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wn. this is followed by three gentle shakes. this greeting is done for all fraters and sorors regardless of grade status. in a temple, sanctuary, study group, or in public this greeting may be done. below is a diagram of this greeting and a list of some of its symbology. the symbols of this greeting the tetragrammaton vibrating in the four qabalistic worlds. the bonding link and vow we each took. the love and support given and received from each of us on our solo trek. the horizontal position represents the horizon that the sun eternally emerges from. the four elements. the warmth is spirit. the three shakes referring to the three supernals and pillars. kether, chokmah, binah father, son, holy spirit love, truth, knowledge the triangle of the two opposing forces and one reconciler. 45 (the

18276066 GRIMM JACOB TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY VOL 1

, and lovers do well to call upon her' henni likasi vel mansongr, a hana er gott at heita til iista' sn. 29. that the cat was sacred to her, as the wolf to wuotan, will perhaps explain why this creature is given to night-hags and witches, and is called donneraas, wetteraas(-carrion. when a bride goes to the wedding in fine weather, they say' she has fed the cat well' not offended the favourite of the love-goddess. the meaning of a phrase in walther 82, 17 is dark to me' weder ritest gerner cine giddin' hatze, aid einen wunderlichen gerhart atzen' in westphalia, however, the weasel was named froie^ freyja has a waggon like nertlms (mother of freyr, like holda and freyr hinisili, wuotan and donar (pp. 105-7, 251-2-4, 275; the kingly waggon is proper only to great exalted deities. 20 306 godd

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGICK SPELLS

e more magical that the most elaborate crystal-tipped one purchased from a new age store. spell casting spell casting is part of some, but by no means all, wiccan activities. most spells are carried out with the purpose of changing someone's life for the better or sending healing energies to others. for example, love magick could, if you wish to bring love into your life, be focused on increasing the love in the world, thereby attracting love in its many forms, and not just romance. more specifically, you may wish to attract one special person, to deepen an existing relationship or bring back a straying partner. for this, however, you would need to build into the ritual a proviso that this happening should be right for that person as well as for yourself. modern witchcraft is all too aware

u can repeat the ritual monthly, each time using a smaller black candle and a larger white one until there are no black energies left. a candle ritual for love* scratch the zodiacal glyphs for yourself and a lover on candles of the appropriate colour (see page 94, then light the candles* move them closer to each other over a period of three days while speaking words of love and desire to increase the love energies* for the first two days, blow out the candles, sending the light to wherever your lover is. on the third day, leave the candles to burn down, allowing the wax from the two candles to merge* in the melded wax, cut the shape of a heart and on this scratch your entwined zodiacal glyphs. wrap the symbol in white silk and leave it on a window ledge from the waxing to the full moon. a

e placed in a tiny woven cradle on the window ledge from the new to the full moon. it would then be wrapped in silk until the end of the moon cycle and kept in an enclosed space, for example, a large painted egg made of pottery or wood. the would-be father would make the cradle and the mother would sew and fill the doll. some practitioners attach hair from the person to be healed or the object of the love spell to the poppet, but i consider that this is an intrusion of privacy. instead, i would suggest that if you wish to add extra power, you make your featureless dolls in an appropriate colour. herbal sachets are particularly versatile; small ones can be carried around in a bag, pocket or pinned to undergarments, and large ones can be hung over a bed or near the door or in a drawer at wor

nd leaving the incense to burn through* on the sixth day at the same hour, light the five other candles and the green anael candle and some rose incense* take a rose quartz crystal and pass it over the green candle, saying: flame high, gentle peace-bringer, spreading harmony and goodwill even where there is division* pass the crystal next through the incense, saying: enter through this fragrance, the love and fertility of anael, bringer of reconciliation and connections between souls as well as mind and body* hold the crystal high over the child or symbol and circle it deosil, saying: endow, o anael [name the child] that he/she may love all creatures, man, woman, child, bird, animal, plant and all sacred places, which is the whole world* blow out the candles, the last being the anael candl

ABRAMELIN1

for the third book of this work is crowded with qabalistic squares of letters, which are simply so many pentacles, and in which the names employed are the very factors which make them of value. among them we find a form of the celebrated sator, arepo, tenet, opera, rotas, which is one of the pentacles in the key of solomon. abraham's formula is slightly different: and is to be used for obtaining the love of a maiden. the pentacle in my key of solomon the king is classed under saturn, while the above is applied to the nature of venus. i give the hebrew form (see appendix a, table of hebrew and chaldee letters) of equivalents: introduction xii or in latin letters: in the key of solomon it is (as being a pentacle) inscribed within a double circle, wherein is written the following versicle fr

do? and the importance of the matter permitteth it. let each one who will carry out this glorious enterprise rest in peace and surety, because in these three books is comprised all that can be necessary for this operation. for i have written it with much care, attention, and exactitude; so that there is no phrase which doth not give thee some instruction or advice. however, i pray such an one for the love of god, who reigneth and will reign eternally, to commence no operation unless beforehand for the space of six months he hath read and re-read this book with care and attention, considering all points in detail; for i am more than sure that he will not encounter any doubtful matter which he will not be able to solve himself, but further day by day will he assume unto himself a great and a

ABRAMELIN3

e angels as to demand knowledge from them, and for my part i think there is no greater pleasure than that of becoming wise when one learneth from such masters. the sacred magick 215 i both have exhorted, and do exhort unto a solitary life,9 which is the source of all good; it is true that it is difficult to accustom oneself thereunto; but once thou shalt have obtained the sacred science and magic the love for retirement will come unto thee of thine own accord, and thou wilt voluntarily shun the commerce with and conversation of men; for the pleasure and contentment thou wilt enjoy when thou shalt be the possessor of this science will be so great that thou wilt despise all amusements, excursions, riches, and every other thing however attractive such may be. for once only will it be permissi

ALEISTER CROWLEY EIGHT LECTURES ON YOGA

grasp its obvious meaning. so every act should be an act of yoga. and this leads us directly to the question which we have postponed until now- concentration. 6. concentration! the sexual analogy still serves us. do you remember the abbe in browning? asked to preside at the court of love, he gave the prize to the woman the object of whose passion was utterly worthless, in this admirable judgment 'the love which to one, and one only, has reference seems terribly like what perhaps gains god's preference' it is a commonplace, and in some circumstances (such as constantly are found among foul-minded anglo-saxons) a sort of joke, that lovers are lunatics. everything at their command is pressed into the service of their passion; every kind of sacrifice, every kind of humiliation, every kind of d

ALEISTER CROWLEY ACROSS THE GULF

de is in the invisible. i am purified: i stand upon the universe: i am its reconciler with the eternal gods: i am the perfector of matter; and without me the universe is not" all this he said, and displayed the sacraments of osiris before them all; and in a certain mystical manner did we all symbolically partake of them. but for me! in the scent of the dying rose i beheld rather the perfection of the love of my lady the veiled one, whom i had won, and slain in the winning! now, however, the old magus clad me (for i was yet naked) in the dress of a priest of osiris. he gave me the robes of white linen, and the leopard s skin, and the wand and ankh. also he gave me the crook and scourge, and girt me with the royal girdle. on my head he set the holy uraeus serpent for a crown; and then, turni

ALEISTER CROWLEY AD MEIORUM CTHULHI GLORIAM

s, wise ishtar mistress of the gods, whose "yes" is truly "yes" proud one among the gods, whose command is supreme mistress of heaven and of earth, who rules in all places ishtar, at your name all heads are bowed down i. son of. have bowed down before you may my body be purified like lapis lazuli! may my face be bright like alabaster! like shining silver and reddish gold may i not be dull! to win the love of a woman (chant the following three times over an apple or a pomegranate; give the fruit to the woman to drink of the juices, and she will surely come to you) munus sigsigga ag bara ye innin aggish xashxur gishnu urma shaziga bara ye zigashubba na agsishamaziga namza ye innin durre esh akki ugu agba andagub! to recover potency (tie thee knots in a harp string; entwine around both right

ALEISTER CROWLEY BOOK OF LIES

membered that this card is numbered 1, again connecting all these symbols with the phallus. the essential weapon of mercury is the caduceus. note (3) fourteen letters. quid voles illud fac. q.v.i.f. 196=14^2 [15] 3 kappa-epsilon-phi-alpha-lambda-eta gamma the oyster the brothers of a'.a. are one with the mother of the child.(4) the many is as adorable to the one as the one is to the many. this is the love of these; creationparturition is the bliss of the one; coitiondissolution is the bliss of the many. the all, thus interwoven of these, is bliss. naught is beyond bliss. the man delights in uniting with the woman; the woman in parting from the child. the brothers of a'.a. are women: the aspirants to a'.a. are men. book of lies get any book for free on: www.abika.com 15 [16] commentary( gam

-lambda-lambda-omicronsigma of my will. the seed thereof is that which i have borne within me from eternity; and it is lost within the body of our lady of the stars. i am not i; i am but an hollow tube to bring down fire from heaven. mighty and marvellous is this weakness, this heaven which draweth me into her womb, this dome which hideth, which absorbeth, me. this is the night wherein i am lost, the love through which i am no longer i [40] commentary( iota-epsilon) the card 15 in the tarot is "the devil, the mediaeval blind for pan. the title of the chapter refers to the phallus, which is here identified with the will. the greek word pi-upsilon-rho-alpha-mu-iotasigma has the same number as phi-alpha-lambda-lambda-omicron-sigma. this chapter is quite clear, but one my remark in the last pa

hut up. the four meanings completely describe the chapter [189] 90 kappa-epsilon-phi-alpha-lambda-eta rho book of lies get any book for free on: www.abika.com 186 starlight behold! i have lived many years, and i have travelled in every land that is under the dominion of the sun, and i have sailed the seas from pole to pole. now do i lift up my voice and testify that all is vanity on earth, except the love of a good woman, and that good woman laylah. and i testify that in heaven all is vanity (for i have journeyed oft, and sojourned oft, in every heaven, except the love of our lady babalon. and i testify that beyond heaven and earth is the love of our lady nuit. and seeing that i am old and well stricken in years, and that my natural forces fail, therefore do i rise up i my throne and call

ALEISTER CROWLEY BOOK OF THE LAW

incense before me, invoking me with a pure heart, and the serpent flame therein, thou shalt come a little to lie in my bosom. for one kiss wilt thou then be willing to give all; but whoso gives one particle of dust shall lose all in that hour. ye shall gather goods and store of women and spices; ye shall wear rich jewels; ye shall exceed the nations of the earth in splendour& pride; but always in the love of me, and so shall ye come to my joy. i charge you earnestly to come before me in a single robe, and covered with a rich headdress. i love you! i yearn to you! pale or purple, veiled or voluptuous, i who am all pleasure and purple, and drunkenness of the innermost sense, desire you. put on the wings, and arouse the coiled splendour within you: come unto me! i,62: at all my meetings with

ng shall be the strength of its glory. he that lives long& desires death much is ever the king among the kings. ii,75: aye! listen to the numbers& the words: ii,76: 4 6 3 8 a b k 2 4 a l g m o r 3 y x 24 89 r p s t o v a l. what meaneth this, o prophet? thou knowest not; nor shalt thou know ever. there cometh one to follow thee: he shall expound it. but remember, o chosen one, to be me; to follow the love of nu in the star-lit heaven; to look forth upon men, to tell them this glad word. ii,77: o be thou proud and mighty among men! ii,78: lift up thyself! for there is none like unto thee among men or among gods! lift up thyself, o my prophet, thy stature shall surpass the stars. they shall worship thy name, foursquare, mystic, wonderful, the number of the man; and the name of thy house 418

ALEISTER CROWLEY DUTY

accursed! be it to the aeons. hell. so with thy all: thou hast no right but to do thy will. do that and no other shall say nay. for pure will, unassuaged of purpose, delivered from the lust of result, is every way perfect "ye shall gather goods and store of women and spices; ye shall exceed the nations of the earth is splendour duty get any book for free on: www.abika.com 4& pride; but always in the love of me, and so shall ye come to my joy" 9. rejoice "remember all ye that existence is pure joy; that all the sorrows are but shadows; they pass& are done; but there is that which remains "but ye, o my people, rise up and awake! let the rituals be rightly performed with joy and beauty. a feast for fire and a feast for water; a feast for life and a greater feast for death! a feast every day

nts-of-view is useful to both in measuring the position of each in the whole. combat stimulates the virile or creative energy; and, like love, of which it is one form, excites the mind to an orgasm which duty get any book for free on: www.abika.com 5 enables it to transcend its rational dullness. 3. abstain from all interferences with other wills "beware lest any force another, king against king (the love and war in the previous injunctions are of the nature of sport, where one respects, and learns from the opponent, but never interferes with him, outside the actual game) to seek to dominate or influence another is to seek to deform or destroy him; and he is a necessary part of one's own universe, that is, of one's self. 4. seek, if you so will, to enlighten another when need arises. this

ALEISTER CROWLEY MAGICK IN THEORY AND PRACTICE

, we wrap the weapon in a black cloth<neophyte. there are alternatives. the oath which he takes is replaced by a "charge" in similar terms. the details of the preparation of each weapon should be thought out carefully by the magician. 65 further, the attitude of the magician to his weapons should be that of the god to the suppliant who invokes him. it should be the love of the father for his child, the tenderness and care of the bridegroom for his bride, and that peculiar feeling which the creator of every work of art feels for his masterpiece. where this is clearly understood, the magician will find no difficulty in observing the proper ritual, not only in the actual ceremonial consecration of each weapon, but in the actual preparation, a process which

just the same way as at bisley. the law of magical gravitation is as rigid as that of newton. the law of inverse squares may not apply; but some 111 such law does apply. so it is for everything. you cannot produce a thunderstorm unless the materials exist in the air at the time, and a magician who could make rain in cumberland might fail lamentably in the sahara. one might make a talisman to win the love of a shop-girl and find it work, yet be baffled in the case of a countess; or vice versa. one might impose one's will on a farm, and be crushed by that of a city; or vice versa. the master therion himself, with all his successes in every kind of magick, sometimes appears utterly impotent to perform feats which almost any amateur might do, because he has matched his will against that of th

nt amount if we wish to heat food in a furnace. we shall need a more intense current and a greater supply to light a city than to charge a telephone wire. no other kind of force will do. we cannot use the force of steam directly to impel an aeroplane, or to get drunk. we must apply it in adequate strength in an appropriate manner. it is therefore absurd to invoke the spirit of venus to procure us the love of an empress, unless we take measures to transmit the influence of our work to the lady. we may for example consecrate a letter expressing our will; or, if we know how, we may use some object connected with the person whose acts we are attempting to control, such as a lock of hair or a handkerchief 113 once belonging to her, and so in subtile connection with her aura. but for material en

t might of his magick, is he able to acquire material wealth beyond the minimum necessary to keep him alive and at work. it is in vain that he protests that not he but the work is in need of money; he is barred by the strict letter of his oath to give all that he hath for his magical attainment. yet more awful is the doom that he hath invoked upon himself in renouncing his right as a man to enjoy the love of those whom he loves with passion so selfless, so pure, and so intense in return for the power so to love mankind that he be chosen to utter the word of the aeon for their sake, his reward universal abhorrence, bodily torment, mental despair, and moral paralysis. yet he, who hath power over death, with breath to call back health, with a touch to beckon life, he must watch his own child

n proportion as he learns that resort to divination (on every occasion when his will does not instantly instruct him) with implicit obedience to its counsels careless as to whether or no they may land him in disaster, is a means admirably efficacious of keeping his mind untroubled by external impressions, and therefore in the proper condition to receive the reiterant strokes of rapture with which the love of his angel ravishes him. we have now mapped out the boundaries of possibility and propriety which define the physical and political geography of divination. the student must guard himself constantly against supposing that this art affords any absolute means of discovering "truth, or indeed, of using that word as if it meant more than the 171 relation of two ideas each of which is itself

f this ritual) aepe "thou exalted one! it (i.e. the spritual 'semen, the adept's secret ideas, drawn irresistibly from their "hell<hell deriveth from the word "helan, to hele or conceal, in the tongue of the anglo-saxons. that is, it is the concealed place, which since all things are in thine own self, is the unconscious. liber cxi (aleph) cap gr:deltasigma> by the love of his angel) leaps up; it leaps forth< diatharna thoron "lo! the out-splashing of the seeds of immortality" section gg. the attainment. 1. i am he! the bornless spirit! having sight in the feet: strong, and the immortal fire! 2. i am he! the truth! 3. i am he! who hate that evil should be wrought in the world! 4. i am he, that lighteneth

nse before me, invoking me with a pure heart, and the serpent flame therein, thou shalt come a little to lie in my bosom. for one 350 kiss wilt thou then be willing to give all; but whoso gives one particle of dust shall lose all in that hour. ye shall gather goods and store of women and spices; ye shall wear rich jewels; ye shall exceed the nations of the earth in splendour& pride; but always in the love of me, and so shall ye come to my joy. i charge you earnestly to come before me in a single robe, and covered with a rich headdress. i love you! i yearn to you! pale or purple, veiled or voluptuous, i who am all pleasure and purple, and drunkenness of the innermost sense, desire you. put on the wings, and arouse the coiled splendour within you: come unto me" to me! to me "sing the rapturo

herein is danger, for that the mind is fluid as quicksilver, and bordereth upon the abyss, and is beset by many sirens and devils that seduce and attack it to destroy it. therefore let the devotee beware, and precise accurately his meditations, even as a man should build a canal from sea to sea. 21 "continuation- let then the philosophus meditate upon all love that hath ever stirred him. there is the love of david and of jonathan, and the love of abraham and isaac, and the love of lear and cordelia, and the love of damon and pythias, and the love of sappho and atthis, and the love of romeo and juliet, and the love of dante and beatrice, and the love of paolo and francesca, and the love of caesar and lucrezia borgia, and the love of aucassin and nicolette, and the love of daphnis and chloe

ALEISTER CROWLEY MEDITATION

to disgust, to allure. against all this he must oppose the steel of the sword. if he has got rid the ego-idea this task will be comparatively easy; unless he has done so it will be almost impossible. so says the dhammapada: me he abused, and me he beat, he robbed me, he insulted me; in whom such thoughts find harbourage, hatred will never cease to be. and this hatred is the thought which inhibits the love whose apotheosis is samadhi. but it is too much to expect of the young magician to practise attachment to the distasteful; let him first become indifferent. let him endeavour to see facts as facts, as simply as he would see them if they were historical. let him avoid the imaginative interpretation of any facts. let him not put himself in the place of the people of whom the facts are relat

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE HEART OF THE MASTER

of the master! the voice of the hawk. agla: by thine energy riseth all motion of will of the master, begetter, destroyer! the voice of the pelican. iao: all that liveth is blood of the heart of the master: all stars are at feast on that pasture, abiding in light. the voice of the dove. hriliu: there is nothing too small, or too great, or too low, or too high; but all things are joined into joy by the love of the master. the voice of the ibis. abrahadabra: all ways are alike, being endless, eternally coiling in curves of ineffable wonder; each star has its course, by the manifold musings that move in the mind of the master. the voice of the vulture. mu: unmated, immaculate, consecrate, virgin, all things are begotten of the breath of the master, and born of the infinite space wherein doth h

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE I CHING

oubles mean profits for the men who know. caution! foresee the action of the foe! 52 the kan hexagram earth of earth- kan: earth; keep silence like thy spine! see none about thee! thus the silk of wisdom's spun. plant firm thy feet; repose be now thy law. thy legs 'twere ill to advance them or withdraw. if loins move, the heart's liable to riot. keep still thy body's fidgets, johnny raw, and, for the love of heaven hold thy jaw! fortune attends who persevere in quiet. 53 the kien hexagram air of earth- kien: gradual progress: be thy right firm carriage suggestive of a lady's decent marriage. wild geese approach the shore- with care they fly! they reach the rocks- and pasture joyfully. dry plains they cross- it needs a vigorous wing! they reach the trees, and rest; but not too high. at last

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE LOST CONTINENT

legend in the apocalypse. in the mystic greek used by the gnostics we find similar traces, sophia being from s ph, giving the idea of 'serpent breath' i.e. wisdom. iao is phallos, kteis, proktos. the word logos means the boy (g) naturally engendered of the virgin (l) and the serpent (s. theos (root o, first written 0) means the sun in his strength and also the lingam-yoni conjoined. christos is 'the love of passion of the rising sun (r) and the serpent (s. the i and t indicate certain details which are foreign to the present discussion. neuma (atlantean n m) is the 'arch of the woman, maria, the woman of the sun* the words meithras and abraxas are again derived from atlas "the woman entered, lingam being conjoined with yoni, bears the sun from her serpent womb" and "from the womb's mouth

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE OLD AND NEW COMMENTARIES TO LIBER AL

h, whose card is numbered zero; and light is l.v.x. 120, the rosy cross, wherein the positive is dissolved in the negative. al i,29 "for i am divided for love's sake, for the chance of union" the new comment i quote from "the book of lies (falsely so-called. the oyster the brothers of a'.a. are one with the mother of the child. the many is as adorable to the one as the one is to the many. this is the love of these: creation-parturition is the bliss of the one; coition-dissolution is the bliss of the many. the all, thus interwoven of these, is bliss. naught is beyond bliss. the man delights in uniting with the woman; the woman in parting from the child the brothers of a'.a. are women; the aspirants to a'.a. are men" in order to have motion one must have change. in fact, one must have this i

t were a by-product of that will; it does not contradict or supersede that will; and if apparent contradiction should arise in any crisis, it is the will that can guide us aright. lo, while in the book of the law is much love, there is no word of sentimentality. hate itself is almost like love! fighting most certainly is love "as brothers fight ye" all the many races of the world understand this. the love of liber legis is always bold, virile, even orgiastic. there is delicacy, but it is the delicacy of strength. mighty and terrible and glorious as it is, however, it is but the pennon upon the sacred lance of will, the damascened inscription upon the swords of the knightmonks of thelema. love is the law, love under will" there are many other mysteries in this word, so that it is impossible

t is derived not only from our own part in it, but from our conscious apprehension of its total perfections. we study its structure, we expand ourselves as we lose ourselves in understanding it, and so becoming one with it. with the egyptian initiate we exclaim "there is no part of us that is not of the gods" and add the antistrophe "there is no part of the gods that is not also of us" therefore, the love that is law is no less love in the petty personal sense; for love that makes two one is the engine whereby even the final two, self and not-self, may become one, in the mystic marriage of the bride, the soul, with him appointed from eternity to espouse her; yea, even the most high, god all-in-all, the truth. therefore we hold love holy, our heart's religion, our mind's science. shall he n

al solvent of the knot philosophical concerning fate and freewill, that it is thine own self, omniscient and omnipotent, sublime in eternity, that first didst order the course of thine own orbit, so that that which befalleth thee by fate is indeed the necessary effect of thine own will. these two, then, that like gladiators have made war in philosophy through these many centuries, art made one by the love under will which is the law of thelema. o my son, there is no doubt that resolveth not in certainty and rapture at the touch of the wand of our law, and thou apply it with wit. do thou grow constantly in the assimilation of the law, and thou shalt be made perfect. behold, there is a pageant of triumph as each star, free from confusion, sweepeth free in its right orbit; all heaven acclaime

incense before me, invoking me with a pure heart, and the serpent flame therein, thou shalt come a little to lie in my bosom. for one kiss wilt thou then be willing to give all; but whoso gives one particle of dust shall lose all in that hour. ye shall gather goods and store of women and spices; ye shall wear rich jewels; ye shall exceed the nations of the earth in splendour& pride; but always in the love of me, and so shall ye come to my joy. i charge you earnestly to come before me in a single robe, and covered with a rich headdress. i love you! i yearn to you! pale or purple, veiled or voluptuous, i who am all pleasure and purple, and drunkenness of the innermost sense, desire you. put on the wings, and arouse the coiled splendour within you: come unto me" the old comment 61. practical

of this book. see the appendix to these comment. i prefer to leave my remark as it originally stood, in order to mark my attitude at the time of writing. al ii,76 "4 6 3 8 a b k 2 4 a l g m o r 3 y x 24 89 r p s t o v a l. what meaneth this, o prophet? thou knowest not; nor shalt thou know ever. there cometh one to follow thee: he shall expound it. but remember, o chosen one, to be me; to follow the love of nu in the star-lit heaven; to look forth upon men, to tell them this glad word" the new comment it is the prophet, the 'forth-speaker' who is never to know this mystery. but that does not prevent it from lying within the comprehension of the beast, kept secret by him in order to prove any one who should claim sonship (cf. the note in brackets to the new comment on verse 75. the last pa

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE OTO GNOSTIC MASS

ense before me, invoking me with a pure heart, and the serpent flame therein, thou shalt come a little to lie in my bosom. for one kiss wilt thou then be willing to give all; but whoso gives one particle of dust shall lose all in that hour. ye shall gather goods and store of women and spices; ye shall wear rich jewels; ye shall exceed the nations of the earth in splendour and pride; but always in the love of me, and so shall ye come to my joy. i charge you earnestly to come before me in a single robe, and covered with a rich head-dress. i love you! i yearn to you! pale or purple, veiled or voluptuous, i who am all pleasure and purple, and drunkenness of the innermost sense, desire you. put on the wings, and arouse the coiled splendour within you: come unto me! to me! to me! sing the raptuo

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE QABALAH

came, also nothingness, and the female, who absorbs the male. the progress of the name shows then the way from life to nirvana by means of the will: and is a hieroglyph of the great work. 30 published as sepher sephiroth in equinox i (8. liber lviii 18 look at all our meanings! every one of them shows that the name, if it has any power at all, and that we must try, has the power to redeem us from the love of life which is the cause of life, by its masculine whirlings, and to gladden us and to bring us to the bosom of the great mother, death. before what is known as the equinox of the gods, a little while ago, there was an initiated formula which expressed these ideas to the wise. as these formulas are done with, it is of no consequence if i reveal them. truth is not eternal, any more than

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE SWORD OF SONG

whose motives are pure has no need to conceal the truth he who truly loves and who has a malice towards none, will ever speak only fair and soft words. by a man s speech do we learn his nature, and that one whose right aspirations are bearing fruit attains to the third step, right speech, sammav ca. speaking only the truth in all things, never speaking harshly or unkindly, in his speech realising the love and pity that is in his heart that man has attained to stage the third. and because of the great power of a man s thoughts and words to change his being, because by thinking of the pitiful our acts grow full of mercy, therefore is stage the fourth called right conduct. to him who has gained this fourth stage, his intense aspiration, his right understanding, his carefully guarded speech pe

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ere appreciation of the truth of that dhamma as a beautiful and poetic statement of laws which are too hard to follow. this dhamma has to be lived, to be 28 acted up to, to be felt as the supreme idol in our hearts, as the supreme motive of our lives; and he who does this to the best of his ability is the right follower of the master- not he who calls himself "buddhist" but whose life is empty of the love the buddha taught. and because our lives are very painful, because to follow the good law in all our ways is very difficult, therefore we should not despair of ever being able to walk in the way we have learned, and resign ourselves to living a life full only of worldly desires and ways. for has not the master said "let no man think lightly of good, saying 'it will not come nigh me- for e

for unity, and for the generative force. a circle from which everything came, also nothingness, and the female, who absorbs the male. the progress of the name shows then the way from life to nirvana by means of the will: and is a hieroglyph of the great work. look at all our meanings! every one shows that the name, if it has any power at all, and that we must try, has the power to redeem us from the love of life which is the cause of life, by its masculine whirlings, and to gladden us and to being us to the bosom of the great mother, death. before what is known a the equinox of the gods, a little while ago, there was an initiated formula which expressed these ideas to the wise. as these formulas are done with, it is of no consequence if i reveal them. truth is not eternal, any more than g

ilgrim at the dawn of the bout of my life i set out for the palace of light. at the end of the road i have found an abode in the tavern of night. ever on! ever on! said the day-star, and shone! ever on! and above! said the even-star: rest in the night on my breast! beyond light there is love. but i stayed not; i feared a false witch in her weird. i went on, ever on, till the day and the night and the love and the light were, suddenly, gone. came the voice of the lord "now receive the reward 130 of the laughers at life, who, faint, have not failed; who, weak, have not wailed: my one jewel- a wife "since the ape stood erect for a sign of his sect there have only been ten. so perfect were they that their names are to-day forgotten of men" i took her, and still through the wit and the will and

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reveal it unto none: for the ear is not framed that shall hear it: nor the tongue that can speak it! o lord god, blessed, blessed, blessed be thou for ever! thy shadow is as great light. thy name is as the breath of love across all worlds. illustration on page 5 approximated (a vast svastika is shewn unto me behind the angel with the book) rend your garments, o ye clouds! uncover yourselves! for the love of my son! who are they that trouble thee? who are they that slew thee? o light! come thou, who art joined with me to bruise the dragon's head. we, who are wedded, and the earth perceiveth it not! o that our bed were seen of men, that they might rejoice in my fertility: that my sister might partake of my great light. o light of god, when wilt thou find the heart of man- write not! i would

teth up the moon. and in my shaft is it concentrated and bound up. see how all around thee gather my warriors, strong knights in goodly armour ready for war. look upon my crown; it is above the stars. behold the glow and the blush thereof! upon thy cheek is the breeze that stirs those plumes of truth. for though i am the angel of the fourteenth key, i am also the angel of the eighth key. and from the love of these two have i come, who am the warden of pop and the servant of them that dwell therein. though all crowns fall, mine shall 49 not fall; for my plumes reach up unto the knees of him that sitteth upon the holy throne, and liveth and reigneth for ever and ever as the balance of righteousness and truth. i am the angel of the moon. i am the veiled one that sitteth between the pillars ve

9 not fall; for my plumes reach up unto the knees of him that sitteth upon the holy throne, and liveth and reigneth for ever and ever as the balance of righteousness and truth. i am the angel of the moon. i am the veiled one that sitteth between the pillars veiled with a shining veil, and on my lap is the open book of the mysteries of the ineffable light. i am the aspiration unto the higher; i am the love of the unknown. i am the blind ache within the heart of man. i am the minister of the sacrament of pain. i swing the censer of worship, and i sprinkle the waters of purification. i am the daughter of the house of the invisible. i am the priestess of the silver star. and she catches me up to her as a mother catches her babe, and holds me up in her left arm, and sets my lips to her breast

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ut with the serpent that "to await thee is the end, not the beginning" it is as silly as rising at midnight, and saying,"i will go out and sleep in the sun. but i am an irishman, and if you offer me a donkey-ride at a shilling the first hour and sixpence the second, you must not be surprised at the shrewd silliness of my replying that i will take the second hour first. but that is always the way; the love of besting our dearest friends in a bargain is native to us: and so, even in religion, when we are dealing with our own souls, we try to cheat. i go out to cut an almond rod at midnight, and, finding it inconvenient, i "magically affirm" that ash is almond and that seven o'clock is twelve. it seems a pity to have become a magician, capable of forcing nature to accommodate herself to your

sorts of shifts and all the wives think themselves neglected as they are bound to do, if one is insane enough to have forty and i loathed them all so! it was terrible having to fly round and comfort and explain; the difficulty increases (i should judge) as about the fifth power of the number of wives. i'm glad i'm awake! yea, and how glad when i am indeed awake from this glamour life, awake to the love my lord adonai! it is bitter chill at dawn. a consecrating cold it seems to me yet i will not confront it and rejoice in it i am already content, having ceased to strive. 7.15. again awake, deliciously rested and refreshed. 9.45. again awake, ditto. 78 11.35. i will now break my fast with a sandwich and coffee, eaten yogin- wise. i seem like one convalescent after a fever; very calm, ve

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arly always tainted with sexuality, and are excessively dangerous from this cause "dirt is matter in the wrong place" and to mix, consciously or unconsciously, either morality or immorality with religion is dirty; and dirt makes disease. the victim becomes a fanatic at the best, at the worst and most frequent a driveller. of a lower type are the loves of magi and invoked elementals. as levi says "the love of the magus for such beings is insensate, and may destroy him" it surely will, if he beware not in time. higher again because more purely formless and for this reason truer to the vedana type are the ecstasies of joy and agony experienced by such men as luther, fox, molinos, and others. professor william james treats most adequately of this matter in his "varieties of religious experienc

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here i tried to speak, but found it impossible. he went on"'you seem to be surprised. i thought you would. but remain in the state of receptivity! i am ridley, the late ridley, as they say, though i am very much alive. some stories have been told of how i died suddenly, 600 miles away from england. but i only disappeared. the wicked spirits tempted me, and i fell into their trap. time passed, and the love messages which the spirit of my wife sent all over the earth succeeded in reaching me after a period of burning knowledge. she claimed death as a right, though she knew well enough that, dead or alive, i could not help her in that way. we must die both at the same time if we are to enjoy in an after-life the joys of spiritual love, which i found on this earth but too mild for my burning a

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ed with life. it must not be supposed that all these phenomena fall over each other pell- mell in the spirit, with a clamorous accent of reality and the disorder of exterior life; the interior eye transforms all, and gives to all the complement of beauty which it lacks, so that it may be truly worthy to give pleasure. it is also to this essentially voluptuous and sensual phase that one must refer the love of limpid water, running or stagnant, which develops itself so astonishingly in the brain-drunkenness of some artists. the mirror has become a pretext for this reverie, which resembles a spiritual thirst joined to the physical thirst which dries the throat, and of which i have spoken above. the flowing waters, the sportive waters; the musical waterfalls; 98 the blue vastness of the sea; a

ions with an amusing attention and vivacity. those who knew him may guess that it must have interested him, but the idea of "thinking despite "himself" shocked him severely. they offered him "dawamesk" he examined it, sniffed at it, and returned it without touching it. the struggle between his almost childish curiosity and his repugnance to submit himself showed strikingly on his expressive face. the love of dignity won the day. now it is difficult to imagine to oneself the maker of the theory of will, this spiritual twin of 108 louis lambert, consenting to lose a grain of this precious substance. despite the admirable services which ether and chloroform have rendered to humanity, it seems to me that from the point of view of the idealist philosophy the same moral stigma is branded on all

ispensable preparation of the operator. hence, by a providential or fatal law, the magician can only exercise omnipotence in inverse proportion to his material interest; the alchemist makes so much the more gold as he is the more resigned to privations, and the more esteems that poverty which protects the secrets of the "magnum" 139 "opus" only the adept whose heart is passionless will dispose of the love and hate of those whom he would make instruments of his science; the myth of genesis is eternally true, and god permits the tree of science to be approached only by those men who are sufficiently strong and self-denying not to covet its fruits. ye, therefore, who seek in science a means to satisfy your passions, pause in this fatal way; you will find nothing but madness or death. this is

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vity and rotundity are incompatibles) but saw nothing; and putting his legs up, lighted his long pipe and settled down to a quiet perusal of a fascinating "cosmic romance" called berashith by two pseudonymous authors, g. o. varr and l. o. heem- of ingenious fancy, exalted imaginative faculty, and a tendency, which would later be deemed undesirable, to slop over into the filthiest details whenever the love- interest became dominant. oh, but it was a most enthralling narrative! beginning with a comic account of the creation, possibly intended as a satire on our men of science or our men of religion 'twould serve equally well in either case- it went on to a thrilling hospital scene. the love-interest comes in chapter ii; chapter iii. has an eviction scene, since when there have been no snakes

narrative, moving his arms to the rhythm of his voice, and with his fingers kneading unseen shapes in the air. ii "the boy comes in later. i want you to realize how beautiful was the little girl. like a thick thread of scarlet were her lips, comely was her countenance, most pleasing to the sight was her earthly body, a temptation to the angels her soul. her eyes expressed the infinite sweetness, the love merciful; the pure innocence of the eternal equi-balanced. they were like crystalline drops of dew falling on a perfect rock of carrara marble; eyes that looked upon you and created you holy; eyes clearer than the clearest rivulet, more beautiful than the most royal amethyst; eyes that illuminated the darkest corner of hell; eyes that set the fashion to the stars of the celestial vault of

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t! el arabi! el arabi! yea, death is man's elixir when life's pale wine foams and splashes over his imagination's rim! el arabi! el arabi! el arabi! witch-amber and obsidian thine eyes are, to ensorcell me, and leonine thy male caress. will not god grant us paradise to end the music earth began? we play with loaded dice! he cannot choose but raise right hand to bless. el arabi! el arabi! great is the love of god and man while i am trembling in thine arms, wild wanderer of the wilderness! el arabi! hilda norfolk. 38 lambda iota nu omicron sigma iota sigma iota delta omicron sigma lo! i lament. fallen is the sixfold star: slain is asar. o twinned with me in the womb of night! o son of my bowels to the lord of light! o man of mine that hast covered me from the shame of my virginity! where art

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e dead, the mystery of pleasure and of pain. 87 i am the mother! i the speaking sea! i am the earth and its fertility! life, death, love, hatred, light, darkness, return to me- to me! hathoor am i, and to my beauty drawn all glories of the universe bow down, the blossom and the mountain and the dawn, fruit's blush, and woman, our creations's crown. i am the priest, the sacrifice, the shrine, i am the love and life of the divine! life, death, love, hatred, light, darkness are surely mine- are mine! venus am i, the love and light of earth, the wealth of kisses, the delight of tears, the barren pleasure never come to birth, the endless, infinite desire of years. i am the shrine at which thy long desire devoured thee with intolerable fire. i was song, music, passion, death, upon thy lyre- thy

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t this is the curse, that it quickens its rate, lest man by love should escape from fate and win from the dust to the uncreate, jeanne! nay, we are lovers, you and i- and we must die, and our love must die! how have we striven, each of us, jeanne! to break the bars of the prison-house, jeanne! we have raged like cats in a ring of fire, driven by desire that was true desire, the hate of the lower, the love of the higher, jeanne! what is the end of it, jeanne? why, that's a mystery not to be solved by cats! in the fields we wandered through to-day, jeanne! hand in hand, this wonderful may, jeanne! this may we have made so marvellous with the infinite longing and love of us, 49 in the fields all faery with flowers there lay the placid cows- that had nothing to say, jeanne! no flame of words f

of us, 49 in the fields all faery with flowers there lay the placid cows- that had nothing to say, jeanne! no flame of words from maddening blood, but complacent chewing of the cud. i dared not whisper the sudden fear of my heart in your miracle of an ear, jeanne! i tightened my lips, and my hand on yours; so that you might think i loved you more. but now in the midnight the thought endures, and the love- ah what is the dream we adore? suppose the infinite peace of the heart, jeanne! the crest and crown of labour and art, of the mystic quest, of the toil of the saint, the mount on whose slopes the strongest faint, jeanne! suppose that peace of god, that house of delight of the bridegroom and the spouse, were only the calm of the chewing cows, jeanne! suppose that in all the worlds inane t

of the sand the water wells up purer than the rain. so in my heart love springs chaster than the grace of heaven itself. earth purifies more subtly than the sea. only through matter can spirit understand itself, justify itself, become itself. this mystery i heard from the holy man of bassu. his beard was whiter than snow because it had once been blacker than burnt wood. so will i cherish my love, the love which i owe, which i give, to my husband the noblest of the emirs; for i and my love and my service and my duty all are his. i have no duty to god but to obey my husband. so my heart is freer that all other hearts, 74 as the dweller among the palms is freer than the wanderer in the desert. the wanderer must find the palms; the dweller is at ease. my heart is a young gazelle leaping with l

e wisdom as you have given me understanding! knowledge and grace and power? these are nothing and less than nothing. is not this a precious think that you have given into my charge? am not i too young among you to bear so wonderful a burden? it is the first time that i have dared so far. the abyss! the razor-edge! frail bridge and sharp! yet is it not a ray of the evening star, a ray of venus, of the love supernal" can i tell black from white? it seems i can- and then the certainty flickers, and i doubt. i doubt. i am always doubting. perhaps a wise man grows angry, and declares his will 'it shall be what o'cock i say it is' or. see! i lay the threads on her white breast. no doubt remains" then clear and loud "ave soror" 128 the girl, as it seemed mechanically, murmured the words "rosae ru

you'll be a magus in this life yet, though. in the meantime- oh, be a devil" the younger man divined the infinite love and wisdom beneath the brusquerie of the brother. his eyes filled with tears "i'll win her, sir, by god" he said enthusiastically "lose yourself to her. only so. off now, boy! i am busy. i must twiddle- twiddle--twiddle" edgar bowed and went. he could not trust himself to speak: the love that was the whole being of the brother melted the snow of his soul. he loved. not ida, not the world, not anything. it was pure love; love without object, love as love is in itself. he did not love; he was love. but he strode straight back to ida pendragon. before she left her bed, they were married. a week later they drove through the cool swift air to the south; and there, among the vi

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a third-grade w tch could work in a circle, and then with at least one companion, alex had to observe the full-moon rites at his bedroom window. his athame had been left at his grandmother's, but he went through the motions, wishing himself back in 24 k.w -3 25 circle, she would tell him all the tales that had been passed from witch to witch through the ages. the true religion, she explained, was the love of life and the love of the giver of life. man must love woman, woman man, and both must love the god that made them. the main tenet of the cult was the belief in fertility. this was something with which alex, as one of a large family, was all too familiar, and he regarded it as a mixed blessing. now he heard that in olden times people without children were as nothing-it was their offspri

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r discriminative power, and we found that in the building up of forms in the mineral, vegetable, and animal kingdoms what we understand as sensation begins to appear, and we then have the rudiments of embryonic emotion, or feeling the physical plane reflection of love. thus we have one aspect of the threefold nature of god, intelligence demonstrating through the atom; and through the form we have the love, or attractive quality manifesting. this can also be expressed in the recognition that in these two aspects of the central divine life you have the third person of the logoic trinity co-operating with the second; you have the intelligent activity of divinity, or the holy spirit aspect, working in connection with the second aspect, or the son, who is the builder of forms. this is brought o

where there is no scope for necessary development, and by the wandering of the prodigal son in the far country, you have the various stages which are pictured in the christian bible where man makes the discovery that he is not the form, but that he is the one who utilises it. he is intelligence, and therefore he is made in the image of the third person of the trinity; he is love, and through him the love aspect of the deity will some day perfectly manifest, and he will be able to say with his elder brother, the christ, in reply to the demand "lord, show us the father" that "he that hath seen me, hath seen the father" for god is love; and finally, through him the highest aspect, the will of god will become manifest, and he will be perfect, even as his father in heaven is perfect. just as i

es on, the man passes out of the atomic stage to a higher and a better one, when he becomes cognisant of his group relationships, when he becomes aware that he has group responsibilities, and that he has functions to work out with other separate atoms. the group consciousness begins to make itself felt. thus the human atom finds its place within the group, the larger unit to which it belongs, and the love aspect begins to show itself. the man has passed out of the atomic stage into that of group coherence. later comes the stage when the man begins to realise that he has not only responsibilities to the group, but that there is something greater still. he realises that he is a part of a great universal life which underlies all groups, that he is not just a universal atom, that he is not jus

again from st. paul, where he says "i reckon that the sufferings of the present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall he revealed in us..for we are saved by hope..for i am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of god- 57- the consciousness of the aarcopyright 1998 lucis trust initiation, human and solar by alice a. bailey copyright 1951 by lucis trust copyright renewed 1979 by lucis trust dedicated with reverence and gratitude to the master k. h. the lord buddha has said that we must not believe in a thing said merely because it is said; nor traditions because they have been handed down from an

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for verily and indeed "god is love" this ray is the indigo ray, and is the blending ray. it is the one which will, at the end of the greater cycle, absorb the others in the achievement of synthetic perfection. it is the manifestation of the second aspect of logoic life. it is this aspect, that of the form-builder, that makes this solar system of ours the most concrete of the three major systems. the love or wisdom aspect demonstrates through the building of the form, for "god is love" and in that god of love we "live and move and have our being" and will to the end of aeonian manifestation (c) the seven planes of divine manifestation, or the seven major planes of our system, are but the seven subplanes of the lowest cosmic plane. the seven rays of which we hear so much, and which hold so

f attainment of the christ, and brings the synthetic ray of the system under his control. we need to remember that initiation gives the initiate power on the rays, and not power over the rays, for this marks a very definite difference. every initiate has, of course, for his primary or spiritual ray one of the three major rays, and the ray of his monad is the one on which he at length gains power. the love ray, or the synthetic ray of the system, is the final one achieved. those who pass away from the earth after the fifth initiation, or those who do not become masters in physical incarnation, take their subsequent initiations elsewhere in the system. all are- 12- initiation, human and solar copyright 1998 lucis trust in the logoic consciousness. one great fact to be borne in mind is, that

ence, actively and wonderfully manifested; he is incipient love and wisdom, even though as yet they may be but the goal of his endeavour; and he has that embryonic, dynamic, initiating will which will come to a fuller development after he has entered into the fifth kingdom. in the fifth kingdom, the consciousness to be developed is that of the group, and this shows itself in the full flowering of the love-wisdom faculty. man but repeats on a higher turn of the spiral- 15- initiation, human and solar copyright 1998 lucis trust the work of the three lower kingdoms, for in the human kingdom he shows forth the third aspect of active intelligence. in the fifth kingdom, which is entered at the first initiation, and which covers all the period of time wherein a man takes the first five initiation

ral- 15- initiation, human and solar copyright 1998 lucis trust the work of the three lower kingdoms, for in the human kingdom he shows forth the third aspect of active intelligence. in the fifth kingdom, which is entered at the first initiation, and which covers all the period of time wherein a man takes the first five initiations, and that wherein he works as a master, as part of the hierarchy, the love-wisdom, or second aspect, comes to its consummation. at the sixth and seventh initiations the first, or will, aspect shines forth, and from being a master of compassion and a lord of love the adept becomes something more. he enters into a still higher consciousness than that of the group, and becomes god-conscious. the great will or purpose of the logos becomes his. the fostering of the v

the masters in physical bodies dwell in the himalaya mountains, in a secluded spot called shigatse, far from the ways of men, but the greater number are scattered all over the world, dwelling in different places in the various nations, unrecognised and unknown, yet forming each in his own place a focal point for the energy of the lord of the world, and proving to his environment a distributor of the love and wisdom of the deity. the opening of the door of initiation. it is not possible to touch upon the history of the hierarchy during the long ages of its work, beyond mentioning certain outstanding events of the past, and pointing out certain eventualities. for ages after its immediate founding, the work was slow and discouraging. thousands of years came and went, and races of men appeare

are submitted to him, and through him pass the instructions to a large number of the deva agents. thus you have will, love, and intelligence represented in these three great lords; you have the self, the not-self, and the relation between synthesised in the unity of manifestation; you have racial government, religion and civilisation forming a coherent whole, and you have physical manifestation, the love or desire aspect, and the mind of the planetary logos working out into objectivity. the closest co-operation and unity exists between these three personalities, and every move and plan and event exists in their united foreknowledge. they are in daily touch with the lord of the world at shamballa, and the entire guidance of affairs rests in their hands, and in those of the manu of the four

under his instruction, and works in connection with many organisations of an esoteric and occult kind, as well as through the politicians and statemen of the world. the master koot humi, who is also very well known in the occident, and has many pupils everywhere, is of kashmiri origin, though the family originally came from india. he is also an initiate of high degree, and is upon the second, or the love-wisdom ray. he is a man of noble presence, and tall, though of rather slighter build than the master m. he is of fair complexion, with golden-brown hair and beard, and eyes of a wonderful deep blue, through which seem to pour the love and the wisdom of the ages. he has had a wide experience and education, having been originally educated at one of the british universities, and speaks engli

f the british universities, and speaks english fluently. his reading is wide and extensive, and all the current books and literature in various languages find their way to his study in the himalayas. he concerns himself largely with the vitalising of certain of the great philosophies, and interests himself in a number of philanthropic agencies. to him is given the work very largely of stimulating the love manifestation which is latent in the hearts of all men, and of awakening in the consciousness of the race the perception of the great fundamental fact of brotherhood. at this particular time the master m, the master k. h. and the master jesus are interesting themselves closely with the work of unifying, as far as may be, eastern and western thought, so that the great religions of the east

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web on the physical plane. later he escapes from its correspondence on the astral plane, and finally from the correspondence on the fourth subplane of the mental plane this time via the mental unit. this- 63- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust leads eventually to causal functioning, or to the ability to dwell, and to be active in, the vehicle of the ego, who is the embodiment of the love and wisdom aspect of the monad. note here the correspondence to that proved fact, that many can even now escape from the etheric body, and function in their astral sheath, which is the personality reflection of that same second aspect. when a man takes the fourth initiation, he functions in the fourth plane vehicle, the buddhic, and has escaped permanently from the personality ring-pass-n

e may do so is but incidental and purely secondary- 71- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust what we seek mainly is to give indications of the development and correspondence of the threefold whole that makes the solar system what it is the vehicle through which a great cosmic entity, the solar logos, manifests active intelligence with the purpose in view of demonstrating perfectly the love side of his nature. back of this design lies a yet more esoteric and ulterior purpose, hid in the will consciousness of the supreme being, which perforce will be later demonstrated when the present objective is attained. the dual alternation of objective manifestation and of subjective obscuration, the periodic out-breathing, followed by the in-breathing of all that has been carried forwa

by feeling, emotion, and desire, and not by the will, yet at the same time the will aspect governs manifestation, for the ego who is the source of personality shows in manifestation the will to love. the difficulty lies in the inability of the finite mind to grasp the significance of this threefold manifestation, but by thoughtful brooding over the personality and its relation to the ego, who is the love aspect and who nevertheless in relation to manifestation in the three worlds is the will aspect likewise, will come some faint light upon the same problems raised to deity, or expanded from microcosmic to macrocosmic spheres. the mahadeva aspect or the first logos (who embodies cosmic will) is controlled by the law of synthesis, the cosmic law governing the tendency to unification; only i

period of the first three triangles dealt with earlier. we must not forget that, for the sake of clarity, we are here differentiating between the different aspects, and considering their separated development, a thing only permissible in time and space or during the evolutionary process, but not permissible from the standpoint of the eternal now, and from the unity of the all-self. the vishnu or the love-wisdom aspect is latent in the self, and is part of the monadic content, but the brahma aspect, the activity-intelligence aspect precedes its manifestation in time. the tabernacle in the wilderness preceded the building of the temple of solomon; the kernel of wheat has to lie in the darkness of mother earth before the golden perfected ear can be seen, and the lotus has to cast its roots d

arise as to whether the egoic ray is necessarily one of the three major rays, and if initiates and masters are not to be found upon some of the rays of mind, the minor four. the answer lies here: the egoic ray can always be one of the seven, but we need to remember that, in this astral-buddhic solar system, wherein love and wisdom are being brought into objectivity, the bulk of the monads are on the love-wisdom ray. the fact, therefore, of its being the synthetic ray has a vast significance. this is the system of the son, whose name is love. this is the divine incarnation of vishnu. the dragon of wisdom is in manifestation, and he brings into incarnation those cosmic entities who are in essence identical with himself. after the third initiation all human beings find themselves on their mo

n sacred planets are eventually merged into the three, and finally the three are blended into the one. this can be traced along the line of analogy as we consider the seven rays. these seven rays, which in manifestation are diverse, are eventually synthesised. the minor four are blended, we are told, into the third major ray, and the three major rays are finally merged into the one synthetic ray, the love-wisdom ray (the dragon of wisdom, the occult serpent swallowing its tail).95(84) this has been pointed out by- 135- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust h. p. b. we have, therefore, the three crowning rays, but seven seen during the evolutionary process. in connection with the heavenly men, functioning through the planets, there are, therefore, three planets which might be

the atomic triangle- 298- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust 3. the spirillae and the egoic ray. a. the composition of the permanent atoms. b. the planes and fiery energy. c. the three fires. 4. summary. iii. the egoic lotus 1. wheels or centres of energy. a. centres of force. b. the causal body, the monadic heart centre. 2. the twelve-petalled lotus. a. the knowledge petals. b. the love petals. c. the sacrifice petals. 3. summary. i. the nature of the egoic or causal body the subject of the egoic ray and its relation to the second fire is one of vital import to three types of people: those who are interested in the true psychology, or in the evolution of the psyche; those who are on or nearing the path, and hence are coming more and more into touch with their own ego; th

ond. the goal set before humanity is that of becoming masters of the wisdom, or conscious units in the body of the dragon of wisdom or of love. this a man achieves when he can function consciously in the buddhic vehicle, or when the astral permanent atom is superseded by the buddhic permanent atom. third. the next reason is that the second aspect of the logos (that of love or the manifestation of the love nature of the logos through the medium of the son) is the one demonstrated in this system. this system is: a. a son of necessity, or of desire b. vibrant to the key of the cosmic ray of love c. the form through which this ray of cosmic love (shown in the inter-relation between the self and the not-self, or through duality) is expressing itself d. governed by the cosmic law of attraction

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himself from the moods, feelings, longings, desires, and emotional reactions which characterise the life of the average man and has arrived at the point of peace. the devil of pride, the personification of the misused mental nature and the distorted perceptions of the mind, are overcome and he stands liberated from the three worlds. the nature of the soul, the qualities and activities inherent in the love nature of the son of god, and the wisdom which demonstrates when love and activity (the second and third aspects) are brought together, characterise his life on earth, and he can say as did the christ "it is finished" the date of the birth of patanjali is unknown and there is a good deal of controversy upon this matter. most of the occidental authorities ascribe a date between the years 8

spect, 2. atma or spiritual will, the highest aspect of the soul, 3. the mental body or intelligent will, the highest aspect of the personality, 4. the head centre. this is the line followed by the raja-yogins and it brings them to a realisation of the spirit and to adeptship. there is yet another line: 1. monad- 28- the light of the soul copyright 1998 lucis trust 2. the son or christ aspect, 3. the love aspect, or wisdom aspect, 4. buddhi or spiritual love, the second aspect of the soul, 5. the emotional body, the second aspect of the personality, 6. the heart centre. this is the line followed by the bhakti, the devotee and the saint and brings him to a knowledge of the soul and of sainthood. the former line is that to be followed by our aryan race. this second line was the path of attai

of evolution and crowns man as king- 69- the light of the soul copyright 1998 lucis trust bhakti yoga is the yoga of the heart; it is the bringing into submission of all the feelings, desires and emotions, to the one beloved, seen and known in the heart. it is the sublimation of all the lower loves and the bringing captive of all longings and desire, to the one longing to know the god of love and the love of god. it was the "kingly" or crowning science of the last rootrace, the atlantean, just as the science of raja yoga is the great science of our aryan civilization. bhakti yoga made its exponent an arhat or led him to the fourth initiation. raja yoga makes him an adept and leads him to the portal of the fifth initiation. both lead to liberation, for the arhat is released from the cycle o

h the- 77- the light of the soul copyright 1998 lucis trust emotions or intellectual pursuits will offer; they cover the whole gamut or range of sensuous experience from the response of the savage to warmth and a good meal to the rapture of the mystic. desire is a generic term covering the outgoing tendency of spirit towards form life. it may mean the delight of a cannibal for that which he eats, the love of a man for his family, the appreciation of the artist for a beautiful painting, or the adoration of the devotee for christ or his guru. it is all attachment in some degree or another, and the progress of the soul seems to be in this dispensation from one object of sense to another until that time comes when he is thrown back alone upon himself. he has exhausted all objects of attachment

d entered into, put a man en rapport with the soul of all men. through compassion, he is no longer occupied with his own selfish interests but enters into and suffers with his brother; he can adapt his vibration so that it responds to his brother's need; he is enabled to share in all that is taking place in his brother's heart. this he does through the keying up of his own vibration to respond to the love nature of his own ego, and through that unifying principle all hearts everywhere are open to him. through tenderness, that compassionate understanding works out into practical expression. his activities are no longer in-going and self-centred but are out-going and inspired by an unselfish heartfelt desire to serve and aid. this state of feeling is sometimes called mercy, and characterizes

t precedes head development. the emotional nature and the senses unfold prior to the mind, as can be seen if we study humanity as a whole. the heart centre opens before the head centre. love must ever be developed before power can be safely used. therefore the light of love must be functioning before the light of life can be consciously employed. as the lotus centre of the heart opens and reveals the love of god, through meditation a synchronous unfoldment takes place within the head. the twelve petalled lotus in the head (which is the higher correspondence of the heart centre, and the intermediary between the twelve petalled egoic lotus on its own plane and the head centre) awakens. the pineal gland is gradually brought from a state of atrophy to full functioning activity and the centre o

has to make onto the path of the occultist, keeping, as he always does, his mystical knowledge and awareness but adding to it the intellectual knowledge and conscious power of the trained occultist and yogi. from the point of power in the head the yogi directs all his affairs and undertakings, throwing upon all events, circumstances and problems the "awakened inner light" in this he is guided by the love, insight and wisdom which is his through the transmutation of his love nature, the- 161- the light of the soul copyright 1998 lucis trust awakening of his heart centre and the transference of the fires of the solar plexus to the heart. it might be asked very pertinently here how this junction between head and heart, producing the luminosity of the central organ and the emission of the inn

desire to incarnate, 2. endowed with atomisation and other powers, therefore able to create their vehicles of manifestation, 3. living for a mundane period, therefore in incarnation during a world period, 4. goodly to behold, for the sons of god are luminous, radiant and full of beauty, 5. delighting in love, for love is the characteristic of the soul, and all sons of god, or sons of mind reveal the love of the father, 6. possessing bodies of their own "not caused by parents" that body "not made by hands, eternal in the heavens" mentioned by st. paul. in connection with the fourth world, vyasa notes that it is the world of mastery, therefore the home of the masters, and all liberated souls whose "food is contemplation" and whose lives are "for a thousand mundane periods" therefore who hav

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unification, which meditation brings about reveals to man. through its ordered technique, man discovers that unity which is himself. through it, he later discovers his relation to the universe; he finds that his physical body and his vital energies are part and parcel of nature itself, which is, in fact, the outer garment of deity; he finds that his ability to love and to feel makes him aware of the love that pulses at the heart of all creation; and he discovers that- 24- from intellect to intuition copyright 1998 lucis trust his mind can give him the key which unlocks for him the door of understanding and that he can enter into the purposes and the plans which guide the mind of god himself. in fact, he arrives at god and discovers god as the central fact. knowing himself to be divine, he

ly and steadily established between the soul and its instruments until the time comes when they are literally one. then the sheaths serve simply to reveal the light of the indwelling son of god; the physical body is under direct control of the soul, for the illuminated mind transmits (as we shall see later) soul knowledge to the physical brain; the emotional nature is purified and simply reflects the love nature of the soul, as the mind reflects the purposes of god. thus, the hitherto disorganized and separative aspects of the human being are synthesized and unified and brought into harmonious relation with each other and with the soul, their creator, their source of energy, and their motivating power. this science of union involves the disciplining of the life, and an experimental system

to take some specific words or a verse from some sacred book for their meditation so as to train them in their power to get behind the form of the words and so to arrive at the true meaning- 51- from intellect to intuition copyright 1998 lucis trust we have penetrated into the world of causes; we have to seek to apprehend the plan as it exists in the mind of god and as it expresses itself through the love, emanating from the heart of god. is it possible for human minds to reach any further than the love and will of god? right at this point, divinity is contacted. the mind ceases to function, and the true student of meditation slips into a state of conscious identification with that spiritual reality we call the indwelling christ, the divine soul. man, at this point, enters into god. chapte

touches heights of awareness, but his approach, in the majority of cases, has been the heart approach, and has involved feeling, sensory perception, and emotion. the result has been ecstasy. his technique has been that of devotion, discipline, an emotional striving forward, the "lifting up of the heart unto the lord" the "vision of the beloved" and "the marriage in the heavens" the pouring out of the love nature at the feet of the beloved, and consequent ecstasy. afterwards, if we are to believe the writings of the mystics themselves, there has followed a period of readjustment to the life of every day, and, frequently, a sense of depression and disappointment that the high moment has passed, coupled with an inability to speak with clarity of that which has been experienced. then a fresh c

ouls, and only when we are busy with self-forgetting service a service that is self-initiated, and carried forward because the soul is group conscious, and it is in the nature of the soul to serve will we make such a contact. the christ is the son of god in full functioning activity, the "eldest in a great family of brothers" he has a consciousness which is universal in its scope, and through him the love of god pours, and the purposes of god are working to fruition. he is the master of all the masters, and the teacher alike of angels and of men. when he and those associated with him find an aspirant who is engrossed with the work to be done in self-discipline, who is faithful and conscientious in his endeavor, they look to see if the light within him has reached the point of "the shining

ALICE A BAILEY08 A TREATISE ON WHITE MAGIC

ul characteristic, for only the soul has it as the dynamic factor. the spirit, or monad is primarily the expression of will with love and intelligence as secondary principles, and the body nature, the personality, is paramountly distinguished by intelligence, but the soul has outstandingly the quality of love which demonstrates as wisdom also when the intelligence of the body nature is fused with the love of the soul. the following tabulation may make the thought clearer. monad. will. purpose 1st aspect. will, enabling the monad to participate in the universal purpose. 2nd aspect. love, the energy which is poured forth into the soul, making it what it is. 3rd aspect. intelligence, transmitted via the soul and brought into manifestation through the medium of the body. soul. love .t he metho

ed to the soul or psychic nature (higher and lower. c. the two eyes are the physical plane correspondences to the monad, who is will and love-wisdom, or atma-buddhi, according to the occult terminology. 14. in the upper body we have an analogy to the triple soul nature. a. the throat, corresponding to the third creative aspect or the body nature, the active intelligence of the soul. b. the heart, the love wisdom of the soul, the buddhi or christ principle. c. the lungs, the analogy for the breath of life, is the correspondence of spirit. 15. in the lower torso again we have this triple system carried out- 28- a treatise on white magic copyright 1998 lucis trust a. the sex organs, the creative aspect, the fashioner of the body. b. the stomach, as the physical manifestation of the solar plex

t lotus is seen. c. the solar plexus centre and the heart, in which the ten of the perfect man in this solar system is lost in the consummated twelve. as the twelve creative hierarchies (in their outer and creative aspect) are contacted by the man, who is the perfected quaternary from the standpoint of the form, so in the relation between the solar plexus and heart is the second aspect perfected; the love of the soul can express itself perfectly through the emotional nature. 6. the relation between the two head centres, or between the centre between the eyebrows and the centre above the head. this relation is set up and stabilised when soul and body are a functioning unit. 7. the relation between the pineal gland and the pituitary body as a result of the above. 8. the relation between the

lize the personality, leading consequently to right action. let harmlessness, therefore, be the keynote of your life. an evening review should be carried forward entirely along this line; divide the review work in three parts and consider: 1. harmlessness in thought. this will primarily result in the control of speech. 2. harmlessness in emotional reaction. this will result in being a channel for the love aspect of the soul. 3. harmlessness in act. this will produce poise, skill in action and the release of the creative will. these three approaches to the subject should be studied from their effects upon one's own self and development, and from their effect upon those whom one contacts and upon one's environing associates. may i interpolate here the remark that i make suggestions, based on

and the mystic. in the rounded-out individual both head and heart must function with equal power. in time and space, however, and during the process of evolution, individuals are distinguished by a predominating tendency in any one life; it is only because we do not see all the picture that we draw these temporary distinctions. in one life a man may be predominantly mental and for him the path of the love of god would be unsuited. the love of god is shed abroad in his heart and to a considerable degree his occult approach is based on the mystic perception of past lives. for him the problem is to know god, with the view of interpreting that knowledge in love to all. responsible love, demonstrated in duty to group and family, is therefore for him the line of least resistance. universal love

ress. they control the man during his little evolved state, and during his period of thoughtlessness and might be comprehended more easily if i were to say that they are embodied in the commonly accepted rules of decent living. thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal, have to do with a man's active life, with the building up of character (b) principles governing the higher self and dealing with the love or wisdom aspect. it is with these that we are now concerned and half the troubles in the world at present arise from the fact that these higher principles, having to do with love or wisdom in all their fullness, are only now beginning to be apprehended by the rank and file of mankind. in the quick recognition of their truthfulness and the attempt to make them facts, without previously ad

ment during the later stages upon the path of initiation. therefore, students are urged to go forward during their period of training with courage and with joy, knowing that they are members of a band of disciples, knowing that they are not alone but that the strength of the band is theirs, the knowledge of the band is theirs too as they develop the capacity to apprehend it, and knowing also that the love and wisdom and understanding of the watching elder brothers are back of every aspiring son of god, e'en though apparently (and wisely) he is left to wrestle through to the light in the strength of his own omnipotent soul. rule five three things engage the solar angel before the sheath created passes downward; the condition of the waters, the safety of the one who thus creates, and steady

l plane that the man falls a victim to the thing he has created. this is the "id e fixe" of the psychiatrist; the obsession which drives to lunacy; the one-pointed line of thought which eventually terrorises its creator. 2. by multiplying so fast that the mental aura of the man becomes like unto a thick and dense cloud, through which the light of the soul must fail to penetrate, and through which the love of human beings, the lovely and beautiful and comforting activities of nature and of life in the three worlds equally fail to pierce. the man is smothered, is suffocated by his own thought-forms, and succumbs to the miasma which he himself has engendered. or again, there are lines of thought which draw forth from the emotional body a reaction of a poisonous nature. a certain line of thoug

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

the main factor and as constituting all that is. this truth as to life and quality and form is made most clearly apparent to us in the story of the christ of galilee. he was constantly reminding the people that he was not what he appeared to be, neither was he the father in heaven, and he is ever referred to by those who know and love him in terms of quality. he demonstrated to us the quality of the love of god, and in himself he embodied not only that which he had evolved of the seven ray qualities, but also as do few of the sons of god a basic principle of the ray of the solar logos himself, the quality of love. this we shall study more closely when we take up the consideration of the second ray of love-wisdom. the seven rays are therefore embodiments of seven types of force which demon

sense, aware of quality. in the language of mysticism it might be expressed this way "i take a body. that body is alive. i know its life. i therefore know my mother "i use a body. that body is not me. i serve the group and in this serving live within the body, detached, a son of god. i know my self "i infuse a body. i am its life and in that life shall i see life. that life is known as love. i am the love of god. i know the father, and know his life is love "i am the body and its loving life. i am the self, whose quality is love. i am the life of god himself. the mother-father-son am i "behind these three there stands the unknown god. that god am i- 26- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyright 1998 lucis trust let us be perfectly clear even at the expense of

heir way to a transitional accomplishment. the work before all students of this treatise on the seven rays is the fusion of quality and appearance, and therefore they need to study the nature of that quality in order to produce a true appearance. in the ancient rules given to mystics in atlantean times we find these words "let the disciple know the nature of his lord of love. seven the aspects of the love of god- 29- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyright 1998 lucis trust seven the colours of that manifesting one; sevenfold the work; seven the energies and sevenfold the path back to the centre of peace. let the disciple live in love, and love in life" in those olden days no thought of purpose entered into the minds of men, for the race was not mental nor wa

lity of the soul is intended to be an embodiment of love, applied with intelligence and producing those "attractive" forms which will serve to express that loving intelligence. the soul in its turn is intended to be the embodiment of divine purpose or will, intelligently applied in the great creative work, which is produced through the power of creative love. each son of god can say: i am born of the love of the father for the mother, of the desire of life for form. i express, therefore, the love and the magnetic attractiveness of the god nature, and the responsiveness of the form nature, and am consciousness itself, aware of deity or life. each intelligent point of life can say: i am the product of intelligent will, working through intelligent activity and producing a world of created for

responsiveness of the form nature, and am consciousness itself, aware of deity or life. each intelligent point of life can say: i am the product of intelligent will, working through intelligent activity and producing a world of created forms which embody or veil the loving purpose of deity. each vibrating unit of energy can say: i am part of a divine whole, which in its septenary nature expresses the love and life of the one reality, coloured by one of the seven qualities of the love of deity and responsive to the other qualities. for our purposes in this treatise, we must grasp the fact that the world of appearances is energised by and vibrating to the world of qualities or values, which world, in its turn, is energised by or vibrating to the world of purpose or of will. therefore, as is

names, point out that the dynamic persistent will of the logos expresses itself through the lords of ceaseless devotion. here devotion is not the quality to which i referred earlier in this treatise, but is the persistent directed one-pointed will of god, embodied in a life which is that of the lord of the first ray. the lords of love and of knowledge are the two great lives who embody or ensoul the love-wisdom and the creative intelligence aspects of the two major rays. these three are the sum total of all forms or appearances, the givers of all qualities, and the- 34- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyright 1998 lucis trust emerging life aspect behind the tangible manifestations. they correspond, in the human family, to the three aspects of personality, s

power within produce the perfect flower. let the word that heals the form go forth. that secret word that then must be revealed. quality..the power to save. 5. salvation, light, and love, with the magnetic power of god, produce the word of wisdom. send forth that word, and lead the sons of men from off the path of knowledge on to the path of understanding. quality..wisdom. 6. within the radius of the love of god, within the circle of the solar system, all forms, all souls, all lives revolve. let each son of god enter into this wisdom. reveal to each the oneness of the many lives. quality..expansion or inclusiveness- 47- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyright 1998 lucis trust the third ray, which is one that has a very long cycle, having been in manifestatio

urpose and his plans are fixed, and man can read the form. the plan takes form. the plan is form. its purpose is the revelation of the mind of god. the past reveals the form, but the present indicates the flowing in of energy. that which is on its way comes as a cloud which veils the sun. but hid behind this cloud of immanence is love, and on the earth is love and in the heaven is love, and this, the love which maketh all things new must stand revealed. this is the purpose back of all the acts of this great lord of knowledge. before enumerating the names of this great life, i should like to point out that the fifth ray is one of unique and peculiar potency in relation to the human kingdom. the reason is that the fifth plane of mind is the sphere of his major activity and it is on this plan

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acrifice certain divine potencies poured through and upon mankind. the work done by the buddha, and the message which he sounded, stimulated intelligence into wisdom. wisdom is a cosmic principle, and a divine potency. this the buddha embodied. but love came to the world through christ, and he, through his work, transmuted emotion into love. as "god is love" the comprehension that christ revealed the love of god makes clear the magnitude of the task he undertook a task far beyond the powers of any teacher or messenger who had preceded him. the buddha, when he achieved illumination "let in" a flood of light upon life and upon our world problems, and this intelligent understanding of the causes of world distress he endeavoured to formulate into the four noble truths. these are, as most of us

ns for humanity. it is the balance of head and heart that is required, and the intellect must find its complement and expression in and through love. this needs a most careful re-proclaiming. love and sentiment and devotion are often confused with each other. pure love is an attribute of the soul and is all-inclusive, and it is in pure love that our relation to god and to each other consists "for the love of god is broader than the measure of man's mind, and the heart of the eternal is most wonderfully kind" so runs the old hymn, and thus is expressed that love which is the attribute of deity and also the hidden attribute of every son of god. sentiment is emotional and unstable; devotion can be fanatical and cruel; but love blends and fuses, understands and interprets and synthesises all f

p to fulfil the law of the higher evolution, of which nirvana is but the beginning."26 such is our goal. such our glorious objective. how can we progress towards this consummation? what is the first step that we must take? in the words of an unknown poet "when thou canst see beneath the outer seeming the causes which to all effects give birth, when thou canst feel, in warmth of sunlight streaming the love of god, encircling all the earth, then know thyself initiate in the mysteries the wise men ever deemed of greatest worth" chapter two the first initiation. the birth at bethlehem key thought "except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of god (st. john, iii.3- 21- from bethlehem to calvary copyright 1998 lucis trust 1 in our discussion of these five major initiations we shall se

ies to pass through the gateway of the new birth into light, and walk thenceforth increasingly in that light, for "the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day."33 this truth is still a living truth and enriches and colours all our faith- 37- from bethlehem to calvary copyright 1998 lucis trust in this continuity (which is the basis of our faith in the love of god) there have been, as we have seen, many words sent forth from the centre. many sons of god, down the ages, have given to humanity a progressively revealing vision of the "heights of possibility" interpreting god's plan to the race in terms suited to each age and temperament. the uniformity of their life story, the appearance again and again of the virgin mother (whose name is frequ

tory, the appearance again and again of the virgin mother (whose name is frequently a variation of the name mary, the similarity in detail of the birth story, all indicate to us the constant re-enactment of a truth, so that from its dramatic quality and its repeated happening, god impresses upon the hearts of men certain great truths which are vital to their salvation. one of these truths is that the love of god is eternal, and that his love for his people has been steadfast and unalterable. whenever the time is ripe and the need of the people warrants it, he comes forth for the saving of the souls of men. krishna in ancient india proclaimed this truth in the majestic words "whenever there is a withering of the law. and an uprising of lawlessness on all sides, then i manifest myself "for t

eclare the glory of god, and the firmament sheweth his- 42- from bethlehem to calvary copyright 1998 lucis trust handiwork,"46 we have the prophecy of that world event which took place when christ was born in bethlehem, the "house of bread" and virgo rose above the horizon, whilst the star in the east shone forth. christ came, then, to his own flesh and blood because the world of men drew him and the love of the father impelled him. he came to give to life a purpose and fulfilment, and to indicate to us the way: he came to give us an example, so that we could be galvanised by the hope that "maketh not ashamed"47 to "press toward the mark for the prize of our high calling."48 it should be noted here that the journey, preceding the birth, is also a part of the life-story of other teachers se

ue of its control is to be later superseded when the message of christ's life is duly understood, pouring through man's consciousness in ever greater fullness. christ indicated the new synthetic commandment which is "to love one another" this would render needless all the law and the prophets, and would relegate the ten commandments into the background of life, rendering them superfluous, because the love which will flow out from man to god, and from- 90- from bethlehem to calvary copyright 1998 lucis trust man to man, will automatically and positively produce that right action which will make the breaking of the commandments impossible. the "shalt not" of god, spoken from mount sinai through moses, with its negative emphasis and its punitive interpretation, will give place to the radiance

ho would stand for perfect righteousness and who, in his own person, would embody, as he does today, the future achievement and the goal of the human race. that the future holds reaches of consciousness and standards of achievement as much beyond those of christ as his expression is beyond ours, is entirely possible. the nature of the father remains still to be known; some of its aspects, such as the love and wisdom of god, have been revealed to us by christ. for us today, and for our immediate goal, christ stands as the eternal prophet, to whom elias and all the prophets bear witness. therefore, as he stood upon the mountain top, the past and the future of humanity met in him. that he at-oned in himself certain basic human cleavages is thus apparent, and to those above enumerated we can a

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manating from those soul rays which stream forth from the outer tier of petals in the egoic lotus (see a treatise on cosmic fire) these are the- 13- a treatise on the seven rays- volume ii: esoteric psychology ii copyright 1998 lucis trust knowledge petals. on the path of discipleship, the astral body is brought into subjection by the ray of the soul as it pours through the second tier of petals, the love petals. upon the path of initiation, until the third initiation, the ray of the mental body is subdued by the force of the petals of sacrifice, found in the third tier of petals. thus the three aspects of the personality are brought into subjection by the energy emanating from the nine petals of the egoic lotus. after the third initiation, the whole personality, composed of the three aspe

d permeate the whole. the man and angel face each other, and know themselves to be the same. the light that radiates from the heart, the throat, and from the centre which stands midway meet and merge. the two are one. the voice that speaks within the silence can be heard 'the power that reaches from the highest point has reached the lowest. the plan can now be known. the whole can stand revealed. the love that stretches from the heart, the life that issues forth from god, have served the plan. the mind that gathers all with wisdom into the boundaries of the plan has reached the outer limits of the sphere of god's activity. that power informs my life. that love inspires my heart. that mind enlightens all my world. i therefore serve the plan" ray six "the angel of the presence reaches down

. the principle of work is love for all men and service to the race, preserving at the same time a deeper inner love for those with whom you are destined to work. each soul grows into the way of light through service rendered, through experience gained, through mistakes made, and through lessons learnt. that necessarily must be personal and individual. but the work itself is one. the path is one. the love is one. the goal is one. these are the points that matter. thirdly, preserve ever in work the attitude of mind which must grow out of the two rules above, faithfully followed. your point of view and consciousness are your own, and therefore, are for you, right. not necessarily is that which seems so clear to you and of such vital importance to you, of the same value or importance to your

t that he was the "water of life, the "living water" which men needed. hence the esoteric name of this law is that of "water and the fishes" the piscean age slowly, very slowly, prepared the way for the divine expression of service, which will be the glory of the coming centuries. today, we have a world which is steadily coming to the realisation that "no man liveth unto himself, and that only as the love, about which so much has been written and spoken, finds its outlet in service, can man begin to measure up to his innate capacity. the sign for the aquarian age is that of a man, carrying on his shoulders a jar of water so full that it pours over to all and sundry, and yet it diminishes not. the sign for this law of service is very similar, but the difference lies in this; that the man st

owing control of the soul which was- 92- a treatise on the seven rays- volume ii: esoteric psychology ii copyright 1998 lucis trust primarily registered. therefore we have: 1. the law of repulse. atma. spiritual will. this fourth law influence comes via the egoic petals of sacrifice and the subsidiary law of sacrifice. 2. the law of group progress. buddhi. spiritual love. this fifth law comes via the love petals of the egoic lotus,and the subsidiary law of magnetic impulse. 3. the law of expansive esponse. manas. higher spiritual mind. sixth law it comes via the knowledge petals and the subsidiary law of service. these higher spiritual laws reflect themselves in the three lower spiritual laws, finding their way into the lower consciousness via the egoic lotus and the antaskarana. this stat

he law of repulse into play, thus aiding the aspirant to attain the longed-for liberation. service releases him from his own thought life and self-determination. obedience to his own soul integrates him into the larger whole, wherein his own desires and urges are negated in the interest of the wider life of humanity and of god himself. god is the great server and expresses his divine life through the love of his heart for humanity. yet, when these simple truths are enunciated and we are urged to serve our brother and to obey our soul, it seems to us so familiar and so uninteresting that it can evoke but little response. if we were told that the following of a prescribed form of meditation, the practicing of a definite formula of breathing, and regular concentration upon a specific centre w

, the darkness and the warmth of a satisfied enquiry. all is removed. the light of summer enters in and the darkened crannies of the mind see light..naught is left but light, and that cannot be- 103- a treatise on the seven rays- volume ii: esoteric psychology ii copyright 1998 lucis trust used. the eyes are blinded and the one eye seeth not as yet. slowly the eye of wisdom must be opened. slowly the love of that which is the true, the beautiful and good must enter the dark passages of worldly thought. slowly the torch of light, the fire of right must burn the garnered treasures of the past, yet show their basic usefulness. the seven ways of light must wean away the attention of the scholar from all that has been found and stored and used. this he repulses and finds his way into that hall

ic activities remains. the work nevertheless proceeds. a few souls come into incarnation of their own free will and accord; they work with clear knowledge and proceed to the task of the day. they are the key people in any age, and the determining factors, psychologically, in any historical period. it is they who set the pace and do the pioneering work. they focus in themselves both the hatred and the love of the world; they work as the builders or as the destroyers, and they return eventually to their own place, carrying with them the spoils of victory in the shape of the freedom which they have won for themselves or for others. they bear the scars, psychologically speaking, which have been given to them by opposing workers, and they bear also the assurance that they have carried forward t

ALICE A BAILEY12 DISCIPLESHIP IN THE NEW AGE VOLUME I

, save. come forth, o mighty one. let the souls of men awaken to the light, and may they stand with massed intent. let the fiat of the lord go forth: the end of woe has come! come forth, o mighty one. the hour of service of the saving force has now arrived. let it be spread abroad, o mighty one. let light and love and power and death fulfil the purpose of the coming one. the will to save is here. the love to carry forth the work is widely spread abroad. the active aid of all who know the truth is also here. come forth, o mighty one, and blend these three. construct a great defending wall. the rule of evil now must end. 1940 from the point of light within the mind of god let light stream forth into the minds of men. let light descend on earth. from the point of love within the heart of god

the will-to-good, be offset by a counter move of spiritual living and this must be the objective of all working disciples. let such working disciples see to it, therefore, that their love for all beings deepens and that the growth of their love comes through their tapping the group love which lies back of all world happenings. my brothers, when will the time come when the world will realise that the love aspect of the logos as it affects the human kingdom is focussed through the inner subjective group of workers? that love is now in the stage of anchoring itself physically through the new groups (such as this group) which are in process of forming all over the world. these new groups are centres (or should be) of divine love, magnetic, constructive and pure. see to it, therefore, that you

or us by the christ. increasingly must the normal and powerful life of the emotional, astral, desire and glamorous nature be controlled and rendered quiescent by the life of the soul, functioning through the mind. the emotions which are normally self-centred and personal must be transmuted into the realisations of universality and impersonality; the astral body must become the organ through which the love of the soul can pour; desire must give place to aspiration and that, in its turn, must be merged in the group life and the group good; glamour must give place to reality, and the pure light of the mind must pour into all the dark places of the lower nature. these are the results of mental polarisation and are brought about by definite meditation and the cultivation of the meditative attit

mplete obedience to my decisions in the matter. another question could well be: what is the difference between this work which i am suggesting to you and the work of the lodge of the lords of form? none whatsoever, except in motive and the point from which you must endeavour to work. the lords of form work entirely on and from the lower levels of the mental plane and with the energy of knowledge. the love aspect of the soul itself is inactive and, therefore, from the angle and vision of the great white lodge, motives are wrong and the objectives are selfish ones. this is true both of individuals and groups. forget not that these lords of form are souls of great age and unique blindness. but that later, in some far distant cycle, and when karma has worked upon them and the great law has exa

gle and vision of the great white lodge, motives are wrong and the objectives are selfish ones. this is true both of individuals and groups. forget not that these lords of form are souls of great age and unique blindness. but that later, in some far distant cycle, and when karma has worked upon them and the great law has exacted full payment for all wrong done, that they too will begin to develop the love aspect and to transmute their motives. you too must work from mental levels but knowledge and love must be called into play together, producing only those results which are harmoniously and intelligently in line with the plan. disciples are not permitted to call into play and functioning activity the will aspect of the soul, unless they are initiates of the third degree. prior to that, th

d upon humanity; seek to love more than you have ever believed was possible, so that others frozen and chilled by life circumstance and the present horror of human existence may turn to you for warmth and comforting. what i and all who are affiliated with the hierarchy seek to do at this time of desperate crisis is to find those who are dependable points of living energy and through them pour out the love, the strength and the light which the world needs and must have if this storm is to be weathered. i ask you to render this service to me and to humanity. i ask nothing spectacular; it will, however, require a strenuous effort of your souls if you are to respond adequately; i ask nothing impossible; i would remind- 76- discipleship in the new age- volume i copyright 1998 lucis trust you th

aspiration and endeavour, so that a calmness of rhythm may be achieved. later, upon that accumulated knowledge of years, a fresh structure of knowledge may be erected and a new and higher rhythm be imposed. the brain cells need rest, for a certain amount of mental fatigue exists. june 1933 you have acceded to my request, my brother, and i believe see now the reason for my method of training you. the love aspect of your soul has been released somewhat, though some of the inner fret for the outward achievement still remains and hinders you on the way of realisation. one thing i would remind you and this perhaps will answer some of your questions. i view the achievement of my group of disciples from the point of the average of the group effect and not so much from the success or the non-succ

e needed adjustments. i am going to ask you to add to your morning meditation an evening review upon detachment. as far as your meditation is concerned follow your usual procedure, at any rate for the present, only add to it each morning a definite period wherein you take your co-disciples (those you may happen to know) into the light and seek consciously to link up with them, pouring out to them the love and wisdom which may be yours. this tends definitely to group integration. you are in a position to aid and help many people. see to it, my brother, that you aid with wisdom, discernment and discretion and that you place your effort where the best results can be achieved. right discrimination in helpfulness is rare, but you can give it. you will, of course, endeavour to conform to group r

ALICE A BAILEY13 PROBLEMS OF HUMANITY

. this will have to be done by the simple method (simple to write but difficult to implement) of establishing right human relations between men and between nations. the immediate spiritual problem with which all are faced is the problem of gradually offsetting hate and initiating the new technique of trained, imaginative, creative and practical goodwill. goodwill is man's first attempt to express the love of god. its results on earth will be peace. it is so simple and practical that people fail to appreciate its potency or its scientific and dynamic effect. one person sincerely practising goodwill in a family can completely change its attitudes. goodwill really practised among groups in any nation, by political and religious parties in any nation and among the nations of the world can revo

he selfish capitalist or the unselfish humanitarian. it might be well to add here that the selfish thinking and the separative motivation which distinguishes the capitalistic system is also to be found in the small and unimportant business men in the corner grocery, the plumber and the haberdasher who exploits his employees and deceives his customers. it is the universal spirit of selfishness and the love of power with which we have to contend. the war has, however, acted like a purge. it has opened the eyes of men to the underlying cause of war economic distress, based on the exploitation of the planet's resources by an international group of selfish and ambitious men. the opportunity to change things is now present. let us now look at the opposing group labour. a powerful group, represen

andard of living will in the new age seem essential to man? shall we have a purely materialistic civilization or shall we have a spiritual world trend? 7. what must be done to prevent the monied interests from again mobilizing for the exploitation of the world? 8. what really lies at the very heart of the modern materialistic difficulty? this last question can be answered in the well known words "the love of money is the root of all evil. this throws us back on the fundamental weakness of humanity the quality of desire. of this, money is the result and the symbol- 46- problems of humanity copyright 1998 lucis trust from the simple process of barter and exchange (as practised by the primeval savage) to the intricate and formidable financial and economic structure of the modern world, desire

ources. the dominating words in our newspapers, over our radios, and in all our discussions are based upon the financial structure of human economy: banking interests, salaries, national debts, reparations, cartels and trusts, finance, taxation these are the words which control our planning, arouse our jealousies, feed our hatreds or our dislike of other nations, and set us one against the other. the love of money is the root of all evil. there are, however, large numbers of people whose lives are not dominated by the love of money and who can normally think in terms of the higher values. they are the hope of the future but are individually imprisoned in the system which, spiritually, must end. though they do not love money they need it and must have it; the tentacles of the business world

to divinity, the fact of the deathlessness of the spirit, the fact of spiritual opportunity and the fact of man's relation to god and to his fellowmen upon these we can take our stand. we should emphasize also the evolutionary presentation of truth and its constant adaptation to the need of humanity at any given period in history. christianity is an expression in essence, if not yet factually of the love of god, immanent in his created universe. churchianity has, however, laid itself open to attack and the mass of thinking people know this; unfortunately, these thinking people are a small minority. for the sake of clarity and in order that the outline of the facts and of the potentialities may emerge clearly, we will divide this subject into the following sections, beginning with the most

l closely together. these three festivals are concentrated in three consecutive months and lead, therefore, to a prolonged annual spiritual effort which should affect the entire year. they would serve to unite in closer spiritual ties the eastern and the western believer; they express divinity in manifestation through the place where the will of god is known, through the spiritual hierarchy where the love of god is fully expressed and through humanity whose task it is intelligently to work out god's plan in love and goodwill to all men. i. the festival of easter. this is the festival of the risen, living christ, the head of the spiritual hierarchy, the inaugurator of the kingdom of god and the expression of the love of god. on this day, the spiritual hierarchy which he guides and directs w

ALICE A BAILEY14 THE REAPPEARANCE OF THE CHRIST

ea and this in time produces a civilisation with its accompanying culture, religions, policies, governments and educational processes. thus is history made. history is after all only the record of humanity's cyclic reaction to some inflowing divine energy, to some inspired leader, or to some avatar. an avatar is at present usually a representative of the second divine aspect, that of love-wisdom, the love of god. he will manifest as the saviour, the builder, the preserver; humanity is not yet sufficiently developed or adequately oriented to the life of the spirit to bear easily the impact of an avatar who would express the dynamic will of god. for us as yet (and this is our limitation) an avatar is one who preserves, develops, builds, protects, shields and succours the spiritual impulses b

for preservation and help. humanity needs love, understanding and right human relations as an expression of attained divinity. it was this need which brought the christ to us before as the avatar of love. the christ, that great human-divine messenger, because of his stupendous achievement along the line of understanding transmitted to humanity an aspect and a potency of the nature of god himself, the love principle of deity. light, aspiration, and the recognition of god transcendent had been the flickering expression of the human attitude to god, prior to the advent of the buddha, the avatar of illumination. then the buddha came and demonstrated in his own life the fact of god immanent as well as god transcendent, of god in the universe and of god within humanity. the selfhood of deity and

on. right speech. right conduct. right modes of living. right effort. right thinking. right rapture or happiness. this message is uniquely needed today in a world in which most of these right steps to happiness have been consistently ignored. it is on the foundation of this teaching that christ will raise the superstructure of the brotherhood of man, for right human relations are an expression of the love of god; they will constitute man's major and next demonstration of divinity. today, in the midst of this devastated, chaotic and unhappy world, mankind has a fresh opportunity to reject selfish materialistic living and to begin to tread the lighted way. the moment that humanity shows its willingness to do this, then the christ will come, and there is every evidence at this time that men a

: that of "christ in us, the hope of glory (col. 1.27) there is a growing and developing belief that christ is in us, as he was in the master jesus, and this belief will alter world affairs and mankind's entire attitude to life. the wonder of that life, lived two thousand years ago, is still with us and has lost none of its freshness; it is an eternal inspiration, hope, encouragement and example. the love he demonstrated still holds the thinking world in thrall, even though relatively few have really attempted to demonstrate the same quality of love as he did a love that leads unerringly to- 18- the reappearance of the christ copyright 1998 lucis trust world service, to complete self-forgetfulness and to radiant, magnetic living. the words he spoke were few and simple and all men can under

l strength, insight and creative accomplishment for man, that their deeds would surpass his; because of the distortion of his teaching and its remote relation to man, we have not yet done those "greater things" some day, we assuredly will and along certain lines we already have. let me relate some of the things he did which we can do, and which he will aid. 1. for the first time in human history, the love of god was embodied in a man and christ inaugurated the era of love. that expression of divine love is still in the making; the world is not yet full of love and few there are who understand the true meaning of the word. but speaking symbolically when the united nations has emerged into factual and actual power, the welfare of the world will then be assured. what is that welfare but love

vine love is still in the making; the world is not yet full of love and few there are who understand the true meaning of the word. but speaking symbolically when the united nations has emerged into factual and actual power, the welfare of the world will then be assured. what is that welfare but love in action? what is international cooperation but love on a world scale? those are the things which the love of god in christ expressed and those are the things which we are working here today to bring into being. we are attempting to do it on a vast scale and this in spite of opposition an opposition which can only temporarily succeed, such is the potency of the awakened spirit of man. these are the things which the hierarchy, in its already successful procedures, is aiding and will continue to

ions in every department of human living. i would ask you to use your imagination and endeavour to think out what must be the implications of the task which confronts him; i would ask you to ponder on the difficulties which he must inevitably face the difficulty, above all, of mass intellectual wrong emphasis- 29- the reappearance of the christ copyright 1998 lucis trust he, the representative of the love of god, is asked to work again in the world arena wherein his earlier message has been negated, forgotten or misinterpreted for two thousand years, and wherein hate and separativeness have distinguished all men everywhere. this will plunge him into a foreign atmosphere and into a situation wherein all his divine resources will be needed, and will have to be tried out to the uttermost. the

ing cycle of calm, emotional quiet and mental poise, thus releasing humanity into a new phase and experience of freedom. the adjusted peace- 39- the reappearance of the christ copyright 1998 lucis trust will be commensurate to the experienced disturbance. b. the hate which is so dominant in the world today will through the life of the spirit of peace, working through the christ, the embodiment of the love of god be balanced by an expressed goodwill. the guarantee of the appearance of that goodwill is the excessive expression of hate a hate which has been slowly mounting in the minds of men since the beginning of the 19th century, and which is reaching a new high at this time. a proportionate measure of the energy of love will demonstrate later as the result of the activity of the spirit of

ALICE A BAILEY15 THE DESTINY OF THE NATIONS

ture which we call the human kingdom. to understand what is today taking place we must recognise that these energies are seven in number. they are called by many names in many different lands, but for our purposes the following seven names will be used: 1. the energy of will, purpose or power, called in christian lands the energy of the will of god. 2. the energy of love-wisdom, called frequently the love of god. 3. the energy of active intelligence, called the mind of god. 4. the energy of harmony through conflict, affecting greatly the human family. 5. the energy of concrete knowledge or science, so potent at this time. 6. the energy of devotion or idealism, producing the current ideologies. 7. the energy of ceremonial order, producing the new forms of civilisation- 1- copyright 1998 luc

rred to in the current writings on occult subjects. it is wise and valuable to remember this. they are powerful, these disciples of shamballa, headstrong and often cruel; they impose their will and dictate their desires; they make mistakes but they are nevertheless true disciples of shamballa and are working out the will of god as much as the disciples and masters of the hierarchy are working out the love of god. this is a hard saying for some of you but your failure to recognise this truth and to respond to it does not affect the issue. it simply makes your individual lot and difficulties harder. i would also remind you that the use of first ray energy inevitably means destruction in the early stages but fusion and blending in the later and final results. if you study the nations of the w

its main channel of expression. this group, composed as it is of all world disciples and all working initiates, finds its representatives in every group of idealists and servers and in every body of people who express human thought, particularly in the realm of human betterment and uplift. through them, the potency of love-wisdom can express itself. these people are frequently misunderstood, for the love which they express differs widely from the sentimental, affectionate personal interest of the average worker. they are occupied mainly with the interests and the good of the whole group with which they may be associated; they are not primarily concerned with the petty interests of the individual occupied with his little problems and concerns. this brings such a server under the criticism

t a definite and determined, sensitive reaction to the energies playing upon humanity from the two higher major centres? i would like to suggest that the ideology which is embodied in the vision of the totalitarian states is an erroneous but clear-cut response to the shamballa influence of will; that the ideology behind the democratic ideal constitutes a similar response to the universality which the love of the hierarchy prompts it to express, and that communism is of human origin, embodying that ideology which humanity has formulated in its own right. thus the three aspects of god's nature are beginning to take form as three major ideas and what we see upon the planet at this time are the distorted human reactions to spiritual impulses, emanating from three different centres, but all equ

hey so choose, these three centres to the three solar systems, referred to in a treatise on cosmic fire 1. in the first solar system, the centre which is humanity was prepared, and the principle of intelligence came into manifestation. 2. in the second solar system, the hierarchy of love made its appearance and must eventually come into full manifestation upon the physical plane, thereby enabling the love of god to be seen. 3. in the next solar system, the centre which we today call shamballa will manifest (intelligently and through love) the will aspect of deity. it is only however in this second solar system that all these three centres, expressing the three divine aspects, meet simultaneously at various stages of livingness. it is interesting to note that it is only through human beings

of the forces which are controlling evolution and their directing agencies. the fact of the hierarchy must be announced in no uncertain terms, thereby arousing public interest, public investigation and public recognition. in the process of so doing much will be learnt of the balancing group of initiates and adepts who work entirely with the material side of life and in whom (for this major cycle) the love aspect of the soul remains totally undeveloped, whereas the mind nature is potently expressing itself. if you will study what i have earlier given anent certain of the higher and lower expressions of the rays you will see how these two fields of endeavour that of the hierarchy, animated by love and that of the opposite pole, the black lodge, working entirely through mind and substance are

ir sixth ray expression. all of them embodied also the new spiritual impulse which their day and age required and all of them for centuries by the strength of their living love and power brought the vision and the aspiration of humanity back to those spiritual essentials whereby men must live. all of them were part of the directing group of lives who are working out the plans of god, founded upon the love of god. the buddha and the christ are still closely connected with, and working in cooperation with, the hierarchy. hercules has gone over into the shamballa centre, but still works in a basic association with the buddha who is one of the forces linking shamballa and the hierarchy. pure religion, undefiled and spiritually focussed, is the higher expression of the sixth ray (working as is

nd cabals. the church has wandered far from the simplicity which is in christ. theologians have lost (if they ever possessed it) the "mind that is in christ" and the outstanding need of the church today is to relinquish theology, to let go all doctrine and dogma and to turn upon the world the light that is in christ, and thus demonstrate the fact of christ's eternal livingness, and the beauty and the love which it can reflect from its contact with him, the founder of christianity but not of churchianity. i generalise. there are those in the church today who do express all that i have stated and who are reflections in the truest sense of the living christ. they relegate theology and authority to their rightful place and regard the discussions of theologians as simply expressions of perhaps

ALICE A BAILEY16 GLAMOUR A WORLD PROBLEM

n door through which group glamour can enter. an instance of this can be seen in this group, when glamour entered in through the medium of l.t.s-k, and swept i.b.s. into its vortex of force. it was overcome, fortunately, leaving you all the richer and more united on account of the strong stand in love taken by the other group members. may i remind l.t.s-k. and i.b.s. of their deep indebtedness to the love of their brothers. the group love protected them. i.b.s. has gone a long way in freeing herself from certain aspects of glamour. l.t.s-k. is also freer than he was, but still has much to do. it is always difficult for the third ray person to cultivate the intuition. the apparently profound wisdom of the manipulative and devious science of the intelligence inherent in matter prevents oft t

economic problem is simply the result of this particular glamour. down the ages, this glamour has held the race increasingly interested, until today the entire world has been swept into the rhythm of money interest. a rhythm emanating from soul levels has always existed, being established by those who have freed themselves from the control of material requirements, from the thraldom of money and the love of possessions. today that higher rhythm is commensurate with the lower rhythmic glamour, and hence the whole world is thinking in terms of the way out from this present material impasse. those souls who stand in the light to be found upon the mountain top of liberation and those who are advancing upward out of the fogs of materiality are now sufficient in numbers to do some definite work

vering that freedom from material things carries with it its own beauty and reward, its own joy and glory. thus he is liberated to live the life of the mind. the glamour of sentiment holds the good people of the world in thrall, and in a dense fog of emotional reactions. the race has reached a point wherein the men of good intention, of some real understanding and owning a measure of freedom from the love of gold (symbolic way of speaking of the glamour of materiality) are turning their desire to their duty, their responsibilities, their effects upon others, and to their sentimental understanding of the nature of love. love, for many people, for the majority indeed, is not really love but a mixture of the desire to love and the desire to be loved, plus a willingness to do anything to show

erver who is still completely surrounded by the glamour of sentiment. it is this pseudo-love, based primarily on a theory of love and service, which characterises so- 46- glamour: a world problem copyright 1998 lucis trust many human relationships such as those existing, for instance, between husband and wife, parents and their children. glamoured by their sentiment for them and knowing little of the love of the soul which is free itself and leaves others free also, they wander in a dense fog, often dragging with them the ones they desire to serve in order to draw forth a responsive affection. study the word "affection" my brother, and see its true meaning. affection is not love. it is that desire which we express through an exertion of the astral body and this activity affects our contact

fish personal ambition. the glamour of rulership, of dictatorship and of wide control. the glamour of the messiah complex in the field of politics. the glamour of selfish destiny, of the divine right of kings personally exacted. the glamour of destruction. the glamour of isolation, of aloneness, of aloofness. the glamour of the superimposed will upon others and upon groups. ray ii. the glamour of the love of being loved. the glamour of popularity. the glamour of personal wisdom. the glamour of selfish responsibility. the glamour of too complete an understanding, which negates right action. the glamour of self-pity, a basic glamour of this ray. the glamour of the messiah complex, in the world of religion and world need- 72- glamour: a world problem copyright 1998 lucis trust the glamour of

so wisely and so inclusively. his intuition was evoked through the depth and intensity of his love as it was in his master, the christ. 3. those who are the true priests. they are priests by spiritual calling and not by choice. it is the misunderstanding of the province and duties of a priest which has led all the churches (in the east and in the west) to their disastrous authoritarian position. the love of god, and the true spiritual incentive which recognises god immanent in all nature and peculiarly expressing that divinity in man, is lacking in the bulk of the priesthood in all the world religions. love is not the guide, the indicator and the interpreter. hence the dogmatism of the theologian, his ridiculous and profound assurances of correct interpretation, and his oft-times cruelty

his. i am going to ask you to take the germans and the jews into your group meditation and pour out your group love upon both these divisions of your brothers in the human family. see to it that before you begin your meditation you have freed yourselves emotions and mind from any latent antagonisms, from any hatreds, from any preconceived ideas of right or wrong but that you simply fall back upon the love of your souls, remembering that both jews and germans are souls as you are and identical in their origin, their goal and their life experience with yours- 88- glamour: a world problem copyright 1998 lucis trust as you pour out the stream of pure white light (as stage iii instructs you, see to it that it pours through you with purity and clarity as one stream. then see it bisect into equal

it has reached a point of intensive usefulness as the channel of communication between shamballa and the hierarchy has been opened and enlarged, and as the contact between these two great centres and humanity has been more firmly established. at the june full moon, 1942, the first test as to the directness of the communication between the centre where the will of god holds sway, the centre where the love of god rules, and the centre where there is intelligent expectancy was made. the medium of the test was the united effort of the christ, of the buddha, and of those who responded to their blended influence. this test had to be carried out in the midst of the terrific onslaught of the powers of evil and was extended over the two weeks beginning on the day of the full moon (may 30th 1942) a

ALICE A BAILEY17 TELEPATHY AND THE ETHERIC VEHICLE

the power to motivate: 1. the force of love with its negative quality which a. attracts the needed material with which to clothe the idea, the thought or concept to be transmitted; it is also the attractive agency utilised by the recipient. therefore both transmitter- 15- telepathy and the etheric vehicle copyright 1998 lucis trust and recipient work with the same agency, but the transmitter uses the love energy of the larger whole whilst the recipient concentrates, upon the transmitter, the love energy of his own nature. if this be so, you can see why i emphasise the necessity for love and for non-criticism. b. constitutes the coherent quality which links together the transmitter and the recipient, and which also produces the coherency of that which is transmitted. it will be apparent to

sity for love and for non-criticism. b. constitutes the coherent quality which links together the transmitter and the recipient, and which also produces the coherency of that which is transmitted. it will be apparent to you consequently that it is only at this time that we can begin to look for a wider and more general expression in the world today of the processes of telepathy, for only today is the love principle really beginning to affect the world on a large scale. love of a cause, a party or an idea is becoming more and more prevalent, producing in the initial stages the apparently wide cleavages with which we are so familiar and by which we are so distressed at this time, yet producing finally a dominance of the attitudes of love which will heal breaches, and produce synthesis among

t this time, yet producing finally a dominance of the attitudes of love which will heal breaches, and produce synthesis among the peoples. love (not sentiment) is the clue to successful telepathic work. therefore love one another with a fresh enthusiasm and devotion; seek to express that love in every possible way upon the physical plane, upon the levels of emotion, and through right thought. let the love of the soul sweep through all like a regenerating force. 2. the force of mind. this is the illuminating energy which "lights the way" of an idea or form to be transmitted and received. forget not that light is subtle substance. upon a beam of light can the energy of the mind materialise. this is one of the most important statements made in connection with the science of telepathy. the suc

f the new group of world servers is to offset this evil. these servers are to humanity what the buddhas of activity are to shamballa, and the group of divine contemplatives (the nirmanakayas) are to the hierarchy. it might be stated therefore that: 1. the buddhas of activity are themselves impressed by the will of god as it energises the entire planetary life. 2. the nirmanakayas are impressed by the love of god as it demonstrates itself as the attractive force which impulses the plan inspired by the purpose. in other words, it is the hierarchy, impelled to action by shamballa, or the will-to-good, externalising itself as goodwill. 3. the new group of world servers are impressed by the active intelligence of god; they translate this divine impression and step it down in two great stages, t

of aspirants are definitely polarised in the astral nature, and that therefore their problem is to achieve a different polarisation and to become focussed upon the mental plane. this takes time and vast effort. eventually as mentioned above the radiation of the soul is substituted in place of the hitherto present emotional activity of the aspirant; this emanation is, in reality, a radiation from the love petals of the egoic lotus. the moment an aspirant begins to work consciously at his own unfoldment and to consider and deal with the aura with which he is equipped, he then passes through three stages during his progress upon the path of return. these are: 1. the stage wherein he discovers the potency and the quality of his astral aura. owing to the fact that this is (in this second solar

pect is developing or in process of coming into functioning activity. during this developing process, only straight telepathy is possible and this is of two kinds: 1. sympathetic telepathy or immediate understanding, awareness of events, apprehensions of happenings, and identification with personality reactions. this is all connected with the solar plexus activity of the personality and this when the love nature or second aspect is unfolded or unfolding becomes the "seed or germ" of the intuitive faculty. the entire process is, therefore, astral-buddhic and involves the lower aspects of the universal mind as an agent. 2. mental telepathy or the interplay of transmitted thought. though this is a constant phenomenon among advanced intellectual people, it is still scarcely recognised, its law

ty in all forms through which the planetary logos expresses himself; it is the result of the activity of the divine mind, as that peculiar type of divine energy plays upon and through all atoms and upon all atomic forms. the fission of the nucleus of the atom in the past few years is the outer sign or demonstration that humanity has "encompassed" the divine mind and can now move on to "encompass" the love or the attractive nature of divinity. ponder upon this statement. i know not what word to use but encompass and it is entirely inadequate. a new and deeper esoteric terminology is badly needed. if you will work with and reflect upon these three fundamental energies and search for their expression within yourself, you will greatly simplify your occult thinking. let me here make a few more

es no longer required. the old commentary says, in this connection "then the three that ranked as all that was, functioning as one and controlling all the seven, no longer are. the seven who responded to the three, responding to the one, no longer hear the triple call which determined all that was. only the two remain to show the world the beauty of the living god, the wonder of the will-to-good, the love which animates the whole. these two are one, and thus the work, completed, stands. and then the angels sing" iii. planetary and human centres there is a factor bearing upon the etheric body to which very little reference has ever been made, the reason being that it would have been utterly useless information. let me embody it in a tabulated statement, beginning with a few points earlier i

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treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust in studying these hierarchies, one of the most valuable lessons to be learned is the place and importance of man in the scheme. the hierarchy, for instance, which is the essence of the intangible life of spirit, the principle of buddhi, is the esoteric cause of the cosmic marriage of spirit and matter, based on the love and desire of the logos, but each hierarchy also expresses itself through one particular manifestation which comes to be regarded by the finite mind of man as the hierarchy itself. this is not so, and care must be taken to distinguish between these hierarchies. they are latent germs of force centres and manifest subjectively; they warm and vitalise groups of forms; they flower forth and e

e around the wheel in which, steadily and persistently, the inner subjective man comes into outer manifested expression and- 65- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust the personality recedes into the background. finally, there come twelve lives wherein the final stage of 4. renunciation is experienced and the disciple or initiate renounces all for the love of humanity and its service, and lays himself upon the altar of sacrifice. he achieves, as a result, the final liberation. this liberation is, in reality, twelve-fold in nature, for liberation, victory and triumph have to be experienced in every sign, just as captivity, defeat and failure have been experienced in all the signs of the zodiac, whilst the man is functioning as a personality

ive in pisces, sagittarius, virgo and gemini. these planets are: orthodox jupiter and mercury. esoteric pluto. the earth. the moon (hiding vulcan) and venus. as you know, pluto stands for death or the region of death; the earth stands for the sphere of experience; the moon or vulcan stands for the glorification, through purification and detachment, of matter, and venus stands for the emergence of the love principle through the directing power of the mind. students will find it interesting to work out the implications for themselves. orthodox astrology assigns only two planets to these four signs, which in itself indicates a definite interplay. jupiter and its influences indicate that the way of incarnation is the "beneficent" method of evolutionary unfoldment and that the way of love-wisdo

of commencement (upon the mutable cross) or of consummation (upon the fixed cross. in the case where they stand for beginning we have- 90- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust 1. aries. 1st aspect. movement outward into incarnation. the will latent. to manifest. experience upon the cardinal cross. 2. pisces .2nd aspect .desire for form existence. the love or desire latent. for material things. constant mutation. experience upon the mutable or common cross. 3. aquarius. 3rd aspect .consecration to the service of the lower self. latent. selfishness. experience upon the fixed cross. when these three signs form the end of the cycle of expression upon the reversed wheel, then you have: 1. aquarius .3rd aspect. consecration to the service of the

manifestation what the lower nature (form life or personality in the three worlds of human evolution) is to the soul where an individual human being is concerned. as regards these three persons of the divine trinity, we might say that: 1. aries is the focal point of the expression of the first aspect of divinity, the will aspect. 2. leo is the focal point for the expression of the second aspect, the love-wisdom or consciousness aspect. this, primarily where humanity is concerned. 3. virgo is the focal point for the expression of the third aspect, that of active intelligence. in that sign the highest function of matter is symbolised. the four signs aries, leo, scorpio and aquarius are related to the following stars which are not numbered in the twelve signs of the zodiac; they constitute a

o and seven much of the mystery underlying these hierarchies will be revealed. through these three planetary rulers the energies of the fourth ray pour, governing the mind through mercury and the physical form through the moon; the energies of the first ray, expressive of the will of god, begin their control of the self-conscious man (unfolded in leo) and the energies of the second ray, embodying the love of god, pour through into manifestation. will, love and harmony through conflict such are the controlling forces which make man what he is and such are the governing and directing energies which use the mind (mercury, the emotional nature, love (in jupiter) and the physical body (the moon, or esoteric will) for purposes of divine expression and manifestation. it will be obvious to you tha

iades and from sirius. it might be pointed out that: 1. the energies coming from the great bear are related to the will or purpose of the solar logos and are to this great being what the monad is to man. this is a deep mystery and one which even the highest initiate cannot yet grasp. its sevenfold unified energies pass through shamballa. 2. the energies coming from the sun, sirius, are related to the love-wisdom aspect or to the attractive power of the solar logos, to the soul of that great being. this cosmic soul energy is- 244- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust related to the hierarchy. you have been told that the great white lodge on sirius finds its reflection and a mode of spiritual service and outlet in the great white lodge of ou

ve and have their being is to be found the inevitability of ultimate achievement, the unalterability of law and the expression finally of divine unchangeable purpose. in the evolutionary effects of this relation of life to form is to be found also the undeviating way of an expanding, ever-unfolding consciousness whether it be macrocosmic or microcosmic. hence, the will of god moves the worlds and the love of god determines results. in this consideration of the basic science of triangles (i had well-nigh said "in the contemplation of the basic science of triangles" for that is what it necessarily should be if understanding is to- 250- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust be the real reward of our efforts) the relation of the three basic ene

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eful to know how a rabid, orthodox christian worker could become a well-known occult teacher. people might learn much by discovering how a theologically minded bible student could come to the firm conviction that the teachings of the east and of the west must be fused and blended before the true and universal religion for which the world waits could appear on earth. there is value in knowing that the love of god antedates christianity and recognises no boundaries. this was the first and most difficult lesson i had to learn and it took me a long time. it takes all fundamentalists much time to learn that god is love. they assert it but do not believe it in practice, god's practice i mean. i would like, among other things, to show how the world of human beings opened up to a very class-consci

e became engaged within a week and with whom she has been happy ever since. one needs to cultivate the awareness of the things of joy and happiness and not only register the- 8- the unfinished autobiography copyright 1998 lucis trust things of sorrow and difficulty. the good, as well as the bad, are a total which matters and which warrants remembrance. the first enables us to retain our belief in the love of god. the second brings discipline and feeds our aspiration. the rapturous moments when a sunset arrests our amazed attention, or the silence, deep and unbroken, of the moors and country envelop one's spirit those are points of remembrance; a skyline or a riot of color in a garden engrossing us to the exclusion of all else; friend calling to friend and a resulting hour of communion and

will, contact him. this willingness to be contacted on the part of a master is only possible when a disciple is also willing never to avail himself of the opportunity except in moments of real emergency in world service. i found that this visitor was the master k. h, the master koot hoomi, a master who is very close to the christ, who is on the teaching line and who is an outstanding exponent of the love-wisdom of which the christ is the full expression. the real value of this experience is not to be found in the fact that i, a young girl called alice la trobe-bateman, had an interview with a master but in the fact that knowing nothing whatsoever of their existence, i met one of them and that he talked with me. the value is to be found also in the fact that everything that he told me came

le subject, knowing that my point of view would be right. today, i often feel that there is just a chance that i am wrong in my diagnosis and prescription. i have also a staunch belief in the fact of the human soul and of the ability of that soul to lead a man "out of darkness into light and from the unreal to the real" to quote the oldest prayer in the world. i had, in those days, to learn that "the love of god is broader than the measure of man's mind and the heart of the eternal is most wonderfully kind" but it was not a really kind god that i proclaimed. god was kind to me because he had opened my eyes and the eyes of those who thought as i did, but he was quite ready to send the rest of the unregenerate world to hell. the bible said so and the bible was always right. it could not poss

d by his life. but i question our human techniques very often and i believe that god's way is often the best and that he often leaves us to- 36- the unfinished autobiography copyright 1998 lucis trust find our own way home, knowing that in all of us there is something of himself which is divine, which never dies, and which comes to knowledge. i know that nothing in heaven or hell can come between the love of god and his children. i know that he stays on guard watching "until the last weary pilgrim has found his way home" i know that all things work together for good to those who love god, and this means that we do not love some far off, abstract deity but that we love our fellowmen. loving our fellowmen is evidence undefined, maybe, but just as sure that we love god. elise sandes taught me

ere. millions, all the time long before you english came. same god loves me as loves you" i have since often wondered who he was and have asked myself whether my master k. h. had used him to break the shell of formalism in me. this old bearer looked and acted like a saint and probably was a disciple. again i was faced with the same problem with which jessie duncan had confronted me the problem of the love of god. what had god done about the millions of people down the ages, throughout the entire world, before christ came? had they all died unsaved and gone to hell? i knew the trite argument that christ, during the three days whilst his body was in the tomb went and "preached to the spirits in prison" i.e. in hell, but that didn't seem fair. why give them only one small chance lasting three

and are for me part of the answer. the jews hang on to a religion which is basically obsolete. i asked myself a few days ago what part of the old testament was worth preserving. much of it is dreadful, cruel and only because the literature is found in the bible does it pass the post-office regulations. i decided that the ten commandments must be preserved, one or two of the bible stories such as the love of david and jonathan, the 23rd psalm and the 91st psalm with a few others and about four chapters in the book of isaiah. all the rest was largely useless or undesirable, and much that was left fed the pride and nationalism of the people. that which stands between the orthodox jew and the mass of the gentiles are his religious taboos, for the jewish faith is largely a religion of "thou sh

constitute the blueprint upon which he is asked to pattern his life "the souls of men are one and i am one with them. i seek to love, not hate; i seek to serve and not exact due service; i seek to heal, not hurt. let pain bring due reward of light and love- 171- the unfinished autobiography copyright 1998 lucis trust let the soul control the outer form and life and all events, and bring to light the love that underlies the happenings of the time. let vision come and insight. let the future stand revealed. let inner union demonstrate and outer cleavages be gone. let love prevail. let all men love" v. in the arcane school, no claims are made of place, power or spiritual status. the world today is full of self-proclaimed disciples, initiates and masters; loud voices are everywhere to be hear

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magnetic healing. you will now see the purpose of the rules anent the modes of healing which i gave early in this series of instructions. you will realise why, in this radiatory work, the linking process involves the soul, the brain and the entire aura or the magnetic field of individual or group activity. the mind is not mentioned or involved, and the brain acts solely as the focussing point of the love and the healing force to be projected into the stream of energy which issues from the ajna centre. the healer will, therefore, keep all the forces focussed in the head, and his attention must be concentrated there also. the heart will be automatically involved, as he will be using the energy- 62- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iv: esoteric healing copyright 1998 lucis trust of love

ands before the eyes, palms outward and with the hacks of the hands next to the eyes and about six inches away from the face. in this way, the stream which is issuing from the ajna centre, becomes divided into two and pours out through the two hands. it is thus directed on to the patient. visualise it as pouring out and sense the patient receiving it. as you do this, say aloud in a low voice "may the love of the one soul, focussed in this group, radiate upon you, my brother, and permeate every part of your body healing, soothing, strengthening; and dissipating all that hinders service and good health" say this slowly and deliberately, believing in the results. see that no thought-power or will-power enters into the stream of healing energy, but only a concentrated radiating love. the use o

ct of the logos, the activity or foundational aspect. these three governing factors or laws manifest themselves through the three major divisions of the human entity. 1. the will aspect manifests through the organs of respiration. another of its expressions is the faculty of sleep. in both of these you have a repetition or an analogy in the microcosm of logoic manifestation and logoic pralaya. 2. the love aspect shows itself through the heart, the circulatory system and the nervous system. this is in many ways most important for you to understand, for it controls paramountly the etheric body and its assimilation of prana or vitality. this prana works through both the blood and the nerves, for the life force uses the blood stream and psychic force works through the nervous system. these two

ic body, which is the next field of endeavour, of experiment and of discovery. c. the astral body which, simultaneously with the etheric, is the next object for scientific control. the science of psychology will work here. 3. the activity aspect, which manifests primarily through the organs of assimilation and elimination. i seek here to emphasise one point. just as our solar system is developing the love aspect, which is the second aspect, and just as the human being is polarised in the astral body, which is the reflection of that second aspect, so the second of the three above mentioned departments of the human organism, the etheric, is the one of paramount importance. up to date it has been the transmitter primarily of astral energy to the physical body. this is now in process of changi

is therefore the centre through which the creative energy of that great planetary centre called humanity flows. the three major planetary centres are shamballa, hierarchy and humanity- 93- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iv: esoteric healing copyright 1998 lucis trust when perfection has been achieved, the shamballa energy of will, power and purpose will pour freely through the head centre, the love-wisdom energies of the hierarchy will flow through the heart centre, and the energy of humanity will focus through the throat centre, with the ajna centre acting as the agent of all three. then will take place a new activity on the part of mankind. it is the task of relating the three superhuman kingdoms to the three subhuman kingdoms, and thus establishing the new heavens and the new ear

tre of all aspirants, disciples and initiates; in this way this energy is made available and brings about two results: 1. the regeneration of humanity through love. 2. the relationship, firmly established, between a rapidly developing humanity and the hierarchy. in this way two great planetary centres the hierarchy and humanity are brought into a close contact and relationship. as the bible says "the love of god is shed abroad" in the human heart, and its transforming, magnetic and radiatory power is essential for the reconstruction of the world and for the establishment of the new world order. upon the unfoldment of the heart centre, and on an intelligent relation of mankind to the hierarchy, with the consequent response of man to the energy of love, all disciples are asked at this time t

2. he is drawn into close service relationship with humanity. his growing sense of responsibility, due to heart activity, leads him to serve and work. eventually he too becomes the heart of a group or of an organisation small at first but becoming worldwide as his spiritual power develops and he thinks in terms of the group and of humanity. these two relationships on his part are reciprocal. thus the love aspect of divinity becomes active in the three worlds, and love is anchored on earth and takes the place of emotion, of desire and of the material aspects of feeling. note that phrase. h. in the early stages of unfoldment, of both the individual and the race, the inverted heart lotus- 97- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iv: esoteric healing copyright 1998 lucis trust with its twelve

ed to the soul or psychic nature (higher and lower. c. the two eyes are the physical plane correspondences to the monad, who is will and love-wisdom, or atma-buddhi, according to the occult terminology. 14. in the upper body we have an analogy to the triple soul nature. a. the throat, corresponding to the third creative aspect or the body nature, the active intelligence of the soul. b. the heart, the love-wisdom of the soul, the buddhi or christ principle. c. the lungs, the analogy for the breath of life, is the correspondence to spirit. 15. in the lower torso again we have this triple system carried out. a. the sex organs, the creative aspect, the fashioner of the body. b. the stomach as the physical manifestation of the solar plexus is the analogy to the soul nature. c. the spleen, the r

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of the bridging antahkarana: 1. from the physical to the vital or etheric body. this is really an extension of the life thread between the heart and the spleen. 2. from the physical and the vital, regarding them as a unity, to the astral or emotional vehicle. this thread emanates from, or is anchored in, the solar plexus, and is carried upward by means of the aspiration till it anchors itself in the love petals of the egoic lotus. 3. from the physical and astral vehicles to the mental body. one terminal is anchored in the head, and the other in the knowledge petals of the egoic lotus, being carried forward by an act of the will. many, too, are in process of linking the three lower aspects, which we call the personality, with the soul itself, through meditation, discipline, service and dir

your power to know and also to make available to others the knowledge which you have gained. in the past the mystic expressed his realisation through love- 27- education in the new age copyright 1998 lucis trust and practical kindness, expressing it on the physical plane through charitable deeds and self-sacrifice, and on emotional levels by his aspiration, his vision, and his ability to express the love of god to the world. the mystic today continues with the same process, but under the evolutionary urge becomes capable of more than this. he should be able to formulate his knowledge intelligently and to express his awareness clearly, in order that he may share it with the public which is steadily growing in intelligence, but greatly needs the vision. i therefore beg of you not to resent

and express two major divine principles. thus the new education has been made possible by the work of the buddha. this will indicate to you how slowly evolution moves. the new religion has been made possible by the work and the life of the christ. speaking esoterically, the knowledge petals of the human egoic lotus have unfolded, and the buddha accelerated the rapid action of this happening. now the love petals of the egoic lotus of the human family are also unfolding the rapidity of this occurrence being the result of christ's action. can you understand the significance of what i am attempting to tell you, and can you grasp the meaning of what i am going to say? the points that i am seeking to make are as follows: because the three knowledge petals of the human egoic lotus are now racial

esult of christ's action. can you understand the significance of what i am attempting to tell you, and can you grasp the meaning of what i am going to say? the points that i am seeking to make are as follows: because the three knowledge petals of the human egoic lotus are now racially unfolded (and when i use the word "racial" i mean the human family and not the aryan race, it is now possible for the love petals to unfold. the energy flowing from the outer tier of petals has had a triple effect: 1. it has vitalised the entire body of humanity, and has produced the present speed, intelligent (or should i say "intellectual) civilisation, and our modern culture, wherever it is found. the brain of humanity is now open to vitalisation, hence mass education. 2. it has opened a channel so that th

ill higher triad of correspondences. these will be known as: participation..purpose..precipitation therefore, as a result of the evolutionary processes in humanity, there will appear the following category of forces or energies, each of them demonstrating certain definite qualities, and they will parallel the opening of the petals in the human lotus (page 56. you can note from the tabulation that the love petals are indeed showing signs of opening and this will make clear to you the possibility of certain hoped-for events. the world has to move forward regularly and in order. premature happenings are usually disastrous. all this concerns the cultural unfoldment of the race and is proceeding apace. when the conditioning factors are better understood and their method and purpose are grasped

and. participation. purpose. precipitation sacrifice (in the plan (directed will of all (of the plan by the petals disciples) hierarchy) of science than by the hymns, prayers and sermons of the churches throughout the world. what then will be the task of the churches in the future? and what will be the major objective of the coming new religion? primarily it will be to bring about the opening of the love petals, thus inaugurating an era of true cooperation, loving understanding and group love. this will be done by training the people and the individual in the rules of right approach. the keynote of the new education is essentially right interpretation of life past and present and its relation to the future of mankind; the keynote of the new religion must and should be right approach to go

of existence itself are preserved and developed and are held before the race as that which is ultimately ideal: 1. the recognition of hierarchical status, which is, in the last analysis, the relation of the lesser to the greater, of the weaker to the stronger and of the more experienced to the less experienced. thereby the sense of protection is developed, which is the working out of one form of the love aspect in the universe. 2. the recognition of responsibility, inherited, applied or shouldered. this is the relation of the older to the younger, of the wise to the ignorant. thereby the need of providing opportunity for the unfoldment of knowledge is developed. 3. the recognition of the faculty of forgiveness, which is, or rather should be, the expression of the relationship between unit

y: 1. from the physical body to the etheric body, passing from the heart to the spleen, and thence to the body of prana, the vital or etheric body, unites with force from the egoic will petals. 2. from the etheric body to the astral body. this thread passes from the solar plexus to the heart and from thence to the astral body, picking up the energy of the thread mentioned above, unites with force the love petals. 3. from the astral body to the mental vehicle. this thread passes from the ajna centre to the head centre and from thence to the mind body, picking up the energy of the other two threads mentioned above, unites with the force from the knowledge petals. though these three energies are woven into one thread finally, yet they remain distinct. it should be borne in mind that the soul

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, which the masters of the wisdom can use in the service of the plan. the pressure at this time is great upon them and the urgency of humanity's cry grows stronger in their ears. i have given you much time and thought, and earnestly i have sought to aid you on the way. my love and strength are ever yours, but not always my time and attention. my earnest prayer is that the light may enfold you and the love of god transmute your lives. for many years i have been looking ahead with definite planning and intent to the work which began in the late summer of 1936. i have sought with the knowledge of some of you to prepare you all as a group for an active participation in this future work. as i enter upon the task of preparing you for future increased usefulness and for closer cooperation, i must

rength and thus you will be strong; there is love in all of you but it needs expression, and for that the group exists; there is light in all of you and with that light you serve. as the hierarchy stands as a centre of light and strength to humanity, so do your souls stand to you, and as your master i blend my light with yours and thus increase the efficiency of your service; i blend my love with the love which pours forth from the soul towards each of you, and thus i deepen the relation of love between each and all of you. it is not often that i speak to you in this manner, but in the process of freeing you for increased service i have drawn nearer to you and my love surrounds you. learn, my brothers, the meaning of words, their transmitting potency and their spiritual significance. i am

rapport with the hierarchy, which is inherently the kingdom of souls. the first meditation affects the three centres in the individual disciple and also, and consequently, his astral body. they can when related, awakened and functioning, and when the two points in the solar plexus are balanced and "enlightened" a word which i shall frequently use in connection with the centres evoke response from the love-petals of the egoic lotus. this must happen automatically and need not be regarded as a complicated technicality. do the required meditation faithfully and correctly and the results will follow spontaneously. ii. unfold to you and reveal the techniques of work, preparatory to initiation. i referred to this earlier (in vol. i, page 99 "as time goes on, i shall bridge between the old techni

wreckage of all around and eternally loves; i would ask you to- 21- discipleship in the new age- volume ii copyright 1998 lucis trust put your hand into that of the master and move forward with him and in the strength of your group, irradiated by the life and light of the hierarchy; i would ask you to be a strong hand in the dark to your fellowmen because you are affiliated with the hierarchy and the love and strength of the hierarchy can flow through you, if you so permit. i would remind you in this time of trial that i, your master, love and guard you, for your soul and my soul are one soul. be not unduly disturbed. there is no light or dark to the soul but only existence and love. rest back on that. there is no separation but only identification with the heart of all love; the more you

tfelt intent (consider the significance of those two words) the invocation which i gave you in my communication in september, 1939: the sons of men are one and i am one with them. i seek to love, not hate; i seek to serve and not exact due service; i seek to heal, not hurt. let pain bring due reward of light and love. let the soul control the outer form and life and all events, and bring to light the love which underlies the happenings of the time. let vision come and insight. let the future stand revealed. let inner union demonstrate and outer cleavages be gone. let love prevail. let all men love. 7. endeavour throughout the day to continue holding this recollection steady and work always in due remembrance of the morning's meditation. this activity should take only a few minutes, but if

d say the mantram of unification i gave you some years ago: the sons of men are one and i am one with them. i seek to love, not hate- 102- discipleship in the new age- volume ii copyright 1998 lucis trust i seek to serve and not exact due service; i seek to heal, not hurt. let pain bring due reward of light and love. let the soul control the outer form, and life and all events, and bring to light the love that underlies the happenings of the time. let vision come and insight. let the future stand revealed. let inner union demonstrate and outer cleavages be gone. let love prevail. let all men love. i have given you this meditation in some detail, as i am anxious to have you comprehend what it is you will be doing. a shortened form of the meditation follows at the close of this general instr

no subjective or inner world, and who reject the concept of an inner world of causes being responsible for the outer world of effects, will deny its truth and usefulness; such people are fortunately few and far between. it is apparent, therefore, that the first three stanzas or verses invoke, call for or appeal to the three aspects of divine life which are universally recognised the mind of god, the love of god, and the will or purpose of god; the fourth stanza points out the relation of humanity to these three energies of intelligence, love and will, and mankind's deep responsibility to implement the spread of love and light on earth. right here the work of the triangles so close to the heart of the hierarchy at this time becomes obvious. through the network which the triangles are creat

and mankind's deep responsibility to implement the spread of love and light on earth. right here the work of the triangles so close to the heart of the hierarchy at this time becomes obvious. through the network which the triangles are creating, light or illumination is invoked by the daily work and attitude of the triangle members; thus light can indeed "descend on earth" and goodwill, which is the love of god and basically, the will-to-good, can also stream forth in fuller livingness into the hearts of men; thus they are transformed in their lives and the era of right human relations cannot be stopped. this is an era hitherto only dimly- 118- discipleship in the new age- volume ii copyright 1998 lucis trust sensed and which only the forward-thinking people of the world have desired. thu

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e. let the souls of men awaken to the light, and may they stand with massed intent. let the fiat of the lord go forth: the end of woe has come! come forth, o mighty one. the hour of service of the saving force has now arrived. let it be spread abroad, o mighty one. let light and love and power and death- 1- copyright 1998 lucis trust fulfil the purpose of the coming one. the will to save is here. the love to carry forth the work is widely spread abroad. the active aid of all who know the truth is also here. come forth, o mighty one and blend these three. construct a great defending wall. the rule of evil now must end. 1940 from the point of light within the mind of god let light stream forth into the minds of men. let light descend on earth. from the point of love within the heart of god l

satisfy idle curiosity, or an equally idle grief, based on personal loneliness and self-pity. at present many of the lower kind of mediums are exploited by the curious or unhappy public, and those peculiar human beings whose consciousness is centred entirely below the diaphragm and whose solar plexus is indeed their brain (as it is the brain of the animal) are forced to act as mediums to satisfy the love of sensation or desire for comfort of their almost equally unintelligent fellowmen. at the same time, there are mediums of a very much higher order whose lives are offered in service to advanced souls on the other side of the veil and who give themselves so that their fellowmen may learn of them; thus, on both sides of the veil of separation, are souls aided and given opportunity to hear

the first method was strictly mental, and even today remains so; the masses, for instance, know little of plato and his theories in spite of the fact that he has moulded human minds either through acquiescence in his theories or through refutation of them down the ages. the other method is strictly emotional and so more easily colours the mass consciousness. an instance of this was the message of the love of god which christ enunciated and the emotional reaction of the masses to his life, his message, and his sacrifice. thus the need of the mental few and the emotional many has been met down the ages. in every case, the origin of the work effected and the medium whereby the race has been guided has been a human-divine consciousness; the medium has been a personality who knew and felt and w

rld of reality, also around two periods of massed approaches to be made at the time of the major eclipse of the moon and of the sun during the year. the two major full moon approaches will be those of the wesak full moon and the full moon of june one hitherto consecrated to the buddha who embodied the wisdom of god, and the other to the bodhisattva (known to christians as the christ) who embodied the love of god. the platform of the new world religion will have in it three major presentations of truth, or three major doctrines, if such an undesirable word can be permitted. it is with the elaboration of these three points of view, or evocations of truth, that the work of the sixth group of disciples will be concerned. they are: 1. the fact of the spirit of god, both transcendent and immanen

the synthesising force which binds together that which has hitherto been separated. the shamballa force is so new and so unrecognised that it is hard for humanity to know it for what it is the demonstration of the beneficent will of god in new and potent livingness. 2. the second major force which is potently making itself felt today is that of the spiritual hierarchy, the planetary centre where the love of god holds sway, as it swings into one of its major cyclic approaches to the earth. the problem before the hierarchy at this time is so to direct and control all five of the powerful energies that the divine plan can materialise, and the close of this century see the purpose of god for humanity assuming right direction and proportion. 3. humanity itself is the third major planetary cent

e live and move and have our being. students can relate these three centres to the three solar systems, referred to in a treatise on cosmic fire. in the first solar system, the centre which is humanity was prepared and the principle of intelligence came into manifestation. in the second solar system, the hierarchy of love made its appearance and must come into full manifestation, thereby enabling the love of god to be seen. in the next solar system, the centre which we today call shamballa, will manifest the will aspect of deity intelligently through love. it is interesting to note that it is only through human beings, that these three centres ever come into true functioning activity; and likewise that the three major ideologies (the totalitarian, the democratic, the communistic) may be th

mpact, being relatively a new one to humanity, evokes in the world today all the political and organisational changes which are so prevalent and so disturbing. there is little that humanity can do about this except endeavour to balance this first ray display of energy with second ray or hierarchical force. this latter energy working through the world religions and the men and women who respond to the love influence can change methods (though not the purpose or the direction) by pouring in the love force. again, that force which we regard as emanating from the strictly human centre, the third ray type of energy, is of the third or creative order; and in these three energies you have, in reality, the expression of the three major centres of the planetary logos. the first or will energy is, a

, the third ray type of energy, is of the third or creative order; and in these three energies you have, in reality, the expression of the three major centres of the planetary logos. the first or will energy is, as you know, focussed in sanat kumara, the ancient of days (as he is called in the christian bible, the lord of shamballa, who is the embodiment of the personality of the planetary logos. the love force is focussed through the two great spiritual lords of the hierarchy, the buddha and the christ, who are both embodiments of the heart centre of the planetary logos, for the buddha represents the twelve-petalled lotus in the head, of which the christ represents the counterpart, the twelve-petalled lotus of the heart centre. this is a fact seldom grasped or even mentioned. the petals o

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identification with the objects of desire, with the form aspect, and with that which is material. 2. an understanding of the emotional or astral body and the place it plays in the student's development. it should be recognised as the shadow of the monad, and a connection should be traced between the astral sheath..6th plane the buddhic sheath..4th plane the monadic sheath..2nd plane and the place the love petals in the egoic lotus play should also be carefully considered. 3. a comprehension of the potency of the astral sheath owing to its undivided nature. 4. a study of the purpose of the solar plexus, and the part it plays as an organ of transference of energy from the three great centres below the diaphragm to the three higher centres. there is a very close analogy here to the solar lotu

to manifestation of the subjective aspect in man. one of the objects of evolution is that the subjective reality should eventually be brought forward into recognition. this can be expressed in several symbolic ways, all of them dealing with the same one fact in nature: the bringing to the birth of the christ within. the shining forth of the inner radiance or glory. the demonstration of the 2nd or the love aspect. the manifestation of the solar angel. the appearing of the son of god, the ego or the soul within. the full expression of buddhi, as it utilises manas. this emergence into manifestation is brought about through what is understood by the following terms: the refining of the bodies which form the casket or sheath hiding the reality. the process of 'unveiling' so that one by one thos

w bridge, is completed between the mental unit and the manasic permanent atom. b. this demonstrates in an absorbing devotion to the plan and is an effort, at any cost, to serve that plan as it is progressively understood and grasped. this expresses itself in the cultivation of goodwill, as understood by the average intelligent human being and put into action as a way of life. 2. the stage wherein the love aspect of the soul is brought into touch with the corresponding aspect of the triad, to which we give the inadequate name of the intuition. this is in reality divine insight and comprehension, as expressed through the formulation of ideas. here you have an instance of the inadequacy of modern language; ideas are formless and are in effect points of energy, outward moving in order eventual

public opinion, which is- 57- a treatise on the seven rays- volume v: the rays and the initiations copyright 1998 lucis trust (speaking esoterically) right response to the sound which conveys the will of god to the ears of the attentive. then humanity will indeed move outward from the desert, leave the seas behind, and know that god is fire. rule four at the time of the june full moon, each year, the love of god, the spiritual essence of solar fire, reaches its highest point of expression. this it achieves through the instrumentality of the hierarchy, that great group of souls which has ever been the custodian of the principle of light, of enlightened love, and which always down the ages focusses its attention upon the race of men when the spiritual influence is at its height. this it does

xpression for all time, and at the point of attainment which is, for that particular son of god, his highest also. such is the law. when an embodied christ in time and space reaches his goal of achievement, recognition of this comes to him at the time of the june full moon, for in that sign of gemini the complete victory of life over form, and of spirit over matter, is consummated and celebrated. the love of god, focussed in the christ, seeks to express itself in some act of peculiarly useful service to humanity. this service has taken different forms down through the ages, but it has always expressed itself through two episodes: one of them, the first, reveals the christ in his capacity of the god-saviour, sacrificing himself through pure love for his fellowmen. the annals of the hierarch

igher quaternary dealt with in this rule will emerge dimly in your consciousness (more is not yet possible) if you will attempt to realise the following: 1. the monad relates the initiate to the will of god, to the council at shamballa, to forces active on the planet pluto, and on another planet which must remain nameless, and also to the central spiritual sun. 2. the soul relates the initiate to the love of god, to the consciousness aspect of deity, to the hierarchy as a whole, entering it through the ashram of the master who has aided him to take initiation, to the planets venus and mercury, to the sun sirius, and to the heart of the sun. 3. the personality relates the initiate to the mind of god, to the intelligence principle of the planetary life, to humanity as a whole, to saturn and

ily weakened, and its grip upon the soul is definitely loosened. the soul begins to dominate in a very real sense. 2. the necessity of incarnation becomes appreciably less, and finally life in the three worlds of human manifestation becomes needless. all the lessons have been learnt and the soul objective has been attained. 3. the will of the monad begins to be sensed; the will aspect blends with the love aspect and makes the intelligence aspect fruitful and effective for the carrying out of divine purpose- 64- a treatise on the seven rays- volume v: the rays and the initiations copyright 1998 lucis trust focussed for the disciple through the ashram. 4. the purposes of time and space, of events and extension, of matter and consciousness have been achieved and are eventually superseded by s

nd higher. 3. the nature of life as the monad expresses it- 74- a treatise on the seven rays- volume v: the rays and the initiations copyright 1998 lucis trust in these three approaches to truth the new revelation lies hid; it will take the place of the teaching upon the soul for the neophytes and disciples of the world, and the emphasis will be laid for them on the life aspect and not so much on the love aspect. the reason for this is that more and more people will be living as souls and therefore expressing love, and for them the nature of life and of monadic experience will constitute the normal next revelation one that is, however, possible only to those who do attempt to live as souls, who cultivate love or the sense of non-separateness, and who are at least dwelling upon the peripher

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the essential duality of god in manifestation, of life in form, of soul in body, and of spirit and matter. this duality is the glory of humanity and also constitutes the problem which every human being has to solve. father-spirit and mother-matter meet together in man, and the work of the- 14- the labours of hercules disciple is to withdraw himself from the bonds of the mother and thus respond to the love of the father [18] this duality is also brought out in the fact that he was one of twins. we read that one twin was born of an earthly father, and that the other was the son of zeus. this is the great realization that comes to every developed and self-aware human being. he finds himself conscious of two aspects which meet in his nature. there is the well developed and highly organized per

n the universal whole. this is the true crucifixion: the sacrifice of the reflection to the reality, of the lower aspect to the higher, and of the individual unit to the great sum total. it was these characteristics that the christ so marvellously demonstrated. he showed himself as the creator. he showed himself as functioning under the influence of the illuminated mind; he personified in himself the love of god, and he announced himself as the light of the world. the problem before hercules, therefore, was the problem of the sign; the crucifixion of the lower self and the conquering of individual self-assertion. originally the zodiac consisted only of ten constellations and, at some date practically unknown, the two constellations, leo and virgo, were one symbol. perhaps the mystery of th

te human- 83- the labours of hercules beings into catastrophic tragedies. the nine forces which have wrought unspeakable havoc among the sons of men since the beginning of time had to be redirected and transmuted. men today are still striving to achieve what hercules succeeded in accomplishing. problems arising out of the misuse [145] of the energy known as sex engage our attention on every hand. the love of comfort, luxury and outer possessions still grows apace. the pursuit of money as an end instead of a means shrinks the lives of countless men and women. thus, the task of destroying the first three heads continues to challenge the powers of mankind thousands of years after hercules accomplished his extraordinary feat. the three qualities of character that hercules had to express were h

canates. we are now entering the first decanate governed by saturn, hence our present difficulties, our political upheaval, the dividing of the world stage into great groups, with people who are national, patriotic, and those who are beginning to vision the international spirit. in the churches, in the religious field, division again, between those who are getting a picture of the universality of the love of god, and those who bow to authority and dogma. in the field of economics a tremendous turmoil is brought about by saturn, between those who bow to material things and those who are letting them go in order to get the better things; between those who grab possessions for themselves, those who hoard and keep, and those who let go in order to acquire what christ calls "treasures in heaven

e tied by no dogmas or doctrines because they have the word which has come to them in the dark, which they have wrought out for themselves in the strife and stress of their own souls. they meet the need of their fellow men, and theirs is the message of christ "a new commandment i give you that you love one another" this is no sentiment. let us be loving and kind. that is just decent behavior; but the love the christ enunciated is an intelligent understanding and appreciation of the need of the individual just as you find him. when you are up against the desperate need of people you have no time to think about "being loving" in the usual sense. you can perhaps create such an atmosphere around yourself that they will think themselves through to their own solution. that is the real way to wor

ARADIA GOSPEL OF THE WITCHES

secrecy, and as the true diana of themysteries was the queen of night, who wore the crescent moon, and mistress of all hidden things,including sweet secret sins and loved iniquities, there was attached to this myth far more thanmeets the eye. and just in the degree to which diana was believed to be queen of the emancipatedwitches and of night, or the nocturnal venus-astarte herself, so far would the love for sleepingendymion be understood as sensual, yet sacred and allegorical. and it is entirely in this sense thatthe witches in italy, who, may claim with some right to be its true inheritors, have preserved andunderstood the myth. page 39 n r r r r r but t ana, who was far more powerful than the witch, though not able to break the spell by which hewas compelled to sleep, took from him all

o con gran calore,che voglia dare sfogo a queste due cuore,che tanto ci amiamo, e se questa grazia,mi verr fatta chiunque sia innamorata,se mi scongiurerain suo aiuto correro!endamone, endamone, endamone!sopra te io mi metto al lume,il tuo (cuore) io dimeno,e mi dimeno io pure e cosi,e cosi tanto far,t anto far e tanto faremmo,che uniti ne veremmo.the counter-charm.endamone, endamone, endamone!by the love i feel, which ishall ever feel until i die,three crosses on thy bed i make,and then three wild horse-chestnuts take, 19 in that bed the nuts i hide,and then the window open wide,that the full moon may cast her lightupon a love as fair and bright,and so i pray to her abovet o give wild rapture to our love,and cast her fire in either heart,which wildly loves to never part;and one thing more

rai farecome una candela ti struggera,ti struggerai poco a poco,come una candele a fuoco,tu non potrai vivretu non potrai stare,ti sentirai mancare,che il tuo cuore ritto sempre possa staree al amore pi non potrai fareper lamore che io te ho portata vo,sia convertito intanto odioche questo endamone e la mia vendetta,e cosi sono contenta.the spell.this bag for endamon i wove,it is my vengeance for the love,for the deep love i had for thee,which thou wouldst not return to me,but bore it all to t anas shrine,and t ana never shall be thine!now every night in agonyby me thou shalt oppressed be!from day to day, from hour to hour,ill make thee feel the witchs power;with passion thou shalt be tormented,and yet with pleasure neer contented;enwrapped in slumber thou shalt lie,t o know that thy belov

to speak a word,nor shall her voice by thee be heard;t ormented by loves agony,there shall be no relief for thee!for my strong spell thou canst not break,and from that sleep thou neer shalt wake;little by little thou shalt waste,like taper by the embers placed.little by little thou shalt die,yet, ever living, tortured lie,strong in desire, yet ever weak,without the power to move or speak,with all the love i had for theeshalt thou thyself tormented be,since all the love i felt of lateill make thee feel in burning hate,for ever on thy torture bent,i am revenged, and now content. page 37 n r r r r r chapter ix.t ana and endamone, or diana and endymion.hic ultra endymionem indormit negligentiae.now it is fabled that endymion, admitted to olympus,whence he was expelled for want of respect to ju

dog again,and then to human form as once before!thus it will come to pass that the girl as a dog will return to her home unseen and unsuspected, forthus will it be affected by aradia; and the girl will think it is all a dream, because she will have beenenchanted by aradia. page 29 n r r r r r chapter vi.a spell t o win love.when a wizard, a worshipper of diana, one who worships the moon, desires the love of a woman,he can change her into the form of a dog, when she, forgetting who she is, and all things besides,will at once come to his house, and there, when by him, take on again her natural form and remainwith him. and when it is time for her to depart, she will again become a dog and go home, whereshe will turn into a girl. and she will remember nothing of what has taken place, or at le

. che tu possa torrnarpresto al tuo destino.the invocation to aradia.aradia! my aradia!thou who art daughter unto him who wasmost evil of all spirits, who of oldonce reigned in hell when driven away from heaven,who by his sister did thy sire become,but as thy mother did repent her fault,and wished to mate thee to a spirit whoshould be benevolent,and not malevolent!aradia, aradia! i implorethee by the love which she did bear for thee!and by the love which i too feel for thee!i pray thee grant the grace which i require!and if this grace be granted, may there beone of three signs distinctly clear to me:the hiss of a serpent,the light of a firefly,the sound of a frog!but if you do refuse this favour, thenmay you in future know no peace nor joy,and be obliged to seek me from afar,until you come

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stilled together with it, it becomes sweet, and loses its acidity. this prepared spirit does not dissolve gold bodily, but if it be poured on prepared calx of gold, it extracts the essence of its colour and redness. if this be rightly done, it reduces the white and pure moon to the colour of that body from which it was itself extracted. the old body may also receive back its former colour through the love of alluring venus, from whose blood it, in the first instance, derived its origin. but observe, likewise, that the spirit of salt also destroys the moon, and reduces it to a spiritual essence, according to my teaching, out of which the potable moon may be prepared. this spirit of the moon belongs to the spirit of the sun, as the female answers to the male, by the copulation or conjunction

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er meet the requirements of the special tastes of the aesthetics" and he draws his correspondent's attention "to the formidable difficulties encountered by us (the adepts) in every attempt we make to explain our metaphysics to the western mind" and well he may; for outside of metaphysics no occult philosophy, no esotericism is possible. it is like trying to explain the aspirations and affections, the love and hatred, the most private and sacred workings in[[vol. 1, page] 170 the secret doctrine. the soul and mind of the living man, by an anatomical description of the chest and brain of his dead body. let us now examine two tenets mentioned above and hardly alluded to in "esoteric buddhism" and supplement them as far as lies in our power- additional facts and explanations concerning the glo

terpretation, meant as a record of an astronomical, anthropological, and even alchemical fact, namely, the allegory of the seven rectors breaking through the seven circles of fire, was dwarfed into one material and anthropomorphic interpretation- the rebellion and fall of the angels. the multivocal, profoundly philosophical narrative, under its poetical form of the "marriage of heaven with earth" the love of nature for divine form and the "heavenly man" enraptured with his own beauty mirrored in nature- i.e, spirit attracted into matter- has now become, under theological handling "the seven rectors disobeying jehovah, self admiration generating satanic pride, followed by their fall, jehovah permitting no worship to be lost save upon himself" in short, the beautiful planet-angels, the glori

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t were a byproduct of that will; it does not contradict or supersede that will; and if apparent contradiction should arise in any crisis, it is the will that can guide us aright. lo, while in the book of the law is much love, there is no word of sentimentality. hate itself is almost like love! fighting most certainly is love .as brothers fight ye. all the manly races of the world understand this. the love of liber legis is always bold, virile, even orgiastic. there is delicacy, but it is the delicacy of strength. mighty and terrible and glorious as it is, however, it is but the pennon upon the sacred lance of will, the damascened inscription upon the swords of the knight-monks of thelema. love is the law, love under will. 666 44 the tent only the stars endome the lonely camp, only the dese

l, the damascened inscription upon the swords of the knight-monks of thelema. love is the law, love under will. 666 44 the tent only the stars endome the lonely camp, only the desert leagues encompass it; waterless wastes, a wilderness of wit, embattled cold, imagination.s cramp. now were the desolation fain to stamp the congealed spirit of man into the pit, save that, unquenchable because unlit, the love of god burns steady, like a lamp. it burns! beyond the sands, beyond the stars. it burns! beyond the bands, beyond the bars, and so the expanse of mystery veil by veil burns inward, plume on plume still folding over the dissolved heart of the amaz d lover. the angel wings over the holy grail! liber dcccxxxvii the law of liberty a tract of to mega qhrion 666 that is a magus 9 =28 a.a. v a

d remain the while in perfect rest.very seldom disturbed by outside influences.this is indeed something. another important thing i would mention. i have an intense longing for more love, liber clxv 163 a sort of unsatisfied craving to embrace people, particularly women, and sometimes natural things (this was not meant for sarcasm) such as the earth, the grass, etc. i do not think i expect and ask the love of others so much as i feel the need of entire freedom to love without barrier or restraint; but always there seems a something holding me back, invisible, formless, but of great strength, so that i yearn and open my arms (as it were) but am not satisfied; and so i turn and direct it towards that formless vision of adonai within. maybe, some day a spark will fire it and it will break loos

d .raise your consciousness. i perceived a star and crescent above me, and a cross dimly formulated in the background. after this, the astral seemed to coincide with the body; but consciousness of the astral surroundings was still clear. continued to raise consciousness, and to send out thoughts of love. perceived around me innumerable streams of thought, interlacing and like a net-work, and when the love-thought was sent out, the whole net sparkled, as with little specks of gold. continued in this thought for some minutes, and gradually returned to normal. gave thanks and entered diary [very nearly in serious trouble, my young and rash friend. it seems that you must go up well outside earth-attraction if you wish to get good astrals. it sounds sunday-school-talk, and i can give no reason

ense before me, invoking me with a pure heart, and the serpent flame therein, thou shalt come a little to lie in my bosom. for one kiss wilt thou then be willing to give all; but whoso gives one particle of dust shall lose all in that hour. ye shall gather goods and store of women and spices; ye shall wear rich jewels; ye shall exceed the nations of the earth in splendour and pride; but always in the love of me, and so shall ye come to my joy. i charge you earnestly to come before me in a single robe, and covered with a rich head-dress. i love you! i yearn to you! pale or purple, veiled or voluptuous, i who am all pleasure and purple, and liber xv 257 drunkenness of the innermost sense, desire you. put on the wings, and arouse the coiled splendour within you: come unto me! to me! to me! si

ittle prayer (1917, p. 327) if this isn t mediumistic cant, i should like to know what is! however, on another occasion, we read .go to hell and there you will find the information you seek my sweet friend (p. 622) here is some sound advice! this is another little gem, which is dished-up as part of the .proof of immortality .mamma gave some advice and now comes to help in the work of proving that the love and care and interest does not cease at death but all is intensified and desires become actions and have effect in friends and loved ones. no one has been able to prove the power of thought and we are not able to prove that we do some things but when we find that the things we think and wish for are taking place then we realize that our thought has had some power even though we did not sp

e manifested is that which the unmanifested is not. nature, as we know it, is stupid, brutal, cruel, beautiful, extravagant, and above all the receptacle or vehicle of illimitable energy. however by meditation one comes to a quite different view of nature. many of the stupidities and brutalities are only apparent. the beauty, the energy, and the majesty, or, if you the seven portals 97 prefer it, the love, remain undeniable. it is the first reversed triangle of the tree of life. what is said of .samvritti. is nonsense. the vritis are impressions or the causes of impressions. samvritti is simply the sum of these. 45. all is impermanent in man except the pure bright essence of alaya. man is its crystal ray; a beam of light immaculate within, a form of clay material upon the lower surface. th

truth, although often extremely logical; criminal without a sense of right and wrong, and as shameless as they are prudish. truth of any kind frightens them. they are usually christian scientists, spiritualists, theosophists, or what not. they reflect the personality of a man with extraordinary ease, and frequently deceive him into thinking that they know what they are saying. l vi remarks that .the love of the magus for such beings is insensate and may destroy him. he had had some. this doctrine is magnificently expounded in wagner.s parsifal. the way to redeem such creatures is to withstand them, and their path of redemption is the path of service to the man who has withstood them. however, when at the right moment the crucified one, the extended one, the secret saviour, consents to red

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s; some insist on a longer minimum time between steps; some have the priest with equal powers to the priestess. what sort of a person should a priest/ess be? when i was originally initiated, by the lady olwen (gerald gardner's high priestess) in perth, scotland, in 1963, she gave me an outline of what a really good coven leader should be. i don't know who the author was, but this is what it said: the love of the priest and the priestess you may come to them for a few moments, then go away and do whatever you will; their love is unchanging. you may deny them to themselves or to yourself, then curse them to any who will listen; their love is unchanging. you may become the most despised of creatures, then return to them; their love is unchanging. you may become the enemy of the gods themselve

erecting the temple is done at the start of every meeting. it is, basically, the consecration of both the meeting place and of the participants. the meeting be it esbat, sabbat, or whatever continues from this point. then, at the end of every meeting, there is the clearing the temple. clearing the temple priest/ess "we came together in love and friendship; let us part the same way. let us spread the love we have known in this circle outward to all; sharing it with those we meet" priest/ess raises sword, or athame, in salute. all coveners raise their athames. priest/ess "lord and lady, our thanks to you for sharing this time together. our thanks for watching over us; guarding and guiding us in all things. love is the law and love is the bond. merry did we meet; merry do we part; merry may

en shall follow the ceremony of cakes and ale. because of the craft belief in reincarnation, death is a time for celebration rather than grief. death signifies the completion of a learning period. the individual has "graduated" and will be going on to other things. this should be celebrated. sorrow, then, is a sign of selfishness. we are sorry for ourselves, that we have been left behind, without the love and companionship of one dear to us. there are no hard and fast teachings on what should be done wih the body after death. after all, it was only a shell for the spirit, or soul, that inhabited it and has now gone on. many witches (i think, probably the majority) favor cremation; others leave their bodies to hospitals. it is a personal choice. few, if any, witches see the sense of the ela

pot behind the altar, facing the priest and priestess. they imagine the dead witch standing on that spot, looking as they best remember her or him. they concentrate on sending love, joy and happiness from their bodies, along the line of the athame, into the imagined body. this continues for a few moments. the priestess signals the end by replacing her athame and saying: priestess "we wish you all the love and happiness we may. we will never forget you. do not you forget us. whenever we meet here, you are always welcome" all "so mote it be" all now sit and if any present wish to speak of the deceased, they may do so. if no one else, then at least the priest and/or priestess should speak reminiscen-tly of the dead witch, remembering especially the good and happy times. then shall follow the

setup for a period, it might be a good idea to use a supplementary altar. this could be a card table, coffee table, box, top of a chest of drawers almost anything. you will have a white altar candle (with god and goddess figures on either side, if you wish. in front of this will be your censer, water and salt. these are the basics. now let's look at a typical candleburning ritual. the one "to win the love of another" makes a good example. on one side (the left) of the altar place the candle representing the petitioner (either yourself or the person for whom you are doing the ritual. on the other side of the altar place a candle to represent the one you wish to attract. here let me interject to say that you should never try to interfere with another's free will. therefore you must not perfo

started by drawing a circle about you and the altar, with your athame, and consecrating it as usual. now meditate for a moment on what you want to achieve. light the candle representing the petitioner and say "here is (petitioner's name. this candle is her/ him. this flame burns as does her/his spirit" blue green black yellow white red purple sunday monday tuesday wednesday light red #1 and say "the love of.(name. is great and is here shown. it is a good strong love and sought by many" light astral candle of the love desired and say 'this is the heart of another; one whom s/he will love and desire. i picture her/him before me" light red# 2 and say "the love s/he has for.(petitioner's name. grows with this flame. it burns as does the light and is forever drawn towards her/him. great is the

nd it is your willingness to increase your own supply, and share it, that makes you "gifted" in healing. everyone, then, actually possesses the "gift" of healing. how can you increase your prana? by deep breathing. visualize energy and strength flowing into your body as you breathe in. feel it. feel it going into all parts of your body. feel it travel along your arms and down your legs. visualize the love of the lady and the lord entering you. correct breathing sets up an equilibrium between positive and negative currents. it calms your nervous system and regulates and slows your heart activity, reducing your blood pressure and stimulating your digestion. before doing any pranic healing, do the following deep breathing exercises: 1 (a) slowly breathe in, through the nose, to a mental count

e doing any pranic healing, do the following deep breathing exercises: 1 (a) slowly breathe in, through the nose, to a mental count of eight (b) slowly exhale, through the nose, to a count of eight. 2 (c) slowly breathe in, through the nose, to a count of eight (d) hold your breath for a count of four (e) slowly exhale, through the mouth, for a count of eight. in (d, as you hold your breath, feel the love, energy, strength and power you have inhaled circulate throughout your body. in (e, breathe out all the negativity within you. do "1" once, then do "2" three times. now you are ready to start your healing. this is best done in the circle. however, if that cannot be if the patient is unable to come to you, perhaps through being in a hospital or being bedridden at home then at least draw a

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e more magical that the most elaborate crystal-tipped one purchased from a new age store. spell casting spell casting is part of some, but by no means all, wiccan activities. most spells are carried out with the purpose of changing someone's life for the better or sending healing energies to others. for example, love magick could, if you wish to bring love into your life, be focused on increasing the love in the world, thereby attracting love in its many forms, and not just romance. more specifically, you may wish to attract one special person, to deepen an existing relationship or bring back a straying partner. for this, however, you would need to build into the ritual a proviso that this happening should be right for that person as well as for yourself. modern witchcraft is all too aware

ritual monthly, each time using a smaller black candle and a larger white one until there are no black energies left [insert pic p101- a candle ritual for love* scratch the zodiacal glyphs for yourself and a lover on candles of the appropriate colour (see page 94, then light the candles* move them closer to each other over a period of three days while speaking words of love and desire to increase the love energies* for the first two days, blow out the candles, sending the light to wherever your lover is. on the third day, leave the candles to burn down, allowing the wax from the two candles to merge* in the melded wax, cut the shape of a heart and on this scratch your entwined zodiacal glyphs. wrap the symbol in white silk and leave it on a window ledge from the waxing to the full moon. a

e placed in a tiny woven cradle on the window ledge from the new to the full moon. it would then be wrapped in silk until the end of the moon cycle and kept in an enclosed space, for example, a large painted egg made of pottery or wood. the would-be father would make the cradle and the mother would sew and fill the doll. some practitioners attach hair from the person to be healed or the object of the love spell to the poppet, but i consider that this is an intrusion of privacy. instead, i would suggest that if you wish to add extra power, you make your featureless dolls in an appropriate colour. herbal sachets are particularly versatile; small ones can be carried around in a bag, pocket or pinned to undergarments, and large ones can be hung over a bed or near the door or in a drawer at wor

to burn through* on the sixth day at the same hour, light the five other candles and the green seite 148 wicca01.txt anael candle and some rose incense* take a rose quartz crystal and pass it over the green candle, saying: flame high, gentle peace-bringer, spreading harmony and goodwill even where there is division* pass the crystal next through the incense, saying: enter through this fragrance, the love and fertility of anael, bringer of reconciliation and connections between souls as well as mind and body* hold the crystal high over the child or symbol and circle it deosil, saying: endow, o anael [name the child] that he/she may love all creatures, man, woman, child, bird, animal, plant and all sacred places, which is the whole world* blow out the candles, the last being the anael candl

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one who commands individual ascension by will alone. move and bless this circle of work! by who is named lucifer, come forth and bless this circle which is dedicated through thee. in the image of the morning star we each ascend, and in your image we become. prince of light and prince of darkness emerge as one! bless this circle! hail lilith, she who would bless our lives with joy and beauty, and the love of our kin. we seek the sorcerous path! by the power of the toad, sacred of hecate and the powers of night, avail the lunar current unto our selves, so that we shall emerge in the dark light of saturn! by the power of the serpent, sacred of asmodeus and lilith, bringers of the craft of olde, that we shall emerge in the waking dawn of phosphorus! by the power of the goat, oz as known to th

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e at present well content. meanwhile the prisoners were again brought into the hall, and each man seated according to his quality. they were likewise told to behave themselves somewhat more civilly than they had done the day before, about which they yet did not need to have been admonished, for without this, they had already put up their pipes. and this i can boldly say, not with flattery, but in the love of truth, that commonly those persons who were of the highest rank best understood how to behave themselves in so unexpected a misfortune. their treatment was but indifferent, yet respectful; neither could they yet see their attendants, but to us they were visible, at which i was exceedingly joyful. now although fortune had exalted us, yet we did not take upon us more than the rest, advis

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over sex and relationships, it is largely the result of programming. it has little to do with what is right or wrong and everything to do with what that society has been programmed to perceive as right or wrong over hundreds of years. if a person was born into a rigid, sexually suppressive society, their emotions would be blitzed by their partner expressing physical love for another, even though the love that partner had for them remained undiminished or was even strengthened. but if that same person was born in a loving and sexually open society in which expressing physical love for each other was as natural as the sea and sky, there would not be the same emotional pain in exactly the same circumstances. sex has been turned, by design i most strongly feel, into a form of suppression, con

nce between sex (physical) and spiritual love (physical/ spiritual. the act of spiritual love is an explosion of spiritual energy. it is the multidimensional expression of spiritual, emotional, and physical love and all those energies are created and merged to affect positively both the individuals and the earth. spiritual love between two people is a positive contribution to the world because of the love and thought patterns it creates. so why are we supposed to feel guilty about it? some eastern philosophies acknowledge this truth and their view of sex and relationships is consequently different from the western version which, as i saw in a quite awful publication by the british government's health education authority,1 has turned sex into the spiritual equivalent of artificial inseminat

s become. i don't mean "i love you if i fancy you, darling. nor "i love you if what you do is acceptable to me, or if you conform to my idea of someone who deserves to be loved. i mean "i love you, whatever you do. it means to read this book and then say: i love you, dr kissinger. i love you david rockefeller, george bush and bill clinton. that kind of love. without condition or possession. it is the love we have for our children. we don't always agree with what they do and say, but we love them just the same. if we can see each other in that light, the ills of this planet will fade away. with this unconditional love for self and each other, we would not produce economic arguments for why homeless people must sleep in the streets. the economic system would become subordinate to love and re

or why homeless people must sleep in the streets. the economic system would become subordinate to love and reflect that love. the idea that we would allow one person to be without adequate shelter would be unthinkable. we would stop charging interest on money, remove the debt so far accumulated, and spend what was necessary, interest free, to build enough good quality homes for people to live in. the love in our hearts would accept nothing less. we would dismantle the economic tyranny and encourage communities to take back the power over their lives, providing what is necessary for the benefit of people, not some global elite. love would eliminate the pain and suffering we impose on the animal kingdom. we would recognise that the privileged minority on this planet cannot, with love, go on

an a love that walks away and allows all this to continue unchallenged. i mean a love that does challenge the imposition, but without hatred or a desire for revenge. i love you, i love you, i love you, dr kissinger. i am you and you are me. we are each other. but i will challenge the new world order mentality until the moment it is time for me to leave this planet and move on. the two approaches, the love and the challenge, are not incompatible. nor is forgiveness of the personnel while working to expose their game plan. forgiveness of self and each other will bring an end to the story i have told. let the divisions between us fall away, for they have been manufactured on the classic principle of divide and rule. that is the reason behind the engineered wars and the divisions of race, colo

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or us. this creates a battle between the inner flow and the outer, conscious, blueprint demands, and there is always only one winner in such conflicts. i love to be hugged and held and operating in harmonious 398 children of the matrix situations, but there is so much more for relationships to offer than the classic blueprints and often the experiences they present to us are not very nice. but if the love is truly there between two people they can survive and grow enormously from those challenges because whatever happens nothing will break that bond. true love is not conscious, it is beyond the bounds of the conscious mind. it is also beyond words. i think we have lost touch with what love really is. instead we often create an illusion of love and confuse it with purely third-dimensional b

ing. which one is right? it depends on your blueprint and the perspective from which you are observing. there is a different definition of love for almost everyone on the planet and that's because love is indefinable. it just is and expresses itself in infinite ways, most of which we are not aware of in the great illusion. and something else we need to ask: which level of the person is expressing the love in a relationship? this physical aspect of us is only a holographic projection into this frequency range by the higher levels of who we are. our physical level is the experiencer and the giver of experience. it is not who we are. we are all that exists. do we want a relationship with a holographic image according to a conditioned blueprint? or one with the multi-dimensional consciousness

only a holographic projection into this frequency range by the higher levels of who we are. our physical level is the experiencer and the giver of experience. it is not who we are. we are all that exists. do we want a relationship with a holographic image according to a conditioned blueprint? or one with the multi-dimensional consciousness of our partner, which will always provide the experience- the love- that is necessary to open our hearts and minds to the true magnitude of who we are? we might not like the experience, but from realms beyond this world, it is given with love because it is what we need to set us free of the illusion. do we want the comfortable, predictable, commitment of the cul-de-sac? or the unpredictable, no guarantees, roller-coaster-ride, the long and winding road t

he matrix mentality and we step out of the game and out of the illusion that it's all "real. if you observe parts of this book, particularly the chapter, the gatekeepers, you will feel my matrix level, my holographic image, screaming inside with frustration at the way we control and imprison each other. that's one reality and a valid one from that point of observation. but when i open my heart to the love vibration and open my mind to acknowledge the illusion, the frustration dissolves because it's just a game, just a ride, just a movie of our own making. we can make it a nice picture or a horror film. that's our choice. it is, always was, and will always be. so i love you richard warman; i love you bernie farber; i love you jason cowley; i love you george bush, queen of england, queen mot

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the north african term: shamrukh. all these symbols relateto the three horned depiction of nimrod in babylon and to other esoteric principles.other merovingian symbols were the fish (nimrod again, the lion (leo, the sun,authority, and the bee. three hundred golden bees were found on the burial cloak ofking childeric i, the son of meroveus, who died in the 5th century. bees are an ancientsymbol of the love goddess (semiramis) and symbolised royalty in egypt. they alsofocus on the queen bee, symbolic of isis/semiramis.the merovingians were another name for a babylonian brotherhood bloodline andthe idea that they are from the bloodline of jesus is a play on words, or, rather, a play ondeities, by the priory of sion. jesus is another name for nimrod/tammuz, the father-sonof babylon. therefore

e going to walk through the fast-approaching gateway to a whole new state of being? or are we going to stay where weare and face another cycle of incarnation and reincarnation until another opportunitycomes? the reptilian group i have highlighted are deeply imbalanced because they arefiguw 64: when people are conditioned to close down theirconsciousness they delink from their eternal soul and all the love,wisdom, knowledge and inspiration waiting to be tapped. it is not thatwe need to seek enlightenment- we are enlightened. we just need toremove the barriers of fear which disconnect us from our ownenlightenment outside the egg shell. 493disconnected from those levels of self which resonate to the rhythm of love. but theyare still part of everything that exists, they are still you and me, a

DEMONIC BIBLE

human beings may have the ability to access genetically transmitted knowledge. if a grimoire says that the spirit seere "will provide true revelations of things stolen or lost" then by invoking the spirit seere an area of the brain largely responsible for psychic ability will be stimulated in the sorcerer and he will experience prophetic dreams. if a grimoire says that the spirit sitri "enflameth the love of women" then the invocation of the spirit called sitri will stimulate an area of the brain responsible for personal magnetism and charisma, making the sorcerer more attractive to members of the opposite sex. rituals from other systems of magic may be incorporated into the demonic bible, however, the rituals of the demonic bible may not be performed within another system of magic or with

nd then he will yield obedience and come into it, and do what he is commanded by the exorcist. yet he must receive him courteously because he is a great king, and do homage unto him, as the kings and princes do that attend upon him. and thou must have always a silver ring on the middle finger of the left hand held against thy face, as they do yet before amaymon. this great king beleth causeth all the love that may be, both of men and of women, until the master exorcist hath had his desire fulfilled. he is of the order of powers, and he governeth 85 legions of spirits. his noble seal is this, which is to be worn before thee at working (14) leraje, or leraikha- the fourteenth spirit is called leraje (or leraie. he is a marquis great in power, showing himself in the likeness of an archer clad

e with arrows by archers. this belongeth unto sagittary. he governeth 30 legions of spirits, and this is his seal, etc (15) eligos- the fifteenth spirit in order is eligos, a great duke, and appeareth in the form of a goodly knight, carrying a lance, an ensign, and a serpent. he discovereth hidden things, and knoweth things to come; and of wars, and how the soldiers will or shall meet. he causeth the love of lords and great persons. he governeth 60 legions of spirits. his seal is this, etc (16) zepar- the sixteenth spirit is zepar. he is a great duke, and appeareth in red apparel and armour, like a soldier. his office is to cause women to love men, and to bring them together in love. he also maketh them barren. he governeth 26 legions of inferior spirits, and his seal is this, which he obe

rtues of herbs and precious stones, and can transport men suddenly from one country to another. he ruleth over 30 legions of spirits. his seal is this which is to be worn as aforesaid (19) sallos- the nineteenth spirit is sallos (or saleos. he is a great and mighty duke, and appeareth in the form of a gallant soldier riding on a crocodile, with a ducal crown on his head, but peaceably. he causeth the love of women to men, and of men to women; and governeth 30 legions of spirits. his seal is this, etc (20) purson- the twentieth spirit is purson, a great king. his appearance is comely, like a man with a lion s face, carrying a cruel viper in his hand, and riding upon a bear. going before him are many trumpets sounding. he knoweth all things hidden, and can discover treasure, and tell all thi

rneth 19 legions of spirits. his seal is this, which is to be worn, etc (25) glasya-labolas- the twenty-fifth spirit is glasya-labolas. he is a mighty president and earl, and showeth himself in the form of a dog with wings like a gryphon. he teacheth all arts and sciences in an instant, and is an author of bloodshed and manslaughter. he teacheth all things past, and to come. if desired he causeth the love both of friends and of foes. he can make a man to go invisible. and he hath under his command 36 legions of spirits. his seal is this, to be, etc (26) bune, or bime- the twenty-sixth spirit is bune (or bim. he is a strong, great and mighty duke. he appeareth in the form of a dragon with three heads, one like a dog, one like a gryphon, and one like a man. he speaketh with a high and comely

irits. his seal is this, which he will own and submit unto, etc (47) uvall, vual, or voval. the forty-seventh spirit uvall, or vual, or voval. he is a duke, great, mighty, and strong; and appeareth in the form of a mighty dromedary at the first, but after a while at the command of the exorcist he putteth on human shape, and speaketh the egyptian tongue, but not perfectly. his office is to procure the love of woman, and to tell things past, present, and to come. he also procureth friendship between friends and foes. he was of the order of potestates or powers. he governeth 37 legions of spirits, and his seal is this, to be made and worn before thee, etc (48) haagenti- the forty-eighth spirit is haagenti. he is a president, appearing in the form of a mighty bull with gryphon s wings. this is

neth 20 legions of spirits. his seal is this, etc (56) gremory, or gamori- the fifty-sixth spirit is gremory, or gamori. he is a duke strong and powerful, and appeareth in the form of a beautiful woman, with a duchess s crown tied about her waist, and riding on a great camel. his office is to tell of all things past, present, and to come; and of treasures hid, and what they lie in; and to procure the love of women both young and old. he governeth 26 legions of spirits, and his seal is this, etc (57) ose, or voso- the fifty-seventh spirit is oso, ose, or voso. he is a great president, and appeareth like a leopard at the first, but after a little time he putteth on the shape of a man. his office is to make one cunning in the liberal sciences, and to give true answers of divine and secret thi

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figures were implemented as focus points for various magical ceremonies. many used wax figures as performing love spells, but were also used in cursing as well. as set was the most powerful of the gods and equally a god of magick and infernal sorcery, he is a force which strengthens by the desire of force. there is an example of a spell which implements infernal spirits and wax figures to obtain the love of a woman8 and was done through incantations of the infernal spirits. as witchcraft survived in medieval times it was said that through the divell the witches were able to effectuate by the power of their master 9. i invoke thee who art in the void air, terrible, invisible, almight god of gods, dealing destruction and making desolate, o thou that hatest i invoke thee, typhon-set, i perfo

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is chariot going forth to war, who commands our respect. sufficient justice has not been done to the part played by the sentiment of respect in the emotion of love. we have a kind of love for the person who can put the fear of god into us, should occasion arise, which is of quite a different quality, is far more steadfast and permanent, and, curiously enough, far more emotionally satisfying, than the love with which no tinge of awe is mingled. it is geburah that supplies the element of awe, of the fear of the lord which is the beginning of wisdom, and of a general wholesome respect which helps us to keep to the straight and narrow way and calls forth our better nature, because we know our sihs will find us out. 3. this is a factor to which the christian ethic, as popularly understood, does

d illuminate the instincts as well as the reason. iii 28. we have considered netzach from the objective and the subjective points of view; it now remains to study the symbolism assigned to this sephirah in the light of the knowledge we have already obtained. 29. we shall observe at once that the symbolism contains two distinct ideas-the idea of power and the idea of beauty; and we are reminded of the love that existed between venus and mars according to the old myth. now these myths are not fabulous, save in the historical sense, but represent truths of the spirit; and when we find the same idea recurring in different pantheons, when we find hebrew qabalist and greek poet, whose mentalities were as far removed from each other as the poles, presenting the same concept in different forms, we

e sphere of the permitters of destruction, and there is much significance in that name. 16. the mystic tells us that it is his aim to work in the sphere of pure spirit without any alloy of earth, and therefore he calls upon the name of god alone; but the occultist replies as long as you are in a body of earth you are a child of earth, and spirit for you cannot be without alloy. when you call upon the love of god it cannot come to you save through a redeemer. the sphere of the redeemer is tiphareth and its archangel is raphael, the healer, for do we not recognise the influence of the redeemer through its healing influence upon body and soul? but the reverse of the redeemer who harmonises are the zourmiel, the disputers "the great black giants ever working against each other" do we not see t

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ves of greed, lust, revenge and fear of betrayal do not need psychic discernment for their discovery but are perceptible to the naked eye. there are other motives, however, that may be operative in occult circles but which would be passed by unsuspected by the ordinary investigator. the old charm-books that have come down to us, mostly via the servants' hall, are replete with recipes for securing the love of the opposite sex. the ancient grimoires supply more elaborate ritual prescriptions, and the reports of witchtrials contain frequent indictments of the wise woman who, for a consideration, undertook to direct people's affections towards persons for whom they apparently had no natural predilection. are such operations to be taken seriously, or should we class them with the anti-fat pills

hapter xviii methods of defence ii there are two types of practical psychic work which may be used separately or in combination, the latter method, in my opinion, giving by far the best results, though the exponents of each are apt to decry the other. the method which we will distinguish as the meditative method consists of mediation upon abstract qualities, such as peace, harmony, protection and the love of god. it is the method of the new thought school, and its value lies in the harmonising effect it has upon the emotional state and its counteracting of harmful auto-suggestions. the other method, which we will call the invocative, consists in the invocation of external potencies and the employment of formal methods for the focussing of their force. this method has many gradations of com

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heaven and in earth. many are the shouts of joy that rise to thee at the uak] festival, and cries of delight ascend to thee from the (9) whole world with one voice. thou art the chief and prince of thy brethren, thou art the prince of the company of the gods, thou stablishest right and truth everywhere, thou placest thy son upon thy throne, thou art the object of praise of thy father seb, and of the love of thy mother nut. thou art exceeding mighty, thou overthrowest those who oppose thee, thou art mighty of hand, and thou slaughterest thine (10) enemy. thou settest thy fear in thy foe, thou removest his boundaries, thy heart is fixed, and thy feet are watchful. thou art the heir of seb and the sovereign of all the earth* this festival took place on the 17th and 18th days of the month tho

erseth eternity; he is the aged one who reneweth his youth he hath multitudes of eyes and myriads of ears; his rays are the guides of millions of men he is the lord of life and giveth unto those who love him the whole earth, and they are under the protection of his face. when he goeth forth he worketh unopposed, and no man can make of none effect that which he hath done. his name is gracious, and the love of him is sweet; and at the dawn all people make supplication unto him through his mighty power and terrible strength, and every god lieth in fear of him. he is the young bull that destroyeth the wicked, and his strong arm fighteth against his foes. through him did the earth come into being in the beginning. he is the soul which shineth through his divine eyes,[3] he is the being endowed

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rs followed the opinion of ancient jewish interpreters, philo-judaeus, and josephus. a particular account of the circumstances is given in the book of enoch, which makes the angels.uriel, gabriel, and michael.the chief instruments in the subjugation of the adulterers and their formidable offspring. the classic writers have perpetuated similar beliefs of the hero race, all of them born either from the love of the gods for women, or of the preference shown for a goddess by some mortal man. the persian, jewish, and muslim accounts of angels all evince a common origin, and they alike admit a difference of sex. in the latter, the name of azazil is given to the hierarchy nearest the throne of god, to which the mohammedan satan (eblis or haris) is supposed to have belonged; also azreal, the angel

metal by means of alchemy. the arbatel states that the sources of occult wisdom are to be found in god, spiritual essences, and corporeal creatures, as well as in nature, but also in the apostate spirits and in the ministers of punishment in hell and the elementary spirits. the secrets of all magic reside in these, but magicians are born, not made, although they are assisted by contemplation and the love of god. it is sufficient to describe the powers and offices of one of these spirits. aratron governs those things that are ascribed astrologically to saturn. he can convert any living thing into stone, can change coals into treasure, gives familiar spirits to men, and teaches alchemy, magic, medicine, and the secret of invisibility and long life. he should be invoked on a saturday in the

of announcing the second coming. however, by the end of the 1990s, the circle had disappeared and nothing was heard of the fletchers, tawa, or the coming messiah through the 1990s. it is assumed that the predictions of his arrival proved incorrect and the circle has disbanded. sources: fletcher, c. r. spirit in his mind. bigfork, mont: circle of power spiritual foundation, 1985. graham, richard. the love connection. bigfork, mont: circle of power spiritual foundation, n.d. circles the circle is the most common space created for the working of magic and witchcraft. it stands in sharp contrast to the rectangular space that the average christian church defines. the circle is easily drawn on the ground and just as easily erased. the circle has been a popular form for worship since ancient tim

tion for mysticism. consequently, his father decided to make him a clergyman, and in 1782 the boy left home to go to christ s hospital, london. there he found among his fellow pupils at least one who shared his literary tastes.charles lamb.and a warm friendship quickly sprang up between the two, while a little later coleridge developed affection for a young girl called mary evans. the progress of the love affair was soon arrested, the poet leaving london in 1790 to go to cambridge. beginning his university career as a sizar (undergraduate receiving an allowance from the college) at jesus college, he soon became known as a brilliant conversationalist. he made enemies by his extreme views on politics and religion, however, and in 1793, finding himself in various difficulties, he went back to

m while she was at her household work and would disappear after having been read by the burtises. dermography differs from stigmata, where as, for example in the case of therese neumann and padre pio, actual bleeding appeared on their hands and feet, indicating identification with the suffering of christ. stigmata reproduces the wounds of christ as reported in the bible s new testament. dermot of the love-spot (dermot o dyna) a typical lover in irish legend and the hero of the myth of dermot and grania. one night dermot and three companions entered a hut for a night s shelter. in the hut lived an old man, a young girl (youth, a wether (the world, and a cat (death. during the night, the girl put the love-spot on dermot s forehead, and thenceforth, it was said, no woman could see him without

sources: palmer, ray. invitation to adventure. the hidden world a.1 (spring 1961: 4.14. shaver, richard. i remember lemuria. amazing stories march 1945. reprinted in the hidden world a.1 (spring 1961: 52.134. de rupecissa, johannes (or jean de roquetaillade (d. ca. 1362) alchemist and ancestor of montfaucon, the distinguished archaeologist. his name suggests that he was a man of gentle dermot of the love-spot (dermot o dyna) encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. 402 birth, while it is commonly supposed that he was a french monk of the order of st. francis. in 1357, presumably because of his alchemistic predilections, de rupecissa was imprisoned by pope innocent vi. much mystery surrounded his life and death. some said he was released from prison in 1378 by pope urban vi, othe

even crews that disappear, as in the case of the famous mary celeste. claims have been made that certain ocean areas, like the so-called bermuda triangle, have mysteriously snatched ships and aircraft, though most of these claims have now been laid to rest. one of the most time-honored legends of the sea is that of the flying dutchman, condemned to sail his ship from age to age until redeemed by the love of a pure maiden. one of the strangest disappearances of modern history is surely that of the famous writer ambrose bierce (1842.1914. he had written many strange stories himself, including three about mysterious disappearances. one of these was based on the real-life story of david lang, a farmer in gallatin, tennessee, who was said to have vanished in full view of five other people whil

tion endeavors publishing company and the share foundation to nurture and disseminate her channeled material. she has subsequently published secret truths: a young adults guide for creating peace, descent of the dove (with ann valentin, you are becoming a galagtic human (with sheldon nidle, and the hathor material (with tom kenyon (1966. new teachings for an awakened humanity espoused the idea of the love corps an alliance of people who seek inner peace and the application of such peace to the global situation. those who associate with essene.the share foundation and the love corps.dedicate themselves to a process of achieving inner peace through meditation and self-healing and in sharing that reality with others. the love corps work is carried out by a group of lightworkers who work for t

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ares, each containing a number so arranged that the sum of each row, vertical, horizontal, or diagonal, is the same. in a variant form, letters are used instead of numbers, the most popular arrangement being the rows: sator arepo tenet opera rotas a variant form: salom arepo lemel opera molas the variant form is specified in the book of the sacred magic of abra-melin the mage as a charm to obtain the love of a maiden. other magic squares were composed of numbers or letters in irregular arrangements that were believed to have magical power. such squares were inscribed on parchment or other materials and worn as talismans. other talismans were made in circular format, in wax or in metal, and used to invoke spirits. these were sometimes termed seals. the term magic circle more properly indica

oy this elevation (mercifully made possible for us) above the limits of the body and the world. i myself have realized it but three times as yet, and porphyry hitherto not once. all that tends to purify and elevate the mind will assist you in this attainment, and facilitate the approach and the recurrence of these happy intervals. there are, then, different roads by which this end may be reached. the love of beauty which exalts the poet; that devotion to the one and that ascent of science which makes the ambition of the philosopher; and that love and those prayers by which some devout and ardent soul tends in its moral purity towards perfection. these are the great highways conducting to that height above the actual and the particular where we stand in the immediate presence of the infinit

the body, when the soul departed. and in contrast, the death of the noble sir launcelot is described: when sir bors and his fellows came to sir launcelot s bed, they found him stark dead, and the sweetest savour about him that ever they did smell. st. benedicta (ca. 1643) claimed that angels had perfumes as various as those of flowers; benedicta herself was supposed to exhale the sweet perfume of the love of god. the body of st. clare (660 c.e, abbot of ferriol, exhaled a sweet odor after death, which pervaded st. blandina s church. when st. hubert of britanny (714 c.e) died, the whole province was said to be filled with sweet perfume. st. casimir, patron of poland, died in 1483, and when his body was exhumed one hundred and twenty years later, it exhaled a sweet smell. odyssey odyssey, th

france. this extraordinary document is handwritten in looking-glass letters in latin (presumably devils did everything in reverse) and bears the signatures (also reversed) of satanas beelzebub, elimi leviathan, and astaroth. urbain grandier s pact, in his own handwriting and signed, states his allegiance to lucifer and his renunciation of the christian faith. in return, the pact promises grandier the love of women, wealth, and worldly honor. there are, of course, doubts as to the authenticity of this document, which the prosecution at grandier s trial claimed had been stolen by the demon asmodeus from lucifer s private files. charges of a pact with the devil were also entered in the trials of jeanne d arc and gilles de laval. modern satanism with the revival of occultism in the nineteenth

k of excessive emotions is sometimes broken along the lines of least resistance or the great structural lines of his temperament. a cleavage is produced between the opposite selves.whose harmonious equilibrium would constitute the normal condition.seriousness and gaiety; optimistic tendencies and pessimistic; goodness and egoism; instincts of prudery and lasciviousness; the taste for solitude and the love of nature, and the attractions of civilization, etc. the differences, in which the spiritists see a striking proof of an absolute distinction between the spirits and their so-called instruments, awaken, on the contrary, in the mind of the psychologist the irresistible suspicion that these pretended spirits can be nothing but the products of the subconsciousness of the medium himself. f. w

ef and practice. soon afterward, pike died when he wandered off and became lost in the israeli desert in 1969 (three days before the discovery of his body a communication claiming to be from him came through medium ena twigg stating what had occurred and where the body would be found) diane pike changed the name of the foundation to the bishop pike foundation, and it eventually (1972) merged into the love project (now the teleos foundation) led by arleen lorrance. diane and lorrance have worked together ever since. in the early 1970s, following the medium arthur ford s death, author alan spragett (who had hosted the television show during which ford spoke to pike) discovered material in ford s papers which conclusively proved that ford had faked the seance. ford s fraud was discovered in h

consisting of seven members, whose central aim was to render precisely and literally every separate object figured in their pictures. leaving his father s house in 1849, rossetti went to live at chatham place, blackfriars bridge, london, and during the next ten years his activity as a painter was enormous. the year 1860 was a notable one in his career, as it marked his marriage to eleanor siddal. the love between the pair was of an exceptionally passionate order, and from it sprang rossetti s later sonnet sequence called the house of life, published in 1881. however, eleanor died in 1862. the loss of his wife preyed upon him persistently; he was tortured by insomnia and, in consequence, began to take occasional doses of the drug chloral. gradually this practice developed into a habit, and

, n.y: books for libraries press, 1969. reprint, westport, conn: greenwood press, 1970. tantalus, or the future of man. n.p, 1924. london: k. paul, trnch, trubner& co; new york: e. p. dutton, 1924. schlatter, francis (1855.1895) mystic and miracle worker of the nineteenth century. born in alsace in 1855, he emigrated to the united states and traveled the country with head and feet bare, preaching the love of god and peace amongst men. when imprisoned as a vagrant, he continued to preach in jail. he had a gift of healing and cured many sick individuals merely by placing his hand on their heads. he appeared in san francisco, california, in 1894, traveled through mexico, and crossed the mohave desert. he spent several weeks at flagstaff, then wandered among the indian tribes, staying with the

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uch, the boy found himself transformed into a young man. jana told him that he had a mission on earth. it would not be easy because ill-intentioned persons and forces would resist him. she would, however, be there to protect him with her energy, and they would be reunited at the conclusion of his mission. jananda knew that he had found his soul mate, that no earthly love would ever fulfill him as the love he shared with jana. on a television screen in the middle of the room, he saw scenes from the solar system s past, when meteors, comets, and other objects falling from space drastically altered the surfaces of planets, and their inhabitants had to be evacuated. he saw himself just about to be evacuated from earth, leaving a wife behind. he also saw earth s changed landscape hundreds of ye

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trained, even a wise man s liking may be gained, yes, he deserves your favour thoroughly, a clever pupil of students, he. they go into the gateway of the town. study faust [entering with the poodle. meadow and field have i forsaken, that deeps of night from sight enroll; a solemn awe the deeps awaken, rousing in us the better soul. no wild desires can longer win me, no stormy lust to dare and do; the love of all mankind stirs in me, the love of god is stirred anew. be quiet, poodle! don t make such a riot! why at the threshold do you sniff the air? lie down behind the stove in quiet! my best of cushions i will give you there. as on the hillside pathway, leaping and running about, you amused us best, so take now too from me your keeping, but as a welcome, silent guest. ah, when the friendly

iven with might and main? with brazen brow and dauntless breast? and if you ll only probe things truly, you knew of them- you must confess it dulyno more than of this schwerdtlein s death and place of rest! faust you are and you remain a liar, sophist too. mephistopheles yes, if one did not have a little deeper view. will you not presently cajole poor gretchen- in all honour too- and swear to her the love of all your soul? faust aye, swear it from my heart. mephistopheles fine, i declare! then there ll be talk of love, fidelity eternal, of one almighty force supernalwill that too issue from your heart alone? faust have done! it will- and when i m feeling, when for the feeling, for my senses reeling, i seek for names and yet find none, then through the world with every sense sweep on, towar

through error may truth bring healing, that they from evil find glad retrieval, in the all-unity blessed to be. mephistopheles [recovering his self-possession. what s happ ning to me- like job i ve boil on boil from head to foot so that i shrink to view me, yet triumph still when i search through and through me and place my trust in my own self and kin. my noble parts are saved despite the broil; the love-spell works no deeper than the skin. now are the damned flames burned out past recall, and as is right, i curse you one and all! chorus of angels. ardours of heaven! round whom they brood, in life is given bliss with the good. laud ye together, rise to your goal; cleansed is the ether, breathe thou, o soul! they rise aloft, bearing away faust s immortal part. mephistopheles [looking aroun

save them. who by their own strength alone rend the lusts that slave them? whose foot does not slip awhile on steep, slippery places? whom befool not glance and smile, flattery s breath and phrases? the mater gloriosa soars into view. chorus of penitent women. to heights art soaring of realms eternal, hear our imploring, matchless, maternal, of grace supernal! magna peccatrix (st. luke, 7-36. by the love that ever glowing for thy son, the heaven-born, shed warm tears to balsam flowing spite of pharisaic scorn; by the box whose ointment precious dropped its perfume rare and sweet; by the locks whose gentle meshes dried the saviour s holy feetmulier samaritana (st. john, 4. by the well to which were driven abram s herds in days of yore; by the pitcher once twas given our dear saviour to res

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body. everything that is half realized becomes the material of dreams; man has always badly mixed the dream with the reality. he who transcends time escapes necessity. the living lord speaks 'in disciples is my satisfaction' a weary one asked 'is it not written on the sandals of the prostitutefollow me' all undesirable things become morally fearsome. only the animal in man dances. hatred is life-the love of possession. he who can truthfully say-i believe in nothing but myself-in all things realized. zod-ka speaks of ikkah the abyss self projecting from non-existence the procreatrix i, was the great change and the beginning: to extend the purpose of desire-for time to make all existence inexactthose things kept ever vague. thus was the will to operate unbegotten. one thing is nominally, ev

FRANCIS A YATES GIORDANO BRUNO AND THE HERMETIC TRADITION

tus and magic giving the philosophy of nature on which talismanic and sympathetic magic is based together with full instructions for its practice. its objects are strictly practical; the various talismans and procedures are used to gain specific ends, for the cure of diseases, for long life, for success in various enterprises, for escaping from prison, for overcoming one's enemies, for attracting the love of another person, and so on. hermes trismegistus is often mentioned, as the source for some talismanic images and in other connections, but there is in particular one very striking passage in the fourth book of picatrix in which hermes is stated to have been the first to use magic images and is credited with having founded a marvellous city in egypt. there are among the chaldeans very pe

. 274 chapter xv bruno's de gli eroici furori,1 published in england in 1585 with a dedication to philip sidney, consists of a series of love poems, using petrarchan conceits, accompanied by commentaries in which the poems are interpreted as referring to a philosophical or mystical love. in the dedication to sidney- bruno explains that his petrarchism is not of the ordinary kind, directed towards the love of a woman, but of a higher kind, belonging to the intellectual part of the soul. he is not against the "vulgar loves, and indeed recommends them in their proper place, but it is towards the "higher cupid" that his loves are addressed. it is clear that he is referring to ficino's commentary on plato's symposium, with its theory of the two venuses, or the two cupids, one higher and one low

r is praying that the divine light should show itself. and the death which the glance of the eyes can give signifies the mystical death of the soul "which same is eternal life, which a man may anticipate in this fife and enjoy in eternity."4 standing by itself, without the commentary, the stars-eyes poem would look like a sonnet in a normal sonnet-sequence. with the commentary, we understand that the love poem is bruno's prayer to his divinity. and what is the divinity sought with so intense an aspiration 1 ibid (dial, ital, p. 1093; williams, ii, p. 28. 2 psalm 143, v. 6, and psalm 119, v. 131. 3 eroici furori, pt. ii, dial. i (dial, ital, pp. 1093-4; williams, ii, p. 29. 4 eroici furori, ibid (dial, ital, p. 1094: williams, ii, p. 30. 277 giordano bruno: heroic enthusiast and elizabethan

of the spheres, came down to the nature which he loved and saw his own face, the image of her divine creator, mirrored in her waters' agrippa might have quoted the words which come immediately after the magnum miraculum passage in the asclepius, in which it is said that man "attaches all living beings, to which he knows himself to be linked by the celestial plan, to himself by the knot of love."2 the love of the magus man is operative love, the final basis of his magic, as is explained in the thirty seals where bruno puts love and magic among the chief guides in the magical religion. thus, though there is not much overt magic in the eroici furori, the work is, as it were, the spiritual record of one who aspired to be a religious magus. and where one can, i think, detect the influence of br

union. though bruno's religion is purely "egyptian" these strong religious feelings enter into the eroici furori, giving to these love enthusiasms tones and accents which are often nearly christian and are always inspired with a profound religious feeling. christian religious hermetists had tended to avoid the magic. bruno, the full egyptian hermetist, stresses the magic, and in his message it is the love of the magus which is the unifying power. the eroici furori are the religious experiences of the reformer of the spaccio della bestia trionfante, in which, in the pleiades or in gemini, all the gods, all the powers of the personality, speak in praise of love1; the intolerant "pedants, whether catholic or protestant, with their wars and persecutions, are driven from heaven; and a new age o

egistus was dated sun in picatrix, though kircher does not name that work nor make any connection between heliopolis and the prophecies of the asclepius. nevertheless his remarks confirm the view that campanella's cittd del sole was ultimately egyptian in origin. kircher discusses the priesthood of egypt (basing himself mainly on quotation from clement of alexandria),1 the laws of the egyptians,2 the love of the people for their kings and how the egyptian monarchy represented the idea of the universe,3 the philosophy of the egyptians and how the platonic doctrine of the ideas originated with them (using hermes),4 the "mechanics" of the egyptians,5 or their applied science, and, finally, the magic of the egyptians.6 and this brings one to the question whether, within this late continuation

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a feast for the 3 days of the writing of the book of the law. 19: is a god to live in a day? no! but the highest are of us. they shall rejoice, our chosen: who sorroweth is not of us *76*:4638abk24algmor3yx2489rpstoval. what meaneth this o prophet? thou knowest not; nor shall thou ever know. there cometh one to follow thee: he shall expound upon it. but remember, a chosen one to be me; to follow the love of nu in the star lit heaven; to look forth upon men, to tell them this glad word. 77: be thou proud and mighty among men! side note: this is some fucked up shit. iii (liber al) 6: dung it about with enginery of war! 7: i will give you a war engine 42: the ordeals that thou shalt oversee thyself, save only the blind ones. refuse none, but thou shalt know and destroy the traitors. i am ra

what is the scarlet path? as stated simply: a recognition of both the white and black paths, but with the urgence for a new creation. this is the great-work, a contest if ye will. the one in absolute awareness, realized that it is (one. so it set about to make love with itself. another one? now this idea is absolutely satanic in the light of us becoming as it, but this is done (and realized) for the love of it s sorrow. not with the pride of the black brother nor the reverence of the white-brother of it s magnificence (although this is easily understandable. the scarlet brotherhood seeks to extend existence, in hopes of becoming another, in the void, for companionship. i do not grasp the physics so do not ask. we (the scarlet brotherhood) use truth to our ends, neither falling into the vi

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ponse. so mote it be iii. almighty and everlasting god, in whom alone is our trust, and who, in thy holy word, hast brought life and immortality to light, defend this thy servant with thy heavenly grace, that he may continue thine forever. strengthen him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding; endue him with the fear of thy holy name; increase in him, more and more, the spirit of charity and the love of truth. let thy fatherly hand ever be over him; let thy spirit ever be with him; and so lead him in the knowledge and the obedience of thy holy word, that, having finished his course below, he may at last pass peacefully and joyfully to mansions of rest in thy temple ahove, that house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. amen response.so mote it be. lesson. behold, how good and

the grand leveller of human greatness, reduce us to the same state. your regular attendance on the meetings of your lodge is essentially necessary. in the absence of the master, you are to govern the lodge. i firmly rely on your knowledge of masonry and attachment to the lodge, for the faithful discharge of the duties of this important trust [your station in the west denotes the affection of, or the love of, truth. the symbolic colors of your station are red, which is emblematic of strength, of zeal, of virtue, and of love. this symbol is represented by the red taper, which at the opening of the lodge you are (presumed) to light at the altar, there6y reminding you that before entering upon the duties of your station, you should first seek an endowment of that strength and divine love whic

FREEMASONRY AND CATHOLICISM BY MAX HEINDEL

dom of solomon, which only found verbal expression in flowery speeches and high ideals which he was unable to carry into realization. therefore the reluctance of solomon to let her meet hiram abiff made the queen all the more anxious and importunate, so that at last solomon was forced to accede to her request, and he grudgingly sent for the grand master. when hiram abiff appeared, and solomon saw the love light kindle in the eyes of the queen of sheba, jealousy and hatred took root in his heart; he was, however, too wise to betray his feelings. but from that moment the plan of reconciliation and amalgamation of the sons of seth and the sons of cain which had been mapped out by the divine hierarchies was doomed to failure, wrecked upon the rocks of jealousy and self-seeking. the queen of sh

ells us is the vehicle we shall use in the kingdom of heaven (first corinthians, fifteenth chapter, is not liable to death and decay. thus there will be no death, and birth of bodies like those generated in wedlock would be superfluous, for paul tells us that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of god. hence marriage will be unnecessary, the clashing of interests due to the lust of sex and the love of power will then disappear and the love of souls will be hallowed by the spirit of peace. thus it is plain that the sons of cain with their followers, the craftsmen, and the sons of seth with their retinue, the churchmen, must finally merge and be unified in the kingdom of christ. we have already seen how hiram abiff, the widow's son, left his father, the lucifer spirit samael, after th

GILBERT AE WAITE A MAGICIAN OF MANY PARTS

n its various aspects.thenthere are thosewhocrossed his path. for varying reasons, robert browning,arthurmachen, and charles williams all had dealingswithwaite and the storyofhis life throws sidelights on the storyoftheir jives also.andjustas waite was more than a mystic or maligned occultist, so there are other facets to his character and other aspects to his career: a manwhocould exalt in verse the love ofgodandofman while praisingwithequal facility the gloriesofmalted milk is curious enough to be examined in hisownright. if his quest for the secret tradition is seen as a tarnished followingofoccultism, and if his poetry is relegated to a minor place among the lesser poets, his progressthroughlife nonetheless remainsbotheccentric and entertaining__1 _fromthenewworldthe other day i came a

love him, mayichoose him now to be my faithful friend?(asoul'scomedy,p.48)theacolyte waits for jasperwhenthe mass is ended: his love for gabriel is reiterated inotherpassages,withincreasing frequency after the young acolyte dies, and culminatesinalong, impassioned and obsessional hymn to the deadgabriel-ofwhichthese verses are typical:is thy heavenly bliss complete? hastthounow no more desire for the love we thought 'so sweet ere thy soul ascended higher?thyblue eyes are deep, and deep their expression lies' therein; they their inward counselkeep,all their secrets shut within. and so he led me to the porch which look'douton the silent night.andstill he held myhand,andsaid. you are a stranger here,docome again! this is theonetrue church, and allwhojoinit will be happy on. earth, and go to h

omanhoodin search of thehighermanhood, typified by arthur.arthurin one aspect represents the archetypal man, the divine pattern fromwhichthe race has defected, and in this sense he isnotwounded,butin another he is the inner greatnessofhumanity which iswoundedby the imperfection of mankind.undereither aspect he isnowwithdrawnand unmanifest, abiding in restful, spritual avalon,theworldof thewithin 'the love of angela forthehiddenkingis the desireofpsyche after pneuma.theholygrail is the divine principleofhealing, bywhichman is made whole.andthis can be love alone, but.it is love spiritualised, elevated, and directed to perfection. so isthegiftsoughtwithoutby angela in reality to be foundwithin,whence she attains it in vision only, or otherwise in the inner world.andthe true manhood, the arch

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ep it. i remember once how, with a boy's presumption, i criticized that same old boatman for his carelessness over money 'money' he said, and there was some scorn in his tone 'what's the use of money? all the best things of life you get for nothing: i suppose i looked a little incredulous, for he went on 'why, don't you see- there's the sunshine, and the sea, and the sweet air, and the music, and the love of woman, and what more would you want' in those days and among the old people the music entered into their lives in a way that the strangers from the south could never realize. the lore of the fairies and elementals, that defied the colder vehicle of words, was expressed in music on the pipes, often as the strains of the pipes came from some lonely shielding a listener would say 'that's

GLOBAL FREEMASONRY

l principles that they have set. however they relate their principles with metaphysical concepts like god, il humanism revisited heaven, hell, worship. and people have to find their principles of life without being involved in metaphysical problems, which they need to believe in without comprehending. freemasonry has been declaring these principles for centuries as freedom, equality, brotherhood, the love of working and peace, democracy, etc. these release a person totally from the religious creeds but still give a principle of life. they search their bases not in metaphysical concepts but inside a mature person living on this earth.50 masons who think in this way are totally opposed to a person believing in god and performing acts of charity to gain his approval. for them, everything must

e sake of humanity. we can clearly discern this way of thinking in a book published by the turkish lodges: masonic morality is based on love for humanity. it totally rejects being good through hope for the future, a benefit, a reward, and paradise, out of fear of another person, a religious or political institution, unknown supernatural powers it only espouses and exalts being good in relation to the love for family, country, human beings and humanity. this is one of the most significant aims of freemasonic evolution. to love people and to be good without expect- global freemasonry jc the masonic theory of "humanist morality" is extremely deceptive. history shows that, in societies where religion has been destroyed, there is no morality and only strife and chaos. the picture on the left sh

GNOSTIC STUDIES THE GNOSTIC HANDBOOK II GNOSTIC THEURGY

ired with knowledge, your eyes are opened to a new vision; your eyes are attuned to the voice of wisdom;your lips are sealed against idle words; your body temple is hallowed by the divine presence. the silence is the pearl of great value for when you are really silent before god- when your mind is cleared of personal desire and is ready, receptive, waiting, when your heart is hushed to all except the love of god- then you are made god conscious. unity school of christianity. gnostic theurgy page 156 the above thought, though written from the perspective of mystical christianity, reflects the importance of inner silence as a method for communing with the inner will. in mystical religious traditions (such as the quakers) this will is identified with god or a given deity s presence. for the g

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uld focus on areas of character development and self-perception, that which separates the initiate from the profane and common clay of humanity. l sitri sitri appears in the black mirror as a man with a leopard s head with large wings. you may will sitri to change shape and it does so in the appearance of a beautiful angelick 42 figure. sitri is a spirit of babalon-lilith, being one who enflameth the love between individuals lust and desire. sitri is very useful in love and lust spells, thus being a powerful tool for the sorcerer. one may create s succubi/incubi from the shadows of sitri in the black mirror, forming them nude in the shape that you find desirable. you may then bind the spirit to the sigil of sitri to seek congress with by imagining so later. a very useful form in working wi

irit long bound to the earth. u uvall vual/voval is the forty-seventh spirit who is a duke. uvall appears as a large dromedary but will take a human shape, hooded in middle eastern fashion, at the command of the sorcerer. uvall speaks in an egyptian manner, which is not easily understandable but the sorcerer may rely on the impulses or instinctual voices instead of any tongue spoken. uvall brings the love of woman and is a divinatory spirit. he was of the order of potestates or powers and governs 37 legions of spirits. 60 v haagenti haagenti is a president, who governs 33 legions of spirits. he appears in the form of a bull with wings, but will take human shape at the command of the sorcerer. haagenti makes men wise by wisdom brought on various subjects, generally within an initiatory cont

astern visage, who wears a crown upon a camel. gremory will also copulate spiritually in a dreaming sense with the magician, who is just as a woman, as djinn are generally neither male nor female. gremory is a divinatory spirit. who tells of things past and present. gremory also teaches of the treasures of self, at various points in ones life, that may be considered as useful knowledge. he brings the love and lust of women young and old. gamori governs 26 legions of spirits. 5 ose ose/ose/voso is a great president, who appears as a leopard. he will put a human form on at the request of the magician. ose is a cunning spirit who intiates one to the mysteries of the heavens and divine things (luciferic spirits. ose also guides one to the celestial/luciferian sabbat and may transform the sorce

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS VENUSZAM16

centrate and bind into this talismanic bowl his life and power. in taking it for his body, let him thereby form a true and wonderful link for me with all those powers of love, desire, passion, abundance and benignity which rise rank upon rank to the feet of the holy spirit. o ye divine powers of nogah, manifest yourselves through this intelligence, hagiel, to show forth the majesty of your realm, the love and the magnificence of your godhead, so that through this creature of talismans, i may ever pursue the great work and assist in the initiation of my fellow men. in so doing, grant that unto hagiel who shall charge and live within this talismatic bowl f desire, be given a great reward in that day when the crown of the glory of my genius shall be placed upon my head, and that his nature ma

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS ZAM11

t "whoever thou art, whatsoever is thy will, thou art of the rosea rubea et aurea crucis, a brethren and loyal member of the body of christ. thou art glorifed and the hope of the world to come. thy powers shall be magnified by the light that surrounds thee. be wise in wisdom and know that to give forth thy healing is to praise thy god. i do project upon thee the light of brilliance that may bring the love, and peace profound" step 15 make the sign of the enterer on your astral double "be thy mind open unto the higher, be thy heart a center of the light, be thy body a temple of the holy spirit! oh lord of the universe, thou who art all merciful, in the name of \yhla hwhy and in the name of layqpx, thy great archangel, i now call upon the \ylara to enforce the shroud between my spiritual sel

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS ZAM16

he may concentrate and bind into this talisman his life and power. in taking it for his body, let him thereby form a true and wonderful link for me with all those powers of love, wisdom, grace, abundance and benignity which rise rank upon rank to the feet of the holy spirit. o ye divine powers of dsj, manifest yourselves through this intelligence, layphy, to show forth the majesty of your realm, the love and the magnificence of your godhead, so that through this creature of talismans, i may ever pursue the great work and assist in the initiation of my fellow men. in so doing, grant that unto layphy who shall charge this talisman, be given a great reward in that day when the crown of the glory of my genius shall be placed upon my head, and that his nature may become more illumined and glor

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS ZAM22

is body and ruling therein, let him thereby form a true and wonderful link for me with all the powers of beauty, spiritual integration, health, and vitality, and life giving force which rise rank upon rank unto the feet of the cdqh jwr. o ye divine powers of trapt, manifest yourself through the intelligence laykn, to show forth the beauty, wonder, and vitality of your realm, and most importantly, the love and magnificence of your godhead, that through this creature of talismans i may ever pursue the great work and remain a beacon of solar light upon my fellow fraters and sorors of the r.r. et a.c. in so doing, grant that laykn, who shall charge and rule the spirit of a in this talisman in accordance with my will, shall be given a great reward, on that day when the crown of glory of my geni

GRERALD SCHUELER AN ADVANCED GUIDE TO ENOCHIAN MAGICK

me forward and bestow the benevolence of jupiter upon my cup (see benevolente entering finto your cup. lavaxrp (el-ah-vahtz-ar-peh, i invoke you from the watchtower of water to come forward and bestow the receptivity of the moon upon my cup (see the passive power of receptivity entering into your cup. slgaiol (sel-gah-ee-oh-leh, i invoke you from the watchtower of water to come forward and bestow the love of venus upon my cup (see the forces of love entering finto your cup. soaiznt (soh-ahee-zoden-teh, i invoke you from the watchtower of water to come forward and bestow the self- expression mercury upon my cup (see the power of selfexpression entering hito your cup. 113 ligdisa (elee-geh-dee-sah),1 invoke you from the watchtower of water to come forward and bestow the stability of saturn u

erstanding the aethyrs" and add up to 197 as well as t -il-om "the aethyrs have knowledge" the exact nature of the formula is obtained from the letters and their arrangement. in the center of the word is the hermit of virgo. he is flanked on the ieft by the lunar reflective forces of the moon in pisces, and on the right by the solar creative forces of strength/lust in leo. in addition, 189 he has the love of life expressed by the devil in capric on his left and mobility expressed by the chariot in can on his right. vrelp is thus the individuality that he learned to balance the forces of duality in his life. with an understanding of this formula, you can enter the city of the pyramids without becoming trapped there (the letter vau will assure that you not carry detachment to extremes. the s

s it, you will be successful (spirit of the empress. niakod is a mental sword that should accompany you when you enter or cross the 10th aethyr, zax. the degree of protection afforded by niakod is in direct pro-portion to your understanding of this formula. the sigh of niakod from the watchtower of fire the letters drun, gon, un, veh, med, gal, are written: 194 the formula of ztztzt 0 my god, but the love in me bursts over the bonds of space and time; my love is spilt among them that love not love. my wine is poured out for them that never tasted wine. the fumes thereof shall intoxicate them and the vigour of my love shall breed mighty children from their maidens. aleister crowley, liber vii this magical word is pronounced zod-teh-zod-tehzodteh. the formula is derived from the first letter

is the powerful at tract ive force between subject ivi ty and objectivity, self and not-self, that finds its ultimate fulfillment in the first aethyr, lul. 229 oxo, the aethyr of joy there is joy in the setting-out; there is joy in the journey; there is joy in the goal. aleister crowley, liber tzaddi the primary feeling throughout the 15th aethyr, oxo, is intense joy. there is a strong feeling of the love of life for its own sake. the idea that life is a dance or play is also strong in oxo. if your initiations in the lower aethyrs were succ es s ful, oxo wi l l seem l ike a wonderful re gion. however, there are many who fear and misunderstand it as a terrible blaspheme. the three governors of oxo are: tahamdo tah-hah-meh doh noklabi noh-kee-ah-bee tastoxo tah-seh-toh-tzoh you are advised t

s to traverse the aethyrs and watchtowers proclaiming your word to all who will listen. you are also a "dispenser of just ice" and thus you must constantly strive to express your word wherever you go. you may have to use your dagger to keep demons from undoing your work, but the power that you will command should allow you to win such encounters. of course, your missonary zeal must be tempered by the love and respect for others that you learned in deo. as a magical dragon, you will have a great deal in common with nemo. however, nemo remains in the 13th aethyr, zim, preferring to wait for candidates to come to him. as a vovin you are mobile, and roam the cosmic sub-planes to establish your word wherever you can. you can breathe forth fire (your spiritual word, air (your intellectual word

wind. let her be radiating love and patient acceptance. part 7. theaddress. stand facing isis (asi) with your wand in your right hand and your cup in your left hand and say, 307 asi, i have seen your light asi, i have seen your darkness. you are the giver of life and the giver of death, isis, the ruler of pop (poh-peh) isis, dazis-pop (dah-zodee-seh-poh-peh) you are the angel of the moon. you are the love of the unknown. you are the blind ache in the heart of man isis, dazis-pop (dah-zodee-seh-poh-peh) you are the priestess of the silver star, the priestess of the silver star. thil-quasahi (tehhee-leh-que-ah-sah-hee) you are isis, the infinte source of delight. part 8. closing. know her to be a part of your s elf. remain in her presence for as long as possible and then return to your physi

GRIMM JACOB TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY VOL 3

31 has stories of magic cats. but the cat is also to be spared because she was frouwa's favorite beast (p. 305: if it rains on your wedding-day, they say in the wetterau' you have starved the cat' and so offended the messenger or 1 otherwise a mark of the witch or wizard who can set the alb on other men: he comes out of their eyebrows in butterfly shape, deut. sag. 1, 132. 1098 magic. handmaid of the love-goddess. now night-wives and witches apparently travel in the train of that divinity. the goose too is a magic beast, and easily referable to the nobler siva7i of older legend. a sportsman shot at some wild geese and hit one, which fell into the bushes; when he came up to the place, there sat a oiahed woman unhurt, whom he knew very well, and who begged hard that he would not betray her

ed it into bread. popular superstition in samland makes out, that when a wife perceives her husband growing indifferent toward her, she lays aside a piece of the raw dough from nine successive bakings of bread or scones, then bakes him a scone out of the pieces, on eating which his former love returns. the esthonians have a karwakak (hair-bread, a loaf into which hairs have been baked as a charm. the love-apples, in which symbols were inscribed (hoffm. schles. monatschr. p. 754, are to the same purpose (see suppl. there are certain safeguards in general use against magic. one should 7iot answer a witch's question (sup. i, 59, not thank her for her greeting (568; for certain kindnesses and gifts, if they are to do you good, it is advisable not to thank any one (398. swed. 35. 52. esth. 94

HELENA BLAVATSKY NIGHTMARE TALES

r to nightmare talesii12 them rather like the pale light of the cold northern moon, whose beams throw into a deeper shadow all aroundthe moon-lit objects, than as the blackness of the night, the night of hopeless sorrow and despair. son of a prince, born to rule himself one day his father's kingdom; surrounded from his cradle by reverenceand honours; deserving of the universal respect and sure of the love of all- what could the soul-ego desiremore for the form it dwelt in. and so the soul-ego goes on enjoying existence in its tower of strength, gazing quietly at the panorama oflife ever changing before its two windows- the two kind blue eyes of a loving and good man. iiione day an arrogant and boisterous enemy threatens the father's kingdom, and the savage instincts of thewarrior of old aw

who are evenmore selfish than they are sceptical, or vulgarly worldly. but when a man who is kindly disposed in hisnature, for no selfish motives but because of reason and love of truth, becomes what is called atheistical, he isonly strengthened in his family affections, and in his sympathies with his fellow men. all his emotions, allthe ardent aspirations towards the unseen and unreachable, all the love which he would otherwise haveuselessly bestowed on a supposititional heaven and its god, become now centred with tenfold force upon hisloved ones and mankind. indeed, the atheist's heart alone. can know, what secret tides of still enjoyment flow when brothers love. it was such holy fraternal love that led me also to sacrifice my comfort and personal welfare to secure herhappiness, the fel

HELENA BLAVATSKY THE KEY TO THEOSOPHY

ith its blindness to that which is taking place on earth? a. because such is the law of love and mercy. during every devachanic period the ego, omniscient as it is per se, clothes itself, so to say, with the reflection of the "personality" that was. i have just told you that the ideal efflorescence of all the abstract, therefore undying and eternal qualities or attributes, such as love and mercy, the love of the good, the true and the beautiful, that ever spoke in the heart of the living "personality" clung after death to the ego, and therefore followed it to devachan. for the time being, then, the ego becomes the ideal reflection of the human being it was when last on earth, and that is not omniscient. were it that, it would never be in the state we call devachan at all. q. what are your

schools, your system deserves the worst one can say of it. page 122 the key to theosophy- hp blavatsky.txt q. so be it; go on. a. what is the real object of modern education? is it to cultivate and develop the mind in the right direction; to teach the disinherited and hapless people to carry with fortitude the burden of life (allotted them by karma; to strengthen their will; to inculcate in them the love of one's neighbor and the feeling of mutual interdependence and brotherhood; and thus to train and form the character for practical life? not a bit of it. and yet, these are undeniably the objects of all true education. no one denies it; all your educators admit it, and talk very big indeed on the subject. but what is the practical result of their action? every young man and boy, nay, eve

HEPTAMERON

e& per nomen stell, qu est jupiter& per nomen sigilli sui& per nomen adonay, summi dei, omnium creatoris& per nomen omnium stellarum& per vim& virtutem earum& per nomina pr dicta, conjuro te sachiel angele magne, qui es pr positus dici jovis, ut pro me labores &c. as in the conjuration of the lords day. the spirits of the air of thursday, are subject to the south-winde; their nature is to procure the love of woman; to cause men to be merry and joyful; to pacifie strife and contentions; to appease enemies; to heal the diseased, and to disease the whole; and procureth losses, or taketh them away. their manner of appearing is spoken of already. considerations of friday. the angel of friday, his sigil, his planet, the signe governing that planet, and name of the third heaven. the angels of fri

HOWE THE ALCHEMIST OF THE GOLDEN DAWN

y (1906, describes his arcane preoccupations. this unreadable but nevertheless fascinating book claimed to be 'a treatise on trees, shrubs, and plants, etc, for the cure of diseases and ailments, of the human system (without medicine) by sympathy (positive and negative) on the soul plane, by "charubel (the great seer, a collegian who trained for the gospel 60 years ago, gave his whole life up for the love of nature and the study of the supernatural elements &c &c. author of the zodiac symbolised, the north pole star and region, the seer critic, the geozonic spheres, the occultist, astrographical revelations, psychological experiences &c' dear sir& bro [i.e, f. l. gardner, your letter by second post today. i can scarcely do more than acknowledge it today. i am absolutely harrassed by work &

HP LOVECRAFT THE STATEMENT OF RANDOLPH CARTER

" once more came the voice of my friend, still hoarse with fear, and now apparently tinged with despair "i can't tell you, carter! it's too utterly beyond thought--i dare not tell you--no man could know it and live--great god! i never dreamed of this" stillness again, save for my now incoherent torrent of shuddering inquiry. then the voice of warren in a pitch of wilder consternation "carter! for the love of god, put back the slab and get out of this if you can! quick--leave everything else and make for the outside--it's your only chance! do as i say, and don't ask me to explain" i heard, yet was able only to repeat my frantic questions. around me were the tombs and the darkness and the shadows; below me, some peril beyond the radius of the human imagination. but my friend was in greater d

HUEBNER LOUISE WITCHCRAFT FOR ALL WICCA 04

to take the bisquick, the milk, the egg, the sugar, the coffee and the ginger, and mix them all together. add the sausage, then the fruit, and finally the chocolate. bake until done in a 400 degree oven. the recipe makes fifteen small love cakes. feed the cakes to your husband or lover over the weekend, and it will keep him in line for the next month or so. you can achieve the same effect without the love cake, but it's very difficult, and you must sustain your confidence all the time. so, in case you weaken and doubt yourself, the cake takes over for you. you eat it, he eats it, and you can serve it to the whole family. it keeps everybody in line, but it's especially effective on your lover. once people start using witchcraft, they should become aware of the special dates in the year for

that you really want him. never bind anybody to you merely for kicks, and never, ever use the emotional bondage spell where there is little or no sexual compatibility, because you will be stuck with that person for ever. light three candles, one yellow, one orange, and, if you're really strong, one red. if you don't think you can handle it, use just an orange-red candle. surround a photograph of the love object with the three candles and forty-seven yellow blossoms. then say forty-seven times "we are one, we are one, we are one" and gaze at the photo for nine full minutes after you say this. then sip true love tea and ring a bell three times. if you really want to be tricky, you can take a few drops of your blood and drop it into his food. that's a cincher. if fooling around with candles

e to somebody in the neighbourhood, or even marriage to a relative, a distant cousin. if it's in the second, a tremendous amount of money is coming to you personally because of the marriage. if the seven of hearts is in the fifth circle, it could be a love affair with a married man or woman, and most likely that's what it is. it also can indicate a new romance that could lead to marriage, or that the love affair would be converted into marriage. the seven of hearts means marriage. six of hearts means some emotional disturbances, maybe a problematic situation having to do with your love interest. so if the six of hearts is in the twelfth circle, it could mean that you were having a secret affair, and there would be a little flurry of scandal around you. if it were in the seventh you'd consi

e: ace of clubs: money, good news, business. king of clubs: an easy-going sort of a fellow. queen of clubs: a sympathetic female. jack of clubs: an alert man, a go-getter. ten of clubs: successful ventures, business or otherwise. nine of clubs: a surprise twist to whatever is going on. eight of clubs: loyal support from people around you. seven of clubs: what is due to you in life. ace of hearts: the love card; brings better social life, too. king of hearts: male, easy going. queen of hearts: stimulates love situations. jack of hearts: a bachelor. ten of hearts: complete fulfilment in a situation. nine of hearts: spiritual joy in your life. eight of hearts: friendly reactions from younger people. seven of hearts: adds calm or serenity to your surroundings. ace of diamonds: startling messag

(july 19, 1933) witchcraft is a discipline activity. when casting spells rituals must be followed exactly if they are to have a powerful effect. you must use a copper bowl for the "full moon ring" a pyrex dish will not do! dear h.d (november 12, 1934) from what you have written concerning your illicit romance, i am led to believe that you consider yourself to be a pawn and the innocent member of the love partnership. perhaps. indeed. you are a 'victim' but i would say more a victim of your own emotional and sensational appetites than of anything else. why not try the sex watchers plan and see if you can control the intake a bit. for the sake of appearances. dear pisces (march 8, 1922) all witches and wizards do not participate in orgies. and yes, you are right. i won't give you a list of

INITIATION INTO HERMETICS

the victim is losing the ground under his feet, his willpower is diminishing, and the phantom gradually wins the upper hand. if fate is not so kind to such a one as to have him enlightened in good time and to find the right distraction for him, the phantom s mode of action will result in more dangerous effects. the person becomes confused, stops eating, the nerves are over-excited and such like. the love-phantom can be condensed to such a degree by unsatisfied passion that it can adopt bodily forms, seducing his victim to onanism and other artificial stimulation of the genital organs. thousands of people have fallen victims of phantoms by committing suicide as the result of disappointment in love or unsatisfied passions. this problem recalls the memory of true occurrences of the medieval

he phantasms, and he will be able to form such specters himself. but do not forget: sooner or later, he always will run the risk of being influenced or mastered by them. he knows what is happening in the average individual, and how to produce these phantasms consciously in the magic way, but never will he be induced to execute such practices himself, always remembering the magic sentence: love is the love, but love under a strong will. there is one theme left to be described, that of the phantasms or shadows. phantasms are animate presentations of people already deceased. i will pay particular attention to this theme to avoid many errors and enable everyone to sift the chaff from the wheat. as soon as a human being leaves behind the mortal frame, it is at once in the fourth state of aggreg

JASMUHEEN THE FOOD OF GODS

rishment. the atrophy of life 24 the dance of the dying mind mastery versus boxing& limitations radiation& absorption 5. the nourishment of prana. feeding like the gods 36 divine nutrition program. level 3 nourishment: 6. nourishment sources& types& tools 40 conventional sources physical food; the food of love; the food of family 40 the food of success; the food of sex non-conventional sources 42 the love breath and holy breath tools 43 the inner smile taoist master tool 46 the body love tool 47 the lifestyle love tool 47 nourishment via solar energy& wind, earth and plant prana 50 the healing sounds, mantras and programming code tools 53 the nourishment of the microcosmic orbit 56 the dow power tool of the violet light& the divine amrita 61& pituitary& pineal gland activation 69 nourishme

work we agreed to do on this plane, when we find ourselves anchored in the theta. delta wave, we may be given the opportunity to leave. i used to joke that when this time came that god would send a cosmic limousine to collect us and until that happened we needed to relax and have some fun and get on with fulfilling the things we had come to do. what instead occurs is that we become so filled with the love and light, that is the true food of the gods, so that we are overwhelmed by, and merge into, a band of pure magnetic love that seduces us from our body. in other words we ascend and are given the opportunity to ascend into a realm of pure light and leave our physical form. divine nutrition: the madonna frequency& the food of gods with jasmuheen 23 cycles of human awareness: delta stage 4:

before our birth. it carries over as an imprinting from another time as molecules re-gather to create a new form. the ancient wisdom says that half of all the atoms in each new life are re-gathered from our previous form, like old clothes cast aside then collected to dress us once more. regardless of such beliefs, from the moment we exit the womb, we are driven by our desire to be fed. to feed on the love of our mother, to feed on the milk of her body, to feed on her touch, to feed on the sound of her voice and to feed on her smell. then slowly, all our senses come alive to absorb the food of the world and often it takes decades to discover what truly feeds us, and what drains us, and makes us emotionally cold and also old. there are so many conflicting signals in the world and so the firs

le, a person who exercises every day has far greater capacity physically than a person who exercises once a year. a person who meditates every day has far greater sensitivity to and capacity to magnetize the alpha. theta. delta waves than someone who constantly engages in beta field activities and is never in stillness. this is why a beta field person who has never meditated and never experienced the love waves of their own divine being pulse through them, has great difficultly in comprehending the game of divine nourishment and living on its light. the beta field is the field of poverty, violence, social injustice, emotional highs and emotional lows, and is generally a field of man-made, self-inflicted chaos. a beta field person can increase their capacity to see, hear, feel and be nouris

at the same time their inner child is fed via the mass adulation of audience acceptance, which can balance out their childhood lack. 3b. the non-conventional food of the family is the food that comes when we work with the reality of a global family. this means relating to everyone we meet as if they are as potentially nourishing and important to us as a blood-line relative can be. this is part of the love thy neighbor game that jesus spoke of that is required today in the unification of humanity. everyone knows the nourishment factor of an extended family of friends and treating all people and even animals as if they are loved and cherished brothers and sisters can provide us all with an incredible source of food. this however takes mind mastery as to do this we need to choose to celebrate

health, happiness, peace as well as prosperity and, most importantly, doing it in a way that nurtures all. 5a. the food of sex: practicing conventional methods of sexual exchange creates pleasure and can birth life but does not nourish the bio-system anywhere near as well as it could if we apply the more non-conventional. 5b. the food of sacred sex: we will discuss the food that comes from adding the love and spirit energies to the sex energy soon and provide a mediation tool to do this successfully. i have often said that the 4 greatest western gods are the god of money, the god of fame, the god of power and the god of sex. these four gods are worshiped daily and religiously by millions who seek to have their stomachs full of security, peace, love and happiness. the problem is that these

ers which the above lifestyle also will attend to. so let s address briefly then more deeply other non-conventional sources of nourishment and how to consciously tune ourselves into the theta. delta field as there are many sources of nourishment and many simple tools for us to use to gain the benefits of feeding from this zone. some examples that we will elaborate on shortly are. breathing. using the love breath meditation and the ancient vedic holy breath tool. both these techniques increase the amount of chi and prana in the body and expand our cells capacity to attract and radiate chi from the theta. delta field. the inner smile taoist master practice: this technique prepares our organs and bio-system to get and stay connected to the theta. delta field by tuning them to the frequency of

eople wishing to be free from the need to take nourishment from food also. however the below nonconventional sources of nourishment are available for all who wish to enjoy the health, happiness, peace and prosperity that comes to us automatically when we are truly nourished in life. non-conventional nourishment sources& tools to be used for level 2& level 3 nutrition breathing 1. breathing. using the love breath meditation and the ancient vedic holy breath tool. both these techniques increase the amount of nourishing chi and prana in the body and expand our cells capacity to attract and radiate nutrition from the theta. delta field. our breath is one of the most powerful tools we have for the feeding and fine tuning of our bio-system. free, and at our constant control, we can utilize vario

JENNINGS HARGRAVE ROSICRUCIANS RITES MYSTERIES

bilities, and make two one by annihilating the distinction between them. hume says that where there is an opposition of arguments, we ought to give the preference to such as are founded on the greatest number of past observations. so we ought, if the world were real; but, as it is not, we ought not. things unreal cannot make things real. hume declares that if the spirit of religion join itself to the love of wonder, there is an end of common sense. human testimony, in these circumstances, loses all pretensions to authority. a religionist may be an enthusiast, and imagine he sees what has no reality. he may know his narrative to be false, and yet persevere in it with the best intentions in the world, for the sake of promoting so holy a cause. even where this delusion has not taken place, va

en, st. chrysostom, and st. thomas believed that the.woman was not created till the seventh day. but the most generally received opinion is, that adam and eve were created on the sixth. these particular notions extravagant as they must be admitted to be as to the original single-dual, dual-single characteristics of adam and eve are eminently platonic nay, cabalistic. plato proceeds to account for the love which some men have for some women, and vice vers. the males, he says, which are halves of an androgyne, are much given to women; and the women, which are the halves of an androgyne, are passionately fond of men. as for the women (a not uncommon case) who indulge an inclination for their own sex, they are the halves of the androgyne females who were doubled, and the men who exhibit a liki

KETAB E SIYAH

f his spirit. these words did he speak to the gathered shedim "once were our hearts made to quail, their beat unsteadied by our fear as our most noble teacher passed from our midst. in fright did we seek him willy-nilly, running hither-thither amongst the darknesses, 133 seeking him with shouts and cries, yet we found him not and were yet empty. it was as though part of ourselves had been stolen, the love we gave to the one that steers our fate. his sage guidance, his great vision were lost to us and we became weak and blind without them. black despair grasped with chill fingers our souls, seizing to himself our strength and leaving the shedim, noble disciples of satan, bereft, hopeless, and in grief we retired to chadel's high walls, abandoning in the darkness what light we had. yet one a

redeemed by he of infinite forgiveness. great indeed is the bounty of his kindness to those who would serve him well. yet, if you would be a transgressor of his will, he is most terrible in wrath and would punish with a thousand torments those who would shirk their fealty and make infraction against his law and reign. counsel, then, i do, that you kneel before the lord who does both love and seek the love of his most prized creatures, man and woman. 165 before me here give worship to most high god that i might bear testament that you are not of the wrong-doers and may know the full benefit of his mercy and not of the terrible potency of his fury. what, then, say you, man and woman? will you give due submission to the king of heaven" some little time did the nephilim ponder what was said, c

e the gates of heaven. never had two so close been yet so far from the other. so spoke the king of heaven: 300 "so satan, you come before me to plead for the life of a son of some mortal man upon the earth. if that bond between a father and a son is so sacred to you why then did you betray and turn against your own father your every strength and wits when these things should have been employed in the love of your beloved father. your treachery refutes your words and all here would bear witness to it. this love that you would invoke and compel me by, yourself have you sundered its power over me. yet in one way do you words seem true. abraham indeed has been a faithful servant to me and does love me as you do not. for his sake i might spare his son but not for yours, satan, nor any love that

hey shall be unconquered on the earth. the second payment is a harder one though i am sure that you shall pay it. if i am to be denied isaac 301 as the burnt offering of abraham then you must take isaac's place upon the altar. as he would have burnt so shall satan burn upon the altar. this is what i demand if you are to spare isaac" adonai yahweh spoke so to me and even in that moment i knew that the love which i had called upon was not now sacred unto him yet for me was it still some treasure worth preserving and for it would i give up much. thus did i bow my head before heaven's gates and accede to the tyrant's will that i might spare my child this pain "yes, adonai yahweh" i spoke "as you have willed it so shall it be. yet know this of which you would command, firstly, of that second th

ense before me, invoking me with a pure heart, and the serpent flame therein, thou shalt come a little to lie in my bosom. for one kiss wilt thou then be willing to give all; but whoso gives one particle of dust shall lose all in that hour. ye shall gather goods and store of women and spices; ye shall wear rich jewels; 419 ye shall exceed the nations of the earth in spendour& pride; but always in the love of me, and so shall ye come to my joy. i charge you earnestly to come before me in a single robe, and covered with a rich headdress. i love you! i yearn to you! pale or purple, veiled or voluptuous, i who am all pleasure and purple, and drunkenness of the innermost sense, desire you. put on the wings, and arouse the coiled splendour within you: come unto me! 62. at all my meetings with yo

longing shall be the strength of its glory. he that lives long& desires death much is ever the king among the kings. 75. aye! listen to the numbers& the words: 76. 4 6 3 8 a b k 2 4 a l g m o r 3 y x 24 89 r p s t o v a l. what meaneth this, o prophet? thou knowest not; nor shalt thou know ever. there cometh one to follow thee: he shall expound it. but remember, o chose none, to be me; to follow the love of nu in the starlit heaven; to look forth upon men, to tell them this glad word. 77. o be thou proud and mighty among men! 78. lift up thyself! for there is none like unto thee among men or among gods! lift up thyself, o my prophet, thy stature shall surpass the stars. they shall worship thy name, foursquare, mystic, wonderful, the number of the man; and the name of thy house 418. 79. th

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love. but this love is as it were a by-product of that will; it does not contradict or supersede that will; and if apparent contradiction should arise in any crisis, it is the will that will guide us aright. lo, while in the book of the law is much of love, there is no word of sentimentality. hate itself is almost like love``as brothers fight ye' all the manly races of the world understand this. the love of liber legis is always bold, virile, even orgiastic. there is delicacy, but it is the delicacy of strength. mighty and terrible and glorious as it is, however, it is but the pennon upon the sacred lance of will, the damascened inscription upon the swords of the knight-monks of thelema. love is the law, love under wi tcopyright (c) ordo templi orientis o.t.o. p.o.box 430 fairfax, ca 9493

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replied that after long years of living in nature, she felt nature s inherent force of love. she said that she began to feel and hear nature, and that she felt love, that there was no evil force, only thoughts of love. through long years of living in the jungle and merging with the primates, goodall began to understand their emotions. she discovered that primates understand nature and experience the love in it. no doubt, such an experience is exciting. however, this is not the kind of balance we were referring to in this book. the most sublime feeling that the return to nature can grant a contemporary person is a temporary and incomplete sensation of nature s force of love. it is only a fraction of what every animal senses. however, nature chapter ten: balance with nature 145 has designed

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and misconceptions about spirituality. the (narrow) road to freedom 143 the rule in life should be simple and straightforward: in everyday life we obey the rule of law; in spiritual life we re free to evolve individually. it turns out that individual freedom can only be achieved through our choice in spiritual evolvement, where others must not interfere. t h e e g o s i n e v i ta b l e d e at h the love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves. xwilliam hazlitt (1778- 1830) let s take a moment for another look at the basics of creation. the only thing that the creator created is our will to receive, our egoism. this is our essence. if we learn how to deactivate our egoism, we will restore our connection with the creator, because without selfishness, we

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e strive to change the outer "garments" of pleasure, hoping to receive pleasure in the pure form of the bare light of the creator. however, since the difference between us is in our aspirations to different outer casings of pleasure, we judge people in accordance with the different names of these casings. those casings, or "garments" of pleasure assumed to be "normal" are widely accepted, such as the love for children, for food, for warmth, etc. other "garments" are much less acceptable, such as drugs, murder, or theft, so we must conceal our aspirations for these kinds of pleasure. however, all of humanity accepts that within certain set boundaries, egoism can be utilized without any shame. moreover, the acceptable boundaries within which egoism can be used constantly vary, as does the fa

along the right line with a feeling of completeness. the individual is happy even with a small connection that exists with spirituality. one is happy to have deserved to receive the desire and abilities to do even the slightest in the spiritual realm before the creator. 9. to advance also in the left line. however, thirty minutes per day are sufficient in order to reflect on how much one prefers the love of the creator over self-love. to the degree that the person recognizes any lacks, to this measure one is required to pray to the creator about these feelings, that he should draw one closer on the true path that specifically combines the two lines- 180- attaining the worlds beyond in the work itself, we must concentrate our thoughts and desires in a specific order: 1. to learn the ways o

, both physical and spiritual, through our surroundings, family, friends, colleagues and acquaintances. we have been created so that we perceive that anything pleasant is a result of our drawing close to him. we also feel the opposite: that everything unpleasant is caused by our being distanced from him. for this reason, our world is constructed in such a way that we depend on health, family, and the love and respect of those surrounding us- 208- attaining the worlds beyond for the creator, all these serve as messengers, so that he can exert negative influences that would force us to search for solutions to these pressures, finally recognizing that all the world depends only on the creator. then, with sufficient strength and patience, we can become worthy to associate all that happens in l

tor, we will acquire the characteristics of the right. the path, then, is like two rails: the left and the right, like two forces repelling from and attracting to the creator, similar to two desires: egoism and altruism. the farther we move away from our starting point, the stronger the opposing forces become. by becoming more like the creator in both desires and love, we will move forward, since the love of the creator is the only divine feeling towards us, from which emerge all other feelings. the creator desires to do only good for us, to bring us to the ideal state, which can only be a state resembling that of the creator. this is the state of immortality, filled with limitless pleasure from feeling infinite love of the creator, who emits a similar feeling. since attaining this state i

oistically, it is not surprising that the feeling of altruistic love is completely foreign and unattainable for us. since it is precisely this love that is bestowed upon us by the creator, he conceals his feeling until we develop the qualities needed to answer him with a full and constant reciprocity. as long as we feel no love towards ourselves, we will accept any love. but as soon as we receive the love and are satiated with it, we begin to be more selective and to desire only the feelings of unusually great intensity- 314- attaining the worlds beyond and therein lies the possibility of a constant aspiration to increase the strength of one s love for the creator. an unwavering, constant, mutual love is possible only if it does not depend on anything. for this reason, the love of the crea

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put a resistor between these opposites and they will work perfectly, creating everlasting enjoyment. kabbalists explain that pleasure stems from the upper force. this force sends us pleasure because it loves us. when we try to receive the pleasure directly, the pleasure cancels our desire to enjoy it and the pleasure stops. yet, there is another way to relate to the pleasure: if we could discover the love of the upper force towards us and return his love with ours, we would become equal to the upper force. each party would want to please the other, and the desire to please the other would be each party s enjoyment. thus, the pleasure would be t h e s t ru c t u r e o f r e a l i t y 105 coming from without, originating from within each party, a consequence of each party s love for the othe

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reated a system of inter-relations between him and us. at first, both he and his love are concealed. this is done to prevent a situation where, after realizing how much love is available to us from the creator, we begin to hate him. therefore, we must first come to a state where we want to give everything to the creator, and only then will we be able to sense correctly, without harming ourselves, the love of the creator. we will then be able to receive from the creator and express our eternal love to him. this is an eternal and unchangeable state. for that reason, the first commandment in the torah is to fear god, and the second is to love him. the zohar says that the fear does not relate to a fear of losing the love, because the fear of losing is selfish. the fear is a spiritual attainmen

us more pleasure than the pleasures of the past, especially when shared with someone. a: because the events of the past have been corrected (mitigated, we feel sweetness in those old pains. it is a bit like our path: it isn t sweet, t h e d e s i r e f o r p l e a s u r e: d i s c o v e r y a n d c o r r e c t i o n 215 because we want and suffer. but when we attain our goals, we take pleasure in the love for the creator and our encounters with him in past pains and disappointments. it is like a person in love who yearns to meet his loved one and finally does. the intensity of the pleasure is a measure of the intensity of the yearning, the ability to aim the yearning at the desired object, and its duration. in general, if one shares one s feelings with another person, the two create a comm

ng his greatness, this is certainly also true regarding our teacher: the environment that does not regard the rav highly prevents the disciple from attaining the greatness of one s rav, as on should. hence our sages said, make for yourself a rav and buy for yourself a friend. this means that we should make for ourselves a new environment that would help us attain the greatness of our rav, through the love of friends who value our rav. that is because the words of the friends who praise the rav give each of them the sensation of his greatness. thus, giving to the rav becomes reception and a fuel that is sufficient to bring us to study torah and mitzvot for her name. and it is said about that, that the torah is obtained in 48 virtues, and in the service and precision of our friends. for besi

is kept in all the degrees. the power to keep the restriction is called a screen, because it protects the desire from using the light for self-profit. but other than that, there is another screen v not just for maintaining the restriction, but also for receiving the light for the creator. t h e k a b b a l a h e x p e r i e n c e 374 s p i r i t ua l i t y a n d t h e l ov e o f m a n q: what is the love of man in the spiritual sense? a: a true act of love is when i do something good for someone i love only because i want to delight that person, even without their knowing that i m the one who did this good thing, and even if i do not derive any direct pleasure from it. love would be my only motivation to act. the torah explains that a true act of altruism (love of man) is when one party d

ure. 362 what is the feeling of completeness. 363 what are the actions of the screen. 363 from the creator to the creature. 364 malchut and the world of ein sof..365 the evolution of malchut. 366 the lights of malchut. 367 what are sefirot. 368 directions of development..369 what is a spiritual vessel. 370 the light of correction and the light of fulfillment. 372 two screens. 373 spirituality and the love of man..374 what is bina..374 what are 6,000 years..374 what is a jew. 375 spiritual divisions. 376 the sefirot yesod and zeir anpin. 376 what is a soul. 377 what is an awakening from below. 377 the spiritual force called messiah. 378 what is confidence. 378 who is a friend. 378 what is humbleness. 379 righteous and evil. 379 who is righteous. 380 d e t a i l e d t a b l e o f c o n t e n

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t there are almost no kabbalists. the situation we are in today is the first in history. there is a growing need and desire from below, while at the same time we are being pushed into deeper spiritual darkness. but in fact, this is a very good situation because it means that once we have the desire for real spirituality, we will receive an immediate favorable response from above. the intensity of the love between a person and the creator is determined by the agony of one s longing. the agony is a consequence of the absence of the light from the vessel, and the longing comes from the sensation of fulfillment by the light of the creator when one is in adhesion with him. thus, if only one could collect the genuine desires for spirituality the appropriate answer would come. the difficulty that

re one is compelled (willingly or unwillingly) to take society, family, and oneself into consideration. the highest spiritual degree is that of reciprocal love between man and the creator. but this can be attained only if a degree of fear precedes it. it is called the mitzva of fearing god. the last and highest mitzva t h e pa t h o f k a b b a l a h 56 that is built on top of the fear is that of the love of god. one cannot exist without the other. because we are made of a single egoistic desire that conducts and moves us, only fear can force the ego not to carry out its desires without consideration. q: can a person be pushed into studying kabbalah? a: no. it can only be done passively. give that person something to read and let things evolve naturally. q: how does the recognition of evil

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by the dot in the middle of the circle. 114. another interpretation of the symbol by the egyptians was particularly beautiful, and all brn. will find it well worth remembering whenever their eyes fall upon it. the three columns, representing wisdom, strength and beauty, were stated to stand round god fs throne, which was the altar itself, which they took to signify love. thus the circle describes the love of god, and the two lines which bound it are the lines of duty and destiny or, to put the idea in oriental terms, of dharma and karma. it was said that while a m.m. kept himself within the circle of the divine love, and bounded his actions by duty and destiny, he could not err. 115. the same device also signifies the first manifest-ation of the deity. it was held by the egyptians there we

e holy spirit over the waters of chaos is now no longer the only divine activity; the groundwork is laid, and the active life of the system is to begin. the tracing-board which indicates the plan of its activity is now exposed, and the nature of that activity is indicated by the fact that we commence it with a hymn of praise to t.g.a.o.t.u, during the singing of which the brn. should pour out all the love and devotion of which they are capable. 423. in those lodges which use a portrait of the h.o.a.t.f. it is just before the singing of this hymn that that portrait is unveiled, all the brn. turning towards it and saluting. in instant response to this salutation the great adept projects a thought-form which is an exact image of himself; just as at a higher level the lord christ projects that

instrument for the helping of the world. 790. in this degree also we find certain symbols of deep significance. the flower of the rose has the threefold connotation of love, secrecy and fragrance, while the cross bears also the threefold meaning of self-sacrifice, immortality and holiness. so when these two emblems are taken in conjunction, as they always are in the name rose-croix, they betoken the love of self-sacrifice, the secret of immortality, and the sweet fragrance of a holy life. 791. the serpent represents eternity; the double triangle, spirit and matter; the pelican is another ancient symbol of self-sacrifice, as the eagle is of victory. 792. it is significant that up to this point the aspirant, having complied with certain requirements, may apply for advancement, may demand re

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of that investigation in a book called the science of the sacraments. those who have read that book will remember that the shedding abroad of spiritual power is one great object of the celebration of the holy eucharist, and of other services of the church, and that it is attained by the invocation of an angel to build a spiritual temple in the inner worlds with the aid of the forces generated by the love and devotion of the people, and the charging of that temple with the enormous power called down at the consecration of the sacred elements. a somewhat similar result is achieved during the ceremonies performed by the masonic lodge, although the plan is not exactly the same, being indeed far older; and each of our rituals, when properly carried out, likewise builds a temple in the inner wo

n the neighbourhood of judaea were all addicted to the worship of that deity. in fact, among the jews themselves we find the prophets blaming the hebrew ladies for taking part in the ritual mourning for him(*ezekiel, viii, 14) 283. solomon himself was by no means definitely monotheistic, and his people betrayed a distinct tendency to run after strange gods. there seems much evidence to prove that the love-song attributed to him in the bible is really a ritual hymn to astarte, for whom he built a temple quite near to that of jehovah. there is considerable uncertainty as to whether balkis, queen of sheba, was a real person, or only a personification of astarte. bro. ward explains that the festivals of the two patron saints of freemasonry, s. john the baptist in summer and s. john the evangel

al names- separated in name only, but using the same secret language, having the same signs. thus, everywhere they journeyed, and no matter by what name they were called, each knew the other as a widow s son, bound together on a mystic quest, knitted- by virtue of a secret science- into one community; with them came from the east a chivalric ideal, and they chanted of love and sang of heaven: but the love was a divine love, and their heaven was the wisdom and peace of those who sought the higher life(*ibid, p. 124) 669. i have taken two long extracts from mrs. oakley s book, because it is the only one of which i know which treats in any detail of these little-known sects. among them two stand out as better known or at any rate more fully discussed than the others, and both of them have to

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veronica is played by angela featherstone, who escapes from hell through a secret passage just before her bloodthirsty father slashes her with his sword. featherstone arrives on the earth through a manhole with her dog. she slays murderers and rapists, sending their souls to hell. in avenging the good, however, she is doing evil and must return to the underworld to be cleansed in the river styx. the love of a good man helps her learn compassion. the dark secret of harvest home in this 1978 film a photographer and his wife move to a quiet new england hamlet from manhattan, and find that things are not as idyllic as they seem. one of the better movies about a couple who stumble onto a secret satanist cult. dee, john astrologer john dee (1527 1608) was born in london of a welsh family. he wa

man played by winona ryder attempts to warn him of the danger. love (lust) spells love and the closely related drive of lust involve the strongest of human emotions. love spells have been used since antiquity, and are still popular in folklore. traditional spells played a significant part in many old country magics, which, according to legend, were recommended to village girls by the local witch. the love spell often consists of words or incantations containing the name of the lover. the incantations are verbalized in conjunction with a set of actions that must be repeated upon going to bed for a number of consecutive nights. its power and success are based upon a combination of will-power, concentration, visualization, identification, and incantation, and it is claimed that, if the spell

fall of angels; satan tempted eve from the mouth of the possessed snake; angels, good or evil, know the world by intuition rather than by discourse, and can control the humors in men s bodies to produce dreams and visions. in paradise lost, milton rejects the ancient view that good angels were corrupted by the beauty of women.he argued that the sons of god were never involved with women, because the love they knew was not libidinous. also, in paradise lost, milton did not commit himself on the three principal angelological controversies between protestants and catholics, that is to say those on the worship of angels, the personal guardian, and the dionysian orders, although his personal views were probably protestant. milton s angels and demons are not merely epic machinery, but rather ch

paying you homage three times a day, i give you my life as your own (cavendish 1967, 321) this piece of evidence was presented at grandier s trial in 1634, along with an endorsement signed in hell: we, the all-powerful lucifer, seconded by satan, beelzebub, leviathan, elimi, astaroth, and others, have today accepted the pact of alliance with urbain grandier, who is on our side. and we promise him the love of women, the flower of virgins, the chastity of nuns, worldly honors, pleasures, and riches. he will fornicate every three days; intoxication will be dear to him. he will offer to us once a year a tribute marked with his blood; he will trample under foot the sacraments of the church, and he will say his prayers to us. by virtue of this pact, he will live happily for twenty years on earth

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eity thereof which worketh woe, but some repression in the environment. in the fable of adam and eve is this great lesson taught by the masters of the holy qabalah. for love were to them the eternal eden, save for the repression signified by the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. thus their nature of love was perfect; it was their fall from that innocence which drove them from the garden. in the love of romeo and juliet was no flaw; but family feud, which imported nothing to that love, was its bane; and the rashness and violence of their revolt against that repression, slew them. in the pure outrush of love in desdemona for othello was no flaw; but his love was marred by his consciousness of his age and his race, of the prejudices of his fellows and of his own experience of woman-frai

re joy in union with his mistress, so soon as the original attraction between them is satisfied by repeated conjunctions. for this attraction is an antagonism; and the greater this antinomy, the more fierce the puissance of the magnetism, and the quality of energy disengaged by the coition. thus in the union of similars, as of halogens with each other, is no strong passion of explosive force, and the love between two persons of the like character and taste is placid and without transmutation to higher planes. i the book of wisdom or folly 23 f de nuptiis mysticis (of the mystic marriage) my son, how wonderful is the wisdom of this law of love! how vast are the oceans of uncharted joy that lie before the keel of thy ship! yet know this, that every opposition is in its nature named sorrow, a

e tides of ocean; and he only is in darkness who is hidden by that shadow from the light of his true self. now therefore understand thou the formula of horus, the lion god, the child crowned and conquering that cometh forth in force and fire! for thy changes are not phases of thee, but of the phantoms which thou mistakest for thy self. c liber aleph vel cxi 100 gu de sirenis (of syrens) oncerning the love of women, o my son, it is written in the book of the law that all is freedom, if it be done unto our lady nuit. yet also there is this consideration, that for every parsifal there is a kundry. thou mayst eat a thousand fruits of the garden; but there is one tree whose name for thee is poison. in every great initiation is an ordeal, wherein appeareth a siren or vampire appointed to destroy

t and final solvent of the knot philosophical concerning fate and free will, that it is thine own self, omniscient and omnipotent, sublime in eternity, that first didst order the course of thine orbit, so that the which befalleth thee by fate is indeed the necessary effect of thine own will. these two, then, that like gladiators have made war in philosophy through these many centuries, are one by the love under will which is the law of thelema. o my son, there is no doubt that resolveth not in certainty and rapture at the touch of the wand of our law, as thou apply it with wit. do thou grow constantly in the assimilation of the law, and thou shalt be made perfect. behold, there is a pageant of triumph as each star, free from confusion, sweepeth free in his right orbit; all heaven acclaimet

even as is a corpse. also, in the intervals of this scripture, have i been given to contemplation and to works of high magick, notably the mass of he holy ghost, in the concentration of my will to impart this wisdom unto thee, and to reveal the mysteries of truth. now of all these this is the root, that truth is not fixed with the rigour of death, but vital with lust of change, and enflamed with the love of its opposite. thus even falsehood is not alien to truth, for the perfection of nature comprehendeth all. but all these things are written in the book of the law, after which do i limp painfully; afar off, upon the poor crutch of mine understanding of its word; yea, i am well assured that in that book are writ all things soever; but we, being mostly without wit are not able to distingui

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herein is danger, for that the mind is fluid as quicksilver, and bordereth upon the abyss, and is beset by many direns and devils that seduce and attack it to destroy it. therefore let the devotee beware, and precise accurately his meditations, even as a man should build a canal from sea to sea. 21. continuation. let then the philosophus mediate upon all love that hath ever stirred him. there is the love of david and of jonathan, and the love of abraham and isaac, and the love of lear and cordelia, and the love of damon and pythias, and the love of sappho and atthis, and the love of romeo and juliet, and the love of dante and beatrice, and the love of paolo and francesca, and the love of casar and lucrezia borgia, and the love of aucassin and nicolette, and the love of daphnis and chloe

ree volumes of the original edition of thelema which the philosophus would have received, containing libri 61, 65, 7, 220, 27 and 813 in that order. the modern volume titled the holy books of thelema (equinox iii (9, additionally contains the .class a. libri 1, 10, 66, 90, 156, 231, 370 and 400, as well as a facsimile of the ms of liber al. t.s] svb figvra clxxv 7 cornelia and caius gracchus, and the love of bacchus and ariadne, and the love of cupid and psyche, and the love of endymion and artemis, and the love of demeter and persephone, and the love of venus and adonis, and the love of lakshmi and vishnu, and the love of siva and bhavani, and the love of buddha and ananda, and the love of jesus and john, and many more. also there is the love of many saints for their particular deity, as

third class needs a double veil, and cannot think of the beauty of a rose without a rose before them. for such is this method of most use; yet let them know that there is this danger therein, that they may mistake the gross body of the symbol for the idea made concrete thereby. 32. considerations of further danger to those not purged of material thought. let it be remembered that in the nature of the love itself is danger. the lust of the satyr for the nymph is indeed of the same nature as the affinity of quicklime for water on the one hand, and of the love of ab for ama on the other; so also is the triad osiris, isis, horus like that of a horse, mare, foal, and of red, blue, purple. and this is the foundation of correspondences. but it were false to say .horus is a foal. or .horus is purp

th is that one, and ocean is that one, therefore earth is ocean. unto him good is illusion, and evil is illusion; therefore good is evil. by this fallacy of logic1 are many men destroyed. moreover, there are those who take the image for the god; as who should say, my heart is in tiphareth, and an adeptus is in tiphereth; i am therefore an adept. and in this practice the worst danger is this, that the love which is its weapon should fail in one of two ways. first, if the love lack any quality of love, so long is it not ideal love. for it is written of the perfected one .there is no member of my body which is not the member of some god..2 therefore let not the philosophus despise any form of love, but harmonise all. as it is written .liber lxi. 32 .for perfection abideth not in the pinnacles

written of the perfected one .there is no member of my body which is not the member of some god..2 therefore let not the philosophus despise any form of love, but harmonise all. as it is written .liber lxi. 32 .for perfection abideth not in the pinnacles, or in the foundations, but in the ordered harmony of one with all..3 second, if any part of this love exceed, there is disease therein. as, in the love of othello for desdemona, love fs jealousy overcame love fs tenderness, so may it be in this love of a particular deity. and this is more likely, since in this divine love no element may be omitted. it is by virtue of this completeness that no human love may in any way attain to more than to forthshadow a little part thereof. 1 [fallacy of failing to distinguish between different senses o

hy particular deity. thus shall they gain, and not lose, by the working. only in the case of thy wife this is difficult, since she is more to thee than all others, and in this case thou mayst act with temperance, lest her personality overcome and destroy that of the deity. 48. concerning the holy guardian angel. do thou in no wise confuse this invocation with that. 49. the benediction. and so may the love that passeth all understanding keep your hearts and minds through and through to babalon of the city of pyramids, and through astarte the starry one green-girdled in the name ararita. amn[.liber astarte. was first published in equinox i (7) in class b. in the 1913 .syllabus. it was declared to be class d. footnotes in square brackets are by the present editor; all others, and notes signed

LIBER CLXV A MASTER OF THE TEMPLE

d remain the while in perfect rest very seldom disturbed by outside influences this is indeed something. another important thing i would mention. i have an intense longing for more love, liber clxv 163 a sort of unsatisfied craving to embrace people, particularly women, and sometimes natural things (this was not meant for sarcasm) such as the earth, the grass, etc. i do not think i expect and ask the love of others so much as i feel the need of entire freedom to love without barrier or restraint; but always there seems a something holding me back, invisible, formless, but of great strength, so that i yearn and open my arms (as it were) but am not satisfied; and so i turn and direct it towards that formless vision of adonai within. maybe, some day a spark will fire it and it will break loos

d: raise your consciousness. i perceived a star and crescent above me, and a cross dimly formulated in the background. after this, the astral seemed to coincide with the body; but consciousness of the astral surroundings was still clear. continued to raise consciousness, and to send out thoughts of love. perceived around me innumerable streams of thought, interlacing and like a net-work, and when the love-thought was sent out, the whole net sparkled, as with little specks of gold. continued in this thought for some minutes, and gradually returned to normal. gave thanks and entered diary [very nearly in serious trouble, my young and rash friend. it seems that you must go up well outside earth-attraction if you wish to get good astrals. it sounds sunday-school-talk, and i can give no reason

LIBER DCCCLX JOHN ST

ke the second hour first. 1 [see the fama fraternatis, the first rosicrucian manifesto. the inscription on the door of the vault of christian rosenkreutz was there said to be .post cxx annos patebo (after 120 years i shall manifest. 120 is equated with .lux crucis (the light of the cross) by various methods of qabalistic analogic] 2 [liber lxv, ii. 62] john st. john 63 but that is always the way; the love of besting our dearest friends in a bargain is native to us: and so, even in religion, when we are dealing with our own souls, we try to cheat. i go out to cut an almond rod at midnight, and, finding it inconvenient, i .magically affirm. that ash is almond and that seven o.clock is twelve. it seems a pity to have become a magician, capable of forcing nature to accommodate herself to your

sorts of shifts.and all the wives think themselves neglected. as they are bound to do, if one is insane enough to have forty.and i loathed them all so! it was terrible having to fly round and comfort and explain; the difficulty increases (i should judge) as about the fifth power of the number of wives. i fm glad i fm awake! yea, and how glad when i am indeed awake from this glamour life, awake to the love my lord adonai! it is bitter chill at dawn. a consecrating cold it seems to me.yet i will not confront it and rejoice in it.i am already content, having ceased to strive. 7.15. again awake, deliciously rested and refreshed. liber dccclx 66 9.45. again awake, ditto. 11.35. i will now break my fast with a sandwich and coffee, eaten yog.-wise. i seem like one convalescent after a fever; very

LIBER DCCCXI ENERGIZED ENTHUSIASM

implies, is rather inspired by a force of divine strength and beauty without the will of the individual, often even against it. it is the casual or habitual.what christ called gidle h.use or rather abuse of these forces which constitutes their profanation. it will further be obvious that, if the act in itself is to be the sacrament in a religious ceremony, this act must be accomplished solely for the love of god. all personal considerations must be energized enthusiasm 7 banished utterly. just as any priest can perform the miracle of transubstantiation, so can any man, possessing the necessary qualifications, perform this other miracle, whose nature must form the subject of a subsequent discussion. personal aims being destroyed, it is a fortiori necessary to neglect social and other simila

ing god most high! go even to a common ball.the moulin de la galette will serve even the least of my magicians.with your whole soul aflame within you, and your whole will concentrated on these transubstantiations, and tell me what miracle takes place! it is the hate of, the distaste for, life that sends one to the ball when one is old; when one is young one is on springs until the hour falls; but the love of god, which is the only true love, diminishes not with age; it grows deeper and intenser with every satisfaction. it seems as if in the noblest en this secretion constantly increases.which certainly suggests an external reservoir.so that age loses all its bitter-ness. we find gbrother lawrence, h nicholas herman of lorraine, at the age of eighty in continuous enjoyment of union with god

LIBER LIBERI VEL LAPIDIS LAZULI

many! 30 liber liberi vel lapidis lazuli 42. in the silence of things, in the night of forces, beyond the accursed domain of the three, let us enjoy our love! 43. my darling! my darling! away, away beyond the assembly and the law and the enlightenment unto an anarchy of solitude and darkness! 44. for even thus must we veil the brilliance of our self. 45. my darling! my darling! 46. o my god, but the love in me burst over the bonds of space and time; my love is spilt among them that love not love. 47. my wine is poured out for them that never tasted wine. 48. the fumes thereof shall intoxicate them and the vigour of my love shall breed mighty children from their maidens. 49. yea! without draught, without embrace:.and the voice answered yea! these things shall be. 50. then i sought a word f

LIBER LVII

ame, also nothingness, and the female, who 30 [published as sepher sephiroth in equinox i (8] 20 liber lviii absorbs the male. the progress of the name shows then the way from life to nirvana by means of the will: and is a hieroglyph of the great work. look at all our meanings! every one of them shows that the name, if it has any power at all, and that we must try, has the power to redeem us from the love of life which is the cause of life, by its masculine whirlings, and to gladden us and to bring us to the bosom of the great mother, death. before what is known as the equinox of the gods, a little while ago, there was an initiated formula which expressed these ideas to the wise. as these formulas are done with, it is of no consequence if i reveal them. truth is not eternal, any more than

LIBER LXVII THE SWORD OF SONG

whose motives are pure has no need to conceal the truth.he who truly loves and who has a malice towards none, will ever speak only fair and soft words. by a man.s speech do we learn his nature, and that one whose right aspirations are bearing fruit attains to the third step, right speech, sammav ca. speaking only the truth in all things, never speaking harshly or unkindly, in his speech realising the love and pity that is in his heart.that man has attained to stage the third .and because of the great power of a man.s thoughts and words to change his being, because by thinking of the pitiful our acts grow full of mercy, therefore is stage the fourth called right conduct. to him who has gained this fourth stage, his intense as-piration, his right understanding, his care-fully guarded speech

LIBER SAMEKH

to me: so that every spirit of the firmament and of the ether: upon the earth, and under the earth: on dry land or in the water: of whirling air and of rushing fire: and every spell and scourge of god may be obedient unto me. section j. the proclamation of the beast 666. iaf: sabaf such are the words* i.e. the spiritual gsemen, h the adept fs secret ideas, drawn irresistibly from their ghell h by the love of his angel. git is said among men that the word hell deriveth from the verb helan, to hele or conceal, in the tongue of the anglo-saxons. that is, it is the concealed place; and this, since all things are in thine own self, is the unconscious. h liber cxi (aleph) cap. ds. but compare the use of the same word in section c. see explanation in point ii. 11 point ii ars congressus cum damon

LIBER STELLAE RUBEAE

s i rejoice. 60. thou shalt fear with the fear of love: i will overcome thee. 61. thou shalt be very nigh to death. 62. but i will overcome thee; the new life shall illumine thee with the light that is beyond the stars. 63. thinkest thou? i, the force that have created all, am not to be despised. 64. and i will slay thee in my lust. 65. thou shalt scream with the joy and the pain and the fear and the love.so that the of a new god leaps out among the stars. 66. there shall be no sound heard but this thy lion-roar of rapture; yea, this thy lion-roar of raptuapliber bracyt via memoria svb figvra cmxiii v a a publication in class b imprimatur: n. fra. a a 1 000. may be [00. it has not been possible to construct this book on a basis of pure scepticism. this matters less, as the practice leads t

LUCIFERIAN WITCHCRAFT AN INTRODUCTION

a natural process, and to build knowledge from the earth, from which is powers reside. many grasped this ideology well, given aid no doubt to the nature conscious fever of the 1960 s (1. it is considered that humanity has destroyed enough of its natural resources to begin the long process of re-building from the industrial revolution. witchcraft offered a sister/brotherhood of individuals seeking the love of nature and folk magic, from which many in europe in our current time are seeking yet again. witchcraft is the direct descendent of ancient shamanic cultures and practices, which has flourished with humanity since the beginning of time. the essence of witchcraft is of two basic aspects, being the discovery of the self and the unity with nature, and the mastery of sorcery and a balance o

MANLY P HALL THE SECRET TEACHINGS OF ALL AGES

had been hermaphroditical, were separated, the males being set apart by themselves and the females likewise, according to the dictates of reason "then god spoke to the holy word within the soul of all things, saying 'increase in increasing and multiply in multitudes, all you, my creatures and workmanships. let him that is endued with mind know himself to be immortal and that the cause of death is the love of the body; and let him learn all things that are, for he who has recognized himself enters into the state of good' click to enlarge a greek form of hermes. from bryant's mythology. the name hermes is derived from "herm" a form of chiram, the personified universal life principle, generally represented by fire. the scandinavians worshiped hermes under the name of odin; the teutons as wota

chitecture, music, and art established as the standards of the cultural systems of the time. the substitution of the discord of the fantastic for the harmony of the beautiful constitutes one of the great tragedies of every civilization. not only were the savior-gods of the ancient world beautiful, but each performed a ministry of beauty, seeking to effect man's regeneration by arousing within him the love of the beautiful. a renaissance of the golden age of fable can be made possible only by the elevation of beauty to its rightful dignity as the all-pervading, idealizing quality in the religious, ethical, sociological, scientific, and political departments of life. the dionysiac architects were consecrated to the raising of their master spirit--cosmic beauty--from the sepulcher of material

holy grail is a symbol both of the lower (or irrational) world and of the bodily nature of man, because both are receptacles for the living essences of the superior worlds. such is the mystery of the redeeming blood which, descending into the condition of death, overcomes the last enemy by ensouling all substance with its own immortality. to the christian, whose mystic faith especially emphasizes the love element, the holy grail typifies the heart in which continually swirls the living water of eternal life. moreover, to the christian, the search for the holy grail is the search for the real self which, when found, is the consummation of the magnum opus. the holy cup can be discovered only by those who have raised themselves above the limitations of sensuous existence. in his mystic poem

famous doctor of medicine who cured wounds, leprosy, gout, dropsy and other incurable maladies of the body, with wonderful knowledge and gave his goods to be divided and distributed to the poor. in the year 1541 on the 24th day of september he exchanged life for death. to the living peace, to the sepulchred eternal rest" a. m. stoddart, in her life of paracelsus, gives a remarkable testimonial of the love which the masses had for the great physician. referring to his tomb, she writes "to this day the poor pray there. hohenheim's memory has 'blossomed in the dust' to sainthood, for the poor have canonized him. when cholera threatened salzburg in 1830, the people made a pilgrimage to his monument and prayed him to avert it from their homes. the dreaded scourge passed away from them and raged

MASTERING WITCHCRAFT

s. for the earth, which i will deal with in the next chapter, summon up in your mind's eye an image of all growing things; of plants and mosses and great ancient forests, of the smell of peat and loam; the darkness of cellars and caves, the silence of gardens at night at the abandoned overgrown churchyard. think of all horned and hoofed animals, also. above all, be aware of the earth beneath you. the love dream a traditional variant of the dreaming true spell is that of the st. magdalene's eve spell, which date, incidentally, is held by witches to be sacred to habondia, no less. in order to perform this operation, which traditionally should be done only on st. magdalene's eve, july 22, and the aim of which is to procure a dream of a loved one, rather than one of knowledge, prepare a bath i

performed before, however, you will be employing a grand triangle of manifestation, and the instruments of power will be your athame and chalice; the altar should be decked with animal horns, evergreens, and so on. now the first spell that utilizes the awesome power of cernunnos is a process which exists in at least fifty variants in the witch world; it is known by the rather inoffensive name of the love knot, a tame title for such a dramatic piece of sorcery. its object is to render the performer the object of overwhelming lust for another stated person. it can have a backwards and destructive method of employment which we will return to in a later chapter under the heading of "ligature; but for now i shall dwell on its positive aspect. whereas simple love philters will generally only co

rformer the object of overwhelming lust for another stated person. it can have a backwards and destructive method of employment which we will return to in a later chapter under the heading of "ligature; but for now i shall dwell on its positive aspect. whereas simple love philters will generally only conjure sweet yearnings of tender passion (unless of course heavily dosed with aphrodisiac drugs, the love knot is highly potent traditionally, when it comes to unashamedly stirring up lust, and is often used as a last resort along with the puppet spell. like many other really powerful spells, it introduces the element of time into its working; water cannot break rocks swiftly, unless used in great quantities, but a steady drip-drip can do wonders with erosion. often the deep mind is far more

rt along with the puppet spell. like many other really powerful spells, it introduces the element of time into its working; water cannot break rocks swiftly, unless used in great quantities, but a steady drip-drip can do wonders with erosion. often the deep mind is far more receptive to the drip-drip variety of persuasion than it is to the blockbursting approach of instant all-out magical attack. the love knot spell all you have to do to accomplish this piece of witchery is to possess yourself of a few hairs from the head of the person you seek to influence. a hairbrush and comb is the most likely place to look for these. people are apt to get suspicious, rightly so as it happens, if you smilingly produce a pair of scissors and blithely purloin a lock of their hair. prepare your place of w

l the intense conviction, not to say lust, you can manage: ure spiritus igne renes nostros et cor nostrum fiat, fiat, fiat! the second half of the process reinforces the subtle effect of the first on the victim's deep mind, and gives it a sharp reminder of what all the nudging has been about. incidentally, some malicious witches who take a delight, indeed pride themselves on such matters, perform the love knot in reverse on pairs of lovers or married couples. this operation is known in the craft by the interesting french name denoument des noeuds, or "loosing the marriage knots" it has been practised through the centuries, and sixteenth-century theologians such as del rio, de lancre, and bodin spoke frequently of it in their writings. it was one of the prevalent witch practices which fanne

eranium oil this perfume should be mixed with pure alcohol should you wish to compose a toilet water or cologne as opposed to a heavy perfume. should this recipe be too difficult for you to make, patchouli oil by itself will do. a few drops of cernunnos can be mixed with your sabbat oil to add extra impact. the actual composition of that oil i shall reserve for chapter 7. as in the composition of the love incense, so also here; should you wish to experiment with new essences and perfumes, go ahead. however, for matters of lust, as opposed to romantic love, i would advise you to stick to the more bitter and piney perfumes. leave the flowery essences to habondia and her works of romance. 5- counter magic and protection don't delude yourself. the minute you set foot upon the path of witchcraf

may be as many as three leaders to a coven, again recalling dion fortune's dictum about one god, one goddess, and an initiator. the male leader representing the "masculine" power generally takes first place; the female, the "feminine" second; and the second male "executor" or "officer" third. different covens have different titles for their leaders, all equally traditional. in covens which stress the love and fertility aspects of witchcraft and perform their rituals naked, the male leader is known as the high priest, the female as high priestess. on the other hand, in those which stress the knowledge and power aspect, the male is known as the magister, grand master, or "devil (meaning "little god) and the female as the lady or queen of the sabbat. the second male, known as the "officer "ex

MATHERS MACGREGOR THE LESSER KEY OF SOLOMON LEMEGETON VOL 1

then he will yield obedience and come into it, and do what he is commanded by the exorcist. yet he must receive him courteously because he is a great king, and do homage unto him, as the kings and princes do that attend upon him. and thou must have always a silver ring on the middle finger of the left hand held against thy face,14 as they do yet before amaymon. this great king beleth causeth all the love that may be, both of men and of women, until the master exorcist 14 to protect him from the flaming breath of the enraged spirit; the design is given at the end of the instructions for the magical circle, etc, later on in the goetia. hath had his desire fulfilled. he is of the order of powers, and he governeth 85 legions of spirits. his noble seal is this, which is to be worn before thee

e with arrows by archers. this belongeth unto sagittary. he governeth 30 legions of spirits, and this is his seal, etc (15) eligos- the fifteenth spirit in order is eligos, a great duke, and appeareth in the form of a goodly knight, carrying a lance, an ensign, and a serpent. he discovereth hidden things, and knoweth things to come; and of wars, and how the soldiers will or shall meet. he causeth the love of lords and great persons. he governeth 60 legions of spirits. his seal is this, etc (16) zepar- the sixteenth spirit is zepar. he is a great duke, and appeareth in red apparel and armour, like a soldier. his office is to cause women to love men, and to bring them together in love. he also maketh them barren. he governeth 26 legions of inferior spirits, and his seal is this, which he obe

rtues of herbs and precious stones, and can transport men suddenly from one country to another. he ruleth over 30 legions of spirits. his seal is this which is to be worn as aforesaid (19) sallos- the nineteenth spirit is sallos (or saleos. he is a great and mighty duke, and appeareth in the form of a gallant soldier riding on a crocodile, with a ducal crown on his head, but peaceably. he causeth the love of women to men, and of men to women; and governeth 30 legions of spirits. his seal is this, etc (20) purson- the twentieth spirit is purson, a great king. his appearance is comely, like a man with a lion s face, carrying a cruel viper in his hand, and riding upon a bear. going before him are many trumpets sounding. he knoweth all things hidden, and can discover treasure, and tell all thi

rneth 19 legions of spirits. his seal is this, which is to be worn, etc (25) glasya-labolas- the twenty-fifth spirit is glasya-labolas. he is a mighty president and earl, and showeth himself in the form of a dog with wings like a gryphon. he teacheth all arts and sciences in an instant, and is an author of bloodshed and manslaughter. he teacheth all things past, and to come. if desired he causeth the love both of friends and of foes. he can make a man to go invisible. and he hath under his command 36 legions of spirits. his seal is this, to be, etc (26) bune, or bime- the twenty-sixth spirit is bune (or bim. he is a strong, great and mighty duke. he appeareth in the form of a dragon with three heads, one like a dog, one like a gryphon, and one like a man. he speaketh with a high and comely

ual, or voval- the forty-seventh spirit uvall, or vual, or voval. he is a duke, great, mighty, and strong; and appeareth in the form of a mighty dromedary at the first, but after a while at the command of the 20 or with the head of a lion, or having a lion his head, in some codices. exorcist he putteth on human shape, and speaketh the egyptian tongue, but not perfectly.21 his office is to procure the love of woman, and to tell things past, present, and to come. he also procureth friendship between friends and foes. he was of the order of potestates or powers. he governeth 37 legions of spirits, and his seal is this, to be made and worn before thee, etc (48) haagenti- the forty-eighth spirit is haagenti. he is a president, appearing in the form of a mighty bull with gryphon s wings. this is

neth 20 legions of spirits. his seal is this, etc (56) gremory, or gamori- the fifty-sixth spirit is gremory, or gamori. he is a duke strong and powerful, and appeareth in the form of a beautiful woman, with a duchess s crown tied about her waist, and riding on a great camel. his office is to tell of all things past, present, and to come; and of treasures hid, and what they lie in; and to procure the love of women both young and old. he governeth 26 legions of spirits, and his seal is this, etc (57) ose, or voso- the fifty-seventh spirit is oso, ose, or voso. he is a great president, and appeareth like a leopard at the first, but after a little time he putteth on the shape of a man. his office is to make one cunning in the liberal sciences, and to give true answers of divine and secret thi

hen. note that on this night the moon must be increasing in light (i.e, going from new to full) and in the zodiacal sign of virgo. and when the seal is so made thou shalt perfume it with alum, raisins dried in the sun, dates, cedar and lignum aloes. also, by this seal king solomon did command all the aforesaid spirits in the vessel of brass, and did seal it up with this same seal. he by it gained the love of all manner of persons, and overcame in battle, for neither weapons, nor fire, nor water could hurt him. and this privy seal was made to cover the vessel at the top withal, etc. the other magical requisites. the other magical requisites are: a sceptre, a sword, a mitre, a cap, a long white robe of linen, and other garments for the purpose;29 also a girdle of lion s skin three inches bro

and family honor. the werewolf was not one in the actual form of a wolf, however, but a norseman covered in the skin of a bear or wolf. they would attain a mental-shamanistic balance of beast and with a mind sigil of odin and wotan ascend to the battle which would last to the death. their ferocity was legendary and these warriors, who had no one sided concepts of good or evil, found a balance for the love of their culture and family. they fought in harmony with nature. there was however a shadowside within their culture: the great demon-wolf fenrir which devoured the sun; and the woods of "jarnskogarna, which were feared because of the 13 13 supposed werewolf tribes there, which were led by mane-garm, they too were said to devour the sun. this was due to mane-garm's everlasting hunger for

to youtears filled of sadness, sealed in my cellwhispering secrets, what do they tell?mad politicians cant tell the truthi handed my children over to you(over to you by black sabbath) kill for gain or shoot to maimbut we don't need a reasonthe golden goose is on the looseand never out of seasonsome blackened pride still burns insidethis shell of bloody treasonhere's my gun for a barrel of funfor the love of living death.the killer's breed or the demon's seedthe glamour, the fortune, the paingo to war again, blood is freedom's stainbut don't you pray for my soul anymore.two minutes to midnightthe hands that threaten doom.two minutes to midnightto kill the unborn in the womb.the blind men shout- let the creatures outwe'll show the unbelieversthe napalm screams of human flamesof a prime time

t it does not in any; way hurt their eyes, or dazzle them, or keep them, from seeing other things around them (perhaps' because at this point they don't have "eyes" to be dazzled. despite the light's unusual , however, not one person has expressed any doubt whatever that it was a being, a being of light. not y that, it is a personal being. it has a very definite personality. the love and the warmth which from this being to the dying person are early beyond words, and he feels completely surrounded by it and taken up in it, completely at ease and accepted in the presence of this being. he senses an irresistible magnetic attraction to this light. he is ineluctably drawn to it. interestingly, while the above description of the being of light is utterly invariable