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and by a red cord; and the pole at the base of the banner to hold it upright should be in the color white, so even the shaft that holds up the banner has a symbolic meaning, that of the purified will directed unto the higher. the banner of the east is one of the tools used by the hierophant, the chief initiating officer representing osiris the redeemer in the 0=0 initiation. it is also used as a shield in the initiating process that helps keeps out negative energies. it is a combination of the infused energies of the banner along with the expanded energies of the hierophant that help accomplish this process, this purification that takes place in the hall of the neophyte. the banner of the west will be explained in greater detail in the zelator grade. however, the white triangle refers to

18276066 GRIMM JACOB TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY VOL 1

k, and in el. 260 the helmet that frightens by its figure of a boar is called a grimhelm. 1 venture to guess, that the wolf in our ancient apologue was imagined wearing such a helmet of dread, and hence his name of isangrim, iron-mask, eeinh. ccxlii (see suppl. nor have we yet come to the end of fancies variously playing into one another: as the god's or hero's helmet awakened terror, so must his shield and sword; and it looks significant, that a terrific sword fashioned by dwarfs should likewise be named in the two forms, viz. in the vilkinasaga eclcisax, in veldek's eneit uokcsahs (not a letter may we alter, in the eckenued eckcn sahs, as hildegrin was ecken helm, eckes helm. in the greek atvtv i do not look for any verbal affinity, but this shield of zev^ alymxo (h. 15, 310. 17, 593, wi

themselves from sight, shed a mist round themselves or their favourites who are to be withdrawn from the enemy's eye, ii. 3, 381. 5, 776. 18, 205. 21, 549. 597. it is called rjept, kaxxrmeiv, rjepa xeti, a\.vv or ve(^oshield their beloved heroes in battle, were able to produce clouds and hail in the air; or throw into the reckoning our tarnkappes and helidhelms, whose effect was the same as that of the mist. and the norse gods do take part with or against certain heroes, as much as the greek gods before ilion. in the battle of bravik, osinn mingled with the combatants, and assumed the figure of a charioteer bru

am quite safe in assuming an ohg. walachurid (walachurra; valahusjo would be the gothic form. at the end of the langobardian genealogy we find a man's name walcaiisus another name of the valhjrjur is on. valmeyjar (battle-maids, perhaps also the present norw. valdoger, which hallager 140^ says is guardian-spirit. again, they are called skialdmeyjar, hialmmeyjar, because they go forth armed, under shield and helmet (vera und hialmi, soem. 151^ 192; nonnor herjans, nuns of osinn 4^ the edda bestows on the valkyrja the epithets: hvu 168 /iv-i^ und hialmi (alba sub galea) 145^ hiort 174, solhiort, sunbright 167, liartlitud' 142% hialnivitr 157% gidlvaris 167, margidlin mser 145, alvitr 164% all descriptive of beauty or helmet-ornaments. helm and shield distinguish these helm and shield women a

lmi, soem. 151^ 192; nonnor herjans, nuns of osinn 4^ the edda bestows on the valkyrja the epithets: hvu 168 /iv-i^ und hialmi (alba sub galea) 145^ hiort 174, solhiort, sunbright 167, liartlitud' 142% hialnivitr 157% gidlvaris 167, margidlin mser 145, alvitr 164% all descriptive of beauty or helmet-ornaments. helm and shield distinguish these helm and shield women as much as heroes, they ride on shield-service, under shield-roof, ssem. 250% and are called skialdmeyjar aldrstamar, or young shield-maidens of atli's court. the legend of the amazons (herod. 4, 110 117. jorn. cap. 6.7.8. paul. diac. 1, 15) seems to rest on similar yet different notions. a valkyr in ssem. 167' is named suffrcen (australis, apparently in the sense of biort, solbiort? again at 151% disir susrcenar (see suppl^ 1 o

ingsbani, kara of helgi haddingskasi, and sigrdrifa, who is no other than brynhildr, of sigursr. grimhildr (helmetmaiden, p. 238, and above all brynhildr, prunhilt, whose very name betokens the mail-clad hildr, is superhuman: her inaccessible hall stands on a mountain, like those of veleda and jetha (pp. 95- 6; it was a scmldhurg (skialdborg, where she herself, bound by the spell, slept under her shield, till sigursr released her. then she prophesied to him, ssem. 194^ and before her death she prophesies again, 224. 226^ her hall was encircled with jlickering fiame' oc var um sal hennar vafrlogi' sn. 139 (see suppl, as was also that of menglocf (ohg. maniklata, i.e, monili laetabunda, another valkyr: salr er slunginn er visom vafrloga (seem. 110, conf. 1 some people think gerdrut, gerdraut

. the valkyrs bestowed on their favourites, as staufenberger's lover did on him (p. 419, victory and protection in battle (sigrun hlifsi honom opt sisan i orrostom, soem. 142; this relation is technically expressed by vcrja (tueri 134; they hide their heroes' ships (svava 145, sigrun 153. the above-mentioned hildr too, the daughter of king hogni (hagene, was hesin's betrothed. the memory of these shield-maidens has filtered down even into modern folksongs: in arvidsson 1, 189, kerstin skoldmo with her 8000 maids redeems her betrothed from captivity; at other times it is a sister that rescues her brother, by which is not meant a sister by birth, but a valkyr again, for these higher beings are everywhere called sisters, and fraternize with their proteges (arvidsson 2, 120-1-2. nyerup 4, 38-9

ther, by which is not meant a sister by birth, but a valkyr again, for these higher beings are everywhere called sisters, and fraternize with their proteges (arvidsson 2, 120-1-2. nyerup 4, 38-9. now those women in our medieval poetry, the sight of whom nerves to victory, whose name need only be uttered to bring them to one's side as quickly as a wish can be formed and accomplished, are evidently shield-women of this kind (see suppl. osinn then admitted into his band of valkyrs mortal maidens of kingly race, deified women standing by the side of the deified heroes; yet i do not suppose that all valkyrs were of such lineage, but that the oldest and most famous were, like the norns, descended from gods or elves. it is also worth noting, that kara and her helgi were looked upon as a second hi

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGICK SPELLS

dance and protectress of women. she is said to bring husbands or wives to those who call on her and she is also a powerful fertility goddess. also worshipped as a sky goddess, hathor is frequently shown wearing a sun disc held between the horns of a cow as a crown. she was once entrusted with the sacred eye of ra, the sun god and her consort, through which she could see all things. she carried a shield that could reflect back all things in their true light. from her shield she fashioned the first magical mirror. one side was endowed with the power of ra's eye to see everything, no matter how distant in miles or how far into the future. the other side showed the gazer in his or her true light and only a brave person could look at it without flinching. hathor can be invoked for all forms of

negativity of others. buy or make a dark silk or natural fabric drawstring bag or purse in which you can carry a single protective crystal, or your crystal pairs (see below, whenever you leave home. place them in the four corners of a room that always seems dark or inhospitable. set crystals at the four corners of the table where you are carrying out divinatory or psychic work to act as a psychic shield from negativity or debilitating emotions. balancing the energies crystals can be used in pairs to balance energies and restore equilibrium to a person or situation. this little piece of magick is particularly useful when you are under stress. simply hold a dark crystal, such as a smoky quartz or apache tear, in your power hand and a clear crystal quartz or a golden citrine in your receptive

e user from harm. it will also melt any emotional or physical rigidity. in the chinese tradition, the souls of tigers pass into amber when they die and so it is also a gem of courage in the face of unfairness or hostility. above all, it protects children, especially from falls and bullying, and increases their self-esteem (coral also does this. brilliant for soothing anxiety and creating a golden shield of protection that mingles power with kindness and a sense of perspective, amber is said to protect wearers from pollution, both industrial and technological. amethyst amethyst is one of the best healing and protective stones. egyptian soldiers wore it in battle so they would not panic in dangerous situations and so it is an ideal crystal to calm children and adults and to keep away night t

ain, loss, sadness and anger, allowing the user to move forward. apache tears are particularly powerful for protection against one's own fears of frailty, mortality, loneliness and loss of any kind. beryl a crystal of the sun, beryl drives away inner fears and repels external threats and malevolence, increasing confidence and a sense of wellbeing. in its golden form it is excellent for creating a shield of golden sparks around you in difficult situations where there are too many factors or conflicting demands to assimilate and you feel overwhelmed. deep blue beryl is used for crystal balls. it offers inner peace and the courage to stand against bullies and autocrats, but allows you to be generous to the petty-minded. pink beryl (morganite) offers gentle protection for children and animals

gainst the evil eye. roman soldiers would wear engraved stones as protection from death and wounding. tiger's eye is also associated with practical aspects of life and enhances the five senses. thus it can alert us to physical danger as well as potential malice. it is effective in tackling gossip, backbiting and spite in a firm but creative way, and is perhaps best of all for creating a sparkling shield of protection. topaz topaz is the sanskrit word for 'fire. topaz increases power as the moon waxes, being at its greatest potency at the time of the full moon. perhaps because of this, topaz was said to be proof against nightmares, night terrors and phantoms and malice of the night as well as violent emotions. water in which a topaz has been soaked is a cure for insomnia if drunk an hour be

n of a house or comfort for a child unhappy at school. twists of salt in silver foil hidden in the corners of a room at home or work can offer protection, as can salt in a drawstring bag carried while travelling to guard against illness, accident or harm. you can also scatter a circle of salt around a schoolbag, travel bag or briefcase, around your desk or on the threshold, to create a protective shield. you can charge pepper in the same way to make a salt and pepper floor wash for floors (this is an old afro-caribbean tradition. as you scrub or sprinkle, create the empowerment charm, for example 'salt of earth, pepper of fire, guard my home and cleanse away all harm. pepper also works wonders for keeping away the office vamp or adonis and if you think your partner is at risk from temptati

name or place to be protected] in light and protection* now create a circle of golden petals, pollen, leaves or pot pourri. the circle should almost touch the candles, so that they can stand sentinel round it, and should enclose the square or crystals and the salt. the circle represents the spirit and so encloses the space and time square. as you scatter the petals or pollen, say: circle of gold, shield from malice, danger and stranger, enter the salt and empower this sphere with a shield of gold* leave the candles to burn down, making sure they are in broad-based holders so wax does not fall on the petals. if you are working with other people or wish to have a more active ritual, place the dish of salt in the centre resting on the altar or on a rock. set tall candles in floor holders a sh

ABRAMELIN2

chaldaic. divided. gerevil. hebrew. divining lot, sortflege. elmis. coptic. flying. asmiel. hebrew. storing up. irminon. greek. supporting. asturel. hebrew. bearing authority. nuthon. perhaps coptic, godlike; or greek, piercing. lomiol. perhaps hebrew. binding, bitter. imink. perhaps coptic. devouring. plirok. perhaps coptic. burning up. tagnon. perhaps greek. heating. parmatus. greek and latin. shield-bearing. iaresin. hebrew. possessing. gorilon. coptic. axe; cleaving either to, or asunder; bones. lirion. greek. a lily. plegit. perhaps greek. smiting, smitten. ogilen. hebrew. round, wheel. the sacred magic 88 the twentieth chapter, how the operations should be performed. he aforesaid operation being finished, it is necessary, in order to render this instruction complete, to say how we s

ALEISTER CROWLEY AD MEIORUM CTHULHI GLORIAM

evolution. well, the vision of the mad arab- ancestor of the muslim princes so much in the news in 1979/1980- is one, certainly of terror. the discovery of this book, however, like the discovery of the typesetters' idol, may be the key, the link in our defence against the possible enemy awaiting us, outside. events of the last two years have shown us that the book is also an amulet, a protective shield, that guards its own from the machinations of evil. extraterrestrial or primevally elemental, alien beings or subconscious repressions, they are powerless against us if we consider deeply the message of this book, and take the seeming ranting of the arab at face value for what they are: a warning, a weapon, and a wisdom. with these three we enter the new age of the crowned and conquering ch

evolution. well, the vision of the mad arab- ancestor of the muslim princes so much in the news in 1979/1980- is one, certainly of terror. the discovery of this book, however, like the discovery of the typesetters' idol, may be the key, the link in our defence against the possible enemy awaiting us, outside. events of the last two years have shown us that the book is also an amulet, a protective shield, that guards its own from the machinations of evil. extraterrestrial or primevally elemental, alien beings or subconscious repressions, they are powerless against us if we consider deeply the message of this book, and take the seeming ranting of the arab at face value for what they are: a warning, a weapon, and a wisdom. with these three we enter the new age of the crowned and conquering ch

ALEISTER CROWLEY LIBER 777

n his hands and arms myrtle stammonia black pepper 16 a swarthy man with white lashes, his body elephantine with long legs; with him, a horse, a stag, and a calf costum codamorns cassia 17 a man in mail, armoured with bow, arrows, and quiver mastick cinnamon cypress 18 a swift-footed person, with a viper in his hand, leading dogs camphor succum anise 19 a swarthy hairy man, with a drawn sword and shield olibanum lyn balsami muces muscator 20 an old man leaning on a staff and wrapped in a mantle santal flav srorus mastick 22 a man riding on an ass, preceded by a wolf galbanum bofor] mortum 24 a horse and a wolf opoponax as for asc. as for asc. 25 a man leading another by his hair and slaying him lign-aloes foi lori gaxisphilium 26 a man holding a book which he opens and shuts assafoetida co

laughs; bearing a sphere containing illusion in his left hand, but over his right shoulder, and a staff 463 lines long in his right. a lion and a dragon are at his feet, but he seems unaware of their attacks or caresses. line 12. his attitude suggests the shape of the swastika or thunderbolt, the message of god. line 13. she is reading intently in an open book. line 14. she bears a sceptre and a shield, whereon is figured a dove as a symbol of the male and female forces. line 15. his attitude suggests f, and he is seated upon the cubic stone, whose sides show the green lion and white eagle. line 16. he is crowned, sceptred, and blessing all in a threefold manner. four living creatures adore him, the whole suggesting a pentagram by its shape. line 17. he is inspired by apollo to prophesy c

ALEISTER CROWLEY MAGICK IN THEORY AND PRACTICE

ractice, which in time becomes almost mechanical, upon the way in which effects spring from causes. this aids the mind to link its memories, and prepares the adept for the preliminary practice of the second method. 20. having allowed the mind to return for some hundred times to the hour of birth, it should be encouraged to endeavour to penetrate beyond that period<shield one from the shock of death. one has to brace oneself to face it in other ways, as by risking one's life habitually> if it be properly trained to run backwards, there will be little difficulty in doing this, although it is one of the distinct steps in the practice. 21. it may be then that the memory will persuade the adept of some previous existence. where this is possible, let it be checke

ALEISTER CROWLEY SEPHER SEPHIROTH

yhnwdh)y archangel of geburah l)mk food, fare lk)m angel k)lm queen (ar )klm manna )nm a hut, tent hkws pekht: gextension h hh)p 92 terror: a title of geburah dxp the lord thy god [is a consuming fire (deut. 4:24. see 182; deut. 28:58) kyhl) hwhy mud cb litter bc 93 aiwass: the minister of hoor-paar-kraat( gcorrect h. cf. 78) zwy( the sons of [the merciful] god l) ynb incense hnwbl a disc, round shield; a defender ngm possession hlxn arduous, busy; host, army )bc 94 corpse hpwg the valley of vision nwyzxyg to extinguish k(d a fault (ps. 50:20, i.e. there gallege a fault h) ypd a shore pwx a window nwlx a drop hp+ children mydly congratulations, good luck bw+ lzm prickly dnm side dc 95 the sphere of mars myd)m the great stone hldg nb) the waters mymh multitude, abundance nmh journey klhm q

wmh b) quarrel, dispute nydm personal [belongings, small private property hlwgs giving up, presenting, remitting xlws out! avaunt! go away! cwx crushed, fine, thin qd king david dwd klm 105 to subvert, ruin, change kph skullcap, yarmulka hpk 106 nun: a fish nwn attained qbd stibium (a type of kohl) kwp line, string, linen thread; norm wq your god mkyhl) 107 an egg hcyb chain; flaming arrow qz the shield (or star) of david (the hexagram) dwd ngm 108 2x2 3x3x3: hence used as the number of beads on a rosary by some sects the ears mynz) the fruit of a deep valley lxnh yb)b a wall cyx to force, do wrong to smx to love very much nnx to shut up, obstruct msx the middle ycx to measure out, share; a decree, statute; tall (masc; task; boundary (cf. 113) qx builders mynwb leader gyhnm 109 lightning z

*mlw(l 737 blaze, flame (live coal) tbhl) vain pride, or the basis of vanity lbh t# oak; oak-wood *nwl) 738 the lower part, the loins *myclx 740 manna; portion *nm 741 the four letters of the elements; hence a concealed hwhy #tm) a tree *nly) firm, faithful; amen: so be it: a title of kether *nm) 742 the ark of the covenant (lit. gof tremblings h, scil. gvibrations h) twd(h nwr) 743 a disc, round shield; a defender *ngm 744 the valley of vision *nwyzxyg a window *nwlx footprints (foot fs breadth (deut. 2:5 *krdm 745 the great stone *hldg nb) multitude, abundance *nmh 746 the names twm (chaldee form of myhl *nyhl) a [civil] officer *mynwmm a place *mwqm 747 the voice of the turtle-dove (ct. 2:12) rwth lwq changeless, constant; the god amon (na. 3:8 *nwm) the appointed time *nmz auphanim, wh

*mysp) 752 satan n)t# a white goose *nbl zww) vilon, veil: the veil between yesod and malkuth *nwlyw ye shall cleave in hwhy (cf. 220 *hwhyb myqbdx 753 to guard, protect *nng food, meat (ch *nwzm 754 father of the mob, or of the multitude *nwmh b) quarrel, dispute *nydm 756 spheres; numbers; emanations twryps years twn# nun: a fish *nwn ages; worlds *mymlw( 757 clusters: netzach and hod twlk) the shield (or star) of david (the hexagram *dwd ngm 758 perdition; the destroyer (ex. 12:23) tyx#m copper ore; bronze t#xn to love very much *nnx victories *myxcn 759 powder(s) of the merchant lkwr tqb) music *nwgn 760 both active and passive (said in the qabalah re: the sephiroth) lbqtmw lybqm confinement, detention trc( resemblance, likeness, image *nwymd at the end of the days; the right hand *nym

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE OLD AND NEW COMMENTARIES TO LIBER AL

in heaven or upon the earth or under the earth. nu is your refuge as hadit your light; and i am the strength, force, vigour, of your arms" the old comment 17. the infinite unity is our refuge, since if our consciousness by in that unity, we shall care nothing for the friction of its component parts. and our light is the inmost point of illuminated consciousness. and the great red triangle is as a shield, and its rays are far-darting arrows! the new comment the last paragraph is a singular confirmation of the view which i have taken of our hierarchy: compare what has been said on the subject in previous chapters. al iii,18 "mercy let be off: damn them who pity! kill and torture; spare not; be upon them" the new comment 18. an end to the humanitarian mawkishness which is destroying the human

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE SWORD OF SONG

can society. still less the brain of man. audax omnia perpeti gens human ruit per vetitum nefas* we have destroyed the meaning of vetitum nefas and are in no fear of an imaginary cohort of ills and terrors. having perfected one weapon, reason, and found it destructive to all falsehood, we have been (some of us) a little apt to go out to fight with no other weapon. fitzjames s blade was sword and shield, and that served him against the murderous bludgeon-sword of the ruffianly highlander he happened to meet; but he would have fared ill had he called a western sheriff a liar, or gone off boer-sticking on spion kop. reason has done its utmost; theory has glutted us, and the motion of the ship is a little trying; mixed metaphore excellent in a short essay like this is no panacea for all menta

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQ I 5

rds! are they not meteors in thy brain? back, back from the face of the accursed one, who am i; back into the night of my father, into the silence; for all that ye deem right is left, forward is backward, upward is downward. i am the great god adored of the holy ones. yet am i the accursed one, child of the elements and not their father. o my mother! wilt thou not have pity upon me? wilt thou not shield me? for i am naked, i am manifest, i am profane. o my father! wilt not thou withdraw me? i am extended, i am double, i am profane. woe, woe unto me! these are they that hear not prayer. it is i that have heard all prayer alway, and there is none to answer "me" woe unto me! woe unto me! accursed am i unto the aeons! all this time this brilliant eagle-headed god has been 20 attacked, seemingl

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQUINOX EQ I 1 2

2.10. have slept, and that soundly, though with many dreams. awaking with the utmost horror and loathing of the path of the wise it seemed somehow like a vast dragon-demon with bronze green wings iridescent that rose up startled and angry. and i saw that 19 2.10. the littlest courage is enough to rise and throw off sleep, like a small soldier in complete armour of silver advancing with sword and shield at whose sight that dragon, not daring to abide the shock, flees utterly away. 2.15. lunch, 3 garibaldis and 3 gaufrettes. wrote two letters. 2.50. going out walk with mantra. 8.3. this walk was in a way rather a success. i got the good mantra effects,"e.g. the brain taking it up of its own accord; also the distaste for everything but adonai became stronger and stronger. but when i returne

! he may make new considerations of this operation whereby he may discover through what error he is thus betrayed again and again into failure. failure. failure. 11.49. the temple is closed. now the, o lord adonai! let the tenth day be favourable unto o. m. for in the struggle he is as nothing worth. nor valiant, nor fortunate, nor skilful except thou fight by his side, cover his breast with thy shield, second his blows with thy spear and with thy sword. aye! let the ninth day close in silence and in darkness, and let o.m. be found watching and waiting and willing thy presence. adonai! adonai! o lord adonai! let thy light illumine the path of that darkling wight john st. john, that being who, separate from thee, is separate from all light, life, love. adonai! adonai! let it be written of

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er. she is fiercely, manly chaste! what madness made me awake from the silence of utmost eld the grey cold slime of the snake that her poisonous body held? 210 by night i ravished a maid from her father's camp to the cave. i bared the beautiful blade; i dipped her thrice i' the wave; i slit her throat as a lamb's, that the fount of blood leapt high with my clamorous dithyrambs like a stain on the shield of the sky. with blood and censer and song i rent the mysterious veil: my eyes gaze long and long on the deep of that blissful bale. my cold grey kisses awake from the silence of utmost eld the grey cold slime of the snake that her beautiful body held. but- god! i was not content with the blasphemous secret of years; the veil is hardly rent while the eyes rain stones for tears. so i clung t

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ure of thine all-pervading nothingness; for thou art all and none of these in the fullness of thy not-being. 34 12. o thou god of the nothingness of all things! thou who art neither the primal cause of causes; nor the soul of what is, or was, or will be: o thou who art not measured in the motionless balance; nor smitten by the arrow-flights of man! i deny thee by the powers of mine understanding; shield me in the unity of thy might, and reckon me aright in the span of thine all-pervading nothingness; for thou art all and none of these in the fullness of thy not-being. 13. o thou god of the nothingness of all things! thou who art neither the breathing influx of life; nor the iron ring i' the marriage feast of death: o thou who art not shadow d forth in the songs of war; nor in the tears and

ejoice in thee, thou all-subduing crown of splendour; o thou hero-souled helm of endless victory! i rejoice, yea, i shout with gladness! till the mad rivers rush roaring through the woods, and my re-echoing voice danceth like a ram among the hills, for the gory and splendour of thy name. 6. ah! but i rejoice in thee, o thou my god; thou opalescent orb of shattered sunsets; thou pearly boss on the shield of light; thou tawny priest at the mass of lust: yea, i rejoice in thee, thou chalcedony cloudland of light; o thou poppy-petal floating upon the snowstorm! i rejoice, yea, i shout with gladness! till my frenzied words rush through the souls of men, like a blood-red bull through a white heard of terror-stricken kine, at the glory and splendour of thy name. 7. ah! but i rejoice in thee, o th

ep the star-bannered vessels of night! o how can i plunge within thine inscrutable depths, and yet with open eye be lost in the pearly foam of thine oblivion? 2. o what art thou, o god my god, thou eternal incarnating immortal one? o thou welder of life and death! thou whose breasts are as the full breasts of a mother, yet in thy hand thou carriest the sword of destruction! o how can i cleave the shield of thy might as a little wanton child may burst a floating bubble with the breast-feather of a dove? 3. o what art thou, o god my god, thou mighty worker laden with the dust of toil? o thou little ant of the earth! thou great monster who infuriatest the seas, and by their vigour wearest down the strength of the cliffs! 48 o how can i bind thee in a spider's web of song, and yet remain one a

adore thee, evoe! i adore thee, iao! o thou pillar of phosphor foam, that leviathan spouteth from's nostrils! i adore thee, evoe! i adore thee, iao! o thou song of the harp of life, that chantest forth the perfection of death! i adore thee, evoe! i adore thee, iao! 61 o thou veil d beam of the stars, that art tangled in the tresses of night! i adore thee, evoe! i adore thee, iao! o thou flashing shield of the sun, as a discus hurled by the hand of space! i adore thee, evoe! i adore thee, iao! o thou ribald shout of laughter, that echoest among the tombs of death! i adore thee, evoe! i adore thee, iao! o thou unfailing cruse of joy, that art filled with the tears of the fallen! i adore thee, evoe! i adore thee, iao! o thou burning lust of the moon, that art clothed in the mist of the ocean

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here, my quest" he cried "not thus! not now! do how and when matter? i am, and i abide, sir palamede the saracen" 98 xxxviii sir palamede of great renown rode through the land upon the quest, his sword loose and his vizor down, his buckler braced, his lance in rest. now, then, god save thee, palamede! who courseth yonder on the field? those silver arms, that sable steed, the sun and rose upon his shield? the strange knight spurs to him. disdain curls that proud lip as he uplifts his vizor "come, an end! in vain, sir fox, thy thousand turns and shifts" sir palamede was white with fear. lord christ! those features were his own; his own that voice so icy clear that cuts him, cuts him to the bone "false knight! false knight" the stranger cried "thou bastard dog, sir palamede? i am the good kni

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never. she is fiercely, manly chaste! what madness make me awake from the silence of utmost eld the grey cold slime of the snake that her poisonous body held? by night i ravished a maid from her father's camp to the cave. i bared the beautiful blade: i dipped her thrice i' the wave; i slit her throat as a lamb's that the fount of blood leapt high with my clamorous dithyrambs, like a stain on the shield of the sky. with blood and censer and song i rent the mysterious veil: my eyes gaze long and long on the deep of that blissful bale. my cold grey kisses awake from the silence of utmost eld the grey cold slime of the snake that her beautiful body held. 116 but- god! i was not content with the blasphemous secret of years; the veil is hardly rent while the eyes rain stones for tears. so i clu

ALEX SANDERS THE KING OF THE WITCHES

ted to frighten alex into resuming their affair. but the plan had misfired and the-suicide had become a reality. alex walked out of the inquest unable to meet the contemptuous stares of all who had heard the evidence. but for him, ruth would not have given up her job. but for him she would not have been in a drunken stupor. but for him, she would be alive. even his armour of selfishness could not shield him from the blame he knew he deserved. from time to time alex visited his sister joan but their old sense of comradeship had gone. she had married eric, an ex-major in the green howards; who was now working for. manchester corporation. between them they were struggling to set up house. alex offered to help; a few thousand pounds would have made all the difference to his sister's comfort an

ALEXANDRIAN BOOK OF SHADOWS OCCULT

saying: r: but ever mind that as water and salt purifies the body, so the scourge purifies the soul. so mote it be! casting the circle: r draws a circle, continuous from north deosil unto north with the sword (or athame, saying: r: i conjure thee, o circle of power, that thou beest a boundary between the world of men and the realms of the mighty ones; a meeting place of love and joy and truth; a shield against all wickedness and evil; a rampart and protection that shall preserve and contain the power that we raise within thee. wherefore do i bless thee, and consecrate thee, in the names of cernunnos and cerridwen (if others are without, a gate is opened, and they are now brought into the circle with a kiss, and the circle is resealed) consecration of the circle with the four elements: r t

ALICE A BAILEY02 INITIATION HUMAN AND SOLAR

is a literal fact in demonstration that on the higher planes we are all one. one life pulsates and circulates through all, via the fiery strands. this is part of the revelation which comes to a man who stands in the "presence" with his eyes occultly opened. as a many tinted lotus of nine petals. these petals are arranged in three circles around a central set of three closely folded petals, which shield what is called in the eastern books "the jewel in the lotus" this lotus is a thing of rare beauty, pulsating with life and radiant with all the colours of the rainbow, and at the first three initiations the three circles are revealed in order, until at the fourth initiation the initiate stands before a still greater revelation, and learns the secret of that which lies within the central bud

lies hidden in the "heart of the wisdom" that is, at shamballa- 76- initiation, human and solar copyright 1998 lucis trust 2. the rod of the one initiator is hidden in "the east" a definite planetary location. 3. the rod of the solar logos is hidden in "the heart of the sun" that mysterious subjective sphere which lies back of our physical sun, and of which our physical sun is but the environing shield and envelope. 4. the rod of the cosmic logos associated with our solar logos is secreted in that central spot in the heavens around which our solar system revolves, and which is termed "the central spiritual sun" one rod is charged anew at shamballa for each new world teacher; the rod of sanat kumara is charged afresh at each recurring world period, and therefore seven times in the history

ALICE A BAILEY04 A TREATISE ON COSMIC FIRE

the cosmic gaseous subplane which, after a certain period of persistence, assumes the form of a nine-petalled lotus. this lotus is folded over in bud shape upon the central point, or heart of the lotus that spark of electric fire which by its action or innate vitality working upon the substance of the lotus, attracts to itself sufficient of that substance to form three inner petals, which closely shield the central spark; these are nevertheless of the same substance or essence as the nine other petals. the student must be careful not to materialise his concept too much and it might therefore be wise for him to view this manifestation from other angles and employ other terms to express the same idea. for instance, the body of the ego may be viewed in the following four ways: chart viii the

wn on it by the following three sentences from the old commentary "when the fire is drawn from the inmost point within the heart the waters suffice not to subdue it. like a stream of flame it issues forth, and traverses the waters, which disappear before it. thus the goal is found "when the fire descends from the one who watches above, the wind suffices not to blow it out. the very winds protect, shield and aid the work, guiding the falling fire unto the point of entrance "when the fire emanates from the mouth of the one who thinks and sees, then the earth sufficeth not to hide or kill the flame. it feeds the flame, causing a growth and magnitude of fire which reaches to the narrow door of entrance" under this symbology much is hidden anent the life-giving energy, the centres symbolised to

a flaming rosy sun with a sign in the centre a sign symbolising the union of fire and water; below this sign is found a hieroglyphic which may not be given as it gives the clue to the earth sign, and the keynote of the physical body of the planetary logos. law 7. this symbol takes the form of a male and female figure standing back to back, the male figure holding above his head what looks like a shield or tray of silver, a great reflector, whilst the female figure holds aloft an urn full of oil. below this sign is another hieroglyphic which contains the secret of the astral plane, which has to be dominated by the mental. these seven laws can be worked out along the line of correspondences. it will be found that the energy of any particular centre and that of any one law can be brought int

ALICE A BAILEY05 THE LIGHT OF THE SOUL

ay be coming, when endurance has been taxed to the limit, which is the hallmark of disciples of every degree. to them goes out the clarion call of paul- 230- the light of the soul copyright 1998 lucis trust "stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; and your feet shed with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. and take the helmet of salvation, and the word of the spirit, which is the word of god (eph. vi. 14. 15. 16. 17) the equally clear command of krishna to arjuna sounds out also "having regard to thy duty, deign not to shrink back. for nothing is better for a warrior than a righteous battle. and such a battle ha

ALICE A BAILEY08 A TREATISE ON WHITE MAGIC

h one-pointedness. 3. removal of the old and hindering thought-forms through self-sacrifice. 4. a refusal to compromise, through clear vision. 5. a discrimination that enables the disciple always to distinguish between the acts of an individual and the individual himself. 6. realization that, in the occult work, it is not permitted to interfere with personal karma any more than it is permitted to shield from the consequences of action. this entails therefore a refusal to interfere in anyone's business that is, as regards the personality life, and yet involves a refusal to shirk the business of the larger cause. it is essential that the workers learn to discriminate between the factors which make for personal liberty and those which militate against group liberty. the fourth result to be br

ircumstance or worldly state. much happiness is necessarily foregone when ill-health makes its pressure felt, as the environment is difficult and the "accumulated karma of many births" presses down, or as the troubles of the family, nation or race weigh upon the sensitive personality. the happiness of youth or the self-centred contentment of the selfish insulated person (hiding himself behind the shield of his protective desires) must not be confounded with joy. it is a platitude as well as an occult paradox to say that in the midst of profound personality distress and unhappiness, the joy of the soul may be known and felt. such however is the case, and it is for this the student must aim. some people are happy because they shut their eyes to truth, or are self-hypnotised, hiding themselve

the head, and form a series of crosses, as follows: this is much like the cross upon the union jack, which has always had an esoteric significance for the student, and indicates a point in racial evolution. this cross in the head separates the ajna centre (the centre between the eyebrows) from the head centre, for it lies behind that centre in the forehead, and at the same time forms a protective shield between the ajna and throat centres. these etheric webs are in reality disks, rotating or revolving at specific rates, which differ for the different centres, and according to the point in evolution of the system of centres concerned. only when these webs are burnt away by the ascending and descending fires can the true centres really be seen. many clairvoyants confuse the centres and their

ALICE A BAILEY10 FROM BETHLEHEM TO CALVARY

on of light. this episode is the first one in which we contact the radiance and the light which shone from the saviour, and which enabled him to say with truth "i am the light of the world" contact with god will ever cause a light to shine forth. when moses came down from mount sinai, his countenance was so irradiated that men could not look upon it, and history tells that he had to use a veil to shield that radiance from others. but the light which was in christ shone forth in fullness from his whole person. increasingly, i believe, as the evolutionary process goes forward, we shall come to a deeper understanding of the significance of light in relation to humanity. we talk of the light of knowledge, and towards that light and its furtherance all of our educational processes and instituti

ALICE A BAILEY12 DISCIPLESHIP IN THE NEW AGE VOLUME I

ly and dynamically, prior to the group meditation. assume always the position of the "one behind the scenes" and say dynamically and with due intent "i am the one who never stands alone. those days of isolation lie behind. i stand alone when trial comes, for i am strong and need not drain the strength of others. i stand alone when blame descends, for i am true and know what i should do. i thereby shield the weak and leave them free. but in this work, i have no self but am the self the self which knows itself to be the self in all. and thus i do my work alone, yet not alone, and thus for aye i stand" then proceed with the group meditation. forget not also that i have given you detachment for one of your keynotes. ponder more deeply upon its meaning. the future holds much of opportunity and

august 1936 my brother and friend: the past six months have seen you subjected to much outer change; you have passed through difficulties of various kinds and many adjustments and re-adjustments; you have known physical suffering and pain, accompanied, at times by bewilderment. is this not so? but none of these things have held you or destroyed you, nor have they succeeded in tarnishing the white shield of your fiery faith. this you have held ever before you. such conditions of difficulty must be expected by all aspirants who have reached the point in their evolution when they can find their way into these groups. all of your group brothers have experienced a hard time and, without exception, have been tested and tried, or are being tested and tried. they are wrestling with glamour, appare

n take up the matter with you. it is to be done rapidly, with strict attention and a one-pointed focus, using the following seed thoughts. 1st month i think no thought, i dream no dream that could harm my brother, and thereby dim his light. 2nd month i see my brother in the light and with him walk the path. 3rd month i say no word that might direct the thoughts of other men and thus bring harm; i shield my brother from every harmful word. 4th month i hear my brother's note and with it blend my own. 5th month unto my group i give the gain of all the past, my love and understanding. 6th month that wisdom which is mine, that strength and power belong to all. this i must deepen and, with love, contribute to the whole. above all, my brother, arrest each unloving thought; stamp out each critical

that you have even desired to thrust into my group of disciples an aspirant who, in a later life, will shift her consciousness on to the mental plane and gradually become a conscious disciple, but who is not yet working on the level where those who could be, or are, accepted disciples, are working. i am speaking to you with no evasion whatever. your true friends are deeply distressed and seek to shield you and to hold you to the straight path of service. they are conscious of failure and blame themselves for lack of right technique. why should they succeed where i, too, apparently have failed, and when your own soul seems powerless to pierce the glamour into which you cyclically wander? what are the major glamours into which you so easily penetrate and which blot out, whilst they last, al

ALICE A BAILEY17 TELEPATHY AND THE ETHERIC VEHICLE

ndications of its existence. it is that which has capacity to withdraw to its source, or to impose upon itself layer upon layer of substance; it is the cause of the return of the so-called eternal pilgrim to the father's home after many aeons of experience, as well as that which produces experiment, leading to eventual experience and final expression. it is also that which the other three aspects shield, and which the seven principles (expressing themselves as vehicles) protect. there are seven of these "points" or "jewels" expressing the sevenfold nature of consciousness, and as they are brought one by one into living expression, the seven subrays of the dominating monadic ray are also one by one made manifest, so that each initiate-disciple is (in due time) a son of god in full and outer

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

h again and again throughout the aeons "and the word said: let choice be made" the response eventually comes back as a result of the evolutionary process and from the soul "i choose the way which leads between the two great lines of force" virgo, the virgin the sign virgo is one of the most significant in the zodiac for its symbology concerns the whole goal of the evolutionary process which is to shield, nurture and finally reveal the hidden spiritual reality. this every form veils, but the human form is equipped and fitted to manifest it in a manner different to any other expression of divinity and so make tangible and objective that for which the whole creative process was intended. gemini and virgo are closely related but gemini presents the pairs of opposites soul and body as two separ

ALICE A BAILEY22 DISCIPLESHIP IN THE NEW AGE VOLUME II

o the pressures of the time which appeared to you to have a definitely disintegrating effect on your vehicles, he reassured you and told you that the potent inner unfoldment of your love nature and your complete decentralisation were a vital protection. he also informed you that at the stage of spiritual development which you had attained the aura of his ashram and the aura of mine would act as a shield, and that the resources of both ashrams were behind you. this, my brother, you know well, and to this fused efficiency you can testify. i have said enough here to enable you again to resume your active position as a pledged initiate-disciple (a position which your co-disciples have ever recognised as yours, and i have shown you definitely how valuable has been to you the last immediate expe

e are points which should interest you and which you need to bear in mind as you work. a realisation of this peculiar combination of rays will demand of you, and of all workers along esoteric lines, great skill in action. with renewed endeavour, enlightened understanding and courage, go forth again, my brother, in the service of the light. i stand ever behind you. on that point, have no doubts. i shield and protect, but i leave you free to work. august 1946 my dear brother: this is a new way for me to address you, but you have endeared yourself to me by your patient persistence and your undeviating adherence to the service of the hierarchy. for many years you have done our work in a most difficult sphere. i say this to you because i would not have you- 350- discipleship in the new age- vol

ained through your focussing your attention upon them at this time. stand steady, therefore, and be not unduly distressed. avoid at least one glamour and that is the glamour that it is your task to shoulder all responsibilities and make all final decisions. leave people, brother of old, the opportunity which you yourself so much welcome, of learning the needed lessons. seek not unduly to lift and shield, for the shielding mother-complex is in itself a glamour. my love and strength is at your service. august 1940 my brother: one of the outstanding characteristics of the pledged disciple is that he learns to stand steady and unmoving no matter what may be happening to him or around him. much is happening to disciples these days for they bear the brunt of the world's cataclysm. you may perhap

they had proved to be. pain has engulfed you and yours; anxiety along many lines, and all of them severely testing, has been your lot. had you not been "close to the feet of the lord of your life" you would have reached what might have been regarded as the valley of desperation. yet you have not been truly desperate because the "haze of blue" has protected you, your group brothers have stood as a shield around you, and the strength of my ashram has been at your disposal. people often fail to realise the nature and the potency of that strength a strength that comes from a deep impersonal love and from the realisation that, in the light of the eternal verities, all pain is but temporary, all trouble and struggle ephemeral, and that we have passed oft this way before upon the unhappy little p

r help and your time; i would ask you also to permit a.a.b. to train you more specifically for this work, and to do so with confidence, as the link between you two is strong and you have ever permitted her to speak to you with frankness. you need to learn to protect yourself from people, in a psychic sense. this protection can be applied in several ways. i could myself put around you a protecting shield; i choose not to do so, for you would learn naught thereby. the work must be done by you yourself, and basically involves the transmutation of the sacral centre (not the solar plexus, as you might naturally think) to the throat. in the sacral centre lie the ancient racial fears and deep-seated personal desires. ponder not upon the sacral centre, for that would bring these ancient inheritanc

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

led by that which is material; it has thus constructed the "broad and easy way" which leads to the place where another kind of evil dwells an evil which is not indigenous to our planet, an evil with which it was never intended that men should deal. for untold aeons, the- 492- a treatise on the seven rays- volume v: the rays and the initiations copyright 1998 lucis trust hierarchy has stood like a shield, guarding humanity. but with the coming of a greatly increased mental development, with the repudiation of the hierarchy by the bulk of humanity, and by the prostitution of religion to material ends and narrow theological and mental tenets, the hierarchy has been forced (much against its will) to withdraw some measure of its protecting power (though not all of it, fortunately for mankind. t

ALICE BAILEY THE LABOURS OF HERCULES

presiding one, within the council chamber of the lord, watched the tired warrior rest and watched his thoughts. he said then to the teacher who stood close to his hand within the council chamber of the lord "the time for a dread labor now draws near. this man, who is a son of man and yet a son of god, must be prepared. let him look well unto the weapons that he owns and let him burnish bright his shield, and dip his arrows in a lethal brew, for dire and dread is the labor just ahead. let him prepare" but hercules, resting from his labors, wot not the trial which lay just ahead. he felt his courage strong. he rested from his labors, and time and time again, past the fourth gate he chased the sacred doe clear to the temple of the lord. time came wherein the timid hind knew well the hunter wh

th because of need or desperation. they trod the highway in the light of day, yet full of fear. they greeted hercules with joy at first, with questioning later, as they saw the manner of his travel; no arms, small knowledge of the ways of lions, and naught save a frail wooden club "where are your arms, o hercules? have you not fear? why seek the lion without defence? go find your weapons and your shield. the lion is fierce and strong, and numbers vast he has devoured. why take this chance? go seek your arms and panoply of strength" but silently, without response, the son of man, who was the son of god, went forth upon the way, seeking the footstep of the lion and- 57- the labours of hercules following its voice "the lion is where" asked hercules "the lion is here" came the reply "no, there

ugh the period of gestation until at last in pisces, the opposite sign, the world savior is born. as in leo, this is a cave experience "in the womb of time, and should be characterized by warmth, quietness, deep experiences and "slow, yet powerful crises. it is a synthetic sign. on this point the tibetan says "the symbology of virgo concerns the whole goal of the evolutionary process, which is to shield, nurture and finally reveal the hidden spiritual reality. this, every form veils but the human form is equipped and fitted to manifest it in a manner different from any other expression of divinity and so make tangible and objective that for which the whole creative process was intended (esoteric astrology, pp. 251-2) this synthetic quality is further emphasized by the fact that eight other

AN INTRO TO STUDY OF THE KABALAH

were formed the names of the 72 angels of the ladder of jacob which led from earth to heaven: these names were often placed on the obverse and reverse of medals or rolls of parchment to form 36 talismans. according to some kabalists both king david and king solomon were able to work wonders with kabalistic magical arts: the pentagram was called the seal of solomon, and the hexagram was called the shield of david; to the points of the former were assigned the spirit and four elements, while to those of the latter were ascribed the planets. the treatise called "the clavicules of king solomon" is of course a mediaeval fraud. the hebrew letters are also associated with the twenty-two trumps of the tarot pack of cards; these cards have been much used for purposes of divination. the gipsies of s

BASIL VALENTINE TWELVE KEYS

and imperfect metals. this sulphur, however, cannot impart this colour until it have first by persevering labour been prevailed upon to abjure its original colour. for the weaker does not overcome the stronger, but has to yield the victory to it. the gist of the whole matter lies in the fact that the small and weak cannot aid that which is itself small and weak, and a combustible substance cannot shield another substance from combustion. that which is to protect another substance against combustion must itself be safe from danger. the latter must be stronger than the former, that is to say, it must itself be essentially twelve keys of basil valentine 34 of 95 incombustible. he, then, who would prepare the incombustible sulphur of the sages, must look for our sulphur in a substance in which

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

e with a black middle and brandishes a black silk banner in his right hand. he throws a lasso of rosaries from his left hand. he plagues his enemies with magical delusions [6] the knife might demon has the red body color of blood and wears red copper armor. he wears a majestic turban of red silk. he has a tiger-skin quiver on his right and a leopard-skin bow case on his left. he has a red leather shield endowed with fire light and a gleaming bronze 50 dagger. his red silk banner swirls about like the wind. his red might demon horse runs swiftly. he leads a pack of wolves and jackals, and soars over mountain birds and crows. he plagues his enemies with magical delusions.87 these iconographic descriptions follow an obvious pattern detailing body color, wardrobe, mounts, and the weapons these

ight demons (btsan chas. this attire is predominantly red and includes a heavy crown with five small skulls attached to it.175 likewise, the accompanying weapons include a red spear (btsan mdung dmar) and a red lasso (zhags dmar, the weapons closely associated with tsiu marpo and might demons, as explored in chapter 2. another important item that oracles particularly state oracles wear is a small shield with a seed syllable (sa bon) inscribed on it that hangs around the neck and rests upon the chest of the oracle. seed syllables are single syllables of great power; as such, many deities are associated with a particular seed syllable. the oracular shield is called a 172 see diemberger 2005, pp. 141-150. 173 see havnevik 2002, p. 280 n.115. 174 see de nebesky-wojkowitz 1998, pp. 419-421. 175

2 see diemberger 2005, pp. 141-150. 173 see havnevik 2002, p. 280 n.115. 174 see de nebesky-wojkowitz 1998, pp. 419-421. 175 these skulls represent the five buddha families (rigs lnga. for more on the garments of oracles, see de nebesky-wojkowitz 1998, pp. 410-414. 118 melong (me long, which actually translates as "mirror" and it is black and convex at the center with a golden or silver rim. this shield is particularly suggestive of protector deities such as tsiu marpo, whose common iconographic representations in paintings and statues bear this shield on their chest (see figure 8. once the preparations are complete, the monks attending the trance session begin a series of invocatory chants inviting the deity to come and possess the oracle. this invocation can include musical accompaniment

sband was her assistant during trances.178 when the assistants step back and the oracle bears the helmet alone, the deity is believed to have descended fully (figures 39 and 40. diverse explanations exist for where exactly the deity comes from to possess the oracle. for de nebesky-wojkowitz, the answer most commonly provided is that the deity originates from the seed syllable at the center of the shield that the oracle wears, as described above.179 contrariwise, havnevik explains that deities enter the oracle through the fingers or toes by way of their subtle channels, as discussed in the introduction.180 at this point of the trance, praise is sung to the deity now present within the oracle s body and ready to attend to the needs of those present. tea, and in some cases tormas, are offered

the oracular attire and weapons. notice the crown on the right and the weapons stuck in the ground on the left. this particular arrangement is for a trance session involving the dorj shukden oracle of the 1950s, lhakpa d ndrup (lhag pa don grub (photo: r. de nebesky-wojkowitz; de nebesky-wojkowitz 1998, plate 12) figure 38. lhakpa d ndrup fully dressed and beginning the trance. notice the convex shield (me long) over his chest (photo: r. de nebesky-wojkowitz; de nebesky-wojkowitz 1998, plate 14) 135 figure 39. lhakpa d ndrup at the height of the trance, possessed by dorj shukden (photo: r. de nebesky-wojkowitz; de nebesky-wojkowitz 1998, plate 16) figure 40. a female oracle at the height of trance (photo: c. meazza 1998; diemberger 2005, p. 137) 136 figure 41. lhakpa d ndrup collapsing af

f is on the left and covered with ceremonial scarves (kha btags) and prayer flags (dar lcog (photo: c. bell 2005) 139 figure 44. a common iconographic representation of pehar. in this variation, his mount is an elephant, a version noted in de nebesky-wojkowitz 1998, p. 117 (dcts, p. 320) 140 figure 45. painting of pehar on the wall within the main chapel at tengy ling monastery, lhasa. notice the shield hanging over his chest with a seed syllable inscribed on it. the painting of tsiu marpo in figure 12 is right next to this image (photo: c. bell 2005) 141 figure 46. a statue of pehar with a wall painting of him behind it. this figure of pehar guards the door of a..kyamuni chapel on the ground floor of tsiu marpo s temple at samy, the jokwukhang. notice again the shield on his chest. this s

ends to the enemy magical displays by means of knives. bhyo! also, regarding the brigands of the might demons; the knife might demon of quick lightning power [has] the red color of blood on his body, and wears on his body red copper armor. he has bound to his head a majestic turban of red silk. he has a tiger-skin quiver on the right and a leopard-skin bow case on the left. he [has] a red leather shield endowed with fire light. his bronze dagger gleams as it repels. his red silk banner swirls about like the wind. his red might demon horse moves quickly like an electric wam.504 he leads a pack of wolves and jackals. he soars over mountain birds and crows. he desires the splendid knife from above the life-force and life. he sends to the enemy magical displays by means of knives. he sends to

BLAVATSKY H P ANTHROPOGENESIS

g and wicked; the peris were smaller in stature, but wiser and kinder. here we recognize the atlantean giants and the aryans, or the rakshasas of the ramayana and the children of bharata varsha, or india; the ante- and the post-diluvians of the bible. gyan (or rather gnan, true or occult wisdom and knowledge, also called gian-ben-gian (or wisdom, son of wisdom, was the king of the peris* he had a shield as famous as that of achilles, only instead of serving against an enemy in war, it served as a protection against black magic, the sorcery of the devs. gian-ben-gian had reigned 2,000 years when iblis, the devil, was permitted by god to defeat the devs and scatter them to the other end of the world. even the magic shield, which, produced on the principles of astrology, destroyed charms, enc

"the origin of man from other mammals, and most directly from the catarrhine ape, is a deductive law, that follows necessarily from the inductive law of the theory of descent("anthropogeny" p. 392. a "theory" is simply a hypothesis, a speculation, and no law. to say otherwise is only one of the many liberties taken now-a-days by scientists. they enunciate an absurdity, and then hide it behind the shield of science. any deduction from theoretical speculation is no better than a speculation on a speculation. now sir w. hamilton has already shown that the word theory is now used "in a very loose and improper sense "that it is convertible into hypothesis, and hypothesis is commonly used as another term for conjecture, whereas the terms 'theory' and 'theoretical' are properly used in opposition

BLUE EQUINOX

, free of charge, between you. are you moribund? you have the power to leave the total amount that you have put into the treasury of the o.t.o. to whom you will. will your children be orphan? the equinox 236 no; for they will be adopted if you wish by the master of your lodge, or by the grand master of the o.t.o. in short, there is no circumstance of life in which the o.t.o. is not both sword and shield. you wonder? you reply that this can only be by generosity, by divine charity of the high toward the low, of the rich toward the poor, of the great toward the small. you are a thousand times right; you have understood the secret of the o.t.o. that such qualities can flourish in an extended community may surprise so eminent and profound a student of humanity as yourself; yet examples abound

than that of the hermit. if the ascetic doctrine is carried to its logical conclusion, a stone is holier than buddha himself. read, however, liber clvi (see the equinox, also book 4, part iii, appendix vii) 22. thus teach the tirthikas, the unbelievers. it is a little difficult to justify the epithet .unbeliever..it seems to me that on the contrary they are the believers. scepticism is sword and shield to the wise man. but by scepticism one does not mean the sneering infidelity of a bolingbroke, or the gutter-snipe agnosticism of a harry boulter, which are crude remedies against a very vulgar colic. 23. if thou art taught that sin is born of action and bliss of absolute inaction, then tell them that they err. nonpermanence of human action, deliverance of mind from thralldom by the cessati

BUCKLAND RAYMOND COMPLETE BOOK OF WITCHCRAFT

rbalism herbal lore traditionally witches have a great knowledge of herbs and their healing properties. with the present movement back to nature, and the desire for survival in this modern age, that knowledge could today stand us in very good stead. it could be important that witches once again be the wise ones of herbal medicine. although i do not suggest that you throw away your blue cross/blue shield/medicare, or whatever, i do believe that there are many ways in which you can make use of the old cures, both for yourself and for others. it is, however, legally necessary for me to point out that the information in this lesson is simply my opnion, in regard to herbs for health, together with the results of my research into the history of their use. i am not engaged in rendering profession

CASSANDRA EASON A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGIC

dance and protectress of women. she is said to bring husbands or wives to those who call on her and she is also a powerful fertility goddess. also worshipped as a sky goddess, hathor is frequently shown wearing a sun disc held between the horns of a cow as a crown. she was once entrusted with the sacred eye of ra, the sun god and her consort, through which she could see all things. she carried a shield that could reflect back all things in their true light. from her shield she fashioned the first magical mirror. one side was endowed with the power of ra's eye to see everything, no matter how distant in miles or how far into the future. the other side showed the gazer in his or her true light and only a brave person could look at it without flinching. hathor can be invoked for all forms of

negativity of others. buy or make a dark silk or natural fabric drawstring bag or purse in which you can carry a single protective crystal, or your crystal pairs (see below, whenever you leave home. place them in the four corners of a room that always seems dark or inhospitable. set crystals at the four corners of the table where you are carrying out divinatory or psychic work to act as a psychic shield from negativity or debilitating emotions. balancing the energies seite 90 wicca01.txt crystals can be used in pairs to balance energies and restore equilibrium to a person or situation. this little piece of magick is particularly useful when you are under stress. simply hold a dark crystal, such as a smoky quartz or apache tear, in your power hand and a clear crystal quartz or a golden citr

e user from harm. it will also melt any emotional or physical rigidity. in the chinese tradition, the souls of tigers pass into amber when they die and so it is also a gem of courage in the face of unfairness or hostility. above all, it protects children, especially from falls and bullying, and increases their self-esteem (coral also does this. brilliant for soothing anxiety and creating a golden shield of protection that mingles power with kindness and a sense of perspective, amber is said to protect wearers from pollution, both industrial and technological. amethyst amethyst is one of the best healing and protective stones. egyptian soldiers wore it in battle so they would not panic in dangerous situations and so it is an ideal crystal to calm children and adults and to keep away night t

ain, loss, sadness and anger, allowing the user to move forward. apache tears are particularly powerful for protection against one's own fears of frailty, mortality, loneliness and loss of any kind. beryl a crystal of the sun, beryl drives away inner fears and repels external threats and malevolence, increasing confidence and a sense of wellbeing. in its golden form it is excellent for creating a shield of golden sparks around you in difficult situations where there are too many factors or conflicting demands to assimilate and you feel overwhelmed. seite 93 wicca01.txt deep blue beryl is used for crystal balls. it offers inner peace and the courage to stand against bullies and autocrats, but allows you to be generous to the petty-minded. pink beryl (morganite) offers gentle protection for

roman soldiers would wear engraved stones as protection from death and wounding. tiger's eye is also associated with practical aspects of life and enhances the five senses. thus it can alert us to physical danger as well as potential malice. it is seite 95 wicca01.txt effective in tackling gossip, backbiting and spite in a firm but creative way, and is perhaps best of all for creating a sparkling shield of protection. topaz topaz is the sanskrit word for 'fire. topaz increases power as the moon waxes, being at its greatest potency at the time of the full moon. perhaps because of this, topaz was said to be proof against nightmares, night terrors and phantoms and malice of the night as well as violent emotions. water in which a topaz has been soaked is a cure for insomnia if drunk an hour be

n of a house or comfort for a child unhappy at school. twists of salt in silver foil hidden in the corners of a room at home or work can offer protection, as can salt in a drawstring bag carried while travelling to guard against illness, accident or harm. you can also scatter a circle of salt around a schoolbag, travel bag or briefcase, around your desk or on the threshold, to create a protective shield. you can charge pepper in the same way to make a salt and pepper floor wash for floors (this is an old afro-caribbean tradition. as you scrub or sprinkle, create the empowerment charm, for example 'salt of earth, pepper of fire, guard my home and cleanse away all harm. pepper also works wonders for keeping away the office vamp or adonis and if you think your partner is at risk from temptati

name or place to be protected] in light and protection* now create a circle of golden petals, pollen, leaves or pot pourri. the circle should almost touch the candles, so that they can stand sentinel round it, and should enclose the square or crystals and the salt. the circle represents the spirit and so encloses the space and time square. as you scatter the petals or pollen, say: circle of gold, shield from malice, danger and stranger, enter the salt and empower this sphere with a shield of gold* leave the candles to burn down, making sure they are in broad-based holders so wax does not fall on the petals. if you are working with other people or wish to have a more active ritual, place the dish of salt in the centre resting on the altar or on a rock. set tall candles in floor holders a sh

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ave community. an identical system of supernatural detection was noted in a postslavery report, a practice known as "turning the sifter" involving a "man of standing in the church" who was able to detect a wrongdoer by balancing a sifter between two chairs. one nineteenth-century writer assumed that the ritual was an african survival that had been adopted by black americans "substitute a raw-hide shield on two upright spears" she proposed "and you have the rite as it is practiced today on the guinea coast" the distinctive "africanness" of the style of many african american supernatural practitioners, we will see, was a quality that both whites and blacks commented upon.[30] it was not unusual for practitioners of conjure to profess their simultaneous commitment to christianity. a devout ba

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hen the emperor asked for pilgrims, no one stepped forward. at last, a humble monk named san zang offered to fetch the scriptures. san zang s fellow monks from the monastery were astonished that such an unassuming man would volunteer for such a dangerous mission. they expressed their fears for his safety. the brave monk replied that a sincere heart and his sacred vow to fetch the scriptures would shield him from harm. like the buddha, kuan yin, and the emperor, the monk was concerned chinese mythology 114 about the lack of compassion he saw in his people. he hoped that the buddha s teachings would help the people learn new and better ways of living. the emperor was delighted that a brave pilgrim had at last been found. because the scriptures were called tripitaka in india, the emperor rena

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t remind us to always aspire to the highest point, just as the a is in its highest point in the sky. the three chiefs join wands and ankhs forming the fiery triangle through which the energy is raised. the wands held by the black ends now brings down the power. the vault is being charged through the magnetic power of the wands under the direction of the three chiefs. this builds and establishes a shield against the qlippoth, and at the same time, runs a line to them so that they may too be utilized in the performances of the great work. the chief adept who is in the pastos is at the brunt of the incoming current. this current is discharged into his astral form. the resurrection now the pastos is removed and the resurrection is beheld. there is no more old power, all is new! the chief adept

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e. now strip the insulation off the ends of the speaker wire and separate the two cables. twist one strand of the speaker wire around one end of the coil wire and repeat the procedure with the other strand. wrap these connections separately and then together with electrical tape. take the plug assembly apart it should simply unscrew, leaving the plug and its connecting points as one piece and the shield (the little plastic tube thingy) as the other. string the tube onto the speaker wire with the threaded end facing the end you will attach the plug to. attach the strands of the speaker wire to the plug connectors and then wrap them with small pieces of electric tape. screw the plug back together. your detector is now complete. when using the detector to tune the helmet, you plug it into the

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rab than are jewish! after the breakup of the khazar empire by the thirteenth century, the people who adopted the jewish faith either stayed on in russia or, in the case of the majority, moved on into what became the balkans, lithuania, poland, and germany. the language known as yiddish emerged from these events. it is a mixture of hebrew, polish, and german. the name rothschild came from the red shield, the symbol of the khazar "jews" in eastern europe (german: rotes schild= red shield. the rothschild family have no more an historic link to palestine than an eskimo.33 the 'jewish' hooked nose does not originate from the biblical israel. it has its genetic origins in the caucasus. the classic jewish face of y'shua (jesus) is a myth. he would not have looked anything like that because he wa

e pyramid, the 13 degrees of the illuminati. the pyramid has 33 stones. on the great seal the bald eagle (the phoenix until 1841) has 13 feathers on each wing, 13 arrows in the right talon and an olive branch with 13 leaves in the left. in his beak he has a scroll with the 13 letters of "e pluribus unum- out of many, one. around this are 13 stars in the shape of the star of david. there is also a shield with 13 stripes which represent the original 13 states. on the united nations logo, the map of the world is arranged in 33 segments within 13 ears of corn, and the un building is sited over one of the most sacred springs (energy points) to the native americans. the proctor and gamble logo is an old masonic symbol with a bearded man in a circle alongside 13 stars. the combined xs in the rock

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form. thousands of years later, one of the most important of the illuminati secret societies, the knights hospitaller of st john of jerusalem, now the knights of malta, located on rhodes and for a while were known as the knights of rhodes. ultimately, they came from the same source as the knights templar. the name rhodes, which is connected to the german "rot, meaning red, as with rothschild("red-shield, became a code name for the bloodlines. red= sirius? these guys don't choose their locations or their names by accident. malta, too, was an important centre by 3500bc and the home of a major mystery school. under malta is a vast network of tunnels and megalithic temples where secret rituals took place- and still do. malta's original name was lato, named after mother lato, the serpent goddes

not mean the whole of the capital. it is the area surrounding st paul's cathedral where the original city stood and it was rebuilt by initiates like sir christopher wren after the great fire of london in 1666. it is now a district within the vast sprawl we call london. the coat of arms of the city of london, an image you find all over burnham beeches, is dominated by two flying reptiles holding a shield adorned by the red cross on the white background, the atlantean-sumerian fire or sun cross, also used by the knights templar. when you enter the city of london you pass two flying reptiles on each side of the road and where the city of london meets the area called temple bar, named after the knights templar, there is another flying reptile in the centre of the road. temple bar is the headqu

there are a number of websites exposing this, including a site set up by former mormons, one of whom is the same bloodline as the mormon hero brigham young.10 rothschild-bauer-bush the connection between the hybrid bloodlines and shape-shifting is constantly confirmed. here is one excellent example. the rothschilds are an anunnaki shapeshifting bloodline and before they changed their name to "red shield" when the rothschild banking dynasty began in frankfurt, germany, they were called bauer. and the bauers were a notorious "occult" family of middle-ages germany. the word "roth" also developed into roads, rhoads, or rhodes, the name of cecil rhodes, the infamous rothschild placeman who brought devastation and genocide to southern africa. on rhodes' immense memorial in cape town, south afric

. joseph smith's "mormon" endowment ceremony was simply rituals from freemasonry's blue lodge degrees. even their underwear is the same. on mormon underwear a carpenter's square covers the right breast and over the left is a freemasonic compass. there is an opening at the navel to symbolise the disembowelling penalty for disclosing mormon secrets. they are told that their underwear will be their "shield and protection, especially the masonic symbols, and they can only use their worn-out underwear for other purposes if they cut or burn out the areas 322 children of the matrix depicting the masonic square and compass. these instructions are straight from occult or ritual magic. jim shaw, the former 33rd degree freemason, describes yet another freemasonic connection to the mormons "a recommen

ve? through experience. all experience, the good and the bad, the pleasant and the unpleasant. in fact, we grow far more profoundly from the challenges than the easy rides. so who loves us most on a higher level, where it really matters? those who present the challenges from which we grow and evolve, or those who fulfil our blueprints for an ideal relationship, look after us, take care of us, and shield us from responsibility and challenge? mmmm. topsy-turvy world, isn't it? nothing is what it seems. the gatekeepers 401 gatekeeper teachers it is crucial to the illuminati agenda that their gatekeepers serve the cause in complete ignorance of what they are doing. there is no greater example of this than the "professional" classes like teachers, journalists, doctors, psychiatrists, politician

ld? fficial history is merely a veil to hide the truth of what really happened. when the veil is lifted, again and again we see that not only is the official version not true, it is often 100% wrong. take the rothschilds. this bloodline was formerly known, among other names, as the bauers, one of the most notorious black occult bloodlines of middle-ages germany. it became known as rothschild (red-shield or rotes-schild in german) in the 18th century when mayer amschel rothschild founded a financial dynasty in frankfurt, working in league with the illuminati house of hesse and others. they took their name from the red "shield, or hexagram/star of david on the front of their house in frankfurt. the star of david or seal of solomon is an ancient esoteric symbol and only became associated with

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e masses who are notinitiated. great scam.to understand the ancient sun symbolism is to understand the major religions. in theancient world they used one particular symbol (see figure 13) for the suns journeythrough the year. as we will see in a later chapter, this is still a fundamental symbolused by the babylonian brotherhood. it symbolised both the phoenician depictions ofbarati and was on the shield of her british expression, britannia. the ancients took thecircle of the zodiac (a greek word meaning animal circle) and inserted a cross to markthe four seasons. at the centre of the cross, they placed the sun. so many of the pre-christian deities were said to have been born on december 25th because of thissymbolism. on december 2lst-22nd, you have the winter solstice when, in the northern

ay. in 1694, william signed the charter for the bank of englandand the black nobility, together with the reptile-aryan aristocracy already well establishedin britain, made the city of london-new troy the centre of global finance, a position itstill enjoys. little wonder that the entrance to the city of london financial centre ismarked by statues of winged reptiles holding the red cross on a white shield, the ancientaryan sun symbol, and also the symbol of the rosi crucis or sumerian gra-al, thereptilian bloodlines (more about that later. other central banks had already been createdby the reptile-aryan black nobility branches. they were the bank of amsterdam (1609),bank of hamburg (1619) and the bank of sweden (1661, but the bank of england wasthe jewel. they were designed to lend those gov

g with some templargraves. in a most prominent position in temple bar, in the centre of the mainthoroughfare, is a statue of a winged reptile. the templar holdings included the strandand much of fleet street which, until recently, was the home of the british nationalnewspaper industry. the symbol of the national tabloid, the daily express, onceheadquartered in fleet street, is a knight carrying a shield emblazoned with thetemplar-phoenician red cross on a white background. the templar lands stretcheddown to the river thames where the templars had their own docks. during the reign ofqueen victoria, the brotherhood erected an obelisk alongside the thames at this pointand placed a sphinx on either side. the obelisk had formerly stood in the egyptian cityof on or heliopolis (the city or place

ommission to become an officer in thefirst place, was lionel sackville, the first duke of dorset, an associate of the dukeof wharton. in 1741, sackville and wharton became knights of the garter, the elitechivalric order of the british monarch which slots into the other knights networkslike the knights of st john of jerusalem (malta. the symbol of the knights of thegarter is a red cross on a white shield. sackville founded the grand orient networkof freemasonry in italy which worked with the highly secretive carbonari and thealta vendita. his sons, george and charles the earl of middlesex, were both veryactive freemasons. charles sackville formed a lodge in the black nobilitystronghold of florence, italy in 1733 and he cofounded the dilettanti society with184benjamin franklins friend, sir f

nt the rothschilds at length in and the truth shall set you free, but i will brieflysummarise here because they are so important to the story. the rothschild bankingdynasty was created by mayer amschel bauer. the reptilian families change their namesto hide their origins and their use and creation of titles has been a great help in this.bauer changed his name to rothschild which came from the red shield (rotes schild ingerman) which hung over the door of his house in frankfurt. red has been the coloursymbolising revolution since the ancient origins of the brotherhood, which is why therussian revolutionaries were called the reds. on the shield was a hexagram, a star ofdavid or seal of solomon and this same symbol is now on the flag of israel. peoplethink it is a jewish symbol because of its

became used bythe jewish hierarchy as their symbol with the emergence of the rothschilds and it hasabsolutely nothing to do with king david as the jewish leaders well know. it is on theflag of israel because israel is not the land of the jews, it is the land of the rothschildsand those who dictate to them from even higher up the brotherhood pyramid. theycreated israel and they control it. the red shield used as the emblem of the salvationarmy was inspired by the rothschilds, by the way.frankfurt, the home of the rothschild dynasty, was where paper money becamepopular and the new european central bank is based there. this bank allows a few210unelected bankers to set the interest rates for all the european union countries using thesingle european currency. as mayer amschel rothschild is quot

a pyramid withthe capstone missing looked at from above (seefigure 48) and amoco has the lighted torch (seefigure 49. look at the names of some of thebrotherhoods insurance companies: sun alliance,sun life, britannic assurance, eagle star. the sunalliance building in piccadilly circus, london, isdecorated with two pillars, two flames, and astatue of britannia (barati) holding her circle andcross shield, the ancient sun symbol! note also thenames given to space craft, military aircraft, andnaval ships like hermes, nimrod, atlantis, andcolumbia. all symbolic to the brotherhood.the fleur-de-lis is another ancient symbol whichis widely used today, particularly by royalty, and you find it on the fences around manybuildings. it can be found on one of the gates to the white house. it was used by

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ucifer. it is also the biggest reason why we see luciferic designs incorporated into government center washington d.c. freemasonry is satan's religion. it is the root of their control system. more on the great seal many companies use the pyramid within their logos. james walker, a 32 mason, shares some facts with us about the above symbols: 13 leaves in the olive branch 13 bars and stripes in the shield 13 arrows in the right claw 13 letters in the "e pluribus unum" on the ribbon 13 stars in the green crest above 32 long feathers on its right wing representing the 32 in freemasonry 13 granite stones in the pyramid (the 13 layers represent the 13 illuminati bloodlines) 13 letters in annuit coeptis it should also be noted that the eagle has 32 feathers right wing, but 33 in its left wing. th

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lectrical wiring procedures should be followed to assure success. addition of other components to the circuit will obviate the sensor. for example, addition of any capacitors will act as noise sources that will kill the piezo effects. 4. the power supply can be a 9-volt transistor battery. 5. the entire sensor can be isolated from em fields by installing the circuitry and sensor in a faraday type shield. additional shielding can be done with mu metal (magnetic) shielding. 6. isolate from light by installing the sensor in a light tight case. it may be possible to combine faraday shield with the light shield. 7. a standard digital voltmeter can be used for reading the output across pin 6 and ground. 8. calibrate the sensor for temperature by measuring sensor temperature over a several day pe

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enter the ritual chamber. in the performance of these rites you shall set yourself apart to the forces of darkness, consecrate your body as a temple to the dark lord, cross the gates of hell, and become one with the forces of darkness. this differs from all other systems of magic involving the invocation of spirits. white magicians stand inside protective pentagrams wearing protective amulets to shield themselves from the forces they call upon. in the satanic bible, anton lavey mocked the hypocrisy of those who attempted to protect themselves from the forces they called upon for aid. satanic priests have known that the "forces of darkness" could be invoked (or "evoked) into the sorcerer's body, but rituals of this type have not before been made available to the aspiring wizard because of

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.d: a secret society organized in the late 1880's. it was able to unite several forms of magick and occult philosophy. most books on magick written in this century have been written by people who were members of that order, or who were directly or indirectly influenced by that organization. hexagram: a star of six (6) points formed by two overlapping equilateral triangles. also called the star or shield of david, it is the symbol of modern day jewish faith. in modern magick, it is used to evoke (q.v, invoke (q.v) and banish (q.v) the spirits and powers of the seven ancient planets. a celestial symbol of the macrocosm (q.v) in the greater and lesser rituals of the hexagram. see lbrh (q.v. this figure is used by members of the order of the astral star when a figure involving planetary operat

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by the modern philosopher, are more like modes of consciousness than linear measures. 19. the initiates of the ancient wisdom made no bones about their philosophy; they took each factor in nature and personified it, gave it a name, and built up a symbolic figure [page 68] to represent it, just as british artists have by their collective efforts produced a standard britannia, a female figure with shield charged with the union jack, a lion at her feet, a trident in her hand, a helmet on her head, and the sea in the back ground. analysing this figure as we would a qabalistic symbol, we realise that these individual symbols in the complex glyph have each a significance. the various crosses which make up the union jack refer to the four races united in the united kingdom. the helmet is that of

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content thereat. the enemy hath fallen, his arms are hewn off, the knife hath cut asunder his joints. ra liveth in maa[1] the beautiful. the sektet boat draweth on and cometh into port; the south, the north, the west and the east turn to praise thee, o thou unformed substance of the earth, who didst create thyself. isis and nephthys salute thee, they sing unto thee in thy boat hymns of joy, they shield thee with their hands. the souls of the east follow thee, the souls of the west praise thee. thou art the ruler of all gods and thou hast joy of heart within thy shrine; for the serpent nak is condemned to the fire, and thy heart shall be joyful for ever. thy mother nut is adjudged to thy father nu" next: plate ii. plate i. http//www.sacred-texts.com/egy/ebod/ebod13.htm (6 of 6 [8/10/2001 1

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nings staked his own life on the success of the plan he had formulated "he agrees to it" he said in his pleasant voice "and since he is liable to change his mind, we will not delay; come with me" and, turning my back upon that group of bloody miscreants, i walked as calmly up the ravine as if leaving a party of friends. i noticed that jennings kept just behind me, as if to interpose his body as a shield. we had hardly turned the corner of the passage when he said in a low voice "let us climb out here; turn to the right; i guess it is safe for me to lead" 68 low twelve he placed himself in the advance, and climbed gracefully up the sloping side of the dry canon. i had left my revolver and sword behind. i should have been glad to get them again, but it wasn't worth while for me to ask for th

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es. one of the witchfinders, nozinyanga, was especially encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. africa 13 impressive. her fierce face, spotted with gouts of red paint on cheek and brow, was partly overshadowed by a helmetlike plume of the tall feathers of the sakabula bird. in her right hand she carried a light sheaf of assegais (spears, and on her left arm was slung a small and pretty shield of dappled oxhide. her petticoat, made of a couple of large handkerchiefs, was worn kiltwise. from neck to waist she was covered with beadnecklaces, goat s-hair fringes, and the scarlet tassels. her chest rose and fell beneath the baldric of leopard skin, fastened across with huge brazen knobs, while down her back hung a beautifully dried and flattened skin of an enormous boa constrictor. w

the appearance of hair and hung around the face like a thick fringe, dyed deep red. bent double and with a catlike gait, nozilwane came forward. every movement of her undulating body kept time to the beat of the girls hands and their low crooning chant. soon she pretended to find the thing she sought, and with a series of wild pirouettes leaped into the air, shaking her spears and brandishing her shield like a bacchante. nowamso, another of the party, was determined that her companion should not get all the applause, and she too, with a yell and a leap, sprang into the dance to the sound of louder grunts and harder handclaps. nowamso was anxious to display her back, where a magnificent snakeskin, studded in a regular pattern with brass-headed nails, floated like a stream. she was attired a

l-known magical textbook the magus; or, celestial intelligencer by francis barrett (1801. sources: barrett, francis. the magus. london, 1801. reprint, new hyde park, n.y: university books, 1967. aspidomancy a little-known form of divination practiced in the indies. according to the seventeenth-century writer pierre de lancre, the diviner traces a circle, takes up his position seated on a buckler (shield, and mutters certain conjurations. he becomes entranced and falls into an ecstasy, from which he emerges to answer his client s queries with revelations from the devil. asports the reverse of apport phenomena.the disappearance of objects from the seance room through the barriers of intervening matter and their appearance at another spot. it is seldom attempted as an independent demonstratio

tury. he published memorie historiche dell apparitione delle cruce prodigiose da carlo cala at naples in 1661. calatin clan a poisonous multiform monster of irish legend. the creature was composed of a father and his 27 sons, any one of whose weapons could, by the merest touch, kill a man within nine days. this monstrosity was sent against cuchulain, who succeeded in catching its 28 spears on his shield. the clan, however, managed to throw him down and grind his face in the gravel. cuchulain was assisted by the son of an ulster exile, who cut off the creature s heads while cuchulain hacked it to pieces. encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. calatin clan 241 calen chilean sorcerers (see also south america) california directory of psi services former annual directory of organiza

well as heraldry. he was a member of the heraldry society and the society of genealogists. he was editor of an important compilation titled a survey of the occult (1935, reprinted as a dictionary of the occult (1973. he also published articles on parapsychological topics in tomorrow magazine and wrote a variety of nonoccult books, including the cockney (1953, a dictionary of rhyming slang (1960, shield and crest (1960, and a dictionary of nicknames (1962. his final book, on witchcraft, was death by enchantment, published posthumously in 1971. sources: franklyn, julian. death by enchantment. new york: g. p. putnam s sons, 1971. a survey of the occult. london, 1935. reprinted as a dictionary of the occult. new york: causeway books, 1973. pleasants, helene, ed. biographical dictionary of par

ater is still venerated in the cathedral at guadalupe. the virgin became the patron saint of mexico. the cape is made of woven grass, which normally has a lifespan of about 30 years. in november 1921 it survived a gelignite attack from a distance of eight feet. the nearby altar, large crucifix, and candlesticks were damaged and every window in the building blown out, but the image, behind a glass shield, was untouched. aside from this relic there is no factual evidence to support the legend. in 1532 bishop de zumarraga returned to spain, where he gave a detailed account of his life in mexico, but there is no record of any reference by him to juan diego and the miraculous cape. the celebrated historian fray bernardino de sahagun was in mexico at the time and described the indians and their

search on experienced anomalous trauma, to study abductions. popular attention to hopkins s work was provided by author whitley strieber, whose 1987 account of his own abduction, communion, became a best seller and was made into a movie. hopkins has not, of course, been without his critics. included are milder critics such as ufologist michael d. swords, who argued that ufo abduction accounts are shield fantasies, which hide traumatic experiences from the abductee s earlier life that are too painful to discuss directly. hopkins third book witnessed recounts people s abduction stories, which continues to be a controversial subject in ufology. sources: hopkins, budd. intruders: the incredible visitations at copley woods. new york: random house, 1987. missing time: a documented study of ufo a

ench magician, votary of apollonius of tyana. he traveled from town to town, wearing an iron collar and making his living by performing deeds of charlatanry. at lyons he attained some measure of fame by his miraculous cures and met with the sovereign, to whom he presented a magnificent enchanted sword. in battle this weapon became surrounded by ninescore drawn knives. jean also gave this prince a shield containing a magic mirror that divulged the greatest secrets. the arms vanished or were stolen (unfortunately, spence did not state the period or the ruler involved, but this is probably a medieval legend) encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. jean 827 jean d arras (ca. 1387) a french writer of the fourteenth century who compiled for his patron jean, duke of berry, the chroniqu

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nature they bear to these sacred names. and the reason given for the triangles is, that if the spirit be not easily brought to speak the truth, they may by the exorcist be conjured to enter the same, where, by virtue of the names of the essence and divinity of god, they can speak nothing but what is true and right. the circle, therefore, according to this account of it, is the principal fort and shield of the magician, from which he is not, at the peril of his life, to depart, till he has completely dismissed the spirit, particularly if he be of a fiery or infernal nature. instances are recorded of many who perished by this means; particularly chiancungi, the famous egyptian fortune- teller, who was so famous in england in the 17th century. he undertook for a wager, to raise up the spirit

and so recognized in the law of rome, as the grasp of a thing sold, from a slave to a turf of distant estate. knotting and twisting of thread was injurious, so that women must never pass by cornfields twisting their spindles. a strange sympathy existed between the trees and humankind, and great honor was paid to the sacred trees of rome. on the oak tree of jupiter, the triumphant general hung the shield and arms of his fallen foe, while the hedges about the temple of diana at nemi were covered with votive offerings. the trees also harbored the spirits of the dead, who came forth as dreams to the souls of men. pliny the elder stated in this matter: trees have a soul since nothing on earth lives without one. they are the temples of spirits and the simple countryside dedicates still a noble t

ns he had to use against her. the unwary one named each in turn, and when he did so, the power to harm her passed away. one story of this character is as follows: scotland encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. 1368 the wife rose up against the smith who rode his horse, and she said, i have you: what have you against me? my sword, the man answered. i have that, she said, what else? my shield, the man said. i have that and you are mine. but, protested the man, i have something else. what is that? the water wife demanded. to this question the cautious smith answered, i have the long, grey, sharp thing at my thigh. this was his dirk, and not having named it, he was able to make use of it. as he spoke he flung his plaid round the water wife and lifted her up on his horse behind him

e gods appeased they did not dare to cross their threshold. encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. subterranean crypts and temples 1505 the second [underground] chamber was the burial place of these high priests, and third that of the kings of theozapotlan, whom they brought thither richly dressed in their best attire, feathers, jewels, golden necklaces, and precious stones, placing a shield in their left hand and a javelin in the right, just as they used them in war. and at their burial rites great mourning prevailed; the instruments which were played made mournful sounds; and with loud wailing and continuous sobbing they chanted the life and exploits of their lord until they laid him on the structure which they had prepared for this purpose. the last [underground] chamber had

in 1908, adds: i would submit that from internal evidence we may deduce that the tarots were introduced by a race speaking an indian dialect; that the form of the pope shows they had been long in a country where the orthodox eastern church predominated; and the form of head-dress of the king, together with the shape encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. tarot 1533 of the eagle on the shield, shows that this was governed by russian grand dukes, who had not yet assumed the imperial insignia. this seems to me confirmatory of the widespread belief that it is to the gypsies we are indebted for our knowledge of playing-cards. in 1865, e. s. taylor added his support to the same hypothesis in his book the history of playing cards. however, w. h. willshire, in his book a descriptive ca

FAUST

they menace the excited crowd and they would menace thus the king. with beaks sharp-pointed, talons fierce, the little ones they tear and pierce; already doom comes thundering. herons had suffered impious slaughter, standing about the tranquil water. but from that rain of murd rous engines has sprung a blessed, bloody vengeance; it stirs the rage of brotherhood and lust for pygmies impious blood. shield, helmet, spear- how profit these? what use to dwarfs the heron feather? how ant and dactyl hide together! the host now wavers, breaks, and flees. anaxagoras [after a pause, solemnly. if till now subterranean i praised, in this case be my prayer to heaven raised. o thou on high, the same eternally, in name and form threefold supernally, by all my people s woe i cry to thee, diana, luna, heca

ever greater, draweth near the goddess throne, her full-orbed sphereto gaze upon, appalling, dire! and ruddier, redder glows its fire. no nearer! threatening orb, i pray, lest thou wilt sweep us, land, and sea away! thessalian witches? can it then be true that thee once from thy proper path they drew, by spells of impious magic sung, and fatal gifts from thee so wrenched and wrung. the brilliant shield, behold, it darkles! and now it splits and flares and sparkles! what clattering! what hissing yonder! and midst it what wild hurricane and thunder! humbly i kneel here at thy throne! forgive i have invoked it, i alone! he throws himself on his face. thales what has this man not seen and heard! i know not rightly what occurred; nor yet like him have i experienced it. they re crazy hours, let

path with speed. they go away. sirens [above on the rocks. what s that far off, half hiding, through ocean s billows gliding? as if, to breezes bending, white sails were hither wending. bright beam they over waters, transfigured ocean s daughters! let us climb down! they re singing! list to the voices ringing! nereids and tritons. what we escort and carry shall make you glad and merry. chelone s shield gigantic, gleams with stern figures antic; they re gods whom we are bringing. high songs must ye be singing. sirens. little in height, potent in might who shipwrecked men deliver, gods old and honoured ever. nereids and tritons. we re bringing the cabiri to the peaceful pageant cheery, for where they rule auspicious neptune will be propitious. sirens. we give way to you: with resistless pow

, all rigid, all well-joined, and mirror-smooth like steel! to climb there- why, the very thought slides down! and inside are great courts and roomy spaces girt by structures roundabout of every kind and use. there ye see arches, archlets, pillars, pillarets, balconies, galleries for gazing out and in, and scutcheons. chorus what are scutcheons? phorkyas ajax used to bear a coiling serpent on his shield, as ye have seen. the seven against thebes, each one upon his shield, a pictured emblem bore, rich in significance. one saw there moon and stars in heaven s nocturnal field, a goddess, hero, ladder, swords, and torches too, and all that fiercely threats good towns with violence. such emblems are borne also by our hero-band, aglow with colour, heritage from primal sires. there ye see lions

r eyes! and blink not so, but list to me! chorus. speak and tell us, tell whatever marvellous events have happened; most of all we like to hear of what surpasses our believing, for we re bored, and greatly bored, from looking only on these rocks. phorkyas. with your eyes rubbed open scarcely, children, are ye bored so soon? hearken then! here in these caverns, in these grottoes, in these arbours, shield and shelter have been given, as are given to pairs idyllic, to our lord and to our lady. chorus how? within there? phorkyas separated from the world, they summoned me, me only, to their quiet service. highly honoured i stood near them, yet, as doth beseem the trusted, looking around for something else. so i turned me hither, thither, seeking roots and barks and mosses, skilled in all things

to end the noble undertaking, you do not well, your head thus to be staking. is not your helm with plume and crest bedecked? the head which fires our zeal it doth protect. without the head what could the limbs avail? for if it s drowsy, all droop down and fail; if it is hurt, at once all have a wound, arise afresh, if quickly it grows sound. to give its laws effect, swift is the arm, it lifts the shield to guard the skull from harm. instantly doth the sword its duty know, parries with vigour and returns the blow. the active foot shares in the other s weal as on the slain man s neck it plants its heel. emperor such is my wrath, him thus i fain would treat, make his proud head a footstool for my feet. heralds [come back. little honour, little glory met us yonder at our coming; at our noble

FRANCIS A YATES GIORDANO BRUNO AND THE HERMETIC TRADITION

f chivalry in her reign of which the accession day tilts, in which the knights presented shields with devices on them to elizabeth, were a manifestation. in the eroici furori, a set of emblems or imprese is in the form of shields which the heroic enthusiasts come in bearing.1 as i have suggested elsewhere, if one wishes to study the kind of abstruse meanings which might be drawn out of an impresa shield at an accession day tilt "one cannot do better than read what bruno has to say on, for example, a shield bearing a flying phoenix with the motto fata obstant; or on one which showed an oak, with the words ut robori robur; or, still more profound, on the one on which there was nothing but a sun and two circles with the one word circuit."2 the accession day tilt imagery was formed at the wood

FRATER ELIJAH ANGELS OF CHAOS

e way. a picture of the goal. iii/5a: another warning. the trials and initiations are of an astral nature (as all true initiations are. the greatest obstacle for the magus is his self. the surrender spoken of is not in a savior sense, but possibly one of the most difficult things to do. iii/5b: a few notes on the nature of the quliphoth, whose origins are of us. also a reference to the protective shield which preserves our leaps into the outer-spaces. iii/6a: the sigil of the goddess of dreamscape. it bears a slight resemblance to the sigil of set. iii/6b: the whole of sorcery and high-magick explained in one sentence and picture. the formula given is for the triangular numbers. which gives us the sum of the first n numbers (this is a magical formula. onze is the word form for the number e

FRATER U D PRACTICAL SIGIL MAGIC

s (if only slightly) more p sherwin fs model, there is usually no (or just a minor) d between cons unconsciousness (imagine it to be like a sieve, where only the smallest particles can slip through the holeshe filter of th the channel of ecstasy goes around ture of ecstasy (m censor, and the press trance) gets rid of the membranes 100/ practical sigil magic model a gon a large scale h whereby the shield of reality, i.e, the limited area of perception and evaluation which are required for normal everyday reality, is bypassed and sometimes even undermined. this model is purely inner-psychic and does not explain why altered states of consciousness or whatever type of communication between consciousness and unconsciousness (read magic) may have an effect on the material plane. but how does it

FREEMASON BLUEBOOK

cred band, or society of friends and brothers, among whom no contention should ever exist, save that noble contention, or rather emulation, of who best can work and best maine masonic text book file//c /grand lodge/bluebook/bluebook1.htm (29 of 76 [11/22/1999 11:51:55 am] agree* second section* prayer. thou, 0 god! knowest our downsitting and our uprising, and understandest our thoughts afar off. shield and defend us from the evil intentions of our enemies, and support us under the trials and afflictions we are destined to endure, while traveling through this vale of tears. man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. he cometh forth as a flower, and is cut down; he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are

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

which i had read of hea, in my search for information concerning her, she had always been designated as male, still i was satisfied from the descriptions given that originally this deity was female. therefore upon receiving a copy of forlong's rivers of life and faiths of man in all lands, i was not surprised to find the following "hoa or hea, the hu of our keltic ancestors, whose symbol was the shield and the serpent, was worshipped near rivers and lakes, and if possible on the sea-shore, where were offered to her such emblems as a golden vessel, boat, coffer, or fish, and she was then named belat ili (the mistress of the gods"[76 [76] vol. ii, p. 94. she was the goddess of water. of this forlong says "water, perhaps more than fire, has always been used as a purifier. christians have but

umbly and reverently, and then filled it to overflowing with a wealth of golden pieces, for it is the still living representative in the nineteenth century a.c. of 'the golden boat' of hea of the nineteenth century b.c'[77 [77] forlong, rivers of life, vol. ii, p. 95. the symbol of neith or muth, athene or minerva, the great universal female principle of the egyptians, greeks, and romans, was the shield and serpent. in celtic druids i find that nath, the egyptian neith, the "goddess of wisdom and science whose symbol was the shield and serpent, was worshipped among the ancient irish" the male god associated with her was naith, and according to higgins represented "the opposite of neith" in rivers of life is observed a reference to the assyrian goddess hea by lucian. in a note forlong says

se" the fact is noted by inman that in all assyrian mythology the water god hea is associated with life and with a serpent. although rawlinson declares that hea is babylonian rather than assyrian, may she not, in view of the facts concerning her, be not only babylonian, but egyptian, indian, phrygian, mexican, and all the rest? it would seem that in this deity, who is figured in connection with a shield and serpent, as is minerva, and who is worshipped near water- an emblem which is sacred to her--and whose titles correspond exactly to those of neith or cybele, might be traced the remnants of a once universal worship--a worship in which the female energy constituted the creator. although it is declared that "great obscurity surrounds the god hea" no one, i think, whose mind is free from pr

GILBERT AE WAITE A MAGICIAN OF MANY PARTS

ly,p.16).if the lovells had disapproved of emma before she met captain waite, their attitude to hernow-returningwiththe fruits of herrelationship-borderedon hostility. it was. perhaps,notasurprising reception on the part of a pious middle-classfamily, bearing in mind the prevailing public standardsof morality at the time, and the story of her marriage at kensington may have been invented byemmato shield her children fromthedistressingtruthabout their legal status. in waite's case the deception failed.thathe knewofhis illegitimacy seems clear fromthecontentof the long dramatic poem,a soul'scomedy,5which he published in.1887.theheroofthe poem is an orphan whose life parallels thatofthe author: he has the same experiencesofboyhood, undergoes the same emotional turmoil, and suffers from the sa

GILBERT THE SORCERER AND HIS APPRENTICE

the high prestess, or female pope.a woman crowned with a high mitre or tiara (her head encircled by a veil, a stole (or a solar cross) upon her breast, and the book of science open in her hand. she representsscience, wisdom,orknowledge.3.the empress.a winged and crowned woman seated upon a throne, having in one hand a sceptre bearing a globe surmounted by a cross, while she rests the other upon a shield with an eagle blazoned therein on whose breast is the cross. she is the symbol ofaction,the result of the union of science and will.58 the sorcererand his apprentice4. the emperor.he is crowned (and leaning against a throne, his legs form a cross, and besidehim,beneath his left hand,ifa shield blazoned with an eagle. in his right hand hebearsasceptre similar to that of the empress. hisbodya

GNOSTIC STUDIES THE GNOSTIC HANDBOOK II GNOSTIC THEURGY

ers extend. when the lifestream fell, it took with it the spiritual worlds. accordingly, the spiritual sphere surrounding the earth is an amalgam of good and evil forces. for even though the earth receives emanations of light, it is under the dominion of the dialectic masters, these dialectic masters or rulers are known as the archons. these archons have great power, which extends from the astral shield surrounding the earth far into the spiritual dimensions. the lower world even attempts to duplicate the higher spiritual planes within its own fallen astral realities, offering a false kingdom for the unwary. a superb description of these false seven planes is found in the gnostic gospel of mary, where we read about the inner dimension of the fourth power, or in our terms the four elements

surface, bouncing back any destructive forces. remember to check the dome often and recharge it! the bell visualise a bell between your hands. see it clearly and make yourself aware of all the senses connected to it. move the image to your solar plexus and sense it extending a field of energy to all parts of your astral body. programme it to ring if you are psychically attacked, and react with a shield of light. if a psychic attack should occur, you should hear the sound of bell and a shield of light will surround you. another variation to use is to visualise a laser which shoots down energies which are unsympathetic to your development. the adaptations are endless. familiars a rather fun technique is to create your own elementals. the way to do this is to visualise the four elements and

GOLDEN DAWN SUPREME BANISHING RITUAL OF THE PENTAGRAM

to touch kether. step forward with the left foot while simultaneously bringing the hands to eye-level and thrusting them forward in the projection sign (this sign is also known as the "attacking sign" and when used with the sword of vengeance, it is a potent gesture of force and will) then stamp the ground with the left foot and give the sign of silence (also called the "sign of protection) as a shield against all attack and protection from any reflux current of energy. go clockwise to the south and trace the banishing pentagram of spirit active while vibrating the name "bitom" draw the spirit sigil in the center and intone "eheieh" give the lvx signs. then trace the banishing pentagram of fire. vibrate "oip teaa pedoce" draw the sigil of leo in the center and vibrate "elohim" give the si

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m it. for force in contemplation and meditation, formulate as if seated upon a lotus, but for more material force, as if standing upon a dragon or a serpent like some statues of harpocrates. as a defence and protection, the sign is as strong as the banishing pentagram, though of a different nature, and as the sign of the enterer represents attack, so does this sign represent defence thereto, as a shield is a defence against the sword. from this sign is a formula of invisibility derived. the secret names of this sign are: the sign of the gods of silence, or the sign of defence or protection. it may be performed with any finger of either hand, but 11 it is most protective when the left forefinger is used, the n of dsj, for the fingers of the right hand represent more violent action,and those

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d terrible one, elohim gibor, and may thy mighty archangel kamael, thy angels seraphim, defend with all the force, power and might of geburah, and make all spirits subject unto me. entrust me with the power to invoke thy forces on command in the defense of this order, my loved ones and lastly, myself. empower all the elements of nature with thy force and strength to act as a sword of defeat and a shield of invincibilty to mine enemies so that every spirit of the firmament and of the ether, upon the earth and under the earth, on dry land and in the water, of whirling air and of rushing fire and every spell and scourge of god, the vast one, obedient unto me (now makes the sign of the enterer towards the quarter while saying "in the name of elohim gibor, i call upon kamael and his angels, the

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and the rabenschlacht, and in the memory of our court-poets (ms. 2, 22 p, 227^ conr. engelhart, and helbl. 2, 1303. 7, 366. 13, 111) without some express legend to rest upon? this i had a presentiment of on p. 532 from our proper names fanigolt, manigolt (fen-gold, bracelet-gold; conf. haupt^s pref. to engelh. p. x. and what is more, the austrian weisthiimer (3, 687. 712) require by way of fine a shield full of ground gold; and fillingshields with gold meant being liberal. the folk-song in uhland 1, 76-7 makes the mill grind gold and love. how else to explain gold-grinding and gold-meal i cannot divine. i cpuld multiply such examples; i could also, if the task were not reserved for others or another occasion, shew in detail that the same mythic basis, which must be assumed for our own hero

a wise man bade tliem look, one after anothei, throvc/h the ring formed by his arm held a-himho: immediately they saw a multitude of soldiers, engaged in military exercises, go in and out of the mountain^ this looking through the arm gives assurance of the genuine primitive legend. saxo gram, p. 37 relates, that biarco was unable to see otjiin, who, mounted on tfhite steed and covered with lohite shield, was aiding the hostile army of swedes. quoth biarco to e.uta: at nunc ille ubi sit qui vulgo dicitur othin armipotens, uno semper contentus ocello? die mihi, ruta, precor, usquam si conspicis ilium? ruta: adde oculum propius, et nostras prospice chelas, ante sacraturas victrici lumina signo, si vis praesentem tuto cognoscere martem biarco: si potero horrendum friggce spectare viaritavi, qu

swiss federation; they will ivahe when their country wants them, ibid. no. 297. at the kifluiuscr in thuringia sleeps frederic barbarossa: he sits at a round stone table, resting his head on his hand, nodding, with blinking eyes; his beard grows round the table, it has already made the circuit twice, and when it has grown round the third time, the king will aioalce. on coming out he will hang his shield on a withered tree, which will breah into leaf, and a better time will dawn. yet some have seen him awake: a shepherd having piped a lay that pleased him well, frederick asked him 'fly the ravens round the mountain still' the shepherd said yes* then must i sleep another 100 years^ the shepherd was led into' similar questions are put by the blind giant in a swed. folktale, which i insert her

ns, a bloody battle is fought ou the walserfeld, antichrist appears, the angel-trumpets peal, and the last of days has dawned. the walserfeld has a withered tree, which has been cut doivn three times, but its 7-oot has always sprouted and grown into a perfect tree again. when next it begins to leaf, the terrible fight is near, and will open when the tree bears fruit. then shall frederick hang his shield on the tree, all men shall flock to it, and make such a slaughter that the blood will run info the warriors' shoes, and the wicked men be slain by the righteous (ib. nos. 24. 28. in this remarkable tradition may be recognised things old and very old. a religious poem of the 16th cent (grater's odina p. 197) speaks of duke frederick, who is to win back the h. sepulchre, and hang his shield o

ward dar brand in ener kopen' a more exact account in ofctocar cap. 321 6, and the chron. in pez 1, 1104. the legend may also confound the two fredericks, i and ii (see suppl- 1 in the ms' historia trium regum' by job. von hildesbeim (d. 1375) is mentioned a temple of the tartars. behind walls, locks and bolts stands aivithered tree, guarded by men at arms: whatever prince can manage to hang his shield on the tree, becomes lord of all the east; the great khan did succeed, and is therefore irresistible (goethe's kunst u. alt. ii. 2, 174-5. schwab's account of the book p. 181-2. the tree stands at tauris, form. susa. on the other hand, montevilla reports that' in the vale of mambre, as one journeys from ebron to bethlehem, stands the tvoful withered tree that they call trip, but we name it

centuries the people associated with it the recovery of the h. sepulchre: the heroes of odenberg and kifhauser have no such purpose set before them. the older programme is, that upon their awaking comes the great ivorld-hattle, and the day of judgment dawns: of this the mention of anticlirist leaves no doubt. here we see connexion with the myth of the luorld's destruction (p. 810-2. the suspended shield may signify the approaching judge (ra. sol; even the sign of the tree turning green again looks to me more heathen than christian. it might indeed be referred to matth. 24, 32. mark 13, 28. luke 21, 29-30 (hel. 132, 14, where the omens of the great day are likened to the budding figtree as a sign of approaching summer; but to apply the simile to the judgment-day would clearly be a confusion

recognising the woi'ld-tree and the battle at ,the world's destruction: the white horseman seems to be freijr, or some shining god, struggling with surtr the black, and striving to delay the approaching end of the world by lopping off the sprout. heathen gods the two champions are for certain, even if they be not these. the king, whose horse stands tied up under the tree, is the same as he whose shield is hung upon the tree, a future judge of the world. as the past and the future, the lost paradise and the expected, do in the people's imagination melt into one- they come to believe in a re-awahing of their loved kings and heroes out of their mountain-sleej: of frederick and charles, of siegfried and doubtless dietrich too. this is the true hall-mark of the epos, to endow its leading chara

s one feature might have opened people's eyes to the basis of all sorcery. the whole wretched business rested on the imagination and compulsory confessions of the poor creatures. 0^ fact there was none, save that they had a knowledge of medicines and poisons, and quickened their dreams^ by the use of salves and potions. called upon to name their confederates, they often mentioned dead persons, to shield the living or to evade inquiry; any vile thing they stated was set down as gospel truth. we read of witches confessing the murder of people who turned out to be alive^ it never occurred to the judges to consider, how on earth it happened that innumerable meetings of witches, all at well-knowu accessible places, had never been surprised by witnesses whom their road must have taken that way

ion that the stitch is caused by the shots of spirits. loud over land and rock have ridden mighty women, hsegtessan (p. 1040, and have sent whizzing darts, afterwards more narrowly defined as 'esa, ylfa and hsegtessan gescot^ shot of ases (p. 25, of elves (p. 443) and of witches (though the gen. sing, is used, not pi. h^bgtessena. the exorcist, in relating the transaction, calls to the patient to shield himself, that he may get over the attack^ and every now and then puts in the refrain' out, little spear, if herein thou be' he goes on to tell how he stood under 1' should be hsern, conf. hsbrnflota, cod. exon. 182, 9' suppl. 2 'hsne hi's genesan' in as. this verb takes the ace, not the gen. as in ohg: ba saecce genais, beow. 3950. uisa gehwane genesen hsefde 4789. fela ic gutirffisa geuffi

GRIMM TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY VOL 2 1883 COMPLETE

uate the griottuna garffar, sn. 108-9. we have already noticed how most of the words for giant coin cide with the names of ancient nations. giants were imagined dwelling on rocks and mountains, and their nature is all of a piece with the mineral kingdom: they are either animated masses of stone, or creatures once alive petrified. giants. 533 hrungnir had a three-cornered stone heart, his head and shield were of stone, sn. 109. another giant was named vagnjiofffi (waggon-head, sn. 211 a, in saxo gram. 9. 10. dame hutt is a petrified queen of giants, deut. sag. no. 233. out of this connexion with mountains arises another set of names: bergrisi, sn. 18. 26. 30. 45-7. 66. grofctas. 10. 24. egilss. 22; x bergbui, fornald. sog. 1, 412; hraunbui (saxicola, sasm. 57b 145a; hraunhvalr(-whale) 57b;

aster (p. 291. 624 elements. bohemians used to lead their cows over it to protect them from witchcraft. the kussian name was kupdlo, which some explain by a god of harvest, kupalo: youths and maidens, garlanded with flowers and girt with holy herbs, assembled on the 24th june, lighted a fire, leapt and led their flocks over it, singing hymns the while in praise of the god. they thought thereby to shield their cattle from the leshis or woodsprites. at times a white cock is said to have been burnt in the fire amid dance and song. even now the female saint, whose feast the greek ritual keeps on this day [agrippina, has the by-name kitpdlnitsa; a burning pile of wood is called the same, and so, according to karamzin, is the flower that is strewn on st. john s day [ranunculus, crowfoot* this fi

two forms must have parted company very early, supposing the gothic name of november jmleis to be cognate. 1 the word wheel seems to be of the same root as while, goth, liveila, ohg. huila, i.e. revolving time; conf. goth, hveila-hvairbs, ohg. huil-huerbic, volubilis. another symbolic epithet of the sun seems to be of great age: the warlike sentiment of olden times saw in him a gleaming circular shield, and we noticed above (p. 700) that the sky itself formed a sceldbyrig. notker cap. 71, finding in his text the words sinistra clypeum coruscantem praeferebat (apollo/ translates: f an dero winsterun truog er einen* rotetv sjtilt/ then adds a remark of his own: wanda selbiu diu sunna, einemo sffilte gelih ist/ in german law and german poetry ve catch the glimmer of these red shields/ even o

t the sky itself formed a sceldbyrig. notker cap. 71, finding in his text the words sinistra clypeum coruscantem praeferebat (apollo/ translates: f an dero winsterun truog er einen* rotetv sjtilt/ then adds a remark of his own: wanda selbiu diu sunna, einemo sffilte gelih ist/ in german law and german poetry ve catch the glimmer of these red shields/ even opitz 2, 286 calls the sun( the beauteous shield of heaven. the very oldest and most universal image connecied with the sun and other luminaries seems after all to be thab of the eye. ancient cosmogonies represent them as created out of eyes. to persians the sun was the eye of ahummazdao (orniuzd, to egyptians the right eye of the demiurge, to the greeks the eye of zeus, to our forefathers that of wuotan; and a fable in the edda says 0$in

babbling of infants. the dialect of the saterland frisians las an actual jule, jole (rota. it is worthy of notice, that in some parts of schleswig they used at christmas-time to roll a wheel into the village. and this was called at \rille juul i by, trundling yule into town; outzen sub. v. i6l,.p. 145. sun. moon. 703 like the giant, the god (wuotan, the sky) has but one eye, which is awheel and a shield. in beow. 113.5 bedcen godes is the sun, the great celestial sign. 1 with this eye the divinity surveys the world, and nothing can escape its peering all-piercing glance 3, all the stars look down upon men.3 but the on. poets, not content with treating sun, moon and stara as eyes of heaven, invert the macrocosm, and call the human eye the sun, mooiv or star of the skull, forehead, brows and

he sun, the great celestial sign. 1 with this eye the divinity surveys the world, and nothing can escape its peering all-piercing glance 3, all the stars look down upon men.3 but the on. poets, not content with treating sun, moon and stara as eyes of heaven, invert the macrocosm, and call the human eye the sun, mooiv or star of the skull, forehead, brows and eyelashes -y they even call the eye th shield of the forehead: a confirmation of the similar name for the sun. another title they bestow on the sun is gimsteinn himins.(getnma coeli) j so in as. heofones gim/ beow. 4142. and wuldres .gim, andr. 1289 (see suppl. and not only is the sun represented as the god s eye looking down, but as his full face and countenance; and that is how we draw his picture still. otfried says of the sun being

xtended toward the sun (weisth. 3, 349) j and even tacitus in ann. 13, 55 relates of bojocalus( solem respiciens et cetera sidera vocans, quasi coram interrogabat, vellentne intueri inane solum (see suppl. that to our remote ancestry the heavenly bodies, especially the sun and moon, were divine beings, will not admit of any doubt. not only do such symbolic expressions as face, eye, tongue, wheel, shield, table, car* bring us face to face with a vivid personification; we have also seen how significantly caesar 1 frau sunne (gorres meisterl. 184. hence in o.fr. solans, without the article, bekker on ferabras p. 163. 2 his authority is dynkelspuhl tract. 1, praec. 1, p. 59. is this the nicolaus dinkelspuel in jocher? 3 conf. the wind addressed as lord, p. 631; and dobropan, p. 130 note. 4 som

far west, on the happy isles of okeanos; we may with perfect confidence assert, that a belief in walhaila was not confined to our north, but was common to all teutonic nations. a vita idae in pertz 2, 571 uses the ex pression coelorum palatinae sedes, implying that a court is maintained like the king s palatium, where the departed dwell. still more to the point is the as. poet s calling heaven a shield- 1 a 13th cent, poem, to be presently quoted, has already an unmistakable refer ence to our tale of the spielmann or spielhansel (jack player, who is turned out of heaven, because he has led a bad life, and performed no deeds. walahalla. 819 burg, which, like valholl, was covered with golden shields (p. 700. in the vita wulframi there is shewn to the frisian king radbot a house glittering w

HANDBOOK OF EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGY

rshipped in egypt from the late middle kingdom onward. in the mythology of the canaanites of ugarit, anat was the sister, lover, and avenger of the storm god baal. in egypt she was regarded as a daughter of ra and a consort of the storm god seth. she was a formidable defender of the sun god and protected kings on the battlefield. in egyptian art, anat was usually represented as a woman carrying a shield, a spear, and an axe. one spell refers to anat fighting alongside ra against a troop of wild donkeys who embodied the forces of chaos. so fierce was this contest that anat gathered the blood of the wounded sun god in fifteen metal bowls. king rameses iii claimed that anat had been his shield in the equally desperate struggle against the invading sea peoples. in canaanite mythology, anat and

ly shown as a deities, themes, and concepts 169 woman wearing the red crown of the north. her temple at sais in the delta was one of ancient egypt s most famous buildings. neith was a very important deity in the early dynastic period. the curious symbol that represented neith in these early times may originally have been a click beetle. later this symbol was reinterpreted as two arrows crossing a shield. click beetles are usually found near water, and neith was often equated with mehet-weret, a primeval goddess whose name means the great flood. she was the mother of the creator sun god and so had claims to be considered the oldest of beings. at sais, neith was called the great mother who gave birth to ra; she instituted giving birth when there had been no childbirth before. by extension, n

HELENA BLAVATSKY NIGHTMARE TALES

we had arrived at constantinople a week beforefrom greece, and had devoted fourteen hours a day ever since to toiling up and down the steep heights ofpera, visiting bazaars, climbing to the tops of minarets and fighting our way through armies of hungry dogs,the traditional masters of the streets of stamboul. nomadic life is infectious, they say, and no civilization is nightmare talesthe luminous shield49 strong enough to destroy the charm of unrestrained freedom when it has once been tasted. the gipsy cannotbe tempted from his tent, and even the common tramp finds a fascination in his comfortless and precariousexistence, that prevents him taking to any fixed abode and occupation. to guard my spaniel ralph fromfalling a victim to this infection, and joining the canine bedouins that, infest

, which had been clumsily repaired with pins "and that is just the most wonderful part of the whole story" quietly answered the phanariote, not in the leastdisconcerted "they showed me in the shining circle the quarter of the town, the house, and even the room inwhich the jew who had stolen my pelisse was just about to rip it up and cut it into pieces. my son and i had nightmare talesthe luminous shield50 barely time to run over to the kalindjikoulosek quarter, and to save my property. we caught the thief in thevery act, and we both recognized him as the man shown to us by the dervishes in the magic moon. heconfessed the theft and is now in prison" although none of us had the least comprehension of what she meant by the magic moon and the shiningcircle, and were all thoroughly mystified by

a satyr, and it was ornamented with letters and signsfrom the koran painted in bright yellow. on her forehead was a blood-red crescent; her head was crownedwith a dusty tarbouche, or fez; her legs were arrayed in large turkish trousers, and some dirty white muslinwrapped round her body barely sufficed to conceal its hideous deformities. this creature rather let herself nightmare talesthe luminous shield51 drop than sat down in the middle of the floor, and as her weight descended on the rickety boards it sent up acloud of dust that set us coughing and sneezing. this was the famous tatmos known as the damascus oracle! without losing time in idle talk, the dervish produced a piece of chalk, and traced around the girl a circleabout six feet in diameter. fetching from behind the door twelve sma

nt longer, emitted a few last flashes,and assuming the density and irridescence of an immense opal, it remained motionless. the disk now radiateda moon-like lustre, soft and silvery, but instead of illuminating the garret, it seemed only to intensify thedarkness. the edge of the circle was not penumbrous, but on the contrary sharply defined like that of a silvershield. nightmare talesthe luminous shield52 all being now ready, the dervish without uttering a word, or removing his gaze from the disk, stretched out ahand, and taking hold of mine, he drew me to his side and pointed to the luminous shield. looking at theplace indicated, we saw large patches appear like those on the moon. these gradually formed themselves intofigures that began moving about in high relief in their natural colours

ing lamp, is an oldgentleman writing. his gray hair is brushed back from his forehead, his face is smooth-shaven and hiscountenance has an expression of benignity. the dervish made a hasty motion to enjoin silence; the light on the disk quivers, but resumes its steadybrilliancy, and again its surface is imageless for a second. we are back in constantinople now and out of the pearly, depths of the shield forms our own apartment in thehotel. there are our papers and books on the bureau, my friend's travelling hat in a corner, her ribbonshanging on the glass, and lying on the bed the very dress she had changed when starting out on ourexpedition. no detail was lacking to make the identification complete; and as if to prove that we were notseeing something conjured up in our imagination, there

ery dress she had changed when starting out on ourexpedition. no detail was lacking to make the identification complete; and as if to prove that we were notseeing something conjured up in our imagination, there lay upon the dressing-table two unopened letters, thehandwriting on which was clearly recognized by my friend. they were from a very dear relative of hers, from nightmare talesthe luminous shield53 whom she had expected to hear when in athens, but had been disappointed. the scene faded away and wenow saw her brother's room with himself lying upon the lounge, and a servant bathing his head, whence toour horror, blood was trickling. we had left the boy in perfect health but an hour before; and upon seeing thispicture my companion uttered a cry of alarm, and seizing me by the hand drag

HELENA BLAVATSKY THE KEY TO THEOSOPHY

though you may call it, has a magic and divine potency which reacts on the living. a mother's ego filled with love for the imaginary children it sees near itself, living a life of happiness, as real to it as when on earth-that love will always be felt by the children in flesh. it will manifest in their dreams, and often in various events-in providential protection and escape, for love is a strong shield, and is not limited by space or time. as with this devachanic "mother" so with the rest of human relationships and attachments, save the purely selfish or material. analogy will suggest to you the rest. q. in no case, then, do you admit the possibility of the communication of the living with the disembodied spirit? a. yes, there is a case, and even two exceptions to the rule. the first exce

HP LOVECRAFT A DARK LORE

he northward connecting door was wide open, but there was no time to think about checking the already turning lock in the hall. all i could do was to shut and bolt the open connecting door, as well as its mate on the opposite side- pushing a bedstead against the one and a bureau against the other, and moving a washstand in front of the hall door. i must, i saw, trust to such makeshift barriers to shield me till i could get out the window and on the roof of the paine street block. but even in this acute moment my chief horror was something apart from the immediate weakness of my defenses. i was shuddering because not one of my pursuers, despite some hideous panting, grunting, and subdued barkings at odd intervals, was uttering an unmuffled or intelligible vocal sound. as i moved the furnitu

HP LOVECRAFT THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH

he northward connecting door was wide open, but there was no time to think about checking the already turning lock in the hall. all i could do was to shut and bolt the open connecting door, as well as its mate on the opposite side- pushing a bedstead against the one and a bureau against the other, and moving a washstand in front of the hall door. i must, i saw, trust to such makeshift barriers to shield me till i could get out the window and on the roof of the paine street block. but even in this acute moment my chief horror was something apart from the immediate weakness of my defenses. i was shuddering because not one of my pursuers, despite some hideous panting, grunting, and subdued barkings at odd intervals, was uttering an unmuffled or intelligible vocal sound. as i moved the furnitu

INITIATION INTO HERMETICS

m also can be transferred somewhere else, where a material body would not have enough space, for example, into a corner of a wall and into such spots where the meddling of other people is quite out of the question. this practice offers so many possibilities for the magician that it is left entirely to his intuition to what purposes he likes to use the elementaries he creates. he can, for example, shield his house or apartment from injuries with the help of an elementary, produce a more favorable atmosphere for himself, and similar things. all of us know that every science can be used for noble purposes as well as for evil ones, and so i am sorry to say, this practice likewise can be misused for egotistic and malevolent purposes. for example, a merchant can create an elementary that will ai

ISIS UNVEILED

audience. this is the eeamd degree or stage of development. the sensitive when not naturally made so by psycho- logical training now audibly hears, but is still unable to discern and is incapable of verifying his impressions; and one who is unprotected, the tricky powers of the air but too often delude with semblances of voice and speech. but the guru's influence is there; it is the most powerful shield against the intrusion of the bhuind into the atmosphere of the tfotu, consecrated to the pure, human, and celestial ihtris. the third degree is that in which the fakir or any other candidate both feeb, hears, and sees; and wherein he can at will produce the reflexuma of the pitris on the mirror of astral light. all depends upon his psycho- logical and mesmeric powers, which are always propo

, however, of nicolas of antioch, one of the "seven" chosen by the "twelve" to make distribution from the common fund to the proselytes at jerusalem ads ii, 44, 45; vi, 1-5, hardly more than a few weeks, or perhaps months, after the crucifixioa* and a man "of honest report, fiul of the holy ghost and wisdom (verse 3. thus it would appear that the "holy ghost and wisdom" from on hi^ were no more a shield against the accusation of 'heresy' than thou^ they had never over- shadowed the 'diosett ones' of the apostles. it would be but too easy to detect what kind of 'heresy' it was that offended, even had we net other and more authentic sources of informa- tion in the kabaustic writings. the accusation [against the nicolaitans] and the precise nature of the* abomination' are stated in the second

JASMUHEEN THE FOOD OF GODS

bigger picture& enlightenment 10. summary& benefits: the madonna frequency attributes 108 divine nutrition program. level 3 nourishment: 11. pranic nourishment hook-in. step by step: part 1: the inner view 114 step by step 114 discover your encodements 116 bio-system preparation. fitness on all levels 118 detoxing& fasting 124 dow power& cellular pulsing 127 melatonin production exercises 133 bio-shield devices 137 bio-shield maintenance programs 142 self sustaining template 143 responsible reporting& media education 148 part 2: frequently asked questions 154 part 3: research done& research recommended jasmuheen. divine nutrition findings 170 dr shah interview 172 part 4: weaving the fields 174 12. the greatest gift 186 post-script january 2005 190 jasmuheen background 196 jasmuheen educat

raining field non-displacement training, ambidextrous and weather training 105 level 3 nourishment& sensitivity development tools chapter 11 technique no. 20: discover your encodements 116 technique no. 21: de-tox program 124 technique no. 22: dow surrender 127 technique no. 23: cellular pulsing& forgiveness 129 technique no. 24& 25: alternate breathing& tratak 135 technique no. 26: digestive bio-shield 140 technique no. 27: basic bio-shield 141 technique no. 28: bio-shield maintenance 142 technique no. 29: self-sustaining template 144 technique no. 30: chi machine 147 technique no. 31: maltese cross meditation 167 technique no. 32: field weaving personal tuning 175 technique no. 33: field weaving global tuning 176 technique no. 34: field cocooning& extensions 177 technique no. 35& 36: fie

comes our way until we are a mixed match type vegetable soup of energies or we can cleanse our fields and plug our selves in to the divine nutrition channel and radiate the nourishing frequencies of divine love and wisdom into this world. to absorb or radiate is simply a matter of choice that comes from the utilization of the type of tools we offer in this book. later we will look at specific bio-shield devices that we can use to shield our selves from frequencies that we feel are no longer nurturing. we will also move on to look at how to weave a field which means how to create specific types of energy fields for true nurturing and how to also re-weave an existing field so that when we exist in it, we are more receptive to the benefits of being in the theta. delta wave. divine nutrition:

cts as a field of magnetic attraction that pulses out invitations to those with the desire to explore, for the law of resonance will always allow like minds to be attracted and like fields to merge and play. a person who acts with integrity will always be free of regret, especially when they act with a purity of heart and a desire to deliver something that is beneficial for all. yet this will not shield the pure of heart from the anger, ignorance or confusion of those who will be challenged by a newer or purer view. so it is, and so it has always been, and so perhaps it will remain. and so it is that the information contained in the divine nutrition: living on light series has, and will, challenge many industries from the medical and pharmaceutical to even the holistic health industry. as

ght and perfect image programming code is used daily and said while connecting each finger to the thumb so that the program works with the hand mudra and is absorbed directly into the energy field of the body. for those familiar with the chi machine, this program is most effective when done when the chi rush comes at the end of the oscillation cycle. more on this is covered in the section on bio- shield devices. there are of course, other specific programming codes that are crucial to successful theta. delta wave nurturing but as these relate not just to improving our health but also specifically to the area of pranic nourishment, where individuals can be free from the need to take physical food, we will address these in chapter 11. sacred sex 7. the nourishment of the microcosmic orbit re

and impacts upon the bio-system, as these are basic theta. delta field attributes. again, as the inner field doorways download the theta. delta waves, in a way that we can handle, our outer field emanations also spontaneously change. these outer fields too, can be reset to access the external theta. delta field of prana that surrounds and permeates all. this can be done via the use of certain bio-shield devices that we will discuss in detail later. it is also important to support all fieldwork with basic common sense attitudes, and via our lifestyle, while we expand our body s capacity to attract and hold and radiate the theta. delta waves. what we have been doing in our previous time to this date will determine what type of program we need to apply for successful tuning of our personal fi

ly in its gray light and quietly closed it again. now finally able to bundle all the work up into the planetary peace program and the divine nutrition game, there is a sense of completion and also peace and all is well with my world. the art of creating the perfect external environment that can nourish us deeply can be helped by the ancient tradition of feng shui as well as the utilization of bio-shield devices and field re-weaving techniques. our outer living environment is a reflection of our inner environment and a person who is well nourished on all levels of their being automatically seems to create an external environment that supports this nourishment flow and also nurtures others. at this time in our world, we are being asked to not just nourish ourselves effectively with minimum d

spiritual initiate, is someone who has learnt to work with all fields and who. ideally. can exist in harmony in any field without disruption to their own field. as we have already discussed, the two most powerful tools we have to selectively absorb the frequencies we want from the world are: a) our intention, will and attitude, i.e. the absorption versus radiation game, and b) the use of the bio-shield devices which we discuss in chapter 11. c) i also feel it is helpful to understand how to influence an existing field and how to weave a new field to support us in a more nurturing manner and will devote more time to this discussion later. it is also beneficial to understand that accessing the channel of divine nutrition is not something that happens just to the lucky ones or the blessed or

ns just to the lucky ones or the blessed or the holy ones. any one can access the madonna frequency field and its divine love, divine wisdom channel and hence tap into pranic nourishment. however it is still a daily challenge to be able to exist in a predominantly beta. alpha field and still get enough nourishment from the theta field to maintain health. this is why our energetic hook-ins and bio-shield devices are so helpful as they allow us to control the pranic flow. also the daily practice of kriya yoga* and suryayoga* and techniques like the love breath meditation are most helpful: these are specific forms of yoga that aid the divine nutrition flow which we will discuss shortly. another problem mentioned is the fact that as we consciously shift our frequencies to anchor ourselves in m

microcosmic orbit. it was a specific kriya-yogic practice that sustained giri bala enough to be free from the need of food or fluid for over six decades and kriya-yoga that gave the himalayan babaji his immortality. kriya-yoga can be used to direct light through the grids as in the work of the geomancers and the dimensional biofield science technicians and it is kriya- yoga that sustains the bio-shield devices. kriya-yoga also feeds our chakras and their associated meridians. agni-yoga is often practiced by rebirthers and those who utilize the power of the elements as agni-yoga works with the element of fire which ignites the fire within as the origin of universal creation. agni-yoga allows us to draw a stream of nourishment through the central sun via our lower tan tien, or sacral chakra

gin the meat> vegetarian> vegan etc. or vegetarian> vegan> raw food program as in chapter 6 technique no. 7. step 10: create a supportive home environment to support you in this journey. step 11: read and research all you can on the subject so that you are well informed. step 12: for those who need to develop the ability to absorb only the energies that nurture them in this world, utilize the bio-shield devices that we will elaborate on in this chapter. step 13: take your time, set a 2, 3 or 5 year goal plan of physical and social preparation e.g. in 3 years i will live purely on pranic light. then apply the above points sensibly. step 14: if it is in your blueprint to be public with this choice, read and apply the responsible reporting guidelines. step 15: slowly educate family and friend

and handling the fact that often their personal lifestyle choice can create social isolation. similarly regarding research material, telepathically tell your dow to bring you all the data you need on this so that you can be open to take the right step for you regarding any physical, emotional and intellectual preparation that you may need to do. step 12 elaboration: nourishment through using bio-shield devices this next section is quite detailed as we will look at matrix mechanics and the various types of bio-shield devices, why they are beneficial, how to create them and how to maintain them and why. all created biofield devices, and natural biofield grids such as our chakra system, depend on matrix mechanics to function and in dimensional biofield science the underlying power base of ea

sly i acted, i was still challenging the status quo delivering research news that had the potential to upset the billion dollar food industry plus the pharmaceutical and medical industries as people living purely off prana no longer seem to manifest illnesses. hence the energetic attention that was channeled my way was at times quite toxic and as a result of this i learned, how to use various bio-shield devices so that i could move through this world and stay relatively unaffected by the various forms of pollution that we encounter when we live anywhere other than perhaps in a secluded mountain village or monastery. consequently in accessing divine nutrition we have devised a few devices that allow us to energetically hook into the prana channel and attract specific frequencies as a bio-sh

perhaps in a secluded mountain village or monastery. consequently in accessing divine nutrition we have devised a few devices that allow us to energetically hook into the prana channel and attract specific frequencies as a bio-shield device allows us to absorb what we want from fields selectively rather than being bombarded with the random frequencies of a chaotic beta field world. briefly a bio-shield is a cocoon, or web, of violet light that is created, programmed and activated to set up specific biofeedback responses within the quantum field of universal intelligence. fields can be overlaid and woven by a system that some dimensional field technicians call patterning and weaving and forethought must be given to the type of outcomes intended as well as the consequences of imprinting a f

e that we are gods in form, who can create energy fields from the violet light and program these fields to magnetize certain realities into our life, then we divine nutrition: the madonna frequency& the food of gods with jasmuheen 140 can. as we often share, this reality is powerfully supported when our intentions are governed by the win for me, win for others, win for our world outcome game. bio-shield devices: divine nutrition program. technique no. 26: a) the first tool to aid in the divine nutrition game is the digestive system bio-shield. its purpose is to act as an internal conversion system that instantly transmutes everything we eat into the perfect vibration of light that we need. using our will, imagination and intention we. take some time and sit in stillness and centre ourselve

atively inert until coded. recommended programming code: first focus on the etheric web around your digestive system and. see it as a living field of intelligence just waiting for a software program to run itself. then command into it telepathically the following statement: i now command that all food, all fluid, and all that i ingest from this moment on that flows through my digestive system bio-shield. is automatically converted into the perfect frequency of light and divine nutrition that my body needs now! so it is! so it is! so it is! then anything you eat, you say to yourself i eat because i love it, not because i need it and all that i eat and drink is automatically transmuted into what my body needs now. this reinforces the original field program and reprograms any limiting self ta

transmuted into what my body needs now. this reinforces the original field program and reprograms any limiting self talk. like chocolate is so bad for me or i need this food for nourishment to survive. both of which are limiting statements. yes it is possible that the sheer attitude of everything i eat is good for me to override all toxicity but this requires focus and mind mastery, hence the bio-shield digestion device supports the process energetically while we develop this mind power. b) the second bio-shield device that i feel is necessary, for those being fed via the madonna frequency field of divine love, is a bio-shield that encases our personal divine nutrition: the madonna frequency& the food of gods with jasmuheen 141 energy field and screens out all signals and frequencies that

JENNINGS HARGRAVE ROSICRUCIANS RITES MYSTERIES

the passages of music given at p. 232, figs. 141, 142, are hay s natural principles and analogy of the harmony of form, and a very original and learned musical production, entitled the analogy of the laws of 236 the rosicrucians. musical temperament to the natural dissonance of creation, by m. vernon, published in london in 1867. through a 159 160 161 162 163 fig. 159. bhuddist emblem. fig. 160. shield of david" or, the "seal of solomon" fig. 161. phallic triad fig. 162. astrological hand (1) jupiter (2) saturn (3) sun (4) mercury (5) mars (6) moon (7) venus. fig. 163. indian and greek. strange theory, the music at p. 232 of our book is taken as the expression of the geometrical fronts of the two great fig. 164. isis, dragon's head. fig. 165. hand in benediction. temples, the parthenon at

makes difference or degree? it is supposed that shakspeare plays upon this truth when he makes his clown in hamlet observe, they (i.e, adam and eve) were the first who ever bore arms. by a reference to the foot of the figure, we shall see what these arms were, and discover male and female resemblances in the shape of the man s escutcheon and the woman's diamond-shaped "lozenge" as thus: a is the shield of arms, or spade, or spada, or male implement, on man's own side, or dexter side; b is the lozenge, or distaff, or article representative of woman s work, on her proper side, or the left or sinister side. the chalice as a symbol. 245 a chalice is, in general, the sign of the priestly order. the chalice on the tombstone of a knight, or over the door of a castle, is a sign of the knights tem

. 238 (1) osiris, bhidd (2) thus in india (3) hermes. thus in egypt (4) bel or baal. thus in britain (all the ahove are different versions of the phallus with its meanings) he is displayed with characteristics of apollo, or the sun rising in the east, in the quadriga, or four-horsed chariot. the gnostic abraxas. 271 fig. 240: abraxas brandishing his whip, as if chasing away the evil genii. on his shield, the titles if. iaw. neat work. green jasper (the gnostics, p. 201. the ur on or winged solar disc, or egg, from which issue, on reversed sides, the two emblematical asps, has fig. 239. fig. 240. certain characteristics which ally it with the scarab us. both ur on and scarab us are symbols continual on the fronts of the egyptian temples, and they are principally placed over the portals: the

ance, he founded, continues du chesne, a chapel within the castle of windsor, and dedicated it in gratitude to the saint, who is the patron of england. the first example of a garter that occurs is on the before-mentioned monument of sir francis burley; where, on the front, towards the head, are his own arms, impaling his first wife s, set within a garter. this wants the impress, or motto. another shield of arms, having the same impalement placed below the feet, is surrounded with a collar of s.s, of the same form with that about his neck. it was appointed by king henry the eighth, and embodied in the statutes of the order, that the collar should be composed of pieces of gold, in fashion of garters; the ground enamelled blue, and the letters of the motto gold. in the midst of each garter tw

es 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, 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 da

JESSUP MK THE CASE FOR THE UFO

urous substance. and. the enormous "round things" which rose from the ocean, near victoria: whether we accept that they were superconstructions, or something else, including perhaps imagination, it was reported that they spread a "stench of sulfur" if they smelled like that, they could not have been too distant, could they? l-m ships on under sea exploration, stayed too long, gathered a "coat" on shield edge. burned it off at surface. ice gathered on venusian voyage& burned off when coming out of "shield"2 same for other materials but these "caught" on other planets there was a staggering fall of dust and mud in europe in february 1903. it seems that southern england was quite a dumping ground, although some scientists thought the dust cam from lanes and byways of the local shires. they ha

ly. but there is definitely, here, an indication of dust in the space proximate to the earth, or in orbits intersecting our orbit. it seems more and more inescapable that there are immense amounts of material of almost every fanciable type. that such unaccountable millions of tons of red dust composed of a high percentage of organic matter could be whirled aloft from the sahara, or any desert, 2:"shield" is by jemi. it is printed over a word, which may be "stasis, by mr. a. 82 and disseminated to such scattered areas, is an incomprehensibility far more durable than that of orbital existence in space and we have to assume clouds of something in space to account for the disturbance of comets' tails, and for the temporary disappearance of comets, as for instance the great comet of 1882. it is

real. all exhibit elements of control, but the weightless ones seem more to have the appearance of remote control. solid types tend to be discoid or to be spherical or spindle shaped, and these shapes, in themselves, are indicative of intelligent construction (red is a and b) read "your sins& mine" for clues "ethereal types" don't change shape, only change instensity or amount of protective force-shield to ward off extra fast tiny meteors or to change course. also wards-off cosmic ray particles as to what is to come if l-m's get disgusted with mans misanthropic, non-philosophism& materialism. man has many books on "truethought" yet they ignore them, bible, koran, etc. angers l-m's feircely (sic) ethereal types similair to results of navy expieriments, in force-field invisibility, 1943 soli

many books on "truethought" yet they ignore them, bible, koran, etc. angers l-m's feircely (sic) ethereal types similair to results of navy expieriments, in force-field invisibility, 1943 solids go throo them, no harm to occupants at all. the following notes appear at the beginning of part three. a force able to propel every molecule of itself, plus its passengers, at 7500 mph if used as a force shield to withstand the impact of meteoric rock groups can also be used to withstand the tremendous pressures of undersea living& working& building especially when this force is used to create new tremendously compacted-tough plastics& metals, out of which their ship are made. with only these latter, undersea living is easily and nicely accomplished. metal lamination, would become feasible, at las

d set houses on fire, was seen over rome "s" ship, not l-m, jammed "cutter" 214 bc "the forms of ships were seen in the sky over rome" and 220 bc "a clear light shone at night in the sky at rome" 214bc probably just plane water boats, human. 216 bc "at praeneste, sixty-five miles from rome, burning "lamps" fell from the sky, and at arpinium, forty-two miles east of praeneste, a thing like a round shield was seen in the sky" ship cleaning off "coat& obviously in a hurry, too 99 bc "when murius and valerius were consuls in tarquinia, there fell in different places a thing like a flaming torch and it come suddenly from the sky. towards sunset, a round object, like a globe, or a round circular shield took its path in the sky from west to east" that is as good a description of a saucer as any

r intelligently directed motion. anyone reporting the reference will be making a worthwhile contribution to the case for the ufo's. and unless we deny the veracity of devoe, harrison, and parkhurst, or impugn their intelligence as observers or both there cannot possibly be any argument against manipulated objects of the misty or ethereal types in space. so called ethereal types are the old force- shield cooking full blast, made good protection. 148 with his letter to the scientific american, harrison sent a description and a sketch. he described it as looking like a planetary nebula, which has but slight resemblance to a comet, or any other celestial object. to us, however, there is value in his drawing. a planetary nebula is almost circular, and certainly not flat on one side. this object

nd near enough to the earth that its disclike shape was not lost in the haze conditions. that is even closer than the moon, and is very probably within our own atmosphere. obviously the ship was in distress or under attack, else it would not have been using so much power, thus going so slowly& glowing so fiercely. oh! yes! was the l-m inspection ship, in distrustful truce of above "s" ship, force shield going full power for protection 160 but there is another powerful factor to consider. if this celestial object was even approximately as far away as the moon it would not have sufficient parallax to take it out of sight of the melbourne observers while dr. bone was observing at castelmaine, only three minutes of longitudinal distance away. therefore, it was so close to dr. bone's observator

t a body, so ethereal as a comet, does, at time emit light which is apparently of it own generation; nor have the apparently self-generated movements of the inner particles of the comet's nucleus been explained. no one, thus far has suggested that these lights and great tails might offer a means of signaling over distances of a few billions of miles to the red spot of jupiter, for instance. force-shield going full-power, warding off the occasional onslaughts of fast moving space "junk" when operating, so gives off "cold-light& it fashes-up when it has been hit by silica-corb space debris. it matters not the dr. bone's findings were criticized. the fact that he did see the object (or one of them if there were two) established two things (1) it confirmed dr. gould's observations of erratical

KETAB E SIYAH

n, my false father also counted, fear and hatred upon his face. he raised his ancient eyes to me, they burned with venom and bile, tearing at me like wild dogs. terrible was the potency of his gaze, searing me like fire, drowning me like a flood. against hatred as strong as death i could hardly stand up. my strength almost fled me, leaving me broken before him. yet my resolve was stronger, like a shield to me, throwing back those lethal eyes, 60 i would no more kneel before him who had so forsaken me to my enemies who would ruin me. i kept my footing and stood like the haughty mountain that none has the force to throw down. with a wrathful voice, he spoke, adonai yahweh, the archon-emperor, once my father, once destined to rule until the ending of all time before he betrayed his majesty, p

y false father also counted, fear and hatred upon his face. he raised his ancient eyes to me, they burned with venom and bile, tearing at me like wild dogs. terrible was the potency of his gaze, searing me like fire, 121 drowning me like a flood. against hatred as strong as death i could hardly stand up. my strength almost fled me, leaving me broken before him. yet my resolve was stronger, like a shield to me, throwing back those lethal eyes, i would no more kneel before him who had so forsaken me to my enemies who would ruin me. i kept my footing and stood like the haughty mountain that none has the force to throw down. with a wrathful voice, he spoke, adonai yahweh, the archon-emperor, once my father, once destined to rule until the ending of all time before he betrayed his majesty, payi

n rift was in our sight, the laughter of the flowing river ringing in our ears and its fragrant spices upon the breezes that we breathed. at the entrance and the exit of the river to the enchanted valley stood as sentries to each an elohim knight, mailed and armed, garbed in a robe of crimson silk, armour, steel and gilden, adorned with motifs of ten thousand creatures of strange fancy. to each a shield of painted bronze, to each a red-plumed helmet, studded with precious stones, shining with moonlight. each bearing an oak-shafted spear, upon their belts hung long swords, with decorated hilt and scabbard, a red tassel tied to the pommel, and a horn of ivory and gold, they stood their watch over the prize we sought. from the western approach we came, where the river flowed from the gardens

nding vines, ivy-leafed; 153 about his shoulders, a robe of silk, dyed with deepest purple, trimmed with gold and hemmed with a peacock's eyes; his limbs and body made glorious within gold-leafed steel, forged into magnificence, greaves and plate of make unsurpassed, strong against all blows. within his hand the prince of heaven held a curved blade of smokeless flame and upon his left hand wore a shield burning with the sun's borrowed light upon its mirrored face of bronze. now, as he made his circuit of the earth, his all-seeing gaze fell upon the form of the garden's guard, broken by the hand of baalzebub, and now upon river's waters, carnadine with blood, bled to give new life and hope and oppose the failing empire whose instrument he was. now he alighted upon the garden's soil and with

ealty for his king became apparent to me as i worked new devices by which to win from the circumstance of my condition that which had first sought upon the earth. also known to me was their confusion, man and woman, and the conflict of their minds. as the beacon of the dawn gave sign of the sun's inauguration of the day, long-shadowed hosts still faced across a little distance and shook spear and shield in defiant wrath. as the sun progressed upon its upward path the keenest of the host tested range of bolt and bow, each feathered shaft falling some distance short of the other camp. others yet tried less solid volleys, matching themselves against one opponent or another, with the ancient spear of insult and the boastful shield, declaring both his own prowess and the likening of the foe to

which removed was the throne and king of heaven he came to the two sentries, set at either side 192 of the entrance to the tent of shining silver cloth and ruddy silk, dyed as though with blood to recall that which had been shed and spilt to honour heaven and its tyrant-king in past battle. the two knights that did guard the door were arrayed in plate and the colours of the tent were apparent on shield and mantle both. before the coming of the prince of heaven whose hands and arms were yet wet with blood that he spilt in vengeance of his own error, slaying brother elohim in wrath. thus raphael passed through into god's presence and once more abased himself before his king, kneeling as he would have my children kneel as though he were a craven hound to be whipped. raphael stood not to spea

avenged. to that gory throne was lamech heir, lamech, son of methuselah, and he ascended to sit where his father had been cut down for the terrible deeds that he had wrought and, as is the way sons, sought to out-strip his father in glory won on the battle's field though well had he learned to obey the dictates of honour. strong was lamech's arm in battle, well did he cast the spear and hold the shield from his bronze-plated chariot, drawn by maddened bulls. as his father had brought disgrace upon the nephilim so did lamech bring honour upon their race. thither and thither went the columns of lamech and returned with rich tributes to the king. tributes though he called them though they were extorted at the spear's point and not all the shedim were satisfied at his deeds but he was not as

come great. in this time utanapishtim ruled in bright shurupuk and lamech heard of the fame of that great state and, as had princes before him, became jealous of that city. proud lamech resolved in his heart that by his hand would the shining walls of shurupuk be cast down and by his torch would her towers burn. thus arrayed in the hides of lion and battle-dress, ash-shafted spear in his hand and shield upon his arm, painted bright with the ensign of his line, the six-pointed star, azure upon argent, did he convoke his thegns before him. addressing them with a thunderous voice he proclaimed his new destiny and purpose "i am lamech, mighty in battle, 216 as was cruel methuselah before me by whose blood i am descended from original man. hear then the decree of lamech, your king, who seeks ne

line where lay the kings that had sired him, all, save his father, methuselah, who lamech himself had given to the crows to appease the wrath of abaddon and win once more to his left hand the terrible angel and the bleeding blade. now lamech himself lay dead and all his people bewailed his fate as he passed them upon the streets, laid out in splendid garb, robes of gold, with ash-staved spear and shield painted with his crest, and helmet of bronze hiding from the sight of men the ruinous fissure in his skull, 226 broken by the fall of that fatal mace. ten thousand voices acclaimed the king as the hero of his race for they knew not of his perfidy upon the field and indeed much that his hand wrought was good and, in life, his the greater part of his action had been noble in intent and conclu

lumn, bearing in his left hand haughty heaven's standard and in his right that feared weapon that cut down all that would oppose his father's purpose, the quadruple scythe that reaped harvests for the king of heaven and cleared all choking herbs from yahweh's kingdom, went gabriel as general of the host. at his back came some ten thousand of elohim knights, arrayed in shining arms, with shaft and shield taken up for war. at this first appearance went up from the ships a great clamour of dismay 278 for bold and strong though my children were they were but few against so great a foe and could hope not to stand against the elohim. yet but for an instant did fear seize their hearts for of the nephilim these were the best and feared no travail of torment. now, like the trumpets' blare, rang out

ith mace and javelin and battle-cry and soon were the decks slick with gore where but rain had made them slick before. yet and yet sang the archer's bows cutting from the winds those of heaven who found no perch upon the crowded decks. now upon the ships of the king where utanapishtim himself contended, striking down to each side the elohim that fought in desperation against him, shattering alike shield and skull by his great mace of meteoric iron, alighted gabriel with whirling scythe and walked lion-like amongst the nephilim warriors, severing limbs in so frenzied an assault that it could be not perceived at which moment a blow was done and the next begun. seeing my children butchered so i cast from my shoulders that midnight cloak that had hitherto concealed me from all eyes and leapt f

t-black curls, like some hanging herb, tumbled down his back and within his eyes was an eternal sorrow. three times with his left heel did he strike the soil and forth from it came a spring of clear water and five times with his right and good things to eat appeared. so did the spirit speak to hagar "have no fear of this desert now hagar for you are now protected and i stretch over you my hand to shield you from all harm from here shall you take your son to distant arabia where he shall build a city and be there a great king though now he be but an exile. rejoice now hagar for your woes are ended. do you see me so, satan? am i like my brothers now. i have not forgotten what it is to be noble. nor does my memory fade of heaven's greater years when the elohim were indeed most noble and their

day of joy! here and now is our opportunity! choose ye this day, this hour, for no redeemer liveth. every attempt made to organize the future must necessarily collapse. the present is our domain, and our chief duty is to take immediate possession thereof upon strict business principles. strive therefore against them that strive against you, and war against them that war against thine. lay hold of shield and buckler or their equivalents; stand up! be a terrible one in thine own defense. raise up also the clenched hand, and stop the way of them that would persecute you. say unto thine own heart and soul "i, even i, am my own redeemer" 439 let them be hurled back into confusion and infamy, who devise thine undoing. let them be as chaff before the cyclone, and let the angel of death pursue the

LAITMAN M KABBALAH REVEALED

hebrew word for confusion is bilbul, and to mark the confusion, the capitol of mesopotamia received the name, babel (babylon. 28 kabbalah revealed ever since that split xwhen our desires grew from level zero to level one xwe have been confronting nature. instead of correcting the ever-growing egoism to remain as one with nature, that is, with the creator, we have built a mechanical, technological shield to protect us from it. the initial reason we developed science and technology was to secure our shielded existence away from nature s elements. it turns out, however, that whether we are aware of it or not, we are actually trying to control the creator and take over the driver s seat. h i d i n g, s e e k i n g, b u t n o t f i n d i n g the level of egoism in humanity has kept growing, wit

LAITMAN M KABBALAH ATTAINING THE WORLDS BEYOND

g that the author possessed. in this way, we may forge a bond with, and can address, the author. thus, it is also essential to refrain from reading the works of other authors, especially those who also deal with the spiritual worlds. the reason for this is that these authors may influence the reader, as well. if we wish to acquire spiritual knowledge, we must establish a special daily routine and shield ourselves from extraneous influences, irrelevant news, and harmful books. we must also avoid contact with other people, except when it becomes necessary for work or for study, without deliberately shunning them, but keeping our thoughts continuously in check. when necessary, we can think of our work. the rest of the time we should devote to contemplating the purpose of life. attaining the p

LEADBEATER C W THE HIDDEN LIFE IN FREEMASONRY 2E

ecessity of living or working in one of the great cities. but we must remember that the astral and mental worlds are also crowded- very much more so than the physical, although not quite in the same way. those finer worlds have far greater extension than the physical, and also in them bodies freely interpenetrate one another. so the crowding is not of the same nature; but nevertheless, we need to shield ourselves even more strictly on those higher levels than down here. 364. it is not only that on the mental plane there are many millions of people. it is also full of centres of thought on all kinds of subjects, which have been established mostly by men like ourselves. we who are students are earnestly trying to raise ourselves somewhat above the thought of the average man; therefore a very

ivine strength, he will recognize that, like the heroes of old, he is but employing the powers with which he has been endowed from on high- just as arjuna in the battle of kurukshetra used the celestial weapons presented to him by shiva during his pilgrimage in the himalayas- just as perseus, in the fearful adventure which he undertook against the gorgon, used the helmet lent to him by pluto, the shield or mirror of pallas athene and the wings of mercury- just as king arthur received the mystic sword excalibur from the lady of the lake. and even christ said: gi do nothing of myself, but as my father hath taught me, and he that sent me is with me. h 488. the t c of g c r c, it is said, has already been heard in his favour in the lodge. this phrase has a double sense. it may undoubtedly be t

LEADBEATER CW GLIMPSES OF MASONIC HISTORY

he idea of christian baptism, to attire himself in a white robe, emblematic of the purity which was expected of him, before being brought before a conclave of priest-initiates in a kind of vault or cavern. he was first formally tested as to his development of the clairvoyant faculty which he had been previously instructed how to awaken; for this purpose he had to read an inscription upon a brazen shield, of which the blank side was presented to his physical vision. later he was left alone to keep a kind of vigil; certain mantras, or words of power, had been taught to him, which were supposed to be appropriate to control certain classes of entities; and during his vigil various appearances were projected before him, some of them of a terrifying and some of a seductive nature, so that it mig

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

objects or symbols often worn as medallions for the purpose of warding off evil. amulets differ from talismans in that they passively protect their wearer from evil and harm. they are protection devices. talismans, on the other hand, possess magical or supernatural powers of their own and transmit them to the amulet 5 owner. they attract some benefit to the possessor, whereas the amulet acts as a shield to repel harm. many ancient magical symbols are regarded as being both amulets and talismans, able to attract good fortune as well as repelling bad luck. examples of these are the swastika, the ankh, the five-pointed star or pentagram, and the sixpointed star or solomon s seal. the actual origin of these symbols is hidden in prehistory, and they have been carried all over the world. the wor

ic ritual abuse, the case became a prime example of how such paranoid thinking can lead to real abuse. to understand ingram s initial confession, it is important to understand the teachings of the local charismatic church of which he was a member. this church taught that satan could invade the minds of christians and influence them to do evil deeds that they would not later remember (demons would shield memories of such acts from the perpetrators. the same church also played a key role in producing the initial accusations. during a church-sponsored retreat, ingram s older daughter was told by a woman who claimed to possess prophetic powers that she had been a victim of sexual abuse by her father. ingram s younger daughter, also a retreat participant, later made similar accusations. these i

LIBER 777

n his hands and arms myrtle stammonia black pepper 16 a swarthy man with white lashes, his body elephantine with long legs; with him, a horse, a stag, and a calf costum codamorns cassia 17 a man in mail, armoured with bow, arrows, and quiver mastick cinnamon cypress 18 a swift-footed person, with a viper in his hand, leading dogs camphor succum anise 19 a swarthy hairy man, with a drawn sword and shield olibanum lyn balsami muces muscator 20 an old man leaning on a staff and wrapped in a mantle santal flav srorus mastick 22 a man riding on an ass, preceded by a wolf galbanum bofor] mortum 24 a horse and a wolf opoponax as for asc. as for asc. 25 a man leading another by his hair and slaying him lign-aloes foi lori gaxisphilium 26 a man holding a book which he opens and shuts assafoe tida c

laughs; bearing a sphere containing illusion in his left hand, but over his right shoulder, and a staff 463 lines long in his right. a lion and a dragon are at his feet, but he seems unaware of their attacks or caresses. line 12. his attitude suggests the shape of the swastika or thunderbolt, the message of god. line 13. she is reading intently in an open book. line 14. she bears a sceptre and a shield, whereon is figured a dove as a symbol of the male and female forces. line 15. his attitude suggests f, and he is seated upon the cubic stone, whose sides show the green lion and white eagle. line 16. he is crowned, sceptred, and blessing all in a threefold manner. four living creatures adore him, the whole suggesting a pentagram by its shape. line 17. he is inspired by apollo to prophesy c

LIBER CCCXXXV ADONIS

nfinite love! o life beyond death! psyche. i have found thee! adonis. i was thine. psyche. i thine from all the ages! adonis. to the ages! psyche. mine [the king passes over and departs. chorus of soldiers hail to the lord! without a spear, without a sword he hath smitten, he hath smitten, one stroke of his worth all our weaponed puissiances. there is no helm, no hauberk, no cuirass, adonis 33 no shield of sevenfold steel and sevenfold brass resists his touch; no sword, no spear but shivers before his glance. eternally life quivers and reels before him; death itself, the hound of god, slinks at his heel, and licks the dust that he hath trod [they follow their lord, singing. psyche. i am a dewdrop focussing the sun that fires the forest to the horizon. i am a cloud on whom the sun begets th

LIBER CXCVII STORY OF SIR PALAMEDES

here, my quest. he cried .not thus! not now! do how and when matter? i am, and i abide, sir palamede the saracen. 86 xxxviii sir palamede of great renown rode through the land upon the quest, his sword loose and his vizor down, his buckler braced, his lance in rest. now, then, god save thee, palamede! who courseth yonder on the field? those silver arms, that sable steed, the sun and rose upon his shield? the strange knight spurs to him. disdain curls that proud lip as he uplifts his vizor .come, an end! in vain, sir fox, thy thousand turns and shifts. sir palamede was white with fear. lord christ! those features were his own; his own that voice so icy clear that cuts him, cuts him to the bone .false knight! false knight. the stranger cried .thou bastard dog, sir palamede? i am the good kni

LIBER DCCCLX JOHN ST

ctly awake. 2.10. have slept, and that soundly, though with many dreams. awaking with the utmost horror and loathing of the path of the wise.it seemed somehow like a vast dragondemon with bronze green wings iridescent that rose up startled and angry. and i saw thatthe littlest courage is enough to rise and throw off sleep, like a small soldier in complete armour of silver advancing with sword and shield.at whose sight that dragon, not daring to abide the shock, flees utterly away. 2.15. lunch, 3 garibaldis and 3 gaufrettes. wrote two letters. 2.50. going out walk with mantra. 8.03 this walk was in a way rather a success. i got the good mantra effects, e.g, the brain taking it up of its own accord; also the distaste for everything but adonai became stronger and stronger. but when i returned

. he may make new considerations of this operation whereby he may discover through what error he is thus betrayed again and again into failure. failure. failure. 11.49. the temple is closed. now then, o lord adonai! let the tenth day be favourable unto o. m. for in the struggle he is as nothing worth. nor valiant, nor fortunate, nor skilful.except thou fight by his side, cover his breast with thy shield, second his blows with thy spear and with thy sword. aye! let the ninth day close in silence and in darkness, and let o.m. be found watching and waiting and willing thy presence. adonai! adonai! o lord adonai! let thy light illumine the path of that darkling wight john st. john, that being who, separate from thee, is separate from all light, life, love. adonai! adonai! let it be written of

LIBER LXVII THE SWORD OF SONG

can society. still less the brain of man. audax omnia perpeti gens human ruit per vetitum nefas* we have destroyed the meaning of vetitum nefas and are in no fear of an imaginary cohort of ills and terrors. having perfected one weapon, reason, and found it destructive to all falsehood, we have been (some of us) a little apt to go out to fight with no other weapon .fitzjames.s blade was sword and shield. and that served him against the murderous bludgeon-sword of the ruffianly highlander he happened to meet; but he would have fared ill had he called a western sheriff a liar, or gone off boer-sticking on spion kop. reason has done its utmost; theory has glutted us, and the motion of the ship is a little trying; mixed metaphore.excellent in a short essay like this.is no panacea for all menta

LIBER THISHARB

raged to endeavour to penetrate beyond that period.1 if it be properly trained to run backwards, there will be little difficulty in doing this, although it is one of the distinct steps in the practice. 21. it may be then that the memory will persuade the adept of some previous existence. where this is possible, let it be checked by an appeal to facts, as follows. 1 freudian forgetfulness tries to shield one from the shock of death. one has to brace oneself to face it in other ways, as by risking one fs life habitually [note added in mtp publication of liber 913] 6 liber bracyt vel via memoria 22. it often occurs to men that on visiting a place to which they have never been, it appears familiar. this may arise from a confusion of thought or a slipping of the memory, but it is conceivably a

LIBER XCV THE WAKE WORLD

bling on mine, i see kisses on his lips, as if he were kissing some one that one could not see. now you must know that my fairy prince is my lover, and one day he will come for good and ride away with me and marry me. i shan.t tell you his name because it is too beautiful. it is a great secret between us. when we were engaged he gave me such a beautiful ring. it was like this. first there was his shield, which had a sun on it and some roses, all on a kind of bar; and there was a terrible number written on it. then there was a bank of soft roses with the sun shining on it, and above there was a red rose on a golden cross, and then there was a three-cornered star, shining so bright that no-one could possibly look at it unless they had love in their eyes; and in the middle was an eye without

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

the structure of the poem itself. in addition, they use a far more complex diction. the high degree of formality and complexity make some skaldic verse difficult. although a great many skalds are known, ranging from icelandic saga heroes to bishops, some of the most famous skalds served at the courts of kings and other powerful rulers. sometimes these men gave the skalds valuable gifts, such as a shield, and if the shield was decorated with scenes taken from narrative, the skald might compose a poem describing those scenes as thanks for the gift. such a shield poem can be of considerable interest in the study of mythology and heroic legend, for the scenes depicted on shields tended to be from those realms. there are other examples of this sort of ekphrasis (greek: ga plain declaration, h i

own skald is ordinarily taken to be bragi boddason the old, whom most scholars think was norwegian and active in the second half of the ninth century. according to snorri, he was associated with the semilegendary viking ragnar lodbrok (hairy-breeches. fragments of a poem addressed to rag- introduction 15 nar, ragnarsdrapa, exist. the poem, as we have it reconstructed, describes four scenes on the shield ragnar gave bragi, and three of these have to do with the mythology: thor fs fishing up the midgard serpent, gefjon fs plowing land from gylfi, and hild fs inciting hogni and hedin to endless battle. another early norwegian skald was thjodolf of hvin, who flourished around the end of the ninth and beginning of the tenth century and was patronized by several norwegian rulers. two of the poem

ant vestfold district in the oslo fjord. ynglinga tal lists the ways that 22 generations of the ynglingar, kings centered in uppsala and predecessors of rognvald, met their deaths and where they were buried. the poem clearly originally served a dynastic purpose, but, especially in its discussion of the earliest kings, it has much to tell us about mythology and religion. thjodolf also composed the shield poem haustlong (autumn-long, which may refer to the poem fs gestation period. he describes two mythological scenes that adorned the shield: loki fs betrayal of idun and her apples to the giant thjazi and her rescue, and thor fs duel with hrungnir, the strongest of the giants. from the earliest skaldic tradition come three geddic praise poems, h poems in eddic meters (but in which the meters

e, she cast spells; she performed seid where she could, she performed seid, in a trance, she was ever the joy of an evil woman. 23. then all the powers went to the judgment seats the very holy gods, and discussed this: whether the asir should pay a fine, or all the gods should have tribute. 24. that was yet the battle of armies, the first one in the world. odin let fly and shot into the army, the shield wall of the fortress of the asir was broken, the battle-wise vanir knew how to tread the field. i am uncertain about portions of the above translation, especially the second half of stanza 23. in stanza 21 and stanza 24, the term i have translated as garmy h and garmies h is folk, and although the word indeed means garmy h in the older poetry, by the middle ages it also commonly had the mea

ones, pull the sun; and under their traces the blithe powers, the asir, hid giron cold. h the names of the horses are bound by alliteration, and they also occur as a couple on the other occasion when they appear in verse. this is in sigrdrifumal, in a mysterious part of the poem introduced by a stanza saying that mim fs head spoke. the very next stanza, number 15, is where the horses appear: on a shield shall be carved, the one which stands before the shining god, on the ears of arvak and on the hoof of alsvin, deities, themes, and concepts 59 this engraved stone found in havor, gotland, might be an unusual depiction of the horses that pull the sun, arvak and alsvin (the art archive/historiska museet stockholm/dagli orti) on that wheel, which turns itself under the riding of rungnir, on sl

for the laming in gylfaginning) and who like to sew things up neatly will find attractive the possibility of linking egil to thjalfi and roskva. 102 norse mythology egil was a common given name in medieval scandinavia. one egil turns up as the brother of volund, and another is the subject of one of the grandest of the sagas of icelanders. see also thjalfi; utgarda-loki eikinskjaldi (with-an-oaken-shield) dwarf name, found in voluspa, stanzas 13 and 16. see also dwarfs references and further reading: peter h. salus and paul beekman tayler, geikinskjaldi, fjalar, and eggther, h neophilologus 53 (1969: 76.81. eikthyrnir (oak-encircler) hart that nibbles on the leaves of yggdrasil, the world tree. the major source is grimnismal, stanza 26: eikthyrnir is the name of a hart, who stands at the ha

follows idun in trying to discourage the verbal dueling. loki says to her: gshut up, gefjon/ that one will i now mention/ who seduced you/ the white lad/ who gave you a piece of jewelry/ and you lay your thigh over him. h the most intriguing gefjon story is recorded as part of the ragnarsdrapa of bragi boddason the old, taken to be the earliest known skald. bragi is describing scenes decorating a shield, and one difficult stanza says that gefjon, using four oxen, plowed land that she then took from gylfi and added to denmark. this verse is found in some manuscripts of snorri fs edda and in his heimskringla. in the manuscripts of snorri fs edda that have the verse, it accompanies the following story, which opens gylfaginning: gylfi, the prehistoric swedish king whose gdelusions h at the han

norri tells it, there are four scenes: odin fs initial encounter with hrungnir, thor fs journey to the duel, the duel itself, and the aftermath. thjodolf tells only the middle two, although he hints at the last. stanzas 14.16 of haustlong describe thor fs journey to the duel, as the entire cosmos reacts.mountains shake and the earth is in flames. stanzas 17.19 tell of the giant fs standing on his shield and of weapons flying at each other, thor fs hammer and the giant fs whetstone. in stanza 20 thjodolf hints at the removal of the piece of whetstone from thor fs head, but we learn no more. according to snorri, the onset of the story takes place when odin is riding sleipnir and encounters the giant hrungnir mounted on gullfaxi (gold-mane. they exchange words, and soon hrungir is pursuing od

sion. nor is the clay monster mokkurkalfi (mist-calf, whom the giants have built to be hrungnir fs second and who is equipped with the heart of a mare. mokkurkalfi is not much use, however; he wets himself at the sight of thor and is easily killed by thjalfi. deities, themes, and concepts 185 thjalfi fs big contribution is to tell hrungnir that thor will attack from below. the giant stands on his shield and thus cannot use it to protect himself against the hammer mjollnir. thor flings his hammer, and the giant flings his whetstone in return. the weapons meet in midair. the hammer shatters the whetstone and finds its mark, killing hrungnir, but a piece of the whetstone lodges in thor fs head. he lies under hrungnir fs body until his three-year-old son magni (three nights old, according to s

d the time snorri was writing. but the central myth, the fishing up of the midgard serpent, was widely known and popular during the viking age, as both skaldic poetry and rock carvings attest. the earliest skald, bragi boddason the old, has a section of thor fs encounter with the midgard serpent in his ragnarsdrapa, and ulf uggason, working in iceland circa 985, also has it. bragi is describing a shield, and ulf is describing the carvings in a hall, so we know that the story was popular in image form. but there are also viking age rock carvings that without doubt portray the scene: at altuna, sweden, and hordum ty, denmark, and on the fragment from the church at gosforth, england. 192 norse mythology the myth of the acquisition of the kettle, on the other hand, is not widespread. there app

- loki fs court by loki and thor. in the skaldskaparmal of his edda, snorri tells the story of thor fs duel with hrungnir, and there too thjalfi plays a role, both as thor fs second and as the killer of a secondary monster. thjalfi contributes materially to thor fs victory over hrungnir, the strongest of giants, by falsely warning hrungnir that thor will attack from below. the giant stands on his shield and therefore cannot use it when thor hurls the hammer at him. thjalfi, meanwhile, faces mokkurkalfi, a figure nine leagues tall and three leagues wide, made of clay but with the heart of a mare, which is unsteady when thor approaches. indeed, the clay giant was so consumed with fear when thor approached that he wet himself. after giving the details of the closely matched encounter between

hat gfather of thrud h is a valid thor kenning, and there is evidence that skalds indeed used the kenning. thrud also turns up as the base word in woman kennings. what is most interesting, however, is a kenning for the giant hrungnir in bragi boddason the old fs ragnarsdrapa, stanza 1: gthief of thrud. h the kenning suggests a now lost myth of the abduction of thrud by the giant, portrayed on the shield that bragi is describing a century or so before the conversion to christianity. such a myth could certainly have added an extra dimension to the duel between hrungnir and thor. see also hrungnir; thor deities, themes, and concepts 291 references and further reading: in g orr fs honour, h studien zum altgermanischen: festschrift fur heinrich beck, ed. heiko uecker (berlin and new york: w. de

n skis that none can compete with him. he is also fair of face and has the ability of a warrior. it is good to call on him in a duel. in the skaldskaparmal section of his edda, snorri says that ull may be called sif fs son and thor fs stepson as well as god of skis, of bows, of hunting, and of shields, and these kennings are attested in skaldic poetry. regarding shields, it should be noted that a shield might be called gull fs ship, h which suggests perhaps that he transported himself on it, rather as a snow boarder today might. in book 3 of his gesta danorum, saxo grammaticus has a character called ollerus, who is clearly ull in latin form. this figure replaced odin when that god was exiled because of disgust over his rape of rinda to get an avenger for balderus. when odin returns, olleru

MAGIC AND SPELLS

o fail but resist attempts to dispel them. they can produce any number of bizarre effects, including wild magic (see the wild magic section above. the exact nature of such effects varies with each mythal. rune magic in the snowbound mountains of the north, dwarves and giants have dwelled for uncounted years as rivals and enemies, and their deeds are only rumored in human lands. in the lore of the shield dwarves, runes-carefully inscribed symbols from the secret characters of the dwarven alphabet-can be carved to hold spells of great potency. learning the runes in order to use rune magic, a character must learn the inscribe rune feat (see chapter 1: characters. rune magic is strongly tied to the dwarven and giant deities and is thus the province of divine spellcasters. some students of rune

as, set, siamorphe, tiamat, torm, tyr, ulutiu, urogalan, yondalla. illusion domain spells 1 silent image 6 mislead 2 minor image 7 project image 3 displacement 8 screen 4 phantasmal killer 9 weird 5 persistent image hatred domain spells 1 doom 6 forbiddance 2 scare 7 blasphemy 3 bestow curse 8 antipathy 4 emotion (hate effect only) 9 wail of the banshee 5 righteous might 1 bless 6 heroes' feast 2 shield other 7 refuge 3 helping hand 8 protection from spells 4 imbue with spell ability 9 prismatic sphere f rary's telepathic bond luck domain deities: abbathor, beshaba, brandobaris, erevan ilesere, haela brightaxe, mask, oghma, tymora, vergadain. magic domain. deities: azuth, corellon larethian, hanali celanil, isis, laduguer, mystra, savras, set, thoth, velsharoon. mentalism domain deity: dee

eas retribution domain deities: hoar, horus-re, kiaransalee, loviatar, osiris, shevarash, tyr, uthgar. granted power: if you have been harmed by someone in combat, you may make a strike of vengeance with a melee or ranged weapon against that individual on your next action. if this attack hits, you deal maximum damage. you may use this supernatural ability once per day. retribution domain spells 1 shield of faith 6 banishment 2 endurance 3 speak with dead 4 fire shield 5 mark of justice 7 spell turning 8 discern location 9 storm of vengeance scalykind domain deities: finder wyvernspur, sebek, set, tiamat, ubtao. granted power: rebuke or command animals (reptilian creatures and snakes only) as an evil cleric rebukes or commands undead. use this ability a total number of times per day equal t

n 8 power word, blind 4 rusting grasp 9 implosion 5 evard's black tentacles rune domain deities: aerdrie faenya, anhur, auril, isis, istishia, talos, umber- deities: deneir, dugmaren granted power: free scribe rune brightmantle, jergal, mystra, thoth. scroll feat. domain spells lee. granted power: you gain storm electricity resistance 5. domain spells 1 erase 6 greater glyph of warding 1 entropic shield 6 summon monster vi 2 secret page 7 drawmij's instant summons 2 gust of wind (air spell only) 3 glyph of warding 8 symbol 3 call lightning 7 control weather 4 explosive runes 9 teleportation circle 4 sleet storm 8 whirlwind s lesser planar binding 5 ice storm 9 storm of vengeance 1 bane 6 harm 2 endurance 7- eyebite (sicken effect only) 3 bestow curse 8 symbol (pain effect only) 4 enervatio

tal object is shunted out of your body (or you away from the metal, if it is an immovable object such as a set of iron bars. you and the object each take 1d6 points of damage as a result (ignoring the object's hardness for determining damage to it. because you pass through metal, you may ignore armor bonuses from metal armor on opponents you attack with unarmed attacks. material component. a tiny shield of wood, glass, or crystal. maelstrom conjuration (creation) level: ocean 8 components: v, s, df casting time: 1 full round range: long (400 ft+ 40 ft./level) effect: a whirlpool 120 ft. wide and 60 ft. deep duration: 1 round/level saving throw: reflex negates (and see text) spell resistance: no maelstrom causes a deadly vortex to form in water. a body of water at least 120 feet wide and 60

thunderlance, and you suffer no nonproficiency penalties if you do not have martial weapon proficiency (longspear. the thunderlance strikes with a strength score equal to 12+ your caster level (maximum +15) which replaces your own strength score when you make attack and damage rolls with the spell. if you successfully strike a target protected by any force effect of 3rd level or lower, such as a shield or mage armor spell, the thunderlance may dispel the force effect in addition to damaging the target. make a dispel check against the caster who created the effect. if you succeed, the effect is dispelled. the thunderlance remains whether you succeed or fail at this check. you can choose to attack objects or to use the strength score of the thunderlance for strength scores involving breakin

MANLY P HALL THE SECRET TEACHINGS OF ALL AGES

(see his pragmatism) john dewey, the instrumentalist, who applies the experimental attitude to all the aims of life, should be considered a commentator of james. to dewey, growth and change are limitless and no ultimates are postulated. the long residence in america of george santayana warrants the listing of this great spaniard among the ranks of american philosophers. defending himself with the shield of skepticism alike from the illusions of the senses and the cumulative errors of the ages, santayana seeks to lead mankind into a more apprehending state denominated by him the life of reason (in addition to the authorities already quoted, in the preparation of the foregoing abstract of the main branches of philosophic thought the present writer has had recourse to stanley's history of phi

l form assigned to the deity, spring the two supporters, nous and logos, expressed in the serpents, symbols of the inner senses, and the quickening understanding; on which account the greeks had made the serpent the attribute of pallas. his head--that of a cock--represents phronesis, that bird being the emblem of foresight and of vigilance. his two arms hold the symbols of sophia and dynamis: the shield of wisdom and the whip of power" the gnostics were divided in their opinions concerning the demiurgus, or creator of the lower worlds. he established the terrestrial universe with the aid of six sons, or emanations (possibly the planetary angels) which he formed out of, and yet within, himself. as stated before, the demiurgus was individualized as the lowest creation out of the substance ca

the finest flax, and was at one time lucid with a white splendour, at another yellow from the flower of crocus, and at another flaming with a rosy redness. but that which most excessively dazzled my sight, was a very black robe, fulgid with a dark splendour, and which, spreading round and passing under her right side, and ascending to her left shoulder, there rose protuberant like the center of a shield, the dependent part of the robe falling in many folds, and having small knots of fringe, gracefully flowing in its extremities. glittering stars were dispersed through the embroidered border of the robe, and through the whole of its surface: and the full moon, shining in the middle of the stars, breathed forth flaming fires. nevertheless, a crown, wholly consisting of flowers and fruits of

ion by adding "the terrestrial sun is the image or reflection of the invisible celestial sun; the former is in the realm of spirit what the latter is in the realm of matter; but the latter receives its power from the former" in the majority of cases, the religions of antiquity agree that the material visible sun was a reflector rather than a source of power. the sun was sometimes represented as a shield carried on the arm of the sun god, as for example, frey, the scandinavian solar deity. this sun reflected the light of the invisible spiritual sun, which was the true source of life, light, and truth. the physical nature of the universe is receptive; it is a realm of effects. the invisible causes of these effects belong to the spiritual world. hence, the spiritual world is the sphere of cau

ated respectively with night and day, and the endless conflict of light and shadow is alluded to many times in the mythologies of various peoples. the egyptian demon, typhon, was symbolized as part crocodile and part: hog because these animals are gross and earthy in both appearance and temperament. since the world began, living things have feared the darkness; those few creatures who use it as a shield for their maneuvers were usually connected with the spirit of evil. consequently cats, bats, toads, and owls are associated with witchcraft. in certain parts of europe it is still believed that at night black magicians assume the bodies of wolves and roam around destroying. from this notion originated the stories of the werewolves. serpents, because they lived in the earth, were associated

r to light is darkness, in which light exists temporarily but darkness permanently. as life precedes light, its only symbol is darkness, and darkness is considered as the veil which must eternally conceal the true nature of abstract and undifferentiated being. in ancient times men fought with their right arms and defended the vital centers with their left arms, on which was carried the protecting shield. the right half of the body was regarded therefore as offensive and the left half defensive. for this reason also the right side of the body was considered masculine and the left side feminine. several authorities are of the opinion that the present prevalent right-handedness of the race is the outgrowth of the custom of holding the left hand in restraint for defensive purposes. furthermore

rosicrucian and masonic emblems appearing on various medi val decks. as the secrets of these organizations were often concealed in cryptic engravings, it is very probable that the enigmatic diagrams upon various decks of cards were used both to conceal and to perpetuate the political and philosophical arcana of these orders. the frontispiece of mr. chatto's books shows a knave of hearts bearing a shield emblazoned with a crowned rosicrucian rose. p. 130 measure of success. the major trumps of the tarot and the 22 letters of the hebrew alphabet cannot be synchronized without first fixing the correct place of the unnumbered, or zero, card--le mat, the fool. levi places this card between the 20th and 21st tarots, assigning to it the hebrew letter shin. the same order is followed by papus, chr

to uninitiated man. a veil also covers one-half of her book, thus intimating that but one-half of the mystery of being can be comprehended. the third numbered major trump is called l'imp ratrice, the empress, and has been likened to the "woman clothed with the sun" described in the apocalypse. on this card appears the winged figure of a woman seated upon a throne, supporting with her right hand a shield emblazoned with a phoenix and holding in her left a scepter surmounted by an orb or trifoliate flower. beneath her left foot is sometimes shown the crescent. either the empress is crowned or her head is surrounded by a diadem of stars; sometimes both. she is called generation, and represents the threefold spiritual world out of which proceeds the fourfold material world. to the graduate of

times accompanied by the key necessary for their decipherment. a figure may point toward the starting point of the cipher or carry in its hand some implement disclosing the system of measurement used. there are also frequent instances in which the cryptographer purposely distorted or improperly clothed some figure in his drawing by placing the hat on backwards, the sword on the wrong side, or the shield on the wrong arm, or by employing some similar artifice. the much-discussed fifth finger on the pope's hand in raphael's sistine madonna and the sixth toe on joseph's foot in the same artist's marriage of the virgin are cunningly concealed cryptograms. 3. the acroamatic cipher. the religious and philosophical writings of all nations abound with acroamatic cryptograms, that is, parables and

MASTERING WITCHCRAFT

ly as to their correct assignation. many witches tend to use the cabalistic identification of the rod to fire, sword to air, pentacle to earth, cup to water. the cup seems to be about the one implement about which no one is in any doubt. more traditional, perhaps, is the concept of the sword of fire, rod of air (sometimes an airborne arrow or spear, cup or cauldron of water and pentacle, plate or shield of earth. these are directly analogous with the four magical treasures of pre-celtic lore mentioned earlier; in later celtic myth they became known as the sword of nuada, spear of lugh, cauldron of ceridwen, and the stone of fal (the latter, incidentally, is said to be none other than the stone of scone which at present reposes under king edward's throne in westminster abbey) the way to inv

MATHERS MACGREGOR THE GREATER KEY OF SOLOMON VOL 1

by the strength and virtue of the four letters of thy holy name tetragrammaton, yod, he, vau, he, bless in thy name this covering which i hold as thou hast blessed the mantle of elijah in the hands of elisha, so that being covered by thy wings, nothing may be able to injure me, even as it is said: he shall hide thee under his wings and beneath his feathers shall thou trust, his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. after this thou shalt fold it up, saying these words following: recabustira, cabustira, bustira, tira ra, a; and shall keep it carefully to serve thee at need. when thou shalt be desirous to make thine interrogations, choose the night of full or of new moon, and from midnight until daybreak. thou shalt transport thyself unto the appointed spot if it be for the purpose of discov

MICHAEL FORD WITCHMOON

focus of the student to learn and progress via mind control techniques, breathing exercises, controlling all functions of the body in detailed measures. this requires that you be strong minded and focussed on what you wish to accomplish. by entering the vast night side, in which vampires truly exist, you will be opening yourself to a world whose inhabitants may devour you unless strength and the shield of will are present. frozen silence the practice of holding the body in one position for extended amounts of time is very significant. the self in a still or frozen state is often an avatar of building and controlled energy. when an individual controls their thoughts on almost every level, holding the point of consciousness between lines of almost subconscious existence, then the mind is at

to the shadow, both dawn and twilight by desire, will and belief i mark the path of manifestation. amen! so mote it be" banish and close the circle. the binding of shadows a luciferian banishing ritual in silence, close your eyes and envision a large amount of energy rising up from within you. the slow breathing technique, as described by tantrics described a slow rise of astral energy to form a shield and to clear the mind of thoughts other than the goals of the rite you will conduct. the rite as described by coven maleficia is based within the gathering of shadows, the elementals formed in magickal workings to protect the physical and spiritual body from attack. this technique may be used to also clear the mind for the purpose of relaxation. the shadows, the same of familiars are some p

MICHAEL TSARION ATLANTIS ALIEN VISITATION AND GENETIC MANIPULATION

geneticcreations had wings, others were polymorphic. so, we have it contained and recited inmost of the myths that the archetypal hero comes into conflict with a beast, a greatserpent, or hybrid demon. their combat is the staple method of proving prowess. itbecame a custom that when a prospective hero did overcome one of the dragons, thatthey would wear the symbol of the serpent on their heraldic shield or banner, in thesame manner as the native indians collected and wore human scalps. the hero wasthen also considered blooded. many of the demeaning hazing rituals of so-calledupper-classmen are throwbacks to this concept. when the moral sons of the serpents in their diasporas came upon a welcomingtribe or a suitable place to reside they set up their base. it is from these regions that wefin

destroy the whole land (from verse 13:3-5, quoted on p. 93)who are these that fly in a cloud, and as the doves to their windows (isaiah 9:8)for behold, the lord will come with fire, and with his chariots, like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire (isaiah 1 6:15)ufos in rome 100 b.c.(from roman historian, julius obsequens)at sunset a circular object like a shield was seen to sweep across the sky from west to east (p. 131)this globegolden in color fell to earth from the sky and was seen to gyrate (p. 131)appendix b: book abstracts186atlantis, alien visitation, and genetic manipulation professor hermann oberthprofessor oberth, the father of rocketry, declared that this planet is definitely being watched by beingsfrom outer space (p. 134)atlantis, alie

at has no serpents,tibet, they are still known in a symbolic sense and are called lu (naga. nagarjuna called in tibetan,[becomes] lu-trub. in the western traditions we find the same ubiquity for the naga, or serpent. one simple example isthe ancient greek goddess, athena. she is known as a warrior goddess as well as the goddess of wis-dom; her symbol being the serpent as displayed on her personal shield. of course, in genesis the ser-pent is a naga who instructs the new infant (humanity) in what is called the knowledge of good andevil. the christian church has, unfortunately transformed the initiate-teacher into a tempting and neg-ative demon-character. an apocryphal tradition says that apollonius of tyana, while on a visit to india,was taught by the nagas of kashmir (see the life of apoll

ically assuming that the registry is a done deal despite the lack of a national referendum. 1994 tulsa world (1/11/94) revealed that lawrence livermore laboratory has a secret 21 memberproject woodpecker team that just won a special award from the cia and the national securityagency. 1994 bernard eastlund (see 1987 on haarp) reveals in the may-june issue of microwave news,describes a full, global shield of electrons created with rf transmitters (see also 1994 haarp. 1994 major conference in hawaii, with drug agents from the u.s. and six other countries (honolulu 9/94) meeting to develop a plan that would stop international trafficking. 1994 u.s. senator peter domenici offers federal help in new mexico in a state probe of animal mutila-tions (u.s.a today 9/21/94 (the same thing happened in

MICHAEL WYNN THE SOUL TRAVELERS

for astral travel, other times it is used as a place for spirits, even the weaker ones, to reveal themselves and other visions to the magician; the scrying mirror is a magical television screen. a ritual tool of lesser importance (i think) is the pentacle. this is usually a wooden or clay disk, the size of a dinner plate, and has a pentagram drawn upon it. the pentacle is essentially a spiritual shield. this implement corresponds to the element of earth. earth, whose symbol is a downward pointing triangle with a horizontal line through it s center, is associated with the bull, the north, earthy colors like green and brown, and arch-angel uriel. the ritual tool pentacle should not be confused with the talismanic pentacles that are used to bind spirits and energies to. before being used in

MORALS AND DOGMA

, the poorest widowed mother, giving her life-blood to those who pay only for the work of her needle, will toil and stint themselves to educate their child, that he may take a higher station in the world than they--and of such are the world's greatest benefactors. in his influences that survive him, man becomes immortal, before the general resurrection. the spartan mother, who, giving her son his shield, said "with it, or upon it" afterward shared the government of laced mon with the legislation of lycurgus; for she too made a law, that lived after her; and she inspired the spartan soldiery that afterward demolished the walls of athens, and aided alexander to conquer the orient. the widow who gave marion the fiery arrows to burn her own house, that it might no longer shelter the enemies of

ssantly engaged in maligning the motives and conduct of men and parties, and in making one man think worse of another; while, alas, scarcely one is found that ever, even accidentally, labors to make man think better of his fellow. slander and calumny were never so insolently licentious in any country as they are this day in ours. the most retiring disposition, the most unobtrusive demeanor, is no shield against their poisoned arrows. the most eminent public service only makes their vituperation and invective more eager and more unscrupulous, when he who has done such service presents himself as a candidate for the people's suffrages. the evil is wide-spread and universal. no man, no woman, no household, is sacred or safe from this new inquisition. no act is so pure or so praiseworthy, that

rass was supported. the celestial vulture or eagle, rising and setting with the scorpion, was substituted in its place, in many cases, on account of the malign influences of the latter: and thus the four great periods of the year were marked by the bull, the lion, the man (aquarius) and the eagle; which were upon the respective standards of ephraim, judah, reuben, and dan; and still appear on the shield of american royal arch masonry. afterward the ram or lamb became an object of adoration, when, in his turn, he opened the equinox, to deliver the world from the wintry reign of darkness and evil. around the central and simple idea of the annual death and resurrection of the sun a multitude of circumstantial details soon clustered. some were derived from other astronomical phenomena; while m

rol, and empire over the symbol of the earthly and the material. freemasonry _is the subjugation of the human that is in man by the divine; the conquest of the appetites and passions by the moral sense and the reason; a continual effort, struggle, and warfare of the spiritual against the material and sensual_ that victory, when it has been achieved and secured, and the conqueror may rest upon his shield and wear the well-earned laurels, is the true holy empire. to achieve it, the mason must first attain a solid conviction, founded upon reason, that he hath within him a spiritual nature, a soul that is not to die when the body is dissolved, but is to continue to exist and to advance toward perfection through all the ages of eternity, and to see more and more clearly, as it draws nearer unto

MOTTA MARCELO THE COMMENTARIES OF AL

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

MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS E

and deserving against tyrannical oppression. it is true that in the iliad we frequently see her on the battlefield fighting valiantly, and protecting her favourite heroes; but this is always at the command of zeus, who even supplies her with arms for the purpose, as it is supposed that she possessed none of her own. a marked feature in the representations of this deity is the agis, that wonderful shield given to her by her father as a further means of defence, which, when in danger, she swung so swiftly round and round that it kept at a distance all antagonistic influences; hence her name pallas, from pallo, i swing. in the centre of this shield, which was covered with dragon's scales, bordered with serpents, and which she sometimes wore as a breastplate, was the awe-inspiring head of the

most celebrated temple was the parthenon, which stood on the [47]acropolis at athens, and contained her world-renowned statue by phidias, which ranks second only to that of zeus by the same great artist. this colossal statue was 39 feet high, and was composed of ivory and gold; its majestic beauty formed the chief attraction of the temple. it represented her standing erect, bearing her spear and shield; in her hand she held an image of nike, and at her feet there lay a serpent. the tree sacred to her was the olive, which she herself produced in a contest with poseidon. the olive-tree thus called into existence was preserved in the temple of erectheus, on the acropolis, and is said to have possessed such marvellous vitality, that when the persians burned it after sacking the town it immedi

nto the tomb, and when death came to claim his prey, he exerted his marvellous strength, and held him in his arms, until he promised to restore the beautiful and heroic queen to the bosom of her family. whilst pursuing the peaceful life of a shepherd, apollo formed a strong friendship with two youths named hyacinthus and cyparissus, but the great favour shown to them by the god did not suffice to shield them from misfortune. the former was one day throwing the discus with apollo, when, running too eagerly to take up the one thrown by the god, he was struck on the head with it and killed on the spot. apollo was overcome with grief at the sad end of his young favourite, but being unable to restore him to life, he changed him into the flower called after him the hyacinth. cyparissus had the m

s as a court of justice. in the gigantomachia, ares was defeated by the aloida, the two giant-sons of poseidon, who put him in chains, and kept him in prison for thirteen months. ares is represented as a man of youthful appearance; his tall muscular form combines great strength with wonderful agility. in his right hand he bears a sword or a mighty lance, while on the left arm he carries his round shield (see next page. his demoniacal surroundings are terror and fear;[44] enyo, the goddess of the war-cry; keidomos, the demon of the noise of battles; and eris (contention, his twin-sister and companion, who always [114]precedes his chariot when he rushes to the fight, the latter being evidently a simile of the poets to express the fact that war follows contention. eris is represented as a wom

s religious order, the members of which were always chosen from the noblest families in rome, was first instituted by numa pompilius, who intrusted to their special charge the ancilia, or sacred shields. it is said that one morning, when numa was imploring the protection of jupiter for the newly-founded city of rome, the god of heaven, as though in answer to his prayer, sent down an oblong brazen shield, and, as it fell at the feet of the king, a voice was heard announcing that on its preservation depended the future safety and prosperity of rome. in order, therefore, to lessen the chances of this sacred treasure being abstracted, numa caused eleven more to be made exactly like it, which were then given into the care of the salii. the assistance and protection of the god of war was always

march; but he had also a festival on the ides of october, when chariot-races took place, after which, the right-hand horse of the team which had drawn the victorious chariot, was sacrificed to him. in ancient times, human sacrifices, more especially prisoners of war, were offered to him; but, at a later period, this cruel practice was discontinued. the attributes of this divinity are the helmet, shield, and spear. the animals consecrated to him were the wolf, horse, vulture, and woodpecker. intimately associated with mars in his character as god of war, was a goddess called bellona, who was evidently the female divinity of battle with one or other of the primitive nations of italy (most probably the sabines, and is usually seen accompanying mars, whose war-chariot she guides. bellona appe

ely form. in her left hand, she holds aloft a crown of laurel, and in the right, a palm-branch. in ancient sculpture, nike is usually represented in connection with colossal statues of zeus or pallas-athene, in which case she is life-sized, and stands on a ball, held in the open palm of the deity she accompanies. sometimes she is represented engaged in inscribing the victory of a conqueror on his shield, her right foot being slightly raised and placed on a ball. a celebrated temple was erected to this divinity on the acropolis at athens, which is still to be seen, and is in excellent preservation. victoria. under the name of victoria, nike was highly honoured by the romans, with whom love of conquest was an all-absorbing characteristic. there were several sanctuaries in rome dedicated to h

to grant them a safe and speedy passage across the styx. he also possessed the power of bringing back departed spirits to the upper world, and was, therefore, the mediator between the living and the dead. the poets relate many amusing stories of the youthful tricks played by this mischief-loving god upon the other immortals. for instance, he had the audacity to extract the medusa's head from the shield of athene, which he playfully attached to the back of hephastus; he also stole the girdle of aphrodite; deprived artemis of her arrows, and ares of his spear, but these acts were always performed with such graceful dexterity, combined with such page 135 perfect good humour, that even the gods and goddesses he thus provoked, were fain to pardon him, and he became a universal favourite with t

, the presiding deity of his hearth and home, in grateful acknowledgment of his protection; whereupon the statue was crowned with garlands of flowers, these being the favourite offerings to the lares on all occasions of especial family rejoicing. the first act of a bride on entering her new abode was to do homage to the lar, in the belief that he would exercise over her a protecting influence and shield her from evil. in addition to those above enumerated there were also public lares, who were guardians of the state, highroads, country, and sea. their temples were always open for any pious worshipper to enter, and on their altars public sacrifices were offered for the welfare of the state or city [187] page 217 penates. the penates were deities selected by each family, and frequently by it

with the magic helmet and wallet, and armed with a sickle, the gift of hermes, he attached to his feet the winged sandals, and flew to the abode of the gorgons, whom he found fast asleep. now as perseus had been warned by his celestial guides that whoever looked upon these weird sisters would be transformed into stone, he stood with averted face before the sleepers, and caught on his bright metal shield their triple image. then, guided by pallas-athene, he cut off the head of the medusa, which he placed in his wallet. no sooner had he done so than from the headless trunk there sprang forth the winged steed pegasus, and chrysaor, the father of the winged giant geryon. he now hastened to elude the pursuit of the two surviving sisters, who, aroused from their slumbers, eagerly rushed to aveng

. after celebrating the funereal rites of acrisius with due solemnity, perseus returned to argos; but feeling loath to occupy the throne of one whose death he had caused, he exchanged kingdoms with megapenthes, king of tiryns, and in course of time founded the cities of mycena and midea. the head of the medusa he presented to his divine patroness, pallas-athene, who placed it in the centre of her shield. many great heroes were descended from perseus and andromeda, foremost among whom was heracles, whose mother, alcmene, was their granddaughter. heroic honours were paid to perseus, not only [210]throughout argos, but also at athens and in the island of seriphus. ion. ion was the son of creusa (the beauteous daughter of erechtheus, king of athens) and the sun-god phoebus-apollo, to whom she

e temple of hecate. a confession of mutual attachment took place, and medea, trembling for her lover's safety, presented him with a magic salve, which possessed the property of rendering any person anointed page 255 with it invulnerable for the space of one day against fire and steel, and invincible against any adversary however powerful. with this salve she instructed him to anoint his spear and shield on the day of his great undertaking. she further added that when, after having ploughed the field and sown the teeth, armed men should arise from the furrows, he must on no account lose heart, but remember to throw among them a huge rock, over the possession of which they would fight among themselves, and their attention being thus diverted he would find it an easy task to destroy them. ove

of calydon. having accidentally killed a relative in the chase, tydeus was also a fugitive; but being mistaken by polynices in the darkness for an enemy, a quarrel ensued, which might have ended fatally, had not king adrastus, aroused by the clamour, appeared on the scene and parted the combatants. by the light of the torches borne by his attendants adrastus observed, to his surprise, that on the shield of polynices a lion was depicted, and on that of tydeus a boar. the former bore this insignia in honour of the renowned hero heracles, the latter in memory of the famous calydonian boar-hunt. this circumstance reminded the king of an extraordinary oracular prediction concerning his two beautiful daughters, argia and deipyle, which was to the effect that he would give them in marriage to a l

nt of his savage vow, slaughtered twelve brave trojan captives, who were [296]laid on the funeral pyre, which was now lighted. when all was consumed the bones of patroclus were carefully collected and inclosed in a golden urn. then followed the funereal games, which consisted of chariot-races, fighting with the cestus (a sort of boxing-glove, wrestling matches, foot-races, and single combats with shield and spear, in all of which the most distinguished heroes took part, and contended for the prizes. penthesilea..after the death of hector, their great hope and bulwark, the trojans did not venture beyond the walls of their city. but soon their hopes were revived by the appearance of a powerful army of amazons under the command of their queen penthesilea, a daughter of ares, whose great ambit

NAUDON PAUL THE SECRET HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY

ction of the masonry of the three chapels in the alley between said church and the hostel of said priest. p the mention of remon du temple, sworn master mason, must be singled out. this master, better described as an architect and sculptor, practiced between 1363 and 1404. he was the master builder of notre dame in paris and built the famous beauvais college on rue des carmes. his seal depicted a shield bearing a hammer flanked by a square and trowel, with both crowned and flanked by fleurs de iys.24 while working on the louvre and performing construction miracles there, he drew the recognition of charles v, who called him his "beloved sergeant of arms and mason* at this time there could be no question of any kind of alliance with an order that had been suppressed since 1312. master remon

e name of gaults or coqs [cocks, because of the homonymy between galli, meaning "gauls" that is, frenchmen and galli, meaning "cocks" or "roosters" their symbol was the rooster as well as the pobjoy, popinjay, or parrot" it is beyond doubt that the rooster figured in seals or coats of arms of master masons. in 1438, jehan lambert, master mason of paris, had a rooster with three stars added to his shield.14 the rooster also had a profoundly esoteric significance. without examining too deeply its symbolism, which would necessitate moving well outside the concerns of this book, we can say that this animal was always considered a solar bird. the great initiate rabelais informs us, in pantagruel, book i, chapter 10, that "the presence of the powers of the sun, which is the organ and storehouse

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indicates that perseus is in love with andromeda. sword of hermes fired by heroism and love, perseus prepares to swing his sword and destroy the evil sea monster. the curved, unbreakable, sword was also a gift from hermes. perseus first used it to strike off medusa s head while she slept. he fled the scene undetected by the other gorgons, thanks to the magic helmet that made him invisible. bronze shield perseus carries a bronze shield, which was lent to him by athena. she warned him not to look at medusa directly, but to look at the reflection in the bronze shield, to avoid being turned into stone. athena later set medusa s head on the shield and carried it as part of her armor. vengeful nymphs the sea nymphs, or nereids, were offended by andromeda s mother and called on poseidon to avenge

iful woman in the world. his decision set in motion the events that led to the abduction of helen and the start of the ten-year trojan war. owl of wisdom athena was often accompanied by an owl to signify her role as the goddess of wisdom and war. blue eyes one of athena s names means blue-eyed, and the eyes of her statues were painted blue. she was the patron goddess of the city of athens. battle shield athena was the goddess of war. she had sprung fully armed from the head of her father zeus, after he had swallowed her pregnant mother metis, for fear she might give birth to a son stronger than himself. the motif on her shield is the head of the gorgon medusa, which was given to her by perseus (see pp. 46 47. the goddess athena when the war broke out between the greeks and the trojans, ath

r turtles that support the earth. evil spirit s wand is broken by the woman evil spirit s body is covered in black grease. in the okeepa ceremony the woman throws yellow dirt at him and it sticks. sacrifices the mandans made sacrifices of costly cloth to the great spirit. four of these stood on poles outside the medicine lodge. they may represent spirits of the four cardinal points. this cheyenne shield shows the turtle in the earth-diver role taken by the mudhen in the mandan creation myth. earth lodges the mandan lived in earth lodges consisting of a timber frame thatched with willow boughs, covered with a foot or two of clay and gravel. the roofs became so hard that the inhabitants 20 or 30 per lodge could sit out on top of them. the okeepa was an annual ceremony lasting four days. it b

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the wise prometheus bitter-wroth the sea-maids [nereides] were, remembering how that zeus, moved by his prophecies, unto peleus gave thetis to wife, a most unwilling bride. then cried in wrath to these kymothoe 'o that the pestilent prophet [prometheus] had endured all pangs he merited, when, deep-burrowing, the eagle tare his liver aye renewed -quintus smyrnaeus 5.334 "and there [depicted on the shield of eurypylos son of herakles, at the world's end, were kaukasos' long glens, where herakles, rending prometheos' chains, and hurling them this way and that with fragments of the rock whereinto they were riveted, set free the mighty titan. arrow-smitten lay the eagle of the torment there beside -quintus smyrnaeus 6.269 "there [depicted on the quiver of herakles] was the titan iapetos' great

very means; and he dealt all the other properties on this plan of compensation. in contriving all this he was taking precaution that no kind should be extinguished; and when he had equipped them with avoidances of mutual destruction, he devised a provision against the seasons ordained by heaven, in clothing them about with thick-set hair and solid hides, sufficient to ward off winter yet able to shield them also from the heats, and so that on going to their lairs they might find in these same things a bedding of their own that was native to each; and some he shod with hoofs, others with claws and solid, bloodless hides. then he proceeded to furnish each of them with its proper food, some with pasture of the earth, others with fruits of trees, and others again with roots; and to a certain

RABBI AMIRAM MARKEL MARKEL THE KNOWLEDGE OF G D VOL 1

ich he has yet to understand) in contrast, the open mem) refers to how the ray from the encompassing light is revealed in divisions and combinations of letters of thought. the name: elokim we may now understand the name elokim which is the aspect of the divisions of the combinations of letters of thought. elokim is the aspect of gevurah (concealment and restraint, as in the verse "for a sun and a shield is y-h-v-h elokim. in other words, the name elokim conceals the name y-h-v-h, which is the aspect of revelation, like the sun. according to kaballah, the one hundred and twenty combinations of the name elokim are the source of creation. it is therefore the name elokim which represents the divisions and combinations of letters, thus concealing the holistic revelation of the name y-h-v-h and

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

rs of the names ekyeh and the name yud-hei-vav. these seven names form part of the meditations associated with the ascent of the worlds on the sabbath night. following are the seven names, the letters of the names ekyeh and yud-hei-vav they originate from, and their numerical values: blessing of the amidah letter of ekyeh or yud-hei-vav derived name spelling out of derived name numerical value 1. shield of abraham alef havayah yud-hei-vav-hei 26 2. who resurrects the dead hei havayah yud-hei-vav-hei 26 3. the holy g-d vav havayah (atbash) mem-tzadik-pei-tzadik 300 4. who sanctifies the sabbath hei kah adni yud-hei alef-dalet-nun-yud 80 5. who restores his shechinah to zion yud kel alef-lamed 31 6. whose name is good hei elokim alef-lamed-hei-yud-mem 86 7. who blesses his people israel with

d with a specific name of g-d. that said, we see from this passage that there is some fluidity in this, and in different circumstances the same name can refer to different attributes or sefirot. in general, the name elokim is juxtaposed with the more gproper name h of g-d, havayah, and is considered a sheath or vessel through which havayah is expressed. thus it is written: gfor as the sun and its shield are havayah [and] elokim. h2 in each of the three cases listed here, the sefirah with which the name elokim is identified acts as a secondary, receiving complement to another sefirah. binah( gunderstanding h) is the second sefirah of the intellect, which develops and focuses the intense but ephemeral flash of insight which is chochmah( gwisdom h, the first sefirah of the intellect. although

h is the dominant consciousness of the world of beriah (while chochmah is the 1 deuteronomy 1:11. 2 genesis 13:16. 3 deuteronomy, ibid; rashi ad loc. 4 shabbat 104a. the arizal on parashat devarim (2) 678 dominant consciousness of atzilut, the emotions are the dominant consciousness of yetzirah, and malchut is the dominant consciousness of asiyah. this is also the significance of the gone million shield-bearers of the first world, h mentioned [in the zohar. in the zohar,5 one of the appellations of the world of beriah is gthe one million shield-bearers. h one million is a thousand thousands, i.e, 1000 entities inter-included amongst themselves. this world is called gshield-bearers h since it is the first world in which the energy of holiness must be protected from the forces of evil, just

REGARDIE ISRAEL THE COMPLETE GOLDEN DAWN

o do practical work, if serious harm and danger is to be avoided. the language needs first of all to be mastered, and the symbolic ideas of the whole system assimilated and incorporated into the very fibre of one's being. intellectual acquaintance with every aspect of the subject is just as necessary as personal integrity and selfless devotion to an ideal. sincerity is indeed the most trustworthy shield and buckler that any student may possess, but if he neglects the intellectual mastery of the subject, he will soondiscover where his heel of achilles is located. but these two combined are the only safeguards, the fundamental requisites to an insight into the significance of magic. not only are they the only sure foundation, but they conduce to the continual recollection of the goal at the

m it. for force in contemplation and meditation, formulate as if seated upon a lotus. but for more material force, as if standing upon a dragon or a serpent like some statues of harpocrates. as a defence and protection, the sign is as strong as the banishing pentagram, though of a different nature. and as the sign of the enterer represents attack, so does this sign represent defence thereto, as a shield is a defence against the sword. from this sign is a formula of invisibility derived (see ritual in part six.-i. r) the secret names of this sign are "the sign of the god of silence" or the "sign of defence or protection" it may be performed with any finger of either hand, but it is most protective when the left forefinger is used, the water of chesed, for the fingers of the right hand repre

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

any allegories which, by their truth and their grandeur, astonish those who can penetrate their triple hieratic sense. aeschylus, annotated by ballanche, gives only a weak notion concerning them, whatever the primeval sublimities of the greek poet or the ingenuities of the french critic. the secret book of antique initiation was not unknown to homer, who outlines its plan and chief figures on the shield of achilles, with minute precision. but the gracious homeric fictions replaced too soon in popular memory the simple and abstract truths of primeval revelation. humanity clung to the form and allowed the idea to be forgotten; signs lost power in their multiplication; magic became corrupted also at this period, and degenerated with the sorcerers of thessaly into the most profane enchantments

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

my own life and heat. i shall disappear from heaven when i shall have consumed myself, and my doom will have been glorious enough! know that various fires burn in the temple of god, and do all give him glory: ye are the light of golden candelabra; i am the flame of sacrifice. let us each fulfil our destinies. h having uttered these words, the comet tosses back her burning hair, uplifts her fiery shield and plunges into infinite space, seeming to be lost for ever. thus satan appeared and disappeared in the allegorical narratives of the bible. gnow there was a day, h says the book of job, gwhen the sons of god came to present them selves before the lord, and satan came also among them. and the lord said unto satan: ewhence comest thou? f then satan answered the lord, and said: efrom going t

RUBY TABLET OF SET

t: xem reading list: an attempt at regression; for one cannot unlearn nor forget what was revealed of the self during the ordeal. the black flame is acutely out of place in the osirian realm, and therefore the one who tries to regress has only two alternatives: 1) extinguish the black flame or 2) kindle that flame and conquer the will.(3) it could be said that, among other things, initiation is a shield against impurities being further incorporated into xeper and becoming part of the magical framework of xem. in this respect it serves the individual and the majesty of set. there is no method of initiation prescribed for the order of set into xem, for true initiation must be provoked and occur within the individual aspirant consciously and willfully. the order of anubis will provide initiat

be extinguished i have no doubt, though it seems the energy expended in putting it out could be used more constructively within the temple environs. the same holds true for making the flame go nova and destroying everything. a waste, but one will do what one wills oneself to do. there are a goodly number of things in this aon that must be experienced by each initiate, and initiation serving as a shield against impurities is one of these. considering what xeper and maat are and what initiation is, it is magically sound logic that an aberrancy would be prevented from taking root. n.b. this applies only if xeper continues to occur. we have a test for i 's aspiring to the ii; why not one for the order of set aspiring to xem? it's close enough to the same thing, isn't it? no. there is a vast g

k. those man-gods who seek me are many, yet few know where to look. seek me not outside your bodies and your minds, lest you again make me lost. seek me not outside your bodies and your minds, lest you again make me dead. for all that was, for all that is, for all that will be, i am within you. let each man-god who knows me, who has become as i was then, as i am now, as i will ever be, take up my shield and sword and stand beside me to keep the jackals from my gates. for i am he who is. sonnet# 2 march 18, xi classification: v4- a47.m- 3 author: lynn norton iii date: march xi through may xiv reading list: you of my elect, take heed to the words you will now transcribe, for you alone will receive them. my magus has again revived my order and my pentagram is at last restored, reborn in its p

n fact, not mere theory. xeper is the process; xem is the direction. now we "know where to look" each individual initiate supplies the answer as to whether or not they will accept the direction and ultimately come into being as higher man. a physical manifestation, a recreation of the aspects of set. a god who shall walk the earth. becoming a god-man at will. once we do this we have taken up the "shield and sword" to protect the gate of the true word from those who would pervert or adulterate it (as the word "jackal" is represented in lower case throughout the sonnets, i feel the references do not mean the form of anubis in any sense, but instead refer to some of the less savory characteristics of the animal itself) throughout the four documents i see two rather complex equations developin

those man-gods that seek me are many yet few know where to look. seek me not outside your bodies and your minds, lest you again make me lost. seek me not outside your bodies and your minds, lest you again make me dead. for all that was, for all that is for all that you will be, i am within you. let each man-god who knows me, who has become as i was then as i am now, as i will ever be, take up my shield and sword and stand beside me to keep tbe jackals from my gates. for i am he who is. commentary although "he" is never mentioned by name, i believe "he" to be set. to me, the terms "lost" and "dead" refer to the long interim of time between set's heyday in egypt and to the present. the fact tbat he is "again, i believe refers to the temple of set. the "man-gods which lost me, and made me no

en't printed in the paper or acknowledged, many newspapers will become more responsible just because they know someone is paying attention to that. pay attention to whether the article is written locally or simply printed as received from a news "wire. if the latter, you can then complain about the quality of the news service, without directly attacking your local paper. you can ask them to help "shield" you and the area from such irresponsible reporting. indeed, some of us have even written letters thanking newspapers and other media for their balanced and responsible reporting when the specter of "satanism" is played down. media people like praise also. on rare occasions, you may find an article or show that is so bad that it needs an "official" response from the temple of set. if so, pl

) sorrow or melancholy experienced by the querant may be related to the earth and/or to the passive state of the four. the querant may be comfortable, but wondering "is this enough? should i be doing more" such questions are being asked mentally, but the absence of wands in this section shows that no serious action is being taken. these impressions are supported by the seated queen with her large shield and substantial armor, strengthening the presence of earth in this central section. the queen is very passive, enhancing and repeating the message of the four's unchanging fortress. she is a mothering influence, offering to care for the querant, apparently in his current job. by representing water, she also indicates emotional conflict stirred by the intellectual dissatisfaction. i interpre

om feeling the full effects of esc. in carrying out the experiment, we were to take an unorthodox approach; the roles of sender and receiver were expressly altered. for their part, receivers were to "attempt to penetrate the fabric of 'space' itself in their efforts to penetrate the essential sender" for my own part, as a sender, i would try to divert "energy and impulses away from [my] aura-like shield" in developing the experiment, it seemed to me that this redistribution of tasks represented one of the missing links or smoking guns of the misaligned field of parapsychology. in metamind ii, there would not be "an actual, active transmission" with no specific targets, and no active transmission, how could we proceed in a largely goaloriented working? i felt the best possible answer was to

hrough which our own forces may pass, but the enemy and his weaponry can not. burn the second incense package (or light the second candle, face west, and ring your bell a second time, and say] hail tefnut, hidden lady of the desert storm, unseen but strongly felt. cousin to sekhmet, sister and wife to shu, and patron of the order of shuti, use your talents to foil those who would harm our family. shield our brothers and sisters from harm, and bring them safely home [visualize the fires of sekhmet. see also magical areas of fog, the gift of tefnut, which also serve to hide adept bozeman and others. visualize a comforting fog around adept bozeman, hidden from the enemy, hidden from the heat of the arabian sun. visualize another fog in kuwait, surrounding setian garland labat, lt. corporal in

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of their rebirth, a piece of optimism that calmed his audience down "strange but true" he cried "that will be day zero, and because we will all share the birthday we will all be exactly the same age from that day on, for the rest of our lives. how do you call it when fifty kids come out of the same mother? god knows. fiftuplets. damn" reincarnation, for frenzied gibreel, was a term beneath whose shield many notions gathered a-babeling: phoenix-from-ashes, the resurrection of christ, the transmigration, at the instant of death, of the soul of the dalai lama into the body of a new-born child. such matters got mixed up with the avatars of vishnu, the metamorphoses of jupiter, who had imitated vishnu by adopting the form of a bull; and so on, including of course the progress of human beings t

w. ambitious, but also solitary. you don't rise to the top by climbing up a hill all by yourself. unless, maybe, you meet an angel there. yes, that's it. i see what he's up to. he wouldn't understand me, though _what kind of idea am i_ i bend. i sway. i calculate the odds, trim my sails, manipulate, survive. that is why i won't accuse hind of adultery. we are a good pair, ice and fire. her family shield, the fabled red lion, the many-toothed manticore. let her play with her satirist; between us it was never sex. i'll finish him when she's finished with. here's a great lie, thinks the grandee of jahilia drifting into sleep: the pen is mightier than the sword. o o o the fortunes of the city of jahilia were built on the supremacy of sand over water. in the old days it had been thought safer t

ung mister, first step would possibly be a bowl of good hot soup" at this point his kindly tones were quite drowned by the intervention of a second voice, raised high in operatic terror; moments after which, his small form was being jostled and shoved by the mountainous, fleshy figure of a woman, who seemed unable to decide whether to push him out of her way or keep him before her as a protective shield. crouching behind sufyan, this new being extended a trembling arm at whose end was a quivering, pudgy, scarlet-nailed index finger "that over there" she howled "what thing is come upon us "it is a friend of joshi's" sufyan said mildly, and continued, turning to chamcha "please forgive- the unexpectedness et cet, isn't it- anyhow, may i present my mrs- my begum sahiba- hind "what friend? how

SATANIC RITUALS

aim: so be it! slava tchortu [priest lifts arms high with fingers spread (incendi] celebrant: arise, invoke the blasphemous name the lord of sodom, the god of cain joy to the flesh forever! ogon! ty tchortu ogonyok! razgoraisa poskorei [priest empties powder into brazier, instantaneous to striking of gong, and shouts] sabatan [congregation gives the sign of shunning (hand lifted, palm forward, to shield eyes) and responds] participants: sabatan [the brazier is removed and the priest moves to altar, hands upraised, and, softly but with great deliberation, repeats the exaltation. the congregation stands in silence. priest then removes the bone from the altar's lap and steps back from the altar, leaving sufficient room for the congre0 gants to pass before her. all congregants come forward ind

SCHEM HA MEPHORESH

erd an abomination to the egyptians, who yet are friendly with the ox symbol, the kerubic ruler of earth, and therefore is it symbolically said by the children of israel that their business has been about cattle and not about sheep. names and meanings of the 72 verses 1st angel name: vahuaih sign: leo planet: saturn degree: 0 5 meaning: god the exalter psalm 3:4: and thou, 0 tetragrammaton, art a shield about me, my glory and he who lifteth up my head. 5 2nd angel name: yelauiel sign: leo planet: saturn degree: 5 10 meaning: strength psalm 22:20: and thou, 0 tetragrammaton, be not far off, 0 my strength, to help me make haste. 3rd angel name: satiel sign: leo planet: jupiter degree: 10 15 meaning: refuge, fortress, confidence psalm 9 1:2: i will say unto tetragrammaton, my refuge and fortr

om generation to generation. 56th angel name: puiael sign: taurus planet: mercury degree: 5 10 meaning: supporting all things. psalm 145:14: tetragrammaton upholdeth all those who fall, and lifteth up all those who are down. 57th angel name: nemamaiah sign: taurus planet: moon degree: 10 15 meaning: lovable. psalm 115:11: ye who fear tetragrammaton, confide in tetragrammaton, their help and their shield is he. 58th angel name: yeileel sign: taurus planet: moon 23 degree: 15 20 meaning: hearer of cries. psalm 6:3: and my soul hath been greatly troubled, and thou, tetragrammaton, how long. 59th angel name: herachael sign: taurus planet: saturn degree: 20 25 meaning: permeating all things. psalm 113:3: from the rising of the sun to the going down of the same, let the name of tetragrammaton be

SCHLAGER NEIL WORLD RELIGIONS REFERENCE LIBRARY

sons learned in the higher realm. over the course of a lifetime humans are sometimes able to recapture the wisdom hidden within. world religions: almanac 229 greco-roman religion and philosophy sacred symbols there is no one powerful symbol that represents either greek or roman religion. instead, various gods and goddesses have symbols attaching to them. athena, the patroness of athens, carried a shield, or aegis, representing her role as a divine protector of the city. the arrow was the symbol for the greek gods apollo and artemis, as well as for eros, god of love; for the romans the arrow was the symbol of cupid, god of love. the arrow was also used on roman coins to represent the god mithra. the lightning bolt was a symbol for zeus and his roman equivalent, jupiter. it would be thrown b

body of commentary called the responsa. these consist of answers to questions about jewish law that were written down by respected rabbis (the leader of a jewish congregation, usually with detailed reference to the torah. these responsa continue to be written and compiled. sacred symbols the most recognizable symbol of judaism is the five-pointed star of david, more accurately referred to as the shield of david or the magen david. it appears on jewish synagogues (houses of worship, on the flag of the nation of israel, and as the symbol for the israeli 356 world religions: almanac judaism magen david, the equivalent of the red cross. it is thought traditionally to have been the symbol on the shield of the jewish king david. the star consists of two interlocking triangles. many attempts hav

ter having gained his trust, she comes upon him while he is drunk and cuts off his head. the prayer of judith from the book of judith (chapter 9, verses 7 through 10) relays her words to god before she set out for the assyrian camp: here now are the assyrians, a greatly increased force, priding themselves in their horses and riders, boasting in the strength of their foot soldiers, and trusting in shield and spear, in bow and sling. they do not know that you are the lord who crushes wars; the lord is your name. break their strength by your might, and bring 368 world religions: almanac judaism down their power in your anger; for they intend to defile [corrupt] your sanctuary, and to pollute the tabernacle [residence] where your glorious name resides, and to break off the horns of your altar

ves. mother maria the poet mother maria wrote a considerable amount of poetry, virtually all with religious themes. in 1942, while she was still living in paris, the nazi authorities ordered all jews to wear yellow stars identifying them as jews. in response mother maria wrote the following poem, which hints at her deep spiritual convictions about the role of suffering: two triangles, a star, the shield of king david, our forefather. this is election, not offense. the great path and not an evil. once more in a term fulfilled, once more roars the trumpet of the end; and the fate of a great people once more is by the prophet proclaimed. thou art persecuted again, o israel, but what can human malice mean to thee, who have heard the thunder from sinai? forest, jim. mother maria skobtsova: nun

ater. rainment: fine clothes. minish: diminish; use up all the supplies of. ere: before. world religions: primary sources 79 the odyssey then in heavy displeasure spake unto him pallas athene: god help thee! thou art surely sore in need of odysseus that is afar, to stretch forth his hands upon the shameless wooers. if he could but come now and stand at the entering in of the gate, with helmet and shield and lances twain, as mighty a man as when first i marked him in our house drinking and making merry what time he came up out of ephyra from ilus son of mermerus! for even thither had odysseus gone on his swift ship to seek a deadly drug, that he might have wherewithal to smear his bronze-shod arrows: but ilus would in nowise give it to him, for he had in awe the everliving gods. but my fath

SEVEN SCROLLS CHILDREN OF THE BLACK ROSE

ce to be waiting for you, one just big enough. visualize it, and you will know it when you see it. after all, you have made known your request to the force and room has been made for you. why not? it works for us. is this magic? yes. by the way, don't forget to say thank you! here are other experiments that you can do: when you are out in the midday and become too warm, why not ask for a cloud to shield you from the sun? it's a plausible request isn't it? after all, there are a lot of clouds hanging around doing nothing. why not have an elemental move its cloud over a bit and shade you with it? oh yes, don't forget to say thank you, as you may grow warm again. get the idea? want a breeze? how about holding back the rain for a few moments while you get inside? stock market tips and such com

SIR EDWARD BULWER LYTTON ZANONI A ROSICRUCIAN TALE

ument, broken heart, withered laurel-wreath! the setting sun through the vine-clad lattice streamed on all! so smiles the eternal nature on the wrecks of all that make life glorious! and not a sun that sets not somewhere on the silenced music, on the faded laurel! chapter 1.x. che difesa miglior ch' usbergo e scudo, e la santa innocenza al petto ignudo "ger. lib" c. viii. xli (better defence than shield or breastplate is holy innocence to the naked breast) and they buried the musician and his barbiton together, in the same coffin. that famous steiner primeval titan of the great tyrolese race often hast thou sought to scale the heavens, and therefore must thou, like the meaner children of men, descend to the dismal hades! harder fate for thee than thy mortal master. for thy soul sleeps with

went, rolling each on the other. santa maria! no time to get hold of one's knife. meanwhile all the crew were up, some for the captain, some for me, clashing and firing, and swearing and groaning, and now and then a heavy splash in the sea. fine supper for the sharks that night! at last old bilboa got uppermost; out flashed his knife; down it came, but not in my heart. no! i gave my left arm as a shield; and the blade went through to the hilt, with the blood spurting up like the rain from a whale's nostril! with the weight of the blow the stout fellow came down so that his face touched mine; with my right hand i caught him by the throat, turned him over like a lamb, signor, and faith it was soon all up with him: the boatswain's brother, a fat dutchman, ran him through with a pike"'old fell

y power, while it is thy power i fly (our child upon my bosom, it comforts me still to think that thy power can read the heart! thou knowest that it is the faithful mother that writes to thee, it is not the faithless wife! is there sin in thy knowledge, zanoni? sin must have sorrow: and it were sweet oh, how sweet to be thy comforter. but the child, the infant, the soul that looks to mine for its shield! magician, i wrest from thee that soul! pardon, pardon, if my words wrong thee. see, i fall on my knees to write the rest "why did i never recoil before from thy mysterious lore; why did the very strangeness of thine unearthly life only fascinate me with a delightful fear? because, if thou wert sorcerer or angel-demon, there was no peril to other but myself: and none to me, for my love was

SIR WALLIS BUDGE EGYPTIAN MAGIC

u is, however, often depicted with the head of a ram, and in the later times, as the "beautiful ram of ra" he has four heads; in the egyptian monuments he has at times the head of a hawk, but never that of a lion. the god abrasax is represented in a form which has a human body, the bead of a hawk or cock, and legs terminating in serpents; in one hand he holds a knife or dagger, and in the other a shield upon which is inscribed the great name greek iaw, or jah. considerable difference of opinion exists as to the meaning and derivation of the name abrasax, but there is no doubt that the god who bore it was a form of the sun-god, and that he was intended to represent some aspect of the creator of the world. the name was believed to possess magical powers of the highest class, and basileides

SPENSER THE CULT OF THE ALL SEEING EYE 1960

he old one became worn out, did vary. it was made by edward stabler of sandy spring, maryland and was designed by the french artist r. p. lamplier jr.8 it was known as the websterian great seal, after daniel webster, the secretary of stale who ordered it made. it was used until 1885 even though it had 6 arrows rather than 13, less than 13 olives on the branch, 6 broadened pales on the escutcheon (shield, and other defects. totten described it as "a manifest monstrosity" and "illegal and an abortion".strong terms indeed!9 the third engraving of the seal was prepared in 1885 under secretary of slate f. t. frelinghuysen, and the fourth under secretary john hay after $1,250 was appropriated on july 1. 1902 for the purpose. the fourth and last die was engraved by max zeiler of philadelphia and

ldment. having neither dogma nor doctrine. we see in mr [william] barton only the facade of the instrument; that, if he himself was not a mystic or seer, then, a master stood behind him (her emphasis) miss lang felt that this "master" must have been thomas paine, the deist and revolutionary. c. a. l. totten attributed a scriptural meaning to the use of the number 13 in the seal: 13 stripes in the shield, 13 stars in the crest, 13 letters in e pluribus unum, 13 arrows, 13 olive branch leaves, 13 olive berries; and, on the reverse side, 13 courses of stones in the pyramid and 13 letters in annuit coeplis.18 he noted that the number 13 occurs twice in one of the forms of the tetragrammaton: jehovah: jhvh: j(10) h(5) v(6) h(5: 26: 2 x i3.19 another source2" claimed that the seal is a symbol of

the strongest terms the presence of god. the heavenly rays of light extend from the outer perimeter of the circle of clouds out behind the entire upper portion of the eagle's body and even beyond the tips of its wings. the head of the eagle with its fierce curved beak is within the circle of clouds. no occult meaning can be attached to the number of feathers in the wings and tail. the escutcheon (shield) on the breast is curved; its sides meet in a point at the base of the tail. the curved shield is heraldically correct and has far greater esthetic appeal than the square shield on the official coat of arms. on the wall beneath the painting is a brass plaque bearing the text of george washington's prayer for the united states of america: almighty god; we make our earnest prayer that thou wi

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

ay in the black cauldron. the dirtiest secret found inside that black cauldron the mysterious secret is this: that the unknown "god" worshipped by the masons and called by such hazy, nebulous names as the great architect of the universe and by codenames such as abaddon, mahabone, and jahbuhlun, is actually none other than satan, or lucifer. that is the greatest of secrets that the illuminati must shield from view. the illuminated (so-called "enlightened) man who knows this darkest of secrets is taught by his superiors and comes to believe that all who are in on the secret are somehow more sophisticated, urbane, intelligent, and spiritually astute, than the uncouth, vulgar, and coarse people who stupidly follow after the god of the holy bible. stupid people deserve to be deceived, say the m

clear. remember: everywhere in the world of illuminism, we discover sexual connotations. theirs is a sex cult; indeed it is the world's greatest sex cult; yet, the illuminati use symbols and signs to mask their sexually perverted messages. 362 codex magica the star of david and the beast's number, 666 the supremely evil nature of the double triangle, the hexagram, solomon's seal, the magen david (shield of david, is proven by the fact that the symbol contains the hidden number 666, the number of the beast (revelation 13. notice that there are six triangles incorporated on the outside of the hexagram; that it has six out points, and that six lines are used in constructing the symbol's two triangles. thus, 6-6-6. also, the symbol incorporates six triangles of three sides each. six times thre

ears a remarkable resemblence to the sign of the spear point, and the name dragon's eye is approprate, indeed. symbol from the back cover of the fascinating book, the talisman of the united states: the mysterious street lines of washington, d.c, by charles westbook, ph.d (1990. the symbol depicted is a spear point superimposed by a modified fleur de lis, a symbol of the merovingian royal dynasty "shield of the trinity" in the british museum, which turns out to be an emblem of the priory of sion. drawing of the rock of sion and the sign of the priory of sion (from the book, holy blood, holy grail) 408 codex magica first lady hillary rodham clinton, wearing a "mao tse tung" peasant outfit and fashion look, clearly giving the baphomet/priory of sion sign. this cover and feature article in tim

also in the bible, we find that esau was born red (genesis 25:25, and god says "i have hated esau" the color red has a long and non-illustrious history of whoredom and violence. in pre-vedic india the people worshipped a primitive form of shiva as the "red god" and as "the howler" the god and planet mars was known by the ancients as the red god. in scandinavia, the major god, odin, had clothing, shield symbols and runes of red color. a hero viking's death became celebrated on the calendar as a "red-letter day" and thus we have this phrase in common use today. robin was the god of witches in the forest and when human sacrifices were made, they were dedicated to robin redbreast, or the slain cock robin. updated to more recent times, we find that in her occult book, a treatise on the seven r

THE GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE UNUSUAL UNEXPLAINED VOL 3

upants. when he was about 150 feet from the gully, he stopped his patrol car to continue on foot. by now he could clearly see that he had found something far more bizarre than an upended automobile. he saw a white egg-shaped object supported on girderlike legs that had smoke and flame issuing from its underside. he heard a loud roar and feared the object was about to explode. he turned and ran to shield himself behind the patrol car, bumping his leg and losing his glasses on the way. in his report, he wrote: it was a very loud roar. not like a jet. it started at a low frequency quickly, then the roar rose in frequency and in loudness from loud to very loud. object was starting to go straight up slowly up. flame was light blue and at bottom was sort of orange color. crouching behind the pat

THE MIDDLE PILLAR

ns, still holding arm with dagger outstretched, to the east where he started from.27 with h s arms extended to form a cross, and being aware about him of the four pentagrams vitalized by the vibration, he now commences a further phase of the ritual. here is demanded of him the visualization of the vast archangelic figures standing behind each pentagram, as though the latter were a sort of flaming shield supported by those magical or telesmatic images.28 some word or two needs to be expressed about archangels and angels. most readers, unfamiliar with the nomenclature and general tenets of the magical phlosophy, may feel inclined to baulk at ths juncture. the postulate, however, is quite a logical one. for the philosophy of magic conceives of one root source from whch all life sprang, one fu

ferring to the manner in which the ancient magicians conceived of these archetypes or magical images, expresses the idea thus: they took each factor in nature and personified it, gave it a name, and built up a symbolicfigure to represent it; just as british artists have by the qabalistic cross and the pentagram ritual 61 their collective efforts produced a standard britannia, a female figure with shield charged with the union jack, a lion at her feet, a trident in her hand, a helmet on her head, and the sea in the background. analysing thisfigure as we would a qabalistic symbol, we realize that these individual symbols in the complex glyph have each a sign$cance-in fact, an occult glyph is more akin to a coat of arms than anything else. a magicalfigure is the coat of arms it represents. th

THE BINDING OF SHADOWS

ing more, from the predatory spirituality of ahriman and az to the intense ritual practices of the long forgotten daevas of the avesnsthe binding of shadows a luciferian banishing ritual by michael ford in silence, close your eyes and envision a large amount of energy rising up from within you. the slow breathing technique, as described by tantrics described a slow rise of astral energy to form a shield and to clear the mind of thoughts other than the goals of the rite you will conduct. the rite as described by coven nachttoter is based within the gathering of shadows, the elementals formed in magickal workings to protect the physical and spiritual body from attack. this technique may be used to also clear the mind for the purpose of relaxation. the shadows, the same of familiars are some

THE SECRET RITUALS OF THE OTO

hen, haggai, joshua and zerrubbabel. the altar of this rite is a modified form of that of the holy royal arch, and without some description of it both the opening of the lodge of perfection and its mystical lecture are incomprehensible. the altar is in the form of a double cube (its top about sixteen inches square) and on it inscribed the double triangle of the seal of solomon (identical with the shield of david found on the flag of israel) within a circle. on this are placed, at random, the eight letters j, a, h, b, v, l, o and n; these represent the corresponding hebrew letters. at the conclusion of the picking incident (see opening) the altar looks like this: file//c /documents%20and%20settings/michael..0secret%20rituals%20of%20the%20o.t.o/p2c5.html (1 of 22 [12/28/2001 2:03:44 pm] the

ars of the temple of king solomon by name, the mason dare not so much as letter them without precaution. and while the private man may speak evil of the king, and blaspheme god without risk, yet the servant of the king, and the minister of god, must cloke (sic) themselves with reverence, even though it be not in their hearts, for this reason, that they have invoked the king, and god, as sword and shield of their own authority. to you, then, if you have dared to use this force of the holy phallus, is its abuse fatal and deadly. to the man of earth it matters but little if he suffer nocturnal pollution, or indulge in wantonness; to you that are adepts it is ruin absolute. for all that force which passeth from under your control, unless so directed and fortified by your will that it is but as

lotus, or standing upon crocodiles. 11. the image of babalon with the phallic reference om mani padme hum. file//c /documents%20and%20settings/michael..secret%20rituals%20of%20the%20o.t.o/p3c2.html (10 of 12 [12/28/2001 2:05:25 pm] the secret rituals of the o.t.o. 12. the figure of isis with horus. 13. the crucifix, but only if its solar-phallic significance be most firmly grasped, and if it be a shield of secrecy against the vulgar. 14. talismans appropriate to this matter. 15. a living flame. 16. the symbols and insignia of the o.t.o. which your degree entitles you to bear. magical rings and neck-jewels should also be worn by night and day. the rituals of defence and protection should also be practised in perfection. all bodily excrements, such as cut nails, and hair, should be burnt; sp

THE HOLY BIBLE KING JAMES VERSION

om a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that i will not take any thing that [is] thine, lest thou shouldest say, i have made abram rich: 14:24 save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, aner, eshcol, and mamre; let them take their portion. 15:1 after these things the word of the lord came unto abram in a vision, saying, fear not, abram: i [am] thy shield [and] thy exceeding great reward. 15:2 and abram said, lord god, what wilt thou give me, seeing i go childless, and the steward of my house is this eliezer of damascus? 15:3 and abram said, behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir. 15:4 and, behold, the word of the lord [came] unto him, saying, this shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come for

27 the eternal god [is thy] refuge, and underneath [are] the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, destroy [them] 33:28 israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of jacob [shall be] upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew. 33:29 happy [art] thou, o israel: who [is] like unto thee, o people saved by the lord, the shield of thy help, and who [is] the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places. 34:1 and moses went up from the plains of moab unto the mountain of nebo, to the top of pisgah, that [is] over against jericho. and the lord shewed him all the land of gilead, unto dan, 34:2 and all naphtali, and the land of ephraim, and manas

ore the lord [even] that sinai from before the lord god of israel. 5:6 in the days of shamgar the son of anath, in the days of jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travelers walked through byways. 5:7 [the inhabitants of] the villages ceased, they ceased in israel, until that i deborah arose, that i arose a mother in israel. 5:8 they chose new gods; then [was] war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in israel? 5:9 my heart [is] toward the governors of israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. bless ye the lord. 5:10 speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way. 5:11 [they that are delivered] from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of th

d a span. 17:5 and [he had] an helmet of brass upon his head, and he [was] armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat [was] five thousand shekels of brass. 17:6 and [he had] greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders. 17:7 and the staff of his spear [was] like a weaver s beam; and his spear s head [weighed] six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him. 17:8 and he stood and cried unto the armies of israel, and said unto them, why are ye come out to set [your] battle in array [am] not i a philistine, and ye servants to saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me. 17:9 if he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if i prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be o

to saul, i cannot go with these; for i have not proved [them] and david put them off him. 17:40 and he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd s bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling [was] in his hand: and he drew near to the philistine. 17:41 and the philistine came on and drew near unto david; and the man that bare the shield [went] before him. 17:42 and when the philistine looked about, and saw david, he disdained him: for he was [but] a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance. 17:43 and the philistine said unto david [am] i a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? and the philistine cursed david by his gods. 17:44 and the philistine said to david, come to me, and i will give thy flesh unto the fowls of t

d of a fair countenance. 17:43 and the philistine said unto david [am] i a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? and the philistine cursed david by his gods. 17:44 and the philistine said to david, come to me, and i will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field. 17:45 then said david to the philistine, thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but i come to thee in the name of the lord of hosts, the god of the armies of israel, whom thou hast defied. 17:46 this day will the lord deliver thee into mine hand; and i will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and i will give the carcases of the host of the philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there

he book of jasher) 1:19 the beauty of israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen! 1:20 tell [it] not in gath, publish [it] not in the streets of askelon; lest the daughters of the philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph. 1:21 ye mountains of gilboa [let there be] no dew, neither [let there be] rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of saul [as though he had] not [been] anointed with oil. 1:22 from the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of jonathan turned not back, and the sword of saul returned not empty. 1:23 saul and jonathan [were] lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were

our were born to the giant in gath, and fell by the hand of david, and by the hand of his servants. 22:1 and david spake unto the lord the words of this song in the day [that] the lord had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of saul: 22:2 and he said, the lord [is] my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; 22:3 the god of my rock; in him will i trust [he is] my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence. 22:4 i will call on the lord [who is] worthy to be praised: so shall i be saved from mine enemies. 22:5 when the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid; 22:6 the sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me; 22:7 in my distress i calle

s] a buckler to all them that trust in him. 22:32 for who [is] god, save the lord? and who [is] a rock, save our god? 22:33 god [is] my strength [and] power: and he maketh my way perfect. 22:34 he maketh my feet like hinds [feet] and setteth me upon my high places. 22:35 he teacheth my hands to war; so that a page 193 2 samuel bow of steel is broken by mine arms. 22:36 thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great. 22:37 thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip. 22:38 i have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until i had consumed them. 22:39 and i have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise: yea, they are fallen under my feet. 22:40 for thou hast girded me with strength to

d threescore and six talents of gold. 10:15 beside [that he had] of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of arabia, and of the governors of the country. 10:16 and king solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred [shekels] of gold went to one target. 10:17 and he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of lebanon. 10:18 moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold. 10:19 the throne had six steps, and the top of the throne [was] round behind: and [there were] stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays. 10:20 and twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the

he remnant that is escaped of the house of judah shall yet again take root downward, and bear fruit upward. 19:31 for out of jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and they that escape out of mount zion: the zeal of the lord [of hosts] shall do this. 19:32 therefore thus saith the lord concerning the king of assyria, he shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it. 19:33 by the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the lord. 19:34 for i will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant david s sake. 19:35 and it came to pass that night, that the angel of the lord went out, and smote in the camp of the assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand:

erathite, 12:5 eluzai, and jerimoth, and bealiah, and shemariah, and shephatiah the haruphite, 12:6 elkanah, and jesiah, and azareel, and joezer, and jashobeam, the korhites, 12:7 and joelah, and zebadiah, the sons of jeroham of gedor. 12:8 and of the gadites there separated themselves unto david into the hold to the wilderness men of might [and] men of war [fit] for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces [were like] the faces of lions, and [were] as swift as the roes upon the mountains; 12:9 ezer the first, obadiah the second, eliab the third, 12:10 mishmannah the fourth, jeremiah the fifth, 12:11 attai the sixth, eliel the seventh, 12:12 johanan the eighth, elzabad the ninth, 12:13 jeremiah the tenth, machbanai the eleventh. 12:14 these [were] of the sons of gad, c

all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host. 12:22 for at [that] time day by day there came to david to help him, until [it was] a great host, like the host of god. 12:23 and these [are] the numbers of the bands [that were] ready armed to the war [and] came to david to hebron, to turn the kingdom of saul to him, according to the word of the lord. 12:24 the children of judah that bare shield and spear [were] six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war. 12:25 of the children of simeon, mighty men of valour for the war, seven thousand and one hundred. 12:26 of the children of levi four thousand and six hundred. 12:27 and jehoiada [was] the leader of the aaronites, and with him [were] three thousand and seven hundred; 12:28 and zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and o

hich were men] that had understanding of the times, to know what israel ought to do; the heads of them [were] two hundred; and all their brethren [were] at their commandment. 12:33 of zebulun, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, with all instruments of war, fifty thousand, which could keep rank [they were] not of double heart. 12:34 and of naphtali a thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand. 12:35 and of the danites expert in war twenty and eight thousand and six hundred. 12:36 and of asher, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, forty thousand. 12:37 and on the other side of jordan, of the reubenites, and the gadites, and of the half tribe of manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, an hundred and twenty thousan

core and six talents of gold; 9:14 beside [that which] chapmen and merchants brought. and all the kings of arabia and governors of the country brought gold and silver to solomon. 9:15 and king solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred [shekels] of beaten gold went to one target. 9:16 and three hundred shields [made he of] beaten gold: three hundred [shekels] of gold went to one shield. and the king put them in the house of the forest of lebanon. 9:17 moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold. 9:18 and [there were] six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold [which were] fastened to the throne, and stays on each side of the sitting place, and two lions standing by the stays: 9:19 and twelve lions stood there on the one side and o

nd with him mighty men of valour three hundred thousand. 17:15 and next to him [was] jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred and fourscore thousand. 17:16 and next him [was] amasiah the son of zichri, who willingly offered himself unto the lord; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valour. 17:17 and of benjamin; eliada a mighty man of valour, and with him armed men with bow and shield two hundred thousand. 17:18 and next him [was] jehozabad, and with him an hundred and fourscore thousand ready prepared for the war. 17:19 these waited on the king, beside [those] whom the king put in the fenced cities throughout all judah. 18:1 now jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, and joined affinity with ahab. 18:2 and after [certain] years he went down to ahab to samaria

thers, but every man shall die for his own sin. 25:5 moreover amaziah gathered judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of [their] fathers, throughout all judah and benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice [men, able] to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield. 25:6 he hired also an hundred thousand mighty men of valour out of israel for an hundred talents of silver. 25:7 but there came a man of god to him, saying, o king, let not the army of israel go with thee; for the lord [is] not with israel [to wit, with] all the children of ephraim. 25:8 but if thou wilt go, do [it] be strong for the battle: god shall make thee fall before the enemy: for g

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orces of the elements, the human or angelic forms of the elemental principles should be employed-the human form when dealing with human things, the angelic when dealing with things of the spirit. when the magus is confident of his or her magical ability and needs the maximum powers of the elements, the beasts should be employed. the magical instruments-rod, cup, dagger (or sword, and pentacle (or shield)-are another ancient symbolic division of the all into four principles. these forms appear in many diverse cultures. the most common occurrence in modern times is the pips of ordinary playing cards. the hearts derive from the symbol of the cup (water; diamonds from the pentacle (earth; clubs from the rod (fire; and spades from the dagger (air. the original forms are preserved in the tarot

psychic attack. this is scarcely necessary. the circle is perfect and unbreak- able. by linking it to the four pentagrams it is, if anything, weakened. to clear a space instantly, the magus may mentally send six pentagrams, expand- ing out from the center of self, rushing along three spatial axes. this is an effective tool for banishing malefic influences. the pentagram can be cast like a flaming shield at a foe. it is inscribed on the surface of a material object to give the object a desired elemental charge. by standing with arms and legs spread the magus can become the pentagram. other uses of the figure will suggest themselves. for those with advanced powers of visualization, the geometric dodecahedron (a solid formed of twelve interlocking pentagons) may be built around the self. magi

first time, see your thoughts for what they are-vain, arrogant, and futile. pray and meditate at least twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening. three times-once at noon-would be better. four times-waking your- self every night at midnight-is better still. prayer and meditation always go together. in meditation you open yourself to currents in the subconscious mind. prayer is your shield of protection. pray before and after the period of meditation. of course, prayer alone can be done anytime and under any conditions without harm. pray for purity and the coming of the light. through this constant prayer and a regular, pure lifestyle, the physical sur- roundings in which you live will be cleansed and made ready for the descent of the light. the prayer creates a circular barr

owl- edge. each new insight becomes another rung in the ladder that leads to the great work. there is a flux and reflux of spirit between magus and god. the traditional instruments are few and simple. they are based on the magi- cal principles presented in the first half of this work. the four main objects that are the foundation of the outer temple are the ele- mental weaponjrod, cup, sword, and shield (or pentacle. they are to be found as the emblems of the suits in the minor arcana of the tarot and in a host of other places. also known as the wand, the scepter, the staff, and the club. it is the instrument of impregnation and suggests the phallus. since it represents balanced or reciprocat- ing force, it is the instrument of rule or order, and in another form is commonly said to represe

drawn from the cup, and evil influences washed away in its waters. love may be spread through its sharing. held upright, it is the open womb waiting to receive the impregnation of the rod, or the vessel about to give form to what is poured into it. held inverted, it is the sym- bol of birth and realization: that which has been nurtured is released into the world. accepting creative force birthing shield also called the disk, the pentacle, and the coin. it is the only one of the four ele- mental instruments that cannot be rotated around its center point to change its meaning. it suggests completeness, and thus sterility. it is self-contained, giving nothing and taking nothing. the shield symbolizes frigidity, aridity, and inertia; the virgin and the maidenhead. but the other side of the coi

truments that cannot be rotated around its center point to change its meaning. it suggests completeness, and thus sterility. it is self-contained, giving nothing and taking nothing. the shield symbolizes frigidity, aridity, and inertia; the virgin and the maidenhead. but the other side of the coin is resistance, persis- tence, and a cold, remorseless strength. its element is earth. magically, the shield is used as a protection against hostile forces. it imposes a freeze similar to that associated with the equal-armed cross. the shield neither moves nor can be moved, although it can be shattered if sufficient force is applied. the dagger rapes and violates the shield. sometimes the shield is used to represent the fecundity of the earth, but this association only applies when the shield in a

milar to that associated with the equal-armed cross. the shield neither moves nor can be moved, although it can be shattered if sufficient force is applied. the dagger rapes and violates the shield. sometimes the shield is used to represent the fecundity of the earth, but this association only applies when the shield in acted upon by the three active elements (fire, water, and air. in itself, the shield is sterile. since it has no top or bottom, the shield cannot be changed by inversion. con- sider an apple; it begins small and green, then grows larger and gets red; it goes from sour to sweet-yet always it remains an apple. this is the meaning of the shield. each of the four instruments represents the nature of one of the elements. for this reason they are most effective when applied to th

ersion. con- sider an apple; it begins small and green, then grows larger and gets red; it goes from sour to sweet-yet always it remains an apple. this is the meaning of the shield. each of the four instruments represents the nature of one of the elements. for this reason they are most effective when applied to their own elemental spheres. two are male (rod and dagger) and two are female (cup and shield. the rod-cup form a natural pair of the light; the dagger-shield form a pair of the darkness. all the instruments must be consecrated before they can be used. consecra- tion drives away any lingering base or discordant associations and prepares each instrument to act as a channel for the light. consecration of the instrument is accomplished in a separate ceremony of prayer and purification

us to examine personal motives and the manner of working to determine how the problem arose. those who utterly reject the power of magic will not believe that anyone can be seriously hurt merely by mumbling a few arcane phrases and waving his or her arms about in the air. and indeed, these skeptics would be fairly well protected from harm by their circle of contempt. unfortunately for them, their shield is also their prison. protected from many of the ill effects of magic, they are at the same time barred from its good. and because their subconscious minds are not skepti- cal in the least, eventually they hurt themselves if they dabble in ritual long enough. when this happens, they have no way to repair the fracture they have unwittingly made in their psyche, because they do not consciousl

nses should be relied upon wherever possible. the potential variety of magical weapons is infinite, limited only by the imag- ination and skill of the adept. however, in essence all derive from three symbolic types. these three forms alone will render the magus invulnerable to attack and will give him or her an offensive capability should this prove necessary. the weapons are: 1. sword of will 2. shield of faith 3. armor of tranquillity the sword is conceived by the magus as a flaming beam of ruby light extending from the index finger of the right hand into space for an unlimited distance. it has the power to blast at all levels and to wither life, and can cut like a laser through deceit and confusion. when powerfully extended to the beating heart or the brain of an enemy, it can kill. it

ended to the beating heart or the brain of an enemy, it can kill. it is not bound by time or space and can strike across seas or into the future. since the past is accepted by the mind of the magus, the sword cannot easily be used to alter past events. it extends and retracts instantly at will when the right hand is raised or relaxed. its color is red, its element fire, and its motion linear. the shield is the opposite and complement of the sword. it is conceived by the magus as a disk of light that extends from the left palm when it is held outward-the tradi- tional sign of warding off evil. it is formed of a clockwise whirling cross that is usu- ally pictured as about six feet in diameter, but its size can be increased or decreased at will; and the shield can be sent forward to any dista

from the left palm when it is held outward-the tradi- tional sign of warding off evil. it is formed of a clockwise whirling cross that is usu- ally pictured as about six feet in diameter, but its size can be increased or decreased at will; and the shield can be sent forward to any distance to form a psychic barrier between the magus and his or her foe. no evil intention can break the plane of the shield. when powerfully projected, the shield will stop a charging beast in its tracks. like the sword it must be consciously extended, but can be formed or retracted at a moment's notice. its color is yellow, its element air, and its motion vibratory. the armor is formed around the entire body out of the limit, or edge, of the per- ceived self, which is usually called the aura. the mystical aura

r depends on the magus. if he or she has formed them correctly, the weapons will become visible at times of great danger to the untrained physical eye-at least, this will be the impression of the observer. actually, they are seen with the mental eye and projected onto the senses. in a similar manner, they will be physically felt by those at whom they are directed-the sword as a piercing blow, the shield as a barrier, and the armor as a slipping away of hostile purpose. most dangers exist in the imagination. the magus should clearly grasp the truth that the greatest enemy is the personal ego. by merely mastering his or her lower self, the magus will overcome all obstacles in life, for a human being at peace with the lower self, in communication with the higher self, confident, healthy, fear

f a question. luck, either good or bad. cast with evil intent, it can cause drunkenness, lust, gluttony, and other sins. cast with good intention, it can satisfy material wants. to a rich person an evil, to a poor person a good. 15. algiz (eolhx: y (y) sound: z [x] english x, z literally "defense2- a charm of protection from evil. sign of the splayed hand, or pos- sibly of the talons of a hawk. a shield against attack. sign of peace. a command to stop. magically, a barrier against attack or misfortune. it is a powerful charm against injury, and was used in this way by the vikings. cast, it protects a person or pre- vents that person from harming another. 16. sowelu (sigel: 5 (h) sound: s [s] english: s literally"sun"-the shape of the rune is a lightning bolt or ray from the sun. thus, an i

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ation. among the manchu, nine holes were made in the ice and a person seeking to become a shaman was forced to dive into the first hole, come out of the second, and continue in this way to the end. if the spirits were with him, they would protect him. another manchu initiation involved fire walking. if the candidate was able to achieve contact with his tutelary spirits, it was believed they would shield his feet from the glowing ember^ a member of the jivaro tribe of south america is forced to go for days without food, and drinks large amounts of tobacco juice. when a spirit finally appears to him, the master who is controlling the initiation proceeds to beat the initiate into unconsci usness. in ceremonies of initiation, there are two factors at work. one is the use of pain, hunger, and f

for the damned souls similar to those described by saint frances. his poem reads very much like an astral journey. both heaven and hell as related in the prophetic books are astral realms, and for this reason it is quite possible for ordinary men and women to visit them while traveling in the astral body. safe passage through hell is often secured by means of spirit guides, who have the power to shield the astral traveler from harm. jesus, having all wisdom and all power unto himself, was without need of either a guide or a protector. despite superstitions to the contrary, there is no direct physical danger to the body while projecting astrally, but it is possible that the intense shock of scenes in hell might cause a nervous reaction, resulting in emotional or even physical damage in a s

d all power unto himself, was without need of either a guide or a protector. despite superstitions to the contrary, there is no direct physical danger to the body while projecting astrally, but it is possible that the intense shock of scenes in hell might cause a nervous reaction, resulting in emotional or even physical damage in a secondary way by repercussion. the spirit guide acts as a kind of shield, reducing the intensity of the astral experience when necessary, or in extreme cases causing it to be lost from the memory. levitation for the religiously devout, astral projection often takes the form of levitation. ezekiel told how he was lifted up by the hand of god from a lock of his hair "and he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me

nformation due to their limited effective distance of travel. to eliminate the ultra-long wavelengths in the elf band of the spectrum, a remote viewer was taken deep beneath the ocean in a submarine. this effectively eliminated the electromagnetic spectrum as an explanation for remote viewing. in his book reading the enemy's mind, paul h. smith wrote "apparently there was no known physical way to shield any target on earth from the prying 'eyes' of a remote viewer""j3 it was later discovered that the soviets in their own parapsychological research had done a similar submarine test on remote viewing. a concept developed within the program of something that was called the matrix, a mysterious source of universal knowledge that could be somehow tapped into by remote viewers, who were able to

nted by an aggressive spirit and feel threatened, holding up the mirror surface of the keycard so that it reflects the image of the spirit will cause the spirit to withdraw in confusion, as its own hostility is reflected back upon it. in the astral world, a mirror reflects more than mere images. it also reflects emotions and subtle energies. for this reason it can be employed as a kind of psychic shield. it becomes a doorway only after it has been opened by a vortex, either consciously or unconsciously. when you conceive the mirror as a portal, you automatically open it even if you are not aware of this process. hence, when using the mirror as a shield, it must be conceived as sealed and impervious. the black mirror another kind of mirror that is used in magic is the black mirror. this is

face, the owner of the orchard, who moves between the tables with a pitcher of wine balanced on her shoulder, offering to fill the cups of those whose cups are empty. her dark hair has a disheveled look, and a faint sheen of sweat is visible on her bare shoulders and her flushed cheeks. chapter fourteen: runes 253 15. algiz literal meaning: defense general sense: warding off, protection, barrier, shield, avertive amulet, a defender the land of algiz is a high and narrow mountain pass, in which is set an ancient gate that is defended by guard towers on either side, and which has living quarters for its soldiers along its top. the gate is of stone cut from the sides of the pass, its shape a curved arch. the doors set in its frame are of heavy oak, darkened and made hard by years and bound by

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tral body to shrink back into evoking into the triangle 289 your physical body within your practice chamber. as your astral form reduces in size, the circle of gold-white fire shrinks in proportion to remain at the level of your heart. hold the awareness of the four angels of the quarters towering above you unseen behind unbroken curtain of their expanded conjoined wings. feel their strength both shield you and protect your circle. spread your arms wide so that your body forms a great cross. raise your arms slightly and turn your palms up while opening your fingers and tilting your face upward. be aware that as you stand within the astral temple and gaze upward through the domed skylight that forms the central part of its ceiling, you can see the single brilliant blue-white star shining in

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s of the herbs. as is true of the breastplate of aaron, the power of solomon's ring arose both from the magic symbol, or symbols, cut into its bezel and from the jewel, or jewels, with which it was set. e. a. wallis budge says the ring was made of pure gold and bore a single, large shamir (diamond, upon which were engraved the four letters of the ineffable name or perhaps the symbol known as the "shield of solomon" which was probably the pentagram (amulets and talismans, p. 281. elsewhere (p. 424) budge says that the shamir was regarded as a "living power" that preserved solomon from harm and kept him upon his throne. the shamir, which seems to have entered the legend of solomon through jewish folk tales, served as a magic mirror wherein the king was able to see the reflected image of any

d might" on the jewel that ruled the birds was written "all created things praise the lord" on the jewel that ruled the land and sea was written "heaven and earth are allah's slaves" on the 92 tetragrammaton jewel that ruled the spirits was written "there is no god but the god, and mohammed is his messenger" an illustration in a syriac magical text called the little book of protection depicts the shield of solomon as an eight-rayed star with a smaller fourrayed star cut into the middle of it. seven names or words of power were engraved between two concentric circles on the ring, probably around its bezel, and on the hoop of the ring were cut twenty-nine more barbaric words in syriac characters. it is likely that the seven around the bezel represented the seven planets and seven days of the

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ar more powerful technique than simply making the talisman and compressing it (often mauling it in the process) into some kind of locket to wear. in the latter case it is soon forgotten, and in any event the image would need to be removed to be seen again. meditation talismans continue to elicit suggestions to the subconscious, which is aroused at every meditation session. i do recommend that you shield the talisman from mundane eyes. it was created by you and it is meant for your eyes only. it is a good idea to hang it behind a thin silk screen, then take it out whenever you want to use it. as with all talismans, you should release it when it has fulfilled its purpose. this does not necessarily mean destroying it, as is often recommended for talismans or amulets. it just needs to be disch

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f tearing holes in the fabric of space-time that separates our dimension from theirs. and since these types of entities feed off of the collective darkness of humanity, the only real way to defeat them is to first defeat the "enemy within. try whatever method of resistance you will, but i will tell you what has worked for me. like st. george the dragonslayer of old, i have taken up the sword, the shield, and the altar of the "cross. this symbol of the marriage/union of the creator's perfect justice with the creator's perfect mercy is, i have learned, a weapon that the forces of darkness can never overcome, and the one weapon that will defeat them in the end. reptilian humanoids [homo-subterreptus] case files "and there was war in heaven: michael and his angels fought against the dragon; an

they would sooner wipe us out than deal with it. they do not fear us, considering themselves far superior to us by all comparisons. they supposedly consider the surface of this planet to be a poisonous, inhospitable environment and 'allow' us to live here (as lifestock- branton, since they live below the surface and in space [we and our surface environment function as a physical buffer or living shield around their home underground (note: some sources claim that many of the greys and reptiloids are moving en-mass to massive underground centers below major human cities for the sole purpose of having a "human shield" in order to protect themselves from earth-penetrating weapons which their 'enemies' might decide to use against them. these 'enemies' are various human worlds with common genet

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ieks from the peaks of the mountain; one can scarce stand outside. cold the lake-bed from winter s blast; dried reeds, stalks broken; angry wind, woods stripped naked. cold bed of fish beneath a screen of ice; stag lean, stalks bearded; short evening, trees bent over. snow is falling, white the soil. soldiers go not campaigning. cold lakes, their colour sunless. snow is falling, white hoar-frost. shield idle on an old shoulder. wind intense, shoots are frozen. snow is falling upon the ice. wind is sweeping thick tree-tops. shield bold on a brave shoulder. snow is falling, cloaks the valley. soldiers hasten to battle. i go not, a wound stays me. snow is falling on the slope. stallion confined; lean cattle. no summer day is today. snow is falling, white the mountain s edge. ship s mast bare

not answer a crisis: ah, cyndilig, if you d been a woman! stag crouches curled in the coombe s nook. ice crumbles, countryside bare. the brave may survive many battles. bankside crumbles beneath the scrawny stag s hoof high-pitched the wind, screeching. one can scarcely stand outside. winter s first day, darkened surface of heather. spuming the sea-wave. brief day: let your counsel be done. with shield for shelter and stallion s spirit and men, fearless, peerless, fine the night for routing foes. swift the wind, stripped the woods. hollow stalks, hardy stag. stern pelis, what land is this? though high as the tawny horse were the snow, the dark would not make me grieve. i would lead a band to bryn tyddwl. with high seas beating the embankment and ford, snows falls on the hillside, pelis, h

as the welsh muse. i have been in many shapes before i assumed a constant form: i have been a narrow sword, a drop in the air, a shining bright star, a letter among words in the book of origins. i have been lantern light for a year and a day, i have been a bridge spanning three score rivers. i have flown as an eagle, been a coracle on the sea, i have been a drop in a shower, a sword in a hand, a shield in battle, a string in a harp. nine years in enchantment, in water, in foam, i have absorbed fire, i have been a trout in a covert, there is nothing of which i have not been part. i fought, though small, at the battle of goddeu brig. with prydain s ruler, with his rich-laden fleet. unwise bards pretend a terrible beast with a hundred heads the battle was contested at the root of its tongue

have been a star, crooked at first, the heft of a knife, or a spear in battle. clearly shall i prophesy of battle where smoke comes drifting. five battalions of lads will dance on my knife. six yellow horses- the best of the breed better than any is my cream-coloured steed, swift as a sea-mew along the shore. i myself am a power in battle, a cause of blood from a hundred chieftains. crimson is my shield, gold my shield-rim. only geronwy, from the dales of edrywy, is better than i. long and white are my fingers. since i was a shepherd, since i was learned, i have traveled the world; i have made my circuit, i have dwelled in a hundred islands, in a hundred caers. o wise and proficient druids do you prophesy of arthur or is it i you celebrate? i know what is to be you what has been; i know th

perchance thou mayst reach the land of women. thereupon the woman went from them, while they knew not whither she went. and she took her branch with her. the branch sprang from bran s hand into the hand of the woman, nor was there strength in bran s hand to hold the branch. then on the morrow bran went upon the sea. the number of his men was three companies of nine. one of his foster-brothers and shield mates was set over each of the three companies of nine. when he had been at sea two days and two nights, he saw a man in a chariot coming towards him over the sea. that man also sang thirty other quatrains to him, and made himself known to him, and said that he was; manannan son of lir, and said that it was upon him to go to ireland after long ages, and that a son would be born to him, mong

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