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opriate for work within the order and between members only. however, the grip, step, and grand word may be exchanged between members of various golden dawn orders the four elements of the ancients are duplicated conditions of the following: heat and dryness fire heat and moisture air cold and dryness earth cold and moisture water there are twelve zodiacal signs, and they are: 1 aries, the ram a 2 taurus, the bull _b 3 gemini, the twins c 4 cancer, the crab d 5 leo, the lion e 6 virgo, the virgin f 7 libra, the scales g 8 scorpio, the scorpion h 9 sagittarius, the archer i 10 capricorn, the goat j 11 aquarius, the water-bearer k 12 pisces, the fishes l these twelve signs are distributed among the four triplicities, or sets of three signs, each attributed to one of the four elements. they re

the scorpion h 9 sagittarius, the archer i 10 capricorn, the goat j 11 aquarius, the water-bearer k 12 pisces, the fishes l these twelve signs are distributed among the four triplicities, or sets of three signs, each attributed to one of the four elements. they represent the operation of the elements in the zodiac. thus, to fire are attributed: aries a leo e sagittarius i to earth are attributed: taurus b virgo f capricorn j to air are attributed: gemini c libra g aquarius k to water are attributed: cancer d scorpio h pisces l 52 to the ancients, six planets besides the sun were known. they also assigned certain planetary values to the north and south nodes of the moon. that is the point where the moon's orbit touches that of the ecliptic. these were named: caput draconis head of the drag

18276066 GRIMM JACOB TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY VOL 1

great, high, divinely honoured statue; that it was dedicated to any one god, is not to be found in the term itself in like manner the as. has eormcncgn (genus humanum, beow. 309. cod. exon. 333, 3. eormcngrv.nd (terra, beow. 1711 (and singularly in an adj. form: ofer ealne yrmcnne grund. cod. exon. 243, 13. eormenstri)nd (progenies. on. iommngrund (terra, iormungandr (anguis maximus, iormunrehr (taurus maximus. erom all this may be gathered the high mythic antiquity of these appellations, and their diffusion among all branches of the teutonic race; for neither to the goths can they have been strange, as their famous king's name ermanaricus (airmanareiks, on. lormunrekr) shows; and beyond a doubt the hcvmunduri are properly ermunduri (gramm. 2, 175, the h being often prefixed to all such f

! slutz 1,123. 2, 161-2. 3, 56. bim dummer hammer 3, 51. bim dumstig, dunnstig! as in hesse: donnerstag! bim /tamer' in flanders: bi vids morkel hamer! willem's vloeken, p. 12. 2 finn magnusen lex. 48 4-5. thunar. 183 one^ we discover in it the same idea of a kind and beneficent, not a hostile and fiendish god of thunder. the large beetle, which we call stag-beetle or fire-beetle, lucanus cervus, taurus (ch. xxi, beetles, is in some districts of south germany named don7iertree sacred to thunder. for he also bears the name eichochs, swed. ekoxe (oakox; but then again feuerschroter, iurbuter (fire-beeter -z'.e. kindler^ borner or haus-brenner(-burner, whicli indicates his relation to th

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ous degrees and divisions. the two children standing respectively on water and earth, represent the generating influence of both brought into action by the rays of the sun. they are the two inferior or passive elements, as the sun and the air above them are the superior and active elements, of fire and air. furthermore, these two children resemble the sign gemini, which unites the earthly sign of taurus with the watery sign of cancer and this sign was by the greeks and romans referred to apollo or the sun. hiero: returns to place. heg: leads theoricus to west. hiereus (showing 1st tablet) the astrological symbols of the planets are derived from the 3 primary forms of the circle, the crescent and the cross, either singly or in combination. the circle denotes the sun and gold, the crescent t

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and makes the secret name of that world. thus, in atziluth the total is 72, and the secret name aub, in binah 63 seg, in yetzirah 45 mah and in assiah 52 ben (indicating the end tablet) in the tablet is shown the method of writing the hebrew words by the yetziratic attribution of the alphabet, whence result some curious hieroglyphic symbolism. thus, tetragrammaton will be written by virgo, aries, taurus, aries. eheieh by air, aries, virgo, aries; from yeheshuah, the qabalistic mode of spelling jesus. which is simply the tetragrammaton, with the letter shin placed therein, we obtain a very peculiar combination; virgo, aries, fire, taurus, aries; virgo born of a virgin, aries the sacrificial lamb; fire the fire of the holy spirit; taurus the ox of earth, in whose manger he was laid; and last

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGICK SPELLS

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

ns -sagittarius, gemini, virgo and pisces- mark the time when the seasons are about to change. those born under them are correspondingly versatile and ready to compromise. zodiacal colours and associations aries, the ram: 21 march to 20 april. colour: red. a cardinal fire sign, for all matters of the self and of identity, for rituals of innovation, courage assertiveness and action. ruled by mars. taurus, the bull: 21 april to 21 may. colour: pink. a fixed earth sign, for rituals concerning all kinds of material matters and security, also for patience and caution if the way ahead seems hazardous. ruled by venus. gemini, the heavenly twins: 22 may to 21 june. colour: yellow or pale grey. a mutable air sign, for spells concerning communication, learning, choices, adaptability and short-distan

banks and financial and legal institutions. earth can thereby form a focus for rituals where justice and authority are an issue. its elemental creatures are gnomes, with their stores of hidden treasure, wisdom and, above all, common sense. they are a reminder that what is of worth does not necessarily offer excitement or instant results. earth's colours are green or brown. its zodiacal signs are taurus, virgo and capricorn. air air represents dawn, spring and the quarter and direction of the east. some practitioners open their circles facing this direction, rather than the more usual north. air is the realm of potential of new beginnings, change, action, travel, house or career moves, knowledge and learning, communication, the media and technology. it can therefore be used for magick conc

point is the element water and the fixed sign of scorpio. it represents the feelings that endow magick with purpose, desire whether for love or spiritual development and the compassion and empathy that make us care about ourselves, others and the world we live in. it forms the interconnectedness of all life. the bottom left point of the pentagram symbolises the element earth and the fixed sign of taurus. it connects with the earth mother, ecology and the basis from which we explore spirit and also the material plane in which ideas are manifest. the bottom right point in the pentagram symbolises fire and the fixed sign of leo, flaming ever upwards, the impetus and illumination that transforms thought into action and enables us to see potential, not least our spiritual potential. these posit

hour of venus are especially good for new love and the growth of self-love, for if we do not love ourselves we cannot love others creatively. element: earth colour: green, pink crystals: amethyst, emerald, jade, moss agate, rose quartz incenses: geranium, rose, strawberry, vervain trees: almond, apple, birch herbs and oils: feverfew, mugwort, pennyroyal, verbena, yarrow metal: copper venus rules taurus, 21 april-21 may, and also libra, 23 september-23 october. venus spells are especially potent during these sun sign periods and for those born under taurus and libra. saturn saturday, the day of saturn, is potent for spells concerned with unfinished business, and with endings that lead to beginnings. it is therefore a good day for all slow-moving matters and for accepting limitations, as we

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

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

re of the primum mobile enlil (absu) 2. sphere of the zodiac or fixed stars enki; lumashi (igigi) 3. sphere of saturn adar 4. sphere of jupiter marduk 5. sphere of mars nergal 6. sphere of the sun utu 7. sphere of venus inanna 8. sphere of mercury nebo 9. sphere of the moon nanna 10. sphere of the elements kia 11. air anna 12. mercury gudud 13. moon sin 14. venus dlibat 15. aries agru (xubur) 16. taurus kakkab u alap shame (kingu) 17. gemini re'u kinu shame u tu'ame rabuti (viper) 18. cancer shittu (snake) 19. leo kalbu rabu (lakhamu) 20. virgo shiru (whirlwind) 21. jupiter umunpaddu 22. libra zibanitum (ravening dog) 23. water badur 24. scorpio akrabu (scorpion-man) 25. sagittarius pa-bil-sag (hurricane) 26. capricorn suxur mash (fish-man) 27. mars mastabarru 28. aquarius gula (horned bea

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number is 93. we may analyse this new word in detail and demonstrate that it is a proper hieroglyph of the ritual of self-initiation in this aeon of horus. for the correspondence in the following note, see liber 777. the principal points are these: 31: atu :no: hebrew :no.:correspondence: other :of :of (tarot trump :atu: letters :let: in nature: correspondences :ter: the hiero: v :vau (a nail: 6 :taurus (an :the sun. the son in tephant (osi: english v: earthy sign: tragrammaton (see cap. ris throned: w, or vo: ruled by: iii. the pentagram& crowned: wel between: venus; the: which shows spirit with wand: o and u: moon exalt: master& reconciler of: ma'ajab and: ed therein: the four elements: ma'aruf: but male: four wor: liberty,i.e.:the hexagram which unshippers; the: free will: god and man

mars: memfinal: 6 :shin-mem-shin: sphere of sol: 7 :nun-vau-gemel-heh: sphere of venus: 8 :koph-vau-koph-bet: sphere of mercury: 9 :lamed-bet-nun-heh: sphere of luna: 10 :chet-lamed-memfinal: sphere of the elements :yod-samekh-vau-dalet: vau-taw: 11 :resh-vau-chet: air: 12 (planets following: mercury: sephiroth corresponding: 13: luna: 14: venus: 15 :tet-lamed-heh: aries fire: 16 :shin-vau-resh: taurus earth: 17 :taw-aleph-vau-mem-yod: gemini air: memfinal: 18 :samekh-resh-tet-nunfinal: cancer water: 19 :aleph-resh-yod-heh: leo fire: 20 :bet-taw-vau-lamed-heh: virgo earth: 21: jupiter: 22 :mem-aleph-zain-nun-yod: libra air: memfinal: 23 :mem-yod-memfinal: water: 24 :ayin-qof-resh-bet: scorpio water: 25 :qof-shin-taw: sagittarius fire: 26 :gemel-dalet-yod: capricornus earth: 27: mars: 28 :

rs of air: powers of earth: 2 :venus in cancer love :moon in libra :jupiter in capricorn: the lord of: the lord of: peace restored: harmonious change: 3 :mercury in cancer :saturn in libra :mars in capricorn: abundance: sorrow: material works: 4 :moon in cancer :jupiter in libra :sun in capricorn: blended pleasure: rest from strife: earthly power: 5 :mars in scorpio :venus in aquarius :mercury in taurus: loss in pleasure: defeat: material trouble: 6 :sun in scorpio :mercury in aquarius :moon in taurus: pleasure: earned success: material success: 7 :venus in scorpio :moon in aquarius :saturn in taurus: illusionary success: unstable effort: success unfulfilled: 8 :saturn in pisces :jupiter in gemini :sun in virgo: abandoned success: shortened force: prudence: 9 :jupiter in pisces :mars in ge

terial gain: 10 :mars in pisces :sun in gemini :mercury in virgo: perfected success: ruin: wealth: weh note: two typos have been corrected in column cxxxiv by liber 777: 4, moon in place of sun and 6, sun in place of moon. 321 table v: cxxxvii: cxxxviii: cxxxix :key scale: signs of the: planets ruling in: planets exalted in: zodiac: column ccxxxvii: column cxxxvii: 15: aries: mars: p. m (sun: 16: taurus: venus: uranus (moon: 17: gemini: mercury: neptune: 18: cancer: moon: p. m (jupiter: 19: leo: sun: uranus: 20: virgo: mercury: neptune (mercury: 22: libra: venus: p. m (saturn: 24: scorpio: mars: uranus: 25: sagittarius: jupiter: neptune: 26: capricorn: saturn: p. m (mars: 28: aquarius: saturn: uranus: 29: pisces: jupiter: neptune (venus: weh note: liber 777 gives different entries for colu

the fingers) be raised, the forearm vertical at a right angle with the upper arm, which is horizontally extended in the line joining the shoulders. let his left hand, the thumb extended forwards and the fingers clenched, rest at the junction of the thighs (attitude of the gods mentu, khem, etc. 12. let him proceed as before; then in the east, let him make the averse pentagram that invoketh earth (taurus. 13. let him point his wand to the centre of the pentagram, and cry, therion! 14. let him give the sign called vir, the feet being together. the hands, with clenched finger and thumbs thrust out forwards, are held to the temples; the head is then bowed and pushed out, as if to symbolize the butting of an horned beast (attitude of pan, bacchus, etc (frontispiece, equinox i, iii. 15. proceedi

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f any given aspect, dignity, or position; there is not always agreement even upon what questions pertain to which houses. there are a few completely quack systems, such as those which mix up the science with toshosophical4 hypotheses; naturally you discard these. but even of generally acceptable forms of astrology, such as mundane and horary, i tend to be distrustful. i ask, for instance, why, if taurus rules poland and ireland, as is no doubt the case, the crash and massacres of 1939 e.v. and later in the one did not take place in the other. all the seaports of the world naturally come under one of the three watery signs; but we do not find that an affliction of pisces, which hits tunis, should do harm to all the other harbours similarly ruled. magic without tears get any book for free on

hin an hour or two, perhaps a minute or two) by earthquake, shipwreck, explosion, battle or other form of violence. was the horoscope of every one of the victims marked with the probability of some such end? i have known very strange cases of coincidence, but not to that extent! the answer, i believe, is manifold. it might be, for example, that poland and ireland are ruled by different degrees of taurus; that there are major and minor figures, the former overruling the latter, so that the figure of the launching of the "titanic" swallowed up the nativities of the victims of her wreck. something of this sort is really an obvious truth. flood in china, famine in india, pestilence anywhere, evidently depend on maps of a scale far more enormous than the personal. then- on this point i feel rea

aintance with people who look specially interesting, and do not, as in england, instantly suspect you of dishonourable advances, and get them to play up. this is sometimes easier when you are already with that friend which i was so lax as to allow you; and it is, i own, very helpful to discuss strange faces if only to make it quite clear to your own mind why you decide on one as virgo, another as taurus. a strange thing happened once; i had explained all this to the girl that i happened to be living with: that is, i taught her the names of the signs; she knew no astrology, net even the simple correspondences. after about a month, she was better at it than i was("why strange" you mutter rudely "quite right, my dear! i have always been a wretched reader of character. bless my soul! there was

ALEISTER CROWLEY SEPHER SEPHIROTH

knowledge (ps. 19:2) t(d hwhy 501 blessedness; that, which; whose; wherein r) strong, hardy mynt) the head#)r shekinah superior h)ly( hnyk# likeness, similitude hnwmt but, howbeit; certainly *k) 502 to tell glad tidings; flesh, body r#b to cut qtb 503 g r# the cup of the stolistes expelled, cast forth #rg to rage #gr 504 sought for #rd half, middle; midnight (m.h) twcx a pauper; oppressed *kd 506 taurus: an ox; the left-hand ox rw# fronds [hand-shaped] branches (see 1196; bound, tied up twpk persons, faces mypwcrp the pillar of mercy: the paths vau and kaph (cf. 48& 463 *k w 507 that which causes ferment; yeast rw# masters of the heavens: astrologers mym#h yl(b pure, clear, transparent, innocent *kz 508 daybreak; black rx# palate *kx 509 bridge rw#g to break down, overturn *kdh 510 resh: t

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE OLD AND NEW COMMENTARIES TO LIBER AL

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

the new comment this might have been done, of course, in several ways. i chose that which seemed most practical. so far i have noticed nothing remarkable. al iii,74 "there is a splendour in my name hidden and glorious, as the sun of midnight is ever the son" the old comment 74. perhaps refers to the addition of the name to 418. but khephra is the sun at midnight in the north. now in the north is taurus, the bull, apis the redeemer, the son. the new comment i suspect some deeper and more startling arcanum than the old comment indicates; but i have not yet discovered it. an xvi, sol in capricorn. al iii,75 "the ending of the words is the word abrahadabra. the book of the law is written and concealed. aum. ha" the old comment 75. the ending of the words is the ending of the work- abrahadabra

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au hb:samekh hb:yod hb:mem-final hb:lamed hb:chet kingdom. hb:taw hb:vau hb:koph hb:lamed hb:mem 10 66 air hb:chet hb:vau hb:resh ox. hb:peh-final hb:lamed hb:aleph 11 78 mercury (planets follow house. hb:taw hb:yod hb:bet 12 91 luna sephiroth camel. hb:lamed hb:mem hb:gemel 13 105 venus corresponding) door. hb:taw hb:lamed hb:dalet 14 120 aries hb:heh hb:lamed hb:tet window. hb:heh hb:heh 15 136 taurus hb:resh hb:vau hb:shin nail. hb:vau hb:vau 16 153 gemini hb:mem-final hb:yod hb:mem hb:vau hb:aleph hb:taw sword. hb:nun-final hb:yod hb:zain 17 171 cancer hb:nun-final hb:tet hb:resh hb:samekh fence. hb:taw hb:yod hb:chet 18 190 leo hb:heh hb:yod hb:resh hb:aleph serpent. hb:taw hb:yod hb:tet 19 210 virgo hb:heh hb:lamed hb:vau hb:taw hb:bet hand. hb:dalet hb:vau hb:yod 20 231 jupiter palm

hin hb:aleph hb:resh hb:bet, in "the sword of song" for a more careful study, though i must not be understood to indorse every word in our poet-philosopher's thesis) to be light, hb:resh hb:vau hb:aleph. this word hb:resh hb:vau hb:aleph is most important. it symbolises the universe immediately after chaos, the confusion or clash of the infinite opposites. hb:aleph is the egg of matter; hb:yod is taurus, the bull, or energy-motion; and hb:resh is the sun, or organised and moving system of orbs. the three letters of hb:resh hb:vau hb:aleph thus repeat the three ideas. the nature of hb:resh hb:vau hb:aleph is thus analysed, under the figure of the ten numbers and the 22 letters which together compose what the rosicrucians have diagrammatised under the name of minutum mundom. it will be notic

gh the fire be out. bunco. especially after a last glance at the wonderful cover, i think that the world's pool of sound suggests itself as an alternative title to this thin volume. this but bony- nor could sweeter marrow be found elsewhere. the volume has, i am afraid, an unfortunate horoscope, owing no doubt to some affliction in virgo, with no correspondingly strong influence from the house of taurus. let use leave it at that. george raffalovich. babes of the abyss! behold form without soul! of womanhood (philosophical weininger-womanhood) ether archer is the supreme expression. she is passion rebours; l -bas in excelsis. one can imagine her writhing away from even the infamies and hysterics of canon docre; or, having won her broomstick, declining to go to the sabbath. hers is the glass

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il which may 242 illustration goes here. this is a tree of life with the sephiroth as circles, containing the information noted below on this approximation. the paths are straight lines, with the following data by number: 0. air. hb:aleph. fool. 11th. 1. mercury. hb:bet. magician. 12th. 2. moon. hb:gemel. high priestess. 13th. 3. venus. hb:dalet. empress. 14th. 4. aries. hb:heh. emperor. 15th. 5. taurus. hb:vau. hierophant. 16th. 6. gemini. hb:zain. lovers. 17th. 7. cancer. hb:chet. chariot. 18th. 11. leo. hb:tet. strength. 19th. 9. virgo. hb:yod. hermit. 20th. 10. jupiter. hb:koph. wheel of fortune. 21st. 8. libra. hb:lamed. justice. 22nd. 12. water. hb:mem. hanged man. 23rd. 13. scorpio. hb:nun. death. 24th. 14. sagittarius. hb:samekh. temperance. 25th. 15. capricorn. hb:ayin. the devil

vely on water and earth, represent the generating influences of both, brought into action by the rays of the sun. they are the two inferior and passive elements, as the sun and the air above them are the superior and active elements of fire and air" furthermore, these two children resemble the sign gemini (which the greeks and romans referred to castor and pollux, which unites the earthly sign of taurus and the watery sign of cancer. the "hiereus" then shows the theoricus the tablet of "the astrological symbols of the planets,"15 and explains to him the tablet of "the true and genuine attribution of the tarot trumps to the hebrew alphabet."16 after which the "hegemon" leads him to "the tablet of the olympic, or aerial planetary spirits,"17 and shows him "the geomantic figures" with the rul

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

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an anthropomorphic figure with a leaping wolf inside. there is a distorted face beneath the wolf, at about the position of the hip or genitalia. 140 a handbook of geomancy chapter i attributions of geomantic figures to planets, zodiac, and ruling genii-:sign :el :geom.:sex: name and meaning: genius: ruler :planet: fig: 1 :aries :fire: m: puer :malchidael:bartzabel:mars: boy, yellow: beardless: 2 :taurus:earth: f: amissio: asmodel :kedemel :venus :loss, comprehended: without: 3 :gemini: air: m: albus: ambriel :taphthar-:mercury: white, fair: tharath: 4 :cancer:water: f: populus: muriel :chashmo :moon: people, congreg: dai: ation: 5: leo :fire: m: fortuna major: verchiel: sorath :sun: greater fortune :greater aid, safe: guard entering: 6: virgo:earth: f: conjunctio: hamaliel :taphthar-:mercu

ry weak in its fall; weakest of all in its detriment. a figure is in its fall when in a house opposite to that of its exaltation; in its detriment when opposite to its own house. the following list shows the essential dignities; that is to say, they follow the dignities of their ruling planets, considering the twelve houses of the scheme as answering to the twelve signs, thus: asc. to aries, 2 to taurus, 3 to gemini &c. 12 to pisces. therefore mars figures will be strong in asc. and weak in 7th and so on "see" chapter i. for attribution of figures to planets* is strong in dignities of jupiter and venus* is strong in dignities of saturn and mars* table of essential dignities weh note: these tables of dignities are corrupt in places. they have not been corrected here, but copied as they stan

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

colour of geburah. the colours of earth are to be found in malkuth. those of the planets are in the rainbow thus: hb:taw saturn. indigo. hb:dalet venus. green. hb:koph jupiter. violet. hb:bet mercury. yellow. hb:samekh sic: hb:peh mars. scarlet. hb:gemel luna. blue. hb:resh sol. orange. unto the signs of the zodiac are ascribed the following: hb:heh aries. scarlet. hb:lamed libra. emerald. hb:vau taurus. red-orange. hb:nun scorpio. greenish blue. hb:zain gemini. orange. hb:peh sic: hb:samekh sagittarius. deep blue. hb:chet cancer. amber. hb:ayin capricornus. indigo. hb:tet leo. greenish yellow. hb:tzaddi aquarius. violet. hb:yod virgo. yellow-green. hb:qof pisces. crimson. 220 further, thou wilt observe that the colours of the paths and the sephiroth form a mutual balance and harmony in th

imson. 220 further, thou wilt observe that the colours of the paths and the sephiroth form a mutual balance and harmony in the tree [the "chief adept" then greets the newly made adeptus minor with the name of frater hodos chamelionis. the "second adept" then explains the colours of the crook and the scourge, pointing out that the crook is divided into the colours symbolic of kether, air, chokmah, taurus, chesed, leo, aries, tiphereth, capricornus and hod. and the scourge into those colours symbolzing netzach, scoripo, tiphereth, gemini, binah, cancer, geburah and water. the "third adept" then explains the admission badge of the sword and the serpent, saying. the one is descending, the other ascending; the one is fixed, the other is the volatile; the one unites the sephiroth and the other t

oned again and marked with scorpio. the lower right section and end of the flail shaft is marked with nun. the head of the crook is a reverse "c" shape, slightly canted so that the opening begins with the shaft, continues in a curve to the right and terminates just above and to left of the center of curvature. the head of the crook is divided into sections, starting with the top: koph, air, chet, taurus, chet, leo. the staff of the crook is divided as is the staff of the flail, top section aries, over intersection taw, below intersection capricorn, bottom hay [this explanation being finished, the "chief adept" leads the aspirant to the diagram of the mystic titles and grades, and says] this is the symbolic mountain of god in the centre of the universe, the sacred rosicrucian mountain of in

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

the wands."14 isis hath the wand of thoth, its head being in kether and its bands showing hb:nun-final hb:mem hb:aleph= hb:shin hb:taw hb:mem hb:aleph, which shows chesed hb:dalet as summing the supernals.15 horus hath the wand of osiris his father. osiris hath the wand of isis his mother. note especially mercury in virgo: the thoth-wand for isis. sun in leo: the osiris-wand for horus.16 venus in taurus: the isis-wand for osiris. all are thus linked with the higher. also we add mercury virgo sun leo venus taurus and obtain 231= 0+ 1+ 21= the sum of the numbers of the keys of the tarot. further, amoun_ the winged globe_ is again shown when isis and osiris are united. further, 5+ 9+ 14 (the bands on the wands= 28 power hb:chet hb:koph, for these are the total of the bands thereon. also the g

ity of a fraternal and sympathetic feeling. all repeat signs, as all partake of the lux. the postulant, bearing the wand of isis, may pass within the gate of isis (venus. also he bears the ankh. the postulant is led into the vault; and he thus beginneth to tread down the forces of evil, which, be it well remembered, support him. he is placed in the north as in 0= 0, but here he is not in the sign taurus (redemption, but of scorpio; for he is dead or disintegrated into his component parts. also, as shown by "libertas evangelii" he is in the position of free choice_ his lower will must decide the result. the seven are about him_ the universe watches his choice. note the 7 x 40= 280 symbolism. for 280 is sandalphon, who in 1= 10 made him a path: it is also mntzpk, the five letters of severity

the lion and hb:yod with the rose cross represents the first cause, the dawn, the virgin mother, and the great work "nequaquam vaccum"26 shows that "before abraham was, i am" the eagle and hb:heh with the cup represent the blood shed for the remission of sins, and the chalice of the stoistes "libertas evangelii" shows free-will. the man with hb:vau and the dagger shows the "last result" hb:vau is taurus, the redemption. the dagger is the means. for "dei gloria intacta" is the end of all. and the bull with h and chain shows the burial and the earth, life and labour which accomplish all these things "legis jugum" shows destiny balancing free-will. 230 in the midst is hb:shin and the incense: now incense requires air, fire, water and earth for its being: thus the whole table is shown in hb:sh

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t as a raindrop smitten through by an arrow of the western sun. 13. o thou golden crown of the universe, thou diadem of dazzling brightness! yea, as i burn up before thee, my 11 light is but as a falling star between the purple fingers of the night. o glory be unto thee through all time and through all space; glory and glory upon glory everlasting. amen and amen, and amen. 12 the chapter known as taurus the twelvefold renunciatiion of god and the unity thereof i adore thee by the twelve renunciations and by the unity thereof. 1. o my god, thou mighty one, thou creator of all things, i renounce unto thee the kisses of my mistress, and the murmur of her mouth, and all the trembling of her firm young breast; so that i may be rolled a flame in thy fiery embrace, and be consumed in the unuttera

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

e interlaced coils of a serpent. this serpent does not pass beneath the spirit square, but circles from head to tail clockwise in a loose set of loops behind the arms_ thus the snake appears to be coiling counterclockwise, even though the order of passage beneath the symbols is clockwise to be in proper sequence. the head bites the tail just below aries, thence traveling back from the head: under taurus, over the body and under gemini, under the tail and over the body to go under cancer, under the tail to go under leo, over the body to pass beneath virgo, under body twice to go behind libra, under the body and under scorpio, over the tail and under sagittarius, under body and head beneath capricorn, over body and under aquarius, over body and under pisces, thence under body followed by ove

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

"black robe "no officer has any weapon. venus is throned, and on her right are libra and saturn in libra, on her left taurus and luna in taurus, while at her feet lies pisces. her throne is an oyster-shell, as in the picture by botticelli. before it a veil. without, an altar; and without the temple, a further veil" 81 the rite of venus prelude "full light" venus "seated before altar" libra "and" taurus "at its sides" venus. 7777777. libra. 7777777. taurus. 7777777. venus. brother libra, i command thee to declare the secret of venus. libra "recites swinburne's "hertha["all present recline and sleep] venus. having ears they hear not. brothers taurus and libra, let the veil be drawn["they do so" part i["twilight" venus "is enthroned on high, swathed in masses of red hair and roses. the altar

urus. 7777777. venus. brother libra, i command thee to declare the secret of venus. libra "recites swinburne's "hertha["all present recline and sleep] venus. having ears they hear not. brothers taurus and libra, let the veil be drawn["they do so" part i["twilight" venus "is enthroned on high, swathed in masses of red hair and roses. the altar is covered with roses; there is a small flame thereon] taurus "and" libra "draw the inner veil apart" libra "returns and kneels" libra. daughter of glory, child of earth's dione mild by the father of all, the aegis-bearing king! 83) spouse, daughter, mother of god, queen of the blest abode in cyprus' splendour singly glittering. sweet sister unto me, i cry aloud to thee! i laugh upon thee laughing, o dew caught up from sea! drawn by sharp sparrow and

night; and silence speaks indeed, seeing the subtler speed of its own thought than speech of the pandean reed [libra "returns" 84 venus. 7777777. saturn. amen. venus. 333-1-333. saturn. amen. venus. 1-55555-1. libra "and" pisces. amen. venus. brother saturn, what is the hour? saturn. twilight. venus. sister pisces, from whose house are we come out? pisces. from the house of death. venus. brother taurus, what is stronger than death? taurus. love. venus. brother libra, what is the place? libra. the mountain of venus, that hangeth from the navel of the universe over the great abyss. venus. let us celebrate the rite of venus [luna "plays a waltz tune. the" probationers "dance together] venus. children of love, what is the hour? all["a confused murmur] it is the hour of love [all "sink down to

z tune. the" probationers "dance together] venus. children of love, what is the hour? all["a confused murmur] it is the hour of love [all "sink down together. the lights go out. a long pause] 85 part ii venus("awakening) 333-1-333["venus is brilliantly illuminated; the rest remain dark" venus. little brother, what is the hour? pisces. the dawn is at hand. venus. little brother, what is the place? taurus. it is the holy mountain of our lady venus. venus. children, awake and rejoice. libra. awake and rejoice. pisces. how shall we rejoice? taurus. as our lady hath appointed. libra. as you like it. pisces. wherein shall we rejoice? taurus. in our lady venus. libra. in what you will. taurus. thy will, our lady, and not ours be done! pisces. mistress, let the adorations be performed! libra. chil

taurus. as our lady hath appointed. libra. as you like it. pisces. wherein shall we rejoice? taurus. in our lady venus. libra. in what you will. taurus. thy will, our lady, and not ours be done! pisces. mistress, let the adorations be performed! libra. children, array yourselves before me, and rejoice in the adorations of my beauty["they form, each with his partner" libra "disappears behind veil" taurus "recites invocation] taurus. salutation to hathor, holy cow in the pastures of evening. salutation to hathor, in the mountain of the west; in the land of perfect peace, salutation. 86 a devouring fire is thy soul, and the corpses of the dead are enkindled at thy breath. salutation to hathor, the child of isis and of nephthys! salutation to hathor, the bride of apis, of apis that hath the be

hem of" libra's "robe] venus. who is this? these are not my dances; these footsteps tread not my measures; not me he worships by the paces and pauses of his feet [luna "plays a wild and horrible melody<<witches' dance: paganini [saturn" drags" libra "backwards into the dusk["the" probationers "group similarly" mars "with" mars "and" venus "with" venus. some, too, stand isolated] 90 venus. brother taurus, art thou faithful, thou alone? taurus["seductively yet ironically] knowest thou not me? venus. yea, my beloved, lord of all my doves. taurus. venus, our lady! venus. come unto me["she half rises and draws him to her" taurus. within the veil? venus. there is no veil before my shrine["she unfastens his robe. as it falls he leaps up with the caduceus, as" mercury "and tramples her beneath his

art thou faithful, thou alone? taurus["seductively yet ironically] knowest thou not me? venus. yea, my beloved, lord of all my doves. taurus. venus, our lady! venus. come unto me["she half rises and draws him to her" taurus. within the veil? venus. there is no veil before my shrine["she unfastens his robe. as it falls he leaps up with the caduceus, as" mercury "and tramples her beneath his feet] taurus. in the beginning was the word; and the word was with god; and the word was god["all come forward" saturn "with" libra "linked" luna "and" pisces "linked; and bow to him] luna. the treason is accomplished. pisces. the mind is nobler than the body. saturn. friendship is holier than love. libra. nature is overcome by wit. pisces. how shall we adore thee? taurus. as you like it. saturn. what s

nning was the word; and the word was with god; and the word was god["all come forward" saturn "with" libra "linked" luna "and" pisces "linked; and bow to him] luna. the treason is accomplished. pisces. the mind is nobler than the body. saturn. friendship is holier than love. libra. nature is overcome by wit. pisces. how shall we adore thee? taurus. as you like it. saturn. what shall we sacrifice? taurus. want you will [luna "plays a moto perpetuo<mercury] libra. brother, what is the hour? pisces. dawn. libra. let us depart unto the work of the day. all. amen. 91 the rite of mercury officers mercury "violet robe" fr "and" sor. gemini "white dancing robe and black robe" virgo "green robe" four probationers "mercury is throned between the twi

pering" stibettchephmefshiss["a pause" mercury("loudly. konx om pax["purple light off, white light on["he seats" sor. gemini "upon his throne. she plays her babe- music<gemini. the will of the gods be accomplished["all depart" 108 the rite of luna officers luna "silver robe and veil. violin. artemis. the lady of the moon" cancer "amber robe. cup. warden of the holy graal" taurus "orange robe. bow and quiver. the lord of the bow" a nymph "white robe. the head of the dragon" a satyr "black robe. the tail of the dragon" pan "black robe, tom-tom "in the east luna is throned, cancer on her right, taurus on her left. beyond these the satyr and the nymph. at the apex of a descending triangle, upon the earth, pan" 111 the rite of luna "one reciteth "the twelvefold certitud

"white robe. the head of the dragon" a satyr "black robe. the tail of the dragon" pan "black robe, tom-tom "in the east luna is throned, cancer on her right, taurus on her left. beyond these the satyr and the nymph. at the apex of a descending triangle, upon the earth, pan" 111 the rite of luna "one reciteth "the twelvefold certitude of god" from" 963 "the veil is withdrawn" cancer. 333-333-333. taurus. 333-333-333. cancer. 1. brother taurus, what is the hour? taurus. moonrise. cancer. 1. brother taurus, what is the place? taurus. the chapel of the holy graal. cancer. 1. what is my office? taurus. warden of the graal. cancer. 1. what is my robe? taurus. chastity. cancer. 1. what is my weapon? taurus. vigilance. cancer. 1. whom do we serve? taurus. the lady artemis. cancer. 1. how many are

-333. cancer. 1. brother taurus, what is the hour? taurus. moonrise. cancer. 1. brother taurus, what is the place? taurus. the chapel of the holy graal. cancer. 1. what is my office? taurus. warden of the graal. cancer. 1. what is my robe? taurus. chastity. cancer. 1. what is my weapon? taurus. vigilance. cancer. 1. whom do we serve? taurus. the lady artemis. cancer. 1. how many are her servants? taurus. nine. cancer. 1. who are they? taurus. three for the dew; three for the rain; and three for the snow. cancer. 1. who are the great officers? 113 taurus. thyself, the warden of the holy graal. myself, the lord of the bow. a nymph, a satyr- pan. 1. and pan! cancer. brother pan, i command thee to honour our lady artemis. taurus. bear the cup of libation! cancer. 333-333-333 [pan" recites chor

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sheep and ox. birds: swan and stork. metal: tin. colours: purple, mauve, sea-green. 152 arms the ram. 22 march to 21 april. lucky stones: ruby, bloodstone, diamond. lucky numbers: aries, seven; mars, nine. lucky day: tuesday. flowers: gorse, wild rose, thistle. trees: holly, thorn, chestnut. animals: ram, tiger, leopard. bird: magpie. metal: iron. colours: bright green, pink, yellow, red, white. taurus the bull. 22 april to 21 may. lucky stonesr sapphire, emerald, turquoise, lapis lazuli, moss agate. lucky numbers: six for both taurus and venus. lucky day: friday. flowers: lily-of-the-valley, violet, rose, myrtle. trees: almond, apple, walnut, ash, sycamore. animal: bull. bird: dove. metal: copper. colours: all shades of blue, indigo, soft rose. gemini the twins. 22 may to 21 june. lucky

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humanity. s. d, ii, 257. e. to endow him with human affections and aspirations. s. d, ii, 257. f. they give to men intelligence and consciousness. s. d, i, 204 254 88: alignment: see letters on occult meditation, pp. 1-7. 255 89: the pineal gland. the third eye. s. d, iii, 548. 1. goal of evolution to develop the inner vision. 2. the occult significance of the eye. s. d, iii, 577. 3. the "eye of taurus the bull (compare bull's-eye) the constellation of taurus was called the mother of revelation and the interpreter of the divine voice. s. d, i, 721. 4. the organs of inner vision: a. the exoteric organ..pineal gland..physical. b. the esoteric organ..the third eye..etheric. note: students must be careful to distinguish between the third eye and the pineal gland. see s. d, ii, 308 "the third

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ord is expressed; in the second it is consciously spoken by the soul. translated into modern terms much is lost, but the underlying thought which directs the work of the emanating energies is of value. for our world period they are as follows: for the aspirant who progresses from aries to pisces and has therefore re-oriented himself we have: aries. i come forth, and from the plane of mind i rule. taurus. i see, and when the eye is opened, all is illumined. gemini. i recognise my other self and in the waning of that self i grow and glow. cancer. i build a lighted house and therein dwell. leo. i am that and that am i. virgo. i am the mother and the child, i god, i matter am. libra. i choose the way that leads between the two great lines of force. scorpio. warrior i am, and from the battle i

sagittarius. and the word said: let food be sought. scorpio. and the word said: let maya flourish and deception rule. libra. and the word said: let choice be made. virgo. and the word said: let matter reign. leo .a nd the word said: let other forms exist, i rule. cancer. and the word said: let isolation be the rule and yet the crowd exists. gemini .a nd the word said: let instability do its work. taurus. and the word said: let struggle be undismayed. aries. and the word said: let form again be sought- 257- a treatise on white magic copyright 1998 lucis trust it will be noted that all these ideas concern the work of energy in some form or another and in the last grouping with the work of the so-called unregenerate selfish individual, full of desire for satisfaction. the group of mantric wor

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

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on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyright 1998 lucis trust third initiation. 4. the precious jewels .e goic consciousness and achievement. the fourth initiation. the correspondences of fire, heat and pressure in the evolution of the human being are self-evident, and their work can be seen paralleling that in the mineral kingdom. the mineral kingdom is governed astrologically by taurus, and there is a symbolic relation between the "eye" in the head of the bull, the third eye, the light in the head, and the diamond. the consciousness of the buddha has been called the "diamond-eye" we have been technical, and much has been given which seems to have no bearing upon the psychological development of man. but to understand the rays and their bearing on life as a whole, it is ne

ALICE A BAILEY10 FROM BETHLEHEM TO CALVARY

ay, naturally there, symbolise the vegetable kingdom. the ox and the ass represent the animal nature, but they represent also far more than that. the ox stood for that form of worship which should have been passing off the earth at the time christ came. there were still many to be found who worshipped the bull, which was the worship prevalent in the age when our sun was passing through the age of taurus, the bull, and which was preserved at that time in the mysteries of mithras and of egypt. the sign immediately preceding the christian era was that of aries, the ram or lamb, and this is symbolised for us in the sheepfolds which surrounded bethlehem- 45- from bethlehem to calvary copyright 1998 lucis trust it is interesting also to bear in mind that asses are definitely associated with the

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

nterchangeable with the sign scorpio, the serpent, and it is therefore frequently used in this connection when considering the fixed cross of the cosmic saviour. scorpio is the serpent of illusion from which the christ nature finally frees us, and it is to the illusory wiles of this serpent scorpio that adam succumbed in the garden of eden. the "face of the ox" is the biblical symbol for the sign taurus, the bull, which was the religion immediately antedating the jewish revelation, and which found its exponents in egypt and in the mithraic mysteries. upon this fixed cross all the world saviours, not excepting the christ of the west, have been eternally crucified, as reminders to man of the divine intent based upon the divine sacrifice. the early fathers recognised this truth, and realised

emphasis upon the necessity for the purification by blood. this teaching of purification through the blood of bulls and of rams (or lambs) was part of the ancient mysteries, and was inherited by us primarily from the mysteries of mithra. these mysteries, in their turn, inherited the teaching, and thus formulated their doctrine, which christianity absorbed. when the sun was in the zodiacal sign of taurus the bull, the sacrifice of the bull was offered as a forecast of that which christ came later to reveal. when the sun passed (in the precession of the equinoxes) into the next sign, that of aries the ram, we find the lamb was sacrificed and the scapegoat sent into the wilderness. christ was born into the next sign, pisces the fishes, and it is for this reason that we eat fish on good friday

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tense individualism which is manifesting in every department of human life today. 3. the effect of the new zodiacal influences upon the eleven other signs. this is a most interesting theme and one that has been little considered. what effect will the potency of the sign aquarius (which is becoming increasingly dominant with each decade) have upon a person or a nation which is governed by the sign taurus, for instance, or by sagittarius, or pisces? in coming centuries, this aspect of astrological science will be of definite importance and will be considered by those responsible for the rearing and education of children during the coming centuries. it will be one of the most important themes to be dealt with in all systems of psychological and esoteric service to humanity, and will eventuall

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ve passed and are passing through a hard experience and out of this you are not getting the full benefit. the reason for this is that you have built a shell around yourself owing to a natural sensitivity which as a child and in your youth caused you to protect yourself in this manner. another reason for your failure to get all you might out of the present experience is the inordinate pride of the taurus individual, who is on the first ray where his personality is concerned. will you let me speak with clarity, my brother? i believe in your sincerity and determination, but i have questioned your capacity to make progress in this life. it was, however, your karmic due to have this opportunity offered to you. the doubt in my mind arose from my knowledge of the two tendencies in you which have

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ha, that great spiritual intermediary between the centre where the will of god is known and the spiritual hierarchy. the buddha is the expression of the will of god, the embodiment of light and the indicator of the divine purpose. men everywhere will evoke wisdom and understanding and the inflow of light into the minds of men everywhere. this festival is determined in relation to the full moon of taurus. it is the great eastern festival and is already meeting with western recognition; thousands of christians today keep the festival of the buddha. iii. the festival of humanity. this will be the festival of the spirit of humanity aspiring to approach nearer to god, seeking conformity to the divine will to which the buddha called attention, dedicated to the expression of goodwill which is the

ALICE A BAILEY14 THE REAPPEARANCE OF THE CHRIST

al interpretation of the passage of the sun through the signs of the zodiac. yet, in the new testament, that recognition is clearly revealed and colours the presentation of the entire gospel story. it is found also in the old testament. what was the sin of the children of israel in the desert but a reversion to the old mithraic worship which distinguished the time when the sun was "in the sign of taurus, the bull" as it is technically called. they fell down and worshipped the golden calf and forgot the new teaching of the age of aries, the ram, into which they were entering, the teaching of the scapegoat which colours jewish history. the fact that christ was the teacher of the new period into which the sun was entering, the period of pisces, is forgotten, but is clearly evidenced in the fi

capegoat, bearing away the sins of the people, and thus originating the doctrine of the vicarious at-one-ment. it was st. paul who was responsible for this emphasis. a paralleling instance of a similar distortion was also of jewish origin and appeared in the early stages of the cycle of aries, the ram. we are told that the children of israel fell down and worshipped the golden calf, the symbol of taurus, the bull; this was the preceding astronomical cycle. these are astronomical cycles and not a presented astrology. in the early stages of aries, the teaching reverted to that of taurus and in the early stages of pisces, it reverted to that of aries and thus set the seal of retrogression upon the teaching which now controls so many orthodox christians. buddha answered the questions posited i

the aquarian age. humanity, the world disciple (through its various groups all at various stages of unfoldment) will "enter into" new states of awareness and into new realms or spheres of mental and spiritual consciousness, during the next two thousand years. each age has left a reflection of a modern fivefold development upon it. four ages have just passed away, astronomically speaking: gemini, taurus, aries, and pisces. today aquarius, the fifth age, is coming into power. in gemini, its symbolical sign of the two pillars set its seal upon- 68- the reappearance of the christ copyright 1998 lucis trust the masonic fraternity of the time and the two pillars of jachin and boaz to give them their jewish names which are, of course, not their real names came into being approximately eight thou

today aquarius, the fifth age, is coming into power. in gemini, its symbolical sign of the two pillars set its seal upon- 68- the reappearance of the christ copyright 1998 lucis trust the masonic fraternity of the time and the two pillars of jachin and boaz to give them their jewish names which are, of course, not their real names came into being approximately eight thousand years ago. then came taurus, the bull, wherein mithra came as the world teacher and instituted the mysteries of mithras with an (apparent) worship of the bull. next followed aries the ram, which saw the start of the jewish dispensation which is of importance to the jews and unfortunately of importance to the christian religion, but of no importance to the untold millions in the other parts of the world; during this cy

ALICE A BAILEY15 THE DESTINY OF THE NATIONS

ertain ruling signs; therefore, before giving the rulers of the capitals, i would like to indicate the influences which control the british empire through the medium of its component parts; they are an important factor in present events, owing to the major and powerful nature of the part great britain is playing in the present situation. as you will have noted great britain is ruled by gemini and taurus, and consequently the principles of multiplicity and integration are simultaneously present. duality, triplicity (england, scotland and wales) and also differentiation are the conditioning aspects of the empire. under the major control of gemini and taurus you have the following potencies active: egoic ruler personality ruler australia. virgo. 6th .c apricorn .1 0th canada .t aurus .2 nd. l

the soul nature and the personality nature, can do much to help. i cannot elaborate on this further beyond pointing out that both for nations and individuals the first great crisis in scorpio upon the path of discipleship is determining in its effect upon the future. in considering great britain, we note first that the ruling sign is gemini from the standpoint of the soul of the people, and that taurus governs the material outer form of the nation; it is this factor that has led her people to appear before the world under the symbol of john bull, expressive of the british personality. it has been thought by certain astrologers that britain is ruled by aries, and this is true of it, as far as that small part which is called england is concerned; but i am dealing with the empire as a whole

britain no exception. such distrust has been warranted in the past but is not as justifiable now, for the nation is old and experienced and is- 43- the destiny of the nations copyright 1998 lucis trust fast learning the lessons which she has had to master. as yet, from the higher angle, gemini does not entirely control, for the soul of britain is only now struggling for expression. for long ages taurus has led the way with his material aims, his acquisitive desires, his arrogant will and his blind moving forward towards the possession of that which has been desired. pervasiveness and movement are two qualities with which gemini and taurus have dowered the race. london, the heart centre of the empire is ruled spiritually by leo and materially by libra and it is, therefore, the soul factor

t spiritually the leo nature of the french personality. it is not, however, the spiritual quality of this sign which dominates british policy, but primarily the libra aspect. great britain regards herself as the preserver of the balance of power among the nations and as the one to mete out justice and indicate the right methods of law and order; yet her gemini nature at times offsets this, whilst taurus frequently blinds her to the real issues. it is the leo aspect also which links london to berlin, but it is leo in its more self-assertive aspect and hence some of the difficulty and hence also the close and not to be evaded relationship between london-paris-berlin, a triangle of force which conditions europe most potently. it is between these three that the destiny of the race of men in th

is is a hard thing for the british temperament at this time to grasp. they are so sure of their rectitude and so convinced of their wisdom that they are apt to forget that good intentions are oft offset by bad methods. the british are just and wise, but their self-sufficient technique and their blindness to other peoples' point of view has not aided world peace and is indicative of the control of taurus. i would add here that the belief of the german race that they constitute the super-race, the intense nationalism of the french which leads them to feel that they have a superior culture to any other race, the sure pride of the british which leads them to regard themselves as eternally in the right, and the noisy self assertion of the united states which leads them to regard their country a

them and are all equally indicative of personality control. this is, as you know, a thing to be overcome in all nations and individuals- 44- the destiny of the nations copyright 1998 lucis trust governing great britain, therefore, are the following energies, working through the zodiacal signs and the ruling planets: great britain 1. gemini with its rulers, mercury, venus and the earth> nation. 2. taurus with its rulers, venus and vulcan. 3. leo with its ruler, the sun> capital. 4. libra with its rulers, venus, uranus and saturn. 5. the soul ray love-wisdom. 2nd. 6. the personality ray will or power. 1st. 7. ray influences of an indirect nature, coming via the planetary rulers: a. ray 4. harmony through conflict, via mercury, leading to a definite link with germany (as a study of the earlie

(as a study of the earlier tabulation will show. it accounts for the warlike history of great britain, but works out at the present time in the harmony of the empire. b. ray 5. concrete knowledge or science, via venus. it is interesting to note that it is this ray which links great britain so closely with france and appears nowhere among the influences which affect the german nation. venus rules taurus and libra as well as gemini and hence the well developed lower concrete mind of the british nation. the intuitive mind however needs development. c. ray 3. active intelligence or adaptability, via the earth and also via the planet saturn as it appears among the rulers of libra. here you have a clue as to why the british empire covers the earth, for there is a close connection between the ea

first ray energies of the british empire. a study of the interplay of these energies and forces will account adequately for great britain and her activities; they indicate also certain definite lines of affinity and also point the way to imminent possibilities of adjustment, if the love which is the basic motivating power of the british soul is permitted expression. hitherto it has been primarily taurus and leo as well as libra which have coloured british attitudes, decisions and activities. can britain change and preserving the will-to-order and balanced judgment which libra confers upon her eliminate the taurian aspects which have led her blindly to seek that which she desires and because of her powerful personality to gain those ends? there is an ironic fate which determines that this g

s. again, in italy, you find leo appearing, thus relating italy to france, to great britain and to berlin all of which have leo as a ruling sign, either of the nations themselves or of their chief city. there is, consequently, no possibility of any of these four powers being able to evade relationships. italy is more closely related to great britain than she is to france, because rome is ruled by taurus and by leo which ties her to great britain through identity of vibration. this france will have to recognise as well as italy and great britain. the personality of italy is ruled by sagittarius, the sign of the one-pointed disciple, and it is owing to this that we have the undeviating aim of the italian state and its refusal to be moved- 46- the destiny of the nations copyright 1998 lucis t

hich leads to a blind rushing forward towards a goal, irrespective of consequences and implications, yet essentially the inner straight line of foreseen and planned activity will hold italy true to the objective. the following conditioning forces make the story of italy sufficiently clear: italy 1. leo with its ruler, the sun> nation 2. sagittarius with its rulers, jupiter, the earth and mars. 3. taurus- with its rulers, venus and vulcan> capital. 4. leo with its ruler, the sun. 5. soul ray ideals, devotion. 6th. 6. personality harmony through conflict. 4th. 7. ray influences of an indirect nature, coming through the planetary rulers: a. ray 2. love-wisdom, via the sun and jupiter. this again relates italy to the second ray soul of great britain and tends to a basic understanding. i would

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

een centres are galvanised into activity by the four higher receiving centres. this, when accomplished, demonstrates as personality and physical magnetism and influence until the time comes when there is a reversal in the way of passing as a soul around the zodiac. this is symbolised as the revolution of the sun around the zodiac from aries to pisces instead of the reverse movement, from aries to taurus. this is repeated in the human frame and the four lower centres eventually return that which has come to them. they thus reverse the process normally followed and the centres above the diaphragm become radio-active, dynamic and magnetic. this is an intricate occult study and is concerned with the response of the etheric body to the incoming energies. it relates finally the lowest centre at

2. the great aries bear. sun, veiling vulcan. second creative hierarchy libra (the 11th) unknown the cardinal cross gemini 3. pleiades. mercury. fourth creative hierarchy sagittarius (the 9th) unknown the mutable cross all the above energies are called into play as far as man is concerned during the major initiations and upon the path of initiation. ii. magnetic energy. s olar fire 4. the 7 solar taurus systems. m ars. third creative hierarchy scorpio (the 10th) unknown the fixed cross all the above energy is called into play as far as man is concerned whilst he is in training as a disciple and upon path of discipleship. note: it is not revealed through which signs of the zodiac the first or twelfth creative hierarchy pours forth its energy. before continuing with the analysis of the tabul

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

flict" as they are sometimes called or "the quarrelling brothers) and beat upon our planetary life, then the true method of resolving the dualities will be known. it is interesting to note also that seven of the symbols which express the twelve signs of the zodiac are dual in their nature, and duality can be inferred from them. 1. the two horns of the ram in aries. 2. the two horns of the bull in taurus. 3. the figures of the twins in gemini (two lines. 4. the two claws of the crab in cancer. 5. the two scales of the balance in libra. 6. the two parallel lines of force in aquarius. 7. the two fishes in pisces- 34- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust these seven constellations are, therefore, closely related to six of the seven sacred plan

smic energies or as transmitters of their own energy, i would like to remark that much that i shall say will be based upon: 1. the wheel of life and the path of man, the human being, as he passes through the signs according to the mode recognised by orthodox astrology. he, as well as the planets, apparently retrogrades through the signs and appears to pass through the constellations from aries to taurus. but this is all part of the great illusion. 2. the wheel of life and the path of man, the divine or spiritual soul, as he passes through the signs of the zodiac according to the mode studied by the esoteric astrologer. this is the path of reality as the other is the path of illusion. this carries the disciple around the path from commencement in aries to consummation in pisces. the present

that is the major point to be grasped. a third point must here be made, following upon the two earlier emphasised. a great part of our study will be occupied with the relation of the six constellations in the upper half of the zodiacal wheel to the six which are found in the lower half; we shall consider the energy which is a human being (note that phrasing) as it travels clockwise from aries to taurus and then reversing the process travels from aries to pisces. we will consider the dualities provided by one of these constellations and its opposite; we will study, therefore, the great qualities provided by a constellation and its opposite sign. we will take up these points in the following manner: 1. from the standpoint of commencement in aries until the man through many turnings of the w

oteric astrology. 3. the creative hierarchies, giving the interim situation in this world cycle. tabulation iv. the orthodox astrological relationship constellations and planetary rulers in connection with ordinary man- 40- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust constellation r uler ray related to 1. aries .m ars. 6th ray .s corpio .s ame ruler. 2. taurus. venus. 5th ray. libra" 3. gemini. mercury .4 th ray .v irgo" 4. cancer. moon. 4th ray. none. 5. leo .t he sun. 2nd ray .n one. 6. virgo. mercury .4 th ray .g emini" 7. libra .v enus. 5th ray .t aurus" 8. scorpio. mars. 6th ray. aries" 9. sagittarius. jupiter. 2nd ray .p isces" 10. capricorn .s aturn. 3rd ray .n one. 11. aquarius. uranus. 7th ray. none. 12. pisces. jupiter. 2nd ray .s agitt

talicised. b. all the rays are represented except the first. this is interesting, as the mass of the people move within their horoscopes and the will aspect is latent but unexpressed. tabulation v. the unorthodox astrological relationship constellations and planetary rulers in connection with disciples and initiates note: in charts connected with the path, progress is from aries to pisces through taurus, etc. constellation r uler ray related to 1. aries .m ercury .4 th ray .v irgo .s ame ray. 2. taurus. vulcan. 1st ray. pisces" 3. gemini. venus. 5th ray. none. 4. cancer. neptune. 6th ray. scorpio" 5. leo .t he sun. 2nd ray .a quarius" 6. virgo. the moon. 4th ray. aries" 7. libra .u ranus .7 th ray .n one. 8. scorpio. mars. 6th ray. cancer" 9. sagittarius. the earth. 3rd ray .c apricorn" 10

" 5. leo .t he sun. 2nd ray .a quarius" 6. virgo. the moon. 4th ray. aries" 7. libra .u ranus .7 th ray .n one. 8. scorpio. mars. 6th ray. cancer" 9. sagittarius. the earth. 3rd ray .c apricorn" 10. capricorn .s aturn. 3rd ray .s agittarius- 41- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust 11. aquarius. jupiter. 2nd ray .l eo" 12. pisces. pluto. 1st ray. taurus" note: in connection with disciples and the zodiacal signs, gemini and libra are two constellations which through their rulers express 5th and 7th ray energy. for some occult reason, they remain unrelated to any other of the signs. the relation between the other constellations through the planets, as expressing the rays, is as follows: 1. taurus and pisces, through vulcan and pluto, are rel

uld call attention to the fact that in tabulation iv, the relationship is between the planets which rule, and in tabulation v the emphasis is laid upon the conditioning ray. tabulation vi. planetary rulers in 3 tabulations constellation o rthodox d isciple h ierarchies 1. aries .m ars. mercury .u ranus- 42- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust 2. taurus. venus. vulcan. vulcan. 3. gemini. mercury .v enus. the earth. 4. cancer. the moon. neptune. neptune. 5. leo. the sun. the sun. the sun. 6. virgo. mercury .t he moon. jupiter. 7. libra .v enus. uranus .s aturn. 8. scorpio. mars. mars. mercury. 9. sagittarius. jupiter. the earth. mars. 10. capricorn .s aturn. saturn. venus. 11. aquarius. uranus. jupiter. the moon. 12. pisces. jupiter. pluto

iter. 7. libra .v enus. uranus .s aturn. 8. scorpio. mars. mars. mercury. 9. sagittarius. jupiter. the earth. mars. 10. capricorn .s aturn. saturn. venus. 11. aquarius. uranus. jupiter. the moon. 12. pisces. jupiter. pluto. pluto. tabulation vii. unorthodox constellations, rulers and rays in connection with the hierarchies constellation r uler ray related to 1. aries .u ranus .7 th ray .n one. 2. taurus. vulcan. 1st ray. pisces. same ray. 3. gemini. the earth. 3rd ray. libra" 4. cancer. neptune. 6th ray. sagittarius" 5. leo .t he sun. 2nd ray .v irgo" 6. virgo. jupiter. 2nd ray .l eo" 7. libra .s aturn. 3rd ray .g emini" 8. scorpio .m ercury .4 th ray .a quarius" 9. sagittarius. mars. 6th ray. cancer" 10. capricorn .v enus. 5th ray .n one. 11. aquarius. the moon. 4th ray. scorpio" 12. pisc

ray .l eo" 7. libra .s aturn. 3rd ray .g emini" 8. scorpio .m ercury .4 th ray .a quarius" 9. sagittarius. mars. 6th ray. cancer" 10. capricorn .v enus. 5th ray .n one. 11. aquarius. the moon. 4th ray. scorpio" 12. pisces. pluto. lst ray .t aurus" note: aries and capricorn in conjunction with 7th and 5th ray energy stand alone. the other constellations and rays are related in every case. a. ray 1 taurus and pisces, through vulcan and pluto. b. ray 2 leo and virgo, through the sun and jupiter. c. ray 3 gemini and libra, through the earth and saturn. d. ray 4 scorpio and aquarius, through mercury and moon. e. ray 6 cancer and sagittarius, through neptune and mars- 43- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust in view of all the above, and startin

ALICE A BAILEY19 THE UNFINISHED AUTOBIOGRAPHY

over-vivid imagination. i twice (whilst living and working in great britain) took part in an extraordinary ceremony and it was nearly two decades after my participation that i discovered what it was all about. the ceremony in which i took part, i eventually found out, actually takes place every year at the time of the "full moon of may" it is the full moon of the hindu calendar month of vaisakha (taurus) under its ancient name. this month is of vital importance to all buddhists and the first- 24- the unfinished autobiography copyright 1998 lucis trust day of this month is the national holiday known as the hindu new year's day. this tremendous event takes place each year in the himalayas. it is held in a valley and is not a mythical, subconscious happening but a real, physical plane occurre

be going through the constellation aquarius. this is an astronomical fact at this time and has nothing to do with astrology. the influence, however, of the sign through which the sun may be passing at any particular world period is irrefutable and i can prove it to you here and now. prior to the jewish dispensation when moses was leading the children of israel out of egypt the sun was in the sign taurus. it was passing through the sign of the bull. we then had the appearance on earth of the mithraic mysteries which centered around the sacrifice of the sacred bull. the sin of the children of israel in the wilderness which so aroused the anger of moses when he descended from the mount of the lord and found them falling down before the golden calf was that they had reverted to a past and obso

ALICE A BAILEY20 A TREATISE ON THE SEVEN RAYS VOLUME IV ESOTERIC HEALING

soul is now in what esotericists call "a process of reversal" this produces a great interest in its reflection in the three worlds, and three things then happen: a. the lower concrete mind becomes subject to illumination from the soul. b. the energy of the soul ray increasingly pours into the personality, intensifying its conflict. c. the path of the man around the zodiac from aries via pisces to taurus is reversed and he then- 302- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iv: esoteric healing copyright 1998 lucis trust proceeds anti-clockwise. all these factors produce violent conflict upon the probationary path, which increases as the man steps upon the path of discipleship. the potency of the personality, dominant and being dominated, is that which induces an intense karmic activity. events

ALICE A BAILEY22 DISCIPLESHIP IN THE NEW AGE VOLUME II

iefly and tentatively, as the majority of aspirants and disciples are not yet ready for this particular study. vi. i shall, once a year, give to each of you a measure of individual help, personal instruction and individual meditation. the clue to your next step towards the door of initiation and towards the presence will also be indicated by me. this i will do at the time of the full moon of may (taurus) each year. this may involve at times an analysis of your group relation, of the effect that your national and racial thoughtforms have upon you, and also the assets and the liabilities of your personality and egoic rays. i shall endeavour to bring to your attention your personal point in evolution. i would remind you at this point that these seven rays are sharply different as to colouring

ALICE A BAILEY23 THE EXTERNALISATION OF THE HIERARCHY

you in order to indicate the possibilities for spiritual unfoldment that could be given through an understanding of these influences, and in order to revivify the ancient faiths by expanding them- 277- the externalisation of the hierarchy copyright 1998 lucis trust into their larger undying relationships. we have, therefore, the following: shamballa..the will aspect of god..wesak..may full moon (taurus) hierarchy..t.he love aspect of god..e. aster..a. pril full moon (aries) humanity..d.ivine intelligence..g. oodwill..j. une full moon (gemini) the remaining nine full moons will be concerned with the divine characteristics and their development in mankind. thus the twelve festivals will constitute a revelation of divinity. they will present a means of bringing about relationship, first of a

tory. i refer to the easter full moon, celebrated on march 28th, the wesak full moon, which falls this year on april 27th, and the full moon of june christ's "unique occasion" as it has been called which falls on may 26th. from the standpoint of both the hierarchy and humanity, the events during these few weeks of spiritual and mundane import (focussed through these three festival moons of aries, taurus and gemini) will be of stupendous effect. what is done during this time by the members of the spiritual hierarchy of our planet (who face a major test of their hierarchical power, not a test of their love, what is accomplished by the disciples working in the world at this time, and also by the new group of world servers, can and will determine the destiny of man for centuries to come. even

oal and indicate the way because he had achieved full enlightenment; the christ gave us an example of one who has reached the same goal; the buddha left the world after reaching illumination; the christ returned to us, proclaiming himself as the light of the world, and showed us how we too could learn to tread the lighted way. the buddha, whose festival is held ever at the full moon of may (or of taurus, falling this year during the last week in april, acts today as the agent of that great life in whom we live and move and have our being, who is himself the true light of the world and the planetary enlightener. i refer to the ancient of days (as he is called in the old testament, to the god of love, to sanat kumara, the eternal youth, the one who holds all men in life and who is carrying h

stributing agent for the forces of enlightenment. the forces of light, upon the physical plane, have driven the forces of evil and of darkness backward, and are bringing the war to an end through the defeat of the axis nations. but another great "division" of those forces (if i may symbolically use a military term) is being mobilised and can be brought into active service at the full moon of may (taurus) if the demand is strong enough, is mentally powerful and adequately focussed. these forces work entirely upon the level of the mind and with the minds of men; it is their task to bring the battle between the- 305- the externalisation of the hierarchy copyright 1998 lucis trust forces of light and the forces of darkness to an end not only physically, but through the inauguration of an era o

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

the fourth great cycle of attainment, then will this work be done. rule xii. for applicants: let the disciple learn to use the hand in service; let him seek the mark of the messenger in his feet and let him learn to see with the eye which looks out from between the two. for disciples and initiates: let the group serve as aquarius indicates; let mercury speed the group upon the upward way and let taurus bring illumination and the attainment of the vision; let the mark of the saviour, as the group toils in pisces, be seen above the aura of the group. rule xiii. for applicants: four things the disciple must learn and comprehend before he can be shown the inmost mystery: first, the laws of that which radiates; the five meanings of magnetisation make the second; the third is transmutation or t

quarian age, we shall therefore be considering those activities and plans which will usher in and mature that new culture and civilisation which will slowly come into being when the world has straightened itself out after the processes of the world war (1914-1945. the rule runs as follows: rule xii. let the group serve as aquarius indicates; let mercury speed the group upon the upward way and let taurus bring illumination and the attainment of the vision; let the mark of the saviour, as the group toils in pisces, be seen above the aura of the group. you will remember that the rule as given to applicants emphasised: 1. the use of the hands in service for healing, blessing and for invocation. 2. the mark of the messenger in the feet; this referred to the use of the intuition, which is govern

c phrase, but the ability to use developed soul power. this is that intermediate potency found between the power of the mind and the dynamic electric energy of pure will. for the initiate, this rule simply carries the same message but on an infinitely higher scale, and (if i may so express it) obedience to this rule calls in aquarian energy, the reasoning power of mercury, and the illumination of taurus, in order to carry forward hierarchical work upon a planet and in a planetary cycle which have been conditioned by pisces for more than two thousand years. i would have you ponder on this, for in realisation you will here have the formula for the work of the hierarchy as it reconstructs the world after the destruction wrought since 1900 a.d. you have here also a great triangle of energies

ions copyright 1998 lucis trust the hierarchy is, therefore, at this time, conditioned by three great constellations: 1. aquarius the custodian of that "life more abundantly" of which the christ spoke and which he can draw upon at this time in a new and dynamic manner in order to bring about the restoration needed. this energy is the "implementing force of universality" it concerns the future. 2. taurus the revealer of the vision, the "eye of the gods" the donor of illumination. it is that which concerns the present. 3. pisces the inspiration of the world saviour, and also the field of salvation. it is the field of force in which the two other forces must work. it has been produced by the past. as these three constellations pour their energies into the great ashram of sanat kumara, the hie

nergy of aquarius, carrying a hitherto unknown aspect of the life energy of deity. this is of course difficult for you to comprehend and will only be understood as it truly is at the close of the aquarian age- 149- a treatise on the seven rays- volume v: the rays and the initiations copyright 1998 lucis trust the initiate sees the new group of world servers brought under the illuminating power of taurus, with the rest of humanity still under the influence of pisces. you have, consequently, the "over-shadowing raincloud of knowable things" hovering over humanity, just as the hierarchy overshadows the new group and just as the soul overshadows the personality of man; you have all the needed illumination and light upon all the coming problems, waiting to precipitate itself through the new gro

er the influence of pisces. you have, consequently, the "over-shadowing raincloud of knowable things" hovering over humanity, just as the hierarchy overshadows the new group and just as the soul overshadows the personality of man; you have all the needed illumination and light upon all the coming problems, waiting to precipitate itself through the new group of world servers under the influence of taurus, the nurturer of all illumination, and you have humanity, at the same time, conditioned and made sensitive by piscean energy during the past two thousand years. you have, therefore, a condition of great spiritual promise, and in this combination of energies you have present those forces which will implement the activities of the hierarchy, condition its initiates, affect every ashram, bring

s of anti-christ. it is the same energy, but the forms upon which it plays differ so vastly that in one case the will-to-good is intensified, and in the others the will-to-evil. energy per se is entirely impersonal. the group, therefore, which "serves as aquarius indicates" is the hierarchy; the group which is "speeded upon the upward way" is the new group of world servers. this group is ruled by taurus, and to it that divine taurian energy brings "illumination and the attainment of the vision" this group is, figuratively speaking, the "bull, rushing forward upon a straight line with its one eye fixed upon the goal and beaming light" but what is that goal? it is not the goal of- 151- a treatise on the seven rays- volume v: the rays and the initiations copyright 1998 lucis trust self-illumi

ion from the hierarchy and go forth, consequently, to inspire. 3. to hold the vision of the plan before the eyes of men, for "where there is no vision, the people perish" 4. to act as an intermediate group between the hierarchy and humanity, receiving light and power and then using both of these, under the inspiration of love, to build the new world of tomorrow. 5. to toil in pisces, illumined by taurus and responsive in degree to the aquarian impulse coming from the hierarchy. these objectives are not only individual objectives, but the goal for the entire group. all who respond to the life-giving force of aquarius and to the light-giving force of taurus can and will work in the new group of world servers, even though they have no occult knowledge and have never heard of their co-workers

he black lodge is symbolic and also symptomatic of the progress of the human spirit (written in september 1944) this time, the hierarchy refrains from outer action, but simply inspires and transmits the needed energy, leaving mankind to find its own way into freedom, and out of pisces into the aura and the field of activity of aquarius, guided by those who are responsive to the illumination which taurus- 154- a treatise on the seven rays- volume v: the rays and the initiations copyright 1998 lucis trust confers. see you not the beauty of this plan and its synthesising, culminating usefulness? see you not how the present crisis only indicates the success of the previous evolutionary cycles wherein humanity mastered certain lessons? all the post-war planning, the widespread reaction to ideal

atement. 6. the attempt to form an exoteric branch of the inner ashrams. this is evidenced in the work i have done with a special group of aspirants and accepted disciples whose instructions, emanating from my ashram, have been embodied in the book discipleship in the new age (vols. i and ii. 7. teaching upon the new world religion, with its emphasis upon the three major full moon periods (aries, taurus, gemini, falling usually in april, may and june respectively) and the nine (occasionally ten) minor full moons each year. this leads to a consequent relation being established between the work of the christ and of the buddha in the minds of spiritually inclined people everywhere, with the result of a great broadening of the human aspiration. this work is as yet embryonic, but it should rece

ake place, not because it is jewish, but because it is old and reactionary and has not followed the evolutionary passage of the sun through the zodiac. that passage should and does symbolise human evolution, and just as the sin of the children of israel in the wilderness was their reverting to a dispensation and religious ritual which had passed and gone (the religion of the people in the time of taurus, the bull, symbolised by their falling down and worshipping the golden calf, so today modern masonry is in line to do the same; and the ancient usages and forms, consistent and right in the jewish dispensation, are now obsolete and should be abrogated. it is equally true of the jewish race that in the rejection of the christ as the messiah they have remained, metaphorically and practically

ALICE BAILEY THE LABOURS OF HERCULES

er" awakens into activity. hercules starts upon his labors. the human being, hitherto swept along on the urge of the evolutionary tide, and governed by desire for experience and for material possession, comes tinder the control of the divine indweller. he emerges as the aspirant, reverses himself, and begins to work through the twelve signs of the zodiac, only now working from aries to pisces via taurus (anti-clockwise, instead of working in the ordinary human retrogressive fashion, from aries to taurus via pisces (clockwise. finally, the changing focus of the life and the steady application to the twelve labors in the twelve signs enables the disciple to become the triumphant victor. then he can comprehend the significance of the fourth key thought and can exclaim in unison with the cosmi

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

we shall see when we study the labors that he rushed headlong into them. nothing deterred him, nothing frightened him, and one-pointedly he went his way. the ancient motto that has governed the activities of all active disciples became his and his soul enjoined upon him the need of "the power to do, the power to dare, the power to be silent, and the power to know "the power to do" is the motto of taurus, and this he exemplified in his twelve labors. he symbolized leo, because he always wore the lion's skin as a proof of his courage, and the motto of that sign being "the power to dare" no danger affrighted him and no difficulty turned him back. perhaps his outstanding achievement was what he accomplished in the sign scorpio; for the great work was to overcome illusion. it was consummated an

the spirit, the father in heaven. we shall next consider the relationship of sign and constellations, and close each chapter with a definite application of the story of the test to the life of a disciple and to that of humanity as a whole. in studying the twelve labors, we follow the career of hercules as he passes around the zodiac from the sign aries, which is the sign of commencement, through taurus, gemini, etc (anti-clockwise) to pisces, the sign of death and of consummation. this will be in the reverse manner to that of the apparent path of the sun (clockwise) which is begun in aries and appears then to retrograde through the signs, passing into pisces, and then to aquarius, and so on through all the intervening [30] signs, back again to aries. the man who is immersed in form and is

aracter. sow character and reap destiny" the two keywords of the sign aries are (from esoteric astrology, volume iii of a treatise on the seven rays, p. 108. received three years after a.a.b. gave the hercules lectures in new york) 1 "and the word said: let form again be sought (the man. 2 "i come forth and from the plane of mind, i rule (the initiate [38] labor ii the capture of the cretan bull (taurus, april 21st- may 20th) the myth the presiding one spoke to the teacher of the man whose light shone forth among the sons of men, who are the sons of god "where is the man who stood with power before the gods, received their gifts and entered through the first wide open gate to labor at his task "he rests, oh, great presiding one, and ponders on his failure, and mourns for abderis, and seeks

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

middle of the forehead. they were ruled over by three outstanding figures, whose names were brontes, meaning thunder, steropes, meaning lightning, and arges, meaning whirling activity. when hercules arrived with the bull at the gates of the city, he was met by the three cyclops, who received the sacred bull from him and took charge of it. and thus ended the second labor. the theme of illumination taurus is one of be most interesting of the zodiacal constellations, especially at this time. it is the fixed cross in the heavens [44] the cross of the disciple, and the following extract is of interest in this connection "the sky is mystically spoken of as the temple, and the eternal consciousness of god. its altar is the sun, whose four arms or rays typify the four corners of the cardinal cross

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

preserves and reproduces, symbolizing not only generation but regeneration. as the latter it is aquila, the eagle, the bird of the sun which has conquered the dark side of scorpio (that adversary that can drag man down lower than the beasts, but when transmuted is the eagle of light, which can exalt above the gods" the celestial ship of the north. vol. i (e. v. straiton. the "eye of the bull" in taurus, the magnificent fixed star, aldebaran, is one of the reasons why this constellation is regarded as conferring illumination. in ancient days it was called the leading star of the heavens, and taurus has always been connected with light and, therefore, with christ, who proclaimed himself as the light of the world. light, illumination and sound, as an expression of the creative force: these a

ed as conferring illumination. in ancient days it was called the leading star of the heavens, and taurus has always been connected with light and, therefore, with christ, who proclaimed himself as the light of the world. light, illumination and sound, as an expression of the creative force: these are the three basic ideas connected with this constellation. the "interpreter of the divine voice, as taurus was called in ancient egypt, can be paraphrased into christian terminology and called "the word made flesh. it is an interesting sidelight on the power of the zodiacal influences to recall that the bull's-eye lantern can be traced back to the bull's eve in taurus, and the pontifical bull, or the papal- 29- the labours of hercules enunciations which were regarded [45] as interpreters of god'

lled "the word made flesh. it is an interesting sidelight on the power of the zodiacal influences to recall that the bull's-eye lantern can be traced back to the bull's eve in taurus, and the pontifical bull, or the papal- 29- the labours of hercules enunciations which were regarded [45] as interpreters of god's voice, is a term in common usage today. it might well be asked here, in what way does taurus, the bull, become the bringer of illumination? we are told that in this sign the moon is exalted and venus is the ruler. the moon has always, from the standpoint of the esotericist, and among primitive agricultural peoples, been regarded as the form-building aspect. the moon is the symbol, therefore, of matter and is seen in many of our churches, closely connected with the virgin mary. the

ation? we are told that in this sign the moon is exalted and venus is the ruler. the moon has always, from the standpoint of the esotericist, and among primitive agricultural peoples, been regarded as the form-building aspect. the moon is the symbol, therefore, of matter and is seen in many of our churches, closely connected with the virgin mary. the consummation of the work that is undertaken in taurus, and the result of the taurian influence, is the glorification of matter and subsequent illumination through its medium. all that at present prevents the glory, which is the soul, and the radiance which emanates from the god within the form, from shining forth in its full power, is the matter or form aspect. when that has been consecrated, purified and spiritualized, then the glory and the

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of the vegetable creation exhibits the phenomenon of bisexuality. the linnaean classification enumerating thus almost all plants. this is the case in the superior families of the vegetable kingdoms as much as in the lower forms, from the hemp to the lombardy poplar and ailanthus. in the animal kingdom, in insect life, the moth generates a worm, as in the mysteries the great secret was expressed "taurus draconem genuit, et taurum draco" the coral-producing family, which, according to agassiz 'has spent many hundreds of thousands of years, during the present geological period, in building out the peninsula of florida. produce their offspring from themselves like the buds and ramifications in a tree' bees are somewhat in the same line. the aphides or plant lice keep house like amazons, and v

disappeared. is it not barely possible that hindus should have known the island still earlier? let us turn again to astronomical demonstrations, which make this quite plain if one assumes, according to the said adept, that "at the time when the summer tropical 'colure' passed through the pleiades, when cor-leonis would be upon the equator; and when leo was vertical to ceylon at sunset, then would taurus be vertical to the island of atlantis at noon" this explains, perhaps, why the singhalese, the heirs of the[[footnote(s* america, the "new" world- is thus, though not much, older; still it is older than europe, the "old world* if div or dev-sefid's (the taradaitya's) abode was on the seventh stage, it is because he came from pushkara, the patala (antipodes) of india, or from america. the la

n name[[vol. 2, page] 408 the secret doctrine. rakshasas and giants of lanka, and the direct descendants of singha, or leo, became connected with sancha dwipa or poseidonis (plato's atlantis. only, as shown by mackey's "sphinxiad" this must have occurred about 23,000 years ago, astronomically; at which time the obliquity of the ecliptic must have been rather more than 27 degrees, and consequently taurus must have passed over "atlantis" or "sancha dwipa" and that it was so is clearly demonstrated "the sacred bull nandi was brought from bharata to sancha to meet rishabha (taurus) every kalpa. but when those of the white island (who descended originally from sveta dwipa* who had mixed with the daityas (giants) of the land of iniquity, had become black with sin, then nandi remained for ever in

r does not prove that the hindus knew anything of astronomy at that date, and assure their readers that, calendars notwithstanding, the indian pundits may have acquired their knowledge of the lunar mansions headed by krittika from the phoenicians, etc. however that may be, the pleiades are the central group of the system of sidereal symbology. they are situated in the neck of the constellation of taurus, regarded by madler and others, in astronomy, as the central group of the system of the milky way, and in the kabala and eastern esotericism, as the sidereal septenate born from the first manifested side of the upper triangle, the concealed[[diagram. this manifested side is taurus, the symbol of one (the figure 1, or of the first letter of the hebrew alphabet, aleph[[hebrew (bull or ox) who

ed 'the observations of bel; and we are also enabled to understand the otherwise perplexing change in the position of the vernal equinox, which has occurred since our present zodiacal signs were named by the earliest babylonian astronomers. when the accadian calendar was arranged and the accadian months were named, the sun at the vernal equinox was not, as now, in pisces, or even in aries, but in taurus. the rate of the precession of the equinoxes being known, we learn that at the vernal equinox the sun was in taurus from about 4,700 years b.c, and we thus obtain astronomical limits of date which cannot be impugned* it may make our position plainer if we state at once that we use sir c. lyell's nomenclature for the ages and periods, and that when we talk of the secondary and tertiary age

or spheres which compose the chain. hence the further meaning given in vendidad xix. 39, showing that "qaniratha alone is combined with imat 'this (earth, while all other karshvares are combined with the word 'avat 'that' or those- upper earths" nothing could be plainer. the same may be said of the modern comprehension of all other ancient beliefs. the druids understood the meaning of the sun in taurus, therefore, when, while all the fires were extinguished on the 1st of november, their sacred and inextinguishable fires alone remained to illumine the horizon, like those of the magi and the modern zoroastrians. and like the early fifth race and later chaldees, the greeks, and again like the christians, who do the same to this day, without suspecting the real meaning, they greeted the morni

north pole to the north horizon. aldebaran was in conjunction then with the sun, as it was 40,000 years ago, at the great festival in commemoration of that magnus annus, of which plutarch was speaking. since that year (40,000 years ago) there has been a retrograde motion of the equator, and about 31,000 years ago aldebaran was in conjunction with the vernal equinoctial point. the part assigned to taurus, even in christian mysticism, is too well known to need repetition. the famous orphic hymn on the great periodical cataclysm divulges the whole esotericism of the event. pluto (in the pit) carries off eurydice, bitten by the (polar) serpent. then leo, the lion, is vanquished. now, when the lion is in the pit, or below the south pole, then virgo, as the next sign, follows him, and when her h

then leo, the lion, is vanquished. now, when the lion is in the pit, or below the south pole, then virgo, as the next sign, follows him, and when her head, down to the waist, is below the south horizon- she is inverted. on the other hand, the hyades are the rain or deluge constellations; and aldebaran (he who follows, or succeeds the daughters of atlas, or the pleiades) looks down from the eye of taurus. it is from this point of the ecliptic that the calculations of the new cycle were commenced. the student has to remember also, that when ganymedes (aquarius) is raised to[[vol. 2, page] 786 the secret doctrine. heaven (or above the horizon of the north pole) virgo or astraea, who is venus-lucifer, descends head downwards below the horizon of the south pole, or the pit; which pit, or the po

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alleged correspondence to the said mystics, it is as follows: man, or the aquarius, is in the sphere of reuben, who is declared as "unstable as water (the vulgate has it, to be "rushing like water; gemini, in the strong fraternal association of simeon and levi; leo, in that of judah "the strong lion" of his tribe "the lion's whelp; the pisces, in zabulon, who "shall dwell at the haven of the sea; taurus, in issachar, because he is "a strong ass couching down" etc, and therefore associated with the stables; virgo-scorpio, in dan, who is described as "a serpent, an adder in the path that biteth" etc; capricornus in naphtali, who is "a hind (a deer) let loose; cancer, in benjamin, for he is "ravenous; libra, the "balance" in asher, whose "bread shall be fat; saggitarius in joseph, because "hi

rope for the respective mystics of all those countries. and it is certainly no better now than a mere assumption to maintain that nature had only christ in view, when building her (to the profane) fantastic and meaningless constellations. if it is claimed that it was no hazard that could lead the archaic architects of the zodiac, thousands of years ago, to mark with the asterisk (a) the figure of taurus, with no better or more valid proof of it being prophetic of the verbum or christ than that the aleph of taurus means "the one" and the first, and that christ was also the alpha or the one, then this "proof" may be shown strangely invalidated in more than one way. to begin with, the zodiac existed before the christian era, at all events; further, all the sun-gods had been mystically connect

re valid proof of it being prophetic of the verbum or christ than that the aleph of taurus means "the one" and the first, and that christ was also the alpha or the one, then this "proof" may be shown strangely invalidated in more than one way. to begin with, the zodiac existed before the christian era, at all events; further, all the sun-gods had been mystically connected with that constellation (taurus- osiris, for instance- and were all called by their respective votaries "the first" then the compilers of the mystical epithets given to the christian saviour, were all more or less acquainted with[[footnote(s* the reader has to bear in mind that the phrase "climacteric year" has more than the usual significance, when used by occultists and mystics. it is not only a critical period, during

suppose that they should have arranged their claims so as to answer the mystic signs, than that the latter should have shone as a prophecy for one portion of humanity, for millions of years, taking no heed of the numberless generations that had gone before, and those to be born hereafter "it is not simple chance" we are told "that has placed in certain spheres, on a throne, the head of that bull (taurus, trying to push away with the ansated cross on its horns, a dragon; the more so, since this constellation of taurus was called 'the great city of god and the mother of revelations' and also 'the interpreter of the divine voice' the apis pacis of hermoutis, in egypt, which (as the patristic fathers would assure the world) preferred oracles that related to the birth of the saviour (pneumatolo

the birth of the saviour (pneumatologie, iv, 71. to this theological assumption there are several answers. firstly, the ansated egyptian cross, or tau, the jaina cross, or swastica, and the christian cross have all the same meaning. secondly, no peoples or nations except the christians gave the significance to the dragon that is given to it now. the serpent was the symbol of wisdom; and the bull (taurus) the symbol of physical or terrestrial generation. thus the latter, pushing off the dragon, or spiritual, divine wisdom, with the tau, or cross- which is esoterically "the foundation and framework of all construction- would have an entirely phallic, physiological meaning, had it not still another significance unknown to our biblical scholars and symbologists. at any rate, it shows no specia

ng off the dragon, or spiritual, divine wisdom, with the tau, or cross- which is esoterically "the foundation and framework of all construction- would have an entirely phallic, physiological meaning, had it not still another significance unknown to our biblical scholars and symbologists. at any rate, it shows no special reference to the verbum of st. john, except, perhaps, in a general sense. the taurus (which, by the way, is no lamb, but a bull) was sacred in every cosmogony, with the hindus as with the zoroastrians, with the chaldees as with the egyptians. so much, every schoolboy knows. it may perhaps help to refresh the memory of our theosophists by referring them to what was said of the virgin and the dragon, and the universality of periodical births and re-births of world-saviours- s

then jupiter and mercury, and these planets appeared united in a somewhat small space. although venus was not among them, the taste for the marvellous caused it to be called a general conjunction of all the planets. the testimony of the brahmins here coincides with that of our tables; and this evidence, the result of a tradition, must be founded on actual observation[[vol. 1, page] 663 the eye of taurus. 3rd. we may remark that this phenomenon was visible about a fortnight after the epoch, and exactly at the time when the eclipse of the moon must have been observed, which served to fix the epoch. the two observations mutually confirm each other; and whoever made the one must have made the other also. 4th. we may believe also that the hindus made at the same time a determination of the plac

and that to make it correspond to that epoch, we must add the 40m. through which the node has retrograded in the interval. this observation is, therefore, of the same date as that of the lunar eclipse; thus giving three observations, which are mutually confirmatory. 5th. it appears from the description of the hindu zodiac given by m. c. gentil, that on it the places of the stars named "the eye of taurus" and the "wheat-ear of virgo" can be determined for the commencement of the kali-yug. now, comparing these places with the actual positions, reduced by our precession of the equinoxes to the moment in question, we see that the point of origin of the hindu zodiac must lie between the fifth and sixth degree of libra. the brahmins, therefore, were right in placing it in the sixth degree of tha

by this method that they determined the positions of the stars in this zodiac; it was thus they found that a certain star of the lyre was in 8h. 24m, the heart of the hydra in 4d. 7h, longitudes which are ascribed to hermes, but which are calculated on the hindu zodiac. similarly, they discovered that the "wheatear of virgo" forms the commencement of their fifteenth constellation, and the "eye of taurus" the end of the fourth; these stars being the one in 6d. 6h. 40m, the other in 1d. 23h. 20min. of the hindu zodiac. this being so, the eclipse of moon which occurred 14 days after the kali yug epoch, took place at a point between the "wheat ear" of virgo and the star] of the same constellation. these stars are very approximately a constellation apart, the one beginning the fifteenth, the ot

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aquarius 40 6 of swords earned success mercury aquarius 41 7 of swords unstable effort moon aquarius 42 8 of cups abandoned success saturn pisces 43 9 of cups material happiness jupiter pisces 44 10 of cups perfected success mars pisces 45 2 of wands dominion mars aries 46 3 of wands established strength sun aries 47 4 of wands perfected work venus aries 48 5 of pentacles material trouble mercury taurus 49 6 of pentacles material success moon taurus 50 7 of pentacles success unfulfilled saturn taurus 51 8 of swords shortened force jupiter gemini 52 9 of swords despair and cruelty mars gemini 53 10 of swords ruin sun gemini 54 2 of cups love venus cancer 55 3 of cups abundance mercury cancer 56 4 of cups blended pleasure moon cancer no. card the twenty-two keys of the book letter attributio

yodh, surround it, answering to the paths; of these, three fall below the right branch for aleph, men, and shin, seven above the central branch for the double 59 the high priestess the priestess of the silver star gimel moon 60 the empress the daughter of the mighty ones dalet venus 61 the emperor sun of the morning, chief among the mighty heh aries 62 the hierophant the magus of the eternal vau taurus 63 the lovers the children of the voice; the oracles of the mighty gods zain gemini 64 the chariot the child of the powers of the waters; the lord of the triumph of light chet cancer 65 fortitude the daughter of the flaming sword tet leo 66 the hermit the magus of the voice of power, the prophet of the eternal yod virgo 67 the wheel the lord of the of fate forces of life koph jupiter 68 jus

rt of which constellation is included in his rule. he holds a drawn sword with the sigil of his scale upon its pommel. beneath his horse's feet are dark-driving stratus clouds. he is active, clever, subtle, fierce, delicate, courageous, skilful, but inclined to domineer. also to overvalue small things, unless well dignified. if ill dignified, deceitful, tyrannical and crafty. rules from 20 degree taurus to 20 degree gemini. fire of air king of the sylphs and sylphides. xiv. the queen of the thrones of air queen of swords a graceful woman with wavy, curling hair, like a queen seated upon a throne and crowned. beneath the throne are grey cumulus clouds. her general attire is as that of the queen of wands, but she wears as a crest a winged child's head. a drawn sword in one hand, and in the o

is land, with many flowers. in the one hand he bears an orb of gold held downwards, and in the other a sceptre surmounted by an orb and cross. increase of matter. increases good or evil, solidifies; practically applies things. steady; reliable. if ill dignified he is selfish, animal and material: stupid. in either case slow to anger, but furious if roused. rules from 20 degree aries to 20 degree taurus. air of earth prince and emperor of the gnomes. xx. princess of the echoing hills; rose of the palace of earth knave of pentacles a strong and beautiful amazon figure with rich brown hair, standing on grass or flowers. a grove of trees near her. her form suggests hebe, ceres, and proserpine. she bears a winged ram's head as a crest: and wears a mantle of sheepskin. in one hand she carries a

ty-six decans of the zodiac. commencing from the sign aries, the central decans of each sign follow the order of the days of the week. thus- being thus the four threes, sixes, and nines. the first and third decans follow the same order: sunday beginning the first decan of virgo and in the third decans of gemini and capricorn. the planets govern respectively decans with the following titles- or in taurus leo libra sagittarius pisces two wands: 1 each of the other suits. or in gemini leo libra capricorn pisces two swords: 1 each of others. head cross, orb held downwards brown princess winged ram's head grass, flowers, grove of trees, sceptre with disk, pentacle like that in ace rich brown dark card central decan of meaning day 3 of wands aries established strength sun 6 of pentacles taurus m

erial gain venus 3 of swords libra sorrow saturn 6 of cups scorpio pleasure sun 9 of wands sagittarius great strength moon 3 of pentacles capricorn material works mars 6 of swords aquarius earned success mercury 9 of swords pisces material happiness jupiter saturn 1. leo strife 5 of wands. 2. libra sorrow 3 of swords. 3. sagittarius oppression 10 of wands. 4. pisces abundant success 8 of cups. 5. taurus success unfulfilled 7 of pentacles. jupiter 1. leo victory 6 of wands. 2. libra rest from strife 4 of swords. 3. capricorn harmonious change 2 of pentacles. 4. pisces material happiness 9 of cups. 5. gemini shortened force 8 of swords. book t page 11 of 26 http//www.private.org.il/gd/book-t.html 13/10/2002 or in aries gemini leo scorpio capricorn pisces 2 w. 2 c: 1 each of others. one more

es material happiness 9 of cups. 5. gemini shortened force 8 of swords. book t page 11 of 26 http//www.private.org.il/gd/book-t.html 13/10/2002 or in aries gemini leo scorpio capricorn pisces 2 w. 2 c: 1 each of others. one more decan than the others. or in aries gemini virgo scorpio capricorn 2 pentacles: 1 each of others. or in aries cancer virgo scorpio aquarius 2 cups: 1 each of others. or in taurus cancer virgo sagittarius aquarius two pentacles: 1 of each of the others. or in taurus cancer libra sagittarius aquarius two swords: 1 of each of the others. there being thirty-six decans and seven planets, it follows that one of the latter must rule over one more decan than the others. this is the planet mars, to which are allotted the last decan of pisces, and the first of aries, because

thly power 4 of pentacles. 4. aries established strength 3 of wands. 5. gemini ruin 10 of swords. venus 1. virgo material gain 9 of pentacles. 2. scorpio illusionary success 7 of cups. 3. aquarius defeat 5 of swords. 4. aries perfected work 4 of wands. 5. cancer love 2 of cups. mercury 1. virgo wealth 10 of pentacles. 2. sagittarius swiftness 8 of wands. 3. aquarius earned success 6 of swords. 4. taurus material trouble 5 of pentacles. 5. cancer abundance 3 of cups. moon 1. libra peace restored 2 of swords. 2. sagittarius great strength 9 of wands. 3. aquarius unstable effort 7 of swords. 4. taurus material success 6 of pentacles. 5. cancer blended pleasure 4 of cups. book t page 12 of 26 http//www.private.org.il/gd/book-t.html 13/10/2002 hb:chkmh the four twos symbolize the powers of the

t page 20 of 26 http//www.private.org.il/gd/book-t.html 13/10/2002 herein are hb:nnaal and hb:nythhl angelic rulers. xlviii. the lord of material trouble five of pentacles a white radiant angelic hand issuing from clouds, and holding a branch of the white rose tree, but from which the roses are falling, and leaving no buds behind. five pentacles similar to the ace. above and below are mercury and taurus. loss of money or position. trouble about material things. labour, toil, land cultivation; building, knowledge and acuteness of earthly things, poverty, carefulness, kindness; sometimes money regained after severe toil and labour. unimaginative, harsh, stern, determined, obstinate. geburah of hb:h (loss of profession, loss of money, monetary anxiety. herein the angels hb:mbhyh and hb:pnyal

rsh, stern, determined, obstinate. geburah of hb:h (loss of profession, loss of money, monetary anxiety. herein the angels hb:mbhyh and hb:pnyal rule. xlix. the lord of material success six of pentacles a white radiant angelic hand holding a rose branch with white roses and buds, each of which touches a pentacle. pentacles are arranged in two columns of three each: above and below are the symbols taurus and moon of the decan. success and gain in material undertakings. power, influence, rank, nobility, rule over the people. fortunate, successful, liberal and just. if ill dignified, may be purse-proud, insolent from excess, or prodigal. tiphareth of hb:h (success in material things, prosperity in business. herein rule the angels hb:nmmyh and hb:yylal. l. the lord of success unfulfilled seven

ty in business. herein rule the angels hb:nmmyh and hb:yylal. l. the lord of success unfulfilled seven of pentacles a white radiating angelic hand issuing from a cloud, and holding a white rose branch. seven pentacles arranged like the geomantic figure rubeus: there are only five buds, which overhang, but do not touch the five uppermost pentacles. above and below are the decan symbols, saturn and taurus respectively. promises of success unfulfilled (shewn, as it were, by the fact that the rosebuds do not come to anything) loss of apparently promising fortune. hopes deceived and crushed. disappointment, misery, slavery, necessity and baseness. a cultivator of land, and yet a loser thereby. sometimes it denotes slight and isolated gains with no fruits resulting therefrom, and of no further a

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any them; they are ruled by galgalliel, who rules over the globe of the sun; and they rule under the dominion of the seven great angelick princes. the hosts and choir of angels the host of angels are eleven in number and these are their names: sallisim, parashim, gibborim, sebahim, geduthim, memunnim, sarim, haylim, mesarethim, malhakim and degalim. the angels of the twelve signs aries malchidael taurus asmodel gemini ambriel cancer muriel leo verchiel virgo hamaliel these are the angels which assist the magician in all his experiments; all according to their offices. it is unlawful that you should call upon the seraphim, but all the rest may be called upon for furtherance in matters divine. concerning the talismans. it is necessary to construct talismans for the object of each of your exp

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f birth must be accurately recorded. as the sun moves throughout the year, it passes through twelve different areas of sky and constellations. these are the houses of the zodiac, and like the hand of a watch, sweep round. the dividing lines between the houses are known as cusps. the sun takes roughly a month to pass through each of the houses, which are as follows: aries march 21 through april 19 taurus april 20 through may 19 gemini may 20 through june 20 cancer june 21 through july 22 leo july 23 through august 21 virgo august 22 through september 22 libra september 23 through october 22 scorpio october 23 through november 21 sagittarius november 22 through december 21 capricorn december 22 through january 20 aquarius january 21 through february 19 pisces february 20 through march 20 in

ulness and determination of the sun with the expansive wealth of jupiter. jupiter sextile with mercury would be good, showing determination and knowledge with judgement. the planets themselves have certain qualities: air, water, fire and earth. traditionally, gemini, aquarius and libra are the air signs; cancer, scorpio and pisces are the water signs; aries, leo and sagittarius the fire signs and taurus, virgo and capricorn the earth signs. air signs are supposedly intellectual, enlightened and articulate; water signs emotional; fire signs zealous and fervent; earth signs cautious, basic and practical. in more detail, the signs again, by tradition, as is almost all interpretation of astrology are associated with particular attributes: aries is very much a leader or pioneer. there is a cert

re supposedly intellectual, enlightened and articulate; water signs emotional; fire signs zealous and fervent; earth signs cautious, basic and practical. in more detail, the signs again, by tradition, as is almost all interpretation of astrology are associated with particular attributes: aries is very much a leader or pioneer. there is a certain amount of impatience in this sign, due to ambition. taurus is the hard worker great strength, and proud of it, along with perseverance. gemini is adaptable; knows a little about a lot of subjects, has a gift for languages, diplomacy and tact, but is somewhat superficial. cancer is extremely sensitive, a follower of tradition, a great home lover. leo is the extrovert, full of self-confidence, with an abundance of personality, a great sense of the dr

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

rning different types of candles and manipulating them in various ways, much magick can be done. the candles can be of any sort, it is the color that is important. for this the following tables are important: table 1- astral colors sun sign birth date primary color secondary color aquarius january 20-february 18 blue green pisces february 19-march 20 white green aries march 21-april 19 white pink taurus april 20-may 20 red yellow gemini may 21-june 21 red blue cancer june 22-july 22 green brown leo july 23-august 22 red green virgo august 23-september 22 gold* black libra september 23-october 22 black blue scorpio october 23-november 21 brown black sagittarius november 22-december 21 gold red capricorn december 22-january 19 red brown table 2- symbolism of colors white purity, truth, since

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

and pisces- mark the time when the seasons are about to change. those born under them are correspondingly versatile and ready to compromise. zodiacal colours and associations [symbol -sym01] aries, the ram: 21 march to 20 april. colour: red. a cardinal fire sign, for all matters of the self and of identity, for rituals of innovation, courage assertiveness and action. ruled by mars [symbol- sym02] taurus, the bull: 21 april to 21 may. colour: pink. a fixed earth sign, for rituals concerning all kinds of material matters and security, also for patience and caution if the way ahead seems hazardous. ruled by venus [symbol- sym03] gemini, the heavenly twins: 22 may to 21 june. colour: yellow or pale grey. a mutable air sign, for spells concerning communication, learning, choices, adaptability a

banks and financial and legal institutions. earth can thereby form a focus for rituals where justice and authority are an issue. its elemental creatures are gnomes, with their stores of hidden treasure, wisdom and, above all, common sense. they are a reminder that what is of worth does not necessarily offer excitement or instant results. earth's colours are green or brown. its zodiacal signs are taurus, virgo and capricorn. air air represents dawn, spring and the quarter and direction of the east. some practitioners open their circles facing this direction, rather than the more usual north. air is the realm of potential of new beginnings, change, action, travel, house or career moves, knowledge and learning, communication, the media and technology. it can therefore be used for magick conc

point is the element water and the fixed sign of scorpio. it represents the feelings that endow magick with purpose, desire whether for love or spiritual development and the compassion and empathy that make us care about ourselves, others and the world we live in. it forms the interconnectedness of all life. the bottom left point of the pentagram symbolises the element earth and the fixed sign of taurus. it connects with the earth mother, ecology and the basis from which we explore spirit and also the material plane in which ideas are manifest. the bottom right point in the pentagram symbolises fire and the fixed sign of leo, flaming ever upwards, the impetus and illumination that transforms thought into action and enables us to see potential, not least our spiritual potential. these posit

hour of venus are especially good for new love and the growth of self-love, for if we do not love ourselves we cannot love others creatively. element: earth colour: green, pink crystals: amethyst, emerald, jade, moss agate, rose quartz incenses: geranium, rose, strawberry, vervain trees: almond, apple, birch herbs and oils: feverfew, mugwort, pennyroyal, verbena, yarrow metal: copper venus rules taurus, 21 april-21 may, and also libra, 23 september-23 october. venus spells are especially potent during these sun sign periods and for those born under taurus and libra [insert sym19] saturn saturday, the day of saturn, is potent for spells concerned with unfinished business, and with endings that lead to beginnings. it is therefore a good day for all slow-moving matters and for accepting limi

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

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n all positions of power worldwide and thus form a reptilian, centrally controlled, fascist state. we are now getting very close to that. the danaans also settled on cyprus (later controlled by the knights templar) and in ancient times it was known as la-dan or the "isle of dan".55 the name of the isle of man in the irish sea, a place so important to the druids, has the same origin, no doubt. the taurus mountains in turkey, the baleric islands, and syria (sirius) were 42 children of the matrix among other danaan settlements and they travelled from atlantis to britain where they became known as tuatha de danaan or the "people of the sea. these carried the anunnaki reptilian bloodlines. the female amazons were another branch of the atlanteans and lemurians and myths say they came from a para

r portion of the race of human beings" nordic-reptilian interbreeding? the lyra constellation is widely associated in ufo research and the stories of abductees with a blond-haired, blue-eyed race. aldebaran, a giant red star with a diameter about forty times that of the sun, is another nordic-related location, not least within the secret society network of the nazis. it is in the constellation of taurus and one of the brightest stars in the 90 children of the matrix northern hemisphere. many abductees tell of loving experiences with tall, blond beings claiming to come from the pleiades, as they do with some reptilian experiences, and it is important to stress here, and to keep in mind throughout this book, that i am not suggesting for a moment that all of these "nordics" or "reptilians" ha

europe, the warrior-maidens from valhalla. the greek historian, herodotus, said the amazons were enemies of the greeks and he claimed that they lived in the steppelands of the ukraine and southern russia, once known as scythia and sauromatia (sauro= lizard and mater= mother. other areas claimed for their homeland are lycia, phrygia, and cappadocia, all of which are named in the edda accounts, and taurus, lemnos and lebos, hence lesbian. the foothills of the the dragon queens 155 caucasus mountains in southern russia was a major location for the amazons and this would seem to have been a major centre for the interbreeding of the nordics with the reptilian bloodlines. libya is another place of amazon legend and in those days libya referred to the whole of north africa, except for egypt. the

as crocodiles in some depictions of their demise. the phoenix rises after this defeat, the reptilians and their serpent cult went underground. in fact, they possibly came from underground. rollins ancient history, published around 1907, says that eden was inside a mountain.43 it says that the two major rivers of mesopotamia, the tigris and euphrates, have their sources on opposite sides of mount taurus. this was a region populated by the amazons and the serpent cult. rollins adds that these rivers flowed "through" the mountain of "eden, which, he says, was artificially constructed by the gods. these rivers, therefore, watered the "garden of eden. that may well be correct, but i feel the original "eden" was lemuria. thor/indara and his successors expanded what became the sumer empire in th

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

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ew testaments letter to the galatians. thecimmerians or cimbri also settled in wales and to this day the name for that country inthe welsh language is cymru.the scythians, another aryan group, also moved north from the caucasus intoeurope where their name was changed by the romans to distinguish between them andother peoples. the sacred emblems of the scythians included the serpent, the ox(nimrod/taurus, fire (the sun, knowledge, and tho or theo, the god the egyptianscalled pan. the romans called the scythians the sarmatae and the germani from thelatin word germanus, meaning genuine. the scythians were known, therefore, as thegenuine people and of course from germani we get german and germany. the namechange is confirmed by the writings of the roman historians pliny and strabo. theanglo-sa

tes in his book, secret societies of the20th century,10 of how the vril and thule societies believed they were correspondingwith extraterrestrials through two mediums known as maria orsic and sigrun in a lodgenear berchtesgaden in december 1919. according to vril documents, he says, thesechannellings were transmitted from a solar system called aldebaran, 68 light yearsaway in the constellation of taurus where two inhabited planets formed the sumeranempire. the population of aldebaran is divided into a master race of blond-haired, blue-eyed, aryans, known as light god people and several other human-like races whichhad mutated to a lower genetic form due to climatic changes, the channellings said.11 inexcess of 500 million years ago the aldebaran sun began to expand so creating atremendous i

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s high as 533. joe and i believe that these experiments mean we have the embryonic basis for a true space drive. figure 7.3.1-4. correlation of dan davidson's gravity wheel experiment with joe parr's 7.4 astronomical correlations with great pyramid there are numerous relationships of the great pyramid to various astronomical bodies. the two main constellations which are related to the pyramid are taurus (the bull) and orion (the hunter. both these constellations are in the same portion of the sky. taurus is located just above orion. 7 .4.1 the taurus/pleiades connection the star alcyone in the constellation taurus marks the foundation setting (i.e, when construction was initiated on the great pyramid) date of the great pyramid.6 alcyone is one of the brightest stars in the pleiades, which

l) and orion (the hunter. both these constellations are in the same portion of the sky. taurus is located just above orion. 7 .4.1 the taurus/pleiades connection the star alcyone in the constellation taurus marks the foundation setting (i.e, when construction was initiated on the great pyramid) date of the great pyramid.6 alcyone is one of the brightest stars in the pleiades, which is part of the taurus constellation. the ascending passageway in the great pyramid has a score line on it which pointed to alcyone in 2144 bc. alcyone is lined up with the sun and just above it and the earth during the month of may. figure 7.4.1-1, which depicts the major energy conduits, shows the may 2 conduit. not shown on the chart was a conduit last year on the 27th of may, also an alcyone correlation. figu

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red cards of the minor arcana (q.v. some occultists believe that the tarot has an egyptian origin. others claim an eastern or middle eastern origin. the first tarot deck known to exist is the griginnior deck of italy, in the 15th century. tau: greek for the letter "t" and a cross with the horizontal bar at the top of the vertical line. the shape of a traditional ceremonial/ritual magician's robe. taurus "the bull" in astrology (q.v, the second sign of the zodiac (q.v) having the qualities of fixed (q.v) and earth (q.v) and is ruled by the planet venus (q.v. on the rainbow wand (q.v) and on the lotus wand aries is represented by the color red-orange. keywords include: stubbornness, patience, perseverance, deliberately, practically, obstinately, possesively, reliably. telekinesis: 1) from th

individual, surprise- v- veil of unknowing: a term used by don tyson to indicate the boundary between manifest being and the unknowable source called the unmanifest (q.v) or the ain soph (q.v. venus: the second planet of the terran solar system. in astrology (q.v, the planet named after the roman goddess who served as the goddess of beauty. attributed as being the ruler of the zodiac (q.v) signs taurus (q.v) and libra (q.v. on the tree of life (q.v) within the kabbalah (q.v) venus is attributed to the seventh sephirah (q.v, netzach (q.v. keywords include: harmony, relationship, balance, attraction, beauty, love, party, diplomatic, art, music, drama, pleasure, possessions, lovely, candy, sweetness, lazy, indolent, enjoyment, taste, dressing table, make up, mirror. verver: the personal seal

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age 187 26. the four elements correspond to the four temperaments as described by hippocrates, the four tarot suits, the twelve signs of the zodiac, and the seven planets. if the implications of these statements are worked out, it will he seen that herein are contained some very important keys. 27. the element of earth corresponds to the phlegmatic temperament; the suit of pentacles; the signs of taurus, virgo, and capricorn; and the planets venus and luna. 28. the element of water corresponds to the bilious temperament; the suit of cups; the signs of cancer, scorpio, and pisces; and the planet mars. 29. the element of air corresponds to the choleric temperament; the suit of swords; the signs of libra, gemini, and aquarius; and the planets saturn and mercury. 30. the element of fire corres

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

upper-left of the zodiac wheel, is linked with the element air, and consequently air is placed on the left arm of the pentagram. the sign scorpio, located at the upper-right of the zodiac, is linked with water, and so water is placed on the right arm of the pentagram. the sign leo, on the lower-right of the zodiac, is linked with fire, so fire is placed on the right leg of the pentagram. the sign taurus, on the lower-left of the zodiac, is linked with earth, so earth is placed on the left leg of the pentagram. once the elements are related to the points of the pentagram, it becomes possible to use this figure to invoke or banish the powers and spirits of each element by inscribing the pentagram in different ways. the golden dawn system for invoking and banishing the elements is, in my opin

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ophical agni yoga society. the group promotes full moon meditation as a time for transmitting the spiritual energies of the masters to the world. the group also works to unite the efforts of occult groups in southern california to celebrate the three spring festivals (easter, wesak, and goodwill) originally suggested by bailey. arcana workshops literature refers to them as the festivals of aries, taurus, and gemini. the arcana workshops also offers correspondence courses, publishes a number of pamphlets, and sends out regular mailings to those on their mailing list. the non-profit organization may be contacted at box 506, manhattan beach, california 90267-0506. website: http//www.meditationtraining.org. sources: arcana workshops. http//www.meditationtraining.org. march 8, 2000. the full mo

ness. it shows the events that will occur during journeys and ventures with respect to the life and health of those engaged in them. regarding questions of a political nature, the first house signifies the people in general, and being of the same nature as aries, all that is said of that sign may be transferred to this house. second house. the second house, which is of the same nature as the sign taurus, is the house of income and possessions. it signifies advancement in the world with respect to the wealth of the querent. jupiter, venus, mercury, and the sun in this house indicate good fortune. saturn, mars, the moon, and uranus are generally unfortunate, though much depends on other factors in the chart. in horary questions the second house signifies the money of the querent or the pecun

to friends it denotes well-wishers, favorites, and flatterers. the sun is the best planet in this house, and mars is the worst. in horary questions it signifies the same things as in a birth chart and also denotes the expectations and wishes of the querist. the eleventh house is said to be much influenced by the sign that is in it and to denote legacies if the sign is one of the earth triplicity (taurus, virgo, capricorn) and honor with princes if it is one of the five triplicity (aries, leo, sagittarius. in political questions the eleventh house signifies the allies of the public, the general council of the nation, and newly acquired rights. the last house, which partakes of the character of pisces, is the house of the unconscious. it denotes sorrow, anxiety, and all kinds of suffering. y

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

ible combinations, one for each sign. the signs may also be seen as positive or masculine (active, in the case of the fire and air signs; or negative or feminine (reactive, in the case of the earth and water signs. the signs are also divided into northern and commanding (the first six, and southern and obeying (last six. there are four triplicities among the signs: the earth triplicity, including taurus, virgo, and capricorn; the air triplicity, which includes gemini, libra, and aquarius; the fire triplicity, encompassing aries, leo, and sagittarius; and the water triplicity, containing cancer, scorpio, and pisces. the signs are further divided into diurnal and nocturnal, the diurnal signs being all masculine and the nocturnal feminine. signs named after quadrupeds are, of course, quadrupe

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

however, may materially alter these traits (aspects are the angular relationships between various points in a boroscope; in a natal chart the planets represent the various facets of one s psyche, and aspects between them indicate how these facets conflict or work together) this sign rules the head and face. as the first sign, the key phrase for aries is i am, representing the birth of awareness. taurus, the second sign of the zodiac, is a fixed earth sign. it is a negative, feminine sign, ruled by the planet venus. its symbol is the bull, and its glyph is said to represent a bull s head and horns. it takes its name from the greek word for bull. a sign known for its stubbornness, it is the source of our expressions bullheaded and stubborn as a bull. taurus is associated with the throat and

gn of the zodiac, is a fixed earth sign. it is a negative, feminine sign, ruled by the planet venus. its symbol is the bull, and its glyph is said to represent a bull s head and horns. it takes its name from the greek word for bull. a sign known for its stubbornness, it is the source of our expressions bullheaded and stubborn as a bull. taurus is associated with the throat and neck. people with a taurus sun sign, although they often have beautiful voices, are also prone to sore throats, thyroid irregularities, and other neck problems. taurus is cold and dry, melancholy, nocturnal, and southern. when influential in a nativity, it usually produces a person with a broad forehead, thick lips, dark curling hair, and melancholy, slow to anger, but when once enraged, violent, furious, and difficu

often have beautiful voices, are also prone to sore throats, thyroid irregularities, and other neck problems. taurus is cold and dry, melancholy, nocturnal, and southern. when influential in a nativity, it usually produces a person with a broad forehead, thick lips, dark curling hair, and melancholy, slow to anger, but when once enraged, violent, furious, and difficult to appease. places ruled by taurus are stables, cowhouses, cellars and low rooms, and all places used for or by cattle. the key phrase for taurus is i have. gemini, the third sign of the zodiac, is a mutable air sign. it is a positive, masculine sign, ruled by the planet mercury. its symbol is the twins, and its glyph is said to represent a set of twins. it takes its name from the latin word for twins. gemini is associated w

judicial astrology foretells the destinies of individuals and nations, while natural astrology predicts changes of weather and the influence of the stars upon natural things. the characters used in astrology to denote the 12 signs represent natural objects, but they have also a hieroglyphic or esoteric meaning that has been lost. the figure of aries represents the head and horns of a ram; that of taurus, the head and horns of a bull; that of leo, the head and mane of a lion; that of gemini, two persons standing together; and so on. the physical or astronomical reasons for the adoption of these figures is explained by the abbe pluche in his histoire du ciel (1739.41, and charles f. dupuis, in his abrege de l origine de tous les cultes (1798, endeavors to establish the principles of an astro

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: paragon house, 1991. playfair, guy lyon. the indefinite boundary. london: souvenir press, 1976. the unknown power. 1975. reprinted as the flying cow. london: souvenir press, 1975. this house is haunted: the true story of a poltergeist. london: souvenir press, 1980. pleiades the pleiades is a star cluster an approximately 400 lightyear distance from earth and near the constellations of orion and taurus in the night sky. the cluster includes seven bright stars that are easily seen with the naked eyes. in more recent years, astronomers equipped with telescopes have found the cluster to contain some 400 stars and to be surrounded by a nebula. as with many of the heavenly bodies, the pleiades has attracted the speculation of people who have imposed a mythological significance on the objects s

des. it must bear on the obverse face the letter g inscribed in the alphabet of the magi, and enclosed in a pentagram. a dove must be engraved on the reverse, in the centre of the sixpointed star, which must be surrounded by the letters which compose the name of the planetary genius suroth. this talisman must be composed on a friday, during the passage of the moon through the first ten degrees of taurus or virgo, and when that luminary is well aspected with saturn and venus. its consecration consists in its exposure to the smoke of a perfume composed of violets and roses, burnt with olive wood in a new earthen chafing-dish, which must be ground into powder at the end of the operation and buried in a solitary spot. the talisman must, finally, be sewn up in a satchel of green or rose-coloure

losed in the star of solomon, and surrounded by the mysterious letters which compose, in the alphabet of the magi, the name of the planetary genius tempha. the person who is intended to wear this talisman must engrave it himself, without witnesses, and without taking any one into his confidence. this talisman must be composed on a saturday when the moon is passing through the first ten degrees of taurus or capricorn, and is favourably aspected with saturn. it must be consecrated by exposure to the smoke of a perfume composed of alum, assa-foetida, cammonee, and sulphur, which must be burnt with cypress, the wood of the ash tree, and sprays of black hellebore, in a new earthen chafing-dish, which must be reduced into powder at the end of the performance, and buried in a deserted place. the

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

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ds are part of a speech made by jupiter in the spaccio to an assembly, or general council, of the celestial gods. the almighty thunderer feels that he grows old, and he is in a mood of penitence. casting his eye around the heavens he perceives that the images of the forty-eight constellations are either in the ugly forms of animals, like that great deformed bear, the ursa major, or like aries and taurus and other animal forms of the zodiac, or their images recall shameful actions of the gods, like the lyre which reminds of the thefts of mercury, or hercules and perseus, who are his own bastards. the assembled gods in their conclave are therefore to consider each in turn the images of the constellations, beginning with the bear and the other northern constellations, passing along the twelve

FRATER TENEBROUS CULTS OF CTHULHU

appeared, in the widener library at harvard, which obtained a copy in december 1917. however, from passing references to crowley in one of lovecraft s letters, identifying him with a character in a story by h. r. wakefield6, it would appear unlikely that lovecraft knew much of the great beast, except by reputation. the elemental nature of shub-niggurath is that of earth, symbolized by the sign of taurus. his station is the north. hastur is the voice of the old ones an elemental deity assigned to the air, or the void of outer space. on earth, the station of hastur is the east, and his sign is aquarius. the god dagon was appropriated by lovecraft from ancient hebraic texts, in which he features as a god of the philistines. in the mythos, he is the progenitor of the seas, the watery equivalen

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

odecans formed a natural year of 360 days. according to the earlier calculations, 360 solar diurnal revolutions constituted a natural year. the doctrine of the ancients concerning these cycles is thus set forth by godfrey higgins "the sun, or rather that higher principle of which the sun was the emblem or the shekinah, was considered to be incarnated every six hundred years. whilst the sun was in taurus, the different incarnations, under whatever names they might go, were all considered but as incarnations of buddha or taurus. when he got into aries, they were in like manner considered but as incarnations of cristna or aries, and even buddha and cristna were originally considered the same, and had a thousand names in common, constantly repeated in their litanies--a striking proof of identi

led christians gathered their first ideas concerning the immortality of the soul and of future rewards and punishments. the analogy existing between the festivals, seasons, mythoses, etc, of the various incarnations of the sun which were worshipped by the early historic nations and those belonging to christianity is too striking to be the result of chance. buddha originally represented the sun in taurus. crishna was the sun in aries. the laborings and sufferings of hercules, a god who was an incarnation of the latter, portrays the history of the passage of the sun through the signs of the zodiac. all the principal events of christ's life correspond to certain solar phases; or, in other words, all ecclesiastical calendars are arranged with reference to the festivals which commemorate the im

s anew, is the time selected for the lighting of those sacred fires. may is the month of the fires of baal. according to maurice in his work on the antiquities of india, the festival and the may-pole of great britain are the remnants of a religious ceremony once common in egypt, india, and phoenicia, which nations all worshipping the same deity, celebrated the entrance of the sun into the sign of taurus at the vernal equinox, but which in consequence of the precession of the equinoxes is removed far in the year from its original situation. this festival is thought to be coeval with a time when the equinox actually took place at that time. it was formerly in honor of the goddess bhavania, who, under various names, was once worshipped in every country of the globe "she is identical with the

we are assured by those who have acquainted themselves with the signification of pagan symbolism that "they have no more reference to christianity than they have to the emperor of china" the same may be said with reference to the representations on the walls of the catacombs. crishna, who was the equinoctial sun in aries, appeared 2160 years after the first buddha, who was the equinoctial sun in taurus. according to plutarch they were both modern gods when compared with the deities which gave names to the planets. buddha, or the sun in taurus, was worshipped in the form of a bull. crishna, or the sun in aries, was adored under the figure of a ram with a man's head. the true significance of these figures was the fructifying sun or reproductive energy as manifested in animal life, and this

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

nowledge. modern researches into sanscrit literature have also led students of eastern lore to the belief that the inhabitants of india in the earliest times must have made long and accurate observations of the heavenly bodies. according to isaac meyer there is a reason to think that the akkadian observations of the stars date back to about 4310b.c.,when the vernal equinox occurred in the sign of taurus.theearliest allusion to actual divination by the stars in greek literature is found in thetimeusof plato. eudoxus became acquainted with chaldean astrology. diodorus the historian, who flourished about 30b.c.,states that the chaldeans foretold the death of antigonus in 315b.c.vitruvius states that astrology was introduced into greece by berosus, who settled in cos, and held a school there

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

es'.therevised version here adds, theclusteror thechainof the pleiades. in amos, also, v. 8 we read,'theseven stars, and in the revised version the words become'thepleiades'.thepleiades form a cluster of stars which are very easy of observation and they are recognised by many persons today.theyare found mentioned byaratusand by ptolemy, as seven notable stars; they are placed in the constellation taurus..ithas been suggested that the word was originally the greek wordpeleiades,the rock-pigeons, flying from orion the hunter.thereis an old tradition that the pleiades were originally seven' innumber,butthatone has been lost: thenumberis of course: indefinite and varies with the eyesight of the observer, some; persons can count fourteen "theoriginal hebrew word in the three verses mentioned is

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

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

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nifestations. it would be possible to link zoroaster, gautama buddha and jesus/james all into the nexus of the movement from aries to pisces. indeed the imagery of pisces as the fish has much in common with jesus and early christianity. in egyptian mythology horus is also sometimes seen as the fisherman. there are many ways to image the astrological ages, in one egypt tradition isis is related to taurus, osiris to aries, horus to pisces and maat to aquarius. the start of the pyramid age was linked to leo and many believe that the sphinx was carefully ligned to the image of leo at the horizon, while it forms embodied the priestess of virgo and the form of the lion as it represented the change from one astrological age to the next (virgo to leo. heraldic cycles the platonic year is 25,920 ye

gs great changes. the attribution of horus to pisces is controversial and will raise the hackles of the disciples of aliester crowley who believe the aeon of horus began with his revelation in 1904.i do not aim to debate the gnostic versus thelemite position here, the linked document will cover that in some detail if you want further information. the classic gnostic position is to align isis with taurus, taurus being the earth goddess, osiris is assigned to aries and it the imagery of the sacrifice of rams to the father god are throughout that period. horus is pisces, the imagery is related to jesus as the fisherman, the ocean of mankind, the fish as christian symbols is also founder as a symbol of horus as fisherman. horus as a semi-solar image is found throughout religions of that period

GOLDEN DAWN SUPREME BANISHING RITUAL OF THE PENTAGRAM

center and vibrate "aleph lamed, al" give the sign of practicus. then give the attacking sign and the sign of protection. go to the north and trace the banishing pentagram of spirit passive while vibrating the name "nanta" draw the sigil of spirit in the center and intone "agla" give the lvx signs. trace the banishing pentagram of earth and vibrate the name "emor dial hectega" trace the sigil of taurus in the center and intone "adonai" give the sign of zeiator. then give the projection sign and the sign of silence. return to the east. stand in the form of the tau cross and say: before me, raphael. behind me, gabriel. on my right hand, michael. on my left hand, uriel. for about me flames the pentagram and in the column shines the six-rayed star (visualize each archangel when intoning the n

GOLDEN DAWN SUPREME INVOKING RITUAL OF THE PENTAGRAM

eagle in the center of the pentagram and tone "aleph lamed, al" give the sign of the practicus. turn to the north and trace a large invoking pentagram of spirit passive. thrust though the center of the pentagram and vibrate "nanta" trace the spirit sigil in the center and intone "agla" give the lvx signs. then trace the invoking pentagram of earth and vibrate "emor dial hectega" draw the sigil of taurus in the center of the pentagram and intone "adonai" give the sign of the zelator. keep the arm extended. turn to face the east. extend both arms out in the form of a cross and say "before me, raphael. behind me, gabriel. on my right hand, michael. on my left hand, uriel. for about me flames the pentagram, and in the column shines the six-rayed star" repeat the qabalistic cross. notes: 1. exc

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tainer of rain and moisture. o is symbolized by the sign of e. e is the sign when the hot sun is most fiery upon the earth. n is represented by the symbol. it is a symbol of alchemical distillation. l hath the laborious b. the following manner is the correct way to trace the kerubic emblems in the center of their respective pentagrams. 10 symbols: spirit wheel aquarius kerub leo kerub eagle kerub taurus kerub the attributions of the elements in their respective position are derived from the winds: east wind is attributed to m. southern wind bringeth into action the nature of heat and o. west wind bringeth rain and moisture, n. north winds are cold and dry like the l. the natural positions of the elements in the zodiac are different. o is in the east, l is in the south, m is in the west, n

gram. 2) the spirit wheel. 3) the banishing elemental pentagram of that quadrant. 4) the kerub of the element. each of the figures are drawn one on top of the other. the spirit wheel and the kerub both are drawn in the center of the pentagrams. the spirit wheel is drawn as a circle with eight spokes within. the kerubs are attributed as thus: spirit wheel k aquarius kerub e leo kerub eagle kerub b taurus kerub in the supreme ritual of the pentagram, both the hebrew and enochian words and energies are used; the hebrew you should already be familiar with ever since the neophyte grade. the enochian system finds its origins in the work handed down from john dee and edward kelly. their works were made into a tangible and more workable system by modifications made by g.h. frater d.d.c.f. below ar

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. sigil of a in princess scale: b as an element: king: black and 3 tertiaries (citrine, olive and russet. sigil of b in king scale: queen: amber yellow. sigil of b in queen scale: solid cube prince: dark brown. sigil of b in prince scale: princess: black flecked with yellow. sigil of b in princess scale: 11 addendum 2: flashing sounds zodiac in the chromatic scale sign scale color a aries c red b taurus c# red-orange c gemini d orange d cancer d# amber (orange-yellow) e leo e yellow f virgo f green-yellow g libra f# green h scorpio g blue-green i sagittarius g# blue j capricorn a indigo (blue violet) k aquarius a# violet l pisces b magenta (violet-red) the mother letters (with the new planets) letter planet scale color sounds flash on c shin. pluto c red f# green a aleph uranus e yellow a#

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h invoking spirit pentagrams, active and passive, in the air with the spirit wheel in the center, vibrating "exarp, bitom, eheieh, hcoma, nanta, agla. in the sign of the head of the man (draws aquarius symbol. before us raphael. in the sign of the eagle (draws eagle symbol. behind us gabriel. in the sign of the lion (draws leo symbol. on our right michael. in the sign of the head of the ox (draws taurus symbol. and on our left auriel (second adept draws invoking pentagrams, of each element in each quarter using lotus wand, starting in the east) chief adept "for before us flames the pentagrams and behind us shines the six rayed star (perform the qabalistic cross (remaining behind the altar "prepared in body, mind and spirit, we now invoke thee ye great lords of the watchtowers of the univer

e golden dawn. use thy mighty forces of water to first create a wall of invisibility and of protection through the radiation of the rosea crucis and in the name of yehashua. stand guard without cessation, and use whatever force necessary for the defense of (each quarter is stabbed, starting in the west, and ending in the west) 9 third adept (moves to the north altar, holding the lotus wand by the taurus band "in the name of adonai ha aretz, i invoke the protective power of aretz in the cardinal point of tzaphon and its great archangel auriel, its mighty angel phorlakh, its powerful king ghob, its ruler kerub, and its gnomes. protect now this holy temple of earth from all opposing forces who would harm or destroy the holy order of the r.r. et a.c. and loyal subjects of the golden dawn. use

GRAHAM HANCOCK FINGERPRINTS OF THE GODS

o one of the great mysteries of the past. graham hancock fingerprints of the gods 232 chapter 29 the first crack in an ancient code the plane of the earth s orbit, projected outwards to form a great circle in the celestial sphere, is known as the ecliptic. ringed around the ecliptic, in a starry belt that extends approximately 7 north and south, are the twelve constellations of the zodiac: aries, taurus, gemini, cancer, leo, virgo, libra, scorpius, sagittarius, capricornus, aquarius and pisces. these constellations are irregular in size, shape and distribution. nevertheless (and one assumes by chance) their spacing around the rim of the ecliptic is sufficiently even to bestow a sense of cosmic order upon the diurnal risings and settings of the sun. to picture what is involved here, do the

on of the planet s annual path around the sun. in relation to the constellations of the zodiac, lying fixed in space, this causes the point at which the spring equinox occurs to move stubbornly along the ecliptic in the opposite direction to the yearly course direction in which the vernal point shifts as a result of precession of the sun, that is, against the right sequence of the zodiacal signs (taurus. aries. pisces. aquarius, instead of aquarius. pisces. aries. taurus. 2 1 hamlet s mill, p. 59. 2 ibid, p. 58. graham hancock fingerprints of the gods 234 during the course of each year the earth s movement along its orbit causes the stellar background against which the sun is seen to rise to change from month to month: aquarius. pisces. aries. taurus. gemini. cancer. leo, etc, etc. at pres

nd aquarius. the effect of precession is to cause the vernal point to be reached fractionally earlier in the orbit each year with the result that it very gradually shifts through all 12 houses of the zodiac, spending 2160 years in each sign and making a complete circuit in 25,920 years. the direction of this processional drift, in opposition to the annual path of the sun, is: leo. cancer. gemini. taurus. aries. pisces. aquarius. to give one example, the age of leo, i.e. the 2160 years during which the sun on the vernal equinox rose against the stellar background of the constellation of leo, lasted from 10,970 until 8810 bc. we live today in the astrological no man s land at the end of the age of pisces, on the threshold of the new age of aquarius. traditionally these times of transition be

on each of these four occasions for the last 2000 years or so, this is exactly what the sun has been doing. as we have seen, however, precession of the equinoxes means that the vernal point will change in the not so distant future from pisces to aquarius. when that happens, the three other constellations marking the three key points will change as well (from virgo, gemini and sagittarius to leo, taurus and scorpius) almost as though the giant mechanism of heaven has ponderously switched gears. like the axle of a mill, santillana and von dechend explain, yggdrasil represents the world axis in the archaic scientific language they have identified: an axis which extends outwards (for a viewer in the northern hemisphere) to the north pole of the celestial sphere: this instinctively suggests a

and solstitial cardinal points in the annual round of the sun. moreover, it is tempting to speculate which world age was being 25 myth and symbol in ancient egypt, p. 181-5. 26 ibid, p. 184. 27 ibid, p. 185. 28 the gods of the egyptians, volume ii, p. 94. 29 ibid, p. 92-4. 30 ibid, p. 93. graham hancock fingerprints of the gods 359 signalled here. with a cow involved it could have been the age of taurus, although the egyptians knew the difference between bulls and cows as well as anyone. but a much more likely contender at any rate on purely symbolic grounds is the age of leo, from approximately 10,970 to 8810 bc.31 the reason is that sekhmet, the agent of the destruction of mankind referred to in the myth, was leonine in form. what better way to symbolize the troubled birth of the new wor

nt egypt by an upsurge in the worship of the god amon whose symbol was a ram with curled horns?22 work on the principal sanctuary of amon the temple of karnak at luxor in upper egypt was begun at around 2000 bc23 and, as those who have visited that temple will recall, its principal icons are rams, long rows of which guard its entrances. the immediate predecessor to the age of aries was the age of taurus 15 hamlet s mill, p. 59. 16 ibid; sacred science, p. 179. 17 oxford dictionary of the christian church, oxford university press, 1988, p. 514. 18 sacred science, p. 177. 19 genesis: 22:13 20 jerusalem bible, chronological table, p. 343. 21 king james bible, franklin, computerized first edition. 22 the encyclopaedia of ancient egypt, p. 20. 23 ibid, p. 133. graham hancock fingerprints of the

. 19 genesis: 22:13 20 jerusalem bible, chronological table, p. 343. 21 king james bible, franklin, computerized first edition. 22 the encyclopaedia of ancient egypt, p. 20. 23 ibid, p. 133. graham hancock fingerprints of the gods 438 the bull which spanned the period between 4380 and 2200 bc.24 it was during this precessional epoch, when the sun on the vernal equinox rose in the constellation of taurus, that the bull-cult of minoan crete flourished.25 and during this epoch, too, the civilization of dynastic egypt burst upon the historical scene, fully formed, apparently without antecedents. readers must judge whether it is a coincidence that egyptians at the very beginning of the dynastic period were already venerating the apis and mnevis bulls the former being considered a theophany of t

osiris and the latter, the sacred animal of heliopolis, a theophany of the god ra.26 why should an equinoctial marker have been made in the form of a lion? i looked down the slope of the giza plateau towards the great leonine body of the sphinx. khafre, the fourth dynasty pharaoh believed by egyptologists to have carved the monument out of bedrock around 2500 bc, had been a monarch of the age of taurus. for almost 1800 years before his reign, and more than 300 years after it, the sun on the vernal equinox rose unfailingly in the constellation of the bull. it follows that if a monarch at such a time had set out to create an equinoctial marker at giza, he would have had every reason to have it carved in the form of a bull, and none whatsoever to have it carved in the form of a lion. indeed

GRERALD SCHUELER AN ADVANCED GUIDE TO ENOCHIAN MAGICK

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

_ color of tablet k= color of element of the court card of the kerub s= same as triangle no. 1 a= color of angle wands= fire, yod, red cups= water, he, blue swords= air, vau, yellow pantacles= earth, he, black the colors of the lesser watchtower squares are determined from the astrological and planetary signs as follows: red= firey= sun, jupiter, aries, cancer, libra, capricom blue= watery= mars, taurus, leo, scorpio, aquarius yellow= airy= saturas, mercury, gemini, virgo, sagittarius, pisces black= earthy= venus, moon, fire, air, water, saturn as a general role, complementary colors should be used when coloring the sides of truncated pyramids as follows: blue squares/pyramid sides have orange lettering yellow squares/pyramid sides have purple lettering black squares/pyramid sides have whi

and the direction in which to explore. aleister crowley, magick without tears the stars impel, they do not compel. ancient maxim the astrological influences in the four great crosses are shown in appendix d. how these forces influence the lesser watchtower squares is shown in appendix c. the primary meanings of these signs are given below. aries: the first cause, the life-principle, pure spirit. taurus: pure substance, undiferentiated matter. gemini: motion, phenomena, elementary relationships. cancer: universal womb, pure waters of life, the motherprinciple. leo: creation made rnanifest, divine incarnation, creative activity, the ideal mart. virgo: organized matter purifed and refined, the ideal woman. libra: ideal relationships, perfect harmony and balance, universal harmony. scorpio: e

is shown in figures 16 to 31, appendix a. the primary meanings of these signs are given below. sun: will power, vitality, creativity. it rules over leo. moon: instinct, habit, personality, feeling, memory, imagination, receptivity. it rules cancer. mercury: power of communicat ion, intel l igence, reason, mobility, self-expression. it rules gemini and virgo. venus: love, beauty, harmony. it roles taurus and libra. mars: passion, desire, energy, courage, initiative. it rules aries and scorpio. j piter: higher xni.nd, wisdom, optimism, spon74 taneity, enthusiasm, benevolence, generosity. it rules sagittarius and pisces. saturn: satan, contraction, crystal l ization, concentration, ambition, self-preservation, caution, responsibility, pessimism, stability, endurance. it rules capricorn and aq

own talismans, but as with every thing else, a karmic force will also seep iinto the object and link iit with iits creator. with proper use, your magical weapons will automatically become ppowerfultalismans. they will become charged with your own emotional and psychic energies. additional talismans can be made for specific ppurposesbut all should come under the following general headings: earth: taurus, virgo, capricorn, venus, moon, pentacle, black, north. water: cancer, scorpio, pisces, mars, cup, blue, west. air: gemini, libra, aquarius, saturn, mercury, sword, yellow, east. fire: aries, leo, sagittarius, sun, jupiter, wand, red, south. 94 when you practice the exercise to gain the knowledge and conversation of your holy guardian angel, you will need to design and make your own talisma

ber for the words tol (all) and efafafe (vessels. abo is male and is highly creative. his demonic nature is such that he is not definitive but instead seeks to create all manner of bod es. his impetuous desire to create new forms coupled with the power of solidilication given by isis causes the chaotic and ceaseless creation of forms in this square. step 10. the astrological force working here is taurus, and the tarot influence is the hierophant. this force adds to the constant precipitat on into form that characterizes this square. step 11. after observing the square sufficiently, return to your physical body using the closing of the veil and then employ the banishing pentagram and hexagram of air. be sure to record your experiences in your magical diary. 130 ritual outline for a journey

ntacle to repel the demon of this square. her narre is nlm (nel-em) and her number is 148, the number for the word orsba meaning "drunken" or "intoxicated" the demon nlm wi l l try to make you drunk with the pleasures of this square. it is very easy to lose yourself in the peace and fascination of the natural landscapes of this region. step 10. this square lies under the domination of the kerubic taurus which directly affects its physical conditions. the astrological influence here is saturn. the tarot influence is the universe. these influences, acting harmoniously together under the conscious direction of horus, have resulted in a scenic fairyland of natural beauty, a woodland paradise. step 11. after observingthis square siufficiently, return to your physical body and employ the banishi

and their ultimate union. this is shown in the number 314 which is equal to ia-idon- toant meaniing "all powerful uniion. this mystical union is none other than the great work. also 314= 157x2 where 157 is the number for zorge which can mean love, friendship or kindness, and the number for batawah, the king of the watchtower of air. the formula of kal is expressed in its letters: the hierophantof taurus (a) with the fire of judgement (k) on his left and the chariot of cancer (l) on his right.in other words, it is the formula of consciousness acting through proper discrimination. the beast is the developing spiritual consciousness within you, the magician. this consciousness acts according to iits perceptions which change as spiritual iinsightgrows. kal is the way of white magick. it is 176

e. also 96= 48x2, where 48 is the number for talho which means "cup" the cup symbolism explains the passive nature of this formula. aiq bkr reduces 96 to 6, the number for life. iao is the formula for a passive acceptance of life in the sense of karma-less action. the formula of lao is that spiritual/magical capability (temperance/art in sagittarius) together with spiritual insight (hierophant in taurus) will result in the best karma (justice in libra. the formula is therefore one to use to improve one's karmic burden. the letters gon, un, med are written, 178 the formula of qaa we made us a temple of stones in the shape of the universe, even as thou didst wear openly and i concealed. aleister crowley, liber vii the enochian word qaa, pronounced qah-ah, is comprised of the first letters of

p because 52x 13=676 (see the formula o vrelp. the following are hints for understanding this formula: 52x2= 104= mal (arrow) 52x3= 156= damploz (variety) 52x4= 208= saetharzi (in peace) 52x5= 260= fisismoz (to act with joy) the letters of the word qaa suggest that true creation is the magical process of the hanged man in 178 179 water followed by a double dose of spiritual insight (hierophant in taurus. thus creation under the formula qaa implies the conscious giving of oneself. the letters ger, un, un are written: 180 the formula of kika let me go back into the world; yea, back into the world. aleister crowley, liber vii the enochian word kika, pronounced key-kah, is comprised of the first letters of the words, kafafam ia komselha ap which means "the enduring truth of the changeless circ

is the number for olora which means "man" the number 666 is also equal to iakhoronzon which means "the truth of khoronzon" where khoronzon is the archdemon of the abyss. the exact nature of this formula is expressed by the letters themselves: your judgement (the fire of judgement/aeon) should 181 be couched in experience (temperance/art of sagittarius) in order to have true insight (hierophant in taurus. this formula expresses the scientific attitude of tempering judgment with actual experience in order to see things without prejudice. two sigils for kika from the watchtower of earth are: the letters veh, gon, veh, un are written: 182 the formula of toog 0 my beautifulgod! i swim in thy heartlike a trout in the mountain torrent. aleister crowley, liber vii the enochian word toog, pronounce

er of zax. these correspondences show 193 and travel through the abyss of zax. the enochian words nia-kod can be translated "safe traveling, or a means "of passage. the correct way to use this formula is suggested by its letters: you must face your personal annihilation (death in scorpio) in zax using your magical ability (temperance/ art in sagittarius) and initiated consciousness (hierophant in taurus. when your magical judgement (the fiery aeon) tells you that you are ready, you can then safely enter zax. if your karma (justice in libra) permits it, you will be successful (spirit of the empress. niakod is a mental sword that should accompany you when you enter or cross the 10th aethyr, zax. the degree of protection afforded by niakod is in direct pro-portion to your understanding of thi

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luca los, lucanus or lucana bos, a name wrhich got shifted from the horned beast to a tusked one, the elephant (varro 7, 39. 40. 0. mull. p. 135. but we call the beetle hirsch (stag, fr. cerf volant, and even ox and goat, all of them horned beasts, pol. ielonek, 0. slav, elenetz (both stagling, boh. rohac (corniger, austr. hornier, swed. horntroll. again, a lat. name for scarabaeus terrester was taurus, plin. 30, 5 (12, which keeps my lucanus bos or cervus, in countenance. to the female the bohemians give the further name of labka (granny. on p. 183 we came across a more significant name, donnerguegi, donnerpuppe, in obvious allusion to donar, whose holy tree the beetle loves to dwell in; and with this, apparently, agrees a general term for beetles which extends through scandinavia, viz

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descending signs. 61 egypt, the millenarius, gnomon, mete-stone, or mark, called london stone, all crosses raised at the junction of four roads, all market-crosses, the round towers of ireland, and, in all the changeful aspects of their genealogy, all spires and towers, in their grand hieroglyphic proclamation, all over the world. all these are phalli, and express a sublime meaning (a) aries (b) taurus (c) gemini (d) cancer (e) leo (f) virgo, are the six first signs; and they collectively (in their annual succession) form the macrocosmos of the cabalists. then succeeds the turning-point, balances, or nave (navel, of the astronomical wheel, represented by the sign libra (g, which, be it remembered, was added by the imaginative (and therefore, practically inventive) greeks. the foregoing, u

from the temple of solomon at jerusalem. figure 39, no. 1, is an evidently corinthian foliation. it is from a pillar in the vaults of the temple of solomon at jerusalem (probably a lotus-acanthus) no. 2 is evidently the crux-ansata, combining the indications of lotus and lily. here is a union of the classic, the judaic, and gothic forms, all presenting the same idea at once. buddha was the sun in taurus; cristna (crishna, krishna) was the sun in aries. in regard to the origin of speech, of writing, and of letters, it may be remarked that the egyptians referred the employment of a written symbol (to record and communicate the spoken word) to a thoth; the jews, to seth or his children (josephus, ant. i, 2, 3; the greeks, to hermes. but thout in coptic (pezron, lexicon lingua. coptic s. voc

d pillar jachin. female: sacred pillar boaz. southtransept (second nail) left hand. nave, from navel, body ship, or ark. place of fons. twonails, in the fountain, or font. latin rite, in the feet; one nail in the greekrite. woman s side (moon) sinister. axis inclined (ecliptic (chapter-house) cor or choir (equatorial (as deliberative judgement seat) the blessed lady st. john. aries, head and face taurus, neck andthroat gemini, arms and shoulders cancer, breast and stomach leo, heart and back virgo, venter libra,reins and loins scorpio, genitalia sagittarius, hips and thighs capricorn, knees and hams aquarius, legs and ankles pisces, feet and toes. a b c d e f g h i j k l sun rises. east. holy of holies. crown of glory. crown of thorns. apse or apsis. astro-theosopic chart. 307 astro-theoso

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

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

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ofvenus (5) qrz bru a arab zaraq 8 kbwk kokab sphere of mercury (6) lams samael 9 hnbl levanah sphere of luna (7) laymg gamaliel 1010 twdwsy \lj cholem yesodoth sphere of the elements (7) tylyl lilith 11 jwr ruach air [elements. see col. lxviii] 12 [planets follow sephiroth, corresponding] mercury [planets follow sephiroth] 13. luna. 14. venus. 15 hlt teleh aries b* wryryub ba airiron 16 rwc shar taurus e wrymyda adimiron 17 \ynwat teonim gemini wrymillx tzalalimiron 18 frs sarton cancer c wryrjyc shichiriron 19 hyra ari leo b wrybhlc shalehbiron 20 hlwtb betulah virgo e wryrpx tzaphiriron 21. jupiter. 22 \ynzam moznaim libra d wryrybu a abiriron 23 \ym maim water. 24 brqu akrab scorpio c wrytcjn necheshthiron 25 tcq qesheth sagittarius b wrycjn necheshiron 26 ydg gedi capricorn e wrygdgd

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names of the angels from the equinox printing (the compositor consistently gave kaph for nun) and planetary symbols for small cards; a few more were corrected by the present editor. the ankh design has been re-drawn and coloured. it has not, however, been completely conformed to the description in the text: adding the names of the trumps to the circle would make an unreadable mess of it; and the taurus sign and pentacle would have to be made disproportionately small to fit in the earth space where the arms of the tau join. the writing in theban script at the top reads hru not hua and should be read left to right (the theban script corresponds to the latin alphabet, not the hebrew. the bulk of this text is either quoted verbatim or abstracted from mss. gn, h gq h and gr h of the r.r. et a

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the fingers) be raised, the forearm vertical at a right angle with the upper arm, which is horizontally extended in the line joining the shoulders. let his left hand, the thumb extended forwards and the fingers clenched, rest at the junction of the thighs (attitude of the gods mentu, khem, etc. 12. let him proceed as before; then in the east, let him make the averse pentagram that invoketh earth (taurus. 13. let him point his wand to the centre of the pentagram, and cry, therion! 14. let him give the sign called vir, the feet being together. the hands, with clenched finger and thumbs thrust out forwards, are held to the temples; the head is then bowed and pushed out, as if to symbolize the butting of an horned beast (attitude of pan, bacchus, etc (frontispiece, equinox i, iii. 15. proceedi

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the 6 liber v vel reguli forearm vertical at a right angle with the upper arm, which is horizontally extended in the line joining the shoulders. let his left hand, the thumb extended forwards, and the fingers clenched, rest at the junction of the thighs (attitudes of the gods mentu, khem, etc. 12. let him proceed as before; then in the east, let him make the averse pentagram that invoketh earth (taurus. 13. let him point his wand to the centre of the pentagram, and cry therion! i 14. let him give the sign called vir, the feet being together. the hands, with clenched fingers and thumbs thrust out forwards, are held to the temples; the head is then bowed and pushed out, as if to symbolize the butting of an horned beast (attitude of pan, bacchus, etc (frontispiece, equinox i(3).3 15. proceed

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

d form of ser-adah or sri-pa, two titles ascribed to yama, the hindu god of death. this appears reasonable, especially since there is a legend to the effect that serapis, in the form of a bull, was driven by bacchus from india to egypt. the priority of the hindu mysteries would further substantiate such a theory. among other meanings suggested for the word serapis are "the sacred bull "the sun in taurus "the soul of osiris "the sacred serpent" and "the retiring of the bull" the last appellation has reference to the ceremony of drowning the sacred apis in the waters of the nile every twenty-five years. click to enlarge the lion-faced light-power. from montfaucon's antiquities. this gnostic gem represents by its serpentine body the pathway of the sun and by its lion head the exaltation of th

d also because the water receives their rays into itself, the sea was believed to be the breeding ground for the sperm of living things. this sperm is generated from the combination of the influences of the celestial bodies; hence isis is sometimes represented as pregnant. frequently the statue of isis was accompanied by the figure of a large black and white ox. the ox represents either osiris as taurus, the bull of the zodiac, or apis, an animal sacred to osiris because of its peculiar markings and colorings. among the egyptians, the bull was a beast of burden. hence the presence of the animal was a reminder of the labors patiently performed by nature that all creatures may have life and health. harpocrates, the god of silence, holding his fingers to his mouth, often accompanies the statu

the rate of one degree every seventy-two years. concerning the annual passage of the sun through the twelve houses of the heavens, robert hewitt brown, 32, makes the following statement "the sun, as he pursued his way among these 'living creatures' of the zodiac, was said, in allegorical language, either to assume the nature of or to triumph over the sign he entered. the sun thus became a bull in taurus, and was worshipped as such by the egyptians under the name of apis, and by the assyrians as bel, baal, or bul. in leo the sun became a lion-slayer, hercules, and an archer in sagittarius. in pisces, the fishes, he was a fish--dagon, or vishnu, the fish-god of the philistines and hindoos" a careful analysis of the religious systems of pagandom uncovers much evidence of the fact that its pri

ts the sun was always symbolized by the figure and nature of the constellation through which it passed at the vernal equinox. for nearly the past 2,000 years the sun has crossed the equator at the vernal equinox in the constellation of pisces (the two fishes. for the 2,160 years before that it crossed through the constellation of aries (the ram. prior to that the vernal equinox was in the sign of taurus (the bull. it is probable that the form of the bull and the bull's proclivities were assigned to this constellation because the bull was used by the ancients to plow the fields, and the season set aside for plowing and furrowing corresponded to the time at which the sun reached the segment of the heavens named taurus. albert pike describes the reverence which the persians felt for this sign

rresponded to the time at which the sun reached the segment of the heavens named taurus. albert pike describes the reverence which the persians felt for this sign and the method of astrological symbolism in vogue among them, thus "in zoroaster's cave of initiation, the sun and planets were represented, overhead, in gems and gold, as was also the zodiac. the sun appeared, emerging from the back of taurus" in the constellation of the bull are also to be found the "seven sisters--the sacred pleiades--famous to freemasonry as the seven stars at the upper end of the sacred ladder. in ancient egypt it was during this period--when the vernal equinox was in the sign of taurus--that the bull, apis, was sacred to the sun god, who was worshiped through the animal equivalent of the celestial sign whic

assume as a personality in the same manner that a spirit assumes a body. these twelve signs are the jewels of his breastplate and his light shines forth from them, one after the other. from a consideration of this system, it is readily understood why certain religious symbols were adopted during different ages of the earth's history; for during the 2,160 years the sun was in the constellation of taurus, it is said that the solar deity assumed the body of apis, and the bull became sacred to osiris (for details concerning the astrological ages as related to biblical symbolism, see the message of the stars by max and augusta foss heindel) during the aryan age the lamb was held sacred and the priests were called shepherds. sheep and goats were sacrificed upon the altars, and a scapegoat was a

nature, while heliocentric astrology may be used to analyze the higher intellectual and spiritual faculties of man. the important point to be remembered is that when the sun was said to be in a certain sign of the zodiac, the ancients really meant that the sun occupied the opposite sign and cast its long ray into the house in which they enthroned it. therefore, when it is said that the sun is in taurus, it means (astronomically) that the sun is in the sign opposite to taurus, which is scorpio. this resulted in two distinct schools of philosophy: one geocentric and exoteric, the other heliocentric and esoteric. while the ignorant multitudes worshiped the house of the sun's reflection, which in the case described would be the bull, the wise revered the house of the sun's actual dwelling, wh

symbolize wisdom. probably the rarest form of scorpio is that of an eagle. the arrangement of the stars of the constellation bears as much resemblance to a flying bird as to a scorpion. scorpio, being the sign of occult initiation, the flying eagle--the king of birds--represents the highest and most spiritual type of scorpio, in which it transcends the venomous insect of the earth. as scorpio and taurus are opposite each other in the zodiac, their symbolism is often closely intermingled. the hon. e. m. plunket, in ancient calendars and constellations, says "the scorpion (the constellation scorpio of the zodiac opposed to taurus) joins with mithras in his attack upon the bull, and always the genii of the spring and autumn equinoxes are present in joyous and mournful attitudes" the egyptians

o material existence from the milky way--the seed ground of souls--through one of the twelve gates of the great zodiacal band. the spiritual nature was therefore said to incarnate in the form of the symbolic creature created by magian star gazers to represent the various zodiacal constellations. if the spirit incarnated through the sign of aries, it was said to be born in the body of a ram; if in taurus, in the body of the celestial bull. all human beings were thus symbolized by twelve mysterious creatures through the natures of which they were able to incarnate into the material world. the theory of transmigration was not applicable to the visible material body of man, but rather to the invisible immaterial spirit wandering along the pathway of the stars and sequentially assuming in the c

levi evidently felt was better left concealed, westcott sums up his interpretation of the tablet as follows "the diagram of levi, by which he explains the mystery of the tablet, shows the upper region divided into the four seasons of the year, each with three signs of the zodiac, and he has added the four-lettered sacred name, the tetragrammaton, assigning jod to aquarius, that is canopus, he to taurus, that is apis, vau to leo, that is momphta, and he final to typhon. note the cherubic parallel--man, bull, lion and eagle. the fourth form is found either as scorpion or eagle depending upon the occult good or evil intention: in the demotic zodiac, the snake replaces the scorpion "the lower region he ascribes to the twelve simple hebrew letters, associating them with the four quarters of th

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

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ss sinister! should you not wish to use a name from legend, you may try toying with those of the gods and demigods of mythology. greek, roman, norse, celtic whichever you wish. a very good lead in these matters can be provided by finding out your astrological birth sign and planet and looking up the legends that surround them. for instance, if you are an artist or craftsman born under the sign of taurus, you may well decide on the name of daedalus, being that of the wizard-craftsman of king minos, leader of the cretan bull cult, thus linking with taurus the bull. or, alternatively, if you are a female witch born under taurus, ruled by venus, you may decide that the name "ariadne" daughter of king minos and theseus' bride, would be suitable, especially as she is indeed a form of aradia, one

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

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

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will always succeed better, provided thou observest the rules laid down later on, for if thou omittest one single condition thou wilt never arrive at the accomplishment of the art. for those matters then which appertain unto the moon, such as the invocation of spirit, the works of necromancy, and the recovery of stolen property, it is necessary that the moon should be in a terrestrial sign, viz: taurus, virgo, or capricorn. for love, grace, and invisibility, the moon should be in a fiery sign, viz: aries, leo, or sagittarius. book one page 15 for hatred, discord, and destruction, the moon should be in a watery sign, viz: cancer, scorpio, or pisces. for experiments of a peculiar nature, which cannot be classed under any certain head, the moon should be in an airy sign, viz: gemini, libra

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909 (see p. 65.)tuatin egyptian means the underworld. interestingly the celtic tribe tuatha de danaan, did retreat into thesidhe, the portals to the underworld.hathorthe cow goddess. the word galaxy meant mothers milk and refers to the milky way in particular.hathor was therefore connected with the milky way.the beehiveoften used as a cryptic representation of the pleiades in the constellation of taurus. in latin, bee isapis, which also means bull.tiamatcalled rahab in the bible, rahab the seat of babylon.psalm 89:10-11 thou hast broken rahab to piecesjob 26:12-13 by his wisdom he hath cut rahab to pieces (see p. 90.)merthe hebrews called the planet tiamat, or mot, or rahab, by the name of mer. those from this planetwere the original mer-men, half-man, half-fish, or reptile.an or marduk or

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black skinned and fur covered, monkey-like demon whose eyes are pitch black. these are the names of the twelve princes and tribes of the qlippoth who are the heads of the months of the year. bairiron aries (march 20 april 19th -active fire they are from the dragon spirit, the one of flames, the fourth evil force; samael the black. their colors are black and they appear as a dragon-lion. adimiron taurus (april 20 may 20 -fixed earth whose colors are blood, mixed with water and dull yellow and gray. their form is that of lion lizards who the vampyre magickian may use to drink of the vitality of those in large public gatherings. tzelladimiron gemini (may 21-june 20) mutable air demons whose congealed blood, bronze and 57 crimson. they are like savage triangular-headed dogs whose teeth tear t

MORALS AND DOGMA

word [hebrew _khi, means"_living" and [hebrew _r m "was, or shall be, raised or lifted up" the latter is the same as [hebrew [hebrew [hebrew, rom, arom, harum, whence _aram, for syria, or _aram a, high_-land _khairum, therefore, would mean"_was raised up to life, or living" so, in arabic _hrm, an unused root, meant_"was high "made great "exalted" and _h rm_ means an _ox, the symbol of the sun in taurus, at the vernal equinox. khurum, therefore, improperly called _hiram, is khur-om, the same as _her-ra _her-mes, and _her-acles, the"_heracles tyrius invictus" the personification of light and the son, the mediator, redeemer, and saviour. from the egyptian word _ra_ came the coptic _ouro, and the hebrew _aur, light _har-oeri, is _hor_ or _har, the chief or _master _hor_ is also heat; and _hor

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

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

ven were announced. ezekiel speaks of the festivals of adonis under the name of those of thammuz, an assyrian deity, whom every year the women mourned, seated at the doors of their dwellings. these mysteries, like the others, were celebrated in the spring, at the vernal equinox, when he was restored to life; at which time, when they were instituted, the sun (adon, lord, or master) was in the sign taurus, the domicile of venus. he was represented with horns, and the hymn of orpheus in his honor styles him "the two-horned god" as in argos bakchos was represented with the feet of a bull. plutarch says that adonis and bakchos were regarded as one and the same deity; and that this opinion was founded on the great similarity in very many respects between the mysteries of these two gods. the myst

them, and represented god as appearing to abraham in a flame of fire, and to moses as a fire at horeb and on sinai. with the persians, mithras, typified in the sun, was the invisible deity, the parent of the universe, the mediator. in zoroaster's cave of initiation, the sun and planets were represented over-head, in gems and gold, as also was the zodiac. the sun appeared emerging from the back of taurus. three great pillars, eternity, fecundity, and authority, supported the roof; and the whole was an emblem of the universe. zoroaster, like moses, claimed to have conversed face to face, as man with man, with the deity; and to have received from him a system of pure worship, to be communicated only to the virtuous, and those who would devote themselves to the study of philosophy. his fame sp

lifts her sacred torches; the serpents of triptolemus are heard to hiss; and fearful hecate appears afar" the celebration of the greek mysteries continued, according to the better opinion, for nine days. on the first the initiates met. it was the day of the full moon, of the month bo dromion; when the moon was full at the end of the sign aries, near the pleiades and the place of her exaltation in taurus. the second day there was a procession to the sea, for purification by bathing. the third was occupied with offerings, expiatory sacrifices, and other religious rites, such as fasting, mourning, continence, etc. a mullet was immolated, and offerings of grain and living animals made. on the fourth they carried in procession the mystic wreath of flowers, representing that which proserpine dro

he desert by thirst, came to slake it at the nile, were called stars of the lion (leo. those among which the sun was at harvest, were called those of the gleaning virgin, holding a sheaf of wheat (virgo. those among which he was found in february, when the ewes brought forth their young, were called stars of the lamb (aries. those in march, when it was time to plough, were called stars of the ox (taurus. those under which hot and burning winds came from the desert, venomous like poisonous reptiles, were called stars of the scorpion (scorpio. observing that the annual return of the rising of the nile was always accompanied by the appearance of a beautiful star, which at that period showed itself in the direction of the sources of that river, and seemed to warn the husbandman to be careful n

along the path which the sun travelled as he climbed toward the north and descended to the south: lying within certain limits and extending to an equal distance on each side of the line of equal nights and days. this belt, curving like a serpent, was termed the zodiac, and divided into twelve signs. at the vernal equinox, 2455 years before our era, the sun was entering the sign and constellation taurus, or the bull; having passed through, since he commenced, at the winter solstice, to ascend northward, the signs aquarius, pisces and aries; on entering the first of which he reached the lowest limit of his journey southward. from taurus, he passed through gemini and cancer, and reached leo when he arrived at the terminus of his journey northward. thence, through leo, virgo, and libra, he en

sun commenced to tend southward, they feared lest he might continue to do so, and by degrees disappear forever, leaving the earth to be ruled forever by darkness, storm, and cold. hence they rejoiced when he commenced to re-ascend after the winter solstice, struggling against the malign influences of aquarius and pisces, and amicably received by the lamb. and when at the vernal equinox he entered taurus, they still more rejoiced at the assurance that the days would again be longer than the nights, that the season of seed-time had come, and the summer and harvest would follow. and they lamented when, after the autumnal equinox, the malign influence of the venomous scorpion, and vindictive archer, and the filthy and ill-omened he-goat dragged him down toward the winter solstice. arriving the

ishnu and buddha. hence came the legend of the murder of khurum, representative of the sun, by the three fellow-crafts, symbols of the three winter signs, capricornus, aquarius, and pisces, who assailed him at the three gates of heaven and slew him at the winter solstice. hence the search for him by the nine fellow-crafts, the other nine signs, his finding, burial, and resurrection. the celestial taurus, opening the new year, was the creative bull of the hindus and japanese, breaking with his horn the egg out of which the world is born, hence the bull apis was worshipped by the egyptians, and reproduced as a golden calf by aaron in the desert. hence the cow was sacred to the hind s. hence, from the sacred and beneficent signs of taurus and leo, the human-headed winged lions and bulls in th

correspond; the sun being now in the constellation pisces, when he is in the sign aries. the annual amount of precession is 50 seconds and a little over [50" 1. the period of a complete revolution of the equinoxes, 25,856 years. the precession amounts to 30 or a sign, in 2155.6 years. so that, as the sun now enters pisces at the vernal equinox, he entered aries at that period, 300 years b.c, and taurus 2455 b.c. and the division of the ecliptic, now _called_ taurus, lies in the constellation aries; while the _sign_ gemini is in the _constellation_ taurus. four thousand six hundred and ten years before christ, the sun entered gemini at the vernal equinox. at the two periods, 2455 and 300 years before christ, and now, the entrances of the sun at the equinoxes and solstices into the signs, w

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

NAGEL CARL AMAZING SECRETS OF OCCULT POWER

foods are ruled by the stars and exert a more potent effect if the correct foods are served to the person whose astrological sun sign agrees with the foods concerned. thus by compliance with the laws of astrology a witch can gain better results from his or her actions. here is a list of the most suitable aphrodisiac foods for the various astrological signs: aries: cinnamon, pepper, and chestnuts. taurus: grapes and sage. gemini: carrots and fennel. cancer: garlic and peppermint. leo: almonds and celery seed. virgo: apples and thyme. scorpio: ginger, mustard, and onions. sagittarius: sesame seed and nutmeg. capricorn: dates and wintergreen. aquarius: bananas and rye. pisces: mint and oranges. the word aphrodisiac is derived from aphrodite, the love goddess of the ancient greeks whom the rom

NECRONOMICON ALAZIF

of 18 http//www.chaosmatrix.org/library/books/al_azif/al_azif.html 10/10/2003 stones in ye elevenfold configuration. first thou shalt raise up ye four cardinal stones and these shall mark ye direction of ye four winds as they howleth through their seasons. to ye north set ye the stone of great coldness that shall form ye gate of ye winter-wind engraving thereupon the sigil of the earth-bull thus: taurus sigil in ye south (at a space of five paces from ye stone of ye north, thou shalt raise a stone of fierceheat, through which ye summer winds bloweth and make upon ye stone ye mark of ye lion-serpent thus: leo sigil ye stone of whirling-air shall be set in ye east where ye first equinox riseth and shall be graven with ye sign of he that beareth ye waters, thus: aquarius sigil ye gate of rush

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

t. h g-d told them to be silent since it was not proper that they awaken the face of the ox, inasmuch as they would later sin [by worshipping] the [golden] calf. they thereby unhitched one of the four animals of the chariot.21 it would not be proper for the jewish people to invoke the power signified by the ox when they themselves would misuse this manifestation later on. in the zodiac, the bull (taurus) follows the ram (aires. the exodus took place in the month of nisan, the zodiacal sign of which is aires. the passover sacrifice was a ram; by sacrificing it, the jewish people subdued the astrological power ascendent at that time. the mixed multitude, seeing that the sign of aires had been overcome, thought to invoke the next icon, the bull.22 by abusing the ox, the jewish people neutrali

REGARDIE ISRAEL THE COMPLETE GOLDEN DAWN

he order and lead them to the perfect day, when the glory of this world passes and a great light shines over the splendid sea" book one <99> book one first knowledge lecture 1. the four elements of the ancients are duplicated conditions of: heat and dryness fire a heat and moisture air a cold and d yness earth b cold and moisture water v 2. the signs of the zodiac are twelve: 1. aries, the ram 2. taurus, the bull 3. gemini, the twins 4. cancer, the crab 5 .leo, the lion 6. virgo, the virgin 7. libra, the scales 8. scorpio, the scorpion 9. sagittarius, the archer 10. capricorn, the goat 11. aquarius, the water-bearer 12. pisces, the fishes these twelve signs are distributedamong the four triplicities or sets of three signs, each being attributed to one of the four elements, and they r

scorpio, the scorpion 9. sagittarius, the archer 10. capricorn, the goat 11. aquarius, the water-bearer 12. pisces, the fishes these twelve signs are distributedamong the four triplicities or sets of three signs, each being attributed to one of the four elements, and they represent the operation of the elements in the zodiac. thus to fire belong aries, leo, sagittarius: thus to earth belong taurus, virgo, capricornus: thus to air belong gemini, libra, aquarius: thus to water belong cancer, scorpio, pisces. 3. to the ancients, six planets were known, besides the sun, which they classed with the planets. they also assigned certain planetary values to the north and 50 first knowledge ledure 51 south nodes of the moon- that is, the points where her orbit touches that of the ecliptic. the

ure 6 1 these are the essential spiritual beings called upon to praise god in the 'benedicite omnia opera' the kerubim are the living powers of tetragrammaton on the material plane and the presidents of the four elements. they operate through the fixed or kerubic signs of the zodiac and are thus symbolised and attributed- kerub of air-man-aquarius zv.5 kerub of fire-lion-leo q kerub of earth-bull-taurus w kerub of water-eagle-scorpio tll or. tetragrammaton means four-lettered name and refers to the <121> unpronounceable name of god symbolised by jehovah. the laver of water of purification refers to the waters of binah, the female power reflected in the waters of creation. the altar of burnt offmmnfgo r the sacrifice of animals syrnbolises the qlippoth or evil demons of the plane contiguous

ess=the wisdom of understanding, the union of the powers of origination and production; the sphere of the zodiac acting through venus upon saturn. 4. emperor=the wisdom of sovereignty and beauty, and the originator of them; the sphere of the zodiac acting through aries upon the sun, and initiating spring <142> 5. hierophant=the wisdom and fountain of mercy, the sphere of the zodiac acting through taurus upon jupiter. 6. the lovers=the understanding of beauty and production of beauty and sovereignty. saturn acting through gemini upon sol. 7. chariot=understanding acting upon severity. saturn acting through cancer upon mars. 8. strength=fortitude. mercy tempering severity. the glory of strength. jupiter acting through leo upon mars. 9. hermit=the mercy of beauty, the magnificence of sovereig

not the sephiroth. nevertheless, he is also the celestial serpent of wisdom. but the serpent of the temptation is the serpent of the tree of knowledge of good and of evil, and not that of the tree of life. here is a method of writing hebrew words by the yetsiratic attribution of the alphabet, whence results some curious hieroglyphic symbolism. thus tetragrammaton will be written by virgo, aries, taurus, aries. eheieh,by air, aries, virgo, aries. from yeheshua, the qabalistic mode of spelling jesus, which is simply the tetragrammaton with the letter shin placed therein, we obtain a very peculiar combination-virgo, aries, fire, taurus, aries. virgo born of a virgin, aries the sacrificial lamb, fire the fire of the holy spirit, taurus the ox of the earth in whose manger he was laid, and last

the primary elements appropriate to each quarter, i.e. aleph, east; shin, south; mem, west; and all three together in the north to symbolize the physical universe which manifests by their union, the combined elements. p.m. theoricus ritual 159 kerux in what signs and symbols do ye come? heg in the letters aleph, mem, and shin, and in the symbols of banner and cross. kern (standing back, and signs taurus 'li over zelator with salt) in the sign of <78> the head of the ox, child of the elements, thou art purified. pass thou on. hegemon leads the zelator to hierophant between the pillars, kern accompanies them with banner of west, which he hands to hierophant to replace on stand. hegemon now hands up banner of east which zelator has been holding. this is also replaced. hegemon hands cubical cr

s degrees and divisions. the two children standing respectively on water and earth repre< 11 1> sent the generating influence of both, brought into action by the rays of the sun. they are the two inferior and passive elements, as the sun and air above them are the superior and active elements of fire and air. furthermore, these two children resemble the sign gemini which unites the earthy sign of taurus with the watery sign cancer, 176 the golden dawn: volume i1 book two and this sign was, by the greeks and romans, referred to apollo and the sun. hierophanf returns to his throne. hegemon comes to the north by theoricus who remains in the west. i have much pleasure in conferring upon you the title of lord of the thirtieth path. you will now quit the temple for a short time, and on your retu

colour of tiphareth. unto the water is ascribed the blue colour of <236> chesed. unto the fire is ascribed the red colour of geburah. the colours are to be found in malkuth. those of the planets are in the rainbow scale; thus: saturn -indigo; jupiter- violet; mars- red; sol- orange; mercury -yellow; venus- green; luna- blue. unto the signs of the zodiac are ascribed the following: aries- scarlet; taurus- red-orange; gemini- orange; cancer- amber; leo- greenish-yellow; virgo- yellowish-green; libra- emerald; scorpio- greenish-blue; sagittarius- blue; cap ricornus- indigo; aquarius- purple; pisces- crimson. further, thou wilt observe that the colours of the paths and the sephiroth form a mutual balance and harmony on the tree. colours are forces, the signatures of the forces; and the child o

iver which floweth towards the east of assiah. they return to altar, and 2nd adept indicates crook and scourge thereon. second the colours of the crook and scourge are taken from those of the <237> minutum mundum diagram, and they thus represent the just equilibrium between mercy and severity on the tree of life. the crook therefore is divided into the colours symbolic of: kether, aleph, chokmah, taurus, chesed, leo, tiphareth, aries, hod, capricornus. and the scourge into those syrnbolising: netzach, scorpio, tiphareth, gemini, binah, cancer, geburah, mem. third (indicates sword and serpent) the colours of the minutum mundum are also the key to those which compose the admission badge of the sword and serpent; and thus by their aid it may be the better examined and comprehended. the one is

ghting in unintelligible images, precipitous, winding- a black, everrolling abyss, ever espousing a body, formless, unlurninous and void. reaches north and facing it, shakes chain thrice and describes the invoking earth pentagram, saying: emor dial i-iectega. in the names and letters of the great northern quadrangle, i invoke ye, ye angels of the watch tower of the north <267> replaces chain upon taurus. takes incense, goes to west ofaltar, faces east, raises it, and describes equilibrium spirit pentagrams. exarp bitom (active pent) hcoma nanta (passive pent) in the names and letters of the mystical tablet of union, i invoke ye, ye divine forces of the spirit of life. i invoke ye, ye angels of the celestial spheres whose dwelling is in the invisible. ye are the guardians of the gates of th

= el signs. make invoking pentagram of' water. vibrate empeh arsel gaiol in making pentagram. vibrate a1 in making eagle head. give the 0= sign. carry point to north- a make equilibriated passive pentagram of spirit. vibrate nanta in making pentagram. vibrate agla in making wheel. give= sign. make invoking pentagram of earth. vibrate emor dial hectega in making pentagram. vibrate adonai in making taurus. give a= sign. finish in east as in lesser pentagram ritual with the four archangels and qabalistic cross. the ritual of the hexagram the hexagram is a powerful symbol representing the operation of the seven planets under the presidency of the sephiroth, and of the letters of the seven-lettered name, ararita. the hexagram is sometimes called the signet or symbol of the macrocosm, just as th

ace them beginning at the angle of the planet under whose regimen thou art working, following the course of the sun to invoke, and reversing the course to banish. that is to say, working from left to right for the former and from right to left for the latter. remember always that the symbols of the elements are not usually traced on sigils but are replaced by the kerubic emblems of aquarius, leo, taurus and the eagle head <32> the lesser ritual of the hexagram commence with the qabalistic sign of the cross as in the lesser ritual of the pentagram, and use what manner of magical implement may be necessary according to the manner of working, either the lotus wand or the magical sword. stand facing east. if thou desirest to invoke thou shalt trace the figure thus: diagram 15 following the cou

REGARDIE TALISMANS

forming an angelic name which is the expression of the force. hebrew names as a rule represent the operation of certain general forces while the names on the enochian or angelical tablets represent a species of more particular ideas. both classes of names should be used in these operations. i illustrate his idea as follows: fire aries leo sagittarius triplicity: heh teth samech+ al= hitsael earth taurus virgo capricorn triplicity: vav yod ayin+ al= vioel air gemini libra aquarius triplicity: zayin lamed tzaddi+ al= zaitzel water cancer scorpio pisces triplicity: cheth nun qoph +al= chankel these names should either be incorporated into the talisman itself, or sigils based upon them should be traced, during a ceremony, over the talisman, as though standing upon it, while the angelic name is

RITUALS OF THE SOCIETAS ROSICRUCIANIS IN ANGLIA

de the earth for him before his existence, and so he hath prepared a place in heaven for him,while he is yet upon the face of the earth. he hath given him a world for use, a heaven forcontemplation. so man planteth, that from the seed, in due time he may reap, end which it groweth,let us behold the beauties of the firmament, for in any sign there is growing strength. my zodiacalmeasure is that of taurus, the bull: in which are found the glorious pleiades, hyades, orion, sirius,aldebaran and procyon.conductor and companions proceed to celebrant, whose five lights have been lit.celebrant,5th sign: man in his inception and before partaking of the tree of knowledge was his maker222sprototype: other creatures grovel in the earth and have their senses intent upon it, the creature man isreared up

RUBY TABLET OF SET

r from the assistant, hands the rose to the assistant who returns it to its proper place on the alter. the assistant returns with the crystal pyramid, symbol of earth, while the invocator turns northerly, counter-clockwise, followed by all initiates. the invocator proceeds by drawing an inverse invoking pentagram of earth, and completing the invoking pentagram by drawing in its center the sign of taurus. earth incense is placed on the charcoal on the northerly censer by an assistant. the invocator hands the air dagger to his assistant in exchange for the crystal pyramid, symbol of earth. the invocator raises the symbol of earth, and says] we invoke thee, oh nanta, mighty spirit of the physical and the carnal. come forth at our summoning, and bestow thy essence unto this crystal, symbol of

timeless and spaceless void, in total darkness, far from any influence that might affect the working. 3. during the invoking of the elemental forces the same technique of visualization of the invoking pentagrams should be used, with the addition of the elemental symbols that are to be drawn in the center of the pentagrams, namely the sign of leo for fire, the sign of aquarius for air, the sign of taurus for earth, and the sign of the eagle for water. 4. just prior to the drawing down of the elemental forces, in order that they may be combined and balanced within the table of union, all participants should visualize all the elemental pentagrams and signs as glowing together in their respective locations. following the invocator's motions the members of the assemblage should visualize the el

and analogies to the initiate taking the card in hand. trump v the hierophant "it is impossible" wrote magus crowley in the book of thoth of this trump "to explain this card thoroughly, for only the course of events can show how the new current of initiation will work out" while i am not given to finding signs, omens, and wonders at every turn, a glimpse at the card raised an eyebrow for me: the taurus figure is also the astrological sign under which i was born and the main figure is portrayed as having nine nails [suggestive of the council of nine which i have the honor to be chairman. dclxvi also has this to say about the hierophant "the main reference. is. the uniting of the microcosm with the macrocosm" this is one of the main duties of a magus. while there are other touches with a gr

in origin and the blending of christian saints with pagan myths is a cultural phenomenon. this year the night of walpurgisnacht fell on a monday. the new moon fell on april 24, at 10:28 pm cst. this put the moon at the beginning of the 2nd quarter the night of april 30- may 1. the moon moved into leo at this time. leo is considered a barren sign, and is of the element fire. the sun had moved into taurus, which is an earth sign. so the elements of fire and earth were present, astrologically. mercury, saturn, uranus, and neptune were also in earth signs; mercury in taurus, and the rest in capricorn, so there was a preponderance of earth. venus, mars and pluto were in the water signs of pisces for the first two, and scorpio for the latter. what was lacking was the element air, which was found

SCHEM HA MEPHORESH

venus degree: 20 25 meaning: caster down of the proud. psalm 119:75: i have known, 0 tetragrammaton that righteous are thy judgements, and in faithfulness hast thou humbled me. 54th angel name: nithael sign: aries planet: venus degree: 25-30 meaning: celestial king. psalm 103:19: tetragrammaton hath established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom ruleth over all. 55th angel name: mibahaih sign: taurus 22 planet: mercury degree: 0-5 meaning: eternal. psalm 102:12: but thou 0 tetragrammaton, shall endure forever, and thy memorial from 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: taur

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 praised. 60th angel name: metzrael sign: tau

SEPHER YETZIRAH WESTCOTT

name. supplement to chapter v note--this is a modern illustration of the allotment of the twelve letters; it is not found in the ancient copies of the "sepher yetzirah" 1. god produced h predominant in speech, crowned it, combined and formed with it aries in the universe, nisan in the year, and the right foot of man. 2. he produced vau, predominant in mind, crowned it, combined and formed with it taurus in the universe, aiar in the year, and the right kidney of man. 3. he produced zain, predominant in movement crowned it, combined and formed it with gemini in the universe, sivan in the year, and the left foot of man. 4. he produced cheth, predominant in sight, crowned it, combined and formed it with cancer in the universe, tammuz in the year, and the right hand of man. 5. he produced teth

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

THE BLACK LODGE

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

THE BOOK OF PLEASURE

nge with time but they will not change if there is no one left to change them. this is our challenge and our test of fire. blessings, peace and silence in the name of our lord to mega therion and in the name of our seven times holy lady babalon love is the law, love under wiot1 t h e b o o k o f p l e a s u r e (self-love) the psychology of ecstasy by austin osman spare an iv12 sol 15 leo, luna 6 taurus dies veneris friday, august 06, 2004 e.v. this digital edition was created especially for initiates of the order of phosphorus by frater a.s.a. iv, for the purpose of education and initiatory pursuits. this edition is not to be sold or spread further than to initiates of toph. in my own foundations of what became luciferian witchcraft, the gnosis of chaos and of order may be found in the ar

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f three each and called the t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d prophecy and divination 119 ancients held the celestial bodies in great regard. groupings by the same names as were empedocles fs four elements. aries, sagittarius, and leo were termed fire signs; cancer, scorpio, and pisces, water; libra, aquarius, and gemini, air; and capricorn, taurus, and virgo comprised the signs of earth. in essence, astrology deals with the relationship between the positions of the sun, moon, and planets and the life of an individual. astrology has its philosophical root in the premise that each individual is a universe in miniature and mirrors within himself or herself the astrological pattern found in the heavens at the time of the individual fs bi

ived of their desire to dominate, they are liable to become discontented and difficult to get along with. their views about life are definite, and they have little use for airs and graces. aries people are a robust lot with a strong resistance to disease of any kind. however, once they do succumb to illness, they are inclined to run high temperatures. neuralgia and migraines may also hinder them. taurus, the bull, april 21 to may 21, is an earth sign. the word comes from the latin meaning gbull. h taurus people like to have things their own way, but they are not quite as aggressive and as dominant as those under the aries sign. they are passionate in nature, and love means much to them. they also make splendid mothers or fathers. taureans are generally not bookish types; they prefer life i

d with the sign of aries. a diamond amulet traditionally symbolizes enduring love and happiness in a marriage. given as a gift, the gem is believed to strengthen emotional bonds and promote loyalty. a diamond pendant may be worn to obtain honor and friendship. mounted in a ring, the amulet insures lasting marriage and financial success. emerald. traditionally associated with the astrological sign taurus, this precious green gem has several unique properties. an emerald pendant is thought to afford women protection against assault. mounted in a ring, the stone promotes domestic stability and fortune. according to legend, this amulet may be used to combat epilepsy, depression, and insanity. garnet. this semiprecious gem is the birthstone of capricorn people. early egyptians and phoenicians u

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lead thou us into the true life, through liberty, through love, so that one day we may be found worthy to know thee, to unite with thy spirit, in the silence, for the attainment of thy understanding. amen. part v: earth 7 1. see a shaft of light descend once more to the feet, from about the ankles. 2. formulate a flaming sphere of brilliant indigo. 3. superimpose on the indigo sphere the sign of taurus 5 in the complementary color of pale yellow. 4. vibrate "adonai" and the angelic names "auriel and "phorlakh" 5. when you feel the ball is alive and real, and spiritual power is pouring through you, and when you feel the power of the names, 6. say the prayer of the gnomes: holy art thou, lord of the earth, which thou hast made for thy footstool. adonai ha-aretz, adonai melekh. unto thee be

e your archangelic name: gabriel (5 71a nd1 y)ou r angelic name: talihad (777. then the prayer of the undines. part v: earth b then your shaft goes down again to the feet, and forms again in the feet another ball. the usual color of the element of earth is black. but since it is difficult to get a complement color of black, i am going to give you indigo. superimposed on this will be the symbol of taurus (5)in a very light yellow, the complement of indigo. the divine name is adonai (737n) which you vibrate. then vibrate the archangelic name: auriel (5 711a nd) the angelic name: phorlakh (7 5115)t.ha t will be followed by the pfayer of the gnomes. part vi: circumambulation here you have five balls on the central sphere. when you get down to the feet, stop and see this shaft with the five bal

ad, by ths process, derived colors for each of the musical notes as well. since all the colors allotted to the planets and elements were included in the twelve colors of the rainbow associated with the signs, they were assigned notes based on color (in the king scale of the golden dawn, thus: 244 the balance between mind and g i c color note sign planet element red c aries mars fire red-orange c# taurus orange d gemini sun yellow-orange d# cancer yellow e leo mercury air yellow-green f virgo green f# libra venus blue-green g scorpio blue g# sagittarius moon water blue-violet a capricorn saturn violet a# aquarius jupiter red-violet b pisces in the golden dawn system, the twenty-two letters of the hebrew alphabet are each associated with a sign, planet, or element. by extending the correspon

b pisces in the golden dawn system, the twenty-two letters of the hebrew alphabet are each associated with a sign, planet, or element. by extending the correspondences in the preceding chart to the associated hebrew letters, we get the following: hebrew letter note astrology color h aleph e air yellow 2 beth e mercury yellow 3 gimel g# moon blue 7 daleth f# venus green 3 heh c aries red 1 vav c# taurus red-orange t zayin d gemini orange n cheth d# cancer yellow-orange d teth e leo yellow 9 yod f virgo yellow-green a# jupiter violet ?7 lkaamphe d f# libra green d mem g# water blue 3, nun g scorpio blue-green b samekh g# sagittarius blue ff ayin a capricorn blue-violet peh c mars red 3 tzaddi a# aquarius violet appendix 245 i' qoph b pisces red-violet 1 resh d sun orange u shin c fire red n

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

re of the primum mobile enlil (absu) 2. sphere of the zodiac or fixed stars enki; lumashi (igigi) 3. sphere of saturn adar 4. sphere of jupiter marduk 5. sphere of mars nergal 6. sphere of the sun utu 7. sphere of venus inanna 8. sphere of mercury nebo 9. sphere of the moon nanna 10. sphere of the elements kia 11. air anna 12. mercury gudud 13. moon sin 14. venus dlibat 15. aries agru (xubur) 16. taurus kakkab u alap shame (kingu) 17. gemini re'u kinu shame u tu'ame rabuti (viper) 18. cancer shittu (snake) 19. leo kalbu rabu (lakhamu) 20. virgo shiru (whirlwind) 21. jupiter umunpaddu 22. libra zibanitum (ravening dog) 23. water badur 24. scorpio akrabu (scorpion-man) 25. sagittarius pa-bil-sag (hurricane) 26. capricorn suxur mash (fish-man) 27. mars mastabarru 28. aquarius gula (horned bea

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

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

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

re more apparent, and mercury has been put in place of the sun to reflect the present mercury-central system of magic. each arm bears the signs that are ascribed to one of the elements-fire, water, air, or earth. they are read out from the center of the cross: b i'.iv.i. vo- a: fire a aries, leo, sagittarius b: water v cancer, scorpio, pisces c: air a libra, aquarius, gemini d: earth 7 capricorn, taurus, virgo the three concentric circles of four signs each are ascribed to the three kinds of motion-linear, rotary, and vibratory. in astrology these motions are called cardinal, fixed, and mutable. the circles are read clockwise in a spiral out from the center of the cross, beginning with the first sign, aries- 43% y- p- a- x: cardinal (linear motion- aries, cancer, libra, capricorn y fixed (

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

ecalled. this catalytic word is for the personal use of the magus. it should be devised only after careful study of the sign and should be the most evocative of all possible words for the gestalt meaning of that sign. here are examples of what these catalytic words might be like; however, the magus would be well advised to find his or her own words: aries-being ledommanding sagittarius-perceiving taurus-having virgo-considering capricorn-using gemini-thinking libra-weighing aquarius-knowing cancer-feeling scorpio-desiring pisces-serving no catalytic word will tell you all you should know about a sign, just as no title can convey everything that is in a book. also, catalytic words can only call up information that has been gathered into the mind through long hours of study- alone they are a

th cancer (hv, then pisces (hvia, and finally scorpio (h&v. the banners that start with the hebrew letter vau are placed clockwise on the three air signs, beginning with libra (v&h, then gemini (v&i, and finally aquarius (viha. the banners that start with the second he (indicated by the dot) are placed clockwise on the three earth signs, beginning with capricorn (i hv, then virgo(&vh, and finally taurus (ikv1. those who possess a copy of the first edition of this work (the new magus, llewellyn, 1988) will notice that the ordering of the banners of tetragrammaton has been altered. in the first edition, the author made the error of placing the ban- ners on each elemental trine counterclockwise, in the order cardinal, fixed, muta- ble. this seemed reasonable at the time, but recent applicatio

ction when it is invoked. to banish any of the overt banners, simply trace the glyph to invoke its mirror opposite occult twin. for example, to banish the overt banner of cancer (hm) trace on the tetragram the invoking glyph of the occult banner of cancer(*hi. similarly, to banish any of the occult banners, it is only necessary to invoke its overt twin. for example, to banish the occult banner of taurus (h i, invoke the overt banner of taurus (i ivi. this technique may appear confusing at first sight, but once grasped it is sub- limely elegant. the occult and overt forms of a banner have opposite polarities, which are represented by their opposite motions on the tetragram. if both are invoked, they cancel each other out, just as a positive charge will cancel an equal negative charge. thus

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

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

balah. russet (atziluth, olive (briah, citrine (yetzirah, and black (assiah. these derive from the path of malkuth (ten) on the queen scale, and are represented in the pentacle of earth used in golden dawn magic. the signs of the zodiac were assigned the colors on the king scale of those paths on the tree where the zodiac signs appear. these are, in the golden dawn order: aries (fifteen, scarlet, taurus (sixteen, red-orange, gemini (seventeen, orange, cancer (eighteen, amber, leo (nineteen, greenish yellow, virgo (twen- ty, yellow-green, libra (twenty-two, emerald, scorpio (twenty-four, greenish blue, sagittarius (twenty-five, deep blue, capricorn (twenty-six, indigo, aquar- ius (twenty-eight, violet, and pisces (twenty-nine, crimson. this assignment is not entirely satisfactory, since eme

easy matter to apply it to the thirty-two paths on the tree of the sephiroth. the colors of the astrological powers (motions, planets, and signs) assigned to the paths from eleven to thirty-two on the tree can also be given to the paths themselves. for example, path sixteen, which joins chokrnah with chesed, receives the hebrew letter vau, the tarot trump v (the hierophant, and the zodiac sign of taurus (see the table at the beginning of chapter 20. since taurus is given the color red-purple in the new color system presented here, the sixteenth path would also receive the color red-purple. the colors of the first ten paths, the sephiroth themselves, can be deter- mined from the colors of the planets assigned to them (see the table at the beginning of chapter 17. the first three sephiroth

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ose sight of its greater purpose. the ruling intelligence is the god of shepherds, who in egypt took the form of the ram-headed deity, amon. his oracular revelations are delivered directly to the emperor, who relies on them for his strategies of warfare. by conversing with the emperor on his throne, they can be discovered. 208 soul flight v the hierophant hebrew letter: vau (nail) correspondence: taurus path: sixteenth the hierophant is the pope of a religion of ancient origins and long-established traditions, who ensures that the divine laws are observed and who punishes those who violate them. he sits in an audience hall within a great stone cathedral on a golden and jewel-encrusted throne, a crown of gold upon his head, wrapped in official robes of royal purple. at his feet kneel two pr

the emperor correspondence: aries "the fifteenth path is the constituting intelligence, so called because it constitutes the substance of creation in pure darkness, and men have spoken of these contemplations; it is that darkness spoken of in scripture, job xxviii. 9 'and thick darkness a swaddling band for it" 16. chokmah to chesed hebrew letter: vau tarot trump: v the hierophant correspondence: taurus "the sixteenth path is the triumphal or eternal intelligence, so called because it is the pleasure of the glory, beyond which is no other glory like to it, and it is called also the paradise prepared for the righteous" 17. binah to tiphareth hebrew letter: zayin tarot trump: vi the lovers correspondence: gemini chapter thirteen: pathworking 235 "the seventeenth path is the disposing intelli

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tters of the name adonai (a, d= 7, n= i, i) written from right to left within spirit earth fire figure 39-8. golden dawn invoking pentagram of earth supreme invoking ritual of the pentagram 267 the sphere of your heart-center. the letters flame brilliantly with a dazzling bluewhite radiance. inscribe with your index finger in the center of the green pentagram of earth the glyph of the zodiac sign taurus-a circle with a crescent on its top. first draw the crescent from left to right, then the circle below it beginning at the top of the circle and proceeding clockwise. as you project this green symbol into the pentagram, vibrate on your breath the letters of the divine name so that the sound resonates in your chest, throat, and nose, and expands outward to the limits of the universe. continu

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e-fixed dava hvri -6z cancer water-cardinal 7hc i o t (7) van g' hvih 3 i s c e s water-mutable the m oon (181 084a hhiv'/flji scorpio 7 water-fixed boa4 1( 1) ava-v vhih- libra> air-cardinal (4 (11) 4 8 v vhhi .a gemini air-mutable h c i o e f(i" bav vihh aquarius 3 air-fixed thc 5jq (1 ?i i(/51' hi, capricorn 3 earth-cardinal tk orof 1 ;q v hivh r/ri virgo j earth-mutable 7hc he vmt vvqa hhvi 8 taurus 7 earth-fixed 7 hr 14 i* o t ha lii (5j the boldface type in the permutations of the name indicates the position of the second h in each banner. this relationship between the banners and the zodiac signs originates in my own work and is not the common practice. it is usual among occultists to ignore the elemental associations of the initial letters in the names and simply assign them to the

the permutations of the name indicates the position of the second h in each banner. this relationship between the banners and the zodiac signs originates in my own work and is not the common practice. it is usual among occultists to ignore the elemental associations of the initial letters in the names and simply assign them to the zodiac in order, counterclockwise, beginning with ihvh-aries, ihhv-taurus, ivhh-gemini, and so on. all too often, those who attempt to use the banners have an imperfect idea of their structure, and ignorance makes error inevitable. the term banner has here been loosely applied to all permutations of tetragrammaton, because this is the usual practice in western magic. however, i should point out that it is more correct to refer to each group of three forms that be

e the same, only twelve distinct forms may be written, unless the first h is distinguished in some way from the second h. dee relates these twenty-four banners to the twenty-four hours of the day, which he divides into two groups of twelve by the equinoctial sign aries. the manifest set of banners he intends should be associated with aries and the sun. the occult set of banners he associates with taurus and the moon. these zodiac signs form the top and bottom parts of the monad, connected by the cross of the elements. dee explains the glyph of taurus as the thin crescent which the moon reveals in the sign of taurus just after emerging from conjunction with the sun in the sign of aries. he explains the sign of aries as two semicircles representing the waxing and waning halves of the moon, w

severity: hiv+ ih (hiviahl-vhhi vihh: aquarius (air-fixed) 17. angel of mercy: viv+ al (vivaell-vihh 18. angel of severity: viv+ ih (viviahl-vihh hihv capricorn (earth-cardinal) 19. angel of mercy: shbv+ al (shabuell-hihv 20. angel of severity: vbsh+ ih (vabashiah)-hihv hivh: virgo (earth-mutable) 21. angel of mercy: shhv+ al (shahave1)-hivh 22. angel of severity: vhsh+ ih (vaheshiah)-hivh hhvi: taurus (earth-fixed) 23. angel of mercy: shia+ al (shiae1)-hhvi 24. angel of severity: aish+ ih (aishiah)-hhvi these twenty-four wings of the four beasts, who are the angels of the elements, would seem to be the same as the 'wings of the winds" an order of angels that is mentioned in the second of a series of forty-eight invocations called the enochian keys, or calls, received by john dee through

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

s angel is especially potent in those creative, loving and expansive areas that lie within the province of aries and the first house of the zodiac, to which aries corresponds-personal expression, selfassertion, egocentric interests. around april 20, the gold banner ring of ihvh is removed and the ring of hhvi is put on the right index finger. while the sun continues its course through the sign of taurus, the angel of mercy shiael may be employed by the magician for willful, creative acts, especially those that lie within the province of taurus and the second house of the zodiac, to which taurus corresponds- practical, productive works concerning material possessions and personal security. banner rings 101 it is impossible to be more precise about the day and hour the sun enters the signs o

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

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

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

: matters of psychosomatic illness, sexual disfunction or aberration, obsessive behavior, stress, destructive criticism, attacks of conscience, doubt, worrying, duty, obligations. form and function of the wings xxiii angel: shiael (shia+al) pronounced: shi-a'-el hebrew ?sw'w enochian: cl$-lc? banner: hhvi polarity: male ope: mercy side: right invoking sex: male element: earth quality: fixed sign: taurus house: second direction: east banishing stone: beryl (blue-green) pibe: benjamin apostle: matthias enochian god name: aozpi enochian senior: hipotga appearance: tall; deep chest; massive neck and shoulders; jutting forehead; square jaw; straight, black hair and dark-brown eyes; wide mouth with heavy lips; small nose; small ears; dark skin; stubborn expression but easily amused. nature: grea

a desired object; construction; restoration work on houses, cars, furniture; farming or gardening; mining; locating lost possessions or valuables; building the bulk or strength of the body. 146 tetragrammaton xxiv angel: aishiah (aish+ih) pronounced: ai-shi8-ah hebrew: il'w'k4 enochian: r)tlr)11$ banner: hhvi polarity: moon ope: severity side: left sex: female element: earth quality: fixed sign: taurus house: second direction: east invoking banishing stone: beryl (blue-green) iifibe: benjamin apostle: matthias enochian god name: aozpi enochian senior: avtotar appearance: tall; broad shoulders; thick neck; large breasts and wide hips; thick waist; massive thighs; long, black hair; dark-brown, wide-set eyes under thick, black brows; broad forehead; small nose; small ears; square chin; wide

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

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actitud de coger. estos tres sephirotes son la corona sephir tica. 6 the other seven inferior sephiroth come in the following order: chesed mercy; jupiter, the divine i, atman, primeval hieroglyphic is represented by a breast. the fourth tarot card, the emperor. geburah severity; the fifth card of man, the pope or the hierophant of the tarot: mars, the warrior of aries. tiphereth beauty, venus of taurus, the love of the holy spirit, the causal body of the man, the sixth card of the tarot, the lover. netzach victory, justice of the arcanum, the seventh card of the tarot, the chariot, saturn. hod glory, mercury of gemini, the eighth card of the tarot, the eternity of all. yesod foundation, the sun of leo, the ninth card of the tarot. the hermit. malkuth kingdom, the entire universe, mary or

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

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

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

of colour, spoke of how the opposites incline toward one another (through meditation) a deep secret will begin to dawn on us. and we shall scarcely be able to hold ourselves back from acknowledging that when we see them bringing forth here below, the green is there above the red that we are beholding, on one side the earthly, and on the other side the heavenly creations of the elohim (1970. aries taurus gemini cancer leo virgo libra scorpio sagittarius capricorn aquarius pisces heh vav zain cheth teth yod lamed nun samekh ayin tzaddi qoph red red-orange orange yellow-orange yellow yellow-green green green-blue blue blue-violet violet red-violet c c sharp d e flat e f f sharp g a flat a b flat b zodiacal sign letter color tone planet saturn sun mars jupiter venus moon mercury pluto letter t

ad of time a twenty-minute tape (since each tattwa meditation lasts one minute) wherein the corresponding notes are intoned for a minute each. you could use a pitch pipe for doing this, which is best if you make sure it is not played unevenly (which makes it go off key, zodiacal signs and corresponding body parts: aries: ailments affecting the cerebral hemisphere of the brain, organs of the head, taurus: neck, throat, larynx, tonsils, carotid arteries, and jugular veins. gemini: shoulders, arms, lungs, thymus, and upper ribs. cancer: stomach, diaphragm, lactase, and thoracic duct. leo: heart, spinal chord, and aorta. virgo: large and small intestines and pancreas. libra: kidneys, skin and the suprarenals. scorpio: bladder, urethra, the genital organs, rectum, and descending colon. eyes sag

on. it is better to work in a balanced way; too much focus on one chakra in particular may also affect other areas you may not be interested in treating. for those interested in the zodiacal signs and their corresponding body parts, figure 14-c briefly lists associations that corine heline offers in her book healing and inherent tendencies aroused by zodiacal tattwas: aries: aggressive, energetic taurus: decisive, determined gemini: diffusive, intellectual cancer: tenacious, nurturing leo: organizing, creative virgo: analytical, detailed libra: uniting, artistic scorpio: solidifying, intense sagittarius: inspirational, freedom-loving capricorn: retentive, self-disciplined aquarius: concentrative, theoretical pisces: relaxing, sensitive regeneration through color (p. 35. it must be noted th

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

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ians lifted by the skill of lludd and llevelys. by the way, due to various calendrical changes down through the centuries, the traditional date of beltane is not the same as its astrological date. this date, like all astronomically determined dates, may vary by a day or two depending on the year. however, it may be calculated easily enough by determining the date on which the sun is at 15 degrees taurus (usually around may 5th. british witches often refer to this date as old beltane, and folklorists call it beltane o.s('old style. some covens prefer to celebrate on the old date and, at the very least, it gives one options. if a coven is operating on 'pagan standard time' and misses may 1st altogether, it can still throw a viable beltane bash as long as it's before may 5th. this may also be

need to organize activities around the week-end. this date has long been considered a 'power point' of the zodiac, and is symbolized by the bull, one of the 'tetramorph' figures featured on the tarot cards, the world and the wheel of fortune (the other three symbols are the lion, the eagle, and the spirit) astrologers know these four figures as the symbols of the four 'fixed' signs of the zodiac (taurus, leo, scorpio, and aquarius, and these eight sabbats of witchcraft get any book for free on: www.abika.com 20 naturally align with the four great sabbats of witchcraft. christians have adopted the same iconography to represent the four gospel-writers. but for most, it is may 1st that is the great holiday of flowers, maypoles, and greenwood frivolity. it is no wonder that, as recently as 197

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

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

r marriage. sixth 7 years, the height of intelligence arrives. seventh 7 years, the maturity of reason. eighth 7 years, perfection of both. ninth 7 years, equity and mildness, passions become gentle. tenth 7 years, the end of desirable life. solon the athenian lawgiver, and hippocrates the physician, also used this 7-year division of life. the pleiades, a group of seven stars in the constellation taurus, was thought of mighty power over earthly destiny; there were seven also of the hyades, daughters of atlas; and the seven stars which guided the sailors. ursa major, in which the hindus locate the sapta rishi, seven sages of primitive wisdom, are a group of the first importance and are easily recognized. duncan, in his astro-theology, gives 7 stages of life with associated planets; thus, in

numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott note also the number of 7 pipes in the musical instrument at the mouth of the old deity pan, the great whole, a sun god (not the later rural pan. 78. an ancient symbol of the universe was a ship with seven pilots, in the center of the ship, a lion; possibly from an idea that the sun first rose in leo. note aries supplanted taurus, as the constellation in which the sun rises at the vernal equinox; taurus was the sign at the early fabulous periods of the earth it was displaced about 300 b.c. the sign becomes changed every 2150 years by the precession of the equinoxes. pisces has now followed aries; but the sun is still said to enter the sign aries at the vernal equinox about march 21st. its actual position in march 19

a, the astral body; prana, life essence; and sthula sarira, the lower body; see the dogmas of esoteric buddhism. the kabalah divides these into four planes of the soul, which are further separated by adepts; these are chiah, neshamah, ruach and nephesh, which correspond to the symbolical worlds of atziluth, briah, yetzirah and assiah. there is an occult reference in the seven stars in the head of taurus called the pleiades, six present and one hidden said to be daughters of atlas, who, pursued by numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott orion, were changed by zeus in mercy into pigeons (peleia. the missing one is merope, who married the mortal sisyphus and hides herself for shame. seven was the number of the rabbis who left the greater holy assembly; ten h

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

associated colors with the twelve signs of the zodiac, thus- numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott table of colors& zodiiiac siiigns zodiac sign color attribute pisces white aquarius blue capricorn black or brown sagittarius yellow or green scorpio brown libra black or crimson virgo black and blue leo red and green cancer green and brown gemini red aries white taurus white and yellow 104. the zodiacal signs are also associated with sex, and the contrast of day and night. table of zodiiiac wiiith sex, day& niiight numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott zodiac sign sex day and night pisces female nocturnal aquarius male diurnal capricorn female nocturnal sagittarius male diurnal scorpio female nocturnal libra male diurn

ontrast of day and night. table of zodiiiac wiiith sex, day& niiight numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott zodiac sign sex day and night pisces female nocturnal aquarius male diurnal capricorn female nocturnal sagittarius male diurnal scorpio female nocturnal libra male diurnal virgo female nocturnal leo male diurnal cancer female nocturnal gemini male diurnal taurus female nocturnal aries male diurnal 104. and, again, there are other characters which astrologers deem of importance, thus- table of zodiiiac& diiirectiiions zodiac sign element direction pisces water northern common fruitful numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott zodiac sign element direction aquarius air western fixed- capricorn earth southern cardinal

rs--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott zodiac sign element direction aquarius air western fixed- capricorn earth southern cardinal- sagittarius fire eastern common- scorpio water northern fixed fruitful libra air western cardinal- virgo earth southern common barren leo fire eastern fixed barren cancer water northern cardinal fruitful gemini air western common barren taurus earth southern fixed- aries fire eastern cardinal- lastly, the twelve signs are allotted to the planets as their houses- 105. table of zodiiiac and planets zodiac sign planet pisces night house of jupiter aquarius day house of saturn numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott zodiac sign planet (uranus) capricorn night house of saturn sagittarius night house

iac and planets zodiac sign planet pisces night house of jupiter aquarius day house of saturn numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott zodiac sign planet (uranus) capricorn night house of saturn sagittarius night house of mars scorpio- libra day house of venus virgo night house of mercury leo sole house of sol cancer sole house of luna gemini day house of mercury taurus night house of venus aries day house of mars this is very fully explained by coley in his astrology, and also by john middleton in his astrology, 1679. herodotus tells us that the egyptians founded the system of a twelve-god theology, euterpe iv. the hebrews certainly at times worshipped the sun, moon, seven planets, and the star rulers of the twelve zodiacal signs see 2 kings, xxiii. 5, an

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

he hymns of orpheus, the scholiast on hesiod, and porphyry state that the 12 labors of hercunumbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott les are said to be emblems of the sun in its passage through the 12 signs, and this is repeated by the mystagogus poeticus, 1653, and they have been allotted as follows- to aries, the quest of the golden apples of the hesperides; to taurus, the slaying of the cretan bull; gemini, hercules and his twin brother strangle the serpents; cancer, the taking of the herds of geryon; leo, the slaying of the nemaean lion; virgo, the victory over the amazon queen; libra, the death of the erymanthean boar; scorpio, the death of the lernaean hydra; sagittarius, the shooting of the five stymphalian birds; capricornus, taking of the hind ali

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d if based o n war. 5``i am a god of war' etc. is ra hoor khuit. 6. the word in the mouth is 93: aiwaz is the lord of the fortress or house of god, which is the abbey of thelema. 7. aiwaz is spelt ayin, the eye, i.e. that of shiva or horus, the meatus penis and the anus; yod, the phallus, spermatozoon; and hand, vau, the fertility of the testes and uterus as well as the nail of the mentula, being taurus the cow isis and the bull apis or shiva, the son in tetragrammaton, the redeemer by rep roduction, the mithraic bull of resurrection and initiation in the strength of the body. and lastly zain is the sword of the phallus, and gemini the double se xual nature, the murder-lust between the incestuous twins cain and abel, horus and set or harpocrates, osiris and typhon, etc. and gemini is the a

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id if based on war. 5``i am a god of war' etc. is ra hoor khuit. 6. the word in the mouth is 93: aiwaz is the lord of the fortress or house of god, which is the abbey of thelema. 7. aiwaz is spelt ayin, the eye, i.e. that of shiva or horus, the meatus penis and the anus; yod, the phallus, spermatozoon; and hand, vau, the fertility of the testes and uterus as well as the nail of the mentula, being taurus the cow isis and the bull apis or shiva, the son in tetragrammaton, the redeemer by reproduction, the mithraic bull of resurrection and initiation in the strength of the body. and lastly zain is the sword of the phallus, and gemini the double sexual nature, the murder-lust between the incestuous twins cain and abel, horus and set or harpocrates, osiris and typhon, etc. and gemini is the air

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rself through the seal of truth' make air grade sign (see appendix e. continue circumambulating deosil. replace the dagger on the altar, and pick up the pentacle and circumambulate deosil once to the north. face north, and draw the invoking pentagram of spirit (passive, while vibrating "nanta agla" 24 draw the invoking pentagram of earth while vibrating "emor dial hectega adonai" draw the sign of taurus within the pentagram and say "0 great king of the north, thahaaothe, come forth and expend yourself through the seal of truth" make the sign of the earth grade (see appendix e. cir cumambulate deosil to west of altar. replace pentacle and picl up the rose. draw the invoking pentagram of spirit (active and passive) while vibrating "exarp, bitom, nant.a, hcoma" return the rose to the altar. m

his coincides well with the martial and dominant nature of aries, the only one of the 12 signs in which the superior planets alone bear sway, for it is the house of mars, exaltation of the sun and the triplicity of sun and jupiter. the symbolism of the lion is also proper to aries on account of, its solar, fiery and martial nature" 35 holy name mor holy name dial tribe ephraim tribe manasseh sign taurus sign gemini angelic name ziracah angelic name hononol "of ephraim (taurus) and manasseh (gemini, classed under their father's name, jacob says 'joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall; the archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him: but his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hand

brethren. his glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth, and they are the ten thousands of ephraim, and they are the thousands of manasseh "the armorial bearings of ephraim are green, an ox. those of manasseh are flesh-color, a vine by a wall. all this refers also to the natures of taurus and gemini, the firstling of the bullock and the earthly nature of the sign shown by the hills to taurus while the archers over manasseh, as sagittarius, the sign of the archer, is in opposition to gemini" 36 holy name hctga tribe issachar sign cancer angelic name zarnaah "of issachar, jacob says `issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens: and he saw that rest was good, and

g, and of wood about half an inch thick. the several bands of white, 12 colours, and black may be painted or enamelled, or formed of coloured papers pasted on. the length of colours should be such that the white is a little the longest, then the black, while the 12 colours are equal, and smaller than the black. the colours must be clear, brilliant and correct. they are as follows: white aries red taurus red-orange gemini orange 176 177 appendix d the lesser invoking 'banishing ritual of the pentagram the following ritual is from the golden dawn's the qabalistic cross and lesser ritual of the pentagram: take a steel dagger in the right hand. face east. touch thy forehead and say ateh (thou art) touch thy breast and say malkuth (the kingdom) touch thy right shoulder and say ve geburah (and t

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