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mbers of various golden dawn orders the four elements of the ancients are duplicated conditions of the following: heat and dryness fire heat and moisture air cold and dryness earth cold and moisture water there are twelve zodiacal signs, and they are: 1 aries, the ram a 2 taurus, the bull _b 3 gemini, the twins c 4 cancer, the crab d 5 leo, the lion e 6 virgo, the virgin f 7 libra, the scales g 8 scorpio, the scorpion h 9 sagittarius, the archer i 10 capricorn, the goat j 11 aquarius, the water-bearer k 12 pisces, the fishes l these twelve signs are distributed among the four triplicities, or sets of three signs, each attributed to one of the four elements. they represent the operation of the elements in the zodiac. thus, to fire are attributed: aries a leo e sagittarius i to earth are att

fishes l these twelve signs are distributed among the four triplicities, or sets of three signs, each attributed to one of the four elements. they represent the operation of the elements in the zodiac. thus, to fire are attributed: aries a leo e sagittarius i to earth are attributed: taurus b virgo f capricorn j to air are attributed: gemini c libra g aquarius k to water are attributed: cancer d scorpio h pisces l 52 to the ancients, six planets besides the sun were known. they also assigned certain planetary values to the north and south nodes of the moon. that is the point where 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, the

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGICK SPELLS

ce of particular groups of signs of the zodiac. the cardinal signs- aries, cancer, libra and capricorn- are so-called because when the sun moved into these signs, it marked the beginning of a new season- spring, summer, autumn and winter. people born under a cardinal sign manifest this as a desire to initiate and to take command of people and situations. the fixed signs- leo, taurus, aquarius and scorpio- are signs entered by the sun in the middle of a season. people born under them exhibit stability and a tendency to continue in a predetermined path. the mutable signs -sagittarius, gemini, virgo and pisces- mark the time when the seasons are about to change. those born under them are correspondingly versatile and ready to compromise. zodiacal colours and associations aries, the ram: 21 ma

r pale blue. a mutable earth sign, for spells to increase efficiency, for bringing order to a chaotic situation, for self-improvement and for healing. ruled by mercury. libra, the scales: 23 september to 23 october. colour: blue or violet. a cardinal air sign for rituals concerning justice and the law, for balancing options and priorities relationships, harmony and reconciliation. ruled by venus. scorpio, the scorpion: 24 october to 22 november. colour: burgundy or red. a fixed water sign, for increasing second sight, for passion and sex, secrets, inheritance and for claiming what is rightfully yours in any area of life. ruled by mars in the ancient system, now by pluto. sagittarius, the archer: 23 november to 21 december. colour: orange or yellow. a mutable fire sign, for optimism, fresh

ater's elemental creatures are undines, spirits of the water. the original undine was created without a soul, but gained one by marrying a mortal and bearing him a child. however, she also lost her freedom from pain and her immortality and so she is a reminder that love may have a price, but that without it life does not have meaning. the colour of water is blue and its zodiacal signs are cancer, scorpio and pisces. the four quarters of the circle every magical circle is divided into four quarters that are in ceremonial magick called the watchtowers. the higher essences who protect the quarters are invoked as the guardians, who control and direct the elemental powers. sometimes they are called kings, sometimes devas, or they may be pictured as the four main archangels, michael, gabriel, ra

ddess in her triple aspects. it is the realm of spirituality and the divine spark within all life. the top left point of the pentagram symbolises air and the fixed sign of aquarius, representing logic, intelligence and the conscious awareness that enables us to reach beyond the material and follow steps to knowledge of what is hidden. the top right point is the element water and the fixed sign of scorpio. it represents the feelings that endow magick with purpose, desire whether for love or spiritual development and the compassion and empathy that make us care about ourselves, others and the world we live in. it forms the interconnectedness of all life. the bottom left point of the pentagram symbolises the element earth and the fixed sign of taurus. it connects with the earth mother, ecolog

uesday derives from his name. the hour of mars is especially good for psychic self-defence and for courage in a crisis. element: fire colour: red crystals: garnet, bloodstone, ruby, jasper incenses: dragon's blood, ginger, mint, thyme trees: cypress, holly, pine herbs and oils: basil, coriander, garlic, pepper, tarragon metal: iron or steel mars rules aries, march-20 april, and is the co-ruler of scorpio, 24 october-22 november. in magick, it is most potent during these two sun sign periods and for those born under aries and scorpio. mercury wednesday, the day of mercury, is good for spells to assist money-making ventures, for clear communication, persuasion, adaptability and versatility, for improving memory and sharpening logic, for learning, examinations and tests, for mastering new tec

nthly coven meeting traditionally held 13 times a year during each full moon. evil eye: a way of transmitting negativity to another person, not as a deliberate curse, but through feelings of envy, jealousy or resentment. evocation: the summoning-up of angels (and sometimes demons) in order to bind them to perform tasks. fixed: in astrology, a term applied to the signs of leo, taurus, aquarius and scorpio because the sun enters them in the middle of a season. those born under these signs exhibit stability and a tendency to continue in a predetermined path. see also cardinal, mutable. the goddess: the archetype or source energy of the feminine ultimate power or principle. all the named goddesses are aspects of particular qualities of the goddess in different cultures. grail: the chalice that

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nsecutively, chief passes to the east of the pastos facing west. second adept goes to the south facing north. third adept goes to the north facing south (officers all raise their wands to form a pyramid over the pastos and altar) chief "let us analyze the keyword. i" second "n" third "r" all "i" chief "y" second "n" third "r" all "y" chief "virgo, isis, mighty mother (making sign of isis" second "scorpio, apophis, destroyer (making sign of apophis" third "sol, osiris, slain and risen (making the sign of osiris, slain and risen" all "isis, apophis, osiris- i.a.o (bringing wands up to touch each other along with cruces) chief "let the divine light descend (all separate wands and cruces, and give the sign of cross) all "the sign of osiris slain" chief "l- the sign of the mourning of isis (til

to east, and adepts return to former positions. crook and scourge are laid on altar over dagger, crossing at yellow bands) chief "repeat with us the following words which are the signs of the hidden wisdom of our order (aspirant is made to repeat each word after the officer) chief "i" second "n" third "r" 26 all "i" chief "y" second "n" third "r" all "y" chief "virgo, isis, mighty mother" second "scorpio, apophis, destroyer" third "sol, osiris, slain and risen" all "isis, apophis, osiris, i.a.o. let the divine light descend (all separate wands and give the sign of osiris slain) all "the sign of osiris slain" chief "l- the sign of the mourning of isis (with tilted head to the side) second "v- the sign of typhon and apophis (head facing upwards, arms stretched) third "x- the sign of osiris r

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espectively. the name lammas has a curious origin in the dunes at sumer. it is not less than the name of one of the four mythological beasts of the astrological fixed signs, lamas being the name of the half-lion, half-man guardian of leo (the sign governing most of august, when the feast of lammas takes place, and ustur being that of aquarius (february, sed that of taurus (may) and nattig that of scorpio (november. i do not believe that this is a fantastic assumption, the sumerian origin of the feast of lammas. indeed, it seems just as valid as the ideas of idries shah concerning craft etymology as presented in his book, the sufis. it is also not far-fetched to assume that these four beasts were known to the entire region of the middle east, as they appear on the sphinx in egypt, and have

y 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) 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

ALEISTER CROWLEY BOOK OF LIES

r is not good; lamed is not satisfactory for earth, and yod too spiritualised a form of fire (but see book 4, part iii) paragraphs 1-6. out of nothing, nothing is made. the word nihil is taken to affirm that the universe is nothing, and that is now to be analysed. the order of the element is that of jeheshua. the elements are taken rather as in nature; n is easily fire, since mars is the ruler of scorpio: the virginity of i suits air and water, elements which in magick are closely interwoven: h, the letter of of breath, is suitable for spirit; abrahadabra is called the name of spirit, because it is cheth: l is earth, green and fertile, because venus, the greenness, fertility, and earthiness of things is the lady of libra, lamed. in paragraph 7 we turn to the so-called jetziratic attributio

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pted vibration of the undulatory energy, free from the false conceptions attached to it by the ahamkara or ego-making facility, whose assumption that conscious individuality constitutes existence let it to consider its own apparently catastrophic character as pertaining to the order of nature. 47 the undulatory formula of putrefaction is represented in the qabalah by the letter n, which refers to scorpio, whose triune nature combines the eagle, snake and scorpion. these hieroglyphs themselves indicate the spiritual formulae of incarnation. he was also anxious to use the letter g, another triune formula expressive of the aspects of the moon, which further declares the nature of human existence in the following manner. the moon is in itself a dark orb; but an appearance of light is communica

mercury: sephiroth corresponding: 13: luna: 14: venus: 15 :tet-lamed-heh: aries fire: 16 :shin-vau-resh: taurus earth: 17 :taw-aleph-vau-mem-yod: gemini air: memfinal: 18 :samekh-resh-tet-nunfinal: cancer water: 19 :aleph-resh-yod-heh: leo fire: 20 :bet-taw-vau-lamed-heh: virgo earth: 21: jupiter: 22 :mem-aleph-zain-nun-yod: libra air: memfinal: 23 :mem-yod-memfinal: water: 24 :ayin-qof-resh-bet: scorpio water: 25 :qof-shin-taw: sagittarius fire: 26 :gemel-dalet-yod: capricornus earth: 27: mars: 28 :dalet-lamed-yod: aquarius air: 29 :dalet-gemel-yod-memfinal: pisces water: 30: sol: 31 :aleph-shin: fire: 32: saturn: 32 "bis :aleph-resh-tzaddifinal: earth: 31 "bis :aleph-taw: spirit: 306& 307 table i: ix: xi: xii: the sword: elements: and:(with their plane: the tree of life: the serpent: tar

:the root of the: powers of water: powers of air: powers of earth: 2 :venus in cancer love :moon in libra :jupiter in capricorn: the lord of: the lord of: peace restored: harmonious change: 3 :mercury in cancer :saturn in libra :mars in capricorn: abundance: sorrow: material works: 4 :moon in cancer :jupiter in libra :sun in capricorn: blended pleasure: rest from strife: earthly power: 5 :mars in scorpio :venus in aquarius :mercury in taurus: loss in pleasure: defeat: material trouble: 6 :sun in scorpio :mercury in aquarius :moon in taurus: pleasure: earned success: material success: 7 :venus in scorpio :moon in aquarius :saturn in taurus: illusionary success: unstable effort: success unfulfilled: 8 :saturn in pisces :jupiter in gemini :sun in virgo: abandoned success: shortened force: pru

f sun and 6, sun in place of moon. 321 table v: cxxxvii: cxxxviii: cxxxix :key scale: signs of the: planets ruling in: planets exalted in: zodiac: column ccxxxvii: column cxxxvii: 15: aries: mars: p. m (sun: 16: taurus: venus: uranus (moon: 17: gemini: mercury: neptune: 18: cancer: moon: p. m (jupiter: 19: leo: sun: uranus: 20: virgo: mercury: neptune (mercury: 22: libra: venus: p. m (saturn: 24: scorpio: mars: uranus: 25: sagittarius: jupiter: neptune: 26: capricorn: saturn: p. m (mars: 28: aquarius: saturn: uranus: 29: pisces: jupiter: neptune (venus: weh note: liber 777 gives different entries for column cxxxix, and these have been added in parenthesis without deletion of original. 322 table i: clxxv: clxxvi: clxxvii: clxxix :key scale:hebrew: english :numerical: yetziratic :numbers :le

rticularly attributed to the element of earth, see "777" lines 10 and 32 bis "the lesser ritual of the hexagram" this ritual is to be performed after the "lesser ritual of the pentagram (i. stand upright, feet together, left arm at side, right across body, holding wand or other weapon upright in the median line. then face east and say (ii. i.n.r.i. yod, nun, resh, yod. virgo, isis, mighty mother. scorpio, apophis, destroyer. sol, osiris, slain and risen. isis, apophis, osiris, gr:iota-alpha-omega (iii. extend the arms in the form of a cross, and say "the sign of osiris slain (see illustration (iv. raise the right arm to point upwards, keeping the elbow square, and lower the left arm to point downwards, keeping the elbow square, while turning the head over the left shoulder looking down so

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unculus nw#y) 368 the spirit of the gods of the living myyx myhl) xwr boils nyx# 369 the world of briah (creation; referred to binah) h)yrbh mlw( 370 a foundation, basis rq( creation( willows of the brook (lev. 23:40) lxn ybr( white lead, tin )r+sq to rend, cut, blame, curse (rq green (see s.d. p. 104) nn(r perfect, whole ml# ligure; jacinth; opal m#l to rule k#ym 371 sinister, left-hand l)m# 372 scorpio: a scorpion brq( spherical water (apparently a latin transliteration )kryps) lambs, sheep my#bk an oven, furnace n#bk herbage, grass b( seven (b# hwhy is his name wm# hwhy 373 god of the hebrews myrb(h yhl) quaking#(g 375 generally and specially +rpw llk to yield; to do; to make; yielding h( hour h# solomon (lit. gpeaceful one h) hml# 376 dominator l#wm a bird rwpc peace (refers to kether)

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knavery. 2. these new methods despised the olden way, inventing fine names to disguise their baneness. but simplicity in the doing of the will of every man would put an end to vain ambitions and desires((samuel butler in erewhon describes a people who had sense enough to forbid all machinery. wells, in the war in the air prophesies the results of not doing so; at the hour of writing, an xv sun in scorpio, we are facing the fulfilment of most of this prophecy. and still we make haste to arm) 23 chapter xx the withdrawal from the common way. 1. to forget learning is to end trouble. the smallest difference in words, such as 'yes' and 'yea, can make endless controversy for the scholar((consider the 'homoiousios- homoiousios' quarrel of early christianity) fearful indeed is death, since all men

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE OLD AND NEW COMMENTARIES TO LIBER AL

infinite stars" thereof. the ith is the honorific termination representing her fulfilment of creative force "i" being the inmost force, and "th" its extension. the dragon in current symbolism refers to the north or hollow of heaven; thus to the womb of space, which is the container and breeder of all that exists. liber aleph should be consulted for further information as to the magical import of scorpio and taurus. al i,25 "divide, add, multiply, and understand" the old comment 25. dividing 6/50= 0.12. 0, the circumference, nuit, the centre, hadit. 1, the unity proceeding, ra-hoor-khuit. 2, the coptic h, whose shape closely resembles the arabic figure 2, the breath of life, inspired and expired. human consciousness, thoth. adding 50+ 6= 56, nu, and concentrating 5+ 6= 11, abrahadabra, etc

ing. even more marked now (an vii, sun in libra) especially these words "i lift thee up" the new comment yes! i was frightened when the god of things as they ought to be told me that they were to be. i was born under a german queen, and i did not believe in the revolution that i willed. and lo! it is upon us, ere the fifteenth year of the new aeon has dawned. yes! i am lifted up, the sun being in scorpio in this fourteenth year of the aeon. al ii,54 "nor shall they who cry aloud their folly that thou meanest nought avail; thou shall reveal it: thou availest: they are the slaves of because: they are not of me. the stops as thou wilt; the letters? change them not in style or value" the old comment 54. the triumph over the rationalists predicted. the punctuation of this book was done after it

all. for a life which has fulfilled all its possibilities ceases to have a purpose; death is its diploma, so to speak; it is ready to apply itself to the new conditions of a larger life. just so a schoolboy who has mastered his work, dies to school, reincarnates in cap& gown, triumphs in the trips, dies to the cloisters, and is reborn to the world. note that the atu "death" in the tarot refers to scorpio. this sign is threefold: the scorpion that kills itself with its own poison, when its environment (the ring of fire) becomes intolerable; the serpent that renews itself by shedding its skin, that is crowned and hooded, that moves by undulations like light, and gives man wisdom at the price of toil suffering and mortality; and the eagle that soars, its lidless eyes bent boldly upon the sun

into which we throw ourselves at recurring intervals. the doctrine here stated should be studied in the light of previous remarks; verses 61 to 74 inclusive form a coherent passage: notice the words "death" in verses 68. there is evidently an intention to identify the climax of love with that of life. it is then not unnatural for us to ask: can 'death' have some deeper significance than appears? scorpio, the zodiacal sign of death, is really the sexual or reproductive function of nature. it is the earth-transcending eagle, the self-restoring serpent, and the self-immolating scorpion. in alchemy it is the principle of putrefaction, the "black dragon, whose state of apparent corruption is but a prelude to the rainbow-coloured spring-tide of the man in motley. the nymph of spring, syrinx, th

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itiation supposed) the body of our father christian rosen creutz, to be discovered by the brethren with the postulant as said in the book called fama fraternitatis. there are three officers, and they repeat the analysis of the word as follows: chief. let us analyse the key word i. 2nd. n. 3rd. r. all. i. chief. yod. y 2nd. nun. n 3rd. resh. r all. yod. y chief. virgo (f) isis, mighty mother. 2nd. scorpio (h) apophis, destroyer. 3rd. sol) osiris, slain and rise. all. isis, apophis, osiris, iao. all spread arms as if on a cross, and say: the sign of osiris slain! chief bows his head to the left, raises his right arm, and lowers his left, keeping the elbow and right angles, thus forming the letter (also the swastika. the sign of the mourning of isis. 2nd. with erect head, raises his arms to f

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ence. hb:taw hb:yod hb:chet 18 190 leo hb:heh hb:yod hb:resh hb:aleph serpent. hb:taw hb:yod hb:tet 19 210 virgo hb:heh hb:lamed hb:vau hb:taw hb:bet hand. hb:dalet hb:vau hb:yod 20 231 jupiter palm. hb:peh-final hb:koph 21 253 libra hb:mem-final hb:yod hb:nun hb:zain hb:aleph hb:mem ox goad. hb:dalet hb:mem hb:lamed 22 276 water hb:mem-final hb:yod hb:mem water. hb:mem-final hb:yod hb:mem 23 300 scorpio hb:bet hb:resh hb:qof hb:ayin fish. hb:nun-final hb:vau hb:nun 24 325 sagittarius hb:taw hb:shin hb:qof prop. hb:koph-final hb:mem hb: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 hea

our father christian rosen creutz, to be discovered by the brethren with the postulant as said in the book called fama fraternitatis. there are three officers, and they repeat the analysis of the word as follows- chief. let us analyse the key word- i. 2nd. n. 3rd. r. all. i. chief. yod. hb:yod. 2nd. nun. hb:nun. 3rd. resh. hb:resh. all. yod, hb:yod. chief. virgo (virgo) isis, mighty mother. 2nd. scorpio (scorpio) apophis, destroyer. 3rd. sol (sun) osiris, slain and risen. all. isis, apophis, osiris, iao. all spread arms as if on a cross, and say- the sign of osiris slain! 86 chief bows his head to the left, rises his right arm, and lowers his left keeping the elbow at right angles,thus forming the letter l (also the swastika. the sign of the mourning of isis. 2nd. with erect head, rises h

catory methods of investigating any word. but though frater p. was expert enough in these methods they are hardly pertinent to the pure numerical qabalah, and we therefore deal gently with them. the attributions are given in "777. thus hb:aleph in the yetziratic world is "air" by tarot "the fool" and by signification "an ox" thus we have the famous i.n.r.i= hb:yod, hb:nun, hb:resh, hb:yod= virgo, scorpio, sun, virgo; the virgin, the evil serpent, the sun, suggesting the story of genesis ii. and of the gospel. the initials of the egyptian names isis, apophis, osiris, which correspond, give in their turn the ineffable name iao; thus we say that the ineffable is concealed in and revealed by the birth, death, and resurrection of christ; and further the sings of mourning of the mother, triumph

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t i speak unto thee; how much more therefore are they beyond the words that thou transmittest unto men. behold! the veil of the aethyr sundereth, and is torn, like a sail by the breath of the tempest, and thou shalt see him as from afar off. this is that which is written "confound her understanding with darkness" for thou canst not speak this thing. 21 hb:resh, hb:lamed and hb:nun (sun, libra and scorpio, the sun, the balance or plumes of maat, and the snake. added they make 280. it is the figure of the magus of the taro; and in his right arm the torch of the flames blazing upwards; in his left the cup of poison, a cataract into hell. and upon his head the evil talisman, blasphemy and blasphemy and blasphemy, in the form of a circle. that is the greatest blasphemy of all.22 on his feet hat

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ty, and the waters of chesed or mercy. this serpent is also a type of christ the reconciler, also it is known as nogah amongst the shells, and the celestial serpent of wisdom 'but the serpent of the temptation was the serpent of the tree of the knowledge of good and of evil, and not the serpent of the tree of life" illustration on page 278 approximated below_ aries_ gemini_ taurus aquarius cancer scorpio leo_ virgo_ libra_ sagittarius_ capricorn_ pisces_ diagram 38. the calvary cross of twelve squares. illustration on page 278 described "diagram 39. the serpent of brass. this is a stylized tree of life. all ten sephiroth are represented by small white holes in black rings, like iron. the central pillar is the only vertical, and all three horizontal paths are depicted alike, as solid black

ess sinister and terrible import, and that only the symbol of temperance appears to promise aid. therefore by this straight and narrow path of hb:samekh let the philosophus advance like the arrow from the centre of hb:taw hb:shin hb:qof (qsheth) the bow of promise; for by this hieroglyphic of the arrow hath sagittarius ever been represented. and as this sign of sagittarius lieth between the signs scorpio (death) and capricornus (the devil) so hath jesus to pass through the wilderness tempted by satan. but sagittarius the archer is a bi- corporate sign, the centaur, the man and the horse combined. recall what was said unto thee in the passage of the 31st path of fire leading into the 3= 8 of practicus 'also there is the vision of the fire-flashing courser of light, or also a child borne alo

to the philosophus the 13th key of the tarot" 27 "see" preface "associate adept" the 13th key of the tarot represents the figure of a skeleton. the five extremities of the body, delineated by head, hands and feet, allude to the powers of the number five, the letter hb:heh, the pentagram comprehending the concealed spirit of life and the four elements, the originators of all living forms. the sign scorpio especially alludes to stagnant and fetid water; and to that property of the moist nature which initiates putrefaction and corruption. the eternal change from life to death, and through death to life, is symbolised in the grass which springs from and is nourished by putrefying and corrupting carcasses. the top of the scythe forms the t, tau-cross of life, showing that what destroys also ren

nd smoke. the lion represents the fire of netzach, the blood of the lion; and the eagle represents the water of hod, the gluten of the eagle; whose reconcilement is made by the air in yesod uniting with the volatised water rising from the cauldron though the influence of the fire beneath it. the chains which link the lion and the eagle to her waist are symbolic of the paths of hb:nun and hb:ayin, scorpio and capricornus as shown by the scorpion and the goat in the background. in her right hand she bears the torch of solar fire, elevating and volatizing the water in hod by the fiery influence of geburah; while with her left hand she pours from a vase the waters of chesed to temperate and calm the fire of netzach. illustration on page 287 approximated_ visita interiora terrae rectificando in

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ularly attributed to the element of earth "see "777" lines 10 and 32 bis "the lesser ritual of the hexagram" this ritual is to be performed after the "lesser ritual of the pentagram (i) stand upright, feet together, left arm at side, right across body, holding the wand or other weapon upright in the median line. then face east and say (ii) i.n.r.i. yod. nun. resh. yod. virgo, isis, mighty mother. scorpio, apophis, destroyer. sol, osiris, slain and risen. isis, apophis, osiris, iao. 22 (iii) extend the arms in the form of a cross, and say "the sign of osiris slain("see" illustration (iv) raise the right arm to point upwards, keeping the elbow square, and lower the left arm to point downwards, keeping the elbow square, while turning the head over the left shoulder looking down so that the ey

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b:yod hb:heh hb:aleph, in the name hb:heh hb:vau hb:shin hb:taw hb:yod 17, in the pass-word inri, i declare that i have created thee, a living spirit of this sphere of tzedeq, to do my will, and work thine own salvation! let us analyse the key-word "chief" i "2nd" n "3rd" r "all" i "chief" yod. hb:yod "2nd" nun. hb:nun "3rd" resh. hb:resh "all" yod. hb:yod "chief" virgo, isis, mighty mother "2nd" scorpio, apophis, destroyer "3rd" sol, osiris, slain and risen "all" isis, apophis, osiris. iota alpha omega (all give the sign of the cross "chief, 2nd and 3rd adepts" the sign of osiris slain("chief" l. the sign of the mourning of isis) 17 weh note: this is probable a typo for hb:heh hb:vau hb:shin hb:heh hb:yod("2nd adept" v. the sign of typhon destroyer("3rd adept" x. the sign of osiris risen

sign of the mourning of isis) 17 weh note: this is probable a typo for hb:heh hb:vau hb:shin hb:heh hb:yod("2nd adept" v. the sign of typhon destroyer("3rd adept" x. the sign of osiris risen "all" lvx, lux, the light of the cross. part ii.18 purify talisman with water and fire. the invocation of water is made as in 3= 8 and by the enochian keys 10, 4, 11, 12 in e, w, n, s. respectively invocation scorpio (sigma lambda eta iota).19 "the invocation of the great god toum maal" o thou! majesty of godhead! toum maal! thee, thee i invoke! 193 lord of amenta! lord of enemehitt! o thou! whose head is golden as the sun, and thy nemyss as the night sky-blue! thou who art as rugged as the wind! who formulatest wonders in the world! thou unchangeable as ta-ur! thou, mutable as water! changing ever, an

uring shoulders! o body of blue and golden feathers! o darkening feet, as of the skies of night! o mighty power of claws and beak, invincible, divine! o great and glistening wings! 194 ride hither on the storm! 18 in part ii. q.f.d.r. will imagine herself as a blue eagle between two mighty pillars. white light pervades the blue from above. her station is in the west. 19 see "777. egyptian name of scorpio. toumathph [vibrate by the formulae of the middle pillar and of the mystic circumambulation] across the gloomy waters from the land of the setting sun thou art come, thou art come, for the words of my mouth are mighty words. come, for the guests are ready, and the feast is spread before thee! come, for the destined spouse awaits thy kiss! with roses and with wine, with light and life and l

sels who founded the r+c movement. different, the former ending in an arrow below the cross and the latter ending simply. the points at the exterior intersections are marked with the following, order: upper left, upper right, lower right, lower left. these are evidently to be read by transit and diagonal, rather than in the described order. center point, upper half: astrological symbols of virgo, scorpio, virgo, sun. center point, lower half: i, n, i, r (for inri) minor point to counter-clockwise: l, v (calvary cross, x (for lvx. minor point to clockwise: i, a, i, o (for iaoi. the entire center and intersection is occupied by a large figure, circular in general outline and extending into the arms. this has at its very center a calvary cross with five petaled stylized rose done in five equa

h this is a white segment on the shaft. at the bottom of the shaft is a black segment to the very end. between the white and black segments are twelve bands. these bands are paralleled to the left by a column of zodiacal symbols and to the right by hebrew letters thusly: lotus flower half- open_ aries hb:heh_ taurus hb:vau_ gemini hb:zain_ cancer hb:chet_ leo hb:tet_ virgo hb:yod_ libra hb:lamed_ scorpio hb:nun_ sagittarius hb:samekh_ capricorn hb:ayin_ aquarius hb:tzaddi_ pisces hb:qof (black_ illustration on page 211 described "65. the chief adept's wand" the top of the wand is a winged-sun disk or ba-hadit. extending down from this to either side along the upper quarter of the wand shaft are two uraeus serpents, facing to left and right. the serpent to the right wears the egyptian red c

and places himself at the head of the pastos, the second adept to the south, and the third adept to the north; they raise their wands in a pyramid formation over the altar, and their "cruces ansatas" below "chief" let us analyse the key word: i "second" n "third" r "all" i "chief" yod: hb:yod "second" nun: hb:nun "third" resh: hb:resh "all" yod: hb:yod "chief" virgo, isis, mighty mother "second" scorpio, apophis, destroyer "third" sol, osiris, slain and risen "all" isis, apophis, osiris, iao [the wands and crosses are separated, all giving the sign of the cross, and saying] 211 the sign of osiris slain["chief" giving the l sign with bowed head.5] l. the sign of the mourning of isis["second" with head erect, gives the v sign] v, the sign of typhon and apophis["third" with bowed head gives

urs 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. hb:chet cancer. amber. hb:ayin capricornus. indigo. hb:tet leo. greenish yellow. hb:tzaddi aquarius. violet. hb:yod virgo. yellow-green. hb:qof pisces. crimson. 220 further, thou wilt observe that the colours of the paths and the sephiroth form a mutual balance and harmony in the tree [the "chief adept" t

ped somewhat like a simple smoking pipe with bowl downward and stem angled diagonally down to the right, forming the start of the shaft of the flail. this head is marked with a hebrew letter bet. next down the shaft is a section marked with gemini. the next section is under the intersection of the flail with the crook and is marked with taw. below this the shaft is sectioned again and marked with scorpio. the lower right section and end of the flail shaft is marked with nun. the head of the crook is a reverse "c" shape, slightly canted so that the opening begins with the shaft, continues in a curve to the right and terminates just above and to left of the center of curvature. the head of the crook is divided into sections, starting with the top: koph, air, chet, taurus, chet, leo. the staf

planets, and the twelve signs. upon the altar is placed the black calvary cross charged with a rose of twenty-five petals representing the counterchanged action of the spirit and the four elements [all quit vault] illustration 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

begins a new vibration with a knock, the shrine and adepti having formulated the great work. this second vibration may be read hieroglyphically as follows: 11 the three wands contain the twenty-two paths. see diagrams 64, 65, 66. 12 see diagram 63. 13 see diagram 63. 14 see diagrams 64, 65, 66. 15 the three supernals are in a way summed in chesed, hb:dalet being the dividing-line. 16 not mars in scorpio. 17 that is, 1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x 5= 120. by the sephiroth and the paths we work; the rose and cross united, we are; and kether is in our tiphereths by light, life, and love, reached by the path cleaving the rainbow. this, therefore, seals all present as adepts, and also serves to equilibrate perfectly the vault for reception of the light, while also formulating the first beginnings of that lig

mid of cheops_ the most stable of forms, the three showing forth the four, since the triangles form a tetrahedron18. for hb:nun-final hb:mem hb:aleph occultly spelleth 741= hb:shin hb:taw hb:mem hb:aleph. also the pyramid= 4 x 3= 12 hva. thus also each hath 3 letters of 3 words, but all together seal each 3 within a fourth, the synthesis of the 3. note also: hb:yod= fire in hhb:vau hb:heh hb:yod, scorpio is the water cherub. that he is amoun also is shown by the eagle whose wings are those of the winged globe. the sun shineth in the air.19 but in the signs they are united first of all in the sign of light. the lvx differentiates this light, as is explained in the ritual itself""first point" know ye that the whole object of the ritual is to unite the postulant with osiris, represented by th

him. she points out rose cross as an external emblem of the completion of the great work. in the life of jesus christ the master, the most notable events are_ he is cloistered at 5; when 30 he takes disciples and begins ministrations. when 32 (paths and sephiroth) he takes 4 others and is the one among the 7 (or the 3 and the 4= 12. at 106 he dies (106 is "attained" and hb:nun-final hb:vau hb:nun scorpio. the symbolism of 120 having been accomplished, his tomb is found. this is the tomb of the postulant (note geomantic angelic symbolism of iao and inri) the l sign is the svastika (see z in 0= 0 ritual for meaning) also svastika hath 17 squares showing iao synthetical.23 and the svastika includeth the cross "even as a child in the womb of its mother to develop itself anew &c &c (cry of 29th

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oses. 13. o thou manly warrior amongst youths, whose limbs are as swords of fire that are welded in the furnace of war; press thy cool kisses to my burning lips, so that the folly of our passion may weave us into the crown of everlasting light. o glory be unto thee through all time and through all space: glory, and glory upon glory, everlastingly. amen, and amen, and amen. 30 the chapter known as scorpio the twelvefold denial of god and the unity thereof i adore thee by the twelve denials and by the unity thereof. 1. o thou god of the nothingness of all things! thou who art neither the formless breath of chaos; nor the exhaler of the ordered spheres: o thou who art not the cloud-cradled star of the morning; nor the sun, drunken upon the mist, who blindeth men! i deny thee by the powers of

of mothers. 0. therefore is it one whole, and not two halves; and being one is thirteen, which is called nothing when it is all-things. amen without lie, and amen of amen, and amen of amen of amen. 74 illustration facing page 74 partly described and partly aproximated "fig. 2. the greek cross of the zodiac "aries. emerald on scarlet. libra. scarlet on emerald. taurus. greenish blue on orange-red. scorpio. orange-red on greenish blue. gemini. royal blue on orange. sagittarius. orange on royal blue. cancer. indigo on amber. capricorn. amber on indigo. leo. violet on greenish yellow. aquarius. greenish yellow on violet. virgo. crimson on yellow-green. pisces. yelow-green on crimson. spirit. black on white. serpent. azure, with golden scales. border. gold_ pisces_ scorpio_ cancer_ gemini aquar

ven though the order of passage beneath the symbols is clockwise to be in proper sequence. the head bites the tail just below aries, thence traveling back from the head: under taurus, over the body and under gemini, under the tail and over the body to go under cancer, under the tail to go under leo, over the body to pass beneath virgo, under body twice to go behind libra, under the body and under scorpio, over the tail and under sagittarius, under body and head beneath capricorn, over body and under aquarius, over body and under pisces, thence under body followed by over body and under aries with the tip just within the mouth of the serpent's head. in all loopings, the scute plates of the underbelly are toward the center of the cross and the back is outward, all viewed from the side. stop

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s again to be placed on the white triangle upon the altar. the alchemist performs an invocation of the forces of the sun to act in the curcurbite. it is then to be exposed to the rays of the sun for twelve hours each day: from 8.30 a.m. to 8.30 p.m (this should be done preferably when the sun is strongly posited in the zodiac, but it "can" be done at some other times, though "never" when he is in scorpio, libra, capricornus or aquarius) q. the curcurbite is again placed upon the white triangle upon the altar. the alchemist repeats the words "child of earth, long hast thou dwelt &c, then holding above it the lotus wand by the white end, he says "i formulate in thee the invoked forces of light" and repeats the mystic words. at this point keen and bright flashes of light should appear in the

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. hermanubis. ut erat in principio. sphinx. et nunc est. c.i.c.t. et erit semper. all. amen. sphinx. fasting. hermanubis. song. typhon. feasting. c.i.c.t. grace. sphinx. music. hermanubis. dancing. typhon. love. c.i.c.t. the end. typhon "draws the veil" 43 the rite of mars officers brother sol in aries "white robe, white and gold nemmes, sceptre (mars) brother mars "red robe, sword (venus) sister scorpio "green robe, violin, sword (athena) brother aries "violet robe, spear (vulcan) brother capricornus "black robe, tom-tom, sword "a guard of" probationers "armed "mars is throned in the south, scorpio on his right, aries on his left. in the east is also a veil, behind which is sol in aries. in the north is capricornus, crouching, kept from the altar by the guard" 47 the rite of mars "charcoa

ord "a guard of" probationers "armed "mars is throned in the south, scorpio on his right, aries on his left. in the east is also a veil, behind which is sol in aries. in the north is capricornus, crouching, kept from the altar by the guard" 47 the rite of mars "charcoal in censer alight. no incense" brother sol "is concealed behind the veil in the east, enthroned upon the altar" mars, aries "and" scorpio "enthroned" bro. capricornus. 4444-1. bro. aries. 1-4444 [mars "reads the twelvefold affirmation from 963 [sor. scorpio "plays a short marital air<veil, and admits probationers and guests["the voice of mars is heard reciting the 91"st psalm of david. bro. aries. let the sacred perfume be kindled upon the altar of mars("does so. sor. scorpio. hail

luid; by aur, the effulgence of the radiant light; i call thee, ash! i adore thee, ash("over lamp) ash! ash! ash! i caress thee! i kiss thee! i suck thee up into my mouth and nostrils! ohooatan("three times("the water flames. behold! the fire of god upon the altar as i have sworn by djinn and by shin and by the space between("returns to his throne. bro. mars. 1. hail, sister of the scorpion! sor. scorpio. hail, lord of the eagle and the serpent! bro. mars. amen. i appoint you to lead the army. sor. scorpio. let us carry the holy symbols with sacred song and dance round the altar of mars["the song< is sung as all march round five times deosil before" 50 mars "in procession headed by" scorpio, aries, capricornus] strike, strike the louder chord! draw, draw the flaming

o strengthen our arms and to defend our hearts. for we are thy chosen warriors, o thou master of the battle["silence" we now invoke thee, o ama-inanna, whom our brethren worshipped in 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 am

itations. at the light of thine arrows they went, at the shaking of thy glittering spear! 4. thou didst march through the land in thine indignation: thou didst thresh the heathen in thine anger. 5. thou didst march through the sea with thine horses: through the depth of the mighty waters [capricornus "starts up wildly and dances the dance of" mars [capricornus "falls on floor near his place" sor. scorpio. brother aries, let us crown the master of battles["they advance to altar" sor. scorpio "takes crown and crowns" mars "all" probationers "joining in chant as before] bro. mars. may victory crown your arms! probationers. let us join battle! we conquer! we conquer [capricornus "rushes forward and threatens them, reciting" my head is split. the crashing axe of the agony of things shears throu

s" bro. aries. hail to thee that sailest heavenwards! hail to thee in whose eye is a flame of fire! hail, lord of the destroying army! mars. hail, brethren. bro. aries. hail unto thee, that hast fought at the side of our lord in the great battle! hail unto thee, our lady of tumult! terrible and beautiful was thou in the midst of the battle, upon thy chariot! hail unto thee, as unto thy lord! sor. scorpio. hail, brethren! bro. aries. let us rejoice in our victory["he leads" probationers "in the triumphal dance which becomes slow and "voluptuous["a pause" bro. aries["to seal his triumph. 1-4444. bro. capricornus["without. 4444-1 [bro. aries "extinguishes all lights [scorpio "plays love poem<mars "recites" who is this maiden robed for a bride, white shoulders and bright

lady of my life! who set thy stature as a wood to wave? whose love begat thy limbs? whose wave-washed body swims that nurtured thee, and found herself a grave? 56 but thou, o thou, hast risen from the deep! all mortals mourn and weep to see thee, seeing that all love must die besides thy beauty, see thee and despair! deadly as thou art fair, i cry for all mankind- they are slain, even as i [sor. scorpio "takes crown off["a pause [brother capricornus "dances the dance of vulcan to anvil-music in gradually increasing red light, at end rushes to throne and finds" mars "and" scorpio "their weapons laid aside, in each other's arms] bro. capricornus. ah, wanton [sor. scorpio "takes violin and charms the offended deity, who retires pacified<mars. brethren

foemen push their lust in vain: my song their fury scorns; they sink, they grovel in the dust["he turns to" sol. hail, self-created lord of night! inscrutable and infinite! let orpheus journey forth to see the disk in peace and victory! let him adore the splendid sight, the radiance of the heaven of nu; soar like a bird, laved by the light, to pierce the far eternal blue["he turns to" ares "and" scorpio. hail! hermes! thou the wands of ill hast touched with strength, and they are shivered! the way is open unto will! the pregnant goddess is delivered["he kneels to" sol. happy, yea, happy! happy is he that hath looked forth upon the bier that goeth to the house of rest! his heart is lit with melody; peace in his house is master of fear; his holy name is in the west 59 when the sun sinks, an

hem; come to face the babe and lion, come to measure force with them! ah! these locks flow down, a river, as the earth's before the sun, as the earth's before the sunset, and the god and i are one. i who entered in a fool, gain the god by clean endeavour; i am shaped as men and women, fair for ever and for ever["he turns and falls clasping" sol's "feet. all prostrate themselves in adoration" sor. scorpio "plays her solar chant<sol "in" aries "recites" the world's great age begins anew, the golden years return, the earth doth like a snake renew her winter weeds outworn; heaven smiles, and faiths and empires gleam, like wrecks of a dissolving dream. a brighter hellas rears its mountains from waves serener far; a new peneus rolls his fountains against the morning star. where

ut 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! bro. aries. 1-4444. the battle is indeed fought. sol. in aries. 333-333. the victory is indeed won. bro. aries. brethren, the sun is arisen. let us depart in joy. 61 sor. scorpio. let us depart in love. mars. let us depart in peace["the officers leave the temple" mars "and" scorpio "escorting" sol "in" aries, aries "and" capricornus "following at the head of the guard of" probationers] 62 the rite of sol 63 officers sol "leopard skin. nemyss white-gold over white-sleeved robe. spear" aries "white robe, spear" leo "red robe, spear" satan-typhon "violet robe" scorpio

clad with brightness, and the souls of whom thou lovest walk upon the winds with lightness, till they fall, as i am falling, dizzy, lost, yet unbewailing! aries. hail unto thee, o thou that art exalted in thy strength, that travellest over the heaven in thy bark in the splendour of noon [aries "and" leo "resume thrones["a" probationer "recites the" 12 "fold glorification of god from" 963["enter" scorpio-apophis "dressed in a filmy white robe, her hair in disorder [aries "and" leo "rise and bow" aries. hail thou! whence comest thou? scorpio-apophis. from the house of god. aries. what bringest thou as an offering to our lord? 68 scorpio-apophis. the house of god is fallen. there is nothing left therein. therefore i bring nothing but myself. leo. let us burn her upon the altar of burnt offer

io-apophis "dressed in a filmy white robe, her hair in disorder [aries "and" leo "rise and bow" aries. hail thou! whence comest thou? scorpio-apophis. from the house of god. aries. what bringest thou as an offering to our lord? 68 scorpio-apophis. the house of god is fallen. there is nothing left therein. therefore i bring nothing but myself. leo. let us burn her upon the altar of burnt offering. scorpio-apophis. but in the fire my tears would be dried up; and these tears are of mine offering to the lord. leo. let us throw her to the sacred crocodile. scorpio-apophis. but in the water my heart would be chilled; and this heart is of mine offering to the lord. leo. let us throw her to the winds from the watchtowers of silence. scorpio-apophis. but in the wind my hymns would not be heard; and

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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 the date assigned agrees with cri

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l. birds; parrot, magpie. metals: virgo, platinum; mercury,quicksilver. colours: pale blue, pale gold, yellow, jade green. lm.ra the scales. 22 september to 21 october. lucky stones: libra, opal; venus, lapis lazuli. lucky numbers: libra, eight; venus, six. lucky day: friday. flowers: violet, white rose. trees: almond, walnut. animals: hart, hare. bird: dove. metal: copper. colours: blue, violet. scorpio the scorpion. 22 october to 21 november. lucky stones: ruby, beryl, turquoise, topaz. lucky number: nine. lucky day: tuesday. flowers: heather, chrysanthemum. trees: holly, thorn. animals: wolf, panther. birds: eagle, vulture. metal: iron. colours: red, russet, brown. sagittaluus the archer. 22 november to 21 december. lucky stones: sagittarius, sapphire; jupiter,amethyst. lucky numbers: s

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me forth, and from the plane of mind i rule. taurus. i see, and when the eye is opened, all is illumined. gemini. i recognise my other self and in the waning of that self i grow and glow. cancer. i build a lighted house and therein dwell. leo. i am that and that am i. virgo. i am the mother and the child, i god, i matter am. libra. i choose the way that leads between the two great lines of force. scorpio. warrior i am, and from the battle i emerge triumphant. sagittarius. i see the goal. i reach the goal and see another. capricorn .l ost am i in light supernal and on that light i turn my back. aquarius. water of life am i, poured forth for thirsty men. pisces. i leave the father's home and turning back, i save. from the standpoint of the form, the life proceeds in a reverse direction, and

s home and turning back, i save. from the standpoint of the form, the life proceeds in a reverse direction, and the work of nature is seen under the following words: pisces .a nd the word said: go forth into matter. aquarius. and the word said: let desire in form be ruler. capricorn .a nd the word said: let ambition rule and the door stand wide. sagittarius. and the word said: let food be sought. scorpio. and the word said: let maya flourish and deception rule. libra. and the word said: let choice be made. virgo. and the word said: let matter reign. leo .a nd the word said: let other forms exist, i rule. cancer. and the word said: let isolation be the rule and yet the crowd exists. gemini .a nd the word said: let instability do its work. taurus. and the word said: let struggle be undismaye

nt, five of the qualifications of the white magician. third, the white magician must recognize the cross which stands in the heavens upon which the cosmic christ is crucified and on which the white magician, being a cell in the body of the cosmic christ, is also crucified. technically and astrologically speaking, in this present aeon he must understand the inner significance of taurus, of leo, of scorpio and of aquarius, for they are potent in our world cycle. he must, if i may express it symbolically, and yet at the same time accurately, be able to utter forth the achievement which is the goal of his endeavor in each of these four signs and under each of these four powers. in taurus he must be able to say "i seek illumination and am myself the light" in leo he will say "i know myself to b

cycle. he must, if i may express it symbolically, and yet at the same time accurately, be able to utter forth the achievement which is the goal of his endeavor in each of these four signs and under each of these four powers. in taurus he must be able to say "i seek illumination and am myself the light" in leo he will say "i know myself to be the one. i rule by law" the word he will utter forth in scorpio will be "illusion cannot hold me. i am the bird that flies with utter freedom" in aquarius the words spoken will be "i am the server, and i the dispenser am of living water" these occult qualifications upon which i have thus lightly touched, must be closely studied by the aspirant and as he studies them and lives by these rules, various qualifications will emerge and will distinguish him

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typify the four corners or the cardinal cross of the universe, which have become the four fixed signs of the zodiac, and as the four powerful sacred animal signs, are both cosmical and spiritual. these four are known as the consecrated animals of the zodiac, while the signs themselves represent the basic fundamental elements of life, fire, earth, air and water."6 these four signs are taurus, leo, scorpio and aquarius, and they constitute pre-eminently the cross of the soul, the cross upon which the second person of the divine trinity is crucified. christ personified in his mission these four aspects, and as the cosmic christ he exemplified in his person the qualities for which each sign stood. even primitive man, unevolved and ignorant, was aware of the significance of the cosmic spirit, i

ess and men can function as individuals. christ, in his teaching, emphasised the significance of the individual and in his life demonstrated the supreme value of the individual, his perfecting, his service and- 113- from bethlehem to calvary copyright 1998 lucis trust his ultimate sacrifice in the interests of the whole. the constellation aquila is always regarded as interchangeable with the sign scorpio, the serpent, and it is therefore frequently used in this connection when considering the fixed cross of the cosmic saviour. scorpio is the serpent of illusion from which the christ nature finally frees us, and it is to the illusory wiles of this serpent scorpio that adam succumbed in the garden of eden. the "face of the ox" is the biblical symbol for the sign taurus, the bull, which was t

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service. your soul ray is, as you know, the second ray of love-wisdom and your personality ray is that of will or power. but your astrological sign has been one of the major factors in constituting your life problem. however, this has been a blessing in disguise, for the problems that it has brought and the difficulties which you have encountered under the sign of the bull are fitting you for the scorpio experience in your next life the greatest experience upon the path. your mental body is on the fourth ray. hence the conflict and hence, at the same time, the deep-seated love of harmony. these have warred together in your life. i would have you note this. it is possible to love harmony so much that you will fight to get it and struggle to achieve it; in this way you enter into a world of

ALICE A BAILEY15 THE DESTINY OF THE NATIONS

at is happening in the world today is a world happening, not a continental and local occurrence. germany is therefore controlled by the following energies and forces, and a study of the consequent inter-relations should prove interesting to the detached and open-minded student. germany 1. aries with its rulers, mars, mercury and uranus> the nation. 2. pisces with its rulers, jupiter and pluto. 3. scorpio with its rulers, mars and pluto> berlin. 4. leo with its ruler, the sun. 5. the soul ray. harmony through conflict. 4th. 6. personality ray. will or power. 1st. 7. ray influences of an indirect nature, coming via the planetary rulers: a. ray 6. idealism or devotion, via mars which rules aries and is the double ruler of scorpio. this produces the fanaticism and unreasoning devotion and blin

nds the first ray" and leads to the power direction which is given them. d. ray 2. love-wisdom, via jupiter and the sun as the ruler of leo. thus the personality ray of the nation and the personality ray of berlin tend at this stage to express self-love. e. ray 1. will or power, via pluto as the ruler of pisces, governing the personality of the nation in cooperation with the death giving power of scorpio which it rules and which governs berlin. this tremendous activity of the destroying agent as far as germany is concerned is offset by the influence of jupiter. it is not nevertheless very potent. everything tends to show that the german people, not being an integrated race, are very largely- 42- the destiny of the nations copyright 1998 lucis trust victims and should be just as easily guid

higher principles. the need for this assertion is realised by many in germany but the negative piscean personality attitude provides a great obstacle and accounts for what has puzzled all who know and love the german people. at present, the influence of mars, of leo and of pisces in their lower octave or connotations, are dominant. that which can offset this unhappy situation is the influence of scorpio, the sign of discipleship and one of the death signs in the zodiac. the struggle for the soul of the people and its emergence into control is really taking place today in berlin and upon the decision of this conflict much depends. france whose soul is governed by pisces, the world saviour, can do much to release the piscean personality of germany. here lies the crux of the world problem. g

is governed by pisces, the world saviour, can do much to release the piscean personality of germany. here lies the crux of the world problem. great britain, with her soul ray ruled by gemini (which understands both the soul nature and the personality nature, can do much to help. i cannot elaborate on this further beyond pointing out that both for nations and individuals the first great crisis in scorpio upon the path of discipleship is determining in its effect upon the future. in considering great britain, we note first that the ruling sign is gemini from the standpoint of the soul of the people, and that taurus governs the material outer form of the nation; it is this factor that has led her people to appear before the world under the symbol of john bull, expressive of the british perso

ALICE A BAILEY16 GLAMOUR A WORLD PROBLEM

ly becomes negative and the soul or psyche becomes dominant and positive. 7. the astrological influences can potently affect these situations and speaking generally and within certain esoteric limits it might be noted that: a. leo .c ontrols the positive dweller. b. gemini. controls the processes of oscillation. c. sagittarius. controls the negative dweller. it might be added that the three signs scorpio, sagittarius, capricorn lead finally to the fusion of the dweller and the angel. 8. the soul ray controls and conditions the activity of the angel and its type of influence upon the dweller. it affects karma, times and seasons. 9. the personality ray controls the dweller in all the earlier states and up to the time when the soul ray begins steadily to produce a growing effect. this persona

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

planes of our solar system, have their activities reflected in the work of the lunar lords and the elemental- 22- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust lives. 11. you will note that the human hierarchy (on chart 9-iv-4) is assigned no particular element as it has to fuse and synthesise them all. this is part of the great tests of initiation under scorpio. 12. this chart is drawn up in relation only to the fourth creative hierarchy, the human. it is not drawn in relation to the other planetary manifestations (the chart has been compiled from the very limited stock of knowledge that has thus far been revealed on the subject, and it is as correct as possible under the circumstances) each of the seven hierarchies of beings, found within the tw

cond 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 above energies are called into play as far as man is concerned during the major initiations and upon the path of initiation. ii. magnetic energy. s olar fire 4. the 7 solar taurus systems. m ars. third creative hierarchy scorpio (the 10th) unknown the fixed cross all the above energy is called into play as far as man is concerned whilst he is in training as a disciple and upon path of discipleship. note: it is not revealed through which signs of the zodiac the first or twelfth creative hierarchy pours forth its energy. before continuing with the analysis of the tabulations and showing the inter-relations existing

the inner life. the rising sign is termed in the language of esotericism "the sun of possibility" through the effect of the energy flowing from the zodiacal signs the man is prepared for the "crisis of orientation" wherein he slowly and gradually reverses his mode of progress upon the wheel of life and begins consciously to travel back to his source. he then goes from aries to pisces, via taurus, scorpio and capricorn, instead of moving from aries to taurus via sagittarius, leo and cancer. the triplicity of constellations mentioned in these two great routes around the zodiac have a definite and momentous effect and are called "paramount signs of influence" during this process the mental principle, the discriminating mind, is developed and in this specific connection (not in a general conne

anet. there are two signs which are simple figures and have no significance of duality. they are 8. the symbol for leo, which is simply the lion's tail. 9. the arrow in the symbol depicting sagittarius. they embody the idea of isolated separation and one-pointed desire. two signs are definitely triple in construction and this has a clear meaning to the esotericist. 10. virgo is a triple sign. 11. scorpio is also a triple sign, closely resembling the symbol of virgo. these two signs are crucial in the experience of the human being, indicating as they do the function of the triple form and the liberation of the man imprisoned in the form, through the tests in scorpio wherein he proves to himself and to the world the reality of that which virgo has veiled or hidden. 12. the symbol for the sig

following manner: 1. from the standpoint of commencement in aries until the man through many turnings of the wheel of life reaches the point of reversal and reorientation. the man progresses from the point where, in cancer, he forms a part of the mass with the mass consciousness, inchoate and unfocussed, and with no recognition of objective (except the satisfaction of instinctual desire) until in scorpio he becomes the triumphant disciple, having found himself in leo. then comes the crisis of reorientation which may take a long time and constitute an interlude of many lives of struggle. 2. from the standpoint of the man upon the probationary path, seeking the light, struggling through the signs (as the old commentary expresses it when considering this point- 37- a treatise on the seven ray

ry man- 40- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust constellation r uler ray related to 1. aries .m ars. 6th ray .s corpio .s ame ruler. 2. taurus. venus. 5th ray. libra" 3. gemini. mercury .4 th ray .v irgo" 4. cancer. moon. 4th ray. none. 5. leo .t he sun. 2nd ray .n one. 6. virgo. mercury .4 th ray .g emini" 7. libra .v enus. 5th ray .t aurus" 8. scorpio. mars. 6th ray. aries" 9. sagittarius. jupiter. 2nd ray .p isces" 10. capricorn .s aturn. 3rd ray .n one. 11. aquarius. uranus. 7th ray. none. 12. pisces. jupiter. 2nd ray .s agittarius" a. the non-sacred planets are italicised. b. all the rays are represented except the first. this is interesting, as the mass of the people move within their horoscopes and the will aspect is latent but une

. the unorthodox astrological relationship constellations and planetary rulers in connection with disciples and initiates note: in charts connected with the path, progress is from aries to pisces through taurus, etc. constellation r uler ray related to 1. aries .m ercury .4 th ray .v irgo .s ame ray. 2. taurus. vulcan. 1st ray. pisces" 3. gemini. venus. 5th ray. none. 4. cancer. neptune. 6th ray. scorpio" 5. leo .t he sun. 2nd ray .a quarius" 6. virgo. the moon. 4th ray. aries" 7. libra .u ranus .7 th ray .n one. 8. scorpio. mars. 6th ray. cancer" 9. sagittarius. the earth. 3rd ray .c apricorn" 10. capricorn .s aturn. 3rd ray .s agittarius- 41- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust 11. aquarius. jupiter. 2nd ray .l eo" 12. pisces. pluto. 1s

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. transformation of the mass consciousness into the inclusive consciousness of the disciple. the triumphant disciple i would call attention to the fact that in tabulation iv, the relationship is between the planets which rule, and in tabulation v the emphasis is laid upon the conditioning ray. tabulation vi. planetary rulers in 3 tabulations c

s constellation o rthodox d isciple h ierarchies 1. aries .m ars. mercury .u ranus- 42- a treatise 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

abulation 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. 2nd ray .v irgo" 6. virgo. jupiter. 2nd ray .l eo" 7. libra .s aturn. 3rd ray .g emini" 8. scorpio .m ercury .4 th ray .a quarius" 9. sagittarius. mars. 6th ray. cancer" 10. capricorn .v 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

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 upon three factors

ury .v enus. ii. love-wisdom .v irgo, the virgin .m ercury .m oon (veiling a planet. pisces, the fishes. jupiter. pluto. cancer, the crab. moon .n eptune- 52- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust iii. active-intelligence. libra, the scales. venus. uranus. capricorn, the goat .s aturn. saturn. taurus, the bull .v enus. vulcan. iv. harmony through. scorpio, the scorpion. mars. mars. conflict sagittarius, the archer. jupiter. earth. leo, the lion. sun. sun. v. concrete science. sagittarius, the archer. jupiter. earth. aquarius, the watercarrier. uranus. jupiter. virgo, the virgin .m ercury .m oon. vi. idealism. devotion .s agittarius, the archer. jupiter. earth. pisces, the fishes. jupiter. pluto. aries, the ram. mars. mercury. vii. ceremonia

ALICE BAILEY THE LABOURS OF HERCULES

r vii the capture of the erymanthian boar the myth prologue reflections of a libran the rulers of libra and its opposite sign the constellations and stars some highlights from the lecture by alice bailey labor viii destroying the lernaean hydra the myth introduction psychological analysis of the myth the nine heads of the hydra fighting the hydra: modern version applications to life what is death scorpio, the sign of magic the constellations and the stars labor ix killing the stymphalian birds the myth interpretation of the labor silence two gates, three constellations the chrysalis symbol the spirit of truth the spirit of right three gifts three constellations- 3- the labours of hercules details of the story labor x the slaying of cerberus, guardian of hades the myth prologue interpretati

my bride. today i stand before you trebly free- free from my early teachers, free from the fear of fear, and free indeed from all desire "boast not, my son, but prove to me the nature of this freedom which you sense. again in leo, will you meet the lion. what will you do? again in gemini, the teachers whom you slew will cross your path. have you indeed left them behind? what will you do? again in scorpio, will you wrestle with desire. will you stand free, or will the serpent meet you with his wiles and pull you down to earth? what will you do? prepare to prove your words and liberty. boast not, my son, but prove to me your freedom and your deep desire to serve" the teacher sat in silence and hercules withdrew and faced the first great gate. then the presiding one, who sat within the counci

minded thereby that to express the glory of the soul was his mission. the twelve great labors that were to set the seal of accomplishment upon his life, and which would indicate his right to join the great group of immortals, were outlined to him and he entered upon the way. we are told that in his person he symbolized the fixed cross in the heavens, formed by the four constellations taurus, leo, scorpio and aquarius. tradition tells us that he was physically bullnecked, as well as psychologically stubborn and ready to attack any problem and to rush blindly into any undertaking. nothing could turn him from his purpose, and we shall see when we study the labors that he rushed headlong into them. nothing deterred him, nothing frightened him, and one-pointedly he went his way. the ancient mot

ower to be silent, and the power to know "the power to do" is the motto of taurus, and this he exemplified in his twelve labors. he symbolized leo, because he always wore the lion's skin as a proof of his courage, and the motto of that sign being "the power to dare" no danger affrighted him and no difficulty turned him back. perhaps his outstanding achievement was what he accomplished in the sign scorpio; for the great work was to overcome illusion. it was consummated and carried to completion in the sign scorpio. the motto of that sign is silence. in capricorn he becomes the initiate, and this stage is always impossible until illusion has been overcome and the power of silence has been [24] achieved. therefore, when an infant in the cradle, unable to speak, he symbolized the high water ma

e to achieve freedom from the form, to roll away the stone from the door of the sepulchre of the soul, and to stand in the liberty of the sons of god. in aries is found the impulse which leads to the building of the form, which for ages will constitute the prison house of the soul. this reaches its mass form in cancer, and its human form in leo; the densest point of illusion in form is reached in scorpio, and in pisces the form dies, only to be rebuilt again in the wearying round of form experience. but in this sign the way of liberation is first sensed, and the building of the spiritual body is begun. this is the sign of germinal spiritual activity, which later leads to the birth of the christ child, in virgo, to that of the world savior, in capricorn and in pisces. physical commencement

which we call mental, is succeeded by the state of sensitivity, and this second labor deals with the desire world and with the potency of desire. it is one of the most interesting labors and one that is [42] told us in fullest detail. some of the accounts given of the various tests to which hercules was subjected are exceedingly sketchy and brief in outline, but the tests in taurus and gemini, in scorpio and pisces, are related at greater length. they were drastic in their application and tried out every part of the aspirant's nature. the key to the labor in taurus is the right understanding of the law of attraction. this is the law that governs that magnetic force and that principle of coherence which builds the forms through which god, or the soul, manifests. it produces the stability wh

. its altar is the sun, whose four arms or rays typify the four corners of the cardinal cross of the universe, which have become the four fixed signs of the zodiac, and as the four powerful sacred animal signs are both cosmical and spiritual, they represent the basic elements resembling our human principles. the sign leo represents fire or spirit; taurus, earth or body; aquarius, air or mind; and scorpio represents water likened to the soul. leo, as the lion, is the strength of the lower nature, and is the serpent of force which, if directed upward, overcomes. taurus, the bull, is always the symbol of creative force. aquarius, the man, is the light-bearer, or light-bringer. scorpio, the scorpion, is often transmuted with aquila, the eagle. which rises at the same time with scorpio; they ar

d to the soul. leo, as the lion, is the strength of the lower nature, and is the serpent of force which, if directed upward, overcomes. taurus, the bull, is always the symbol of creative force. aquarius, the man, is the light-bearer, or light-bringer. scorpio, the scorpion, is often transmuted with aquila, the eagle. which rises at the same time with scorpio; they are closely linked in symbolism. scorpio is 'the monster of darkness, who stings to death, and yet preserves and reproduces, symbolizing not only generation but regeneration. as the latter it is aquila, the eagle, the bird of the sun which has conquered the dark side of scorpio (that adversary that can drag man down lower than the beasts, but when transmuted is the eagle of light, which can exalt above the gods" the celestial shi

on of the spirit, underlies all mythological teaching and the scriptures and symbols of all time, and thus we have also the emergence of the idea of the great illusion and glamor. spirit or god is "lost, or veiled, and disappears in the attractiveness of the outer form and in the glamor which the soul attracts around itself. it should be remembered here that the opposite sign to taurus is that of scorpio, and these two signs constitute the [47] field of a stupendous effort on the part of hercules; for in one he wrestles with the problem of sex, and in the other, he overcomes the great illusion. significance of the constellations the three constellations connected with this sign are orion, eridanus, auriga; and the nature of the work in taurus is beautifully foretold by the three pictures i

nce, and orion, therefore, symbolizes the spirit. the name orion literally means "the breaking forth of light" again and again, as we circle around the zodiac, shall we find appearing what might be called "the spiritual prototype" of hercules; perseus, the coming prince, who slew the medusa, symbol of the great illusion. he is found in aries; orion, whose name means "light, is found in taurus; in scorpio, hercules himself, triumphant and victorious, appears. then we have sagittarius, the archer on the horse, going straight for his goal, and in pisces we find the king. the more closely we study this heavenly picture book, the more we realize that ever before us is held the symbol of our divinity, the symbol of the soul in incarnation, and the story of matter, as it receives purification and

ch we might regard as the signs of physical plane struggle for achievement, we have portrayed for us the tremendous battle through the medium of which the self-conscious individual, emerging out of the mass in cancer, knows himself to be the individual in leo, the potential christ in virgo, the aspirant endeavoring to balance the pairs of opposites in libra, and the one who overcomes illusion, in scorpio. these are the four signs of crisis and of stupendous endeavor. in them all the illumination, intuition and soul power of which hercules, the aspirant, is capable, are utilized to the uttermost. these have their reflection, too, on the involutionary arc, and a similar sequence of unfoldment can be traced. the soul achieves individuality in leo, becomes the nurturer of ideas and of potentia

s capable, are utilized to the uttermost. these have their reflection, too, on the involutionary arc, and a similar sequence of unfoldment can be traced. the soul achieves individuality in leo, becomes the nurturer of ideas and of potential capacities in virgo, swings violently from one extreme to the other in libra, and is subjected to the disciplining effect of the world of illusion and form in scorpio. in the final four signs, we have the signs of achievement. the aspirant has worked out of the world of glamor and of form, and in his consciousness is free from their limitations. now he can be the archer in sagittarius, going straight for his goal; now he can be the goat in capricorn, scaling the mount of initiation; now he can be the world worker in aquarius, and [83] the world savior i

BLAVATSKY H P ANTHROPOGENESIS

ed" vol. ii, p. 462[[vol. 2, page] 129 the jewish god-name. adam, is written with one letter, jod or yodh; therefore it must not be read jehovah but ieva, or eve. the adam of the first chapter is the spiritual, therefore pure, androgyne adam kadmon. when woman issues from the rib of the second adam (of dust, the pure virgo is separated, and falling "into generation" or the downward cycle, becomes scorpio, emblem of sin and matter. while the ascending cycle points to the purely spiritual races, or the ten prediluvian patriarchs, the prajapatis and sephiroth are led on by the creative deity itself, who is adam kadmon or yod-cheva. spiritually, the lower one (jehovah) is that of the terrestrial races, led on by enoch or libra, the seventh; who, because he is half-divine, half-terrestrial, is

nd sephiroth are led on by the creative deity itself, who is adam kadmon or yod-cheva. spiritually, the lower one (jehovah) is that of the terrestrial races, led on by enoch or libra, the seventh; who, because he is half-divine, half-terrestrial, is said to have been taken by god alive. enoch, hermes, and libra, are one" this is only one of the several meanings. no need to remind the scholar that scorpio is the astrological sign of the organs of reproduction. like the indian rishis, the patriarchs are all convertible in their numbers, as well as interchangeable. according to the subject to which they relate they become ten, twelve, seven or five, and even fourteen, and they have the same esoteric meaning as the manus or rishis. moreover, jehovah, as may be shown, has a variety of etymologi

irth and of death, of generation and of destruction, of ploughing, of building, of sculpture or stone-cutting, of architecture. in fine, of all. arts. he was the primeval principle, disintegrating into the modification of two opposites for production. astronomically, too* he held the birthplace of the day and year, the place of its increase of strength, aries, and likewise the place of its death, scorpio. he held the house of venus, and that of the scorpion. he, as birth, was good; as death, was evil. as good, he was light; as bad, he was night. as good, he was man; as bad, he was woman. he held the cardinal points, and as cain, or vulcan* or pater sadic, or melchizadek, he was lord of the ecliptic, or[[footnote(s* the aeolian name of mars was[[areus, and the greek ares[[ares, is a name ov

ut off brahma's fifth head, and left him with only four, it is again an allusion to a certain degree in initiation, and also to the races* g. seiffarth's idea that the signs of the zodiac were in ancient times only ten is erroneous. ten only were known to the profane; the initiates, however, knew them all, from the time of the separation of mankind into sexes, whence arose the separation of virgo-scorpio into two; which, owing to a secret sign added and the libra invented by the greeks, instead of the secret name which was not given, made 12 (vide isis unveiled, vol. ii, p. 456* the above is, perhaps, a key to the dalai-lama's symbolical name- the "ocean" lama, meaning the wisdom ocean. abbe huc speaks of it[[vol. 2, page] 503 the myth of bel and merodach. local cataclysm, which swept the

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rs. there is no malum in se: only the shadow of light, without which light could have no existence, even in our perceptions. if evil disappeared, good would disappear along with it from earth. the "old dragon" was pure spirit before he became matter, passive before he became active. in the syro-chaldean magic both ophis and ophiomorphos are joined in the zodiac, at the sign of the androgyne virgo-scorpio. before its fall on earth the "serpent" was ophis-christos, and after its fall it became ophiomorphos-chrestos. everywhere the speculations of the kabalists treat of evil as a force, which is antagonistic, but at the same time essential, to good, as giving it vitality and existence, which it could never have otherwise. there would be no life possible (in the mayavic sense) without death, n

n knew of the zodiac before the hellenes kindly acquainted their neighbours with their invention. this, in the face of the book of job, declared, even by themselves, to be the oldest in the hebrew canon, certainly prior to moses, and which speaks of the making "of arcturus, orion, and pleiades (ash, kesil, and[[vol. 1, page] 648 the secret doctrine. cimah) and the chambers of the south (ix. 9; of scorpio and the mazzaroths- the twelve signs (xxxviii, 31, 32, which words, if they mean anything, imply knowledge of the zodiac even among the nomadic arabic tribes. the book of job, they say, precedes homer and hesiod by at least one thousand years- the two greek poets having themselves flourished some eight centuries before the christian era. one who prefers, by the bye, to believe plato, who s

mple reason that they did not yet exist as a nation thirty-seven centuries b.c- not as an historical race admitted by the critics, at any rate. bailly then calculated the period at which the constellations manifested the atmospheric influence called by job "sweet influences of the pleiades (in hebrew, chimah, see job xxxviii. 31; of the cesil (orion; and that of the desert rains with reference to scorpio, the eighth constellation; and found that in presence the eternal conformity of those divisions of the zodiac and names of the planets applied in the same order everywhere and always; and in presence of the impossibility of attributing it all to chance and coincidence[[footnote(s* astronomie antique* the pleiades, as all know, are the seven stars beyond the bull, which appear at the beginn

declared as "unstable as water (the vulgate has it, to be "rushing like water; gemini, in the strong fraternal association of simeon and levi; leo, in that of judah "the strong lion" of his tribe "the lion's whelp; the pisces, in zabulon, who "shall dwell at the haven of the sea; taurus, in issachar, because he is "a strong ass couching down" etc, and therefore associated with the stables; virgo-scorpio, in dan, who is described as "a serpent, an adder in the path that biteth" etc; capricornus in naphtali, who is "a hind (a deer) let loose; cancer, in benjamin, for he is "ravenous; libra, the "balance" in asher, whose "bread shall be fat; saggitarius in joseph, because "his bow abode in strength" to make up for the twelfth sign, virgo, made independent of scorpio, is dina, the only daught

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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 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

the flaming sword tet leo 66 the hermit the magus of the voice of power, the prophet of the eternal yod virgo 67 the wheel the lord of the of fate forces of life koph jupiter 68 justice the daughter of the lords of truth: the ruler of the balance lamed libra 69 the hanged man the spirit of the mighty waters mem water 70 death the child of the great transformers: the lord of the gates of death nun scorpio 71 temperance the daughter of the reconcilers: the bringer-forth of life samekh sagittarius 72 the devil the lord of the gates of matter: the child of the forces of time ayin capricorn 73 the blasted tower the lord of 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

he grasps a club with flaming ends, somewhat similar to that in the symbol of the ace of wands, but not so heavy, and also the sigil of his scale is shown; beneath the rushing feet of his steed are waving flames and fire. he is active- generous- fierce- sudden- impetuous. if ill dignified, he is evil-minded- cruel- bigoted- brutal. he rules the celestial heavens from above the twentieth degree of scorpio to the first two decans of sagittarius: and this includes a part of the constellation hercules (hercules is always represented with a club) fire of fire king of the salamanders. vi. the queen of the thrones of flame queen of wands a crowned queen with long red-golden hair, seated upon a throne, with steady flames beneath. she wears a corslet and buskins of scale-mail, which latter her robe

charged with the sigil of his scale. a serpent issues from the cup, and has its head tending down to the waters of the lake. he is subtle, violent, crafty and artistic; a fierce nature with calm exterior. powerful for good or evil but more attracted by the evil if allied with apparent power or wisdom. if ill dignified, he is intensely evil and merciless. he rules from 20 degree libra to 20 degree scorpio. air of water prince and emperor of nymphs or undines. xii. the princess of the waters; the lotus of the palace of the floods knave of cups a beautiful amazon-like figure, softer in nature than the princess of wands. her attire is similar. she stands on a sea with foaming spray. away to her right a dolphin. she wears as a crest a swan with opening wings. she bears in one hand a lotus, and

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. jupiter 1. leo v

ression 10 of wands. 4. pisces abundant success 8 of cups. 5. taurus success unfulfilled 7 of pentacles. jupiter 1. leo victory 6 of wands. 2. libra rest from strife 4 of swords. 3. capricorn harmonious change 2 of pentacles. 4. pisces material happiness 9 of cups. 5. gemini shortened force 8 of swords. book t page 11 of 26 http//www.private.org.il/gd/book-t.html 13/10/2002 or in aries gemini leo scorpio capricorn pisces 2 w. 2 c: 1 each of others. one more decan than the others. or in aries gemini virgo scorpio capricorn 2 pentacles: 1 each of others. or in aries cancer virgo scorpio aquarius 2 cups: 1 each of others. or in taurus cancer virgo sagittarius aquarius two pentacles: 1 of each of the others. or in taurus cancer libra sagittarius aquarius two swords: 1 of each of the others. th

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. scorpio pleasure 6 of cups. 3. capricorn earthly power 4 of pentacles. 4. aries established strength 3 of wands. 5. gemini ruin 10 of swords. venus 1. virgo material

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. scorpio pleasure 6 of cups. 3. capricorn earthly power 4 of pentacles. 4. aries established strength 3 of wands. 5. gemini ruin 10 of swords. venus 1. virgo material gain 9 of pentacles. 2. scorpio illusionary success 7 of cups. 3. aquarius defeat 5 of swords. 4. aries perfected work 4 of wands. 5. cancer love 2 of cups. mercury 1. virgo wealth 10 of pentacles. 2. sagittarius swiftness 8 of wands. 3. aquarius earned success 6 of swords. 4. taurus material trouble 5 of pentacles. 5. cancer abundance 3 of cups. moon 1. libra peace restored 2 of swords. 2. sagittarius great strength 9 o

holding lotuses or water-lilies, of which the flowers are falling right and left. leaves only, and no buds, surmount them. these lotus stems ascend between the cups in the manner of a fountain, but no water flows therefrom; neither is there water in any of the cups, which are somewhat of the shape of the magical instrument of the zelator adeptus minor. above and below are the symbols of mars and scorpio for the decan. death, or end of pleasure: disappointment, sorrow and loss in those things from which pleasure is expected. sadness, treachery, deceit; ill-will, detraction; charity and kindness ill requited; all kinds of anxieties and troubles from unsuspected and unexpected sources. geburah of hb:h (disappointment in love, marriage broken off, unkindness of a friend; loss of friendship. h

broken off, unkindness of a friend; loss of friendship. herein rule hb:lvvyh and hb:phlyh. xxxi. the lord of pleasure six of chalices an angelic hand, as before, holds a group of stems of water-lilies or lotuses, from which six flowers bend, one over each cup. from these flowers a white glistening water flows into the cups as from a fountain, but they are not yet full. above and below are sun and scorpio referring to the decan. commencement of steady increase, gain and pleasure; but commencement only. also affront, detection, knowledge, and in some instances contention and strife arising from unwarranted self-assertion and vanity. sometimes thankless and presumptuous; sometimes amiable and patient. according to dignity as usual. tiphareth of hb:h (beginning of wish, happiness, success, or

arranged as two descending triangles above a point: a hand, as usual, holds lotus stems which arise from the central lower cup. the hand is above this cup and below the middle one. with the exception of the central lower cup, each is overhung by a lotus flower, but no water falls from these into any of the cups, which are all quite empty. above and below are the symbols of the decanate venus and scorpio. possible victory, but neutralized by the supineness of the person: illusionary success, deception in the moment of apparent victory. lying, error, promises unfulfilled. drunkenness, wrath, vanity. lust, fornication, violence against women, selfish dissipation, deception in love and friendship. often success gained, but not followed up. modified as usual by dignity. netzach of hb:h (lying

lting are these color abbreviations, clockwise from top "blk (for black "russ (for russet "cit'n (for citrine "olive. to either side of this section, on the band itself, is written "white merging into grey. in the top of this outermost ring are these letters in the "theban alphabet: u r h- signifying the "angel" or "god of tarot, hru. the left arm of the ankh has from left to right: the symbol of scorpio (the "m" style, not the eagle as noted in text, a cup, the words "deep blue; symbols in yellow. the right arm of the ankh has from left to right "the words "red; symbols in green, a lotus wand, the symbol of leo. the basal upright of the ankh has these in the lower half only, from bottom upward: the symbol of aquarius, an upright sword in style of the solomonic key, the words "yellow; symb

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of a watch, sweep round. the dividing lines between the houses are known as cusps. the sun takes roughly a month to pass through each of the houses, which are as follows: aries march 21 through april 19 taurus april 20 through may 19 gemini may 20 through june 20 cancer june 21 through july 22 leo july 23 through august 21 virgo august 22 through september 22 libra september 23 through october 22 scorpio october 23 through november 21 sagittarius november 22 through december 21 capricorn december 22 through january 20 aquarius january 21 through february 19 pisces february 20 through march 20 in fact, these dates do vary from year to year, so it is necessary to check the year in question when the date is on, or close to, the cusp. in planning this map of the heavens, some help is needed in

cting if west of greenwich. in the above example, new york is 74 west of greenwich. multiply by four and subtract from the st: from longitude the move is a natural one to latti-tude. from the table of houses can be found the ascendants for the local st just calculated. the lat-titude for new york is 40 43'n (north of the equator. looking at the table of houses for new york, you would find: 22 35' scorpio now, at last, you can start to fill in one of those fascinating horoscope blanks. a line may be drawn, through the center, connecting the degree of the ascendant, on one side of the chart, with a point exactly opposite on the other side. this point opposite is called the descendant. also in the table of houses will be found the related medium coeli (m.c) its opposite point is the imum coel

on could mean a somewhat self-centered person given to extravagance, due to the forcefulness and determination of the sun with the expansive wealth of jupiter. jupiter sextile with mercury would be good, showing determination and knowledge with judgement. the planets themselves have certain qualities: air, water, fire and earth. traditionally, gemini, aquarius and libra are the air signs; cancer, scorpio and pisces are the water signs; aries, leo and sagittarius the fire signs and taurus, virgo and capricorn the earth signs. air signs are supposedly intellectual, enlightened and articulate; water signs emotional; fire signs zealous and fervent; earth signs cautious, basic and practical. in more detail, the signs again, by tradition, as is almost all interpretation of astrology are associat

ome lover. leo is the extrovert, full of self-confidence, with an abundance of personality, a great sense of the dramatic, and a great capacity to love. virgo is the critic; tidy and conservative, yet always charming and popular. virgo is the best of planners and organizers; intellectual and extremely analytical. libra has intuition and foresight, is peace-loving and has a great sense of justice. scorpio has tenacity and determination, great self-control, but a rather too fine opinion of the self. at times seems a contradiction to her/himself jealous and demanding. sagittarius knows no fear. kind and can be gentle, is also direct and outspoken. capricorn is ambitious and very materialistic, has a fear of inadequacy and indigence, and is either greatly depressed or incredibly happy. aquariu

is means is that there is a close affinity between the two. where a lesson nine: divination/ 129 130/ buckland's complete book of witchcraft planet is classed as being "watery" or "fiery, so the sign or signs that it rules are of that type. the sign aries is ruled by the planet mars. taurus is ruled by venus. gemini by mercury; cancer by the moon; leo by the sun; virgo by mercury; libra by venus; scorpio by mars; sagittarius by jupiter; capricorn by saturn; aquarius by saturn (some astrologers prefer uranus) and pisces by jupiter (again some say by neptune. generally it can be said that a fiery sign would not get along well with a water sign, nor would a water sign get along with an air sign. an air sign, however, would do well with a fire sign, and so on. let's now look at the twelve divi

1- astral colors sun sign birth date primary color secondary color aquarius january 20-february 18 blue green pisces february 19-march 20 white green aries march 21-april 19 white pink taurus april 20-may 20 red yellow gemini may 21-june 21 red blue cancer june 22-july 22 green brown leo july 23-august 22 red green virgo august 23-september 22 gold* black libra september 23-october 22 black blue scorpio october 23-november 21 brown black sagittarius november 22-december 21 gold red capricorn december 22-january 19 red brown table 2- symbolism of colors white purity, truth, sincerity red strength, health, vigor, sexual love light blue tranquility, understanding, patience, health n dark blue impulsiveness, depression, changeability green finance, fertility, luck gold/yellow attraction, pers

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ng in the great sea, and was a fish therein, is from the zohar, or book of splendor. the great sea, of course, is binah. 2 the prophet is jonah, i v n h, signifying "a dove. note well that the dove is the bird of venus, and that the "great fish" mentioned in jonah 1: 17 is dag gedul, d g g d v l, for which the numeral value is 50, the same as that of the letter nun. furthermore, the zodiacal sign scorpio, relating to reproduction, and ruled by mars, is attributed to nun. when the "great fish" swallows the "dove" the forces of venus and mars are conjoined. note also that nineveh, the capital of assyria, where jonah was sent, is spelt n i n v h, so that it combines the letters in n v n, nun, and i h, jah "pains and sorrows" in hebrew is khobli, ch b l i, and this word adds up to 50, the valu

it is remembered that the older philosophers used the term motion to designate what is now more commonly called change. thus aristotle enumerates four kinds of motion: first, change of position; second, generation and dissolution; third, alteration; and fourth, increase and decrease" nun refers most particularly to the phenomena of generation, as you will see by our remarks on the significance of scorpio. outwardly, generation presents the appearance of dissolution, a fact noted by many philosophers, and pithily expressed by st. paul's [133] the book of t o k e n s remark 'that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die" the remarks on scorpio were, in part, as follows "the imaginative intelligence attributed to the letter nun is a specialization of the image-making faculty inherent

e imaginative intelligence attributed to the letter nun is a specialization of the image-making faculty inherent in the universal consciousness. as manifested in human mentation, it is the force by means of which man transforms his environment, and hence it is essentially destructive in its effects upon existing conditions, for it destroys the old to build the new "in this connection observe that scorpio is the house of mars by night, in contrast to aries which mars rules by day. in the tarot, nun corresponds to death, while heh, the letter corresponding to aries, is attributed to the emperor. death is the ruler of form, and the world of formation, as the emperor is the ruler of the creative world. that is to say, all forms must change, and what changes them is imagination "the universal i

arable of the leaven. leaven is yeast, a one-celled plant that propagates by budding, or emanation. the uni. versal imagination effects all its transformations by a like process, for every new form is, as it were, sprouted from something pre-existing "the imaginative intelligence is, of course, especially active in the reproductive centers of the body, and hence nun, through its correspondence to scorpio, is attributed to those centers. here be careful to observe that the reproductive organism includes certain ganglia of the sympathetic nervous system. these are the hindu chakras at the base of the spine [134] c o m m e n t on n u n at the navel (or rather just a little below it, and at the solar plexus. it is by imagination that the serpentforce in these centers is raised so that the pois

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ce of particular groups of signs of the zodiac. the cardinal signs- aries, cancer, libra and capricorn- are so-called because when the sun moved into these signs, it marked the beginning of a new season- spring, summer, autumn and winter. people born under a cardinal sign manifest this as a desire to initiate and to take command of people and situations. the fixed signs- leo, taurus, aquarius and scorpio- are signs entered by the sun in the middle of a season. people born under them exhibit stability and a tendency to continue in a predetermined path. the mutable signs -sagittarius, gemini, virgo and pisces- mark the time when the seasons are about to change. those born under them are correspondingly versatile and ready to compromise. zodiacal colours and associations [symbol -sym01] aries

ign, for spells to increase efficiency, for bringing order to a chaotic situation, for self-improvement and for healing. ruled by mercury [symbol- sym07] libra, the scales: 23 september to 23 october. colour: blue or violet. a cardinal air sign for rituals concerning justice and the law, for balancing options and priorities relationships, harmony and reconciliation. ruled by venus [symbol- sym08] scorpio, the scorpion: 24 october to 22 november. colour: burgundy or red. a fixed water sign, for increasing second sight, for passion and sex, secrets, inheritance and for claiming what is rightfully yours in any area of life. ruled by mars in the ancient system, now by pluto [symbol- sym09] sagittarius, the archer: 23 november to 21 december. colour: orange or yellow. a mutable fire sign, for o

ater's elemental creatures are undines, spirits of the water. the original undine was created without a soul, but gained one by marrying a mortal and bearing him a child. however, she also lost her freedom from pain and her immortality and so she is a reminder that love may have a price, but that without it life does not have meaning. the colour of water is blue and its zodiacal signs are cancer, scorpio and pisces. the four quarters of the circle every magical circle is divided into four quarters that are in ceremonial magick called the watchtowers. the higher essences who protect the quarters are invoked as the guardians, who control and direct the elemental powers. sometimes they are called kings, sometimes devas, or they may be pictured as the four main archangels, michael, gabriel, ra

pects. it is the realm of spirituality and the divine spark within all life. the top left point of the pentagram symbolises air and the fixed sign of aquarius, representing logic, intelligence and the conscious awareness that enables us to seite 123 wicca01.txt reach beyond the material and follow steps to knowledge of what is hidden. the top right point is the element water and the fixed sign of scorpio. it represents the feelings that endow magick with purpose, desire whether for love or spiritual development and the compassion and empathy that make us care about ourselves, others and the world we live in. it forms the interconnectedness of all life. the bottom left point of the pentagram symbolises the element earth and the fixed sign of taurus. it connects with the earth mother, ecolog

uesday derives from his name. the hour of mars is especially good for psychic self-defence and for courage in a crisis. element: fire colour: red crystals: garnet, bloodstone, ruby, jasper incenses: dragon's blood, ginger, mint, thyme trees: cypress, holly, pine herbs and oils: basil, coriander, garlic, pepper, tarragon metal: iron or steel mars rules aries, march-20 april, and is the co-ruler of scorpio, 24 october-22 november. in magick, it is most potent during these two sun sign periods and for those born under aries and scorpio [insert sym16] mercury wednesday, the day of mercury, is good for spells to assist money-making ventures, for clear communication, persuasion, adaptability and versatility, for improving memory and sharpening logic, for learning, examinations and tests, for mas

nthly coven meeting traditionally held 13 times a year during each full moon. evil eye: a way of transmitting negativity to another person, not as a deliberate curse, but through feelings of envy, jealousy or resentment. evocation: the summoning-up of angels (and sometimes demons) in order to bind them to perform tasks. fixed: in astrology, a term applied to the signs of leo, taurus, aquarius and scorpio because the sun enters them in the middle of a season. those born under these signs exhibit stability and a tendency to continue in a predetermined path. see also cardinal, mutable. the goddess: the archetype or source energy of the feminine ultimate power or principle. all the named goddesses are aspects of particular qualities of the goddess in different cultures. grail: the chalice that

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d the signs of the zodiac. the romans openly symbolised the sun as a living man and the signs of the zodiac as his disciples. and the christian religion was created in rome. mark, luke, matthew, and john, the names carried by the gospels, represent the four cardinal signs of the zodiac. these are also symbolised in christian cathedrals as a man (aquarius, an ox (taurus, a lion (leo, and an eagle (scorpio, together called the four creatures of the apocalypse. joseph wheless says in forgery in christianity (health research, 1990..the holy twelve had no existence in the flesh, but their 'cue' being taken from old testament legends, they were mere names- dramatis personae- mask of the play- of 'tradition, such as shakespeare and all playwrights and fiction-writers create for the actors of thei

ually every aspect except one: they did not worship jesus and had never heard of him. the "thomas" they were worshipping was tammuz, the hero of the "jesus" story for thousands of years before christianity. signs of tammuz/thomas worship have been found in india where, acharya tells us, he was apparently considered a reincarnation of buddha! the villain of the jesus story is judas, who represents scorpio, the "backbiter, the time of year when the sun is weakening and appears to be dying. he was portrayed with red hair- the colour of sunset- and so was the egyptian figure, set, who sought to kill horus. judas is supposed to have betrayed jesus for 30 pieces of silver. this represents the 30 days of the moon cycle and it was the same amount paid to the great goddess in jewish temples for eac

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l.9 someone, it is thought, had used the names of these three dead men as the authors toadd more mystery to the tale. there were 13 days between the three deaths and the depositof the document at the library. the 13 page document included short prose poemscorresponding to each sign of the zodiac and it listed 13 signs. it called the extra one,ophiuchus (the serpent holder, which it placed between scorpio and sagittarius. themost important number to the templars was 13 and this will become more and morerelevant as the story unfolds. i have long believed there were originally 13 signs to thezodiac. the text of le serpent rouge, which appears to mention the landscape aroundrennes-le-chateau, presents a version of the sleeping beauty story in which the princess(female energy) is condemned to s

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a couple to engage in sex magick (q.v. plane, astral: a non-physical level of existence which is the basis for the physical plane, and the place where many non-physical entities exist. pluto: the ninth planet of the terran solar system. in astrology (q.v, the planet named after the greek god who served as the lord of the underworld and death. attributed as being the ruler of the zodiac (q.v) sign scorpio (q.v. on the tree of life (q.v) within the kabbalah (q.v) attributed to the unmanifest sephirah (q.v) daath (q.v) and the abyss. keywords include: transformation, degeneration, extremes, horrible, transmutation, refining, crucible, refectory, atomic energy, annihilation, regeneration, subversion, coercion, sewage, elimination, hidden forces, inner psyche. portal adeptus: in the order of th

hitectural, crystal, foundation, old age. scanning: a method or technique used in meditation (q.v) where the practitioner memorizes small strips of a figure or diagram at a time. school, occult: a general term to describe an organized occult tradition that has a specific magickal teaching or philosophy. it may or may not have an actual physical center or headquarters were students are instructed. scorpio "the scorpion" in astrology (q.v, the eighth sign of the zodiac (q.v) having the qualities of fixed (q.v) and water (q.v) and is ruled by the planet pluto (q.v. on the rainbow wand (q.v) and on the lotus wand aries is represented by the color blue-green. keywords include: emotionally, intensely, penetratingly, cruelly, secretively, vindictively, compulsively, curiously, guardedly. scrying:

DION FORTUNE MYSTICAL QABALA

nets. if the implications of these statements are worked out, it will he seen that herein are contained some very important keys. 27. the element of earth corresponds to the phlegmatic temperament; the suit of pentacles; the signs of taurus, virgo, and capricorn; and the planets venus and luna. 28. the element of water corresponds to the bilious temperament; the suit of cups; the signs of cancer, scorpio, and pisces; and the planet mars. 29. the element of air corresponds to the choleric temperament; the suit of swords; the signs of libra, gemini, and aquarius; and the planets saturn and mercury. 30. the element of fire corresponds to the sanguine temperament; the suit of wands; the signs of aries, sagittarius and leo; and the planets sol and jupiter. 31. it will be seen, then, that if we

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r and squabble. it is also intimately associated with sex, as is revealed by its symbolism. if an occultist is making a magic circle, and for any reason wishes to seal it with the kerubim of the elements instead of the archangels, as is more commonly done, and feels himself unequal to the task of drawing a presentable eagle, the symbolic form of the kerub of air, he will use the zodiacal sign for scorpio. the evolutionary connection between the snake and the bird is well known to biologists; but long ages before darwin, initiates used the serpent and the eagle to represent the unsublimated and sublimated aspects of the life-force. the scorpion connects with the serpent through the dragon. i had a very curious experience myself in connection with the element of air. i am betraying no secret

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agic has become almost a universal feature of all systems of magic in english-speaking nations over the past century. in the golden dawn, the quintessence or fifth element of light or spirit is associated with the single upper point of the pentagram. the remaining four elements are assigned the lower points in the same pattern that is observed in the fixed signs of the zodiac, which are aquarius, scorpio, leo and taurus. each of these signs has an elemental attribution in astrology. the sign aquarius, located at the upper-left of the zodiac wheel, is linked with the element air, and consequently air is placed on the left arm of the pentagram. the sign scorpio, located at the upper-right of the zodiac, is linked with water, and so water is placed on the right arm of the pentagram. the sign

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oor choice. another recurring reply to the accusation is that church of satan followers knew that the money went to anton lavey himself. this argument is valid, but followers pay the $100.00 in appreciation of anton lavey s creation of an organization that allegedly suits their ideology. but this is the scam: the organization does not match their personal ideology any more than leo horoscopes fit scorpio persons (which they do only because of the barnum effect. the church of satan s reply is thus identical to stating that the church of satan is not a scam simply because the deceived people were convinced! however, although the replies from the church of satan do not reject the accusation, and although the yearly grotto master fees and the $100.00 registration fee that the church of satan r

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e in the journal picture post (november 26.december 3, 1955, illustrated with striking photographs by fosco maraini. anger did a number of films, among which are those with occult themes, stemming from anger s fascination with the writings and philosophy of aleister crowley. notable among these are thelema abbey (1955; lord shiva s dream (1954, released as inauguration of the pleasure dome (1958; scorpio rising (1963; invocation of my demon brother (1969; and lucifer rising (1970.80. anais nin played the part of the goddess astarte in inauguration of the pleasure dome, concerned with crowley-esque rituals. margorie cameron, a member of the ordo templi orientis, who was famous for her participation in some magical child rituals with jack parsons, also appeared in the movie. rock singer mick

onships. in horary questions the seventh house denotes love, speculations in business, partners in trade, and litigation. in queries of a political nature it signifies war and the consequences of a treaty; the victorious nation, army, or navy; and outlaws and fugitives, along with the places to which they have retreated. eighth house. the eighth house is the house of death. it is of the nature of scorpio. saturn in this house may indicate a slow death through a lingering disease, and uranus a sudden, unexpected death. jupiter and venus point out a late and quiet departure. in horary questions it denotes wills, legacies, and all property transferred upon the death of others, as well as one s attitude toward sex. it also denotes the portion or dowry of encyclopedia of occultism& parapsycholo

ts and relationships as can be seen from the foregoing descriptions, each planet has picked up a host of associations through the centuries. each one has also been assigned rulership of different astrological signs with which it has a particular affinity. the rulerships are as follows: mars and aries; venus and taurus; mercury and gemini; moon and cancer; sun and leo; mercury and virgo; pluto and scorpio; jupiter and sagittarius; saturn and capricorn; uranus and aquarius; neptune and pisces. planets project certain qualities as they assume geometric relationships to other planets in the birth chart. the major geometric aspects of the planets are thus distinguished: conjunction. when two planets are in the same degree and minute of a sign, which may be of good or unfortunate import, dependi

water signs. the signs are also divided into northern and commanding (the first six, and southern and obeying (last six. there are four triplicities among the signs: the earth triplicity, including taurus, virgo, and capricorn; the air triplicity, which includes gemini, libra, and aquarius; the fire triplicity, encompassing aries, leo, and sagittarius; and the water triplicity, containing cancer, scorpio, and pisces. the signs are further divided into diurnal and nocturnal, the diurnal signs being all masculine and the nocturnal feminine. signs named after quadrupeds are, of course, quadrupedal; those named after human states of endeavor (e.g, water bearer, archer) are called humane. a person born under a fiery, masculine, diurnal sign is hot in temper and bold in character. if it is a qua

are, of course, quadrupedal; those named after human states of endeavor (e.g, water bearer, archer) are called humane. a person born under a fiery, masculine, diurnal sign is hot in temper and bold in character. if it is a quadrupedal sign, the native is somewhat like the animal after which the sign is called. thus in taurus, the native is bold and furious; in leo, fierce and aggressive. cancer, scorpio and pisces are called fruitful or prolific; and gemini, leo, and virgo, barren. sagittarius, because usually represented as a centaur, is said to produce humane character if located in the first 15 degrees (first half) of the sign, but a savage, brutal, and intractable disposition if found in the last 15 degrees. astrologers designate the 12 signs as follows: aries, the first sign of the z

eys. libra is sanguine, hot, moist, and diurnal. the native is tall and well made, very handsome, of a fine, ruddy complexion in youth, which changes to a deep red with advancing years. the native has long, flaxen hair, gray eyes, a courteous disposition, and a just and upright character. the places libra rules are mountains, sawpits, and newly felled woods. the key phrase for libra is i balance. scorpio, the eighth sign of the zodiac, is a fixed water sign. it is a negative, feminine sign, ruled by the planet pluto (in traditional astrology it was ruled by mars. its symbology is complex, being the only sign with three symbols.the scorpion, the snake, and the eagle. its glyph is said to represent a serpent. it takes its name from the latin word for scorpion. scorpio is associated with the

zodiac, is a fixed water sign. it is a negative, feminine sign, ruled by the planet pluto (in traditional astrology it was ruled by mars. its symbology is complex, being the only sign with three symbols.the scorpion, the snake, and the eagle. its glyph is said to represent a serpent. it takes its name from the latin word for scorpion. scorpio is associated with the sexual organs and the kidneys. scorpio is a cold, nocturnal sign. the native has a strong, robust, corpulent body, is of average stature, and has a broad visage, dark but not clear complexion, dark gray or light brown eyes, black or very dark brown hair, short, thick legs, and a thick neck. scorpio governs swampy grounds and stagnant waters, orchards and ruinous houses, especially near water. the key phrase for scorpio is i des

of sweden, and predicted a long reign. in response, the next year charles sent lilly a gold chain. for reasons not altogether clear, gadbury responded with a predicton that charles reign would be quite short. the king died the next year. the hostile and competitive feeling between the two astrologers broke into the open again in 1675 when lilly published some observations on the astrological sign scorpio, emphasizing its negative traits. gadbury took the publication personally as he had scorpio rising in his chart. he attacked lilly in his next book, obsequim rationabile (1675. over the next several years, lilly s supporters periodically attacked gadbury and lilly noted that gadbury had responded by acting in the very manner typical of a scorpio. the hard feelings continued even after lill

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s, having two serpents twining about it, must be engraved in the centre of a pentagram on the obverse side. the other must bear a dog s head within the star of solomon, the latter being surrounded with the name of the planetary genius, pi- hermes, written in the alphabet of the magi. this talisman must be composed on a wednesday, when the moon is passing through the ten first degrees of gemini or scorpio, and is well aspected with saturn and mercury. the consecration consists in its exposure to the smoke of a perfume composed of benzoin, macis, and storax, burnt with the dried stalks of the lily, the narcissus, fumitory, and marjolane, placed in a clay chafingdish which has never been devoted to any other purpose, and which must, after the completion of the task, be reduced to powder and b

assume that the sun was at 0 degrees aries. due to the progression of the equinoxes, the sun at the spring equinox is close to 0 degrees pisces. much of the symbolism of the signs of the zodiac in western astrology is tied to the seasons of the year. that symbolism would be lost with the acceptance of the sidereal zodiac. the 12 signs of the zodiac are: aries, taurus, gemini, cancer, leo, libra, scorpio, sagittarius, capricorn, aquarius, and pisces (see also astrological houses; astrological planets; astrological signs; astrology) zitko, john howard encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. 1708 sources: brau, jean louis, helen weaver, and allen edwards. laurouse encyclopedia of astrology. new york: new american library, 1980. cirlot, j. e. a dictionary of symbols. new york: phil

EXTRAORDINARY ENCOUNTERS AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EXTRATERRESTRIALS AND OTHERWORLDY BEINGS

anded. see also: lemuria; williamson, george hunt further reading williamson, george hunt, 1959. road in the sky. london: neville spearman. mersch ac c o rding to colorado contactee da ve schultz, six extraterrestrial races are visiting earth. on e is the mersch. the mersch are six feet tall, weigh two hundred pounds, and have bald heads and slanted eyes. their home planet is in the constellation scorpio. they are active in abductions and mutilation of cattle and other animals in western states. see also: abductions by ufos; contactees; olliana olliana alliano further reading sprinkle, r. leo, ed, 1982. proceedings: rocky mountain conference on ufo investigation. laramie, wy: school of extended studies, university of wyoming. metatron metatron is a divine interface between god and the oute

FRANCIS A YATES GIORDANO BRUNO AND THE HERMETIC TRADITION

arrogance, the dolphin of lust, the horse of impatience, the hydra of concupiscence. let us put far from us the cetus of gluttony, the orion of ferocity, the river of superfluities, the gorgon of ignorance, the hare of timidity. let us no longer carry in our breast the argo of avarice, the cup of insobriety, the balance of iniquity, the cancer of slowness, the capricorn of deception. let not the scorpio of fraud come near us, nor the centaur of animal affection, the altar of superstition, the crown of pride, the fish of unworthy silence. may the twtns of indecent familiarity fall with them, and the bull of concern for mean things, the ram of inconsiderateness, the lion of tyranny, the aquarius of dissoluteness, the virgin of fruitless conversation, and the sagittarius of detraction' in th

ia) replaces ignorance and foolish faith' natural and human law rise in bootes (arctophylax) in place of crime.4 in the corona borealis, justice replaces iniquity.5 in the triangulum, faith, love and sincerity drive out fraud.6 in the pleiades (which bruno places amongst the zodiacal signs, as in some editions of hyginus) union, civility, concord are found instead of sect, faction, and party.7 in scorpio, sincerity and truth drive out fraud and treason.8 capricorn, with which, in hyginus, is told the story of the greek gods turning themselves into animals in egypt, is the point in the heavenly review at which are inserted the praises of the egyptian religion, quoted above, and the lament from the asclepius.0 rapine and falsehood leave orion, to 1 spaccio, dedication dial, ital, p. 561. 2 s

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of eris (sigil omitted call [2) it is like the uniting of worlds, touching of heaven and hell. i went out later that night. today is 11/5/98 some observations of [1] whose number is 76 and is related to the phoenix. according to grant. k. nightside of eden p.62(abbreviated kg:noe:p "the final head is named the 'messenger of the fatal wind' and it is identified with the breath of fire, with serk, scorpio, sirocco, and typhon, the typhoon. in the egyptian list this head is described as 'hissing to come forth and turn back; seeing by night and bringing by day, a perfect description of bennu or phoenix type of returner" kg:noe:p70-71"she is the whore babalon, the scarlet woman of the cult of the beast. in egyptian her name means the number seven (sefekh, she was the primordial goddess of the

olar phallic energy (set as midnight sun. an interesting note (with some biblio-mancy) is that in the last page of chapter 7 of nightside of eden page 76, grant brings reference to "the book of dyzan, and then this heralds chapter 8 (the number of submind and chaos. there also seems to be some relation to watery primordial teratomas which shall herald a return to chaos- the old ones, water signs: scorpio)"my sun is in scorpio. the relation to babalon also holds some connection with binah and we definitely have some crone type destructive energies here. the number of babylon is 156 which is also the number of chaos. with binah we have links to set, which was integral with the rite of god-hood. 76=7+6=13 and we have a ton of links here, but check out the relations to gargophias and the 13'th

/17a: words being a medium of play. a reference to a master. by entertaining any thought, we cause the fall of man again and again. this is not an excuse to do nothing, but an aspiration to the way of annihilation of duality. anything which is something causes a reference and is like a lightning bolt in the darkness. the circle is formed of words. and i wear a suit which looks like a bear. i/17b: scorpio. sex and death, another crack. i/18a: the origins of reality in such eloquent word. were it truth, i could weep. i/18b: a representation of the way (and it s detours. i/19a: another prophecy. a sun. an apple, with the letter k in the form of a bomb. reaction meaning active. the sun being a reference to the child of the aeon. a dime a dozen totals to 120 the time of decree; prophetic. i/19b

FRATER TENEBROUS CULTS OF CTHULHU

initiator of the dream-visions sent forth to mankind from the tomb-city of r lyeh. the formula of his invocation is supplied by lovecraft in the curious ritual phrase, of non-human origin, which is chanted by the worshippers of the cthulhu cult: ph nglui mglw nafh cthulhu r lyeh wgah nagl fhtagn. cthulhu represents the abyss of the subconscious or dreaming mind, and astrologically by the sign of scorpio. ceremonially, he is referred to the west (amenta, or the place of the dead in ancient egyptian religion, and geographically, to the site of r lyeh in the south pacific (the exact coordinates for which are to be found in the call of cthulhu) as already stated, nodens is the only member of the elder gods to be mentioned by name, and lovecraft gives no further information concerning him. the

FREEMASONRY AND CATHOLICISM BY MAX HEINDEL

ssador, the angel gabriel, is esoterically the first point of cancer. this is the cardinal sign of the watery triplicity, and is ruled by the moon. there conception takes place; but were the form built of water and its concretions alone, it could never come to birth, so four months later when the fetus has reached the stage of development corresponding to the second sign of the watery triplicity, scorpio, the eighth sign, which corresponds to the house of death, samael, the dauntless ambassador of the lucifer spirits, invades the watery domain of the lunar hierarchy and introduces the fiery spark of the spirit into the inert form, to leaven, quicken and mould it into an expression of itself. there the silver cord which has grown from the seed-atom of the dense body (located in the heart) s

more modern method of cunning, as a means of attaining mastery over others, which characteristic is indicated in the second of the fiery signs, leo, the lion, the king of beasts; or perchance it may rise above the animal nature, and aim at the stars with the bow of spiritual aspiration, typified by the last of the fiery signs, sagittarius, the centaur. the centaur is just ahead of the watery sign scorpio, a warning that one who tries to reach that prerogative as "phree messen" a son of fire and light, will surely feel the sting of the scorpion in his heel, which will goad him onward upon the path where men become "wise as serpents" it is from this class that mystic masonry is recruited with men who have the indomitable courage to dare, the unflagging energy to do and the diplomatic discrim

ical expression for the creative act. then it is plain that the serpents taught eve how to perform the creative act and that eve instructed adam. therefore, christ designated the serpents as harmful while admitting their wisdom. to get at the identity of the serpent it is necessary to invoke the esoteric teaching, which points them out as the martial lucifer spirits, rulers of the serpentine sign scorpio. their initiates, even so late as the egyptian dynasty, wore the uraeus or serpent symbol in the forehead as a sign of the source of their wisdom. as a consequence of this unauthorized use of the creative force, humanity ceased to be ethereal and crystallized into the coats of skin or physical body which now hides from them the gods who dwell in the invisible realms; and great was their so

FREEMASONS SATANISM AND SYMBOLISM

es. freemasonry shares the belief in the serpent symbolizing time, as the second ouroboros indicates. listen to pike explain this briefly but clearly "a serpent-ring was a well-known symbol of time" ibid, p. 497] as pike is explaining the mason's spiritual belief about the serpent, he mentions the zodiac, bees and honey. listen "the virgin of the zodiac is bitten in the heel by serpens, who, with scorpio, rises immediately behind her; and as honey, the emblem of purity and salvation, was thought to be an antidote to the serpent's bite, so the bees of aristaeus, the emblems of nature's abundance, are destroyed through the agency of the serpent, and regenerated within the entrails of the vernal bull. the sun-god is finally victorious [ibid] note that masonry also identifies itself with the p

FULLER J F C SECRET WISDOM OF THE QABALAH

and could not exist, and the emanation of the existences could not proceed and be manifest. 9 sympathy and antipathy governed by harmony is the secret not only of the spiritual but of the moral and physical worlds. the letters od, heh, and vau are their symbols, and together they form yhv (gnostic lao, the ineffable name. this symbolism is universal because it is universally true. in the zodiac, scorpio, male, and virgo, female, are united by libra, the balance. the three divine essentials are necessity and liberty linked together by harmony. truth cannot exist without doubt, hope without fear, life without death; and so we find that, whatever the attempted explanation is, good and evil are necessary one to the other just as are the centripetal and centrifugal forces of the heavenly bodie

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olism of thecherubicfigures andthesimilar'fourliving creatures' described inthefirstchapterofezekiel, laid the basis fornumerousvarieties of the emblematicgroupof four:theman,lion,bullandeagle, which four types became the well recognised christianemblemsof thefourevangelists,matthew,mark,lukeandjohn,andwere associatedwiththe164themagical masonolder four zodiacal signs of aquarius, leo, taurus and scorpio, which latter was in this instance viewed as the eagle: the reason for this change was a rosicrucian secret. in this order also are allotted the seasons winter, summer, spring and autumn;butif placed in the order of ihvh, the succession would be the natural one of summer, autumn, winter and spring, and fire, water, air and earth. then follow the four groups of so-called elemental spirits

f the tribes had definite standards; for judah a lion, for reuben a man by a river, for ephraim a bull, and for dan an eagle and serpent.thestations of these four tribes were at the east, south, west and north of the camp. these are again repre255 sented in the four cherubim of the mercy seatinthe tabernacle, where there are similar zodiacal signs of leo a lion, aquarius a man, taurus a bull, and scorpio, poisonous as a serpent. the other signs and sons of jacob also have similarities, but of a more indefinite character. the name orion occurs three times in the old testament ofthestar lore of the bible 225our authorisedversion:-in amos v. 8 'seek him that maketh the seven stars and orion; in job ix, 9 'who maketh orion; and in job xxxviii, 31 'canst thou loose the bands of orion. the hebre

the messenger of ormuzd: ears of corn springing from the tail of the animal or from beside it, show the good gifts resulting from the sacrifice.insome cases torch-bearers stand one on each side of the bull, their names, cauti and cautopati, are words of unknown meaning; instances are referred to in which these figures hold emblems of the equinoctial signs 255 cancer and capricornus, or taurus and scorpio.theslaying of the world bull leads to the production of animal life. at heddernheim, near frankfort-on-main, germany, there is a scene on the reverse of the great slab; mithras stands beside the slain bull, receiving in his right hand a bunch of grapes from the sun, in his left hand a horn for drinking or a cornucopia; initiates stand around, a radiated cup hangs upon a pole, and several a

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that he should not be led aside by the attraction of the elements, but that he should steadfastly follow that path of spiritual purity which alone willleadhimto the divine light. now astrology points out that the signs of the zodiac partake of the nature of the elements, and that the four most important periods in the year are the respective entries of the sun into the four signs of taurus, leo, scorpio and aquarius, which are represented in the hebrew cherubim with the heads of the bull, the lion, the eagle (for the eagle replaces the scorpion, unless the symbolism is intended to be of destructive nature, and the man. for when the sun enters the sign of the bull, in april, he stirs up the earth to vegetation, and the ancients said that this showed that the sign of the bull especiallyhad

veryone must beoccultsymbology177interpreted on every plane before the full meaning is gathered.theinterpretation of the symbols of the planets and of the signs of the zodiac, however, are for the most part very complex and difficult to follow. one key may, however, be given here; it is often laid down in books on occultism that the signs of the zodiac were originally only ten, and that virgo and scorpio were originally one, as the likeness of the symbols seems to indicate, libra being added by the egyptian priests.inthis there is a certain amount of truth. libra was introduced by the priests of egypt, or perhaps earlier, but not as an additionbuta substitution; the original sign was the altar ara (fig. 11, sometimes called the altar of abel, which, with the decanal signs, clearly shows th

fire in the middle. cutting off the top ofit,you have the sign of libra. and look inthebook of revelation, and you will seethatfollowing the reign ofthedeviluponearth,the church -thatthe esoteric teaching on the zodiac 189 is all the faithful, that is all those who understand how to use their spirituality- shall be taken away, andkeptsafe underneath the altar. another important thing is, you take scorpio, and in the upper decanate of scorpio is the sign aquila, and that is the eagle of st john, and the good power of which scorpio is the evil. without going further into these matters, that is a sort of general idea of what is occultly meant by the zodiac. i have just given you these as a few fragmentary examples picked up here and there. now if history repeats itself, and will repeat itself

GNOSTIC STUDIES THE GNOSTIC HANDBOOK II GNOSTIC THEURGY

is in the secret word iao. this formulae can be understood in terms of the old egyptian myth of the death of osiris and hence we have isis, apophis, osiris. in the gnostic pantheon we can find a similar interpretation but with o being used to represent oen or aeon, the term used for a gnostic theurgy page 108 i yam water n nour fire r ruach air i yebeshah earth fig 27 i yod virgo the hermit n nun scorpio death r resh sun the sun i yod virgo the hermit. fig 28 the formula of iao isis is the i isis is nature, the fallen world, whose husband osiris (the soul locked in matter) is murdered by apophis is the a apophis. apophis is the destroyer, scorpio- the dark lord and tempter. after osiris is murdered, isis searches and finds all the parts of his dismembered body except his phallus (the falle

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three officers each with a special wand in his right hand and crux ansata in the left, then stretch out their wands to form a pyramid above the altar, and also each join the crux ansata below) chief adept "let us analyze the keyword. i" second adept "n" third adept "r" all "i" chief adept "yod" second adept "nun" third adept "resh" all "yod" chief adept "virgo, isis, mighty mother" second adept "scorpio, apophis, destroyer" third adept "sol, osiris, slain and risen" all "isis, apophis, osiris, iao (all then simultaneously separate wands and cruces, and say) all "the sign of osiris slain (gives it) chief adept (giving the l sign with a bowed head "the sign of the mourning of isis" second adept (giving the v sign with the head back "the sign of typhon and apophis" third adept (with bowed he

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS U7

: queen: amber yellow. sigil of b in queen scale: solid cube prince: dark brown. sigil of b in prince scale: princess: black flecked with yellow. sigil of b in princess scale: 11 addendum 2: flashing sounds zodiac in the chromatic scale sign scale color a aries c red b taurus c# red-orange c gemini d orange d cancer d# amber (orange-yellow) e leo e yellow f virgo f green-yellow g libra f# green h scorpio g blue-green i sagittarius g# blue j capricorn a indigo (blue violet) k aquarius a# violet l pisces b magenta (violet-red) the mother letters (with the new planets) letter 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 ve

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ur chest to form an "x" with your palms touching your chest. bow your head and say with meaning "x. the sign of osiris risen" step 20 now form each letter as you say the letter "l.v.x" from the "x" position slowly open up your arms into the form of a cross while saying: lux (looox) step 21 now say with meaning "the light of the cross" step 22 virgo, isis, mighty mother (form the "l" while saying) scorpio, apophis, destroyer (form the "v" while saying) 7 sol, osiris, slain and risen (form the "cross" then the "x" while saying) isis (form the "l" while saying) apophis (form the "v" while saying) osiris (form the "x" while saying" step 23 slowly move your arms from the "x" position to the "v" position while vibrating "iao (pronounced ee-aahh-oohh) step 24 notice: do not vibrate enochian names

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t returns with the sign of silence. this is repeated until all are done, in which the third adept, or the last adept, makes the sign of the enterer to the chief adept who responds with the sign of silence (first, second and third adepts move to the east) chief adept (forms himself into a cross behind the cubicle altar "the light of the cross" first adept "virgo, isis, mighty mother" second adept "scorpio, apophis, destroyer" third adept "sol, osiris, slain and risen" first adept "isis (forming sign) second adept "apophis (forming sign) third adept "osiris (forming sign) chief adept "iao! let the divine light descend" first adept "such are the words (all close the vortex) chief adept "we thank thee oh lord of the universe. thou art one! we thank thee, ye spirits of the watchtowers who celeb

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lory on earth by finishing the work that you gave me to do. do you now, father, give me glory at your side? a glory i had before the world was (all rise) chief adept "let us analyze the keyword. i" second adept "n" third adept "r" all "i" chief adept "yod" second adept "nun" third adept "resh" all "yod" chief adept (makes the 'l' sign "virgo, isis, mighty mother" second adept (makes the 'v' sign "scorpio, apophis, destroyer" 5 third adept (makes the 'x' sign "sol, osiris, slain and risen" all "isis, apophis, osiris, iao. let the divine light descend" all (makes the 'x' sign "the sign of osiris slain" chief adept (makes the 'l' sign "the sign of the mourning of isis" second adept (makes the 'v' sign "the sign of typhon and apophis" third adept (makes the 'x' sign "the sign of osiris risen"

le of the rose and cross (chief adept places the crux on the base of the spine on all the adepts, the second adept on the left hip and the third adept on the right hip) chief adept "be thy body a temple of the rose cross" chief adept "i" second adept "n" third adept "r" all "i" chief adept "yod" second adept "nun" third adept "resh" all "yod" chief adept "virgo, isis, mighty mother" second adept "scorpio, apophis, destroyer" third adept "sol, osiris, slain and risen" 10 all "isis, apophis, osiris, iao" chief adept "let the divine light descend" second adept "rosea rubea" third adept "et aurea crucis" chief adept "post centum viginti annos patebo (all leave the vault and return to original position (chief adept makes the closing of the veil and returns to the east) chief adept "thus, i have

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ce, that with each step, we meditate on the alchemical formula of spiritual transformation into the light of adonai. the analysis of the keyword step 1 say with meaning "i. n. r. i" draw the hebrew letters in the air from right to left, visualizing them flaming in bright blue as you are saying them. 6 y r n y step 2 form the "l" while saying "virgo, isis, mighty mother" form the "v" while saying "scorpio, apophis, destroyer" form the "cross" then "x" while saying "sol, osiris, slain and risen" form the "l" while saying "isis" form the "v" while saying "apophis" form the "x" while saying "osiris" step 3 slowly move your arms from the "x" position to the "v" position while vibrating "iao (pronounced ee-aahh-oohh) step 4 vibrate "let the divine light descend" draw down the light as your arms

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jects of the golden dawn. use thy mighty forces of fire to create a wall of invisibility and protection through the radiation of the rosea crucis and in the name of yehashua. stand guard without cessation, and use whatever forces necessary for the defense of (each quarter is stabbed, beginning in the south, and ending in the south) 8 magus of water (moves to the west holding the lotus wand by the scorpio band "in the name of elohim tzabaoth, i invoke the protective power of mayim in the cardinal point maarab and its great archangel gabriel, its mighty angel taliahad, its powerful king nichsa, its ruler tharsis and its undines. protect now this holy temple of water from all opposing forces who would harm or destroy the holy order of the r.r. et a.c. and all loyal subjects of the golden dawn

GRERALD SCHUELER AN ADVANCED GUIDE TO ENOCHIAN MAGICK

black lettering fire of water= red lettering earth= black air fo earth= yellow lettering water of earth= blue lettering earth of earth= green or white iettering fire of earth= red lettering fire= red air of fire= yellow lettering water of fire= blue lettering earth of fire= black lettering fire of fire= green lettering the colors of the great cross are: aries, leo, sagittarius= firey= red cancer, scorpio, pisces= watery= blue gemini, libra, aquarius= airy= yellow taurus, virgo, capricorn= earthy= black 49 the colors of the sephirothic crosses are determined using each truncated pyramid as: the colors of the kurubic squares are determined as: 50 where, t_ color of tablet k= color of element of the court card of the kerub s= same as triangle no. 1 a= color of angle wands= fire, yod, red cups

blet k= color of element of the court card of the kerub s= same as triangle no. 1 a= color of angle wands= fire, yod, red cups= water, 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

e spirit. taurus: pure substance, undiferentiated matter. gemini: motion, phenomena, elementary relationships. cancer: universal womb, pure waters of life, the motherprinciple. leo: creation made rnanifest, divine incarnation, creative activity, the ideal mart. virgo: organized matter purifed and refined, the ideal woman. libra: ideal relationships, perfect harmony and balance, universal harmony. scorpio: emotional power, regeneration, death. sagittarius: aspiration, transformation of consciousness, the principie of perfection. 71 72 capricorn: crystallization of matter, matter organized for use, governing authority. aquarius: universal brotherhood, trae lmowledge. pisces: emotion as universal solvent, dissolving of form, elimination of boundaries, cosmos finto chaos. 73 planetary influenc

elow. sun: will power, vitality, creativity. it rules over leo. moon: instinct, habit, personality, feeling, memory, imagination, receptivity. 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 choron

nto the object and link iit with iits creator. with proper use, your magical 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 watchto

yss. his formula is to move ceaselessly through the watchtowers and aethyrs dispensing justice and pproclaiming his word.the formula 187 itself reveals his methodology in its letters: a sense of justice (justice in libra) is the core of a healthy love of life (the devil in capricorn) which is checked by experience (temperance/art in sagittarius) but allowed constant change in expression (death in scorpio. the sigil of vovin from the rose (figure 6) is: 188 the formula of vrelp my god! 0 my god! i am but a speck in the stardust of ages; i am the master of the secret of things. aleister crowley, liber vii the enochian word vrelp, pronounced var-ee-elpeh, is comprised of the first letters of the words vran ror-elzap laiad plapli which means "seeing the orbit of the sun and partaking of the se

50. in addition, 450=45x10, where 45 is the number for the word tab ges which means a cave or recess and 10 is the number of zax. these correspondences show 193 and travel through the abyss of zax. the enochian words nia-kod can be translated "safe traveling, or a means "of passage. the correct way to use this formula is suggested by its letters: you must face your personal annihilation (death in scorpio) in zax using your magical ability (temperance/ art in sagittarius) and initiated consciousness (hierophant in taurus. when your magical judgement (the fiery aeon) tells you that you are ready, you can then safely enter zax. if your karma (justice in libra) permits it, you will be successful (spirit of the empress. niakod is a mental sword that should accompany you when you enter or cross

talisman incorporating all of the powers of the watchtowers. step 8. conduct the banishing rituals. the following is an advanced vovin meditation exercise: step i. meditate on the meaning and correspondences of the magick square of vovin. step 2. meditate on the square itself. consider the balance of its letters. consider the four corners which include v( the devi l in capricorn) and n (death in scorpio. consider the two diagonals of the letter 0 (justice in libra. consider the center and two diagonals of the letter i (art in sagittarius. consider the placement of l (chariot in cancer) and x (universe in the element of earth. consider the 270 square to be an expression of the formula of the dragon step 3. meditate on yourself as a lunar expression. con sider the similarities between the r

e starry nature of the aura that prompted the designation''astral body' healing of the physical body must begin in the aura that surrounds and pervades it. the gematric value of the parent phrase is 472. the g ennatric value of the 274 formula gono is 118 and 118x4=472. the let ters of this formula express the idea that motion or action (the chariot of cancer) is on the left while death (death in scorpio) is on the right-a clear choice being available. however, surrounding death on each side is one's karma (justice in libra. the formula thus implies that the decision to accept death (the ultimate result of disease) or to restore health (the ultimate result of moving away from death) is purely karmic. the formula for healing in enochian magick must therefore take karma and the patient's per

m of a thick black mist. step 3. replace the talisman of the square a with that for the square l and say, mordialhtga ikzhikal great king of earth who rules over the square l in the great cross of earth, come to me. laidrom (el-ahee-dar-oh-em) lzinopo (el-zodee-noh-poh) liiansa (elee-ee-ah-ness-ah) mighty seniors of the square l in the great cross of earth, come to me. bring the stinging power of scorpio and the raw energy of mars here to me. concentrate on the square l of the great cross of earth. see the power that abounds in this region to be flowing out. ward from the great cross of earth into the black cake in the form of a thick black mist. step 4. hold the tal isman of the square s from the center of the great cross of water in your right hand. ho l d the blue c a ke in y our l e f

ld the yellow cake in your left hand. face the watchtower of air and say, oroibahaozpi (oh-roh-ee-bah-ah-oh-zod-pee) bataivah (bah-tah-ee-vah-heh) great king over the square a in the great cross of ai r, come to me. ahaozpi (aha-oh-zod-pee) aaozaif (ahah- oh-zodah-ee-feh) avtotar (ah-veh-toh-tah-rah) mighty seniors of the square a in the great cross of air, come to me. bring the stinging power of scorpio and the harmony of venus here to me. concentrate on the square a of the great cross of air. see the power that abounds in this region to be flowing from the great cross of air into the yellow cake in the form of a light yellow mist. step 7. replace the talisman of the square a with that of the square h and say, oroibahaozpi bataivah 327 great king over the square h in the great cross of ai

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he greek fable unfolds itself yet more fully. orion is struck blind, and is led to new light by kedalion, a marvellous child who sits on his shoulders. might not we match this hliud giant with our headless wild huuter^ a feature that strikes me still more forcibly is, that artemis (diana) causes a scorpion to come up out of the grouud, who stings orion in the ankle, so that he dies" when the sign scorpio rises in the sky, orion sinks. this is like hackelberend's foot being pierced by the wild boar's tusk, and causing his death (pp. 921. 947. orion's [cosmic] rising is at the summer, his setting at the winter solstice: he blazes through the winter nights, just when the furious host is afoot. stormy winds attend him (nimbosus orion, aen. 1, 535; the gift is given him of walking on the sea (a

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, questions dealing with witchcraft and common human problems that are typical of any cross section of america. these i can try to answer, even though i sometimes get impatient with the writers. these are real people who write to me, either as a result of television appearances, two-way radio broadcast programmes, or through my syndicated newspaper column "sorcery, spells, symbols and stars" dear scorpio, you may not be, as you stated so clearly in your letter "enough josephine for his napoleon" but you should be credited with a gold star and a capital e for the effort. yes there are ways to determine emotional compatibility within the frame work of astrology, but i am afraid i am at a loss to deal with this situation. according to astrology the position of mars and venus in the two horosc

the roodmas festival in april. and no. you can't become a witch. witches are female! dear november 26, 1928 thank you for the lock of your hair. i do not feel like casting a spell in order to win back [your] lover. and so don't expect any improvement in that department to come from my direction. there is a way that you could attempt the project on your own. try head and shoulders. dear desperate scorpio, i am surprised that a sexy scorpio like you has to resort to cry baby tactics. the emotional bondage spell has worked for others. perhaps your error was in eating the head of garlic rather than wearing it. and please go easy with the red candles, they are very potent. readers have written in that your spell. has been affecting their relationships. try coral or pale pink. dear passionate p

JENNINGS HARGRAVE ROSICRUCIANS RITES MYSTERIES

tation as a natural substratum, basis, or principle. this powerful symbol, also, is full of secret important meanings. it will be remarked as the symbol or figure assigned in the formal zodiacs of all countries, whether origidal zodiacs, or whether produced in figure-imitations by recognising tradition. the marks or fig. 7. the letter shin 50 the rosicrucians. symbols of the zodiacal 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 o

resent the ascending signs, or six of the spokes, so to speak, of the annual zodiacal wheel, circling to the zenith or vertex. the last six signs of the zodiac are called descending signs, and they are the sinister, autumnal, or changing, in reverse, monthly spaces, each of thirty degrees, and again comprising six radii of this celestial wheel, or this ezekiel's wheel. the turning-point is virgo- scorpio, which, until separated in the mythical interruption from without at the junction-point, between ascent and descent, were the same single sign. the latter half (or left wing of this grand zodiacal army, or host of heaven, drawn up in battle array, and headed as, by a figure, we shall choose to say by the archangel michael, or the sun, at the centre, or in the champion, or conquering, point

rams and mystic figures, of which they left many in those rarities (mostly ill-executed, but each wonderfully suggestive) called gnostic gems, we will supply a seeming elucidation of this their astrological assumption of what was earliest; for which see the succeeding figure (g) libra (the balances) leads again off as the hingepoint, introducing the six winter signs, which are (g) libra again (h) scorpio (i) sagittarius (j) capricornus (k) aquarius, and (l) pisces. fig. 12 (a) ezekiel's wheel. turning-point libra (the sign libra was added by the greeks) the first six signs, or ascending signs, are represented by the celestial perpendicular, or descending ray, as thus: the last six signs, or descending signs, are represented by the terrestrial ground-line, or horizontal, or equatorial (symb

the justifiable and guarded extent, to assign them properly, has been our aim. there must have been some governing, excellent armorial reason, special and authorised, for the changing of this first figure of a dragon into a woman, or a siren, or virgin, on the irish harp; and this fact assists the supposition of an identity, at some time, of these two figures, all drawn from the double sign virgo-scorpio in the zodiac. there is a strange confirmation of the account of creation in the book of genesis, in the discovery of the woman and snake in the most ancient babylonian or chald an zodiac. the indian zodiacs and the egyptian zodiacs repeat the same myth, slightly varied in certain particulars. the different versions of the story of the temptation and fall, in the main respects, are the sam

icrucians the alchemic magisterium or stone. he letters of all languages are significant marks or symbols, which have the twelve, or rather the original ten, signs of the zodiac for their beginning. of these letters there is a certain group which has, in the characters of all languages, a secret hieroglyphical, hagiographical reference, to the originally single, and afterwards double, sign, virgo-scorpio, which is supposed to give the key to the secret or cabalistic story of creation. these letters are s and z, l and m; or rather a group, which is marked by l, p, m, s, s, z l, m, v, w. the significant aspirates, or vowel sounds, follow the same rule. the snake-like glyph, or mystery of the serpent, or disguise, in which the recusant principle is supposed to have invested himself, has coile

in the hebrew, the sanscrit, the persian, the arabic, the coptic, the old gothic, the georgian t 304 the rosicrucians. or iberian, the ancient armenian, the ethiopic or gheez, the sclavonic, the greek, the latin, the samaritan, the irish, the etruscan, of all which alphabets, and the symbols serving for their numerals, we had prepared a comparative table, to prove the identity of the sign virgo- scorpio and its ciphers; but we forebore in deference to our limits (and from other circumstances) which did not advisedly admit of the addition. a comparative display of all marks or symbols which give occult expression to the female side of nature, and its astronomical and astrological signs, affords the same result of identity. the marks of the signs f and h, and their ciphers, are interchangea

(non-natural) sense. thecelestial gis. 305 spoiled and evil period of the world, which had sunk from the supernatural into the natural. as woman had no part in the earliest world, and as her origin was altogether of another nature and from other sources than that of man, the traces of her introduction, and the hints as to her true character, are to be found mystically in the original sign, virgo-scorpio, double-sided (yet identical) at first, but afterwards divided. these divided personalities were set thereafter in mythologic opposition. the reader is referred to the zodiac on p. 62, fig. 12, where will be found the diagram illustrative of this idea, which was originated amidst the magic of the syro-chald ans; it yet remains the key to all the mythologies and to all the religions. the si

double-sided (yet identical) at first, but afterwards divided. these divided personalities were set thereafter in mythologic opposition. the reader is referred to the zodiac on p. 62, fig. 12, where will be found the diagram illustrative of this idea, which was originated amidst the magic of the syro-chald ans; it yet remains the key to all the mythologies and to all the religions. the sign virgo-scorpio stands in the present order of things, or in this non-angelic or mortal world, as a divided sign, because in the world of man as born of woman enmity has been placed between the snake and the woman. thenceforth, from the fall, and as a consequence of it, they are in opposition. the sign of the balances is placed between, as the rescuing heavenly shield, miraculously interposed, separating

f the balances is placed between, as the rescuing heavenly shield, miraculously interposed, separating, as the tremendous gis, the two originally conjoint signs, and simultaneously presented both ways (to speak in figure, defending each from destruction by either until the time shall be complete! which means the apocalyptic new heaven and new earth. marks, movements, or influence from the side of scorpio, or from the sinister side, are malign, and mean danger; because they represent the old serpent, or, in other terms, the great deep, or matter. of such magic character are the letters s and z, and all their compounds; because this originally single sound, or letter s-z, z-s, came into the world representing its sinful side. man is pardoned through the promise to the woman, and woman is sav

s. twonails, in the fountain, or font. latin rite, in the feet; one nail in the greekrite. woman s side (moon) sinister. axis inclined (ecliptic (chapter-house) cor or choir (equatorial (as deliberative judgement seat) the blessed lady st. john. aries, head and face taurus, neck andthroat gemini, arms and shoulders cancer, breast and stomach leo, heart and back virgo, venter libra,reins and loins scorpio, genitalia sagittarius, hips and thighs capricorn, knees and hams aquarius, legs and ankles pisces, feet and toes. a b c d e f g h i j k l sun rises. east. holy of holies. crown of glory. crown of thorns. apse or apsis. astro-theosopic chart. 307 astro-theosophic chart (no. 2) eastern or greek rite. mysterium (east (north (south (west) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12. head. neck. shoulders brea

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essential spiritual beings called upon to praise god in the 'benedicite omnia opera. the kerubim are the living powers of tetragrammaton on the material plane and the presidents of the four elements. they operate through the fixed or kerubic signs of the zodiac and are thus symbolized and attributed: kerub of air man aquarius kerub of fire lion leo kerub of earth bull taurus kerub of water eagle scorpio tetragrammaton means 'four-lettered name' and refers to the unpronounceable name of god symbolized by 'jehovah. the laver of water of purification refers to the waters of binah, the female power reflected in the waters of creation. the altar of burnt offering for the sacrifice of animals symbolizes the qlippoth, or evil demons of the plane contiguous to and below the material universe. it

LEADBEATER CW GLIMPSES OF MASONIC HISTORY

ose body it might be found to fit. 147. all those present at the feast tried it, but since the box fitted none of them, osiris at the last laid himself down in it, whereupon the conspirators at once fastened down the lid, securely sealing it with lead, and cast it into the nile. the murder of osiris is said to have taken place on the seventeenth day of the month athyr (hathor, when the sun was in scorpio, osiris being in the twenty-eighth year either of his reign or his age (it will be noted that this date marks the beginning of winter, when the sun is mystically slain by the forces of darkness; and it was on this date, corresponding to the festival of all souls in the christian church, that the land of egypt mourned the death of osiris, as we mourn the death of the body of jesus on good f

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om harl. 6483. the seal of solomon, from harl. 6483. seal of solomon from the magical calendar. seal of solomon, frontispiece from british library manuscript lans. 1203, les v ritables clavicules de salomon, traduites de l'hebreux en langue latine, par le rabin abognazar. sigilla, nempe xii signorum zodiaci, from paracelsus, archidoxis magicae, liber ii. aries taurus gemini cancer leo virgo libra scorpio sagittarius capricorn aquarius pisces the almadel, from gollancz, sepher maphteah shelomoh, 1914, fol 20b. note the drawing at the bottom showing how the candles are to be constructed with feet to support the almadel "picture of the almadel, from or. ms. 6360: first note of the art of grammar, from sl. 1712, fol. 14v. second note of the art of grammar, from sl. 1712, fol. 15r. the fourth n

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particularly attributed to the element of earth, see 777 lines 10 and 32 bis. the lesser ritual of the hexagram. this ritual is to be performed after the "lesser ritual of the pentagram (i. stand upright, feet together, left arm at side, right across body, holding wand or other weapon upright in the median line. then face east and say (ii. i.n.r.i. yod, nun, resh, yod. virgo, isis, mighty mother. scorpio, apophis, destroyer. sol, osiris, slain and risen. isis, apophis, osiris, iaw (iii. extend the arms in the form of a cross, and say "the sign of osiris slain (see illustration (iv. raise the right arm to point upwards, keeping the elbow square, and lower the left arm to point downwards, keeping the elbow square, while turning the head over the left shoulder looking down so that the eyes fo

LIBER 777

g] mercury [planets follow sephiroth] 13. luna. 14. venus. 15 hlt teleh aries b* wryryub ba airiron 16 rwc shar taurus e wrymyda adimiron 17 \ynwat teonim gemini wrymillx tzalalimiron 18 frs sarton cancer c wryrjyc shichiriron 19 hyra ari leo b 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* elemen

ybrids, orchids 18 crab, turtle, sphinx[[whale, all beasts of transport] lotus 19 lion (cherub of b[[cat, tiger, serpent, woman] sunflower 20 virgin, anchorite, any solitary person or animal[[rhinoceros] snowdrop, lily, narcissus[[mistletoe] 21 eagle[[praying mantis] hyssop, oak, poplar, fig[[arnica, cedar] 22 elephant[[spider] aloe 23 eagle-snake-scorpion (cherub of c) lotus, all water plants 24 scorpio, beetle, crayfish or lobster, wolf[[all reptiles, shark, crablouse] cactus[[nettle, all poisonous plants] 25 centaur, horse, hippogriff, dog rush 26 goat, ass[[oyster] indian hemp, orchis root, thistle[[yohimba] 27 horse, bear, wolf[[boar] absinthe, rue 28 man or eagle (cherub of d, peacock [olive, cocoanut 29 fish, dolphin[[beetle, dog, jackal] unicellular organisms, opium[[mangrove] 30 l

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virgine. 143 en de constantia amoris cordi candido. 144 ex de mysterio mali. 145 eo de virtute toleranti. 146 ep de formula deorum morientium. 147 e% de stultis malignis. 148 er apologia pro suis litteris. 149 es laus legis thelema. 150 et de sphinge gyptiorum. 151 eu de natura s#inu. 152 ef de tauro. 153 ec de leo. 154 ey altera de leone. 155 ew de viro. 156 #a de dracone, qu est aquila serpens scorpio 157 viii liber aleph vel cxi #b de quattuor virtutes s#inu 158 #g de libra in qua quattor virtutes quipollent 159 #d de pyramide 160 #e prolegomena de silentio 161# de natura silentii nostri 162 #z de formula recta draconis 163 #h de sua carta c.lorum 164 #q de opere suo 165 #i de fratribus nigris 166 #k de arte alchymistica 167 #l de femina qu est propria ioco 168 #m de formula femin 169

is maim, the water that conformeth itself perfectly with its vessel, that seeketh constantly its level, that penetrateth and dissolveth earth, that resisteth pressure maugre its adaptability, that being heated is the force to drive great engines, and being frozen breaketh the mountains in pieces. o my son, seek well to know! l the book of wisdom or folly 157 #a de dracone qu est aquila, serpens, scorpio (of the drragon which is eagle, serpent, scorpion) hreefold is the nature of life, eagle, serpent, and scorpion. and of these the scorpion is he that, having no lion of light and of courage within him, seemeth to himself encircled by fire, and, driving his sting into himself, he dieth. such are the black brothers, that cry: i am i, they that deny love, restricting it to their own nature. b

to the right balance and formulation of my sphinx. for neptune was in the sign of the bull, giving strength and stability to my spiritual essence. uranus was ascending in the lion, to fortify my magical will with courage, and to turn it to the salvation of man. in the waterman was saturnus, to make mine intelligence sober, profound, and capable of labour. jupiter, with mercury his herald, was in scorpio, harmonizing me and my word according o the essence of my nature. then of the others, mars was exalted in the goat, for physical endurance of toil; sol was conjoined with venus in the balance, for judgment in art and in life, and for equability of temple. lastly, the moon was in the sign of the fishes, her loved abode, for a gift of sensitiveness and of glamour. what then am i? i am a tran

iis mortis et diaboli, arcanis tou tarot fraternitatis r. c (of the paths of death and the devil, arcana of the tarot of the r.c. fraternity) t shall profit thee much, o my son, or i err, that i instruct thee in the mysteries of the paths of nun and of ayin, that in our rota are figured in the atu called death, and that called the devil. of these nun joineth the sun with venus, and is referred to scorpio in the zodiac. this path is perilous, for it seeketh the level, and may abase thee, except thou take heed unto the going. of its three modes, the scorpio destroyeth himself, as if it were a type of animal pleasure. next, the serpent is proper to works of change, or magick; yet is he poisonous also unless thou hast wit to enchant him. lastly the eagle is subtlest in this sort, so that this

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itiation supposed) the body of our father christian rosen creutz, to be discovered by the brethren with the postulant as said in the book called fama fraternitatis. there are three officers, and they repeat the analysis of the word as follows: chief. let us analyse the key word.i. 2nd. n. 3rd. r. all. i. chief. yod. y 2nd. nun. n 3rd. resh. r all. yod. y chief. virgo (f) isis, mighty mother. 2nd. scorpio (h) apophis, destroyer. 3rd. sol) osiris, slain and rise. all. isis, apophis, osiris, iao. all spread arms as if on a cross, and say. the sign of osiris slain! chief bows his head to the left, raises his right arm, and lowers his left, keeping the elbow and right angles, thus forming the letter l (also the swastika. the sign of the mourning of isis. 2nd. with erect head, raises his arms to

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element of earth. see .777. lines 10 and 32 bis. svb figvra vi. 9 the lesser ritual of the hexagram this ritual is to be performed after the .lesser ritual of the pentagram (i) stand upright, feet together, left arm at side, right arm across body, holding the wand or other weapon upright in the median line. then face east, and say (ii) i. n. r. i. yod. nun. resh. yod. virgo, isis, mighty mother. scorpio, apophis, destroyer. sol, osiris, slain and risen. isis, apophis, osiris, iao (iii) extend the arms in the form of a cross, and say .the sign of osiris slain (see illustration (iv) raise the right arm to point upwards, keeping the elbow square, and lower the left arm to point downwards, keeping the elbow square, while turning the head over the left shoulder looking down so that the eyes fo

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bull- which, pouring from the wound made by the sun god, fertilize the seeds of living things. dogs were held sacred to the cult of mithras, being symbolic of sincerity and trustworthiness. the mithraics used the serpent a an emblem of ahriman, the spirit of evil, and water rats were held sacred to him. the bull is esoterically the constellation of taurus; the serpent, its opposite in the zodiac, scorpio; the sun, mithras, entering into the side of the bull, slays the celestial creature and nourishes the universe with its blood. click to enlarge the birth of mithras. from montfaucon's antiquities mithras was born out of a rock, which, breaking open, permitted him to emerge. this occurred in the darkness of a subterranean chamber. the church of the nativity at bethlehem confirms the theory

by albert pike) p. 46 rose again, until at last osiris also tried. the moment he was in the chest typhon and his accomplices nailed the cover down and sealed the cracks with molten lead. they then cast the box into the nile, down which it floated to the sea. plutarch states that the date upon which this occurred was the seventeenth day of the month athyr, when the sun was in the constellation of scorpio. this is most significant, for the scorpion is the symbol of treachery. the time when osiris entered the chest was also the same season that noah entered the ark to escape from the deluge. plutarch further declares that the pans and satyrs (the nature spirits and elementals) first discovered that osiris had been murdered. these immediately raised an alarm, and from this incident the word p

erefore these six months symbolic of the 6,000 years of misery and suffering caused by the evil genius of the persians, ahriman, who sought to overthrow the power of ahura-mazda. those who hold the opinion that before its revision by the greeks the zodiac consisted of only ten signs adduce evidence to show that libra (the scales) was inserted into the zodiac by dividing the constellation of virgo scorpio (at that time one sign) into two parts, thus establishing "the balance" at the point of equilibrium between the ascending northern and the descending southern signs (see the rosicrucians, their rites and mysteries, by hargrave jennings) on this subject isaac myer states "we think that the zodiacal constellations were first ten and represented an immense androgenic man or deity; subsequentl

nto two parts, thus establishing "the balance" at the point of equilibrium between the ascending northern and the descending southern signs (see the rosicrucians, their rites and mysteries, by hargrave jennings) on this subject isaac myer states "we think that the zodiacal constellations were first ten and represented an immense androgenic man or deity; subsequently this was changed, resulting in scorpio and virgo and making eleven; after this from scorpio, libra, the balance, was taken, making the present twelve (the qabbalah) each year the sun passes entirely around the zodiac and returns to the point from which it started--the vernal equinox--and each year it falls just a little short of making the complete circle of the heavens in the allotted period of time. as a result, it crosses th

iritual faculties of man. the important point to be remembered is that when the sun was said to be in a certain sign of the zodiac, the ancients really meant that the sun occupied the opposite sign and cast its long ray into the house in which they enthroned it. therefore, when it is said that the sun is in taurus, it means (astronomically) that the sun is in the sign opposite to taurus, which is scorpio. this resulted in two distinct schools of philosophy: one geocentric and exoteric, the other heliocentric and esoteric. while the ignorant multitudes worshiped the house of the sun's reflection, which in the case described would be the bull, the wise revered the house of the sun's actual dwelling, which would be the scorpion, or the serpent, the symbol of the concealed spiritual mystery. t

ing, which would be the scorpion, or the serpent, the symbol of the concealed spiritual mystery. this sign has three different symbols. the most common is that of a scorpion, who was called by the ancients the backbiter, being the symbol of deceit and perversion; the second (and less common) form of the sign is a serpent, often used by the ancients to symbolize wisdom. probably the rarest form of scorpio is that of an eagle. the arrangement of the stars of the constellation bears as much resemblance to a flying bird as to a scorpion. scorpio, being the sign of occult initiation, the flying eagle--the king of birds--represents the highest and most spiritual type of scorpio, in which it transcends the venomous insect of the earth. as scorpio and taurus are opposite each other in the zodiac

eing the sign of occult initiation, the flying eagle--the king of birds--represents the highest and most spiritual type of scorpio, in which it transcends the venomous insect of the earth. as scorpio and taurus are opposite each other in the zodiac, their symbolism is often closely intermingled. the hon. e. m. plunket, in ancient calendars and constellations, says "the scorpion (the constellation scorpio of the zodiac opposed to taurus) joins with mithras in his attack upon the bull, and always the genii of the spring and autumn equinoxes are present in joyous and mournful attitudes" the egyptians, the assyrians, and the babylonians, who knew the sun as a bull, called the zodiac a series of furrows, through which the great celestial ox dragged the plow of the sun. hence the populace offere

ffered up sacrifice and led through the streets magnificent steers, bedecked with flowers and surrounded with priests, dancing girls of the temple, and musicians. the philosophic elect did not participate in these idolatrous ceremonials, but advocated them as most suitable for the types of mind composing the mass of the population. these few possessed a far deeper understanding, as the serpent of scorpio upon their foreheads--the ur us--bore witness. the sun is often symbolized with its rays in the form of a shaggy mane. concerning the masonic significance of leo, robert hewitt brown, 32, has written "on the 21st of june, when the sun arrives at the summer solstice, the constellation leo--being but 30 in advance of the sun--appears to be leading the way, and to aid by his powerful paw in l

ment of the inferior universe "according to sculapius, therefore, and anubius, to whom especially the divinity mercury committed the secrets of the astrological science, the geniture of the world is as follows: they constituted the sun in the 15th part of leo, the moon in the 15th part of cancer, saturn in the 15th part of capricorn, jupiter in the 15th part of sagittary, mars in the 15th part of scorpio, venus in the 15th part of libra, mercury in the 15th part of virgo, and the horoscope in the 15th part of cancer. conformably to this geniture, therefore, to these conditions of the stars, and the testimonies which they adduce in confirmation of this geniture, they are of opinion that the destinies of men, also, are disposed in accordance with the above arrangement, as maybe learnt from t

hat of the reflections, or mirrors, the world of venus; by the fountain of characters, the world of mercury. all these are shown by the figures in the center pane of the tablet" the upper panel contains the twelve figures of the zodiac arranged in four triads. the center figure in each group represents one of the four fixed signs of the zodiac. s is the sign of aquarius; z, taurus; c, leo; and g, scorpio. these are called the fathers. in the secret teachings of the far east these four figures--the man, the bull, the lion, and the eagle--are called the winged globes or the four maharajahs who stand upon the corners of creation. the four cardinal signs--p, capricorn; x, aries; b, cancer; f, libra--are called the powers. the four common signs--v, pisces; a, gemini; e, virgo; h, sagittarius- a

the winged globes or the four maharajahs who stand upon the corners of creation. the four cardinal signs--p, capricorn; x, aries; b, cancer; f, libra--are called the powers. the four common signs--v, pisces; a, gemini; e, virgo; h, sagittarius- are called the minds of the four lords. this explains the meaning of the winged globes of egypt, for the four central figures--aquarius, taurus, leo, and scorpio (called by ezekiel the cherubim--are the globes; the cardinal and common signs on either side are the wings. therefore the twelve signs of the zodiac may be symbolized by four globes, each with two wings. the celestial triads are further shown by the egyptians as a globe (the father) from which issue a serpent (the mind) and wings (the power. these twelve forces are the fabricators of the

equently decorated with curious and impressive figures "when silk cotton, or linen is worn" writes albert pike "the symbolism is lost. nor is one clothed who blots, defaces, and desecrates the white surface with ornamentation, figuring, or colors of any kind (see symbolism) to mars, the ancient plane of cosmic energy, the atlantean and chaldean "star gazers" assigned aries as a diurnal throne and scorpio as a nocturnal throne. those not raised to spiritual life by initiation are described as "dead from the sting of a scorpion" for they wander in the night side of divine power. through the mystery of the paschal lamb, or the attainment of the golden fleece, these soul are raised into the constructive day power of mars in aries--the symbol of the creator. when worn over the area related to t

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it should be stained or painted black with an exorcised paint in which finely powdered wormwood herb is mixed. all the time you work on it, you should continue the use of the mantram that you evolved for the triangle. many witches surround this pedestal with the names of the four cabalistic archangels: michael, gabriel, raphael, uriel, or their symbolic representatives, the zodiacal signs of leo, scorpio, aquarius, and taurus. again, however, this is not strictly necessary, merely a matter of personal preference. finally, wash the show stone itself in an infusion of wormwood, place it on its stand when dry, and cense and seal them both. should you, however, wish to make a speculum, or mirror, instead of buying a crystal, obtain a concave clock glass or chemical watch glass. using the same

MATHERS MACGREGOR THE GREATER KEY OF SOLOMON VOL 1

ch as the invocation of spirit, the works of necromancy, and the recovery of stolen property, it is necessary that the moon should be in a terrestrial sign, viz: taurus, virgo, or capricorn. for love, grace, and invisibility, the moon should be in a fiery sign, viz: aries, leo, or sagittarius. book one page 15 for hatred, discord, and destruction, the moon should be in a watery sign, viz: cancer, scorpio, or pisces. for experiments of a peculiar nature, which cannot be classed under any certain head, the moon should be in an airy sign, viz: gemini, libra, or aquarius. but if these things seem unto thee difficult to accomplish, it will suffice thee merely to notice the moon after her combustion, or conjunction with the sun, especially just when she quits his beams and appeareth visible. for

MATHERS MACGREGOR THE LESSER KEY OF SOLOMON LEMEGETON VOL 3

atter end of this third part for it serves of all, only changing the names according to the time you work. 1. see the afterword for discussion of some issues presented in this paragraph. lemegeton: clavicula salomonis 4 the perfume is to be made of such things as is attributed to the 7 planets &c. note: is the lord of the ascendant of every first hour of the day whilst the sun goes through aries& scorpio, so is the ascendant every first hour whilst the goes through& so the like of the rest. the 24 hours of the day& night the first hour of the day is ruled by an angel called samael, who hath under his command many dukes& servants whereof we shall mention 8 of the chief dukes which is sufficient for practise, who hath 444 servants to attend them, their names are as followeth (viz) ameniel, c

MICHAEL TSARION ATLANTIS ALIEN VISITATION AND GENETIC MANIPULATION

ehest of themasonic lodges of england. author stephen knight, who exposed the names behind it, aswell as the reason for the atrocities, died two years after his book, the brotherhood, cameout. his death has never been satisfactorily explained. john f. kennedy was also murdered at the junction of three roads, at the astrological positionknown as the thirteenth sign, ophiuchus, which exists between scorpio and sagittarius. inancient times, the hero who descended into the underworld at this point was known as thetraveler. suggestively, this was the code name for john f. kennedy, as used by his secretservice (the secrets of the president's murder are detailed in called to serve, the biographyof lieutenant colonel james bo gritz. many serial killers murder between seven andthirteen victims befo

MICHAEL W FORD THE VAMPIRE GATE

gain the power of sight. evoke tzephariron in evocation workings. obiriron libra (september 23rd october 22nd -active air gray and bloated goblins whose are air spirits. in using the spirits of lucifuge the vampyre magickian may drink from their own fountain of life, consuming their instincts and spiritual detachment from the physical world. these spirits aid in astral projection. necheshethiron scorpio (october 23 nov 21 -fixed water a copper dark brown, bloodied color their forms are demonic human headed insects. death becomes transformation. use the necheshethiron when their veil of the living and the dead is thin. nachashiron sagittarius (nov 22 december 21 -mutable fire these demons appear as dog-headed serpents. they are swift and seem to emanate fire in the triangle. drink deep fro

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terms of jesus christ. famous phrases: sun of the golden dawn sign of osiris slain: extend arms out to the sides, legs together, palms forward, hang head down. represents sacrifice, balance, and transformation. sign of osiris risen: cross arms over chest, right over left, legs together. represents resurrection and transcendence. excerpt from the ritual of the hexagram: virgo, isis, mighty mother. scorpio, apophis, the destroyer. sol [sun, osiris, slain and risen! ee-ahh-ohh! ee-ahh-ohh. do sign of osiris slain and say the sign of osiris slain. do sign of the mourning of isis (right arm at 12 o clock, left arm at 8 o clock) and say the sign of the mourning of isis. do sign of apophis (arms at 10 and 2 o clock. forming a v) and say the sign of apophis and typhon. do sign of osiris risen and

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nners bear the images of the bull, the lion, the man, and the eagle, the constellations answering 2500 years before our era to the equinoctial and solstitial points: to which belong four stars, aldebaran, regulus, fomalhaut, and antares. at each of these veils there are three words: and to each division of the zodiac, belonging to each of these stars, are three signs. the four signs, taurus, leo, scorpio, and aquarius, were termed the _fixed_ signs, and are appropriately assigned to the four veils. so the cherubim, according to clemens and philo, represented the two hemispheres: their wings, the rapid course of the firmament, and of time which revolves in the zodiac "for the heavens fly" says philo, speaking of the wings of the cherubim: which were winged representations of the lion, the b

the zodiac "for the heavens fly" says philo, speaking of the wings of the cherubim: which were winged representations of the lion, the bull, the eagle, and the man; of two of which, the human-headed, winged bulls and lions, so many have been found at nimroud; adopted as beneficent symbols, when the sun entered taurus at the vernal equinox and leo at the summer solstice: and when, also, he entered scorpio for which, on account of its malignant influences, aquila, the eagle was substituted, at the autumnal equinox; and aquarius (the water-bearer) at the winter solstice. so, clemens says, the candlestick with seven branches represented the seven planets, like which the seven branches were arranged and regulated, preserving that musical proportion and system of harmony of which the sun was the

d those of the gleaning virgin, holding a sheaf of wheat (virgo. those among which he was found in february, when the ewes brought forth their young, were called stars of the lamb (aries. those in march, when it was time to plough, were called stars of the ox (taurus. those under which hot and burning winds came from the desert, venomous like poisonous reptiles, were called stars of the scorpion (scorpio. observing that the annual return of the rising of the nile was always accompanied by the appearance of a beautiful star, which at that period showed itself in the direction of the sources of that river, and seemed to warn the husbandman to be careful not to be surprised by the inundation, the ethiopian compared this act of that star to that of the animal which by barking gives warning of

, or the bull; having passed through, since he commenced, at the winter solstice, to ascend northward, the signs aquarius, pisces and aries; on entering the first of which he reached the lowest limit of his journey southward. from taurus, he passed through gemini and cancer, and reached leo when he arrived at the terminus of his journey northward. thence, through leo, virgo, and libra, he entered scorpio at the autumnal equinox, and journeyed southward through scorpia, sagittarius, and capricornus to aquarius, the terminus of his journey south. the path by which he journeyed through these signs became the _ecliptic; and that which passes through the two equinoxes, the _equator. they knew nothing of the immutable laws of nature; and whenever the sun commenced to tend southward, they feared

s in the _constellation_ taurus. four thousand six hundred and ten years before christ, the sun entered gemini at the vernal equinox. at the two periods, 2455 and 300 years before christ, and now, the entrances of the sun at the equinoxes and solstices into the signs, were and are as follows _b.c_ 2455. vern. equinox, he entered taurus from aries. summer solstice leo from cancer. autumnal equinox scorpio from libra. winter solstice aquarius from capricornus _b.c_ 300. vern. eq. aries from pisces. summer sols. cancer from gemini. autumn eq. libra from virgo. winter sols. capricornus from sagittarius. 1872. vern. eq. pisces from aquarius. sum. sols. gemini from taurus. aut. eq. virgo from leo. winter sols. sagittarius from scorpio. from confounding _signs_ with _causes_ came the worship of t

self with the symbols of the ancient mysteries and of masonry. it is to be noticed that when the sun is _in_ a particular constellation, no part of that constellation will be seen, except just before sunrise and just after sunset; and then only the edge of it: but the constellations _opposite_ to it will be visible. when the sun is in taurus, for example, that is, when taurus _sets with_ the sun, scorpio rises as he sets, and continues visible throughout the night. and if taurus rises and sets with the sun to-day, he will, six months hence, rise at sunset and set at sunrise; for the stars thus gain on the sun two hours a month. going back to the time when, watched by the chaldean shepherds, and the husbandmen of ethiopia and egypt "the milk-white bull with golden horns led on the new-born

aris, is a picture of the twelve signs. that of virgo is a young girl with an infant by her side. virgo was isis; and her representation, carrying a child (horus) in her arms, exhibited in her temple, was accompanied by this inscription "i am all that is, that was, and that shall be; and the fruit which i brought forth is the sun" nine months after the sun enters virgo, he reaches the twins. when scorpio begins to rise, orion sets: when scorpio comes to the meridian, leo begins to set, typhon reigns, osiris is slain, and isis (the virgin) his sister and wife, follows him to the tomb, weeping. the virgin and bo tes, setting heliacally at the autumnal equinox, delivered the world to the wintry constellations, and introduced into it the genius of evil, represented by ophiucus, the serpent. at

il, represented by ophiucus, the serpent. at the moment of the winter solstice, the virgin rose heliacally(_with_ the sun, having the sun (horus) in her bosom. in libra are four stars of the second and third magnitude, which we shall mention hereafter. they are zuben-es-chamali, zuben-el-gemabi, zuben-hak-rabi, and zuben-el-gubi. near the last of these is the brilliant and malign star, antares in scorpio. in scorpio, antares, of the 1st magnitude, and remarkably red, was one of the four great stars, fomalhaut, in cetus, aldebaran in taurus, regulus in leo, and antares, that formerly answered to the solstitial and equinoctial points, and were much noticed by astronomers. this sign was sometimes represented by a snake, and sometimes by a crocodile, but generally by a scorpion, which last is

w legends to jacob. the hebrew camp was a quadrilateral, in sixteen divisions, of which the central four were occupied by images of the four elements. the four divisions at the four angles of the quadrilateral exhibited the four signs that the astrologers called _fixed, and which they regard as subject to the influence of the four great royal stars, regulus in leo, aldebaran in taurus, antares in scorpio, and fomalhaut in the mouth of pisces, on which falls the water poured out by aquarius; of which constellations the scorpion was represented in the hebrew blazonry by the celestial vulture or eagle, that rises at the same time with it and is its paranatellon. the other signs were arranged on the four faces of the quadilateral, and in the parallel and interior divisions. there is an astonis

nd her different places, phases, and aspects there, and her relations with the sun and the constellations, have been a fruitful source of mythological fables. all the planets had what astrology termed their _houses, in the zodiac. the house of the sun was in leo, and that of the moon in cancer. each other planet had two signs; mercury had gemini and virgo; venus, taurus and libra; mars, aries and scorpio; jupiter, pisces and sagittarius; and saturn, aquarius and capricornus. from this distribution of the signs also came many mythological emblems and fables; as also many came from the places of exaltation of the planets. diana of ephesus, the moon wore the image of a crab on her bosom, because in that sign was the moon's domicile; and lions bore up the throne of horus, the egyptian apollo

panese, the world emerged; and which the greeks placed at the feet of bacchus tauri-cornus; the magian egg of ormuzd, from which came the amshaspands and devs; was divided into two halves, and equally apportioned between the good and evil constellations and angels. those of spring, as for example aries and taurus, auriga and capella, were the beneficent stars; and those of autumn, as the balance, scorpio, the serpent of ophiucus, and the dragon of the hesperides, were types and subjects of the evil principle, and regarded as malevolent causes of the ill effects experienced in autumn and winter. thus are explained the mysteries of the journeyings of the human soul through the spheres, when it descends to the earth by the sign of the serpent, and returns to the empire of light by that or the

forms. osiris, on the contrary, by the intermediation of isis, fills the material world with happiness, purity, and order, by which the harmony of nature is maintained. it was said that he died at the autumnal equinox, when taurus or the pleiades rose in the evening, and that he rose to life again in the spring, when vegetation was inspired with new activity. of course the two signs of taurus and scorpio will figure most largely in the mythological history of osiris, for they marked the two equinoxes, 2500 years before our era; and next to them the other constellations, near the equinoxes, that fixed the limits of the duration of the fertilizing action of the sun; and it is also to be remarked that venus, the goddess of generation, has her domicile in taurus, as the moon has there her plac

MOTTA MARCELO THE COMMENTARIES OF AL

w: they that see thee shall fear thou art fallen: but i lift thee up. yes! i was frightened when the god of things as they ought to be told me that they were to be. i was born under a german queen, and i did not believe in the revolution that i willed. and lo! it is upon us, ere the fifteenth year of the new aeon has dawned (this was thus written in 1918 e.v) yes! i am lifted up, the sun being in scorpio in this fourteenth year of the aeon. students are referred to lxv, 4 12-24 and the commentaries thereon. also to liber vii, i, 14, 22-28, 52-55; ii, 11-12, 17-22; iii, 16, 21,40-44,56-60; iv, 22-25,48; v, 7,34-48; vi, 22-25,47-50; vii, 4-6, 18- 20, 28-33, 36-39, 43-44. 54. nor shall they who cry aloud their folly that thou meanest nought avail; thou shall reveal it: thou availest: they are

all. for a life which has fulfilled all its possibilities ceases to have a purpose; death is its diploma, so to speak; it is ready to apply itself to the new conditions of a larger life. just so a schoolboy who has mastered his work dies to school, reincarnates in cap& gown, triumphs in the tripos, dies to the cloisters, and is reborn to the world. note that the atu 'death' in the tarot refers to scorpio. this sign is threefold: the scorpion that kills itself with its own poison, when its environment (the ring of fire) becomes intolerable; the serpent that renews itself by shedding its skin, that is crowned and hooded, that moves by undulations like light, and gives man wisdom at the price of toil, suffering, and mortality; and the eagle that soars, its lidless eyes bent boldly upon the su

at recurring intervals. the doctrine here stated should be studied in the light of previous remarks; verses 61 to 74 inclusive, form a coherent passage: notice the words 'death' in verses 63 and 66, and 'die' in verse 68. there is evidently an intention to identify the climax of love with that of life. it is then not unnatural for us to ask: can 'death' have some deeper significance than appears? scorpio, the zodiacal sign of death, is really the sexual or reproductive function of nature. it is the earth-transcending eagle, the self-restoring serpent, and the self-immolating scorpion. in alchemy it is the principle of putrefaction, the 'black dragon, whose state of apparent corruption is but a prelude to the rainbow-coloured spring-tide of the man in motley. the nymph of spring, syrinx, th

NAGEL CARL AMAZING SECRETS OF OCCULT POWER

s with the foods concerned. thus by compliance with the laws of astrology a witch can gain better results from his or her actions. here is a list of the most suitable aphrodisiac foods for the various astrological signs: aries: cinnamon, pepper, and chestnuts. taurus: grapes and sage. gemini: carrots and fennel. cancer: garlic and peppermint. leo: almonds and celery seed. virgo: apples and thyme. scorpio: ginger, mustard, and onions. sagittarius: sesame seed and nutmeg. capricorn: dates and wintergreen. aquarius: bananas and rye. pisces: mint and oranges. the word aphrodisiac is derived from aphrodite, the love goddess of the ancient greeks whom the romans called venus. of all the goddesses of ancient greece and rome, none was more widely venerated than the goddess of love was. every god

NECRONOMICON ALAZIF

in ye east where ye first equinox riseth and shall be graven with ye sign of he that beareth ye waters, thus: aquarius sigil ye gate of rushing torrents thou cause to beat the west most inner point (at a space of five paces from ye stone of ye 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 a

the spirits obstinately refuse to speak cleave the air thrice with the scimitar and say: adricanorom dumaso! and their tongue shall be loosened and they will be compelled to give true answer. ye adjuration of great cthulhu ph'nglui mglw'nafh cthulhu r'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtan. a supplication to great cthulhu for those who would have power over his minions. in the day and hour of the moon with sun in scorpio prepare thou a waxen tablet and enscribe thereon the seals of cthulhu and dagon; suffumigate with the incense of zkauba and set aside. on hallowmas eve thou must travel to some lonely place where high ground overlooks the ocean. take up the tablet in thy right hand and make of the sign of kish with thy left. recite the incantation thrice and when the final word of the third utterance dieth

REGARDIE ISRAEL THE COMPLETE GOLDEN DAWN

of the order symbolism. to understand the interpretation used by the order, we need only the most superficial knowledge of the basic attributions given in the sepher yetzirah, the tarot pack of cards, a smattering of gnosticism and astrology. the first gesture is to convert the four letters into their hebrew equivalents and then to direct yetziratic attributions, as follows: i= yod= virgo n= nun= scorpio r= resh= sun i= yod= virgo the final 't, being repetitious, is dropped, only to be picked up again in a later place in order to extend the significance of the meanings derived from the analysis. this breakdown, though not getting us very far, is nonetheless highly suggestive. elementary astrology will extend the meaning a little. virgo represents the virginal sign of nature itself. scorpio

nnected. the sun was thought to die every winter when vegetation perished and the earth became cold and barren. every spring, when the sun returned, green life was restored to the earth. in various of the grade rituals as well as the elementary knowledge lectures of the order, we find the following which we can add to the data already obtained: virgo=isis-who was nature, the mother of all things. scorpio=apophis-death, the destroyer. sol=osiris-slain and risen, the egyptian resurrection and vegetative god. here we now begin to get a definite sequence of ideas that proves somewhat meaningful. the simplicity of a natural state of affairs in, shall we say, the garden of eden representing the springtime of mankind, is shattered by the intrusion of the knowledge of good and evil, sexual percept

d sea" book one <99> book one first knowledge lecture 1. the four elements of the ancients are duplicated conditions of: heat and dryness fire a heat and moisture air a cold and d yness earth b cold and moisture water v 2. the signs of the zodiac are twelve: 1. aries, the ram 2. taurus, the bull 3. gemini, the twins 4. cancer, the crab 5 .leo, the lion 6. virgo, the virgin 7. libra, the scales 8. scorpio, the scorpion 9. sagittarius, the archer 10. capricorn, the goat 11. aquarius, the water-bearer 12. pisces, the fishes these twelve signs are distributedamong the four triplicities or sets of three signs, each being attributed to one of the four elements, and they represent the operation of the elements in the zodiac. thus to fire belong aries, leo, sagittarius: thus to earth belong

er 12. pisces, the fishes these twelve signs are distributedamong the four triplicities or sets of three signs, each being attributed to one of the four elements, and they represent the operation of the elements in the zodiac. thus to fire belong aries, leo, sagittarius: thus to earth belong taurus, virgo, capricornus: thus to air belong gemini, libra, aquarius: thus to water belong cancer, scorpio, pisces. 3. to the ancients, six planets were known, besides the sun, which they classed with the planets. they also assigned certain planetary values to the north and 50 first knowledge ledure 51 south nodes of the moon- that is, the points where her 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

l spiritual beings called upon to praise god in the 'benedicite omnia opera' the kerubim are the living powers of tetragrammaton on the material plane and the presidents of the four elements. they operate through the fixed or kerubic signs of the zodiac and are thus symbolised and attributed- kerub of air-man-aquarius zv.5 kerub of fire-lion-leo q kerub of earth-bull-taurus w kerub of water-eagle-scorpio tll or. tetragrammaton means four-lettered name and refers to the <121> unpronounceable name of god symbolised by jehovah. the laver of water of purification refers to the waters of binah, the female power reflected in the waters of creation. the altar of burnt offmmnfgo r the sacrifice of animals syrnbolises the qlippoth or evil demons of the plane contiguous to and below the material uni

0. wheel of fortune=the mercy and magnificence of victory. jupiter acting through jupiter direct upon venus. 11. justice=the severity of beauty and sovereignty. mars acting through libra upon sol. fourth knowledge lecture 73 12. the hanged man=the severity of splendour. execution of judgment. mars acting through water upon mercury. 13. death=the sovereigntyand result of victory. solacting through scorpio u on venus, or osiris under the destroying power of typhon afkcting isis <143> 14. temperance=the beauty of a firm basis. the sovereignty of fundamental power. sol acting through sagittarius upon luna. 15. the devil=the sovereignty and beauty of material (and therefore false) splendour. sol acting through capricorn upon mercury. 16. the tower=the victory over splendour. venus acting throug

nd the change of symbols. heg. before you, in the east, are the five portals of the 21st, 24th, 25th, 26th and 23rd paths. five will divide the number of the letter of each of them, as it will divide without remainder that of every path from yod 20th, to tau, the 32nd. the five paths here visible are assigned to mem, water; ayin, capricomus, an earthy sign; samekh, sagittarius, a fiery sign; nun, scorpio, a watery sign, but in its highest aspect also a ruler of fire; and kaph, jupiter, which planet is akin to spirit, and rules especially aspiration. thus both in number and in significance these planets jointly set forth the eternal 210 the golden dawn: volume ii book three symbol of the pentagram. this symbol must now be established- wherefore advancing by the kerubic path of aquarius appr

with the tablet of union "set over it. earth fire table union ewater l here the five paths of sameck, mem, kaph, nun and ayin are said to. set forth the eternal symbol of the p e n t a m. mem is water, avin is earth, and sameck is fie. but to which points &d elements do wealocate ianrd s piritfthe dues w e a re given is jupiter's ruling of a'spiration, thus, in this context, air, and being told "scorpio is a watery sign, but in its highest aspect also a ruler of fire .we caution to guess that nun ought to be attributed to the upper point of the spirit, in that it "unites water and fire" and mystical "death" is the gate to the inner order. h.s. ritual of the portal 211 2nd ad. the 13th key of tarot represents the figure of a skeleton, upon which some portions of flesh still remain. in a fi

lso are strewn upon the surface. one of the heads wears a kingly crown; another is apparently that of a person of little note, showing that death is the equaliser of all conditions. the five extremities, the head, hands and feet, allude to the powers of the number five, the letter he, the pentagram- the concealed spirit of life and the four elements- the originator of all living form. the sign of scorpio especially alludes to stagnant and foetid water- that property of the moist nature which initiates putrefaction and decay. the eternal change from life into death through death into life, is symbolised by the grass which springs from and is nourished by putrifying and corrupting carcasses; the herbiage, in its turn affords food to animals and man, which again when dead, nourisheth vegetabl

hat what destroys also renews. the whole is a representation of the eternal transmutation of the life of nature, which reforms all things into fresh images and similitudes. this symbol represents the corrosive and destructive action of the infernalfire as opposedto the celestial- the dragon of the waters, the typhon of the egyptians, the slayer of osiris- which later yet rises again in horus. the scorpio, serpent of evil, delineated before <180> the figure of death in the more ancient form of the key, refers to the mixed and transforming, therefore deceptive, nature of this emblem. behind him, is the symbol of the nameless one, representing the seed and its germ, not yet differentiated into life, therefore incapable of definition. the scorpion is the emblem of ruthless destruction; the sna

ough the sixth sephirah into the path of teth, answering to leo, the lion- the reconciling path between mercy and severity, chesed and geburah, beneath whose centre hangs the glorious sun of tiphareth. therefore, by the straight and narrow path of sagittarius, let the philosophus advance, like the arrow from the centre of qesheth, the bow. and as this sign of sagittarius lieth between the sign of scorpio- death and capricomus the devil, so had jesus to pass through the wilderness, tempted by satan. 2nd ad. descends to south of the altar. 2nd ad. before you, upon the altar, lie the four emblems of your purified body, and over them is the symbol of the pentagram, while beneath in the midst is the five-squared cross of the four elements and the spirit within them. if you are willing, in servi

arise steam and smoke. the lion represents the fire in netzach -the blood of the lion, and the eagle represents the water in hod, the gluten of the eagle- whose reconcilement is made by the air in yesod, uniting with the volatilised water arising from the cauldron through the influence of the fire beneath it. the chains which link the lion and the eagle to her waist, are symbolic of the paths of scorpio and capricornus as 218 the golden dawn: volume 11 book three shown by the scorpion and the goat in the background. in her right hand, she bears the torch of solar fire elevating and volatilising the water in hod by the fiery influence of geburah, while with her left hand, she pours from a vase the waters of chesed to temperate and calm the fires of netzach. this later form is the usual fig

REGARDIE TALISMANS

he names on the enochian or angelical tablets represent a species of more particular ideas. both classes of names should be used in these operations. i illustrate his idea as follows: fire aries leo sagittarius triplicity: heh teth samech+ al= hitsael earth taurus virgo capricorn triplicity: vav yod ayin+ al= vioel air gemini libra aquarius triplicity: zayin lamed tzaddi+ al= zaitzel water cancer scorpio pisces triplicity: cheth nun qoph +al= chankel these names should either be incorporated into the talisman itself, or sigils based upon them should be traced, during a ceremony, over the talisman, as though standing upon it, while the angelic name is vibrated strongly and often. chapter five a practical example the clarification of all the above theoretical points can best be achieved by m

whose name is taliahad. this name is converted into hebrew, which again will be found in volume i of the golden dawn, so there is no problem here. its tracing on the rose is thus: though it is not absolutely essential, i propose to use one last set of symbols the geomantic symbols and the emblems derived from them. there are three symbols attributed to the watery triplicity, but since rubeus for scorpio is pantently an evil sign, it is best omitted, leaving only populus for cancer and laetitia for pisces. populus is drawn thus: and from it several little emblematic designs may be drawn with ease. laetitia is thus: and its emblems may be drawn so: these symbols therefore may be placed around the circumference of the circle, together with the traditional symbol of water, the inverted triang

everal little emblematic designs may be drawn with ease. laetitia is thus: and its emblems may be drawn so: these symbols therefore may be placed around the circumference of the circle, together with the traditional symbol of water, the inverted triangle. we would also include what the golden dawn called the kerub of water, the eagle s head, representing the sublimation of the intrinsic energy of scorpio as the active power of god operating through the element water. thus: all of these symbols, including the silver crescent of apas, should be placed on side four of the talisman. incidentally, i suggest several rough drafts should be attempted first, until one is gradually evolved that is entirely pleasing to the student. then it should be painstakingly copied on to the final parchment, vel

RITUALS OF THE SOCIETAS ROSICRUCIANIS IN ANGLIA

s have been lit. light of 1stancient out. as 1st herald recites gradually put out lights of suffragan and treasurer.1st herald, 10th sign: prepare thee for a change in nature. man becomes tremulous with age; normally godforewarns man by age of the coming end of all things, for to man, this world is his all in the body;but for the soul, death is but the entrance into glory. in the zodiacal sign of scorpio, we find thesecond of the descending steps, and in whose measure is the double star antares, brilliantly red andknown as the scorpion222s heart.rituals of the societas rosicrucianis in angliaphilosophus40 conductor and companions proceed to guardian of caverns whose single taper has been lit. light of4th ancient out.guard. of c, 11th sign: as true as the arrow of the archer, the shaft of d

RUBY TABLET OF SET

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 derived from materials associated with the element air for this working, since this element was not in evidence in the line up of planets on this date. to further incorporate the element of air for a balancing effect, which

SCHEM HA MEPHORESH

sign: libra 10 planet: jupiter degree: 20 25 meaning: is wonderful psalm 8:1: 0 tetragrammaton, our lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth. 18th angel name: keliel sign: libra planet: jupiter degree: 25 30 meaning: worthy to be invoked. just to me. psalm 25:24: judge me accordingly to thy righteousness, tetragrammaton, my god, and let them rejoice over me. 19th angel name: livoih sign: scorpio planet: mars degree: 0-5 meaning: hastening to hear. psalm 40:2: expecting, i expected tetragrammaton, and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. 20th angel name: pheheliah sign: scorpio planet: mars 11 degree: 5 10 meaning: redeemer, liberator. psalm 120:1, 2:20 in my distress i cried to thee 0 tetragrammaton, and he heard me. deliver my soul 0 tetragrammaton, from lying lips, and from de

ng to hear. psalm 40:2: expecting, i expected tetragrammaton, and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. 20th angel name: pheheliah sign: scorpio planet: mars 11 degree: 5 10 meaning: redeemer, liberator. psalm 120:1, 2:20 in my distress i cried to thee 0 tetragrammaton, and he heard me. deliver my soul 0 tetragrammaton, from lying lips, and from deceitful tongues. 21st angel name: nelakhel sign: scorpio planet: sun degree: 10 15 meaning: thou alone. psalm 31:15: and in thee i have confided, 0 tetragrammaton, i have said thou art my god. 22nd angel name: yeiael sign: scorpio planet: sun degree: 15 20 meaning: thy right hand. psalm 121:5: tetragrammaton keepeth thee. tetragrammaton is thy shadow upon thy right hand. 23rd angel name: malahel sign: scorpio planet: venus degree: 20 25 meaning:

nd angel name: yeiael sign: scorpio planet: sun degree: 15 20 meaning: thy right hand. psalm 121:5: tetragrammaton keepeth thee. tetragrammaton is thy shadow upon thy right hand. 23rd angel name: malahel sign: scorpio planet: venus degree: 20 25 meaning: turning away evil. 12 psalm 121:8: tetragrammaton will keep thy going out and thy coming in from now until ever. 24th angel name: hahauiah sign: scorpio planet: venus degree: 25 30 meaning: goodness in himself. trust in thy mercy. psalm 33:18: from tetragrammaton is a blessing uponthose that fear him, and those who trust in him. 25th angel name: nethhiah sign: sagittarius planet: mercury degree: 0 5 meaning: wide in extent, the enlarger, wonderful. psalm 9:1: i will give thanks unto tetragrammaton with all my heart, will tell of all thy wo

SEPHER YETZIRAH WESTCOTT

od, predominant in work, crowned it, combined and formed with it virgo in the universe, elul in the year, and the left hand of man. 7. he produced lamed, predominant in sexual desire, crowned it, combined and formed with it libra in the universe, tishri in the year, and the private parts of man (kalisch gives "gall) 8. he produced nun, predominant in smell, crowned it, combined and formed with it scorpio in the universe, heshvan in the year, and the intestines of man. 9. he produced samech, predominant in sleep, crowned it, combined and formed with it sagittarius in the universe, kislev in the year, and the stomach of man. 10. he produced oin, predominant in anger, crowned it, combined and formed with it capricornus in the universe, tebet in the year, and the liver of man. 11. he produced

name is al, el. 54. this last paragraph is generally considered to be less ancient than the remainder of the treatise, and by another author. 55. the lord most high. oliu adun. adun or adon, or adonai, adni, are commonly translated lord; eliun, oliun, is the more usual form of "the most high one" 56. him. rittangelius gives "credidit in tetragrammaton" but this word is shin shor taurus oin oqereb scorpio tau thaumim gemini qoph qesheth sagittarius samech sartan cancer gimel gedi capricorn aleph aryeh leo daleth dali aquarius beth bethuleh virgo daleth dagim pisces not in the hebrew. 57. tongue. the verbal covenant. 58. speech. the hebrew has "upon his tongue" 59. the hebrew version of rabbi judah ha levi concludes with the phrase "and said of him, before i formed thee in the belly, i knew

THE BLACK LODGE

mixtured; but that there exists a harmonic relationship which is expressed in lxv v 23-29. by equilibrating all pairs of opposites, this harmony may be reached. the process is one of continuous growth. this, on its turn, is expressed in lxv iii 1-20. the four elements fire, water, air and earth (or tejas, apas, vayu and prithvi) correspond magically to the four cherubic signs of the zodiac, leo, scorpio, aquarius, and taurus; to the four powers of the sphinx, to dare, to will, to know and to keep silent; to the four magickal weapons the wand, the cup, the dagger and the pantacle; to the four cherubs who serve the logos (see the seal of the order of thelema; and to the four great princes of the demoniac world, whose obligation it is to serve the adept (cf the sacred magic of abramelin the

THE GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE UNUSUAL UNEXPLAINED VOL

haldean astrologers had divided the signs of the zodiac into four triangles of three each and called the 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 prophecy and divination 119 ancients held the celestial bodies in great regard. groupings by the same names as were empedocles fs four elements. aries, sagittarius, and leo were termed fire signs; cancer, scorpio, and pisces, water; libra, aquarius, and gemini, air; and capricorn, taurus, and virgo comprised the signs of earth. in essence, astrology deals with the relationship between the positions of the sun, moon, and planets and the life of an individual. astrology has its philosophical root in the premise that each individual is a universe in miniature and mirrors within himself or herself the

ugly. luxury has a great attraction for them; and with their tendency to avoid the unpleasant aspects of life, many librans live to a ripe old age, having the ability to recuperate from illness more quickly than those born under other signs. 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 122 prophecy and divination astrological chart (corbis corporation) scorpio, the scorpion, october 24 to november 22, is a water sign. diana, the moon-goddess of the romans, commanded scorpio to kill the hunter orion when eos, goddess of the dawn, fell in love with him. after his death, jupiter set the scorpion and orion, still armed with his armor and sword, in the stars. scorpios are definitely possessed of a passionate nature, and they are highly successful in

is a water sign. diana, the moon-goddess of the romans, commanded scorpio to kill the hunter orion when eos, goddess of the dawn, fell in love with him. after his death, jupiter set the scorpion and orion, still armed with his armor and sword, in the stars. scorpios are definitely possessed of a passionate nature, and they are highly successful in winning the affections of those whom they desire. scorpio people do not tolerate contradiction, and they can become exceedingly bitter once they are aroused to fury. on the other hand, they can be devoted friends and marriage partners once they have been made to feel secure. scorpios are blessed with great reserves of strength, which they may draw upon in emergency situations. sagittarius, the archer, november 23 to december 21, is a fire sign. s

e of leo people, this gem is a popular remedy for impotence. ancient occultists believed that a sardonyx amulet could be worn to alleviate this affliction in less than a week. mounted in a ring, sardonyx has no power; however, worn as a pendant, the stone combats sterility. given as a gift, the sardonyx amulet is thought to guarantee the recipient fs fidelity. topaz. this gem is the birthstone of scorpio people. some medieval occultists insisted that a topaz amulet promoted psychic sensitivity and facilitated control of destiny. a topaz pendant reputedly bestows honor, happiness, and inner peace in addition to the above benefits. mounted in a ring, the gem insures promotion and financial success. turquoise. the birthstone of sagittarians, turquoise has been worn in amulets since the t h e

THE MAGICIAN S KABBALAH

it. nun in binah at the creative stage represented by binah, the sephirah at the top of the negative pillar of form, we see "shadowed forth" the nun of ain and the final veil of ain svph avr. it is obvious that an immediate connection can be made in that the value of nvn is fifty, and from binah are derived the "fifty gates of understanding. nvn is primarily the letter of transformation, and the "scorpio energy" of astrology. it thus signifies change of form, which at its highest level depends on binah, the "mother" of all form. also in binah we see the avr stage of the three veils, although the avr, or "light, is perceived as the blackness of the "bitter sea" of binah because its limitlessness is impossible for understanding to contain. the value of ain svph avr by gematria is 1586, which

wastika, and from that to the aleph, in that the shape is similar, and thus to the unity. the iao formula hence signifies the unity of an act broken into its motion. inri is taken as an anagram of various phrases, but the most usual is "jesus of nazareth, king of the jews. however, by kabbalah, this phrase embodies the mystery of tiphareth in its analysis as yod, nun, resh and yod. i virgo isis n scorpio apophis r sun osiris i virgo isis thus, as with the tetragrammaton of yhvh, the formula repeats a key letter to indicate that events cycle through growth, death, rebirth and growth again. tiphareth might be the top of one mountain, but is also the beginning of another climb altogether. chapter ten; netzach, the rose in the lamplight the sepher yetzirah deems netzach "the hidden intelligenc

THE MIDDLE PILLAR

we were ecstatic-we had assumed that regardie passed on years ago. we wrote to regardie and initiated what was to become a rewarding magcal adventure and a close friendship.8 regardie, as we knew him, was small in stature but great in spirit. in h s later years, the shyness and ihbition of h s youth was gone. in its place was a vitality, a ready smile, a no-holds-barred honesty, and a mischievous scorpio sense of humor. he enjoyed good food and drink, boxing, professional wrestling, salvador dali, and mozart. he enjoyed the unique red rock outcroppings of sedona as much as he enjoyed playfully teasing the local new age inhabitants of that town.9 although regardie believed that no magician should be poor or have to struggle to make a living, he was adamantly opposed to the idea of spiritual

apostles; the sun and the twelve signs of the zodiac. in addition, many important qabalistic words have the numerical value of thrteen, including achad (yilk "unity" and ahavah( 7 1 7 k "love" other words tied to this number include gahah (ti "healing" or "health; ziv (lt "glory; and hegeh (717 "to separate" or "to imagine" the thrteenth key of the tarot is titled "death" and it is attributed to scorpio, transformation, and change. the thrteenth path of the sepher yetzirah, an important qabalistic text, corresponds to the tarot card of "the high priestess" and is attributed to the moon. ths path is the primary conduit by which the higher, divine consciousness flows down to lower levels. it is also a path of change. interestingly, thirteen multiplied by two is twenty-six, the value of yhvh

able refulgence whence flow the ceaseless streams of splendor which nourisheth thine infinite spirit. help us, thy children, whom thou hast loved. since the birth of the ages of time. amen. part iv: water v 1. see a shaft of light descend once more to the region of the hips, the generative region. 2. see a flaming sphere of brilliant ultramarine blue. 3. superimpose on the blue sphere the sign of scorpio ttl+ in the complementary color of orange. the middle pillar exercise 215 4. vibrate "el" and the angelic names "gabriel" and "talihad" 5. when you feel the ball is alive and real, and spiritual power is pouring through you, and when you feel the power of the names, 6. say the prayer of the undines: holy art thou, lord of the mighty waters, whereon thy spirit moved in the beginning. elohim

d the angelic name: aral( 5 1 vi)br.at e the names, and when you feel their power start on the prayer of the salamanders. part w: water v the shaft descends once more to the region of the hps, the generative region, and there you will see another ball formed. ths time it will be in a very lovely ultramarine blue. when you have this sphere formed in blue, visualize inside this sphere the symbol of scorpio (ti) in orange. ths is the sphere of water. then you vibrate the name of el (5 )t.h en vibrate your archangelic name: gabriel (5 71a nd1 y)ou r angelic name: talihad (777. then the prayer of the undines. part v: earth b then your shaft goes down again to the feet, and forms again in the feet another ball. the usual color of the element of earth is black. but since it is difficult to get a

were included in the twelve colors of the rainbow associated with 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

e 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 daleth f# venus green 3 heh c aries red 1 vav c# taurus 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 belo

THE NECRONOMICON SIMON VERSION

espectively. the name lammas has a curious origin in the dunes at sumer. it is not less than the name of one of the four mythological beasts of the astrological fixed signs, lamas being the name of the half-lion, half-man guardian of leo (the sign governing most of august, when the feast of lammas takes place, and ustur being that of aquarius (february, sed that of taurus (may) and nattig that of scorpio (november. i do not believe that this is a fantastic assumption, the sumerian origin of the feast of lammas. indeed, it seems just as valid as the ideas of idries shah concerning craft etymology as presented in his book, the sufis. it is also not far-fetched to assume that these four beasts were known to the entire region of the middle east, as they appear on the sphinx in egypt, and have

y 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) 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

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

it was but a reconstruction of the same idea as held in exodus, xxxiii, moses was unable to look at god face to face; it was also the same idea as held by charles darwin. the theory of evolution. the growth of the protoplast into man, of evil into good. khephra, god of the morning emerging from the black thunders of night. above us flames the zodiac, the sign of the balance lies between virgo and scorpio, the eagle is the emblem of good, the scorpion of evil, the eaglewinged serpent of good and evil; and it is with this doctrine of good and evil that we shall now deal. as there was darkness before syhla formed the light, and as knowledge is the outcome of ignorance, so is also virtue the outcome of vice. eritis sicut deus, scientes bonum et malum. it was satan, the lucifer of milton, the d

THE TAROT OF C C ZAIN

garnered the flowers of zodiacal experience on all planes, physical, astral and spiritual. the head of the lion signifies the creative forces of the solar sign, leo, and the courage which is necessary to all real attainment. the head of the bull represents the fructifying agent of nature and points out the necessity of labor in all progress. the eagle signifies that sex, as signified by the sign scorpio, has been turned into channels which lead to spirituality. and the head of the man indicates that both intuition and intelligence are necessary guides in unfolding the highest spiritual possibilities. these four emblems ranged around the zodiac typify the processes of evolution. they are the four forms of the egyptian sphinx, and also symbolize the passage of the sun through the four zodia

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rder, swords above head, lip in finger and thumb of left hand. the 3 officers form the descending triangle above postulant) m.w.s: i. h.p: n. g.m: r. all: i. m.w.s: yod. file//c /documents%20and%20settings/michael..0secret%20rituals%20of%20the%20o.t.o/p2c7.html (8 of 14 [12/28/2001 2:04:51 pm] the secret rituals of the o.t.o. h.p: nun. g.m: resh. all: yod. m.w.s: virgo, iacchus, holy father. h.p: scorpio, asi, holy mother. g.m: sol, orus, holy child. all: iacchus, asi, orus, iao (they walk round p, and form a line of 3 giving nox sign) all: the sign of orus (they continue circumambulation) h.p (facing p) the sign of the dance of asi (they continue) m.w.s (facing p) the sign of the joy of iacchus (they continue) g.m (facing p) the sign of the blazing star (they continue and again form line)

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ists still maintain that at some time in the distant past a mistake was made and the eagle and angel were inverted from their rightful places in the zodiac. there is no way to prove or disprove this claim, so it seems best to use the traditional interpretations. in the heavens the four beasts are placed at the corners of the zodiac, each rep- resenting one of the elemental triads: lion-leo, eagle-scorpio, angel-aquarius, and bull-taurus. this assignment has been changeless for thousands of years. the beasts are also placed at the corners of the earth, and here some difficulty arises. there is considerable argument about the proper placement of the elements and their related symbols around the compass. there is little point in going into the various ways the beasts have been placed on the c

of the sun and moon which compose them, each node rules only one sign: the relationship between the variants and the three outer planets of modern astrology can be observed from the signs they rule. the variant form that rules capricorn and aquarius is the true occult symbol for uranus. the variant form that rules sagittarius and pisces is the true symbol for neptune. the variant form that rules scorpio and aries is the true symbol of pluto. the remaining two mer- cury-variants must await other planets to be discovered beyond the orbit of pluto. notice that each variant contains in the same order the two simple symbols of the traditional planet with which it shares signs, plus the missing third symbol added at the bottom to act as its base. no new base can be added to mercury because it a

diac, a system of twelve archetypal forces loosely related to patterns of stars in the night sky. it should be understood that the symbolic figures and beasts of the zodiac did not arise from contemplation of the night sky, but were projected onto the star patterns by ancient chaldean philosophers who discerned in humanity and in table of dodecagram sign aries taurus gemini cancer leo virgo libra scorpio sagittarius capricorn aquarius pisces element and motion form wild tame artist land-water wild priest lawyer land warrior tame laborer water level beast beast man creature beast man man creature man beast man creature color key i red red-purple purple blue-purple blue blue-green green yellow-green yellow yellow-orange orange red-orange being having thinking feeling commanding considering 1

ures to the heavens. however, merely because the signs are not defined by the stars does not lessen their importance as archetypes. the zodiac of the chaldeans is at least 4,000 years old, and has scarcely changed. here are the signs, names, and representations of the zodiac given in tradi- tional order, proceeding counterclockwise around the heavens: aries ram ll libra scales itj taurus bull ?tl scorpio scorpion n gemini twins 2 sagittarius archer cancer crab 25 capricorn sea-goat q leo lion zz aquarius water-bearer iijj virgo virgin x pisces fishes the tree of the sephiroth may be viewed as a terrestrial and human symbol based on the division of fives (the number of man, while the zodiac may be con- sidered a heavenly and divine symbol based on the division of sixes (the number of god. t

t the point of intersection. it has been modified to render its structure more apparent, and mercury has been put in place of the sun to reflect the present mercury-central system of magic. each arm bears the signs that are ascribed to one of the elements-fire, water, air, or earth. they are read out from the center of the cross: b i'.iv.i. vo- a: fire a aries, leo, sagittarius b: water v cancer, scorpio, pisces c: air a libra, aquarius, gemini d: earth 7 capricorn, taurus, virgo the three concentric circles of four signs each are ascribed to the three kinds of motion-linear, rotary, and vibratory. in astrology these motions are called cardinal, fixed, and mutable. the circles are read clockwise in a spiral out from the center of the cross, beginning with the first sign, aries- 43% y- p- a

tric circles of four signs each are ascribed to the three kinds of motion-linear, rotary, and vibratory. in astrology these motions are called cardinal, fixed, and mutable. the circles are read clockwise in a spiral out from the center of the cross, beginning with the first sign, aries- 43% y- p- a- x: cardinal (linear motion- aries, cancer, libra, capricorn y fixed (rotary motion) 0 taurus, leo, scorpio, aquarius z: mutable (vibratory motion) v gemini, virgo, sagittarius, pisces v 1 v v @irn0lxl- v this division into the four elements and the three motions is more common- ly shown in astrology by means of the grand symbol of the double dodecagram of four triangles and three squares, as shown in the illustration on page 141. each triangle indicates one of the elemental divisions, and each

y of the sign and should be the most evocative of all possible words for the gestalt meaning of that sign. here are examples of what these catalytic words might be like; however, the magus would be well advised to find his or her own words: aries-being ledommanding sagittarius-perceiving taurus-having virgo-considering capricorn-using gemini-thinking libra-weighing aquarius-knowing cancer-feeling scorpio-desiring pisces-serving no catalytic word will tell you all you should know about a sign, just as no title can convey everything that is in a book. also, catalytic words can only call up information that has been gathered into the mind through long hours of study- alone they are almost valueless. the powers of the zodiac are not to be found in the far reaches of interstellar space. the not

assigned to the elemental triangles of the zodiac in a sunwise direction. those that start with the hebrew letter yod are placed clockwise on the three fire signs, beginning with aries (ihva, then proceeding to sagittar- ius (ih, and finally to leo (iv. the banners that start with the first he are placed clockwise on the three water signs, beginning with cancer (hv, then pisces (hvia, and finally scorpio (h&v. the banners that start with the hebrew letter vau are placed clockwise on the three air signs, beginning with libra (v&h, then gemini (v&i, and finally aquarius (viha. the banners that start with the second he (indicated by the dot) are placed clockwise on the three earth signs, beginning with capricorn (i hv, then virgo(&vh, and finally taurus (ikv1. those who possess a copy of the

sented in detail in the author's work tetragrammaton: the secret to evoking angelic powers and the key to the apocalypse (llewellyn: st. paul, mn, 1995. when trying to understand a system of symbols, it is always helpful to break it down into its component parts. the zodiac has a twofold division into signs that are animal and signs that are human. the animal signs are aries, taurus, cancer, leo, scorpio, capricorn, and pisces. the human signs are gemini, virgo, libra, sagittarius, and aquarius. the animal signs may be subdivided into four higher beasts, the ram, bull, lion, and goat and three lower creatures, the crab, scorpion, and fish. the human signs are divided into two male (sagittarius and aquarius, two female (virgo and libra, and one androgyne (gemini. the animal signs are all hi

xxi. hierophant lovers temperance strength hermit wheel justice hanged man death chariot devil tower star moon sun judgement world vau zayin cheth teth yod kaph lamed mem nun samekh ayin pe tzaddi qoph resh shin tau (single (single (single (single (single (double (single (mother (single (single (single (double (single (single (double (mother (double) taurus gemini cancer leo virgo sun libra water scorpio sagittarius capricorn mars aquarius pisces jupiter fire saturn it was deemed necessary to invert the placements of temperance and the chariot in the revised sequence of the tarot trumps. cancer is a much more appropriate sign for temperance than sagittarius, which more properly suits the warlike nature of the chariot. even more radical revisions of the trumps are possible. frater achad, a

acle of earth used in golden dawn magic. the signs of the zodiac were assigned the colors on the king scale of those paths on the tree where the zodiac signs appear. these are, in the golden dawn order: aries (fifteen, scarlet, taurus (sixteen, red-orange, gemini (seventeen, orange, cancer (eighteen, amber, leo (nineteen, greenish yellow, virgo (twen- ty, yellow-green, libra (twenty-two, emerald, scorpio (twenty-four, greenish blue, sagittarius (twenty-five, deep blue, capricorn (twenty-six, indigo, aquar- ius (twenty-eight, violet, and pisces (twenty-nine, crimson. this assignment is not entirely satisfactory, since emerald, an earth color, is linked with libra, the cardinal air sign, and amber, an air color, is linked with cancer, the cardinal water sign. it would seem more logical to ha

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stop and make gestures to the hanged man, trying to attract his attention. they even put on little pantomimes, but he ignores their efforts. the ruling intelligence of the trump speaks oracles of wisdom through the mouth of the hanged man without his awareness of what is spoken. it is an angel that possesses his body while his spirit is absent. xiii death hebrew letter: nun (fish) correspondence: scorpio path: twen ty-fourth the pallid, ghostly figure of death, who in waite's trump wears black armor and rides a pale horse, bears the black standard of a white rose. he carries no weapon-his mere touch, or even his deliberate gaze through the opened visor of his helmet, is fatal. he never speaks, but only gestures with the skull of his face fixed in a permanent grin. it is prudent for the ast

spiritual virtues are increased, and all dwellers on earth are nearly under its shadow" 23. geburah to hod hebrew letter: mem tarot trump: xi1 the hanged man correspondence: water "the twenty-third path is the stable intelligence, and it is so called because it has the virtue of consistency among all numerations" 24. tiphareth to netzach hebrew letter: nun tarot trump: xi11 death correspondence: scorpio "the twenty-fourth path is the imaginative intelligence, and it is so called because it gives a likeness to all the similitudes which are created in like manner similar to its harmonious elegancies" 25. tiphareth to yesod hebrew letter: samekh tarot trump: xiv temperance correspondence: sagittarius "the twenty-fifth path is the intelligence of probation, or temptation, and is so called bec

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ead and extend your arms out to the sides with your hands flat and your palms facing forward so that your body forms a great cross. this is the same sign of osiris slain done earlier. take a deep breath and hold it four beats while charging your heart-center. vibrate the words virgo-isis-mighty mother. take another breath, hold it four beats while charging your heart-center, and vibrate the words scorpio-apophis-destroyer. take another breath, hold it four beats while charging your heart-center, and vibrate the words sol-osiris-slain and rzsen "sol, oh-si-ris, slain and ris-en" ritud of the rose cross 179 draw another breath, hold it four beats, and slowly raise your arms higher, keeping them straight and turning your palms upward, as you vibrate the three names isis-apophis-osiris. as you

pace itself to ring like a vast bell. inhale another deep breath, hold it for four beats while visualizing the hebrew letters of the divine name a1 (a= h, l= 5) written from right to left within the sphere of your heart-center. the letters flame brilliantly with a dazzling blue-white radiance. inscribe with your index finger in the center of the blue pentagram of water the glyph of the zo&ac sign scorpio-a pointed letter m with a barbed tail on its end. form this blue glyph from left to right. as you project this symbol into the pentagram, vibrate on your breath the letters of the divine name so that the sound resonates in your chest, throat, and nose, and expands outward to the limits of the universe. continue pointing to the center of the pentagram with your right index finger. the vibra

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in may 1996 from llewellyn worldwide, ltd. 18 tetragrammaton the corrected sequence of the twelve banners, and their corresponding signs, is as follows: b,vav ihvm 'v aries 3 fire-cardinal ithc pc' o (4 v va ihhv sagittarius 0 fire-mutable t m4i-f? r7cc (4 ahvv mh e o fire-fixed dava hvri -6z cancer water-cardinal 7hc i o t (7) van g' hvih 3 i s c e s water-mutable the m oon (181 084a hhiv'/flji scorpio 7 water-fixed boa4 1( 1) ava-v vhih- libra> air-cardinal (4 (11) 4 8 v vhhi .a gemini air-mutable h c i o e f(i" bav vihh aquarius 3 air-fixed thc 5jq (1 ?i i(/51' hi, capricorn 3 earth-cardinal tk orof 1 ;q v hivh r/ri virgo j earth-mutable 7hc he vmt vvqa hhvi 8 taurus 7 earth-fixed 7 hr 14 i* o t ha lii (5j the boldface type in the permutations of the name indicates the position of the

hoing the fourfold nature of the name. since it may sometimes be desirable to distinguish between the first and second h in vibrating the banners, it is possible to vary their pronunciation slightly so that the first h is vibrated "he" and the second h is vibrated "hay" using this system, which i present here for the first time because of its practical utility in ritual magic, the overt banner of scorpio, hhiv, would be vibrated "he-hay-yod-vav" whereas the occult banner of scorpio, hhiv, would be vibrated "hay-he-yod-vav" this vocalization of a name letter by letter is not as unusual as might first appear. the language called enochian, which was received psychically from spirits by the elizabethan philosopher john dee and his seer, the alchemist edward kelley, is almost unpronounceable un

of severity: htzq+ ih (hazekiahkihhv ivhh: leo (fire-fixed) 5. angel of mercy: qli+ al (kelie1)-ivhh 6. angel of severity: ilq+ ih (ye1ekiah)-ivhh hvhi: cancer (water-cardinal) 7. angel of mercy: dvi+ al (davie1)-hvhi 8. angel of severity: ivd+ ih (yodiahbhvhi 64 tetragrammaton hvih: pisces (water-mutable) 9. angel of mercy: dmv+ al (demuelbhvih 10. angel of severity: vmd+ ih (vamediah)-hvih hhiv scorpio (water-fixed) 11. angel of mercy: dab+ al (dabaelbhhiv 12. angel of severity: bad+ ih (badiahbhhiv vhih: libra (air-cardinal) 13. angel of mercy: vah+ al (vahae1)-vhih 14. angel of severity: hav+ ih (haviahbvhih vhhi: gemini (air-mutable) 15. angel of mercy: vih+ al (vihaelbvhhi 16. angel of severity: hiv+ ih (hiviahl-vhhi vihh: aquarius (air-fixed) 17. angel of mercy: viv+ al (vivaell-vih

mmaton in hebrew letters, right to left, in the same dimension and style that was used to engrave the gold rings. on the inside of the hoops beneath the bezels of the silver rings, engrave, or have engraved, the twelve corresponding names of the wings of the winds who make up the angels of severity. zodiac gold (sun) silver (moon) 1. aries 2. taurus 3. gemini 4. cancer 5. leo 6. virgo 7. libra 8. scorpio 9. sagittarius 10. capricorn 11. aquarius 12. pisces ihvh (qthh+al) hhvi (shia+al) vhhi (vih+al) hvhi (dvi+al) ivhh (qli+al) hivh (shhv+al) vhih (vah+al) hhiv (dab) ihhv (qtzh+al) hihv (shbv+al) vihh (viv+al) hvih (dmv+al) ihvh (hthq+ih) hhvi (aish+ih) vhhi (hiv+ih) hvhi (ivd+ih) ivhh (ilq+ih) hivh (vhsh+ih) vhih (hav+ih) hhiv (bad+ih) ihhv (htzq+ih) hihv (vbsh+ih) vihh (viv+ih) hvih (vmd+

and the second house of the zodiac, to which taurus corresponds- practical, productive works concerning material possessions and personal security. banner rings 101 it is impossible to be more precise about the day and hour the sun enters the signs of the zodiac, because this varies from year to year. the approximate times of entry are these: sun enters aries taurus gemini cancer leo virgo libra scorpio sagittarius. capricorn aquarius pisces date march 21 april 20 may 21 june 22 july 23 august 24 september 23 october 24 november 23 december 22 january 20 february 19 ideally, the gold rings should be changed at the very minute the sun enters the succeeding sign. these times can be obtained by consulting a good ephemeris such as raphael's, where the entry of the sun, moon, and planets into

uriously decorated bits of j ewelry. the following ritual procedures are structured upon the system of occult correspondences given in my book, the new magus. this differs in several important respects from the more common golden dawn system. in the new magus system, the assignments to the quarters are: quarter element archangel tetramorph sign south fire michael lion leo west water gabriel eagle scorpio north air raphael angel aquarius east earth uriel bull taurus also, in the new magus system, the left and right sides of the kabbalistic cross are the inverse of those given by the golden dawn. in the new magus, the left shoulder is assigned to geburah and the right shoulder to 106 tetragrammaton gedulah. occultists familiar with the system of the golden dawn can easily modify these ritual

nction. this is very useful in rituals where the angels must be visualized. on the following pages, i have used the new magus* occult correspondences for the four quarters. in the new magus system, the zodiac is applied to the magic circle by mentally laying the zodiac face down upon the floor of the ritual chamber and aligning it so that the fixed signs are in the four compass points: leo-south, scorpio-west, aquarius-north, and taurus-east. the sigils the invoking and banishing sigils for each wing are derived from the tetragram described in chapter five. refer to the diagram on page 33, which shows the invoking and banishing sigils for the twelve wings of mercy of the twelve overt banners of the name. remember that the wings of severity of the occult banners are the mirror opposites of

eamlike type. she aids in the expression of psychic communications such as automatic writing. enforces service and self-sacrifice upon those who would flee from their responsibilities. form and function of the wings xi angel: dabael (dab+al) pronounced: dab0-a-el hebrew: 5 1 7 enochian: cl$v?z banner: hhw polarity: sun ripe: mercy side: right invoking sex: male element: water quality: fixed sign: scorpio house: eighth direction: west banishing stone: jasper (green) dibe: zebulun apostle: thaddeus enochian god name: pdoce enochian senior: arinnap appearance: economical body, lean and muscular, with a narrow waist, his movements are quick and precise. black hair cut short over a round skull; penetrating dark eyes of a blue-black color; a compressed, bloodless mouth; small dimpled chin; small

tence or frigidity. to uncover secret things such as hidden papers or valuables in matters dealing with wills, legacies, or bequests or in practical matters requiring great concentration and precision. 134 tetragrammaton angel: badiah (bad+ih) pronounced: ba-di'-ah hebrew: n'fw2 enochian: c)$ix$\r' banner: hhiv polarity: moon dpe: severity side: ler sex: female element: water quality: fixed sign: scorpio house: eighth direction: west stone: jasper (green) ifibe: zebulun apostle: thaddeus enochian god name: pdoce enochian senior: anodoin invoking banishing appearance: compact but well-developed body with a very narrow waist. long, straight dark hair hangs over her white shoulders. intense black eyes beneath a domed forehead, small nose with flared nostrils, sensual but small mouth which she

s the assignment of the elements to the points of the pentagram. as you will recall, on the pentagram, fire goes on the lower right point, water on the upper right, air on the upper left, and earth on the lower left. the placement of the four elements on the points of the pentagram is determined by the arrangement of the four fixed signs of the zodiac, which have elemental associations-leo (fire, scorpio (water, aquarius (air, and taurus (earth. the letter shin is placed on the upper point of the pentagram. if the pentagram is expanded into three dimensions, it takes the shape of a pyramid with a square base and four equilateral sides. viewed from the top, this three-dimensional model of the pentagram moves the point of shin to the center of the other four points. this is why sh is related

nce to "the true ages of time" the clock face is based 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 sig

x beryl chrysolite onyx beryl onyx 12. jasper beryl onyx jasper beryl onyx jasper tabloef the banners t he accompanying table shows the occult correspondences for the permutations of tetragrammaton that have been examined in this book. they are based on the orientation of the zodiac and the elements to the four directions that occurs in the new magus system of magic-south (fire, leo; west (water, scorpio; north (air, aquarius; and east (earth, taurus. it must be pointed out that this differs in minor respects from the more commonly used golden dawn system, where (earth) taurus is placed in the north and (air) aquarius in the east. the correspondences of the enochian names of god to the banners are based upon my own restored great table of the watchtowers, which uses the lettering of the re

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red melted lead over it. they next took the chest to the river, which carried it to the sea through the tanaitic mouth of the nile; and for this reason this mouth of the nile is still held in the utmost abomination by the egyptians, and is never mentioned by them except with marks of detestation. these things, some say, took place on the seventeenth day of the month of hathor, when the sun was in scorpio, in the twenty-eighth year of the reign of osiris, though others tell us that this was the year of his life and not of his reign. xiv. the first who had knowledge of the accident which had befallen their king were the pans and satyrs, who inhabited the country round about chemmis,[fn#304] and they having informed the people about it, gave the first occasion to the name of panic terrors, wh

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the first letter. find it in the color chart (see figure 2-b. 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

ant. negative: haste, aggression, hostility. anger (destructive, cruelty, resentment, manipulation. self-doubt. planet sun moon mars mercury jupiter venus saturn pluto element best place for working fire water fire planet (also rules water sign) air planet (also rules earth sign) fire planet (also rules water sign) earth planet (also rules air sign) earth planet (also rules air sign) water (rules scorpio, replacing mars) leo, aries, sagittarius, sunday cancer, taurus, monday, nighttime aries, capricorn, tuesday gemini, virgo, wednesday sagittarius, pisces, cancer, thursday taurus, libra, pisces, friday capricorn, aquarius, libra, saturday scorpio, aquarius, capricorn, nighttime figure 3-h sun: positive: leadership, power and self-confidence. harmony and illumination. mental alertness and c

hich has nine chambers, or a chart that refers the numerical equivalents to sephira kether chokmah binah chesed geburah tiphareth netzach hod yesod number 1, 10, 100 2, 20, 200 3, 30, 300 4, 40, 400 5, 50 6, 60 7, 70 8, 80 9, 90 letter a. i. q b. k. r g, l, sh d, m, t, th h. e. n v, s z, 0 ch, p, f t, tz zodiac air, virgo, pisces mercury, jupiter, sun moon, libra, fire venus, water, saturn aries, scorpio taurus, sagittarius gemini, capricorn cancer, mars leo, aquarius the sephiroth (see figure 4-s. these show the relationship of the numbers to the hebrew letters, along with a method of reduction if the numerical value of the letter is too great. for example: the letter peh, which has a value of eighty, is often reduced to eight because no planetary kamea has the number eighty except the mo

e of shem hamphorash, associated with 2nd quinance of cancer 16: chch, chach: hook, ring root: expresses force as anything pointed or hooked, hence. to penetrate, to go deeply into 16: hvh: to be, to exist, mischief, ruin 16: ahi: where? 16: zvg: to pair or match. 34: sum of rows in kamea *34: al ab, el ab: god the father 34: blb, ve-laib: the heart 34: chhvyh, chahaviah: angel of 6th quinance of scorpio. the kamea of chesed/jupiter. 87 34: ld root: expresses every idea of generation, propagation, of any extension whatsoever given to being. to make manifest, to put forward 34: dl, dal: a pauper root: every idea of extraction, or removal. of exhaustion and weakness. 136: theosophic extension of numbers in kamea 136: mystic number of 16th path, vav 136: kpvl: double 136: hsmal, hismael: spir

mple, meeting place for the shekinah 65: sh, root: that which is round in form: dome, moon 65: hs, root: silence 65: llh, lelah: 6th name of shem hamphorash, associated with 6th quinance of leo. 65: lux: latin for light 325: theosophic extension of numbers in kamea 325: grapyal, graphiel: intelligence of mars 325: brtzbal, bartzabel: spirit of mars 325: nyndwhr, nundahar: angel of 2nd decanate of scorpio chapter 8 the kamea of tiphareth/sun the magical numbers of the sun are six, thirty-six, 111, and 666. the first three numbers, six, thirty-six, and 111, when added together, equal 153, which is the number of fish mentioned in john 21: 11. we know that biblical authors did not use numbers arbitrarily, and in this story the catch of fish, which the early christians saw as a symbol for chris

lden dawn. the 231 gates are all of the possible two-letter combinations of the hebrew letters, a hint that a practicing qabalistic philosopher should perhaps explore these hidden gates. figure 9-l we have mentioned that there is an intimate relationship between venus, or daleth, the door (represented in tarot by the empress [see figure 9-m, and nun, which in the qabalistic scheme is connected to scorpio (ruled by mars. here is clothed one of the greatest secrets of occultism. it has to do with transmutation of the life force at the throat center, ruled by venus. this transformation is allegorically portrayed in tarot by nun, death, which, since it is connected to scorpio, rules the sexual organs. in the image developed by dr. case, the skeleton figure in this tarot key has a crook in his

magician and the virgin (see figure 10-h) in key eight of most tarot decks. the number has a hidden reference to the serpent-power that this virgin, who is also a magician, has control of. this picture hints at her ability to act as a time-binder, uniting past to present to future. the serpent is the most frequent symbolic mythological image attributed to mercury. in astrology, the eighth sign is scorpio, which rules the area of the body connected to the reproductive organs, often referred to as the seat of the serpent energy. the number eight has many biblical references, but we will only touch on a few. the old testament mentions that eight persons were saved in the ark, to people the world anew. in christian hermeticism, this is taken as an allegory foreshadowing the resurrection, and t

incline toward one another (through meditation) a deep secret will begin to dawn on us. and we shall scarcely be able to hold ourselves back from acknowledging that when we see them bringing forth here below, the green is there above the red that we are beholding, on one side the earthly, and on the other side the heavenly creations of the elohim (1970. aries taurus gemini cancer leo virgo libra scorpio sagittarius capricorn aquarius pisces heh vav zain cheth teth yod lamed nun samekh ayin tzaddi qoph red red-orange orange yellow-orange yellow yellow-green green green-blue blue blue-violet violet red-violet c c sharp d e flat e f f sharp g a flat a b flat b zodiacal sign letter color tone planet saturn sun mars jupiter venus moon mercury pluto letter tau resh peh kaph daleth gimel beth no

aries: ailments affecting the cerebral hemisphere of the brain, organs of the head, taurus: neck, throat, larynx, tonsils, carotid arteries, and jugular veins. gemini: shoulders, arms, lungs, thymus, and upper ribs. cancer: stomach, diaphragm, lactase, and thoracic duct. leo: heart, spinal chord, and aorta. virgo: large and small intestines and pancreas. libra: kidneys, skin and the suprarenals. scorpio: bladder, urethra, the genital organs, rectum, and descending colon. eyes sagittarius: hips, thighs, femur, illium, illiac arteries and veins, and sacral region (lower part capricorn: knees, bones (in general, and certain skin eruptions. aquarius: limbs from knees to ankles, and varicose veins. pisces: maladies principally of the feet and toes. and ears. of spine. figure 14-c or you may pl

ested in the zodiacal signs and their corresponding body parts, figure 14-c briefly lists associations that corine heline offers in her book healing and inherent tendencies aroused by zodiacal tattwas: aries: aggressive, energetic taurus: decisive, determined gemini: diffusive, intellectual cancer: tenacious, nurturing leo: organizing, creative virgo: analytical, detailed libra: uniting, artistic scorpio: solidifying, intense sagittarius: inspirational, freedom-loving capricorn: retentive, self-disciplined aquarius: concentrative, theoretical pisces: relaxing, sensitive regeneration through color (p. 35. it must be noted that she uses some different color correspondences. all of the correspondences used in this book, including this chapter on tattwas, are qabalah based and relate to what i

we will find the light of god. the figures on pages 168-187 are tattwas that can be photocopied and colored for personal use, according to the color keys and designs given in figures 14-e and 14-f, on pages 166-167. r o y py g bu i v l w bk color key red orange yellow pale yellow green blue indigo violet lavender white black figure 14-e aries c taurus c* gemini d cancer e1, leo e virgo f libra f* scorpio g sagittarius a" capricorn a aquarius b pisces b figure 14-f saturn jupiter mars sun 1 venus mercury moon pluto 1 aries.tone: c taurus.tone: c-sharp gemini.tone: d cancer.tone: e-flat leo.tone: e virgo.tone: f libra.tone: f-sharp scorpio.tone: g sagittarius.tone: a-flat capricorn.tone: a aquarius.tone: b-flat pisces.tone: b chapter 15 consecration the following are suggestions for consecra

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tual held on halloween night itself, late enough so as not to be interrupted by trick-or-treaters. if the rituals are performed properly, there is often the feeling of invisible friends taking part in the rites. another date which may be utilized in planning celebrations is the actual cross-quarter day, or old halloween, or halloween o.s (old style. this occurs when the sun has reached 15 degrees scorpio, an astrological 'power point' symbolized by the eagle. this year (1988, the date is november 6th at 10:55 pm cst, with the celebration beginning at sunset. interestingly, this date (old halloween) was also appropriated by the church as the holiday of martinmas. of all the witchcraft holidays, halloween is the only one that still boasts anything near to popular celebration. even though it

ize activities around the week-end. this date has long been considered a 'power point' of the zodiac, and is symbolized by the bull, one of the 'tetramorph' figures featured on the tarot cards, the world and the wheel of fortune (the other three symbols are the lion, the eagle, and the spirit) astrologers know these four figures as the symbols of the four 'fixed' signs of the zodiac (taurus, leo, scorpio, and aquarius, and these eight sabbats of witchcraft get any book for free on: www.abika.com 20 naturally align with the four great sabbats of witchcraft. christians have adopted the same iconography to represent the four gospel-writers. but for most, it is may 1st that is the great holiday of flowers, maypoles, and greenwood frivolity. it is no wonder that, as recently as 1977, ian anders

lsh myth of blodeuwedd, the autumnal equinox is the only day of the whole year when llew (light) is vulnerable and it is possible to defeat him. llew now stands on the balance (libra/autumnal equinox, with one foot on the cauldron (cancer/summer solstice) and his other foot on the goat (capricorn/winter solstice. thus he is betrayed by blodeuwedd, the virgin (virgo) and transformed into an eagle (scorpio. two things are now likely to occur mythically, in rapid succession. having defeated llew, goronwy (darkness) now takes over llew's functions, both as lover to blodeuwedd, the goddess, and as king of our own world. although goronwy, the horned king, now sits on llew's throne and begins his rule immediately, his formal coronation will not be for another six weeks, occurring at samhain (hall

d into an eagle. putting this in the form of a bardic riddle, it would go something like this: who can tell in what season the lion (llew, betrayed by the virgin (blodeuwedd, poised on the balance, is transformed into an eagle? my readers who are astrologers are probably already gasping in recognition. the sequence is astrological and in proper order: leo (lion, virgo (virgin, libra (balance, and scorpio (for which the eagle is a well-known alternative symbol. also, the remaining icons, cauldron and goat, could arguably symbolize cancer and capricorn (representing summer and winter, the signs beginning with the two solstice points. so llew is balanced between cauldron and goat, between summer and winter, on the balance (libra) point of the autumnal equinox, with one foot on the summer sols

eding material, a final consideration would pursue this mirror-like life pattern of llew and goronwy to its ultimate conclusion. although llew is struck with the sunlight spear at the autumnal equinox, and so 'dies' as a human, it takes a while before gwydion discovers him in his eagle form. how long? we may speculate 13 weeks, when the sun reaches the midpoint of the sign (or form) of the eagle, scorpio- on halloween. and if this is true, it may be that llew, the sun god, finally 'dies' to the upper world on halloween, and now passes through the gates of death, where he is immediately crowned king of the underworld, the lord of misrule (in medieval tradition, the person proclaimed as 'lord of misrule' reigned from halloween to old christmas- or, before the calender changes, until the wint

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, shiloh shall come, which amount to 358. and that the word messiah, mshych is 40, 300, 10, 8 or 358. but so is also nachash, the serpent of moses, nchsh, 50, 8, 300. and i must remark that the claim to translate shilh, or, as some ancient hebrew mss. write it, shlh, by shiloh, in the sense of jesus christ, is farfetched. the word is simply rest, or peace, in its simplest meaning, but also is the scorpio of the chaldean zodiac (related to nachash, serpent) and judah, of whom jacob is talking in the prophecy, is the sign of the zodiac; leo for judah is a lion s whelp (the chaldean zodiac has a lion couchant, he crouches as a lion. in this sense, then, the scepter shall not depart from judah, i.e, power shall not leave leo, until leo, until shelah, shiloh or scorpio shall come up or rise. as

) and judah, of whom jacob is talking in the prophecy, is the sign of the zodiac; leo for judah is a lion s whelp (the chaldean zodiac has a lion couchant, he crouches as a lion. in this sense, then, the scepter shall not depart from judah, i.e, power shall not leave leo, until leo, until shelah, shiloh or scorpio shall come up or rise. astronomy teaches that as leo passes away from the meridian, scorpio rises. the title comforter, menachem, mnchm, 40, 50, 8, 40, amounting to 138, and the title the branch, applied to the messiah in zechariah iii. v. 8, namely, tzmch, 90, 40, 8 also 138, are of the same number. metatron, the great angel mthrthn, and shaddai shdi, sh =300 is used as a glyph of the the spirit of the living gods, ruach elohim ruch alhim, which transmutes into 200, 6, 8, 1, 30

soul of a murderer into water. emeh hemelech, 153. 1.2. there are three causes of dropsy, depending on diseases of the breast, the liver and the kidneys. there are three forms of coma, that is insensibility; due to brain injury, brain disease and brain poisoning. there are three modes of death, beginning either at the brain, the lungs or the heart. bichat, physiologie. one zodiacal sign, that of scorpio, has three emblems; the eagle in the highest symbolism, the snake, and the scorpion in evil aspects only. astrologic natal figures are often erroneous by reason of the alleged moment of birth being incorrect. there are three modes of rectification, two are ancient, the animodar of ptolemy and the trutine of hermes; and there is one modern method, the natal epoch of w. r. old. numbers--th e

s, styx and acheron; 4 elements of metaphysics; being, essence, virtue, action. numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott 4 masonic virtues. 4 evangelists and gospels; matthew, mark, luke, john, related to the four kerubic forms of the man, lion, bull and eagle (see wheel of fortune of tarot, key 10--hew65) and thus to the zodiacal signs--aquarius, leo, taurus and scorpio (the relation of aquila to scorpio is a rosicrucian secret. one of the abstruse dogmas of the kabalah concerns the four worlds of emanation; atziluth, briah, yetzirah and assiah. these are not worlds in any ordinary sense, but rather planes of development and existence, the former the most diaphanous and exalted, the others becoming more and more concrete and manifest. the ten sephiroth ex

n wes tcott like the head above, the heh will look like the two arms, the vav will be upright body, and the final heh will show two legs. it is stated in some ancient persian works that 4 bright stars were placed as guardians at the 4 cardinal points. at the beginning of the kali yuga, at krishna s death at 3102 b.c, the astronomers say that aldebaran, the eye of taurus, and antares, the heart of scorpio, were as the equinoctial points, and regulus, the heart of leo, and fomalhaut, the eye of the southern fish, were near the solstitial points. this was 5003 years ago. the pack of common playing cards has 4 suits; of diamonds, hearts, clubs and spades. the old tarot or tarocchi cards had 4 suits, wands, cups, swords and pentacles. occult science relates these to the yod, heh, vav, heh of th

signed number sun one, 1 and four, 4. moon two, 2 and seven, 7. jupiter three, 3. mercury five, 5. venus six, 6. saturn eight, 8. mars nine, 9. the zodiacal signs were assigned the following numbers: table of zodiiiacal siiigns& numbers zodiacal sign assigned number leo one, 1. aquarius two, 2. capricorn three, 3. sagittarius four, 4. cancer five, 5. taurus six, 6. aries seven, 7. libra eight, 8. scorpio nine, 9. numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott zodiacal sign assigned number virgo ten, 10. pisces eleven, 11. gemini twelve, 12. the first and the second temples of the jews were both destroyed on the 9th day of the jewish month ab. on the 9th day of ab, modern jews do not wear the talith and phylacteries until evening. the day should be spent in tears

daw hind palm hestia vesta heron lion pine hera juno peacock sheep thorn poseidon neptune swan horse elm the astrologers associated colors with the twelve signs of the zodiac, thus- numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott table of colors& zodiiiac siiigns zodiac sign color attribute pisces white aquarius blue capricorn black or brown sagittarius yellow or green scorpio brown libra black or crimson virgo black and blue leo red and green cancer green and brown gemini red aries white taurus white and yellow 104. the zodiacal signs are also associated with sex, and the contrast of day and night. table of zodiiiac wiiith sex, day& niiight numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott zodiac sign sex day and night pisces female noc

r green and brown gemini red aries white taurus white and yellow 104. the zodiacal signs are also associated with sex, and the contrast of day and night. table of zodiiiac wiiith sex, day& niiight numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott zodiac sign sex day and night pisces female nocturnal aquarius male diurnal capricorn female nocturnal sagittarius male diurnal scorpio female nocturnal libra male diurnal virgo female nocturnal leo male diurnal cancer female nocturnal gemini male diurnal taurus female nocturnal aries male diurnal 104. and, again, there are other characters which astrologers deem of importance, thus- table of zodiiiac& diiirectiiions zodiac sign element direction pisces water northern common fruitful numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys

diurnal 104. and, again, there are other characters which astrologers deem of importance, thus- table of zodiiiac& diiirectiiions zodiac sign element direction pisces water northern common fruitful numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott zodiac sign element direction aquarius air western fixed- capricorn earth southern cardinal- sagittarius fire eastern common- scorpio water northern fixed fruitful libra air western cardinal- virgo earth southern common barren leo fire eastern fixed barren cancer water northern cardinal fruitful gemini air western common barren taurus earth southern fixed- aries fire eastern cardinal- lastly, the twelve signs are allotted to the planets as their houses- 105. table of zodiiiac and planets zodiac sign planet pisces night h

arth southern fixed- aries fire eastern cardinal- lastly, the twelve signs are allotted to the planets as their houses- 105. table of zodiiiac and planets zodiac sign planet pisces night house of jupiter aquarius day house of saturn numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott zodiac sign planet (uranus) capricorn night house of saturn sagittarius night house of mars scorpio- libra day house of venus virgo night house of mercury leo sole house of sol cancer sole house of luna gemini day house of mercury taurus night house of venus aries day house of mars this is very fully explained by coley in his astrology, and also by john middleton in his astrology, 1679. herodotus tells us that the egyptians founded the system of a twelve-god theology, euterpe iv. the heb

sons of jacob were related to the 12 signs of the zodiac by the rosicrucians in a correct order; other numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott schemes of attribution are given by athanasius kircher and others. that by sir william drummond is- aries to gad, taurus to ephraim, gemini to benjamin, cancer to issachar, leo to judah, virgo to naphtali, libra to asher, scorpio to dan, sagittarius to manasseh, capricorn to zebulun, aquarius to reuben and pisces to simeon and levi. the 12 apostles of jesus were simon, peter, andrew, james and john the sons of zebedee, phillip, bartholomew, thomas, matthew also called levi, james son of alphaeus, judas called lebbaeus and thaddeus, simon the canaanite, and judas iscariot. the venerable bede proposed to rename the s

the mystagogus poeticus, 1653, and they have been allotted as follows- to aries, the quest of the golden apples of the hesperides; to taurus, the slaying of the cretan bull; gemini, hercules and his twin brother strangle the serpents; cancer, the taking of the herds of geryon; leo, the slaying of the nemaean lion; virgo, the victory over the amazon queen; libra, the death of the erymanthean boar; scorpio, the death of the lernaean hydra; sagittarius, the shooting of the five stymphalian birds; capricornus, taking of the hind alive to mycenae; aquarius, cleaning the stables of augeas; pisces, the capture of the horses of diomedes. janus of the romans is the god of the 12 months and is drawn with 12 altars beneath his feet. he is the same as assyrian ain, ion, jan; on of eastern nations (dun

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ing of "earth (in parts 7 to 10 weapons& robes may be laid on the throne of aiwaz (11) perform any scrying or utter any prophecies, as may be given& at leisure& pleasure resume vestments& insignia& close temple. so far of these matters. now we may begin our first working by the invocation of hermes on his day with the sun in 9 degrees sagittarius, the moon in 23 degrees leo& mercury in 19 degrees scorpio one hour before noon with him in the zenith, sextile to venu s jupiter& saturn. in furtherance whereof, at eleven of the night of monday, did the beast work under the scarlet woman his word, to make the great operatio n go aright. immediately was the beast inspired to a writing mercurial, a sati re upon the fish& thus wrote he some 14 or 15 hours. the oath of the cephaloedium working. hear

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ing of "earth (in parts 7 to 10 weapons& robes may be laid on the throne of aiwaz (11) perform any scrying or utter any prophecies, as may be given& at leisure& pleasure resume vestments& insignia& close temple. so far of these matters. now we may begin our first working by the invocation of hermes on his day with the sun in 9 degrees sagittarius, the moon in 23 degrees leo& mercury in 19 degrees scorpio one hour before noon with him in the zenith, sextile to venus jupiter& saturn. in furtherance whereof, at eleven of the night of monday, did the beast work under the scarlet woman his word, to make the great operation go aright. immediately was the beast inspired to a writing mercurial, a satire upon the fish& thus wrote he some 14 or 15 hours. the oath of the cephaloedium working. hear al

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dip his foot in oil. the shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be' the armorial bearings of asher are purple, a cup. all this coincides with the nature of venus and libra, while the feet refer to the sign pisces, which rules the feet, and in which venus is exalted. iron and brass are the metals of the friendly planets of mars and venus" holy name mph tribe dan sign scorpio angelic name cadaamp "of dan (scorpio, jacob says 'dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of israel. dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse's heels, so that his rider shall fall backward. i have waited for thy salvation, 0 lord' moses says 'dan is a lion's whelp: he shall leap from bashan' the armorial bearings of dan are green, and an eagl

shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse's heels, so that his rider shall fall backward. i have waited for thy salvation, 0 lord' moses says 'dan is a lion's whelp: he shall leap from bashan' the armorial bearings of dan are green, and an eagle. these things 38 fit with the martial and fierce nature of this sign, in which mars principally bears sway. to the sign scorpio the egyptians attributed the serpent, and also typhon, the slayer of osiris, and on this account they called it the 'accursed sign' in good symbolism it is generally represented by the eagle. the horse's heels which the serpent bites are found in the centaur figure of sagittarius, which follows scorpio in the zodiac" holy name arsl tribe benjamin sign sagittarius angelic name zarzilg "of b

first is when the adept or aspiring magician calls out: inri this stands for the hebrew letters yod nun resh yod which was nailed to the cross of suffering above the head of christ. its esoteric interpretation shows that the first "i" relates to the sign of virgo, isis the mighty mother. in this instance the mother is the producer of the seeds of fruit on earth which represents spring. the "n" is scorpio, apophis the destroyer the destructive force of nature that represents winter "r" is sol and relates to summer. the final "i" is osiris slain and risen, and relates to autumn and all of its characteristics. by uttering this initial keyword, the invoker of this force calls forth and links the power of the sun into his aura. yod nun resh yod! virgo, isis, mighty mother! sol, osiris, slain an

your aura. then let your imagination dwell on the aura and see it oval and clear, pulsating with the glow from tiphareth. 186 187 appendix h sign and color correspondences astrological king's queen's sign scale scale aries scarlet red taurus red orange deep indigo gemini orange pale mauve cancer amber maroon leo greenish yellow deep purple virgo yellowish green slate grey libra emerald green blue scorpio green blue dull brown sagittarius blue yellow capricornus indigo black aquarius violet sky blue pisces ultraviolet buff, flecked crimson silver white 188 189 appendix i enochian letters and their numerical values used by those in the new zealand order. 190 note: i have included an extra enochian letter that i received during meditation some years ago. it has no english equivalent. my findi

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it is an epitome of the redemption. just consider it in detail and you will realize this. we begin by intoning the letters i.n.r.i. we recall the varied significance attributed to these letters jesus nazarenus rex judicorum. it is, of course, a form of the 4-fold name (yod he vau he, but its essential significance is not creative but redemptive. the sun in virgo accomplishing the transmutation of scorpio. the virgin mother treading on the head of the serpent that the father may be born anew in the son. it is the key to the whole rosicrucian philosophy, the redemtion of matter, transforming the human into the divine. the blending of the dew and fire in purification and consecration. the exaltation of the cross of light. so, from the four we pass to three the triangle of spirit rising from t

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