page 63) occured in the second reign of orifiel; the life of abraham in the second reign of zachariel; the life of moses in

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cers he had seen near his home near mount palomar. adamski also coauthored, with desmond leslie, flying saucers have landed (1953, the book that launched the contactee phenomenon. adamski claimed that he had been contacted by the venusian occupant of a flying saucer that landed in the california desert november 20, 1952. subsequently adamski claimed to have had contact with spacemen from mars and saturn and to have traveled 50,000 miles into space in their craft. after adamski s revelations, the convention of spaceman contacts, messages from outer space, and warnings about the welfare of the cosmos became firmly established. adamski expanded upon his revelations in two subsequent volumes: inside the space ships (1955) and flying saucers farewell (1961. by the late 1950s adamski was an inte

anetary parliament. it was king s habit to meditate daily, and while so engaged several days later, he was visited by an indian yoga master who informed him of his mission: the cosmic intelligences had selected him as their primary terrestrial channel. king began to communicate with an entity named aetherius, a venusian who was one of the cosmic masters of the interplanetary parliament located on saturn (jesus christ is also considered a parliamentary master) until his death in 1997, dr. king was in regular contact with these masters. eventually king went public when he permitted the master aetherius to speak through him at a channeling held at caxton hall in london. he began the magazine aetherius speaks to earth (now cosmic voice) and in 1956 founded the aetherius society. by this time t

philosopher, and (5) alethophilos. higher grades (1) esquire (2) soldier, and (3) knight, thus supplying egyptian, christian, and templar mysteries to the initiate. in 1806 a pamphlet was published at berlin entitled a discovery concerning the system of the order of african architects. afs see american folklore society ag a red flower used by some hindus to propitiate the deity sanee (the planet saturn. it is made into a wreath with jasoon, also a red-colored flower, which is hung round the neck of the god, who is of a congenial nature. this ceremony is performed at night. agaberte daughter of a certain giant called vagnoste dwelling in scandinavia. she was a powerful enchantress and was rarely seen in her true shape. sometimes she would take the form of an old woman, wrinkled and bent, a

nd influence descends through the angel masleh into the sphere of the zodiac. this is the spirit or word that actuated the chaos and ultimately produced the four elements and all creatures, by the agency of a spirit named raziel, who was the ruler of adam. 3. ehjeh, attributed to the holy spirit, whose divine light is received by the angel sabbathi, and communicated from him through the sphere of saturn. it denotes the beginning of the supernatural generation, and hence of all living souls. the ancient jews considered the three superior names to be those above, to be attributed to the divine essence as personal or proper names, while the seven noted below denote the measures (middoth) or attributes that are visible in the works of god. but modern jews, in opposition to the tripersonalists

s in nature, but also in the apostate spirits and in the ministers of punishment in hell and the elementary spirits. the secrets of all magic reside in these, but magicians are born, not made, although they are assisted by contemplation and the love of god. it is sufficient to describe the powers and offices of one of these spirits. aratron governs those things that are ascribed astrologically to saturn. he can convert any living thing into stone, can change coals into treasure, gives familiar spirits to men, and teaches alchemy, magic, medicine, and the secret of invisibility and long life. he should be invoked on a saturday in the first hour of the day. the arbatel was said to be one of the best authorities on spiritual essences and their powers and degrees. arc see astrological registra

he people in general, and being of the same nature as aries, all that is said of that sign may be transferred to this house. second house. the second house, which is of the same nature as the sign taurus, is the house of income and possessions. it signifies advancement in the world with respect to the wealth of the querent. jupiter, venus, mercury, and the sun in this house indicate good fortune. saturn, mars, the moon, and uranus are generally unfortunate, though much depends on other factors in the chart. in horary questions the second house signifies the money of the querent or the pecuniary success of any expedition of undertaking. it concerns loans, lawsuits, and everything by which riches may be gained or lost. in political questions it signifies the treasury, public loans, taxes, an

or the pecuniary success of any expedition of undertaking. it concerns loans, lawsuits, and everything by which riches may be gained or lost. in political questions it signifies the treasury, public loans, taxes, and subsidies as well as the death of national enemies. third house. the third house is the house of kindred, particularly of the immediate family in which one was raised. in this house saturn signifies coldness and distrust; mars, sudden and hasty quarrels, all unaccountable estrangements; jupiter, steady relationships; venus, great love between brothers and sisters and good fortune by their means; the sun, warm attachment; and the moon, indifference or fluctuations in relationships. in horary questions the third house signifies the health, fortune, and happiness of the querent

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person, the vestment must be black and the neck encircled with lead. the ring must be set with an onyx and the garlands twined of cypress, ash, and hellebore; the perfumes to be used were sulfur, scammony, alum, and assafoetida. for purposes of black magic, a seamless and sleeveless robe of black was donned, while on the head was worn a leaden cap inscribed with the signs of the moon, venus, and saturn. the wreaths were of vervain and cypress, and the perfumes burned were aloes, camphor, and storax (see also ceremonial magic; magic; magical diagrams; magical instruments and accessories) sources: knight, gareth. the practice of ritual magic. toddington, england: helios book service, 1969. reprint, new york: samuel weiser, 1976. levi, eliphas. transcendental magic. london: g. redway, 1896

opedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. 1022 on a 1992 discovery channel one-hour special, farewell, good brothers, that explored the experiences of several contactees. the mengers were interviewed before the large saucer model that dominates one room of their florida home. sources: baxter, karla [connie weber menger. my saturnian lover. new york: vantage press, 1958. menger, connie. song of saturn. clarksburg, w.va: saucerian books, 1968. menger, howard. from outer space to you. clarksburg, w.va: saucerian books, 1959, and connie menger. the high bridge incident: the story behind the story. vero beach, fla: howard menger studio, 1991. meng-koehler, heinrich otto (1887) physician, psychoanalyst, and author. he was born on july 9, 1887, at hohnhurst, baden, germany, and studied at the

poscopia, he covered some 800 wrinkle configurations and related each wrinkle on the forehead to a particular astrological sign. by this method, he claimed to be able, for example, to identify adulterous women and thieves. cardano divided the area of the forehead into seven positions, each assigned to one of the then-known heavenly bodies. beginning at the top, the areas were assigned in order to saturn, jupiter, mars, the sun, venus, mercury, and the moon. the assignment allows the forehead reading to be aligned with the horoscope. reading the forehead began with an assessment of the length, depth, and prominence of the lines. long unbroken lines indicate an honest person while x-shaped lines indicate a deceptive personality. a slight curve in the lines indicate a balanced personality, wh

the head runs nearly at right angles extending towards the wrist. the line of fortune runs from the base of the third finger towards the wrist parallel to the line of fate. if the lines are deep, firm, and of narrow width, the significance is good.excepting that a strong line of health shows constitutional weakness. at the base of the fingers, beginning with the first, lie the mounts of jupiter, saturn, apollo, and mercury; at the base of the thumb the mount of venus; opposite to it, that of luna. if well-proportioned they show certain virtues, but if exaggerated they indicate the vices that correspond to these. the first displays religion, reasonable ambition, or pride and superstition; the second wisdom and prudence, or ignorance and failure; the third when large, makes for success and

hould branch towards the mount of jupiter. if it should pass over the mount of jupiter to the edge of the hand and travel round the index finger, it is called solomon s ring and indicates ideality and romance; it is also a sign of occult power. points or dots in this line may show illness if black, and if white love affairs, while islands on the heart line indicate disease. if the line of fate or saturn rises from the lunar mount and ascends towards the line of the palmer, raymond alfred encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. 1174 heart, it is a sign of a rich marriage. if it extends into the third phalange of saturn s finger it shows the sinister influence of that planet. a double line of fate is ominous. there are also numerous other lesser lines and marks the hand contains

ver brilliant were the results of his discoveries, those he obtained or those he thought he might obtain, they were for paracelsus but the beginning of magic. to the eyes of so consummate an alchemist, vegetable life was not important; it was the mineral.the metallic life.that was significant. paracelsus believed it was in his power to seize the first life-principle of the moon, the sun, mars, or saturn; that is, of silver, gold, iron, or lead. it was equally facile for him to grasp the life of the precious stones, the bitumens, the sulphurs, and even that of animals. paracelsus set forth several methods of obtaining this great arcanum. here is the shortest and most simple explaination as recorded by incola francus: take some mercury, or at least the element of mercury, separating the pure

g magical work and group worship (see also litanies of the sabbat) sources: ravenwolf, silver. to ride a silver broomstick: new generation witchcraft. st. paul, minn: llewellyn publications, 1995. valiente, doreen. the abc of witchcraft past and present. new york: st. martin s press, 1973. sabbathi this angel, in the jewish rabbinical legend of the celestial hierarchies, is assigned the sphere of saturn. he receives the divine light of the holy spirit and communicates it to the dwellers in his kingdom. sabellicus, georgius (ca. 1490) a magician who lived about the same time as the legendary necromancer faust, at the end of the fifteenth century. sabellicus s chief claim to fame as a sorcerer rests on his own wide and arrogant advertisement of his skill in necromancy. he styled himself: the

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brity, perhaps the most famous of all flying- saucer contactees. his claimed meeting with a venusian in the california desert in november 1952 electrified esoterically inclined saucer buffs. in three books published between 1953 and 1961 he recounted his trips into space along with extensive encounters with benevolent venusians, martians, and saturnians. in 1962 he boarded a spaceship and flew to saturn to attend an interplanetary conference. by 1965, when he died, many of his most devoted followers had broken their connection with him, convinced either that he was lying or that evil space people were misleading him. born in poland, adamski emigrated with his parents to upstate new yo rk when he was one or two years old. in the early 1920s he m oved to california, where he eventually estab

c approaches of which he had, till then, been outspokenly critical, some of his followers started to question his sincerity, especially when he began doing psychic consultations for profit. his associate c. a. honey circulated damning evidence that adamski was recycling his 1930s-era tibetanmasters teachings and putting them in the mouths of space people. when adamski claimed that he had flown to saturn, the story only fueled growing doubts even among devoted followers. his career in decline, his credibility never lower, adamski went on a final lecture tour through new york and rhode island in march 1965. for the preceding month, his financial resources exhausted, he had been living with nelson and madeleine rodeffer in maryland. he died of a heart attack at their home on the evening of ap

madeleine rodeffer in maryland. he died of a heart attack at their home on the evening of april 23. see also: contactees; orthon; ramu; williamson, george hunt; yamski further reading adamski, george, 1955. inside the space ships. new york: abelard-schuman, 1961. flying saucers farewell. new york: abelard-schuman, 1962. special report: my trip to the twelve counsellors meeting that took place on saturn, march 27 30th, 1962. vista, ca: science of life. bennett, colin, 2000. breakout of the fictions: george adamski s 1959 world tour. the anom- alist 8 (spring: 39 84. ellwood, robert s, 1995. spiritualism and ufo religion in new zealand: the international transmission of modern spiritual movements. in james r. lewis, ed. the gods have landed: new religions from other worlds, 167 186. albany

so: adamski, george; contactees further reading dewey, stephen, 1997. arthur shuttlewood and the warminster mystery. strange magazine 18 (summer: 16 21, 56 58. shuttlewood, arthur, 1967. the warminster mystery. london: neville spearman, 1978. ufo prophecy. new york: global communications. aetherius aetherius is one of the cosmic masters who preside at the interplanetary parliament on aetherius 11 saturn. in 1954 aetherius made his presence known psychically to george king, a london man with longstanding occult interests. soon king was channeling other space people, including jesus. by january he had gone public with the cosmic gospel essentially earthbound occult doctrines ascribed to philosophical extraterrestrials and soon was issuing a mimeographed bulletin titled aetherius speaks to ea

axter, gives howard menger in her book my saturnian lover (1958. weber/baxter relates that after being widowed, she devoted herself to an interest in flying saucers. in the summer of 1956, she joined a group headed by alyn r, who was said to have had contacts with people from other worlds. alyn eventually reveals his secret to her: i am not of this world! i am a volunteer to earth from the planet saturn. on saturn, he tells her, he was the spiritual teacher sol da naro. in the meantime, on earth, the two become lovers. she writes, my 20 alyn howard and connie menger (august c. roberts/fortean picutre library) saturnian lover did wonderful things for me. my body seemed to grow more softly contoured through this pygmalion transformation as the saturnian sculptor, by his unique artistry, mold

venus) could harbor intelligent life. perhaps not surprisingly, the aliens in contact lore often hailed from our immediate vicinity. after space probes in the 1960s established, beyond further rational discussion, that beyond earth there are no planets hospitable to life in this system, the extraterrestrials in contact claims were placed farther out in the cosmos. either that, or the venus, mars, saturn, and other solar planets said to harbor advanced civilizations became etheric counterparts, existing on a higher vibratory rate and distinct from the lifeless worlds we know. another influential early book was oahspe (1882, the product of automatic writing at the guidance of angels, or so new york occultist john ballou newbrough asserted. written between january and december 1881, the book

had established radio contact with flying saucers and was trying to get them to land at a rendezvous point near salton sea in southern california (williamson, 1953. williamson s friend george adamski insisted that the u.s. government and space people regularly spoke with one another. he would even claim that in 1962 he boarded an alien spaceship at an air force base on his way to a conference on saturn. in 1956, england s flying saucer review published startling revelations by a contributor identified only as a special correspondent. the correspondent asserted that a highly placed american official had confided to him that ufos were known to contain friendly space visitors who were trying to find a way to breathe earth s atmosphere before landing and declaring themselves. the magazine rev

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y- worn and weakthe fool will prompt- the sage will speakastrologer [mephistopheles prompting him. the sun himself is gold of purest ray, the herald mercury serves for love and pay; dame venus has bewitched you all, for she, in youth and age, looks on you lovingly. chaste luna has her humours whimsical; the strength of mars, though striking not, threats all; and jupiter is still the fairest star. saturn is great, small to our eyes and far; him as a metal we don t venerate, little in worth but heavy in his weight. ah, when with sol chaste luna doth unite, silver with gold, the world is glad and bright. it s easy then to get all that one seeks: parks, palaces, and breasts and rosy cheeks. all these procures the highly learned man who can perform what one of us never can. emperor. all that he

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h demands a deep knowledge of astronomy, mathematics, music, metaphysics, and indeed practically everything, for the introduction of spiritus into talismans is a most tricky business and no one can succeed in it unless he is a resolute philosopher. lists of the images suitable for use on talismans are given, of which the following are a few examples from the lists of planet images.2 two images of saturn "the form of a man with a crow's face and foot, sitting on a throne, having in his right hand a spear and in his left a lance or an arrow "the form of a man standing on a dragon, clothed in black and holding in his right hand a sickle and in his left a spear" two images of jupiter "the form of a man sitting on an eagle, clothed in a garment, with eagles beneath his feet "the form of a man w

e most popular of ficino's works, see kristeller, suppl. fie, i, pp. lxiv-lxvi. it is included in ficino, opera, pp. 530-73. 3 ficino, p. 530 (address to the reader before lib. i l l, de vita coelitus comparanda. 62 ficino's natural magic through over-intense application to their studies to grow ill or melancholy.1 this is because the nature of their occupations brings them under the influence of saturn, for contemplation and hard abstract study belong to saturn who is also the planet of the melancholy temperament, and the star which is inimical to the vital forces of fife and youth. melancholy students who have used up their vital powers in their studies, and the old in whom these forces are in any case declining, are therefore advised to avoid as far as possible plants, herbs, animals, s

d abstract study belong to saturn who is also the planet of the melancholy temperament, and the star which is inimical to the vital forces of fife and youth. melancholy students who have used up their vital powers in their studies, and the old in whom these forces are in any case declining, are therefore advised to avoid as far as possible plants, herbs, animals, stones, and the like belonging to saturn, and to use and surround themselves with plants, herbs, animals, stones, people, belonging to the more fortunate, cheerful, and ufe-giving planets, of which the chief are sol, jupiter, and venus. ficino has many enthusiastic passages on the valuable "gifts" making for health and good spirits to be obtained from these planets, which he poetically describes more than once as "the three graces

go and characters of virgo and mercury; and the decan image for the first face of virgo may be added "if this is to be used. this talisman would thus consist of the image of mercury, some signs and characters, and perhaps the virgo image with the child. note that the talisman is not a medical talisman, but to obtain intellectual "gifts" from mercury. to obtain long life, you may make the image of saturn on a sapphire in this form "an old man sitting on a high throne or on a dragon, with a hood of dark linen on his head, raising his hand above his head, holding a sickle or a fish, clothed in a dark robe" homo senex in altiore cathedra sedens uel dracone, caput tectus panno quodam lineo fusco, manus supra caput erigens, falcem manutenens aut pisces,fusca indutus ueste.2) this image is close

high throne or on a dragon, with a hood of dark linen on his head, raising his hand above his head, holding a sickle or a fish, clothed in a dark robe" homo senex in altiore cathedra sedens uel dracone, caput tectus panno quodam lineo fusco, manus supra caput erigens, falcem manutenens aut pisces,fusca indutus ueste.2) this image is close to one in picatrix and contains elements from two others (saturn images in picatrix: forma hominis super altam cathedram elevatus& in eius capite pannum lineum lutosum& in eius manu falcem tenentis: forma hominis senex erecti, suas manus super caput ipsius erigentes& in eis piscem tenentis: forma hominis super draconem erecti, in dextra manu falcem tenentis, in sinistra hastam habentis& nigris pannis induti.3) for a long and happy life, says ficino, you

ix, 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 graces, these three

m of which della volpaia's clock is an example. 2 ficino, loc. cit. 75 ficino's natural magic influences on the inhabitants in such a way as to keep them healthy and virtuous, so ficino's "figures of the world" would be calculated to regulate the influences in the direction indicated in the libri de vita, towards a predominance of solar, jovial, and venereal influences and towards an avoidance of saturn and mars. the point in the description of the "figures of the world" to which i want to draw particular attention in view of later developments in this book is that these figures are not only to be looked at but reflected or remembered within. the man who stares at the figure of the world on his bedroom ceiling, imprinting it and its dominating colours of the planets on memory, when he come

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to create a familiar spirit or gpsychogone h and will, therefore, need such basic symbols. thus, we must choose from the rich treasury of our history of occult symbols. let us assume that the spirit: a) should be hard working; b) should have structural awareness and the ability to materialize itself; and c) it must furnish you with financial advantages. we want to utilize the symbols of earth and saturn. see figure 18. we may also want to create a spirit from the sphere of venus for erotic purposes. to this end, we might use the symbols in figure 19. a 48/ practical sigil magic the pictorial method/ 49 figure 18 figure 19 50/ practical sigil magic combined, these symbols may form one of the sigils in figure 20. figure 20 the following sy be used to form a sigil for achieving mystical insig

f one and the same sigil in other traditional books. for practice, however, i advise you to redraw the sigils and correct them where necessary. th a r constructing sigils with planetary cameas/ 111 the magical cameas of the planets( gtables h) and the seals and sigils of the planetary powers, intelligences and demons (following agrippa of nettesheim, de occulta philosophia, vol. 2, 1533) table of saturn numbers hebrew letters seals or characters of saturn his intelligence his demon divine names in accord with the numbers of saturn numbers divine names in hebrew 3. ab. 9. hod. 15. yah. 15. hod. 45. ext. tetragrammaton. 45. agiel, intelligence of saturn. 45. zazel, demon of saturn. 112/ practical sigil magic table of jupiter numbers hebrew letters seals or characters of jupiter his demon his

d western cabbalistic magic with eastern tantrism, taoism, buddhism and yoga. f s on personal symbolism rather than a traditional system. experimental and free form, chaos is the field of potential from which we can tap magical forces. dogmatic magic.this type of magic forces a practitioner to use symbols and systems that may or may ot be part of the magic n fraternitas saturni.the brotherhood of saturn is a german magical order. highly secretive, some of their teachings are just coming to light. hermetic b 0. its importance is in its unique combining of numerous magical systems into a coherent whole. its membership included william butler yeats, arthur machen, sax rohmer, macgregor mathers, dion fortune, aleister crowley, israel regardie, a.e. wait n iot (the magical pact of the illuminat

francis barrett fs the magus (secaucus, nj: citadel press, 1977, pp. vi-vii. his explanation is a bit tricky. the magician places the figures of a magical camea in their numerical order (always from left to right, starting in the bottom row) in a camea. after this, he traces the numbers following their numerical order on the original camea. the result of the example given in his introduction, the saturn glyph, is quite convincing. but in the case of jupiter and mars, you need a good deal of imagination to recognize the proper glyph as given in the relevant classics in the resultin p have been made to obtain more or less symmetrical figures. thus, c presentation of the construction of all glyphs following this model might have prov p bibliography aerosol. gsmuggling sigils across. sigil mag

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fore each must use his reason to test what we have to say, viz "prove all things and hold fast that which is good" the great law of analogy is everywhere the master key of all spiritual mysteries, and, although masonry and catholicism do not begin till we arrive at the earth period, they have their prototype in the earlier periods; we shall therefore briefly touch upon the essential facts. in the saturn period, the earth-in-the-making was dark; heat, which is the manifestation of the ever invisible fire, was the only element then manifest; embryonic mankind was mineral-like, the only lower kingdom of evolving life. unity was everywhere observable, and the lords of mind who were human then, were at one among themselves. in the western wisdom teaching we speak of the highest initiate of the

om of evolving life. unity was everywhere observable, and the lords of mind who were human then, were at one among themselves. in the western wisdom teaching we speak of the highest initiate of the saturn period as the father. in the sun period the root of a new element, air, was evolved, and coalesced with the true fire, which, mark again, is always invisible, and which manifested as heat in the saturn period. then fire burst into flames, and the dark world became a blazing ball of luminous firemist at the word of power "let there be light" let the student ponder well the relation of fire and flame; the former lies sleeping, invisible in everything, and is kindled into light in various ways: by a blow of a hammer upon a stone, by friction of wood against wood and by chemical action, etc

ealed in the flame, so also the fullness of the father dwelt in the son, and they are one as fire is one with the flame in which it manifests. this is the root of all true sun and fire worship. all look beyond the physical symbol and adore "our father who art in heaven" the mystic masons of today hold this faith in fire as firmly as ever. thus it will be seen that the unity which prevailed in the saturn period continued in the sun period. the ordinary humanity of that time has now evolved to the glory of archangels; some were more advanced than others, but there was no antagonism among them. our present humanity had advanced to a plantlike stage, and was slightly above the new lifewave started in the sun period, and unity also here prevailed. in the moon period contact of the heated sphere

ivine ruler priests--brahmins--levites divine ruler over a over human initiation by water [baptism] purged humanity called brotherhood/ abraham's seed dwelling typified by/ in the new jer-u-salem abraham ecclesiastical powers which means melchisedec is there shall be peace called king of division into races--nations- salem [peace] sects and peace hence there is war--oppression- prevailed slavery- saturn period unity and diversity vulcan period polarian epoch love and hate kingdom of god [1] heat [7- sun period venus period hyperborean epoch new galilee [2] fire [6] brotherhood- moon period [3] fire--male sex--state [5] jupiter period lemurian epoch water--female sex--church aryan epoch- earth period fire/male--air/nations atlantean epoch end of involution water/female--earth/races beginnin

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

e sensuous element was to a certain extent already assuming dominion over the higher nature, and that priests were regarded as being incapable of self-control, is observed in the fact that in the later ages of female worship one of the principal requirements of a priest of cybele was castration. it is the opinion of grote that the story which appears in the hesiodic theogony, of the castration of saturn and uranus by their sons with sickles forged by the mother, was borrowed from the phrygians, or from the worship of the great mother. in india, the strictest chastity was prescribed to the priests of siva, a god which was worshipped as the destroyer or regenerator, and which in its earlier conception was the same as the great mother cybele. these priests were frequently obliged to officiate

h--who had measured the circumference of our globe with so much exactness that their calculation only differed by a few feet from that made by our modern geometricians--who held that the moon and the other planets were worlds like our own, and that the moon was diversified by mountains and valleys and seas--who asserted that there was yet a planet which revolved round the sun, beyond the orbit of saturn--who reckoned the planets to be sixteen in number--and who reckoned the length of the tropical year within three minutes of the true time; nor, indeed, were they wrong at all, if a tradition mentioned by plutarch be correct"[64 [64] drummond, on the zodiacs, p. 36. bailly, sir w. jones, higgins, and ledwich, as well as many modern writers, agree in the conclusion that the indians, the egypt

hing "approaching the devil" forlong has observed the fact that, although in hebrew baal is masculine, in the greek translations he is feminine both in the old and new testaments.[88 [88] forlong, rivers of life, p. 223. jehovah was originally female, so, also, was netpe the holy spirit of the egyptian tree of life. we are given to understand that netpe was the same as rhea, the partner of sev or saturn, and that her hieroglyphic name was "abyss of heaven" osiris was the son of this goddess who was really a mai or mary, the celestial mother, he being the only god of the egyptians who was born upon this earth and lived among men. of this forlong remarks "his birthplace was mount sinai; called by the egyptians nysa, hence his greek name dionysos" as the palm was the first offering of mother

was a druid, the birth of a wonderful child is celebrated, and the prophecy of a heathen sibyl is seen to be identical with that of isaiah "the last period sung by the sibylline prophetess is now arrived; and the grand series of ages. that series which recurs again and again in the course of our mundane revolution begins afresh. now the virgin astrea returns from heaven; and the primeval reign of saturn recommences; now a new race descends from the celestial realms of holiness. do thou, lucina, smile propitious on the birth of a boy who will bring to a close the present age of iron and introduce throughout the whole world, a new age of gold. then shall the herds no longer dread the fury of the lion, nor shall the poison of the serpent any longer be formidable. every venomous animal and eve

tive energy both female and male, but whenever a distinctively female emblem was present it denoted the male power alone. the ibis, which is represented with human hands and feet, bears the staff of isis in one hand and the cross in the other. there is scarcely an obelisk or monument in egypt upon which this figure does not appear. the symbol or monogram of venus was a circle and a cross, that of saturn was a cross and a ram's horn. plato declared that the son of god was expressed upon the universe in the form of the letter x, and that the second power of the supreme god was figured on the universe in the shape of a cross. there is little doubt that the early christians understood full well the true meaning of the cross, and that it was no new device. in later ages, however, every monument

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he demiurgos or world maker (the reflection ofea-divinewisdom) gave names and assigned duties to them. angels were associated with birds, and the home of angels was poetically called the bird's nest. in ancient rome civilization the divinities were largely beings of an angelic nature and function rather than gods, because they were themselves under control of a few higher deities such as jove and saturn.theromans believed in the genius loci, or guardian of a place, and in the 'lares publici, and 'lares domestici' of the home. zoroaster appears to have taught the existence of spirits or angels who were at man's disposition for intercession with god, and paul appears to have combated this dogma.themohammedans taught that two guardian angels watched each man's actions, one registering his goo

sions drawn from them by all ancient peoples. comets were always deemed to bring on misfortunes and so were eclipses, both of the sun and moon. summer lightning was of excellent omen; forked lightning first seen on the right was fortunate, but on the left unlucky, and the same rule applied to the hearing of thunder: if heard in a clear skyitwas a happy omen to the old greeks and romans.theplanets saturn and mars have always had a bad reputation as afflicting man, while jupiter and venus were regarded as bearers of good fortune.206themagical masonchina there is still extant the curious chinese book of divination called the yi-king or book of changes; it is believed to date from 1100b.c.it teaches an art depending upon combinations of long and short lines in groups; the system is said by the

banah,lbnhthe whiteone,-afeminine word. so there are two words for sun and two for moon, but where sun and moon are referred to in association, they are alwaysshemeshand!rack,orkhammahandlebanah.thebible has no suggestion that the jews were aware of the power of the moon over the tides; but the small seasof palestine have no tide, nor has the mediterranean sea.theancients recognised sevenplanets,-saturn,jupiter, mars, venus, and mercury with the sun and moon. we now speak of saturn, jupiter, mars, venus and mercury as planets moving around the sun with the earth as their companion, and the moon as the earth's satellite. there is no evidence that the ancient nations were aware that the moon had any closer relation to the earth than the other planets.thebible gives no recognition to the grou

evidence that the ancient nations were aware that the moon had any closer relation to the earth than the other planets.thebible gives no recognition to the group of planets as such, or as distinct from the stars, and it is doubtful if any planet is anywhere namedthe star lore of the bible 223even as being a god of any heathen nation, unless perhaps venus be referred to ashelel,isaiah xiv, 12, and saturn askiyun,orkaivan,translated chium in amos v, 26. it is still quite uncertain when the planets first became recognised as wanderers among the fixed stars. they were known to the later greeks, but nottohesiod, and even homer mentions onlyone-venus,and her he considered to be two distinct stars, the one a morning star, and one seen in the evening,phosphorosandhesperos.pythagoras in the 6th cen

child was. when they saw the star they rejoiced' so they appear to have had two views of this star; one while they were in the east, before they started upon their journey, and a second appearance after leaving jerusalem which continued until it stopped over the place where jesus lay.thefamous astronomer kepler,1620,considered that this star must have been a view of the conjunction of jupiter and saturn in the constellation pisces, which occurred, it is calculated, in may,b.c.7; but professor pritchard remarks that a similar and even closer conjunction occurred 59 years earlier. the conjunction mentioned by kepler, however, was not a close one, for the two planets did not approach each other more closely than twice the diameter of the moon and so would not have looked likeonestar to any ob

nine days. personal virtuous conduct was demanded, and a form of absolution of sins was granted.theinitiated wore a purple ribbon around their bodies as a talisman.itwas believed to render them specially exempt from dangers of the sea. eusebius, quoting sanchoniathon, gives an account of these mysteries. some mythologists find a relation between the kabeiri- the great ones- and the greek kronos (saturn) with his sons. others relate them to the hebrew noah, or to the phoenician sydyk; and again to the hebrew patriarch shem.thesecret rites commemorated a narrative that axieros, axiokersos and axiokersa had murdered kasmillos. the novice, after due ceremonial, was crowned and invested with an olive branch, and then sacred dances were performed. the special priests were called korybantes. mac

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yggdrasil:the world tree. 3 first principles who or what is god? what s in a name? the pleroma, the divine will, logos and sophia, what about jesus? jesus, christ and logos, what is sophia, the polarity of the god and goddess, impersonal to personal, the solar logos:christ, gods and spirits, the seven spirits (logoii, the seven planes, the earth and the underworld, the immortals. 4 the secret of saturn the secret of saturn, perceptional dualism, the watchers of enoch, archons, dominions and thoughts that run wild, the battle within, summary:the nature of evil in gnosticism. 5 the gnostic concept of time the gnostic concept of time (yugas, historical models of cyclic time, rene guenon and julius evola and evola and "the revolt against the modern world. 6 the gnostic view of time ii the gre

course overlaid with imagery of old testament, jewish, christian (and sometimes gnostic) layers, it is primarily a greek neo platonic model. the tree starts with nothing, the great void or emptiness behind all things, this is known as ain (1st c) ain at various cycles moves through transformative stages and manifests three principles (2nd c) kether the divine will chokmah the logos binah sophia (saturn) we have deliberately chosen gnostic names here to prepare you for there use in our gnostic model of the universe as presented in the next chapter. chokmah and binah also form the polarity of male and female principles which give birth to the rest of the tree of life (they could also be easily related to the fire and ice of yggdrasil. geburah mars chesed jupiter tiphareth sun hod mercury ne

ge of god and goddess images which fit nicely on this polarity, they also move down through the planes and have other expressions. if we use the kabbalistic model for a moment we can see how the pagan concept of the horned god and the triple goddess arose. the horned god manifests as the logos in chokmah and then as the sun. these are his two modes. while the goddess manifests as the old crone of saturn (sophia/binah, the midwife (lunar) and the girl child (earth. these images are pregnant with meaning and certainly help us appreciate the power of these principles beyond simple mental speculation. however care must be taken for it is too easy to reduce the gods to images which fit our preconceptions and by using a gender based polarity we can easily end up with both misogynist and homophob

power of these principles beyond simple mental speculation. however care must be taken for it is too easy to reduce the gods to images which fit our preconceptions and by using a gender based polarity we can easily end up with both misogynist and homophobic models. the gnostic handbook page 33 that which is not divine will daughter mother crone three phases of the goddess (sophia: earth, moon and saturn (daughter, mother and crone) two horns of the g r e a t g o d (logos, neptune (chokmah& the sun. the gnostic handbook page 34 this ability to show the origins of the symbols of many systems is a unique characteristic of gnosticism. rather than there being conflicts between pagan and so called christian, theism and non theism and related contradictions, we find that all alternatives are reco

and for all the mystery of evil. the image of satan has three primary motifs within it, these can be found in the old testament, apocryphal sources (with some ot/nt references) and within the new testament. these are mirrored in other esoteric traditions, for example, the old testament view of satan as tester is also found in hinduism. these three motifs can be summarised as follows: 1. the satan-saturn complex the illusion of cosmological evil (perceptional dualism) 2. the watchers evil as ignorance (fallen astral forms (temporary dualism) 3. evil as ignorance (ethical dualism) these three models are found quite clearly in different forms of scripture. the satan as tester image is primarily old testament, the watchers are found primarily in the book of enoch (but also referenced subtlety

re found quite clearly in different forms of scripture. the satan as tester image is primarily old testament, the watchers are found primarily in the book of enoch (but also referenced subtlety in the ot& nt, the image of satan as bad mind is primarily new testament. these three motifs are found in all aspects of gnostic, essene and christian literature. for example, the demiurge. the demiurge as saturn is not evil but only the harsh school teacher, yet within the watchers the demiurge is desire (pride, uncontrolled lust etc. all fallen spirits are demiurges, all have desire to leave their station and enter earth. while the demiurge in man is the ego. these three different motifs explain the strange amalgam of tales we have throughout the bible about evil which range from the fall of lucif

are demiurges, all have desire to leave their station and enter earth. while the demiurge in man is the ego. these three different motifs explain the strange amalgam of tales we have throughout the bible about evil which range from the fall of lucifer (light bearer (the watchers, jesus calling peter satan (ethical dualism) and the book of job image of satan as tester. chapter four: the secret of saturn the gnostic handbook page 42 the secret of saturn the darkest aspect of the gnostic tradition is that of dualism. so many people who read about the gnosis accept at face value that the demiurge (or creator) is evil and that matter itself is, if not evil, then a mixture of darkness and light. this anti-matter, anti-body position tends to be found in extreme christian gnostic sects and has co

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r worlds is a narrow bridge, a rope, a ladder or a gateway through which only the transfigured can pass. the best known symbol of this abyss is the cross (stauros, it is pre-christian in origin and includes pre and post christian symbolism. it emphasises that only through death to the world of the archons and rebirth and resurrection to light, can we enter the treasury. in the hermetic tradition, saturn (binah) is seen as the guardian of the abyss. after the soul has left earth it must venture through the seven planets, however only with correct passwords and codes can it pass each obstacle. when it confronts saturn the soul is truly tested, only if it is of the light kingdom will it be allowed to pass. if it fails, the soul plummets back through the planets and returns again to earth. sin

as the guardian of the abyss. after the soul has left earth it must venture through the seven planets, however only with correct passwords and codes can it pass each obstacle. when it confronts saturn the soul is truly tested, only if it is of the light kingdom will it be allowed to pass. if it fails, the soul plummets back through the planets and returns again to earth. since in many traditions saturn is also the demiurge, we can see a dual nature. saturn as guardian (in the static kingdom) and the dark half of saturn, existing below the abyss as the demiurge. the abyss is both a doorway and a seal, it tests and also destroys. the twenty two paths each of the ten sephira is connected to the others by a sequence of paths. while there are many different forms these paths take, the most acc

fallen that they cannot even have a supernal form, so in its place is darkness. the seven lower realms are occupied by rephaim, qetebim, taga arim, seirim, teraphim, oirim and na aomoth. each comes with detailed descriptions; for example, qetebim are destroyers, the pestilence that walks in darkness. sephira. planet. angel. intelligence. spirit. kether. primum mobile. chokmah. the zodiac. binah. saturn (shabbathai. cassial agiel. zazel. chesed. jupiter (tzedek. sachiel. iophiel. hismeal. geburah. mars (madim. zamael. graphiel. bartzabel. tiphareth. sun (shemesh. michael. nakhiel. sorath. netzach. venus (nogah. hanael. hagiel. kedemel. hod. mercury (kokab. raphael. tiriel. taphthartharath. yesod. moon (levanah. gabriel. malkah be schad barschemoth ha-shartathan tarshisim ve-ad ruachoth sch

treasury of light and mankind. anti sophic forces sophia anti-logic forces logos fig 33 treasury of light world of the archons gnostic theurgy page 119 mithra is a fascinating case as there is a certain mythos which explains the nature of the solar sphere extremely well. while mithra is seen as a solar god, at times he is also seen as a saturnian lord ruling over the sun and moon. this is because saturn was related to zurvan, the supreme god of time (equivalent to the lord of wisdom, with the logos being related to the sun and sophia to the moon. whilst mithra was a sun being, the saturnian imagery indicated to the faithful that the solar sphere was simply zurvan's presence in the lower world- this is an important truth. this mystery is even more complicated when we realise that saturn is

lord of wisdom, with the logos being related to the sun and sophia to the moon. whilst mithra was a sun being, the saturnian imagery indicated to the faithful that the solar sphere was simply zurvan's presence in the lower world- this is an important truth. this mystery is even more complicated when we realise that saturn is the guardian of the abyss, and consists two aspects. the lower aspect of saturn is seen as the demiurge, while the higher is seen as the guardian or watcher. so we have mithra as a mixed deity, representing both the light sun ruled by the guardian, reflecting zurvan and a hint that the sun also contains the darker force which is symbolised by the demiurge or negative saturn. the treasury of light cannot exist in the lower worlds, due to the fallen nature of the dialect

rth (and this later study is a fascinating one, this is way beyond the scope of this volume. however, just to give you a taste, it is possible that man's stay on earth is only one part of a much greater cycle. in this scheme of things, man had evolved through three cosmic cycles before migrating to the earth sphere and the resulting fall. in the works of rudolf steiner, these cycles were known as saturn, sun and earth-moon, and were related to major changes within the solar system. these cycles were interrupted by the cosmic battle, which caused the earth sphere to fall out of the static plane and enter into a fallen, physical existence. while a descent into the lower forms of the astral was part of the normal evolutionary scheme- matter was not. the path of transfiguration returns man to

n accord. and she received the divine nature from the father for her rejuvenation, so that she might be restored to the place where originally she had been. this is the way of the ascent to the father. the exegesis of the soul. nag hammadi library ii 134:6-15. aquarius the climax of this heraldic period is the dawning of aquarius between 2000 and 2100. aquarius is not love and light, its ruler is saturn which is attributed to binah on the tree of life. traditional cosmology divided saturn into two poles, one above the abyss and the other operating below. the lower binah relates to satan and the demiurge and represents the destruction of the earth cycle. the higher binah represents saturn as the tester or purifier who refines the gnostic until he is capable of passing through the abyss into

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vocation, the knife dedicated to shaitan of midnight and banal, the daemonic adversarial blade of lucifer, the sacred weapon of banishing and commanding the fulgaris lightning bolt of the fallen djinn. the black hilted knife is used for making the circle and commanding the spirits into the triangle, the sacred circle within the meeting place of spirits. the blade may be consecrated in the hour of saturn. as well when the moon is waning create a distilled water container and fill with blackened pepper, hecate oil and a few drops of your own blood. with the flame burning, hold the blade within. envision the fires of the underworld, of hecate-lilith and banal, of the daemonic gods below who open the gates of our own transformation. envision the fire empowering the blade with the serpent tongu

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. the symbol of the planet is traced in the center. the order has a very specific way of tracing the planetary symbols. this information appears in unpublished material written by s.l. macgregor mathers, g.h. frater s.r.m.d. l k f a c b y y q p as stated earlier, the two triangles are traced from opposite angles on the tree. 8 for the first triangle begin with: for the second triangle begin with: saturn l luna y jupiter k mercury b mars f venus c venus c mars f mercury b jupiter k luna y saturn l note: l takes the place of the tud on the tree. a and the supernals are treated differently. method of invoking or banishing a the sun is treated in a different manner. when thou wishes to invoke the sun, all of the six invoking hexagrams of the planets must be traced in their regular planetary or

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an/ that/ so that. ar tabas: that govern. arac: subservient angel of fire angle of fire tablet. arb: according. arbiz: commanding angel of earth angle of earth tablet. arcacosgi: to vanne the earth. arcozior: that increase. ardza: commanding angel of air angle of air tablet. arfaolg: angelic king ruling in the north-north-east. argedco (meaning unknown; invoke) arinna/ arinnaq/ arinnap: senior of saturn on the fire tablet. arizl: angel, also known as arzl. arn: cacodemon of earth angle of water tablet. arp: conquer, also see zilodarp. arphe: descend. arsl: four lettered holy name of god, ruling the element of water. arth: gladness. arzl: angel, companion of rzla. kerubic angel of air angle of air tablet. arzulgh: name of an evil spirit, counterpart of befafes. as: was. 8 asav: subservient

: because/ for that reason/ why/ for what reason? bagle a cocasb i cors ta: for the time is such as. bagle zire: for i am the lord. bagle: for/ for why/ for the/ for to. bagle: because/ for that reason/ for what reason/ why? bagledf: prince associated with luna. baglen: because. bahal: cry aloud/ cried loudly. baia: subservient angel of fire angle of earth tablet. balceor: prince, associated with saturn of jupiter (24. baldago: prince, associated with jupiter of mercury (35. balg: subservient angel of water angle of earth tablet. baligon: king, associated with sol of venus (1. balit: just/ righteous (cf. balt. balt/ baltan: justice (cf. balit, baltim, baltoh, balzizras. balt: justice/ of justice. baltan: in his justice. baltim: fury/ justice/ extreme justice. baltoh: righteousness/ the rig

. balt: justice/ of justice. baltan: in his justice. baltim: fury/ justice/ extreme justice. baltoh: righteousness/ the righteous (cf. balt, baeovib. baltoha: righteousness/ for my own righteousness. balye/ balie: of salt/ salt. balye: salt. balzarg: steward. balzarg: steward/ stewards/ presidents. balzizras: judgement (cf. balt. bamasan: name of a guardian angel. bamnode: prince, associated with saturn of luna (49. bams: forget/ let them forget. bapnido: prince, associated with mars of venus (3. barfort: prince, associated with mercury of luna (48. bariges: prince, associated with sol of mercury (33. barma/barman: name of a demon. barnafa: prince, associated with sol of jupiter (27. bartiro: prince, associated with jupiter of saturn (41. basgim: day (cf. bazm. 11 basledf: prince, associat

ter/ in our comforter (cf. blior, bliorax. binodab: prince, associated with venus of mercury (32. binofom: prince, associated with mars of mercury (34. bitom: name of fire on the tablet of union. blamapo: prince, associated with mercury of venus (5. blans: harbor/ harbored/ protect/ shelter (cf. bransg. bliar: blior, comfort. bliard: bliord, comfort. 12 bliigan: prince, associated with mercury of saturn (42. blingef: prince, associated with jupiter of luna (47. blintom: prince, associated with saturn of mars (18. blior /bliar /bliard bliora: comfort (n (cf. bliorax. blior: comforter/ continual comforts. bliors: our comfort. bliora: comfort. bliorax balit: shall comfort the just. bliorax: comfort (v (cf. blior. bliorax: shalt comfort. bliorb: comfort. bliors: our comfort to our comfort. bli

comfort (n (cf. bliorax. blior: comforter/ continual comforts. bliors: our comfort. bliora: comfort. bliorax balit: shall comfort the just. bliorax: comfort (v (cf. blior. bliorax: shalt comfort. bliorb: comfort. bliors: our comfort to our comfort. bliort: of comfort. blisdon: prince, associated with mercury of jupiter (23. blvmaza: king, associated with luna (43. bmamgal: prince, associated with saturn of venus (6. bmilges: prince, associated with mars of jupiter (28. bminpol: prince, associated with mars of saturn (40. bmoa: subservient angel of earth angle of air tablet. bnagole: prince, associated with venus of sol (14. bnapsen: king, associated with saturn (36. bnaspol: king, associated with mercury (29. bnhr: subservient angel of water angle of air tablet. boaza: angel, also known as

rcury (29. bnhr: subservient angel of water angle of air tablet. boaza: angel, also known as boza. bobogel: king, associated with sol (8. bogemo (meaning unknown. bogpa: reign/ rule (cf. sonf. bolp: be/ be thou. bolp como bliort pamt: be thou a window of comfort unto me. bonefom: prince, associated with venus of mars (21. booapis: serve, also see aboapri. bormila: prince, associated with venus of saturn (38. bornogo: prince, associated with sol of venus (2. boyu: subservient angel of water angle of air tablet. boza: kerubic angel of air angle of earth tablet, also known as boaza. bracn: angel, also known as brcn. bragiop: prince, associated with luna of mars (19. bralges: prince, associated with luna of saturn (37. 13 bramg: be thou. branglo: prince, associated with saturn of sol (12. bran

p: subservient angel of water angle of fire tablet, also known as briap. brasges: bralges, prince. brdga/ burgda: sleep. bren: angel, companion of cnbr (also see bracn. brgda /brgdo: sleep/ slept. brgow: sleep. briap: angel, also known as brap. brin /brint /brints: have/ they have/ you have/ thou hast. brisfli: prince, associated with luna of sol (13. brita: talk. brorges: prince, associated with saturn of mercury (30. brtn: kerubic angel of earth angle of air tablet. btzkasel: name of jupiter (names not pronounceable by man. buscnab: prince, associated with sol of saturn (39. busdir /bufd: glory. busd: in the glory or in glory. busdir: the glory. busdir oiad: the glory of god. busdir tilb: that the glory of her. busduna: prince, associated with mars of luna (46. butmon: mouth. butmona: mo

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etter planet scale color sounds flash on c shin. pluto c red f# green a aleph uranus e yellow a# violet m mem n neptune g blue d orange fundamental notes of the planets planet scale color planet sounds flash on f mars c red venus f# green a sun d orange moon g# blue b mercury e yellow jupiter a# violet c venus f# green mars c red 12 y moon g# blue sun d orange k jupiter a# violet venus e yellow l saturn a indigo f green-yelatconsecration ceremony for a venus talisman r. r. e t a. c. z e l a t o r a d e p t u s m i n o r 2 the magus should be garbed in the regalia of the hierophant, and should in addition, wear a seal of k in the appropriate colors behind the lamen. the talisman of k should be wrapped in a black cloth and tied thrice with a cord. the temple furniture arranged as in the grad

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d aima elohim, to look upon me in this ceremony which i perform to thine honor and for my own spiritual development. grant thine aid unto the highest aspirations of my soul, in thy divine name \yhla hwhy, by which thou dost reveal thyself as the perfection of creation, and the light of the world to come. i implore thee to grant unto me the presence of thy archangel layqpx" perform the s.i.r.h. of saturn. trace sigils as required and vibrate powerfully. say "o layqpx, thou prince of spiritual initiation through suffering and of spiritual strife against evil, aid me, i beseech thee, to conquer the evil that is in me by the binding and controlling of my mortal parts and passions. o ye strong and mighty ones of the sphere of yatbc, o ye \ylara, i conjure ye by the mighty name of \yhla hwhy, th

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mysteries of the mexican pyramids, p. 215. graham hancock fingerprints of the gods 168 model of the solar system. at any rate, if the centre line of the temple of quetzalcoatl were taken as denoting the position of the sun, markers laid out northwards from it along the axis of the street of the dead seemed to indicate the correct orbital distances of the inner planets, the asteroid belt, jupiter, saturn (represented by the so-called sun pyramid, uranus (by the moon pyramid, and neptune and pluto by as yet unexcavated mounds some kilometres farther north.11 if these correlations were more than coincidental, then, at the very least, they indicated the presence at teotihuacan of an advanced observational astronomy, one not surpassed by modern science until a relatively late date. uranus remai

n technically as its eccentricity. this varies from a low value close to zero (when the orbit approaches the form of a perfect circle) to a high value of about six per cent when it is at its most elongated and elliptical.6 there are other forms of planetary influence too. thus, though no explanation has yet been forthcoming, it is known that shortwave radio frequencies are disturbed when jupiter, saturn and mars line up.7 and in this connection evidence has also emerged of a strange and unexpected correlation between the positions of jupiter, saturn and mars, in their orbits around the sun, and violent electrical disturbances in the earth s upper atmosphere. this would seem to indicate that the planets and the sun share in a cosmic-electrical balance mechanism that extends a billion miles

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se, lanulus= 58= seth, the name of the control in the first major modern trance channeling case, but also hadit and hawk s head, with similar occult meanings to those for carl ardo. kimi= 76= night. clinnel= 93 (a special number for occultists, representing the will -current of the new aeon= wrath of god, or simply time. time, as a concept, is closely associated with the mythology of set, seth or saturn. cerenabus, clinnel s home world, carries the value 132= prey of gods but also orthon+ markon, key names from contactee lore. the occult connections, drawn without straining directly from contactee lore and 44 allen h. greenfield magical mythos, are startling. examine, for example, ric williamson s mark iii. mark= 43= ra hoor. iii= 69= caliph. keep in mind that, as williamson used it, the i

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re, because the letter x can also be an s (this square has hilo letters, s and x) you would also find, yvss= 144 l v s s= 9 2 nvss= 134 hvss= 85 this gives a total of eight possible angels, archangels and demons in this square. this variety of governing forces is consistent with the presiding egyptian goddess, isis, who herself has many aspects and roles. however, each ruler will be influenced by saturn and the universe (atu xxi. multiple letters in squares, like multiple gematria values for 1, t and z, result from the complexity of these regions. the potential forces of any square can only be fully investigated by looking at each of the letters assigned to it. 48 the watchtower colors blue am l and gold in the light of my bride: but the red gleam is in my eyes; and my spangles are purple

er, he, blue swords= air, vau, yellow pantacles= earth, he, black the colors of the lesser watchtower squares are determined from the astrological and planetary signs as follows: red= firey= sun, jupiter, aries, cancer, libra, capricom blue= watery= mars, taurus, leo, scorpio, aquarius yellow= airy= saturas, mercury, gemini, virgo, sagittarius, pisces black= earthy= venus, moon, fire, air, water, saturn as a general role, complementary colors should be used when coloring the sides of truncated pyramids as follows: blue squares/pyramid sides have orange lettering yellow squares/pyramid sides have purple lettering black squares/pyramid sides have white lettering red squares/pyramid sides have green lettering 51 names of archangels, angels, and demons behold, isis assumed the form of a woman

vity. it rules cancer. mercury: power of communicat ion, intel l igence, reason, mobility, self-expression. it rules gemini and virgo. venus: love, beauty, harmony. it roles taurus and libra. mars: passion, desire, energy, courage, initiative. it rules aries and scorpio. j piter: higher xni.nd, wisdom, optimism, spon74 taneity, enthusiasm, benevolence, generosity. it rules sagittarius and pisces. saturn: satan, contraction, crystal l ization, concentration, ambition, self-preservation, caution, responsibility, pessimism, stability, endurance. it rules capricorn and aquarius. 75 magical preparations thus shall we prepare him for the confrontation of choronzon and the ordeai of theabyss, when we have received him into the city of the pyramids. aleister crowley, liber os abysmi proper prepara

agical weapons will automatically become ppowerfultalismans. they will become charged with your own emotional and psychic energies. additional talismans can be made for specific ppurposesbut all should come under the following general headings: earth: taurus, virgo, capricorn, venus, moon, pentacle, black, north. water: cancer, scorpio, pisces, mars, cup, blue, west. air: gemini, libra, aquarius, saturn, mercury, sword, yellow, east. fire: aries, leo, sagittarius, sun, jupiter, wand, red, south. 94 when you practice the exercise to gain the knowledge and conversation of your holy guardian angel, you will need to design and make your own talisman of iliatai. figure 5 shows an example of such a talisman design. the watchtowers and tablet of union can be used for talismans. figures 15 through

to come forward and bestow the beauty of venus upon my wand (see beauty enter-mg finto your wand. anodoin (ah-noh-doh-ee-neh, 1 invoke you from the watchtower of fire to come forward and bestow the mobility of mercury upon my wand (see the power of motion entering finto your wand. 109 arinnap (ah-ree-neh-nah-peh, 1 invoke you from the watchtower of fire to come forward and bestow the ambition of saturn upan my wand (see the forces of ambition entering into your wand. step 4. know your wand to be the physical embodiment of these fire qualities. hold up your wand before you and say, kab bitom-zizop (kah-beh bee-toh-meh-zodee-zodoh-peh) the wand is a container of fue. step 5. know your wand to be fully charged with the forces of the seniors of fire. step 6. end chis invocation with an approp

bestow the love of venus upon my cup (see the forces of love entering finto your cup. soaiznt (soh-ahee-zoden-teh, i invoke you from the watchtower of water to come forward and bestow the self- expression mercury upon my cup (see the power of selfexpression entering hito your cup. 113 ligdisa (elee-geh-dee-sah),1 invoke you from the watchtower of water to come forward and bestow the stability of saturn upon my cup (see the forces of stability entering finto your cup. step 4. know your cup to be the physical embodirnent of these watery qualities. hold up your cup before you and say, talho affa-adphant (tah-leh-ho ah-feh-fah-ah-deh-peh-hah-en-teh) the cup is an indescribable emptiness. step 5. know your cup to be fu ly charged with the forces of the seniors of water. step 6. end this invoca

f venus upon my pantacle (see the forces of fruitfulness entering into your pantacle. ahmllkv (ah-rnel-el-keh-veh, i invoke you from the watchtower of earth to come forward and bestow the reason of mercury upon my pantacle (see the power of reason entering into your pantacle. 115 liuansa (elee-ee-ah-ness-ah ,1 invoke you from the watchtower of earth to come forward and bestow the concentration of saturn upon my pantacle (see the forces of concentration entering nto your pantacle. step 4. know your pantacle to be the physical embodiment of these earthly qualities. hold up your pantacle before you and say, khr kaosgn-kiiidao (keh-har kah-oh-seg-en-keh-hee-dah-oh) the wheel is the diamond of the earth. step 5. know your pantacle to be fully charged with the forces of the senior of earth. step

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cycles ofgod. expressively by themazlot (the zodiac or circle of life. humanly by the supply of sperm cells in the male. 3 understanding or intuition. originatively processed by the god-aspect yhvh elohim (i will be gods or goddesses. creatively by archangel tzafkiel( watcher or observer of god. formatively by the angelic order of the aralim (thrones or seats. expressively by the planet shabetai (saturn. humanly by the supply of unfertilised ova or eggs in the female (here male and female forces meet, mate and fertilise. in a perfect condition of creation this would result in a state of beautiful harmony as at sphere 6, but since the object is a material world, this is pushed out of place by the act, and the gap between god and man becomes the great abyss, across which the lifestream goes

GRIFFIN DAVID MAGICAL EVOCATION OF THE AVERSE FORCES

angle of art of plywood, and paint it white. paint a black triangle outline about two inches inside the edge, and glue a round mirror in the center. then add the names and sigil in crayon or in any other easily removable material before each ritual. in the following illustration, the triangle of art bears the names and sigil appropriate for the evocation of zazel, the demonic spirit of the planet saturn, which follows in this chapter. the divine name, archangel, angel, intelligence, and sphere appear in hebrew in the outer triangle. the inner triangle contains the name and the sigil of the demon. the names in the outer section constrain the spirit within the inner triangle. for the spirit to escape, it must first pass by all the divine and angelical forces of saturn that constrain it. the

ly guardian angel. in rosicrucian magic, the will of the magician magnified by the power of the magic sword obliges the demon to swear an oath of allegiance and obedience to the divine force corresponding to its own nature and to place its entire energy at the disposition of the corresponding archangel. for example, in the ritual that follows, the magician obliges the demonic spirit of the planet saturn, zazel, to swear allegiance and obedience to the divine force of saturn, yhvh elohim, and to place its energy at the disposition of the corresponding archangel, tzaphquiel. this magical act unites the conscious and unconscious aspects of saturn or of that aspect of psyche corresponding to saturn. thus are the infernal and averse forces constrained, contained, and brought into proper relatio

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l; fr. diacre, pol. djachel, djasek, djahlko and many more^ noticeable is n, ps. 90, 13 'nrtiefel, chuninch anderro tiefelo' diab. rex daemoniorum^ satan is used rarely in mhg, very often in modern german; in the anegenge 218^ and in strieker i find' der satandt/ the later mlg. zeno often repeats satanas. o.fr. goufre de satenie, saternie, ren. 20224, 28429, the last form stretching out a hand to saturn (p. 249, and suppl. all other names for the devil can be brought under three points of view, according as they are drawn from his character, his figure, or his place of abode. and to these may be added disguised forms of name. i. from his intrinsic nature the devil is called the evil, hostile^ so is our engel, angel borrowed, both name and thing. mone, who thinks' teufel' is unborrowed, and

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the 14th cent. 1 this pound of grace conies in so oddly, that i venture to guess an omission between the words, of perhaps a line, which described the 8th material. the two accounts that follow next, after naming eight material ingredients, bring in the holy breath or spirit as something additional, to which this gift of grace would fairly correspond. another as. version, given in suppl, from the saturn and solomon (thorpe s anal. p. 95, ed. kemble p. 180, is worth comparing: here foldan pund becomes flcesc, fyres pund hod, windes p. ceffung, wolcnes p. moffes un- btafjelfaestnes, gyfe p. fat and gepang, blostmena p. edgena missenlicnist, deawes p. swat, sealtes p. tearas. here gyfe is right in the middle of the sentence: can it be, that both gefe and gyfe are a corruption of geofon the se

, ovs evbr r]&lt;tev, ov &lt;ydp ttcb 7tttvt6&lt;tcn, oeol (paivovrai, e re (they did not bark, but fled whining through the tent. the howling of dogs is ominous (sup. i, 493, and gives notice of fire. osinn is provided with dogs, vrsris grey/ seem. 151a; so are the norns (p. 410, norna grey/ 273a. but whence arose the story in the early mid. ages, of st. peter and his dog? in the as. saturn and solomon (kemble p. 186, one asks: e saga me, hwilc man erost wsere wift jiund sprecende? and the other answers: ic j?e secge, sanctus petrus/ the nialss. cap. 158 p. 275 contains a spell to save from the power of the watersprite: runnit hefr jiundr fcinn, petr postoli, till roms tysvar (twice, ok mundi (would) renna it j?rr3ja sinn, ef j?u leyfdir (see suppi. among wild beasts of the wo

esied to the sabines in the grove by matiena (or matiera, dion. hal. 1, 14. reiske p. 40; he had once guided them on their way, wp^v-rai ol tlikevrlvoi spvo/co\d7rrov rrjv 6$bv fyeaafievov, strabo v, p. 240. and he purveyed for romulus and remus when the wolf s milk did not suffice them, ov. fasti 3, 37. 54; conf. niebuhr 1, 245. ace. to virg. aen. 7, 189 and ov. met. 14, 321 picus was the son of saturn and father of faunus,1 and was changed into the bird. the apparent relationship of this picus to our poem of beowulf (bee-hunter, i.e. woodpecker, was pointed out p. 369. in norway the red-hooded blackpecker is called gertrude s fowl, and a story in asbiornsen and moe (no. 2) explains its origin: when our lord walked upon earth with peter, they came to a woman that sat baking, her name was

vtos tov 7re\dyovs kara arftecnv avrov sia to efjuttitrreiv et? tov (bvoov. but the belief may even then have prevailed among germans too; the radiant heads, like a saint s glory, were discussed at p. 323, arid i will speak of this mar vellous music of the rising and setting sun in the next chapter. meanwhile the explanation given of the red of morning and evening, in the old as. dialogue between saturn and solomon (thorpe s anal. p. 100, is curious: saga me, forhwan by$ seo sunne read on cefen? ic]?e secge, for]?on heo locais on helle/ saga me, hwf seined heo swa rcdde on morgene? ic]?e secge, forj^on hyre twynas hwaaiser heo ma3g oise [orig. j?e] ne mseg]?isne middaneard eondiscinan swa hyre beboden is/ the sun is red at even, for that she looketh on hell; and at morn, for that she doubt

aenne up ahefs, forsam he last poet lie ana si strengra fronne hi ealle. 3 why does the preacher say all this? had saxon songs also identified the advent of antichrist with heathen traditions, and recognised his victory, like that of surtr, over woden and thunor? the un-saxon forms eowften and dhor indicate norse or danish influence. but a decisive connexion is established by the as. salomon and saturn (kemble p. 148: in the great battle 1 m. nethl. poems in blommaert 1, 105a. 2, 12a have simply an out man in enoch s place, but they mention the cherubin med enen swerde vierin. muspilli. eagna-eok. 813 between god and antichrist, we are told, thunder was threshing with his fiery axe, se thunor hit ^rysceft mid)?8ere fyrenan cecxe, by which is unmistakably meant thor s miolnir, the torrida

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to me. the secret grimoire invocation for saturday (sa turn) come out of your gloomy solitude ye saturnine spirits, come with your cohort, come with diligence to the place where i am going to begin my operation under your auspices; be attentive to my labours and contribute your assistance that it may rebound to the honour and glory of the highest. the secret grimoire character of aratron lord of saturn. perfumes: saifron, with the wood of atoes, the elder and the pine. add to it a grain of musk, and consecrate the whole, pulverized and mixed together in a paste. the secret grimoire chabacter of praleg lord of mars. perfumes the head of a frog, the bovine blood, a grain of white poppy, fiowers of camomile, and camphor, pulverized into a paste by the mixing of the blood of a virgin kid. the

the spirits. messengers. and intelligences of the seven planets spirits of the sun. gabriel. vianathraba. corat. messengers of the sun. burchat. suceratos. capabile. intelligences of the sun. haludiel machasiel. chassiel. spirits of the moon. gabriel. gabraei. madios. the secret grimoire messengers of the moon. anael. pabael. ustael. intefligences of the moori. uriel. naromiel. abuori. spirits of saturn. samael. bachiel. astel. messengers of saturn. sachieh. zoniel. hubaril. intefligences of saturu. mael. orael. valnum. spirits of jupiter. setchiel. chedusitanieh. corael messengers of jupiter. tunel (see secret grimoire of turiel. conieh. babiel. intelligences of ju/iter. kadiel. maltiel. huphatrieb. the secret grimoire estael. spirits of venus. thamael. tenariel. arragon. messengers of ve

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ymbolizes water; the lower small triangle on the right, with the point upward, represents fire. on the lower arm of the figure, below the large rose, is a hexagram. symbol of the macrocosm.composed of two interlaced triangles. at its points are inscribed the six planets, according to the ancient astrological tradition: at the bottom is the moon, at its right is venus, followed in turn by jupiter, saturn, mars, and mercury. at the center of the hexagram is the sun. the order of arrangement of these symbols conforms to certain kabalistic rituals. the lower end of the longest arm is divided into four sections by two diagonal lines. these sections are colored according to the four colors of malkuth of the kabalistic "tree of life" the four sets of three rays which extend outward from the cente

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nature and giving us theminutieeof her operations in myriads of by-gone ages, revelling in the deepest profundities of geologic specula255 tions and central-sun systems in the technical phraseology of the day, but stopping short precisely where his revelations would be most useful and most convincing-the limits of our present knowledge and ideas,t-detailingto a nicety the vegetation of the planet saturn, the complexions of the inhabitants of jupiter, and the very forms of the cerebrum and cerebellum of the inhabitants of mars, but unable to give us the diameter of the sun to withinii4,ooqmiles-'itsdiameter has not been as yet correctly determined' becoming dogmatical upon theoriginof the asteroids, but stating'theirrotations have been scarcely decided upon, their revolutions have beennearl

HANDBOOK OF EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGY

opdet formed a triad with the star gods sah and sopdu-hor. sah is almost certainly the great southern constellation known to the greeks as orion. the pyramid texts describe sah of the long stride as a stellar manifestation of osiris. as the lone star, sopdu-hor acted as the herald of the sun god morning and evening. various forms of horus were equated with other planets such as mars, jupiter, and saturn. it is possible that the planet mercury was associated with seth. the constellation we know as the great bear was interpreted by the egyptians as several deities guarding seth s bull form or its severed leg. this is one of the few recognizable parts of the star maps that decorate the ceilings of some royal tombs. the babylonian concept of the stars of the zodiac was introduced into egypt by

HELENA BLAVATSKY NIGHTMARE TALES

? shall i believe with the superstitious and the weak that this production ofphosphorus and grey matter is indeed the superior part of me; that it can act and see independently of myphysical senses? never! as well believe in the planetary 'intelligences' of the astrologer, as in the'daij-dzins' of my credulous though well-meaning friend, the priest. as well confess one's belief in jupiterand sol, saturn and mercury, and that these worthies guide their spheres and concern themselves withmortals, as to give one serious thought to the airy nonentities supposed to have guided my 'soul' in itsunpleasant dream! i loathe and laugh at the absurd idea. i regard it as a personal insult to the intellect andrational reasoning powers of a man, to speak of invisible creatures 'subjective intelligences'

HUEBNER LOUISE WITCHCRAFT FOR ALL WICCA 04

we use the germanic "wodensday" woden was the counterpart of the god mercury. thursday is thor's day. thor was the god who was comparable to jupiter and although the french and spanish named their thursday after jupiter, we stick to thor. thor and jupiter were the same gods in different parts of the world. friday comes from venus but we use the german "freitag" the equivalent goddess. saturday is saturn's day. it is not only witches who set aside special days. there are certain traditional days to do certain things; all sorts of tricky things that most women know about. a sunday marriage is blessed and, of course, this may be why so many more people get married on sunday than on any other day (sunday marriages are customary in the united states) monday marriages are likely to face great up

a venus-ruled day, can be a day of sorrow. lovers face many tragic moments and they reach a point of separation and then make up again. it's a very emotional day. saturdays are for practical people. for example, two people marrying on wednesday, mercury's day, might do so for appearances or for commercial gain. a homosexual and a lesbian, for instance, might marry on wednesday. on the other hand, saturn's people, those who marry on saturday, generally stick to their commitment, sometimes against all odds. they might end up hating each other, even become sexually incompatible, yet still they usually stay together. 14. unwanted lover spell speaking of sex and war, there is a tuesday-oriented spell that comes in handy for fiery young ladies. an experienced spellcaster who has increased her an

it's a number one day. for bob smith, whose name and birthdate add up to four, it is a number five day, however. this can be done with every day of your life, and if you know the symbols that relate to the numbers you have a guiding key for every fraction of the future. according to the ancients, number one is symbolized by the sun, number two by the moon, number three by jupiter, number four by saturn, number five by mercury, number six by venus, number seven by uranus, number eight by mars and number nine by neptune. one old interpretation equates pluto to the number zero, but others place a value of twenty-two on pluto, which is an exception to the rule of reductions. if your birthdate adds up to 'twenty-two, this number is not converted to a four as the sum of two and two, because twe

be a touch of good luck to the day in a way; there's a hand of destiny involved. a number three individual is someone who walks away unhurt from an automobile accident; he's the guy who wins at the races. if you come up with a number three day, by adding up what your environment made you and your destiny number, that's a good day to go to the races and bet all your lucky numbers. number four, the saturn number, has to do with tradition, being conservative, avoiding reckless behaviour, employing natural resources and power. it has to do with solid foundations, so if you are a number four type then you tend to be cautious, steady, looking for security, but, of course, your luck can be something else again. in the same way that one spells going out like a rocket, number two leans to absorbing

nd when she married wilding, oddly enough, both those names did the same thing to her. elizabeth taylor as a elizabeth hilton or elizabeth wilding vibrates to number four. that is a restrictive influence. it may be good for finances and it may be good for building, and you must take into consideration that she had two sons with wilding; so she benefited from the marriage in one area. however, the saturn constrictions and controls were not compatible with her nature as a number eight dynamic personality. however, both wilding and hilton caused her to be a number five in her profession. elizabeth taylor hilton and elizabeth taylor wilding are both five. five is ruled by mercury, which makes her adaptable, always in the limelight, having a variety of interests. it provides an aura of seeking

ht, having a variety of interests. it provides an aura of seeking, constantly groping, trying to find your place. they did turn her on to exploring herself, which may not have occurred with someone else to begin with. they were quite different, the two men. but we are interested in what their personalities did to her, not what they were. her reactions are important, and to them she reacted with a saturn influence. not two people are alike and we are not really concerned with how people are: it's how you think they are, and how you feel about what you think they are! whatever their personalities may have been and how opposed their personalities were to each other, her reaction was identical. people look at a marriage and they say "oh, you have so much fun; you do this together, and you do t

,000 days for each one. but you could doubt it and allow 2,000 days for each cycle. the point is that there is no established concept of the number of days per cycle. you could use ten years per cycle if you were going to live ninety years. you could say ten years were your sun years, the next ten to twenty were your moon years, twenty to thirty were the jupiter years and thirty to forty would be saturn years of hard work, control and discipline. from forty to fifty would appear a restless seeking of something once again, your mercury cycle. mathematically you should be able to calculate cycles within cycles, and break it down to your daily, weekly or monthly cycle. look at cycles of ten year cycles. during the first ten, attention is focused on you. in the next ten, you are reacting to ev

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ording to his will, being attracted by the sphere. as there does not exist any perception of time and space for his spirit, he can visit any sphere instantly, either alone or in the company of his leader. according to the quabbalistic tree of life, he will reach in turns, first the sphere of the moon, next the one of mercury, then that of venus, of the sun, mars, jupiter and finally the sphere of saturn. on all spheres he will meet the organisms living there, and he will learn to know all about their laws and secrets. if the magician has gone so far as to be able to visit the universe, that is the spheric planetary system of the organisms and to master it, his mental training is completed. he has grown to be a perfect magician, he is a brother of the light, a true adept who has achieved a

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ldaean orada are full and explicit upon the subject of the divine triad "a triad of deity shines forth throughout the whole worid, of which a monad is the head" admits the reverend dr. maurice "for from this triad, in the bosoms, are all things governed" sajrs a chaldaean oracle" the ph5, pur, and phlox, of sanchoniathon* are light, fire, and flame, three manifestations of the sun who is one. bel-saturn, jupiter-bel, and bel or baal-chom are the chaldaean trini- ty" the babylonian bel was regarded in the triune aspect of belitan, zeus-belua [the mediator] and baal-chom who is apollo cbomaeus "this was the triune aspect of the 'highest god' who is, according to berosus, either el [the hebrew, bel, belitan, mithra, or zeroana, and has the name t^p 'the father* the brahmft, vishnu, and siva"

alled zarouan and zarman a decrepit old man" s12. dial, witk tryfko. cnviij. 513. dt jmfiigu% 9. 514. a ditukm indicative of time. 515. sadchonibtboi) calli time tlie oldest aeon, p m logajuii, the 'firit-bonu' 516. d* diertibim, p it ii 'cain* 17; also de viui^o, i 3- 517. ci maven: die pmnit.,1, p. 86, tq. ansel, angel of death, iialwlaad. ab-r m ?dcani fatlicr of devation. hi^puced father; for saturn ii the hi^ieat or outennoit tiiible planet. 518. see gmtnt, xiii. 2. 519. saturn ii geaertlly rqtr eao itad as a to? old man. wilh a (idle is hi* hand. digitizecoy google the babylonian legend of xisuthkus 217 the bdcient babylontaa legend ia tliat'xisuthrus (hosuadm of the tablets^ or xisuthrus) sailed witli his ark to armenia, and his son sim became supreme king. moses of chorene says tha

ations" the habita- tions of the trimhrti, the hinda trinity, are placed beneath the keystone the golden crescent, in the representation of mem "and there was under his feet [of the god of israel] as it were' a paved work of a sapphire- stone (ei, xziv, 10. under the crescent is the heaven of brahmfi, all paved with sapphires. the paradise^ indra is resplendent with a thousand suns; that of siva (saturn) is in the northeast; his throne is formed of lapis-lazuli and the floor of heaven is of fervid gold "when he sits on the throne he blazes with fire up to the loint" at hardvftr, during the fair in which he is more than ever makddetia the highest god, the attributes and emblems sacred to the jewish 'lord god' may be recog- nised one by one in those of siva. the binlang stone* sacred to this

rance we find in the two ehervbim of gold on the two ends of the ark; these symbolic four facet being adopted, moreover, later, one for each evangelist, as may be easily ascertained from the pictures of matthew, mark, luke, and john* prefixed to their respect- ive gospels in the roman vidgate and greek bihlet "taaut, the great god of the phoenid&ns" says sanchoniathon "to express the character of saturn or kronos, made his image having four eyes. two before, two behind, open and closed, and four wings, two expanded, two folded. the eyes denote that the god sees in sleep, and sleeps in waking; the position of the wings that he flies in rest, and rests in flying* the identity of saturn with siva is corroborated still more when we consider the emblem of the latter, the damaru, which is an hou

n the cherubs of the talmudistie jews, as we have traced the bull apis in the sphinxes or cherubs of the mosaic ark; and as we find it several thousand years later in the company of one of the christian evangelists, luke. whoever has lived in india long enough to acquaint himself even superficially with the native deities, must detect the similarity between jehovah and other gods besides siva. as saturn, the latter was al- ways held in great respect by the talmudists. he was held in reverence by the alexandrian kabalists as the direct inapirer of the law and the prophets; one of the names of saturn was israel, and we will show, in time, his identity in a certain way with abram, which movers" and others hinted at long since. thus it cannot be wondered at if valen- tiuus, basilides, and the

andrian kabalists as the direct inapirer of the law and the prophets; one of the names of saturn was israel, and we will show, in time, his identity in a certain way with abram, which movers" and others hinted at long since. thus it cannot be wondered at if valen- tiuus, basilides, and the ophite gnostics placed the dwelling of their dda-baoth, also a destroyer as well as a creator, in the planet saturn; for it was he who gave the law in the wilderness and spoke through the prophets. if more proof should be required we shall show it in the testi- mony of the canonical bible itself. in amo the 'lord' pours vials of wratii upon the people of israel. he rejects their bumt-oserings and will not listen to their prayers, but inquires of amos "have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in t

tiumttd for reasons we will now explain the messiah is very often designated as *dao' or the fish. this is an inheritance from the chaldaeans, and relates as the very name indicates to the babylonian dagon, the man-fish, who was the instructor and interpreter of the people to whom he appeared. abarbanel explains the name, by stating that the sign of his (messiah's) coming "is the con- junction of saturn and jupiter in the sign puces* therefore, as the christians were intent upon identifying their christos with the messiah of the old testament, they adopted it so readily as to forget that its true origin mi^t be traced still farther back than the babylonian dagon. how eagerly and closely the ideal of jesus was united, by the early christians, with every imaginable kabahstic and pagan tenet

ISRAEL REGARDIE A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO GEOMANTIC DIVINATION

e of signification. the geomantic figure found in that house will be considered as the significator. this too should be written down at the top of the form no. 1. this procedure helps to give order and form to one's mind, direction to the elementals, and a clear answer to the divination. the next matter to be considered is the planetary rulership. here follows a list of the planetary meanings: 1. saturn. older people and old plans. debts and their repayment. agriculture, real estate. death and 40 a practical guide to geomantic divination wills. stability and inertia. time, patience, and testing. 2. jupiter. abundance, plenty, growth, expansion, generosity. spirituality, visions, dreams, long journeys. bankers, creditors, debtors, gambling. success. 3. mars. energy, haste, anger. constructi

s ruled by the planet mercury. put this down on the form at the top of the page. all is now in order. note the variations possible. had the question related to success, not merely publication, the planetary ruler would have been either jupiter or the sun. were the question 'will a practical guide to geoman-tic divination endure for a long time' its planetary the house 41 rulcrship would have been saturn. if one had asked whether women rather than men would become attracted to the book, venus would have had to be the planetary ruler. enough has been said on this topic to indicate that care, too, has to be exercised on this matter just as it has with regard to the formulation of the question itself. the presiding genius 43 chapter six the presiding genius all previous exoteric works dealing

JENNINGS HARGRAVE ROSICRUCIANS RITES MYSTERIES

diacal signs, virgo-scorpio, are closely similar to each other, with certain differences, which we behold! i show you a sign. virgo. libra. scorpio. the woman conqueror leading the dragon. the restored world, or captivity captive" recommend to the judicious consideration of close and experienced observers. fig. 8. the templar banner: the famous beauseant. fig. 9. fig. 8 is the symbol, or hook, of saturn, the colour of whom, in the heraldic configuration, is sab, sable, or black, divided, party per pale, with the opening light of the first crescent moon of the post-diluvian world* fig. 9 is the same* the shining star as the harbinger in the moon's embrace. meaning the divine post-diluvian remission and reconciliation. thus the sublime mahometan mythic device or cognisance the crescent of th

ton, vol. i. p. 265. omnia ex uno, omnia in uno, omnia ad unum, omnia per medium, et omnia in omnibus (hermetic axiom. in the speculations of the gnostics, the astronomical points cancer and capricorn are called the gates of the sun. cancer, moreover, is-termed the "gate of man; capricorn is the gate of the gods. these are platonic views, as macrobius declares. with the influences of the planets, saturn brings reason and intelligence; jupiter, power of action; mars governs the irascible principle, the sun produces sensation and speculation, venus inspires the appetites, mercury bestows the power of declaring and expressing, and the moon confers the faculty of generating and augmenting the body. the egyptian winged disc is a symbol of tat, taut, or thoth (plutarch, de iside et osiride. the

s. in heathen representations of theruling feminine principle, it stands for the virgin of thesea. blue also, in regard to the heraldicmetals, sol is the sun, the procreative or producing power (gold; and luna, the moon, astarte( receptive, or female power, is the metal argent (or silver* the colour azure, or blue,mystically signifies the deep, or the world usurped, or won, out of chaos (chronos, saturn, or time; and it is represented by the planet jupiter (zeus, as lord of theworlds* these are the two chiefmetals of the alchemists, and the two chief mystic symbols of the rosicrucians red is blazoned by the old priestly heralds, or augurs, by the name of the planet mars vert (or verd, and argent, silver (hermes, or thoth, ortaut, orluna, orastarte, indifferently, are represented by the pla

much for white. white is also a colour not auspicious to the prussian royal family, although, again, in a contradictory way, the ensigns of prussia (borussia, or of the borussi) are, as armorists well know, the original white and black of the egyptians, which were adopted by the teutons and the templars. these white and black tinctures are heraldically argent and sable: luna, or pearl, for tears; saturn, or diamond, for sadness, penance, and ashes. in these strange senses, the rosicrucians accepted colours as in themselves talismanic, powerfully operative through their planetary efficients, or signatures, as the astrologers call them. these ideas, more or less pronounced, have prevailed in all ages and in all countries, and they lurk largely in suspicion through our own land. we are all aw

articular privilege of immortality, which has been denied to them. thursday demands amethysts and deep-coloured stones of sanguine tint, because thursday is the day of thor the runic impersonated male divine sacrifice. friday, which is the day of venus, has its appropriate emeralds, and reigns over all the varieties of the imperial, and yet strangely the sinister, colour green. saturday, which is saturn's day, the oldest of the gods, claims for its distinctive talisman the most splendid of all gems, or the queen of precious stones, the lustre-darting diamond, which is produced from the black of sab, seb, or saturn, the origin of all visible things, or the great deep, or great mother, in one sense. the white lady of berlin. 183 is the woman's month, or month in which may-day occurs, and in

arcophagus in the british museum. fig. 59. the eminences, st. michael's mount and mont st- michel, were dedicated by the phoenicians to the sun-god fig. 57. 212 the rosicrucians (hercules, as the hydra or dragon-slayer. these mounts in the channel are secondary hercules pillars, similar to calpe and abyla. figs. 60, 61. heads of ships: a. fiddle-head; b, c, d. gondola; e. ceres reaping-hook, also saturn; f. blade and fasces; g. beak of galley; h. glaive; i. prow of grecian galley. the architectural genealogy of the tower or steeple displays other phases of the alterations of the upright. all towers are descendants of the biblical votive stones, and fig. 62. stonehenge. in multiplying have changed in aspect according to the ideas of the people of the country in which they were druidical sto

purpose of the familiar maypole. 150 151 152 fig 150. rhamasseion, thebes, caryatic portico. fig 151. india, origin of the corinthian. fig 152. india, rudimental corinthian capital, as also rudimental christian. fig. 153. fig. 154. stone crosses at sandbach, in cheshire. each finger in fig. 162 is devoted to a separate planet refer to the engraving of the hand. the maypole. 235 fig. 167, hook of saturn, crook of bishops, by hook or crook, meaning by fair means or foul, is a proverbial expression continually heard. fig. 156. fig. 155. there are two works which will assist in throwing light upon that mystic system of the ancients, probably originating in the dreaming east, that refers the production of music to architectural forms or geometric diagrams; 157 158 fig. 157. hindoo monograms of

JESSUP MK THE CASE FOR THE UFO

be about two and one-half minutes or one hundred and fifty seconds. mercury's apparent diameter, when in transit, averages about twelve seconds, depending on its distance of the moment, so this thing, if it be considered an intra- mercurial planet, must have had an actual size of more than twenty times that of mercury, that is, a diameter of 60,000 miles or so. obviously such a thing as large as saturn does not exist in any intra- mercurial orbit. what then, was it? and how far away? at the gravitational neutral the apparent diameter of two and one-half minutes would represent a real diameter of two hundred miles or less. again, it seems unlikely that a thing so large would penetrate the earth-moon system without causing some noticeable disturbance so, again, what and how far? at eight hu

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

he exegetical layer, h and chapter 6 gconcealment and heresy: astrology and the secret of the torah. h. schwartz, dov. gjudah halevi and abraham ibn ezra h= chapter one) in studies on astral magic in medieval jewish thought, translated by david louvish and batya stein [the brill reference library of judaism, vol. 20 (leiden. boston: brill, 2005. sela, shlomo. gabraham ibn ezra fs appropriation of saturn, h in kabbalah: journal for the study of jewish mystical texts, vol. 10, edited by daniel abrams and avraham elqayam (los angeles: cherub press, 2004. 20081 21 5. hasidei ashkenaz while not considered part of the early kabbalah in the strictest sense, the german hasidim must be seen as a bridge between the earlier merkabah/hekhalot mysticism and the kabbalah which as to follow.or certain as

KASAK VEEDE UNDERSTANDING PLANETS IN ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA

ted the strongest interconnections (based mainly on the akkadian material, because. except for the sun, the moon, and venus. we do not know about the state of matters in sumerian period; thus these three are also the only ones that have numerical counterparts in the assyrian tree of life. table 2. main gods of mesopotamia, the planets connected to them, and their portfolios by akkadian tradition. saturn is hard to interpret, as it is connected to ninurta, but this leads us through nabu straight to mercury. at first sight, the composition of such a table does not seem to be very hard. sumerian nanna and akkadian sin are the moongod, utu or .ama. is the sungod without a hint of doubt. with the rest, however, there are problems. for an estonian, the concept of stars as a heavenly writing. akk

sumer akkad planet main portfolio of the god in akkadian tradition an anu god of heaven enlil marduk (b l) jupiter main god, god of air and earth enki ea god of waters and wisdom nanna sin moon moongod, god of fertility and prosperity utu .ama. sun sungod, god of justice inanna i.tar venus goddess of love and war (ninurta) nabu mercury god of wisdom and writing (savior, redeemer) ninurta ninurta saturn god of war and hunting? nergal mars god of plague, famine, war, and the underworld 15 we bring an excerpt of a list of witnesses from a pact between the same assyrian king and median king ramataia (672 bc, signs denoting the planets are translated as modern planet names: in the presence of the planets, jupiter, venus, saturn, mercury, mars, sirius, and in the presence of assur, anu, enlil

. the same is suggested by brown: gmuch is said about planets grepresenting h or gstanding for h gods or constellations. h the relations of planets with gods are intricate, and deserve a separate study and much more accurate terminology than we are currently used to (brown 2000: 54. the tangle is further increased by the fact that the planets with the strongest maleficent influence, like mercury, saturn, and mars, do not have always a strong, one-to-one relation to one god. e.g. saturn is connected to ninurta, who tends to be identified with nabu, who in turn is connected to mercury. we can also, starting from ninurta, reach the war god nergal who is connected to mars. akkadian astral terminology in cuneiform texts, any name can be found written in different ways; and the meaning of a name

name can depend on its written form. for the sake of better understanding we shall add to the name of a celestial 16 body its number by gossmann fs catalogue in brackets (gossmann 1950. this classical catalogue contains the names of celestial bodies and related gods with data concerning them. e.g. mulgal (g62, akkadian kakkabu rabu ebig star f, can mean the moon, the bright star sirius, jupiter, saturn, and in astrological texts also a meteor. the combination mulrab-bu (g367) is pronounced and translated similarly to the previous one, but it means jupiter, venus, or the not too conspicious star oph in the constellation of ophiuchus (gossmann 1950: 18, 183. eplanet f can be met in three forms: dudu.idim, muludu.idim or mulbi-ib-bu. udu.idim, akkadian bibbu in itself means ewild sheep f; wh

le edog f is ur, ewolf f is ur.idim. figure 5. eplanet f (akkadian bibbu) in two forms: dudu.idim and mulbi-ib-bu. in cuneiform texts, wedge signs are usually not as clearly grouped and are often written downright carelessly. handwriting of the ancient scribes is sometimes a problem in assyriology. the above-mentioned dudu.idim could also mark jupiter, venus, and mercury, but sometimes also mars, saturn, or even the constellation of scales. although theoretically it is possible to collect all planet names and gods related to them, their reading and interpretation have changed quite a lot in time (kugler 1907: 293; gossmann 1950; borger 1981; rochberg 1998: 28.29. sometimes, instead of naming the sun, the moon, and venus, a number as a symbol of the corresponding god is 17 used together wit

orresponding god is 17 used together with the determinative of the god (e.g. the sun is marked by d20) as has been pointed out by simo parpola fs new model of the assyrian tree of life (parpola 1998: 285, 289. all planets together can be met mainly in astrological texts and there they are arranged in order of their beneficial influence. the original arrangement. the moon, the sun, jupiter, venus, saturn, mercury, mars, was later replaced by the moon, the sun, jupiter, venus, mercury, saturn, mars; saturn and mercury exchanged places (rochberg 1998: 90. in this article we follow the same arrangement with every planet fs name followed by its number in gossmann fs catalogue, its pronunciation in akkadian, translation and commentaries. in case of planets, the determinatives dingir (d) and mul

ury. from this developed the greek transcription (gossmann 1950: 24. earlier, instead of gu4, gud has been read. a shorter variant of the same name is mulgu4.ud (g79. an interesting expression is mul2gu4.ud mu-.a-az-nin zunni erainbringer mercury f (gossmann 1950: 25. in addition to nabu and marduk, mercury was connected to ninurta, who usually represented the evening sun and is mostly related to saturn. also, it could be mentioned that one name for mercury is ilu mu.ta- ri-lu or ilu mu.-ta-di5-lu, erunning god f (compare to arabian almu.tari. in horoscopes, mercury is usually gu4.ud. its bad aspect may be expressed by the same appellation as mars. mul.anumma. saturn the full name of saturn is muludu.idim.sag.u (g141, abbreviated mulsag.u (g333, akkadian kaj(j)amanu enormal f, eregular f

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n horizon or flee to the horizon to the west. to speed or halt or turn back the sun was my prerogative and pleasure. my rod commanded also the silver moon, that lights night's shadow with virginal beams. i could make her wax or wane as i willed. others too knelt to my vice regency: crimson mars and gentle venus, swift mercury of the dawn's new light, mighty jupiter and his four-fold train and dim saturn who augurs ill. the seas i commanded with a hand, directing their tides to grow and fall. a dozen dozen myriads of angels were my thegns 6 that rode at my left, at my right, at my back. indeed was my glory most great! most beautiful and most noble was i, and am, and the high favour bestowed upon my name by the architect of creation stirred, in the hearts of my lesser kin, treacherous envy a

orizon or flee to the horizon to the west. to speed or halt or turn back the sun was my prerogative and pleasure. my rod commanded also the silver moon, that lights night's shadow with virginal beams. i could make her wax or wane as i willed. 67 others too knelt to my vice regency: crimson mars and gentle venus, swift mercury of the dawn's new light, mighty jupiter and his four-fold train and dim saturn who augurs ill. the seas i commanded with a hand, directing their tides to grow and fall. a dozen dozen myriads of angels were my thegns that rode at my left, at my right, at my back. indeed was my glory most great! most beautiful and most noble was i, and am, and the high favour bestowed upon my name by the architect of creation stirred, in the hearts of my lesser kin, treacherous envy and

KNOWLEDGE LECTURE FOUR

as thinly veiled in cloun iv- fourth knowledge lecture below are the geomantic figures and their zodiacal attributions! p puer& o puella@ v amissio* rubeus# albus( u acquisitio$ m populus) x carcer$ n via_ z tristitia% s fortuna major+ y laetitia% t fortuna minor q caput draconis^ w conjunctio r cauda draconis lineal figures of the planets below are the numbers and lineal figures of the planets: saturn 3 triangle jupiter 4 square mars 5 pentagram sun 6 hexagram venus 7 heptagram mercury 8 octagram moon 9 enneagram this topic is considerably elaborated in a very important document entitled polygons and polygrams. there are a number of drawings to illustrate each point made. the magical squares of the planets they are formed of the squares of the number of the planet, arranged so as to yiel

s. there are a number of drawings to illustrate each point made. the magical squares of the planets they are formed of the squares of the number of the planet, arranged so as to yield the same number each way. the number of the sum of each column of figures and the number of the total of all the number of the squares are also especially attached to the planet. for example the number of the planet saturn is 3, square 9, the sum of all columns vertical, horizontal and diagonal is 15. the total sum of all numbers is 45. these numbers are then formed into divine and spirit names. the solid greek cubical cross it is the admission badge for the path of tau, and is composed of 22 squares which answer to the 22 letters of the hebrew alphabet. the solid triangle or tetrahedron this figure is also k

KNOWLEDGE LECTURE TWO

s and pictures which arise in your mind. the four worlds of the qabalah are: atziluth, archetypal pure diety twlyxa briah, creative archangelic hayrb yetzirah, formative angelic hryxy assiah, action matter, man, shells, demons hycu the ten houses, or heavens, of assiah, the material world, are: 1. primum mobile, rashith ha gilgalim \ylglgh tycar 2. sphere of the zodiac, mazloth twlzm 3. sphere of saturn, shabbathai yatbc 4. sphere of jupiter, tzedek 'qdx 5. sphere of mars, madim \ydm 6. sphere of the sun, shemesh cmc 7. sphere of venus, nogah hgwn 8. sphere of mercury, kokab bkwk 9. sphere of the moon, levannah hnbl 10. spehere of the elements, olam yesodoth twdwsy \lwu the divine names attributed to the sephiroth kether's divine name is eheieh (hyha, its archangel is metatron( wrffm, its

the beni elohim(\yhla ynb, or 'sons of god/desses. yesod's divine name is shaddai el chai (yjla ydc, its archangel is gabriel (layrbg, and its choir of angels is the kerubim(\ybwrk, or 'strong ones. malkuth's divine name is adonai ha-aretz( rah ynda, its archangel is sandalphon wpldns)and its choir of angels is the ashim(\yca, or 'virile ones. planetary names, angels, and intelligences in hebrew, saturn is called 'shabbathai. it's angel is cassiel, its intelligence, or beneficial spirit, is agiel (layga, and its spirit (darker aspect) is zazel (lzaz) jupiter is called tzedek. it's angel is sachiel, its intelligence is iophiel (layphy, and its spirit is hismael (lamsh. mars is called madim. its angel is zamael, its intelligence is graphiel (layparg, and its spirit is bartzabel (labxrb. the

LEADBEATER C W THE HIDDEN LIFE IN FREEMASONRY 2E

t is one of the reasons why the older planets always have less hydrogen than the younger- it leaks away to a certain extent as the planet rushes along through space. that reduces the amount of water on the globe. thus we find that mars, which is older than the earth in proportion to its size, and is in a later period of its life, has slightly more land than water on its surface, while jupiter and saturn which are younger, not in actual age, but in proportion to their size, are almost entirely liquid. there is a great being called the spirit of the earth, who uses the earth as his physical body; he has made his own arrangements to prevent the too rapid escape of his hydrogen, and takes constant care to tyle his lodge; but we of course have nothing to do with that. 372. in thinking of all th

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cript in the biblioth que nationale [6. although this text is based on earlier versions, repeated mention of the year 1641 and guns, shows a late redaction. the "table of practice" has similarities with dee's "holy table. in the former the seven seals have the characters of the seven planets, which also occur in the "magical calendar (published 1620, but with possible connections with trithemius) saturn jupiter mars sun venus mercury moon the descriptions of the seals for each sign of the zodiac are evidently abstracted from paracelsus, the second treatise of celestial medicines, cf. archidoxes of magic translated by robert turner, 1656, pp. 136 ff. ars almadel in 1608, trithemius mentioned a long list of books on magic, including the book "almadel attributed to king solomon [7] ars almade

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

e devil on two sticks, by alain r. le sage, in which he is the central character. in jewish legend asmodeus is said to be the fatherin- law of the bar shalmon, who is a demon. and in the devil s own dear son, by james branch asmodeus (bridgeman art gallery) aurum solis 17 cabell,asmodeus is the son of sammael and lilith (who is adam s first wife. in the legends of solomon, asmodeus (also known as saturn, marcolf, or morolf) is held responsible for creating carousels, music, dancing, and drama. see also demons; judaism for further reading: godwin,malcolm. angels: an endangered species. new york: simon and schuster, 1990. ronner, john. know your angels. murfreesboro, tn: mamre, 1993. astaroth astaroth is mentioned in a variety of sources, often without much detail. in arthur edward waite s t

heavens, which are concentric with the earth, the fixed center of the universe, and around which they revolve at a velocity proportional to their distance from the earth. each heaven is presided over by one of the angelic orders, and exercises its special influence on human beings and their affairs. the seven lowest are the heavens of the planets: the moon, mercury, venus, the sun, mars, jupiter, saturn. the eighth heaven, the sphere of the fixed stars, is the highest visible region of the celestial world, and the ninth heaven, the primum mobile, governs the general motion of the heavens from east to west, and by it all place and time are ultimately measured. finally, beyond and outside the heavens, lies the empyrean, where there is neither time nor place, but light only, and which is the

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he sacrament for health and vitality is no violation of reason, but at most an exaggeration of anticipation; for the matter of the sacrament is indubitably a microcosm; but in the extension of this sacrament to validity in magick is an hiatus comparable to that which exists in the theory of astrology. even granting that an angle of 120 subtended at the eye of the observer on earth between sol and saturn (exempli gratia) is accompanied by certain fortunes, this may be casual and not causal. however, in this matter we have no doubt of the efficacy of the process, and are therefore fain to toy with any hypothesis, investigating as probability may determine us to do. thus we may assume an ether or akasa, inflamed or stressed by a particular prana. and all stresses in this akasa being of one ki

LIBER 777

s whatsoever (including no thing) may be placed upon the tree of life, the table could never be complete. it is already somewhat unwieldy; we have tried to confine ourselves as far as possible to lists of things generally unknown. it must be remembered that the lesser tables are only divided from the thirty-two-fold table in order to economise space; e.g. in the seven-fold table the entries under saturn belong to the thirty-second part in the large table. we have been unable for the moment to tabulate many great systems of magic; the four lesser books of the lemegeton,4 the system of abramelin, if indeed its qliphothic ramifications are susceptible of classification, once we follow it below the great and terrible demonic triads which are under the presidency of the unutterable name;5 the v

yc shin tooth \yhla 32 wt tau tau (as egyptian (15) hy (3) ba 32 bis wt tau[ rah] ynda 31 bis yc shin. a a..a a [alga: hyha] hwchy table i (continued) 3 vi. the heavens of assiah. vii. english of col. vi. viii* orders of qliphoth. 0. 1 \ylglgh tycar rashith ha-gilgalim sphere of primum mobile (1) laymwat thaumiel 2 twlzm mazloth sphere of the zodiac (1) lawgwu ghagiel 3 yatbc shabbathai sphere of saturn (1) layratas satariel 4 qdx tzedeq sphere of jupiter (2) hlksug gha agsheklah 5 \ydam madim sphere of mars (3) bjlwg golachab 6 cmc shemesh sphere of sol (4) wryrgt thagiriron 7 hgn nogah sphere ofvenus (5) qrz bru a arab zaraq 8 kbwk kokab sphere of mercury (6) lams samael 9 hnbl levanah sphere of luna (7) laymg gamaliel 1010 twdwsy \lj cholem yesodoth sphere of the elements (7) tylyl lili

wrybhlc shalehbiron 20 hlwtb betulah virgo e wryrpx tzaphiriron 21. jupiter. 22 \ynzam moznaim libra d wryrybu a abiriron 23 \ym maim water. 24 brqu akrab scorpio c wrytcjn necheshthiron 25 tcq qesheth sagittarius b wrycjn necheshiron 26 ydg gedi capricorn e wrygdgd dagdagiron 27. mars. 28 yld deli aquarius d wrymyhb bahimiron 29 \ygd dagim pisces c wrymycn nashimiron 30. sol. 31 ca ash fire. 32. saturn. 32 bis ra aretz earth. 31 bis ta ath spirit. table of correspondences 4 ix. the sword and the serpent x. mystic numbers of the sephiroth xi* elements (with their planetary rulers. xii* the tree of life. 0. 0. 1 1 root of d 1st plane, middle pillar 2 3 root of b 2nd plane, right pillar 3 6 root of c 2nd plane, left pillar 4 10 c 3rd plane, right pillar 5 15 b 3rd plane, left pillar 6 21 d 4

rits and numbers according to the order in which they appear in the goetia. planetary symbols indicate the rank of the spirit and the material from which its seal is to be made (some spirits have two ranks, thus (the original text has the seals of earls made in mixed copper and silver; mathers suggests copper/silver or silver/mercury alloy for the presidents: liber 777 56 rank planet metal knight saturn lead prince jupiter tin earl mars iron king sol gold duke venus copper president mercury mercury (hmm) marquis luna silver in rendering the names of the demons into hebrew, some suffixes like ion, ius, etc. have been dropped. an alternative set of attributions and hebrew spellings can be found in the sword and the serpent by denning and phillips, and godwin s cabalistic encyclopedia. cols

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1907iiliber astarte vel berylli svb figvra clxxv v a a publication in class d 1 0. this is the book of uniting himself to a particular deity by devotion. 1. considerations before the threshold. first concerning the choice of a particular deity. this matter is of no import, sobeit that thou choose one suited to thine own highest nature. howsoever, this method is not so suitable for gods austere as saturn, or intellectual as thoth. but for such deities as in themselves partake in anywise of love it is a perfect mode. 2. concerning the prime method of this magick art. let the devotee consider well that although christ and osiris be one, yet the former is to be worshipped with christian, and the latter with egyptian rites. and this, although the rites themselves are ceremonially equivalent. th

LIBER BATRACHOPHNEROBOOCOSMOMACHIA

d to be a constant disappearance of the image, and the appearance of the same upon a smaller scale. this trick he must outwit by constancy of endeavour. he will then in add in turn venus, mars, mercury and the sun. it is permissible at this stage to change the point of view to the centre of the sun, and to do so may add stability to the conception. the practicus may then a the asteroids, jupiter, saturn, uranus and neptune. the utmost attention to detail is now necessary, as the picture is highly complex, apart from the difficulty of appreciating relative size and distance. let this picture be practised month after month until it is absolutely perfect. the tendency which may manifest itself to pass into dhyana and samadhi must be resolutely combated with the whole strength of the mind. let

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n written without the heptagram within the heptagon. by reading these obliquely are obtained names of angels called (1) fili bonitatis or filiol lucis. e me ese iana the symbolic representation of the universe 2 akele azdobn stimcul (2) fili lucis. i ih ilr dmal heeoa beigia stimcul [these are given attributions to the metals of the planets in this order: sol, luna, venus, jupiter, mars, mercury, saturn (3) fili filiarum lucis. s ab ath ized ekiei madimi esemeli (4) filii filiorum lucis. l (el) aw ave liba rocle hagone(l) ilemese see all these names in the heptagram of the great seal. so also there are seven great angels formed thus: take the corner letter s, then the diagonal next to it ab, then the next diagonal ath, then the fourth diagonal, where is i with 8 21 (which indicates el, and

the god set fighting. purify with fire and water, and announce .the temple is cleansed [knock] let us adore the lord and king of earth! adonai ha aretz, adonai melekh, unto thee be the kingdom, the sceptre, and the splendour: malkuth, geburah, gedulah, the rose of sharon and the lily of the valley, amen [sprinkle salt before earth tablet] let the earth adore adonai [make the invoking hexagram of saturn [make the invoking pentagram of spirit passive and pronounce these names: hyha. alga. nanta [make the invoking pentagram of earth and pronouce this name ]lm ynda] and elohim said: let us make man in our own image; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the fowl of the air; and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. and the elohim created ath-ha-adam: i

4. finally i will warn the reader that schueler& schueler.s .enochian. books for llewellyn should not be regarded as a reliable source of information on either .dee purist. or golden dawn enochian magick, or anything else for that matter. notes 42 notes to part i 1: these talismans, the ensigns of creation, are referred to the seven planets (clockwise from top) venus, sol, mars, mercury, jupiter, saturn, luna. the details of the ensigns are not visible on the graphic of the holy table (plate i. the seven ensigns and an account of their reception can be found in mysteriorum liber tertius; they are reproduced in turner (1989. 2: the letters on the holy table itself are derived from the names of the heptarchic kings and princes. the method is described in dee.s libri mysteriorum quinti append

n those sections of the dee diaries i have been able to consult (primus through to tertius plus tfr, but those made by dee are still extant and are 5 inches in diameter. 5: most of these names consist of a transliteration of the hebrew for the .sphere of the planet. with.-el. stuck on the end. see agrippa de occulta philosophia lib. iii cap. xxviii, where most of these names appear. the spirit of saturn is called sabathiel; the spirit of jupiter zedekiel; the spirit of mars, madimiel; the spirit of the sun semeliel, or semeschia; the spirit of venus nogahel; the spirit of mercury cochabiah, or cochabiel; the spirit of the moon, jareahel, or levanael. a corabiel is cited as one of the .angels of the first heaven ruling monday. in the heptameron of pseudo-abano, but there has no particular c

am. and to the tarot trumps corresponding. 15: see regardie (ed, the golden dawn, vol. iv. 16: suit by element of lesser angle, rank by element of column; so in the lesser angles of water, the square with the left and right sides referred to fire is attributed to the knight of cups. 17: each square is additionally referred to one of the 16 figures of geomancy, and to one of the signs or elements (saturn replacing earth as per the dual attribution of the path of tau, and thence to the hebrew letter and tarot card corresponding: thus row column attributions fire a puer h iv. the emperor water d populus j vii. the chariot air g puella l viii. justice fire (cardinal signs) earth j carcer o xv. the devil fire e fortuna minor f xi. strength water h rubeus n xiii. death air k tristesia x xvii. th

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photh. for in my stupidity i began to try a certain ritual of the evil magic, so called. not evil in truth, because only that is evil (in one sense) which does not lead to adonai (in another sense, all is evil which is not adonai) and of course i had the insane idea that this ritual would serve to stimulate my devotion. for the information of the z.a.m, i may explain that this ritual pertained to saturn in libra;1 and, though right enough in its own plane, is a dog-faced demon in this operation. is it, though? i am so blind that i can no longer decide the simplest problems. else, i see so well, and am so balanced, that i see both sides of every question. in chess-blindness one used to abjure the game. i never tried to stick it through; i wish i had. anyhow, i have to stick this through! o

alanced, that i see both sides of every question. in chess-blindness one used to abjure the game. i never tried to stick it through; i wish i had. anyhow, i have to stick this through! o lord of the eye, let thine eye be ever open upon me! for he that watcheth israel doth not slumber nor sleep! lord s.iva, open thou the eye upon me, and consume me altogether in its brilliance! 1 [this is obscure: saturn in libra suggests the three of swords (sorrow) and the goetic demons purson and gremory, but crowley.s reference is perhaps better explained by the entry for the second decan of libra in the golden dawn paper on the magical images of the decans (in regardie, complete g.d; abbreviated in 777 cols. cxlix-cli .a man dark and of unpleasant face. a .face. of ill-deeds yet of singing and mirth, g

before the lord adonai. it is near the night of the full moon; in my life the full moon hath ever been of great augury. but tonight i am too poor in spirit to hope. lo! i was travelling on the paths of lamed and of mem, of justice and the hanged man, and i fell into both the pitfalls thereof. instead of the great balance firmly held, i found only libra, the house of venus and of the exaltation of saturn; and these evil planets, smiling and frowning, overcame me. and so for the sublime path of man; instead of that symbol of the adept, his foot set firmly upon heaven, his whole figure showing forth the reconciler with the invisible, i found but the stagnant and bitter water of selfishness, the dead sea of the soul. for all is illusion. who saith .i. denieth adonai, save only if he mean adona

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disappearance of the image, and the appearance of the same upon a smaller scale. this trick he must outwit by constancy of endeavour. he will then add in turn venus, mars, mercury and the sun. it is permissible at this stage to change the point of view to svb figvra dxxxvi 3 the centre of the sun, and to do so may add stability to the conception. the practicus may then add the asteroids, jupiter, saturn, uranus and neptune.3 the utmost attention to detail is now necessary, as the picture is highly complex, apart from the difficulty of appreciating relative size and distance. let this picture be practised month after month until it is absolutely perfect. the tendency which may manifest itself to pass into dhy.na and s.madhi must be resolutely combated with the whole strength of the mind. le

LIBER LVII

unconscious self of the normal man. reflex actions, circulation, breathing, digestion, etc, all pertain here. 10. the illusory physical envelope; the scaffolding of the building. 32 liber lviii section iv having compared these attributions with those to be found in 777, studied them, assimilated them so thoroughly that it is natural and needs no effort to think .binah, mother, great sea, throne, saturn, black, myrrh, sorrow, intelligence, etc. etc. etc. in a flash whenever the number 3 is mentioned, we may profitably proceed to go through to the most important of the higher numbers. for this purpose i have removed myself from books of reference; only those things which have become fixed in my mind (from their importace) deserve place in the simplicity of this essay. 12. awh .he. a title o

wchy \c, the name of jesus. the names of nero, napoleon, w. e. gladstone, and any person that you may happen to dislike, add up to this number. in reality it is the final extension of the number 6, both because 6 111([la= 111= 1= 6, and because the sun, whose greatest number it is, is 6 (i here interpolate a note on the .mystic numbers. of the planets. the first is that of the planet itself, e.g. saturn, 3. the second is that of the number of squares in the square of the planet, e.g. saturn, 9. the third is 56 [see the sepher yetzirah. t.s] 57 [in equinox i (2, or regardie (ed) the golden dawn. t.s] 58 [see the golden dawn z1 document. t.s] on the qabalah 39 that of the figures in each line of the .magic square. of the planet, e.g. saturn 15. a .magic square. is one in which each file, ran

malkuth= kether= 1. scholion z. 9= ix= the hermit= yod= 10= x= the wheel of fortune= k= 20= xx= the last judgement= c= 300= 30= l= justice= viii= 8= j= the chariot= vii= 7= z= the lovers= vi= 6= w= the pope= v= 5= h= the emperor62= iv= 4= d= the empress= iii= 3= g= the high priestess= ii= 2= b= the magus= i= 1= a= the fool= 0. scholion h. 9= luna= g= 3, etc, as before. scholion q. 9= indigo lead= saturn= 3, etc, as before. there are many other lines of argument. this form of reasoning reminds one of the riddle .why is a story like a ghost. answer .a story.s a tale; a tail.s a brush; a brush is a broom; a brougham.s a carriage; a carriage is a gig; a gig.s a trap; a trap.s a snare; a snare.s a gin; gin.s a spirit; and a spirit.s a ghost. but our identities are not thus false; meditation rev

LIBER LXVII THE SWORD OF SONG

er, and notably as we improve, this becomes first difficult, then impossible. at first sight this fact suggests that we are injuring our brains by the practice, but the explanation is as follows: suppose we figure the central consciousness as the sun, intent on seeing that nothing falls into him. first the near planets are carefully arranged, so that no collision can occur; afterwards jupiter and saturn, until his whole system is safe. if then any body fall upon the sun, he knows that it is not from any of those planets how any sane person can describe this process as delusive and unhealthy passes my comprehension; that any scientist should do so implies an ignorance on his part of the facts. i may add that the most rigid necessity exists for perfect health of body and mind before this pra

LIBER MMCMXI NOTE ON GENESIS

temple of solomon the king. also, 13 is the numeration of dja= unity, as also is the great name of god, la, by aiq bekar or temurah. liber mmcmxi 14 y is the hand* symbolising power in action, and its taro key is the hermit and the voice of light, the prophet of the gods. thus .proclaimed is the reign of the gods of light. t is the last letter of the alphabet, the finis, the omega, the universe, saturn, the outermost planet, and it is also aort, throa, the gate of the universe; and by qabalah of nine chambers it is d, the gateway of initiation. hence .at the threshold of the universe. so the whole word reads: b this is the magical history r of the dawning of the light. a begun are the whirling motions; c formulated is the primal fire; y proclaimed is the reign of the gods of light t at th

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and starting from the same point, but trace each triangle in the opposite direction. 13 see 777, col. v. generally for the planets use the name for the sephirah corresponding, and for the signs, the name of the sephirah corresponding to the ruling planet. in the version taught in the golden dawn, the letters of ararita were attributed to the points of the hexagram in .lightning flash. order (a to saturn, r to jupiter, a to mars, etc) and the particular letter was to be vibrated along with the other names. 14 the print editions read. as in plate on preceding page. the hexagram of sol is formed by tracing the hexagrams of the other six planets in order, thus twelve triangles in total. in the diagram, numbers are placed by the starting point of the first stroke* all material by aleister crowl

LIBER SEPTEM REGUM SANCTORUM

cy& justice, upon whose head is the golden crown of light that is invisible to men! hail unto thee, hail unto thee, sole light in our darkness! hail unto thee through whom alone.)5 may attain unto the brotherhood immortal. deign to guide this aspirant in the straight path& let him not fall into the way of those who err (there is no answer. let us arise& seek osiris (they come to the first throne) saturn welcome. welcome, welcome, for thou art chosen, o thou that hast aspired to the brotherhood immortal. aspiration is strength& i give thee of my bounty: peace& plenty& contentment& good health& length of days. all these host thou won by virtue of that single aspiration. but beware of the black shadow at my side, for he shall put ice against thy heart; he shall constrict thy whole being; he s

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e stele 666, showing the gods of the aon, while .strength.9 is a picture of babalon and the beast, the earthly emissaries of those gods. sht is the dynamic equivalent of la and la. sh shows the word of the law, being triple, as 93 is thrice 31. t shows the formula of magic declared in that word; the lion, the serpent, the sun, courage and sexual love are all indicated by the card. in la note that saturn or satan is exalted in the house of venus or astarte and it is an airy sign. thus l is father- mother, two and naught, and the spirit (holy ghost) of their love is also naught. love is ahbh, 13, which is achd. unity, 1, aleph. who is .the fool. who is naught, but none the less an individual one, who (as such) is not another, yet unconscious of himself until his oneness expresses itself as a

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

aved across the sky, and this may have contributed to the choice of the translation of his day into that of the thunderer, thor, giving us thursday. dies veneris bore the name of venus, goddess of love. the deity the germanic peoples chose to render her name was at that time *frija, and that gives us friday *frija was the predecessor of frigg, however, not of freyja. dies saturni bore the name of saturn, the old roman harvest god. curiously, the germanic peoples do not seem to have equated him with any of their gods. our name gsaturday h reflects a simple borrowing of his name, as does dutch zaterdag. scandinavian lordag/lordag means gwashday. h these translations offer us some sense of both the stability and innovation of the oral tradition that carried the mythology forward from the migr

LUCIFERIAN SORCERY

rer is to separate the spirit from flesh and control the mind on many levels, it is the seat of our immortal possibility of astral independence. one chant of initiation is meant to be practiced by the solitary witch who seeks the light of lucifer, from which she or he shall invoke under the stars in the wood of their heritage, or the temple consecrated to the great work. by the oath of belial and saturn, the awakening of hidden light the lifting of flesh through dream and chant i call upon thee, asmodeus, devil lord of the winds of forests and caves speak upon the web of dreams, i invoke thee within my very essence, by serpent and wolf by fire and earth, ice and snow, desert and heat pass beyond the veil little known by most, for i am a child of this flesh! 10 i offer now my dedication of

nd heat pass beyond the veil little known by most, for i am a child of this flesh! 10 i offer now my dedication of my own will to the powers of night, and of the great work itself! that through my dedication to the path of witch blood, i shall know the secrets not so hidden -from the book of the witch moon, a witches sabbat grimoire of vampiric sorcery and chaos magick by michael ford, 1999, 2001 saturn itself is the lower octave of which initiation is led, and through this planetary symbol may the practitioner emerge through the dual gnosis of lucifer and shaitan, the gateways of becoming upon the path. the order of phosphorus is founded upon the techniques taught through the lore of witches sabbat, the lore and legend of the old transferred into magickal technique. the common history of

uary technician. while the triple hermetic circle used by coven nachttoter/the order of phosphorus differs from the original, the foundation is in itself similar if not the same. the triple hermetic circle is presented here anew, that the student makes use this by daring to do so. the reworked version is attributed to the four elements as follows: direction element god form planet north earth set saturn/sothis east fire horus mars/sun south water thoth moon west air anubis venus while pathal attributions are based on the elements in a different manner, this hermetic version in the directions and elements were first developed by hamara t however the god forms were developed through the order of phosphorus. one may develop their own circle based on the pathal elements within a left hand path

elements in a different manner, this hermetic version in the directions and elements were first developed by hamara t however the god forms were developed through the order of phosphorus. one may develop their own circle based on the pathal elements within a left hand path manner as the following for an example. direction element god form archetypical image planet south fire satan-shaitan peacock saturn/mercury east air lucifer eye venus north earth belial goat or ram sun/saturn west water leviathan serpent/snake moon 18 while the alternate version may be used for many witches sabbat callings and works of lesser or greater black magick, the suggested use of the triple hermetic circle of the different representations and egyptian god forms are highly suggested for a development of associati

he qlippoth bless my emergence from darkness to light, the journey to al dajjal, my center of being. facing west: leviathan master of the self from the depths of the oceans, your secrets shall walk with me always. i am holding the flame of awakening within and shall hold this oath of shadow and the graves of the sea shall still whisper into my ears! facing south: shaitan, satan, who exists behind saturn, let the fires of your manifestation be revealed in the rite of your true nature, from which all concepts of ill be forgotten and the essence absorbed. i call forth the shadows of flame who reside with babalon to bless my journey into the light of your self. facing east: lucet, lucifer, the source of my knowledge of self, morning star of wisdom and perfection. let the light of your essence

ad. sabbat- the meeting of witches in the dream plane, the secret arcana of leaving the body. there are two aspects of the sabbat, the empyrean/celestial (of air the luciferian sabbat) and the infernal sabbat (chthonic, demonic and earth based. these two elements of the dream conclave are connected with the symbolism of which the fraturnitias saturni focused upon as the higher and lower octave of saturn. shades shadows of the dead, spirits which commune with the living. the witches sabbat path works with shades from ancestral manes and evoked spirits. thanatos death and the spirit therein. thanatos is considered the death posture guide through which we meet the deep desire, thanatos is the gateway therefore. theurgy holy or high magick, practiced originally or defined by the egyptian plato

LUCIFERIAN WITCHCRAFT AN INTRODUCTION

highest aspects of the sethian, ahrimanic or luciferian spirit. this article was originally published in a setian publication as sabbatic sorcery and set and has since been advanced accordingly and fully updated. suggested reading: luciferian witchcraft by michael fialuciferian witchcraft a modern approach to a medieval magickal art- an introduction by micheal ford 2001 by the oath of belial and saturn, the awakening of hidden light the lifting of flesh through dream and chant i call upon thee, asmodeus, devil lord of the winds of forests and caves speak upon the web of dreams, i invoke thee within my very essence, by serpent and wolf by fire and earth, ice and snow, desert and heat pass beyond the veil little known by most, for i am a child of this flesh! i offer now my dedication of my

LURQUIN STONE EVOLUTION AND RELIGIOUS CREATION MYTHS

olcanic activity driving complicated chemical reactions. these are also plausible scenarios, but at the risk of irritating some colleagues, we think they are less developed than the sequence we explain below. hydrogen is by far the most abundant element in the universe. it is present in its molecular form (h2) in high concentrations in the atmospheres of the giant gas planets, notably jupiter and saturn. thus, hydrogen is thought to have been part of the primeval atmosphere of all planets right after the formation of the solar system, about 4.5 billion years ago. hydrogen is no longer found at significant concentrations in the atmospheres of rocky planets such as venus, earth, and mars. this is because the low gravity of these planets compared to that of the gas giants could not prevent th

which could be a sign of bacterial life there. the search continues. a little less close to home, one of the large satellites of jupiter, europa, is thought to have a large ocean of liquid water under its outer ice crust. space probes are being designed to penetrate the icy surface of europa and search for life in its putative ocean. even farther away from earth is titan, the largest satellite of saturn. the huygens probe launched by nasa and the european space agency soft-landed there in 2005. the probe revealed the existence on titan of a brew of carbon-containing molecules and riverlike structures where liquid methane perhaps flows. even though titan is unlikely to harbor life because it is so cold, it may well be that it is a frozen example of what prebiotic earth may have looked like

a brew of carbon-containing molecules and riverlike structures where liquid methane perhaps flows. even though titan is unlikely to harbor life because it is so cold, it may well be that it is a frozen example of what prebiotic earth may have looked like, with all sorts of organics raining down on the planet s surface. furthermore, in 2006, the spacecraft cassini, which is currently exploring the saturn system, discovered liquid water geysers on saturn s small satellite enceladus. what is more, enceladus was also shown to harbor organic compounds, such as methane and propane. the existence of geysers suggests the presence of liquid water under enceladus s water ice crust. presently, we do not understand how liquid water can exist in the frigid environment of the saturnian system, but here

MANLY P HALL THE SECRET TEACHINGS OF ALL AGES

pis and those of other ancient peoples. the first is from richard payne knight's symbolical language of ancient art and mythology "hence varro [in de lingua latina] says that coelum and terra, that is universal mind and productive body, were the great gods of the samothracian mysteries; and the same as the serapis and isis of the later gyptians: the taautos and astarte of the phoenicians, and the saturn and ops of the latins" the second quotation is from albert pike's morals and dogma"'thee' says martianus capella, in his hymn to the sun 'dwellers on the nile adore as serapis, and memphis worships as osiris: in the sacred rites of persia thou art mithras, in phrygia, atys, and libya bows down to thee as ammon, and phoenician byblos as adonis; thus the whole world adores thee under differen

ppropriate sacrifice, each king renewed his click to enlarge the scheme of the universe according to the greeks and romans. from cartari's imagini degli dei degli antichi. by ascending successively through the fiery sphere of hades, the spheres of water, earth, and air, and the heavens of the moon, the plane of mercury is reached. above mercury are the planes of venus, the sun, mars, jupiter, and saturn, the latter containing the symbols of the zodiacal constellations. above the arch of the heavens (saturn) is the dwelling place of the different powers controlling the universe. the supreme council of the gods is composed of twelve deities--six male and six female--which correspond to the positive and negative signs of the zodiac. the six gods are jupiter, vulcan, apollo, mars, neptune, and

mbolize the circumambulations of the heavenly bodies. pan was a composite creature, the upper part--with the exception of his horns--being human, and the lower part in the form of a goat. pan is the prototype of natural energy and, while undoubtedly a phallic deity, should nor be confused with priapus. the pipes of pan signify the natural harmony of the spheres, and the god himself is a symbol of saturn because this planet is enthroned in capricorn, whose emblem is a goat. the egyptians were initiated into the mysteries of pan, who was regarded as a phase of jupiter, the demiurgus. pan represented the impregnating power of the sun and was the chief of a horde rustic deities, and satyrs. he also signified the controlling spirit of the lower worlds. the fabricated a story to the effect that

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

inations, deceit, and craftiness. upon the third ring sits venus, and to it are returned the lusts and passions. upon the fourth ring sits the sun, and to this lord are returned ambitions. upon the fifth ring sits mars, and to it are returned rashness and profane boldness. upon the sixth ring sits jupiter, and to it are returned the sense of accumulation and riches. and upon the seventh ring sits saturn, at the gate of chaos, and to it are returned falsehood and evil plotting "then, being naked of all the accumulations of the seven rings, the soul comes to the eighth sphere, namely, the ring of the fixed stars. here, freed of all illusion, it dwells in the light and sings praises to the father in a voice which only the pure of spirit may understand. behold, o hermes, there is a great myste

ighth sphere, namely, the ring of the fixed stars. here, freed of all illusion, it dwells in the light and sings praises to the father in a voice which only the pure of spirit may understand. behold, o hermes, there is a great mystery in the eighth sphere, for the milky way is the seed-ground of souls, and from it they drop into the rings, and to the milky way they return again from the wheels of saturn. but some cannot climb the seven-runged ladder of the rings. so they wander in darkness below and are swept into eternity with the illusion of sense and earthiness "the path to immortality is hard, and only a few find it. the rest await the great day when the wheels of the universe shall be stopped and the immortal sparks shall escape from the sheaths of substance. woe unto those who wait

other lay down in the box, but in disappointment click to enlarge isis, queen of heaven. from mosaize historie der hebreeuwse kerke. diodorus writes of a famous inscription carved on a column at nysa, in arabia, wherein isis described herself as follows "i am isis, queen of this country. i was instructed by mercury. no one can destroy the laws which i have established. i am the eldest daughter of saturn, most ancient of the gods. i am the wife and sister of osiris the king. i first made known to mortals the use of wheat. i am the mother of orus the king. in my honor was the city of bubaste built. rejoice, o egypt, rejoice, land that gave me birth (see "morals and dogma" by albert pike) p. 46 rose again, until at last osiris also tried. the moment he was in the chest typhon and his accompli

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e the letters to numbers: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z keep adding the resultant numbers together till they form a single digit, thus: j o h n+ s m i t h 1+ 6+ 8+ 5 1+ 4+ 9+ 2+ 8= 20= 24= 44= 4+ 4= 8 now numerologically speaking the digits have the following traditional planetary attribution: 1. the sun 2. the moon 3. mars 4. mercury 5. jupiter 6. venus 7. saturn 8. uranus 9. neptune in john smith's case, his name planet will be uranus. his next step would be to consult a book of classical myth and legend, on the subject matter surrounding uranus. there will be ample material to select a name from, especially if the book is one of comparative mythology, showing the interrelations of legends among different cultures. should none of these methods yiel

ired is the purification of the place of working, and the spell itself. now all of these processes in this chapter are best per formed on a friday around eight in the morning, three in the afternoon or ten at night, when the moon is waxing. some truly astrologically minded witches claim that the moon should be passing through the first ten degrees of taurus or virgo and well aspected to venus and saturn as well, this, however, is not strictly necessary, although fully in accord with principles of medieval witchcraft. the observance of the correct moon's phase, suitable day of the week, and time of day, along with a firmly resolved intention, is all that is really necessary. among the first love spells you should acquaint yourself with as a beginner should be those classed under the heading

l are traditionally the angels assigned to these spheres. tiriel and malcha are the intelligences assigned to mercury and the moon respectively, while baresches is in all probability the past part of malcha's complete hebrew name which has become detached and turned into an entity in its own right "malcha be tarshishim va a'ad be ruach shechalim" the name zazel is that of the spirit of the planet saturn, here doubling for the earth. in astral or sidereal magic which deals with a heptadic or sevenfold planetary scheme, the earth powers are generally classified and invoked under the aegis of saturn. the worst thing about this charm is its verbosity, which far from stirring your deep mind into activity, may in fact only succeed in lulling it back to sleep. the redeeming qualities of the proce

placed your house within hertha's care. it is in fact the vestige of an ancient sacrificial earth ritual, and can be considered most effective in matters of blessing the home, and protection generally. in the past, ritual witches would use this process to bless pastures and ploughed fields as well as individual homesteads. similar in effect, but considerably different in approach is the square of saturn spell. this is a talisman as opposed to an amulet. it makes use of a cabalistic magic square similar in kind to your square of mercury, but entirely different in composition. actually, the powers of saturn and mercury are radically opposed in nature, mercury being the airy sky principle of intellectual matters, saturn, the earthy and chthonic principle of material things. the method of maki

is a talisman as opposed to an amulet. it makes use of a cabalistic magic square similar in kind to your square of mercury, but entirely different in composition. actually, the powers of saturn and mercury are radically opposed in nature, mercury being the airy sky principle of intellectual matters, saturn, the earthy and chthonic principle of material things. the method of making your square of saturn is thus: choose a saturday on or just after the new moon, and at either 8 a.m, 3 p.m, or 10 p.m, kindle a tellurian incense in your thurible, and place salt water in your chalice. exorcise a piece of talisman paper by fire and water, and with your pen and ink of art, divide the paper up into nine compartments. now, slowly and deliberately fill in the squares with the appropriate numbers, be

e a tellurian incense in your thurible, and place salt water in your chalice. exorcise a piece of talisman paper by fire and water, and with your pen and ink of art, divide the paper up into nine compartments. now, slowly and deliberately fill in the squares with the appropriate numbers, beginning with number i and ending at 9. with each number, as in your square of mercury variety. the square of saturn 4 9 2 3 5 7 8 1 6 concentrate on hertha's image and chant a phrase which suggests the earth power to you. this can, again, be composed of a list of the goddesses' names such as "rhea, ceres, hulda, vesta" or simply "hertha, bless this house and all who live in it" or even a stanza from a poem which evokes the feeling of safety, protection, or prosperity, such as the hertha invocation alread

ur jingle with each circle. this pictorially represents the magical security of your home. cense and seal with the triple cross and "so mote it be" and fold the paper into a packet, tying it firmly with red ribbon, knotted thrice. as with your egg, conceal it immediately in a consecrated place in hertha's name, making it part of the structure of your home. these two devices, the egg and square of saturn, should suffice to cover any everyday contingencies such as occasional bursts of hostile vibrations set up by the family rows over the dinner table, or those set humming by casual "overlooking" of the envious next-door neighbour or visiting friends (probably totally unconsciously on their part. however, being great magpies and pickers-up of unconsidered trifles, many witches like to reinfor

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d affinity, god having destined them for the preservation and guidance of those terrestrial things which are submitted to the power of man. there are different kinds of spirits, according to the things over which they preside, some of them govern the empyrean heaven, others the primum mobil, others the first and second crystalline, others the starry heaven; there are also spirits of the heaven of saturn, which i call saturnites. there are jovial, martial, solar, venerean, mercurial, and lunar spirits; there are also (spirits) in the elements as well as in the heavens, there are some in the fiery region, others in the air, others in the water, and others upon the earth, which can all render service to that man who learns their nature, and knows how to attract them. furthermore, i wish to ma

michael 12. salam cassiel michael gabriel zamael raphael sachiel anael the key of solomon page 10 table 3: table of the archangels, angels, metals, days of the week, and colours attributed to each planet. days saturday. thursd. tuesda. sunday. frida. wednes. mond. archangel tzaphquiel tzadiqel khamael raphael haniel michael gabriel angel cassiel sachiel zamael michael anael raphael gabriel planet saturn jupiter mars sun venus mercury moon metal lead tin iron gold copper mercury silver colour black blue red yellow green purple white book one page 11 preliminary discourse. from lansdowne mss. 1203, the veritable clavicles of solomon, translated from the hebrew into the latin language by the rabbi abognazar. every one knoweth in the present day that from time immemorial solomon possessed know

he hours, and the other effects of the constellations which may be found in this chapter. it is, therefore, advisable to know that the hours of the day and of the night together, are twenty-four in number, and that each hour is governed by one of the seven planets in regular order, commencing at the highest and descending to the lowest. the order of the planets is as follows: shbthai, shabbathai, saturn; beneath saturn is tzdq, tzedeq, jupiter; beneath jupiter is madim, madim, mars; beneath mars is shmsh, shemesh, the sun; beneath the sun is nvgh, nogah, venus; beneath venus is kvkb, kokav, mercury; and beneath mercury is lbnh, levanah, the moon, which is the lowest of all the planets. it must, therefore, be understood that the planets have their dominion over the day which approacheth nea

m, mars; beneath mars is shmsh, shemesh, the sun; beneath the sun is nvgh, nogah, venus; beneath venus is kvkb, kokav, mercury; and beneath mercury is lbnh, levanah, the moon, which is the lowest of all the planets. it must, therefore, be understood that the planets have their dominion over the day which approacheth nearest unto the name which is given and attributed unto them viz, over saturday, saturn; thursday, jupiter; tuesday, mars; sunday, the sun; friday, venus; wednesday, mercury: and monday, the moon. the rule of the planets over each hour begins from the dawn at the rising of the sun on the day which take its name from such planet, and the planet which follows it in order, succeeds to the rule over the next hour. thus (on saturday) saturn rules the first hour, jupiter the second

onday, the moon. the rule of the planets over each hour begins from the dawn at the rising of the sun on the day which take its name from such planet, and the planet which follows it in order, succeeds to the rule over the next hour. thus (on saturday) saturn rules the first hour, jupiter the second, mars the third, the sun the fourth, venus the fifth, mercury the sixth, the moon the seventh, and saturn returns in the rule over the eighth, and the others in their turn, the planets always keeping the same relative order. note that each experiment of magical operation should be performed under the planet, and usually in the hour, which refers to the same. for example: in the days and hours of saturn thou canst perform experiments to summon the souls from hades, but only of those who have die

thefts; writings; deceit; and merchandise. the days and hours of the moon are good for embassies; voyages; envoys; messages; navigation; reconciliation; love; and the acquisition of merchandise by water. thou shouldst take care punctually to observe all the instructions contained in this chapter, if thou desirest to succeed, seeing that the truth of magical science dependeth thereon. the hours of saturn, of mars, and of the moon are alike good for communicating and speaking with spirits; as those of mercury are for recovering thefts by the means of spirits. the hours of mars serve for summoning souls from hades, especially of those slain in battle. the hours of the sun, of jupiter, and of venus, are adapted for preparing any operations whatsoever of love, of kindness, and of invisibility

ts by the means of spirits. the hours of mars serve for summoning souls from hades, especially of those slain in battle. the hours of the sun, of jupiter, and of venus, are adapted for preparing any operations whatsoever of love, of kindness, and of invisibility, as is hereafter more fully shown, to which must be added other things of a similar nature which are contained in our work. the hours of saturn and mars and also the days on which the moon is conjunct with them, or when she receives their opposition or quartile aspect, are excellent for making experiments of hatred, enmity, quarrel, and discord; and other operations of the same kind which are given later on in this work. the hours of mercury are good for undertaking experiments relating to games, raillery, jests, sports, and the li

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by day. but if by night, until the third hour. if they be operations of seeking love, grace, or favor, they should be performed until the eighth hour of the same day, commencing with the first hour of the sun; and from the first hour of venus unto the first hour of the same day of venus. as for operations of destruction and desolation, we should practice and put them into execution on the day of saturn at the first hour, or rather at the eighth or fifteenth of the day; and from the first until the eighth hour of the night. experiments of games, raillery, deceit, illusion, and invisibility, ought to be done at the first hour of venus, and at the eighth hour of the day; but by night at the third and at the seventh. at all times of practicing and putting into execution magical arts, the moon

he point and going towards the hilt, these names agla, on, as shown in figure 61. afterwards thou shalt perfume and sprinkle it, and shalt wrap it in a piece of silken cloth. but as for the knife with the black hilt (see figure 62) for making the circle, wherewith to strike terror and fear into the spirits, it should be made in the same manner, except that it should be done in the day and hour of saturn, and dipped in the blood of a black cat and in the juice of hemlock, the characters and names shown in figure 62 being written thereon, from the point towards the hilt. which being completed, thou shalt wrap it in a black silk cloth. figure 61. figure 62. book two page 99 the scimitar (figure 63, and the sickle (figure 64, are made in the same way, as also the dagger (figure 65, the poniard

d lofty beings, be agreeable and pleasing unto your desires; be ye ready to obey us, and ye shall receive greater ones. then perfume and sprinkle it according to the rules of art. when it is necessary, with all the proper ceremonies, to make sacrifices of fire, they should be made of wood which hath some quality referring especially unto the spirits invoked; as juniper or pine unto the spirits of saturn; box, or oak, unto those of jupiter; cornel, or cedar, unto those of mars; laurel unto those of the sun; myrtle unto those of venus; hazel unto those of mercury; and willow unto those of the moon. but when we make sacrifices of food and drink, everything necessary should be prepared without the circle, and the meats should be covered with some fine clean cloth, and have also a clean white c

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roan; qadosch, qadosch, qadosch, shaddai, adonai, yod chavah, eheieh asher eheih! halelu-yah! halelu-yah! halelu-yah. amen. the key of solomon page 128 the mystical alphabh,page 59 kl here follow the holy pentacles, expressed in their proper figures and characters, together with their especial virtues; for the use of the master of art. the order of the pentacles (1) seven pentacles consecrated to saturn black (2) seven pentacles consecrated to jupiter blue (3) seven pentacles consecrated to mars red (4) seven pentacles consecrated to the sun yellow (5) five pentacles consecrated to venus green (6) five pentacles consecrated to mercury mixed colors (7) six pentacles consecrated to the moon silver. kl figure 1. the mystical figure of solomon the key of solomon page 60 saturn. figure 11. the

even pentacles consecrated to jupiter blue (3) seven pentacles consecrated to mars red (4) seven pentacles consecrated to the sun yellow (5) five pentacles consecrated to venus green (6) five pentacles consecrated to mercury mixed colors (7) six pentacles consecrated to the moon silver. kl figure 1. the mystical figure of solomon the key of solomon page 60 saturn. figure 11. the first pentacle of saturn. this pentacle is of great value and utility for striking terror into the spirits. wherefore, upon its being shown to them they submit, and kneeling upon the earth before it, they obey. editor s note. the hebrew letters within the square are the four great names of god which are written with four letters: yhvh, yod, he, vau, he; adni, adonai; iiai, yiai (this name has the same numerical val

rew letters within the square are the four great names of god which are written with four letters: yhvh, yod, he, vau, he; adni, adonai; iiai, yiai (this name has the same numerical value in hebrew as the name el; and ahih, eheieh. the hebrew versicle which surrounds it is from psalm lxxii 9 "the ethiopians shall kneel before him, his enemies shall lick the dust" figure 12. the second pentacle of saturn. this pentacle is of great value against adversaries; and of especial use in repressing the pride of the spirits. editor s note. this is the celebrated s a t o r a r e p o t e n e t o p e r a r o t a s, the most perfect existing form of double acrostic, as far as the arrangement of the letters is concerned; it is repeatedly mentioned in the records of medieval magic; and, save to very few

sea to the other, and from the flood unto the world s end. this passage consists also of exactly twenty-five letters, and its total numerical value (considering final letters with increased numbers, added to that of the name elohim, is exactly equal to the total numerical value of the twenty-five letters in the square. figures 11 and 12. the holy pentacles page 61 figure 13. the third pentacle of saturn. this should be made within the magical circle, and it is good for use at night when thou invokest the spirits of the nature of saturn. editor s note. the characters at the ends of the rays of the mystic wheel are magical characters of saturn. surrounding it are the names of the angels: omeliel, anachiel, arauchiah, and anazachia, written in hebrew. figure 14. the fourth pentacle of saturn

h. editor s note. the hebrew words around the sides of the triangle are from deut. vi.4 "hear, o israel, ihvh alhinvh is ihvh achd" the surrounding versicle is from psalm cix. 18 "as he clothed himself with cursing like as with a garment, so let it come unto his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones" in the center of the pentacle is the mystic letter yod. figure 15. the fifth pentacle of saturn. this pentacle defendeth those who invoke the spirits of saturn during the night; and chaseth away the spirits which guard treasures. editor s note. the hebrew letters in the angles of the cross are those of the name ihvh. those in the angles of the square form alvh, eloah. round the four sides of the square are the names of the angels: arehanah, rakhaniel, roelhaiphar, and noaphiel. the ve

editor s note. the hebrew letters in the angles of the cross are those of the name ihvh. those in the angles of the square form alvh, eloah. round the four sides of the square are the names of the angels: arehanah, rakhaniel, roelhaiphar, and noaphiel. the versicle is "a great god, a mighty, and a terrible" deut x. 17. figures 13 and 14. the key of solomon page 62 figure 16. the sixth pentacle of saturn. around this pentacle is each name symbolized as it should be. the person against whom thou shalt pronounce it shall be obsessed by demons. editor s note. it is formed from mystical characters of saturn. around it is written in hebrew "set thou a wicked one to be ruler over him, and let satan stand at his right hand" figure 17. the seventh and last pentacle of saturn. this pentacle is fit f

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ge as their god, etc. observations. first, thou shalt know and observe the moon s age for thy working. the best days be when the moon luna is 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, or 14 days old, as solomon saith; and no other days be profitable. the seals of the 72 kings are to be made in metals. the chief kings in sol (gold; marquises in luna (silver; dukes in venus (copper; prelacies in jupiter (tin; knights in saturn (lead; presidents in mercury (mercury; earls in venus (copper, and luna (silver, alike equal, etc. these 72 kings be under the power of amaymon, corson, zimimay or ziminair, and gaap, who are the four great kings ruling in the four quarters, or cardinal points,27 viz: east, west, north, and south, and are not to be called forth except it be upon great occasions; but are to be invocated and

h king and earl (25) glasya-labolas is both president and earl, etc. prince and prelate are apparently used as interchangeable terms. probably the seals of earls should be made of iron, and those of presidents in mixture either of copper and silver, or of silver and mercury; as otherwise the metal of one planet, mars, is excluded from the list; the metals attributed to the seven planets being: to saturn, lead; to jupiter, tin; to mars, iron; to the sun, gold; to venus, copper; to mercury, mercury and mixtures of metals, and to luna, silver. in a manuscript codex by dr. rudd, which is in the british museum, hebrew names of these 72 spirits are given; but it appears to me that many are manifestly incorrect in orthography. the codex in question, though beautifully written, also contains many

the 9 first sephiroth or divine emanations. in english letters they run thus, beginning from the head of the serpent+ ehyeh kether metatron chaioth ha-qadehs rashith ha-galgalim s.p.m (for "sphere of the primum mobile+ lah chokmah ratziel auphanim masloth s.s.f (for "sphere of the fixed stars" or s.z. for "sphere of the zodiac+ iehovah eolhim binah tzaphquiel aralim shabbathai s (for "sphere) of saturn+ el chesed tzadquiel chaschmalim tzedeq s. of jupiter+ elohim gibor geburah kamael seraphim madim s. of mars+ iehovah eloah va-daath tiphereth raphael malakim shemesh s. of the sun+ iehovah tzabaoth netzach haniel elohim nogah s. of venus+ elohim tzabaoth hod michael beni elohim kokav s. of mercury+ shaddai el chai lesod gabriel cherubim levanah s. of the moon+ the hexagram of solomon. this

form of the secret seal of solomon, wherewith he did bind and seal up the aforesaid spirits with their legions in the vessel of brass. this seal is to be made by one that is clean both inwardly and outwardly, and that hath not defiled himself by any woman in the space of a month, but hath in prayer and fasting desired of god to forgive him all his sins, etc. it is to be made on the day of mars or saturn (tuesday or saturday) at night at 12 o clock, and written upon virgin parchment with the blood of a black cock that never trode hen. note that on this night the moon must be increasing in light (i.e, going from new to full) and in the zodiacal sign of virgo. and when the seal is so made thou shalt perfume it with alum, raisins dried in the sun, dates, cedar and lignum aloes. also, by this s

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elohim geber most almighty and eternal and ever living lord god: seraphim command thy seraphim: camael, madim to attend on us now at this time, to assist us, and to defend us from all perils and dangers. s. 1. the divine names in this section are all written in the periphery of the circle of art, shown in the goetia. 2. it is uncertain what the h abbreviates. the names all refer to the sphere of saturn. 3. the copyist mistook a d in the diagram of the circle for an l, here and in the name zelez, which should be zedeq. lemegeton: clavicula salomonis 4 eloha o almighty god! be present with us both now and for ever: tetragrammaton and let thine almighty power and presence ever guard and protect us now and for ever: raphael let thy holy angel raphael wait upon us at this present and for ever:

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laces. set is the tester of self, the adversary and 9 luciferian is also relevant to the egyptian god set, sethanic= of set. 10 see iblis, the black light by peter lamborn wilson. the flame of isolate consciousness and being is the black light/black flame. this is defined as the fire and perception of being, antinomianism. 11 the book of thoth weiser publications 8 opposer. set is also related to saturn. this planet, called also shabbathai, is the sphere of saturn and is considered a meeting place of the witches sabbat. the image of those leaving the flesh, to go forth in the name of the devil by flying with familiars and other demons is not too far from realistic workings in the present time. lucifer is found in the higher octave of the sphere of saturn. this mighty angel12 is a revealed

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eived as going forth by night and day, creating with love and joy and the destruction of that which is ill. the manifestation of both the black and red temple (that of death and sexual magick. there is no evil in the heart for the essence lives intently on it's message. every man and every woman have their animalistic urges, from which atavisms develop and exist. we are throwing open the gates of saturn (the gates of death, hidden knowledge, they are the 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 nig

e conscious is the first steps of successful sorcery and witchcraft. asmodeus is a god of sorcery and dark or nightside earth based magick, as is belial within these arts. one will affirm both spirits as well as lilith. the first will be the yezdic peacock angel, shaitan/melek taus. let its form be under asmodeus, the son/husband of lilith (as samael in some hebrew lore. by the oath of belial and saturn, the awakening of hidden light the lifting of flesh through dream and chant i call upon thee, asmodeus, devil lord of the winds of forests and caves speak upon the web of dreams, i invoke thee within my very essence, by serpent and wolf by fire and earth, ice and snow, desert and heat pass beyond the veil little known by most, for i am a child of this flesh! i offer now my dedication of my

(latin for familiar also the hga) is the expression and essence of the true self is a magickally developed form. this is the divine initiator, the inspiration or muse of the self. the angelic familiar is the result of luciferian self-liberation, the angel which fell through darkness to again emerge in the light of being. in the saturnian gnosis, this rite and sate of being is the higher octave of saturn, from which one may ascend through from the darkness or demonium of the earth. the chant of going unto the luciferian sabbat86 86 by torch and burning light do i ascend to the highest aethyr. i call to the fire djinn who brought the spark to common clay that from the green and desert lands do i rise unto the company of the spirits of the air, to join in union with those of cunning fire spir

or area should be darkened with illuminating candles, sigils should be painted on the body: the sigil of the spirit marchosias (1) obtained from the goetia of solomon, from the author's personal experience, this spirit s aid proves a significant benefit, and the sigil should be available for the purpose of visualization. the wolf hook rune the sign of luna (the moon and it's current) the sign of saturn (death and transformation) the sign of mars (blood and sex) the wolf skin should be worn please note that mars is also the planet of war and aggression such energies should be controlled and channeled through the self. there they are refined as lycanthropic power within the conscious mind, and bound to the particular elemental which you are invoking. a circle should be made on the ground, a

ce you came, serve me no longer for there is no obligation once the purpose is met. i have given you blood and bound you, life force was granted. in return you have sufficiently met the goal of the evocation. go forth now and harm no one, for your manifestation is over. so mote it be" banish and forget. i recommend that the sorcerer takes a death figure form, such as kali, the robed figure ankou, saturn, anubis, cronos, etc. to absorb "i have given you life and now i shall take it away. 137 137 all was possible through my will just as i shall feast upon thy essence. this is my natural rite and will. return to my shadows and become not. so mote it be" enter the circle of evocation and work yourself into a steady and controlling focus on absorbing the spirit. breathe deeply until exhaustion

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tlantis, alien visitation, and genetic manipulation23 old world disorder secreted in this myth? the word fal actually means stone and is the root of the word phallic.the stone of fal is, therefore, the stone of stones, probably a powerful crystal thatwould indicate if a person was genetically altered in some way (this stone, like the lingamof the hindus, was believed to be connected to the planet saturn, for whom the earthly kingsruled) in folklore, there are covert references to genetic manipulation. consider the entitycalled a changeling. was this an alien substitute for a human infant? moreover, in prehis-toric times, it was impossible for anyone to rule in ireland if they were blemished, a rule thatwas assiduously honored. could blemished be a reference to artificial alteration? thewor

mer after, winds whine.in northern sweden, the laplanders preserve their accounts. their ancient books say:i shall reverse the world. i shall bid the rivers flow upward; i shall cause the sea to gathertogether itself up into a huge towering wall which i shall hurl upon your wicked earth-chil-dren, and thus destroy them and all life. the scandinavian skalds record in their sagas and poems: surtur (saturn) from the south wends with seething fire the falchion of the mighty one a sunlight flaming mountains dashed together giants headlong rush men rend the paths of hell and heaven is rent in twainsiberian accounts relate:in the beginning was the earth, but then a great fire arose and raged for seven years and theearth was burned up. everything became sea. all the tungus were consumed except a b

e politics are evidenced, for no god worthy of veneration could be theauthor and conveyor of such powers. many kings claimed descent from the ancientbloodlines. charlemagne, for instance, used the title david to indicate his descentfrom the israelite king of jerusalem.kings wore crowns, and the word crown comes from cronus (kronos, janus, crom, chaos,etc) which was the ancient name for the planet saturn. somehow, the planet saturn and itssymbolism became confused with that of tiamat, which was thought to be the second sunthat fell to earth. kings of the earth were said to rule as saturn, or for saturn. the hebrewsidentified saturn with lucifer or satan, god of restriction, materialism, negativity, andchaos, who also fell from heaven.the sumerians state that the first human kings on earth w

her than 24.the moon was closer to the earth in the past. the earths orbit is very erratic and unstable. the speed of rotation on the axis has changed considerably. the earth has a negative electrical charge. this charge emanates from the core. the suns magnetic field reverses every 11 years. modern astronomy recognizes only nine planets in the solar system, mercury, v enus, earth, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune and pluto. mercurys orbit is not circular.v enus orbits very slowly for its size and in opposite direction.mars is also slow and extremely erratic.uranus has a tilted axis.pluto has an eccentric orbit.chiron, exists between saturn and uranus, broke off from the former.roche limitthe roche limit exists around earth as a protective gravitational field. alien bodies and space

ent people and not jehovah were the ones who warned of the coming cata-clysms and got mankind to build the ark. seen from outer space, the planet earth has a rainbow likehalo.olympian periodzeus overthrows the titan kronus, who ruled over the golden age. this act initiated the olympianage. kronus is said to have been banished from the city of the gods and was interred, chained, inbritain. same as saturn, who was said to have been sent in chains to albion. he was the oldest of thegods. could it be that this was one of the original galactic invaders that was captured by the serpentpeople. is this where the legend of the chaining of satan in the pit derives from? the moonthe moons orbit was nearer to the earth about 13,000 b.c. because the orbit of the earth was moreelliptical than at present

o 5subgrids each shaped like the platonic solids.fourteen meridiansthese are in the human etheric grid. these are divided into 7 male and 7 female.nahuatlsthe wise ones of the americas. conversant with the earth grid and magick, they were serpent people.number 52is the number of the great cycle of the pleiades. there are legends of the serpent with 52 sections, etc.number 28number of the cycle of saturn.the moonis thought of as the lesser saturn. its cycle of 28 days and four quarters of seven are related esotericallywith the planet of karma. this may be why on the devil card in the tarot we see the two moons.the chinese dragonsthis was a name used for the ruling kings in china.cherubim and seraphimthese come from the words that mean flaming or guardian serpents.lemuriasaid to be a home fo

act of iceladen comets (p. 66)atlantis, alien visitation, and genetic manipulation235 appendix b: book abstracts the priesthood of the illes(this is a very rare book that details the subject of etymology to show that the gods were actuallyflesh and blood and that they were also the bringers of all manner of control and evil to this planet.)their gods are the gods of the hills (i kings 20:23)while saturn reigned, those then his subjects were,who lived the life of gods without all care.whom sorrow, labor, nor old age oppressed,but soundness, both in hands and feet, them blessed (hesiod)that there was in progress a great colonizing movement by the gods is evidenced by the names of thecountries of europe. each european country has an el derivative name (p. 27)belgium, engeland, gaels, caledoni

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and what your drives are. satan is the fiery aspect of the adversary, understand in the heat of emotion that you must always calm and collect yourself at times drain with caution, control will keep the chi/prana within. pluto chokmah beelzebub chaigidel (chigdal: chedeziel+ itqueziel+ golebriel+ dubriel+ alhaziel+ lufexiel blackened demonic giant-spirits with venomous serpents coiled around them. saturn binah lucifuge sateriel (sataral: saturniel+ abnexiel+ tagariel+ asteriel+ reqraziel+ abholziel+ lareziel 54 binah are called the saterial or harasiel, the destroyers whose forms and appearances are gigantic black veiled heads with horns, and hideous eyes burning blood red seen through the veil, and they are followed by evil centaurs or bestial figures. using darkness and the night to take

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things such as width, height, depth, weight, color, shape, etc; physical objects have all these properties at once. a large part of magic is devoted to 2 types of hidden properties. the first property is the elements, and there are 5: spirit, air, water, fire, and earth. the second major type of hidden property is the planets, and there are 7: the sun, the moon, mercury, venus, mars, jupiter, and saturn. the 5 elements of the magicians were allegedly derived from the 4 elements the greeks claimed all things were made from. after more research, especially into greek philosophers such as plato and aristotle (who i suspect had occult knowledge, i am more convinced that the reverse is true, and that the greeks based their belief of the 4 elements (air, water, earth, fire) on the magicians 5 el

he influence of venus. therefore, copper is a venereal metal (venereal..venus. the goddess of lust and sex, go figure) element color direction nature elementals ruler air yellow east separation sylphs paralda water blue west union undines nichsa fire red south energy salamanders djin earth green/brown north stability gnomes ghob sprit white center balance n/a n/a planet color day# characteristics saturn black saturday 3 death; limitation; decay jupiter blue thursday 4 growth; prosperity; luck; justice mars red tuesday 5 violence; change; success; disease sun gold sunday 6 power; creative energy; goodness venus green friday 7 love; socialization; sex; the arts mercury purple wednesday 8 intellect; business; communication; travel moon silver monday 9 the unconscious; mysteries; childbirth no

e rays of the heavens make people aggressive, this is the time when the magician seeks to cause strife; when the rays from he stars suggests a time of peace, the magician seeks to induce favors and garner friendships. mostly, magicians concern themselves with the celestial effects brought on by the 7 magical--michael wynn's "the soul travelers" 52 planets (the moon, the sun, mars, venus, jupiter, saturn, and mercury. each of these planets produce certain effects that rise and fall as the days and months go by. the magician always flows with the trends, but these trends are no mere machinations of popular culture, but celestial trends. astrology, as it is popularly known today, is the use of heavenly bodies to track current and future trends. astrology is based on the principle that the loc

he earthly sabbat, even humans. there are generally 2 types of gatherings that are called sabbats; the celestial 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

i 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 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 sabb

MICHAEL W FORD NOX UMBRA

de of wolf skin. in modern times, wolves are a precious and beautiful animal, which should be respected. a replacement wolf belt may be made from leather, with sigils scribed into it which hold the sigillic wisdom of the beast. if one if fortunate enough, a belt buckle with the image of the devil may prove stimulating to the imagination. stain your belt black as night, perfume it with the oils of saturn, hecate and the moon. a mask may be made and consecrated for this process of transformation, inscribed with the sigils of the beast. noctulia- hecate stands before those who work in the shadow of the devil, opposition which creates change. my own work began with a belt made of leather, i had inscribed pertinent parts of the sigillic alphabet, along with rubbing the oils of saturn, luna and

work in the shadow of the devil, opposition which creates change. my own work began with a belt made of leather, i had inscribed pertinent parts of the sigillic alphabet, along with rubbing the oils of saturn, luna and hecate within it. the belt buckle was the head of the devil, as iblis the opposer. part one the first night, bath yourself and then anoint your body with the perfumes of hecate and saturn, cover yourself in black and hold forth a hooded robe sacred for this operation. as you enter the circle, which may be under the dark moon (new moon, behold the skull which has been inscribed with the sigils of belial and marchosias, you're your temple area with an x, representing the crossroads. unto those who come to the crossroads (known also as the ghostroads) are inbetween the sun and

rmation be complete" close circle. part two on the eve of the full moon prepare your chamber for the actual transformation into the werewolf shape. this form will be with you as you sleep and when you so seek, shall the shade flesh be worn to transverse the dreaming plane. have the devil's belt upon the altar, with the skull of the wolf. you shall come forth oiled in previous scents of hecate and saturn "unparalleled phantom of darkness, i come forth to the crossroads this night with the blessing ofnoctulia- hecate andahriman i do manifest within my temple, my being the werewolf spirit! just as i am vampyre my form shall change in the night to the mighty shade of the beast i shall assume darkness in the flesh, tonight i shall become" put now the mask of transformation and the wolf belt. en

MIDNIGHTS CIRCLE A COMMENTARY OF AZOTHOZ

ed in the circle of being. as some may have studied, aleister crowley[1] has placed significant focus on the spiral force, the traveling point of magickal energy. the same may be stated in the antinomian practice of left hand path magick, it is the spiral force from below (darkness) which ascends through the body (self) towards the luciferian realms (light. a good point of focus may be the planet saturn, which holds two octaves[2] which is a lower and higher. the opposing force resides in both octaves, the lower being satanas= rebellion, adversity, fire and the destructive power of the sun. the lower is the demonic, being the fall from the light to taste the wisdom of darkness. the higher octave is lucifer, the angel-serpent which brings wisdom to mankind. lucifer is known in the sabbat an

the ecstasy of the light of iblis, the very knowledge and communication of the holy guardian angel or angelic familiar. this is the essence of the great work, the bare root or essence of what the focus of black magick and luciferian witchcraft/sorcery entails. a study of the janus-headed adversary is essential in the context of the sabbatic/luciferian path as well as others. in the brotherhood of saturn the god of the saturnian sphere is baphomet temohpab, being a angel-demon of both a positive and negative side. in azothoz, lucifer is the baphometic spirit which presents in lyrical prose the sides of the adversary, in terms of sethanic (of set) witchcraft and the left hand path. set is presented in azothoz as the egyptian godform of chaos, darkness and storms. he is in this sigillic mask

succubi and the moon dwelling force of water and earth, via the north winds (symbolic of darkness. shaitan-samael, the dragon-angel comes enfleshed as a beautiful figure which holds two skulls, one wolf-like and one of a goat this is the sexual formula of the sun entering the moon, thus shaitan s direction is south and east, depending on his representation, being of wisdom or fire (two octaves of saturn, the higher and lower. the other illustrations are equally important and play a direct correlation between text and image, thus being a grimoire which plants a seed in the reader, as one widdershins[6] forward via magickal development the adversary awakens via the black flame. a section in the throne of twilight mentions an atavistic resurgence concept which was propagated to some extent by

MORALS AND DOGMA

it; and this is deemed to represent that mystic ladder, which jacob saw in his dream, set up on the earth, and the top of it reaching to heaven, with the angels of god ascending and descending on it. the addition of the three principal rounds to the symbolism, is wholly modern and incongruous. the ancients counted seven planets, thus arranged: the moon, mercury, venus, the sun, mars, jupiter, and saturn. there were seven heavens and seven spheres of these planets; on all the monuments of mithras are seven altars or pyres, consecrated to the seven planets, as were the seven lamps of the golden candelabrum in the temple. that these represented the planets, we are assured by clemens of alexandria, in his stromata, and by philo judaeus. to return to its source in the infinite, the human soul

shipping the light-god _seemed_ to worship the sun, in whom they saw the manifestation of the deity. the moon was the symbol of the passive capacity of nature to produce, the female, of which the life-giving power and energy was the male. it was the symbol of isis, astarte, and artemis, or diana. the"_master of life" was the supreme deity, above both, and manifested through both; zeus, the son of saturn, become king of the gods; horus, son of osiris and isis, become the master of life; dionusos or bacchus, like mithras, become the author of light and life and truth* the master of light and life, the sun and the moon, are symbolized in every lodge by the master and wardens: and this makes it the duty of the master to dispense light to the brethren, by himself, and through the wardens, who a

ras. it is indissolubly connected with the number _seven. christ fed his disciples and the multitude with _five_ loaves and _two_ fishes, and of the fragments there remained _twelve, that is _five_ and _seven, baskets full. again he fed them with _seven_ loaves and a few little fishes, and there remained _seven_ baskets full. the _five_ apparently small planets, mercury, venus, mars, jupiter, and saturn, with the two greater ones, the sun and moon, constituted the _seven_ celestial spheres. seven was the peculiarly sacred number. there were _seven_ planets and spheres presided over by _seven_ archangels. there were _seven_ colors in the rainbow; and the phoenician deity was called the heptakis or god of _seven_ rays _seven_ days of the week; and _seven_ and _five_ made the number of months

nds or planetary spirits were invoked with ormuzd: seven inferior rishis of hindustan were saved with the head of their family in an ark: and seven ancient personages alone returned with the british just man, hu, from the dale of the grievous waters. there were seven heliad, whose father helias, or the sun, once crossed the sea in a golden cup; seven titans, children of the older titan, kronos or saturn; seven corybantes; and seven cabiri, sons of sydyk; seven primeval celestial spirits of the japanese, and seven karfesters who escaped from the deluge and began to be the parents of a new race, on the summit of mount albordi. seven cyclopes, also, built the walls of tiryus. celsus, as quoted by origen, tells us that the persians represented by symbols the two-fold motion of the stars, fixed

ahriman, was the principle and source of all that is evil in the moral and physical order. like the satan of gnosticism, he was confounded with matter. from egypt or persia the new platonists borrowed the idea, and the gnostics received it from them, that man, in his terrestrial career, is successively under the influence of the moon, of mercury, of venus, of the sun, of mars, of jupiter, and of saturn, until he finally reaches the elysian fields; an idea again symbolized in the seven seals. the jews of syria and judea were the direct precursors of gnosticism; and in their doctrines were ample oriental elements. these jews had had with the orient, at two different periods, intimate relations, familiarizing them with the doctrines of asia, and especially of chaldea and persia--their forced

rior to ialdabaoth, the demiourgos or actual creator _micha l, suri l, rapha l, gabriel, thauthabaoth, erataoth, and _athaniel, the genii of the stars called the bull, the dog, the lion, the bear, the serpent, the eagle, and the ass that formerly figured in the constellation cancer, and symbolized respectively by those animals; as _ialdabaoth, iao, adona, elo, ora, and _astapha_ were the genii of saturn, the moon, the sun, jupiter, venus, and mercury. the word appears in all these creeds. it is the _ormuzd_ of zoroaster, the _ainsoph_ of the kabalah, the _nous_ of platonism and philonism, and the _sophia_ or _demiourgos_ of the gnostics. and all these creeds, while admitting these different manifestations of the supreme being, held that his identity was immutable and permanent. that was pl

ere represented to them covered by a pompous ceremonial, and under the sacred veil of allegory. diodorus speaks of the famous columns erected near nysa, in arabia, where, it was said, were two of the tombs of osiris and isis. on one was this inscription "i am isis, queen of this country. i was instructed by mercury. no one can destroy the laws which i have established. i am the eldest daughter of saturn, most ancient of the gods. i am the wife and sister of osiris the king. i first made known to mortals the use of wheat. i am the mother of orus the king. in my honor was the city of bubaste built. rejoice, o egypt, rejoice, land that gave me birth. and on the other was this "i am osiris the king, who led my armies into all parts of the world, to the most thickly inhabited countries of india

MOTTA MARCELO THE COMMENTARIES OF AL

nce europa, semele and others claimed that zeus--air [inserted footnote* zeus obtained air for his kingdom in the partition with hades, who took fire, and poseidon, who took water. shu is the egyptian god of the firmament. there is a great difficulty here, etymologically. zeus is connected with iao, abrasax, and the dental sibilant gods of the great mysteries, with the south and hadit, adad, set, saturn, adonai, attis, adonis; he is even the "jesus, slain with the lance, whose blood is collected in a cup. yet he is also to be identified with the opposite party of the north and nuit, with the "john" slain with the sword, whose flesh is placed upon a disk, in the lesser mysteries, baptizing with water as "jesus" with fire, with on, qannes, noah, and the like. it seems as if this great divisi

s will, with ease and joy. its will, in this case, being a bud- will of the engineer we hope. readers will note that "god" and "dog" are the same value by the qabalah, but the letters are inverted in order. in either case, the value is either 77 if we treat the 0 as an ayin or 13, if we treat the 0 as a vau. 77 is the goat, the devil; 13 is the atu death, in which the central figure once again is saturn, the great one of the night of time. this is the "god no" the god who can live in a dog. again, there is an identification between the qabalistic values of no and on, for which see liber xv and others "no" can, of course, be written nv, 56, nuit; but is also 50+70=120, the mystical age of the adept minor. the adept minor has crossed that veil on one side of which is written "no separate exi

MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS E

inction, subordinate only to himself. subsequently, however, when, secure of his position, he no longer needed their assistance, he basely repaid their former services with treachery, made war upon his brothers and faithful allies, and, assisted by the giants, completely defeated them, sending such as resisted his all-conquering arm down into the lowest depths of tartarus. second dynasty. cronus (saturn. cronus was the god of time in its sense of eternal duration. he married rhea, daughter of uranus and gaa, a very important divinity, to whom a special chapter will be devoted hereafter. their page 13 children were, three sons: aides (pluto, poseidon (neptune, zeus (jupiter, and three daughters: hestia (vesta, demeter (ceres, and hera (juno. cronus, having an uneasy conscience, was afraid t

nce, though possessing no longer either influence or authority, his place being filled to a certain extent by his descendant and successor, zeus. cronus is often represented as an old man leaning on a scythe, with an hour-glass in his hand. the hour-glass symbolizes the fast-fleeting moments as they succeed each other unceasingly; the scythe is emblematical of time, which mows down all before it. saturn. the romans, according to their custom of identifying their deities with those of the greek gods whose attributes were similar to their own, declared cronus to be identical with their old agricultural divinity saturn. they believed that after his defeat in the [18]titanomachia and his banishment from his dominions by zeus, he took refuge with janus, king of italy, who received the exiled de

ity saturn. they believed that after his defeat in the [18]titanomachia and his banishment from his dominions by zeus, he took refuge with janus, king of italy, who received the exiled deity with great kindness, and even shared his throne with him. their united reign became so thoroughly peaceful and happy, and was distinguished by such uninterrupted prosperity, that it was called the golden age. saturn is usually represented bearing a sickle in the one hand and a wheat-sheaf in the other. a temple was erected to him at the foot of the capitoline hill, in which were deposited the public treasury and the laws of the state. rhea (ops. rhea, the wife of cronus, and mother of zeus and the other great gods of olympus, personified the earth, and was regarded as the great mother and unceasing pro

tes, with their usual noisy accompaniments, marched into the mountains to seek the lost youth. having discovered him[6] they gave full vent to their ecstatic delight by indulging in the most violent gesticulations, dancing, shouting, and, at the same time, wounding and gashing themselves in a frightful manner. ops. in rome the greek rhea was identified with ops, the goddess of plenty, the wife of saturn, who had a variety of appellations. she was called magna-mater, mater-deorum, berecynthia-idea, and also dindymene. this latter title she acquired from three high mountains in phrygia, whence she was brought to rome as cybele during the second punic war, b.c. 205, in obedience to an page 20 injunction contained in the sybilline books. she was represented as a matron crowned with towers, sea

y in one hand, and a rod or sceptre in the other. it is supposed that janus was the most ancient king of italy, who, during his life, governed his subjects with such wisdom and moderation that, in gratitude for the benefits conferred upon them, his people deified him after death and placed him in the foremost rank among their divinities. we have already seen in the history of page 210 cronus that saturn, who was identified with the greek cronus (god of time, was the friend and colleague of janus. anxious to prove his gratitude to his benefactor, cronus endowed him with the knowledge of past and future [180]events, which enabled him to adopt the wisest measures for the welfare of his subjects, and it is on this account that janus is represented with two faces looking in opposite directions

il, the day on which the city of rome was founded. during this festival it was customary for shepherds to ignite a mass of straw, through which they rushed with their flocks, believing that this ordeal would purify them from sin. page 212 the name palatine, which originally signified a pastoral colony, is derived from this divinity. her offerings were cakes and milk [182] picus. picus, the son of saturn and father of faunus, was a woodland divinity, gifted with prophetic powers. an ancient myth relates that picus was a beautiful youth, united to a nymph called canens. the sorceress circe, infatuated by his beauty, endeavoured to secure his love, but he rejected her advances, and she, in revenge, changed him into a woodpecker, under which form he still retained his powers of prophecy. picus

g priest (the daphnephorus) of noble descent, splendidly attired and wearing a crown of gold, was preceded by a youth, carrying an emblematical representation of the sun, moon, stars, and days of the year, and followed by beautiful maidens bearing laurel branches, and singing hymns in honour of the god. roman festivals. saturnalia. the saturnalia, a national festival held in december in honour of saturn, was celebrated after the ingathering of the harvest, and lasted several days. it was a time of universal rejoicing, cessation from labour, and merry-making. school children had holidays, friends sent presents page 233 to each other, the law-courts were closed, and no business was transacted. crowds of people from the surrounding country flocked to rome for this festival attired in every va

NAUDON PAUL THE SECRET HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY

ose influence on the creation of modern freemasonry is less obvious but no less significant. the collective "glyph" of this vast organization was the number 4, which figured in the personal mark of every master of this brotherhood, frequently drawn atop a secondary figure representing an internal group to which the signatory belonged. for example, a hexagram "solomon's seal" the planetary sign of saturn, or the monogram of mary designated a group concerned with alchemy and hermetic studies, whereas the heart, such as the one found on playing cards, indicated a branch in which mysticism, particularly that of the kabbalah, was studied and practiced. see amberlain, le martinisme (paris: niclas, 1946, 48 and 55. 244 from the art of building to the art of thinking founding of that great scholar

NECRONOMICON ALAZIF

formed only in the seasons proper to them, these be: at candlemas (on the second day of the second month, at beltane (on the eve of may, at lammas (on the first day of the eighth month, at roodmas (on the fourteenth day of the ninth month, and at hallowmas (on november eve. call out to dread azathoth when the sun is in the sign of the ram, the lion, or the archer; the moon decreasing and mars and saturn conjoin. mighty yog-sothoth shall rise to ye incantations when sol has entered the fiery house of leo and the hour of lammas be upon ye. evoke ye terrible hastur on candlemas night, when sol is in aquarius and mercury in trine. supplicate great cthulhu only at hallowmas eve when the sun abides within the house of the scorpion and orion riseth. when all hallows falls within the cycle of the

east) where ye sun dieth in ye evening and ye cycle of night returns. blazon ye stone with ye character of ye scorpion whose tail reacheth unto the stars: scorpio sigil set thou the seven stones of those that wander ye heavens, without ye inner four and through their diverse influences shall ye focus of power be established. in ye north beyond the stone of great coldness set ye first ye stone of saturn at a space of three paces. this being done proceed thou widdershins placing at like distances apart ye stones of jupiter, mercury, mars, venus, sul and luna marking each with their rightful sign. at ye center of the so completed configuration set ye the alter of ye great old ones and seal it with ye symbol of yog-sothoth and ye mighty names of azathoth, cthulhu, hastur, shub- niggurath and

es for all time) to compound ye incense of zkauba in the day and hour of mercury with the moon in her increase, thou shalt take equal parts of myrrh, civet, storax, wormwood, assafoetida, galbanum and musk, mix well together and reduce all to the finest powder. place the so assembled elements in a vessel of green glass and seal with a brazen stopper afore inscribed with the characters of mars and saturn. elevate the vessel to the four winds and cry aloud the supreme words of power thus: al azif page 5 of 18 http//www.chaosmatrix.org/library/books/al_azif/al_azif.html 10/10/2003 to the north: zijmuorsobet, noijm, zavaxo! to the east: quehaij, abawo, noquetonaiji! to the south: oasaij, wuram, thefotoson! to the west: zijoronaifwetho, mugelthor, mugelthor-yzxe! cover the vessel with a cloth o

nuscript but were provided from other unrelated texts by the publishers. to make ye powder of ibn ghazi the mystic powder of materialization: take ye dust of ye tomb- wherein ye body has lain for two hundred years or more past, three parts. take of powdered amaranth, two parts; of ground ivy leaf, one part, and of fine salt, one part. compound all together in an open mortar in the day and hour of saturn. make over the thus assembled ingredients the voorish sign, and then seal up the powder within a leaden casket whereupon is graven the sigil of koth. ye using of ye powder: whenever thou wisheth to observe the airial manifestations of the spirits blow a pinch of ye powder in the irection of their coming, either from the palm of thy hand or the blade of the magic bolyne. mark ye well that ye

to fashion the scimitar of barzai in the day and hour of mars and when the moon increaseth, make thou the scimitar of bronze with a hilt of fine ebony. upon one side of the the blade thou shalt enscribe these characters: editor's note: these graphics are not shown in the manuscript and upon the other side these: editor's note: these graphics are not shown in the manuscript on the day and hour of saturn the moon decreasing, light thou a fire of laurel and yew boughs and offering the blade to the flames pronounce the five-fold conjuration thus: hcoriaxoju, zodcarnes, i powerfully call upon ye and stir ye up o ye mighty spirits that dwelleth in the great abyss. in the dread and potent name of azathoth come ye forth and give power unto this blade fashioned in accordance to ancient lore. by xe

vault through strange and sightless eyes. to call forth yog-sothoth for yog-sothoth is the gate. he knoweth where the old ones came forth in times past and where they came forth again when the cycle returneth when thou would call forth yog-sothoth thou must waite until the sun is in the fifth house with al azif page 10 of 18 http//www.chaosmatrix.org/library/books/al_azif/al_azif.html 10/10/2003 saturn in trine. then enter within the stones and draw about thee the circle of evocation tracing the figurines with the mystic scimitar of barzai. circumambulate thrice widdershins and turning thy face to the south intone the conjuration that openeth the gate: ye conjuration o thou that dwelleth in the darkness of the outer void, come forth unto the earth once more i entreat thee. o thou who abid

PHILIP NEIL MYTHS LEGENDS EXPLAINED

pollo, ares (mars, artemis (diana, athena (minerva, demeter (ceres, dionysus (bacchus, hephaestus (vulcan, hera (juno, hermes (mercury, hestia (vesta, and poseidon (neptune. hades (pluto, zeus brother, ruled the underworld. these olympian gods succeeded earlier generations of gods. gaia (mother earth) was the first goddess, and bore the race of titans by her son uranus. the titans, led by cronos (saturn, seized power from uranus; and in turn were defeated by their own children, led by cronos son zeus. after the defeat of the titans, zeus and his brothers poseidon and hades drew lots for the governance of the sky, the sea, and the underworld. eros eros, the god of love, represented as a child or a youth, is usually said to be aphrodite s son. he is shown here as winged cherub, carrying his

d by his beauty that he descended in eagle form and snatched the beautiful youth to be his cup-bearer on olympus. hera, queen of the gods hera was zeus wife and sister. in one account it was she, not her mother rhea, who saved zeus from being swallowed by their father cronos (see above. she was the goddess of marriage, and many of the stories about her centre on her jealousy of zeus many affairs. saturn by francisco de goya (1746 1828) apollo apollo (see pp. 38 39) and his sister artemis were zeus children by the titaness leto. he was god of prophecy, divination, and the arts, especially music, and also a sun-god, although he was not the sun itself this was represented by the god helios. hephaestus hephaestus, the lame blacksmith god (see pp. 26 27, was the son of hera produced without a m

irth to a world egg, from which hatched the planets, earth, and all creatures. in another, eros was born from the cosmic egg and, as the first god, set the universe in motion. before that, all was chaos. gaia, mother earth, inspired by eros, then brought forth uranus, the sky, and mated with him, to produce the first immortals, the forefathers of the olympian gods. cronos, the child-eater cronos (saturn) was the youngest of the titans, the children of gaia and uranus (the earth and the sky. uranus hated his children and hid them in mother earth, causing her great pain. in revenge, she made cronos a sickle and encouraged him to kill his father. when he had done so, he then married his sister rhea, but fearful that his own children might rise against him, he swallowed them as soon as they we

he sea, wringing the water from her hair as she comes to the island of paphos on a giant scallop shell. aphrodite scallop shell wet hair foam the birth of aphrodite some sources say that aphrodite was a daughter of zeus, but in the poet hesiod s account, she was born from the seafoam (aphros) that gathered around the genitals of uranus after they had been cut off and flung away by his son cronos (saturn see p. 23. the drops of blood that fell became the furies, giants, and the ash-tree nymphs called the meliae. aphrodite came to shore at paphos in cyprus. as she stepped onto land, grass grew under her feet. also called anadyomene she who emerges she was accompanied by eros (desire) from the beginning. aphrodite and ares 27 goddess of sensual pleasure while hera (juno) blessed the marriage

pers eph one by christoph schwartz (or shwarz (1545 92) the painting shows the early part of the story of persephone, when her uncle, hades, whisks her into his infernal chariot and carries her off to be his queen in the underworld. he ignores the pleas of the water nymph cyane, who sees what is happening and tries to stop him. chariot snake ornament the story of demeter t he daughter of cronos (saturn) and rhea (ops, demeter was sometimes portrayed with a horse s head. one of the olympians, she left olympus in despair when persephone disappeared. one day, she came to eleusis, near athens, where she stayed with the king and queen in the guise of an old nurse. grateful for their kindness, she bathed their son in fire each night to make him immortal. but one night she was interrupted and th

when asclepius raised hippolytus, theseus dead son (see p. 57, hades (pluto) the god of the underworld complained to zeus, who felled asclepius with a thunderbolt. apollo retaliated and killed the cyclopes (see p. 64) who had made the thunderbolt. zeus later restored asclepius to life. cheiron cheiron was the greatest of the centaurs, who were half-man, half-horse. he was the son of cronos (roman saturn, see p. 23) and the nymph philyra, to whom cronos had appeared as a horse. the other centaurs were descended from centaurus, a grandson of ares (mars, who mated with the mares on mount pelion. unlike the gentle and intelligent cheiron, the centaurs were uncivilized and brutish. apollo taught cheiron archery, medicine, and music; he, in turn, tutored apollo s son asclepius, as well as the he

i had washed off in her bath. stories vary as to how he acquired his elephant head: in one parvati tells him to stop anyone from disturbing her in her bath, and when he refuses to let shiva in, shiva burns off his head with his third eye; in another, shiva, who has been away, does not recognize his son and sears off his head thinking he is paying court to parvati; yet another tells how the planet saturn, while babysitting ganesh, forgets the power of his glance, and burns off his head by accident. in each story, ganesh s human head is replaced with that of an elephant. peacock the peacock is the vehicle of skanda, the baby on parvati s lap. nandi the bull nandi, shiva s milk-white bull, is the guardian of all four-legged creatures. rudra, shiva s name in the earliest hindu holy books, was

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ucifer and the soul of cain become as me! unto az lilith, whore, demon-mother and initiator of the nightpath! so it is done! the order of phosphorus 1. phosphorus is dedicated to the luciferian doctrine of self- liberation and antinomian self-deification through high and low sorcery and what is called magick. each veneficus frater and soror is a bearer of the luciferian gnosis, the two octaves of saturn known as the celestial and infernal sabbat. 2. phosphorus is a left hand path order, individualistic and focused on the solitary path. 3. the ritual of casting the shadow of cain is a simplified focus rite on dedication and empowering the shadow and daimonic consciousness of self. it is nearly identical to what austin osman spare called self love. 4. the grand luciferian circle is the cente

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on fs consciousness] until he is thirteen years and one day old [the evil inclination is described as being] gruddy, h for it is a shedder of blood. the evil inclination descends to entice, ascends to accuse, and the descends again as the angel of death to execute the judgement. thus, the birth [of the jewish people, the exodus from egypt] occurred in the month of nisan, when of the seven planets.saturn, jupiter, mars, the sun, venus, mercury, and the moon.mars is ascendant. mars is red .translated from sefer halikutim 12 ibid. 4:7. parashat vaeira in the beginning of the portion of the torah read this week, the torah details the geneology of moses and aaron. gthese are the names of the sons of levi: gershon, kehat, and merari c. and the sons of kehat: amram, yitzhar, hebron, and uziel. h1

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al ability efficiently. however, once in 1982 middle pillar technique twice daily result would eventually occur. if this and prolonged rhythmic deep "hierophant"and trust that one's personal intention of sincere effort. several months into my therapeutic placed a copy of crowley's the holy crowley at that time. he asked me to doing so, i mught have a more conscious to the path of tav, the path of saturn, my "dance" with the inner blessedly unfolded ever since! my therapy with regardie ended occasionally in contact with each other. we maintained a correspondence for to be reticent regarding any discussion experiencing anxiety and an acute banishing ritual of the pentagram daily that time. the tide had turned, and in 1981, regardie gave me a gift paraphernalia and equipment which be sent as

ore coarse degree of substance. they likewise reflect the negative and positive qualities of two of the supemals with the addition of a third factor, a resultant which acts as a reconciling principle. in passing, i should add that planetary attributions are given to these sephiroth as expressing the type of their operation kether is spirit, chokmah refers to the zodiac, and binah is attributed to saturn <26> the fourth sephirah is chesed, meaning grace or mercy; also gedulah is its other name, meaning greatness, and to it is referred the astrological quality called jupiter. its concept is one of construction, expansion and solidification. geburah is the fifth enumeration, power of might, and it is a symbol of creative power and force. its planetary attribution is mars, its quality being th

orbit touches that of the ecliptic. these they named caput draconis a head of the dragon and cauda draconis ep tail of the dragon since the discovery of two more distant planets neptune and uranus or herschel, these two terms have been partially replaced by them. the effect of caput draconis is similar to that of w. the effect of cauda draconis is similar to that of yl the old planets are: saturn 9 sol 0 jupiter 3 venus q mars d mercury g luna d the moon 4. the hebrew alphabet is given on page 103. each letter represents a number and has also a meaning. five letters have a different shape when written at the end of a word and also a different number. mem d (final) of these finals, mem is distinguished by being the only oblong letter. f: 1: 9: y the other four-kaph, nun, pe, tzaddi

ictures which arise in your mind. the four worlds of the qabalah are <125> atziluth, archetypal-pure deity. nl??ll briah, creative-archangelic. 7n'lx yetzirah, formative-angelic. 71'y' assiah, action-matter, man, shells, demons. 7'wy the ten houses, or heavens, of assiah, the material world are: 1. primum mobile, rashith ha gilgalim. p9?1?27 vwnl 2. sphere of the zodiac, mazloth. m?m 3. sphere of saturn, shabbathai 'hllaw 4. sphere of jupiter, tzedelc. 373 5. sphere of mars, madim. p'713 6. sphere of the sol, shemesh. wdw 7. sphere of venus, nogah. 7113 8. sphere of mercury, kokab. 2313 9. sphere of luna, levanah. 7135 10. sphere of the elements, olam yesodoth. n1710 d? y *this is sometimes rendered cholem yesodoth, and translated 'the breaker of foundations' i am pretty certain that this

l world where mind rules over matter, and let him meditate upon the ideas of appearance and reality <135> fourth knowledge lecture the figures of geomancy and their zodiacal attribuhons .a. populus via* fortuna minor conjunctio ci& 0 q 4. caudq dracoms sp carcer tristitia letitia d* i.3 x 52 70 the golden dawn: volume i book one <136> the numbers and lineal figures appropriate to the planets are: saturn 3 triangle jupiter ;square mars 5 p e n t a g r a m sun 6 l e x a g r a m venus 7 l e p t a g r a m mercu y 8 odagram moon 9 enneagram the magical squares of the planets are formed of the squares of the number of the planet, arranged so as to yield the same number each way. the number of the sum of each column of figures and the number of the total of all the numbers of the square, are also

r a m venus 7 l e p t a g r a m mercu y 8 odagram moon 9 enneagram the magical squares of the planets are formed of the squares of the number of the planet, arranged so as to yield the same number each way. the number of the sum of each column of figures and the number of the total of all the numbers of the square, are also numbers especially attached to the planet. thus the number of the planet saturn is 3, square 9, sum of all columns vertical, horizontal and diagmal 15; total sum of all numbers, 45. these numbers are then formed into divine and spirit names, as is demonstrated in that section of this book dealing with sigils. the solid greek cubi <137> cal cross, the admission badge for the path of tau, is composed of 22 squares, answering to the 22 letters of the hebrew alphabet. the

ss which was anciently a female figure, is referred to the bride, kallah or malkah. combining, then, the material attributions of the sephiroth and the path, it results that: 0. fool=the crown of wisdom, the primum mobile acting through the air on the zodiac. 1. the juggle-the crown of understanding, the beginning of material production, the primum mobile acting through the philosophic mercury on saturn. 2. high priestess=the crown of beauty, the beginning of sovereignty and beauty, the primum mobile acting through the moon on the sun. 3. empress=the wisdom of understanding, the union of the powers of origination and production; the sphere of the zodiac acting through venus upon saturn. 4. emperor=the wisdom of sovereignty and beauty, and the originator of them; the sphere of the zodiac ac

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under one or other of these two sets of symbols. in the last resort, however, since the planets were said to rule the twelve zodiacal signs, the planets became the more prominent categories into which talismanic purposes could be divided. classical examples of this seven-fold division of talismans may be found in the greater key of solomon, from which i quote as follows: in the days and hours of saturn, thou canst perform experiments to cause good or ill success to business, possessions, goods, seeds, fruits and similar things, in order to acquire learning; to bring destruction and give death, and to sow hatred and discord. the days and hours of jupiter are proper for obtaining honours, acquiring riches; contracting friendships, preserving health; and arriving at all that thou canst desir

e will come to understand the classical basis of the method. the magic squares of the planets found in the appendix of this book are an important part of the science of talismanic structure. to each planet belongs, first, the number of the sephirah to which it corresponds; and secondarily, the other numbers, which are the sum of the various horizontal and vertical rows on the square. for example, saturn is a planetary symbol of binah, the third sephirah on the qabalistic tree of life. thus the square of saturn has three compartments each way, and in each subdivision is a number of its square 3x3=9, so that all numbers from one to nine are used and arranged so that the columns add up to 15 each way, and three columns together total 45. the square of jupiter, the planet attributed to the fou

t we have aleph= 1, yod= 10, qoph= 100. in the second chamber are beth= 2, caph= 20, and resh= 200. thus aiq bkr. this arrangement of aiq beker is considered important in the formation of sigils or symbols from the names of the planetary spirits. it is first necessary to reduce those letters and their numbers to tens or units by means of the above. for example, in the case of zazel, the spirit of saturn, the letters are zayin= 7, aleph= 1, zayin= 7, and lamed= 30. the only letter which requires reduction in this instance will be lamed which reduces to 3. the next step is to trace a continuous line on the magical square of saturn. thus in the name zazel, the line will begin with the number 7, follow to 1, return to 7 again, and then end at 3. a little circle should be placed on the first le

hen be applied to each planetary kamea, from which we would obtain a different sigil in varying planetary media. for example, to make a saturnine sigil, we would have to reduce the letters by aiq beker to: 2, 1, 2, and 2. its sigil would appear thus: on the jupiter kamea, which is four square, this is how the sigil would look: at first sight it merely looks like the opposite form of the preceding saturn sigil, which seems logical enough since saturn is binding and jupiter is opposite, expansive. consider the name on the mars square. the process of reduction now operates differently. the resh, 200, in this case has to reduce to 20, instead of to 2. this makes the sigil turn out like this: most of the sigils of this name, traced on other of the kameas, will also prove very much alike, so the

have had your horoscope erected by a competent astrologer, and the delineation indicates that too many planets are in airy signs (gemini, libra, and aquarius. if they are badly aspected, these planets could render the native rather flighty, relatively unstable, and impractical. in order to compensate for this, a talisman could be prepared which would balance out the unfavourable chart aspects. a saturn talisman could, in these circumstances, be most useful. saturn is not merely the grim reaper, the tester, the burden of life to be carried patiently on the shoulders. it also represents balance, equilibrium, and stability. it is the third sephirah on the tree of life, binah, the symbol of which is the triangle, the basic geometric figure representing harmony and order. the mind of the fathe

ah on the tree of life, binah, the symbol of which is the triangle, the basic geometric figure representing harmony and order. the mind of the father said into three, and immediately all things were so divided. so stated the chaldean oracles. then there is the cardinal tenet of the golden dawn: there are always two contending forces, and a third which eternally reconciles them. thus, logically, a saturn talisman would be a superb characterological corrective to an over-balanced natal chart which stresses airy signs too much. the first step would be to collect all the symbols of saturn that would be available. the astrological symbol, the geomantic and geometric symbols, the hebrew letter, the appropriate divine names from the appropriate sephirah on the tree of life, etc. having collected

ing collected them, think of some phrase, scriptural or otherwise, which correctly summates the idea involved stability. gradually experiment with one design after another, until you arrive at one that seems to fill the bill, and is aesthetically satisfying as well. here is a tentative design that could be taken as basic or suggestive: this incorporates most of the important symbols pertaining to saturn, in its higher spiritual aspects. the concentrated effort to draw or paint this talisman would in itself go far towards correcting the flightiness and the scattering of mental energies which seems so often to accompany the airy signs. meditation on the almost infinite meanings of these saturn symbols should also help to implant in the depths of the psyche the spiritual essence required. som

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transit was visible day and night, and marked the period 2170 bcor the period when the chronological mensuration takes 25,868 years to return to itself again. theerection of that pyramid marked the great year of the pleiades.the astronomy of the chinese is ancient though inexact. the wise chwien-hio marked 2449 yearsbefore christ, as an epoch, through the conjunction of mercury, mars, jupiter and saturn. theseancient people understood, to some extent, the celestial motions, calculated eclipses and slew two oftheir philosophers, ho and hi, for not announcing an eclipse of the sun, 2169 bcthe ionian school of the greeks was founded by thales, of miletus, 600 bc it thoroughlycomprehended the seasonal changes and length of the year.to hipparchus of nicaea, however, 160 bc from whom the ptolema

ar establishes his three famous laws; the procession of the equinoxes isaccounted for by the law of gravitation; the theories of tides are established, and the solution of theearth's oblateness: the inequality of the moon222s motion by the sun's attraction, is set at rest; the greatlaws of the stability of the planetary system are firmly determined by the law of universalgravitation. the rings of saturn and her 8 attending satellites are announced, followed by herschel222sdiscovery of uranus in 1781, and then her four moons; this again by the tidings of the new planetneptune and his satellite, and in quick succession no less than 130 asteroids between the orbits ofmars and jupiter, then. the startling discovery that the rings of saturn were composed of myriads ofsmall satellites, and final

e second includes the infinite space containing the stars, planets, asteroids, meteors, comets,star-showers, nebulae and the universal system while the third opens to our view god's holy ofholies, the eternal heavens, the astronomical and divine evidence of a real or an ideal residence ofthe deity.to the ancients, there were known but seven planets, the sun .moon, mercury, mars, venus,jupiter and saturn, revolving about the central earth, each symbolised to them distinctive metals,gold, silver, mercury, steel, copper, tin, and lead: each had. its assigned colour, musical tone,animal representative, sacerdotal title, alphabetical and mythological designation, as well as sign,and emanations from the great central aeon. the four elements, earth, air, fire and water,embraced the three principl

hemic action of the moon, pearls and stones of white on monday are improved: on tuesdaylet mars increase the fire of rubies, while on wednesday, sapphires, turquoises and gems of bluereflect the brilliant mercury. jupiter in his majesty, and thor, are supreme on thursday and givelustre to amethysts and stones of sanguine tint. on freddie, venus favours emeralds; and onsaturday the oldest of gods, saturn claims the lustrous diamond.the planets, too 'tis claimed, have direct power over the physical action of man, as well as over hisintellectual energies; his reason, appetites, senses, and powers of generation. these are some of thetheories which tend to prove our atmospheric envelope a delicate sensorium, promptly responding toevery wave of physical energy that beats upon it from stellar spa

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ion; this body of the holy spirit, which we term the universal agent, while it was typified by the ancients under the symbol of a serpent devouring its tail; this electromagnetic ether, this vital and luminous caloric, is depicted in archaic monuments by the girdle of isis, twice-folded in a love-knot round two poles, as well as by the serpent devouring its own tail, emblematic of prudence and of saturn. motion and life consist in the extreme tension of two forces. i would thou wert cold or hot, said the master. as a fact, a great sinner is more really alive than is a tepid, effeminate man, and the fullness of his return to virtue will be in proportion to the extent of his errors. she who is destined to crush the serpent's head is intelligence, which ever rises above the stream of blind fo

inite, that noble self-reliance sustained by confidence in all virtues the faith which in weak natures may degenerate into pride, was represented by the sun; hope, the enemy of avarice, by the moon; charity, in opposition to luxury, by venus, the bright star of morning and evening; strength, superior to wrath, by mars; prudence, hostile to idleness, by mercury; temperance, opposed to gluttony, by saturn, who was given a stone instead of his children to devour; finally, justice, in opposition to envy, by jupiter, the conqueror of the titans. such are the symbols borrowed by astronomy from the hellenic cultus. in the kabalah of the hebrews, the sun represents the angel of light; the moon, the angel of aspirations and dreams; mars, the destroying angel; venus, the angel of loves; mercury, the

dren to devour; finally, justice, in opposition to envy, by jupiter, the conqueror of the titans. such are the symbols borrowed by astronomy from the hellenic cultus. in the kabalah of the hebrews, the sun represents the angel of light; the moon, the angel of aspirations and dreams; mars, the destroying angel; venus, the angel of loves; mercury, the angel of progress; jupiter, the angel of power: saturn, the angel of the wilderness. they were named also michael, gabriel, samael, anael, raphael, zachariel and orifiel. these governing potencies of souls shared human life during successive periods, which astrologers measured by the revolutions of the corresponding planets. but kabalistic astrology must not be confounded with that which is called judicial. we will explain this distinction. inf

ning potencies of souls shared human life during successive periods, which astrologers measured by the revolutions of the corresponding planets. but kabalistic astrology must not be confounded with that which is called judicial. we will explain this distinction. infancy is dedicated to the sun, childhood to the moon, youth to mars and venus, manhood to mercury, ripe age to jupiter, and old age to saturn. now, humanity in general subsists under laws of development analogous to those of individual life. on this basis trithemius establishes his prophetic 36 the doctrine of transcendental magic key of the seven spirits, to which we shall refer subsequently; by means thereof, observing the analogical proportions of successive events, it is possible to predict important future occurrences with c

ents, etc. the seven colours of the prism and the seven musical notes correspond also to the seven planets of the ancients, that is, to the seven chords of the human lyre. the spiritual heaven has never changed, and astrology has been more invariable than astronomy. the seven planets are, in fact, the hieroglyphic symbols of the keyboard of our affections. to compose talismans of the sun, moon or saturn, is to attach the will magnetically to signs corresponding to the chief powers of the soul; to consecrate something to mercury or venus is the fiery sword 37 to magnetize that object according to a direct intention, whether pleasure, science or profit be the end in view. the analogous metals, animals, plants and perfumes are auxiliaries to this end. the seven magical animals are (a) among b

ld, silver, iron, copper, fixed mercury, pewter and lead. the kabalistic signs of the seven spirits are: for the sun, a serpent with the head of a lion; for the moon, a globe divided by two crescents; for mars, a dragon biting the hilt of a sword; for venus, a lingam; for mercury, the hermetic caduceus and the cynocephalus; for jupiter, the blazing pentagram in the talons or beak of an eagle; for saturn, a lame and aged man, or a serpent curled about the sun-stone. all these symbols are found on engraved stones of the ancients and especially on those talismans of the gnostic epochs which are known by the name of abraxas. in the collection of the talismans of paracelsus, jupiter is represented by a priest in ecclesiastical garb, while in the tarot he appears as a grand hierophant crowned wi

eceived him. to ascertain the fortune of a given year, he sums up the 84 the doctrine of transcendental magic events of those which have preceded it by 4, 8, 12, 19 and 30; the number 4 is that of realization; 8 is the number of venus or natural things; 12 belongs to the cycle of jupiter and corresponds to successes; 19 has reference to the cycles of the moon and of mars; the number 30 is that of saturn or fatality. thus, for example, i desire to ascertain what will befall me in this present year, 1855. i pass therefore in review those decisive events in the order of life and progress which occurred four years ago; the natural felicity or misfortune of eight years back; the successes or failures belonging to twelve years since; the vicissitudes and miseries or diseases which overtook me ni

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imparts the spirit of understanding and communicates to the true believer the gift of tongues, is under the auspices of raphael, the angel of mercury; the eucharist substitutes sacramental realization of god made man for the empire of jupiter; marriage is consecrated by the angel anael, the purifying genius of venus; extreme unction is the safe-guard of the sick about to fall under the scythe of saturn; and orders, consecrating the priesthood of light, is marked more especially by the characters of the sun. almost all these analogies were observed by the learned dupuis, who thence concluded that all religions were false, instead of recognizing the sanctity and perpetuity of a single dogma, ever reproduced in the universal symbolism of successive religious forms. he failed to understand th

hes, under the auspices of the sun (2) works of divination and mystery, under the invocation of the moon (3) works of skill, science and eloquence, under the protection of mercury (4) works of wrath and chastisement, consecrated to mars (5) works of love, favoured by venus (6) works of ambition and intrigue, under the influence of jupiter (7) works of malediction and death, under the patronage of saturn. in theological symbolism, the sun represents the word of truth; the moon, religion 44 the ritual of transcendental magic itself; mercury, the interpretation and science of mysteries; mars, justice; venus, mercy and love; jupiter, the risen and glorious saviour; saturn, god the father, or the jehovah of moses. in the human body, the sun is analogous to the heart, the moon to the brain, jupi

symbolism, the sun represents the word of truth; the moon, religion 44 the ritual of transcendental magic itself; mercury, the interpretation and science of mysteries; mars, justice; venus, mercy and love; jupiter, the risen and glorious saviour; saturn, god the father, or the jehovah of moses. in the human body, the sun is analogous to the heart, the moon to the brain, jupiter to the right hand, saturn to the left, mars to the left foot, venus to the right, mercury to the generative organs, whence an androgyne figure is sometimes attributed to this planet. in the human face, the sun governs the forehead, jupiter the right and saturn the left eye; the moon rules between both at the root of the nose, the two alae of which are governed by mars and venus; finally, the influence of mercury is

eryl will answer for tiara and clasps; the fans must be of swan's feathers; and the operator must wear upon his breast a copper talisman with the character of anael and the words: aveeva vadelilith. on saturday, a day of funereal operations, the vestment must be black or brown, with characters embroidered in orange or black silk; round the neck must be worn a lamina of lead, with the character of saturn and the words: almalec, aphiel, zarahiel; the perfumes should be diagridrium, scammony, alum, sulphur and assafoetida; the ring should be adorned with an onyx; the garlands should be of ash, cypress and hellebore; on the onyx of the ring, during the hours of saturn, the double head of janus should be engraved with the consecrated awl. such are the antique magnificences of the secret cultus

n. but the allegorical and mythological figures of the seven spirits have become too classical and too familiar for their successful use on talismans: we must recur to more recondite and pregnant signs. the pentagram should be engraved invariably upon one side of the talisman, with a circle for the sun, a crescent for the moon, for mars a sword, a g for venus, for jupiter a crown and a scythe for saturn. the reverse must bear the sign of solomon, that is, the six-pointed star composed of two superposed triangles; in the centre there is placed a human figure for the talismans of the sun, a chalice for those of the moon, a dog's head for those of mercury, an eagle's for those of jupiter, a lion's head for those of mars, a dove's for those of venus, and a bull's or goat's for those 46 the rit

he sign of solomon, that is, the six-pointed star composed of two superposed triangles; in the centre there is placed a human figure for the talismans of the sun, a chalice for those of the moon, a dog's head for those of mercury, an eagle's for those of jupiter, a lion's head for those of mars, a dove's for those of venus, and a bull's or goat's for those 46 the ritual of transcendental magic of saturn. the names of the seven angels must be added in hebrew, in arabic or in magical characters like those of the alphabet of trithemius. the two triangles of solomon may be replaced by the double cross of the wheels of ezekiel, which is found on a great number of ancient pantacles and is, as we have observed in our gdoctrine h the key to the trigrams of fohi. precious stones may be also employe

seen or touched by deformed or misshapen persons, or by immoral women; those of the moon are profaned by the looks and hands of debauched men and menstruating females; those of mercury lose their virtue if seen or touched by salaried priests; those of mars must be concealed from cowards; those of venus from depraved men and men under a vow of celibacy; those of jupiter from the impious; those of saturn from virgins and children, not that their looks or touches can ever be impure, but because the talisman would bring them misfortune and thus lose all its virtue. crosses of honour and other kindred decorations are veritable talismans which increase personal value and merit; they are consecrated by solemn investiture, and public opinion can impart to them a prodigious power. sufficient atten

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t is interesting to note that this begins in earnest when a child is 7, at which point they are usually in second grade. everything about this period is saturnian. accountability, selfdiscipline, separation from the nurturing parent (gratification is delayed not denied, until we get home from school and can tell about how hard it was. the rewards of hard work are also there, and that is a side of saturn that few appreciate or understand. at this time in a person's life, saturn is making its first 90 degree angle (as it transits through a person's astrological birth chart) to the place it was when the person was born. the 90 degree angle is one of inner challenge as the individual has to wrestle with inner realities and realign them with the demands of the outer world, or in some other way

ain figure is portrayed as having nine nails [suggestive of the council of nine which i have the honor to be chairman. dclxvi also has this to say about the hierophant "the main reference. is. the uniting of the microcosm with the macrocosm" this is one of the main duties of a magus. while there are other touches with a great deal of personal meaning, the reference to deep indigo being a color of saturn as a lord of time [a timelord] also hit rather strongly. since aleister crowley long predated the continuing tales of my favorite timelord, it is out of the question to think he had anything sci-fi in mind with that particular notation. too, after my almost disastrous slip of the tongue which would have changed the summoning of the elements at the recent conclave into the summoning of the e

rant's future if the querant were to doggedly remain in his current job, letting opportunity after opportunity pass him by. the name of the seven of disks, failure, is an obvious report that this policy will result in unhappiness. crowley states, the seven of disks is called failure. this suit gives the extreme of passivity; there is no positive virtue in it below the abyss. this card is ruled by saturn. compare it with the three figure 7: extended wasserman layout diagram 4.c 19 luxury 9.s 18 cruelty x 17 fortune 7.d 16 failure 13 9 5 4 8 12 2 1 3 14 10 6 7 11 15 figure 8: first reading, extended, diagram 1 other sevens; there is no effort here; not even dream; the stake has been thrown down, and it is lost. that is all. labour itself is abandoned; everything is sunk in sloth. the connect

t this complex spiral coding was being woven and selected by an exterior agency- the gift of set! this also points to eugenics as a valid black magical application- if in the hands of ethical black magicians! i then saw the universe as a mass of serpents, sometimes as a vast ouroboros, swallowing its own tail, then as a writhing nest of them, each one coiling around the others. i saw the rings of saturn, the cyclical action of the waves. but all the while i stood outside, looking in, aware of the separateness of self. but i also perceived the magical link that afforded me power over the objective universe, for all these cycles and patterns evolved and remanifested in accordance with will, the world out there reshaped and moulded by my desire. and i perceived the great lesson of this aethyr

e can contribute a "dark" quality to the perfume. the aromas of this class are difficult to use alone, even in minute amounts, due to their overpowering nature. with these scents there is quite a difference in the effect when they are diluted in essential oils of the other classes. some examples are given in the recipe section, but a case in point is patchouli, a very dark essence associated with saturn. i have found it totally overpowers a perfume unless used in a ratio of 1 part patchouli (or less) to 10 parts of other oils. the reader is referred to any good resource on tantra. books on sexual magic also have a few usable ideas. but generally one has to give this matter thought to avoid having the aroma take over the setting. basically the fragrances when used properly are suggestive of

entice mankind to your bosom. bring forth free travel, enterprising travel, fast and reliable and available travel, through the atmosphere, the atmosphere known as shu, through the corona of this earth, the magnetosphere, the ionosphere, into the bosom of nut, airless space, beauteous space, free space. to the bosom of diana, to walk the moon, to visit mars, red planet. yes, to visit jupiter, and saturn, and neptune, to use the asteroids. to visit venus, and mercury. this is man's destiny. this shall come about. join me, nut, join me diana. mars and mercury, and venus, join me too. help pull mankind out of the depths of despondency, out of the depths of laziness, out of the depths of blindness, into the beauties of nut. this is a quest, this goal of travel, this goal of freedom, this goal

ight of walpurgisnacht fell on a monday. the new moon fell on april 24, at 10:28 pm cst. this put the moon at the beginning of the 2nd quarter the night of april 30- may 1. the moon moved into leo at this time. leo is considered a barren sign, and is of the element fire. the sun had moved into taurus, which is an earth sign. so the elements of fire and earth were present, astrologically. mercury, saturn, uranus, and neptune were also in earth signs; mercury in taurus, and the rest in capricorn, so there was a preponderance of earth. venus, mars and pluto were in the water signs of pisces for the first two, and scorpio for the latter. what was lacking was the element air, which was found only in the theoretical point called the moon's north node. i therefore decided to use an incense derive

SABBATIC KABALA OF THE CROOKED PATH

in various hexes connected to our stellar source in the elder gods. cell 10 being the aat of the 11th and 22nd letter of the sacred alphabet for whosoever is wise practises no magic, but becomes it we are now encountering the last letters of the sacred alphabet, kaph and tau. symbolized by the planet jupiter and the tarot of fortune inte racting with the tau, the cross of the universe connecting saturn with the earth. in this we find wisdom and understanding brought circle round and ended up back to the witch who has restored him-or her on the throne of cain, carrying the cross of the world and has towered by all temptations. through the ordeals jupiter has blessed the witch with the fortune of gnosis. worship not the stone but what it conceals is one of the statements in this cell, and t

SATANGEL

g a sharp sword, seems to answer in burning ashes or coals. gives understanding of the speech of birds, bulls, dogs and other animals, and of the voices of the waters. foretells the future. in occult lore he also is identified as the angel governing the sphere of mars. the druids had a god of war called camael, and it is not impossible that this may be the source of his name. cassiel angel ruling saturn and saturday, also listed as a demon in the magus, francis barret. carnivean, carniveau. patron devil of lewd and obscene behaviour, who tempts into shamelessness. once a prince of powers, was one of the demons cited as possessing the body of sister seraphica of loudon. invoked during the classical witches black sabbat. carreau. before the fall, a prince of the order of powers. now his job

messiach, yod, he, vau, he, be my aid, so that this blood may have power and efficacy in all wherein i shall wish, and in all that i shall demand. perfume it and keep it for use. when it is necessary, with all the proper ceremonies, to make sacrifices of fire, they should be made of wood which hath some quality referring especially unto the spirits invoked; as juniper of pine unto the spirits of saturn; box, or oak, unto those of jupiter; cornel, or cedar, unto those of mars, laurel unto those of the sun; myrtle unto those of venus; hazel unto those of mercury; and willow unto those of the moon. but when we make sacrifices of food and drink, everything necessary should be prepared without the circle, and the meats should be covered with some fine clean cloth, and have also a clean white c

SCHEM HA MEPHORESH

ha-mephoresch is chesed; one opposed to the evil symbol of the dragon, so is every shepherd an abomination to the egyptians, who yet are friendly with the ox symbol, the kerubic ruler of earth, and therefore is it symbolically said by the children of israel that their business has been about cattle and not about sheep. names and meanings of the 72 verses 1st angel name: vahuaih sign: leo planet: saturn degree: 0 5 meaning: god the exalter psalm 3:4: and thou, 0 tetragrammaton, art a shield about me, my glory and he who lifteth up my head. 5 2nd angel name: yelauiel sign: leo planet: saturn degree: 5 10 meaning: strength psalm 22:20: and thou, 0 tetragrammaton, be not far off, 0 my strength, to help me make haste. 3rd angel name: satiel sign: leo planet: jupiter degree: 10 15 meaning: refu

0 5 meaning: rejoicing over all things. psalm 98:4 shout ye to tetragrammaton, all the earth, break ye forth, and shout for joy, and sing psalms. 14th angel name: mebahael 9 sign: libra planet: moon degree: 5 10 maaning: guardian and preserver. psalm 9:10: and tetragrammaton shall be a high place for the oppressed, a high place for seasons in distress. 15th angel name: harayel sign: libra planet: saturn degree: 10 15 meaning: aid. psalm 94:22: and tetragrammaton is become unto me a refuge, and my god is the aid of my hope. 16th angel name: hoqamiah sign: libra planet: saturn degree: 15 20 meaning: raise up, praying day and night. psalm 88:2: 0 tetragrammaton, god of my salvation in the day i have cried, and in the night before thee. 17th angel name: laviah sign: libra 10 planet: jupiter de

tarius planet: moon degree: 10 15 meaning: deliver psalm 140:2: deliver me 0 tetragrammaton, from the evil man, from the man of violence preserve thou me. 28th angel name: sehaiah sign: sagittarius planet: moon degree: 15 20 meaning: taker away of evils. psalm 71.12: 0 tetragrammaton be not far from me, 0 my tetragrammaton make haste for my help. 29th angel name: rayayel sign: sagittarius planet: saturn degree: 20 25 meaning: expectation. psalm 54:4: behold, elohim helpeth me, and tetragrammaton is with them who uphold my soul. 14 30th angel name: evamel sign: sagittarius planet: saturn degree: 25 30 meaning: patience. psalm 71:5: for thou art my hope, 0 tetragrammaton: 0 adonai, my confidence from my youth. 31st angel name: lekabel sign: capricorn planet: jupiter degree: 0 5 meaning: teac

l name: kehihel sign: aquarius planet: moon degree: 20 25 meaning: triune. psalm 12:2: 0 tetragrammaton deliver my soul from a lip of lying, from a tongue of guile. 42nd angel name: mikhael sign: aquarius 18 planet: moon degree: 25 30 meaning: who is like unto him. psalm 121:7: tetragrammaton shall keep thee from all evil, he shall preserve thy soul. 43rd angel name: vavaliah sign: pisces planet: saturn degree: 0 5 meaning: king and ruler. psalm 88:13: and i, unto thee, 0 tetragrammaton, have cried, and in the morning my prayer shall come before thee. 44th angel name: ilhaiah sign: pisces planet: saturn degree: 5 10 meaning: abiding for ever. psalm 119:108: let the freewill offerings of my mouth, please thee, 0 tetragrammaton, and teach me thy judgements. 45th angel name: saelaih sign: pis

emamaiah sign: taurus planet: moon degree: 10 15 meaning: lovable. psalm 115:11: ye who fear tetragrammaton, confide in tetragrammaton, their help and their shield is he. 58th angel name: yeileel sign: taurus planet: moon 23 degree: 15 20 meaning: hearer of cries. psalm 6:3: and my soul hath been greatly troubled, and thou, tetragrammaton, how long. 59th angel name: herachael sign: taurus planet: saturn degree: 20 25 meaning: permeating all things. psalm 113:3: from the rising of the sun to the going down of the same, let the name of tetragrammaton be praised. 60th angel name: metzrael sign: taurus planet: saturn degree: 25 30 meaning: raising up the oppressed. psalm 145:17: righteous is tetragrammaton in all his ways, and holy in all his works. 61st angel name: vamibael sign: gemini plane

SECRET TEACHINGS OF THE ROSICRUCIANS IN THE 16 17C

mercy- choice light, strength, joy in the recognition of god's virtue and hymn of praise. darkness, evil-doing, fear in godlessness, sin and vice. come ye to the mercy-seat. go ye to the pit of fire mars: fear, heat, therein consists the sensibilities. mercury: bitter, drawing and moving out of the harsh quality, which causes a sting within, and remains in that spirit, the existence of mobility. saturn: harsh, hard, cold, severe, sharp, sour, inclined to rudeness and earthliness, its desire consists out of these qualities. sun: fire or life, half in darkness, half in light, is the setting alight and the goal of separation. moon: the being, made of of the forenemaed six spiritual qualities, in which they lie bodily and in readiness, as in their coffer. jupiter: is the power from the life o

SEPHER YETZIRAH WESTCOTT

4. two letters produce two houses; three form six; four form twenty-four; five form one hundred and twenty; six form seven hundred and twenty (39) seven form five thousand and forty; and beyond this their numbers increase so that the mouth can hardly utter them, nor the ear hear the number of them. so now, behold the stars of our world, the planets which are seven; the sun, venus, mercury, moon, saturn, jupiter and mars. the seven are also the seven days of creation; and the seven gateways of the soul of man--the two eyes, the two ears, the mouth and the two nostrils. so with the seven are formed the seven heavens (41) the seven earths, and the seven periods of time; and so has he preferred the number seven above all things under his heaven (42) supplement to chapter iv note--this is one

kaph, and referred it to life; he crowned it, combined and formed with it venus in the universe, the fourth day of the week, and the left eye of man. he produced peh, and referred it to power; he crowned it, combined and formed with it mercury in the universe, the fifth day of the week, and the left ear of man. he produced resh, and referred it to peace; he crowned it, combined and formed with it saturn in the universe, the sixth day of the week, and the left nostril of man. he produced tau, and referred 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 passov

he produced tau, and referred 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:

ce of man. 22. material human body. 23. human soul conferred. 24. mystery of adam and eve. 25. complete man as the microcosm. 26. gift of five human faces acting exteriorly. 27. gift of five powers to the soul. 28. adam kadmon, the heavenly man. 29. angelic beings. 30. man in the image of god. fourth order: world of spheres 31. the moon. 32. mercury. 33. venus. 34. sol. 35. mars. 36. jupiter. 37. saturn. 38. the firmament. 39. the primum mobile. 40. the empyrean heaven. fifih order: the angelic world 41. ishim--sons of fire. 42. auphanim--cherubim. 43. aralim--thrones. 44. chashmalim--dominions. 45. seraphim--virtues. 46. malakim--powers. 47. elohim--principalities. 48. beni elohim--angels. 49. cherubim--arch-angels. sixth order: the archetype 50. god. ain suph. he whom no mortal eye bath

and copyists, hardly any two editors concurring. i have given the numbers arising from continual multiplication of the product by each succeeding unit from one to seven. 2x1=2, 2x3=6, 6x4=24, 24x5=120, 120x6=720, 720x7=5040. 40. in associating the particular letters to each planet the learned jesuit athanasius kircher allots beth to the sun, gimel to venus, daleth to mercury, kaph to luna, peh to saturn, resh to jupiter, and tau to mars. kalisch in the supplementary paragraphs gives a different attribution; both are wrong, according to clairvoyant investigation. consult the tarot symbolism given by court de gebelin, eliphas levi, and my notes to the isiaic tablet of bembo. the true attribution is probably not anywhere printed. the planet names here given are chaldee words. 41. the seven he

SIR EDWARD BULWER LYTTON ZANONI A ROSICRUCIAN TALE

the rosy dawn, when liberty came from the dark ocean, and the arms of decrepit thraldom aurora from the bed of tithon! hopes! ye have ripened into fruit, and the fruit is gore and ashes! beautiful roland, eloquent vergniaud, visionary condorcet, high-hearted malesherbes! wits, philosophers, statesmen, patriots, dreamers! behold the millennium for which ye dared and laboured! i invoke the ghosts! saturn hath devoured his children("la revolution est comme saturne, elle devorera tous ses enfans" vergniaud, and lives alone, i his true name of moloch! it is the reign of terror, with robespierre the king. the struggles between the boa and the lion are past: the boa has consumed the lion, and is heavy with the gorge, danton has fallen, and camille desmoulins. danton had said before his death "th

SOLOMON

n if there were females among them. and when he told me that there were, i said that i desired to see them. so beelzeboul went off at high speed, and brought unto me onoskelis, that had a very pretty shape, and the skin of a fair-hued woman; and she tossed her head. 17. and when she was come, i said to her "tell me who art thou' but she said to me "i am called onoskelis, a spirit wrought[?shabtai/saturn, lurking upon the earth. there is a golden cave where i lie. but i have a place that ever shifts. at one time i strangle men with a noose; at another, i creep up from the nature to the arms [in marg "worms. but my most frequent dwelling-places are the precipices, caves, ravines. oftentimes, however, do i consort with men in the semblance of a woman, and above all with those of a dark skin

SORCERIES OF ZOS

emony of the golden dawn- resumes the mystery of this essentially egyptian formula of the mummified osiris. spare was acquainted with this version of the mystery. he became a member of crowley's a^.a, for a brief period, in 1910, and the golden dawn rituals- published shortly afterwards in the equinox- may have been available to him. the concepts of death and sexuality are inextricably connected. saturn, death, and venus, life, are twin aspects of the goddess. that they are, in a mystical sense, one idea is evidenced by the nature of the sexual act. the dynamic activity connected with the drive to know, to penetrate, to illumine, culminates in a stillness, a silence, a cessation of all effort which itsel dissolves in the tranquillity of total negation. the identity of these concepts is exp

SPENSER THE CULT OF THE ALL SEEING EYE 1960

ll ancient temples of arabia were decorated with the eye, which had first appeared as the symbol of osiris, isis and horus of egypt.42 the eye represented the mystic symbol of the so-called egyptian "trinity" expressed in these words, often inscribed on the statues of isis "i am all that has been, that is, or shall be, and none among mortals has hitherto taken off my veil" she was the daughter of saturn and her name meant ancient. she married her brother osiris, and was pregnant by him even before she had left her mother's womb, according to plutarch's account. she and her brother-husband comprehended all nature and all the gods of the heathens. she was the venus of cyprus, the minerva of athens, the cybele of the phrygians, the ceres of eleusis, the proserpine of sicily, the diana of cret

ure and all the gods of the heathens. she was the venus of cyprus, the minerva of athens, the cybele of the phrygians, the ceres of eleusis, the proserpine of sicily, the diana of crete, the bellona of the romans &c. and she was the moon and osiris the sun.43 osiris received the same adoration as anubis, bacchus, dionysius, jupiter and pan. in other words, debauched revelries or saturnalias (from saturn, his father) were held in his honor "he visited the greater part of the kingdoms of asia and europe, where he enlightened the minds of man by introducing among them the worship of the gods, and a reverence for the wisdom of a supreme being."44 totten, tracing the symbolism of the eye, affirmed that "the word jehovah, of the solar circle of arabia, superseded the egyptian motto in the radian

. total: 72. the meaning of the tetragrammaton was explained at length in part i. the pagan origin of the two mottos on the reverse seal has already been attested to. the entire quotation cited earlier containing the phrase novus ordo seclorum provides the ciue as to the nature of the "new order of the -34- ages" referred to. i( is a "golden" age during which the "saturnian" kingdom shall return. saturn was the father of osiris. the other motto, annuit coeptis "favor my daring undertaking" was not a supplication to god; in conjunction with the other motto it can only refer to saturn or osiris. the reign of saturn was called "the golden age" even though he received human sacrifices and devoured his own children. he was symbolized by the serpent biting its own tail.60 the sun and the serpent

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

ent came from practices of adherents to the old mystery religions of babylon and egypt (from book, other worlds, hilary evans, readers digest books, 1998) on all occasions when the egyptian high priest was called to officiate, he wore his robe of office, the spotted leopard's skin. the priest then led the rituals in worship of the "hidden one" the concealed mystery divinity, known esoterically as saturn, the sixth planet from the sun. here we see the priest, attired in leopard's skin, hands upraised, palms outward, exactly as is done in various masonic, rosicrucian, witchcraft, thelemic, and o.t.o. rituals to this day (hislop's, the two babylons, p. 45) a show of hands 179 as we shall see in this chapter of codex magica, this sign has been displayed in public media by presidents, president

t brothers in a downward triangle arrangement on the cover of the new york times magazine, september 18, 1997. black magic, masonic witchcraft, and triangle powers 385 fritz springmeier, author of the bestselling bloodlines of the illuminati (available by phone order, toll free 1-800-234-9673, made this drawing based on an actual ritual conducted by a satanic sect known as ordo saturnus (order of saturn. the planet saturn is the sixth planet from the sun in our solar system. saturn was worshipped in ancient civilizations as a form of satan, or lucifer. the triangle within a circle (symbol also of today's alcoholics anonymous) group is on the wall while the satanic "x" within the circle is on the front of the altar cloth. rosicrucians also commend the triangle within the circle, the very lo

insignia. in the signature block of the letter, the "director and ceo" of the united fascist union has typed the phrases "viva nova roma (long live the new rome) and "holy is babylon" 546 codex magica left: a mysterious example of hermetic and alchemic teachings. this seven-point star is so arranged that one point of the star painted blackis pointed downward, symbolizing adoration of he who rules saturn, the sixth planet from the sun (i.e. lucifer (from manly hall's secret teachings of all ages) from a recent catalog offering a multitude of talismans and charms, were these two products offered for sale. in this ad (left) in magical blend, a new age magazine, we see many occultic and pagan symbols, including the 5- pointed star above the goddess' head. the shell represents the love goddess

russian president boris yeltsin displays the fist of soviet communism while speaking in 1992 to a joint session of the u.s. congress. the senators and representatives responded with prolonged applause (photo and story: the washington post, june 18, 1992, p. 1) 580 codex magica the communists adopted both the hammer and sickle and the red star for their official logos, or symbols. the ancient god saturn, depicted here in a 15th century drawing, was said to carry the sickle as the symbol of death. note also the radiant star in saturn's genital area, the horns of the goat (satan) and the water bearer (satan's astrological age of aquarius. occultists view the planet saturn as representing satan, because it is the sixth planet from the son and because of saturn's role as taught in the mytholog

THE GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE UNUSUAL UNEXPLAINED VOL 3

ersal laws and principles established by the creator of all, and the people of earth would do well to begin to practice those laws at once. all these messages were transmitted telepathically to adamski to relay to his fellow earthlings, but later, after he had been taken for a trip into outer space, adamski was able to communicate verbally with such entities as firkon, the martian, and ramu, from saturn. the death of george adamski on april 12, 1965, by no means terminated the heated controversy that had never stopped swirling 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 invaders from outer space 271 george adamski was the first of the new age ufo prophets. around the prolific and articulate contactee. throughout his career as a contactee, adams

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he right hand, the objective hand, predicts how far the individual will follow the pattern of life indicated by the subjective hand. in left-handed people, the right hand is subjective and the left is the objective. for a palmist, each part of the hand is associated with a planetary spirit. the mount or mound of jupiter is located at the base of the finger of jupiter, the forefinger. the mount of saturn is located at the base of the finger of saturn, the second finger. the mount of the sun is found at the base of the finger of the sun, the third finger. the mount of mercury rests at the base of the little finger, the finger of mercury. the mount of venus is the fleshy part of the palm at the base of the thumb. the mount of the moon is located in the thicker part of the side of the hand, di

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 148 prophecy and divination an illustration plate on palmistry from the german book die kunst ciromantia (the art of chieromancy (fortean picture library) the line of mercury, found beneath the little finger, is not present in many people fs hands. the line of the sun is located underneath the third (ring) finger. the line of saturn, the so-called fate line, is only found in about 40 percent of the population. this vertical line (s) runs from the wrist up towards the middle finger. the girdle of venus is composed of curved lines that will appear underneath the middle and ring fingers. the line of intuition is a curved, crescent-like line that extends from the lowest part of the mount of the moon to the mount of mercury

THE KEY TO THE MYSTERIES

the other with inexpressible tenderness and a smile that is ineffable because they have wept so long. iv the quaternary the quaternary is the number of force. it is the ternary completed by its product, the rebellious unity reconciled to the sovereign trinity. in the first fury of life, man, having forgotten his mother, no longer understood god but as an inflexible and jealous father. the sombre saturn, armed with his parricidal scythe, set himself to devour his children. jupiter had eyebrows which shook olympus; jehovah wielded thunders which deafened the solitudes of sinai. 21 nevertheless, the father of men, being on occasion drunken like noah, let the world perceive the mysteries of life. psyche, made divine by her torments, became the bride of eros; adonis, raised from death, found a

th the three large fingers closed expresses the negation of the ternary, and the affirmation of the natural forces alone. the ancient hierophants, as our learned and witty friend desbarolles is about to explain in an admirable book which is at present in the press, had given a complete "resume" of magical science in the human hand. the forefinger, for them, represented jupiter; the middle finger, saturn; the ring-finger, apollo or the sun. among the egyptians, the middle finger was ops, the forefinger osiris, and the little finger horus; the thumb represented the generative force,and the little finger, cunning. a hand, showing only the thumb and 151 the little finger, is equivalent, in the sacred hieroglyphic language, to the exclusive affirmation of passion and diplomacy. it is the perver

letters beth. reflection, thought, the moon, the angel gabriel, prince of mysteries. gimel. love, will, venus, the angel anael, prince of life and death. daleth. force, power, jupiter, sachiel, melech, king of kings. kaph. violence, strife, work, mars, samael zebaoth, prince of phalanges. pe. eloquence, intelligence, mercury, raphael, prince of sciences. resh. destruction and regeneration, time, saturn, cassiel, king of tombs and of solitude. tau. truth, light, the sun, michael, king of the elohim. 185 the simple letters the simple letters are divided into four triplicities, having for titles the four letters of the divine tetragam yod-heh-vau-heh. in the divine tetragram, the iod, as we have just said, symbolizes the productive and active principle- the he hb:heh represents the passive p

es and of honours: chiromancers have consecrated it to the sun; the little finger is insinuating and talkative, at least, so say simple folk and nursemaids, whose little finger tells them so much. the hand has seven protuberances which the qabalists, following natural analogies, have attributed to the seven planets: that of the thumb, to venus; that of the index to jupiter; that of the medius, to saturn; that of the ring-finger to the sun; that of the little finger, to mercury; the two others to mars and to the moon. according to their form and their predominance, they judged the inclinations, the aptitudes, and consequently the probable destinies of the individuals who submitted themselves to their judgment. there is no vice which does not leave its trace, no virtue which has not its sign

ys contributes, despite himself, to the glory of st. michael. physical love is the most perverse of all fatal passions. it is the anarchist of anarchists; it knows neither law, duty, truth nor justice. it would make the maiden walk over the corpses of her parents. it is an irrepressible intoxication; a furious madness. it is the vertigo of fatality seeking new victims; the cannibal drunkenness of saturn who wishes to 259 become a father in order that he may have more children to devour. to conquer love is to triumph over the whole of nature. to submit it to justice is to rehabilitate life by devoting it to immortality; thus the greatest works of the christian revelation are the creation of voluntary virginity and the sanctification of marriage. while love is nothing but a desire and an enj

on. dashes at top vertical, center dot dashes to the right and lower dot dashes to left. the vau has three dots, ends and center with dashes in same directions as the vau. the figure is completed by two lines of flourished symbols at the bottom: larger upper line looks like: 3 or h (bottom end of corner vau) z p 7 r 3(or h) 4 (reversed, but is intended to represent the seven planets starting with saturn and ending with jupiter. the smaller lower line looks like: m z p z 3(or h) n 7 m n 3(or h) f (reversed) n, but is intended to represent the twelve signs of the zodiac. these symbols are somewhat doubtful in identity, owing to the obscuration of using letter and number shapes to conceal the standard astrological symbols and to the jumbled sequence. this key is that of the tarot. there are f

THE LUCIFERIAN PATH THE WITCHES SABBAT MICHAEL W FORD

source of creative life. in the tarot, the devil is attributed to capricornus, and the hebrew letter ayin, being an eye. the symbolism of the devil as the initiator may be best understood by the tarot as presented in the book of thoth. satan/set is the ass headed god of the desert, the lord of storms and desolate places. set is the tester of self, the adversary and opposer. set is also related to saturn. this planet, called also shabbathai, is the sphere of saturn and is considered a meeting place of the witches sabbat. the image of those leaving the flesh, to go forth in the name of the devil by flying with familiars and other demons is not too far from realistic workings in the present time. 1 luciferian is also relevant to the egyptian god set, sethanic= of set. 2 see iblis, the black l

workings in the present time. 1 luciferian is also relevant to the egyptian god set, sethanic= of set. 2 see iblis, the black light by peter lamborn wilson. the flame of isolate consciousness and being is the black light/black flame. this is defined as the fire and perception of being, antinomianism. 3 the book of thoth weiser publications 15 lucifer is found in the higher octave of the sphere of saturn. this mighty angel4 is a revealed source of black light, or intelligence/development/wisdom. lucifer is also a source of brilliance, a state of gnosis from which the sabbatic practitioner emerges. it is in this highest empyrean5 realms of which light is best experienced, the air and astral plane, from which all wind rushes about you like a tornado, where flame and sun envelopes your being a

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let the spirit of understanding fill this temple i have built. the meditation of this ritual is that of the triangle, which is one of the symbols of binah, having three sides. it is also the first of the solid shapes after the circle, and is symbolic of the first equilibrium of unities, being composed of both the monad (kether) and the duad (chockmah. in pythagorean numerology, three is sacred to saturn, ruler of time, which is the planet attributed to binah. the meditation is simply to take any situation and attempt to resolve it into three principles, visualised as words on each side of the triangle. thus, a relationship might be drawn onto the triangle as "time "love" and "space. this triangle is that which binds the situation, and can be used to see the most basic form of any event or

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ith the signs, they were assigned notes based on color (in the king scale of the golden dawn, thus: 244 the balance between mind and g i c color note sign planet element red c aries mars fire red-orange c# taurus orange d gemini sun yellow-orange d# cancer yellow e leo mercury air yellow-green f virgo green f# libra venus blue-green g scorpio blue g# sagittarius moon water blue-violet a capricorn saturn violet a# aquarius jupiter red-violet b pisces in the golden dawn system, the twenty-two letters of the hebrew alphabet are each associated with a sign, planet, or element. by extending the correspondences in the preceding chart to the associated hebrew letters, we get the following: hebrew letter note astrology color h aleph e air yellow 2 beth e mercury yellow 3 gimel g# moon blue 7 dalet

red-orange t zayin d gemini orange n cheth d# cancer yellow-orange d teth e leo yellow 9 yod f virgo yellow-green a# jupiter violet ?7 lkaamphe d f# libra green d mem g# water blue 3, nun g scorpio blue-green b samekh g# sagittarius blue ff ayin a capricorn blue-violet peh c mars red 3 tzaddi a# aquarius violet appendix 245 i' qoph b pisces red-violet 1 resh d sun orange u shin c fire red n tav a saturn blue-violet in assigning the notes, no octave is specified (see figures 17-20 on the following pages) i have chosen to set the music between middle c and the b above it, dropping below middle c occasionally for melodic convenience. wlrule i chose ths particular range arbitrarily and purely for the sake of convenience, i also enjoy the melodies it produces, and i have experienced their power

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t exist beyond the zonei are called the azonei, meaning "un-zoned. whether this refers to the so-called "fixed" stars (having no sphere ascertainable to the early astronomers) or the comets, is unknown to the editor. whatever the case may be, the zonei seem to include the seven philosophical planets, i.e, including the sun and moon as planetary bodies, along with mercury, venus, mars, jupiter and saturn. each has their own seal and their own number. kenneth grant, author of aleister crowley and the hidden god, may be interested to know (or may already know) that the number of the sumerian goddess of venus, hence of love and war, is fifteen. in many of the ancient tablets of that period, she is actually referred to as "the fifteen, as a shortcut to spelling out the whole name in cuneiform

o the state of correspondences before the advert of the elder gods, the race of marduk; that is, it reflects the nature of the cosmos before the fall of marduk from heaven (names of zodiacal constellations are after budge's renderings) table vii [a.c] table xxv [s] 0. anu (tiamat) 1. sphere of the primum mobile enlil (absu) 2. sphere of the zodiac or fixed stars enki; lumashi (igigi) 3. sphere of saturn adar 4. sphere of jupiter marduk 5. sphere of mars nergal 6. sphere of the sun utu 7. sphere of venus inanna 8. sphere of mercury nebo 9. sphere of the moon nanna 10. sphere of the elements kia 11. air anna 12. mercury gudud 13. moon sin 14. venus dlibat 15. aries agru (xubur) 16. taurus kakkab u alap shame (kingu) 17. gemini re'u kinu shame u tu'ame rabuti (viper) 18. cancer shittu (snake)

i (viper) 18. cancer shittu (snake) 19. leo kalbu rabu (lakhamu) 20. virgo shiru (whirlwind) 21. jupiter umunpaddu 22. libra zibanitum (ravening dog) 23. water badur 24. scorpio akrabu (scorpion-man) 25. sagittarius pa-bil-sag (hurricane) 26. capricorn suxur mash (fish-man) 27. mars mastabarru 28. aquarius gula (horned beast) 29. pisces dilgan u rikis nuni (weapon) 30. sun shamash 30. fire ag 30. saturn kaimanu 30 (bis) earth kia 30 (bis) spirit zi notes on pronunciation we cannot be absolutely how sumerian and akkadian were spoken; but many useful guidelines are available to the student, including the transliterated tablets found all over mesopotamia. basically, we can offer the following principles which should prove of value in reciting the foreign language instructions: vowels a as in

r of arrows, and treads about the heavens keeping the watch. take care to summon his assistance in only the most terrible of circumstances, for his might is powerful and his anger fierce. when thou hast need of the power of the star jupiter, call instead one of the appropriate powers listed within these pages, and they will surely come. the number of marduk is ten and this is his seal: the god of saturn is ninib called adar, the lord of hunters and of strength. he appears with a crown of horns and a long sword, wearing a lion's skin. he is the final zonei before the terrible igigi. his colour is the darkest black. his essence is to be found in lead, in the burnt embers of the fire, and in things of death and of antiquity. the horns of a stag are his symbol. his gate is the last you will co

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jesuits, because in his answer written upon the famam, he did name those of the fraternity of the rosie cross, the highly illuminated men, and undeceiving jesuits; for they not able to brook this, layd hands on him, and put him into the galleis, for which they likewise have to expect their reward. blessed aurora will now henceforth begin to appear, who (after the passing away of the dark night of saturn) with her brightness altogether extinguisheth the shining of the moon, or the small sparks of heavenly wisdom, which yet remaineth with men, and is a forerunner of pleasant phebus, who with his clear and fiery glistering beams brings forth that blessed day, long wished for, of many true-hearted; by which day-light then shall truly be known, and shall be seen all heavenly treasures of godly

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ld, and he has the wings of a bat, to indicate he is a denizen of the realm of darkness. the horn on his nose signifies stubborn rebellion. he has the breasts of a woman and the organs of a man, and is thus hermaphrodite, emblem of selfcenteredness and a being devoid of love. the body is that of a hog, to denote greed. the feet are those of a goat, to indicate the sign capricorn, the home sign of saturn, or satan; the sign most devoted to material ambitions. and the beings chained at the feet of this master of chaos also have goat heads, indicating that their intelligence has been used exclusively to further material and selfish ambitions. this malignant entity has the head of a crocodile, symbol of cruelty. the snake emerging from his body, instead of from his brow, indicates the use of t

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ed by germer. germer died in 1962 leaving the crowley copyright to the o.t.o. unfortunately he failed to say which of the many scattered groups claiming to be the o.t.o. he regarded as being genuine. there are just four of these groups whose claims to o.t.o. status are worthy of examination. they are (a) the o.t.o. in switzerland headed by frater paragranus (b) the o.t.o. in california, u.s.a (c) saturn gnosis o.t.o. in germany, led until his death by, gregor a gregorius (d) the o.t.o. in england led by kenneth grant. before dealing with (a) and (b) in detail i shall briefly discount the claims of (c) and (d. file//c /documents%20and%20settings/michael..0secret%20rituals%20of%20the%20o.t.o/p1c5.html (1 of 3 [12/28/2001 2:01:50 pm] the secret rituals of the o.t.o. saturn gnosis was founded

to be made concerning this word and this number, which may safely be left to the ardours of your research. this sun is in the midst of the 6 other letters of the word; and the general knowledge of correspondences which you have derived from the study of the books appointed for your instruction will at once show you that j is virgo the virgin moon a is the fool or antic, the antique or ancient one saturn h is the letter of aries the house of mars b is the letter of mercury v is the hierophant or pope, emblem of jupiter l is libra the house of venus such, my brother, are the letters taken singly. in combination we reach beyond the simple facts of nature to divine mysteries. iii first of all, consider the descending triangle. it reads ihv, the first three letters of the ineffable name of four

of eulis; the stars upon the foreheads of the brothers of hermetic light. luna and of these the first is the building up of one that is not born; verily, a child of wonder shall he be. venus and the second is the harmony and the mastery of one co-eval and co-operative with thee from eternity, twin with thee, and thy mate. mars by the third cometh youth and beauty and energy, be thou never so old. saturn by the fourth is life prolonged at will. mercury the fifth is the attainment of the supreme, the magick of light. jupiter the sixth guardeth and aideth thee in the world wherein thou workest: to high rank and honour shall it lead thee, and from thy hands shall pour forth rivers of blessing: yea verily and amen. sol and by the seventh thou hast all light, and knowest the cause of all, unders

erpent entwined about the egg. ask of our brethren the alchemists, and of the adepts of the rosy cross. the first answer: it is nothing but the lion with his coagulated blood, and the gluten of the white eagle; it is the ocean wherein both sun and moon have bathed. the others: it is the dew upon the rose that hath concealed the cross. ask of the ancients: they reply that the oldest of the gods is saturn. beware lest thou also be deceived! blessed be he that hath discovered unto us the arcanum arcanorum! this is the dissolved stone; this is the elixir of life, this is the universal medicine, this is the tincture, this is the potable gold. take an athanor and cucurbite, and prepare a flask for this wine of the holy ghost. thou needest also a flame for the distillation. in the athanor is thy

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s are called simply, in that time, day and hour wherein they rule visibly or invisibly, by their names and offices which god hath given unto them; and by proposing their character which they have given or confirmed. the governor aratron hath in his power those things which he doth naturally, that is, after the same manner and subject as those things which in astronomy are ascribed to the power of saturn. those things which he doth of his own free will, are, 1. that he can convert any thing into a stone in a moment, either animal or plant, retaining the same object to the sight. 2. he converteth treasures into coles, and coles into treasure. 3. he giveth familiars with a definite power. 4. he teacheth alchymy, magick, and physick. 5. he reconcileth the subterranean spirits to men; maketh ha

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attern, which is why it has endured for so many centuries. the sun is the most beautiful heavenly body, its power the most overt. it is the only "planet" that can directly be felt, producing life- giving warmth and chastising the unwary with sunburn and sun-blindness. all the magi of old were astrologers. they observed the planets and ordered them by their apparent motions. the moon was quickest, saturn slowest, and the sun of median speed. therefore the sun was assigned the central planetary sphere. modern astronomy did nothing to upset this sun centrality. the sun is observed by telescopes and calculated by mathematics to reside at the center of the solar system, fixed in relation to the other bodies that revolve around it. again it is distinguished as singularly different, more importan

n observable sphere, allowing it to balance in this respect only another observable sphere. philosophically, the sun is at the extreme masculine active end of a linear scale and balances its heavenly mate, the moon, which is at the extreme passive feminine end. between them lie the remaining five planets, also arranged in pairs about a theoretical center. jupiter is the masculine mate of feminine saturn. mars is the masculine mate of feminine venus. but mercury has no mate, for the simple reason that it embodies both mascu- line and feminine elements within itself. as a magical symbol, mercury is balanced and complete. because of this balance, it neither needs to be, nor will tolerate being, paired to any other planet. xvi new millennium magic as is explained in the chapter on the hexagram

al system of astro- logical symbols for the planets is not a set of arbitrary tokens, but reflects both the nature of the individual planets and their interrelationship. it proves the unique- ness of mercury with unmistakable clarity. the sun and the moon are paired and separated from the rest of the planets by each being given a single, pure sign denot- ing its quality: sun: el moon: the jupiter-saturn and mars-venus pairs are likewise inescapable, based on their symbolism. all four of these planets are double-compound, partaking of the pure solar or lunar qualities blended with the quality of the earth, which is repre- sented by the cross: jupiter: 3 mars: 6 saturn: fi venus: 9 unique and apart, mercury is made up of the symbols of the three primary forces-sun, moon, and earth. it is the

n pairs on either side of mercury. preface xvii in the thresor des thresors des alchimistes by paracelsus, a phoenix stands with wings spread on the black earth. the sun is under its right wing, the moon under its left, and above its head mercury is framed in a blazing stellar brilliance. above the sun is the mated pair of solar opposites, mars-venus, and above the moon the mated lunar opposites, saturn- jupiter. the second illustration is from the work azote des philosophes by basil valen- tine. it shows a hermaphrodite, symbolic of mercury and the magus, standing tri- umphant atop the chaotic dragon, which is supported by the earth. within the earth is the alchemical symbol for squaring the circle. above the head of the her- maphrodite is mercury framed in a star. notice the rays that em

which is supported by the earth. within the earth is the alchemical symbol for squaring the circle. above the head of the her- maphrodite is mercury framed in a star. notice the rays that emanate from mer- cury and distinguish it from the other planets. over the right shoulder of the figure is the sun, and over the left shoulder is the moon. below the sun is mars-venus. below the moon is jupiter-saturn. in the third illustration, also from azote, which shows the process of putrefac- tion, a dying man lies inside an alchemical vessel above which are, on the right side, the sun, and on the left, the moon. again, the solar pair mars-venus is under the sun and the lunar pair jupiter- saturn is under the moon. crowning the wood- cut is mercury. saturn is shown black because saturn rules putref

ue magus must be revolted with the traditional arrange- ment of the hexagram, which places the sun in the center, thereby leaving the moon without a counterweight, and also places androgenous and self-sufficient mercury, symbol of the awakened center of the magus, on the periphery. when mercury is moved to the center and the sun placed at the zenith opposite its mate, the moon, at the nadir, then saturn descends to the lower left point opposite jupiter on the upper right point. the result is perfect balance. the sun takes the number three, which as the perfect trine is in harmony with its glory. saturn takes the solidly material eight, which represents the cube just as the four of jupiter suggests the square. mercury assumes the central six, the num- ber of god and of the enlightened magus

ding the logic of a mercury-central system to the chakras, mercury must occupy the heart, which is the regulator of the emotions and activity, the mediator between the inner and outer worlds, between thought and feeling, between desire and action. the emanator of light, the sun, naturally falls on the crown chakra, which is the resplendent thousand-petaled lotus, source of spiritual illumination. saturn descends to the belly chakra to symbolize the process of breakdown and decay in the lower intestine. on the tree of life mercury accords well with the mediating and regulating nature of tiphareth. the beauty of tiphareth stems from its dynamic equipoise. this is its perfection. it does not create so much as balance. on the other hand, the sun is a good extension of the radiant spiritual lig

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hose unfamiliar with it. i do not propose to examine it in detail here, but i will list the ten sephiroth on the tree of life and show how they join various parts of the body with various astral levels. 1. kether above the crown of the head the crown-sphere of the primum mobile 2. chokrnah left side of the brain wisdom-sphere of fixed stars 3. binah right side of the brain understanding-sphere of saturn 4. chesed left arm mercy-sphere of jupiter 5. geburah right arm severity-sphere of mars 108 soul flight 6. tiphareth torso beauty-sphere of the sun 7. netzach left leg victory-sphere of venus 8. hod right leg glory-sphere of mercury 9. yesod genitals foundation-sphere of the moon 10. malkuth entire physical body kingdom-sphere of the four elements those familiar with the tree of life will n

nish amid the clouds. bear in mind that this is not the actual judgment you are witnessing, but a kind of dramatic enactment of it. the ruling intelligence of the trump is the archangel gabriel, who will sound his horn on judgment day, causing the dead to rise from their graves. go to him and converse with him. he will give you good advice. xxi the world hebrew letter: tau (cross) correspondence: saturn path: thirty-second a woman dances on a stage with a great python that wraps its gleaming, multicolored coils around her naked body and weaves its head and neck in time with the music of the flute and drum. her long hair is bound up on the back of her head in a twisted braid, and chapter twelve: the tarot 219 her legs cross as she leaps in time to the music from one bare foot to the other

wisdom) divine name: yah (lord) archangelic name: raziel correspondence: zodiac "the second path is that of the illuminating intelligence: it is the crown of creation, the splendour of the unity, equaling it, and it is exalted above every head, and named by the kabalists the 'second glory" 3. binah (understanding) divine name: ihvh elohim (the lord god) archangelic name: tzaphqiel correspondence: saturn "the third path is the sanctifying intelligence, and is the foundation of primordial wisdom, which is called the creator of faith, and its roots are amn; and it is the parent of faith, from which doth faith emanate" 4. chesed (mercy) divine name: el (the mighty one) archangelic name: tzadqiel correspondence: jupiter "the fourth path is named the cohesive or receptacular intelligence; and is

the motions of the stars" 31. hod to malkuth hebrew letter: shin tarot trump: xx the last judgement correspondence: fire "the thirty-first path is the perpetual intelligence; but why is it so called? because it regulates the motions of the sun and moon in their proper order, and each in an orbit convenient for it" 32. yesod to malkuth hebrew letter: tau tarot trump: xxi the world correspondence: saturn "the thirty-second path is the administrative intelligence, and it is so called because it directs and associates the motions of the seven planets, directing all of them in their own proper courses" fourteen t here are many sets of esoteric symbols that might be used both as keys and as gateways for astral travel. the tattwa were extremely popular within the ranks of the golden dawn, as wer

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he gnomes of earth. the infernal spirits, such as the demons of hell, who traditionally are supposed to dwell beneath the surface of the earth, are also lower spirits, as are the qlippoth or shells of kabbalistic doctrine. higher spirits are those that dwell in or above the sphere of the moon. they are associated with the spheres, successively, of the moon, mercury, venus, the sun, mars, jupiter, saturn, and the sphere of the fixed stars, or zodiac. this traditional division of the world into successive shells or spheres about the earth should be understood in a symbolic sense. lower spirits are those involved with the senses, emotions, desires, health of the body, and physical substances. higher spirits are concerned with aspirations, intuition, inspiration, ideals, morals, destiny, and t

ments (as opposed to the compound element earth) define the points of the triangle. the seven trumps of the seven planets of traditional astrology define the body of the triangle and its center. at its base, the trump associated with the moon is put on the left next to the trump of water, and the trump of the sun on the right next to the trump of fire. the trumps of the lunar planets, jupiter and saturn, occupy the left side, and the trumps of the solar planets, venus and mars, the right side. in the center is placed the trump linked with the planet mercury, the planet of balance and union that contains both solar and lunar principles. in the coin method, pennies are used to define the circle because they are composed of bronze, a mixture of copper (metal of venus) and tin (metal ofjupiter

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th (page of pentacles, and so on (see crowley's book of thoth, p. 23. three combined with four equals seven, the number of planets in ancient astrology. the planets are compounded out of combinations of three pure principles, which may conveniently be called sun, moon, and earth. four of the planets are based on pairs of these principles: venus (sun-earth, mars (earthsun; jupiter (moon-earth, and saturn (earth-moon. mercury is formed of all three, moon-sun-earth. it is highly instructive to compare the structure of the planets with the structure of tetragrammaton. the sun corresponds with the initial yod. the moon is the first he. mercury is the threefold aspect of the name, ihv, out of which the six directions of space are formed in sepher etzirah. there are six possible permutations of t

th. it is highly instructive to compare the structure of the planets with the structure of tetragrammaton. the sun corresponds with the initial yod. the moon is the first he. mercury is the threefold aspect of the name, ihv, out of which the six directions of space are formed in sepher etzirah. there are six possible permutations of the glyph for mercury. the paired planets venus-mars and jupiter-saturn may be related to the fourfold ihvh itself, because these four planets have in them the principle of earth, yet are not complete individually, but only when considered as a set. these three principles, under the names cardinal, fixed, and mutable, together with the four occult elements fire, water, air, and earth, combine in pairs to form the twelve signs of the zodiac. not surprisingly, th

p 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 apparent rate of progress across the he

f the planets touched by the circle is their ancient astrological order based upon their apparent rate of progress across the heavens. from slowest *new millennium magic, an updated and expanded version of the new magus, will be available in may 1996 from llewellyn worldwide, ltd. pentagrammaton spirit tu earth fire pentagram of the elements heavens. from slowest planet to fastest, this order is: saturn, jupiter, mars, sun, venus, mercury, moon. the opposite directions of motion around the pentagram created by yeheshuah and yehovashah allow these two forms of pentagrammaton to serve as words of power for banishing and invoking spirits, particularly those associated with the magical elements, the salamanders (fire, sylphs (air, undines (water, and gnomes (earth. an effective technique is to

he only beings possessed of a more holy nature than the wings of the winds are the twentyfour seated elders with their white robes and crowns of gold, and the seven fiery spirits of god. the elders are the banners of tetragrammaton, and the fiery spirits are the seven traditional planets. these planets are divided into two sects ruled by the sun and the moon. the sect of the sun contains jupiter, saturn, and mercury. the sect of the moon contains mars, venus, and mercury. there is another ancient division of the planets in astrology that assigns them under the sun and moon to the signs of the zodiac. by this arrangement, the zodiac is divided down the middle into a solar half (right side) and a lunar half (left side. the sun, ruling in leo, is placed over the five lesser planets in the sig

they should be visualized as all having the same face, but each wearing a different expression. alternately, we might seek to command the wings by the authority of the seven lamps of fire that burn before the throne. these are the angels of the seven planets, usually given in magical texts as michael (sun, gabriel (moon, samael (mars, raphael (mercury, sachiel (jupiter, anael (venus, and cassiel (saturn. each planet and its angel is said to astrologically rule a sign, or pair of signs. the wings of a particular zodiac sign would fall under the ruling angel of that sign. still a third approach would be to command the wings by the authority of the archangels of the four beasts, ruling each wing by the name of the beast to which it belongs. the angels associated with the four beasts are micha

ed upon the revolving ring of the zodiac and its twelve signs, six of which at any given time are above, or moving above, the horizon of the earth, and six of which are below. the sun and moon each rule half of the signs. the sun in leo has authority over the signs on the right side of the zodiac: virgo (mercury, libra 194 tetragrammaton (venus, scorpio (mars, sagittarius (jupiter, and capricorn (saturn. the moon in cancer has authority over the signs on the left side of the zodiac: gemini (mercury, taurus (venus, aries (mars, pisces (jupiter, and aquarius (saturn. the six seats "of living breath" may refer to those signs of the zodiac under the sun, and the six seats that are "as sharp sickles, or the horns of death" may refer to the signs under the moon. both the sickle and the horn are

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oglyphic is represented by a breast. the fourth tarot card, the emperor. geburah severity; the fifth card of man, the pope or the hierophant of the tarot: mars, the warrior of aries. tiphereth beauty, venus of taurus, the love of the holy spirit, the causal body of the man, the sixth card of the tarot, the lover. netzach victory, justice of the arcanum, the seventh card of the tarot, the chariot, saturn. hod glory, mercury of gemini, the eighth card of the tarot, the eternity of all. yesod foundation, the sun of leo, the ninth card of the tarot. the hermit. malkuth kingdom, the entire universe, mary or virgo, nature. these ten sephiroth live within our being and are our inner solar system. the tarot is intimately related with esoteric astrology and with initiation. arcanum 10 this is the f

ian temperance. envy is transmuted into jupiterian philanthropy and happiness for others. we can disintegrate our defects and dissolve the psychological "i, only by means of the science of transmutations. work with the arcanum a.z.f. in order to receive the sword. the rulers of the seven planets are: gabriel: moon raphael: mercury uriel: venus michael: sun samael: mars zachariel: jupiter orifiel: saturn the seven notes of the lyre of orpheus correspond to the seven planets. a planetary note corresponds to each one of the seven colors of the solar prism. alchemy is intimately related to music. recordemos que existen siete vicios que debemos transmutar en sabidur a y amor. el orgullo se transmuta en la fe solar y en la humildad del cristo. la avaricia lunar, se transforma en esperanza y altr

hierofante jes s el cristo cantaba estos mantrams en el laboratorium oratorium de la pir mide de kefren. 52 the seven kabbalistic signs of the planets are: moon: a globe sliced by two half moons. mercury: one caduceus and the cynocephalus11. venus: a sexual lingam. sun: a serpent with the head of a lion. mars: a dragon biting guards of a sword. jupiter: the flaming pentagram or the eagle's beak. saturn: a limping elder, or a serpent entwined on a helicious12 stone. the seven pentacles [talismans] have the power of attracting the seven planetary forces. gold is the sun s metal; silver is the moon s metal; iron is the metal of mars; copper is the metal of venus; quicksilver is mercury s metal, tin is jupiter s metal and lead is the metal of saturn. perfect pentacles [talismans] can be prepa

smos y en el micro cosmos hombre. 60 the works of the sun and of the moon, the man and the woman are equilibrated by the mercury of the secret philosophy (the ens seminis. a yogi (or a yogini) cannot self-realize themselves without the arcanum a.z.f, therefore those who want to exclude the arcanum a.z.f. from their whole yoga are violating the law of the eighth arcanum. they are the failures. old saturn balances thundering jupiter, the father of all gods. this is the law of equilibrium. las obras del sol y de la luna, del hombre y de la mujer son equilibradas y realizadas por mercurio de la filosof a secreta (el ens seminis. ning n yogui o yoguina se pueden realizar jam s sin el arcano a.z.f, aquellos que quieran excluir el arcano a.z.f. de toda su yoga est n violando la ley del arcano och

jam s sin el arcano a.z.f, aquellos que quieran excluir el arcano a.z.f. de toda su yoga est n violando la ley del arcano ocho. esos son los fracasados. el viejo saturno balancea al padre de los dioses, j piter tonante. esa es la ley del equilibrio. 61 arcanum 9 in this lesson, we will study the ninth key of basil valentine in the illustration of viridarium chymicum. the ninth key represents old saturn falling and the goddess moon victoriously rising. saturn is the lead and the moon is the silver (the terrestrial adam, the psychological i. it must fall and die so that the adam christ can be born within us. we need to transmute the lead into gold. the lead of our personality must be transmuted into the gold of the spirit. the moon-mercury-sophic (the ens seminis) must rise and return inwar

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o: all golden dawn friends, both living and dead, and la and lux for proofreading table of contents introduction chapter chapter chapter chapter chapter chapter chapter chapter chapter chapter chapter chapter chapter chapter chapter 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: 13: 14: 15: appendix qabalistic talismans: how do getting started correspondences magical squares and sigils the kamea of binah/saturn the kamea of chesed/jupiter the kamea of geburah/mars the kamea of tiphareth/sun the kamea of netzach/venus the kamea of hod/mercury the kamea of yesod/moon the kamea of daath/pluto talisman of the name using tattwas for healing and consecration bibliography they work? balancing xiii 1 11 23 53 71 81 89 97 107 115 125 135 145 153 189 193 201 and mercurius trismegistus writes, that an image

. you may need to compare the color yellow yellow blue green red red-orange orange yellow-orange yellow yellow-green violet green blue blue-green blue indigo red violet violet-red orange red indigo attributions of the hebrew letters sign, planet letter tarot# air mercury moon venus aries taurus gemini cancer leo virgo jupiter libra water scorpio sagittarius capricorn mars aquarius pisces sun fire saturn aleph beth gimel daleth heh vav zain cheth teth yod kaph lamed mem nun samekh ayin peh tzaddi qoph resh shin tau figure 2-b 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 element air air, earth water earth, air fire earth air water fire earth fire, water air water water fire earth fire, water air water fire fire earth, air hebrew letters in this chart with the ones in figure 2-a to

y archangel chokmah binah chesed geburah tiphareth netzach hod yesod malkuth daath yah or yhvh yhvh elohim el elohim gibor yhvh eloah ve daath yhvh tzabaoth elohim tzabaoth shaddai el chai adonai ha aretz yah elohim raziel tzaphqiel tzadqiel kamael raphael haniel michael gabriel sandalphon mesukiel planetary angel cassiel sachiel samael michael anael raphael gabriel elementals urial planet zodiac saturn jupiter mars sun venus mercury moon earth pluto binah chesed geburah tiphareth netzach hod yesod daath sephiroth and planetary civet, myrhh cedar, juniper tobacco frankincense, olibanum benzoin, rose storax jasmine saturn jupiter mars sun venus mercury moon pluto incenses cassia, cypress, patchouli, myrhh, violet clove, hyssop, nutmeg, pine basil, dragon's blood, calangal, mustard, rue bay

person of the trinity on the tree. it is characterized by the first geometrical shape, the triangle. the triangle of art in the western magical tradition is where materializations occur when doing evocations. as the number and sphere of the first creative force actualizing itself in binah, the mother, it gives birth to all of the remaining sephiroth on the tree, and to it is attributed the planet saturn. aristotle noted that of two things we can say both but not all. three is the first number which we can use to refer to the all. in the tarot, this idea is represented by the fruitful creativity of the empress. when invoking the power of three in a talisman, one should always include a triangle. its powers express as creativity, materialization, concrete action, self-expression, and imagina

nt-garde and great visionaries. in the tarot it is represented by the magician acting through him or herself to produce justice. take this as a cue. if you use the eleventh kamea, apply it with great care. shapes the shapes given on pages 43-51 are suggested outlines for your talisman based on the number/sphere which you are working with. the triangle within a circle is to be used for three.binah/saturn; the cube is for four.chesed/jupiter, etc. one only needs to count the sides to know which numerical vibration is being called upon (some have more than one shape. we have made full-page planetary shapes so the student can photocopy them and use them immediately. other shapes incorporated into the talisman (circles, smaller triangles, squares, etc) should be carefully drawn with a compass a

nian energy. the more ancient understanding of the twelve signs and their planetary rulers is demonstrated in figure 3-d, which shows how the whole scheme was viewed within the concept of the cycle of the seasons. figure 3-d figure 3-e the seven-pointed star known as the heptagram or septagram is the classic representation of the seven planets of the ancients (see figure 3-e. it represents binah (saturn) and her six children on the tree: starting at the bottom right is saturn (three, then jupiter (four, mars (five, sun (six, venus (seven, mercury (eight, and the moon (nine. this is quite an astonishing little glyph, for it has another harmonious relationship. besides the ordered numeration of the spheres on the tree, the days of the week can be traced in correct order if one starts at the

an astonishing little glyph, for it has another harmonious relationship. besides the ordered numeration of the spheres on the tree, the days of the week can be traced in correct order if one starts at the sun and goes downward toward the moon and around the lines marked by the figure of the star. even more amazing has been the discovery of the atomic weights, which in order of density are: lead (saturn, mercury (mercury, gold (sun, tin (jupiter, silver (moon, copper (venus) and iron (mars. this can also be incorporated into the figure in a symmetrical pattern with every other one going clockwise. it has been calculated that the mathematical probability of these kinds of symmetrical patterns are about 119 to one. the ancient chaladeans who gave us the order of the planets (which the tree f

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