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ate "child/children of earth, i consecrate thee with fire" hegemon "child/children of earth, twice purified and twice consecrated, thou mayest approach the gateway of the west (kerux leads the procession to the throne of the hiereus. the hegemon raises all hoodwinks) hiereus (stands threatening with the sword in the right hand, and the banner of the west in the other "thou cannot pass by me" said the guardian of the west "unless you can tell me my name" hegemon "darkness is thy name, thou great one of the path of shades (slowly sinking the point of the sword) 32 hiereus "fear is failure, so be without fear. for he/she that trembles at the flames and the floods and the shadows of the night, has no part of divine light. thou hast known me now, so pass thou on (hegemon pulls down the hoodwink

h, i purify with thee water" dadouchos (censing the candidate "child/children of earth, i consecrate thee with fire" hegemon "thrice purified and thrice consecrated, thou mayest approach the gateway of the east (kerux leads the procession forward to the hierophant who stands threatening with the sceptre. the hegemon raises all hoodwinks) hierophant (blocking the way "thou cannot pass me, for i am the guardian of the east, unless thou can tell me my name" hegemon "light dawning in the darkness is thy name, the light of a golden day (the hierophant lowers the sceptre) hierophant "child/children of earth, unbalanced power is evil, unbalanced mercy is weakness and lack of will, unbalanced severity is cruelty and the barreness of mind. thou hast known me now, so pass thou on to the cubical alta

his that i passed between them, when you came to the light, and it was because of this that you were placed between them to receive the final consecration. they are two contending forces and one which unites them eternally, and two basal angles of the triangle and one which forms the apex. such is the origin of creation; it is the triad of life. my throne, at the gate of the east, is the place of the guardian of the dawning sun. i carry the banner of the east, the banner of light, the symbol of the perfected work. the throne of the hiereus at the gate of the west is the place of the guardian against the multitudes that sleep through the light and awaken at twilight. he carries the banner of the west, which is the banner that symbolizes twilight. the throne of the hegemon between the column

guardian against the multitudes that sleep through the light and awaken at twilight. he carries the banner of the west, which is the banner that symbolizes twilight. the throne of the hegemon between the columns is the place of balanced power between the light and the darkness. the wand of the kerux is the beam of light from the hidden wisdom, and his lamp is an emblem of the ever burning lamp of the guardian of the mysteries. the place of the stolistes at the gate of the north is the place of the guardian of the cauldron and the well of water, of cold and moisture. the place of the dadouchos at the gate of the south is the place of the guardian of the lake of fire and the burning bush" hierophant "frater kerux, i command you to declare that the neophyte has been initiated into the mysteri

rever, o neophyte, how easily by careless or unthinking word, thou mayest betray that thou hast sworn to keep secret and mayest reveal that hidden knowledge imparted to thee, and planted in thy brain and in thy mind. and let the hue of blood remind thee, that if thou fail in the oath of secrecy and dedication, thy blood may be poured out and thy body be broken, for heavy is the penalty inacted by the guardians of hidden knowledge upon those who willfully betray their trust in word, action or inaction" hierophant "remember that your admission to this order gives you no right to initiate any other person or to form any temple or teaching sanctuary without dispensation from the greatly honored chiefs of the second order. closing kerux (goes to the northeast "hekas! hekas! este be beloi" bell\

adoration of the lords of truth and the ceremony of passing by the fortytwo assessors of the dead, represented by seated figures. then comes the weighing of the soul, and the mystical naming of various parts of the hall, the naming of which is insisted on by the various guardians, and is similar to the mystic circumambulation of the neophyte in the path of darkness in the 0=0 when he has to name the guardians of the gates of the east and west. the figures on the pillar represent the soul introduced by the jackal-headed anubis, the guide of the dead, into the hall of truth. the soul then watches the weighing of its actions in earth life against a figure of truth in the mystical scales of ma by anubis. thoth, ibis-headed, records the judgment and the devourer stands ready to seize if the so

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child of earth, i purify thee with water dad (censing candidate) child of earth, i consecrate thee with fire. heg: child of earth, twice consecrated, thou mayest approach the gate of the west they move to the west facing throne and halt. hiereus: rises, takes banner in left hand, menaces candidate with sword. heg: hegemon slips up the candidate's hoodwink. hiereus: thou canst not pass by me saith the guardian of the west unless thou canst tell me my name. heg: darkness is thy name, the great one of the paths of the shades. hiereus (slowly sinking point of sword) child of earth, fear is failure. therefore be without fear, for in the heart of the coward virtue abideth not thou hast known me, so pass thou on. heg: slips hoodwink down again. the procession moves to the north and halt. kerux: c

hee with water. dad (censing the candidate) child of earth, i consecrate thee with fire. heg: child of earth, thrice consecrated, thou mayest approach the gate of the east. the procession moves to the east facing throne and halt. hiero: hierophant rises, takes banner in left hand and raises sceptre as if to strike. heg: hegemon slips up candidate's hoodwink. hiero: thou canst not pass by me saith the guardian of the east unless thou canst tell me my name. heg: light dawning in darkness is thy name, the light of a golden day. hiero (slowly lowering sceptre) child of earth, remember that unbalanced force is evil, unbalanced mercy is but weakness, unbalanced severity is but oppression. thou hast known me, so pegs thou on unto the cubical altar of the universe. heg: hoodwink slipped down and c

as because of this that i passed between them, when you came to the light, and it was because of this that you were placed between them to receive the final consecration. two contending forces and one which unites them eternally. two basal angles of the triangle and one which forms the apex. such is the origin of creation, it is the triad of life. my throne at the gate of the east is the place of the guardian of the dawning sun. the throne of the hiereus at the gate of the west is the place of the guardian against the multitudes that sleep through the light and awaken at the twilight, the throne of the hegemon seated between the columns is the place of balanced power, between the ultimate light and the ultimate darkness. these meanings are shown in detail and by the color of our robes. the

t the multitudes that sleep through the light and awaken at the twilight, the throne of the hegemon seated between the columns is the place of balanced power, between the ultimate light and the ultimate darkness. these meanings are shown in detail and by the color of our robes. the wand of the kerux is the beam of light from the hidden wisdom, and his lamp is an emblem of the ever burning lamp of the guardian of the mysteries, the seat of the stolistes at the gate of the north is the place of the guardian of the cauldron and the well of water of cold and moisture. the seat of the dadouchos at the gate of the south is the place of the guardian of the lake of fire and the burning bush. hiero: honoured frater kerux, i command you to declare that the neophyte has been initiated into the myster

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ity. furthermore, they represent the paths which connect the tenth sephirah malkuth with the other sephiroth. the letters tau, qoph and shin make the word quesheth a bow, the reflection of the rainbow of promise stretched over our earth, and which is about the throne of god (hegemon points out the flaming sword, saying) heg: this drawing of the flaming sword of the kerubim, is a representation of the guardians of the gates of eden, just as the hiereus and hegemon symbolize the two paths of the tree of the knowledge of good and of evil. hiereus: in this grade, the red cross is placed within the white triangle upon the altar, and it is thus the symbol of the banner of the west. the triangle refers to the three paths and the cross to the hidden knowledge. the cross and the triangle together r

in night! o master who never dost withhold the wages of thy workmen! o silver whiteness- o golden splendor! o crown of living and harmonious diamond! thou who wearest the heavens on thy finger like a ring of sapphire! thou who hidest beneath the earth in the kingdom of gems, the marvellous seed of the stars! lire, reign and be thou the eternal dispenser of the treasures whereof thou hast made us the guardians. depart ye in peace unto your abodes and habitations. may the blessing of adonai ha-aretz be upon you. hiero: makes banishing pentagram of earth. hiero: be there peace between us and you, and be ye ready to come when ye are called. all return to their places and face east. hiero: in the name of adonai melekh, i declare this temple closed in the grade of zelator. hiero (knocks 4, 3, 3

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGICK SPELLS

circle with incense, just beyond the lines of salt and water. there are other variations of this, including creating your outer circle of light by walking with your candle in a broad-based holder, followed by the salt water and the incense. uncasting the circle when you have completed your spells or rituals, you should close the circle. this is done by simply reversing the casting process* thank the guardians and send the light of the elemental candles to whoever needs it* extinguish the elemental candles in reverse order of lighting. visualise the light fading and say, together with any present: let the circle be uncast but remain unbroken. merry meet and merry part and merry meet again* leave the altar candles to burn down. preparing your mind for magick as well as preparing the physica

group in healing magick and do want to allow power of light or the goddess to manifest in you directly, it is pretty heady stuff. so go cautiously, work only in the most positive of minds for the good of all, and for trance work have other experienced witches or mediums to guide you and help you to centre. the gods themselves can offer protection when you are performing rituals. in formal magick, the guardians, or devic lords of the watchtower, are invited to guard the four directions of a magical circle. the term deva in sanskrit means 'shining one, and the devas represent the higher forms, akin to angels, who watch and direct the natural world. they communicate with people by psychic 'chanelling' and rule over the beings associated with the four elements, fire, air, water and earth. in l

ate the space you will need to work or dance and cast your circle accordingly (deities in the cosmos with measuring tapes are remarkably rare* using a taper lit from the candle you placed to the west of the cauldron, light the candle in the west of the circle. if working in a group, this should be done by the person standing by the west candle. as you light the candle of the west say: i call upon the guardians of the mighty oceans, the inland seas, the straits and the channels between land to protect my/our undertakings and to create this circle of light. may the circle be unbroken to keep all within from harm* re-light the taper if necessary from the west candle. carry the taper of light to the candle in the north, creating an arc of light. light the candle in the north (if working in a g

eep all within from harm* re-light the taper if necessary from the west candle. carry the taper of light to the candle in the north, creating an arc of light. light the candle in the north (if working in a group, the taper is given to the person sitting nearest the north candle, who comes forward as the first person returns to sit in the circle) as the candle in the north is lit, say: i call upon the guardians of the rushing rivers, the watercourses and the canals to protect my/our undertakings and to create this circle of light. may the circle be unbroken to keep all within from harm* re-light the taper if necessary and carry it in an unbroken arc to the east (pass it to the next person, if working in a group) and light the east candle, saying: i call upon the guardians of the lakes, the

t person, if working in a group) and light the east candle, saying: i call upon the guardians of the lakes, the still pools, ponds and marshes to protect my/our undertakings and to create this circle of light. may the circle be unbroken to keep all within from harm* re-light the taper once again and in the same way make an arc of light to the south, and light the final candle, saying: i call upon the guardians of the water that flows through or near our homes, the sacred wells and streams, the ditches and the watercourses to protect my/our undertakings and to create this circle of light. may the circle be unbroken that i now make complete* carry the final taper to complete the circle in the west and join it to the burning west candle, saying: fire to fire, water to water, so does power inc

r. then take the empowered coins and leave them in an open jar in the moonlight until the full moon. on the day after the full moon, spend them on giving happiness to others. after the ritual, dissolve the salt in sacred water and tip it into a flowing source of water to get the money energies moving. in a formal ritual for the same purpose, focus the energies by casting a formal circle, inviting the guardians of the elements (see page 200) to lend their power to the endeavour. pass the elemental tools, incense, candles and water over the salt and money, thus concentrating the energies. dissolve and tip the salt away in a tub of water that has been swirled nine times to get the power flowing as the climax of the ritual. the difference is one of degree of intensity. incense i have already d

that represents pure spirit, or perfection. medieval alchemists attempted to create this elusive substance, called the philosopher's stone. it was said to turn base metal into gold and, as an elixir according to the eastern tradition, to cure all ills and offer immortality. these elements form the basis for raising power in formal magick and in less formal spells too and are represented by devas, the guardians of the watchtowers or the four main archangels. earth earth represents midnight, winter and the quarter and direction of the north. it is the most magical of directions. earth is the realm of the actual and material, where magical wishes and intentions find expression and so it is very important. it is also the element invoked for abundance and in prosperity rituals, as well as matte

nd her immortality and so she is a reminder that love may have a price, but that without it life does not have meaning. the colour of water is blue and its zodiacal signs are cancer, scorpio and pisces. the four quarters of the circle every magical circle is divided into four quarters that are in ceremonial magick called the watchtowers. the higher essences who protect the quarters are invoked as the guardians, who control and direct the elemental powers. sometimes they are called kings, sometimes devas, or they may be pictured as the four main archangels, michael, gabriel, raphael and uriel. how you perceive your guardians in the ritual circle is up to you. as with all magick, there are disagreements about which archangel represents each element. this is because angels are found in a numb

in, simply refer to each guardian as archangel of the north, etc, then the celestial being can reveal itself in the form that is right for you. the angelic colours i have given vary slightly from the elemental ones and if you are carrying out a personal angelic ritual of protection or meditating on the archangels, you can use the archangel colours for your candles. some practitioners do not greet the guardians of the watchtowers at all, but instead light each elemental candle in turn, visualising golden energies pouring from each direction into the circle. uriel uriel, whose name means fire of god, is associated with earthquakes, storms and volcanoes and is the archangel of salvation. he is sometimes linked with the courage of mars. he warned noah of the impending flood and led abraham out

(banishing pentagrams. there are various rather complicated ways of drawing pentagrams, but i suggest you use the basic methods given on the previous page for attracting when opening your four quarters and banishing when closing. if you wish to find out more, i recommend you read dion fortune's applied magick. if you do not wish to draw pentagrams at all in your circle work, you can instead call the guardians in the candle flame. preparing for ritual preparation for ritual is important. despite this, even magick has to conform to the needs and customs of the modern world, and so witches today often do not fast for 24 hours or abstain from sex for the same period. but you should try to slow your activities down in the hours before a formal ceremony, eat only a light meal and turn off all p

h the water, saying 'bless and protect* light the incense in the east (or add to it if it was lit before the ritual* create a third circle around the perimeter, saying: breath of life, bring purity, clarity and focus, force of life itself that flows alike within plant, tree, bird, animal, human and stone. bless and protect. you are now going to light the elemental candles, and as you do so invoke the guardians. re-light the taper from the central candle as necessary* light a taper from the central candle and carry it to the north, saying: lord [or lady] of the northern watchtower, i call upon your strength and persistence to restore the prosperity and stability to this town where new industry and investment are so badly needed* light the green candle of the north* go to the east, saying: l

invoke each angel using your own higher self or consciousness. in this way, the protective angel draws on your own spiritual powers. archangels and their days of the week michael michael is the archangel who rules the sun. michael's day is sunday. michael, the initiator, brings illumination and inspiration in many spheres of life, through the efforts of our individual creative spirit. michael is the guardian of all who stand alone with their unique vision for bettering the world and are not prepared to compromise their ideals for humanity, purely for money or fame. this archangel can be invoked in ritual for all creative ventures, for original ideas and individuality, contact with the divinity and the spirit guides, for reviving barren land despoiled by industrialisation, and for cleansin

etermined path. see also cardinal, mutable. the goddess: the archetype or source energy of the feminine ultimate power or principle. all the named goddesses are aspects of particular qualities of the goddess in different cultures. grail: the chalice that christ used at the last supper, in which his blood was collected after the crucifixion. grail guardians: nine maidens, sometimes associated with the guardians of sacred wells or with the nine priestesses of the isle of avalon who included morgan le fay, arthur's half-sister, and vivien, the lady of the lake in arthurian tradition who accompanied arthur on his funeral barge. in some grail legends, the knights templar were the traditional guardians of various holy relics, including the grail cup, that were brought back from the crusades. gra

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attaching to the description of his travels, the careful manner in which abraham has made note of the various persons he had met professing to be in the possession of magical powers, what they really could do and could not do, and the reasons of the success or failure of their experiments, has a particular value of its own. the idea of the employment of a child as clairvoyant in the invocation of the guardian angel is not unusual; for example, in the mendal, a style of oriental divination familiar to all readers of wilkie collins novel, the moonstone, ink introduction x is poured into the palm of a childs hand, who, after certain mystical words being recited by the operator, beholds visions clairvoyantly therein. the celebrated evocation at which the great mediaeval sculptor, benvenuto cel

lity contemporary with abraham the jew. introduction xvi but the mode of their production as given in this work is not the black magic of pact and devil-worship, against which our author so constantly inveighs, but instead a system of qabalistic magic, similar to that of the key of solomon the king and the clavicles of rabbi solomon, though differing in the circumstance of the prior invocation of the guardian angel once for all, while in the works i have just mentioned the angels are invoked in each evocation by means of the magical circle. such works as these, then, and their like, it could not be the intention of abraham to decry, seeing that like his system they are founded on the secret knowledge of the qabalah; as this in its turn was derived from that mighty scheme of ancient wisdom

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th; but be you constant and courageous, and swerve not in any way, either to the right hand or to the left. if he showeth himself proud with you, render unto him the like, and in your turn show him your pride. if he be humble, be in no wise too rude and severe toward him, but be moderate in all things. if he asketh you some matter, you shall make answer unto him according to the instruction which the guardian angel shall have given you; and understand that the four princes,96 more than all the rest, will powerfully tempt you, saying unto you who is he who hath given thee so great authority? they will reproach you with your hardihood and presumption in summoning them, knowing how powerful they are, and contrariwise, how weak and sinful you yourself are. they will reproach you with your sins

might befal such person. now will we declare unto you what symbols be manifested by the good angels and what by the evil, and unto what prince each operation is subject, and lastly, what should be observed as regardeth each symbol. 96 by whom the symbols of the chapters of the third book be manifested.121 the symbols of the chapters of the third book, which be manifested only by the angels, or by the guardian angel, be these, namely: chapter i (to know all manner of things past and future, which be not however directly opposed to god, and to his most holy will) chapter iii (to cause any spirit to appear, and take any form, such as of man, animal, bird, etc) chapter iv (for divers visions) chapter v (how we may retain the familiar spirits bond or free in whatsoever form) chapter vi (to caus

omination. 134 here abraham the jew is evidently especially addressing himself to his son lamech. 135 these two symbols are probably those which are placed at the extreme end of the third book, ie, the magical squares with the names adam and uriel returned therein, and of which the squares of numbers above are evidently intended for the reverse sides; adam being applied to the child, and uriel to the guardian angel of lamech. 136 again let the practical occultist remember that this counsel applies principally to adepts; for the ordinary man can not command the demons' seeing that he has not yet learned to understand and control even all his thoughts; and the adept can only command such beings through the knowledge of his higher self, and of his guardian angel. 137 i.e. of the second book

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ent work. in most instances the gnomons and borders are ruled off from the vacant part, but this rule is not adhered to in all cases in the original ms. the letters in the squares are roman capitals. in some few instances two letters are placed in the same small square, or subdivision, of the larger square. notes to chapter i (a) the symbols of this chapter are manifested only by the angels or by the guardian angel (b) oriens, paymon, ariton, and amaymon execute the operations hereof by means of their common ministers (c) the familiar spirits cannot well execute the operations of this chapter (d) take the symbol in your hand, place it under your hat or cap, upon the top of your head, and you will be secretly answered by the spirit who will execute that which you wish (this mode of operatio

c i f e r u n a n i m e c a t o n i f i n o n o n i f i n o t a c e m i n a n u r e f i c u l (3) l e v i a t a n e r m o g a s a v m i r t e a t i o r a n t g a a g t n a r o i t a e t r i m v a s a g o m r e n a t a i v e l (4) s a t a n a d a m a t a b a t a m a d a n a t a s of abramelin the mage 132 notes to chapter iii (a) the symbols of this chapter are manifested only by the ,angel or by the guardian angel (b) oriens, paymon, ariton, and amaymon execute the ,operations hereof by means of their common ministers (c) the familiar spirits do not execute the operations of this chapter (d) take the symbol in the hand, and name the spirit desired, who will appear in the form commanded (e) it will be noticed at once that of the four symbols of this chapter, the first has the name of the a

d) in the air( e) in rings and circlets( f) in wax( g) in fire( h) in the moon( i) in the water( j) in the hand (1) g i l i o n i n i l i o n i n (2) e t h a n i m t h a n i m (3) a p p a r e t p p a r e t (4) b e d s e r e l i e l e d i a p i s s e p p e d e l i e l e r e s d e b of abramelin the mage 134 notes to chapter iv (a) the symbols of this chapter are manifested only by the angels or by the guardian angel (b) oriens, paimon ariton, amaymon execute the operations hereof by means of their common ministers (c) the operations of this chapter can also be to an extent performed by the familiar spirits (d) no especial instructions are given regarding this chapter in the second book (e) no. b is a gnomonic square of b f squares taken from a square of g e squares. gilionin= chaldaic glivn

h c a h c a r e (8) r i s i r i s e r i s e k e s i r e p i r i s i r (9) n e s e r e l e h e s e p e s e h e l e r e s e n (10) p e t h e n e t h e n (11) k a l e f a r a r e l a m a l e r a r a f e l a k (12) k o b h a o b h a (9) n e s e r e l e h e s e p e s e h e l e r e s e n of abramelin the mage 138 notes to chapter v (a) the symbols of this chapter are manifested only by the angels or by the guardian angel (b) oriens, paimon, ariton, and amaymon execute the operations hereof by means of their common ministers (c) the familiar spirits can hardly be said so much of themselves to be able to execute the operations of this chapter, as under the rule of the aforementioned spirits (d) each person can have four familiar spirits and no more: the first working from sunrise to midday; the se

d separate gold and silver. t e l a a h e l a a h a a l e t a a l a (1) a l c a b r u s i l c a b r u s i s u r b a c l a s u r b a c l (2) c a d s a r a d s a r a s d a c a s d a (3) p e l a g i m e r e n o s i l e r e m o g a n e m a l a g o m a r e l i s o l e i e m i g a l e p (4) the sacred magick 141 notes to chapter vi (a) the symbols of this chapter are manifested only by the angels or by the guardian angel (b) astaroth and asmodeus execute together the operations of this chapter (c) the familiar spirits cannot well execute the operations of this chapter (d) no especial instructions are given regarding this chapter in the second book (e) no. b is a border of c a squares taken from a square of d g squares. telaah= perhaps from thvloh= a worm which pierces holes in the ground. no. c

cleanse, purge, or refine. the sacred magick 143 the seventh chapter. o cause the spirits to perform with facility and promptitude all necessary chemical labours and operations, as regardeth metals especially( b) to make all metals( c) to make them perform the operations( d) to make them teach chemistry. notes to chapter vii (a) the symbols of this chapter are manifested only by the angels, or by the guardian angel (b) ashtaroth and asmodeus together execute the operations of this chapter (c) the familiar spirits cannot well execute the operations of this chapter (d) no especial instructions are given regarding this chapter in the second book (e) no. b is a gnomon of b b squares taken from a square of d g squares. metalo from greek metallon= in metal, mineral, or mining work. m e t a l o e

s o r i l o r a e i k a n o t a l a m i d o r a f a c o l i m a l a t o n a l i e a c o r i t o s i m o n i r a n o k i l a t a n (4) h o r a h o s o m a r o t o r a m o s o h a r o h (5) m a c a n e h a r o l u s e d i r u c u n a l u h u l a s e r u r o c u n e l i r a l u s a d a m the sacred magick 151 notes to chapter x (a) the symbols of this chapter are manifested only by the angels, or by the guardian angel (b) magoth executes the operations of this chapter (c) the familiar spirits cannot well execute the operations of this chapter (d) no especial instructions are given concerning this chapter (e) no. b consists of b h squares containing b i letters (li of codselim occupying b square) taken from a square of e j squares. codselim and cohabim may be from ksilim, the foolish ones, and

hebrew mchnh, a fortification, castle, or defence. madasul, from matzl, about me, before me, at my side. of abramelin the mage 152 the eleventh chapter. o cause all kinds of books to be brought to one, and whether lost or stolen( b) for books of astrology( c) for books of magic( d) for books of chemistry. notes to chapter xi (a) the symbols of this chapter are manifested only by the angels, or by the guardian angel (b) magoth alone executes the operations of this chapter (c) the familiar spirits cannot execute the operations of this chapter (d) many ancient books of magic, etc, have been lost or destroyed, in some cases by the wish of the good spirits, in others by the machinations of the evil spirits. by these symbols you can have many supposed extinct works brought to you, abraham states

m a l e l a m a l e l a m a r o c o t a l o r i n o l e c i b (14) s e g o r e g o r b s e (15) h e t i s e r e t i s e r g i n e s e (16) a s t a r o t s a l i s t o t l a n b s r a i n o n i a r s b n a l t o t s i l a s t o r a t s a (17) k o n e h o n e h k c a h i l a h i l (18) the sacred magick 167 notes to chapter xvi (a) the symbols of this chapter are manifested only by the angels or by the guardian angel (b) astarot and ariton both execute the operations hereof by their ministers, yet not together, but each separately (c) the familiar spirits cannot well execute the operations of this chapter (d) select the symbol of the treasure desired, and the spirit will then shew it to you. then place the symbol at once upon the treasure, and it will no longer be possible for it to disappea

e k a k a m e r a d a d a k a r a t a k a d a k (10) r o g a m o s o r i k a m o g i r o r a m a k o r o k a m a r o r i k o m a k i r o s o m a g o r (11) s i t u r i r a p e t a r a g u p a l a r e g a n (12) h a p p i r a m a o s i p a r a o p p o a r a p i s o a m a r i p p a h the sacred magick 173 notes to chapter xviii (a) the symbols of this chapter are manifested only by the angels or by the guardian angel (b) amaimon performs the operations hereof (c) the familiar spirits can to an extent perform the operations of this chapter (d) the bandages of the sick person having been undone and cleaned, and the unguent, the compresses, and the bandages having been replaced, put the symbol upon them and leave it for about a quarter of an hour, then take it away, and keep it for use upon ano

(5) c a r a c a r i o a r i r i r a o i r a c a r a c (6) m o r e h o r e h o s o r i of abramelin the mage 190 the twenty-fifth chapter. o walk upon, and operate under, water( b) to swim for c e hours without becoming wearied( c) to remain under water for c hours( d) to rest upon the water for c e hours. notes to chapter xxv (a) the symbols of this chapter are manifested only by the angel, or by the guardian angel (b) abraham does not state to what prince this operation is submitted (c) the familiar spirits cannot well execute the operations of this chapter (d) no especial instructions are given by abraham regarding this chapter (1) n a h a r i a m a a h a r i a m a a q q e q q (2) b u r n a h e u u l o r i p t e r o m i l a p h n r i t i l i a a i l i t i r n h p a l i m o r e t p i r o

red d d. of abramelin the mage 202 the twenty-eighth chapter. o have as much gold and silver as one may wish, both to provide for one s necessities, and to live in opulence( b) to have coined gold( c) to have coined silver( d) to have silver in small coins( e) to have small change in copper (or bronze. notes to chapter xxviii (a) the symbols of this chapter are manifested only by the angels or by the guardian angel (b) oriens alone performs this operation (c) the familiar spirits can to an extent perform the operations of this chapter (d) place the symbol of the money you require in your purse, let it remain there for a short time, then put your right hand into your purse, and you will there find seven pieces of the class of money you have wished for. this operation should not be performed

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isture, and dryness, bound together in that all wandering element; and further also that in d, c and b we find the same mixture of nature. therefore, the four elements are bound to each kerubic emblem counterchanged with the color of the element wherein they operate; even as in the vision of ezekiel each kerub had four faces and four wings. forget not therefore that the tablets and the \ybwrk are the guardians of the tomb of the adepti. let thy tongue keep silence on our mysteries. restrain even the thought of thy heart lest a bird of the air carry the matter" 18 temple set up at 2nd point of the 5=6 ritual third "upon more closely examining the door of the tomb, you will perceive, even as frater n.n, and those with him did perceive, that beneath the cxx in the inscription were placed the

ed by the adepti that have gone before you. may it also be the reminder that you must never shed the blood of any of your brethren of the r.r et a.c. either by word, action or by the sword. finally, let the blood that pours forth from the wound be a reminder that should you ever turn against what you know to be is your true will, the brethren of the r.r. et a.c, the chiefs of the second order and the guardians both angelic and physical that guard the order, may all of your magical powers cease and may your blood be shed. do you understand, and do you agree to this most solemn pledge (chief places the cut upon the aspirant. chief "i now greet you with the grip of this grade (does this. 35 the fingers of the right hand are to form the letters l.v.x. the first and middle fingers are stretched

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at do not always have to do with the necronomicon. however, he has been subject to constant surveillance by the ancient ones as they await one slip, the single misstep, that will provide for them the entry they earnestly desire into this world. l.k. barnes, on the other hand, has had no rest whatever from the signals and messages from the extraterrestrial intelligences that were the overseers and the guardians of the book's publication. he has been plagued by an unremitting chain of numerological events which he cannot ignore. the predominance of the numbers 13,333,555,666 and others too arcane to bear mentioning have been made his life a demonstration (read, demon-stration) of jungian synchronicity patterns. also, his printing of the beautiful, full-colour denderah zodiac on the first ann

at do not always have to do with the necronomicon. however, he has been subject to constant surveillance by the ancient ones as they await one slip, the single misstep, that will provide for them the entry they earnestly desire into this world. l.k. barnes, on the other hand, has had no rest whatever from the signals and messages from the extraterrestrial intelligences that were the overseers and the guardians of the book's publication. he has been plagued by an unremitting chain of numerological events which he cannot ignore. the predominance of the numbers 13,333,555,666 and others too arcane to bear mentioning have been made his life a demonstration (read, demon-stration) of jungian synchronicity patterns. also, his printing of the beautiful, full-colour denderah zodiac on the first ann

in a square of the finest silk and lain aside until such time as you desire its use, and then, it should be removed only after the sun has gone to its rest. no ray of sunlight should strike the seal, lest its power be rendered nil and a new seal must needs be cast. the number of nanna is thirty and this is his seal: the god of mercury is nebo. he is a very old spirit, having a long beard, and is the guardian of the gods, as well as the keeper of the knowledge of science. he wears a crown of one hundred horns, and the long robe of the priest. his colour is blue. his essence is in that metal known as quicksilver, and is sometimes also found in sand, and in those things bearing the sign of mercury. his gate is the second you will pass in the rituals that follow. his step on the ladder of lig

from the abyss, the lord of darkness, the master of chaos, the unborn, the uncreated, who still wishes ill upon the race of men, and upon the elder gods who reside in the stars. the gods forget. they are distant. they must be reminded. if they are not watchful, if the gatekeepers do not watch the gates, if the gates are not kept always locked, bolted and barred, then the one who is always ready, the guardian of the other side, iak sakkak, will enter and bring with him the hordes of the armies of the ancient ones, iak kingu, iak azag, iak azabua, iak huwawa, ishniggarab, iak xastur, and iak kutulu, the dog gods and the dragon gods, and the sea monsters, and the gods of the deep. watch also the days. the day when the great bear hangs lowest in the sky, and the quarters of the year measured

d her neck he took away and ishtar asked why, gatekeeper, has thou removed my third jewel? and the gatekeeper answered thus it is, the covenant of old, set down before time, the decrees of the lady of kutu enter the third gate. at the fourth gate ninghizhidda removed the jewels the jewels on her breast he took away and ishtar asked why, guardian of the outer, has thou removed my fourth jewel? and the guardian answered thus it is, the covenant of old, set down before time, the rules of the lady of kutu. enter the fourth gate. at the fifth gate ninnghizhidda removed the jewels the belt of jewels around her hips he took away and ishtar asked why, watcher of the forbidden entrance, hast thou removed my fifth jewel? and the watcher answered thus it is, the covenant of old, set down before time

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everything by name. each element, each planet, and each sign, perhaps even the sephiroth themselves; all are removed, including the very one which we wished to invoke, for that forces as existing in nature is always impure. but this process, being long and wearisome, is not altogether advisable in actual working. it is usually sufficient to perform a general banishing, and to rely upon the aid of the guardians invoked. let the banishing therefore be short, but in no wise slurred- for it is useful as it tends to produce the proper attitude of mind for the invocations "the banishing ritual of the pentagram (as now rewritten, liber 333, cap. xxv) is the best to use<ritual called "the mark of the beast" given in an appendix. but this is pantomorphous> only the four elements are s

yond the universe, the whole of which yet lies within even the inmost (30th) aethyr. he was able to summon the aethyrs he wanted, and his chief difficulty was that sometimes 151 he was at first unable to pierce their veils. in fact, as the book shows, it was only by virtue of successive and most exalted initiations undergone in the aethyrs themselves that he was able to penetrate beyond the 15th. the guardians of such fortresses know how to guard. the master therion has published the most important practical magical secrets in the plainest language. no one, by virtue of being clever or learned, has understood one word; and those unworthy who have profaned the sacrament have but eaten and drunken damnation to themselves. one may bring down stolen fire in a hollow tube from heaven, as the ma

the zelator, should aid him in his work. such a disciple should be noiseless, patient, vigilant, prompt, cheerful, of gentle manner and reverent to his master, intelligent to anticipate his wants, cleanly and gracious, not given to speech, devoted and unselfish. with all this he should be fierce and terrible to strangers and all hostile influences, determined and vigorous, increasingly vigilant, the guardian of the threshold. it is not desirable that the zelator should employ any other creature than a man, save in cases of necessity. yet for some of these purposes a dog will serve, for others a woman. there are also others appointed to serve, but these are not for the zelator. 15 "tenth practice- let the zelator experiment if he will with inhalations of oxygen, nitrous oxide, carbon dioxi

. 4. then shall thy brain be dumb, and thy heart beat no more, and all thy life shall go from thee; and thou shalt be cast out upon the midden, and the birds of the air shall feast upon thy flesh, and thy bones shall whiten in the sun. 5. then shall the winds gather themselves together and bear thee up as it were a little heap of dust in a sheet that hath four corners, and they shall give it unto the guardian<equinox i, 6 has "guardians> of the abyss. 6. and because there is no life therein, the guardian<equinox i, 6 has "guardians> of the abyss shall bid the angels of the winds pass by. and the angels thereof shall be no more<equinox i, 6 is different "and the angels shall lay thy dust in the city of the pyramids, and the name thereof shal

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re assume that it is always an essential part of the will of any child to grow to manhood or to womanhood in health, and his guardians may therefore prevent him from ignorantly acting in opposition thereunto, care being always taken to remove the cause of the error, namely, ignorance, as aforesaid. thou mayst also assume that it is part of the child's will to train every function of the mind; and the guardians may therefore combat the inertia which hinders its development. yet here is much caution necessary, and it is better to work by magic without tears get any book for free on: www.abika.com 251 exciting and satisfying any natural curiosity than by forcing application to set tasks, however obvious this necessity may appear. de modo disputandi now in this training of the child is one mos

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mebody or other has an excellent story of four quite reliable men who were on the look-out for a murderer, and had instructions to let no one pass, and who all swore subsequently in presence of the dead body that no one had passed. none of them had seen the postman. the thieves who stole the "gioconda" from the louvre were probably disguised as workmen, and stole the picture under the very eye of the guardian; very likely got him to help them. it is only necessary to believe that a thing must be to bring it about. this belief must not be an emotional or an intellectual one. it resides in a deeper portion of the mind, yet a portion not so deep but that most men, probably all successful men, will understand these words, having experience of their own with which they can compare it. the most

buddhism is much esteemed even to-day by the more cultured and devoted followers of that school. the pumpkin is of course the symbol of resurrection, as is familiar to all students of the story of jonah and the gourd. peter is therefore the arahat who has put an end to his series of resurrections. that he is called peter is a reference to the symbolizing of arahats as stones in the great wall of the guardians of mankind. his wife is of course (by the usual symbolism) his body, which he could not keep until he put her in a peanut shell, the yellow robe of a bhikkhu. buddha said that if any man became an arahat he must either take the vows of a bhikkhu that very day, or die, and it is this saying of buddha's that the unknown poet wished to commemorate. taffy was a welshman taffy was a thief

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d a crowned virgin riding upon a bull. 60 and they come up into the surface of the stone. and she is singing a chant of praise: glory unto him that hath taken upon himself the image of toil. for by his labour is my labour accomplished. for i, being a woman, lust ever to mate myself with some beast. and this is the salvation of the world, that always i am deceived by some god, and that my child is the guardian of the labyrinth that hath two-and-seventy paths. now she is gone. and now there are angels, walking up and down in the stone. they are the angels of the holy sevenfold table. it seems that they are waiting for the angel of the aethyr to come forth. now at last he appears in the gloom. he is a mighty king, with crown and orb and sceptre, and his robes are of purple and gold. and he ca

e until they that wake are asleep, and she that sleepeth be arisen from her sleep. for thou art transparent unto the vision and the voice. and therefore in thee they manifest not. but they shall be manifest unto them unto whom thou dost deliver them, according unto to the word which i spake unto thee in the victorious city. for i am not only appointed to guard thee, but we are of the blood royal, the guardians of the treasure-house of wisdom. therefore am i called the minister of ra hoor khuit: and yet he is but the viceroy of the unknown king. for my name is called aiwass, that is eight and seventy. and i am the influence of the concealed one, and the wheel that hath eight and seventy parts, yet in all is equivalent to the gate that is the name of my lord when it is spelt fully. and that

es the sign of silence. i wish to see what is within their ring. one of them bends forward so that i may whisper the pass- word. the angel prompts me to whisper "there is no god" so they let me pass, and though there was indeed nothing visible therein, yet there was a very strange atmosphere, which i could not understand. suspended in the air there is a silver star, and on the forehead of each of the guardians there is a silver star. it is a pentagram- because, says the angel, three and five are eight; three and eight are eleven (there is another numerical reason that i cannot hear) and as i entered their ring, they bade me stand in their circle, and a weapon was given unto me. and the pass-word that i had given seems to have been whispered round from one to the other, for each one nods gr

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the limits of the temple: and they are placed according to the winds, viz: behind the stations of the hierophant, dadouchos, hiereus and stolistes. between them are placed the stations of the four vicegerents of the elements; and they are situated at the four corners of the temple, at the places marked by the four rivers of eden in the warrant,9 which later represents the temple itself; of which the guardians are the kerubim, and the vicegerents in the palaces of the rulers ameshet at the n.e, thoumathph at the s.e, ahephi or ahapshi at the s.w, kabetznuph at the n.w. of the place of the evil triad this is the place of yesod, it is termed the place of the evil one, of the slayer of osiris. he is the tempter, accuser and punisher of the brethren. wherefore is he frequently represented in e

between the two pillars, whose bases are in netzach and hod at the intersection of the paths of hb:peh and hb:samekh in the symbolic gateway of occult science: as it were at the beam of the balance at the equilibrium of the scales of justice, at the point of the intersection of the lowest reciprocal path with that of hb:samekh, which latter forms a part of the middle column, being there placed as the guardian of the threshold of entrance, and the preparer of the ways for the enterer thereby. therefore the reconciler between the light and the darkness, and the mediator between the stations of the hierophant and the hiereus. his symbols and insignia are: the robe of pure whiteness; the mitre-headed sceptre; the lamen. 249 "before the face of the gods in the place of the threshold" is the nam

m as 11 more fiery. s.r.m.d. says thmais contains the letters of hb:shin hb:taw hb:mem hb:aleph and probably is the origin of the greek theta epsilon mu iota sigma, the justice-goddess. thmait.12 "the kerux- the kerux is the principal form of anubis. the sentinel being the subsidiary form. the kerux is the anubis of the east, whilst the sentinel is the anubis of the west. the kerux is the herald, the guardian and watcher "within" the temple; as the sentinel is the watcher without. and therefore is his charge the proper disposition of the furniture of the temple. his peculiar insignia of office are the red lamp and the wand.13 "watcher of the gods" is his name, and he is anubis the herald before them "the stolistes- the station of the stolistes is in the midst of the northern part of the ha

ven obtain the understanding of the "son" of osiris, except by purification and equilibrium. the candidate is then purified with water and consecrated by fire; after which he is allowed to approach the place of the twilight of the gods. and now only is the hoodwink slipped up for a moment to obtain a glimpse of the beyond. the "hiereus" then challenges as follows "thou canst not pass by me, saith the guardian of the west, unless thou canst tell me my name" in this challenge is signified the knowledge of the formula; and that without the formula of horus being formulated in the candidate, that of osiris cannot be grasped. to the candidate this appears as the anger of god; for he cannot as yet comprehend that before mildness can be exercised rightly the forces both of severity and mercy must

the grade; and explains to him the symbolism of the temple as follows "the three portals facing from the east are the gates of the paths which alone conduct to the inner "the letters shin, tau, and qoph, make by metathesis hb:taw hb:shin hb:qof (qesheth, which signifies a bow, the rainbow of promise stretched over our earth. this picture of the flaming sword of the kerubim is a representation of the guardians of the gate of eden; just as the hiereus and the hegemon symbolise the two paths of the tree of knowledge of good and evil "you will observe that in this grade the red cross is placed within the white triangle upon the altar, and this placed, it is identical with the banner of the west "the triangle refers to the three above-mentioned paths connecting malkuth with the above sephiroth

d, thirty-first, and twenty-ninth paths leading from the grade of zelator to the three other grades which are beyond. the only path now open to you, however, is the thirty-second, which leads to the 2= 9 grade of theoricus, and which you must traverse before arriving at that degree. take in your right hand the cubical cross, and in your left hand the banner of light, and follow your guide anubis4 the guardian: who leads you from the material to the spiritual "kerux "anubis the guardian spake unto to aspirant, saying 'let us enter into the presence of the lords of truth' arise and follow me" 266 4 it will be noticed that from here this ritual becomes unnecessarily complicated with egyptian deities- in fact, its mysteries become rather "forced" still more so will this be seen in the next rit

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as blackening, lapped by a congealing stream "i withdrew into the room. since i have learnt that any death brings with it a strange sense of relief. there is a certain finality "la comedie est jouee- and one turns with new life to the next business "the golden child had never stirred. but now she crouched lower, and fell to soft, sweet crying"'your mother is dead' i said abruptly 'may i offer you the guardianship of my godmother, the duchess of castelnaudary? come, mademoiselle, let us go"'i thank you, sir' she answered, still sobbing 'but jean is awake and at the door. jean is fierce and lean as an old wolf "i pulled the dagger from the floor 'i am fierce and lithe as a young lion' i said 'let the old wolf beware"'but i cannot, sir, i cannot. i' her confusion became acute"'i dare not move

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them guide me unto thy holy hill; even to thy tabernacles. i stand before the gate of the west; and the pillars of the universe arise in majesty before me. at my right hand is the pillar of fire: and on my left the pillar of cloud: below they are lost in clouds of darkness: and above in heaven in unnameable glory. let me enter, o gate of the west [pass to south-west and project astral. then saith the guardian of the gate of the west] thou canst not pass by me, saith the guardian of the west: except thou canst tell me my name [saith the aspirant] darkness is thy name: thou art the great one of the paths of the shades [saith the great one of the night of time] child of earth! remember that fear is failure: be thou therefore without fear: for in the heart of the coward, virtue abideth not! th

dark clouds of the world of darkness to the bright glory of the heavenly light: ever affirming to eternity the equilibration of the powers of god the vast one! let me pass the gate of the east land! let me pass the gate of the tuat, issuing forth with r in the glory of red dawn [pass to the north-east, project double to the place of the throne of the east, saying] thou canst not pass by me, saith the guardian of the east, except thou canst tell me my name [saith the aspirant "light dawning in the darkness" is thy name: the light of a golden day [saith the osiris] 20 these are the two pillars of the tree of life; the first containing the sephira chesed, and the second the sephira geburah. child of earth! remember that unbalanced force is evil: unbalanced mercy is but weakness, unbalanced se

etween them and under them the taro. the lid of the pastos is closed and the altar stands over its centre. the "second" and "third adepts" are outside the vault. the elemental and kerubic figures hang outside the door of the vault. 216 the aspirant is admitted, and the second adept explains to him the symbolism of the door, ending by saying] forget not, therefore, that the tablets and kerubim are the guardians of the vault of the adepts. let thy tongue keep silent on our mysteries, and restrain even the thoughts of thy heart, lest a bird of the air should carry the matter [the "third adept" then points out to the aspirant that beneath the letters cxx he will find the following v+ x^ which is equivalent to "post annos lux crucis patebo "at the end of the years, i, the light of the cross, wi

is in the nether world. therefore the postulant in order to be identified with him must be slain. he is 226 also to be put though the iao formula of creation, death and resurrection, in a lesser way, interwoven with the greater. thus his first admission is of "mourning" the "second adept" is still horus. but the "third adept" is now anubis. introducing adept is still themis. they are, as it were, the guardians of the body of the slain osiris. for initials, c and theta see z. explanation in 0= 0 ritual. a (knock) commences the new vibration. he is prepared by themis. the alarm of hb:yod hb:yod hb:yod hb:yod' hb:yod places the 4 before the 1, and anubis at once challenges. the aspirant, not waiting for his higher self (theta) to speak, assumes the horus formula (wearing his lamen, and seeket

ucis, a lord of the paths in the portal of the vault of the adepts, a 5= 6 of the order of the golden dawn; and an humble servant of the christ of god; do this day spiritually bind myself anew" by the sword of vengeance: by the powers of the elements: by the cross of suffering: 247 that i will devote myself to the great work: the obtaining of communion with my own higher and divine genius (called the guardian angel) by means of the prescribed course: and that i will use any power so obtained unto the redemption of the universe. so help me the lord of the universe and mine own higher soul! let us now turn to "the obligation of the operation" i, p, in the presence of the lord of the universe, and of all powers divine and angelic, do spiritually bind myself, even as i am now physically bound

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of a wooden cow. and do for god's sake, arthur, drop your eternal hinting, hinting, hinting "oh what an exalted grade i have, if you poor dull uninitiated people would only perceive it" here is your criticism, arthur, straight from the shoulder. any man that knows truth and conceals it is a traitor to humanity; any 321 man that doesn't know, and tries to conceal his ignorance by pretending to be the guardian of a secret, is a charlatan. which is it? we recommend every one to buy the pack, send mr. waite's book to the kitchen so as to warn the maids, throw the major arcana out of window, and play bridge with the minor arcana, which alone are worth the money asked for the whole caboodle. the worst of it all is: mr. waite really does know a bit in a muddled kind of way; if he would only go o

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es, caused tyrants to tremble on their thrones, and governed all minds, either by curiosity, or by fear' frank hollings, 7 great turnstile, holborn (near the inns of court hotel. photographs. to be had of the equinox. price ten shillings each. neatly framed in gold. the original panel photographs: the student (a reproduction faces "aha" in no. iii) the interpreter (reproduced on p. 279 of no. iv) the guardian of the flame. the goddess. no student of the mysteries should be without one at least of these remarkable and beautiful studies. their presence serves to remind the possessor of the constant quest and to stimulate to more persistent effort. essay of prentice mulford "crown 8vo. crimson cloth extra "3"s" 6"d. net per volume" the gift of the spirit. a selection from the essays of prenti

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tion may bring with it not enlightenment but mania; there fore it is that all the great masters have set the task of courage before that of endeavour.57 he who "dares" to "will" will "will" to know, and knowing will keep silence;58 for even to such as have entered the supreme order, there is not way found whereby they may break the stillness and communicate to those who have not ceased to hear.59 the guardian of the temple is adonai, he alone holds the key of the portal, seek it of him, for there is none other that can open for thee the door. now to dare much is to will a little, so it comes about that though hatha yoga is the physical yoga which teaches the aspirant how to control his body, yet is it also raja yoga 77 which teach him how to control his mind. little by little, as the body

ubsequently verified by letter, and also again when they met several years later. 167 he resolved the hb:shin of hb:shin operation into seven parts. 168 the hb:shin of hb:shin operation, see also the magical invocation of the higher genius: chapter "the sorcerer" and liber o iii the equinox, vol. i, no. 2. 169 see chapter "the seer" also liber o v the equinox, vol. 1, no. 2. 170 the invocation of the guardian angel under the form of a talisman "how to draw it" draw the name hb:yod hb:nun hb:dalet hb:aleph as follows: hb:aleph= a winged crown radiating white brilliance. hb:dalet= the head and neck of a beautiful woman with a stern and fixed expression, and hair long dark and waving (malkuth) hb:nun= the arms and hands, which are bare and strong, stretched out to the right and left at right

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4. then shall thy brain be dumb, and thy heart beat no more, and all thy life shall go from thee; and thou shalt be cast out upon the midden, and the birds of the air shall feast upon thy flesh, and thy bones shall whiten in the sun. 5. then shall the winds gather themselves together, and bear thee up as it were a little heap of dust in a sheet that hath four corners, and they shall give it unto the guardians of the abyss. 6. and because there is no life therein, the guardians of the abyss shall bid the angels of the winds pass by. and the angels shall lay thy dust in the city of the pyramids, and the name thereof shall be no more. 25 7. now therefore that thou mayest achieve this ritual of the holy graal, do thou divest thyself of all thy goods. 8. thou hast wealth; give it unto them tha

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dining chairs and made a circle similar to that of a spiritualist meeting. tentatively alex questioned the rites but the participants sincerely believed that they were practising witchcraft. perhaps he was the only witch left. time has taught alex that many covens use rituals quite different from those handed down by his grandmother, but most of them do have basic similarities, like the names of the guardians of the watchtowers, the symbolic cardinal points of the circle-boreas at the north, zephyrus at the west, eurus at the east and notus at the south. at this time, however, he was inexperienced in the practices of other groups and he was keenly disappointed. on the drive back he admitted as much to the young man who had brought him, and told him he would not be coming again 'i don't bl

elcome visiting wit hesto the ceremony,thereareesbats, that is, working meetings afeach. coven, on the nightpfyvery full moon. these vary. little from month .to. 1l10n.th andhegin with the high priest and high priestess sweepi g round the circle with their. broomsticks. to exorcize the area of other influences. while everyone chants incantations, the. circle is formed and set up with symbols for. the guardians of the watchtowers and incense burners. within the circle the altar is set up and laid with the witch weapons, with howls of consecrated salt and water, and fresh flowers. the first invocations are made to bring the power, and the high priest says 'listen to the words of the great mother who was of old also called among men artemis, diana, aphrodite, ariapxod and by many other names

ALEXANDRIAN BOOK OF SHADOWS OCCULT

goddess roles: l narrator (n) l goddess l lord of death (d) l guardian(s) needs: l veils, jewellery l horned crown l sword l scourge she who will portray the goddess removes her necklace and places it upon the altar, donning veils and jewellery in its stead. he who will portray the god dons the horned crown and stands before the altar with scourge and blade in the god position (s)he who portrays the guardians bears the sword. each will act out their parts as the narrator reads: n: in ancient time, out lord, the horned one, was as he still is, the consoler, the comforter, but men knew him as the dread lord of shadows- lonely, stern and just. now our lady the goddess had never loved, but she would solve all the mysteries, even the mystery of death; and so she journeyed to the underworld. th

ALICE A BAILEY04 A TREATISE ON COSMIC FIRE

eneath their hands. the sacred plane of juncture, the fourth great plane, became the sphere within the greater circle which marked the goal for man "aum" said the mighty one, he breathed forth to the fifth, the plane which is the burning-ground, the meeting place for fire. this time a cosmic note is heard beneath the sound systemic. the fire within, the fire without, meet with the fire ascending. the guardians of the cosmic fire, the devas of fohatic heat, watched o'er the forms that formless stood, waiting a point in time. the builders of a lesser grade, devas who work with matter, wrought at the forms. they stood in fourfold order. upon the threefold levels in empty silence stood the forms. they vibrated, they responded to the key, yet useless stood and uninhabited "aum" said the mighty

een by those whose sight was keen "aum" said the mighty one, and gathered in his breath. the spark within the peopling third impelled to further growth. the builders of the lowest forms, manipulating densest maya, merged their production with the forms built by the watery ones. matter and water merged produced the third in time. ascension thus progressed. the builders worked in union. they called the guardians of the fiery zone. matter and water mixed with fire, the inner spark within the form were blended all together- 14- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust the mighty one looked down. the forms met his approval. forth came the cry for further light. again he gathered in the sound. he drew to higher levels the feeble spark of light. another tone was heard, the sound of co

process of evolutionary development. all these conditions can be seen in the process of the initiation of man, and of his transference from the fourth kingdom into the spiritual. his efforts must be self-induced, or the effect of his own self-conscious endeavour; they will meet with a response from his superconsciousness, the atmic aspect or spirit and this dual interplay will be further aided by the guardians of the rites of initiation. yet all three effects are felt in spirit-matter; all proceed under the law of vibration, and this law is literally the response of deva substance to force emanating from some conscious or unconscious source. fourth, these "devas of the shadows" perform certain activities of an interesting and varied kind, but of such diversity as to make enumeration wellni

s, so these raja lords are working along similar lines in connection with the devas. they are arduous in their work, intense in their zeal, but much obstructed by man. the white devas of the air and water who preside over the atmosphere work with certain aspects of electrical phenomena, and control the seas, rivers, and streams. from among them, at a certain stage in their evolution, are gathered the guardian angels of the race when in physical plane incarnation. each unit of the human family has his guardian deva. each group of devas has some specific method of development and some means whereby they evolve and attain a particular goal. for the violet devas the path of attainment lies through feeling, and through educating the race in the perfecting of the physical body in its two departm

ALICE A BAILEY09 A TREATISE ON THE SEVEN RAYS VOLUME I ESOTERIC PSYCHOLOGY I

to the lord of this ray are as follows: the revealer of truth the great connector the divine intermediary the crystallizer of forms the three-fold thinker the cloud upon the mountain-top the precipitator of the cross the dividing sword the winnower of the chaff the fifth great judge the rose of god the heavenly one the door into the mind of god the initiating energy the ruler of the third heaven the guardian of the door the dispenser of knowledge the angel with the flaming sword the keeper of the secret the beloved of the logos the brother from sirius the master of the hierophants this fifth ray has so many names, owing to his close connection with man (since man was originally created, that it has not been easy to choose those which are of the most use in enabling the student to form an

e domestic animals appeared. a new era began, wherein certain of the animals evoked affection from certain humans, and a new influence was brought to play upon this third kingdom in nature. this started during a cycle when the second ray and the sixth ray were both functioning simultaneously, and wherein their major and their lesser cycles coincided. this is a rare occurrence, and when it happens the guardians of the race seize the opportunity to produce major results or to inaugurate new moves whereby the divine plan may be more rapidly developed. to offset the fear found in humanity as a whole (as far as the animal world was concerned, the opportunity was offered by the guardians of the race to bring men and animals into a closer relation, and because a cycle was present in which love an

l itself. elephants are upon the first ray; dogs are expressions of the second ray; the cat is a third ray life manifestation, and the horse is sixth ray. animals upon other rays are not yet ready for individualisation*(1) b. the ray of the particular person or persons with whom the animal is associated. c. the ray or rays of a particular periodic cycle. i could give you the techniques with which the guardians of the races and kingdoms work when seeking to bring about individualisation, but of what purpose would it be and what use would such information serve? each ray affects the units found upon it at such a crisis as individualisation in a manner differing from any other ray; each ray finds its point of prime contact through one or other of the centres in the etheric bodies of animals a

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

plane. eve has no child in her arms; the germ of the christ life is as yet too small to make its presence felt; the involutionary process is yet too close; but in isis the midway point is reached; the quickening of that which is desired (the desire of all nations, as it is called in the bible) has taken place and isis consequently stands in the ancient zodiacs for fertility, for motherhood and as the guardian of the child. mary carries the process down to the plane or place of incarnation, the physical plane, and there gives birth to the christ child. in these three virgins and these three mothers of the christ, you have the history of the formation and the function of the three aspects of the personality through which the christ must find expression. the sign of virgo itself stands for a

d the desire of man for interior recognition of the indwelling christ begins to assume increasing control until the inner spiritual reality is eventually released from the thralldom of matter and becomes manifest in its own true nature in the world. putting the same thought in other terms, the light of knowledge of which taurus is the custodian gives place to the light of wisdom of which virgo is the guardian, and yields finally to the light of initiation in capricorn. all this, however, takes place and must take place upon what is esoterically called "the radiant surface of the earth" the plane of form; the assumption or glorification of the virgin has not yet taken place and the raising up of substance is not yet realised. it is interesting to note that scorpio establishes the inevitabil

ALICE A BAILEY19 THE UNFINISHED AUTOBIOGRAPHY

nd i have read reviews of these books in the london times literary supplement, hailing her as england's greatest living poetess. a book she wrote on biology and another on tropical diseases were, i believe, regarded as standard text books. she married my first cousin, laurence parsons, who is a prominent ecclesiastic of the church of england and was at one time dean of cape colony. his mother was the guardian, appointed by the courts of chancery, to take care of my sister and myself. she was my father's youngest sister, and laurence was one of her six boys with whom we spent much time as children. her husband, my uncle clare, a somewhat hard and stern man, was the brother of lord rosse and son of the lord rosse of telescope fame, mentioned in the secret doctrine. as a child i was terrified

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

n his life processes within the aura of the mother, identified with her yet forever seeking to escape from her domination. as maturity is reached, the problem intensifies, and the "pull" of the father begins slowly to offset the possessive attitude of the mother, until finally the hold of matter, or of the mother, over her son (the soul) is finally broken. the son, the christ-child, released from the guardianship and clinging hands of the mother, comes to know the father. i am talking to you in symbols. second: all the processes of incarnation, of life in form and of restitution (by the activity of the principle of death, of matter to matter, and soul to soul, are carried forward under the great universal law of attraction. can you picture the time when the process of death, clearly recogn

ught about by an act of the will the time and the mode being determined by the soul and consciously recorded and registered in the brain. pain is demonstrated in both cases, but upon the path of initiation pain is largely negated, not because the initiate endeavours to avoid pain, but because the sensitivity of the form to undesirable contacts disappears, and with it pain also disappears; pain is the guardian of the form and the protector of substance; it warns of danger; it indicates certain definite stages in the evolutionary process; it is related to the principle whereby the soul identifies itself with substance. when the identification ceases, pain and disease and also death lose their hold upon the disciple; the soul is no longer subject to their requirements, and the man is free bec

ALICE A BAILEY22 DISCIPLESHIP IN THE NEW AGE VOLUME II

until we reached the year 1925. it became possible for the hierarchy itself to regard the necessity for reorientation and the imminence of the revelation of the first secret the secret of initiation. note well what i say here. humanity had reached a stage where it could do the "abstracting" itself, and could eventually and by sheer force of the spiritual will wrest the secrets from the custody of the guardians behind the veil. this presented the hierarchy with another problem. how could this be permitted with safety so that, in its avidity for pure truth, humanity could be simultaneously trusted? revelation brings responsibility, and ofttimes danger. men, as individuals, can grasp certain of these truths of initiation and use them for themselves with impunity, but their revelation to the u

ALICE BAILEY THE LABOURS OF HERCULES

is own- 102- the labours of hercules problem. always for the initiate service comes first; the letting go of what he has set himself to do if there is need to help. that is the story of the initiate always, because it is based on group consciousness. the symbol of cerberus the three-headed dog cerberus with a terrific bark, with snakes growing out all over his body and with snakes for a tail, was the guardian of hades. the three heads symbolize sensation [178] desire and good intentions. it is love of sensation that drives humanity hither and thither to satisfy hunger in the economic world or to satisfy desire for happiness in the world of pleasure. the violent impacts of sensation are sought to keep the mind occupied. the central head was grasped by hercules first because it was the most

AN INTRO TO STUDY OF THE KABALAH

nto a divine conception, a stage of spiritual existence which man attempts to grasp, and by defining, to limit, bound and describe, and so creates for his worship a divine personality, his god; and the jew named him--jehovah. by gradual stages of development, each farther from the source, there arise the powers and forces which have received the names of archangels, angels, planetary spirits, and the guardians of man; still farther from god, we obtain the human souls, which are as sparks of light, struck off from the insupportable light of divinity, which have been formulated into egoity to pass through a long series of changes and experiences by which they make the circuit of a universe; they endure every stage of existence, of separation from the divine fountain, to be at last once more

ANALYSIS OF THE 5 6 INITIATION

the four worlds or letters of the name, hwhy. so many who claim to understand the symbolism of the vault have never looked behind the veil and the blinds set forth by our more ancient fraters and sorors. the cut in the tradition of the ancients, blood must be shed. it symbolizes that our adepts now mix or pull their blood together as one. final close the one hundred and twenty is formulated, and the guardians are called forth. the holy scribe is asked to record all in his scrolls. the triangle of the supernals is formulated, and lvx signs close the whole with glory, the glory of light. all are at peace in hwche anathema of zos the sermon to the hypocrite an automatic writing by austin osman spare preface do thy will magickal currents pass as the great wheel swings endlessly to and fro dri

BEHOLDERS OF NIGHT

true will as which emerged from the fountains of the wells of darkness. the black flame is the light which brings the watchers close to us, that we may drink of their cups of ecstasies, the skulls and the secrets they contain therein. the black flame itself is illuminated through the work of the left hand path, through the development of ones own self-divinity, through our famulus and servitors, the guardians and angels of our temple, the arcana of self as revealed in essence. each individual is a model of lucifer, whom is the imagination, or self. that we must shadow forth the adversary to rebel against the natural order, to awaken the black flame of self-knowledge. we are thus iblis, the children of the fire djinn whom shall taste from the skulls of the sleeping. ii) the adversary oh mo

here. the work of saturn itself is one connected with the left hand path. as the saturn sphere is connected with demiurge saturnus, or satanas, the self is the avenue of which this planetary influence is found. saturn, as being held in two octaves or rays, is itself a means of psychic isolation from which the psyche is refined to a deified level. the watchers, or fallen angels of ancient lore are the guardians of the path of the wise. such angels dwell within the shadow gardens of twilight, of dreams and the nightside of being. we must listen closely, for their wisdom is that of the gifts of lucifer and lilith, that through the adversary can such beautiful musick be heard! the watchers, as brought forth by shemyaza/azazel, is the divine gift brought down from the sky unto man, whom was a p

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

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

a fresh approach to the study of tibetan deity cults. however, its focus on tsen deities as a whole prevents any more than a cursory glance at tsiu marpo, though its research is useful. his discussion of tsiu marpo exists only to further the greater argument of his dissertation, and so the deity is at best of secondary importance. the final text that gives any prolonged attention to tsiu marpo is the guardian deities of tibet by ladrang kalsang. the scholarly value of this text is so low that it almost does not warrant mention. the book as a whole is an unorganized collection of the origin stories of a number of tibetan deities, including tsiu marpo.5 the chapter on tsiu marpo is a basic history lacking any analysis; there are even a number of inconsistencies. the book is simply an unschol

alicious violence demons, the seven riders, desire achievement because they guard the teachings, the powerful ones, confident of view, achieve the utter abandonment of compassion. if abandoning and appropriating are performed, one s own life will cease; if the [time to make] religious offerings passes,416 misfortune will result. shooting an arrow without a target417 harms the retinue. be equal to the guardian who reveals the secret tantra! this is the offering to the givers of harm.418 the god who bestows excellence on oneself419 and a thousand might demons endowed with high speed are the butchers who take the life and life-force. thus called the tantra connected to the entirely complete. thus called the razor which cuts arising emanations; the heart which thoroughly abides in the red teac

secret tantra! this is the offering to the givers of harm.418 the god who bestows excellence on oneself419 and a thousand might demons endowed with high speed are the butchers who take the life and life-force. thus called the tantra connected to the entirely complete. thus called the razor which cuts arising emanations; the heart which thoroughly abides in the red teaching rather than slaughter. the guardians of the doctrine, this retinue of the word, assembled on the circumference,420 are entrusted to you. having spoken, all the retinue circumambulate [him] many times and offer praises. h. gyelwa kungyi sungchok (rgyal ba kun gyi gsung mchog),421 padm sung (padma i gsung),422 dharma lord 412 untranslatable. 413 [this] must be known as one s own mind. 414 visible. 415 the five. 1. desire

fest. 421 "speech of all the victorious ones" epithet of buddhas. 163 amith.ba, and dorj ch (rdo rje chos)423 are emanations of avalokite.vara. hr. the body of magnificent deeds pays homage and praises the laughing horse speech of tamdrin" having expounded thus, all thought abides in reality itself [312] regarding the subject of this tantra itself, offer the magic syllables of the..kin. and curse the guardians of the doctrine. having done so, treat the seven haughty riders as your support. this is the seventh chapter, which is transmitted from the heart center tantra of the god of the violence demons, the might demon butcher, the razored one. colophon (312.2-312.3) thus ends the conceptualization of the might demon lineage of the king of the violence demons, tsiu mar,424 and the seven eman

es, and cymbals. hang red silk from the lasso spear and cast, arouse, and incite the choice libations. soak it in the permanent offering, request, and action. give the 513 a mind focused toward enlightenment. 514 sanskrit transliteration; obscure. 515 the planet jupiter; also thursday. 516 tib. ldems se ldem. 517 tib. lhangs se lhang. 178 highest tantra and the highest attained substance. this is the guardian of the buddha s teachings. this is the renowned cattle of the powerful might demons, and it liberates the great power [from previous actions, the enemy, and hindering demons. because this is the power of the haughty one s life-energy, this is the protective deity of trisong deutsen. entrust this to the son of the noble lineage transmission. other vows will deteriorate. conceal the com

the protective deity of trisong deutsen. entrust this to the son of the noble lineage transmission. other vows will deteriorate. conceal the complete original and a copy of the two tantras, the life-force stone, and the magical displays, together with the full assault offering on the peak of a nomad tent518 within the heart center of the mikmizang (mig mi bzang)519 [statue. regarding one, conceal the guardians of the dharma master s words which suppress the haughty ones of tamdrin within a small iron box inside the secret heart of the tamdrin [statue] at samy. regarding the three procedures in the scroll of the life-energy arrow within the copy of that text; conceal it in the namnang [statue] at mount chimpu. when the impure age520 rises, at the time when the royal lineage falls into vulga

BLAVATSKY H P ANTHROPOGENESIS

ewish kabala, the zohar making of it the abode of samael. according to the occult doctrine, this planet is our earth's primary, and its spiritual prototype. hence, sukra's car (venus-lucifer's) is said to be drawn by an ogdoad of "earth-born horses" while the steeds of the chariots of the other planets are different "every sin committed on earth is felt by usanas-sukra. the guru of the daityas is the guardian spirit of the earth and men. every change on sukra is felt on, and reflected by, the earth" sukra, or venus, is thus represented as the preceptor of the daityas, the giants of the fourth race, who, in the hindu allegory, obtained at one time the sovereignty of all the earth, and defeated the minor gods. the titans of the western allegory are as closely connected with venus-lucifer, id

hura mazda in the mazdean philosophy. on the lower rungs of theogony the celestial beings of lower hierarchies had each a farvarshi, or a celestial "double" it is the same, only a still more mystic, reassertion of the kabalistic axiom "deus est demon inversus; the word "demon" however, as in the case of socrates, and in the spirit of the meaning given to it by the whole of antiquity, standing for the guardian spirit, an "angel" not a devil of satanic descent, as theology will have it. the roman catholic church shows its usual logic and consistency by accepting, as the ferouer of christ, st. michael, who was "his angel guardian" as proved by st. thomas* while he calls the prototypes of michael and his synonyms, such as mercury, for example, devils[[footnote(s* vide isis unveiled, vol. ii, 4

god or mortal has. writes de mirville "here we have the two heroes of the old testament, the verbum, or the second jehovah, and his face('presence' as the protestants translate) forming both but one, and yet being two, a mystery which seemed to us unsolvable before we had studied the doctrine of the mazdean ferouers, and learnt that the ferouer was the spiritual potency, at once image, face, and the guardian of the soul which finally assimilates the ferouer (memoires a l'academie, vol. v, p. 516) this is almost correct. among other absurdities, the kabalists maintain that the word metatron being divided into[[meta, thronon, means near the throne. it means quite the reverse, as meta means "beyond" and not "near" this is of great importance in our argument. st. michael, then, the quis ut de

, so to speak, of the invisible world into the visible and the objective. they maintain, furthermore, along with the roman catholic church, that in the biblical and christian theology there does not exist a "higher celestial personality, after the trinity, than that of the archangel or the seraphim, michael" according to them, the conqueror of the dragon is "the archisatrap of the sacred militia, the guardian of the planets, the king of the stars, the slayer of satan and the most powerful rector" in the mystic astronomy of these gentlemen, he is "the conqueror of ahriman, who having upset the sidereal throne of the usurper, bathes in his stead in the solar fires; and, defender of the christ-sun, he approaches so near his master "that he seems to become one with him. owing to this fusion wi

osmopolitan enoch, variously called enos, hanoch, and finally enoichion by the greeks. it is from his book that the first notions of the fallen angels were taken by the early christian writers. the "book of enoch" is declared apocryphal. but what is an apocrypha? the very etymology of the term shows that it is simply a secret book, i.e, one that belonged to the catalogue of temple libraries under the guardianship of the hierophants and initiated priests, and was never meant for the profane. apocrypha comes from the verb crypto[[krupto "to hide" for ages the enoichion (the book of the seer) was preserved in the "city of letters" and secret works- the ancient kirjath-sepher, later on, debir (see joshua xv, 15. some of the writers interested in the subject- especially masons- have tried to id

transferred to the bottom of the seas, where they now slumber until their next reappearance above the waters. atlas is the son of an ocean nymph, and his daughter is calypso "the watery deep (see hesiod's theogony, 507-509, and odyssey 1, 51: atlantis has been submerged beneath the waters of the ocean, and its progeny is now sleeping its eternal sleep on the ocean floors. the odyssey makes of him the guardian and the "sustainer" of the huge pillars that separate the heavens from the earth (1, 52-53. he is their "supporter" and as both lemuria, destroyed by submarine fires, and atlantis, submerged by the waves, perished in the ocean deeps* atlas is said to have been compelled to leave the surface of the earth, and join his brother iapetos in the depths of tartarus. sir theodore martin is ri

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acrocosmic prototype of the microcosm. the planetary spirits are the informing spirits of the stars in general, and of the planets especially. they rule the destinies of men who are all born under one or other of their constellations; the second and third groups pertaining to other systems have the same functions, and all rule various departments in nature. in the hindu exoteric pantheon they are the guardian deities who preside over the eight points of the compass- the four cardinal and the four intermediate points- and are called loka-palas "supporters or guardians of the world (in our visible kosmos, of which indra (east, yama (south, varuna (west, and kuvera (north) are the chief; their elephants and their spouses pertaining of course to fancy and afterthought, though all of them have

s various) men transforming eternally. i know this (chapter. he who knows it. takes all kinds of living forms. and in verse 35, addressing in magic formula that which is called, in egyptian esotericism, the "ancestral heart" or the re-incarnating principle, the permanent ego, the defunct says "oh my heart, my ancestral heart necessary for my transformations. do not separate thyself from me before the guardian of the scales. thou art my personality within my breast, divine companion watching over my fleshes (bodies" it is in sekhem that lies concealed "the mysterious face" or the real man concealed under the false personality, the triple-crocodile of egypt, the symbol of the higher trinity or human triad, atma, buddhi and manas* in all the ancient papyri the crocodile is called sebek (seven

there are passages which differ widely in our doctrines. the following are a few[[footnote(s* the hermetic philosophers called theoi, gods, genii and daimones (in the original texts, those entities whom we call devas (gods, dhyan chohans, chitkala (kwan-yin, the buddhists call them, and by other names. the daimones are- in the socratic sense, and even in the oriental and latin theological sense- the guardian spirits of the human race "those who dwell in the neighbourhood of the immortals, and thence watch over human affairs" as hermes has it. in esoteric parlance, they are called chitkala, some of which are those who have furnished man with his fourth and fifth principles from their own essence; and others the pitris so-called. this will be explained when we come to the production of the

e sacred name of his saviour with the "brazen serpent" incident. the seraphim[[hebrew (fiery winged serpents) are no doubt connected with, and inseparable from, the idea "of the serpent of eternity- god" as explained in kenealy's apocalypse. but the word cherub also meant serpent, in one sense, though its direct meaning is different; because the cherubim and the persian winged[[gruphes "griffins- the guardians of the golden mountain- are the same, and their compound name shows their character, as it is formed of[[hebrew (kr) circle, and[[hebrew "aub" or ob- serpent- therefore, a "serpent in a circle" and this settles the phallic character of the brazen serpent, and justifies hezekiah for breaking it (see ii. kings, 18, 4. verbum sat. sapienti[[vol. 1, page] 365 the winged globe. egg when h

to the chaos one has oneself produced. for, according to the same writer "the only conclusion one can come to is that these laws of life are their own avengers; and consequently that every avenging angel is only a typified representation of their re-action" therefore, if any one is helpless before these immutable laws, it is not ourselves, the artificers of our destinies, but rather those angels, the guardians of harmony. karma-nemesis is no more than the (spiritual) dynamical effect of causes produced and forces awakened into activity by our own actions. it is a law of occult dynamics that "a given amount of energy expended on the spiritual or astral plane is productive of far greater results than the same amount expended on the physical objective plane of existence" this state will last

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yer shall devour thee; thou shalt blacken his throat, wherein his spirit abideth. ah, serpent apep, but i love thee! 26. my god! let thy secret fang pierce to the marrow of the little secret bone that i have kept against the day of vengeance of hoor-ra. let kheph-ra sound his sharded drone! let the jackals of day and night howl in the wilderness of time! let the towers of the universe totter, and the guardians hasten away! for my lord hath revealed himself as a mighty serpent, and my heart is the blood of his body. 27. i am like a love-sick courtesan of corinth. i have toyed with kings and captains, and made them my slaves. to-day i am the slave of the little asp of death; and who shall loosen our love? 28. weary, weary! saith the scribe, who shall lead me to the sight of the rapture of my

suicide of socrates proves that the republic is merely the lucubration of a lunatic. i am very far from agreeing with all that this most talented woman sets forth in her paper, but she certainly obtained initiated knowledge of extraordinary depth. she seems to have had access to certain most concealed sanctuaries. i should personally be inclined to attribute her suicide rather to the vengeance of the guardians of those palaces than to any more obvious cause. she has put down statements in plain english which are positively staggering. this book is of incalculable value to every student of occult matters. no magick library is complete without it. baphomet. pavannes and divisions. by ezra pound .my country .tis o f thee. it is by the happiest chance that mr. ezra pound s pavannes and divisio

BUCKLAND RAYMOND COMPLETE BOOK OF WITCHCRAFT

any more. basically all represent the coming of fall and winter followed by the return of spring and summer; the lead figure represnting the spirit of vegetation. from witchcraft here are "the myth of the goddess" as found in (a) gardnerian wicca and (b) saxon wicca "now g* had never loved, but she would solve all the mysteries, even the mystery of death; and so she journeyed to the nether lands. the guardians of the portals challenged her 'strip off thy there can be surprises in discovering names used for the deities in different traditions. one very-strongly welsh tradition uses the name "diana" for the goddess and "pan" for the cod. diana, of course, was a roman goddess and pan was a greek god! their connection with the welsh must be one of the mysteries! figure 2.1 goddess: arada/arawh

BUDGE E

"the name of this field is 'maati' this god arriveth in the sektet boat, he maketh a way through the court of this city, which is two hundred and twenty measures in length, which he travelleth through to urnes. he passeth through the water, which is three hundred measures in extent, and he bestoweth the fields upon the gods who follow him. net-ra is the name of this field, arnebaui is the name of the guardian [of this field. this god beginneth to declare in this region the words which perform the destinies) of those who are in the tuat" in the lower part of the middle section of the scene we have another boat, in the centre. of which is a beetle; on one side of the beetle is a god with his knees in the direction of the prow of the boat, but having his head turned behind him and his hands r

appointeth to them green herbs in abundance in their field. and they supply with the green herbs of urnes the gods who are in the following of ra, and they make offerings of water to the spirits by the command of this great god, and they kindle flames of fire in order to burn up the enemies of ra, and there is wailing to them, and they lament after this great god hath passed them by. am-nebaui is the guardian of this field; whosoever knoweth [this] is in the condition of a spirit equipped with [words of power, and [the gods] protect [him" p. 37 the five lines of text which contain the address of the gods to ra, and the answer of the god, read- p. 38 p. 39 p. 40 the gods of the tuat speak to this great god as he entereth in with understanding to the boundary, and he is borne over net-ra int

(no. 2 (see p. 79. 9-11. three gods, each of whom carries an ankh in his p. 70 left hand, whose names are sem-ankh, an-her, and ut-met (see pp. 79, 83. 12. the goddess nebt-ankh (see p. 80. the text which refers to these beings reads "those who are in this picture, in their forms of their bodies, are the hidden [travellers] upon the way of the holy country whose secret things are hidden. they are the guardians of the way of the holy [land] for those who enter into the hidden place of the tuat, and they keep ward over anpu in his forms as he tows them along, when he entereth in by them in the holy land" in the upper register are- 1. a goddess, wearing the crown of the north, apparently a form of neith (see p. 63. p. 71 click to view the kingdom of seker. p. 73 2. a serpent, with a human hea

ein horus made them, and they stand on the ground of re-stau in the hidden place" 7. the male serpent amen (see pp. 75, 77. 8. the female serpent hekent, which has a human head growing out of its body, a little distance from the tip of its tail; the human head faces the serpent amen. of the male serpent it is said "he p. 79 click to view the kingdom of seker. p. 80 p. 81 who is in this picture is the guardian of the secret passages which lead to the aheth chamber; he journeyeth round to every place each day, and he liveth on the words of the gods who guard this road" the meaning of the legend which refers to the female serpent hekent is not clear. 9. the three-headed serpent (see p. 79) menmenut, which is described as the "hidden image of the aheth chamber [of seker, which is illumined dai

nst you, and she stabs at you, and hacks you in pieces, and cuts you up in such wise that ye shall never again see those who are living upon the earth "as for those who are in this picture in the tuat, it is the majesty of heru-tuati who giveth the order for their slaughter each day "those who are in this picture, who are depicted with the enemies of osiris of the tuat, and with her-utu-f, who is the guardian of this circle, live by means of the voice of the enemies, and by the cries of entreaty of the souls and shadows which have been placed in their pits of fire" next: chapter xii. the twelfth division of the tuat, which is called then-neteru sacred texts egypt ehh index index previous p. 256 chapter xii. the twelfth division of the tuat, which is called then-neteru. the twelfth division

CASSANDRA EASON A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGIC

nse, just beyond the lines of salt and water. there are other variations of this, including creating your outer circle of light by walking with your candle in a broad-based holder, followed by the salt water and the incense [insert pic p051- uncasting the circle when you have completed your spells or rituals, you should close the circle. this is done by simply reversing the casting process* thank the guardians and send the light of the elemental candles to whoever needs it* extinguish the elemental candles in reverse order of lighting. visualise the light fading and say, together with any present: let the circle be uncast but remain unbroken. merry meet and merry part and merry meet again* leave the altar candles to burn down. preparing your mind for magick as well as preparing the physica

group in healing magick and do want to allow power of light or the goddess to manifest in you directly, it is pretty heady stuff. so go cautiously, work only in the most positive of minds for the good of all, and for trance work have other experienced witches or mediums to guide you and help you to centre. the gods themselves can offer protection when you are performing rituals. in formal magick, the guardians, or devic lords of the watchtower, are invited to guard the four directions of a magical circle. the term deva in sanskrit means 'shining one, and the devas represent the higher forms, akin to angels, who watch and direct the natural world. they communicate with people by psychic 'chanelling' and rule over the beings associated with the four elements, fire, air, water and earth. in l

ate the space you will need to work or dance and cast your circle accordingly (deities in the cosmos with measuring tapes are remarkably rare* using a taper lit from the candle you placed to the west of the cauldron, light the candle in the west of the circle. if working in a group, this should be done by the person standing by the west candle. as you light the candle of the west say: i call upon the guardians of the mighty oceans, the inland seas, the straits and the channels between land to protect my/our undertakings and to create this circle of light. may the circle be unbroken to keep all within from harm* re-light the taper if necessary from the west candle. carry the taper of light to the candle in the north, creating an arc of light. light the candle in the north (if working in a g

eep all within from harm* re-light the taper if necessary from the west candle. carry the taper of light to the candle in the north, creating an arc of light. light the candle in the north (if working in a group, the taper is given to the person sitting nearest the north candle, who comes forward as the first person returns to sit in the circle) as the candle in the north is lit, say: i call upon the guardians of the rushing rivers, the watercourses and the canals to protect my/our undertakings and to create this circle of light. may the circle be unbroken to keep all within from harm* re-light the taper if necessary and carry it in an unbroken arc to the east (pass it to the next person, if working in a group) and light the east candle, saying: i call upon the guardians of the lakes, the

t person, if working in a group) and light the east candle, saying: i call upon the guardians of the lakes, the still pools, ponds and marshes to protect my/our undertakings and to create this circle of light. may the circle be unbroken to keep all within from harm* re-light the taper once again and in the same way make an arc of light to the south, and light the final candle, saying: i call upon the guardians of the water that flows through or near our homes, the sacred wells and streams, the ditches and the watercourses to protect my/our undertakings and to create this circle of light. may the circle be unbroken that i now make complete* carry the final taper to complete the circle in the west and join it to the burning west candle, saying: fire to fire, water to water, so does power inc

r. then take the empowered coins and leave them in an open jar in the moonlight until the full moon. on the day after the full moon, spend them on giving happiness to others. after the ritual, dissolve the salt in sacred water and tip it into a flowing source of water to get the money energies moving. in a formal ritual for the same purpose, focus the energies by casting a formal circle, inviting the guardians of the elements (see page 200) to lend their power to the endeavour. pass the elemental tools, incense, candles and water over the salt and money, thus concentrating the energies. dissolve and tip the salt away in a tub of water that has been swirled nine times to get the power flowing as the climax of the ritual. the difference is one of degree of intensity. incense i have already d

that represents pure spirit, or perfection. medieval alchemists attempted to create this elusive substance, called the philosopher's stone. it was said to turn base metal into gold and, as an elixir according to the eastern tradition, to cure all ills and offer immortality. these elements form the basis for raising power in formal magick and in less formal spells too and are represented by devas, the guardians of the watchtowers or the four main archangels. earth earth represents midnight, winter and the quarter and direction of the north. it is the most magical of directions. earth is the realm of the actual and material, where magical wishes and intentions find expression and so it is very important. it is also the element invoked for abundance and in prosperity rituals, as well as matte

nd her immortality and so she is a reminder that love may have a price, but that without it life does not have meaning. the colour of water is blue and its zodiacal signs are cancer, scorpio and pisces. the four quarters of the circle every magical circle is divided into four quarters that are in ceremonial magick called the watchtowers. the higher essences who protect the quarters are invoked as the guardians, who control and direct the elemental powers. sometimes they are called kings, sometimes devas, or they may be pictured as the four main archangels, michael, gabriel, raphael and uriel. how you perceive your guardians in the ritual circle is up to you. as with all magick, there are disagreements about which archangel represents each element. this is because angels are found in a numb

in, simply refer to each guardian as archangel of the north, etc, then the celestial being can reveal itself in the form that is right for you. the angelic colours i have given vary slightly from the elemental ones and if you are carrying out a personal angelic ritual of protection or meditating on the archangels, you can use the archangel colours for your candles. some practitioners do not greet the guardians of the watchtowers at all, but instead light each elemental candle in turn, visualising golden energies pouring from each direction into the circle. uriel seite 122 wicca01.txt uriel, whose name means fire of god, is associated with earthquakes, storms and volcanoes and is the archangel of salvation. he is sometimes linked with the courage of mars. he warned noah of the impending flo

grams [insert pic p203- there are various rather complicated ways of drawing pentagrams, but i suggest you use the basic methods given on the previous page for attracting when opening your four quarters and banishing when closing. if you wish to find out more, i recommend you read dion fortune's applied magick. if you do not wish to draw pentagrams at all in your circle work, you can instead call the guardians in the candle flame. preparing for ritual preparation for ritual is important. despite this, even magick has to conform to the needs and customs of the modern world, and so witches today often do not fast for 24 hours or abstain from sex for the same period. but you should try to slow your activities down in the hours before a formal ceremony, eat only a light meal and turn off all p

h the water, saying 'bless and protect* light the incense in the east (or add to it if it was lit before the ritual* create a third circle around the perimeter, saying: breath of life, bring purity, clarity and focus, force of life itself that flows alike within plant, tree, bird, animal, human and stone. bless and protect. you are now going to light the elemental candles, and as you do so invoke the guardians. re-light the taper from the central candle as necessary* light a taper from the central candle and carry it to the north, saying: lord [or lady] of the northern watchtower, i call upon your strength and persistence to restore the prosperity and stability to this town where new industry and investment are so badly needed* light the green candle of the north* go to the east, saying: l

invoke each angel using your own higher self or consciousness. in this way, the protective angel draws on your own spiritual powers. archangels and their days of the week michael michael is the archangel who rules the sun. michael's day is sunday. michael, the initiator, brings illumination and inspiration in many spheres of life, through the efforts of our individual creative spirit. michael is the guardian of all who stand alone with their unique vision for bettering the world and are not prepared to compromise their ideals for humanity, purely for money or fame. this archangel can be invoked in ritual for all creative ventures, for original ideas and individuality, contact with the divinity and the spirit guides, for reviving barren land despoiled by industrialisation, and for cleansin

etermined path. see also cardinal, mutable. the goddess: the archetype or source energy of the feminine ultimate power or principle. all the named goddesses are aspects of particular qualities of the goddess in different cultures. grail: the chalice that christ used at the last supper, in which his blood was collected after the crucifixion. grail guardians: nine maidens, sometimes associated with the guardians of sacred wells or with the nine priestesses of the isle of avalon who included morgan le fay, arthur's half-sister, and vivien, the lady of the lake in arthurian tradition who accompanied arthur on his funeral barge. in some grail legends, the knights templar were the traditional guardians of various holy relics, including the grail cup, that were brought back from the crusades. gra

COVENANT OF SAMYAZA

nd the spirits of nephilim and gibborim and watchers shall return to inspire man lest he again become as the beasts of the field "our sons gibborim shall incarnate in the bodies of man, of those who are mighty and wise, to inspire and counsel them. they shall come to be called 'evil spirits' and 'demons' by the ignorant and fearful, but the wise they shall be known as 'daimons, for these shall be the guardian geniuses of the great of earth, who shall inspire the best among man to great heights, to beautiful works of art, and to further discoveries of earth and kosmos. the gift of civilization shall not be obliterated "man shall turn from you again and again, as our spirit abideth with him unto eternity. the gift of satanael shall continue to illuminate. man shall create civilization anew a

that man may be deceived and return to demiurge in fear and servility. but the light of satanael and rewards of our gift had grown too strong among man, and m'shiha died a humiliating death, spurned by his own people- viii- whenever man seeks light and calls upon samyaza, and upon satanael himself, there shall we send the gibborim and nephilim for these are what the graikoi truly called 'daimons, the guardian geniuses and inspiration of culture, which the graikoi new will, that man should not return to the divine sterility of eden, or became again as beasts of the field. the light of satanael shall endure, even though it be but a tiny spark within a few at those times of ignorance and fear when man in weakness turns to demiurge and his m'shiha and other slave creeds. and that spark shall r

DAVID ICKE AND THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE

why is amnesty international supporting an organisation through which manipulation is orchestrated that adds massively to the number of political prisoners? media organisations supporting the riia include abc news intercontinental inc; cbs news; nbc news worldwide inc; britain's channel four tv and independent television news (itn; fuji television; der spiegel; the european; the financial times; the guardian; the independent and independent on sunday; the observer; daily telegraph; the times; the scotsman; the yorkshire post; reuters, the international news agency; the new york times; the washington post; the wall street journal; the reader's digest; and, quite outrageously for an organisation claiming to be independent, the bbc world service; the bbc monitoring service; and bbc radio. ta

in the uk, you would think that the murdoch sun and the independent or guardian were miles apart and offering different opinions. but if you analyse what they are all agreed on and the way they operate, none are vehicles for a radical alternative to what we have. they actually say the same. they just say it differently. the least radical newspaper in britain is the one claimed to be most radical: the guardian, the tome of the mindset i call the robot radicals. the founding editor of the guardian's 'rival, the independent, was andreas whittam smith. he was a member of the trilateral commission during his years at the top of that newspaper. the political 'choice' is an illusion and so is the media 'choice. indeed the two are indivisible. when i started to have more and more success in making

ficer of the board of deputies of british jews- a lovely woman- who was speaking to one david icke, while she was reading about a very different david icke in the jewish chronicle. understandably she was confused. i wasn't because what was happening was so predictable. the sight of a paper like the chronicle posturing its morality while lying through its teeth is not a pretty one. however, it was the guardian, the daily house magazine of the robot radical mindset, that i found most interesting. one of its reporters, a paul brown, arrived at a meeting in glastonbury and built an article around one man who had not read my books, yet was handing out leaflets opposing them! the anti-icke piece came from a newspaper which claims to represent freedom. excuse me while i fall down, laughing hyster

ill be repeating our opinion or any opinion that seems desirable for us. in the vain belief that they are following the organ of their party, they will in fact follow the flag which we hang out for them" protocol 12 and most journalists, probably including mr brown, will not have a clue about how they are being used. someone wrote to me who had read the robots' rebellion and was a daily reader of the guardian because he thought it had the integrity that others lacked. he was stunned to read brown's article, which he said was a gross misrepresentation of what i am saying and doing "i thought i could trust the guardian" he said. you can't. you can't trust any of them. it was the same with a 'journalist' called rosemary carpenter on the daily express. she was given access to the information r

alised dictatorship unfold by the week. since 9/11, the microchip agenda has been pursued with vigour and thousands of people are now chipped, exactly as predicted in this chapter. proposals have also been revealed to replace credit cards with microchips under the skin. how much longer are the vast majority going to ignore the obvious (see davidicke.com headlines page for daily updates) sources 1 the guardian (december 12th 1995) p12 2 secret societies, p218 406 .and the truth shall set you free 3 reported in the london financial times (march 9th 1995) p4 4 the sunday times (december 17th 1995) p2 5 secret societies, p285 6 ibid 7 ibid 8 ibid 9 "nato, un contract, marriage made in hell, the spotlight (december 5th 1994) p1 10 nexus magazine (june/july 1994) pl5 part two the freedom i belie

this 'anti-hierarchy' party had decided what they should and should not hear. much better to do that than to have a black-and-white belief system challenged. it has become another robot radical party, at the hierarchy level, which talks of freedom, but refuses to live it. you see this attitude constantly expressed in the various forms of robot radicalism, represented in the uk by newspapers like the guardian, the new statesman, and the socialist worker. so it is with other 'radical' parties and organisations who see freedom as having the right for their beliefs to take over the centres of control from those they disagree with. one form of imposition replacing another. and each new generation is enticed into the web and locked into this robot radical thought wave which not only makes life

which was published in the robot radical weekly, the new statesman, under the heading "new age nazism. the fact that i am neither 'new age' or a 'nazi' is brilliantly symbolic of the standard of their research. apparently, anyone who has an open mind about history and the official line is, by definition, a potential nazi to kalman and murray. they also admit contributing 'information' about me to the guardian and for an outrageous article by 'journalist, mark honigsbaum, in the london evening standard, entitled "the dark side of david icke. at no time before these articles were written did either kalman or murray even take the trouble to talk to me. kalman is also editor of a jewish 'alternative' magazine called new moon, the november 1995 front cover of which portrayed me as adolf hitler

DAVID ICKE CHILDREN OF THE MATRIX

t god gave "nemo the lawgiver" the tablets of the law on a mountaintop. after the levites left babylon, they turned nemo into "moses. in syria, they had a guy they called "mises, who did all the things the levites attributed to "moses. like the sumerian king sargon "mises" was found as a baby floating in a basket of reeds or rushes. mises went on to part the waters with his magical rod and he was the guardian of the law, written in stone. another "moses" was the egyptian hero, ra- haraldhti, whose alleged life was also copied by the forgers of history" the "ten commandments, so associated with moses, are a copy of the laws known as the code of hammurabi. these were written at least a thousand years earlier. of course they were, the code of hammurubi came from..babylon! but this code of ham

DAVID ICKE THE BIGGEST SECRET

statesman, remarked that: the man does not live, and never did live,who saw washington without his shirt10 so why portray him like that? and why washis right hand pointing up and his left hand pointing down? if you look again at figure21 (page 152) you will understand. they made the statue in the image of baphomet ofmendes or asmodeus, thesatanists symbol of thedevil. asmodeus is said tohave been the guardian ofsolomons treasure and aportrayal of him was foundamong the possessions of abbesauniere, the mysterious priestat rennes-le-chateau whoplaced a statue of asmodeus atthe entrance to his church.asmodeus is named as thechief demon in the hebrewtalmud. a painting ofwashington by caduceus isa mass of esoteric symbolismand geometry. two examplesare that his hand is raised atthe angle of the

many others; hambrosdirector, lord kingsdowne, has a cv including glaxo wellcome, the bank of england,national westminster bank, redland plc, foreign and colonial investment trust,national economic investment council, and the ditchley foundation, a brotherhoodcircle which interlocks with others like the bilderberg group. also among the hambrodirectors are lord halifax and john clay, a director of the guardian media group whichclaims to be anti-establishment while being part of the web. in the 1970s, a hambrosdirector was lord carrington, close associate of henry kissinger and chairman of thebilderberg group from 1991. it was during the 1970s that hambros had a significantstake in a bank called the banco privata which was involved in the p2 freemasonryscandal and was connected to the bank a

DIABOLUS

leviathan is also another name for rahab, the angel of violence. the concept of this mysterious dragon is, according to the system of justinus39 leviathan is a bad angel. the hebrew term refers to leviathan as that which gathers itself together in folds, thus the coiling dragon. it should be known that the circle itself is timeless and represents the eternal spirit. leviathan in this instance is the guardian of the abyss and timeless in essence. isaiah 27:1 calls leviathan that crooked serpent. 39 from the legends of the jews, ginzberg. 36 the fallen angel rahab itself means violence and refers to his name or title as sar shel yam, in hebrew prince of the primordial sea. the source of the twin fallen angels leviathan and behemoth, presents both as beasts and dragons which hold much power

DICTIONARY GLOSSARY OF OCCULT TERMINOLOGY

tacking those who practiced occult arts in his own treatise of 1659. the hermetic order of the golden dawn (q.v) found references to the enochian system, and greatly expanded it, making it the basis of their magical system. demon: from the greek meaning "spirit" in christian folklore, an evil spirit under the authority of satan (q.v. modern practice tends to distinguish "demon" from "daemon (q.v, the guardian angles (q.v) of the greeks. deosil: clockwise. the usual direction of movement in a magickal circle. the direction of circumbambulation (q.v) in the pathway of light. used to build energy. desire, ritual: a term used by don tyson to define the emotional motivation that gives rise to and drives a particular ritual expression. the ritual desire is what the ritualist seeks to fulfill by

DION FORTUNE MYSTICAL QABALA

project the astral body along the paths it is necessary for many reasons to hold the degrees of initiation to which they correspond; chief among which is that, unless one has received the grade, one will be unknown to guardians of the paths, and they will be inimical rather than helpful, and do all in their power to turn the wanderer back. secondly, if one should succeed in forcing one's way past the guardian, one still has no means of counterchecking the vision or knowing whether one is on or off the path, and there are plenty of beings in the lower sphere who are only too ready to take advantage of presumptuous ignorance. 19. these considerations, however, need in no way discourage anyone who wishes to meditate upon the paths and spheres in the manner i have described; and in the course

DION FORTUNE PSYCHIC SELF DEFENSE

ck, is beaten in a time of crisis, drake himself will return to lead the fleets of england. newbolt has immortalised this legend in his famous poem "take my drum to devon, hang et by the shore. beat et when your powder's runnin' low. if the dons sight devon, i'll quit the port of heaven, and drum them up the channel as we drummed them long ago" the idea of the hero who returns to lead his people, the guardian angel that appears in times of crisis, is sealed deep in the hearts of all nations, and nothing will eradicate it. innumerable instances were reported by the men returning from the trenches during the war. 94 of 103 let us again refer to the ancient wisdom of the qabalah, that storehouse of occult knowledge. we learn here of the good angel and the evil angel of the soul of man who sta

EGYPTIAN BOOK OF THE DEAD PAPYRUS OF ANI MALESTROM

e: the deceased adoring the groups of gods belonging to various cities. chapter xix* the chapter of the crown) of victory. this chapter has no vignette. chapter xx. without title. this chapter has no vignette. chapter xxi* the chapter of giving a mouth to a man in the underworld. this chapter has no vignette. chapter xxii. the chapter of giving a mouth to the deceased in the underworld. vignette: the guardian of the scales touching the mouth of the deceased. chapter xxiii. the chapter of opening the mouth of the deceased in the underworld. vignette: the sem priest touching the mouth of the deceased with the instrument. the versions of the book of the dead. http//www.sacred-texts.com/egy/ebod/ebod03.htm (20 of 36 [8/10/2001 11:22:55 am] chapter xxiv. the chapter of bringing words of magical

ebod/ebod06.htm (3 of 7 [8/10/2001 11:23:29 am] 4 plate vii, l. 5. 5. plate vii, l. 11. 6. plate xi, l. 1] p. lxxxvi views held in the first six dynasties. 7. if, having been of no account, thou hast become great, and if, having been poor, thou hast become rich, when thou art governor of the city be not hard-hearted on account of thy advancement, because xeper-nek mer septu neter thou hast become the guardian of the provisions of god.[1] 8. mertu neter pu setem an setem en mesetu neter what is loved of god is obedience; disobedience hateth god.[2] 9. mak sa nefer en tata neter verily a good son is of the gifts of god.[3] passing from the prisse papyrus, our next source of information is the famous papyrus[4] containing the "maxims of ani" which are well known through the labours of de roug

nit chamber. the unclean man who would walk thereover doth fall down among the knives; or (as others say, his name is "mathes"[2] and he is the watcher of the door of amenta; or (as others say, his name is "heri-sep-f "hail, lord of terror, chief of the lands of the north and south, lord of the red glow, who preparest the slaughter-block, and who dost feed upon the inward parts" who then is this? the guardian of the bight of amenta. what then is this? it is the heart of osiris, which is the devourer of all slaughtered things. the urerit crown hath been given unto him with swellings of the heart as lord of suten-henen. what then is this? he to whom hath been given the urerit crown with swellings of-the heart as lord of suten-henen is osiris. he was bidden to rule among the gods on the day o

his father osiris. as to the day of the union of earth with earth, it is the mingling of earth with earth in the coffin of osiris, the soul that liveth in suten-henen, the giver of meat and drink, the destroyer of wrong, and the guide of the everlasting paths. who then is this? it is ra himself "deliver thou [me] from the great god who carrieth away souls, and who devoureth filth and eateth dirt, the guardian of the darkness [who himself" liveth] in the light. they who are in misery fear him" as concerning the souls within the (113) tchafi [they are those which are] with the god who carrieth away the soul, who eateth hearts, and who feedeth (114) upon offal, the guardian of the darkness who is within the seker boat; they who live in (115) crime fear him. who then is this? it is suti, or (a

f shu [children of] the place of the dawn, who as the children of light have gained possession of his crown. may i rise up and may i fare forth like osiris" vignette: ani the scribe standing with his back to a block and knife text [chapter xl (i) the chapter of not entering in unto the block. saith osiris ani "the four bones[1] of my neck and of my back are joined together for me in heaven by ra, the guardian of the earth (2) this was granted on the day when my rising up out of weakness upon my two feet was ordered, on the day (3) when the hair was cut off. the bones of my neck and of my back have been joined together by set and by the company of the gods, even as they were (4) in the time that is past; may nothing happen to break them apart. make ye [me] strong against my father's murdere

red and green. text [chapter lxxxvi (i) here begin the chapters of making transformations. the changing into a swallow (2) saith osiris ani, triumphant "i am the swallow [i am] the swallow [i am] the scorpion, the daughter of ra. hail, ye gods, whose scent is sweet; hail, ye gods, whose scent is sweet! hail, thou flame, which comest forth from (4) the horizon! hail, thou who art in the city. may the guardian of the bight lead me on. o stretch out up unto me (5) thine bands that i may be able to pass my days in the island of flame. i have fared forth with my warrant. i have come with the power thereof. let the doors be opened unto me (6. how shall i tell what i have seen therein? horus was like unto the prince of the sacred bark, and the throne of his father was given unto him. sut, the so

y i enter into the presence of ra daily to hear his words, and may i sit down among the (8) mighty gods of nut. may a homestead be made ready for me, and may offerings of food and drink be put before me therein. may i eat therein (9) may i become a shining one therein; may i be filled therein to, my heart's fullest desire; may sacred wheat be given unto me to eat. may i, by myself, get power over the guardian of my head" plate xxv. http//www.sacred-texts.com/egy/ebod/ebod31.htm (1 of 2 [8/10/2001 11:28:42 am] vignette: a green hawk, holding a flail, and standing upon a pylon-shaped pedestal [1. see lepsius, todtenbuch, bl. 32] p. 333 text [chapter lxxviii (1) the chapter of changing into a sacred hawk. saith osiris ani (2 "hail, thou mighty one, come unto tattu. make thou my paths, and let

ession of all that belongeth unto osiris in the underworld. the double lion-god (25) the warder of the things that belong to the house of the nemmes crown which is in his hiding place, saith unto me 'get thee back to the heights of heaven, seeing that through horus (26) thou hast become glorified in thy form; the nemmes crown is not for thee; thou hast speech even unto the ends (27) of heaven' i, the guardian, take possession of the things which belong to horus and osiris in the underworld. horus telleth aloud unto me that which (28) his father had said concerning me in years [gone by, on the day of the burial [of osiris. i have given unto thee the nemmes of the double lion-god which i possess (29) that thou mayest pass onward and mayest travel over the path of heaven, and that they who dw

is limned with the pen. when they hear [my words, the gods say (9 'let us bow down our faces, and let him come unto us; the light shineth beyond you' my hour is within my body (10) i have not spoken [evil] in the place of right and truth, and each day i advance in right and truth. i am shrouded in darkness when i sail up to celebrate the festival of the (11) dead one, and to embalm the aged one, the guardian of the earth--i the osiris, the scribe ani, triumphant! i have not entered into (12) the hiding places of the starry deities. i have ascribed glory unto osiris. i have pacified the heart of the gods who follow after him. i have not felt fear (13) of those who cause terror, even those who dwell in their own lands. behold, i am exalted (14) upon [my] resting place upon my throne. i am n

(20) as the lord of shautat. as concerning osiris ani, may his body dwell in annu; may it be manifested unto those who are with the shining one in the place of burial in amenta" vignette: a human head springing from a lotus in a pool of water. text [chapter lxxxia (1 [the chapter of] changing into a lotus. saith osiris ani "i am the (2) pure lotus which cometh forth from the p. 341 god of light, the guardian of the nostrils of ra, the guardian (3) of the nose of hathor. i advance and i plate xxviii. http//www.sacred-texts.com/egy/ebod/ebod34.htm (1 of 2 [8/10/2001 11:28:52 am] hasten (4) after him who is horus. i am, the pure one who cometh forth from the field" vignette: a god with a disk upon his head. text [chapter lxxx (i [tim, chapter of] changing into the god who giveth light in the

ELIPHAS LEVI THE CONJURATION OF THE FOUR ELEMENTS

arkness veiled in light! o master who never retainest the wages of thy workmen! o silvery whiteness! o golden splendor! o crown of diamonds, living and melodious! thou who bearest the sky upon thy finger, like a ring of sapphire! thou who hidest under the earth, in the kingdom of gems, the wonderful seed of stars! all hail! reign; and be the eternal dispenser of riches, of which thou hast made us the guardians. amen. we most observe that the special kingdom of the gnomes is at the north; that of the salamanders at the south; that of the sylphs at the east; and that of the undines at the west. they influence the four temperaments of men (i. e, the gnomes, the melancholic; the salamanders, the sanguine; the undines, the phlegmatic; and the sylphs, the bilious. their signs are as follows: the

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of the penitence of a manuscript in the library of the arsenal at paris that deals with kabalistic tradition. it recounts how the first two sons of adam, cain and abel, respectively typifying brute force and intelligence, slew each other, and that adam s inheritance passed to his third son, seth. seth was permitted to advance as far as the gate of the earthly paradise without being threatened by the guardian angel with his flaming sword, which is to say that he was an initiate of occult science. he beheld the tree of life and the tree of knowledge, which had become grafted upon each other so that they formed one tree. some commentators believe this to symbolize the harmony of science and religion in the kabala. the guardian angel presented seth with three seeds from this tree and directed

urch of god-realization ananisapta a kabalistic word made up from the initial letters of the prayer antidotum nazareni auferat necene intoxicationis; sanctificet alimenta, poculaque trinitas alma. when written on virgin parchment, it is said to be a powerful talisman to protect against disease (see also kabala) anarazel according to ancient superstition, anarazel is one of the demons charged with the guardianship of subterranean treasures, which he carries about from one place to another to hide them from men. it is he who, with his companions gaziel and fecor, shakes the foundations of houses, raises the tempests, rings the bells at midnight, causes specters to appear, and inspires a thousand terrors. anathema the name was given by the ancients to certain classes of votive offerings, to t

ions. they are so merciful that if an evil action has been done, it is not recorded until the man has slept, and if at that time he repents, they place on the record that god has par- encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. angels 53 doned him. the siamese, besides holding the difference of sex, imagine angels have offspring; but their beliefs concerning the government of the world and the guardianship of the human race are similar to those of other nations. the christian fathers, for the most part, believed angels possessed bodies of heavenly substance (tertullian calls it angelified flesh, and, if not, they could assume a corporeal presence at their pleasure. in fact, all the actions recorded of angels in scripture imply human bodies and attributes. some theosophists regard an

been mentioned. roger bacon included it among his broad studies. but it is the period of the stuarts that can be considered the acme of astrology in england. then william lilly employed the doctrine of the magical circle, engaged in the evocation of spirits from the ars notoria and used the form of prayer prescribed therein to the angel salmonoeus, and entertained among his familiar acquaintance the guardian spirits of england, salmael and malchidael. his ill success with the divining rod induced him to surrender the pursuit of rhabdomancy. the successor of lilly was henry coley, a tailor, who had been his amanuensis and was almost as successful in prophecy as his master. while astrology flourished in england it was in high repute with its kindred pursuits of magic, necromancy, and alchem

nt. baha u llah s son, abbas effendi (1844.1921, known as abdu l-baha (or servant of baha, is considered the exemplar of the faith. like his father he was confined at acre until 1908, when he was released following the revolution of the young turks. he was then able to oversee the worldwide spread of the baha i faith. he was in turn succeeded by his grandson, shoghi effendi (1897.1957, considered the guardian of the faith. the writings of the bab, baha u llah, and abdu -baha are considered scripture by followers of the faith, and those of shoghi effendi as infallible commentary. the teachings of the faith are universalist, based on the claim that divine revelation is continuous and that the baha i faith is the culmination of the world s major religions. the baha i faith proclaims the unity

irmly maintained that the one attached to the sheridan family was distinctly heard lamenting beneath the windows of the family residence before the news arrived from france of mrs. frances sheridan s death at blois. she added that a niece of miss sheridan made her very angry by observing that as mrs. frances sheridan was by birth a chamberlaine, a family of english extraction, she had no right to the guardianship of an irish fairy, and that therefore the banshee must have made a mistake. then there is the well-known case related by lady fanshawe who tells us how, when on a visit in ireland, she was awakened at midnight by a loud scream outside her window. on looking out she saw a young and rather handsome woman, with dishevelled hair, who vanished before her eyes with another shriek. on co

ndation maintains a library on occult science and related fields and publishes the many flying saucer contactee writings of riley hansard crabb. the address of the foundation is: p.o. box 6250, eureka, ca 95502. website: http//www.borderlands.com. sources: crabb, riley hansard. an attempt at cosmic fellowship. vista, calif: borderland science research foundation, 1964. layne, meade. the coming of the guardians. 5th ed. vista, calif: borderland sciences research foundation, 1964. the ether ship mystery. san diego: borderland sciences research associates, 1950. borderline magazine popular american occult magazine published from 1965 to 1966, edited by shelly lowenkopf and astrologer sydney omarr. publication ceased after vol. 2, no. 2 (february 1966. borderline science investigation group a

ates for a new life in embodiment to learn a particular lesson. it is believed that one will incarnate into a situation that would tend to force a confrontation with that lesson. ultimately, the goal is to learn the lesson and move toward balance. the sacred path wheel also reveals the soul s connection to the basic elements of the universe (earth, air, fire, and water) and their manifestation in the guardians, animals, plants, and minerals. the elements provide the energy to pursue one s life journey. torres has also developed a new tarot-like deck of divination cards, the faces of womanspirit, designed to assist females to connect with their femininity and the goddess. it is used as a new age tool, assisted by the book guide that accompanies the deck, to facilitate one s particular move

of india, the cock arrived in europe in early times via persia, where it is alluded to in the zoroastrian books as the beadle (messenger) of the sun and terror of demons. among the arabs, it was said that it crowed when it became aware of the presence of jinns. the jews received their concept of the cock as a scarer of evil spirits from the persians, as did the armenians, who said that it greets the guardian angels with its clarion call, who descend to earth with the day, and that it gives the keynote to the angelic choirs of heaven to commence their daily round of song. in india, too, and among the pagan slavs, it was supposed to scare away demons from dwelling places and was the first living creature introduced into a newly built house. the jews, however, believed that it was possible f

xemplifies. the identity of master jesus is somewhat complicated in theosophical history. according to the theosophical society, master jesus was not the same person as jesus christ. rather, he took embodiment as apollonius of tyana. master jesus is the lord of the sixth ray of purity and fiery devotion. as such he is the master of devotees, saints, and mystics of every religious tradition. he is the guardian of the christian church, founded by maitreya (commonly known as jesus christ. he was also incarnated as the indian teacher ramanujacharya, who lived in the twelfth century. he currently inhabits the body of a syrian and lives in lebanon among the druse people. over the centuries his mission has been to found magnetic centers. through the twentieth century, most theosophical movements

itual planes. members of the hierarchy closest to humanity are the lords of the seven rays (of the light spectrum. each ray is representative of a particular virtue that the lord of that ray exemplifies. master koot hoomi, generally referred to simply as master k. h, is the lord of the second ray, and exemplar of wisdom. he is especially concerned with culture.art, religion, and education. and is the guardian of a vast museum located in the remote tibetan valley where he and master morya reside. in one of his past incarnations koot hoomi was the philosopher pythagoras but today he inhabits the body of a kasmirian indian. like morya, he travels frequently and many members of the theosophical society have reported seeing him. blavatsky reportedly first met him in 1868. he also had a special

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anmar. the spirits of rain, wind, and the heavenly bodies were in that condition of evolution that usually results in their becoming full-fledged deities, with whom placation gives way to worship. but the spirits of the forest are true demons with well-marked animistic characteristics. thus the nat or seiktha dwells in trees or groves. his nature is usually malign, but occasionally we find him as the guardian of a village. in any case, he possesses a shrine where he may be propitiated by gifts of food and drink. several of these demonic figures have almost achieved godhead, so widespread did their particular veneration become, and hmin nat, chiton, and wannein nat may be named as fiends of power, the dread of which spread across extensive districts. the nats were probably of indian origin

n the burmese demonological system, and these were chiefly supposed to be brahmanic importations. these dwelt in the houses like the evil nats and were the tutelars of village communities, and even of clans. they were duly propitiated, at which ceremonies rice, beer, and teasalad were offered to them. women were employed as exorcists to drive out the evil nats, but at the festivals connected with the guardian nats, women were not permitted to officiate. necromancy and occult medicine necromancy used to be common among the burmese. the weza or wizards were of two kinds, good and evil, and these were each subdivided into four classes, according to the materials they employed, such as, for example, magic squares, mercury, or iron. the native doctors professed to cure the diseases caused by wi

month byssus. this was regarded as the birthday of apollo and was called polypthonus. according to diodorus, virginity was originally a prerequisite in the pythoness, due to the purity of that state and its relation to diana; moreover, virgins were thought better adapted than other women to keep oracular mysteries secret and inviolate. but after an accident had occurred to one of the pythonesses, the guardians of the temple permitted no one to fulfil the duties of the office until she had attained the age of 50. the oracle of dodona another celebrated oracle, that of jupiter, was at dodona in epirus, greece (from which jupiter derived the name of dodonus. it was situated at the foot of mount tomarus, in a grove of oaks, and there answers were given by a woman named pelias. pelias means dov

ccording to legend manco had the rock shaped oracle thrown down, whereupon its guardian spirit emerged in the form of a parrot and flew away. but upon manco commanding the parrot be pursued, the spirit sought another rock to receive it, and the spirit of the huillca was transferred. similar to the idols of mexico, most of the principal huacas of peru seem to also have been oracles. it is believed the guardians of the speaking huacas were not influenced by the apu- ccapac-inca himself. there was a tradition that the huillacumu, a venerable huillac whom the rest acknowledged as their head, at one time possessed jurisdiction over the supreme war chiefs. sources: bouche-leclercq, a. histoire de la divination dans l antiquite. paris, 1879. reprint, new york: arno press, 1975. dempsey, t. the de

the report alleged fraud by helena petrovna blavatsky and sex scandals involving charles w. leadbeater and young boys in 1906. however, in spite of the attacks, the ose survived. in 1911, krishnamurti was claimed to be the chosen vehicle of the lord maitreya-bodhisattva-christ. in october 1912, j. narayniah, the father of krishnamurti, and his brother, started legal proceedings against besant for the guardianship of the two boys. narayniah claimed that because of leadbeater s influence, besant was unfit to have custody. the case was heard two years later in madras, the judge concluded that charges of sexual immorality against leadbeater in relation to krishnamurti were unfounded. however, he also ruled that leadbeater was not a suitable person to associate with children, besant should no l

ture and appeared in the symbolism of many races. the gnostic text pistis sophia, describes the disc of the sun as a great dragon with his tail in his mouth. the fourth-century writer horopollon stated the egyptians represented the universe as a serpent devouring its own tail, a symbol of eternity and immortality, an image also found on gnostic gems. in alchemy, the tail-eating dragon represented the guardian of mystical treasure, symbolized by the sun. alchemy was to destroy or dissolve this guardian as a stage towards knowledge of this treasure. possibly the familiar chinese yin-yang symbol is related to the tail-devouring serpent.here the masculine-feminine principles throughout nature are held in balance. sources: eddison, e. r. the worm ouroboros. new york: e. p. dutton, 1952. oursler

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d heard from the elder brother, who later, according to laughead, identified himself as being jesus the christ and also sananda. laughead was to continue his work with saucers, and soon venusians would contact him. at this stage, the laugheads had not heard of dorothy martin. they did not know that she also was in psychic contact with the elder brother as well as with a group of beings she called the guardians. in april 1954, one of the latter introduced himself as sananda from the planet clarion. in a previous lifetime, sananda said, he was jesus. martin or at least her unconscious mind got the name clarion from contactee truman bethurum, but bethurum s clarion was a planet on the other side of the moon; martin/sananda s clarion, on the other hand, existed in the etheric realm. a companio

laughead s loss of employment. other papers around the country, and soon afterward the world, picked up the story, and the result was blistering ridicule on an international scale. the publicity also left the relentlessly gullible group open to pranks that periodically sent its members packing in preparation for meetings with space people or saucer landings. though on the morning of the twentieth the guardians promised that they would board a flying saucer just after midnight, no spaceship appeared. stunned, the group tried to figure out what had happened. finally, someone suggested that the group s positive work had prevented the flood. not long afterward, a message from sananda confirmed that interpretation. when laughead called reporters and wire services to pass on the good news, he tr

FELDMAN DANIEL QABALAH THE MYSTICAL HERITAGE OF THE CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM

in the fifth line of the first verse above, is also a name of vast face. ayin i means eye, and in the idra rabba qadusha (greater holy assembly) it says: this is the tradition: were the eye closed even for one moment, no thing could subsist. therefore, it is called the open eye, the holy eye, the excellent eye, the eye of fate (alzm, mazal, the eye which sleeps not nor slumbers, the eye which is the guardian of all things, the eye which is the substance of all things. 4 also, and he himself, the most ancient of ancient ones, is called arikh anafin, vast face, and he who is more external is called ze ir anafin, or small face, in opposition to the ancient eternal holy one, the holy of holy ones. 5 and, the ancient one is hidden and concealed. small face is manifested and not manifested. the

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being bled to death. as he watched the mass of writhing corpses in that foul bedlam of death groans- made more loathsome by the ribald jesting of the slaughtermen, the scene became more vast, more heathenly impossible, when he noticed towering before him a giant shape with gory sheepskin used as loincloth, who, with a shrill voice shouted "woe unto you that seek this awful place of satiety. i am the guardian named necrobiosis, in order that there may be mobility" then seeing aaos he laughed hideously, and addressed him thus "but why cometh aaos in the close season? thou old dodger of time, thou eye winking at all things! for thou canst will love in that which is most repulsive. away o aaos, thou too art an arch-slaughterer of sheep" then the giant gave an awful grimace and turned his back

FRATER TENEBROUS CULTS OF CTHULHU

yog-sothoth is the outer manifestation of the primal chaos, the gate though which those outside must enter. in the dunwich horror, lovecraft writes, the old ones were, the old ones are, and the old ones shall be. not in the spaces we know, but between them, they walk serene and primal, undimensioned and to us unseen. yog-sothoth knows the gate. yog-sothoth is the gate. yag-sothoth is the key and the guardian of the gate. past, present, future, all are one in yog-sothoth. he knows where the old ones broke through of old, and where they shall break through again. his order of existence parallels the concept of the universe as exposited in hindu and oriental mysticism, an all-in-one and one-in-all of limitless being and self. as such, a particular physical from cannot be ascribed to yog-soth

rms part of the necromantic workings of the sorcerer, joseph curwen. the british occultist kenneth grant has described yog- sothoth as embodying the supreme and ultimate blasphemy in the form of the aeon (yog or yuga) of set (sothoth= set+ thoth) 4. on the qabbalistic tree of life, yog-sothoth can be attributed to da ath, the eleventh (or non) sephirah, where the identification is with choronzon, the guardian of the abyss whom crowley called the first and deadliest of the powers of evil, and whose number is 333, that of chaos and dispersion. elementally, yog-sothoth can be considered as the positive manifestation of fire; magically, to active spirit, his cardinal station being the immediate south. reigning over the universe is azathoth, the blind idiot god. the lord of all things. encircle

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sired. man, the spirit, has a like creative power, and has through the ages, under the guidance of the gods, learned to build bodies of increasing value as instruments for his expression. but his pilgrimage through matter was undertaken for the purpose of making him an independent creative intelligence, and to attain that end it was necessary that he should at the proper time, be emancipated from the guardianship of the gods, so that he might learn to create, not only for himself, but also to aid and to teach others in the great school of life. during the course of his evolution, man has become more and more enlightened concerning the mystery of life; but nevertheless, it is only a few hundred years ago when life and liberty were endangered by the expression of opinions in advance of the c

position between the plant and the god. at the time when one half of the human sex force was diverted for the purpose of building a brain, men were helpless and lacking in knowledge of how to overcome conditions. they did not even have the consciousness to know that there was a difficulty, and had no outside help been given the race must have died out. therefore the angels from the moon, who were the guardians of mankind, herded the sexes together in great temples at times when the interplanetary lines of force were propitious to propagation and thus they perpetuated the race. it was also proposed that when the brain had been completed, the lords of mercury, elder brothers of our present humanity who excelled in intelligence, should teach us how to use the mind and make it truly creative s

tually level all distinctions, bring peace upon earth and good will among men. this is the great ideal which points the shortest way to the new heaven and the new earth, where the sons of cain and the sons of seth will eventually be united. part ix armageddon, the great war, and the coming age the chart printed in part v shows that there was an age when humanity lived in peace and happiness under the guardianship of a ruler who held the double office of king and priest, being both temporal and spiritual head of the double sexed human race. he is called melchisedec in the bible terminology, and it is said that he was king of salem, salem meaning peace. since then humanity has been divided into two sexes, male and female, and placed under the dual rulership of a king having dominion over the

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ime they sensed it during the generative process; it was then said that "adam knew eve" at that time lucifer spirits, fallen angels and inhabitants of the warlike planet mars, taught them how to eat of the tree of knowledge, which is the symbolical name for the generative act. thus by degrees their eyes were opened and they became aware of the physical world, but lost touch with the spiritual and the guardian angels who had previously been their benevolent guides. only a few of the most spiritual among them retained their higher vision and communion with the divine hierarchs. these were then known as prophets, who acted as messengers between the invisible divine leaders and their respective peoples. but in time mankind desired to select its own leaders and demanded visible kings; at least

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e with the castle candle now held firmly by both hands close to his chest. his thoughts turn briefly to his wife and how easily she brings out the spirit of fire in his heart and mind. typo hands the candle to sharon and waits for the call to the west..as typo steps back, sharon steps forward. from the altar she picks up the copper bowl. facing west and raising the candle and the bowl she invokes the guardian "o watcher of the west, ancient one most fearful and mysterious we welcome you to this circle bless and wash us with your presence" as she speaks, a fierce wind laced with sleet and icy rain blasts into the circle, causing robes to flap and twist and bodies to shiver with the sudden damp chill. with the water comes the cold smell of winter rain, then the sound of a soft voice-not shar

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essing two complementary energies which when balanced cause its immediate destruction. these two energies, or powers, are called metatron and sammael; and in the name of tetragrammaton they are symbolized by the od and the vau- the serpent coiled up or passive and the serpent erect or active. the first represents the creative energy and the second actual movement or change. these two serpents are the guardians of those forces which man calls good and evil; they are, as we have already mentioned, symbolized by yakhin and boaz, the pillars of solomon's temple, and flow into kether through the fifty gates of binah, 50 being the numerical value of kl (lk) which means gall h, or the gunderstanding of all h. moses failed to open the fiftieth of these gates had he done so he would have become the

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ently by one section if any shall be communicated only under the rules bywhichthey are governed [a further clause (thenumberofwhichcannot be identified 'affirmsthatintheone case there is a triple headship and in theotherthatthe head is"themosthonouredfrater finem respice, 7=4" andhimonly-_appendixe _thefellowshipoftherosycross(i)constitution&lawsofthefellowship1.thefellowship of the rosy cross is the guardian of a path of symbolism communicated inritualafter the manner of the chief instituted mysteries, past and present.2.thesymbolism is concerned onlywiththe questandattainment of the human soul on its return to the divine centre: it is sought thereby to recall its members to the true object of research and the livingmethodof its attainment.3.the fellowshipdoes notprofessto communicate kno

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th fire.'thestolistes and dadouchos fall backto their places in rear of the procession.hegemon:'childofearth, twice cleansed with water and conse255 crated with fire, you may approach the gateofthe west.'thekerux leads the procession to the throne of the hiereus and there pausing raises the hoodwink of candidate, who is threatened by the hiereus with his sword.hiereus:'you cannot pass by me, said the guardian of the west until you have learnedmyname.'ii4thegoldendawnhegemon:(replying for candidate 'your name is darkness.'hiereus:'you have known me; go forward and fear not.hewho trembles attheflameandat the floodandattheshadowsoftheair,has nopartingod.'thekeruxreplacesthecandidate'shoodwink; the procession again moves forward, passing the hierophant, who knocks, andthehiereuswho also knocks

of nature, which is a continual undulation, the coiling and uncoilingofthe serpent.itwas for this that i passed between the pillars when you were restored to the light and for this also that you were placed between them to receive the perfect consecration. my throne at the gate of the east is the placeofthe rising sun.thethrone of120thegoldendawnthe hiereus at the gate of the west is the place of the guardian against those multitudes which sleep through light and waken in twilight.thechairofthe hegemon who is seated between the pillars, with mitre-headed sceptre, is the placeofbalanced power betwixt the ultimate light and the ultimate darkness. these meanings are further indicated by our insignia and the colours of our robes.thewandofthe kerux is a beam from the light of the hidden wisdom

and waken in twilight.thechairofthe hegemon who is seated between the pillars, with mitre-headed sceptre, is the placeofbalanced power betwixt the ultimate light and the ultimate darkness. these meanings are further indicated by our insignia and the colours of our robes.thewandofthe kerux is a beam from the light of the hidden wisdom, and his lantern is an emblem of the ever-burning lamp borne by the guardianofthe mysteries.theseal of the stolistes at the gate of the north, signifyingcold, is the place of the guardian of the cauldron and the well of water.theseal of the dadouchos in the south, signifying heat, is the place of the guardianofthe lake of fire and the burning bush' a pause.hierophant:'frater kerux, i command you to declare that the neophyte has been regularly initiated into th

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er of the apocalypseofst john, describing the twenty-four thrones before the throne of the majesty divine. the word 'antient',as usedinthe time of shakespeare, meant20 the sorcererand his apprenticea banner-bearer, or ensign, or he who is worthy to bear the symbol under which men go forth to war; and we shall see presently, of what and how important occult symbols our 'ancients' or 'antients' are the guardians. the egyptian royal cartouche is, probably, the origin of the armorial bearings of heraldry, the hieroglyphics being the charges; and this cartouche borne upon a pole, formed a banner or symbol, whichever you like to call it. now the seats of the ancients in each point of our zelator grade, are pregnant with meaning. in the one they are arranged in a column,as inleadingthe candidate

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

saturn was related to zurvan, the supreme god of time (equivalent to the lord of wisdom, with the logos being related to the sun and sophia to the moon. whilst mithra was a sun being, the saturnian imagery indicated to the faithful that the solar sphere was simply zurvan's presence in the lower world- this is an important truth. this mystery is even more complicated when we realise that saturn is the guardian of the abyss, and consists two aspects. the lower aspect of saturn is seen as the demiurge, while the higher is seen as the guardian or watcher. so we have mithra as a mixed deity, representing both the light sun ruled by the guardian, reflecting zurvan and a hint that the sun also contains the darker force which is symbolised by the demiurge or negative saturn. the treasury of light

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the higher articulated solar and lunar shadow forms of the initiatic guide, by one conjoined with the demonic spirit the self develops in balance, rather than repression and self-deception. such angels are fallen, and contain a demonic or infernal aspect to their character. approach this with respect and seek to become like the essence you so seek. the angelick spirits of the shemhamphorasch are the guardians who lead one to the threshold (azazel, shaitan. spirits should be invoked as how lucifer would command by resolve and silent perception. do not act upon impulse; rather refine your thought to work for you. consider the higher articulation of the spirit and how this may associate with the balanced aspects of the self. in most cases the demonic is in relation to the angelic, a combinat

hich along with astaroth (whom is more bestial/demonic in nature and appearance) opens the way to the grail of lucifer s crown the perception of i and the mind separate from the universe. paimon is a higher spirit of self-initiation, who is a path maker for ones own becoming. paimon sometimes appears as an angelick spirit with a flaming sword. his office is guardian of the path through leviathan, the guardian of the depths and subconscious. 41 j buer buer is a demon of ones becoming and self-initiation through philosophy and instinct. buer should respond to the sorcerer by the means inspiration which leads to one seeking answers and results via work itself. buer is also sabbatic familiar, giving the sorcerer insight and learning inspiration into wort cunning, herbalism, ect. buer is also a

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head. takes the incense, goes to the west of altar, faces east, raises it, and draws equilibrium spirit pentagrams, saying "exarp bitom (draw active pentagram) hcoma nanta (draw passive pentagram) 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 the universe! be ye also the watchers of our mystic vault. keep far removed the evil and the unbalanced; strengthen and inspire the initiates, so that we may preserve unsullied this abode of the 4 mysteries of the eternal gods. let this place be pure and holy, so that we may enter in and become partakers of the secrets of divine light (he replaces the incense upon can

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s name. the station of the hegemon is between the two pillars whose bases are in jxn and dwh at the intersection of the paths p and s in the symbolic gateway of occult science as it were, at the beam of the balance, at the equilibrium of the scales of justice; at the point of intersection of the lowest reciprocal path with that of s, which forms a part of the middle pillar. she is placed there as the guardian of the threshold of entrance and the preparer of the way for the enterer. therefore she is the reconciler between light and darkness, and the mediator between the stations of hierophant and hiereus. the symbols and insignia of the hegemon are: the robe of pure whiteness, bearing on the left breast a red cross. the mitre-headed sceptre. the lamen suspended from a black collar. the robe

herefore, it is born on the lamen of dadouchos whose office is that of purification and consecration by o, and from it also may be drawn by meditation several formulae of strength. the kerux is the principle form of anubis, as the sentinel is the subsidiary form. the kerux is ano-oobist empe-eeb-te "anubis of the east" sentinel is ano-oobi em-pemen-te "anubis of the west" the kerux is the herald, the guardian and watcher within the temple, as the sentinel is the watcher without, and therefore is his charge the proper disposition of the furniture and stations of the temple. he is also the proclaimer. his peculiar ensigns of office are: the red lamp to signify the hidden o over which he watches. the magic staff of power to represent a ray of the divine light which kindles the hidden o. two p

nel is the watcher without, and therefore is his charge the proper disposition of the furniture and stations of the temple. he is also the proclaimer. his peculiar ensigns of office are: the red lamp to signify the hidden o over which he watches. the magic staff of power to represent a ray of the divine light which kindles the hidden o. two potions whereby to produce the effect of blood. 13 he is the guardian of the inner side of the portal, the sleepless watcher of the gods and the preparer of the pathway to divine wisdom "watcher for the gods" is the name of kerux, and he is ano-oobist, the herald before them. the stolistes is stationed in the northern part of the hall to the northwest of the black pillar whose base is in dwh, and is there as the affirmer of the powers of moisture, n, re

ign b, called ta-aur in egyptian. 2. the children of horus: between the invisible stations of the kerubim are those of the four vice-gerants of the elements and they are situated at the four corners of the temple, at the places marked by the four rivers of eden in the warrant; for the body of a warrant, authorizing the formation and establishment of a temple, represents the temple itself of which the guardians are the kerubim and the vice-gerents in the places of the rivers. ameshet (man-headed) is placed in the northeast, between the man and the bull. ameshet or amesheth (the spelling is coptic and differs according to the force intended to be invoked by the letters. tou-mathaph, jackal-headed, is placed in the southeast between the man and the lion. tmo-oumathu or tmoumathv. ahephi, ape

es. it is a power of the great god ahapshi and has the face and form of a bull with heavy darkening wings. the colors are black, green, red, with some white. these forms are not described in detail. we are to imagine them there as great stabilizing forces whose forms vary according to circumstances. 3. the children of horus: these have their invisible stations in the corners of the hall. they are the guardians of the viscera of the human being- every part of whom comes up for judgment in its right time and place. ameshett, is the man-faced god is in the northeast. he has a blue nemyss banded with red, blue and black. his face is red and he has a black ceremonial beard. around the shoulders of his white mummy shape are bands of red, blue and black, 24 three times repeated. he stands on red

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to the center altar and face east. replace pantacle. take incense, go west of altar, face east, raise it, and trace the active equilibrating spirit pentagram. say "exarp, bitom" trace the passive equilibrating spirit pentagram, saying "hcoma, nanta. in the names and letters of the mystical tablet of union, i invoke ye, ye angels of the celestial spheres, whose dwelling is in the invisible. ye are the guardians of the gates of the universe; be ye also the watchers of my mystic sphere. remove and banish far the evil; strengthen and inspire me that i may preserve unsullied this my body, as the abode of the mysteries of the holy one. let my sphere be pure and holy so that i may be able to enter into the center of my being, and become a partaker of the secret of the divine light" 5 step 11 pass

perfect twklm, the 'resplendent intelligence' be thus exalted above every head and sit on the throne of hnyb, and being clothed with the sun, illuminate the darkness of my mortal body. cause the divine influx to descend from the great archangel wrffm, to rend away the veils of darkness from my mortal vision, that i may know thee, ynda, the only true self, and hwchy, hcwhy, thy perfect messenger, the guardian angel in me, my only hope of attainment to the eternal glory" step 17 place aside the astral lotus wand. return into the physical body, place sword on neck, and say "so help me, the lord of the universe and my higher soul" step 18 rise, holding the sword in the right hand with both arms raised on high. contemplate with imagination, and aspire unto the ideal and say "i invoke thee, hru

have passed through the gates of the firmament. give me your hands, o ye lords of truth, for i am made as ye. hail unto ye, for ye are the formers of the soul, hy, layzr" step 22 pass on and halt in the south. formulate the two pillars, and aspire to the genius. pass to the west, and say "before all things are the chaos, the darkness and the gates of the land of night. therefore, in the place of the guardian of the gate of the west, i tread thee down beneath my feet, o form of darkness and of fear. for fear is failure, and except i be without fear, i cannot cast out the evil ones into the earth. i have conquered thee, so i pass on" go around, saying: 9 "o lord of the universe, thou art above all things, and thy name is in all things, and before thee the shadows of the night roll back and

e night roll back and the darkness hasteth away (vibrate hyha, wrffm) thus, have i formulated the white triangle of the light divine that, rising and expanding, may shine within my heart, a center of the supernal splendor" step 23 stop in the north, form the pillars, and aspire. pass east, say "after the formless and the void and the darkness, cometh the knowledge of the light. so in the place of the guardian of the gate of the east, i draw thee into my heart, o vision of the rising sun. thou dwellest in the place of the balance of the forces where alone is perfect justice. unbalanced mercy is but weakness, and unbalanced severity is cruelty and oppression. therefore, in the name of the motionless heart, i pass on unto that great altar whereon is sacrificed the body of my higher genius" st

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s a sacred responsibility which rests for a period upon you. the chief officers of the temple are distinct as is the hierophant as the expounder of the mysteries, but not on him alone, for all must work together to encompass the good of all. i invite you, therefore, not only to take counsel with the chiefs of the second order on all important occasions and to maintain a regular communication with the guardians of the outer temple, but to consult and assist the lesser officers so that these rites which, under the supreme authority, are about to be placed in your hands, may, after your term of office, be restored to the chief adept not merely intact in their workings but showing an increased beauty and a greater light of symbolism. thus only will you give, when the time comes, a good account

assist the lesser officers so that these rites which, under the supreme authority, are about to be placed in your hands, may, after your term of office, be restored to the chief adept not merely intact in their workings but showing an increased beauty and a greater light of symbolism. thus only will you give, when the time comes, a good account of your stewardship. let me further remind you that the guardians of the outer temple should at all times, in all things, 8 command your respect as the deputies of the absolute power which dwells behind the veil, directing all things in the two orders for the attainment of its divine ends. let the memory of these objects abide you, even as it abides in them and do you assist them in their labor so to direct the temple that peace may be maintained w

brethren, do solemnly promise that i will, to the utmost of my power, fulfill the high office which has been imposed upon me, and by me accepted freely, for the good of the whole order; that i will maintain the rites of the order and observe the duties of my position with conscientiousness and loving care, not alone toward the temple itself, but every individual member; that i will cooperate with the guardians of the temple; that i will execute the decree of the chiefs of the second order, acting with justice and without fear of favor in accordance with the dictates of my conscience. this i affirm by the symbol worn upon the breast of the officiating adept (hierophant is directed to stretch out his hand in the direction of the rose cross on the chief adept's breast "arise, very honoured fr

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to bear here must have been of the highest order. feeling somewhat overawed, we climbed on, past the 44th and 45th courses of the hulking and enigmatic structure. at the 40th course an angry voice hailed us in arabic from the plaza below and we looked down to see a tiny, turbaned man dressed in a billowing kaftan. despite the range, he had unslung his shotgun and was preparing to take aim at us. the guardian and the vision he was, of course, the guardian of the pyramid s western face, the patrolman of the fourth cardinal point, and he had not received the extra funds dispensed to his colleagues of the north, east and south faces. i could tell from ali s perspiration that we were in a potentially tricky situation. the guard was ordering us to come down at once so that he could place us und

it was extremely difficult to attribute them to chance. nor did it seem likely to be an accident that the jackal god had been assigned a role centre-stage in the drama, serving as the spirit guide of osiris on his journey through the underworld.2 it was tempting, too, to wonder whether there was any significance in the fact that in ancient times anubis had been referred to by egyptian priests as the guardian of the secret and sacred writings .3) under the grooved edge of the gilded casket on which his effigy now crouched was found an inscription: initiated into the secrets .4 alternative translations of the same hieroglyphic text rendered it variously as he who is upon the secrets, and as guardian of the secrets .5 but were there any secrets left in egypt? after more than a century of int

s the osireion if was not a huge, unsolved mystery that deserved closer scrutiny than it has received from the scholars whose job it is to look into these matters? and what was the burial in the desert of twelve high-prowed, seagoing ships if not also a mystery that cried out, loudly, for solution? it was the burial place of those ships i was now crossing the cemeteries of the jackal gods to see: the guardian, london, 21 december 1991: a fleet of 5000-year-old royal ships has been found buried eight miles from the nile. american and egyptian archaeologists discovered the 12 large wooden boats at abydos. experts said the boats which are 50 to 60 feet long are about 5000 years old, making them egypt s earliest royal ships and among the earliest boats found anywhere. the experts say the ships

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o try this esercise again while standing.my mirad wandered tonight and 1 had a hand time concentrarting. 82 invocation vs evocation i invoke thee, the terrible and invisible god: who dwellest in the void place of the spirit. aleister crowley, libersamekh i invokeye, ye angels of the celestial spheres, whose dwelling is in the invisible. ye are theguardians of the gates of the universe, be ye aleo the guardians of this mystic sphere. let my sphere be pure and holy so that i may enter in and become a partaker of the secrets of the light divine. the golden dawn's watchtower ceremony technically, to invoke means to "call in" whereas to evoke means to "call forth" under normal circumstances you will invoke a deity when you want to assume its identity. you will evoke a deity when you want to com

nion, i invoke you, angels who are divine forces of the spirit of life. 91 then vibrate the four names of the elements. feel the angels of the tablet of union rising up from within you. step 7. make the sigas of the rending of the veil (reference "rending and closing the veil" later in this manual) and say, i invoke you, angels of the celestial spheres, whose dwelling is in the invisible. you are the guardians of the cates of the universe. may you also be the guardians of this mystic sphere. keep away the evil and the unbalanced. strengthen and inspire me so that 1 may preserve in purity this abode of the mysteries. let my sphere be pure and holy that i may enter in and become a partaker of the secrets of the light. feel all of the angels of the watchtowers and the tablet of union rising u

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es with caes. heist: zwene engel, einen guoten, einen leiden; yet sin engel 41 means only the good one, and so it is generally. conf. menander s protest (abridged: a flood daemon is given at birth; never dream that there are evil daemons, for god is good. angels are always imagined as male; thus, when two ladies appear: ob ez von himele waeren zwene engele (masc, des enweiz ich niht, frib. trist. the guardian-angels of two friends are also friends, renn. 18902. extr. from suppl] guaedian angel. 877 such spirits to elves and dwarfs, who (like the white lady, the ancestress berhta, p. 280) shew themselves when a death in the family is imminent. hamingjor, occurring as early as ssem. 37b. 93b, are very like our personified scelde: hamingja too at first denoted fortuna, felicitas, and afterwar

elde: hamingja too at first denoted fortuna, felicitas, and afterwards a being that bestowed these blessings, holding a middle place between a fate, a guardian-spirit and a goodnatured homesprite; conf. laxd. saga p. 441. hamingjor horfnar, heillir horfnar in ssem. 93 are those that have aban doned their man. the on. landvcett (p. 441) is, like the fylgja and hamingja, a female being, not however the guardian-spirit of an individual or a family, but of the whole country. in the code of ulfliot it is ordered that every ship shall have its figure-head taken down before it come in sight of land (i landss^n, lest the gaping jaws affright the landvcettir( sigla eigi at landi meft gapandi hofsum ne ginandi trionu, sva at landvcettir fa3ldist vr3 l (see suppl. with the slavs the notions of luck

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e constitution of the order. the applicant, elected to membership must be so notified; he shall then call upon [29] the secretary and advance the proper initiation fee and be informed of the date of initiation. entering the lodge (guardians examination) in order to enter one of our regular lodges (or chapters, each applicant for admission, claiming to be a member, must submit to an examination by the guardian at the door of the lodge. this is an ancient custom, and should be rigidly adhered to by all guardians, as a matter of form. in fact, it will be proper for the guardian to demand from each applicant a membership card. also he should demand the password if necessary, and test the member regarding the rightful possession of the card. the possession of either a membership card or the pas

the password if necessary, and test the member regarding the rightful possession of the card. the possession of either a membership card or the password of any degree, or both, does not constitute a benefit or right by which the possessor can demand admittance into one of our lodge temples. both, or either of these possessions, may be unlawfully known or owned by a man or woman. it is the duty of the guardian to learn whether this is so or not, if any doubt prevails. naturally, the question arises.and perhaps will never be thoroughly settled.as to what constitutes thorough satisfaction, in some cases. all that each guardian can do, and must do, is to make himself or herself feel that every fair test has been applied, when there is any doubt, and, if still doubtful, leave the matter to the

prevails. naturally, the question arises.and perhaps will never be thoroughly settled.as to what constitutes thorough satisfaction, in some cases. all that each guardian can do, and must do, is to make himself or herself feel that every fair test has been applied, when there is any doubt, and, if still doubtful, leave the matter to the master of the lodge, who will make the final test and decide. the guardian and master cannot be too exact in the questions asked, and the answers returned. in other words, the member should prove his or her initiation into the degree where admission is now sought, regardless of the possession of the password or membership card or even demit. all such tests should be given in private, where the member cannot be coached by any other person. likewise, the guard

ere admission is now sought, regardless of the possession of the password or membership card or even demit. all such tests should be given in private, where the member cannot be coached by any other person. likewise, the guardian should be sure, in testing or asking a member for the password at the temple door, that no one else hears such password given. the password should always be whispered to the guardian at the door. vouching for visitors. a visiting member may be vouched for by another member of a lodge, if the member so vouching can assure the guardian that he or she has actually seen the visiting member in one of our lodges, at some time when a regular convocation or lecture was in session; or if the member so vouching can assure the guardian that the visiting member has passed eve

ur lodges, at some time when a regular convocation or lecture was in session; or if the member so vouching can assure the guardian that the visiting member has passed every test as to the rightful possession of a password, and the vouching member further knows, by lawful or satisfactory evidence, that the visitor is a duly and properly initiated member of some degree of our order. in such a case, the guardian can demand the password in the usual way, ask for the membership card, and then admit the visitor to the lodge. membership cards must be shown, upon demand, by all members, and the card must show that all dues of the grand lodge and respective lodge, chapter, or pronaos, to which the member belongs, have been paid. no one shall be admitted to any lodge (their own or [30] another, unle

e privileges of active membership. the only guide for guardians, in the case of visiting members, is to accept evidence of a receipt for current dues. naturally, members presenting demits should have a membership card showing all dues paid up to the time of demit. new dues in the lodge to which transferred, must begin at the time of admission to such lodge. responsibility for admission to lodges. the guardians as well as the masters are responsible to the order and the supreme grand lodge for the admission into any lodge of anyone who is not a properly initiated member in good standing. if a visitor wishes to attend one full degree, or take an initiation, he should secure a demit from his own lodge for the time of his visit. visitors visitors to a lodge must submit to the rules and laws of

pay delinquent dues, or that portion thereof which may be requested by the grand lodge. he shall be reinstated to good standing in the grand lodge unless his plea for reinstatement be denied by the imperator and/or the grand master. the antechamber of a temple this is the room in which the initiates are first prepared for initiation in the various degrees. on such occasions it shall be guarded by the guardian of the temple, assisted by the deputy master. in the first degree initiation, this room is in charge of the conductor of the lodge, and no one may enter it without permission of the conductor, unless so decreed by the master. the chamber of a temple this is a hidden room, wherein the first part of the first initiation is conducted. it is the chamber of the cross, the abiding place of

be reverenced and kept undefiled by the uninitiated. nothing should ever occur in it to profane it (such as levity, unbecoming conduct, or profane labor. the threshold of the temple this is the most beloved place in each lodge to the initiated, for it represents the doorway to light and knowledge. it is the entrance from the chamber to the lodge, and, in the first degree initiation, is guarded by the guardian of the temple, while any other entrance to the lodge is guarded by the secretary or deputy master. the threshold should never be crossed after or between convocations or lectures. it represents the passage from darkness to light, and from finite life to infinite life. the temple the word is derived from the latin tempos.time. to us, the true temple of which we hope to be masters is th

is not recommended. salutations the following salutations shall be used by all members, under the circumstances indicated: entering the lodge. whenever a degree initiation is being held in a lodge or the lodge is open to members, all members must approach the door of the lodge, and if requested to do so, must in a whisper give the regular password for such degree as may be working in the lodge to the guardian at the door. if demanded, the member must submit to an examination (see entering the lodge, p. 30. unless the password, if requested, can be given, admission to the lodge will be denied by the guardian. after entering the lodge, the member must make a salutation to the east. this is done by the member walking directly to a point just west of the shekinah, facing east and taking three

tions or lectures, after the master has properly closed the work and bade the members depart, they shall remain standing before their seats, facing the east, until the master has departed from the east and slowly proceeded down the lodge and out of the door, into the antechamber. then the members may quietly move toward the door, or hold their informal meeting until the lodge is finally closed by the guardian, by announcing verbally or by sounding a gong that all must leave, and the lodge room be closed for the time. lectures the principal teachings of the order are given to the sanctum members in the form of monographs which are in manuscript form. in fact, each degree of our order consists of an initiation and from twelve to fifty or more monographs. in the higher degrees the monographs

nsition, or, if inactive, only because of circumstances beyond [175] his control. under no circumstances will this service be conferred upon a non-member regardless of the fact that he or she may have been related to a member. one of the most beautiful parts in the ceremony occurs after the opening of the service, when with a special prayer, and some other points, the master of the temple permits the guardian of the temple where the frater or soror had attended to stand beside the body and remove the rose from the lodge apron (which is on the body) while speaking these words:"from our midst has departed one expression of soul we have loved."across the cosmic threshold has passed another initiate into the temple of god. in that temple there are degrees of understanding; grades of advancemen

chings of the "great white brotherhood, not the latter itself. any individual claiming to have membership in any society, group, or body terming itself the "great white brotherhood, is either misrepresenting the truth or is being deluded by a fraudulent body.[177] guardian of the threshold.your conscience, your inner self, the sentinel of the subconscious mind, acting as your guide and protector. the guardian also stands at the threshold of the cosmic, of the unseen, and is at the threshold of every soul, of every chamber of privacy, of every mind. h habit.in the early degrees of the order habit is carefully analyzed and studied. there is a short, too short, definition given to the effect that habit is an unconscious law of the subconscious mind. a more comprehensive definition would be th

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for the society of goodmen-hewishes forit-andlongs for it with a desire unknown to any mortal, but instead of that coming his ears are only assaulted with the yells and groans of those who are doomed to the same punishment themselves. return now to those we left upon the earth. the holes of the walls by which the evil spirits glide in andaway-theopening the entire of the top of the city, by which the guardian spirits move upwards and downwards through the several spheres, the ministering angel of man, is not seen by any of them onearth-unlessthey reach those holes in the walls-unlessexcerptsfrom thecrystalmss123recollected the things below him. when he has so far purified himself and been purified by his guardian spirit, he ascends with him into the space above and there they are more whol

purer until at last he obtains eternalhappiness-thenhe is dormant, not sensible of anything that takes place, either around him or elsewhere, he has no faculties and is dead or either asleep bodily or spiritually-i should not say bodily, for by this time all the drossofhuman nature has lefthim-buthe has still the form of a body, but so beautiful, so small andangelical-heis now the same as one of the guardian spirits who never resided in thecity-buthe is senseless, there to remain until the judgement day. those who ascend in this manner from the earth gradually into the seven spheres are those who have died in or approaching to the right path. those who have not absolutely committed and died in a greatcrime-ido not call crimes any of those sins not of greatmagnitude-ithink i have before ex

e conveyed by the electricity-and with the spiritual being that is attached tothem-intothe space that is immediate255 ly above them, after dwelling there still connected with the spirit, which does not even then stay withthem-butmoves upwards and backwards. these deceased mortals while remaining in thissphere-cansee what is going on below and have alsomemory-butas they are purified in this state, the guardian spirit stays longer and more frequently withthem-theyget more united and as this takes place the faculties are blended by which he has seen andexcerptsfrom thecrystalmss121spirits, wanderingspirits-andspirits that animate the body.theheavenly hosts are a band of spirits but they are also ministering angels. it is the atmospheric spirit that you commune with he gives you an insight int

ood men who left the earth and at the time of the birth the number in the whole of the 7 spheres was 5,500, but of these the heavenly host was 1,500, the remaining spirits of mortals who had inhabited the earth were either passed the state of bliss and being dormant, as i explained to you before. those who were not created and were in the atmosphere awaiting perfection-all these 5,500 angels were the guardian spirits of mortals upon earth, and as the population increased the number of angels also increased from those who died. since the birth of christ the number of angels has so increased that at the present time there are about half the number of angels as mortals uponearth-oneguardian spirit in most cases does for a man, his wife and one child untilitis twoyears-sothat when they are sin

guardian spirits of mortals upon earth, and as the population increased the number of angels also increased from those who died. since the birth of christ the number of angels has so increased that at the present time there are about half the number of angels as mortals uponearth-oneguardian spirit in most cases does for a man, his wife and one child untilitis twoyears-sothat when they are single the guardian spirit has more power than when married, for then the power is divided.thereare some casesinwhich they have separate guardian spirits. when mortals arrive at 3rd or 4th sphere there is no danger of losing their happy state. a few of the most beautiful animals of every kind are in the spiritualworld-thelikeness of animals are in the atmosphere.thereis only one body of angels which cont

crime.theduration of punishment is longer than from the beginning to the end of the whole world.crystalms .vol.7,p.7before the earth was made about2,000angels were created, formed in the image of their maker, there was no distinction between them, they were angels of the highest order. when the earth was made and the first man it was the intention of the divine master that the angels should have the guardianship of those upon earth and the whole generation of their offspring. one of these angels was expelled from the highest orders for his endeavours to create in the minds of the others to become the rulers entirely of the earth, in this he succeeded partially, but over the majority he had no influence. he was degraded for this but in no other way punished. he then blasphemed the most hig

a guardian spirit who will show you the visions you may hereafterwish-havingdone this inspect the crystal and before asking to see any vision ask the name of your guardian spirit and having done this ask to see him and ask him to give you any advice he may think fit in using it, ask him to name the days on which he will appear, and also the days on which you may see othervisions-askhim to become the guardian spirit of your crystal to prevent any evil spirit from appearing, and to give you timely notice of anything about to happen to you that you may prevent it, or that he may prevent it foryou-thisdone dischargehim-heshould not be kept more than half an hour at the first meeting. when you invoke him the next time call 3 times before you ask any questions if after that he does not vanish y

ndescended to manifest to me at this time, do give thee humble and hearty thanks and implore thee to open my understanding more and more in these divine things, the mystery of revelations, wheniask them of thee in future, thatimayglorifythymost holy name. amen. amen. amen.[having called down the protection and assistance of god in working the crystal the next step was to call on the protection of the guardian angels. their names were writtenina square on paper then the callwasgiven.]oye glorious angels written in this square [gabriel, zamael,8excerpts fromthecrystalmss[the crystal mss constituted a diary of hockley's experiments with the crystal and consecrated mirrors and must have amounted to over a hundred notebooks, the whereabouts of most of which is unknown. as is shown in the letter

ole. 4theprovincial grand lodge of dorset. masonically, england and wales are divided into provinces, based roughly on the old counties, headed by a provincial grand master appointed by the grand master to superintend all the lodges within the province. 5 one of hockley's contacts in the crystal. see the extracts from his crystal mss. 6 see note 6 of letter2.7 crowned angel of the seventh sphere, the guardian spirit of hockley's crystal. 8 see note2of letter1.9 herbert, son of f. g. irwin, who was himself to become a correspondent of hockley.13 south western pottery, parkstone, poole, dorset 6 september 1873 my dear bro. irwin, i hope you have received the long delayedmsfor theult! and were able to decipher the introduction. unfortunately i was suffering so much with my head i could hardly

HANDBOOK OF EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGY

nkeys. dwarf deities such as bes and hity are shown in temples of the greco-roman period capering like monkeys and making music to pacify the returning goddess (see figure 14. during the new kingdom, bes was usually paired with the fearsome hippopotamus goddess taweret rather than with beset. the two deities appear in scenes celebrating the births of kings and commoners. bes and taweret were also the guardians of the divine infants worshipped in the birth houses of temples of the first millennium bce. temple and magical texts give bes or bes-shu the role of opening the womb to allow a child to be born. the symbolism of birth was reproduced in tombs to help the dead to new life. some royal tombs and sarcophagi show bes with hippopotamus-faced demons protecting the lion-shaped bed on which t

egypt. london: 2001, 65 75. primary sources: pt 541, 688; rdm; ct 157 158, 520 523; bd 112 113, 151; triumph of horus sopdet (sothis) sopdet was the goddess of the dog star that heralded the inundation. see also isis; satet and anuket; sopdu; stars and planets sopdu (sopedu, soped) the warrior god sopdu presided over the harsh environment of the eastern desert. sopdu, lord of the east, was one of the guardians of the four directions. as the sharp-toothed one he protected the dead from attackers from the east or southeast. he could be shown as a falcon perched on a standard or as a bearded man wearing a plumed headdress and carrying a battle-ax. some representations of sopdu, lord of the foreign lands, resemble the nomadic bedouin tribesmen of the eastern desert and sinai peninsula. from ea

ther sphinxes had the heads of rams, hawks, or even the seth monster. these served as terrifying animated guardians for temples or tombs. standing sphinxes were usually shown trampling the enemies of egypt and the divine order. female sphinxes sometimes had wings, and it may be this form that influenced the development of the female sphinx of greek mythology. a double sphinx known as the aker was the guardian of the two horizons, the entrance and exit to the duat, the egyptian underworld. during the first millennium bce, a sphinx god called tutu became popular. he was usually shown as a standing sphinx with wings and a tail in the form of a snake. tutu was one of the monstrous offspring of the goddess neith. he was invoked to keep enemies at a safe distance. the best known of all egyptian

the arab inhabitants of medieval egypt, the great sphinx became known as the father of terror. the statue was believed to guard hidden treasure, which it sometimes revealed to the deserving. according to one legend, the great sphinx kept the sand from overwhelming giza until a zealous holy man destroyed its power by mutilating the statue s face. in modern times, the great sphinx has been seen as the guardian of the hidden wisdom of the lost kingdom of atlantis or as the symbol of an ancient galactic master race who built a second sphinx on mars. see also feline deities; horus; montu; ra; seth references and further reading: p. jordan, riddles of the sphinx. stroud, england: 1998. g. posener (ed. sphinx. in a dictionary of egyptian civilization. translated by a. macfarlane. paris: 1962, 26

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hamber of sacrifice, and verily ropes shall be coiled, and verily boats shall be manned, and verily the boat of ra shall journey on its way, being rowed by the mariners of the akhemu-seku and the akhemu-urtchu; now his name is unknown, his name is unknown "the goddess hathor surroundeth sepa with the magical protection of life, but it is seb who equippeth him. 1 the sister of sepa [and] wife [is] the guardian of the wood of the great field. 2 and, moreover, p. 70 the sister of sepa, the guardian of the wood of the great field, saith 'verily thou shalt come with rejoicing, and thy heart shall be glad, and there shall be food to sepa, and winds shall be given unto thee, yea, thy ancestors have commanded this [to be done; therefore shall sepa come with gladness, and his heart shall be glad, a

gods whom he mentions so long as he is allowed to rejoin his relatives at will, but if he is hindered in any way, he threatens that the progress of ra himself shall be hindered, and that the god shall suffer the loss of his heart with its word of power. the cow-goddess hathor is said to endue him with the protection of her magical power, and the earth-god seb to supply him with all he needs, and the guardian of the staff [of life] promises that he shall be supplied with food and air in the great field, because the ancestors of the deceased who are already living there have given orders to this effect. these same ancestors, it is declared, shall come out to meet him, and as it is possible that some attempt may be made to stop or injure him by seb, nut, shu and tefnut, they shall bring thei

called septet-uauau, and the name of its monster serpent is aqebi. so soon as the boat enters the division or hour four of the gods of the region appear, and take it in tow; the god is in the same form as before, and has in no way suffered by his passage through the gate, because at the word of sa the gate opened, the flames which swept between the walls ceased, and the warders of the passage and the guardian gods withdrew their opposition. in this division a serious obstacle had to be overcome. immediately in the fair way of the course of afu-ra is a group of eight gods, called faiu-neteru, who bear on their shoulders a long pole-like object, each end of which terminates in a bull's head. this object is, p. 126 intended to represent the long tunnel in the earth, each end of which was guar

s in a bull's head. this object is, p. 126 intended to represent the long tunnel in the earth, each end of which was guarded by a bull, through which, according to one tradition, the night-sun passed on his journey from the place of sunset to the place of sunrise. at intervals on the tunnel are seated seven gods called neteru-amiu, i.e, the "gods who are within" and they are intended to represent the guardians of the seven portions into which the tunnel was divided; the name given to the tunnel is "uaa-ta" i.e "boat of the earth" but there is no doubt that it originally represented click to view the boat of the earth. a kind of tuat which was complete in itself, as the bulls' heads, one at each end of it, prove. the difficulty of passing through the "boat of the earth" is soon overcome, fo

day, and after the new sun-god has entered his boat they join him, and act as his mariners. beyond these are twelve goddesses who help to tow the boat of afu-ra just before dawn, and then come a god of the gates of the tuat, the captain of the gods in the boat, two gods who order the courses of the stars, a star-god in the form of an ape, the eye of ra, which unites itself to the face of ra, and the guardian of the p. 188 [paragraph continues] gate of this division, who does not leave his place. all the other gods travel onwards to the day with afu-ra (vol. ii, pp. 273-278. on the left of the path of afu-ra we again see the serpent apep. to his neck is attached a chain, which is grasped by the hands of the four setefiu gods and the twelve tchatiu gods, and by the colossal hand amen-khat

HELENA BLAVATSKY NIGHTMARE TALES

she had married andhad lately gone to live at nuremberg. i regarded her with feelings more filial than fraternal, and her childrenwere as dear to me as might have been my own. at the time of the great catastrophe that in the course of afew days had made my father lose his large fortune, and my mother break her heart, she it was, that sweet bigsister of mine, who had made herself of her own accord the guardian angel of our ruined family. out of hergreat love for me, her younger brother, for whom she attempted to replace the professors that could no longerbe afforded, she had renounced her own happiness. she sacrificed herself and the man she loved, byindefinitely postponing their marriage, in order to help our father and chiefly myself by her undivided nightmare talesii- the mysterious visi

HELENA BLAVATSKY THE KEY TO THEOSOPHY

there are external and internal conditions which affect the determination of our will upon our actions. they rejected fatalism, for fatalism implies a blind course of some still blinder power. but they believed in destiny or karma, which from birth to death every man is weaving thread by thread around himself, as a spider does his cobweb; and this destiny is guided by that presence termed by some the guardian angel, or our more intimate astral inner man, who is but too often the evil genius of the man of flesh or the personality. both these lead on man, but one of them must prevail; and from the very beginning of the invisible affray the stern and implacable law of compensation and retribution steps in and takes its course, following faithfully the fluctuating of the conflict. when the las

INFERNAL UNION

he sun, of fire and force. these qualities are eluded to by the number that samael shares in common with both pan and baphomet,131. the references to sex and death in liber oz refers to this very 2 essence, oz as it is called .his gift is that of wisdom and knowledge of the earth (said by kenneth grant to be the reverse hierophant in this regard. in our practice, samael is the king of witchblood, the guardian of the gateway which is access to all other fallen angels and watchers. he is the subprince or shadow and fire of lucifer in the east being air. lilith is in jewish folklore, the first eve or wife of adam. she refused adams advances and attempts to subvert her power, independence and inherent equality. she would not lay beneath him in sexual congress by instead called upon the secret

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ciliousness and avoid any boasting. all such passions would be reflected in the akasa and, the akasa principle being analogous to harmony, akasa itself would certainly put the greatest obstacles in the magician s way to stop his further development, if not make it quite impossible. any further rising in a case like that would be quite out of question. just remember bulwer s novel zanoni, in which the guardian of the threshold, nothing else but akasa, sees that the highest mysteries do not come overnight to unworthy people. akasa will derange a person mentally, arouse doubts of all kinds, or hold him prisoner by vicissitudes and reverses of fortune in order to protect the mysteries in every possible way. these mysteries will always remain hidden from incompetent persons, though hundreds of

INVOCATION OF OUR LORD OF MIDNIGHT MAHAZHAEL DEVAL

is, with the revered and divine personae of our localities presiding churches and holy sites. it is thus our custom to call many souls to walk in the procession of the hidden faith. what follows below is a call, adapted from the dragon-book of essex, for evoking the sovereign witch-father mahazhael. it is intended for the use of a covine or working lodge of arte. the lord mahazhael is revered as the guardian of the northern station and is considered to be the blessed consort of our lady liliya. his time is that of the midwinter sun, the season of misrule and rebirth. his moment is the interstitial cusp of darness and light. in syncretic terms, mahazhael might be indentified with christ on the eve of his nativity, as the soul of the crucified king of light at the moment prior to his dawn o

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e viaon, with a re-enforcement of several saints and martyrs; they prophesied and "felt the holy ghost" ascending from the box of relics and over- shadowing the prince. a demoniac provided for the purpose by the clergy was exorcized in full ceremony, and upon being touched by the box immediately recovered, and rendered thanks on the spot to the pope and the holy ghost. after the ceremony was over the guardian of the treasury in which the relics were kept, threw himself at the feet of the prince, and confessed that on their way back from rome he had lost the box of reucs. dreading the wrath of his master, he had procured a similar box "which he hod filled with the small bones ol dogs and cats; but seeing how the prince was deceived, he preferred confessing bis guilt to such blasphemous tric

have been piled upon fact, deduction upon deduction, science have b^otten science, and myriads erf the brightest human intellects have re6ected upon the laws of nature, before this ancient doctrine could have taken concrete shape. the procrfs of this identity of fundamental doctrine in the old religions are found in the prevalence of a system of initiation; in the secret sacerdotal castes who had the guardianship of mystical words of power; and in the public display of a phenomenal control over natural forces, indicating association with preterhuman beings. every approach to the mysteries of all these nations was guarded with the same jealous care, and in all the >edalty of death was inflicted upon initiates of any degree who divulged the secrets entrusted to them. we have seen that such w

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ation. the colours of the monastic knightly orders were the following: the teutonic knights wore white, with the eight-pointed black cross; the knights of malta wore black, with the eight-pointed white cross. the foregoing obtained their black and white from the egyptians. the knights templars, or red-cross knights, wore white, with the eight-pointed bhuddist red cross displayed on their mantles. the guardian of the temple chapel was called custos capell (capella, a kid, star, she-goat, also chapel. robes of the soldier-monks. 263 attila, surnamed the scourge of god, is represented as having worn a teraphim, or head, on his breast a snaky-haired head, which purported to be that of nimrod, whom he claimed as his great progenitor. this same medusa-like head was an object of adoration to the

eliever, discharge the oaths which he is solemnly assumed to take in this respect? 286 the rosicrucians. these are matters, however, which properly appertain to the office, and lie in the hands of the dignitaries of the order of the garter. these officials are its* prelate and garter himself (the personified order, who are supposed, because of the sublime duties with which they are charged, to be the guardians of the meanings and the myths of an order of knighthood whose heraldic display in one form or other, covers the land (or covers the world) and must be interpreted either as talisman or toy. in these days without faith, wherein science (as it is called in the too arbitrary and overriding sense) has extinguished the lights of enthusiasm, leaving even our altars dark, desecrated, and co

bound &c, wearing drawers. the king edward s gallantry. 293 origin of the garter is proven in this word not to be a garter at all it is most generally supposed that it was on january 19th, 1344, that king edward instituted his famous order of the garter. this period, it will be perceived, was almost within an octave of the purification of the blessed virgin mary; under whose patronage, and under the guardianship of st. george on earth (st. michael in heaven; both these saints being the same, with earthly and spiritual attributes refluent respectively, king edward placed his profoundly religious order. the whole was a revival of the round table of king arthur, or the apotheosised female discus in certain mythical aspects. to confirm us in our assertion of the feminine origin of the order o

ted upon him by the centurion longinus. walter mapes, the historian of the san gr al, ascribes to it a supernatural origin. he gave out that god was its real author, and had revealed it, in a celestial vision, to a holy hermit of britain towards the year a.d. 720. this writer makes joseph one of the coryph i of his history of the san greal. after forty-two years of captivity, joseph of arimathea, the guardian of the grail or gr al, is at last set at liberty by the emperor vespasian. in possession of the sacred vessel, and a few more relics, and accompanied by his relations and disciples, hebron and alain the fisherman, he travels over a part of asia, where he converts enelach, king of sarras. he then goes to rome, and thence to britain, where he preaches the gospel and performs thirty-four

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ng, shadow-like amongst the shadows, dark within the darkness, silent, fatal, falling upon his prey. thus did baalzebub go forward. ebon-skinned, against the ebon night, 142 unseen, unheard, unknown death. now, like a terrible phantom, resolved from the darkness of the night the black form that was baalzebub descended upon the prey that he marked out, most lethal in both intent and action. before the guardian of the western gate could cry out or else sound alarum upon his horn dark baalzebub, destroying angel, reached out with a single arm to the stricken foe and enfolded within one dreadful hand the skull of the sentry and tore head and helmet all from the shoulders that the head once governed. then did we go together into the garden. upon the river's northern bank did we progress amongst

ll stand as one against the elohim and tax a harsh due in blood for this great wrong. thus, sisters, brothers, make ready for battle though we have known already a surfeit of it. some third of your number must go to earth to defend the nephilim that can be saved and the remainder must guard these walls against those that would come against us from heaven when we are weak, guarding distant places. the guardian host, defenders of the nephilim, shall be led jointly by moloch and ishtar, let the former's burning wrath be tempered by the unflinching protector of the child-race whom she gave life. i go now to shurupuk to prepare the fleet, giving to utanapishtim, noblest of men, instruction of that which must be done. make the proper preparations in my absence. now i must go with haste for there

e who abuse the gift of satan. for the gift itself is beyond the control of hell once given, being 462 subject to the will of the black magus alone. for hell doth bequeath to man his perfect freedom, and such a gift can never be recalled. farewell, 0 man, who art at once child and father of the universe! remember the future which is thine, and know, now and forever, that hell entrusts to thy care the guardianship of the eternal will. the statement of leviathan before god or angel, daemon or man, there was leviathan alone, principle of continuity and ageless existence. by relation and time i have oft been sought, but leviathan shall yield to none other than the final master of the universe. leviathan is the absolute, man, and if thou would presume to realize what neither heaven nor hell may

KNOWLEDGE LECTURE ONE

washing place of the south, and rested in the north, in the place called "son of the deliverers" and he becomes the dweller under the olive tree of peace, and how how he was given a tall flame of fire and a sceptre of cloud, and made a lake of it. the initiate is then brought to the actual pillars, and has to name them and their parts under the symbol of the scales of balance. he also has to name the guardian of the gateway who prevents his passage, and when all these are propitiated, the plea of the hall itself cries out against his steps, saying "because i am silent, because i am pure" and it must know that his aspirations are pure enough hand high enough for him to be allowed to tread upon it. he is then allowed to announce to thoth that he is clean from all evil, and has overcome the i

LEADBEATER C W THE HIDDEN LIFE IN FREEMASONRY 2E

on of any such meaning. 196. chapter iii 197. the fittings of the lodge 198. the ornaments 199. gthe interior fittings of a freemason fs lodge h, says the co-masonic ritual, gcomprise the ornaments, the furniture and the jewels. the ornaments are the mosaic pavement, symbolizing spirit and matter; the blazing star, ever reminding us of the presence of god in his universe, and the indented border, the guardian wall. h 200. the mosaic pavement 201. the three ornaments all belong to the middle of the lodge. the mosaic pavement is the beautiful floor, which is composed of squares alternately black and white, and is explained in the craft ritual as the diversity of objects which decorate and ornament creation, the animate as well as the inanimate parts thereof. its alternate squares, however, s

gthe indented tassel h, later corrupted into the gtesselated border h. the french call it gla houpe dentelee h, and describe it as ga cord forming true lover fs knots, which surrounds the tracing board h. the tesselated border refers us, says the masculine ritual, to the beautiful border formed round the sun by the planets in their various revolutions. the co-masonic ritual makes it an emblem of the guardian wall protecting humanity, composed of adepts or men who have attained the perfection of human evolution in past centuries and millennia. they stand around humanity in the spiritual worlds, it is said in a buddhist scripture, to save mankind from further and far greater misery and sorrow. 218. there is a similar dual interpretation also for the four tassels which appear in the corners

t of as consisting of the solid and liquid sub-planes of the astral world. first he turns to the north and makes a suitable offering to the earth-elementals, and then to the south to make his offering to the elementals of the water. they are not the same creatures as those who were engaged in building the temple, but they stand quite definitely under their captain, who in turn obeys the w.j.w. as the guardian of the second portal. these elementals, which are of the kind sometimes called nature-spirits, gather round, and recognize thenceforth the man who has been presented to them. after this ceremony, should the man find himself in any kind of non-physical danger, or in the presence of a malignant influence, he can draw round him a bodyguard of these beings, on account of the brotherhood w

wing themselves as low as the etheric level, that they may give their full blessing to the new ruler in the craft. 802. the h.o.a.t.f. makes the actual links both with himself and with the reservoir of power set apart for the work of the masonic brotherhood, and also through himself with that mighty king whose representative he is for this work, while the great white angels of the order remain as the guardians of the sovereign grand inspector general throughout life. this stage combines the wonderful love of horus the son with the ineffable life and strength of osiris the divine father and isis the eternal mother of the world; and this union of love with strength is its most pro-minent characteristic. 803. it confers upon those who open themselves to its influence power similar to and only

LEADBEATER CW GLIMPSES OF MASONIC HISTORY

plendour from the heavenly places, showing themselves as low as the etheric level that they may give their blessing to the candidate. 181. the hierophant makes the actual links both with himself and with the reservoir of power set apart for the work of the masonic brotherhood, and through himself with that mighty king whose representative he is, while the great white angels of the order remain as the guardians of the bro. throughout life. he on the right hand has an aura of brilliant white light shot with gold, and represents osiris, the sun and life, the positive aspect of the deity; she on the left has an aura of similar light, veined with silver, and represents isis, the moon and truth, the negative or feminine aspect of the divine glory. their power is stern and splendid; and they give

connected with the worship of the pythian apollo at delphi. most of the officers were chosen from these two families, although there were also important civil representatives of the athenian state who were responsible for the public ceremonial of the mysteries as well as for the control of finance. 347. the chief officer was the hierophant, chosen for life by lot from the eumolpidae. he alone had the guardianship of the hallows (hiera, those sacred treasures which were so carefully preserved at eleusis and played so great a part in the ceremonial magic of the mysteries. he was invariably a man of advanced age and distinguished position, and in his hands lay the supreme control over the secret ceremonial. 348. next to him in rank stood the dadouchos, the bearer of the double torch, chosen f

the abbey of kilwinning; and thus, the rites which derive in part from culdee sources have always styled themselves as of kilwinning and of heredom. 498. the saxon invasion of britain drove the celtic inhabitants of the plains to the mountains of the west and north; and thus there was a further mingling of the jewish mysteries of the collegia with the culdee rites. the culdees of york were among the guardians of the masonic tradition in the tenth century, and the old charges tell us that an assembly of masons was held at york during the reign of king athelstan, when a reorganization of the craft took place. for many centuries york was a powerful centre of masonry; and we have a curious piece of testimony given in 1835, by godfrey higgins, who claimed to be in possession of a masonic docum

waite. emblematic freemasonry, p. 59) 617. it is clear that ancient york workings existed, and that something of their tradition, passing through irish and ancient masonry, is with us to-day, blended with the traditions inherited from anderson. york has a glamour about its ancient walls like that which surrounds kilwinning and the sanctuary which was heredom; to york also we must look for one of the guardian-centres of our mysteries. 618. it is clear from a study of irish masonry and that of the ancients, which was so closely allied to it, that more was handed down from the past than the three blue degrees; for the latter on their own showing are not complete without the symbolism preserved for us in the holy royal arch and other similar degrees, which did not, it would seem, emerge in th

a new era, which will be heralded by the coming forth once more of the world teacher, the lord of love himself, who taught in palestine two thousand years ago. we have seen that human evolution takes place according to a cyclic law; race succeeds race, and subrace follows subrace according to the plan of the great architect of the universe, working in this world through that white lodge which is the guardian of humanity. the time has come for the blossoming of a new subrace, the sixth of our great aryan race, and it is already beginning to appear in north america, australia and other lands. in that subrace, as in all the others, there will be egos of different temperaments; some no doubt will seek their inspiration in the liberal forms of catholic christianity, but others will find themse

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

prairie. raynesford, mt: thar institute, 1976. ellis, bill. raising the devil: satanism, new religions, and the media. lexington: university press of kentucky, 2000. kagan, daniel, and ian summers.mute evidence. new york: bantam books, 1984. stewart, james r. cattle mutilations: an episode of collective delusion. the zetetic 1, no. 2 (spring/summer 1977. cerberus in greek mythology, cerberus was the guardian or watchdog of the underworld, hades. the offspring of typhon and echidna (who also parented the hydra and the chimaera, he was described as having three heads (though hesiod attributes him with fifty heads, a snake s tail, and a row of snake s heads sprouting from his neck. he greeted the newly dead with eagerness, but ate anyone who tried to escape. cerberus was said to have been ch

the afterlife. the afterlife was experienced in various ways by the various parts of one s self. the tomb was the natural location of the khaibit, a shadowy, skeletal figure. the akh was experienced as a ghost or as an illuminated spirit, and could live either among humans, usually in the vicinity of the tomb, or in the next world. relatives tended to address their concerns to the akh. the ka was the guardian spirit or life force and looked exactly like the person. this spiritual double tended to hover around the tomb. the ka was the part of the person that dwelt in statues of the person and was the aspect to which mortuary offerings were generally made. the ba was the breath or soul, the principle animating the person, both physically and psychically, which was pictured as a human-headed

LIBER ALEPH

re assume that it is always an essential part of the will of any child to grow to manhood or to womanhood in health, and his guardians may therefore prevent him from ignorantly acting in opposition thereunto, care being always taken to remove the cause of the error, namely, ignorance, as aforesaid. thou mayst also assume that it is part of the child.s will to train every function of the mind; and the guardians may therefore combat the inertia which hinders its development. yet here is much caution necessary, and it is better to work by exciting and satisfying any natural curiosity than by forcing application to set tasks, however obvious this necessity may appear. l the book of wisdom or folly 41 ax de modo disputandi (of the method of disputation) ow in this training of the child there is

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yer shall devour thee; thou shalt blacken his throat, wherein his spirit abideth. ah, serpent apep, but i love thee! 26. my god! let thy secret fang pierce to the marrow of the little secret bone that i have kept against the day of vengeance of hoor-ra. let kheph-ra sound his sharded drone! let the jackals of day and night howl in the wilderness of time! let the towers of the universe totter, and the guardians hasten away! for my lord hath revealed himself as a mighty serpent, and my heart is the blood of his body. 27. i am like a love-sick courtesan of corinth. i have toyed with kings and captains, and made them my slaves. to-day i am the slave of the little asp of death; and who shall loosen our love? 28. weary, weary! saith the scribe, who shall lead me to the sight of the rapture of my

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appoint adepti to help zelators, and notes that the general plan of the o.t.o. is to be put before all members of the order( of thelemites. ritual cxx called "of passing through the tuat. 23(1,1 (members assembled, clothed, throned) enter the hierophant (all rise and salute him) the "ceremony of recognition" followeth. but all, or one, shall show on entering the temple the mark of the beast lest the guardian of the temple be hasty with them. all words and numbers affirmed (crieth the hierophant or magus "abrahadabra. hail unto thee, heru-ra-ha, ra-hoor, abrahadabra lord of the day! the dark of the sun is sunk in the waters of amentet. let there be a gathering of the lords of silence" 111-11111-111 (he knocketh, he riseth, and giveth the 3 signs of. taking the weapon of which he means to w

LIBER DCCCXI ENERGIZED ENTHUSIASM

e a very gpracticable h sword. on satisfying him, we were passed through a corridor to an anteroom, where another armed guardian awaited us. he, after a further exam-ination, proceeded to offer me a court dress, the insignia of a sovereign prince of rose croix, and a garter and mantle, the former of green silk, the latter of green velvet, and lined with cerise silk. git is a low mass, h whispered the guardian. in this anteroom were three or four others, both ladies and gentlemen, busily robing. in a third room we found a procession formed, and joined it. there were twenty-six of us in all. passing a final guardian we reached the chapel itself, at whose entrance stood a young man and a young woman, both dressed in simple robes of white silk embroidered with gold, red and blue. the former bo

any (different words, but the same chorus) began again. this time it was a duet between the high priest and priestess. at each chorus knights and dames bowed low. the girl moved round continuously, and the bowl passed. this ended in the exhaustion of the boy, who fell fainting on the cross. the girl immediately took the bowl and put it to his lips. then she raised him, and, with the assistance of the guardian of the sanctuary, led him out of the chapel. the bell again tinkled in the architrave. the herald blew a fanfare. the high priest and high priestess moved stately to each other and embraced, in the act unloosing the heavy golden robes which they wore. these fell, twin lakes of gold. i now saw her dressed in a garment of white watered silk, lined through-out (as it appeared later) with

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the zelator, should aid him in his work. such a disciple should be noiseless, patients, vigilant, prompt, cheerful, of gentle manner and reverent to his master, intelligent to anticipate his wants, cleanly and gracious, not given to speech, devoted and unselfish. with all this he should be fierce and terrible to strangers and all hostile influences, determined and vigorous, unceasingly vigilant, the guardian of the threshold. it is not desirable that the zelator should employ any other creature than a man, save in cases of necessity. yet for some of these purposes a dog will serve, for others a woman. there are also others appointed to serve, but these are not for the zelator. 1 note that in the early stages of concentration of the mind, such annoyances become negligible. svb figvra ccvi

LIBER XCV THE WAKE WORLD

trange creatures, like monkeys and sphinxes and jackals climbing about them and trying to get to the top. it was very silly, because there isn.t really any top to a wheel at all; the place you want to get to is the centre, if you want to be quiet. then there was a really lovely passage, like a deep wood in springtime, the dearest old man came along who had lived there all his life, because he was the guardian of it, and he didn.t need to travel because he belonged to the first house really from the very beginning. he wore a vast cloak, and he carried a lamp and a long stick; and he said that the cloak meant you were to be silent and not say anything you saw, and the lamp meant you were to tell everybody and make them glad, and the stick was like a guide to tell you which to do. but i didn

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

the gods h and perhaps a boundary figure. snorri has this to say of heimdall in his catalog of the asir in gylfaginning: one is called heimdall. he is called white-god. he is large and holy. nine maidens, all sisters, bore him. he is also called hallinskidi and gullintanni (gildedteeth; his teeth were made of gold. his horse is called gulltopp (gold-top. he lives at himinbjorg near bilrost. he is the guardian of the gods and sits there at the end of heaven to guard the bridge from mountain giants. he needs less sleep than a bird. night and day he sees a hundred leagues away; he also hears it when grass grows on the earth or wool on sheep or anything else that can be heard. he has a trumpet called the gjallarhorn, whose blast can be heard in all the worlds. in skaldskaparmal snorri adds mor

boar, perhaps it is because freyja has transformed him. hildisvini is mentioned nowhere else. see also freyja; gullinborsti; hyndluljod himinbjorg (heaven-mountain) heimdall fs home. grimnismal, stanza 13, which is part of the list of divine dwellings seen by odin as he hangs in geirrod fs fire, is the main source: himinbjorg is the eighth, there yet they say heimdall rules the cult places; there the guardian of the gods drinks in the peaceful hall, happy, the good mead. snorri cites this verse when describing heimdall in gylfaginning. paraphrasing it, snorri writes that heimdall glives at himinbjorg near bilrost. he is the guardian of the gods and sits there at the end of heaven to guard the bridge from mountain giants. h although the bridge of the asir leads to the well, which is presuma

e art archive/historiska museet stockholm/dagli orti) when odin goes to fight with the wolf, and the killer of beli [frey] the bright one, against surt; then frigg fs joy will perish. vidar avenges odin, but still thor, the mightiest of the gods, has not taken the field. this he does in stanza 56: then comes the great son of hlodyn [earth, odin fs son goes to fight with the wolf; strongly strikes the guardian of midgard, all men will redden the earth; nine paces goes the son of fjorgyn [earth] exhausted from the snake, unconquered by enmity. the demise of the gods is followed by the demise of the cosmos they had 256 norse mythology stone carving from lindisfarne, england (ninth century c.e. the procession of warriors is reminiscent of forces gathering for the final battle of ragnarok (axel

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path of illumination, which spoke of the black light above the throne as the western idea of the sun at midnight or black sun. this may be revealed within the witches sabbat path as the black flame, or illuminated luciferian sense of self. it is the beautiful presentation of ones own being, and that we may grow and emerge from it into infinite possibility. shaitan, satan or lucifer is considered the guardian of the threshold, the gateway to the space between worlds, known as the twilight or in-between of the nightside and dayside. through this 5 gateway may we draw the immortal elixir of spiritual awakening and magickal gnosis through sorcery. the process of self-transformation within the witches sabbat gnosis is the night-hunt and dream conclave known as the witches sabbath, the meeting

sabbat workings familiar or servitor creations mass or group ceremonial invocations or evocations goetic or rituals of sorcery necromancy or divination rituals the calling of the four quarters of the triple hermetic circle of hamara t western quarter guardian of the gateway- azatu-hermanubis, opener of the way. i call your presence forth towards this circle. anubis, god of the twilight from which the guardians shall watch; bring forth thy jackals howling at the barrier anubis, who initiates unto the path of the dead, come forth! by the mask of the jackal and wolf, i call thee forth to charge this circle! azatum ashramu likiahaka southern quarter guardian of the gateway- hawk headed lord of fire, guardian of the eastern quarter. horus ialanpa zarasu manifest unto this circle, blood covered

scious, one is able to master their own individual life therein. the reference to the angelickan watcher of the sun and the ahrimanic shadow is based in the double vessels or fetishes of the bestial and angelick atavisms and familiars. by exteriorizing ones adversarial aspects of i and being one may objectively view the essence of self, manifest its strengths again in the union of flesh and mind. the guardian of flaming sword and corpse-king of the scepter is in reference to the illustration by elda isela ford, based on passing through the as above, so below forces of the sethanic path unto the 8-pointed witches sabbat/luciferian star sometimes 33 called algol. this ritual was a sethian development of the headless one ritual or bornless one ritual as developed and adapted by aleister crowl

set-an& aset (isis. atavistic resurgence the return to consciousness the powers of the dead or subconscious energies or powers from the pre-human aspects. atavisms are evoked through intense nostalgia and focus, often appearing in bestial forms. athame the blade of holy magick or greater black magick workings, used in ceremonial or solitary practice. pathally a black handled knife. azazel called the guardian of the goat, azazel is one of the 200 original fallen angels, according to lore. it is considered that azazel is the same as shemyaza, the leader of the watchers. the zohar makes reference (in vayeze 153a) about the rider upon the serpent is the evil azazel. in islamic lore, azazel is the same as eblis and considered by other lore as the first star (in reference to any angels) which w

LUCIFERIAN SORCERY AND SET TYPHON

chaos is the most beneficial force, from it the black adept weaves temporary order within the self. in sabbat rites, it is the ritual of transferring the consciousness unto the self. this is reminiscent of the italian witches covens that took to the spirit hunt on the dreaming plane as well. the luciferian essence of attending the conclave is the meeting place of the three (consider hecate/lilith the guardians of the crossroads, it is the seven rayed star which initiates and the eight ray which comes the initiator of magick, set himself. nick hall points out in "chaos& sorcery" that the eight rayed star appeared in mesopotamia around 3,000 b.c. as a symbol to represent dingir (god, heaven (an) and star. this may be viewed in a luciferian context as dingir representing the infinite possibil

MANLY P HALL THE SECRET TEACHINGS OF ALL AGES

sputable facts such as these it is evident that philosophy emerged from the religious mysteries of antiquity, not being separated from religion until after the decay of the mysteries. hence he who would fathom the depths of philosophic thought must familiarize himself with the teachings of those initiated priests designated as the first custodians of divine revelation. the mysteries claimed to be the guardians of a transcendental knowledge so profound as to be incomprehensible save to the most exalted intellect and so potent as to be revealed with safety only to those in whom personal ambition was dead and who had consecrated their lives to the unselfish service of humanity. both the dignity of these sacred institutions and the validity of their claim to possession of universal wisdom are

n of the tablets upon which the legends are inscribed makes it impossible to secure more than a fragmentary account of the tammuz rites. being the esoteric god of the sun, tammuz did not occupy a position among the first deities venerated by the babylonians, who for lack of deeper knowledge looked upon him as a god of agriculture or a vegetation spirit. originally he was described as being one of the guardians of the gates of the underworld. like many other savior-gods, he is referred to as a "shepherd" or "the lord of the shepherd seat" tammuz occupies the remarkable position of son and husband of ishtar, the babylonian and assyrian mother-goddess. ishtar--to whom the planer venus was sacred--was the most widely venerated deity of the babylonian and assyrian pantheon. she was probably ide

without light; the nourishment of those who dwell therein is dust and their food is mud. over the bolts on the door of the house of irkalla is scattered dust, and the keepers of the house are covered with feathers like birds. ishtar demands that the keepers open the gates, declaring that if they do not she will shatter the doorposts and strike the hinges and raise up dead devourers of the living. the guardians of the gates beg her to be patient while they go to the queen of hades from whom they secure permission to admit ishtar, but only in the same manner as all others came to this dreary house. ishtar thereupon descends through the seven gates which lead downward into the depths of the underworld. at the first gate the great crown is removed from her head, at the second gate the earrings

ed from her head, at the second gate the earrings from her ears, at the third gate the necklace from her neck, at the fourth gate the ornaments from her breast, at the fifth gate the girdle from her waist, at the sixth gate the bracelets from her hands and feet, and at the seventh gate the covering cloak of her body. ishtar remonstrates as each successive article of apparel is taken from her, bur the guardian tells her that this is the experience of all who enter the somber domain of death. enraged upon beholding ishtar, the mistress of hades inflicts upon her all manner of disease and imprisons her in the underworld. as ishtar represents the spirit of fertility, her loss prevents the ripening of the crops and the maturing of all life upon the earth. in this respect the story parallels the

rsephone. the gods, realizing that the loss of ishtar is disorganizing all nature, send a messenger to the underworld and demand her release. the mistress of hades is forced to comply, and the water of life is poured over ishtar. thus cured of the infirmities inflicted on her, she retraces her way upward through the seven gates, at each of which she is reinvested with the article of apparel which the guardians had removed (see the chaldean account of genesis) no record exists that ishtar secured the water of life which would have wrought the resurrection of tammuz. the myth of ishtar symbolizes the descent of the human spirit through the seven worlds, or spheres of the sacred planets, until finally, deprived of its spiritual adornments, it incarnates in the physical body- hades--where the

d) on selections from a free translation of the fourth book of bibliot que des philosophes herm tiques, entitled "the hermetical signification of the symbols and attributes of isis" with interpolations by the compiler to amplify and clarify the text. the statues of isis were decorated with the sun, moon, and stars, and many emblems pertaining to the earth, over which isis was believed to rule (as the guardian spirit of nature personified. several images of the goddess have been found upon which the marks of her dignity and position were still intact. according to the ancient philosophers, she personified universal nature, the mother of all productions. the deity was generally represented as a partly nude woman, often pregnant, sometimes loosely covered with a garment either of green or bla

rs of the lodge of jerusalem. as god is the pervading principle of three worlds, in each of which he manifests as an active principle, so the spirit of man, partaking of the nature of divinity, dwells upon three planes of being: the supreme, the superior, and the inferior spheres of the pythagoreans. at the gate of the inferior sphere (the underworld, or dwelling place of mortal creatures) stands the guardian of hades--the three--headed dog cerberus, who is analogous to the three murderers of the hiramic legend. according to this symbolic interpretation of the triune spirit, chiram is the third, or incarnating, part- the master builder who through all ages erects living temples of flesh and blood as shrines of the most high. chiram comes forth as a flower and is cut down; he dies at the ga

f nature, so there are many types of gnomes evolving through the subjective ethereal body of nature. these earth spirits work in an element so close in vibratory rate to the material earth that they have immense power over its rocks and flora, and also over the mineral elements in the animal and human kingdoms. some, like the pygmies, work with the stones, gems, and metals, and are supposed to be the guardians of hidden treasures. they live in caves, far down in what the scandinavians called the land of the nibelungen. in wagner's wonderful opera cycle, the ring of the nibelungen, alberich makes himself king of the pygmies and forces these little creatures to gather for him the treasures concealed beneath the surface of the earth. besides the pygmies there are other gnomes, who are called

t the cooperation of the elementals. the gnomes are of various sizes--most of them much smaller than human beings, though some of them have the power of changing their stature at will. this is the result of the extreme mobility of the element in which they function. concerning them the abb de villars wrote "the earth is filled well nigh to its center with gnomes, people of slight stature, who are the guardians of treasures, minerals and precious stones. they are ingenious, friends of man, and easy to govern" not all authorities agree concerning the amiable disposition of the gnomes. many state that they are of a tricky and malicious nature, difficult to manage, and treacherous. writers agree, however, that when their confidence is won they are faithful and true. the philosophers and initia

"who art thou" demands the adam "i" the serpent answers "am satan who was stoned; i am the adversary--the lord who is against you, the one who pleads for your destruction before the eternal tribunal. i was your enemy upon the day that you were formed; i have led you into temptation; i have delivered you into the hands of evil; i have maligned you; i have striven ever to achieve your undoing. i am the guardian of the tree of knowledge and i have sworn that none whom i can lead astray shall partake of its fruits" the adam replies "for uncounted ages have i been thy servant. in my ignorance i listened to thy words and they led me into paths of sorrow. thou hast placed in my mind dreams of power, and when i struggled to realize those dreams they brought me naught but pain. thou hast sowed in m

rding to the egyptians, the luminaries never passed. he notes also that the egyptians represented the tropics as dogs who as faithful doorkeepers prevented the sun and moon from penetrating too near the poles. the crab or crawfish signifies the retrograde motion of the moon. this card also refers to the path of wisdom. man in his quest of reality emerges from the pool of illusion. after mastering the guardians of the gates of wisdom he passes between the fortresses of science and theology and follows the winding path leading to spiritual liberation. his way is faintly lighted by human reason (the moon, which is but a reflection of divine wisdom. in the pseudo-egyptian tarot the towers are pyramids, the dogs are black and white respectively, and the moon is partly obscured by clouds. the en

be overlaid with golden places and placed above the door of his temple. there it remained until his covetous grandson stole the gold, and buried the tree so that the crime would not be discovered. from the ground where the tree was buried there immediately bubbled forth a spring of water, which became known as bethesda. to it the sick from all syria came to be healed. the angel of the pool became the guardian of the tree, and it remained undisturbed for many years. eventually the log floated to the surface and was used as a bridge again, this time between calvary and jerusalem; and over it jesus passed to be crucified. there was no wood on calvary; so the tree was cut into two parts to serve as the cross upon which the son of man was crucified. the cross was set up at the very spot where t

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should be led by the officer, or summoner, to the northern perimeter, already robed and fully blindfolded or "hoodwinked" and divested of all metal artifacts. at this point, one of the coven, previously selected, should with the point of his or her athame or coven sword touch the candidate upon the breast and challenge him with appropriate words. the challenge is issued from the point of view of the guardian of the watchtower of the north, the realm of the element earth. the words may take the following form: challenger. whence come you? candidate. from the north, the place of greatest darkness. challenger. whither goest thou? candidate. i travel east in search of light. challenger. what passwords dost thou bring? candidate. perfect love and perfect trust. challenger. i, the guardian of t

und the outside perimeter of the circle and brought to a halt at the west, where, after the coin is removed from his lips, a similar challenge is issued by the watchtower representative of that quarter. in answer to the first query, however, the candidate should now respond "from the north, the gate of death" likewise, in the challenger's reply, in place of the word "north "west" is now used, and the guardian of the west subsequently administers the "cup of memory" a draught of pure water from the chalice, and the "purification of water" a few drops upon the forehead. the candidate is then led on another clockwise circuit of the periphery, and ends up in the south, where he is again challenged, this time by the representative of fire, who, by laying the flat of his sword, or athame, on the

MATHERS MACGREGOR THE GREATER KEY OF SOLOMON VOL 1

daleth, shin. by these names therefore, and by all the other holy names, we conjure ye and we exorcise ye; by the angel zechiel; by the angel duchiel; by the angel donachiel; and by the great angel metatron, who is the prince of the angels, and introduceth the souls before the face of god; and by the angel sangariel, by whom the portals of heaven are guarded; and by the angel kerub, who was made the guardian of the terrestrial paradise, with a sword of flame, after the expulsion of adam our forefather; and by the angel michael by whom ye were hurled down from the height of the throne into the depth of the lake and of the abyss, the same name meaning, who is like god upon earth; and by the angel aniel; and by the angel ophiel; and by the angel bedaliel; wherefore, by these and by all the o

MICHAEL FORD A RITE OF THE WEREWOLF

redatory hawk, who sat on a throne of abyssic shadow. in the story of af ra meeting seker23 in ra-stau where he sits in the kingdom of death, as death itself. it makes reference to seker sitting in majesty, with serpents and demonic spirits surround him. in the book of the dead seker is made reference to as being great god who carrieth away the soul, who eateth hearts, and who feedeth upon offal, the guardian of darkness, the god who is in the seker boat. this draws a comparison to the persian-iranian ahriman, who was also an opposing sorcerous daemon of darkness, who by averse practices, became stronger and immortal. set had legions of devils called seba who served the prince of darkness, and were known to hack and devour certain souls. in a modern initiatory context, the magician underst

and were known to hack and devour certain souls. in a modern initiatory context, the magician understands the these god forms represent isolate intellect, and self-deification through antinomian acts. set and seker have an interesting connection. in the xviith chapter of the book of the dead the spirit of the deceased prays that he is kept from the great god who devour the heart and soul, who is the guardian of darkness. this is revealed by e.a. wallis budge that this god is none other than suti (set. set was the tester of the dead in this capacity, and set tested the spirit by it s own admission of transformation from life to death and finally, to the psyche becoming immortal. if this test failed, set in the form of seker, devoured the soul. later on seker was merged with ptah, a blacksm

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ening the self. in the dissolution of what seems to be an exterior and stable personality we discover that change is ongoing, increasingly so as we follow a neverending evolutionary process. ritual involves the restructuring of previously defined 23 23 desires and wishes. it is a fundamental reorganization in relation to various points of chaos; to reach beyond what is called the demon choronzon, the guardian of da'ath, to the astral region of wisdom and death, resurgence and evolution. it is also the point and essence of ritual to enter into the place of neither- neither (7, the abyssic void of unconsciousness, wherein all is possible and change can occur in actual conformity with the individual's ultimate desire. it is wise for the magickian to focus on holding a semi-stable mind, as ser

packed method of protection against this and other hazards. such elementals may be created or summoned by the consecration of sigils. the creation of such sigils involves the combination of various symbols representing the desired powers of the elemental. once combined and consecrated the sorcerer is able, with blood or sexual fluid, to endow a form of life upon the elemental on the astral plane. the guardian should be given direct instructions at the creation, and all belief focused on this purpose. nothing should be said to the elemental after this because they consist of pure will. once you feel the purpose of the imp is served, the elemental may be banished and the sigil destroyed after a concentration phase of reabsorbing the elemental. elementals are sometimes employed by the sorcere

ll also learn something relevant to your day side self. this can be most helpful in your search for self preservation in such situations as work, social relations, etc. 125 125 chapter five -rites of choronzon- the vampyric arts purpose and meaning the following rites and path workings deliver the soul into dire peril. choronzon (1) is represented as many things, being a vampire spirit as well as the guardian of the abyss. the rites of choronzon grant the sorcerer who can traverse such paths a burning sphere of individual power, which may be used in such a way as to create and maintain a state of personal balance. however, these are by no means pointless "black" magick rites, they define a moral code, that contains the black and the white in integrated form. black is represented as hidden

nsequences of your workings. something is watching. towards the vampyric godhead a calling to choronzon, guardian of the abyss one of the most significant rites of evocation or invocation within this grimoire is the rite of choronzon, being the calling of the multiple vampiric energy currents of that which we call choronzon. numerous occultists have sought to control this source of energy, called the guardian of the abyss and madness incarnate, none have defined this rather formless source of energy as positive. all vampiric desires, being based in the subconscious are offspring of choronzon, being dual natured and energy consuming elementals. this ritual is a diving into the abyss, there to be confronted by choronzon itself. such a demon can manifest in numerous 141 141 ways, depending up

ndividuals- our undertakings were based on the path workings which led me to qlipothic elementals. these entities could and did provide knowledge and inspiration concerning the sorceries of which they were born. many of these elementals within the qlipoth already existed in a previous form within the abyss. the path workings only gave them a knowable identity, by which we may associate with them. the guardian of the qlipoth and the abyss is choronzon, so it is highly recommended that the sorcerer be strong and sound of mind and body before attempting to enter and pass through the gates of the witch moon. the sigil of each spirit associated with each element are given below: notes categorized by chapter chapter one 1. lucem fero, the light bringer known as lucifer. christian symbolism has b

MICHAEL TSARION ATLANTIS ALIEN VISITATION AND GENETIC MANIPULATION

r enslaving mankind andadulterated by artificial constructions into a contrivance to filch wealth and power to them-selves..these clergy, in fact, constitute the real anti-christ (thomas jefferson)what influence in fact have christian ecclesiastical establishments had on civil society? inmany instances they have been upholding the thrones of political tyranny. in no instancehave they been seen as the guardians of the liberties of the people. rulers who wished to sub-vert the public liberty have found in the clergy convenient auxiliaries. a just government,instituted to secure and perpetuate liberty, does not need the clergy (president james madison)thanks to scholars, we now know that the book of genesis is a simulacra of earliersumerian, akkadian, and egyptian originals, in which the expe

g the most civilized on earth, some professional scientists can feel so isolated and ignored thatthey have to take their case directly to the public via the popular press. equally, it is depressing to dis-cover that in countries which pride themselves on their intellectual tolerance, it is impossible to voicescientific dissent without attracting this kind of response from those who perceive to be the guardians oforthodoxy.the established paradigm statedthe earth is of immense antiquity, formed 4, 600 million years ago; life on this planet is also of verygreat age emerging spontaneously in the ancient seas 3,000 million years ago and the great varietyof species that exist today are all descended from one or a few primitive organisms evolved in thoseancient oceans, by a process of random gen

MICHAEL WYNN THE SOUL TRAVELERS

ir influence. but there is always one jinn you can t just cleanse away, and that is the jinn that was assigned to at your birth. the muslims, like many in the occult, say that each person is assigned a demon and an angel at the birth. this combination of angel and demon, and your relationship to them, is the true source of much your personality. christians only believe in guardian angels, because the guardian demon is not mentioned in the bible. to my knowledge. and theirs, apparently. meet the neighbors (revisited [2.7] the next classification that those in the spirit world fall into is called larvae. larvae, sometimes called thoughtforms, are the parasites of the spirit world. these parasitic entities are the direct creation of the desires of man. when a person concentrates on a single t

ot concern itself with your mortal fate. put simply, if you re soul is more likely to enter into heaven by dying today, rather than years from now, your guardian angel will do nothing to spare you from today s danger; self-preservation (of the mortal life) is, in many ways, the duty of your tutelary demon, rather than your guardian angel. it is important not to confuse the light, which represents the guardian angel or god himself, with the lightbringer, which is prometheus. this balance of angel, demon, and man is the perfect way of ensuring free-will, all while keeping man neck-deep in a spiritual game. if a tutelary demon, or guardian demon, were to gain undue control over the wills of the individual, the results would be a decline in moral character, physical, and mental health. this be

from thaumaturgic magic, or low magic, which uses magic to alter the outside world according to will, there is also theurgic magic, or high magic. theurgic magic is magic used to change the self; this type of magic is by far the lesser known of the 2. the most common ambition involved with theurgic magic is the what is called knowledge and conversation with the holy guardian angel. this merger of the guardian angel and lower self can take years, and this long-term ambition requires a series of rituals which slowly merge the magician, and his guardian angel into one body. merger with one s holy guardian angel is also called the great work, and it is among the highest achievements of both white and black magicians. although the term is used profanely to describe the chemical conversion of on

ten speak to the infernal ones with the highest of reverence, as opposed to a white magician, who is inclined to speak to the demons as servants. the satanist conducts rituals wearing red or black. in fact the entirety of a satanic ritual will strongly oriented to the colors red and black. whereas a white magician may choose white. in magic, the color white is associated with purity, god, spirit, the guardian angel, and goodness; the color red is associated with life-force, blood, and violence, and the color black is related to evil, chaos, the guardian demon, and the unknown. satanists follow what is called the left hand path, whereas white magicians, christians, muslims, jews, hindus, and buddhists follow the right hand path. the left hand path is a belief structure that does not regard

sidered both a character and a location, coronzon is also considered a character and a location. the egyptians call this demon apep. the greeks and christians know the location of hades as sheol, or the land of the dead, but the hebrews knew it as da ath, and the author h.p. lovecraft called it yog-sothoth. hades is an incredibly powerful being, and is always described as formless. he is known as the guardian of the underworld and is said to hold the key to the qliphoth. this guardian of the abyss is considered mentally unstable and evil even by the worst magicians. this spirit is regarded as a devouring demon who seeks to steal the life-force and sanity from all who cross his path. this entity s reputation for inducing insanity is legendary, for he is truly the embodiment of dispersion an

etimes spoke of as a female character and is frequently associated with a single, lid-less eye. this being is also closely associated with the triangle (being a 3-sided shape, and his seal has often been depicted as 3 triangles in an arrangement that resembles a nuclear or radiation symbol. leviathan appears to be another name for the demon choronzon, and is associated with the west and is called the guardian of the gate to the abyss. leviathan is commonly described as a writhing mass of demons bound in a single body. leviathan is also closely related to the primal goddess tiamat, because it said that she [leviathan] had been at war with the angel race before the fall of azazel. imagery of water is frequently related to the abyss, and so leviathan is called the serpent or dragon of the dep

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nightside or astral plane within our physical world which we seek to control from within. the forms in the nightside of which we assume (bat. wolf, moth, or a hybrid of each and others) are the extensions of our will and desire. the vampyre is a being which has deified itself through the antinomianian process of death and rebirth, one who has passed through the ancient aspects of set and anubis, the guardians of the threshold. the symbol of the dragon known as tiamat or leviathan is also ahriman, the coiled beast that is of serpent wisdom. the dragon has fueled the myths of dracula, the dragon race from wallachia. dracos, draconum is the very shadow of the immortal fountain of life, which the vampyre seeks to bask in eternally. remember, in bram stoker's immortal "dracula" novel, the prin

ow! as i have dwelt in the necromantic twilight i become master of the shades of sah, do attend me greater and lesser familiar of the quarters, embrace my essence- zothoza unpu set heh! i am enthroned in the depths, of utter blackness and night i am death and resurrection. the one who drinks of the heart, whom is aligned with set-heh. i drink of the heat and feed upon the soul's blood. my role is the guardian of darkness! my sight is clear in the darkness, and i taste the heartblood of man and woman, i am awakened in my self and by the shadow tongue- hekas, noastra, zarru! zazas zazas nasatanada zazas! focus upon the arcane of self and the temple of which you create. banish and close the ritual. a ritual of necromancy purpose- to align oneself with the death energy or "emerald flame" of az

kness and the daevas who sign hymns of the blackened sun, encircle me! ahriman, arimanius, witch- initiator, daemonic seraph, whose essence is the bornless fire and black earth -i summon thee! in the names of your shades, whom shall walk the earth through us those of the yatus, born in the circle of akhtya by savor, lord of flesh and darkness, who calls forth the great gray shadow by the names of the guardians of the blackened flame- andar- taromat- zairich- vizaresh- zarman- friftar- akatash i do conjure thee, manifest in this circle. let no harm come unto me, those who summon against me shall only strengthen me to ahriman i speak thy hymns of shadow "my name is darkness; for which i create from the abyss in the material world i create according to my will that i rise up in opposition in

me in self- love, that i may walk through the gates of the celestial and infernal" perform now the ritual of the triple hermetic circle of hamara't. here ends the grimoire of nox umbra. the calling of the four quarters of the circle western quarter guardian of the gateway- azatu-iiermanubis, opener of the way. i call your presence forth towards this circle. anubis, god of the twilight from which the guardians shall watch; bring forth thy jackals howling at the barrier anubis, who initiates unto the path of the dead, come forth! by the mask of the jackal and wolf, i call thee forth to charge this circle! azatum- ashramu- likiahaka southern quarter guardian of the gateway- hawk headed lord of fire, guardian of the eastern quarter. horus- lalanpa- zarasu manifest unto this circle, blood cove

MORALS AND DOGMA

like favors unreturned and kindnesses unreciprocated, an actual and real portion of his fortune. generosity and a liberal spirit make men to be humane and genial, open-hearted, frank, and sincere, earnest to do good, easy and contented, and well-wishers of mankind. they protect the feeble against the strong, and the defenceless against rapacity and craft. they succor and comfort the poor, and are the guardians, under god, of his innocent and helpless wards. they value friends more than riches or fame, and gratitude more than money or power. they are noble by god's patent, and their escutcheons and quarterings are to be found in heaven's great book of heraldry. nor can any man any more be a mason than he can be a gentleman, unless he is generous, liberal, and disinterested. to be liberal, b

ere, as were the multitude of subordinate intelligences, real and distinct beings. the oriental imagination revelled in the creation of these inferior intelligences, powers of good and evil, and angels. we have spoken of those imagined by the persians and the kabalists. in the talmud, every star, every country, every town, and almost every tongue has a prince of heaven as its protector. jehuel is the guardian of fire, and michael, of water. seven spirits assist each; those of fire being _seraphiel _gabriel _nitriel _tammael _tchimschiel _hadarniel, and _sarniel. these seven are represented by the square columns of this degree, while the columns jachin and boaz represent the angels of fire and water. but the columns are not representatives of these alone. to basilides, god was without name

obation and his precipitation into a sea of metal; his names of the serpent and the dragon; the whole conflict of the good spirits or celestial armies against the bad; are so many ideas and designations found alike in the zend-avesta, the kabalah, and the gnosis. we even find in the apocalypse that singular persian idea, which regards some of the lower animals as so many devs or vehicles of devs. the guardianship of the earth by a good angel, the renewing of the earth and heavens, and the final triumph of pure and holy men, are the same victory of good over evil, for which the whole orient looked. the gold, and white raiments of the twenty-four elders are, as in the persian faith, the signs of a lofty perfection and divine purity. thus the human mind labored and struggled and tortured itse

e continually centred upon the earth and man. the grecian divinities inhabited olympus, an insignificant mountain of the earth. there was the court of zeus, to which neptune came from the sea, and pluto and persephon from the glooms of tartarus in the unfathomable depths of the earth's bosom. god came down from heaven and on sinai dictated laws for the hebrews to his servant moses. the stars were the guardians of mortals whose fates and fortunes were to be read in their movements, conjunctions, and oppositions. the moon was the bride and sister of the sun, at the same distance above the earth, and, like the sun, made for the service of mankind alone. if, with the great telescope of lord rosse, we examine the vast nebul of hercules, orion, and andromeda, and find them resolvable into stars

ings that the sun develops. the property possessed by the serpent, of casting its skin, and apparently renewing its youth, made it an emblem of eternity and immortality. the syrian women still employ it as a charm against barrenness, as did the devotees of mithras and saba-zeus. the earth-born civilizers of the early world, fohi, cecrops, and erechtheus, were half-man, half-serpent. the snake was the guardian of the athenian acropolis. nakhustan, the brazen serpent of the wilderness, became naturalized among the hebrews as a token of healing power "be ye" said christ "wise as serpents, and harmless as doves" the serpent was as often a symbol of malevolence and enmity. it appears among the emblems of siva-roudra, the power of desolation and death: it is the bane of a pytus, idom, archemorus

MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS E

e. when represented as the war-goddess she appears clad in armour, with a helmet on her head, from which waves a large plume; she carries the agis on her arm, and in her hand a golden staff, which possessed the property of endowing her chosen favourites with youth and dignity. athene was universally worshipped throughout greece, but was regarded with special veneration by the athenians, she being the guardian deity of athens. her most celebrated temple was the parthenon, which stood on the [47]acropolis at athens, and contained her world-renowned statue by phidias, which ranks second only to that of zeus by the same great artist. this colossal statue was 39 feet high, and was composed of ivory and gold; its majestic beauty formed the chief attraction of the temple. it represented her stand

uranus and gaa. this elder themis inherited from her mother the gift of prophecy, and when she became merged into her younger representative she transmitted to her this prophetic power. hestia (vesta. hestia was the daughter of cronus and rhea. she was the goddess of fire in its first application to the wants of mankind, hence she was essentially the presiding deity [49]of the domestic hearth and the guardian spirit of man, and it was her pure and benign influence which was supposed to protect the sanctity of domestic life. now in these early ages the hearth was regarded as the most important and most sacred portion of the dwelling, probably because the protection of the fire was an important consideration, for if once permitted to become extinct, re-ignition was attended with extreme diff

eces the animal brought as a sacrifice to dionysus. under the name of bacchanalia, these mystic rites were introduced into rome, where men also were allowed to participate in them; but they were attended with such frightful excesses that the state authorities at length interfered and prohibited them. panathenaa. the panathenaa was a famous festival celebrated in athens in honour of athene-polias, the guardian of the state. there were two festivals of this name, the lesser and the greater panathenaa. the former was held annually, and the latter, which lasted several days, was celebrated every fourth year. for the greater panathenaa a garment, embroidered with gold, called the peplus, was specially woven by athenian maidens, on which was represented the victory gained by athene over the gian

NAGEL CARL AMAZING SECRETS OF OCCULT POWER

s a shout and gradually fade away to a whisper. the magic word is pronounced: me-sah-boo. i would suggest you begin the chant on a sunday, at or near the full moon. the golden square spell gnomes are the elemental spirits of the earth. they have the general appearance of grotesquely deformed dwarfs, but despite their appearance gnomes are benevolent in nature. one occult belief is that gnomes are the guardians of buried treasure, and inhabit the darkest depths of mines. their essence can be found in the earth, wood and metals. this spell will help you to enlist their aid in your affairs. before you begin, go outside and pick up a pinch of earth and take it inside with you. enter your witching circle. face north, and sprinkle the soil on the floor in front of you. that small and simple gest

NAUDON PAUL THE SECRET HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY

ry action of life was commingled with religion. humans considered themselves the playthings of higher powers without whose help it was impossible to succeed at anything. work was notably invested with a sacred nature. oswald wirth, in les mysteres de l'art royal, translated this religious sentiment with great skill: the ancient corporations: colleges of builders in rome 5 the hunter sacrificed to the guardian spirit of the animal he sought to kill, just as prior to chopping down a tree, the carpenter won the approval of the hamadryad. the quarryman, in turn, would have felt he had committed a sacrilege if he began cutting into rock without beforehand obtaining the consent of mother earth, whom he was mutilating. this is not the entire story, because avoidance of inspiring the hatred of a d

NEW WORLD ORDER OR OCCULT SECRET DESTINY

al open-arms religion that excludes from its ranks only those who believe in jesus christ and a personal god. buddhists, shintoist, satanists, secular humanists, witches, witch doctors and shamans all who reject christianity are invited to become trusted members of the new age family. worshippers of separate faiths and denominations are to be unified in a common purpose: the glorification of man. the guardians of the mysteries freemasonry, by its own accord, practices the ancient mysteries of egypt, and has as a primary goal, the re-instatement of this mystery religion for the coming world order. the magical mystery religion of ancient egypt exercised a great fascination over renaissance man, which was incorporated into the newly formed lodges at that time. the mysterious heiroglyphs were

ONYX TABLET OF SET

ct this point, as it is "owned" as an organization by the priesthood. this is stipulated in section 10.02 of the by-laws, where the power to define the temple and to control all aspects of its existence through amendment or replacement of the by-laws is reserved collectively to the priesthood. in effect* the priesthood of set owns the temple of set, inc* the priesthood, via the by-laws, delegates the guardianship of the temple to nine councillors* these nine councillors select a chairman, who initiates various actions on the council's behalf* the council appoints three executive officers to supervise the day-to-day functioning of the temple: the high priest of set, the executive director, and the treasurer* the high priest appoints various offices and institutions subordinate to the "by-la

wn actions. when it comes to society's commonly-held morals, convictions, and religiously-ethical elements, all are subject to my interpretation- within the legal laws of the united states of america or the country in which i am residing. i represent not only my own views, but the collective separateness of the prince of darkness- the visionary, the opposer, the critical and original thinker, and the guardian of isolate self-consciousness- encased in human flesh- a) a sense of *detachment* in dealing with any situation(s) as noted above is essential for a priest or priestess' ability to interact with it. the volatility of human emotion potentially distracts the rational mind's process. emotions are very appropriate to certain situations, but a priest or priestess should recognize and apply

PHILIP NEIL MYTHS LEGENDS EXPLAINED

son and sears off his head thinking he is paying court to parvati; yet another tells how the planet saturn, while babysitting ganesh, forgets the power of his glance, and burns off his head by accident. in each story, ganesh s human head is replaced with that of an elephant. peacock the peacock is the vehicle of skanda, the baby on parvati s lap. nandi the bull nandi, shiva s milk-white bull, is the guardian of all four-legged creatures. rudra, shiva s name in the earliest hindu holy books, was the ruler of the beasts. parvati, shiva s wife parvati is the daughter of the himalaya mountain himself. like durga and lakshmi (see p. 108, she is an aspect of the great mother goddess, mahadevi. ganesh ganesh, the remover of obstacles, must be propitiated at the start of any enterprise. he is als

PHOSPHORUS

are similar and different. 2. magickal assumption of the vampyre as a point of selftransformation, shape shifting and astral lycanthropy via nox umbra, see correlation between higher grades of toph and the botd. 3. the initiate will undergo the challenges of the necromantical flame, the becoming in the emerald flame of azrael and scribe their own self-designed grimoire of necromantic practice. 4. the guardian of the threshold satanas and the initiatic familiar. rites of phosphorus the initiation of the bloodied caul the birth of the initiate unto the light of phosphorus the initiate will have a robe of white which is symbolic of the light of lucifer before the fall. the virgin initiate shall enter the light of phosphorus to be born in the darkness of the initiator of the path, azal ucel. l

PHOSPHORUS THE SHADOWING FORTH OF LUCIFER

cifer they had god. it means to disunite heart and mind if god is considered as lucifer's enemy. our educated don't raise the perception of the mind to religious devotion, they paralyze the enthusiasm of the heart. for those who are searching for the light of the spirit lucifer shall be a messenger. he won't talk about a faith that is alien to perception. he won't flatter into the hearts to avoid the guardian of science: he shall respect him. he won't preach piety and divine bliss but will show ways for the knowledge to change into divine sensation, into the devotion of the cosmic spirit. lucifer knows that the radiant sun may only rise in the heart of the individual; but he also knows that only the paths of perception lead up to the mountain where the sun appears in his divine radiation

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

h which all the higher attributes coalesce and descend further, into malchut. they thought that they themselves could complete what would be lacking [by excluding joseph; that they could supply his attribute of brotherhood. they therefore plotted against him. as we have seen, the dispute between joseph and his brothers centered on the sefirah of yesod, the vessel of peace. joseph felt that he was the guardian of yesod, that he was the long-term peace-maker, while his brothers felt that he was an obstacle to peace. they, of course, were wrong; peace is meaningful only if it is predicated on submission to g-d fs will. otherwise.i.e, if there is any element of self-orientation or egocentricity in the so-called peace.it cannot be true peace and will fall apart sooner or later. this egocentrici

ting of the sea, as it is written, gpraise g-d cwho split the sea apart cwho gives bread to all flesh. h6 now, it certainly is not difficult for g-d to do anything, including splitting the sea and providing for man fs needs. the gdifficulty h in both cases arises from the fact that g-d fs attribute of judgment was (or is) arguing against it. we are taught that when the jews were crossing the sea, the guardian angel of the egyptians was complaining that the jews were just as sinful as the egyptians, and that there was no justification for allowing them to pass through while the egyptians were to be drowned. it was only after special merit was found that the attribute of judgment was silenced. similarly, g-d provides for all creation fs needs every day, but the fact that man is sinful and th

REGARDIE ISRAEL THE COMPLETE GOLDEN DAWN

hts are obscured in the light above. this first rung is the lowest sphere of the conventional tree of life, malkuth, the sanctum regnum. to it are ascribed the first grade of zelator, and the element of earth. herein, after the earth elementals are invoked, the candidate is ceremonially brought to three stations, the first two being those of evil and the presence divine. at each of these stations the guardians reject him at the point of the sword, urging him in his unprepared <49> state to return. hi third attempt to go forward places him in a balanced position, the path of equilibrium, the middle way, where he is received. and a way is cleared for him by the hierophant, who again represents the celestial soul of things. during his journey along that path, the stability of earth is establi

sceptre of cloud which he preserved in the salting tank in which mummies were swathed. and he found there another sceptre called "giver of breath and with that he extinguished the flame and shattered the sceptre of cloud, and made a lake of it. the initiate is then brought to the actual pillars, and has to name them and their parts under the symbol of the scales of a balance. he also has to name the guardian of the gateway, who prevents his passage, and when all these are propitiated, the plea of the hall itself cries out against his steps, sayingtbecause i am silent, because i am pure" and it must know that his aspirations are pure enough and high first knowledge lecture 59 enough for him to be allowed to tread upon it. he is then allowed to <117> announce to thoth that he is clean from

s, and says: dad i consecrate thee with fire. stolistes and dadouchos then step back to their places in the procession. heg child of earth, twice purified and twice consecrated, thou mayest approach the gate-way of the west. kerux leads the procession to throne of hiereus. hegemon raises the hoodwink for a moment. hiereus stands threatening with his sword. hiereus thou canst not pass by me, saith the guardian of the west, unless thou canst tell me my name. heg darkness is thy name, thou great one of the paths of the shades. hiereus thou hast known me now, so pass thou on. fear is failure so be thou without fear. for he who trembles at the flame and at the flood and at the shadows of the air, hath no part in god. kerux leads on. they pass hierophant who gives one knock. hiereus gives one kn

he east! i purify thee with water. cross and sprinkling as before) dad i consecrate thee with fire (cross and censing as before) child of earth, thrice purified and thrice consecrated, thou mayest approach the gate-way of the east! kerru: leads the procession fonoard to hierophant who stands threatening with his sceptre. the hood-wink is again raised for a moment. thou canst not pass by me, saith the guardian of the east, unless thou canst tell me my name. light dawning in darkness is thy name, the light of a golden day! unbalanced power is the ebbing away of life. unbalanced mercy is weakness and the fading out of the will. unbalanced severity is cruelty and the barrenness of mind. thou hast known me now, so pass thou on to the cubical altar of the universe. the hood-wink is replaced. ker

as because of this that i passed between them, when you came to the light, and it was because of this that you were placed between them to receive the final consecration. two contending forces and one which unites them eternally. two basal angles of the triangle and one which forms the apex. such is the origin of creation- it is the triad of life. my throne at the gate of the east is the place of the guardian of the dawning sun. the throne of the hiereus at the gate of the west is the place of the guardian against the multitudes that sleep through the light and awaken at the twilight. the throne of the hegemon seated between the columns is the place of balanced power, between the ultimate light and the ultimate darkness. these meanings are shown in detail and by the colour of our robes. th

the multitudes that sleep through the light and awaken at the twilight. the throne of the hegemon seated between the columns is the place of balanced power, between the ultimate light and the ultimate darkness. these meanings are shown in detail and by the colour of our robes. the wand of the kerux is the beam of light from the hidden wisdom, and his lamp is an emblem of the ever-burning lamp of the guardian of the mysteries. the seat of the stolistes at the gate of the north is the place of the guardian of the cauldron and the well of water- of cold and moisture. the seat of the dadouchos at the gate of the south is the place of the guardian of the lake of fire and the burning bush <36' frater kerux, i command you to declare that the neophyte has been initiated into the mysteries of the=

ee ever, 0 neophyte, how easily by a careless or unthinking word, thou mayst betray that which thou hast sworn to keep secret and rnayst reveal the hidden knowledge imparted to thee, and planted in thy brain and in thy mind. and let the hue of blood remind thee that if thou shalt fail in this thy oath of secrecy, thy blood may be poured out and thy body broken; for heavy is the penalty exacted by the guardians of the hidden knowledge from those who wilfully betray their trust <39> hierophant comes to the table. the register is signed. neophyte ritual 131 hiero resume your seat, and remember that your admission to this order does not give you the right to initiate any other person without a dispensation from the greatly honoured chiefs of the second order. kerux directs neophyte to his seat

furthermore, they represent the paths which connect the tenth sephirah malkuth with the other sephiroth. the letters tau, qoph and shin make the word quesheth- a bow, the reflection of the <56> rainbow of promise stretched over our earth, and which is about the throne of god. hegemon points out the flaming sword, saying: heg this drawing of the flaming sword of the kerubim, is a representation of the guardians of the gates of eden, just as the hiereus and hegemon symbolise the two paths of the tree of the knowledge of good and of evil. hiereus in this grade, the red cross is placed within the white triangle upon the altar, and it is thus the symbol of the banner of the west. the triangle refers to the three paths and the cross to the hidden knowledge. the cross and the triangle together re

re the portals of the 31st, 32nd, and 29th paths leading from the grade of zelator to the three other grades which are beyond. the only path ow open to you, however, is the 32nd, which leads to the= of theoricus, and which you must traverse before arriving at that grade. take in your right hand, the cubical cross and in your left the banner of light (gives it to him) and follow your guide, anubis the guardian, who leads you from the material to the spiritual. kenuc anubis the guardian said to the aspirant "let us enter the presence of the lord of truth. arise and follow me" k m tur ns to the right, and leads zelator round the hall once slowly, while <75> hiereus reads. hierophant rises with banner of west in left hand -fan in right. hiereus the sphinx of egypt spake and said "i am the synt

ound even upon the crowns of the kings of this earth. hands phil. tau portal. the letter tau leads from the airy quarter of malkuth into yesod. air is uppermost in the symbol as in the planet earth where the atmosphere is furthest from the core. moreover, the letter tau signifieth the cross, the impact of spirit upon matter. my larnen is given you as your badge, for i am the ruler in malkuth, and the guardian against the underworld. i am also lord of the path tau, the link between the first and second degrees, and also between the outer and the inner. this path of tau, dark and full of mystery, under the presidency of saturn and the tarot key of the universe <177> leads, as you have learned in the= grade, through the astral plane. therefore, in the ritual of the 32nd path, you were passed

ss, bound together in that allwandering element; and further also that in fire, water and earth we find the same mixture of nature- therefore the four elements are bound to each kerubic emblem counterchanged with the colour of the element wherein they operate; even as in the vision of ezekiel <223> each kerub had four faces and four wings. forget not therefore that the tablets and the kerubim are the guardians of the tomb of the adepti. let thy tongue keep silence on our mysteries. restrain even the thought of thy heart lest a bird of the air carry the matter. third upon more closely examining the door of the tomb, you will perceive, even as frater n. n, and those with him did perceive, that beneath the cxx in the inscription were placed the characters ix thus: post cxx annos patebo ix bei

officers of the temple are distinct and yet allied; the perfection and beauty of its ritual depends indeed upon the hierophant as the expounder of the mysteries, but not on him alone. for all must work together to encompass the good of all. i invite you, therefore, not only to take counsel with the chiefs of the second order on all important occasions and to maintain a regular communication with the guardians of the outer temple, but to consult and assist the lesser officers so that these rites which, under the supreme authority, are about to be placed in your hands, may, after your term of office, be restored to the chief adept not merely intact in their working but showing an increased beauty and a greater light of symbolism. thus and thus only will you give, when the time comes, a good

the lesser officers so that these rites which, under the supreme authority, are about to be placed in your hands, may, after your term of office, be restored to the chief adept not merely intact in their working but showing an increased beauty and a greater light of symbolism. thus and thus only will you give, when the time comes, a good account of your stewardship. let me further remind you that the guardians of the outer temple should at all times, in all things, command your respect as the deputies of the absolute power which dwells behind the veil, directing all things in the two orders for the attainment of its divine ends. let the memory of these objects abide with you, even as it abides in them and do you assist them in their labour so to direct the temple that peace may be maintain

thren, do solemnly promise, that i will, to the utmost of my power, fulfill the high office which has been imposed upon me, and by me accepted freely, for the good of the whole order; that i will maintain the rites of the order and observe the duties of my position with conscientiousness and loving care, not alone towards the temple itself, but every individual member; that i will co-operate with the guardians of the temple; that i will execute the decree of the chiefs of the second order, acting with justice and without fear or favour in accordance with the dictates of my conscience. this i affirm by the symbol worn upon the breast of the officiating adept. hiero is directed to stretch out his hand in the direction of the rose-cross on chief adept's breast. arise, very honoured frater and

RELIGIOUS TENANTS OF THE YEZIDI

ee" is derived from yezd, one of the titles applied by the ancient persians to the supreme being "we are yezeedees" said sheikh n sir to me on one occasion "that is, we are worshippers of god" but a difficulty then arises as to the person of him whom they designate "sheikh adi" and who there is every reason to believe also represents the deity in their theology. the conversation which i held with the guardians of the temple clearly leads to this conclusion, and the same has been declared to we again and again by many yezeedees. fr. 1 in that case his tomb must be regarded as a myth, and the prefix "sheikh" fn. 1. may not the yezeedee "adi" be cognate with the hebrew hbw ad adh or ad, the two first letters in the original of adonai, the lord, and its compounds adonijah, adonibezek &c? this

RITUALS OF THE SOCIETAS ROSICRUCIANIS IN ANGLIA

he mystic circle.suffragan:require him to advance to you in due form and present the mystic token.guardian:advance to me in due form, and present the mystic token of admission.rituals of the societas rosicrucianis in angliasecond section10 the aspirant as previously instructed by the conductor advances by 4 steps, laying his hand on hisheart each time and bowing at the last step; he than hands to the guardian the mystic paper; thedoor is closed and guardian reports: most worthy suffragan, by the evidence i have received theaspirant has meditated upon the preliminary precepts of our order, and humbly cravesre-admission.suffragan:what does he desire?guardian:instruction.suffragan:that he has already received, what more does he seek?guardian: further knowledge.suffragan:let him enter and adva

ger shall prevail,shout the tidings far and near"gualdi lives" life has no fear.the herald approaches the door of the sacred hall which is open, and males the followingproclamation:stand apart, and give due head. thus orders the magus and his council. greeting to the outer-world,gualdi lives, and death hath not the victory. this do i, son of asterial, the herald.the herald returns to his station. the guardian of the caverns and the torch bearer, whose torch isburning, approach the entrance to the hall, just as the conductor of novices and the practicus areabout to enter. all halting, theguard, says to t.b. as he sees the cond: mark you, it is time for our service.torch b.:221tis true, but the general joy, has disrupted our proceedings. here is he who seeks to become aphilosophus, in charge

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

ings forth good and evil, the source of the four rivers, one of which waters the land of gold. that is, of light. and another flows through ethiopia, or the kingdom of darkness; the magnetic serpent who seduces the woman, and the woman who seduces the man, thus making known the law of attraction; subsequently the cherub or sphinx placed at the gate of the edenic sanctuary, with the fiery sword of the guardians of the symbol; then regeneration by labour and propagation by sorrow, which is the law of initiations and ordeals; the division of cain and abel, which is the same symbol as the strife of anteros and eros; the ark borne upon the waters of the deluge like the coffer of osiris; the black raven which does not return and the white dove which does, a new setting forth of the dogma of anta

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will impregnate maidens, after the http//www.dreampower.com/kirk_wbw/pg_126.htm (7 of 13 [10/9/2001 12:36:58 am] robert kirk- walker between worlds manner of the ancient 'fertility mysteries, and then disappear. note that the result of pulling forbidden roses is pregnancy; but this is not a moralistic or christian warning by any means. pregnancy results from pulling roses without permission from the guardian- in other words, perpetuating the blind powers of procreation without understanding. to gain permission from the guardian, one has to know his name, which in magical operations involves asking the correct questions. indeed, the 'name' is the sum of all the answers to the correct questions, and is a quality or mode of awareness rather than a mere label janet seeks, therefore, to stop t

the ballad of tam lin 135 ballad. the action is completed by devotion and discipline, not by religious prayers or faith. http//www.dreampower.com/kirk_wbw/pg_126.htm (10 of 13 [10/9/2001 12:36:58 am] robert kirk- walker between worlds the fact that tam lin describes in advance the fairy court and the magical transformations is usually taken for granted, but indicates a typical magical operation. the guardian entities will not only effect magic, within the tradition, but they will also display, or inform the magician in advance, in an educative or helpful role. the simple acquisition of information, however, is not sufficient, for the sequences must be experienced. in many versions of the ballad, the description is given, then repeated in its entirety during the chronological development o

rose, it carries blossom, thorns and fruit (rosehips, showing in nature the three stages of transformation: promise, pain and fulfillment. in the ballad of tam lin, fair janet summons tam from faeryland by pulling roses and breaking thorns. we may regard the hawthorn and the rose as symbolically identical and may further equate them with the crown of thorns of the crucifixion. oak is the tree of the guardian, and of the sacrificed ones, or sacred kings. in traditional magical visions, the way to the underworld or to the grail castle is often marked by a small oaken door with a symbol carved above it. in some versions of the vision, the orchard of paradise, or the apple tree upon the hill, is surrounded by a ring of oaks. those who meet the male guardian may encounter him at an oak tree (s

d of the sacrificed ones, or sacred kings. in traditional magical visions, the way to the underworld or to the grail castle is often marked by a small oaken door with a symbol carved above it. in some versions of the vision, the orchard of paradise, or the apple tree upon the hill, is surrounded by a ring of oaks. those who meet the male guardian may encounter him at an oak tree (see the trump of the guardian in the merlin tarot, while those who are blessed like thomas of ercledoune, are guided by the queen of elfland direct to the fruit. ash, traditionally used for thrones, spears and sea-going vessels, may be equated with the third underworld tree, that of mediation. the entire subject of detailed tree symbolism represents a very wide and complex held, which is not directly relevant to t

mpower.com/kirk_wbw/pg_138.htm (9 of 11 [10/9/2001 12:37:14 am] robert kirk- walker between worlds thomas sees the fruit in its pure or unadapted state, as it grows at the heart of the underworld. he is comprehending the energies and the powers that hold creation together, and has traveled directly to this stage upon the magical horse, guided by his partner the queen of elfland. as he has not met the guardian, or been imprisoned, or exchanged riddles, or done battle, we may assume that this visionary sequence is the guiding pattern for the individual who has already undergone these processes. if for example, thomas were to pluck the fruit and try to eat it, the guardian would be summoned. but he understands the true nature of his adventure, and offers to pluck the fruit as a gift to the qu

bottle of red wine, however, which she offers to thomas. this is her response, her return of offered appendix 4: thomas rhymer 148 gifts, and they are the fruit transformed. in the christian mass, as in the pagan, the bread is the body, and wine the blood. both are transformed from the primal fruit. if thomas had eaten of the raw fruit, he would have been poisoned, and it is for this reason that the guardian is placed at the approach to the tree. once past the guardian, the fruit has to be offered to the queen, who now may transform the fruit into bread and wine, and herself into a deeper manifestation of divine power. it is incorrect to assume that this symbolic sequence shows a crude 'christianizing' of a pagan paradise myth. the sequence is exact and precise, and the difference between

to encompass all worlds. it is to this place, upon the third road, that thomas and the faery queen 'this night maun gae. the vow of silence (verse 15) thomas is advised not to speak while in faeryland, no matter what wonders are shown to him. this motif occurs in the grail legends also, where it is tied to the asking of significant questions, a process usually associated with the confrontation of the guardian. in a deeper understanding of this admonition at the final stage of the journey, we may find some significant magical laws. if thomas speaks a word, he will not get back to his own country. this popular concept, which includes not only asking questions but eating of otherworld food, and consorting with otherworld lovers, both of which thomas has already done, masks a magical law. as w

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eson. h bell ring the bell. with each ring of the bell one line is read: hopen your ears, daimons of the netherworld. open your ears, you who speak in our name. know that this one needs no words spoken for him. hear the bell of his coming. he comes who speaks for himself. he comes who glories in his being, and is himself a daimon. make way, for he comes to work his will among you. h open the gate the guardian of the gate picks up the blue feather and says: hbehold the exacting feather of maat. with it is opened the gate of the pentagram, the gate to the subconscious wherein we work with our brother adept rick furgeson for the last time. h light the black flame light the black flame and place frankincense in the censor. as the smoke rises circle the black flame. the guardian of the flame sa

pon the burning papyrus and the ashes, sending the energy with his spirit. the ashes are saved and placed in an envelope, and mailed to his friend to be buried or placed upon his grave. when the ashes have been cooled and placed in the envelope and sealed, the rite is concluded. the blue feather goes with the envelope. while allowing a few minutes for the ashes to cool, personal work can be done. the guardian of the gate closes it using his left hand. the black flame is extinguished. the bell is rung. celebrant: gso it is done h footnotes 1. scorpion goddess, associated with water 2. isis as the dark mystery sirius, the origin of mankind representing the esoteric earth 3. earth 4. lion goddess, wisdom in action, fire 5. goddess of all darkness, associated with air pure science transfinitud

given way to the new aeon of harwer and its ruling word, thelema. agape had lost its preeminence and yet still had not died. it is almost, but not quite, a combination of the two concepts which he made in xl a.h. at the second anniversary of the "quit india" movement "my work will be finished if i succeed in carrying conviction to the human family that every man or woman, however weak in body, is the guardian of his or her self-respect and liberty. this defence avails though the whole world may be against the individual resister" the attempt to meld a workable combination of love and will was successful in his own case and to a certain extent for a percentage of his countrymen, albeit with less permanence in the latter due to their lack of the vision evidenced by the mahatma when he voiced

those who abuse the gift of satan. for the gift itself is beyond the control of hell once given, being subject to the will of the black magus alone. for hell doth bequeath to man his perfect freedom, and such a gift can never be recalled. farewell, o man, who art at once child and father of the universe! remember the future which is thine, and know, now and forever, that hell entrusts to thy care the guardianship of the eternal will. the statement of leviathan before god or angel, daimon or man, there was leviathan alone, principle of continuity and ageless existence. by relation and time i have oft been sought, but leviathan shall yield to none other than the final master of the universe. leviathan is the absolute, man, and if thou would presume to realize what neither heaven nor hell may

astens toward an annihilation which none but the elect may hope to avoid. and alone i cannot preserve my elect, but i would teach them and strengthen their will against the coming peril, that they and their blood may endure. to do this i must give further of my own essence to my elect, and, should they fail, the majesty of set shall fade and be ended. behold, it is i who call you, because you are the guardians of the aeon of set, zealous in what you do. the satanist thought to approach satan through ritual. now let the setian shun all recitation, for the text of another is an affront to the self. speak rather to me as a friend, gently and without fear, and i shall hear as a friend. do not bend your knee nor drop your eye, for such things were not done in my house at pamat-et. but speak to

doctrines to the honestly curious, and secondly to avoid the careless over-simplification of its esoteric doctrines in contexts which would tend to excite the superstitious dread of the profane. concerning the "gift of set's own essence to the elect" see also the diabolicon, specifically the statement of azazel. note again the phrase "majesty of set" behold, it is i who call you, because you are the guardians of the aeon of set, zealous in what you do. this is a salutation to the council of nine, the highest officials of the temple of set and guardians of the aon. their emblem is the sacred tcham sceptre. they carry forward the tradition and name of the nine unknown, the basis of the church of satan's council of nine and now of the temple's council. the legend of the nine unknown, as reco

a circle of twelve divisions alternating between life and death, binding all creatures save those whom i have touched. you were given powers greater than those ordering these divisions and extending throughout the ages of time, that with your vision and your voices you might exercise the powers of darkness, sending ever forth the black flame across the earth and the expanses of time. thus you are the guardians of perfection and truth. arise, then, and witness the wondrous creations born of your wisdom, even as i am near to you and the essence of my being is enshrined within you. the fourth part othil lasdi babage od dorpha gohol gchisge auauago cormp pd dsonf vivdiv casarmi oali mapm sobam ag cormpo crpl casarmg croodzi chis od vgeg dst capimali chis capimaon od lonshin chis talo cla torgu

om me, and magistra bast can see magus norton, who is directly across from her, etc. having this visualized, remember that no one wears blinders, and that my vision also curves over to priest bushey, who can also see priest moffatt, and, well, you get the idea. the "how" is also answered by the wide range of vision along with the link which exists among the nine, enabling that body to function as the guardians. those who respond in and through maat to that which will affect the future of the temple of set "the order of set consists of all iii initiates" the iii initiate is in a rather good position in a number of ways, particularly grade-wise. there are distinct differences between all the degrees, but i think the iii is one of the most important in that it is between the i /ii and the iv

is case we have the magician seated cross legged, with the left arm raised, for the energy of the left hand path, and the other lowered. this makes the connection between the greater spiritual essences and the physical. it also is depicted in the ancient carvings and drawings of the great horned god, and the devil in the tarot deck. the opening of the gate is simple. the magician will demand that the guardian of the abyss throw open the doors to the dark realm. the magician can envision a fiery land of powerful and fecund energies for the primal aspect of set, or deep, dark and stygian for apep. reading from the book of coming forth by night: an appropriate passage should be chosen before starting the ritual. the magician should be familiar with it and have it memorized if possible. the ma

i suggest set's purpose here is to enable the elect, majestic men, to create additional gods, independent unto themselves, able to avoid the coming annihilation, able to perform harwer's function. each of us who accepts this task is charged with the creation of he who yet has no name; we are charged with the remanifestation of that which is yet to be. behold, it is i who call you, because you are the guardians of the aeon of set, zealous in what you do.14 dr. aquino interprets this statement as a salutation to the council of nine. there is no other reference to the council anywhere else in the bocfbn, and the temple of set's council of nine did not exist at the time that magus aquino recorded the text. instead, i prefer to see this as a call to the elect, to guard the aeon and the essence

ger of anquish and the wrath of the stifled, i pour forth my voices, my heart, my mind, my love, wrapped in rolling thunder, that you may hear. i come forth by night, stretching forth my will through the darkness of the angles to seek the will of set, the infinite will, ultimate potential of the black flame. with the force of will, i seek to conquer my own will, the perfection of the will through the guardianship of the eternal will. hail set, highest of life, illuminate us, your elect. you eased the pain of our longing for thee setting our feet on the path of xeper. showing us sights of eternity you brought us back together. you gave your elect dignity, a setian necessity, teaching us the beauty of maat. setamorphosis is no illusion; our task has just begun. the eternal black flame is you

seeks passage through the seven pylons of the tuat. let me look upon the terrible ones, that they may test my worthiness to enter. publication: black nebulae, i.1 html revision: oct. 26, 1998 ce subject: tuat reading list: 2 [at this point in the ceremony, the magician must visualize the dimension known by the egyptians as the tuat, or a place similar to the christian concept of hell [address to the guardians of the pylons] hail, ye seven beings who make decrees, who support the balance on the night of the judgment of the utchat, who cut off hands, who hack necks in pieces, who take possession of hearts by violence and rend the places where hearts are fixed, who slaughter in the lake of fire. i know you, and i know your names. o thou of the first gate, who art sethet-hra-asht-aru, allow m

was, i am, and i shall always be. the past is now gone, but its memories are always with me; they'll never fade. however, as you know, i'm not bounded by my past- i'm more dynamic, moving, unfettered, living. ever wandering onwards. there's a process which we call the setamorphosis. you and i have both seen what happens when an initiate turns his back to the temple. the temple is the community of the guardians of perfection and truth. it is the earthly dwelling-place of our dark lord, great brother set. i have become more than a human. i am able to sustain, improve, and perpetuate my state of being as i will. i am the master of my own life! these words i now speak to you, o my brother tyr. take heed and ponder them deep within your heart. become, and be what you have become- that's the sec

e remanifest daimon of incindiarism in the subplane of dispersion, a setian adept, truth-speaking, among those who partake of the pure essence of black magic. i have come forth in accordance with my true will and my heart (ab) is in the region of the city of two fires. may i be unaffected by fire. may my mouth be opened. it is said that the god ptah can provide for us; that he can provide us with the guardians of a person's mouth. it is said that the god of a person's city will come to him then, and that the god thoth will furnish a person with magical spells and that he will send us to the god set, who is the powerful guardian of a person's mouth and a defender. the god temu can slay one, but he can also guard one. may my mouth be opened. may my mouth be opened up. now, the god set is the

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have vanished, to unlock the city gates. gibreel dreamed a temple: by the open gates of jahilia stood the temple of uzza. and mahound spake unto khalid who had been a carrier of water before, and now bore greater weights "go thou and cleanse that place" so khalid with a force of men descended upon the temple, for mahound was loth to enter the city while such abominations stood at its gates. when the guardian of the temple, who was of the tribe of shark, saw the approach of khalid with a great host of warriors, he took up his sword and went to the idol of the goddess. after making his final prayers he hung his sword about her neck, saying "if thou be truly a goddess, uzza, defend thyself and thy servant against the coming of mahound" then khalid entered the temple, and when the goddess did

an of the temple, who was of the tribe of shark, saw the approach of khalid with a great host of warriors, he took up his sword and went to the idol of the goddess. after making his final prayers he hung his sword about her neck, saying "if thou be truly a goddess, uzza, defend thyself and thy servant against the coming of mahound" then khalid entered the temple, and when the goddess did not move the guardian said "now verily do i know that the god of mahound is the true god, and this stone but a stone" then khalid broke the temple and the idol and returned to mahound in his tent. and the prophet asked "what didst thou see" khalid spread his arms "nothing" said he "then thou hast not destroyed her" the prophet cried "go again, and complete thy work" so khalid returned to the fallen temple

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and the scope/depth of the on (much of what i've mentioned is to this effect. yet i also seek to preserve the setian past by translating "old" ts material into finnish and making _every_ possible facet of the whole ts experience available to the finns. i think our own past is one of the most efficient and fascinating springboards for recasting the concept of setian initiation. given as a gift to the guardians of the on of set on bear day, the traditional finnish midsummer (also the first anniversary of the founding of the shaman/poem-singer circlsothe sapphire tablet of set qui petiverent invenient michael aquino v iv -1 march 10, xi to: the masters of the temple qui petiverent invenient on the fifteenth of july x i recognized you as a master of the temple iv. in terms of organizational a

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and the scope/depth of the on (much of what i've mentioned is to this effect. yet i also seek to preserve the setian past by translating "old" ts material into finnish and making _every_ possible facet of the whole ts experience available to the finns. i think our own past is one of the most efficient and fascinating springboards for recasting the concept of setian initiation. given as a gift to the guardians of the on of set on bear day, the traditional finnish midsummer (also the first anniversary of the founding of the shaman/poem-singer circlsoliber satangelica nathaniel j. harris soror tekla 484, 3, toph introduction; the grimoire the importance of the classical grimoire, and the more personal books of spells attributed to various witches and cunning folk, has been greatly undervalue

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isions of birds. devel (gypsy. the highest being. the word devel is cognate with sanskrit deva, meaning god. diana, dziana, dana, tana (roman, the shining one, etruscan. gyspsy queen of witches all, mother of lucifer. djall (albanian. a name for the devil. cognate with latin, diabolus. djab (haitian. a mercenary spirit with no family or nation. cognate with latin, diabolus. dommiel, dubbiel).once the guardian angel of persia who stood in for gabriel when s/he was in disgrace. patron devil of terror, who guards the gates of hell. dreqi (albanian, from the latin draco, meaning dragon. a name for the devil. drug (vedic. demons of falsehood attributed to *ahriman. they dwell in a dark cave. dumah (egypt, hebrew. one of the seven princes of hell. angel of the silence of death. in the zohar, chi

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r, leur arrogance, et leurs rites tranges, sombres et terribles. il les condamn. a mort! i did not condemn them. the king, philip, condemned them when he was informed of their indiscretions. he obtained damning evidence against the templars. he had no choice, when confronted with the evidence. they had wealth beyond their station, and power as well they had become arrogant in their manner towards the guardians of decency. they conducted strange, dark rites, unholy and terrible, which violated the precincts of the church. so he condemned them to death. it was only right. de molay: mais en a-t-il le droit? quel titre le lui donne? mes chevaliers et moi, quand nous avons jur d'assurer la victoire i' tendard sacr, de vouer notre vie et notre noble exemple a conqu rir, d fendre et prot ger le t

and as we doth join them, so we stalk the night unseen as well, for only through the angles can we be seen, and those without see not; for their eyes are blinded by millstones of righteousness. i say unto thee who speaketh with, garbled tongue: i know well that which holds ye from leaving this cycle. i have glimpsed the hounds of the barrier, lying in wait for the souls of the righteous. they are the guardians of the cycles, and they lurk at the threshold of time, and their space-planes move about them, hiding them well. they move only through angles, though free are they not of the curved dimensions. strange and terrible are the hounds of the barrier, follow they consciousness to the limits of space. unseen they walk among thee, in places where the rites have been said. manche nehmen die

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ssociates the egyptian sun god ra (also spelled re) with love and joy. the exaltation of inana lady of all the divine powers, resplendent [dazzling] light, righteous woman clothed in radiance, beloved of an and urac! mistress of heaven, with the great pectoral jewels, who loves the good headdress befitting the office of en priestess, who has seized all seven of its divine powers! my lady, you are the guardian of the great divine powers. like a dragon you have deposited venom on the foreign lands. when like ickur [god of storms] you roar at the earth, no vegetation can stand up to you. as a flood descending upon) those foreign lands, powerful one of heaven and earth, you are their inana. raining blazing fire down upon the land, endowed with divine powers by an, lady who rides upon a beast

ustice is the supreme ruling body of the baha faith worldwide. its nine members are elected every five years by representatives of the national spiritual assemblies. in addition to establishing the administrative system of the baha faith, shoghi effendi also translated many of the writings of the bab, baha u lla h, and abdu l-baha and helped to spread the religion around the world. when he became the guardian in 1921, there were 100,000 members worldwide. at the time of his death in 1957, there were 400,000 members. in addition, he wrote god passes by, which tells the story of the first century of the baha faith. his death caused a crisis in leadership, as the role of guardian was meant to be a hereditary 74 world religions: almanac baha one, passed on from one family member to another. bu

nce to excommunicate those who have opposed the leadership of the baha faith. abdu l-baha, in turn, established a continuation of the original covenant with the creation of a guardian, who serves as the hereditary leader of the religion, passing control from generation to generation. abdu l- baha named his grandson, shoghi effendi rabbani, as his successor. although he was young when he was named the guardian, shoghi effendi was generally accepted by the faithful. his marriage to a westerner, mary maxwell, a baha from the united states, and his growing international focus led to complaints from his immediate family, many of whom began disobeying him and marrying covenant breakers. this did not result in the creation of more sects, but it did force shoghi effendi to excommunicate several fa

for example. odd numbers represent loneliness, while even numbers represent luck. world religions: almanac 199 daoism its goal is to return the body and the mind to its original pure state. daoist taijichuan uses a lot of stretching and turning in the 108 movements of the exercise. from birth to death daoism figures into the major events of each person s life. babies in the womb are protected by the guardian spirit, tai shen, so pregnant women make regular offerings to that deity. after birth, further offerings are made to female spirits. these offerings are usually of baby clothes, for these spirits are considered to be mothers themselves. a daoist adult is chosen as a godparent, and more offerings are made when the infant is four months old to ensure its health and safety. the child s f

local language. world religions: almanac 453 zoroastrianism in addition to the gathas are a number of other texts that are part of the avesta. the vendidad contains laws about becoming and remaining pure and also includes myths, or stories, and religious observances. the khorda avesta, which contains a number of ritual prayers, includes the yashts, which are individual hymns to ahura mazda and to the guardian angels. the visperad contains a service dedicated to ahura mazda. sacred symbols the most common symbol of zoroastrianism is fire. for this reason, zoroastrians have sometimes been mistakenly characterized as fire worshippers, but this is incorrect. rather, they see fire as a symbol of the creative power of ahura mazda. it is also a symbol of truth and righteousness, an element that p

d in spring by iranians. 458 world religions: almanac zoroastrianism jashan-e sadeh: the festival of fire, celebrated on the one-hundredth day before navroz (new year s. jashan-e mehragan: festival of mihr, a day of thanksgiving dedicated to the highest angel, mithra. jashan-e tirigan: festival of tir, a day dedicated to tishtrya, the angel of the star sirius and of rain. farvardigan: festival of the guardian angels. khordad sal: the birthday of zarathushtra. zartosht no-diso: the traditional anniversary of the death of zarathushtra. pilgrimages zoroastrianism originated in ancient persia, a country roughly corresponding to modern-day iran, so most of the religion s holy sites and places of pilgrimage are located in iran. early zoroastrians built many fire temples in the caves, mountains

his life traveling, speaking, and corresponding with baha communities throughout the world, until his death in 1921. in his will, abdu l-baha included an outline of the baha organization. he established the post of guardianship of the faith and of the universal house of justice. he appointed his grandson, shoghi effendi, as the first guardian. after effendi s death in 1957, no clear candidate for the guardianship emerged. in the early twenty-first century, the faith is led by the nine-member board of the universal house of justice, headquartered in haifa, israel. did you know. the hidden words is based on a shi a muslim tradition that comes from the book of fatima. fatima was the daughter of bear witness: testify to. biddeth: orders. just: honest, moral. iniquity: evil, wickedness. ascribe

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serpent enticed me to sin before you [god] took the three of them, and decreed upon them a sentence of nine curses and death. he then cast the wicked samael and his group from their holy place in heaven. he cut of the feet of the serpent and cursed it more than all the other animals and beasts of the field. he also decreed that it must shed its skin every seven years. samael was punished and made the guardian angel over the wicked esau. in the future, when god uproots the kingdom of edom, he will lower him first. it is thus written (isaiah 24:21, god will punish the host of heights of high. this statement, death and punishment all came because she added to the commandment of the blessed holy one. regarding this it is said, whoever increase diminishes. may god enlighten our eyes with the li

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, but he is not allowed to pass in until he has, in answer to questions asked by the bolts, lintels, threshold, fastenings, socket, door-leaves, and door-posts, told their names. the floor of the hall will not permit him to walk upon it unless he p. 164 tells not only its name, but also the mystical names of his two legs and feet wherewith he is about to tread upon it. when all this has been done the guardian of the hall says to him "i will not announce thy name [to the god] unless thou tellest me my name; and the deceased replies"'discerner of hearts and searcher of the reins' is thy name" in reply to this the guardian says "if i announce thy name thou must utter the name of the god who dwelleth in his hour" and the deceased utters the name "maau-taui" but still the guardian is not satisf

the deceased utters the name "maau-taui" but still the guardian is not satisfied, and he says "if i announce thy name thou must tell me who is he whose heaven is of fire, whose walls [are surmounted by] living uraei, and the floor of whose house is a stream of water. who is he, i say (i.e, what is his name" but the deceased has, of course, learnt the name of the great god, and he replies "osiris" the guardian of the hall is now content, and he says "advance, verily thy name shall be mentioned to him; and he further promises that the cakes, and ale, and sepulchral meals which the deceased shall enjoy shall come from the "eye of ra" in another chapter 1 the deceased addresses seven gods, and says "hail, ye seven beings who make decrees, who support the balance on the night of the judgment of

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orn the transcendent, 58 christianity as mystical fact macrocosmic man. and this brings us once more into the terrain of the mystery-cults and their secret teachings, given a new form of expression in the platonic philosophy. we know of this secret doctrine from the report of hippolytus, one of the church fathers. this is the great and ineffable mystery of the samothracians, he says, referring to the guardians of a particular mysterycult: only the initiates are permitted to know it. for in their mysteries the samothracians have the explicit tradition of a primordial, macrocosmic man (adam).67 the mystery of love it is also as an initiation that we have to interpret the symposium the platonic dialogue on love. love figures here as the herald of wisdom. we have seen that wisdom is the eterna

nce one could add that when the soul develops beyond the mythological stage of consciousness to deeper forms of truth, these nevertheless bear the imprint of the same power that generated the myths.73 the relationship between mythical imagery as a form of representation and higher, philosophical knowledge is thus stated by plotinus from the standpoint of the neoplatonic school, in connection with the guardians of priestly wisdom in egypt: whether as a result of rigorous investigations, or instinctively, in imparting their wisdom, the wise men of the egyptians do not expound their teaching and precepts by means of written signs, which are imitations of voice and speech. instead they draw pictures; and in their temple engravings they illustrate the thought that goes with each particular thin

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

s. the serpent has no power or control whatsoever over us, and we solidly reject his many works, among which, regrettably, is the symbology of the great seal of the united states. advertisement for a cigarette brand. the three most prominent symbols (1) all-seeing eye (2) the sign of eternity resembling the figure 8 lying on its side (3)the three dots, or points, indicative of the unholy trinity. the guardian angel organization in new york city has as its logo an all-seeing eye in a triangle, and angel wings. message "we are watching" the riddle of the great seal of the united states 271 reason (la raison, an engraving by darcis in the national museum, paris, france, was said to capture the spirit of the bloody, illuminatiinspired french revolution. what we see is symbolism of the unholy t

THE BLACK LODGE

than, belial, that are the great princes of the evil of the world "and satan is worshiped by men under the name of jesus; and lucifer is worshiped by men under the name of brahma; and leviathan is worshiped by men under the name of allah; and belial is worshiped by men under the name of buddha (see al iii 48-56 "moreover, there is mary (the reflex, in the qliphoth of malkuth, of our lady babalon, the guardian of the abyss. she is the scarlet woman who rides the beast, and her cup of abominations is the holy grail. but again, this is an arcane of the grade of practicus of the a .a. and if we tried to explain it here we would only cause confusion, a blasphemy against babalon, for she hath shut herself up (this is the self-preservation instinct carried to the extreme of "absolute virginity- t

THE CANOPIC GODS SYMBOLISM

mbolism, and the teachings belong to a higher grade. let none therefore object that his body was laid in the tomb entire (the body of osiris was first laid in the chest or pastos whole. the division was into 14 parts, 1 plus 4= 5, the five wounds) for even as hwhy must be known before hwchy can be comprehended, and as moses must precede christ, so must the mysteries of osiris first be known. now, the guardian of the hall and of the neophytes against the twpylq (whose rtk is laymwat, the dual or two-headed one, the demons of corruption and 3 disintegration) is the hiereus or horus, and to the children of horus, who partake of his symbolism are the viscera committed, to guard them against the demons of disintegration and corruption. as the elements and the forces of the elements are to the w

gan which distributes the blood which it receives washed and purified by the lungs. hence the heart and lungs are represented by c. the matter rejected from the circulatory system is rejected and cast forth by the liver and gall bladder, which therefore will be represented by d. now, as to the treatment of these vital organs in the process of mummification. seeing that during life they were under the guardianship of the great gods mentioned, so in death they were dedicated each to one of the gods of the dead. these vital organs then, being taken out and separately embalmed, were placed in egg-shaped receptacles, symbolic of akasa, under the care of canous, the pilot of menelaus, and the god of the waters of creation, the eternal source of being, whose symbol was a jar; and under the specia

owers. now further, the alimentary system is under the special guardianship of isis and nephthys. isis who conquers by the power of wisdom and the forces of nature, guards ameshett. and nephthys, who hides that which is secret, guards ahephi- whence also, until recent days, in the fullness of time, the sacred sources of ahephi, the nile, were kept secret from the whole world. tmo-oumathu is under the guardianship of neith, the dawn. this is the celestial space, who makes the morning to pass and awakens the light of a golden dawn in the heart of him whom the eternal gods shall chose, by the sacred science of breath. kabexnuv is guarded by sakhet, the sun at the western equinox, the opening of amenti, who wears the scorpion on her head- and these guardianships were often painted on the canop

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iftness, father bring thy strength, grandfather bring thy guidance, cernunnos, hail and welcome lord& lady, enter this circle in peace, make an altar of my body, and grant me wisdom& guidance as i perform my rites. calling the quarters, is done while standing in the goddess posture. the wording for this sample ritual, has been taken from the invocation scene of the craft. facing east say, hail to the guardians of the watchtowers of the east. powers of air and invention. hear us(me! facing south say, hail to the guardians of the watchtowers of the south. powers of fire and feeling. hear us(me! facing west say, hail to the guardians of the watchtowers of the west. powers of water and intuition. hear us(me! facing north say, hail to the guardians of the watchtowers of the north. powers of mot

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d it had bled when it was far away from gregori; he stated that the male blood was jesus, not mother mary s, which resulted in the critics accusing bishop grillo of perpetrating a pious fraud. although it will perhaps remain a subject of controversy, each year the statuette attracts thousands of pilgrims and is said to be responsible for scores of miracles. sources: kirsta, alix. the crying game. the guardian, 18 december 2000. steiger, brad and sherry hansen steiger. mother mary speaks to us. new york: dutton, 1996. weeping statues archive. http//www.mcn.org/1/miracles/ weeping.html. 24 october 2001. tears of blood thirty-six small chapels surround the shrine and await the devout. in a message to the sicilians in 1958, pope pius xii (1876 1958) said: so ardent are the people of sicily in

n, such cloning will demonstrate the methods employed by the elohim in their creation of the human species. as it was told to him, many centuries ago on a distant planet, scientific teams set out to create life on more primitive worlds. on one such planet, earth, their laboratories created the life forms that became human beings. m delving deeper ellison, michael. cult determined to clone humans, the guardian. july 19, 2001 [online] http//www.guardian.co.uk/print/ 0,3858, 4224163,00.html. 28 january 2002. raelian revolution website [online] http//www.rael. org. 28 january 2002. story, ron, ed. the encyclopedia of extraterrestrial encounters. new york: new american library, 2001. twentieth-century spiritual expression although millennial thought dates back to the ancient persian philosopher

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dr. christopher chippindale of cambridge university s museum of archaeology and anthropology has observed that such halfhuman, half-animal monsters as the werewolf and other were-creatures were painted by stone age artists more than 10,000 years ago. some of the world s oldest art found at ancient sites in europe, africa, and australia depict animalhuman hybrids. in other words, chippindale told the guardian newspaper, werewolves and vampires are as old as art. composite beings from a world between animals and humans, he said, are a common theme to be found in the earliest of cave and rock art. such therianthropes, or hybrid beings, are, in fact, the only common denominator in primitive art around the planet. these werewolves, werelions, and were-bats belonged to an imagined world that ea

percy often spoke of the great intellectual debt that he owed to dr. lind. sources: hardy, phil. the encyclopedia of horror movies. new york: harper& row, 1986. internet movie database inc [online] http//us.imdb.com. stanley, john. creature features: the science fiction, fantasy, and horror movie guide. new york: boulevard, 1997. radford, tim. frankenstein may have been based on scots scientist. the guardian, may 1, 2002 [online] http//www.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,4404697,00.html. veitch, jennifer. so who is behind the monster? edinburgh evening news, may 3, 2002 [online] http//www.edinburgh news.com/capitalcity.cfm?id=476592002. who was the inspiration for dr. frankenstein? the most famous golem is yossele, the creature said to be created by judah loew ben bezalel (1525 1609) to help

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 82 mysterious creatures mack, carol k, and dinah mack. a field guide to demons, fairies, fallen angels, and other subversive spirits. new york: henry holt, 1998. melton, j. gordon. the vampire book: the encyclopedia of the undead. farmington hills, mich: visible ink press, 1998. self-styled vampire reveals british link. the guardian, february 1, 2002 [online] http//www. guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,642870, 00. html. werewolf unlike the vampire, werewolves are not members of the undead who promise everlasting life in exchange for a little bite on the neck. when werewolves are in their human form, they can walk about tranquil forest paths or bustling city streets appearing as ordinary as anyone on his

the alchemists of the renaissance, had the ability to move through the earth in a manner similar to a human moving through air or a fish through water. the alchemist would seek to invoke the energy of the salamander, a lizardlike entity whose element was fire, and the gnome, whose element was earth, and combine their energies with air and water to create gold from base metals. the name applied to the guardian of the earth s treasures is thought to be derived from the greek genomos, earth-dweller. popular images of little men and women with pointed hats who inhabit flower gardens and forests have most likely confused gnomes with elves. m delving deeper bord, janet. fairies: real encounters with little people. new york: dell publishing, 1998. dubois, pierre, with roland sabatier and claudine

a culture that was becoming more scientific and materialistic. then came the groundbreaking work of sigmund freud and carl g. jung. in 1899 sigmund freud (1856 1939, a viennese psychiatrist and the founder of psychoanalysis, brought dreams into the realm of the scientific community with the publication of his monumental work, the interpretation of dreams, in which he maintained that the dream is the guardian of sleep and the royal road to understanding the human unconscious. freud s theory was basically that the dream was a disguised wish-fulfillment of infantile sexual needs, which were repressed by built-in censors of the waking mind. the apparent content of the dream was only concealing a shockingly latent dream. through the use of a complex process of dream work, which freud developed

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el, resorted to necromancy, or divination through the spirits of the dead. saul entreated the fabled witch of endor to call up the spirit of the great prophet samuel, only to hear his own death foretold. according to tradition, solomon (10th century b.c.e, wisest of all the hebrew monarchs, foretold the future by consulting demons, which he summoned with his magic lamp and great seal. the sphinx, the guardian of egyptian magic, served as an oracle for diviners of that land. according to plutarch, such thinkers as solon, thales, pythagoras (c. 580.c. 500 b.c.e, and lycurgus traveled to egypt to converse with priests who heard the voice of the sphinx. ancient magi solemnly testified that the statues of egypt spoke, and when these oracles of hewn stone uttered their pronouncements, scribes wr

THE GOLDEN ESSENCE

but instead he seems to spread fear and limitation- but, once again, man and myth merge in strange ways, and the mind of a being who is lacking understanding or not ready for the touch of the fire will, through his own ignorance or actions, meet not the bright one, but the dark guardian, a reflection of his own lack of sight and limitations. it s not such a condemnation, for all people must face the guardian, eventually, because all people have conditions in themselves that need to be tested out and transformed and purified before they can apprehend truth and the light directly and permanently. but it is lack of insight and understanding that can lead people, for example christians, to see a dark devil where there is really a bright savior. bringing forth the secret child from the otherwo

THE KEY TO THE MYSTERIES

n his splendour, to plow with thine own rays the unworked fields of night! thou shinest when the sun sets, and thy sparkling gaze precedes the daybreak! thou fallest to rise again; thou tastest of death to understand life better! for the ancient glories of the world, thou art the evening star; for truth renascent, the lovely star of dawn. liberty is not licence, for licence is tyranny. liberty is the guardian of duty, because it reclaims right< lucifer, of whom the dark ages have made the genius of 23 evil, will be truly the angel of light when, having conquered l

cally explaining the unknown. for the jew, god is separate from humanity; he does not live in his creatures, he is infinite egoism. for the mussulman, god is a word before which one prostrates oneself, on the authority of mohammed. for the christian, god has revealed himself in humanity, proves himself by charity, and reigns by virtue of the order which constitutes the hierarchy. the hierarchy is the guardian of dogma, for whose letter and spirit she alike demands respect. the sectarians who, in the name of their reason or, rather, of their individual unreason, have laid hands on dogma, have, in the very act, lost the spirit of charity; they have excommunicated themselves. the catholic, that is to say the universal, dogma merits that magnificent name by harmonizing in one all the religious

THE LUCIFERIAN PATH THE WITCHES SABBAT MICHAEL W FORD

redatory hawk, who sat on a throne of abyssic shadow. in the story of af ra meeting seker15 in ra-stau where he sits in the kingdom of death, as death itself. it makes reference to seker sitting in majesty, with serpents and demonic spirits surround him. in the book of the dead seker is made reference to as being great god who carrieth away the soul, who eateth hearts, and who feedeth upon offal, the guardian of darkness, the god who is in the seker boat. this draws a comparison to the persian-iranian ahriman, who was also an opposing sorcerous daemon of darkness, who by averse practices, became stronger and immortal. set had legions of devils called seba who served the prince of darkness, and were known to hack and devour certain souls. in a modern initiatory context, the magician underst

and were known to hack and devour certain souls. in a modern initiatory context, the magician understands the these god forms represent isolate intellect, and self-deification through antinomian acts. set and seker have an interesting connection. in the xviith chapter of the book of the dead the spirit of the deceased prays that he is kept from the great god who devour the heart and soul, who is the guardian of darkness. this is revealed by e.a. wallis budge that this god is none other than suti (set. set was the tester of the dead in this capacity, and set tested the spirit by it s own admission of transformation from life to death and finally, to the psyche becoming immortal. if this test failed, set in the form of seker, devoured the soul. later on seker was merged with ptah, a blacksm

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at of shu supporting the firmament. moon: as its primary symbol is that of the moon, yesod has attributed to it such lunar deities as diana. also, in its generative aspect (merging to netzach, diana-artemis of epheseus, the many-breasted. threshold: as the connective element between the nephesch (animal instinct) and ruach (reasoning principle, such gods as hermanubis (hermes the guide and anubis the guardian) and ganesha (as breaker-down of obstacles, the juggernaut) can be placed here, as well as the "guardian of the threshold. this latter entity is encountered as the first "fear" on the new initiate's path, and usually manifests as the "shadow" in terms of jungian psychotherapy. the appearance of the guardian is the sure sign that the work of the zelator is building up towards initiatio

THE NECRONOMICON SIMON VERSION

in a square of the finest silk and lain aside until such time as you desire its use, and then, it should be removed only after the sun has gone to its rest. no ray of sunlight should strike the seal, lest its power be rendered nil and a new seal must needs be cast. the number of nanna is thirty and this is his seal: the god of mercury is nebo. he is a very old spirit, having a long beard, and is the guardian of the gods, as well as the keeper of the knowledge of science. he wears a crown of one hundred horns, and the long robe of the priest. his colour is blue. his essence is in that metal known as quicksilver, and is sometimes also found in sand, and in those things bearing the sign of mercury. his gate is the second you will pass in the rituals that follow. his step on the ladder of lig

from the abyss, the lord of darkness, the master of chaos, the unborn, the uncreated, who still wishes ill upon the race of men, and upon the elder gods who reside in the stars. the gods forget. they are distant. they must be reminded. if they are not watchful, if the gatekeepers do not watch the gates, if the gates are not kept always locked, bolted and barred, then the one who is always ready, the guardian of the other side, iak sakkak, will enter and bring with him the hordes of the armies of the ancient ones, iak kingu, iak azag, iak azabua, iak huwawa, ishniggarab, iak xastur, and iak kutulu, the dog gods and the dragon gods, and the sea monsters, and the gods of the deep. watch also the days. the day when the great bear hangs lowest in the sky, and the quarters of the year measured

d her neck he took away and ishtar asked why, gatekeeper, has thou removed my third jewel? and the gatekeeper answered thus it is, the covenant of old, set down before time, the decrees of the lady of kutu enter the third gate. at the fourth gate ninghizhidda removed the jewels the jewels on her breast he took away and ishtar asked why, guardian of the outer, has thou removed my fourth jewel? and the guardian answered thus it is, the covenant of old, set down before time, the rules of the lady of kutu. enter the fourth gate. at the fifth gate ninnghizhidda removed the jewels the belt of jewels around her hips he took away and ishtar asked why, watcher of the forbidden entrance, hast thou removed my fifth jewel? and the watcher answered thus it is, the covenant of old, set down before time

THE BOOK OF GATES

ve ye upon that whereon my father liveth there. that which belongeth to you in the hidden place is to be behind the shrine, according to the commandment of ra. i call unto you, and behold, it is for you to do what it is your duty [to do' their meat consisteth of cakes of bread, and their ale is of the tchesert drink, and their libations are [made with] cool water. their food is given unto them by the guardian of the things which are in the shrine. and horus saith unto these gods-'smite ye the enemies of my father, and hurl ye them down into your pits because of that deadly evil which they have done against the p. 137 click to view the twelve gods before the shrine. heru-ur. click to view the twelve gods behind the shrine. osiris khent-amenti. the goddess of flame (nesert) click to view the

fers to the serpent bata reads "he who is in this picture maketh his rising up for sar, and he keepeth count of the souls which are doomed in the tuat. he strideth through the secret place, and he withdraweth to tesert-baiu, to the hall (or, court) of ament; then tepi entereth into bata. those who are in it are they whose heads have been devoured. they breathe the odour of bata, of which abeth is the guardian" the passage which refers to the two gods with nets reads "these are the gods who make use of words of power for horus-ra in ament [they have power] p. 253 over the net, and they make use of words of power on those who are in the net[s] which are in their hands" in the lower register are- 1. sixteen gods, who stand at one end of the scene, and grasp a rope with both hands. the first f

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that dove that, returning to the ark of noah, bore a branch of olive. he is the eagle of jupiter, he is the swan of brahma. file//c /documents%20and%20settings/michael..secret%20rituals%20of%20the%20o.t.o/p3c3.html (10 of 18 [12/28/2001 2:05:41 pm] the secret rituals of the o.t.o. from this duplicity of speech hath sprung infinite confusion in the vulgar mind. for they understand not that man is the guardian of the life of god; woman but a temporary expedient; a shrine indeed for the god, but not the god. thus do they blaspheme who worship the false trinity of father-mother-son: blind mouths that gape poison, let them perish in the day of be-with-us. moreover, the holy spirit is the unity in the trinity; for the father and the son are indeed guardians of the quintessence, heirs to the qui

TURNER ROBERT ARBETEL OF MAGICK

vour diligently after them, they shall obtain them, every one according to his destiny, industry, and magical sciences, as the history of melesina witnesseth, and the magicians thereof, who ordained, that none of the italian nation should for ever obtain the rule or kingdom of naples; and brought it to pass, that he who reigned in his age, to be thrown down from his seat: so great is the power of the guardian or tutelar angels of kingdoms of the world. aphorism 31. call the prince of the kingdom, and lay a command upon him, and command what thou wilt, and it shall be done, if that prince be not again absolved from his obedience by a succeeding magician. therefore the kingdom of naples may be again restored to the italians, if any magician shall call him who instituted this order, and compe

TYSON DONALD NEW MILLENNIUM MAGIC

by prayer and meditation will certainly neces- sitate modifications, but the basic format should be fxed before the initiation is begun, the result of months of study and thought. at the time of the rite, which must take place apart from interruption, wash and anoint yourself with clean oil. don a robe you have hand-made of clean white linen. draw a circle of protection about yourself and invoke the guardians of the quarters-the angel, eagle, lion, and bull. purify the circle with fire and water. cre- ate a vortex at its center by dancing or walking clockwise and call down the divine light of holy spirit. offer your heartfelt prayers to the all and state clearly your intention in carrying out the ritual. these are the preliminaries, which are the most important part of any ritual, as they

light of spirit, calling it down into the circle that has been prepared to receive it. traditionally the light is pictured as streaming down from a point over the center of the circle-usually a point directly above the flame of the lamp on the altar. invoking the light is akin to catching the attention of the higher self, which expresses itself either as a clear, white radiance, or in the form of the guardian angel of the magus, or sometimes as a saint, prophet, or god. the form of expression of the light will depend upon the ritual itself and the expectations of the magus. statement of purpose the magus acknowledges the presence of the light and states his or her purpose for conducting the ritual as clearly as possible. this is mainly to get it clear in his or her own mind, as simple verb

e responsive, may assume a fxed and solid shape capable of gesture and speech of a kind. this is not absolutely neces- sary, but it may be the easiest way of transferring the necessary knowledge. tradi- tionally this shape is thought of as an angel personally concerned in the welfare of the individual. since it is this personalized aspect of the unmanifest that watches over the soul, it is called the guardian angel (the guardian angel is treated more fully in chapter 29. some schools of mysticism like to abstract the guardian one step away from a discrete and self-aware being, preferring to call it the genius, of higher spiritual level, of the human mind. this is splitting hairs. what the guardian is, it is, and it does not change with human ways of conceiving it, although those conceits m

or problem at hand-for example, a need for a symbol with which the magus may effectively control the elemental spirits of fire. this is akin to sending a ray of desire to the center of the higher self. third, the magus makes his or her mind a blank slate and awaits the reply of the light. this reply is seldom in the form of words and is rarely delivered by the dis- crete, perceived entity called the guardian angel. rather, it is symbolic and arises in the conscious mind in the same way that any other thought or desire arises-spon- taneously from somewhere else. the symbols that come are not a mask for the truth, as psychologists might suggest, but are a plainer statement of the absolute truth than is possible using the clumsy instrument of language. through them the magus gets more in the

r because the wall of disbelief has been breached. eventually, evocation becomes an instrument of accomplishing ritual desire just like any other. but the mind of the magus is forever transformed after the first successful evocation. perception of reality is broadened, and the magus is never again able to see the world in quite the same way. t he guardian is a noncorporeal entity, commonly called the guardian angel, whose task according to tradition is to watch over and protect the human being to whom it has been assigned by god. this tradition exists among many diverse cultures. in the far east the guardian is assumed to be the ghost of a departed relative. in catholicism the role has been partially filled by the patron saints. for the ancient greeks, the guardian was called the personal

o tradition is to watch over and protect the human being to whom it has been assigned by god. this tradition exists among many diverse cultures. in the far east the guardian is assumed to be the ghost of a departed relative. in catholicism the role has been partially filled by the patron saints. for the ancient greeks, the guardian was called the personal genius or tute- lary daemon. in shamanism the guardian assumes the form of the animal guide. in voudoun, the guardian is the loa with whom the worshipper is "riddenn during his or her first possession. two constants emerge from the legends about the guardian. the first is that it represents the personal intervention of spiritual forces in the life of the individual. the second constant that emerges about the guardian is that it serves as

is that it represents the personal intervention of spiritual forces in the life of the individual. the second constant that emerges about the guardian is that it serves as a media- tor between ordinary human consciousness and the unknowable mind of the all. the magus who is liberated from the burden of superstition, which is belief without reasonable cause, will not make the error of thinking of the guardian as a physical being with wings and a halo. nor will he or she go to the opposite extreme and mistake the guardian for a mere fantasy. as in so many cases, the truth lies where these two opposing views merge. the guardian is a psychic entity in that it exists in the rooms and corridors of the unconscious mind and usually reveals itself through the doorways of dreams, visions, and impul

s, and impulses. however, as has already been suggested, the unconscious is a vast house that extends far beyond the boundaries of the individual mind, reaching even to the veil across the face of the unmanifest. what lives in the unconscious can have more objective reality-defined here as significance in the evolution of the uni- verse-than the parasitic manifestation called human consciousness. the guardian may well be more real, in an absolute sense, than the personal self of the magus. the guardian has been recognized as of the highest importance to western magic for centuries. the ancients rightly understood that without the conversation of the guardian angel (the communication with their higher awareness) nothing was possible; but with the conversation of the guardian, all was possib

guardian may well be more real, in an absolute sense, than the personal self of the magus. the guardian has been recognized as of the highest importance to western magic for centuries. the ancients rightly understood that without the conversation of the guardian angel (the communication with their higher awareness) nothing was possible; but with the conversation of the guardian, all was possible. the guardian is the personalized response of the light to human needs. it is the medi- um through which the au expresses its omniscience at the level of the individual. cut off from the guardian, all learning would be no more than dry book study devoid of inspiration. ritual acts would be like batteries unable to hold a charge. the symbols of magic would be as empty and foolish as science believes

ed response of the light to human needs. it is the medi- um through which the au expresses its omniscience at the level of the individual. cut off from the guardian, all learning would be no more than dry book study devoid of inspiration. ritual acts would be like batteries unable to hold a charge. the symbols of magic would be as empty and foolish as science believes them to be. contrarily, once the guardian has been fully reached and a reliable channel of communication with it established, all magical acts become easy to accomplish. the magus is wrapped in light and is capable of miracles. there is no further necessity for sacred texts or spiritual teachers since the magus finds there only the things he or she already knows. the guardian becomes both teacher and text. it is exceedingly r

d a reliable channel of communication with it established, all magical acts become easy to accomplish. the magus is wrapped in light and is capable of miracles. there is no further necessity for sacred texts or spiritual teachers since the magus finds there only the things he or she already knows. the guardian becomes both teacher and text. it is exceedingly rare that a perfect communication with the guardian is estab- lished. equally rare is an utter lack of communication. all except the lowest dregs of humanity have at least flashes of awareness that something larger than them- selves is concerning itself with their lives. the guardian has been described as the higher genius. this is perhaps an unfortunate description as it conveys the impression that the guardian is nothing more than a

tself with their lives. the guardian has been described as the higher genius. this is perhaps an unfortunate description as it conveys the impression that the guardian is nothing more than a hidden level of the personality expressing itself through conscious- ness-no more than a metaphor for the noblest aspirations and most exalted thoughts. such a view is true as far as it goes, but is limiting. the guardian should not be thought of as a discrete being, for humanity needs no third party to carry its prayers to god. rather, it should be thought of as a living personification of the mediating aspect of human beings that links them with the light. humanity exists both in the manifest and the unmanifest at one and the same instant. the guardian bears the messages of god and casts them in huma

and the same instant. the guardian bears the messages of god and casts them in human terms so that the fallible descendants of adam and eve can, in some part, gather meaning from them. since the light cannot exist unconfined in the manifest universe without destroying all creation, it needs many servants (at least, they are perceived as many by the analytical, categorizing human mind. the role of the guardian angel is that of protector, teacher and guide on the level of the individual human being. in the same way that the magus molds his or her telesmatic images from the natural forces outside the perceived self, he or she shapes the guardian from the directing power of the light within. by personalizing the energy that is the guardian, the magus gains some measure of control over it: can

ndividual human being. in the same way that the magus molds his or her telesmatic images from the natural forces outside the perceived self, he or she shapes the guardian from the directing power of the light within. by personalizing the energy that is the guardian, the magus gains some measure of control over it: can speak to it and expect an answer; can call it forth and hope to see it. usually the guardian is visualized in a human form of the opposite sex that has refined beauty and is bathed in light. a male adept would see a female guardian, and a female adept, a male guardian. traditionally the guardian was also some- times said to be of the opposite color: a white female might be watched over by a black male, for example. this does not always mean that the guardian is of a dif- fere

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es in ancient historical records, although its exact location is never certain. sebottendorff believed that it was the center for a primordial race of pure blood, remnants of which stdl survived, guarded by beings of superhuman intelligence and abilities who were similar in conception to the mahatmas of theosophy or the secret chiefs of the golden dawn. by ritually establishing communication with the guardians of thule, members of the society hoped to enlist their aid in creating a revitalized aryan race that would exterminate the inferior races, which sebottendorff and his followers believed to be descended from interbreeding between aryans and animals. it is apparent that the thule of german fanatics, insofar as it can be said to have existed, was an astral land that could be visited by

r aid in creating a revitalized aryan race that would exterminate the inferior races, which sebottendorff and his followers believed to be descended from interbreeding between aryans and animals. it is apparent that the thule of german fanatics, insofar as it can be said to have existed, was an astral land that could be visited by initiates of the thule society during ritual soul flight, and that the guardians of thule were astral beings of considerable authority. as is so often true, its purely astral nature was not understood, and the thule society believed it to be an actual island in the far north of the world, which they sought in various ways to locate and possess. in 1925, interest in the thule society waned and it was dissolved, but its core beliefs lived on within the nazi party

dante's journey was fictional, it illustrates the utility of having a spirit guide to warn of dangers or to explain confusing events. 280 soul flight the spirit guide, often referred to as a control by spiritualist mediums, has a long and honorable lineage. the tutelary spirits of traditional shamans around the world were their spirit guides, as were the familiars of medieval european witches and the guardian angels of christians. in modern times, spirit guides sometimes assume the forms of aliens to astral travelers who believe themselves abducted by ufos. although the type of spirits who act as guides may change from generation to generation, their role remains the same-to offer advice, guidance, and protection on matters relating to the astral world. there are two general classes of spi

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jection of the will 111: affecting a living being .74 exercise 2 3 aura awareness .81 exercise 24 groundng and centering .86 exercise 25 vibrating names of power .90 exercise 26 charging an object -97 kercise 27 the kabbalistic cross. 105 exercise 28 the middle pillar. 111 exercise 29 projecting the lesser circle. 121 exercise 30 projecting the greater circle. 125 x contents exercise 3 1 invoking the guardians of the quarters, 130 exercise 32 projecting the pentagram. 140 exercise 33 lesser invoking ritual of the pentagram .i50 exercise 34 ritual of the rose cross .i65 exercise 35 creating a vortex. 183 exercise 36 invoking the light .i89 exercise 37 cleansing prayer .214 exercise 38 cleansing a space .219 exercise 39 supreme invoking ktual of the pentagram .250 exercise 40 evoking into th

an. the golden dawn material in the present work includes the invocation and banishing of elemental forces by pentagram, the technique of centering by the kabbalistic cross, the technique for vibrating words of power, the way of charging objects with elemental force, both the lesser ritual and the greater rtual of the pentagram, the middle pillar exercise, the rose cross ritual, the invocation of the guardians of the quarters, the use of the tattwas in scrying, and other essential introduction xv techniques. in presenting the golden dawn rituals, i have kept closely to the original structures, but have expanded their descriptions, rendering the rituals much more accessible and effective for the average user. even those who have been doing magic for years and know the golden dawn system may

hape by the power of will, l, 1 7/-24j, nl: 2( nu +kly wcrr er clrck td-l\ g e. red. lo, a n2 -e( c s n c d o w ,h i5 cis< p1114r 0 6 k r/ 5/:c- r h r 4 v n eq f ;11sr o f c t k, d o l/ 6d b p. a h, r3d 5'23-24, r 3 -45 5:z4 ajc;.cliiq c( j o+ v l k d h p;/igy 06 gfc. 3e'c l7 be/ 06 m y corn; i' 4 p' j q v f l v c d 9 p: g c b) q p mc e j him t 4 m; d k0 4 r.05 u+ n n js-h/ 6 z saw p-114 invoking the guardians of the quarters g o to the center of the practice area and face the east. assume the standing posture, with your head erect and your back straight, your feet together, your hands at your sides and slightly opened outward. gaze straight ahead, your eyes focused on the distant, unseen horizon beyond the wall in front of you. visualize a bright star high above your head in the heavens a

e beam down through the cop of your skull to the yellow sphere of your heart-center. use your will to push spiritual energy down the central channel of this ray and into your heartcenter so that your heart-center glows with white light that is tinged with yellow. slide down the ray into the golden-white sphere ofyour heartcenter. detach the ray and let it withdraw itself back upward into invoking the guardians of the quarters 131 the star. contemplate the warm light that fills the astral sphere in the center of your chest for a minute or two. expand your awareness to take in your physical body, but keep its main focus on your heart-center. press your left palm over your chest just above the end of your sternum, and extend your right arm directly in front of you. point with your right index

body within your practice chamber. the astral circle shrinks with you. maintain an awareness of the angel in the east towering above you like a vast statue. turn one quarter of a revolution clockwise on your body axis and assume the standing pose facing the south. continue to maintain the awareness of the glowing ball of your heart-center and the flaming circle around you. look straight invoking the guardians of the quarters 133 ahead and focus your physical eyes on the distant southern horizon beyond your chamber. visualize written within your heart-center from right to left the four hebrew letters of the name adonai (a= w, d= 7, n= 1, i. these letters blaze with blinding blue-white intensity against the softer yellow-white of the sphere. draw in a deep breath. as you inhale imagine your

hy. the breath that issues from between your lips is driven away in all directions by your energized aura so that it fills the entire universe. the universe itself begins to vibrate with the combined sounds of the letters. visualize the energy as the sounds rebound from the outer limits of the universe and return to focus in the west, just beyond the shining ring of the magic circle. the invoking the guardians of the quarters 135 sounds become ever more concentrated, until they assume a vaguely humanoid shape that is a beautiful dark blue, the color of the sea. as you watch with your astral vision, this shape defines itself into an angel of vast size, taller even than your enlarged astral body. the angel has the light-brown, feathered head and hooked beak of a golden eagle, and white feath

wn dimension, but you are still like a child in comparison with their greatness. hold the breath for four slow beats and visualize the light from your heart-center shining outward to enlarge the envelope of your aura into a perfect transparent sphere of palest gold. vibrate upon your breath the following words so that your chest, throat, and nose resonate inwardly "be-fore me, raph-a-el" invoking the guardians of the quarters 137 visualize the yellow-robed angel raphael in the east glowing with the energy of your vibrated words. exhale the remainder of your breath and draw in another deep inhalation while maintaining your enlarged stature and your expanded aura. hold it for four slow beats as you focus your awareness in your heart-center. vibrate upon your breath the following words "be-hi

body axis a full turn so that the circle is completely absorbed. let your arms fall to your sides as you resume the standing pose. continue breathing easily for half a minute or so. close your eyes for a few seconds to rest them. press the palms of your hands upon your face and slide them down as though drawing off a skin-tight mask. relax and stretch gently, then go on with your day. commentary the guardians of the quarters represent the genii or daemons of the four elemental forces that play so vital a role in modern magic. the archangelic names and kerubic visages of the guardians described in this exercise were those used by the original golden dawn. i have specified dark green for the color of the robe on auriel, the angel of the north, because this seems the most appropriate of the

reen for the color of the robe on auriel, the angel of the north, because this seems the most appropriate of the four golden dawn earth colors, which are citrine, olive, russet, and sable. dark brown or black would also be acceptable. these angels are visualized in various ways by different offshoot traditions of golden dawn magic-sometimes as four human figures, sometimes as four living invoking the guardians of the quarters 139 creatures that express the elements (man-air, lion-fire, eagle-water, bull- earth, sometimes as four heads without bodies, sometimes as four pillars of stone or four pillars of elementally colored light. once you gain skill in visualizing the guardians of the quarters, they may be summoned more quickly with no reduction in their authority or weakening of their pow

mental colors the application of the earth pentagram to other elements, making the earth pentagram of the airy east yellow, that of the fiery south red, that of the watery west blue, and that of the earthy north green, but this distinction was not made in the golden dawn documents. when the pentagram of earth is employed alone to invoke the four archangels, it should be understood that it invokes the guardians of the quarters in their lower, more material guise, not in their higher, more spiritual nature. the higher elemental energies of the archangels are invoked by the supreme invoking ritual of the pentagram (see exercise 39. the founders of the golden dawn provided this ritual of invocation and banishing to new initiates in the order because the simple act of going through the steps, e

se is to forcefully dismiss malicious or contradictory influences without sending away any benevolent influences that may be present. a ritual of cleansing often involves deliberate acts of banishing. for this exercise, a simple astral circle is projected around the room in one continuous action, without pausing at each quarter to inscribe a pentagram upon the air in the usual golden dawn manner. the guardians of the quarters may be invoked if desired, but this is not strictly necessary. a new ritual element is introduced, the opening declaration of intention and the closing declaration of fulfillment. these declarations may be voiced at the beginning and end of the entire ritual process, or they may be spoken at the beginning and end of the actual work that forms the heart of the ritual

alk through the mechanical aspects of the ritual but can never infuse it with life. by substituting for the invoking pentagrams of the elements their corresponding banishing pentagrams, and for the invoking pentagrams of spirit the corresponding banishing pentagrams, this ritual can be transformed into the supreme banishing ritual of the pentagram. when making this inversion, you should visualize the guardian angels of the quarters as facing outward, away from the circle, rather than inward to its center. evoking into the triangle t his general method may be used to evoke any lower spirit within the triangle. as an example, the evocation of paralda, the king of the airy elementals known as sylphs, will be described. lay out on the floor of the practice area a circle seven feet in diameter

llow the weakened beam of light to separate itself from your heart-center and rise quickly upward to the star. let the last traces of the vortex fall silent. lower your arms to your side and assume the standmg posture with your gaze directed at the unseen eastern horizon beyond the wall of your practice chamber. visualize the pale, glowing curtain of light that surrounds the circle. mentally will the guardian angels of the four quarters to close their wings. as the angels obey, the unbroken curtain around the circle becomes four separate panels. these narrow and become brighter. as you watch them with your inner awareness, they lengthen and narrow into four identical pillars of white light. the pillars come together high above your head to focus upon the distant white star. mentally releas

ccult manuscript brought into being one of the seminal preoccupations of the golden dawn, the calling forth into visible presence of the tutelary spirit known as the holy guardian angel. it obsessed aleister crowley for much of his early career as a magician. to his guardian angel, aiwass, crowley attributed the transmission of his most important text, liber al: the book ofthe law. the pursuit of the guardian angel has become one of the cornerstones of the western esoteric tradition. the extended ritual described in exhaustive detail in the second book of this work is somewhat different in character than those of most grimoires, in that it is more concerned with inner development and less with outer gestures and objects. the third book contains a set of magic squares the majority of which

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ntinue clockwise around the circle to the south and perform the same actions, saying: with this consecrated water of light, i banish the region of the south. do the same banishing formula in the west and the north, then replace the water on the western side of the altar. stand in the north facing south with your feet together and your arms spread wide so that your body forms a great cross. invoke the guardian angels of the four quarters, who are aspects of the four beasts surrounding the throne of god. they may be visualized as four flaming pillars of different colors: michael in the south is red, raphael in the north is yellow, gabriel in the west is blue, and uriel in the east is green. speak the words of the invocation: before me michael, guardian of fire, the lion of the south; behind

ing (state the banner. so let it be. walk three times clockwise around the altar, or if there is not enough room for this, rotate your body three times clockwise about your own axis as you stand before the altar. visualize a swirling vortex of light descending into the circle, with its focus upon the candle flame. visualize the entire space within the magic circle pervaded by the color related to the guardian of the quarter who presides over the ring you intend to baptize. for example, if you are baptizing the golden ring of hivh, the circle would be filled with green light, because hivh is a banner of earth, and the color of earth is green. after completing the triple circumambulation, speak the words: tetragrammaton mighty angel of the east, uriel (or of the west, or south, etc, descend

('yod-hay-vav-hay, who is thy lord and king. i invoke and summon thee into my flesh. i invoke and summon thee into my heart. i invoke and summon thee into my mind. i am become thee, mighty uriel (or michael, etc, ruler of the east and lord of the earth. look with favor upon this ritual of baptism through mine eyes and ensure its fulfillment. amen. feel yourself pervaded by the elemental nature of the guardian angel you have invoked into your being. uriel will be strong and deliberate. michael will be forceful and hot. gabriel will be loving and mild. raphael will be quick and perceptive. take up the ring from the altar and hold it high above the flame of the candle in both hands with the banner upon its bezel facing upward. speak the words: angels and spirits of god, bear thee witness. i h

r foot, in the case of silver rings) of the throne of god. so let it be! wrap the ring carefully in a new piece of blue silk, white linen, or, if you can get nothing better, a sheet of clean, unused white paper, and set it back on the altar in its elemental quarter. walk three times around the altar, this time in a counterclockwise direction. as you do so, visualize the colored elemental light of the guardian that pervades the circle rising upward and flowing from the circle. feel it leave your own body. speak the words: mighty angel of the east, uriel (or of the west, or the north, etc, ascend from this circle of power. i bid thee, return to thy station in the east (or north, or south, etc, by the authority of the fourfold name of god, ihvh('yod-hay- vav-hay, who is thy lord and king. i b

covering of silk or linen, kiss the bezel of the ring with reverence. remember, it is the dwelling place for an exalted angel and must always be treated with respect. standing in the north facing south, perform the prayer of cleansing and kabbalistic cross, and project the magic circle from your center of being. once again standing in the north, spread wide your arms into a great cross and invoke the guardians of the four quarters, as described above. proceed around the circle clockwise until you stand in the elemental quarter of the ring facing the altar. raise your hands to heaven and declare your purpose: i (your name, conduct this ritual of charging for the purpose of infusing the ring (speak the name of the angel on the ring) with holy light. look with favor upon this ritual, 0 lord

end, the alpha and omega. who art the assuming the christ-form nameless and formless one, creator of all, lord of light, lord of life, lord of love. hear the prayer of your true son (or daughter) i give thanks for the successful fulfillment of this ritual assumption of the christ-form. all the purposes of this ritual have been perfectly accomplished. so let it be. conclude the ritual by releasing the guardians of the quarters. banish the region outside the magic circle using the names of power ihvshh and ihshvh, and absorb the circle back into your heart center through your ler index finger. speak the closing words: this ritual assumption of the christ-form is well and truly ended. so let it be. clap your hands together sharply four times. put away the materials upon the altar, taking spec

eted them in this manner on a cosmic level "in these vast spaces at the ends of the universe are these tablets placed as watch-towers, and therein is their dominion limited on either side by the sephirothic pillars, and having the great central cross of each tablet coinciding with one of the 4 tiphareth points in the celestial heavens (golden dawn, p. 656. the four angelic tables literally become the guardian gates at the ends of the manifest universe, the ultimate bastion against the violent entry of the "death-dragon" telocvovim (him-that-is-fallen, who is mighty coronzon, or lucifer. the notion that the firmament of heaven is sustained above the floor of the world by four supports is very old. the ancient egyptians believed that 182 tetragrammaton four pillars supported the sky at the c

to the world. the apocalypse glimpsed in the vision of st. john is a complex magical working that cannot be initiated by the angels themselves but must be called into the universe by the living word vibrated in a vessel of flesh that wears the form of the warrior christ. the angels of wrath cannot call themselves into being. what they could, and did, do is teach mankind how to summon them through the guardian gates of the four watchtowers that sustain the universe. once coronzon and his angels gain access through the watchtowers, their mere presence in our world will render it unfit for human habitation by increasing the degree of chaos and disrupting the balance of the natural laws that presently provide stability and order. coronzon will transform our universe into a suitable dwelling pl

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, and maatet (or, martet, were for preparing the road for me. i charged them very strictly (or, in a loud voice, and my words penetrated into their ears "have no knowledge of [any, make no cry to the tesheru beings, and pay no attention to the 'son of a man (i.e, anyone) who belongeth to a man of no account [and i said "let your faces be turned towards the ground [that ye may show me] the way" so the guardian of the company brought me to the boundaries of the city of pa-sui,[fn#209] the city of the goddesses of the divine sandals [which was situated] in front of the papyrus swamps.[fn#210 [fn#209 "the house of the crocodile" perhaps the same town as pa- sebekt, a district in the viith nome of lower egypt (metelites [fn#210] perhaps a district in the metelite nome. when i had arrived at the

superstition, but founded with a view to promote the morality and happiness of those who were to observe them, or at least to preserve the memory of some valuable piece of history, or to represent to us some of the phenomena of nature. as concerning the abhorrence which is expressed for onions, it is wholly improbable that this detestation is owing to the loss of diktys, who, whilst he was under the guardianship of isis, is supposed to have fallen into the river and to have been drowned as he was reaching after a bunch of them. no, the true reason of their abstinence from onions is because they are observed to flourish most and to be in the greatest vigour at the wane of the moon, and also because they are entirely useless to them either in their feasts[fn#278] or in their times of abstin

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ous path. arcanum 14 the two urns divine magnetism and human magnetism. the superior waters of heaven. during this time the disciple learns to be pure and chaste, because he understands the value of his seminal fluid. arcanum 15 (the electrical hurricane) typhon baphomet. the sixth hour of apollonius. here it is necessary to stay quiet, still, because of fear (this signifies the terrible trial of the guardian of the threshold, before which much valor is necessary in order to [conquer] defeat it. arcanum 16 the fulminated tower. seventh hour of apollonius. the fire comforts the animated beings and if any priest, purified enough, steals it and then he projects it and if he mixes it with the holy oil and then consecrates it, he will achieve the curing of all diseases simply by applying it to

m 21 the twelveth hour of appolonius. the towers of fire unease. this is the triumphant entrance into the limitless bliss of nirvana, where either the master dresses himself with the resplendent robe of dharmasaya, or he renounces the bliss of nirvana for the love of humanity, and converts himself into a bodhisattva of compassion. into a savior of the poor bereaved humanity, into another wedge of the guardian wall raised with the blood of the martyrs. samyak sambuddho, master of perfection renounced nirvana because of his love for humanity. the perfect buddhas dress with the glory of dharmasaya, they are not able to help man nor humankind anymore, because nirvana is to forget the world and men forever. the bodhisattvas: kuan-shiyin, tashisni, buddha, and the christ irradiate their light ov

the soul of the master through the sidereal head. this is how the master once again possesses his physical body. this is the gift of cupid. after the resurrection, the master does not die again; he is eternal. the yogi-christ from india, the immortal babaji, and his immortal sister mataji, both live with the same physical body since millions of years ago. these immortal beings are the watchers of the guardian wall that protects humanity. the great service immortal beings can appear and disappear instantaneously. they can make themselves visible in the physical world. cagliostro, st. germain, quetzalcoatl and many other immortal masters have performed great works in the world. the super-man first, we must become complete men, later on, after resurrection we in fact elevate ourselves to the

tery of baphomet it is indeed true and certain that the mystery of baphomet is sexual alchemy. we transform the lead of our personality into the gold of the spirit based on rigorous comprehension and sexual transmutation. this is how the i is annihilated. the rose elaborates its perfume with the mud of the earth; the perfume of the rose is transmuted mud. the door of eden sex is the door of eden. the guardian of this door is the assyrian sphinx, the egyptian sphinx, the bull (golden calf) of moses with the sword between its paws. this is the psychological i reflected in the baphomet that with his sword drives out from the threshold all of those who are not prepared. the enemy is within us; we need to work with the demon in order to dissolve it. we need to steal the fire from the devil. qui

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relationship with this entity, who is the most lofty aspect of your own aspirations and inspirations, a radiant ray of the lord's love, shining on you and through you, protecting, guiding, taking an interest in you. a famous magician of our century, franz bardon, says that the guide will eventually inform his protege about the laws of the physical world, as well as guide him or her in the astral (the guardian's purpose) clearly shows how necessary it is that the magical development of a human being during his time in the physical world leads him towards perfection in order to be prepared for life in a higher sphere (1991, p. 84. figure 2-a there are some general qabalistic guidelines for a guide or holy guardian angel which we will look at in the next section. when you begin to build a rel

al-afuw.the pardoner 25. al-muntakim.the avenger 26. at-tawwab.the acceptor of repentance 27. al-barr.the righteous 28. al-wali.the governor 29. al-batin.the hidden 30. az-zahir.the evident 31. al-akhir.the last 32. al-halim.the clement the 99 islamic god-names 33. al-azim.the grand 34. al-ghafur.the forgiving 35. ash-shakur.the grateful 36. al-ali.the exalted 37. al-kabir.the great 38. al-hafiz.the guardian 39. al-mukit.-the strengthener 40. al-hasib.the reckoner 41. al-jalil.the majestic 42. al-karim.the generous 43. ar-rakib.the watcher 44. al-mujib.the approver 45. al-wasi.the comprehensive 46. aj-hakim.the wise 47. al-wadud.the loving 48. al-majid.the glorious 49. al-bais.the raiser 50. ash-shadid.the witness 51. al-hakk.the truth 52. al-wakil.the advocate 53. al-kawi.the strong 54

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in this sense the myth of christianity lies in the crucifixion and resurrection, and few christians differ about this. the myth of witchcraft seems to be the story of the goddess here quoted. i am forbidden to give her name, so i will call her g. the myth of the goddess now g. had never loved, but she would solve all mysteries, even the mystery of death, and so she journeyed to the nether lands. the guardians of the portals challenged her 'strip off thy garments, lay aside thy jewels, for nought may ye bring with you into this our land' so she laid down her garments and her jewels and was bound as are all who enter the realms of death, the mighty one (1) such was her beauty that death himself knelt and kissed her feet, saying 'blessed be thy feet that have brought thee in these ways. abid

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of the personal life. the road to the summum bonum lies therefore through self-sacrifice, the sacrifice of the lower to the higher, for behind that higher self lies the concealed form of the antient of days, the synthetical being of divine humanity. these things are grasped by soul; the song of the soul is alone heard in the adytum of god-nourished silence! 8 of 13_ notes* this powerful guild was the guardian of chald an philosophy, which exceeded the bounds of their country, and diffused itself into persia and arabia that borders upon it; for which reason the learning of the chald ans, persians and arabians is comprehended under the general title of chald an**diodorus, lib. i**vide kabalah denudata, by macgregor mathers**they renounced rich attire and the wearing of gold, their raiment wa

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n of judgment and mercy. abulafia elucidates the point by citing another bahiric passage, one that sets out to explain the symbolic intent of the blue thread (tekhelet) used in the traditional fringe garment, as well as the reason why there are thirty-two threads.64 the matter is clarified by a parable: a king appoints a guardian (shomer) to watch over his garden, which contains thirty-two paths. the guardian in turn appoints a guardian for each of the paths. the thirty-two threads symbolize these guardians. the blue thread is the sign (siman) that removes all doubt that the garden belongs the king. but there are two signs (shenei simanim) to be accounted for, inasmuch as the fringe garment itself is a sign. the two signs, the fringe garment and the blue thread, are troped respectively as

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, one is able to master their own individual life therein. the reference to the angelickan watcher of the sun and the ahrimanic shadow is based in the double vessels or fetishes of the bestial and angelick atavisms and familiars. by exteriorizing ones adversarial aspects of "i" and "being" one 8 may objectively view the essence of self, manifest its strengths again in the union of flesh and mind. the guardian of flaming sword and corpse-king of the scepter is in reference to the illustration by elda isela ford, based on passing through the 'as above, so below' forces of the sethanic path unto the 8-pointed sabbatic/luciferian star sometimes called algol. this ritual was a sethian development of the 'headless one' ritual (worked through by jake stratton-kent and charles gonzales) or 'bornle

pirit world to the physical. the sabbat itself is meant to be an encircling or ensorcerling the circle of creative symbolism, from which the gnosis grows in the shadows and shall be cultivated by those within the arte. to attend the sabbat, one must pass the self-initiation of advancing ones magical ability. this takes instinct, desire and focus, not to mention passing the many tests presented by the guardians of the path. one must be strong to walk the sabbatic path, but even more strong upon the daemonic essence of the path, wherein one becomes a living circle of both darkness and light. the astral body and separation of the astral from the physical is essential in the emerging element of the nightside covenant of the luciferian. the most challenging and perhaps dangerous element of the

acing downwards as the gift of gnosis be above the altar which is contained within the 8 pointed sabbatic star known as algol, the black mirror and sigil of chosen for the working at hand. prepare thyself in the oil of abramelin and lucifer, allowing the five senses to be enflamed by experience, which symbolizes the pentagram of ascension and descending self-perception. robed and with athame, let the guardians of the four quarters be called. when the circle is opened, widdershin around the very circle, which is the symbolization of ones own self in isolation. i, fallen from the sky, awakened shall illuminate the essence of self primordial form of azothoz, i stand in the center of time to behold thy gift! i walk the solitary path and announce my birth! hekas, szurru prozaza hekas, umpesha u

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. 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. make the portal sign and vi brate "ol sonuf vaorsagi goho iada salta elexarpeh comananu tabitom zodakara eka zodakara od zodameranu do kikle qaa piape piamoel od voan. i invoke ye, ye angels of the celestial spheres, ye are the guardians of the gates of the universe. be ye also the guardians of the mystic sphere. keep removed from this sphere all that is destructive to it and keep all the balance and harmony. let this sphere be pure and holy so that the powers of the holy seal of truth may flow in peace and harmony within this humble sphere" take up the lotus wand, holding it by the white band. ci] cumambulate deosil

hem. he, the king, had on red mail and red whiskers and moustache. on his tunic and on his back was the sign of an arched bridge with four supports. i stayed briefly, gave my apologies and left" sphere group's vision of the letter 'b "this has to do with 73' for it is the controller of the rivers, the smaller rivers, not the huge masses which are apparently a combination 'b' is the water of life, the guardian of life. it is the water on the material plane, for without water man cannot live '13' is light, the sign of illumination. above it stand the double arches, which represent a city. to it came the illuminati. it also signifies presence. through its archways none but the chosen ones may pass. it is the entrance to the city where there is no exit" i have taken the liberty of amalgamating

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(from their own plane) to develop. direct contact with these astral entities is done via the link (astral tunnel, in which the adept travels during slaying trips to those planes he wishes contact. there are a number of instances where adepts, once in the second order, find that through their astral abilities they are attracted by entities to work in areas other than the order. in cases like, this the guardians have consented to accept them so that they can progress to a certain level; then another link is forged from that point to another set of entities or esoteric order. it must be remembered that even in the astral, there is a certain amount of give and take. in algebraic terminology "a" must go through "b" to arrive at "c" the christian faith is a good example of this as are the numero

one g.d. temple head who wanted to perform the ceremony a week after the event, which showed a lack of understanding of its essence. while people have their auras continually charged by the order's ritual, the order itself, as a group soul, also needs charging; by this i do not simply mean the astral contacts with the chiefs. the equinox ceremony literally draws down the power, so that contact by the guardians of the order can be made with strength. also, for those present, the astral links are made stronger, and their benefits are multifaceted. on the lower side of things, the auras are recharged, with a magnetic force that will help in matters of health. our own links to the guardians are then made closer, which then opens up new levels of consciousness for us. we draw directly on the so

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